US11977596B1
A system and method for an interactive knowledge exploration system is described. The example embodiments allow a subject matter guide to create and curate exploration spaces where users can engage in discovery sessions to learn information about a variety of topics. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving data from a subject matter guide for a data collection associated with a first exploration space. The method also includes processing and parsing the received data into a plurality of proposed subjects for the first exploration space, where each proposed subject is associated with a plurality of data blocks. The method further includes receiving edits to the proposed subjects, including edits to one or more groupings of data blocks of the plurality of data blocks for the proposed subjects, and publishing the first exploration space to make the first exploration space available to the users of the interactive knowledge exploration system.
US11977591B2
Systems, methods, and computer-executable instructions for synthesizing facts from multiple sources. A user search string associated with a topic is received. Queries associated with the user search string are generated. Website content is queried, using the plurality of queries associated with the user search string, to generate results. The results are ranked based on a first feature. The results are filtered based on the first feature to generate intermediate results. The intermediate results are ranked based on a second feature. The second feature is most costly to calculate than the first feature. The filtered intermedia results are filtered based on the second feature to generate final results. Distinct facts from the final results are determined. The distinct facts include content from different URLs. The distinct facts associated with the topic are returned.
US11977577B2
Methods, systems and computer program products are provided personalizing recommendations of items with associated explanations. The example embodiments described herein use contextual bandits to personalize explainable recommendations (“recsplanations”) as treatments (“Bart”). Bart learns and predicts satisfaction (e.g., click-through rate, consumption probability) for any combination of item, explanation, and context and, through logging and contextual bandit retraining, can learn from its mistakes in an online setting.
US11977574B2
A method and apparatus for acquiring point of interest (POI) state information are suggested, which relate to a big data technology in the technical field of artificial intelligence. A specific implementation scheme involves: acquiring a text including POI information within a preset period from the Internet; and recognizing the text by using a pre-trained POI state recognition model, to obtain a two-tuple in the text, the two-tuple including a POI name and POI state information corresponding to the POI name. The POI state recognition model acquires a vector representation of each first semantic unit in the text, and acquires a vector representation of each second semantic unit in the text based on semantic dependency information of the text; fuses the vector representation of each first semantic unit and the vector representation of each second semantic unit to obtain a fusion vector representation of each first semantic unit; and predicts labels of the POI name and a POI state based on the fusion vector representation of each first semantic unit.
US11977561B2
A method including obtaining image data and attribute information of a first item in an item catalog. The method also can include generating candidate variant items from the item catalog for the first item using a combination of (a) a k-nearest neighbors approach to search for first candidate variant items based on text embeddings for the attribute information of the first item, and (b) an elastic search approach to search for second candidate variant items based on image embeddings for the image data of the first item. The method additionally can include performing respective classifications based on respective pairs comprising the first item and each of the candidate variant items to filter the candidate variant items. The method further can include determining a respective distance between the first item and each of the candidate variant items, as filtered. The method additionally can include determining one or more items in the candidate variant items, as filtered, to include in a variant group for the first item, based on a decision function using a predetermined threshold and the respective distance for the each of the candidate variant items, as filtered. Other embodiments are described.
US11977559B2
Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided that enable immediate access to data associated with a source blob. The foregoing is achieved by creating a copy-on-read blob based on the source blob and a link blob based on the copy-on-read blob for each virtual machine to be deployed. When creating the copy-on-read blob, the source blob is not copied. Instead, data from the source blob is copied to the copy-on-read blob upon request by a virtual machine. Subsequent requests for that data are retrieved from the copy-on-read blob. Each link blob stores write data provided by its corresponding virtual machine. When a virtual machine requests data, its corresponding link blob is checked for the data. If the data is not stored therein, the copy-on-read blob is checked for the data. If the copy-on-read blob does not store the data, the data is retrieved from the source blob.
US11977557B2
Disclosed is an extensible data pipeline. The extensible data pipeline can include detecting, by a backend system, incoming data at a spigot. The backend system can initiate a sequence of transforms upon detecting the incoming data. Each of the transforms can be operative to perform an operation on the data and output both transformed data and a status identifier. The status identifier can indicate a status of a transform operation for a respective one of the transforms. The transformed data from a final transform can be stored along with a final identifier indicating a status of the final transform.
US11977556B2
According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a memory on which is stored machine-readable instructions that when executed by the processor, may cause the processor to receive a request for result data from a requestor and determine queries to create the result data. The processor may determine a subset of a data set based on the queries. The subset of the data set may be displayed in small multiples by the requestor. The processor may output the subset of the data set as the result data to the requestor. In some examples, the processor may receive a request for additional result data from the requestor. The processor may determine a second subset of the data set to be displayed in the small multiples and output the second subset of the data set as the additional result data to the requestor.
US11977553B2
Various embodiments provide for a registry for augmented reality (AR) objects, which can provide AR objects to a client device to support various software or hardware applications. For instance, some embodiments provide for an AR object registry that facilitates or enables registration of one or more AR objects in association with one or more locations across a planet.
US11977545B2
A method includes receiving, by a first computing entity of a database system, a query request that is formatted in accordance with a generic query format. The method further includes generating, by the first computing entity, an initial query plan based on the query request and a query instruction set. The method further includes determining, by the first computing entity, storage parameters. The method further includes determining, by the first computing entity, processing resources for processing the query request based on the storage parameters. The method further includes generating, by the first computing entity, an optimized query plan from the initial query plan based on the storage parameters, the processing resources, and optimization tools. The method further includes sending, by the first computing entity, the optimized query plan to a second computing entity for distribution and execution of the optimized query plan.
US11977536B2
Methods and systems are described herein for improving anomaly detection in timeseries datasets. Different machine learning models may be trained to process specific types of timeseries data efficiently and accurately. Thus, selecting a proper machine learning model for identifying anomalies in a specific set of timeseries data may greatly improve accuracy and efficiency of anomaly detection. Another way to improve anomaly detection is to process a multitude of timeseries datasets for a time period (e.g., 90 days) to detect anomalies from those timeseries datasets and then correlate those detected anomalies by generating an anomaly timeseries dataset and identifying anomalies within the anomaly timeseries dataset. Yet another way to improve anomaly detection is to divide a dataset into multiple datasets based on a type of anomaly detection requested.
US11977535B2
A system for maintaining consistency of a data value using a probability includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive a data value for storing. The processor is configured to store the data value in a data element of a data structure and determine, using an adaptive filter, a probability of certainty associated with the data value. The probability of certainty associated with the data value depends on a time since the data value was updated. The adaptive filter provides as output the probability of certainty and store the probability of certainty associated with the data value in the data structure.
US11977533B2
According to one embodiment, a method for detecting, extracting information from, and classifying tables within an original image includes: pre-processing the original image to generate processed image data; detecting one or more tables within the processed image data; extracting the one or more tables from the processed image data; and classifying either: the one or more extracted tables; portions of the one or more extracted tables; or a combination thereof. Additional techniques for pre-processing image data to facilitate detection, extraction of information from, and classification of tables (or portions thereof) are also featured. Corresponding systems and computer program products are included in the scope of the invention. The inventive concepts are also applicable to tabular data arrangements that may not fit a strict definition of a “table.”
US11977531B1
A method, computer program product, and computer system for maintaining, by a computing device, mapper objects, wherein the mapper objects may be variable size and include tops, mids, and leafs. Only new pointers may be maintained inside successor tops and mids. An overwrite map structure may be maintained on each of the tops, mids, and leafs. In the overwrite map structure on a mid, a snapshotID of a leaf that was last updated may be provided, from which the mid is to be inherited based upon a received IO.
US11977525B2
A method, system and computer-readable storage medium for transferring data segments from one computer system to a second computing system. Prior to transfer of the data segments, the first system calculates compressibility ratio of each segment and compares the compressibility ratio to a preset threshold. Based on the comparison, the first system assigns a compressibility hint to each segment. The first system transfers the segments to the second system, together with the corresponding compressibility hint. The second system stores each segment in a compressible region or in a non-compressible region based on the hint. Then the second system compresses the compressible region and stores the compressed region in a container, and stores the non-compressible region uncompressed in the container.
US11977524B2
A computer-implemented method of mapping attribute names of a source data model to a destination data model includes processing one or more source attribute names from the source data model and one or more destination attribute names of the destination data model to obtain standardized attribute names. The method includes determining whether any of the source attribute names have an existing entry in a custom dictionary. The method includes, for each source attribute name that has an existing entry in the custom dictionary, recording an output mapping for the source attribute name according to the existing entry in the custom dictionary. The method includes, for each source attribute name that does not have an existing entry in the custom dictionary, using a machine learning model to predict the mapping of each source attribute name to a corresponding one of the destination attribute names.
US11977522B2
Using a first unique identifier of a local file on a client machine associated with a second unique identifier of a content item maintained at a content management system repository, synchronization of the local file and the content item can be restored after a synchronization break.
US11977521B2
Source file copying is described. An access object service receives a request to copy a file to a destination and identifies a similarity group identifier for a group of fingerprints corresponding to sequential segments in the file. The access object service communicates a request for the group of fingerprints to a deduplication service associated with a range of similarity group identifiers that include the similarity group identifier. The deduplication service communicates the group of fingerprints, retrieved from fingerprint storage, to the access object service, which communicates the group of fingerprints and the similarity group identifier to the destination. The access object service communicates a request for segments of the file, corresponding to fingerprints missing in the destination, communicated from the destination, to the deduplication service, which communicates the requested segments, retrieved from a source storage, to the access object service, which communicates the requested segments to the destination.
US11977520B2
Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for recovering from a pending uncompleted reorganization of a data set managing data sets in a storage. In response an initiation of an operation to access a data set, an operation is initiated to complete a pending uncompleted reorganization of the data set in response to the data set being in a pending uncompleted reorganization state and no other process currently accessing the data set.
US11977518B2
A method for data deduplication and compression in untrusted storage system is provided for storing large amount of data more efficiently and in a secure manner and by maintaining the integrity of the data. Such data deduplication and compression in untrusted storage system is achieved by utilizing by a system comprising a set of trusted servers, which are configured to trust each other and to share common encryption keys.
US11977512B2
Systems and methods for locking databases during database operation, such a logical mechanisms for locking a local number portability (LNP) database associated with the Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC), are described. For example, the systems and methods may utilize various logical constructs, such as parameters that identify items or records within a database (e.g., object type and value information). and lock records that include such paramters.
US11977508B2
A method for a slave bus and a master bus includes receiving a first frame via a first data channel, wherein the first frame includes at least first header data, first payload data and first checksum. The method further includes implementing a function depending on the header data contained in the received first frame, and generating a second frame including second header data, second payload data, which are determined by the implemented function, and a second checksum. The second checksum is ascertained at least on the basis of the second payload data and the first header data contained in the received first frame. The method also includes transmitting the second frame via a second data channel simultaneously with receiving the first frame via the first data channel.
US11977501B2
The present disclosure provides an on-board storage system in which the time required for initializing a storage device is substantially shortened by devising a backend start timing. The on-board storage system includes: a storage device that has a controller, a NAND flash memory, and an interface; an electronic control unit that electronically controls a vehicle; and a sensor. The electronic control unit communicates with the storage device through the interface, the sensor transmits a detection result of the sensor to the electronic control unit, and the electronic control unit transmits a command to start initialization of the NAND flash memory to the controller when the transmitted detection result of the sensor indicates a driving-start preliminary operation.
US11977497B2
There is provided a method for an I/O (input/output) scheduling method, the method comprises: assigning a system call identifier to each of a plurality of I/O requests derived from at least one system call requested by at least one application; sorting the plurality of I/O requests in order of the system call identifier; and transferring the sorted plurality of I/O requests to a computer-readable storage medium. Accordingly, in a mobile or desktop environment in which an application that frequently interacts with the user is executed, it is possible to minimize the read delay time increased due to file fragmentation, and moreover, it is possible to improve the user experience (UX).
US11977492B2
A cloud implementation of a persisted storage device, such as a disk, is provided. The implementation supports a variety of features and protocols, in full analogy with a physical storage device such as a disk drive. The present disclosure provides for implementing standard eDrive protocols in the cloud by designing internal disk storage, referred to as a “system area,” in a virtual disk instance that the virtual disk can potentially utilize for a multitude of disk features. This internal storage can be used to implement eDrive protocols, which use the system area to maintain the necessary internal virtual disk state.
US11977490B2
A method for executing a transaction for a processor associated with a persistent memory and with a cache memory, the cache memory comprising cache lines associated with respective states, including: if a cache line is associated with a state allowing data to be copied directly: copying data to the cache line; associating the line with a state representative of an allocation to transaction data; otherwise: flushing lines associated with a state representative of an allocation to external data and associating them with a state indicating that content of the lines has not been modified; copying data to the flushed lines; associating these lines with a state representative of an allocation to transaction data.
US11977488B2
Provided in the present invention are a K-Truss graph-based storage system cache prefetching method, a system, and a medium, where method steps of the present invention include: when a data request stream in a system arrives, an access mode of the data request stream is determined; if said mode is a sequence mode, then n sequence blocks after a data block corresponding to the data request stream are prefetched and serve as prefetch data; otherwise, the data block corresponding to the data request stream serves as a query vertex to query a K-Truss graph, a truss structure matching the query vertex is obtained, and data of a data block from within the truss structure is obtained and serves as prefetch data; the K-Truss graph is updated according to the data block corresponding to the data request stream; and lastly a prefetch data block is prefetched into a main memory.
US11977486B2
A computer system includes a processor core and a memory system in signal communication with the processor core. The memory system includes a first cache and a second cache. The first cache is arranged at a first level of a hierarchy in the memory system and is configured to store a plurality of first-cache entries. The second cache is arranged at a second level of the hierarchy that is lower than the first level, and stores a plurality of second-cache entries. The first cache maintains a directory that contains information for each of the first-cache entries. The second cache maintains a shadow pointer directory (SPD) that includes one or more SPD entries that maps each of the first-cache entries to a corresponding second cache entry at a lower-level cache location.
US11977479B2
A data storage device includes a memory device and a controller coupled to the memory device. The controller is configured to add one or more entries to a log file system (LFS) invalidation table and scan the LFS invalidation table during a storage optimization operation. Each entry of the one or more entries maps a new valid logical block address (LBA) to an old invalidated LBA. The new valid LBA is updated version of the old invalidated LBA. The storage optimization operation includes moving data from a first location to a second location.
US11977477B2
Disclosed are a system (100) and a method for an identification of web elements used in an automation test case. The system (100) and the method ensure reliable identification of an object despite dynamism. The system (100) and the method allow a tester to focus on the test case development of test cases rather than object management that in turn increases the success rate and efficiency of the automatic testing. The system (100) and the method track changes in object attributes, structure and behaviour thereby facilitating identification of dynamic objects automatically and correction of the object locator on the fly during test execution.
US11977476B2
In an example, an apparatus may include a validation module configured to identify a security policy update from a security as code repository, wherein the identified security policy update is a candidate for deployment to a production environment having a plurality of attributes defined by an infrastructure as code repository; identify, from the plurality of attributes and using the infrastructure as code repository, individual attributes that correspond to the identified security policy update, wherein the identified individual attributes are identical to a subset of the plurality of attributes; generate a test environment based on the identified individual attributes; following deployment of the identified security policy update to the test environment, check for security exceptions or availability exceptions using the test environment; and output validation results based on a result of the checking.
US11977465B2
A method and apparatus for testing a command are provided. The method includes that: when the test platform exists a target command to be sent to a memory, a duration of a deselect command is determined according to a minimum time interval between a target command and each of historical commands and the time when the each of the historical commands is sent and the present time; the target command is sent to the memory after the deselect command.
US11977463B2
According to a certain embodiment, the semiconductor device includes: an integrated circuit unit; a command control unit configured to execute command control for the integrated circuit unit on the basis of a command, an address, and/or data, each supplied from an outside; an internal state control unit configured to detect an operating state inside the integrated circuit unit, and to provide an internal state signal indicating a first state or a second state in accordance with the detected operating state; and an instruction rejection control unit configured to instruct the internal state control unit to compulsorily turn the internal state signal to the first state if an operation of the integrated circuit unit has not been completed even after a predetermined maximum monitoring time has elapsed, and to instructs the command control unit to reject an input/output operation of the command, the address, and/or the data.
US11977462B2
A computing infrastructure that includes one active site and one passive site. Each site includes a private cloud connected to a public cloud, at least one virtual machine, a replication module to replicate each protected virtual machine in the other site, and at least one site recovery manager module paired with the corresponding site recovery manager module in the other site. The at least one site recovery manager module is configured to synchronize disaster recovery configuration information including at least one group of protected virtual machines and at least one recovery plan via the pairing, and to execute each recovery plan in case of disaster. Each site also includes a cloud orchestrator configured to update disaster recovery configuration information in each site recovery manager module on request.
US11977452B2
A method for a storage system to process input and output operations. The method includes receiving writes over time to an address at a base virtual volume, storing each of the writes in a physical storage at a new location that is without existing data, tagging each stored write with a different generation number to distinguish between different versions of data written to the address at the base virtual volume, receiving a read of the address at the base virtual volume, and, in response to the read of the address at the base virtual volume, returning one of the stored writes that is tagged with a newer generation number than a remainder of the stored writes.
US11977451B2
Described is a system (and method) for application-based packing for storing backup data within an object storage. More particularly, the system may efficiently pack backup files into objects having a specialized size by accounting for the source and size of the backup file. For example, the system may determine whether backup files associated with a particular application may be stored within individual objects or packed together within a shared object. Accordingly, by accounting for such criteria the system may perform an intelligent allocation of backup data within a cloud-based object storage. The system may be implemented as part of an incremental backup infrastructure. Accordingly, when allocating the backup files amongst objects, the system may also store specialized metadata to preserve the ability to perform a reconstruction of data (e.g. synthetically) as if a full backup was performed.
US11977446B2
A method includes identifying an independent data object of a plurality of independent data objects for retrieval from dispersed storage network (DSN) memory. The method further includes determining a mapping of the plurality of independent data objects into a data matrix, wherein the mapping is in accordance with the dispersed storage error encoding function. The method further includes identifying, based on the mapping, an encoded data slice of the set of encoded data slices corresponding to the independent data object. The method further includes sending a retrieval request to a storage unit of the DSN memory regarding the encoded data slice. When the encoded data slice is received, the method further includes decoding the encoding data slice in accordance with the dispersed storage error encoding function and the mapping to reproduce the independent data object.
US11977442B2
A serial presence detect (SPD) device includes nonvolatile memory to store SPD information. Parity information suitable for single error correct and double error detect (SEC-DED) is also stored in association with the SPD information in the nonvolatile memory. The combination of SPD information and parity information is organized into codewords addressable at each memory location. During an initialization period occurring after a power on reset and before the SPD device is accepting I2C commands, the SPD device checks each memory location (codeword) for errors. Each error detected is counted to provide an indicator of device health. Before the initialization period expires, the SPD device writes a corrected codeword back to the nonvolatile memory.
US11977428B1
A system and methods for analyzing motions of items and humans who carry them are disclosed. The system a sensor configured to be connected to either a movable object or a person carrying the object. The sensor will generate data that represents movement of the object. The housing also holds a swing detection system that analyzes data generated by the sensor and identifies data representing a swing event. After determining that the data corresponds to a swing event, the swing detection system will determine whether a data transfer processor is communicatively connected to an external system. If it is connected, the swing detection system will transfer the data set to the data transfer processor for communication to the external system. Otherwise, the swing detection system will save a first copy of the data set to a temporary data storage device.
US11977427B2
A method for handling power faults in a primary electronic device is provided. The method includes setting a power-off duration to an initial value and powering on a hardware interface. In response to detecting a power fault at the hardware interface, the hardware interface is power-cycled by a plurality of power cycles having progressively increasing power-off durations until a limit is reached. A primary electronic device for carrying out the method is also provided. The primary electronic device includes a controller, a memory, and a hardware interface for coupling the telematics device to a secondary electronic device.
US11977423B2
Methods and systems for thermal management of hardware resources that may be used to provide computer implemented services are disclosed. The disclosed thermal management method and systems may improve the likelihood of data processing systems providing desired computer implemented services by improving the thermal management of the hardware resources without impairment of storage devices. To improve the likelihood of the computer implemented services being provided, the systems may proactively identify whether storage devices subject to impairment due to dynamic motion are present. If such storage devices are present, then the system may automatically take action to reduce the likelihood of the storage devices being subject to dynamic motion sufficient to impair their operation.
US11977422B2
Provided are a display panel, a display device, and an electronic device. The display panel comprises a panel main body. The panel main body comprises a first portion, a second portion and a bendable third portion, and the third portion is located between the first portion and the second portion. A reinforcement layer is provided on a first face of the first portion to make a stiffness of the first portion higher than a stiffness of the third portion.
US11977420B2
A foldable device may include a foldable layer and a hinge subassembly including a hinge mechanism and a sliding mechanism. The hinge mechanism may include a plurality of hinge segments, arranged in a plurality of rows, and with adjacent hinge segments movably coupled by a plurality of joint assemblies, based on a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration of the foldable device. The sliding mechanism may be coupled to the hinge mechanism, to provide for further adjustment of relative positions of the plurality of hinge segments based on the folded and unfolded configuration of the foldable device.
US11977399B2
A fluid monitoring system is provided, which includes a control unit and at least one fluid pressure recorder. The recorder is configured for direct connection to a pipeline portion of a system to be monitored and includes upstream and downstream pressure sensors. The control unit is configured to detect, and provide for display or trigger an action, in the event that a new downstream pressure is more than a threshold number of standard deviations above or below a mean downstream pressure determined from prior readings of the downstream pressure—even though neither the minimum nor maximum pressure of the pipeline portion is reached. A fluid monitoring system for a regulator on a pipeline system is also provided.
US11977397B2
Systems and methods for mission-based path modifications are presented herein. One or more processors may be coupled with memory and housed in a vehicle. The one or more processors may receive data indicative of an issue with at least one function of the vehicle during a mission defined by a type of cargo and a flight path comprising a plurality of segments. The one or more processors may determine, responsive to the issue with the at least one function, an action to perform for the vehicle based on the issue, a current segment of the plurality of segments, and the mission. The one or more processors may execute, during the current segment or a subsequent segment of the plurality of segments, the action on the vehicle.
US11977396B2
The present invention relates to a multi-body formation reconstruction method for an unmanned device cluster control. The present invention comprises: step 1: reading a preset target formation; step 2: establishing a probability density function associated with the target formation; step 3: obtaining the current formation of all the controlled objects in the unmanned device cluster, and establishing a probability density function associated with the current formation; step 4: decreasing a cross entropy by adjusting the position of the controlled objects in the unmanned device cluster, and repeating executing the step 3 and the step 4 until the formation composed by the controlled objects in the unmanned device cluster is consistent with the target formation.
US11977395B2
Systems and methods for powering and controlling flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle are provided. The unmanned aerial vehicles can be used in a networked communication system. A tether management system can be used to facilitate both mobile and static tethered operation to provide power and/or voice and data communication.
US11977394B2
A multi-rotor aircraft includes a fuselage, a propulsion engine coupled to the fuselage that generates thrust to propel the aircraft along a first vector during forward flight, and rotors coupled to the fuselage, each rotor comprising blades, each rotor coupled to a motor, and each motor configured to supply power to and draw power from the coupled rotor. The aircraft includes a flight control system configured to control the motors coupled to the rotors in a power managed regime in which a net electrical power, consisting of a sum of the power being supplied to or drawn from each rotor by its motor, is maintained within a range determined by a feedback control system of the flight control system. The flight control system can also be leveraged to adjust rotor control inputs to modify at least one of thrust, roll, pitch, or yaw of the multi-rotor aircraft.
US11977385B2
The disclosed technology provides solutions for vehicle routing and in particular, for facilitating obstacle avoidance maneuvering by an autonomous vehicle (AV). In some implementations, a process of the disclosed technology can include steps for collecting environmental data about an environment around an autonomous vehicle, wherein the environmental data comprises data pertaining to a roadway navigated by the autonomous vehicle and one or more other vehicles navigating the roadway, processing the environmental data to generate an area grid comprising one or more grid sections, wherein each grid section corresponds with a different area of the roadway, and determining a risk-profile for the one or more grid sections based on the environmental data. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
US11977376B2
A system includes a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium has instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a processor of a portable user device, cause the processor to acquire data from a reader of the portable user device regarding an identifier on a machine, perform a verification process to verify that a user of the portable user device has access to the machine based on the identifier, wirelessly connect the portable user device to the machine in response to the user being verified to access the machine, display a control interface for the machine on a user interface of the portable user device, receive a user input through the control interface regarding operation of a controllable component of the machine, and provide a command to the machine based on the user input to facilitate remote operation of the controllable component of the machine.
US11977362B2
In the conventional distributed control system, since each control device updates the data area at a timing when a control packet is received, in a case where there is a difference in communication delay between the control devices or in a case where the communication delay includes jitter, it is difficult to match the contents of data in all the control devices in a case of focusing on a certain moment during system operation. Therefore, depending on the start timing of a control application, the control application operates on the basis of different data between the control devices, thus limiting control performance improvement. Accordingly, time slots on the network are allocated according to the result of a calculation unit, and a cyclic memory synchronization update unit synchronizes the timing of reflecting data in the input/output and the cyclic memory and the timing of using data of a cyclic memory.
US11977358B2
Systems and methods of dynamic IoT device regulation and control can aid in shifting a user's emotional state from a first state of mind to a preferred second state of mind, using the user's biomarker response to device settings. Particularly, an IoT device controller may be embedded within a wearable device that is wirelessly connected to a computing device and one or more IoT devices. Initially, each wearable device can be calibrated, wherein a matrix of sensed user biomarker responses can be generated. In some embodiments, the system continuously monitors user biomarkers to detect which physiological state exists. When the user enters into the first physiological/psychological state, the system can adjust each IoT device to align with the second state. When the system detects that the user biomarker response has not shifted, the system can continuously adjust IoT settings based upon a learning algorithm having monitored user biomarkers as input.
US11977357B2
An apparatus for starting operation of a motor of an implantable blood pump including a memory storing one or more default parameters for at least one of controlling and monitoring the startup operation. A processor operatively coupled to the motor is included, the processor is configured to: commence the startup operation based on the one or more default parameters; detect an error during the startup operation; adjust at least one of the one or more default parameters in response to the detected error; store the at least one adjusted parameter in the memory; and commence subsequent startup operations based at least in part on the at least one adjusted parameter.
US11977351B2
An image forming apparatus includes a development device, and a control unit that controls the development device. The development device includes a toner collection mechanism having a duct, a filter, and an exhaust fan. The duct is connected to a conveyance chamber of the development container and allows air in the conveyance chamber to flow through. The filter is disposed at a connecting part between the duct and the conveyance chamber, and collects toner flowing into the duct from the conveyance chamber. The exhaust fan makes the air in the conveyance chamber flow to the outside via the duct. The control unit changes rotational frequency or operation frequency of the exhaust fan based on current detected by a current detection unit at non-image forming time.
US11977346B2
In a fixing device, a first fixing member and a second fixing member are configured to form a nip in combination, and an arm biased by a first spring with a first biasing force provides a nip pressure. A cam rotatably arranged to cause the arm to move against the first biasing force has a first cam surface used to change the nip pressure from a first pressure to a second pressure smaller than the first pressure, and a second cam surface of which an angle of action is greater than that of the first cam surface to change the nip pressure from the second pressure to a third pressure smaller than the second pressure. A maximum pressure angle at the second cam surface is smaller than a maximum pressure angle at the first cam surface.
US11977345B2
A device includes a rotator having a rotation axis, a belt, a nip forming member surrounded by the belt, a holder holding the nip forming member, a first stay supporting the holder, an urging member urging the first stay toward the rotator, a second stay, and a connector. The nip forming member is configured to, with the rotator, pinch the belt to form a nip. The first stay extends in a width direction parallel to the rotation axis. The second stay is positioned upstream of the first stay in a moving direction of the belt at the nip. The moving direction is perpendicular to the width direction. The connector extends through at least one of the first stay and the second stay to connect the first stay to the second stay.
US11977337B2
The present document describes a lithographic patterning method for creating features on a surface of a substrate. The patterning method includes the steps of applying a resist material to the substrate surface for providing a resist material layer, selectively exposing, dependent on a location and based on patterning data, the resist material layer to a surface treatment step for chemically modifying the resist material of the resist material layer, and developing, based on the chemical modification of the resist material, the resist material layer such as to selectively remove the resist material. In particular, prior to the step of developing, the method comprises a step of scanning at least a part of the surface using an acoustic scanning probe microscopy method for determining a local contact stiffness of the substrate surface at a plurality of locations, for measuring one or more critical dimensions of the features to be formed on the surface.
US11977333B2
A single layer process is utilized to reduce swing effect interference and reflection during imaging of a photoresist. An anti-reflective additive is added to a photoresist, wherein the anti-reflective additive has a dye portion and a reactive portion. Upon dispensing the reactive portion will react with underlying structures to form an anti-reflective coating between the underlying structure and a remainder of the photoresist. During imaging, the anti-reflective coating will either absorb the energy, preventing it from being reflected, or else modify the optical path of reflection, thereby helping to reduce interference caused by the reflected energy.
US11977325B2
Some embodiments of the present application provide a photomask and its manufacturing method. The photomask includes: a substrate and a light shielding layer located on the substrate, an opening for exposing a surface of the substrate being formed in the light shielding layer; a barrier layer, the barrier layer covering a side wall of the opening and having its bottom contacted with the substrate.
US11977319B2
A device for image capture comprises a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to: receive, during a preview mode or a recording, a first image, generate a first saliency map indicative of relative saliency of different regions within the first image, wherein the relative saliency of the different regions is indicative of a likelihood of attracting viewer gaze, generate one or more additional images based on manipulating pixels in the first image, generate one or more additional saliency maps indicative of relative saliency of different regions within the one or more additional images, and determine, during the preview mode or the recording, a camera setting based on the first saliency map and the one or more additional saliency maps.
US11977318B2
A portable electronic device and a movable lens-shutting module thereof are provided. The lens-shutting module includes a first magnetic assembly, a second magnetic assembly and a movable shielding assembly. The first magnetic assembly includes a fixed magnetic field generator and a movable magnetic structure including a matching portion. The second magnetic assembly includes a fixed magnetic structure, a flexible structure and a movable magnetic field generator including a limiting portion. The movable shielding assembly includes a lens shielding portion corresponding to a lens module, a matching opening matching with the matching portion, and a limiting opening corresponding to the limiting portion. Therefore, the movable magnetic structure is movable horizontally between a first and a second horizontal position relative to the fixed magnetic field generator, and the movable magnetic field generator is movable vertically between a first and a second vertical position relative to the fixed magnetic structure.
US11977317B2
A photon source for generating entangled photons includes a pump laser, and 4-N, N-dimethylamino-4′-N′-methyl-stilbazolium-tosylate (DAST) crystals, the pump laser pumping the DAST crystals with pump photons to generate a stream of pairs of entangled photons, each pair comprising a signal photon and an idler photon.
US11977313B2
According to various embodiments, a tunable optical device comprises a tunable optical metasurface on a substrate with an integrated driver circuit. In some embodiments, the tunable optical device includes a photon shield layer to prevent optical radiation from disrupting operation of the driver circuit. In some embodiments, the tunable optical device includes a diagnostic circuit to detect and disable defective optical structures of the metasurface. In some embodiments, the tunable optical device includes an integrated heater circuit that maintains a liquid crystal of the metasurface above a minimum operating temperature. In some embodiments, the tunable optical device includes an integrated lidar sequencing controller, a steering pattern subcircuit, and a photodetector circuit.
US11977309B2
A variety of anodically-coloring electrochromic molecules are provided. In particular, anodically-coloring electrochromic molecules and devices are provided that allow for tuning the absorption bands in the cation state across the visible spectrum while demonstrating little to no coloring or visible absorption in the neutral state, resulting in high-contrast devices. Electrochromic devices are also provided, as well as methods of making the devices and molecules, and methods of use thereof.
US11977305B2
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a scanning line extending along a first direction, a signal line extending along a second direction, a switching element, a first connection electrode, a pixel electrode, and a feed line, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer containing polymer dispersed liquid crystal, and a light emitting module. The feed line includes an edge extending along the second direction. The first connection electrode is a transparent electrode formed of a same material as the feed line, extends along the first direction, and includes an end portion opposed to the edge.
US11977304B2
The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a plurality of sub-pixels. The sub-pixel includes a first common electrode wiring, a second common electrode wiring, a first connecting line, a second connecting line, and a pixel electrode. A sub-pixel structure of the present disclosure uses a new common electrode wiring design, and since a position of an electrode stem in the pixel electrode itself is a dark area, the first common electrode wiring is disposed below the electrode stem, so as to reduce a shadow and increase penetration rate.
US11977301B2
A liquid crystal display panel is provided. The liquid crystal display panel includes: a first substrate and a second substrate arranged opposite to each other, and a liquid crystal layer and a plurality of strip-shaped spacers disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. In the liquid crystal display panel, there is an overlapping area between an orthographic projection of a first signal line on a target base and an orthographic projection of a second signal line on the target base, and an orthographic projection of the strip-shaped spacer on the target base is not overlapped with the overlapping area.
US11977295B2
A backlight module includes a substrate, a luminous source, an optical film, and a support structure, the luminous source is disposed on the substrate and is opposite to the optical film, the support structure is disposed between the substrate and the optical film, the support structure includes a base plate and at least two elastic support portions arranged at intervals, the base plate is disposed on the substrate, and the elastic support portions are disposed on a side of the base plate away from the substrate, and support the optical film.
US11977288B1
A touch display panel includes first and second substrates that are disposed opposite to each other, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a base substrate, a plurality of data lines, at least two touch wirings, at least two touch electrodes, and a pixel electrode. The data lines and the touch wirings are disposed on the base substrate. The touch electrodes are provided at a side of the data lines away from the base substrate. There is a gap between two adjacent touch electrodes. In a direction perpendicular to the base substrate, the gap overlaps with at least a portion of the touch wirings, the data lines overlap with the touch electrodes, and the data lines do not overlap with the gap. The pixel electrode is disposed at a side of the touch electrodes away from the base substrate.
US11977284B2
There is provided an optical waveguide device including: a substrate; an optical waveguide formed on the substrate; and a working electrode that controls a light wave propagating through the optical waveguide, in which the working electrode includes a first base layer made of a first material, a first conductive layer on the first base layer, a second base layer made of a second material different from the first material, which is on the first conductive layer, and a second conductive layer on the second base layer, and an edge of the second base layer is covered with the second conductive layer, in a cross-section perpendicular to an extending direction of the optical waveguide.
US11977283B2
A method and apparatus for efficiently modulating light includes forming a lithium niobate waveguide with a slab region and a ridge region to confine an optical mode traversing the optical modulator under the ridge region. An electro-optic polymer is formed on a top surface of the lithium niobate waveguide with the slab region and the ridge region having dimension sufficient to support an evanescent tail of the optical mode traversing the optical modulator under the ridge region during modulation. Light is applied to an input of the lithium niobate waveguide. A drive voltage is applied to the electro-optic polymer that modulates the light with the evanescent tail so that the mode expands into the electro-optic polymer material a length that provides a desired switching voltage-length product (Vπ*L).
US11977274B2
An optical photographing lens assembly includes seven lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element. Each of the seven lens elements of the optical photographing lens assembly has an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side. The object-side surface of the first lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof. The object-side surface of the first lens element is aspheric and has at least one critical point in an off-axis region thereof.
US11977261B2
An optical connector assembly includes first and second optical ferrules. Each of the first and second optical ferrules includes a front portion extending forwardly from a rear portion. The rear portion includes a top side and a bottom side. The bottom side of the rear portion defines a recessed portion. The first and second optical ferrules mate with each other such that the front portion of each of the first and second ferrules is disposed in the recessed portion of the other one of the first and second ferrules. Discrete retainers are assembled to opposite ends of the mated first and second ferrules. Each of the retainers defines a resilient portion resiliently forcing the front portion of one of the first and second mated ferrules against the other one of the first and second optical ferrules.
US11977246B2
A method of forming patterned features on a substrate is provided. The method includes positioning a plurality of masks arranged in a mask layout over a substrate. The substrate is positioned in a first plane and the plurality of masks are positioned in a second plane, the plurality of masks in the mask layout have edges that each extend parallel to the first plane and parallel or perpendicular to an alignment feature on the substrate, the substrate includes a plurality of areas configured to be patterned by energy directed through the masks arranged in the mask layout. The method further includes directing energy towards the plurality of areas through the plurality of masks arranged in the mask layout over the substrate to form a plurality of patterned features in each of the plurality of areas.
US11977240B2
An apparatus configured to reduce an offset of a Hall sensor includes a voltage-current conversion circuit and a current mirror circuit. The voltage-current conversion circuit is configured to generate a current configured to decrease when a voltage of an input terminal to which a bias current of a Hall sensor is input increases and increase when the voltage of the input terminal decreases. The current mirror circuit has a current mirror structure configured to feedback the bias current based on the current generated by the voltage-current conversion circuit.
US11977230B2
A wearable display system includes one or more emissive micro-displays, e.g., micro-LED displays. The micro-displays may be monochrome micro-displays or full-color micro-displays. The micro-displays may include arrays of light emitters. Light collimators may be utilized to narrow the angular emission profile of light emitted by the light emitters. Where a plurality of emissive micro-displays is utilized, the micro-displays may be positioned at different sides of an optical combiner, e.g., an X-cube prism which receives light rays from different micro-displays and outputs the light rays from the same face of the cube. The optical combiner directs the light to projection optics, which outputs the light to an eyepiece that relays the light to a user's eye. The eyepiece may output the light to the user's eye with different amounts of wavefront divergence, to place virtual content on different depth planes.
US11977217B2
A tool system for inserting into a cavity, the tool system including a first continuum having a flexible body defining a connection interface; and a second continuum having a flexible body defining a connection interface; and an engagement mechanism configured to couple the connection interfaces of the first and second continua together to form the tool.
US11977213B2
An imaging system may include a sample stage comprising a surface to support a sample container, the sample container including a sample having a plurality of sample locations; an optical stage to image the sample at the plurality of sample locations; one or more actuators physically coupled to at least one of the sample stage and the optical stage to move the sample stage relative to the optical stage to focus the optical stage onto a current sample location of the plurality of sample locations; a first light source to illuminate the current sample location; a second light source to project a pair of spots on a next sample location of the plurality of sample locations; and a controller to determine, based on an image of the pair of spots projected on the next sample location, a focus setting for the next sample location.
US11977211B2
Provided is an optical apparatus that includes an illumination assembly which include an extended radiation source emitting radiation with a controllable spatial distribution and telecentric condensing optics, configured to receive and project the emitted radiation with a numerical aperture exceeding 0.3 along a first optical axis onto a field and an imaging assembly that includes a sensor and objective optics configured to image the field along a second optical axis onto the sensor and also a prism combiner positioned between the field and the condensing and objective optics which is configured to combine the first and second optical axes, while reflecting at least one of the optical axes multiple times within the prism combiner.
US11977210B2
Actuators for rotating or tilting an optical element, for example an optical path folding element, comprising a voice coil motor (VCM) and a curved ball-guided mechanism operative to create a rotation or tilt movement of the optical element around a rotation axis upon actuation by the VCM. In some embodiments, an actuator includes two, first and second VCMs, and two curved ball-guided mechanisms operative to create rotation or tilt around respective first and second rotation axes.
US11977206B2
A display article is described herein that includes: a substrate comprising a thickness and primary surface; a diffractive surface region defined by the primary surface; and an antireflective coating disposed on the diffractive surface region. The diffractive surface region comprises structural features that comprise different heights in a multimodal distribution. The substrate exhibits a sparkle of <4%, and a transmittance haze of <20%, each from an incident angle of 0°. The antireflection coating comprises a plurality of alternating high refractive index and low refractive index layers. Further, each of the low index layers comprises a refractive index of ≤about 1.8, and each of the high index layers comprises a refractive index of >1.8. The article exhibits a first-surface average visible specular reflectance of less than 0.2% at an incident angle of 20°, and a maximum hardness of ≥8 GPa in a Berkovich Indenter Hardness Test.
US11977200B2
It is important to know the flow rates of oil and gas from individual wells in connected oil and gas wells. The existing methods for multiphase flow measurement are prohibitively expensive and used infrequently. The system is configured to ingest real-time and non-real-time data from a plurality of well data sources. Utilizing this data, a plurality of physics-guided data-driven well surveillance models run in real-time for forecasting a plurality of parameters including the flow rates of oil, gas and brine from individual wells, computing the health of well assets and performing fault detection and localization in well assets. The system is also configured to automatically compose a well performance optimization problem based on the current performance of the wells and health of well assets and solve the problem to identify optimal process settings for improving the operation of connected oil and gas wells.
US11977199B2
A device for evaluating characteristics of a target ground containing a metal component is proposed. The device includes a penetration probe having a main frame and a pair of side frames respectively installed at opposite side ends of the main frame, wherein each side frame has a lower end thereof extending downward from the main frame; a plurality of electrodes installed to be exposed to outside on the main frame; an electrode measurement part for measuring apparent chargeability of the target ground by applying power for measurement to the plurality of electrodes; and a main processor for calculating a weight ratio of a metal component of the target ground on the basis of the apparent chargeability measured by the electrode measurement part and calculating a volume ratio of the metal component of the target ground on the basis of the calculated weight ratio of the metal component.
US11977198B2
A method that includes transforming a relative amplitude preserved 3D seismic volume acquired in the time-domain into a plurality of isofrequency volumes, extracting from the plurality of isofrequency volumes a first isofrequency spectral amplitude volume and a second isofrequency spectral amplitude volume. The method further includes determining an attribute volume from the two isofrequency spectral amplitude volumes, and determining a presence of gas in a subterranean region of interest based on the attribute volume.
US11977195B2
An active fiber stretcher assembly can be used for data acquisition systems. A time-break signal can be detected that coincides with a seismic event emitted from a seismic controller. A predetermined waveform can be generated in response to detecting the time-break signal. The predetermined waveform may be encoded onto a fiber optic cable using a fiber stretcher. A data acquisition system connected to the fiber optic cable may detect the predetermined waveform on the fiber optic cable and initiate acquisition operations including: receiving, during the seismic event, light signals returning from a portion of the fiber optic cable in a subterranean environment; determining one or more characteristics of the subterranean environment from the light signals; and storing the one or more characteristics.
US11977194B2
An electrostatic concentrator for use in radon detection, comprising of a plastic sheet having conductive electrodes patterned onto the surface. The sheet is patterned and cut in such a way that it can be assembled into a three-dimensional shape (e.g. a cone), such that when a voltage is applied to the electrodes an electrostatic field is created for propelling radon progeny towards a sensor on which it can be detected.
US11977188B2
A method for calibrating a vehicle sensor of a motor vehicle. The method includes the steps: ascertaining, by way of the vehicle sensor, sensor data at a plurality of measurement times, the motor vehicle moving in relation to objects in surroundings of the motor vehicle; computing object positions of the objects on the basis of the ascertained sensor data; computing a Hough transformation on the basis of the computed object positions; ascertaining an alignment of the vehicle sensor in relation to a driving axis of the motor vehicle on the basis of the computed Hough transformation; and calibrating the vehicle sensor on the basis of the ascertained alignment of the vehicle sensor in relation to the driving axis of the motor vehicle.
US11977183B2
The present disclosure describes a system and method for coaxial LiDAR scanning. The system includes a first light source configured to provide first light pulses. The system also includes one or more beam steering apparatuses optically coupled to the first light source. Each beam steering apparatus comprises a rotatable concave reflector and a light beam steering device disposed at least partially within the rotatable concave reflector. The combination of the light beam steering device and the rotatable concave reflector, when moving with respect to each other, steers the one or more first light pulses both vertically and horizontally to illuminate an object within a field-of-view; obtain one or more first returning light pulses, the one or more first returning light pulses being generated based on the steered first light pulses illuminating an object within the field-of-view, and redirects the one or more first returning light pulses.
US11977166B2
An optical system, a method and an apparatus for diagnosing the optical system are provided. The optical system includes a laser sensor, and a tubular sleeve surrounding the laser sensor and configured to move upwards or downwards relative to the laser sensor to cover or expose the laser sensor. The method includes: driving the tubular sleeve to cover the laser sensor to form an enclosed chamber; filling the enclosed chamber with fluid; controlling at least one of the one or more transmitters to emit an optical signal into the fluid; controlling at least one of the one or more receivers to detect a scattered signal of the optical signal; determining whether the at least one of the one or more transmitters or the at least one of the one or more receivers has a fault based on the scattered signal.
US11977165B2
The technology relates to handling of self-reflections of sensor signals off of a portion of a vehicle that is operating in an autonomous driving mode. Vehicle pose information and sensor pose information are determined at a given point in time while operating in the autonomous driving mode. Return signals from one or more scans of the environment are received from onboard sensors such as lidar sensors. The system evaluates, based on the vehicle and sensor pose information, whether a segment between a given one of the one or more sensors and a received point from a selected one of the return signals crosses any surface of a 3D model of the vehicle. The received point is identified as a self-return point. In response to identifying the received point as a self-return point, the vehicle is able to perform a driving operation in the autonomous driving mode.
US11977163B2
Described is a circuit for background light suppression (SBI, 500) for a light propagation time sensor (22) which operates according to a phase measuring principle and the light propagation time pixels of which have integration nodes or diodes (Ga, Gb, diode_a, diode_b) for the accumulation of charges, having an input stage (50), an operational amplifier (OP) and an SBI current source (SQ), wherein the input phase (50) has bypass and common mode circuits (SBP, SVcm) via which signals of the integration nodes (Ga, Gb, diode_a, diode_b) are guided to the operational amplifier (OP) and via which the operational amplifier (OP) can be switched to a maximum detection or common mode operation, wherein the operational amplifier (OP) is designed such that based on the signals of the integration nodes (Ga, Gb, diode_a, diode_b) switched by the input stage (50) to the operational amplifier (OP), a gate voltage (gate_cs) is generated for the SBI current source (SQ), wherein the SBI current source (SQ) has a first current source (SQ1) for the maximum detection operation and a second and third current source (SQ2a, SQ2b) for the common mode operation wherein the current sources (SQ1, SQ2a, SQ2b) can be connected via switches (S) to integration nodes (Ga, Gb, diode_a, diode_b).
US11977161B2
A cleaning device includes: a range finding sensor; an acquisition unit which acquires a map and a first path along which the cleaning device is to move; a first identification unit which identifies a feature point which is a point where a distance between the object and the range finding sensor varies; a second identification unit which identifies a virtual point which is, among points on a virtual line segment, a point closest to the first path when the virtual line segment does not intersect with the first path, the virtual line segment extending toward the first path from the feature point, and having a maximum length within the predetermined range-finding range; a converter which converts the first path into a second path which passes through the virtual point; and a motor controller which causes the cleaning device to move along the second path.
US11977159B2
A computer-implemented method for determining a position of a vehicle is disclosed, wherein the vehicle is equipped with a sensor for capturing scans of a vicinity of the vehicle, wherein the method comprises at least the following steps carried out by computer-hardware components: capturing at least one scan by means of the sensor with a plurality of sensor data samples given in a sensor data representation; determining, from a database, a predefined map with at least one element is given in a map data representation; determining a transformed map by transforming the at least one element of the predefined map from the map data representation into the sensor data representation; matching at least a subset of the sensor data samples of the at least one scan and the at least one element of the transformed map; and determining the position of the vehicle based on the matching.
US11977157B2
The optical distance measurement device is configured to include an optical interference unit for separating the reflected light into a reflected light of a first polarized wave and a reflected light of a second polarized wave, extracting first and second components orthogonal to each other from an interference light of the reflected light of the first polarized wave and the reference light, and extracting third and fourth components orthogonal to each other from an interference light of the reflected light of the second polarized wave and the reference light, and a polarization rotation unit for acquiring one or more components of horizontal and vertical components of a polarized wave by rotating a polarization angle of a first complex signal having the first and second components and a polarization angle of a second complex signal having the third and fourth components, so that a distance calculation unit calculates, on the basis of the components acquired by the polarization rotation unit, a difference between a frequency of the reflected light and a frequency of the reference light, and calculates a distance to a measurement target from the difference.
US11977156B2
An optical distance measuring device includes: a light source unit; a light receiving unit that includes a plurality of light receiving elements; an addition unit that adds the number of pulse signals; a histogram generation unit that generates a histogram that records the addition value for each time of flight; a peak detection unit that determines a distance value from the time of flight corresponding to the peak; an image generation unit that generates signal intensity image data and distance image data; a low signal intensity element detection unit that detects a low signal intensity element from the elements of the signal intensity image data; and an image correction unit that corrects a distance value recorded in a target element corresponding to the low signal intensity element in accordance with a distance value of at least one other element in the elements of the distance image data.
US11977154B2
A method for increasing a detection distance of a surface of an object illuminated by near-IR electromagnetic radiation, including: (a) directing near-IR electromagnetic radiation from a near-IR electromagnetic radiation source towards an object at least partially coated with a near-IR reflective coating that increases a near-IR electromagnetic radiation detection distance by at least 15% as measured at a wavelength in a near-IR range as compared to the same object coated with a color matched coating which absorbs more of the same near-IR radiation, where the color matched coating has a ΔE color matched value of 1.5 or less when compared to the near-IR reflective coating; and (b) detecting reflected near-IR electromagnetic radiation reflected from the near-IR reflective coating. A system for detecting proximity of vehicles is also disclosed.
US11977130B2
A circuit for alternating current and direct current leakage detection. The circuit can achieve multiple functions such as direct current leakage detection, alternating current leakage detection, and leakage sampling link self-check. The circuit mainly comprises: an LDO module for converting an externally input power supply voltage into a voltage required for leakage detection; a frequency divider module for performing frequency division on a high-frequency clock signal; a logic control module for driving an MOS transistor and controlling the switching of different working modes; an MOS transistor driving module for driving an external leakage detection coil; a leakage detection coil for inducing alternating current and direct current leakage signals and a leakage self-check signal; a sampling resistor for converting the current signal flowing through the leakage detection coil into a voltage signal; a PGA module for amplifying a sampling signal; a gain control module for controlling a PGA amplification factor; an ADC module for performing digital-to-analog conversion of the signals; a DSP module for processing the alternating current and direct current leakage signals and the leakage self-check signal; and a current limiting module for limiting a loop current.
US11977129B2
An arc fault detector includes: a first electric line; a sensor for monitoring an electric current or voltage spectrum in the first electric line and outputting a broadband measurement signal as a monitored signal; a minimum detection unit for detecting a minimum signal value of the monitored signal over a broadband measurement range as a detected minimum signal value; and a controller unit connected to an output of the minimum detection unit, the controller unit comparing the detected minimum signal value with a predefined arc pattern, and outputting a trigger signal on a trigger output if the detected minimum signal value matches the arc pattern.
US11977128B2
Provided is a storage for used battery units capable of economically storing a plurality of used battery units of various manufacturers while suppressing the deterioration of the used battery units during storage. The storage for used battery units includes: a selection unit that selects a discharge target battery unit and a charge target battery unit from among the plurality of used battery units on the basis of the current values and the voltage values of the plurality of used battery units in storage and the predetermined SOC range of each of the plurality of used battery units; and a charge/discharge control unit which causes a discharge target battery unit to be discharged and charges the discharged power into a charge target battery unit such that the SOCs of the discharge target battery unit and the charge target battery unit reach a predetermined SOC range.
US11977119B2
A solenoid system and method can include: providing an energizing voltage to a coil of a solenoid; providing an AC signal superimposed onto the energizing voltage; detecting current through the coil including an AC current amplitude induced by the AC signal and including a DC offset current amplitude; determining the AC current amplitude is a low AC current amplitude based on an armature within the solenoid being in a retracted position or determining the AC current amplitude is a high AC current amplitude based on the armature being in an extended position with the control logic, and where the AC current amplitude is determined utilizing the AC signal for synchronous demodulation; and determining a temperature fault based on the DC offset current amplitude falling below a DC offset current amplitude threshold.
US11977116B2
A current test circuit can include a sampling resister array with a control end connected with a main control component, a first end is connected with a power conversion circuit, and a second end configured to be connected with a component to be tested. The sampling resistor array includes at least two sampling branches, each having an analog switch and a sampling resistor connected serially. In the test, the main control component can generate a control signal according to the operating state of the component and gate at least one sampling branch of the sampling resistor array through the control signal, obtain voltage values at two ends of the sampling resistor array through a voltage test assembly, and determine the current of the component according to the voltage values at two ends of the sampling resistor array and resistance values of the sampling resistor array.
US11977115B2
In certain aspects, a pattern generation system includes a pattern generator, a memory, a pin function register, a pin function mapper, and a set of source selectors. The pattern generator generates a plurality of source patterns. The memory stores a lookup table set. The lookup table set describes a mapping relationship between the plurality of source patterns and a set of test channels, and is indexed based on a pin function index. The pin function register stores a value of the pin function index. The pin function mapper executes a pin-mapping operation to generate a set of source selection signals based on the value of the pin function index and the lookup table set. Each source selector selects and outputs a source signal from the plurality of source patterns to a corresponding test channel based on a corresponding source selection signal received from the pin function mapper.
US11977113B1
In a general aspect, a quantum error-correction technique includes applying a first set of two-qubit gates to qubits in a lattice cell, and applying a second, different set of two-qubit gates to the qubits in the lattice cell. The qubits in the lattice cell include data qubits and ancilla qubits, and the ancilla qubits reside between respective nearest-neighbor pairs of the data qubits. After the first and second sets of two-qubit gates have been applied, measurement outcomes of the ancilla qubits are obtained, and the parity of the measurement outcomes is determined.
US11977108B2
A monitoring set-up to detect supply-line faults for a control unit, including at least two internal current-carrying supply lines, which are redundant with respect to each other, are situated inside of the control unit, and are connected electrically, on one end, to external supply lines, respectively, and, on the other end, to a common, internal supply-potential layer of the control unit; a signal detector, which inductively picks up a flow of current through the individual internal supply lines and outputs at least one corresponding measuring signal; and an evaluation and control unit, which evaluates the at least one measuring signal to detect supply-line faults. A method of detecting supply-line faults for a control unit, using such a monitoring set-up, is also described.
US11977098B2
A method of testing an integrated circuit of a device is described. Air is allowed through a fluid line to modify a size of a volume defined between the first and second components of an actuator to move a contactor support structure relative to the apparatus and urge terminals on the contactor support structure against contacts on the device. Air is automatically released from the fluid line through a pressure relief valve when a pressure of the air in the fluid line reaches a predetermined value. The holder is moved relative to the apparatus frame to disengage the terminals from the contacts while maintaining the first and second components of the actuator in a substantially stationary relationship with one another. A connecting arrangement is provided including first and second connecting pieces with complementary interengaging formations that restricts movement of the contactor substrate relative to the distribution board substrate in a tangential direction.
US11977094B2
A microelectromechanical accelerometer for measuring acceleration, comprising a first proof mass and ae second proof mass. The first proof mass is adjacent to the second proof mass. A suspension structure allows the first proof mass to undergo rotation out of the device plane about a first rotation axis and the suspension structure allows the second proof mass to undergo rotation out of the device plane about a second rotation axis. The first and second rotation axes are parallel to each other and define an x-direction which is parallel to the first and the second rotation axes and a y-direction which is perpendicular to the x-direction. The y-coordinate of the first rotation axis is greater than the y-coordinate of the second rotation axis by a nonzero distance D.
US11977089B2
A transport system includes a sample rack configured to hold a sample and comprising a notch; a rack storage unit in which the sample rack is stored; a transport path arranged to transport the sample rack moved from the rack storage unit; and a regulating member configured to regulate movement of the sample rack from the rack storage unit toward the transport path, wherein the regulating member is provided at a position corresponding to the notch provided in the sample rack, and enters an interior of the sample rack from the notch and abuts an interior wall of the sample rack as the sample rack moves from the rack storage unit toward the transport path.
US11977088B2
A method of reducing quality problems associated with patient sample collection and delivery is provided. It is possible that the method can provide a chain of custody process to better track a sample from the initial point of sample collection to the final point of sample testing. Such a method can also include providing an alert to indicate a potential problem with the quality of the diagnostic test result when a measured parameter exceeds a threshold.
US11977082B2
Provided herein are epidermal microfluidic systems and methods that allow for the collection of biofluids in a wet or aquatic environment, for example, from the surface of the skin. The described systems allow for the efficient collection of biofluids, without loss of the biofluid to the surrounding environment or introduction of extraneous liquids from the environment. The described microfluidic systems are versatile and can provide information regarding a number of biofluid properties both electronically and colorimetrically/visually.
US11977081B2
The present invention provides ELISA-based methods for detecting and/or quantifying ANGPTL8 in biological samples using anti-ANGPTL8 antibodies.
US11977074B2
The invention relates to methods and products associated with in vivo enzyme profiling. In particular, biomarker nanoparticles capable of quantitatively detecting enzymatic activity in vivo are described. These nanoparticles can be used to detect in vivo enzyme activity. The invention also relates to products, kits, and databases for use in the methods of the invention.
US11977071B2
The present invention provides a method for screening for platelet production promoters, the method including a step for selecting a candidate substance that significantly increases expression of TUBB1 as a platelet production promoter.
US11977068B2
A method for testing ecotoxicity of disinfection by-products (DBPs) is disclosed, including the following steps: firstly, hatching and culturing a brine shrimp to obtain a second-instar brine shrimp larvae; secondly, putting the brine shrimp larvae into a water sample containing the DBPs, obtaining a survival rate through acute toxicity exposure and chronic toxicity exposure, respectively, to calculate the toxicity of the water sample to brine shrimp. The new method includes both acute and chronic toxicity tests. The test water sample can be either a single substance solution or an actual disinfection water sample. The brine shrimp has high sensitivity and is convenient to hatch and culture. The raw materials are inexpensive and easily available. The requirements for the culture environment are not high, and the toxicity end-point is clear. The new method is simple, sensitive and economical, and therefore, a popularization is feasible in sewage and reuse water plants.
US11977061B2
The gas detector calibration system comprises a control unit, a temperature regulation assembly, a pump, and a temperature sensor. The temperature regulation assembly has an inlet and an outlet, and the pump has a pump inlet and a pump outlet. The outlet of the temperature regulation assembly is coupled to the pump inlet of the pump. The temperature regulation assembly receives ambient air through the inlet, regulates a temperature of the ambient air, and supplies the ambient air to the pump through the outlet. The pump supplies the ambient air to a gas detector for regulating a temperature of the gas detector. The temperature sensor detects the temperature and sends a signal indicative of the temperature to the control unit. The control unit determines whether the temperature is within a predefined temperature range, when within the predefined temperature range, the gas detector is calibrated using a calibration gas.
US11977060B1
The present disclosure features methods of detecting crop damage in an algal culture. Such methods include detecting one or more carotenoids as a volatile organic compound in a sample obtained from a headspace of the algal culture.
US11977054B2
Systems for ultrasonic measurements of an inspection surface is described. An inspection robot with a payload moves in a direction of travel across an inspection surface. The payload has two sensor holders, the first sensor holder to hold a first UT array at a first orientation and the second to hold a second UT array at a second orientation A sensor holder linking component holds the two UT phased arrays in a parallel configuration along their long edges. An arm of the payload may be pivotably connected to both the sensor linking component at one end and a lift connection element on the other end. The lift component has a lift motor to raise the lift connection element. A rastering device moves the payload in a direction of inspection which is distinct from both the direction of travel and the parallel configuration of the two phased UT arrays.
US11977053B2
A system for monitoring and identifying states of a semiconductor device, the system including at least one acoustic sensor for sensing acoustic emission emitted by at least one semiconductor device operating at a voltage of less than or equal to 220 V, the at least one acoustic sensor outputting at least one acoustic emission signal and a signal processing unit for receiving the at least one acoustic emission signal from the at least one acoustic sensor and for analyzing the at least one acoustic emission signal, the signal processing unit providing an output based on the analyzing, the output being indicative at least of whether the at least one semiconductor device is in an abnormal operating state with respect to a normal operating state of the semiconductor device.
US11977051B2
An ion mobility analyser comprising an ion guide is provided. The ion guide defines an ion drift channel extending in an axial direction an includes first and second electrode assemblies provided on opposing sides of the ion drift channel. Each of the first and second electrode assemblies extend in the axial direction and in a transverse direction which is transverse to the axial direction. The first and second electrode assemblies are spaced apart on opposing sides of the ion drift channel by a first distance at a narrowest point along the axial direction. Each of the first and second electrode assemblies comprises a set of first electrodes, and a set of second electrodes. The electrodes in the first and second sets are arranged in an alternating pattern in the transverse direction. The alternating pattern extends in the transverse direction a second distance that is greater than the first distance.
US11977035B2
A surface shape detection device using differential interference optics achieves restoration error reduction of a surface shape while maintaining resolution. The surface shape detection device includes: a light spot scanning unit such as a wafer rotation direction drive unit that scans a wafer surface with a light spot; an interference light detection mechanism such as a differential interference optical system that detects interference light of light obtained by scanning a surface of an inspection target with a plurality of the light spots separated by a predetermined design distance; and a surface shape restoration processing unit such as a wafer surface shape restoration unit that samples, at a predetermined quantization time interval, and calculates information of the interference light, and performs restoration processing on a surface shape of the wafer, in which the predetermined design distance is larger than a quantization distance interval corresponding to the predetermined quantization time interval.
US11977029B2
An Offset Raman imaging device and methods of use is disclosed and generally comprises a Raman laser and a XY plotter, wherein the Raman laser and the XY plotter are operably coupled to take Raman spectra scans of a region of interest.
US11977027B2
A method and device for determining the depth and fluorophore concentration of a fluorophore concentration below the surface of an optically absorbing and scattering medium suitable for use in fluorescence-based surgical guidance such as in tumor resection is described. Long-wavelength stimulus light us used to obtain deep tissue penetration. Recovery of depth is performed by fitting measured modulation amplitudes for each spatial frequency to precomputed modulation amplitudes in a table of modulation amplitudes indexed by optical parameters and depth.
US11977023B2
Provided is a spectrophotometric device including a base plate including a first surface to accommodate a sample thereon, a rotatable plate including a second surface corresponding to and spaced a certain distance apart from the first surface, a test beam radiator connected to the first surface through a first beam guide to radiate a test beam to the sample accommodated on a beam path between the first and second surfaces, a spectrophotometer connected to the second surface through a second beam guide to analyze spectroscopic properties of the sample by analyzing a characteristic beam having passed through the sample accommodated on the beam path, and a state determiner provided near the beam path to determine whether the sample accommodated between the first and second surfaces is in a state in which analysis of optical properties is enabled.
US11977022B2
According to one embodiment, an optical inspection method acquires, for an image point imaged through separating light from an object point into beams of light in at least two different and independent wavelength ranges, a hue vector having, as independent axes, intensities of the beams of light in the at least two different and independent wavelength ranges. The method then acquires, from the hue vector, information regarding a ray direction of the light from the object point.
US11977012B2
An apparatus for the thermal treatment of samples within sample containers comprises: a sample block a receiving region for the sample containers; a first temperature-control device thermally coupled to the sample block designed to set a temperature of the sample block; a cover plate arranged in the receiving region of the sample block; a second temperature-control device thermally coupled to the cover plate and designed to set a temperature of the cover plate; and a control unit connected to the first and the second temperature-control devices and designed to control the first and the second temperature-control device as to control the temperature of the sample block and the temperature of the cover plate such that the temperatures are coordinated with one another. A method for the thermal treatment of samples contained in sample containers is also disclosed.
US11977002B2
A soft target movement platform (1) which comprises at least one drive unit (11), each unit having a motor carrier (12). The drive motor (21) is preferably journaled in the motor carrier about an axis central and longitudinal of the motor. A drive wheel (6) is drivingly connected to the drive motor, with the wheel's axis of rotation offset from the central longitudinal axis by a lever arm (31). The lever arm having a horizontal extent in use, whereby wheel load tends to rotate the motor with respect to the carrier about the longitudinal axis. A spring (32) acting between the drive motor and the carrier counteracts the wheel load rotation.
US11976996B2
A micromechanical component for a capacitive pressure sensor device, including a diaphragm that is stretched with the aid of a frame structure in such a way that a cantilevered area of the diaphragm spans a framed partial surface, and including a reinforcement structure that is formed at the cantilevered area. A first spatial direction oriented in parallel to the framed partial surface is definable in which the cantilevered area has a minimal extension, and a second spatial direction oriented in parallel to the framed partial surface and oriented perpendicularly with respect to the first spatial direction is definable in which the cantilevered area has a greater extension. The reinforcement structure is present at a first distance from the frame structure in the first spatial direction, and at a second distance in the second spatial direction, the second distance being greater than the first distance.
US11976995B2
A micromechanical component for a capacitive sensor or switch device, having a substrate having a substrate surface, a diaphragm mounted on the substrate surface having a self-supporting region, at least one lever element and at least one first electrode connected to the at least one lever element. The at least one lever element is connected to the diaphragm in such a way that when there is a warping of the self-supporting region of the diaphragm the at least one lever element is set into a rotational movement, whereby the at least one connected first electrode is set into a first adjustment movement oriented at an angle to the substrate surface. The at least one lever element and the at least one first electrode connected to the at least one lever element are situated between the substrate surface and the diaphragm inner side of the self-supporting region of the diaphragm.
US11976991B2
The subject disclosure relates to power failure simulations, for example to test lighting systems, such as emergency lighting units or lighted signage. In some aspects, a pressure monitoring process of the disclosed technology can include steps for receiving a plurality of differential pressure measurements from the pressure sensor, determining whether to transmit pressure information to a management system based on at least two differential pressure measurements received from the pressure sensor, and transmitting the pressure information to the management system if a difference between the at least two differential pressure measurements exceeds a predetermined threshold. Systems and computer-readable media are also provided.
US11976987B2
A module, including at least one first component in the form of a semiconductor component including multiple stress measuring cells situated in a distributed manner for detecting stress measured values at different measuring positions of the semiconductor component, at least one second component which is mechanically coupled to the semiconductor component, and an evaluation unit, which is designed to ascertain at least one location-dependent stress distribution in the semiconductor component based on the stress measured values detected at one measuring point in time, and to ascertain a deformation state of the at least one second component at the measuring point in time on the basis of the at least one ascertained location-dependent stress distribution in the semiconductor component. A corresponding method for monitoring environmental influences on a module is also described.
US11976985B2
The invention relates to a marker device and a tracking system for tracking the marker device, wherein the marker device comprises a rotationally oscillatable magnetic object and wherein the rotational oscillation is excitable by an external magnetic field, i.e. a magnetic field which is generated by a magnetic field providing unit 20, 31 that is located outside of the marker device. The rotational oscillation of the magnetic object induces a current in coils, wherein based on these induced currents the position and optionally also the orientation of the marker device is determined. This wireless kind of tracking can be carried out with relatively small marker devices, which can be placed, for instance, in a guidewire, the marker devices can be read out over a relatively large distance and it is possible to use a single marker device for six degrees of freedom localization.
US11976984B1
The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of power electronic converters, and discloses a method and a system for predicting a junction temperature of a power semiconductor module in the full life cycle and a terminal. The method includes the steps: arranging an NTC thermistor network to monitor the temperature of each area inside the power module when the power module works; obtaining data for training the neural network by utilizing finite element simulation or experiments, and building a neural network model among the temperature of the NTC resistor network, a water flow rate, an aging factor and the junction temperature of the chip under working conditions. The present disclosure improves the junction temperature prediction accuracy of areas with relatively large errors comprehensively and realizes the high-precision junction temperature prediction under all working conditions.
US11976978B2
A system for determining a risk level for particles moving along a path. —The system includes a sensor arrangement including at least one set of sensing elements including at least two sensing elements arranged to co-operate with mutually separated sensing zones along the path of movement of the particles to detect a signal related to temperature of the particles. The system further includes a processing device arranged to: receive signals from the sensor arrangement; form signals from the sensing elements into a pulse train when a particle moves through field-of-view of the sensor arrangement; based on the pulse train, determine a risk level for the particles; and adapt at least one parameter used in the determination of the risk level based on at least one property of the particles moving along the path of movement from the first position to the second position.
US11976976B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for a systems and methods for intra-shot dynamic LIDAR detector gain. One example method my include receiving first image data associated with a first image of an object illuminated at a first wavelength and captured by a camera at the first wavelength, the first image data including first pixel data for a first pixel of the first image and second pixel data for a second pixel of the first image. The example method may also include calculating a first reflectance value for the first pixel using the first pixel data. The example method may also include calculating a second reflectance value for the second pixel using the second pixel data. The example method may also include generating, using first reflectance value and the second reflectance value, a first reflectance distribution of the object.
US11976974B2
A spectroscopic camera includes a spectroscopic element and a light receiver, and a method for correcting the spectroscopic camera includes causing light having a first wave number from a spectroscopic light source to be incident on the spectroscopic element, causing the light receiver to receive light having a second wave number and outputted from the spectroscopic element, generating a matrix representing the spectral characteristics of the light having the second wave number based on the output from the light receiver, and generating a correction matrix based on the inverse matrix of the matrix and storing the correction matrix in a storage section.
US11976972B2
Disclosed herein are systems and devices for use in determining a level of a trait in an agriculture or food product sample. Further disclosed is a portable spectrometer system coupled with chemometric analysis methods to determine a level of a trait in an agriculture or food product sample, the portable spectrometer system comprising: a spectrometer; a sample stage adjacent the spectrometer; a motor coupled to the sample stage; and a system housing enclosing the motor and the spectrometer; wherein rotation of the motor rotates the sample stage, and wherein the motor is controllable in response to spectroscopy requirements.
US11976955B2
Disclosed are devices and methods for determining a fluid level of and the amount of fluid remaining in a container. A portable measuring device can include a housing, a sensor, and a measurement system. The sensor can be supported by the housing and can detect a fluid level of the container. The measurement system can be configured to receive information including a measurement of the container, to determine an amount of fluid in the container based on a measurement of the container and a detected fluid level of the container, and to output the amount of fluid in the container and geometric information of the container. A method can include supplying such a device, placing the device proximal to or in abutment with and moving the device along an outer surface of the container, providing a signal to a user, and outputting the amount of fluid in a container.
US11976953B2
A fluid dispenser having a pump mechanism that dispenses a dose of fluid when a movable pump member of the pump mechanism is moved between an extended position and a retracted position. A pump engagement body engages with the movable pump member for effecting movement of the movable pump member. A first cam surface and a second cam surface are connected to the pump engagement body, at least one of the first cam surface and the second cam surface comprising an adjustable cam surface whose location relative to the pump engagement body is selectively adjustable. A camming body engages with the first cam surface and the second cam surface to effect movement of the pump engagement body, and a dose adjustment mechanism allows the location of the adjustable cam surface relative to the pump engagement body to be selected.
US11976943B2
A method for processing continuous sensor signals of a sensor in which a sensor signal is sampled at a sampling frequency and a series of sampled values able to be classified in terms of time is generated in this way, the sampling frequency is dynamically adapted to the spectral signal properties of the sensor signal variable over time and an item of time information is allocated to the thereby generated sampled values, which allows an allocation of the sampled values in terms of time.
US11976937B2
A computer-implemented method for interpolation comprises the following steps carried out by computer hardware components: determining an image-like input data structure, the image-like input data structure comprising a plurality of data points; determining a plurality of reference data points as a subset of the plurality of data points of the image-like input data structure; determining an image-like temporary data structure based on the image-like input data structure and a pre-determined processing operation; replacing data points of the image-like temporary data structure corresponding to the plurality of reference data points by the plurality of reference data points to obtain an image-like updated temporary data structure; and determining an image-like output data structure based on the image-like updated temporary data structure.
US11976924B2
Disclosed is a multi-axis atom interferometer system, including a source of cold atoms, a laser source generating a first light pulse configured in such a way as to spatially split the source of cold atoms into a first cloud of atoms propagating along a first trajectory along a first axis and a second cloud of atoms propagating along a second trajectory along a second axis, a second light pulse adapted to spatially deflect the first trajectory along the second axis and simultaneously the second trajectory along the first axis towards a first point and a last light pulse adapted to recombine the at least one part of the first cloud of atoms and the at least one part of the second cloud of atoms at the first point, and a detection system measuring an interferometric phase-shift accumulated between the first light pulse and the last light pulse.
US11976923B2
A physical quantity detection circuit includes: an analog/digital conversion circuit performing analog/digital conversion processing on an analog signal based on an output signal from a physical quantity detection element and outputting a first digital signal; a digital arithmetic circuit having the first digital signal inputted thereto, performing arithmetic processing on the first digital signal, and outputting a second digital signal; and a regulator circuit supplying a power-supply voltage to the analog/digital conversion circuit and the digital arithmetic circuit. The digital arithmetic circuit does not perform an arithmetic processing start operation to start the arithmetic processing and an arithmetic processing end operation to end the arithmetic processing, during an analog/digital conversion period when the analog/digital conversion is performed.
US11976919B2
A target installation apparatus for installing a target for aiming equipment mounted on a vehicle comprises: a reference point setting unit configured to set vehicle-side reference points on both exterior sides in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle, wherein the reference point setting unit includes: a rod-shaped member that extends in the vehicle width direction with respect to the vehicle and that is arrangeable to abut both tires of the vehicle; and a pair of reference point forming units that are attached to the rod-shaped member to be positioned on both the exterior sides of the vehicle in the case of being arranged with respect to the vehicle and that include marks formed to respectively indicate the reference points, and wherein the pair of reference point forming units respectively include moving portions that move the reference points in a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle.
US11976914B1
An efficient blasting method for similar cutting in a rock tunnel is provided, which relates to the technical field of rock tunneling. The method includes the following steps: drilling: drilling central holes, lower cutting holes, upper cutting holes, auxiliary holes and peripheral holes in a cross section area for tunnel construction; filling explosives: filling explosives into the central holes, the lower cutting holes, the upper cutting holes, the auxiliary holes and the peripheral holes; and blasting: blasting following blast holes in turn to complete full-face one-time blasting in a millisecond delay blasting mode. The method is applicable for construction scenes of drilling and blasting methods.
US11976913B2
The invention relates to the field of drilling and blasting operations, and more particularly to confining gaseous explosion products in a charge cavity, and can be used in rock blasting using borehole charges. The technical result of the invention is that of reducing the specific charge of explosive per cubic metre of blasted rock mass, increasing the fragmentation of the rock mass, making it possible for explosive to be loaded into and work effectively in a borehole with excess water pressure (flooded boreholes), providing ease of use and structural simplicity, providing ease of transportation and storage since the device can be dismantled to compact dimensions, and reducing the weight of the structure. A further technical result is the possibility of using devices of a single type in boreholes of different lengths and types (flooded or non-flooded), thus making it possible for the claimed device to be used as a universal device for all types of boreholes. The above-mentioned technical result is achieved in that the claimed borehole plugging device, which is made of a pliable polymer material and has elements with a shape, the outside diameter of which is commensurate with the diameter of a borehole, and an axial internal cavity, is characterized in that it consists of a rod with a cruciform cross section, having identical dome-shaped, slotted elements fixably mounted thereon from each end.
US11976910B1
An ammunition box filling tool apparatus and method for filling a pre-folded card stock box having an open top portion with a plurality of units of ammunition is disclosed herein. The ammunition box filling tool apparatus includes a base portion, a perimeter wall extending upwardly from the base portion, a plurality of fingers extending upwardly from the base portion and surrounded by the perimeter wall, and a plurality of sectioned compartments defined one or more of the perimeter wall or the plurality of fingers. Each of the plurality of sectioned compartments is configured receive one of the plurality of units of ammunition. The method includes at least filling ammunition box filling tool apparatus with the plurality of units of ammunition, engaging the open top portion of the pre-folded card stock box with an upper edge of the perimeter wall and simultaneously flipping the two to transfer the ammunition.
US11976909B2
A case press is disclosed. The case press has a ram moveable relative to a base by an electric actuator. The case press also has a sensor for determining relative movement between the ram and the base. Further, the case press has a load cell for measuring a load exerted by the ram on a die positioned, in use, between the ram and the base.
US11976906B2
The present invention relates to increasing the flight stability of a bullet in subsonic flight. The bullet may incorporate features that impart additional angular momentum during flight. Helical fins may be configured such that laminar airflow over the bullet during flight increases rotational forces, thus increasing the angular momentum of the bullet and stabilizing it during flight. The fins may be self-forming during the use of the bullet or may be formed during manufacturing.
US11976892B2
A system includes an active micro-electric mechanical system (MEMS) cooling system and a drive system. The MEMS cooling system includes cooling element(s) that direct fluid toward a surface of heat-generating structure(s) when driven to vibrate by a driving signal having a frequency and an input voltage. The drive system is coupled to the active MEMS cooling system and provides the driving signal. The drive system includes a power source and a feedback controller providing a feedback signal corresponding to a proximity to a resonant state of the at least one cooling element. The drive system adjusts at least one of the frequency and the input voltage based on the feedback signal such that the frequency corresponds to the resonant state of the cooling element(s). The input voltage does not exceed a maximum safe operating voltage for the cooling element(s).
US11976889B2
A plate heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat transfer plates stacked on top of each other, wherein gaskets are positioned between adjacent heat transfer plates, wherein each gasket is arranged in a gasket groove formed in a heat transfer plate and a bottom part of the gasket groove defines a base level, wherein the gasket groove comprises a reinforcing pattern having a first recess at a first recess level and extending in a lengthwise direction of the gasket groove. The reinforcing pattern comprises a second recess at a second recess level extending in lengthwise direction of the gasket groove.
US11976885B2
A phase change thermal management device includes a casing, a plurality of inner walls and a phase change material. The casing defines an internal space. The inner walls are arranged in the internal space and crossed one another to form a plurality of accommodation cells. Two adjacent accommodation cells are communicated with each other through at least one opening on one of the inner walls. The phase change material is provided in at least portions of the accommodation cells.
US11976884B2
A flexible two-phase conversion heat transfer device includes a main body enclosing a chamber. A working liquid is received in the chamber. A capillary structure body is disposed in the chamber. The main body has at least one bellows section. The bellows section has multiple waved stripes. The waved stripes at least have a waved stripe feature including a waved stripe height or a waved stripe width or a waved stripe pitch between each two adjacent waved stripes. By means of the different waved stripe features, the main body is bendable by an angle ranging from 0-180 degrees without interference between the waved stripes.
US11976883B2
The invention relates to a heat exchanger assembly with at least one multi-pass heat exchanger, comprising a first distributor (1) with a first connection part (1a) for connecting to a fluid line (9), a second distributor (2) with a second connection part (2a) for connecting to a fluid line (9), and at least one first deflection distributor (4), as well as a plurality of tube lines (5) through which a fluid, in particular water, can flow, wherein the first distributor (1) and the second distributor (2) are arranged at one end (A) of the heat exchanger assembly, the deflection distributor (4) is arranged at the opposite end (B) and the tube lines (5) extend from the one end (A) to the opposite end (B), and wherein the first connection part (1a) is arranged at a lowest point (T) or at least near to the lowest point (T) of the first distributor (1) and the second connection piece (2a) is arranged at a lowest point (T) or at least near to the lowest point (T) of the second distributor (2). In order to allow for the heat exchanger assembly to be quickly filled with the fluid and quickly emptied, a third connection part (3) is arranged on the first distributor (1) and/or on the second distributor (2) at a highest point (H) or at least near to the highest point (H) of the respective distributor (1 or 2), and at least one ventilation opening (10) is provided at a highest point (T) or at least near to the highest point (T) of the deflection distributor (4) for pressure equalisation with the environment.
US11976882B2
In one aspect, a heat rejection apparatus is provided including an evaporative heat exchanger and a primary fan operable to direct first ambient air into an air inlet, cause the first ambient air to interact with the evaporative heat exchanger to produce heated air, and discharge the heated air from an air outlet. The heat rejection apparatus includes a plume abatement fan operable to direct second ambient air into contact with the heated air downstream of the evaporative heat exchanger and a controller operably coupled to the primary fan and the plume abatement fan. The controller has a plume abatement mode wherein the controller operates the plume abatement fan to cause the plume abatement fan to direct the second ambient air into contact with the heated air to cool the heated air and abate plume.
US11976880B2
A method for low temperature separation of air using an air separating installation having a distillation column system which has a first, a second, a third and a fourth separating unit. Compressed and cooled air is fed into the first separating unit. An oxygen-enriched, nitrogen-depleted, argon-containing first sump liquid and a nitrogen-enriched, oxygen-depleted first head gas are formed by means of the first separating unit. An oxygen-rich second sump liquid and an argon-enriched second head gas are formed by means of the second separating unit. A liquid return to the second separating unit is provided by means of the third separating unit. A fourth sump liquid and a fourth head gas are formed by means of the fourth separating unit, and the fourth sump liquid is at least partially returned to the second separating unit.
US11976876B2
A refrigerator, including a box body having a rear shell, a compressor compartment disposed below the box body, and a rear cover plate covering the rear side of the compressor compartment, wherein the rear cover plate is adjacently disposed below the rear shell; the rear shell has a rear back plate and a fixing structure bending forwards from the lower end of the rear back plate; the rear cover plate has a cover plate main body and a butt-joint structure bending forwards from the top of the cover plate main body; and clamping mechanisms matching each other for spacing are disposed on the fixing structure and the butt-joint structure. According to the foregoing arrangement, it can be ensured that no vertical gap can be formed between the rear cover plate and the upper side of the rear back plate of the refrigerator.
US11976874B2
A hinge assembly for hinging a door to a cabinet of a refrigerator includes an exposed door frame that extends at least partially about a top panel and opposing side panels of the door. A mounting block is configured to be coupled to the top panel of the door. The mounting block is positioned in a cutout of the exposed door frame that is proximate a front panel of the door and is disposed between the opposing side panels. A hinge support bracket extends across a width of the cabinet and is coupled thereto. A hinge bracket is configured to be coupled to the hinge support bracket. A hinge pin is disposed between the mounting block and the hinge bracket and is engaged thereto such that an entirety of the hinge pin is external to the door.
US11976865B2
A refrigerator with an ice-making apparatus, the ice-making apparatus including: an ice tray in which ice is made; a water supply device which supplies water to the ice tray from an upper side of the ice tray; a drive unit which is coupled with the ice tray and rotates the ice tray so as to separate ice made in the ice tray; and an ice-fullness detecting lever which is coupled with the drive unit below the ice tray and is rotated in the same direction as that of the ice tray to detect ice-fullness of the ice bank, in which a tray rotation shaft for rotation of the ice tray and a lever rotation shaft for rotation of the ice-fullness detecting lever are provided is the same surface of the drive unit, and in which the lever rotation shaft is positioned below the tray rotation shaft.
US11976859B2
A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigeration cycle, an adsorption section, and a first bypass flow path. The refrigeration cycle includes a compressor, a radiator, an expansion mechanism, and an evaporator, and uses a non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture including a first refrigerant and a second refrigerant. The adsorption section includes an adsorbent and stores the first refrigerant adsorbed by the adsorbent. The adsorbent adsorbs the first refrigerant, and does not adsorb the second refrigerant or the adsorption performance thereof for the second refrigerant is lower than the adsorption performance thereof for the first refrigerant. The first bypass flow path connects a first end which is a high-pressure part of the refrigeration cycle and a second end which is a low-pressure part of the refrigeration cycle. The adsorption section and a valve are disposed in the first bypass flow path.
US11976857B2
A refrigeration cycle device according to the present disclosure includes: a refrigerant circuit including a compressor, a heat-source-side heat exchanger, a first expansion device, and a load-side heat exchanger, refrigerant cycling through the compressor, the heat-source-side heat exchanger, the first expansion device, and the load-side heat exchanger; a plurality of controllers configured to control the refrigerant circuit; a bypass pipe branching from a high pressure pipe on a discharge side of the compressor and connected to a low pressure pipe on a suction side of the compressor; a second expansion device provided to the bypass pipe, and configured to adjust a flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the bypass pipe; and a plurality of refrigerant coolers provided to the bypass pipe, and configured to cool the plurality of controllers by using the refrigerant the flow rate of which is adjusted by the second expansion device, each of the plurality of refrigerant coolers including a refrigerant cooling pipe and a plate, the refrigerant cooling pipe forming the bypass pipe, the plate being joined between the refrigerant cooling pipe and a controller of the plurality of controllers.
US11976854B2
An HVACR system, a direct expansion evaporator, and a direct expansion heat exchanger tube arranged to evaporate a working fluid inside the tube are disclosed. The tube includes an exterior surface of the tube opposing an inner surface of the tube, and a cavity layer on the inner surface configured to evaporate the working fluid flowing in a first flow path arranged to direct the first fluid to flow through the tube and contact the cavity layer on the inner surface. A second flow path, separate from the first flow path, is arranged to direct a second fluid across the tube and to contact the extended member on the exterior surface of the tube such that the first fluid exchanges thermal energy with the second fluid.
US11976838B2
An air-conditioning apparatus includes a casing provided with an air inlet through which air is sucked and an air outlet through which the air is blown out, heat exchangers being connected in parallel, and causing heat exchange to be performed between the air sucked from the air inlet and refrigerant, fans each sending the air to a corresponding one of the heat exchangers, and a controller. The controller controls the fans so that they have different rotational speeds.
US11976834B2
An air conditioner includes an adapter including a control unit that controls the air conditioner using a learning model and a communication unit that communicates with a server device that generates the learning model on the basis of operation history data of the air conditioner. The adapter includes an acquisition unit, a determination unit, an erasing unit, and a transmission unit. The acquisition unit acquires the data every predetermined cycle from the air conditioner. The determination unit determines whether or not an amount of change between temporally continuous data of the data acquired by the acquisition unit is within a predetermined range. The erasing unit leaves at least one of the continuous data and deletes the other data in a case where the amount of change between the continuous data is within the predetermined range. The transmission unit transmits the data after being deleted to the server device.
US11976833B2
An air conditioning system controller is provided, which performs an air conditioning of a house through an air conditioning controller. The air conditioning system controller includes an in-house power generation amount obtaining section for obtaining a power generation amount generated by a natural energy power generator (for example, a solar power generation panel), an electric power amount obtaining section for obtaining a consumed electric power amount used in the house, a comparing section for comparing the power generation amount obtained by the in-house power generation amount obtaining section with a consumed electric power amount obtained by the electric power amount obtaining section and an air conditioning controlling section for controlling the air conditioning controller according to a comparison result provided by the comparing section.
US11976832B2
A system and method for centrally assuring building air quality are provided. The method includes collecting, from a set of sensors of a plurality of sensors, at least air quality data, wherein the plurality of sensors are installed in different locations within a building; analyzing the collected air quality data to determine an air-quality level across different locations within the building; determining whether an adjustment to at least one control device is required, wherein the determination is based on the determined air-quality level and at least one energy-consumption parameter; and actuating at least one building control device when an adjustment is required, wherein actuating at least one building control device allows for control of air quality across different locations within the building.
US11976829B2
An air-conditioning apparatus includes: a housing having a first space and a second space that are adjacent to each other; a fan provided in the first space and to suck air into the housing; a heat exchanger provided in the first space and cause heat exchange with the air sucked by the fan to be performed; a refrigerant sensor provided in the second space and to detect refrigerant; and a partition plate provided to partition off the first space and the second space and having an air inlet port and an air outlet port.
US11976825B2
Air conditioning system and a method for controlling same. The air conditioning system is configured to carry out air conditioning in indoor space, and includes an indoor unit body. The indoor unit body includes a cavity and a heat exchanger arranged inside the cavity. The air conditioning system further includes at least one return air inlet connecting the indoor space to the cavity. The at least one return air inlet includes a first return air inlet, and the first return air inlet is located at a lower portion of the indoor space.
US11976815B2
A combustion system includes a premix blower system and the premix blower system includes an additional air inlet with an adjustable opening which includes an additional reversibly pluggable air intake. The adjustable opening of the additional air inlet can be opened at higher elevations to compensate for thinner air.
US11976808B2
Example embodiments relate to luminaire head assemblies with brackets. One example luminaire head assembly includes a housing provided with a socket assembly. The luminaire head assembly also includes a light source arranged in the housing. Additionally, the luminaire head assembly includes a bracket releasably attached to the housing. The bracket is configured to fix the housing to a pole. The bracket has a first end for connection to a pole or pole connector and a second end attached to the housing. The bracket is provided with a through-hole at the second end. The socket assembly extends at least partially in the through-hole.
US11976804B1
An LED lamp includes a heat sink including a first surface with a first receiving portion thereof, and at least one LED plate installed at a bottom portion of the first receiving portion; a second receiving portion arranged on a top portion of the first receiving portion to receive a transparent element therein that covers a light-emitting surface of the LED plate; an insertion port arranged on the second receiving portion and located on a first plane of a first end of the heat sink; a first moving member arranged on the first plane of the first end and corresponding to the insertion port, a second moving member arranged on a second plane of the first end and movably connected to the heat sink, both the first and second moving members movably connected to each other and moving relative to the heat sink to open or close the insertion port.
US11976803B2
A sound and illumination device including a sound-making portion, an illumination portion, and an attachment portion for mounting on a bicycle. The sound-making portion including a lever, a spring, a striking portion, and a metal portion, wherein the metal portion covers the lever, the spring, and the striking portion. The lever may include a magnet. The illumination portion including a cover portion, an electrical circuit, a switch, a light emitting source and a power source. Actuation of the lever of the sound-making portion results in the activation of the light emitting source of the illumination portion resulting in the concurrent emission of light and sound.
US11976798B2
A vehicle headlight (1) includes a first lamp unit (10) that includes a light distribution pattern forming unit (12) which forms a predetermined light distribution pattern (P1) according to the light amount of the light emitted from a plurality of light emitting elements (13), and a second lamp unit (20), in which a light distribution pattern (PL) of a low beam is formed by light emitted from the first lamp unit (10) and light emitted from the second lamp unit (20), and in the light distribution pattern (PL) of the low beam, the elbow point (EP) is included in a predetermined region (CA) formed by light including the light from the first lamp unit (10), and a first side region (SA1) and a second side region (SA2) sandwiching the predetermined region (CA) are formed by the light emitted from the second lamp unit (20).
US11976796B2
A lighting device for a motor vehicle includes a cavity, at least one illumination source arranged in the cavity, and at least one detection system which is arranged in the cavity and includes an emitter and/or a receiver designed to transmit and receive electromagnetic waves in a predetermined wavelength range. The lighting device includes a trim arranged in the cavity and behind which the emitter and/or the receiver of the detection system are arranged. The trim includes an interference filter which is transparent in transmission at wavelengths in the predetermined wavelength range and is reflective for the wavelengths transmitted in the visible spectrum.
US11976792B2
An asymmetrical linear lens directing light at a limited solid angle includes a first solid profile section being a right trapezoid having a short and longer base side and two side legs. A second solid profile section is a non-right trapezoid having a short and longer base side and two side legs. The longer base side of the first solid profile section and the shorter base side of the second solid profile section coincide. One of the two side legs of the first solid profile section and one of the two side legs of the second solid profile section lie on a straight line enclosing a first angle with the longer base side of the second solid profile section. The other side leg of the second solid profile section is angled outward in relation to the other side leg of the first solid profile section by a second angle.
US11976781B1
A mounting structure has characteristics, properties, or features that provide stability for the accessories mounted or supported in relation thereto. The mounting structure may be in the form of a rigid or a semi-rigid composition, which may be formed at least in part by, or sufficiently covered or coated with, a material having a damping capacity, or an ability to isolate an accessory for a vessel, a slotted track supported in relation to the vessel, or a mounting arrangement supported in relation to the vessel or the slotted track. The mounting structure may be in the form of an extension arm for offsetting the accessory laterally, crosswise or transversely in relation to the vessel, slotted track, or mounting arrangement. The extension arm may include, or carry, a surface, that is configured to interlock with a surface of a mating structure, namely, a mounting arrangement and/or an accessory or accessory mount. The surface may be in the form of a ratcheting surface comprising radially extending protrusions or recesses that cooperate with mating radially extending recesses or protrusions supported by the surface of the mating structure. The mating surfaces interlock to prohibit movement of one surface in relation to another, for example, to hold the mounting structure in fixed relation to the mounting arrangement and/or the accessory, or the accessory mount.
US11976772B2
A pipe insulation spacer system has a first spacer ring and a second spacer ring. Each of the first spacer ring and the second spacer ring have a flexible band. The flexible band has a bottom with a plurality of feet. The plurality of feet engage an outer surface of the process pipe such that the flexible band is spaced from the outer surface of the process pipe. An inner cladding has a body with a first end, a second end, and a pair of peripheral side edges. The first end of the inner cladding is supported by the first end spacer ring and the second end of the inner cladding is supported by the second end spacer ring. The inner cladding wraps around the process pipe such that the pair of peripheral side edges are adjacent each other and the inner cladding is spaced from the process pipe.
US11976771B2
A pressure vessel defines an opening with a shoulder around a periphery of the opening. A door is configured to regulate access to the opening. The door is configured to compress against the shoulder when in the closed position. A first seal is between the door and the shoulder. The first seal touches an interior side of the door and the shoulder when the door is in the closed position. The first seal is configured to seal fluid within the pressure vessel. A second, active seal surrounds a periphery of the opening. The seal is actuable between an engaged position and a disengaged position regardless of a position of the door. The second, active seal touches the periphery of the door, perpendicular to the first seal, when in the engaged position and the door is in the closed position. The second, active seal is configured to seal fluid within the pressure vessel.
US11976768B2
Systems and methods for reinforcement of tubular structures via composite internal dowels are provided herein. The hardening of a curable fill inside a flexible sleeve provides conformal contact between the resulting dowel and the surrounding tubular structure. Permeation of the fill through the sleeve may improve the bond. Attachment of the sleeve to a narrower tube may allow for precise positioning of the sleeve as well as a reduction in the amount of fill required. Ultimately, the internal dowels may extend past a degraded section of the tubular structure from a selected lower limit below the degraded section to a selected upper limit above the degraded section.
US11976766B2
A protective tube for insertion into a pipe or vessel containing a medium, a measuring apparatus having such protective tube and a method for manufacturing the protective tube are disclosed, the protective tube including a tubular member having a bore extending between an upper and lower end of the tubular member and having at least one helical fin on at least a section of an outer surface of the tubular member, winding around the outer surface of the tubular member and defining a flow channel along at least a part of the tubular member. At least one geometric parameter of the at least one helical fin is configured based on at least one process condition of the medium in the vessel or pipe.
US11976764B2
The invention relates to an improved filament-reinforced tubular, and a method for providing such a tubular. A filament-reinforced tubular according to the invention comprises a tubular body (2), the tubular body comprising multiple fibre mats (10) encapsulated in a thermoset material (11), and is at least at one end provided with a male screw thread (3) comprising threading. According to the invention, the threading comprises a core member (12, 16). Furthermore, the threading comprises one or more fibre mats (13) that cover the core member. The one or more fibre mats are pulled between the windings of the core member by a positioning wire (14). The core member, the one or more fibre mats, and the positioning wire, are encapsulated by a, preferably thermoset, cover material (15), which cover material defines the shape of the screw thread.
US11976763B2
The present disclosure relates to a fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) tube, the tube comprising a plurality of concentric layers of an FRP material forming a shell of the tube. At least one blind threaded longitudinal bolt hole is provided from a transverse end surface of the shell. The bolt hole extends in at least three of the plurality of layers, a middle layer encompassing a plane passing through a center of the bolt hole, an inner layer encompassing a plane of an innermost extent of the bolt hole, and an outer layer encompassing a plane of an outermost extent of the bolt hole. The fibre filament of each of the inner and outer layers has been wound at a first angle to the longitudinal axis and the fibre filament of the middle layer has been wound at a second angle to the longitudinal axis.
US11976762B2
A connector assembly and method of making a fluid-tight connection therewith is provided. The assembly includes a housing having a tubular wall bounding a bore extending between opposite first and second ends. The bore has first and second diameter portions with a shoulder extending radially therebetween. A covered portion of a channel extends from the housing second end toward the housing first end to an uncovered portion of the channel. A retainer is disposed in the bore. An indicator body, received in the channel, extends from the retainer outwardly to an indicator surface. A male connector has a tubular wall moveable in the bore between decoupled and coupled positions. A protrusion extends outwardly from the male connector tubular wall. The indicator surface is partially concealed within the covered portion of the channel when the male connector is in the decoupled position. The protrusion compresses the indicator body when the male connector moves to the coupled position, whereupon the indicator surface is moved entirely into the uncovered portion of the channel.
US11976759B2
A tube coupling comprising having a coupling body with an opened ended throughway to receive a tube. A collet is located in the open end of the through way having a ring and flexible arms extending generally axially of the ring into the throughway. The throughway has a tapered surface convergent towards the open end and the collet arms have heads at their distal ends for engaging the tapered surface and a tube extending through the collet into the throughway to be compressed against the tube by the tapered surface with outward movement of the collet with respect of the throughway to secure the tube in the throughway. A collet lock is formed on the collet, and the collet has a locked rotary position Either the body or the collet has a cam surface and the other has a cam follower.
US11976756B2
A coupling assembly and method for retrofitting a water pipe for installation of a pipe insert or device is disclosed. The coupling assembly may include a plunger assembly, a two-part clam shell, an adapter port, and an internally ribbed flexible sleeve including first internal ribs and second internal ribs, wherein the first internal ribs are configured to engage a grooved portion of the adapter port. Prior to installation, a first portion of the internally ribbed flexible sleeve may be attached to the adapter port and a second portion of the sleeve may be rolled up over the first portion. The method may include aligning the port adapter with the cut water pipe; rolling the second portion of the sleeve from the port adapter onto the cut pipe; placing a two-piece clam shell over the sleeve; and tightening two oppositely treaded nuts over the two-piece clam shell.
US11976755B2
A press fitting for a pipe connection is provided. The press fitting comprises a fitting body for connecting the press fitting to a pipe, a substantially cylindrical pressing sleeve fixed to the fitting body and having a pressing area, and a stop ring fixed to the pressing sleeve and limiting the pressing area in an axial direction of the press sleeve. The stop ring has a substantially cylindrical inner contour with protruding first regions and second regions receding from the first regions. The first areas of the first stop ring encompass an outer contour of the pressing sleeve in a clamping manner. The second areas of the stop ring are spaced from the outer contour of the pressing sleeve.
US11976754B2
A flange connection has two flanges and a weld ring gasket arranged between the flanges, wherein the weld ring gasket has two weld ring halves arranged one on top of the other, each having a base section and a lip arranged on it, wherein the weld ring halves are welded to the base section by way of a fillet weld with the flange that lies against it, and wherein the lips form a torus-shaped connection section having a hollow interior, and the weld ring halves are welded to one another at the torus-shaped connection section, by way of a caulking seam. The torus-shaped connection section is arranged to lie radially on the inside.
US11976749B2
Multilayer motor vehicle temperature control tube for fluid temperature control media, with the tube having at least three layers. Going from the outside to the inside, the layer structure comprises an outer layer of polyethylene or of a thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV), an intermediate layer of polypropylene (PP) and an inner layer of polyethylene or of a thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV). The total layer thickness of the tube is 0.7 to 2.5 mm.
US11976748B2
A diaphragm valve includes a body (3) having a flow path (2), a seat (4) formed in the flow path (2), a metal diaphragm (5) for opening and closing the flow path (2), a pair of clamping parts (6) and (7) for claiming peripheral edge portions of the metal diaphragm (5) to fix the metal diaphragm (5) to the body (3), and an actuator (8) for abutting the metal diaphragm (5) to the seat (4) or separating the metal diaphragm from the seat (4), wherein a fluorine resin coating is formed on a seat side surface (5a) of the metal diaphragm (5) at least in a contact region (B-A) with the seat (4) in a region (C) surrounded by a clamping region (D-C) between the seat side surface (5a) and one of the pair of clamping portions (6, 7), excluding the clamping region (D-C).
US11976745B2
Embodiments of the invention provide an actuator (100) for a valve assembly. The actuator can include a yoke (146) with at least one bore (196), a first rod assembly (136), and a first slide member (148) seated within the at least one bore and pivotally connected to the first rod assembly. The yoke can be configured to rotate about a yoke axis (198) to actuate the valve assembly. The first rod assembly can be configured to move in a first direction transverse to the at least one bore and the yoke axis. The first slide member can be configured to slide telescopically within the at least one bore as the first rod assembly moves in the first direction to transmit torque to the yoke for actuation of the valve assembly.
US11976742B1
The present invention is directed to an electromagnetic actuation system for opening and closing pipe valves. The electromagnetic actuation systems utilizes one or more electromagnets surrounding one or more permanent magnets attached to a rotary shaft of the valve mechanism. A controller activates the one or more electromagnets such that the produced magnetic field rotates, thereby applying a force to the one or more permanent magnets and thus rotating the rotary shaft. The system does not require rotation of the one or more electromagnets relative to the one or more permanent magnets, advantageously reducing the number of moving parts within the valve system.
US11976733B2
A valve subassembly includes a body plug, a poppet, and a seat carrier. The body plug includes a tubular side wall defining a central cavity and one or more lateral flow apertures in the side wall. The poppet includes axially extending upper and lower stem portions and a radially extending poppet sealing portion between the upper and lower stem portions, with the lower stem portion and the poppet sealing portion being received in the central cavity of the body plug. The seat carrier is assembled with the body plug and includes a central bore receiving the upper stem portion of the poppet therethrough, the seat carrier retaining a seat seal in radial alignment with the poppet sealing portion.
US11976732B2
A piston seal assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a seal composed of a nickel-based superalloy; a component in contact with the seal and defining a seal-counterface; and a coating on the seal at the seal-counterface, wherein the coating is a metal alloy binder phase and a hard particle phase distributed through the binder phase.
US11976731B2
A sealing system includes a housing with an interior chamber, where the interior chamber includes a mouth. The sealing system also includes a seal positioned adjacent to the mouth of the interior chamber and a plunger configured to move through the seal and into the interior chamber along a longitudinal axis of the sealing system. The plunger is configured to deform the seal from a first position to a second position, where in the first position, the seal has a first shape, and in the second position, the seal has a second shape, different from the first shape.
US11976725B2
An electromechanical parking lock for a motor vehicle includes a locking element for reversible engagement in a parking lock wheel, an actuating element that can be pre-loaded by an actuating spring in order to insert the locking element into the parking lock wheel, an electric motor with an actuating unit for moving the actuating element out of the locked position (P) against the spring force of the actuating spring into an unlocked position (nP), and a solenoid that, in the unlocked position (nP), holds the actuating element pre-loaded via a securing element. The parking lock has an emergency locking position (Not-P) in which the parking lock is unlocked and in which the securing element can be released by the electric motor without changing the state of the solenoid so that the locked position (P) can be assumed.
US11976724B2
[PROBLEMS] When an acceleration request from a driver is large, upshift is performed under a high engine rotation speed. [SOLUTIONS] Provided is an automatic transmission, including: a torque converter that is disposed downstream of a drive source in a power transmission path and is provided with a lockup clutch; and a transmission mechanism that is disposed downstream of the torque converter and changes a speed ratio between an input shaft and an output shaft, in which in a state where the lockup clutch is engaged, when a rotation speed of the input shaft reaches a first rotation speed, the automatic transmission starts upshift, and in a state where the lockup clutch is disengaged or slips, when the rotation speed of the input shaft reaches a second rotation speed obtained by subtracting a first predetermined rotation speed from the first rotation speed, the automatic transmission starts upshift, and the first predetermined rotation speed decreases as an output torque of the drive source increases.
US11976720B1
A sphere-type shift control apparatus of an electronic shift system includes a spherical mechanism that includes a shift control portion on a first hemispherical portion of the spherical mechanism and a design portion on a second hemispherical portion of the spherical mechanism. The design portion is configured to provide indirect illumination and transmit images. Power is transmitted from a motor to the rotation shaft of the spherical mechanism using a timing belt or a wire.
US11976718B2
A gearbox includes a housing, which has a lower housing part onto which an upper housing part is placed. The lower housing part and the upper housing part are in physical contact along a contact surface, for example, so that the contact surface between the lower and upper housing part lies in a plane and/or is planar. Cooling fins are situated on the housing, the cooling fins having a curved characteristic such that a portion of an axially directed airflow streaming along the housing, and thus in particular an airflow that is streaming parallel to the axis of rotation of the input shaft, is deflected in a transverse direction between two cooling fins disposed closest to each other in the axial direction in each case, the axial direction, for example, being parallel to the contact surface, e.g., the plane.
US11976714B2
In a gear unit that includes a rotatably mounted toothed part and a method for manufacturing a gear unit that includes a toothed part, the toothed part has bearing seats and a toothing, and the toothed part, e.g., together with the toothing, is produced from sintered metal powder. The toothed part is, for example, arranged as one piece, e.g., in an integral fashion.
US11976711B2
Described is a mechanical transmission (T) comprising a containment structure (1) housing a roto-translational element (2), extending along an axis of rotation (X) and comprising a first and a second threaded portion (3, 4), a rotary element (5) connected or connectable to a drive unit to define a mechanical power input unit and equipped with a first thread (8) designed to engage rotatably with the first threaded portion (3) to the roto-translational element in such a way as to define a first threaded connection, a fixed guide (9) having a second thread (14) designed to engage with the second threaded portion (4) of the roto-translational element (2) in such a way as to define a second threaded connection, and a translating element (10), translating along the axis (X) and defining a power output unit. The translating element (10) is connected to the roto-translational element (2) for translating at the same linear speed as the roto-translational element (2). The roto-translational element (2) is thus simultaneously coupled to the rotary element (5) and to the fixed guide (9) respectively by means of the first and second threaded connections. These connections have different pitches in such a way as to vary the angular speed between the roto-translational element (2) and the rotary element (5).
US11976703B2
A bearing provides a vibration-insulating mount on a first component with a hole through which a central longitudinal axis extends. The bearing includes a first bearing part with a first fixing structure that can be arranged on one side of the first component, and a second bearing part with a second fixing structure that can be arranged on the other side of the first component. In embodiments, the first fixing structure comprises first pins that can protrude into the hole, and the second fixing structure comprises second pins that can protrude into the hole. In embodiments, at least one of the pins of each fixing structure is biased or is able to be biased radially outwards with respect to the central longitudinal axis.
US11976699B2
An access control system for restricting access through a passageway includes a shaft rotatable about a central axis; a barrier fixed to the shaft to rotate therewith; and a brake assembly. The brake assembly includes a sun gear rotatable about the central axis, a carrier, and a ring gear, wherein one of the carrier or the ring gear is fixed against rotation and the other of the carrier or ring gear is connected to the shaft to rotate therewith. A plurality of planet gears are rotatably connected to the carrier, each planet gear being disposed between and engaging with each of the sun gear and the ring gear. An electromagnetic brake comprises an electromagnet and an armature. The armature is connected to or integral with the sun gear to rotate and move axially therewith. At least one of the electromagnet or the armature is moveable between an operative position and an inoperative position.
US11976697B2
Methods and systems for operating a driveline disconnect clutch actuator are provided. In one example, the driveline disconnect clutch actuator may be supplied with electric power to activate and deactivate a driveline disconnect clutch when electric power is available via a first power source. The driveline disconnect clutch actuator may be supplied with electric power to open the driveline disconnect clutch when output from the first driveline disconnect clutch is unavailable.
US11976684B2
A floating connector includes a body part, an attachment plate, a first adjustment part and a second adjustment part. The body part has an upper plate, a lower plate, and a sleeve disposed between the upper plate and the lower plate. The attachment plate has a connection hole therein and is jacketed outside the sleeve through the connection hole, and the first adjustment part is integrally connected to an inner wall of the connection hole of the attachment plate. The first adjustment part is capable of providing horizontal movement of the attachment plate relative to the body part. The second adjustment part is capable of providing vertical movement of the attachment plate relative to the body part.
US11976682B2
The present disclosure provides descriptions of configurations for bonding washers used to facilitate the electrical bonding of metal structures. The bonding washer includes an electrically conductive body and at least one piercing member extending from a bottom surface of the body. An extended member extends from the electrically conductive body in a direction away from the bottom surface of the body.
US11976681B2
A screw nut includes a through hole defined by the screw nut, an internal thread that projects into the through hole, and a face that surrounds the through hole. At least three barcode patterns are disposed on the face where the at least three barcode patterns have an identical content.
US11976667B2
A centrifugal compressor comprises: an impeller; an inlet pipe portion forming an intake passage to introduce air to the impeller; and a throttle mechanism capable of reducing a flow passage area of the intake passage upstream of the impeller. The throttle mechanism includes an annular portion configured to move between a first position and a second position upstream of the first position in an axial direction of the impeller. In a cross-section along a rotational axis of the impeller, an outer peripheral surface of the annular portion is formed to smoothly connect a leading edge and a trailing edge of the annular portion.
US11976664B2
A compressor includes a rotor configured to compress air and driven by a shaft. A motor is drives the shaft. A thrust bearing facilitates rotation of the shaft. The thrust bearing includes a thrust shaft and a thrust plate. The thrust shaft includes first and second orifices. A bearing cooling air inlet is in fluid communication with the first and second orifices.
US11976660B2
A pumping system deployed in a wellbore has a motor, a pump driven by the motor, and a volumetric compensator connected to the motor to accommodate the expansion and contraction of fluids contained within the motor. The volumetric compensator has a head connected to the motor, a base that includes a fluid exchange port that extends to the wellbore, and a housing extending between the head and the base. The volumetric compensator further includes an inverted bellows assembly contained within the housing. The inverted bellows assembly includes a metal bellows that has an interior, an exterior, a proximal end and a distal end. The interior of the metal bellows is in fluid communication with the wellbore. The inverted bellows assembly may also include one or more guide rings connected to the exterior of the metal bellows. The guide rings are lubricated by the clean motor fluid surrounding the exterior of the metal bellows.
US11976655B2
A scroll compressor includes fixed and orbiting scrolls. The fixed scroll includes a fixed scroll end plate and a spiral fixed wrap extending from the end plate. The orbiting scroll includes an orbiting scroll end plate and an orbiting wrap extending from the end plate and engaging with the fixed wrap to form compression chambers. The fixed wrap includes a first fixed wrap portion on a radially outer side and a second fixed wrap portion on a radially inner side. The first fixed wrap portion is periodically covered by the orbiting scroll end plate and the second fixed wrap portion is always covered by the orbiting scroll end plate while the scroll compressor is operating. A sealing member is provided on one of the first fixed wrap portion and a first covering portion of the orbiting scroll end plate corresponding to the first fixed wrap portion.
US11976645B2
Air compressor systems that are configured to output compressed air. Each system includes a cabinet and at least one air compressor mounted at least partially in the cabinet. The air compressor includes a drive motor with a cooling air inlet through which cooling air can be input for cooling the drive motor. The cooling air inlet is directly fluidly connected to a cooling air opening of the cabinet so that the cooling air for the drive motor is drawn into the drive motor directly from the ambient environment instead of being drawn in from the interior space of the cabinet. In addition, the system includes an exhaust fan on the cabinet that vents the interior space of the cabinet to the ambient environment. During operation of the air compressor, a negative cabinet pressure is created in the interior space where the pressure is less than ambient pressure.
US11976634B2
The invention relates to a method for accessing SCADA data of a wind turbine in a protected manner and to an assembly designed to carry out said method. The SCADA data together with master data of the wind turbine is transmitted to a broker server in a digitally signed form, said broker server generating a metadata set on the basis of said data and transmitting the metadata set to user clients. If the user client is interested in the SCADA data, the user client transmits the metadata set back to the broker server in a digitally signed form. The broker server responds with a likewise digitally signed delivery data set comprising the metadata set signed by the user client and the SCADA and master data belonging to the metadata set.
US11976631B2
Methods of measuring a stall condition of a rotor of a wind turbine are disclosed. In one aspect a stall parameter is obtained on the basis of the power parameter and a thrust parameter; and the stall parameter compared with a threshold to determine a stall condition of the rotor.
US11976626B2
Disclosed is a leading edge protection element for a wind turbine blade, the leading edge protection element extending in a longitudinal direction between a first edge and a second edge and extending in a transverse direction between a third edge and a fourth edge, the leading edge protection element having a first surface and a second surface. The leading edge protection element comprising a film layer having a first film surface and a second film surface, the first film surface forming the first surface of the leading edge protection element, wherein the film layer comprises a metal material. The leading edge protection element comprising a rubber layer of a rubber material having a first rubber surface and a second rubber surface, the second rubber surface forming the second surface of the leading edge protection element, wherein the second film surface and the first rubber surface are bonded to each other.
US11976624B2
An energy conversion system for converting wind energy into electrical energy includes at least one rotor having a substantially horizontal rotational axis and a plurality of rotor blades extending radially with respect to the rotational axis; a rotor mantle which fully surrounds the rotor; a plurality of wind funnels, including a first wind funnel arranged upstream of the rotor mantle and tapering towards the rotor mantle, and a second wind funnel arranged downstream of the rotor mantle and widening in a direction leading away from the rotor mantle; and a fixed frame which supports the rotor mantle and/or the plurality of wind funnels, wherein at least one adjustment device is provided, which is arranged and configured to orient the energy conversion system in a position corresponding to a prevailing wind direction.
US11976613B1
A rocket propulsion system that may include a supersonic rocket nozzle with a supersonic divergent section, and a heat transfer system configured to transfer heat from the supersonic rocket nozzle to a propellant where a portion of the propellant may be selectively injected, combusted, and expanded in the supersonic nozzle generating an additional thrust. In examples, the heated propellant may be used to power a pump system to feed the rocket engine.
US11976605B2
A method for managing an engine for which segment tasks are initiated at a moment referred to as “segment”, in order to determine setpoint values which must be available before a predetermined angular time, having the following steps: a) executing a segment task; b) determining the difference between the angular starting time for application of the setpoints and the position corresponding to the availability of the setpoint values; c) comparing the difference determined in step b) with a lower difference value and a greater difference value; and d) modifying the segment if the difference determined in step b) is not between the lower and greater difference values, the position of the segment being advanced if the difference determined in b) is less than the lower difference value and the position of the segment being delayed if the difference determined in b) is greater than the greater difference value.
US11976604B2
A method for heating an exhaust gas aftertreatment component in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine. At the combustion chamber, a fuel injector for injecting a fuel into the combustion chamber and a spark plug for igniting a flammable fuel-air mixture are arranged. The internal combustion engine has a valve lift curve switching mechanism, which allows for a shift and/or change of the opening times of the exhaust valve. The method includes: intake of fresh air into the combustion chamber, injection of a fuel into the combustion chamber, ignition of an ignitable fuel-air mixture in the combustion chamber when the piston is in a range of 10° KW to 30° KW after the upper ignition dead point, and opening of the exhaust valve when the piston is in a range of 55° KW to 95° KW after the upper ignition dead point.
US11976602B2
Disclosed is a camshaft toothed wheel, forming a target for a camshaft position sensor, the toothed wheel including a circular body including two opposite main faces, and at least six teeth distributed over the circumference of the circular body, each tooth including two edges, one corresponding to a rising edge and the other to a falling edge, as a function of a direction of rotation of the wheel, the toothed wheel having asymmetry of revolution. The six teeth are shaped so that the toothed wheel includes, considering the same main face and the same direction of rotation of the wheel: four edges of the same first rising or falling type spaced 90° apart, respectively; and six edges of the same second falling or rising type, respectively, spaced 60° apart, respectively.
US11976596B2
A fuel supply pipe assembly according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure is a fuel supply pipe assembly for supplying fuel to a fuel nozzle provided on a side portion of a combustion liner of a gas turbine combustor, provided with: a fuel supply pipe for supplying the fuel to the fuel nozzle; a first flange portion capable of coupling with a flange portion of a fuel line for supplying the fuel to the fuel supply pipe; and a second flange portion capable of coupling with a top hat portion of the gas turbine combustor. The first flange portion has a plurality of radially outward protrusions arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction, and a plurality of first bolt holes penetrating the first flange portion in the axial direction. The first bolt holes are formed at the same circumferential positions as the protrusions, respectively.
US11976581B2
An evaporative emission control canister system comprises an initial adsorbent volume having an effective incremental adsorption capacity at 25° C. of greater than 35 grams n-butane/L between vapor concentration of 5 vol % and 50 vol % n-butane, and at least one subsequent adsorbent volume having an effective incremental adsorption capacity at 25° C. of less than 35 grams n-butane/L between vapor concentration of 5 vol % and 50 vol % n-butane, an effective butane working capacity (BWC) of less than 3 g/dL, and a g-total BWC of between 2 grams and 6 grams. The evaporative emission control canister system has a two-day diurnal breathing loss (DBL) emissions of no more than 20 mg at no more than 210 liters of purge applied after the 40 g/hr butane loading step.
US11976563B2
The present application provides a journal bearing assembly for use with a rotor shaft of a turbine engine. The journal bearing assembly may include an outer shell, an internal oil feed port on a first side of the outer shell, an external oil feed port on a second side of the outer shell, and a connecting bore in communication with the internal oil feed port and the external oil feed port.
US11976561B2
A gas (or steam) turbine is disclosed including: a rotor with at least one array of rotor blades, a stator with a casing and a shroud ring; the shroud ring extends around the array of blades rotor and the casing extends around the shroud ring. The shroud ring has radial size independent from temperature due to its material and is movably coupled with the casing so to allow the casing of the stator to thermally expand and contract during operation of the turbine while maintaining the shroud ring radial size. Also, the rotor thermally expands and contracts during operation of the turbine, and, at working temperature, tip regions of the rotor blades are in close proximity to an inner region of the shroud ring so that clearance is small or zero at working condition.
US11976557B2
The present disclosure provides a coal bump control method for sectional hydraulic fracturing regions of a near vertical ultra thick coal seam. The method includes: deepening a main shaft from a mining level to a fracturing level; excavating a cross-hole from a roof rock layer of a coal seam at the fracturing level to enter a coal seam being mined, and excavating a roadway along the strike of the coal seam; and drilling hydraulic fracturing boreholes in a dedicated fracturing roadway along an inclination angle of the coal seam to the coal seam above the roadway, wherein the length of the borehole makes the borehole in communication with a goaf, and the spacing of the boreholes along the strike and the sectional spacing of the boreholes in an inclination direction are designed according to the parameters of fracturing equipments and the fracturing length.
US11976554B2
The present invention provides a bottom-hole impact-rotation stepping combined unloading rock-breaking efficient drilling system, including a housing, a drive assembly, a universal joint, a transmission shaft, a rotational impact assembly, and a drill bit; the transmission shaft is connected with the housing; the rotational impact assembly includes a rotational transmission assembly for conveying a rotational power to the drill bit and an impact assembly for providing a high frequency axial impact power to the drill bit; when the rotational transmission assembly rotates along with the transmission shaft, the impact assembly applies a high frequency impact force along a drilling axial direction to the rotational transmission assembly; an annular drill bit is disposed at an outer end of a drill bit body of the drill bit; a central drill bit is slidably disposed on an inner ring end surface of the annular drill bit; an inwardly-recessed cylindrical region is formed between a head end of the annular drill bit and a head end of the central drill bit. The present invention further provides a bottom-hole impact-rotation stepping combined unloading rock-breaking efficient drilling method. In the present invention, with entire structural disposal, stepping rock-breaking, bottom hole unloading and impact-rotation drilling can be achieved at the same time, greatly increasing the rock-breaking drilling efficiency.
US11976552B2
Distributed sensing systems and methods with spatial location correlation of a reflection produced along an electromagnetic (EM) waveguide. A distributed sensing system comprises an EM waveguide, a distributed sensing interrogator, and a processor. The distributed sensing interrogator comprises a transmitter coupled to the EM waveguide and generates an interrogation pulse through the EM waveguide. The distributed sensing interrogator also comprises a receiver coupled to the EM waveguide and responsive to backscattered EM waves propagating through the EM waveguide. The processor determines a spatial location associated with a reflection produced along the EM waveguide using a return signal generated from the reflection by the interrogator and an interrogation signal including the interrogation pulse.
US11976548B2
A method and a system for determining reservoir pressure in a wellbore during a falloff test are provided. An exemplary method includes shutting in a wellbore, measuring pressure versus time using a wellhead sensor, calculating a reservoir pressure versus time from the measured pressure, and determining if the measured pressure has dropped to zero. If the measured pressure has dropped to zero, measuring distance from the wellhead sensor to a liquid level versus time, calculating a vertical depth versus time from the distance versus time, and calculating the reservoir pressure versus time based, at least in part, on the distance and the vertical depth of the well. The method also includes creating a falloff curve from the reservoir pressure versus time and providing the falloff curve.
US11976546B2
Methods and systems for inspecting the integrity of multiple nested tubulars are included herein. A method for inspecting the integrity of multiple nested tubulars can comprise conveying an electromagnetic pipe inspection tool inside the innermost tubular of the multiple nested tubulars; taking measurements of the multiple nested tubulars with the electromagnetic pipe inspection tool; arranging the measurements into a response image representative of the tool response to the tubular integrity properties of the multiple nested tubulars; and feeding the response image to a pre-trained deep neural network (DNN) to produce a processed image, wherein the DNN comprises at least one convolutional layer, and wherein the processed image comprises a representation of the tubular integrity property of each individual tubular of the multiple nested tubulars.
US11976526B2
A guide having a tubular body with an inner and outer sleeve each coupled with the tubular body at their uphole end and a downhole end having a slanted face, each of the inner and outer sleeves being slideable relative one another. A hydraulic is formed between each of the first and second sleeves and containing a hydraulic fluid. The first and second sleeves are transitionable between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein in the first configuration the downhole end of the second sleeve is extended beyond the downhole end of the first sleeve, and in the second configuration the downhole end of the first sleeve is extended beyond the lower end of the second sleeve. The slanted face of each of the first sleeve and the second sleeves oriented facing different circumferential directions to facilitate engagement with a downhole tool.
US11976524B2
An electric driven hydraulic fracking system is disclosed. A pump configuration includes the single VFD, the single shaft electric motor, and the single hydraulic pump mounted on the single pump trailer. A controller associated with the single VFD and is mounted on the single pump trailer. The controller monitors operation parameters associated with an operation of the electric driven hydraulic fracking system as each component of the electric driven hydraulic fracking system operates to determine whether the operation parameters deviate beyond a corresponding operation parameter threshold. Each of the operation parameters provides an indicator as to an operation status of a corresponding component of the electric driven hydraulic fracking system. The controller initiates corrected actions when each operation parameter deviates beyond the corresponding operation threshold. Initiating the corrected actions when each operation parameter deviates beyond the corresponding operation threshold maintains the operation of the electric driven hydraulic fracking system.
US11976521B2
A centralizer for use in high speed rotor dynamics applications includes a housing having a first end portion and a second end portion. The centralizer further includes a rotatable shaft positioned within a cavity of the housing. The centralizer also includes flexure springs that are each attached to and extend between the first end portion and the second end portion. The flexure springs are compressible toward a middle portion of the housing that is between the first end portion and the second end portion. The centralizer further includes roller wheels attached to the flexure springs.
US11976518B2
A drilling tip that is attached to a distal end surface of a tool main body of a drilling tool which is rotated around an axis and in which a striking force is applied to a distal end side in a direction of the axis. The drilling tip includes a tip main body in which a base end portion having a columnar shape and a distal end portion protruding from this base end portion to the distal end side are integrally formed. The distal end portion includes a curved convex surface-shaped portion protruding to the distal end side of the tip main body, and a projection portion protruding to the distal end side from a surface of the curved convex surface-shaped portion.
US11976515B2
A telescopic baby safety door barrier and an auxiliary mounting device are provided. The telescopic baby safety door barrier includes a door barrier main body, wherein the door barrier main body is provided with a mounting portion; a connecting hole is formed in the mounting portion; and the mounting portion is provided with a double faced adhesive tape. When the telescopic baby safety door barrier is mounted necessarily, only the mounting portion is adhered to a wall by the double faced adhesive tape, holes are then punched through the connecting hole, and screws are then mounted, thereby being convenient in mounting. The auxiliary mounting device includes a base provided with a sliding groove and a mounting jig slidably disposed in the sliding groove, and a first adjustment assembly for fixing the mounting jig is disposed between the mounting jig and the base.
US11976504B2
A device for placing in a sliding door or sliding window frame that adds additional security to prevent a sliding door or sliding window from being opened. The device is a secure locking device which comprises of a main bar and a lever bar that are connected to each other such that lever bar may pivot where it is connected to the main bar. The main bar is adjustable such that a length may be adjusted to allow the secure locking device to fit within varied sizes of sliding door/window frames. The secure locking device is also comprised of a locking mechanism that is controlled by a lever actuator and a lock button which are configured onto the main bar. The secure locking device is easily accessible by a user to lock and unlock in order to secure and unsecure the sliding door. The secure locking device is easy to position in a track of the sliding panel and does not require any need to secure into place.
US11976503B2
Disclosed herein is a wrap-around gate latch assembly comprising a base frame formed by connecting together a front frame, a central frame, and a back frame. The base frame can be wrapped around a gate post for installation without drilling through the gate post. A moving plate is provided to communicate between a front part and a back part that are mounted on the base frame. A movable hook is provided in the front part, that engages or disengages with a striker bar in a latched or an unlatched position respectively. A first push button provided on the front part, is operated to disengage the hook from the striker bar for opening the latched gate. A second push button provided on the back part, is operated to push a single moving plate towards the front part thereby triggering the movable hook to release the striker bar.
US11976496B2
A handle assembly for an access panel is described and includes a support structure attached to the access panel; a handle engaging with the support structure, the handle comprising a grip portion and upper and lower flanges extending perpendicularly from the grip portion; and a retention/extension mechanism for retaining the handle in a first position and for transitioning the handle to a second position after pressure is applied to and subsequently released from the handle.
US11976493B2
An object of the instant application is to provide a vehicle that can minimize parking space and a parking facility that can efficiently park a large number of vehicles in a predetermined parking space. The vehicle 1 includes a bottom flap 7 arranged on a bottom surface of a vehicle body and vertically rotatable around a lower rear end of the vehicle body, a rear flap 8, and geared motors 9, 11 for respectively rotating the bottom flap 7 and the rear flap 8. The parking facility 20 for a vehicle 1′ is configured to include an erecting mechanism (a rotating member 22, an electric motor 23, and a link mechanism 24) for erecting the vehicle 1′ upright with a rear surface facing down, and a transfer mechanism (belt conveyor) 25 for transferring the vehicle 1′ erected by the erecting mechanism to a predetermined position.
US11976492B2
A powered stereo garage without cables on a parking space is disclosed, which includes a conveyor, a guide rail, a parking mechanism, a collector bush and a collector rail. The conveyor is arranged on the guide rail, and the parking mechanism is arranged at a periphery of the guide rail. The collector rail is arranged on the guide rail, the collector brush is provided on the conveyor, and the collector rail on the guide rail is electrically connected with the parking mechanism and the collector brush on the conveyor is electrically connected with a control box on the conveyor. The disclosure can supply power to the electric devices in the parking space according to parking or picking up demands, without laying a large number of cables in the garage to supply power to the electric devices in each of the parking spaces, and with improved fire safety.
US11976489B2
A height-adjustable and detachable fence system includes a plurality of fence sections pivotally coupled with each other; and a plurality of height adjustable units detachably coupled to the fence sections; wherein the fence section includes at least one horizontal rail, and a plurality of picket members uprightly coupled on the horizontal rail; wherein the height adjustable unit includes a base body supported on a ground and a post body detachably connected to the base body.
US11976486B1
A high-density sub-surface columbarium system includes a storage apparatus with a row of cylindrical containers embedded within a burial plot. Each cylindrical container has a longitudinal axis positioned vertically. A cap is mounted on each cylindrical container at a top surface of the burial plot. The system uses new and existing cemetery plots and incurs no additional above-ground perpetual maintenance cost.
US11976483B2
Various implementations described herein are directed to a modular post of an integrated construction system. In one implementation, the modular post includes a longitudinal extruded post having a first end and a second end. Each end of the longitudinal extruded post is configured to receive a post end component. The longitudinal extruded post includes a plurality of grooves cut into the longitudinal extruded post at predetermined locations along the post.
US11976482B2
As may be implemented in accordance with one or more aspects characterized herein, a wall patch is adhered to a wall surface having a damaged region. The wall patch has a base layer and a plurality of layers of transparent material stacked on the base layer, with the base layer being visible through the transparent material and therein aligned around the damaged region. A surface coating is applied to an area of the wall surface around the wall patch and to the wall patch, after which a top removable layer of the wall patch is removed to expose a top surface of an underlying one of the layers. A further coating is applied to the exposed top surface of the underlying layer, and to the area of the wall surface around the wall patch.
US11976480B2
A reinforcing bar binding machine capable of reliably performing a wire gripping operation includes a first movable gripping member that is displaced in a direction to contact with and separate from one side of a fixed gripping member and a second movable gripping member that is displaced in a direction to contact with and separate from the other side of the fixed gripping member. A bending portion brings the first movable gripping member and the second movable gripping member into and out of contact with the fixed gripping member. The fixed gripping member includes a shaft that rotatably supports the first movable gripping member and the second movable gripping member. Further, the bending portion includes an opening and closing pin that pushes an opening and closing guide hole provided in the first movable gripping member, and an opening and closing guide hole provided in the second movable gripping member.
US11976479B2
A binding machine includes a body part, a feeding unit configured to feed a wire, a first guide extending in a first direction from an end portion on one side of the body part, configured to guide the wire fed by the feeding unit, and having a first induction part provided on a tip end-side in the first direction, a second guide spaced from the first guide with an interval, in which a binding object is inserted, in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and configured to guide the wire fed by the feeding unit, and a twisting unit configured to twist the wire. The first induction part is constituted by a surface inclined in a direction in which the interval between the first guide and the second guide decreases from a tip end-side toward a base end-side of the first induction part in the first direction.
US11976473B2
The invention relates to a multilayer structure (1) for producing a floor or wall covering comprising a linoleum-based backing layer (2) reinforced by a reinforcing frame (3), a wear layer (4) bonded to the backing layer (2), and a decor printing layer (5) positioned between the wear layer (4) and the backing layer (2). According to the invention, the wear layer (4) is made of PET, TPU, PP, PETG, or made of ionomer and is transparent at least to visible light.
US11976464B2
A base assembly of a prefabricated wall system includes a base extrusion, a base track, and a leveling assembly. The base extrusion includes an upper channel that is at least partially defined by first and second vertical members, and the upper channel is configured to receive an edge of a prefabricated wall panel. The base extrusion includes a lower channel opposite to the upper channel. An opening of the upper channel and an opening of the lower channel are oriented in opposite directions. The base track comprises a base track channel configured to affix to a floor of a building. The leveling assembly is configured to reside within both the lower channel of the base extrusion and the base track channel of the base track. The leveling assembly is adjustable to adjust a vertical position of the base extrusion with respect to the base track.
US11976461B2
A snap joint for securing construction modules together on a modular construction site, the snap joint comprising a male member mounted on a first construction module and a female member mounted on a second construction module. The female member housing locking members, a tumbler and biasing members biasing the locking members against the tumbler. The male member having shaft engageable within the female member, through a base stop of the tumbler, along a trigger path in a manner to push the tumbler out of interference with the locking members, thereby freeing the locking members to transversally engage with the shaft.
US11976450B2
Implementations of a miniature shower for toddlers comprise one or more water-emitting walls or panels, which may be moveably connected together, adjustable in size, and/or moveably attached to a frame or support, and may further comprise one or more water source components such as a hose and/or connector. In some implementations, a method of using the miniature shower for toddlers comprises configuring the apparatus by opening apart, adjusting the height or other size, and/or attaching the one or more walls to the support at a desired height or other position, positioning the apparatus on a suitable surface, such as a bathtub bottom, shower floor, or a ground surface, and connecting the apparatus to a suitable water source.
US11976445B2
Provided herein are systems, devices and methods for generating water from atmospheric air, making use of a molecular selective processing unit and a vapor exchange unit to efficiently generate pure water from water vapors, selectively separated from air.
US11976435B2
A quick-change device for changing attachments on a construction machine includes a support, first receptacles arranged on one side of the support for receiving a first coupling element, second receptacles arranged on the other side of the support for receiving a second coupling element, and a capturing device arranged on the support for capturing the attachment. In order to avoid damage to the support caused by improper strain on the capturing device, the capturing device has at least one capturing hook pivotably arranged on the support.
US11976425B1
A paving and lighting system for lighting a pathway includes a plurality of frame members which are arranged with respect to each other to define a framework. The framework lies substantially on a plane and defines a plurality of paver receiving cells. Each one of a plurality of paver tiles is positioned in an associated paver receiving cell of the plurality of paver receiving cells. Each one of a plurality of light strips is coupled to and positioned atop an associated frame member of the plurality of frame members. A processor is operatively coupled to each light strip of the plurality of light strips. The processor selectively operates the plurality of light strips to emit a selected light pattern.
US11976423B2
A device for securing a railway apparatus, comprising a support platform and a mechanism for securing the apparatus on the platform, the securing mechanism comprising:—at least one guiding slide extending in a longitudinal direction, supported by the support platform; and—a member for attaching the apparatus to the platform capable of moving along the guiding slide. The securing mechanism also comprises an upper beam supporting the guiding slide and a lower beam, connected by means of a connecting member so as to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the guiding slide. Moreover, the securing mechanism comprises locking mechanism configured to prevent the movement of the upper beam with respect to the lower beam in said perpendicular direction.
US11976420B2
There is provided a paper for packaging of medical devices comprising 5-25 wt. % (dry) synthetic fibres comprising polyester and 2.0-12.0 wt. % (dry) of a latex binder or 1.0-5.0 wt. % (dry) of a starch binder, wherein the length of the synthetic fibres is 8-14 mm and the thickness of the synthetic fibres is 5.5-9.0 dtex and wherein the paper has a grammage according to ISO 536:2012 of 70-110 g/m2.
US11976418B2
The present invention provides a novel method and composition for enhancing the efficiency of starch adsorption (i.e., starch trapping) from starch-containing furnishes comprising high content of recycled fibers for use in paper making processes such as pulp, paper, or board production. A novel polymer coagulation system is disclosed in which two quick inversion cationic emulsion polymers (starch trapping polymers A and B) are co-mixed at optimal blend ratios to meet specific recycled fiber and process water requirements for different recycled fiber plants and added to furnishes prior to formation of paper or board in a paper machine. Co-mixed solutions of starch trapping polymers A and B provide synergistic enhancements in (i) starch trapping efficiency and (ii) starch retention in the produced paper or board over equivalent dosage levels of singly administered polymer A, polymer B, or conventional starch trapping products, without over-flocculation or formation of stickies.
US11976409B2
A disclosed dryer includes a receptacle configured to contain material to be dried, an air duct configured to route recirculating air and/or fresh air to the receptacle, a heating device configured to heat the recirculating air, and at least one sensor. The sensor is configured to determine a relative humidity and/or temperature, and the air duct includes at least one adjusting element configured to modify a portion of recirculating air routed to the receptacle. The dryer further includes a control or regulating device configured to control or regulate the portion of recirculating air routed to the receptacle and/or a heating capacity of the heating device during a drying process. A disclosed method includes controlling a portion of recirculating air routed to the receptacle and/or a heating capacity of the heating device. Further, a mixture of recirculating air and fresh air are varied during heat-up, drying, and cool-down phases.
US11976408B2
The present invention relates to a clothing treatment device. The clothing treatment device comprises a cabinet having an open part provided at the front thereof: a door assembly for opening and closing the open part; a first clothing treatment room, which is provided inside the cabinet so as to provide a space for accommodating clothing therein, and communicates with the outside of the cabinet through the open part; and a machinery room for circulating steam or air in the first clothing treatment room, wherein the door assembly comprises; an assembly housing which opens and closes the opened front surface of the cabinet and which has a space of a second clothing treatment room therein; and an assembly door for opening and closing, at the front of the cabinet, the second clothing treatment room formed in the assembly housing.
US11976406B2
A combination washer/dryer (20) has a cabinet (12) with an opening enabling access inside the cabinet (12). A drum and tub assembly (14) is positioned within the cabinet (12). A washing circuit (40) washes items in the drum and tub assembly (14). A drying circuit (50) dries the items in the drum and tub assembly (14). A door assembly (16) includes an outer door (18) and a floating inner door (20) sealing the drum and tub assembly (14).
US11976403B2
A laundry treating appliance having a tub, rotatable drum, at least one transmitter coil, at least one ring shaped housing on the drum perimeter and having an annular channel therein and at least one balancing unit disposed in the channel. The balancing unit has a receiver coil configured to receive wireless power from the transmitter coil and an actuator powered by the receiver coil, a sensing element to detect a position of the balancing unit in the housing, a balancing control unit configured to control the positioning of the balancing unit by driving the transmitter coil to send power to the receiver coil to operate the actuator on a friction force element to change the friction between the housing and the balancing unit.
US11976394B2
Provided is a non-woven fabric which is suitable for cleaning wipers, diapers, food packaging materials, etc., and has excellent water absorption and handling performance. The non-woven fabric according to the present invention contains a thermoplastic biodegradable resin, and is characterized in that fibers constituting the non-woven fabric have crimps, the flexural rigidity index in the mechanical direction (MD) of the non-woven fabric is 7.77-37.4 as defined by the following equation: flexural rigidity index in the mechanical direction (MD)=flexural rigidity (gf·cm) in the mechanical direction (MD)/{basis weight(g/m2)}2.5×106, and the bulk density of the non-woven fabric is 0.098 g/cm3 to 0.251 g/cm3.
US11976381B2
The present disclosure provides methods of integrating therapeutic protein and antibody generation and/or selection, evolution and expression in a eukaryotic host for manufacturing in a single system. Therapeutic proteins, including antibodies, are generated, optimized and manufactured in the same eukaryotic host system. The disclosed system of Comprehensive Integrated Antibody Optimization (CIAO!™) allows for simultaneous evolution of protein performance and expression optimization.
US11976380B2
A process for producing a monocrystalline layer of GaAs material comprises the transfer of a monocrystalline seed layer of SrTiO3 material to a carrier substrate of silicon material followed by epitaxial growth of a monocrystalline layer of GaAs material.
US11976372B2
Disclosed is a process for preparing adiponitrile from acrylonitrile in an electrolytic cell. An aqueous electrolyte comprising acrylonitrile converts to adiponitrile in the presence of a solid anode and in the absence of a solid cathode. The cathode comprises gas plasma.
US11976370B2
This invention relates to a method of selection of an electrocatalyst array for a desired product outcome. The method comprises exposing an electrocatalyst system to an active agent dissolved or suspended in a conductive solution; and applying a voltage to the electrocatalyst system. The voltage sufficient to cause a multi-electron oxidation or multi-electron reduction of the active species; the electrocatalyst system comprises a counter electrode; and an electrocatalyst array. The array comprising a support substrate; uniformly sized surface structures protruding from a surface of the support substrate; the uniformly sized surface structures have edges and/or apices comprising a catalyst. When the uniformly sized surface structures are of a micrometer scale a first product ratio is produced, when the uniformly sized surface structures are of a nanometer scale a second product ratio is produced, wherein the first and second product ratios are different; the second product ratio requires a higher order electron process compared to producing the first product ratio.
US11976365B1
A method of forming one-dimensional metal oxide nanostructures includes forming a TiN film on a substrate to provide a TiN-coated substrate; providing an aqueous mixture including hexamethylenetetramine and a metal nitrate, contacting the TiN-coated substrate with the aqueous mixture such that the TiN film on the substrate is in the aqueous mixture, and heating the aqueous mixture at a temperature ranging from about 50° C. to about 100° C. for a period of time ranging from about 60 minutes to about 180 minutes to form the metal oxide nanostructures. The method offers a low-temperature approach for the growth of metal oxide nanostructures. In an embodiment, the metal oxide is zinc oxide (ZnO) and the metal nitrate is zinc nitrate. In an embodiment the substrate is a Si/SiO2 substrate. In an embodiment, the metal oxide nanostructures include one-dimensional nanostructures, such as nanorods.
US11976360B2
Systems and techniques for depositing organic material on a substrate are provided, in which one or more shield gas flows prevents contamination of the substrate by the chamber ambient. Thus, multiple layers of the same or different materials may be deposited in a single deposition chamber, without the need for movement between different deposition chambers, and with reduced chance of cross-contamination between layers.
US11976358B2
An atomic layer deposition system is provided, including: a main body, a platform, a gas distribution showerhead assembly and a first ring member. The main body defines a reaction chamber, and the platform is located in the reaction chamber. The gas distribution showerhead assembly is disposed on the main body and includes at least one gas inlet channel and at least one gas diffusion plate. Each of the at least one gas diffusion plate includes a plurality of through holes. The first ring member defines a radial direction and is disposed between the platform and the at least one gas diffusion plate. A region of the at least one gas diffusion plate distributed with the plurality of through holes defines an outermost distribution profile. An inner circumferential wall of the first ring member and the outermost distribution profile keep a distance in the radial direction.
US11976357B2
Embodiments of the disclosure provide methods for fabricating or otherwise forming a protective coating containing cerium oxide on processing chamber surfaces and/or components, such as surfaces which are exposed to a plasma within a processing chamber. In one or more embodiments, a method of forming a protective coating within a processing chamber includes depositing a cerium oxide layer on a chamber surface or a chamber component during an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process. The ALD process includes sequentially exposing the chamber surface or the chamber component to a cerium precursor, a purge gas, an oxidizing agent, and the purge gas during an ALD cycle, and repeating the ALD cycle to deposit the cerium oxide layer.
US11976356B2
A vaporization supply apparatus 1 includes a preheating section 2 for preheating a liquid raw material L, a vaporization section 3 provided on top of the preheating section 2 for heating and vaporizing the preheated liquid raw material L sent from the preheating section 2, a flow rate control device 4 provided on top of the vaporization section 3 for controlling the flow rate of a gas G sent from the vaporization section 3, and heaters 5 for heating the preheating section 2, the vaporization section 3 and the flow rate control device 4.
US11976350B2
A covering member has a hard film on the surface of a base material, wherein the hard film comprises a layer A selected from a nitride, a carbonitride, an oxynitride, and an oxycarbonitride of Cr or CrM; a metal layer which is formed on the outer surface side of the A layer and includes Cr, Ti, or W; and a layer B which is formed on the outer surface side of the metal layer and selected from a nitride, a carbonitride, an oxynitride, and an oxycarbonitride of Cr or CrM, and wherein M is one or two or more from a Group 4 metal, a Group 5 metal, a Group 6 metal of the periodic table, Al, Si, and B, and strain is introduced in the outer surface side of the metal layer.
US11976347B2
The invention concerns an extruded, rolled and/or forged aluminum-based alloy product having a thickness of at least 25 mm comprising (in weight %): Zn 6.70-7.40; Mg 1.50-1.80; Cu 2.20-2.60, with a Cu to Mg ratio of at least 1.30; Zr 0.04-0.14; Mn 0-0.5; Ti 0-0.15; V 0-0.15; Cr 0-0.25; Fe 0-0.15; Si 0-0.15; impurities ≤0.05 each and ≤0.15 total. The invention also concerns a method of making such a product. Products according to the invention are particularly advantageous because they exhibit simultaneously a low sensitivity to environmentally assisted cracking under conditions of high stress and humid environment, high strength and high toughness properties.
US11976333B2
The present disclosure relates to methods for predicting the risk of recurrence and/or metastasis, or both in primary cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC).
US11976332B2
Described herein are methods, systems, and compositions for non-invasively diagnosing or detecting a skin disease or disorder. Diagnosing or detecting a non-melanoma skin cancer as provided herein comprises detecting gene expression levels of a set of identified genes and in some instances further detecting mutations in a gene of interest.
US11976330B2
Methods and kits for detecting cancer-associated miRNA are disclosed herein. Methods of identifying and treating a human patient at risk for cancer are also disclosed herein.
US11976328B2
Disclosed are biomarkers, methods and assay systems for the identification of poor prognosis of interstitial pneumonia (pulmonary fibrosis) in an individual diagnosed with suspected of having interstitial pneumonia.
US11976325B2
The invention provides systems and methods for making sequencing libraries that are useful for quantitatively analyzing nucleic acids in a sample. Sample nucleic acids are randomly cleaved at, and PCR handled are attached to, a random cut site. The nucleic acid is amplified into a sequencing library in which a sequencing primer generates a sequence read from adjacent the random cut site. The sequence reads can be mapped to a reference, but they will also include a unique identifier sequence that comes from within the nucleic acid molecule being analyzed, i.e., an intrinsic molecular identifier (IMI). The IMI is unique for each molecule and can thus be used to deduplicate sequence reads originating from the same molecule.
US11976323B2
Provided are sequencing-by-binding methods of detecting cognate nucleotides using a crippled DNA polymerizing enzyme that possesses the ability to bind the next correct nucleotide downstream of a primer in a template-dependent fashion, but does not possess the activity needed to promote phosphodiester bond formation. Use of the crippled DNA polymerase permits interrogation of one nucleotide at a time, without incorporation of any nucleotide. Labeled nucleotides, such as fluorescently labeled nucleotides, can be used in conjunction with the crippled DNA polymerase to establish cognate nucleotide identity in a rapid manner.
US11976317B2
The present invention provides devices, and a method for preparing the devices, for measuring glucose concentration in a liquid sample. The devices are typically in the form of test strips. The test strips are printed with a reagent varnish comprising glucose oxidase, peroxidase, chromogen, and neutralizer. The chromogen in the reagent varnish changes color when the reagent varnish is exposed to glucose.
US11976315B2
The invention provides recombinant algal mutants that have a genetic modification to a gene or nucleic acid sequence encoding a WD40 repeat containing protein or domain. The genetic modification of one or more nucleic acid sequences encoding a WD40 repeat containing protein or domain results in a mutant organism with increased lipid productivity and/or higher biomass productivity (as measured by total organic carbon). The genetic modification can be a gene attenuation or functional deletion. The lipid products of these mutants can be utilized as biofuels or for other specialty chemical products. Methods of making and using the recombinant algal mutants and methods of producing lipids are also disclosed.
US11976314B2
The present invention relates to a transformed strain having ethanol production potential, constructed by introducing a foreign gene for ethanol production into a non-ethanol producing acetogen Eubacterium limosum and a method for producing ethanol, using the strain. According to the present invention, Eubacterium limosum which is a conventional acetogen lacking ethanol production potential is used to produce ethanol, which is a high value-added product, as a single product from carbon monoxide contained in waste gas.
US11976312B2
Provided is a method for preparing Rebaudioside C using an enzymatic method, comprising using rubusoside or dulcoside A as a substrate, and making the substrate, in the presence of a glycosyl donor, react under the catalysis of UDP-glycosyltransferase-containing recombinant cell and/or UDP-glycosyltransferase prepared therefrom to generate Rebaudioside C.
US11976309B2
In some aspects, the present invention provides methods and compositions for modifying target sites within nucleic acid molecules. In some embodiments, the methods comprise using adenosine deaminases that act on RNA (ADARs), and variants thereof, to modify target sites within DNA-RNA hybrid molecules. In other aspects, ADAR2 variant polypeptides as well as fusion proteins comprising an ADAR catalytic domain and a hybrid nucleic acid binding domain are provided, as are methods for use thereof. Methods for preventing and treating genetic disorders are also provided herein.
US11976307B2
Disclosed herein are transcription activator-like effector nuclease (TALEN)-related compositions and methods of using said TALENs for correcting mutant genes.
US11976300B2
Disclosed is the use of a water-soluble realgar solid dispersion in the preparation of an erythroid differentiation inducer for bone marrow hematopoietic stem cells and/or bone marrow hematopoietic progenitor cells. The water-soluble realgar solid dispersion is prepared from raw materials comprising 1 part by weight of realgar, 1-20 parts by weight of a polymer, and 0-5 parts by weight of a surfactant. The water-soluble realgar solid dispersion can induce bone marrow hematopoietic stem and/or progenitor cells to be differentiated into red blood cells, promote the accumulation of red blood cells in bone marrow cells, effectively alleviate the decrease in the number of red blood cells caused by the suppression of the erythroid differentiation of bone marrow hematopoietic stem and/or progenitor cells, improve anemia caused by hematopoietic failure, and protect bone marrow cells from the killing effect.
US11976298B2
Disclosed are methods, compositions of matter, and kits useful for augmentation of cells through modification of cellular membrane properties following ex vivo treatment.
US11976296B2
The present invention provides means and methods for the generation of midbrain organoids which are useful for studying neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases. Neuroepithelial stem cells serve as a starting population for the generation of midbrain organoids by contacting them with differentiation medium under agitating conditions in three-dimensional cell culture comprising a matrix.
US11976294B2
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for producing hydrogel matrix constructs. Methods of using hydrogel matrix constructs for tissue repair and regeneration and for the oxygenation of red blood cells are also disclosed.
US11976282B2
Methods and compositions using dnayzme-based GATA3 inhibitors for the treatment of insulin resistance and Type II diabetes, for the stimulation of adipogenesis in vivo, and for the promotion of fat redistribution are disclosed.
US11976271B2
The present disclosure is related to methods and materials for depleting unwanted RNA species from a nucleic acid sample. In particular, the present disclosure describes how to remove unwanted rRNA, tRNA, mRNA or other RNA species that could interfere with the analysis, manipulation and study of target RNA molecules in a sample.
US11976269B2
Disclosed herein include systems, apparatuses, devices, and methods for introducing one or more components into a fluid. A first fluid and a second fluid can be co-injected into a fluidic channel of a flow cell. In some embodiments, the first fluid and a second fluid are immiscible (e.g. an aqueous buffer and a non-aqueous liquid). In some embodiments, the second fluid is less dense than the first fluid.
US11976263B2
A cell culture insert for use in culturing cells to promote the formation of spheroids and methods of using these spheroid-promoting cell culture inserts. The cell culture insert includes a porous membrane and one or more sidewalls that are non-adherent to cells and cause the cells in the insert to associate with each other and form spheroids.
US11976256B2
A liquid laundry detergent formulation is provided, comprising: a liquid carrier; a cleaning surfactant; and a cleaning booster, wherein the cleaning booster is of formula (I) wherein R1 is a C1-4 alkylidene group; wherein each occurrence of R2 is independently selected from a C2-5 alkylene oxide group; and wherein the sum v+x+y+z is 4 to 1,600.
US11976252B2
The present disclosure provides a detergent additives and methods for preparing a sulfurized alkyl phenate product from polyalphaolefins.
US11976250B2
The present disclosure provides a detergent additives and methods for preparing a sulfurized alkyl phenate product to achieve a high sulfurization ratio and low levels of unsulfurized alkyl phenols.
US11976247B1
This invention provides a system and method/process for treatment of fuel used in internal combustion engines that advantageously reduces greenhouse gasses and pollutants given off during combustion and provides all the above effects without the need to include additional traditional additives that increase costs and may be environmentally harmful. Nanoparticles of one or more metals are added to a fuel mixture, where the mixture consists of hydrophobic or hydrophilic biofuels of plant or animal origin and/or sulfur containing petroleum distillates. An electro-chemical process/method can then be employed, by passing a current through the mixture, to produce metal nanoparticles. These metal nanoparticles have a wide range of benefits when added to the fuel solution, and allow the user to avoid the use of such traditional fuel additives.
US11976245B2
Processes herein may be used to thermally crack various hydrocarbon feeds, and may eliminate the refinery altogether while making the crude to chemicals process very flexible in terms of crude. In embodiments herein, crude is progressively separated into at least light and heavy fractions. Depending on the quality of the light and heavy fractions, these are routed to one of three upgrading operations, including a fixed bed hydroconversion unit, a fluidized catalytic conversion unit, or a residue hydrocracking unit that may utilize an ebullated bed reactor. Products from the upgrading operations may be used as feed to a steam cracker.
US11976238B2
Methods and compositions for treating subterranean formations to mitigate lost circulation are provided. The methods of the present disclosure include forming a treatment fluid including one or more geopolymer lost circulation materials; introducing the treatment fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation that includes at least one loss zone; activating the geopolymer lost circulation materials to form a geopolymer that imparts a thixotropic property to the treatment fluid; and allowing the treatment fluid exhibiting the thixotropic property to at least partially reduce a rate of loss associated with the loss zone.
US11976227B2
The invention relates to a process for producing a crystalline A/M/X material, which crystalline A/M/X material comprises a compound of formula [A]a[M]b[X]c wherein: [A] comprises one or more A cations; [M] comprises one or more M cations which are metal or metalloid cations; [X] comprises one or more X anions; a is a number from 1 to 6; b is a number from 1 to 6; and c is a number from 1 to 18. The process is capable of producing crystalline A/M/X materials while precisely controlling their stoichiometry, leading to products with finely tunable optical properties such as peak emission wavelength. The invention also relates to process for producing a thin film comprising the crystalline A/M/X material of the invention, and to a thin film obtainable by the process of the invention. An optoelectronic device comprising the thin film is also provided.
US11976219B2
In one embodiment, the present application discloses a photo-cleavable surface binding compound of the Formula I and Formula II: wherein the variables EG, EG1, SP1, SP2, SP3, Ar and BG are as defined herein. In another embodiment, the application discloses a method for forming a coating on a surface of a substrate using the surface binding compound.
US11976197B2
In accordance with at least selected embodiments or aspects, the present invention is directed to improved, unique, and/or high performance ISS lead acid battery separators, such as improved ISS flooded lead acid battery separators, ISS batteries including such separators, methods of production, and/or methods of use. The preferred ISS separator may include negative cross ribs and/or PIMS minerals. In accordance with more particular embodiments or examples, a PIMS mineral (preferably fish meal, a bio-mineral) is provided as at least a partial substitution for the silica filler component in a silica filled lead acid battery separator (preferably a polyethylene/silica separator formulation). In accordance with at least selected embodiments, the present invention is directed to new or improved batteries, separators, components, and/or compositions having heavy metal removal capabilities and/or methods of manufacture and/or methods of use thereof.
US11976190B2
The present invention relates to a block copolymer that contains a polymer block A containing a farnesene-derived monomer unit (a1) and a random copolymer block B containing a C12 or lower conjugated diene-derived monomer unit (b1) and an aromatic vinyl compound-derived monomer unit (b2), the block copolymer having a ratio by mass of the polymer block A to the random copolymer block B (A/B) of 30/70 to 0.5/99.5, a content of the aromatic vinyl compound-derived monomer unit (b2) in the random copolymer block B of 1 to 50% by mass, and a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 100,000 to 5,000,000.
US11976189B2
A thermoplastic resin composition comprising a graft copolymer (A), a vinyl copolymer (B), and a metal component (C), wherein: an amount of the metal component (C) is 60 ppm or more relative to a total mass of the thermoplastic resin composition, the graft copolymer (A) is a graft polymer obtained by polymerizing 80% by mass to 20% by mass of a vinyl monomer mixture (m1) including at least one type of vinyl monomer in the presence of 20% by mass to 80% by mass of a rubbery polymer (a) including a polyorganosiloxane and an alkyl (meth)acrylate polymer, the vinyl copolymer (B) is a vinyl copolymer obtained by polymerizing a vinyl monomer mixture (m2) including an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer, and the metal component (C) is an alkali metal.
US11976183B1
A process for producing a low density polyethylene with modified melt flow index, comprising subjecting to thermal visbreaking a precursor polyethylene (I) comprising 35% by weight or more of LDPE.
US11976182B2
Methods may include modifying the crystallization properties of a polymer composition including a polyolefin and a nucleating agent with the structure: wherein R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, or aryl with the proviso that at least one of R1 or R2 is a carbon chain having 1 to 12 carbons with at least one of the carbons in the carbon chain covalently bound to the polyolefin, and wherein the alkyl, alkenyl, or aryl may be substituted with one or more carboxylate groups; and M is a metal selected from Group I of the Periodic Table.
US11976179B2
Provided is a particle material that achieves excellent mechanical properties and optical properties when dispersed in a transparent resin material in order to solve the problem. In a case where primary particles having particle sizes in a certain range are formed into an aggregate, mechanical properties are enhanced while optical properties are maintained. The primary particles each have compositions different between the inside thereof and the surface thereof. Therefore, the optical properties to be obtained are easily controlled unlike an inorganic substance in which both of the compositions are mixed at an atomic level. The particle material of the present invention is an aggregate including primary particles in which a specific surface area. diameter is not less than 0.8 nm and not greater than 80 nm, the primary particles formed of an inorganic substance in which a composition of a surface and a composition of an inside are different.
US11976178B2
The present disclosure provides compositions including a carbon fiber material comprising one or more of an acyclic olefin group or a thiol disposed thereon; and a thermosetting polymer or a thermoplastic polymer. The present disclosure further provides metal substrates including a composition of the present disclosure disposed thereon. The present disclosure further provides vehicle components including a metal substrate of the present disclosure. The present disclosure further provides methods for manufacturing a vehicle component, including contacting a carbon fiber material with a carbon-containing zinc-titanium or a thiol to form a coated carbon fiber material; and mixing the coated carbon fiber material with a thermosetting polymer or a thermoplastic polymer to form a composition. Methods can further include depositing a composition of the present disclosure onto a metal substrate.
US11976173B2
The present disclosure provides a method, process and system for recycling an asphalt-based roofing material. In particular, the method, process and system are capable of removing and recovering an aggregate product, fiber product and an asphalt product from the asphalt-based roofing material. The aggregate, fiber and asphalt products each may be reused in a variety of applications.
US11976170B2
The present invention provides a polybenzoxazole precursor, which comprises a structure of formula (I): wherein the definitions of Y, Z, R1, i, j, and V are provided herein. By means of the polybenzoxazole precursor, the resin composition of the present invention is able to form a film with high frequency characteristics and high contrast.
US11976155B2
The present disclosure relates to an expanded foam solution for forming a thermosetting expanded foam having excellent flame retardancy produced using the same. According to the present disclosure, nanoclay is mixed with a polyol-based compound using ultrasonic waves, an isocyanate-based compound is added, and a trimerization catalyst or an isocyanurate compound is mixed with the polyol-based compound so that an isocyanurate structure is formed.
US11976152B2
A method for producing a nanocomposite sorbent comprising carbon nanotube-grafted acrylic acid/acrylamide copolymer which involves copolymerization of acrylic acid and acrylamide in the presence of an aqueous dispersion of carbon nanotubes. The method yields a nanocomposite sorbent material having a reversible adsorption capacity phenol of 5 to 2500 μg of phenol per mg of nanocomposite sorbent. Also disclosed is a method for removing organic pollutants from water using the nanocomposite sorbent.
US11976151B2
Disclosed is a process for producing a polymer polyol, comprising: (a) reacting a first mixture comprising an initiator, a polyol, a diluent, a stabilizer, a styrene-based monomer and a nitrile-based monomer; and (b) continuously adding, to the first mixture, a second mixture comprising an initiator, a polyol, a stabilizer, a styrene-based monomer and a nitrile-based monomer to react, wherein the first mixture and second mixture comprise the stabilizer in a weight ratio of 1:1 to 3, respectively, and a polymer polyol produced according to the process.
US11976149B2
The present invention relates to a curable composition for an optical material, containing (A) 100 parts by mass of a radical polymerizable monomer, (B) 0.005 to 0.5 parts by mass of a tetraazaporphyrin compound having a maximum absorption wavelength in a range of 560 nm or more and 620 nm or less, and (C) 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of an ultraviolet absorber having a maximum absorption wavelength in a range of 330 nm or more and 350 nm or less. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a curable composition for an optical material, capable of being suitably used as a coating material that can easily provide an optical material having good antiglare properties and excellent weather resistance.
US11976144B2
A multistage polymer is provided, comprising: acrylate rich stage comprising: (a) structural units of monoethylenically unsaturated non-ionic, acrylate rich stage monomer selected from C1-22 alkyl (meth)acrylates and mixtures thereof; and (b) carbosiloxane rich stage, comprising: structural units of carbosiloxane monomer of formula (I), wherein a is 0 to 3; wherein d is 0 or 1; wherein R1 is selected from hydrogen, C1-10 alkyl group and aryl group; wherein R2 is selected from hydrogen and C1-10 alkyl group; wherein R8 is —O—Si(CH3)2—O—Si(CH3)3 group; wherein Y is selected from formula (II), (III) and (IV); wherein R4 and R6 are selected from hydrogen and methyl group; wherein R3 and R5 are a C1-10 alkylene group; wherein R7 is C1-10 alkyl group; wherein b is 0 to 4 and wherein c is 0 or 1.
US11976134B2
Provided herein are chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) for cancer therapy, and more particularly, CARs containing a scFv from an anti-MUC16 monoclonal antibody. Provided are immune effector cells containing such CARs, and methods of treating proliferative disorders.
US11976127B1
The invention concerns methods and means for preventing the reduction of disulfide bonds during the recombinant production of disulfide-containing polypeptides. In particular, the invention concerns the prevention of disulfide bond reduction during harvesting of disulfide-containing polypeptides, including antibodies, from recombinant host cell cultures.
US11976123B2
Disclosed herein are agnostic anti-CD40 antibodies and methods of using such for eliciting CD40 signaling, thereby enhancing immune responses, such as dendritic cell functions. The antibodies disclosed herein may be used to treat diseases, such as cancer and immune disorders.
US11976119B2
The present disclosure is generally directed to compositions that include antibodies, e.g., monoclonal, antibodies, antibody fragments, etc., that specifically bind a SIRPA polypeptide, e.g., a mammalian SIRPA or human SIRPA, and use of such compositions in preventing, reducing risk, or treating an individual in need thereof.
US11976115B2
Provided are antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof, which can bind to human IL-1β, block the binding of IL-1β to receptors thereof and thereby down regulate the activity of IL-1β, and can be used to prepare drugs for the treatment of immune diseases mediated by IL-1β overexpression such as arthritis, osteoporosis, and tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome.
US11976113B2
The present disclosure relates to compositions, for treating interleukin 5 (IL-5) mediated diseases, and related methods.
US11976109B2
Antibodies and antigen binding fragments that specifically bind to ebolavirus glycoprotein and neutralize ebolavirus infection are disclosed. Nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, vectors, and host cells are also provided. The disclosed antibodies, antigen binding fragments, nucleic acids and vectors can be used, for example, to inhibit an ebolavirus infection in a subject.
US11976105B2
The present application provides antibody-TCR chimeric constructs comprising an antibody moiety that specifically binds to a target antigen fused to a TCRM capable of recruiting at least one TCR-associated signaling module. Also provided are methods of making and using these constructs.
US11976104B2
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC) translocate endosomal Toll-Like receptor (TLR)-9 to the plasma membrane, thereby sensitizing these clonal propagating cells to respective ligands in the microenvironment. TLR9 is the cognate receptor for RNA:DNA hybrids (R-loops) and unmethylated CpG oligonucleotides in oxidized mitochondrial DNA, the latter of which is abundant in the bone marrow microenvironment as a result of massive medullary pyroptotic cytolytic cell death. Both ligands are important danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) triggering innate immune activation and chronic inflammation that contributes to MDS pathogenesis. In an effort to neutralize these DAMPs and disrupt this feed-forward inflammatory cascade, a chimeric protein was designed fusing the external epitopes of TLR9 to the Fc domain of human IgG4 to serve as a decoy receptor or ligand trap recognizing extracellular RNA:DNA hybrids (R-loops) and oxidized mitochondrial DNA.
US11976100B2
The present disclosure provides methods for treating or ameliorating a myelin associated disease or a mitochondria associated disease that comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a frataxin replacement therapeutic compound, e.g., a fusion protein comprising frataxin.
US11976099B2
Mutant M-CSF protein, comprising αvβ3 integrin binding motif and pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, are provided. Further, use of the composition for the treatment and or prevention of diseases associated with increased bone resorption are provided.
US11976097B2
The disclosure provides modified biotin-binding proteins which can be expressed in soluble form in high yield in bacteria. Also provided are fusion proteins comprising the modified biotin-binding protein and an antigen. The disclosure further provides non-hemolytic variants of alpha-hemolysin from S. aureus and fusion protein comprising non-hemolytic variant of alpha-hemolysin and a biotin-binding domains. Immunogenic compositions comprising the proteins are also disclosed and use of such immunogenic compositions for inducing an immune response or for vaccinating a subject are also disclosed.
US11976090B2
The invention provides a D-psicose crystal and a preparation method thereof. The method comprises: adding a seed crystal to a D-psicose solution and stirring uniformly, subjecting the solution to crystallization by gradient cooling and constant-temperature crystallization alternately at 50-30° C., stopping the crystallization until the temperature of the solution is 30° C., separating the crystal by centrifugation, washing and drying, to obtain a D-psicose crystal. Rather than evaporative crystallization, organic solvent-assisted crystallization and ultrasonication, controllable crystallization by gradient cooling, constant-temperature crystallization, and other technical means are employed. Thus, the invention has low requirements for equipment, simple process, low energy consumption, and low preparation cost, and thus particularly suitable for large-scale industrial production and processing. The purity of the D-psicose crystal obtained is ≥98.5%, 80% by weight or more of the crystal has a grain size in the range of 20-40 meshes, and the yield per crystallization is ≥70%.
US11976089B2
Solid forms of L-glufosinate materials, including crystalline L-glufosinate ammonium, are described.
US11976086B2
Provided are an organometallic compound, an organic light-emitting device including the organometallic compound, and an apparatus including the organic light-emitting device. The organometallic compound may be represented by the formula M11 M12 (L11)n11(L12)n12, wherein M11 and M12 are each independently selected from a Period 1 transition metal, a Period 2 transition metal, and a Period 3 transition metal; L11 is a ligand represented by Formula 1-1 shown below, L12 is selected from a monodentate ligand and a bidentate ligand, n11 is 1, and n12 is selected from 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4.
US11976085B2
The invention provides a new process for producing ruthenium complexes represented by the Formula 1. Invention provides also the use of ruthenium complexes represented by the Formula 1 as precatalysts and/or catalysts in olefin metathesis reactions.
US11976074B1
The present invention provides salts and crystalline forms of Linsitinib (OSI-906; cis-3-[8-amino-1-(2-phenyl-7-quinolinyl)imidazo[1,5-a]pyrazin-3-yl]-1-methyl-cyclobutanol). These forms of Linsitinib provide increased solubility and improved pharmacokinetic profiles for orally administered pharmaceutical formulations. Accordingly, the invention enables improved methods for treating human insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) and insulin receptor (IR) mediated conditions.
US11976072B2
The present disclosure provides diacylglycerol kinase modulating compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, for treating cancer, including solid tumors, and viral infections, such as HIV or hepatitis B virus infection. The compounds can be used alone or in combination with other agents.
US11976068B2
This disclosure relates to methods of treatment using compound (1) or analogs thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are compounds of formula (10): as defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. Methods of treatment, such as for cancer, are provided that comprise administering the compounds and their salts to a subject in need of such treatment.
US11976060B2
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a β-lactam derivative, wherein a substituted N-quinoline-3-butenamide derivative is used as a substrate to react with a toluene derivative or a heterocyclic derivative at 90-150° C. in the presence of DTBP and a copper salt catalyst, to prepare a β-lactam derivative. According to the method of the present invention, a variety of β-lactam derivatives can be obtained with a high yield. The reaction of the present invention has mild reaction conditions, and simple reaction operation and post-treatment process, and is suitable for large-scale production.
US11976054B2
The present invention relates to an amide derivative and use thereof in medicine, and specifically to an amide derivative shown as general formula (I) or a stereoisomer, solvate, metabolite, deuteride, prodrug, pharmaceutically acceptable salt or cocrystal thereof, a pharmaceutical composition containing the same, and use of the compound or the composition disclosed herein in preparing an NLRP3 inhibitor.
US11976053B2
Disclosed herein are methods for preparing [(2S,3R)—N—[(2S)-3-(cyclopent-1-en-1-yl)-1-[(2R)-2-methyloxiran-2-yl]-1-oxopropan-2-yl]-3-hydroxy-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-[(2S)-2-[2-(morpholin-4-yl)acetamido]propanamido]propanamide (compound “G”): and precursors thereof.
US11976050B1
A N′-(2-(5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-ylthio)acetoxy)-1-naphthimidamide compound, its synthesis, and its use as an antimicrobial agent.
US11976035B2
Process for the production of a diacyl peroxide involving the reaction of an anhydride with hydrogen peroxide, removal of the formed carboxylic acid, production of an anhydride from said carboxylic acid, and recycling of the anhydride within the process.
US11976031B1
An 8-((4-hydroxy-3-methylphenyl)diazenyl)naphthalene-1,3-disulfonic acid compound, its synthesis, and its use as an antioxidant agent.
US11976024B2
This invention relates to a process for producing cyanoacetates involving contacting a salt of an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or aryl formyl acetate with a hydroxyl amine acid under appropriate conditions and for a time sufficient to yield a cyanoacetate.
US11976019B2
Compounds are provided having the following structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer, or stereoisomer thereof, wherein a, b, c, d, G1, G2, L1, L2, R1a, R1b, R2a, R2b, R3a, R3b, R4a, R4b, R5, R6, R7, R8 and X are as defined herein. Use of the compounds as a component of lipid nanoparticle formulations for delivery of a therapeutic agent, nanoparticles comprising the compounds and methods for their use and preparation are also provided.
US11976012B2
A cordierite-containing ceramic body with % P≥50%, df≤0.50, and a combined weight percentage of crystalline phases containing cordierite and indialite of at least 85 wt %. The porous ceramic body contains, as expressed on a relative oxide weight percent basis in terms of MgO, Al2O3, and SiO2 that is within a field defined by (15.4, 34.1, and 50.5), (12.2, 34.1, and 53.7), (13.3, 31.2, and 55.5), and (16.6, 31.1, and 52.3). Batch composition mixtures and methods of manufacturing a porous ceramic body using the batch compositions are provided, as are other aspects.
US11975998B2
A component of glass or glass ceramic having predamages arranged along at least one predetermined dividing line is provided. The dividing line has a row of predamages lying one behind the other. The predamages pass continuously through the glass or the glass ceramic with at least 90% of the predamages being cylindrically symmetrical. The glass or the glass ceramic has a material compaction of at least 1% relative to an actual material density in a radius of 3 μm about a longitudinal axis of respective pre-damaged points. The relative weight loss per pre-damaged point is less than 10% and the component has a thickness of at least 3.5 mm.
US11975982B2
Method and apparatus for preparing at least one metal chloride from metal oxide containing material comprising calcining the metal oxide containing material under temperature conditions sufficient to obtain a calcined product comprising at least one metal oxide; and selectively chlorinating the calcined product to form at least one metal chloride.
US11975972B2
Provided is a carbon material that is large in specific surface area, and moreover, capable of easily forming an electrode film even when any binder is substantially not contained. Provided is a carbon material that has a BET specific surface area of 100 m2/g or more, with the weight of the carbon material remaining on a sieve after shaking being 90% by weight or more with respect to 100% by weight of the carbon material put in the sieve, when 0.2 g of the carbon material packed in a cylindrical syringe of 2 cm in diameter is compressed at a pressure of 16 kN, the whole of the compressed carbon material is taken out from the syringe and put in the sieve with an aperture of 4.75 mm, and the sieve is shaken for 1 minute.
US11975971B2
A graphene manufacturing apparatus includes a reaction chamber a substrate supporter configured to structurally support a substrate inside the reaction chamber; a plasma generator configured to generate a plasma inside the reaction chamber; a first gas supply configured to supply an inert gas into the reaction chamber at a first height from an upper surface of the substrate supporter in a height direction of the reaction chamber; a second gas supply configured to supply a carbon source into the reaction chamber at a second height from the upper surface of the substrate supporter in the height direction of the reaction chamber; and a third gas supply configured to supply a reducing gas into the reaction chamber, wherein the first to third gas supply units are disposed at different heights at a third height from the upper surface of the substrate supporter in the height direction of the reaction chamber.
US11975949B2
A gantry crane adapter for a two-post lift includes a pair of angle brackets, each of which has a first, horizontal leg and second, vertical leg. The first leg includes an aperture, and a short hook extends in parallel, spaced relation along an outer surface of the second leg. The hook of each bracket is received in the slot in a carriage in a respective post of the two-post lift to removably connect each bracket to the respective carriage, with the first, horizontal legs of the respective brackets projecting toward each other. A load bearing beam is positioned across the brackets such that an internally threaded boss at each end of the beam is received in an aperture in a respective bracket, and a bolt with a washer is threaded down into the boss, to support and retain the load bearing beam across the angle brackets.
US11975945B1
A frictionless safety brake actuator (100), a braking system, and an elevator system. The frictionless safety brake actuator (100) for use in an elevator system, includes: a fixed component (110); a movable component (130), configured to be moveable between a first position in which a safety brake is actuated and a second position in which the safety brake is not actuated; a biasing element (120) arranged between the fixed component (110) and the movable component (130) to apply a biasing force to the movable component (130) to bias the movable component (130) away from the fixed component (120) towards the first position; an actuating element (140) connected to the movable component (130); a holding arrangement (150) comprising a latch (154) and a first actuator (152), wherein the first actuator (152) is configured to be selectively operable to move the latch (154) between a holding position and a release position.
US11975942B2
The invention relates to a floor terminal for an elevator system in a building, comprising an elevator operating terminal and a wireless network device. The elevator operating terminal has a user interface for calling an elevator cabin, an elevator data interface for communicating data with an elevator controller, and a processing device which is coupled to the user interface and the elevator data interface. The wireless network device has a wireless transceiver for communicating with a communication device, a data interface for communicating data with the network access point, and a processing device coupled to the wireless transceiver and the data interface. By using such a floor terminal, a building can be equipped with additional functionality with relatively little installation effort during a redevelopment process.
US11975938B2
A sheet transport device includes a transport unit, a load section, and a sheet accommodation section. The transport unit has a transport path along which a sheet read at a read position is transported to an output unit. The sheet output by the output unit is loaded onto the load section. The sheet accommodation section is disposed downstream in an output direction of the sheet from an inner wall surface extending upward adjacent to the load section and has a recess capable of accommodating a sheet of a predetermined minimum size. A retrieval space through which the sheet accommodated in the sheet accommodation section is retrievable is provided by exposing the transport path in a direction opposite to a loading direction of the sheet.
US11975937B2
A feeding unit includes: a retard roller; a holder section; a protruding section; an accommodating section; a pressing section; a first restricting section; and a second restricting section. The holder section rotatably holds the retard roller. The protruding section serves as a rocking fulcrum of the holder section. The accommodating section accommodates the holder section. The pressing section presses the holder section. The first restricting section restricts movement of the holder section in a retreating direction. The second restricting section restricts movement of the holder section in a direction opposite to the retreating direction. The pressing section is arranged so as to deviate in a Y direction with respect to a virtual line passing through a middle point of the protruding section and a middle point of the first restricting section. The holder section comes into contact with the first restricting section and the second restricting section.
US11975933B2
A sheet feeding cassette includes a main body, a lift plate, a pair of side cursors, and an auxiliary lift plate. The main body is configured to accommodate a sheet fed out in a predetermined sheet feeding direction. The lift plate is provided in the main body in a liftable manner, and has a sheet placement surface on which the sheet is placed. The pair of side cursors is configured to be moved in a width direction perpendicular to the sheet feeding direction and to come into contact with side edges of the sheet placed on the lift plate to align the sheet. The auxiliary lift plate is detachably attached to a notch portion which is formed in the lift plate so as to allow a moving of the side cursors.
US11975918B2
A stand is provided for storing a grass bagger or collection assembly removed from a lawn mower. The stand includes a base, which may include wheels, and a pair of upstanding arms to which the grass collection assembly is mounted. The arms include receivers, such as pins or plates, to which the frame of the bagger assembly is hooked. A fastener extends through at least of the arms and the bagger frame to prevent accidental falling of the frame from the stand. The stand includes upstanding members over which the bagger chute can be mounted to store the chute in an upright position adjacent the grass collector frame and bag. A shelf may be provided on the stand to store other bagger accessories.
US11975913B2
A packet for cigarette industry products, having a casing which, preferably on all sides, surrounds a group of cigarette industry products as the packet content, wherein the casing is formed from a packaging material, and wherein folding tabs of the packaging material are connected to one another by seams. Preferably all seams are formed by crimping folding tabs of the packaging material that bear on one another in the overlap region of those folding tabs that bear on one another. The invention also relates to corresponding devices and methods for producing such packets.
US11975909B1
A receptacle article comprises a first wall, a second wall, a connection between a peripheral edge of the first wall and the second wall, the connection defining a peripheral edge of the receptacle, a hollow interior between an inner surface of the first wall and an inner surface of the second wall, and an opening, the opening exposing the hollow interior to an external environment of the receptacle. The opening can be through a thickness of one of the first and second wall. The pocket can be filled with a filler or cushioning material so that the receptacle can function as a multi-purpose cushioning member or system. The filler material can be used plastic grocery bags.
US11975907B2
A device, system, and method for maintaining temperature control of a distribution item, or of the contents of a distribution item, as the distribution item moves through the distribution network. A container housing an item can include a cooling unit, a heating unit, or both, and control circuitry including a temperature sensor. The control circuitry activates the cooling unit or heating unit as required to maintain the item at a desired temperature or within a desired temperature range.
US11975906B2
Provided is a cushioning material for being put into a packing box configured for encasement of electronic equipment. The cushioning material absorbs external stress applied to the electronic equipment encased in the packing box. The cushioning material includes: a first holder including a first plate configured to face the electronic equipment when the cushioning material and the electronic equipment are encased in the packing box, and a second plate configured to face an inner wall surface of the packing box when the cushioning material and the electronic equipment are encased in the packing box; and a first cushioning block provided between the first plate and the second plate.
US11975905B2
A multi-layer beverage container made is disclosed. An outer layer encloses an inner layer that is configured to shrink or flex to accommodate volume changes of a beverage inside the beverage container caused by a change in temperature of the beverage in the sealed beverage container. The inner layer is not attached to the outer layer through the majority of the beverage container, with attachment zones being located at selected areas of the outer layer. There is a space between the inner layer and the outer layer. A gas introduction system is provided in the space to maintain a desired gas pressure in the space. The set gas pressure allows outer layer to be designed without the need to resist deformation caused by reduced pressure due to changing volumes of the beverage.
US11975896B2
A lid for a beverage container having a first drinking opening, a second drinking opening, and a selector. The selector is configured to linearly slide between a first position in which the first drinking opening is accessible and the second drinking opening is inaccessible, and a second position in which the second drinking opening is accessible and the first drinking opening is inaccessible.
US11975894B2
A cover for a container that includes a lid portion and a collar element. The lid portion having a main body section surrounded by a peripheral sealing shoulder. The collar element having a peripheral collar sealing shoulder that includes a collar groove and wherein the lid portion is connected to the collar portion through a hinge element. The lid portion, collar element and hinge portion are formed as a unitary structure and the lid portion articulates from an open positon in which it is spaced apart from the collar element to a closed position wherein the peripheral bead sealing shoulder of the lid portion engages with the peripheral collar sealing shoulder of the collar element.
US11975893B1
What is disclosed is a lid for sealing containers containing paint as well as other types of liquids and solids. The lid is flexible and resilient at portions that provide a seal for the container to preserve the contents by reducing off-gas leakage as well as ingress of oxidizing air in order to prevent drying of the contents or other types of deterioration. A handle is provided at a top surface of the lid and which is proximal to the outer structures of the lid. The handle enables a user to utilize thumb and forefinger to squeeze the handle and thereby laterally collapse the lid thereby reducing its lateral dimensions. The central portion of the lid is vertically raised from radially distal portions of the lid to facilitate collapse of the lid when the handle is squeezed. The lateral dimensional reduction enables the lid to more easily fit within the container and furthermore enables its position to be adjusted within the container and thereby enable it to be moved as close to the contents of the container as desired in order to minimize air pockets in the container space directly above the contents. Release of the grip on the handle allows the lid to revert to its original laterally extended position and thereby come into full sealing contact with the interior walls of the container.
US11975892B2
Systems, methods and containers for forming a beverage. A container includes a closure arranged with a movable element that is movable to pierce a membrane and permit beverage material in the container to exit. The movable element can include a piercing element that pierces the membrane. Gas can be introduced into the container to force beverage material to exit the container. A gas inlet port can be provided with the closure and arranged to mate with a gas source of a beverage machine.
US11975889B2
Apparatus and method(s) according to which a first container lid is sealingly engaged against a container body. Once so sealingly engaged, a first portion of the first container lid is detachable from, and re-attachable to, the container body. A security band remains attached to a neck of the container body when the first portion of the container lid is detached from the container body. In one or more embodiments, when detached from the container body, the first portion of the container lid remains connected to the security band via a tether. The tether is formed substantially within security band. The container body is adapted to be stacked onto a second container lid so that a first three-dimensional profile of the second container lid matingly receives a second three-dimensional profile of the container body. In one or more embodiments, the second container lid is identical to the first container lid.
US11975887B1
A pallet includes a forward and an aft end block with a plurality of assemblies connected in series between the forward and aft end blocks. Each assembly includes a bottom plate extending along a horizontal plane and having a pair of opposite side edges and a top plate extending along a horizontal plane, parallel to the bottom plate, and having another pair of opposite side edges. Two tee sections are sandwiched between the top plate and the bottom plate. The horizontal portion of each tee section is attached to the bottom plate and the vertical portion of each tee section is attached to the top plate. An intermediate support connects a front end of one assembly to a back end of an adjacent assembly.
US11975884B1
An apparatus for applying a label to a spool or reel containing wire and a wire tail extending from the spool or reel, the apparatus comprising a wire tail sensor, wherein the wire tail sensor identifies the location of the wire tail protruding from the spool or reel and a label application mechanism, wherein the labeling mechanism applies a label to the spool or reel and wherein the label does not contact the wire tail protruding from the spool or reel.
US11975872B2
An orbital wrapping apparatus for wrapping a cargo in a stretch film is provided and generally includes a base frame, a circular ring assembly mounted on the base frame, a stretch film dispenser mounted on the circular ring assembly, and a cutting assembly mounted to the base frame and extending through an opening defined by the circular ring assembly. The stretch film dispenser includes a roll of stretch film dispensing the stretch film by rotation of the circular ring assembly, a subframe fixed to the circular ring assembly and the roll of stretch film is mounted on a loading assembly attached to the subframe, and a first feed roller and a second feed roller are mounted to a portion of the subframe that is movable between a first position adjacent to an axis extending through the first and second end caps and a second position spaced further apart from the axis. The cutting assembly is adapted to cut and hold the stretch film.
US11975871B2
Disclosed is a remotely controlled wireless drone which employs a solid fuel rocket engine to propel it quickly to a desired or location. More specifically, an unmanned vehicle including a fuselage and a propulsion unit engaged with the fuselage, the propulsion unit being operable to bring the unmanned vehicle to a desired altitude or location, generally during a launch stage. The fuselage also includes multiple rotors pivotally engaged with the fuselage and a rotor positioning system operable to pivot the multiple rotors between stowed and deployed positions. The stowed position of the propellers minimizes drag and instability during the launch stage, and the deployed position allows the multiple rotors to control the position and altitude of the unmanned vehicle after the fuel of the rocket engine is spent. Submersible/amphibious and other embodiments are also described.
US11975861B2
An autothrottle system to be interfaced with a full-authority digital engine control (FADEC) system having a command input that receives sensed power-control input (PCL) position signaling indicative of a manual throttle setting for an aircraft. The autothrottle system generates automated power command signaling that is synthesized to virtualize electrical characteristics of the sensed PCL position signaling such that the automated power command signaling is recognized by the FADEC system as sensed PCL position signaling.
US11975860B2
Various implementations described herein are directed to an aircraft having a multi-engine configuration with multiple engines. The aircraft may have a flight control system coupled to the multiple engines with a multi-engine interface. The flight control system may be configured to shutdown at least one engine of the multiple engines during reduced-engine operation by continuously calculating altitude for the reduced-engine operation based on one or more of an aircraft descent rate of the aircraft and an engine restart time of the at least one engine.
US11975858B2
An aircraft nacelle comprising first and second ducts, each including, in a radial direction, at least one first or second acoustically resistive layer, at least one first or second alveolar structure, as well as a first or second reflective layer. The first and second ducts include first and second flanges which are positioned on transverse planes, oriented towards the interior, and are connected respectively to the first and second reflective layers and are maintained placed against one another by connection elements accessible from the interior of the first and second ducts. The first and second ducts are configured to form at least one receptacle in which there are positioned the first and second flanges as well as the connection elements, the receptacle being closed by at least one cap.
US11975857B2
A front engine attachment system having an engine pylon having a frontal rib fastened against a front face, a front engine attachment having a beam fastened to the frontal rib, two rods articulated to the beam respectively via two connection points and one connection point, and a front casing of an engine, wherein the first rod is articulated to the front casing via a connection point and wherein the second rod is articulated to the front casing via a connection point, wherein each point of connection of a rod to the beam is positioned inside a volume that extends the front face of the engine pylon towards the front. Such a front engine attachment system has reduced bulk and therefore less drag.
US11975855B2
A propulsion module of an air mobility vehicle may include a door provided in the housing and opening or closing the opening portion of the housing by a sliding motion of the door; a propeller for providing propulsion to the air mobility vehicle; a link assembly having a first end portion connected to the housing and a second end portion connected to the propeller to pull the propeller into the internal space of the housing through the opening portion or pull the propeller outside the internal space through the opening portion; and a door opening and closing portion coupled to the door and configured for providing an opening and closing force to the door according to an inward-pulling motion or an outward-pulling motion of the propeller.
US11975846B2
An innovative passive cooling solution with sealed UAV enclosure system allows heat from a semiconductor chip to be dissipated to the ambient environment through evaporation/condensation phase-change cooling and air cooling a heat sink such as a fin without any additional power consumption to operate cooling solution. One example of such a solution may include a pipe with a fin and a fluid. The pipe may include a wick structure along an inner surface of the pipe configured to allow the fluid to travel within the wick structure and to allow a vapor form of the fluid to exit the wick structure towards a center of the pipe.
US11975840B2
A head impact criteria (HIC) device for a controlling a breakover rate of a seatback of an aircraft seat, and a method of manufacturing the same, are disclosed. A first energy absorbing member is coupled to the seatback of the aircraft seat. A second energy absorbing member is coupled to a frame of the aircraft seat. A fuse link is encapsulated by the first energy absorbing member and the second energy absorbing member. In response to the HIC device being subjected to a threshold load associated with a dynamic event, the fuse link breaks and the first energy absorbing member and the second energy absorbing member rotate around the axis.
US11975839B2
Described are privacy screens and privacy assemblies for passenger seats including a frame defining a perimeter of the privacy screen and shaped to partially wrap around a portion of a passenger seat, a textile shell connected with and surrounding the frame, and a sound-absorbing layer positioned within the frame and surrounded by the textile shell for conferring physical, visual, and sound privacy for an occupant.
US11975835B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provides a method and a system for managing UAV data transmission in smart city based on IoT. The method includes obtaining requirement information of a user by a general platform of the management platform from the user platform through the service platform, and assigning the requirement information to a corresponding management sub-platform; determining different time domains and different airspaces of at least two UAVs performing missions by the management sub-platform based on the requirement information, wherein the different time domains may have an overlapping interval, and the different airspaces may have an overlapping interval; and controlling the at least two UAVs to perform the different missions in the different time domains and the different airspaces by the management platform, and collecting mission data corresponding to different missions.
US11975833B2
A wing for an aircraft, including a main wing, and a leading edge high lift assembly including a high lift body, and a connection assembly connecting the high lift body to the main wing such that the high lift body is movable relative to the main wing between stowed and deployed positions. The connection assembly includes a first connection element mounted to the high lift body and movably mounted to the main wing. The connection assembly includes a second connection element mounted to the high lift body spaced apart from the first connection element in a span direction, and movably mounted to the main wing. The connection assembly includes an additional support device arranged spaced apart from the first and second connection elements and configured to support the high lift body at the main wing against movement or deformation of the high lift body relative to the main wing.
US11975826B2
A rotor system for an aircraft includes an open rotor assembly comprising an open rotor assembly comprising a plurality of rotor blades connected to a rotor mast, wherein the rotor assembly is tiltable relative to a wing of the aircraft between a first position corresponding to an airplane mode of the aircraft and a second position corresponding to a helicopter mode of the aircraft; and a drive system for providing rotational energy to the open rotor assembly via the rotor mast. The drive system includes at least one electric motor for generating rotational energy to a motor shaft; and a gearbox connected to receive rotational energy from the at least one electric motor via the motor shaft and to provide rotational energy to the rotor mast via a rotor shaft, wherein the at least one electric motor is fixed relative to the wing of the aircraft.
US11975821B2
Provided is a flight device that can surely perform transformation operations of legs supporting a fuselage base in landing. A flight device 10 includes: a fuselage base 14; a first leg 26 provided on the fuselage base 14 and transformable between a flight state and a landing state; a second leg 27 provided on the fuselage base 14 as a separate body from the first leg 26 and transformable between the flight state and the landing state; a first drive unit 281 and a second drive unit 282 configured to drive transformation operations of the first leg 26 and the second leg 27; and an operation interconnecting mechanism 16 configured to interconnect the first leg 26 and the second leg 27 in terms of operation.
US11975813B1
A system for marine electricity generation and solid carbon production includes an offshore marine platform on which is mounted a regassification system for regassification of liquid methane; a methane splitting system producing solid carbon and gaseous hydrogen; and a power generation system producing electricity and exhaust heat. A first marine vessel is moored adjacent the marine platform for delivery of the liquid methane, and a second marine vessel is moored adjacent the marine platform for removal of the solid carbon produced by the methane splitting system. The hydrogen produced from the methane splitting system is used in a fuel stream for the power generation system. The exhaust heat from the power generation system is utilized in the methane splitting process. Also mounted on the marine platform is a solid carbon handling system disposed to manage the large amount of solid carbon resulting from the methane splitting process.
US11975811B2
Integrated wave energy converter and docking station with ramped cloverleaf supplemental heave plate
A wave energy converter that has waveguides affixed radially around a compression chamber to form wave channels to amplify movement of the surface of the ocean in the compression chamber is positioned a distance above a first heave plate. A dock frame is affixed to the bottom of the first heave plate, with a second heave plate comprising ramps extending radially outward and downward from the dock frame, and lobes extending radially outward from the ramps, so that the lobes define V-shaped dock frame channels between the lobes and the ramps define dock frame slots between the ramps. Charging interfaces are provided at the dock frame slots configured to receive an electrically conductive portion of an autonomous underwater vehicle. The V-shaped dock frame channels guide the autonomous underwater vehicle towards and into the dock frame slots, so that the electrically conductive portion is received by a charging interface for charging and communicating with the autonomous underwater vehicle.
US11975809B2
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a pop-up vest, illustratively implemented as a flotation apparel item comprising a water sport apparel item, an inflatable Personal Flotation Device (PFD) configured in the water sport apparel item, and an inflation trigger configured to inflate the PFD. The water sport apparel item may comprise a shirt, t-shirt, wetsuit or rash guard. The water sport apparel item may be adapted to retain the PFD between an outer apparel item layer and a base apparel item layer sewn together. The inflation trigger may be a pull tab configured to inflate the PFD when desired. The inflation trigger may be a sensor configured to automatically inflate the PFD when the sensor is wet. An exemplary pop-up vest implementation may be configured with a water activated light to improve visibility. Some pop-up vest designs may comprise a whistle permitting the user to raise awareness of their location.
US11975806B2
A boat stabilizer system includes a first gyro stabilizer configured to be arranged inside a hull, a first fin stabilizer including a fin configured to be arranged outside the hull and move relative the hull, and a power transmission interconnecting the first gyro stabilizer and the first fin stabilizer. The power transmission is arranged to transfer energy derived from precession torque of the first gyro stabilizer to the first fin stabilizer to actuate the fin.
US11975803B2
A system for lifting loads from a mobile offshore platform includes a boom pivotally at one longitudinal end mounted to the platform. A boom extension line is coupled at one end to the boom to cause rotational movement thereof about the pivotally mounted end of the boom. Another end of the boom extension line is either (i) coupled to a movable subplatform on the platform or (ii) supported by a device coupled to the movable subplatform. Movement of the subplatform causes change in effective length of the boom extension line so as to move the boom between an extended position and a retracted position.
US11975798B2
The present invention relates to a coupling-assist device for a bicycle crank arm, comprising: a main body open through upper and lower portions, the main body having a space formed to receive a crank arm to be inserted; a handle member extending from a lower portion of the main body; a support frame including a fixing part formed on a lower portion thereof and coupled with the upper portion of the main body, and a position adjusting hole that is open through to allow a tool to be passed therethrough and connected to the crank arm, wherein the position adjusting hole enables adjustment of position of the tool in up and down directions; and a support means.
US11975783B2
To simplify the configuration, decrease the number of parts, and reduce the manufacturing cost, a windshield device for a saddle-ride type vehicle includes: a screen 5 whose height is adjustable; a holder 11 holding the screen; a bracket 12 fixed to a vehicle body side member 7 and having a guide hole 71; an arm 13 arranged between the holder and the bracket; a first shaft 51 rotatably coupling the holder and the bracket and configured to move along the guide hole; a second shaft 52 arranged parallel to the first shaft and coupling the holder and one end of the arm; a third shaft 53 arranged parallel to the first shaft and coupling the bracket and another end of the arm; and an operation member 15 provided at an end portion of the first shaft.
US11975780B2
A vehicle steering assembly comprising an input shaft to be connected to a steering device, a first electric motor connected to the input shaft and arranged to provide a steering device torque and/or a steering device angle, an output shaft connected via a steering linkage to a number of ground engaging members, a rod placed between the input shaft and the output shaft, a first arm rotatably connected to the input shaft and rotatably connected to the rod, and a second arm rotatably connected to the rod and rotatably connected to the output shaft, a second electric motor connected to the output shaft and arranged to provide a steering control torque and/or a steering control angle, wherein the rod comprises a flexible drag link, which in combination with the first and second arm provide for forces in longitudinal direction to be absorbed.
US11975779B1
A vehicle disassembly system for disassembling a vehicle by moving the vehicle through a plurality of discrete workstations specifically adapted for select de-pollution and dismantling procedures encountered during the end-of-life vehicle recycling process. A vehicle disassembly system exemplifying the principles of the present invention may comprise a primary de-pollution and disassembly line and an engine disassembly line. The primary de-pollution and disassembly line may include one or more de-pollution stations, one or more intermediate, part removal stations, and a conveyor apparatus for transmitting the end-of-life vehicle from the de-pollution stations to the part removal stations. The engine disassembly line may include an overhead track support frame, a trolley assembly, one or more height adjustable loading tables, one or more height adjustable work tables, and one or more height adjustable un-loading tables. The vehicle disassembly system may also comprise an engine cleaning apparatus positioned proximate to the height adjustable un-loading tables of the engine disassembly line.
US11975778B2
An information processing apparatus disclosed has a controller configured to execute the processing of accepting a request for retrieving a target vehicle body unit that is laid at a specific place, selecting a chassis unit for retrieval from among chassis units in the state separated from any vehicle body unit, the chassis unit for retrieval being a chassis unit to be used to retrieve the target vehicle body unit, and sending a retrieval command to the chassis unit for retrieval, the retrieval command being a command to retrieve the target vehicle body unit.
US11975773B2
A sensor device for a towing vehicle coupling with which a trailer vehicle is coupleable to a towing vehicle wherein the towing vehicle coupling has a coupling element for releasably coupling a coupling mating element, which elements are secured to the towing vehicle and the trailer vehicle, and when coupled rotate relative to each another about at least one joint rotational axis, forming a joint, wherein the sensor device has a follower which: is mounted on a bearing body such that it can rotate relative to the coupling element about a follower rotational axis; can be rotatably carried about the follower rotational axis by the rotation of the coupling mating element about the at least one joint rotational axis in order to sense a rotation of the coupling mating element relative to the coupling element about the at least one joint rotational axis, and wherein the sensor device has at least one sensor for sensing a respective rotational position of the follower relative to the bearing body in relation to the follower rotational axis.
US11975755B2
Screw shaft and method for producing same, and electric position-adjusting device for steering wheel
Provided is a screw shaft in which shape accuracy of a male threaded portion is sufficiently secured. A screw shaft includes a large-diameter shaft portion, medium-diameter shaft portions and small-diameter shaft portions. The large-diameter shaft portion has a male threaded portion along its entire axial length on its outer peripheral surface. The medium-diameter shaft portions are arranged axially adjacent to the large-diameter shaft portion and have an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the large-diameter shaft portion. The small-diameter shaft portions are axially arranged adjacent to the medium-diameter shaft portions on sides opposite to the large-diameter shaft portion, have an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of each of the medium-diameter shaft portions, and do not have rolling traces having a helical shape on their outer peripheral surfaces.
US11975753B2
A container comprising a carriage including a superposed base, a rack, and a plurality of compartments, a cabinet defining an inner space configured to accommodate the carriage, and a locking system configured to cooperate with an anchorage provided on the ground surface, the locking system presenting a locked state in which removal of the container from the anchorage is prevented, and an unlocked state, wherein the cabinet is mounted on the rack of the carriage and the rack is movable with respect to the base between retracted and extended positions, a skirt of the cabinet masking at least a major portion of the base of the carriage in the retracted position of the rack, the locking system being in the locked state when the rack is in the retracted position.
US11975748B2
A side bearing for freight bogies of railway transport comprising a base, a plate, a cap, and a resilient element. The base has an annular protruding element, a centering protruding element, and two lateral protruding elements. The lateral protruding elements have J-shaped recesses. The plate has an annular protruding element with lugs, and an aperture for receiving the cap. The cap has an annular protruding element and a centering protruding element. A central opening is provided in the body of the resilient element for positioning on the protruding elements of the base and cap. The annular protruding element of the plate is telescopically mounted inside the annular protruding element of the base, and the cap is mounted inside the aperture of the plate. The lugs of the annular protruding element snap into the J-shaped recesses of the lateral protruding elements.
US11975741B2
An automated guided vehicle control system includes a commodity database, a historical shopping information acquisition module, a purchase-item prediction module, an automated guided vehicle database, an automated guided vehicle dispatch demand assessment module and an automated guided vehicle dispatch module. The historical shopping information acquisition module is utilized to retrieve the historical shopping information related to the customer, further to locate the instant predicted commodity to be purchased, and thereby to dispatch the suitable automated guided vehicle to the waiting area of the customer. Further, the historical shopping information is evaluated to provide the commodity type options for the customer to select, to locate the commodity type to be purchased, and thereby to organize the automated navigation path for the automated guided vehicle to travel along to reach the assigned commodity display area.
US11975733B2
Disclosed are a system and a method for notifying an abnormality signal around a vehicle. The system includes: an external sound recognition module mounted on the outside of a vehicle or between the inside and outside of a vehicle, and configured to recognize a sound generated within a radius of a predetermined value or less from a point where the vehicle is located; a noise filtering module configured to filter out noise classified as a noise item; an abnormality signal detection module configured to identify the detailed sound information including the source, magnitude, and type of the detected sound, and to detect an auditory abnormality signal; and a notification module configured to notify each of the type, magnitude, and generation location of the auditory abnormality signal by means of any one or more of a visual signal and an auditory signal.
US11975731B2
Warning information that facilitates grasping an obstacle located in rear of a vehicle is provided. A driving assistance system including: a first detection section that detects an obstacle from a plurality of captured images of a rear side of a driver of a vehicle; a second detection section that detects the obstacle by analyzing a reflected wave of a measurement wave transmitted to the rear side; and an information output section that determines a direction in which the obstacle is located with respect to the vehicle on the basis of detection results of the first detection section and the second detection section, and that outputs warning information indicating the direction.
US11975723B2
A travel control system for a vehicle includes: an external environment recognizing unit that recognizes an obstacle around the vehicle; a tire parameter estimation unit that estimates a tire parameter of a tire of the vehicle; and a travel plan unit that sets a travel route, an amount of acceleration and deceleration, and an amount of turning based on the obstacle and the tire parameter. The travel plan unit sets the travel route, the amount of acceleration and deceleration, and the amount of turning so as to suppress an excess amount of a slip ratio of the tire relative to an adhesion limit slip ratio while avoiding approach to the obstacle.
US11975722B2
The present embodiments relate to a vehicle control device and method, and a vehicle system. The vehicle control device may include a determinator determining a road surface condition based on vehicle driving information and determining whether to brake a vehicle based on a result of determining the road surface condition and a vehicle controller controlling a braking device according to a result of determining whether to brake the vehicle by the determinator and controlling a steering device based on control of the braking device.
US11975711B2
A method for the geometric representation of a vehicle area (1) of a vehicle for the purpose of collision detection, wherein the vehicle area (1) has a boundary (2), comprising the method steps of performing a medial axis transformation of the vehicle area (1) to generate a vehicle area skeleton (4) and performing a point classification of points of the vehicle area skeleton (4) to determine front corner region points (5, 6) and rear corner region points (7, 8), and a front wheelbase point (9) and a rear wheelbase point (10), and also performing a circle decomposition of the vehicle area (1), wherein each circle of the circle decomposition has a maximum area exceedance value (17).
US11975703B1
Brake force distribution during an anti-lock braking (ABS) event in a vehicle using an electronic parking brake (EPB) force to supplement a primary brake pressure is described. In an example, an vehicle control system of the vehicle can detect when an ABS event is going to occur and a primary brake pressure can be applied to a rotor at a wheel of the vehicle using a primary brake system. An EPB brake pressure can be applied to the rotor using an EPB brake system to reduce the pressure required to be applied by the primary brake pressure. As a result, the primary brake system may be sized to accommodate normal braking and to accommodate ABS braking when supplemented by the EPB system.
US11975697B2
The present invention in its embodiment is a Modular Autonomous System for vehicle maintenance and repairs. The system is built around a base unit, with slots for individual modular service units. The system autonomously carries out tire changes, oil changes, cosmetic detailing, fluid replacements, tire balancing, tire rotations, mechanical parts replacement/removal, mechanical parts printing, paint applications, and vehicle diagnostics. The system is designed to operate in auto dealer service bays, tire shops, paint/cosmetic detailing shops, full service centers, home garages, and any location with access to electricity. A method of use is also disclosed.
US11975690B2
The swing away tailgate barbeque cooking system allows for a cooking apparatus to be mounted on a vehicle or RV. The unit can swing away from the vehicle on a plane up to approximately 180 degrees. The cooking apparatus can be pivoted into a position that is favorable for cooking. Adjustable leg(s) can be utilized which enable the unit to be much heavier than other swing away units. The adjustable legs also allow the unit to be in a level orientation when on uneven ground. The unit can be disconnected and rolled away from the carry vehicle. The swing away tailgate barbeque cooking system has the dual functionality to be an everyday home cooking device and a mobile cooking unit for camping or tailgating.
US11975670B1
An assembly includes a seat, an armrest supported by the seat, and a bar supported by the armrest. The armrest is elongated along an axis. The bar is translatable along the axis from a stowed position overlapping the armrest to a deployed position extending from the armrest. The bar is pivotable relative to the armrest in a seat-inboard direction from a non-pivoted position to a pivoted position. An airbag is supported by the bar. The airbag is inflatable from the bar to an inflated position when the bar is in the deployed position and the pivoted position. The airbag includes a first inflatable portion inflatable along the bar and a second inflatable portion supported by the first inflatable portion in the inflated position. The first inflatable portion surrounds the bar in the inflated position. The second inflatable portion is inflatable upwardly from the first inflatable portion.
US11975669B1
An impact protection device includes a cushion formed from a first material having a negative Poisson's ratio (NPR) and a second material having a positive Poisson's ratio (PPR). The first material and the second material can be layered or can be formed as a matrix of cells. The impact protection device can be an airbag with the cushion coupled to an inflation source or an expulsion source for deploying the airbag in response to an impact. The impact protection device can also be an impact vest with the cushions positioned on the vest body for absorbing impact forces to the vest body. The combination of the NPR and PPR materials improve the impact absorption of the impact protection devices compared to conventional materials.
US11975662B2
The wire harness 11 disclosed by the present specification includes: a sheet-shaped base member 12; and a plurality of covered electric wires W fixed side by side along the base member 12, in which the transverse cross-sectional area of at least one of the plurality of covered electric wires W is different from the transverse cross-sectional area of another covered electric wire W, and the thickness of the covered electric wire W is substantially the same as the thickness of the covered electric wire W adjacent thereto.
US11975659B2
A vehicular camera monitoring system a driver-side camera, a driver-side video display screen disposed at a driver-side cabin region of an interior cabin of the vehicle, a passenger-side camera and a passenger-side video display screen disposed at a passenger-side cabin region of the interior cabin of the vehicle. Upon completion of a parking maneuver of the vehicle, and until a period of time elapses following powering down of the vehicle upon completion of the parking maneuver of the vehicle, the driver-side video display screen displays driver-side video images of a driver-side region sideward of the driver side of the vehicle and rearward of the vehicle and the passenger-side video display screen displays passenger-side video images of a passenger-side region sideward of the passenger side of the vehicle and rearward of the vehicle.
US11975651B2
A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to, heat a passenger cabin of a vehicle, actuate a thermal sensor to collect temperature data in the passenger cabin, identify a surface in the passenger cabin that has a temperature below a temperature threshold, and actuate one or more components to sanitize the identified surface.
US11975648B2
A communication light device for vehicles having a number of light sources, having an elongated optical unit for generating a light signature, having a control unit for controlling the number of light sources such that a locally and/or temporally variable light emission and/or illuminated area is generated in the longitudinal extent of the elongated optical unit, wherein the communication light device is designed as a body styling part that is arranged on an exterior of the vehicle body and extends in the horizontal direction all the way along a front end and/or all the way along a rear end of the vehicle and/or all the way or partially along a longitudinal side of the vehicle.
US11975636B2
A backrest of a vehicle seat comprises a backrest frame, at least one headrest attachment rod, and a backrest upholstery. The backrest upholstery comprises at least one rear central shell, fixed to a rear face of the backrest frame. The rear central shell comprises at least one hole traversed by the at least one headrest attachment rod.
US11975624B2
Provided are a wireless charging system and methodology including a charging station, an application, and a server configured and operating to facilitate wireless vehicle charging. The charging station includes a charging unit for transferring power, a control unit, and a communication unit. The application is accessible through a mobile device and capable of communicating with the charging station. The server is capable of communicating with the charging station and the mobile device.
US11975619B2
Various disclosed embodiments include illustrative controller units, direct current fast charging (DCFC) units, and methods. In an illustrative embodiment, a controller unit includes a controller and a memory configured to store computer-executable instructions. The computer-executable instructions are configured to cause the controller to determine status of a power electronics module (PEM) of a direct current fast charging (DCFC) unit, and instruct the PEM to control power quality of a three-phase alternating current (AC) grid power signal in response to the determined status being available.
US11975616B2
An electric vehicle drive system includes: a reactor; and electric vehicle control apparatuses that control electric motors for driving an electric vehicle. Each of the electric vehicle control apparatuses includes: a capacitor that defines a filter circuit together with the reactor; an inverter circuit that supplies power to the corresponding one of the electric motors; and a control unit that controls the inverter circuit. The inverter circuit is housed in a housing together with the capacitor and the control unit. The reactor is connectable to each of the housings through an electric wire having any desired length. At least one of the electric wires connecting the reactor and the housings has a length of 2 meters or more.
US11975615B2
A vehicle battery fire sensing apparatus includes a battery pack mounted to a vehicle structure, an electronic control unit, and at least one communication line, wherein the battery pack includes a battery module including at least one battery cell, a battery management system configured to transmit a signal received from the battery module to the electronic control unit, and a battery pack case having a gas discharge portion configured to allow venting gas to be discharged therethrough. The battery pack case is provided with a sensor configured to measure at least one of temperature and pressure, and a vehicle battery fire sensing method.
US11975610B2
A hybrid power system and an operating method, a torque distribution method and a gear shifting control method of the same. A transmission of the hybrid power system employs two independent input shafts and two motors which are in transmission connection with the two input shafts respectively, and an engine is in transmission connection with one of the two motors via a clutch. In this way, in one aspect, a torque compensation can be constantly carried out in a gear shift process of the hybrid power system, thereby avoiding a torque interruption phenomenon for the hybrid power system in the gear shift process; in the other aspect, the hybrid power system can enable a serial mode in which one motor is driven by the engine to charge a battery while the other motor is driven to transmit torque to the transmission for driving.
US11975608B2
The present invention relates to an apparatus for displaying display information according to a driving environment and a method thereof. The apparatus for displaying display information according to the driving environment according to the present invention includes an input unit receiving driving environment information, a memory in which a program for controlling internal and external displays of a vehicle according to a driving environment is stored, and a processor executing the program, wherein the processor controls to select and project display information according to the driving environment information in an internal screen area and an external screen area according to preset partitioning.
US11975606B2
A drive axle system having at least one differential assembly, a first electric motor, and a second electric motor. The first electric motor and the second electric motor may be selectively connectable to the differential assembly. The first electric motor, the second electric motor, or both may provide torque to the differential assembly.
US11975603B2
A flip cover actuation assembly for actuating a flip cover is movably mounted on a base. The flip cover actuation assembly has a locking means, a hinge means, a drive shaft and a drive member. The drive shaft has a fitting portion. The hinge means is installed around the fitting portion. An engagement structure is provided on a receiving portion of the hinge means. The engagement structure enables the receiving portion and the fitting portion to rotatably engage or separate such that the drive shaft moves the flip cover relative to the hinge means. The locking or releasing of the flip cover and the opening and closing of the flip cover is achieved by the drive shaft with the drive member. In addition, the releasing and the opening of the flip cover are achieved at different times to avoid any interferences.
US11975599B2
An assembly includes a housing. The assembly includes a sensor supported by the housing. The assembly includes a shell enclosing the sensor and rotatable relative to the housing in a first direction, the shell defining a window. The assembly includes a deflector extending radially outward from the shell at a leading edge of the window.
US11975598B2
A vehicle door assembly includes inner and outer door panels, first and second support brackets, a reinforcing panel, a window opening support panel and a side mirror assembly. The first support bracket is attached to the inner door panel. The reinforcing panel is attached to the first support bracket. The second support panel attached to the first support panel and the reinforcing panel. The window opening support panel is attached to the inner door panel, the second support panel and the reinforcing panel. The outer door panel is fixed to the inner door panel such that the inner door panel and the outer door panel define a door cavity therebetween. The side mirror assembly is installed along an exterior side of the outer door panel. The side mirror assembly includes fasteners that extend through the window opening support panel and the second support panel.
US11975586B2
A high-performance sports car having: a chassis; a bottom facing a ground; four wheels; four suspensions, each of which connects a corresponding wheel to the chassis, has a variable geometry, and is equipped with at least one actuator device adapted to modify the geometry of the suspensions; and a body which covers the chassis and is equipped with four wheel arches, each of which surrounds a corresponding wheel at the top. The chassis is provided inferiorly with a plurality of support feet which are adapted to rest on the ground to support the weight of the sports car. The actuator devices are configured to lift, only when the sports car is parked, the wheels upwards with respect to the chassis changing the geometry of the suspensions up to rest on the ground the support feet.
US11975585B2
According to certain embodiments, a device comprises a body, a mechanical propulsion system affixed to the body to cause the body to traverse a multi-oriented surface and to prevent contact between the body and the multi-oriented surface, a thrust system to apply a thrust force to the device that opposes a gravitational force acting on the device, and a payload with at least one sensor to detect a characteristics of the multi-oriented surface.
US11975580B2
Joined automobiles are disclosed. Two separate joinable automobiles, each with its own control system, powertrain, and interior space, can be joined by means of built-in retractable coupling systems, providing a single joined automobile with a contiguous inner space, two powertrains which can be used singly or together, and two control systems. The coupling systems can be used by putting the automobiles in proximity to each other and engaging them, and/or disengaging them for separate use.
US11975577B2
A trailer coupling assembly for a motor vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a cross-beam extending in a transverse direction of the motor vehicle. The cross-beam is configured to connect to a trailer coupling. The assembly further includes a mount connected to a body of the motor vehicle and a connection assembly. The connection assembly includes a plate connecting the mount to the cross-beam. The plate is configured to absorb energy and deform in response to application of a threshold force. The design does not compromise trailer towing capability or package space and can be regarded as a hybrid approach between existing bumper beam and trailer tow designs.
US11975575B2
A trailer coupling for a motor vehicle comprises a coupling arm, on the free end region of which a ball neck is formed, on which a coupling ball is arranged. The coupling ball is spherical on the side facing away from the ball neck and has a spherical segment plane on the side facing the ball neck. Between the spherical segment plane and a portion of the ball neck has a smaller outer circumference than the spherical segment plane there is arranged a throat portion having a transition contour extending in a concave manner between the ball neck and the spherical segment. The transition contour transitions with a coupling ball transition region into an external contour of the coupling ball and transitions with a ball neck transition region into an outer surface of the ball neck. The transition contour has a curved configuration having a non-constant radius.
US11975569B2
A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion having a first tread edge, and a first buttress portion extending inwardly in a tire radial direction from the first tread edge. The first buttress portion is provided with a plurality of protectors protruding outwardly in a tire axial direction. The plurality of protectors includes a set of protectors including a first protector and a second protector arranged adjacent to the first protector via a groove extending in the tire radial direction. The groove is provided with a tie-bar connecting the first protector and the second protector. The tie-bar is partially formed in a tire radial region of the groove, and the tie-bar has a protruding height that is smaller than a protruding height of the first protector and a protruding height of the second protector.
US11975563B2
The present disclosure relates to a drawing device for creating a pattern, wherein the drawing device comprises a gear assembly that rotates upon movement of the device, the gear assembly being operatively coupled to a cam and a cam follower, such that rotation of the gear assembly rotates the cam and causes the cam to bear against the cam follower. Movement of the cam follower thereby causes lateral movement of a marker carriage housing at least one writing instrument.
US11975559B2
The tray storage for easy storing and reading of documents according to the present invention comprises a storage box provided with an inner space of a rectangular prism having a closure on the top; and a tray slidingly received in the inner space of the storage box, wherein the tray comprises a plate-shaped tray body part slidingly assembled to the storage box while being arranged in parallel with the inner wall of the storage box; a knob part arranged in the center of the top edge of the tray body part, extending integrally from the tray body part, and being foldable along the top edge of the tray body part with respect to the tray body part; a bottom part of the cantilever type perpendicularly extending from the tray body part along the bottom edge of the tray body part; and a separation preventing barrier of the cantilever type being folded upward from the bottom part to be parallel with the tray body part.
US11975553B2
The present invention relates to a heat-sensitive recording material comprising a carrier substrate, which is black or coloured on at least one side, and a thermoresponsive layer on the at least one black or coloured side of the carrier substrate, wherein the thermoresponsive layer comprises nanoparticles of at least one cellulose ester, and to a method for producing this material, and to a heat-sensitive recording material that can be obtained by this method.
US11975551B2
A printer includes a medium feeding device that is one of different types of medium feeding devices including a first medium feeding device that feeds an elongate medium from a first print medium including the medium, and a second medium feeding device that feeds the medium from a second print medium including the medium and a plurality of wireless communication elements provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the medium, and a printing device including a printing portion that performs printing on the medium fed from one of the medium feeding devices. The printing device includes a connector portion that is selectively connectable to the common connection portion of each of the different types of medium feeding devices. The second medium feeding device includes a wireless communication portion that communicates with the wireless communication elements, and a terminal portion that connects the wireless communication portion to the printing device.
US11975539B2
A marking system includes a valve body including an orifice plate including multiple orifices and multiple micro-valves. Each micro-valve includes an actuating beam movable from a closed position in which a corresponding one of the orifices is sealed by a portion of the actuating beam such that the micro-valve is closed, into a peak position in response to application of a control signal. A controller is configured to generate a control signal for each of the actuating beams, each control signal including a drive pulse having a predetermined voltage such that the actuating beam moves from the closed position into the peak position in which the corresponding orifice is open and returns to the closed position in a characteristic period, wherein the drive pulse has a duration that substantially corresponds to the characteristic period such that the actuating beam is in the closed position after the drive pulse is complete.
US11975523B2
A floor panel including at least one substrate and a top layer, where the substrate includes at least one first layer of a first thermoplastic material and a second layer of a second thermoplastic material. The second layer is adjacent to a first side of the first layer and the second layer provides the floor panel with its underside. The first layer is characterized by a first colour with saturation value S1 in the HSL colour space and the second layer is characterized by a second colour with saturation value S2 in the HSL colour space, where S1 is less than S2.
US11975521B2
A thermal barrier configured to be rolled and unrolled while providing a thermal value of greater than about R=3. The thermal barrier comprises multiple layers including a first layer comprising a fiber mesh core and material selected from the group comprising: polyurethane, rubber, and polyvinylchloride, a second layer bonded to the first layer, the second layer comprising material selected from the group comprising: polyolefin foam, polyurethane foam and rubber based foam, and a third layer bonded to the second layer, the third layer comprising a thin film or fabric material selected from the group comprising: polyester, polyolefin, polyurethane and nylon, wherein the first layer has a greater length along the linear dimension than the second layer and the third layer.
US11975514B2
At least one example embodiment relates to a composite material. In at least one example embodiment, the composite material includes an elastic layer and a support layer. The support layer is adhered to at least a portion of the elastic layer. The support layer extends across at least apportion of a surface of the elastic layer.
US11975505B2
Systems and methods for an automated paper cone shaping and arrangement machine are disclosed. A paper cone shaping and arrangement machine may comprise a support frame, an actuator, a transport implement, a cone shaping implement, a cone rolling implement, a securing implement, a paper dispensing implement, a support material dispensing implement, an ejector implement, and/or a display. The support frame is configured to provide support for components of the cone machine. The cone shaping implement, cone rolling implement, and/or securing implement may be configured to shape and seal the paper cones. The paper dispensing implement and/or the support material dispensing implement may be configured to dispense material to the cone machine. The ejector implement may be configured to transport paper cones from the cone machine to a storage. The cone machine may be configured to shape a paper-like material into a paper cone comprising a support material disposed therein.
US11975503B2
A cupstock for making rimmed cups, such as coffee cups, can be manufactured from recycled paper fibers while having a rim-formation index (RFI) and/or structural and flexural factors, based on certain properties of the cupstock to facilitate a quality rim. For example, the RFI can be based on the thickness, ring crush MD, bending stiffness MD, and areal density of the cupstock. The cupstock can be made from 100% recycled fibers from old corrugated cardboard (OCC) and provided with structural and flexural factors within respective ranges to ensure adequate rim formation when converted into a rimmed cup.
US11975502B2
The invention relates to a method for folding a corrugated cardboard blank (1) intended to form a folded box, the method comprising the following series of steps: i) supplying a blank (1) comprising at least one longitudinal crease (11); ii) applying a liquid to the longitudinal crease (11) so as to make the corrugated cardboard more flexible at the location of the longitudinal crease (11), the application being performed by means of a liquid application arrangement (130) comprising a liquid-ejection nozzle (134) provided with a liquid outlet; iii) folding the blank (1) around the longitudinal crease (11); wherein an aspiration of liquid is produced inside an aspiration compartment (163) of the liquid application arrangement (130) during step ii). The aspiration making it possible to remove any excess liquid which might not have been absorbed by the cardboard and/or the cardboard dust produced.
US11975497B2
A method of manufacturing a component by using a carbon fiber composite material capable of absorbing microwaves. The method includes the step of providing a mold made of materials that is penetrated by the microwaves and have a mold cavity inside, cladding the carbon fiber composite material on an inflatable member and placing the inflatable member cladded with the carbon fiber composite material in the mold cavity, softening the carbon fiber composite material by microwave heating, and inflating the softened carbon fiber composite materials through the inflatable member for enabling the softened carbon fiber composite materials to be formed and solidified in the mold cavity to obtain the component. By means of the aforesaid method, the throughput time of manufacturing the component can be effectively shortened.
US11975488B2
A method for manufacturing an optical element (100) from a curable material (50) using an additive manufacturing technology comprising steps of: providing a first portion of curable material (50), forming a first part of the optical element by irradiating the surface (55) of the curable material with a first curing surface energy, the first curing surface energy being strictly lower than a first predetermined energy threshold and higher than a second predetermined threshold, and forming, after the irradiation of the first part with the first curing surface energy, at least a second part of the optical element, distinct from the first part of the optical element, by irradiating, with at least a second curing surface energy, the surface of the curable material, the second curing surface energy irradiating both the second part of the optical element (100) and at least a portion of the first part of the optical element, the sum of the first curing surface energy and the at least second curing surface energy being higher than or equal to the first predetermined energy threshold. A manufacturing system (1) for manufacturing an optical element.
US11975482B2
Disclosed is a composition, in particular to a building material for an additive manufacturing process, wherein the composition is treated by heat. Further, the present invention is directed to a process for the manufacturing of the inventive composition and to a device comprising the inventive composition and the use of the inventive composition.
US11975476B2
An arrangement supplies a semi-finished product to a thermoforming machine as a starting material. The arrangement has a deposition device, on which cuttings of the starting material can be provided in each case, and a loading device having a table device and a movable loading unit. The loading unit has a first section and a second section that are each arranged to receive one of the cuttings at the section. At least one cutting can be deposited on the table device. The first section receives one of the cuttings from the deposition device and the second section receives another of the cuttings from the table device, and then the first section for depositing one cutting received from the deposition device on the table device and the second section for depositing the other cutting received from the table device can be positioned in a working region of the thermoforming machine.
US11975469B2
Articles comprising first and second coextruded polymeric nettings are described. The articles comprise a plurality of pairs of first segments comprising a first material. Adjacent first segments are joined together via a second segments comprising second material, wherein the second segments extend past the first major surface of each first adjacent segments. The articles further include an adhesive on at least one of the first or second major surfaces of the first segment. The first segments, second segments, and third material each extend continuously for at least 5 mm in the machine direction, and the first and second materials of adjacent pairs are periodically bonded together in the machine direction. A portion of some of the first segments of the first coextruded polymeric netting are engaged between some of the adjacent first segments of the second coextruded polymeric netting.
US11975467B2
A rotating apparatus includes a rotary plate for mounting a tool part, a rotary shaft connected to the rotary plate, a rotary feedthrough including a stator, and a rotor connected to the rotary shaft for feeding through at least two media to the rotary plate. The rotor has a first rotor part for feeding through a first medium and a second rotor part for feeding through a second medium, and the first and the second rotor parts are thermally separated from each other. A first media routing for the first medium is in the form of a hose and/or pipe for the first medium from the first rotor part past the connecting part to the rotary plate. A connecting part is non-rotatably connected to the second rotor part and the rotary shaft. The hose and/or pipe extends from the first rotor part.
US11975463B2
Embodiments relate to a pre-fabricated attachment for fabricating custom objects. In one embodiment, a system includes a mold and a pre-fabricated attachment. The mold includes a physical model of a dental arch of a patient and one or more first features. An orthodontic aligner is to be formed over the physical model. The pre-fabricated attachment includes one or more second features configured to removably attach to the one or more first features. The pre-fabricated attachment further includes a traceability component configured to be used to determine one or more identifiers corresponding to the mold. The pre-fabricated attachment further includes a handling component configured to be secured by a robot or person to transport the mold and pre-fabricated attachment during production of the orthodontic aligner. The pre-fabricated attachment may be reused.
US11975457B2
A shaving blade cartridge may include a housing and at least one cutting blade mounted in a blade receiving section of the housing between first and second lateral sides of the housing, wherein the at least one cutting blade is movably supported by fingers such that the at least one cutting blade can move from a first position to at least one second position, wherein one or more fingers is designed such that the cutting blade is supported by at least one first contact point or area of the finger when the at least one cutting blade is in the first position, and in that the at least one cutting blade is supported by at least one second contact point or area of the finger when the at least one cutting blade is in the second position.
US11975454B2
A program generation device generating an operation program causing a robot to execute a task is provided. The program generation device includes: a display control unit displaying an input screen including an operation block, display area where an operation block relating to an operation of the robot is displayed, an operation block arrangement area where the operation block selected from the operation block display area is arranged to generate the operation program, and a text display area where the operation program is displayed in a text format; and a text editing unit editing the operation program in the text format and displaying the edited operation program in the text display area.
US11975450B2
A transfer robot transfers workpieces while sucking upper surfaces of the workpieces. The transfer robot includes a first hand body attached to a first robotic arm, a second hand body attached to a second robotic arm, a first suction part attached to the first hand body, and a second suction part attached to the second hand body. The first suction part has a pair of suction bodies, the pair of suction bodies extending in a horizontal first direction and separated from each other in a horizontal second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The second suction part has at least one suction body extending in the first direction, and the one suction body is changeable in an entering amount into an area between the pair of suction parts of the first suction part according to a relative movement of the second hand body in the first direction.
US11975448B2
There is provided a control device including a control unit configured to control an operation offset that indicates a difference between a control reference point for a slave unit and a control reference point for a master unit on the basis of operation magnification indicating a ratio of a movement amount of the master unit to a movement amount of the slave unit, in which the control unit controls the operation offset for two pairs of master unit and slave unit according to a change in the operation magnification in a case where a designated position of a first pair of master unit and a slave unit of the two pairs of master units and the slave units is kept constant.
US11975446B2
A robotic gripping device is provided. The robotic gripping device includes a palm and a plurality of digits coupled to the palm. The robotic gripping device also includes a time-of-flight sensor arranged on the palm such that the time-of-flight sensor is configured to generate time-of-flight distance data in a direction between the plurality of digits. The robotic gripping device additionally includes an infrared camera, including an infrared illumination source, where the infrared camera is arranged on the palm such that the infrared camera is configured to generate grayscale image data in the direction between the plurality of digits.
US11975445B2
An end effector is removably connected to a robot arm under sterile conditions with an arm mount module configured to be connected to the robot arm, and an arm drape module configured to be removably connected to the arm mount module by a first locking mechanism. A third module may be configured to be removably connected to the arm drape module by a second locking mechanism. A sterile hand drape module may be configured to be removably connected to the arm drape module by the second locking mechanism; and a hand mount module may be configured to be removably connected to the hand drape module by a third locking mechanism, and to be connected to the end effector or the hand mount module is the end effector itself. A transmission pathway for signals, electrical energy, or mechanical energy is provided between the robot arm and the end effector.
US11975442B2
A tower closing apparatus is provided that is configured to simplify the closing of a multi-piece, hinged hydroponic tower. The hydroponic tower closing apparatus utilizes a collection of static and continuously moving components (e.g., motor driven drive rollers, alignment rollers, tower body alignment rollers, face plate manipulation rollers, face closing rollers, etc.) to close a hydroponic tower as it passes through the apparatus. In particular, as the tower is driven through the closing apparatus, a series of face plate manipulation rollers gradually rotate the face plate(s) relative to the tower body, moving the face plate(s) from a fully open position to a partially closed position. Next a series of face closing rollers continue to rotate the face plate(s) from the partially closed position to the fully closed position, forcing the fasteners to latch the face plate(s) into position.
US11975436B2
A power tool includes a housing, a motor supported by the housing, and an output spindle rotatably supported relative to the housing about an axis. The motor is operable to drive the output spindle about the axis. The power tool includes a spindle lock assembly between the motor and the output spindle. The spindle lock assembly is adjustable between an unlocked state in which the output spindle is rotatable relative to the housing about the axis and a locked state in which the output spindle is rotationally fixed relative to the housing. The spindle lock assembly includes a first resilient member, positioned between the housing and the output spindle. The first resilient member is configured to at least partially absorb a torque impulse from the output spindle when rotating in a first direction and when the spindle lock assembly transitions from the unlocked state to the locked state.
US11975435B2
A tool includes a housing, a drive assembly including an output shaft extending from the housing such that a tool element for performing work on a workpiece is attachable to the output shaft, and a bushing disposed within the housing. The bushing rotatably supports the output shaft. The bushing is impregnated with lubricant such that the bushing is self-lubricating, and the bushing has an impregnation ratio between about 5% and about 25%.
US11975430B2
A clamp, comprising a guide rail, a fixed jaw, which is arranged on the guide rail, a sliding jaw, which is displaceable on the guide rail, and at least one spindle, which is arranged displaceably on the sliding jaw and on which there is arranged or formed a pressure piece, with an actuation device, which is spaced from the at least one spindle and which actuable by an operator in order to control a displacement movement of the at least one spindle, with a force application device, which acts on the at least one spindle and by means of which a displacement movement of the at least one spindle is achievable, and with a transmission device, which connects the actuation device and the force application device.
US11975424B2
An adaptor for a fastener driver assembly employs a bi-positionable angle guide assembly mounted to a head having an entry reference surface defining an opening for a fastener. The adaptor provides a proper location and entry angle for the fastener for implementing various structural connections. A pivotal angle guide has a pair of reference engagement edges functionally configured to engage either an upper horizontal member or a lower horizontal member. A locator having a location reference is mounted to the guide assembly. In one mode, the reference edges, together with the location reference, define a proper entry location and normal angle for connecting a horizontal member, which may be either an upper plate or a lower plate, to a rim board or other structural member. The selected adaptor position is achieved by securing the adaptor in one of two stable angular positions relative to the drive axis of the fastener driver assembly. In a second mode, the implemented entry angle is oblique to the horizontal member. The adaptor also includes at least one flush indicator to indicate that the proper flush position of a reference surface is achieved. The locator is removably mounted to the pivotal angle guide and mounts a variably positionable position detector with a measurement scale.
US11975420B2
Method and apparatus for sharpening a cutting edge of a cutting tool, such as a kitchen knife. In some embodiments, an abrasive assembly has a frame, a handle, and a cartridge that supports a plurality of abrasive members each having an associated abrasive surface. A rod affixes the abrasive assembly to a base assembly to facilitate movement of the abrasive assembly along the cutting edge of the tool responsive to engagement, by a user, of the user handle. Each abrasive member is configured to be moved, by the user, with respect to the handle to present each abrasive surface in turn. In some cases, the cartridge is rotatable about a cartridge axis that may be parallel or non-parallel to a central axis of the rod.
US11975419B2
A power tool includes a grinder, sander or a polisher, which has two working modes. According to an embodiment a dual power tool includes a motor operable in two operational directions, where an operational mode of the dual mode power tool is changeable by changing operational direction of the motor.
US11975417B2
A tool for chamfering cleaved tips of optical fibers. The tool including conical bores of relatively smooth and hard material terminate at a cylindrical bore that is slightly larger than the fiber core maximum diameter and a fiber centering bore that is slightly larger than the fiber coating maximum diameter. The tool provided such that when a cleaved fiber tip is inserted into the centering bore the sharp edge falls upon the chamfering surface that, when rotated relative to the fiber, gently grinds the edge to the chamfer angle. Chamfering cannot occur on the core face due to the absence of tool surface at this dimension.
US11975414B2
A tool rest has a base, a tool holder rotatably supported on the base, and rotatably holding a tool, a rotational mechanism rotating the tool holder, a plurality of flexible linear members in which one ends of the plurality of linear members are connected with the tool holder and a winding device connected with the other ends of the plurality of linear members, and winding up the plurality of linear members by rotating when the tool holder is rotated by the rotational mechanism.
US11975413B2
A production station for vehicle body parts is configured in a modular manner and has at least two production cells (8, 10; 12, 14), each of which has a separate work area (16, 18; 20, 22). The work areas have uniformly disposed robots (64, 66, 68, 70) and receiving arrangements (32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42) that interact with the robots. At least one transport arrangement (56) for required components (58, 60, 62) and workpieces (44, 46) is provided for both production cells (8, 10; 12, 14). A receiving arrangement store (24, 26; 28, 30; 110) with all of the receiving arrangements is assigned to each production cell (8, 10; 12, 14), and a transport arrangement (48, 50; 52, 54; 111) is provided for at least one production cell. The production cells are coupled to one another via a connecting axle (102) having at least one connecting robot (104).
US11975412B2
A feeding and fastening device for a coin-shaped fastener and comprising: a punch tool; a feeding device configured to feed the fastener one at a time; a hollow pillar-shaped portion below the punch tool; a holding portion to temporarily hold the fastener fed though a side surface thereof and to release the fastener when the punch tool pushes down on that fastener; a part passage route portion below the holding portion for guiding the fastener downward in a vertical orientation by means of a cross section with a width that prevents inversion; a guide portion below the passage route portion guides the fastener from the vertical orientation to a horizontal orientation; and a fastening portion below the guide portion receives the fastener in the vertical orientation and locates the fastener above the workpiece until struck by the punch tool.
US11975411B2
A flux according to the present invention is a flux used for soldering that includes: a thixotropic agent including a polyamide compound that has UV absorption at the wavelength range of 240 to 500 nm in UV-visible absorption spectra; and a solvent including a glycol ether-based solvent.
US11975407B2
A nozzle holder for a laser processing head of a laser processing system is provided. The nozzle holder includes a substantially cylindrical hollow body shaped to matingly engage a laser nozzle. The hollow body defines a longitudinal axis extending therethrough and a plurality of apertures dispersing around a circumference of the hollow body. The nozzle holder also includes a plurality of pawls configured to operably engage the laser nozzle within the hollow body by extending through the plurality of apertures of the hollow body. The nozzle holder further includes a sleeve substantially surrounding the hollow body and the plurality of pawls. The sleeve includes a pawl retractor that is movable along the longitudinal axis to physically displace the plurality of pawls axially and radially relative to the longitudinal axis for disengagement of the plurality of pawls from the laser nozzle.
US11975405B2
A multiple wavelength laser processing system is configured with a multiple wavelength laser source for generating a multiple wavelength coaxial laser processing beam. The laser processing system further includes a multiple wavelength optical system to deliver the coaxial laser processing beam to a laser-material interaction zone on the surface of a workpiece such that each of the a first and a second laser wavelengths in the processing beam impinge at least a portion of the interaction zone as respective first and second concentric laser spots. The multiple wavelength optical system includes a multiple wavelength beam collimator, a configurable chromatic optic, and a laser processing focus lens, wherein the configurable chromatic optic provides an adjustment to the relative focus distance of the first and second laser wavelengths.
US11975398B2
An example method of joining a first substrate with a second substrate includes applying a filler material between respective portions of the first substrate and the second substrate, the filler material including an electrically conducting and/or magnetic material, wherein the filler material and the respective portions define a joint; applying an alternating magnetic field to the joint to heat the electrically conducting material to a reaction temperature; in response to heating the electrically conducting material to the reaction temperature, energizing the joint using energy released from the electrically conducting material; cooling the joint to join the first substrate with the second substrate.
US11975394B2
A pocket hole jig includes a base having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The base further including a drill bit aperture positioned proximate the first end and extending through a portion of the base. The drill bit aperture oriented at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis. The pocket hole jig further includes a fence pivotally coupled to the base proximate the second end of the base. The fence including a contact surface, and the fence pivotal about an axis transverse to a longitudinal axis of the drill bit aperture.
US11975385B2
A nano-structured alloy material includes a nanoparticle; a matrix phase surrounding the nanoparticle; and an alkali/alkali Earth metal to alter (i) a material property of the nanoparticle, (ii) a material property of the matrix phase, and (iii) an interaction of the nanoparticle with the matrix phase.
US11975376B2
The embodiment of the present disclosure provides fluid bulging equipment for thin plate parts, which includes a main mechanism, a left mold opening mechanism and a right mold opening mechanism located on both sides of the main mechanism, a left mobile working platform, and a right mobile working platform. The main mechanism includes a main frame and a main oil cylinder located under the main frame. The main oil cylinder is connected to a master cylinder mold-locked booster cylinder through an oil circuit block. A hydraulic control system is arranged above the main mechanism. An ultra-high pressure generating device is arranged in the hydraulic control system. The ultra-high pressure generating device is connected to the master cylinder mold-locked booster cylinder through a pipeline. The hydraulic control system is also connected to the left mold opening mechanism and the right mold opening mechanism.
US11975374B2
The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for producing a peripheral groove (101) in an end portion (103) of a metal tube (100), in particular a metal tube (100) which is to be coated on the inside, the groove (101) being set up for receiving tube connectors, having a first, rotationally driven roller (3), a second, freely rotating roller (5), the first roller (3) having a roughened or structured surface (6) relative to the second roller (5), a pressing device (15) for producing a relative movement between the first and second roller (3, 5), between a first and a second position, the rollers (3, 5) assuming a first spacing from one another in the first position, which first spacing permits an introduction of a wall of the tube between the rollers (3, 5), and assuming a smaller, second spacing from one another in the second position, which second spacing is smaller than a material thickness (M) of the wall of the tube. It is proposed according to the invention that the first, driven roller (3) is set up to grip the tube from the outside in the second position and to rotate it, with the result that a peripheral groove (101) is pressed into the tube in the second position when the first roller (3) is driven.
US11975370B2
The present disclosure provides a pulse current assisted uncanned rolling method for titanium-TiAl composite plates, including the following specific steps: 1. preparing titanium alloy sheets; 2. preparing TiAl alloy sheets; 3. uncanned lay-up; 4. pulse current assisted hot-rolling; 5. separation and subsequent processing, thus getting the titanium-TiAl composite plates. The composite plates are of good quality on the surface without oxide layer shedding, no cracks at the edges and the ends, with uniform and fine microstructures, good bonding interface and excellent mechanical properties.
US11975356B2
Provided is a resin curing device capable of improving work efficiency when curing a liquid resin. A controller (2) of a resin curing device (1) controls opening degrees of three valves (51 to 53) so that a gas flow passage becomes a circulation passage (40) when an execution condition of an operation of feeding air to a curing furnace (10) is satisfied, and controls the opening degrees of the three valves (51 to 53) so that the gas flow passage becomes a bypass passage (41) when the execution condition is not satisfied (STEPS 30 to 41).
US11975339B2
An ionization chamber is provided with a series of parallel plates spaced from each other and with holes passing therethrough. Alternating plates have either a highest high voltage or a lower high voltage provided thereto, such as through a DC transformer coupled to an electric power source. Holes in alternating plates are preferably offset so that airflow through the plates occurs along curving pathways. The plates are sufficiently highly charged to cause carbon dioxide to be ionized and for carbon ions to become trapped within wells defining lowest regions of electric charge within an electric field inside the ionization chamber. Fans control airflow through the ionization chamber. A dehumidifier is provided upstream of the ionization chamber to reduce moisture content within the incoming gas. After the carbon has collected within the wells, harvesting of the carbon ions as carbon nano particle powder can occur within a carbon cache.
US11975334B2
A method for preparing nanometer MAX phase ceramic powder or slurry having a laminated structure by means of ball milling and regulating the oxygen content of the powder. Micron-sized MAX phase ceramic coarse powder is adopted as a raw material, during ball milling, a gas or a liquid-state gas having a special effect is introduced into a ball milling tank, and by means of multi-dimensional functions and regulation such as ball milling parameters and gas reaction, the nanometer laminated MAX phase ceramic powder or the slurry containing the component is obtained. The surface components and the activated state of the powder are regulated while the particle size adjustment control of the powder is realized.
US11975323B2
A microfluidic chip includes an integrated chip support (1), a continuous phase liquid inlet (1-6), an intermediate phase liquid inlet (1-7), a dispersed phase liquid inlet (2), an injection capillary tube (3), a collection capillary tube (4), a collection port (5), capillary tube nesting assemblies (6) and capillary tube coaxial fine adjustment assemblies (7). The chip support (1) is provided with threaded holes (1-1), sealing holes (1-2), capillary tube coaxial alignment holes (1-3), adjusting holes (1-4) and positioning holes (1-5). The injection capillary tube (3) and the collection capillary tube (4) present a three-dimensional coaxial alignment under the combined adjustment of the adjusting holes (1-4) and the capillary tube coaxial fine adjustment assemblies (7), and the capillary tube nesting assemblies (6) can realize the fixing and sealing of the capillary tubes in the chip support (1).
US11975319B2
The invention relates to a dispensing device having a dispenser for dispensing a liquid containing at least one cell and/or at least one particle and an optical detection device for optically detecting at least a region of the dispenser, which has a light source for emitting an illuminating light for illuminating the region and a deflection device for deflecting a detection light emanating from the region. The dispensing device is characterised in that the deflection device deflects the detection light at least twice, in particular exactly twice.
US11975314B2
Structures, catalysts, and reactors suitable for use for a variety of applications, including gas-to-liquid and coal-to-liquid processes and methods of forming the structures, catalysts, and reactors are disclosed. The catalyst material can be deposited onto an inner wall of a microtubular reactor and/or onto porous support structures using atomic layer deposition techniques.
US11975304B2
A system for solventless calibration of volatile or semi-volatile compounds and methods thereof. The system includes a fluid path having a first end configured to be operably coupled to a fluid source and a second end configured to be operably coupled to the analytical instrument. A solid sorbent is disposed along the fluid path and is configured to absorb an analyte. The flow of fluid along the fluid path from the first end to the second end causes absorbed analyte to be desorbed from the solid sorbent at a desired concentration to the instrument.
US11975291B2
Provided are sorbents and associated methods and systems for removing mercury from process gases or fluid streams. The sorbents may include activated carbon and pyrite. The sorbents may optionally include one or more additives, such as a halide salt.
US11975283B2
Various example embodiments relate to a filtration system. The filtration system comprises a housing having a first housing end and a second housing end. The housing defines a central compartment therein. The housing comprises a first alignment portion disposed on the first housing end. The filtration system further comprises a filter element positioned within the central compartment of the housing. The filter element has a first filter end and a second filter end. The filter element comprises filter media and a second alignment portion disposed on the first filter end. The second alignment portion is complementary to the first alignment portion. The installation of the filter element within the housing causes the first alignment surface and the second alignment surface to align to provide for engagement of a radial seal between the filter element and the housing.
US11975281B2
The present invention is intended to provide a spunbond nonwoven fabric having low pressure loss, high collecting performance, and excellent processability and an air filter fabricated using the spunbond nonwoven fabric, the spunbond nonwoven fabric including fibers formed of a polyolefin-based resin, in which an average single fiber diameter of the fibers is 6.5 μm or more and 22.0 μm or less, a hindered amine-based compound represented by Formula (1) is contained at 0.1% by mass or more and 5% by mass or less, a melt flow rate (MFR) of the nonwoven fabric is 32 g/10 minutes or more and 850 g/10 minutes or less, and the nonwoven fabric is processed into an electret.
US11975280B2
An oil separator includes a container and a filter assembly. The filter assembly can include a casing, a valve guide, and a valve body. First and second chambers can be defined by a lower casing body. The valve guide can guide the valve body's movement between first and second positions in the first chamber or the second chamber. A first valve can be closed by a prong of the valve body in the first position such that unfiltered fluid enters an inlet of the oil separator, waste byproducts collect in a reservoir defined by the container, and filtered fluid is output from an outlet. The valve body can move from first to second positions with an accumulation of byproducts in the reservoir. In the second position unfiltered fluid may pass from the inlet to the outlet.
US11975269B2
A video game matchmaking and match authentication system is configured to interact with a third party game software and game server to supplement or replace that third party's matchmaking process. The system builds a player profile and unique player signature for each player based upon their performance within a game, and based upon the raw player inputs received from a game controller. The player signature indicates the player's skill within a particular game or game genre, and also provides a unique representation of the player's expected performance, skill, and raw inputs for future matches within that game or game genre. Matchmaking is player driven to provide a desired match experience, and player skill matching occurs based on the player signatures. Monitoring and authentication occurs during the match and is based on analysis of raw inputs and match events to identify irregularities that suggest intentional manipulation.
US11975268B2
A user input method includes the steps of inputting real events arising from a user acting as a spectator of content, analysing the real events to estimate user sentiment, and modifying an aspect of computer-controlled character behaviour in response to estimated user sentiment.
US11975258B2
A game processing device includes a scene determination portion, a sound recognition portion, a conformity determination portion, and an action controller. The scene determination portion determines whether a scene is an input scene in which sound input information can be input. The sound recognition portion, at an input scene, recognizes sound that is input as the sound input information. The conformity determination portion determines a degree of conformity between (a) the sound input information that is recognized and (b) reference information. The action controller changes an action effect according to the degree of conformity.
US11975253B2
A basketball training device that is usable trains basketball players to sweep the ball low when dribbling against and opposing player or protect the ball if they are being defended by an opposing player with high hands is disclosed. The training device includes a base with a friction surface to engage the gym floor. Upright fibers are able to bend upon contact with a ball and regain their original position.
US11975251B2
The invention describes a bat for baseball or softball having a composite or metallic outer barrel and an insert assembly formed from composite or metallic materials and soft foam materials. The invention describes a number of embodiments of the insert assembly which may include adjustable floating or fixed power cones and adjustable sleeves, as well as a dual wall construction with the radially outer wall having an annular gap to allow limited directional flex of the radially outer wall of the insert assembly upon impact with a ball.
US11975245B2
A golf ball according to the present invention comprises: a core having a diameter of 37-39 mm and a first density; a mantle which surrounds the core, includes amorphous alloy powder, and has a thickness of 0.8-1.2 mm and a second density; and a cover which surrounds the mantle and has a thickness of 1-1.4 mm and a third density.
US11975242B2
An object of the present disclosure is to provide a golf ball having good shot feeling and excellent durability and not having lowered resilience even if a hard cover material is used. The present disclosure provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core, and a cover disposed outside the spherical core and composed of one or more layers, wherein at least one cover layer contains (A) a base resin, and (B) at least one member selected from the group consisting of a polyrotaxane, a polyethylene oxide, a polypropylene oxide, a polycaprolactone and a liquid polymer, and Sa×Spc≥100 wherein Sa (μm) is an arithmetic mean roughness of a surface of a cut plane of the cover, and Spc (mm−1) is an arithmetic mean curvature of a summit of the surface of the cut plane of the cover.
US11975233B2
The Chair Exerciser is an apparatus and method to exercise one's core, back, and legs while working on tasks that are normally performed seated. These tasks include computer work, watching television, or computer gaming. The Chair Exerciser fits on a regular chair and one sits upon it. The Chair Exerciser's resistance can be adjusted to the suit the needs of the user. The multitasking of work and exercise is an attractive benefit to the Chair Exerciser. The Chair Exerciser can also be formed as an integral part of the chair as opposed to a portable unit.
US11975229B2
Systems and methods for fire suppression systems are disclosed. The methods may include operating the fire suppression system in a first configuration. The methods may further include shifting the fire suppression system from the first configuration to a second configuration in which pumping of foam concentrate to the upstream side of the water pump is stopped and in which foam concentrate is pumped to a downstream side of the water pump. The fire suppression system may be operated in the second configuration whereby a portion of the water pumped from the water pump is combined with foam concentrate to supply a first one of the plurality of manifolds, and another portion of the water pumped from the water pump is provided without foam concentrate to supply a second one of the plurality of manifolds.
US11975218B2
Techniques for producing segmentation with privacy are provided. The techniques include receiving a medical image; processing the medical image with a student machine learning model to estimate radiotherapy plan parameters, the student machine learning model being trained to establish a relationship between a plurality of public training medical images and corresponding radiotherapy plan parameters, the radiotherapy plan parameters of the plurality of public training medical images being generated by aggregating a plurality of radiotherapy plan parameter estimates produced by: processing the plurality of public training medical images with a plurality of teacher machine learning models to generate sets of radiotherapy plan parameter estimates; and reducing respective dimensions of the sets of radiotherapy plan parameter estimates or medical images, the radiotherapy plan parameters of the plurality of public training medical images being perturbed in accordance with privacy criteria; and generating a radiotherapy treatment plan based on the estimated radiotherapy plan parameters.
US11975215B2
Systems, devices, and related methods for phototherapeutic treatment of skin, and more particularly phototherapeutic treatments for skin conditioning and/or the treatment of skin wrinkles are disclosed. Certain aspects relate to impinging light having a first peak wavelength on skin tissue at a first radiant flux, a second peak wavelength on the skin tissue at a second radiant flux, and, optionally, a third peak wavelength on skin tissue at a third radiant flux. The first wavelength may be selected to produce nitric oxide in the skin and/or to release endogenous stores of nitric oxide; the second wavelength may be selected to promote collagen production. Certain methods involve impinging light having a third peak wavelength that may be selected to reduce inflammation. Devices are disclosed that include combinations of housings, light-transmissive elements, and flexible substrates that are configured to deliver such light to one or more targeted areas.
US11975214B2
A plurality of devices that provide examination/diagnosis and/or treatment benefits to a patient are presented. The device including a plurality of light sources that provide for the emission of light in a plurality of wavelength ranges, wherein the plurality of light sources are activated by a sensor, configured to determine a proximity of the device to a patient, to control an application of a voltage to selected one of the plurality of light sources for a predetermined time period.
US11975210B2
A communications module adapted for use with a defibrillator, comprising a power supply system configured to supply power to the communications module, a power connector adapted for connection to the defibrillator to provide power from the communications module to the defibrillator, a power switch connected between the power supply system and the power connector to transmit power from the power supply system to the power connector, a data connector adapted for connection to the defibrillator to transfer defibrillator data between the defibrillator and the communications module, and a processor configured to control the power switch to provide power from the communications module to the defibrillator to enable the transfer of the defibrillator data between the defibrillator and the communications module.
US11975199B2
A device may receive, from one or more electrodes, information identifying brain activity for a first time period. The device may predict, based on the information identifying the brain activity for the first time period, predicted brain activity for a second time period that is to occur after the first time period. The device may determine, based on the predicted brain activity for the second time period, a brain stimulus for the second time period, wherein the brain stimulus is associated with a frequency and a phase determined based on the predicted brain activity for the second time period. The device may cause the brain stimulus to be applied in accordance with the frequency and the phase during the second time period.
US11975196B2
Methods and systems for assisting a patient to reprogram parameters of an implantable medical device, such as a spinal cord stimulator, are disclosed. A patient may use an external controller, which may be either a dedicated device or a personal computing device, to interact with their implantable medical device and evaluate the efficacy of their therapy. If the efficacy diminishes, the patient may use their external controller to adjust either the neural dosage (i.e., frequency, pulse width, and/or amplitude) and/or the location at which stimulation is provided. A reprogramming assistant is provided, which guides the patient in adjusting their stimulation using their external controller. The patient may use supra-perception or sub-perception stimulation for the adjustment. The implantable medical device may include pre-programmed “rescue programs” to assist the patient in recovering the efficacy of their therapy.
US11975194B2
Systems and methods for stimulation of neurological tissue generate stimulation trains with temporal patterns of stimulation, in which the interval between electrical pulses (the inter-pulse intervals) changes or varies over time. Compared to conventional continuous, high rate pulse trains having regular (i.e., constant) inter-pulse intervals, the non-regular (i.e., not constant) pulse patterns or trains that embody features of the invention provide a lower average frequency. The systems and methods for stimulation of neurological tissue may be used to increase the efficacy of treatment in patients with Parkinson's Disease.
US11975188B2
An apparatus includes an elongate thin film body extending from a first end to a second end. A plurality of electrodes is disposed on the thin film body. A plurality of electrode connection traces each coupled to a respective one of the electrodes. A plurality of attachment structures is placed at predetermined locations about the thin film body. An outer molding surrounds the thin film body. The attachment structures provide connection points for the outer molding, thus allowing for adhesion between the outer molding and the thin film body.
US11975180B2
A needle stick protection device includes a distal shield member having a slot which allows a needle to freely pass between shielded and unshielded positions an infinite number of times. The needle stick protection device also includes a proximal base member and a hinge connecting the distal shield member to the proximal base member. A locking mechanism secures the proximal base member to the distal shield member. The locking mechanism includes a compressive sleeve of the distal shield member and a distal cylindrical collar of the proximal base member, which frictionally fit together in a manner securing the proximal base member and the distal shield member.
US11975171B2
A system includes a delivery system a tube having a first open end and a second closed end, wherein the inner wall of the tube exhibits or includes surface roughness, a first liquid volume including a first liquid within the tube, and a first gas volume within the tube adjacent the first open end and separating the first liquid volume from a surrounding environment. The system further include a drive system, remote from the delivery system, which is configured to transmit a signal to controllably oscillate the first gas volume and one or more other gas volumes within the tube.
US11975167B2
A medical connector can include a body having a fluid path with an inlet port, an outlet port, a luer portion, and a post extending through a fluid path. An arm having a latch member is coupled to the body to engage a ridge or thread on an exterior surface of a reciprocal connector. The arm may also include an extension. When the connector is in an open position, the latch member restricts retraction of the reciprocal connector from the outlet port. A seal is coupled to the body and includes a flap extending across the outlet port or a bellows to compress along an axis. In a closed position, the post restricts flow through the luer portion. In an open position, the post permits flow through the luer portion.
US11975161B2
Balloon catheters, methods for preparing balloon catheters, and uses of balloon catheters are disclosed. The balloon catheter includes an elongate member, an expandable balloon, and a coating layer overlying an exterior surface of the expandable balloon. The coating layer includes a total drug load of a hydrophobic therapeutic agent and a combination of additives including a first additive and a second additive. The hydrophobic therapeutic agent is paclitaxel, rapamycin, or paclitaxel and rapamycin. The first additive is a surfactant. The second additive is a chemical compound having one or more hydroxyl, amino, carbonyl, carboxyl, acid, amide, or ester groups.
US11975159B2
A stabilization device configured to stabilize an access device when a distal end portion of the access device is inserted through a target location of a patient. The stabilization device includes a coupling surface, a proximal surface, and a base surface. The coupling surface is configured to be placed in contact with an adapter coupled to a proximal end portion of the access device. The proximal surface forms at least one angle and is configured to facilitate securement of the stabilization device to the target location. The base surface forms a contoured portion configured to be placed in contact with the target location and a recessed portion configured to be spaced apart from the target location. The stabilization device is configured to be secured to the target location such that the adapter is retained in a fixed position relative to the coupling surface and the access device is stabilized.
US11975158B2
Medical devices and methods for using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device includes a catheter having a proximal end region and a distal tip and an array of sealed chambers disposed along the distal tip, wherein each of the chambers includes a distal membrane disposed along an outer surface of the distal tip and a proximal membrane extending radially inward from the outer surface. Further, each proximal membrane is configured to shift between a first position and an expanded position in response to a change in pressure within the chamber.
US11975154B2
The invention relates to a breathing assistance apparatus that may be configured to reduce the risk of damage to electronics within the apparatus as a result of liquid leaks within the apparatus or impacts to the apparatus. In other forms, the apparatus may be configured to allow for easy assembly and/or safe operation.
