US11836657B2
Disclosed is a resource management planning support device 1 including a learning information storage section (storage section 13), a duty recommendation processing section 110, a planning processing section (operation rescheduling planning processing section 120), and a screen processing section 140. The learning information storage section stores plan result information regarding existing operation rescheduling plans. The duty recommendation processing section 110 exercises a prior learning function to generate a duty recommendation model for recommending a duty. The planning processing section exercises a planning function to create an operation rescheduling plan by selecting a duty template suitable for a planning target train set according to the duty recommendation model generated by the duty recommendation processing section 110. The screen processing section 140 outputs a plan result display screen 147 for displaying the operation rescheduling plan created by the planning processing section.
US11836655B2
A device, system and method for mapping and filtering project data, such as construction project criteria, which may have the steps of selecting a map view option from of list of application features; launching a map view in response to selecting the map view; selecting at least one database filter; applying the at least one selected database filter to a system database to generate a list of selected filtered records; and generating a map showing the geographic locations of the selected filtered records. The at least one filter may be selected from at least one of the group of personnel, equipment, project sites and/or offices. The at least one filter can be a personnel filter, filtered by at least one of trade, skill level and/or active status.
US11836647B2
Methods, systems and apparatus for providing a value indicating a judgment of whether a human or an autonomic computer application operating a client computer is interacting with a server, by: receiving data from the client computer including active data relating to interactions of the client computer with a website of the server and passive data of the client computer; analyzing received data from the client computer for indication of a human operating the client computer, wherein the analyzing includes analyzing the received data in conjunction with model data based on human interactions from a prior session with the same website and developing a first analysis value; determining that the first analysis value fails to meet a first analysis predetermined criteria; and providing a request for further data from the client computer based on the determination that the first analysis value fails to meet the first analysis predetermined criteria.
US11836640B2
Techniques for artificial intelligence (AI) modules for computation tasks are described, and may be implemented to enable multiple AI modules to be aggregated to form an execution structure (e.g., an execution chain) for performing a computation task. Generally, the described techniques aggregate AI modules based on their respective functions to perform an overall computation task.
US11836632B2
There is provided a method of image classification. The method includes: providing a set of category mapping discriminators, each corresponding to a respective category, wherein each category mapping discriminator of the set of category mapping discriminators is configured for discriminating features relating to input images that belong to the respective category of the category mapping discriminator; extracting a plurality of features from an input image using a machine learning model; determining, for each of the set of category mapping discriminators, an output value based on the plurality of extracted features using the category mapping discriminator; and determining a classification of the input image based on the output values of the set of category mapping discriminators.
US11836630B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for training a neural network. In one aspect, a method includes maintaining data specifying, for each of the network parameters, current values of a respective set of distribution parameters that define a posterior distribution over possible values for the network parameter. A respective current training value for each of the network parameters is determined from a respective temporary gradient value for the network parameter. The current values of the respective sets of distribution parameters for the network parameters are updated in accordance with the respective current training values for the network parameters. The trained values of the network parameters are determined based on the updated current values of the respective sets of distribution parameters.
US11836628B2
A processor-implemented neural network method includes: obtaining a first weight kernel of a weight model and pruning information of the first weight kernel; determining, based on the pruning information, a processing range of an input feature map for each weight element vector of the first weight kernel; performing a convolution operation between the input feature map and the first weight kernel based on the determined processing range; and generating an output feature map of a neural network layer based on an operation result of the convolution operation.
US11836625B2
Methods, systems and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for training an action selection neural network. One of the methods includes receiving an observation characterizing a current state of the environment; determining a target network output for the observation by performing a look ahead search of possible future states of the environment starting from the current state until the environment reaches a possible future state that satisfies one or more termination criteria, wherein the look ahead search is guided by the neural network in accordance with current values of the network parameters; selecting an action to be performed by the agent in response to the observation using the target network output generated by performing the look ahead search; and storing, in an exploration history data store, the target network output in association with the observation for use in updating the current values of the network parameters.
US11836624B2
Computer systems and computer-implemented methods modify a machine learning network, such as a deep neural network, to introduce judgment to the network. A “combining” node is added to the network, to thereby generate a modified network, where activation of the combining node is based, at least in part, on output from a subject node of the network. The computer system then trains the modified network by, for each training data item in a set of training data, performing forward and back propagation computations through the modified network, where the backward propagation computation through the modified network comprises computing estimated partial derivatives of an error function of an objective for the network, except that the combining node selectively blocks back-propagation of estimated partial derivatives to the subject node, even though activation of the combining node is based on the activation of the subject node.
US11836620B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for reinforcement learning. The embodiments described herein apply meta-learning (and in particular, meta-gradient reinforcement learning) to learn an optimum return function G so that the training of the system is improved. This provides a more effective and efficient means of training a reinforcement learning system as the system is able to converge on an optimum set of one or more policy parameters θ more quickly by training the return function G as it goes. In particular, the return function G is made dependent on the one or more policy parameters θ and a meta-objective function J′ is used that is differentiated with respect to the one or more return parameters η to improve the training of the return function G.
US11836610B2
An artificial neural network that includes first subnetworks to implement known functions and second subnetworks to implement unknown functions is trained. The first subnetworks are trained separately and in parallel on corresponding known training datasets to determine first parameter values that define the first subnetworks. The first subnetworks are executing on a plurality of processing elements in a processing system. Input values from a network training data set are provided to the artificial neural network including the trained first subnetworks. Error values are generated by comparing output values produced by the artificial neural network to labeled output values of the network training data set. The second subnetworks are trained by back propagating the error values to modify second parameter values that define the second subnetworks without modifying the first parameter values. The first and second parameter values are stored in a storage component.
US11836605B2
The present disclosure provides a meteorological big data fusion method based on deep learning, including the following steps: constructing multi-source meteorological data samples; according to an original resolution of different climate variables, selecting a corresponding super-resolution multiple to obtain an optimized super-resolution module under the constraint of maximizing information retention efficiency; constructing a spatial-temporal attention module using a focused attention mechanism, and selecting a corresponding time stride according to periodic characteristics of different climate variables; constructing a meteorological data fusion model in combination with the optimized super-resolution model and the spatial-temporal attention module; taking a minimum resolution of climate variables as a loss function, and training the meteorological data fusion model with the multi-source meteorological data samples; and importing the acquired real-time meteorological data from multiple data sources into the trained meteorological data fusion model to obtain high-resolution fused meteorological data.
US11836602B2
A method for circuit design based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and an implementation system thereof. Subcircuits of a circuit-design topology of a historical phase, which are of different categories, are classified and a first feature model are obtained by training; a feature parameter of a circuit is acquired, and finally, the circuit feature parameter is compared with an expected parameter and a corresponding determination result is obtained, thereby a determination is able to be provided for the circuit design, and no simulation is required. As a result, an adjustment on the circuit design or an optimization on the circuit can be performed at a proper time, accordingly, the efficiency in design can be improved.
US11836600B2
Computer systems and computer-implemented methods train a neural network, by: (a) computing for each datum in a set of training data, activation values for nodes in the neural network and estimates of partial derivatives of an objective function for the neural network for the nodes in the neural network; (b) selecting a target node of the neural network and/or a target datum in the set of training data; (c) selecting a target-specific improvement model for the neural network, wherein the target-specific improvement model, when added to the neural network, improves performance of the neural network for the target node and/or the target datum, as the case may be; (d) training the target-specific improvement model; (e) merging the target-specific improvement model with the neural network to form an expanded neural network; and (f) training the expanded neural network.
US11836598B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for three-dimensionally stacked neural network accelerators. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining data specifying that a tile from a plurality of tiles in a three-dimensionally stacked neural network accelerator is a faulty tile. The three-dimensionally stacked neural network accelerator includes a plurality of neural network dies, each neural network die including a respective plurality of tiles, each tile has input and output connections. The three-dimensionally stacked neural network accelerator is configured to process inputs by routing the input through each of the plurality of tiles according to a dataflow configuration and modifying the dataflow configuration to route an output of a tile before the faulty tile in the dataflow configuration to an input connection of a tile that is positioned above or below the faulty tile on a different neural network die than the faulty tile.
US11836592B2
Systems and methods for a cognitive system to interact with a user are provide. Aspects include receiving a cognitive system profile and observational data associated with the user. Environmental data associated with the user is received and features are extracted from the observations data and the environmental data. The features are stored in the user profile and analyzed to determine a situational context for each of the features based on the cognitive system profile and the user profile. Trigger events are identified based on the situational context for each of the features. One or more proposed actions are determined based at least in part on the one or more trigger events. At least one action is initiated from the one or more proposed actions and are stored in the user profile along with the one or more trigger events and the one or more features.
US11836589B1
Systems and methods for optimizing trained ML hardware models by collecting machine learning (ML) training inputs and outputs; selecting a ML model architecture from ML model architectures; training the selected ML model architecture with the ML training inputs and outputs; selecting a hardware processor from hardware processors; and creating a trained ML hardware model by inputting the selected hardware processor with the trained ML model. ML test inputs and outputs, and types of test metrics are selected and used to test the trained ML hardware model to provide runtime test metrics data for ML output predictions made by the trained ML hardware model. The trained ML hardware model is optimized to become an optimized trained ML hardware model using the runtime test metrics by selecting a new selected ML model architecture, selecting a new selected hardware processor, or updating the trained ML model using the runtime metrics test data.
US11836587B2
Various embodiments of methods and systems, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media described herein are directed to real-time situation determination based on distributed event data. According to various embodiments, the system receives event data from one or more computing devices. The system provides a machine learning model configured to use a plurality of interconnected check-point evaluators to evaluate the received event data and determine an occurrence of a situation. The system evaluates event values, via one or more check-point evaluator of the plurality of interconnected check-point evaluators, whether the event values meet criteria for one or more situation indicators. Based on the evaluation of the event values the system determines the occurrence of the situation.
US11836586B2
At least one storage stores a dictionary having information corresponding to crowd state images. At least one processor extracts rectangular regions, a size of the rectangular regions is predetermined, from the given image, and recognizes crowd states in the extracted rectangular regions based on the dictionary. The dictionary is acquired by machine learning by use of a plurality of pairs of crowd state images and training label for the crowd state image.
US11836585B2
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for training probabilistic object motion prediction models using non-differentiable representations of prior knowledge. As one example, object motion prediction models can be used by autonomous vehicles to probabilistically predict the future location(s) of observed objects (e.g., other vehicles, bicyclists, pedestrians, etc.). For example, such models can output a probability distribution that provides a distribution of probabilities for the future location(s) of each object at one or more future times. Aspects of the present disclosure enable these models to be trained using non-differentiable prior knowledge about motion of objects within the autonomous vehicle's environment such as, for example, prior knowledge about lane or road geometry or topology and/or traffic information such as current traffic control states (e.g., traffic light status).
US11836577B2
A simulation management service receives a request to perform reinforcement learning for a robotic device. The request can include computer-executable code defining a reinforcement function for training a reinforcement learning model for the robotic device. In response to the request, the simulation management service generates a simulation environment and injects the computer-executable code into a simulation application for the robotic device. Using the simulation application and the computer-executable code, the simulation management service performs the reinforcement learning within the simulation environment.
US11836572B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a method for performing quantum convolution, including: receiving input data at a neural network model, wherein the neural network model comprises at least one quantum convolutional layer; performing quantum convolution on the input data using the at least one quantum convolutional layer; generating an output wave function based on the quantum convolution using the at least one quantum convolution layer; generating a marginal probability distribution based on the output wave function; and generating an inference based on the marginal probability distribution.
US11836562B2
The present invention provides for a RFID tag assembly that is suitable for operation with at least one RFID reader assembly. The RFID tag assembly comprises, inter alia, an antenna member for transmitting and/or receiving an RFID signal, and at least one integrated circuit (IC) for processing the RFID signal and which is configured to communicate, alternatingly and sequentially in time, a first signal transmission and at least one second signal transmission, each defined by a plurality of predetermined signal transmission parameters, to the at least one RFI D reader assembly, utilising time-division multiplexing, wherein the at least one first signal transmission differs from the at least one second signal transmission in at least one of said plurality of predetermined signal transmission parameters.
US11836547B2
A data transmission device includes a shared memory and an access control unit. The shared memory has M bank memories arranged therein and is accessible by N processors. The access control unit controls access to the M bank memories by the N processors based on identification information for specifying the M bank memories.
US11836546B2
A method for reading and writing clipboard information, applied to a terminal, includes: acquiring a request for reading and writing clipboard information; determining a read permission for clipboard information, in response to the request for reading and writing clipboard information including a request for reading clipboard information, and allowing to read the clipboard information or refusing to read the clipboard information based on the read permission; and determining a write permission for the clipboard information, in response to the request for reading and writing clipboard information including a request for writing clipboard information, and allowing or refusing to write the clipboard information based on the write permission. The read and write permission of the clipboard can be divided into the read permission and the write permission, thereby facilitating preventing leakage of the clipboard information in the clipboard and improving the security of the clipboard information.
US11836543B2
An electronic device includes a communication device electronically communicating with a content presentation companion device operating as a primary display for the electronic device and at least one augmented reality companion device. One or more sensors detect multiple persons within an environment while the content presentation companion device operates as the primary display. One or more processors redirect an event notification intended for presentation on the primary display to the augmented reality companion device while both the content presentation companion device operates as the primary display for the electronic device and the multiple persons are within the environment of the electronic device. When communicating with two augmented reality companion devices, the one or more processors can direct subtitles associated with a content offering, sometimes in different languages, to at least a first augmented reality companion device and a second augmented reality companion device.
US11836538B2
One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving information describing an application to be split into a plurality of microservices; identifying, utilizing a microservices advisor application, application elements of the application; generating, utilizing the microservices advisor application and from the application elements, a heterogenous graph, wherein each node within the heterogenous graph represents an application element and wherein each edge within the heterogenous graph represents a relationship between two nodes connected by the edge; identifying, based upon user input identifying preferences of relationships between nodes, groups of nodes within the heterogenous graph sharing a common attribute; and providing, from the microservices advisor application, a recommendation, based upon the identified groups of nodes, for splitting the application into microservices, wherein the recommendation includes a number of microservices for the application and application elements that should be included within each of the microservices.
US11836534B2
One or more processors receive resource type and capability information and activity information of workloads of a domain. A first model is generated and trained to map the resource information to the activity information of domain workloads. The activity information is decomposed into a set of activity core elements (ACEs). The one or more processors generate a second model, wherein the second model is trained to predict a set of resource types and resource capabilities of the respective resource types, based on an input of the first set of ACEs decomposed from the activity information of the workloads of the domain. The one or more processors receive a second set of ACEs that are decomposed from activities associated with an unprecedented workload, and the one or more processors generate a predicted set of resources to perform the second set of ACEs.
US11836533B2
Automated reconfiguration of real time data stream processing may be implemented. A processing function that describes one or more operations to be performed with respect to one or more data streams may be executed at one or more processing nodes. Performance metrics describing the performance of the processing function at the processing nodes may be collected and monitored. A reconfiguration event may be detected for the processing function. A different execution configuration for the processing function may be determined and initiated in response to detecting the reconfiguration event.
US11836530B2
Various techniques are described for automatically suggesting variation parameters used to generate a tailored synthetic dataset to train a particular machine learning model. A seeding taxonomy associates a plurality of machine learning scenarios with corresponding subsets of variation parameters. A selected machine learning scenario is used to retrieve a corresponding subset of variation parameters associated with the selected machine learning scenario by the seeding taxonomy. The seeding taxonomy may be adaptable using a feedback loop that tracks selected variation parameters and updates the seeding taxonomy. The suggested variation parameters are presented as suggestions to assist users to identify and select relevant variation parameters faster and more efficiently. Further embodiments relate to pre-packaging synthetic datasets for common or anticipated machine learning scenarios. A user interface may present available packages of synthetic data for a selected industry sector and/or scenario, and a selected package may be made available for download.
US11836522B2
In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, one or more methods, and/or one or more processes may determine an identification of an application executing on an information handling system (IHS); determine a first performance profile based at least on a policy and based at least on the identification of the application; configure a processor to utilize power up to a first power level based at least on the first performance profile; determine that a user physically utilizes at least one human input device of the IHS within an amount of time transpiring; receive information indicating that the user is physically in contact with the IHS; determine a second performance profile based at least on the policy and based at least on the information; and configure the processor to utilize power up to a second power level based at least on the second performance profile.
US11836518B2
Techniques for data manipulation using processor graph execution using interrupt conservation are disclosed. Processing elements are configured to implement a data flow graph. The processing elements comprise a multilayer graph execution engine. A data engine is loaded with computational parameters for the multilayer graph execution engine. The data engine is coupled to the multilayer graph execution engine, and the computational parameters supply layer-by-layer execution data to the multilayer graph execution engine for data flow graph execution. A first command FIFO is used for loading the data engine with computational parameters, and a second command FIFO is used for loading the multilayer graph execution engine with layer definition data. An input image is provided for a first layer of the multilayer graph execution engine. The data flow graph is executed using the input image and the computational parameters. The executing is controlled by interrupts only when an uncertainty exists within the data flow graph.
US11836513B2
A volume rehost tool migrates a storage volume from a source virtual server within a distributed storage system to a destination storage server within the distributed storage system. The volume rehost tool can prevent client access to data on the volume through the source virtual server until the volume has been migrated to the destination virtual server. The tool identifies a set of storage objects associated with the volume, removes configuration information for the set of storage objects, and removes a volume record associated with the source virtual server for the volume. The tool can then create a new volume record associated with the destination virtual server, apply the configuration information for the set of storage objects to the destination virtual server, and allow client access to the data on the volume through the destination virtual server.
US11836509B2
An application platform comprises: a user interface used for realizing interaction with users; an application container connector used for accessing an application container instance according to an interactive operation performed by the users through the user interface; at least one application container instance comprising an application, an application connector interface connected to the application container connector, a user data interface connected to a user data set, and a base system environment and dependency for running the application, wherein after being started, the application container instance receives an access from the application container connector through the application connector interface and accesses user data corresponding to the application through the user data interface; and the user data set used for storing user data to be accessed by the application container instance. All applications are mutually independent, and in presence of a malicious application, other applications can run normally without being affected.
US11836507B2
Systems and methods for pre-loading applications with a constrained memory budget and prioritizing the applications based on contextual information are described. An Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: collect user context information and system context information, detect a triggering event based upon the user context information and the system context information, identify a memory budget for pre-loading one or more applications, and select the one or more applications with one or more settings configured to maintain a memory usage for the pre-loading below the memory budget.
US11836506B2
A method and an apparatus that schedule a plurality of executables in a schedule queue for execution in one or more physical compute devices such as CPUs or GPUs concurrently are described. One or more executables are compiled online from a source having an existing executable for a type of physical compute devices different from the one or more physical compute devices. Dependency relations among elements corresponding to scheduled executables are determined to select an executable to be executed by a plurality of threads concurrently in more than one of the physical compute devices. A thread initialized for executing an executable in a GPU of the physical compute devices are initialized for execution in another CPU of the physical compute devices if the GPU is busy with graphics processing threads. Sources and existing executables for an API function are stored in an API library to execute a plurality of executables in a plurality of physical compute devices, including the existing executables and online compiled executables from the sources.
US11836505B2
A method implemented by a data processing system including: accessing the container image that includes the first application and a second application; determining, by the data processing system, the number of parallel executions of the given module of the first application; for the given module, generating a plurality of instances of the container image in accordance with the number of parallel executions determined, for each instance, configuring that instance to execute the given module of the first application; causing each of the plurality of configured instances to execute on one or more of the host systems; and for at least one of the plurality of configured instances, causing, by the second application of that configured instance, communication between the data processing system and the one or more of the host systems executing that configured instance.
US11836504B2
An information handling system may include a processor, a data processing unit communicatively coupled to the processor, a logic device communicatively coupled to processor and configured to, responsive to a shutdown event associated with the information handling system, cause a power system of the information handling system to maintain delivery of electrical energy to the data processing unit until receiving a command to cause withdrawal of the electrical energy to the data processing unit, and a management controller communicatively coupled to the processor, the data processing unit, and the logic device, and configured for out-of-band management of the information handling system. The management controller may be further configured to, responsive to the shutdown event, cause a host operating system executing the processor to gracefully shutdown, cause a data processing unit operating system executing on the data processing unit to gracefully shutdown, and responsive to receiving an indication that the data processing unit operating system has gracefully shutdown, communicate the command to the logic device to cause withdrawal of the electrical energy to the data processing unit.
US11836500B2
A method may include during a Pre-Extensible Firmware Interface Initialization phase of a BIOS, receiving a mailbox command from a management controller of an information handling system, the mailbox command including information regarding a driver image stored in computer-readable media associated with the BIOS, the information including uniquely-identifying information for the driver image. The method may also include, during a Driver Execution Environment phase of the BIOS, locating the driver image stored in the computer-readable media, verifying the driver image based on the information from the mailbox command, extracting the driver image from the computer-readable media in response to verifying the driver image, and causing a driver stored within the driver image to load and execute during BIOS execution.
US11836493B2
Embodiments for providing memory access operations for graph analytics by a processor are disclosed. An entire chunk of load and store instructions may be atomically and concurrently executed, where the entire chunk of the load and store instructions are delineated from a plurality of alternative load and store instructions.
US11836492B2
A microprocessor system includes a processing circuit and a memory operably coupled to the processing circuit and configured to receive input data according to a pack and store operation and output the data according to a load and unpack operation. The processing circuit comprises a hardware extension configured to: configure a variable number of bits per data element during a pack and store operation; store a concatenation of a plurality of data elements with a reduced number of bits; extract a plurality of data elements with a reduced number of bits during a load and unpacking operation; and recreate a plurality of data elements with an increased number of bits per data element representative of the data elements prior to the pack and store operation.
US11836481B1
A method for managing an application upgrade includes: obtaining metadata of a client device from a production host (PH) client device twin; executing, using the metadata, an emulation to generate an application upgrade strategy for applying a plurality of application upgrades; setting, using the metadata, a first entry in a PH required properties file; transferring the application upgrade strategy and the first entry from the PH client device twin to a client environment (CE) client device twin; storing, the application upgrade strategy and the first entry in a CE required properties file; initiating the plurality of application upgrades based on the application upgrade strategy and the first entry; setting a second entry in a CE reported properties file; transferring the second entry from the CE client device twin to the PH client device twin; and verifying a status of the plurality of application upgrades using the second entry.
US11836479B2
A technique for deploying an experimental version of a webpage includes using a mimic component to emulate functionality of a corresponding hidden UI component. The technique provides for receiving user input at the mimic component and, in response to the user input, executing a functional code block that bidirectionally communicates with an underlying platform code to update state data of the hidden UI component. The technique further provides for detecting, at the mimic component, an update to the state data of the hidden UI component, in response to the detection, updating state data of the mimic component based on the updated state data of the hidden UI component.
US11836477B1
Systems and techniques are described to allow an ADP to be dynamically updated to provide backward compatibility with existing functions in a manner that both intuitive to user experience and provides advantages to the way in which computing systems implement updates to ensure that users with limited technical expertise can update applications. In some implementations, data indicating a first version of a function to be executed by applications developed on a post-update application development platform is obtained. A second version of the function that is associated with a pre-update application development platform is identified. An association between the first version of the function and the second version of the function is generated. A determination that an application developed using the pre-update application development platform is associated with the second version of the function is made. Data associated with the application developed using the pre-update application development platform is then adjusted.
US11836467B2
A code generation system uses a non-terminal expansion model and a non-terminal selector model to generate a code sketch to complete a partially-formed source code snippet. The non-terminal expansion model is a neural transformer model trained on a supervised dataset through reinforcement learning to learn to predict the production rule to expand for a given non-terminal symbol. The non-terminal selector model is trained through reinforcement learning to predict the non-terminal symbol to expand given a partial-code state. The models are used in a two-step beam search to generate the top candidate code sketches, where a candidate code sketch may contain a hole that represents an unexpanded non-terminal symbol.
US11836459B2
Techniques are disclosed relating to circuitry for floating-point division. In some embodiments, the circuitry is configured to generate a subnormal result for a division operation that divides a numerator by a denominator. The circuitry may include floating-point circuitry configured to perform a reciprocal operation to determine a normalized mantissa value for the reciprocal of a floating-point representation of the denominator. The circuitry may further include fixed-point circuitry configured to multiply a fixed-point representation of the normalized mantissa value for the reciprocal by a mantissa of the numerator to generate an initial value. Control circuitry may determine error data for the initial value and generate a final subnormal mantissa result for the division operation based on the error data and the initial value. Embodiments with multiple modes with different accuracy guarantees are disclosed.
US11836456B2
An embodiment may involve a database containing a first user profile that specifies a first preferred language of a first user and a second user profile that specifies a second preferred language of a second user. The embodiment may also involve one or more processors configured to: receive, from the first user and within a chat session, a first set of messages in the first preferred language; cause the first set of messages to be translated into the second preferred language; provide, to the second user and within the chat session, the first set of messages as translated; receive, from the second user and within the chat session, a second set of messages in the second preferred language; cause the second set of messages to be translated into the first preferred language; and provide, to the first user and within the chat session, the second set of messages as translated.
US11836451B2
A method for maintaining a dialogue state associated with a dialogue between a user and a digital system includes receiving, by a dialogue state tracker associated with the digital system, a representation of a user communication, updating, by the dialogue state tracker, the dialogue state and providing a system response based on the updated dialogue state. The dialogue state is updated by evaluating, based on the representation of the user communication, a plurality of member scores corresponding to a plurality of ontology members of an ontology set, and selecting, based on the plurality of member scores, zero or more of the plurality of ontology members to add to or remove from the dialogue state. The dialogue state tracker includes a global-local encoder that includes a global branch and a local branch, the global branch having global trained parameters that are shared among the plurality of ontology members and the local branch having local trained parameters that are determined separately for each of the plurality of ontology members.
US11836445B2
A solution for spreadsheet table transformation is provided. In this solution, one or more header areas and a data area of a spreadsheet table are detected. A hierarchical structure of each of the header areas is determined by analysis of cell merging and/or indents in the header area, and/or a function relationship between data items in corresponding cells of the data area. The spreadsheet table can be transformed to a relational table based on recognition of the hierarchical structure of the header area. In this way, by facilitating understanding of header structures based on the header hierarchy, it is possible to achieve automated transformation from spreadsheet tables to relational tables.
US11836439B2
Described are systems and methods for checking webpage content. The method can include receiving, by a computing system, webpage content rendered in a webpage editing tool provided by a content management services (CMS) server and presented in a graphical user interface (GUI) display at a user device, transmitting the webpage content to web analysis services to (i) analyze the webpage content as part of a content check, (ii) generate information about the webpage content based on the content check, and (iii) store the information in association with a content ID in a data store, polling the web analysis services for processing status updates and the generated information, receiving the generated information, populating predefined sections in a CMS plugin with at least a portion of the received information, and returning the CMS plugin to be presented, at the user device, in the webpage editing tool concurrently with the webpage content.
US11836427B2
A tool for executing performance-aware topology synthesis of a network, such as a network-on-chip (NoC). The tool is provided with network information. The tool uses the network information to automatically stabilizes data width and clock speed for each element in the network that meet the network's constraints and performance requirements. The tool is able to provide the performance-aware topology synthesis rapidly, while honoring the objectives and the network's constraints.
US11836419B1
In various embodiments, the data visualization system imports and displays, on an electronic device (e.g., a tablet, desktop computing device, etc.), a representation of a construction drawing of a project and corresponding one or more shapes. In one or more embodiments, the one or more shapes may represent an area of the construction drawing. In one or more embodiments, the data visualization system may track project completion and assign colors to the one or more shapes indicating work completion for those shapes.
US11836406B1
An information processing apparatus is provided. The apparatus transmits, to a printing apparatus, attribute information regarding a designated print job, out of at least one print job registered together with attribute information, in response to a request, from the printing apparatus, for the attribute information regarding the designated print job, receives a job fetch request from the printing apparatus together with password information input to the printing apparatus in accordance with a password attribute included in the attribute information, verifies the received password information with a value of the password attribute included in the attribute information regarding the designated print job, and transmits the designated print job and the attribute information regarding the designated print job to the printing apparatus if the verification is successful.
US11836396B2
The present information processing apparatus transmits content HTML format to an external apparatus to cause print data to be generated in the external apparatus. Furthermore, the information processing apparatus determines whether or not an element that cannot be converted into print data by the external apparatus is included in the elements included in the content and, as a result of the determination, converts the element that cannot be converted into print data by the external apparatus into a format that can be converted into print data. Moreover, the information processing apparatus transmits the converted element to the external apparatus to cause the external apparatus to generate print data of the content.
US11836380B2
A processing device, operatively coupled with one or more memory devices, is configured to provide a plurality of virtual memory controllers, partition one or more memory devices into a plurality of physical partitions, and associate each of the plurality of virtual memory controllers with one of the plurality of physical partitions. The processing device further provides a plurality of physical functions, wherein each of the plurality of physical functions corresponds to a different one of the plurality of virtual memory controllers, and presents the plurality of physical functions to a host computing system over a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) interface.
US11836375B2
A storage device includes: a storage controller to receive one or more notifications corresponding to host data transferred from a host device to the storage device over a storage interface; and a response circuit connected to the storage controller, the response circuit to trigger a response to the host device, and including: a first counter to track the one or more notifications, the one or more notifications corresponding to an entirety of the host data such that each of the notifications corresponds to a portion of the host data; a second counter to track one or more acknowledgements received from the storage controller, the one or more acknowledgments corresponding to the one or more notifications such that each of the acknowledgments corresponds to a notification; and a response trigger to select one of the first counter and the second counter to trigger the response to the host device.
US11836366B2
A memory controller may control a memory device including a plurality of memory blocks each including a plurality of pages. The memory controller may include a scan voltage controller configured to control the memory device to apply a plurality of scan voltages to any one page of the plurality of pages, a counter configured to obtain, based on sensed data obtained by reading the any one page using the plurality of scan voltages, the number of memory cells having a threshold voltage included in at least one voltage range defined by the plurality of scan voltages from among a plurality of memory cells included in the any one page, and a data manager configured to control the memory device to store data stored in a memory block including the any one page in another memory block, based on the number of memory cells.
US11836349B2
Determining effective space utilization in a storage system, including: identifying an amount of data stored within the storage system that is associated with a user-visible entity; identifying an amount of data stored within the storage system that is associated with all snapshots of the user-visible entity; and reporting, in dependence upon the an amount of data stored within the storage system that is associated with the user-visible entity and the amount of data stored within the storage system that is associated with all snapshots of the user-visible entity, a total capacity utilization associated with the user-visible entity.
US11836345B2
A memory profiling system can generate profiles for target memory units of a memory component during runtime of the memory component. The memory profiling system can identify target memory units based on trigger conditions such as memory units crossing a specified depth in error recovery, receipt of a vendor specific (VS) command, memory unit retirement, or excessive background scan rates. In some cases, the memory profiling system can identify additional target memory units that are related to identified target memory units. The characterization processes can include computing voltage threshold (vt) distributions, Auto Read Calibration (ARC) analysis, Continuous Read Level Calibration (cRLC) analysis, DiffEC metrics, or gathering memory component metrics. The memory profiling system can store the generated profiles and can utilize the generated profiles to adjust operating parameters of one or more memory elements of the memory device, in real time.
US11836336B2
Embodiments may relate to a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI may include a first portion that displays an image related to images of a location. The GUI may also include a second portion that displays an image related to detection and ranging information of the location. The two images may be linked such that an interaction with an object in one portion of the GUI causes changes in the other portion of the GUI. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.
US11836330B1
Solfeggio Frequencies media application methods, systems and computer readable media are described.
US11836329B2
Techniques are provided for creating a virtual environment that can be used for virtual trainings. The virtual environment is configured so that the environment can be viewed using a head-mounted display. A computer system can receive a learning objective from a client and the computer system can present the client with a series of question strings about the objective. Based on answer strings received from the client, the computer system can add skill frameworks, interactive frameworks, positional information, and timing information to fields in a training plan table. The computer system can receive visual content from the client or retrieve visual content from a visual content database. Using the training plan table, interactive frameworks can be added to visual content to produce a virtual environment.
US11836321B2
An optical sensing device includes a substrate, sensing elements, a planarization layer, and a light-shielding layer. The sensing elements are located on the substrate. Each sensing element includes a first net-shaped electrode, a second net-shaped electrode, and a sensing layer. The first net-shaped electrode is located between the sensing layer and the substrate. The sensing layer is located between the first net-shaped electrode and the second net-shaped electrode. The planarization layer is located on the sensing elements and the substrate and has via holes. The light-shielding layer is located on the planarization layer and includes net-shaped light-shielding patterns. The net-shaped light-shielding patterns are overlapped with the second net-shaped electrodes of the sensing elements, respectively, and the net-shaped light-shielding patterns are electrically connected to the second net-shaped electrodes of the sensing elements via the via holes, respectively.
US11836315B2
Disclosed is electronic device for identifying touch position, touch system including electronic device, and operation method thereof.
US11836310B2
A touch display apparatus is disclosed, which includes a touch display panel with an active area and a peripheral area. The touch display panel includes a substrate, touch electrodes, touch sensing lines, dummy touch sensing lines and transistors. The touch electrodes are disposed on the substrate and in the active area. Each touch sensing line is electrically connected to one of the touch electrodes. The touch sensing lines and the dummy touch sensing lines are in parallel with each other in the active area. The dummy touch sensing lines are electrically connected with each other. Each transistor has a first terminal, a second terminal and a control terminal. The first terminals of the transistors are electrically connected with each other, the second terminal of each transistor is electrically connected to one of the touch sensing lines, and the control terminals of the transistors are electrically connected with each other.
US11836308B2
A method is provided for navigating in a display screen by way of a control surface including a step of measuring: —a data item, termed position, relating to a position targeted, on the control surface, by a remote control object positioned opposite the control surface, and —a data item, termed vertical distance, relating to the distance between the at least one remote control object and the control surface; and a drive step, carrying out, as a function of the vertical distance measured: —a displacement, and/or —an adjustment of a parameter relating to a displacement; of at least one part of a zone and/or of a symbol displayed on the display screen and chosen as a function of the target position.
US11836303B2
Disclosed herein is a method executed by a device that is configured to be able to detect a pointed position of a stylus on an operation plane being superimposed on a displaying part. The method includes receiving feedback information relating to a display position of a predetermined pattern on the displaying part from a host processor, updating at least some of plural position calibration values stored in a correction table that stores therein the position calibration value for each of plural positions arranged on the operation plane, on a basis of the received feedback information, detecting a tentative pointed position of the stylus, reading the position calibration value that corresponds to the tentative pointed position from the correction table and deriving an output position by correcting the tentative pointed position on a basis of the position calibration value, and reporting the output position to the host processor.
US11836300B2
Provided is an information processing apparatus, that includes a light emission control unit that turns on IR LEDs (light emission units) included in electronic pens (operation bodies) in which communication with the information processing apparatus is established and blinks the IR LEDs included in the electronic pens at timings different from each other in a case where another electronic pen approaches. Then, a light emission recognition unit detection unit detects a position according to the IR LED included in each of the electronic pens in association with the electronic pen. An input/output control unit (display control unit) displays information associated with the electronic pen at a position corresponding to the IR LED detected by the light emission recognition unit in a case where the electronic pen is in an information input state.
US11836294B2
Examples are disclosed that relate to representing recorded hand motion. One example provides a computing device comprising a logic subsystem and a storage subsystem comprising instructions executable by the logic subsystem to receive a recorded representation of hand motion determined relative to a virtual model aligned to a first instance of an object, receive image data corresponding to an environment, and recognize a second instance of the object in the environment. The instructions are further executable to align the virtual model to the second instance of the object, and output a parametric representation of hand motion for display relative to the virtual model as aligned to the second instance of the object, such that the parametric representation is spatially consistent with the recorded representation of hand motion relative to the virtual model as aligned to the first instance of the object.
US11836290B2
A system may include at least one resistive-inductive-capacitive sensor and a control circuit configured to maintain timing parameters for operation of the at least one resistive-inductive-capacitive sensor and vary at least one of the timing parameters to control a spectrum associated with the at least one resistive-inductive-capacitive sensor, wherein the spectrum comprises one of a sensor activity spectrum of the at least one resistive-inductive-capacitive sensor and a current usage spectrum associated with electrical current delivered to the at least one resistive-inductive-capacitive sensor from a source of electrical energy.
US11836275B2
Techniques for continuous authenticity for captured data are provided. Data in form of analog or digital media including videos, images, and audio recordings, and sensed, detected, measured, observed, or otherwise recorded data may be authenticated with source information upon capture. The chain of custody of the authentication may be preserved throughout processing and distribution of the captured data through a distribution network assuring consumers of the data that data or source information for the data is not altered in any way or, if altered, it is done so for the purpose of preserving the authenticity of the data and reversing the process will render an unaltered version of the original data set. In some examples, the authentication and/or capture of data may be triggered by a predefined event to ensure data associated with the event is captured and preserved with authentication.
US11836274B2
A system includes a data module for receiving an original data and a verification fingerprint, and generating a verification data by inserting the verification fingerprint into an embeddable location of the original data. The system also includes an interpretation module for generating data type information of the original data, and deriving an input-enabled location from an embedding location preset list of the original data, wherein the input-enabled location is included in an inactive area of the original data. The system further includes a preset database for storing the embedding location preset list according to the data type information.
US11836258B2
A method for software code analysis includes receiving source code of an application program, which includes one or more calls from respective entry points in the source code to a library program. The source code is automatically analyzed in order to generate a first data flow graph (DFG), representing a flow of data to be engendered upon running the application program. One or more vulnerabilities are identified in the library program. The library program is automatically analyzed to generate a second DFG linking at least one of the entry points in the source code to at least one of the vulnerabilities. The first DFG is combined with the second DFG in order to track the flow of data from the application program to the at least one of the vulnerabilities and to report at least one of the vulnerabilities as being exploitable.
US11836248B2
A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for operating an endpoint agent at an endpoint device. Certain embodiments include a computer-implemented method for operating an endpoint agent at an endpoint device, including: operating the endpoint agent to selectively subscribe to events corresponding to activities occurring at an endpoint platform; processing events received from a message bus by the endpoint agent, where the events processed by the endpoint agent are events to which the endpoint agent has subscribed; and communicating, to a service, information corresponding to the events processed by the endpoint agent. Other embodiments of this aspect of the invention may include corresponding stand-alone and/or network computer systems, apparatus, and computer programs recorded on one or more computer storage devices, each configured to perform one or more of these actions.
US11836245B1
An apparatus has a network interface circuit providing connectivity to a network with network connected client machines hosting email client modules controlling email inboxes. A processor is connected to the network interface circuit. A memory is connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to scan the email inboxes to identify statistically infrequently received emails from different network connected service providers. Protocols utilized by the different network connected service providers to accept user data delete requests are identified. The protocols are executed.
US11836243B2
A method for providing connection between applications and a data repository is described. The method includes receiving a communication from an application for the data repository. The application is authenticated. In response to the application being authenticated, the credentials for the data repository are obtained from a data vault. The credentials are used to access the data repository while the application is free of the credentials.
US11836230B2
A vehicle or a mobile device within or near the vehicle can have multiple sensors to authenticate a passenger or driver of the vehicle in different ways, e.g., fingerprint, facial recognition, voice fingerprinting, iris scan, etc. Also, non-biometric factors can be used to authenticate the passenger or driver of the vehicle, e.g., MAC address, RFID, username and password, PIN, etc. In addition, a network attached security asset accessed by a vehicle can be included within the vehicle such as modem within the vehicle with authentication capabilities. Also, the authentication can be according to a zero trust framework or networking methodology. Some or all of such credentials and authentication factors or methods can fail individually, at least in part, in various conditions. An intelligent system, making use of intelligent multi-factor authentication, can combine such information to determine the identity of the passenger or driver with more reliability.
US11836217B2
An information processing apparatus (100) includes a collation unit (102) that collates first feature information extracted from a person included in a first image (10) with first feature information indicating a feature of a retrieval target person, an extraction unit (104) that extracts second feature information from the person included in the first image in a case where a collation result in the collation unit (102) indicates a match, and a registration unit (106) that stores, in a second feature information storage unit (110), the second feature information extracted from the person included in the first image.
US11836203B2
A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for improving the quality of subsequent searches. A request is received from a user to perform a search using the term(s) provided by the user. A search is then performed using the provided term(s). A representation of the search result is depicted as an area (e.g., bubble) with terms of interest displayed outside the area. The area represents a set of documents that were found in the performed search and the terms of interest represent terms that may be of interest to the user based on this set of documents. These terms of interest may be selected by the user to adjust the search result. In this manner, the user is presented with an intuitive view as to how different terms or different searches will have an impact on the search results thereby improving the quality of subsequent searches.
US11836200B2
Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media to select user generated content of a social network. Each of the images may had one or more filters applied to it. In some aspects, these filters may be sponsored by a third party, different than an operator of the social network. Automatic content screening methods may be applied to eliminate submitted images which have blatantly offensive or otherwise inappropriate content. Additional human screening of the images may be performed. Remaining images may be provided in a highlight reel. The highlight reel may showcase the third party's product or service and users of the product or service. The highlight reel may be utilized to demonstrate how the filters may be utilized by real users.
US11836197B2
The present disclosure provides a search processing method and apparatus based on clipboard data. The method includes: in response to monitoring that the first data obtained from a search box comes from a clipboard, performing an identification process on first data in the search box to obtain a plurality of second data included in the first data and a type of each second data; determining search data corresponding respectively to the plurality of second data according to the type of each second data; displaying the search data corresponding respectively to the plurality of second data and determining target search data according to operations of a user on the search data corresponding respectively to the plurality of second data; and obtaining a search result according to the target search data.
US11836180B2
A data processing system implements displaying, on a first device to a first participant, a first user interface for presentation of audio content, the first user interface including a navigation tool configured to visually represent contextual events in the audio content and a first selectable indicator linked to a second participant. The data processing system further implements receiving a first user selection of the first selectable indicator; and initiating, in response to at least the first user selection, a first telecommunication session between the first participant and the second participant.
US11836174B2
The present disclosure provides a method of retrieving a geographic location as well as a method and an apparatus of establishing a similarity model including: acquiring training data from a historical click log, wherein the training data contains a search term, a clicked geographic location associated with the search term as a positive sample, and a non-clicked geographic location as a negative sample; expanding the positive sample and the negative sample based on a co-occurrence relationship between geographic locations by using a historical browsing log; and determining a vector representation of the search term by using the first neural network, and determining a vector representation of the positive sample expanded and a vector representation of the negative sample expanded, by using the second neural network; and training the first neural network and the second neural network so as to maximum a difference between a first similarity and a second similarity.
US11836170B1
A system and method includes identifying unstructured conversational dialogue data sourced from communications between a subscriber and a conversational dialogue agent; automatically mapping, via the one or more computers, one or more distinct unstructured data synthetization requests defined in the unstructured conversational dialogue data to a distinct artifact synthetization objective defined within a synthetization objective distillation layer; generating, via the one or more computers, a plurality of artifact synthetization prompts corresponding to the plurality of unstructured synthetization data requests based on the distinct artifact synthetization objective mapped to each of the one or more distinct unstructured synthetization data requests; and generating, by a target machine learning model, a plurality of synthesized digital artifacts based on an input of the plurality of artifact synthetization prompts generated for the plurality of unstructured synthetization data requests.
US11836165B2
A category determining unit (202) determines a category of a first layer and a category of a second layer related to an input keyword by using category information and the keyword. The category information is information indicating hierarchical categories. The second layer is a hierarchy lower than the first layer. A first display control unit (204) causes a display device (10) to display information on each product belonging to the determined category of the first layer. Here, the first display control unit (204) displays information on a product belonging to the determined category of the second layer at a higher priority than information on the other product.
US11836160B1
Techniques for user customized private label prediction are described. According to some embodiments, customers can train a classifier to detect new objects in image data. These new objects may not be included in a base model provided by a service provider system. The base model can be utilized to perform object detection and feature extraction from training images that are annotated by the customer to identify the new objects. Once trained, the new custom model can be used to identify the new objects in input images and label the images accordingly.
US11836157B2
In one embodiment, present disclosure discloses a method for partitioning a temporal graph is described. Embodiments of the method comprises creating a plurality of storage blocks for each type of the different types of graph elements based on predefined label groups, each of the plurality of storage blocks configured to store the telemetry information generated in a corresponding predefined time-range, recreating each of the plurality of storage blocks upon expiry of a configurable rollover time, and sharding each of the plurality of storage blocks into a plurality of shards based on a configurable sharding count.
US11836146B1
A computer-implemented method of determining indexed fields at query time comprises indexing time-stamped events ingested from a plurality of source types. The time-stamped searchable events compare portions of raw data. The method also comprises generating an index containing each keyword in the time-stamped searchable events and an associated location reference of a respective event in which the keyword appears. Further, the method comprises generating a fields metadata file identifying indexed fields in the time-stamped searchable events for each source type. The fields metadata file comprises reference values for accessing indexed fields associated with each source type from the index. The method also comprises accessing the fields metadata file to identify the indexed fields associated with each source type prior to executing a query.
US11836143B1
An apparatus and method for generating an instruction set for a user is provided. The apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory contains instructions configuring the at least a processor to receive a client datum from a client, where the client datum describes resources of the client, and to receive a user datum from the user, where user datum includes a target datum that describes resource transfer data from the client to the user. Initiation of resource transfer described by the target datum is triggered by the pattern exceeding a threshold. In addition, the memory contains instructions configuring the at least a processor to generate an interface query data structure including an input field and to display the first transfer datum and the second transfer datum hierarchically based on a user-input datum input to the input field.
US11836139B2
An online reservation system is configured to receive requests from a guest for searching property listings and to return property listings that satisfy the search criteria of the requests. The online reservation system uses a machine learning system to rank the property listings returned by the search. The machine learning system uses objective functions to determine parameters for each property listing and assign a ranking based on the parameters. A first objective function generates a parameter indicating an extent to which a property listing matches preferences of the guest, and is based on data about the guest's interactions with the reservation system. A second objective function generates another parameter indicating an extent to which the search request matches the preferences of the host associate with the property listing, and is based on data about the host's responses to reservation requests.
US11836136B2
Distributed pseudo-random subset generation includes obtaining a data-query indicating a first table having a first column including unique values, a second table having a second column including unique values, a join clause joining the first table and the second table on the first column and the second column, and a limit value, pseudo-random filtering the first table to obtain left intermediate data and left filtering criteria, pseudo-random filtering the second table to obtain right intermediate data and right filtering criteria, obtaining intermediate results data by full outer joining the left intermediate data and the right intermediate data, obtaining results data by filtering the intermediate results data using most-restrictive filtering criteria among the left filtering criteria and the right filtering criteria, and outputting the results data, wherein outputting the results data includes limiting the cardinality of rows of the results data to be at most the limit value.
US11836133B2
An accelerator is disclosed. The accelerator may include an on-chip memory to store a data from a database. The on-chip memory may include a first memory bank and a second memory bank. The first memory bank may store the data, which may include a first value and a second value. A computational engine may execute, in parallel, a command on the first value in the data and the command on the second value in the data in the on-chip memory. The on-chip memory may be configured to load a second data from the database into the second memory bank in parallel with the computation engine executing the command on the first value in the data and executing the command on the second value in the data.
US11836132B2
A method, system, and apparatus for managing a persistent query result set are disclosed. A resource manager is disclosed that receives a query from a client over a computer network. A computer database server is disclosed that executes the query and generates a result set based on and in response to the received query. An execution platform is disclosed that divides the result set into a plurality of chunks, wherein each chunk comprises a portion of the generated result set. The resource manager adds metadata to each of the plurality of chunks. A first chunk of the plurality of chunks comprises metadata pointing to the plurality of chunks. The resource manager delivers at least the first chunk of the plurality of chunks to the client in response to the query. The execution platform offloads the remaining plurality of chunks to cloud storage in parallel.
US11836131B1
Systems and methods are provided to update a location stored at a server for an electric charger. A determination is made that an electric vehicle is being charged at an electric charger, and a location of the electric charger may be retrieved from a server storing a plurality of locations of electric chargers. A determination of a location of the electric charger may be made based on a positioning system of the electric vehicle. The location of the electric charger retrieved from the server may be compared to the location of the electric charger determined based on the positioning system of the electric vehicle. Based on the comparison, the location stored at the server for the electric charger, the location stored at a server for an electric charger may be updated.
US11836117B2
A storage system includes a storage device having a nonvolatile memory with a first and a second physical address and a host configured to insert a first journal logical address and a first target logical address into a journal mapping table. The storage device includes a flash mapping table storing the first journal logical address mapped to the first physical address, and the first target logical address mapped to the second physical address; a circuit configured to write the first journal data to an area of the nonvolatile memory to the first physical address corresponding to the first journal logical address according to the first mapping state, based on the journaling command; and to change the first mapping state of the flash mapping table to a second mapping state in which the first target logical address is remapped to the first physical address, based on the checkpointing command.
US11836109B2
A method includes receiving fluid property data of a fluid and receiving material property data for materials in the fluid. The method includes detecting material sensor data from at least one sensor and applying an inverse model and a forward model to the fluid property data and the material property data to provide at least in part synthetic spectral channel data for the materials.
US11836107B2
An electronic device includes circuitry and a plurality of ports. The plurality of ports includes an input port and an output port, configured to communicate data units with one or more other devices across a fabric of a System on a Chip (SoC), the data units include N data bits, N being an integer larger than 1. The circuitry is configured to receive an input data unit via the input port, to make a random decision of whether to invert the N data bits in the input data unit, to produce an output data unit by retaining or inverting the N data bits of the input data unit based on the random decision, and to send the output data unit via the output port.
US11836105B2
A communication device mounted in each of a plurality of information processing devices connected to a fabric, the communication device comprises: a serial interface that transmits and receives a first packet compliant with a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) standard; a requester unit that acquires the first packet from the serial interface and converts the first packet that has been acquired into a second packet that is transmitted and received via the fabric among a plurality of the information processing devices sharing a memory space that is virtually extended by using a device identifier specific to each of the information processing devices; a fabric communication unit that transmits and receives the second packet via the fabric; and a completer unit that acquires the second packet from the fabric communication unit and generating a response packet to a request included in the second packet that has been acquired.
US11836104B2
A bus arrangement includes a coordinator, a first subscriber having a first optical display, a second subscriber having a second optical display, a third subscriber having a third optical display, and a bus that couples the coordinator to the first, second, and third subscribers. In a standard operating phase, the first subscriber is configured to display first local information of the first subscriber on the first optical display, the second subscriber is configured to display second local information of the second subscriber on the second optical display, and the third subscriber is configured to display third local information of the third subscriber on the third optical display. The coordinator is configured to switch from a standard operating phase to a display operating phase based on detecting a fault in the first subscriber.
US11836102B1
Matrix multiplication process is segregated between two separate dies—a memory die and a compute die to achieve low latency and high bandwidth artificial intelligence (AI) processor. The blocked matrix-multiplication scheme maps computations across multiple processor elements (PE) or matrix-multiplication units. The AI architecture for inference and training includes one or more PEs, where each PE includes memory (e.g., ferroelectric (FE) memory, FE-RAM, SRAM, DRAM, MRAM, etc.) to store weights and input/output I/O data. Each PE also includes a ring or mesh interconnect network to couple the PEs for fast access of information.
US11836099B2
Memory controllers, devices, modules, systems and associated methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a memory module includes a pin interface for coupling to a bus. The bus has a first width. The module includes at least one storage class memory (SCM) component and at least one DRAM component. The memory module operates in a first mode that utilizes all of the first width, and in a second mode that utilizes less than all of the first width.
US11836096B2
Described apparatuses and methods relate to a memory-flow control register for a memory system that may support a nondeterministic protocol. To help manage the flow of memory requests in a system, a memory device can include logic, such as a hardware register, that can store values indicative of a total number of memory requests that are serviceable by the memory device at a time. The logic can be configured by device manufacturers during assembly. The manufacturers can determine the limits or capabilities of the system, based on the components and structures, and publish the capabilities, including QoS, based on the limits. When the memory device is connected to a host, the host can read the values and limit the number of memory requests sent to the device based on the values. Accordingly, the memory-flow control register can improve latency and bandwidth in accessing a memory device over an interconnect.
US11836091B2
A processor supports secure memory access in a virtualized computing environment by employing requestor identifiers at bus devices (such as a graphics processing unit) to identify the virtual machine associated with each memory access request. The virtualized computing environment uses the requestor identifiers to control access to different regions of system memory, ensuring that each VM accesses only those regions of memory that the VM is allowed to access. The virtualized computing environment thereby supports efficient memory access by the bus devices while ensuring that the different regions of memory are protected from unauthorized access.
US11836089B2
A cache memory includes a first cache area corresponding to even addresses, and a second cache area corresponding to odd addresses, wherein each of the first and second cache areas includes a plurality of cache sets, and each cache set includes a data set field suitable for storing data corresponding to an address among the even and odd addresses, and a pair field suitable for storing information on a location where data corresponding to an adjacent address which is adjacent to an address corresponding to the stored data is stored.
US11836082B2
A neural processing device is provided. The neural processing device comprises: a processing unit configured to receive an input activation and a weight and perform a two-dimensional matrix calculation with the input activation and the weight to generate an output activation, a first memory, and a load-store unit (LSU) configured to perform memory access operations between the first memory and a second memory. The memory access operations include a main memory access operation for a current processing operation that is performed by the processing unit, and a standby memory access operation for a standby processing operation that is performed by the processing unit after the current processing operation. A level of the first memory is equal to a level of the processing unit, and a level of the second memory is different from the level of the first memory.
US11836079B2
A storage management apparatus, a storage management method, a processor, and a computer system are disclosed. The storage management apparatus includes: at least one translation look-aside buffer, configured to store a plurality of cache entries, where the plurality of cache entries include a plurality of level 1 cache entries and a plurality of level 2 cache entries; and an address translation unit, coupled to the at least one translation look-aside buffer, and adapted to translate, based on one of the plurality of level 1 cache entries, a virtual address specified by a translation request into a corresponding translated address, or when the translation request does not hit any one of the plurality of level 1 cache entries, translate, based on one of the plurality of level 2 cache entries, a virtual address specified by the translation request into a corresponding translated address. In embodiments of the present disclosure, a hierarchical search is performed among the plurality of cache entries based on the virtual address specified by the translation request. Therefore, time required by searching for a cache entry in an address translation process is reduced, efficiency, frequency, and performance of a processor are improved, and power consumption is reduced.
US11836071B2
Method and apparatus creating test environments for blockchain systems involving recreating system configurations and state database without block data to set up staging environments for blockchain systems. The example implementations involve a function getting the latest config block and database files of state database from a production environment. Further, there is a function extracting system configurations from the received latest config block, replacing root certifying authority certificate(s) in the system configurations with the certificate(s) for the staging environment, creating a system configuration transaction and sending the system configuration transaction to the staging environment to reflect the system configurations. Further, there is a function extracting a list of states from database files, creating a transaction request message having the list of states and sending a transaction to the staging environment to load the states into the state database.
US11836069B2
Systems and methods for automatic validation of software components comparing source code and feature documentation are provided herein. An exemplary method includes assessing functional validation of software components by comparing the claimed features of software components against the features extracted from their source code. To prevent the issue of having to try unverified software components the present disclosure provides a solution that uses machine learning to extract claimed features of a software component and its actual features that are implemented in its source code. Then, for evaluating the software components, the disclosed solution compares the claimed features of software components against the features extracted from their source code to give a validated score to the developer so that the developer can easily decide on choosing the validated software.
US11836067B2
A Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCl) system that includes a plurality of HCl log generating components and an HCl storage system that provides at least a portion of a log database. The HCl system receives a request from a management system to store a first log bundle of the plurality of HCl log generating components and determines the at least one second log bundle that is stored in the log database is at least a size threshold. The HCl system performs a log database clean operation on the at least one second log bundle and determines that the log database clean operation on the at least one second log bundle has provided an available storage capacity in the log database that is sufficient to store the first log bundle. The HCl system then stores the first log bundle in the log database.
US11836064B2
A method of monitoring an operating state of a computing device includes running a system agent on the computing device. An introduced process is executed on the computing device, and a captured parameter relating to at least one of the system agent and the introduced process is captured. The captured parameter is compared to at least one pre-determined parameter. Where the captured parameter differs from the pre-determined parameter by more than a pre-determined threshold, a signal indicative of a change in operating state of the computing device is output.
US11836062B2
In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, one or more methods, and/or one or more processes may determine that an inventory of components of an information handling system (IHS) includes a first fan and an IHS card, which include a second fan; receive user input indicating a maximum acoustic sound pressure level (SPL); determine a first maximum fan speed for the first fan based at least on the maximum acoustic SPL; determine a first maximum power consumption for the IHS card and a second maximum fan speed for the second fan based at least on the maximum acoustic SPL; provide first configuration information, indicating the first maximum fan speed for the first fan, to a fan controller of the IHS; and provide second configuration information, indicating the first maximum power consumption and the second maximum fan speed for the second fan, to the IHS card.
US11836055B1
An arrangement combination of a backup repository satisfying an arrangement constraint rule is calculated based on business system configuration information related to a configuration of a business system server included in a management target, backup repository configuration information which is information related to a configuration of a repository server for storing the backup data, input backup setting information, and the arrangement constraint rule for determining an arrangement of backup data according to a backup purpose, Estimated are a processing time of predetermined backup for an arrangement of the backup repository and a processing time of predetermined restoration for an arrangement of the backup repository and a restoration purpose. The combination in which the processing times of the backup and the restoration satisfy a target backup completion time and a target restoration processing time included in the input backup setting information is derived among arrangement combinations of the backup repository.
US11836051B2
A method for managing data backup includes: making a determination that an asset source is a first type of asset source, in which a source client device comprises the asset source; generating, based on the determination, a data transfer path for a plurality of snapshots associated with the asset source between the source client device and a data protection system; initiating a backup for user data associated with the asset source to a target client device; obtaining the plurality of snapshots to the data protection system using the data transfer path, in which the user data is backed up in the target client device while at least a portion of the plurality of snapshots is obtained by the data protection system; and deleting the plurality of snapshots from the source client device, upon receipt of confirmation that the plurality of snapshots is successfully stored in the data protection system.
US11836046B1
Writers participating in a backup are identified. A mapping is generated between the writers and associated files. The mapping includes file properties. The mapping is initialized by tagging the writers with a full backup tag. A base backup copy of the writers is created by conducting a full backup of each writer tagged with the full backup tag. At a current backup operation after creating the base backup, a list of current files that will participate in the current backup operation is generated. The list of current files is compared against the files in the mapping to determine whether a particular writer associated with a current file should be tagged with the full backup tag or an incremental backup tag. The particular writer is tagged with the incremental backup tag when file properties associated with the current file have changed.
US11836044B2
A programmable crossbar matrix or an array of steering multiplexors (MUXs) coalesces (i.e., routes) the data values from multiple known “bad” bit positions within multiple symbols of a codeword, to bit positions within a single codeword symbol. The single codeword symbol receiving the known “bad” bit positions may correspond to a check symbol (vs. a data symbol). Configuration of the routing logic may occur at boot or initialization time. The configuration of the routing logic may be based upon error mapping information retrieved from system non-volatile memory (e.g., memory module serial presence detect information), or from memory tests performed during initialization. The configuration of the routing logic may be changed on a per-rank basis.
US11836038B2
A method performed by a managing server includes: receiving, from an electronic device, operation data of the electronic device; identifying, by using artificial intelligence (AI), a device usage pattern of the electronic device; identifying, by using the AI, information related to a failure or an abnormal operation of the electronic device and a solution to the failure or the abnormal operation based on the device usage pattern and the operation data received from the electronic device; and transmitting, to a user terminal, the information related to the failure or the abnormal operation of the electronic device and the solution to the failure or the abnormal operation.
US11836036B2
A method for detecting a fault in an intelligent electronic device that includes components uses a Bayesian network. The method includes detecting a failure event in the components, obtaining a first list of cause of failures in the component using a fault tree model, computing probability of the cause of failures to obtain a second list of probable causes of failure by monitoring of information about the elements identified in the first list, identifying a root cause of failure associated with the element comprised in the component using the Bayesian network based on the second list, and initiating a function. The function may be one of restarting the element having the root cause of failure, a filtering operation for input data provided to that element; and providing an alert in the human machine interface associated with the intelligent electronic device.
US11836034B2
The present disclosure is to determine a probable root cause of a performance issue. For example, a method can include processing, using a processor, a set of calls for a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) transaction wherein individual calls of the set of calls have a set of parameters; and identifying, using the processor, that the HTTP transaction has a performance issue that falls below a predetermined level of a performance metric. Further steps can include separating, using the processor, the set of calls into a first group with the performance issue and a second group without the performance issue; discovering, using the processor, a common subset of parameters among the first group; and determining that the common subset of parameters is a probable root cause of the performance issue if the common subset of parameters is not found in the second group.
US11836028B2
An information handling system includes a management controller configured to determine whether to initiate control of power consumption of a memory subsystem of the information handling system. A closed-loop memory thermal controller may receive temperature values to determine a temperature setpoint for the memory subsystem, and calculate an error value that is a difference between the temperature setpoint and a temperature measurement. If the error value is within a temperature margin, then the thermal controller may determine a proportional-integral power signal based on the temperature margin and the temperature measurement; and determine a proportional-integral gain based on a maximum rate of change of the temperature measurement between polling events of the temperature measurement and a polling rate of the temperature measurement. The thermal controller may also determine a modified proportional-integral power signal based on the proportional-integral gain, wherein the modified proportional-integral power signal is used to determine a power adjustment value of the memory subsystem; and in response to an initiation from the management controller to control the power consumption of the memory subsystem, control the power consumption of the memory subsystem based on the power adjustment value.
US11836023B2
An information handling system uses one connector for both liquid and air cooling and detects the type of cooling system installed. That provides the ability to choose the correct thermal handling table based on the installed cooling system. To detect the type of cooling system installed, a thermal management controller sets a control signal supplied to the cooling system through the connector to a first control value and determines if a tachometer signal supplied by the cooling system to the thermal management controller through the connector indicates a first type of cooling system. If the first type of cooling system is not detected, the thermal management controller checks if the tachometer signal from the cooling system with the control signal set at the first control value, or alternatively at a second control value, indicates a second type of cooling system. If no cooling system is detected, an error condition exists.
US11836018B2
A robot, robotic systems, and methods for conducting a subterranean operation. In some embodiments, a robot may include a hazardous atmosphere controlled volume, such as an explosive (EX)-certified chamber, that is located within the body of the robot. In some embodiments, a robot may include a cooling system that is at least partially disposed to fully disposed within the body of the robot, such as partially to fully disposed within the EX-certified chamber located within the body.
US11836015B2
A display device includes a display panel; a pressure sensor disposed on the display panel; and a lower bracket. The pressure sensor is disposed between the display panel and the lower bracket and is disposed on the lower bracket. The pressure sensor includes a first substrate, a first pressure sensing layer disposed between the first substrate and the lower bracket, a first driving electrode disposed between the first pressure sensing layer and the lower bracket, and a first sensing electrode spaced apart from the first driving electrode. A gap is present between the first pressure sensing layer, and the first driving electrode and the first sensing electrode.
US11836012B2
Embodiments of a foldable case for a multi-form factor IHS with a detachable keyboard are described. In some embodiments, a folio case may include: a first panel comprising a left-side magnet and a right-side magnet; a second panel comprising a left-side magnet and a right-side magnet, where a top edge of the second panel is coupled to a bottom edge of the first panel; and a third panel comprising a left-side magnet and a right-side magnet, where a top edge of the third panel is coupled to a bottom edge of the second panel.
US11836004B2
A display device includes a display panel, a lower module, a flexible circuit film, and a conductive adhesive tape. The display panel includes a first non-folding area, a second non-folding area, and a folding area. The lower module is disposed under the display panel. The flexible circuit film is coupled to the display panel, and a portion of the flexible circuit film is disposed on a rear surface of the lower module. The conductive adhesive tape is disposed between the lower module and the flexible circuit film. The conductive adhesive tape includes a conductive nonwoven fabric layer, a first conductive adhesive layer, and a second conductive adhesive layer. The first conductive adhesive layer is disposed between the conductive nonwoven fabric layer and the flexible circuit film, and the second conductive adhesive layer is disposed between the conductive nonwoven fabric layer and the lower module.
US11835997B2
A system for determining a location of a lighting fixture in a venue includes a camera and a controller. The camera captures images of the lighting fixture. The controller is operatively coupled to the camera. The controller designates a first position of the camera, receives a first image of the lighting fixture from the camera in the first position, determines a first distance vector between the first position and the lighting fixture based on the first image, designates a second position of the camera, receives a second image of the lighting fixture from the camera in the second position, determines a second distance vector between the second position and the lighting fixture based on the second image, determines a vector relationship location to be a location nearest both the first distance vector and the second distance vector, and designates the vector relationship location as the location of the lighting fixture.
US11835993B2
A system on chip, semiconductor device, and/or method are provided that include a plurality of masters, an interface, and a semaphore unit. The interface interfaces the plurality of masters with a slave device. The semaphore unit detects requests of the plurality of masters, controlling the salve device, about an access to the interface and assigns a semaphore about each of the plurality of masters by a specific operation unit according to the detection result.
US11835990B2
Systems and methods that make use of cluster-level redundancy within a distributed storage management system to address various node-level error scenarios are provided. According to one embodiment, a KV store of a node of a cluster of a distributed storage management system manages storage of data blocks as values and corresponding block IDs as keys. Data integrity errors are reported to the first node in the form of a list of missing block IDs that are in use but missing from the KV store. A metadata resynchronization process may then be caused to be performed, including for each block ID in the list of missing block IDs: (i) reading a data block corresponding to the block ID from another node of the cluster that maintains redundant information relating to the block ID; and (ii) restoring the block ID within the KV store by writing the data block to the node.
US11835988B2
A system and method for load fusion fuses small load operations into fewer, larger load operations. The system detects that a pair of adjacent operations are consecutive load operations, where the adjacent micro-operations refers to micro-operations flowing through adjacent dispatch slots and the consecutive load micro-operations refers to both of the adjacent micro-operations being load micro-operations. The consecutive load operations are then reviewed to determine if the data sizes are the same and if the load operation addresses are consecutive. The two load operations are then fused together to form one load micro-operation with twice the data size and one load data micro-operation with no load component.
US11835981B2
Provided is an operating device comprising: an operation part which is inserted into an insertion hole portion of a glass part and has a locking protrusion portion having a protruding shape on the side surface thereof; and a locking rotation part which is disposed in a position opposite to the side surface of the operation part so as to allow or lock the movement of the locking protrusion portion, the locking rotation part comprising: a frame part having an inner hole portion into which the operation part is inserted; and a hollow hole part rotatably disposed in the frame part and communicating with the inner hole portion.
US11835967B2
Embodiments described herein include a method of receiving, by a moving assisting vehicle, a calibration assistance request related to a moving ego vehicle that requested assistance in collaborative calibration of a sensor deployed on the moving ego vehicle. The method further includes analyzing the calibration assistance request to extract at least one of a schedule or an assistance route associated with the requested assistance. The method includes communicating with the moving ego vehicle about a desired location relative to the position of the moving ego vehicle for the moving assisting vehicle to be in order to assist the sensor to acquire information of a target present on the moving assisting vehicle. The method includes facilitating to drive the moving assisting vehicle to reach the desired location to achieve the collaborative calibration of the sensor on the moving ego vehicle.
US11835961B1
Provided is a robot, including: a main brush; a peripheral brush; a first actuator; a first sensor; one or more processors; and memory storing instructions that when executed by at least some of the one or more processors effectuate operations including: determining a first location of the robot; obtaining first data indicative of an environmental characteristic of the first location; adjusting a first operational parameter of the first actuator based on the sensed first data; and forming or updating a debris map of the working environment based on data output by the first sensor or another sensor configured to collect data indicative of an existence of debris on a floor, wherein the debris map at least indicates areas covered by the robot and with a high level of debris accumulation; and an application of a communication device paired with the robot and configured to at least display the debris map.
US11835959B1
Aspects of the disclosure relate to an autonomous vehicle that may detect other nearby vehicles and designate stationary vehicles as being in one of a short-term stationary state or a long-term stationary state. This determination may be made based on various indicia, including visible indicia displayed by the detected vehicle and traffic control factors relating to the detected vehicle. For example, the autonomous vehicle may identify a detected vehicle as being in a long-term stationary state based on detection of hazard lights being displayed by the detected vehicle, as well as the absence of brake lights being displayed by the detected vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may then base its control strategy on the stationary state of the detected vehicle.
US11835957B2
A self-propelled device system includes a self-propelled device, a boundary wire configured to define a work area of the self-propelled device and a signal transmitting unit electrically connected with the boundary wire configured to generate and send a boundary signal to the boundary wire that generates a magnetic field when flowing through the boundary wire. The self-propelled device has a signal receiving module and a control module. The signal receiving module uses the magnetic field caused by the boundary signal to generate a boundary wire inductive signal and the control module determines that the boundary wire has a wire break when a relevant parameter of the boundary wire inductive signal is less than or equal to a predefined threshold.
US11835955B2
A vehicle (e.g., an agricultural vehicle or other off-road vehicle) comprising a track system can be monitored to obtain information regarding the vehicle, including information regarding the track system, such as one or more parameters (e.g., a temperature, a pressure, an acceleration, an identifier, etc.) of the track system and/or one or more characteristics of an environment of the track system (e.g., a compliance, a profile, a soil moisture level, etc. of the ground beneath the track system), which can be used for various purposes, such as, for example, to: convey the information to a user (e.g., an operator of the vehicle); control the vehicle (e.g., a speed of the vehicle, operation of a work implement, etc.); transmit the information to a remote party (e.g., a provider such as a manufacturer or distributor of the track system and/or of the vehicle; a supplier of a substance such as fertilizer used where the vehicle is located; etc.); control equipment (e.g., an irrigation system, a fertilizing system, etc.) external to the vehicle; etc.
US11835953B2
An autonomy system for use with a vehicle in an environment. The autonomy system comprising a processor operatively coupled with a memory device, a plurality of sensors operatively coupled with the processor; a vehicle controller, a situational awareness module, a task planning module, and a task execution module. The situational awareness module being configured to determine a state of the environment based at least in part on sensor data from at least one of the plurality of sensors. The task planning module being configured to identify, via the processor, a plurality of tasks to be performed by the vehicle and to generate a task assignment list from the plurality of tasks that is based at least in part on predetermined optimization criteria. The task execution module being configured to instruct the vehicle controller to execute the plurality of tasks in accordance with the task assignment list. The task execution module may be configured to monitor the vehicle or the vehicle controller during execution of the task assignment list to identify any errors.
US11835948B2
Among other things, we describe systems and method for improving vehicle operations using movable sensors. A vehicle can be configured with one or more sensors having the capability to be extended and/or rotated. The one or more movable sensors can be caused to move based on a determined context of the vehicle, to capture additional data associated with the environment in which the vehicle is operating.
US11835942B2
An industrial simulation system exchanges data between a virtualized industrial system and an industrial controller at high frequencies and accuracies without the need for additional network emulation hardware. Rather than timing the sending of emulated device data packets from the simulation to the industrial controller using an operating system clock, the simulation system uses the arrival event of a data packet received from the industrial controller as the clock signal that drives the sending of data packets from the virtual system to the controller. Using the arrival time of data packets from the industrial controller as the clock signal rather than the system clock of the operating system can yield high accuracy, low jitter data exchanges during simulation.
US11835934B2
The problem of addressing vibrational disturbances in mechanical positioning systems is addressed by systems and methods that use a combination of active vibration dampening and passive vibration dampening. A system described herein generally comprises a mechanical positioning system; a payload; and a vibration dampening module coupled to the mechanical position system and to the payload. The vibration dampening module generally comprises an active vibration dampener and/or a passive vibration dampener.
US11835931B2
To provide an information processing apparatus capable of enhancing an illegal action prevention effect by restricting an operation leading to an illegal action, an information processing method, and a storage medium. An information processing apparatus including a sensor data acquisition part configured to acquire sensor data output from a sensor, and a control part configured to restrict an operation on an object of interest when detecting a person who is likely to violate a predetermined rule after operating the object of interest on the basis of the sensor data, and to remove the restriction of the operation on the object of interest after giving a warning on the basis of the predetermined rule via a notification part.
US11835919B2
A toner classification apparatus comprising a classification rotor, wherein the classification rotor comprises a first vane group containing first vanes and a second vane group containing second vanes, the second vanes have a length shorter than the first vane group; the number of second vanes, which are disposed between two adjacent first vanes, is 1 to 2, independently; each of the first vanes draws first trajectory and each of the second vanes draws second trajectory when the classification rotor rotates, a distance from the center of rotation to an outer circumference side end of the first and second trajectory are defined as L1 and L3, respectively, and a distance from the center of rotation to the center side end of the first and second trajectory are defined as L2 and L4, respectively, L1 to L4 satisfy prescribed relationships, and a toner production method using the toner classification apparatus.
US11835918B2
A direction in which a first drive transmission gear urges a first drive gear using a first urging portion when a drive force is not input to a first drive input portion is defined as a first direction. A direction in which a second drive transmission gear urges a second drive gear using a second urging portion when a drive force is not input to a second drive input portion is defined as a second direction. The second direction has a force component in a direction opposite to the first direction with respect to a straight line connecting a rotation center of the first drive gear and a rotation center of the second drive gear.
US11835915B2
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a developing device including a developer container and a developer carrying member, a mounting portion, a moving mechanism, a cover member, a wall member, a first seal member, a second seal member, and a fan. When the developing device is in a separated position, neither the first seal member or the second seal member contacts the wall member. When the developing device is in a developing position, both the first seal member and the second seal member contact the wall member. When the developing device is in the developing position, a space for permitting passing of an airflow by the fan is formed along a mounting direction by the cover member, the wall member, the first seal member, and the second seal member.
US11835914B2
An apparatus includes an openable and closable cover, a movable member disposed in the apparatus main body and to be exposed outside when the cover is opened, an openable and closable support member that supports the movable member, and a support shaft that supports the cover and the support member. The movable member and the support member are moved together with the cover as the cover rotates about the support shaft. The support shaft can move between a first position at which the support shaft supports the cover and the support member and a second position at which the support shaft does not support the cover and supports the support member. Moving the support shaft to the second position allows the cover to be detached from the apparatus main body.
US11835909B2
An image forming apparatus includes a first rotating member, a heater, a second rotating member, a detecting unit, a switching unit, a controlling unit, and a power source device. In a first period, a resultant current of first and third currents is supplied to a first heat generating element, and the resultant current in a unit cycle of a first period is a current at which a first current supplying timing and timings of a maximum and a minimum of the third current do not overlap with each other. In a second period, a resultant current of second and third currents is supplied to a second heat generating element, and the resultant current in a unit cycle of the second period is a current at which a second current supplying timing and the timings of the maximum and the minimum of the third current overlap with each other.
US11835906B2
In a foil transfer device for transferring a transfer layer from a foil film onto a sheet laid on the foil film, the foil film is wound on a supply reel, and taken up on a take-up reel. A heating member heats the foil film, and a pressure member is provided to press the foil film and the sheet between the pressure member and the heating member. A separator changes a traveling direction of the foil film having passed through between the heating member and the pressure member into a direction different from a direction of conveyance of the sheet, to thereby separate the foil film from the sheet. A first fan blows air toward the foil film positioned between the heating member and the separator.
US11835904B2
An image forming apparatus includes a developing cartridge, a main memory and a controller. The controller is configured to perform determining whether the developing cartridge is reached a lifetime on a basis of: at least one of s developing maximum printable number of sheets which corresponds to developing identification information, a maximum developing roller rotation number which corresponds to the developing identification information, and a maximum dot count which corresponds to the developing identification information; and at least one of a developing cumulative number of printed sheets, a cumulative developing roller rotation number and a cumulative dot count.
US11835898B2
An adhesion apparatus includes: an image forming unit configured to form, through an electrophotographic process, an adhesive image of a powder adhesive on a sheet that is conveyed; and a control unit configured to control the image forming unit to use a first pattern in a first conveyance period, and use a second pattern different from the first pattern in a second conveyance period following the first conveyance period, as a formation pattern in an adhering section corresponding to part of a width direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the sheet.
US11835893B2
A recording-medium transport device includes: a first member that rotates; a second member that rotates, the first member or second member having a recess, the first member and second member forming a nip area therebetween and transporting a recording medium while nipping the recording medium in the nip area; a gripping member that grips the recording medium; a separating member that separates the recording medium having passed through the nip area from the first member or the second member; and a control mechanism that controls opening and closing of the gripping member and movement of the separating member such that the gripping member is opened so as to release the recording medium in a state in which the gripping member is located in the recess, and the separating member lifts the recording medium from a state in which the tip of the separating member is located in the recess.
US11835891B2
An intermediate transfer belt that can bear a toner image includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer includes a first surface located on an outer peripheral surface side of the first layer. The second layer is provided on a side of the first surface, transmits light, and includes a second surface. The first surface includes first grooves that (i) extend in a first direction in a circumferential direction of the intermediate transfer belt and (ii) are arranged in a width direction of the intermediate transfer belt that is orthogonal to the circumferential direction. The second surface is located on an outer peripheral surface side of the second layer, contacts a toner image, and includes second grooves that extend in a second direction in the circumferential direction. The first grooves includes 80 or more grooves per 1-mm length in the width direction in the first surface.
US11835882B2
An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of photosensitive members; a scanner unit including light sources, a rotatable polygonal mirror, and reflecting members; and a fixing portion. Parts of the laser beams emitted from the light sources are reflected by the rotatable polygonal mirror toward the fixing device side, and rest parts of the laser beams are reflected by the rotatable polygonal mirror toward a side opposite from the fixing device side. Of the parts of the laser beams reflected by the rotatable polygonal mirror toward the fixing device side, the laser beam reflected toward the reflecting member provided at a position remotest from the rotatable polygonal mirror travels downward relative to a horizontal direction. A rotational axis of the rotatable polygonal mirror is inclined relative to a vertical direction.
US11835872B2
A positioning apparatus includes a guide, a movable member capable of moving in a first direction while being guided by the guide, and a driver configured to drive the movable member in the first direction. The driver includes a feed screw extending in the first direction, a nut configured to threadably engage with the feed screw and move in the first direction along with a rotation of the feed screw, and a connecting device configured to connect the nut and the movable member. The connecting device includes a hollow rod with one end connected to the movable member and the other end connected to the nut, and the feed screw is inserted into a hollow portion of the rod.
US11835870B2
A passive flow induced vibration reduction system for use in a temperature conditioning system that controls the temperature of at least one component within a lithographic apparatus. This FIV reduction system includes: a conduit that provides a flow path for a liquid through the system; a liquid filled cavity in fluid connection with the conduit, wherein the fluid connection is provided via one or more openings in the wall of the conduit; a membrane configured such that it separates the liquid in the liquid filled cavity from a gas at a substantially ambient pressure and the membrane is configured such that compliance of the membrane reduces at least low frequency flow induced vibrations in the liquid flowing through the conduit; and an end-stop located on the gas side of the membrane, wherein the end-stop is configured to limit an extent of deflection of the membrane.
US11835865B2
An overlay measurement apparatus that can quickly measure an overlay error between layers with a large height difference is provided. The overlay measurement apparatus measures an error between a first overlay mark and a second overlay mark formed in a pair on different layers of a wafer. The overlay measurement apparatus includes an imaging system configured to acquire alignment images of a pair of first and second overlay marks at a plurality of focus positions, and a controller communicatively coupled to the imaging system. The overlay measurement apparatus can rapidly and accurately measure an overlay error between layers with a large height difference.
US11835864B2
An overlay mark includes a first, a second, a third, and a fourth component. The first component is located in a first region of the first overlay mark and includes a plurality of gratings that extend in a first direction. The second component is located in a second region of the first overlay mark and includes a plurality of gratings that extend in the first direction. The third component is located in a third region of the first overlay mark and includes a plurality of gratings that extend in a second direction different from the first direction. The fourth component is located in a fourth region of the first overlay mark and includes a plurality of gratings that extend in the second direction. The first region is aligned with the second region. The third region is aligned with the fourth region.
US11835862B2
A method of determining a relationship between a stochastic variation of a characteristic of an aerial image or a resist image and one or more design variables, the method including: measuring values of the characteristic from a plurality of aerial images and/or resist images for each of a plurality of sets of values of the design variables; determining a value of the stochastic variation, for each of the plurality of sets of values of the design variables, from a distribution of the values of the characteristic for that set of values of the design variables; and determining the relationship by fitting one or more parameters from the values of the stochastic variation and the plurality of sets of values of the design variables.
US11835861B2
A resist material dispensing system includes a resist supply and a resist filter connected to the resist supply downstream from the resist supply. The resist material dispensing system includes a resist tank structure connected to the resist filter downstream from the resist filter and a resist pump device connected to the resist tank structure downstream from the resist tank structure. The resist tank structure is vertically arranged so that a resist material flows in a continuous downward flow from where the resist material enters the resist tank structure until the resist material exits the resist tank structure.
US11835854B2
An imprint device includes a load port for receiving a substrate to be processed, a sensor that acquires information from the substrate about a film on the substrate, and a primer forming unit configured to receive the substrate from the load port. A controller is configured to select primer process conditions corresponding to the film information. The primer forming unit receives primer process conditions from the controller and forms a primer layer on the substrate over the film. The primer layer is formed according to the selected process conditions. An imprinting unit of the imprint device is configured to receive the substrate from the primer forming unit and perform imprint lithography on the substrate.
US11835848B2
A light source device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a light source section; a rotating body; a motor; a housing; one or more lens groups; a lens holding section; and an adjusting mechanism. The rotating body includes a fluorescent light body. The fluorescent light body is excited by excitation light from the light source section to output fluorescent light. The motor drives the rotating body. The housing accommodates the rotating body. The one or more lens groups gather the excitation light from the light source section and direct the excitation light toward the rotating body. The lens holding section holds the one or more lens groups. The adjusting mechanism adjusts a distance between the rotating body and the one or more lens groups.
US11835844B2
An optical frequency control device includes: a detection circuit to receive first light including a first frequency, receive second light including a second frequency, modulate the first light with a local oscillation signal, and detect a differential beat signal between the frequency of sideband light included in the modulated first light and the second frequency; a light source control circuit to change the second frequency by frequency-dividing the differential beat signal with a first frequency division number, by frequency-dividing a reference signal with a second frequency division number, and by outputting a phase error signal indicating a phase difference between the frequency-divided differential beat signal and the frequency-divided reference signal; and a signal processing unit to set each of the first frequency division number and the second frequency division number according to the set value of a frequency difference between the first frequency and the second frequency.
US11835841B2
An example system includes a high-side electrode layer including a number of discrete electrodes and a low-side electrode layer. The system further includes an electro-optic (EO) layer including an EO active material positioned between the high-side electrode layer and the low-side electrode layer, thereby forming a number of active cells of the EO layer. Each of the number of active cells of the EO layer includes a portion of the EO layer that is positioned between one of the discrete electrodes and the low-side electrode layer. The example system further includes an insulator operationally coupled to the active cells of the EO layer, and at least partially positioned between a first one of the active cells and a second one of the active cells.
US11835837B2
An example system includes a high-side electrode layer including a number of discrete electrodes and a low-side electrode layer. The system further includes an electro-optic (EO) layer including an EO active material positioned between the high-side electrode layer and the low-side electrode layer, thereby forming a number of active cells of the EO layer. Each of the number of active cells of the EO layer includes a portion of the EO layer that is positioned between one of the discrete electrodes and the low-side electrode layer. The example system further includes an insulator operationally coupled to the active cells of the EO layer, and at least partially positioned between a first one of the active cells and a second one of the active cells.
US11835828B2
A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate and liquid crystal. The first substrate includes pixel electrodes, a peripheral circuit and a dummy wiring. The peripheral circuit and the dummy wiring are provided outside a pixel area in which the pixel electrodes are arranged. The second substrate is opposed to the first substrate through the liquid crystal. The second substrate includes a translucent conductive film that is provided on an opposite side of the second substrate to a side where the liquid crystal is present. The dummy wiring is located on an outer peripheral side of the substrates than the peripheral circuit and is provided independently of the peripheral circuit in terms of circuit. The dummy wiring is grounded outside the first substrate.
US11835825B2
The present disclosure provides a display panel, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The display panel includes: a first substrate and a second substrate arranged opposite to each other, and a first spacer located between the first substrate and the second substrate, both ends of the first spacer are in contact with the first substrate and the second substrate respectively; a surface of the first substrate close to the second substrate includes a recess, and an end of the first spacer in contact with the first substrate is embedded in the recess.
US11835823B2
A transmissive liquid crystal diffraction element includes a rod-like liquid crystal layer where a rod-like liquid crystal compound is aligned and a disk-like liquid crystal layer where a disk-like liquid crystal compound is aligned that are alternately laminated, in which each of the liquid crystal layers has a predetermined liquid crystal alignment pattern, rotation directions of optical axes in the liquid crystal alignment patterns are the same, single periods of the liquid crystal alignment patterns are the same, a thickness direction retardation |Rth| of each of the liquid crystal layers is 65 nm or less, and at an interface between the liquid crystal layers, longitudinal directions of the liquid crystal compounds match with each other.
US11835815B2
A quantum dot including fluorescent crystalline nanoparticle, wherein surface of the quantum dot is modified with a ligand containing fluorine. The quantum dots include fluorescent crystalline nanoparticles which have high stability and are less likely to agglomerate when added to a fluororesin.
US11835806B2
A backplate and a display panel are disclosed. The backplate includes a first transverse edge portion, a second transverse edge portion disposed opposite to the first transverse edge portion, a first longitudinal edge portion, and a second longitudinal edge portion disposed opposite to the first longitudinal edge portion. The first longitudinal edge portion is connected to the first transverse edge portion and the second transverse edge portion, the second longitudinal edge portion is connected to the first transverse edge portion and the second transverse edge portion, and an accommodation chamber is defined by the first transverse edge portion, the second transverse edge portion, the first longitudinal edge portion, and the second longitudinal edge portion.
US11835791B2
The present invention provides a camera optical lens, including, from an object side to an image side, a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a negative refractive power, a third lens having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens having a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens having a negative refractive power. At least one of the first to fifth lenses has a free-form surface, and the camera optical lens satisfies: 2.00≤f3/f≤5.50; 2.00≤R4/R3≤23.00, where f is a focal length of the camera optical lens, f3 is a focal length of the third lens, R3 is a central curvature radius of an object side surface of the second lens, and R4 is a central curvature radius of an image side surface of the second lens. The camera optical lens satisfies requirements of a large aperture, a wide angle and ultra-thinness, and has excellent optical performance.
US11835787B2
One embodiment comprises: a housing; a bobbin, which is arranged inside the housing and is for mounting a lens; first coils arranged around the outer peripheral surface of the bobbin; a first magnet arranged in the housing; a second magnet arranged at the bobbin and spaced from the first coils; and a first position sensor arranged in the housing and sensing the intensity of a magnetic field of the second magnet, wherein the length of the second magnet in the direction of an optical axis is shorter than the length of thereof in the direction perpendicular to the direction of the optical axis.
US11835774B2
A fiber optic connector plug includes a housing. The housing includes a central axis, opposing lateral sides and a top side extending between the opposing lateral sides, and an interior channel, extending through the housing, in a direction parallel to the central axis, from a first end portion of the housing to a second end portion of the housing. The housing also includes a latch, coupled to the housing at the top side. The housing further includes a ferrule, extending from the first end portion of the housing. The housing additionally includes a shutter, coupled to the first end portion of the housing such that the shutter is pivotable and translationally slidable, relative to the first end portion of the housing, between a closed position, in which the shutter covers the ferrule, and an open position, in which the shutter does not cover the ferrule.
US11835773B2
The disclosure provides an optic fiber connector, including a ferrule, a holder, a connector body having a plurality of first locking slots, a spring sleeved onto the holder, and a retainer having a plurality of locking hooks. The ferrule is assembled to the holder. The spring, the holder, and the ferrule are received in a space formed between the retainer and the connector body by locking the locking hooks with the locking slots respectively, wherein the spring is compressed by locking such that the retainer, the holder, the spring, and the connector body are abutted with each other.
US11835769B2
An adjustable attenuation optical unit that may include a lightguide that includes a core, wherein the core comprises an output, an input and an exterior surface; and an adjustable attenuator that is configured to define an interfacing parameter related to an area of the exterior surface thereby receiving at least some of the light that impinges on the area.
US11835765B2
A structure of a silicon photonics device for LIDAR includes a first insulating structure and a second insulating structure disposed above one or more etched silicon structures overlying a substrate member. A metal layer is disposed above the first insulating structure without a prior deposition of a diffusion barrier and adhesion layer. A thin insulating structure is disposed above the second insulating structure. A first configuration of the metal layer, the first insulating structure and the one or more etched silicon structures forms a free-space coupler. A second configuration of the thin insulating structure above the second insulating structure forms an edge coupler.
US11835764B2
Waveguide structures and methods of fabricating a waveguide structure. The structure includes a first waveguide core, a second waveguide core, and a third waveguide core adjacent to the first waveguide core and the second waveguide core. The third waveguide core is laterally separated from the first waveguide core by a first slot, and the third waveguide core is laterally separated from the second waveguide core by a second slot. The first waveguide core and the second waveguide core comprise a first material, and the third waveguide core comprises a second material that is different in composition from the first material.
US11835763B2
A method of making a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) is provided. The method comprises depositing a functional resist material layer over a substrate, disposing and pressing a stamp with a plurality of nanopatterns into the functional resist material for a period of time, and removing the stamp from the functional resist material to provide nanofeatures that are inverted versions of the nanopatterns, wherein the nanofeatures form one or more optical elements.
US11835755B2
An optical fibre assembly comprises a hollow core optical waveguide comprising a hollow core surrounded by a structured arrangement of longitudinally extending capillaries providing an inner cladding surrounded by an outer cladding; a diagnostic solid core optical waveguide comprising a solid core surrounded by a cladding, and extending substantially parallel to the hollow core optical waveguide; and a jacket surrounding both the hollow core optical waveguide and the solid core optical waveguide and forming a common mechanical environment for the hollow core optical waveguide and the solid core optical waveguide. The optical fibre assembly may be or may comprise or be included in an optical fibre cable, and may be used in a method for testing hollow core optical waveguides.
US11835744B2
Provided is a sensor having a high SN ratio. The sensor includes a light source, a band pass filter, and a light-receiving element, in which the band pass filter includes two cholesteric liquid crystal layers and a discontinuous layer disposed between the two cholesteric liquid crystal layers, in the two cholesteric liquid crystal layers, helical twisted directions and helical pitches are the same, and in a case where the discontinuous layer is a layer other than a cholesteric liquid crystal layer and a wavelength having a lowest reflectivity in a selective reflection wavelength range of the band pass filter is represented by λm [nm], a thickness [nm] is in a range of “30×(λm/550) to 150×(λm/550)”.
US11835742B2
Provided is a sensor device including: a sensor unit that emits light and receives light reflected by an object; and a reflection mirror that is a columnar reflection mirror having a reflection surface on a side face and is configured to be rotated on an axis of the reflection mirror as a rotation axis, in which at least a part of the reflection surface forms a logarithmic spiral having the center at the rotation axis in a cross section perpendicular to the rotation axis, and when light emitted from the sensor unit and reflected by the reflection surface moves in parallel in response to rotation of the reflection mirror, the light reflected by the reflection surface is swept.
US11835734B2
A synthetic aperture optics (SAO) imaging method minimizes the number of selective excitation patterns used to illuminate the imaging target, based on the objects' physical characteristics corresponding to spatial frequency content from the illuminated target and/or one or more parameters of the optical imaging system used for SAO. With the minimized number of selective excitation patterns, the time required to perform SAO is reduced dramatically, thereby allowing SAO to be used with DNA sequencing applications that require massive parallelization for cost reduction and high throughput. In addition, an SAO apparatus optimized to perform the SAO method is provided. The SAO apparatus includes a plurality of interference pattern generation modules that can be arranged in a half-ring shape.
US11835727B2
An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a physical information acquisition unit, a gesture information acquisition unit, a determination condition setting unit, and a control unit. The physical information acquisition unit acquires physical information of a user wearing a head-mounted casing. The gesture information acquisition unit acquires gesture information regarding a gesture of the user. The determination condition setting unit sets, on the basis of the physical information, a determination condition for determining a trigger gesture that is a trigger for an operation input by the gesture of the user. The control unit determines, on the basis of the gesture information and the determination condition, whether or not the trigger gesture is performed and controls, on the basis of a result of the determination, an output corresponding to the trigger gesture.
US11835726B2
An image display method applied to AR glasses is disclosed. An inner frame of the AR glasses is provided with a first camera, and an outer frame of the AR glasses is provided with a second camera. The image display method comprises: detecting eye rotation information of a glasses wearer by using the first camera (S101); adjusting a shooting angle of the second camera according to the eye rotation information, and acquiring a target image collected by the second camera after adjusting the shooting angle (S102); judging whether there is a target object in the target image (S103); and if yes, displaying an image including position information of the target object via a lens of the AR glasses (S104). The object recognition accuracy of the AR glasses is improved.
US11835725B2
A head-mounted display device assembly and an external adjustment module are provided. The head-mounted display device assembly includes a head-mounted display device and the external adjustment module. The head-mounted display device has a first lens and a second lens corresponding to both eyes, and also has a driven mechanism. The first lens and the second lens are respectively coupled to the driven mechanism. The external adjustment module is used for assembling and electrically connecting to the head-mounted display device, and includes a driving element and a transmission element. In a coupling state, the transmission element is coupled to the driving element and the driven mechanism, and the driving element drives the driven mechanism via the transmission element to adjust a distance between the first lens and the second lens. In a separation state, at least one of the driving element and the driven mechanism is separated from the transmission element.
US11835720B2
A head-up display system of a vehicle visually transmits information to eyes of an occupant. The head-up display system comprises an illumination device configured to emit a display light and a windshield spaced from the illumination device and extending transverse to the display light. The head-up display system comprises a holographic panel coupled to and extending with the windshield and arranged to diffract the display light toward the eyes of the occupant. The display light emits toward the holographic panel in an entrance direction at an entrance angle relative to an axis normal to the holographic panel and diffracts away from the holographic panel in an exit direction at an exit angle relative to the axis, which is different than the entrance angle.
US11835716B2
A mirror unit includes an optical scanning device, a frame member, and a window member. The frame member includes first and second wall portions facing each other in an X-axis direction. The first wall portion is higher than the second wall portion. The window member is disposed on a top surface of the first wall portion and a top surface of the second wall portion and is inclined with respect to a mirror surface of the optical scanning device. In a cross-section parallel to the X-axis direction, the first wall portion is separated from a first line passing through a first end at a side of the first wall portion in the mirror surface and a first corner portion formed at the side of the first wall portion by an outer surface opposite to the frame member and a first side surface in the window member.
US11835709B2
A beam steering architecture for an optical sensor is based upon a pair of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) Micro-Mirror Arrays (MMAs) and a fold mirror. The MEMS MMAs scan both primary and secondary FOR providing considerable flexibility to scan a scene to provide not only active imaging (to supplement passive imaging) but also simultaneously allowing for other optical functions such as establishing a communications link, providing an optical transmit beam for another detection platform or determining a range to target. A special class of MEMS MMAs that provides a “piston” capability in which the individual mirrors may translate enables a suite of optical functions to “shape” the optical transmit beam.
US11835703B2
Provided is a periscope lens module, including: a prism; a bearing member including a bearing frame; a ball; a supporting member including a prism bracket, a driving bracket, and a rotating bracket in rotation-fit with the ball; an elastic member; and a driving member. The elastic member includes a first elastic bracket including a first abutting portion, and a second elastic bracket including a second abutting portion. The first and second abutting portions are spaced from each other and abut against a top of the rotating bracket from two sides of the ball, in such a manner that the rotating bracket and the ball abut against the bearing frame. The driving member is connected between the bearing member and the driving bracket for driving the supporting member to drive the prism to rotate. This leads to a simple structure while achieving image stabilization.
US11835691B2
The present invention provides an optical imaging lens. The optical imaging lens comprises eight lens elements positioned in an order from an object side to an image side. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces of the lens elements, the optical imaging lens may enlarge aperture stop and image height and sustain relative illumination.
US11835677B2
Methods and systems for generating a multi-model ensemble of global climate simulation data from a plurality of pre-existing global climate simulation model (GCM) datasets, are disclosed. The methods and systems perform steps of computing a GCM dataset validation measure based on at least one sample statistic for at least one climate variable from the pre-existing GCM dataset; selecting a validated subset of the plurality of pre-existing GCM datasets; selecting a subset of GCM datasets; generating one or more candidate ensembles of GCM datasets; computing an ensemble forecast skill score for each candidate ensemble of GCM datasets; generating the multi-model ensemble of GCM datasets by selecting a candidate ensemble of GCM datasets with a best ensemble forecast skill score; and training the NN-based climate forecasting model using the multi-model ensemble of GCM datasets. Embodiments of the present invention enable accurate climate forecasting without the need to run new dynamical global climate simulations on supercomputers.
US11835676B2
An automated fire detection system includes a distributed network of standalone sensor units having multifunctional capability to detect wildfires at their earliest stage. Multiple modes of verification are employed, including thermal imaging, spectral analysis, near infrared and long-wave infrared measurements, measurements of the presence and/or concentration of smoke, and sensing local temperature and humidity and wind speed and direction. A dedicated algorithm receives all data from the network and determines the location of flames from the imaging sensors, combined with the smoke, temperature, humidity, and wind measurements at every dispersed device.
US11835675B2
The present device and technique relates to measuring geological formation permeability, such as by injection/withdrawal of conductivity-permeability doped fluid and measuring the magnetic permeability and/or conductivity of the surrounding formation. Before, during and/or after injection or withdrawal, pluralities of electromagnetic measurements of the radial distribution of magnetic permeability and/or conductivity of the surrounding formation may be made. The rate of change of the radial distribution of magnetic permeability and/or conductivity of the formation is generally directly proportional to the permeability of the surrounding formation. In implementations, magnetic permeability and electrical conductivity can be measured independently in time domain or frequency domain, such that the magnetic permeability mapping is not disturbed by other confounding electromagnetic parameters.
US11835665B2
A detector of thermal neutrons, fast neutrons and gamma photons that is based on a Cherenkov radiation detector in water and that allows large active volumes of detection at a relatively low cost and higher intensity signals, wherein said detector comprises a container comprising at least a lid; a photon reflective and diffusive coating inside the container; an aqueous solution contained in the container, which comprises sodium chloride (NaCl); and a light sensing device optically coupled to the aqueous solution.
US11835663B2
An ultrasonic sensor having a case including a bottom section and a peripheral wall section; a piezoelectric device on the bottom section inside the case; and a resin foam filler filling at least part of the case and covering the piezoelectric device. An inner surface of the case includes a first region and a second region, a surface roughness of the first region is higher than a surface roughness of the second region, the first region includes at least part of the bottom section and/or a portion of the peripheral wall section facing the piezoelectric device, the second region is on the peripheral wall section and is farther from the piezoelectric device than the first region, and the resin foam filler contacts each of the first region and the second region.
US11835660B2
Described herein is a sensor assembly and a method of operating the sensor assembly. In various embodiments, the sensor assembly can comprise a base component, a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor, a transparent cylinder, a motor component, and a controller. The LiDAR sensor can be mounted on a support platform disposed centrally on the base component. The transparent cylinder can be disposed peripherally to the LiDAR sensor and can provide a field of view (FOV) for the LiDAR sensor. The transparent cylinder can be rotated independently of the base component. The motor component can be disposed on the base component, adjacent to the support platform. The motor component can be coupled to the transparent cylinder through a gearset and configured to rotate the transparent cylinder. The controller can be configured to obtain sensor data from on-board vehicle sensors. The controller can determine a level of obscurement on the transparent cylinder based on the sensor data. The controller can determine that the level of obscurement exceeds a threshold level of obscurement. The controller can transmit an actuation signal to the motor component to cause a rotation of the transparent cylinder at a rotational speed. The rotation of the transparent cylinder can disperse obscurements away from the transparent cylinder.
US11835658B2
Disclosed herein are a number of example embodiments that employ controllable delays between successive ladar pulses in order to discriminate between “own” ladar pulse reflections and “interfering” ladar pulses reflections by a receiver. Example embodiments include designs where a sparse delay sum circuit is used at the receiver and where a funnel filter is used at the receiver. Also, disclosed are techniques for selecting codes to use for the controllable delays as well as techniques for identifying and tracking interfering ladar pulses and their corresponding delay codes. The use of a ladar system with pulse deconfliction is also disclosed as part of an optical data communication system.
US11835655B2
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a mirror assembly for controlling optical directions in an optical sensing system. The mirror assembly may include a frame and a beam structure mechanically coupled to the frame. The beam structure may define a rotational axis. The mirror assembly may also include a micro mirror suspended by the beam structure. The mirror assembly may further include a plurality of piezoelectric actuators mechanically coupled to the frame and configured to rotate the micro mirror along the rotational axis. Each of the plurality of piezoelectric actuators may be disposed between the rotational axis and an outer edge of the frame.
US11835653B2
An electromagnetic wave detection apparatus (10) includes a switch (16), a first detector (19), and a second detector (20). The switch (16) includes an action surface (as) with a plurality of pixels (px) disposed thereon. The switch (16) is configured to switch each pixel (px) between the first state and the second state. In the first state, the pixels (px) cause electromagnetic waves incident on the action surface (as) to travel in a first direction (d1). In the second state, the pixels (px) cause the electromagnetic waves incident on the action surface (as) to travel in a second direction (d2). The first detector (19) detects the electromagnetic waves that travel in the first direction (d1). The second detector (20) detects the electromagnetic waves that travel in the second direction (d2).
US11835651B2
A light detection and ranging device, a robot, and a method, the light detection and ranging device comprising: a light source; and a camera comprising at least one row of pixel sensors, wherein the camera comprises at least one row of pixel sensors, and wherein light emitted by the light source is on a same plane as a field of view of the at least one row of pixel sensors.
US11835641B2
An improved evaluation of radar signals, in particular radar signals received by a Uniform Linear Array (ULA) antenna. Through the application of a plurality of different beamformings to the radar signals, drops in the gain can be compensated by the beamforming.
US11835633B1
Disclosed is a system for providing multiple location corrections streams to receiving devices using a high-power transmitter, such as a television station, for correcting errors in the determination of a location of a receiving device based on satellite data. The system enables a receiving device to select one of the location corrections streams for processing without any upstream/return path link to the television station or processing server. The system includes multiple base stations distributed across a geographic area that each transmit location corrections stream to the processing server, which combines them to a composite corrections stream and transmits it to television stations for further broadcasting. A receiving device within a coverage area of a television station receives the composite corrections stream, selects a corrections stream corresponding to a base station closest to the receiving device, and uses the selected corrections stream to correct the location determined using satellite data.
US11835631B2
A wearable device that can receive a plurality of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) timing signals using an antenna, where the antenna is located in an exterior portion of the wearable device such that the antenna receives GNSS signals at the external portion of the wearable device, without the GNSS signals first passing through an air gap within a housing of the wearable device. The wearable device is configured to determine a geographic location of the wearable device based at least in part on the GNSS signals. The wearable device is configurable to perform underwater dead-reckoning procedures, measuring energy levels during dwell periods, measuring efficiency of swim strokes, sharing wearable device information with other electronic devices, calibrating the wearable device, or a combination thereof.
US11835629B2
A method, apparatus, and system for filtering a point cloud generated by a LIDAR device in an autonomous vehicle is disclosed. A point cloud comprising a plurality of points is generated based on outputs of the LIDAR device. The point cloud is filtered to remove a first set of points in the plurality of points that correspond to noise based on one or more of: point intensity measurements, distances between points, or a combination thereof. Perception data is generated based on the filtered point cloud. Operations of the autonomous vehicle are controlled based on the perception data.
US11835627B2
An image capturing method, comprising: scanning with a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor an environment of the LIDAR sensor, wherein the LIDAR sensor progressively rotates about a rotation axis at a step angle, and when scanning each step angle the LIDAR sensor generates a point cloud of a portion of the environment in a predetermined pattern; scanning with an image sensor assembly mechanically coupled to the LIDAR sensor the environment in synchronization with the scanning by the LIDAR sensor to generate on an imaging plane of the image sensor assembly a sequence of image pixel rows of a portion of the environment corresponding to the point cloud of the portion of the environment; and combining the point cloud with the sequence of image pixel rows for the scanning of each step angle to obtain a fused image of the portion of the environment.
US11835623B2
Various embodiments relate to a device and method for controlling vehicles and a radar system for vehicles. The vehicle controller may include a spectrum generator generating a 2D spectrum, a range-velocity map generator generating a range-velocity map corresponding to each height value included in a height set, a correlation coefficient determiner determining a correlation coefficient corresponding to each height value included in the height set, and a target determiner estimating a height of a target based on the correlation coefficient and recognizing the target based on the height of the target.
US11835617B2
A method for determining an operational geographical zone relative to a sensor may include a step of simulating the position of said sensor; a step of determining a first zone of the region of interest; and a step of determining a second zone of the region of interest. The region of interest of the first zone may be constituted by points at each of which said object at that point traveling at a speed greater than or equal to said speed VT and in a given direction, would be seen by the sensor as having a radial speed greater than a threshold speed defined for that point. The operational geographical zone. may be defined by taking account of the intersection of the first zone and of a coverage zone of the sensor.
US11835612B2
A method for motion correction of Magnetic Resonance (MR) images is provided. The method includes acquiring a k-space dataset for an object using an MR scanner, detecting or identifying corrupted k-space data from the acquired k-space dataset, extracting the corrupted k-space data from the acquired k-space dataset, recovering the corrupted k-space data, combining uncorrupted k-space data of the acquired k-space dataset with the recovered k-space data to form a full k-space dataset, and reconstructing an image for the object based on the full k-space dataset. A magnetic resonance imaging system for correcting corrupted k-space data of an entire k-space dataset is also provided.
US11835611B2
Isotropic generalized diffusion tensor imaging methods and apparatus are configured to obtain signal attenuations using selected sets of applied magnetic field gradient directions whose averages produce mean apparent diffusion constants (mADCs) over a wide range of b-values, associated with higher order diffusion tensors (HOT). These sets are selected based on analytical descriptions of isotropic HOTs and the associated averaged signal attenuations are combined to produce mADCs, or probability density functions of intravoxel mADC distributions. Estimates of biologically-specific rotation-invariant parameters for quantifying tissue water mobilities or other tissue characteristics can be obtained such as Traces of HOTs associated with diffusion and mean t-kurtosis.
US11835610B2
Systems and methods are provided for susceptibility contrast imaging of nanoparticles at low magnetic fields. A susceptibility-based MRI technique, such as imaging with a balanced steady-state free precession (bSSFP) pulse sequence, may be used for imaging a contrast agent such as biocompatible superparamagnetic nanoparticles at ultra-low fields. The contrast agent and imaging technique may be used to improving the visibility of anatomical structures and detecting diseases, such as cancer, with low-field MRI.
US11835609B2
Imaging methods for assessing the macromolecular content, such as myelin, are of great interest for understanding brain tissue microstructure, and have shown potentials in diagnosing and prognosing demyelinating diseases. for example. Magnetization transfer (MT) is a MRI contrast mechanism that enables detection of macromolecules. Previously, the MT effect has been analyzed by a semi-quantitative method termed magnetization transfer ratio (MTR) or by a quantitative magnetization transfer (qMT) method. However, because MTR does not have enough sensitivity and specificity to myelin, and qMT takes a very long scan time, their translation into clinical scenarios has been limited. This disclosure describes a MT data analysis metric using double saturation pulse offsets and powers (dopMTR). Simulations and experiments using the systems and methods described in this disclosure show that the dopMTR yields much better sensitivity and specificity to MT effect than the conventional MTR, and requires much less scan time than the qMT.
US11835606B2
The present disclosure relates to a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) radio frequency (RF) array coil that includes first and second physical RF coils inductively coupled. A first matching circuit and a second matching circuit are coupled to the first physical RF coil and the second physical RF coil, respectively, and are coupled in a parallel configuration at a first RF port. A third matching circuit and a fourth matching circuit are coupled to the first physical RF coil and the second physical RF coil, respectively, and are coupled in an anti-parallel configuration at a second RF port. A first logical RF coil is formed by the first and second physical RF coils and the first and second matching circuits. A second logical RF coil, which is decoupled from the first logical RF coil, is formed by the first and second physical RF coils and the third and fourth matching circuits.
US11835599B2
A printed circuit board assembly may have a printed circuit board with at least one electric component. A magnetic field sensor for measuring a magnetic field may be included, where an amperage of a current conducted in the electric component is determined on the basis of the magnetic field. The assembly may also include a magnetic conductor for conducting the magnetic field, which is then measured by the magnetic field sensor.
US11835592B2
The present application provides method and circuit for monitoring a voltage of a power supply, which adopts a divided voltage circuit to obtain a divided voltage from an input voltage of an input power source generated from the power supply, for detecting the input voltage according to the divided voltage by adopting a first detection circuit and a second detection circuit. Also, judging whether the divided voltage is clamped according to a clamp threshold value to determine the first detection circuit or the second detection circuit detecting a detection current and determine another detection circuit detecting the divided voltage. Hereby, the input voltage transmitted from a rectification circuit to the power supply is monitored, and the dependence between the two detection circuits is avoided.
US11835579B2
A memory device includes; a memory cell array including memory cells, a row decoder selecting a word line in response to a received address, and control logic including a sensing capacitor having a size proportional to a size of a word line capacitor associated with the selected word line. The control logic measures line resistance of the selected word line by precharging the selected word line, performing a charge sharing operation between the selected word line and the sensing capacitor following the precharging of the selected word line, and measuring a voltage of the sensing capacitor following the performing of the charge sharing operation.
US11835570B2
A transmission line monitoring system and central processing facility are used to determine the geometry, such as a height, of one or more conductors of a power transmission line and real-time monitoring of other properties of the conductors.
US11835569B2
A method for processing a vehicle end-of-line (EOL) testing routine includes determining whether a diagnostic trouble code (DTC) is issued during the vehicle EOL testing routine and obtaining vehicle network data generated during the vehicle EOL testing routine. The method includes, in response to a determination that the DTC is issued during the vehicle EOL testing routine, storing the vehicle network data in a database, associating the DTC with an electronic control module from a plurality of electronic control modules, identifying a designated agent from among a plurality of agents based on the DTC and a ECM-agent directory, and electronically transmitting a notification to the designated agent, where the notification provides access to the vehicle network data and the DTC.
US11835568B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for monitoring and diagnosing power system assets. An example method may include triggering, by a gateway device and at a first time, a capture of a first waveform from a first intelligent electronic device (IED) associated with a first asset in a power system. The method may also include transmitting, by the gateway device, the capture of the waveform to a remote device. The method may also include extracting fault features from the first waveform corresponding to different failure modes associated with the asset of the power system. The method may also include determining, based on the features extracted from first waveform, that a fault of a first fault mode has occurred in the asset. The method may also include providing an alert that the fault has been identified, wherein the alert initiates or otherwise facilitates a control action in the power system.
US11835561B2
Methods, systems and apparatus, for an unmanned aerial vehicle electromagnetic avoidance and utilization system. One of the methods includes obtaining a flight package indicating a flight pattern associated with inspecting a structure, the flight pattern causing the UAV to remain at a standoff distance from the structure, wherein the standoff distance is based on an electromagnetic field associated with the structure, and wherein the flight pattern is laterally constrained according to a property geofence associated with a right of way of the structure. The UAV is navigated according to the flight pattern, and the UAV captures images of the structure. For an initial portion of the flight pattern, the UAV navigates at an altitude based on the standoff distance and the property geofence towards the structure. The UAV determines a location at which to capture images of the structure, and the UAV provides the captured images to a user device.
US11835548B2
In order to increase the order of a frequency of an AC signal to be applied between a vibration section and a sample to an order at substantially the same level as the order of a vibration frequency of the vibration section in measuring a vibration component of the vibration control section, a vibration component measuring device (2) includes: a vibration section (4); a first AC signal generator (20) configured to generate a first AC signal; a second AC signal generator (44) configured to generate a second AC signal having a frequency which is (a) more than one time and less than two times or (b) more than two times and less than three times as high as a frequency of the first AC signal; a signal applying section (14, 56) configured to apply the second AC signal between the vibration section and a sample (X); a vibration control section (10) configured to cause the vibration section to vibrate; and a measuring section (16, 18, 20, 22, 42, 44, 50) configured to measure a varying component of vibration of the vibration section, the varying component being varied by an interaction between the vibration section and the sample.
US11835541B2
A MEMS accelerometric sensor includes a bearing structure and a suspended region that is made of semiconductor material, mobile with respect to the bearing structure. At least one modulation electrode is fixed to the bearing structure and is biased with an electrical modulation signal including at least one periodic component having a first frequency. At least one variable capacitor is formed by the suspended region and by the modulation electrode in such a way that the suspended region is subjected to an electrostatic force that depends upon the electrical modulation signal. A sensing assembly generates, when the accelerometric sensor is subjected to an acceleration, an electrical sensing signal indicating the position of the suspended region with respect to the bearing structure and includes a frequency-modulated component that is a function of the acceleration and of the first frequency.
US11835538B2
Reducing a sensitivity of an electromechanical sensor is presented herein. The electromechanical sensor comprises a sensitivity with respect to a variation of a mechanical-to-electrical gain of a sense element of the electromechanical sensor; and a voltage-to-voltage converter component that minimizes the sensitivity by coupling, via a defined feedback capacitance, a positive feedback voltage to a sense electrode of the sense element—the sense element electrically coupled to an input of the voltage-to-voltage converter component. In one example, the voltage-to-voltage converter component minimizes the sensitivity by maintaining, via the defined feedback capacitance, a constant charge at the sense electrode. In another example, the electromechanical sensor comprises a capacitive sense element comprising a first node comprising the sense electrode. Further, a bias voltage component can apply a bias voltage to a second node of the electromechanical sensor. In yet another example, the electromechanical sensor comprises a piezoelectric sense element.
US11835533B2
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods and systems for performing automated assays, and particularly to performing sequential assays on a sample on an automated instrument.
US11835527B2
The disclosure relates to methods of analyzing a post-translationally modified protein of interest using electrophoresis, the methods comprising deglycosylating the protein of interest after labeling.
US11835522B2
In some aspects, the disclosure relates to compositions and method for detection, classification, and treatment of cancer. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to protease imaging sensors comprising a scaffold linked to an enzyme-specific substrate that includes a first detectable marker capable of being released from the prostate protease sensor when exposed to an enzyme present in cancer and a tumor imaging agent comprising a second detectable marker that is linked to the scaffold. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of monitor progression of a tumor in a subject based upon detection of detectable markers in a sample obtained from a subject who has been administered a protease imaging sensor, upon detection of a tumor imaging agent, or any combination thereof.
US11835517B2
Methods and kits for accurately detecting one or more analytes in a sample by removing non-specific binding signals utilizing capture and control microparticles. The capture microparticles can specifically bind to the analyte while the control microparticles do not specifically bind to the analyte but to the background molecules. Both capture and control microparticles are added to the sample under suitable conditions to allow binding between analytes and the microparticles. Detection agent is then added to bind to analytes and other substances captured by the microparticles. The microparticles are then run through a cytometry-based detection method, where detection signals from the capture and the control microparticles are distinguished. The differences between the detection signals from the capture and the control microparticles are obtained, which are then used to determine the presence and/or amounts of the analytes based on a previously determined relationship between such differences and known amount of the analyte.
US11835512B2
A bracket, a thrombelastography device, and a support system are disclosed. The bracket comprises: a fixed support part (101), a movable support part (102), and a connection part (103). The connection part comprises a first fixing connection member (1031) and a second fixing connection member (1032). The first fixing connection member is fixedly connected to the fixed support part; the second fixing connection member is fixedly connected to the movable support part; the first fixing connection member is connected to the second fixing connection member in point contact fashion, such that the first fixing connection member and the second fixing connection member can rotate relative to each other; the movable support part is fixedly connected to a supported object; when driven by the supported object, the movable support part rotates relative to the fixed support part by means of the point contact between the first fixing connection member and the second fixing connection member. The thrombelastography device comprises a rotational shaft and a bracket. The rotational resistance to the supported object when it rotates can be reduced.
US11835511B2
A resealable container including a housing, a lid coupled to the housing, and a basket received within the housing and including side walls defining an interior space, and a retainer extending over at least a portion of the interior space and configured to support at least one test element in at least one of a side-to-side direction and a front-to-back direction within the basket.
US11835505B2
Provided are methods for determining the amount of tamoxifen and its metabolites in a sample by mass spectrometry. In some aspects, the methods provided herein determine the amount of N-Desmethyl Tamoxifen. In some aspects, the methods provided herein determine the amount of N-Desmethyl Tamoxifen and other tamoxifen metabolites. In some aspects, the methods provided herein determine the amount of tamoxifen, N-Desmethyl Tamoxifen, and other tamoxifen metabolites.
US11835504B2
A series of optical spectral sensors for gas and vapor measurements using a combination of solid-state light sources (LED or Broadband) and multi-element detectors, housed within an integrated package that includes the interfacing optics and acquisition and processing electronics. The sensor is designed to be produced at a low cost and capable of being fabricated for mass production. Spectral selectivity is provided by a custom detector eliminating the need for expensive spectral selection components. A multi-component gas monitor system may have no moving parts and the gas sample flows through a measurement chamber where it interacts with a light beam created from the light source, such as a MEMS broad band IR source or a matrix of LEDs. A custom detector(s) is/are configured with multi-wavelength detection to detect and measure the light beam as it passes through the sample within the measurement chamber.
US11835489B2
An acoustic garbage classification method using a one-dimensional convolutional neural network (1D-CNN) is provided. The method includes: acquiring sound signals generated by falling garbage; preprocessing the sound signals; acquiring and preprocessing the sound signals of different types of garbage, building a sound database for garbage classification, and establishing and training a 1D-CNN model; acquiring a sound signal of garbage to be classified, and inputting the sound signal into the trained 1D-CNN for garbage classification to obtain a classification result. The present disclosure is helpful to assist people in accurate garbage classification, improves the accuracy of garbage classification and recycling, and has high practical and popularization value.
US11835478B2
A method to measure the transient thermal diffusivity performance of a heat dissipation module by selecting two measurement points on the surface of the heat dissipation module, and locating the two measurement points at the same side of the thermal center point but different distances, and measuring the temperature of the two measurement points separately and using first equation which is the analytical solution of the energy equation. After calculating the first equation, second and third equations are used to find M. The distance X1 between M and the first measurement point and temperature T1 at a moment of transient state are also inserted into the first equation to obtain the value of the thermal diffusivity coefficient α, which represents the transient thermal diffusivity performance for the heat dissipation module.
US11835474B2
An X-ray scattering apparatus having a sample holder for aligning and/or orienting a sample to be analyzed by X-ray scattering, a first X-ray beam delivery system having a first X-ray source, and a first monochromator being arranged upstream of the sample holder for generating and directing a first X-ray beam along a beam path in a propagation direction towards the sample holder is disclosed. A distal X-ray detector arranged downstream of the sample holder and being movable, in particular in a motorized way, along the propagation direction as to detect the first X-ray beam and X-rays scattered at different scattering angles from the sample as the first X-ray beam delivery system is configured to focus the first X-ray beam onto a focal spot on or near the distal X-ray detector when placed at its largest distance from the sample holder is also disclosed.
US11835471B2
A Z-axis measurement fixture used for testing whether a chemical reagent test slide exhibits Z-axis variability, which may affect measurements performed by an automated chemical analyzer using such test slides, includes a planar main body that holds three stainless steel balls, each ball having a known and calibrated diameter. Portions of the stainless steel balls extend outwardly from the top wall and the bottom wall of the planar main body. A chemical reagent test slide is placed on the fixture to rest on and be supported at three points by the portions of the stainless steel balls which project outwardly from the top wall of the planar main body. The fixture is placed on the surface of a gauge block of an optical measurement system such that the lower portions of the three stainless steel balls will rest on the gauge block of the optical measurement system.
US11835468B2
Proposed are a device and a method for inspecting an air void at a lead film of a battery to simply and accurately perform total inspection of a gap between a lead film and the lead tab boundary by using an OCT, wherein an object to be inspected in which the lead film is attached to a lead tab is conveyed through a conveying device, the conveyed object is gripped and loaded to an inspection position, the object is aligned to form an OCT focus on an interface between the lead tab and the lead film of the object, a gap inspection image between the lead tab and the lead film is obtained by scanning the interface between the lead tab and the lead film by using an OCT scanner above the inspection position, and the obtained gap inspection image is analyzed, thereby determining fusion quality of the lead film.
US11835462B2
This disclosure relates to compositions and methods for analyzing a tissue section from a biological sample.
US11835458B2
A smoking detector having a body with a substrate which has a smoking particle capturing surface area positioned upon it. The particle capturing surface area is configured to attract and adhere to airborne smoking particles released in smoke emitted from burning tobacco or marijuana or a Vape device. Smoking particles captured within the particle capturing surface area will luminesce when exposed to UV light providing physical proof that smoking occurred in the room or vehicle where the detector was placed during a defined time period.
US11835450B2
Methods and assemblies may be used for determining and using standardized spectral responses for calibration of spectroscopic analyzers. The methods and assemblies may be used to calibrate or recalibrate a spectroscopic analyzer when the spectroscopic analyzer changes from a first state to a second state, the second state being defined as a period of time after a change to the spectroscopic analyzer causing a need to calibrate or recalibrate the spectroscopic analyzer. The calibration or recalibration may result in the spectroscopic analyzer outputting a standardized spectrum, such that the spectroscopic analyzer outputs a corrected material spectrum for an analyzed material, and defining the standardized spectrum. The corrected material spectrum may include signals indicative of material properties of an analyzed material, the material properties of the material being substantially consistent with material properties of the material output by the spectroscopic analyzer in the first state.
US11835449B2
Apparatuses, methods, and systems for generating signatures based on sensing one or more gas concentration conditions are disclosed. One method includes sensing, by one or more sensors, levels of a gas over time for a plurality of gas concentration conditions, receiving, by a controller, the sensed levels of gas over time for the plurality of gas concentration conditions, and generating, by the controller, a plurality of signatures, wherein one or more signatures is generated for one or more gas concentration conditions based on the sensed levels of gas over time, and determining whether to take action or not to take action.
US11835448B2
There is described an equipment and method for analysis of a fluid, suspension, solution, dispersion or fluid emulsion that automatically analyzes the characteristic properties of the samples of the fluids, such as paints, enamels, and dyes, among others, so that adjustments can be made to the fluid to meet the optical properties such as color, opacity, hue, saturation (tinting power), covering and luminosity, from the spectrometric measurement technique by transmission analysis of film having radiated fixed thickness.
US11835440B2
The present invention relates to a multi-capillary force curve averaging method based on the overall virtual measurement of a plurality of samples. The method includes the following steps: 1, taking m types of rock samples, obtaining a capillary force-saturation curve, an apparent volume and a porosity of each sample; 2, inspecting the quality of the capillary force-saturation curve of each sample and preprocessing the end points of each curve; 3, calculating an averaged wet phase saturation corresponding to different capillary force values of the plurality of samples under the overall virtual measurement of a plurality of samples; and 4, denoting data points on a graph by using the wet phase saturation as the abscissa and capillary force as the ordinate, and finally connecting all data points smoothly to obtain the averaged capillary force curve. This method of the present invention is reliable in principle and easy to operate, can be directly operated on the capillary force curves, is also suitable for various types of samples with different physical properties in consideration of the influence of the numbers of reservoirs represented by samples, has a wide range of applications, and accurate and convenient calculation results, and is more consistent with actual working conditions.
US11835423B2
An apparatus for the continuous monitoring of a pipeline or a pipeline network carrying flowing media that can not only detect the presence of a leak but also locate the source of the leak through the use of rarefaction wave detection and methods of using the same is disclosed within. The apparatus and method are specifically configured to locate the leak source within less than 36 inches using a calibration means and a noise cancellation means.
US11835420B2
Methods and devices for diagnosing a robot. A method includes obtaining a spectrum of a motion signal generated by a rotating component of the robot during operation of the robot. A frequency amplitude of a sub-component of the rotating component is determined from the spectrum, based on a physical characteristic and a speed of the sub-component. A failure of the sub-component is detected by comparing the frequency amplitude with a threshold amplitude.
US11835415B2
A sensor device for measuring a physical quantity. The sensor device includes a sensor element having a semiconductor chip, a first terminal electrically connected to the sensor element, and a housing portion having a terminal, which is a second terminal and is electrically connected to the first terminal. The second terminal has a through-hole formed therein, the through-hole having a first end and a second end opposite to each other, an inner surface of the through hole at the first end being an R-surface that is a curved surface with a radius R. The first terminal is housed in the housing portion, and has one end thereof inserted in the through-hole from the first end of the through-hole.
US11835414B2
There are disclosed pressure-sensitive acoustic resonators and remote pressure sensing systems and methods. A pressure-sensitive acoustic resonator includes a conductor pattern formed on a planar surface of a non-piezoelectric substrate, the conductor pattern including an interdigital conductor pattern (ICP); and a diaphragm, the diaphragm being a portion of a plate of single-crystal piezoelectric material, the diaphragm having a front surface exposed to an environment and a back surface facing, but not contacting, the ICP.
US11835413B2
A resonant pressure sensor includes a first substrate and a resonator. The first substrate includes a diaphragm and a projection disposed on the diaphragm. The resonator is disposed in the first substrate, a part of the resonator being included in the projection, and the resonator being disposed between a top of the projection and an intermediate level of the first substrate. The first substrate is an SOI substrate in which a silicon dioxide layer is inserted between a silicon substrate and a superficial silicon layer. The intermediate level of the first substrate is disposed in the silicon substrate, and the resonator is disposed in the projection included in the superficial silicon layer.
US11835406B2
The invention relates to an optical fiber sensing device (9), comprising a base (1), an actuator (3) having an actuator axis (X), an elastic hinge (2) connecting the actuator to the base, allowing the actuator to move or deflect in a movement plane (D) with respect to the base, a pair of optical fiber portions (4) extending in the movement plane, contacting the actuator in a pair of contacting positions (11), wherein the actuator (3) comprises a symmetry plane (S), wherein the pair of optical fiber portions (4) are symmetrically arranged with respect to the symmetry plane, such that the movement of the actuator causes a proportional or equal change in strain in the optical fiber portions (4).
US11835404B1
A tension sensor includes a planar tab having a first and second side, first and second end sections and an aperture through each of the end sections. A first strain gage is attached to the first side of the tab. The first strain gage has a tension grid aligned to a longitudinal axis of the tab and a cross-tension grid perpendicular to the tension grid. A second strain gage is attached to the second side of the tab. The second strain gage has a tension grid aligned to the longitudinal axis of the tab and a cross-tension grid perpendicular to the tension grid. The first strain gage and second strain gage are wired in a Wheatstone bridge in which the tension grid and the cross-tension grid of the first strain gage form one side and the tension grid and the cross-tension grid of the second strain gage form another side.
US11835402B2
In one aspect the invention provides a soft electronic component having a signal electrode and one or more shielding electrodes overlapping the signal electrode to shield the signal electrode, wherein the soft electronic component is arranged to provide one or more signal-coupling regions in which the signal electrode is exposed by the one or more shielding electrodes to allow capacitive coupling of the signal electrode to a signal electrode of another component, wherein the one or more shielding electrodes are arranged to provide one or more shield-coupling regions to allow the capacitive coupling of a shielding electrode to the other component, and wherein the coupling region is covered by a dielectric material.
US11835401B2
The invention relates to a pressure sensor, forces after one to three directions, normal to the sensor plane and tangential to the sensor plane, as well as torques, the sensor being based on the variation of reactive or mixed impedances when applying normal forces or pressure and/or tangential forces or torques on the sensor structure. The sensor has a structure that includes a closed and watertight space, so that the behavior of the sensor is little or not affected by varying environmental conditions.
US11835385B2
The present invention is in the field of a geometrically and spectrally resolved albedometer for a PV-module, a method of determining characteristics of reflected light, a method of optimizing reflected light performance of a solar cell, and a computer program for geometrically and spectrally resolving light.
US11835376B2
A capacitive level sensor comprises a control circuit, a supporting structure and a detection structure on the supporting structure. The detection structure comprises a plurality of electrodes, each including a connection part and a plurality of detection parts which extend in a transverse direction relative to a length direction of the sensor, the detection parts of a first electrode being interdigitated with respect to the detection parts of a second electrode. The detection structure includes a plurality of detection sections, which extend in succession in the length direction and include an upper section and one or more underlying lower sections. Each detection section includes respective first and second electrodes, which are electrically insulated from one another and with respect to the first and second electrodes of the other detection sections. The control circuit is prearranged for selectively applying an electrical potential difference between the first and second electrodes of a corresponding detection section, for detecting a value of electrical capacitance therebetween, and deriving therefrom the level of a medium.
US11835374B2
The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a sensor that includes a first axial sensor housing portion having a first cross-sectional area, a second axial sensor housing portion arranged adjacent to the first axial sensor housing portion along the sensor axis and having a second cross-sectional area larger than the first cross-sectional area, and a face extending from the interior surface of the first axial sensor housing portion to the interior surface of the second axial sensor housing portion, a first buffer rod within the first axial sensor housing portion and having a first axial end and a second axial end, a second buffer rod within the second axial sensor housing portion and abutting the face, and having a third axial end and a fourth axial end, and an acoustic transceiver element acoustically mated to the second axial end and the third axial end.
US11835371B2
Multiphase flowmeter aperture antenna transmission and pressure retention are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes at least one radiating element to transmit or receive an electromagnetic signal along a measurement plane orthogonal to a direction of flow of the fluid in the vessel; a pressure retaining member to prevent fluid from entering the aperture antenna assembly through a measurement window of the aperture antenna assembly, at least a portion of the pressure retaining member to separate the radiating element and the fluid; and a metal housing with or without slits, the pressure retaining member to be at least partially within the metal housing, the radiating element to be coupled to the metal housing.
US11835364B2
An environmental sensor device with a sensor enclosure is configured for use in a gas environment. An enclosure support, at least one sensor on a face of the enclosure; and at least one debris sloughing structure is used. The debris sloughing structure is composed of a channel with a set of inner and outer ridges disposed in the enclosure around a periphery of the at least one sensor, wherein a top portion of the debris sloughing structure above the at least one sensor and lateral portions of the debris sloughing structure on lateral sides of the at least one sensor. A shape and arrangement of the debris sloughing structure carries condensate or contaminants forming on non-sensor areas of the enclosure away from the sensor and to a bottom portion of the enclosure.
US11835353B2
A computer implemented method for guiding traffic participants, especially pedestrians, especially visually impaired and blind people, especially for guiding in urban environments, between at least two places wherein the method contains the following steps: A. Providing a multi-modal three-dimensional map; B. Calculating a route based on the multi-modal three-dimensional map connecting the at least two places over at least one intermediate waypoint; C. Determining precise location of the traffic participant, preferably by using the multi-modal three-dimensional map; and D. Setting beacons along the path at the waypoints.
US11835332B2
A device for detecting a steering wheel position, the steering wheel angle and/or the inclination of the steering wheel (304) of a vehicle is disclosed. The device includes at least two cameras (5, 6; 202, 203) by means of which the steering wheel (304) can be sensed (8, 9; 204, 205). At least three reference objects (301, 302, 303) are provided which can be releasably fastened to the steering wheel (304).
US11835329B2
An explosives delivery vehicle for delivering a booster for initiating an explosion of an explosive material in a hole in a floor of a mine pit to an operative depth in the hole. The vehicle comprises a storage assembly for storing a plurality of the boosters, a booster loading assembly for (i) supporting the booster in a delivery position above the hole and (ii) moving the booster downwardly into the hole and inserting the booster at an operative depth in the hole; and a delivery assembly for transporting the booster from the storage assembly to the loading assembly.
US11835326B2
The invention relates to an igniter with a delay time (Vz) that can be set. The delay time (Vz) can be fixedly defined, or individually and situation-dependently set on-site. In particular, the invention relates to a delay time that can be set for a stun grenade, a hand grenade etc., with options for the individual setting and situation-dependent or situation-contingent customisation of the delay time (Vz), and consequently of the effect of the active compositions in-situ. In order to achieve individual setting options, the invention proposes that at least two different delay times (Vz) can be set. To this end, the igniter has, in a delay section, preferably in the fuse head, a relief bore that can be closed or opened.
US11835324B2
A tracking system for use with an arrow including a base unit defining an open central section; a holding magnet positioned within the open central section; and a sending unit that includes an electronic circuit; a main body section affixed to an electronic circuit; projections extending from the main body section into the open central section and at least partially surrounding the holding magnet; and a projection extending from the main body section and ending in a point; where the electronic circuit includes a battery and is constructed to emit a tracking signal when activated and the electronic circuit includes a magnet switch element such that the electronic circuit is maintained in a deactivated state as a result of the magnetic field established by the holding magnet.
US11835321B2
A ballistic protection material (10) having a composite layer (16) that comprises a mesh (54) embedded in a mass of compacted particulate material (56) that is bound together by a binder material (66). The mesh (54) may be a metal mesh, the particulate material (56) may comprise ceramic particles (64) and the binder material (66) may be an epoxy resin matrix. The ballistic protection material (10) may comprise additional layers, for example, a first layer (12) comprising a first class of steel and a second layer (14) comprising a second class of steel that is different to the first class of steel. The second layer (14) can be positioned intermediate the first layer (12) and the composite layer (16).
US11835317B2
A bow accessory coupler and method are disclosed herein. The bow accessory coupler, in an embodiment, includes a body. The body has a first surface including an interface configured to face in a first direction and engage a rear face of a bow riser. The body also has a second surface configured to face in a second direction. Furthermore, the body includes a portion having a dovetail shape. The body defines at least one opening configured to receive a fastener, and the portion is configured to be coupled to an element of an accessory.
US11835307B2
A system for coating an interior surface of a heat exchanger includes a tank for storing the coating solution, a pump, a source line for supplying the coating solution to the heat exchanger, and a return line for returning the remainder of the coating solution to the tank. The system can include a pre-treatment line for supplying a pre-treatment solution to the heat exchanger and a water line for supplying water to the heat exchanger. An air compressor can be coupled to the heat exchanger to force the coating solution, the pre-treatment solution, or the water from the heat exchanger.
US11835305B2
The present invention discloses an openable and closeable condensing apparatus, which is particularly applied in a two-phase liquid immersion cooling system. When servers start to operate, a large amount of heat will be dissipated from servers. The coolant is vaporized into a rising coolant vapor by absorbing heat dissipated from servers. Upon contact with a condenser, the coolant vapor is condensed back into a cooling liquid that is returned to the coolant-containing tank. By the heat exchange cycle in which heat dissipated from serves is absorbed by the coolant, servers can be maintained at a normal working temperature. However, in the process of condensation, the rising coolant vapor tends to scatter in all directions resulting in a failure to condense all of the coolant vapor. Therefore, the uncondensed coolant vapor will cause the pressure in the system to gradually rise, which eventually leads to an ineffective cooling of servers. In view of this problem, the disclosed invention provides an enclosed-type condensing apparatus for completely condensing all of the coolant vapor.
US11835300B2
Apparatus for cooling a hot fluid by transferring heat to particles that are then cooled by air.
US11835290B2
A vacuum adiabatic body according to the present invention includes at least one reinforcing frame which is installed along a corner of at least one of a first plate member and a second plate member constituting an inner wall and an outer wall of the vacuum adiabatic body and is provided as one body for reinforcing the strength, thereby being capable of reinforcing the strength of the vacuum adiabatic body which is applied to the three-dimensional structure.
US11835281B2
An ice maker, according to the present invention, comprises: a first tray for defining one portion of the ice-making cell, which is a space for creating ice; a second tray for defining the other portion of the ice-making cell; a heater for providing heat to the second tray; and a heater case having the heater coupled thereto, wherein in an ice-making process, at least one portion of the heater case may move along with the second tray.
US11835276B2
A purge system for removing non-condensables from a chiller system includes a purge chamber, a plurality of carbon beds fluidly connected to the purge chamber into which a flow of refrigerant and non-condensables is selectably directed from the purge chamber to remove the non-condensables therefrom. A vent line is fluidly connected to the plurality of carbon beds to dispose of the collected non-condensables, and a heater is operably connected to the plurality of carbon beds to selectably heat one or more of the carbon beds of the plurality of carbon beds to release refrigerant therefrom and direct the released refrigerant to the purge chamber.
US11835270B1
Thermal management systems include an open circuit refrigeration system featuring a receiver configurable to store a refrigerant fluid, an evaporator configurable to extract heat from a heat load when the heat load contacts the evaporator, and an exhaust line, where the receiver, the evaporator, and the exhaust line are connected to form a refrigerant fluid flow path, and a first control device configurable to control a vapor quality of the refrigerant fluid at an outlet of the evaporator along the refrigerant fluid flow path.
US11835267B2
A method of determining a reflector parameter of a concentrating solar collector's reflector surface. An image is captured of the reflected receiver tube in the reflector surface, with an image capturing device, e.g. a camera, and processed to put together image data related to the reflected receiver tube. Further, the method comprises determining a location of the image capturing device at a capturing time of the captured image, and determining a position on the reflector surface based on the determined location of the image capturing device and the image data. The method comprises also calculating the reflector parameter at the determined position based on the image data. By numeric calculation of reflector parameters, such as slope, defects, e.g. caused by impacts or material imperfections, may be identified at an early stage before installing the solar collectors, which may reduce service needs.
US11835264B2
An absorber system solves problems of known absorber systems for use in solar fields in that the absorber tube is suspended on a rail below an absorber cover. The design also makes it possible to move measuring and cleaning robots and the like along the absorber tube more and allows the absorber tube and the secondary reflector to be jointly suspended, whereby an exact mutual alignment between the two components is enabled.
US11835262B2
A heat exchanger unit according to the present invention comprises: a sensible heat exchanger including a sensible heat exchange pipe disposed in a sensible heat exchange area for heating water used for heating by receiving sensible heat generated by a combustion reaction, wherein the sensible heat exchange pipe receives the water used for heating and flows same through the interior, and a sensible heat fin disposed in the sensible heat exchange area, wherein the sensible heat fin is formed in a plate shape across the sensible heat exchange pipe and penetrated by the sensible heat exchange pipe; and a latent heat exchanger positioned downstream from the sensible heat exchange area on the basis of a reference direction, which is a flow direction of combustion gas generated during the combustion reaction, the latent heat exchanger including a latent heat exchange pipe disposed in a latent heat exchange area.
US11835259B2
The present invention provides an integrated system of moisture removal, air purification, and air ventilation of the process air while some of the energy and resources required for operation of the system are self-sustained, or in some aspects the present system is self-regenerated such as heating and cooling of air and water exchanged among various elements/modules/members within the system or between the system and the surroundings, such that it becomes an all-time and all-round air dehumidifier, purifier and ventilator. Related method for removing air moisture from the surroundings using the present system is also provided.
US11835258B1
An exhaust vent assembly with selectively removable top wall that includes an exhaust vent body with a base wall, two opposing sidewalls, a rear wall, and the top wall that is capable of being removed from the sidewalls to provide access to the inside (or vent channel) of the exhaust vent assembly. The top wall is capable of having a closed position with the top wall secured and covering the upper edges of the two opposing sidewalls and with a mesh screen coupled to the exhaust vent body that is capable of preventing animals, certain insects, and other matter from entering the vent channel. The top wall is configured to have an open position with the top wall substantially uncovering the upper edges of the two opposing sidewalls and providing access to the vent channel.
US11835255B2
A cooling system includes one or more cooling panels for affecting a cooling load in an environment. The cooling system also includes a heat exchanger coupled to the one or more cooling panels. Each cooling panel includes a film, a panel body, an inlet port, an outlet port, and a fluid path. The film's radiative properties allow it to achieve a temperature less than an environment temperature. The heat exchanger includes ports that are coupled to the fluid paths of the one or more cooling panels. A control system is used to control flow rates, flow paths, fluid temperatures, component temperatures, cooling rates, component operation, or other aspects of a cooling system. For example, the control system controls or monitors pumps, compressors, fans, valves, sensors, actuators, or a combination thereof.
US11835254B1
An adjustable assembly for installing and supporting a window unit air conditioner (WUAC) allowing a one-step easy installation and removal. The apparatus has two U-shaped horizontal member and one U-shaped vertical member that utilize the window frame and the weight of the WUAC, to install and keep the WUAC in place. The assembly fits behind and unto the spine of the WUAC as well as across the width of the WUAC. When lifted in place, the assembly fits against the window frame using gravity to securely keep the WUAC in place. The assembly may be used alone or in combination with the horizontal support member and/or the vertical member depending on the weight of the WUAC. The second U-shaped member is placed around both sides and the rear of the installed WUAC with the flange supported against the inner window frame. Using tension force, this provides support for the extruding WUAC. The vertical U-shaped member extends from the sides of the horizontal member and traverses the bottom of the WUAC to give support.
US11835250B2
Aspects of the invention are directed towards a system and a method for performing calibration of variable air volume (VAV) units. One or more embodiments of the invention describe the method comprising steps of turning off a fan of an air handling unit and calibrating one or more airflow sensors associated with one or more reference variable air volume (VAV) units of the plurality of variable air volume (VAV) units using a step measure technique or using a value of airflow of the one or more supply ducts measured by an airflow sensor of the air handling unit or by an airflow sensor in the one or more supply ducts and determining a reference airflow value of the one or more reference VAV units. The method also describes a step of calibrating other airflow sensors associated with other variable air volume (VAV) units based on the reference airflow value.
US11835247B2
An air conditioning control device controls an air conditioning apparatus capable of changing an air environment of a target space. The air conditioning control device includes a first information grasping unit and a control unit. The first information grasping unit grasps a predetermined comfort-related value relating to comfort of a subject. The control unit controls the air conditioning apparatus so as to satisfy a predetermined discomfort condition based on the comfort-related value grasped by the first information grasping unit. An air conditioning apparatus includes the air conditioning control device.
US11835245B2
This air conditioning system includes a refrigerant circuit including an indoor heat exchanger of an indoor unit and an outdoor heat exchanger of an outdoor unit, and a detection unit capable of detecting a refrigerant leaking from the indoor unit. The detection unit is capable of switching between an energized state and a non-energized state on the basis of information on a refrigerant filling amount by which the refrigerant circuit is filled with the refrigerant.
US11835242B2
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a hot water supplying apparatus which enables supply of hot water by utilizing waste heat of a pipe and a boiler as a heat source if there is a small quantity of residual hot water to use therefor, the residual hot water being required when using hot water of an instantaneous boiler, and a method for utilizing waste heat of a hot water supplying apparatus. The hot water supplying apparatus of the present invention for achieving said purpose comprises: a sensible heat exchanger for heating a heating fluid by means of combustion heat from a burner; a hot water supply heat exchanger for generating hot water by means of a heat exchange between the heating fluid heated by the sensible heat exchanger and direct water, and supplying the hot water to a faucet; and a pump for circulating the heating fluid via a heating fluid flow path which connects the sensible heat exchanger and the hot water supply heat exchanger, wherein the hot water supplying apparatus comprises: a signal reception unit for receiving a final hot water use signal; and a control unit for stopping the operation of the burner on the basis of the signal received by the signal reception unit and controlling the pump to circulate the heating fluid.
US11835236B1
A combustor for a gas turbine engine includes a forward liner segment having an aft end portion. The forward liner segment at least partially defines a primary combustion chamber. The combustor further includes an aft liner segment having a forward end portion. A channel is defined between the forward liner segment and the aft liner segment. The channel directs a stream of dilution air in a counter-flow or reverse direction with respect to combustion gases flowing from the primary combustion chamber during operation of the combustor.
US11835231B2
A combustor for burning waste material includes a horizontally extended combustion chamber through which a mixture of waste material and air is introduced under pressure tangentially for establishing a vortical movement of the waste material, and is ignited during its vortical movement. A second discharge port extends for discharging from the chamber non-combustible waste material, to a separator which separates the discharged gases and solid material. A secondary air manifold supplies air through controlled dampers at portals positioned at intervals along the length of the chamber. An adjustable baffle is mounted internally on the flue adjacent its open end for deflecting outwardly toward the side wall any combustible material not yet destroyed. A recuperator is mounted externally to the chamber on the exhaust flue, supplying heated air used with primary air flow. Additionally, control means are provided for the use of sensors to monitor the chamber conditions.
US11835228B2
A cylindrical burner apparatus and method which produce low NOx emissions and low noise levels without being dependent upon a blower, or natural draft, for providing air flow or flue gas recirculation. A flow of combustion air is induced into the initial tube pass of the burner by discharging a gas fuel from a plurality of discharge ports located in the initial tube pass. At the same time, a flow of recycled flue gas is induced through a bypass duct between a subsequent tube pass of the burner and the initial tube pass by discharging one or more jets of gas fuel through the bypass duct.
US11835225B2
A photoconversion device includes a holder, a wavelength converter, and an optical element. The holder holds an output portion that outputs excitation light. The wavelength converter includes an incident surface section including a protruding surface to receive the excitation light from the output portion and emits fluorescence in response to the excitation light incident on the incident surface section. The optical element includes a focal point surrounded by the incident surface to direct the fluorescence emitted by the wavelength converter in a predetermined direction.
US11835224B2
An electronic device and a method of controlling an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a main body; a light source provided inside the main body, the light source being configured to emit an output light; a projection lens configured to project the output light of the light source; and a cover configured to be selectively adjacent to or distanced from the projection lens, open or close the projection lens, and based on being adjacent to the projection lens, receive the output light projected by the projection lens and diffuse and emit the output light.
US11835222B2
The present invention relates to an optical device comprising a light source that in turn emits a light beam, and that enables a predetermined area to be illuminated with a very high degree of uniformity in a plane perpendicular to said optical device, such that the orientation of the light beam is changed, illuminating only said predetermined area, where, due to the low profile thereof, the optical device enables same to be integrated into a luminaire with a reduced height dimension, which is also object of the present invention.
US11835216B2
A fluid delivery apparatus lighting module includes a first portion having a polymeric substrate having a chromium or chromium-based reflective coating coated on at least an outer surface of the polymeric substrate, the polymeric substrate and chromium or chromium-based reflective coating being at least partially permeable to light; at least one light source disposed within the fluid delivery apparatus lighting module, wherein the at least one light source is configured to receive power from at least one power source and emit light through at least the polymeric substrate and chromium or chromium-based reflective coating of the first portion, and wherein the at least one light source, when emitting no light in an unlit condition, is concealed within the fluid delivery apparatus lighting module behind at least the polymeric substrate and chromium or chromium-based reflective coating of the first portion; at least one sensor selected from the group consisting of a wired fluid temperature sensor, a wireless fluid temperature sensor, a wired fluid flow sensor, a wireless fluid flow sensor, a mechanical fluid flow sensor, a mechanical sensor, a wired motion sensor, a wireless motion sensor, and combinations thereof.
US11835206B2
A downlight apparatus is designed to be installed in a cavity of a ceiling. The downlight apparatus includes a base part, a major part and a connector. The base part has a shape to be fixed in the cavity of the ceiling. The base part has a base housing for defining a through hole and a light window. The major part includes a major housing, a light source and a driver circuit. The connector connects the major housing and the base housing. The connector provides multiple candidate positions for a user to configure to change a relative position of the base part and the major part so as to change an output light defined determined by the light window and the light source.
US11835205B2
Provided is a light source device, a projector, a machining device, a light source unit, and a light source device adjusting method in which a replacement of a light source unit can be easily performed when required. The light source device 1 includes: a plurality of light source units 21 arranged in a two-dimensional array, each of the plurality of light source units having a plurality of light sources 21 and a support plate 22 supporting the plurality of light sources 21, each of the plurality of light sources 21 including a light emitting element for emitting a laser beam and a package housing the light emitting element; a base substrate 31 having a surface 311 on which the plurality of light source units 2 is arranged; and a fixing member 4 configured to detachably fix the support plate 22 to the base substrate 31.
US11835199B2
Described herein is a method for marking luminaires, particularly traffic route luminaires, in a luminaire network, the network being controllable via a server. Each luminaire is provided, in its operational state, with a controller (2) for controlling its operation and a mark that is visually recognizable from the outside the luminaire. The mark is formed by an information storage medium (4), in particular, and can be used to identify the luminaire. The mark is linked to the controller (2) or to the luminaire to be controlled by the controller before the mark is added to the luminaire.
US11835192B2
A displacement system for simultaneous displacement of a first and a second light module of a lighting apparatus, wherein the first light module is mounted so that it can swivel about a first swivel axis and the second light module is mounted so that it can swivel about a second swivel axis, and wherein the two swivel axes extend parallel to each other. The displacement system includes a first and a second control shaft, wherein the control shafts are mounted so that they can be rotated about their respective longitudinal axis and moved linearly in the direction of their longitudinal axis, wherein the first and the second control shaft are connected in a torque-proof manner to a first and a second rotary element, so that when the first rotary element rotates, the first control shaft is rotated in the direction of rotation of the first rotary element, and when the second rotary element rotates, the second control shaft is rotated in the direction of rotation of the second rotary element, and wherein a third rotary element is provided, which cooperates with the first rotary element such that when the third rotary element rotates, the first rotary element is rotated, and wherein the first rotary element and the second rotary element cooperate such that when the first rotary element rotates, the second rotary element is rotated in the opposite direction to the direction of rotation of the first rotary element, and wherein the first and the second control shafts are mounted in such manner that as a consequence of the rotations by the first and second rotary elements caused by the rotation of the third rotary element they move linearly in opposite directions along their respective longitudinal axes, and wherein the swivel axes extend that the two light modules are swiveled simultaneously and in the same direction about their respective swivel axis.
US11835188B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provides an electric lighting apparatus for stimulating at least one sensory effect on a user. The electric lighting apparatus comprises one or more light sources arranged to be in contact with a diffuser for causing diffusion of flameless light generated by the one or more light sources, wherein each of the one or more light sources is operable at a time interval. The electric lighting apparatus further comprises an aroma compartment being operable to dispense aroma while providing the diffused flameless light. The electric lighting apparatus further comprises an output unit being operable to provide an audio output, wherein the diffused flameless light, the aroma, and the audio output stimulate the at least one sensory effect on the user.
US11835187B2
A multi-mode hunting lamp, comprising: a housing with a receiving chamber, a handle and a first hinge part being arranged on the housing; a lamp base provided with a second hinge part, the second hinge part being hinged to the first hinge part so that an illumination angle of the lamp base can be adjusted, and a plurality of LED lights being arranged in the lamp base; and a control module arranged in the receiving chamber and electrically connected to the LED lights. The hunting lamp has a spotlight mode, a floodlight mode and a warning light mode, and the control module can control the hunting lamp to switch among the spotlight mode, the floodlight mode and the warning light mode.
US11835183B1
A booster-ejector system captures and recycles leakage fluids from a process. When a pressure differential (head) of the process is above a threshold value, an ejector system uses motive fluid from a process high-pressure (HP) region to entrain and compress the leakage fluid, and direct it to a low pressure (LP) region. When the head is below the threshold value, a controller reconfigures a plumbing system and activates a leakage pump to pump the leakage fluid to the LP region. The system can include only one ejector, or a plurality thereof, which can be coupled such that the diffuser output of each ejector is directed to the suction input of the next ejector. At least one of the ejectors can include an exchangeable throat, which can impart a rotational component to the fluid. The HP and LP regions can be the output and input, respectively, of a compressor.
US11835182B2
The present disclosure relates to a vacuum heat-insulation device for a large low-temperature tank, the vacuum heat-insulation device having excellent heat insulation properties and vacuum stability by using a low-temperature heat-insulating material maintained in a vacuum at all times so as to store an ultra-low-temperature liquefied gas such as liquid nitrogen (LN2) or liquid hydrogen (LH2), and to a vacuum heat-insulation device for a low-temperature tank, the vacuum heat-insulation device having a flexible structure in which a vacuum jacket is partially contractible according to contraction of a low-temperature tank or a low-temperature heat-insulating layer.
US11835181B2
A pressure evacuation device for a compressed gas cylinder having a fixed assembly that is semi-permanently attached to an opening in the cylinder and comprises a retractable bleed valve, and a detachable assembly that can be readily attached to and detached from the fixed assembly and comprises a valve stem to control the bleed valve and a valve tee to direct the flow of gas from the cylinder.
US11835178B2
The invention refers to a method of manufacturing a pressure tank, comprising an inner container and an outer layer made of a fiber material which is wound around the inner container. In performing the method, a retention device with several retention elements protruding therefrom is attached to an inner container so as to wind a local pole cap reinforcement in a dome-shaped pole cap portion of the inner container. Then the retention device is removed and an outer layer is produced by winding of fiber material, the outer layer surrounding the central portion and the pole cap portions of the inner container.
US11835170B1
A pipe clamp has a continuously extending, circularly shaped resilient strip comprising a plurality of outwardly extending nub members. Each of the nub members is separated from each adjacent nub member by intervening pipe gripping sections. The clamp is configured to circumscribe and be compelled against the surface of the pipe by means of the spring like nature of the strip and attached to the pipe by end clips. When pipe insulation encircles the pipe and is positioned on the nub members, the pipe insulation is in spaced relation to the pipe surface and a vapor barrier is formed between the insulation and pipe surface. As insulation is never in contact with the surfaces of the pipe, any “pipe sweat” will not be absorbed by the insulation.
US11835159B2
A preassembled coupling for joining pipe elements has segments surrounding a central space with cusps which engage lobes of a seal to maintain the segments in spaced apart relation in a preassembled state. While the coupling is in the preassembled state the pipe elements may be inserted into the central space without disassembling the coupling, and portions of the seal adjacent to attachment members on the segments seat within a channel defined by the segments between the cusps, while portions of the seal between the attachment members are further from a back surface of the channel.
US11835153B2
A first diaphragm and a second diaphragm are disposed between a valve element and a body, a diaphragm chamber is formed between the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm, the first diaphragm separates a valve chamber from the diaphragm chamber, and the second diaphragm separates the diaphragm chamber from a back pressure chamber. The diaphragm chamber communicates with an output port, the valve chamber and the back pressure chamber communicate with an input port. A difference between an effective pressure receiving area of the first diaphragm and an effective pressure receiving area of the second diaphragm is equivalent to a passage area in a valve seat.
US11835152B2
Systems and methods may be provided to execute online tests of a valve in a digital valve positioner. The digital valve positioner may receive a request to execute a test of the valve, which specifies a test start point, and queue the request for execution. The digital valve positioner may subsequently receive a new setpoint for the valve. The digital valve positioner may further reposition the valve according to the new setpoint. The digital valve positioner may further, while the valve is being repositioned, compare the test start point to a current position of the valve, and in response to determining that the current position of the valve has reached the test start point, collect sensor data indicative of the operation of the valve, to generate results of the test.
US11835148B2
A control valve features a first housing and a second housing. The first housing includes a first inlet port having a first inlet port orifice member with a first inlet port orifice size configured to provide a first inlet fluid with a first inlet volumetric flow rate, the first inlet port orifice member being detachably coupled inside the first inlet port; includes a second inlet port having a second inlet port orifice member with a second inlet port orifice size configured to provide a second inlet fluid with a second inlet volumetric flow rate, the second inlet port orifice member being detachably coupled inside the second inlet port; and includes a first housing rim configured to extend from the first fixed inlet and the second fixed inlet. The second housing includes a second housing rim coupled to the first housing rim and configured to form a mixture chamber to mix the first inlet fluid received from the first fixed inlet orifice and the second inlet fluid received from the second fixed inlet orifice and provide a mixture chamber fluid; and an outlet port having an outlet port orifice with an outlet port orifice size configured to provide the mixture chamber fluid as an outlet port fluid having an outlet volumetric flow rate. The outlet port fluid has a mixture ratio of the first inlet fluid and the second inlet fluid for a particular application that depends on dimensions of the first inlet port orifice size, the second inlet port orifice size and the outlet port orifice size.
US11835146B2
Embodiments of symmetric flow valves for use in a substrate processing chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, a symmetric flow valve includes a valve body having sidewalls, a bottom plate, and a top plate that together define an interior volume, wherein the top plate includes one or more axisymmetrically disposed openings; a poppet disposed in the interior volume, wherein the poppet includes a central opening and a plurality of portions configured to selectively seal the one or more axisymmetrically disposed openings of the top plate when the symmetric flow valve is in a closed position; and a first actuator coupled to the poppet to position the poppet within the interior volume in at least an open position, where the poppet is spaced apart from the top plate to allow flow through the one or more axisymmetrically disposed openings of the top plate, and the closed position.
US11835138B2
A diaphragm seal includes a first diaphragm that faces a measurement medium, a sealed-liquid housing, and a second diaphragm. The first diaphragm receives pressure from the measurement medium. The sealed-liquid housing houses a sealed liquid for transferring the pressure to a transmitter. The second diaphragm causes hydrogen intruded into the sealed liquid to permeate through the second diaphragm and be discharged from the sealed liquid.
US11835134B2
A continuously variable transmission includes: a fix pulley; a slide pulley: an endless annular member sandwiched by the fix pulley and the slide pulley; a cylinder member which is fixed to the fix pulley, and which includes a cylinder cylindrical portion constituting a wall of a pulley pressure receiving chamber; and a stopper member disposed at a position at which the stopper member is abutted on the cylinder member when a hydraulic pressure which is equal to or greater than a predetermined value is supplied to the pulley pressure receiving chamber.
US11835131B2
A control apparatus for a vehicle provided with (i) a power source, (ii) drive wheels and (iii) a fluid transmission device disposed between the power source and the drive wheels and including a lockup clutch to which a fluid pressure is supplied. A feedback control is executed for correcting a command value of the fluid pressure by a correction amount such that an actual value of a slip amount of the lockup clutch becomes substantially equal to the target value of the slip amount in a slip control. When the actual value has been converged into a given range with respect to the target value, the correction amount is obtained, and the command value for a next execution of the slip control is corrected by learning with use of the obtained correction amount. The given range is set depending on the target value of the slip amount.
US11835130B1
An electric drive system for a machine includes a transmission, and an electric drive motor coupled to a transmission input. The electric drive system also includes a plurality of sensing subsystems, each monitoring a speed of rotation and a direction of rotation of one of the electric drive motor or the transmission input. An electric drive control system in the electric drive system includes an electronic controller structured to receive health data of the sensing subsystems, and determine a drive system control command, according to a sensor data sourcing pattern that is dependent upon the health data. Related methodology and control logic is also disclosed.
US11835118B2
The present invention relates to a harmonic gear device in which a first similarity curve obtained by similarly transforming a reference curve representing a moving locus of an external tooth with respect to an internal tooth in a non-deflected state and a second similarity curve generated by similarly transforming the first similarity curve are used as a criterion for generating a tooth profile, wherein the present invention may provide the harmonic gear device that enlarges a first curve represented by a moving locus of positive deflection located above the apex of the reference curve among the moving loci of positive deflection of the external teeth on the basis of the reference curve to approximate an approximate reference point arranged on the second similarity curve to create a second curve, and uses the second curve as the top of the tooth profile of the external tooth.
US11835117B2
The system includes: a driver; a rotating load configured to be driven into rotation by the driver; a controller, for controllably changing a rotation speed of the load; and a variable speed transmission, arranged between the driver and the load. The variable speed transmission includes a speed summing gear arrangement with a first input shaft, a second input shaft and an output shaft. The output shaft is drivingly coupled to the rotating load. The first input shaft is drivingly coupled to the driver. A continuous variable transmission device is mechanically coupled to the driver and to the second input shaft of the speed summing gear arrangement. The continuous variable transmission device is functionally coupled to the controller.
US11835111B2
A power transmission belt includes a belt body made of rubber and a cord embedded in the belt body. The belt body has a portion having the cord embedded therein, and the portion is made of a rubber composition having a storage normal modulus at 25° C. in a grain direction of 80 MPa or more and the ratio of the storage normal modulus at 25° C. in the grain direction to a storage normal modulus at 25° C. in a cross-grain direction of 1.20 or more to 2.50 or less. The rubber composition is arranged such that the grain direction corresponds to a belt length direction and the cross-grain direction corresponds to a belt width direction.
US11835106B2
The invention relates a method for manufacturing a damper device including a first part and a second part, said method comprising the following steps: a) providing a damping material in a space in between the first part and the second part, such that the damping material is in a compressed state in the space; and b) heating the device to a predetermined temperature in order to adhere the damping material to the first part and the second part.
US11835104B2
A dual-acting single-spring twin-tube shock absorber assembly is provided. The assembly includes at least one twin-tube shock absorber component; at least one piston rod component coaxially coupled with said twin-tube shock absorber component and configured to telescope in and out of out of the same with compression and extension stroke respectively; one helical compression spring disposed outside the outer wall of said twin-tube shock absorber component; at least one spring guide component and at least one spring actuator component which is adapted to perform the dual action of achieving compression and extension force and a neutral position at the center without preload.
US11835096B2
A plunging type constant velocity universal joint 1 for a propeller shaft includes an outer joint member 2, an inner joint member 3, eight torque transmitting balls 4, and a cage 5. A center of curvature O1 of a spherical outer surface 12 and a center of curvature O2 of a spherical inner surface 13 of the cage 5 each have an equal and axially opposite offset (f) with respect to a center O3 of pockets 5a. A ratio f/PCDBALL between the offset (f) of the cage 5 and a pitch circle diameter (PCDBALL) of the torque transmitting balls 4 is 0.07 or more and 0.09 or less.
US11835085B2
A bearing assembly for a turbo-engine with a bearing and parts of a bearing temperature detecting device. The bearing includes a main body having a thermoplastic bearing layer. A space is defined in the interior of the main body and of the thermoplastic bearing layer for accommodating parts of the bearing temperature detecting device. The space has a through hole having a first opening in the thermoplastic bearing layer and a second opening located in the main body. The parts include a temperature conducting element, a temperature sensor, and a securing fixture that attaches the temperature conducting element. The first opening of the through hole has a chamfer and the first end of temperature conducting element has a head which is correspondingly shaped to the chamfer in a form fitting manner. The center-axis of the temperature sensor extends transversely to the center-axis of the temperature conducting element.
US11835081B2
A connecting device for releasably connecting two assemblies, having a closure module which is assigned to a first of the assemblies, and has a housing assembly, an adjustment element disposed so as to be adjustable on the housing assembly, and a vacuum element; and an attachment assembly which is assigned to a second of the assemblies. The vacuum element is connectable to the attachment assembly along an attachment direction and in a connected position interacts with the attachment assembly in such a manner that the vacuum element and the attachment assembly, when the closure module and the attachment assembly are stressed relative to one another, are held together by virtue of a vacuum effect between the vacuum element and the attachment assembly. The adjustment element for releasing the vacuum element from the attachment assembly is able to be tilted about different spatial directions in relation to the housing assembly.
US11835077B2
A screw includes a head having a top face and a conical bottom surface, a shank, and thread convolutions. A chip guiding channel is recessedly formed on the conical bottom surface. On the conical bottom surface are spirally disposed a cutting portion which has a plurality cutting units sequentially arranged in a spiral manner, thereby allowing the chip guiding channel to be surrounded by the cutting units along a spiral track. The spiral arrangement of the cutting units assists the head in cutting fibers of a workpiece which are wound around the head into small chips in a continuous and spiral severing manner to reduce drilling torque and resistance, and the spirally-defined chip guiding channel also facilitates a smooth removal of the chips, thereby allowing the head to fit level with a top surface of the workpiece and increasing a fastening effect.
US11835073B2
A clamping device includes a primary member, a clamping member configured for selectively clamping the primary member to a mounting member, and an engagement mechanism configured to engage an exterior surface proximate to the front side of the primary member. The engagement mechanism may include an abutment member for abutting the surface, an input member for user manipulation, and a linkage between the input member and the abutment member to effect axial movement of the abutment member by the input member. An actuator mechanism for locking and unlocking the clamping member may also be included. The clamping device may be in the form of a barbell clamp in one configuration, which is configured for mounting on a mounting member in the form of a barbell and engaging a weight plate that defines the exterior surface.
US11835062B2
A diagonal fan has an electric motor, a housing, and a diagonal impeller received in the housing. The diagonal fan is driven via the electric motor. The fan generates a diagonal flow during operation that is deflected in an axial flow direction by an inner wall of the housing. An outlet guide vane device is arranged adjacent to the diagonal impeller when viewed in the axial flow direction. The outlet guide vane device has a plurality of guide vanes that are distributed in a circumferential direction. The outlet guide vane device homogenizes an airflow generated by the diagonal impeller. The device has an air outlet with a specified outlet diameter B. The diagonal fan extends over a total axial length E. The ratio of the total axial length E to the outlet diameter B is configured such that 0.3≤E/B≤0.6.
US11835059B2
The invention relates to a housing (1) for a fluid machine, in particular for a radial fan (2), comprising at least one housing part (3), wherein the housing part (3) has at least one inlet opening (7), wherein the housing part (3) can at least partially delimit a fluid chamber (8) for receiving at least one fan wheel (9), and wherein the inlet opening (7), at least in part, has a curved inlet surface (11). To produce a housing (1) for a fluid machine, in particular a housing (1) for a radial fan, preferably for use in a car seat and offering reduced noise emission together with good performance, the curved inlet surface (11) has at least in part the form of a logarithmic spiral in cross-section, and/or at least one guide element (21) extends from the inlet surface (11) towards a central axis of the inlet opening (7), and/or on the inside (17) of the housing part (3) there is provided a circumferential recess (25) which at least partially circumferentially surrounds the inlet opening (7) and/or a circumferential projection (6) which at least partially surrounds the inlet opening.
US11835058B2
An impeller includes: a disk-shaped hub centered on an axis; and a plurality of blades arranged in a circumferential direction and protruding from a surface of the hub facing one side in a direction of the axis. In a cross-sectional view including a blade height direction which is a direction away from the hub toward a tip of each blade, the blade has a recessed surface curved convexly toward a rear side in a rotational direction. In the cross-sectional view, when a distance between an imaginary line connecting a tip-side edge and a hub-side edge of the blade and a midspan of the blade along a direction perpendicular to the imaginary line is defined as a recess amount, the blade has a portion where the recess amount increases from a leading edge side to a trailing edge side.
US11835051B2
A ceiling fan includes: a column; a hub case which is coupled to the column and rotatable with respect to the column; and a plurality of blades disposed in the hub case, wherein each of the blades comprises: an upper blade having one end coupled to the hub case; a lower blade which has one end coupled to the hub case and is spaced apart from the upper blade; and an end tip connecting the other end of the upper blade and the other end of the lower blade.
US11835042B2
A pump for spraying liquid includes a housing having an interior space holding liquid, a guide moving up and down within the interior space and having an inlet hole connecting with the interior space, and a piston moving with the guide while maintaining a contact with the housing and the guide. The pump further includes a valve coupled to and connecting with the guide, a shoulder coupled to an upper portion of the housing, and an elastic member having one end in contact with the shoulder and the other end in contact with the valve to provide an elastic force pushing the valve upward. The elastic member includes a center portion and upper and lower deformation portions which are formed as an integrated body.
US11835035B2
A rectifying device includes an air flow generator. The air flow generator is disposed at an exterior member of a vehicle. The exterior member is adjacent to a detector of a sensor that is disposed such that at least a portion of a detection range of the detector includes a rear region behind a plane in a traveling direction of the vehicle. The plane is parallel to a width direction and a vertical direction of the vehicle. The air flow generator is configured to generate an air flow that separates, from the detector of the sensor, travelling wind that accompanies travel of the vehicle. The air flow generator includes a plasma actuator that includes at least a pair of electrodes and a power source that is configured to apply an alternating current voltage to the electrodes.
US11835028B1
A wind turbine comprises a mast that has a first end connected with a generator, and an opposing second end. A first vane frame includes a top member, a bottom member, and two opposing side members. A plurality of vanes are fixed between each side member of the vane frame, each vane configured for rotating between a closed position and an open position. The first vane frame is fixed along the mast with a similar second vane frame fixed on an opposing side of the mast. Actuator mechanisms are configured for rotating the vanes between the open and closed positions. Additional vane frames defined as first and second jibs are configured to extend outwardly from the vane frames. A controller actuates the vanes to maximize torque imparted to the mast by the wind. In a wind turbine system, three of the turbines are fixed on a rotatable platform.
US11835023B2
A hydrostatically compensated compressed air energy storage system may include an accumulator disposed underground and a compressor/expander subsystem in fluid communication. A compensation shaft may extend between an upper and a lower end and define a shaft depth. An upper end wall can cover the upper end of the shaft. A compensation liquid reservoir can be offset above the upper end wall by a reservoir elevation that is at least about 15% of the shaft depth. A compensation liquid flow path may extend between the compensation liquid reservoir and the accumulator and can include the compensation shaft and a liquid supply conduit extending between the compensation liquid reservoir and the upper end of the compensation shaft whereby a total hydrostatic pressure at the lower end of the shaft is greater than a hydrostatic pressure at a depth that is equal to the shaft depth.
US11835020B2
A nozzle body has an injection hole configured to inject fuel and a fuel passage connecting to the injection hole. A needle is configured to open and close the fuel passage to switch between fuel injection from the injection hole and stop of the fuel injection. An injection hole axis is an imaginary line extending along a center of the injection hole. An injection hole perpendicular cross section is a cross section of the injection hole perpendicular to the injection hole axis. The injection hole perpendicular cross section has a flat shape. The injection hole perpendicular cross section has an area that gradually expands from an inlet of the injection hole to an outlet of the injection hole while maintaining a similar shape.
US11835018B2
Magnetic latching valves have a housing with first and second ports in controlled fluid communication with one another. Enclosed within the housing is a linearly translatable armature within a solenoid. The armature is movable between open and closed positions and is connected to a poppet valve. A permanent magnet is fixedly seated at a position for magnetically latching the armature in the open position, and a spring is seated with a first end against the poppet valve and a second end against the housing. The spring biases the poppet valve closed when the armature is in the closed position and has a pre-selected spring rate that mechanically relieves pressure if the spring rate is exceeded. The armature is moved to the open position after a pulse of voltage to the solenoid and is in an unpowered state thereafter. Vehicle fuel refueling system are disclosed that include a magnetic latching valve.
US11835010B2
Disclosed is a four-stroke direct injection engine comprising a camshaft, and exhaust valve, and a control system. The control system is configured to change the timing of the camshaft to advance a closing of the exhaust valve, control a first fuel injection step during a compression stroke of the piston, control a second fuel injection step during a power stroke of the piston, and control a third fuel injection step, after the second fuel injection step, during the power stroke of the piston.
US11835006B2
An energization control unit is configured to perform a constant current control by repeatedly switching between an on-state and an off-state of at least one upstream switch provided in an energization path of a coil of a fuel injection valve to control opening of the fuel injection valve in a drive period in which the coil is energized to drive the fuel injection valve. A current detection unit is configured to detect a coil current flowing through the coil. A valve-opening detection unit is configured to detect valve-opening timing of the fuel injection valve based on a change in at least one frequency spectrum of the coil current in a constant current control period in which the constant current control is performed. A valve-opening correction unit is configured to correct valve opening of the fuel injection valve based on a detection result of the valve-opening detection unit.
US11834987B2
A propulsion system for use with an aircraft includes a gas turbine engine, an electric power system, and at least one propulsor. The gas turbine engine includes a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine. The electric power system includes a generator coupled to the gas turbine engine to generate electrical energy, power electronics connected to the generator to receive the electrical energy from the generator, and a motor configured to produce rotational energy in response to receiving electric energy from the power electronics. The propulsor is configured to use rotational energy received from the motor of the electric power system to generate thrust for propelling the aircraft.
US11834986B2
Disclosed is an improved method and system of operating the semi-closed cycle, which both reduces parasitic loads for oxygen generation and for gas clean up, while also reducing, capital cost of the gas clean up plant (reduced drying requirement) and of the oxygen plant (enabling membranes vs. mole sieves). The invention is applicable to piston or turbine engines, and results in a near fully non-emissive power system via the Semi-Closed Cycle (SCC), in a manner which both captures carbon in the form of carbon dioxide, CO2, and in a manner which improves the efficiency and cost effectiveness of prior disclosures. The captured carbon is of a purity and pressure directly suitable for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), sequestration, or industrial use.
US11834980B2
An exhaust-gas guiding housing for an exhaust-gas system of an internal combustion engine includes an air inlet housing part through which exhaust gas can flow in an exhaust-gas main flow direction and which has a housing wall surrounding a housing longitudinal axis. At least one air inlet opening is provided in at least one air inlet peripheral region of the housing wall. An inner wall is provided at an inner side of the air inlet housing part, which inner wall, together with the housing wall, defines an air inlet chamber. The at least one air inlet opening is open to the air inlet chamber. At least one air passage opening is provided in the inner wall, and/or at least one air passage opening is formed between the inner wall and the housing wall.
US11834977B2
A method (200) for heating an exhaust system (120) downstream of an internal combustion engine (1) by means of an electric heating device (14, 15). In one example, the method includes determining a current temperature (t_EHC, t_EHC{circumflex over ( )}Us, t_Cat) in the exhaust system (120), determining a heating demand (t_EHC{circumflex over ( )}Des) based on the determined current temperature (t_Cat) and a target temperature, calculating a required amount of heat (Pwr{circumflex over ( )}Des) on the basis of the heating demand and an amount of energy required to heat the electric heating device (14, 15), and controlling (Pwr{circumflex over ( )}Req) the electric heating device (14, 15) to generate the calculated amount of heat.
US11834972B2
A pressurized lubrication system for turbomachinery includes a gravity rundown lubrication tank raised vertically above a turbomachinery train. The gravity rundown tank is typically designed to provide emergency fluid lubrication during shutdown if the main and standby lubrication pumps fail to operate. This invention describes a gravity rundown tank with additional novel function of providing higher pressure Accumulator action lubrication fluid to delay and prevent a shutdown trip of the turbomachinery. The gravity rundown tank with novel features can be a single tank with multiple functions, or a plurality of tanks utilizing gravity pressure to ensure emergency lubrication at rundown, and providing accumulator action delay pressure and flow when switching from main to standby lubrication pumps. This improvement in the state of the art leads to eliminating the need for conventional equipment such as Accumulators thus providing higher lubrication system reliability and minimizing cost and complexity.
US11834964B2
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to implement a low radius ratio fan blade for a gas turbine engine. A fan blade for a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil including a leading edge and a trailing edge extending between a root and a tip of the airfoil, a distance between the leading edge and the trailing edge defining a flow path length, a leading edge hub point defined by a radially innermost point of the leading edge, and an axial dovetail including a pair of opposed pressure faces, an axial length of the axial dovetail less than the flow path length, a top edge of the axial dovetail separating the pressure faces from the airfoil, the top edge of the axial dovetail radially outward of the leading edge hub point.
US11834958B2
The present disclosure relates to a rotor assembly for a gas turbine engine, the rotor assembly comprising a first rotor stage having a first disc portion with a peripheral first rim portion and a second rotor stage, the second rotor stage having a second disc portion with a peripheral second rim portion. The second rotor stage is axially adjacent and downstream of the first rotor stage and the second rim portion has an axial extension extending towards the first rim portion such that the axial extension of the second rim portion defines a rotor drum cavity between the first and second disc portions. The second rotor stage further comprises a drive arm extending within the drum cavity to the first disc portion, the drive arm being connected to the first disc portion by at least one connector. The drive arm divides the drum cavity into radially outer rim cavity portion and a radially inner main cavity portion. The rotor assembly further comprises a rim seal located between the axial extension of the second rim portion and the first rim portion, and a pressure equalisation path extending from the rim cavity portion to the main cavity portion.
US11834957B2
A strut cover for a gas turbine includes: a cylindrical sheet metal member having a hollow portion; and a flare member that is connected to one end of the cylindrical sheet metal member in an axial direction of the cylindrical sheet metal member and includes a curved portion having an outer surface such that a distance from a center axis of the cylindrical sheet metal member to the outer surface increases with increasing a distance from the cylindrical sheet metal member in the axial direction. The flare member has a thickness larger than a minimum thickness of the cylindrical sheet metal member at least in the curved portion.
US11834956B2
A turbine shroud assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a shroud wall extending circumferentially partway around a central reference axis to define a gas path of the gas turbine engine. An attachment feature extends radially from the shroud wall. A foam is located at least on the shroud wall.
US11834949B2
A collaborative erosion-control method of releasing-splitting-supporting based on coal mass pressure relief and roof pre-splitting provided by the disclosure includes the following steps: step 1, driving into a coal seam to release pressure; step 2, low roof pre-splitting during driving process; step 3, supporting of roadway surrounding rock and support reinforcement; step 4, floor destressing of the roadway; step 5, high roof pre-splitting before mining; step 6, destressing and supporting of the advanced roadway surrounding rock during the mining process of the working face. The collaborative erosion-control method of releasing-splitting-supporting based on coal mass pressure relief and roof pre-splitting, and to carry out local pressure relief, roof pre-splitting and reinforcement support construction in the whole cycle of the coal working face in a progressive manner, so as to achieve the prevention and control of rock burst in the working face.
US11834941B2
A fracturing system having rams for controlling flow through a fracturing tree is provided. In one embodiment, a well intervention method includes injecting fracturing fluid into a well through a bore of a frac stack coupled to a wellhead. The frac stack includes rams that can be moved between open and closed positions to control flow through the bore. The well intervention method also includes coupling a lubricator to the frac stack without a blowout preventer between the lubricator and the frac stack and lowering an intervention tool from the lubricator through the bore of the frac stack and into the well. Additional systems, devices, and methods for fracturing and intervention are also disclosed.
US11834921B2
Arrangement of a ground drilling device for the pushing or pulling introduction of a drill string into the ground, wherein the arrangement has a frame and a carriage which can be moved back and forth relative to the frame with a translatory movement, wherein at least one rolling element is provided, which is configured to roll during the translatory movement of the carriage, and a conversion device is provided, which is connected to the rolling element and is configured to convert the rotary movement of the rolling element into a rotary movement of the drill string.
US11834919B2
A method of deploying a plug in a subterranean well can include positioning a tool string in the well, the tool string including a plug release tool and a well tool, then releasing the plug from the plug release tool, and then operating the well tool in response to the releasing the plug. A plug release tool for use in a subterranean well can include an outer housing, and an insert secured in the outer housing, the insert including multiple longitudinally extending flow passages formed through the insert.
US11834916B2
The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to a shear pin including a cylindrical shape positioned along a vertical axis having a first end having a common diameter with a second end; the first end and containing a first clutch at a point along the vertical axis that is furthest from the second end, the first clutch containing one of a recessing shape and a protruding shape; (c) the second end containing a second clutch at a point along the vertical axis that is furthest from the first end, the second clutch containing one of a recessing shape and a protruding shape; and (d) the curved portion including a diameter that is largest where the curved portion connects to each of the first end and the second end and then narrows along the curved portion, forming a curve that culminates at a neck where the diameter is smallest.
US11834913B2
An inductively coupled drillstring includes a drillstring tool such as a drill pipe and other downhole tools. The drillstring tool comprises a threaded pin end comprising male helical threads and a threaded box end comprising female helical threads. The female helical threads comprise a bulbous thread root and a generally keyhole cross section. The male helical threads comprise a bulbous thread crest and a cross section complementary with the cross section of the female bulbous thread root. At least a portion of the female bulbous helical threads comprise at least a portion of a first helical inductive coupler, and at least a portion of the male bulbous helical threads comprise at least a portion of a second helical inductive coupler. When the male and female threads are engaged at least a portion of the respective first and second helical inductive couplers are opposed to each other within the drillstring.
US11834907B2
A ladder for a user to climb and which holds a rag includes a first rail having a top and a second rail and rungs attached to the first rail and second rail. The ladder includes an end cap that is attached adjacent to the top of the first rail. The end cap having an attachment portion which attaches to the first rail and a cover portion which covers over the first rail, and extend caps from the attachment portion. The cover portion having a rag holder. The ladder includes a pad attached to the back of the cover portion which contacts a surface against which the first rail leans down so as not to mar or scratch or damage the surface. An end cap. A method.
US11834904B2
An improved roller shade system provides increased support, additional adjustments and/or increased safety. The slip plate allows the brake to slip forward and minimize damage to the clutch spring when a user pulls too hard on the hembar. The center drive mechanism extends through a bracket to allow the drive shaft to distribute power in both directions and drive two shade tube simultaneously. The tube adapter absorbs force from the spinning shade tube to minimize damage to the other components and the bead chain. The sprocket has a back wall supporting the sprocket, allowing the sprocket 130 to rest on the back flange of the sun gear to minimize pressure on the gears. An adjustment arm is adjusted to help level the shade band. The shade bands may be removed without disturbing the other shade bands in the system. A height of a hembar may be adjusted by rotating a rod within the hembar.
US11834900B2
Certain example embodiments relate to a motor-driven dynamic shade provided in an insulating glass (IG) unit, and/or associated methods. A spacer system helps maintain first and second substrates in substantially parallel spaced apart relation to one another and defines a gap therebetween. A shade and a motor are provided in the gap. The motor, provided close to a first peripheral edge of the IG unit, is dynamically controllable to cause the shade to extend towards a second peripheral edge of the IG unit opposite the first peripheral edge and to cause the shade to retract from the second peripheral edge towards the first peripheral edge. The shade may be electrostatically couplable to one of the first and second substrates when the shade is extended via complementary electrostatic connection areas provided to the shade and the one of the first and second substrates.
US11834886B2
A device for protection against entrapment for a door for a vehicle includes an extruded profile extruded from an elastomer material, wherein the extruded profile includes a door leaf wall, which faces a contact edge of a door leaf of a door when the device is mounted on the door, a sealing wall arranged in an opposing position relative to the door leaf wall and a plunger for transferring a compression force into the extruded profile. The plunger is mounted on the sealing wall and extends along a transverse axis of the extruded profile away from the door leaf wall. The device also includes at least one switching element for detecting a compression of the extruded profile, wherein the at least one switching element is arranged in the region of the plunger between the door leaf wall and the plunger.
US11834883B2
An actuating arm drive for driving a movably mounted furniture part of a furniture item, includes at least one arrangement consisting of a compression spring and at least one guiding device for guiding the compression spring. The at least one guiding device has an at least partly variable diameter in order to compensate for a radial clearance between the compression spring and the guiding device, taking into account the change in diameter of the compression spring when the compression spring is loaded.
US11834877B2
A hinge assembly to couple a door with a cabinet, for movement between open and closed positions about a vertical axis, includes a first hinge plate coupled with the cabinet and a second hinge plate coupled with the door. The second hinge plate is moveable relative to the first hinge plate about a pivot pin that extends between the first and second hinge plates. One of the first and second hinge plates includes a step with a first surface vertically offset from a body of one of the first and second hinge plates and the other of the first and second hinge plates includes a second surface that engages the first surface when the door is in the closed position. When the door is moved into the open position, the second hinge plate travels downward relative to the first hinge plate such that the first surface becomes disengaged from the second surface.
US11834867B2
An anti-theft lock includes an engaging member arranged on a chassis, a latch module including a connecting member and a latch coupled to the connecting member, a fixing module coupled to the connecting member, a magnetic module arranged on the top cover and used to cooperate with the fixing module to control movement of the connecting member, and an unlocking mechanism including magnetic members. The connecting member is movably arranged on a top cover. The latch is engaged with or separated from the engaging member through movement of the connecting member. The magnetic members are attracted to or repelled from the magnetic module so that the magnetic module fixes or loosens the connecting member. When the connecting member can move, the latch is disengaged from and separated from the engaging member.
US11834865B2
A lid system includes: a lid for a vehicle, the lid being configured to be opened when the vehicle is supplied with energy; a lid locking device for the lid; a control device configured to control the lid locking device; and a switch operable by a user. When the switch is turned on, the control device interlocks a locked state and an unlocked state of the lid locking device with a locked state and an unlocked state of a door locking device for a door of the vehicle. When the switch is turned off, the control device does not interlock the locked state and the unlocked state of the lid locking device with the locked state and the unlocked state of the door locking device.
US11834860B2
The present invention relates to a device for installing a fence. In most embodiments the device comprises three main areas: the driver area, the installer area, and the storage area. The driver area is where the driver of the device is located and comprises the necessary components to drive the device, such as a motor and steering mechanism. The installer area is where the fence installer is located, and in most embodiments is placed above the driver area so that the installer can access the top rail of the fence during installation. The storage area is where the fencing material is placed, often times as a roll. This roll is fed out of the storage area and installed by the installer while the device is driven down the length of the fence. This device beneficially decreases the amount of time and man-power required to install a fence.
US11834859B2
A modular and portable shelter is disclosed. The shelter includes a base designed to sit on a surface, such as the ground. The shelter also includes support poles, with each support pole including a first end that releasably couples to the base and a second end. Additionally, the shelter includes a hub defining a openings along an outer perimeter thereof, with each opening being angled downwardly and slidably receiving a respective second end of a respective support pole. Further disclosed is a shelter system which includes portable shelters positioned adjacently and coupled via connecting rods. The connecting rods detachably connect between the hubs of the adjacent portable shelters to form a larger overall structure.
US11834856B2
A method for creating a tapered spiral welded conical structure where the overall shape of the cone is first graphically slit axially and unwrapped, and then a series of construction arcs and lines are created to form the edge lines of a strip that can then be wrapped (rolled) to form a tapered conical structure. The edges of the spirally wound strip can be welded together, and a very large conical structure can thus be achieved. Various construction options are presented from a constant width strip to strip made from straight segments. Equations are given for the formation of the strips to enable those skilled in the art of spiral welded tubing to practice the invention.
US11834852B2
A striking tool having a base element and a striking element configured to engage with a formwork panel. The striking tool has a plurality of struts, wherein the base element, the striking element, and the plurality of struts define a parallelogram configuration and an actuation mechanism configured to cause relative motion between the base element and the striking element.
US11834850B2
A window well is composed of a fiber reinforced plastic and an outer layer. The window well also has a body having multiple ribs interposed between multiple wall surface portions. Each rib is positioned between two different wall surface portions and is defined by a corresponding height and depth. The outer layer includes a fabric veil that is at least partially embedded into the thermoplastic. The fabric veil can be made of different types of fabric material. The fabric veil can also have a multi-colored printed pattern that imitates the texture of a natural material. The outer layer of the window well improves the aesthetics of the window well and provides increased durability.
US11834844B2
A panel configured to be used for constructing a floor covering that includes a plurality of such panels. A combination of locking elements is used on the flanks of the coupling profiles on the sides of the panel that provides for replacing the well-known tongue and groove coupling.
US11834840B2
A fitting includes a first mounting portion connectable with a first member and having opposing planar surfaces and inner and outer ends. A second mounting portion is angled with respect to the first mounting portion, is connectable with a second member and has opposing planar surfaces, an outer end and an inner end integrally formed with the first mounting portion inner end. A boss projects outwardly from the second mounting portion first surface and is disposable within a recess of the second member or a stiffener coupled with the second member. The boss has an inner end adjacent to the second mounting portion inner end, an outer end spaced from the inner end, a centerline between the boss inner and outer ends, and an outermost surface spaced from the second mounting portion first surface by a spacing distance having a value greater than zero at all points along the centerline.
US11834835B2
Interlocking laminated structural roofing panels have a lightweight foamed core sandwiched between outer and inner layers of materials such as wood, polymer materials, fire resistant and/or waterproof membranes, and metal layers. At least one layer is a self-gripping metal sheet that grips and bonds mechanically to adjacent layers such as wood layers. A self-gripping metal sheet may be used on both sides of the roofing panels to form a panel that is strong, structurally robust, and able to span between relatively widely spaced roof rafters with little or no mid-span support. Interlocking features along the edges of the panels interlock adjacent panels together to form a strong monolithic roof covering for a roof.
US11834830B2
The present invention relates to a coupler for connecting reinforcing bars which is used for connecting reinforcing bars to each other that are used in a construction site and, more specifically, to a coupler for connecting reinforcing bars which has increased strength and excellent fastening force on reinforcing bars through a structural improvement, and also provides increased convenience in assembly, thereby maximizing the manufacturing efficiency. The present invention has increased strength and excellent fastening force on reinforcing bars through a structural improvement to a coupler body, and does not require a separate fixing means by allowing a plurality of piece bodies to be assembled to a piece body guide provided with a magnet, thereby providing increased convenience in assembly and maximizing the manufacturing efficiency.
US11834829B2
Brick or block walls are often constructed before fixtures, such as faucets, are installed. Sometimes this occurs because the fixture has not yet been selected, or because an installation location for the fixture is unknown. Thus, workers often need to modify the wall to receive fixtures once selected. However, other times, a builder may know where a fixture should be installed, and the type of fixture it will be. In these instances, a fixture-ready block may be selected based on the type and location of the fixture and installed at the proper location when the wall is built. The block may have apertures with dimensions selected based on a fixture that will be installed in the block. This may eliminate the need to drill or bore through the wall after it is finished in order to install the fixture.
US11834826B2
A building facade system which comprises a frame to support a building facade panel, a unified vertical shear blade anchor, a vertical mullion and an angled anchor member. The unified vertical shear blade anchor has a body portion and a flange extending horizontally therefrom. The flange has top and bottom surfaces with the bottom surface having serrations. The vertical mullion is secured by a shear connection to the vertical shear blade anchor. The shear connection between the vertical mullion and the vertical shear blade anchor is formed by a fastener which extends through side portions of the body portion and vertical mullion. The angle member has first and second flanges each having proximal ends joined together and opposing terminal ends. The second flange has a top surface with upwardly projecting serrations. The upwardly projecting serrations are configured for engagement with the downwardly projecting serrations of the vertical shear blade anchor.
US11834822B2
A lifting system utilizing a lifting apparatus for lifting a floor (e.g., a concrete slab) using the lifting apparatus to support a floor from under the floor during lifting. The lifting apparatus may have a first portion (e.g., an extension member and saddle) installed under a slab. Piers are driven into the ground through the first portion of the lifting apparatus. Thereafter, a second portion of the lifting apparatus is operatively coupled to the to the first portion and the uppermost pier. A lifting device (e.g., hydraulic ram) is operatively coupled to the lifting apparatus and/or the pier and is used to lift the slab.
US11834813B2
Systems and methods for determining a swing angle of a swing boom of a vehicle are provided. Sensor data is received from sensors disposed on a swing boom and a body of a vehicle. It is determined whether the swing boom is static or moving relative to the body based on the sensor data. In response to determining that the swing boom is static, the received sensor data is corrected based on an observed swing angle and an estimated swing angle is calculated based on the corrected sensor data. In response to determining that the swing boom is moving, the estimated swing angle is calculated based on the received sensor data. The estimated swing angle is output.
US11834809B2
A wheeled engineering vehicle includes a frame; a first telescopic cylinder disposed on the frame; and a stabilizer assembly connected with the first telescopic cylinder and configured to rotate relative to the frame under drive of the first telescopic cylinder. The stabilizer assembly includes: a first stabilizer leg having a hollow structure; a second telescopic cylinder disposed in the first stabilizer leg; a second stabilizer leg configured to extend or retract relative to the first stabilizer leg under drive of the second telescopic cylinder, and the first stabilizer leg configured to radially limit the second stabilizer leg; and a stabilizer foot connected to the second end of the second stabilizer leg and configured to be in contact with the ground to support the vehicle. The first stabilizer leg, the second stabilizer leg and the stabilizer foot cooperate to support the whole vehicle to improve the stability of the vehicle.
US11834808B1
A dewatering system for separating water from solids in dredged slurries in real-time, parallel to the dredging of harbors, stream, and lakes. Water removed from the solids can be returned to the body of water from which it came. After the system removes debris and sand from the slurry, the system removes capillary water the remaining fines and filters out most toxic particles.
US11834807B2
A sensor retrieval system includes a self-propelled unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) having a control system including a navigation controller, an excavator controller and an extractor controller. The navigation controller has instructions to move the UGV to proximate a geodetic position of a sensor disposed proximate a surface of the ground. The UGV further comprises a sensor position locator arranged to determine distance, direction and relative elevation of the sensor with respect to the UGV. An extractor is in signal communication with the extractor controller. The extractor comprises means for lifting the sensor from the ground to a predetermined depth. An excavator is in signal communication with the excavator controller. The excavator comprises means for removing overburden from above the sensor to leave the overburden to at most the predetermined depth. The navigation controller has instructions to position the UGV such that the extractor is disposed above the sensor when the relative elevation is at most the predetermined depth and to position the UGV such that the excavator is disposed above the sensor when the relative elevation is above the predetermined depth. The navigation controller, the extractor controller and the excavator controller have instructions to position the UGV, operate the extractor and operate the excavator to remove excess overburden and extract the sensor based on the relative elevation.
US11834805B2
The present invention provides a slope repair method. The method includes pretreating a slope, so that an average roughness of the pretreated slope is not greater than ±8 cm to ±12 cm per linear meter; (2) hanging a hard protective mesh on the pretreated slope, where the distance between the hard protective mesh and the slope is 3-4 cm, and the hard protective mesh has an aperture size of 4-6 cm; and (3) spraying a loam-like matrix on the slope with the hard protective mesh hanged, where the loam-like matrix includes not less than 0.04/m2 of plant seeds; the plant seeds include tree seeds, shrub seeds and herb seeds with a mass ratio of (2.5-3.5):(4-6):(1.5-2.5). The method provided by the present invention effectively restores the mountain vegetation, and only needs 1-2 years of artificial maintenance after the restoration to form a cyclically stable ecosystem.
US11834798B2
A system for transferring torque from a driveshaft to a milling drum mountable on the driveshaft. The system includes a first coupler removably coupled to the driveshaft to co-rotate with the driveshaft. The first coupler defines an engagement surface. Also, the system includes a second coupler removably coupled to the milling drum. The second coupler defines a mating surface engageable with the engagement surface of the first coupler to engage the second coupler to the first coupler and transfer torque from the driveshaft to the milling drum.
US11834797B2
A paving machine can include a frame; a screed coupled to the frame; a plurality of sensors to scan a surface of an asphalt mat behind the screed; and a controller coupled to the plurality of sensors, the controller configured to determine a smoothness of the asphalt mat and to make changes to one or more paving characteristics of the paving machine to improve the smoothness of the asphalt mat.
US11834793B2
The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a film comprising high amounts of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC), having haptic properties. According to the present invention, a wet web comprising MFC is formed, followed by addition of particles having an average diameter of at least 1 μm to the wet web, followed by dewatering and/or drying. The wet web may be formed for example by wet laid or cast forming methods. The particles may be added to the wet web for example by cast coating or spraying.
US11834786B2
A method for controlling a fiber fractionation system for fractionating an input material into a long fraction (LF) stream comprising LF fibers and a short fraction (SF) stream comprising SF fibers includes measuring an average LF fiber length at one or more locations post-fractionation, and maintaining the average LF fiber length within a target variability range by automatically altering a rotational speed of a rotor of the fiber fractionation system.
US11834768B2
Disclosed is a washing machine having an improved wire connection structure for electrically connecting electrical components. The washing machine includes a cabinet which has a first electrical component, forms an exterior, and has an opening through which laundry is inserted; a door provided with a second electrical component, and configured to open and close the opening; a wire which electrically connects the first electrical component and the second electrical component; and a hinge which has a wire guide portion for coupling the door to the cabinet so as to be rotatable about a rotating axis and for guiding the wire.
US11834764B2
An apparatus for drawing-off a web-shaped product from a weaving machine in a drawing-off direction includes: at least one clamp carrier having clamps for the web-shaped product; a carrier frame apparatus on which the clamp carrier is guided; a drive arrangement by which the clamp carrier is drivable back and forth in a motion range; and a support system for the web-shaped product. The support system is arranged in an area between the apparatus side facing toward the weaving machine and the clamp carrier, within the carrier frame apparatus, in such a manner so that a sagging of the web-shaped product in this area is avoided or limited by the support system.
US11834759B2
A spinning position of an air-spinning machine and method of cleaning a yarn forming element of an air spinning nozzle are provided. The spinning position has an air spinning nozzle with a yarn forming element arranged within a vortex chamber for producing a yarn from a fibre band supplied to the air spinning nozzle, in which case the air spinning nozzle can be transferred from a closed state for yarn formation to an open state in which the yarn forming element can be cleaned. At least one cleaning nozzle for cleaning the yarn forming element in the open state of the air spinning nozzle is arranged at the spinning position, the cleaning nozzle being positioned and/or aligned or positionable and/or alignable, such that, at least in the open state of the air spinning nozzle, the yarn forming element can have a cleaning medium applied to it through the cleaning nozzle.
US11834756B2
This disclosure describes methods and compositions for protein and peptide sequencing.
US11834754B2
The present invention relates to an ALD (Atomic layer deposition) apparatus and an ALD method. The ALD apparatus is provided with a reacting chamber and an annealing chamber, in which the reacting chamber is positioned with several heaters, a substrate to be deposited with an epitaxial layer may be transferred between different heaters, and each heater may independently moderate temperature. Different heaters correspond to different ALDs, and the number of the heaters may be varied to meet required a film to be deposited or composition of a crystal material. Because the heaters may be optimized to adapt to required temperature of different reactant gases, thickness of the epitaxial layer will meet expectation, and quality of the epitaxial layer will be promoted. Meanwhile, moderating the temperature independently may raise yield of production. Further, the ALD apparatus of the present invention introduces gas both horizontally and vertically to form a more even airflow field which benefits in forming a high-quality epitaxial layer.
US11834746B2
Systems and methods for electroless plating a first metal onto a second metal in a molten salt bath including: a bath vessel holding a dry salt mixture including a dry salt medium and a dry salt medium of the first metal, and without the reductant therein, the dry salt mixture configured to be heated to form a molten salt bath; and the second metal is configured to be disposed in the molten salt bath and receive a pure coating of the first metal thereon by electroless plating in the molten salt bath, wherein the second metal is more electronegative than the first metal.
US11834732B2
A method of eliminating microstructure inheritance of hypereutectic aluminum-silicon alloys. The method includes heating a first amount of the Al—Si alloy to a predetermined temperature above a liquidus temperature of the Al—Si alloy to form a first amount melt; holding the first amount melt at the predetermined temperature for a predetermined amount of time; stirring the first amount melt during the predetermined amount of time; heating a second amount of the Al—Si alloy above the liquidus temperature of the Al—Si alloy to form a second amount melt; and mixing the first amount melt and the second amount melt to form a processed Al—Si casting alloy. The predetermined temperature is between about 750° C. to 850° C. The predetermined amount of time is between 0.1 hour to 0.5 hour. The processed Al—Si casting alloy contains about 30 wt % to about 40 wt % of the first amount of the Al—Si alloy.
US11834720B2
Described herein are novel SCCmec right extremity junction (MREJ) sequences for the detection and/or identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Disclosed are methods and compositions based on DNA sequences for the specific detection of MREJ sequences designated types xi, xii, xiii, xiv, xv, xvi, xvii, xviii, xix, and xx for diagnostic purposes and/or epidemiological typing.
US11834717B2
The present invention relates to a method for predicting clinical outcome for a subject diagnosed with colorectal cancer, skin cancer, head and neck cancer or lung cancer. It also relates to a method for predicting whether a subject has a predisposition to develop such cancers as well as to a method for aiding the staging of such cancers in a subject. The methods of the present invention apply to the biomarkers MYO5B and/or RAB8A and optionally in addition to RAB9A, RAB10, RAB11A, RAB25, CDC42, RAC and/or RhoA.
US11834712B2
Methods and compositions for digital profiling of nucleic acid sequences present in a sample are provided.
US11834707B2
A nucleic acid amplification blocker for detecting a low-abundance mutation sequence and an application thereof in detecting a low-abundance mutation sequence are provided. The nucleic acid amplification blocker is an oligonucleotide modified by locked nucleic acid (LNA), and the matching region of the nucleic acid amplification blocker is located between amplified sequences. The nucleic acid amplification blocker is completely complementary to wild-type gene sequence, and contains at least one mismatch with mutant sequence. The nucleic acid amplification blocker has a great difference in affinity with mutant nucleic acid sequence/wild-type nucleic acid sequence, so as to achieve the purpose of highly selective amplification/enrichment of mutant sequence in samples. The nucleic acid amplification blocker has more significant detection effect on deletion mutation and insertion mutation.
US11834705B2
The subject invention provides microbe-based products, as well as their use in simultaneously enhancing oil recovery from an oil well while efficiently removing contaminating compositions such as biofilm, scale, paraffin, and/or asphaltenes from oil production equipment and oil-bearing formations. The subject invention can also be used to disperse paraffin and asphaltene precipitates, and to reduce the viscosity of heavy crude oil. The subject invention further provides materials and methods for bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated sites.
US11834698B2
Process for determining enzyme activity in a cell by activity-based reporter gene technology (ABRGT)
Methods and materials for specific imaging of active enzyme in a live or intact cell are disclosed. The enzyme of interest tagged to reporter protein (donor) is exogenously expressed in a cell. The conversion of proenzyme to active enzyme (containing reporter protein) is achieved upon applying an appropriate stimulus to the target cells. The activated enzyme is labelled with an activity-based probe carrying a fluorophore (acceptor). The covalent labelling of active enzyme by the activity-based probe creates a FRET pair which provides the opportunity to exquisitely image the function of an “active enzyme”. This method is used for specific imaging of the function of active caspase-3,-7,-8,-9 and cathepsin-B and also for profiling of inhibitors of caspases and cathepsin B.
US11834692B2
Disclosed are components and methods for preparing tagatose from galactose via isomerization reactions using engineered components. The engineered components include microbial cells and methods for preparing microbial cells that have been engineered to catalyze isomerization of galactose to tagatose, in which the microbial cells express cytoplasmically an exogenous L-arabinose isomerase enzyme. The disclosed microbial cells may further be modified for use in methods for preparing tagatose from galactose via isomerization reactions where the microbial cells are treated with reagents that permeabilize the cells. The disclosed methods enable isomerization reactions of galactose to tagatose at relatively high rates, high conversions, and elevated temperatures.
US11834691B2
The present invention describes an efficient way to isolate a sialic acid from a fermentation broth. The sialic acid contained in the fermentation broth is produced by bacterial fermentation. The inventive process comprises a step of removing biomass from the fermentation broth, a step of subjecting the resulting solution to at least one of a cationic ion exchanger treatment and an anionic ion exchanger treatment and a step of removing salts after the ion exchanger treatment. The process can provide the sialic acid in spray-dried form as well as in form of sialic acid crystals.
US11834689B2
Disclosed herein are methods, compositions and kits for the synthesis of proteins which comprises unnatural amino acids that utilize a mutant tRNA.
US11834676B2
The invention is directed to modified T cells, methods of making and using isolated, modified T cells, and methods of using these isolated, modified T cells to address diseases and disorders. In one embodiment, this invention broadly relates to TCR-deficient T cells, isolated populations thereof, and compositions comprising the same. In another embodiment of the invention, these TCR-deficient T cells are designed to express a functional non-TCR receptor. The invention also pertains to methods of making said TCR-deficient T cells, and methods of reducing or ameliorating, or preventing or treating, diseases and disorders using said TCR-deficient T cells, populations thereof, or compositions comprising the same.
US11834670B2
A method of site-specific modification of an endogenous target DNA of a eukaryotic cell is provided. The method includes contacting the endogenous target DNA having an intended modification site with (i) a gene editing system configured to introduce a double strand break in the endogenous target DNA at or near the intended modification site, and (ii) a donor DNA repair template comprising a plurality of tandem repeat sequences. In the method, each of the plurality of tandem repeat sequences comprises an exogenous donor DNA sequence flanked by a donor 5′ flanking sequence and a donor 3′ flanking sequence. The donor 5′ flanking sequence and the donor 3′ flanking sequence are homologous to a continuous DNA sequence on either side of the intended modification site in the endogenous target DNA.
US11834664B2
This disclosure describes methods and compositions for protein and peptide sequencing.
US11834663B2
The present invention relates to compositions, methods and kits for the treatment of fibrosis. In particular, the compositions, methods and kits are particularly useful, but not limited to, the treatment of cardiac fibrosis. The invention provides a method of treating fibrosis in an individual comprising administering an inhibitor of insulin-regulated aminopeptidase (IRAP), thereby treating fibrosis.
US11834662B2
The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ANGPTL3 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of ANGPTL3 and methods of treating subjects having a disorder of lipid metabolism, such as hyperlipidemia or hypertriglyceridemia, using such dsRNA compositions.
US11834658B2
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and compositions for site-specific genetic engineering using Programmable Addition via Site-Specific Targeting Elements (PASTE). PASTE comprises the addition of an integration site into a target genome followed by the insertion of one or more genes of interest or one or more nucleic acid sequences of interest at the site. PASTE combines gene editing technologies and integrase technologies to achieve unidirectional incorporation of genes in a genome for the treatment of diseases and diagnosis of disease.
US11834652B2
The present invention includes compositions and methods for promoting scarless genome editing in a cell. In one aspect, methods of the invention utilize the CRISPR/Cas9 system to introduce a cut site into a genomic location to be edited. In another aspect, methods of the invention integrate an edited sequence into that genomic location in a scarless manner.
US11834651B2
The present invention relates to method for producing and purifying RNA comprising the steps of providing DNA encoding the RNA; transcription of the DNA into RNA; and conditioning and/or purifying of the solution comprising transcribed RNA by one or more steps of tangential flow filtration (TFF).
US11834640B2
Disclosed are devices for improving viability of isolated islets or β-cells and stimulating insulin production from isolated islets or β-cells and uses thereof for treating type 1 diabetes.
US11834633B2
Alkaline sprayable aqueous compositions for cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting are disclosed. In particular, the sprayable compositions include an alkali soluble emulsion polymer, an alkalinity source, a foaming agent, and water. Beneficially, the sprayable cleaning compositions have reduced misting and are environmentally safe for users to apply. Further the compositions exhibit less running on non-horizontal surfaces than acrylamide-based compositions.
US11834631B2
A fabric treatment composition having a polymer and a fabric softening active. The polymer includes a cationic repeating unit and a non-cationic repeating unit. The polymer has a weight-average molecular weight of from about 40,000 to about 600,000 Daltons. The polymer has a calculated cationic charge density of from about 0.05 to about 2 meq/g at a pH of between about 2 and about 8. The polymer includes less than about 0.1% by mole of a cross-linking agent. The fabric softening active includes a quaternary ammonium compound. The composition has less than about 5% by weight of the composition of an anionic surfactant.
US11834630B2
A solid free-flowing particulate laundry detergent composition can include a particle, wherein the particle includes a continuous phase and a discontinuous phase, wherein the continuous phase includes fatty material selected from: fatty acid and/or salts thereof; fatty alcohol; and any combination thereof, wherein the discontinuous phase includes: non-ionic and/or anionic emulsifier surfactant; hydrophobized polyethylene glycol polymer; silicone and/or petrolatum; and perfume.
US11834628B2
The invention relates to solidification of liquid anionic surfactants with a binder, carrier, or both binder and carrier to form a solidified surfactant composition. In particular, the invention relates to solidification of liquid surfactants utilizing drying device(s), wherein the feed composition contains at least one liquid surfactant and the binder, carrier, or binder and carrier to form a solidified surfactant composition. The solidified surfactant compositions can be useful in various cleaning compositions.
US11834627B2
The need for a cleaning product comprising a spray dispenser and a cleaning composition, which provides improved polymeric grease cleaning and suds mileage, and hence reduced time to clean the dishes, is met by a cleaning product comprising a spray dispenser and a cleaning composition, the composition is housed in the spray dispenser and wherein the cleaning composition comprises anionic surfactant and alkyl polyglucoside surfactant.
US11834622B2
Embodiments in accordance with the present invention relate generally to a variety of norbornene derivatives exhibiting olfactive properties and are suitable as fragrance ingredient in a number of personal care products including lotions and shampoo. More specifically, this invention relates to various fragrance compositions containing one or more of a compound of formulae (IA) or (IB): Wherein m, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein. The compounds of formulae (IA) or (IB) are useful as perfume augmenting, modifying, enhancing, and imparting compositions. The compositions of this invention are therefore useful in a variety of products including shampoo, lotions, skin care products, hair products, sanitary products, among various other personal care products.
US11834614B2
A process for the manufacture of a useful product from synthesis gas having a desired hydrogen to carbon monoxide molar ratio comprises gasifying a first carbonaceous feedstock comprising waste materials and/or biomass in a gasification zone to produce a first synthesis gas; optionally partially oxidising the first synthesis gas in a partial oxidation zone to generate oxidised synthesis gas; reforming a second carbonaceous feedstock to produce a second synthesis gas, the second synthesis gas having a different hydrogen to carbon ratio from that of the first raw synthesis gas; combining at least a portion of the first synthesis gas and at least a portion of the second synthesis gas in an amount to achieve the desired hydrogen to carbon molar ratio and to generate a combined synthesis gas and subjecting at least part of the combined synthesis gas to a conversion process effective to produce the useful product.
US11834604B2
Methods of wellbore cementing are provided. A method of generating a wellbore treatment fluid may include: classifying a plurality of solid particulates using correlations; calculating a reactive index and/or a water requirement for at least one of the solid particulates; and selecting two or more solid particulates from the plurality of solid particulates to create a wellbore treatment fluid.
US11834596B2
To provide Cd-free chalcopyrite-based quantum dots with a narrow fluorescence FWHM and a high fluorescence quantum yield. The quantum dots of the present invention contain AgInxGa1-xSySe1-y or ZnAgInxGa1-xSySe1-y (where 0≤x<1 and 0≤y≤1) and exhibit fluorescence properties including a fluorescence FWHM of less than or equal to 45 nm and a fluorescence quantum yield of greater than or equal to 35% in the green wavelength range to the red wavelength range.
US11834592B2
A deposition system has a multi-material print head, a first reservoir of a first compatible material having particles containing chemical elements similar to a first substrate, a second reservoir of a second compatible material having particles containing chemical elements similar to a second substrate, a third reservoir of an polymer precursor material, and at least one mixer. A method of bonding a joint between dissimilar substrate materials includes functionalizing a first compatible material having chemical elements similar to a first substrate, mixing the first compatible material with a polymer precursor material, functionalizing a second compatible material having chemical elements similar to a second substrate, mixing the second compatible material with a polymer precursor material, and using the deposition system to deposit the first and second compatible materials and a polymer precursor material on the joint between the first and second substrate materials.
US11834588B2
The invention relates to a curable volume expandable polymer composition comprising an organic acid component, wherein the organic acid component comprises a first organic acid, a second organic acid, and optionally one or more additional organic acids; wherein said polymer composition, when being heated to an activation of expansion temperature above room temperature, undergoes volume expansion. When the organic acid component is heated to the activation of expansion temperature, the first organic acid and/or the second organic acid and/or the optionally present one or more additional organic acids decarboxylate and thus release carbon dioxide. The polymer composition traps the thus released carbon dioxide thereby causing the polymer composition to undergo volume expansion.
US11834582B2
The present disclosure relates to a method of treating a substrate comprising an elastomeric material, wherein the method comprises the steps of: a) providing a composition comprising: i. at least one fluoropolymer which is a copolymer comprising at least 90% by weight, based on the total weight of the copolymer, of units derived from tetrafluoroethene (TFE) and from one or more perfluorinated alkyl ethers corresponding to the general formula (I): Rf1—O—(CF2)n—CF═CF2 (I) wherein n is 1 or 0 and Rf1 represents a perfluoroalkyl residue which is optionally interrupted once or more than once by an oxygen atom; and ii. at least one solvent comprising a linear, cyclic or branched, partially fluorinated (poly)ether; b) contacting at least part of the substrate with the composition of step a); c) at least partially removing the at least one solvent; and d) optionally, when the fluoropolymer is curable, subjecting the fluoropolymer to curing, wherein the curing step may be carried out simultaneously with or after step c).
US11834581B2
Print materials described herein include a first polymerization initiator comprising an initiator material having a thermal decomposition rate and a peak photo-initiated decomposition rate, wherein the thermal dissociation rate is higher than the peak photo-initiated decomposition rate; a vinylic monomer; a polyfunctional monomer; scattering particles; and quantum dots. Methods of making a quantum dot material using such print materials, and of incorporating into light emitting devices, are also described.
US11834578B2
The present application provides black perylene pigment microparticles having an average circularity of 0.8 or more which are amorphous; and a method of producing the black perylene pigment microparticles, which comprises a step of mixing a pigment solution in which a black perylene pigment is dissolved and a precipitation solvent for precipitating black perylene pigment microparticles from the pigment solution to form black perylene pigment microparticles, wherein at least one of the pigment solution and the precipitation solvent independently includes a salt of an alkaline earth metal and/or a particle growth inhibitor. The present invention can provide black perylene pigment microparticles having good dispersibility, high concealability and light-shielding property and controlled hue and chroma, and a method of easily producing the same, and the like.
US11834576B2
An unsaturated polyester resin composition with low styrene volatility and a molding article thereof are provided. The unsaturated polyester resin composition of includes: 30 to 60 parts by weight of unsaturated polyester resin and 2 to 30 parts by weight of comonomer, and the comonomer includes: (a) methyl styrene, (b) hydroxy acrylate monomer and (c) diallyl phthalate monomer, and the weight ratio of the content (a), (b), and (c) is 6:3:1 in the comonomer.
US11834567B2
A resin composition, including a cellulose acylate (A), a polyester resin (B), and a cardanol composition (C) containing a cardanol-based compound having a hydroxyl group.
US11834559B2
A type of composite material where the matrix material and additive are held together by covalently or non-covalently bound ligands is described. A particularly useful composite material covered by the present invention is a carbon nanotube-reinforced composite material where the matrix consists of a polymer, covalently attached to a linker, where said linker is non-covalently attached to the carbon nanotube. Methods for the preparation of such composite materials are provided.
US11834558B2
A thermoplastic polymer composition comprises a thermoplastic polymer, at least one clarifying agent, and at least one coloring agent. A method for producing a thermoplastic polymer composition comprises the steps of separately providing a thermoplastic polymer and an additive composition and then mixing the thermoplastic polymer and additive composition. The additive composition comprises a clarifying agent and a coloring agent. Another method for producing a thermoplastic polymer composition comprises the steps of separately providing a thermoplastic polymer, at least one clarifying agent, and at least one coloring agent and then mixing the thermoplastic polymer, the clarifying agent, and the coloring agent. The thermoplastic polymer exhibits a blue hue factor (α) of 0.93 to 1.1 and/or a normalized brightness value (Y′) of 64.0 to 69.6. An additive composition contains at least one clarifying agent and at least one coloring agent.
US11834557B2
Modifiers for use in vinyl flooring applications reduce or eliminate the need for traditional, general-purpose plasticizers in applications that require increased hardness or rigidity. High solvating, fast fusing modifiers, such as dibenzoates, added to LVT formulations provide unexpectedly increased flexural strength, hardness, indentation resistance and deflection not heretofore known or recognized in luxury vinyl tile formulations.
US11834542B2
Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass compositions containing a latent organo-ruthenium carbide catalyst, a photoactive acid generator or a thermally active acid generator and a photoactive compound along with one or more monomers which undergo ring open metathesis polymerization (ROMP) when said composition is exposed to a suitable radiation (or heat) to form a three-dimensional (3D) object. The three-dimensional objects made by this process exhibits improved mechanical properties, particularly, high distortion temperature, impact strength, elongation to break, among others. Accordingly, compositions of this invention are useful as 3D inkjet materials for forming high impact strength objects of various sizes with microscale features lower than 100 microns, among various other uses.
US11834541B2
The present invention relates to novel chemical solutions suitable for forming polymer brushes on a surface of a solid part. The present invention further relates to methods of forming polymer brushes on the surface of a solid part using the novel chemical solutions as well as solid parts having polymer brushes coated onto the surface and uses of such solid parts.
US11834539B2
Disclosed is a photocurable material composition having a cured product which has both deflection temperature under load of 40° C. or more and Charpy impact strength (with a notch) of 20 kJ/m2 or more after ultraviolet irradiation and the cured product thereof. The photocurable material composition comprises at least a monofunctional acrylate having a five-membered ring containing an ether bond and a polycarbonate resin soluble in the monofunctional acrylate, wherein the content of the monofunctional acrylate having a five-membered ring containing an ether bond is 18% by weight to 80% by weight and the content of the polycarbonate resin is 10% by weight to 40% by weight.
US11834536B2
An elastomeric composition is disclosed. The elastomeric composition includes, per 100 parts by weight of rubber (phr): about 30 to about 50 phr of polybutadiene having a cis-1,4 linkage content of at least 95%; about 40 to about 70 phr of styrene/butadiene copolymer; about 0 to about 20 phr of natural rubber or polyisoprene; about 0 to about 30 phr of a processing oil; about 10 to about 30 phr of a hydrocarbon resin; about 50 to about 75 phr of a filler; a curative agent; an antioxidant; a silane coupling agent; and about 5 to about 30 phr of a butyl copolymer rubber containing about 85 to about 99.5 mol % C4-C7 isoolefin(s) and from about 0.5 to about 15 mol % C4-C14 conjugated dienes.
US11834529B2
The present invention relates to a propylene polymer composition comprising a long chain branched propylene polymer, wherein said propylene polymer composition has a) a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C., 2.16 kg) of 0.8 to 6.0 g/10 min b) a xylene hot insolubles (XHU) fraction in an amount of not more than 0.80 wt %, based on the total weight amount of the propylene polymer composition, c) a melting temperature Tm of at least 160.0° C., d) a F30 melt strength of from 5.0 to less than 30.0 cN, and e) a heat distortion temperature (HDT) of at least 108° C., a process for producing said propylene polymer composition by reactive modification of a propylene polymer in the presence of a peroxide, an article comprising said propylene polymer composition and the use of said propylene polymer composition for producing an article.
US11834527B1
The present disclosure relates to methods of making poly alpha-olefins and compositions thereof. In some embodiments, a method for making a poly alpha-olefin includes agitating in a first reaction vessel for about 30 seconds or greater a composition comprising a transition metal halide, an electron donor, a co-catalyst, and a C4-C20 alpha-olefin. The method includes transferring the composition from the first reaction vessel to a second reaction vessel. The present disclosure further relates to poly alpha-olefins and compositions thereof for reducing drag in the flow of hydrocarbons such as crude oil or refined products in pipes. In at least one embodiment, a composition includes a coated poly alpha-olefin and an inert carrier.
US11834525B2
The present invention relates a heteropolysaccharide characterized in that it is substantially composed of the monosaccharides glucose and galactose and rhamnose and N-acetylgalactosamine and a process for the production thereof. The invention further relates to a bacterium capable of producing said heteropolysaccharide and to the use of the heteropolysaccharide and the bacterium for improving the texture of fermented milk products.
US11834523B2
Some variations provide a new nanolignocellulose composition comprising, on a bone-dry, ash-free, and acetyl-free basis, from 35 wt % to 80 wt % cellulose nanofibrils, cellulose microfibrils, or a combination thereof, from 15 wt % to 45 wt % lignin, and from 5 wt % to 20 wt % hemicelluloses. The hemicelluloses may contain xylan or mannan as the major component. Novel properties arise from the hemicellulose content that is intermediate between high hemicellulose content of raw biomass and low hemicellulose content of conventional nanocellulose. The nanolignocellulose composition is hydrophobic due to the presence of lignin. Processes for making and using the nanolignocellulose compositions are also described.
US11834519B2
The γc-family cytokines, Interleukin-2 (IL-2), Interleukin-4 (IL-4), Interleukin-7 (IL-7), Interleukin-9 (IL-9), Interleukin-15 (IL-15), and Interleukin-21 (IL-21), are associated with important human diseases, such as leukemia, autoimmune diseases, collagen diseases, diabetes mellitus, skin diseases, degenerative neuronal diseases and graft-versus-host disease (GvHD). Thus, inhibitors of γc-cytokine activity are valuable therapeutic and cosmetic agents as well as research tools. Peptide and/or peptide derivative antagonists based on the consensus γc-subunit binding site to inhibit γc-cytokine activity are described. Also described are peptide and/or peptide derivative antagonists exhibiting Simul-Block activity, and inhibiting the activity of multiple γc-cytokine family members.
US11834510B2
Disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, are anti-transferrin receptor antibodies, anti-transferrin receptor antibody conjugates, and pharmaceutical compositions which comprise the anti-transferrin receptor antibodies or conjugates. In some embodiments, also disclosed herein are methods of delivering a payload utilizing an anti-transferrin receptor antibody described herein, and methods of treatment with use of an anti-transferrin receptor antibody described herein.
US11834509B2
The invention provides a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) comprising an antigen binding domain specific for TSLPR, a transmembrane domain, and an intracellular T cell signaling domain. Nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, populations of cells, antibodies, or antigen binding portions thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions relating to the CARs are disclosed. Methods of detecting the presence of a proliferative disorder, e.g., cancer, in a mammal and methods of treating or preventing a proliferative disorder, e.g., cancer, in a mammal are also disclosed.
US11834501B2
The invention provides antibodies, antibody fragments or antigen-binding fragments, as well as related antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) and chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), that specifically recognize human ROR2. Also provided in the invention are methods of using such antibodies in various diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
US11834498B2
The present disclosure provides biparatopic antibodies comprising polypeptides that bind to folate receptor alpha (FRα) compositions comprising such biparatopic antibodies. In a specific aspect, the biparatopic antibodies bind to FRα and modulate FRα activity. The present disclosure also provides methods for treating disorders, such as cancer, by administering a biparatopic antibody that specifically binds to FRα and modulates FRα activity.
US11834495B2
A modified IgG antibody binds and neutralizes TGFβ1 selectively and with high affinity and avidity. The modified IgG antibody comprises four polypeptide chains and may comprise modifications to the elbow regions of the polypeptide chains. The modified IgG antibody may comprise the same VH and VL domains or CDR regions as metelimumab. The modified IgG anti-body is useful in therapeutic and diagnostic applications.
US11834492B2
Provided is a fusion protein, e.g., a cytokine receptor fusion protein, e.g., an IL-10 trap, with a novel linker sequence to permit the fusion protein to functionally optimally, e.g., to permit a cytokine receptor portion of a cytokine receptor fusion protein to bind optimally to its target cytokine. The fusion protein, or an expression vector encoding for the fusion proteins, can be used to treat cell proliferative diseases and disorders, including certain forms of cancer and inflammatory disorders.
US11834488B2
The present invention relates, in part, to, chimeric proteins which include the extracellular domain of V-set and immunoglobulin domain-containing protein 8 (VSIG8) and their use in the treatment of diseases, such as immunotherapies for cancer and/or inflammatory diseases.
US11834467B2
The present disclosure provides a compound of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, a composition comprising the compound, methods of using the compound for the treatment of various disorders associated with HPK1, and methods of preparing these compounds.
US11834458B2
The disclosure relates to anti-cancer compounds derived from nuclear steroid receptor binders, to products containing the same, as well as to methods of their use and preparation.
US11834453B2
This invention relates to compounds of Formula (I): and enantiomers thereof, and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts of Formula (I) and said enantiomers, wherein L1, L2, R1, R2, R3 and n are as defined herein. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and salts, and to methods and uses of such compounds, salts and compositions for the treatment of abnormal cell growth, including cancer, in a subject in need thereof.
US11834449B2
The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same for the inhibition of TYK2, and the treatment of TYK2-mediated disorders.
US11834448B2
Described herein are 2-amino-quinoline derivatives that are agonists of toll-like receptors 7 and 8 (TLR7/8), pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of use of the compounds and compositions to treat various diseases, such as viral, cancer, and allergic diseases, in need thereof by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a 2-amino-quinoline derivative.
US11834444B2
The present disclosure relates to novel processes for the preparation of compounds useful as stimulators of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC). These processes are amenable to large scale preparation and produce stable 3-(2-pyrimidinyl)pyrazoles of Formula (I), including Compound (I), Compound (IA) and Compound (IB), in high purity and yields. The present invention has the additional advantage of facile reaction conditions, amenable to scale up for large scale manufacturing. The disclosure also provides novel intermediates useful in the preparation of said compounds.
US11834443B2
The present invention relates to a crystalline form of the compound (S)-3-{4-[5-(2-cyclopentyl-6-methoxy-pyridin-4-yl)-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl]-2-ethyl-6-methyl-phenoxy}-propane-1,2-diol.
US11834435B2
The present invention relates to specific salts of (1S,5R)-(1α,5α,6α)-N-[1,1-dimethyl-2-[(3-methyl-2-pyridyl)oxy]ethyl]-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-6-carboxamide, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said salts, to methods of using said salts to treat physiological disorders, and to intermediates useful in the synthesis of the salts.
US11834430B2
The present invention relates to compounds of general Formula (I), and/or tautomers, enantiomers, solvates, hydrates, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present invention also relates to compounds of Formula (I) for use in therapy, methods of treating isoprenylcysteine carboxyl methyltransferase (ICMT) related disorders or uses of compounds of Formula (I) in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of ICMT-related disorders, wherein the disorder is cancer and/or progeria. The present invention further relates to processes for synthesizing compounds of Formula (I).
US11834428B2
A method for preparing dihydromyricetin nanocrystals includes: uniformly dispersing dihydromyricetin in a good solvent to obtain a dihydromyricetin solution; uniformly dispersing a precipitator and a stabilizer in water to obtain a mixed solution, and then adding the dihydromyricetin solution into the mixed solution and mixing uniformly under a stirring condition to obtain a dihydromyricetin nanocrystal solution; and drying the dihydromyricetin nanocrystal solution to obtain the dihydromyricetin nanocrystals. The method for preparing the dihydromyricetin nanocrystals by an anti-solvent method is simple and easy to implement, low in cost, good in nanocrystal stability, small in organic solvent consumption, and safe and environment-friendly in preparation process.
US11834427B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a compound having an anti-inflammatory activity or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. The solution of the present invention is a compound of general formula (1) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. wherein the symbols in the formula are defined below: R1: e.g., a C1-C6 alkyl group; R2: a C1-C6 alkyl group; A: e.g., an oxygen atom; and R3: e.g., a C1-C6 alkyl group.
US11834424B2
Compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof of Formula I are disclosed. Certain compounds and salts of Formula I are active as CMA modulators. The disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions containing a compound of Formula I.
US11834419B2
A compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, a photoresist composition comprising the same, a photoresist pattern comprising the same, and a method for preparing a photoresist pattern
US11834415B2
The present disclosure relates to an adhesive resin composition for bonding semiconductors, including: a thermoplastic resin; a thermosetting resin; a curing agent; and a compound having a specific structure, and an adhesive film for semiconductors including the same.
US11834413B2
The present disclosure relates to compounds which exhibit activity in the inhibition of platelet aggregation as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of treatment of vascular diseases by administration of these compounds or the pharmaceutical compositions.
US11834409B2
A compound of formula (I), or a salt thereof that may have an antagonistic action against an NMDA receptor that includes an NR2B subunit and may be useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for depression, bipolar disorder, migraine, pain, a symptom peripheral to dementia, or the like.
US11834401B2
Described are methods of treating or preventing a disease in a subject treatable by modulating cell mechanics. The method includes administering to a subject having or at risk for such a disease a pharmaceutical composition. comprising an agent selected from the group comprising a salt, solvate, or stereoisomer of compound (VIII) or its derivatives or a mixture of their constituents, where the compound has the formula:
US11834389B2
A method of making N-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)-4-nitrobenzamide from a mixture of 2,4-dinitroaniline, 4-nitrobenzoyl chloride, and solid acid catalyst in an organic solvent, wherein the solid acid catalyst is not soluble in the organic solvent, the solid acid catalyst being an acidic clay, an ion exchange resin, a beta zeolite, a sulfonated tetrafluoroethylene-based fluoropolymer-copolymer, or some mixture of these.
US11834384B2
A process for the preparation of olefin by alcohol dehydration, for making polymer, fuel or fuel additive and use of olefin obtainable by said process for making polymer, fuel or fuel additive. Preferred olefin is C5 olefin obtained from dehydration of an alcohol or alcohol mixture, preferably from fusel oil.
US11834378B2
A composite sintered body contains a silicon phase which is a main phase, a cordierite phase, and an amorphous phase containing Si. Further, the volume resistivity thereof at a room temperature is not lower than 0.1 Ω·cm and not higher than 2.5 Ω·cm.
US11834376B2
The present invention concerns a process for the production of a solid fire protection material. The composition for producing the fire protection material contains at least one water glass and microcapsules provided with propellant gas. The fire protection material is formed by expanding the microcapsules or by breaking the polymer material of the shell of the microcapsules by the influence of temperature or by adding an agent which breaks the shell of the microcapsules.
US11834373B2
The present disclosure discloses an oil shale semicoke adsorption inhibitor and use thereof in concrete preparation. The adsorption inhibitor is prepared by the following steps: sequentially adding 50-52.5 weight parts of an anti-corrosion rheological agent, 5-20 weight parts of methanol, 0.5-2 weight parts of sulfonated melamine, 2-5 weight parts of EDTA, 20-30 weight parts of an organosilicon compound, and 5-10 weight parts of stearate into a mixing container, and performing stirring well. The anti-corrosion rheological agent is a microbead. The adsorption inhibitor solves problems of strong water absorption, high adsorption of a water reducing agent, etc. of oil shale semicoke, reduces the use amount of the water reducing agent in concrete production, and can also reduce power consumption during grinding, thereby realizing high-value resource utilization of the oil shale semicoke.
US11834352B2
System and method for treatment of a process fluid using ultraviolet light are provided. The system may have a wall, an inlet pipe and at least one length of brushes configured to brush a fluid along a side of the wall, generating a film on the fluid to be exposed to ultraviolet light as the fluid film flows along the wall. The system and method may further utilize at least one channel to provide fluid to the wall.
US11834348B2
A cyclone-assisted distillation system including an energy supply system configured to generate water vapor; a cyclone-generating device configured to generate a vortex with the water vapor received from the energy supply system, the vortex generating a water vapor jet; and a distillation system configured to generate distillated water from saltwater, based on a steam jet obtained from (1) the water vapor of the energy supply system and (2) the water vapor jet from the cyclone-generating device.
US11834347B2
A water purification system configured to continually monitor input water for the presence of heavy metal or organic chemical contaminants. The system automatically selects different types of filtration material, such as functionalized biochar filtration material, to purify the heavy metal or organic chemical contaminated water by automatically directing the water to filtration cartridges containing the filtration material best suited to removing the detected contaminants. The system is equipped with a processor, suitable sensors, and a plurality of removable cartridges. Each cartridge has a different type of filtration material, and each cartridge is equipped with a memory chip that can inform the processor as to the filtration capabilities of that particular cartridge. The system can keep track of its history of operation, and automatically notify operators when cartridges need to be replaced.
US11834346B2
The present disclosure provides a precursor solution of a semiconductor electrothermal film, which comprises component A, component B, and component C. The component A comprises the following components by weight: 2-10 parts of tin tetrachloride pentahydrate, 3-6 parts of stannous chloride and 0.3-1 part of glycerol, also comprises a pH regulator, the pH of the component A is 4.7-6.2; the component B comprises the following components by weight: 5-10 parts of conductivity regulator, the conductivity regulator is selected from a group consisting of antimony trichloride dihydrate, bismuth trioxide, aluminum oxide and thallium dioxide, 0.6-1 part chlorinated aluminum and a mixture thereof, also comprises a pH regulator, the pH of the component B is 4.7-5.0; the component C comprises the following components by weight: 0.5-0.7 parts of tin oxide, 0.8-1.5 parts of bismuth oxide and 15-25 parts of ethanol; also comprises 15-30 parts of distilled water. A preparation method of electrothermal film and electrothermal structure is further provided. The obtained semiconductor electrothermal film has good nature of resistance to sudden temperature changes, good temperature stability, attenuation resistance, fast heating speed, and high temperature resistance.
US11834338B1
Continuous thermolysis of carbonaceous matter in a controlled temperature and steam environment to produce a low volatility char, with subsequent steam activation of the char under pressure producing activated carbon and pressurized syn-gas, all of which are carried out in a reactor system including one or more vessels. The syn-gas is enriched in hydrogen in a high temperature shift reactor and separated in a pressurized swing adsorber to provide a pressurized pure hydrogen stream and a low-pressure combustible tail gas. The tail gas and the volatiles from the thermolysis step are combusted to provide process steam and electric power. The electric power is used to supplement the thermal requirements of the process with the balance being exported.
US11834334B1
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for processing ammonia. A heater may heat reformers, where the reformers comprise ammonia (NH3) reforming catalysts in thermal communication with the heater. NH3 may be directed to the reformers from storage tanks, and the NH3 may be decomposed to generate a reformate stream comprising hydrogen (H2) and nitrogen (N2). At least part of the reformate stream can be used to heat reformers. Additionally, the reformate stream can be directed to a hydrogen processing module such as a fuel cell.
US11834333B2
A method of co-producing liquid hydrogen and ammonia, including a hydrogen generator, a nitrogen generator, and a HLU is presented. The method includes pressurizing a hydrogen stream from the hydrogen generator in a hydrogen compressor, dividing the pressurized hydrogen into at least a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion includes at least part of the flow of a first refrigeration cycle in the HLU, and the second part comprises at least part of the feed to an ammonia plant. The method also includes pressurizing a nitrogen stream from the nitrogen generator in a HP nitrogen compressor, dividing the pressurized nitrogen stream into at least a first part and a second part, wherein the first part comprises at least part of the flow of a second refrigeration cycle in the HLU, and the second part comprises at least part of the feed to the ammonia plant.
US11834330B2
An example of a cavity structure comprises a cavity substrate comprising a substrate surface, a cavity extending into the cavity substrate, the cavity having a cavity bottom and cavity walls, and a cap disposed on a side of the cavity opposite the cavity bottom. The cavity substrate, the cap, and the one or more cavity walls form a cavity enclosing a volume. A component can be disposed in the cavity and can extend above the substrate surface. The component can be a piezoelectric or a MEMS device. The cap can have a tophat configuration. The cavity structure can be micro-transfer printed from a source wafer to a destination substrate.
US11834311B2
The invention provides a conveying device. The conveying device comprises: a bottom platform, the bottom platform comprising a horizontal guide rail; a hoisting device, the hoisting device being arranged on the bottom platform and capable of moving along the horizontal guide rail of the bottom platform, the hoisting device comprising a base, a hoisting beam and a hoisting mechanism between the base and the hoisting beam, and the hoisting mechanism enabling the hoisting beam to ascend or descend relative to the base, wherein both the base and the hoisting beam extend in a direction parallel to the horizontal guide rail of the bottom platform; and a driving device, the driving device being capable of driving the hoisting device to move along the horizontal guide rail.
US11834310B2
A carrying device (1) for the frontal removal of a roll body from a roll frame, comprising a main frame (2) and a receiving section (3) for the roll body. The receiving section (3) can be transferred from an introduction position (E) into a supporting position (S). The receiving section (3) has a profile which at least partially encloses the roll body in the supporting position (S), and the carrying device (1) can be pushed in below the roll body with the receiving section (3) in the introduction position (E), and the roll body is carried with the receiving section (3) in the supporting position (S).
US11834309B2
A system and method using at least one inductor operatively coupled to an electrically insulating structure suppresses transient currents generated during a bond-on process by a human worker with energized electrical equipment so as to inhibit passage of the transient currents through the electrically insulating structure operatively coupled to the energized electrical equipment.
US11834307B2
An overhead line system includes a plurality of support posts, an overhead line supported by the support posts, a lifting device with which the overhead line is liftable, a suspension device that is connected to the overhead line and is movable in the air as the lifting device winds the overhead line, and a control device. The control device controls the lifting device so as to reduce tension when a predetermined condition relating to a tension abnormality of the overhead line is satisfied.
US11834299B2
The disclosure relates to a passenger transport system in the form of an escalator or a moving walkway. The system can include a stationary access region, a transport belt made up of a plurality of tread units, a transition region in which combing structures of the transport belt adjoin static comb structures of the access region, and an illuminating device having at least one light source for emitting light in the visible spectrum. The illuminating device can be configured such that at least a first portion of the light emitted is focused to predominantly illuminate an elongate transition surface which includes the transition region.
US11834297B1
An elevator cabin seal for an elevator is described. The elevator cabin seal includes a plate having a plate interior surface, a seal member, and a plurality of adjustment members. The seal member has a seal member interior surface and a seal member top surface contiguous with the seal member interior surface. The seal member top surface is coupled to the plate interior surface. Each adjustment member of the plurality of adjustment members is coupled to the plate interior surface and contacts the seal member interior surface to exert an adjustable force against the seal member interior surface.
US11834290B2
A printing apparatus includes a stacking portion on which a print medium printed by a printing unit configured to perform printing is stacked, a discharge unit configured to discharge the print medium printed by the printing unit to the stacking portion, a passage forming portion arranged facing the stacking portion and configured to form a discharge passage of the print medium together with the stacking portion, and an outlet port located at a downstream end of the stacking portion and a downstream end of the passage forming portion in a conveying direction of the print medium. The passage forming portion includes a take-out port through which a user can take out, from the stacking portion, the print medium printed by the printing unit.
US11834287B1
Apparatus and methods for improved turn-up procedures on a paper making machine that include a flexible portion of a turn-up tape track and movement of a track curve portion to avoid interference with threading a paper web to a spool. A transverse turn-up tape track may be extended across a first spool to a track curve and the track curve may be set at a lower position that does not interfere with a paper web during threading, and subsequently repositioned to a position from which a turn-up position may be performed. The paper web threading leader may continue to be wound around the first spool until a full width of the paper web has been spooled onto the first spool. The transverse turn-up tape track may be maintained essentially stationary relative to the first spool.
US11834283B2
A loading system includes one or more adjusting mechanisms configured to adjust a position of the container held by the container holder, a controller configured to control operation of the one or more adjusting mechanisms, a transfer mechanism configured to move a loadable object into a holding space of the container with the container held by the container holder to transfer the loadable object to the container, and one or more position detectors. The one or more position detectors are located to detect a relative position of a loadable object when the loadable object is held by the transfer mechanism and is in the holding space. The controller is configured to perform an adjusting control in which the position of the container is adjusted to place the container in a proper position with respect to the loadable object, the adjusting control being performed based on detected information from the one or more position detectors, and being performed during at least a portion of a process of transferring the loadable object by the transfer mechanism, and being completed before the loadable object becomes supported by the container.
US11834275B1
A mail sortation system includes a frame system, a conveyor carried by the frame system, a driven axle on one end of the conveyor, a pair of split idler axles, one idler axel on each side of the conveyor, a chain from each idler axel to the driven axel, and a chain slack adjustment mechanism. The idler axels are configured to rotate independently of each other. The chains are coupled to the conveyor, such that rotation of the driven axle causes the idler axles to rotate and the conveyor to translate. The chain slack adjustment mechanisms remove slack in each chain by increasing the distance between the driven axle and the idler axles.
US11834270B2
Robotic automation and methods described herein can be used to enhance the efficiencies of order fulfillment and inventory stowage processes. For example, this document describes the use of mobile robots in conjunction with a human order picker to pick and transport items for order fulfillment processes in an efficient manner. The described systems and methods allow the elimination of human labor particularly related to transporting saleable goods and similar items. Mobile robots take over many of the tasks related to transporting the picked items. Accordingly, the efficiency of the human order picker, as measured by the number of line items picked per hour for example, is greatly enhanced.
US11834267B2
A device for storing cylindrical material according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a rack shelf including one or more racks in which a circular axis is stored, a rack master including a first rack master fork configured to collect a first circular axis in which an article stored in a target rack is not mounted, and a second rack master fork configured to transport a second circular axis in which the article is mounted in the target rack from which the first circular axis is collected, a turn skid configured to collect the first circular axis collected from the first rack master fork; and an input/output port configure to mount the article in the first circular axis collected from the turn skid.
US11834263B2
Described is a system for controlling the operation of a trash can lid that includes a shell for receiving trash, a lid assembly that covers a portion of the shell, and an actuator assembly that independently controls the rate in which the lid assembly moves with respect to the shell. Also provided is a system for improving the operation of a trash can that includes a lid assembly for covering a portion of a shell, an actuator assembly, a base assembly, and a hydraulic component. The hydraulic component controls the rate in which a portion of the lid assembly moves with respect to the shell. The system further includes an adjustable volume of space that is formed between the base assembly and the removable liner when the removable liner is coupled to the base assembly. The adjustable volume of space can be used to store deodorizers, insecticides, or the like.
US11834260B1
An internal lift equipped refuse receptacle assembly for facilitating removal of full or partially full trash can liners includes a tubular housing and a false bottom. The tubular housing has a true bottom and a top. The true bottom is closed. The top is open for insertion of a trash can liner into the tubular housing. The false bottom is operationally engaged to an actuator, which is engaged to the tubular housing. A controller is engaged to the tubular housing so that the controller is accessible to a user. The controller is operationally engaged to the actuator and can be selectively manipulated by the user to activate the actuator to motivate the false bottom, the trash can liner, and contents of the trash can liner from proximate to the true bottom toward the top, facilitating removal of the trash can liner and its contents from the tubular housing.
US11834255B2
A light device holder includes a first paper wall, a second paper wall, a first lateral wall, a second lateral wall and a spacer plate. The light device holder is designed containing and enclosing multiple light bulbs. The second paper wall is opposite to the first paper wall. Two sides of the first paper wall and the second paper wall are respectively connected to edges of the first lateral wall and the second lateral wall forming a rectangular container space. The spacer plate has a first plate part and a second plate part. The first plate part engages an inner surface of the first paper wall. The second plate part is folded from the first plate part to extend as a tilt surface to divide the rectangular container space into a first space part and a second space part.
US11834247B2
The fluid container has a first and second flexible membrane forming at least one chamber, a channel configured to receive pressurized inert gas, and one or more check valve assemblies disposed therebetween. The one or more check valve assemblies is formed from a continuous third flexible membrane folded at an apex, and configured to provide the flow of pressurized fluid in one direction upon inflation, from the channel to the at least one chamber, while restricting flow in the opposite direction. The one or more check valve assemblies are characterized in that they do not require pre-printing or electronic registering, thus allowing for an inflation flow rate of at least twice that of conventional inflatable packaging systems.
US11834246B2
A sachet (10) for containing solid tablets (30) having a cavity (11) with an outlet tunnel (20) a long which a tablet (30) can be moved in an outward direction, the outlet tunnel (20) comprising sequential sections (20A, 20B) in the outward direction aligned at a non-180° angle to each other, and the cavity (20) contains at least one solid tablet (30) which can be urged into the inlet opening (21), along the outlet tunnel and out through the outlet opening (22). The angled sections of the outlet tunnel impart child-resistance to the sachet.
US11834239B2
Provided herein is reusable dispenser lid. The reusable dispenser lid can be removably fitted to the mouth of a container containing a fluid.
US11834237B2
The present invention is directed to a child resistant double seam container lid including an adapter ring for securely affixing to the double seam top rim of conventional containers that will be difficult for children to open, yet readily openable by adults. More particularly, a two-piece, and three-piece child resistant double seam affixable container lid is provided having a first piece lid portion, a second piece adapter ring locking member second piece and optionally a third piece securing unit piece, with first and second rotational alignment indicators on the lid portion and adapter ring, and optional additional integral features such as a liquid measuring cup feature, a liquid tight lid feature, a threaded lid portion, a replaceable double seam container lid portion and a double seam container lid locking member adapter ring variously configured to be securely affixable to the double seam container rim.
US11834231B2
A child-resistant container including a container body, a lid, and at least one resilient tab is provided. The lid is pivotable about an axis through a hinge joining the lid to the container body to open and close the container. The resilient tab has a proximal portion fixed to the lid, a distal portion projecting from the lid, and at least one abutment on the distal portion. The abutment on the distal portion of the tab is normally biased into engagement with an abutment on the container body when the lid is in its closed position. The distal portion of the tab is displaceable against the bias to disengage the abutment of the tab from the abutment of the container. Displacement of the tab releases the lid so that it can be pivoted about the hinge to open the container.
US11834222B2
A plastic preform includes a hollow body portion including a closed base portion and a lower portion and a lower portion extending upwardly from the closed bottom portion; and a neck portion extending upwardly from the lower portion. The neck portion includes a dispensing opening positioned at a top of the neck portion, threads positioned below the dispensing opening, a tamper-evident formation having a lower surface and positioned directly below the threads, and a support flange having an upper surface and a lower surface and positioned below the tamper-evident formation. In an embodiment, the plastic preform is formed of a material comprising polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and a vertical distance from the lower surface of the tamper-evident formation to the lower surface of the support flange is from 0.125 to 0.150 inches. Containers and methods for molding preforms and making containers are also disclosed.
US11834221B2
An exemplary, nonlimiting embodiment of the present disclosure provides a box, as well as a method of use for the box, which may be opened and closed without substantially compromising the structural integrity of the box. The box comprises a base, at least four walls, and a segmental lid. The segmental lid comprises a first, second, third, and fourth flap. The first and fourth flaps further comprise a first and second pivotable tab, respectfully. The pivotable tabs are pivotally configurable and are preferably configured to be oriented in substantially opposing directions, relative to one another when the first and fourth flap are disposed in their respective closed or open positions. The method comprises disposing each of the flaps into their closed positions, respectively, such that the box may be subsequently opened without substantially compromising the structural integrity of the box.
US11834219B2
A method for applying a sealing member to a capsule intended for the preparation of a beverage in a device for making beverages, where the capsule includes a body having a bottom wall, a side wall and a flange-like rim which extends from the side wall, comprises a step of applying a charge of sealing composition in a viscous state on the flange-like rim and a step of compression moulding the charge of sealing composition against the flange-like rim.
US11834216B2
A tray for receiving sausages is provided. The tray includes cells which are adapted to substantially match the shape of sausages or other soft materials. The tray may be vacuum sealed to cause a relatively uniform top surface suitable for stacking. The tray may be sealed without pre-freezing the sausages and without causing significant deformation to said sausages upon thawing. The tray may be loaded in an automated manner without the use of robotic arms placing individual sausages into the tray.
US11834209B2
Forming a cardboard blank includes making two score lines on a cardboard sheet to define a central sector with three portions and two lateral sectors. Four cuts are made in a direction transverse to the score lines to form in one lateral sector a first closing flap and first and second reinforcing flaps and, in the other lateral sector, a second closing flap and third and fourth reinforcing flaps. The first and second closing flaps are folded at respective score lines, and one portion folded to cover a flank of an article on another portion so the first and third reinforcing flaps project. A third portion is folded to cover another flank and an upper article face so the second and fourth reinforcing flaps project. A band folds the first two reinforcing flaps towards the first closing flap and the third and fourth reinforcing flaps towards the second closing flap.
US11834206B1
An outer space-based reusable manufacturing and assembly system including at least one joint that comprises at least one receiver component, at least one strut that engages the at least one receiver component on the at least one joint and a joining element that provides for engaging and disengaging the at least one joint with at least the at least one strut so that either the at least one joint and the at least one strut are usable for another mission. Two other systems are also disclosed.
US11834205B1
A spacecraft chassis includes a chassis body defined by first and second opposing sides bound by a perimeter, wherein at least one heat-generating component is configured to be secured directly to the chassis body, and at least one heat dissipating feature configured to radiate heat generated from the at least one heat-generating component into outer space.
US11834196B2
A computing system for an unducted rotor engine with a variable pitch vane assembly in aerodynamic relationship with an unducted rotor assembly, including a sensor-based controller configured to execute a first set of operations and a model-based controller configured to execute a second set of operations. The first set of operations includes obtaining a first signal corresponding to a commanded low spool speed; obtaining a second signal indicative of a pitch angle corresponding to thrust output from the unducted rotor assembly and variable pitch vane assembly; generating a pitch feedback signal corresponding to a commanded adjustment to the pitch angle based at least on one or both of a variable blade pitch angle or a variable vane pitch angle. The second set of operations include obtaining a desired thrust output via a throttle input; determining, at least via a power management block, a commanded thrust output signal; receiving the commanded thrust output signal; and generating an output signal.
US11834188B2
Commands, including a first and second command associated with a first and second rotor module, are determined based at least in part on a set of desired forces or moments and a plurality of health metrics, including by determining a plurality of differences between the plurality of health metrics and a threshold and assigning a lower thrust value to the first command based at least in part on the first difference and a higher thrust value to the second command based at least in part on the second difference, where the first difference indicates a higher degree of wear on the first rotor module than the second difference indicates for the second rotor module. The commands are sent to the rotor modules and after the commands are performed, updated health metrics are determined.
US11834184B2
A passenger seat is described which reduces neck deflection in a 16G loading event. The passenger seat includes one or more seatback surfaces which translate to shield a surface, such as a latch mechanism, during the crash event. By shielding the latch mechanism, a smooth surface is created, thereby reducing a likelihood of a passenger's head becoming trapped on the latch mechanism. The seatback surfaces actuated include one or more of a shroud surrounding the latch mechanism, a pocket defined by the shroud, or a hinged surface.
US11834180B2
The present invention provides a unique system to deliver packages from aerial vehicles to the ground through the use of a sophisticated guidance system and impact-absorbing catching mechanism. The new systems and methods of the present invention provide package delivery from manned and unmanned aircraft that is fully automated and reliably accurate to deliver a package to a ground station operable to receive the package in the catching mechanism.
US11834179B1
Embodiments are directed to releasing smaller unmanned aerial vehicles from larger unmanned aerial vehicles. Apparatus and system embodiments are disclosed for physically retaining and ejecting the smaller unmanned aerial vehicles, including the communication networks associated with the command and control of both the smaller unmanned aerial vehicles and the larger unmanned aerial vehicles.
US11834171B2
An aircraft wing section assembly is disclosed having a structural spine, a movement mechanism including a support rod extending through the structural spine, a first lever, for connection to and for moving a first moveable control surface, pivotally mounted to the support rod, a second similar lever for connection to and for moving a second moveable control surface, and a connection mechanism for connecting the first and second levers such that pivotal movement of the first lever causes pivotal movement of the second lever, and an actuation mechanism for actuating pivotal movement of the first lever, such that, in use, when the actuation mechanism actuates pivotal movement of the first lever, the second lever also pivotally moves, thus causing movement of both the first and second moveable control surfaces. Also disclosed is an aircraft wing assembly, an aircraft and a method of operating an aircraft.
US11834169B2
An aircraft wingbox assembly is disclosed having a wingbox with an upper cover, a lower cover and a pair of spars; a plurality of ribs in the wingbox. The ribs divide the wingbox into bays. A fuel tank is in a first one of the bays. One of the spars includes a spar hole which is configured to enable the fuel tank to be removed from the first one of the bays through the spar hole.
US11834164B2
The present application relates to a propulsion device having a motor, a mast connected to the motor, an angle sensing device detecting the angle of the mast, a controller receiving the angle of the mast as an input and outputting a motor torque signal to the motor in response thereto, a hub attached to the mast via a single skewed hinge, and a propeller assembly with one or more blades connected to a hub.
US11834161B1
Disclosed herein is an electric aircraft and a method for preventing a propulsor from contacting a ground surface of the electric aircraft. Electric aircraft includes a tail skid. The tail skid may include two portions. The tail skid may be configured to accommodate angles of approach for various takeoff and landing methods. Tail skid may be configured to prevent a propulsor from contacting the ground surface.
US11834159B2
A braking arrangement includes a torque plate, a torque button, and a sacrificial bushing. The torque button comprises a head portion and a shaft portion, wherein the head portion is configured to extend at least partially into a torque pocket of an end plate of a brake stack and the shaft portion is configured to extend through an aperture disposed in a back leg of the torque plate. The bushing is configured to be removably coupled between the shaft portion of the torque button and the back leg of the torque plate.
US11834152B2
A process and machine configured to predict and preempt an undesired load and/or bending moment on a part of a vehicle resulting from an exogenous or a control input. The machine may include a predictor with an algorithm for converting parameters from a state sensed upwind from the part into an estimated normal load on the part and a prediction, for a future time, of a normal load scaled for a weight of the aerospace vehicle. The machine may: produce, using a state upwind from the part on the aerospace vehicle and/or a maneuver input, a predicted state, load and bending moment on the part at a time in the future; derive a command preempting the part from experiencing the predicted load and bending moment; and actuate the command just prior to the part experiencing the predicted state, thereby alleviating the part from experiencing the predicted load and bending moment.
US11834149B2
An aircraft may include a body structure, a tail section articulatably coupled to the body structure and including a tail structure, a propulsion system coupled to the tail structure and configured to produce thrust for the aircraft, and a stabilizer coupled to the tail structure, and an actuation system configured to articulate the tail section relative to the body structure to change a thrust vector of the propulsion system and an angle of attack of the stabilizer during flight. The actuation system may be configured to articulate the tail section about at least two perpendicular rotational axes. The propulsion system may be configured to produce the thrust in a first thrust direction in a first flight mode (e.g., a rotor-borne flight mode) and to produce the thrust in a second thrust direction in a second flight mode (e.g., a wing-borne flight mode).
US11834146B2
A simple and lightweight system for discharging water that can flow out through an orifice in an insulation blanket lining the walls of a fuselage of a transport vehicle such as an aircraft. The blanket has an impermeable collection plate having at least partially the shape of a channel, container or the like for collecting and discharging condensation water under the effect of gravity through an orifice.
US11834145B2
A system for supporting a camera during aerial photography or videography includes a gimbal, a platform, a first flywheel, an onboard electronics module and a link rod with a longitudinal axis. The gimbal includes an inner ring external to and concentric with the link rod and coupled thereto for relative rotation about the longitudinal axis, a middle ring external to and concentric with the inner ring and coupled thereto for relative pivoting about a second axis nearly perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and an outer ring external to and concentric with the middle ring and coupled thereto for relative pivoting about a third axis perpendicular to the second axis. The platform is provided to the outer ring. The first flywheel is mounted at a first position on the platform so as to balance with a camera at a second position and an onboard electronics module at a third position.
