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| US11110540B2 |
Extruder for metal material and 3D printer using the same
An extruder for a metal material includes a cylinder having a receiving space in which a solid metal material is provided, a nozzle extending from a lower end of the cylinder, an upper coil provided on an outer surface of the cylinder and melting the solid metal material to form a liquid metal material, and a first lower coil provided on an outer surface of the nozzle to control an extruded shape of the liquid metal material. |
| US11110538B2 |
Systems and methods for adjusting multiple settings of a welding power supply
A method for adjusting multiple settings of a welding power supply is provided. The method includes providing a plurality of selectable identifiers. Each selectable identifier corresponds to a plurality of user adjustable welding power supply settings. The method also includes receiving an indication to select one of the plurality of selectable identifiers. The method includes adjusting the plurality of user adjustable welding power supply settings that correspond to the received indication. |
| US11110533B2 |
Soldering tool
A soldering tool includes a housing having a handle portion defining a first longitudinal axis, and a head portion coupled to the handle portion and defining a second axis. The soldering tool further includes a heating element coupled to the head portion for movement therewith. The head portion is movable relative to the handle portion between a first orientation in which the second axis is coaxial with the first axis, and a second orientation in which the second axis is non-coaxial with the first axis. |
| US11110530B2 |
Tool and method for forming a thread, in particular an internalthread
A thread forming tool comprises a thread generating region that extends along a helical line with a thread pitch angle and a thread direction of the thread to be formed and has an active profile corresponding to the thread profile of the thread to be formed, wherein the thread generating region has a thread tooth having a thread profile with a front thread tooth profile flank and a rear thread tooth profile flank, has a front flank relieved surface, adjoining the front thread tooth profile flank and has a rear flank relieved surface, adjoining the rear thread tooth profile flank, wherein the front flank relieved surface is isolated relative to a front thread tooth flank envelope, wherein the rear flank relieved surface is displaced relative to a rear transverse plane wherein the helical line is inclined to the rear relative to the rear transverse plane by the thread pitch angle. |
| US11110529B2 |
Method for gear manufacturing machining of a workpiece
The present disclosure discloses a method for chip-removing gear manufacturing machining of a workpiece by means of a tool, where a rotation of the tool takes place in generating coupling with a rotation of the workpiece, in particular gear manufacturing machining of a workpiece by skiving, wherein the gear manufacturing machining is carried out in a plurality of machining steps, wherein the center distance and/or a rotational angle between the workpiece and the tool superimposed on the generating coupling is/are changed between two machining steps, so that the tool will cut in the machining steps a respective contour that extends alternately closer to a first and a second flank of the target toothing of the workpiece. According to the present disclosure, the same rotational angle may be used for a plurality of machining steps taking place closer to a second flank. |
| US11110526B2 |
Cutting insert
A cutting insert according to the present disclosure includes a first surface, a second surface, a side surface, and a cutting edge. The first surface has a rake face continuous to the cutting edge. The cutting edge has a corner cutting edge, a flat cutting edge, and a main cutting edge. The rake face has a first rake face portion, a second rake face portion, and a third rake face portion, the first rake face portion being continuous to the flat cutting edge, the second rake face portion being continuous to the main cutting edge, the third rake face portion being continuous to the corner cutting edge and being located between the first rake face portion and the second rake face portion. The rake face is provided with a level difference portion. |
| US11110517B2 |
Method and device for examining an input data set of a generative layer building device
The invention relates to a computer-assisted method for examining an input data set of a generative layer building device, comprising at least the following step: —comparing at least one parameter value in a computer-based model of an object that is to be produced using said generative layer building device, to a limiting parameter value which is an extreme value for the parameter able to be obtained in a method for producing the object, and particularly an extreme value for the parameter that can be obtained in a process-stable manner. |
| US11110510B2 |
Expandable aggregate mixture for molds, mold, and method for manufacturing mold
An expandable aggregate mixture for a mold, which contains an aggregate, a water-soluble binder, a water-soluble foaming agent, water, and spherical metal oxide particles. |
| US11110504B1 |
Method of forming thick-walled cylinder by spinning
A method of forming a cylinder by spinning. A cylindrical blank is placed at a geometric center of a lower mold cavity, where a bottom of the lower mold cavity is provided with a straight hole, and a blank block is provided at the straight hole. The lower mold cavity is fixed on a rotating worktable such that the blank is directly below an upper indenter. The indenter is driven by an extruder to move vertically downwards to extrude the cylindrical blank. Meanwhile, the lower mold cavity is driven by the worktable to uniform rotate. The intender is kept still, and the lower mold cavity is continuously driven to rotate. The lower mold cavity moves vertically upwards to process an outer surface of the blank by rotation of a petal-shape inner wall. The formed cylinder is separated from the lower mold cavity to obtain the desired cylinder. |
| US11110503B2 |
Roller set and pipe elements
A roller set for roll forming pipe elements has an outer roller that engages the pipe element at three points to prevent teetering of the pipe element. Inner and outer rollers cooperate to form pipe elements having a projection engageable by keys of mechanical couplings, the projection extending beyond the outer surface of the pipe element and increasing the pressure and bending performance of the combination pipe elements and coupling. |
| US11110498B2 |
Adjustment device
An adjustment device for adjusting a roll in a roll support (13) of a roll stand includes a cylinder housing (2) that can be secured to a roll support (13), and a piston (1) guided to move translationally in and across the roll support. The position of the piston (1) can be determined via a travel measurement device (9) connected to a coupling rod (6) secured directly to the piston (1). The piston (1) has a guide element (3) extending from the piston head (4) into a bore in the roll rack and in the direction toward the travel measurement device (9). The coupling rod (6) is secured to the guide element (3). To reduce the sensitivity of the adjustment device to a tipping, the guide element (3) is guided in a guide opening (14) of the cylinder housing (2). A sliding guide (7) is provided for the coupling rod (6), which can be arranged on an end of a borehole (15) in the roll rack facing the travel measurement device (9). |
| US11110493B2 |
Double-sided electrodynamic screen films
An electrode film includes a first electrode pattern having a first set of parallel conductive electrodes and a second electrode pattern having a second set of parallel conductive electrodes disposed on a first surface of a transparent film, wherein elements of the first electrode pattern do not cross over elements of the second electrode pattern. A third electrode pattern having a third set of parallel conductive electrodes is disposed on a second surface of the transparent film, wherein the first, second and third sets of parallel conductive electrodes are arranged in an interlaced pattern. The electrode patterns are configured to be connected to respective power sources of electrical power supplying respective waveforms to generate a time-varying electric field pattern above a surface of the electrode film. |
| US11110491B2 |
Cleaning device with tail swab
A cleaning device with tail swab having a plurality of soft elongated strips. |
| US11110490B2 |
Multilevel sieve system and method of use
A system and method sort, separate, organize and store particles of different material, shape, and size utilizing a multi-level system of containers with sieves at different heights. The system employs a combination of gravitational downward forces on the individual pieces and omnidirectional manual forces applied by the user on the system to automatically sort and organize particles of different shape and size into the respective containers. |
| US11110489B2 |
Flextensional transducers and related methods
Flextensional transducers and methods of using flextensional transducers. The transducer includes a piezoelectric element and may include at least one endcap coupled with the piezoelectric element. The endcap may have an outer portion formed of a first material and an inner portion formed of a second material having a greater flexibility than the first material. The endcap may be coupled with an annular piezoelectric element near either its outer circumference or its inner circumference. The piezoelectric element may be a planar disk or have a curved bowl-shape. The transducer may be coupled with, and at least partially restrained by, a support structure. The transducer may also be configured to permit light to pass therethrough. |
| US11110488B1 |
Systems and methods to eliminate bubbles using ultrasonic energy
A system to reduce surface bubbles from cell culture media using ultrasonic pulses is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of ultrasonic transducers, a photodetector, a camera, a control circuit, and a cell culture container that includes a cell culture media. The control circuit is communicatively coupled to the plurality of ultrasonic transducers, the temperature sensor, and the camera. The photodetector is used to determine a presence of a surface bubble on the cell culture media. The camera is used to determine a location of the surface bubble when the presence of the surface bubble is determined. The plurality of ultrasonic transducers is used to position an ultrasonic pulse at the location of the surface bubble and thereby reduce the presence of the surface bubble on the cell culture media when the location of the surface bubble is determined. |
| US11110482B2 |
Discharge system
The purpose is to provide a discharge system which can minimize wear of a connecting part of a discharging device and a refilling device which is caused under the influence of particulate matters contained in fluid even if connection and disconnection for refilling the discharging device with the fluid is repeated. A discharge system includes a discharging device capable of discharging the fluid, and a refilling device capable of refilling the discharging device with the fluid. The fluid is suppliable from the refilling device side to the discharging device side by inserting one of a discharge-side coupler provided to the discharging device side and a refill-side coupler provided to the refilling device side into the other to connect the discharging device to the refilling device. A clearance size d formed between the discharge-side coupler and the refill-side coupler is determined based on the particle size distribution of the particulate matters that constitutes the fluid. |
| US11110481B2 |
Liquid material discharge device, and application device and application method therefor
A liquid material discharge device and method capable of remedying the problem of liquid leakage caused by a closing failure that may occur in a negative pressure environment. The liquid material discharge device is used in a negative pressure space, and includes a storage container, a compressed-gas supply source pressurizing the storage container, a nozzle having a discharge flow path, a reciprocating valve rod, an actuator driving the valve rod, a valve seat having a communication hole that is communicated with the discharge flow path, and a discharge control device controlling the actuator to open and close the communication hole by a tip of the valve rod. The device can further include a resin film disposed at a lower end of the valve rod, or a resin film disposed on an upper surface of the valve seat and having a through-hole communicating with the communication hole. |
| US11110478B2 |
High-pressure airless spray nozzle assembly
A saddle seal assembly for a high-pressure airless spray nozzle having a spray tip includes a metal sealing sleeve and a cylindrical elastic seal. The metal sealing sleeve may include a first saddle-shaped semi-cylinder surface closely matching with an outer surface of the spray tip to form an outer hard sealing structure. The cylindrical elastic seal may include a second saddle-shaped semi-cylinder surface closely matching with the outer surface of the spray tip to form an inner flexible sealing structure. A first end portion of the cylindrical elastic seal is configured to be inserted into the metal sealing sleeve, and the first saddle-shaped semi-cylinder surface and the second saddle-shaped semi-cylinder surface are configured to be spliced to form a continuous saddle-shaped semi-cylinder surface, to thereby seal a stepped inlet hole of the high-pressure airless spray nozzle. |
| US11110474B2 |
Fluid control assembly for mix-on-demand sprayer
A flow control assembly includes a manifold coupled to a positive displacement pump. A fluid input unit is coupled to the fluid inlet and includes a diluent input to receive a diluent and a concentrate input to receive a selectively adjustable flow of a liquid concentrate. A mixing chamber combines the diluent and the liquid concentrate to form a mixed solution to be delivered to the pump. A bypass unit has a bypass conduit to receive a high pressure mixed fluid from the pump. A bypass valve is positionable within the manifold between a closed position and an open position. The bypass valve is closed when the high pressure mixed fluid is below a threshold pressure and open when the high pressure mixed fluid is above the threshold pressure. A portion of the high pressure mixed fluid is reintroduced to the mixing chamber via the bypass inlet. |
| US11110470B2 |
System and method for controlling the operation of agricultural sprayers
In one aspect, a system for controlling the operation of agricultural sprayers may a vision-based sensor configured to capture data indicative of one or more features within a field across which an agricultural sprayer is traveling. A controller of the system may be configured to identify the one or more features within the field based on the data received from the vision-based sensor and determine a position of a boom component of the agricultural sprayer relative to the one or more identified features. Furthermore, the controller may also be configured to initiate a control action to adjust the position of the boom component when it is determined that the relative position between the boom component and the one or more identified features is offset from a predetermined positional relationship defined for the boom component. |
| US11110468B2 |
Separation of a mixture using magnetic carrier particles
The present invention relates to a process for separating at least one first material from a mixture comprising this at least one first material, at least one second material and at least one third material, which comprises at least the following steps: (A) providing a mixture comprising at least one first material, at least one second material, at least one third material and at least one hydrocarbon in an amount of more than 0.4% by weight, based on the sum of mixture, in the presence or 10 absence of at least one dispersion medium, (B) if appropriate, addition of at least one dispersion medium to the mixture obtained in step (A) in order to obtain a dispersion, (C) treatment of the dispersion from step (A) or (B) with at least one hydrophobic magnetic particle, so that the at least one first material and the at least one magnetic particle agglomerate, (D) separation of the adduct from step (C) from the mixture by application of a magnetic field, (E) if appropriate, dissociation of the adduct which has been separated off in step (D) in order to obtain the at least one first material and the at least one magnetic particle separately. |
| US11110460B2 |
Inlet/outlet structure of microfluidic chip and method for sealing same
Provided is a microfluidic chip having an inlet/outlet structure optimized for sealing an inlet/outlet of a microfluidic chip using a UV curable sealing material, a microfluidic chip having the inlet/outlet structure, and a method of sealing the inlet/outlet of the microfluidic chip using a UV curable sealing material. It is possible to provide a semi-permanent seal with less contamination from a fluid sample or a harmful reagent, and the inlet/outlet of the microfluidic chip can be firmly sealed using simple equipment and without high-temperature/high-pressure conditions. By using the inlet/outlet structure of the microfluidic chip and the sealing method thereof, it is possible not only to improve the accuracy and deviation of the reaction result as the generation of bubbles is suppressed even when a predetermined reaction is performed on the microfluidic chip, but also it is possible to apply a fully automated system by eliminating the need for ancillary equipment such as a chip case and minimizing or eliminating manual operations. |
| US11110457B2 |
Analysis unit for a transportable microfluidic device, in particular for sample preparation and molecule analysis
An analysis unit formed by an analysis body housing an analysis chamber and having a sample inlet and a supply channel configured to fluidically connect the sample inlet to the analysis chamber. Dried assay reagents are arranged in the analysis chamber and are contained in an alveolar mass. For instance, the alveolar mass is a lyophilized mass formed by excipients and by assay-specific reagents. |
| US11110455B2 |
Microfluidic device for electrically activated passive capillary stop valve
A microfluidic device for electrically activating a passive capillary stop valve, an apparatus and method are provided. The microfluidic device includes a first channel for containing a first fluid, and an output channel, wherein the first channel comprises a first interface with the output channel, and the first interface comprises a capillary stop valve characterised in that the microfluidic device also comprises a second channel for containing a second fluid, wherein the second channel comprises a second interface with the output channel, and the first channel and the second channel are electrically isolated from each other, and the first interface and the second interface are arranged relative to each other thereby being configured to activate fluid flow from the first channel into the output channel when a first fluid and a second fluid are present, and an electrical potential difference is applied between the first fluid and the second fluid. |
| US11110454B2 |
Microfluidic structure, microfluidic device having the same and method of controlling the microfluidic device
A microfluidic structure in which a plurality of chambers arranged at different positions are connected in parallel and into which a fixed amount of fluid may be efficiently distributed without using a separate driving source, and a microfluidic device having the same. The microfluidic device includes a platform having a center of rotation and including at least one microfluidic structure. The microfluidic structure includes a sample supply chamber configured to accommodate a sample, a plurality of first chambers arranged in a circumferential direction of the platform at different distances from the center of rotation of the platform, and a plurality of siphon channels, each of the siphon channels being connected to a corresponding one of the first chambers. |
| US11110449B2 |
Process for recovery and regeneration of deactivated catalysts used in dialkyl carbonate synthesis
The present invention discloses a process for recovery and regeneration of rare earth metals or salts thereof used as catalyst and which is conveniently integrated within the overall flow sheets of manufacturing dialkyl carbonates. Alkyl carbamate, alcohol and a rare earth metal salt as catalyst selected from the lanthanide series are added in a reactor to afford dialkyl carbonate. The rare earth metal catalyst is selected from samarium, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, ytterbium, europium and gadolinium. Ammonia is added to a portion of the reaction mixture to precipitate the catalyst and the separated deactivated catalyst is dissolved in acid to afford regenerated catalyst, e.g., in triflic acid in the case of samarium triflate catalyst. |
| US11110437B2 |
SCR catalyst and its preparation method and applications
A method for preparing an SCR catalyst may include: (1) placing a first aqueous solution containing a titanium oxide and a tungstate in an electric field environment, adjusting the pH value of the first aqueous solution, and adjusting the current direction of the electric field environment to obtain a first mixture; (2) providing a second mixture by, in the electric field environment, adding dropwise a second aqueous solution containing a soluble salt of one or more active components, a copper-organic polyamine complex and a dispersant to the first mixture, and adjusting the current direction; and (3) processing the second mixture to obtain the SCR catalyst. The one or more active components may be selected from Ce, Zr, Cu, Fe, Pr and Sc. |
| US11110433B2 |
Metal-doped tin oxide for electrocatalysis applications
The present invention relates to a metal-doped tin oxide which has a BET surface area of at least 30 m 2/g, and comprises at least one metal dopant which is Sb, Nb, Ta, Bi, W, or In, or any mixture thereof, wherein the metal dopant is present in an amount of from 2.5 at % to 25 at %, based on the total amount of tin and metal dopant atoms, and is in a mixed valence state containing atoms of oxidation state OS1 and atoms of oxidation state OS2, wherein the oxidation state OS1 is >0 and the oxidation state OS2 is >OS1 and the atomic ratio of the atoms of OS2 to the atoms of OS1 is from 1.5 to 12.0. |
| US11110427B1 |
Polylactic acid polymerization reaction apparatus and system
The present invention relates to the technical field of polylactic acid preparation, and discloses polylactic acid polymerization reaction apparatus and system. The polylactic acid polymerization reaction apparatus comprises a polymerization reactor and an agitating assembly arranged in a flow channel of the polymerization reactor, wherein the agitating assembly comprises an electromagnetic winding mechanism and a magnetic induction element, the electromagnetic winding mechanism is arranged along the inner wall of the polymerization reactor around the magnetic induction element, with clearance formed between the electromagnetic winding mechanism and the magnetic induction element, so that the magnetic induction element and the electromagnetic winding mechanism can induce electromagnetic induction, and thereby the magnetic induction element can rotate around its own axis; a threaded groove is formed on the magnetic induction element. The polylactic acid polymerization reaction apparatus provided by the present invention can improve the polymerization effect and thereby improve the product conversion ratio. |
| US11110423B2 |
Heat dissipating diluent in fixed bed reactors
Incorporating into a fixed bed reactor for an exothermal reaction having a catalyst supported on a support having a thermal conductivity typically less than 30 W/mk within the reaction temperature control limits heat dissipative particles having a thermal conductivity of at least 50 W/mk less than 30 W/mk within the reaction temperature control limits helps control the temperature of the reactor bed. |
| US11110420B2 |
Fluidized bed system
The invention relates to a fluidised bed system (1) comprising a plurality of granulation units (2), arranged so as to be functionally parallel, for producing pharmaceutical granules, each granulation unit (2) comprising: a fluidised bed container (3), an inlet (4) and an outlet (5) on said fluidised bed container (3), a fluid supply (6) and a fluid discharge (7) on said fluidised bed container (3), and at least one injection nozzle (8) for injecting a processing substance into the fluidised bed container (3), as well as a control unit for adjusting processing conditions within each granulation unit (2). |
| US11110416B2 |
Device and apparatus for collecting microbial growth from a semi-solid surface
A device for collecting a biological sample from a semi-solid surface. The device has a shaft with a proximate end and a distal end and a tip integrated with the shaft at the proximate end. The tip has a surface adapted to collect microorganisms thereon or release microorganism from, or both, wherein the adapted surface comprises at least one feature of a recess or extension to increase surface area of the tip and collect microorganisms thereon. Examples of such features include microfeatures with dimensions of about 1000 μm or less. Other examples include a pipette tip. |
| US11110405B2 |
Adsorption-enhanced and plasticization resistant composite membranes
The disclosure provides for polymer membranes which comprise metal organic frameworks, methods of making therein, and methods of use thereof, including in gas separation. |
| US11110403B2 |
Method for producing separation membrane using MFI-type zeolite (silicalite)
Provided is a method for producing a separation membrane including a silicalite membrane without using NaOH or the like that causes an increase in cost with respect to equipment, facilities, and process time. The method for producing a separation membrane is a method for producing a separation membrane including a porous support and a silicalite membrane that is formed on the support and has an MFI-type zeolite crystal structure, and is characterized in that the method includes a step of producing a seed crystal, a step of attaching the seed crystal onto the porous support, a step of producing a membrane synthesis raw material composition containing SiO2, an organic template, and H2O, and a step of immersing the porous support having the seed crystal attached thereto in the membrane synthesis raw material composition and performing hydrothermal synthesis, and the composition ratio of the membrane synthesis raw material composition is as follows: SiO2:organic template:H2O=1:(0.05 to 0.15):(50 to 120). |
| US11110402B2 |
Porous hollow fiber membrane, method for producing porous hollow fiber membrane and filtration method
Provided is a method including the steps of producing a melt-kneaded product and discharging the melt-kneaded product. In the step of producing a melt-kneaded product, a thermoplastic resin, a non-solvent and an inorganic compound are mixed and melt-kneaded, wherein the non-solvent does not uniformly dissolve the thermoplastic resin of one-quarter mass at a boiling point or 250° C., whichever is lower. |
| US11110398B2 |
Method for enhancing filtration yields in tangential flow filtration system
The disclosure generally relates to methods and apparatus for the efficient quantitative recovery of valuable biological fluids from filtration systems, more particularly to efficient quantitative recovery of valuable biological fluids from high precision separation systems suitable for use in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. |
| US11110396B2 |
Catalyst for purification of exhaust gas from internal combustion engine and exhaust gas purifying method using the catalyst
An object is to provide a means for suppressing a deterioration in catalytic performance even after being exposed to high temperature exhaust gas containing a phosphorus compound for a long period of time.An exhaust gas purifying catalyst including palladium supported on cerium-aluminum composite oxide containing cerium at from 3 to 60% by mass in terms of cerium oxide. |
| US11110395B2 |
Cleaning device
A cleaning device includes a housing having a first end defining an inlet and an opposing second end defining an outlet. The housing defines an internal cavity. The housing has a first portion, a second portion, and an intermediate portion. The first portion defines a first chamber of the internal cavity that is connected to the inlet. The first portion has a first width. The second portion defines a second chamber of the internal cavity that is connected to the outlet. The second portion has a second width greater than the first width. The intermediate portion extends between the first portion and the second portion. The intermediate portion defines an intermediate chamber. The intermediate portion has a linear profile or a non-linear profile. The cleaning device further includes an air driver positioned within the first chamber, an ozone generator positioned within the intermediate portion, and a catalyst positioned within the second chamber. |
| US11110393B2 |
Enhanced injection of mercury oxidants
The disclosure relates generally to reducing mercury emissions from a coal power plant. Specifically, a method for treating a gas stream containing mercury is provided that includes injecting a mercury oxidant or absorbent and a carrying agent into a gas stream that was produced by heating or burning a carbonaceous fuel comprising mercury. The carrying agent vaporizes after being injected into the gas stream. The mercury oxidant or absorbent and a carrying agent may be injected before passing the gas stream into a gas scrubber. |
| US11110385B2 |
Fluidic devices and methods using them
A laminated microfluidic device is described that includes an internal microchannel formed from laminating individual layers of the laminated microfluidic device to each other. The laminated microfluidic device also includes a first port, a second port, a third port, and a fourth port each fluidically coupled to the internal microchannel. The laminated microfluidic device permits flow of sample into the laminated microfluidic device through the first port. The laminated microfluidic device fluidically couples to an external pressure source through the second port. The laminated microfluidic device permits the flow of the sample to a first component fluidically coupled to the third port and to a second component fluidically coupled to the fourth port depending on pressure within the internal microchannel of the laminated microfluidic device. |
| US11110381B2 |
Vent filter and radio remote unit
A vent filter and a Radio Remote Unit having the vent filter. The vent filter includes a first member including a first body having a ventilation path extending through the first body, an inner wall constituting a ventilation hole which is communicated with the ventilation path, and an outer wall constituting a gap between the inner wall and the outer wall. The vent filter also includes a second member including a second body and at least one enclosure wall protruding out from the second body, wherein at least one of the at least one enclosure wall is located outside the outer wall and surrounding the outer wall. Both the inner and outer walls have at least one first groove at an end and each of the at least one enclosure wall has at least one second groove at an end. |
| US11110379B2 |
Device for separating an air/oil mixture
The invention relates to a device (1) for separating an air/oil mixture comprising an air/oil mixture inlet (8), an oil receiving chamber (9), an air circulation duct (11), at least one filter element (21) rotatably coupled to a rotating drive shaft (12), the device (1) being designed so that the mixture from the above-mentioned inlet (8) opens into the chamber (9) and is driven through the rotatably driven filter element (21), so that the oil contained in the mixture is centrifuged radially outside the filter element (21) and fed into the oil receiving chamber (9), the filtered air opening into the air flow line (11), characterized in that the rotating drive shaft (12) is coupled to a turbine (26) capable of being driven in rotation by at least part of the filtered air flow, the turbine (26) comprising an outlet (29) of the filtered flow which opens to the outside. |
| US11110378B2 |
Sensing system for detecting machine fluid degradation
A sensing system for detecting degradation of a machine fluid is disclosed. The sensing system may comprise a tag having electrical contacts. The tag may be configured to transmit a wireless signal when the electrical contacts are in electrical communication. The sensing system may further comprise a dissolvable element separating the electrical contacts and obstructing electrical communication between the electrical contacts. The dissolvable element may be configured to dissolve and allow electrical communication between the electrical contacts when an acid content of the machine fluid reaches a level indicative of the degradation of the machine fluid. |
| US11110372B2 |
Cold extraction method for cannabinoids and terpenes from cannabis by organic solvents
The invention relates to methods of producing extracts from cannabis plant material, where the extracts comprise cannabinoids and terpenes. The methods comprise extracting fresh or dried plant material with a cold organic solvent. The methods allow for the extraction of cannabinoids and terpenes, while leaving behind impurities such as waxes and chlorophyll that are commonly found in extractions with room temperature (RT) or warm solvent extraction methods. The methods can produce extracts having more than 90% cannabinoids. |
| US11110369B1 |
Air bubble forming apparatus
An air bubble forming apparatus includes a hollow apparatus body and an aerodynamic device. The apparatus body includes a shell, an air inlet, a hollow cavity and a bubble forming member. The bubble forming member includes an air outlet, a bubble fluid dipping portion, and a plurality of bubble apertures arranged around the air outlet. The aerodynamic device includes an elastic diaphragm, and an operating member, operating member connected to the elastic diaphragm. The elastic diaphragm separates the hollow cavity from the outside world. After the bubble fluid dipping portion is wetted with bubble fluid, the operating member is operated to deform the elastic diaphragm, and the air in the hollow cavity is pushed out through the air outlet and the plurality of bubble apertures to form air bubbles in the bubble apertures and to pop out the air bubbles to the outside. |
| US11110367B2 |
Block system
A block may comprise a base comprising a first block side comprising a first side plane and a connective protrusion coupled to the base and extending distally outwardly and substantially perpendicularly from the first side plane. The connective protrusion may comprise a center pillar coupled to the base extending distally outward from the first side plane, a base portion coupled to the center pillar and the base and extending axially and substantially perpendicularly from the center pillar in a first direction, and an overhang portion coupled to the center pillar extending axially and substantially perpendicularly from the center pillar in a second direction opposite the first direction such that there is an overhang space between the first side plane and the overhang portion. The block may further comprise additional connective protrusions, and the connective protrusions of multiple blocks may enable the coupling of such blocks. |
| US11110366B2 |
Computerized system and method of using a physical toy construction set by multiple users
The subject matter discloses a method operated by a computerized central system comprises receiving information from a plurality of users operating a toy construction set comprises building blocks designed for building a structure, said information represents a building process of said structure; analyzing the information on the building process of said structure; generating a feedback on the building process of said structure; transmitting the feedback to electronic devices of the user building the structure. The subject matter also discloses generating a new model according to a plurality of models received from the plurality of users and a predefined set of rules, the new model is a computerized visual representation of a constructible object. |
| US11110365B2 |
Portable and modular water amusement system with easy and intuitive setup and storage
A water play structure (100) includes a frame base (102), a telescoping hollow frame column (112) supported in a vertical orientation and stabilized by the frame base, and a plurality of frame arms (110, 118). Each frame arm extends horizontally radially outward from, and mounted to, one of the frame base or the telescoping hollow frame column. An outward distal end of a first frame arm includes a first interface structure, and each water play station (108, 202), selected from a plurality of different water play stations, includes a second interface structure. The first interface structure and the second interface structure are standardized mutually compatible interface structures which allow different water play stations to be coupled to, and used with, each frame arm in a modular implementation. |
| US11110363B1 |
Intravenous pole accessory
An intravenous pole accessory (30) includes a stuffed doll having a head portion (32) and a main portion (33) that covers a major portion of an intravenous pole (36) upon placement of the accessory on the intravenous pole. The accessory can include at least a first attachment member (31 or 31A) coupled to a portion (32) of the stuffed doll configured and arranged for retaining the stuffed doll in a vertical position when the first attachment member is attached to a top portion (36A) of the intravenous pole, and a hole (34) in the main portion of the stuffed doll configured to allow access to a medical device (37) attached to the intravenous pole when the at least first attachment member is attached to the top portion of the intravenous pole. |
| US11110362B2 |
Spinning top launching device
A first locking mechanism is configured to block rotating the first and second holders by locking an operation component or by locking the first and second holders when the cap is not mounted on one of the first and second holders, and is configured to unlock rotating the first and second holders by being engaged with the cap when the cap is mounted on one of the first and second holders and when the cap is arranged to face upwardly towards a upper side. A second locking mechanism is configured to block rotating the first and second holders by locking the operation component or by locking the first and second holders when the cap is mounted on one of the first and second holders and when the cap is arranged to face downwardly to a lower side opposite to the upper side. |
| US11110361B2 |
Custom feedback device
Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for delivering a customizable feedback stimulus. In one implementation, a custom feedback device comprises a shell housing having a first shell and a second shell. The shell housing opening extends between an outer surface of the first shell and an outer surface of the second shell. A plurality of protrusions extends between the first shell and the second shell, and at least one receiving area is defined by the plurality of protrusions between the first shell and the second shell. The receiving area is adapted to house a customized portion. |
| US11110357B2 |
Video game processing program, and video game processing system
A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program product for causing a server to realize functions to control progress of a video game in response to an operation of a user is provided. The functions include: an event participation managing function configured to receive participation in an event from at least one of users; an initial level setting function configured to set a level of a player character in the event to a predetermined initial level regardless of a level thereof indicating a degree of strength outside the event of the player character, and to cause the event to start after setting; a level-up determining function configured to manage a predetermined condition to raise the level of the player character in the event; and a privilege giving function configured to give a privilege in the event to the player character or the user. |
| US11110354B2 |
Method for providing battle royale game using supply box and server using same
The present invention provides a method for providing a battle royale game using a supply box, the method comprising the steps of: (a) allowing a particular player to select a particular item owned by the particular player or allowing the particular item to be selected through a predetermined first algorithm in a first state by a game server; (b) when information relating to the particular item is acquired, generating a particular supply box including the particular item and corresponding to the particular player, and determining location information relating to a location on a map, at which the generated particular supply box is input when the game enters a second state later, by the game server; and (c) when the game has entered the second state, placing the particular supply box with reference to the location information and supporting the particular player to play the battle royale game by using the placed particular supply box by the game server. |
| US11110351B2 |
Information storage media, game devices and servers
Provided is the game device which sets the designated object from among the objects arranged in the game space as an object in the holding state, performs control for arranging the object set in the holding state at the predetermined position in the game space, and/or displays information of the object set in the holding state at a predetermined position on the game image. When the predetermined condition is satisfied, the game device releases the holding state of the object set to be in the holding state by the holding controller and causes the object to perform the predetermined operation. |
| US11110347B2 |
Game server switching method, apparatus, and system
A game server switching method, applied to a game server switching system, is provided, the game server switching system including a load balancer, a network-layer access subsystem, a network-layer proxy subsystem, a game logic subsystem, and a role login management server. A communication connection is established between the network-layer access subsystem and the second game server based on the route switching request message. A write-back request is sent by the first game server to the role login management server. User role data are sent by the role login management server to the second game server based on the write-back request. In response to obtaining the user role data from the role login management server, the game data are sent by the second game server to the game client by using the network-layer proxy subsystem, the network-layer access subsystem, and the load balancer. |
| US11110346B2 |
Game processing system, method of processing game, and storage medium storing program for processing game
A game processing system for processing of a game that provides interaction with a virtual character according to one embodiment includes a storage that stores action data for specifying one or more actions of the virtual character and one or more computer processors. The game includes a VR mode in which the game progresses in accordance with detection information obtained by a head mounted display. The one or more processors determine an action of the player performed toward the virtual character based on the detection information obtained by the head mounted display attached to the head of the player, cause the virtual character to interact with the player based on the action of the player; and suspend execution of the VR mode if a suspension condition is satisfied. |
| US11110345B2 |
Controller for a games console
A hand held controller for a games console comprising an outer case and at least one control located on the controller. The controller is shaped to be held in at least one hand of a user such that the at least one control is operable by the user. The at least one control extends through an aperture provided in the outer case, and wherein the controller comprises a removable buffer mounted within the aperture. |
| US11110344B2 |
Information processing system, information processing device, controller device and accessory
An example information processing system includes a main unit, a first controller device and a second controller device. The main unit includes a display. The first controller device is configured to be removably attached to the main unit, and the first controller device transmits first operation data representing an operation performed on the first controller device to the main unit, irrespective of whether the first controller device is attached to the main unit. The second controller device is configured to be removably attached to the main unit, and the second controller device transmits second operation data representing an operation performed on the second controller device to the main unit, irrespective of whether the second controller device is attached to the main unit. The main unit displays, on the display, an execution result of an information process based on the first and the second operation data. |
| US11110343B2 |
Methods and systems for generating detailed datasets of an environment via gameplay
An example method includes obtaining, obtaining, from one or more sensors of a computing device, data relating to a feature in an environment. Following, the method includes analyzing the data to identify one or more details of the feature in the environment and determining, based on a comparison of the data to a stored dataset in a database, that the details includes a detail that the stored dataset lacks. The method includes providing one or more game elements for gameplay on an interface of the computing device based on the details including the detail that the stored dataset lacks. |
| US11110342B2 |
Puzzle assembly system and method
A puzzle assembly system including a puzzle assembly tool having a handle; an illuminator; a powerer; and a magnifier having a body with a front-face; a rear-face; a thickness; and a periphery; wherein the puzzle assembly tool comprises the handle, the illuminator, and the magnifier in functional combination. The illuminator is preferably integral with the handle and powered by the powerer during use. The illuminator is configured to illuminate puzzle pieces for assembly. As designed the magnifier is configured to magnify the puzzle pieces during use (via a magnifying lens) and the puzzle pieces are able to be manipulated via a user moving the body of the magnifier during puzzle-assembly to scoop and place sections or individual puzzle pieces. |
| US11110341B2 |
Multi-purpose board game employing a game board and game pieces with wireless technology to communicate to the internet
An electronic game board wherein the board comprises a plurality of sensors and indicators such that two or more players may play the same game with each other using two or more different game boards that may communicate with each other either directly or through a server. The game board comprises a memory, antenna, and microprocessor associated with the sensors and indicators so that the game board may determine, store, and display a game state based-in-part on data obtained from the game board itself and either another game board or an artificially intelligent player operating in response the present game board. |
| US11110339B2 |
Sports equipment
A release mechanism is provided for releasably connecting a strap to sports equipment. The strap is secured at a first end to the sports equipment and at a second end to the release mechanism. The release mechanism has a fastening part releasably connected to an engagement element. The engagement element interacts with a fastening part bail element that is pivotable about a pivot axle between a release position and an engaged position with the engagement element. The bail element can be secured in the engaged position by a securing element. The securing element and bail element are secured to the fastening part such that the distance between the pivot axle of the bail element and the securing element changes when a tensile load is applied to the bail element. The securing element releases the bail element when a defined release tensile force is exerted on the bail element. |
| US11110335B2 |
Delivery system for targeted launching of sports projectile
A sports projectile delivery system may control the operation of a launcher to cause an American football or other sports projectile to be delivered to a target location on a field. In some aspects, the system can track player movements on the field, e.g., through the use of a tracking device mounted on the player, enabling the ball etc. to be launched to a player in anticipation of where the player will go. The system may include additional customization and/or logging options, e.g., permitting a player to designate a body position (e.g., above the head or near the knees) for delivery of the ball, designate a speed or hang time for delivery, or provide player data and analytics to an online or otherwise connected database. |
| US11110331B2 |
Putter comprising swivelling handle and pivotal club head
A putter comprises a handle at an upper end of a shaft of the putter to be grasped by one hand of a user, while an upper portion of the shaft between the handle and the head is to be grasped by a second hand of the user. The handle is arranged for swiveling movement relative to the upper shaft portion along a predetermined angular path defined about a transverse handle axis distinct from a shaft axis so that the handle can be fixedly held by the user and the shaft displaced in forward swinging movement along the predetermined angular path for hitting a golf ball. A putter head is pivotally connected at a lower end of the shaft to be movable about a distinct transverse pivot axis between a starting position in which a hitting plane is substantially parallel to the shaft axis and oblique ending position in which the hitting plane forms an acute angle therewith, such that the hitting plane of the head can remain substantially normal to the support surface after initial contact with the golf ball during the forward swinging movement. |
| US11110328B2 |
Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion. The front portion may include a front pocket defined by an interior wall. A face portion may be positioned in the front pocket. The material of the face portion may have a substantially higher yield strength than the material of the interior wall. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US11110326B2 |
Golf club head
A golf club head includes a hollow portion. The head includes a first member having an opening, and a second member attached to the first member and covering the opening. The first member includes a first rib projected toward the hollow portion. The second member includes a second rib projected toward the hollow portion. The first rib is engaged with the second rib. A Young's modulus of a material of the second member may be smaller than that of the first member. The second member may be adhered to the first member using an adhesive. |
| US11110322B2 |
Golf ball
An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent approach spin performance under a dry condition and excellent approach spin performance under a condition that there is grass between the golf ball and the club face. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein the paint film is composed of at least one layer, and an outermost paint film layer located at the outermost layer of the golf ball contains, as a base resin, a polyurethane obtained by a reaction between (A) a polyisocyanate composition and (B) a polyol composition, (B) the polyol composition contains a urethane polyol as a polyol component, and the outermost paint film layer has a dynamic friction coefficient of from 0.65 to 1.2 measured with a dynamic friction tester under specific conditions. |
| US11110321B2 |
Golf ball dimples having circumscribed prismatoids
The present invention relates to golf balls, specifically, to a golf ball with multifaceted dimples comprising two discrete geometries including a circular perimeter and a depression or protrusion based on a polyhedral prismatoid. |
| US11110319B1 |
Plank exercise assistance apparatus
A plank exercise assistance apparatus including a body having a base and slidable coaster mounted underneath the base are disclosed herein. The body includes a receptacle adapted to receive a foot of a user therein. The body further includes a heel stop extending upwards from the body to help secure the foot of the user. Additionally, the body includes a leg support adapted to provide support to the leg of a user as they are using the plank exercise assistance apparatus. The user sets their foot into the receptacle and they are then free to exercise in a manner that is effective, efficient and safe. The user is then able to slide the apparatus with their foot therein to complete variations of the plank exercise. Thereby allowing a user to exercise their abdomen, backs, shoulder, arms and legs with the various exercises they complete. |
| US11110318B2 |
Linkage mechanism with elliptical motion trajectory
A linkage mechanism with an elliptical motion trajectory includes a main body having two guiding tracks with a changeable lifting angle, a flywheel assembly and two handles installed on a front side of the main body, a first linkage rod pivotally attached between guiding rods of two driving linkage assemblies and two cranks of the flywheel assembly. The two pedals respectively include a front end pivotally attached onto each one of the cranks. Each one of the pedals moves together each one of the guiding rods and along each one of the guiding tracks and drives the flywheel assembly and each one of the handles to move forward and backward. |
| US11110316B2 |
Assembly for weightlifting racks
A bracket assembly includes a back plate with outer and inner sides and a pin opening extending therethrough. A clasp member has an extending portion and an encasing portion extending from the extending portion. The extending and encasing portions and the inner side of the body define a channel configured to receive a rack beam. A pin seated in the pin opening has a shank, and a head at the outer side of the back plate. The shank extends through the opening into the channel. The shank is configured to engage the rack beam within the channel. The head is welded to the outer side of the back plate. An extension member defines a support surface and includes pair of substantially J-shaped plates and a cover nested with the plates such that it forms the entire support surface and is substantially flush with sides of the substantially J-shaped plates. |
| US11110308B1 |
Fireproof hole plug assembly
The present invention provides fire protection for pole access points and pole interiors. In accordance with preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a fireproof hole plug assembly which includes an intumescent gasket and a securing fireproof hole plug. According to further preferred embodiments, the intumescent gasket of the present invention is preferably cut to fit the fireproof hole plug and positioned to act as a barrier between the access point and external heat sources. |
| US11110307B1 |
Gas tank storage bag
A gas tank storage bag, including a cylindrical main body to store at least one item therein, a back support pad disposed on at least a portion of the cylindrical main body to prevent at least a portion of the cylindrical main body from collapsing in response to movement thereto, a shoulder strap assembly disposed on at least a portion of a top portion of the cylindrical main body to suspend the cylindrical main body from shoulders of a user, and a waist strap assembly disposed on at least a portion of a bottom portion of the cylindrical main body to connect around a waist of the user. |
| US11110300B2 |
Radiation therapy system using a digital tomosynthesis process for near real-time localization
A method of radiation therapy comprises, while a gantry of a radiation therapy system rotates continuously in a first direction through a treatment arc from a first treatment delivery position to a second treatment delivery position, causing an imaging X-ray source mounted on the gantry to direct X-rays through a target volume and receiving a set of X-ray projection images from an X-ray imager mounted on the gantry; determining a current location of the target volume based on the set of X-ray projection images; and while the gantry to continues to rotate to the second treatment delivery position, initiating delivery of a treatment beam of a treatment-delivering X-ray source mounted on the gantry to the target volume, and continuing to cause the gantry to rotate in the first direction from the second treatment delivery position to a third treatment delivery position. |
| US11110295B1 |
Wearable light stimulation systems and methods
Light stimulation systems and methods for elevating testosterone levels in male patients. |
| US11110292B2 |
Balanced cone excitation for controlling refractive error and ocular growth to inhibit development of myopia
A myopia-inhibiting treatment device produces a therapeutic light that includes components of different wavelengths in a ratio of luminosities that creates a predetermined L-cone to S-cone excitation profile that slows ocular growth, thereby mitigating development of myopia. The components comprise blue light, green light, and red light. Therapeutic light may cause an L-cone to S-cone excitation ratio in a range between 1.38 and 0.05. In some implementations the therapeutic light causes a L-cone to S-cone excitation ratio of 0.74. In some implementations the luminosity of the combined light components is greater than 700 lux. |
| US11110291B2 |
Oral treatment device, system and method
An oral treatment device that emits electromagnetic radiation onto surfaces of a user's teeth. The oral treatment device may include an intraoral mouthpiece and a handle extending therefrom, the handle containing the control circuitry required for operation of the device. The mouthpiece may include a lamp support structure, a lamp, a lens plate, and a guard component. The lamp may include an electromagnetic radiation source that includes a flexible sheet and a plurality of illumination elements located thereon. The illumination elements may be light emitting diodes printed with an electrically conductive. Additional electronic components such as a processor and a power source may also be included in the device. |
| US11110288B2 |
Systems and methods for configuring a wearable medical monitoring and/or treatment device
A system including an ambulatory medical treatment device is provided. The ambulatory medical treatment device includes a memory, a treatment component configured to treat a patient, at least one processor coupled to the memory and the treatment component, a user interface component, and a system interface component. The user interface component is configured to receive an update session request and to generate the update session identifier responsive to receiving the request. The system interface component is configured to receive an encoded request including an identifier of an update session and device update information, to decode the encoded request to generate a decoded request including the device update information and the identifier of the update session, to validate the decoded request by determining that the update session identifier matches the identifier of the update session, and to apply the device update information to the ambulatory medical treatment device. |
| US11110286B2 |
Delivery system for an implantable medical device
A delivery tool for an implantable medical device to be introduced into a human or animal body, in particular, an implantable leadless pacemaker, the delivery tool having an outer sheath and an inner sheath, wherein the inner sheath is configured to be retractable into a lumen of the outer sheath, wherein a distal side of the inner sheath is configured to provide regions which are reversibly collapsible and non-collapsible in diameter, wherein a non-collapsible region is arranged at the distal end of the inner sheath. A system including a delivery tool and an implantable medical device is also provided. |
| US11110285B2 |
Electrical feedthrough with a sintered electrical connection
One aspect relates to an apparatus including a first frame, a further frame, a first element, a second element, and a third element. The first frame frames the further frame, the further frame frames the first element, and electrically insulates the first element and the first frame from each other. The first element is electrically conductive, the second element is electrically conductive, and the third element provides an electrically conductive connection between the first element and the second element, and has a porosity in the range of 0.001 to 0.4. |
| US11110281B2 |
Secure transdermal communication with implanted device
A system and method for communication between an IMD and an external reader includes bringing a portion of a patient's body into contact with a device-body contact surface of an external reader. The reader transmits a first transdermal carrier wave from the contact surface into the patient's body, where the first carrier wave includes a request for communication with the IMD. The transdermal carrier waves are electrical conductive waves, optical waves, or acoustic waves. Upon detection of the first carrier wave, the IMD transmits a second transdermal carrier wave including a request for an access key from the reader and the reader replies by transmitting a third transdermal carrier wave including the access key back to the IMD. If the access key is valid, the IMD transmits information by radio frequency (RF) in an RF communication mode or a fourth transdermal carrier wave including data from the IMD. |
| US11110278B2 |
Tools and assemblies thereof for implantable medical devices
A tool has an outer assembly, which includes a deployment tube, extending around, and moveable with respect to an inner assembly of the tool; the inner assembly includes a single pull wire and a distal member configured to engage an end of an implantable medical device. The deployment tube includes an articulating segment located just proximal to an enlarged distal-most portion, which contains the device and the distal member. Relatively soft and stiff sections of a composite sidewall define the articulating segment and extend alongside one another, such that, when the pull wire is actuated, the composite sidewall causes bending of the segment in two directions. A handle assembly of the tool includes a control member for the pull wire, and may further include a flushing subassembly that has a connector port located at an end of the handle assembly that is opposite a proximal port of the handle. |
| US11110274B2 |
System and method for treating inflammation
Described is a low voltage, pulsed electrical stimulation device for reducing inflammation in a subject, which can be useful in the treatment of concussions, traumatic brain injury, cancer, and so forth. |
| US11110269B2 |
Electrostimulation related devices and methods
There is disclosed a device and method for delivering constant target current to a muscle for electro-stimulation of that muscle. One device is a completely self-contained device with no external means for the adjustment and control of the electro-stimulation delivered to the muscle during treatment. The microprocessor based device monitors indirectly the actual current delivered to the muscle during electro-stimulation via measurement of the return path voltage through the muscle and optionally in addition monitors and adjusts for the internal battery voltage during use of the device in order to deliver a more consistent an accurate and effective target output current to the muscle being stimulated at each and every pulse delivered from the device. The device is pre-programmed with an electro-stimulation treatment cycle and the whole treatment cycle, including the monitoring and adjustment required to achieve this treatment cycle, is automatic within the device. |
| US11110268B1 |
Device for transcranial brain stimulation
A transcranial brain stimulation apparatus comprises an acoustic detection device for detecting acoustic signals as analog sound signals and an electrode arrangement including a plurality of electrodes which can be arranged in an operating configuration on a skull, wherein in the operating configuration during energization of the electrodes a current flow is generated through at least one auditory cortex of the cerebral cortex in the skull. A signal conversion device is configured to convert a respective analog sound signal into a first digital signal, and to determine a second digital signal from the first digital signal by extracting the envelope from the first digital signal and shifting the envelope by a predetermined amount of time greater than zero into the future or leaving it unshifted; and to convert the second digital signal into a current, and to energize the electrode arrangement in the operating configuration with this current. |
| US11110262B2 |
Percutaneous sheaths for use with percutaneous ventricular assist devices
Percutaneous access sheaths used to provide access to the vasculature and heart for the introduction of percutaneous ventricular assist devices (pVADs), and to remain in place for the duration of pVAD use. The sheaths include actively closeable seals engageable to seal against the drive lines of the pVADs to minimize blood loss during pVAD use. |
| US11110260B1 |
Systems and methods for applying media to skin
Methods and devices related to the fields of skin care, hair restoration and lip care wherein the systems may be used by an individual for infusing treatment media into skin or lips for cosmetic and rejuvenation purposes, hair restoration purposes or other therapeutic purposes. |
| US11110258B1 |
Liquid antimicrobial delivery system (L.A.D.S.) to help improve autoimmune regulation
A Liquid Antimicrobial Delivery System includes a measured amount of anti-microbial fluids, and an anti-bacteria glove having one or more liquid storage patches to store the anti-microbial fluids. A collapsible tube container utilizing a ball and stem applicator delivers a predetermined amount of the anti-microbial fluid. The collapsible tube has a conical dome opening with first and second shut-off valves. Finally, a face mask includes a liquid storage patch to store the anti-microbial fluids. |
| US11110256B2 |
Kit for treatment of sinusitis
An implant device is configured to be implanted in a fistula to fluidly connect the lacrimal apparatus and a paranasal sinus. A surgical tool has an implant the implant device mounted on a carrier. Various methods involve a fistula between the lacrimal apparatus and a paranasal sinus. A kit includes an entry device for use to form a fistula and an implant tool for use to implant an implant device following formation of a fistula. |
| US11110255B2 |
Medical device with support member
The invention provides design, material, manufacturing method, and use alternatives for medical devices. An example medical device includes an elongate shaft having a distal region and a coil disposed along the distal region. The coil is formed from a winding member having a first filar region and a second filar region. The winding member has a first cross-sectional diameter along the first filar region, a second cross-sectional diameter different from the first cross-sectional diameter along the second filar region, a first centroid at a first position along the first filar region and a second centroid at a second position along the second filar region. The first centroid and the second centroid are axially-aligned. |
| US11110251B2 |
Multi-direction steerable handles for steering catheters
Disclosed herein are steerable catheter assemblies and methods of steering catheters that utilize driver and follower mechanisms to accomplish independent control of catheter flex magnitude and catheter flex direction. Some embodiments include a catheter with a first pull wire and a second pull wire that flex the catheter, a control handle coupled to the catheter, a first follower connected to the first pull wire, a second follower connected to the second pull wire, and a driver disposed in the control handle and coupled to the first and second followers. The rotation of the driver coupled to the control handle moves the first and second followers in opposite directions, and axial movement of the driver moves the first and second followers in the same direction. |
| US11110249B2 |
Assistance system, assistance method, assistance program, and recording medium having assistance program recorded thereon
An assistance system includes a schedule information acquisition unit that acquires disease information on the surgery and blood vessel information relating to a shape of a portion capable of applying a backup force to the catheter by coming into contact with the catheter in a blood vessel of the patient, a past information acquisition unit that acquires a shape of a catheter used for a past similar surgery having the disease information coinciding with that of the surgery and having the blood vessel information similar to that of the surgery, and a proposal unit that corrects the shape of the catheter used for the past similar surgery, based on a comparison result obtained by comparing the blood vessel information on the surgery with the blood vessel information on the past similar surgery, and that proposes a catheter having the corrected shape, as the catheter to be used for the surgery. |
| US11110243B2 |
Apparatus and method for providing gases to a user
A connector and tubing combination includes a tubing segment with an end piece, such as a tubing flange. The tubing flange can be secured within the connector by an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve of the connector. Both of the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve are located outside of the tubing flange and the tubing segment. In addition, the inner sleeve, outer sleeve and the tubing flange are mechanically connected. |
| US11110240B2 |
Endotracheal tube with tube coating
An apparatus for monitoring EMG signals of a patient's laryngeal muscles includes an endotracheal tube having an exterior surface, and a tube coating applied to the exterior surface via spraying of a homogeneous solution onto the endotracheal tube or immersion of the endotracheal tube in the homogeneous solution. A conductive electrode is formed on the tube coating. The conductive electrode is configured to receive the EMG signals from the laryngeal muscles. |
| US11110235B2 |
Medication dispenser
A medication dispenser includes a base seat, a circuitry unit and an outer casing. The base seat includes a mouthpiece. The circuitry unit includes a first circuit board, a battery, and first and second switches disposed on the first circuit board. The outer casing is movable relative to the base seat between a close position where the outer casing covers the mouthpiece and where the first switch is actuated such that electric power is prevented from being supplied from the battery to the first circuit board, and an open position where the outer casing uncovers the mouthpiece and where the second switch is actuated such that electric power is supplied from the battery to the first circuit board. |
| US11110234B2 |
Medicinal inhaler refill assemblies comprising a lockout mechanism
A refill assembly (129) for use in a medicinal inhaler (100). The refill assembly includes a patient port (110), and an adapter (118) configured to cause a dose of medicament to be released. The adapter is movable between a first position in which a dose of medicament is not released and a second position in which a dose of medicament is released. The refill assembly further includes a lockout member (117) movable between (i) a first (locked) position in which the adapter is not movable from its first position to its second position, and (ii) a second (unlocked) position in which the adapter is movable from its first position to its second position. |
| US11110233B2 |
Single-dose powder inhalator and method for the production thereof
The present invention provides a single-dose powder inhalator and a method for the production thereof. It consists of an inhalator housing, which has a housing part (1), in which there is formed at least one medicament chamber (11) with a dose of a powdered medicament, and wherein the inhalator housing has an outlet opening (13′) and an outlet channel (13), which extends from the medicament chamber (11) to the outlet opening (13′). The outlet channel (13) is advantageously formed in the housing part (1). Also formed in the housing part (1) are an air inlet opening (12′), on a side of the medicament chamber (11) that is facing away from the outlet opening (13′), and an inlet channel (12), wherein the inlet channel (12) extends from the air inlet opening (12′) to the medicament chamber (11). |
| US11110225B2 |
Injector and method of assembly
An injector may include a container having a wall with an interior surface and a seal assembly with an interior surface, the interior surfaces of the wall and the seal assembly defining a closed sterile reservoir filled with a drug product. The injector may also include a fluid delivery system comprising a clean, unsheathed, rigid container needle having a point disposed only partially through the seal assembly in a storage state, and disposed through the interior surface of the seal assembly into the sterile reservoir in a delivery state. Further, the injection may include an actuator that is adapted to move the container needle from the storage state to the delivery state. |
| US11110224B2 |
Patch injector with slidable joint
An injector including at least one fluid reservoir having a needle, a surface attached to skin and coupled to the fluid reservoir by at least a first joint and a second joint at least a portion of one of the joints being slidable or having interlocking arms. At least a portion of a path of translation of a slidable portion of the first joint and a portion of a path of translation of the second joint are angled in respect to each another. |
| US11110220B2 |
Operable implant
An operable implant adapted to be implanted in the body of a patient. The operable implant comprising an operation device and a body engaging portion, the operation device comprises an electrical motor comprising a static part comprising a plurality of coils and a movable part comprising a plurality of magnets, such that sequential energizing of said coils magnetically propels the magnets and thus propels the movable part. The operation device further comprises an enclosure adapted to hermetically enclose the coils of the static part, such that a seal is created between the static part and the propelled moving part with the included magnets, such that the coils of the static part are sealed from the bodily fluids, when implanted. |
| US11110215B2 |
Degasser and vent manifolds for dialysis
The invention relates to a degasser manifold and a vent manifold for use with a degasser in a dialysis system. The degasser manifold and vent manifold include a plurality of fluid passageways that convey dialysate or gases into and out of the degasser. The degasser manifold and vent manifold can also include components such as valves and sensors for control over the degassing of dialysate. |
| US11110212B2 |
Blood circuit assembly for a hemodialysis system
A blood circuit assembly for a dialysis unit may include an organizing tray, a pair of pneumatic pumps mounted to the organizing tray for circulating blood received from a patient through a circuit including a dialyzer unit and returned to the patient, an air trap mounted to the organizing tray arranged to remove air from blood circulating in the circuit, a pair of dialyzer connections arranged to connect to the inlet and outlet of a dialyzer unit, and a pair of blood line connectors, one inlet blood line connector for receiving blood from the patient and providing blood to the pneumatic pumps and the other outlet blood line connector for returning blood to the patient. |
| US11110211B2 |
Platelet separator, platelet recovery device, platelet collection system, and platelet collection method
A washed platelet having a sufficiently low blood plasma content rate is more securely and efficiently obtained.A tertiary separator (42) includes a main body (58) which has a third chamber (52) and is formed as an accommodating portion (54a) accommodating a centrifuged platelet (104), an inlet (77c) which allows a platelet containing component (100) and a platelet added solution (102) to flow in, and an outlet (78a) which allows blood plasma, the platelet added solution (102), and the platelet (104) to flow out. A bottom portion (first bottom portion (60)) of at least a portion forming the accommodating portion (54a) in a wall portion included in the main body (58) is formed of a soft material. |
| US11110210B2 |
Self-expanding devices and methods therefor
Described here are delivery devices for delivering one or more implants to the body, and methods of using. The delivery devices may deliver implants to a variety of locations within the body, for a number of different uses. In some variations, the delivery devices have a cannula with one or more curved sections. In some variations, a pusher may be used to release one or more implants from the cannula. In some variations, one or more of the released implants may be a self-expanding device. Methods of delivering implants to one or more sinus cavities are also described here. |
| US11110207B2 |
Nerve repair scaffolds having high microchannel volume and methods for making the same
Tissue scaffolds for neural tissue growth have a plurality of microchannels disposed within a sheath. Each microchannel comprises a porous wall having a thickness of ≤about 100 μm that is formed from a biocompatible and biodegradable material comprising a polyester polymer. The polyester polymer may be polycaprolactone, poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) polymer, and combinations thereof. The tissue scaffolds have high open volume % enabling superior (linear and high fidelity) neural tissue growth, while minimizing inflammation near the site of implantation in vivo. In other aspects, methods of making such tissue scaffolds are provided. Such a method may include mixing a reduced particle size porogen with a polymeric precursor solution. The material is cast onto a template and then can be processed, including assembly in a sheath and removal of the porogen, to form a tissue scaffold having a plurality of porous microchannels. |
| US11110201B2 |
Devices including muscle matrix and methods of production and use
Tissue compositions and methods of preparation thereof are provided. The tissue compositions can be used to treat or regenerate muscle tissue. The compositions can be configured to provide increased strength compared to other muscle matrices. |
| US11110200B2 |
Ionic polymer compositions
The present disclosure pertains to ionic polymer compositions, including semi- and fully interpenetrating polymer networks, methods of making such ionic polymer compositions, articles made from such ionic polymer compositions, and methods of making such articles and packaging for such articles. |
| US11110199B2 |
Methods for host cell homing and dental pulp regeneration
Hydrogel-based scaffolds useful for promoting pulp cell growth and biosynthesis, regulating pulp cell migration and morphology, or both as well as methods for their production and use are provided. |
| US11110198B2 |
Polymer particles
Biodegradable, cross-linked polymer particle embolics and methods of making the same are described. The particle embolics can be used as embolization agents. |
| US11110197B2 |
Surgical suture materials with porous sheaths for drug delivery
Disclosed herein are surgical suture materials that facilitate the sustained delivery of releasable components. The suture materials are processed by the disclosed methods to create a layer of pores extending inward from the outer surface of the suture. Particularly, the surgical suture materials are swollen in a calcium-ion containing solution, then freeze-dried to create pores which can be filled with a releasable component for ultimate delivery to the tissue. In one particular embodiment, the suture has an outer sheath that defines a lumen. Elongated filaments extend through the lumen. This suture embodiment is processed by the disclosed methods to yield a surgical suture material with a porous outer sheath. The pores enable efficient loading of a releasable component into the lumen, facilitating sustained delivery of the releasable component from the suture. The suture maintains its mechanical integrity despite the introduction of pores due to coordination bonds formed between the calcium ions of the swelling solution and carbonyl oxygen atoms of the polymer chains of the surgical suture material. |
| US11110195B2 |
Esculentin 1a derivatives and uses thereof
Provided herein are synthetic antibacterial peptides that have a sequence at least 80% identical to a sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 or the diastereomer thereof with a sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 or pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided are methods for stimulating wound healing via the synthetic antibacterial peptides and for forming an antimicrobial coating on contact lenses. In addition a device is provided that has a surface with a coating of the synthetic antibacterial peptides. |
| US11110192B1 |
Oral device container and oral device sanitation system
An oral sanitation system may include a case including: a support portion defining a lower end of the case; and a container portion extending from the support portion. The container portion may define a wall extending from the support portion to a top end of the container portion. The oral sanitation system may further include a closure including a lid formed with a peripherally-extending wall; a lower cavity defined by the wall of the container portion; an upper cavity defined by the peripherally-extending wall of the closure; and a light-guiding floor that is substantially transparent to UVC light, the light-guiding floor forming a bottom of the container portion that is surrounded by the wall. |
| US11110189B1 |
Disinfecting device
In one aspect, a device of the present invention can include a liquid exchange portion comprising: a first thermal reservoir, a liquid circulation channel configured to connect the first thermal reservoir to a second thermal reservoir, and a liquid pumping device configured to circulate liquid, via the liquid circulation channel, between the first thermal reservoir and the second thermal reservoir; and a disinfecting portion including a light emitting diode (LED), a heat sink, an insulating layer arranged on the second thermal reservoir, the insulating layer including an orifice arranged over the LED such that light from the LED passes through the orifice in the insulating layer, and a front layer arranged on the insulating layer arranged over the orifice. Also provided herein are garments comprising the disclosed devices, and methods for making and using the disclosed devices and garments. |
| US11110188B2 |
Electron beam irradiation device
An electron beam irradiation device includes an electron gun, a housing, and an electron beam emission window. A rod portion of the housing includes a first tubular member, a second tubular member, a cooling gas flow space, and a wall member. The window is provided at an end portion on a distal end side of the first tubular member. The second tubular member surrounds the first tubular member. The cooling gas flow space includes at least a cooling gas flow path provided between an outer wall surface of the first tubular member and an inner wall surface of the second tubular member. The wall member is provided so as to perform partition between an electron beam emission space and the cooling gas flow space. The wall member is provided with a cooling gas ejection hole. The hole has a flow path sectional area smaller than a flow path sectional area of the cooling gas flow path. |
| US11110187B2 |
Mobile sterilization apparatus and method for using the same
A sterilization cabinet, comprising a top panel, at least two side panels, and a floor panel forming a part of a chamber of the sterilization cabinet; at least one door connected to at least one of the at least two side panels of the sterilization cabinet; a vent formed in at least one of the two side panels; at least one first filter covering the vent and a filter cover configured to hold the first filter against the vent; a drain positioned in the floor panel, wherein the floor panel has a slope configured to cause condensate within the chamber to flow into the drain and wherein the drain is the only outlet for the condensate along the floor panel; and a second filter covering the drain such that condensate flowing into the drain passes through the second filter. |
| US11110185B2 |
Combination formulation
The present invention relates to in vivo imaging and in particular to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Provided by the present invention is a pharmaceutical formulation suitable for use in an MRI procedure and which offers advantages over known such formulations. A particular dose of the pharmaceutical formulation of the invention is also envisioned as well as the use of said dose in a method of in vivo imaging. This present invention provides for simultaneous administration of a liver specific agent and a second MR contrast agent that is capable of better/further enhancing the dynamic vascular phase in a patient. The method of the invention has the advantage of simplicity and patient comfort, compared to sequential injections. Furthermore, the method of the invention provides the advantage that it can enable a lower cumulative dose of contrast agents. |
| US11110184B2 |
Methods for treating and diagnosing blinding eye diseases
This invention relates to, in part, methods and compositions that are useful for the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a blinding eye disease, including in the discovery of drugs that are efficacious against these diseases. Diseases include, for example, age related macular degeneration and reticular pseudodrusen disease, and the methods described herein include, for example, the method named delayed near infrared analysis (DNIRA). |
| US11110182B2 |
Multifunctional RNA nanoparticles and methods for treating cancer and therapeutic resistant cancer
RNA nanoparticles functionalized with a HER2-targeting RNA aptamer and at least one MED1 siRNA for targeted delivery of MED1 siRNA to human cancer cells via human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) receptors, pharmaceutical compositions of the inventive RNA nanoparticles, and methods for treating breast, HER2-implicated cancers, and in particular therapeutic-resistant cancer such as tamoxifen-resistant breast cancer, by administering pharmaceutical compositions of the inventive RNA nanoparticles. |
| US11110181B2 |
Virus-like particle conjugates for diagnosis and treatment of tumors
The present disclosure is directed to methods and compositions for the diagnosis and/or treatment of tumors, such as ocular tumors, using virus-like particles conjugated to photosensitive molecules. |
| US11110166B2 |
Polymeric carrier cargo complex for use as an immunostimulating agent or as an adjuvant
The present invention is directed to a polymeric carrier cargo complex, comprising as a cargo at least one nucleic acid molecule and as a preferably non-toxic and non-immunogenic polymeric carrier disulfide-crosslinked cationic components for use as an immunostimulating agent or as an adjuvant, wherein the polymeric carrier cargo complex is administered in combination with at least one second nucleic acid molecule, which encodes a protein or peptide. The inventive polymeric carrier cargo complex administered in combination with the second nucleic acid molecule allows for both efficient transfection of nucleic acids into cells in vivo and in vitro and/or for induction of an innate and/or adaptive immune response, preferably dependent on the nucleic acid to be transported as a cargo and on the second nucleic acid molecule. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions, particularly vaccines, comprising the inventive polymeric carrier cargo complex and the second nucleic acid molecule, as well as the use of the inventive polymeric carrier cargo complex and the second nucleic acid molecule for transfecting a cell, a tissue or an organism, as a medicament, for therapeutic purposes as disclosed herein, and/or as an immunostimulating agent or adjuvant, e.g. for eliciting an immune response for the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases as mentioned herein. Finally, the invention relates to kits containing the inventive polymeric carrier cargo complex and the second nucleic acid molecule, the inventive pharmaceutical composition and/or the inventive vaccine or any of its components in one or more parts of the kit. |
| US11110161B2 |
Vaccine for prophylaxis or treatment of an allergen-driven airway pathology
The present invention relates to a live attenuated Bordetella pertussis vaccine which is deficient for tracheal cytotoxin (TCT), pertussis toxin (PTX), and dermonecrotic toxin (DNT) for prophylaxis or treatment of an allergen-driven airway pathology. |
| US11110159B2 |
Methods for inducing an immune response
The present invention relates to methods for inducing an immune response, in particular methods for inducing an immune response against mycobacterial infections or disease comprising (i) at least one administration of a polypeptide Rv1196 related antigen and at least one administration of an adenovirus encoding a Rv1196 related antigen or (ii) at least one administration of a polypeptide Rv0125 related antigen and at least one administration of an adenovirus encoding a Rv0125 related antigen. Associated compositions, adenoviral constructs and polynucleotide sequences are also provided. |
| US11110156B2 |
Nucleic acid comprising or coding for a histone stem-loop and a poly(a) sequence or a polyadenylation signal for increasing the expression of an encoded tumour antigen
The present invention relates to a nucleic acid sequence, comprising or coding for a coding region, encoding at least one peptide or protein comprising a tumour antigen or a fragment, variant or derivative thereof, at least one histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal. Furthermore the present invention provides the use of the nucleic acid for increasing the expression of said encoded peptide or protein. It also discloses its use for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, especially a vaccine, e.g. for use in the treatment of cancer or tumour diseases. The present invention further describes a method for increasing the expression of a peptide or protein comprising a tumour antigen or a fragment, variant or derivative thereof, using the nucleic acid comprising or coding for a histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal. |
| US11110149B2 |
Method for predicting and monitoring the efficacy of low-dose IL-2 and hydroxychloroquine therapy in autoimmune diseases and its long-term use in autoimmune-related conditions
A method of inhibiting or treating systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and/or primary Sjögren's Syndrome (pSS) in a subject in need thereof is disclosed. The method calls for administering to the subject a therapeutically effective low-dose amount of interleukin-2 and hydroxychloroquine alone or in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of another disease-modifying antirheumatic drug. That combination results in inhibiting or treating SLE and/or pSS in the subject. |
| US11110148B2 |
Silk fibroin materials and use thereof
The present invention provides processes for producing porous silk fibroin scaffold material. The porous silk fibroin scaffold can be used for tissue engineering. The porosity of the silk fibroin scaffolds described herein can be adjusted as to mimic the gradient of densities found in natural tissue. Accordingly, methods for engineering of 3-dimensional tissue, e.g. bone and cartilage, using the silk fibroin scaffold material are also provided. |
| US11110147B2 |
Collagen hydrolysates as a beneficial prebiotic and their effect on joint inflammation and osteoarthritis
The invention generally relates to pharmaceuticals and/or nutraceuticals. More particularly, the invention provides compositions of collagen-based peptides and specific digestive tract microbes useful for supporting or promoting joint, skin and/or bone health, and methods of preparation and use thereof. The invention further provides for the use of compositions of collagen-based peptides as a prebiotic for modulating the gut microbiome. |
| US11110145B2 |
Composition for protecting cell from oxidative stress comprising green tea extract which has modified amounts of ingredients
Disclosed is to provide a composition which is derived from a natural product and exhibits an excellent effect of protecting cells from oxidative stress and a method for preparing the same. The extract and composition according to one aspect of the present disclosure are derived from a natural product, thus are safe. It can prevent, ameliorate and treat oxidative stress and neuron damage. Therefore, it allows to improve the quality of life of the elderly population without concerns about side effects and promote development of the related industry. |
| US11110144B2 |
Wolfberry glycopeptide composition and methods for preparing and using the same
Wolfberry glycopeptide composition and methods for preparing and using the same, the part with a molecular weight distribution of 1000 Da to 10000 Da of the wolfberry glycopeptide accounts for 50-85% on the HPLC differential refractive index map; and the protein content is 20-35% weight percentage, neutral polysaccharide content is 20-35% weight percentage. Optionally, the uronic acid content is 5-20% weight percentage. The preparation method of the present invention removes part of insoluble impurities by a heating flocculation method, instead of the conventional organic solvent extraction process, and without using any organic solvents in the whole process. |
| US11110138B2 |
Non-replicating virus-derived particles and uses thereof
There is described herein a non-replicating Rhabdovirus-derived particle that lacks the ability to spread between cells while having tropism against immortalized cells. The non-replicating Rhabdovirus-derived particle may have cytolytic tropism against immortalized cells. There is also described a non-replicating Rhabdovirus-derived particle that lacks the ability to spread between cells but has innate and/or adaptive immune-stimulating properties. |
| US11110137B2 |
Combination therapy for treatment of brain cancers
Methods of treating a subject having a brain tumor comprising (a) administering an oncolytic virus and (b) administering a therapeutic antibody to said subject. |
| US11110135B2 |
Bacterial strains belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium for use in the treatment of hypercholesterolaemia
Selected bacterial strains belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium for use in the treatment of hypercholesterolaemia are described. In particular, a food composition or supplement product or medical device or pharmaceutical composition has said bacterial strains in association with sterols or phytosterols and/or stanols or phytostanols and/or glucomannan and/or konjac gum and/or prebiotic fibres and/or fermented red rice and/or betaglucans from oats, oat bran, barley, barley bran and/or Aloe arborescens gel in lyophilized form. |
| US11110134B2 |
Direct-fed microbials
The invention relates to direct-fed microbials for use in E. coli inhibition in animals. More particularly, the invention relates to isolated Bacillus strains 101, 235, 77, 177, and 102 and strains having all of the identifying characteristics of these strains, for a use comprising the above-mentioned use. The invention can also be used for treatment of plants and in food processing. |
| US11110133B2 |
Lyophilized composition for preserving microbiota in its ecosystem
The invention relates to a lyophilized composition comprising a microbiota in its ecosystem, in particular stools, and a mixture of cryoprotectant agents comprising maltodextrin and trehalose, a capsule comprising said lyophilized composition, the use thereof, and methods for the production thereof. |
| US11110130B2 |
Pharmaceutical carriers containing miRNAs for use in the treatment of fibrotic diseases caused by hyperglycemia
The invention relates to a new therapeutic application of pharmaceutically acceptable carriers containing miR222. In particular, the invention relates to the use of extracellular vesicles (EVs) which contain the microRNA miR222, in the treatment of fibrotic disease caused by hyperglycaemia, such as diabetic nephropathy and/or renal fibrosis. |
| US11110128B2 |
Cell preparations for extemporaneous use, useful for healing and rejuvenation in vivo
The present invention relates to new plasma or new platelet-rich plasma preparations, new cell dissociation methods, new cell associations or compositions, a method of preparation thereof, a use thereof, devices for the preparation thereof and preparations containing such a platelet-rich plasma preparation and cell associations or compositions. Specifically, the invention provides plasma or platelet-rich plasma alone or in cell composition preparations for use in tissue regeneration and bone regeneration and pain reduction. |
| US11110120B2 |
Compositions comprising cinnamaldehyde and zinc and methods of using such compositions
Compositions comprise an amount of cinnamaldehyde that is orally tolerable, thus avoiding an unpleasant mouth feeling, and also tolerable in the gastrointestinal tract. The cinnamaldehyde is supplemented by zinc, and the combination can be effective to increase at least one of energy expenditure, sympathetic nervous system activity, or fat oxidation. The composition comprising the combination of cinnamaldehyde and zinc can be used in a method to support weight management or promote weight loss, a method for preventing obesity or overweight, and a method for treating obesity or overweight. The composition can improve one or more of insulin sensitivity, glucose tolerance, cognitive performance, cognition, mood or memory. The composition can achieve a therapeutic effect selected from the group consisting of blood vessel dilation, reduced blood pressure, increased delivery of blood flow to tissues in the body, stimulation of protein synthesis, increased release of growth factors, enhanced immune function, and combinations thereof. |
| US11110119B2 |
Bi-functional co-polymer use for ophthalmic and other topical and local applications
The invention contemplates a copolymer which is a graft or block copolymer useful to change wettability and surface characteristics of biological surfaces. Methods for use of these formulations and coatings to change wettability and sterically stabilize, and lubricate biological surfaces in a subject, for example, in the treatment of dry eye syndrome, and to prevent adherence of unwanted proteins, for example in the treatment of contact lens intolerance, are provided. |
| US11110117B2 |
Skin preparation composition for external use containing complex hyaluronic acid
Disclosed is a skin preparation composition for external use containing complex hyaluronic acid as an active ingredient, and specifically relates to a skin preparation composition for external use that contains hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate, and hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid as active ingredients, and are excellent in an active oxygen scavenging effect, a wrinkle improvement effect, a moisturizing effect, a skin irritation relief effect, an acne prevention effect, an atopy improvement effect, and an anti-inflammatory effect, an hair damage prevention effect, and a hair loss prevention and hair growth effect. |
| US11110112B2 |
Methods for the use of 5'-adenosine diphosphate ribose (ADPR)
The present invention is directed to methods for the use of 5′-adenosine diphosphate ribose (ADPR), and compositions thereof, for treating, managing, or preventing adenovirus-related diseases or conditions, eye disorders, cancer, or diseases or conditions caused by infection, inflammation, or physical, chemical, thermal, or radiation injuries. |
| US11110111B2 |
Deoxynucleoside therapy for diseases caused by unbalanced nucleotide pools including mitochondrial DNA depletion syndromes
The invention relates generally to a pharmacological therapy for human genetic diseases, specifically those characterized by unbalance nucleotide pools, more specifically mitochondrial DNA depletion syndromes, and more specifically, thymidine kinase 2 (TK2) deficiency. The pharmacological therapy involves the administration of at least one deoxynucleoside, or mixtures thereof. For the treatment of TK2 deficiency, the pharmacological therapy involves the administration of either deoxythymidine (dT) or deoxycytidine (dC), or mixtures thereof. This administration of deoxynucleosides is applicable to other disorders of unbalanced nucleotide pools, especially those found in mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome. |
| US11110105B2 |
Compounds, composition and uses thereof for treating cancer
The present invention relates to the fields of medicine and cancer treatment. The invention more specifically relates to new compounds which are typically for use as a medicament. In particular, the invention relates to the use of these new compounds for increasing the presentation, typically the production and presentation, of Pioneer Translation Products (PTPs)-derived antigens by cancer cells in a subject, and inducing or stimulating an immune response in the subject. The present disclosure also relates to uses of such compounds, in particular to prepare a pharmaceutical composition and/or to allow or improve the efficiency of a cancer therapy in a subject in need thereof. The invention also discloses methods for preventing or treating cancer, cancer metastasis and/or cancer recurrence in a subject. The present invention in addition provides kits suitable for preparing a composition according to the present invention and/or for implementing the herein described methods. |
| US11110103B2 |
Inhibitors of glucocorticoid receptor
The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods for treating cancer and hypercortisolism. Provided herein are substituted steroidal derivative compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for inhibition of glucocorticoid receptors. Furthermore, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of cancer and hypercortisolism. |
| US11110100B2 |
Ganaxolone for use in treatment of status epilepticus
This invention relates to methods for treating status epilepticus by administering to the subject in need thereof an intravenous bolus of ganaxolone and a continuous intravenous infusion of a neurosteroid. The method provides SE suppression and continued suppression of SE. |
| US11110096B2 |
Combination therapies
Provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable form thereof, and a Bcl-2 inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable form thereof. Also provided herein are methods for treating cancer comprising administration the compositions, and uses of the compositions, e.g., for the treatment of cancer. |
| US11110095B2 |
Pyrimidine compounds as JAK kinase inhibitors
The invention provides compounds of formula (I): wherein the variables are defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, that are inhibitors of JAK kinases. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, methods of using such compounds to treat gastrointestinal and other inflammatory diseases, and processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds. |
| US11110091B2 |
Modulators of toll-like receptors
Provided are modulators of TLRs of Formula II: pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds. |
| US11110090B2 |
Aminopyrimidines as ALK inhibitors
The present disclosure provides compounds represented by Formula I: and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, and solvates thereof, wherein R1a, R1b, R2a, R2b, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are as defined as set forth in the specification. The present disclosure also provides compounds of Formula I for use to treat a condition or disorder responsive to inhibition of ALK such as cancer. |
| US11110089B2 |
Pyridazinones and their use in the treatment of cancer
There is provided compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, wherein W, X, Y, Z, R1, R2 and R3 have meanings provided in the description, which compounds are useful in the treatment of cancers. |
| US11110087B2 |
Combination therapy of a type II anti-CD20 antibody with a selective Bcl-2 inhibitor
The present invention is directed to a combination therapy involving a type II anti-CD20 antibody and a selective Bcl-2 inhibitor for the treatment of a patient suffering from cancer, particularly, a CD20-expressing cancer. |
| US11110084B2 |
Opioid formulations
A depot precursor formulation comprising:a) a controlled-release matrix;b) at least oxygen containing organic solvent;c) at least 12% by weigh of at least one active agent selected from buprenorphine and salts thereof, calculated as buprenorphine free base.Corresponding depot compositions and methods of treatment in pain management, by opioid maintenance and related methods are provided. |
| US11110083B2 |
Methods for treating liver disorders using FXR agonists
The invention provides methods for modulating the activity of farnesoid X receptors (FXRs) using specific FXR agonists, in particular for treating or preventing liver diseases and disorders. |
| US11110082B2 |
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Disclosed are imidazole compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof. One embodiment is a compound having the structure and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs and N-oxides thereof (and solvates and hydrates thereof), wherein X, Y and Z are as described herein. In certain embodiments, a compound disclosed herein inhibits a cellular TAM receptor, and can be used to treat disease mediated by or involving the TAM receptor family. |
| US11110079B2 |
Mebendazole polymorph for treatment and prevention of tumors
Mebendazole is an antiparasitic drug with over 40 years of safe use. Recently mebendazole was repurposed for glioblastoma therapy. Three polymorphs of mebendazole exist, but the relative polymorph content for existing drugs varies, and the therapeutic anti-cancer relevance of the different polymorphs was unknown. As an oral drug mebendazole polymorph C is a superior form, and it reaches the brain and brain tumors in effective concentrations. Efficacy is further improved by combining mebendazole with a P-glycoprotein inhibitor. Mebendazole may also be used for therapy of other cancers, as well as a chemo-preventative agent. |
| US11110078B2 |
Composition and method for treatment of diseases associated with central nervous system inflammation
The invention discloses compositions, methods and kits for use in treatment of diseases associated with CNS inflammation such as multiple sclerosis. The composition includes therapeutically effective amount of (1-H indazole-4yl-)methanol. Further, a method of inhibiting glial maturation factor beta (GMF-β) phosphorylation activity in cells is disclosed. The method of treating subjects includes administering a therapeutic effective amount of the composition. The administered composition suppresses the activity of the overexpressed GMF-β either by binding or blocking its phosphorylating sites and ameliorating the inflammatory condition. The disclosed compositions, methods and kits may be used in the treatment of diseases like multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease or cancer. |
| US11110077B2 |
Apremilast pharmaceutical compositions
The present invention relates to topical pharmaceutical compositions of apremilast used for the treatment of psoriasis and/or psoriatic arthritis. It further relates to processes of preparation of the compositions and the method of use for these compositions. |
| US11110076B2 |
Methods of treating disorders associated with glycosylation defective proteins
A method of treating a glycosylation-defective protein associated disease or disorder in a subject, the method includes administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a Sarco/ER ATPase (SERCA) inhibitor. |
| US11110075B2 |
Use of daphnetin in improving function of aortic endothelial cell
The disclosure relates to a pharmaceutical composition including daphnetin, a method for improving aortic endothelial cell function, and use of daphnetin in preparation of a medicine for improving aortic endothelial cell function. The daphnetin is capable of inhibiting inflammatory response of the human aortic endothelial cells caused by a saturated fatty acid, and preventing an occurrence and progression of atherosclerosis. The daphnetin is capable of reducing human aortic endothelial inflammation caused by a saturated fatty acid, for example, reducing the mRNA levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), and is capable of effectively protecting the function of mitochondria in human aortic endothelium from being damaged by a saturated fatty acid. |
| US11110073B2 |
Storage stable aqueous injectable solution comprising diclofenac
The present invention relates to a stable, aqueous, injectable solution comprising diclofenac and polyvinylpyrrolidone. The present invention also relates to processes for preparing the injectable solution. |
| US11110072B2 |
Broad spectrum pharmacological composition for treatment of various infections and diseases and methods of use
A pharmacological composition for the treatment of bacterial and protozoal infections in a patient. The preferred pharmacological composition comprises a pharmaceutical carrier and an active composition selected from the group consisting of: a) an amount of sodium oxalate and an amount of oxalic acid, b) an amount of sodium citrate and an amount of citric acid, or c) mixtures of a) and b). The amounts and weight ratios of a) the sodium oxalate and oxalic acid, and b) the sodium citrate and citric acid in the active composition are such as to produce a safe and effective pharmacological composition. Sodium salts of other carboxylic acids may be used. The invention also relates to the method of using the pharmacological composition for the safe and effective treatment of bacterial infections, protozoal infections, lice and dermatological diseases. |
| US11110065B2 |
Sintered ferrous amino acid particles and use of the same against a virus
A composition includes sintered ferrous amino acid particles prepared by sintering a ferrous amino acid chelate which includes ferrous ions and an amino acid. The sintered ferrous amino acid particles have an average particle size ranging from 500 to 2600 nm and a weight average molecular weight ranging from 1,500 Dalton to 600,000 Dalton. Also disclosed herein are a method for inhibiting and/or killing a virus in a subject and applications of such method. The method includes administering to the subject the composition. |
| US11110062B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition
An object of the present invention is to provide a pharmaceutical composition which has excellent stability, disintegratability, and absorbability, is easily prepared, and contains 4-(2-fluoro-4-(3-(2-phenylacetyl)thioureido)phenoxy)-7-methoxy-N-methylquinoline-6-carboxamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a cyclodextrin derivative. The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing 4-(2-fluoro-4-(3-(2-phenylacetyl)thioureido)phenoxy)-7-methoxy-N-methylquinoline-6-carboxamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin. |
| US11110060B2 |
Compositions and methods for delivering pharmaceutical agents
Provided herein are compositions and methods for wound healing. In particular, provided herein are spray dried suramin for use in wound healing and other applications. |
| US11110059B2 |
Liquid formulations of hypoglycaemic sulfonamides
The present invention relates to a liquid pharmaceutical formulation of hypoglycaemic sulfonamide, intended for oral or ophthalmic administration. The present invention relates in particular to an oral formulation particularly suitable for paediatric use. |
| US11110057B2 |
Micro particles for oral delivery in animals
A system for the controlled release of one or more physiologically or pharmacologically active substances, comprising compositions in the form of micro particles or granules, particularly for use in the zootechnical and/or veterinary field. The micro particles include a core which contains one or more substances having a pharmacological action, food supplements or diagnostic media, said one or more substances being characterized by the presence, within their chemical structure, of a basic functional group, specifically including an amine functional group. The core comprises also one or more carboxylic acids and/or their salts and eventually one or more excipients. Said core is coated by an outer layer of fats or waxes, and preferably by a mixture of glyceride of fatty acids. |
| US11110051B2 |
Topical compositions comprising Pichia anomala and n-acetyl glucosamine
The present invention provides a topical composition comprising an extract of Pichia anomala and n-acetyl glucosamine. |
| US11110049B2 |
Composition and method for improving the appearance of skin
Low pH cosmetic compositions and methods for improving the appearance of skin. The low pH cosmetic compositions herein include a saccharide and, optionally, one or more additional skin care actives to improve the appearance of skin. The lower pH reduces or even eliminates some of the skin health and appearance drawbacks associated with saccharide induced glycation. |
| US11110048B2 |
Topical sanitizing formulations and uses thereof
Several embodiments disclosed herein relate to formulations having antimicrobial and/or sanitizing effects, and uses of the same. In particular, the formulations and methods of using same provide, in several embodiments, an immediate and a persistent antimicrobial effect against a broad spectrum of microorganisms. |
| US11110046B2 |
Shaping keratin fibres using 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid and/or 1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylic acid
A method for shaping keratin fibres comprising: providing a crosslinking composition, wherein the crosslinking composition comprises: an active agent, wherein the active agent is selected from the group consisting of: 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid, 1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylic acid, a derivative thereof, and mixtures thereof; and wherein the active agent has a molecular weight of 500 g/mol or less; a photocatalyst; a cosmetically acceptable carrier; and applying the crosslinking composition to keratin fibres, mechanically shaping the keratin fibres with an appliance at a temperature of from about 80° C. to about 180° C. and exposing the composition to electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength of from about 300 nm to about 750 nm. Also a related composition, use, kit and process. |
| US11110042B2 |
Methods for synthesizing stannous pyrophosphate
Disclosed herein are improved methods for the synthesis of stannous pyrophosphate, as well as improved methods for the manufacture of oral care compositions comprising stannous pyrophosphate. |
| US11110040B2 |
Compositions containing plant mucilage
A body lubricating, moisturizing, and anti-inflammatory formulation utilizes a mucilage-containing extract derived from a plant such as okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (Hibiscus esculentus). The formulation can be provided as a free liquid such as a solution, suspension, foam, gel, cream, ointment, or spray or alternatively impregnated into an absorbent solid article such as a wipe, swab, a bandage or a gauze. Application of the formulation to a mucosal or external bodily tissue result in the application of a layer of mucilage that lubricates and moisturizes the tissue as well as protects it from external damage from foreign particles and UV irradiation. Application of the formulation to an inflamed tissue provides anti-inflammatory effects. The formulation can be impregnated into a cloth pad to provide an eyelid wipe. |
| US11110035B1 |
Tactical medicine dispensers
A portable medicament case that includes a medicament provided in a package, and first and second housing members that are configured to form a medicament package receiving cavity when joined together. Each housing member including a mating member that is configured for engagement with the other housing member in order to join the first and second housing members together in a sealed configuration that prevents moisture or contaminants from entering into the cavity. Also, a magazine containing a plurality of medicament cases for administration of medicaments to a group of people, and a method of administering medications to mass casualties of multiple persons that are in need thereof. The medicaments are rapidly disintegratable and can include a dye that stains the person's mouth so that medical personnel can determine who has been treated with the medicament. |
| US11110034B2 |
Medicine pill cutter
The current invention directs to a medicine pill cutter. The medicine pill cutter comprises a top portion, a bottom portion and a triangular insert. The top portion has a central rib and two side ribs, wherein a triangular slot is formed between the two side ribs. The bottom portion is linked with the top portion via a pivot. The bottom portion has two blades and a spring positioned between the two blades, wherein the spring has a notch and the two blades are arranged in a V-shape. The triangular insert has a knot connected to the notch of the spring. A pill can be evenly divided into more than two sections via the use of the medicine pill cutter of the present invention. |
| US11110030B2 |
Method of body scanning detection for advanced robotic massage chairs
A massage chair includes a back massage system and a thigh massage system with a roller mechanism configured to move a roller in a three dimensional orbital motion. The roller mechanism is driven by a single motor that can change the direction in operation. Also included is a roller motion drive element within the roller mechanism. A shaft is configured to pass through the roller motion drive element in an offset non-perpendicular angle relative to the end face thereby forming an angle between the shaft and the end face that is less than 85 degrees. The offset causes the orbital motion of the roller when rotated. The electronics of the massage chair facilitate facial recognition and a medical assessment device to detect bodily characteristics. The backrest of the massage chair can elongate to stretch the user. A plurality of airbags are also available for the twisting of the user. |
| US11110026B2 |
Aesthetic glider for walkers
A walking aid accessory that is an aesthetic glider for a walker and a method of manufacturing. |
| US11110022B2 |
Patient positioning support structure with trunk translator
A patient support structure includes a pair of independently height-adjustable supports, each connected to a patient support. The supports may be independently raised, lowered, rolled or tilted about a longitudinal axis, laterally shifted and angled upwardly or downwardly. Position sensors are provided to sense all of the foregoing movements. The sensors communicate data to a computer for coordinated adjustment and maintenance of the inboard ends of the patient supports in an approximated position during such movements. A longitudinal translator provides for compensation in the length of the structure when the supports are angled upwardly or downwardly. A patient trunk translator provides coordinated translational movement of the patient's upper body along the respective patient support in a caudad or cephalad direction as the patient supports are angled upwardly or downwardly for maintaining proper spinal biomechanics and avoiding undue spinal traction or compression. |
| US11110018B2 |
Bed lift system and methods of making and using the same
A lift system includes a support configured to maintain a bed frame thereon. The support is defined by a first swing arm opposing a second swing arm and a pivoting plate opposing an end plate. First ends of the swing arms are configured to swing outward about ends of the pivoting plate. Second ends of the swing arms removably attach to the end plate to form a rectangular structure for securely receiving a bed frame. The lift system also includes a storage unit defined by a lift gate configured within an interior of the storage unit. The lift gate includes a linear actuator for converting the support between a folded and an unfolded position by manipulating the pivoting plate coupled to the linear actuator. A controller is provided for controlling the lift gate. |
| US11110011B2 |
Absorbent structure for absorbent articles
Absorbent structures for diapers are provided, comprising, immobilized onto a supporting sheet, an absorbent layer with absorbent material containing superabsorbent polymer particles and therein, in the front region, a first and a second substantially longitudinal channel, each being free of said superabsorbent polymeric particles, for improved fit and/or performance throughout the use thereof. |
| US11110010B2 |
Wound dressing
A method and apparatus are disclosed for dressing a wound. The apparatus comprises a sealing layer comprising at least one orifice, an absorbent layer over the sealing layer, absorbing wound exude and a liquid impermeable, gas permeable filter layer over the absorbent layer. |
| US11110007B2 |
Ophthalmic laser surgical method and system for forming corneal lenticule with side tab for easy extraction
In an ophthalmic laser procedure, a lenticule is formed in the cornea and extracted from the cornea to accomplish vision correction. The ophthalmic laser system is used to form top and bottom lenticule incisions which intersect each other to form an isolated volume of corneal tissue in between. The volume of tissue includes a lenticular portion having a circular or oval shape and a side tab that protrudes from the peripheral of the lenticular portion. The side tab has a radial dimension between 0.5 and 5 mm and a width between 0.5 and 3 mm in. An entry cut is further formed from the anterior corneal surface to the top or bottom lenticule incisions to provide access to the lenticule. During extraction, the surgeon uses the surgical tool to grab the side tab to extract the lenticule. |
| US11110006B2 |
Non-invasive and minimally invasive laser surgery for the reduction of intraocular pressure in the eye
Intraocular pressure in an eye is reduced by delivering a high resolution optical coherence tomography (OCT) beam and a high resolution laser beam through the cornea, and the anterior chamber into the irido-corneal angle along an angled beam path. The OCT beam provides OCT imaging for surgery planning and monitoring, while the laser beam is configured to modify tissue or affect ocular fluid by photo-disruptive interaction. In one implementation, a volume of ocular tissue within an outflow pathway in the irido-corneal angle is modified to create a channel opening in one or more layers of the trabecular meshwork. In another implementation, a volume of fluid in the Schlemm's canal is affected by the laser to bring about a pneumatic expansion of the canal. In either implementation, resistance to aqueous flow through the eye is reduced. |
| US11110005B2 |
Medical instrument with an integrated optical fiber
In some embodiments, an illuminated microsurgical instrument system includes a microsurgical instrument having a distally projecting tubular member arranged to perform a medical procedure. The tubular member has a distal tip and an outer surface, the outer surface having a flat surface formed therein. The instrument includes a sheath member surrounding a portion of the tubular member and extending toward the distal tip of the tubular member and an optical fiber extending along a length of the flat surface between the tubular member and the sheath member. The instrument may include an opening such as a slot in the distal end of the sheath member to direct exiting air away from the tip of the optical fiber. The instrument may further include a slack chamber, collar structure, and fiber guard member to support and guide the optical fiber to the distal tip. |
| US11110003B2 |
Gland or duct diagnostic and treatment methods and related apparatus
A method is provided for treating a gland or duct of a patient. In a particular embodiment, an obstruction in a gland or duct and the orifice thereof can be alleviated; in another, a substance can be injected thereinto; in yet another, the gland can be aspirated. The method includes the step of inserting an elongated probe into a gland or duct via an orifice thereinto. In some embodiments the probe can have a longitudinal lumen therethrough, with at least one distal hole through the probe wall in fluid communication with the lumen. The lumen can be used in concert with a source of suction for removing debris from the gland or duct, and/or with a source of a fluid and pumping means, for injecting a substance into the gland or duct. |
| US11109996B2 |
Ostomy appliance with a release liner with an enclosure
An ostomy appliance comprising an adhesive wafer (2) for attachment to a skin surface of a user. The adhesive wafer includes a backing layer (13), an adhesive layer (12), and at least one release liner (17). The release liner comprises an enclosure (9) capable of containing a liquid or a wipe (14). The enclosure (9) can be filled with liquid before removal from the wafer, thereby providing a temperature impact on the adhesive. The wipe (14) can be impregnated with an activating agent for providing an activation of the adhesive prior to use. |
| US11109993B2 |
Orthopedic walking boot having a mechanically adjustable ramp insert
An orthopedic walking boot includes a housing configured to encompass at least a user's foot, a mechanically adjustable ramp insert including a ramp surface and disposed in the housing, and an adjusting mechanism configured to adjust an elevation angle of the ramp surface. The mechanically adjustable ramp insert includes a base, a threaded shaft secured to the adjusting mechanism at a first end and configured to rotate with the adjusting mechanism, a first slider nut including internal threads, a bracket in physical contact with the ramp surface, a first support coupled to the first slider nut at a first end and to the bracket at a second end, and a second support coupled to the base at a first end and to the bracket at a second end. |
| US11109990B2 |
Catheter delivery device
A catheter delivery device for a self-expanding stent is described. The delivery device includes a distal catheter component and a distal sheath that releases the stent by moving proximally relative to the distal catheter component and the stent. A proximal catheter shaft including a tube and a pull wire within a lumen of the tube may be provided, the pull wire being attached to the distal sheath such that pulling the pull wire proximally relative to the tube pulls the distal sheath proximally to release the stent progressively. A casing tube may be provided to surround the catheter shaft, the casing tube having a distal end that receives telescopically a proximal end of the distal sheath. |
| US11109989B2 |
Durable stent graft with tapered struts and stable delivery methods and devices
Some embodiments relate in part to endovascular prostheses and methods of deploying same. Embodiments may be directed more specifically to stent grafts and methods of making and deploying same within the body of a patient. Stent embodiments may include tapered struts for an even distribution of strain. Stent embodiments may also include portions which are enlarged in a circumferential direction which may be configured to stabilize the stent in a constrained state. |
| US11109988B2 |
Systems and methods for making encapsulated hourglass shaped stents
Systems and methods for the manufacture of an hourglass shaped stent-graft assembly comprising an hourglass shaped stent, graft layers, and an assembly mandrel having an hourglass shaped mandrel portion. Hourglass shaped stent may have superelastic and self-expanding properties. Hourglass shaped stent may be encapsulated using hourglass shaped mandrel assembly coupled to a dilatation mandrel used for depositing graft layers upon hourglass shaped mandrel assembly. Hourglass shaped mandrel assembly may have removably coupled conical portions. The stent-graft assembly may be compressed and heated to form a monolithic layer of biocompatible material. Encapsulated hourglass shaped stents may be used to treat subjects suffering from heart failure by implanting the encapsulated stent securely in the atrial septum to allow blood flow from the left atrium to the right atrium when blood pressure in the left atrium exceeds that on the right atrium. The encapsulated stents may also be used to treat pulmonary hypertension. |
| US11109983B2 |
Steerable TLIF spine implant, installer, and method of installation
A spine implant for a TLIF surgical procedure is configured to be guided into place during implantation in conjunction with a complementary insertion instrument. The cage of the implant is constrained to a limited range of rotation about a pivoting post carried by the cage. The insertion instrument is configured to hold the post while controllably rotating the cage relative to the post in order to angularly position the implant during implantation. Range of rotational motion is controlled by the configuration of an opening in and end of the cage and a groove in the pivot post. A retaining pin of the implant extends from the cage into the groove of the post to rotationally connect the cage to the post. |
| US11109974B2 |
Cardiac treatment system and method
Devices and methods for providing localized pressure to a region of a patient's heart to improve heart functioning, including: (a) a jacket made of a flexible biocompatible material, the jacket having an open top end that is received around the heart and a bottom portion that is received around the apex of the heart; and (b) at least one inflatable bladder disposed on an interior surface of the jacket, the inflatable bladder having an inelastic outer surface positioned adjacent to the jacket and an elastic inner surface such that inflation of the bladder causes the bladder to deform substantially inwardly to exert localized pressure against a region of the heart. |
| US11109973B2 |
System for evaluation of prosthetic heart valves under steady hydrodynamic conditions
Steady flow hydrodynamic performance testing is performed on a valved prosthesis mounted in a test conduit. The system is configured with prescribed test condition inputs into control software. Upon test initiation, a steady flow pump is activated and automatically adjusts its flow based on the software logic to meet the prescribed first test condition. During forward flow pressure drop testing, the flow pump is automatically adjusted to achieve and hold a particular flow rate. During back flow leakage testing, the steady flow pump is automatically adjusted to achieve and hold a particular differential pressure across the test prosthesis while a flow rate of the leakage flow is measured. After a first test condition has been achieved, the system control software then automatically adjusts the pump flow rate to meet a second test condition. This process then continues until all conditions set by software inputs are evaluated. |
| US11109972B2 |
Delivery catheter handle and methods of use
Methods, devices, and systems are provided for performing endovascular repair of atrioventricular and other cardiac valves in the heart. A delivery device for staged deployment of an implantable device to a target area. The delivery device includes a deployment handle and one or more lock lines extending from the deployment handle through the catheter to the implantable device, the one or more lock lines being configured to engage with the implantable device to allow locking of the implantable device. |
| US11109971B2 |
Mitral valve annuloplasty device with twisted anchor
A tissue shaping device adapted to be disposed in a vessel near a patient's heart to reshape the patient's heart. The device comprises a first anchor and a second anchor adapted to be deployed by a catheter to engage a vessel wall while the first anchor is adapted to resist the compression of a first part of the first anchor and resist the expansion of a second part of the first anchor in response to a compressive force on the first part. |
| US11109964B2 |
Axially-shortening prosthetic valve
A catheter is transluminally advanced to a heart of a subject. Via the catheter, a prosthetic valve is advanced to the native valve. The prosthetic valve includes an upstream skirt, and a downstream skirt that has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion defines a lumen therethrough. The second portion circumscribes the first portion, and defines a plurality of anchoring arms that are coupled to the second portion. A plurality of prosthetic leaflets, within the lumen, are attached to the first portion. The upstream skirt is expanded in the atrium, and the anchoring arms are expanded in the ventricle, the anchoring arms extending radially outward and toward the upstream skirt. Subsequently, native valve tissue is squeezed between the upstream skirt and the anchoring arms by causing the anchoring arms to move with respect to the prosthetic leaflets, and toward the upstream skirt. |
| US11109961B2 |
Speech valve for persons having undergone a laryngectomy or tracheotomy
To solve the problem of making available a speech valve for persons who have undergone a laryngectomy or tracheotomy, which speech valve in particular has a long useful life, a speech valve is proposed having a housing with a proximal opening and at least one filter at least partially received in the housing, and with a piston-like valve element, wherein the filter at least partially surrounds the valve element, wherein the valve element is movable on a valve seat, arranged on the proximal opening, in order to produce a closure position and can be returned with a spring action to an open position of the speech valve, and wherein the valve element has a lower end which faces towards the proximal opening and which is assigned to the valve seat in the open position and, with the valve seat, forms a gap through which an air stream can be guided. |
| US11109958B2 |
Posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens
A posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens comprising a central optical part, a peripheral haptic part comprising a plurality of support elements arranged to lie on a ciliary zonule of an eye, and at least one flexible haptic comprising a reticulated distal region arranged to lay into a ciliary sulcus of the eye. |
| US11109952B2 |
Vaginal device
A vaginal device and method of preventing urinary incontinence is disclosed. The device includes a longitudinal portion having a geometrical centre line, a first end and a second end, the first end being the innermost of the vaginal device during use, at least one supporting portion protruding from the longitudinal portion at the first end, the at least one supporting portion being configured to support against the urethra, through the vaginal wall, at a site located adjacent the maximal urethral pressure point, and a reference member protruding from the longitudinal portion at the second end, wherein the reference member during use is fixated against the vaginal introitus, holding the vaginal device securely fixated inside of the vagina and ensuring the at least one supporting portion is arranged at the intended site. The device further includes a section of the longitudinal portion, arranged between the supporting portion and the reference member, that has a decreasing cross-section towards the reference member and/or has at least one notch, groove and/or slot in an outer surface along an axial direction of the section. |
| US11109950B2 |
Combination electric toothbrush and water irrigation device
A combination electric toothbrush and water irrigation device that combines a battery powered water irrigation device with a vibrating electric toothbrush, both of which are housed in a self-contained compact hand-held device. The pump for the water irrigation device and the DC motor with an off-center weight are contained within the handle of the toothbrush. A slide out water reservoir allows the user to fill the extended handle portion with water. A flexible water inlet tube is capable of compressing when the water reservoir is in the storage position. A weight fixed to the end of the inlet tube causes the tube to bend via gravity enabling it to be in constant contact with water while the handle is held at various angles. An LED at the underside of the pump housing illuminates the water contained within the transparent water housing. |
| US11109947B2 |
Method for performing an optical three-dimensional recording
The invention relates to a method for performing an optical three-dimensional recording by using hand-held dental camera. The camera automatically records a plurality of individual optical recordings in succession at a defined frequency during the measurement. The individual three-dimensional optical recordings are combined into an overall recording of a dental object to be measured and before the measurement is performed, a three-dimensional standard jaw model is displayed using a display device and a first control point on the standard jaw model is displayed using the display device. The hand-held dental camera is then positioned in relation to the object to be recorded in such a way that the camera points at the first control point of the standard jaw model and records a corresponding recording region of the dental object. |
| US11109946B2 |
Durable ornamental indicia carrier
The present disclosure relates to ornamental indicia carrier and method of producing the same. In some embodiments, the ornamental indicia carrier comprises an ultraviolet light (“UV”) cured ink printed on a thin flexible film and combined with an adhesive layer. The ornamental indicia carrier is capable of enduring the conditions inside the mouth for an extended period of time and can be used in conjunction with a dental appliance. |
| US11109942B2 |
Edentulous surgical guide
A dental surgical drill guide assembly and method includes a surgical guide housing and a base frame that fits to both gum tissue and one or multiple small areas of jawbone. The apparatus may be configured to accurately place dental implants according to planned positions. Such apparatus may increase the stability of the surgical guide by clasping and/or contacting the jawbone, while improving the overall fit and minimizing the need of invasive surgery and flapping by also clasping and/or contacting selected areas of the gum tissue at the same time. Self-locking alignment members aid in easy removal, and re-installation, of the surgical guide housing to the base frame. |
| US11109940B1 |
Devices, apparatuses, systems and methods for facilitating cleaning of an imaging element of an imaging device
Embodiments of the disclosures made herein are directed to devices, apparatuses, systems and methods for facilitating cleaning of an imaging element of imaging devices used with robotic systems. Devices, apparatuses, systems and methods in accordance with the disclosures made herein provide a lens cleaning device configured to perform one or more cleaning events to remove contaminating matter from an imaging element (e.g., lens) of an imaging device (e.g., a laparoscope). In preferred embodiments, such devices, apparatuses, systems and methods are adapted specifically for facilitating in-vivo cleaning of an imaging element of imaging devices that are used with robotic surgical systems. Advantageously, embodiments of such robotic surgical system implementations enable a surgeon to readily resolve sub-optimal visualization of the surgical field during robotic (e.g., laparoscopic) surgical procedures. |
| US11109938B2 |
Multi-spot laser probe with illumination features
Multi-fiber laser probes utilize relative motion of fibers and other laser probe elements to preserve small-gauge compatibility while providing for multi-spot beam deliver, or to provide for the selectively delivery of single-spot or multi-spot beam patterns. An example probe includes fibers having distal ends that are movable as a group onto a distal ramp element affixed to a distal end of a cannula, so that the distal ends of the fibers can be moved between a retracted position, in which the distal ends of the fibers are within the cannula or ramp element, and an extended position, in which distal ends of the fibers are guided by grooves or channels of the ramp so as to extend at least partially through external openings in the distal end of the laser probe and so as to be pointed angularly away from a longitudinal axis of the cannula. |
| US11109931B2 |
Multi-layer pre-drape apparatus and process
A multi-layer pre-drape apparatus is applied to a patient before the patient is moved into the operating room. The multi-layer pre-drape apparatus includes a lower layer with a center aperture and an upper layer that covers the aperture. The multi-layer pre-drape apparatus can be placed on a sterilized area of the patient to maintain the cleanliness of the incision area. Alternatively, the multi-layer pre-drape apparatus can be placed on the patient and sterilization fluid can be applied to the skin of the patient through the aperture. The patient can then be moved into the operating room and the upper layer of the multi-layer pre-drape can be removed to expose the sterilized area of the patient in the aperture. Additional drapes can be added to the pre-drape apparatus. |
| US11109929B2 |
Medical tool grip mechanism which grips and controls medical tool
One or more embodiments provide medical tool grip mechanism to which multiple types of medical instruments can be attached. A grip mechanism grips an instrument. The instrument has a shaft extending in a longitudinal direction, a treatment tool arranged at a distal end of the shaft, and a treatment tool control portion that is arranged at a proximal end of the shaft and controls the treatment tool. The grip mechanism has a gripping portion. The gripping portion grips the treatment tool control portion such that the treatment tool control portion is rotatable about a rotational axis extending in the longitudinal direction of the shaft, and movable in the longitudinal direction with respect to the shaft. |
| US11109924B2 |
System and methods for positioning a manipulator arm by clutching within a null-perpendicular space concurrent with null-space movement
A method of operating a robotic system involves servoing a multitude of joints of the robotic system in a first joint velocity space. The movement of the multitude of joints in the first velocity space moves a remote center or an end effector of the robotic system. The method further involves floating the multitude of joints in a second velocity space. The movement of the multitude of joints in the second velocity space moves the end effector or the remote center, respectively. The method further involves controlling motion of the multitude of joints in a third velocity space. The movement of the multitude of joints in the third velocity space does not move the end effector and does not move the remote center. |
| US11109922B2 |
Surgical tool systems and method
Medical robot systems, surgical tool assemblies, devices, and methods regarding the same. The medical robot system may include a robot coupled to an end-effector having a guide tube. The robot may be configured for controlled movement and positioning of the end-effector. The system further includes a motor assembly coupled to the robot. The motor assembly may be configured to move the end-effector along one or more of an x-axis, a y-axis, and a z-axis. The surgical instrument is positionable and/or slidable within the guide tube. The surgical instrument includes at least one detectable feature, such as a reflective lens or stripe. A detection device is configured and arranged to detect the at least one detectable feature. The system enables a depth of the surgical instrument in the guide tube to be determined by the at least one detectable feature on the instrument. |
| US11109920B2 |
Medical instruments with variable bending stiffness profiles
Medical instruments with variable bending stiffness profiles are disclosed. A medical instrument can include a bending stiffness profile comprising a plurality of bending stiffness zones of substantially constant bending stiffness separated by transition zones. The bending stiffness profile can be achieved by modulating various modalities of the medical instrument along its length. A compound medical instrument can include a scope telescoping within a sheath. A variable bending stiffness profile of the compound medical instrument can be modulated by adjusting the relative position of the scope and the sheath. |
| US11109918B2 |
System and method for a deep tissue massager
A system, device, and method for therapeutic deep tissue massage is disclosed. The therapeutic deep tissue massage device includes an apparatus for use in therapeutic massage applications in which forces are provided to an outer surface of a user's, whether human or animal, body and subcutaneously within the user's tissues. |
| US11109912B2 |
Side-fire laser system with stand-off catheter, standoff catheter, and method of using surgical laser to achieve both tissue vaporization and rapid coagulation to prevent or halt bleeding
A side-firing laser system with a standoff catheter includes an optical fiber configured to emit therapeutic laser radiation in a direction generally transverse to an axis of the fiber; and a catheter through which the optical fiber is inserted during a surgical procedure. The catheter includes a transparent end section through which the therapeutic laser radiation passes to vaporize tissue outside the catheter, an open distal end to permit exit of irrigation fluid from the catheter, and an opening in a side of the end section, the opening having dimensions that are approximately equal to or less than cross-sectional dimensions of the therapeutic laser radiation. When the fiber is moved to a position at which the therapeutic laser radiation passes through the opening, the laser radiation causes coagulation or vaporization of tissues. |
| US11109911B2 |
Stone sense with fiber erosion protection and camera saturation prevention, and/or absence-detection safety interlock
A system and method for detecting relative location of a surgical laser fiber tip relative to a surgical laser target during a surgical laser procedure utilizes a spectrophotometer to detect radiation indicative of the relative location. For example, the detected radiation may indicate contact between the fiber tip and a stone being subjected to laser lithotripsy, so as to prompt the surgeon to withdraw the fiber tip from the stone and/or take other action to limit contact-induced erosion of the fiber tip, and to avoid saturation of the endoscope camera resulting from the flash that occurs following contact. In addition, the absence of any detected radiation by the spectrophotometer may be used to indicate that the stone is no longer present, or that the fiber tip is no longer aimed at the stone, prompting the operator to reposition the fiber and/or temporarily cease firing of the laser. The main surgical laser may be a pulsed Holmium laser, which is delivered to the target through the optical fiber together with a pulsed 532 nm aiming beam. |
| US11109910B2 |
Method and apparatus for combined temperature-controlled laser therapy by means of a multifunctional therapy laser
A laser therapy device includes: a solid-state laser for a CW operation and including a pump source; and a controller for generating at least one first pulse of the laser in a first-pulse operation, the controller switching on the pump source to a pump power level S1 at least once during the first-pulse operation. A rise time E, after which the pump power level S1 of the pump source is attainable and starting from the time the pump source is switched on, is in a range of 50 ns to 350 ns. |
| US11109905B2 |
Bone cement applicator with retractable mixing rod and method for production of a bone cement
A bone cement applicator comprising a cartridge with an internal space. The cartridge has a head with a dispensing opening for expulsion of bone cement, a first thread, a dispensing plunger, a threaded tube having a counter thread engaging the first thread, a receptacle mobile in the threaded tube, and a mixing rod with a mixer fastened to it and arranged in the internal space of the cartridge. The mixing rod is detachably connected to the receptacle and is guided through a feedthrough in the dispensing plunger and is supported in the feedthrough so as to be axially mobile. When detached from the receptacle, the mixing rod can be pushed into the receptacle when the receptacle is propelled in the direction of the cartridge head. A method is also disclosed for production of a bone cement using the bone cement applicator. |
| US11109904B2 |
Devices for performing a medical procedure within an appropriate interval and related systems and methods
Systems and methods for indicating an interval in which a procedure (or sub-procedure) should be carried out are disclosed. Some systems and methods involve timing various sub-procedures and alerting a practitioner at the completion of a sub-procedure period. Some systems and methods include a sensor, such as a temperature sensor, that is used determine a window of time in which a variable-viscosity material is of suitable viscosity for delivery to a patient. |
| US11109901B2 |
Quick release sternum closing fixator
A quick release sternum closing fixator has a locking roller, and a male fixing piece and a female fixing piece that can be plugged together. The male fixing piece has an elastic plug and the first claw hook plate. The elastic plug has the first serration on both sides and a tightening groove in the middle, thus forming two elastic claws. A tensioning device forces the two elastic claws to move against each other is provided between the said locking roller and the two elastic claws. After the locking roller rotates, when the elastic claws on the male fixing piece lose resilience due to the growth of human tissues, the two elastic claws can be forcibly pulled back to the initial state by rotating the locking roller, thus smoothly and quickly opening the sternum closing fixator. |
| US11109900B2 |
Extramedullary compression and fixation device, system and method
An extramedullary compression and fixation apparatus consists of a pre-curved, malleable band having a first end and a second end, and at least one bone engaging structure protruding from the band toward an interior space defined by the band. The band is configured to be compressed (e.g., crimped) over a bone fracture site to conform the curvature of the band to a curvature of a surface of bone around the bone fracture site. The at least one bone engaging structure is configured to dig into the outer cortex of the bone when the band is compressed. The band is configured to maintain compression of the bone across the bone fracture upon the band being compressed without additional external fixation devices. |
| US11109899B2 |
Medical inserting apparatus
A medical inserting apparatus includes a screw nail which is inserted into a human body, a driver which inserts the screw nail into the human body, a current generator disposed in the driver to generate a predetermined current, a current meter disposed in the driver to measure the current, and a conductor element disposed in the screw nail and the driver along a lengthwise direction including an exposed portion to outside, wherein the conductor element includes a forward conductor element connected to the current generator to allow the current generated by the current generator to flow into the human body, and a reverse conductor element having one end electrically connected to the forward conductor element and the other end connected to the current generator, and including a variable resistor and the current meter installed to allow the current generated by the current generator to flow to the current meter by current division with resistance of the human body. |
| US11109897B2 |
Expandable facet joint fixation device
An expandable facet joint fixation device, including a first collar, a central shaft including a first end and a second end, the first end rotatably connected to the first collar, a second collar including a radially inward facing surface, the second collar concentrically arranged around the central shaft, and one or more expandable members, each of the one or more expandable members including a first arm hingedly connected to the first collar, a second arm hingedly connected to the second collar, the second arm hingedly connected to the first arm, wherein when the second collar is displaced in a first axial direction relative to the first collar, the one or more expandable members displace radially outward in a first radial direction. |
| US11109893B2 |
Bone anchor
A bone anchor includes a shank for anchoring to a bone and a receiving part for coupling a rod to the shank. The receiving part includes a base and two legs each including a first portion extending away from the base, and a second portion extending from the first portion further away from the base, and an elongate extension member extending from the second portion still further away from the base. An internal engagement structure is provided on the first and second portions for engaging a fixation device. A breakaway portion facilitates breaking away of the second portion. The extension members are at least as long as the second portions. The second portions are stiffer than a region of the extension members adjacent the second portions. |
| US11109892B2 |
Methods and devices for conduit occlusion
The present invention comprises systems, methods and devices for the delivery of compositions for occluding or of means for opening conduits. The implantable occlusive material may be delivered pre-formed or in situ cured and, may be a resorbable material that supports tissue ingrowth that eventually replaces the material leaving little or no original material in place. The delivery system is positioned to allow for placement of the occlusive material into the body conduit. Use of delivery systems, methods and devices for re-opening an occluded body conduit are also included. |
| US11109890B2 |
Vertebral body access cannula with enhanced bending stiffness
A kyphoplasty cannula includes a shaft extending between opposite first and second end surfaces. The shaft has an inner surface defining a lumen. The shaft has a first opening that extends through the first end surface and a second opening that extends through the second end surface. A scoop extends from the second end surface. The scoop has an arcuate inner surface that is continuous with the inner surface of the shaft an opposite outer surface. The scoop has a rib. Kits and methods of use are disclosed. |
| US11109888B1 |
Tissue graft splitter
A tissue splitting device for splitting a harvested soft tissue to provide a layer of tissue having a uniform thickness and methods for tissue transplantation using uniform layers of tissue. |
| US11109885B2 |
Buttonhole tool
Some implementations provide a tool that includes a gripping portion that includes a first substantially flat surface and a second substantially flat surface arranged substantially parallel to the first surface and coupled to the first surface by at least one side surface, wherein the gripping portion is shaped and sized such that a user can hold the gripping portion between a thumb and forefinger of the user; and a prying portion that includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and a shaft portion connecting the first end portion and the second end portion, wherein the first end portion is shaped and sized for the user holding the gripping portion to pry scab tissue away from a patient's skin and the second end portion is coupled to the gripping portion at the at least one side surface. |
| US11109884B2 |
Steerable ultrasound catheter
A catheter includes a catheter body (CB) having a CB proximal-portion, a CB distal-portion, and a CB lumen. The CB distal-portion has a CB distal end. The CB proximal-portion has a distally narrowing taper, wherein the CB distal-portion extends distally from the distally narrowing taper of the CB proximal-portion. The CB lumen extends through the CB proximal-portion and the CB distal-portion. An ultrasound transmission member (UTM) has a UTM distal end. The UTM extends longitudinally through the CB lumen. The UTM has a longitudinal taper that tapers toward the UTM distal end, and wherein the longitudinal taper tapers distally from the distally narrowing taper of the CB proximal-portion. A distal head (DH) is coupled with the UTM distal end and is disposed adjacent the CB distal end. |
| US11109879B2 |
Endoluminal treatment method and associated surgical assembly including tissue occlusion device
A surgical instrument includes a hollow member having a sidewall provided with a window and a closure member movably connected to the hollow member for alternately covering and uncovering the window. The hollow member has a first clamping surface along an edge of the window, while the closure member has a second clamping surface opposing the first clamping surface and disposable substantially adjacent thereto in a clamping or closure configuration of the instrument. The instrument additionally comprises a tissue occlusion component mounted to at least one of the hollow member and the closure member for acting on tissues gripped between the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface, to couple the tissues to each other. |
| US11109878B2 |
Surgical clip applier comprising an automatic clip feeding system
A surgical clip applier is disclosed which is configured to automatically feed a clip from a clip cartridge once the surgical clip applier is positioned in the patient. |
| US11109874B2 |
Oscillating lithotripter
A lithotripter is provided for fragmenting a stone inside a patient's body. In one form, the lithotripter includes a motor having at least two modes of operation and is configured to produce first and second waveforms. A wave guide shaft is configured to transmit the first and second waveforms to the stone. In one form, at least one of the first and second waveforms is provided to the stone at a frequency that is about equal to a natural frequency of the stone. In a variation, the lithotripter may include an ultrasonic driver configured to produce an ultrasonic frequency waveform and a sonic driver configured to produce a sonic frequency waveform. The sonic driver is mechanically coupled to the ultrasonic driver. The ultrasonic driver and the sonic driver may be disposed within a driver housing. In another variation, the lithotripter may include a brushless DC motor. |
| US11109873B2 |
Patella drill guide and trial surgical instrument system and method of using the same
An orthopaedic surgical instrument includes a patella trial and drill guide that may be used to both perform a surgical trial of the patellofemoral joint and guide the surgeon in drilling a number of anchor holes in the patella of the patient. A method of using such an orthopaedic surgical instrument is also disclosed. |
| US11109872B2 |
Ankle replacement system and method
A surgical positioning system including a rotation guide slide and a rotation guide pointer configured to be coupled to the rotation guide slide. The rotation guide pointer includes a base and a pointer extension. The base includes protrusion and a hole extending through the base and the protrusion where the protrusion is sized and configured to be received within a channel such that the rotation guide pointer can translate parallel to a plane defined by the first side of the rotation guide slide. The hole is sized and configured to receive a screw to fix the position of the rotation guide pointer relative to the rotation guide slide, with the protrusion configured to expand when the screw is advanced in the hole. |
| US11109871B2 |
Saw, a saw blade, a connection mechanism and associated methods
The present disclosure relates to a saw, comprising a drive, a first blade configured to oscillate about an axis perpendicular to a plane defined by a surface of the first blade, a second blade configured to oscillate about an axis perpendicular to the plane in a direction opposite to that of the first blade, and wherein gearing is provided between the drive and the first and second blades to reduce the speed transmitted from the drive to the blades. A saw blade, a connection mechanism for connecting a blade to a saw and associated methods are also provided. |
| US11109862B2 |
Surgical stapling device with flexible shaft
A surgical stapling device includes a housing assembly that is coupled to a tool assembly by a flexible elongate body that having an outer tube, a middle tube, and an inner cable. Each of the outer tube and the inner cable has a proximal end portion fixedly connected to the housing assembly and a distal end portion that is fixedly connected to the tool assembly. The middle tube is positioned within the outer tube about the inner cable and is movable from a retracted position to an advanced position to operate the tool assembly. |
| US11109861B2 |
Surgical stapler cartridge loading and unloading
An exemplary surgical method includes possessing a loader that holds a curved-tip cartridge, and a surgical stapler that includes an anvil and channel at a distal end thereof; causing at least one of the loader and the channel to move toward the other; as a result of the causing, engaging the loader and the curved-tip cartridge with the channel; and causing at least one of the loader and the channel to move away from the other, such that the curved-tip cartridge remains engaged with the channel. That method further may include actuating the surgical stapler; grasping the unloader; sliding the unloader toward the channel; disengaging the curved-tip cartridge from the channel with the unloader; and withdrawing the unloader away from said channel, wherein the withdrawing causes the curved-tip cartridge to disengage from the channel. |
| US11109858B2 |
Surgical instrument including a display which displays the position of a firing element
A surgical instrument for stapling patient tissue is disclosed. The surgical instrument comprises an end effector, a firing element, an elongate shaft, a handle, an electric motor, and a display. The end effector extends from the elongate shaft and comprises a staple cartridge and a plurality of staples. The elongate shaft extends from the handle. The firing element is configured to move through the end effector between a proximal position and a distal position. The firing element is further configured to eject the plurality of staples from the staple cartridge during a firing stroke. The electric motor is configured to output a rotary motion and the firing element is operably responsive to the rotary motion. The display is configured to display a current position of the firing element during the firing stroke. |
| US11109855B2 |
Knotless orthopedic stabilization system
Button-suture assemblies which employ a knotted locking mechanism do not maintain tension when securing bone and tissue fragments. A knotless method and device for maintaining tension and providing precise placement of a button-suture assembly during stabilization procedures comprising a locking pin, which mates with a button creating pinch points with increased surface area through which suture can pass from a baseplate through two dedicated openings in the button, one for the first end of the suture and one for the second end of the suture while preventing tension loss during the locking step and therefore allowing for precise placement of the button-suture assembly. |
| US11109848B2 |
Biopsy devices and related methods of use
A biopsy device may include a first jaw having a first distal tip configured to pierce tissue, and a second jaw movable relative to the first jaw between a closed configuration where the first jaw and the second jaw are axially aligned, and an open configuration where the first jaw and the second jaw are offset from one another, the second jaw having a second distal tip proximal to the first distal tip in the closed configuration. |
| US11109845B2 |
Urine test container for urine separation and infection control
The present invention relates to a urine test container, Specifically, the present invention relates to a container capable of readily separating first urine while receiving whole urine in order to remove the inconvenience of discarding the first urine and putting the remaining urine in a container in a medical institution such as a hospital and a health care institution, because the quality of a test is decreased due to a plurality of epithelial cells included in the first urine in a urine test. A container for collecting the urine of a subject, which is one aspect of the present invention, comprises: a container for collecting urine; and a barrier film located within the container so as to divide the inside of the container, thereby separating a predetermined amount of the first urine, which is first collected from the urine, and the second urine differing from the first urine, wherein only the second urine is used in the urine test of the subject and the first urine and the second urine can be separated using the barrier film. |
| US11109843B2 |
Ultrasonic image pickup device and image processing device
Alignment of an ultrasonograph and volume data obtained beforehand is correctly performed without requiring a user to perform complicated operation. First volume data for an ultrasonograph and second volume data obtained by another imaging apparatus are received and aligned. A predetermined imaging part selected from a plurality of imaging parts of a subject is received from a user. The second volume data are initially rotated by a rotation angle corresponding to the imaging part received by the receptor, and alignment of the initially rotated second volume data and the first volume data after is further carried out. |
| US11109841B2 |
Method and system for simultaneously presenting doppler signals of a multi-gated doppler signal corresponding with different anatomical structures
A system and method for simultaneously presenting Doppler signals of a Multi-Gated Doppler (MGD) signal corresponding to different anatomical structures is provided. The method includes receiving an MGD signal having a plurality of Doppler signals. The method includes analyzing the MGD signal to select multiple gates, each of the gates corresponding with a Doppler signal, and each of the selected gates associated with a different anatomical structure. The method includes selecting a set of parameters for each of the selected gates and applying each selected set of parameters for each of the selected gates. The selected set of parameters for each of the selected gates may be one or both of image acquisition parameters or display processing parameters. The method includes simultaneously presenting the Doppler signal for each of the selected gates at a display system after the each selected set of parameters is applied. |
| US11109837B2 |
Portable ultrasound image diagnostic apparatus
A portable ultrasound image diagnostic apparatus is shown. The apparatus includes an ultrasound probe and a hinge. The ultrasound probe transmits and receives ultrasound. The hinge connects a first housing and a lower edge portion of a second housing including a display panel so that the second housing is overlapped on the first housing to fold the portable ultrasound image diagnostic apparatus. The hinge is provided on an upper face of the first housing in a near side than a center. The second housing is rotated to a far side of the first housing with a horizontal axis of the hinge as a supporting axis to fold the portable ultrasound image diagnostic apparatus. |
| US11109836B2 |
Multiple transducer delivery device and method
Embodiments of the present invention allow more full characterization of a stenotic lesion by measuring both pressure drop across the stenotic lesion and the size of the vessel lumen adjacent the stenotic lesion, both with sensors delivered intravascularly to the stenotic lesion site. In preferred embodiments, the size (e.g., inner diameter, cross-sectional profile) of the vessel lumen adjacent the stenotic lesion can be measured via one or more intravascular ultrasound transducers. In preferred embodiments, the intravascular ultrasound transducer(s) can be delivered to the site of the stenotic lesion with the same delivery device that carries the pressure transducer(s). |
| US11109833B2 |
Position sensing in intravascular processes
Intravascular systems can include a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, a sensor located at the distal end configured to provide sensor information representative of one or more intravascular properties of a patient, and a plurality of magnetic domains. A magnetic pickup can be configured to output a pickup signal based on the magnetic field at the magnetic pickup produced by the plurality of magnetic domains. An intravascular processing engine can be in communication with the catheter sensor and the magnetic pickup. The intravascular processing engine can receive sensor information from the sensor and a position signal representative of the pickup signal. The intravascular processing engine can be used to determine position information related to the position of the catheter sensor and combine the received sensor information and corresponding determined position information. |
| US11109832B2 |
Evaluation of cardiac infarction by real time ultrasonic strain imaging
Real time strain imaging is provided by acquiring a sequence of cardiac image frames and estimating tissue displacement in the myocardium over a heart cycle. The displacements may be estimated using speckle tracking and are used to calculate strain over the myocardium. A color map is formed of the strain values. During the next heart cycle the color map is warped to fit the myocardium in each image frame and the warped color map is displayed as a color overlay over the myocardium of each image of the new heart cycle as they are displayed in real time. A new color map is also produced over the new heart cycle for use with the following heart cycle. An ultrasound system which performs real time strain imaging is also described. |
| US11109829B2 |
Medical image diagnostic apparatus
A medical image diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes an estimation unit, an extraction unit, and a specifying unit. The estimation unit estimates a position of a plaque in a blood vessel based on data of CT images constituting a time series, with the blood vessel being enhanced by a contrast medium. The extraction unit extracts regions constituting the blood vessel from the CT images. The specifying unit specifies stress values respectively corresponding to the regions based on a moving displacement due to cardiac pulsation in each of the regions, and specifies an exfoliation risk of the plaque based on an index indicating hardness of the plaque and the stress value in the region corresponding to the position of the plaque. |
| US11109825B2 |
C-arm imaging system with multiple automated independent rotational axes
An X-ray imaging system is provided. The X-ray imaging system includes an X-ray radiation source, an X-ray detector, and a C-arm. The C-arm has the X-ray radiation source disposed on a first end and the X-ray detector disposed on a second end opposite the first end. The X-ray imaging system also includes a motorized system configured to rotate the C-arm about three different rotational axes. |
| US11109822B2 |
Method of needle localization via partial computerized tomographic scanning and system thereof
There is provided a method of locating a tip of a metallic instrument inserted in a body, utilizing a baseline sinogram comprising projections in N exposure directions and derived from a prior computerized tomography (CT) scanning of the body, the method comprising: performing three-dimensional Radon space registration of a sparse repeat sinogram to the baseline sinogram, the repeat CT scanning having the metallic instrument inserted into the body, the metallic instrument having an attached marker located at a known distance from the instrument tip; subtracting the baseline sinogram from the repeat sinogram in accordance with the registration parameters to obtain projection difference images; and using the projection difference images and the known distance of the attached marker from the metallic instrument tip to determine a three-dimensional location of the metallic instrument tip. |
| US11109814B2 |
Physiological parameter system
A physiological parameter system has one or more parameter inputs responsive to one or more physiological sensors. The physiological parameter system may also have quality indicators relating to confidence in the parameter inputs. A processor is adapted to combine the parameter inputs, quality indicators and predetermined limits for the parameters inputs and quality indicators so as to generate alarm outputs or control outputs or both. |
| US11109813B2 |
Mean arterial pressure (MAP) derived prediction of future hypotension
There are provided systems and methods for performing mean arterial pressure (MAP) derived prediction of future hypotension. Such a system includes a hardware unit including a hardware processor and a system memory, a hypotension prediction software code stored in the system memory, and a sensory alarm. The hardware processor is configured to execute the hypotension prediction software code to receive MAP data of the living subject, and to transform the MAP data to one or more parameters predictive of a future hypotension event of the living subject. The hardware processor is further configured to execute the hypotension prediction software code to determine a risk score of the living subject corresponding to the probability of the future hypotension event based on at least some of the one or more parameters, and to invoke the sensory alarm if the risk score of the living subject satisfies a predetermined risk criteria. |
| US11109810B2 |
Information display device, biological signal measurement system, and computer program product
An information display device includes a component extraction unit, a sorting unit, and a noise component selection unit. The component extraction unit is configured to perform a principal component analysis or an independent component analysis to extract desired components from a plurality of signal waveforms based on detected biological signals. The sorting unit is configured to sort a plurality of extracted results obtained by the component extraction unit in descending order of periodicity and display the sorted results. The noise component selection unit is configured to receive selection of one extracted result as a noise component from the extracted results obtained by the component extraction unit. |
| US11109808B2 |
Intelligent fitness and sports mouthguard
Various examples are provided for intelligent mouthguards that can be used in fitness and sport activities. In one example, an intelligent mouthguard system includes a mouthguard including sensors and an internal module in communication with the sensors. The sensors can include a nine-axis inertial sensor comprising a three-axis magnetometer, a three-axis accelerometer and a three-axis gyroscope. The three-axis magnetometer can provide a reference plane in relation to the earth's magnetic field for the three-axis accelerometer and the three-axis gyroscope. The internal module can provide sensor data to an external processing unit when located in an oral cavity. |
| US11109806B2 |
Three dimensional imaging of veins
A three dimensional imaging system includes a first laser emitting light at a first wavelength, and a scanner for scanning the laser light in a pattern on the target area. A photo detector receives light reflected from the target area as a contrasted vein image, resulting from differential absorption and reflection therein of the first wavelength of light. The intensity of the first laser is incrementally increased, and the photo detector thereby receives a plurality of contrasted vein images, each being at incrementally distinct depths beneath the target skin surface. Image processing is performed on the plurality of vein images to successively layer the veins in the images according to their depth, to create a single processed vein image. A second laser emitting a second wavelength of light is used in combination with the scanner to project the processed vein image onto the target area to overlay the veins therein. |
| US11109802B2 |
Invasive sense measurement in prosthesis installation and bone preparation
A system and method for allowing any surgeon, including those surgeons who perform a fewer number of a replacement procedure as compared to a more experienced surgeon who performs a greater number of procedures, to provide an improved likelihood of a favorable outcome approaching, if not exceeding, a likelihood of a favorable outcome as performed by a very experienced surgeon with the replacement procedure. Force sensing is included to aid in quantifying installation of an implant, particularly a cup into a pelvic bone. |
| US11109800B2 |
Medical fluid injection apparatus and method with detachable patch and monitoring
Provided herein are systems and methods for monitoring one or more health or physiological parameters in a subject. The systems and methods may comprise a patch coupled to an injector. Data may be transmitted to a mobile device or remote server, where the data may be processed. Processed data may be used to inform a subject on a health or physiological condition. |
| US11109797B2 |
Portable electronic device having an integrated bio-sensor
An electronic device includes a translucent layer that forms a portion of an exterior of the electronic device, an opaque material positioned on the translucent layer that defines micro-perforations, and a processing unit operable to determine information about a user via the translucent layer. The processing unit may be operable to determine the information by transmitting optical energy through a first set of the micro-perforations into a body part of the user, receiving a reflected portion of the optical energy from the body part of the user through a second set of the micro-perforations, and analyzing the reflected portion of the optical energy. |
| US11109794B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing ECG signals, and ECG machine
A method for processing ECG signals includes: removing peak position information of any R wave of a plurality of R waves in a plurality of ECG signals if it is determined that a first RR interval is less than or equal to a first RR interval threshold, and an amplitude of the R wave is less than or equal to a first R wave amplitude threshold; and detecting at least one new R wave in a first RR interval if it is determined that the first RR interval is greater than or equal to a second RR interval threshold; obtaining peak position information of the at least one new R wave, and then storing peak position information of any new R wave if it is determined that an amplitude of the new R wave is greater than or equal to a second R wave amplitude threshold. |
| US11109791B2 |
Diagnosis and monitoring of cardio-respiratory disorders
Methods and systems estimate cardio-respiratory parameter(s), such as from in-phase and quadrature channels. The channels may represent patient chest movement and may be generated with a sensor, such as a contactless sensor that may sense movement with radio-frequency signals. In the methods/systems, the in-phase and quadrature channels may be processed, such as in a processor(s), using relative demodulation to generate cardio-respiratory parameter estimate(s). Optionally, the processing produces a jerk signal that may be filtered for producing a heart rate estimate, such as from zero-crossings of the filtered signal. Optionally, the processing produces a chest velocity signal that may be filtered for producing a respiratory rate estimate, such as from zero-crossings of the filtered signal. Optionally, a respiratory volume, such as tidal volume, may be estimated from an intrapulmonary pressure signal generated by applying a function to a chest displacement signal where the function relates intrapulmonary pressure and chest displacement. |
| US11109779B2 |
Chemical modification of analyte permeable membrane for enhanced oxidative stability
A sensor that may be used to detect the presence, amount, and/or concentration of an analyte in a medium within an animal. The sensor may include a sensor housing, an indicator element embedded within and/or covering at least a portion of the sensor housing, and a membrane over the indicator element. The sensor may include one or more of a first coating on an inner surface of the membrane, a second coating on an outer surface of the membrane, and a layer on the outside of the indicator element. One or more of the first coating, second coating, and layer may reduce deterioration of the indicator element by catalyzing degradation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The one or more coatings on the membrane may increase the light blocking capability of the membrane, which may improve the accuracy of the sensor. |
| US11109774B2 |
Flat location pad using nonconcentric coils
A field generator includes multiple planar coils that are arranged in a single plane. At least two of the coils are non-concentric and are wound around respective axes that are not parallel with one another, so as to generate respective magnetic fields that are not parallel with one another. |
| US11109773B2 |
Treating patients with TTFields with the electrode positions optimized using deformable templates
Embodiments receive images of a body area of a patient; identify abnormal tissue in the image; generate a data set with the abnormal tissue masked out; deform a model template in space so that features in the deformed model template line up with corresponding features in the data set; place data representing the abnormal tissue back into the deformed model template; generate a model of electrical properties of tissues in the body area based on the deformed and modified model template; and determine an electrode placement layout that maximizes field strength in the abnormal tissue by using the model of electrical properties to simulate electromagnetic field distributions in the body area caused by simulated electrodes placed respective to the body area. The layout can then be used as a guide for placing electrodes respective to the body area of the patient to apply TTFields to the body area. |
| US11109771B2 |
System and method for non-invasively determining an indication and/or an assessment of intracranial pressure
A system for non-invasively determining an indication and/or an assessment of intracranial pressure (ICP) is featured. The system includes at least one intracranial light source adapted to be placed on skin above a cranium of a living subject configured to emit light which penetrates the cranium and targets intracranial space of a living subject. The system includes at least one extracranial light source adapted to be placed on skin above a predetermined area of the living subject configured to emit light which penetrates and targets extracranial space of the living subject. A detector subsystem including at least a first detector is configured to detect reflected light from the intracranial space and the extracranial space and is configured to output intracranial output signals associated with light detected from the intracranial space and/or output extracranial output signals associated with light detected from the extracranial space. A processing subsystem is coupled to the at least one intracranial light source, the at least one extracranial light source, and the detector subsystem. The processing subsystem is configured to determine intracranial oxygen saturation and extracranial oxygen saturation and non-invasively determine an indication and/or an assessment of ICP using a ratio of the intracranial oxygen saturation to the extracranial oxygen saturation. |
| US11109769B2 |
Blood pressure measuring apparatus and physical feature information calculating method
A blood pressure measuring apparatus includes: a triaxial acceleration sensor; an information output section which outputs information for guiding an arm of the person on which the blood pressure measuring apparatus is worn, to a pair of a first posture and a second posture between which a position of the wrist is different; a posture determiner which determines that the arm has been in each of the pair of the postures, based on an output signal of the triaxial acceleration sensor after the output of the information; and a physical feature information calculator which calculates physical feature information of the person based on moving acceleration information detected by the triaxial acceleration sensor in a period between when the arm is in one of the pair of the postures and when the arm is in the other of the pair of the postures. |
| US11109766B2 |
Fluid flow measurement systems and methods
This disclosure provides systems and methods for measuring fluid flow in a vasculature system of a patient. Some systems may include an injection system configured to inject a bolus of fluid into a vessel of a patient. Some systems may include a measurement engine configured to monitor the bolus of fluid in the vessel using measurement data generated by an intravascular measuring device. The measurement engine may determine a travel distance of the bolus of fluid and an elapsed time during which the bolus of fluid traversed the travel distance based on the measurement data. A fluid flow rate (e.g., velocity, volumetric flow) of the vessel may be calculated using the travel distance and the elapsed time. |
| US11109764B2 |
Single heat flux sensor arrangement
The invention describes a single heat flux sensor arrangement (1) comprising a sensor (10) comprising a layer (100) of thermally insulating material, an inner temperature measurement means (S1) arranged at an inner region of the insulating layer (100) and an outer temperature measurement means (S2) arranged at an outer region of the insulating layer (100); an evaluation unit (11) adapted to receive a temperature input from the inner 5 temperature measurement means (S1) and to receive a temperature input from the outer temperature measurement means (S2); and a heating means (12, S2) realized to deliberately raise the temperature of a region of the insulating layer (100). The invention further describes a non-invasive method of measuring a core body temperature (T0) of a subject (3). |
| US11109759B2 |
Apparatus and method for assessment of interstitial tissue
A handheld optical coherence tomography imaging and tissue sampling system and method of imaging and sampling a tissue is disclosed. The method includes inserting a catheter probe into a biopsy needle. The biopsy needle can be attached to a hand-held scanning and sampling device. The biopsy needle is maneuvered to an investigation site. A three-dimensional image of the tissue at the investigation site is captured with the catheter probe. |
| US11109757B2 |
Remote monitoring of analyte measurements
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for remote monitoring. In some example implementations, there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, at a remote monitor, a notification message representative of an event detected, by a server, from analyte sensor data obtained from a receiver monitoring an analyte state of a host; presenting, at the remote monitor, the notification message to activate the remote monitor, wherein the remote monitor is configured by the server to receive the notification message to augment the receiver monitoring of the analyte state of the host; accessing, by the remote monitor, the server, in response to the presenting of the notification message; and receiving, in response to the accessing, information including at least the analyte sensor data. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed. |
| US11109756B2 |
Intelligent wireless communications for continuous analyte monitoring
Various embodiments relate generally to continuous monitoring of analyte values received from an analyte sensor system. In some example embodiments, there is provided a method that includes receiving sensor information, calculating and storing estimated analyte measurement values based upon the received sensor information. The method also includes determining one or more communication conditions, and instructing a transceiver to advertise to a first display device in accordance with one or more communication variables based upon the one or more communication conditions. The method then transmits the estimated analyte measurement values to the at least first display device. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described. |
| US11109745B2 |
Endoscope
An endoscope having a proximal end, a distal end, a handle, and an insertion tube that terminates in a tip section. The tip section includes a bending section and an articulated tip part, and the bending section includes articulated segments, each articulated segment including a guide passage for a control member. The proximal end of the elongated control member is attached to an operating member arranged at the handle and the distal end of the elongated control member is attached to the most distal articulated segment of the bending section. An intermediate section of the elongated control member passes through said guide passages. The intermediate section has a reduced overall cross-sectional area as compared to the majority of said elongated control member. |
| US11109743B2 |
Endoscope apparatus
An endoscope apparatus includes an endoscope including an observation optical system including a lens drive mechanism and a video processor connected to the endoscope, and the endoscope apparatus includes a voice coil motor provided in the endoscope and configured to drive a lens relating to the lens drive mechanism and a position detecting apparatus provided in the endoscope and configured to detect a position of the lens. The video processor is configured to determine whether or not the position detecting apparatus is in a heat generating state, and halt actuation of the position detecting apparatus if the video processor determines that the position detecting apparatus is in the heat generating state. |
| US11109739B2 |
Multi-directional air distribution assembly for a dishwashing appliance
A dishwashing appliance includes a tub defining a wash chamber. An inlet is defined in the tub and provides air flow into the wash chamber. A diverter disk is proximate the inlet and upstream of the wash chamber. The diverter disk is rotatable between a first position and a second position. The diverter disk permits air flow into the wash chamber via the inlet in a first direction when the diverter disk is in the first position and in a second direction when the diverter disk is in the second position. |
| US11109737B2 |
Dishwasher
A dishwasher is provided in which tableware is capable of being washed with washing water of a high pressure by preventing the pressure of the washing water from dropping. The dishwasher includes a main body in which a washing tub is formed, a sump provided in the main body and storing washing water, a plurality of injection nozzles to inject the washing water into the washing tub, a plurality of flow passages respectively connected to the plurality of injection nozzles, and a distribution apparatus configured to selectively open and close the plurality of flow passages and communicate with the plurality of flow passages, respectively, and including rotary member having a plurality of independent connection passages and a case in which the rotary member is accommodated. |
| US11109733B2 |
Cleaning robot
The present disclosure discloses a cleaning robot, including a water tank, a dust box, and a main body. The water tank and the dust box are assembled together to form a water tank dust box assembly. The main body includes an accommodating space adapted to accommodate the water tank dust box assembly. The water tank dust box assembly includes a mistake-proofing device. The mistake-proofing device, when the water tank and the dust box are not assembled to form the water tank dust box assembly, is in an ejected state so that the water tank or the dust box cannot be installed into the accommodating space. |
| US11109732B2 |
Robot cleaner
Disclosed is a cleaner comprising a cleaner body, a front wheel rotatably provided in a front portion of the cleaner body, a rear wheel rotatably provided in a rear portion of the cleaner body, a first member attached to an outer circumferential surface of the front wheel and configured to contact with a cleaning object surface, a second member attached to an outer circumferential surface of the rear wheel and configured to contact with the cleaning object surface, a front motor rotating the front wheel, a rear motor rotating the rear wheel and a controller driving the front motor and the rear motor, wherein the controller controls the front motor and the rear motor to become rotated in the opposite directions while cleaning is performed. |
| US11109729B2 |
Floor treatment system
The invention relates to a floor treatment system, comprising a mobile floor treatment apparatus and a docking station therefor, wherein the floor treatment apparatus has at least one liquid container with a container wall and a container interior, as well as at least one liquid conduit for providing a liquid for the container interior; wherein the docking station comprises a supply conduit which, in a docked position of the floor treatment apparatus on the docking station, is in fluidic connection with the at least one liquid conduit; wherein the floor treatment system comprises an opening device by way of which a wall portion of the container wall is movable, for clearing at least one container opening of the at least one liquid container, into an open position, and in the docked position of the floor treatment apparatus the liquid can exit from the container interior through the container opening. |
| US11109728B2 |
Apparatus for generating a vortex for a vacuum cleaner
An apparatus for generating a vortex in a collection vessel of a vacuum cleaner, using a blade assembly rotatably mountable in the collection vessel. By rotating the blade assembly, a vortex is generated inside the collection vessel, and enough suction is created to draw air through the entire system. The use of a blade assembly to generate the vortex may remove the need for an impeller external to the collection vessel, as the blade assembly may be capable of creating enough suction to draw air into the collection vessel. This may allow the vacuum cleaner to operate with lower noise. |
| US11109726B2 |
Modular vacuum cleaner
Vacuum cleaners to be mounted in a vehicle are disclosed. Some of the vacuum cleaners have a modular design that allows the vacuum cleaners to be arranged, assembled, and/or installed in different configurations and to fit in different spaces within the vehicle. Vacuum cleaners may include a vacuum module, a collector module, and/or a hose storage module. An interconnecting duct is configured to operatively couple the vacuum module and the collector module in any one of a plurality of different predefined assembly configurations. The collector module may have a debris canister that may be lifted straight out of a collector housing. The vacuum cleaner may be installed in a vehicle in a manner to allow easy removal of the debris canister without disconnecting and/or removing other portions of the vacuum cleaner. |
| US11109720B2 |
Elastic soap container sleeve
An elastic sleeve method and apparatus for use with a bar of soap to limit the surface area of the soap that is exposed, and reduce the rate of shrinkage of the bar of soap. The sleeve comprises a container of elastic material having a top, bottom, and an elastic opening for insertion of a soap cake. The elastic material has form-fitting dimensions adaptable to the shape of an underlying soap cake. The elastic material also has a plurality of apertures to provide atmospheric communication through the elastic sleeve to an inserted soap cake's surface. |
| US11109718B1 |
System for a cookware lid holder
A system for a cookware lid holder including a mounting assembly, an arm adjusting assembly and a lid clamping assembly is disclosed. The mounting assembly allows securing of the system to any surface, primarily with the use of a clamp. Once the system is secured it is possible to adjust the positions and angles of the arm adjusting assembly as is most comfortable and suitable for a user. The arm adjusting assembly allows for customization in order to position lids of cooking pots to be held out of the way when storing or when cooking even. The lid clamping assembly permits for lids of predetermined dimensions to be secured and moved about with the arm adjusting assembly. The arm adjusting assembly includes a first and second holding arm that expand outwardly if need be. The lids can be moved freely while being held due to an arm pivot. |
| US11109714B2 |
Stirring tool
A stirring tool for a kitchen appliance such as a food processor has a curved, inclined blade to lift food material from the base of the food processor bowl and turns it over. The tool comprises a shaft adapted to be driven in rotation by a drive outlet of the kitchen appliance, and a blade extending outwardly of the shaft at or adjacent a base thereof, the blade being shaped so as to lift food from a leading edge to a trailing edge thereof upon rotation of the blade, and the leading edge being shaped so as to urge food inwardly towards the shaft. |
| US11109705B2 |
Medication receiver
Medication-receivers for safely and securely receiving the temporarily delivery of medications are discussed. Such medication-receivers may be removably attached to exterior doors of structures such as, but not limited to, residences and/or businesses, without damage to such exterior doors, and in a manner that minimizes and/or deters theft of contents of the given medication-receiver. Such medication-receivers may have a cabinet and a downward sliding drawer for receiving the medication. The drawer may be locked to the cabinet. Such medication-receivers may be outfitted with various electronics that may facilitate safe and secure delivery of medication, including locking and unlocking of the drawer, delivery verification, recipient pickup verification, secure access controls, tamper monitoring, and the like. |
| US11109704B2 |
Baby accessory storage assembly
A baby accessory storage assembly comprising a portable body with a bottom wall and a sidewall surrounding the bottom wall, wherein the bottom wall and sidewall define a storage cavity. The storage assembly has one or more partition walls within the storage cavity defining a plurality of sub-storage cavities for customized storage. Further, at least two hinged clamping assemblies, each rotatably coupled to the sidewall and disposed at the rear end of the body, are operably configured to selectively adjust, through use of a fastener, a width therein between, so as to effectively clamp and attach the storage assembly to a variety of different structures. The clamp assemblies are operable to rotate to allow the clamp assemblies to lock into one of two different positions. The assembly may also include a pull-out table, additional storage compartments, and elastic bands on the inner and outer surfaces of the portable body. |
| US11109694B2 |
Smart makeup mirror device having a display and integrating with an artificial intelligence voice assistant
A smart makeup mirror device includes a main body, a display mirror unit rotatably mounted in the main body, and a speaker. The display mirror unit includes a display module, a makeup mirror, a support frame for fixing the makeup mirror, and a mood lamp mounted on a rear surface of the support frame. The support frame rotates with respect to the main body so that an angle with respect to the makeup mirror and the ground is changed, or rotate in a circumferential direction of the makeup mirror. The display module is oriented horizontally or vertically when the support frame is rotated in the circumferential direction of the makeup mirror. The mood lamp illuminates a mood light toward a floor surface when a rear surface of the display mirror unit is rotated at a specific angle with respect to the main body to face the floor surface. |
| US11109693B2 |
Shelf lighting system, a laminate equipped with the lighting system and a shelf thereto
A shelf lighting system has a lighting module and a power taking module, the power taking module has a power taking head, a strip-shaped conductive member, and a plug connector. The shelf lighting system integrates the power taking module of the shelf lighting system onto the support arm of the shelf, so that the power taking module can be installed simultaneously with installation of the laminate, which simplifies the entire lamp installation process and improves the installation efficiency. |
| US11109687B1 |
Configurable ergonomic pad
An ergonomic pad includes a bladder formed of a pliable material and a granular material disposed within the bladder and at least partially filling the bladder. A port is coupled to the bladder and configured to enable evacuation of air from the bladder. The bladder also includes a sealable opening distinct from the port to add or remove the granular material. |
| US11109685B1 |
Flexible furniture back
A flexible furniture back with “U” clamp is a steel sofa or chair back having a U-shaped clamp secured to a sofa or chair base providing a back capable of horizontal movement. The furniture back has a plurality of steel cross-member supports. Additionally, the furniture back has padding about the front face and rear face of the back thereby providing cushioning. |
| US11109684B2 |
Seat assembly
Seat assemblies are provided. In some embodiments, a seat assembly includes a seat member having a first seat surface, a second seat surface, and a third seat surface opposite the second seat surface. The third seat surface is substantially parallel to the second seat surface and the first seat surface is substantially perpendicular to both the second seat surface and the third seat surface. The seat assembly also includes a first side panel affixed to the second seat surface and a second side panel affixed to the third seat surface. Each one of those panels is substantially perpendicular to the first seat surface. The seat assembly further includes a bin movably affixed to the first side panel and the second side panel. The bin includes an open compartment and can be moved between a closed position that obstructs the compartment and an open position that permits access to the compartment. |
| US11109675B2 |
Connectors, and systems including connectors in addition to drawers, cabinets and/or drawer movement guide assemblies
A connector comprising a carriage, an adjustment element, and a base configured to be rigidly attached to a drawer, the carriage is slidably attached to the base, and movement of the adjustment element causes the carriage to slide relative to the base. Also, such a connector further comprising: an engagement element configured to releasably engage a drawer movement guide assembly and attached to the carriage, and/or a wedge element linearly slidable relative to the carriage and configured to cause a change in a spacing between a drawer movement guide assembly and a drawer. Also, a connector comprising an engagement element that is separate from and pivotally attached to a connector assembly, that is configured to be rigidly attached to a drawer, and that is configured to releasably engage a drawer movement guide assembly. Also, systems comprising a connector together with a drawer, a cabinet and/or a drawer guide. |
| US11109672B2 |
Vertically adjustable desk with under-carriage mounting system
A vertically adjustable desk with an under carriage mounting system is described. The vertically adjustable desk may have a planar work surface and telescoping support legs which are operable to raise and lower the work surface. The vertically adjustable telescoping support legs may be height adjustable by at least one electronic motor. The under-carriage mounting system may include a first and a second U-shaped support bracket that each receives a first and second runner support, the U-shaped brackets affixed to respective first and second vertically adjustable telescoping support legs. The U-shaped support brackets may be used to mount accessories underneath the work surface. |
| US11109671B1 |
Height-adjustable table structure
A height-adjustable table structure includes: a tabletop, a first support frame, a second support frame, a first spring, an adjustment unit, a linkage group, and a positioning member. The adjustment member is disposed to the top surface of the tabletop for the user to observe. When the adjustment member is driven to move, the locking member of the linkage group is moved from the locking position to the releasing position, so that the first and support frames are free to rotate. When the adjustment member is released, the locking member will be moved from the releasing position to the locking position, so as to maintain the adjusted height of the table structure. By such arrangements, during the height adjustment of the table structure, the user can clearly see the position of the adjustment member, leading to more intuitive use, achieving easy operation and improved safety. |
| US11109668B2 |
Waxing apparatus
A waxing apparatus including a dispenser having a compartment for holding wax and a tip having an aperture for dispensing wax on a user skin, the tip including a gradually decreasing cross section in the direction towards the aperture; and a heating element mounted over the compartment and over the tip and configured such that temperature inside the tip is higher than temperature inside the compartment. |
| US11109667B2 |
Device of bi-spiral cleaning brush
A cleaning brush is provided. A cleaning unit comprises cleaning beans fixed on a surface of the carrier in a bi-spiral arrangement. The cleaning beans are arranged in an unequally-spaced manner on center of the carrier along a baseline; and, thus, bi-spirals are formed on the center and coiled in two different outward directions. Two annular spiral curve paths are formed with the cleaning beans as coiling the carrier and extending along the two directions. When the carrier cleans an electronic device, a solution or cleaning agent is discharged along the curve paths in spiral tangential directions. Hence, the bi-spiral cleaning unit obtains positive and negative directions on rotating to create a plurality of flow fields. Dirt is discharged easily with water distribution enhanced as compared to unidirectional spiral cleaning devices while a large contact surface, a good cleaning efficiency, and a high decontamination ratio are achieved. |
| US11109666B2 |
Rotary head toothbrush
A toothbrush having a handle and a head provided with bristles. The head is mounted pivotably with respect to the handle, and the handle has at one end two arms projecting along a longitudinal axis of the handle and defining a space. The head is pivotably mounted in the space defined by the arms. |
| US11109661B2 |
System, device and method of facial remodeling
A system for facial remodeling, including a device and methods of use, is provided. The system combines a topical composition configured to restore elastin, hyaluronan, or both to the skin and subcutaneous soft tissues of the face and neck with a facial mask to support and, in some embodiment, compress the tissue, to enhance and preserve the tissue remodeling effects of the composition. Some versions of the facial mask device include a means for electrically grounding the skin and soft tissues of the face, neck, and head, wherein the user receives local tissue benefits of “earthing.” In some versions, the facial mask is formed by combining different elements and configurations to compress skin and underlying soft tissue, bias areas of skin and soft tissue in a cranial direction, and ground the face, head, and neck tissues. |
| US11109658B1 |
Cosmetic applicator
A cosmetic applicator includes a bottle and one or more sections that are removably attachable to one another in a stacked configuration. The bottle includes a reservoir, a first roller ball housing, a first fastener, and a first recess including a second fastener. Each section includes a receptacle, a second roller ball housing, a third fastener, and a second recess including a fourth fastener. The first recess removably receives the second roller ball housing. The second recess of a first section removably receives the second roller ball housing of a second section. The third fastener of a first section engages the second fastener of the bottle and the fourth fastener of a second section to allow connection of a section to the bottle and connection of the sections to each other, thereby enabling attachment of the bottle and the sections to one another in an interchangeably stacked configuration. |
| US11109656B2 |
Jewelry case
A jewelry case that is portable, secure, prevents tangling, inexpensive, and easy to use, comprising a box containing a plurality of display surfaces and indentations, and a lid containing a plurality of compression bars. |
| US11109654B2 |
Illuminated walking assistance apparatus
A walking assistance apparatus that includes an elongated staff having a handle at one end and a ground engaging tip at the other with the staff including a light pipe having a high intensity light emitting member disposed therein to produce light around the user's feet and a source of electrical energy coupled through a control circuit to energize the light emitting member. A plurality of switches are disposed on the handle to energize the light emitting member and the apparatus also includes a motion sensor which automatically turns the light emitting member ON when the apparatus is in use. |
| US11109653B2 |
Jewelry ornament with clasp mechanism
A jewelry ornament for being adjustably affixed to a jewelry chain has an ornament body that can be affixed to the jewelry chain, with a jewelry decoration, preferably a precious stone setting, formed at the front side of the jewelry body. A number of openings formed at the rear side of the ornament body allow a free end of the jewelry chain to be threaded through the ornament body, in a manner that guides one strand of the jewelry chain to extend along the left side of the ornament and a second, spaced strand of the jewelry strand to extend along the right side of the ornament. A holding mechanism includes a pressing plate configured to press on the first and second strands of the jewelry chain to immovably affix the jewelry ornament to the jewelry chain at a desired location along said first and second strands of said jewelry chain. |
| US11109652B2 |
Jewelry system
There is provided herein a jewelry system comprising a first segment having a shape of a ring, the first segment comprising two coaxially positioned apertures being essentially parallel to the ring's plane; a second segment sized and shaped to fit within the ring of the first segment, wherein the second segment comprises an aperture extending therethrough; and a rod configured to extend through the apertures of the first and second segments, thereby securing the second segment within the ring of the first segment. |
| US11109649B2 |
Fastener
There is provided a fastening tape. A plurality of fastening cells on a surface of an elongated substrate. Each of at least some of the fastening cells includes: a fastening element array; one or more barriers at least partially surrounding the fastening element array; at least one slit provided in an upper portion of at least one of the one or more barriers; and a fastening element at least partially filling the slit. At least some of the fastening cells which are adjacent to each other in a longitudinal direction are separated from each other by an open space extending across the substrate in a lateral direction. The fastening element extends inward of the respective fastening cells in a direction away from a respective one of the open spaces. |
| US11109645B2 |
Controlling the quality of a manufactured article
Systems and methods for monitoring the quality of a surface treatment applied to an article in a manufacturing process are provided. A surface treatment may be applied to at least a portion of an article. A thermal profile of the article may be obtained and used to determine temperature indications of different regions of the article to which the surface treatment has been applied. A standard model of the article may be obtained that includes model regions having model temperature ranges. The temperature indications of the article can be compared with the model temperature ranges to determine if any temperature indications are outside of a corresponding model temperature range. The article may be a shoe part. The surface treatments may include the application of heat, plasma, dye, paint, primer, and/or the application of other materials, substances, and/or processes. |
| US11109644B2 |
Fastener device having a winding element
A fastener device includes a first fastener part and a second fastener part which can be mounted on one another along a closing direction, are held against one another in a closed position, and are releasable from one another in order to open the fastener device. The second fastener part has an actuating element with a first engagement means and has a winding element which is arranged on the actuating element and which is rotatable in a winding direction in order to wind up a tension element and which has a second engagement means. The first and the second engagement means, in a release position, are not in engagement with one another, such that the winding element is rotatable relative to the actuating element, and can be placed in engagement with one another, such that, in an engagement position, the winding element is rotatable by means of the actuating element. |
| US11109643B2 |
Article of footwear with dynamic edge cavity midsole
An article of footwear that offers different levels of cushioning and support depending on the direction of force applied to the midsole. An outer edge of the midsole includes an inwardly-extending elongate groove with a V-shaped cross-sectional configuration. An elongate insert having a V-shaped cross-sectional configuration is secured to the elongate groove. The insert forms a spring that dynamically alters the character of the support provided by the footwear to a foot of a wearer during “banking” or side-to-side movement. |
| US11109639B2 |
Footwear insert formed from a composite assembly having anti-puncture and anisotropic properties
A footwear assembly having an upper configured to receive a foot and a sole assembly integrally connected to the upper. The sole assembly includes an outsole and a midsole coupled between the upper and the outsole. The sole assembly also includes a footwear insert coupled to the midsole having anisotropic and anti-puncture properties so as to provide protection, support, and stability to the foot of a wearer of the footwear assembly while still allowing for flexibility. The footwear insert is formed from a soft, dorsal layer having woven fabric, a hard, plantar layer formed from a fiber reinforced composite material bonded to the dorsal layer, and an interfacing polymer layer interposed between the dorsal and plantar layers and used to bond the two layers together. The layered arrangement has a high resistance to bending in a first direction and a low resistance to bending in an opposing second direction. |
| US11109635B2 |
Footwear having sensor system
An article of footwear includes an upper member and a sole structure, with a sensor system connected to the sole structure. The sensor system includes a plurality of sensors that are configured for detecting forces exerted by a user's foot on the sensor. The sensor system also includes a port that is configured to receive a module to place the module in communication with the sensors. The port includes a housing with a chamber configured to receive the module and an interface engaged with the housing and having at least one electrical contact exposed to the chamber. Additional retaining structure and interface structure may be included. |
| US11109630B2 |
Ride share helmet safety compliance
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to helmet safety compliance systems for use in personal transportation ride-share systems. A rider safety compliance system, may include a personal transport upon which a user can be transported, a physical lock mechanism securely mounted on the personal transport and mechanically adapted to lock and secure a helmet, and a processor adapted to release the helmet from the physical lock mechanism as a pre-determined action for allowing the user to activate the personal transport. |
| US11109626B2 |
Heat shielding sleeve
A heat shielding sleeve defining a limb placement zone and including an installed position encapsulating a user's limb and an uninstalled position removed from a user's limb. The heat shielding sleeve further comprises an elastic or semi-elastic outer layer operably configured to enclose a user's leg and a secondary layer defined by a plurality of raised members wherein the secondary layer and the plurality of raised members are comprised of a thermally insulating material. The secondary layer further defines a plurality of exhaust apertures designed to provide thermal venting of the user's skin. The heat shielding sleeve is designed to protect motorcycle riders' and passengers' lower limbs from burns caused when riders and passengers come into physical contact with a motorcycle's exhaust pipes or the gas emissions emanating therefrom, while providing a comfortable and breathable garment sleeve that may be operably adjusted to the comfort of the user. |
| US11109623B2 |
Driver circuit for electronic cigarette and electronic cigarette
A driver circuit for electronic cigarettes includes an MCU, a power source, a first sampling circuit, a second sampling circuit, and a buck-boost driver circuit electrically connected to the MCU, the boosting circuit and MCU are respectively electrically connected the power source. The buck-boost driver circuit comprises a first half bridge drive circuit and a second half bridge drive circuit respectively connected to the MCU. One end of the first sampling circuit is electrically connected to an input terminal of the first half bridge drive circuit, through which the power source supplies power to the first half bridge drive circuit; the other end of the first sampling circuit is electrically connected to the MCU; one end of the second sampling circuit is electrically connected to the output terminal of the second half bridge drive circuit, and the other end of the second sampling circuit is electrically connected to the MCU. |
| US11109620B1 |
Wearable electronic simulated smoking device with interchangeable vaporization cartridges
A wearable electronic simulated smoking device (500, 500′) is provided for delivery of a desired active ingredient responsive to a user's inhalation through the device (500, 500′). The device (500, 500′) includes an elongated tubular body (110) having at least one arcuate portion to at least partially encompass a portion of a user's body and is releasably retainable thereat. Tubular body (110) includes a cartridge receiving housing (510) having a cartridge receiving chamber (514) in to which any one of multiple vaporization cartridges (520, 520′, 520″) may be removably received. Device (500, 500′) includes vaporization cartridges (520, 520′, 520″), each including a vaporizer (145, 530, 560) for generating vapors from liquid and wax concentrates, and dry herbal compositions. |
| US11109619B2 |
Filter materials including functionalized cellulose
Embodiments described herein provide materials and methods for the absorption or filtration of various species and analytes. In some cases, the materials may be used to remove or reduce the amount of a substance in vapor sample (e.g., cigarette smoke). |
| US11109617B2 |
Reducing levels of nicotine in plants
Two genes, A622 and NBB1, can be influenced to achieve a decrease of nicotinic alkaloid levels in plants. In particular, suppression of one or both of A622 and NBB1 may be used to decrease nicotine in tobacco plants. |
| US11109616B2 |
Method for producing a nutritional composition
A method for producing a nutritional composition comprising the steps: (a) providing a solution comprising at least one mineral for a nutritional composition; (b) adding at least one potato protein to the solution of step (a); (c) adding at least one carbohydrate and/or at least one fat to the solution of step (b); and (d) spray drying the solution of step (c). |
| US11109614B2 |
Flavor dispenser device and a head mounting device with the flavor dispenser device
A flavor dispenser device and a head mounting device including the flavor dispenser to enhance the user experience of a motion picture is provided. The flavor dispenser device includes a tape cartridge and a drive mechanism. The tape cartridge includes one or more flavor strips. The drive mechanism advances the tape cartridge inside a first housing, and the one or more flavor strip is dispensed from the first housing in case the drive mechanism is in operation. |
| US11109608B2 |
Composition for coating food
A composition for coating food, in particular confectionery, jellies, and gummies, includes: (A): 60 wt. % to 99.94 wt. %, based on a total amount of the composition, of an oil having a content of monounsaturated fatty acids of more than 70 wt. %, based on a total amount of the oil; and (B): 0.06 wt. % to 0.15 wt. %, based on a total amount of the composition, of ascorbyl palmitate. |
| US11109596B2 |
Microorganisms for the production of insect pheromones and related compounds
The present application relates to recombinant microorganisms useful in the biosynthesis of unsaturated C6-C24 fatty alcohols, aldehydes, and acetates which may be useful as insect pheromones, fragrances, flavors, and polymer intermediates. The C6-C24 fatty alcohols, aldehydes, and acetates described herein may be used as substrates for metathesis reactions to expand the repertoire of target compounds and pheromones. The application further relates to recombinant microorganisms co-expressing a pheromone pathway and a pathway for the production of a toxic protein, peptide, oligonucleotide, or small molecule suitable for use in an attract-and-kill pest control approach. Also provided are methods of producing unsaturated C6-C24 fatty alcohols, aldehydes, and acetates using the recombinant microorganisms, as well as compositions comprising the recombinant microorganisms and/or optionally one or more of the product alcohols, aldehydes, or acetates. |
| US11109595B2 |
Microalgae-based compositions for benefiting plants and methods of application
The invention relates to compositions and methods for improving characteristics of plants and soil by administering an effective amount of a microalgae-based composition in low concentration applications. |
| US11109588B2 |
Stable liquid formulations and methods of using the same
Liquid compositions of chemically unstable pesticides and methods of using the same are provided. |
| US11109585B2 |
Agricultural spraying control system
A control system for agricultural spraying is especially intended to be connected to an agricultural machine comprising a spraying ramp and having at least one spraying nozzle selectively activatable to spray an agricultural product. The system includes a set of cameras (42) suitable for being secured to the spraying ramp to acquire images (51) of the ground (12) on which the agricultural machine moves (10), a measuring system (59) for determining, in real time, distance information between a camera (42) and the ground (12), and a processing unit (44) communicating with the cameras (42) and said measurement system (59), the processing unit (44) being suitable for selectively controlling the spraying nozzles (34). The processing unit (44) is suitable for: identifying a target plant (15) in a ground image (51) received from a camera (42); determining information on the position of the target plant (15) in the image (51); on the basis of distance information between the camera (42) in question and the ground, of the orientation of its viewing axis, of a speed of advance of the agricultural machine and of said information on the position of said target plant (15) in the image (51), selecting at least one nozzle (34) to be activated to spray the target plant (15) with the agricultural product (26); determining an activation time of the or each selected nozzle; and transmitting an activation command to the or each nozzle (34) to trigger the spraying of said target plant (15). |
| US11109582B2 |
Insect trap
An insect trap (100) and method for trapping and/or killing insects are disclosed. The insect trap comprises an enclosure (10) for receiving a human or an animal, and comprising an opening (12) configured to allow air to flow out of the enclosure and prevent insects from entering the enclosure, and a trapping unit (30) outside of the enclosure and in fluidic communication with the opening. The trapping unit comprises a heatable container (32) comprising either an adhesive material (31) for attracting and trapping an insect or a material comprising insecticide for killing an insect. |
| US11109580B1 |
Fishing line accessory systems, methods, and apparatuses
A fishing line accessory system for securing fishing accessories to a fishing line includes a primary coupling component, a secondary coupling component coupleable with the primary coupling component, and at least one fishing accessory. The at least one fishing accessory being at least one inflatable fishing accessory. The fishing line is secured between the primary coupling component and the secondary coupling component. |
| US11109578B2 |
Humanized IL-4 and IL-4Ra animals
Non-human animals comprising a human or humanized IL-4 and/or IL-4Rα nucleic acid sequence are provided. Non-human animals that comprise a replacement of the endogenous IL-4 gene and/or IL-4Rα gene with a human IL-4 gene and/or IL-4Rα gene in whole or in part, and methods for making and using the non-human animals, are described. Non-human animals comprising a human or humanized IL-4 gene under control of non-human IL-4 regulatory elements is also provided, including non-human animals that have a replacement of non-human IL-4-encoding sequence with human IL-4-encoding sequence at an endogenous non-human IL-4 locus. Non-human animals comprising a human or humanized IL-4Rα gene under control of non-human IL-4Rα regulatory elements is also provided, including non-human animals that have a replacement of non-human IL-4Rα-encoding sequence with human or humanized IL-4Rα-encoding sequence at an endogenous non-human C IL-4Rα locus. Non-human animals comprising human or humanized IL-4 gene and/or IL-4Rα sequences, wherein the non-human animals are rodents, e.g., mice or rats, are provided. |
| US11109575B2 |
Bee feeder having labyrinthine passages
A bee feeding apparatus having labyrinthine passages. The apparatus is useful for dispensing water, bee feeding supplements, or treatments to wild or domesticated bees. The circuitous entryway hinders or inhibits other insects such as wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets from entering the innermost regions of the feeder and accessing the bee feeding supplements. |
| US11109573B2 |
Rotary bird feeder device
A rotary bird feeder device includes a direction indicator and a bird feeder. Through the combination of the direction indicator and the bird feeder, not only the direction indicator indicates the direction for others, but also birds feed on the bird feeder above the direction indicator, which has strong ornamental, smart and reasonable structure design, and strong practicality. The bird feeder has a rotating function to facilitate cleaning of the outside of the bird feeder. By providing a bird feeding space for storing birdseed in the direction indicator, the direction indicator has the function of a bird feeder, and the space design of the direction indicator is skillfully utilized. |
| US11109571B2 |
Social group management system and method therefor
In a method and system for managing a social group, the method includes determining a group member behavior from a member position relative to the social group, and inferring a member state from the member behavior. Spatial, spatio-temporal, and biometric data may be used. A social group management system includes an inference engine that infers a member state from the behavior of a monitored member. Another social group management method includes characterizing a first monitored member of the social group as a first discrete element; characterizing at least a second monitored member of the social group as at least a second discrete element; and determining a characteristic displacement between the first monitored member and at least the second monitored member in accordance with a discrete element method. |
| US11109570B2 |
Pet leash
A pet leash. The pet leash includes an elongated strap defining a first end disposed oppositely a second end. The first end defines a fixed loop. The fixed loop is designed to be held by a user. A ring is defined on the second end of the elongated strap. The ring is slidably mounted around the elongated strap, between the first end and the second end thereof. This defines an adjustable loop. An attachment strap with an attachment end and an opposing leash end, is slidably disposed upon the adjustable loop defined by the elongated strap. The attachment strap includes a fastener disposed on the attachment end thereof. |
| US11109568B2 |
Method and device for attaching an ear tag
To attach an ear tag (6, 10) to an ear (16) and to remove a sample (22) containing tissue of the ear therefrom, a mandrel (8), which is fastened to a mandrel region (6) of the ear tag, is brought by means of pliers (1) on a first movement path through the ear (16) into a hole (12) formed in a hole part (10) of the ear tag and anchored there, while the sample (22) is taken with the aid of a removal head (17) and is brought out of engagement with the hole (12) by interaction with the mandrel (8) with a movement component oriented transversely to the first movement path, before the mandrel (8) is anchored in said hole. |
| US11109567B2 |
Splash-guard system and method
A splash-guard system; the splash-guard system includes a guard-member, a base-member, and a mat. The splash-guard system is useful for confining splashes or spills from a pet bowl to the splash-guard system such that a pet owner does not need to regularly clean the surrounding area of the pet bowl when a pet makes a mess when feeding. The splash-guard system serves to prevent constant cleaning and damage to the surrounding floor and walls. |
| US11109563B2 |
Low density coated animal litter compositions
Animal litter compositions having relatively low densities are described herein. Methods of manufacturing such litter compositions are also described. |
| US11109562B2 |
System and method for treating livestock
A system for treating livestock may include a ramp for containing dairy livestock and one or more mobile units configured to travel on the ramp, below the dairy livestock, and milk the dairy livestock. A mobile unit may be adapted to travel to a predefined location within a stall, and attach a milking equipment unit to the dairy livestock in the stall. A plurality of mobile units and a central management unit may be configured to dynamically cause at least some of the plurality of mobile units to each perform a portion of a treatment or task. |
| US11109560B2 |
Tomato variety NUN 09247 TOF
A hybrid tomato variety NUN 09247 TOF as well as seeds and plants and fruits thereof are disclosed. NUN 09247 TOF is a cherry saladette (grape) tomato variety for the fresh market (snack segment), comprising resistance to Fulvia fulva Groups A-E and Tomato Mosaic Virus (ToMV) Strains 0, 1, 2, and 1-2. |
| US11109552B2 |
Soybean variety 01072332
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01072332. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01072332. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01072332 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01072332 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US11109547B2 |
Vertical growing system
Disclosed is a growing system that includes a hollow grow tower with planting units configured to hold plants disposed on the tower exterior where the planting units have a passage that extends into the tower interior. The tower also includes a drain port at one end and a water-dispensing nozzle at the other end. The nozzle includes outlet apertures in fluid communication with the interior of the tower where one or more of the nozzle outlet apertures may be square. An enclosure surrounds the tower, and one or more light sources are mounted on the enclosure to direct light towards the tower. The tower and enclosure can be connected to a suspension frame that suspends the entire system off the ground. The system may include a closed-loop irrigation system and a multi-tank cleaning system. System variables, such as water flow, temperature, lighting, and water nutrient level can be computer controlled. |
| US11109546B2 |
Irrigation controller wireless network adapter and networked remote service
Some embodiments provide systems for use in controlling irrigation, comprising: an irrigation controller configured to couple with one or more valves at a site and to control activation and deactivation of the one or more valves in accordance with an irrigation schedule stored in the irrigation controller; a wireless adapter directly communicationally coupled through a direct wired connection with the irrigation controller; and a network adapter wirelessly coupled over a point-to-point wireless communication path with the wireless adapter, wherein the network adapter is configured to further couple through a direct wired connection with a local router configured to provide communication over a distributed network to a remote server; wherein the wireless adapter is configured to poll the irrigation controller to acquire and locally store status information; and the wireless adapter is configured to communicate, over the point-to-point wireless channel, the status information to the server. |
| US11109544B2 |
System, method and apparatus for spraying the leaf and root areas of plants
The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for spraying the leaf and root areas of plants. According to an exemplary preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a foliar chemical application package which is designed specifically to deliver a chemical solution to the leaf area of plants in which the chemical will primary enter the plant through the foliar area rather than the root zone. According to a further preferred embodiment, the present invention teaches a system, method and apparatus for providing a specialized foliage spraying application in which water supply lines and chemical supply lines are individually controlled so that applicants, such as different chemicals received from different chemical tanks, may be simultaneously applied to a given crop. |
| US11109543B2 |
Soil irrigation and restoration method and system of the same
A soil irrigation and restoration system comprises a water transmitting device having a water containing tank, a water pumping element, and a pipe. The water containing tank has a containing space formed therein. The water pumping element is disposed in the containing space and has at least one water inlet, a water outlet, and an overflow portion. The water outlet is spaced apart from the at least one water inlet. The overflow portion is disposed between the at least one water inlet and the water outlet, and is disposed at a position higher than that of the at least one water inlet and the water outlet. The pipe has a connecting end connected to the water outlet. A portion of the pipe away from the connecting end extends downwardly and is buried in the soil layer. A soil irrigation and restoration method executed with syphon effect is also provided. |
| US11109542B2 |
Stump grinder with laterally offset grinding arm operated by single joystick
A stump grinder has a grinding arm that durably mounts a rotatable grinding wheel by securing the drive shaft of a motor to the grinding wheel such that a pair of bearings within the motor support one side of the grinding wheel and by supporting the other side of the grinding wheel with a stub shaft received within a third bearing. The grinding arm is laterally offset on the frame of the stump grinder to have a swing angle that is not symmetrical relative to the width of the frame, but with the swing angle starting at one side of the frame and then traversing across substantially the entire width of the frame to improve the ability of the operator to see the grinding wheel. A single joystick is movable in orthogonal directions corresponding to desired up and down and side-to-side pivoting motions of the grinding arm. The joystick includes a depressible trigger for starting and stopping the operation of the grinding wheel. |
| US11109540B2 |
Mixed media vertical farming
A mixed media farm may include a tray for holding water at a prescribed water level. A cell may be placable on the tray, with the cell defining a cavity and having at least one opening in communication with the cavity. The cell may be sized such that when the cell is placed on the tray, a lower portion of the cell resides below the prescribed water level and an upper portion of the cell resides above the prescribed water level. Soil may be in the cavity, with the soil having a lower portion below the prescribed water level, and an upper portion above the prescribed water level when the cell is placed in the tray. A plurality of seeds may be planted in the upper portion of the soil, with the plurality of seeds defining a seed density of greater than 5 seeds per square inch. |
| US11109523B2 |
Precision crop production-function models
Systems, apparatuses, and methods as described herein relate to analyzing plant nutrient-yield relationships and identifying optimum plant fertilization strategies to improve individual plant yields and overall plant yields. Nutrient data and yield data for plants in all yield ranges, rather than nutrient data and yield data for only the best-performing plants, is categorized based on the yield data and then analyzed to determine the yield as a function of nutrient condition for each nutrient element for the plants in each yield category. The nutrient-yield function can be modeled using a polynomial equation of various orders that can be used for determining the nutritional condition to improve crop production for plants in each yield category. |
| US11116119B2 |
Conveyance device and mounting-related device
A conveyance device used in a mounting system including a mounting-related device for applying a viscous liquid to and/or arranging a member on a processing target. This conveyance device uses a pallet having a pallet-side attachment section that holds a processing target. In addition, the conveyance device includes having a robot-side attachment section arranged at a distal end section of the conveyance robot for mounting the pallet-side attachment section and the conveyance robot is configured to convey the pallet in a mounted state between a loading position and a discharge position. |
| US11116118B2 |
Tape feeder set-up system
The tape feeder set-up system has a tape feeder, having an electric motor, for feeding a carrier tape wound on a reel and accommodating multiple components in a predetermined feed direction; a loading table on which the tape feeder can be loaded; a scheduled use determination section for determining whether a component in the tape feeder loaded on the loading table is scheduled to be used based on a component usage schedule, and a control section for reversing the carrier tape in a direction opposite to the predetermined feed direction by controlling the electric motor of the tape feeder when the scheduled use determination section determines that the component is not scheduled to be used. |
| US11116113B2 |
Cooling electronic devices in a data center
A data center cooling system includes an outer container that defines a first volume; an inner container that defines a second volume and is positioned within the first volume, the inner container including an air outlet that includes an airflow path between the first and second volumes; a liquid seal to fluidly isolate a liquid phase of a non-conductive coolant that fills at least a portion of the first and second volumes from an ambient environment; and at least one server tray assembly. The server tray assembly includes a plurality of electronic heat-generating devices immersed in the liquid phase of the non-conductive coolant; and an immersion cooling system mounted to and in conductive thermal contact with one or more of the plurality of electronic heat-generating devices. The immersion cooling system includes a working fluid in thermal communication with the one or more electronic heat-generating devices and the non-conductive coolant. |
| US11116110B2 |
Computer server
A computer server includes a plurality of layers of fixed plates each having at least one corresponding component provided thereon. An air inlet and an air outlet are provided on side panels of an outer shell of the server case. A first set of fans is provided on an inward-facing side of the air inlet, and a second set of fans is provided on an inward-facing side of the air outlet. The first set of fans and the second set of fans generate a high-pressure airflow from the air inlet to the air outlet. The computer server further comprises at least one first heat sink and a second heat sink, wherein the at least one first heat sink is connected to a heat generating component on the plurality of layers of fixed plates. |
| US11116107B2 |
Flexible screen
The present disclosure relates to a flexible screen, including a display substrate including a first portion, a second portion folded to form an end portion of the flexible screen and a third portion, said first, second, and third portions being sequentially connected, and a support plate for supporting the display substrate, wherein the first portion and the third portion of the display substrate are opposite to each other, the support plate is arranged between the first portion and the third portion of the display substrate, and one end of the support plate faces one surface of the second portion, and wherein the surface of the second portion facing the support plate is provided with an end heat dissipation device. |
| US11116103B2 |
Multi-floor data center cooling system
A multi-floor data center can include a data center building having a plurality of floors, a single centralized air intake module spanning each of the plurality of floors, a number of cooling coil modules, a centralized liquid cooling system, and a number of IT modules. Each of the floors includes at least one of the cooling coil modules configured to receive external air from the single air intake module to cool a cooling coil. The centralized liquid cooling system is configured to circulate cooling liquid to the cooling coil for each of the cooling coil modules. Each of the floors includes one of the IT modules configured to house computing systems, and internal air is cooled at each of the cooling coil modules and introduced into each of the IT modules to cool the computing systems. Each floor can be equipped with different modular cooling systems with different cooling capacities. |
| US11116102B2 |
Display device
A display device is provided. The display device includes a backplane, a board, a first fastener arranged on the backplane, and a second fastener arranged on the board. The first fastener is in snap-fit connection with the second fastener. |
| US11116097B2 |
Damping covers for power inverter modules and integrated power electronics modules utilizing the same
A damping cover for an integrated power electronics module (IPEM), the damping cover generally defined by a top side and a bottom side, wherein the bottom side is configured to mate adjacent with or contiguous to a power inverter module (PIM) of the IPEM. The damping cover can include an aluminum foam core including a top surface generally corresponding to the top side of the damping cover and a bottom surface generally corresponding to the bottom side of the damping cover and a polymeric over-molding or non-porous aluminum outer layer covering the top surface and/or a polymeric over-molding or non-porous aluminum outer layer covering the bottom surface. The bottom side of the damping cover can mate adjacent with or contiguous to the PIM. The polymeric material over-molding can completely impregnate the aluminum foam core. The aluminum foam core can have a density of about 0.15 g/cm3 to about 1.0 g/cm3. |
| US11116096B2 |
Medium for binding components in an assembly of an electronic device, a method of preparing the same, a display assembly of an electronic device, and a system for simulating mechanical behaviours of the electronic device and the medium
A medium for binding components in an assembly of an electronic device, a method of preparing the same, a display assembly of an electronic device, and a system for simulating mechanical behaviours of the electronic device and the medium. The medium including: a first layer of material defining a first portion arranged to connect with a first electronic component of the assembly; and a second layer of material defining a second portion having a set of mechanical properties with one or more values different from those in the first portion, and the second layer of material is arranged to connect with a second electronic component of the assembly; wherein the combination of the first layer of material and the second layer of material is arranged to minimize stress established in the first electronic component when the first electronic component combines with the second electronic component. |
| US11116095B2 |
Waterproof card holder, card seat, metal casing and mobile terminal
A waterproof card holder includes a card holder frame and a cover plate located at top of the card holder frame. The waterproof card holder includes a sleeve integrated with and extending from an inner side of the cover plate and a through-hole penetrating through the sleeve and the cover plate. A waterproof mechanism is accommodated in the sleeve. The waterproof mechanism includes a main body, a first end portion located inside the sleeve, a second end portion protruding from the sleeve, and a waterproof ring located on a periphery of the main body and close to the first end portion. The waterproof ring and the sleeve form a sliding sealing structure therebetween. |
| US11116089B2 |
Component assembly including a connection between two components
A component assembly that includes a connection between two components, in particular an electronic circuit board and a housing. The connection includes a pin-shaped connector via which the electronic circuit board is held on the housing, and the pin-shaped connector in a passage of the housing being connected to the housing via a housing caulking. The pin-shaped connector, in the area of the housing caulking, includes a recess that cooperates with the housing caulking in such a way that the pin-shaped connecting means is held in the passage. |
| US11116086B2 |
Electronic apparatus
An electronic apparatus includes a display panel including a first surface portion, a second surface portion, and a third surface portion which is disposed between the first surface portion and the second surface portion. The electronic apparatus operates in one of a first mode and a second mode. When the electronic apparatus operates in the first mode, the third surface portion is bent from the first surface portion, and the second surface portion is bent from the third surface portion. When the electronic apparatus operates in the second mode, the first surface portion, the second surface portion, and the third surface portion are substantially parallel to each other. |
| US11116084B2 |
Method, device and system for providing etched metallization structures
Techniques and mechanisms for providing anisotropic etching of a metallization layer of a substrate. In an embodiment, the metallization layer includes grains of a conductor, wherein a first average grain size and a second average grain size correspond, respectively, to a first sub-layer and a second sub-layer of the metallization layer. The first sub-layer and the second sub-layer each span at least 5% of a thickness of the metallization layer. A difference between the first average grain size and the second average grain size is at least 10% of the first average grain size. In another embodiment, a first condition of metallization processing contributes to grains of the first sub-layer being relatively large, wherein an alternative condition of metallization processing contributes to grains of the second sub-layer being relatively small. A grain size gradient across a thickness of the metallization layer facilitates etching processes being anisotropic. |
| US11116082B2 |
Insulation protection structure
An improved insulation protection structure comprises a sensor film, a chip outline, a protective film, and an insulating cement layer. The chip outline is on the sensor film, the protective film is on the chip outline, the insulating cement layer is between the chip outline and the protective film. The insulating cement layer comprises at least one surface facing inward the chip outline, retracted toward the direction of the chip outline and forms a retracted region along at least one side of the sensor film. Area of the proposed retracted region is preferably no more than 20% of that of the total insulating cement layer, and the conventional issues such as sulphide corrosion are solved. The proposed insulating cement layer can be cured merely at room temperature, and widely used for adhesive materials including both a gel and film, thus characterized by wider application range and better industrial applicability. |
| US11116081B2 |
Laminated magnetic core inductor with magnetic flux closure path parallel to easy axes of magnetization of magnetic layers
An inductor comprises a planar laminated magnetic core and a conductive winding. The core includes an alternating sequence of (a) a magnetic layer having a thickness of about 100 angstroms to about 10,000 angstroms and (b) a non-magnetic layer having a thickness of about 10 angstroms to about 2,000 angstroms. Magnetic flux passes through a first magnetic layer parallel to a first easy axis of magnetization of the first magnetic layer and the magnetic flux passes through a second magnetic layer, disposed adjacent to the first magnetic layer, parallel to a second easy axis of magnetization of the second magnetic layer. The magnetic flux path extends through the first and second magnetic layers parallel to the first and second easy axes of magnetization, respectively. At least one orthogonal magnetic layer can be disposed laterally from the core such that the magnetic flux path extends through the orthogonal magnetic layer(s). |
| US11116078B2 |
Prepregs and laminates having homogeneous dielectric properties
Prepregs and laminates made from resin compositions having a free resin portion and a resin impregnated reinforcing material portion where the resin includes one or more base resins and one or more high Dk materials wherein the one or more high Dk materials are present in the resin composition in an amount sufficient to impart the resin composition with a cured DkW that matches the DkWR of a resin impregnated reinforcing material to which the resin composition is applied to within plus or minus (±) 15%. |
| US11116077B2 |
Wiring board, electronic device, and electronic module
A wiring board comprising an insulation substrate comprising a main surface and a penetrating portion that has an insulation property; and an external connection conductor, a portion of which is positioned in the insulation substrate and a different portion of which is exposed at the main surface, wherein the penetrating portion penetrates into the external connection conductor. |
| US11116076B2 |
Flexible conductor track for connecting electronic modules, particularly modules of a camera to be installed in a vehicle
A flexible conductor track (10) for connecting electronic modules, includes conductor track structures (12), two connecting regions (14, 16) for electrically connecting the conductor track structures (12) to corresponding conductor tracks of electronic modules, and at least one long slit (18, 20) in a region (11) in the conductor track (10) located between the two connecting regions. At least one of the connecting regions is designed to be connected to a corresponding connecting region of an electronic module by anisotropic conductive film adhesive (ACFA) bonding. |
| US11116075B2 |
Component carrier comprising dielectric structures with different physical properties
A component carrier with a stack having at least one electrically conductive layer structure and a plurality of electrically insulating layer structures and a component embedded in the stack. The plurality of electrically insulating layer structures include a first dielectric structure and a second dielectric structure differing concerning at least one physical property. |
| US11116074B2 |
Colored thin covering film and manufacturing method
A colored thin covering film is provided, including an upper detached layer, a colored ink film, a low dielectric glue layer, and a lower detached layer. The color ink layer is formed between the upper detached layer and the low dielectric glue layer. The low dielectric glue layer is formed between the colored ink layer and the lower detached layer. The thickness of the colored ink layer is between 1 to 10 μm, and the thickness of the low dielectric glue layer is between 3 to 25 μm, such that a total thickness of the colored ink layer and the low dielectric glue layer is allowed to be between 4 to 35 μm. The colored thin covering film has an extremely low dielectric constant and loss, extremely low ion migration, good adhesion, heat dissipation, high flexibility, and low resilience, and can be processed in a low temperature. |
| US11116073B2 |
Connector-cable module
A connector-cable module includes a multicore cable including first, second, and third signal lines; and a connector connected to one end of the multicore cable and including a board and first, second, and third pads connected to the first, second, and third signal lines and provided on the board. A first signal and a second signal transmitted through the first and second signal lines form a differential signal. The connector is configured such that when a line passes through a first gravity center of the first pad and a second gravity center of the second pad, a foot of a perpendicular drawn from a third gravity center of the third pad to the line is located between the first gravity center and the second gravity center. |
| US11116069B2 |
High power DC non transferred steam plasma torch system
A high power DC steam plasma torch system (S) includes a steam plasma torch assembly (1) wherein superheated steam (46) is used as the main plasma forming gas, thereby resulting in a very reactive steam plasma plume. The superheated steam (46) is injected internally directly into the plasma plume via a ceramic lined steam feed tube (25) for reducing condensation of steam before reaching the plasma plume. The superheated steam (46) flows through a gas vortex (16) which has tangentially drilled holes thereby resulting in a high speed gas swirl that minimizes electrode erosion. In the present steam plasma torch system (S), the plasma torch assembly (1) is ignited using an ignition contactor which is housed external to the plasma torch assembly (1). The superheated steam (46) is injected into the plasma plume using a water cooled steam vortex generator assembly (15). |
| US11116068B2 |
High voltage generator and control methods thereof
A high voltage generator is provided. The high voltage generator includes an inverter circuit coupled to receive a direct-current (DC) input voltage, a resonant circuit coupled to the inverter circuit, a transformer coupled to the resonant circuit and also coupled to provide a high voltage output to a high voltage device, and a phase control circuit coupled to receive a voltage across and a current through the resonant circuit and also coupled to the inverter circuit. The phase control circuit generates control signals to drive the inverter circuit. The control signals drive the inverter circuit to keep the resonant circuit operating in an inductive region. |
| US11116064B2 |
Intelligent lighting control system method for automated adjustment by occupancy detection
The present disclosure provides an intelligent lighting control system. A first light control module of a plurality of light control modules determines a time of day. Each light control module in the plurality of light control modules configured to cause a transmission of a quantity of electrical energy to a lighting circuit of a light fixture electrically connected to the respective lighting control module. Occupancy at the first light control module is detected after a specific time of day. The flow of electricity from one or more light control modules in the plurality of light control modules is changed to change the flow of electricity to the respective lighting circuits connected to the one or more light control modules to turn off the respective light fixture based on the occupancy detection the time of day. |
| US11116061B2 |
Light source driving device
A light source driving device includes: a storage unit that stores therein three or more combinations of a level indicating brightness of light emitted from a light source, and a control value used when light with brightness corresponding to the level is emitted, the control value having a nonlinear relation with the level; and a control unit that controls the light source so that the brightness of the emitted light is gradually changed to brightness corresponding to a level of a target indicated by a light control instruction signal, by calculating a level indicating the brightness of the emitted light between a level when a light control instruction signal is supplied and the level of the indicated target, by using two or more combinations for calculating the control value corresponding to the calculated level, among the stored combinations. |
| US11116060B2 |
Presence simulation system and method
A presence simulation system comprises a user interface (32), a profile generator (34) and a presence simulator (35). The profile generator (34) is configured to generate in electronic storage a plurality of virtual occupant profiles (22) according to profile creation inputs received via the user interface (32), each virtual occupant profile comprising user-defined virtual occupant identity data. The presence simulator (35) is configured to generate a sequence of simulated control actions, by applying a behaviour simulation algorithm to the user-defined virtual occupant identity data of the electronically-stored virtual occupant profile. A lighting controller (40) configured to vary at least one characteristic of light emitted by at least one luminaire according to the sequence of simulated control actions. |
| US11116059B2 |
Proximity sensor operating method and proximity sensor applying the method
Disclosed is a proximity sensor operating method used in a proximity sensor comprising a light-emitting device. The method comprises: in a standby mode, when an output of the proximity sensor is a first sensing state, driving a driving current of the light-emitting device to comprise a first driving current; when the proximity sensor is triggered, a check mode is entered, the proximity sensor still outputs the first sensing state, and the driving current is switched to comprise a second driving current larger than the first driving current; and in the check mode, when the length of time/number of times of triggering the proximity sensor is larger than or equal to a threshold length/number, the output of the proximity sensor switches to the second sensing state, and returning to the standby mode in which the driving current comprises the first driving current. |
| US11116058B2 |
LED dimming control circuit, dimming control method and LED power system thereof
An LED dimming control circuit can include: a detection circuit configured to receive a dimming control signal, and to generate a detection signal for characterizing a type of the dimming control signal; and a dimming signal generation circuit configured to generate a dimming signal according to the detection signal and the dimming control signal, where a duty cycle of the dimming signal corresponds to the dimming control signal. A dimming control method can include: receiving a dimming control signal; detecting a number of rising or falling edges of the dimming control signal within a period of time to generate a detection signal; and determining a type of the dimming control signal in accordance with the detection signal. |
| US11116055B2 |
Time slicing method for multi-channel color tuning using a single current source input
A system may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor. The processor may be configured to execute the instructions to cause the system to determine a PWM frequency of the input PWM signal and generate a first PWM signal to power a first light emitting diode (LED), a second PWM signal to power a second LED, and a third PWM signal to power a third LED. Each of the first PWM signal, the second PWM signal, and the third PWM signal may have the PWM frequency of the input PWM signal and may be in phase with the input PWM signal. |
| US11116053B2 |
Lighting control device, lighting control method, and computer readable medium
A headlamp lighting device (100) is mounted on a vehicle. The headlamp lighting device (100) stores definition information in which a plurality of lamp devices arranged on the vehicle are presented and, for each of the lamp devices, one or more light sources configuring the lamp device and a control value for controlling each of the light sources are presented. Also, for each of the lamp devices, the headlamp lighting device (100) controls lighting of each of the light sources configuring the lamp device by referring to the definition information. |
| US11116047B2 |
Heating device and camera using the same
A heating device is provided. The heating device is installed on a camera device, and includes a thermal sleeve, a thermally conductive elastomer and a heating sheet. The thermal sleeve has an inner-wall surface and an outer-wall surface. The thermally conductive elastomer is configured on the inner-wall surface of the thermal sleeve. The heating sheet is configured on the outer-wall surface of the thermal sleeve. The heat generated by the heating sheet can be transferred to the lens of the camera through the thermal sleeve and the thermally conductive elastomer to defog and defrost the lens. |
| US11116046B2 |
Heater
A heater includes a first ceramic substrate having a heating face on one main face thereof; a second ceramic substrate disposed so that one main face thereof covers the other main face of the first ceramic substrate; a heat generating resistor disposed on the one main face of the second ceramic substrate; and an adhesive layer which bonds the first ceramic substrate and the second ceramic substrate while covering the heat generating resistor. |
| US11116039B2 |
Method and apparatus for supporting user's mobility over a local area data network
A session management method and a session management function network element are provided. The session management method includes: learning, by a session management function SMF network element, of whether a first condition is met, where the first condition includes: a first location of user equipment UE is outside a service area SA of a local area data network LADN; and in response to determining that the first condition is met, stopping, by the SMF network element, data transmission of an LADN packet data unit PDU session of the LADN, and maintaining, by the SMF network element, a resource of the LADN PDU session. |
| US11116037B2 |
Data transmission method and related product
Embodiments of the present application disclose a data transmission method and a related product. The method includes: a receiving end receives a data packet from a transmitting end, where the data packet includes a media access control MAC protocol data unit PDU, and the MAC PDU includes multiple MAC subPDUs, each of which includes an MAC sub-header; where the MAC sub-header includes a first information field used for indicating whether a current MAC subPDU has a same format as a next adjacent MAC subPDU. The embodiments of the present application allow for incorporating a first information field into an existing MAC sub-header format, where the first information field may be used for dynamically indicating whether a current MAC subPDU has a same format as a next adjacent MAC subPDU, it is thus advantageous to improve data processing flexibility and efficiency at the receiving end. |
| US11116035B2 |
Wireless communication method using enhanced distributed channel access, and wireless communication terminal using same
Provided is a wireless communication terminal that communicates wirelessly. The wireless communication terminal includes a transceiver and a processor for processing a radio signal received through the transceiver or a radio signal to be transmitted through the transceiver. The processor accesses a channel according to according to a priority of data to be transmitted to the base communication terminal by the wireless communication terminal. |
| US11116028B2 |
Multi-access data connection in a mobile network
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for establishing a multi-access data connection. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that communicates with one or more network functions in a mobile communication network. The processor receives a first session management request (via an AMF) containing: a second session management request sent by a UE, a first indication that the UE requests a single-access data connection and a second indication that the UE allows the network to upgrade the data connection. The processor determines whether to establish a multi-access data connection for the UE based on the second indication in the first session management request. The processor sends a request to the AMF to establish a data path for each access network with which the UE is registered in response to determining to establish the multi-access data connection. |
| US11116026B2 |
Random access method and apparatus for use in wireless communication system supporting dual connectivity
A random access method and an apparatus of a terminal for performing random access procedure to multiple base stations in parallel in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system supporting dual connectivity are provided. The method includes determining whether a first preamble transmission to a first cell of a first base station is overlapped with a second preamble transmission to a second cell of a second base station in a time domain, determining, when the first preamble transmission is overlapped with the second preamble transmission in the time domain, whether a sum of transmit powers calculated for the first and second preamble transmissions is greater than a maximum allowed transmit power of the terminal, and controlling, when the sum of the first and second preamble transmit powers is greater than the maximum allowed transmit power, the transmit power calculated for the second preamble transmission. |
| US11116023B2 |
Apparatus and method for transmitting D2D data based on resource pattern
A method and apparatus for supporting a device-to-device (D2D) communication between user equipments (UEs) are provided. A method of transmitting device-to-device (D2D) data using a D2D data transmission resource by a user equipment (UE), the method including: receiving, at a UE, configuration information associated with a D2D data transmission resource, the configuration information including information of a D2D data allocation period and being transmitted from an evolved NodeB (eNB); determining, at the UE, a D2D data transmission resource in each D2D data allocation period, the D2D data transmission resource including a pool of subframes; selecting D2D data transmission subframes from among the pool of subframes based on a changed pattern, the changed pattern being derived from a basic pattern; and transmitting, from the UE to another UE, D2D data based on the selected D2D data transmission subframes. |
| US11116022B2 |
Method for relaying messages in low power wide area network and apparatus therefor
Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for relaying messages in LPWAN. An operation method of a terminal may comprise transmitting a first join request message to a base station without IQ inversion; when a number of failed transmissions of the first join request message is greater than or equal to a preconfigured threshold, transmitting an IQ-inverted second join request message to a relay; and receiving a join response message from the relay that is a response to the second join request message. Accordingly, the performance of the communication system can be improved. |
| US11116018B2 |
Emergency calls
In some examples, a device detects a calling identifier received as part of initiating a call matches an emergency identifier, the emergency identifier associated with information from which to derive a Uniform Resource Name (URN). The device detects that the device is attached to or registered a first network different from a second network, where the second network configured the emergency identifier. In response to detecting that the device is attached to or registered the first network different from the second network, the device includes a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) in a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) INVITE message to be transmitted. |
| US11116014B2 |
Method of transmitting and receiving physical random access channel and device therefor
The present invention discloses a method of transmitting a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) by a terminal in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method includes: receiving first information related to a Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) and second information related to PRACH resources; and transmitting the PRACH on a valid PRACH resource among the PRACH resources based on the first and second information. In this case, valid PRACH resource may be a PRACH resource allocated after symbols in which the SSB is received among the PRACH resources included in a PRACH slot related to the second information. |
| US11116008B2 |
Method and device for radio resource allocation in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). An operation method of a base station in a radio communication system and an apparatus therefor are provided. The operation method includes transmitting, to a terminal, configuration information including a configuration of a bandwidth part in an unlicensed spectrum, the bandwidth part including a plurality of subbands, performing a channel access procedure for each of the plurality of subbands included in the bandwidth part, initiating channel access via at least one subband, among the plurality of subbands, determined to be an idle channel according to a result of the channel access procedure, transmitting, to the terminal, the result of the channel access procedure for each subband, among the plurality of subbands, and transmitting, to the terminal, a data channel according to the result of the channel access procedure for each subband, among the plurality of subbands. |
| US11116005B2 |
Method and device for transmitting NPRACH preamble in narrowband IoT system supporting frame structure type 2
The present specification provides a method for transmitting a narrowband physical random access channel (NPRACH) preamble in a narrow band (NB)-Internet of things (IoT) system supporting a frame structure type 2.More specifically, the method performed by a user equipment includes receiving, from a base station, control information related to an uplink-downlink configuration; and transmitting, to the base station, the NPRACH preamble based on parameters related to a NPRACH preamble transmission related to the received control information. |
| US11116004B2 |
Universal repeater, a method of operating a universal repeater and a network
A Universal Repeater (UR) configured to pair with an uplink in a network. The UR may include an interface configured to interface wirelessly with a uplink along a selected route between the UR and an access point (AP) in a network; and a memory having machine executable code therein that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to determine the uplink based on data received from a plurality of candidate uplinks, and instruct the interface to pair with the uplink. |
| US11115995B2 |
Scheduling timer
A method in a user equipment (110) comprises receiving (604) a grant (305, 405, 505), the grant scheduling one or more dynamically-delayed transmissions (310A-C, 410A-C, 510A-C) for the user equipment. The method comprises in response to receiving the grant, starting (608) a timer associated with dynamically-delayed scheduling, wherein at least one of a start time of the timer and a duration of the timer is configured such that the user equipment is active when an acknowledgement of the one or more dynamically-delayed transmissions is expected to be received by the user equipment. |
| US11115992B2 |
Methods and apparatus for simultaneous multiprotocol processing of different radio standards using a common pipeline
Methods and apparatus for simultaneous multiprotocol processing of different radio standards using a common pipeline. In an exemplary embodiment an apparatus includes a plurality of wireless interfaces that transmit radio data symbols, a scheduler that outputs scheduled events that control transmission of the radio data symbols using any wireless interface type and any radio protocol, and an event processor that processes the transmission events to transport the radio data symbols to selected wireless interfaces for over the air transmission using selected radio protocols. |
| US11115991B2 |
Scheduling method, access point, scheduling server, and scheduling system
A method includes sending, by an access point, a scheduling request to a first scheduling server according to a data transmission requirement, where the scheduling request includes frequency band bandwidth information of a contention frequency band that is applied for and frequency band use time information of the contention frequency band that is applied for. The method also includes receiving, by the access point, a contention frequency band that is allocated by the first scheduling server to the access point according to a spectrum list and the scheduling request, where the spectrum list includes at least frequency band use information and interference information of the access point. The method also includes performing, by the access point, scheduling transmission by using the allocated contention frequency band. |
| US11115986B2 |
Reference signal sending method and apparatus
A reference signal sending method and apparatus is disclosed. The method includes the following operations: sending, by a network device, configuration information of a reference signal, where the configuration information of the reference signal is used to indicate air interface sending information of the reference signal; and sending, by the network device, the reference signal based on the configuration information of the reference signal, where the reference signal is a cell specific reference signal, user equipment specific reference signal, or user equipment group specific reference signal. Correspondingly, the embodiments of the present disclosure further disclose a reference signal sending method and apparatus. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network device can flexibly configure the reference signal, and reference signal overheads of the network device can be reduced. |
| US11115984B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for handling beam failure
Some embodiments of this disclosure provide a method performed by one or more transmission points, TRPs, for communicating with a user equipment, UE. In some embodiments, the method includes: using a first transmit, TX, beam to communicate with the UE; receiving, from the UE, information indicating that the UE has determined that the first TX beam has experienced a beam failure; and after the information is received, using a second TX beam to communicate with the UE. |
| US11115981B2 |
Method and apparatus for allocating resource based on anchor carrier in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for allocating resources for a sidelink transmission in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) selects a first carrier, i.e. anchor carrier, among multiple carriers, and allocates a first resource on the first carrier. The UE allocates a second resource on a second carrier, i.e. non-anchor carrier, based on an offset from the first resource on the first carrier. The UE performs the sidelink transmission by using the first resource on the first carrier and the second resource on the second carrier. |
| US11115979B2 |
Optimizing network demodulation performances by signaling supported UE transient time
A method in a first node (610, 615) is disclosed. The method comprises determining (704) a time resource over which the first node transmits a signal to a second node (610, 615). The method comprises signaling (708), to at least one of the second node or a third node (610, 615), information about one or more transient time parameters associated with the time resource, wherein the one or more transient time parameters are used by the first node for transmitting the signal to the second node during the time resource. The method comprises adapting (712) a transmitter configuration of the first node for transmitting the signal to the second node based on one of the one or more transient time parameters. |
| US11115971B2 |
Method, apparatus and system for transmitting periodic uplink information/signals
Provided are a periodic uplink information/signal transmission method, apparatus and system. The method includes that: a terminal receives configuration signaling transmitted by an access network device, the configuration signaling containing a configuration parameter of periodic uplink information/signal; and the terminal determines a target transmission unit according to the configuration parameter, and transmits or cancels target periodic uplink information/signal according to the number of an uplink symbol in the target transmission unit. |
| US11115968B2 |
System and method for efficient frequency resource assignment in a communication system
A method for communication includes receiving a transport block size (TBS) configuration containing at least a portion of a frequency-domain resource allocation, and receiving a downlink control information (DCI) message having an additional portion of the frequency-domain resource allocation, the TBS configuration and the additional portion of the frequency-domain resource allocation having frequency-domain resource allocation information to support data communication. |
| US11115967B2 |
Method and apparatus for handling eMBB and URLLC simultaneous transmissions
Techniques are described for handling enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) and Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communication (URLLC) simultaneous transmissions. For example, based on received downlink control information (DCI), user equipment (UE) can determine one or more behaviors to perform based on whether the DCI is related an enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) service and/or an ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) service. The behaviors performed when the DCI is related to the eMBB service can be different than the behaviors performed when the DCI is related to the URLLC service. |
| US11115966B2 |
Beam failure recovery procedures using bandwidth parts
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for wireless communications. A wireless device may initiate a beam failure recovery (BFR) procedure using a bandwidth part (BWP) on a secondary cell. Based on initiating a random access procedure for the BFR procedure and/or based on unsuccessfully completing the BFR procedure, the wireless device may perform one or more operations to prevent and/or reduce misalignment between the wireless device and a base station. |
| US11115960B2 |
Terminal apparatus and communication method
A terminal apparatus includes a transmitter configured to transmit PUSCH data and a receiver configured to receive RRC information. The transmitter transmits the PUSCH data by using a resource associated with an HARQ process ID determined by symbol information for transmission of the PUSCH data, a period, and the number of HARQ processes. In a case that the receiver receives no response to the transmission of the PUSCH data with the HARQ process ID after the transmission of the PUSCH data is performed and before a timer included in the RRC information expires, the transmitter transmits new PUSCH data by using the resource associated with the HARQ process ID determined by the symbol information for the transmission of the PUSCH data, the period, and the number of HARQ processes. |
| US11115955B2 |
Method for transmitting paging message, device, and storage medium
Provided are a method and device for transmitting a paging message, and a storage medium. The method includes: generating a paging message, and transmitting the paging message to a distributed network unit (DU), where the paging message includes assistance information, and the assistance information is used for instructing the DU to transmit the paging message. |
| US11115954B2 |
Wireless communication method, network device, and terminal device
A wireless communication method includes that: a network device sends an instruction message to a first terminal device, the instruction message being used for instructing the first terminal device to listen for a paging message of a second terminal device at a paging time point of the first terminal device or instructing the first terminal device to listen for a paging message of the second terminal device at a paging time point of the second terminal device, the second terminal device communicating with the network device through the first terminal device. |
| US11115951B2 |
Virtual boundary marking techniques in beamformed wireless communications
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which a UE receives configuration information indicative of a base station virtual boundary geometry, decodes a plurality of virtual boundary marking code blocks associated with the configuration information, said decoding based on UE eigenvector information, and determines to establish communications with the base station within the base station virtual boundary geometry. A base station determines configuration information indicative of a base station virtual boundary geometry, the configuration information associated with accumulated measured and reported key performance parameters of a plurality of user equipment, transmits the configuration information to at least one UE, wherein the configuration information comprises a plurality of virtual boundary marking code blocks and attempts to establish communications with the at least one user equipment. |
| US11115947B2 |
Vehicle to everything synchronization reference selection and reselection
Apparatuses, systems and methods associated with asynchronous synchronization reference source selection and reselection for wireless communication devices are disclosed herein. In embodiments, one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions, in response to execution by a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to establish a sidelink connection with a first synchronization reference (SyncRef) UE, and monitor for physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH) synchronization signals from a second SyncRefUE, wherein the UE is to drop one or more subframes of data reception of the sidelink connection with the first SyncRef UE when the UE monitors for the PSBCH synchronization signals. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| US11115946B2 |
Terminal and method for performing cell search in wireless communication system
An operating method of a terminal in a wireless communication system including a cell and the terminal includes receiving an external signal including a synchronization signal block (SSB) from the cell, the SSB including a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), obtaining a cell identification number of the cell using the PSS and the SSS, determining a plurality of decoding priorities of a plurality of candidate indexes of the SSB, and performing decoding on the PBCH based on the plurality of decoding priorities. |
| US11115945B2 |
User terminal and radio communication method
To transmit and receive signals in a radio communication system where communication is carried out based on different configurations from those of existing LTE systems, in accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a user terminal has a receiving section that receives a synchronization signal arranged in a first frequency domain and a broadcast channel arranged in a second frequency domain, which is wider than the first frequency domain, and a control section that controls a receiving process of DL signals, and the control section controls the receiving process on the assumption that, in at least part of given frequency domain that neighbors the first frequency domain, no DL signal is mapped or a specific DL signal is mapped. |
| US11115944B2 |
Timing synchronization with neighbor nodes different from parent nodes
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first node of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network may identify a second, neighboring non-parent node of the IAB network. The second node may be associated with a timing source which may provide more accurate timing information than the parent node of the first node. The first node may transmit a first random access message to the second node to initiate a random access procedure. The second node may transmit a second random access message to the first node, the second random access message including timing information based on the timing source. The first and second nodes may terminate the random access procedure based at least in part on receiving the second random access message. |
| US11115943B2 |
Method of transmitting and receiving synchronization signal block and method therefor
Disclosed is a method of receiving a synchronization signal block (SSB) by a user equipment in a wireless communication system. The method includes receiving a first SSB from a serving cell, receiving a second SSB from a neighbor cell, obtaining time information of the first SSB based on a physical broadcasting channel (PBCH) included in the first SSB, and obtaining an index of the second SSB using the time information of the first SSB. |
| US11115941B2 |
Wireless communication system, wireless terminal, and time synchronization method
A time synchronization system includes a first wireless device and a second wireless device. A wireless unit of the first wireless device wirelessly transmits timing information and time information separately, the time information being acquired from a first clock and relating to a transmission time when the timing information was transmitted. A wireless unit of the second wireless device receives the wirelessly transmitted timing information and time information separately. A correction unit of the second wireless device corrects s a second clock on the basis of a reference time indicated by the second clock at a time when the wireless unit received the timing information, and a transmission time obtained from the time information. |
| US11115940B2 |
Method for obtaining noise power and terminal
A method for obtaining a noise power and a terminal are provided. The obtaining method includes: obtaining a first power offset value of an actual automatic gain control (AGC) received power relative to a first predetermined received power within a predetermined transmission time interval (TTI); obtaining, according to a preset correspondence between a modulation mode and an AGC backoff value, a target AGC backoff value corresponding to a current modulation mode; and obtaining the noise power according to the first power offset value, the target AGC backoff value, and a current AGC received power. |
| US11115938B2 |
Method and apparatus for transceiving signal of device-to-device communication terminal in wireless communication system
An embodiment of the present invention provides a method in which a terminal transmits a device-to-device (D2D) signal in a wireless communication system. The D2D signal transmission method includes: transmitting D2D control information; and transmitting D2D data corresponding to the D2D control information, wherein the D2D control information and the D2D data are transmitted in the same subframe, and the D2D control information and the D2D data are always adjacent to each other in the frequency axis. |
| US11115937B2 |
Signal transmission power adjustment in a wireless device
Wireless communications are described. A wireless device may determine a first transmission power for a first signal and a second transmission power for a second signal. The wireless device may reduce signal transmission power of one or more of the first signal or the second signal, based on a calculated power value exceeding an allowable transmission power. The wireless device may reduce the signal transmission power during an overlap period or a non-overlap period, based on a duration of an overlap of the first signal with the second signal. |
| US11115936B2 |
Apparatus and methods for communication resource allocation
Methods and corresponding systems for determining a transmit power in a mobile device include receiving, in the mobile device, a cell-wide power control parameter related to a target receive power at a serving base station. Thereafter, a transmit power is calculated in response to the cell-wide power control parameter and an implicit mobile-specific power control parameter. The mobile device then transmits using the transmit power. The cell-wide power control parameter can be a cell target signal to interference-plus-noise ratio, or a fractional power control exponent. The implicit mobile-specific power control parameter can be a modulation and coding level previously used by the mobile device, or a downlink SINR level measured by the mobile device. |
| US11115933B2 |
Sounding reference signal power control for multiple input multiple output wireless system
A technique includes selecting, by a user device independently for each of a plurality of sounding reference signal resources, an uplink data channel power control parameter set for an uplink data channel beam pair to be used to adjust a sounding reference signal transmission power for a sounding reference signal beam pair, adjusting, by the user device for each sounding reference signal resource based on a selected uplink data channel power control parameter set, a sounding reference signal transmission power for a sounding reference signal, and transmitting, by the user device, each of a plurality of power-adjusted sounding reference signals via a corresponding sounding reference signal resource and a corresponding sounding reference signal beam pair. |
| US11115932B2 |
Reference signal power boosting in a telecommunication system
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Disclosed is a method of boosting power of a phase tracking reference signal, PTRS, in a telecommunication system, wherein PTRS is used in an uplink transmission and two PTRS ports are configured and whereby the power boosting is defined based on relationship of the power to a number of PUSCH layers. |
| US11115927B2 |
Methods and apparatus to control communication data rates of low-energy devices
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to control communication data rates of low-energy devices. An example apparatus includes a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio, and a power manager to determine whether to divide a first computation task into at least a second and a third computation task based on (1) energy stored in a power supply associated with the BLE radio and (2) a charging rate of the power supply, and when the first computation task is to be executed by the BLE radio and the first computation task is divided based on the determination, instruct the BLE radio to enter a sleep mode after the second computation task is executed, and invoke the BLE radio to transition from the sleep mode to an operating mode to execute the third computation task, the invoking in response to a measurement associated with the power supply satisfying an energy threshold. |
| US11115925B2 |
Power saving mechanism for MU-MIMO transmissions
Techniques for power saving by remote wireless mobile devices are provided, in particular by stations (STAs) during downlink (DL) multiple-user multiple-input and multiple-output (MU-MIMO) transmissions in an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11ay network when reverse direction (RD) transmissions are either enabled and not enabled. Various embodiments enable each STA in a group of STAs to determine an order in which the STAs are requested to send a block acknowledgement (BACK) and which STAs will be granted an RD transmission. Further, a duration of each RD transmission is provided to each STA. Based on the provided information, each STA can determine times to enter a power saving mode. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US11115924B2 |
Methods and apparatus for transmission and detection of multi-band wake-up
Multi-band Wake-up (MWU) signal transmission and detection is disclosed. A transmitter determines a MWU signal that indicates availability of one or more sub-bands to a first user in a serving cell, and transmits the MWU signal for the one or more sub-bands in the serving cell. A clear channel assessment (CCA) status on the one or more sub-bands that are available to the first user is carried by the payload of MWU signals. The MWU signal includes a first user identifier that identifies the first user as a targeted receiver of the MWU signal. The first user has priority over a second user to utilize the one or more sub-bands. Correspondingly, a receiver receives a MWU signal for one or more sub-bands in the serving cell, decodes a payload of the MWU signal, and determines availability of the one or more sub-bands to the first user based on the payload of the MWU signal. |
| US11115922B2 |
Wireless event notification system
An event notification system includes a wireless device, an Access Point device, a server, and a user application. The server is configured to receive a plurality of heartbeats from the wireless device and through the Access Point device, and send a heartbeat response of a plurality of heartbeat responses in response to a respective heartbeat of the plurality of heartbeats. The user application is configured to send enable and disable commands to the server. The enable command is sent to the wireless device as part of the next heartbeat response of the plurality of heartbeat responses. The disable command is sent to the wireless device after the server receives an event condition from the wireless device through the AP device. |
| US11115911B2 |
Reuse of control channel resource associated with initial access
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may obtain access to a base station by performing an initial access procedure within an initial access bandwidth that contains control channel resources. The UE may receive a configuration of a downlink bandwidth part (BWP) following the initial access procedure, and may determine that the downlink BWP fully contains the initial access bandwidth. In some cases, the UE may make the determination based on an indication sent from the base station. For instance, the indication may be provided as part of one or more control channel configurations transmitted to the UE. Based on determining that the downlink BWP fully contains the initial access bandwidth, the UE may monitor for control information in the downlink BWP using control channel resources in the downlink BWP that correspond to control channel resources used in the initial access bandwidth. |
| US11115910B2 |
Enhanced radio frequency band scanning
Techniques are described herein for optimizing band scanning for one or more bands supported by a mobile device for connection to a wireless network. The techniques include determining geolocation coordinates corresponding to a real-time location of a mobile device. The mobile device may identify at least one available radio frequency (RF) band supported by the mobile device based at least on the geolocation coordinates. In some aspects, the mobile device may determine whether a signal quality of the available RF band is above a predetermined threshold. If the signal quality of the available RF band is above the predetermined threshold, the mobile device may selectively prioritize a scan for support by a wireless network of the available RF band and connect to the wireless network using the available RF band. |
| US11115908B2 |
Network slice selection method, radio access device, and terminal
A network slice selection method, a radio access device, and a terminal, where the method includes obtaining, by a radio access network (RAN) device, network slice information, sending, by the RAN device, a first message to a terminal, where the first message includes the network slice information, receiving, by the RAN device, a first access request message from the terminal after the terminal selects, based on the network slice information, first attribute information of a first network slice to be accessed by the terminal, and selecting, by the RAN device based on the first attribute information of the first network slice, a second network slice to be accessed by the terminal. The method enables an operator to flexibly configure a network slice, and reduces a communication latency and signaling overheads in a process in which a terminal selects a network slice. |
| US11115907B2 |
User equipment behavior using cell access related information
Methods and systems directed to a user equipment accessing a wireless-communication cell are described. The methods and systems include a user equipment (110) selecting (805) a first wireless-communication cell (306) and receiving (815), from a base station (124) providing the first wireless-communication cell (306), a first system information block (SIB). Based on contents of an entry within the SIB that indicate a core network type of the first wireless-communication cell (306), the user equipment (110) selects (825) a second wireless-communication cell (304) and receives (835), from a second base station (122) providing the second wireless-communication cell (304), a second SIB. |
| US11115904B2 |
Communication method and communications apparatus
This application provides a communication method and a communications apparatus. The method includes: determining a system frame number of a radio system frame in which a to-be-sent first broadcast channel PBCH is located, to obtain a first transport block, where the first processing manner is used to indicate some bits of the system frame number of the radio system frame in which the first PBCH is located, and the first MIB includes remaining bits, other than the some bits, of the system frame number of the radio system frame in which the first PBCH is located; and sending, by using the first PBCH, the first transport block in the radio system frame. |
| US11115903B2 |
System information delivery
Various aspects of the disclosure relate to delivering a limited amount of system information. For example, the delivery of system information may be divided into broadcasting a limited amount of the system information and using unicast signaling for delivery of the remaining system information. In some aspects, the delivery of a limited amount of system information may involve broadcasting a compressed PLMN ID list (e.g., broadcasting indications of PLMNs). In some aspects, the delivery of a limited amount of system information may involve broadcasting an indication of the version of system information that is valid for a cell. In some aspects, the delivery of a limited amount of system information may involve broadcasting multiple configurations of system information along with indications of each configuration. In some aspects, the delivery of a limited amount of system information may involve broadcasting compressed non-cell-related system information. |
| US11115902B2 |
Broadcast isochronous relay over ESCO
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A device may communicate with a second device, which may be a Bluetooth device, using a relay profile (e.g., a low energy (LE) isochronous (ISO) relay profile). In accordance with broadcast discovery signaling by the device and decisions made by the Bluetooth device, the device may synchronize to a broadcast isochronous stream (BIS) from another device. The device may then establish a communication link with the second device (e.g., a synchronous connection oriented (SCO) link, an enhanced synchronous connection oriented (eSCO) link, an asynchronous connection less (ACL) link) to be used for relay of the BIS. The device may then convert, based on the relay profile, broadcast isochronous data packets of the BIS to SCO packets, eSCO packets, and/or ACL packets, and relay the converted packets to the second device via the established communication link. |
| US11115894B2 |
Managing FTM frames of WLAN RTT bursts
In aspects of managing FTM frames of WLAN RTT bursts, a device can receive a WLAN RTT burst, such as initiated by a device application, device firmware, or received as a RTT ranging request. The device implements a status module that interposes the routing of the ranging request in the device, and determines a device state of the device with a device state monitor of the status module. The status module is implemented to drop the ranging request if the device is an idle device state such that the ranging request is extraneous. Alternatively, the status module is implemented to reduce a number of FTM frames in the ranging request based on the device state indicating that multiple FTM frames of the ranging request are extraneous, and then route to perform the ranging request of the WLAN RTT burst with the reduced number of FTM frames in the ranging request. |
| US11115891B2 |
Device for radio communications and method for establishing and maintaining communications between device and fixed location radio communication facilities
A method for automatically retuning a specific broadcast program for a mobile or transportable device includes instructing the mobile or transportable device to stay on a specific broadcast program; monitoring a radio signal of the specific broadcast program broadcast from a first fixed location radio communication facility, when the radio signal is weaker than a threshold value, the mobile or transportable device searches a database thereof to find radio communication parameters of a second fixed location radio communication facility that broadcasts the same program as the specific broadcast program and locates most closely to the current location of the mobile or transportable device; and operably retuning the mobile or transportable device in the specific broadcast program broadcast from the first fixed location radio communication facility to the second fixed location radio communication facility according to the radio communication parameters of the second fixed location radio communication facility. |
| US11115890B2 |
Method and apparatus for triggering transmission carrier reselection procedure due to high congestion level in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for triggering a transmission carrier reselection procedure due to high congestion level in a wireless communication system is provided. A wireless device, which selects a carrier and performs data transmission on the carrier, determines that a congestion level of the carrier is not below a threshold for carrier reselection, and triggers the carrier reselection. |
| US11115889B2 |
Method, equipment and system for handing over cell in communication system supporting carrier aggregation
A method, an equipment and a system for handing over a cell in a communication system supporting carrier aggregation. The method includes, when a terminal in the communication system moves to the edge of the currently serving cell, the terminal selects one or more neighbor cells from one or more neighbor cells as measurement objects according to the carrier aggregation manner of the one or more neighbor cells, the terminal measures the capabilities of the measurement objects, and obtains one or more measurement results, and the terminal sends a source base station which currently serving the terminal one or more measurement results as capability measurement reports of the one or more neighbor cells. Also provided are an equipment for handing over a cell in a communication system supporting carrier aggregation, a terminal including the said equipment and a communication system including the said terminal. |
| US11115884B1 |
Adjusting handover parameters for massive MIMO wireless devices
A serving access node is determined as being capable of transmitting a mMIMO signal, responsive to which handover parameters are adjusted for wireless devices attached to the serving access node and receiving the mMIMO signal. Wireless devices attached to a sector deployed by a first access node and not the mMIMO signal are configured to utilize different handover parameters such that the non mMIMO wireless devices request handovers using standard signal level thresholds. |
| US11115883B2 |
Network controlled filtering of mobility information
Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for network-controlled UE filtering of detected cell reporting. The network instructs currently-connected UEs to only report neighboring cells that meet network-defined mobility filtering criteria and, in some embodiments, additional non-mobility filtering criteria. In response to receiving such instructions from the network, the UEs will apply the filtering criteria to at least the data associated with neighboring cells and, in some embodiments, data of the UE to determine which of the neighboring cells meet the filtering criteria. Once the UEs have determined that one or more neighboring cells meets the filtering criteria, the UEs communicate a detected cell report back to the network, which, according to specific embodiments of the invention, may be limited to identification of the neighboring cells that meet the mobility filtering criteria and, in some embodiments, additional non-mobility filtering criteria. |
| US11115878B2 |
Method for changing mobile network
A method for changing mobile networks is described. The method may include detecting a need to switch a communication in which a terminal is participating, from a first mobile network to a second mobile network connected to the same IP network; transmission of the IMSI identifier of the terminal, by a first management center of the first mobile network to a second management center of the second mobile network; sending the IMSI identifier to the core of the IP network from the second management center; receiving a request containing the IMSI identifier by an access transfer control entity; and identifying the contact address of the terminal using the IMSI identifier. A recording server in charge of the terminal has previously obtained the IMSI identifier and sent it to the access transfer control entity. |
| US11115877B2 |
Communication fallback in 5G systems and methods
Systems and methods for performing Evolved Packet System (EPS) fallback from a 5G system to an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) system are disclosed. The method, performed in a mobile device, detects a communication at the mobile device. The method then determines whether either the mobile device or a base station supports the communication over new radio. Directly in response to determining that either one of the mobile device or the base station does not support the communication over new radio, the method generates and transmits an EPS fallback message from the mobile device to the base station, wherein the EPS fallback message instructs the base station to initiate a fallback procedure from the 5G system to the EPC system. |
| US11115871B2 |
Data distribution method, apparatus, and system
The present disclosure relates to data distribution methods. One example method includes receiving an access policy, where the access policy includes flow description information, quality information of at least two links, and a data distribution policy on the at least two links, receiving a service data flow, and in response to determining that the access policy includes flow description information of the service data flow, determining link quality information of a link used for transmitting the service data flow, and distributing the service data on the link according to the data distribution policy, where the data distribution policy is a data distribution policy that is determined based on the access policy and that is corresponding to the link quality information and the flow description information of the service data flow. |
| US11115866B2 |
Coordination of shared spectrum distribution to remote units in distributed radio communications systems
Distributed radio communications systems supporting coordination of distribution of shared spectrum from multiple service providers to remote units to be distributed to subscriber devices are disclosed. In examples, the distributed communications system includes a routing circuit that is configured to receive downlink communications signals from signal sources of respective multiple service providers and route the downlink communications signals to a plurality of remote units. The remote unit is configured to distribute the received downlink communications signals for the multiple service providers to subscriber devices such that the distributed communications system supports multiple service providers. The distributed communications system also includes a spectrum usage coordination circuit configured to coordinate the usage of spectrum between the remote units in the distributed communications system. The spectrum usage coordination circuit is configured selectively decide which channels of the shared spectrum are to be routed to specific remote units based on shared spectrum input information. |
| US11115864B2 |
Low power radar detection system
A communication device can be configured to detect radar signals within an operating channel. The communication device can include a mixer, filter, scanning and spreading circuit and a radar signal detector. The mixer can be configured to modulate a received communication signal based on an oscillating signal to generate a modulated signal. The filter can have a first bandwidth and be configured to filter the modulated signal. The scanning and spreading circuit can be configured to control the oscillating signal to scan an operating channel having a second bandwidth. The second bandwidth can be greater than the first bandwidth. The radar signal detector can be configured to detect a radar signal within the scanned operating channel. |
| US11115862B2 |
Method and apparatus for steering traffic between cellular network and wireless local area network (LAN) network in mobile communication system
The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system to be provided for supporting a higher data transmission rate beyond 4G communication systems such as LTE. More specifically, a method for transmitting and receiving signals by a base station of a mobile communication system according to one embodiment of the present specification comprises: a step of determining whether to steer a traffic related to a terminal to a wireless LAN; a step for determining a traffic to be steered to the wireless LAN; a step for transmitting, to the terminal, a first message including information for an uplink transmission of the traffic to be steered; and a step for transmitting, to a gateway, a second message including information for a downlink transmission of the traffic to be steered. According to an embodiment of the present specification, in a network and a terminal using both a cellular and a wireless LAN, presented is a method for transferring, via an access network considering the signal strength between the terminal and each access network, a load condition of each access network, a policy of a provider etc., traffic which are sent and received by the terminal and the network. |
| US11115860B1 |
Secondary access node control in a wireless communication network
In a wireless communication network, a primary access node controls the amount of secondary access nodes that serve User Equipment (UE). The primary access node exchanges data with the UE, corrects errors, and determines an error rate. The primary access node exchanges the data over backhaul links and determines backhaul throughput. The primary access node determines a target number of the secondary access nodes based on the error rate and the backhaul throughput. The primary access node identifies a qualifying set of the secondary access nodes that have adequate received signal strength. The primary access node selects a serving set having the target number of secondary access nodes from the qualifying set. The primary access node indicates the UE to the serving set and indicates the serving set to the UE. The serving set of the secondary access nodes exchange data with the UE. |
| US11115851B2 |
Cell measurement method, terminal device and network device
A cell measurement method, a terminal device and a network device are provided. The method includes: a terminal device determines specific information of the terminal device, wherein the specific information includes at least one of: traffic information of the terminal device, priority information of the terminal device, and device information of the terminal device; the terminal device adjusts a measurement parameter in a cell measurement process according to the specific information; and the terminal device performs a measurement operation according to the measurement parameter. |
| US11115848B2 |
Apparatus, method and computer program
An apparatus means for performing: communicating with a serving node in a wireless communication system; and storing preconfigured beam information for communication between the apparatus and one or more candidate nodes; and when the apparatus initiates a connection with a candidate node of the one or more candidate nodes, using the preconfigured beam information for at least initial communication with the candidate node; wherein the preconfigured beam information is obtained by the apparatus based on or more measurements performed by the apparatus with the one or more candidate nodes. |
| US11115847B2 |
Terminal device and method for performing radio link monitoring
A terminal device includes a transmission processing part configured to notify the network of a type of the terminal device, and a reception processing part configured to derive the required number of repetitive transmissions and/or repetitive receptions (the first number of repetitions) on the basis of downlink reference signal received power. The terminal device measures the downlink reference signal received power on the basis of the first measurement period longer than 200 ms, upon deriving the first number of repetitions. The type of the terminal device notified to the network is different from a type of a terminal device employing a measurement period of 200 ms. |
| US11115846B2 |
Method and apparatus for generating a channel state information report using an oversampling factor for a subset of the set of beams
A method and apparatus are provided for generating a channel state information report. A set of reference signals transmitted from a base station are received, and a set of beams are identified based on the set of reference signals. The set of reference signals is transformed to obtain a set of vectors of amplitude and phase coefficients of a compressed codebook, each amplitude coefficient vector and phase coefficient vector corresponding to an identified beam in the set of beams. The amplitude coefficient vector for each identified beam in the set of beams is adjusted by a selected value, wherein the selected value is determined such that the amplitude coefficient vector corresponding to a particular beam is normalized to a known predetermined value. A predefined oversampling factor is set to a subset of the set of beams to a value greater than one, wherein the particular beam is excluded from the subset of beams. A fractional part of the predefined oversampling factor of the subset of beams is generated, wherein the fractional part is based on the value of the predefined oversampling factor of the subset of beams. An indication of the fractional part of the predefined oversampling factor is reported as a part of the channel state information report. |
| US11115841B2 |
Identifiers for network devices
Examples disclosed herein provide the ability to handle situations that may arise when error conditions exist for a networking device. In one example method at a client device, the client device scans for a first identifier associated with the networking device and, upon finding the first identifier, connects to the networking device. As an example, the client device disconnects from the networking device if an error condition exists for the networking device. As an example, if the error condition exists, the client device decreases a priority of the networking device relative to other networking devices for subsequent scans. |
| US11115838B2 |
Service area definition at network slicing
Embodiments of a method in a radio access node and a corresponding radio access node are disclosed. The method comprises: sending, to a mobility function entity, first information indicative of a tracking area(s) and a network slice(s) supported by the radio access node; and receiving, from the mobility function entity, second information indicative of a network slice(s) that are: (a) supported by the radio access node and the mobility function entity and (b) permitted by one or more network policies, for each of at least one of the tracking area(s) supported by the radio access node; or (a) supported by the mobility function entity and (b) permitted by one or more network policies, for each of at least one of the tracking area(s) supported by the radio access node. Embodiments of a method in a mobility function entity and a corresponding mobility function entity are also disclosed. |
| US11115830B2 |
Method and device for scheduling multi-flow transmission
The present application provides methods and apparatuses for scheduling multi-flow transmission. A method includes: receiving from a base station, a first MAC layer configuration parameter corresponding to a first MAC entity and a second MAC layer configuration parameter corresponding to a second MAC entity, each comprising a set of mapping and a MAC-layer related parameter corresponding to the set of mapping; executing the mapping corresponding to each MAC entity; and independently executing a MAC layer function based on the MAC layer-related parameter corresponding to each MAC entity. Embodiments of the present application can satisfy a demand of multi-flow transmission. |
| US11115829B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing channel sensing in a wireless communication system
A method for transmitting a signal by a first apparatus in a wireless communication system, includes receiving a known signal, performing, on a carrier configured in an unlicensed band, a channel sensing based on cancelling a first value from power detected during a predetermined time interval related to the channel sensing and after the carrier is determined to be idle based on the channel sensing, transmitting, on the carrier, the signal, wherein the first value is determined based on reception power of the known signal and a cancellation ratio. |
| US11115827B2 |
Method for transmitting and receiving data in a wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
Provided are a method for a UE to transmit and receive data in a wireless communication system and an apparatus therefor. The UE receives downlink control information from a base station. The downlink control information includes an indicator for configuring the bundling size of a downlink shared channel. The UE receives downlink data from the base station through a downlink shared channel configured based on the downlink control information. The bundling size may be configured based on a value of the indicator. |
| US11115826B2 |
Method for managing network slicing resources in communication system and apparatus for the same
An operation method of a first device in a communication system supporting network slicing may comprise receiving a first message requesting capacity planning of a network slice from a second device; obtaining information required for the capacity planning; transmitting a second message including the required information to a third device supporting a function of the capacity planning; receiving a third message including a result of performing the capacity planning from the third device; and performing a reallocation operation or a modification operation of the network slice based on the result of performing the capacity planning. |
| US11115825B2 |
Connection control system, connection control method and management server
According to the present invention, when receiving a connection request including an SIM-ID from a terminal 20, a connection node 16 connects the terminal to a connection destination APN which is associated with the SIM-ID. A user management server 10 and an SIM-ID management server change the connection destination APN associated with the SIM-ID according to a change in a use state of a prepaid SIM, and distributes, to the connection node 16, an association relationship between the SIM-ID and the connection destination APN. By this process, the connection destination APN of a terminal connected to a network can be automatically switched according to a change in an identifier use state of the prepaid SIM. |
| US11115824B1 |
5G cybersecurity protection system
The disclosed technology includes a method and system for preventing or reducing cyber-attacks in a 5G network. The system can register a connected device with the 5G network, monitor the connected device by the computing device associated with the 5G network, and detect or determine that the connected device is at risk of a cyber-attack based on one or more conditions. The conditions can include detecting that the connected device is obsolete or unmaintained, the connected device fails to respond to status checks, or a service provider associated with the connected device is not supporting the connected device or is out of business. In response to detecting or determining that the connected device is at risk of the cyber-attack, the system can deauthorize the connected device. |
| US11115822B2 |
Radio access capabilities of a wireless device
A network node is configured for use in a wireless communication network. The network node is configured to acquire radio access capability information of a wireless device. The radio access capability information of the wireless device indicates radio access capabilities of the wireless device. The network node is configured to determine if the wireless communication network received the radio access capability information of the wireless device before access stratum security was activated for the wireless device. If the wireless communication network received the radio access capability information of the wireless device before access stratum security was activated for the wireless device according to that determination, the network node is configured to re-acquire the radio access capability information of the wireless device after access stratum security is activated for the wireless device. |
| US11115817B2 |
Device and method for managing the mutual authentication for the direct communication between mobile structures of a mobile radio communication system
Provided is the use of HSS servers (41, 42) of a local mobile structure (113) and a remote mobile structure (114), as well as the USIM card (211, 221) of a link entity (21, 22), and thus also an MME emulator (51, 52) in order to manage security and in particular the right of the link entity of a given mobile structure to connect with a link entity of another mobile structure, when the link entities establish a backhaul-type data transport link in direct mode between the two mobile structures. |
| US11115815B2 |
Radio frequency (RF) emitter detector
In accordance with some embodiments, an apparatus for privacy protection includes a peripheral interface connectable to a second device. In some embodiments, the second device is operably connectable to a personal communication device and the peripheral interface provides characteristics of communication signals associated with the personal communication device to the second device. The apparatus also includes a radio frequency (RF) detection device operable to detect energy carrying a communication signal to or from the personal communication device. The apparatus further includes a controller, coupled to the peripheral interface and the RF detection device, operable to scan an RF spectrum of the communication signal, received by the RF detection device, in order to identify communications associated with the personal communication device, and generate a notification upon determining that abnormal activities exist in the communications, wherein the notification triggers interruption of the communication signal. |
| US11115810B1 |
Bootstrap electronic subscriber identity module configuration
A method of provisioning an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) of a wireless communication device. The method comprises receiving a request for electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) provisioning data by a provisioning application executing on a computer system from a wireless communication device, wherein the request comprises contextual information, searching a data store by the provisioning application based on the contextual information, receiving a plurality of eSIM provisioning data bundles by the provisioning application from the data store, wherein each eSIM provisioning data bundle provides credentials and data operable for use to establish a wireless communication link to a communication network, and sending the plurality of eSIM provisioning data bundles by the provisioning application to the wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication device is enabled to establish wireless communication links to different communication networks and access different communication services by activating a different one of the eSIM provisioning bundles. |
| US11115802B2 |
Data processing method and system to associate data of a terminal distributed on different network elements
A method includes obtaining, by a data analytics network element, data of a terminal on an access network element and data of the terminal on an access and mobility management function network element, where the data of the terminal on the access network element includes a first identifier, and the access network element is an access network element, the data of the terminal on the access and mobility management function network element includes the first identifier, and the first identifier includes an identifier assigned by the access network element to the terminal, associating, by the data analytics network element, the data of the terminal on the access network element with the data of the terminal on the access and mobility management function network element based on the first identifier. |
| US11115797B2 |
Wireless communication apparatus, wireless communication method, and wireless communication system
Provided is a wireless communication apparatus including an application, a communication control unit for controlling a search process for discovering at least one peripheral wireless communication apparatus and a connection process to a peripheral wireless communication apparatus, and a display control unit for generating a display screen including display of the at least one peripheral wireless communication apparatus discovered by the search process. The communication control unit starts control of the search process by start of the application, and controls the connection process to a wireless communication apparatus selected on the display screen. |
| US11115794B2 |
Using wireless data transmission to maintain intrinsic safety of a gas meter
A gas meter is outfit with near field communication (NFC) devices for in-situ exchange of data. The NFC devices reside in separate compartments. A first compartment houses electronics necessary to generate values for volumetric flow of material in a pipe. The gas meter includes a second compartment with an access point that allows data, including telemetry data, to transmit from the gas meter to a remote device. In operation, the NFC devices exchange data between the first compartment and the second compartment, often through a wall or barrier that prevents flow of fluid between the compartments. |
| US11115791B2 |
Method and system for supplying additional vehicle information from an asset tracking system
A method at a first computing device within an Intelligent Transportation System for vehicle length reporting, the method including receiving, at the computing device, a position from a second computing device; finding position information for the first computing device; calculating a difference between the position found for the first computing device and the position reported from the second computing device; and using the difference for vehicle length reporting. |
| US11115789B2 |
Resource allocation method for V2X communication in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
The present invention relates to a resource allocation method of a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) transmission terminal in a wireless communication system and an apparatus therefor. More specifically, the method comprises the steps of: transmitting, to a V2X receiving terminal, a first V2X signal for a V2X service; receiving, from the V2X receiving terminal, an acknowledgment/negative-acknowledgment (ACK/NACK) for a V2X signal; and, if the NACK is received from the V2X receiving terminal, allocating, for a second V2X signal, a second time-frequency resource reserved in association with a first time-frequency resource for the first V2X signal. |
| US11115784B1 |
Systems and methods for UE location and mobility
Systems described herein provide techniques for establishing and modifying user plane communications sessions between Long-Term Evolution (“LTE”) User Equipment (“UE”) devices, connected to LTE base stations, and a Fifth Generation (“5G”) core network. An LTE-5G Interworking function (“LTE-5G IWF”) may logically generate a virtual 5G UE and/or 5G base station, map a LTE UE to the virtual 5G UE, and cause the establishment of a Protocol Data Unit (“PDU”) Session, at the 5G core network, with the virtual 5G UE. The LTE-5G IWF may also maintain a 5G context, including the information of the virtual 5G UE and/or 5G base station, based on the actual location of the LTE UE and/or an LTE base station to which the LTE UE is connected. The LTE-5G IWF may further update this context, including location information, when the LTE UE is handed over from one LTE base station to another. |
| US11115782B2 |
Configuring a wireless mesh network for locationing
A locationing platform may receive, via a mesh network, a locationing communication associated with a waypoint beacon. The locationing platform may identify an entry node of the locationing communication. The locationing platform may determine a waypoint location associated with the waypoint beacon based on locationing information in the locationing communication. The locationing platform may determine a node location of the entry node based on the waypoint location. The locationing platform may configure, based on the node location, a relay node of the mesh network to forward or drop subsequently received locationing communications that are associated with the waypoint beacon. |
| US11115777B2 |
Location-based services
A method for providing incentives based on geolocation of mobile devices. The method includes storing, by a server, data including merchant information of merchants and points of interest, and associated incentive information. The method includes determining, based on communication with user's device of a user, a first location of the mobile device. The method includes determining, based on the first location, a first subset of merchants and associated first subset of incentives. The method includes communicating merchant data, including information on the first subsets of merchants and incentives, to the mobile device. The method includes communicating to the mobile device, in response to a determination that the mobile device is inside a geofence associated with at least one of the first subset of merchants, additional information on the at least one of the first subset of merchants, the additional information comprising one or more related incentives. |
| US11115776B2 |
Methods, apparatus and systems for position-based gain adjustment of object-based audio
The positions of a plurality of speakers at a media consumption site are determined. Audio information in an object-based format is received. Gain adjustment value for a sound content portion in the object-based format may be determined based on the position of the sound content portion and the positions of the plurality of speakers. Audio information in a ring-based channel format is received. Gain adjustment value for each ring-based channel in a set of ring-based channels may be determined based on the ring to which the ring-based channel belongs and the positions of the speakers at a media consumption site. |
| US11115773B1 |
Audio system and method of generating an HRTF map
An audio system and a method of using the audio system to generate a head-related transfer function (HRTF) map, are described. The audio system can determine one or more HRTF and corresponding HRTF locations along an azimuthal path of an azimuth extending around a head of a user. The HRTFs or HRTF locations can be measured, and other HRTFs or HRTF locations can be interpolated or extrapolated. The HRTF map can include the HRTFs assigned to HRTF locations along the azimuth. HRTFs from the HRTF map are used to render spatial audio to the user. Other aspects are also described and claimed. |
| US11115771B2 |
Virtual simulation of spatial audio characteristics
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and method for demonstrating spatial performance of a demonstration speaker model to consumers in order to evaluate different speakers. The system and method comprise a microphone array for recording the output of the demonstration speaker model. The system and method comprise acoustic input samples for processing to an acoustic output and a processor for determining characteristics of each microphone recording, and processing an acoustic input sample and characteristics of each microphone recording corresponding to a selected demonstration speaker model. The system and method further comprise a reference speaker model for outputting an acoustic signal based on the result of the processing. The processing compensates for the performance characteristic of the reference speaker and the performance characteristic of the selected demonstration speaker so as to mimic the spatial characteristics of the demonstration speaker while avoiding bias from the reference speaker. |
| US11115770B2 |
Multi-channel decorrelator, multi-channel audio decoder, multi channel audio encoder, methods and computer program using a premix of decorrelator input signals
A multi-channel decorrelator for providing a plurality of decorrelated signals on the basis of a plurality of decorrelator input signals is configured to premix a first set of N decorrelator input signals into a second set of K decorrelator input signals, wherein K |
| US11115763B2 |
Low-power differential communication architectures
A device includes a voltage source configured to selectively drive a first wire and a second wire with a first voltage level. The device further includes an adjustable current source configured to selectively discharge the first and second wire. The device further includes a control circuit configured to output data and power by way of the first and second wire by selectively coupling the first wire to the voltage source and the second wire to the adjustable current source such that, during a first time period, the first wire has the first voltage level and the second wire has a second voltage level. The data and power is output by also selectively switching the couplings of the first time period such that, during a second time period subsequent to the first time period, the first wire has the second voltage level and the second wire has the first voltage level. |
| US11115759B1 |
System and method for aiding hearing
A system and method for aiding hearing are disclosed. In one embodiment of the system, a programming interface is configured to communicate with a device. The system screens, via a speaker and a user interface associated with the device, a left ear—and separately, a right ear—of a patient. The system then determines a left ear hearing range and a right ear hearing range. The screening utilizes harmonic frequencies of a harmonic frequency series, where the harmonic frequency series includes a fundamental frequency and integer multiples of the fundamental frequency. In some embodiments, the harmonic frequencies may include classical music instrument sounds. |
| US11115757B2 |
Optical mandrel, optical-fiber assembly including an optical mandrel, and system for detecting an acoustic signal incident on an optical-fiber assembly
An embodiment of a system includes a light source, an optical assembly, and an electronic circuit. The light source (e.g., a laser) is configured to generate a source optical signal. The optical assembly is configured to direct the source optical signal into an end of an optical-fiber assembly that includes an optical fiber having a section wrapped multiple turns around a mandrel and including mandrel zones, and to receive, from the end of the optical-fiber assembly, a return optical signal. The electronic circuit is configured to select at least one mandrel zone in response to a component of the return optical signal from the at least one mandrel zone, and to detect an acoustic signal incident on the mandrel in response to the component of the return optical signal. |
| US11115754B2 |
Actuator
An actuator is provided that is attached to an electronic device and configured to generate sound and vibration. The actuator includes: a first casing having sidewalls and a bottom; a second casing affixed to the first casing and forming a top; a printed circuit board attached to the first casing and configured to transmit a signal; a voice coil configured to receive the signal from the printed circuit board; and a vibrator configured to vibrate by an electromagnetic force produced through an interaction with the voice coil. The first casing forms a surface that is attached to the electronic device. |
| US11115753B2 |
Sound reproduction device and sound reproduction system
A sound reproduction device including a sound reproduction control circuit that performs a required computation on audio source data so as to generate sound reproduction data to send to a speaker; a first communication interface circuit that performs communication with a control device; a counter circuit whose count operation is controlled by a control signal received from the control device through the first communication interface circuit, and that outputs a state of the count operation; and an error control circuit that stops generation of the sound reproduction data by the sound reproduction control circuit based on the state of the count operation. |
| US11115752B2 |
Sound transducer
According to the present invention, an apparatus, a signal processing unit, data, a processing apparatus, a sound converter, a software product and a method are proposed. The apparatus is proposed for acoustic reproduction, wherein the apparatus is provided with a first electroacoustic sound transducer for generating a sound field, the first electroacoustic sound transducer having an input for receiving an electrical signal for generating the corresponding sound field, wherein the apparatus is characterized in that also a device is provided which is configured to enter into an acoustic interaction with the generated sound field of the first electroacoustic sound transducer in order to generate a modified sound field and wherein the modified sound field has a predetermined acoustic impedance value. |
| US11115750B2 |
System, device and method for assessing a fit quality of an earpiece
A system, device and method for assessing a fit quality of an earpiece while in use in a noisy environment. The earpiece having an external microphone for capturing an outer-ear audio signal and an internal microphone for capturing an inner-ear audio signal. The fit quality being assessed by estimating a filter according to the captured inner-ear and outer-ear audio signals, and determining a fit quality according to identified coefficients of the estimated filter. A system, device and method for assessing a seal quality of an earpiece while in use in a quiet environment. The earpiece having a loudspeaker for emitting a sound stimulus towards the ear canal and an internal microphone for capturing an audio signal inside the ear canal. The seal quality being assessed by estimating a transfer function according the emitted and captured sound stimulus, and determining at least one seal-quality indicator according to a signal magnitude of the transfer function. |
| US11115747B2 |
Information processing system and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program
An information processing system includes a processor configured to detect biological information measured at a head and control a volume of an ambient sound output from a speaker provided in a device which is worn so as to cover an ear according to the detected biological information. |
| US11115745B2 |
Systems and methods for antenna and ground plane mounting schemes for in-ear headphone
Systems and methods are directed to a wireless headphone comprising a wireless headphone cap comprising an antenna, and a printed circuit board configured to be directly mechanically connected to the wireless headphone cap at a fixed distance from the wireless headphone cap, and electrically connected to the antenna. |
| US11115739B2 |
Capturing sound
An apparatus including a body, a plurality of microphones arranged in a predetermined geometry relative to the body such that the apparatus is configured to capture sound substantially from all directions around the body to produce direction and ambience information for the captured sound, and electronics for processing signals from the plurality of microphones. |
| US11115738B1 |
Bandwidth allocation apparatus for use in oversubscription network switching and related network switch
A bandwidth allocation device includes a buffer device, a main scheduler, an oversubscription scheduler, a multiplexer and a detecting device. The buffer device is arranged to receive first data units from first ports and second data units from second ports and accordingly output these data units. The main scheduler is configured to schedule the first data units and accordingly output the first data units in sequence. The oversubscription scheduler is configured to schedule the second data units and accordingly output the second data units in sequence. The multiplexer is controlled by the main scheduler to select the first data units outputted by the main scheduler and the second data units outputted by the oversubscription scheduler for outputting. The detecting device is arranged to generate power-related information which the main scheduler relies on to control the multiplexer. |
| US11115734B1 |
Spatial transmit/receive isolation apparatus and method for optical communication systems
Apparatus for isolating transmit and receive optical beams having a common wavelength to ensure genderless interoperability in an optical communication system comprises a transmit path that propagates a transmit optical beam at a particular base wavelength and a receive path that propagates a receive optical beam at the same particular base wavelength wherein at least a portion of the receive path is separate from the transmit path. The apparatus further comprises an annular mirror having a receive beam region and a center aperture and the transmit path includes a steering mirror and the receive path also includes the steering mirror. The steering mirror has a single surface that reflects an entirety of the transmit optical beam transmitted along the transmit path and the single surface of the steering mirror reflects an entirety of the receive optical beam received along the receive path. A method of isolating transmit and receive optical beams in an optical communication system is also disclosed. |
| US11115732B2 |
Systems and methods for building multiple GPS trackers from a common core
Methods, devices, and systems for tracking an asset are provided. In particular, a device is provided that includes a processor; a wide-area network radio; a global positioning system (GPS) receiver; an accelerometer; and a physical interface. The processor communicates with two or more sensors via the physical interface. Based on the communication with the two or more sensors, the processor determines a type of sensor associated with each of the two or more sensors. The processor receives first information from a first sensor of the two or more sensors via the physical interface. The processor determines the first information received from the first sensor is related to a significant event. The processor records second information received from a second sensor of the two or more sensors via the physical interface. |
| US11115731B1 |
Wireless transmitter/receiver architecture for low-power wide area networks
The present disclosure relates to sampling wireless signals received at a receiver. Subsets of the digital samples are multiplied by a Pseudo-Noise (PN) code to generate tone signals. A pattern of tone signals may indicate the presence of a repeating preamble. This may be used to locate a payload that follows the preamble. A tone signal of a payload may be decoded by multiplying a subset of the digital samples with the PN code to generate a tone signal. The tone signal may be transformed into the frequency domain to identify a frequency component having an energy level above a threshold. Using the frequency component, the payload is decoded. By structuring a packet as a series of PN-code modulated tone signals, packets received from different sources may be differentiated even when they arrive at overlapping points of time. This allows for a larger transmitting capacity in a network. |
| US11115728B2 |
Method and apparatus for creation, distribution, assembly and verification of media
A method and apparatus for creation, distribution, assembly and verification of media, including one embodiment, media is transmitted to a receiver where the receiver assembles the media into programming. In another embodiment, media is transmitted to the receiver from a plurality of sources. In a further embodiment, a source of media performs a tagging operation to associate sets of tags with elements of the stream of media. In various embodiments, different combinations of look-and-feel, content and other tags are associated with the media stream. In an additional embodiment, tagging of the media stream is performed at the receiver. A user at the receiver may also provide data about the user to the receiver. In yet another embodiment, the receiver uses the tags to assemble the media into a program. In still further embodiments of the invention, various Royalty Only Aggregate Revenues or “ROAR” models and apparatus are disclosed. |
| US11115726B2 |
Content delivery to over the top device from customer premises equipment using notifications and dynamic port assignment
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which an inter-networked content service is provided. The inter-networked content service may allow an end device to receive content from a set top box when the end device is not connected to a local area network of the set top box. The inter-networked content service may provide for push notification messaging between the end device and the set top box to obtain network address, status, and port information in support of a content session. |
| US11115722B2 |
Crowdsourcing supplemental content
Methods and systems for sourcing supplemental content are disclosed. Secondary devices may be used to identify content streaming on first screen devices and to generate supplemental data for the content. In this manner, users may be leveraged to create various data for a variety of content. The data may be collected and organized so that users watching content at a later time may have access to the data. Methods and systems for using second screen devices to access metadata created by the crowd are also disclosed. |
| US11115711B2 |
Thumbnail cache
A thumbnail management system is provided for an intelligent TV. Thumbnails may accumulate over time and require removal from a data storage device. Thumbnails may expire based, in part, on the type of media they represent, such as broadcast programs, movies, pay-per-view, games, and user content, such as music and images. Thumbnails may also be removed upon removal of the referencing media file. |
| US11115698B2 |
Systems and methods for providing recommendations based on a level of light
A wearable apparatus is provided for capturing and processing images from an environment of a user. In one implementation, a wearable apparatus for monitoring activities includes a wearable image sensor configured to capture a plurality of images from an environment of a user of the wearable apparatus. The wearable apparatus also includes at least one processing device programmed to analyze the plurality of images to identify in one or more of the plurality of images at least one indicator of an activity, and to transmit, to an external device, the at least one indicator of the activity. |
| US11115696B2 |
Programmatic ingestion and STB delivery in ad auction environments
The disclosed technology teaches streamlining use of Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) 130 framework for delivery of addressable advertising, via a campaign management delegate system that carries out a method that includes receiving an ad management service placement request from a broadcast cable provider for ad insertion into a program and conducting real time bidding for ad insertion during the program. The disclosed method also includes accepting new content provided by a successful bidder, after receiving the placement request and automatically formatting the new content, and uploading the new content to the broadcast cable provider in time for playback with content that prompted the placement request. The method includes responding to the placement request with a placement response that includes a VMAP as reference to the new content. New content can also be uploaded to a CIS managed by the cable provider or provided on behalf of the provider. |
| US11115693B2 |
Source clock recovery in wireless video systems
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing efficient video transmission are disclosed. In a video processing system, a transmitter sends encoded pixel data to a receiver. The receiver stores the encoded pixel data in a buffer at an input data rate. A decoder of the receiver reads the pixel data from the buffer at an output data rate. Each of a transmitter and the receiver maintains a respective synchronization counter. When detecting a start of a frame, each of the transmitter and the receiver stores a respective frame start count as a copy of a current value of the respective synchronization counter. The transmitter sends its frame start count to the receiver. The receiver determines a difference between the respective frame start counts, and adjusts the decoding rate based on the difference. |
| US11115692B2 |
Delivery of third party content on a first party portal
The systems and methods are directed towards delivery of third party content onto a user device having a first party portal. The first party portal service facilitates the user viewing of third party content on the user device. In particular, the first party portal service retrieves third party content (e.g., video content streams) from third party content providers and provides the third party content in a format (i.e. channels) that allows users to easily view different types of content. Furthermore, the first party portal service facilitates the user in viewing the third party content alongside other existing channels available to cable television and streaming media/video on demand content. |
| US11115690B2 |
Systems and methods for video delivery based upon saccadic eye motion
A method is provided for displaying an immersive video content according to eye movement of a viewer includes the steps of detecting, using an eye tracking device, a field of view of at least one eye of the viewer, transmitting eye tracking coordinates from the detected field of view to an eye tracking processor, identifying a region on a video display corresponding to the transmitted eye tracking processor, adapting the immersive video content from a video storage device at a first resolution for a first portion of the immersive video content and a second resolution for a second portion of the immersive video content, the first resolution being higher than the second resolution, displaying the first portion of the immersive video content on the video display within a zone, and displaying the second portion of the immersive video content on the video display outside of the zone. |
| US11115689B2 |
Transmission apparatus, transmission method, reception apparatus, and reception method
Image data having ultra-high definition at a high frame rate is processed to obtain image data, having a basic format, from which an image having high definition at a basic frame rate is to be obtained, image rate, having a first enhancement format, from which an image having high definition at a high frame rate is to be obtained, image data, having a second enhancement format, from which an image having ultra-high definition at a basic frame rate is to be obtained, and image data, having a third enhancement format, from which an image having ultra-high definition at a high frame rate is to be obtained. A basic video stream containing an encoded image data of the image data having the basic format, and a predetermined number of enhancement video streams containing the encoded image data of the image data having the first, second, and third enhancement formats are produced. |
| US11115687B2 |
Multi-user intelligent content cache for bandwidth optimization
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, communicating with a server via a first type of communication path to obtain permission to provide media content, that is stored locally at a device, to another device; and responsive to obtaining the permission from the server, providing at least some of the media content to the another device, the media content being provided to the another device via a second type of communication path that is different from the first type of communication path. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US11115685B2 |
Systems and methods for sharing video data via social media
Disclosed are efficient and user-friendly systems or methods configured to capture and share video data in real time, at a later date, or a combination thereof in an authorized manner via social media. In certain aspects, these systems and methods include capturing video, for example, from a “Jumbotron” during a sporting event or other live venue event in an authorized manner (e.g., abiding by applicable copyright laws) and sharing this captured footage with other via social media. |
| US11115678B2 |
Diversified motion using multiple global motion models
An apparatus for encoding a current frame of a video. The apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The processor is configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to generate, for each reference frame of a subset of available reference frames, at least one respective candidate global motion model (GMM); partition the current frame into blocks; generate an aggregated residual frame for the current frame; and encode the respective residual blocks in a compressed bitstream. To generate the aggregated residual frame includes to select, for predicting each block of the blocks, a respective selected GMM, where the respective selected GMM corresponds to the one of the at least one respective candidate GMMs that minimizes a total error associated with the aggregated residual frame; and obtain respective residual blocks for the block. |
| US11115676B2 |
Interaction between intra block copy mode and inter prediction tools
The present disclosure relate to interaction between intra block copy mode and inter prediction tools A method for video processing is provided, including: determining that an Intra-Block-Copy (IBC) mode is applied to a current video block of a video, wherein in the IBC mode, at least one reference picture used by the current video block is a current picture where the current video block is located in; making a decision regarding a disabling of a specific coding mode for the current block; performing, based on the decision, a conversion between the current video block and the bitstream representation; wherein the specific coding mode uses a motion vector and a non-current picture to derive a prediction of a video block. |
| US11115674B2 |
Method and device for inducing motion information between temporal points of sub prediction unit
According to the present invention, there is provided A method of encoding a three-dimensional (3D) image, the method comprising: determining a prediction mode for a current block as an inter prediction mode; determining whether a reference block corresponding to the current block in a reference picture has motion information; when the reference block has the motion information, deriving motion information on the current block for each sub prediction block in the current block; and deriving a prediction sample for the current block based on the motion information on the current block. |
| US11115672B2 |
Video encoding method and apparatus, video decoding method and apparatus, computer device, and storage medium
This application relates to a video encoding method performed at a computer device. The computer device obtains a current encoding block to be encoded in a current video frame, the current encoding block having a width and a height different from the width. The computer device determines, within the current video frame, target reference pixels corresponding to the current encoding block, a target quantity corresponding to the target reference pixels being the e-th power of one of the width and the height under a target numeral system, e being a positive integer, the target numeral system being a numeral system used for calculating a predicted value of the current encoding block. After obtaining a predicted value corresponding to the current encoding block according to the target reference pixels, the computer device performs video encoding on the current encoding block according to the predicted value, to obtain encoded data. |
| US11115671B2 |
System and method for video coding
A decoder includes circuitry which, in operation, parses a first flag indicating whether a CCALF (cross component adaptive loop filtering) process is enabled for a first block located adjacent to a left side of a current block; parses a second flag indicating whether the CCALF process is enabled for a second block located adjacent to an upper side of the current block; determines a first index associated with a color component of the current block; and derives a second index indicating a context model, using the first flag, the second flag, and the first index. The circuitry, in operation, performs entropy decoding of a third flag indicating whether the CCALF process is enabled for the current block, using the context model indicated by the second index; and performs the CCALF process on the current block in response to the third flag indicating the CCALF process is enabled for the current block. |
| US11115669B2 |
End of sequence and end of bitstream NAL units in separate file tracks
A device includes, in a first track of the file, a first end of sequence (EOS) network abstraction layer (NAL) unit for a coded video sequence of a bitstream. The first EOS NAL unit is in a first access unit of the coded video sequence. The device also includes, in a second track of the file, a second EOS NAL unit for the coded video sequence. The second EOS NAL unit is in a second access unit of the coded video sequence, the second EOS NAL unit being different from the first EOS NAL unit. The device may perform similar actions for end of bitstream (EOB) NAL units. |
| US11115662B2 |
Quantization matrix design for HEVC standard
Quantization (scaling) matrices for HEVC standards using an HVS-based mathematical model and data analysis are described herein. A quadratic parameter model-based quantization matrix design is also included. |
| US11115659B2 |
Video signal encoding/decoding method and apparatus
An image signal decoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: decoding information indicating whether a current block is encoded using a multi-mode intra prediction; when it is determined that the current block is encoded in the multi-mode intra prediction, dividing the current block into a plurality of partial blocks; and obtaining an intra prediction mode of each of the plurality of partial blocks. |
| US11115658B2 |
Matrix intra prediction and cross-component linear model prediction harmonization for video coding
A method of decoding video data includes predicting luma samples for a block of the video data using matrix intra prediction (MIP), where using MIP comprises down-sampling a set of luma neighboring samples to generate down-sampled luma neighboring samples. The method further includes predicting chroma samples for the block using cross-component linear model (CCLM) prediction, where using CCLM prediction comprises predicting the chroma samples for the block based on the down-sampled luma neighboring samples generated from the MIP. The method further includes determining a prediction block for the block based on the luma samples and the chroma samples, decoding a residual block for the block, and combining the prediction block and the residual block to decode the block. |
| US11115657B2 |
Checking order of motion candidates in LUT
A method of video processing includes maintaining tables, wherein each table includes a set of motion candidates and each motion candidate is associated with corresponding motion information; and performing a conversion between a first video block and a bitstream representation of a video including the first video block based on at least some of tables, the performing including checking motion candidates in a table in an order defined in a rule until a checking termination criteria is met. |
| US11115655B2 |
Neighboring sample selection for intra prediction
A method for video processing is provided. The method includes determining, for a conversion between a current video block of a video that is a chroma block and a coded representation of the video, parameters of cross-component linear model (CCLM) prediction mode based on chroma samples that are selected based on W available above-neighboring samples, W being an integer; and performing the conversion based on the determining. |
| US11115653B2 |
Intra block copy merge list simplification
A method for generating a list of merge candidates for Intra Block Copy (IBC) prediction is provided. A video codec receives data to be encoded or decoded as a current block of a current picture of a video. A plurality of spatially adjacent neighboring blocks of the current block are coded before the current block. The video codec generates a list of merge candidates including intra picture candidates that are associated with motion information referencing pixels in the current picture. The intra picture candidates comprises candidates that are associated with some but not all of the two or more spatially adjacent neighboring blocks of the current block. The video codec selects a merge candidate from the generated list. The video codec encodes or decodes the current block by using the motion information of the selected merge candidate to generate a prediction of the current block. |
| US11115652B2 |
Method and apparatus for further improved context design for prediction mode and coded block flag (CBF)
A method of controlling intra-inter prediction for decoding or encoding of a video sequence, is performed by at least one processor. The method includes determining whether one or more neighboring blocks in a video sequence is coded by an intra prediction mode, entropy coding a prediction mode flag of a current block by a first context in response to determining that at least one of the neighboring blocks is coded by the intra prediction mode, and entropy coding the prediction mode flag of the current block by a second context in response to determining that none of the neighboring blocks are coded by at least the intra prediction mode. |
| US11115649B1 |
Systems and methods for synchronizing eyewear devices with displays
The disclosed system may include a communication device configured to receive wireless synchronization information for display content, a lens, an optical device, and a controller configured to determine that the display content is in a field of view of the lens, and in response to determining that the display content is within the field of view of the lens, cause the lens to selectively allow the display content to pass through the lens based on the wireless synchronization information. Various other related methods and systems are also disclosed. |
| US11115646B2 |
Exposure coordination for multiple cameras
In particular embodiments, a computing system may detect a number of objects captured within an overlapping region between a first field of view associated with a first camera and a second field of view associated with a second camera. The system may determine a respective priority ranking for each of the objects. The system may select an object from the objects based on the respective priority ranking for the object. The system may determine, for the first camera, a first lighting condition associated with the first field of view. The system may determine, for the second camera, a second lighting condition associated with the second field of view. The system may determine a shared exposure time for the selected object based on the first lighting condition and the second lighting condition. The system may cause at least one image of the selected object to be captured using the shared exposure time. |
| US11115645B2 |
Generating novel views of a three-dimensional object based on a single two-dimensional image
Embodiments are directed towards providing a target view, from a target viewpoint, of a 3D object. A source image, from a source viewpoint and including a common portion of the object, is encoded in 2D data. An intermediate image that includes an intermediate view of the object is generated based on the data. The intermediate view is from the target viewpoint and includes the common portion of the object and a disoccluded portion of the object not visible in the source image. The intermediate image includes a common region and a disoccluded region corresponding to the disoccluded portion of the object. The disoccluded region is updated to include a visual representation of a prediction of the disoccluded portion of the object. The prediction is based on a trained image completion model. The target view is based on the common region and the updated disoccluded region of the intermediate image. |