US11079534B2
A vehicle lighting device including a light source configured to emit diverging light a fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers bundled into a cross sectional shape configured to be optically coupled to the light source; and a coupling device configured to optically couple the light source to the fiber bundle, the coupling device including a reflecting portion configured to reflect the diverging light toward the optical fiber bundle and a blocking portion configured to block light from bleeding from the assembly.
US11079530B2
A lighting system includes a plurality of light sources; an elongated luminescent body defining a length (L) and a height or diameter (H), and having a light input face, a light output face, and at least one side face bridging the height or diameter (H); a garnet type A3B5O12 luminescent material including trivalent cerium, provided in the elongated luminescent body with a height dependent concentration range defined by a minimum concentration ymin=0.036*x−1 and a maximum concentration ymax=0.17*x−1, where y is the trivalent cerium concentration in % relative to the A element, and x is the height (H) in mm; at least one heat transfer elements in thermal contact with the elongated luminescent body; and a reflector provided opposite the light sources on the elongated luminescent body. The garnet type A3B5O12 luminescent material converts at least part of light from the light sources into converted light.
US11079524B2
Disclosed is a near-infrared filter. The near-infrared filter includes a filter-support-seat body including a quadrangular pillar cell region and a dummy region which surrounds the cell region and which is gradually reduced in size from the cell region, and an optical-filter-subdivision layer covering the cell region and the dummy region at a front side and a rear side of the filter-support-seat body based on the path of a light beam which is incident on the front side and penetrates the rear side in the filter-support-seat body. The dummy region has a chamfered side that is slanted obliquely in at least one side of the front side and the rear side of the filter-support-seat body. Further, a method of manufacturing the near-infrared filter is disclosed for each process step.
US11079522B1
Methods and apparatuses related to fiducial designs for fiducial markers on glass substrates, or other transparent or translucent substrates, are disclosed. Example fiducial designs can facilitate visual recognition by enhancing edge detection in visual perception. In example fiducial designs, optical features on glass substrates can re-direct light so as to present a bright image region. Such optical features can include surface relief patterns formed in a coating on the surface of glass substrates. An exemplary method for manufacturing the fiducial markers can involve transfers of a fiducial design across a master mold or plate, a submaster mold or plate, and a target glass substrate. A fiducial marker can facilitate the use of the substrate in a variety of applications, including machine vision systems that facilitate automated performance of manufacturing processes on input working material.
US11079511B2
A system for processing DAS VSP surveys is provided. The system includes a DAS data collection system coupled to at least one optical fiber at least partially positioned within a wellbore and configured to either activate or passively listen to a seismic source of energy for one or more times. The system further includes an information processing system connected to the DAS data collection system. A seismic dataset is received from the DAS data collection system recorded in a spatiotemporal domain. The seismic dataset is converted into intercept-time ray-parameter domain dataset. Local apparent slope is determined for each seismic signal in the received seismic dataset. Amplitude correction is performed for the received seismic signals by using the slowness profile and the determined local apparent slope in the intercept-time ray-parameter domain dataset. The corrected intercept-time ray-parameter domain dataset is converted back into the spatiotemporal domain.
US11079507B2
A virtual seismic shot record is generated based at least in part on seismic interferometry of the passive seismic data. Then, a frequency bandwidth of the virtual seismic shot record is determined, wherein the frequency bandwidth comprises a plurality of frequencies. The virtual seismic shot record is transformed into a frequency-dependent seismic shot record based on a first frequency of the plurality of frequencies. Further, a phase shift is applied to the frequency-dependent seismic shot record. A first velocity model is generated from the phase shifted frequency-dependent seismic shot record. A second velocity model may be generated using full-waveform inversion (FWI). One or more depth slices are identified from the second velocity model. A seismic image is generated based on the one or more depth slices for use with seismic exploration above a region of subsurface including a hydrocarbon reservoir and containing structural features conducive to a presence, migration, or accumulation of hydrocarbons.
US11079505B2
Apparatus (10) and methods for combining time reversal and elastic nonlinearity of formation materials for qualtitatively probing for over-pressured regions down hole in advance of a well drilling bit, to determine the distance to the over-pressured region, and for accurately measuring pore pressure downhole in a formation, are described. Classical and reciprocal time reversal methods may be utilized to achieve these measurements.
US11079499B2
In a method of making pixelated scintillators, a block of an amorphous scintillator material is divided into plural sections. The plural sections of the block are rejoined with plural first reflective septa to form an assembly. In the assembly, each of the plural first reflective septa separates two adjacent sections of the block. The assembly is then divided into plural sections in a way such that each of the plural sections of the block is divided into plural pixels. The plural sections of the assembly are rejoined with plural second reflective septa. Each of the plural second reflective septa separates two adjacent sections of the assembly, forming an array comprising plural rows and columns of pixels of the amorphous scintillator material. In the array, each pixel is separated from adjacent pixels by a portion of at least one of the plural first reflective septa and at least one of the second reflective septa.
US11079496B2
Precise point positioning (PPP) method and a PPP device are provided. The precise point positioning method includes obtaining a first satellite signal of a target satellite and a second satellite signal of a reference satellite. The first satellite signal and the second satellite signal are combined to eliminate a signal error and obtain a combined satellite signal. A smoothing process is performed on a code data of the combined satellite signal, to obtain a satellite positioning data for positioning process. The satellite positioning data includes modified code data and modified carrier-phase data.
US11079493B2
A system and method for testing the integrity of signals incoming to a satellite navigation system. The method is implemented with an array of antenna elements, and a receiver connected to each antenna element. The receivers simultaneously and continuously make measurements on all tracked signals. Each receiver measures the carrier phase of an incoming signal. Based on the carrier phase differences between antenna elements and the distance between them, the azimuth and elevation of the signal source can be calculated. This measured angle of arrival can then be compared to an expected angle of arrival to determine if the signal source is legitimate. The system and method can be also applied to determining the angle of arrival of sources of interference, and to mitigating the effects of both illegitimate and interfering signals.
US11079492B1
A vehicle may include a localization and/or mapping component to understand what surrounds the autonomous vehicle and where it is in relation to the surroundings. The localization and/or mapping component may receive sensor data from sensor(s) of the vehicle and generate a map and/or position and/or orientation from the sensor data according to parameters that configure the way the localization and/or mapping component generates the map and/or position/orientation. A computing device may dynamically adjust these parameters, thereby changing the way the map and/or position/orientation are generated. This adjustment may be based on a condition detected from the sensor data and may increase a clarity (e.g., degree of distinctness/clarity) of the generated map and/or position/orientation.
US11079490B2
A survey system including a multibeam echo sounder having a single projector array and a single hydrophone array constructs a multi-signal message and deconstructs a corresponding multi-signal echo to substantially simultaneously perform multiple survey missions.
US11079489B2
In some examples, a radar system is configured to mount on an ownship vehicle for interleaving a weather detection mode and an object detection mode. The radar system comprises a phased-array radar device configured to receive weather signals in the weather detection mode, receive sensing signals in the object detection mode, and interleave the weather detection mode and the object detection mode. The radar system further comprises processing circuitry configured to determine weather conditions based on the received weather signals and detect an object based on the received sensing signals.
US11079488B2
A vehicle, radar system and method of detecting an object is disclosed. The radar system includes plurality of sensors a plurality of sensors, wherein a field of view of one of the plurality of sensors overlaps a field of view of at least another of the plurality of sensors at a region, and a processor. The processor is receives from the plurality of sensors a detection from the region, the detection related to an object, determines an overlap value for the region, adjusts a density parameter of a clustering criterion based on the overlap value, and determines a valid clustering of the detection with a neighboring detection using the adjusted density parameter.
US11079479B2
Measuring device (1) suited to measure the distance (d) of a reference object (O), configured so that it performs a plurality of measuring operations (Ai) in succession and comprising emission means (2) suited to emit a light radiation (R), receiving means (3) comprising a sensitive area (31) which is sensitive to the light radiation (R) and which is provided with a number M of sensitive units (4), each one of the sensitive units (4) being configured to generate an electrical signal (S), a first processing unit (5) comprising Ne processing elements (6), each one of said Ne processing elements (6) being configured to receive the electrical signal (S) for determining the time of impact (t) of a photon (F) on the sensitive units (4) and for calculating the value of said distance (d). The measuring device (1) comprises a second processing unit (7) configured to receive the electrical signals (S), processing the electrical signals (S) in such a way as to select a number Nu of sensitive units (4) impacted by the photons (F), associating each one of the Nu sensitive units (4) to one of the Ne processing elements (6), in such a way that, at the moment of the successive measuring operation (Ai+1), the distance (d) is determined by each one of the Nu sensitive units (4) selected.
US11079474B2
A device for generating and/or processing a signal, and a method for ascertaining an adjustment of a device for processing or generating a signal. The method includes the steps: generating a transmission signal or a test signal with the aid of a signal device of a device; separating first signals, which come to the signal device from an interface device of the device, from second signals which come to the interface device from the signal device, the interface device being coupleable or coupled to a transmitting and/or receiving antenna; and outputting the first and the second signals separately from one another.
US11079471B2
A transceiver for a detection and ranging apparatus comprising: a transmitter chain comprising a first sequence generator configured to generate a first signal based on a digital sequence; an interference cancellation block comprising a second sequence generator configured to generate a second signal based on the same digital sequence used to generate the first signal, the second signal having a predetermined time delay relative to the first signal; and the receiver chain configured to receive a received signal for detection and ranging, the received signal having components comprising at least none, one, or more reflections of the transmission signal and a component comprising an interference signal, the receiver chain comprising a first analog signal mixer configured to provide an output signal by mixing the received signal and the second signal thereby cancelling the interference signal in the received signal.
US11079467B2
A technique is provided for estimating time of arrival of a signal transmitted as a pulse and received as a sum of pulses. The received signal is filtered with a novel filter that lowers the early side lobes of the received signal to noise level. A first energy rise point is identified at a point of the main lobe of the filtered received signal, at which the energy is higher than the noise by a predetermined level. Starting from the identification of the first energy rise points, the time of arrival is estimated via curve matching, in which the shape of the filtered received signal is matched to the shape of a reference curve composed by a sum of one or more reference curves that are shifted both in time and in energy. The reference curves are found by applying to the transmitted signal the same filter applied to the received signal.
US11079462B2
Facilitation of determination of detailed location of a source signal is provided. In one embodiment, a device comprises a memory that stores computer executable components; and a processor that executes computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can comprise: a low-resolution computation logic component that implements a coarse algorithm and determines an approximate direction of arrival (DOA) of a source signal of an input signal, wherein the coarse algorithm uses both a coarse spatial grid and input data received from the input signal to determine the approximate DOA; and an error estimation logic component that estimates an estimation error of the coarse algorithm, and wherein the error estimation logic component uses the estimation error and the approximate DOA to determine a spatial interval range.
US11079458B2
In the voltage sensor diagnostic device, a monitoring device diagnoses a normality/abnormality of a voltage sensor that detects a circuit voltage in a system circuit of a vehicle-mounted motor control system. The monitoring device includes a main multiplier circuit, a subordinate multiplier circuit and an abnormality diagnosis circuit. The main multiplier circuit receives a circuit voltage as an input monitoring voltage and outputs a gain-non-inverted signal as a detected value of the circuit voltage. The subordinate multiplier circuit receives the circuit voltage as the input monitoring voltage and outputs a gain-inverted amplified with respect to the gain-non-inverted output signal from the main multiplier circuit as the detected value. The abnormality diagnosis circuit diagnoses abnormalities in the main multiplier circuit and the subordinate multiplier circuit, which are voltage sensors, based on the gain-non-inverted output signal from the main multiplier circuit and the gain-inverted output signal from the subordinate multiplier circuit.
US11079444B2
An insulation detector for highly accurately detecting or measuring, with a simple configuration, insulation resistance of a load or an apparatus to a ground or a housing and connected to an electric apparatus including one or both of an intra-apparatus capacitor and a battery, the insulation detector including an intra-insulation detector capacitor, a voltage detecting unit that detects a voltage of the intra-insulation detector capacitor, and a current-path forming switch for connecting the ground or the housing, the intra-apparatus capacitor, and the intra-insulation detector capacitor in series and forming a current path including insulation resistance of the electric apparatus. The insulation detector measures the insulation resistance by measuring a time constant of a change in the voltage of the intra-insulation detector capacitor. A capacitance value of the intra-insulation detector capacitor is a value negligible in the measurement of the insulation resistance compared with a capacitance value of the intra-apparatus capacitor.
US11079434B2
In various examples, a test system is provided for executing built-in-self-test (BIST) on integrated circuits deployed in the field. The integrated circuits may include a first device and a second device, the first device having direct access to external memory, which stores test data, and the second device having indirect access to the external memory by way of the first device. In addition to providing a mechanism to permit the first device and the second device to run test concurrently, the hardware and software may reduce memory requirements and runtime associated with running the test sequences, thereby making real-time BIST possible in deployment. Furthermore, some embodiments permit a single external memory image to cater to different SKU configurations.
US11079430B2
An electronic component handler includes a first holder that is movable in a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction and is capable of holding an electronic component, a second holder that is movable in the first direction and the second direction independently of the first holder and is capable of holding the electronic component, a light irradiation section that is arranged so as to be capable of irradiating an electronic component placement portion on which the electronic component is placed with light through a gap between the first holder and the second holder, and an imaging section that is capable of imaging the electronic component placement portion irradiated with the light in the first direction, and determines whether or not the electronic component is placed on the electronic component placement portion based on the imaging result obtained by imaging by the imaging section.
US11079426B2
A test jig for testing electrical characteristics of a semiconductor product includes a conductive ground block for supporting the semiconductor product thereon; a substrate provided on the ground block, and having a first and a second substrate electrodes formed on the substrate for the respective electrodes to be in contact with leads of the semiconductor; and lead pressers for pressing the leads against the first and the second substrate electrodes, respectively, so that electrical connection is established between the respective leads and the first and the second substrate electrodes in testing the semiconductor product.
US11079422B2
System and method for locating a fault on a line comprises a sampler that samples a pulse from the fault, the sampling being carried out at a predetermined sampling rate. A differentiator produces a differential or derivative of the pulse, and an analyzer obtains timing information from the derivative, from which it is possible to locate the fault knowing the total length of the line and the wave propagation rate.
US11079421B2
A control module for a lighting fixture may include an input circuit (e.g., a wireless communication circuit) that may be susceptible to noise generating by a noise-generating source (e.g., a lighting control device in the lighting fixture). The control circuit may execute a self-test procedure to determine if the magnitude of the noise is acceptable or unacceptable for normal operation of the control module. During the self-test procedure, the control circuit may measure a noise level at a connection of the input circuit and determine if the noise level causes the self-test procedure to fail. The control circuit may control the lighting load to multiple intensities, measure noise levels of the output signal at each intensity, and process the noise levels to determine if the test has passed or failed. The control circuit may illuminate a visual indicator to provide an indication that the self-test procedure has failed.
US11079420B2
The invention relates to methods and apparatus for determining properties of a surface. Embodiments disclosed include an apparatus for measuring a surface charge of a sample, comprising: a sample holder having an opposed pair of electrodes and configured to hold a sample in position in a measurement volume between the electrodes such that a planar surface of the sample is aligned orthogonal to the electrode surfaces; a measurement chamber for containing a measurement liquid and having an open end configured to receive the sample holder to position the electrodes in a preset orientation; a laser light source positioned and configured to direct a laser beam through the measurement chamber between the electrodes and parallel to the planar surface of the sample when the sample holder is received in the measurement chamber; and a detector positioned and configured to detect scattered light from the measurement volume, wherein the apparatus is configured to allow for detection of the scattered light by the detector over a range of distances from the surface of the sample.
US11079419B2
A system for testing a Nakagami fading channel and a verification method thereof are provided. The testing system includes a signal generator, a Nakagami fading channel simulator, and a computer. The signal generator is used to output a sine wave signal whose frequency is f and transmit the sine wave signal to the Nakagami fading channel simulator and the computer. The Nakagami fading channel simulator is used to generate a Nakagami fading channel. The computer is used to perform data processing and analysis. In the verification method, time domain fading characteristics, first-order statistics characteristics, and second-order statistics characteristics of the Nakagami fading channel are respectively verified. Verifying the time domain fading characteristics is verifying a waveform fluctuation rate and a fluctuation range on a time domain under different Nakagami fading factors. Verifying the first-order statistics characteristics is mainly verifying amplitude and phase distribution statistics characteristics of the Nakagami fading channel by means of Kolmogorov Smirnov (KS) hypothesis test. Verifying the second-order statistics characteristics is mainly verifying the shape and bandwidth of a power spectrum density function. In the present invention, verification on performance of the Nakagami fading channel simulator or a simulation model has features of accuracy and feasibility.
US11079415B2
A calibration circuit for calibrating a peak detector configured to detect a signal peak amplitude of an oscillator, including: a calibration oscillator configured to be supplied by at least two different supply voltages to generate respective calibration signals; a calibration peak detector configured to detect a calibration signal peak amplitude of each of the calibration signals; and a logic circuit configured to calibrate the peak detector based on the detected calibration signal peak amplitudes.
US11079414B2
A current sense circuit is provided. The current sense circuit includes an input terminal coupled to sense an input current. A first terminal of a diode is coupled as the input terminal. A current limiter has a first terminal coupled to a second terminal of the diode. A current source is coupled to a second terminal of the current limiter and configured to generate a first current. A current mirror includes a first leg coupled to the current limiter and the current source and a second leg coupled for providing an output current.
US11079413B2
A readout circuit for use with a Wheatstone bridge sensor. At least some of the example embodiments are methods including: driving an excitation signal in parallel through a first set of sensor elements of a Wheatstone bridge sensor and refraining from driving the excitation signal through a second set of sensor elements of the Wheatstone bridge sensor; measuring response of the first set of sensor elements, the measuring response of the first set of sensor elements creates a first measurement; and then driving the excitation signal in parallel through the second set of sensor elements of the Wheatstone bridge and refraining from driving the excitation signal through the first set of sensor elements; and measuring response of the second set of sensor elements, the measuring response of the second set of sensor elements creates a second measurement.
US11079410B2
A construction system regarding a capacitive voltage sensor, comprises a source electrode (110/210/310/410), a tubular body (120/220/320/420), and a mass of dielectric insulating material (140/240/340/440). The tubular body (120/220/320/420) comprises: a self-supporting tubular laminar element (123/223/323/423) made of insulating material, in which the self-supporting tubular laminar element (123/223/323/423) is stretched to form the support structure for said tubular body (120/220/320/420); a first thin layer (124/224/324/424) of conductive material applied to the outer surface of said self-supporting tubular laminar element (123/223/323/423), wherein said first thin layer (124/224/324/424) of conductive material is intended to perform the function of an electric screen; a second thin layer (125/225/325/425) of conductive material applied to the inner surface of said self-supporting tubular laminar element (123/223/323/423), wherein said second thin layer (125/225/325/425) of conductive material is designed to form an armature for a capacitive coupling.
US11079404B2
A test fixture for determining calibration accuracy of an aircraft angle of attack sensor vane includes an outer disc, configured to be transiently fixed to an aircraft exterior portion surrounding the sensor vane, and an inner disc that includes a spring-loaded plunger configured to physically engage the sensor vane during tests. The inner disc is rotatable relative to the outer disc to accommodate rotation of the sensor vane when engaged with the inner disc. The outer disc includes a ring gear fixed thereto; the inner disc includes a manually operated knob containing a spur gear that reacts with the ring gear to rotate the inner disc when the knob is rotated. The outer disc is a clamshell structure formed of an upper annular disc and a lower annular disc rigidly secured together, and the inner disc is rotatably retained between the upper and lower annular discs.
US11079401B2
Various embodiments are described herein for an apparatus and method for indicating at least one property related to an object. Detection data and optionally input data are received for the at least one property related to the object and at least one light property that corresponds to the at least one property related the object based on the detection signal is determined using a processing unit. A light is then generated and projected to illuminate and/or surround at least a portion of the object, the light being based on the at least one light property to indicate the at least one property related to the object.
US11079400B2
An apparatus receives environmental data indicative of environmental parameters in a vicinity of a smart tray bearing a product thereon. The apparatus receives from the smart tray, network data being transmitted to the product via a network port in the smart tray. At least one outlier in the environmental data or the network data is identified. An action to be executed at the smart tray is determined in response to identifying the outlier.
US11079392B2
Various aspects and embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to methods and compositions (e.g., kits) for the identification of subjects with misfolded proteins in their urine. For example, methods and compositions for determining that a urine sample from a pregnant woman contains or does not contain misfolded are provided. In some embodiments, the presence of misfolded proteins in a urine sample from a pregnant woman is an indication of preeclampsia.
US11079388B2
An imaging agent comprises (a) at least one target recognition moiety; (b) at least one observable moiety non-transiently bound to the target recognition moiety, and (c) at least one docking moiety bound to the target recognition moiety, wherein the docking moiety is capable of transiently binding at least one observable moiety. In some embodiments, the at least one target recognition moiety is an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof. A method of performing super-resolution imaging on a sample comprises (a) contacting the sample with at least one imaging agent comprising (i) a target-recognizing molecule non-transiently attached to at least one observable moiety and (ii) a target-recognizing molecule attached to at least one docking moiety, wherein the docking moiety is capable of transiently binding at least one observable moiety; (b) imaging the target-recognizing molecule non-transiently bound to at least one observable moiety; and (c) providing at least one observable moiety capable of transiently binding to the docking moiety and imaging the observable moiety transiently bound to the docking moiety.
US11079384B2
The present invention provides biomarker compositions and methods for the diagnosis and prognosis of PDAC. In a particular embodiment, the invention provides methods and compositions for screening, diagnosis and prognosis of early stage, asymptomatic PDAC.
US11079371B2
Embodiments herein relate to chemical sensors, devices and systems including the same, and related methods. In an embodiment, a medical device is included. The medical device can include a graphene varactor. The graphene varactor can include a graphene layer and a self-assembled monolayer disposed on an outer surface of the graphene layer through π-π stacking interactions. The self-assembled monolayer can provide a Langmuir theta value of at least 0.9. The self-assembled monolayer can include polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, tetraphenylporphyrins or derivatives thereof, metallotetraphenylporphyrins, or aromatic cyclodextrins. Other embodiments are also included herein.
US11079368B2
The invention is directed towards a method and system for optically-based monitoring of chemicals of potential concern (COPCs), including mercury (Hg), methyl mercury (MeHg), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). It employs a multi-parameter statistical analysis model, such as partial least square regression (PLS regression), to identify combinations of predictors (e.g., optical, water quality, and physical properties) that have large covariance with the response values. The predictive model is validated against analytic samples from laboratories. The steps in the method are repeated until predictors, or parameters are selected that avoid over-fitting and which yield physically-based results.
US11079359B2
A system includes a structure bonding layer and a sensor. The structure bonding layer is disposed on a structure. The structure bonding layer is a metallic alloy. The sensor includes a non-metallic wafer and a sensor bonding layer disposed on a surface of the non-metallic wafer. The sensor bonding layer is a metallic alloy. The sensor bonding layer is coupled to the structure bonding layer via a metallic joint, and the sensor is configured to sense data of the structure through the metallic joint, the structure bonding layer, and the sensor bonding layer.
US11079358B2
Methods and systems, including computer-implemented methods, computer program products, and computer systems for wooden pole integrity assessment. One computer-implemented method includes emitting, by one or more acoustic sources mounted onto a wooden pole, one or more sound waves through the wooden pole. Further, the method includes measuring, by one or more acoustic receivers mounted on the wooden pole, a respective amplitude and time of arrival of at least a portion of each of the one or more sound waves. Additionally, the method includes calculating, using the respective amplitude, the respective time of arrival, and a predetermined function, the real-time integrity level of the wooden pole. The method also includes in response to determining that the real-time integrity level of the wooden pole is less than a threshold level, outputting an alert indicating that the integrity level of the wooden pole is less than the threshold level.
US11079355B2
A method for cancer diagnosis is disclosed. The method includes forming a plurality of cultured cells on an electrochemical biosensor placing the electrochemical biosensor in a medium solution comprising a cell culture solution of a plurality of biological cells, measuring a first electrochemical response from the electrochemical biosensor with the plurality of cultured cells, forming a plurality of stimulated cells on the electrochemical biosensor by ultrasonically stimulating of the plurality of cultured cells, measuring a second electrochemical response from the electrochemical biosensor with the plurality of stimulated cells, and detecting presence of cancer cells responsive to a difference between the first electrochemical response and the second electrochemical response being less than a threshold. Where, the first electrochemical response includes an electrochemical response of the plurality of cultured cells and the second electrochemical response includes an electrochemical response of the plurality of stimulated cells.
US11079347B1
A moisture sensor includes a circuit board and a plurality of circuits monitoring a plurality of moisture probes, wherein at least two sets of a plurality of probes are on the bottom of the sensor, one set in direct contact with the floor, a second set separated from the floor; a set of conductive pins that enable the body of the circuit board to be spaced from the floor to help any moisture accumulation beneath the sensor to evaporate, preventing mold growth; two sets of a plurality of probes along the edge of the sensor, such that when the sensor is installed edge on, these edge sensors will be in direct contact with the floor. The sensor transmits data periodically when sensed resistance is below a predetermined value.
US11079346B2
An arrangement for determining the moisture of an object, in particular the moisture of human skin, has an electrically insulating carrier layer onto which the following units are applied: at least two electrodes, in particular interdigital electrodes, which are arranged on a first face of the carrier layer; a digital capacitance measuring device, to which the electrodes are connected; an NFC transponder which comprises an antenna and to which the measurement results of the capacitance measuring device are supplied in order to be forwarded wirelessly via the antenna, wherein the NFC transponder and the capacitance measuring device are arranged in the same chip in particular; and a shielding, which lies on the carrier layer face opposite the first face and which is connected to system ground of the capacitance measuring device in particular.
US11079345B2
An X-ray inspection device of the present invention includes a sample placement unit 11 for placing a sample as an inspection target therein, a sample placement unit positioning mechanism 30 for moving the sample placement unit 11, a goniometer 20 including first and second rotation members 22, 23 that rotate independently of each other, an X-ray irradiation unit 40 installed on the first rotation member 22, and a two-dimensional X-ray detector 50 installed on the second rotation member 23. The sample placement unit positioning mechanism 30 includes a χ rotation mechanism 35 for rotating the sample placement unit 11 and a ϕ-axis about a χ-axis that is orthogonal to a θs-axis and a θd-axis at a measurement point P and extends horizontally.
US11079343B2
An X-ray imaging system for reconstructing X-ray spectra includes an integrating detector and a measurement mask, including at least one physical filter, positioned between the integrating detector and an X-ray source spectrum. The integrating detector receives a masked X-ray spectrum after the source spectrum has been filtered in accordance with the measurement mask. As a result of the measurement mask containing one or more physical filters being combined, a measurement mask having energy band-pass regions can be generated, to cover the source spectrum. Measured data, based on the masked X-ray spectrum and characteristics of the measurement mask, is collected from the integrating detector. The X-ray imaging system reconstructs an X-ray spectrum and generates the reconstructed X-ray spectrum based on applying a predetermined algorithm, such as total variation minimization reconstruction, to the measured data.
US11079338B2
In detecting the structure of a lithography mask, a portion of the lithography mask is firstly illuminated with illumination light of an at least partially coherent light source in the at least one preferred illumination direction. A diffraction image of the illuminated portion is then recorded by spatially resolved detection of a diffraction intensity of the illumination light diffracted from the illuminated portion in a detection plane. The steps of “illuminating” and “recording the diffraction image” are then carried out for further portions of the lithography mask. Between at least two portions of the lithography mask that are thereby detected, there is in each case an overlap region whose surface extent measures at least 5% or more of the smaller of the two portions of the lithography mask. The repetition takes place until the detected portions of the lithography mask completely cover a region of the lithography mask to be detected. The structure of the lithography mask is calculated from the recorded diffraction images of the illuminated portions. A device for carrying out the structure detection method is also specified, which comprises a light source, a spatially-resolving detector and a mask holder. This results in a method and a device for detecting the structure of a lithography mask, in which the demands placed on an optical unit arranged downstream in the beam path from the illumination light of the lithography mask are reduced.
US11079336B2
A semiconductor inspection apparatus of embodiments includes: a light source irradiating a semiconductor package, the semiconductor package including: a sealing portion having an upper surface, a lower surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface; and a first lead extending from the first side surface, the first lead having a first wide width portion and a first narrow width portion, the first wide width portion being between the first side surface and the first narrow width portion; an imaging device capturing a first image of the first lead; a first calculator calculating a first area of a first notch region located on one side of the first narrow width portion and a second area of a second notch region located on the other side of the first narrow width portion; and a second calculator calculating a ratio of the first area and the second area.
US11079333B2
A spectrometer system and method including a laser source for directing a laser beam to a sample producing plasma radiation on the sample. At least one fiber of a fiber bundle is connected to an illumination source for directing light to the sample. A spectrometer subsystem receives plasma radiation from the sample via the detection fiber bundle. A camera receives light from the illumination source reflected off the sample for detecting the presence of the sample.
US11079325B2
This invention relates to an optical system and method for performing turbidity assay, e.g. coagulation of blood or plasma, comprising a standard optical reference, a sample handling structure, a light source and an optical detection unit. The standard optical reference, such as a fluorophore-doped glass, provides constant optical signal under controlled optical conditions. The sample handling structure, such as a microfluidic system with reaction chamber, can be placed beneath or above the standard optical reference. During operation, the coagulating plasma/blood changes its optical absorbance and reflection properties, which results in changes in optical signal that reaches the optical reading unit. The variation of the optical signal, such as fluorescence signal indicates the kinetics of the turbidity varying process, such as plasma/blood coagulation process. This invention is used for performing turbidity assay with optical system, including photometry system, fluorescence system, Raman Spectroscopy system and so on.
US11079324B2
A method for implementation by a laser spectrometer is provided. The method includes first scanning, by a control unit using a first set of laser spectrometer operating parameters, a first wavelength range by adjusting a wavelength of light of a beam emitted by a laser light source and passing through a sample gas. The first wavelength range encompasses a first spectral feature corresponding to a first constituent. The method also includes at least one second scanning, by the control unit using a second set of laser spectrometer operating parameters, a second wavelength range by adjusting the wavelength of light emitted from the laser light source and passing through the sample gas. The second wavelength range has a second spectral feature corresponding to at least one second constituent. The control unit also determines a first concentration of the first constituent and a second concentration of the at least one second constituent.
US11079321B2
The device is formed in a casing including a support, a spacer body, and a mirror element fixed together. A light-emitting element and a light-receiving element are arranged on a bearing surface of the support and face a reflecting surface of the mirror element. The light-emitting element is configured to generate infrared radiation, and the light-receiving element is configured to receive light radiation reflected by the reflecting surface. The spacer body has an emission opening housing the light-emitting element and a reception opening housing the light-receiving element; the reception opening comprises a radiation-limitation portion configured to enable entry of reflected light radiation having an angle, with respect to a normal to the bearing surface, of less than a preset value.
US11079319B2
A porous mirror (1) for detection of an analyte (96) in a fluid (99) by optical probing, comprising a translucent slab (2) with a front side (3), and a backside (4) facing away from the front side (3), wherein the front side (3) is adapted for being contacted with a fluid (99), and a reflective layer (5) at the front side (3) of the translucent slab (2), the reflective layer (5) being adapted to reflect light reaching the reflective layer from the backside (4) of the translucent slab (2), wherein the translucent slab (2) comprises pores (6), wherein the pores (6) are dead end pores (6) extending from respective openings (7) at the front side (3) into the translucent slab (2), through the reflective layer (5), wherein a cross-sectional dimension of the openings (7) of the pores (6) is dimensioned so as to prevent larger particles or debris, if any included the fluid, from entering the pores (6), while allowing the analyte (96) in the fluid (99) to enter the pores (6) via diffusion.
US11079314B1
According to exemplary practice of the present invention, a probe laser beam is aligned with a position detector and is spatially/geometrically related to a pump laser beam. A temperature gradient is produced in a medium by the pump beam. Since an increase or decrease in the temperature of the medium is related to an increase or decrease in the refractive index of the medium, position sensing of the deflection of the probe beam relative to the pump beam indicates whether the medium is heating or cooling.
US11079312B2
An example forward scatter sensor comprises: a transmitter arranged to emit a single light sheet; a receiver to observe light scattered from particles that fall through a measurement volume; and a control entity comprising an analyzer arranged to record a measurement signal descriptive of intensity of light captured by the receiver as a function of time and to carry out a precipitation analysis on basis of a time segment of the measurement signal, the precipitation analysis comprising: identifying, in said time segment, one or more double peaks that each represent a respective droplet and comprise a first peak that represents light refracted from a bottom of the respective droplet upon entry to the measurement volume and a second peak that represents light reflected from a top of the respective droplet upon exit from the measurement volume; and deriving one or more precipitation parameters and one or more precipitation indications.
US11079303B1
Vibrometric signatures of portions of a vehicle, such as a joint between two or more aspects of the vehicle, may be generated and used to make determinations regarding the integrity or suitability of the vehicle for one or more missions. Vibrometric signatures are generated based on imaging data captured with the vehicle subjected to excitation over a range of frequencies, and power levels of vibrations of the vehicle are calculated based on the images. Pixels corresponding to surfaces on either side of a joint are selected and vibrometric signatures calculated for such surfaces are compared to determine whether the joint adequately transfers vibrations, or whether the joint is sufficiently tight. Where the vibrometric signatures are sufficiently similar to one another, the joint may be presumed to be tight. Where the vibrometric signatures are not sufficiently similar to one another, the joint is presumed to require maintenance or inspection.
US11079302B2
The current invention mitigates the problem of incorrect determinations of leaking packages during vacuum decay leak detection testing. As described in this disclosure, a testing chamber used for vacuum decay leak detection testing is exposed to interferences when not under vacuum or at low pressure conditions between testing cycles. By measuring one or more exposure time intervals immediately preceding a present test cycle, it is possible to improve detection of leaking packages by adjusting raw measured pressure gathered during vacuum decay leak testing based upon the length of exposure times and create corrected pressure data used to improve vacuum decay leak detection.
US11079290B2
There is provided a method for measuring a contact force applied to each tube constituting a tube bundle disposed in a fluid from a vibration damping member by using a probe inserted into each tube. Characteristic data defining a relationship between a value measured by the probe and the contact force is previously prepared. Then, the probe is inserted into the tube, and the contact force is calculated using the measurement value of the probe, based on the characteristic data.
US11079285B2
A method for thermally-sensitive coating analysis of a component includes imaging the coated, exposed component over a range of distinct frequencies as selected by a narrowband variable filter; estimating parameters of non-uniformity correction (NUC) for every pixel at every wavelength; constructing a 2D temperature map on a pixel-by-pixel basis using the non-uniformity correction; and mapping the 2D temperature map to a 3D computer aided design (CAD) model.
US11079277B2
The present invention provides a spectral imaging apparatus and method featuring in that spectra are obtained from the captured photographs for composition analysis. In addition, the environment can be protected by using to the spectral imaging device and method. Furthermore, a true color photo can also be obtained.
US11079270B2
An optical sensor includes pixels. Each pixel has a photodetector and a semiconductor guard ring around the photodetector. The photodetector and the semiconductor guard ring are dimensioned so that a fill factor of the pixel is less than or equal to 50%.
US11079264B2
A portable multi-nozzle air flow meter. A nozzle cover is attached to a front portion of a cylindrical housing. A nozzle panel is attached to an inner portion of the nozzle cover, with a central insertion hole being defined in a central portion thereof, such that a measuring nozzle is detachably inserted into the central insertion hole. The nozzle panel includes a sealing portion provided an inner peripheral portion of the central insertion hole. One or more fixed nozzles arranged in the nozzle panel in a circumferential direction about the measuring nozzle, such that a cross-sectional area thereof is adjustable depending on an amount of air flow discharged from a duct.
US11079263B2
The present invention relates to a double analysis of signals emitted by a rotational angle sensor. For this purpose, the signal emitted by the rotational angle sensor is processed in a first signal path with respect to a maximum angle quality of the angle signal to be calculated. A second signal path for processing the signal emitted by the rotational angle sensor is optimized to indicate a maximum diagnosability of errors.
US11079261B2
In an embodiment, a system on a chip (SOC) includes a component that remains powered when the remainder of the SOC is powered off. The component may include a sensor capture unit to capture data from various device sensors, and may filter the captured sensor data. Responsive to the filtering, the component may wake up the remainder of the SOC to permit the processing. The component may store programmable configuration data, matching the state at the time the SOC was most recently powered down, for the other components of the SOC, in order to reprogram them after wakeup. In some embodiments, the component may be configured to wake up the memory controller within the SOC and the path to the memory controller, in order to write the data to memory. The remainder of the SOC may remain powered down.
US11079260B2
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for detecting components of a multiphasic flow are disclosed. A flowmeter may include a plurality of optical fibers disposed across a fluid flow. The optical fibers may generate backscattering of a portion of a laser beam transmitted along the optical fibers. The backscattering may be produced by a grating formed by zinc dicyanoaurate formed in each of the optical fibers. Heterodyne detection may be used to determine a Brillouin frequency shift that is used to determine strain and temperature measurements at different locations along the optical fibers. Artificial Intelligence uses the strain and temperature measurements to determine a flow regime of the fluid flow and flow rates of components forming the fluid flow.
US11079257B2
The present disclosure provides an absolute encoder capable of suppressing an increase in size while securing the resolution. An encoder includes a magnet rotating integrally with at least one rotary body and a plurality of rotary sensors detecting magnetic poles of the magnet to output detection signals having sinusoidal waveforms, each sinusoidal waveform having a different phase. The at least one rotary body includes a first rotary body rotating integrally with a main shaft and a third rotary body rotating together with the rotation of the first rotary body. The absolute encoder includes an angular sensor to detect the rotational angle of the first rotary body and the magnet is arranged in the third rotary body.
US11079250B2
A network system can receive, from a user device of a requesting user, a query related to a first service. If the network system determines that a first service provider is in progress of providing a second service for the requesting user, the network system can identify, based on a service location of the second service, a plurality of entities that provide items available for selection in association with the first service. The network system can further determine whether to select the first service provider to fulfill the request for the first service based on an estimated first service duration associated with the first service and an estimated duration remaining for the second service. The first service duration can be estimated based on respective timing information associated one or more items selected by the requesting user. The network system can update a route for the first service provider.
US11079248B2
Some embodiments of the invention provide a navigation application that allows a user to peek ahead or behind during a turn-by-turn navigation presentation that the application provides while tracking a device (e.g., a mobile device, a vehicle, etc.) traversal of a physical route. As the device traverses along the physical route, the navigation application generates a navigation presentation that shows a representation of the device on a map traversing along a virtual route that represents the physical route on the map. While providing the navigation presentation, the navigation application can receive user input to look ahead or behind along the virtual route. Based on the user input, the navigation application moves the navigation presentation to show locations on the virtual route that are ahead or behind the displayed current location of the device on the virtual route. This movement can cause the device representation to no longer be visible in the navigation presentation. Also, the virtual route often includes several turns, and the peek ahead or behind movement of the navigation presentation passes the presentation through one or more of these turns. In some embodiments, the map can be defined presented as a two-dimensional (2D) or a three-dimensional (3D) scene.
US11079243B2
Implementations include determining a set of routes for delivery of assets within a delivery network based on realized and forecasted demand for a period, during at least partial execution of the set of routes, receiving real-time data representative of delivery of assets, and updated demand forecasts, determining, by an optimization controller, a time-to-trigger, and a cut-off time, and an updated demand forecast, the time-to-trigger defining an interval, at which the set of routes for delivery of assets is to be reoptimized, in response to the time-to-trigger being achieved, re-optimizing, by a route optimization module of the continuous delivery platform, the set of routes to provide a revised set of routes, and conveying at least one route of the revised set of routes to a delivery personnel, the at least one route being different from any route in the set of routes, and being executed during the period.
US11079234B2
A dual-band (SWIR/visible) optical system operating based on Angles-Only Navigation technology. The SWIR module is optimized for imaging stars. The visible-light sensor is independently optimized for imaging satellites including GPS satellites at night. Preferred embodiment provides continuous high accuracy geo-position solutions day and night (including through the “midnight hole”, when solar-illuminated Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites are not available. Applicants have experimentally validated proposed system by imaging LEO satellites during terminator using a 1-inch diameter telescope and GPS satellites at night during midnight hole using a 5-inch telescope.
US11079230B2
One example includes a FOG assembly including a spool that includes a flattened portion corresponding to a flange comprising an axial center corresponding to a sensitive axis about which an associated FOG system is configured to measure rotation. The FOG assembly also includes a magnetic shield arranged as a capped concentric cover about the sensitive axis and coupled to the spool and the flange to create a toroidal cavity between the magnetic shield and the flange. A fiber coil is disposed within the toroidal cavity and coupled to the flange. The fiber coil includes an optical fiber which is counter-wound in first and second orientations. The fiber coil has an axial dimension along the sensitive axis that is less than or equal to approximately 160% of a radial width corresponding to a difference between an outer radius and an inner radius of the fiber coil.
US11079229B2
An integrated MEMS structure includes a driving assembly anchored to a substrate and actuated with a driving movement. A pair of sensing masses suspended above the substrate and coupled to the driving assembly via elastic elements is fixed in the driving movement and performs a movement along a first direction of detection, in response to an external stress. A coupling assembly couples the pair of sensing masses mechanically to couple the vibration modes. The coupling assembly is formed by a rigid element, which connects the sensing masses and has a point of constraint in an intermediate position between the sensing masses, and elastic coupling elements for coupling the rigid element to the sensing masses to present a first stiffness to a movement in phase-opposition and a second stiffness, greater than the first, to a movement in phase, of the sensing masses along the direction of detection.
US11079220B1
Grating-coupled surface plasmon resonance response of a calibration grating is used to calibrate the azimuth angle offset between a sample on the stage and the plane of incidence (POI) of the optical system of an optical metrology device. The calibration grating is configured to produce grating-coupled surface plasmon resonance in response to the optical characteristics of the optical metrology device. The calibration grating is coupled to the stage and positioned at a known azimuth angle with respect to the optical channel of the optical metrology device while the grating-coupled surface plasmon resonance response of the calibration grating is measured. The azimuth angle between an orientation of the calibration grating and the POI of the optical system is determined based on the grating-coupled surface plasmon resonance response. The determined azimuth angle may then be used to correct for an azimuth angle offset between the sample and the POI.
US11079215B2
In order to provide a small detection device capable of detecting an accurate absolute position with a single head, there is provided a detection device including a head including a light source and a detecting unit configured to receive multiplexed light (interference light) of diffracted light obtained by causing light from the light source to enter first two points residing on ax diffraction grating and being separated from each other by a known distance and diffracted light obtained by causing the light from the light source to enter second two points residing on the diffraction grating, being separated from each other by a known distance, and including at least one point being different from the first two points, wherein the diffraction grating includes a first region between the first two points separated from each other by the known distance and a second region between the second two points separated from each other by the known distance, the first and second regions having at least partially different grating interval lengths, and an absolute position on the diffraction grating is detected based on the multiplexed light (interference light) received by the detecting unit.
US11079211B2
A caliper tool for measuring a shape of a wellbore may include a sensor assembly and a movable measurement component including a hub and a measurement arm extending from the hub, and a magnetically-permeable target coupled to the hub and configured to rotate with the hub upon movement of the measurement arm. A sensor assembly includes primary coil and one or more secondary coils spaced apart from the primary coil, wherein output signals from the secondary coils facilitates measurement of the shape of the wellbore.
US11079209B2
One embodiment of the present invention provides a making a polymeric ammunition having wicking texturing about the projectile end.
US11079207B1
A fully plated hollow-point bullet and a method of manufacturing the bullet wherein a malleable metal precursor core having a central cavity and a surrounding wall is divided into a series of petals, each petal being separated from one another by an air space, and all interior and exterior surfaces of the precursor core, including individual petals, are thereafter electroplated with a second metal and final formed in a hollow-point pointing die, ultimately producing a more robust bullet and one that expands easier and faster on impact than plated bullets of conventional manufacture.
US11079202B2
A digital sight for a weapon includes a sight body, a mount for a peripheral fixed to the sight body, and a controller. The controller is disposed in communication with a non-volatile memory and is responsive to instructions recorded to boresight a peripheral relative to the digital weapon sight. Weapon assemblies and methods of boresighting peripherals to digital weapon sights are also described.
US11079200B2
An arm brace apparatus for use with a firearm allows for a reduced form factor when the arm brace is not needed by the shooter. The arm brace apparatus includes a hinge which allows for a substantial portion of the brace to pivot between an open or deployed configuration, a useful position when shooting, and a closed or stowed position, useful for transportation or storage of the firearm to which the arm brace is attached. A latch mechanism allows the device to be locked in either the open or closed position.
US11079199B1
A pellet magazine for attachment to a pellet gun includes an elongate casing having opposing top and bottom walls extending between first and second ends and opposing left and right sidewalls that, together, fine a magazine channel. The bottom wall defines an outlet port adjacent the first end. The magazine channel includes pellet and spring channel portions. A plurality of pellets may be inserted into the pellet channel portion. A compression spring is included in pellet spring channel portion to urge the plurality of pellets toward the outlet port. A pellet pocket member is rotatably coupled to the casing and positioned in the magazine channel in communication with the portion channel for moving a respective pellet from the loaded configuration to the unloaded configuration when actuated. The pellet pocket member is coupled to an actuation switch to sequentially actuate the pellet pocket to urge a pellet through the outlet port.
US11079186B2
A heat exchanger includes a central body with a first set of channels and a second set of channels extending along a main direction through the central body, wherein, in the central body, in any cross-section across the main direction, the channels of the first and second sets form a checkered pattern in said cross-sections, wherein the heat exchanger further includes two inner transition portions, wherein, in respective inner transition portion, among the rows extending along a first direction, are every second, counted along a second direction, row provided with channels being along the main direction increasingly shifted in position in a first direction relative to the other channels such that the checkered pattern of channels is transformed into a line pattern.
US11079175B2
A Peltier system can be retrofit to a standard cooler. A thermal conductive material passes between the cooler lip and the lid to provide a heat pipe communicating between opposed Peltier devices, a first device positioned within the cooler and pumping heat into the heat pipe and a second device positioned outside the cooler and removing heat from the heat pipe.
US11079173B2
A control system automates control of reefer container resources in a reefer container system including a remote server computer in communication with reefer containers. Each reefer container includes a refrigeration system to control a climate of an interior cargo compartment of the reefer container. The refrigeration system includes a refrigeration circuit, including a compressor, a cooling space, and sensors to measure or estimate refrigeration system readings. The refrigeration system transmits refrigeration system parameter data; the remote server computer obtains the parameter data acquired during operation of the refrigeration system from at least one reefer container, and estimates a condition of the refrigeration system, including determining whether an alarm has been issued, or whether the estimated reefer container condition indicates that the refrigeration system requires maintenance or testing. A reefer container resource control unit receives the reefer container condition to automatically allocate the reefer container based on the reefer container condition.
US11079172B2
An appliance that includes: a front panel having a touch point; a touch board including: a first side attached to a location on a rear surface of the front panel, the location corresponding to the touch point; a second side opposite to the first side; a pressing portion; and one or more holes defined around the pressing portion and configured to enable an elastic movement of the pressing portion; a holder that is attached to the second side of the touch board, the holder having a receiving portion; a piezo disc configured to be inserted in the receiving portion of the holder and contact the pressing portion; a guide board having a seating hole configured to receive the holder and the piezo disc; and a first adhesive member attached to the first side of the touch board and configured to attach to the rear surface of the front panel.
US11079168B2
A box assembly includes a box defining a box cavity within the box; and at least one insulated panel disposed within the box cavity, the at least one insulated panel including at least one board and at least one insulation batt, the at least one board laminated to the at least one insulation batt, the at least one insulated panel configured to at least partially insulate the box cavity.
US11079166B2
The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator. In the refrigerator according to an embodiment, an outer spacer supporting a display is grounded with a ground, and electromagnetic waves transmitted from the outer spacer is charged to the outside. Therefore, the electromagnetic waves can be prevented as acting on a display image as a noise.
US11079160B2
A refrigerator appliance, as provided herein, may include a cabinet, a first liner, a second liner, a first fan, a second fan, and a return line. The cabinet may define an evaporator chamber. The first liner may be attached to the cabinet and may define a first chilled chamber having a primary air inlet, a secondary air inlet, and an air outlet. The second liner may be attached to the cabinet and may define a second chilled chamber spaced apart from the first chilled chamber, the second chilled chamber having an air inlet and an air outlet. The return line may extend in fluid communication from the air outlet of the second chilled chamber to the secondary air inlet of the first chilled chamber.
US11079158B2
Method of stacking refrigerated shipping containers (10) including categorizing a plurality of refrigerated shipping containers (10) as a low temperature container (L) or a high temperature container (H), each of the refrigerated shipping containers (10) having a condenser (16). The method also includes disposing the plurality of refrigerated shipping containers (10) relative to each other based on the temperature categorization of the refrigerated shipping containers (10).
US11079149B2
A mitigation damper operably coupled to a return conduit. The return conduit includes an opening. The mitigation damper is positioned adjacent to the opening. The mitigation damper is configured to selectively allow airflow through the opening in response to a detected refrigerant leak.
US11079139B2
Methods and systems for determining a possible leak within a gas water heater. One system is a gas water heater including a blower and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to activate the blower for a predetermined amount of time, receive, during the predetermined amount of time, a measurement of a characteristic of the blower, perform a comparison between the measurement and a predetermined characteristic threshold, and determine, based on the comparison, that a blockage is present within the water heater. The electronic processor is further configured to output a notification in response to determining the blockage is present.
US11079133B2
The invention concerns an electrostatic precipitator comprising an ionisation stage, a collector stage and a power supply. The power supply comprises a first high-voltage power supply unit for applying a first DC high voltage to the ionization stage and a second high-voltage power supply unit for applying a second DC high voltage to the collector stage. The first high-voltage power supply unit is configured to operate the ionization stage current-controlled. A current sensor required for this is advantageously arranged in the return line carrying low voltage, for which purpose the first high-voltage power supply unit and the second high-voltage power supply unit are galvanically isolated from the mains connection and from each other.
US11079129B2
An air conditioner is disclosed. The air conditioner comprises: an indoor unit having an indoor heat exchanger installed therein; a first outdoor unit having a first outdoor heat exchanger and a first compressor installed therein; a second outdoor unit having a second outdoor heat exchanger and a second compressor installed therein; an auxiliary module which connects the indoor unit, the first outdoor unit, and the second outdoor unit; a first connection line by which the auxiliary module is connected to the first outdoor unit; a second connection line by which the auxiliary module is connected to the second outdoor unit; and a two-stage compression line by which the first outdoor unit is connected to the second outdoor unit.
US11079125B2
A misting system has a fan unit. A housing is provided having an opening formed there through. The fan unit is positioned within the opening. A plurality of apertures is formed in a bottom section of the housing. A plurality of misting nozzles is provided, wherein an individual misting nozzle is positioned proximate each aperture. A cap is positioned over the opening in a bottom section of the housing. A plurality of channels formed in the cap, wherein each of the plurality of channels is curved in a same direction of a rotational direction of the fan unit when the fan unit is forcing air downward and extend down and away from the cap forming a curved “V” shaped trough, wherein at least one curved “V” shaped trough is aligned with each of the plurality of misting nozzles.
US11079116B2
An apparatus and method for restricting the rotation of a dial control knob on the high setting of an electric cooking range using one of three methods. The first method adds a detent stop internally to the switch. The second method adds a detent stop externally attaching to the control panel behind the top burner knob. Both of the aforementioned methods are designed to prevent rotation of the control knob to a maximum of 227° rotation. A third limits the on/off cycling of the top element switch while in operation to reduce the overall output of the switch.
US11079114B2
A single burn rate woodstove provides primary combustion air and secondary combustion air to a combustion chamber of the woodstove. The woodstove includes a primary air inlet, a primary air outlet into the combustion chamber, and a secondary air outlet into the combustion chamber. Some embodiments of the inventions include secondary air inlet(s) for the secondary combustion air separate from the primary air inlet. Some embodiments of the invention include the same firebox sizes as known in the prior art while providing such inexpensive single burn rate woodstoves with improved emissions performance by using both primary and secondary combustion air.
US11079105B2
Cogeneration plant for the continuous production of electrical and thermal energy from solid woody biomass, the latter being selected from among wood in the form of woodchips, vine branches, shrubs and underbrush, grain, hay, animal litter, suitably-treated muds, shells and kernels, suitably-treated husks, fibrous cultures and compositions thereof, the plant including at least one first container and at least one second container connected by at least one interconnection duct, the first container including the components suitable for inducing the transformation of the biomass into syngas including H2 and CO; the plant providing for a particular step of screening, drying and briquette-making on board the machine of the solid woody starting biomass.
US11079102B2
A light emitter assembly includes a base body, a base electrical connector disposed on the base body, and a light emitter disposed on the base body and electrically connected to the base electrical connector. The light emitter assembly also includes a light housing disposed on the base body and housing the light emitter, and a power receptacle and/or a communication receptacle disposed on the light housing and electrically connected to the base electrical connector. The light housing is configured to allow passage of light therethrough.
US11079096B2
A lighting fixture includes a light source module having a base with a surface having first and second lateral edges, and a plurality of light sources disposed on the surface of the base. A cover disposed over the light source module includes a light-transmissive main surface terminating at third and fourth lateral edges. A first light-transmissive side surface extends from the third lateral edge towards the first lateral edge, and a second light-transmissive side surface extends from the fourth lateral edge towards the second lateral edge. The first lateral edge is laterally offset by a first distance from a first orthogonal reference plane with respect to the third lateral edge, and the second lateral edge is laterally offset by a second distance from a second orthogonal reference plane with respect to the fourth lateral edge.
US11079095B2
A lighting apparatus includes: a laser light source emitting laser light; a liquid crystal device that transmits the laser light from the laser light source and diffracts the laser light; a phosphor unit that receives laser light from the liquid crystal device, converts a wavelength of the laser light to emit illumination light, the phosphor unit including a first phosphor of a first color and a second phosphor of a second color differing from the first color. The liquid crystal device controls an angle of the laser light and selects one of the first phosphor or the second phosphor.
US11079094B2
A light emitting device includes a light emitting element, a light-transmissive member, a covering member, and a base member. The light-transmissive member has a flange on a lateral surface thereof in such a manner as to continue from a periphery of an upper surface to a periphery of a lower surface of the light-transmissive member and to be positioned outside the upper surface of the light-transmissive member and an upper surface of the light emitting element in plan view. The flange has a thin portion at an inner side than the outer edge side of the flange. The thin portion has a thickness smaller than a thickness of the outer edge side of the flange.
US11079091B2
A lens includes a first interface acting as a refractive entrance surface for a light ray, a second interface acting as a total inner reflective (TIR) surface for the light ray entering the lens through the first interface, and a third interface acting as a refractive exit surface for the light ray reflected at the second interface. A method of producing a lens includes shaping the second interface and the third interface so that at least two light rays having a diverging angle to each other and impinging under an arbitrary solid angle onto the first interface exit the lens in the area of the third interface substantial parallel to each other and in a common direction of space.
US11079088B2
A lamp for a vehicle includes a light source part including a light source, a first lens part including a plurality of micro incidence lenses on which light generated from the light source part is incident, a second lens part including a plurality of micro emitting lenses each corresponding to each of the plurality of micro incidence lenses, and a shield part disposed between the first lens part and the second lens part. The shield part includes a plurality of shields configured to block some of the light incident from the plurality of micro incidence lenses on the plurality of micro emitting lenses. In particular, a light axis of the light source may be disposed to be spaced apart from a center line which connects centers of an incidence surface and an emitting surface of the first lens part in at least one of a side direction or a downward direction.
US11079087B2
Provided is a vehicle lamp configured such that light emitted from a light emitting element (30) and incident from an incident portion (22e) formed on a top surface (22c) of a plate-like light guide (22B) is reflected toward a front end surface (22a) of the plate-like light guide (22B) by a first reflecting portion (22f) formed on a bottom surface (22d) of the plate-like light guide (22B). At that time, the incident portion (22e) is positioned on a step-up surface (22c1) formed to protrude from a general portion (22c0) of the top surface (22c). Further, the first reflecting portion (22f) is formed such that its upper end edge (22f1) is located closer to the step-up surface (22c1) than the general portion (22c0) of the top surface (22c). In this way, a wide reflecting area of the first reflecting portion (22f) can be secured.
US11079080B2
The AC power source LED light device has moving image has the moving projected image or-and lighted patterns by (1) circuitry control LEDs on-off time for desired time or period, or (2) magnetic field force to making moving, or (3) motor or movement to make move or changing of (A) the image-carrier which has preferred film/piece has opening/printed piece/textures lens/treated lens/prism-lens/variable thickness lens/marked lens/sild/film/window/craving treated lens/laser craving/or marked piece of different material/or printed piece with arts, or (B) at least one of plurality of project refractive-lens in disc or holder, or (C) LED(s); to move or change position, or location. All big images or lighted patterns or lighted arts created from LED(s) emit light beam through image-carrier as 1st optics-lens then through the 2nd optics-lens as (i) project-cover or (ii) refractive-lens; those at least has refractive or-and protective function to make the tiny lighted image or patterns created by image-carrier or texture-lens to passing though refraction properties project-cover or refractive-lens or protective-lens to get the bigger size or colorful or steady or moving bigger size image or-and patterns with predetermined view angle and size to shown on (a) building, house, fence, wall for outdoor, or (b) ceiling, walls, floor for indoors application. The said moving image effect created by having at least one of the said 3 basic-parts project-assembly fit into or built-into or install to all kind of different light's housing construction of LED projection light for outdoor or-and indoor application(s) said LED light image or lighted patterns has moving, shaking, spin, rotating, vibration to get the desired moving or-and changing effect(s) and other unique features.
US11079071B2
A hydrogen station operation method capable of adjusting pressure in a reservoir to the pressure suitable for liquid hydrogen replenishment while cutting hydrogen waste is for replenishing liquid hydrogen into the reservoir in a hydrogen station including: a gasification path partially gasifying liquid hydrogen out of the reservoir and returning it; and a gas delivery path delivering gasified hydrogen in the reservoir into a path between a vaporizer and a compressor or the vaporizer, when the remainder of liquid hydrogen in the reservoir becomes a first threshold or less, by reducing the liquid hydrogen amount flowing through the gasification path by a valve therein, reducing the gasification amount of liquid hydrogen in the reservoir, and increasing the hydrogen gas amount delivered through the gas delivery path from the reservoir by a valve therein, pressure in the reservoir is reduced, thereby performing operation where suction pressure of the compressor is reduced.
US11079065B2
A method of controlling at least one lubrication apparatus involves: determining whether vibration associated with the at least one lubrication apparatus satisfies one of a plurality of different criteria; and controlling the at least one lubrication apparatus according to whether the vibration associated with the at least one lubrication apparatus satisfies the one of the plurality of different criteria.
US11079064B1
An accessory mount allows accessories to be removably and adjustably mounted to a surface. In an example, the surface may be that of a watercraft, and the accessory may be a fishing rod. The mount may be used with a track fixable to an environmental surface or mounted directed to the environmental surface. When used with a track, a post of the accessory mount releaseably engages the track. Slidable engagement of the post allows lateral or horizontal adjustment of the accessory. An accessory engaging member is adjustable in relation to the post about a horizontal axis and a vertical axis, so that angular and azimuthal rotational adjustments of the accessory are enabled. A single lever is used to make angular and rotational adjustments, and to release the accessory engaging member from the post.
US11079061B1
A clamp that can be used with slatwalls is described. The clamp has a cover and a clamping member. The cover has one or more positioners. The clamping member has outer lips, and it defines one or more holes and one or more grooves. The cover is coupled to the clamping member, and the one or more grooves are sized such that one of the one or more positioners can fit.
US11079053B2
A multi-coupling system includes first and second multi-coupling components that can be connected and disconnected. When connected, opposing fluid couplers on the components are connected. The second multi-coupling component has a handle assembly including a hook retainer, and the first coupling component has a roller, and the handle assembly is rotatable to connect and disconnect the components. As the handle assembly rotates for connection, the hook retainer interacts as a single cam with the roller to pull the components together. A locking pin assembly has a locking pin that is moveable between extended and retracted positions, and when extended locks in a housing of the second component to prevent rotation of the handle assembly. A user manipulates the locking pin assembly to retract the locking pin, which is automatically retained in the retracted position. The locking pin automatically resets when the handle assembly is rotated to disconnect the multi-coupling components.
US11079043B2
A cable supporting device can suppress a coil spring from protruding toward an inner circumferential side of a tubular portion of a main body, and can apply, to a nut member, a rotational force in a direction toward a stopper. The cable supporting device includes: a main body including a tubular portion in which a through hole is formed and on which an external thread is formed; a nut member; a stopper arranged on one side in the first direction with respect to the external thread and opposed to the nut member; and a coil spring applying, to the nut member, a rotational force in a direction approaching the stopper. An engagement portion that engages a first end portion of the coil spring is formed in the nut member, and an insertion groove is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the tubular portion.
US11079034B2
The invention relates to a ball valve (1) for a pipe system for conveying liquid or gaseous media, comprising a housing (3), which has a ball plug (4) and seat rings (5, 6). A hydraulic system (7), which is independent of the pressure of the liquid or gaseous medium flowing through the pipe system, is provided for changing the contact pressure of at least one of the seat rings (5, 6) against the ball plug (4).
US11079030B2
The present disclosure relates to a three-function check valve that in one embodiment is attached to a vacuum bladder full of media (foam beads). This three-function check valve is comprised of a selection piece, silicone membrane, and a mounting base all in one sub-assembly. Furthermore, this valve has three positions with three distinct functions. These functions are to create an airtight seal, allow for free flow in and out of the bladder, and restrict flow of air based on a differential pressure.
US11079029B2
A resiliently mounted valve body has a sealing face and, by way of spring arms, is resiliently-elastically connected to a holding ring which encompasses the valve body in at least one position, so that the valve body is repositionable in a parallel manner in the axial direction. The holding ring is in one piece with and materially integral to a latching body for fastening a check valve element in a latching manner in a fluid-conducting installation of a check valve assembly. The latching body extends in the axial direction, facing away from the valve body, and has at least one latching protrusion which is resiliently-elastically repositionable in the radial direction.
US11079026B2
The present disclosure provides a valve for a respiratory bypass conduit, the valve further comprised of an inner frame that provides rigidity to a flexible outer seal. The inner frame has guiding flanges to guide the valve within he conduit, and a hinge portion to be secured within a slot of the conduit. Together, the hinge and the guiding flanged help the valve move from a first position to a second position. The present disclosure also provides for a method of assembling the valve for respiratory bypass conduit, whereby the inner frame is aligned with and inserted into the outer seal until a peripheral gap of the outer seal substantially houses the inner frame and an inner periphery of the inner frame surrounds a recessed portion of the outer seal to secure the outer seal in the correct orientation relative to the inner frame.
US11079020B2
A seal ring is provided for sealing a rotating shaft. The seal ring has an outer wall and an inner wall. The outer wall includes one or more external ribs, and the external ribs are disposed along a circumferential direction of the outer wall. The inner wall includes one or more seal contact parts extending inwards from the inner wall, and the seal contact parts are disposed along a circumferential direction of the inner wall. The seal ring is made of an elastic material.
US11079014B2
A traveling hydraulic stepless transmission (“HST”), ensures stopping of a vehicle on a slope under high load conditions, maintains stopping the vehicle on flat ground under low load conditions, and enables smooth starting from a stop. The HST includes a neutral check valve (“NCV”) and an internal damping system (“IDS”). The NCV includes a first orifice that opens a first oil passage to a transaxle case when a pressure in the first oil passage is equal to or less than a predetermined pressure, and that connects the second oil passage to the transaxle case when a pressure in a second oil passage is equal to or less than the predetermined pressure. The IDS includes second orifices that connect a high pressure side of the oil passages to the transaxle case when a discharge rate of the hydraulic pump is equal to or less than a predetermined discharge rate.
US11078999B2
A torque converter includes a case and a bypass clutch having a plate rotationally fixed to the case and a friction disk having a friction material configured to engage with the plate to rotationally couple the friction disk to the plate when the bypass clutch is engaged. The friction disk includes a first circumferential connection surface having a plurality of alternating convex and concave arcuate segments. A drive plate includes a second circumferential connection surface having a plurality of alternating convex and concave arcuate segments. The first and second connection surfaces are in meshing engagement with the convex segments of the friction disk meshing with the concave segments of the drive plate and with the concave segments of the friction disk meshing with the convex segments of the drive plate.
US11078997B2
A motor driven electromechanical actuator assembly includes a motor assembly having a motor shaft and a gear assembly. The gear assembly includes a plurality of gears with a belt drive that couples the motor assembly to the actuator output shaft. The actuator assembly also includes a position sensor system configured to determine a rotational characteristic of the drive shaft.
US11078993B2
In an aspect, a tensioner is provided for tensioning an endless drive member that is engaged with a rotary drive member on a shaft of a motive device. The tensioner includes a base that is mountable to the motive device, a ring that is rotatably supported by the base in surrounding relationship with the shaft of the motive device and which is rotatable about a ring axis, a tensioner arm pivotally mounted to the ring for pivotal movement about an arm pivot axis, and first and second tensioner pulleys. The first tensioner pulley is rotatably mounted to the tensioner arm. The tensioner arm is biased towards a first span of the endless drive member on one side of the rotary drive member. The second tensioner pulley is rotatably mounted at least indirectly to the ring and is biased towards a second span of the endless drive member on another side of the rotary drive member. The ring is rotatable in response to hub loads in the first and second tensioner pulleys that result from engagement with the first and second spans of the endless drive member.
US11078992B2
A tensioner which adjusts the mean tensioner force to keep the chain tension as low as possible without sacrificing chain control, significantly improving drive efficiency as the chain wears and is subject to low dynamic loads.
US11078988B2
A transmission assembly includes a sun gear including an outer set of gear teeth, a planet carrier disposed around the sun gear, and a ring gear surrounding the planet carrier and the sun gear and including an inner set of gear teeth. At least one double planet is attached to the planet carrier. The double planet includes a first set of gear teeth and a second set of gear teeth, the outer set of gear teeth of the sun gear meshes with the first set of gear teeth, and the second set of gear teeth meshes with the inner set of gear teeth of the ring gear.
US11078983B2
A shock absorbing apparatus includes a flexible membrane defining an accumulator cavity, and a compression assembly defining a compression cavity. The compression assembly is disposed within the flexible membrane such that viscous fluid contained within the cavities may be exchanged therebetween by a damping orifice, fluid conduit and or valve mechanism. The accumulator cavity deforms in response to the application of a transmitted impact load, and is capable of storing and releasing potential energy in response to the application and cessation of the transmitted impact load.
US11078974B2
A disc brake and a brake lining for a commercial vehicle are provided. The disc brake includes a brake caliper on a stationary brake carrier and straddling a brake disc. The brake carrier has at least one brake lining space, in particular two brake lining spaces, each of which is delimited by lateral brake carrier lugs and accommodates a brake lining. At least one respective dimensionally stable blocking element is provided as a counter bearing against the insertion direction of the brake pads. The blocking elements are supported on the brake pads and/or or the brake carrier and are held on the brake carrier and/or on the brake pads.
US11078964B1
A hub bearing unit includes an inner ring having inboard and outboard axial ends and a bearing inner race on an outer surface. An outer ring disposed about the inner ring has inboard and outboard axial ends and a bearing outer race on an inner surface. One ring is coupled with a wheel and rotatable about an axis and the other ring is fixedly coupled with a frame. An annular displacement limiter extends radially from one ring and has a circumferential stop surface spaced radially from a surface of the other ring. The stop surface engages with the ring surface when the ring displaces radially relative to the other ring. A seal includes an annular sealing member coupled with one ring and is sealingly engageable with the limiter or is mounted on the limiter and sealingly engageable with one ring or a rigid seal member coupled with one ring.
US11078953B2
A swivel connector has a female part and a male part that are connected to each other so as to swivel. The female part has a main body with an interior cavity and an open face, and a strap connector. The male part has a plug portion and a strap connector. A ring lock locks the male portion to the female portion and is formed by two side walls connected by two pivot bars, the side walls of the ring lock being rotatably connected to the female part. The male part is locked to the female part by inserting the plug portion into the interior cavity, and the ring lock is held by spring in a locked position where the open face is blocked by one of the pivot bars. The male part is released from the female part by rotating the ring lock against the force of the spring until the open face is not blocked by the pivot bar.
US11078950B2
A biasing system for use with a fastener is disclosed. The biasing system can include a sleeve configured to be disposed about a shank of a fastener and operable to form at least a portion of a first load path between the fastener and a component coupled to the fastener to preload the fastener through the sleeve. The biasing system can also include a spring configured to be associated with the sleeve and operable to form at least a portion of a second load path parallel to the first load path between the fastener and the component to facilitate biasing the fastener away from the component.
US11078942B2
The invention is directed to an insert system comprising an insert with a base and an outer skirt extending from the base, thereby forming a chamber. The outer skirt is provided with a first inner skirt surface and a first outer skirt surface. The insert system further comprises a panel with a core structure and a first cover sheet that at least partially covers the core structure. The first cover sheet defines a first outer panel surface and has an opening. At least one piston is arranged in the opening and beneath the first outer panel surface. According to the invention the piston during mounting of the insert sweeps into the chamber to discharge an adhesive agent from the chamber into the core structure via at least one pathway.
US11078929B2
A hydraulic striking device that is mounted on construction equipment such as an excavator and breaks solid rocks in the grounds using a rod that is hit by a piston is proposed. Particularly, a hydraulic striking device that can automatically switch stroke modes by sensing the intensity of pressure of an upper chamber formed at an upper portion between a piston and a cylinder in accordance with the statuses of rocks in the ground is proposed.
US11078922B2
A scroll casing forms a scroll flow passage of a centrifugal compressor, and provided that, in a cross section of the scroll flow passage, Ei is an inner end of the scroll flow passage in a radial direction of the centrifugal compressor, and Mh is a middle point of a maximum flow-passage height Hmax of the scroll flow passage in the axial direction of the centrifugal compressor, the scroll flow passage has a separation suppressing cross section in which the inner end Ei is disposed on an inner side, in the radial direction, of a diffuser outlet, and the inner end Ei is disposed on a back side, in the axial direction, of the middle point Mh, in a section disposed at least partially in an upstream region of a connection position of a scroll start and a scroll end.
US11078919B2
In an exemplary embodiment, a seal device 10 that seals between a housing 11 and a rotation shaft 20 passing through the housing 11 includes a floating ring 15 arranged with a gap h with respect to the rotation shaft 20, wherein the floating ring 15 includes at least one supporting means 18 that supports in the circumferential direction. In the seal device, the floating ring follows movement of the rotation shaft even upon running for a long time, a clearance between the rotation shaft and the seal ring can be properly held, and the sealing operation by the floating ring and the vibration damping function can be exerted, and the seal device is easily assembled.
US11078918B2
Seal (10) for an inter-blade platform intended to extend circumferentially about an axis and to be mounted between two axial ends of the inter-blade platform, including a first part (10a) in contact with a first blade adjacent to a first circumferential end of the platform, and a second part (10b) in contact with a second blade adjacent to a second circumferential end of the platform, the first part (10a) and the second part (10b) of the seal (10) being fixed to each other such that a displacement in the circumferential direction of one of the two parts (10a, 10b) of the seal (10) causes a displacement of the other part (10a, 10b) of the seal (10) in the same direction, when the two parts (10a, 10b) of the seal (10) are fixed to each other.
US11078917B2
Air cooling devices driven by rotational power of an electric motor to expand air to thereby produce and supply cooling air. The air cooling device includes a power transmission device for increasing a rotational driving force of an expander that is disposed between an expander housing and the electric motor and for separating the expander from the electric motor. The power transmission device generates rotational magnetic field by receiving rotational power from the electric motor or receiving rotational power from the electric motor and external electric power. The rotating magnetic field generates a rotational force by interacting with magnetic field, based on attraction and repulsion forces. The air cooling device increases rotation speed and force when it transmits the power. The air cooling device increases a flow rate, and expands air adiabatically, thereby supplying cold air with high air density.
US11078914B2
A hemispherical entrainment-type high-flow self-priming centrifugal pump includes a hemispherical entrainment system, a pump body and a pump inlet pipe. The hemispherical entrainment system is disposed above the pump body. The hemispherical entrainment system comprises four layers of entrainment cavities, including a spherical entrainment interior cavity, a primary entrainment cavity, a secondary entrainment cavity and a tertiary entrainment cavity. The spherical entrainment interior cavity is a double circular pipeline that ascends in a spiral overlapping manner to wrap a hemispherical surface, and improves the entrainment capacity, while increasing the entrainment area. The primary entrainment cavity is allowed to be in communication with the secondary entrainment cavity and the tertiary entrainment cavity by upward sliding of a sliding check core. The secondary entrainment cavity entrains the gas in the pump inlet pipe, and the primary entrainment cavity entrains the gas in a pump cavity.
US11078900B2
A cryopump includes: a first-stage target temperature selection unit which includes a normal target temperature for a normal mode of maintaining each of a first stage cryopanel and a second stage cryopanel at an extremely low temperature region, and a cool-down target temperature lower than the normal target temperature, for a cool-down mode of cooling each of the first stage cryopanel and the second stage cryopanel from room temperature to the extremely low temperature region, and selects the normal target temperature as a first-stage target temperature in a case where a current operation mode is the normal mode, and at least temporarily selects the cool-down target temperature as the first-stage target temperature in a case where the current operation mode is the cool-down mode; and a first-stage temperature control unit which controls a first-stage cryopanel temperature according to the selected first-stage target temperature.
US11078898B2
A system and apparatus for the collection of serous or serosanguinous fluid from a percutaneous site after surgery. A pump unit with one or more pumps or powered sources provide continuous negative pressure suction to draw fluid from the percutaneous site and pumps the fluid into disposable reservoirs with one-way valves that are easy to handle while maintaining sterility and a seal to prevent the loss of vacuum. Air is continuously removed from the reservoirs. Measurement and analysis of the output is performed automatically.
US11078895B2
A compressor assembly includes a compressor having a cylinder and a connecting rod in a connecting rod plane. The connecting rod includes a compressor piston and a connecting rod bearing. The compressor assembly includes a drive having an axis of rotation, a drive shaft, and a housing. The drive shaft is mounted in a drive shaft bearing and has a connecting rod side end and a connecting rod remote end. The drive shaft has a connecting-rod receiving portion which is arranged eccentrically to the axis of rotation of the drive at the connecting rod side end.
US11078894B2
A device (1, 100) for controlling a flow of a gaseous fluid is disclosed. The device comprises a first electrode (10, 110) and a second electrode (20, 120) offset from the first electrode in a downstream direction of the flow. The electrodes are connectable to a voltage source. A thermally conducting flange (30) is arranged to extend in a plane parallel to a direction of the flow and adapted to dissipate heat from the gaseous fluid. At least a portion of the first electrode has a maximum height (h1) in a direction parallel to a direction of the flow and a maximum width (w1) in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the flow, wherein said maximum height is larger than said maximum width so as to improve the pumping efficiency of the device. A method for manufacturing the device, and a method for controlling a fluid flow by means of such device, is also disclosed.
US11078888B2
A wind turbine transmission includes a high-speed spur gear stage which includes a HSS spur gear and an HSS pinion meshing therewith on a HSS pinion shaft. The HSS spur gear is directly mounted in a transmission housing of the wind turbine transmission. A sun gear shaft of a transmission stage, which is mounted upstream of the high-speed spur gear stage, is directly coupled to the HSS spur gear.
US11078882B2
A runner for a hydraulic turbine configured to reduce fish mortality. The runner includes a hub and a plurality of blades extending from the hub. Each blade includes a root connected to the hub and a tip opposite the root. Each blade further includes a leading edge opposite a trailing edge, and a ratio of a thickness of the leading edge to a diameter of the runner can range from about 0.06 to about 0.35. Further, each blade has a leading edge that is curved relative to a radial axis of the runner.
US11078876B2
An estimation unit estimates a fuel pressure on a discharge side of a high-pressure pump based on an amount of fuel injection with a fuel injection valve from a time point at which a detected fuel pressure changes from a higher status than a first pressure to a lower status, assuming that the fuel has not been discharged with the high-pressure pump. The determination unit determines that a relief valve is in an open status based on a dropping mode of the estimated fuel pressure and a dropping mode of the detected fuel pressure.
US11078875B2
A vibration damping system for injection systems of motor vehicles includes an actively controllable actuator element, which is situated at a component of the injection system. The actuator element is situated at the component in such a way that, during operation of the injection system a vibration reduction of the injection system is achieved with the aid of an active control of the actuator element.
US11078872B2
An engine with an EGR device includes an engine case, and an EGR pipe that introduces an EGR gas into an intake path. The EGR pipe is arranged to pass through an inside of the engine case. A part of the EGR pipe in the engine case is arranged to face a cooling water path in the engine case. The engine case is defined by a cylinder head. The cooling water path is arranged to surround a whole circumference of the EGR pipe.
US11078870B2
A bell-mouth scoop assembly includes an actuator comprising a plurality of hinge members configured to rotate in unison about a respective hinge axis of rotation from a first stowed position to a second deployed position and at least one linkage arm extending outwardly from at least one of the plurality of hinge members. The bell-mouth scoop assembly further comprises a bell-mouth panel comprising a panel longitudinal centerline and pivotably coupled to each linkage arm, in the first stowed position the bell-mouth panel (configured to conform to an outer surface of the with the panel longitudinal centerline aligned about a circumference of the flow discharge nozzle, in the second deployed position the bell-mouth panel configured to extend away from the outer surface of the flow discharge nozzle with the longitudinal centerline aligned parallelly with the nozzle centerline.
US11078868B2
A piston ring, and in particular a compression piston ring, has a running face, upper and lower flank regions, an inner circumferential surface and a joint, wherein at least the running face is provided with at least one wear-resistant PVD or CVD layer, wherein the PVD or CVD layer extends at a predefinable layer thickness across a circumferential length of more than 95%, but less than 100% of the piston ring, and defined circumferential sections are designed in a layer-free manner in the region of the joint.
US11078867B2
A piston for use in a GDCI engine cooperates with the wall of a cylinder defined in the engine and with a cylinder head to define a combustion chamber. The surface of the piston that faces the cylinder head defines a bowl that is configured to receive fuel that is dispensed from a fuel injector that is located in the cylinder head substantially along the central axis of the cylinder. The bowl is configured such that substantially all of the injected fuel associated with a combustion event reaches a localized equivalence ratio greater than 0.0 and less than or equal to 1.2 at a time immediately preceding initiation of the combustion event.
US11078863B2
An abnormality determination apparatus for an internal combustion engine in which an intake passage upstream of a supercharger and a crankcase are connected by a breather line includes: an intake flow rate detection unit that detects an intake flow rate in the intake passage; and an abnormality determination unit that determines abnormality of the breather line. The abnormality determination unit accumulates a value calculated from a rotation second-order component of a fluctuation waveform of the intake flow rate over a predetermined period of time and determines the abnormality of the breather line when the accumulated value is less than a predetermined threshold.
US11078856B2
A Wiebe function parameter identification method, the method includes: acquiring, by a computer, operation data when an internal-combustion engine is in operation; and identifying values of a plurality of parameters included in a combination of at least two Wiebe functions including a first Wiebe function and a second Wiebe function based on the operation data and a first difference between values of a same parameter of the first Wiebe function and the second Wiebe function.
US11078840B2
Wind funnel and gas combustion turbine systems are disclosed. Air travels through a wind funnel where it is compressed, and then flows into a compression section of a gas combustion turbine that is fueled by a hydrocarbon fuel source such as natural gas. Compressed air from the wind funnel may enter the compression section at selected locations. The compression section may have a front relatively low compression section and a downstream relatively higher compression section, and the compressed air from the wind funnel may be selectively delivered to one or both of the lower and higher compression sections. In addition, ambient air may be introduced into the lower compression section. During periods when compressed air from the wind funnel is delivered to the downstream higher compression section, the front lower compression section may be decoupled from the downstream section.
US11078834B2
A Revolving piston rotary annular cylinder rotary valve continuous flow and combustion expansible chamber devices, engine machine systems with an outer annular cylinder housing assembly having a central axis, having one or a plurality of balanced pistons attached to a rotor within of the outer housing whereby, a plurality of relatively air tight compartments are formed between the interior surface of the outer housing, the outer surface of the rotor and piston assembly with the volume of said compartment varying as a function of the rotative position of the inner cylinder and rotor piston assembly in relation to the rotary isolating valve connected at one end to the housing upstream before the intake port, another end of valve being in rotary contact with outer peripheral surface of piston and said rotor assembly having an inlet for receiving any fluid and an outlet for providing said fluid.
US11078833B2
A rotary internal combustion motor has a stator that houses a compartment defined by two opposite planar surfaces and by an annular surface with elliptical profile, inside which a rotor rotates, which includes a cylindrical drum surrounded by an annular chamber, which is divided into multiple portions by a regularly spaced set of radial blades that are slidingly housed in the cylindrical drum. The motor also has at least one pair of inlet openings, at least one pair of outlet openings, at least one pair of injectors, at least one pair of spark plugs, and at least one pair of pre-heating spark plugs.
US11078828B2
In a compression-ignition engine having a two-stage cavity, the distribution ratio between fuel for an upper cavity and fuel for a lower cavity is maintained even when the operational state of the engine changes. A piston of the compression-ignition engine includes a lower cavity, an upper cavity, and a lip portion between the lower cavity and the upper cavity. A controller causes a main injection and at least one pilot injection to be executed when the engine operates in a first state and a second state in which the load is higher than the load in the first state. The fuel spray is distributed to the lower cavity and the upper cavity. The controller causes a ratio of injection amount per pilot injection to the total injection amount to be higher when the engine operates in the second state than when the engine operates in the first state.
US11078824B2
A cooling system includes an electric pump, a cooling target temperature sensor, a coolant temperature sensor, and an electronic control unit. The electric pump pumps a coolant to a circulation channel connected to an inlet and an outlet of a cooling channel in which heat is exchanged with a cooling target. The cooling target temperature sensor detects a cooling target temperature. The coolant temperature sensor is arranged upstream of the inlet in the circulation channel, and detects a coolant temperature. The electronic control unit controls driving of the electric pump so that a discharge flow rate of the electric pump matches a target flow rate, and sets the target flow rate using an equation based on a reference value obtained by dividing a difference between the cooling target temperature and a target cooling temperature of the cooling target by a difference between the cooling target temperature and the coolant temperature.
US11078808B2
Provided is a plant that includes: a boiler (30); a device connected to the boiler (30); a water supply source (41) that is configured to pool water; a water supply line (44) that supplies water from the water supply source (41) to the boiler (30); a cooler (50, 60g, 60s, 70g, 70s, 80) that transfers heat from a medium to be cooled to supply-water (W), which is the water flowing along the water supply line (44); a thermometer (59, 69, 79, 89) that determines a temperature of the medium to be cooled or the supply-water; and a temperature regulator (53, 62, 72, 82) that is configured to regulate the temperature of the medium to be cooled on the basis of the temperature determined by the thermometer (59, 69, 79, 89).
US11078799B2
A rotor blade of a turbomachine includes an airfoil. The airfoil includes a root and a tip which define a span of the airfoil therebetween. The airfoil also includes a leading edge and a trailing edge downstream of the leading edge along a flow direction. The leading edge and the trailing edge each extend across the span of the airfoil from the root to the tip. The airfoil further includes a pressure side surface and a suction side surface. The pressure side surface and the suction side surface are continuous about the trailing edge and collectively define an arc centered on the trailing edge. The arc has a semi-major axis and a semi-minor axis. The semi-major axis and the semi-minor axis of the arc define an axis ratio, and the axis ratio varies over the span of the airfoil.
US11078798B2
Methods for tape deposition of a sacrificial coating on a CMC substrate are provided. The method comprises: applying a matrix material onto a surface of a film; drying the matrix material to remove the solvent; and transferring the dried matrix material from the film to the CMC substrate. The matrix material comprises a mixture of a rare earth silicate powder, a sintering aid, and a solvent.
US11078793B2
An airfoil for a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil with pressure and suction sides that are joined at leading and trailing edges. The airfoil extends a span from a support to an end in a radial direction. 0% span and 100% span positions respectively correspond to the airfoil at the support and at the end. The leading and trailing edges are spaced apart from one another an axial chord in an axial direction. A cross-section of the airfoil at a span location has a diameter tangent to the pressure and suction sides. The diameter corresponds to the largest circle fitting within the cross-section. A ratio of the diameter to the axial chord is at least 0.4 between 50% and 95% span location.
US11078791B2
It discloses a grouting bolt-cable composite beam and supporting method for advanced support of fractured surrounding rock in deep coal mines. The quadrate plates are fixed at both ends of the steel beam, the anchor cable holes are arranged in the center of the steel beam and the quadrate plates, and the diameter of anchor bolt holes should be larger than that of the grouting cables. There are four anchor bolt holes on each quadrate plate, and each anchor bolt hole corresponds to a anchor plate, the horizontal surface of the anchor plate is close to the quadrate plate, and the arc parts of the four anchor plates are all facing the center of the quadrate plate.
US11078785B1
Provided are techniques for drilling hydrocarbon wells based on evaluation of penetrated formation rock that include obtaining historical drilling data for one or more wells, determining a rock type mapping based on the historical drilling data, obtaining current drilling data for a well, determining, based on the current drilling data, a current rock identification (or “ROCKID”), and determining, based on the rock type mapping and the current rock identification, a rock type encountered by a drill bit drilling the well, where drilling parameters can be adjusted based on the rock type.
US11078784B2
A method may comprise recording a first reflected waveform with a first transducer to form a first data set from a first excitation, recording a second reflected waveform with a second transducer to form a second data set from a second excitation, estimating a first sensitivity correction factor for the first data set, applying the first sensitivity correction factor to at least a portion of the first data set to form a first sensitivity corrected data set. The method may further comprise estimating a second sensitivity correction factor for the second data set, applying the second sensitivity correction factor to at least a portion of the second data set to form a second sensitivity corrected data set, stacking the first sensitivity corrected data set amplitudes and forming a first image, stacking the second sensitivity corrected data set amplitudes and forming a second image, and comparing the images.
US11078765B2
An interchangeable module is configured to be used in an integrated perforating gun and setting tool system. The interchangeable module includes a body having first external threads; an addressable switch located inside the body; and a connection unit located inside the body and configured to electrically connect to an initiating device. The interchangeable module is configured to be used (1) between a first gun cluster and a second gun cluster and (2) between a distal gun cluster and a setting tool.
US11078764B2
An initiator head assembly may include a body and an electrical contact component positioned proximal to the body. The body may include a head extending from a base, and a platform extending from the head, and the body may be injection molded as a unitary component. The electrical contact component may include a line-in portion positioned proximal to the platform and a ground portion positioned proximal to the head. The electrical contact component may be formed integrally with the body such that it is anchored in a fixed position in the body. An initiator for a perforating gun assembly may include the initiator head assembly and a shell coupled to the initiator head assembly.
US11078756B2
A junction system to line a lateral wellbore can include a junction assembly and a running tool. The junction assembly can include an anchor, a transition joint, a load transfer device, and a lateral liner. The running tool assembly can be configured to extend within a central bore of the junction assembly. The running tool assembly can include a setting tool to set the anchor and a locking device to permit transfer of axial or rotational force between the lateral liner and a work string.
US11078739B2
A downhole tool having a mandrel, and a bottom slip disposed around the mandrel. The bottom slip includes a circular body having a one-piece configuration characterized by a plurality of slip segments by at least partial material connectivity therearound. The bottom slip is made of a filament wound composite material, which means the bottom slip has a plurality of layers joined by respective interface layers. An outer slip surface of at least one of the plurality of slip segments is defined in cross-section by a plane P that intersects a longitudinal axis of the downhole tool at an angle a1 in a range of 10 degrees to 20 degrees when the bottom slip is in an unset position.
US11078733B2
A system for tong assembly operation includes a mode switch for shifting the tong assembly between a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation, the mode switch having a first portion associated with the first mode and a second portion associated with the second mode; a first target coupled to the first portion, the first target movable to a first position corresponding to the first mode of operation; a second target coupled to the second portion, the second target movable to a second position corresponding to the second mode of operation; a first sensor configured to identify the first position of the first target; and a second sensor configured to identify the second position of the second target.
US11078730B2
A pressure equalization apparatus can include separate longitudinal bores which form a continuous flowpath, the flowpath alternating direction between the bores, and the bores being interconnected at opposite ends thereof. A well system can include a well tool with a chamber therein containing an assembly in a dielectric fluid, and a pressure equalization apparatus including a flowpath having one end connected to the chamber, and the other end connected to a source of a another fluid, the flowpath extending in opposite directions between the flowpath ends through multiple separate bores. A method of installing a well tool can include attaching a mandrel to the well tool, then lowering the well tool at least partially into the well suspended from the mandrel, and then securing a pressure equalization apparatus to the mandrel, a flowpath of the apparatus being connected to a chamber of the well tool containing an assembly.
US11078729B2
A method is provided for manufacturing a segment of a drill string, such as a tubular tool, from a plurality of layers. The method includes arranging a plurality of layers based on a selected length of the segment. Each of the plurality of layers includes an aperture that is received over an alignment feature that restricts movement of the plurality of layers to two or fewer degrees of freedom. A joining process is performed to join the plurality of layers, which may include at least one replacement layer.
US11078727B2
A disclosed pulsed-power drilling system may include a controller that receives and analyzes feedback from downhole components reflecting changing conditions or performance measurements associated with a pulsed drilling operation to determine that an operating parameter of the drilling operation should be modified. The controller may output a control signal to cause an adjustment of a configurable downhole component, such as mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic component that affects the operating parameter, while the drill bit remains in the wellbore. The controller may adjust a segmented transformer of a pulse-generating circuit, changing the number of primary winding switches that are fired, or the timing of the firing of the switches, to modify characteristics of the generated pulses. Adjusting a downhole component may affect the drilling rate, the drilling direction, the flow of drilling fluid, a pulse rise time, a pulse repetition rate, or a rate of penetration for the drilling operation.
US11078721B2
Thin-film devices, for example, multi-zone electrochromic windows, and methods of manufacturing are described. In certain cases, a multi-zone electrochromic window comprises a monolithic EC device on a transparent substrate and two or more tinting zones, wherein the tinting zones are configured for independent operation.
US11078709B2
A closure apparatus for openings for access to industrial machines includes a door which can move, by virtue of the action of a respective actuator which includes a motorized shaft which supports at least two mutually opposite pulleys for winding flexible elements connected to respective substantially upper and external portions of the door. The actuator includes substantially at an intermediate section of the shaft, at least one third idle pulley for winding at least one third flexible element connected to a substantially upper and central portion of the door. The third pulley is provided with at least one position sensor for detecting an unrolling of the third flexible element.
US11078705B2
A hinge for assembling a door on a piece of furniture comprises a first hinge element fastenable to a fixed part of the piece of furniture, a second hinge element fixable to a door of the piece of furniture and swingably connected to the first hinge element, and at least one spring element for generating a force in the opening direction for the door at least near the closing position of the door; the at least one spring opening element is housed in an opening device disposed in or on one of the first and second hinge elements, wherein the opening device is conformed and arranged for exerting said opening force directly or indirectly on the other of said first and second hinge elements.
US11078694B2
The object of the invention is a motor vehicle door lock that is equipped with a lock housing (4), also with a lock cylinder nut (3) supported in the lock housing (4), and at least one locking element (9) that can be acted upon by the lock cylinder nut (3) via a positioning element (8). According to the invention, the lock cylinder nut (3) has a connected eccentric element (6). Said eccentric element (6) engages in an eccentric mounting (7) of positioning element (8) in order to displace it.
US11078690B2
Provide a door latch apparatus with a childproof lock mechanism that is only a projecting portion of the childproof lock mechanism is movable in the release direction interlocked with an opening operation of an inside lever, so that the degree of freedom of arrangement and design of several kinds of parts assembled in a housing can be increased. A release actuating member is supported movably in an elongated guide hole of a childproof lever from a standby position to a release position. When the childproof lever is in a childproof unlocking position and when an inside lever is carried out the opening operation, a projecting portion contacts to the inside lever and moves in the opening direction, so that the release actuating member moves to the release position against a biasing unit.
US11078684B2
An electric latch control device includes a mounting member having an engaging end and a locking member pivotably mounted to the mounting member. A positioning member is pivotably connected to the mounting member and is engageable with the engaging end. A restraining member is engageable with and actuatable by a driving device securely mounted to the mounting member. When the restraining member is in a stopping position preventing pivotal movement of the locking member, the locking member is restrained by the restraining member, and a latch of a door lock is restrained in an opening of the electric latch control device. When the restraining member is in a non-stopping position not preventing pivotal movement of the locking member, the locking member is pivotable from a locking position to an unlocking position to thereby permit disengagement of the latch of the door lock from the opening.
US11078677B2
An interlocking jacket and method for using the same is provided to jacket a concrete structure. The jacket may include a first planar member and a second planar member connected at a right angle. A first hook may be connected to the first planar member and a second hook may be to the second planar member with the hook of one jacket operable to engage the hook of a second jacket when used to jacket a concrete structure.
US11078672B2
A support assembly supports external veneer such as face-brick. A bracket mounts to a load bearing wall support structure. A shelf angle includes a horizontal leg that defines a surface upon which to mount the veneer. The mounting bracket may be a channel having a seat that includes an outwardly protruding toe, an accommodation for the shelf angle, and an overhanging finger. The back of the shelf angle may have apertures to admit the toes of the mounting bracket. The seat includes an oversized slot having a relief angle to permit the shelf angle web to be rotated angularly during assembly. The mounting bracket has an overhanging arm for engaging the part of a cross-wise running beam, such as an I-beam upper flange. The mounting bracket has an abutment for contacting a lower part of the beam, such as a lower flange of an I-beam. There is a fitting to secure the bracket to the beam.
US11078670B2
A modular platform for configuring gutter guard systems is disclosed and claimed herein. Such gutter guard systems are designed and arranged to be positioned across the opening of a rain gutter to prevent debris from entering the rain gutter. The modular platform includes a number of interchangeable components. Select interchangeable components can be assembled to form a gutter guard system for use with a specific rain gutter based on the rain gutter's style, size, color, and the mechanism used to secure the rain gutter to a structure and/or roofline. In one embodiment, the components of a modular platform for configuring gutter guard systems include a number of main bodies, a number of front receivers, a number of rear receivers, a number of screens, a number of clips, and a number of brackets.
US11078669B2
Disclosed is a release material that can be applied as a liquid, gel, emulsion, foam, etc. in a shingle manufacturing line. The release material can also be used in the manufacturing of roll roofing. The release material primarily constitutes an emulsion of polymers that can be cured with heat, IR light or other methods. Silicone may also be included in the emulsion which assists in releasability. The release material can be sprayed or extruded on to the surface of the shingle in an automated fashion, eliminating the necessity for operator interaction.
US11078660B2
A method of constructing a building is disclosed, including selecting a standard dimension less than a wide-load trucking permit limit and designing a building on a grid defined by the selected standard dimension. The building includes a plurality of prefabricated elements, wherein each prefabricated element has a width correspond to the selected standard dimension. The plurality of prefabricated elements includes a wall panel, a roof panel, a laterally resistive frame, and a rebar cage. The method includes fabricating each of the plurality of prefabricated elements at a manufacturing plant and transporting the elements by truck to a building site. The method includes constructing intersecting grade beam footings at the building site and pouring a slab between the intersecting grade beam footings. The grade beam footings include the rebar cage and have a uniform width and depth, the grade beam footings and the slab having contiguous upper surfaces.
US11078655B2
A waste system includes a vacuum cell, a flexible waste container, and a vacuum source. The flexible waste container may have at least one flexible membrane at an interface between the flexible waste container and the vacuum cell. The vacuum source may be configured to suction air out of the vacuum cell to generate a negative pressure in the vacuum cell. The vacuum source discharge is generally odorless as it is separated from the waste. This odorless discharge can enter occupied aircraft compartments. The negative pressure in the vacuum cell acts on the flexible waste container to generate a (second) negative pressure in the flexible waste container. The negative pressure in the flexible waste container acts on an interface between a toilet and the flexible waste container to pull waste from the toilet into the flexible waste container.
US11078650B2
A method for controlling conditions within a liquid conduit system. The method comprising: defining a zone within the liquid conduit system, wherein pressure within the zone is influenced by one or more actuator valves; controlling the one or more actuator valves in dependence on a Pareto efficient solution to the minimisation of functions of the average pressure within the zone (AZP) and the pressure variability within the zone (PVZ).
US11078633B2
A pavement repair system is provided utilizing solid phase auto regenerative cohesion and homogenization by liquid asphalt oligopolymerization technologies. The system is suitable for use in repairing asphalt pavement, including pavement exhibiting a high degree of deterioration (as manifested in the presence of potholes, cracks, ruts, or the like) as well as pavement that has been subject to previous repair and may comprise a substantial amount of dirt and other debris (e.g., chipped road paint or other damaged or disturbed surfacing materials). A system utilizing homogenization by liquid asphalt oligopolymerization is suitable for rejuvenating or repairing aged asphalt, thereby improving properties of the paving material.
US11078621B2
Systems and methods for attaching large articles of bedding such as bed sheets, blankets, duvet covers, comforters, and quilts, as well as other machine-washable large items such as sleeping bags, tablecloths, shower curtains, and shower curtain liners, in order to prevent or greatly reduce said articles from twisting, tangling, balling and/or wadding either independently or with each other in either or both the automatic washing machine or automatic clothes dryer. Exemplary fabric securing devices include a rigid base having keyholes and slit-holes, and flexible straps or tongues having a hollow post to engage a base keyhole and a crescent-shaped beveled edge to engage a base slit-hole.
US11078602B2
A yarn head rotor 1 for a cabling machine, having several deflection rollers 2 for evening the yarn tension of two yams being twisted, each deflection roller being rotatably mounted on a pivot axis 5 at right angles to the rotor axis of the yarn head rotor 1 and guided across the two yarns. The deflection roller 2 is mounted in the yarn head rotor 1 by bearings 6 at both ends of the deflection roller 2, wherein the two ball bearings 6 are each enclosed by a housing 7 of the yarn head rotor 1, which is closed with a cover 8, and yarn guiding eyelets 9, guiding the inner and outer yarns 17, are arranged upstream of the deflection roller 2 in such a way that they supply both yarns of the deflection roller between the two ball bearings 6 to the yarn head rotor 1.
US11078597B2
A method for making an epitaxial structure includes the following steps. A substrate having an epitaxial growth surface is provided. A carbon nanotube layer is placed on the epitaxial growth surface. A buffer layer is formed on the epitaxial growth surface. A first epitaxial layer is epitaxially grown on the buffer layer. The substrate and the buffer layer are separated to form a second epitaxial growth surface. A second epitaxial layer is epitaxially grown on the second epitaxial growth surface.
US11078591B2
Embodiments herein relate to methods, apparatus, and systems for electroplating metal into recessed features using a superconformal fill mechanism that provides relatively faster plating within a feature and relatively slower plating in the field region. Moreover, within the feature, plating occurs faster toward the bottom of the feature compared to the top of the feature. The result is that the feature is filled with metal from the bottom upwards, resulting in a high quality fill without the formation of seams or voids, defects that are likely where a conformal fill mechanism is used. The superconformal fill mechanism relies on the presence of a sacrificial oxidant molecule that is used to develop a differential current efficiency within the feature compared to the field region. Various plating conditions are balanced against one another to ensure that the feature fills from the bottom upwards. No organic plating additives are necessary, though plating additives can be used to improve the process.
US11078583B2
There are provided processes for preparing lithium hydroxide that comprise submitting an aqueous composition comprising a lithium compound to an electrolysis or an electrodialysis under conditions suitable for converting at least a portion of the lithium compound into lithium hydroxide. For example, the lithium compound can be lithium sulphate and the aqueous composition can be at least substantially maintained at a pH having a value of about 1 to about 4.
US11078581B2
Disclosed are a catalyst composite including a metal; and a nitrogen-containing porous 2D polymer carrier, and a method of manufacturing the catalyst composite. Accordingly, provided is a high-efficiency catalyst composite that does not depend on pH acid concentration using a nitrogen-containing porous two-dimensional (2D) polymer carrier and a low-cost metal.
US11078579B2
The invention relates to a component (8) comprising a substrate made of chromia-former metal alloy (82), the basic element of which is iron (Fe) or nickel (Ni), wherein the substrate has two main planar faces. According to the invention: one of the main planar faces is coated with a coating comprising a thick layer of ceramic (80), grooved to delimit channels (800) suitable for the distribution and/or collection of gases, such as H2O water vapour, H2 or air, and/or one of the main planar faces is coated with a thick metal layer (81), grooved to delimit channels (810) suitable for the distribution and/or collection of gases, such as H2O water vapour, H2, O2 or draining gas. The invention also relates to the associated production processes.
US11078572B2
Method for preparing high-strength and durable super-hydrophobic film layer on inner wall of elongated metal tube includes roughening treatment of inner wall of a metal tube, electrodepositing preparation of nickel-phosphorus alloy layer and functional coating, heat treatment, subsequent anodizing and low surface energy modification. The method greatly reduces the influence of local mass transfer resistance, and a uniform nanocrystalline film layer is electroplated under the ultrasound induction. Since only electroplating solution is filled in the tube during the preparation process, the consumption of device and raw materials is greatly reduced. Also, since silica particles are added to the electroplating solution in preparing the nanocrystalline film layer, the surface morphology can be made more uniform and denser in terms of the microscopic morphology. Nano-scale channels structures are etched, so that the super-hydrophobic inner surface can have a better ability to store air, and its water flow impact resistance is greatly enhanced.
US11078571B2
A deposition apparatus includes a chamber, a deposition source, and a stage disposed in the chamber with a target object mounted thereon. The deposition apparatus further includes a first plate coupled to the chamber, and a second plate disposed between the first plate and the stage, wherein the second plate includes a plurality of diffusion holes. The deposition apparatus additionally includes a heat dissipation member in contact with the first plate and the second plate, wherein the heat dissipation member includes a plurality of sidewall portions, wherein the plurality of sidewall portions are connected to each other. The deposition apparatus further includes a spacer coupled to a first sidewall portion of the plurality of sidewall portions and disposed between the first plate and the second plate, wherein the spacer extends parallel to the first sidewall portion.
US11078567B2
The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a part made of nickel-based monocrystalline superalloy containing hafnium. This process is noteworthy in that it comprises the following successive steps consisting in: —manufacturing a nickel-based monocrystalline superalloy that is not doped with hafnium, —manufacturing a part from this superalloy, —directly depositing on said part a layer of hafnium having a thickness of between 50 nm and 800 nm, —carrying out a diffusion treatment of the hafnium so as to form an interdiffusion layer at the surface of said part and to thus obtain a part made of nickel-based monocrystalline superalloy containing hafnium.
US11078566B2
A coated medical instrument can include a first layer bonded to a metal substrate surface of a medical instrument, a second layer bonded to the first layer, and a third layer disposed on the second layer, The first layer comprises chromium (Cr), hafnium (Hf), titanium (Ti), and/or niobium (Nb). The second layer comprises a nitride, oxide, carbide, carbonitride, or boride of chromium (Cr), hafnium (Hf), niobium (Nb), tungsten (W), titanium (Ti), aluminum (Al), zirconium (Zr), and/or silicon (Si). The third layer comprises a nitride, oxide, carbide, boride, oxynitride, oxycarbide, or oxycarbonitride of chromium (Cr), hafnium (Hf), niobium (Nb), tungsten (W), titanium (Ti), aluminum (Al), zirconium (Zr), and/or silicon (Si). Methods for making coated medical instruments are also disclosed herein.
US11078564B2
Provided is a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet including a base steel sheet and a hot-dip zinc-based plating layer formed on the base steel sheet. The hot-dip zinc-based plating layer includes a Zn single phase having an average equivalent circular diameter of 120 μm or less as a microstructure. In the Zn single phase, a Zn single phase having a crystal structure of which a {0001} plane is parallel to a surface of the steel sheet, is provided in an area fraction of 70% or less.
US11078552B2
A high-strength steel sheet exhibiting excellent ductility and stretch-flangeability, and a method for manufacturing such a high-strength steel sheet. The high-strength steel sheet has a chemical composition including specific proportions of components in which C/Mn is 0.08 to 0.20, the balance being iron and inevitable impurities, and includes microstructures including, in terms of area fraction relative to all the microstructures, 40% to 70% total of ferrite and bainitic ferrite, 5% to 35% martensite and 5% to 30% retained austenite. The proportion of martensite (including retained austenite) adjacent to bainitic ferrite is not less than 60% of all martensite (including retained austenite). The proportion of 4.0 GPa and smaller differences in microhardness measured at 0.5 μm intervals is not less than 70%. The proportion of microstructures with 8.0 GPa or smaller microhardness is not less than 85% of all the microstructures.
US11078531B2
A method for sequencing biopolymers. The method includes selecting with a sequence generator module an input nucleotide sequence having plural k-mers; simulating with a deep learning simulator, actual electrical current signals corresponding to the input nucleotide sequence; identifying reads that correspond to the actual electrical current signals; and displaying the reads. The deep learning simulator includes a context-dependent deep learning model that takes into consideration a position of a k-mer of the plural k-mers on the input nucleotide sequence when calculating a corresponding actual electrical current.
US11078527B2
According to a first aspect of the present invention, a method is provided for detecting and/or quantifying male genomic DNA in a sample, wherein the method comprises the step of amplification of a multicopy locus within the human Y-chromosome (MCL-Y), wherein said locus shares at least 80% sequence identity to a sequence according to SEQ ID NO. 3 over a stretch of at least 60 base pairs (bp). A second aspect of the present invention relates to a primer or primer pair which hybridizes under stringent conditions to a sequence according to SEQ ID NO. 3 and/or any of 4 to 11. The invention also relates to a kit.
US11078525B2
The present invention relates to the detection of a target nucleic acid sequence by a PCEC (PTO Cleavage and Extension-Dependent Cleavage) assay. The present invention is characterized by generating a cleavage site for a nucleolytic enzyme on the extended duplex of which the formation is dependent on the presence of a target nucleic acid sequence. The present invention detects the occurrence of the cleavage of the extended duplex, thereby determining the presence of the target nucleic acid sequence.
US11078524B2
The invention relates to methods and kits for DNA The method comprises a) contacting the sample with a plurality of metal nanoparticles functionalised with one or more RNA probes; b) forming a heteroduplex between the target DNA and RNA probe on an RNA-functionalised metal nanoparticle; c) contacting the heteroduplex of target DNA and RNA probe on the RNA-functionalised metal nanoparticle with an enzyme that cleaves RNA in a DNA-RNA heteroduplex thereby releasing the target DNA; d) repeating steps (b) and (c) until all, or substantially all, of the RNA probes on the plurality of RNA-functionalised metal nanoparticles have been cleaved from the metal nanoparticles; and e) aggregating the metal nanoparticles from which all, or substantially all, of the RNA probes have been cleaved, thereby indicating the presence of the target DNA.
US11078521B2
The present invention and embodiments thereof relates to compositions and methods for storage, stabilization and preservation of biological samples and/or nucleic acids on a solid matrix. Methods for extracting, collecting, and recovering the biological samples and/or nucleic acids from the solid matrix are also described.
US11078519B2
Disclosed herein are methods for determining the amount or activity of one or more luciferases and methods for measuring the luminescent signal generated by one or more luciferases in a sample, the methods comprising incubating the sample with a reactive substrate(s) of the luciferase(s) to be analysed and a reducing agent to inactivate a first luciferase, wherein the first luciferase, in its native form, is a secreted luciferase.
US11078518B2
Various methods for evaluating hemostatic effect and various blood coagulation initiation reagents were studied to construct a method for evaluating blood coagulation reaction mediated by a substance having an activity of substituting for coagulation factor VIII (FVIII). As a result, it was discovered that by using a coagulation initiation reagent containing activated coagulation factor XI (FXIa) and phospholipids, the effect of a substance having an activity of substituting for coagulation factor VIII (FVIII) on blood coagulation reaction can be evaluated using the amount of thrombin generated in the blood sample as an indicator.
US11078516B2
Orally administered physiologically acceptable anti-biofilm compositions comprising enzymes and if desired additional components such as antimicrobials, antibiotics, antifungals, herbals, chelating agents, lactoferrin and related compounds, minerals, surfactants, binders, and fillers useful for the inhibition and treatment of gastrointestinal biofilms in humans. Physiologically acceptable anti-biofilm compositions containing these enzymes are useful in the inhibition, reduction and/or treatment of gastrointestinal biofilm infections, and associated systemic symptoms caused by biofilms associated microorganisms within the gastrointestinal tract. Methods of identification, preparation and use of such physiologically acceptable anti-biofilm compositions are also provided.
US11078515B2
The invention is directed to methods for identifying targets for antimicrobial and antiproliferative compounds as well as methods for identifying novel compounds for treating cancer and microbial infections.
US11078509B2
The present invention relates to mutants of a parent Trichoderma strain, comprising a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide and one or more (several) genes selected from the group consisting of a first subtilisin-like serine protease gene, a first aspartic protease gene, a trypsin-like serine protease gene, a second subtilisin-like serine protease gene, and a second aspartic protease gene, wherein the one or more (several) genes are modified rendering the mutant strain deficient in the production of one or more (several) enzymes selected from the group consisting of a first subtilisin-like serine protease, a first aspartic protease, a trypsin-like serine protease, a second subtilisin-like serine protease, and a second aspartic protease, respectively, compared to the parent Trichoderma strain when cultivated under identical conditions. The present invention also relates to methods of producing a polypeptide in such mutants and methods for producing such mutants.
US11078506B2
The current disclosure provides a process for enzymatically converting a saccharide into allulose. The invention also relates to a process for preparing allulose where the process involves converting fructose 6-phosphate (F6P) to allulose 6-phosphate (A6P), catalyzed by allulose 6-phosphate 3-epimerase (A6PE), and converting the A6P to allulose, catalyzed by allulose 6-phosphate phosphatase (A6PP).
US11078504B2
The present invention relates to a host cell which is capable of producing a dicarboxylic acid and which comprises at least one genetic modification in its genome resulting in the deficiency of at least one enzymatic step catalysing the oxidation of a cofactor. The invention also relates to a process for producing a dicarboxylic acid, which method comprises fermenting such a host cell in a suitable fermentation medium and producing the dicarboxylic acid.
US11078493B2
The present invention provides a method of stably integrating a DNA sequence of interest into a target genomic DNA sequence of a host cell, wherein the target genomic DNA sequence comprises a nucleotide sequence that is at least 80% homologous to the sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, as well as a kit for use in said method. Also provided is a method of generating a circular DNA construct essentially consisting of a DNA sequence of interest and a nucleotide sequence that is at least 80% homologous to the sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:3.
US11078481B1
This invention describes a novel CRISPR/Cas9 target identification platform permitting the discovery of novel genes and pathways involved in the ability of T cells and NK cells to react against and generate an anti-tumor response.
US11078478B2
The identification of binding moieties capable of selectively interacting with one or more target antigens is of scientific, medical, and commercial value. Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for the identification, labeling and/or retrieval of cognate binding moieties.
US11078470B2
It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel enzyme useful for producing low-purine foods or beverages. There is disclosed a nucleosidase comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or an amino acid sequence having 85% or more identity with the amino acid sequence, or an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or an amino acid sequence having 88% or more identity with the amino acid sequence.
US11078467B2
The disclosure relates to the field of fusion proteins. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to artificial fusion proteins comprising cytochrome P450 enzymes linked to reductase enzymes and uses thereof. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to corn-pounds produced by artificial cytochrome P450 enzymes.
US11078464B2
The present invention is directed to an in vitro method of producing a recombinant AAV virion in a mammalian host cell that comprises a functional adenoviral E1A gene and rAAV virions made by the method. Host cells are transfected with varying ratios of plasmids comprising the E1A gene and virions.
US11078462B2
The invention provides methods, compositions and kits for making and using pericyte-like cells or perivascular stromal cells derived from pPS cells.
US11078459B2
Methods for the development and integration of multiple apparatuses and methods for achieving administration of stem cell therapies include precision manufacturing of tissue scaffolds and/or bioreactor substrates. The nano/microscale fiber material extrusion typifying the electrospinning process is married with the fiber alignment and layering characteristic of an additive manufacturing process. The method generates porous fibrous 3-D meshes with precision controlled structures from biopolymer melts and solutions and gels, blends, and suspensions with and without cells. A method of tracking the migration histories and shapes of stem cells on scaffold surfaces relies on immunofluorescent imaging and automated algorithms based on machine learning. The combination of the precision manufacturing method and the method of cell tracking and cell shape statistics, along with understanding of the intimate relationship between the cell shape/phenotype and scaffold architecture leads to an integrated method for cultivating and harvesting cells having desired phenotypes.
US11078454B2
A bioreactor and method of forming complex three-dimensional tissue constructs in a single culture chamber. The bioreactor and methods may be used to form multi-phasic tissue constructs having tissue formed from multiple cell types in a single culture chamber. The bioreactor includes at least one translation mechanism to facilitate translation of one or more tissue constructs without direct user intervention, thereby providing a closed, sterile environment for complex tissue fabrication. The bioreactor may be used as a stand-alone device or as part of a large-scale system including many bioreactors. The large-scale system may include a perfusion system to monitor and regulate the tissue culture environment.
US11078453B2
Nanoneedles and nanoneedle arrays and methods of making nanoneedles are provided. The methods can include multilayer fabrication methods using a negative photoresist and/or a positive photoresist. The nanoneedle arrays include one or more nanoneedles attached to a surface of a substrate. The nanoneedle can have both a proximal opening and a distal opening, and an inner passageway connecting the proximal opening and the distal opening. The nanoneedle can have a functional coating. The nanoneedle can include iron, cobalt, nickel, gold, and oxides and alloys thereof. The nanoneedle arrays can be used for the administration and/or the extraction of agents from individual cells. In one or more aspects, the nanoneedles can be magnetic nanoneedles. An oscillating magnetic field applied to a magnetic nanoneedle can induce one or both of heating and vibration of the magnetic nanoneedle. The heating and/or vibration can cause a magnetic nanoneedle to penetrate the wall of a cell.
US11078450B2
A stabilized solid bleaching agent which has good solubility in water without undergoing the occurrence of foaming and without generating residues has been demanded. The present invention provides a stabilized solid-bleaching-agent-containing material having a coating layer formed therein, wherein the coating layer contains at least one component selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal salt of an aromatic carboxylic acid, an alkali metal salt of a non-cyclic dicarboxylic acid, an alkali metal salt of a non-cyclic monocarboxylic acid having 1 to 7 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof.
US11078432B2
Bimetallic catalysts for the hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) conversion of lignin into useful hydrocarbons are provided. The catalysts are bifunctional bimetallic ruthenium catalysts Ru-M/X+Y comprising a metal M such as iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu) or zinc (Zn), zeolite Y and cation X+ (e.g. H+) associated with zeolite Y.
US11078429B2
A burner sub-system, a furnace comprising the same, a fuel combustion process and steam cracking process carried out in the furnace. The burner sub-system comprises a barrier wall segment between the burner tip and the flue-gas recirculation (“FGR”) duct, effectively blocking direct gas flow between the burner tip and the FGR duct opening, but without encircling the whole burner tip. The presence of the partial barrier wall has the advantage of preventing the temperature inside the FGR duct from becoming too high, while achieving low NOx emissions from the combustion process without overheating the burner tip because of reduced amount of heat reflection to the burner tip compared to an annular barrier wall. The invention is particularly useful in furnaces where hydrogen-rich fuel gas is combusted.
US11078425B2
A process of forming a resveratrol-based flame retardant small molecule with a phosphonate/phosphinate molecule that includes a chloride group and a terminal functional group.
US11078421B2
Provided are a polymerizable composition of a polymerizable compound represented by formula I and a polymerizable compound represented by formula II, a liquid crystal composition formed by combining this polymerizable composition with a specific liquid crystal component, particularly a PSVA liquid crystal composition suitable for display or TV applications, and a PSA-IPS liquid crystal composition for an IPS mode; in particular, the polymerizable liquid crystal composition has a good solubility, and an adjustable rate of polymerization and morphology after polymerization; furthermore, a “material system” formed from the selected polymerizable component and liquid crystal component has a low rotary viscosity and good photoelectric properties, and has a high VHR after (UV) photoradiation, this avoiding the problems of the occurrence of afterimages in final displays, etc.
US11078409B2
An electrically conductive proppant coating and a method for applying the coating to the proppant, whereby the coated electrically conductive proppant can determine formation characteristics, such as dimensions, orientation, and conductivity.
US11078405B2
Embodiments of the disclosure provide compositions and methods suitable for injection of a nanosurfactant-based foam composition into a hydrocarbon-bearing formation for enhanced recovery operations. The nanosurfactant-based foam composition includes a gaseous component and nanoassemblies. The nanoassemblies contain a petroleum sulfonate surfactant, mineral oil, and a zwitterionic co-surfactant.
US11078385B2
Provided are: a removable radiation-curable silicone composition which has excellent radiation curability and gives cured objects having excellent adhesiveness to the substrates; and a release sheet. The removable radiation-curable silicone composition comprises the following components (A), (B), (C), and (D): (A) 100 parts by mass of an organopolysiloxane having an alkenyl group; (B) 1-30 parts by mass of an organopolysiloxane having a mercaptoalkyl group; (C) 0.1-5 parts by mass of a compound having a plurality of acryl groups in the molecule; and (D) 0.1-15 parts by mass of a radical polymerization initiator.
US11078380B2
A method of CMP includes providing a slurry solution including ≥1 per-compound oxidizer in a concentration between 0.01 M and 2 M with a pH from 2 to 5 or 8 to 11, and ≥1 buffering agent which provides a buffering ratio ≥1.5 that compares an amount of a strong acid needed to reduce the pH from 9.0 to 3.0 as compared to an amount of strong acid to change the pH from 9.0 to 3.0 without the buffering agent. The slurry solution is exclusive any hard slurry particles or has only soft slurry particles that have throughout a Vickers hardness <300 Kg/mm2 or Mohs Hardness <4. The slurry solution is dispensed on a hard surface having a Vickers hardness >1,000 kg/mm2 is pressed by a polishing pad with the slurry solution in between while rotating the polishing pad relative to the hard surface.
US11078376B2
Polyisocyanate-cured coating compositions containing 1,1-di-activated vinyl compounds are described. Also provided are coatings formed from coating compositions comprising 1,1-di-activated vinyl compounds, including multi-layer coatings. Also provided are processes for coating substrates with coating compositions comprising 1,1-di-activated vinyl compounds. Also provided are articles employing the coatings described herein.
US11078367B2
A method of producing a hydrophobic porous alumina by: i) providing a slurry comprising an alumina compound, the slurry having a pH equal to or greater than 7; ii) adding an organic composition comprising carboxylic acids with alkyl hydrocarbon chains having a carbon length less than 14 to the slurry to form an acidic modified slurry; the acidic modified slurry having a pH of between 3 and less than 7; iii) hydrothermally aging the acidic modified slurry to form a hydrothermally aged slurry; and iv) drying the hydrothermally aged slurry.
US11078364B2
A curable composition comprises (A) a first siloxane oligomer being free from a siloxane unit represented by the following formula (I) and containing an alkoxy-group-containing siloxane unit, (B) a second siloxane oligomer containing a siloxane unit represented by the formula (I) and an alkoxy-group-containing siloxane unit, (C) a silicone oil having a kinetic viscosity at 25° C. of not less than 100 mm2/s, (D) at least one curing catalyst selected from the group consisting of a metal alkoxide, a metal chelate compound, and a metal carboxylate, and (E) a solvent containing an organic solvent having a vapor pressure at 20° C. of not less than 1 kPa.
US11078361B2
One aspect of the present invention is a resin composition containing a thermosetting resin, a curing agent that reacts with the thermosetting resin, and a flame retardant, in which the flame retardant contains a compatible phosphorus compound that is compatible with a mixture of the thermosetting resin and the curing agent, and a non-compatible phosphorus compound that is not compatible with the mixture, a content of the compatible phosphorus compound is 1 to 3.5 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of a total of the thermosetting resin and the curing agent, and a content of the non-compatible phosphorus compound is 14 to 30 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the total of the thermosetting resin and the curing agent.
US11078360B2
A thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article formed using the same. The thermoplastic resin composition includes: a polycarbonate resin; a first polycarbonate-polysiloxane copolymer resin; a second polycarbonate-polysiloxane copolymer resin; and a glycol-modified polyester resin, wherein the first polycarbonate-polysiloxane copolymer resin includes a polysiloxane block having an average degree of polymerization of about 30 to about 45 and the second polycarbonate-polysiloxane copolymer resin includes a polysiloxane block having an average degree of polymerization of about 70 to about 100. The thermoplastic resin composition can have good properties in terms of transparency, impact resistance, chemical resistance, and/or hydrolysis resistance.
US11078351B2
This disclosure relates to a continuous solution polymerization process where ethylene interpolymer products having an improved color index; for example, products having higher whiteness (Whiteness Index (WI)) and lower yellowness (Yellowness Index (YI)). Product color was improved by adjusting selected solution polymerization reaction conditions. The disclosed ethylene interpolymer products have improved color relative to comparative polyethylene compositions.
US11078346B2
Systems and methods for producing aerogel materials are generally described. In certain cases, the methods do not require supercritical drying as part of the manufacturing process. In some cases, certain combinations of materials, solvents, and/or processing steps may be synergistically employed so as to enable manufacture of large (e.g., meter-scale), substantially crack free, and/or mechanically strong aerogel materials.
US11078340B2
In general, coated fibers, methods of bonding a coating to fibers, and composite materials prepared from coated fibers are provided. The coated fiber is created with a surface that is compatible with and bonds to the polymer resin used in composite materials. In another aspect, the coating may exhibit additional functionality, such as water repellency, fire resistance, or odor control. More specifically an atmospheric pressure plasma process is applied to the fibers to bond coating materials to the fiber surface and to cure the coating surrounding the fiber surface. Optionally, radiation is used in the process to cure the coating. Finally, composite materials and parts may be made from the coated fibers that exhibit high strength and improved mechanical properties over composites made with uncoated fibers. Alternatively, a natural fiber reinforced composite material is made from coated natural fibers that has improved mechanical properties and decreased water absorption.
US11078338B2
Generally spherical resin particles formed of a thermoplastic resin, having a sphericity of 0.90 to 1.00, a light scattering index of 0.5 to 1.0 and a linseed oil absorption of 30 to 150 mL/100 g.
US11078336B2
Described herein are alkoxylated polymers suitable for use in primers, inks or coating compositions. The alkoxylated polymers derive from a polyalkylene glycol polymer or copolymer backbone having one or more alkoxylated sites in a non-reactive form and at least one reactive terminal end, and one or more polyfunctional monomers or oligomers having two or more functional polar groups with an active hydrogen, or mixtures thereof, wherein the alkoxylated polymer is polymerized in a one step process. Primers, inks or coating compositions are further described.
US11078323B2
The present invention discloses silylated polyurethanes obtainable by reacting at least one polyols, at least one polyisocyanates, at least one amide-functionalized silanes of the general formula (I) as described herein and their preparation methods, curable compositions comprising the silylated polyurethanes and their use as adhesive, sealant, spray foam and/or coating.
US11078320B2
The invention relates to a porous material comprising at least one polyfunctional isocyanate (a1) and at least one polyfunctional substituted aromatic amine (a2-s) of the general formula (I): where R1 and R2 are selected from among hydrogen and linear or branched alkyl groups having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and all substituents Q1 to Q5 and Q1′ to Q5′ are selected from among hydrogen, a primary amino group and a linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, where at least one of Q1, Q3 and Q5 and at least one of Q1′, Q3′ and Q5′ is a primary amino group and the compound has at least one linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms in the α position relative to at least one primary amino group bound to the aromatic ring in formula (I).
US11078308B2
The present disclosure generally relates to processes to produce alpha-olefin oligomers and poly alpha-olefins. In an embodiment, a process to produce a poly alpha-olefin (PAO) includes introducing a first alpha-olefin and a first catalyst system comprising a metallocene compound into a continuous stirred tank reactor or a continuous tubular reactor under first reactor conditions to form a first reactor effluent. The alpha-olefin is introduced to the reactor at a flow rate of about 100 g/hr or more. The first reactor effluent includes PAO dimer comprising at least 96 mol % of vinylidene and 4 mol % or less of trisubstituted vinylene and disubstituted vinylene, based on total moles of vinylidene, trisubstituted vinylene, and disubstituted vinylene. The method includes introducing the first reactor effluent, a second alpha-olefin and a second catalyst composition comprising an acid catalyst into a second reactor under second reactor conditions to form a second reactor effluent comprising PAO trimer.
US11078304B2
Process for producing a heterophasic propylene copolymer using a specific class of metallocene complexes in a multistage polymerization process including a gas phase polymerization step. The invention further relates to the use of catalysts which comprise a specific class of metallocene complexes to produce a heterophasic propylene copolymer in a multistep process including a gas phase polymerization step.
US11078303B2
Provided is a curable composition containing a polymerizable monomer (A), an organic-inorganic composite filler (B), and a polymerization initiator (C), wherein the organic-inorganic composite filler (B) includes an organic resin matrix (b1) and a spherical inorganic filler (b2) having an average primary particle size of 230-1000 nm, 90% or more of the number of individual particles constituting the spherical inorganic filler (b2) are present in a range of 5% greater or less than the average primary particle size, and the curable composition satisfies the following formulas (1) and (2): nP
US11078302B2
Disclosed herein are methods of forming (co)polymers from polymerizable compositions, the methods comprising irradiating the polymerizable compositions with light, wherein the polymerizable compositions comprise a polymerization initiator having an absorption band and exhibiting triplet-triplet annihilation up-conversion and a monomer. Also disclosed herein are methods of additive manufacturing using the methods of forming (co)polymers described herein.
US11078299B2
Isolated histidyl-tRNA synthetase splice variant polynucleotides and polypeptides having non-canonical biological activities are provided, as well as compositions and methods related thereto.
US11078289B2
The invention relates generally to the treatment of cancer. One embodiment of the invention provides a method of treating cancer in an individual, the method comprising: administering to the individual an effective amount of trichostatin A (TSA).
US11078288B2
The present invention provides, in part, methods for treating a tumor in a human subject comprising inhibiting IGF-1 receptor signaling, methods of determining whether a tumor is more or less likely to respond to such treatment, and compositions for practicing such methods. In particular embodiments, the invention provides fully human, humanized, or chimeric anti-IGF-1R antibodies that bind human IGF-1R, IGF-1R-binding fragments and derivatives of such antibodies, and IGF-1R-binding polypeptides comprising such fragments. Other embodiments provide nucleic acids encoding such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, cells comprising such polynucleotides, methods of making such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, and methods of using such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, including methods of treating or diagnosing subjects having IGF-1R-related disorders or conditions.
US11078281B2
The present invention provides CTLA-4 monoclonal antibodies, particularly humanized monoclonal antibodies specifically binding to CTLA-4 with high affinity. The present invention also provides functional monoclonal antibodies cross-reactive to CTLA-4 of human, cynomolgus monkey and mouse. The present invention further provides amino acid sequences of the antibodies of the invention, cloning or expression vectors, host cells and methods for expressing or isolating the antibodies. The epitopes of the antibodies are identified. Therapeutic compositions comprising the antibodies of the invention are also provided. The invention also provides methods for treating cancers and other diseases with anti-CTLA-4 antibodies.
US11078278B2
This disclosure provides methods for treating a subject afflicted with a tumor derived from a renal cell carcinoma. The methods comprise administering a first dose to a subject of an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof and/or an anti-PD-L1 antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof, and administering a second dose to the subject, wherein the subject exhibited differential expression in one or more biomarker genes, e.g., CTLA-4, TIGIT, and/or PD-L2, following administration of the first dose.
US11078272B2
Methods are provided for targeting pediatric brain tumor cells for depletion.
US11078270B2
The invention relates to negative functional modulators of erythropoietin (EPO) for use in the treatment of cancers, in the therapy of autoimmune -based and non-autoimmune based chronic inflammatory diseases, and in the treatment of patients under-going organ or tissue transplant, or for the treatment of hemophilic arthropathy, hemophilia A and B, von Willebrand disease, angiodysplasia, proliferative disorders and neurological diseases characterized in their pathogenesis by primary neuroinflammation and/or neuroinflammation secondary to other causes. Such modulators are anti-EPO antibodies and their derivatives: anti-EPO receptor antibodies (EPOR), antisense oligonucleotides, decoy DNA, decoy RNA, ribozyme, antagomir, shRNA, LNA and/or siRNAs that inhibit the expression of the gene encoding EPO or EPOR.
US11078262B2
Anti-angiogenesis compositions, and methods of using such compositions, useful for injection into the vitreous of human eyes are provided. Such compositions include MAAC solutions or particles present in a therapeutically effective amount, a viscosity-inducing component, and an aqueous carrier component. The compositions have viscosities at about 25° C. of at least about 10 cps or about 100 cps at a shear rate of 0.1/second. In a preferred embodiment, the viscosity at 25° C. is in the range of from about 80,000 cps to about 300,000 cps.
US11078257B2
The present invention provides novel, recombinant Gram-negative bacteria. In particular, the invention provides recombinant Gram-negative bacteria (e.g., E. coli) lacking genes involved in lipopolysaccharide (LPS, endotoxin) biosynthesis (e.g., lacking genes required for core oligosaccharide biosynthesis) and also provides recombinant Gram-negative bacteria lacking genes involved in LPS biosynthesis that contain one or more exogenous KDO transferases and/or one or more exogenous heptosyltransferases (e.g., from one or more types and/or strains of bacteria). The invention further provides methods of generating and utilizing (e.g., as or in an immunogenic composition (e.g., as or in an adjuvant and/or vaccine)) the recombinant Gram-negative bacteria therapeutic, preventative, and/or research applications.
US11078256B2
Described are methods and compositions that provide for generating synthetic or recombinant proline rich peptides. In some aspects, p1978 compositions are used to inhibit breast cancer cell growth and thus provided is a method for treating and preventing breast cancer cell growth in a mammal.
US11078246B2
This disclosure features stapled peptide inhibitors (e.g., cysteine-reactive stapled peptides) of the anti-apoptotic protein, BFL-1, and methods of using same in the treatment of BFL-1 expressing cancers.
US11078241B2
The disclosure relates to a multi-epitope fusion protein as well as to its use as calibrator and/or control in an in vitro diagnostics immunoassay for detecting HCV core antigen. The multi-epitope fusion protein has two to six different non-overlapping linear peptides present in the amino acid sequence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) core protein, wherein each of the peptides is separated from the other peptides by a spacer consisting of a non-HCV amino acid sequence and having a chaperone amino acid sequence. No further HCV specific amino acid sequences are present in the polypeptide. A further aspect relates to a reagent kit for detecting HCV core antigen containing said multi-epitope fusion protein as calibrator or control or both.
US11078238B2
This disclosure relates to variant AAVrh.10 particles engineered to escape host neutralizing antibodies but retain or improve transduction efficiency, and their use as gene delivery vehicles.
US11078229B2
The present invention relates to a thiol compound suitable for forming a chain of oligomers that can be grafted to an oligonucleotide. The invention also relates to an oligonucleotide grafted by such a compound, thus having one or more thiol functions, suitable for being immobilized on a gold surface or on a grafted surface.
US11078223B2
The present invention discloses a composite phosphorus flame retardant comprising cyclic organophosphate with multiple DOPO moieties, and a manufacturing method thereof. The composite structure phosphorus flame retardant has a structural formula comprising at least one organophosphate and at least two DOPO cyclic organophosphates. The method comprises: mixing the DOPO with a polyhydroxy alkane or a hydrocarbon substituent, wherein the polyhydroxy alkane has at least three hydroxy groups, and the hydrocarbon substituent has a chain with at least three carbon atoms; heating the mixture to 195-210° C. and reacting for 14-17 hours in the presence of a protective gas, and then cooling to room temperature; adding a phosphorus oxohalide or an incompletely esterified phosphorus oxohalide; and heating to 55-65° C. and reacting for 1.5-3 hours, then cooling to room temperature to obtain the product. The invention provides flame retardation at two decomposition temperatures, the first occurring within a range of 230-310° C., while the other occurring after 345° C. The in has a simple composition, is easy to use, has high phosphorus contents, and provides improved flame retardance.
US11078217B2
The invention provides a novel class of materials that possess triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion, compositions and methods of preparation and use thereof. The invention also relates to use of such materials and nanoparticles, for example, in stimulus-responsive, in situ delivery of biologically active agents.
US11078206B2
The present invention relates to a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and the compound according to the present invention can be usefully used for the prevention or treatment of diseases which are associated with kinase inhibitory actions.
US11078199B2
Compounds that are Fibroblast Growth Factor Inhibitors (FGFR) and are therefore useful for the treatment of diseases treatable by inhibition of FGFR are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and processes for preparing such compounds.
US11078193B2
Inhibitors of HBV replication of Formula (A) including stereochemically isomeric forms, and salts, hydrates, solvates thereof, wherein Ra to Rd, and R5 to R6 have the meaning as defined herein. The present invention also relates to processes for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use, alone or in combination with other HBV inhibitors, in HBV therapy.
US11078192B2
Disclosed are an aromatic acetylene or aromatic ethylene compound, an intermediate, a preparation method, a pharmaceutical composition and a use thereof. The aromatic acetylene or aromatic ethylene compound has a significant inhibitory effect on PD-1 and PD-L1, and can effectively relieve or treat cancers and other related diseases.
US11078182B2
The present invention encompasses compounds of the formula I which are suitable for the treatment of diseases related to Vanin, and processes for making these compounds, pharmaceutical preparations containing these compounds, and their methods of use.
US11078181B2
A compound represented by the following Formula (I) or a salt thereof, as well as a formulation for controlling harmful organisms, and in particular, an insecticidal formulation, a miticidal formulation, a formulation for controlling ectoparasites or a formulation for controlling or killing endoparasites, which contains at least one compound selected from the compounds of Formula (I) and salts thereof as an active ingredient wherein, each of R1 and R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group, or the like, with the proviso that when R2 represents a hydrogen atom, R1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C6-10 aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 6-membered heterocyclyl group; R3 represents a C1-6 alkylthio group or the like; each of R4 and R5 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogeno group or the like; and Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted C6-10 aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl group.
US11078179B2
In a method for producing a cyclic ester according to an embodiment of the present invention, a mixture (I) containing an aliphatic polyester, a specific polyalkylene glycol diether, and a sulfonic acid compound as a thermal stabilizer is prepared and heated in predetermined conditions to obtain a mixture (II) in a state of solution. Furthermore, heating of the mixture (II) is continued to distill, together with the polyalkylene glycol diether, a cyclic ester formed by the depolymerization reaction, and thus a distillate (III) is obtained. The cyclic ester is recovered from the distillate (III). At this time, a specific solubilizing agent is added to at least one of the mixture (I) or (II). In this production method, the sulfonic acid compound as the thermal stabilizer is contained in the mixtures (I) and (II) and the distillate (III).
US11078177B2
The present invention relates to novel compounds, particularly to compounds comprising a photoactive unit, said novel compounds being particularly suitable for ophthalmic devices as well as to ophthalmic devices comprising such compounds.
US11078173B2
The invention relates to a novel process for converting a feedstock comprising at least one sugar into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, wherein said feedstock is brought into contact with one or more organic dehydration catalysts and one or more chloride sources in the presence of at least one aprotic polar solvent alone or as a mixture, at a temperature of between 30° C. and 200° C., and at a pressure of between 0.1 MPa and 10 MPa.
US11078170B2
The present disclosure provides, in part, cyclic sulfamide compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful as modulators of Hepatitis B (HBV) core protein, and methods of treating Hepatitis B (HBV) infection.
US11078151B2
Processes for stabilizing toluenediamine residues are disclosed. These processes include adding a low viscosity, low boiling liquid to a toluenediamine residue composition to form a blend, and optionally, continuously monitoring the viscosity of the blend during addition of the low viscosity, low boiling liquid. The low viscosity, low boiling liquid may be added at 5% to 30% by weight based on the total weight of the blend. Further, the low viscosity, low boiling liquid may be added so that the blend has a viscosity of 10,000 cP or less throughout the temperature range of 40° C. to 95° C. Blends of toluenediamine residue compositions and low viscosity, low boiling liquids such as water, and methods of their use as a fuel are also disclosed.
US11078135B2
One aspect of the present disclosure provides a system for producing 1,3-butadiene, which includes: a first supply unit, by which a first feed including a butene raw material, oxygen and steam is supplied; a second supply unit, by which a second feed including a butene raw material and oxygen is supplied; and a reaction unit, which includes a catalyst fixed bed and in which an oxidative dehydrogenation reaction takes place, wherein the first supply unit is connected to a front end of the reaction unit, and the second supply unit is connected to an intermediate end of the reaction unit.
US11078134B2
The invention relates to a process for the production of an alkene by alkane oxidative dehydrogenation, comprising: (a) subjecting a stream comprising an alkane to oxidative dehydrogenation conditions, comprising contacting the alkane with oxygen in the presence of a catalyst comprising a mixed metal oxide, resulting in a stream comprising alkene, unconverted alkane, water, carbon dioxide, unconverted oxygen, carbon monoxide and optionally an alkyne; (b) removing water from at least part of the stream comprising alkene, unconverted alkane, water, carbon dioxide, unconverted oxygen, carbon monoxide and optionally an alkyne resulting from step (a), resulting in a stream comprising alkene, unconverted alkane, carbon dioxide, unconverted oxygen, carbon monoxide and optionally alkyne; (c) removing unconverted oxygen, carbon monoxide and optionally alkyne from at least part of the stream comprising alkene, unconverted alkane, carbon dioxide, unconverted oxygen, carbon monoxide and optionally alkyne resulting from step (b), wherein carbon monoxide and optionally alkyne are oxidized into carbon dioxide, resulting in a stream comprising alkene, unconverted alkane and carbon dioxide; (d) optionally removing carbon dioxide from at least part of the stream comprising alkene, unconverted alkane in and carbon dioxide resulting from step (c), resulting in a stream comprising alkene and unconverted alkane; (e) optionally separating at least part of the stream comprising alkene and unconverted alkane resulting from step (d), into a stream comprising alkene and a stream comprising unconverted alkane; (f) optionally recycling unconverted alkane from at least part of the stream comprising unconverted alkane resulting from step (e), to step (a).
US11078133B2
Processes and apparatuses for alkylating aromatic hydrocarbons with an alkylating reagent to produce an alkylated aromatic product are described. The processes and apparatuses use a riser reactor operated at a superficial velocity of 10 m/s to 25 m/s to produce the alkylated aromatic product. In some embodiments, a combination of steam and aromatic hydrocarbon is used to lift the catalyst.
US11078127B2
Embodiments of the invention relate to a method of making a mineral product. The method includes contacting a carboxylic acid and an inorganic mineral compound sufficient to form a solution, reacting the solution over a period of time sufficient to provide a mineral chelated compound, transferring the mineral chelated compound to one or more molds prior to the compound substantially solidifying and reducing the size of the mineral chelated compound sufficient to provide a rapidly soluble mineral chelated product.
US11078125B1
A cellular material includes a continuous solid phase including an ordered ceramic material, the solid phase having a solid core including the ordered ceramic material. A composition for forming a cellular material includes: a first UV curable pre-ceramic monomer; a second UV curable pre-ceramic monomer; and a photoinitiator. A method of forming at least one ceramic waveguide includes: securing a volume of a composition including a UV curable pre-ceramic monomer; exposing the composition to a light source to form at least one polymer waveguide including a pre-ceramic material; and converting the pre-ceramic material of the polymer waveguide to a ceramic material to form a ceramic waveguide.
US11078119B2
The present disclosure relates to a composite of sintered mullite reinforced corundum granules and a method for its preparation. The composite comprises mullite and corundum in an interlocking microstructure. The process for preparing the composite involves the steps of admixing the raw materials followed by sintering to obtain the composite comprising sintered mullite reinforced corundum granules.
US11078117B2
A low strength backfill material having a 28 days compressive strength less than approximately 2.0 MPa is provided. The backfill is suitable for use in areas with dense underground utilities due to its high excavatability and good thermal conductivity. The backfill includes a cementitious binder of approximately 1 weight percent to approximately 10 weight percent and fine aggregates in an amount of approximately 40 to approximately 75 weight percent. Filler is provided at 20 microns to approximately 100 microns for high flowability. A density-controlling agent of 0.0001-5 weight percent is used such that the density of a cured backfill material is approximately 1600 kg/m3 to 2000 kg/m3. Thermally conductive particles having a size range of approximately 0.01 microns to 500 microns in an amount of approximately 0.1 to 10 weight percent are evenly dispersed throughout the backfill.
US11078111B2
Embodiments of glass articles including a compressive stress (CS) region and a central tension (CT) region, wherein a portion of the CS region extends from the first major surface to a depth of compression (DOC), wherein, when the glass article is in a substantially flat configuration, the CT region has a maximum value (CTflat) that is about 60 MPa or less, and wherein, when the glass article is in a cold bent configuration, CT region comprises a maximum value (CTbent), wherein CTbent/CTflat<1.4. Embodiments of automotive interior systems including such glass articles are provided, along with methods for forming a glass article and for forming an automotive interior system are also disclosed.
US11078104B2
A glass composition includes greater than or equal to 69.0 mol % SiO2, greater than or equal to 7.0 mol % Al2O3, greater than or equal to 14.0 mol % R2O, and an absolute value of a slope of a line extending between a first endpoint and a second endpoint less than or equal to |0.020|. The first endpoint is a Young's modulus at a fictive temperature of the annealing point temperature and the second endpoint is a Young's modulus at a fictive temperature of the strain point temperature, and the slope is a change in Young's modulus (GPa) per 1° C. change in fictive temperature. R2O is a total amount of alkali metal oxides and includes at least two alkali metal oxides. A glass article and consumer electronic product are also disclosed.
US11078098B2
A method of treating wastewater is disclosed in which a flow equalization reactor is provided that includes at least one wastewater treatment zone. A first wastewater treatment process is performed in the at least one wastewater treatment zone, which can be switched to a second wastewater treatment process. The flow equalization reactor is designed with a variable liquid depth and volume that can operated as a mixed wastewater zone, an anaerobic reactor zone, an anoxic reactor zone or an aerobic reactor zone. The equalization reactor provides sufficient variable liquid depth and volume above a minimum liquid depth and residual volume to provide the necessary hydraulic flow equalization or surge volume to achieve a relatively constant effluent pumping rate or feed forward flow rate over 24 hours per day, seven days per week into the downstream biological treatment processes, clarifiers, filters, or disinfection units, etc.
US11078095B2
[Solution] Provided is a water purification agent suitable for use in an automated purification treatment device, when a wastewater purification treatment using a plant-derived water purification agent is performed with the automated purification treatment device. The water purification agent is a granulated product containing a mixture of a plant powder and a polymer coagulant.
US11078094B2
The present disclosure provides a particulate matter comprising a combination of crystalline manganese oxide and amorphous manganese oxide, the crystalline form being present and forms passages throughout a cross section of said particulate matter, wherein said crystalline form define a specific surface area that is greater than the outer surface of said particulate matter. Also provided herein is a process for removing chemical contaminants from flowing water making use of the particulate matter and a device and a system comprising the particulate matter.
US11078093B2
A method is disclosed for synthesizing nanofilters for water treatment. The method includes: dispersing an active binding agent in an organic solvent solution to create a suspension of the active binding agent and the solution of the solvent; dissolving an organic polymer resin and an anionic surfactant in the suspension of the active binding agent and the solvent solution to create a sol gel; and electrospinning the sol gel to form electrospun nanofiber composites with embedded, surface-active nanoparticles.
US11078082B2
Example embodiments relate to a method of manufacturing graphene structures having nanobubbles. The graphene structure includes a graphene layer on a substrate, the graphene layer having a plurality of convex portions and a band gap that is due to the plurality of convex portions. The method includes preparing the graphene layer on the substrate, and forming the plurality of convex portions on the graphene layer by irradiating a noble gas onto the graphene layer.
US11078081B2
A preparation method of a graphene film prepared with flexible polyimide includes the following steps: S1, laminating a plurality of polyimide films; S2, performing heat treatment while pressing the laminated polyimide films for bonding, wherein the temperature of heat treatment is lower than the temperature at which a thermoplastic polyimide film begins thermal decomposition, so that the laminated polyimide films are bonded together to form a polyimide composite film; and S3, raising the temperature of the polyimide composite film to be higher than the temperature at which the polyimide film begins thermal decomposition for heat treatment and carbonization treatment, thereby obtaining a carbonized multifunctional film, and performing graphitization treatment as required. The graphene film prepared by the present invention has ultra-high thermal conductivity, excellent flexibility and bending resistance, anisotropy and good electrical boundary shielding effect and magnetic boundary shielding effect, and a good application prospect.
US11078078B2
A system for creating an oxidation reduction potential (ORP) in water employs a plurality of ozone supply units housed in separate enclosures. The ozone supply units feed into a manifold that contains a plurality of fluid paths and has one or more ozone intake ports. The ozone intake ports are fluidically coupled to one or more ozone output ports of each ozone supply unit. The manifold includes a plurality of flow switches configured to transmit control signals to one or more controllers of each ozone supply unit in response to sensing a flow of water through the fluid paths in order to cause the ozone supply units to generate ozone. The manifold also includes a plurality of fluid mixers that are fluidically coupled to the ozone intake ports and configured to introduce the ozone generated by the ozone supply units into the water flowing through the fluid paths.
US11078071B2
Described is a micro-haptic actuator device that can be fabricated with roll-to-roll MEMS processing techniques. The device includes a first body having a first surface and a second, opposing surface, the body has a chamber defined by at least one interior wall, a piston member disposed in the chamber, physically spaced from the at least one interior wall of the chamber, the piston member having a first surface and a second opposing surface. A membrane layer is disposed over and attached to the first surface of the body, with a portion of the membrane attached to the first surface of the piston member. The device also includes a first electrode supported on a second surface the membrane, and a second body that supports a second electrode, with the second body attached to the second surface of the first body.
US11078066B2
Disclosed is a post-mix beverage dispensing nozzle. The dispensing nozzle includes an input fitting, a cap, an insert, and a body. The dispensing nozzle defines a first flow path and a second flow path. The first flow path flows from a first input port offset from a central axis of the dispensing nozzle to a mixing chamber. The second flow path flows from an input port offset from the central axis of the dispensing nozzle to the mixing chamber. At the point of the mixing chamber both the first flow path and second flow path have uniform flow rates in all radial directions around the central axis.
US11078061B2
Described herein is a lifting device for raising and lowering a contact member. The lifting device includes an actuator configured to move the contact member between a lowered position and a raised position, wherein in a first mode of operation of the lifting device, the actuator moves the contact member from the lowered position to the raised position without rotating the contact member about a reference axis, and in a second mode of operation of the lifting device, the actuator permits rotational motion of the contact member about the reference axis from the raised position to a modified raised position.
US11078058B2
A clutch assembly for a hoist may comprise a first epicyclic gear train and a first set of friction disks rotationally coupled to the first epicyclic gear train. A second set of friction disks may be in operable communication with the first set of friction disks. Torque may be transferred between the first set of friction disks and the second set of friction disks by means of a friction coupling between the first set of friction disks and the second set of friction disks. A pinion may be rotationally coupled to the second set of friction disks. A splined portion of the pinion may form an output of the clutch assembly.
US11078052B1
Adaptable clevis kits may be used when calibrating crane scales, dynamometers and tension links for force calibration laboratories. An adaptable clevis kit may include one set of devises (one pair) with multiple sets of pins with different diameters. With this kit, the same set of devises may be used for calibrating several models of instruments. For each instrument, the pin may be designed with the same diameter that the manufacturer originally made the equipment and reported on its specification sheets. With this method, the error due to difference in pin sizes is eliminated, and the laboratory may save the cost of purchasing dozens of different devises. The adaptable clevis kits may also be provided with a guiding table that help the user find the right size pin for the instrument being calibrated based on the manufacturer's original design.
US11078042B2
A printing apparatus conveys preceding and following sheets to form an overlapping portion where a trailing edge of the preceding sheet and a leading edge of the following sheet overlap each other at a printing position facing an ejection port surface of a printing unit, and prints the preceding and following sheets by ejecting ink from ejection ports based on a relative movement between the printing unit and the preceding and following sheets. The printing unit delays ink ejection timing for printing the overlapping portion of a sheet located closer to the ejection port surface at a position facing the ejection ports from ink ejection timing for printing a non-overlapping portion where the preceding sheet and the following sheet do not overlap each other in one of the preceding sheet and the following sheet.
US11078041B2
The invention relates to a monitoring method (100) for monitoring an unwinding process of an unwinding device (2), comprising the following steps: at least partially unwinding (101) a web material (11) from a reel (10), detecting (102) at least one irregularity (12) of the web material (11) and/or the unwinding process. Furthermore, the invention relates to an unwinding device (2) for performing an unwinding process as well as an unwinding system (5) for performing an unwinding process.
US11078040B2
An unpowered, manually operable apparatus for dispensing cushioning wrap material drawn concurrently from a roll of separator material and a self-contained cartridge that includes a roll of expandable sheet material. The rolls are supported on a stand for rotation about respective parallel, spaced-apart axes. In addition to the roll, the cartridge includes a tensioning assembly and support panels that abut respective ends of the roll. The tensioning assembly and the support panels cooperate with the stand to control rotational resistance of the roll. The rotational resistance causes the expandable sheet material to expand in length and thickness as it is manually pulled from the stand with the separator material, and support surfaces on the stand hold the cartridge and the separator roll in position. When the cartridge containing the expandable sheet material is depleted, the cartridge is readily removed and replaced.
US11078036B2
A sheet conveyor includes a drive roller, a retard roller forming a nip with the drive roller, a first torque limiter disposed coaxially with the retard roller and communicating with the retard roller, a first gear disposed coaxially with the retard roller, a drive train including a plurality of gears for receiving a driving force from the first gear, a second torque limiter, and an arm member including a contact portion located downstream of the drive roller in the conveyance direction. The arm member is movable between a first arm position to allow transmission of the driving force to the second torque limiter and a second arm position to interrupt transmission of the driving force to the second torque limiter. The arm member is configured to, as the sheet conveyed by the drive roller contacts the contact portion, move from the first arm position to the second arm position.
US11078031B2
A conveying apparatus, comprising a drive conveying sub-apparatus. The drive conveying sub-apparatus comprises a first movable supporting film (81), a second movable supporting film (82), a first fixed supporting film (71), and a drive conveying mechanism. The first movable supporting film (81) and the second movable supporting film (82) are respectively located at both sides of the first fixed supporting film (71). The first movable supporting film (81) and the second movable supporting film (82) are both slidably connected with the drive conveying mechanism, so that the drive conveying mechanism drives the first movable supporting film (81) and the second movable supporting film (82) to move up and down and move forward and backward. The first movable supporting film (81), the second movable supporting film (82), and the first fixed supporting film (71) are all provided with grooves having sizes matched with the size of an object to be conveyed. The conveying apparatus can quickly and accurately convey the object to a next station.
US11078030B1
A conveyor hanger assembly includes an upper fastening end configured to mechanically couple to a conveyor, a lower fastening end configured to couple to an assembly component carrier, and a locking assembly including a locking body extending in longitudinal alignment with and between the upper fastening end and the lower fastening end, and a locking collar positionable between a locked position and an unlocked positioned.
US11078028B1
A method and system for an automatic parts conveying system includes a parts feeder configured to receive parts from a receiving bin, a linear conveyor for conveying parts away from the parts feeder to an installation robot. The installation robot includes a robot arm controlled by a controller and a parts handling device coupled to a distal end of the robot arm. The automatic parts conveying system also includes one or more vibrating elements positioned along at least one of the linear conveyor, the parts feeder, and the receiving bin to impart vibratory motions to the at least one of the linear conveyor, the parts feeder, and the receiving bin for stimulating the parts into motion. The automatic parts conveying system also includes an air assist portion configured to provide pressurized fluid to the parts to facilitate moving parts through the automatic parts conveying system.
US11078019B2
A method for assigning orders to a plurality of robots fulfilling orders in a warehouse with the assistance of a plurality of operators. The method includes providing a first robot of the plurality of robots to a be assigned an order set, including one or more orders to be fulfilled and assessing the locations of at least one of the plurality of robots or at least one of the plurality of operators in the warehouse. The method also includes selecting an anchor location in the warehouse and generating an order set for the first robot correlated to the anchor location in the warehouse. The method also includes assigning the order set to the first robot for fulfillment.
US11078012B2
A cap with refill capability and the ability to track various aspects of the tote, cap, and equipment has been developed for use on chemical totes. It provides the ability to refill the tote without removing the cap and remove water from the fluid and air in the hose.
US11078011B2
A container (10) is produced from a spiral-shaped, bent sheet strip (20) having a first edge section (22) extending in a spiral shape, being bent, and forming a bending edge (24) extending in a spiral shape toward the inside or the outside of the container (10). The sheet strip (20) has a second edge section (32) opposite the first edge section (22) in the longitudinal direction of the sheet strip (20) and extends in a spiral shape. The second edge section (32) overlaps a third section (28) opposite the first edge section (22) in relation to the bending edge (24) and is adjacent to the bending edge (24). The second edge section (32) and the third section (28) are welded to each other in the region of the overlap (30). The welding seam (40) extends at least partially into the region between the second edge section (32) and the third section (28) of the sheet strip (20).
US11077980B2
A vacuum-sealed container wherein a large negative pressure is applied inside the container without using a pump, making it possible to store food for a long time; the container can be sealed without using a packing. The vacuum-sealed container includes: a container body having a lid coupling groove formed along the periphery of the upper end portion of an opening and arranged along a closed path; a lid body formed to be convex upward using an elastic material, the lid body having a sealing portion formed thereon such that the same is inserted into the lid coupling groove along the periphery thereof so as to seal the inside of the container body; and a valve installed on the lid body so as to provide a passage, through which air inside the container body is discharged to the outside, and so as to expose/cover the passage.
US11077974B2
A method of forming dual layer water soluble packets includes drawing a base film into a cavity of a mold, drawing air through openings in the base film, metering an amount of a first product of a first color onto the base film in the cavity, metering an amount of a second product of a second color onto the amount of the first product, and, sealing a lid film to the base film.
US11077973B2
A bread slice delivery device for an automatic sandwich packaging machine. The device consists of a base plate (1), a bread receptacle base (2), a bread receptacle (3), three ball screw-type linear slide platforms, three L-shaped brackets, a rectangular push plate, two flat carrier plates, one photoelectric switch, and six proximity switches. The bread slice delivery device for an automatic sandwich packaging machine ensures that bread slices land on point accurately and that sandwich layers do not become misaligned during the delivery process; moreover, the bread storage receptacle can be swapped out easily.
US11077966B2
A method for inserting mass-customized items into bags includes the steps of (a) identifying each individual item of a plurality of mass customized items using item-specific identification information associated with each individual item in a computer system database; (b) conveying the plurality of identified individual items on an item conveyor; (c) conveying a plurality of bags on a bag conveyor, each of the bags being associated with the item-specific identification information associated with least one of the individual mass-customized items; (d) associating each of the bags with the item identification information associated with each of the identified individual mass-customized items; (e) receiving the plurality of mass-customized items from the item conveyor; and (f) inserting each individual mass-customized item into one of the bags that has been associated with the individual mass-customized item using the item-specific identification information in the database identifying the individual mass-customized item.
US11077964B1
In various embodiments, an electrothermal propulsion system for imparting velocity to a spacecraft features a joint-free monolithic integrated thruster component including an inlet section, a resistively heated heat-exchanger section, and a nozzle section.
US11077962B2
A thruster for a micro-satellite is disclosed. The thruster includes a cathode composed of a propellant material and an anode composed of ablative material. The thruster includes a housing having a proximate end and an opposite distal end having a thrust channel. The housing holds the anode and the cathode. A pulsed voltage source is coupled between the cathode and the anode causing current sufficient to create ablation of the anode and a plasma jet including ablated particles from the anode to be emitted from the thrust channel.
US11077961B2
This disclosure relates to a satellite attitude control apparatus, comprising a spherical inertial body (1), which is arranged to be rotated in space in a desired rotational mode, one or more rotational feedback sensors. The apparatus further comprises a set of supports (3) and/or actuators (2), whereas one or more actuator is used to create rotational momentum to the spherical inertial body through friction. A set of three or more actuators and supports is used in order to keep the inertial body in place. Three or more supporting elements (supports and actuators) are used in combination with magnetic attraction or four or more supporting elements are used in case magnetic attraction is not in use. Supports can be passive or semi-active in order to reduce friction.
US11077956B2
A thrust reverser of a nacelle may include a translating sleeve and an inner fixed structure a pressure relief assembly. A pressure relief mechanism may include a pressure relief door coupled via a hinge and a latch to the inner fixed structure. Alternatively, a pressure relief door may be coupled to a frame via a hinge and a latch to the inner fixed structure. The pressure relief assembly may limit deflections between the thrust reverser and the pylon in response to a burst duct. The pressure relief door may release from the latch automatically in response to an over pressurization event.
US11077954B2
A connection assembly for mounting an engine to a mounting structure. The engine is rotatable about an axis of rotation and defines an axial direction extending along the axis of rotation from a forward end to an aft end. The engine has a center of gravity. The connection assembly includes: an engine coupling piece coupled to the engine; and a connection piece connecting the engine coupling piece and the mounting structure, the connection piece being inclined toward the axial direction. A mounting system including the connection assembly is also described.
US11077953B2
An electric ducted fan for an aircraft is shown. A nacelle defines a duct that houses a propulsive fan having a fan diameter DF. An electric machine is configured to drive the fan, and has an electromagnetically active length LA and an electromagnetically active diameter DA defining an aspect ratio (LA/DA) of from 0.8 to 2. A speed reduction device is located between the electric machine and the fan, and has a reduction ratio of at least 3:1. A ratio of the electromagnetically active diameter DA to the fan diameter DF (DA/DF) is from 0.3 to 0.5.
US11077942B2
A method for providing an air display comprising a multiplicity of unmanned aircraft comprising: automatic loading of mission data of a plurality of unmanned aircraft into the data store of an unmanned aircraft via the ground station by means of the first data connection, querying and storing identifiers, GPS data, and the system status from a plurality of the multiplicity of unmanned aircraft by the control unit by means of the first or second data connection, calculating the flight paths for the plurality of unmanned aircraft based on the GPS data and the first target positions of the respective unmanned aircraft by means of the control unit in real time, assigning flight path numbers to a plurality of the unmanned aircraft by the control unit by means of the first or second data connection, and independent and synchronized performance of the entire mission by the unmanned aircraft after the launch.
US11077940B2
An aircraft includes a fuselage having an interior cockpit to hold one or more seats; a canopy pivotally attached to the fuselage to provide access to the interior cockpit; wings extending away from the fuselage, each having a motor positioned at a first end; a tilting bar extending through the fuselage and engaging with a pivot point associated with each of the wings, the tilting bar allowing for the fuselage to rotate about the pivot bar and thereby stay in an upright position, regardless of the positioning of each of the wings; one or more landing legs positioned aside the fuselage and to support the fuselage during landing; a computing device to control each motor, each motor can be controlled independently; the cockpit is sized to hold one or more people; and the motor of each of the wings provides lifting force.
US11077936B2
A fluid delivery device includes a body and a reed. The body has a primary inflow passage, a secondary inflow passage, and an outflow passage. The reed is disposed at least partially within the body. The reed is configured to move to a first position when a fluid flows from the primary inflow passage and move to a second position when the fluid flows from the secondary inflow passage.
US11077926B1
A tiller assist hydraulic marine dampener and brake assembly has a fluid flow path with two potential flow restrictors in series. These include a solenoid valve and a hydraulic needle valve. A single cylinder piston serves to close both ends of the flow path. The tiller assist marine dampener and brake assembly in a second embodiment has a central coupling rod with recesses, a coupling link to a tiller arm, a co-axial tube, a nut adjacent each distal end of the co-axial tube securing the co-axial tube to a mounting bracket, a pair of springs co-axial with and surrounding the coupling rod and interior of the co-axial tube, a pair of adjustable end caps closing the gap between the ends of the co-axial tube and the coupling rod while also acting as stops for the springs, and a slide located between the pair of springs, and a set pin.
US11077923B2
A watercraft and method for operating the watercraft, wherein the watercraft includes an electrical system that is present in a space that has an atmosphere that differs from air, where the space is formable by a pressure hull, where the atmosphere contains, for example, an inert gas, and where the space having the electrical system is filled with the atmosphere.
US11077919B1
A lower deck for a watercraft is attached to and supported by an amidships hull, and an actuator slides the lower deck and amidships hull between a stowed position and an extended position on guide rails that are secured to the underside frame of the upper deck that is supported by abeam hulls. When fully extended, the lower deck remains attached to the watercraft while a portion of the lower deck's aft section and the aft end of the amidships hull remains beneath the upper deck. A pair of side beams respectively connect to a port side and a starboard side of the lower deck or the amidships hull. Sliding members, such as rollers and/or guide bars respectively connect to the guide rails, and the side beams respectively engage and slide on the sliding members.
US11077916B2
A bicycle chain guide includes a base and a chain guide. The base is configured to be mounted to a bicycle that includes a solitary sprocket having a rotational center axis. The chain guide is disposed above the solitary bicycle sprocket in a mounted state where the base is mounted to the bicycle. The chain guide includes a first guide plate, a second guide plate, and a bridge. The first guide plate has a first guiding surface. The second guide plate is closer to the base than the first guide plate and has a second guiding surface facing the first guiding surface to define a chain guiding slot between the first guiding surface and the second guiding surface. The bridge connects the first guide plate and the second guide plate.
US11077914B2
A bicycle drive unit includes a housing, crankshaft and a propulsion assist motor. The housing is configured to be mounted on a frame of a bicycle. The housing includes a first portion and a second portion. The crankshaft is provided to the first portion of the housing. The propulsion assist motor is provided to the second portion of the housing and configured to assist propulsion of the bicycle. The propulsion assist motor includes a rotational axis extending in a direction intersecting a direction in which the crankshaft extends. The second portion has a maximum dimension of smaller than or equal to 75 mm in a direction orthogonal to the rotational axis of the propulsion assist motor.
US11077912B2
The invention solves the issue of stiff mounting of a wheel to a bicycle frame. The essential feature of the invention is that in the seating nests of the axle are bulges and hollows with slanting surfaces. The outer contour of the axle's wall section, which is parallel to the wheel symmetry plane which goes through the slanting surface, has a non-circular shape, preferably the shape of a regular polygon or similar to a regular polygon or an irregular polygon or the shape of an irregular closed curve.
US11077909B2
A self-balancing scooter includes a first holder configured with a first foot pedal, a second holder hinged to the first holder and configured with a second foot pedal, a first wheel frame hinged to the first holder, a second wheel frame hinged to the second holder, two wheels rotationally disposed in the first wheel frame and the second wheel frame, respectively, two driving devices respectively disposed in the first wheel frame and the second wheel frame and configured to drive the wheel to rotate, a power supply disposed the second holder and/or the first holder, a first induction device mounted between the first foot pedal and the first holder, a second induction device mounted between the second foot pedal and the second holder, and a handle disposed at a hinge connection location of the first holder and the second holder.
US11077900B2
Described herein is a stabilizer system to a rider having limited leg mobility to operate a motorized vehicle having one or more wheels. Multiple embodiments are described, with differing embodiments configured for different mounting positions on different types, makes, and models of motorcycle. One embodiment can mount to a rear frame mount of a sport style motorcycle, while another embodiment can be configured to mount to a lower frame mount of various styles and types of motorcycles. Each embodiment can be controlled via a handlebar mounted switch device, which can be used to raise or lower a stabilization system via an electrically and/or hydraulically powered actuator.
US11077899B2
The conveying apparatus includes support body for supporting object to be conveyed; linear moving member extended at predetermined height position and configured to move in predetermined conveying direction; first guide rail including first slope section inclined in conveying direction from predetermined first height position to second height position different from first height position, and configured to support the support body which moves in first slope section; and transmission mechanism configured to transmit driving force of linear moving member to support body when linear moving member moves in conveying direction. Transmission mechanism vertically extends and contracts in response to change in vertical distance between first guide rail and linear moving member extended at predetermined height position while support body moves on first slope section in conveying direction with being supported by first guide rail.
US11077897B2
A track system for traction of a vehicle that is connectable to an axle of the vehicle and includes a track and a track-engaging assembly for driving and guiding the track around the track-engaging assembly. The track-engaging assembly includes a drive wheel for driving the track, idler wheels for contacting a bottom run of the track, and a bogie carrying the idler wheels. The track system includes a transmission for transmitting power from the axle of the vehicle to the drive wheel such that a rotational speed of the drive wheel is different from a rotational speed of the axle of the vehicle. The track system includes a connector disposed between the transmission and the bogie such that the bogie is movable (e.g., pivotable) relative to the transmission. The connector may be disposed below an output shaft of the transmission.
US11077892B2
A wheel spoiler arrangement, encompassing: a wheel spoiler carrier; a wheel spoiler received displaceably relative to the spoiler carrier between inactive and active positions constituting operating positions; a motion guide arranged between the spoiler carrier and the wheel spoiler and guides the displacement of the wheel spoiler between its operating positions; a displacement drive system which is coupled motion-transferringly to the wheel spoiler by a coupling member that drives the wheel spoiler relative to the spoiler carrier to perform a displacement motion between its operating positions; the coupling member is a reversibly deformable component arrangement which has a first predetermined conformation under an operational load that does not exceed a predetermined limit load and which is embodied to deform into a second conformation, different from the first conformation, under an extraordinary load that exceeds a predetermined limit load, the reversibly deformable component arrangement being deformable from the second conformation back into the first conformation.
US11077890B2
A fairing for a back end of a trailer is provided that has a leading airflow surface oriented within an angular range from 5 degrees to 14 degrees to a surface of the trailer to which the fairing is attached. The angular range is oriented so that its arms extend rearward from a vertex of the angular range in a longitudinal direction of the trailer. A tailing airflow surface is present that engages the leading airflow surface at meeting location. The tailing airflow surface is curved, and a common tangent line of the tailing airflow surface and the leading airflow surface is at the meeting location. A frame engages the surface of the trailer to which the fairing is configured to be attached.
US11077886B2
There is provided a joint structure for a vehicle, the joint structure including: a plate-shaped first member; a plate-shaped second member, of which at least a portion is superposed with the first member in a plate thickness direction of the first member; plural crimped portions provided in a region at which the first member and the second member are superposed, the first member and second member being joined at the crimped portions by mechanical clinching from a side at which the first member is disposed; and a reinforcing portion provided at the first member, the reinforcing portion being inflected toward a substantially normal direction in a vicinity of the crimped portions.
US11077882B2
A covering of an outer sill of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, has a covering region and a mounting region, which extend between first and second ends of the covering along a direction of longitudinal extension. The mounting region extends in a first direction of transverse extension perpendicular to the direction of longitudinal extension and has mounting elements in order to be able to be mounted on an underside of the outer sill for a mounted state. The mounting region has a lateral edge facing away from the covering region in the direction of longitudinal extension, which has recesses between mounting elements, which are formed such that sections of the lateral edge of the mounting region extend in a recessed manner in the first direction of transverse extension towards the covering region.
US11077870B2
A side sliding door of a railway vehicle comprises a door body (100), and a driving device for the opening and closing of a doorway. An outer surface of the door body (100) is flush with an outer surface of the vehicle body when the door body (100) is closed. A movement track of the door body is arranged as an arc-plus-linear reciprocating motion. The outer surface of the door body is flush with the outer surface of the vehicle body when the door body is closed, so that there exists no height difference between the vehicle body and a doorway of the side sliding door. Snow accumulation at doorway under an extreme cold working condition is avoided, and then the risk of a door body being frozen is reduced.
US11077866B2
Embodiments of the present application provide an intelligent driving control method and apparatus, a vehicle, an electronic device, a medium, and product. The method includes: detecting a driving environment of a vehicle, to obtain a detection result of at least one type of target objects in the driving environment; determining whether the detection result meets a preset driving alert condition; in response to the detection result meeting the preset alert condition, determining whether a speed of the vehicle exceeds a speed threshold; and in response to the speed exceeding the speed threshold, triggering a driving alert according to the detection result.
US11077864B2
A travel control apparatus controls automated driving travel of a vehicle by making a transition between a plurality of control states based on a surrounding environment of the vehicle. The travel control apparatus includes a skill level acquisition unit configured to acquire a skill level of a vehicle occupant about automated driving, and a control unit configured to control the automated driving travel of the vehicle in one of the plurality of control states based on the surrounding environment of the vehicle sensed by a sensing unit.
US11077854B2
An apparatus for controlling a lane change of a vehicle may include: a processor determining whether a condition of interrupting a lane change procedure occurs, during controlling the lane change. In particular, when the condition of interrupting the lane change procedure is satisfied, the processor determines whether to interrupt the lane change procedure or whether to return the vehicle to an original lane to control the vehicle depending on a result of the determinations. The apparatus further includes a storage to store the result determined by the processor.
US11077847B2
A moving body includes: a first detection unit configured to detect three-dimensional information on a space in which the moving body travels; a second detection unit configured to detect a state of the moving body; and a control unit configured to predict a possibility of overturning of a virtual moving body by allowing the virtual moving body corresponding to the moving body to travel on a virtual road surface in a virtual space prior to a travel of the moving body on a road surface based on a shape of the virtual road surface in the virtual space corresponding to the detected three-dimensional information and based on the detected state of the moving body, and performs control depending on the predicted possibility of overturning.
US11077846B2
An autonomous vehicle is described, wherein the autonomous vehicle is configured to estimate a change in direction of a vehicle that is on a roadway and is proximate to the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle has a mechanical system, one or more sensors that generate one or more sensor signals, and a computing system in communication with the mechanical system and the one or more sensors. The autonomous vehicle is configured to detect an imminent lane change by another vehicle based on at least one of a computed angle between a wheel of the other vehicle and a longitudinal direction of travel of the other vehicle, a degree of misalignment between the wheel of the other vehicle and a body of the other vehicle, and/or an eccentricity of the wheel of the other vehicle. The mechanical system of the autonomous vehicle is controlled by the computing system based upon the detected imminent lane change.
US11077841B2
The control system for a hybrid vehicle configured to ensure acceleration of the vehicle is provided. When accelerating the vehicle quickly, a torque command to an engine is calculated by adding a torque corresponding to an inertia torque of the engine that is required to increase an engine speed to the required engine torque. In this situation, a controller controls the engine in such a manner as to generate torque based on the calculated torque command, and controls a motor in such a manner as to generate reaction torque against a required engine torque.
US11077839B2
A control system is installed on a vehicle having an electric motor as a drive power source. The control system includes an electronic control unit configured to switch the vehicle between an automatic driving mode using automatic drive control, and a manual driving mode in which the vehicle is operated by a driver. The electronic control unit is configured to limit the load factor of the electric motor, in the case where the temperature of the electric motor is higher than a first threshold temperature when the vehicle travels in the automatic driving mode, and the case where the temperature of the electric motor is higher than a second threshold temperature when the vehicle travels in the manual driving mode. The second threshold temperature is set to a value higher than the first threshold temperature.
US11077832B2
A key device for opening or starting a vehicle includes a main body, and at least one cleaning means which is in or on the main body for cleaning an optical element of a rear view device of the vehicle. Further, a method is provided for cleaning an outer element of a vehicle, in particular at least one optical element of a rear view device of a motor vehicle by detecting a contamination state including a predetermined degree of contamination or a predetermined type of contamination of the outer element, emitting at least one signal that is characteristic for the detected degree of contamination including an input signal for a key device, and transmitting an optically, acoustically, or haptically detectable output signal by the key device, with a request for cleaning using the at least one cleaning means of the key device or which is connectable with the key device.
US11077829B2
An authentication information providing server includes: a memory configured to store information about vehicles associated with a recipient of a package as a place of delivery, and store pieces of authentication information corresponding to lock/unlock devices each configured to lock or unlock a corresponding one of predetermined compartments of the vehicles; and a processor configured to issue the authentication information to a delivery user terminal based on a request from the delivery user terminal, the delivery user terminal being used by a user who delivers the package, and, when there is a request from the delivery user terminal to set a place of delivery of the package to a vehicle different from a first one of the vehicles, corresponding to the authentication information issued first by the processor, issue the authentication information corresponding to a second one of the vehicles, different from the first one.
US11077826B2
A method of operating an activity recognition system includes capturing ambient radio frequency (RF) data by an RF sniffer. The ambient RF data is then received by a processor. The processor reduces noise content of the ambient RF data. Background is then subtracted from the ambient RF data by the processor. The processed ambient RF data is then converted into an image by the processor. The system generates successive images for each one of a plurality of time intervals. An image processing algorithm, stored in a storage medium and executed by the processor, is applied to the plurality of successive images to determine activity recognition.
US11077825B2
The present teaching relates to method, system, medium, and implementations for detecting sensor tampering. Information is received from an inertial measurement unit (IMU) attached to a structure hosting at least one sensor. The information includes one or more measurements associated with the IMU. The at least one sensor is deployed on a vehicle for sensing surrounding information to facilitate autonomous driving. The one or more measurements are analyzed with respect to pre-determined criteria to detect tampering of the at least one sensor. When the tampering is detected, a response is generated to the event.
US11077824B2
A vehicle theft prevention device includes: a device control unit that starts, when performing exit processing for causing a vehicle to move from a parking position to a user position by an autonomous driving control of the vehicle in response to an exit instruction to the vehicle from a terminal of the user outside the vehicle, performing first change processing for changing a state of facilities in a vehicle cabin of the vehicle from a theft prevention state in which theft of the vehicle and articles in the vehicle cabin is prevented to a normal state in which the vehicle is able to be driven by the user such that the first change processing ends when the vehicle arrives at the user position.
US11077821B2
A vehicle body front structure includes a pop-up hood unit disposed on a front end portion of an enginehood of a vehicle body and configured to move upward above the enginehood by using a lift-up mechanism. The pop-up hood unit is deformable due to an input of an impact upon a collision with a target for protection. The pop-up hood unit is shaped as a plate that extends in a left-right direction of the vehicle body and has a plate surface having an inclination angle that is variable relative to a horizontal plane.
US11077813B2
An axially compressible energy absorbing member for a vehicle comprising a thin-walled tube having at least two adjacent, substantially parallel, axially-extending passageways defined by tube walls and separated where they are adjacent by a wall section, wherein the wall section includes one or more apertures of predetermined shape(s) and/or size(s), and wherein the thickness of the tube walls and of the wall section is substantially constant and the same.
US11077804B2
A rack is described for securing equipment, such as a kayak, to a vehicle. The rack has a base member, a support member, and a hinge assembly that pivotally connects the support member to the base member. The rack may be folded from an open configuration to a closed configuration. A handle or actuator on the base member may be operated to engage or disengage a latch mechanism to allow the hinge assembly to pivot or to be fixed to control the movement of the support member between desired positions in relation to the base member. The latch mechanism may comprise a shuttle assembly.
US11077793B2
A video processing unit generates a conversion video having the same angle of view as an angle of view of a mirror image by converting a camera video. The video processing unit causes the generated conversion video to be displayed in a display region such that the conversion video is superimposed on the mirror image.
US11077789B2
A visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The visor comprises a pivot rod and a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body. The visor also comprises a vanity and a mirror having at least one clear portion arranged at or near an end thereof. The visor also comprises a circuit board secured to the first shell and a light emitting diode secured to a surface of the circuit board. The visor also comprises a ramp arranged in a back surface of the mirror wherein the ramp is aligned with at least one clear portion of the mirror. The visor mirror having a ramp arranged therein may allow for light to be redirected towards the user of the mirror from the LED.
US11077777B2
The present disclosure relates to a seat member comprising a first shell, a second shell fixed to the first shell, and a padding covering the second shell such that the second shell is sandwiched between the first shell and the padding, the padding being configured to support a user, and a ventilation system comprising a fan and a duct, the duct being defined by the first shell and the second shell and forming an air passage placing the fan and padding in communication via holes in the second shell. The duct comprises a housing able to receive the fan, and the first shell comprises a door through which the fan can be placed in the housing, the fan having a first orifice for the passage of air between the exterior and the fan, the door having a hole located facing the first orifice.
US11077773B2
A vehicle seat having a backrest, which can be pivoted about a backrest pivot axis, at least one pair of seat rails for adjusting the seat length of the vehicle seat, and a locking device for locking the at least one pair of seat rails, wherein there is at least one lockable fitting for deflecting the backrest relative to a seat part, and the backrest can be pivoted into an easy-entry position, which can be assumed for easier accessibility to a row of seats, wherein the vehicle seat has an easy-entry mechanism, which comprises a latch, which is arranged on a drive element and which can be captured by an easy-entry stop, arranged on the backrest, during pivoting of the backrest into the easy-entry position and can thereby follow the motion of the backrest.
US11077768B2
A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, controlling a vehicle system to refine a travel range estimation of an electrified vehicle if a desired destination cannot be reached under current driving conditions. The controlling step includes warning a driver about a travel range based on the driver's driving habits, coaching the driver to modify the driving habits, and adjusting operation of at least one vehicle subsystem.
US11077759B1
Pulsed control of electric motors, and more particularly, to selectively adjusting one or more of a pulsing frequency, an amplitude of the pulses and/or a duty cycle of the pulses for reducing Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) while maintaining high levels of operating efficiency.
US11077756B2
Various aspects of this disclosure provide an area occupancy determining device. The device may include a memory configured to store at least one occupancy grid of a predetermined region, and a processor. The processor may be configured to generate the occupancy grid of the predetermined region. The occupancy grid includes a plurality of grid cells, each grid cell framed by respective grid cell frame lines. At least some of the grid cells have been assigned an information about the occupancy of the region represented by the respective grid cell. The processor may further be configured to dynamically update the occupancy grid, thereby successively generating a plurality of updated occupancy grids. Each updated occupancy grid is moved relative to the previous occupancy grid such that an origin coordinate of the updated occupancy grid is positioned on a contact point of grid cell frame lines of adjacent grid cells.
US11077752B2
Disclosed is a vehicle accelerator pedal that may include a cylindrical hinge unit, a lever unit having one side configured to operate in a first direction and another side formed to correspond to an inner circumferential edge of the hinge unit and configured to operate in a second direction opposite the first direction. An outer circumferential edge may be configured to come into close contact with an upper inner circumferential edge of the hinge unit such that a moment of force is applied in a first rotation direction by the hinge unit. An elastic unit having one side may be configured to elastically support one side of the lever unit, the other side formed to correspond to the inner circumferential edge of the hinge unit. An outer circumferential edge may be configured to come into close contact with a lower inner circumferential edge of the hinge unit.
US11077741B2
A vehicle cup air purifying device includes a top housing connected to a base housing, both of which have a plurality of air vents. Disposed within the base housing is a filter. Also disposed within the base housing is an inner housing positioned above the filter and connected to the top housing to form a conduit.
US11077732B2
Disclosed is an automotive road construction machine, particularly a recycler or a cold stripping machine, comprising an engine frame that is supported by a chassis, a working roller which is stationarily or pivotally mounted on the engine frame and is used for machining a ground surface or road surface. The chassis is provided with wheels or tracked running gears which are connected to the engine frame via lifting column and are vertically adjustable relative to the engine frame. Each individually vertically adjustable lifting column is equipped with a device for measuring the actual vertical state of the lifting column.
US11077729B2
A vehicle system comprises a hitch ball mounted on a vehicle and a controller configured to identify a coupler position of a trailer. The controller is further configured to control motion of the vehicle aligning the hitch ball with the coupler position and monitor a height of the coupler relative to the hitch ball. In response to the coupler height being less than a height of the hitch ball, the controller is configured to stop the motion of the vehicle.
US11077723B2
A pneumatic tire 1 comprises an annular bead core 5 embedded in each bead portion 4 of the tire. The bead core 5 is composed of a plurality of wire rings 10 each of which is made of a spirally overlap-wound bead wire 11 and which are arranged in the tire axial direction. The wire rings 11 include a first ring 13 whose bead wire 11 is a twisted cord 13a made of a plurality of filaments 15 twisted together, and a second ring 14 whose bead wire 11 is a monofilament cord 14a made of a single filament.
US11077718B2
A heavy-duty pneumatic tire comprises a crown rib and a middle rib. The crown rib is provided with crown sipes crossing the crown rib. The middle rib is provided with middle sipes crossing the middle rib and a middle shallow groove having a smaller depth and a larger width than the middle sipes. The middle shallow groove comprises a circumferential middle shallow groove extending in a tire circumferential direction and lateral middle shallow grooves extending from an axially inner side edge (Ema) of the middle rib to the circumferential middle shallow groove so as to terminate at a position thereof.
US11077717B2
A pneumatic tire includes a tread; sidewalls; beads inward of the sidewalls; lug grooves formed in the tread and inclined symmetrically about the equator, an inclination angle α of the lug grooves with respect to the lateral direction being 15°≤α≤45°; and shoulder grooves connecting the lug grooves and inclined in an opposite direction to the lug grooves, a center line of the shoulder grooves at both sides meeting with two of the lug grooves at intersection points. A difference between distances L1, L2 from the equator to the intersection points and a tread width TW satisfy TW×0.03≤|L1−L2|≤TW×0.2. An average value of the distances and the tread width TW satisfy TW×0.15≤(L1+L2)/2≤TW×0.35. A groove area ratio of the tread is from 0.4 to 0.7.
US11077698B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a thin volume hologram sheet to be embedded sufficiently resistant to a mechanical stress such as a stress including a tensile stress, a shear stress and a compression stress at the time of processing even under a heating condition, a forgery prevention paper and a card using the same. The object is achieved by providing a volume hologram sheet to be embedded comprising a volume hologram layer, and a substrate disposed only on one side surface of the volume hologram layer using an adhesion means, wherein a peeling strength of the volume hologram layer and the substrate is 25 gf/25 mm or more.
US11077690B2
A printing apparatus of this invention scans with a tester a testing chart printed by a printing controller to acquire testing image data. A total amount of displacement calculator calculates an amount of displacement of a recording position including a direction of misregister as a total amount of displacement, based on a large amount of displacement determined by a large amount of displacement determiner, a direction of displacement detected by a direction of displacement detector, a shift amount corresponding to an amount of displacement detecting chart determined by an amount of displacement detecting chart determiner, and a peak position of the amount of displacement detecting chart determined by the amount of displacement detecting chart determining unit. Thus, since a total amount of displacement of the misregister can be calculated only by printing the testing chart on web paper WP, an amount of displacement of the misregister in the transport direction can be obtained easily in a short time.
US11077689B2
Included are embodiments for providing a service station routine. Some embodiments of a system include a service station for receiving a handheld jet dispensing apparatus and a memory component that stores logic. When the logic is executed by a processor, the logic may cause the system to, in response to the service station receiving the handheld jet dispensing apparatus, identify the handheld jet dispensing apparatus, where identifying the handheld jet dispensing apparatus includes determining a time of a previous maintenance to the handheld jet dispensing apparatus. In some embodiments, the logic causes the system to determine whether the time of the previous maintenance meets a predetermined threshold, in response to determining that the time of the previous maintenance meets a predetermined threshold, determine a desired maintenance routine to execute and execute the desired maintenance routine, and record a current time as the time of the previous maintenance.
US11077687B2
Images with high image quality having less time-difference unevenness are outputted in an inkjet printing apparatus that performs multi-pass printing using full-line inkjet print heads 2. For this purpose, a CPU is capable of setting a first printing method in which an image for a unit area is printed by a specified number of printing conveyance operations and a second printing method in which an image for a unit area is printed by a smaller number than the specified number of printing conveyance operations. The CPU sets conveyance conditions such that a taken time for one printing conveyance operation of the printing conveyance operations for a unit area in the second printing method is smaller than a taken time for one successive printing conveyance operation of the printing conveyance operations for a unit area in the first printing method.
US11077681B2
A printing system includes: an ink supply; a feed line coupled to the ink supply; a return line coupled to the ink supply; and a plurality of printhead modules each having an inlet port fluidically coupled to the feed line and an outlet port fluidically coupled to the return line; and bypass lines fluidically coupling the feed line to the return line. A bypass line is open for both priming and printing operations.
US11077676B2
Disclosed is a carriage for a direct to garment inkjet printing machine. The machine has a frame having a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a pair of opposed lateral edges. A first row of slots is positioned on the leading edge and a second row of slots is positioned on the trailing edge. The second row of slots is spaced from the first row of slots by a gelling gap. A shelf on the frame supports tanks of white ink and tanks of color ink and a first plurality of tubing connects a tank of white ink positioned on the shelf with a print head in the first row of slots. A second plurality of tubing is for connecting a tank of color ink positioned on the shelf with a print head in the second row of slots. A pair of side heaters attached to opposed lateral edges of the first frame.
US11077675B2
An imager includes an ion-emitting unit and a conveying structure to move a passive e-paper display medium in a first orientation along a travel path and to releasably support the display medium in spaced relation to receive airborne ions from the ion-emitting unit for imaging operations.
US11077673B2
The present invention provides an electrostatic printing apparatus that can produce a conductive transparent electrode substrate for use in an organic EL device or the like, which is inexpensive and highly reliable. The electrostatic printing apparatus of the present invention includes a power supply (13), a conductive ejection unit (11) that ejects an ink for forming an insulating film to a target electrode (22), a control unit (12) that applies a bias voltage to the conductive ejection unit (11), and a pulse control unit (14) that applies a pulse voltage to the target electrode (22).
US11077672B2
A control device is configured to: obtain target image data; generate dot data using the target image data; and control a print execution device to print a print image using the dot data by executing: a first partial printing of forming the dots in an overlapping area and a first non-overlapping area; and a second partial printing of forming the dots in the overlapping area and a second non-overlapping area. The control device generates data of the dot data corresponding to the overlapping area by executing an overlapping area processing including first processing for values of pixels within a first range and second processing for values of pixels within a second range, the first processing including lowering a density of an image to be printed in the overlapping area.
US11077670B2
According to an embodiment of this invention, an apparatus comprises: a detachable inktank containing ink; a subtank containing the ink supplied from the inktank; a printhead configured to discharge the ink supplied from the subtank; an ink supply path connecting the subtank to the printhead; a valve arranged on the ink supply path; a supply unit configured to supply the ink from the inktank to the subtank by repeatedly opening and closing the valve; a suction unit configured to suck the ink from the printhead; and a control unit configured to control, when the inktank is attached, the supply unit to operate for a predetermined number of times to supply the ink from the inktank to the subtank, and to subsequently control the suction unit to operate to supply the ink from the subtank to the printhead.
US11077667B2
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head configured to discharge a liquid, a sub tank configured to hold the liquid to supply the liquid to the liquid discharge head, a liquid cartridge configured to hold the liquid to be supplied to the sub tank, a supply channel configured to connect the sub tank and the liquid cartridge to supply the liquid from the liquid cartridge to the sub tank in a supply direction, a first channel opening-and-closing mechanism disposed in the supply channel to switch connection and disconnection of the supply channel, a second channel opening-and-closing mechanism disposed downstream of the first channel opening-and-closing mechanism in the supply direction in the supply channel, and circuitry configured to operate the first channel opening-and-closing mechanism to connect the supply channel, and operate the second channel opening-and-closing mechanism to feed the liquid from the liquid cartridge to the sub tank.
US11077666B2
A waste liquid collector includes a waste liquid tank, a rotatable member, and a cover. The waste liquid tank is removably inserted in the waste liquid collector, the waste liquid tank configured to collect waste liquid. The rotatable member is configured to rotate with removal or insertion of the waste liquid tank. The cover is configured to contact a waste liquid inlet portion of the waste liquid tank to cover a waste liquid inlet portion, the cover being slidable with respect to the rotatable member.
US11077655B2
Printed textiles and related manufacturing methods are provided. Textile materials can include laced mesh fabrics made of rigid components. The laced mesh structures are designed for space applications, including but not limited to adaptive and foldable reflectors, capturing systems, debris and micrometeorite shielding, shading systems, sample capturing, and various other applications. The laced mesh structures are used in the generation of tailored, unique radio-frequency antennas and receivers that allow for active tuning/receiving capabilities. The tailored structure can also include multi-material systems mixing dielectric and conductive layers for enhanced, tunable transmission. Laced mesh structures can also be used for enhanced thermal control of components, with the ability to tailor thermal conductivity and emissivity, to create thermal engineered components via the generation of localized or global thermal response (e.g. zone thermal control).
US11077652B2
The disclosure relates to a method to form a digital print on a substrate including a polymer material by bonding particles in powder form to the surface of the substrate. A method of forming a decorative wear resistant layer, the method including: providing a substrate comprising a thermoplastic material and a transparent layer comprising a thermoplastic material, providing a continuous print layer comprising particles on the substrate or on the transparent layer, printing a digital image comprising colour pigments on the print layer, and bonding the print layer with the colour pigments to the transparent layer and to the substrate with heat and pressure such that the digital image is located between the transparent layer and the substrate.
US11077643B1
A drone frame includes first and second carbon fiber layers, and a center clear layer positioned between the first and second carbon fiber layers. A cutout is formed through an entire thickness of the first carbon fiber layer so as to expose a portion of the center clear layer. An LED unit is positioned in the cutout. The LED unit has a plurality of LEDs on a bottom thereof such that the LEDs abut the center clear layer. Light is transmitted from the LEDs through the center clear layer so as to illuminate the perimeter of the drone frame. A composite material used in the drone frame and a method of forming the composite material and drone frame are also disclosed.
US11077637B2
A connective protective packaging element is provided. The connective protective packaging element may include a protective body in a high-density supply configuration. The protective body may be configurable into a low-density configuration for cushioning packaged products. The body may include an exposed surface in the low-density configuration. The connective protective packaging element may also include a bonding element attached to the exposed surface that operably bonds the exposed surface to an abutting surface by contact with the bonding element.
US11077633B2
A method of forming a non-pneumatic tire is provided that includes the steps of providing an outer shear band ring (12) that has an inner diameter. An intermediate section (14) is provided that has a supporting structure. An outer diameter (102) of the intermediate section (14) in the uncompressed state is greater than the inner diameter (70) of the outer shear band ring (12). The intermediate section is compressed from the uncompressed state to a compressed state, and is inserted inside of the outer shear band ring (12). Compression of the intermediate section is released when the intermediate section is inside of the outer shear band ring, and the intermediate section (14) moves from the compressed state to a state of interference fit with the outer shear band ring (12).
US11077632B2
In one aspect, methods of post-processing an object made by additive manufacturing are described herein. In some embodiments, a method of post-processing an object described herein comprises providing the object in a microwave absorptive state and exposing the object in the absorptive state to a field of microwave radiation. In some cases, providing an object in a microwave absorptive state comprises heating the object, including by non-microwave heating. Moreover, in some embodiments, the object is exposed to a uniform or substantially uniform field of microwave radiation in a microwave cavity. In addition, in some instances, exposing an object to a field of microwave radiation in a manner described herein comprises increasing the density of the object and/or reducing the volume of the object, including in an isotropic or substantially isotropic manner.
US11077631B2
A method of preparing an anisotropic polymer film using an electric field generator. The method of preparing an electric field generator comprising supplying an electric field across an electric field application zone, where the electric field is generated by a first electrode having a first charge and a second electrode having a charge opposite of the first, passing a polymer film that optionally includes dispersed particles through the electric field application zone, where the polymer film contacts the first electrode to induce orientation, and freezing the polymer film to lock the orientation before the polymer film exits the electric field application zone.
US11077629B2
A system for forming a composite component includes a close mold tool defining a cavity that corresponds to a shape of the composite component and configured to receive a composite material. The system further includes a perforated release film defining a plurality of openings and configured to be positioned on a surface of the composite material within the cavity. The system further includes a breather configured to be positioned on the perforated release film, to allow a vacuum to be applied to the composite material through the breather and the plurality of openings, and to allow pressurized fluid to be applied to the perforated release film through the breather.
US11077617B2
According to some embodiments, a computer processor may receive an item definition file containing a volumetric description of the three-dimensional item and create a compressed item definition file including a compressed volumetric description of the three-dimensional item. For example, the item definition file may include a plurality of item slices, from a bottom item slice to a top item slice, each item slice describing a two-dimensional portion of the three-dimensional item. For at least some of the item slices, the computer processor may encode data in the item definition file describing a particular item slice in terms of differences between that particular item slice and another item slice (e.g., a neighboring item slice directly below that particular item slice or an anchor item slice below that particular item slice).
US11077615B2
Provided is a three-dimensional modeling apparatus including: a drive motor; a screw that has a groove formation surface with a groove formed therein and that is rotated by the drive motor; a barrel that has a facing surface facing the groove formation surface and having a communication hole at the center thereof and a heater; and a nozzle that ejects a modeling material supplied from the communication hole, in which 0.03≤(Ss/Ls)/(Sn/Ln)≤5.00 (1) where Ss is an average sectional area that is an arithmetic mean between a maximum sectional area and a minimum sectional area of the groove, Ls is a length of the groove, Sn is a sectional area of the nozzle, and Ln is a length of the nozzle.
US11077614B2
A novel ledge forming system used to attach a polymer retention hub to a thin wall nozzle core to provide an efficient way to produce a conjunct nozzle. The inventive apparatus provides a means for assembly of components by a method involving use of a press with a heating element to elevate temperature of a thermoplastic polymer to permit formation of a ledge that overhangs the flange of a nozzle core, mechanically locking components together. Execution of the process is rapid, low cost and eliminates damage to the thin wall of the core that would occur if the polymer retention hub were molded around the nozzle core.
US11077594B2
A movable platen according to the present invention includes: a mold clamping platen 42 having a projecting portion 62 in a mold closing direction-side surface; a mold mounting platen 44 mounted to the projecting portion 62 of the mold clamping platen 42; and a guide mechanism 50 fixed to the mold clamping platen 42 and supporting the mold mounting platen 44. Only the mold clamping platen 42 is fixed to the guide mechanism 50, while the mold mounting platen 44 is not fixed but placed on platen surface support portions 52.
US11077590B2
A mold assembly includes a first upper portion, a second upper portion, and a base removably coupled to each other. A method of manufacturing an electrical connector with the mold assembly includes preheating a resin, mixing the resin with a hardener, preheating the mold assembly, injecting the resin hardener mixture into the mold assembly, and curing the resin hardener mixture.
US11077583B2
A precast concrete wall structure and method for forming a wall structure are disclosed. A frame is positioned within a casting bed. The frame comprises first and second spaced apart metal tracks which are interconnected by a plurality of metal studs. The casting bed has a plurality of surfaces defining a generally rectangular interior area. A forming member is placed above the frame, the forming member comprising a layer of insulating material defining a plurality of integrally-formed rectangular protrusions extending in a parallel and spaced-apart relationship to one another to define a plurality of rectangular-shaped channels therebetween. Uncured concrete is placed within the casting bed and allowed to cure.
US11077579B2
A staple-refill 11 is provided with: a casing 12 in which a plurality of sheet-type connected staples 10 are stacked; a staple inserting port 14; a staple discharge port 16; a cover member 15 which covers the sheet-type connected staples 10 in the casing 12 from a side of the staple inserting port 14; and a notch portion 18 formed in the casing 12 and extending from an edge of the staple inserting port 14 in an insertion direction.
US11077577B2
The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for producing a quilt block on a single die. According to a preferred embodiment, the die cut assembly of the present invention preferably includes a cutting rule formed into a pattern including a group of geometric cutting elements. According to a further preferred embodiment, the group of geometric cutting elements preferably includes a first set of cutting element including a first pentagon shape, a second pentagon shape, and a first quadrilateral shape which are connected by shared edges. According to a further preferred embodiment, the group of geometric cutting elements of the present invention preferably further includes a second set of cutting elements which includes a third pentagon shape, a fourth pentagon shape and a second quadrilateral shape, which are a mirrored copy of the first set of cutting elements.
US11077576B1
Vinyl tile cutting devices are disclosed herein. The disclosed vinyl tile cutting devices include a base element. The base element is configured to support a vinyl tile thereon. The disclosed vinyl tile cutting devices further include a cutting assembly. The cutting assembly includes one or more rotatable cutting blades for cutting said vinyl tile in a generally linear manner. In some embodiments, the vinyl tile cutting device includes a heating element. The heating element is configured to heat said tile prior to the cutting of said vinyl tile.
US11077573B2
An apparatus for cutting a whole tire into strips may include a cutting device having a first rotary blade and a second rotary blade. The tire is positioned between the first rotary blade and the second rotary blade, which cut the tire into one or more strips. The apparatus may further include a positioning system operable to orient the tire between a plurality of vertical, horizontal, and intermediate positions, relative to the cutting device. The apparatus may include one or more support rollers. The apparatus may further include a control system that controls the operation of the cutting device and tire positioning system as the tire is cut into strips by the cutting device. The apparatus may include a chipper to cut the tire strips into chips. The apparatus may include a bead peeler to remove the exterior rubber sheath from the wire bead.
US11077569B2
Shaving assemblies are disclosed that include a blade unit, an interface element configured to connect the blade unit to a handle, on which the blade unit is pivotably mounted, and a return element disposed between the blade unit and interface element. The return element serves as interface piece, connector and pivot all in one. Shaving systems including such shaving assemblies are also disclosed, as are methods of using such shaving systems.
US11077566B2
A robotic leg includes a hip, a first pulley attached to the hip and defining a first axis of rotation, a first leg portion having a first end portion and a second end portion, a second pulley rotatably coupled to the second end portion of the first leg portion and defining a second axis of rotation, a second leg portion having a first end portion and a second end portion, and a timing belt trained about the first pulley and the second pulley for synchronizing rotation of the first leg portion about the first axis of rotation and rotation of the second leg portion about the second axis of rotation. The first end portion of the first leg portion is rotatably coupled to the hip and configured to rotate about the first axis of rotation. The first end portion of the second leg portion is fixedly attached to the second pulley.
US11077553B2
A robot includes a robot arm, a force sensor that is provided on the robot arm, and a processor that is configured to execute computer-executable instructions so as to control the robot and process a sensor output of the force sensor. The processor is configured to: set an offset calculation period after resetting the force sensor; and perform an offset calculation operation for calculating a value based on the sensor output during the offset calculation period as an offset and a correction operation for subtracting the offset from the sensor output at the time of force detection after the elapse of the offset calculation period.
US11077542B2
A metal connector adaptor for a fastening tool having a body including a drive channel extending therethrough. A pendulum member is pivotably connected to the body within the drive channel and biased toward a front portion of the drive channel. A pair of claws is pivotably connected to the body and can surrounding the drive channel so as to retain a lower contact arm of the fastening tool. A guide member protrudes from the lower portion of the body to align the adaptor with designated holes in a metal connector.
US11077539B2
An electric motor-driven tool is configured to make a notification to a worker about a set value of tightening torque as necessary before starting tightening work. An electric motor-driven screwdriver includes an electric motor-driven screwdriver body capable of changing a setting of the magnitude of tightening torque to be applied when tightening a screw, and a notification device for making a notification to a worker about a set value of tightening torque. If the set value of tightening torque has been set to a value greater than a threshold value (reference value), a control circuit of the electric motor-driven screwdriver sends a notification execution signal to the notification device before the electric motor-driven screwdriver body is started to be driven, thereby enabling a notification to the worker to be made by the notification device.
US11077536B2
An apparatus for chemical mechanical polishing includes a rotatable platen having a surface to support a polishing pad, a carrier head to hold a substrate in contact with the polishing pad, and a polishing liquid distribution system. The polishing liquid distribution system includes a dispenser positioned to deliver a polishing liquid to a portion of a polishing surface of the polishing pad, and a first barrier positioned before the portion of the polishing surface and configured to block used polishing liquid from reaching the portion of the polishing surface. The first barrier includes a solid first body having a first flat bottom surface and having a first leading surface configured to contact the used polishing liquid.
US11077534B2
A method for reconditioning a compactor wheel of a compaction machine is provided. The method includes mounting a compactor wheel on a positioning system configured to provide one or more of angular adjustment, vertical and horizontal translation, and rotation of the compactor wheel, so as to position the compactor wheel in a desired position. The method also includes providing a welding system configured to perform a submerged arc strip welding or weld cladding operation on the compactor wheel. The submerged arc strip welding or weld cladding operation is performed on at least one surface or edge of the compactor wheel to add weldable material thereto, so as to recondition the at least one surface or edge of the compactor wheel.
US11077526B2
Apparatus and techniques for laser-processing workpieces can be improved, and new functionalities can be provided. Some embodiments discussed relate to processing of workpieces in a manner resulting in enhanced accuracy, throughput, etc. Other embodiments relate to realtime Z-height measurement and, when suitable, compensation for certain Z-height deviations. Still other embodiments relate to modulation of scan patterns, beam characteristics, etc., to facilitate feature formation, avoid undesirable heat accumulation, or otherwise enhance processing throughput. A great number of other embodiments and arrangements are also detailed.
US11077525B2
A method of processing silicon carbide containing crystalline substrate is provided. The method includes pyrolyzing a surface of the silicon carbide containing crystalline substrate to produce a silicon and carbon containing debris layer over the silicon carbide containing crystalline substrate, and removing the silicon and carbon containing debris layer, wherein the pyrolyzing and the removing is repeated at least once.
US11077524B2
In various embodiments, additive manufacturing is utilized to fabricate three-dimensional metallic parts using metallic alloy wire as a feedstock material.
US11077521B2
A laser cutting apparatus conveyable within a casing lining at least a portion of a wellbore that extends into a subterranean formation. The laser cutting apparatus includes a housing, a deflector, a motor, a sensor, and a processing device. The deflector rotates relative to the housing to direct a laser beam to form a radial slot extending through the casing and into the subterranean formation. The motor rotates the deflector. The sensor generates information related to depth of the radial slot in real-time as the radial slot is formed by the laser beam. The processing device receives the information generated by the sensor and causes the motor to rotate the deflector based on the received information.
US11077515B2
A nozzle assembly for a welding torch is disclosed. The nozzle assembly comprises a nozzle, a contact tip, and a gas diffuser assembly. The gas diffuser assembly comprises a gas diffuser, coupled to an insulator. The gas diffuser is also coupled to a gooseneck and the contact tip. The nozzle is coupled to the gas diffuser assembly, such that the contact tip is retained within the nozzle. The nozzle and gas diffuser assembly further include complementary engagement features to couple the nozzle to the gas diffuser assembly. The nozzle also includes a spatter deflector configured to deflect or block spatter from obstructing gas holes of the gas diffuser assembly.
US11077514B2
Systems and methods to reduce magnetic flux in a switched mode power supply are disclosed. An example welding-type power supply includes a switched mode power supply, including a transformer configured to transform an input voltage to a welding-type voltage; switches configured to control a voltage applied to the primary winding of the transformer; a current detector configured to measure a current through the primary winding; a flux accumulator configured to determine a net flux in the transformer based on a number of volt-seconds applied to the primary winding of the transformer; and a controller configured to: control duty cycles of the switches based on the net flux; and set a value of the net flux in response to the current through the primary winding satisfying a current threshold.
US11077509B2
A pipe threader comprises a housing and a drive assembly including a motor and an output gear having a first plurality of teeth. A die holder defines a rotational axis and includes a gear member including an outer circumference with a second plurality of teeth engaged with the output gear. The gear member includes an inner circumference with a key recess. A lock ring is rotatable relative to the gear member and including a contact surface. A key is arranged in the key recess and a biasing member in the key recess and biasing the key toward the rotational axis. The lock ring is movable between a locked position, in which the contact surface inhibits the key from moving away from the rotational axis, and an unlocked position, in which the key is movable away from the rotational axis in response to insertion of a die into the die holder.
US11077502B2
A cutting insert includes an upper surface, a lower surface, a side surface, and a cutting edge. The upper surface includes a first side part, a second side part, and a corner part located between the first side part and the second side part. The side surface is located between the upper surface and the lower surface. The cutting edge is located at an intersection of the upper surface and the side surface. The cutting edge includes a first cutting edge located at the corner part, and a second cutting edge adjacent to the first cutting edge and located at the first side part. A height of the first cutting edge relative to the lower surface is constant. The second cutting edge is inclined toward the lower surface as going toward the corner part.
US11077491B2
Continuous casting apparatus comprising a plurality of compression units (11), each of which is defined by a lower roll (12) and an upper roll (13) configured to exert a compression action on a cast metal product (P). Each lower roll (12) defines with the respective upper roll (13) a passage gap (14) for the metal product (P). The passage gaps (14) of the compression units (11) are disposed aligned along a casting axis (Z) with an at least partly curved development. A straightening roll (15) is disposed on the extrados side of said casting axis (Z) and between at least two of the lower rolls (12).
US11077490B2
The invention relates to a permanent mold plate having a plurality of fastening points (3) on the rear side (2) thereof for fastening purposes, and cooling ducts (5) which are adjacent to the fastening points (3) and are in the form of depressions that are located within the rear side (2) and are open towards the rear side (2). From the perspective of a fastening point (3) towards the casting side (4) of the mold plate (1) opposite the rear side (2), at least one cooling duct (5) extends all the way to a point located below the fastening point (3).
US11077486B2
An interchangeable die comprises a die head, on which a die feature is formed, and a die shank extending in an axial direction from the die head. The die shank includes a first axial shank section, which is adjacent to the die head, and a second axial shank section, which is arranged on the opposite axial side of the first axial shank section from the die head. The first axial shank section has a first diameter and the second axial shank section has a second diameter smaller than the first diameter. The die shank is introducible into a shank receptacle of a die receiving section of a joining tool. A fastening contour for fastening the interchangeable die to the joining tool is formed on the interchangeable die. The fastening contour is configured such that a plug-and-turn connection is establishable between the interchangeable die and the joining tool.
US11077477B2
A rolling mill system for Incremental rotary shaping of an elongated workpiece is provided that includes first and second workpiece holders. A support frame has a track with the first and second workpiece holders being movably associated with the track, the workpiece holders and an associated workpiece being movable in unison along the track. A radial chuck is mounted to the frame that includes a plurality of jaws that are movable radially inwardly and outwardly. Each jaw has a tool mounted thereto that is rotatable about an axis of rotation, with the axis of rotation of each tool being oriented at a skew angle relative to the longitudinal axis of a workpiece. A source of electric current and an electrically conductive flow path are provided for flowing electrical current through a workpiece. A controller is provided that is configured to control the operation of each of the first motor, second motor and third motor, and to control the flow of current flowing through the tools to the workpiece.
US11077471B1
An example cleaning card for cleaning a check-reading machine can include at least two opposing surfaces. The opposing surfaces can include a cleaning feature configured to clean at least one component of the check-reading machine when the cleaning card is fed through the check-reading machine. An ink can be located on at least one of the opposing surfaces. The ink can define a set of Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) characters capable of identifying the cleaning card. The position of the set of MICR characters can coincide with a routing field of the cleaning card as defined in accordance with the standard of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) X9 family of standards. Other systems, apparatuses, and methods are also described.
US11077469B2
A Czochralski-type method for sorting wafers obtained by cutting a single-crystal silicon ingot, the method being implemented when the wafers are in an as-cut state or in a shaped-surface state. The method includes a) measuring the majority free charge carrier concentration in an area of each wafer; calculating the thermal donor concentration in the area of each wafer, on the basis of the majority free charge carrier concentration; calculating the charge carrier lifetime limited by the thermal donors in the area of each wafer, on the basis of the thermal donor concentration; determining a bulk lifetime value for the charge carriers in each wafer on the basis of the lifetime limited by the thermal donors; comparing the bulk lifetime value or a normalised bulk lifetime value with a threshold value; and discarding the wafer when the bulk lifetime value or the normalised bulk lifetime value is lower than the threshold value.
US11077462B2
Apparatus, system, and method of depositing thin and ultra-thin parylene are described. In an example, a core deposition chamber is used. The core deposition chamber includes a base and a rigid, removable cover configured to mate and seal with the base to create the core deposition chamber and to define an inside and an outside of the core deposition chamber. The core deposition chamber also includes a conduit through a top of the cover. The conduit has a lumen connecting the inside to the outside of the core deposition chamber. The lumen has a length and a cross-section. The cross-section has a width between 50 μm and 6000 μm. The length is less than 140 times the cross-section width. The core deposition chamber can be placed in an outer deposition chamber and can achieve parylene deposition less than 1 μm thick inside the core deposition chamber.
US11077461B2
A fluid application system includes a pair of identical, spaced apart, fluid applicators that each include a fluid permeable pad saturated with fluid. In one implementation, each applicator includes a pair of conduits coupled to a base plate, wherein each conduit includes a slot configured to receive an end of the pad. In another embodiment, each applicator defines a reservoir between adjacent plates and channels fluid from the reservoir though openings in the plate to the pad. In another implementation, each of the applicators includes a base plate, a conduit coupled to the base plate, and a housing slidably coupled to the base plate. The housing includes a plurality of pads and is moveable to selectively prevent fluid flow between the conduit and the pads in a first position or to couple the pads in fluid communication with the conduit in the second position.
US11077433B2
In one aspect, the invention provides a method for synthesizing a fatty olefin derivative. The method includes: a) contacting an olefin according to Formula I with a metathesis reaction partner according to Formula IIb in the presence of a metathesis catalyst under conditions sufficient to form a metathesis product according to Formula IIIb: and b) converting the metathesis product to the fatty olefin derivative. Each R1 is independently selected from H, C1-18 alkyl, and C2-18 alkenyl; R2b is C1-8 alkyl; subscript y is an integer ranging from 0 to 17; and subscript z is an integer ranging from 0 to 17. In certain embodiments, the metathesis catalyst is a tungsten catalyst or a molybdenum catalyst. In various embodiments, the fatty olefin derivative is a pheromone. Pheromone compositions and methods of using them are also described.
US11077428B2
A catalyst includes a mixed metal oxide; an alumina; silica, and calcium, where the mixed metal oxide includes Cu and at least one of Mn, Zn, Ni, or Co. Such catalysts exhibit enhanced tolerance sulfur-containing compounds and free fatty acids.
US11077418B2
A solar thermochemical processing system is disclosed. The system includes a first unit operation for receiving concentrated solar energy. Heat from the solar energy is used to drive the first unit operation. The first unit operation also receives a first set of reactants and produces a first set of products. A second unit operation receives the first set of products from the first unit operation and produces a second set of products. A third unit operation receives heat from the second unit operation to produce a portion of the first set of reactants.
US11077413B2
A rotating drum apparatus for the mixing and processing of materials, the rotating drum apparatus comprising: a rotating drum (12) arranged with the length of the drum and the axis of rotation of the drum extending along the horizontal; an inlet at a first point on the drum (12) for receiving materials prior to mixing and/or processing; a screw (14) within the drum (12) for mixing the materials whilst conveying them lengthwise along the drum (12), wherein the screw (14) includes a helical blade extending along the length of the drum (12) with the outer edge of the helical blade being fixed to the inner surface of the drum (12) such that material can be conveyed and mixed in separated volumes (16) between each turn of the screw blade (14); an outlet at a second point along the drum for discharge of materials after mixing and/or processing; and a plurality mixing devices (18) for promoting mixing of the material in each of the separated volumes (16) of material as the material is conveyed along the screw (14), wherein the plurality of mixing devices (18) are spaced apart along the blade of the screw (14), and wherein there is at least one mixing device (18) for each turn of the screw blade (14).
US11077412B2
An apparatus or method for generating a microfoam, the apparatus comprising a channel having an inlet and an outlet, a source of foamable liquid and pressurised gas arranged to feed into the inlet, wherein the channel is comprised of a spatially oscillating flow channel to provide an oscillating flow direction, the spatially oscillating flow channel oscillating about a bulk flow direction, the spatially oscillating flow channel providing a sequence of planar cross-sections perpendicular to the flow direction, with a sub-sequence of planar cross-sections that are perpendicular to the bulk flow direction in the plane in question, the sub-sequence comprising at least one plane that does not overlap with at least one other plane in the sub-sequence.
US11077397B2
A honeycomb filter includes a plugged honeycomb structure body which has cell rows arranged along one direction, in a cross section of the honeycomb structure body and including a first cell row constituted of at least one of an inflow cell and an outflow cell, and a through-cell, and a second cell row including no through-cells. A width P1 (mm) of the first cell row, a width P2 (mm) of the second cell row and a curvature radius R (μm) of a curved shape of corner portions of a polygonal shape of each cell satisfy a relation of Equation (1) below: Equation (1): 0.4 (R/1000)/((P1+P2)/2) 100 20.
US11077395B2
A portable air filter and method of use are provided. The portable air filter includes a semi-permeable air filter, optionally disposed within a frame. An attachment surface, such as an adhesive, is disposed on the frame, for attaching the portable air filter to an air vent. In certain embodiments, a second air filter and frame are slidably connected to the frame. If the portable air filter is not disposed within a frame, the portable air filter is cut to fit over an air vent, and an adhesive, such as tape, is provided for a user to attach the cut filter to fit over the air vent. The method includes attaching the portable air filter to an air vent by pressing the adhesive to a wall, ceiling, or floor such that the portable air filter covers the air vent. The invention is useful for improving air quality in a variety of spaces, including in an airplane, in a hotel, on a cruise ship, on a travel bus, and other public spaces.
US11077392B2
A modular filtration platform having at least one manifold head and at least one respective filter cartridge assembly. Each manifold head is connected to one another to establish a water flow in a series or parallel manner. Each filter cartridge assembly is releasably secured from rotation relative to the manifold head by a locking mechanism. An aperture on the filter cartridge assembly annular collar mates with a protruding resilient extension on either the manifold head or support bracket. Alternatively, an aperture on the filter cartridge assembly annular collar and an aperture on the manifold head annular collar mate with a protruding member from a locking ring extending through both apertures. An integrated sensor package may be integrated with the system for true managed water visible/audible indications and Wi-Fi interface to facilitate virtually instantaneous response times for filtration needs.
US11077384B2
An electric toy vehicle includes a vehicle body having a front compartment and a rear compartment. A set of surface engaging members is rotatably connected to the vehicle body. A motor is operatively connected to the surface engaging members. A moveable divider is positioned between the front compartment and the rear compartment. The divider is moveable between a first position and a second position. A switch includes a first state and a second state. When the divider is in the first position the switch is in the first state and when the divider is in the second position the switch is in the second state. When the switch is in the first state, the motor is prevented from operating the surface engaging members.
US11077383B2
A nozzle includes an expansion portion and a coupling portion having an inner end, an outer end, and an air hole extending from the inner end through the outer end. A connecting portion is connected between the expansion portion and the inner end and includes an opening intercommunicating with the air hole. The nozzle is coupled with a neck of a balloon. The expansion portion spreads the neck. The opening is received in the neck. The air hole intercommunicates with an inflation space defined in the balloon when a gas with a sufficient pressure is filled into the air hole. The air hole does not intercommunicate with the inflation space when no gas with the sufficient pressure is filled into the air hole.
US11077378B2
An amusement ride vehicle has a body and at least one of recesses and protrusions on a perimeter surface of body. The at least one of recesses and protrusions defining fluid impact surfaces. The fluid impact surfaces being at an angle to an intended direction of motion of the vehicle. The fluid impact surfaces are adapted to affect motion of the vehicle when the fluid impact surfaces are impacted by a fluid.
US11077372B2
A control process of a display element, the process comprising the steps: measuring a position of a control lever, projecting in a base plane the position of the lever to determine a first set of coordinates, determining a homothetic figure on a mechanical stop of the lever, determining a circumscribed square on the homothetic figure, projecting onto the circumscribed square at least one coordinate of the first set of coordinates, calculating a second set of coordinates in a Cartesian reference frame, on the basis of the projection of said at least one coordinate of the first set of coordinates on the circumscribed square.
US11077371B2
Systems and methods for providing customized camera views of virtualized environments are provided herein. In one embodiment a method includes detecting a gameplay event of interest within a virtual gaming environment and displaying a customized camera view of the gameplay event of interest based on user input receiving during traversal of a projectile from a weapon to a target. The customized camera view has a focal point of the projectile.
US11077370B2
A computer-implemented method is provided. The method includes executing a game application on one or more servers of a data center. The game application is for a game and the game is played by a first user of a first client device remote to the data center. The one or more servers interfaced with one or more encoders for compressing interactive video from the game application responsive to input from the first client device and streaming of the interactive video in a compressed format to the first client device for decompression and rendering to a display of the first client device. The method includes storing, at the data center, a recording of at least part of the game played by the first user using the first client device. The method includes storing, at the data center, state data for at least part of the game played by the first user using the first client device. The method includes generating a replay of the recording responsive to input from a second user device. The replay is generated with a different camera view from a camera view in the recording. The replay is executed using as input the state data.
US11077364B2
An electronic game server receives a request from a client device to establish a real-time interactive gaming session, determines a device capability of an output device associated with the client device, determines a connection capability of the network connection, determines one or more target quality parameters for the real-time interactive gaming session based on the device capability and the connection capability, selects a first virtual machine of the plurality of virtual machines based on the one or more target quality parameters, establishes the real-time interactive gaming session with the client device, and provides to the real-time interactive gaming session, in accordance with the resource profile of the first virtual machine, resources for processing inputs from the client device and generating gameplay outputs in accordance with the processed inputs within the real-time interactive gaming session.
US11077363B2
A video server is configured to provide streaming video to players of computer games over a computing network. The video server can provided video of different games to different players simultaneously. This is accomplished by rendering several video streams in parallel using a single GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The output of the GPU is provided to graphics processing pipelines that are each associated with a specific client/player and are dynamically allocated as needed. A client qualifier may be used to assure that only clients capable of presenting the streaming video to a player at a minimum level of quality receive the video stream. Video frames provided by the video server optionally include overlays added to the output of the GPU. These overlays can include voice data received from another game player.
US11077360B2
An information processing device obtains information regarding the position of each fingertip of a user in a real space, and determines contact between a virtual object set within a virtual space and a finger of the user. The information processing device sets the virtual object in a partly deformed state such that a part of the virtual object, the part corresponding to the position of the finger determined to be in contact with the object among the fingers of the user, is located more to a far side from a user side than the finger, and displays the virtual object having the shape set thereto as an image in the virtual space on a display device.
US11077357B2
A skateboard includes a board body having a first section and a second section, at least a first wheel set connected to the first section, and at least two second wheel sets connected to the second section. The first wheel set includes a first base protruding from the first section. Each second wheel set includes a second base protruding from the second section and defines a reference line passing through a center of the second base. Both of the bases slope at an angle of 5 to 35 degrees respectively. An angle of not more than 60 degrees is formed between the reference line and a baseline passing axially through a center of the board body. The skateboard moves forward when the wheel sets are triggered by twisting a body of a user and a moving direction is changeable by shifting a center of gravity of the user.
US11077353B1
A throwing apparatus and method for throwing objects are provided. More specifically, the throwing apparatus features improved arrangement of bearing assembly and location of movable parts which stabilize and improve the performance and accuracy of a throwing apparatus. A throwing arm lever and throwing arm are offset from one another with the bearing assembly disposed therebetween.
US11077352B1
A tennis ball projecting machine including a support member, a rotatable wheel mounted on one side of the support member, a wheel motor on the other side of the support member, a curved rail below the wheel, a tennis ball hopper above the support member, a surface between the hopper and the machine having a feed opening where at least a portion of the feed opening is on the other side of the support member, and a rotatable body with one or more ball openings that periodically aligns with the feed opening to permit a tennis ball to pass through the feed opening.
US11077346B2
A hockey stick includes a shaft that includes an upper portion, a lower portion, and a transition portion disposed between the upper portion and the lower portion. The upper portion includes an upper end, where a line that is tangent to the upper end is non-linear with the lower portion and is substantially parallel with the lower portion. A midpoint of the shaft is included in at least one of the lower portion and the transition portion. The hockey stick also includes a blade that extends from the lower portion of the shaft, where a first plane defined by the lower portion and at least a point on the transition portion is generally transverse to a second plane defined by the blade.
US11077345B2
A golf bag includes a collapsible sub-assembly including a divider top and a base, a plurality of first snap-fit connectors provided around a portion of an outer perimeter of the divider top, and a flat having a divider top end opposite a base end, an interior side, and an exterior side. The flat includes a plurality of second snap-fit connectors provided along a portion of the divider top end. The flat attaches to the sub-assembly by mating snap-fit engagement of the plurality of first snap-fit connectors around the divider top with the plurality of second snap-fit connectors along the divider top end.
US11077338B1
A knee extension training device is provided with knee abutment rolls, heel abutment rolls and feet anchor rolls to facilitate a user from standing on the device in an upright manner with the knees, the heels, and the feet abutting the respective abutment rolls such that knee extension stretching and flexion exercise can be carried out by utilizing the user's own body weight.
US11077335B2
An exercise device characterized by a wide hand surface (1) positioned at a downward angle with a design that allows the user to grip the underside (3) for greater stability and to position the hands in any direction necessary to perform exercises with reduced strain on the wrists and palms. The large surface area of the hand surface comfortably fits an adult palm to eliminate painful pressure points in the palm. The downward angle of the hand surface decreases the angle between the back of the hand and the forearm found in a traditional push-up position to eliminate strain associated with exercises like push-ups, planks, mountain climbers and even chest dips. The ability to grip the underside of the hand surface provides additional stability during exercise.
US11077329B2
A play system includes a support structure, having a bottom end and a top end, vertically oriented relative to a surface such that the bottom end contacts the surface and the top end is above the surface. The play system includes a belt having flexible portions and rigid portions that forms an ascending structure around the inside of the support structure such that it ascends from the bottom end of the support structure to the top end of the support structure. The play system includes a plurality of clamps that couple the support structure and the belt.
US11077325B2
An article of protective clothing comprising a durable multilayer fabric laminate formed from i) a first flame resistant knitted fabric made from yarns, the fabric having an average fabric modulus of 8 grams-force of greater; ii) a flame-resistant nonwoven fabric having a machine direction and a cross direction, and consisting of a plurality of continuous filaments having a diameter of less than 1000 nm, the filaments in the fabric being substantially oriented parallel with the machine direction and having stretch and recovery in the cross direction; and iii) a second flame resistant knitted fabric made from yarns, the fabric having an average fabric modulus of 8 grams-force of greater; wherein the nonwoven fabric is positioned between and coextensive with the first and second flame-resistant knitted fabrics; the nonwoven fabric being attached to the first knitted fabric by a set of first attachment points, the attachment points defining a first unattached area having a first effective diameter; the nonwoven fabric also being attached to the second knitted fabric by a set of second attachment points, the attachment points defining a second unattached area having a second effective diameter; wherein both the first unattached area and the second unattached area each have a value A, in square centimeters, according to the formula: C
US11077312B2
Status messages are wirelessly broadcast from medical devices (e.g., defibrillators) as advertisements that don't require the establishment of a wireless connection with listeners. The listeners are configured to act on, or forward received status messages as appropriate. The listeners may optionally include supplemental information supplied by the listener device when forwarding a status message to a management server. The listener may optionally analyze received status messages to determine whether an action should be taken based at least in part on status information in the message. Actions performed by the listener may include initiating a connection with the transmitting device to facilitate uploading new information from the defibrillator, updating the defibrillator's firmware, etc. Optionally, some of the advertisements are configured as beacons. The advertisements/beacons may be transmitted using a Bluetooth Low Energy or other suitable protocols. In another aspect, advertisement based arrangements for spreading responder network incident alerts are described.
US11077308B2
Certain embodiments of the present technology relate to temperature sensors for using in an implantable medical device, and methods for use therewith. Such a method can include alternating between producing a first base-to-emitter voltage drop (VBE1) and a second base-to-emitter voltage drop (VBE2), and alternating between using a capacitor to store the VBE1, which is complimentary to absolute temperature (CTAT), and using the same capacitor to store a ΔVBE=VBE2−VBE1, which is proportion to absolute temperature (PTAT). The method also includes using a sigma-delta modulator that includes the capacitor to produce a signal having a duty cycle (dc) indicative of the ΔVBE stored using the capacitor, and producing a temperature measurement based on the signal having the duty cycle (dc) indicative of the ΔVBE.
US11077293B2
Various embodiments of an antimicrobial insert for a stopcock medical connector are provided. More specifically, the present invention relates to an antimicrobial insert that is seated within at least a portion of the annular bore of the connector's tap, wherein fluid within the annular bore contacts the antimicrobial insert, thereby preventing microbial proliferation within the stopcock medical connector.
US11077279B2
Apparatus and methods for delivering a heated and humidified mixture of oxygen and air are provided. The apparatus includes an air compressor and oxygen concentrator enclosed in the housing of a vapor transfer system. The air compressor supplies air at a first pressure to a gas inlet. The oxygen concentrator provides oxygen at a second pressure to the gas inlet. The oxygen concentrator and the air compressor are in fluid communication and are configured such that the first pressure of the compressed air and the second pressure of the oxygen are about equal. The apparatus includes a vapor transfer system having a gas passage, a liquid passage having heated liquid and vapor, and a membrane that separates the gas passage and liquid passage. The membrane is positioned to transfer vapor from the liquid passage to the gas passage.
US11077274B2
A shroud (1020) for a mask system includes a retaining portion structured to retain a frame (1040), a pair of upper headgear connectors (1024) each including an elongated arm (1026) and a slot (1027) at the free end of the arm adapted to receive a headgear strap, and a pair of lower headgear connectors (1025) each adapted to attach to a headgear strap. The retaining portion, the upper headgear connectors, and the lower headgear connectors are integrally formed as a one piece structure.
US11077272B2
A respiratory mask for use with a patient, and that is suited for use with children, includes a flexible cushion arranged to interface with and deliver air to the patient's nose. The cushion has a tube connection portion at one or both sides adjacent the patient's nares, the tube connection portion being arranged to connect to an air delivery tube. This location, plus the very low profile of the mask, allows a patient (e.g. an infant) to sleep on their face more comfortably. A more rigid support structure adjacent the cushion is provided to stabilize the cushion and prevent it from collapsing. Headgear is also provided and arranged for releasable attachment to the support structure.
US11077271B2
A laryngeal mask apparatus includes a mask portion, a breathing tube and a suction tube. The suction tube is adapted for connection to a suction-producing device. The suction tube further includes suction ports that suck fluids and secretions from the patient's hypopharyngeal region when suction is created within the interior of the suction tube. The breathing tube is adapted for connection to a ventilating system. Air flows through the breathing tube and into the mask portion. A capillary tube is positioned within the interior of the suction tube. When the mask portion is positioned within a patient's throat and suction is created within interior of the suction tube, the suction ports suck the fluids and secretions in the patient's hypopharyngeal region. At the same time, the suction tube and capillary tube cooperate to provide a stream of air that decreases the direct suction forces on the mucosa of the patient's throat that are caused by the suction ports. The laryngeal mask apparatus includes a scope tube having an interior and an inner tube disposed within the interior of the scope tube. The inner tube is sized for receiving a gastric tube.
US11077268B2
An anesthesia vaporizer system includes a vaporizer reservoir forming a sump chamber containing a liquid anesthetic agent, a piston that forms a first chamber on a first side of the piston. The vaporizer reservoir has a fill port configured to receive a refill container containing liquid anesthetic agent and to permit flow into the first chamber. A motor moves the piston between a first position and a second position, wherein the volume of the first chamber increases as the piston moves from the first position towards the second position. The liquid anesthetic agent is thereby drawn from the refill container into the first chamber. A transfer valve is configured to permit the liquid anesthetic agent to flow from the first chamber into the sump chamber. An outlet port delivers the liquid anesthetic agent from the sump chamber into a vaporizing system that vaporizes it for delivery to a patient.
US11077266B2
An apparatus and method for controlling the end tidal partial pressure of a gas X in a subject's lung, and to the use of such an apparatus and method for research, diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, wherein the method consists of: —obtaining input of a series of logistically attainable PetX values for a series of respective breaths: —determining an amount of gas X required to be inspired by the subject in an inspired gas to target the PetX for each of said respective breaths: and—controlling a gas delivery device to deliver the amount of gas in a volume of gas delivered to the subject in each of said respective breaths to target the respective PetX for that breath.
US11077263B2
Disposable ampoule for use in an aerosol generating device, comprising: a medicament container that contains a medicament and is formed of a container body and a container bottom, and a predetermined break point that at least partly surrounds the container bottom, characterised by a collar that surrounds the predetermined break point at its outside and extends the container body over and beyond the container bottom.
US11077245B2
A wearable infusion pump assembly includes a reusable housing assembly, and a disposable housing assembly including a reservoir for receiving an infusible fluid. The wearable infusion pump assembly also includes a releasable engagement assembly configured to allow the reusable housing assembly to releasably engage the disposable housing assembly. A switch assembly of the wearable infusion pump assembly is configured to effectuate a functionality of the infusion pump assembly.
US11077234B2
The present disclosure provides antimicrobial coating compositions that are used to form residual antimicrobial coatings on medical implements and medical devices including the components of medical equipment such as CPAP/BiPAP machines. Antimicrobial coating compositions comprise at least one of an organosilane (R1O)3Si—R2—Z, an organic amine R9R10R11N, a titanium (IV) species, a 1,2-diol, an α-hydroxy acid, β-hydroxy acid, and an organosilane grafted parylene polymer, wherein R1 is H, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl or substituted aryl, R2 is a bivalent linker, Z is a nucleophile, leaving group, or quaternary nitrogen substituent, and R9, R10, and R11 are independently H, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl or cyclic.
US11077229B1
Methods of reducing or preventing an adverse response to an implanted or inserted material in a patient are provided. The methods include the step of treating at least a portion of an external surface of the implanted or inserted material with an effective amount of a birth tissue material coating corn position.
US11077227B2
The invention relates to compositions including magnesium-lithium alloys containing various alloying elements suitable for medical implant devices. The devices may be constructed of the compositions or have applied thereto a coating formed therefrom. Within the structure of the magnesium-lithium alloy, there is a co-existence of alpha and beta phases. The invention also relates to methods of preparing the magnesium-lithium alloys and articles, such as medical implant devices, for use in medical applications, such as but not limited to, orthopedic, dental, craniofacial and cardiovascular surgery.
US11077225B2
The disclosure provides a preparation method of a hollow porous spherical particle artificial bone. The method comprises: (1) uniformly mixing bioceramic powder, bioglass powder and an excipient to obtain a solid-phase mixture, then adding binder solution to the solid-phase mixture, and uniformly mixing to obtain a plastic wet material; (2) loading a plastic wet material into an extrusion device of an extrusion rounder to be extruded by the orifice plate of the extrusion device to form a strip-shaped material; (3) putting the strip-shaped material into the spheronization device, cutting, and then spheronizing to form spherical particles; and (4) placing the spherical particles into a furnace, debinding, removing the excipient and the binder, and then sintering at 750-1550° C.
US11077222B2
A fragrance diffuser has a diffuser element connecting a first reservoir to a second reservoir. As a fragrant oil flows between the reservoirs, the diffuser element becomes saturated with oil and diffuses the fragrance or scent. The diffuser is self-contained, easy to interact with, without creating a mess. The diffuser is relaxing and pleasant to watch as it flows through from one end and drips to the other, releasing one small bubble at a time. It is refillable, transportable, and the intensity of the scent release can be controlled easily by saturating the wood more or less often.
US11077218B1
A payment terminal sanitizing device includes a housing having a base member configured to removably secure to a payment terminal. The base member includes tabs and slots that engage corresponding tabs and slots on the payment terminal. A top cover is removably secured to the base member. The sides of the top cover and base member curve outwardly to form an interior volume between the top cover and base portion. The interior volume includes a plurality of brackets configured to support individual UV lights that are positioned on opposing sides of the interior of the housing. The UV lights are operably connected to a power source, such as a wall outlet, for example. The UV lights are oriented such that they illuminate or irradiate the input mechanisms of the payment terminal, in order to prevent the spread of germs between individual users of the payment terminal.
US11077217B2
The present invention provides a radioactive labeling method for neuropeptide Y (NPY) compound and a mammalian diagnostic radioactive targeting medicine with NPY peptide being modified at position 27th to 36th, and after binding with the chelating agent and labeling the radiation nucleus 66Ga67Ga68Ga177Lu or 111In to provide a radioactive targeting medicine for multi-type breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.
US11077211B2
Compositions and methods for assessing gut function are disclosed. They are designed to provide accurate, rapid, point-of-care or in-community assessment of enteric dysfunction.
US11077209B2
The invention provides a cerebral nitric oxide donor for use in a method for assessing the extent of brain dysfunction following brain injury, said method comprising contacting at least a portion of the brain of a subject with a brain injury with said cerebral nitric oxide donor and determining whether or not there is a subsequent change in one or more aspects of brain physiology, wherein the extent by which said one or more aspects of brain physiology improves is indicative of the extent of brain dysfunction.
US11077204B2
The present invention relates to lyophilized compositions comprising antibody-duocarmycin drug conjugates.
US11077193B2
The present invention discloses nerve growth factor composition and an injection powder comprising the following components: 10 μg/mL-100 μg/mL of a nerve growth factor; 10 mg/mL-80 mg/mL of disaccharide stabilizer; 0 mg/mL-30 mg/mL of an amino acid stabilizer; 0.01 mg/mL-1 mg/mL of surfactant, 10 mg/mL-50 mg/mL of a supporting agent; a pH buffer for maintaining the nerve growth factor composition at 6.0-7.4, and solvent being water. The nerve growth factor composition and the injection powder can avoid the potential risk resulting from the virus of other unknown components carried in albumin by using a disaccharide or a combination of a disaccharide and an amino acid instead of albumin as a stabilizer; not only have protective effect on mNGF, but also can ensure the stability of hNGF and rhNGF in the preparation, transportation and storage processes, and have better medication safety and quality control.
US11077174B2
The present specification discloses methods of treating a psychological trauma in an individual using botulinum toxins and/or a Targeted Exocytosis Modulator, and compositions thereof.
US11077170B2
A method for treating a microorganism or inflammation caused by the microorganism includes administering or applying a composition comprising an antimicrobial peptide with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 to a subject in need thereof. Because the antimicrobial peptide with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 exhibits an excellent antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative bacteria and Gram-positive bacteria and also low cytotoxicity for human erythrocytes, it can be advantageously used for various applications.
US11077156B2
An adenovirus comprising an E1A polypeptide comprising one or more modifications and comprising an E4orf6/7 polypeptide comprising one or more modifications is described. Compositions and kits comprising the modified adenoviruses are also described. Further described is a method of treating a proliferative disorder in a subject comprising administering to the subject an adenovirus comprising the E1A polypeptide comprising one or more modifications and comprising the E4orf6/7 polypeptide comprising one or more modifications.
US11077155B2
New strains of bacteriophages and their applications are revealed, useful especially in fish farming.
US11077151B2
The present invention relates to the use of ascr #7 for preventing or treating IL-6 and/or IL-1β-mediated diseases.
US11077143B2
Provided herein are compositions of NK-92™ cells that express a combination of PD-L1 CAR, CD16 and IL2, and the method of using these cells to reduce tumor cells and cells in tumor microenvironment (e.g., MDSCs or TAMs) and treat cancer.
US11077136B2
The present invention relates to a composition comprising hyaluronic acid, dermatan sulfate, at least one omega-3 fatty acid, and at least one nucleotide. It also relates to the new composition for use in the treatment or prevention of diseases, ailments, dysfunctions, or alterations of the skin, preferably atopic dermatitis. The composition may be in the form of a pharmaceutical composition, food supplement, functional food, or medical food.
US11077132B2
The present invention relates to oligomer compounds (oligomers), which target Tau mRNA in a cell, leading to reduced expression of Tau protein. Reduction of Tau protein expression is beneficial for the treatment of certain medical disorders, e.g., a neurological disorder.
US11077130B2
The invention provides compositions and methods to induce and boost antibody response, including but not limited to IgG responses binding to HIV-1 in a subject in need thereof, wherein the induced/boosted plasma level of the antibody responses, for example V3 and/or CD4 binding site antibody responses, is over a threshold level and is associated with reduced risk of maternal-to-child-transmission (MTCT) of HIV-1.
US11077119B2
A method of treating a subject for a brain disease associated with cognitive impairment, including administering to a subject a chemical substance according to GLN-1062 or salt thereof: wherein the treatment includes transmucosal administration of a therapeutically effective amount of GLN 1062 or salt thereof in the oral cavity of the subject.
US11077117B2
Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an NSAID such as meloxicam and/or rizatriptan in combination with a cyclodextrin and/or a carbonate or a bicarbonate. These compositions may be orally administered, for example, to improve the bioavailability or pharmacokinetics of the NSAID for the treatment of pain such as migraine, arthritis, and other conditions. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating pain, such as migraine, comprising administering meloxicam and rizatriptan to a human being suffering from pain, such as migraine. For migraine, these methods may be particularly useful when the meloxicam and rizatriptan are administered while the human being is suffering from an acute attack of migraine pain or migraine aura. In some embodiments, the combination of meloxicam and rizatriptan may be administered in a manner that results in a Tmax of meloxicam of 3 hours or less.
US11077116B2
The invention refers to the use of isoxazole derivatives to prepare medicament able to induce fetal hemoglobin (HbF) synthesis in β-thalassemia and sickle cell disease (SCD) patients.
US11077114B2
Formulations of molindone having superior stability and methods of administering same are provided. The formulations may be immediate, modified, or otherwise delayed release formulations of molindone.
US11077112B2
The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising 6-thioguanidine (6-TG) wherein the composition is formulated for release of 6-TG in the distal intestine. Methods for treating a disease or condition of the distal ileum that responds to 6-TG wherein the 6-TG is released in the distal intestine are also disclosed.
US11077101B1
Compounds are provided according to Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof; wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, Y, A, L1, L2, R1, R2, R5, m and n are as defined herein. Compounds of the present invention are contemplated useful for the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions.
US11077099B2
The present disclosure relates to an oral tablet composition comprising lenalidomide and a method for preparing the same. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a tablet-type composition and a method for preparing the same wherein the composition exhibits physicochemical equivalence with lenalidomide preparations of hard capsules, has the same pharmacological, therapeutic effect in non-clinical studies and bioequivalence studies, and also has improved ease of taking, handling, safety and the like.
US11077078B2
The present invention discloses anti-cancer compositions, and associated methods, including an anti-cancer composition comprising: a cellular energy inhibitor having the structure according to formula I wherein X is selected from the group consisting of: a nitro, an imidazole, a halide, sulfonate, a carboxylate, an alkoxide, and amine oxide; and R is selected from the group consisting of: OR′, N(R″)2, C(O)R′″, C1-C6 alkyl, C6-C12 aryl, C1-C6 heteroalkyl, a C6-C12 heteroaryl, H, and an alkali metal; where R′ represents H, alkali metal, C1-C6 alkyl, C6-C12 aryl or C(O)R′″, R″ represents H, C1-C6 alkyl, or C6-C12 aryl, and R′″ represents H, C1-C20 alkyl or C6-C12 aryl. The anti-cancer composition can additionally comprise at least one sugar, which stabilizes the cellular energy inhibitor by substantially preventing the inhibitor from hydrolyzing. Also, the anti-cancer composition can comprise a hexokinase inhibitor. Further, the anti-cancer composition can comprise a biological buffer that is present in an amount sufficient to at least partially deacidify the cellular energy inhibitor and neutralize metabolic by-products of the cellular energy inhibitor.
US11077075B2
The present invention is directed to methods of stabilizing a pharmaceutical composition comprising epinephrine containing the steps filling a container, capping the container, assembling the container and placing the assembled capped container (assembled device) in a secondary packaging system.
US11077069B2
The present invention provides a star-shaped acrylic block polymer having a star-shaped structure in which at least three chain polymer portions radiate from a mercapto group situated at the center, wherein (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester structural units having 7-17 carbon atoms account for 30-99.9% by mass of whole structural units of the star-shaped acrylic block polymer, and at least one of the chain polymer portions has a copolymer structure of polymerizable monomers containing a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester having 7-17 carbon atoms and a weakly basic monomer; and a medical patch containing an adhesive composition containing a salt of a basic drug and the star-shaped acrylic block polymer as an adhesive that exhibits high drug efficacy, that does not cause a decrease in adhesive property of an adhesive base due to an additive, and that causes less skin irritation.
US11077067B2
Provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods for preparing pharmaceutical compositions comprising Ibuprofen using solventless mixing methods. Excess coating material that is not bound to coated Ibuprofen may be removed by a sieving process. Coating and dosing ratios can also be optimized to minimize the amount of excess unbound coating material. Additionally, the compositions can be formulated to preserve the functional coating of coated Ibuprofen and to minimize aeration of Ibuprofen when mixed into suspension.
US11077056B2
Residence structures, systems, and related methods are generally provided. Certain embodiments comprise administering (e.g., orally) a residence structure to a subject (e.g., a patient) such that the residence structure is retained at a location internal to the subject for a particular amount of time (e.g., at least about 24 hours) before being released. The residence structure may be, in some cases, a gastric residence structure. In some embodiments, the structures and systems described herein comprise one or more materials configured for high levels of active substances (e.g., a therapeutic agent) loading, high active substance and/or structure stability in acidic environments, mechanical flexibility and strength in an internal orifice (e.g., gastric cavity), easy passage through the GI tract until delivery to at a desired internal orifice (e.g., gastric cavity), and/or rapid dissolution/degradation in a physiological environment (e.g., intestinal environment) and/or in response to a chemical stimulant (e.g., ingestion of a solution that induces rapid dissolution/degradation). In certain embodiments, the structure has a modular design, combining a material configured for controlled release of therapeutic, diagnostic, and/or enhancement agents with a structural material necessary for gastric residence but configured for controlled and/or tunable degradation/dissolution to determine the time at which retention shape integrity is lost and the structure passes out of the gastric cavity. For example, in certain embodiments, the residence structure comprises a first elastic component, a second component configured to release an active substance (e.g., a therapeutic agent), and, optionally, a linker. In some such embodiments, the linker may be configured to degrade such that the residence structure breaks apart and is released from the location internally of the subject after a predetermined amount of time.
US11077048B2
The present invention has the purpose of providing an oil-in-water emulsion cosmetic that contains a high quantity of an ultraviolet absorbing agent and an ultraviolet scattering agent in the oil phase and achieves a high SPF, while simultaneously having a Distinctive fresh feeling in use when applied to the skin. The present invention provides an oil-in-water emulsion cosmetic characterized by comprising (A) 0.05 to 1% by mass of a hydrophobically modified alkyl cellulose; (B) 5 to 40% by mass of an oil component; (C) 2.5 to 30% by mass of an ultraviolet scattering agent having a hydrophobic surface; and (D) a water phase thickener having low salinity tolerance; wherein the (C) ultraviolet scattering agent is dispersed in the oil phase.
US11077047B2
Cosmetic composition comprising a combination of surfactants of carboxylate, acylisethionate and alkyl(poly)glycoside type The invention relates to a cosmetic composition comprising: one or more anionic surfactants of carboxylate type, chosen from the compounds of formule (I), R—(OCH2CH2)nW—(CHY1)p-COOX (I), in a content of greater than or equal to 3% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, one or more anionic surfactants of (C8-C22) acylisethionate type, and -one or more nonionic surfactants of alkyl(poly)glycoside type. This composition is intended for the cosmetic treatment of keratin materials, and in particular for washing the hair. It has excellent foaming power.
US11077034B2
The present disclosure relates to a product for care of keratinic fibers, in particular human hair, comprising a bag (pouch) comprising at least one sealed chamber, wherein the sealed chamber comprises at least one wall of one water-soluble film, and a conditioner composition which is in the sealed chamber of the bag (pouch) wherein the conditioner composition contains, based on its total weight (iia) from about 0 to about 20 wt % water and (iib) at least one fatty ingredient from the group of C8-C30 fatty alcohols and C8-C30 fatty acid triglycerides.
US11077033B2
The present invention aims to provide techniques for preparing complexes of a hydrotalcite and a fiber. The complexes of a hydrotalcite and a fiber can be synthesized efficiently by synthesizing the hydrotalcite in an aqueous system in the presence of the fiber.
US11077026B1
This invention relates to a lockable, tamper resistant medication dispenser for medications with abuse potential and for monitoring medication compliance. The medication dispenser is programmed to dispense a specified dose of medication at a specified interval. The medication chamber of the dispenser is filled by the pharmacist and locked before being dispensed to the patient. This prevents direct access to the medication by the patient. The medication is dispensed to the patient dissolved in a large volume of liquid to prevent intravenous and intranasal abuse and diversion. The medication dispenser is equipped with biometric access control to prevent diversion. It can be equipped with a self destruct mechanism when tampered with and have the ability to record video of the actual ingestion of the medication infused liquid by the patient for subsequent analysis.
US11077023B2
The invention relates to a method and a system for synthesizing a medical preparation, a peristaltic pump being used for pumping liquid from a plurality of source containers. According to the invention, micro-amounts are extracted only in the linear region of the peristaltic pump.
US11077022B2
A syringe includes a plunger having a plunger tube with proximal and distal ends, a center tube with a center passage that extends within the plunger tube, and a balloon disposed over the center tube and sealingly fixed to at least one of the center tube and the plunger tube. The syringe also includes a barrel having a barrel tube having proximal and distal ends and an interior configured to accept a portion of the plunger, a tip fixedly coupled to the proximal end of the barrel tube, a post fixedly attached to the tip and extending within the barrel tube toward the distal end, the tip configured to partially extend into the center passage of the plunger, and a gas passage extending from a proximal end of the tip to the distal end of the post.
US11077011B2
Determining whether a compression garment is worn by a wearer of the garment by analyzing a pressure signal waveform indicative of a fluid pressure in an inflatable and deflatable bladder of the compression garment. Variance detected in the pressure signal waveform during the analysis is indicative of a change in condition of the compression garment. In one aspect the change in condition is verified using confirmatory analysis. In another aspect, the variance is one of a pressure rise and a pressure impulse. In yet another aspect, the variance is an oscillating amplitude as a function of time representative of a pulse of the wearer.
US11077010B2
The present soft tissue mobilization device has a quick-release bar clamp and various attachments for its jaws that exert pressure on soft tissue to improve mobility. The bar clamp allows for applying sustained and incremental pressure at various angles. The shape of the attachment surfaces that contact the soft tissue are either complementary toward each other, when they are intended to squeeze the targeted soft tissue between them, or to the body structure against which they are intended to press. Combining a more helpful means of generating and exerting pressure with the right surface contours significantly improves the overall effectiveness of the device, diminishes any associated pain and discomfort, and reduces the time necessary to achieve results.
US11077004B2
A patient mobility garment includes a flexible, laterally extending pelvic belt body having upper, lower, and opposite side borders, along with a plurality of spaced apart ribs placed in generally vertical directions substantially approaching or spanning the upper and lower borders; a plurality of loops vertically positioned with respect to one another about the ribs; a plurality of flexible, adjustable length girding straps horizontally oriented with respect to the pelvic belt body and configured to gird the pelvic belt body about a patient's pelvis area and bring the opposite side borders into conjunction or registry, each girding strap having a girding strap attaching member for fixation of the girding straps; a plurality of flexible, typically adjustable length shoulder straps; and a plurality of flexible, depending leg straps, each terminating in a fastener for engaging at least one of the vertically positioned loops. Busy nurses find it advantageous.
US11077002B1
The invention generally relates to a power operated lift chair. The power operated lift chair includes a chair assembly, a support assembly and a lifting assembly. The chair assembly includes a vertical back support, a back cushion attached to the vertical back support, a horizontal seat support and a seat cushion attached to the horizontal seat support. The support assembly includes a horizontal beam, a vertical guide post extending upward from the horizontal beam, a guide bracket connected to the chair assembly, at least one horizontal support member extending outward perpendicularly from the horizontal beam and a support platform. The lifting assembly includes a lifting rod positioned on the support platform and a locking collar connected to the lifting rod and the guide bracket. The lifting rod is configured to rotate to lift and lower the chair assembly.
US11076994B2
The invention relates to an apparatus for changing the refractive power of the cornea (1), in particular for correcting hyperopia or presbyopia, exhibiting injection means (13, 15) having at least one hollow needle (15) for injecting at least one optically transparent filling material having a predetermined refractive index into an intrastromal corneal pocket (7), characterized by a controllable injection drive (17) that is coupled at least indirectly to the injection means (13, 15) and is designed for changing an amount, to be injected, of the at least one filling material; a device for optical coherence tomography (OCT) (19) that is designed for monitoring the area of the corneal pocket (7) by means of measurement of depth profiles of the cornea (1) on a repeatedly cycled-through scan pattern; and a computing unit (21) that is designed and/or configured to determine from the measurement data of the OCT device (19) at least the radius of curvature of the front (3) of the cornea (1) keeping pace temporally with the repetitions of the scan pattern cycle during the injection, wherein the computing unit (21) is designed and/or configured to control the injection drive (17) for changing the injected amount of the at least one filling material, and namely on the basis of the radius of curvature of the front (3) of the cornea (1) and/or such until a predetermined target criterion is fulfilled.
US11076986B2
Disclosed is a portable automatic electronic drop administration device and method of operation thereof. The device comprises a microcontroller communicatively coupled to at least an accelerometer and an electromechanical assembly to administer one or more drops of a liquid, semi-liquid or gaseous substance from any flexible container held within. The device detects whether it is in a suitable orientation before automatically self actuating the electromechanical assembly to administer one or more drops. It can be used in a variety of settings including self administration of eye drops, dispensing condiments or precise metering of liquid medications. Additionally, the device may contain sensors and wireless components to track usage and event data that may be communicated to a physician or other healthcare provider remotely.
US11076977B2
An indwelling evacuator for feces, a stranding cage is disposed in a cylindrical main body, and a soft shaft is connected to the rear end of the stranding cage. Petaloid movable blades are hingedly connected to the front end of the cylindrical main body, and are in the shape of a bud when the petaloid movable blades are closed. A blocking ring is disposed on the outer wall of the cylindrical main body. A sliding ring member is disposed in the cylindrical main body to push the movable blades open to form an open space in the shape of a flower. The rear portion of the cylindrical main body is downward connected to a feces discharge hose. In use, the bud portion in the front end is inserted into the anus, and the blocking ring limits the insertion depth.
US11076963B2
A glenoid component in one embodiment includes a base component with a planar upper circular rim defining a first plane, a receptacle opening to the first plane, a lower planar circular surface defining a second plane parallel to the first plane, and a conical outer wall extending from the upper circular rim to the lower planar circular surface. The glenoid component includes an articulating component with an upper articulating surface and a lower coupling portion configured to be inserted into the receptacle.
US11076962B2
A stemless prosthetic shoulder joint may include a prosthetic humeral head and a stemless base. The stemless base may include a collar and an anchor extending from the collar intended to anchor the base into the proximal humerus. The anchor may include various features to enhance the fixation of the base, including hooks, threads, and/or expandable members that may be transitioned from a contracted insertion condition to an expanded implanted condition once the base is positioned in the bone. The anchor and/or collar may also include additional features to enhance fixation, such as geometries and surface features to enhance fixation to bone. The anchor may include a plurality of chisel slots to facilitate removal of bone during a revision surgery.
US11076951B2
A medical device includes an expandable conduit, a prosthetic heart valve and a delivery device, including a balloon catheter. The expandable conduit may include one or more inner or outer sleeves supported by a frame or stent. The sleeve(s) may be a bioprosthetic tissue wrapped, molded or sewn about the frame or stent. Coupled to an end of the expandable conduit is the prosthetic heart valve. The conduit and heart valve may be crimped on the balloon catheter for percutaneous deployment. The frame may be constructed of an expandable material for the conduit portion and an expandable material for the prosthetic heart valve portion. The prosthetic heart valve can be anchored at the native heart valve and then the conduit can be expanded into place to protect the aorta.
US11076925B2
A robotic system includes a base movable relative to a floor surface and a controllable arm extending from the base. The arm is configured to support and move a tool. The arm has a powered joint operable to position and/or orient the tool. The robotic system further includes a positioning indicator. A processor operates the positioning indicator to direct a manual repositioning of the base relative to the floor surface while the processor is operating the powered joint to maintain the position and/or orientation of the tool during the manual repositioning.
US11076919B1
A system and method for tracking position and orientation of a surgical tool during a surgical procedure and providing feedback to a user are described. For example the system includes a surgical tool configured to perform at least a portion of the surgical procedure, a tracking system configured to monitor and record position information related to the surgical tool, a processing system, and a display. The processing system can be configured to receive the position information, determine optimal position information for the surgical tool during the surgical procedure, compare the received position information against the optimal position information to determine a conformance level for the user, and generate a user performance record. The display can be configured to receive and display the user performance record.
US11076916B2
A thermal accelerant is delivered to a tissue site and localized to modulate the shape, extent or other characteristic of RF or microwave-induced hyperthermia tissue ablation. The accelerant may be provided via an image-guided hand piece or via a lumen added to a microwave antenna, and promotes faster heating, more complete ablation and/or a more extensive treatment region to reduce recurrence of treated cancers, overcoming natural limitations, variations in tissue response and drop-off or thermal loss away from the antenna. The accelerant is delivered as a viscous but heat sensitive fluid, and is fixed in place to provide regions of preferential absorption or heating. Shorter exposure times to heat the far field may allow survival of vulnerable tissue such as vessels, and multiple antennae may be used for effective treatment of irregular or large tumors.
US11076915B2
A method and system for monitoring a microwave tissue ablation process, particularly the determination of an ablation size estimate during microwave ablation of such tissue. The method includes applying a correction value to the determined temperature value, so as to provide a corrected temperature value.
