US11796141B2
The invention relates to a lighting device (1) comprising an LED strip (100) with an elongated carrier (110) having a first carrier surface (111) and an opposite second carrier surface (112), a plurality of light-emitting diodes (120) arranged on the second carrier surface (112), and a light-transmissive encapsulant (130) encapsulating the plurality of light-emitting diodes (120). The lighting device (1) is arranged to be mounted to a mounting surface (210) of an object (200). For this purpose, it comprises a first attachment component (150) arranged on a first outer surface (141) of the LED strip (100) and a second attachment component (160) arranged on a second outer surface (142) of the LED strip (100). The first and second attachment components (150; 160) are for attaching the lighting device (1) in first and second mounting orientations, respectively. Each light-emitting diode (120) is arranged to provide a light beam (121) with a light output axis (122) that intersects at least one of the first and second outer surfaces (141; 142). This results in a relatively large difference between the light outputs in the first and second mounting orientations, thereby potentially extending the range of different applications wherein the lighting device can be used.
US11796135B2
A receptacle includes a main body, a stem, a poppet connected to the stem and defining an inner check void, a spring configured to bias the poppet to a closed poppet position, and a check assembly at least partially disposed in the inner check void. The check assembly includes a check and a check spring. The check is configured to move relative to the main body. The check spring is configured to bias the check toward a closed check position. The check has a first surface area and the poppet has a second surface area that is larger than the first surface area of the poppet such that a fluid force causes the check to move to an open check position before causing the poppet to move to an open poppet position.
US11796129B1
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system comprising a pressurized air source, a pressure regulator, an air flow control solenoid valve, a wastegate assembly, a reservoir assembly, a filter, a coolant flow control solenoid valve, a mixer assembly, and an outlet assembly. The pressure regulator is constructed to control a pressure of air from the air source. The wastegate assembly is constructed to control air pressure in the reservoir assembly. The filter is constructed to remove impurities from a coolant stream.
US11796119B2
Provided is an insulation product, optionally in a tubular form, that includes a coated foam insulation layer, where the foam insulation layer has a closed-cell structure. The coating can comprise a thermoplastic elastomer that seamlessly covers and is bonded to an outer surface of the elastomeric foam layer in the absence of an adhesive bonding material to protect the foam insulation layer, e.g., during outdoor insulation applications. A pipe where the insulation product is installed is also provided, as is a method of installing the insulation product, and a method of producing the insulation product.
US11796117B1
A tube shielding system prevents pests such as rodents and insects from damaging tubes or pipes, particularly those made of plastics or other soft materials. The tubes are wrapped with a protective barrier that has a pest control layer. The pest control layer a deterrent that could be physical or chemical. Examples of deterrents are steel mesh, sand, peppermint and capsaicin.
US11796116B2
A system for use in maintaining a pipe having a sidewall is provided. The system includes a motorized apparatus sized to fit within the pipe and configured to travel along the pipe through an interior cavity. The motorized apparatus includes a plurality of leg assemblies coupled circumferentially around a body assembly. The body assembly includes an actuator assembly coupled to each leg assembly and configured to independently actuate each leg assembly to adjust a position of each leg assembly. The body assembly also includes at least one sensor configured to collect information associated with the position of each leg assembly. The body assembly also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the motorized apparatus and configured to receive the information from the sensor, and to determine at least one of a pipe diameter and a pitch of the motorized apparatus based on the information from the at least one sensor.
US11796115B1
A compact, open path cable pulling apparatus, having a low center of gravity, composed of two detachable, single person hand-portable components, and useful in either a vertical or horizontal configuration. The apparatus is competent to pull cable horizontally through space underground with a pulling force in the range of at least about 20 to 100 tons using low pressure flow hydraulics and has utility in the cable pulling industries, including in the drilling and horizontal directional drilling industries, and as part of a method for pulling cable through space, including pulling cable through space in the pipe bursting and trenchless pipe replacement industries.
US11796114B2
A pipeline isolation tool [10] and method of its use includes a plugging head [20] having a seal [30] to sealably engage a pipe wall; a fluid-activated cylinder [64] located on one side of the seal and moveable in an axial direction; metal support segments [40] located on another side of the seal and moveable in a transverse direction radially outward and inward; the metal segments including a concave portion [45], a portion [35] of the seal residing within the concave portion when unset and set. When in a seal unset position a portion [33] of the seal is covered by adjacent metal support segments of the plurality. When in a seal set position the portion of the seal is exposed between the adjacent metal support segments. The seal is self-energizing, its actuating force being in a same direction as a force from isolation pressure.
US11796107B2
A fluid line quick connector for joining fluid lines together, such as coolant fluid lines in electric vehicle automobile applications, among other possible applications. A check valve is incorporated into the fluid line quick connector in order to preclude unwanted backflow through a passage of the fluid line quick connector. The check valve has a rigid partition wall and a flexible diaphragm. The partition wall has one or more through-holes residing therein. The diaphragm closes the through-hole(s), and moves relative to the partition wall in order to open a portion or more of the through-hole(s).
US11796105B2
An assembly, connector and method is disclosed for making a fluid connection between a vessel wall and a fluid tube. The assembly includes a male connector having a cylindrical body and an internal fluid passage through the male connector between a head portion located at an upper end of the male connector and a base portion on a lower end of the male connector. An aperture is formed on the vessel wall and at least first and second recesses are formed along an edge of the aperture. The base portion has at least first and second locking members located in a spaced relation to the other on opposite sides of the base portion and a sealing flange extends circumferentially about the base portion. The base portion is arranged to be installed in the aperture with each locking member accepted within a respective recess. Rotation of the male connector causes the locking members to rotate within the aperture and seal the sealing flange against the wall. A female connector connected to the fluid tube is installed on the male connector head portion.
US11796099B2
A connector and process for coupling a tube and the resulting assembly is disclosed. A receptacle includes pilot in a mounted position. The pilot is slidable from a mounting position to a final position while the pilot urges legs of a retention clip into a spread condition during a transition between the mounting position and the final position. In the final position, the pilot permits legs of the retention clip to retract to a relaxed condition and an indicator piece is visible.
US11796098B2
A hose connection module including a connector having a first side configured to receive liquid and a second side opposite the first side, wherein a plurality of ring-shaped fixing protrusions are formed on an outer circumferential surface of the second side and are spaced apart from each other in a flow direction of liquid, an ejection hose formed of an elastic material and configured to surround the outer circumferential surface of the second side of the connector, and a hollow fixing cap configured to press the water ejection hose from the outside of the ejection hose.
US11796096B2
The techniques introduced here include a system and method for efficiently connecting two or more pipes through the combination of a pushing plate, a gasket and a sealing plate. Such techniques exploit the presence of concentric protuberances, or rings, on the sealing plate that help, also thanks to the space between them, in keeping the cleanness, tightness and flexibility of the conjunction, especially when sticky substances, like a sludge, are dealt with.
US11796093B2
The invention relates to a plug connection between two tubular workpieces (1, 2) which are made of concrete and each of which has an inner liner (5) made of plastic, one of which forms a tip end (3) and the other a socket end (4) receiving the tip end (3), wherein the inner liners (5) have circumferential sealing flanges (12) which cover the end face (13) of the tip end (3) or the socket face (14) and wherein a joint seal (16) is provided between the sealing flanges (12). In order to provide advantageous structural conditions, it is proposed that the inner liners (5) are provided with a circumferential elastomer angled profiled section (8, 9) at the end face, which receives the circumferential edge of the inner liner (5) in an end-face profiled groove (11) of its axially parallel limb (10) and whose limb at a right angle to the axis forms the sealing flange (12).
US11796082B2
Methods and apparatus to detect and/or recover from failures in valve control devices. An apparatus includes an input signal generator to provide a digital input signal to a first converter. The first converter corresponds to one of a supply converter or an exhaust converter. The supply converter controls actuation of a supply relay to deliver pressurized fluid to an actuator operatively coupled to a valve in a process control system. The exhaust converter to control actuation of an exhaust relay to exhaust the pressurized fluid from the actuator. The digital input signal triggers application of a current to the first converter to open the first converter. The apparatus further including a failure detector to: determine a difference in at least one of a pressure in the actuator or a position of a flow control member in the valve; and detect a failure when the difference satisfies a failure threshold.
US11796074B2
Multiport valve with outlets transverse to the inlet useful as a coker switch valve. A sealed lower sleeve assembly provides semi-trunnion ball support. An upper part of the outlet seat recesses is formed in the bonnet, and a lower part in the valve body, which together bias a resilient member to load the seats, independently of end connections. Before bonnet assembly, when the ball is rotated to face a body outlet, there is sufficient space in the seat recesses to insert the seat, slide the seat onto the ball, and then insert the resilient member. When all the seats and resilient members are in place, engagement of the bonnet biases the upper part of the resilient members to load the seat. In valve operation, an enlarged ball outlet bore can straddle two outlet ports and maintain process media flow during switching. Also, methods of assembling, operating, and servicing the valve.
US11796070B2
A ball valve assembly includes a ball having a fluid pathway and a leading edge portion. The ball is configured to rotate between an open position and a closed position, the fluid pathway is configured to align with a fluid passage while the ball is in the open position, and the fluid pathway is configured to be offset from the fluid passage while the ball is in the closed position. Furthermore, the leading edge portion includes a first leading edge configured to cut a line extending through the fluid pathway as the ball rotates from the open position to the closed position, the leading edge portion includes a second leading edge configured to engage a seal of the ball valve assembly as the ball rotates from the open position to the closed position, and the first leading edge is positioned radially inward from the second leading edge.
US11796050B2
In a shift device, a shift position of a knob is altered as a result of the knob being displaced in a vertical direction, and also being rotated in one direction or in another direction. Here, the knob is disposed on an outer side in a radial direction of a supporting column. Because of this, the knob can be inhibited by the supporting column from being unnecessarily displaced downwards.
US11796046B2
An isolated drive assembly that includes a drive member, which is rotatable about a rotational axis, a drive member hub, which is rotatable about the rotational axis relative to the drive member, an isolator assembly, which has an elastomeric element that transmits rotary power between the drive member and the drive member hub, and a torque limiter. The torque limiter has first and second sets of engagable limiter elements that limit rotation of the drive member relative to the drive member hub in opposite rotational directions to limit a magnitude of a moment that is transmitted through the elastomeric element.
US11796036B2
Actuator provided with a low voltage DC motor which is coupled via a two-stage reduction mechanism with an output gear wheel, wherein the reduction mechanism comprises a first stage with a worm carried on the motor shaft of the DC motor, which worm in a right-angle transmission cooperates with the circumference of an intermediate gear wheel, which intermediate gear wheel is carried on an intermediate shaft which carries along its axis a spiral pinion, and wherein the reduction mechanism furthermore comprises a second stage with the spiral pinion which in a parallel transmission cooperates with the circumference of the output gear wheel, which is implemented as a spiral gear wheel.
US11796014B2
In at least some implementations, a clutch member includes a main body having a central axis, a radially inner surface, a radially outer surface, a rear face and a front face, multiple teeth formed in the front face with adjacent teeth circumferentially spaced apart, and a rim extending axially from the main body and located radially outwardly of the teeth. The rim extends axially farther from the rear face than do the teeth.
US11796013B1
A monostable electromagnetic clutch is provided having a movable assembly and an electromagnetic assembly. The movable assembly is provided thereon with a return springs and can pass through the electromagnetic assembly. The electromagnetic assembly generates electromagnetic force when it is energized, and under a driving action of the electromagnetic force and an spring force of the return springs, the movable assembly can reciprocate in the electromagnetic assembly.
US11796010B2
A torque limiter device for limiting a torque transmitted between a power source-side member and an output-side member is disclosed. The torque limiter device includes a cover, a friction disc and an urging member. The cover includes a coupling portion, a tubular portion and a support portion. The coupling portion is coupled to the power source-side member. The tubular portion axially extends from the coupling portion. The support portion extends from the tubular portion to an inner peripheral side. The friction disc is accommodated in an inner peripheral space of the tubular portion of the cover, and is pressed toward the power source-side member. The urging member is supported by the support portion of the cover, and urges the friction disc toward the power source-side member.
US11796003B2
A seal assembly is for a wheel bearing assembly including an inner axle and a rotatable outer hub disposed about the axle. The seal assembly includes an annular inner case having an axial portion disposable about the axle and a radial portion extending radially outwardly from the axial portion. A seal is coupled with the hub and has sealing lip(s) sealingly engageable with the annular case. Further, an annular flinger has an inner radial end coupled with or integrally formed with the annular inner case and an outer radial end including an outer axial portion spaced radially inwardly from the inner circumferential surface of the hub so as to define an annular labyrinth gap. The flinger includes a central portion that is at least partially frustoconical and extends between the inner and outer axial ends so as to obstruct an annular space between the inner case and the seal.
US11795998B2
According to various embodiments, a space suit joint is disclosed. The space suit joint includes a contact bearing having a plurality of contact points with an angular offset of a centerline in a radial direction and an angular offset from the centerline in an axial direction. The space suit joint further includes a ferrofluid pressure seal comprising an inner and outer race with a magnetic circuit embedded therein.
US11795997B2
A fluid film bearing includes a plurality of bearing pads that are arranged in a circumferential direction of a rotating body that rotates about an axis, and that support the rotating body via a fluid film, wherein the bearing pad includes a base layer made of metal, an elastic layer that is layered on the rotating body side of the base layer, and that is made of an elastically deformable elastic material, a sliding layer that is layered on the rotating body side of the elastic layer, and that opposes the rotating body and is made of a bearing material, and a metal plate that is layered between the elastic layer and the sliding layer, and that is more rigid than the elastic layer and the sliding layer.
US11795996B2
A thrust foil bearing includes a base plate including an insertion hole through which a rotating shaft is inserted and a support surface disposed around the insertion hole on one side of the insertion hole in an axial direction, and a back foil disposed on the support surface, in which the support surface has a plurality of inclined surfaces of which inclination angles inclined toward the other side of the base plate in the axial direction become shallower in order toward an outside of the insertion hole in a radial direction, and the back foil is divided into a plurality of divided regions in the radial direction by a slit, and the plurality of divided regions are supported by the plurality of inclined surfaces.
US11795995B2
Provided is a journal bearing, including: a carrier ring; a pad; and an oil supply nozzle configured to supply oil to a portion between a rotation shaft and the pad. The pad includes: an inner peripheral surface opposed to the rotation shaft; and an upstream end surface located on an upstream side of the inner peripheral surface in a rotating direction of the rotation shaft. The inner peripheral surface includes a partially cylindrical surface, and a recessed portion, which is arranged on an upstream side of the partially cylindrical surface, and forms an opening space for storing the oil. The opening space includes: an oil inlet port opened at the upstream end surface; and an oil outlet port opened toward the rotation shaft. The pad includes a backflow preventing portion configured to prevent the oil in the opening space from flowing back to the oil inlet port.
US11795988B2
A mounting device for a mounting member is disclosed. The mounting device comprises a first flange configured to be fitted under a mounting surface and a second flange configured to be inserted in the first flange. The second flange has a first section that is configured to provide a second flange orifice for inserting the mounting member, a second section having a plurality of threads for receiving the first flange, a third section having a plurality of threads, and a fourth section having a plurality of threads. A compression nut having an inner surface is configured to pass over the mounting member and tightened on the fourth section of the second flange over the plurality of threads. A ring is configured to be fitted over the mounting member and between the fourth section of the second flange and the compression nut.
US11795982B2
A connection device for mobile frame structures includes a bracket on a surface having a cam shaft and a cam lock has a spiral axial slot having a locking groove and a central cam groove. A cam follower, a spring and a force stop are positioned in the central cam groove. A retention device holds the components in the cam groove. A structural support is engaged to the cam lock. An intersection between the spiral axial slot and the central cam groove has one or more detents which engage the cam follower prior to engagement of the cam lock to the bracket. The cam shaft is positioned in the spiral axial slot and the cam lock is rotated moving the cam shaft into the locking groove and depressing the cam follower relative to the spring to lock the cam shaft into the locking groove.
US11795980B2
To provide a fastening member configured to fasten a hollow member including a first wall and a second wall, the first wall and the second wall facing each other, and another member having a screw hole. The fastening member includes a bolt having a screw portion to be inserted through a second hole provided on the second wall and to be screwed into the screw hole, and a case to be inserted into a first hole provided on the first wall, the case being configured to accommodate the bolt. While the case is inserted into the first hole, a tool used for a task of fastening the bolt is inserted into the case from a side of the first wall opposite to the other side of the first wall facing the second wall.
US11795979B2
An electro-hydraulic actuator includes a deformable shell defining an enclosed internal cavity and containing a liquid dielectric, first and second electrodes on first and second sides, respectively, of the enclosed internal cavity. An electrostatic force between the first and second electrodes upon application of a voltage to one of the electrodes draws the electrodes towards each other to displace the liquid dielectric within the enclosed internal cavity. The shell includes active and inactive areas such that the electrostatic forces between the first and second electrodes displaces the liquid dielectric within the enclosed internal cavity from the active area of the shell to the inactive area of the shell. The first and second electrodes, the deformable shell, and the liquid dielectric cooperate to form a self-healing capacitor, and the liquid dielectric is configured for automatically filling breaches in the liquid dielectric resulting from dielectric breakdown.
US11795978B2
An accumulator system includes a chamber configured to receive a first fluid, a piston configured to move within the chamber to pressurize and drive the first fluid out of the chamber, a driving shaft coupled to the piston, a screw adapter coupled to the driving shaft, a plurality of anti-rotation shafts, and an electric actuator configured to couple to the screw adapter and to rotate the screw adapter to axially move the driving shaft. The piston includes a body defining a first aperture and a plurality of counterbores. The driving shaft is coupled to the piston via the first aperture. The piston is configured to slide over the plurality of anti-rotation shafts via the plurality of counterbores.
US11795977B2
A pump housing may accommodate a pump unit and a pump motor, especially for a lumbar support function or massage function for mounting in a vehicle seat, wherein the pump motor and the pump unit are attached to one another along a longitudinal axis, and furthermore may support the pump motor with at least two flexible support elements in a radial direction and a second coil spring in an axial direction. Related pump and seat concepts are also disclosed.
US11795974B2
A fan, and a silencer that silences a sound generated by the fan are provided, in which the silencer has a resonance characteristic, the silencer is disposed at a position connected to a sound field space of the sound generated by the fan, and a sum of an absorbance and a reflectivity of the silencer at a resonance frequency is 10% to 43% and a standardized half-width of the silencer is more than 0.05 and 0.25 or less.
US11795953B2
An air mover is provided. The air mover includes a housing, a spacer, a co-axial motor, a first fan and a second fan. The housing includes a first housing member and a second housing member. A first inlet, a second inlet and an outlet are formed on the housing. The first inlet is formed on the first housing member and the second inlet is formed on the second housing member. The spacer is disposed between the first housing member and the second housing member. The co-axial motor includes a shaft, wherein the co-axial motor is disposed on the spacer. The shaft includes a first free end and a second free end. The first free end extends in a first direction, and the second free end extends in a second direction.
US11795951B2
A submersible well pump has a rotatable drive shaft extending through pump stages. Each of the stages has a diffuser, an impeller and a bushing fixed for non-rotation in the diffuser. A thrust member has a lower side in sliding rotating engagement with the upward facing surface of the bushing. The bushing and the thrust member are of a harder material than the diffuser and the impeller. A drive member of a softer material than the thrust member is in engagement with the thrust member and has a drive member bore through which the shaft extends. A key extends through the shaft groove, the impeller groove and the drive member groove to cause the impeller and thrust member to rotate with the shaft.
US11795950B2
A molten metal pump assembly and method to fill a mold with molten metal, such as aluminum. The assembly includes a support frame for suspending the molten metal pump above a furnace. The support frame includes a mechanism for lifting and lowering the molten metal pump into engagement and disengagement with the mold.
US11795942B2
A cartridge assembly for use in a high pressure pump according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a cartridge housing. A bore extends through the cartridge housing from a valve end to a packing end. A valve assembly is arranged in the valve end of the bore and configured to abut a valve seat. The bore has a constant diameter between the valve assembly and the packing end. The cartridge assembly is designed to be used in a fluid pump at a fluid pressure of at least 30,000 psi.
US11795937B2
An electrical submersible well pump assembly has a SAW (surface acoustic wave) sensor on a motor shaft. A SAW electronic circuit mounts to the motor housing. The SAW electronic circuit has an antenna closely spaced to the SAW sensor for monitoring torque on the motor shaft. A controller at an upper end of the well supplies power to the motor. A motor gauge unit mounted to a lower end of the motor transmits signals to the controller. A signal line extends from the SAW electronic circuit to the motor gauge unit for transmitting signals from the SAW electronic circuit to the motor gauge unit, and from the motor gauge unit to the controller.
US11795928B2
A capacity control valve includes: a valve body having first communication passages, second communication passages, third communication passages, and a main valve seat; a valve element having an intermediate communication passage, a main valve portion and an auxiliary valve portion; a pressure-sensitive element disposed in the valve body; a solenoid that drives a rod; a first biasing member that biases in a valve closing direction of the main valve portion; and a second biasing member that biases in a valve opening direction of the main valve portion, wherein the rod moves relative to the valve element to press the pressure-sensitive element. The capacity control valve can efficiently discharge a liquid refrigerant and can decrease a driving force of a compressor during a liquid refrigerant discharge operation.
US11795911B2
Aspects of the present invention relate to controlling a wind turbine having a tower damping system actuable to control components of vibrational movement of the tower, a side-side component of a vibrational movement of the tower in a horizontal plane; and a fore-aft component of the vibrational movement of the tower in the horizontal plane are determined; and a control signal based on the side-side and fore-aft components is determined such that the tower damping system produces a force that increases or decreases the vibrational movement of the tower such that the side-side and fore-aft components are substantially equal.
US11795899B1
An embodiment system includes an ignition coil including a primary coil and a secondary coil, a high voltage battery selectively electrically connected the primary coil, a low voltage battery selectively electrically connected to the primary coil, and an electric and electronic element provided between the high voltage battery, the low voltage battery, and the primary coil of the ignition coil to selectively supply electric power of the high voltage battery or the low voltage battery to the primary coil.
US11795892B2
A vehicle includes a combustion engine, a fuel tank connected to the combustion engine, a fuel vapour canister connected to the fuel tank and configured to store fuel vapour from the fuel tank and a fuel vapour canister heating system, wherein the fuel vapour canister heating system comprises a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger fluidly connected in series to the first heat exchanger, wherein the first heat exchanger is configured to pick-up heat from a surroundings of the vehicle, such as heat from the sun, and the second heat exchanger is configured to transfer heat picked-up by the first heat exchanger to the fuel vapour canister to heat the fuel vapour canister.
US11795891B2
The subject of the invention is a detonation rocket engine comprising an annular detonation chamber (5) connected to the Aerospike nozzle (4) and lines (2, 3) for supplying propellant components connected to the detonation chamber (5). The detonation chamber (5) has a bottom (9) connecting the inner wall (10) and the outer wall (11) between which the outlet (6) is formed. At the outlet (6) of the detonation chamber (5) there are at least three evenly distributed centring elements (1) connecting the inner wall (10) and the outer wall (11) of the detonation chamber (5), with cooling channels (7) connected to one of the lines (2, 3) supplying the propellant components to the detonation chamber (5).
US11795888B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed to, for example, a method for calculating a data envelope while calibrating a technical system. In some specific embodiments, the d-dimensional calibration space, which comprises the calibration variables required for the calibration, is divided into a first sub-calibration space having a dimension dsub
US11795883B2
An apparatus for controlling an engine includes: an engine with a cylinder; a throttle valve to adjust a flow rate of intake air supplied to the cylinder; a supercharger to supply supercharged air to the cylinder; an intake valve to supply intake air by selectively opening and closing the cylinder; a variable valve timing device to adjust opening and closing timings of the intake valve; a variable valve duration device to adjust an opening duration of the intake valve; and a controller to adjust the amount of air inside of the cylinder by fixing an intake valve opening (IVO) timing and adjusting an intake valve closing (IVC) timing through the variable valve timing device and the variable valve duration device from a time at which a demanded torque is input to a time at which the demanded torque is followed by the throttle valve or the supercharger.
US11795879B2
A turbine engine comprising a compressor section, a combustion section having a combustor, and a turbine section in serial flow arrangement. The combustor having a combustion chamber, at least one fuel injector, at least one compressed air passage, and at least one igniter. The at least one igniter can be provided within a portion of the at least one fuel injector or the at least one compressed air passage.
US11795875B2
The present invention relates to an oil transfer device (1) for lubricating a planet carrier, movable in rotation, of an epicyclic gear train for a turbomachine, the device (1) extending around an axis (A) and having: an annular casing (11) which extends around the axis (A), the casing (11) comprising a plurality of oil feed grooves (14), axially juxtaposed, each having an oil ejection opening configured to lead radially to a lubrication circuit of the planet carrier to be lubricated, the device (1) being characterized in that one of the oil feed grooves (14) is a high-pressure oil feed groove (14), called a high-pressure groove (14a), and another of the other oil feed grooves (14) is a low-pressure oil feed groove (14), called a low-pressure groove (14b), axially juxtaposed to the high-pressure groove (14a), the grooves (14) being arranged axially along the axis (X) so that the oil is able to be transferred axially from the high-pressure groove (14a) to the low-pressure groove (14b).
US11795873B1
An electric generator includes a process gas inlet on a downstream side of the flow control valve to receive process gas into the electric machine; a rotor shaft including a node position, the node position defining a position of a node of a first bending mode of the rotor shaft; a turbine wheel coupled to the rotor shaft at the node position, the turbine wheel configured to receive process gas and rotate in response to expansion of the process gas flowing into an inlet of the turbine wheel and out of the outlet of the turbine wheel, the rotor shaft configured to rotate with the turbine wheel, and a stationary stator, the electric generator to generate an alternating current upon rotation of the rotor within the stator. The turbine wheel selected from a plurality of turbine wheels based on the operational conditions of the electric generator.
US11795870B2
An outboard motor to be attached to a hull of a marine vessel that reduces an amount of oil in blow-by gas reaching a breather chamber includes an internal combustion engine including a cylinder block including at least one cylinder. The cylinder block includes two blow-by gas flow paths to guide blow-by gas from a crank chamber to a breather chamber, and the internal combustion engine is oriented such that a crankshaft extends along a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a bottom of the hull when the marine vessel is sailing.
US11795864B2
A coolant valve for a motor vehicle. The coolant valve includes a housing with an inlet and an outlet, a valve seat which surrounds a flow cross-section formed between the inlet and the outlet, and a control body which is placeable on and liftable off the valve seat via an actuator. The control body has through-going bores via which the inlet is continuously connected to a chamber on a side of the control body which faces away from the inlet, a first annular protrusion which axially extends towards the valve seat and via which the control body is placed on the valve seat, a wall which extends radially between the first annular protrusion and the through-going bores, and an axial groove which extends in a circumferential direction and which is delimited radially to an outside by the first annular protrusion and radially to an inside by the wall.
US11795856B2
An end-piece is intended to equip an air inlet nozzle for an exhaust gas purification device, in particular for an internal combustion engine. The end-piece comprises a lateral wall with a general shape of revolution, and at least a first air outlet port provided in the lateral wall.
US11795855B2
Provided is an exhaust gas purification catalyst capable of reducing a noble metal amount while maintaining a catalyst performance, which comprises a substrate and at least three catalyst coating layers formed on the substrate, the first and third catalyst coating layers contain Pd as a catalyst metal and are formed in a range of a predetermined length from an upstream end surface in an exhaust gas flow direction, and the second catalyst coating layer contains Rh as a catalyst metal and is formed in a range of a predetermined length from a downstream end surface in the exhaust gas flow direction.
US11795854B2
A method for ascertaining an exhaust gas composition of an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine with regard to an ammonia fraction and a nitrogen oxides fraction in an exhaust gas system including an SCR catalytic converter. The method includes detecting, using a sensor, a first signal whose magnitude is a function of the nitrogen oxides fraction of the exhaust gas upstream from the SCR catalytic converter, detecting using a sensor a second signal whose magnitude is a function of the ammonia fraction and the nitrogen oxides fraction of the exhaust gas downstream from the SCR catalytic converter, storing the two signals over an observation period, and ascertaining the ammonia fraction and optionally the nitrogen oxides fraction of the exhaust gas downstream from the at least one SCR catalytic converter using a calculation rule that uses the two signals during the observation period as input variables.
US11795828B2
A blade for a turbomachine intended to be disposed about an axis while extending radially between a radially outer end and a radially inner end, the blade having at least one cooling cavity opening out to the radially outer end of the blade and to the radially inner end of the blade, the blade having at least a first tubular liner and at least a second tubular liner each engaged in the cavity, the radially outer end of the first liner opening out to the radially outer end of the blade, and the radially inner end of the second liner opening out to the radially inner end of the blade.
US11795826B2
A turbine blade for use in a gas turbine engine includes localized thickening of a neck pocket of the turbine blade to meet strength requirements while minimizing the weight of the turbine blade. More specifically, a convex spline is positioned within a suction side neck pocket of the turbine blade adjacent a leading edge of the neck pocket to increase the strength of the blade.
US11795823B2
Provided are a method for designing a vane, which can reduce peaks of secondary flow losses appearing locally in secondary flow regions and a vane obtained by the designing. The method for designing a vane includes: a step of determining a base vane formed by stacking profiles having airfoil shapes in a spanwise direction along a stacking line which is configured as a smooth curved line having no inflection point or a straight line; and a step of changing the stacking line of the base vane to a smooth wavy curved line which waves in an axial direction of a fan, a compressor or a turbine and has no elbows.
US11795804B2
A drilling device may use a concurrent path planning process to create a path from a starting location to a destination location within a subterranean environment. The drilling device can receive sensor data. A probability distribution can be generated from the sensor data indicating one or more likely materials compositions that make up each portion of the subterranean environment. The probability distribution can be sampled, and for each sample, a drill path trajectory and drill parameters for the trajectory can be generated. A trained neural network may evaluate each trajectory and drill parameters to identify the most ideal trajectory based on the sensor data. The drilling device may then initiate drilling operations for a predetermined distance along the ideal trajectory.
US11795802B2
A method for manipulating hydraulic fracture geometry. In one embodiment, the method comprises injecting a fracturing fluid into a well to generate one or more hydraulic fractures in a subsurface rock formation and then substantially draining any fluids from the one or more hydraulic fractures. The method may further comprise injecting a hydrophilic polymer and one or more crosslinking agents into the well to subsequently form low-density hydrogels which may then screen out only each tip of the one or more hydraulic fractures. A working fluid may then be injected into the well to increase fracture width of the one or more hydraulic fractures without substantially increasing fracture length. In an alternative embodiment, the hydrophilic polymer may be fully crosslinked by the one or more crosslinking agents and injected as pre-formed particle gels (PPGs) which may also screen out only each tip of the one or more hydraulic fractures.
US11795799B2
An electrically driven oilfield pumping system may include a compound electro-hydraulic fracturing (frac) pump system that has a primary electric motor that selectively delivers power to one or more of at least two fracturing (frac) pumps. The primary electric motor may be a constant speed alternative current (AC) motor with a fixed rated speed.
US11795798B2
A pumping system is provided. The pumping system may include a drive assembly and a pump assembly that is operatively coupled to the drive assembly. The pump assembly may include a pump configured to pressurize a fluid and a multispeed gearbox that is attached to the pump. The multispeed gearbox may be configured to transfer rotational energy from the drive assembly to the pump.
US11795797B2
Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for increasing production performance in a Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage system. In one implementation, an upper mating unit of an inverted shroud assembly is received with a lower mating unit of the inverted should assembly in a slidable relationship. The upper mating unit is coupled to a pump-intake assembly. The lower mating unit is coupled to a motor-seal assembly. The slidable relationship secures the pump-intake assembly to the motor-seal assembly. A motor of the motor-seal assembly is directly cooled by opening the motor to a production well based on an exterior attachment of the motor-seal assembly relative to an inverted shroud.
US11795783B2
A method of identifying hydrocarbon production information is disclosed. In in a first hydrocarbon management environment, a first audio signal is detected and a characteristic acoustic fingerprint is identified therefrom. The fingerprint is stored in a memory, along with identifying information associated with the first signal. A second audio signal is detected and a characteristic acoustic fingerprint is identified therefrom. The fingerprints are compared, and if the fingerprints match the identifying information of the first audio signal is assigned to the second audio signal. A notification regarding the matching of the characteristic acoustic fingerprints of the first and second audio signals is issued.
US11795774B2
A sealing profile protector for a subsea hydrocarbon production or processing system component includes a body having an contact surface which is configured to engage a sealing profile on the component. When the sealing profile protector is installed, the contact surface displaces seawater from the sealing profile. In this manner, contaminants are inhibited from forming on the sealing surface after the sealing profile protector is installed.
US11795771B2
A method of managing an influx encountered during a drilling operation conducted with respect to a wellbore includes drilling a wellbore into a subterranean formation. Drilling the wellbore includes circulating a drilling fluid through a wellbore while operating a drill bit and monitoring one or more parameters associated with the drilling operation for indicia of the influx within the wellbore. The method also includes, upon detecting the indicia of the influx, determining, via an influx management model, an initial influx volume.
US11795769B2
An assembly for use in subsurface drilling includes a downhole probe supported by a centralizer. The centralizer comprises a tubular member that extends around the downhole probe. A wall of the centralizer is fluted to provide inward contact points that support the downhole probe and outward contact points that bear against a bore wall of a section of drill string. The downhole probe may be supported for substantially its entire length.
US11795765B2
An auger bit mounted on an auger head and having improved excavation efficiency is provided. The present invention is an auger bit 11 mounted on an auger head, the auger bit including: a base part 12 having a leading end protruding in an axial direction of the auger head; and two leg parts 13 and 14 continuously extending from the base part and facing each other at a predetermined interval, the base part includes a plane part 12a parallel to and continuous with planes of the leg parts, first tilted parts 12b to 12d that are tilted from the plane part toward a side closer to the leading end in the axial direction of the auger head, side surface parts 12e and 12f continuous with the first tilted parts, and a second tilted part 12g tilted from the first tilted parts toward a side closer to the leg parts in the axial direction of the auger head, and the plane part and the leg part each have a shape curved at a predetermined curvature relative to the axial direction of the auger head.
US11795764B2
A cutting element includes a body, a non-planar cutting face formed on a first end of the body, and an edge formed around a perimeter of the cutting face. The cutting face includes a central raised portion, and the edge has an edge angle defined between the cutting face and a side surface of the body. The edge angle varies around the perimeter of the cutting face and includes an acute edge angle defined by a portion of the cutting face extending downwardly from the edge to a depth from the cutting angle. The portion of the edge defining the acute edge angle may be directly adjacent: a side surface of the cutting element; a bevel of the cutting element; or a flat region at the perimeter of the cutting element or bevel.
US11795761B2
A positive displacement motor (PDM) is provided comprising an outer housing, a thermoplastic stator and a rotor. The PDM may additionally include a mechanism that allows the stator to be removable from the PDM when the PDM is not in operation and resists rotational movement of the stator with reference to a longitudinal axis of the stator and axial movement of the stator along the longitudinal axis of the stator when the PDM is operating, and a rotor disposed within the stator and configured to rotate within the stator when a fluid flows through the stator.
US11795760B2
A tripod assembly includes a plurality of columns disposed in a nested arrangement for relative axial movement in a telescopic fashion along a longitudinal axis of the plurality of columns between a fully-extended position and a collapsed position. When the columns are collapsed from the fully-extended position each column substantially nests within another one of the columns. The plurality of columns are received within the central post when the plurality of columns is in the collapsed position. The bracket assembly is coupled to the second end of the connecting rod, and the bracket assembly is configured to receive a selectable rung of a ladder therein. The bracket member is coupled to an uppermost one of the columns, and the bracket member includes a channel configured to receive a second selectable rung of the ladder.
US11795755B2
A banknote handling system includes an unlocking system. The unlocking system includes a camera, a first mechanical arm to which one or a plurality of keys are affixed, and a controller that determines a position of a keyhole based on an image from the camera, and controls the first arm to insert one of the one or the plurality of keys into the keyhole and turn the inserted key for unlocking. In many examples, the unlocking system is configured to unlock a banknote cashbox.
US11795751B2
A driving device for a door opener includes a motor driving a first transmission member to rotate. Rotation of the first transmission member causes lateral displacement of a sliding member which moves jointly with a connecting rod. A return spring is mounted around the connecting rod. An adjusting ring is in threading connection with the connecting rod and abuts against the return spring. When the first transmission member does not rotate, rotation of the adjusting ring causes displacement of the adjusting ring in the lateral direction to change an extent of pre-compression of the return spring. When the first transmission member rotates in a direction, the connecting rod and the adjusting ring together move in the lateral direction towards the first transmission member, and the return spring is compressed. When the first transmission member rotates in a reverse direction, and the return spring restores its length.
US11795738B2
A power release latching system with a service reset. A power release latching system, including: a housing; a service override lever rotatably mounted to the housing, the service override lever being accessible from an exterior of the housing; a motor for rotating a worm that interfaces to a release gear, the release gear having a cam profile that interfaces with a pawl release lever of the latching system, wherein rotation of the service override lever causes rotation of the release gear.
US11795730B2
Lock indicators useable to signal the locked or unlocked state of a lock at both sides of a door selectively secured by the lock. For example, the present disclosure provides locks having an entry function or an intruder function with an indicator viewable by occupants of an area secured by the lock. In another example, the present disclosure provides a lock having a privacy function with an indicator viewable from external of an area secured by the lock.
US11795721B2
A structural fuse is disclosed including a fuse base and a fuse plate extending from the fuse base. The fuse plate may include a reduced diameter yield section configured to yield at loads on the structural fuse above a threshold. The reduced diameter yield section includes a pair of slots on either side of the yield section, which slots receive a pair of spacers. The spacers are integrally formed as part of the fuse plate, and remain attached to the fuse plate during fabrication of the structural fuse.
US11795718B2
Brushes for robotic or other automatic swimming pool cleaners may include circumferentially-spaced blades extending radially from cylindrical cores. The blades beneficially are not longitudinally continuous, however. Instead, some or all of the blades are discontinuous along the lengths of the cores, creating fluid-flow paths tending to reduce the pump blade effect when the cleaners are operating.
US11795717B2
Disclosed herein are fluid chemistry systems comprising fluid chemistry manifolds. The fluid chemistry manifolds can comprise an inlet, two flow paths in fluid communication with the inlet, one or more probe apertures, and an outlet in fluid communication with the two flow paths. The one or more probe apertures can be configured to receive at least a portion of a corresponding fluid chemistry probe. The probe can be configured to detachably attach to the one or more probe apertures and fluidly communicate with the flow path. The probe can include one or more of a pH sensor, an oxidation reduction potential (ORP) sensor, and a total dissolved solids (TDS) sensor. The systems can also comprise an adjustable valve configured to selectively permit a predetermined amount of fluid flow through the at least one of the two flow paths.
US11795712B2
A fall arrest assembly for anchoring a fall arresting line to a pair of roof trusses includes a truss mount that has a pair of channels each being integrated into the truss mount. The pair of channels is oriented parallel with respect to each other to insertably receive a beam of a respective one of a pair of roof trusses thereby mounting the truss mount to the pair of roof trusses. An anchor box is integrated into the truss mount and the anchor box has an anchor point which is integrated into the anchor box. In this way the anchor point can have a fall arresting line attached to the anchor point thereby facilitating the fall arresting line to be mounted to the pair of roof trusses.
US11795711B2
A binding machine includes: a feeding unit capable of feeding a wire and winding the wire around a to-be-bound object; and a function unit movable between a first position located on a feeding locus of the wire and a second position deviating from a position on the feeding locus of the wire. The function unit is located in the second position in a predetermined state.
US11795704B2
A process for covering, protecting and providing access to mate lines during building construction comprising the steps of preparing a vertical and horizontal mate line closure flap, carrying out a vertical and horizontal mate line access process, carrying out a vertical and horizontal mate line closing process, repeating the vertical and horizontal mate line access and closing processes as required, and carrying out a vertical and horizontal mate line sealing process to complete the building weatherization.
US11795700B2
A floor tile comprising a base substrate and a laminate layer, wherein the base substrate comprises a top layer with a laminate layer receiver on a top surface thereof and a bottom layer with connecting means for engaging with connecting means of a base substrate of a further tile to form an interconnected flooring system. The top layer of the base substrate extends over connecting means on at least one side of the base substrate, characterized in that the base substrate further comprises waterproofing means for engaging with waterproofing means of a base substrate of at least one further tile to provide a waterproof seal between the tile and at least one further tile.
US11795683B2
A system and method for building a solid wall with a drop-in ceiling includes a floor track to be secured on a base floor. A support structure of studs is to be secured to the floor track. Cornice rails are to be placed on top of the studs. Splice plates are to connect ends of the cornice rails together. A top cladding is to be installed to at least a portion of the studs at a fixed distance below the top of the studs. The top cladding is to be installed prior to the cornice rails being secured to the top of the studs. Ceiling mounts are to be installed on top of the cladding in a manner that provides equal spacing reveals between the ceiling mounts and the cladding. Splice plates are to connect ends of the ceiling mounts together. A secondary cladding is to be installed to the studs. To complete the wall system, a drop-in ceiling is secured on top of the ceiling mounts.
US11795678B1
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of daily necessities, and provides a urinal, a squatting pan and a pedestal pan. The special urinal comprises a urinal, a sewage discharge port, a water inlet and a water outlet hole. The urinal has a first end adjacent to the sewage discharge port and a second end away from the sewage discharge port; the sewage discharge port is provided at the bottom of the urinal, the water outlet hole is communicated with the water inlet, the urinal is internally provided with a protruding portion that is used for being opposite to the anus of a user; one end of the protruding portion extends to the bottom of the urinal; and the water outlet hole is used for flushing the protruding portion. The present disclosure aims to solve the defect in the prior art that a female urinal cannot distinguish stool from urine. By providing the protruding portion, in the case of conforming to women's toileting habits, a stool avoidance function is achieved, and a user is prevented from defecating, thus achieving the purpose of women's urination. By using the special urinal, a female public lavatory can be provided with a stool area and a urine area, thus improving the overall toileting efficiency, reducing the number of people in a queue, and shortening the queuing and waiting time.
US11795653B2
A foundation for a wind mill includes a circular or polygonal pedestal for supporting a wind mill tower and a plurality of ribs radiating radially outwardly from the pedestal, wherein the pedestal is divided into a plurality of circumferential sections, wherein a circumferential section and a rib are each integrally formed with one another as a precast concrete element, wherein the precast concrete elements are made from reinforced concrete including a first reinforcement structure, in particular reinforcement bars, embedded into the precast concrete elements, a second reinforcement structure is provided, which holds the precast concrete elements together and which is coupled to the first reinforcement structure.
US11795652B2
Methods for strengthening soils under bases and foundations of buildings and structures with compaction of the base composed of weak mineral soils by determining the optimal design process parameters of the ground piles over the entire area of the base. The essence of the invention is that the method of compaction of bases composed of weak mineral soils that includes formation of a well, filling each well with the compacting material, and creation of a compacting effect on the compacting material by the hollow tubular working tool to form a ground pile. Preliminary engineering and geological surveys of the base area is performed to determine the values of the modulus of deformation, the Poisson's ratio, the internal friction angle, the specific cohesion, the specific gravity, and the initial void ratio of the weak mineral soil.
US11795648B2
A system configured to determine a property of a paving-related material is provided. The system includes a measuring device configured for measuring a property of a paving-related material and a cellular computer device configured for being in communication with and receiving data from the measuring device.
US11795644B2
A flood barrier module that is light, easy to install, easy to remove or stow, and resistant to softening of underlying ground includes an inclined front wall penetrated by holes near a top thereof, as well as side walls, a rear wall, and a base wall, which together surround a substantially watertight interior. The module is initially anchored by its own weight and/or by stakes or similar means. When impacted by flood waters that rise higher than the holes, the module is filled with flood water that is retained within the interior, such that the weight of the retained water anchors it to the ground, even if the ground becomes softened. Embodiments can be folded or disassembled and stacked into a flat, stowed configuration. The module can be installed in a sump or pit, and can be at or below grade when stowed.
US11795642B1
A snow plow having a wing that is rotatably coupled to a side of a primary plow, and configured to rotate about an axis relative to a side of the primary plow. The wing may include a window that allows passage of light output from the vehicle headlamps.
US11795639B2
A mobile vehicle barrier includes a base portion and an upward-extending portion. The center of gravity of the mobile vehicle barrier is located in the upward-extending portion. Moreover, the upward-extending portion is spaced apart from a longitudinal edge of the base portion. This way, when a vehicle drives onto the vehicle barrier, the vehicle barrier may be tipped over in the direction of movement of the vehicle, and the vehicle jacks itself up on the tipped-over vehicle barrier.
US11795638B2
Embodiments of safety trucks incorporate multiple connection points to which a variety of attachments, or combinations of attachments, can be releasably and interchangeably coupled to enable their use with increased effectiveness to safeguard roadway construction, maintenance and repair personnel as they perform tasks within or relatively near to roadway workzones and worksites. Also, methods of operation of the safety truck embodiments enhance their ability to guard and protect roadway construction, maintenance and repair personnel while they work within or relatively near to roadway workzone and worksite locations.
US11795632B2
In one aspect, a method for monitoring a milling machine having a milling rotor and a rotor chamber surrounding the milling rotor includes propelling the milling machine in a direction of travel, positioning a door of the rotor chamber at a first position with an actuator, and receiving a signal indicative of a condition of the actuator for positioning the door of the rotor chamber. The method further includes determining that the door has encountered material based on the signal and opening the door of the chamber in response to determining that the door has encountered material.
US11795630B2
Non-limiting embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method comprising: obtaining asphalt shingle waste (ASW) and performing grinding, screening, and separating steps on the ASW. In some embodiments, granules are removed from the ASW. In some embodiments, the method transforms ASW into ASW powder. In some embodiments, the ASW powder is formed into a plurality of briquettes. In some embodiments, at least one of: the ASW powder, the plurality of briquettes, or any combination thereof is fed into a mixing process that results in an ASW powder filled coating.
US11795625B2
The present invention provides an embossed multi-ply tissue product that is visually pleasing and has improved physical attributes. For example, the inventive multi-ply tissue products have reduced stiffness, such as a GM Flexural Rigidity less than about 600 mg*cm, improved absorbency, such as a Residual Water (WResidual) value less than about 0.15 g, and improved wet resiliency, such as a wet elastic strain ratio greater than about 32 percent.
US11795619B2
A tissue sheet includes softwood fibers and treated non-wood fibers from plants in the Poaceae family, wherein the treated non-wood fibers have less than 15 percent hemicellulose. Also, a tissue sheet consists essentially of softwood fibers and treated non-wood fibers, wherein the treated non-wood fibers have less than 15 percent hemicellulose. Customizing the tensile index and Canadian standard freeness (CSF) of fibers in a tissue sheet includes treating non-wood fibers by removing a portion of hemicellulose from the non-wood fibers; forming a tissue sheet comprising softwood fibers and the treated non-wood fibers; and adjusting the portion of hemicellulose removed from the non-wood fibers to achieve a desired the tensile index and Canadian standard freeness (CSF) of the treated non-wood fibers.
US11795611B2
The invention relates to a multilayered composite film made of plastic and in the form of a surface coating for an article, wherein the composite film is at least partly transparent, i.e. is transparent in partial regions, has at least one outer transparent top layer which is optionally provided with a transparent coating, and has, on the rear side of the top layer, one or more further transparent plastic layers and also a transparent carrier layer, wherein arranged inside the layer composite is an opaque layer which is in the form of a sheet-like masking or diaphragm provided with openings and is transparent only in the openings of the masking or diaphragm, wherein the opaque layer adjoins the rear side of the top layer in the direction of the carrier layer, wherein the base material of the opaque layer is the same as that of the top layer.
US11795610B2
Coating materials and coated personal protective clothing items incorporating the coating material are described. The coating material includes a polymeric component; a metal oxide component; and a catalytic component. The catalytic component includes a metal oxide or a mixed metal oxide which is an effective catalyst for an oxidation reaction. The coated personal protective clothing item includes a personal protective clothing substrate with a coating including the coating material.
US11795609B2
A clothes treatment apparatus includes a cabinet, a door having clothes fixing parts, and a press device disposed below the clothes fixing parts on an inner surface of the door. The press device includes a base plate which is disposed on the inner surface of the door, and which supports one side of the clothes hung on the clothes fixing parts, a press plate which is hinge-fixed to one side of the door, and which brings the clothes hung on the clothes fixing parts into close contact with the base plate, and a film which is fixedly disposed at the end portion of the base plate, which is extended to the center of the base plate, and which is disposed between the press plate and the base plate when the press plate is in close contact with the base plate.
US11795607B2
A clothing management device for a vehicle includes: a main body provided in the vehicle and defining a storage space configured to receive clothing, a door connected to the main body and configured to open and close the storage space, a vibration generator provided in the main body and configured to generate a vibration that is transferred to the clothing in the main body, and a power interface configured to transfer a power from the vehicle to the vibration generator.
US11795602B1
A shipping assembly for a washing machine appliance includes a shipping box that defines a box aperture that is aligned with an aperture defined through a cabinet of the appliance when the appliance is positioned within the shipping box. A bolt assembly is configured for securing the wash tub within the cabinet when the bolt assembly is in an installed position, the bolt assembly including a spacer assembly that spaces apart the wash tub from the cabinet and the cabinet from the shipping box and that includes a retention flange to prevent the spacer assembly from falling into the shipping box. A shipping bolt includes a threaded shaft that passes through the spacer assembly to secure the spacer assembly to the wash tub and a bolt head that is seated against a shoulder of the spacer assembly in the installed position.
US11795593B2
A filter medium (10) for filtering a fluid, in particular for use in an interior air filter (32), comprises a spun-bonded nonwoven formed at least in part of multi-component segmented pie fibers (1) having at least a first plastic component (2) and a second plastic component (3). The multi-component fibers (1) are largely non-split, and in order to manufacture same, segmented pie filaments are spun in a spun-bonding process (S4) to form a spun-bonded nonwoven (10). The segmented pie filaments then form the multi-component fibers (4), the first plastic component (2) and/or the second plastic component (3) being made in particular of a polypropylene.
US11795591B2
The present invention relates to a method of producing a ribbon comprising bamboo fibers. The method comprises positioning the fibers on a conveyor and conveying the fibers in a transport direction, interconnecting the fibers by covering the fibers with thread and/or particles of a sticky material with at least one web forming device which is positioned above and/or below the conveyor and which ejects thread and/or particles. The formed thread and/or particles attaches to the fibers and forms a web which interconnects the fibers in order to form the ribbon and/or stitching the fibres together with at least one stitching device which is configured to stitch the individual fibers together in order to form the ribbon.
US11795583B2
A method for producing polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fiber, the method comprising: (i) mixing PAN with an ionic liquid in which the PAN is soluble to produce a PAN composite melt in which the PAN is dissolved in the ionic liquid; (ii) melt spinning the PAN composite melt to produce the PAN fiber; and (iii) washing the PAN fiber with a solvent in which the ionic liquid is soluble to substantially remove the ionic liquid from the PAN fiber. Also described herein is a method for producing carbon fiber from the PAN fiber as produced above, the method comprising oxidatively stabilizing the PAN fiber produced in step (iii), followed by carbonizing the stabilized PAN fiber to produce the carbon fiber. The initially produced PAN fiber, stabilized PAN fiber, resulting carbon fiber, and articles made thereof are also described.
US11795574B2
A method of performing HVPE heteroepitaxy comprises exposing a substrate to a carrier gas, a first precursor gas, a Group II/III element, and ternary-forming gasses (V/VI group precursor), to form a heteroepitaxial growth of a binary, ternary, and/or quaternary compound on the substrate; wherein the carrier gas is H2, wherein the first precursor gas is HCl, the Group II/III element comprises at least one of Zn, Cd, Hg, Al, Ga, and In; and wherein the ternary-forming gasses comprise at least two or more of AsH3 (arsine), PH3 (phosphine), H2Se (hydrogen selenide), H2Te (hydrogen telluride), SbH3 (hydrogen antimonide, or antimony tri-hydride, or stibine), H2S (hydrogen sulfide), NH3 (ammonia), and HF (hydrogen fluoride); flowing the carrier gas over the Group II/III element; exposing the substrate to the ternary-forming gasses in a predetermined ratio of first ternary-forming gas to second ternary-forming gas (1tf:2tf ratio); and changing the 1tf:2tf ratio over time.
US11795570B2
A single crystal furnace is provided, including a main furnace chamber; an auxiliary furnace chamber communicating with the main furnace chamber; and a material chamber provided with a charging inlet and a charging mechanism, wherein the material chamber is communicated with the main furnace chamber through the charging inlet, the charging mechanism is telescopically coupled to the charging inlet for charging materials into a crucible in the main furnace chamber. In the single crystal furnace, the material chamber is provided, so that charging operation may be performed during taking out the monocrystalline silicon rod, thereby effectively shortening the time consumed by taking out the monocrystalline silicon rod and the charging operation, and improving production efficiency.
US11795567B2
Technologies are described for methods and systems effective for flex plates. The flex plates may comprise a base plate. The base plate may include walls that define an insert location opening in the base plate. The insert location opening in the base plate may be in communication with a securement area. The flex plates may comprise an insert. The insert may include a reservoir region and a crystallization region separated by a wall including channels. The reservoir region and the crystallization region may include a backing. The insert may further include securement tabs. The securement tabs may be configured to secure the insert to the base plate at the securement area.
US11795557B2
An electrochemical reaction device includes: a first reactor including a first room and a second room, the first room being configured to store a gas containing carbon dioxide or a first electrolytic solution containing carbon dioxide, and the second room being configured to store a second electrolytic solution containing water; a cathode disposed in the first room, the cathode being configured to reduce the carbon dioxide and thus produce a reduction product; an anode disposed in the second room, the anode being configured to oxidize the water and thus produce an oxidation product; a first pressure adjuster configured to adjust pressure in the first room; a temperature detector configured to detect a temperature in the first reactor to form a detection signal; and a controller configured to control the pressure adjuster in accordance with the detection signal from the temperature detector.
US11795552B2
Herein discussed is a method of producing hydrogen or carbon monoxide comprising introducing a waste gas having a total combustible species (TCS) content of no greater than 60 vol % into an electrochemical (EC) reactor, wherein the EC reactor comprises a mixed-conducting membrane, wherein the membrane comprises an electronically conducting phase and an ionically conducting phase. Also disclosed herein is an integrated hydrogen production system comprising a waste gas source and an electrochemical (EC) reactor comprising a mixed-conducting membrane, wherein the membrane comprises an electronically conducting phase and an ionically conducting phase, wherein the waste gas source is configured to send its exhaust to the EC reactor, wherein the exhaust has a total combustible species (TCS) content of no greater than 60 vol %.
US11795550B2
A method of etching a metal barrier layer and a metal layer is provided. The method includes forming the metal barrier layer and the metal layer on a substrate, and using an etching composition to etch the metal barrier layer and the metal layer. The etching composition may include an oxidant selected from nitric acid, bromic acid, iodic acid, perchloric acid, perbromic acid, periodic acid, sulfuric acid, methane sulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid, benzenesulfonic acid, or a combination thereof, a metal etching inhibitor including a compound expressed by Chemical Formula 1, and a metal oxide solubilizer selected from phosphoric acid, phosphate, carboxylic acid having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof.
US11795549B2
A metal plate to be used in the manufacture of a deposition mask comprises: a base metal plate; and a surface layer disposed on the base metal plate, wherein the surface layer includes elements different from those of the base metal plate, or has a composition ratio different from that of the base metal plate, and an etching rate of the base metal plate is greater than the etching rate of the surface layer. An embodiment includes a manufacturing method for a deposition mask having an etching factor greater than or equal to 2.5. The deposition mask of the embodiment includes a deposition pattern region and a non-deposition region, the deposition pattern region includes a plurality of through-holes, the deposition pattern region is divided into an effective region, a peripheral region, and a non-effective region, and through-holes can be formed in the effective region and the peripheral region.
US11795541B2
Method of cooling a deposition source, chamber for cooling a deposition source and deposition system
A method (100) of cooling a deposition source (200) is described. The method includes stopping (110) depositing material from the deposition source, the deposition source being arranged in a deposition chamber (250), and introducing (120) a cooling gas into the deposition chamber (250), the cooling gas comprising a thermal conductivity λ of λ≥0.05 [W/(m*K)]. Further, a chamber for cooling a deposition source is described. The chamber includes a deposition source being arranged in the chamber. Further, the chamber includes a cooling gas supply system configured for providing a cooling gas into the chamber, the cooling gas comprising a thermal conductivity λ of λ≥0.05 [W/(m*K)].
US11795537B2
Provided is a mask assembly, including at least n evaporation masks, n being an integer greater than 2, wherein the at least n evaporation masks have a same width and the at least n evaporation masks respectively correspond to n types of display panels with different sizes, the width matching the n types of display panels with different sizes.
US11795532B2
A production method for water-atomized metal powder includes: in a region in which the average temperature of a molten metal stream is higher than the melting point by 100° C. or more, spraying primary cooling water from a plurality of directions at a convergence angle of 10° to 25°, where the convergence angle is an angle between an impact direction on the molten metal stream of the primary cooling water from one direction and an impact direction on the molten metal stream of the primary cooling water from any other direction; and in a region in which 0.0004 seconds or more have passed after an impact of the primary cooling water and the average temperature of metal powder is the melting point or higher and (the melting point+50° C.) or lower, spraying secondary cooling water on the metal powder under conditions of an impact pressure of 10 MPa or more.
US11795527B2
The present invention relates to an alloy for medical use, including Pt, Co, Cr, Ni, and Mo. The alloy includes 10 atom % or more and 30 atom % or less of Pt, 20 atom % or more and 31 atom % or less of Cr, 5 atom % or more and 24 atom % or less of Ni, 4 atom % or more and 8 atom % or less of Mo, the balance Co, and unavoidable impurities, and a ratio of the Ni content (CNi) to the Pt content (CPt), CNi/CPt is 1.5 or less. The present invention can be applied to various kinds of devices for medical use, such as catheter, embolic coils, and guide wires, in addition to stents such as flow-diverter stents.
US11795524B2
The present invention relates to a medical Pt—W alloy, containing 10 mass % or more and 15 mass % or less of W, with the balance being Pt and inevitable impurities, in which a Zr content is 1000 ppm or less. Limiting the Zr content can improve workability, particularly workability at the stage of hot working. Regarding impurity control, further limiting a Ca content to 250 ppm or less can provide more suitable workability. The present invention is good in workability in processing into a wire included in an embolic coil, a guide wire or the like.
US11795517B2
Related to are a device and a method for performing continuous carbonation and impurity removal for xylose mother liquor. The device includes an alkali addition unit, a continuous carbonating unit, a discharge controlling unit, a CO2 supply station, a vapor station and an after-carbonation tank, wherein the alkali addition unit is configured to add Ca(OH)2 alkaline liquid into xylose mother liquor, the continuous carbonating unit is configured to introduce CO2 supplied from the CO2 supply station into the alkali-added xylose mother liquor to perform carbonation and mixing so as to remove impurities such as colloid and pigment in xylose mother liquor, the discharge controlling unit is configured to introduce CO2 supplied from the CO2 supply station and vapor transported from the vapor station into the carbonated xylose mother liquor so as to control and stabilize a pH value of the carbonated xylose mother liquor, and the after-carbonation tank is configured to collect and temporarily store the carbonated and impurity-removed xylose mother liquor so as to prepare for a next procedure. Further, a method using the device is disclosed. According to the device and the method, the pH of xylose mother liquor is continuously regulated and stabilized and continuous feeding and discharge are performed with highly automated device so as to achieve continuous and uninterrupted production, and thus facilitate improving the production efficiency.
US11795512B2
The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for the detection of bladder in a subject using four locus-specific probes to 6p22, 8q22, 11q13, and 20p11.2.
US11795505B2
Disclosed herein, inter alia, are degradable nanoparticles, nanoarrays, and methods of use thereof in nucleic acid sequencing.
US11795498B2
Localized detection of RNA in a tissue sample that includes cells is accomplished on an array. The array include a number of features on a substrate. Each feature includes a different capture probe immobilized such that the capture probe has a free 3′ end. Each feature occupies a distinct position on the array and has an area of less than about 1 mm2. Each capture probe is a nucleic acid molecule, which includes a positional domain including a nucleotide sequence unique to a particular feature, and a capture domain including a nucleotide sequence complementary to the RNA to be detected. The capture domain can be at a position 3′ of the positional domain.
US11795493B2
A microfluidic apparatus, method, and associated applications utilize and apply to a formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue sample and performing a liquid-liquid extraction to remove the paraffin from the tissue sample prior to a nucleic acid purification step. A microfluidic device includes a dedicated liquid-liquid extraction process vessel, a nucleic acid purification process component, and a nucleic acid amplification reactor. A liquid-liquid extraction and nucleic acid purification kit includes a microfluidic device capable of performing both a liquid-liquid extraction process and a nucleic acid purification process, including a dedicated liquid-liquid extraction process vessel, an immiscible liquid or a precursor phase thereof disposed in the vessel, a nucleic acid purification process component, a nucleic acid amplification reactor fluidically, and a supply of reagents suitable to enable the liquid-liquid extraction process and the nucleic acid purification process.
US11795475B2
Provided are a cell strain HEK293.CS for reducing the production of a replication competent adenovirus, and a construction method and the use thereof. HEK293.CS is a safe adenovirus-producing cell line constructed by knocking out a gene fragment homologous to the Ad5 adenovirus E1 gene in HEK293 and providing a template plasmid to replace said gene fragment with a non-homologous sequence that stabilizes the expression of the E1 gene. Compared with the unmodified HEK293 cell strain, HEK293.CS shows no decrease in growth ability and virus production ability, but does not produce a detectable RCA. HEK293.CS can be used for the mass culture of a recombinant human type 5 adenovirus, and reducing the probability of RCA production in the manufacture process of drugs such as vaccines and antibodies.
US11795465B2
The present invention relates to new transcriptional promoters that are functional during meiosis. It thus provides new tools, methods and compositions for the expression of proteins during meiosis in a eukaryotic cell, and more particularly in a plant cell.
US11795454B2
The present invention relates a targeted delivery system for siRNA or antisense technology. In one embodiment, the invention provides for a method of treating cancer by administering a therapeutically effective dosage of HerPBK10 combined with siRNA, resulting in the inhibition of Her2 expression and cell death. In another embodiment, a plurality of HerPBK10 combined with siRNA form a nanoparticle.
US11795427B2
A culture vessel that can suppress foaming in a culture medium when a common nozzle is used to supply a liquid culture medium and a gas together. This culture vessel includes: a vessel body having an opening portion that communicates with a housing space; a lid that closes the opening portion; and a nozzle that passes through the and extends to the housing space, and supplies a liquid culture medium and a gas together. The nozzle has a vent opening portion that is formed so as to open in a side of the nozzle and serves as a movement path of the gas from inside of the nozzle into the housing space.
US11795426B2
A fixed-bed bioreactor system is provided that includes a vessel with a media inlet, a media outlet, and an interior cavity disposed between and in fluid communication with the media inlet and media outlet. The vessel further includes a cell culture substrate disposed in the interior cavity between the media inlet and the media outlet in a packed-bed configuration, the cell culture substrate including a plurality of porous disks in a stacked arrangement. The interior cavity includes a cell culture section and a spacer section, the cell culture substrate defining the cell culture section and the spacer section being disposed between the cell culture section and the media outlet, and each of the plurality of porous disks has a surface configured to culture cells thereon.
US11795422B2
A method, apparatus, and system are provided for the printing and maturation of living tissue in an Earth-referenced reduced gravity environment such as that found on a spacecraft or on other celestial bodies. The printing may be three-dimensional structures. The printed structures may be manufactured from low viscosity biomaterials.
US11795416B2
A method for controlling rheology of a unit dose liquid detergent composition includes providing a detergent composition containing less than 20% water, a detergent surfactant, and a rheology modification system comprising iminodisuccinic acid (IDS), ethanol, and polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of 200 to 1,000 Daltons; and encapsulating the detergent composition in a pouch made of a water soluble film. The viscosity of a mixture of 2 parts of a low water detergent composition to 1 part water can be maintained below 1,000 cp at 1.08 reciprocal seconds where the detergent composition includes about 1% to about 10% by weight of a mixture of IDS, ethanol, and polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of 200 to 1,000 Daltons.
US11795403B2
The disclosure provides various methods for separating and recovering free fatty acids crude oil containing free fatty acids using certain ion-exchange resins to reduce the amount of free fatty acids in the crude oil to 3% or less such that the resultant oil is useable in downstream chemical processes. After separation and removal of the free fatty acids form the crude oil, the ion-exchange resin is reusable in further free fatty acid separation reactions.
US11795400B2
The present technology is generally directed to horizontal heat recovery and non-heat recovery coke ovens having monolith components. In some embodiments, an HHR coke oven includes a monolith component that spans the width of the oven between opposing oven sidewalls. The monolith expands upon heating and contracts upon cooling as a single structure. In further embodiments, the monolith component comprises a thermally-volume-stable material. The monolith component may be a crown, a wall, a floor, a sole flue or combination of some or all of the oven components to create a monolith structure. In further embodiments, the component is formed as several monolith segments spanning between supports such as oven sidewalls. The monolith component and thermally-volume-stable features can be used in combination or alone. These designs can allow the oven to be turned down below traditionally feasible temperatures while maintaining the structural integrity of the oven.
US11795394B2
A quantum dot (QD) composite material includes at least two structural units arranged sequentially along a radial direction. The at least two structural units include a type A1 structural unit and a type A2 structural unit. The type A1 QD structural unit has a gradient alloy composition structure with an energy level width increasing along the radial direction toward a surface, and the type A2 QD structural unit has a gradient alloy composition structure with the energy level width decreasing along the radial direction toward the surface. The two types of QD structural units are arranged alternately along the radial direction, and the energy levels in adjacent QD structural units having gradient alloy composition structures are continuous.
US11795393B2
The disclosure provides a quantum dot structure, a manufacturing method thereof, and a quantum dot light-emitting device. The quantum dot structure includes a core structure and a shell layer. The core structure includes a first metal element, at least one second metal element, and a non-metal element that bind through a chemical bond. The first metal element is a group III element, the non-metal element is a group V element, and the second metal element is a metal element different from the first metal element. In an inside-to-outside direction of the core structure, the content of the first metal element is in a descending order, the sum of content of the second metal element is in an ascending order, and the size of an optical band gap of the core structure is in the ascending order.
US11795389B2
The present application belongs to the technical field of organic materials and provides a nitrogen-containing compound, an electronic component, and an electronic device. The nitrogen-containing compound has a structure shown in Chemical formula 1:
US11795388B2
A plastic scintillator includes a polymeric matrix comprising a primary fluorophore capable of forming an amorphous glass in its pure form. The primary fluorophore is also capable of generating luminescence in the presence of ionizing radiation and includes: a central species including silicon; a luminescent organic group bonded to the central species or to an optional organic linker group, the luminescent organic group including fluorene or an analog thereof; and the optional organic linker group, if present, is bonded to the central species and the luminescent organic group.
US11795380B2
A method of inhibiting corrosion of metal during acid stimulation of an oil and gas well is provided. According to the method the oil and gas well is treated with an acidic treatment fluid which is an oil-in-water emulsion containing 10 to 28 wt. % of an acid, from 10 to 30 vol. % of a solvent selected from the group consisting of dimethyl formamide, dimethyl acetamide, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, phenol, cresol, and benzyl alcohol; and 0.001 to 0.045 wt. % of a corrosion inhibitor of formula I:
US11795377B2
A slurry for treating a wellbore, comprising a base fluid and a plurality of pre-processed fiber flocks dispersed in the base fluid.
US11795374B2
A surfactant composition is provided. The composition includes chemical structure represented by Formula (1): where R1 represents a hydrocarbon group, a substituted hydrocarbon group, an alkyl ester group, or an alkyl amine having from 4 to 28 carbon atoms, and R2 and R3 represent hydrocarbon groups having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms. Also provided is a composition including a brine comprising a total salinity of at least 20,000 mg/L and the chemical structure shown in Formula (1). Methods of making a composition including the chemical structure represented by Formula (1) are also provided.
US11795370B2
Compositions and methods of using such compositions to inhibit the formation of gas hydrate agglomerates are provided. In certain embodiments, the methods include: contacting a fluid with a hydrate inhibitor composition that includes at least one compound having the structural formula (I) wherein R1 is hydrogen or any C1 to C8 hydrocarbon chain; each of R2 and R3 is independently a C1 to C8 hydrocarbon chain; R4 is hydrogen, a C1 to C20 hydrocarbon chain, or —CH2—CH(OH)—R5; R5 is a C1 to C50 alkyl chain or a C1 to C50 alkenyl chain; X− is a counter anion; and n is an integer from 1 to 8.
US11795369B2
A wellbore fluid includes a base fluid; and a crosslinked and branched polymeric fluid loss control agent formed from at least an acrylamide monomer and a sulfonated anionic monomer; wherein the fluid loss control agent has an extent of crosslinking that is selected so that the fluid loss control agent has a viscosity that is within a peak viscosity response of the viscosity response curve.
US11795368B2
A method for enhancing wellbore integrity and/or for sealing a wellbore by sealing formation or micro-annulus fractures in a wellbore. Such sealing can be at least partially accomplished by the use of timed expansion of an expandable sealant material that is placed a wellbore. The expansion of the expandable sealant material causes the cement surface or formation surface to be compressed, thereby creating a tight seal and/or eliminating annulus cracking, fracture, and/or gas channels in the wellbore. A degradable polymer can be used when restoration of the wellbore formation is desired.
US11795367B2
This disclosure relates to compositions including a poly-alkene maleic anhydride copolymer, a PEG, and a crosslinker selected from an ethyleneamine, a benzenetricarboxylic acid, a benzimidazole, and combinations thereof. The poly-alkene maleic anhydride copolymer includes repeat units I and II: where R1, R1′, R2, and R2′ are each independently selected from —H and —(C1-C5)alkyl. The disclosure also provides methods of treating a subterranean formation or cement construction using the compositions.
US11795341B2
The present invention is a coating containing approximately 10% glass beads used to protect wood products. Applicant has discovered that the best performance occurs when the concentration of glass beads in the coating ranges from 5 wt % to 10 wt %. A shelf-stable paste is first prepared by combining a solution of modified styrene maleic acid copolymer and a synthetic layered silicate. That paste is then mixed with a binder to form the coating. Preferably, the concentration of glass beads in the paste ranges from 60 wt % to 80 wt %, the concentration of solution of modified styrene maleic acid copolymer ranges from 20 wt % to 25 wt % and the concentration of synthetic layered silicate ranges from 1 wt % to 3 wt %.
US11795339B2
The present invention provides a method for 3D inkjet printing, which comprises: a preheating step: an external heating source is used to heat a main body layer composed of a first composition to a first temperature, wherein the main body layer has a thickness of 10 μm to 500 μm and a unit density of 0.1 to 1.0 g/cm3, and the first temperature is less than the melting point of the first composition; a heating step: a second composition is applied to the surface of the first composition at the first temperature of the composite to proceed an exothermic cross-linking polymerization, so that the main body layer is heated to a second temperature to become a molten state; and a cooling step: the main body layer in the molten state is cooled down and solidified to form.
US11795336B2
This oil-based ink composition for writing implements contains a colorant, a resin, an organic solvent, and fluorine-based resin particles, the average particle size of the fluorine-based resin particles being at least 0.1 μm and less than 1.0 μm when measured by a dynamic light scattering method.
US11795328B2
Some embodiments relate to a method comprising one or more of the following steps: obtaining asphalt, obtaining at least one hardening agent, mixing the at least one hardening agent with the asphalt, so as to form a hardened asphalt, obtaining at least one polymer, mixing the at least one polymer with the hardened asphalt, so as to form a polymer modified asphalt, obtaining at least one filler, mixing the at least one filler with at least one of the hardened asphalt, the polymer modified asphalt, or any combination thereof, so as to form a filled coating, obtaining a roofing substrate, and applying the filled coating to the roofing substrate, so as to form a roofing shingle.
US11795321B2
A method for producing a block copolymer composition including a diblock copolymer and a triblock copolymer each containing a polyolefin-based block and a polystyrene-based block is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the method includes reacting an organic zinc compound with one or more kinds of olefin-based monomers in the presence of a transition metal catalyst to form an intermediate having an olefin-based polymer block, reacting the intermediate styrene-based monomer in the presence of an alkyllithium compound to form a product having a styrene-based polymer block, and reacting the product with water, oxygen, or an organic acid to form a block copolymer wherein the number of moles of the alkyllithium compound used to form the product is larger than the number of moles of the organic zinc compound used to form the intermediate.
US11795319B2
The present disclosure provides a silicone-modified dicyclopentadiene-derived hydroxy aromatic compound, which includes a structure represented by formula (I). Formula (I) is defined as in the specification. The present disclosure further provides a manufacturing method for a silicone-modified dicyclopentadiene-derived hydroxy aromatic compound and a curable product, wherein the curable product is obtained by mixing the silicone-modified dicyclopentadiene-derived hydroxy aromatic compound and a modified polyphenylene oxide resin, and then adding a peroxide to perform a curing reaction.
US11795314B2
Provided is a composition for encapsulating an organic electronic element, comprising an olefin-based resin having at least one reactive functional group, a multifunctional acrylic oligomer, and a monofunctional acrylic oligomer, wherein the monofunctional acrylic oligomer is present in an amount of 7 to 30 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the olefin-based resin. Also provided are an organic electronic device comprising the composition, and methods for preparing the organic electronic device.
US11795313B2
A rubber composition for a fuel-cell cooling hose may include: a base resin including an ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (EPDM); a reinforcing agent; an activating agent; a plasticizer; and a crosslinking agent.
US11795312B2
The present invention addresses the problem of providing a three-dimensional modeled article having high dimensional precision, high strength, and high ductility, and a resin composition for a three-dimensional modeled article, the resin composition being used to fabricate the three-dimensional modeled article, and of providing a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional modeled article. To address this problem, a resin composition for a three-dimensional modeled article according to the present invention contains resin particles having a continuous phase including a thermoplastic resin, and a dispersed phase including a thermoplastic elastomer, dispersed in the continuous phase, the amount of the thermoplastic elastomer therein being 1-12 parts by mass with respect to a total of 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin and the thermoplastic elastomer.
US11795306B2
This invention relates to a composition which is suitable for use in the vulcanization of the rubber. The composition is a non-aqueous water soluble polymer based composition comprising a cationic silicate component. The composition may further include a second cationic additive component which is desirable in a rubber vulcanization process. The invention further relates to a method for preparing these compositions.
US11795298B2
The polyester resin composition includes: a polyester resin A containing 82 to 88 mass % of a polybutylene terephthalate resin and 12 to 18 mass % of a polyethylene terephthalate resin; a metal organic acid salt B that is either one or both of an alkali metal organic acid salt and an alkaline earth metal organic acid salt; and an inorganic filler C having an average particle diameter of 0.05 to 3 μm in an amount of 1 to 13 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the polyester resin A, wherein the polyester resin composition includes either one or both of alkali metal atoms and alkaline earth metal atoms in an amount of 0.000005 to 0.05 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the polyester resin A, and a content of linear oligomers of polybutylene terephthalate or the like is not more than 1000 mg/kg.
US11795294B2
A resin composition containing a resin, a magnetic powder, a first non-magnetic powder with a water-soluble content in the range of 0.1% to 0.5%, and a second non-magnetic powder with a water-soluble content of 0.05% or less.
US11795293B2
An epoxy resin has a mesogenic structure and a siloxane structure. An epoxy resin composition includes the epoxy resin having the mesogenic structure and the siloxane structure, and a curing agent.
US11795292B2
Polyester-free magnetic and/or metallic components are obtained from a multicomponent polyester device by reacting the multicomponent polyester device with an amine organocatalyst and/or carboxylic acid salt of same and an alcohol solvent. The reaction recovers (i) the polyester-free magnetic and/or metallic components as solid inert by-products of the reaction, (ii) the amine organocatalyst and/or carboxylic acid salt of same for reuse, (iii) unreacted alcohol for reuse, and (iv) a polyester monomer product. Where the multicomponent device includes a non-polyester material, such as polystyrene, the polystyrene is fully recovered from the reaction. Where the multicomponent polyester device includes recording media, the reaction process sanitizes the inert byproducts of the recording media, thus scrubbing any personal data from the reacted recording media.
US11795291B2
The present disclosure relates to the formation of dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) and mono ethylene glycol (MEG). The present invention also relates to the depolymerization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and the recovery of dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) and mono ethylene glycol (MEG) using sodium methoxide as a catalyst.
US11795288B2
Provided is a method that can produce a resin porous material from a water-insoluble polymer in a small number of steps while suppressing the formation of skin layers. The production method of the resin porous material disclosed herein includes preparing a solution of a water-insoluble polymer in a mixed solvent including a good solvent of the water-insoluble polymer and a first poor solvent of the water-insoluble polymer, and vaporizing and removing the mixed solvent from the solution. The first poor solvent has a higher boiling point than the good solvent. In vaporizing and removing the mixed solvent, the mixed solvent is vaporized and removed under the presence of vapor of a second poor solvent of the water-insoluble polymer to form pores and obtain a porous material.
US11795280B2
Method for producing a film having good barrier properties and a film having good barrier properties
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a film comprising microfibrillated cellulose wherein the method comprises the steps of; providing a suspension comprising a microfibrillated cellulose, adding an enzyme to the suspension, mixing the enzyme with the suspension to form a mixture, applying said mixture to a wire to form a fibrous web and drying said web to form said film. The present invention further relates to a film comprising microfibrillated cellulose having good barrier properties.
US11795275B2
The invention describes (i) reaction systems for the production of siloxanes bearing acetoxy functions, comprising a) silanes and/or siloxanes bearing alkoxy groups and/or b) silanes and/or siloxanes bearing acetoxy groups, c) silanes and/or siloxanes bearing hydroxy groups, d) optionally simple siloxane cycles and/or DT cycles, e) a reaction medium, comprising acetic anhydride, perfluoroalkanesulfonic acid and preferably acetic acid, (ii) a process for producing linear or branched siloxanes bearing acetoxy functions and also the use of same for producing polyethersiloxanes.
US11795274B2
Crosslinkable compositions based on organopolysiloxanes containing organyloxy groups may have low viscosities and self-leveling properties, and contain (A) organopolysiloxanes containing organyloxy groups of the formula (I) RaR1b(OR2)cSiO(4-a-b-c)/2 (I), (B) organosilicon compounds of the formula (II) (R4O)dSiR3(4-d) (II), and/or their partial hydrolysates, (C) organosilicon compounds containing basic nitrogen of the formula (III) (R6O)eSiR5(4-e) (III), and/or their partial hydrolysates, and (D) organosilicon compounds of the formula (IV) (R8O)hSiR7(4-h) and/or their partial hydrolysates.
US11795269B2
The present invention relates to a copolyester that includes following structural units: a first chain segment shown in Formula (I): and a second chain segment shown in Formula (II): where the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the copolyester is 60° C. to 83° C. The present invention also provides a polyester fiber or packaging material containing the copolyester.
US11795266B2
The present invention relates to a process for preparing a mixed silane-terminated polymer by reacting a polyol component A) with a diisocyanate component B) comprising 1-isocyanato-3,3,5-trimethyl-5-isocyanatomethylcyclohexane (isophorone diisocyanate), at least one isocyanatosilane C) and an aminosilane E), in which the urethanization reaction is carried out in the presence of at least one catalyst D) which is free of organically bonded tin. The invention further relates to the use of the polymers thus obtained.
US11795265B2
A macromonomeric stabilizer, a preparation method thereof, a method for preparing a polymeric polyol using same, and the polymeric polyol prepared. Also disclosed are a soft polyurethane foam obtained by foaming a composition of the polymeric polyol prepared and a polyisocyanate, and a molded product comprising the soft polyurethane foam. The preparation method of the macromonomeric stabilizer comprises the following steps: reacting a polyol with a tricarboxylate not comprising a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated double bond, or a derivative thereof, to form an adduct; and reacting the resulting adduct with an epoxide comprising a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated double bond. The macromonomeric stabilizer of the present invention has a low viscosity, comprises a plurality of active sites, and can be directly used in subsequent reactions. The preparation method of the macromonomeric stabilizer can be carried out under normal pressure, without the need for end-blocking with ethylene oxide.
US11795246B2
Cross-linked polyvinyl polymers comprising charged groups and methods of making are disclosed. The polymers are effective and durable adsorbent of dyes from aqueous solutions. Also, a method of removal of dyes from contaminated water is disclosed.
US11795242B1
Disclosed is a method for regulating a porous structure and texture property of a freeze-dried pectin aerogel, which comprises the following steps of step 1: preparation of pectin/starch solution by mixing pectin powder and a gelatinized starch solution to form a stable pectin/starch mixed solution, a concentration of the pectin being 0.05% to 0.2% (w/v); step 2: induction of gel reaction by adding D-(+)-Glucono-δ-lactone and calcium carbonate into the stable pectin-starch mixed solution; and step 3: vacuum freeze of the starch/pectin composite gel subjected to the gel reaction to obtain the freeze-dried pectin/starch aerogel with an adjustable porous structure and an improved texture characteristic. Controllable regulation of the porous structure of the freeze-dried pectin aerogel is achieved by the method without complex pretreatment. Raw material ingredients applied in the method are cheap, easy-to-access, and has low-toxicity.
US11795225B2
The present invention relates to binding molecules (e.g. antibodies) for the treatment of cancer, and related antibody-drug conjugates.
US11795217B2
A composition for IL-1 inhibition in combination with cancer therapies (e.g., chemotherapeutics including chemotherapy protective drugs) is provided for use in treating pancreatic cancer cachexia in patients, so as to reduce weight loss and improve the quality of life and survival of the patients. In one embodiment, the IL-1 inhibitor is an antibody, such as bermekimab, anakinra, canakinumab, gevokizumab, or rilonacept, administered simultaneously or sequentially with iritenocan, 5-fluorouracil and folinic acid to a pancreatic cancer patient.
US11795214B2
Antibody variants having decreased or increased ability to mediate CDC due to modifications at the C-terminus of their heavy chains are described. Methods of generating such antibodies, as well as nucleotide constructs and host cells suitable for the production of said antibodies are also described.
US11795210B2
Provided are HIV-1 fusion polypeptides, polynucleotides encoding such fusion polypeptides, vectors expressing such fusion polypeptides for use in eliciting an immune response against HIV-1; pharmaceutical and immunogenic compositions and kits comprising such fusion polypeptides, polynucleotides or vectors, and methods of use in treating and/or preventing HIV-1. Further provided are methods for design of antiviral vaccines, including vaccines to elicit an immune response against HIV-1.
US11795207B2
Modified hum1.an factor VIII polypeptides with enhanced factor VIII activity are described. In some embodiments, the modified human factor VIII polypeptides comprise one or more amino acid substitutions at positions A20, T21, P57, L69, I80, L178, R199, H212, I215, R269, I310, L318, S332, R378, I610 and/or I661. Such polypeptides and viral vectors encoding such polypeptides may be used for treatment of FVIII deficiencies, such as hemophilia A.
US11795198B2
Fusion Protein compositions comprising masked IFNs and methods of making masked IFNs are disclosed herein. Consequently, the masked IFNs can be fused to a Mab or binding fragment thereof and be administered to patients as a therapeutic modality and provide a method of treating cancer, immunological disorders and other disease.
US11795194B2
A method for purifying phycocyanin from a phycocyanin-containing solution is provided. The method comprises a first step of partially purifying the solution by aqueous two-phase separation (ATPS) and a second step of purifying the phycocyanin by ammonium sulfate precipitation. The purified phycocyanin product can in some cases be of a sufficiently pure grade to be used as a food or cosmetic pigment.
US11795188B2
A transition metal compound from Periodic Table Group 3 to 10 or lanthanide, of formula (I): In formula (I), A1 and A2 are independently a crosslinker of formula (II) X is a σ or π-bonding ligand, and plural Xs may differ; Y is a Lewis base, and plural Ys may differ and/or crosslink with Y or X; q is an integer from 1 to 5, representing [(valence of M)−2]; r is an integer from 0 to 3; M is a metal from Group 3 to 10 or a lanthanide; n and m are independently an integer from 0 to 4; and plural Rs may differ. In formula (II), E is C, Si, Ge, or Sn; R1 and R2 are independently a H, a halogen, or a C1 to C20 hydrocarbon, optionally halogenated, and may bond together to form a ring, and e is an integer from 1 to 4.
US11795186B2
The present invention relates to a compound of formula 1 and an organic electronic device comprising an organic semiconductor layer, wherein at least one organic semiconductor layer comprises a compound of formula (1), wherein X is selected from O, S or Se; Ar1 is selected from unsubstituted or substituted C2 to C60 heteroarylene, and wherein the substituted C2 to C60 heteroarylene comprises at least about one to about six substituents, wherein the substituent of the substituted C2 to C60 heteroarylene are independently selected from C1 to C12 alkyl, C1 to C12 alkoxy, CN, OH, halogen, C6 to C36 arylene, or C2 to C25 heteroarylene; n is 1 or 2; L1 is selected from a single bond, C1 to C4 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C36 arylene, wherein the substituent of substituted C6 to C36 arylene is selected from C1 to C12 alkyl, C6 to C18 arylene; L2 is selected from a single bond or C1 to C6 alkyl; R1, R2 are independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C16 alkyl, wherein the substituent of substituted C1 to C16 alkyl is selected from C6 to C18 arylene or C2 to C12 heteroarylene; wherein the compound of formula 1 comprises at least about 4 of C6-arylene rings and a molecular mass of at least about 400 g/mol to about 1800 g/mol.
US11795178B2
The present invention provides a production method of a thienopyrimidine derivative or a salt thereof which has a gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonistic action with high quality in high yield. The present invention provides a method of producing a thienopyrirnidine derivative, which comprises reacting 6-(4-aminophenyl)-1-(2,6-difluorobenzyl)-5-dimethylaminomethyl-3-(6-methoxypyridazin-3-yl)thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione or salt thereof, 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole or a salt thereof and methoxyamine or a salt thereof, and the like.
US11795170B2
Compounds of Formula (I): salts thereof and methods of making and use as Janus kinase inhibitors are described herein.
US11795165B2
Compounds of formula (I′), wherein A, R1, R2, T1, T2, T3, T4, L, W, Z, R′″, m and n have the meaning according to the claims, can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tauopathies and Alzheimer's disease.
US11795164B2
The present invention covers 2-heteroaryl-3-oxo-2,3-dihydropyridazine-4-carboxamide compounds of general formula (1): in which X, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein, methods of preparing said compounds, intermediate compounds useful for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds and the use of said compounds for manufacturing pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular of cancer or conditions with dysregulated immune responses or other disorders associated with aberrant AHR signaling, as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients.
US11795162B2
In one aspect, the present disclosure describes new estrogen receptor-related orphan receptor (EER) inverse agonist compounds. Also described are pharmaceutical formulations, methods of synthesis and uses thereof.
US11795157B2
There is herein provided a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the treatment of cancer and/or the treatment or prevention of a viral infection, wherein A1, A2, L1, R1, R2 and n have meanings as provided in the description.
US11795152B2
The present disclosure relates to novel crystalline forms of tafamidis (hereinafter referred to as compound I) and processes for preparation thereof. The present disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical composition containing the novel crystalline forms, use of the novel crystalline forms for preparing drugs treating disease caused by transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis. The crystalline forms of tafamidis of the present disclosure have one or more improved properties compared with crystalline forms of prior art and have significant value for future drug optimization and development.
US11795147B2
The present invention describes compounds modulating the function of mitochondrial complex I (NADH-quinone oxidoreductase) having formula (I)
US11795140B2
The disclosure pertains to a urea production plant and process using a high-pressure CO2 stripper, downstream medium-pressure treatment unit and a medium-pressure dissociator receiving urea synthesis solution from the reactor, wherein gas from the treatment unit and dissociator are condensed in a first condenser and off-gas from the synthesis section is condensed separately in a second condenser. A revamping method is also described.
US11795137B2
A manufacturing method of a nitrile compound comprising a first step of introducing a raw material gas containing a cyclic compound having an organic substituent, ammonia, and air into a reactor and reacting the raw material gas in the presence of a catalyst to generate the nitrile compound, a second step of discharging a reacted gas from the reactor and separating the nitrile compound from the reacted gas, and a third step of collecting mist from a first residual gas obtained by separating the nitrile compound from the reacted gas to remove water and ammonium carbonate in the first residual gas.
US11795136B2
Methods are provided herein for the treatment of ophthalmic diseases or conditions such as an ophthalmic disease or disorder associated with diabetes in a patient. Also provided herein are methods of treating retinopathy of prematurity in a patient. Further, provided herein are methods for treating wet age-related macular degeneration in a patient. The methods comprise administration of compounds disclosed herein to a patient in need thereof that inhibit or slow one or more signs or symptoms of such conditions.
US11795133B2
The present invention provides a process for preparing 6-isopropenyl-3-methyl-9-decenyl acetate (5): wherein Ac represents an acetyl group, the process comprising steps of: subjecting a 2-methyl-2,6-heptadiene compound (1) having a leaving group X at position 1: wherein X represents an acyloxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms including the carbon atom of the carbonyl group, an alkanesulfonyloxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an arenesulfonyloxy group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom, to a nucleophilic substitution reaction with a 3-methylpentyl nucleophilic reagent (2) having a protected hydroxyl group at position 5: wherein M represents Li, MgZ1, ZnZ1, Cu, CuZ1, or CuLiZ1, wherein Z1 represents a halogen atom or a CH2CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH2OR group, and R represents a protecting group for a hydroxyl group, to form a 6-isopropenyl-3-methyl-9-decene compound (3) having a protected hydroxyl group at position 1: wherein R is as defined above; subjecting the 6-isopropenyl-3-methyl-9-decene compound (3) having the protected hydroxyl group at position 1 to a deprotection reaction to form 6-isopropenyl-3-methyl-9-decenol (4); and acetylating 6-isopropenyl-3-methyl-9-decenol (4) to form 6-isopropenyl-3-methyl-9-decenyl acetate (5).
US11795120B2
A modified Paenibacillus polymyxa strain A26, A26ΔSfp, wherein the modified strain A26ΔSfp is incapable of producing enzymatically active 4′ phosphopantetheinyl transferase.
US11795111B2
An electro-conductive B4C—TiB2 has a microstructure in which large B4C grains are coated by small TiB2 grains. The composite ceramic includes 10˜30% by volume of TiB2. A method for preparing the electro-conductive B4C—TiB2 composite ceramic includes: (1) weighing B4C, TiC, and amorphous B powder; (2) mixing evenly and drying thoroughly the powders; and (3) loading the mixed powder into a graphite mold; and placing the graphite mold in a spark plasma sintering furnace for sintering under vacuum, where the sintering is performed at 2000° C. and 50 MPa for 5˜20 min.
US11795105B2
Methods and systems for reclaiming materials from a mixed waste landfill containing coal combustion byproducts (CCBs) are disclosed. The methods and systems can be used to reclaim CCBs from ponds or dry landfills by obtaining mixed waste, crushing the mixed waste to form crushed mixed waste, drying the crushed mixed waste to form dried crushed mixed waste, and combining the dried crushed mixed waste with other compounds to form a blend. The blends can then be incorporated into a cement material, which may be used to form concrete.
US11795100B2
A composition for glass, and aluminosilicate glass, preparation method therefor, and use thereof. In molar percentage, in the composition, the total content of SiO2, B2O3, P2O5, GeO2 and TeO2 is 60˜85 mol %; the total content of Al2O3 and Ga2O3 is 3˜20 mol %; the total content of ZnO and Y2O3 is 0.1˜5 mol %; and the total content of alkaline earth metal oxide is 4˜30 mol %. The glass has a high strain point, a low melting temperature, and a high thermal expansion coefficient, has good toughness, and is suitable for large-scale industrial production.
US11795096B2
Method and apparatus for removing a peripheral portion of a glass sheet. The glass sheet is placed in a predetermined position. A score line is formed on a major surface of the glass sheet. The score line demarcates a central region and a peripheral portion. A push bar is moved in a direction of a back-up bar assembly such to contact the major surface along the peripheral portion. The push bar is further moved in the direction to cause the peripheral portion to separate from the central region, and then become captured between the push bar and the back-up bar assembly. With some embodiments, the glass sheet is vertically oriented and the peripheral portion is not constrained during formation of the score line.
US11795093B2
Methods and systems for controlling vertical glass distribution are provided. A traversing pyrometer periodically measures a parison actual temperature after the parisons exit a blank mold. The thermal camera takes a thermal image of each glass container after the glass container exits the blow mold. A vertical glass signature extraction module extracts a vertical glass distribution signature. A parison temperature estimator determines a parison estimated temperature for each vertical glass distribution signature obtained based on the vertical glass distribution signature, a most recently measured parison actual temperature and a parison stretch time. A parison temperature summer compares the parison estimated temperature to a parison set point temperature to determine a parison temperature error. A parison temperature control controls a blank mold contact time based on the parison temperature error.
US11795086B2
A combined waste water and gas treatment system for efficiently decarbonizing and removing nitrogen, including a water feeding pump, a carbon capture device, an intermediate water tank, and an anaerobic ammonium oxidation reactor connected in sequence through pipelines, where the carbon capture device includes an anode chamber and a cathode chamber; an anode plate is arranged in the anode chamber; a cathode plate is arranged in the cathode chamber; a gas inlet pipe is further arranged at the cathode chamber; an air compressor is connected with the gas inlet pipe; a gas outlet pipe is arranged at a top of the carbon capture device; a water outlet in the intermediate water tank is fluidly communicated with a bottom end of the anaerobic ammonium oxidation reactor through a second water inlet pipe; the gas outlet pipe is fluidly communicated with the second water inlet pipe.
US11795084B2
Various embodiments relate to denitrification of water using bacteria. A method of denitrification of water includes deoxygenated water including a water-soluble form of nitrogen. The method includes exposing the deoxygenated water to denitrifying bacteria to convert the water-soluble form of nitrogen in the water to nitrogen gas that is removed and to form a denitrified water. The method also includes reoxygenating the denitrified water. Denitrifying bacterial substrates and methods of making the same are also provided.
US11795083B1
A method for the creation of structured water in a laboratory or commercial setting may be bottled and distributed for human consumption. The method creates structured water that maintains its specific matrix structure for longer than structured water that is formed naturally (signal-locked water). The method creates signal-locked water by rendering the water prepared with a magnetic field, adding additives, exposing it to electromagnetic radiation, and adding a concentrate. The signal-locked water may be bottled and distributed for purchase and consumption.
US11795065B2
The present invention provides iron oxide magnetic particles including an iron oxide and MXn, wherein M includes one or more selected from the group consisting of Cu, Sn, Pb, Mn, Ir, Pt, Rh, Re, Ag, Au, Pd, and Os, X includes one or more selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I, and n is an integer of 1 to 6.
US11795063B2
A titania-carbon-sulfur composite including a titania-carbon composite prepared by mixing cylindrical carbon materials and titania (TiO2-x), in which some oxygen is reduced (i.e., x is less than 2), to have a structure in which cylindrical carbon materials are entangled and interconnected in three dimensions; and sulfur introduced into at least a part of the external surface and inside of the titania-carbon (TiO2—C) composite, and a method for preparing the same.
US11795058B2
The present invention relates to a silicon dioxide composite particle with far-infrared radioactivity, which is formed by the hydrolysis, condensation and polymerization of an organic silane precursor having the structure of the formula (I) with a tetra-alkoxysilane. The high stability of organic silane precursor compounds and the low biotoxicity of silicon dioxide composite particles make the present far-infrared radioactive silicon dioxide composite particles of great potential for extensive use in related bio-products. A-R1—Si(OR2)3 Formula (I)
US11795052B2
A constraint for a sensor assembly includes a silicon wafer and a flexible structure. The silicon wafer has a first side, a second side opposite to the first side, and a passageway extending through the silicon wafer from the first side to the second side. The first side is a continuous planar surface except for the passageway. The flexible structure extends from the second side.
US11795049B2
A flow-through pressure-vacuum valve includes a valve body having a tank-side opening and a vent-side opening. A pressure relief valve (e.g., a ball held in a corresponding seat by gravity) is positioned within a first passageway through the body. The ball is moved from the first valve seat to open the first passageway when pressure at the tank-side opening exceeds pressure at the vent-side opening by a predetermined pressure differential. A vacuum relief valve is positioned within another passageway (e.g., a serpentine passageway). The vacuum relief valve (e.g., also a ball held in a corresponding seat by gravity) is positioned within the serpentine passageway. Analogously, the ball is moved from the valve seat to open the serpentine passageway when pressure at the tank-side opening is less than the pressure at the vent-side opening by a predetermined pressure differential.
US11795047B2
A probe assembly configured to selectively restrict fluid flow through an outlet of a closed transfer system. The probe assembly has an elongate probe body with a top end portion, a bottom end portion, an outer wall, and an internal structure defining a fluid chamber extending from the bottom end portion to the top end portion. The fluid chamber has a fluid chamber inlet at the bottom end portion extending through the outer wall into the fluid chamber and a fluid chamber outlet at the top end portion extending from the fluid chamber through the outer wall. A probe tip with a cylindrical bore is configured to engage the top end portion of the elongate probe body and a probe tip outlet is configured to be in fluid communication with the fluid chamber outlet. A rotating head located circumjacent to the probe tip and adjacent to the probe tip outlet is configured to rotate about the probe tip. The rotating head having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a vane extending from the inner surface through the outer surface.
US11795046B2
A clamp of the dispensing device may include a container engagement surface arranged to engage and/or disengage the clamp from the container neck when the clamp is pushed downwardly or pulled upwardly relative to the container neck. The container engagement surface may include a surface with a lower portion that slopes upwardly and inwardly, and an upper portion that slopes upwardly and outwardly relative to the container neck and that moves the clamp radially outwardly and away from the container neck as the clamp is moved vertically relative to the container neck. A latch may maintain a body portion of the dispensing device in an upper position, preventing needle insertion, until a container is suitably engaged with the base portion of the device, e.g., by a clamp. Sensors may detect engagement of a container with the device and/or insertion of a needle into the container.
US11795039B2
A locking device for a telescopic boom, in particular of a mobile crane, has an actuator for generating an actuating force, a driver that is reversibly coupled, during a telescoping movement of the telescopic boom, to a locking bolt, which is secured at a boom extension segment of the telescopic boom, and to be moved under the action of the actuating force for adjusting the locking bolt between at least one locking position and a release position. A driver bolt can be moved reversibly by the actuating force between a carry-along position gripping an inner boom extension segment and an empty running position not gripping a boom extension segment. A slotted actuating link is configured for a joint movement of the locking bolt and the driver bolt. A movement plane of the slotted actuating link is oriented perpendicularly to the telescoping direction of the telescopic boom.
US11795036B2
A method for generating a trajectory for a load transported by a hoisting appliance spanning a hoisting area. The method includes providing a 3-dimensional model of the hoisting area with located obstacles within the hoisting area, providing load parameters including load length, height, width and weight. Generating a trajectory for navigating through the hoisting area using the model of the hoisting area and taking in account located obstacles, load parameters; and load movement parameters including a maximum attainable speed of the hoist appliance with the load, wherein the generated trajectory includes a starting point, a target point and a number of consecutive line segments connecting the starting point and the target point. And optimizing the trajectory for speed by maximizing the length of at least one line segment in a main direction of travel in order to travel at a maximum attainable speed of the hoisting appliance with the load in the main direction of travel.
US11795031B2
Disclosed is an elevator system having an elevator, the elevator having an elevator landing and an elevator controller, the controller capable of communicating over a network with a device, and the device may be located within an area positionally associated with the landing, the controller: receives from the device, a request for elevator service at the landing, effects monitoring the device relative to the area, effects a first response upon determining that the device is inside the area, otherwise effects a second response.
US11795029B1
Carbon fiber winding equipment includes integrated spiral and hooping winding equipment for multi-bundle fibers. The equipment includes a spiral winding unit, a hoop winding unit, and a guide base and a supporting base for supporting the spiral winding unit and the hoop winding unit. An end face of a gear driving plate includes a continuous bulbous iris curve sliding rail, a sliding rod extends into the sliding rail and is capable of driving a yarn guide shaft tube to slide radially along with the rotation of the gear driving plate. A bevel gear is capable of driving the yarn guide shaft tube to do auto-rotation motion along with the rotation of a second transmission gear ring. A ratchet driving plate rotates to drive an electric telescopic rod to push a hoop rotation plate to rotate so as to drive a hoop winding bundling device to complete a hoop winding action.
US11795026B2
The present invention relates to Indexer table (1) for rotary and horizontal shifting of paper bunches. Said indexer table (1) having spider arms shifted in rotary manner through pinion gear and servo motor. The drive power is provided to auxiliary shaft (5) from main shaft (4) through the pulley (11) and belt (19d) configuration. The juxtaposed shafts receive the drive power from the auxiliary shaft (5) through universal joints (10). The cam (12) on each shaft rotates along with rotation of the shaft for reciprocal movement of spider arm (20). The actuator (13) actuates follower (13b) for open and close movement of bunch gripper (21). Said bunch gripper (21) grips bunch paper and then said driven shaft (14) rotates so that the spider arm (20) shifts bunch paper in rotary manner. After performing operation of bunch paper, the spider arm (20) shifts bunch paper to next platform.
US11795023B2
A sheet storage device includes a first reel, a second reel, a third reel, a shaft, a drum, a first differential mechanism and a second differential mechanism. Tips first, second and third tapes respectively unwound from the first reel, the second reel, and the third reel are fixed to the drum, and the drum winds up sheets together with the first, second and third tapes. The first differential mechanism distributes torque input from a torque source to a first path and a second path. The second differential mechanism is provided in the second path and distributes the torque that has been distributed by the first differential mechanism to a third path and a fourth path. The first reel is located in the first path, the second reel is located in the third path, and the third reel is located in the fourth path.
US11795020B2
A fabric roll is produced by winding a fabric (4) around at least two reels, that are coaxially aligned, spaced from each other, and have a total length (L) that is less than the width (Wr) of said fabric roll (11).
US11795019B2
According to one embodiment, a sheet conveying device includes a tray and a correcting member. On the tray, a sheet bundle in which a plurality of sheets are overlapped is stacked in a thickness direction of the sheet bundle. The correcting member moves relative to the tray in the thickness direction. The correcting member abuts against an upper layer portion of an outer peripheral portion of the sheet bundle on the tray, and presses the upper layer portion from an outside after abutting. The correcting member corrects a position of the upper layer portion in a lateral direction intersecting the thickness direction toward an inside from the outside of the sheet bundle.
US11795017B2
A sheet feeding apparatus includes an apparatus body including an abutting portion, an opening/closing member, a stacking member, a feeding member, a conveyance unit including a separation portion, and a guide configured to guide a leading edge of the sheet conveyed by the feeding member from the stacking member toward the separation portion. The guide includes a supported portion supported pivotably by the apparatus body and an abutted portion configured to be abutted against the abutting portion. The guide is configured to move in interrelation with an operation of closing the opening/closing member and to be positioned inside the apparatus body with respect to the opening/closing member in the closed state of the opening/closing member. In the opened state of the opening/closing member, the guide is configured to be restricted from pivoting by the abutted portion being abutted against the abutting portion.
US11795005B2
A hygienic, cleanable conveyor roller for use in a conveyor includes a segmented hub, a plurality of spokes and a rim for contacting a conveyor belt. The segmented hub comprises a plurality of arcuate segments in different axial planes connected to each other. The conveyor roller is mounted upon and rotatable about a mounting shaft that may axially constrain the roller. During a single revolution of the conveyor roller about the mounting shaft, all surfaces of both the conveyor roller and the mounting shaft are fully exposed, allowing the surfaces to be cleaned in place, without requiring removal of the conveyor roller from the mounting shaft.
US11795002B1
Various embodiments are directed to conveyor apparatuses and methods of using the same. In various embodiments, a conveyor apparatus comprises a conveyor frame including a plurality of opposing sidewalls extending in a length direction and a bottom panel comprising a hinged configuration relative to the opposing sidewalls such that the bottom panel is configured for movement throughout a range of rotational motion between a closed position and an open position; and a bottom panel positioning assembly comprising: a mounting bracket secured to one of the opposing sidewalls; a positioning element slidably engaged relative to the mounting bracket and configurable between a nominal position and an engaged position; and a retention element configured to bias the positioning element towards the nominal position; wherein the bottom panel positioning assembly is configured to facilitate selective arrangement of the bottom panel based at least in part on an arrangement of the positioning element.
US11795001B2
A conveyor apparatus includes a drive unit, a connection interface which transmits analog signals, and a drive control module which is coupled to the drive unit and to the connection interface via signal technology. The drive control module receives analog control signals via the connection interface in an operating state and controls the drive unit as a function of the analog control signals, outputs digital diagnostic signals via the connection interface in a digital communication state, and switches from the operating state to the digital communication state upon receipt of a switchover command. The switchover command is made up of a predetermined analog control signal or a predetermined sequence of analog control signals.
US11794996B2
A method for retrieving an inventory item based on a handling robot, where the handling robot includes: a storage frame; and a material handling device installed on the storage frame, and including a telescopic arm and a manipulator installed to the telescopic arm; and the method for retrieving an inventory item includes: driving, by the telescopic arm, the manipulator to extend to a preset position of warehouse shelf along a preset horizontal reference line; loading, by the manipulator that is remained on the reference line, the inventory item located in the preset position; driving, by the telescopic arm, the manipulator loaded with the inventory item to move to the storage frame along the reference line; and unloading, by the manipulator that is remained on the reference line, the inventory item to the storage frame.
US11794992B2
A trash container includes a container unit and an ultrasonic deodorizing device. The container unit includes a container having a top opening and a container cavity, and a container cover being moved between an opened position and a closed position. The ultrasonic deodorizing device includes a deodorizing carrier supported above the top opening of the container body for containing deodorant in liquid form, an ultrasonic nozzle operatively coupled at the deodorizing carrier for downwardly injecting the deodorant in an atomization manner below the top opening of the container body, and a nozzle controller configured to control and activate the ultrasonic nozzle.
US11794982B2
A pharmaceutical package for carrying a pharmaceutical container includes a first housing and a second housing in the first housing. The second housing defines a compartment sized and shaped to receive and carry the pharmaceutical container. A gas chamber is disposed between the first and second housings. The gas chamber is configured to hold a gas in an inflated state of the gas chamber. A passage extends from the first housing to the second housing and defines a passageway extending there-between to allow the pharmaceutical container to be positioned in the compartment of the second housing by moving the pharmaceutical container through the passageway. One or more supports are connected to and extending between the first housing and the second housing. The one or more supports secure and hold the second housing in the first housing.
US11794976B2
A package of one or more absorbent articles is disclosed. The package has a package material including natural fibers. The package has a plurality of panels, including a consumer-facing panel, and wherein the package is sealed such that the one or more absorbent articles are completely enclosed therein. The package material has a basis weight of between 50 gsm to 120 gsm, between 60 gsm to 105 gsm or between 70 gsm to 90 gsm, as determined via ISO 536 as modified herein. The package material is recyclable.
US11794973B2
A top-engaging carrier includes a top panel (18a) and a sloping shoulder panel (16a) hinged to the top panel by a first fold line (21a). The first fold line is interrupted by at least two curved cut lines (40a) such that by folding the shoulder panel about the first fold line, an article-engaging edge is defined by each of the at least two curved cut lines. The shoulder panel includes a stress-reducing second fold line (29a) extending alongside at least a part of the first fold line.
US11794956B2
An improved snap-on/twist off closure which is very durable. The invention is also directed to a package comprising the closure, e.g., a bottle in combination with the closure. The closure includes an upper wall defining an opening and a cylindrical snap on pipe depending from the upper wall. The pipe includes threads designed to mate with external threads on a neck of the bottle. The threads on the pipe and threads on the neck of the bottle pass over each other when the closure is snapped onto the bottle during manufacture. The pipe includes a resistance recess and a guidance recess. A bottom rim of the pipe, the resistance recess and the guidance recess are in contact with a forcing element on a shoulder of the bottle and guide the closure into positions permitting unscrewing of the closure.
US11794951B2
A pallet wrap system and manufacture for repair of wood pallets that extends the service life of wood pallets to reduce associated costs, environmental concerns, and workplace injuries. The wrap or wrap component comprises a plurality of portions hingedly attached to one another and configured to surround or cover a portion of a pallet. The wrap component may be manufactured using recycled material, such as paper, aluminum, or plastic, and may further include a chemical for properties such as elasticity, adhesion, and bonding grip. The wrap component may further be folded to such that it can be erected from a flattened state to form a display unit for products. The wrap may include printed information content such as advertising/marketing content, or manufacturer's or shipper's information, identification or logo to make sure that only that business' product is shipped or used with the identified pallet.
US11794948B2
A shelf-ready shipper display system having a tray portion, a hood portion, and one or more zones of weakness that enable the hood portion to be separated from the tray portion so that the shipper display system can be converted from a shipping configuration to a display configuration. In certain embodiments, the shipper display system is made from a single blank. In some embodiments, the shipper display system includes a reinforcement panel that is also capable of being separated from the tray portion as the shipper display system is converted from the shipping configuration and to the display configuration.
US11794943B2
A tray container includes a paper-based material having a number of sides extending from a container bottom. Each side has a proximal end that is contiguous with the container bottom and a distal end that is configured to fold into a bonding surface and a reinforced portion. The bonding surface and the reinforced portion each include two layers of the container material. The tray container has a perimeter bonding surface that includes each bonding surface of the container sides. A support ring is attached to the perimeter bonding surface, defining a cover bonding surface to which a film or mesh cover may be bonded.
US11794941B2
A packaging assembly includes a packaging enclosure with a bottom closure that folds into a flap with a latch that locks into an opening on a face of the packaging enclosure. Upper faces of the packaging enclosure allow for juxtaposing and superposing a plurality of the packaging enclosures and providing space for air to circulate between them.
US11794939B2
A container (1) made of thermoplastic material, defining an axis (X) and having a petaloid type bottom (2), the bottom (2) comprising: -a central area (3); -a plurality of first convex surfaces (4) towards the outside of the container, which extend from the central area (3); -a plurality of feet (5), arranged alternately with the first convex surfaces (4), and projecting outwards with respect to the first convex surfaces (4); -an annular rib (6), which is coaxial to the axis (X); wherein the first convex surfaces (4) belong to the same spherical surface having the center (C) arranged on the axis (X).
US11794938B2
A reinforced plastic container having improved rim planarity. The container has a non-round main body portion integral with a finish portion. The main body portion has a central longitudinal axis and defines a hollow interior of the container. The finish portion has an upper surface defining a rim with a circumference framing a round opening that provides access to the hollow interior of the container, a radially outwardly extending snap bead being adapted to receive and retain a closure and hermetically seal the container and including interrupted portions located around the circumference of the rim, and a plurality of reinforcements located in the interrupted portions of the snap bead and assuring substantial planarity of the upper surface of the rim even when substantial forces act on the container. Each reinforcement has a strut bounded by and centered between a pair of strut indents, with each indent supported by a buttress.
US11794933B2
A method, apparatus and program product utilize pressurized fluid flow from a position generally upstream of a free end of a packaging material tail and at an acute angle relative to the side of a load while the free end of the packaging material tail is unsupported and/or utilize pressurized fluid flow in two or more directions and from two or more positions to assist in adhering a packaging material tail to the side of a load at the completion of a wrapping operation.
US11794932B2
A forming shoulder for forming a film tube from a flat film web and a method for producing a forming shoulder. The forming shoulder comprises a shoulder piece and a prism piece which are connected to each other along a forming edge, the shoulder piece having an outer shoulder surface via which the film web can be guided to an entry opening of the prism piece limited by the forming edge, the forming edge being made of at least one metal piece, a plastic shoulder piece and/or a plastic prism piece being molded onto the metal piece.
US11794931B2
A modular unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system comprises a body module, a rotor module, and a wing module. The body module includes a flight controller and a power distribution device. The body module is releasably attachable to the rotor module or the wing module, and the body module is releasably attachable to the rotor module. The rotor module includes one or more motors and electronic speed controllers (ESCs), while the wing module includes a wing having a flap, elevator, aileron, or rudder. Various UAV configurations can be formed from the body module, the rotor module, and the wing module. Each configuration includes different advantages for flight time, distance, battery life, and payload capacity. A UAV can be configured to a particular configuration to optimize parcel delivery.
US11794927B2
A method of additively manufacturing a spacecraft panel includes printing a first skin and a second skin, spaced apart from the first skin. The method further includes printing a first truss structure connecting the first skin to the second skin.
US11794911B2
A pressure relief valve may comprise a housing, a disk, and a seal. The disk may be configured to deflect relative to the housing. The seal may form a sealing interface with at least one of the housing or disk. The pressure relief valve may be coupled to an inflatable slide or an aspirator.
US11794889B2
There is disclosed a rotorcraft comprising: an array of lift devices supported at a structure; a first group of the lift devices configured to generate thrust in a first common direction; a second group of the lift devices being tilted or tiltable relative to the first group of devices so as to generate thrust in at least a second common direction; and a flight control system.
US11794885B2
An inner middle rotor is rotated while an inner front rotor, an inner back rotor, and an outer rotor are not rotated. The inner middle rotor is surrounded by the inner front rotor, the inner back rotor, the outer rotor, and a fuselage. After rotating the inner middle rotor while not rotating the inner front rotor, the inner back rotor, and the outer rotor, the inner middle rotor, the inner front rotor, the inner back rotor, and the outer rotor are simultaneously rotated.
US11794871B1
A method for preserving electrical power in a marine vessel. The method includes operating a variable operating device according to an original setting, measuring an actual system voltage for the marine vessel, and comparing the actual system voltage measured to a target system voltage. The method further includes adjusting the operation of the variable operating device from the original setting based on the comparison of the actual system voltage to the target system voltage, where adjusting the operation changes the electrical power usage in the marine vessel.
US11794864B2
A gyro stabilizer includes a rotor arranged to rotate about a spin axis, and a stator, wherein the rotor and the stator include rotor and stator assemblies, respectively. The rotor assembly is arranged radially outside the stator assembly with respect to the spin axis, wherein the rotor and/or stator assemblies include magnets with magnetic axis in the direction of the spin axis.
US11794858B2
The Boating Accessory is a multi-use fastener designed to attach to various surfaces or objects on a boat. The Boating Accessory may include a body hingedly connected to an arm with a suction mechanism that can be used to secure a corner onto either fiberglass or window glass. The Boating Accessory may include a clip with a rounded portion that can be used to attach to most stainless handles or deck railing with a strong spring for clamping. The clip is useful in attaching to fabrics or hard roofs with a friction member at the contact point. The multi-use fastener may be used to secure a shade anywhere on a boat to immediately and effectively block the sun's rays. When the sun moves lower to the horizon, the multi-use fasteners can be quickly repositioned.
US11794851B2
A spacer is provided for adjusting the tread of a bicycle pedal. The sole can fit to its tread force receiving surface without causing damage to a user's foot or shoe. The non-slipping effect is high. A spacer is detachable from the main body of a bicycle pedal and includes an elastic material for adjusting a height from a deck surface and, when tread force is applied to the elastic material, is pushed down in the direction of thickness according to the tread force, and the tip of a stud pin attached to the main body of the pedal is exposed more from the spacer. The detachable spacer can cover and protect a large portion of the exposed part of the stud pin when no foot is placed on the pedal, and when a foot is placed on the pedal, a stud pin protrudes to provide the non-slipping effect.
US11794849B2
A pedal for bicycles includes a pedal pin that extends along a reference axis and has a first axial end structured to be coupled to a pedal crank of a bicycle and a second axial end opposite to the first end and a pedal body that comprises a hub coupled in a freely rotatable manner to the pedal pin so as to be able to rotate around the reference axis. On the pedal pin there are at least two inner chambers having a circular section and extending along the reference axis coaxial thereto, a sensor circuit coupled to the pedal pin, an electronic circuit configured to determine the mechanical deformation of the pedal pin, and an electric storage device arranged in an inner chamber.
US11794844B2
Riding-saddle motor vehicle including a front frame which extends along a longitudinal direction having at least one front wheel, a rear frame having a pair of rear wheels mounted on opposite sides of a rear wheel axis, a motor unit mounted on board the front frame and adapted to provide a driving torque to the pair of rear wheels and/or the front wheel, where the motor unit is connected to the rear wheel axis by means of an articulated transmission joint adapted to allow a relative rotation, around the longitudinal direction, between the front frame and the rear frame, and transmit a driving torque to the pair of rear wheels.
US11794841B2
A fuel tank for a motor vehicle, a method for producing the fuel tank, and a single-track motor vehicle including the fuel tank, where the fuel tank includes at least two parts that are joined together where the parts delimit a receiving chamber for receiving a fuel. At least one of the two parts is produced by a co-injection moulding process.
US11794836B1
A seat for use with a vehicle is provided. The seat includes a base, a cushioning material coupled to the base, an outer cover positioned over the base and the cushioning material, the outer cover including at least one accessory portion comprising at least one strap coupled to a seam of the outer cover and a securement component coupling the at least one strap to the outer cover.
US11794833B2
A vehicle headliner assembly system is provided. The system includes an articulated mounting robot having multiple degrees of freedom, an assembly jig fastened to the mounting robot, a vehicle headliner coupled to the assembly jig, a gripper provided in the assembly jig and configured to engage the headliner, a pressurization unit provided and configured to pressurize the headliner to couple the headliner to a vehicle body; and a control unit. The control unit is configured to control the mounting robot to move the assembly jig, to control the gripper to attach or detach the assembly jig to or from the headliner, and to control the pressurization unit to couple the headliner to the vehicle body.
US11794831B2
A trailer for towing by a power vehicle is provided and generally includes a frame and a tandem wheel assembly. The frame forms an undercarriage chassis which the tandem wheel assembly is positioned there under. The undercarriage chassis includes a rear wheel assembly, a front wheel assembly, and an extension assembly moving the front wheel assembly between trailing position and a self-propelled position. At least one of the wheel assemblies is powered by a selectively engageable drive assembly including a motor, transmission, driveshaft, selectively engageable clutch and hub, to drive the rotation of at least one of the wheels.
US11794829B1
A guarded track lock includes a support plate having a planar anterior face, a finger protruding outwardly away from the planar anterior face, and a bolt protruding outwardly away from the planar anterior face and registered parallel to the finger. A face plate has a plurality of statically coupled portions angularly offset from a central axis of the bolt, wherein one of the portions has an aperture configured to receive the bolt therethrough. A protective cover is removably engaged with the face plate and supported against the one portion, a nut affixed to the bolt and seated within the protective cover, and a locking member releasably connected to the bolt and seated within the protective cover. The bolt is configured to fit through the sprocket of the existing power-operated machinery, thereby providing the new and useful result of prohibiting operation of the track in forwarded and reward directions.
US11794821B2
A vehicle fender assembly includes a fender including a body having an outer surface and an inner surface opposite the outer surface. The body defines a body opening. A stiffener is mounted to the body inner surface and is located at the body opening. The stiffener includes stiffener holes sized to receive associated fasteners. A charge port assembly includes a bracket mounted to the stiffener. The bracket includes bracket holes sized to receive the associated fasteners. The bracket holes are over-sized relative to the associated fasteners to allow for positional movement of the charge port assembly on the associated fasteners relative to the body opening. The stiffener includes at least one stiffener locating feature and the bracket includes at least one bracket locating feature adapted to mate with the at least one stiffener feature to ensure proper placement of the bracket on the stiffener relative to the body opening.
US11794817B2
A side sill for mounting a sliding door of a vehicle may support operations of opening and closing the sliding door without reducing an area of a space inside the vehicle. The side sill includes an inner panel that extends in forward and rearward directions and which is mounted at a side portion of a floor panel of a vehicle body, and an outer panel formed integrally with an upper end and a lower end of the inner panel so as to be disposed opposite the floor panel of the vehicle body based on the inner panel, the outer panel having a module mounting part for mounting a sliding module for the sliding door based on upward and downward directions, the module mounting part being open towards an outside of the vehicle body.
US11794816B2
An automated driving vehicle includes: a traveling unit to which an upper structure can be attached and which does not have a passenger compartment; and a connector provided in the traveling unit and connected to the upper structure detachably attached to the traveling unit.
US11794810B2
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for estimating a steering angle of a vehicle, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide an apparatus and a method for estimating a steering angle of a vehicle capable of estimating an actual steering angle without using a steering angle sensor.
US11794802B1
An adjustment actuator assembly for a vehicle steering system includes a leadscrew having a threaded outer surface and at least one pocket recessed radially inwardly from an outer diameter of the threaded outer surface. The adjustment actuator assembly also includes a nut having a threaded inner surface engaged with the threaded outer surface of the leadscrew, the nut axially moveable along the leadscrew during rotation of the leadscrew. The adjustment actuator assembly further includes a travel stop limiter operatively coupled to the nut, the travel stop limiter having a leg extending through an opening of the nut and spring biased into contact with the threaded outer surface of the leadscrew and moveable into the pocket of the leadscrew to limit axial translation of the nut.
US11794799B2
A handle joint base including a joint fixing base and a microswitch detachably connected thereto, wherein a trigger component is provided in the joint fixing base, and a trigger part of the trigger component is movable relative to the joint fixing base. The microswitch includes a contact for triggering the microswitch to be turned on or off. Part of the surface of the contact is exposed outside a housing of the microswitch and is arc-shaped. An outer wall surface of a first end of the trigger part is wedge-shaped. When the trigger part is pressed downward, the wedged-shaped outer wall surface abuts and presses the arc-shaped surface of the contact, driving the contact to move into the housing to trigger the microswitch to be turned on or off. Also disclosed is a carrier vehicle in a configuration of a pallet truck having the foregoing handle joint base.
US11794797B2
Systems and methods are disclosed including a system that can include a traffic gate, an electronic circuit and a portable controller. The traffic gate can have an arm. The electronic circuit can have a controller, a first communication module, and one or more light sources configured to mount to the arm or other portions of the traffic gate. The controller can be configured to control the electronic circuit to selectively operate the one or light sources as desired. The portable controller can have a second communication module configured to communicate with the first communication module to actuate the controller to control of the electronic circuit.
US11794781B2
An autonomous controller, a system including the same, and a method thereof include a processor that detects a target object attempting to cut in at a low speed during autonomous driving and that performs response control. The controller, system, and method include a storage storing data and an algorithm for detecting the target object and performing the response control. The processor calculates a final distance value on the basis of a point tracking a distance between a host vehicle and the target object and compares the final distance value with a predetermined threshold to determine whether the target object cuts in.
US11794779B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to conducting pullover maneuvers for autonomous vehicles. For instance, a pullover location may be identified. A pullover start location may be determined for the pullover location. A first distance for the vehicle to come to a complete stop within a pullover deceleration limit may be determined based on a current speed of the vehicle. A second distance between a current location of the vehicle and the pullover start location may be determined. The first distance may be compared to the second distance to assess feasibility of the pullover location. The vehicle may be controlled in order to conduct a pullover maneuver in an autonomous driving mode.
US11794776B2
A method of determining whether a planned trajectory of a first vehicle over a road along which the first vehicle and a second vehicle are traveling, is invalid, comprising: obtaining the planned trajectory, comprising a first state of the first vehicle for each of a plurality of time instants; obtaining a second state of the second vehicle for each time instant; determining, for each time instant, a respective lateral range extending from the second vehicle; and determining that the planned trajectory is invalid where, for the first and second states at one or more of the time instants: the first vehicle is within the lateral range and within a lane boundary region of the road; and a direction of a lateral velocity of the first vehicle is towards the second vehicle and a lateral acceleration of the first vehicle away from the second vehicle is smaller than a predetermined threshold.
US11794768B2
A safety confirmation support device (equipment system) according to the present disclosure contains hardware of storage unit and CPU processor and several sensing & display devices, and corresponding software including moving object detection unit, risk level detection unit, and output display control unit etc. The moving object detection unit is used to detect an object in a detection area around a vehicle. The risk level detection unit is used to determine, for each detected object, a risk level indicating a level of risk affecting the vehicle. The output display control unit is used to control output display information about the object via the one or more output devices when the risk level of the object is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value, and not to display the information about the object when the risk level is below the threshold value.
US11794762B2
A method for prioritizing occlusion information is presented. The method includes determining, at a first time period, a first sensor's view of a spatial area is occluded. The method also includes observing, at a second time period, the spatial area. The method further includes determining a level of risk associated with the spatial area based on the observation. The method still further includes prioritizing transmission of the occlusion information corresponding to the spatial area based on the determined level of risk and transmitting the occlusion information corresponding to the spatial area based on the priority.
US11794750B1
A autonomous vehicle comprising a sensor for sensing a physical property indicative of snow slipperiness; and a processor communicatively connected to the sensor to receive a signal from the sensor indicative of the snow slipperiness, to process the signal and to generate an estimated instantaneous coefficient of friction between a tire of the vehicle and a snow-covered roadway.
US11794738B2
According to one embodiment, a vehicle includes an electrified propulsion system having an electric machine powered by a traction battery over an electrical distribution system (EDS). A controller is programmed to, reduce a speed limit of the vehicle from a maximum speed limit to an EDS speed limit in response to a measured average current of the EDS being within a threshold percentage of an average current limit of the EDS, and, in response to a measured speed of the vehicle exceeding the EDS speed limit, command a torque to the electric machine that is less than a driver-demanded torque such that the vehicle is propelled at a speed below the EDS speed limit.
US11794728B2
A vehicle electronic controller includes a peripheral obstacle identification section identifying obstacles near the vehicle, a blind spot region identification section identifying a blind spot region which is not in a detection range of the obstacle identification section, a region determination section which classifies the blind spot region into either a dangerous blind or a safe blind spot region and an obstacle region presumption section which presumes an obstacle presence region which is a region that a latent obstacle which is the latent obstacle which could be present at a previous time in the dangerous blind spot region which was classified at the previous time can be present at a present time, in which the region determination section determines that a region which overlaps with at least the obstacle presence region in the blind spot region that the blind spot region identification section identified is the dangerous blind spot region.
US11794714B2
A sensorless clutch state feedback method is provided including a driveline disconnect. To engage the sensorless disconnect, respective speeds of a motor assembly and the sensorless disconnect are synchronized to within a speed delta threshold of each other, a control system facilitates the engagement of the motor assembly and the sensorless disconnect, and the control system determines the success of the engagement by the motor speed response of the motor assembly (e.g., whether the presence of a load is detected).
US11794710B2
In an electric parking brake device configured in such a way that a parking brake state resulting from pulling of a brake cable is released by loosening the brake cable, the brake cable is formed by twisting together a plurality of wires in such a way as to generate a twisting force in a fixed direction when pulled, and the direction in which the twisting force generated by the brake cable in a pulled state acts on a screw shaft is set to be the same direction as the direction in which a nut is rotated to loosen the brake cable. This makes it possible to reduce an operating sound and to reduce wear of members constituting a rotation restricting device.
US11794709B2
The present disclosure comprises a reservoir cutoff valve provided on a pipe and configured to be opened in a non-energization state; a simulator cutoff valve provided on a pipe and configured to be closed in a non-energization state; an operation determination circuit configured to determine whether the brake operation member is in an operation execution state in which the brake operation member is being operated is; and a current control circuit that, when the operation determination circuit determines that the brake operation member is not in an operation execution state, supplies a first current to the reservoir cutoff valve, and when the operation determination circuit determines that the brake operation member is in an operation execution state, supplies a second current greater than the first current to the reservoir cutoff valve.
US11794693B2
A wireless charging device and a warning signal generating method are provided in this disclosure. The warning signal generating method includes: determining whether the smart key of the vehicle is in an operating mode according to a wireless unlock signal when a vehicle is turned off; determining whether a door of the vehicle is opened when the smart key is not in the operating mode; determining whether a portable electronic device is on a wireless charging base of the wireless charging device when the door is opened; and generating a warning signal when the portable electronic device is on the wireless charging base.
US11794692B1
A vehicle locking boot includes a horizontal support arm and a first vertical support arm extending from the horizontal support arm. The first vertical support arm includes a front engagement protrusion. A receiving sleeve extends from the horizontal support arm at a base of the first vertical support arm. A horizontal extension portion is coupled to the horizontal support arm. A second vertical support arm extends from the horizontal extension portion. The second vertical support arm includes a rear engagement protrusion extending therefrom. The front engagement protrusion faces the rear engagement protrusion. A keypad is disposed on the first engagement portion to lock and unlock the horizontal extension portion. A lug nut blocking plate is coupled to the first vertical support arm. A global positioning system (GPS) housing is positioned at an upper portion of the first vertical support arm.
US11794689B2
A method for the dynamic fixation of an occupant wearing a seatbelt on a vehicle seat involves determining a lateral acceleration of the vehicle and a road course ahead of the vehicle. The seatbelt is tightened with a predetermined belt force for a predetermined period of time before entering a bend having a certain curvature.
US11794677B2
A bumper arrangement for a motor vehicle, having a crossmember which is able to be coupled to a motor vehicle by means of crash boxes. The crossmember is designed as a hollow profile which is open on one side. An opening of the hollow profile faces forwards. The crossmember is designed in its end portions to run with an orientation obliquely downwards with respect to the vertical direction.
US11794676B1
Methods, computing systems, and technology for automated vehicle action generation are presented. For example, a computing system may be configured to receive context data associated with a plurality of user interactions with a vehicle function of a vehicle. The context data may include data indicative of a plurality of user-selected settings for the vehicle function and data indicative of observed conditions associated with the respective user-selected settings. The computing system may be configured to generate, using a machine-learned clustering model, a user-activity cluster for the vehicle function based on the context data. The computing system may be configured to determine an automated vehicle action based on the user-activity cluster. The computing system may output command instructions for the vehicle to implement the automated vehicle action for automatically controlling the vehicle function in accordance with an automated setting based on whether the vehicle detects one or more triggering conditions.
US11794675B2
Systems and methods for using image analysis techniques to facilitate adjustments to vehicle components are disclosed. According to aspects, a computing device may access and analyze image data depicting an individual(s) within a vehicle, and in particular determine a positioning of the individual(s) within the vehicle. Based on the positioning, the computing device may determine how to adjust a vehicle component(s) to its optimal configuration, and may facilitate adjustment of the vehicle component(s) accordingly.
US11794674B2
An electric power generation system is disclosed to produce electrical energy. The electric power generation system includes a solar awning that is ideally carried by a vehicle that is operable under its own power or towed behind a lead vehicle. The solar awning has a solar base attached to the roof of the vehicle and a pair of solar arms that are hingedly connected to respective opposite sides of the solar base. Each of the solar base and the pair of solar arms has an array of solar panels that convert solar energy to electrical energy. The solar awning is folded from an open configuration for maximum exposure to the sun at which the solar arms lie side-by-side the solar base to a closed configuration for minimum exposure to the sun at which the solar arms rotate downwardly from the solar base to lie alongside the vehicle.
US11794672B2
An apparatus of controlling a vehicle may include a sensor that obtains state information of the vehicle, a plurality of controllers that operate in at least one communication domain, and a processor that detects a first controller that wakes up first among the plurality of controllers, wherein the processor is configured to determine whether to cut off power of the first controller according to whether the first controller is in a normal wake-up state based on the state information of the vehicle and whether the first controller is in a normal sleep state based on a sleep entry time of a communication domain.
US11794667B2
A display image is obtained in accordance with a deviation of a viewpoint position of a driver from a reference viewpoint position, on the basis of a captured image obtained by capturing an image on a rear side from a vehicle. The reference viewpoint position is updated on the basis of a long-term fluctuation of the viewpoint position. For example, the reference viewpoint position is not updated when a line-of-sight of the driver is in a certain region including a display unit that displays a display image. For example, when a viewpoint position of the driver enters a certain region corresponding to a seated state, there is registered, as an initial reference viewpoint position, a viewpoint position of the driver in a case where a line-of-sight of the driver is continuously present for a certain period of time on the display unit that displays a display image.
US11794650B2
A folding joint for attaching a rear view display device to a vehicle includes one or more hinge sections each of which is adapted to rotate relative to the vehicle, with each of the one or more hinge sections having a first end and a second end, and a biasing element comprising a spring, a coil, a wave spring, or other elastic member for biasing at least one of the one or more hinge sections in response to rotation of the folding joint, with the biasing element biasing at least one of a spring biased cam section and a biased clamping bolt. An external rear view display device for a vehicle may include the folding joint, and a vehicle may include two external rear view display devices.
US11794645B2
Apparatus and method for giving warning about vehicle in violation of traffic signal at intersection
A method of providing a warning about a vehicle in violation of a traffic signal includes: transmitting, by a rear vehicle driving behind a front vehicle entering an intersection in a first direction, signal violation information to a nearby vehicle entering the intersection in a second direction different from the first direction through vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication when the rear vehicle determines whether the front vehicle is in violation of a traffic signal at the intersection using sensing information obtained by sensing the front vehicle and determines that the front vehicle is in violation of the traffic signal; and generating, by the nearby vehicle, a warning about a risk of collision with the front vehicle using the signal violation information transmitted from the rear vehicle.
US11794643B2
A method for warning road users by means of surroundings monitoring for a running vehicle is disclosed and furthermore situation detection for the road users in the surroundings of the running vehicle and ascertainment of the probable paths of movement of the running vehicle and the other road users, furthermore ascertainment of an impending hazard situation and, if an impending hazard situation is ascertained, audible warning in and around the running vehicle. Furthermore, an apparatus for performing the method for warning road users is disclosed, wherein the running vehicle is in the form of a land vehicle and the other road users can move in a ground-based manner.
US11794641B2
A system, a method, and a computer program product may be provided for user guidance. In an example, the system includes an image projection device configured to project traffic patterns on a surface, at least one non-transitory memory configured to store computer program code, and a processor configured to execute the computer program code to control operation of the image projection device. For example, sensor data from one or more sensors onboard a vehicle is obtained. The sensor data is associated with a state of operation of the vehicle, and proximate movement associated with the vehicle. Based on the sensor data, one or more traffic patterns for projection is determined. Further, an image projection device is controlled to project the one or more traffic patterns in one or more direction of the vehicle.
US11794637B2
A door system for a vehicle includes a vehicle door, a closing unit, an operating element arranged on the vehicle door for a vehicle user, a first light source, and a control unit. The first light source is arranged such that the first light source illuminates segments of the vehicle door and/or body in the region of the door gap. The control unit receives signals of an electronic key for the vehicle and controls the closing unit depending on signals of the electronic key, and the first light source depending on the closure state of the vehicle door and/or depending on a communication state of the electronic key with the control unit of the vehicle. For a defined closure state of the vehicle door or a defined communication state of the electronic key with the control unit, the control unit illuminates a location of the segments of the vehicle door assigned to the operating element and/or the segments of the body.
US11794636B2
A headlamp is configured to emit a low beam toward a forward direction of a vehicle. The headlamp is switchable between a first low beam distribution state and a second low beam distribution state. The headlamp is configured to, in the first low beam distribution state, illuminate a low area straight ahead of the vehicle, and in the second low beam distribution state, illuminate at least one of: a width-direction intermediate portion of the low area, one width-direction end portion of the low area, and the other width-direction end portion of the low area, even brighter than the first low beam distribution state.
US11794635B2
A lamp controller interlocking system of a camera built-in headlamp inventive concepts includes a headlight module integrated with a camera and a light source, a camera controller generating a single frame image by composing an image captured in a short exposure section, in which a shutter opening time of the camera is relatively short, and an image captured in a long exposure section, in which the shutter opening time of the camera is relatively long, and a lamp controller controlling the light source to emit more light in the long exposure section more than in the short exposure section in synchronization with timings of the long exposure section and the short exposure section of the camera.
US11794630B1
A cargo restraint system for securing cargo on a truck bed of a truck is provided. The cargo restraint system includes a cargo retaining sheet having first and second end portions and an interior sheet portion disposed between the first and second end portions. The first and second end portions extend parallel to a longitudinal axis of the cargo retaining sheet and are spaced apart from another and form first and second apertures, respectively, therein. The cargo restraint system further includes a first adjustable length strap that extends through the first aperture in the cargo retaining sheet and is attachable to the truck. The cargo restraint system further includes a second adjustable length strap that extends through the second aperture in the cargo retaining sheet and is attachable to the truck.
US11794617B2
A vehicle seat having a lower part and an upper part displaceable relative to the lower part in a longitudinal direction, and a spring element for cushioning longitudinal horizontal movements of the upper part relative to the lower part. A scissors frame connects the lower part and the upper part so that they can move relative to one another. The spring element comprises a first holding arm connected to the upper part, and a second holding arm connected to the scissors frame. The first holding arm and the second holding arm are connected to one another by a first connecting element such that the first holding arm is displaced towards the second holding arm during a displacement of the upper part relative to the lower part. A resiliently deformable spring element part is deformed during a displacement of the first holding arm relative to the second holding arm.
US11794615B2
A motor vehicle seat having a backrest and a seat part and an adjustable sidewall arranged on the backrest and/or the seat part, which sidewall comprises an adjustment mechanism having a stationary portion and a lever portion pivotable about a pivot axis, and having at least one fluid-fillable bladder arranged between the stationary portion and the lever portion for adjusting the relative angular position thereof, wherein the lever portion comprises two wing portions which are arranged on either side of the pivot axis, and the bladder is arranged between a first wing portion and the stationary portion, wherein a preload torsion spring engages by a first spring portion on the stationary portion, and engages by a second spring portion on the second wing portion, of the lever portion, such that it exerts a preload force which pushes the first spring portion in the direction of the stationary portion.
US11794602B2
The disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method for operating a system comprising a central processing unit, which is in communication with a multiplicity of battery-operated machines that each have an equipment battery, and for providing an action for extending the service life of the equipment battery of the machine in a machine-specific manner.
US11794598B2
An electrical input connector unit for charging an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle comprises a connector body adapted to be mounted on a vehicle and having a central portion housing a plurality of electrical input contacts. The electrical input contacts are adapted to receive a plurality of corresponding contacts of a connector attached to a charging cable. The connector body has a socket opening out to a front side of the connector body and disposed adjacent to the central portion. The socket is configured to removably receive a human-machine interface module to control and/or provide information about a charging operation of the vehicle.
US11794584B2
A refuse vehicle includes a battery configured to provide electrical energy to drive at least one of a plurality of wheels, a vehicle body supported by the chassis and defining a receptacle for storing refuse therein, and an electric power take-off system including a motor configured to power to a hydraulic system in response to receiving the electrical energy from the battery, an inverter configured to provide the electrical energy to the motor from the battery, a sensor configured to detect thermal energy within the inverter, and a controller configured to receive data from the sensor, wherein the controller is further configured to determine if the data from the sensor is greater than a critical operating condition and reduce a rate of electrical energy supplied to the motor in response to determining that the data from the sensor is greater than the critical operating condition.
US11794580B2
A display device displays a host vehicle and other vehicles running in driving lanes together with the driving lanes on an information display screen. When the other vehicles are present at a far region at a front side in a direction of vehicle advance outside a display range of the screen, the display device displays marks showing that the other vehicles are present at a far region at a front side in a direction of vehicle advance outside a display range of the screen at fixed positions of the driving lanes displayed on the screen.
US11794579B2
A driving system is operatable at least in a first automated driving mode with automated longitudinal and/or lateral control, and in a different second automated driving mode with automated longitudinal and/or lateral control. The driving system has a steering wheel display with luminous elements for illuminating the steering wheel, which can be operated in different illumination states that are distinguishable by the driver. The luminous elements may illuminate the steering wheel rim, and are typically integrated into the steering wheel rim. The driving system specifies which illumination state of the different illumination states the steering wheel display has. The driving system specifies that, during operation of the driving system in the first driving mode, the steering wheel display is illuminated in a first illumination state. During operation of the driving system in the second driving mode, the steering wheel display is illuminated in a second illumination state that can be distinguished from the first illumination state by the driver.
US11794569B2
An air inlet shut-off device for a motor vehicle having: a support frame defining a passage opening for an incoming air flow, a curtain movable between a closed position and an open position, an automatic return system for the curtain having: an elastic element which is elastic in elongation along the rolling axis of the roller shaft and secured to the latter in such a way as to be rotated and vice versa; a cylindrical slider intended to move in translation along the rolling axis and in rotation about this same axis, said slider being secured to the elastic element in such a way as to be rotated indirectly by the roller shaft, said slider including a helical groove on its outer surface, the support frame including a fixed finger configured to be inserted in said helical groove.
US11794563B2
An electric powered work vehicle is to be configured so that holding of the battery at the storage position can be carried out easily at the time of attachment of the battery. There is provided guide mechanism for movably guiding the battery while supporting it along a horizontal direction between a storage position and a detachment position located away from the storage position along the horizontal direction. There is provided a holding mechanism configured to be automatically operated to a holding state capable of holding the battery at the storage position when the battery is moved to the storage position along the guide mechanism. There is provided a releasing operational portion manually operable to render the holding mechanism to a releasing state for allowing movement of the battery to the detachment position.
US11794558B2
A mobile accommodation, particularly a recreational accommodation such as a boat, camper or caravan, comprises a room enclosed by walls (10), wherein at least one of the walls comprises an opening (15) in which an optionally transparent window is arranged. Arranged on a first side all around the opening (15) is a casing frame (30) in which the window is mounted. A border device (20) is provided all around the opening on an opposite side. The casing frame (30) and the border device (20) are connected to each other for axial adjustment transversely of the wall (10) while enclosing a wall part of the wall. The border device (20) comprises a relatively stiff frame body (21) which carries on a side facing toward the wall a flexible skirt (25) and lies sealingly against the wall therewith.
US11794557B2
A heat exchanger for a motor vehicle that includes at least two flat tubes and at least two corrugated fins. The flat tubes and the corrugated fins are stacked alternately one above the other in a height direction (HR) to form a stack. The flat tubes and the corrugated fins are displaced in the stack in such a way that a central height axis (HMA) of the stack is aligned at an inclination angle (NVV) to the height direction (HR).
US11794556B2
A climate control circuit for a transport climate control system is provided. The circuit includes a compressor, a plurality of evaporators, a suction flow control device, and a controller. The suction flow control device is downstream of the plurality of evaporators and directs the working fluid from each of the evaporators to one of a main suction port and an auxiliary port of the compressor. The controller determines whether each of the evaporators is operating in a fresh temperature range or in a frozen temperature range. For each of the evaporators operating in the fresh temperature range, the controller instructs the suction flow control device to direct the working fluid from the corresponding evaporator to the auxiliary suction port. For each of the plurality of evaporators operating in the frozen temperature range, the controller instructs the suction flow control device to direct the working fluid to the main suction port.
US11794553B2
A vehicular vision system includes a forward-viewing camera that views through a windshield forward of a vehicle. Responsive at least in part to processing by an image processor of image data captured by the forward-viewing camera while the equipped vehicle is traveling along a road, another vehicle on the road ahead of the equipped vehicle is detected, and the vehicular vision system may determine lateral acceleration of the detected other vehicle on the road ahead of the equipped vehicle. The vehicular vision system may generate an output based at least in part on the determined lateral acceleration of the detected other vehicle on the road ahead of the equipped vehicle. Responsive to determination that the equipped vehicle is approaching a school zone, pedestrian detection via image processing of image data captured by the forward-viewing camera may be enhanced.
US11794543B2
A method for controlling vehicle motion is described. The method includes accessing a set of control signals including a measured vehicle speed value associated with a movement of a vehicle. A control signal associated with user-induced input is also accessed. The method compares the measured vehicle speed value with a predetermined vehicle speed threshold value to achieve a speed value threshold approach status, and then compares the set of values to achieve a user-induced input threshold value approach status. The method monitors a state of a valve within the vehicle suspension damper, and determines a control mode for the vehicle suspension damper. The method also regulates damping forces within the vehicle suspension damper.
US11794542B2
A shock absorber having a metal damper tube and base assembly is provided. The base assembly, which includes a composite mounting attachment made of a composite material, such as a recyclable thermoplastic, is fixed to an external surface of the metal damper tube, which may be a finished product. A cavity in the composite mounting attachment houses at least a portion of the metal damper tube and thus defines an overlapping region where the composite mounting attachment and the metal damper tube are co-extensive with each other. One or more windows are provided in the overlapping region of the composite mounting attachment where the metal damper tube is left exposed. This helps to promote heat dissipation away from the metal damper tube while reducing weight and heat transmission from the metal damper tube to the composite mounting attachment to reduce overheating of the composite material.
US11794525B2
A tire includes a tread portion that includes a first circumferential groove and a first land portion. A groove bottom portion of the first circumferential groove includes a groove bottom reference surface and a plurality of projections projecting outwardly in a tire radial direction from the groove bottom reference surface. The first land portion has at least one first lateral groove extending from the first circumferential groove and terminating within the first land portion. In a tread plan view, an entirety of a first lateral groove extension region obtained by extending a connection portion of the first lateral groove at the first circumferential groove to the groove bottom portion of the first circumferential groove so as to be parallel to a tire axial direction is formed on the groove bottom reference surface.
US11794511B2
An inductor core includes a magnetic main body having a pillar shape and comprised of a magnetic material. The magnetic main body includes an inclined portion including an inclined surface that constitutes an outer circumferential surface of a truncated cone having an outer diameter increasing from one end toward the other end; and a straight body portion that is coaxial with the inclined portion and includes an outer peripheral surface that constitutes an outer circumferential surface of a cylindrical column body extending from the other end toward the one end, the straight body portion being connected to the inclined portion. An arithmetic mean roughness Ra of an outer peripheral surface of the straight body portion located at or around the other end is smaller than an arithmetic mean roughness Ra of an outer peripheral surface of the straight body portion that is disposed at or around the inclined portion.
US11794507B2
A gift card carrier for use with a greeting card and a greeting card for carrying a gift car is provided. The gift card carrier and the greeting card comprise a base panel comprising a front surface and a back surface, where the front surface has a holding area that is sized and dimensioned to receive the entire gift card therein. They also include a retaining member secured to the front surface for releasably securing the gift card in the holding area, and a metal shield secured to the front surface or the back surface of the base panel, where the metal shield sized to cover, and positioned to correspond with, the holding area.
US11794504B2
To provide a protective layer transfer sheet that can produce a print having excellent abrasion resistance and an excellent glossiness. A protective layer transfer sheet 100 including a transfer layer 10 provided on one surface of a substrate 1, wherein the transfer layer 10 has a single-layer structure composed only of a protective layer 5 or a layered structure in which the protective layer 10 is located nearest to a side of the substrate 1, and the protective layer 5 contains a styrene resin and a particulate organofluorine compound.
US11794502B2
An ink cassette comprises a supply bobbin, a winding bobbin, and an enclosure including a supply bobbin storage portion and a winding bobbin storage portion. In the supply bobbin storage portion and the winding bobbin storage portion, an opening is provided in one side surface of the enclosure, with an elastic piece provided within each of the openings, and a rotation restricting portion is provided on an inner side of another side surface of the enclosure. The supply bobbin and the winding bobbin has a rotation-restricted portion. The supply bobbin and the winding bobbin are biased by the elastic pieces toward the other side surface in which the rotation restricting portions are provided, and the rotation-restricted portions engage with the rotation restricting portions and restrict rotation of the supply bobbin and the winding bobbin.
US11794496B2
A printer includes a transport unit, a recording unit, a cutter unit, and a control unit. The transport unit is capable of transporting two pieces of roll paper in parallel. The cutter unit is movable in a width direction intersecting a transport direction, and is capable of cutting the two pieces of roll paper. The cutter unit is capable of cutting roll paper PR in both a forward path and a return path of the movement in a width direction. The control unit is capable of setting a standby position of the cutter unit to a position between the two pieces of roll paper.
US11794495B2
An object is to provide a full-line inkjet printing apparatus and a printing method that can suppress occurrence of image degradation in the case where a conveyance roller conveys a print medium and multipass printing is performed. The maximum conveyance amount in a return route is set to be smaller than a distance between the conveyance roller and a print head.
US11794490B2
An information processing apparatus coupled to and configured to communicate with a tape printing apparatus which prints a printing image on a tape fed from a tape cartridge includes: an acquiring section that acquires cartridge information indicating a type of the tape cartridge attached to the tape printing apparatus; a determining section that determines whether or not a shrinkable tape is loaded in the tape cartridge in accordance with the cartridge information; and a printing control section that, when the determining section determines that the shrinkable tape is not loaded in the tape cartridge, causes the tape printing apparatus to print a normal printing image and, when the determining section determines that the shrinkable tape is loaded in the tape cartridge, causes the tape printing apparatus to print an enlarged printing image to be printed on the tape as an enlarged image of the normal printing image.
US11794480B2
A head unit includes a plurality of recording heads and a liquid supply unit. The liquid supply unit includes a body housing, an external connection port, and a head connection port. A body housing is positioned above the nozzles of the plurality of recording heads and has thereinside a common flow path through which the liquid passes. An external connection port is provided in the body housing, communicates with one end of the common flow path, is connected to an external liquid supply source, and through which the liquid passes. A head connection port is provided in the body housing and communicates with the other end side of the common flow path, is connected to each of the plurality of recording heads, and through which the liquid passes.
US11794476B2
A micro-valve includes an orifice plate including a first surface and a second surface, and an orifice extending from the first surface to the second surface. The micro-valve also includes a spacing member disposed on the first surface and offset from the orifice, a valve seat disposed on the first surface. The valve seat defines an opening in fluid communication with the orifice in a flow direction. The micro-valve also includes an actuating beam disposed on the spacing member extending from the spacing member toward the orifice, the actuating beam being moveable between an open position and a closed position. The micro-valve also includes a sealing member affixed to an end portion of the actuating beam. In a closed position, a sealing surface of the sealing member contacts the valve seat to close the micro-valve.
US11794472B2
A method of processing phase signals for continuous inkjet printing, said method comprising: providing at least one phase signal, wherein said at least one phase signal is an analogue signal; converting the at least one phase signal into at least one corresponding digitised phase signal; and processing said at least one digitised phasing signal, wherein the processing comprises extracting at least one predetermined phase parameter from the at least one digitised phasing signal when the at least one digitised phasing signal is a time-domain digitalised phase signal, and wherein the at least one predetermined phase parameter comprises one or more time-domain signal features of the at least one digitised phasing signal.
US11794469B2
An image forming apparatus includes: a rotating body having a recess in an outer peripheral surface thereof; a sprocket provided coaxially with the rotating body to rotate integrally with the rotating body; a chain having plural links, the chain being wound around the sprocket to circulate in a circulating direction so as to shift from a rotary movement in which the chain rotates in an arc shape conforming to an outer periphery of the sprocket along with the sprocket, to a linear movement; a holder fixed to at least one link of the links of the chain, the holder being configured to hold a leading end portion of a recording medium, the holder being configured to transport the recording medium by performing the rotary movement along with the rotating body and the chain in a state of (i) holding the leading end portion of the recording medium placed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body and (ii) being located in the recess, and then shifting to the linear movement along with the chain; and an image forming unit configured to form an image on the recording medium placed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body, in which a holding position where the holder holds the recording medium is arranged downstream of an upstream roller of rollers of a most downstream link in the circulating direction among the at least one link to which the holder is fixed.
US11794468B2
A device for imprinting cans comprises a plurality of ink cartridges that supply ink to a plurality of printing plates; the printing plates communicate with transfer blankets fixed to a drum, the transfer blankets move ink from the printing plates and apply it to cans; each transfer blanket includes a different art in low relief which produces an image on cans in addition to the image produced by printing plates; the device is preferably a rotary dry offset printer.
US11794462B2
The present invention belongs to the technical field of energy conversion devices, which provides an rGO-PEI/PVDF pyroelectric thin film, and the method for preparing the film, as well as a self-energized bracelet produced based on such film, which utilizes the reduced graphite oxide after modified by polyethyleneimine (PEI) (rGO-PEI) as photothermal conversion material, and the silver-plated polarized polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) film as pyroelectric conversion material. The rGO-PEI photothermal material is fixed to the surface of the PVDF through a transparent film, and prepare the self-energized bracelet based on it. The obtained bracelet has an output power of up to 21.3 mW/m2, and does not require additional mechanical devices to control the temperature during operation, wherein, the thermoelectric conversion, rectification, storage and application are realized through temperature fluctuation produced by absorbing sunlight during doing outdoor sports, utilizing temperature difference of air flow, and sweeping gesture, etc.
US11794459B1
The disclosed panels generally comprise a protective layer composed of a paper impregnated with a melamine resin. The protective layer may be incorporated into a panel comprising a rigid composite core, such as a plastic composite core or a mineral composite core. Disclosed are also methods for manufacturing the panels.
US11794456B2
It is provided that the laminated stretched polyamide film having excellent water-resistant adhesiveness (water-resistant lamination strength), shock resistance, and pinhole resistance. A laminated stretched polyamide film that is a biaxially stretched polyamide film comprising three layers including layer B: an easily adhesive layer, layer A: a base layer, and layer C: a slippery layer in this order, wherein the layer A contains not lower than 65% by mass of polyamide 6, the layer B contains 0 to 40% by mass of polyamide 6 and 60 to 100% by mass of a polyamide 6 copolymer in which a ratio of a copolymerization component in the copolymer is 3 to 35% by mass, and the layer C contains not lower than 70% by mass of polyamide 6 and 0.05 to 1% by mass of fine particles having an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 10 μm.
US11794454B2
A combination of materials that may be formed through an extrusion process. The resulting product has at least two layers. By coextruding multiple layers of at least two types of materials together, the final product may have improved mechanical, thermal, electrical, and other properties as compared to the original materials used. Additionally, by using an additive, filler, or doping material in at least one layer of the final product during the extrusion process, the mechanical, thermal, electrical, or other properties of the final product may be further improved.
US11794448B2
A sensor device has an insulative non-woven fabric and a conductive fabric forming an electrode. The conductive fabric is joined to one surface of the non-woven fabric by at least one of fusion and seaming.
US11794446B2
Provided are a glass substrate multilayer structure including a glass substrate; a polyimide-based shatter-proof layer formed on one surface of the glass substrate; and a hard coating layer formed on the polyimide-based shatter-proof layer. The polyimide-based shatter-proof layer has a thickness of 5 to 50 μm, the hard coating layer has a thickness of 5 to 20 μm, and the glass substrate multilayer structure has a retardation in a thickness direction (Rth) of 200 nm or less. A method for manufacturing the glass substrate multilayer structure, and a display panel including the glass substrate multilayer structure are also provided.
US11794442B2
A superposition interior component includes a base, an outer layer member, which covers the base, and a middle member, which is made of a soft plastic and disposed between the base and the outer layer member. The superposition interior component is formed by stacking the base, the middle member, and the outer layer member together. The middle member includes a plate-shaped body, first protrusions, and second protrusions. The first protrusions protrude from a first surface of the body, which faces the base. The second protrusions protrude from a second surface of the body, which faces the outer layer member.
US11794428B2
An inkjet method for producing a spectacle lens and fluids that can be used in an inkjet method for producing a spectacle lens are disclosed. The inkjet method includes the following steps: a) providing a substrate to be printed on, b) applying to the substrate to be printed on from step a) at least two volume elements applied adjacently and/or adjoining one another, c) transferring the at least two volume elements applied adjacently and/or adjoining one another from step b) into at least one volume composite, d) transferring the at least one volume composite from step c) into at least one homogeneous volume composite, e) transferring the at least one homogeneous volume composite from step d) into at least one final volume composite.
US11794421B2
Systems and methods are provided for hardening wing panel preforms. One embodiment is a method for fabricating a wing panel for an aircraft. The method includes loading a wing skin preform onto a contour of an Outer Mold Line (OML) tool, applying stringer preforms to troughs of an Inner Mold Line (IML) tool, aligning the OML tool with the IML tool, and assembling the IML, tool and the OML tool into a cartridge that molds a wing panel preform comprising the wing skin preform and the stringer preforms. The method further includes inserting the cartridge into a press, and hardening the wing panel preform into a composite part while the cartridge resides in the press.
US11794415B2
A simulation-assisted additive manufacturing system and method for generating an anisotropic compensation to account for non-uniform deformation due to additive manufacturing and service loading. The predicted deformation may not be fully defined. The present disclosure provides a system and method for estimating the missing deformation data through regression analysis. The present disclosure also provides an integrated framework where the various simulated-assisted design modules are configured for two-way communication and sharing access to changes to the model.
US11794411B2
A method for 3D printing a part in a layer-wise manner includes providing a pool of polymerizable liquid in a vessel over a build window and positioning a downward-facing build platform in the pool, thereby defining a build region above the build window. The method includes selectively curing a volume of polymerizable liquid in the build region by imparting electromagnetic radiation through the build window to form a printed layer of the part adhered to the build platform and scanning at least a portion of the build window with monochromatic, polarized light along a plane of incidence. The method includes measuring a change in intensity and polarity of the light to obtain information about the printed layer. The method includes raising the build platform to a height of a next layer to be printed and modifying the electromagnetic energy imparted into the next layer based upon the obtained information to print a next layer. The imparting, scanning, measuring, raising and modifying steps are repeated until the part is printed.
US11794405B2
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for 3D printing using a stationary build platform. Resin (e.g., a photopolymer) may be dosed into a vat in volumes required to create one layer at a time. An image projector may cure the top-most layer of the resin in the vat to create one layer at a time to fabricate a three-dimensional (3D) object from the bottom up, right side up, and/or layer-by-layer over the build plate.
US11794399B2
A flat laminate element made of thermoplastic is hot-formed in a two-stage method. In a first stage, the flat laminate which includes film(s) and/or panels(n) is placed on a flat frame-shaped pallet and is heated to a forming temperature in a heating zone between two flat heat screens in a contactless manner. The edge zone of the hot flat laminate element lies on the pallet such that the laminate piece cannot be clamped in a first laminate direction but rather can be slide on the pallet in this direction. Two non-flat rigid contours which are identical or largely identical act on two opposing parallel laminate edge sections uniaxially and perpendicularly to the laminate plane and only in the first laminate direction, i.e. monodirectionally, and shape the entire heated laminate element into a monodirectionally molded blank.
US11794397B2
In one example embodiment, disclosed is a biaxially oriented multilayer film, which may include a first tie layer and a second tie layer, wherein each has an inside surface and an outside surface. The film's core layer may consist of: (i) at least 50 wt. % high-crystalline polypropylene; (ii) both cyclic olefin copolymer and polypropylene homopolymer, or, polypropylene heterophasic copolymer; (iii) and, optionally, additives, wherein the core layer is between the inside surface of the first tie layer and the inside surface of the second tie layer. The film may also include a first skin layer on the outside surface of the first tie layer and a second skin layer on the outside surface of the second tie layer, wherein shrinkage is less than 3.5% in a transverse direction for the biaxially oriented multilayer film after subjecting the biaxially oriented multilayer film to 135° C. for 7 min at 1 atm.
US11794395B2
A method of producing a glueless dustless composite flooring material system providing PVC-based flooring having waterproof layers providing different qualities of hardness, wear-resistance, sound deadening, and decorative patterns, avoiding the use of moisture-susceptible compressed cellulose-based filler, with layers fused together, avoiding the manufacturing complexity and delamination risks of using glue or adhesive, with a quickly-cured, UV-cured top coating providing long-lasting high performance and shortening and simplifying the manufacturing, which can be done in a sheet-form, essentially continuous-run manner, with an ability to quickly and simply change the optional design printing and texturing produced, and having an optional underlayment layer.
US11794391B2
An injection apparatus for injecting molten plastic into a mold of articles made of thermoplastic material including bottle preforms. The injection apparatus includes an injection nozzle and a shutter for controlling flow of the molten plastic through the injection nozzle. A cylinder-piston system moves the shutter from open and closed positions of the injection nozzle. The cylinder-piston system includes a first chamber with a first passage for introducing fluid into the first chamber to open the shutter, and a second passage, different from the first passage, for discharge of fluid and of possible particles from the first chamber. A fluid distribution device with a first channel is connected to the first passage, and a second channel different from the first channel is connected to the second passage. The cylinder-piston system includes a second chamber having a third passage for introducing fluid into the second chamber to close the shutter.
US11794390B2
An injection molding apparatus includes: a first upstream mold formed with a first gate opening into which a first molding material flows; a second upstream mold formed with a second gate opening into which a second molding material flows; a first injection unit configured to inject the first molding material; a second injection unit configured to inject the second molding material; and a downstream mold configured to be clamped to each of the first upstream mold and the second upstream mold. The first injection unit includes a plasticizing mechanism that plasticizes at least a part of a thermoplastic material containing a thermoplastic resin to generate the first molding material. The second injection unit includes a mechanism that mixes a resin and a curing agent to generate the second molding material that is a thermosetting mixture.
US11794382B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to protective coatings on an aerospace component and methods for depositing the protective coatings. The protective coating can be anti-coking coatings to reduce or suppress coke formation when the aerospace component is heated in the presence of a fuel. In one or more embodiments, a method for depositing the protective coating on an aerospace component includes exposing the aerospace component to a cleaning process to produce a cleaned surface on the aerospace component and sequentially exposing the aerospace component to a precursor and a reactant to form a protective coating on the cleaned surface of the aerospace component by an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process. The aerospace component can be one or more of a fuel nozzle, a combustor liner, a combustor shield, a heat exchanger, a fuel line, a fuel valve, or any combination thereof.
US11794377B2
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for making prepregs are disclosed. A method may include depositing a resin material onto a surface of a fiber bed and forming a number of discrete resin regions thereon. A distance between the resin regions may be measured to provide desired exposed portions of the surface to facilitate permeation of air through the exposed portions of the surface in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the fiber bed during a curing process of the prepreg.
US11794357B2
A processing apparatus includes a table base to which a jig table is removably secured, a cutting unit, a moving assembly for moving the table base between a processing area and a mounting/dismounting area, and a delivery assembly for delivering the jig table from a temporary rest area onto the table base while applying a negative pressure to a second suction channel of the jig table. The delivery assembly includes a pair of grippers for gripping both sides of the jig table, a suction pipe connected to the second suction channel of the jig table that is gripped by the grippers, and a lifting and lowering unit for positioning the suction pipe selectively in an operative position where the suction pipe is connected to the second suction channel and a lifted position where the suction pipe is spaced from the second suction channel.
US11794353B2
An example robot includes a hydraulic actuator cylinder controlling motion of a member of the robot. The hydraulic actuator cylinder comprises a piston, a first chamber, and a second chamber. A valve system controls hydraulic fluid flow between a hydraulic supply line of pressurized hydraulic fluid, the first and second chambers, and a return line. A controller may provide a first signal to the valve system so as to begin moving the piston based on a trajectory comprising moving in a forward direction, stopping, and moving in a reverse direction. The controller may provide a second signal to the valve system so as to cause the piston to override the trajectory as it moves in the forward direction and stop at a given position, and then provide a third signal to the valve system so as to resume moving the piston in the reverse direction based on the trajectory.
US11794346B2
A method for operating a robotic system includes determining a discretized object model based on source sensor data; comparing the discretized object model to a packing plan or to master data; determining a discretized platform model based on destination sensor data; determining height measures based on the destination sensor data; comparing the discretized platform model and/or the height measures to an expected platform model and/or expected height measures; and determining one or more errors by (i) determining at least one source matching error by identifying one or more disparities between (a) the discretized object model and (b) the packing plan or the master data or (ii) determining at least one destination matching error by identifying one or more disparities between (a) the discretized platform model or the height measures and (b) the expected platform model or the expected height measures, respectively.
US11794343B2
Systems and method for grasp execution using height maps.
US11794340B2
A robot controller includes a memory unit that stores an address table that contains a plurality of start addresses for additional system software files each used to add a function to system software for the robot controller, and a function addition portion that adds a function to the system software based on an additional function file stored in an external memory device. The function addition portion uses an index value with respect to the address table to acquire one of the start addresses for the additional system software files. Programs contained in the system software and the additional system software files each use a position-independent code based on relative addressing.
US11794337B2
A gripping device has at least one tendon associated with a gripping arm and guided in a freely slidable manner along a first and second arm portion thereof through a succession of guiding elements. The guiding elements associated with a first proximal arm portion of the arms are carried by an inner yielding panel so that when the inner yielding panel on the inner side of the first proximal arm portion engages against an item or component to be gripped, the guiding elements of the tendon carried by the inner yielding panel cause a tensioning of the tendon, which results in an articulation and/or inflection movement of a second distal arm portion with respect to the first proximal arm portion.
US11794331B2
A replaceable tool is provided, including: a main body, including a connecting hole extending along a first axis; a control member, inserted within the main body and including a detent member, being movable between a locked position and a release position along a second axis lateral to the first axis; wherein when the control member is located in the locked position, the detent member radially protrudes within the connecting hole; when the control member moves from the locked position to the release position, the detent member is away from the first axis.
US11794330B2
A hammer (1) for use in shape processing of a silicon block is a hammer for crushing a silicon block so as to carry out shape processing with respect to the silicon block, the hammer including: a handle (10) made of a resin; and a hammer head (20) fixed to the handle (10).
US11794325B2
A power tool having a rotary hammer mechanism is configured to produce hammering motion for driving a tool accessory along a driving axis and rotating motion for rotating the tool accessory around the driving axis. The power tool has a tool holder that is configured to removably hold the tool accessory. The tool holder has a rotation transmitting part configured to transmit rotating power to the tool accessory. A layer formed of carbide of a group 5 element of a periodic table is formed on the rotation transmitting part.
US11794317B2
A multipurpose drive tool having a handle to secure an extension driver between an extended position and a retracted position. The extension driver has a proximal end with a ¼ inch socket extending outwardly for use with a plurality of driver bits, and a distal end socket having a 5/16 inch socket. The drive tool further has a ⅜ inch and 7/16 inch socket secured to the handle, having a base member housing with biasing springs for frictionally engaging the driver bits. The extension driver has grooves that interact with a ball bearings positional placement thereof, and a pin for securing the extension driver in an extended or retracted position.
US11794313B2
A multi-purpose tool includes a first handle, a second handle, and a laminated plier jaw assembly coupled to the first handle and the second handle. The laminated plier jaw assembly includes a first outer layer, a second outer layer, an inner layer, and a pin. The first outer layer defines a first aperture. The second outer layer defines a second aperture. The inner layer is positioned between and is coupled to the first outer layer and the second outer layer. The inner layer defines a slot having a narrow portion positioned between a first wide portion and a second wide portion. The pin extends at least partially through the first aperture, the second aperture, and the slot. The first outer layer, the second outer layer, and the inner layer cooperate to define a pair of jaws that rotate relative to one another about an axis of rotation.
US11794311B2
An apparatus and methods are provided for a variable angle clamp assembly. The variable angle clamp assembly comprises a first support arm that may be pivoted relative to a second support arm. A coupling mechanism enables fixating an angle between the first and second support arms. A clamp assembly is mounted onto an elongate opening disposed along each of the first and second support arms. Each clamp assembly includes a fixed jaw and a movable jaw that may be tightened by way of a threaded screw and a handle. The clamp assemblies are slidable and rotatable along the elongate openings. A lock stop enables the clamp assembly to be fixated relative to each of the first and second support arms. The clamping assemblies may be manipulated into a variety of angles and radial distances along the support arms to provide a variety of clamping solutions.
US11794308B2
A method of fabricating a polishing layer of a polishing pad includes determining a desired distribution of particles to be embedded within a polymer matrix of the polishing layer. A plurality of layers of the polymer matrix is successively deposited with a 3D printer, each layer of the plurality of layers of polymer matrix being deposited by ejecting a polymer matrix precursor from a nozzle. A plurality of layers of the particles is successively deposited according to the desired distribution with the 3D printer. The polymer matrix precursor is solidified into a polymer matrix having the particles embedded in the desired distribution.
US11794306B1
A fluid end having a longitudinal bore less than about 36 inches in diameter has an internal surface that is cold-worked to have compressive stresses of at least 15 ksi (103.42 MPa) beneath the metal surface up to about 40 mils (1.016 mm).
US11794303B2
A system for polishing a surface of a component includes a motorized apparatus including a body, a drive system coupled to the body, and an arm including a proximal end coupled to the body and a distal end opposite the proximal end. The motorized apparatus further includes a tool coupled to the distal end of the arm. The tool is configured to polish the surface of the component. The motorized apparatus also includes an actuator coupled to the arm. The system also includes a controller configured to position the tool relative to the component by positioning at least one of the body and the arm relative to the component to reach the target area on the component while maintaining a distance between the tool and the body that is less than a threshold distance. The threshold distance is less than a full reach of the arm and is determined to prevent vibrations of the tool and the arm from exceeding a predefined level.
US11794288B2
A rosin-modified product being a reactant of a rosin or a rosin derivative and an alkanolamine represented by a following Formula (1) NH3-n—(R—OH)n(n≤3); or (1) being produced by a reaction of a rosin or a rosin derivative, an organic acid and an alkanolamine.
US11794282B2
Methods include directing a laser beam to a target along a scan path at a variable scan velocity and adjusting a digital modulation during movement of the laser beam along the scan path and in relation to the variable scan velocity so as to provide a fluence at the target within a predetermined fluence range along the scan path. Some methods include adjusting a width of the laser beam with a zoom beam expander. Apparatus include a laser source situated to emit a laser beam, a 3D scanner situated to receive the laser beam and to direct the laser beam along a scan path in a scanning plane at the target, and a laser source digital modulator coupled to the laser source so as to produce a fluence at the scanning plane along the scan path that is in a predetermined fluence range as the laser beam scan speed changes along the scan path.
US11794280B2
A hot formed joined blank includes a first metal blank having an ultimate tensile strength of ≥about 1300 MPa to ≤about 2000 MPa and defining a first surface, a second metal blank having an ultimate tensile strength of ≥about 400 MPa to ≤about 1200 MPa and defining a second coated surface having a coating disposed thereon. The coating includes aluminum and silicon or in alternative variations, zinc. A third surface of the second metal blank is joined to the first surface of the first metal blank to form the hot formed joined blank. A weld nugget is disposed along a boundary between the first and second metal blanks that is configured to join the first and second metal blanks, where the weld nugget optionally includes less than or equal to about 1.5 weight percent aluminum or a microstructure comprising austenite and delta-ferrite.
US11794278B2
A laser processing apparatus includes a support portion, a laser processing head, a vertical movement mechanism, a horizontal movement mechanism, and a controller. The controller controls starting and stopping of emission of a laser light from the laser processing head based on rotation information in a state where a focusing point is positioned at a position along a circumferential edge of an effective region in a target, while rotating the support portion, to perform a circumferential edge process for forming a modified region along the circumferential edge of the effective region in the target.
US11794276B2
A CNC machine includes a lower body; an upper body that extends from the lower body and is movably attached to the lower body; a tool that is movably attached to the upper body; and a flexible mat that is attached to the lower body. The tool may be a laser generator with the flexible mat resistant to the laser beam. The flexible mat has at least one orientation such that an outer periphery of the flexible mat is greater than the full extent of range of motion of the tool. The upper body may be connected to the lower body by a pivot mechanism configured to allow the upper body to pivot from a first position to a second position and to rotationally fix the upper body relative to the lower body in the second position, with the first and second positions being ninety degrees apart.
US11794272B2
The automatic joining system includes: a fixing device; a friction stir device; a measuring unit; and a controlling device, in which a rotating tool includes a base end side pin and a tip end side pin formed continuously to the base end side pin, the controlling device sets a target moving route along which the rotating tool moves when friction stir joining of a butting portion is performed, based on a ridge line position before the friction stir joining is performed, and also sets a modified moving route at a position displaced toward a first metallic member side in substantially parallel with respect to the target moving route, and the friction stir device controls the rotating tool to move along the modified moving route and thereby performing the friction stir joining along the target moving route.
US11794270B2
A system for increasing joint strength and reducing embrittlement in a resistance spot weld of metal workpieces is disclosed. The system comprises a stackup of first and second metal workpieces, and an interface member disposed between the first and second metal workpieces. The interface member comprises a peripheral wall defining a hollow inner portion. The peripheral wall has a first open end extending to a second open end. The first open end is in contact with the first metal workpiece defining a first weld portion thereon. The second open end is in contact with the second metal workpiece defining a second weld portion thereon. The system further comprises a first electrode configured to contact the first metal workpiece to heat the peripheral wall at the first weld portion and join the first metal workpiece with the first open end of the peripheral wall. The system further comprises a second electrode configured to contact the second metal workpiece to heat the peripheral wall at the second weld portion and join the second metal workpiece with the second open end of the peripheral wall to define a weld joint. The system further comprises a power source configured to power the first and second electrodes and a controller configured to control the power to the first and second electrodes to heat the peripheral wall.
US11794267B2
A welding torch includes a torch body and at least one device for feeding a consumable welding wire towards the tool center point that has an attachment device for attachment to the torch or an element connected thereto. A base support, which is connected to the attachment device, includes at least two deflection elements for guiding the wire towards the center point. The at least two deflection elements are arranged on the base support so that a first wire path length from the last deflection element located closest to the center point to the center point is shorter than a second wire path length between the last deflection element and a further deflection element as viewed counter to a main wire feed direction, and so that the arcuate wire has a greater segment height along the second path length than the segment height along the first path length.
US11794265B2
A method for providing a welded joint includes: providing a first metal sheet having a first melting point; providing a second metal sheet having a second melting point, the second melting point being lower than the first melting point; providing a weld material; and joining the first metal sheet and the second metal sheet together by means of the weld material, thus defining a first joining interface between the first metal sheet and the weld material and a second joining interface between the second metal sheet and the weld material. The joining includes heating the second metal sheet at the second joining interface to a temperature higher than the second melting point, but lower than the first melting point.
US11794264B2
An electro-hydraulic combined device is provided. The electrical insulator is fixedly connected with a spindle shell; a top end of the electro-hydraulic joint supply base is fixedly connected with the electrical insulator; a connection port of the working fluid pipe and a binding post are arranged on the electro-hydraulic joint supply base; a bottom end of the electro-hydraulic joint supply base is provided with a terminal connection port; the connection port of the working fluid supplying pipe and the terminal connection port communicate with a fluid channel in the electro-hydraulic joint supply base; when the terminal connection port is snap-engaged with a top end of the terminal of electro-hydraulic joint supply pipes, the fluid channel in the electro-hydraulic joint supply base is communicated with a fluid channel in the terminal; the fluid channel in the terminal is further communicated with a flushing fluid container on an electrode shank for electro machining.
US11794263B2
A power supply device for an electric discharge machine includes a DC power supply which is connected in parallel to an electrode gap, a plurality of switching elements which are in parallel to each other and which are arranged between the electrode gap and the DC power supply, a current value acquisition unit for acquiring a value of a current, and an ON-OFF control unit which, during the time when the current value reaches a predetermined value until the time when the current starts to fall, sets a cycle for switching the plurality of switching elements from off to on to the same cycle, switches the plurality of switching elements from off to on in a predetermined order for each timing of a phase of 90°, which is 360° divided by the number of the plurality of switching elements, sets an ON-period of each of the plurality of switching elements based on a difference between the value of the current and the predetermined value, and performs ON-OFF control of the plurality of switching elements based on the cycle, the timing, and the ON-period.
US11794256B2
A powder reclamation system for reclaiming a metal powder from a metal powder processing device is provided. The powder reclamation system includes a filter housing defining an inlet and an outlet; a filtered reclaimed powder hopper in communication with the outlet of the filter housing for receiving a filtered reclaimed powder; a powder recirculation passageway configured for providing a flow of powder to a metal powder processing device, the powder recirculation passageway in flow communication with the filtered reclaimed powder hopper; a virgin powder hopper containing a virgin powder also in communication with the powder recirculation passageway; and a controller operable with the powder reclamation system for providing a mixture of the filtered reclaimed powder and the virgin powder through the powder recirculation passageway.
US11794253B2
The three-dimensional shaping device (100) is provided with a layer forming device (10) to form a layer of metal powder (90) on a shaping object, and a laser light irradiation device (20) to irradiate the layer of metal powder (90) formed by the layer forming device (10) with a laser light (25). The laser light (25) to be used in the three-dimensional shaping device (100) has a pulsed output waveform with a frequency of 5 to 200 kHz, a pulse width of 5 to 200 μs and a peak output of 10 to 500 W. Further, an overlap rate, which is a rate at which irradiation spots on the layer of metal powder (90) by two successive pulses of the laser light (25) overlap with each other, is 50 to 99.9%. Hereby, it is possible to provide a three-dimensional shaping method and a three-dimensional shaping device which can shape a shaping body having a narrower shaping width.
US11794250B2
In some examples, a method for additive manufacturing an article, the method including depositing a filament via a filament delivery device to form at least one track of the deposited filament, the at least one track of the deposited filament forming at least a portion of a preform article, wherein the filament includes a sacrificial binder and a powder, wherein the powder includes a plurality of elongated particles with each respective particle defining a longitudinal axis, wherein the longitudinal axes of the plurality of particles are substantially aligned with each other within the at least one track of the deposited filament; removing substantially all the binder from the at least one track of the preform article to form a powder article; and sintering the powder article to form a sintered article.
US11794247B2
There are provided reactive metal powder in-flight heat treatment processes. For example, such processes comprise providing a reactive metal powder; and contacting the reactive metal powder with at least one additive gas while carrying out said in-flight heat treatment process, thereby obtaining a raw reactive metal powder.
US11794234B2
Processing apparatus, processing system, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program
A processing apparatus includes a holding section that holds a processing target, an imaging section that is positionally fixed with respect to the holding section, and images a surface of the processing target, and a control section that controls the imaging section to image the surface of the processing target in a state in which the holding section holds the processing target.
US11794231B2
Different divided tools are attached to tool attachment portions using automatic tool changers in proximity to slit tools that have already been attached to tool attachment portions. The attached different divided tools are moved toward the previously attached divided tools using the automatic tool changers, and the different divided tools are caused to abut on the previously attached divided tools. In a case in which a torque of a servomotor for moving the automatic tool changers in a left-right direction has reached a setting value set in advance, the different divided tools are detected to have abutted on the previously attached divided tools, and the moving of the different divided tools is stopped.
US11794229B2
An extrusion machine includes a main frame, a friction wheel, a tool holding device, a locking device and a tool unit supported on the tool holding device. Furthermore, a shielding unit with at least one first nozzle and at least one second nozzle is provided, wherein the nozzles are formed to emit a gas which is free of gaseous oxygen. The first nozzle is directed at a peripheral portion of the friction wheel. The second nozzle is arranged below a stripping area of the tool unit. Further, an extrusion machine has a sensor unit between the tool holding device and the tool unit and a method controls distance between two tool components of the extrusion machine. Furthermore, different extrusion machines as well as methods for changing friction wheels are provided.
US11794225B2
A radius scraper includes a semicircular-shaped scraper having a curved front face, the curved front face having vertical grooves formed in a bottom edge thereof. Wires are respectively threaded into each of the vertical grooves, wherein the wires are braided steel wire.
US11794222B1
Passive brushes formed from plastics, rubbers or other suitable materials may be inserted into openings of aerial vehicles or other machines and subjected to excitation at natural frequencies of vibration of the passive brushes. Where surfaces of the passive brushes are in contact with surfaces of components that are fouled by dust, dirt, grime, or other substances, the vibration of the passive brushes resulting from the excitation causes the dust, dirt, grime or other substances to be released from such surfaces. The passive brushes may have dimensions or shapes that are selected to correspond to internal dimensions of the aerial vehicles or specific components, and may be formed by 3D printing, nanolithography, or in any other suitable manner.
US11794216B2
A soil-based coupon having an electronically readable verification code printed thereon is used for verification of soil removal by a cleaning process. The coupon includes a soil overlay covering the verification code. The verification code is at least partially revealed by removal of all or part of the soil overlay during the cleaning process. If the data encoded in the verification code can be correctly decoded after completion of the cleaning process, the cleaning process can be verified. The soil overlay can be designed to match the application. The coupons may be used in a cleaning process verification procedure in which one or more computing devices analyze images of the verification codes to determine whether or not cleaning processes can be verified.
US11794214B2
An insect sortation system includes a first puff system in a puff-back region for moving insects toward an inlet of an insect pathway and a second puff system in a puff-forward region for moving insects toward an outlet of the pathway. The first puff system is configured to singulate the insects. The second puff system is configured to sort the insects.
US11794196B2
Systems and methods for removing contaminants from surfaces of a solid material using a flow of compressible fluid to draw incompressible fluid through pathways between fragments of the solid material. At least one method includes introducing solid material into a processing chamber, concurrently directing compressible fluid and incompressible fluid into the processing chamber via the inlet fluid distribution manifold, and operating a vacuum pump to maintain a pressure at a discharge outlet of the processing chamber sufficient to promote the compressible and incompressible fluids each achieving a velocity of at least 10 meters per second within the processing chamber.
US11794195B2
A system and process for closed loop system for removing particulate from a coal fired power wash water waste stream comprising a submerged flight conveyor for receiving used wash water, a bleed line for diverting wash water from the submerged flight conveyor, a filter for removing particulate from the diverter wash water, and pumps to recirculate the wash water on a loop through the system.
US11794193B2
A system to measure and control real-time parameters of a mill for grinding particulate without using auxiliary energy is disclosed. Sensors connected to the mill produce signals. A signal transmitting and receiving module is connected to the sensors and receives and transmits the mill process signals to a network. A modular power generator unit powers the system. A radio antenna receives and transmits signals from and to the signal transmitting and receiving module. A master controller connects to the network and to a distributed control system to receive and use process variables and the signals to compute and transmit setpoints to the distributed control system. The system alarms for upsets conditions, alters mill control variables, or both.
US11794185B2
A microfluidic substrate and a manufacture method thereof, and a microfluidic panel are provided. The microfluidic substrate includes a base substrate, an acoustic wave generation device, and a first switching circuit. The acoustic wave generation device is on the base substrate and configured to emit an acoustic wave to drive a liquid droplet to move over the microfluidic substrates, the acoustic wave generation devices includes an acoustic wave driving electrode and an acoustic wave generation layer, the first switching circuit is on the base substrate, and the first switching circuit is electrically connected to the acoustic wave driving electrode and is configured to transmit an acoustic wave driving signal to the acoustic wave driving electrode, and the acoustic wave driving electrode is configured to drive the acoustic wave generation layer to generate the acoustic wave under control of the acoustic wave driving signal.
US11794179B2
This invention relates generally to olefin metathesis catalysts, to the preparation of such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, methods of using such compounds, and the use of such compounds in the metathesis of olefins and in the synthesis of related olefin metathesis catalysts. The invention has utility in the fields of catalysis, organic synthesis, polymer chemistry, and in industrial applications such as oil and gas, fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals.
US11794177B2
A composition, method, and article of manufacture are disclosed. The composition includes a silica particle with light upconversion molecules bound to its surface. The method includes obtaining silica particles and light upconversion molecules having sidechains with reactive functional groups. The method further includes binding the light upconversion molecules to surfaces of the silica particles. The article of manufacture includes the composition.
US11794176B2
A catalyst system that may reduce polymeric fouling may include at least one titanate compound, at least one aluminum compound, and an antifouling agent. The antifouling agent may be chosen from one or more of a phosphonium or phosphonium salt; a sulfonate or a sulfonate salt; a sulfonium or sulfonium salt; an ester including a cyclic moiety; an anhydride; a polyether; and a long-chained amine-capped compound. The catalyst system may further include a non-polymeric ether compound.
US11794174B2
The present invention relates to a catalyst, preferably for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx, for the oxidation of ammonia, for the oxidation of NO and for the oxidation of a hydrocarbon, the catalyst comprising a washcoat comprising one or more layers, the washcoat being disposed on a substrate, wherein the washcoat comprises a platinum group metal supported on a metal oxide support material, and one or more of an oxidic compound of V, an oxidic compound of W and a zeolitic material comprising one or more of Cu and Fe.
US11794160B2
Provided are an apparatus for producing inorganic powder, and a method of producing inorganic powder by using such. The apparatus includes a vaporization part where a condensed-phase precursor is vaporized to obtain a gas-phase precursor, a partial precipitation part where the gas-phase precursor obtained in the vaporization part is partially precipitated to a condensed phase, and a reaction part where the gas-phase precursor remaining after being partially precipitated to a condensed phase in the partial precipitation part reacts with a reaction gas to obtain inorganic powder. An equilibrium vapor pressure of the gas-phase precursor in the partial precipitation part is lower than a vapor pressure of the gas-phase precursor obtained in the vaporization part, and an equilibrium vapor pressure of the precursor in the reaction part is equal to or higher than a vapor pressure of the gas-phase precursor partially precipitated to a condensed phase in the partial precipitation part.
US11794145B1
An atmospheric greenhouse gas reduction system that includes greenhouse gas reduction particles having carbon dioxide conversion material that is capable of converting carbon dioxide in atmosphere into simple carbohydrates. The greenhouse gas reduction particles have a size of up to about 1,000 nanometers.
US11794142B2
A filter media pack with pleat folds, pleat panels and a plurality of glue bead sections is provided. The glue bead sections provide increased rigidity, dimensional stability and maintain spacing between adjacent pleat panels. Methods of manufacturing the filter media packs are provided. Filter elements including the filter media packs are contemplated.
US11794140B1
A process and device for enhancing the chemical protection capability of a collective protection filter whereby the process stream exiting the collective protection filter is passed through an Auxiliary Filter. The auxiliary filter containing an ammonia removal media, such as zirconium hydroxide impregnated with zinc chloride (ZnCl2/Zr(OH)4), an oxidizing media, preferably zirconium hydroxide impregnated with potassium permanganate (KMnO4/Zr(OH)4), and a methyl bromide removal media, preferably activated carbon impregnated with triethylenediamine (TEDA/carbon). The auxiliary filter and process are configured to remove toxic industrial chemicals including NH3, NOx (mixtures of NO and NO2) and CH2O, and CH3Br.
US11794139B2
Air cleaner assemblies, components therefor, and features thereof are described. Also described are methods of assembly and use. In depicted examples, the air cleaner assemblies and components optionally use advantageous housing seal features. Methods of assembly and use are described.
US11794133B2
A tank system and methods of use for extracting sand and particulates from effluents, fluids, liquids, and muds are disclosed. The system uses pressure and cyclonic fluid dynamic based methods to extract, separate, weigh, and dump sand and particulates. The system comprises sand or particulate filtration or collection baskets that are hydraulically operated and scales that weigh the sand after separation from the fluidic component, prior to dumping. After separating the sands, the fluid is collected in a reservoir tank where it can be transported or removed from the site or otherwise disposed of as a liquid product.
US11794126B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure include, for example, systems, apparatuses, devices, and methods for producing a population of particles. In some embodiments, such particles include particles corresponding to an active, pharmaceutical ingredient.
US11794118B2
A game system comprising a game surface generator configured to generate a game surface having: a primary game surface with a first edge; an additional game surface with a second edge, wherein the primary game surface and the additional game surface are each divided into a plurality of game spaces and the first edge of the primary game surface is coupled to the second edge of the additional game surface, there being a bijective mapping between the primary game surface and the additional game surface; a game piece control module configured to position a plurality of game pieces on the primary game surface such that each game piece is positioned on one of the game spaces and a plurality of additional game pieces are positioned on corresponding game spaces of the additional game surface according to the bijective mapping.
US11794116B2
Session participation in online content streams or activities like multiplayer games is enhanced through management of session tracking and automated queuing of players via a central system between host/streamer client device and guest player client devices. Spectators viewing a content stream or waiting to join a multiplayer activity over a network via a game/streaming service request to be placed in a queue to participate in a session of the content stream or activity as guest players with the host/streaming user. Sessions are tracked to determine start and end events. Sets of prior guest players are removed from sessions when the sessions end, and sets of queued spectators are automatically added to the start of a new session of the content stream or activity as guest players. Queuing may be automatically prioritized for users based on user characteristics, and guest players removed at the end of sessions may be automatically re-queued.
US11794113B2
A system includes a server, which provides activities and possibly other services to a player through a gaming device. To verify that the gaming device is communicating with the server, information received from a verification device is stored. Thereafter, in response to a request from the gaming device, the stored information is determined and sent to the gaming device via the server.
US11794112B2
This application discloses an information synchronization method performed at a server, including: identifying a virtual scene of a game currently running at the server, the virtual scene including a virtual object, a first object and a second object within a field of view of the virtual object; obtaining first attribute information of the first object and second attribute information of the second object, in response to detecting a change of attribute information of the first object and the second object; determining a first distance between the virtual object and the first object and a second distance between the virtual object and the second object, the first distance being greater than the second distance; and synchronizing the first attribute information with a terminal corresponding to the virtual object, when the first distance is within a first attribute synchronization range of the first object while the second attribute information is not synchronized.
US11794110B2
System and method for automatic computer aided optical recognition of toys, for example, construction toy elements, detection of those elements on digital images and associating the elements with existing information is presented. The method and system may recognize toy elements of various sizes invariant of toy element distance from the image acquiring device for example camera, invariant of rotation of the toy element, invariant of angle of the camera, invariant of background, invariant of illumination and without the need of predefined region where a toy element should be placed. The system and method may detect more than one toy element on the image and identify them. The system is configured to learn to recognize and detect any number of various toy elements by training a deep convolutional neural network.
US11794106B2
A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program for causing a server to perform functions to control progress of a video game is provided. The functions include: a first arranging function configured to arrange a first object determined based on a user operation at a position determined based on a position of the user terminal in a virtual space corresponding to map information of a real space; a second arranging function configured to arrange a second object with which a predetermined event is associated at a position determined based on a position of the first object after a time determined in accordance with the first object elapses from a time when the first object is arranged; and a generating function configured to generate the predetermined event in accordance with a positional condition regarding the positions of the user terminal and the second object.
US11794089B1
A ski pole holder is provided. The ski pole holder is positioned toward a toe side of a ski footwear, to secure a portion of the ski pole within a channel of the ski pole holder. The ski pole holder includes a housing with the channel that extends towards the skier. When the skier is riding a ski lift, the ski pole is received within the housing to retain the ski pole. Fasteners within the channel secure the ski pole to the ski pole holder. The housing also includes a front sidewall and guides to help ensure that the tip of the ski pole is easily positioned within the channel. A lateral sidewall includes an open slot to provide for removal of snow that accumulates within the channel. The ski pole holder is attachable to the upper side of the ski footwear or is permanently integrated.
US11794081B2
Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, an iron-type golf club head may include a hollow body portion having a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a sole portion, a front portion, and a back portion. The back portion may have an upper back wall, a lower back wall, and a ledge portion connecting the upper back wall to the lower back wall. The golf club head may include an interior cavity in the hollow body portion and an elastic polymer material in the interior cavity. The interior cavity may have a maximum cavity width proximate to the ledge portion. The hollow body portion may include a first port located in the upper back wall and a second port located in the lower back wall. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
US11794075B2
Stationary exercise machine configured to execute a programmed workout with aerobic portions and lifting portions. In one embodiment, a stationary exercise machine may include an aerobic exercise element configured to be movable during execution of a programmed workout, a display, one or more processors, and memory. The memory may be configured to store programmed instructions of the programmed workout that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: automatically alternate, by the programmed instructions of the programmed workout, between aerobic portions and lifting portions, automatically control, by the programmed instructions of the programmed workout, a speed, or a resistance level, of the aerobic exercise element during the aerobic portions, automatically present, by the programmed instructions of the programmed workout, lifting instructions on the display, the lifting instructions configured to instruct a user on lifting one or more free weights during the lifting portions.
US11794070B2
An exercise system includes a housing, a drive motor, a drive member, a filter, and a fan. The housing defines an interior volume and has an intake and an outlet. The drive motor is positioned in the housing and is connected to the drive member. At least part of the drive member is positioned inside the housing and part of the drive member is outside the housing. The drive member is positioned through the outlet in the housing. The filter is in fluid communication with the intake, and the fan is in fluid communication with the intake and the filter. The fan provides a positive pressure in the interior volume of the housing.
US11794068B2
An exercise machine monitoring and instruction system for the movement of an element of an exercise machine by an exerciser and providing automated feedback to the exerciser to help improve the exercise in real-time. The exercise machine monitoring and instruction system generally includes an exercise machine having a movable element that moves between a first position and a second position in a reciprocating manner, a sensor that detects a real-time position of the movable element, a processor in communication with the sensor to receive the real-time position data from the sensor related to a position of the movable element and a feedback device in communication with the processor that provides real-time instructions to the exerciser on how to adjust their workout to achieve a desired result.
US11794064B2
An exercise machine reversible resistance system for reversing the directional force of resistance against an exercise implement before, during, or after the performance of a routine of one or more exercises. The exercise machine reversible resistance system generally includes a frame, an elongated member movably positioned upon the frame, wherein the elongated member has a first run and a second run, a resistance device that applies a resistance force to the elongated member in a single direction, an exercise implement movably connected to the frame and a clutch connected to the exercise implement. The clutch is adapted to selectively engage the first run or the second run of the elongated member for selective control of the resistance direction of the exercise implement.
US11794052B2
A cable exercise machine includes a first pull cable and a second pull cable incorporated into a frame. Each of the first pull cable and the second pull cable are linked to at least one resistance mechanism. The at least one resistance mechanism includes a flywheel and a magnetic unit arranged to resist movement of the flywheel.
US11794049B2
A fire suppression composition comprises CF3I and CO2, wherein said CF3I is present in an amount of from 23 mol. % to 39 mol. %, based on the total moles of CF3I and CO2 present in the fire suppression composition. Alternatively, the fire suppression composition comprises CF3I and CO2, wherein said CF3I is present in an amount of from 53 mol. % to 85 mol. %, based on the total moles of CF3I and CO2 present in the fire suppression composition.
US11794043B2
A system for use with a ceiling fixture, a portion of which projects though an opening in a ceiling wall, for assisting in preventing spread of fire through the opening. The system has a metal collar for lining the opening. The metal collar has an upper rim overlying a top surface of the ceiling wall at the opening, a middle section facing an inner edge of the ceiling wall at the opening and a lower rim underlying a bottom surface of the ceiling wall at the opening. The system also has an intumescent ring for surrounding the projecting portion of the fixture so as to be interposed between the metal collar and the projecting portion of the fixture.
US11794042B2
The present invention relates to an individualized air filtration device including a generally inverted U-shaped nose ring and filter combination that fits partially within the nostrils of a user to prevent bacteria, microbes, particulate matter and viruses from entering the body through the user's nasal passages. The nose filtering device is preferably comprised of a nylon mesh material with an acetate fibrous material on at least the backside of the filter so that a hydrogen peroxide or other protective solution can be applied to the device before inserting the filter into the user's nostrils. The solution is preferably comprised of a hydrogen peroxide, but may also include a fragrance, medicine, therapeutic agent, camphor, eucalyptus oil, and a menthol.
US11794041B2
A method for operating an electromechanical or electrohydraulic working device or rescue device is performed by an operator person and can be used autonomously. The working/rescue device includes a cutting tool having two cutting tool halves movable toward and away from one another and define a virtual cutting plane by their movement. The working/rescues device includes a housing, an electric motor; a pump or mechanical transmission, each driven by the electric motor for actuating the tool insert. An exchangeable rechargeable electrical energy source is in/on a device side of the working/rescue device and includes a housing. During operation of the working/rescue device, orientation of the working/rescue device is sensed and the relationship between the angular position of the working/rescue device cutting plane and the force applied by the cutting tool to the object to be cut is established and the working/rescue device is controlled in dependence on the relationship.
US11794024B2
In embodiments, an external defibrillator has an electrical circuit with a special output stage for the high-voltage defibrillation pulse. The output stage includes switches that can turn on for delivering the pulse, and off during all other times. The output stage also includes a diverting resistance to divert electrical current that could leak into the patient while a capacitor is being charged. An optional detector may notify if a component is malfunctioning. An advantage can be that an external defibrillator may be created according to embodiments that uses, in its output stage, semiconductor switches instead of relays. As semiconductor switches weigh less and occupy less volume than relays, an external defibrillator according to embodiments may have less weight and volume. Especially in wearable defibrillator applications, less weight means less effort to carry and less volume means easier concealment under clothing.
US11794019B2
Systems and methods are provided for reducing stimulation interference between two stimulation modules positioned on a user's body, which may be used in stimulation systems without a central treatment controller. Systems and methods are also provided for stimulation treatment using multiple independent stimulators wirelessly managed by a remote management device.
US11794014B2
A method, comprising detecting, in at least a first brain region of a patient, an electrical activity relating to an epileptic activity; determining a first regularity index of said electrical activity; and applying at least one first electrical stimulation to at least one neural target of said patient for treating said epileptic event, in response to said first regularity index being within a first range. A non-transitive, computer-readable storage device for storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform the method. A medical device system suitable for use in the method.
US11793999B2
Improved stimulation circuitry for controlling the stimulation delivered by an implantable stimulator is disclosed. The stimulation circuitry includes memory circuitry that stores pulse programs that define pulse shapes, steering programs that define electrode configurations, and aggregate programs that link a selected pulse program with a selected steering program. Each steering program defines the stimulation polarity and the allocation of current of the specified stimulation polarity for each of the pulse generator's electrodes. Each pulse program includes one or more pulse instructions, where each instruction defines the parameters of a single phase of the pulse program. Pulse definition circuits in the stimulation circuitry execute aggregate programs to generate stimulation waveforms, which stimulation waveforms can be generated simultaneously by the different pulse definition circuits.
US11793998B2
A neuromodulation therapy is delivered via at least one electrode implanted subcutaneously and superficially to a fascia layer superficial to a nerve of a patient. In one example, an implantable medical device is deployed along a superficial surface of a deep fascia tissue layer superficial to a nerve of a patient. Electrical stimulation energy is delivered to the nerve through the deep fascia tissue layer via implantable medical device electrodes.
US11793996B2
The disclosure relates to devices and methods for the treatment of edema, which devices use a restrictor for flow compensation. Devices and methods of the invention further use a flow-restrictor in the circulatory system, upstream of an intravascular pump, to balance pressure changes induced by the pump and to compensate for downstream flow. The device may be provided as an indwelling, intravascular catheter with a mechanical pump such as an impeller and a selectively deployable restrictor such as an inflatable balloon. Congestive heart failure or edema is treated by\operating the pump in an innominate vein and using the restrictor for flow compensation, to restrict the upstream flow and thus amplify or maintain pressure reduction at the lymphatic outlet.
US11793995B2
Various systems and methods are provided for reducing pressure at an outflow of a duct such as the thoracic duct or the lymphatic duct. A catheter system can include a catheter shaft configured to be at least partially implantable within a patient's vein, a flexible membrane attached to the catheter shaft, the flexible membrane being a collapsible, tube-like member having a lumen extending therethrough, and a single selectively deployable restriction member formed over a portion of the flexible membrane at substantially a midpoint between a proximal end of the flexible membrane and a distal end of the flexible membrane, the restriction member being configured to control a size of the lumen so as to direct a controlled volume of fluid from an upstream side of the restriction member to a downstream side the restriction member.
US11793994B2
Systems and methods for improving kidney function. A first mechanical circulatory support system (MCS) is introduced in a patient's heart, and a second mechanical circulatory support system is introduced in a patient's inferior vena cava or renal vein. The second mechanical circulatory support system is operated while the first mechanical circulatory support system is operating. A renal parameter is monitored during. Combined operation of the two mechanical circulatory support systems results in a change in renal parameter, e.g. pressure drop in the renal vein, indicating an improvement in kidney function. Once the renal parameter is determined to be below a target threshold, operation of the second mechanical circulatory support device is stopped.
US11793978B2
Devices and methods for the treatment of chronic total occlusions are provided. One disclosed embodiment comprises a method of facilitating treatment via a vascular wall defining a vascular lumen containing an occlusion therein. The method includes providing an intravascular device having a distal portion with a lumen extending therein; inserting the device into the vascular lumen; positioning the distal portion in the vascular wall; and directing the distal portion within the vascular wall.
US11793976B2
A catheter assembly includes a catheter, a catheter hub fixed to a proximal end portion of the catheter, a hollow inner needle removably located in the catheter and including a distal end portion at which is located a needlepoint to puncture skin of a patient, and a guide wire slidably positioned in the inner needle. The guide wire is longer than both the inner needle and the catheter. A wire operating member is connected to the guide wire and is displaceable in a forward direction relative to the inner needle and the catheter. A main body is detachably connected to the catheter hub and includes a finger-engaging projection at a distal portion of the main body that is engageable by a user's finger to advance the main body and the catheter in the forward direction.
US11793972B2
An intravascular access system for facilitation of intraluminal medical procedures within the neurovasculature through an access sheath. The system includes an aspiration or support catheter having a flexible, distal luminal portion having an inner diameter defining a lumen extending between a proximal opening at a proximal end of the luminal portion and a distal opening at a distal end of the luminal portion. The catheter has a rigid spine coupled to at least the proximal end of the luminal portion and extending proximally therefrom. The system includes a dilator having a flexible, distal dilator portion sized to be received within the lumen of the luminal portion. Associated systems, devices, and methods of use are also described.
US11793971B2
An intrathecal drug delivery system configured to improve dispersion of medicament with cerebral spinal fluid in a subarachnoid space of a patient. The intrathecal drug delivery system including an implantable medical pump and a catheter having a wall defining a lumen extending between a proximal end in fluid communication with the implantable pump and structure defining a medicament exit positionable within the subarachnoid space of the patient, the wall further defining at least one feature configured to generate vortices within the cerebrospinal fluid for the purpose of improving intrathecal drug dispersion.
US11793958B2
A flow generator for generating a mixed oxygen air flow, the flow generator including a body having a first inlet, a second inlet, an outlet, and one or more inner surfaces that define a first inner chamber in fluid communication with the first inlet and the second inlet, a second inner chamber in fluid communication with the first inner chamber, and a third inner chamber in fluid communication with the second chamber and the outlet of the body. The flow generator includes a connector disposed in the first inlet and a nozzle disposed within at least a portion of the connector and extending into the first inner chamber. The flow generator further includes an adapter engaged to the nozzle to form a fluid tight path such that the adapter connects to an external oxygen source and transports oxygen into the nozzle.
US11793955B2
A vapor provision system includes a reservoir defining a storage volume to hold aerosolizable substrate material; and an aerosolizable substrate material detection system including an optical source located externally of the reservoir and operable to emit light into the storage volume; an optical detector located externally of the reservoir and operable to detect light emitted by the optical source that has traversed an optical path through the storage volume; and a controller configured to determine a characteristic of light detected by the optical detector and deduce information regarding a depth of aerosolizable substrate material in the storage volume from the determined characteristic of the light.
US11793953B2
A nasal inhaler for the inhalation of inhalable substances comprise: a canister having an interior reservoir containing pressurised inhalable substances including fluid; a metering valve including a metering chamber and a valve stem defining a communication path between the metering chamber and the interior reservoir, the communication path including an opening configured to permit flow between a transfer space inside the valve stem and the interior reservoir, the interior reservoir being arranged for orientation above the metering chamber whereby gas located within the metering chamber is replaced with liquid from the interior reservoir.
US11793952B2
Described herein are interactive apparatus and methods for sensing and measuring real-time characteristic patterns of a subject's use of a dry powder inhalation system. The devices can be used in a wired or wireless communication mode to communicate with a display to assess the subject's usage of the inhalation system, to evaluate the performance of the inhalation system and/or to detect the characteristics profile of a dry powder formulation emitted from the inhalation system in use.
US11793950B2
A medicament delivery device is provided having an oral tubular section for placement in the mouth of a user and a nasal tubular section for placement in the naris of a user. A medicament located in a corrugated, or flexible, section joining the oral tubular section and the nasal tubular section is dispersed into the nasal cavity of the user by blowing into the oral tubular section. A pinch valve or a one way valve is used to prevent the user from accidentally inhaling the medicament. The medicament delivery device may also be used as a pulmonary delivery device into the mouth of a user.
US11793948B2
The present invention is directed to a spray applicator for spraying a tissue treatment medicant onto a tissue that has a container containing the medicant and is positioned at a proximal end of the spray applicator; a spray tip positioned at a distal end of the spray applicator; a cannula connecting the container with the spray tip; an actuatable dispensing mechanism at a proximal end of the applicator to express the medicant from the container through the cannula and through the spray tip toward the tissue; an optional pressurized gas source discharging a gas through the cannula in the vicinity of the spray tip or inside the spray tip; and a distance indicator that provides indicia of the distance between the spray tip and the tissue but does not prevent positioning the spray tip closer to the tissue than a defined distance for the distance indicator.
US11793932B2
Provided is a medicine injection device capable of injecting a liquid medicine into a human body by using a medicine container configured to discharge the medicine contained therein along a designated path when a pressure is applied from outside, the medicine injection device including one or more medicine pressing units including one or more inflatable parts capable of being inflated by air to apply a pressure to the medicine container, and a first pumping unit capable of inflating one of the inflatable parts by including a first pump capable of generating air of a preset pressure, and a first pipe connectable to the one of the inflatable parts. According to the present invention, a risk of breakdown and a total manufacturing cost may be reduced due to a simple structure of the medicine injection device.
US11793930B2
A fluid infusion system includes a housing configured to be adhesively coupled to an anatomy of a user, and a tube configured to extend from the housing for insertion into the anatomy of the user. The tube includes a plurality of conduits defined within the tube. The plurality of conduits include a fluid delivery conduit configured to facilitate a fluidic connection between a fluid source and the anatomy of the user, and one or more conduits configured to accommodate a plurality of electrodes for determining a physiological characteristic of the user.
US11793921B2
The invention relates to a replaceable cartridge (1) for an ophthalmological apparatus (2), comprising at least one hard region as a housing and at least one soft region, the hard region and the soft region forming inner liquid channels of the replacement cartridge (1). The soft region embodies functional elements of the replacement cartridge (1), said functional elements comprising at least one pump device for pumping liquid into the liquid channels, a valve device for modifying a through-flow cross-section in at least one of the liquid channels, and a pressure-detecting device for determining a liquid pressure in at least one of the liquid channels. The pressure-detecting device comprises a pressure chamber which is connected to one of the liquid channels, and a flexible membrane which peripherally surrounds a coupling element. The coupling element is designed with a recess such that a fork-shaped arm of a force-measuring device, which is oriented substantially parallel to the membrane, can be inserted into the recess in such a way that the coupling element has at least two sides, and with the arm, a force effect occurring in a substantially normal direction in relation to the membrane can be detected on the membrane.
US11793912B2
Fatty acid-based, pre-cure-derived biomaterials, methods of making the biomaterials, and methods of using them as drug delivery carriers are described. The fatty acid-derived biomaterials can be utilized alone or in combination with a medical device for the release and local delivery of one or more therapeutic agents. Methods of forming and tailoring the properties of said biomaterials and methods of using said biomaterials for treating injury in a mammal are also provided.
US11793907B2
An orthopedic implant having a metal surface and a hydroxyapatite layer comprising gallium ions therein disposed on at least part of the metal surface is described. The hydroxyapatite layer has an average crystallite size of less than about 75 nm in at least one direction and dissolves for more than 2 hours in vitro. The hydroxyapatite layer is substantially free of carbonate. The coating, which is formed on a sodium titanate surface, has increased shear strength and tensile strength. The coating is formed by a solution deposited hydroxyapatite process under inert conditions. The pH of the solution varies by less than 0.1 pH unit/hour during coating formation.
US11793904B2
A protective respirator that deactivates pathogens in a kill zone in front of a mouth and nose of a user by emitting Far UV-C radiation (e.g., having a wavelength centered around 222 nanometers). In some embodiments, a controller uses a mathematical model to determine a required intensity or emission time to provide a threshold probability of killing a microbe (e.g., a virus such as SARS-CoV-2). The required intensity or time may be determined based on atmospheric conditions and/or physiological conditions of the user. The Far UV-C radiation may be emitted in a direction through the kill zone that does not intersect with the skin or eyes of the user (e.g., away from the user or across the front of the user's face). Alternatively, the controller may estimate the fluence of Far UV-C radiation at the skin or eyes of the user over time and adjust the Far UV-C radiation emitted.
US11793899B2
An instrument reprocessor for cleaning, disinfecting, and/or sterilizing a medical instrument is disclosed. To reprocess instruments having one or more channels defined therein, the reprocessor can include one or more flow control systems configured to control a flow of fluid through each channel. In various embodiments, a flow control system can include a differential pressure sensor and a proportional valve for controlling the fluid flow in a channel. The reprocessor can also include, one, a fluid circulation pump which can be configured to supply the flow control systems with fluid and, two, a system for controlling the pressure of the fluid supplied to the flow control systems. The reprocessor can also include a system for supplying a metered amount of fluid to the fluid circulation system. The system can include a reservoir having a fluid height sensor to monitor the amount of fluid therein and a pump configured to supply the reservoir with fluid.
US11793897B2
A self-sanitizing surface structure configured to selectively refract light, a method of fabricating a self-sanitizing surface configured to selectively refract light, and a method of decontaminating a surface using selectively refracted light. A waveguide including a support layer below a propagating layer is positioned over a substrate as a self-sanitizing layer. In the absence of a contaminant or residue on the waveguide, UV light injected into the propagating layer is constrained within the propagating layer due to total internal reflection. When a residue is present on the self-sanitizing surface structure, light may be selectively refracted at or near the interface with the residue along the side of the waveguide to destroy the residue. The self-sanitizing surface structure may be configured to refract a suitable amount of UV light in response to a particular type of residue or application.
US11793892B2
Silica nanocarriers hybridized with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (“SPIONs”) and curcumin through equilibrium or enforced adsorption technique. Methods for dual delivery of SPIONs and curcumin to a target for diagnosis or therapy, for example, for SPION-based magnetic resonance imaging or for targeted delivery of curcumin to a cell or tissue. The technique can be extend to co-precipitation of mixed metal oxide involving Ni, Mn, Co and Cu oxide. The calcination temperature can be varied from 500-900° C. The nanocombination is functionalized with chitosan, polyacrylic acid, PLGA or another agent to increase its biocompatibility in vivo.
US11793882B2
Several embodiments of the present disclosure relate to glycotargeting therapeutics that are useful in the treatment of transplant rejection, autoimmune disease, food allergy, and immune response against a therapeutic agent. In several embodiments, the compositions are configured to target the liver and deliver antigens to which tolerance is desired. Methods and uses of the compositions for induction of immune tolerance are also disclosed herein.
US11793878B2
The present invention relates to polyoxazoline polymers, polymer combinations and compositions comprising those polymers or combinations of polymers. The invention further relates to the use of said polyoxazoline polymers, said combinations and compositions comprising such polymers and combinations for the sustained release of one or more active ingredients, in particular one or more active pharmaceutical ingredients. It further relates to the use of polyoxazoline polymers or polymer combinations as drug carrier.
US11793875B2
The present invention relates to the field of carrier and delivery systems for active molecular compounds. In particular, the present invention provides aqueous dispersions for delivery of active molecular compounds.
US11793873B2
The present invention relates to the construction of, and immunization with viral vaccines. In particular, bivalent vaccines that are capable of providing simultaneous virus infection protection for two or more different viruses. Furthermore, the bivalent vaccines contemplated herein are contemplated as being effective in a neonatal mammal. One such bivalent viral vaccine comprises two antigenic epitopes against the dengue viruses and at least one antigenic epitope against hepatitis B virus. Immunization cross-reactivity may also provide infection protection against other viruses as well.
US11793867B2
Disclosed herein relates to immunotherapeutic compositions comprising immunotherapeutic peptides comprising neoepitopes, polynucleotides encoding the immunotherapeutic peptides, antigen presenting cells comprising the immunotherapeutic peptides or polynucleotides, or T cell receptors specific for the neoepitopes. Also disclosed herein is use of the immunotherapeutic compositions.
US11793865B2
A composition including a supernatant obtained from co-culture of phagocytes with apoptotic cells. The composition is obtained by a) providing phagocytes, b) providing apoptotic cells, c) optionally washing the cells from step a) and b), d) co-culturing the cells of step a) and b), and e) separating the supernatant from the cells. The composition may be used in preventing or treating a pathological immune response.
US11793861B2
The present invention relates to PTH prodrugs, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such PTH prodrugs and their uses.
US11793858B2
Antimicrobial compositions having bactericidal activity are described. Also described is a method of treating bacterial infections using compositions comprising antimicrobial peptides or variants thereof.
US11793855B2
The invention provides peptides that bind Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor (TFPI), including TFPI-inhibitory peptides, and compositions thereof. The peptides may be used to inhibit a TFPI, enhance thrombin formation in a clotting factor-deficient subject, increase blood clot formation in a subject, treat a blood coagulation disorder in a subject, purify TFPI, an identify a TFPI-binding compound.
US11793852B2
An application of Longhu Rendan in preparing a medicament for preventing and/or treating liver fibrosis. The Longhu Rendan has significant effect in improving fibrosis, and its effect in anti-liver fibrosis and liver protection is equivalent to those of a positive drug silybin.
US11793851B2
The present invention relates to a method for treating a side effect caused by bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) perfusion therapy for bladder cancer. The method includes: administering a Chinese medicine composition to a subject in need thereof; wherein the Chinese medicine composition is an extract of a first mixture comprising Gentiana scabra, Scutellariae Radix, Gardeniae Fructus, Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Rehmanniae radix, Akebiae Caulis, Bupleurum chinense, Plantaginis Semen, Atractylodes lancea, Rhizoma alismatis, and Glycyrrhiza uralensis.
US11793846B2
Disclosed is a method for preparing bitter Ganoderma lucidum spore powder, and relates to the field of drugs or health care products. The method includes: removing visible impurities from Ganoderma lucidum spores, conducting ice bath and heating extraction, filtering through a microfiltration membrane, sterilizing by drying, and conducting sporoderm disruption to obtain the bitter Ganoderma lucidum spore powder. The preparation method effectively improves the content of the bitter substances in the Ganoderma lucidum spore powder by removing shriveled spores through multiple times of impurity removal and filtration in combination with the manner of conducting sporoderm disruption after extraction. Taking the total Ganoderma lucidum triterpenoids in the Ganoderma lucidum spores as a representative of the bitter substances, the content of the total Ganoderma lucidum triterpenoids can reach 5-8%. Meanwhile, the preparation method can also make the content of Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides reaching 6-10%.
US11793844B2
Provided are an enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) or a modified form thereof, or a nucleic acid molecule comprising a genomic sequence or cDNA sequence of the EV-D68 or a modified form thereof, or a complementary sequence of the genomic sequence or cDNA sequence, or a pharmaceutical composition comprising the EV-D68 or a modified form thereof, or the nucleic acid molecule, and use of the EV-D68 or a modified form thereof, or the nucleic acid molecule in the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition for treating a tumor.
US11793839B2
Described is a system for affecting intestinal microbial flora. The system includes an intestinal sleeve that is implanted in a patient and bypasses a section of the intestine; and probiotics, prebiotics or pharmacologic therapy used in combination with the intestinal sleeve. Also described are related methods.
US11793834B2
Provided is a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) or a T cell receptor (TCR) comprising one or more of the antigen binding motifs disclosed herein. Aspects of the disclosure relate to a polynucleotide encoding a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) or a T cell receptor (TCR) comprising one or more of the antigen binding motifs. Provided are antibodies and antigen binding systems that comprise a binding motif that binds CD20 and optionally a binding motif that binds CD19, and methods of producing and using the same. Antibodies and antigen binding systems of the present disclosure comprise CARs that comprise an anti-CD20 binding motif and an anti-CD19 binding motif. Provided are compositions, such as antibodies and CARs that are or comprise an anti-CD20/anti-CD19 antigen binding system of the present disclosure, and cell therapies comprising the same, are useful, e.g., in the treatment of cancer.
US11793821B2
Substituted 6-membered aryl or heteroaryl allosteric modulators of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
The present disclosure relates to compounds of formula I that are useful as modulators of α7 nAChR, compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds for preventing, treating, or ameliorating disease, particularly disorders of the central nervous system such as cognitive impairments in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and schizophrenia, as well as for L-DOPA induced-dyskinesia and inflammation
US11793816B2
Disclosed are methods and compositions for treating cell proliferative diseases and disorders such as cancers. Particularly disclosed are methods and composition for treating cancers such as glioblastoma by administering a therapeutic agent that inhibits the biological activity of the autophagy related 4B cysteine peptidase (ATG4B) protein in conjunction with additional therapeutic agents or treatments.
US11793812B2
Methods for treating uterine fibroids, endometriosis, adenomyosis, or heavy menstrual bleeding in a subject, which include administering to the subject from 10 mg to 60 mg per day of N-(4-(1-(2,6-difluorobenzyl)-5-((dimethylamino)methyl)-3-(6-methoxy-3-pyridazinyl)-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-6-yl)phenyl)-N′-methoxyurea, and from 0.01 mg to 5 mg per day of a hormone replacement medicament. The present disclosure has methods for reducing menstrual bleeding in a subject, reducing bone mineral density loss in a subject caused by administering a GnRH antagonist to the subject, suppressing sex hormones in a subject, reducing vasomotor symptoms or hot flashes in a subject, and reducing symptoms of decreased libido in a subject having uterine fibroids, endometriosis, or adenomyosis. Further provided are methods of maintaining blood glucose profile, maintaining lipid profile, and/or maintaining bone mineral density in a pre-menopausal woman being treated for one or more conditions or symptoms of endometriosis, adenomyosis, uterine fibroids, or heavy menstrual bleeding; and methods of contraception and treating infertility.
US11793809B2
Amorphous solid dispersions of nilotinib fumarate or nilotinib tartrate are provided, as well as pharmaceutical compositions thereof, wherein the compositions exhibit enhanced bioavailability in the fasted state. Preferably, the compositions may be orally administered to a patient in either the fed or fasted state, with a decrease or elimination of the food effect. Preferably, following oral administration of the pharmaceutical compositions, there is no substantial difference in the pharmacokinetic parameters (e.g., Cmax, AUC0-t and/or AUC0-infinity) of nilotinib, regardless of whether the pharmaceutical compositions are administered to a subject in the fed or fasted state.
US11793804B2
A drug delivery system having an inner core-shell like structure containing a poorly soluble camptothecin compound and a water-soluble camptothecin compound, and an outer amphiphilic polymer shell surrounding the inner core-shell like structure, a manufacturing method therefor, and uses of the drug delivery system in treating cancer are disclosed. The core-shell structured particles form very stable particles and show a mono-distribution of particles before and after freeze-drying. The particles show excellent results compared with existing particles which do not contain the inner core-shell like structure, in animal efficacy tests and pharmacokinetic tests.
US11793789B2
This invention provides novel compositions comprising an anti-inflammatory agent and a mydriatic agent suitable for intraocular use, particularly ketorolac or pharmaceutically salts thereof and phenylephrine or pharmaceutically salts thereof, which are free of any buffering agent and yet, surprisingly, maintain stability for significant periods of time (e.g., at least about 3 months). The present invention also relates to a process of preparing such compositions and use thereof, e.g., in combination with intraocular ophthalmologic irrigation solutions.
US11793785B2
Crystallized cannabis extract having a purple color is made by first providing cannabis having a detectable amounts of tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) as well as secondary components including terpenes. Pentane or other solvent is added to the cannabis material to dissolve the secondary components. The cannabis material is enclosed in a filter basket, or a rosin press filter bag, having an average pore diameter of 25 microns. The centrifuge spins the filter bag or filter basket to separate the THCA from the cannabis material and thereby yielding a primary product that is a concentrated cannabis material having at least 95% THCA and a secondary product (high terpene extract) having combined THCA and secondary components including terpenes. The concentrated cannabis material is distilled in a wiped film evaporator or a short path evaporator to oxidize the concentrated cannabis material and yield a super concentrated cannabis material having at least 98% THC.
US11793780B2
Provided are novel treprostinil based compounds, methods of treatment using the same, and their methods of making.
US11793777B2
This disclosure features chemical entities (e.g., a compound exhibiting activity as a mitochondrial uncoupling agent or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or hydrate and/or cocrystal thereof; e.g., a compound, such as niclosamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or hydrate and/or cocrystal thereof; e.g., a compound, such as a niclosamide analog, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or hydrate and/or cocrystal thereof) that are useful, e.g., for treating one or more symptoms of a pathology characterized by an abnormal inflammatory response (e.g., inflammatory bowel diseases) in a subject (e.g., a human). This disclosure also features compositions as well as other methods of using and making the same.
US11793774B2
There is herein provided a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R4 and n have meanings as provided in the description.
US11793772B2
Provided is a composition comprising 2,4,6-trihydroxyacetophenone (THA) as an active ingredient, and a method for preventing, alleviating or treating breast cancer using the composition by inhibiting the activity of polo-like kinase 1 (PlK1).
US11793768B2
The present invention relates to the reduction of oxidative stress, the improvement of the system, the provision of healthy cartilage, as well as the alleviation of pain in ruminants.
US11793765B2
Provided herein are stable, dissolvable films containing active ingredients, such as antimicrobial composition, antiviral compositions, or anti-retroviral compositions for intravaginal or intrarectal placement to provide prophylaxis against viral infections.
US11793764B2
The present disclosure provides an siRNA nanocapsule and a preparation method and use thereof, relating to the technical field of biomedical engineering. The siRNA nanocapsule provided in the present disclosure includes siRNA and a shell encapsulating the siRNA and polymerized by a monomer A and a monomer B. The monomer A has a double bond at one end, and is electrostatically bound with the siRNA, and the monomer B includes molecules for improving tumor microenvironment sensitivity. The siRNA nanocapsule provided in the present disclosure is suitable for a wide range of clinical applications.
US11793751B2
Compactable gastric residence systems comprising therapeutic agent formulations for sustained gastric release of therapeutic agents are disclosed, as well as methods and systems for encapsulating such gastric residence systems. Hie methods and systems for encapsulating the gastric residence systems can be automated from receiving a bulk of gastric residence systems, orienting, placing, compacting, securing, and encapsulating the gastric residence systems.
US11793745B2
A topical skin treatment for the mitigation of various skin irritations and abnormal skin conditions, the composition and method for making the topical skin treatment providing a mixture of tea extracts from the snow mushroom, Reishi mushrooms, and other various organic ingredients in a range of constituent amounts to form a homogeneous liquid compound solution applied to the skin in liquid or aerosol form.
US11793740B2
Described is a high-concentrate flowable liquid anionic surfactant composition containing an alkyl ether sulfate and a viscosity modifier(s). The composition avoids the highly viscous gel phase that occurs when concentrated anionic surfactants are diluted with an aqueous solvent. Also described, is a personal care composition of the high-concentrate flowable liquid anionic surfactant composition.
US11793738B2
The use of lipo-amino acid alkyl esters as SPF (Sun Protection Factor) boosters in cosmetic compositions containing a sun filter is described. The alkyl esters, when added to cosmetic compositions containing a sun filter, increase their SPF value by 50% or higher. As a result, the amount of sun filter in the cosmetics can be significantly reduced while maintaining a high SPF. The SPF booster effect was observed in different types of cosmetic compositions and with different sun filters. The alkyl esters have a strong natural connotation and can be obtained by eco-friendly synthesis methods. Photoprotective cosmetic compositions are thereby obtained which are safe to use and have better acceptance by the consumer.
US11793737B2
Disclosed is a topical skin composition comprising a glycol di-salicylate or a glycol di-benzoate compound having the following structure: where R is OH or H, n is 1 or 2, and where the composition further includes a glycol mono-salicylate compound or a glycol mono-benzoate compound.
US11793735B2
An aluminum-free antiperspirant/deodorant composition is disclosed. The antiperspirant/deodorant may include an oil-in-water emulsion base and an antiperspirant active dispersed in the oil-in-water emulsion base. The antiperspirant active may be primarily a zinc-based antiperspirant active and the oil-in-water emulsion base may include an emulsifier comprising a mixture of steareth-2 and steareth-20; a plant-based oil, a polyol, and water.
US11793733B2
The invention relates to an implant or medical tool made of a metal or having a surface made of a metal for use in a therapeutic treatment, wherein the implant or the tool has, on its/the surface, a coating with polycrystalline doped electrically conductive diamond, wherein the therapeutic therapy is a treatment of a microbial infection of a human or animal body, wherein the implant or the tool is connected as anode (12) in an electrochemical system in the body, wherein the electrochemical system comprises, in addition to the anode (12), a cathode (16), a power source connected in an electrically conductive manner to the anode and to the cathode, and an electrolyte comprising or consisting of a body fluid, or consists of the anode (12), a cathode (16), a power source connected in an electrically conductive manner to the anode and to the cathode, and an electrolyte comprising or consisting of a body fluid, or wherein the implant or the tool is disposed within an electrical field, by means of which a negative charge is induced at a first site and a positive charge at a second site by induction on the implant or tool, by means of which the first site becomes the anode (12) in an electrochemical system and the second site becomes the cathode (16) in the electrochemical system, wherein the electrochemical system comprises, in addition to the implant or the tool, an electrolyte comprising or consisting of a body fluid or consists of the implant or the tool and an electrolyte comprising or consisting of a body fluid.
US11793729B2
An objective of the present disclosure is to provide a teether, wherein the teether is prevented from twisting when the circumferential length of a band thereof worn around the wrist of an infant is adjusted so as to not harm the body of the infant and a comfortable fit around the wrist is ensured.
US11793727B1
A feeding device includes a fluid reservoir and a nipple configured to be attached to the fluid reservoir. The nipple includes a base portion and a teat portion, where the base portion and the teat portion together define an interior space of the nipple. The nipple also includes a removable flow valve configured to be positioned within the interior space of the nipple and an internal cavity between the removable flow valve and a wall of the nipple. The removable flow valve includes a central opening and at least one valve protrusion extending from a surface of the flow valve into the internal cavity. The removable flow valve is configured to adjust a flow rate of a fluid from the fluid reservoir into the internal cavity.
US11793726B2
A portable, versatile pill dispensing system can be used in a variety of settings and for a variety of pill dispensing regimens. Such systems and methods can be configured for intuitive filling or refilling, early or flexible dispensing, remote monitoring software to verify user compliance with a predetermined medication regimen, and features designed to improve compliance while traveling.
US11793707B2
A vision training device includes a housing having at least one eyepiece unit corresponding to an eye of a user, a display that displays a target image in front of a fixation axis of the user, a lens arranged between the eyepiece unit and the display unit, a movable unit capable of moving at least one of the display and the lens along the fixation axis, and a control unit that sets at least one training range within a movable range of the display and the lens and controls the movable unit such that at least one of the display and the lens is moved within the training range.
US11793706B2
An intelligent rollator has a vehicle body, a seat provided in the vehicle body for a person to sit or place items on, and front and rear wheels provided at the bottom of the wheels, driven by motors. A power-assist control method includes the following steps: obtaining the load weight of the vehicle body; and entering a first power-assist compensation mode to compensate the torque output of the motor according to a first power-assist compensation threshold, when the load weight is greater than a set threshold. The first power-assist compensation threshold is direct proportional to at least one of the following parameters: the load weight of the intelligent rollator, and the moving speed of the intelligent rollator.
US11793705B2
Disclosed is a fall-resistant control method for an intelligent rollator, an intelligent rollator and a controller. The intelligent rollator has a vehicle body, front wheels and/or rear wheels configured at the bottom of the vehicle body and driven by a motor. The fall-resistant control method includes: recording the current position of the motor as the initial position when the moving speed of the intelligent rollator exceeds a first threshold and the acceleration of the intelligent rollator exceeds a second threshold; determining a first braking torque according to the position change of the motor relative to the initial position, wherein the greater the position change, the greater the first braking torque; determining a second braking torque according to the moving speed and/or acceleration of the intelligent rollator, wherein the greater the moving speed and/or the acceleration, the greater the second braking torque; determining the fall-resistant braking torque according to the first braking torque and the second braking torque.
US11793697B2
A system includes an adapter and a lock. The adapter includes a flexible collar and an attachment structure. The flexible collar is configured to at least partially surround a portion of the wheelchair such that the flexible collar engages the portion of the wheelchair and aids in preventing rotation of the adapter relative to the portion of the wheelchair. The attachment structure has a first arm attached to and extending from the flexible collar and a second arm attached to and extending from the flexible collar. The lock includes a body and a mounting platform attached thereto. The body of the lock is configured to engage the attachment structure to aid in maintaining the flexible collar in a closed position. The mounting platform has one or more coupling mechanisms attached thereto for use in removably mounting one or more accessories to the system.
US11793696B2
Provided is a robot including a main body provided with a traveling wheel, a seat disposed above the main body, a foot supporter protruding forward from the main body, a lower plate disposed below the foot supporter, and a moving mechanism disposed between the lower plate and the foot supporter, the moving mechanism allowing the foot supporter to move forward and backward between a first position and a second position that is disposed in front of the first position.
US11793691B2
Provided is a lightweight and inexpensive wheelchair that can be easily operated with either a right or left hand. The wheelchair according to the present invention is provided with; a pair of handrims having a first portion and a second portion; a drive mechanism for transmitting a first rotational force generated by the first portion on one side to a wheel on another side, and for transmitting a second rotational force generated by the first portion on the other side to a wheel on the one side, wherein the drive mechanism includes an axle on the one side, an axle on the other side connected to the axle on the one side via a rotary shaft, a first two-way clutch located on the axle on the one side, and a second two-way clutch located on the axle on the other side.
US11793690B2
Accessible scooters and methods of use are disclosed herein. An example scooter can include a scooter base that is adapted to interface with a frame of a wheelchair, a locking mechanism associated with the scooter base, the locking mechanism releasably securing the frame of a wheelchair to the scooter base, and a steering column associated with handlebars of the scooter.
US11793685B2
An absorbent article has a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions; and a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet. The article also includes a primary fastening system and secondary fastening system. The primary fastening system has a primary fastening component disposed in the second waist region and a primary receiving component disposed in the first waist region and operatively engageable with the primary fastening component. The secondary fastening system includes a secondary fastening component disposed in the first waist region and a secondary receiving component disposed in the second waist region and operatively engageable with the secondary fastening component. The article further includes a decoupled zone disposed longitudinally inboard of the secondary fastening component.
US11793669B2
The present invention provides improved intravaginal drug delivery devices, i.e., intravaginal rings, useful for the prophylactic administration of dapivirine in combination with either an antimicrobial compound or a contraceptive to a human. The present invention also provides methods of blocking DNA polymerization by an HIV reverse transcriptase enzyme, methods of preventing HIV infection in a female human, methods of treating HIV infection in a female human, methods of preventing unintended pregnancy in a female human, and methods of preparing intravaginal rings.
US11793665B1
A vented dental appliance for relief of bruxism includes an intraoral retainer such as a flexible plate positioned between the teeth and the cheeks of the user. An elongated vent member is slidably positioned through one of a plurality of apertures in the intraoral retainer and includes at least a first fluid conduit connecting the intraoral space and the extraoral space. The intraoral portion of the vent member features multiple intraoral vent openings positioned along thereof and configured to prevent internal blockage by a tongue or other soft tissue inside the mouth. The extraoral portion is open and configured to vent the intraoral space to atmosphere, thereby relieving the intraoral suction and allowing for jaw muscles to relax. In other embodiments, the intraoral retainer may be a dental guard or another more advance dental appliance.
US11793663B2
The present invention relates to surgical, medical or other anatomical dressings that may be applied to the human body. In particular, the invention relates to a dressing for concealing a structure (in particular, a stoma) on a human body, the dressing comprising a patch arranged to be placed on the body; wherein the patch has an indentation for receiving the structure so as to conceal the structure when the patch is placed on the body.
US11793652B2
An intervertebral implant includes a body formed as an open lattice structure by a plurality of struts. Some of the struts of the plurality of struts intersect at nodes. The nodes can include an enlarged contact member that extends over the node and at least a portion of the width of some of the struts. Enlarged contact members may have an asymmetrical shape with respect to the intersection of struts. The enlarged contact members can provide improved bone contact for the implant. The plurality of struts can have a cross-sectional shape that includes a flattened portion. The flattened portion of the plurality of struts can provide improved bone contact for the implant. An additive manufacturing process can be used to build the implant in a substantially vertical direction.
US11793642B2
In one representative embodiment, an implantable prosthetic device comprises a spacer body portion configured to be disposed between native leaflets of a heart, and an anchor portion configured to secure the native leaflets against the spacer body portion. The prosthetic device can be movable between multiple configurations. The spacer body can be made from braided, self-expandable metallic thread. A delivery apparatus can have a first shaft and a second shaft, wherein movement of the first shaft relative to the second shaft moves the anchor portion relative to the spacer body.
US11793640B2
A sequentially deployed prosthetic cardiac valve includes a self-expanding frame having an atrial skirt, a ventricular skirt, and an annular region disposed therebetween. A first anterior tab is disposed on an anterior portion of the frame. A posterior tab is on a posterior portion of the self-expanding frame. The frame may be designed so that any portion may expand sequentially in any desired order. For example, a portion of the first anterior tab and a portion of the posterior tab may partially self-expand first. Next, the first anterior tab may fully self-expand before the posterior tab fully self-expands. The posterior tab may fully self-expand next followed by the ventricular skirt, or the ventricular skirt may self-expand next followed by full expansion of the posterior tab.
US11793637B2
A system includes a medical device for implanting in a valve of a subject, the implantable medical device having a self-expanding frame; and a holder configured to retain the frame of the implantable medical device in a constricted configuration and to control expansion of the frame. The holder has a controllably constrictable and expandable loop, wherein the loop is disposed about at least a portion of the self-expanding frame such that constriction or expansion of the first loop controls constriction or expansion of the frame.
US11793633B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure include apparatus including a percutaneous delivery capsule and prosthetic valve. The prosthetic valve includes a frame assembly that includes a tubular portion, and a plurality of atrial arms that extend away from the tubular portion. A plurality of prosthetic leaflets are attached to the tubular portion, and are disposed within a lumen defined by the tubular portion. When the prosthetic valve is in a compressed state and is housed by the capsule, each of the atrial arms extends, in a serpentine shape, along the capsule and away from the tubular portion. Other embodiments are also described.
US11793622B2
An interstitial fluid accumulation chamber is configured to be implanted in a mammal for use as a protective environment for transplanted cells. The interstitial fluid accumulation chamber includes opposed first and second members, a cell isolation chamber, and a plurality of spaced-apart members. The opposed first and second members are disposed in spaced-apart relation. The cell isolation chamber is disposed within and in-between the opposed first and second members. The cell isolation chamber includes a filter which contains pores sized to allow interstitial fluid to enter the cell isolation chamber while preventing cells within the cell isolation chamber from leaving the cell isolation chamber. The plurality of spaced-apart members are disposed within and between the opposed first and second members. The plurality of spaced-apart members form a tortuous path which is configured to prevent tissue from growing within the interstitial fluid accumulation chamber.
US11793621B2
This disclosure relates to dental anesthetic delivery devices and associated methods for using the same. In certain embodiments, an anesthetic delivery device may comprise a pressure-driven needleless injector configured to deliver anesthetic deeply into the gingiva, allowing for a deep numbing and anesthetic effect and reducing pain from subsequent anesthetic injections and/or dental procedures. In some embodiments, the anesthetic delivery device may be T-shaped allowing for a shorter longitude axis length of the syringe body, improved clinician view of the oral cavity during use, single hand and/or ambidextrous use, and/or improved control during positioning.
US11793610B2
A processing device receives intraoral scan data comprising a plurality of intraoral images of a dental site generated during scanning of the dental site by an intraoral scanner, one or more ink markings or other non-rigid indicia having been applied to the dental site prior to the scanning of the dental site, wherein at least two intraoral images of the plurality of intraoral images comprise representations of the one or more ink markings or other non-rigid indica. The processing device performs registration between the plurality of intraoral images and generates a three-dimensional (3D) model of the dental site using the plurality of intraoral images that have undergone registration, the 3D model of the dental site comprising a representation of the one or more ink markings or other non-rigid indica that were applied to the dental site prior to the scanning of the dental site.
US11793600B2
A debrider or other medical device can include an extendable and retractable stylet to ream or unclog a working lumen, a distal portal, or the like. The device can include an elongate tubular body with a proximal and a distal portion. A working lumen can extend from a proximal working lumen portal at the proximal portion of the tubular body to a distal working lumen portal at the distal portion of the tubular body. The device can also include an auxiliary passage, interconnected to the working lumen of the tubular body at an auxiliary lumen portal located between the proximal working lumen portal and the distal working lumen portal. A spoolable or otherwise extendable and retractable stylet can include at least a portion of the stylet being extendable into the working lumen and toward the distal working lumen portal via the auxiliary lumen portal, and the stylet being retractable from the working lumen via the auxiliary lumen portal.
US11793598B2
A clamping device and method for human-medicine or veterinary-medicine applications for the frictionally engaged locking of at least two holding segments, the clamping device has a first holding segment, a second holding segment; a driveable spindle, via which a rotational movement can be converted into an axial longitudinal movement for spindle-locking the second holding segment, and a threaded plate. In this case, the threaded plate can be moved axially in the opposite direction during the spindle movement, wherein, by counter-movement of the threaded plate, at least one wedge body is moveable in a ramp system, in order to clamp the first holding segment.
US11793589B2
A surgical stand may include a vertical pole portion with a securing clamp junction holding a horizontal pole in a fixed position with respect to the vertical pole, and the horizontal pole includes a plate interface including a number of securing mechanisms for holding surgical instruments against the plate interface, and a number of rings disposed along the horizontal pole on both sides of the plate interface.
US11793588B2
A drape covers robotic equipment in a medical environment to maintain sterility. The robotic equipment has an arm with an end surface which attaches to a tool, such as an active end effector. The drape has an extended drape portion that covers the arm, and a shaped drape portion that covers the end of the arm where the arm is clamped to the tool. The drape is clamped inside the clamp, and where the clamping occurs, the drape has a band of material that is reinforced by being thickened or by including a different material. The shape of the band corresponds to the portion of the arm that is clamped by the clamp.
US11793585B2
A support structure for supporting an instrument manipulator comprises a proximal link and a distal link configured to extend from the proximal link. The support structure further comprises a base joint coupling the proximal link of the support structure to a base, and the proximal link is configured to rotate about a first axis associated with the base joint. The support structure further comprises a counterbalance mechanism comprising a counterweight block configured to move linearly within the support structure. The counterweight block has a counterweight mass to counterbalance a combined mass of the support structure and the instrument manipulator as the distal link extends from the proximal link.
US11793580B2
Provided are systems and methods for location sensor-based branch prediction. In one aspect, the method includes determining a first orientation of an instrument based on first location data generated by a set of one or more location sensors for the instrument and determining a second orientation of the instrument at a second time based on second location data. A distal end of the instrument is located within a first segment of a model at the first time and the second time and the first segment branches into two or more child segments. The method also includes determining data indicative of a difference between the first orientation and the second orientation and determining a prediction that the instrument will advance into a first one of the child segments based on the data indicative of the difference.
US11793579B2
Disclosed are systems, devices, and methods for navigating a tool inside a luminal network. An exemplary method includes receiving image data of a patient's chest, identifying the patient's lungs, determining locations of a luminal network in the patient's lungs, identifying a target location in the patient's lungs, generating a pathway to the target location, generating a three-dimensional (3D) model of the patient's lungs, the 3D model showing the luminal network in the patient's lungs and the pathway to the target location, determining a location of a tool based on an electromagnetic (EM) sensor included in the tool as the tool is navigated within the patient's chest, displaying a view of the 3D model showing the determined location of the tool, receiving cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) image data of the patient's chest, updating the 3D model based on the CBCT image data, and displaying a view of the updated 3D model.
US11793574B2
Systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products are provided for automated planning of a cutting boundary for removal of a diseased region of an anatomy, such as a bone tumor. A model is provided for the diseased region of the anatomy, and optionally, a healthy region of the anatomy. One or more cutting geometries are defined relative the diseased region. Algorithms are provided which enable automated optimization of characteristics (e.g., shape, size, position, orientation) of the cutting geometries relative to the diseased region in order to plan for complete removal of the diseased region, en bloc, while minimizing an amount of healthy region to be removed.
US11793572B2
A method for selecting a medical device for use in the performance of a medical procedure. The method comprises acquiring image data relating to an anatomical region of interest of a patient's body and generating a multi-dimensional depiction of the anatomical region of interest using the acquired image data. The method further comprises defining a plurality of points relative to the multi-dimensional depiction, determining one or more measurements based on the defined plurality of points, and then selecting a medical device to be used based on the determined measurements.
US11793571B2
In some embodiments, data sensed and/or operational parameters used during a catheterization procedure are used in the motion frame-rate updating and visual rendering of a simulated organ geometry. The organ geometry is rendered as a virtual material using a software environment (preferably a graphical game engine) which applies simulated optical laws to material appearance parameters affecting the virtual material's visual appearance, as part of simulating a scene comprising the simulated organ geometry, and optionally also comprising simulated views of a catheter probe used for sensing and/or treatment. Optionally, measurements of and/or effects on tissue by sensing and/or commanded probe-tissue interactions are converted into material appearance changes, allowing dynamic visual simulation of intra-body states and/or events based on optionally non-visual input data. In some embodiments, physiology, motion physics, and/or other physical processes are simulated based on live inputs as part of associating material appearance properties to the simulated tissue's geometry.
US11793561B2
Apparatus and methods for regulating cryogenic treatments are disclosed which comprise devices and methods for delivering controlled treatment of a cryoablative agent. In one variation, such devices may generally comprise an elongate probe having a distal tip and a flexible length, at least one infusion lumen positioned through or along the elongate probe, wherein the infusion lumen defines one or more openings along its length, and a liner expandably enclosing the probe. An inflow reservoir or canister valve may be fluidly coupled with a reservoir or canister containing the cryoablative agent and a modulation control unit may also be fluidly coupled with the inflow reservoir or canister valve and in fluid communication with the at least one infusion lumen. Additionally, a warming element may also be thermally coupled with the reservoir or canister.
US11793557B2
A build plate includes a surface that defines at least one opening configured for disposal of a proximal portion of a screw shaft. The proximal portion is formed by a first manufacturing method and defines a distal face. The proximal portion is connected with the surface in a configuration to orient the distal face for forming a distal portion of the screw shaft thereon by a second manufacturing method that includes an additive manufacturing apparatus. In some embodiments, systems, spinal constructs, surgical instruments and methods are disclosed.
US11793556B2
Internal bone fixation devices and methods for using the devices for repairing a weakened or fractured bone are disclosed herein. A device for use in repairing a fractured bone includes a delivery catheter having an elongated shaft with a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, wherein the delivery catheter has an inner void for passage of at least one reinforcing material and an inner lumen for passage of a light source; a conformable member releasably engaging the distal end of the delivery catheter, wherein the conformable member moves from a deflated state to an inflated state when the at least one reinforcing material is delivered to the conformable member; and an adapter releasably engaging the proximal end of the delivery catheter for receiving the light source and the at least one reinforcing material.
US11793550B2
A claw-shaped pedicle screw fastener for osteoporosis includes an inner screw plug and an outer screw; the outer screw includes an outer nut and an outer screw stem, a through hole is defined in and penetrates through the outer nut and the outer screw stem, the outer screw stem has a thread segment, a claw-shaped segment, and a conical segment that are provided on outside of the outer screw stem; the claw-shaped segment is made of deformable metal; the inner screw plug includes an inner nut and an inner screw stem, the inner screw stem is inserted into the through hole, and the inner screw stem is threadedly connected to the first inner thread and the second inner thread; the inner screw stem and the second inner thread are reverse thread screws relative to each other.
US11793548B2
An enclosure provides a prophylactic barrier that may be permeable to gases, hormones, proteins, and peritoneal fluid, but restrains tumor cells within the enclosure so as to inhibit ovarian cancer invasion of adjacent tissue, and increase the speed of diagnosis of ovarian dysplasia, including cancer. The enclosure includes one or more of fiducial markers, heat sensors, and blood flow reflectors, which may be imaged non-invasively in order to detect conditions or pathology affecting the ovary. The enclosure may also include an access port that permits sampling of the enclosure's contents to further aid in detecting or treating conditions or pathology affecting the ovary.
US11793546B2
Surgical visualization systems and related methods are disclosed herein, e.g., for providing visualization during surgical procedures. Systems and methods herein can be used in a wide range of surgical procedures, including spinal surgeries such as minimally-invasive fusion or discectomy procedures. Systems and methods herein can include various features for enhancing end user experience, improving clinical outcomes, or reducing the invasiveness of a surgery. Exemplary features can include access port integration, hands-free operation, active and/or passive lens cleaning, adjustable camera depth, and many others.
US11793542B2
A catheter for use in a subject's vasculature includes a rotating and axially movable instrument. The instrument includes a rounded element at its distal end connected to a body having a spiral shape. The instrument is at least partially disposed in a lumen of the catheter and is configured for axial and rotational motion within the lumen between a proximal-most position and a distal-most position, where the body includes at least one edge configured to promote removal of a target substance from the body passageway upon contact with the target substance.
US11793541B2
The invention discloses a plague removal device, comprising, a push catheter, a plaque scraping stent, a support tube, an elastic filter membrane, a guide catheter, and a handle, wherein the plaque scraping stent is a mesh structure sleeved outside the support tube, a distal end of the plaque scraping stent is fixed on a distal end of the support tube, a proximal end of the plaque scraping stent is fixed on a distal end of the push catheter, the support tube is sleeved inside the push catheter; a distance between the distal end of the push catheter and the distal end of the support tube is adjusted by the handle, so that an outer diameter of the plaque scraping stent is varied. The unique structure design of “tapered structure” in the present invention can ensure good compliance during the entry and withdrawal of the stent.
US11793537B2
A surgical instrument system is disclosed comprising a handle, an elongate shaft selectively attachable to the handle, a battery pack replaceably attachable to the handle, and an end effector extending distally from the elongate shaft. In various instances, the battery pack comprises a power source couplable to the motor and a display. The elongate shaft comprises a processor and a memory couplable to the processor. In various instances, the memory comprises a control program which, when executed, causes the processor to initiate a desired function. In various instances, the end effector comprises a sensing circuit configured to detect a condition of the end effector. The sensing circuit is in signal communication with the processor.
US11793529B2
Described are methods, systems, devices for facilitation of intraluminal medical procedures within the neurovasculature. A catheter advancement device includes a flexible elongate body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a single lumen extending therebetween. The flexible elongate body has a proximal segment, an intermediate segment, and a tip segment. The proximal segment includes a hypotube coated with a polymer. The intermediate segment includes an unreinforced polymer having a durometer of no more than 72D. The tip segment is formed of a polymer different from the intermediate segment and has a durometer of no more than about 35D and a length of at least 5 cm. The tip segment has a tapered portion that tapers distally from a first outer diameter to a second outer diameter over a length of between 1 and 3 cm.
US11793528B2
The invention is directed to a surgical device which is externally used as aiming device that permits accurate placement of surgical wire to mend a supracondylar fracture. The device of the invention decreases operative time, risks of the re-dislocation through continuous manipulation, radiology exposure for both the patient and operation room staff, and to decreases anesthesia duration. It is also directed to surgical use of the device for repair of a supracondylar fracture and to methods for making it.
