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| US11148183B2 |
Method of producing shaped article, tooling, and tubular shaped article
A method of production of a shaped article able to suppress occurrence of shaping defects, that is, a method of production of a shaped article including a first step of press-forming a metal plate (1a) into a U-shape to obtain a U-shaped article (1b) having a bottom part (2) straight extending in a longitudinal direction and a second step of press-forming the U-shaped article (1b) to bend it in the longitudinal direction so that the bottom part (2) of the part projects to the inside and obtain a U-cross-section bent article (1c). |
| US11148182B2 |
Cooling device for hot rolled steel sheet and cooling method for the same
A cooling device cooling an undersurface of a hot rolled steel sheet that is being transported on transport rolls after finish rolling of a hot rolling step includes: width divided cooling zones that are a plurality of cooling zones into which a whole cooling zone is divided in a sheet width direction; divided cooling sections that are a plurality of cooling zones into which each of the width divided cooling zones is divided in the rolling direction; a water nozzle spraying cooling water over each of undersurfaces of the divided cooling sections; a switching mechanism switching the cooling water between impinging and not impinging on the divided cooling sections; a width direction thermometer measuring a temperature distribution in the sheet width direction; and a controller controlling operation of the switching mechanism. |
| US11148179B2 |
Method for cleaning substrate transfer mechanism and substrate processing system
A substrate processing system comprising: a heat treatment chamber configured to sublimate by-products by heat; and a substrate carrier configured to load a substrate into the heat treatment chamber, the substrate carrier including a holder for holding the substrate, and a controller configured to control operations of the heat treatment chamber, the substrate carrier, and the holder, wherein the controller is programmed to control the sublimation to, (a) maintain a temperature of the holding unit at a level equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature, while (b) inhibiting thermal damage to the substrate transfer mechanism excluding the holding unit. |
| US11148177B2 |
Insulator cleaner
The present invention describes an insulator stack cleaner to remove dust and dirt from power line transmission insulators. The cleaner autonomously cleans an insulator stack. The cleaner has two cleaning cups that counter-rotate during cleaning. The cleaner moves along an insulator stack by opening one cleaning cup while the other cup is locked onto an insulator, then the cleaner's transitional motors somersault the open cup onto the next insulator in the stack, and the open cup subsequently closes around the next insulator. A rack and pinion mechanism rotates the closed cup around an insulator and a cam mechanism opens and closes the cup around an insulator. Bristles on the cleaning cups scrub the insulators. The cleaner can be installed onto an insulator stack by a drone. |
| US11148174B1 |
Electrical insulator manual cleaning device
The present invention relates to a manual device for cleaning high voltage electrical insulators, where a swiveling handle controls multiple prongs which feature branching heads which connect to spongiform cleaning attachments and flexible rubber blade attachments, which extend into the regions between the insulator discs to wash and remove contamination, while allowing the device operator to remain electrically insulated from the discs being cleaned. |
| US11148170B2 |
Ultrasonic vibration application tool and ultrasonic processing device
An ultrasonic vibration application tool equipped with a Langevin type ultrasonic vibrator which is suitably employable for ultrasonic processing devices and which efficiently generates ultrasonic vibration includes: a cylindrical housing having a contact face on a lower or bottom part of an inner surface thereof, and a lower screw part of an outer surface thereof; a bolted Langevin type ultrasonic vibrator comprising a front mass, a rear mass and a polarized piezoelectric element arranged between both masses, in which the front mass comprises a cylindrical tool-holder and a disc-shaped bulging part provided with a contact face for fitting to the contact face of the housing; and a ring-shaped counterweight having an upper screw part on an inner peripheral surface which is screwed with the screw part of the housing. |
| US11148164B2 |
Piezoelectric dispenser with a longitudinal transducer and replaceable capillary tube
A dispenser and methods for transferring liquids are disclosed. The dispenser may include a capillary tube with tip having an aperture, a piezoelectric actuator coupled to the capillary tube at a location. Actuation of the piezoelectric actuator causes a pressure wave to propagate along the capillary tube toward the tip such that radial motion at the location is transmitted as distally extending axial motion of the tip, thereby causing a droplet of a predetermined volume to be ejected from the aperture. In some embodiments, the capillary tube has a modulus of elasticity in a range which dampens acoustical noise from the actuation and provides single drop stability over a range of drop sizes. |
| US11148163B2 |
System and method for controlling air conditioner
A system includes is provided to include an air conditioner in each zone of a painting process line supplying heated air according to temperature/humidity stabilization conditions for a painting process of each zone of a spray booth. A controller transmits operation information of the air conditioner including temperatures and humidities of outdoor air flowing into the air conditioner and indoor air inside each zone of the booth and temperature/humidity stabilization condition values for each zone of the booth. A server extracts stabilization time of the operation information equal to current operation information in a database in which the stabilization time required for temperature and humidity of each both zone to reach the condition values is stored and applies operation command for the air conditioner to the controller at operation schedule time derived by calculating the stabilization time backward from a time when a vehicle arrives at each booth zone. |
| US11148160B2 |
Sprayer post hose attachment apparatus
A sprayer post hose attachment apparatus for aquatic enjoyment and irrigation includes a support post having a post bottom end and a post top end. The support post is configured to be partially inserted into the ground. A T-joint is coupled to the support post. The T-joint has a bottom aperture coupled to the support post, an input aperture, and an output aperture. A hose attachment arm is coupled to the T-joint. The hose attachment arm has an arm proximal end coupled to the input aperture of the T-joint and an arm distal end to selectively receive a hose. A riser tube is coupled to the T-joint. The riser tube has a riser bottom end coupled to the output aperture of the T-joint and a riser top end. A spray nozzle is coupled to the riser tube. The spray nozzle is coupled to the riser top end. |
| US11148158B2 |
Agricultural sprayer with compressed air spray
An agricultural sprayer system includes a solution circuit including solution lines and a fluid pump to pump a solution from the solution tank through the solution lines to the spray nozzles; an air circuit including air lines and a source of compressed air to selectively introduce air pressure into the solution circuit; and a control system including a controller configured to control flow of the solution and the compressed air. The controller is configured to perform a spray cycle in which, during a primary portion, a control valve is controlled to isolate the air circuit from the solution circuit so that the solution is pumped by the fluid pump from the solution tank to the spray nozzles, and in which, during an air pressure application portion, the control valve is controlled so that the solution is forced through the solution circuit by the compressed air. |
| US11148148B2 |
Multistage hammer mill and a residue processing system incorporating same
A multistage hammer mill (10) has a plurality of milling stages arranged concentrically about each other. The plurality of milling stages arranged so that substantially all material in a first inner most of the milling stages passes through all subsequent adjacent milling stages. The milling stages include a first milling stage and a second milling stage. A central feed opening (12) enables material flow into a primary impact zone (14) of the first milling stage. The first milling stage has an impact mechanism (16) and a first screen arrangement (20a). The impact mechanism (16) rotates about a rotation axis (18). The first screen arrangement (20a) is disposed circumferentially about and radially spaced from the impact mechanism (16) and is provided with a plurality of apertures (22) through which impacted material of a first size range can pass. The second milling stage has a second arrangement (20b) disposed circumferentially about and radially spaced from the first screen arrangement (20a) and a circular array of impact elements (50a) disposed between the first screen arrangement (20a) and the second screen arrangement (20b). |
| US11148145B2 |
Methods for conducting multiplexed assays
The invention relates to methods for conducting solid-phase binding assays. One example is an assay method having improved analyte specificity where specificity is limited by the presence of non-specific binding interactions. |
| US11148143B2 |
Storage system for biological samples and the like
A storage system having racks and an outer container that receives the racks, each rack receiving a plurality of sample boxes, each box having a wireless ID tag. In certain embodiments, the storage system has reader electronics external to and distinct from the racks and that directly read the wireless ID tag of each box in at least one rack without relying on any reader electronics of any rack. In other embodiments, each rack has a set of rack reader electronics that read the wireless ID tag of each box in at least one rack, and the storage system has at least one removable reader access device removably connectable to the set of rack reader electronics of a rack in order to transmit the ID number of the wireless ID tag of each box in the rack outside of the outer container. |
| US11148137B2 |
Reservoir chip and method for producing the same
The application relates to a reservoir chip and a method for producing the same. The method includes: scanning a three-dimensional structure of a real oil reservoir core and reconstructing the three-dimensional structure, extracting pore size distribution characteristics, analyzing formation of a pore structure of the real oil reservoir core and accumulation morphology of rock particles, extracting the morphology of main large particles in the rock particles and establishing a large particle morphology database; distributing and projecting particles in a porous medium of the reservoir chip, to obtain a picture of the reservoir chip structure; importing the picture into a drawing software, and drawing import and export regions of the reservoir chip structure to obtain a design drawing of the reservoir chip; and making the design drawing etched on a substrate and bonded with a heat-resistant glass anode to obtain the reservoir chip. |
| US11148135B2 |
Filtration column assembly for diagnostic assay system
A filtration column assembly is provided for use in combination with a disposable cartridge of a diagnostic assay system. The filtration column assembly includes a column matrix material configured to filter a fluid sample, a tubular column configured to sealably engage a filtration chamber of the disposable cartridge and a cap configured to be inserted into an end of the tubular column and define a passageway to direct the sample fluid from the second end of the tubular column into a collection cavity disposed adjacent the filtration chamber. The tubular column defines (i) a column cavity for receiving the column matrix material, (ii) a first end having an opening for receiving the fluid sample and configured to retain the column matrix material, and (iii) a second end, receiving the fluid directing cap, and having an opening to dispense a filtered fluid sample from the column cavity. |
| US11148130B2 |
Method for protecting and unprotecting the fluid path in a controlled environment enclosure
A controlled environment enclosure comprises a robotic arm manipulation system used to protect and unprotect a fluid path within the controlled environment enclosure. The apparatus allows the fluid path to be protected against dangerous decontamination vapors and chemicals before the controlled environment enclosure is decontaminated, the method not requiring the use of gloves or other means that degrade the integrity of the controlled environment enclosure. The apparatus similarly allows the fluid path to be unprotected for use without the use of gloves, the method not requiring the use of gloves or other means that degrade the integrity of the controlled environment enclosure when decontaminated is completed. The apparatus and method allow for the protecting, unprotecting and decontaminating sequences to be automated. |
| US11148129B2 |
Systems and methods for remanufacturing selective catalytic reduction systems
An aftertreatment system comprises an aftertreatment component. An outlet sensor is positioned downstream of the aftertreatment component. A controller is communicatively coupled to the outlet sensor. The controller is configured to interpret an outlet signal from the outlet sensor. The outlet signal is indicative of a performance of the aftertreatment component. The controller determines if the aftertreatment component has deactivated. In response to determining that the aftertreatment component has deactivated, the controller provides a catalyst active material to at least a portion of the aftertreatment component. The catalyst active material coats at least the portion of the aftertreatment component so as to remanufacture the aftertreatment component. |
| US11148128B2 |
Honeycomb structure
A honeycomb structure, including: a pillar-shaped honeycomb structure body having a first end face and a second end face and including a porous partition wall disposed so as to surround a plurality of cells, the plurality of cells extending from the first end face to the second end face and serving as a through channel of fluid, wherein the partition wall has a porosity of 45 to 65%, the partition wall has an average pore diameter of 15 to 25 μm, and the partition wall has a cumulative pore volume, which is measured by mercury intrusion porosimetry, such that a pore volume ratio of pores having pore diameters of 10 μm or less relative to the overall pore volume of the partition wall is 10% or less, and a pore volume ratio of pores having pore diameters of 40 μm or more is 10% or less. |
| US11148120B2 |
Methods for the treatment of flue gas streams using sorbent compositions with reduced auto ignition properties
An activated carbon sorbent composition comprising activated carbon and a passivation agent, wherein the activated carbon sorbent composition exhibits reduced self-heating or auto-ignition properties as compared to the activated carbon. The activated carbon sorbent composition may be utilized to sequester contaminants such as mercury from a flue gas stream. The passivation agent includes a sulfur species, and may be a sulfur oxide compound, a sulfide compound, or an organic sulfur compound. Methods for the manufacture of the activated carbon sorbent composition and for the sequestration of contaminants in a flue gas stream using the composition are also disclosed. |
| US11148118B2 |
Encapsulated fragrance in compressed tablet
A tablet having a deliquescent desiccant and a fragrance encapsulated on or within a binding agent. The tablet is in a pressed form. A method of making a tablet involves providing a deliquescent desiccant, encapsulating a fragrance by spray drying the fragrance on a carbohydrate, combining the deliquescent desiccant and the carbohydrate encapsulated fragrance, and pressing the combination into the tablet. |
| US11148117B2 |
Conduit contactor and method of using the same
A conduit contactor for conducting chemical reactions or chemical extractions between immiscible liquids includes a conduit having a hollow interior, a first open end, and a second open end opposite the first open end; a separator in fluid communication with and proximate the second open end; and a plurality of fibers disposed within the conduit. A total surface area of the fibers per volume of the hollow interior of the conduit is from 100 cm2/cm3 to 490 cm2/cm3. |
| US11148109B2 |
Isolatable automatic drug compounding system
A low-cost drug compounding system that can practically fit inside of a fume hood or the like is provided. The system can use a single pump operable in forward and reverse directions (or multiple pumps) to compound complex mixtures particularly including those requiring the creation of solutions from dry or powdered ingredients. A wireless link allows operation of the system remotely. In one embodiment, the system uses a disposable mixing tube set that can be discarded after mixing while still attached to the base ingredient containers used for the compounding thereby minimize the chance of personnel exposure. |
| US11148107B2 |
Atomization device and method for manufacturing product with fluidity using said device
An object of the present invention is to develop a mechanism capable of more effectively performing processing such as emulsification, dispersion, dissolution, atomization, mixing, or stirring on a processing object with fluidity using an atomization device including a rotor-stator type mixer while an inside of a processing tank is maintained in a pressured state, at atmospheric pressure, or in a vacuum state, and occurrence of a negative pressure state on a center side (inner diameter side) of a rotor is actively suppressed or prevented.An atomization device comprises a rotor-stator type mixer in a processing tank. The atomization device performs processing such as emulsification, dispersion, atomization, mixing, or stirring on a processing object with fluidity using the rotor-stator type mixer while an inside of the processing tank is maintained in a pressured state, at atmospheric pressure, or in a vacuum state. The atomization device has a mechanism in which the rotating rotor makes the processing object flow at a predetermined pressure or higher. |
| US11148103B2 |
Gas separation membrane comprising crosslinked blends of rubbery polymers
A method for making a gas separation membrane comprises dissolving and mixing poly(ether-b-amide) (Pebax) copolymer and acrylate-terminated polyethylene glycol oligomers (PEGDA) in a solvent, casting the polymer solution into a mold, removing the solvent to form a film, adding a photoinitiator to the film and irradiating the film with ultraviolet radiation to induce crosslinking of the PEGDA in the film, producing XLPEGDA, and submerging the film after exposure in a crosslinking solution to form crosslinked Pebax (XLPebax) in the film, wherein the crosslinking solution comprises one of a diisocyanate, a diisocyanate derivative and a combination of a diiscyanate and a diisocyanate derivative. |
| US11148095B2 |
Reclaiming apparatus and method for reclaiming
A reclaiming apparatus includes: a reclaimer configured to extract a lean solution that is a part of an acid gas absorbing liquid regenerated in a regenerator in a recovery unit that recovers acid gas components in gas with the acid gas absorbing liquid, and introduce and receive an extracted lean liquid; an alkaline agent supply pipe configured to supply an alkaline agent to an inside of the reclaimer; a water supply pipe configured to supply supply water to the inside of the reclaimer; a recovered steam discharge pipe configured to introduce recovered steam discharged from the reclaimer into the regenerator; a thermometer that measures temperature in the reclaimer; a pressure guage configured to measure pressure in the reclaimer; and a reclaimer controller. |
| US11148093B2 |
Gas concentrator
Provided are an adsorption tank into and through which a gas mixture of plural kinds of gases is introduced and is passed along a horizontal direction, and an adsorbent layer housed in the adsorption tank to adsorb a gas in the gas mixture as adsorption component when the gas mixture is introduced under an adsorption pressure to the adsorption tank and desorb the adsorbed adsorption component when the adsorption tank is reduced in pressure to a desorption pressure lower than the adsorption pressure. |
| US11148091B2 |
Self-supporting structures having active materials
A method and system for manufacturing and using a self-supporting structure in processing unit for adsorption or catalytic processes. The self-supporting structure has greater than 50% by weight of the active material in the self-supporting structure to provide a foam-geometry structure providing access to the active material. The self-supporting structures, which may be disposed in a processing unit, may be used in swing adsorption processes and other processes to enhance the recovery of hydrocarbons. |
| US11148082B2 |
Fluid purification device
A device, system, and method for purifying a fluid is provided. The fluid purification device includes a tank, a cover and a release assembly. The tank having a hollow interior. The cover is sealingly coupled to the tank. The release assembly is pivotally coupled to the cover, the release assembly having a relief valve fluidly coupled to the hollow interior, the release assembly being movable between a first position and a second position, the relief valve being movable between an operating position, a released position and a non-operational position. |
| US11148081B2 |
Filter identification
A filter identification system is disclosed. The filter identification system may include an identification component disposed in a filter mount configured to hold a set of filters that includes a first filter and a second filter. The identification component may include a sensor system that may include a first sensor configured to provide a first output signal corresponding to a state of the first sensor, and a second sensor configured to provide a second output signal corresponding to a state of the second sensor. The sensor system may be configured to provide a single output signal that is based on the first output signal and the second output signal and indicates a combined state of the first sensor and the second sensor. |
| US11148080B2 |
Water filter purge indication
A refrigeration system includes a water circulation system and a replaceable water filter. The refrigerator includes a sensor that determines if a water filter is present, and a user interface that prompts a user to purge a water filter upon installation of a new water filter in the refrigerator. The water filter may include a memory storage device that stores information concerning the allowable life of the water filter, the remaining life of the water filter, and other information. Information concerning the remaining life of the water filter and other information can be displayed or otherwise communicated to a user by the user interface. |
| US11148079B2 |
Liquid treatment device
A liquid treatment device is configured to perform at least one treatment from a group of at least two different treatments. The liquid treatment device includes a connector defining an input conduit and an output conduit, a housing defining a closed-off space, and an adapter inside the housing. The adapter is moveable in the housing between at least a first position corresponding with a first liquid treatment and a second position corresponding with a second liquid treatment. A control is disposed outside the housing and connected to the adapter, and is configured to set the adapter from outside of the housing into one of at least the first position and the second position. |
| US11148077B2 |
Composite filter cartridge
A composite filter cartridge, comprising a filter cartridge body provided with two filter devices. Each filter device is respectively provided with a support component which fixes the filter device, and the filter devices are arranged in a linear manner and fixed with respect to one another. Each filter device is respectively provided with an independent housing, a filter module and a filter water channel, the filter module and the filter water channel being arranged within the housing, the filter water channel sequentially comprising a water inlet cavity and a water outlet cavity, the water inlet cavity and the water outlet cavity being connected via the corresponding filter module. |
| US11148073B2 |
Tensile structure density current baffle
A tensile structure density current baffle for use in a clarifier tank having a side wall includes a tensioning cable and a central baffle portion formed from a membrane fabric. The central baffle portion has an upper baffle portion with an upper end, a lower baffle portion with a lower end, and a junction between the upper baffle portion and the lower baffle portion. The tensioning cable engages the central baffle portion at the junction. The upper end of the central baffle portion being fastenable to the side wall above the junction and the lower end of the central baffle portion being fastenable to the side wall below the junction. When the upper end and lower end are fastened to the side wall and the tensioning cable is tensioned, the tensioning cable and membrane fabric comprise a self-supporting tensile structure that extends toward the center of the clarifier tank. |
| US11148071B2 |
Separation system and method
Embodiments of the invention include a filtration system with a separation system including a primary process vessel with a main body enclosing an internal volume, and a removable end cap coupled to one of the ends of the main body. The primary process vessel includes fluid apertures enabling a fluid stream to enter or exit the inner volume. The separation system includes a filter support positioned in the inner volume, and a filter assembly coupled to the filter support. In some embodiments, the filtration system further includes a support frame, and the separation system is mounted on the support frame. In some embodiments, the separation system is fluidly coupled to another separation system. In some embodiments, the filter assembly includes a coalescing filter. In some further embodiments, the filter assembly includes a filter configured and arranged to filter hydrocarbons. |
| US11148070B2 |
Systems and methods of nanofiltration using graphene oxide
Nanofiltration of aqueous solutions or other water-based fluids in various applications, such as desalination, dialysis, seawater purification, for example, may be enhanced through precisely controlling a filtration cutoff within graphene oxide nanofilters. By initially compressing and constraining the stacked thickness of multiple graphene oxide layers deposited between porous substrates, the interlayer gap size, and thus, the filtration cutoff may be adjusted and optimized. |
| US11148066B2 |
Bracket and connector for modular luminaire and modular luminaire with bracket and connector
A bracket for modular luminaire includes a polyhedral module and a connector connected to the polyhedral module. The polyhedral module is a polyhedron provided with a cavity therein, and each surface of the polyhedron is provided with a stepped through-hole connected to the cavity, thereby forming a first annular protrusion at a junction of the stepped through-hole and the cavity. The connector includes a connector body having a cylindrical shape. On an outer periphery of the connector body, a second annular protrusion, a third annular protrusion, a fourth annular protrusion, and a fifth annular protrusion protrude outwards in a radial direction and are spaced apart from each other, and formed successively from a left end portion to a right end portion of the connector body. A left end of the connector is inserted into the stepped through-hole of the polyhedral module. |
| US11148058B1 |
Systems and methods for gated in-game access based on collections of unique digital articles
Systems and methods to providing gated in-game access based on collections and/or combinations of unique digital articles in an online gaming platform are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may execute instances of a game; manage player accounts associated with the players, including a first player account associated with a first player, wherein a first account inventory includes a first and a second unique digital article; receive, from the first player, a first action request for an in-game action that requires ownership of the first and second unique digital articles (as recorded on an immutable ledger); permit the first action request (and other similar requests) unless and until the first player is no longer the registered owner of the first and second unique digital articles. |
| US11148057B2 |
Automated game modification based on playing style
A system, a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a computer-implemented method to modify a game based on playing style is provided. Player-specific playing style information that indicates one or more attributes of a playing style of a player is accessed. The playing style information is based on gameplay behavior of the player. Game parameters that defines at least some aspects of a game level forming part of the game is accessed. In an automated operation one or more of the game parameters are modified, thereby a difficulty of the game level for the player based on the one or more playing style attributes is modified. The modified game parameters are caused to be presented on a client device associated with the player of the game level. |
| US11148055B1 |
Targeting of an individual object among a plurality of objects in a multi-player online video game
Systems, methods, and media are provided for improved targeting of an individual object among a plurality of objects in a multi-player online video game. The video game may include plurality of objects located at various places at a given frame. At each frame, a position of the objects is identified. If a player object (except for the player object associated with the user) is within a predetermined radius of another player object, a target position of the player object is modified relative to other player objects. Next, the target position of the player object is modified towards its original position within the frame. This process is repeated for each player object until the corresponding player object is no longer within the predetermined radius of another player object or a violation of a constraints prevents the modification from being performed. |
| US11148048B2 |
Content presentation system, content presentation device, and wind presenting device
There is provided a content presentation system, a content presentation device, and a wind presenting device which are suitable for content presentation by air blast. The content presentation system includes a control unit and a wind presenting device. The control unit generates a wind presentation drive signal on the basis of a predetermined trigger included in content. The wind presenting device includes a housing including an opening formed therein, a diaphragm supported by the housing, and a diaphragm drive mechanism that drives the diaphragm on the basis of the wind presentation drive signal, reduces a volume of a space formed by the housing and the diaphragm, and causes air in the space to blast from the opening. |
| US11148047B2 |
Video display system, video display device, its control method, and information storage medium
To provide a video display system for allowing a user to look at and listen to video and sound on various means. A video display system has a video display device and a portable video display device, connected to each other for communication. The video display device produces own device video data and own device sound data to be displayed and reproduced, respectively, on the video display device; displays the own device video data and reproduces the own device sound data; encodes these data into a data format which the portable video display device is able to handle, to thereby produce other device video data and other device sound data; and sends to the portable video display device. The portable video display device receives these data, and decodes and displays the other device video data, and decodes and reproduces the other device sound data. |
| US11148046B2 |
Chip structure of VR self-service game joy stick
An improved VR self-service game joy stick chip assembly comprising a controller, a power source converter, a sensor and interfaces/links, the power to operate the assembly being provided by an external, hard-wired power source. The sensor senses movement thereof and through two-way connections to the controller and a computer interface turns on the joy stick and connected devices. |
| US11148042B2 |
Geo location questing
A method and a system of a geo-location quest game. For example, registering game participants to play a geo-location quest game within a game environment having a plurality of beacon devices which are capable of providing location information for registered game participants within the game environment. In further examples, presenting, on the beacon enabled user device, to the registered game participants, a description of a first task in the geo-location quest game and a request for first task completion information, the first task having a start and end location within the game environment. In another example, receiving the requested first task completion information from the registered game participants. |
| US11148040B1 |
Ball delivery device, system, and method
A ball delivery device, system, and method housing a plurality of balls for a game session is presented. The ball delivery device includes a mixing chamber that receives the plurality of balls for the game session, a mixing arm (or arms) that mixes the plurality of balls within the mixing chamber during the game session, a ball holder disposed on the arm, wherein the ball holder captures a single ball from the mixing chamber during the game session and deposits the ball on a reading platform, an agitator mechanically coupled to the reading platform, wherein the agitator induces a vibration in the reading platform, a reader that scans an identifier printed on the ball as the ball rotates on the vibrating reading platform, and a camera that captures an image of the ball. |
| US11148026B2 |
System and method for monitoring performance characteristics associated with user activities involving swinging instruments
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to various components of a system for monitoring and/or tracking a user's performance during an activity involving an instrument that is swung. Exemplary embodiments can include a sensor module configured to be secured to the instrument. The sensor module can detect a swing event and/or an impact between the instrument and an object and can implement power management features to limit or manage a power consumption of the sensor module. The sensor module can transmit swing information to an electronic device associated with the user, which can display the swing information, process the swing information, and/or transmit the swing information to a remote system. |
| US11148024B1 |
Thermochromic golf club grip
A grip for a golf club is disclosed herein. The grip comprises an inner layer, an outer layer, a primer layer and a topcoat layer. At least one layer comprises a thermochromic pigment or a thermochromic paint. |
| US11148021B2 |
Golf club head
A golf club head includes a body defining an interior cavity. The body includes a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion, and a skirt positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown. The body has a forward portion and a rearward portion. The club head includes a face positioned at the forward portion of the body. The face defines a striking surface having an ideal impact location at a golf club head origin. Embodiments include club heads for a fairway wood that at least one of a high moment of inertia, a low center-of-gravity, a thin crown and a high coefficient of restitution. A sleeve for easily disconnecting a shaft to the club head allows for selective adjustment of the head's loft and lie angle. |
| US11148014B2 |
Sports ball
A sports ball is provided and may include an interior bladder and a cover disposed about the interior bladder. The cover may comprise a plurality of adjoining panels. The cover may further define an exterior surface comprising a plurality of plateau sections and a plurality of indentations extending radially inward from the exterior surface. The plurality of indentations may include a plurality of peripheral channels or seams and a plurality of interior channels. Each seam has a seam length and the plurality of seams has a first aggregate deboss length. Each interior channel has a channel length and the plurality of interior channels has a second aggregate deboss length. Collectively, the seams and interior channels have an aggregate feature length, which is defined as a sum of the first aggregate deboss length and the second aggregate deboss length. The aggregate feature length is greater than 800 centimeters. |
| US11148012B1 |
Process for incorporating graphene into a core of a golf ball
A method for forming a golf ball with a graphene core disclosed herein. The method includes mixing a graphene masterbatch material with a polybutadiene material to form a core mixture, wherein the graphene masterbatch material comprises graphene in an amount from 0.1 to 80.0 weight percent of the graphene masterbatch material mixed with a carrier polymer in an amount from 99.9 to 20 weight percent of the graphene masterbatch material. |
| US11148008B1 |
Self-rescue swim fin belt
In one aspect, the invention provides a swim fin comprising a foldable fin blade and foot enclosure, and means for releasably securing the foot of a user within said foot enclosure when in use for swimming. When not in use for swimming, the fin is collapsed to demonstrate a substantially flat form and releasably interconnected with another such swim fin to form a loop structure that can be worn as a belt or bandolier, or stored flat and carried within a fanny pack. The combination swim fin belt apparatus allows a user to carry a pair of swim fins conveniently, comfortably and unobtrusively while engaging in activities that take place on or near the water. The fins are thus immediately available to be deployed for swimming, in particular when the user unexpectedly needs to swim long distances or in challenging conditions without the aid of water safety devices. |
| US11148005B2 |
Leg-powered treadmill
A motor-less leg-powered curved treadmill produced that allows people to walk, jog, run, and sprint without making any adjustments to the treadmill other than shifting the user's center of gravity forward and backwards. A closed loop treadmill belt running between front and rear pulley rollers is formed with a low friction running surface of transverse aluminum, wooden, plastic, rubber or carbon fiber slats attached to each other in a resilient fashion. Since an essential feature of treadmill is the concave shape of the running surface of belt in its respective upper portion, the treadmill configurations insure that this shape is maintained during actual use. These configurations prevent the concave upper running surface portion from being pulled taut into a flat shape between the front and rear pulley rollers. |
| US11148004B1 |
Exercise machine handle system
An exercise machine which allows for a wide range of exercises while maintaining improved balance and control for the exerciser. The exercise machine generally includes a frame having a first track, a carriage movably connected to the first track, a first platform and a second platform connected to the frame, a first stationary handle extending upwardly from the upper surface of the first platform, and a second stationary handle extending upwardly from the upper surface of the first platform. |
| US11148002B2 |
Athletic training box
An athletic training box that includes firm planar surfaces that transition to soft edges. On the outer surface of the athletic training box the soft edges transition directly from the outer surface into a rounded foam edge without a ridge, or substantial obstacle being presented to cause a safety hazard. An internal frame structure is provided within the athletic training box to support the planar surfaces receiving the force of the jump while also maintaining the “square” 90 degree angles, and thus the parallel jump surfaces of the athletic training box. |
| US11147999B1 |
Reversible resistance exercise machine
A reversible resistance exercise machine for reversing the direction of applied resistance against a movable platform of an exercising machine. The exercise machine has a frame, a carriage movably positioned upon the frame, and a plurality of biasing members. A plurality of first tension connectors are accessible near the first end of the carriage and are adapted for removably attaching selected biasing members near the first end of the carriage to resist motion of the carriage in the first direction. A plurality of second tension connectors are accessible near the second end of the carriage and are adapted for removably attaching selected biasing members near the second end of the carriage to resist motion of the carriage in the second direction. A user selectable amount of force may be applied to the carriage to resist movement in either of the first direction and the second direction. |
| US11147997B2 |
Exercise jumper
A jumper apparatus may include a ring, a set of poles along the ring and a pneumatic tube. Each pole of the set of poles may have a first axial end portion inwardly extending towards a centerline of the ring, a second axial end portion outwardly extending away from the centerline of the ring and a vertical portion connecting the first axial end portion and the second axial end portion. The ring is vertically located between the first axial end portion and the second axial end portion of each pole. The pneumatic tube may extend about the set of poles over the second axial end portion of each pole. |
| US11147996B2 |
Transportable fire training apparatus and method
A transportable fire training apparatus includes a trailer frame having a rear raised section at a rear end of the trailer frame and an unraised section at a middle portion of the trailer frame, a shell attached to the trailer frame and partitioned into a plurality of training rooms, a rear multi-axle wheel set disposed below, and attached to, the rear raised section of the trailer frame via an air ride suspension system that raises the trailer frame relative to the a rear multi-axle wheel set in response to pressurization of the air ride suspension system. The unraised section of the trailer frame rides substantially above the ground when the air ride suspension system is in a pressurized state and rests on the ground when the air ride suspension system is in an unpressurized state. A method for deploying and using the transportable fire training apparatus is also disclosed herein. |
| US11147995B2 |
Hydro fire mitigation system
A hydro fire mitigation system is provided that is associated with a structure. The system employs a number of sensors that detect an oncoming fire, which directs a controller to initiate fluid flow through a number of sprinklers. The system is fully autonomous and does not require municipal water or power during use. |
| US11147991B2 |
Two-component products in bags for the oxidative dyeing of keratin fibres
Products for oxidative dyeing of keratin fibres include at least two preparations (A) and (B) prepared separately. The first preparation (A) includes, in a cosmetic carrier (A1) hydrogen peroxide and (A2) one or more fatty constituents in an amount of from about 0.1 to about 40 wt. % relative to the weight of preparation (A). The second preparation (B) includes, in a cosmetic carrier, (B1) at least one alkalizing agent and (B2) one or more fatty constituents in an amount of from about 0.1 to about 40 wt. % relative to the weight of preparation (B). Preparation (A) is prepared in a first container and preparation (B) is prepared in a second container, both of which containers include at least two layers. An inner layer of first and/or second containers includes a layer of a synthetic polymer (I). An outer layer of first and/or second containers includes a layer of metal. |
| US11147988B2 |
Dosage verification method for radiotherapy device, and radiotherapy device
A dosage verification method for a radiotherapy device includes: acquiring reference optical field information about radioactive rays, wherein the reference optical field information includes the dosage distribution of a reference optical field; acquiring actual optical field information about the radioactive rays; comparing and analyzing the acquired actual optical field information about the radioactive rays and the acquired reference optical field information; and determining whether the actual optical field information is in a range of pre-set optical field information, wherein the pre-set optical field information is optical field information determined according to the reference optical field information. |
| US11147985B2 |
Warm start initialization for external beam radiotherapy plan optimization
The invention relates to a dynamic sliding-window-like initialization for, for example, iterative VMAT algorithms. Specifically, a dynamic sliding window conversion method is contemplated where typical dynamic VMAT constraints are taken into account to find an optimal set of suitable openings (i.e. binary masks) that can be used as quasi-feasible start initialization for any VMAT algorithm that can refine until a deliverable plan is reached. Here, a multileaf leaf tip trajectory least square constrained optimization is performed to find a set of optimal unidirectional trajectories for all MLC leaf pairs of all arc points. To ensure that a quasi-feasible (or better quasi-deliverable) solution is returned, for example, a maximum dose rate, a maximum gantry speed, a maximum leafs speed, and a maximum treatment time may be enforced. |
| US11147984B2 |
Illumination devices for inducing biological effects
Illumination devices for impinging light on tissue, for example within a body cavity of a patient, to induce various biological effects are disclosed. Biological effects may include at least one of inactivating and/or inhibiting growth of one or more pathogens, upregulating a local immune response, increasing endogenous stores of nitric oxide, releasing nitric oxide from endogenous stores, and inducing an anti-inflammatory effect. Wavelengths of light are selected based on intended biological effects for one or more of targeted tissue types and targeted pathogens. Light treatments may provide multiple pathogenic biological effects, either with light of a single wavelength or with light having multiple wavelengths. Devices for light treatments are disclosed that provide light doses for inducing biological effects on various targeted pathogens and tissues with increased efficacy and reduced cytotoxicity. Particular illumination devices are disclosed that provide safe and effective treatments for upper respiratory tract infections, including coronaviridae and orthomyxoviridae. |
| US11147981B2 |
Device for influencing biological processes in living tissue
A device for influencing biological processes in living tissue, in particular a human body, for applying a pulsating magnetic field to at least a part of the tissue, includes a field generation device for generating the pulsating magnetic field and a pulse generator for actuating the field generation device. The pulse generator is designed such that the pulsating magnetic field includes a sequence of primary pulses, the pulse repetition rate of which is between 0.01 and 1000 Hz. The primary pulses are formed by a plurality of superimposed subpulses, wherein the primary pulses are overlaid by secondary pulses. The secondary pulses have a phase shift φ in relation to the primary pulses of −0.5>φ>0.5 and the phase shift φ is not equal to 0. |
| US11147978B2 |
Feedthrough protective cover
Implantable medical devices have a feedthrough from the device to the outside world to pass electrical current from electronics inside the implant to the patient or vice versa. A plurality of sensors and/or signal wires must connect to the feedthrough and implant in living tissue. Chemical and physical forces work against the wire connections. Embodiments of the present invention include a biocompatible cap or top, shaped to attach onto a rim of the feedthrough device. One or more wire bundle ports are included on the cap. One or two layers of a sealant (e.g., epoxy) can be injected under the cap. A first layer can rigidly protect the wire bonds, and an elastomeric silicone can cover the epoxy for a flexible protector. Other embodiments include an implant housing with a recess for the feedthrough; a top can protect the recess. One or more sealants can cover the feedthrough. |
| US11147973B2 |
Charge-balanced current-controlled stimulation
A circuit for charge-balanced current-controlled stimulation. The circuit includes a transistor differential pair, a first current mirror, a second current mirror, and a third current mirror. The transistor differential pair includes a first differential input node, a second differential input node, a first differential output node, a second differential output node, and a common node. The transistor differential pair is configured to generate a first differential current that passes through the first differential output node and a second differential current that passes through the second differential output node. The first current mirror is configured to generate a first mirrored current based on the first differential current. The second current mirror is configured to generate a second mirrored current based on the second differential current. The third current mirror is configured to generate a third mirrored current based on the first mirrored current. |
| US11147971B2 |
Systems methods and devices for closed loop stimulation to enhance stroke recovery
Systems, methods and devices for promoting recovery from a stroke induced loss of motor function in a subject. In certain aspects, the system includes at least one electrode, and an operations system in electrical communication with at least one electrode, wherein the at least one electrode is constructed and arranged to apply current across the brain of the subject and to record low frequency oscillations from a perilesional region of the subject. In certain aspects, provided is a method comprising placing at least one recording electrode in electrical communication in a perilesional region of the subject; placing at least one stimulation electrode in electrical communication with the brain of the subject; recording low frequency oscillations from the perilesional region of the subject; and delivering current stimulation to the brain of the subject. |
| US11147970B2 |
Personalized network searching
Personalized network searching, in which a search query is received from a user, and a request is received to personalize a search result. Responsive to the search query and the request to personalize the search result, a personalized search result is generated by searching a personalized search object. Responsive to the search query, a general search result is generated by searching the general search object. The personalized search result and the general search result are provided to a client device, an advertisement is selected based at least in part upon the personalized search object, and the advertisement, the personalized search result, and the general search result are displayed. |
| US11147966B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for identifying a target medical device implant
Methods and devices for improving pelvic floor dysfunction in a patient suffering therefrom by electrically modulating neural tissue in a minimally invasive fashion using an electrical micro stimulator are provided. |
| US11147956B2 |
Enteral syringe with vented collar
A syringe having an enteral collar with a vent is disclosed. The syringe may also include a plug which reversibly covers the vent. Other embodiments relate to the use of the syringe. The vent allows fluid within the region between the enteral collar and the tip to be removed. |
| US11147952B2 |
Drug coated inflatable balloon having a thermal dependent release layer
A medical device includes an inflatable balloon defining an interior surface and an exterior surface, and a coating including a therapeutic agent disposed on the exterior surface of the inflatable balloon. The coating has a release transition temperature within a range from about 25° C. to about 50° C. When the temperature of the coating is below the release transition temperature, the coating retains at least a portion of the therapeutic agent on the exterior of the inflatable balloon. When the temperature of the coating is above the release transition temperature, the coating releases at least a portion of the therapeutic agent from the exterior of the inflatable balloon. |
| US11147951B2 |
Subcutaneous anchor device for securing a catheter
Some embodiments of a medical device anchor system include an anchor device that receives a medical instrument (such as a catheter or the like) and secures the instrument in place relative to a skin penetration point. In some circumstances, the anchor device may allow the anchor device to be used after medical instrument is already in place without the need for a second penetration point for the anchor device. |
| US11147949B2 |
Method of making an enhanced flexibility neurovascular catheter
A method of making a high flexibility distal zone on a neurovascular catheter is provided. The method includes the steps of dip coating a removable mandrel to form a tubular inner layer on the mandrel, coating the tubular inner layer with a tie layer, applying a helical coil to the outside of the tie layer, positioning a plurality of tubular segments, heating the tubular segments to form the high flexibility distal zone on the neurovascular catheter; and removing the mandrel. |
| US11147945B2 |
Catheter shaft comprising welded tubes
A catheter shaft includes a first tube made of an extrudable copolymer that has reactive groups, and a second tube made of a polymeric material, which is welded to the first tube. A distal balloon is welded to the first tube. |
| US11147944B2 |
Handset for occlusion clearing device
A handset for operation and locking of an occlusion clearing device includes a body and movable cover. Valve(s) in fluid communication with tubing for aspiration or irrigation are located within the body. A locking mechanism having first and second components affixed at different points in the handset which are selectively movable relative to one another to transition between locked and unlocked positions. The first component is connected to and selectively movable relative to the cover. The second component engages a portion of the first component, causing the cover to move in an engagement direction as the first component is moved to a locked position. Movement of the cover in an engagement direction causes the valve(s) to change from a first to second position which controls the flow of fluid therethrough. An engagement surface of the second component engages and retains the first component in a locked position. |
| US11147942B2 |
Attenuated low-frequency stimulation (ALFS) of spinal energy points
A system comprises a flexible pad, an antenna wire disposed within the flexible pad, and an electronics unit connected to or capable of being connected to the antenna wire. The electronics unit can include circuitry configured to access a stored playlist representing a sequence of tones at different frequencies, and to generate signals representing the tones such that two or more of the tones are generated in the sequence according to the stored playlist. The electronics unit further can include an oscillator to generate a carrier signal and coupled so that the signals representing the tones modulate the carrier signal according to the sequence when applied to an input of the oscillator, where the oscillator has an output connected to transmit the modulated carrier signal onto an antenna when the electronics unit is in operation. |
| US11147934B2 |
System and method for launching usage mode in a multimodal surgical gas delivery system
A surgical gas delivery device includes a filter cartridge interface and a computer controlled control unit configured to control the circulation of surgical gas during endoscopic surgery. The control unit can operate in a plurality of different modes of operation. A tube set for connecting the surgical gas delivery device to one or more end effectors includes a filter cartridge in fluid communication with the tube set. The filter cartridge is seated in the filter cartridge interface of the surgical gas delivery device to communicate surgical gas between the surgical gas delivery device and the one or more end effectors. The surgical gas delivery device includes a reader operatively connected to receive input from a data carrying element of the tube set. The data carrying element, reader, and control unit can launch a specific one of the modes of operation when the filter cartridge is inserted. |
| US11147933B2 |
Electronic cigarette
An electronic cigarette, including: an atomization assembly and a battery assembly. The atomization assembly is disposed on the battery assembly. The atomization assembly includes a top cap; a buckle; a first fixing part; a first magnet; a steel tube; a second fixing part; a mouthpiece; an observation tube; a vapor tube; an e-liquid container; an e-liquid guide; a threaded joint; a fixing ring fixing the threaded joint; a second magnet; a heating unit; a first silica gel; a fixed seat; a first insulation ring; and a joint. The battery assembly includes an elastic electrode; a third magnet; a second insulation ring; a copper ring; a cartridge; a battery; a second silica gel; a pneumatic switch; a control plate; a base; and a bottom cap. The top cap includes a cavity and the first magnet is disposed in the cavity of the top cap. |
| US11147932B2 |
Medicament delivery device having a cap assembly
The present disclosure relates to a medicament delivery device comprises: a housing having a proximal end and a distal end; a medicament container positioned in the housing and having a medicament delivery member shield; a medicament delivery mechanism associated with the medicament container; an activation member operably connected to the medicament delivery mechanism and longitudinally movable in relation to the housing from an extended position to a retracted position to activate the medicament delivery mechanism; and a removable cap assembly comprising a deshielder, an inner tubular integrity lock member having a resilient structure configured to interact with both a first engaging structure of the activation member and a second engaging structure of the housing for preventing the activation member from moving into the retracted position; and wherein the removable cap assembly further comprises an outer tubular cap body which is movable in relation to the housing and to the inner tubular integrity lock member from an initial position in which the outer tubular cap body is releasably connected to the housing and is disengaged from the inner tubular integrity lock member, to an intermediate position in which the outer tubular cap body is partially disengaged from the housing for giving tamper proof indication and in which the outer tubular cap body is fixedly engaged to the inner tubular integrity lock member for allowing the removal of the medicament delivery member shield. |
| US11147927B2 |
Device and method for identification of a target region
A method and apparatus are provided for use in locating a target region which is situated in the body of a subject, for example for the delivery of drugs. The system includes an assembly for controlling the flow of fluid from a fluid reservoir to a conduit, such as a needle. A sensor detects a characteristic indicative of the fluid pressure in the conduit. The system processes data from the sensor to detect the presence of a pulsatile waveform. A controller may control further operation of the system based on information regarding the presence of the pulsatile waveform and features of the waveform, such as amplitude. |
| US11147923B2 |
Medicament injection device
A medicament injection device includes a main body configured to receive a medicament cartridge sealed by a first penetrable barrier, a cap assembly including a button cap and a carrier unit, the button cap being rotatable with respect to the carrier unit and wherein the button cap is prevented from being displaced axially in a proximal direction unless the button is rotated into alignment with respect to the carrier unit, a needle carrier releasably coupled to the carrier unit, the needle carrier carrying a needle having a proximal end and a distal end, the needle carrier being releasably coupled to the push button. Subsequent to rotational alignment of the button cap with respect to the carrier unit, the button cap is axially displaceable in the proximal direction. Axial displacement of the button cap in the proximal direction causes the needle carrier to be displaced axially in the proximal direction. |
| US11147920B2 |
Diabetes management system with automatic basal and manual bolus insulin control
Systems and methods for diabetes management with automatic basal and manual bolus insulin control are presented. An exemplary system includes a delivery device, a glucose sensor, and a controller. The delivery device delivers insulin and the glucose sensor measures glucose levels of the subject. A basal insulin dose is calculated using a model predictive control algorithm and physiological data of the subject including desired glucose levels, amounts of the delivered insulin and the measured glucose levels. A manual bolus insulin dose is initiated by the subject. The manual bolus insulin dose is modified based on one or both of the model predictive control algorithm and the physiological data of the subject. A total insulin dose is determined based on the modified manual bolus insulin dose and the calculated basal insulin dose, and delivered to the subject. |
| US11147914B2 |
Infusion pump system and method
Some embodiments of an infusion pump system may be configured to wirelessly communicate with other devices using near field communication (NFC). In particular embodiments, by incorporating near field communication capabilities into the infusion pump system, user communications with the infusion pump system can be enhanced and simplified. |
| US11147911B2 |
Auto-injector storage device
A storage device for storing a plurality of auto-injectors, the device configured to activate an auto-injector upon removal of the auto-injector from the device. |
| US11147910B2 |
Packaging for safety needle
Packaging for safety needle devices are described herein. Such packaging can include hard packaging for safety needle devices. Such packaging can include a cavity or recess in a compartment of the packaging to house an activation element of a safety needle device to prevent accidental activation of the safety needle device prior to use by the user. Such packaging can include a cavity or recess in a safety needle device to house an activation element located on the inside surface of the compartment of the packaging to prevent accidental activation of the safety needle device prior to use by the user. |
| US11147909B2 |
Diaphragm vacuum pump
A diaphragm vacuum pump has a pump chamber, a vacuum diaphragm for generating an underpressure in the pump chamber, an electric motor (1) with a motor shaft, a gear and a connecting element. The gear converts a rotational movement of the motor shaft into a cyclical, approximately linear forward and rearward movement of the connecting element, as a result of which the connecting element effects a cyclical movement of the vacuum diaphragm. The rearward movement of the connecting element per cycle is effected by a first rotation angle of the motor shaft which, on account of the gear, is not of the same magnitude as a second rotation angle of the motor shaft, wherein the second rotation angle effects the forward movement of the connecting element per cycle. The diaphragm vacuum pump according to the invention can be designed such that it is small and quiet and yet provides optimal power. |
| US11147907B2 |
Systems and methods for treating blood
According to some embodiments, a system may treat blood outside the body of a patient. The system may include one or more pumps configured to pump blood in a fluid flow path at a collective rate over 4 liters per minute. The system may include one or more heat exchangers operable to heat at least a portion of the blood to a temperature of at least 42 degrees Celsius and to allow the blood to cool one or more degrees following heating. The system may include one or more albumin dialysis modules configured to perform albumin dialysis on at least a portion of the blood at least after the one or more heat exchangers allow the blood to cool one or more degrees. |
| US11147902B2 |
Polymeric coatings and methods for cell attachment
The invention provides cell-adherent polymeric coatings for articles, the coating including a synthetic, non-biodegradable polymer having a plurality of pendent amine groups, wherein the polymer is covalently immobilized on the article via latent reactive groups. The invention also provides methods for the long-term attachment of cells using the polymeric coatings. |
| US11147901B1 |
Method for repairing living tissue with a hollow fiber scaffold
A scaffold of hollow fibers comprising a mixture of polylactic acid (PLA) and polybutylene succinate (PBS) and cellulose nanofibers (CNF), medical products made of these scaffolds and methods of using the scaffolds in regenerative medicine. A method for producing the scaffolds is also disclosed. |
| US11147899B2 |
Flap for de-novo tissue regeneration
The present invention provides an implant which includes: (a) an autologous engineered tissue; and (b) a vasculature, wherein the engineered tissue is a porous scaffold embedded with endothelial cell, a fibroblast, a myoblast, a mesenchymal cell, an adipocyte, or any combination thereof, wherein the vasculature feeds the cells. Further, the invention provides a method for treating a subject afflicted with a large soft tissue defect by implanting the implant of the invention. |
| US11147898B2 |
Biomedical foams
The invention relates, generally, to porous absorbent materials which are suitable for packing antrums or other cavities of the human or animal body. More particularly, it relates to hydrophilic biodegradable foams, which may be used e.g. in the form of a plug or tampon, for instance for controlling bleeding, wound closure, prevent tissue adhesion and/or support tissue regeneration. The invention provides an absorbent foam, suitable for packing antrums or other cavities of the human or animal body, comprising a biodegradable synthetic polymer, which polymer preferably comprises —C(O)—O— groups in the backbone of the polymer, for instance polyurethane and/or polyester units combined with polyethers. |
| US11147893B1 |
Pathogen-rich surface sanitizing system and method
Surfaces are sanitized by using radiation (such as UV-C) to kill pathogens (such as bacteria). A lamp shade is provided that shapes the radiation from a sanitizing lamp into an intended projection pattern, which is irradiated on a target area to kill pathogens in that target area. The radiation is controlled and turned on autonomously based upon sensors that determine when no one is using the device being sanitized. |
| US11147888B2 |
Methods and systems for detecting psychotic disorders associated with serotonin 2A receptor deficiencies
Methods for detecting resistance to sedation caused by antipsychotic drugs including methods for detecting psychotic disorders such as but not limited to schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder featuring administering to a patient a dose of an antipsychotic medication; and subjecting the patient to an evaluation at a time point following administration of the dose of the antipsychotic medication. The evaluation is adapted to determine a level of sedation resulting from the dose of the antipsychotic medication. A resulting level of sedation may be one of the following: completely sedated, significantly sedated, moderately sedated, not significantly sedated and completely alert. If the individual is not completely sedated or significantly sedated, or is completely alert, then the patient may have a likelihood of having a psychotic disorder such as schizophrenia. |
| US11147886B2 |
Drug-conjugated bi-specific antigen-binding constructs
Bispecific antigen-binding constructs e.g., antibodies conjugated to drugs (ADCs), which bind CD3 and other cell-surface target antigen such as tumor antigens e.g., CD19, CDH3, HER2, HER3 and EGFR antigens and methods of use are disclosed. |
| US11147882B2 |
Method for preserving and stabilizing proteins for formulations of sanitary, pharmaceutical and cosmetic products
A method for preserving and stabilizing proteins includes the steps of forming an anhydrous medium having oily phase components having hydrophilic residues, and dispersing the proteins into the anhydrous medium under ambient pressure and temperature conditions so that the proteins are incorporated into the anhydrous medium so as to maintain an active formation of the proteins. |
| US11147879B2 |
Methods of treating or preventing stent thrombosis
The present invention is directed to the following: methods of treating or preventing stent thrombosis using pharmaceutical compositions comprising cangrelor and optionally bivalirudin; methods of reducing mortality in a subject undergoing stent implantation using pharmaceutical compositions comprising cangrelor and optionally bivalirudin; medicaments comprising cangrelor and optionally bivalirudin useful for treating or preventing stent thrombosis, or useful for reducing mortality in a subject undergoing stent implantation; pharmaceutical compositions comprising cangrelor and bivalirudin; and methods of preparing a medicament comprising cangrelor and optionally bivalirudin useful for treating or preventing stent thrombosis, or useful for reducing mortality in a subject undergoing stent implantation. |
| US11147871B2 |
Mixed allergen compositions and methods for using the same
Mixed allergen compositions of one, two or more different allergens are provided. In some instances, the mixed allergen compositions include: a nut allergen; an animal allergen; and at least one of: a non-nut plant allergen; a biotic agent; and a vitamin. Also provided are methods of administering the mixed allergen compositions to a subject. The mixed allergen compositions find use in a variety of applications, including health maintenance, immune balance, gut balance, immune support, health improvement and therapeutic applications. |
| US11147867B2 |
Stabilized influenza hemagglutinin stem region trimers and uses thereof
Vaccines that elicit broadly protective anti-influenza antibodies. Some vaccines comprise nanoparticles that display HA trimers from influenza virus on their surface. The nanoparticles are fusion proteins comprising a monomeric subunit (e.g., ferritin) joined to the stem region of an influenza HA protein. The fusion proteins self-assemble to form the HA-displaying nanoparticles. The vaccines comprise only the stem region of an influenza HA protein joined to a trimerization domain. Also provided are fusion proteins, and nucleic acid molecules encoding such proteins, and assays using nanoparticles of the invention to detect anti-influenza antibodies. |
| US11147865B2 |
Immunogenic compositions and uses thereof
The invention relates to immunogenic compositions comprising a capsular polysaccharide (CP) from Streptococcus agalactiae, commonly referred to as group B Streptococcus (GBS), conjugated to a carrier protein, and optionally including an aluminum-based adjuvant. The invention further relates to methods for inducing an immune response in subjects against GBS and/or for reducing or preventing invasive GBS disease in subjects using the compositions disclosed herein. The resulting antibodies can be used to treat or prevent GBS infection via passive immunotherapy. |
| US11147862B2 |
CD4 T cells provide antibody access to immunoprivileged tissue
The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for treating or preventing a disease or disorder of immunoprivileged tissue. It is described herein that an immunogenic composition which induces production of memory CD4 T cells allows for the access of a therapeutic antibody to the immunoprivileged tissue. |
| US11147860B2 |
Liquid formulation containing botulinum toxin and stabilizing agent, and preparation method therefor
The present invention relates to a liquid formulation containing botulinum toxin and stabilizing agent, and preparation method therefor.A liquid formulation containing botulinum toxin and stabilizing agent according to the present invention can be easily stored and distributed. It was proved a significant effect on the stabilization of botulinum toxin under suitable conditions according to the temperature and pH of the human body. Thus, it is expected that the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention will greatly contribute to the safe and convenient medical use of botulinum toxin. |
| US11147849B2 |
Botanical modulator of metabolic disorders
Plant-based inhibitors of MMP-9 that also function as PPAR-γ agonists, and the use of such plant-based inhibitors/agonists in modulating metabolic disorders is disclosed. The plant-based inhibitor/agonist is at least an extract obtained from the leaf of the genus Vaccinium. |
| US11147847B2 |
Extracts from plants of the Moringaceae family and methods of making
The present application is directed to materials and methods for producing extracts from a plant of the Moringaceae family having high concentrations of moringa isothiocyanates. |
| US11147844B2 |
Methods of treatment of infections using bacteria
The present disclosure relates generally to compositions, dosage forms, and methods for preventing and treating infections. The compositions include intact and substantially non-viable Gram-negative bacterial cells which have been treated to reduce lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-associated endotoxin activity, which surprisingly have increased activity to trigger immune cell production of cytokines. |
| US11147838B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides of non-canonical origin for use in immunotherapy against different types of cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US11147835B1 |
Nutritional supplement
A nutritional supplement provides Vitamin E; Sophora Flavescens extract; zinc; and at least two ingredients selected from the group consisting of hemp grapeseed extract, hemp curcumin, hemp boswellia, hemp black pepper, hemp magnolia, hemp ginger, hemp oregano leaf, hemp orange peel, hemp methyl sulfano methane (MSM), hemp poplar, hemp chia, hemp meadow sweet, hemp clove powder, hemp cinnamon, and hemp basil (excluding hay basil and hay basil extract). The supplement can be used to reduce joint inflammation, reduce stiffness, reduce lameness, improve flexion, and improve amount of movement and mobility by supporting joint health. |
| US11147834B2 |
Composition for treatment or prevention of age-related macular degeneration comprising molecular hydrogen
The present application provides a composition for treatment or prophylaxis of age-related macular degeneration in a subject, comprising molecular hydrogen as an active ingredient, and a method for treatment or prophylaxis of age-related macular degeneration, comprising administering the composition to a subject with age-related macular degeneration. |
| US11147830B2 |
Altering microbial populations and modifying microbiota
The invention relates to methods, uses, systems, arrays, engineered nucleotide sequences and vectors for inhibiting bacterial population growth or for altering the relative ratio of sub-populations of first and second bacteria in a mixed population of bacteria. The invention is particularly useful, for example, for treatment of microbes such as for environmental, medical, food and beverage use The invention relates infer alio to methods of controlling microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) or biofouling of a substrate or fluid in an industrial or domestic system. |
| US11147829B2 |
Inhibition of expansion and function of pathogenic age-associated B cells and use for the prevention and treatment of autoimmune disease
This current invention provides methods and agents for preventing and treating autoimmune and lymphoproliferative disease by targeting pathogenic age-associated B cells as well as methods of detecting these pathogenic age-associated B cells as a method of diagnosing and predicting autoimmune disease and other lymphoproliferative and chronic inflammatory disorders.The current invention also provides targets for drug development and basic research for autoimmune diseases and other lymphoproliferative and chronic inflammatory disorders. |
| US11147824B1 |
Colonic irrigation composition
Provided herein are clear aqueous colonoscopy irrigation compositions, and methods for visualization of colonic mucosa during colonoscopy procedure. The composition comprises indigo, blue or green colored contrast dye, polydimethylsiloxane, and muscle relaxant. |
| US11147823B2 |
Phospholipid ether analogs for imaging and targeted treatment of pediatric solid tumors
It is disclosed herein that that certain alkylphosphocholine analogs are preferentially taken up by malignant pediatric tumor cells. The alkylphophocholine analogs are compounds having the formula: or salts thereof, wherein n is an integer from 12 to 24; and R2 is —N+(CH3)3. The compounds can be used to treat pediatric solid tumors or to detect pediatric solid tumors. In therapeutic treatment, R1 includes a radioactive iodine isotope that locally delivers therapeutic dosages of radiation to the malignant pediatric tumor cells that preferentially take up the compound. In detection/imaging applications, R1 includes a detection moiety, such as a fluorophore or a radioactive iodine isotope. |
| US11147819B2 |
EZH2 inhibitors for treating cancer
The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising inhibitors of human histone methyltransferase EZH2 and one or more other therapeutic agents, for example, modulators of CD40 pathway activity, such as CD40 agonists, and methods of combination therapy for administering to subjects in need thereof for the treatment of cancer. |
| US11147815B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with uncontrolled inflammatory responses
Methods of treating, controlling or managing diseases associated with uncontrolled inflammatory responses are provided. These methods comprise the administration of small molecule compounds that alter the activity of Tripartite motif containing 8 (TRIM8) in blood monocytes. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions that comprise small molecule compounds that specifically target the E2-RING domain or the RING-RING dimerization domain of TRIM8 for the treatment, control or management of diseases associated with uncontrolled inflammatory responses. |
| US11147811B2 |
Composition comprising fine particle and process thereof
The present invention relates to a comprising (A) an active ingredient which is hardly soluble in water, but soluble in a C1-4 lower alcohol that may contain 30 vol % or less water, (B) polyvinyl alcohol having a saponification rate of 55-99%, and (C) a non-ionic surfactant, wherein the (A) active ingredient has a mean particle size of 10-300 nm, and a process thereof. |
| US11147809B2 |
Methods of treating neurofibromatosis with perillyl alcohol
The present methods treat neurofibromatosis by a administering to a subject perillyl alcohol or iso-perillyl alcohol. The present methods also treat neurofibromatosis by administering to a subject a carbamate of perillyl alcohol, or a carbamate of iso-perillyl alcohol. The perillyl alcohol carbamate may comprise perillyl alcohol conjugated with rolipram or temozolomide. |
| US11147807B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition containing DUSP1 inhibitor
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a DUSP1 inhibitor. The pharmaceutical composition comprising the DUSP1 inhibitor according to the present invention can solve the problems of inhibitors that target the active site because it inhibits DUSP1 by an allosteric inhibitory mechanism, and is effective for preventing or treating diseases involving DUSP1 enzymes, for example, a cancer such as a liver cancer, a breast cancer and a pancreatic cancer, a hepatitis C, and a depression. In particular, the DUSP1 inhibitor according to the present invention is very effective in treating a depression because it directly acts on neuronal growth. |
| US11147806B2 |
Combination of a PD-1 antagonist and a VEGF-R/FGFR/RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor for treating cancer
The present disclosure describes combination therapies comprising an antagonist of Programmed Death 1 receptor (PD-1) and a multi-RTK inhibitor, and the use of the combination therapies for the treatment of cancer. The multi-RTK inhibitor may be represented by Formula (I): wherein R1 is C1-6 alkyl or C3-8 cycloalkyl, R2 is a hydrogen atom or C1-6 alkoxy, and R3 is a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom. A tumor therapeutic agent is disclosed that combines a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof represented by Formula I and an anti-PD-1 antibody. |
| US11147804B2 |
Oral solid dosage form of amlodipine and veterinary uses thereof
The invention relates to the field of animal health. In particular, the invention relates to an oral solid dosage form comprising, as pharmaceutically active compounds, amlodipine. The invention relates to an oral solid dosage forms comprising an amlodipine besylate according to a particular posology for the treatment of hypertension in non-human mammal animals. |
| US11147797B2 |
Photodynamic therapeutic compounds and photodynamic methods of treatment
The invention provides photodynamic therapeutic compounds and photodynamic methods of treatment. The photodynamic therapeutic compounds may be activated by long wavelength light. The photo-activation by long wavelength light may allow improved tissue penetration. The compounds are selected from the group consisting of compounds of formula (i), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: formula (i) wherein PDC is a photodynamic core and wherein R1; R2; R3; and R4 are H, phenyl, pyridine-4-yl, methylpyridinium, N-methylpyridinium-3-yl; 2-phenyl-N-methylpyridinium-4-yl, 3-phenyl-N-methylpyridinium-4-yl, 4-phenyl-N-methylpyridinium-4-yl, 2-phenyl-N-methylpyridinium-3-yl, 3-phenyl-N-methylpyridinium-3-yl or 4-phenyl-N-methylpyridinium-3-yl; and wherein any one or more of R1, R2, R3 and R4 may be optionally substituted. |
| US11147796B2 |
Agent for preventing or ameliorating hearing impairment
It is to provide an agent for preventing or improving hearing loss, which comprises a low molecular compound which can be produced relatively easily and inexpensively as an active ingredient. One or more compounds selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the following formulas (I0), (II), and (III) and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compounds when R3 is OH are used as an agent for preventing or improving hearing loss. |
| US11147794B2 |
Treatment for primary biliary cholangitis
The present invention provides therapeutic compound for prevention and treatment of primary biliary cholangitis, (PBC). Specifically, the present invention provides pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for the treatment of PBC. |
| US11147789B2 |
Cell-permeable succinate compounds
The present invention provides novel cell-permeable succinates and cell permeable precursors of succinateaimed at increasing ATP-production in mitochondria. The main part of ATP produced and utilized in the eukaryotic cell originates from mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, a process to which high-energy electrons are provided by the Kreb's cycle. Not all Kreb's cycle intermediates are readily permeable to the cellular membrane, one of them being succinate. The provision of the novel cell permeable succinates is envisaged to allow passage over the cellular membrane and thus the cell permeable succinates can be used to enhance mitochondrial ATP-output. |
| US11147785B2 |
Modified free amino acid formulation and uses
A composition and methods of administration are provides utilizing Monosodium L-Glutamate Monohydrate in a stabilized form at an alkaline pH. |
| US11147784B2 |
Dietary supplements and composition for treating cancer
Methods and compositions for treating cancer and other disorders associated with undesired cellular proliferation are provided comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an amino acid mixture, wherein the amino acid mixture comprises glycine, optionally comprising at least a 2:1 molar ratio of glycine to serine. |
| US11147783B2 |
Use of cannabinoids in the treatment of epilepsy
The present invention relates to the use of a therapeutically effective amount of cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) in the treatment of epilepsy. In one embodiment the CBDA is used in the treatment of generalised seizures, preferably tonic-clonic seizures. Preferably the CBDA used is in the form of a botanical drug substance in which the CBDA content is greater than 60%, and most preferably, it is a highly purified extract of cannabis such that the CBDA is present at greater than 95%, through 96% and 97% to most preferably, greater than 98% of the total extract (w/w) and the other components of the extract are characterised. In particular the cannabinoids tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or tetrahydrocannabinol acid (THCA) have been substantially removed. Alternatively, the CBDA may be synthetically produced. |
| US11147781B2 |
Methods for alleviating statin myopathy
Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for alleviating side effects of statin administration, such as myopathic or myalgic side effects, short-term memory loss, abnormal liver function, glucose intolerance, hyperglycemia, increased risk for diabetes, or cumulative trauma disorder, comprising administration of β-hydroxy β-methylbutyrate (HMB) to an individual taking a statin. Also disclosed are methods and compositions for alleviating acute rhabdomyolysis comprising administration of HMB. The disclosure further provides uses of HMB in combination with a statin to alleviate side effects of statin administration. |
| US11147779B2 |
Therapeutic agent for phosphodiesterase inhibition and its related disorders
The pharmaceutical composition for treatment of phosphodiesterase related disorders comprises of administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula-I, or compounds selected from the group consisting of Niclosamide, Oxyclozanide, Rafoxanide, Closantel, Dibromsalan, Metabromsalan. Tribromsalan and Nitazoxanide, and prodrugs, metabolites, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and polymorphs thereof in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, vehicle, or diluents. |
| US11147776B2 |
7-OH-cannabidiol (7-OH-CBD) and/or 7-OH-cannabidivarin (7-OH-CBDV) for use in the treatment of epilepsy
The present invention relates to the use of 7-hydroxy-cannabidol (7-OH-CBD) and/or 7-hydroxy-cannabidivarin (7-OH-CBDV) in the treatment of epilepsy. Preferably the cannabinoid metabolites are isolated from plants to produce a highly purified extract or can be reproduced synthetically. |
| US11147773B2 |
Chloroquine gel and preparation method and application thereof
A chloroquine gel and a preparation method and application thereof. A chloroquine nanosphere includes a water-soluble nanosphere carrier, and chloroquine or a chloroquine derivative, wherein a mass ratio of the chloroquine or the chloroquine derivative to the water-soluble nanosphere carrier is no more than 1:3. |
| US11147772B2 |
Timed, pulsatile release systems
A unit multiparticulate dosage form for delivering one or more basic, active pharmaceutical ingredients into the body in need of such medications to achieve target PK (pharmacokinetics) profiles is described. The dosage form comprises one or more multicoated drug particles (beads, pellets, mini-/micro-tablets) having a barrier coating and a lag-time coating. Each Timed Pulsatile Release (TPR) bead population exhibits pre-determined lag-time followed by differing release characteristics. The composition and thickness of the barrier coating, composition and thickness of the lag-time coating, ratio of IR beads to one or more TPR bead populations and total dose may be varied depending on the alkalinity, pH-dependent solubility and elimination half-life of the active ingredients to achieve target PK profiles (suitable for a once or twice daily dosing regimen) in patients in need of such medications. |
| US11147765B1 |
Instantly dissolving buccal films
Instantly dissolving buccal fims comprising certain pH modifiers, film formers, film modifiers, and solubilizing agents are provided. Methods of providing the buccal film to enhance the dissolution and bioavailability of low solubility basic drugs, such as dapoxetine hydrochloride, in a subject are also provided. |
| US11147764B2 |
Tablets with improved acceptance and good storage stability
The present invention relates to tablets for animals, having improved acceptance and good storage stability. |
| US11147763B2 |
Vaginal ring with visual indication of use
The disclosure provides biomedical devices comprising indicator agents sensitive to the environment of use, methods of using same to enhance adherence to a treatment or usage regimen, and systems for monitoring compliance of use of the biomedical device. The biomedical device may be an intravaginal ring comprised of biocompatible polymeric material having indicator agent incorporated therein capable of producing a detectable change in response to a stimulus within the vaginal environment. |
| US11147760B2 |
Oil-based exfoliating cleansing product
The invention relates to an oil-based cleansing product which contains abrasive particles as exfoliating substances. In one particular embodiment, salt and sugar crystals are used as exfoliating substances. |
| US11147759B2 |
Covalent treatment for keratin-containing materials
Disclosed are methods of grafting monomeric and polymeric materials on keratin-containing material to provide a covalent coating on keratin-containing material. A mixture comprising a reducing agent is applied to the keratin-containing material sample. The keratin-containing material sample then comprises a plurality of free thiol groups. A monomer is applied to the keratin-containing material sample. The free thiol groups react with the monomer to form a plurality of covalent bonds between the free thiol groups and the monomers. The reducing agent and the monomer can be applied separately, semi-simultaneously, or simultaneously. The disclosed methods can be carried out with or without catalyst. The disclosed methods can be carried out with or without an additive. |
| US11147757B2 |
Personal care compositions
A personal care composition comprising a surfactant system consisting essentially of an anionic surfactant and a zwitterionic surfactant; a preservative; a pH modifier; and a rheology modifier, wherein the ratio of anionic surfactant to zwitterionic surfactant is about 1:1 to about 2.2:1 of the total composition by weight. |
| US11147756B2 |
Cosmetic compositions with reduced oily or greasy feel on the skin
The present disclosure relates to a cosmetic composition containing an oil mixture in a total amount of from about 40 to about 99% by weight, in relation to the total amount of the cosmetic composition, without taking into consideration any propellant possibly provided, wherein the oil mixture of at least two selected esters, at least one linear polydimethylsiloxane with a viscosity of from about 1 to less than about 20 cSt, also PPG-14 butyl ether, wherein cyclic polydimethylsiloxanes are contained in a total amount, in relation to the total amount of the cosmetic composition, of from 0 to about 0.4% by weight, and wherein PPG-14 butyl ether and linear polydimethylsiloxanes are contained in selected ratios by weight to one another. |
| US11147753B2 |
Multi-phase oral composition for tooth whitening
A multi-phase oral composition for whitening teeth. |
| US11147752B2 |
Skin-tightening composition
Skin-tightening compositions for providing a physical tightening effect to the skin and methods for using the same. The compositions may be in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion and include about 0.1 wt. % to about 6 wt. % of sodium silicate; at least 3 wt. % to about 11.5 wt. % of magnesium aluminum silicate; about 1 wt. % to about 15 wt. % of one or more fatty compounds; about 0.1 to about 20 wt. % of one or more nonionic emulsifiers; about 1 to about 25 wt. % of one or more polyols; and about 50 to about 90 wt. % of water, wherein the weight percentages are based on the total weight of the composition. The weight ratio of the sodium silicate to magnesium aluminum silicate is from 0.08 to 1.0 and a total amount of sodium silicate and magnesium aluminum silicate is 3 wt. % to 13 wt. %. |
| US11147751B2 |
Fluid compositions comprising a structuring agent
The present invention provides mouthwash or mouthrinse compositions comprising one or more structuring agents selected from: a colloidal gum, a cellulosic polymer, an acrylate polymer, or a clay or fine particulate, and an orally acceptable aqueous carrier. In some embodiments, the total concentration of the one or more structuring agents is less than 5%, by weight, of the composition. |
| US11147748B2 |
Composition of temporary crown materials
The present invention is directed to a composition of temporary crown materials, comprising a powder reagent and a liquid reagent; wherein the powder reagent comprises PMMA and an initiator, and the liquid reagent comprises MMA, a catalyst, and a plasticizer; wherein the plasticizer is a citrate ester compound. The composition of temporary crown materials of the present invention has high hardness, high toughness, high flexural strength and excellent biocompatibility. |
| US11147747B2 |
Composition and method for endodontic debridement
Provided herein are compositions and kits including trichloroacetic acid, and methods of using the same for debridement during endodontic treatment. |
| US11147738B1 |
Portable spa
A portable spa is particularly suited for use by an individual. The portable spa includes a housing defining an interior having a pair of rear wheels disposed beneath a rear side edge of the base of the housing. A hinged door provides access to the interior while an aperture and circumferential seal is disposed upon an upper surface of the housing. This enables for a portion of the body of a user to be situated above and exterior to the housing. An adjustable seat, control panel, water reservoir, condensate pan, aromatherapy oil reservoir and electrical heating unit are secured within the housing. The spa also comprises an oven limit safety thermostat to prevent overheating. An exterior switch actuates the spa. |
| US11147737B2 |
Handheld device with motorized member for treatment of disorders
A handheld device for applying mechanical vibration to a body portion of an individual to treat a condition of the individual, includes: a housing; a member having a portion that is moveable relative to the housing, wherein the portion of the member is configured to oscillate to apply the mechanical vibration to the body portion, the member having an elongated configuration; and a motor having a weight that is supported by the member. |
| US11147733B1 |
Systems and methods for bilateral wireless communication
Systems and methods for communicating between multiple lower limb exoskeletons are provided. A first exoskeleton boot can receive, responsive to transmitting a first packet, a second packet from a second exoskeleton boot through a wireless connection between the first exoskeleton boot and the second exoskeleton boot. The first exoskeleton boot can determine a latency for communication between the first exoskeleton boot and the second exoskeleton boot based on a time difference between transmission of the first packet and receipt of the second packet and update, responsive to the comparison, a model indicating data weighted based on the latency for controlling the first exoskeleton boot and the second exoskeleton boot. The first exoskeleton boot can generate, using data from the model, a command to cause an electric motor of the first exoskeleton boot to generate torque to aid a limb of a user in performing a movement. |
| US11147729B2 |
Surgical tables for spinal surgeries employing lordosis adjustment subassemblies rotatably connected to rigid frames, and related systems and methods
Surgical tables employing lordosis adjustment subassemblies connected by hinge portions to rigid support frames, and related systems and methods are disclosed. A surgical table includes a frame supporting a patient in a prone position through subassemblies including body and leg pads. Relative positions of the pads determine a lumbar sagittal lordosis for the patient, and movements of the frame may disrupt a sterile field during surgery and increase opportunities for infections. By rotatably coupling the leg pad as part of a lordosis adjustment subassembly to the frame, a distal end of the leg pad may pass through an inner space defined by the frame to change the relative position of the pads according to the surgical procedures performed while minimizing frame movement. In this manner, post-operative long-term patient outcomes may be improved by providing optimal degrees of lordosis for the surgical procedures occurring during a surgical visit while minimizing infections. |
| US11147727B2 |
Patient lifting apparatus and method
A device, for grasping a limp body, such as a paraplegic or a quadriplegic patient (19), and transferring the body to another location or moving it into a different position, comprises two pivotally connected sections (12,13), one positioned to grasp the torso portion (18), the other the pelvic one (17). The sections can be kept in line with each other or pivoted toward each other to place the patient in a seated position. Each section comprises an upper frame (14) from the opposite longitudinal edges of which extends a pair of articulated grasping members positioned to move astride the torso or pelvis of the patient. The members include series of transversal cantles which can be directed to curl inwardly toward each other and securely enwrap and grab the load. The frame and the supported patient can then be hoisted, moved and deposited into a supine or seating position. Each member includes a series of successively hinged segments tilted by pulling cables. |
| US11147716B2 |
Buffered adhesive compositions for skin-adhering medical products
Provided are buffered adhesive compositions comprising a high molecular weight non-neutralized polymeric acid and a high molecular weight partially neutralized polymeric acid and products such as wound dressings and ostomy skin barriers incorporating the compositions. |
| US11147714B2 |
Wound treatment apparatus and method
An apparatus for cleansing wounds in which irrigant fluid from a reservoir connected to a conformable wound dressing and wound exudate from the dressing are moved by a device (which may be a single pump or two pumps) for moving fluid through a flow path which passes through the dressing and a means for providing simultaneous aspiration and irrigation of the wound. The apparatus also comprises means to apply high frequency vibrational energy, e.g. ultrasound, to the wound bed. The former removes materials deleterious to wound healing, while distributing materials that are beneficial in promoting wound healing over the wound bed. The latter promotes healing. The dressing and a method of treatment using the apparatus. |
| US11147710B2 |
Calculation of actual astigmatism correction and nomographs for corneal laser treatment
A method for to calculation of actual astigmatism correction and nomographs for corneal laser treatment includes performing a post-operative measurement of the cornea of a patient to determine actual astigmatism coefficients. The actual astigmatism coefficients are compared against the expected astigmatism coefficients to generate a nomograph value or a nomograph curve over a sample population. The nomograph is used to calibrate subsequent laser treatments for improved accuracy of clinical results. |
| US11147709B2 |
Ophthalmic device
An ophthalmic device including a cannula having a cannula distal end, a lumen, and one or more orifices coupled to the lumen is provided. The cannula is configured to deliver a fluid. A sleeve is disposed around the cannula and has a sleeve distal end. A handle is coupled to the sleeve and the cannula, the handle having an actuator. An internal mechanism is coupled to the actuator and configured to retract the sleeve relative to the cannula. The internal mechanism includes a follower fixedly coupled to the sleeve and moveable between distal and proximal positions, and a release member movable between an activated position and a release position. The release member is coupled to the actuator and configured to release a force that urges the follower from the distal position to the proximal position when the release member moves from the activated position to the release position. |
| US11147706B1 |
Tongue embracing oral retention device
A tongue attachment assembly includes a sheath designed for attachment to a patient's tongue using a vacuum. An accessory attachment feature comprising a groove located between a flange and the distal end of the body of the sheath. Vacuum can be drawn through a valve or an external vacuum source. The tongue attachment assembly can be adapted for any of a variety of applications by selecting an appropriate accessory and attaching the accessory to the sheath by the accessory attachment feature. Accessories can include a sleep apnea attachment, a gas delivery mask retention attachment, and the like. A tongue shape restoration device can be employed to restore the tongue from a shape that is deformed by the tongue attachment assembly to a natural shape. The tongue shape restoration device can be a pair of cantilevered arms, an orbital shaped device, or any other suitable component. |
| US11147703B2 |
Mechanical assisted active orthosis using a robotic application
A knee orthosis provides varying levels of support to a patient during a stance phase and a swing phase of a gait cycle. The orthosis comprises an upper auxiliary support, a lower auxiliary support, an actuator, a sensor configured to detect a plurality of leg movements during the gait cycle and to output a plurality of detection signals corresponding to the detected leg movements, and a processor configured to determine whether the knee is in the stance phase or the swing phase of the gait cycle, to control the actuator to apply pressure on the lower auxiliary support when the knee is in the stance phase, and to release pressure when the knee is in the swing phase. |
| US11147696B2 |
Bioresorbable scaffold having sustained drug delivery
A multilayer bioresorbable stent having sustained drug delivery is disclosed herein. The bioresorbable stent releases a therapeutic substance from the body of the bioresorbable stent starting when the bioresorbable stent is implanted within an anatomical lumen and ending when the entire mass of the bioresorbable stent is no longer present within the anatomical lumen. The bioresorbable stent releases the therapeutic substance gradually during the treatment as the mass of the each layer of the bioresorbable stent erodes. Methods of making the therapeutic layers within the bioresorbable sent are further disclosed. Sustained drug delivery reduces the risk of late and very late stent thrombosis. |
| US11147691B2 |
Punch, implant and associated method
A method of performing joint arthroplasty includes accessing a surface on a bone and supporting a stop with the accessed surface. The method includes positioning an instrument at least partially within the stop, the instrument having a body and a punch, the punch including a portion thereof having a shape similar to a shape of a stem of an implant, and rotating the stop with respect to the accessed surface based upon an indicia on one of the body and the stop so as to position the punch rotationally with respect to the accessed surface at a first orientation. The method further includes moving the body axially with respect to the stop to form a cavity in the bone with the punch at the first rotational orientation, the formed cavity having a shape similar to the stem of the implant, and implanting the stem of the implant into the cavity. |
| US11147689B2 |
Acetabular cup remover with indexing assembly for rotating the removal blade around the cup
An acetabular cup remover with a blade for removing tissue adjacent an acetabular cup. The blade is oscillated against an arcuate section of tissue. Once a section of tissue is cut, an indexing assembly rotates the blade. The blade is again oscillated to cut a new arcuate section of tissue. |
| US11147675B2 |
System for sacro-iliac stabilization
Configurations are described for conducting minimally invasive medical interventions utilizing elongate instruments and assemblies thereof to stabilize and/or fixate a sacro-iliac joint. In one embodiment, a tool assembly may be advanced from a posterior approach into the SI junction and configured to create a defect defined at least in part by portions of both the sacrum and the ilium, the defect having a three dimensional shape defined in part by at least one noncircular cross sectional shape in a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tool assembly. After a defect is created, the tool assembly may be retracted and a prosthesis deployed into the defect. |
| US11147672B2 |
Heart valve sealing devices and delivery devices therefor
An exemplary valve repair device for repairing a native valve of a patient includes: a strip of material; a coaption element formed from the strip of material; a pair of paddles formed from the strip of material and connected to the coaption element; a cap attached to the paddles; and a pair of extension members connected to the cap and the paddles via attachment portions. The paddles are movable between an open position and a closed position and are configured to attach to the native valve of the patient. Movement of the cap toward the coaption element causes the pair of paddles to move to the closed position, and movement of the cap away from the coaption element causes the pair of paddles to move to the open position. The extension members extend to end portions attached to the strip material. The end portions extend beyond the strip of material. |
| US11147666B2 |
Leaflet abrasion mitigation in prosthetic heart valves
A prosthetic heart valve includes a stent extending in a longitudinal direction, the stent being formed of a plurality of struts forming cells and having a plurality of commissure features, a collapsed condition and an expanded condition. A valve assembly may be secured to the stent, the valve assembly including a cuff and a plurality of leaflets. The cuff may be formed of a fabric and a second material different from the fabric, the cuff having commissure peaks and a plurality of midpeaks disposed between the commissure peaks. Each of the leaflets may have a free edge. |
| US11147658B2 |
Brush head assembly and methods of manufacture
A brush head (32) including: a supporting portion (42) of a brush neck (40); a plurality of bristle tufts (21), each of which comprises a plurality of bristle strands having a proximal end (23) and a free end (25), wherein each of the plurality of bristle tufts comprises a proximal end head portion (26) melted into a first shape within a mold; and an elastomeric matrix (30) comprising at least a portion of the hard brush neck and the proximal end head portions, wherein the first shape of the proximal end head portion is configured to engage the elastomeric matrix such that the bristle tufts are retained within the elastomeric matrix. |
| US11147656B2 |
Method for producing artificial teeth
To provide a method for producing an artificial tooth which is excellent in strength, abrasion resistance, hardness, low water absorption, aesthetic property, functionality, and the like within a short time, especially less than 1 hour, smoothly and simply, without requiring skill using a dental photocurable resin composition.[Solution]Disclosed is a method for producing an artificial tooth, which includes the steps of: (a) accommodating a liquid dental photocurable resin composition containing a radical polymerizable organic compound (A), a filler (B), and a photosensitive radical polymerization initiator (C) in a shaping container having a light permeable bottom face, and irradiating the dental photocurable resin composition in the shaping container with light in a predetermined shape pattern through the light permeable bottom face of the shaping container in accordance with slice data every one layer based on three-dimensional CAD data relating to a tooth to form a cured resin layer having a shape pattern for one layer; (b) lifting up the cured resin layer for one layer formed in the step (a), thereby allowing the liquid dental photocurable resin composition to flow into the space between the lower face of the cured resin layer and the bottom face of the shaping container, and irradiating the dental photocurable resin composition between the lower face of the cured resin layer and the bottom face of the shaping container with light through the light permeable bottom face of the shaping container in accordance with slice data every one layer based on three-dimensional CAD data relating to a tooth to further form a cured resin layer having a shape pattern for one layer; and (c) repeating the operation of the step (b) until the objective artificial tooth is obtained. |
| US11147655B2 |
Method for producing an implant blank
A method for producing an implant blank (100), in particular a dental implant blank from a starting body, said implant blank (100) comprising at least one first area, which is a surface area (102), and a second area, which is a core area (101), wherein the surface area (102) has at least one bioactive surface material (502) and extends from at least one first surface (103) in the direction of the core area (101), and the core area (101) has at least one carrier material that can be subjected to mechanical load. The starting body has a porosity for controlling a targeted distribution of the bioactive surface material (502) within the starting body and is loaded with a solution (500) of the bioactive surface material (502) in a first step, which is a loading step. In a second step, which is a distribution control step, the distribution of the bioactive surface material (502) within the starting body is controlled such that the solution (500) has a higher concentration within the surface area (102) than within the core area (101), the control being effected by regulating one or more environmental parameters in a closed environment (200), in particular by regulating the humidity and/or the pressure and/or the temperature. |
| US11147654B2 |
Condensing skeletal implant that facilitate insertions
A dental implant that facilitates insertion includes a body having a coronal end and an apical end opposite the coronal end. An implant-prosthetic interface region is provided adjacent the coronal end. A tapered region is adjacent the apical end. A variable profile helical thread extends along the tapered region. The thread becomes broader in the apical-coronal direction and higher in the coronal-apical direction. The threads include an apical side, a coronal side and a lateral edge connecting them. The variable profile thread includes an expanding length of the lateral edge while the distance of the lateral edge from the base is reduced in the direction of the coronal end. The implant also has a gradual compressing tapered core, a self drilling apical end with a spiral tap, and a coronal end with and inverse tapering. |
| US11147645B2 |
Devices and methods for protecting against neuromas
The subject invention provides devices and methods for alleviating discomfort associated with neuroma formation. The devices and methods of the invention effectively use the body's natural response of reconstructing implanted biomaterials to minimize the size of isolate, and protect a neuroma. In preferred embodiments, the subject device is a cylindrical cap, wherein the internal chamber of the cylindrical cap physically partitions the nerve to enable an arrangement of nerve fibers (as opposed to haphazardly arranged nerve fibers often produced in neuromas). Tabs arranged on the outside of the cap can be used to manipulate the cap into place on a nerve. The open end can also be configured with flaps that can be used to widen the open end for easier insertion of the nerve into the cap. In addition, the cap's material remodels into a tissue cushion after implantation, which protects the neuroma from being stimulated and inducing pain. |
| US11147644B2 |
Sterile drape, instrument attachment set for attaching surgical instrument, and method for attaching surgical instrument to robot arm
A sterile drape according to an embodiment may include: a flexible film member including a first opening and a second opening and configured to cover the robot arm received through the second opening; and a resin molded member configured to close the first opening of the flexible film member. The resin molded member includes: an upper surface portion having a shape and a size fitted to an attachment surface of an attachment portion of the robot arm; a side surface portion extending downward from the upper surface portion; and a projection which projects outward from a lower edge of the side surface portion and to which the flexible film member is welded. |
| US11147643B2 |
Manipulator
Provided is a manipulator including: a movable part; a drive unit generating power; an elongated flexible long guide member to which the part is attached at one end thereof and the drive unit is attached at the other end thereof; an elongated tension transmission member passing through a lumen in the long guide member and transmitting the power of the drive unit to the part by means of a tension; a tension adjusting mechanism adjusting the tension of the tension transmission member; and a holding unit to which the drive unit is detachably attached. The mechanism includes: a tensioner, provided in a movable manner in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the tension transmission member, that pulls the tension transmission member; and a pressing member, provided in the holding unit, that moves the tensioner in a state in which the drive unit has been attached to the holding unit. |
| US11147641B2 |
Robot system
A robot system including a master device configured to receive a manipulating instruction from an operator and transmit the received manipulating instruction as a manipulating input signal, a plurality of slave robots configured to operate according to the manipulating input signal transmitted from the master device, a management control device configured to manage operations of the plurality of slave robots, respectively, and an output device configured to output information transmitted from the management control device. The management control device determines a priority of transmitting the manipulating input signal from the master device to the slave robot among the plurality of slave robots that are in a standby state of the manipulating input signal, and transmits information related to the determined priority to the output device. Thus, the operator is able to efficiently transmit the manipulating input signal to the plurality of slave robots through the master device. |
| US11147638B2 |
Systems and methods for navigation and control of an implant positioning device
Systems and methods for navigation and control of an implant positioning device are discussed. For example, a method can include operations for accessing an implant plan, establishing a 3-D coordinate system, receiving tracking information, generating control signals, and sending the control signals to the implant positioning device. The implant plan can include location and orientation data describing an ideal implant location and orientation in reference to an implant host. The 3-D coordinate system can provide spatial orientation for the implant positioning device and the implant host. The tracking information can identify current location and orientation data within the 3-D coordinate system for the implant positioning device and implant host during a procedure. The control signals can control operation of the implant positioning device to assist a surgeon in positioning the implant according to the implant plan. |
| US11147634B1 |
Robotic-assisted navigation and control for airway management procedures, assemblies and systems
Airway management methods, devices, assemblies and systems. Methods, devices, assemblies and systems may include robotic movement and control of an intubation tube introducer or guide, and may include utilizing image data from one or more image sensors. The methods, devices, assemblies and systems may optionally be used in endotracheal intubation procedures. |
| US11147631B2 |
System and method of performing treatment along a lumen network
Disclosed are systems, devices, and methods for performing treatment along a lumen network, an exemplary method comprising receiving image data of a patient's lungs, mapping one or more luminal networks inside the patient's lungs based on the received image data, identifying a treatment target in the image data, determining a luminal pathway to the treatment target via at least one of the luminal networks, configuring treatment parameters for treatment of the treatment target and at least one of the luminal networks, navigating a tool inside at least one of the luminal networks to the treatment target, treating the treatment target with a primary treatment modality, and treating the luminal pathway of at least one of the luminal networks leading to or from the treatment target with a secondary treatment modality. |
| US11147627B2 |
Methods of pose estimation of three-dimensional bone models in surgical planning a total ankle replacement
A computer process including receiving first patient bone data of a patient leg and foot in a first pose, the first pose comprising a position and orientation of the patient leg relative to the patient foot as defined in the first patient bone data. The computer process may further include receiving second patient bone data of the patient leg and foot in a second pose, the second pose comprising a position and orientation of the patient leg relative to the patient foot as defined in the second patient bone data. The computer process may further include generating a 3D bone model of the patient leg and foot. Finally, the computer process may include modifying the 3D bone model of the patient leg and foot such that the plurality of 3D bone models are reoriented into a third pose that matches the second pose. |
| US11147626B2 |
Systems and methods for determining leg length change during hip surgery
Systems and methods facilitate the planning and performance of hip and other surgeries. A computer model of a hip may be generated and displayed. A template of a hip component that replaces a native portion of the hip may be superimposed on the model. Changes in leg length, offset, or anterior-posterior (AP) position as well as a virtual distance between a landmark on the model and a location on the template may be determined. During surgery, a physical distance corresponding to the virtual distance may be obtained. The template may be moved relative to the model to match the physical distance, and new change values in leg length, offset, or anterior-posterior (AP) position may be determined. The new change values may be evaluated, and the surgery may proceed, or the process may be repeated using templates corresponding to alternative components. |
| US11147623B2 |
Method for skin cancer thermal therapy
An apparatus for treatment of soft tissue includes a source of radiation, a handpiece which is adapted to transmit radiation emitted from the source of radiation to a region of soft tissue, resulting in irradiated soft tissue, said handpiece being positioned adjacent to or in contact with said soft tissue region, a grid element adapted to hold at least one temperature sensor in contact with or embedded in said region of soft tissue, and a microprocessor, which converts a signal from the at least one temperature sensor into a measure of damage produced in at least two components of the irradiated soft tissue, said components comprising at least one normal tissue component and at least one malignant, hypertrophic, diseased, or unwanted component. |
| US11147620B2 |
Microwave antenna with cooled hub
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a microwave antenna assembly is disclosed. The antenna assembly includes a feedline having an inner conductor, an outer conductor and an inner insulator disposed therebetween and a radiating portion including a dipole antenna having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The antenna assembly also comprises a sheath disposed over the feedline and the radiating portion defining a chamber around the feedline and the radiating portion. The chamber is adapted to circulate coolant fluid therethrough. The antenna assembly further includes a connection hub having cable connector coupled to the feedline, an inlet fluid port and an outlet fluid port. The connection hub includes a bypass tube configured to provide for flow of the coolant fluid from the cable connector directly to the outlet fluid port. |
| US11147619B2 |
Methods and devices for applying energy to bodily tissues
Devices and methods are disclosed for treating tissue with microwave energy. Such devices and methods are able to treat cavities or surface tissue by creating one or more area or volumetric lesions. Also disclosed are flexible, low-profile devices that can be inserted non-invasively or minimally invasively near or into the target tissue as well as microwave antennas designed to generate ablation profiles that can ablate a large area or a large volume of target tissue in a single ablation. The devices include antennas wherein the field profile generated by an antenna is tailored and optimized for a particular clinical application. The antennas use unique properties of microwaves such as interaction of a microwave field with a metallic object and the use of additional shaping elements to shape the microwave field. |
| US11147614B2 |
Electrosurgical device having a distal aperture
A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing forward fluid delivery through an energy delivery device that avoids coring when it delivers energy to a tissue. The device has a distal face defining an opening, with the distal face including at least one electrically exposed portion and at least one electrically insulated portion. An embodiment of the energy delivery device includes an elongate member defining a lumen structured to receive a fluid, and a distal face defining an aperture in communication with the lumen. The distal face includes an electrically exposed conductive portion and an electrically insulated portion. The electrically exposed conductive portion is configured such that the energy it delivers while the energy delivery device is advanced into a tissue punctures the tissue without the tissue substantially occluding the lumen and without creating embolic particles. |
| US11147611B2 |
Relay device and ultrasonic-surgical and electrosurgical system
A surgical controller for controlling a treatment instrument, the surgical controller including one or more processors configured to: detect whether a switch is actuated; control a first surgical energy source to actuate the treatment instrument to perform a first treatment based on a first surgical energy in response to detecting that the switch is actuated; detect whether a parameter reaches a predetermined value during actuation of the treatment instrument to perform the first treatment; and control the second surgical energy source to actuate the treatment instrument to perform a second treatment based on a second surgical energy different from the first surgical energy in response to detecting that the parameter reached the predetermined value. |
| US11147610B2 |
Tissue thickness using pulsed power
Catheterization is carried out by bringing an electrode that is disposed on a distal portion of a catheter into contact with tissue, wherein the electrode has an area that falls within a range of 0.01-25 mm2. A power generator delivers pulses of radiofrequency power through the electrode to the tissue. While applying the pulses temperatures at the distal portion of the catheter are recorded. A rate of change of the temperatures is calculated and tissue thickness estimated based on the rate of change. |
| US11147609B2 |
Surgical cutting device
A cordless surgical knife comprises an enclosure and a blade extending from the enclosure. The enclosure contains a differential amplifier circuit configured to provide an RF signal, an output monitor feedback circuit, a return monitor feedback circuit, and a microprocessor that receives data from the feedback circuits and adjusts the RF signal. The enclosure contains a receiving antenna that is operable to receive a wireless signal associated with the RF signal from tissue of a patient. A transmitting antenna may be in electrical contact with tissue of the patient and transmit the wireless signal. Optionally, both the receiving antenna and transmitting antenna include at least two separate inductive circuits aligned on different planes, or each of the receiving antenna and the transmitting antennas is encapsulated inside an enclosure floating in a liquid so that the antennas are aligned by gravity. |
| US11147604B2 |
Bone stabilization device
A device and method for stabilizing a broken bone while it heals is disclosed. The device preferably has a (a) first (or proximal) section with a driving head, threads and a first diameter, and (b) second (or distal) section that is threaded and has a second diameter. The first section is preferably greater in diameter than the second section so that greater torque can be applied to tighten the device. The device may include one or more self-tapping structures to lessen the torque required to screw it into a bone. |
| US11147602B2 |
Spinal implant system and method
A bone fastener includes a distal member having a proximal portion and a closed distal tip. The distal member includes an outer surface engageable with a first cortical surface and a second cortical surface. The proximal portion includes an inner surface that defines a longitudinal cavity and at least one fenestration in communication therewith. Systems, spinal constructs, surgical instruments and methods are disclosed. |
| US11147600B2 |
Bone implant for the reconstruction of an osseous defect and for guiding a marking and/or processing tool for transferring required osteotomy situations
The invention relates to a bone implant for attaching to on a surface of a bone, including a base body whose lower side and/or upper side correspond(s) substantially to a deformation-free bone outer contour, wherein the outer dimensions of the base body are chosen such that the base body covers a specifically introduced deformation region for obtaining autologous bone material completely, wherein in the base body at least one slot is provided which is dimensioned such that it guides a bone marking and/or bone processing tool inserted in the slot in use. |
| US11147595B2 |
Occipital plate with angled screw opening
A surgical implant includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a body and connector assemblies. The body includes a posterior surface and defines a first bore defining an acute angle with respect to a first axis that is orthogonal to the posterior surface. The connector assemblies are disposed on opposing lateral sides of the body. Each connector assembly is selectively rotatable relative to the body. The second portion includes a base extending in a cephalad direction from the first portion, and an extension extending in the cephalad direction from the base. The base defines second bores configured to receive respective bone screws. The extension defines a third bore. The first bore of the body and the third bore of the extension define a second axis. The second bores are defined along a third axis orthogonal to the second axis. |
| US11147594B1 |
Apparatus and method for limiting a range of angular positions of a screw
A spinal screw assembly is provided. The assembly may be provided with a screw and a movable head in which angulation of the screw relative to the movable head is constrained so that angulation within limits is allowed in one plane but lesser or no angulation is allowed in another plane. Methods to assemble the disclosed apparatus are also disclosed. |
| US11147593B2 |
Bone anchoring device
A bone anchoring device includes a receiving part configured to pivotably receive a head of an anchoring element, a pressure member positionable and movable in the receiving part, and an insert member positionable at least partially in the pressure member and movable axially relative to the pressure member between a first position and a second position for exerting an adjustable pressure on the head of the anchoring element. A first engagement structure of the insert member that has at least one of an upwardly facing engagement surface or a downwardly facing engagement surface is configured to engage a second engagement structure of the pressure member to releasably hold the insert member at the first position against movement towards the second position and to releasably hold the insert member at the second position against movement towards the first position. |
| US11147591B2 |
Pivotal bone anchor receiver assembly with threaded closure
A pivotal bone screw assembly includes a threaded shank body having an upper capture structure and a head. The head has a U-shaped cradle defining a channel for receiving a spinal fixation rod. |
| US11147590B2 |
Bone positioning and cutting system and method
A method of performing a bunion surgery to correct an alignment between a first metatarsal and a first cuneiform may involve aligning a bone cutting guide with a joint between the first metatarsal and the first cuneiform. The bone cutting guide can have a joint plate offset from a guide feature, with the joint plate extending downwardly relative to the guide feature. The process of aligning the bone cutting guide with the joint may involve inserting the joint plate into the joint. The method may involve using the guide feature of the bone cutting guide to guide a cutting tool to cut a leading edge of the first metatarsal and adjusting an alignment of the first metatarsal relative to the first cuneiform using a bone positioning device. The method may also involve fixing a position of the first metatarsal relative to the first cuneiform with a bone connector. |
| US11147586B2 |
Access device having modular inserts and supporting accessories used in minimally invasive surgical procedures
A percutaneous access device for use in minimally invasive surgery includes an elongated body having a proximal portion and an opposing distal portion. The proximal portion has a proximal bore extending therethrough and the distal portion has a distal bore extending therethrough. The distal portion of the body is hingedly connected to the proximal portion in a first percutaneous access position and a second anchoring position. In the first percutaneous access position the distal and proximal bores are linearly aligned when a surgical instrument is inserted into both the proximal and distal bores. In the second anchoring position the distal bore is angularly displaced from the proximal bore when the surgical instrument is removed from the distal bore. |
| US11147584B2 |
Method and apparatus for endoscopic ligament release
A method, apparatus, and system for cutting anatomic members, such as ligaments, in surgical procedures such as carpal tunnel release, plantar fasciotomy, gastroc release, and cubital and tarsal tunnel release. The apparatus includes a guide tool for guiding a knife and a scope during surgery which may be employed with a translating knife. Relevant features include a knife stop for preventing the knife from inadvertently raising out of the knife channel, indicia viewable to show the proper orientation for the guide tool, a self dilating tip and channel design on the guide tool, a cover piece and/or pivotable panel system for preventing ligaments and other anatomy from getting caught in the guide tool, a pivot pin and groove system for stabilizing the knife and also assuring that the knife blade is not inadvertently raised out of the channel, and a use indicator employable to prevent re-use of the device. |
| US11147582B2 |
Atherectomy devices and methods
Rotational atherectomy devices and systems can remove or reduce stenotic lesions in implanted grafts by rotating one or more abrasive elements within the graft. The abrasive elements can be attached to a distal portion of an elongate flexible drive shaft that extends from a handle assembly that includes a driver for rotating the drive shaft. In particular implementations, individual abrasive elements are attached to the drive shaft at differing radial angles in comparison to each other (e.g., configured in a helical array). The centers of mass of the abrasive elements can define a path that fully or partially spirals around the drive shaft. |
| US11147580B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for cooling a surgical instrument
An ultrasonic surgical instrument includes a waveguide defining a blade at a distal end thereof and a lumen extending through a portion of the blade. The blade is configured to receive ultrasonic energy for treating tissue. The instrument further includes first and second conduits each defining a proximal end and a distal end. The second conduit is coaxially disposed about the first conduit. The distal ends of the first and second conduits extend into the lumen. The distal end of the first conduit extends further distally into the lumen than the distal end of the second conduit. |
| US11147579B2 |
Methods of reciprocation in a surgical shaver
Disclosed herein is a medical device. The medical device includes a blade tube section, a motor, and a cotch yoke or slotted link mechanism. The blade tube section includes an outer blade tube, an inner blade tube, and a cutting window at a distal end of the blade tube section. The motor is spaced from the blade tube section. The scotch yoke or slotted link mechanism is between the inner blade tube and the motor. |
| US11147577B2 |
Combination device for endoscopic and arthroscopic surgical procedures
A single-handed meniscal biter instrument for probing and resecting meniscal tissue. The instrument includes a main body configured to be held by one hand and a cutting mechanism coupled to the main body and configured to be operable by the same hand while held. The instrument also includes an extendable probe coupled to the main body, wherein the probe is configured to be independently operable by the same hand while being held. |
| US11147566B2 |
Endoscopic surgical clip applier
A surgical clip applier includes a handle assembly, an elongated shaft, a drive shaft, a cam pin, and an end effector. The cam pin is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the drive shaft. The end effector is disposed adjacent a distal end of the elongated shaft and includes a first jaw member and a second jaw member. The end effector is disposed in operative engagement with the drive shaft such that longitudinal translation of the drive shaft relative to the housing of the handle assembly causes the first jaw member to move toward the second jaw member. The first jaw member includes a first cam slot configured to slidingly receive the cam pin. The first cam slot defines a first portion having a first slope and a second portion having second slope. |
| US11147565B2 |
Surgical clip with bearing sleeve
A surgical clip includes two clip parts that are rotatably interconnected by a separate bearing sleeve, and a leg spring which pretensions the two clip parts to an initial rotary position. The coil body of said leg spring is at least partially being disposed within the bearing sleeve, wherein the bearing sleeve is disposed so as to be non-rotatable in an opening of the one first of the two clip parts and is disposed so as to be rotatable in an opening of the other, second clip part. The first of the two spring legs of the leg spring is supported on the bearing sleeve, and the other, second spring leg is supported on the second clip part. The bearing sleeve has an axially protruding protrusion on which the first spring leg is supported. |
| US11147561B2 |
Reload assembly for a circular stapling device
A reload assembly a shell housing, a staple cartridge, a pusher assembly, a knife carrier, an annular knife, and a spring clip. The shell housing includes an inner housing portion that defines a central bore. The knife carrier includes a body defining a longitudinal axis and a cutout and is movable within the shell housing between advanced and retracted positions. The spring clip is supported on the inner housing portion of the shell housing and has a locking tang and an engagement portion. The spring clip is movable from a first position in which the locking tang is received within the cutout of the knife carrier to obstruct advancement of the knife carrier to a second position in which the locking tang is removed from the cutout of the knife carrier. |
| US11147560B2 |
Buttress for circular EEA staplers
A stapling apparatus includes a cartridge assembly, an anvil assembly, and a buttress material. The cartridge assembly includes pushers configured to eject the respective surgical staples from the cartridge assembly, and an outer wall defining a cavity and having a finger deflectably extending over the cavity. The buttress material includes an annular body and a tab extending proximally from the annular body such that at least a portion of the tab is wrapped around the finger of the outer wall of the staple cartridge assembly. The pushers are movable between a first position in which one of the pushers engages the finger such that the tab is secured against the one of the pushers, and a second position in which the one of the pushers is disengaged from the finger such that a portion of the tab is released from the one of the pushers. |
| US11147558B2 |
Materials and methods for nerve repair with animal-sourced grafts
The subject invention pertains to materials, including sets of nerve grafts, for performing breast neurotization with xenograft nerves in breast surgeries, such as reconstructive breast surgery. Certain embodiments of the set of nerve grafts comprise at least two nerve grafts prepared from one or more nerves, such as one or more intercostal nerves (ICNs), obtained from one or more animal sources. Such animal-sourced nerve grafts may be used as xenografts in the reconstruction of nerve defects in humans, and in particular, animal-sourced ICN grafts may be used as xenografts in the reconstruction of ICN nerve defects in humans, including through use of the breast neurotization technique described herein. These animal-sourced nerve grafts may also be used in the reconstruction of nerve defects in animal recipients, including as xenografts, allografts and autografts. |
| US11147557B1 |
Surgical clip applicator
An applicator for applying a surgical clip to a patient's tissue has a frame assembly with an applicator tube having a distal end configured to releasably receive the surgical clip. The applicator has a surgical-clip opening assembly including a clip-opening trigger, a clip-opening rod disposed in the applicator tube and a clip-opening jaw. Activation of the clip-opening trigger displaces the clip-opening rod proximally opening the clip-opening jaw. A surgical-clip closing assembly has a clip-closing trigger, a clip-closing rod disposed in the applicator tube and a clip-closing beam. Activation of the clip-closing trigger displaces the clip-closing rod distally closing the clip-opening jaw. A surgical-clip ejection assembly has a clip ejection knob, a clip-ejection rod disposed in the applicator tube and a clip ejection beam. Activation of the clip-ejection knob ejects the surgical clip. The clip-opening trigger, clip-closing trigger and clip ejection knob are independently activatable. |
| US11147555B2 |
Surgical brace device for stapled tissue
A surgical brace device for use in a surgical procedure including surgical stapling operations on bodily organ to protect the stapled tissue against damaging effects of physiological motion of the organ is disclosed herein. The surgical brace device comprises a pair of splint members of a predetermined rigidity profile, configured to be disposed on either side of the stapled tissue and dimensioned to span at least a portion of the width thereof; a strut member fixedly joined with the pair of splint members at one ends thereof; and a tie member configured to traverse the tissue of the organ disposed at a predetermined distance from the plurality of strut members to interconnect the pair of splint members and anchor the surgical brace device thereto. |
| US11147553B2 |
Firing drive arrangements for surgical systems
An end effector assembly for use with a surgical instrument is disclosed. The end effector assembly comprises a first jaw defining a channel therein, a second jaw, and a threaded rod extending within the channel. The end effector assembly further comprises a replaceable staple cartridge comprising a sled, wherein the replaceable staple cartridge is configured to be seated in the channel, and a firing member operably engaged with the threaded rod, wherein the sled and the firing member are configured to move from a proximal position toward a distal position when the threaded rod is rotated in a first direction. |
| US11147552B2 |
Stapler cartridge with an integral knife
Stapler cartridges and surgical apparatus that include a stapler cartridge can include a knife that retracts into the stapler cartridge after cutting stapled tissue to prevent an operator being cut by the knife during replacement of the used stapler cartridge with a new stapler cartridge. A stapler cartridge includes a staple pushing shuttle, a knife member slidably coupled with the staple pushing shuttle, and a cartridge body. The staple pushing shuttle is slidably coupled to the cartridge body. The cartridge body includes a guide track engaged by the knife member and configured so that a cutting blade of the knife member protrudes from the cartridge body during a first portion of a distal movement of the staple pushing shuttle and the cutting blade is retracted into the cartridge body during a second portion of the distal movement of the staple pushing shuttle. |
| US11147550B2 |
Actuation lockout for a surgical instrument
Surgical instruments and their methods of use are described. In one embodiment, a surgical instrument includes a power transmission including a trigger and a fastener driver operatively coupled to the trigger. Actuation of the trigger from a first configuration to a second configuration moves the fastener driver between at least a first position and a second position. Additionally, an actuation lockout system operatively associated with the power transmission is moveable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration. The actuation lockout system prevents movement of the fastener driver from the first position to the second position when the actuation lockout system is in the locked configuration. Actuation of the trigger from the first configuration towards the second configuration moves the actuation lockout system from the locked configuration to the unlocked configuration. |
| US11147548B2 |
Adapter assembly and loading units for surgical stapling devices
A surgical apparatus is provided. The surgical apparatus includes a proximal body portion, a distal body portion selectively articulable relative to the proximal body portion at an articulation joint, and a first drive gear disposed within the distal body portion. The distal body portion has a diameter and a length. The length of the distal body portion is substantially the same as the diameter of the distal body portion. |
| US11147544B2 |
Intraocular expansion and retention methods
An exemplary method for expanding and maintaining an intraocular opening includes compressing along an axis a circular body comprising a first pocket, a second pocket, a third pocket and a fourth pocket positioned vertically below a top band section. Inserting intraocular tissue of an eye in the first pocket of the compressed circular body, thereby elongating the intraocular opening, and inserting the intraocular tissue in the second pocket and the third pocket as the body decompresses. Decompressing the body and inserting the intraocular tissue in the fourth pocket thereby expanding the intraocular opening. |
| US11147537B2 |
Method for representing tissue stiffness
A method and system for analyzing stiffness in a volume of tissue, the method including: emitting acoustic waveforms toward the volume of tissue with an array of ultrasound transmitters; detecting, with an array of ultrasound receivers, a set of acoustic signals derived from acoustic waveforms transmitted through the volume of tissue; generating, from the set of acoustic signals, a sound speed map and an acoustic attenuation map of a region of the volume of tissue, generating a stiffness map derived from combination of a set of sound speed parameter values of the sound speed map and a corresponding set of acoustic attenuation parameter values of the acoustic attenuation map, the stiffness map representing the distribution of the stiffness parameter across the region; and at a display in communication with the computer processor, rendering a stiffness image of the volume of tissue, based upon the stiffness map. |
| US11147535B2 |
Variable-stiffness imaging window and production method thereof
An imaging window of an imaging catheter includes a first imaging window section and a second imaging window section. The first imaging window section has a finite length and is formed from a first material having a flexural modulus. The second imaging window section has a finite length and is formed from a second material having a flexural modulus. The flexural modulus of the first material is different than the flexural modulus of the second material. |
| US11147534B2 |
Probe adapter, ultrasonic imaging apparatus, ultrasonic imaging method and ultrasonic imaging program
Provided is an art in which when an operator grips a probe of an ultrasonic imaging apparatus and moves the probe, it is facilitated to maintain the probe at a suitable angle with respect to an object to be imaged. A probe adapter may include a contact surface having a shape extending along an outer circumference of a cross section of an object to be imaged, and a fixing portion configured to fix a probe having an ultrasonic wave transmitting-receiving surface which transmits and receives an ultrasonic wave at a given angle and expose the ultrasonic wave transmitting-receiving surface to the contact surface side. |
| US11147533B2 |
Photoacoustic wave detection device and endoscope system including the same
A photoacoustic wave detection device includes a light projection optical system and a photoacoustic wave detection system. The light projection optical system includes: a light source that emits excitation light; an excitation light incident surface that guides the excitation light emitted from the light source to the inside by transmission; an internal reflection surface that reflects the excitation light that has entered through the excitation light incident surface by internal reflection; and a prism having positive refractive power and an excitation light emitting surface for emitting the excitation light reflected by the internal reflection surface to the outside by transmission. The photoacoustic wave detection system includes: the prism; and a transducer that detects a photoacoustic wave that has passed through the excitation light emitting surface of the prism, is reflected by the internal reflection surface, and is emitted from the prism. An optical path from the excitation light emitting surface to the transducer in the photoacoustic wave detection system is filled with a prism glass material including the prism. |
| US11147531B2 |
Method and system for measuring blood pressure using ultrasound by emitting push pulse to a blood vessel
A method and system for using ultrasound for evaluating pressure of a vessel of a user, the method including: providing an ultrasound system configured to be placed at a body region proximal the vessel of the user, generating a correlation between a set of push pulse parameters and a set of push pulse-dependent values associated with the vessel, wherein generating the correlation includes providing a push pulse and determining a push pulse-dependent value based on the push pulse, generating a pressure value from the vessel based on the correlation, and generating a pressure waveform from the pressure value and a set of supplemental pressure values. |
| US11147529B2 |
Method and apparatus for spectral adjustment in digital X-ray imaging
A method and system for spectral adjustment for a digital X-ray imaging system. The method includes obtaining a set of initial digital X-ray images and then weight factoring the images to generate a set of weight factored digital X-ray images. The weight-factored digital X-ray images are then combined to generate a composite image that is spectrally distinct from the set of initial digital X-ray images. |
| US11147526B2 |
X-ray imaging apparatus
An X-ray imaging apparatus includes a moving unit for changing an irradiation position which is a position of a subject to be irradiated with X-rays by moving at least one of an imaging unit for emitting X-rays to a subject and a top board, and a control unit for performing control for displaying on a first display unit a two-dimensional virtual plane image which is a two-dimensional image in which an image indicating the skin dose for each of a plurality of irradiation positions and a scale image indicating at least one of the distance and the angle with respect to a reference position are superimposed on a virtual plane. |
| US11147525B2 |
Medical imaging device and method of operating a medical imaging device
A medical imaging device includes an x-ray source disposed at a first end of an arm, and an x-ray detector disposed at a second end of the arm opposite of the x-ray source. At least one of the x-ray source, the x-ray detector, and a portion of the arm are selectively adjustable with respect to the arm. |
| US11147524B2 |
Wearable medical detector
Various embodiments of medical detector systems as well as their methods of operation are disclosed. In one embodiment, one or more detectors are coupled to wearable structures for detecting at least a first tracer within a body portion. In another embodiment, one or more detectors are coupled to a wearable structure, where the detector corresponds to a CMOS chip that directly detects a first radioactive tracer. |
| US11147521B2 |
Apparatus and method for health care
An apparatus for health care which guides a user to measure a target component. According to one embodiment, the apparatus for health care may include a physiological information acquirer configured to acquire physiological information related to a target component and a processor configured to monitor a measurement event of the target component based on the acquired physiological information and guide a user to measure the target component based on a monitoring result. |
| US11147519B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus for generating parametric map from magnetic resonance signal data and method of operating the same
Imperfect RF pulses in a multi-spin-echo (MSE) sequence disturb prediction of relaxation times. Provided are a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus and method of operating the same, whereby a characteristic parameter value may be acquired from MR signal data via training using an artificial neural network (ANN) and a parametric map may be generated based on the acquired characteristic parameter value. The ANN may be trained to compensate for imperfect RF pulses while providing reduced computation times to produce an output image. |
| US11147516B2 |
Methods and systems to quantify and remove asynchronous noise in biophysical signals
The exemplified methods and systems described herein facilitate the quantification and/or removal of asynchronous noise, such as muscle artifact noise contamination, to more accurately assess complex nonlinear variabilities in quasi-periodic biophysical-signal systems such as those in acquired cardiac signals, brain signals, etc. |
| US11147515B2 |
Systems and methods for obtaining cardiovascular parameters
A system for measuring cardiovascular data includes an elongate member having a channel, a first expandable member carried by the elongate member and movable between a collapsed state and an expanded state by adjustment initiated externally of a subject, a first sensor disposed on a surface of the elongate member, second and third sensors disposed on a surface of the first expandable, a first optical sensor located at a first location in relation to the distal end of the elongate member and configured for obtaining photoplethysmographic data, and wherein the first expandable member in its expanded state is configured to interface with the subject's larynx for delivery of at least oxygen gas into the respiratory system of the subject, and the second and third sensors are configured to contact tissue in proximity to the larynx when the first expandable member is in its expanded state. |
| US11147514B2 |
Systems and methods for confirmation of prior catheter tip placement
A catheter assembly including one or more conductive pathways to assist with placement of the catheter assembly into a patient's vasculature by enabling ECG signals emanating from the patient's heart to be detected. The conductive pathways can be configured to reconfirm via ECG signal detection proper placement of the catheter assembly at a time subsequent to initial catheter placement into the vasculature. The catheter assembly can include a catheter hub, a catheter tube coupled to the catheter hub, the catheter tube including at least one lumen, and an outer conductive pathway disposed on an outer surface of the catheter tube and the hub. The outer conductive pathway can have a distal end located distal to a portion of the catheter tube at a skin insertion site when the catheter tube is inserted into a patient. |
| US11147506B2 |
Sleep diagnostic system and method
A system and method for conducting a sleep test includes initiating a sleep test script, and providing the script to a patient. Testing hardware is shipped from a provider to the patient, and instructions are provided to the patient for connecting the testing hardware to a mobile computing device. A mobile sleep application is downloaded and installed onto the mobile computing device. The testing hardware is connected to the mobile computing device, and the sleep test is conducted using the mobile sleep application operating on the mobile computing device. |
| US11147505B1 |
Methods, systems and devices for identifying an abnormal sleep condition
Methods, systems, and devices for identifying abnormal sleep conditions are disclosed. During each of a plurality of non-zero time periods, a wearable device configured to be worn on a body of a user may capture (i) a physiological parameter measurement and (ii) a non-physiological parameter measurement, thereby providing a plurality of physiological parameter measurements and a plurality of non-physiological parameter measurements, respectively. Based at least in part on the plurality of physiological parameter measurements and the plurality of non-physiological parameter measurements, the wearable device may identify an abnormal sleep condition. Responsive to identifying the abnormal sleep condition, the wearable device may cause an output device to provide a notification, with the output device being a part of or connected to the wearable device. |
| US11147503B2 |
Systems and methods for an actively controlled optical imaging device
Systems and methods for a tethered optical imaging probe configured to be integrated into an optical system for medical diagnosis are provided. In one configuration, the present disclosure provides a tethered optical imaging probe including a motor arranged within a swallowable capsule. A rotational speed of the motor is actively controlled by a feedback signal. |
| US11147498B2 |
Decision tree based systems and methods for estimating the risk of acute coronary syndrome
The invention provides decision tree based systems and methods for estimating the risk of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in subjects suspect of having ACS. In particular, systems and methods are provided that employ additive decision tree based algorithms to process a subject's initial cardiac troponin I or T (cTnI or cTnT) concentration, a subject's cTnI or cTnT rate of change, and at least one of the following: the subject's age, the subject's gender, the subject's ECG value, the subject's hematology parameter value, to generate an estimate risk of ACS. Such risk stratification allows, for example, patients to be ruled in or rule out with regard to needing urgent treatment. |
| US11147492B2 |
Non-invasive drawable electrode for neuromuscular electric stimulation and biological signal sensing
Non-invasive “drawable”, or “paintable”, electrode for electrical stimulation or biological signal sensing comprising a pervious and electrically conductive layer (1), at least one electrically insulating element (2) for maintaining the electrically conductive layer (1) separated from the skin (11), and a conductive material (3) that is deposed using a delivery system (4) on desired areas (5) of the electrically conductive layer (1). The conductive material (3) can penetrate the electrically conductive layer (1) and any other part of the electrode underlying the desired areas (5), thus reaching the skin. The conductive material (3) creates an electrical connection between the desired areas (5) of the electrically conductive layer (1) and the skin. Therefore, the shape of the desired areas (5) electrically connected with the skin, can be customized by the user deposing (or “drawing”) the conductive material (3). Thus, the conductive material (3) enables the fabrication of electrodes with custom-shaped electrically conductive areas in desired positions. |
| US11147491B2 |
Systems and methods for bladder health management
A system includes at least one wearable device configured to monitor a bladder volume of a user associated with the at least one wearable device, monitor moisture associated with the user, and transmit information regarding the bladder volume and moisture. The system also includes a display device configured to receive the information regarding the bladder volume and moisture from the at least one wearable device, and display information to the user based on the received information. |
| US11147490B2 |
Monitoring devices, systems, and methods for detecting wetness in a garment
A monitoring device for detecting wetness in a garment is disclosed. The monitoring device of the present disclosure includes a clip removably attachable to the garment and having a printed circuit board and a plurality of pins in communication with the printed circuit board, a portion of the plurality of pins extending through a portion of the clip, wherein the plurality of pins include a first pin, a second pin, and a third pin, the first pin and the second pin aligned along a first axis of the clip and the third pin aligned along a second axis of the clip, the second axis spaced from the first axis, wherein, with the clip attached to the garment, the printed circuit board is in communication with the garment via the plurality of pins. Transmitters having built-in delay mechanisms configured to delay transmitting operational data for a period of time are also disclosed. The operational data may include moisture data and detachment information. Methods for determining operational data for a monitoring device for detecting wetness in a garment are also disclosed. |
| US11147488B2 |
Electronic device and controlling method thereof
An electronic device attached to a user's skin is provided to determine a user emotion based on measured bio-signals. An image corresponding to the determined emotion is displayed. The electronic device includes a skin-attachment apparatus having a bonding unit for bonding to a user's skin and a bio-signal sensor that measures the bio-signals of the user. A display unit and a controller are connected with the skin-attachment apparatus. The controller determines the user emotion based on the bio-signals acquired from the bio-signal sensor and operates the display unit to display at least one of a color and a pattern corresponding to the determined emotion. |
| US11147484B2 |
Puncture instrument, puncture needle cartridge mounted in puncture instrument, and method for using puncture instrument and puncture needle cartridge
It is an object of this disclosure to facilitate a series of puncture-related operations in a puncture instrument. In a main case of a puncture instrument, a main rod is provided. An injector rod is mounted to a main rod and includes a lancet holder on one end side. An actuating rod is mounted to the injector rod and has an engagement component on the other end side. A first biasing member biases the injector rod toward the first end side. A manipulation component is provided so as to be slidable in and out through an opening on the other end side of the main case. A locking member is axially supported rotatably by a portion of the main rod between the manipulation component and the injector rod. The locking member includes a first engaged part, a second engaged part and a second biasing member. |
| US11147482B2 |
Method and system for non-invasive blood glucose measurement using signal change of the non-glucose components induced by the presence of glucose
A method and system for detecting glucose in a biological sample is disclosed. This includes illuminating a biological sample with a light source, collecting transmitted, transflected or reflected light from the sample with a detector, generating spectral data of one or more components in the sample other than glucose in a spectral data analysis device, and analyzing the spectral data of the one or more components, sufficient to provide a glucose measurement from the spectral data of the one or more components other than glucose with the spectral data analysis device. |
| US11147481B1 |
Near-infrared spectroscopy for sensing glycogen in muscle tissue
A system, wearable device, and method include a light emitter configured to emit light at a first wavelength of between approximately 900 and 1000 nanometers and at a second wavelength of approximately 1350 nanometers, a first light detector spaced at a first distance from the light emitter, and a second light detector spaced at a second distance from the light emitter, the second distance approximately twice the first distance. At least one of hydration and glycogen of muscle tissue is determinable based on a relationship between backscatter light from the muscle tissue as detected by the second light detector and backscatter light from non-muscle tissue as detected by the first light detector. |
| US11147479B2 |
Displays for a medical device
Embodiments described herein relate to an analyte monitoring device having a user interface with a display and a plurality of actuators. The display is configured to render a plurality of display screens, including a home screen and an alert screen. The home screen is divided into a plurality of simultaneously displayed panels, with a first panel displays a rate of change of continuously monitored analyte levels in interstitial fluid, a second panel simultaneously displays a current analyte level and an analyte trend indicator, and a third panel displays status information of a plurality of components of the device. When an alarm condition is detected, the display renders the alert screen in place of the home screen, the alert screen displaying information corresponding to the detected alarm condition. Furthermore, the actuators are configured to affect further output of the analyte monitoring device corresponding to the detected condition. |
| US11147476B2 |
Monitoring a sleeping subject
Apparatus and methods are described, including apparatus for use with a subject who shares a bed with a second person. A motion sensor detects motion of the subject and motion of the second person, and generates a motion signal in response thereto. A control unit identifies components of the motion signal that were generated in response to motion of the subject, by distinguishing between components of the motion signal that were generated in response to motion of the subject, and components of the motion signal that were generated in response to motion of the second person. The control unit analyzes the components of the motion signal that were generated in response to motion of the subject and generates an output in response thereto. Other applications are also described. |
| US11147475B2 |
Device for measuring the circumference of an object
The present invention relates to a device for measuring an object, comprising a winder of a measuring element arranged to form a loop about the said object, which has at least one wall and an exit opening arranged to allow the exit of at least one unwound portion of the said measuring element, which is defined between the said exit opening and a distal end of the said measuring element, which is provided with a connecting element that abuts against the said exit opening, and a connecting means being located at a distance d from the said exit opening, characterised in that the said connecting means is located on the said at least one wall, is adjacent to the said exit opening, is presented in the form of a protrusion which extends towards the said distal end, and is arranged to receive the said connecting element in a stationary manner. |
| US11147473B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for performing active auscultation and detecting sonic energy measurements
Active auscultation may be used to determine organ (e.g., lung or heart) characteristics of users. An acoustic or piezo-electric signal (e.g., a pulse, a tone, and/or a broadband pulse) may be projected into an animal (typically human) body or thorax. The signal interacts with the body, or lungs, and in some cases may induce resonance within the body/lungs. A resultant signal may be emitted from the body which may be analyzed to determine, for example, a lung's resonant frequency or frequencies and/or how the sound is otherwise absorbed, reflected, or modified by the body. This information may be indicative of lung characteristics such as lung capacity, a volume of air trapped in the lungs, and/or the presence of COPD. |
| US11147470B2 |
Physiological signal wireless transmission system and the operating method thereof
The present invention discloses a physiological signal wireless transmission system which is compatible with a magnetic resonance system. The physiological signal wireless transmission system comprises an implantable sensing device, and a power relay device wirelessly connected to the implantable sensing device. The implantable sensing device comprises a sensing module including at least one sensor, a data transmission module coupled to the sensing module, and a power receiving module coupled to the sensing module and the data transmission module. On the other hand, the power relay device comprising a data transmission antenna wirelessly connected to the data transmission module, a first microprocessor connected to the data transmission antenna, a display module connected to the first microprocessor, a power transmitting antenna wirelessly connected to the power receiving module, and a power emitting module coupled to the power transmitting antenna. |
| US11147468B2 |
Position estimation of imaging capsule in gastrointestinal tract
A system for estimating the position of an imaging capsule that examines the gastrointestinal tract of a user, including an imaging capsule for examining inside the user; and a recorder for communicating with the imaging capsule from outside the user. The imaging capsule includes a controller for controlling functionality of the imaging capsule, a transceiver for communication with the recorder and a coil for transmission of electromagnetic signals. The recorder includes a controller for controlling functionality of the recorder, a transceiver for communication with the imaging capsule and a coil for receiving electromagnetic signals from the coil of the imaging capsule. Wherein the recorder determines the location of the imaging capsule based on measurements of the amplitude of the electromagnetic signals transmitted by the coil in the imaging capsule. |
| US11147465B2 |
Abrasive electrode
An electrode includes an electrically conductive member having a first surface oriented to face the skin of a patient when the electrode is placed on the skin of the patient. The electrode further includes a housing member. The electrode further includes an abrasive member configured to abrade the skin of the patient. The electrode further includes an integrated gripping portion configured to allow an operator to grip the gripping portion by hand and abrade the skin by moving the electrode using the gripping portion. |
| US11147456B2 |
Marker with light emitting area for use in determining vital sign information
A system, particularly a photo-plethysmographic system, determines vital sign information of a subject. A marker includes a marker area such as fluorescent or luminescent pigments, that emits light towards a skin of the subject. Light reflected by the skin is encoded with information about blood in the skin. An attachment layer attaches the marker to the subject. A detector, such as an optical camera, detects radiation reflected from the skin of the subject, and an analysis processor determines the vital sign information, such as heart rate and blood oxygen (SpO2), of the subject from the detected radiation reflected from the skin of the subject. |
| US11147455B2 |
Interactive data acquisition and reconstruction by a magnetic resonance system
The disclosure relates to a method for the interactive acquisition of data from an object under investigation by a magnetic resonance system. The data is acquired from the object under investigation with the magnetic resonance system and images are automatically reconstructed and displayed in real time based on the data. A time interval is determined during which a predetermined condition is met in the images. Quality images are automatically reconstructed based on the data acquired within the time interval. The temporal resolution during reconstruction of the quality images is higher than the temporal resolution during reconstruction of the images. |
| US11147454B1 |
Medical imaging with functional architecture tracking
A pre-event connectome of a subject brain is accessed, the pre-event connectome defining i) first functional nodes in the subject brain and ii) first edges that represent connections between the first functional nodes before the subject has undergone an event. A post-event connectome of the subject brain is accessed, the post-event connectome defining i) second functional nodes in the subject brain and ii) second edges that represent connections between the second functional nodes after the subject has undergone the event. A connectome-difference map data is generated that records the difference between the pre-event connectome and the post-event connectome. An action is taken based on the connectome-difference map data. |
| US11147453B2 |
Calibration for OCT-NIRAF multimodality probe
A multimodality system includes first and second modalities, a catheter, and a processor. The catheter collects fluorescent light from a plurality of locations of a sample which has been irradiated with excitation light of the second modality; a detector detects intensity of the fluorescent light received from the plurality of locations as a function of an angle α formed between the normal to the sample surface and the optical axis of the excitation light. A processor calculates the angle α at each of the plurality of locations based on radiation of the first modality incident on the sample, and corrects the intensity of the detected fluorescent light using a calibration factor g(α). The calibration factor g(α) is a function of the angle α calculated at two or more of the plurality of locations. The angle α is composed of a transversal angle αt and an axial angle αa. |
| US11147451B2 |
Integrated sensor network methods and systems
Methods and systems for an integrated sensor network are described. In one embodiment, sensor data may be accessed from a plurality of motion sensors and a bed sensor deployed in a living unit for a first time period. An activity pattern for the first time period may be identified based on at least a portion of sensor data associated with the first time period. The activity pattern may represent a physical and cognitive health condition of a person residing in the living unit. Additional sensor data may be accessed from the motion sensors and the bed sensor deployed for a second time period. A determination of whether a deviation of the activity pattern of the first time period has occurred for the second time period may be performed. An alert may be generated based on a determination that the derivation has occurred. In some embodiments, user feedback is captured on the significance of the alerts, and the alert method is customized based on this feedback. Additional methods and systems are disclosed. |
| US11147450B2 |
Ophthalmic imaging apparatuses and method for the same
An ophthalmic imaging apparatus includes a first splitting unit configured to split return light from a subject irradiated with measurement light in two directions, first and second light receiving units configured to receive the first and second light beams obtained by the first splitting unit through first and second apertures disposed in respective optical paths of the first and second light beams, respectively, a generation unit configured to generate an image in accordance with light reception signals from the first and second light receiving units; and a moving unit configured to move the first and second apertures in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis. The moving unit moves the first and second apertures independently. |
| US11147448B2 |
Head mounted display device for eye examination and method for ophthalmic examination using therefor
An ophthalmic examination method using VR according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: providing an ophthalmic examination setting interface inputting a user setting for the ophthalmic examination; selecting and progressing a first ophthalmic examination in accordance with the ophthalmic examination setting interface; controlling a head mounted display to output a VR image for the first ophthalmic examination; acquiring examination data according to the VR image from the head mounted display; and outputting an ophthalmic examination progress image for an examiner for the first ophthalmic examination. As described above, since a head mounted display device for an eye examination of the present disclosure can perform various ophthalmic examinations digitally, there is an effect that it is possible to accurately and quickly determine ophthalmic examinations. |
| US11147443B2 |
Surgical visualization systems and displays
A medical apparatus is described for providing visualization of a surgical site. The medical apparatus includes an electronic display disposed within a display housing, the electronic display configured to produce a two-dimensional image. The medical apparatus includes a display optical system disposed within the display housing, the display optical system comprising a plurality of lens elements disposed along an optical path. The display optical system is configured to receive the two-dimensional image from the electronic display, produce a beam with a cross-section that remains substantially constant along the optical path, and produce a collimated beam exiting the opening in the display housing. The medical apparatus can also include an auxiliary video camera configured to provide an oblique view of a patient on the electronic display without requiring a surgeon to adjust their viewing angle through oculars viewing the electronic display. |
| US11147439B2 |
Endoscope light source device and endoscope system
A light source device includes a detector that detects a remaining capacity, and a prediction calculation circuit that calculates a capacity consumption predictive value indicating a ratio of consuming a capacity of a supply source within a predetermined period of time in each illumination mode. The light source device further includes a capability calculation circuit that calculates a driving capability of the supply source corresponding to each of the illumination modes, based on the remaining capacity and the capacity consumption predictive value; and a reporting unit that reports the driving capability. |
| US11147434B2 |
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for capturing images during a medical procedure
An insertion device for a single port robotic surgery apparatus can include an insertion section with first and second camera channels and an instrument channel, the first camera channel configured to facilitate insertion and removal of a primary camera, the second camera channel configured to enclose a secondary camera, and the instrument channel configured to permit insertion and removal of a surgical instrument from the insertion section, The insertion device can include a housing attached to the insertion section, the housing including a passage configured to permit at least a portion of the primary camera to pass through the housing into the first camera channel and exit the first camera channel. The secondary camera can be configured to provide image data of a surgical site to facilitate insertion into the surgical site of at least one of the surgical instrument or the primary camera. |
| US11147432B2 |
Endoscope
An endoscope includes an insertion section configured to be inserted into a subject, an operation section configured to be consecutively provided on a proximal end side of the insertion section, a rigid partition wall provided inside the insertion section or inside the operation section and configured to maintain watertightness between a first space including an inside of the insertion section and a second space formed on a distal end side of the first space, and a first check valve provided in the partition wall and configured to block circulation of gas from the second space to the first space and circulate gas from the first space to the second space. |
| US11147430B2 |
Dishwasher including rack corner sprayers
A dishwasher utilizes multiple rack-mounted corner sprayers disposed in corners defined between a side wall and front and rear walls of a dishwasher rack to direct fluid inwardly from the corners to wash utensils supported by the rack. The corner sprayers are in fluid communication with one another by a fluid channel that extends along the side wall of the rack, and an inlet port coupled to the first corner sprayer conveys fluid to each of the corner sprayers. |
| US11147424B2 |
Cleaning robot and controlling method therefor
A robot cleaner and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, which perform efficient cleaning by controlling a suction force or traveling route of the robot cleaner. The robot cleaner detects load applied to wheels of the robot cleaner so as to increase reliability and accuracy in floor state decision, thereby recognizing a floor state. The robot cleaner recognizes a floor state by combining load applied to wheels of the robot cleaner, load applied to brushes, and acceleration information of the robot cleaner with one another in a complementary manner, thereby increasing accuracy in floor state decision. The robot cleaner includes a traveling portion configured to include a traveling wheel to move a main body, and a wheel motor to provide the traveling wheel with drive power, a cleaning portion configured to include a brush module formed at a lower part of the main body to scatter dust or foreign substances accumulated on a floor on which the main body travels, and a suction module to suction the scattered dust or foreign substances, and a controller configured to determine a state of the floor, and control a suction force of the suction module and a traveling route of the main body according to the determined floor state. |
| US11147414B2 |
Coffee machine with sensors
A coffee machine is disclosed having a water system intended to be connected to a water supply system, a filter unit disposed at the inlet of the water system, a pump, a tank disposed in the water system between the filter unit and the pump, a sensor unit disposed in the tank and suitable for measuring at least one quality parameter of the water contained in the tank, a monitoring unit electrically connected to the sensor unit to receive electrical signals that are indicative of the measured water quality parameters, transduce the electrical signals in numerical values and compare the numerical values of the measured parameters with preset threshold ranges, and a user interface operatively connected to the monitoring unit and having an alarm to indicate when a water parameter is out of the preset threshold range. |
| US11147409B2 |
Device and process for controlling the extraction pressure of coffee in an espresso coffee machine
An espresso coffee machine including a main boiler, a dispensing group, a secondary boiler, a main water inlet circuit, hydraulically connected to the main boiler and to each secondary boiler and an electronic control unit, where the main water inlet circuit has a booster pump, the machine further includes a pressure sensor, a bypass circuit hydraulically, and a two-way proportional valve configured to recirculate a part of delivery flow of the booster pump on the main water inlet circuit and upstream of the booster pump, in order to maintain a certain coffee extraction pressure value in each dispensing group set in real time by the pressure sensor. |
| US11147406B2 |
Apparatus for fastening a strap of an arm phylactery
An apparatus for fastening an end of a strap is provided. The apparatus comprises a workpiece, a first slit at a proximity of an edge of a first rectangle of the workpiece, a second slit at a proximity of an edge of a second rectangle of the workpiece opposite to first rectangle, a first fastening member affixed to a third rectangle of the workpiece perpendicular to the first and second rectangles, and a second fastening member affixed to a fourth rectangle of the workpiece opposite of the third rectangle. The fourth rectangle adapted to fold over so that the first fastening member and the second fastening member may engage to lock the strap. The strap may be inserted through the first slit and the second slit and its end held in position when the fastening members are engaged. In an embodiment, the strap is of a phylactery. |
| US11147405B2 |
Cabinet system including accessory
A system that includes a cabinet and an accessory capable of being stored within a storage compartment of the cabinet. The cabinet may include a cabinet housing and a mirrored door having a ferromagnetic element. The mirrored door may include a first mirror having a reflective surface forming an outer surface of the mirrored door and a second mirror having a reflective surface forming an inner surface of the mirrored door. The ferromagnetic element may be embedded within the first and second mirrors. In an example the first ferromagnetic element may be an elongated plate formed of a ferromagnetic material. The accessory may include another ferromagnetic element that may include one or more magnets. The accessory may be sized and shaped to be capable of being stored within a storage compartment of the cabinet. The accessory may be mounted to the mirrored door by magnetic attraction between the ferromagnetic elements. |
| US11147403B1 |
Portable food handling devices
A portable food handling device including a flexible strip having a body portion and a first and second end region, the body portion bent into a closed loop configuration to define an interior space configured to receive foodstuffs therein. Such a portable food handling device can include a feeder that can rotate to linearly advance the foodstuff in a bite-by-bite manner into the user's mouth. The foodstuff is thus incrementally exposed so that it can be directly eaten in a sanitary manner without using eating accessories, such as plates and/or utensils, as well as without one's hands directly touching and contaminating the foodstuff to prevent the spread of disease and pandemics. |
| US11147402B2 |
Drinking container
A drinking container is provided that can include a lid member and a cup member. The lid member can include a base member and a spout extending up from the base member. The spout can provide a fluid passageway from outside the drinking container to the volume of the cup member so that a child may drink liquid contained within the cup member. When the lid member is removably coupled to the cup member, two or more seals are created around the circumference of the drinking container between the lid member and the cup member to decrease the likelihood of leakage from between the cup member and the lid member when the lid is coupled to the cup member. |
| US11147400B1 |
Roll-out disposable bedding
A roll-out disposable bedding assembly, and a bed that uses that disposable bedding assembly, includes a bedding roll comprised of disposable bi-layered bedding materials, first and second mounting bracket assemblies, and a support axle. The first and second mounting bracket assemblies and support axle secure the bedding roll to a bed. The bedding roll is comprised of rolled up, sequentially attached rectangular bedding sections, at least one of which has a bi-layered construction of an upper sheet and a lower sheet. That bedding section is attached to adjacent bedding sections along perforated edges. The upper sheet and lower sheet are removably affixed to each other along parallel perforated side edges. The bottoms of the upper sheet and lower sheet are permanently affixed together. A pillowcase is disposed between the upper and lower sheet. |
| US11147398B2 |
Integrated display coordination systems
An integrated display coordination system is provided. The system includes at least one display surface structure. The system may also include a base, and the base may be interfaced with the support structure. The system may consist of a plurality of posts, and the plurality of posts configured are able to be affixed to the at least one display surface and/or base. The display item areas, a base, a support structure, plurality of posts, and the at least one display surface are configured to be cleanable, sanitize-able, and reusable before and after utilization of the integrated display coordination system. |
| US11147395B2 |
Indoor garden center with rotating compartments
An indoor gardening appliance includes a liner positioned within a cabinet that defines a front display opening and an enclosed back portion. A grow module is rotatably mounted within the liner and include a central hub and a plurality of partitions defining a plurality of grow chambers. The grow module is selectively rotated to index the plurality of grow chambers between a sealed position between the grow module and the enclosed back portion of the liner and a display position aligned with the front display opening. |
| US11147393B2 |
Utensil dispenser with rail system
Utensil dispensers and methods for making and using same. The utensil dispensers can include a housing configured to contain a stack of utensils. The stack of the utensils comprises at least one utensil in addition to a next utensil. At least one generally vertical guide rail can be disposed within the housing, and can be configured to receive a first portion of each utensil having a contoured projection extending outwardly from each utensil to maintain the stack of the utensils in a stacked orientation. A front pedestal can be disposed inside the housing and beneath the generally vertical guide rail. The front pedestal can be configured to contact the first portion of the next utensil, and a rear pedestal can be disposed inside the housing and beneath the generally vertical guide rail. The rear pedestal can be configured to contact a second portion of the next utensil. |
| US11147391B2 |
Infant chairs
An infant-supporting chair. The chair may include a seat and a tray assembly that includes a releasable mechanical latching system for retainingly engaging the tray assembly to the seat when the tray assembly is in a latching position. The chair may further include a tray guidance system that is configured to guide the tray assembly into the latching position. The tray guidance system may comprise at least one magnet feature in the seat and at least one other magnet feature in the tray assembly. Once latched, the tray may be slidably positioned relative to the seat while remaining latched thereto. The seat may be movably supported on a frame assembly and a seat positioning system may be included to selectively retain the seat at desired heights on the frame assembly. |
| US11147390B2 |
Outdoor cushion with pocketed spring interior
A pocketed spring assembly comprises a plurality of parallel strings of individually pocketed springs. Each string is joined to at least one adjacent string. Each string has first and second opposed plies of fabric and a plurality of pockets formed along a length of the string by transverse seams joining the plies. At least one spring is positioned in each of the pockets. The water permeable fabric used to make at least some strings comprises warp knit polyester fabric. |
| US11147389B1 |
Multi-zone temperature modulation system for bed or blanket
A temperature modulation system for a bed, blanket, or other furniture includes a fluid for moderating temperature change, a number of conduit circuits for directing the fluid through respective zones, a control unit including a thermoelectric device for modulating temperature of the fluid, and a pump. Each of the conduit circuits selectively and independently directs fluid through its respective zone in order to produce a temperature within the zone that is independent of the temperature outside the zone. The system also includes an arrangement of one or more zones in an arrangement in which the control unit is programmed to vary the zone temperature over time according to a schedule. |
| US11147386B2 |
Modular hidden bed cabinet
A combination bed construction comprising a bed frame, movable between a vertical and horizontal position, in which the bed frame has a pair of elongated boards on each end that extend over to a floor cabinet and engage pivots on each end of the floor cabinet, that when rotated to a vertical position on the pivots, the bed frame comes to rest on top of the cabinet. |
| US11147384B1 |
Dynamic privacy barrier system
A movable or pivoting privacy barrier is provided inside the side panels of a cinema seat for selectively providing privacy to the user, with the option of allowing a user to decide whether not to use the privacy barrier. The dynamic privacy barrier system of the includes a privacy barrier that is part and provided inside of the seat support, so that the privacy barrier is pivoted inside the seat support to retract or store the component. The proposed system provides an enhanced privacy experience without affecting the aesthetic appearance of the seat or the environment where it is installed. |
| US11147381B2 |
Adjustable chair support system
An adjustable chair support system includes a first seat back support member spaced from a second seat back support member, and a seat back tensioning assembly extending between the first and second seat back support members, the seat back tensioning assembly includes a carrier, an adjustable tension member coupled to the carrier, and a cable, wherein the cable extends between the first and second seat back support members a plurality of times, and wherein the adjustable tension member is configured to adjust a tension of the cable. |
| US11147380B2 |
Adjustable stool
An adjustable stool having a support connected to a base at one end and seat at the opposite end. A foot rest is adjustably connected to the support. Adjustably connected to the seat is a back support. A lumbar support is adjustably connected to the back support. The back support has a horizontal portion and a vertical portion. |
| US11147376B1 |
Cabinet knobs with lock-and-dock feature
Embodiments for lock-and-dock cabinet knobs for doors, cabinets, drawers, or other fixtures, provides an interchangeable face element attachment. The hardware fixture includes an internally threaded insert, a mounting element housing the insert and having internal and top peripheral mechanical attachment assemblies, and a face element having mechanically attachment assemblies rotatably corresponding to and attaching to the mounting element mechanical assemblies and a planar top. The face element planar top can receive and secure several varied and customizable, interchangeable parts. The face element is mechanically affixed to the mounting element to resist being dislodged inadvertently, while being easily removed when so intended, in particular by the easily operable lock-and-dock assembly mounting without the need to disconnect the threaded insert and mounting element housing from the drawer or cabinet door. An embodiment provides a refillable domed capsule as part of removable face element. |
| US11147375B2 |
Millwork leveler
The present disclosure provides systems, components, and methods for leveling millwork. In one or more implementations, a millwork leveling device and/or kit for leveling millwork include a track, a first leveling post, and a second leveling post. The leveling posts are movably positionable along the track. The first leveling post has a first adjustable height and the second leveling post has a second adjustable height. The device and/or kit may further include a plate associated with the first leveling post, the plate having one or more through holes and attaching a finishing piece thereto. |
| US11147373B1 |
Adult product storage assembly
An adult product storage assembly includes a cabinet and a plurality of rollers that is each coupled to the cabinet to roll along a support surface. A pair of front drawers is each slidably positioned in the cabinet to store objects. A plurality of dispensers is positioned in the cabinet and of the dispensers stores a personal lubricant to dispense the personal lubricant for a user. A plurality of side drawers is each slidably coupled to the cabinet. Each of the side drawers is slidable outwardly from the cabinet for accessing each of the side drawers and each of the side drawers is recessable into the cabinet for storing the side drawers. A pair of speakers is each coupled to the cabinet to emit audible sound outwardly therefrom. A subwoofer is positioned in the cabinet to emit audible sounds at the lower frequency range of human hearing. |
| US11147371B2 |
Appliance test cabinet
A test cabinet for testing a heat generating appliance includes a base having a main structure, a front panel, a rear panel, and a top panel, the top panel being movable relative to the main structure, the front panel extending in a longitudinal direction of the cabinet; a front opening in the front panel, the front opening providing access to an appliance compartment in the base, the appliance compartment being configured to receive the heat generating appliance; a back wall positioned above the top panel and movable relative to the main structure, the back wall being movable in a depth direction of the cabinet, the depth direction being perpendicular to longitudinal direction of the cabinet; and a bottom insert that is removably mounted in the base, the bottom insert forming a floor of the appliance compartment. |
| US11147369B2 |
Point of sale shelf stacker display
A point of sale shelf stacker display system has a front wall with a plurality of apertures and cross-bars. The rear wall supports one or more tab locking systems. The system further includes two side walls coupled to the front wall and the rear wall. The tab locking systems may receive a tab from a shelf. The shelf is supported by a cross-bar and at least one tab locking system. The shelf may include a front facing member which wraps around a respective cross-bar. Each tab locking system may include an upper slot and a lower slot positioned within the rear wall. Each tab from the shelf may exit an upper slot and may enter a lower slot. The shelf having at least one tab may be made from a single sheet of material. |
| US11147360B2 |
Quick detach belt loop
In embodiments, a belt clamp includes an inboard plate and an outboard plate that are pivotally coupled at their upper ends. The belt clamp may also include a spring biased locking mechanism that selectively and releasably connects the lower end of the inboard plate to the lower end of the outboard plate by way of locking posts in the inboard plate that are displaced upwardly from the lower edge of said plate. The outboard locking plate may have latch members that are entirely contained (except for opposing actuation buttons) within a compartment formed by two portions of the outboard plate connected by a living hinge. The opposing actuation buttons require a motion in a first direction, such as upwardly, to allow motion in a second direction, such as inwardly, to rotate the latching members inwardly to release the locking posts. |
| US11147359B1 |
Device carrier
Device carriers described herein can support a device therein and enable a user to readily attach, detach, and exchange the device with other objects and/or to a user for easy access. The construction can include both rigid and flexible parts that are formed together to both facilitate easy operation and be resistant to wear. The construction can further provide an elegant appearance. |
| US11147358B2 |
Multifunctional pack frame
A multifunction pack frame is disclosed. The pack frame is convertible to provide a backrest and seating combination to the user. The pack frame also provides a variety of firearm aiming support arrangements. |
| US11147352B2 |
Hair dryer attachment
A hair dryer attachment is formed of a hollow cylinder made of high-heat resistant material and includes a first end and a second end, opposite the first end. The hollow cylinder extends an axial distance between the first end and the second end. The first end embodies a first opening that is larger in diameter than a second opening embodied by the second end. Vertical ribs extend inwardly from an internal surface of the hollow cylinder that are equally spaced along the internal surface of the cylinder. A plurality of hole patterns consisting of between five and fifteen holes that are centered along the interior between each of the vertical ribs. The first opening at the first end of the attachment is configured to be securely fixed over a barrel or air source of a hair dryer. The first end preferably comprises silicone rubber to facilitate a friction fit. |
| US11147350B2 |
Modular structure of an interior assembly
A modular structure of an interior assembly relates to the field suitcases. A first snap-fit groove is provided around an outer side of a middle frame, and an opening of the first snap-fit groove is provided downward. A second snap-fit groove is provided around an inner side of the middle frame, a first protrusion and a sliding member are provided in the second snap-fit groove, and an opening of the second snap-fit groove is provided upward. An upper end of a shell is snap-fitted into the first snap-fit groove to be combined with the middle frame, and the card is combined with the inner assembled structure. Subsequently, the card is inserted into the second snap-fit groove, the second protrusion fixes the card in the second snap-fit groove through the sliding member and the first protrusion, and the step-like member and the sliding member are fixed by a snap-fit connection. |
| US11147348B2 |
Decorative element made by a setting technique
A setting or mounting includes a ring carrying elements for setting a decorative element, this setting or mounting being arranged to be placed radially inside a hollow provided in a substrate of an item to be decorated. The setting includes a circular slot arranged to receive a ring-like element made of a shape memory alloy which can undergo a reversible transformation. The ring-like element is able to move from a retracted position in which it rests in the slot, to an open position in which the ring-like element at least partially protrudes from the slot to hold the setting in the substrate. |
| US11147347B2 |
Essential oil-containing ring
The present invention provides an essential oil-containing ring, comprising a ring body that is adjustable in size, a jewel provided on the ring body, a fixing member provided on the ring body and connected to one end of the jewel, a container component detachably provided at the other end of the jewel, and an essential oil contained in the container component to emit fragrance. The essential oil placed in a container in the ring can emit the fragrance through the joint gap. The ring of the present invention is provided with an opening at the ring body, so that the size of the ring can be adjusted according to different finger sizes as required. |
| US11147346B2 |
Tape for slide fastener
A tape for a slide fastener includes warps and wefts. A yarn count of warps among yarns forming the fastener tape is set to 22-28 dTex. A weave density of the warps is set to 205-231 yarns/inch. A yarn count of wefts among the yarns forming the fastener tape is set to 81-87 dTex. A weave density of the wefts is set to 42-48 yarns/inch. The weft is a multifilament formed by bundling 33-39 monofilaments. According to one embodiment, the yarn count of the warps is set to 25 dTex, the weave density of the warps is set to 210-226 yarns/inch, the yarn count of the weft is set to 84 dTex, the weave density of the wefts is set to 43-46 yarns/inch, and the weft is a multifilament formed by bundling 36 monofilaments. |
| US11147344B2 |
Running shoe having lacing
A running shoe includes medial and lateral eyelets arranged on the medial and lateral side in the longitudinal direction from the front foot area of the running shoe to the heel section, wherein in each case a medial eyelet and a lateral eyelet located at the same height in the longitudinal direction form an eyelet pair; reinforcing ribs are arranged on the medial and lateral side in the front foot area, wherein the reinforcing ribs are arranged at an acute rib angle to the longitudinal direction of the running shoe, and a lace having lace sections for lacing, wherein the lace is led through the eyelets in such a way that the lace sections extending from the eyelets of the first lace pair in relation to the front foot area, each run at an acute lacing angle to the longitudinal direction to at least one further eyelet closer to the heel section. |
| US11147341B2 |
Sole structures with regionally applied auxetic openings and siping
A sole structure for an article of footwear can include auxetic openings and sipes. The auxetic openings and sipes may be applied in a regional manner to achieve different characteristics for the sole structure in the different regions. |
| US11147339B2 |
Shoe sole mounting standard for bicycle cleat
A cleat assembly mounting system includes a shoe sole with a curved underside portion with mounting holes. A cleat assembly for engaging a bicycle pedal is mounted to a curved underside portion of the sole. A shim between the sole and the cleat assembly has shim holes configured for alignment with the mounting holes. Each mounting hole is a slot extending in a first direction with a width less than its length. Each shim hole is a slot extending in a second direction with a width less than its length. The first and second directions are substantially orthogonal. Nut assemblies have one or more nuts for securing the cleat assembly using one or more threaded fasteners through the mounting holes and shim holes. The cleat assembly includes a spring housing, and a bottom plate configured to be secured to the shim and further configured to conformably receive the bicycle pedal. |
| US11147338B2 |
Ski boot and strap combination providing enhanced lateral performance
A combination of a ski boot and a strap where the strap extends from an attachment point on the lateral side of a hard outer shell of the boot and in use is tightened to hold the inner boot liner in relatively fixed proximity to the lateral side of the outer boot shell during skiing. The strap can extend around the inner boot liner, or be at least partially incorporated as a part of the inner boot liner. In either case, the strap is adjustable between the tightened position, and an open position. |
| US11147337B2 |
Footwear article having cord structure and convertible heel strap
A footwear article is provided herein. In one embodiment, a footwear article comprises a first cord forming a first plurality of loops, a second cord forming a second plurality of loops, the second plurality of loops slippably-engaged and intertwined with the first plurality of loops to form at least a portion of an upper configured to at least partially enclose a foot, and a heel strap comprising a heel counter and a connection cord, the connection cord fixedly intertwined with at least the first cord, the heel strap is adjustable from a first position to a second position. In this way, the footwear article may be converted from a first type of footwear article into a second type of footwear article. |
| US11147336B2 |
Performance outdoor footwear
Embodiments of the present invention relate to footwear articles and a method for fabricating a footwear article. The footwear article comprises an upper and a sole that is comprised of a graphene-containing polymer composition and having one or more layers affixed to the upper. The method for fabricating the footwear article comprises forming a sole on an upper. The sole comprises a graphene-containing polymer composition and one or more layers affixed to the upper. |
| US11147335B2 |
Helmet
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a helmet comprising an inner shell (3) a detachable outer shell (2) and an intermediate layer (4) between the inner shell and the outer shell. At least one connecting member (5) is configured to directly connect the inner shell to the outer shell, and allow sliding between the inner shell and the outer shell, when the outer shell is attached to the helmet. When the outer shell is attached, the outer shell and the inner shell are configured to slide relative to one another in response to an impact. A sliding interface is provided between the intermediate layer and one or both of the outer shell and the inner shell. |
| US11147329B2 |
Interchangeable hat system
Provided is a hat system including a crown having a headband and a bill. A connection mechanism may slidingly attach the bill and the crown. The connection mechanism includes a bill portion and a crown portion. The bill portion may include a channel and the crown portion may include at least one rail wherein the channel is configured to slidingly receive the rail to connect the bill to the crown. Additionally, the crown portion may include a first receiver track and the bill portion may include the second receiver track wherein the first receiver track may slidingly receive a portion of the crown portion and the second receiver track may slidingly receive a portion of the bill portion to connect the bill to the crown. |
| US11147324B2 |
Garment convertible to baby blanket
A mother's garment is adapted to effectively absorb her body scent, and also adapted to conveniently and safely convert to a baby's in-crib blanket. This way, the mother's body scent is safely made available to an infant to soothe and comfort the infant during the use of the garment as a baby blanket. Preferably, the woman's garment is a nightgown, with an added/separate fabric scent-absorbing panel secured to an interior surface of the nightgown. To deploy the nightgown safely as a baby's blanket, preferably the nightgown is turned inside out to effectively expose the scent-absorbing fabric panel directly to the infant. In addition, apertures or openings of the nightgown, like arm-holes and head/neck collar openings, are closed-up or securely tucked-away during deployment into the blanket configuration to prevent risk of strangulation or suffocation of the infant. |
| US11147323B1 |
Protective face shield attachable to headwear
A protective shield is provided for use with headwear having a brim and wearable by a user. The protective shield includes an elongate suspension strap portion and a pair of attachment tabs engageable with the headwear and positioned such that the elongate suspension strap portion extends between the pair of attachment tabs. A protective portion is connected to the suspension strap portion and is configured to extend over the user's eyes, nose, and mouth when the protective shield is attached to the headwear. The suspension strap portion and the protective portion collectively define a slot sized to receive the brim of the headwear to facilitate engagement between the protective shield and the headwear. |
| US11147322B1 |
Alternative nose and mouth masks
An alternative nose and mouth mask allows a user to protect their respiratory inhalations and filter respiratory exhalations, thus reducing the likelihood of the spread of diseases. The apparatus forms a preferably adhesive seal over the user's mouth and nose separately, thus preventing passing of contaminated air between a user's mouth and nose. Many current mask designs, when worn, tend to make the wearer appear less trusting and less human, creating an illusion that results in perception of the mask as a disguise. The apparatus maximizes the amount of visible skin, thus mitigating the disconcerting effects of mask wearing. Furthermore, the apparatus may provide a medicated layer, which may be helpful in assisting users recover from a variety of potential respiratory ailments. A waterproof outer layer prevents damage due to wear and moisture buildup as well as potential damage due to poor weather conditions. |
| US11147320B2 |
Support for body portion
A variety of body supports are disclosed for supporting a body portion, for example, for supporting a chest in a donned configuration. In some examples, the body support includes a first support panel having one or more first tongues projecting outwardly therefrom, a second support panel having one or more second tongues projecting outwardly therefrom, a connecting section, joining the first support panel to said second support panel in longitudinal spaced relationship along an imaginary longitudinal mid-line of the body support, the first tongue and the second tongue being on opposite transverse sides of a mid-line of the body support, a first fastener and a second fastener. The body support may further include a doffed configuration in which the first support panel and the second support panel are non-contiguous with respect to one another. |
| US11147318B2 |
Swaddling garment
A swaddling garment, such as for swaddling a baby or use as a compression garment, includes a tubular body having a circular neck opening, arm sleeves formed within the tubular body defining arm-receiving spaces, and a torso-receiving space within the tubular body between the arm sleeves. The swaddling garment is a one-piece, seamless, or/or knit swaddle, without closures, configured to snugly receive a wearer's torso and arms. |
| US11147311B2 |
Apparatus for receiving smokable material
An apparatus for receiving smokable material to enable at least one component of the smokable material to be volatilized is described. In an example, the apparatus comprises a housing having a first compartment and a second compartment. The first compartment is a heating compartment for receiving smokable material in use. The second compartment is an electronics compartment and containing at least one of control circuitry and a power source. The first compartment and the second compartment are substantially hermetically sealed from each other to minimize or prevent air or vapor flowing between the compartments. |
| US11147308B2 |
Atomizing assembly structure easy to disassemble
An atomizing assembly structure is disclosed that is easy to disassemble. The atomizing assembly structure includes an atomizing sleeve, a threaded sleeve and an atomizing core. The atomizing sleeve has a lower end fixed to the threaded sleeve. The atomizing assembly structure further includes a tobacco liquid valve and a top cap. The atomizing core is arranged inside the tobacco liquid valve. The atomizing core and the tobacco liquid valve are in pluggable connection. The tobacco liquid valve has an upper end connected to the top cap through thread. The top cap covers and seals the atomizing sleeve. The atomizing assembly structure is simple in structure, easy to disassemble and regulate, convenient to clean and is leakage-proof, and thus greatly improves user experience. |
| US11147306B2 |
Apparatus and method for forming filter rods
An apparatus for forming filter rods for aerosol-generating articles is provided, including a first source and a second source, the first source being configured to supply filter material in a form of a first tow, and the second source being configured to supply filter material in a form of a second tow; a single driven delivery roller configured to advance the first tow and the second tow; and an extrusion tool configured to process the first tow and the second tow, the delivery roller being arranged such that the first and the second tows are advanced from the first and the second sources toward the extrusion tool only by the delivery roller, and the extrusion tool is further configured to process several sources of filter material simultaneously to create one filter rod. A method for forming filter rods for aerosol-generating articles is also provided. |
| US11147300B2 |
Apparatuses and systems for preparing a meat product
The apparatuses described herein relate to preparation of a meat product. Apparatuses, systems comprising the apparatuses, and methods of making and use the systems and apparatuses are described herein. These are useful for controlling one or more of growth on and separation of a meat product from an enclosed substrate. The apparatuses and systems are configured to receive fluid and grow the meat product and/or separate the meat product from the substrate in a scalable manner. |
| US11147299B2 |
Ready-to-eat cereal composition
Provided herein is a ready-to-eat (RTE) breakfast cereal with a unique texture. A RTE breakfast cereal provided herein can have a high slowly digestible starch content relative to commercially available RTE cereals. Also disclosed are methods of making a RTE breakfast cereal described herein. |
| US11147297B2 |
Heating medium injectors and injection methods for heating foodstuffs
A heating medium injector includes an injector structure defining a heating medium flow path and a product flow path. The heating medium flow path extends to a contact location, while the product flow path also extends to the contact location. The contact location comprises a location at which the heating medium flow path and product flow path merge within the injector. In a region along the product flow path, the product flow path is defined between a first flow surface and a second flow surface. The first flow surface comprises a surface of a boundary wall separating the heating medium flow path from the product flow path and the second flow surface comprises a surface of an opposing second boundary wall. The second flow surface is in substantial thermal communication with a second flow surface cooling structure. |
| US11147296B2 |
Method for producing beverages by acid removal
The present application relates to methods for producing beverages with low levels of acids, cations and/or sugars. The methods comprise the step of removing acidic ions through an AX-REED membrane stack and optionally removing cations through a CX-REED membrane stack. In certain embodiments, the AX-REED and the CX-REEF membrane stacks are operated in parallel. The methods may also comprise a step of converting sugar to organic acid, while simultaneously removing the generated organic acid through the AX-REED membrane stack. The sugar may for example be converted with the aid of enzymes and/or microorganisms. |
| US11147294B2 |
Method and apparatus for injecting a gas into a beverage
Disclosed herein are techniques and methods for dispersing a volume of gas in a beverage contained in an unpressurized container. |
| US11147278B2 |
Dusting powder sprinkling apparatus
A dusting powder sprinkling apparatus comprises a frame body, a hinge, a hook, and a toggle latch. The frame body presses the entire circumference of a mesh body, excluding the portion provided with through-holes, along the outer peripheral surface side of the mesh body to fix the mesh body to the hopper. The hinge rotatably fixes a first frame side extending along the rotation axis direction of the brush to the outlet of the hopper. The hook is fixed to a second frame side extending along the rotation axis direction of a brush in the frame body. A tip portion of the hook projects from the outer periphery of the frame body. The toggle latch is fixed to the outlet of the hopper facing the hook and is capable of engaging with the tip of the hook. |
| US11147277B2 |
Conveyor tunnel oven
A conveyor tunnel oven incorporating forwardly opening baking case having a rear wall, a longitudinal wall, an oppositely longitudinal wall, an upper wall and a lower wall, the case being further opened by a longitudinal food passage port and an oppositely longitudinal food passage port; a continuous loop conveyor within the baking case, the conveyor extending to the longitudinal and oppositely longitudinal food passage ports; a panel having a forward surface, the panel being fitted for closing the baking case's forward opening; a pair of “L” hooks, each “L” hook including a helically threaded stem and a foot, the hooks positioning the panel over the baking case's forward opening; and a “J” hook having a stem and a tail, the tail having a distal end and a throat engaging the “L” hooks' feet so that the “J” hook's stem overlies the panel's forward surface. |
| US11147272B2 |
Pyridone compounds and agricultural and horticultural fungicides comprising the same as active ingredients
Pyridone compounds of formula (1) and salts thereof: wherein R1, R2, R3, X, Y1, Y2, Y3 and n are defined. The pyridone compounds can control plant diseases. |
| US11147271B2 |
Chemicals which alter the production of metabolites in cultivated plants
Elicitors are applied to cultivated crops in order to improve plant productivity and/or harvestable crop value in agricultural and horticultural operations providing increased production of metabolites in cultivated plants. |
| US11147270B2 |
Pesticide based on formation of formate anion in situ
A pesticide formulation preserves an effective concentration of an active form over time. For example, the active form may be generated over time as it is removed from the system. For example, Calcium Formate may be transformed to an active form of Formic Acid. For example, modulator such as citric acid may facilitate driving the generative reaction forward, for example by removing Calcium form the solution. Optionally Boric acid may be added to the formulation. The formulation may be applied dry and/or wet to the organisms and/or their living space. |
| US11147269B2 |
Food contact surface sanitizing liquid
The present invention is for sanitizing compositions for sanitizing surfaces which may contact food. The composition may be provided in liquid form, and may include a quaternary amine, one or more surfactant, a fragrance, and water. At least 90% by weight of the fragrance comprises fragrance components that meet Class I qualifications of the Cramer classification system. All other components of the composition (e.g., the quaternary amine, the surfactants, water, and any optional components) meet the EPA guidelines under CFR 180.940(a). Since the composition only includes components that meet the EPA guidelines under CFR 180.940(a) (reflecting a presumption of low toxicity), and at least 90% of the fragrance itself (e.g., in the case of mixtures of fragrance components) meets the Cramer Class I qualifications, the composition is safe for application to surfaces that come in contact with food, where there is a heightened probability that traces of the composition will be ingested. |
| US11147265B2 |
Wildlife decoy with flapper apparatus
A mechanism for producing simulated tail motion or other motion in a waterfowl decoy. It may include a cantilevered carbon fiber composite spring clamped rigidly at one end and free at the other. At the free distal end of the spring, a permanent magnet and simulated tail are affixed. Fixed rigidly nearby, within the decoy body, near the magnet but not in direct contact with the magnet, is an inductor/coil. The coil is energized and de-energized at a frequency matching the resonant frequency of the spring/magnet/tail assembly, which causes the tail/magnet assembly to oscillate back and forth from side to side as the magnetic field within the coil varies, providing variable attraction between coil and magnet. Custom circuitry, which is energized by a battery, provides appropriately timed electrical impulses to the coil. |
| US11147258B2 |
Systems and methods for spraying an agricultural fluid on foliage
A system includes a plurality of nozzle assemblies connected in fluid communication with a fluid supply line, a plurality of electrically actuated valve assemblies to control fluid flow through the nozzle assemblies, and a controller communicatively connected to the valve assemblies and configured to control at least one operating parameter of each valve assembly. A portable electronic device is connected in communication with the controller, and is configured to display an image including at least a portion of the system and a target, and to receive a user input that identifies a location and/or an orientation of each of the plurality of nozzle assemblies on the image. At least one of the controller and the portable electronic device is configured to determine the at least one operating parameter based on an overlap amount between a spray path projection of each nozzle assembly and the target in the image. |
| US11147255B1 |
Backpack chair assembly
A backpack chair assembly includes a chair that has a frame portion and a backrest portion that slidably engages the frame portion. The frame portion comprises a plurality of intersecting members such that the frame portion defines a cuboid. A backpack is positioned around the frame portion of the chair having the backpack surrounding the frame portion. The backpack has a plurality of pockets each being integrated into the backpack for storing objects. A pair of shoulder straps is each coupled to the backpack and each of the shoulder straps is wearable over a user's shoulders for carrying the backpack and the chair. A tarp is coupled to the backpack and the tarp is extendable over the backrest portion and the frame portion to inhibit objects stored on the frame portion from falling off. |
| US11147254B2 |
Spincast reel
A spincast reel includes a frame. A rotatable main shaft is mounted on the frame, the periphery of the main shaft is provided with two spiral grooves with reverse spirals, a side of a shaft sleeve opposite to the spiral groove is provided with a kidney-shaped hole, and a transmission claw which passes through the kidney-shaped hole and is slidably installed in the spiral groove is fixed to a reel seat; one end of the main shaft penetrates into the frame and is provided with a driving gear assembly for driving the main shaft to rotate, and the other end thereof is fixedly connected to a line pickup portion. The spincast reel provides uniform line arrangement and prevents partial fishing line tangles during winding. |
| US11147252B2 |
Material application to fishing lures possessing temperature sensitive chromaticity vicissitude creating a color changing fishing lure or rubber bait
A process where materials are applied to a plastic fishing lure surface, producing a lure that possesses chromatic vicissitude as a result of water temperature fluctuations. A non-thermochromatic base layer of one or more colors is applied to the plastic fishing lure. This layer acts as the visual appearance of the fishing lure in the absence of temperature fluctuations. Clear extender is then used as an additive to the thermochromatic ink. This addition to the ink then allows the ink to be sprayed onto the surface of the lure. This ink-extender amalgam can be applied in multiple layers however the bottom layer must have the least amount of hue saturation. Each layer thereafter would increase in hue saturation. Multiple hue combinations can be utilized. Once the desired number of thermochromatic layers has been applied, an ultra-clear super high gloss lacquer finish is sprayed on to the exterior of all layers. |
| US11147251B1 |
Nature-inspired design and engineering of autonomous seafood capturing, sorting and delivering system
Presented is a system and method via nature-inspired design and engineering to autonomously fish, sort and deliver the catch. It implements rope-less fishing via a novel variable buoyancy device and an autonomous aerial and underwater vehicle as a fishing gear carrier. Its versatile capabilities are comprised of the AI sorting capability to comply with regulations, the capability to capture renewable energy to reduce operating costs, the capability to both passively fish with bait and proactively hunt for fish and the capability to gather intelligence to find optimal fishing grounds. |
| US11147249B2 |
Siglec transgenic mice and methods of use thereof
Provided herein are transgenic non-human animals whose genomes comprise two or more human genes selected from CD33, Siglec-5, Siglec-7, Siglec-9, Siglec-11, Siglec-14, and Siglec-16, to methods of screening candidate agents that bind to and/or modulate the function and/or activity of at least one of the human genes in the transgenic non-human animals, and to methods of screening candidate agents to determine their effect on one or more activities and/or functions associated with expression of at least one of the human genes in the transgenic non-human animals. Further provided herein are methods of recapitulating a human Siglec immune system in a non-human animal, and methods of generating a non-human animal disease model comprising a human Siglec repertoire. |
| US11147248B2 |
Method for producing acoustic trauma deafness model animal, and acoustic trauma deafness model animal produced by the same
A method for producing a new deafness model animal and a new deafness model animal produced by the method, enabling research that can also be applied to clinical application to a human. The present invention provides a method for producing an acoustic trauma deafness model animal, the method including exposing a non-human primate animal to a sound having a frequency of 1 kHz to 32 kHz and a sound pressure level of 100 dB to 150 dB for 10 minutes to 360 minutes. In addition, the present invention provides an acoustic trauma deafness model animal provided by the method for producing an acoustic trauma deafness model animal. |
| US11147247B2 |
System for the elimination of parasites adhered to fish, by directly applying electricity to the fish, removing the parasites without harming the fish
A system for the elimination of parasites adhered to fish. The system includes an entry and drainage area configured for the fish with parasites to enter the system, the entry and drainage area joined to an application area through which the fish with parasites pass and come into contact with curtain electrodes and/or grill electrodes. The system includes spray nozzles at least partially housed in the application area and a return chute at least partially situated below the application area to receive and channel the sprayed water. The system also includes a pump that pumps the water to the spray nozzles and an outlet through which the fish without parasites exit the system. |
| US11147245B2 |
Top-fill hummingbird feeder with float valve base closure mechanism
A top-fill hummingbird feeder is provided having a liquid container with a liquid flow opening at a lower end and a removable cap at an upper end, a feeding basin positioned below the liquid container, and a sealing mechanism associated with the liquid flow opening and the feeding basin. The sealing mechanism includes a bottle seal assembly configured for removable coupling with a base of the feeding basin, and a float valve captured by said bottle seal assembly to prevent rotation thereof while allowing the float valve to move upwardly and downwardly with changing nectar levels in the feeding basin. The feeding basin is filled by gravity feed of the liquid in the container through the liquid flow opening when the sealing mechanism is open. When the feeding basin reaches a full position, the liquid nectar raises the float valve which, in turn, acts to close the liquid flow opening. |
| US11147243B2 |
Dog collar and leash assembly
A collar and leash system is provided which allows for easy connection of the collar with the leash without the pet owner having to bend down to attach or detach the collar leash. The collar has a first attachment member thereon which is received by a second attachment member on the leash. A solenoid position within the second attachment member operates to open and close the second attachment member so as to selectively release, accept, or retain the first attachment member of the collar. In an embodiment, the leash has a first portion which is flexible and a second portion adjacent the second attachment member which is rigid or semirigid. Preferably, a switch in the handle of the leash serves to operate the solenoid in the second attachment member. |
| US11147242B2 |
Animal leash
An animal leash including a strap having a first end and a second end and a quick-release connector coupled to the strap. A first portion of the strap extends from the quick-release connector to the first end and a second portion of the strap extends from the quick-release connector to the second end. A locking member is coupled to the first and second portions of the strap to form a collar loop. The locking member may be alterable between: (1) a locked state in which a size of the collar loop is fixed; and (2) an unlocked state in which the size of the collar loop is adjustable. |
| US11147238B2 |
Circular grazing system and method
A circular grazing system for poultry and/or livestock. The circular grazing system including a center pivot structure installed at a field. The center pivot structure may have a center pivot axis. The field may be a poultry and/or livestock grazing field. The circular grazing system for poultry and/or livestock may include an enclosure for containing poultry and/or livestock. The enclosure may extend generally radially from the center pivot structure to a circumference of the field. The enclosure may be rotably coupled to the center pivot structure such that the enclosure rotates around the center pivot axis. |
| US11147235B2 |
Cleaning unit for cleaning at least one head section of a teat cup
A cleaning unit for cleaning at least one head section of a teat cup, the cleaning unit having a chamber that has a substantially circular cross-section, is delimited by a wall, and has an opening delimited by a sealing element that is flexible around a circumference of the chamber. |
| US11147233B2 |
Hybrid tomato variety ‘H1902’
Hybrid tomato variety ‘H1902’ is described. The tomato variety is a ground-culture hybrid processing tomato variety suitable for machine harvest and is adaptable to the climactic conditions of regions such as California, USA, Spain, and Brazil. It is a second early variety with resistance to Fusarium wilt races 1, 2, and 3 plus tomato spotted wilt virus. |
| US11147232B1 |
Soybean cultivar 2363124
A soybean cultivar designated 2363124 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 2363124, the plants of soybean 2363124, to plant parts of soybean 2363124, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 2363124 with itself or with another soybean variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to soybean cultivars, breeding cultivars, plant parts, and cells derived from soybean 2363124, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 2363124, and the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing 2363124 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11147226B2 |
Inbred corn line BSQ033
An inbred corn line designated BSQ033 is disclosed. The invention relates to the plants and seeds of inbred corn line BSQ033 and methods for producing a corn plant by crossing inbred corn line BSQ033 with itself or with another corn plant. The invention also relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more additional traits and to the corn plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to corn plants and plant parts derived from inbred corn line BSQ033 and to methods for producing other corn plants or plant parts derived from inbred corn line BSQ033, and to the corn plants and parts derived from those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid corn seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing inbred corn line BSQ033 or a locus conversion of BSQ033 with another corn line. |
| US11147224B2 |
Lettuce variety SVLC0286
The invention provides seed and plants of the lettuce line SVLC0286. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of lettuce line SVLC0286, and to methods for producing a lettuce plant produced by crossing a plant of lettuce line SVLC0286 with itself or with another lettuce plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of lettuce line SVLC0286, including the gametes of such plants. |
| US11147219B2 |
Methods and systems for growing plants using silicate-based substrates, cultivation of enhanced photosynthetic productivity and photosafening by utilization of exogenous glycopyranosides for endogenous glycopyranosyl-protein derivatives, and formulations, process and systems for the same
A container for growing a plant. The container includes at least one container wall having a surface, the container wall having one or more light reflective and/or refractive members attached thereto. The one or more light reflective and/or refractive members may include one or more silicate microbeads that are buffered to neutrality. The container may contain a plant, and the one or more light reflective and/or refractive members may be positioned in the container to redistribute light toward the plant, and may be present in an amount effective to cause harmful light saturation of the plant. To safen the plant from such harmful light, the container also may contain one or more glycopyranosidic compounds, such as one or more alkyl-α-D-mannosides. |
| US11147217B1 |
Plant protection apparatus
A plant protection apparatus that is configured to be placed adjacent a plant and provide control of the amount of sunlight and water to which the plant is exposed. The plant protection apparatus includes a body having a central portion, a first portion and a second portion. The first portion and second portion are movably mounted to opposing sides of the central portion. The first portion and second portion are planar in manner and are movably intermediate a first position and second position. The plant protection apparatus is further configured to have a controller and a first sensor and a second sensor wherein the first sensor and second sensor are operably coupled to the controller. The body is secured to a mounting rod that is configured to be inserted into soil adjacent to plant. The mounting rod is of sufficient length so as to position the body above the plant. |
| US11147212B2 |
Belting with longitudinal cogs
Belting with longitudinal cogs that includes belting and at least two longitudinal cogs. The belting has an upper surface, a lower surface and a first edge. The at least two longitudinal cogs are attached to the upper surface of the belting proximate the first edge. Each of the longitudinal cogs is substantially parallel to the first edge. A channel is defined between the at least two longitudinal cogs. |
| US11147210B2 |
String trimmer attachment assembly
A string trimmer attachment assembly for edging a lawn includes a weed trimmer that has a pole, a gear head that is coupled to the pole and a trimming head that is rotatably coupled to the gear head. The gear head is angled between the pole and the trimming head. A rolling unit is removably coupled to the pole of the weed trimmer. The rolling unit is oriented to extend along a perpendicular axis with respect to a rotational axis of the trimming head. Additionally, the rolling unit horizontally orients the rotational axis of the trimming head when the rolling unit is positioned to roll along a support surface. In this way the trimming head is positioned to perform edging along a vertical edge. |
| US11147209B1 |
Riding lawn mower
A riding lawn mower includes front and rear wheels and a frame extending therebetween. The riding lawn mower has a first portion coupled to the front wheels and a second portion coupled to the rear wheels, the first portion coupled to the second portion at a pivot point. The mower comprises a motor and battery supported by the frame and a drive mechanism configured to rotate the second portion of the base at the pivot point toward the first portion of the base, whereby a force required to lift the mower at the front wheel is reduced. |
| US11147207B2 |
System and method for automatic tank metering control
A product distribution control system for an agricultural system includes a controller including a memory and a processor. The controller is configured to receive a signal indicative of an amount of product in a tank of an air cart and to automatically adjust the metering rate of the product from the tank or the tank pressurization based on the amount of product in the tank. |
| US11153997B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus including a heat sink plane disposed on a bottom surface of a display panel and configured in such a way that a coupling groove with a circuit board accommodated therein is formed in the guide panel, which is coupled to the bottom surface of a heat sink plane, to attach and detach the circuit board into and from the coupling groove through a guide holder disposed on a guide panel. |
| US11153993B2 |
Systems and methods for preventing airflow recirculation in an information handling system after an air mover fault
In an exhaust assembly, each particular louver of a plurality of louvers may be hingedly coupled to a generally circular bracket and may be arranged with respect to the air mover and each other such that in the presence of airflow generated by the air mover, the plurality of louvers rotate to an open position relative to the generally circular bracket under force of the airflow such that airflow passes freely through the exhaust assembly and in the absence of air flow generated by the air mover, at least one of the plurality of louvers rotates to a closed position relative to the generally circular bracket under force of gravity and mechanically interacts with a remainder of the plurality of louvers such that all of the plurality of louvers rotate to the closed position such that flow of air through the exhaust assembly is blocked by the plurality of louvers. |
| US11153992B2 |
Air and fluid cooling of a data center
An apparatus is provided herein. The apparatus includes a sensor module and a control module. The sensor module to receive a measured environmental condition. The control module to use the measured environmental condition to determine a fluid temperature to cool a first set of components and determine an air temperature to cool a second set of components. |
| US11153991B2 |
Method and apparatus for cooling a load and system comprising corresponding apparatus and load
A method and apparatus for cooling a load using liquid nitrogen conveyed in a circuit are provided. Cooled liquid nitrogen is used for cooling the liquid nitrogen conveyed in the circuit. A first proportion of the liquid nitrogen is cooled in an open cooling system and a second proportion is cooled in a closed cooling system using one or more cooling units. The open cooling system and closed cooling system are used for cooling of a power supply having a first end and a second end. The open cooling system is arranged at the first end and the closed cooling system is arranged at the second end. Cooling power is provided in a first time period as a first, smaller amount of total cooling power and in a second time period as a second, higher amount of total cooling power. A first proportion of the amount of total cooling power is provided by means of the open cooling system and a second proportion is provided by means of the closed cooling system. The first proportion in the first time period is set to a lower value than in the second time period. |
| US11153987B2 |
Connecting assembly and cable management device thereof
A cable management device of a connecting assembly includes a connecting member, a component and a cable management arm. The component is connected to the connecting member. The cable management arm is connected to the component in a stretchable and retractable manner. At least one cable management feature is arranged on the cable management arm. |
| US11153981B2 |
Methods and systems for a cable management system
Various methods and systems are provided for a cable management device. In one example, the cable management device has a planar base with a plurality of mounting holes, a first wing framing a first slot positioned along a first side of the base, and a second wing framing a second slot along a second side of the base. The wings may flex from a first configuration to a second configuration in response to a contact force. |
| US11153979B2 |
Foldable display module
A foldable display module is provided. The foldable display module includes a first support mechanism, a second support mechanism, a first flexible screen, a second flexible screen, a first deformable member, and a second deformable member. When the foldable display module is in a flat state, the first deformable member and the second deformable member both expand in volume, and a portion of the first flexible screen and the second flexible screen both extend to a gap and are seamlessly spliced. |
| US11153973B2 |
Electronic module
An electronic module, such as a VRM, has a power inductor and power wave pins disposed on a bottom surface of a circuit board so as to reduce the size and increase the heat dissipation capability of the VRM. |
| US11153971B2 |
Printed circuit board configuration to facilitate a surface mount double density QSFP connector footprint in a belly-to-belly alignment
An electronic device includes a printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB includes first and second grids disposed at a top surface and a bottom surface of the PCB, respectively. Each grid includes a plurality of footprint pins, and a plurality of vias extending through the PCB to the top and bottom surfaces. Each footprint pin includes a connecting end and a free end that opposes the connecting end. Each via includes a contact end located at one of grids and is in electrical contact with the connecting end of one of the footprint pins, and each via further includes a non-contact end that is located at the other of the grids and is not in electrical contact with any of the footprint pins. First and second connectors are mounted to the PCB top and bottom surfaces and connect with the footprint pins of the first and second grids. |
| US11153966B2 |
Electronic circuit device
The electronic circuit device includes: a first wiring pattern which is formed on a first main surface of a circuit board, has circuit elements including a switching element and mounted along a predetermined direction, and includes a virtual shortest current path connecting the circuit elements to each other along the predetermined direction; a second wiring pattern which is formed on a second main surface, and includes an opposing current path that opposes an area where the virtual shortest current path is formed; vias electrically connecting the first and second wiring patterns; and vias for heat transfer, connecting a mount area for the switching elements on the first main surface with an area on a side of the opposing current path on the second main surface. The heat dissipation member is in contact with the second main surface. |
| US11153964B2 |
Electronic apparatus
An electronic apparatus includes a top plate, a bottom plate provided under the top plate, a circuit board provided between the top plate and the bottom plate, an electronic component disposed on the circuit board, and an intermediate plate provided between the top plate and the circuit board. The intermediate plate is configured to provide a clearance between the top plate and intermediate plate, or between the circuit board and the intermediate plate. The intermediate plate is further configured to allow an air flow from a first end portion to a second end portion of the top plate. |
| US11153961B2 |
Frequency chirp resonant optimal plasma ignition method
A system for plasma ignition and maintenance of an atmospheric pressure plasma. The system has a variable frequency alternating current (AC) power source, a transformer, a cable connected to a secondary winding of the transformer, a programmed microprocessor for control of power to the atmospheric pressure plasma. The microprocessor is configured to a) at pre-ignition, power the AC power source at an operational frequency fop higher than the resonant frequency fr, b) decrease the operational frequency fop of the AC power source until there is plasma ignition, and c) after the plasma ignition, further decrease the operational frequency fop of the AC power source to a frequency lower than the resonant frequency fr. |
| US11153959B2 |
Apparatus and method for generating extreme ultraviolet radiation
An apparatus for generating extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation comprises a droplet generator, an excitation laser source, an energy detector, and a feedback controller. The droplet generator is configured to generate target droplets. The excitation laser is configured to generate a pre-pulse and a main pulse to convert the target droplets to plasma by heating. The energy detector is configured to measure a variation in EUV energy generated when the target droplets are converted to plasma. The feedback controller is configured to adjust a time delay between a subsequent pre-pulse and main pulse generated by the excitation laser based on the variation in EUV energy generated by a given main pulse. |
| US11153956B2 |
Commissioning and controlling load control devices
A load control system may include control devices capable of being associated with each other at one or more locations for performing load control. Control devices may include control-source devices and/or control-target devices. A location beacon may be discovered and a unique identifier in the location beacon may be associated with a unique identifier of one or more control devices. Upon subsequent discovery of the location beacon, the associated load control devices may be controlled. The beacons may be communicated via radio frequency signals, visible light communication, and/or audio signals. The visible light communication may be used to communicate other types of information to devices in the load control system. The visible light communication may be used to identify link addresses for communicating with load control devices, load control instructions, load control configuration instructions, network communication information, and/or the like. The information in the beacons may be used to commission and/or control the load control system. |
| US11153952B2 |
Electroencephalography control of controllable device
A system including a controllable device configured to provide a premises related service in an area of a premises. The system includes an electroencephalography (EEG) device configured to be positioned with respect to a head of a user and process signals detected in real-time. The system also includes a processor in communication with the EEG device, a memory accessible by the processor and instructions stored in the memory for execution by the processor. A data is stored in the memory that associates each of a plurality of predetermined sets of signals from the brain detected via the EEG device with at least one control instruction. The execution of the instructions configures the processor to using the stored data, analyze the real-time detected signals to determine that the real-time detected signals correspond to one of the plurality of predetermined set of signals associated with the one control instruction and generate a control data signal based on the one control instruction. |
| US11153950B2 |
Replacement mirror system with IR LED overheating management
A camera mirror system for a vehicle includes, among other things, a camera that has a field of view, a display in communication with the camera that is configured to depict the field of view, and an infrared light-emitting diode (IR LED) that is configured to illuminate the field of view. The IR LED is configured to operate at a temperature. The system further includes a controller that is configured to provide at least one of a warning or an IR LED shut down command in response to the temperature exceeding a threshold. |
| US11153948B2 |
Modular front light LED driver messaging system
This disclosure describes techniques to control LED lighting systems using a circuit that includes communication, control and LED driver circuitry specific to a limited number of particular lighting functions. The circuit may communicate via a standard communication bus protocol and include feedback, protection and sensing circuitry to monitor the lighting functions and LED performance. The circuit may be small enough to be included as part of a lighting assembly, such as a vehicle headlight assembly. The included feedback and monitoring circuitry that may be physically close the driven LEDs may simplify the wiring when compared to other techniques. A configuration process for the circuit may further simplify the wiring connections, as well as reduce the development and manufacturing costs for lighting systems that may use the circuit. Limiting the lighting functions of each circuit may improve thermal management by distributing the thermal load. |
| US11153945B1 |
Facility occupancy detection with thermal grid sensor
Systems, methods and apparatus for providing an availability status associated with a facility. One system includes an illumination indicator, a thermal grid array sensor, and an electronic controller. The thermal grid array sensor is configured to sense an outside region, an entryway region, and an inside region associated with a facility subsystem. The electronic controller is configured to determine the current availability status as unavailable responsive to the thermal grid array sensor detecting a heat signature in the outside region, subsequently in the entryway region, and subsequently in the inside region. The electronic controller is also configured to determine the current availability status as available responsive to the thermal grid array sensor detecting the heat signature in the inside region, subsequently in the entryway region, and subsequently in the outside region. The electronic controller is further configured to control the illumination indicator to indicate the current availability status. |
| US11153944B2 |
Method of controlling light adjustment
A method of controlling light adjustment include activating a power supply; activating a digital control circuit to carry out an adjustment output voltage control mode, sense a signal from a light adjustment control switching circuit, and determine a light adjustment control mode; in response to an LED power source operating in the adjustment output voltage control mode, adjusting luminance from 100% to N % and continuously adjusting luminance from N % to ≤0.01% wherein a 100% PWM signal output from a PWM driving signal circuit is unchanged, and a light adjustment signal collection circuit transmits a collected light adjustment signal having luminance between N % and ≤0.01% to the digital control circuit; in response to the LED power source operating in a PWM adjustment control mode, adjusting luminance from 100% to N % and continuously adjusting luminance from N % to ≤0.01%; and obtaining a light adjustment curve. |
| US11153934B2 |
Information processing method and device
This application provides a method including: determining, by a terminal device from at least one radio interface technology, a first radio interface technology used to send first information, where each of the at least one radio interface technology corresponds to an uplink resource, and the first information includes a size of to-be-sent data of at least one logical channel of the terminal device; and determining, by the terminal device based on the first information and attribute information of the first radio interface technology, whether to cancel the first information that is in a triggered state, where the attribute information of the first radio interface technology includes a priority of the first radio interface technology or an uplink resource corresponding to the first radio interface technology. The method provided in this application improves accuracy of canceling the first information that is in the triggered state, and shortens a data sending delay. |
| US11153933B2 |
Dynamic multi-access wireless network virtualization
We disclose systems and methods of dynamically virtualizing a wireless communication network. The communication network is comprised of heterogeneous multi-RAT mesh nodes coupled to a computing cloud component. The computing cloud component virtualizes the true extent of the resources it manages and presents an interface to the core network that appears to be a single base station. |
| US11153930B2 |
Method for transmitting or receiving signal in wireless communication system and device for the same
A method for transmitting or receiving a signal of a Session Management Function (SMF) in a wireless communication system comprises receiving a reject message for a message related to an activation command of a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session, by the SMF, from a User Equipment (UE); requesting, to an AMF, an Access Management Function (AMF) information on a non-3GPP connection state modification of the UE by the SMF; receiving a message indicating that a non-3GPP connection state of the UE has been changed, by the SMF, from the AMF; and transmitting the message related to the activation command of the PDU session, which includes a new P-CSCF(Proxy-Call Session Control Function) list, by the SMF, to the UE, wherein the message indicating that the non-3GPP connection state of the UE has been changed indicates that a non-3GPP access of the UE has been changed from CM-IDLE to CM-connected. |
| US11153928B2 |
Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, communication method, and integrated circuit
A terminal apparatus that communicates with a base station apparatus, the terminal apparatus including a receiver configured to receive an RRC reconfiguration message from the base station apparatus, a transmitter configured to transmit an RRC reconfiguration completion message in response to the RRC reconfiguration message to the base station apparatus, and a controller configured to generate the RRC reconfiguration completion message, wherein the RRC reconfiguration completion message is generated that includes information for identifying whether a measurement gap is necessary to measure a serving cell quality of a serving cell, based on first downlink bandwidth part (BWP) information and no second downlink BWP information or one or more pieces of second downlink BWP information of the serving cell. |
| US11153927B2 |
Transition method, network device, and terminal device
Disclosed in embodiments of the present disclosure are a transition method, a network device, and a terminal device. The method includes: receiving, by a network device, supporting information associated with a terminal device which is sent from the terminal device; determining, by the network device, a target state of the terminal device to be transitioned to according to the supporting information, wherein the target state is a Radio Resource Control (RRC) idle state or an RRC inactive state; and enabling, by the network device, the terminal device to transition to the target state. |
| US11153926B2 |
Transitioning to cell DCH RRC state to report application-level measurement
According to one example embodiment, a method in a user equipment, UE, includes receiving a request from a radio access network for a measurement report for an application operating at a layer above a radio resource control, RRC, protocol layer. The UE generates the measurement report in response to the request and determines a current RRC connected state of the UE when the measurement report is ready to be sent. In response to determining that the current RRC connected state of the UE is not a CELL_DCH RRC state, the UE sends a cell update message to the radio access network and receives instructions from the radio access network to transition to the CELL_DCH RRC state. The UE transitions to the CELL_DCH RRC state and transmits the measurement report while the UE is in the CELL_DCH RRC state. Related user equipment nodes, radio access nodes and methods are disclosed. |
| US11153925B2 |
Handling of QoS flow description without valid EPS bearer context
A method of handling QoS flow descriptions with invalid EPS bearer context is proposed. During an EPS bearer activation or modification procedure, a UE may receive an ePCO/PCO IE for creating a new QoS flow description or modifying an existing QoS flow description. if UE detects that the to be created/modified QoS flow descriptions are associated with invalid EPS bearer context, then UE does, not create/modify the QoS flow descriptions. Instead, UE locally deletes the QoS flow descriptions provided by the network. In addition, UE indicates a 5GSM cause to the network via PCO/ePCO. As a result, when inter-system change from EPS to 5GS happens, UE no longer needs to handle the QoS flow descriptions with invalid EPS bearer context. |
| US11153922B2 |
Directional wireless communications onboard aircraft
Disclosed is a method that includes receiving absolute wireless access point coordinates from wireless access points that define respective wireless access point positions of the wireless access points. The method includes orienting the directional antenna to orientations based on the absolute wireless access point coordinates. The method includes transmitting test signals to the respective wireless access points while the directional antenna is positioned at the orientations to generate the database entries associated with the respective wireless access point positions. The method includes orienting the directional antenna according to a first one of the database entries having a greatest likelihood to establish a first communications path between a first one of the wireless access points and the wireless endpoint. The method includes transmitting a data signal to the first one of the wireless access points with a minimum transmission power based on the database entries. |
| US11153921B2 |
Method and apparatus for link enablement and disablement during multi-link operation in a wireless network
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for simultaneous transmission and reception of data wirelessly using different wireless bands. The multi-link operations described herein can provide higher network throughput and improved network flexibility compared to traditional techniques to wireless communication. Link management operations such as enabling and disabling of a link may be performed by an AP or STA by sending a frame over a link that is currently active. Moreover, an AP may request a switch to a different link available on the AP side for MLO, for example, when a link is occupied by interference and is not available when AP needs to use the link, and the operating parameters of a target link can be updated. |
| US11153915B2 |
Control information sending method, base station, and user equipment
A method for controlling information, a base station and a user equipment are disclosed. In an embodiment a method includes receiving, by a base station, first signaling from a first user equipment, wherein the first signaling carries an identifier of the first user equipment and information about a preamble sequence, the identifier to be used for random access between the first user equipment and the base station, and the preamble sequence to be used for random access between the first user equipment and second user equipment; and sending, by the base station, second signaling to the first user equipment and the second user equipment, wherein the second signaling carries information about a user equipment cooperation group and the user equipment cooperation group includes the first user equipment and the second user equipment. |
| US11153904B2 |
Prioritizing access and services in next generation networks
Some of the present embodiments provide a method for a random access procedure for a user equipment. The method receives a backoff indicator (BI). After receiving the BI, the method selects a configured contention-free random access (CFRA) preamble from one or more CFRA preambles that have been configured to the UE by a base station. The selected configured CFRA preamble corresponds to synchronization signal block (SSB) candidate detected by the UE. The method then transmits the selected CFRA preamble to the base station. |
| US11153903B2 |
Method for transmitting data and terminal device
Implementations of the present disclosure relate to a method for transmitting data and a terminal device. The method includes: if there is an untransmitted first MAC PDU in a target HARQ process, sending a third MAC PDU to a physical layer at an MAC layer, wherein, a first resource corresponding to the first MAC PDU overlaps with a second resource corresponding to a second MAC PDU, the third MAC PDU includes data in the first MAC PDU, and the physical layer is used for transmitting the third MAC PDU through a third resource. |
| US11153901B2 |
Method for determining time information, network node, and terminal device
A method for determining time information is disclosed. The method includes: obtaining, by a network node, information sent by a terminal device; and determining, by the network node, at least one of the following based on the information: a first time interval between downlink scheduling and downlink data transmission, a second time interval between the downlink data transmission and a feedback message sent by the terminal device after the terminal device receives downlink data, and a third time interval between uplink scheduling and uplink data transmission, where the information may include at least one of a subcarrier spacing, an operating band, and a bandwidth that are supported by the terminal device, and further include a first smallest value and/or a second smallest value and/or a third smallest value corresponding to the at least one item. Therefore, flexibility and accuracy of determining the time information are improved. |
| US11153900B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving reference signals in a wireless communication system
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a Reference Signal (RS) performed by a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. According to the present invention, a method and apparatus includes receiving a first Dedicated Demodulation Reference Signal and a first Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH); receiving a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) including Downlink Control Information (DCI) in relation to a configuration of the second Dedicated Demodulation Reference Signal based on the first PDSCH; and receiving the second Dedicated Demodulation Reference Signal and a second PDSCH based on the PDCCH, and the first Dedicated Demodulation Reference Signal is transmitted only on a single antenna port, and a configuration of the DCI is determined based on the maximum number of symbols to which the second Dedicated Demodulation Reference Signal is mapped. |
| US11153899B2 |
Collision of PUCCH considering multi-slot operation
In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE determines that a first uplink control channel is scheduled to be transmitted in a first slot set including multiple consecutive slots and that a second uplink control channel is scheduled to be transmitted in a second slot set including one or more consecutive slots. The UE determines that the first uplink control channel and the second uplink control channel overlap in a first slot that is included in both the first slot set and the second slot set. The UE determines that a particular uplink control channel of the first uplink control channel and the second uplink control channel is to be transmitted in the first slot based on a predetermined rule. The UE transmits the particular uplink control channel in the first slot. |
| US11153891B2 |
Method for scheduling data by network node aggregated with LTE and Wi-Fi protocol stacks
Embodiments herein provide a method for scheduling data by a network node aggregated with a long term evolution (LTE) protocol stack and a Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi) protocol stack. The LTE protocol stack and the Wi-Fi protocol stack are aggregated at RLC layer. The method includes establishing, by a LTE Wi-Fi scheduler (LWS), a connection with a user equipment (UE) for data transmission. Further, the method includes scheduling, by the LWS, data to the UE through at least one of a LTE interface and a Wi-Fi interface, wherein the data is scheduled on the Wi-Fi interface when a Wi-Fi channel is available. |
| US11153890B2 |
Method and system for managing UE-to-UE interference in a mobile telecommunication network
A method for managing a full duplex mobile telecommunication network includes providing a coordination unit of a set of base stations, and having the coordination unit group a plurality of user equipment served by said base stations to form corresponding user groups. Each user group includes a group of user equipment which are close to each other by an extent such to cause potential user equipment to user equipment interference. The method also includes having the coordination unit allocate radio resources for at least one between transmissions from user equipment to base stations, and transmissions from base stations to user equipment. The method further includes having each base station carrying out at least receiving transmissions from at least one served user equipment, and sending transmissions to at least one served user equipment by exploiting the allocated radio resources. |
| US11153887B2 |
Uplink performance for bearers
A system and method for detecting and correcting uplink-only problems is disclosed. The system comprises one or more of the following modules: uplink problem detection module, maximum permissible limit module, and uplink improvement calculation and actions module. The uplink problem detection module detects uplink-only problems using values of one or more parameters related to bearer performance. For instance, the uplink problem detection module continuously monitors the uplink performance by checking uplink transmission error and when a threshold is crossed, declares an uplink problem. The maximum permissible limit module limits the actions by uplink improvement calculation and actions module so that other parts in the system are not negatively affected. The uplink improvement calculation and actions module determines and performs the actions to improve the uplink transmission error situation detected by the uplink problem detection module. |
| US11153886B2 |
System and method on transmission adaptation for uplink grant-free transmission
An embodiment method for transmission adaptation includes sending, by an access point, to a UE, an indication of a configuration or a reconfiguration of at least one UE uplink transmission parameter for grant-free uplink transmissions, wherein the at least one UE uplink transmission parameter includes at least one of a transmission resource and a transmission scheme; and receiving, by the access point, a UE uplink packet transmission that includes at least one configured or reconfigured transmission parameter. |
| US11153885B2 |
Medium-based transmission parameter adaptation
An example method may include obtaining default transmitting parameters and potential variations of the default transmitting parameters for a packet to be transmitted over a wireless network. The method may also include obtaining medium state information for a medium of the wireless network. The method may additionally include generating a first candidate of transmitting parameters and a second candidate of transmitting parameters based on the medium state information, where each of the first and second candidates of transmitting parameters are consistent with at least one of the default transmitting parameters and the potential variations of the default transmitting parameters. The method may also include selecting from among the first and the second candidates of transmitting parameters to use when transmitting the packet over the wireless network. |
| US11153881B2 |
Uplink power control in adaptively configured TDD communication systems
A user equipment (UE) in communication with a base station is configured by the base station for operation with an adapted time division duplex (TDD) uplink-downlink (UL-DL) configuration. A process enables UL power control for transmissions of various channels or signals from the UE in two different sets of UL transmission time intervals (TTIs) and a process enabling receptions of data transport blocks by the base station in two different sets of UL TTIs. |
| US11153880B2 |
Power allocation across multiple carriers using shared and dedicated radio frequency spectrum
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described that provide for power allocation across different carriers using shared and dedicated radio frequency spectrum for a power-limited UE. In cases where a power-limited UE is to transmit control information, power allocation across different carriers may be determined based on one or more of a number of parameters, such as a type of control channel for transmission of control information, an outcome of an LBT procedure for a carrier using shared radio frequency spectrum, a timing of the LBT procedure, one or more other concurrent transmissions, or any combination thereof. |
| US11153879B2 |
Transmission scheme management for common channels in NR
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications and, more particularly, to transmission scheme management for common channels in new radio (NR). A method for wireless communications that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method generally includes receiving an indication from a base station (BS) of a type of beam management scheme used by the BS for at least one of: a current transmission or one or more subsequent transmissions; and decoding the at least one of: the current transmission or the one or more subsequent transmissions from the BS in accordance with the indication. |
| US11153877B2 |
Method for bonding a plurality of radio connections in a wireless network
The invention relates particularly to a method for a wireless communication network, the method allowing the bonding of a plurality of radio connections between a client electronic device and a master electronic device, the method having the steps of receiving, coming from a client electronic device, a message having a request to establish a new connection, the message having an identifier of the client electronic device and authentication information, determining whether a second connection is already established between the master electronic device and the client electronic device, and, if such is the case, then sending, via the connection already established, a message having a request to verify the establishment request received, the message having the authentication information received, receiving a message having information validating the request to establish the new connection, and establishing the new connection between the client electronic device and the master electronic device. |
| US11153876B2 |
Method and device for monitoring frequency domain-based wireless link in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a technique for radio link monitoring in a wireless communication system, and to operation procedures of the base station and user equipment and a method for radio link quality evaluation on the basis of the technique. In the method, the user equipment divides the downlink channel bandwidth into multiple frequency ranges, measures channel states for each frequency range, and evaluates the radio link quality based on channel state measurement results. Thereafter, the user equipment sends frequency range quality information to the base station, which may then utilize the same for downlink resource allocation. Hence, it is possible to solve the problem of the existing scheme wherein the user equipment enters the physical layer problem detection state or the radio link failure state although a frequency range usable for service provisioning is present within the downlink channel bandwidth. |
| US11153872B2 |
Method and apparatus for indicating slot format of an unlicensed cell in a wireless communication system
A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a User Equipment (UE). In one embodiment, the method includes the UE performing transmission and/or reception in a serving cell, wherein the serving cell is in unlicensed spectrum. The method further includes the UE being configured to receive slot format indication (SFI) on periodic SFI monitoring occasion(s), wherein periodic SFI monitoring occasion(s) is (pre-)configured by a network. The method also includes the UE, in response to receiving and/or detecting a channel indicator, monitoring and/or detecting a first SFI-related signal on a first occasion, wherein the first occasion is not one of (pre-)configured periodic SFI monitoring occasion(s). |
| US11153871B2 |
Network element and method of communicating using a plurality of controls channels modules
A network element forming a mobile communications network, and configured to provide a wireless access interface to one or more communications devices and to transmit downlink data to and receive uplink data from the communications devices via the wireless access interface. The downlink resources extend across a predetermined bandwidth and are time divided into plural timeframes. The network element includes a transmitter, and controller configured to control the transmitter to transmit control data to the communications devices in resources of a control channel formed from plural control channel modules formed from only part of the predetermined bandwidth and mutually exclusive from parts of the predetermined bandwidth from which the other control channel modules are formed. The plural control channel modules allow the control channel to be varied in bandwidth and adapted to the structure of the communications network, the communications devices being served and traffic conditions in the communications network. |
| US11153866B2 |
Shortened transmission time interval configuration based on user equipment capabilities
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described for shortened transmission time interval (TTI) configuration based on user equipment (UE) capabilities. A UE may determine, for each of one or more supported bands or band combinations, a capability of the UE to process transmissions having a first transmission time interval (TTI) duration and a second TTI duration, the first TTI duration being shorter than the second TTI duration. The UE may transmit to a base station an indicator representing the capability for the each of the one or more supported bands or band combinations. The base station may receive the indicator, schedule a component carrier within a frequency band of a first supported band combination of the one or more supported band combinations based at least in part on the received indicator, and transmit information within the frequency band of the component carrier based on the scheduling. |
| US11153864B2 |
Resource allocation indication method, base station, and terminal
A resource allocation indication method, a base station and a terminal are provided. The method includes allocating corresponding target transmission resources to a terminal when a target service occurs, wherein the target transmission resources include uplink or downlink transmission resources; transmitting resource indication information to the terminal according to the target transmission resources, wherein the resource indication information includes first and second indication information, the first indication information is used to indicate one or more bandwidth parts of the target transmission resources, the one or more bandwidth parts are a portion or all of a total bandwidth, the second indication information is used to indicate location information of Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs) allocated to the terminal in PRBs corresponding to the one or more bandwidth parts. |
| US11153863B2 |
Physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) demodulation reference signal (DMRS) transmission and reception
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods and apparatuses for physical downlink control channel (PD-CCH) demodulation reference signal (DMRS) transmission and reception. |
| US11153862B2 |
Physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) blind decoding in fifth generation (5G) new radio (NR) systems
A network device (e.g., a user equipment (UE), or a new radio NB (gNB)) can process or generate a configuration of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring in different search spaces sets independently from one another in order to manage different services optimally. A processor of the network device can be configured to receive physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates of a PDCCH in a slot for channel estimation across search spaces of the slot. Different priorities can be determined among the PDCCH candidates in the slot based on a priority rule. Then a number of PDCCH candidates can be skipped/dropped from monitoring based on the different priorities of the PDCCH candidates to ensure that a threshold level of blind decoding operations across a plurality of slots of the PDCCH is being satisfied. The UE can monitor a portion of the PDCCH candidates while concurrently skipping another. |
| US11153854B2 |
Uplink control signaling in cellular telecommunication system
A method, apparatus, and computer program for controlling allocation of control message fields in uplink transmission in a cellular telecommunication system are presented. Uplink control message fields are allocated to the resources of a physical uplink shared traffic channel according to an uplink transmission scheme selected for a user terminal. The control message fields are allocated so that transmission performance of the control messages is optimized for the selected uplink transmission scheme. |
| US11153853B2 |
Sidelink control information indication
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for sidelink control information indication. One apparatus includes a receiver that receives a second control information message from a remote unit over sidelink communication. Here, the second control information message is in response to the remote unit receiving one or more data processes scheduled by a first control information message from a relay unit. The apparatus also includes a processor that determines a transmission-reception pattern for the sidelink communication and generates an indicator of the determined transmission-reception pattern. The apparatus further includes a transmitter that transmits the indicator of the determined transmission-reception pattern to the remote unit in a third control information message. |
| US11153852B2 |
Communication method and communications apparatus
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a communication method and a communications apparatus. In the communication method, a network-side device determines a resource configuration policy. The network-side device determines an operation mode of a terminal based on the resource configuration policy; broadcasts information about a plurality of configured resource pools and the operation mode, so that the terminal performs sending based on the configured one or more resource pools; and determines, based on the operation mode, that the terminal sends information on one or more resource units of the plurality of resource pools. According to the communication method and the communications apparatus provided in the specific embodiments of the present invention, the one or more resource pools are configured for a plurality of carriers for inter-terminal communication, so that the terminal can send a message on the one or more resource pools of the plurality of carriers. |
| US11153849B2 |
Method of broadcast gateway signaling for channel bonding, and apparatus for the same
Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus of broadcast gateway signaling for channel bonding. The apparatus for broadcast gateway signaling includes an input formatting unit configured to generate baseband packets corresponding to channel bonding; and a stream partitioner configured to allocate the baseband packets to two or more RF channels of the channel bonding for generating an outer tunnel data stream, the outer tunnel data stream generated in different ways according to a plurality of operation modes for the channel bonding. |
| US11153847B2 |
Method and apparatus of paging transmission and reception, system information window determination and uplink carrier selection
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. The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for paging transmission and reception, SI window determination and UL carrier selection. |
| US11153845B2 |
Method and system for handling mobility of user equipments in a predetermined route
The embodiments herein discloses a method and a network for handling UEs travelling in predefined/predetermined route. The method includes determining by a network one of at least one parameter and learned mobility patterns of at least one UE. The at least one parameter is determined based on a negotiation with the at least one UE. The at least one parameter includes at least one of a source information, a destination information, a speed, a start time, a guard percentage, and a predefined route of the at least one UE. Further, the method includes sending at least one pair of a tracking area identifier list (TAI'S) and a timing map to the at least one UE based on one of the determined at least one parameter and the learned mobility patterns of the at least one UE. |
| US11153840B2 |
UE feedback of timing adjustment after a measurement gap
A user equipment terminal (UE) operates in a wireless network. The UE receives, from a base station, timing advance parameter values which indicate a time difference measured by the base station between uplink and downlink for a band occupied by one or more serving cells. The UE calculates a length of a post-measurement gap (post-MG) time period for the one or more serving cells based on the timing advance parameter values. The post-MG time period is after a measurement gap before uplink transmission. The UE then sends an indication of the length of the post-MG time period to the base station. |
| US11153835B2 |
Method for terminal transmitting sidelink in wireless communication system, and terminal using same
Provided are a method for a terminal transmitting a sidelink in a wireless communication system, and a terminal using same. The method comprises: determining at least one sidelink subframe for sidelink transmission from subframes, in a set of all subframes, other than subframes having a sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) resource configured, and reserved subframes; and transmitting the sidelink using the at least one sidelink subframe. |
| US11153834B2 |
Methods and systems for accurate and accelerated synchronization for communication networks
The present invention contemplates a method and/or system for accurately and accelerated synchronization of communication networks. The method contemplates providing a virtual clock module in which all nodes of a network use the module in an identical manner and wherein the virtual clock module of nodes is generally a data stream whose element is the virtual time with whatever notice made is in communication with at that instant. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the method or system is processed using a finite impulse filter. The virtual clock in each node is responsible for generating a stream of data in which one may consider as virtual time. Each sample of the discrete time stream is constructed by its nearest neighbor of the node concerned communicating the current sample of its own virtual time stream to the node. |
| US11153833B2 |
Method for modifying parameter values for long range extension and corresponding node
Systems and methods are disclosed for adjusting Radio Link Monitoring (RLM), Radio Link Failure (RLF) detection, RLF recovery, and/or connection establishment failure detection for wireless devices (16) in a cellular communications network (10) depending on mode of operation. In one embodiment, a node (14, 16) in the cellular communications network (10) determines whether a wireless device (16) (e.g., a Machine Type Communication (MTC) device) is to operate in a long range extension mode of operation or a normal mode of operation. The node (14, 16) then applies different values for at least one parameter depending on whether the wireless device (16) is to operate in the long range extension mode or the normal mode. The at least one parameter includes one or more RLM parameters, one or more RLF detection parameters, and/or one or more RLF recovery parameters. In doing so, signaling overhead and energy consumption within the wireless device (16) when operating in the long range extension mode is substantially reduced. |
| US11153823B2 |
Wireless access point, terminal device, and method for waking up terminal device by wireless access point
A wireless access point, a terminal device, and a method for waking up a terminal device by a wireless access point. The terminal device includes a primary radio frequency circuit and a wake-up radio (WUR) radio frequency circuit. The WUR radio frequency circuit only receives a radio signal and operates on a specified channel. If the WUR radio frequency circuit receives a wake-up frame on the specified channel and the terminal device is a to-be-woken-up terminal device, the WUR radio frequency circuit wakes up the primary radio frequency circuit. The wake-up frame includes an identifier of the to-be-woken-up terminal device. The primary radio frequency circuit operates on an operating channel of the primary radio frequency circuit after being woken up. |
| US11153821B2 |
Apparatus, system and method of acknowledging a multi user (MU) multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) (MU-MIMO) transmission
For example, an EDMG STA may be configured to receive an A-MPDU for the EDMG STA in an EDMG MU PPDU from an EDMG MU-MIMO initiator station; to determine, according to an ordered acknowledgement scheme, a Block Acknowledgement (BA) period in which the EDMG STA is to be awake to allow transmission of a BA from the EDMG STA to the EDMG MU-MIMO initiator STA; to allow the EDMG STA to be in a power save mode during a first power save period from a time of an End of Frame (EOF) field in the A-MPDU for the EDMG STA until a beginning of the BA period; to transmit the BA to the EDMG MU-MIMO initiator; and to allow the EDMG STA to be in the power save mode during a second power save period after transmission of the BA. |
| US11153819B2 |
Battery control for safeguarding lower voltage integrated circuits
A battery controller buffers a higher voltage provided by a primary cell in order to charge a secondary cell that operates at a lower voltage. The battery controller includes a storage device that is charged by the primary cell. When the voltage of the storage device reaches a threshold, the battery controller conducts the stored charge into the secondary cell while isolating the secondary cell from the primary cell. The secondary cell, when charged, powers a node that operates with a low voltage. |
| US11153817B2 |
Method and system for system information acquisition in wireless communication system
Disclosed is a method that decodes a broadcast channel to obtain first system information periodically broadcasted from a base station; applies at least one cell selection parameter indicated in the first system information to camp on a cell served by the base station and storing the first system information; accesses the camped cell based on at least one random access parameter indicated in the first system information; and determines whether at least one of a system information block of second system information available in the camped cell is provided based on at least one of the periodic broadcast and an on-demand basis. The on-demand basis to deliver the corresponding system information block of the second system information available in the camped cell is decided based on at least one of an indication and a flag included in the first system information for the system information block. |
| US11153810B2 |
Method and device for performing scheduling by using alternative signals in wireless communication system
Provided is a method of operating a controller, a method of operating a controlee, a controller, and a controlee. The method of operating a controller that performs a ranging with a controlee using ultra wideband (UWB) communication in a wireless communication system, the method including: transmitting, to the controlee, a first ranging control message (RCM) comprising information of a first ranging interval for a second RCM; changing a ranging interval for the second RCM from the first ranging interval to a second ranging interval; transmitting, to the controlee, an interval update message for the second RCM comprising information for the changed ranging interval based on the first ranging interval; and transmitting, to the controlee, the second RCM based on the changed ranging interval. |
| US11153808B2 |
Using multiple beacon types in wireless communication
A transmitting wireless device dynamically and periodically transmits beacon frames including either full set of information or a partial information about the BSS. The wireless device schedules the target beacon transmission time and target dynamic beacon transmission time to have different starting time and different interval for each BSS. A Nack based mechanism for detecting and report missing dynamic beacon frames is used to provide the wireless access point with a feedback information of dynamic beacon transmission for improving the transmission efficiency and reliability. A wireless station receives the transmitted beacon frames and uses the information in the beacon frames to associate with a wireless network. |
| US11153806B2 |
Access control method and device, computer readable medium and system
A method for access control applied to a user equipment (UE) includes: generating a first cause value through a radio resource control (RRC) layer; encapsulating the first cause value in an RRC dedicated signaling; and sending the RRC dedicated signaling and encapsulated with the first cause value to a network side device, wherein the RRC dedicated signaling is used by the network side device for access control. |
| US11153804B2 |
RRC message transmission method and apparatus, terminal device, and access network device
A first access network device sends first configuration information to a terminal device, where the first configuration information includes multipath configuration information and a first trigger condition, the multipath configuration information includes configuration information of a plurality of second transmission paths, and each second transmission path includes a transmission link between the terminal device and one second access network device and an interface link between the first access network device and the second access network device. When a radio link between the terminal device and the first access network device meets the first trigger condition, the terminal device activates the multipath configuration information, and transmits a same RRC message to the first access network device by using a first transmission path and at least one second target transmission path. Accordingly, a same RRC message is transmitted by using a plurality of transmission paths, thereby improving RRC message reliability. |
| US11153802B2 |
System and methods for managing a user data path
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that determines each of a default downlink forwarding address of a first interface of a user plane and a currently used downlink forwarding address of the first interface of the user plane. One of an uplink user data packet comprising an origination address of a second interface of the user plane, a downlink user data packet comprising a destination address of the second interface of the user plane or both are received, by way of the user plane. One of the default downlink forwarding address, the currently used downlink forwarding address or both can be modified based on the uplink origination address, the destination address or both. Modification of the default downlink forwarding address, the currently used downlink forwarding address or both results in a redirection of an associated packet flow within the user plane. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US11153800B2 |
Method and apparatus for User Equipment (UE) monitoring behavior for beam recovery in a wireless communication system
A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a UE (User Equipment). In one embodiment, the method includes the UE receiving and/or monitoring a first control region via a first link. The method further includes the UE transmitting a first request if the first link fails. The method also includes the UE receiving and/or monitoring a second control region for a response via a second link within a time window associated with the first request. In addition, the method includes the UE receiving and/or monitoring the first control region after the time window associated with the first request is over. |
| US11153797B2 |
Quality of service rule management in 5G
A method of managing default QoS rules for PDU session is proposed. A PDU session defines the association between the UE and the data network that provides a PDU connectivity service. Each PDU session is identified by a PDU session ID, and may include multiple QoS flows and QoS rules. There can be more than one QoS rule associated with the same QoS flow. A default QoS rule is required to be sent to the UE for every PDU session establishment and it is associated with a QoS flow. Within a PDU session, there should be one and only one default QoS rule. In one novel aspect, UE behavior and error handling for proper QoS rule management is defined for PDU session establishment and modification procedures to enforce the one and only one default QoS rule policy. |
| US11153796B2 |
Central unit handover method and service processing apparatus
A central unit handover method includes: receiving, by a first distributed unit DU, a first bearer setup request that is about a first service and that is sent by a target central unit CU, where the first bearer setup request includes a first service identifier; determining, by the first DU based on the first service identifier, whether a service resource needs to be allocated to the first service; and sending, by the first DU, a first bearer setup response to the target CU, where the first bearer setup response includes information used to indicate whether the service resource needs to be allocated to the first service. |
| US11153795B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for reduced handover data interruption
User equipment (UE) handover (HO) techniques for reducing or eliminating interruption time during an HO process are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may include at least one memory and logic for an evolved node B (eNB), at least a portion of the logic comprised in hardware coupled to the at least one memory. The logic may be operative to forward downlink (DL) data received from a serving gateway (SGW) to user equipment (UE), transmit a handover command to the UE to trigger execution of a handover (HO) process to handover the UE to a target eNB, continue forwarding at least a portion of the DL data to the UE following transmission of the handover command, and terminate transmission of the DL data to the UE responsive to detecting a stop DL data event. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US11153790B2 |
Interface availability-based handover of unmanned aerial vehicle
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) calculates an estimated uplink interference caused by the UAV at a neighboring cell based on a downlink signal received from the neighboring cell. Based on the estimated uplink interference, the UAV monitors downlink messages transmitted from the neighboring cell. If the uplink interference experienced by the neighboring cell exceeds an interference threshold, the neighboring cell transmits a downlink message, which includes an uplink interference indicator, to the UAV. Upon receipt of the uplink interference indicator, the UAV transmits a measurement report, including the uplink interference indicator, to the serving cell. In some cases, the serving cell transmits an interface availability message and a handover command to the UAV based at least partially on the measurement report. The serving cell may maintain a mobility history for the neighboring cell, which indicates a history of uplink interference problems and/or UAV handover availability for the neighboring cell. |
| US11153787B2 |
Apparatus and method for supporting handover in a 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). The present invention provides a method for supporting handover, comprising the steps of: informing, by a source base station, a core network whether a direct data forwarding path is available; deciding, by the core network, whether to use direct data forwarding or indirect data forwarding; informing, by the core network, a target base station of information about the direct data forwarding or indirect data forwarding; allocating, by the target base station, data forwarding tunnel information, the target base station allocating the data forwarding tunnel information according to the received information about the direct data forwarding or indirect data forwarding; transmitting, by the target base station, the allocated data forwarding tunnel information to the core network; and informing, by the core network, the source base station of the data forwarding tunnel information. With the present invention, different data forwarding methods are supported to prevent data loss and ensure service continuity. |
| US11153785B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data in wireless communication system
A method of performing communication, by a network exposure function (NEF), in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving a connection establishment request from a session management function (SMF), based on a protocol data unit (PDU) session establishment procedure performed between the SMF and a user equipment (UE), performing a non-internet protocol (IP) data delivery (NIDD) configuration procedure according to NIDD configuration information included in the connection establishment request, based on whether the NIDD configuration procedure is previously performed on the UE between the NEF and an application function (AF), establishing connection between the SMF and the NEF, and transmitting a connection establishment response to the SMF. |
| US11153784B2 |
Ultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC) preservation during handovers
A control plane of a network, including radios of a radio access network controlled by the control plane and user plane functions controlled by the control plane, establishes first and second protocol data unit (PDU) connections each to handle the same flows of traffic for ultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC) from user equipment to a data network through first and second source radios, respectively. Due to mobility of the user equipment, the control plane relocates the flows from the first and second source radios to first and second target radios, respectively. To relocate the flows, the control plane receives from the first target radio a notification that identifies flows that cannot be activated on the first target radio. In response to the notification, the control plane commands the first target radio to prioritize the flows that cannot be activated above remaining ones of the flows. |
| US11153783B2 |
Flow control method and apparatus, CU, DU and storage medium
Provided are a flow control method and device, a CU and a DU. The method includes: receiving a flow control state message transmitted by a second network element connected to a first network element through a fronthaul interface; where the flow control state message carries flow control state information for identifying a flow control state of the second network element, and where the first network element and the second network element have different functions, and performing a flow control processing according to the flow control state information and interacting the flow control state of the second network element. Further provided is a computer storage medium. |
| US11153782B2 |
Method and apparatus for distributing packets on multi-link in mobile communication network
Disclosed is a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G communication system such as an LTE. A transmitting device supporting a plurality of radio links in a mobile communication network is provided. The transmitting device includes a packet distributor configured to receive feedback information on a plurality of links from a receiving device and distribute packets to the plurality of links based on the feedback information, and output ports corresponding to the plurality of links and configured to transmit the distributed packets through the plurality of links. |
| US11153779B2 |
Apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving data based on an identified event in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data in a wireless communication system are provided, and an operation method of a terminal for transmitting and receiving data in a wireless communication system includes: identifying at least one missing data packet from among a plurality of data packets transmitted from an external device; identifying an event corresponding to the at least one missing data packet; and setting a time period for receiving the at least one missing data packet, based on a network metric data corresponding to the identified event. |
| US11153778B2 |
Buffer status report reporting method and apparatus
A buffer status report reporting method and apparatus, the method including determining, by a terminal, a first logical channel used to transmit first-type service data, where data processing duration required by the first-type service data is less than a first specified threshold, triggering, by the terminal, a first buffer status report BSR based on the first logical channel when the first-type service data that can be used to be sent exists on the first logical channel, sending the first BSR to a base station, receiving a first uplink resource allocated by the base station to the first logical channel, and sending, by the terminal, the first-type service data by using the first uplink resource. |
| US11153773B2 |
Interference reporting
A method of operating a mobile device in a wireless communication network, the method comprising measuring interference at the mobile device, determining whether to report the measured interference to the network, and, if it is determine to report the measured interference to the network, transmitting an interference measurement report to the network including an indication of the time interference was measured. Also described is a method of operating a network node in a wireless communication network. |
| US11153771B2 |
Visual privacy systems for enterprise mobility management
Systems herein allow a user to use their personal user device to perform functions in an enterprise environment in exchange for enrolling at a management server. The management server can provide a privacy component that allows the user to view a privacy profile summarizing data collection activities of the management server. The management server can dynamically build the privacy profile based on device profile and privacy settings stored on the management server. The privacy profile can be dynamically updated based on changes to privacy settings, and can also provide links for a user to see actual data that has been collected at the management server. |
| US11153769B2 |
Network fault discovery
Network addresses which are frequently accessed by user terminals are monitored by a network access point to which the terminals are connected, and the network access point then makes attempts to access the network addresses from time to time and makes reports to a network management system of any such network addresses that fail to respond. This increases the likelihood of detection and reporting of failures of active addresses before the user has need of them. |
| US11153768B2 |
Vehicle, network component and apparatus for a mobile transceiver, methods and computer programs for multi-client sampling
Embodiments relate to methods and apparatuses for a vehicle, a network component, and a mobile transceiver performing multi-client sampling. A network component comprises one or more interfaces configured to communicate with mobile transceivers. It further comprises a control module configured to control interfaces and receive information on a multi-client sampling request as well as information on capabilities and status of a plurality of mobile transceivers. The control module is further configured to determine a subset of the mobile transceivers based on the information on the multi-client sampling request and on the capabilities and status. The subset comprises at least one mobile transceiver as cluster head and at least one other mobile transceiver. The control module is further configured to provide to the subset of mobile transceivers instructions to perform the multi-client sampling by collecting requested data at the cluster head using direct communication within the subset. |
| US11153767B2 |
Apparatus and method for transmitting measurement restriction and configuration information
[Object] To enable more appropriate recognition of an interference situation of a directional beam.[Solution] Provided is an apparatus including: an acquisition unit that acquires a weight set for forming a directional beam; and a control unit that multiplies a reference signal for channel quality measurement by the weight set. The weight set is a weight set that is able to be generated from a first weight set for acquiring directivity in a first direction, a second weight set for acquiring directivity in a second direction, and a third weight set for phase adjustment of dual layer multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO). The third weight set is a specific one of a plurality of weight sets for phase adjustment of dual layer MIMO. |
| US11153765B1 |
Capacity planning of telecommunications network by detecting anomalies in site behavior
Systems and methods to detect abnormal behavior of cell sites and/or customers are disclosed. By detecting cell site and/or customer behavior anomalies, the system enhances capacity planning by helping understand congestion, more efficiently planning event sites, suggesting installation of temporary solutions, identifying when true traffic needs are increased, and detecting abnormal customer behavior and/or demand. The system accesses historical data for a set of KPIs (e.g., 3 months of hourly data that captures traffic, users, Physical Resource Block (PRB), and throughput). The system computes, for periodic time intervals (e.g., for each hour and each day), upper and lower limits for each site and for each KPI. Using this information, the system detects anomalies for current KPI measurements. The system sends alerts when anomalies are detected for a threshold period of time (e.g., when the KPI measurement falls outside of the computed upper and/or lower bounds continuously for 2-3 hours). |
| US11153764B2 |
Determine channel plans
An example non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions executable by a processor to: determine a channel distribution vector based on a channel priority for a plurality of available wireless channels within a wireless network; receive a set of constraints on a channel plan; determine a channel plan meeting the set of user defined constraints based on the channel distribution vector; and transmit the channel plan to a plurality of radios on the wireless network, wherein the channel plan comprises a channel assigned to each radio of the plurality of radios. |
| US11153763B2 |
Method and device for analyzing communication channels and designing wireless networks, in consideration of information relating to real environments
The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for fusing, with an IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services, such as smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail businesses, and security and safety related services, on the basis of 5G communication technologies and I-T-related technologies. A method for analyzing signal transmission properties in a wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present specification, comprises: obtaining first information comprising three-dimensional map information; obtaining second information comprising real environment information from image information relating to the three-dimensional map information; determining locations of a plurality of transmitter candidates on the basis of at least one of the first information and the second information; and performing a ray tracing simulation on the basis of the first information and the second information. The preset research was carried out with the support of the “Cross-ministry Giga Korea Project” of the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, of the Republic of Korea. |
| US11153760B2 |
Spatial reuse (SR) optimization in wireless networks using sensor nodes and actual packet collision measurements
In one illustrative example, a device configured for use in a wireless local area network (WLAN) may cause a spatial reuse (SR) adjustment to be performed based on data received from a multi-user receiver procedure for the blind detection and demodulation of colliding packets from multiple stations. This procedure may be performed by one or more access points (APs) and/or distributed sensor nodes, each having such a multi-user receiver. The procedure may involve receiving and decoding, over a channel, a first spatial stream from a first device of a first base service set (BSS) color; simultaneously receiving and decoding, over the channel, a second spatial stream from a second device of a second BSS color (i.e. an overlapping BSS or “OBSS”); and calculating a signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) based on signal levels associated with the streams. The SR adjustment may involve adjusting an OBSS Packet Detect (PD) (OBSS-PD) threshold. |
| US11153759B2 |
Wireless communication method and wireless communication terminal for spatial reuse of overlapped basic service set
The present invention relates to a wireless communication method and a wireless communication terminal for a spatial reuse operation of an overlapping basic service set, and more particularly, to a wireless communication method and a wireless communication terminal for supporting a spatial reuse operation of an overlapping basic service set to efficiently use a wireless resource. To this end, provided are a wireless communication terminal including: a processor; and a communication unit, wherein the processor receives a trigger frame indicating an uplink multi-user transmission, and transmits a trigger-based PHY protocol data unit (PPDU) in response to the received trigger frame, wherein the trigger-based PPDU comprises a spatial reuse parameter for spatial reuse operation of an overlapping basic service set (OBSS) terminal and a wireless communication method using the same. |
| US11153758B2 |
End-to-end encryption with distributed key management in a tracking device environment
A tracking device can provide a hashed identifier to a mobile device, for instance within an advertisement packet. The mobile device can query each of a plurality of entities with the hashed identifier to identify an entity associated with the hash key used to generate the hashed identifier. In some embodiments, the mobile device can query a centralized key server, which in turn can query the plurality of entities to identify the entity associated with the hash key. The mobile device can then receive a public key from the identified entity, can determine a location of the mobile device, and can encrypt the location with the public key. The mobile device can then provide the hashed identifier and the encrypted location to the identified entity, which can provide the encrypted location to an owner of the tracking device for decryption using a private key corresponding to the public key. |
| US11153756B2 |
Systems and methods for personalized image indicator providing resource verification
A system described herein may use automated techniques to verify network connection integrity and provide visual indicators of connection validity or invalidity. The system may generate a unique identifier related to a user and/or web resource during an initial use. The unique identifier may be utilized to transform a secure image and store the transformed image. Upon subsequent use of the web resource, a visit identifier may be generated and utilized to perform an inverse transformation of the transformed image and display the result, where the resulting image will be the same as the secure image if the visit identifier matches the unique identifier. |
| US11153755B2 |
Method for adapting the security settings of a communication station, communication station and identification module
Methods and systems are provided for managing security of a communication setup. The communication setup may be associated with an identification module that stores identification information used in a communications network. Security related data stored in the identification module may be updated based on an event that relates to hardware configuration of the communication setup, and security functions in the communication setup may be controlled based on the security related data. Controlling the security functions may comprise restricting access setup applications in the identification module by other components of the communication setup, limiting right of one or more applications executed in the communication setup, and/or determining authentication requirements for an application run by the identification module. The communication setup may comprise a workstation and a mobile terminal with the identification module. |
| US11153753B2 |
Method for providing payment service and electronic device therefor
Various examples of the present invention relate to a device and a method for providing a mobile payment service and a membership management service in an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a touch screen and a processor configured to control the touch screen, and wherein the processor can control the touch screen such that: a first screen corresponding to at least one electronic card is displayed, when a touch input for at least a partial region of the touch screen is detected, and a second screen corresponding to the membership management service is displayed in at least a partial region of the first screen, when a touch input for a membership management service icon included in the partial region of the first screen is detected. Other examples are possible. |
| US11153744B2 |
Roaming support for next generation slice architecture
A core network includes a home network and a visiting network. The home network includes a first slice selector module configured to select a first slice and a first network function selection module configured to select a network function within the first slice. The visiting network includes a second slice selector module configured to communicate with the first slice selector and select a second slice, a second network function selection module configured to select a network function within the second slice, and a common core network function (CCNF) module. The CCNF module communicates with the second slice selector module to receive an identity of the first slice and an identity of the second slice, assign a temporary identifier, and transmit the temporary identifier to a user equipment. |
| US11153742B1 |
Emergency call data aggregation and visualization
A system for providing locations of emergency callers receives call data related to emergency calls received at a public safety answering point (PSAP) and a supplemental data signal that includes a location of an emergency. A signal correlation engine determines whether the supplemental data signal corresponds to one of the emergency calls received at the PSAP. A web server provides a user interface that includes a map and a supplemental signal indicator corresponding to the supplemental data signal. The supplemental signal indicator is positioned on the map at the location of the emergency, and the supplemental signal indicator has a visual characteristic indicating whether or not the supplemental data signal corresponds to an emergency call received at the PSAP. |
| US11153737B2 |
System and method for call management
A system and method are provided in accordance with the various aspects of the invention that enhance the information regarding a caller and a call location. Such calls are typically sent to a dispatcher that handles urgent or emergency calls. The information provided can be in the form of a message that is includes specifics about the call initiator and the nature of and/or reason for the call; a message that is converted to verbal form from text-to-speech; and/or the message may include location information, especially as it relates to representing a wireless device as a landline location based on nearby communication options, such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth beacons. |
| US11153735B2 |
Data transmission method and apparatus
A data transmission method includes receiving, by a first terminal, a first notification message, where the first notification message notifies the first terminal that a target bicycle is in an available state. The method further includes sending, by the first terminal, a mode setting instruction to a second terminal after receiving the first notification message, where the mode setting instruction instructs the second terminal to enter a riding model. The method further includes receiving, by the second terminal, the mode setting instruction from the first terminal, and entering the riding mode. |
| US11153734B2 |
Land mobile radios and methods for operating the same
Systems and methods for operating a Land Mobile Radio (“LMR”). The methods comprise: performing Near Field Communication (“NFC”) or Radio Frequency Identification (“RFID”) operations by the LMR and an external device; and sending from the LMR or receiving at the LMR information associated with the NFC or RFID operations via the packet switched LMR infrastructure. The information associated with the NFC or RFID operations includes, but is not limited to, check-in information for an incident event, check-out information for an incident, sensor data, authentication keys, verification keys, access codes, and LMR configuration (e.g. personality) information, LMR software code, and/or LMR firmware. |
| US11153733B2 |
Information providing system and information providing method
An information providing system includes a detection information acquisition unit configured to acquire a detection result of a vehicle sensor, an occupant information database configured to hold occupant information generated based on a previous detection result of the vehicle sensor, and an output controller configured to, when information relating to an occupant acquired from the detection result of the vehicle sensor conforms to the occupant information held in the occupant information database, output provided information according to the occupant information to the occupant. |
| US11153732B2 |
Apparatus for determining arrangement of mobile shop vehicles, method for determining arrangement, and computer-readable storage medium
The present disclosure makes it possible to properly arrange mobile shop vehicles. An apparatus for determining arrangement of mobile shop vehicles comprises a controller configured to set a user of a shop group formed by the plurality of mobile shop vehicles; and determine the arrangement of the plurality of mobile shop vehicles on the basis of information that represents at least one of an attribute, a taste, and a purchase history of the user. |
| US11153727B2 |
Push management system of wearable device
A push management system of a wearable device is provided, including a mobile communication device and a wearable communication device. The mobile communication device is connected to a plurality of third-party servers to receive a life message signal from the plurality of third-party servers; the mobile communication device includes a push management module and a processing module. The push management module includes a plurality of push management interfaces, each of the push management interfaces respectively corresponds to each of the third-party servers, and each of the push management interfaces has a push condition. The processing module receives the life message signal; the processing module determines whether the life message signal matches the push condition and generates a push signal when the life message signal matches the push condition. |
| US11153713B2 |
Performing device communications based on relative positioning
A method, system, and computer program product for initiating actions among devices are described. A relative position of at least one device to at least one other device is determined, and one or more rules specifying at least one action to initiate based at least in part on the relative position of the at least one device to the at least one other device are obtained. The one or more rules can differ based on the relative position of the devices. The at least one action is initiated using a processor of the at least one device. |
| US11153709B2 |
Method of adjusting bluetooth connectivity for expediting access controls
A method of controlling access through a Bluetooth connection is provided. The method comprising: detecting Bluetooth advertisements of one or more access controllers using a mobile device application; determining whether to connect to the Bluetooth advertisements using the mobile device application; connecting the mobile device application to each of the one or more access controllers using separate Bluetooth connections; enumerating services of each access controller using the mobile device application; authenticating the mobile device application by transferring a credential; detecting intent of the mobile device application to engage a specific access controller; and activating a lock actuator within the specific access controller. |
| US11153708B2 |
Method and system for establishing microlocation zones
A method and system of creating microlocation zones by defining virtual boundaries using a system of one or more transmitters and receivers with one or more spatially-correlated antennas. |
| US11153707B1 |
Facilitation of audio for augmented reality
A view can be presented with an augmented reality (AR) view of the space. The viewer can also initiate alterations to the environment based on the information and recommendations presented in the AR view. Current conditions, past trends, and forecasted future trends can be included in the creation of the AR displays. For example, the AR system can capture, archive, and predict audio to accompany an augmented reality or virtual reality experience. The audio presented with the experience can be from a real-time capture, an audio file captured in the past, and/or a simulated audio file representing an estimated past or future environment. |
| US11153705B2 |
Method and apparatus for an ultrasonic emitter system floor audio unit
Methods and systems are provided for audio devices with enhanced directional operations. An example audio device includes an orientation determination circuit configured to determine an orientation of at least a part of a user's body, a first audio output component, a second audio output component, and a controller configured to control the first audio output component and the second audio output component based on the determined orientation. The determined orientation may correspond to a positional nature of the user within a three-dimensional space around the user. The controller may be configured to provide a three-dimensional audio environment according to the user. The three-dimensional audio environment is aligned according to a visual input provided to the user. |
| US11153701B2 |
Dual advanced audio distribution profile (A2DP) sink
Wireless communication schemes and techniques are described, wherein a secondary device is configured to eavesdrop information communicated between a source and a primary device. Secondary device transmits a NACK signal to jam ACK signals from the primary device to the audio source, forcing a retransmit of audio information from the source to the primary, and available over an eavesdropping link between the secondary device and the source. |
| US11153699B2 |
Method of operating a hearing aid fitting system and a hearing aid fitting system
A method (200) of fitting a hearing aid system, and a hearing aid fitting system (100) as well as a hearing aid system adapted to carry out the method. |
| US11153696B2 |
Ear canal modeling using pattern projection
Systems and methods are disclosed for making three-dimensional models of the inside of an ear canal using a projected pattern. A system comprises a probe adapted to be inserted into the ear canal. The probe comprises a narrow portion adapted to fit inside the ear canal and a wide portion adapted to be wider than the ear canal, which may be formed by a tapered stop. An illumination subsystem projects a pattern of light from the distal end of the probe onto a surface of the ear canal, the pattern being modulated by the three-dimensional surface of the ear canal. An imaging subsystem captures a series of individual images of the pattern of light projected onto the surface of the ear canal. A computer subsystem calculates digital three-dimensional representations from the individual images and stitches them together to generate a digital three-dimensional model of the ear canal. |
| US11153693B2 |
User adjustable weighting of sound classes of a hearing aid
A method for operating a hearing aid comprises: acquiring a sound signal; classifying the acquired sound signal with respect to predefined sound classes, wherein a raw class mixing weighting is determined, in which the sound signal is weighted with respect to the sound classes; processing the sound signal with at least one actuator, wherein the actuator processes the sound signal based on an actual actuator parameterization, wherein each sound class comprises a sound class actuator parameterization for each actuator, and the actual actuator parameterization for each actuator is generated by mixing the sound class actuator parameterization of the sound classes based on the raw class mixing weighting; and outputting the processed sound signal to be perceived by the user of the hearing aid. |
| US11153690B2 |
Electrostatic speaker and a method for generating acoustic signals
A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) electrostatic speaker that comprises an array of cells, wherein each cell comprises an upper stator, a membrane, a lower stator and supporting elements configured to support the upper stator, the membrane and the lower stator; wherein a distance between the upper stator and the lower stator of each cell is of microscopic scale. |
| US11153689B2 |
Loudspeaker and method of manufacturing loudspeaker
A loudspeaker including a magnetic circuit; a voice coil body; a diaphragm attached to the voice coil body; a housing which accommodates the magnetic circuit and the voice coil body and to which an outer circumferential portion of the diaphragm and the magnetic circuit are attached; two connection terminals disposed exposed inside and outside the housing; and signal wires which extend from the voice coil body and are connected to the connection terminals. Each signal wire is outwardly curved to be away from a virtual straight line connecting the proximal end of the signal wire and the connection portion. The distal end of the signal wire projects from the connection portion toward the voice coil body. |
| US11153688B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes: a display panel configured to display an image; a supporting member on a rear surface of the display panel, wherein the supporting member is configured to support the display panel; at least one sound generating device on the rear surface of the display panel, wherein the at least one sound generating device is configured to vibrate the display panel to generate sound; and a partition between the rear surface of the display panel and an upper surface of the supporting member, the partition including a first material and a second material. |
| US11153686B2 |
Method for outputting an audio signal into an interior via an output device comprising a left and a right output channel
Method for outputting an audio signal (S) into an interior (4) forming part of a passenger compartment (2) of a motor vehicle (3) via an acoustic output device (7) comprising a left and a right acoustic output channel (5, 6), comprising the steps: supplying an audio signal (S), splitting of the supplied audio signal (S) into a plurality of acoustic audio signal components (S.1-S.3) dependent on the direction of perception, mixing of each acoustic audio signal component (S.1-S.3) dependent on the direction of perception to a right and/or a left output channel (5, 6) of an acoustic output device (7) comprising a right and a left acoustic output channel (5, 6), output of the acoustic audio signal components (S.1-S.3) dependent on the direction of perception via the right and/or the left acoustic output channel (5, 6) of the acoustic output device (7). |
| US11153683B2 |
Sound signal control device and method, and recording medium
A sound signal control device in a device including an input transducer to detect sound in a space in a vehicle, a sensor to image an occupant in the space, and an output transducer to emit sound into the space includes: a controller to generate information indicating a position of a head of the occupant and information indicating a state of the occupant, based on an image imaged by the sensor; a processor to generate a cancellation signal for cancelling noise at the position based on a sound signal representing sound detected by the input transducer and the information, and generate a control signal for controlling sound at the position based on the cancellation signal; and a converter to cause the output transducer to emit a sound corresponding to the control signal. The processor adjusts a degree to which the noise is cancelled, based on the information indicating the state. |
| US11153675B1 |
Wireless high-fidelity mesh network audio transmission system
A wireless high-fidelity mesh network audio transmission system that establishes a mesh network of members devices for the transmission of an audio signal to a scalable quantity of listeners simultaneously with low latency, high definition, and individualized volume control. |
| US11153670B1 |
Communication system employing optical frame templates
An optical communication system comprises an optical communication device and an optical power supply configured to generate a sequence of optical frame templates directed to the optical communication device. The optical communication device may use the received optical frame templates as a light source for generating data-loaded optical frames and/or may extract from the optical frame templates control information encoded therein using one or more headers thereof. |
| US11153668B2 |
Bandwidth provisioning for an entangled photon system
A quantum key distribution system is deployed in an optical fiber network transporting classical data traffic. A source of entangled photon pairs is used to generate quantum keys. Classical data traffic is typically transported over channels in the C-band. If a pair of channels for transport of quantum data is available within the C-band, then the source of entangled photon pairs is tuned to emit in a pair of channels in the C-band. If a pair of channels for transport of quantum data is not available within the C-band, then the source of entangled photon pairs is tuned to emit in a pair of channels in a combined S-band and L-band. When a periodically-poled lithium niobate waveguide pumped with a laser is used for the source of entangled photon pairs, the output spectral properties are tuned by varying the temperature of the waveguide. |
| US11153667B2 |
Twin wavelength selective switch
A wavelength selective switch (WSS) apparatus. The WSS apparatus includes: a plurality of input/output port groups; a plurality of switching lens parts; a plurality of wedge prism parts; a beam expansion part; a wavelength dispersion part; a path combining part configured to combine the groups of the plurality of light beams transmitted from the switching lens parts on the dispersion axis; an imaging optic part; and a switching unit including a plurality of surface areas corresponding to the plurality of input/output port groups, the switching unit being configured to angular displace an angle of a selected wavelength on the switching axis such that the wavelength selected from multiple wavelength channels of an input port selected independently for each of the plurality of input/output port groups is transmitted to an output port of the plurality of input/output port groups selected independently. |
| US11153665B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling display of supplementary data for video content
A processor-implemented method is disclosed. The method includes: receiving, from a media data source, video data associated with a video; obtaining metadata from the received video data, the metadata including text associated with video content of the video; identifying one or more tradeable objects associated with the video based on the metadata; determining one or more segments of the video corresponding to the one or more identified tradeable objects, the one or more video segments having respective playback start timestamps; generating, for display on a client device, one or more user interface elements corresponding to the one or more video segments, the one or more user interface elements being selectable to initiate playback of the respective video segments; receiving, via the client device during playback of the video, a first user input selecting a user interface element corresponding to a first one of the video segments; in response to receiving the first user input: generating supplementary display data associated with a first tradeable object corresponding to the first video segment; and sending, to the client device, the supplementary display data. |
| US11153663B2 |
Automatically generating supercuts
Embodiments of the present technology may include systems and processes associated with automatically generating supercuts associated with programming content. The present technology may include receiving, at the computing device, a set of related programming content, wherein the set of related programming content includes video clips; receiving an input from a user including a command to generate a supercut and a keyword associated with the supercut; searching the set of related programming content for portions of the video clips associated with the keyword; identifying a first event within a first video clip associated with the keyword and a second event within a second video clip associated with the keyword; determining a type of event associated with each of the first and second events and link the types of events with their respective events; determining a pre-event time period and a post-event time period for each of the first and second events based on the types of events; and generating and displaying a supercut using the first event, the second event, the pre-event time periods, and the post-event time periods. The above steps may be implemented as a computer-implemented method, computer program product, or device such as a television receiver, or in other types of embodiments. |
| US11153656B2 |
Authenticated stream manipulation
Systems and methods for accessing a media stream are presented. In response to a request for a media stream, an individual can be authorized to manipulate the media stream. Once an individual has gained authorization with respect to a media stream's manipulation rights, they are allowed to manipulate the stream. In some embodiments, a provider controls a secure environment to play the stream and enforce the rights. |
| US11153655B1 |
Content appeal prediction using machine learning
Methods and apparatus are relating to the use of machine learning techniques to identify unrated content that will be appealing to particular demographics. Using explicit feedback (e.g., star ratings) and implicit feedback (e.g., viewing behavior) for a given demographic, feature sets are extracted from the rated titles and then used to recognize similar titles in unrated content. |
| US11153653B2 |
Resource recommendation method, device, apparatus and computer readable storage medium
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a resource recommendation method, device, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium. The method in the embodiment of the present disclosure allows for acquiring, according to a resource type of a first resource that has been provided to a first user, recommendable content categories corresponding to the resource type and a recommendation weight of each of the content categories, determining, according to the recommendation weight of each of the content categories, a target category to be recommended, and recommending a second resource under the target category to the first user, so that different recommendable content categories flexibly correspond to a different resource type, and recommendation weights are flexibly set for the recommendable content categories corresponding to the different resource type. |
| US11153651B2 |
Method, apparatus, and device for obtaining play data, and storage medium
The present disclosure provides a methods, an apparatus and a device for obtaining play data, and a storage medium, including: receiving request information sent by a user, and transmitting the request information to a server, so that the server searches VOD data and EPG data simultaneously according to the request information, where the EPG data includes live broadcast data and live broadcast playback data; receiving the VOD data and the EPG data sent by the server; displaying the VOD data and the EPG data simultaneously, when the VOD data and the EPG data are determined to have been received. Therefore, the VOD data and the EPG data may be searched simultaneously, and the terminal device may simultaneously obtain the VOD data and the EPG data, allowing the user to obtain the VOD data and the EPG data simultaneously, so as to facilitate the user to watch the data in time. |
| US11153649B2 |
Electronic device and display method thereof
An electronic device and a display method thereof are disclosed. An electronic device according to the present disclosure comprises: a display; and a processor for controlling an electronic device to operate in one of a wallpaper mode and a content mode, wherein, in the absence of a preset wallpaper, when a first user command is input while the display operates in the content mode for reproducing broadcast content, the processor controls the display to change and display the broadcast content to a first UI for entering the wallpaper mode; and, in the absence of a preset wallpaper screen, when a second user command is input while the display is operating in the content mode, the processor controls the display to change and display the broadcast content to a wallpaper setting screen for setting a wallpaper. |
| US11153645B2 |
Power aware adaptation for video streaming
Power aware adaptation for a power aware video streaming system may be based on the complexity information conveyed in different ways. A complexity level of a data stream, such as a video data stream, may be selected as a function of a remaining battery power of a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and on a state set of a plurality of state sets that may be stored and/or managed by the WTRU. These state sets may correspond to, for example, different content sources and/or different complexity estimation algorithms and may be used to select the complexity level of the data stream. The data stream may then be received at the selected complexity level. The complexity level and/or a bitrate of the data stream may be adapted to accommodate, for example, the remaining battery power and/or other circumstances. The adaptation may be customized according to the objectives of use cases. |
| US11153644B1 |
Methods, systems, and media for generating a media quality score associated with the presentation of a content item
Methods, systems, and media for generating a media quality score associated with the presentation of a content item are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: receiving a plurality of measurement streams associated with a presentation of a video content item comprising a plurality of frames; extracting, using the hardware processor, a plurality of measurements from the plurality of measurement streams; associating each measurement of the plurality of extracted measurements with a particular time position of the presentation of the video content item, wherein groups of measurements are associated with each time position of the presentation of the video content item; determining an interaction score between each measurement in a group of measurements at each particular time position of the plurality of measurement streams to obtain a plurality of interaction scores for the plurality of measurement streams at each time position; combining the plurality of interaction to generate a media quality score for the presentation of the video content item; determining whether the video content item was presented as intended by a content provider; and transmitting a notification that includes the media quality score and that includes an indication of the determination of whether the video content item was presented as intended by the content provider. |
| US11153642B2 |
Systems and methods for generating a playback timeline
The system generates a display providing condensing content for display under time constraints. In response to a selection of a program that has already started, the system retrieves information about the program. Based on this information, and information about the user, the system selects a subset of segments of the program, forming a shorter version of the content that fits within a reduced time interval, from the time of selection to a scheduled end time. Accordingly, the user is presented with the condensed version of the currently selected program by, including the important or relevant segments of the program. The system generates the condensed content by selecting segments of the program that are determined to be important to the user and that cumulatively fit with the available viewing time. The system may sort, score, or otherwise rank segment identifiers based on user profile information. |
| US11153637B2 |
Sharing video footage from audio/video recording and communication devices to smart TV devices
Systems and methods for sharing of video footage from audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices to smart television (TV) devices in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure are provided. In one embodiment, a method for playing back video footage captured by A/V recording and communication devices located in a plurality of neighborhoods, using a smart TV, is provided, the method comprising: connecting the smart TV to a neighborhood subscriber channel; subscribing to a first channel of the neighborhood subscriber channel, wherein the first channel is associated with a first neighborhood of the plurality of neighborhoods; receiving a list of available content shared with the first neighborhood, wherein the available content shared with the first neighborhood includes first image data captured using a camera of a first A/V recording and communication device; and selecting and playing back, on the smart TV, the first image data. |
| US11153633B2 |
Generating and presenting directional bullet screen
Techniques for generating and presenting comments relative to video frames among a selected group of users in a network community are described herein. The disclosed techniques include receiving message data comprising at least one comment on a video item from a user; determining that the at least one comment is restricted to be viewable by a selected group of users based on an input by the user via an interface; determining whether user information associated with the first user satisfies at least one predetermined condition; and generating a directional bullet screen based on determining that the user information associated with the first user satisfies the at least one predetermined condition. The directional bullet screen is restricted to be accessible by the selected group of users and presents a plurality of comments relative to a plurality of video frames. The at least one comment relative to at least one frame of the video item is presented to and viewable by the selected group of users via the directional bullet screen. |
| US11153616B2 |
Method and system for re-uniting metadata with media-stream content at a media client, to facilitate action by the media client
In a communication system where a channel feed carrying a media stream is broadcast for delivery of the media stream to a media client, where the channel feed further includes metadata in-band and correlated with a content frame of the media stream, but where the metadata gets removed from the channel feed before the media stream reaches the media client, a computing system (i) extracts the metadata from the channel feed and (ii) transmits out-of-band to the media client the extracted metadata in correlation with reference fingerprint data representing the frame of the media stream, the correlation being useable by the media client as a basis to re-correlate the metadata with the frame of the media stream, so as to enable the media client to carry out an action, such as dynamic ad insertion, based on the correlation of the metadata with the frame of the media stream. |
| US11153613B2 |
Remote-controlled media studio
A system includes a computing device programmed to generate an aggregated media item that includes individual media items from a plurality of inputs. The aggregated media item combines one or more of the individual media items for a common display. The computing device is further programmed to send the aggregated media item to a media device and receive commands from the media device. The commands identify data from the aggregated media content item to be included in a media output item. The computing device is further programmed to generate the media output item based on the aggregated media content item and the commands. |
| US11153610B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for distributing data with multi-tiered encoding
Systems, devices, methods, and computer readable media are provided for distributing data with multi-tiered encoding. For example, a system for communication of data streams to endpoints is provided that includes: encoders, each encoder configured to encode a data stream according to at least one encoding parameter; transmitting devices organized into groups based on at least one communication characteristic; each group of transmitting devices configured to receive encoded data from an associated one of the encoders; each transmitting device of the plurality of transmitting devices configured to transmit the encoded data to an associated one of the plurality of endpoints; and at least one controller configured to monitor communication characteristics of the plurality of transmitting devices and to adjust membership of the transmitting devices in the plurality of groups based on the monitored communication characteristics. The system may be further configured for synchronization, uni/bi-directional communication, etc. |
| US11153609B2 |
Method and apparatus for live streaming
Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for live streaming. The method includes: collecting, by a first terminal, live streaming audio data and first live streaming image data in a live streaming process; sending, by the first terminal, the live streaming audio data and the first live streaming image data to a server, and sending, by the first terminal, a first device identifier of the first terminal to the server; sending, by the first terminal, the live streaming audio data to a second terminal; collecting, by the second terminal, second live streaming image data; and sending, by the second terminal, the second live streaming image data and the live streaming audio data to the server, and sending, by the second terminal, a second device identifier of the second terminal to the server. |
| US11153608B2 |
Television with interactive portal and system and method for use of same
A television with an interactive portal and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the television, the television is deployed to provide an interactive portal in a hospitality establishment having multiple rooms, such as a hotel. The television is associated with a room and includes a processor, memory, tuner, panel, and audio drive disposed in an interconnected busing architecture. The television generates a default interactive portal as well as a guest-specific interactive portal, which is generated from a guest configuration profile having information including guest identification, a guest channel preference presentation, and a guest service preference presentation with guest account information. The guest configuration profile may also enable the creation of a local area wireless network with substantially the same behavior as the guest's home wireless network. |
| US11153605B2 |
Method for encoding and method for decoding a LUT and corresponding devices
A method for encoding a LUT defined as a lattice of vertices is disclosed. At least one value is of each vertex of the lattice. The method comprises for a current vertex: predicting the at least one value of said current vertex from another value which is for example obtained from reconstructed values of neighboring vertices; and encoding in a bitstream at least one residue computed between the at least one value of the current vertex and its prediction in a bitstream. |
| US11153603B2 |
Volumetric video visibility encoding mechanism
An apparatus to facilitate encoding visibility data for view-dependent video is disclosed. The apparatus includes one or more processors to receive point cloud data including a plurality of images and camera parameters associated with each of a plurality of cameras, and encode one or more visibility descriptors for each point in the point cloud data to provide visibility information for each point for a plurality of camera views indicated in the camera parameters. |
| US11153598B2 |
Method and apparatus for video coding using a subblock-based affine motion model
Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and an apparatus for video coding. The apparatus includes processing circuitry that decodes coding information of a current block (CB) from a coded video bitstream. The coding information indicates that the CB is coded with a subblock-based affine motion model including affine parameters that are based on multiple control point motion vectors (MVs) for the CB. The processing circuitry determines, based on the coding information, whether to select a subblock characteristic for generating a prediction for a sample in an affine subblock of the CB based on a corresponding subblock MV. In response to selecting the subblock characteristic, the processing circuitry determines the subblock characteristic based on at least one of the affine parameters. The subblock characteristic indicates one of: (i) a subblock size used for generating the prediction for the sample and (ii) an interpolation filter type for the affine subblock. |
| US11153589B2 |
High dynamic range adaptation operations at a video decoder
A method of decoding a bitstream comprising decoding the bitstream into color values and metadata items indicating information about adaptive post-processing operations performed by a decoder, performing high dynamic range (HDR) adaptation operations on the color values based on the metadata items, and performing fixed post-processing operations to reconstruct an HDR video from the color values, wherein the HDR adaptation operations convert color values into a format expected by the fixed post-processing operations. |
| US11153588B2 |
Dual deblocking filter thresholds
An apparatus for video coding using dual deblocking filter thresholds may include a processor generating a reconstructed frame by decoding an encoded bitstream and outputting the reconstructed frame. Decoding may include generating a decoded block by decoding a portion of the encoded bitstream, identifying a first deblocking threshold index from the encoded bitstream, identifying a second deblocking threshold index from the encoded bitstream, generating a reconstructed block based on the decoded block, and including the reconstructed block in the reconstructed frame. Generating the reconstructed block may include deblocking based on the first deblocking threshold index and the second deblocking threshold index. |
| US11153586B2 |
Image processing device and frame buffer compressor
An image processing device includes a multimedia IP including a plurality of IP cores, at least one of which processes image data to generate source data, a frame buffer compressor, shared by the plurality of IP cores, compressing the source data to generate compressed data, and a memory coupled to the frame buffer compressor and accessed by the multimedia IP through the frame buffer compressor so that the compressed data is stored in the memory. The frame buffer compressor includes a quantization module which performs quantizing on the source data to generate recon data and a prediction module which executes intra-prediction on the recon data to generate prediction data. |
| US11153585B2 |
Optimizing encoding operations when generating encoded versions of a media title
In various embodiments, a sequence-based encoding application partitions a set of shot sequences associated with a media title into multiple clusters based on at least one feature that characterizes media content and/or encoded media content associated with the media title. The clusters include at least a first cluster and a second cluster. The sequence-based encoding application encodes a first shot sequence using a first operating point to generate a first encoded shot sequence. The first shot sequence and the first operating point are associated with the first cluster. By contrast, the sequence-based encoding application encodes a second shot sequence using a second operating point to generate a second encoded shot sequence. The second shot sequence and the second operating point are associated with the second cluster. Subsequently, the sequence-based encoding application generates an encoded media sequence based on the first encoded shot sequence and the second encoded shot sequence. |
| US11153582B2 |
Optimal multi-codec ABR ladder design
Techniques are disclosed for the creation of multi-codec encoding profiles (or encoding ladders), which define quality and bitrate for each of the streams made available to clients for streaming a video. In particular, optimization techniques may take into account a quality rate function of each of the codecs when determining the encoding ladder. Additional considerations may include a network bandwidth distribution and/or a distribution of client types. |
| US11153581B1 |
Intra-segment video upswitching with dual decoding
During downloading and decoding of a lower-quality video version of a video segment, an up-switch condition may be detected. An intra-segment up-switch to a higher-quality version of the segment may then be made. In particular, the higher quality version may be downloaded and decoded at least partially concurrently with the lower-quality version, for example using a dual decoder arrangement. A first portion of the lower-quality version may be displayed. The first portion of the lower-quality may extend from a start of the segment to an intermediate position of the segment. At the intermediate position, playing may be switched from the lower-quality version to the higher-quality version. A second portion of the higher-quality version may be displayed. The second portion of the higher-quality version may extend from the intermediate position to an end of the segment. |
| US11153579B2 |
Deriving dynamic range adjustment (DRA) parameters for video coding
Dynamic Range Adjustment can be used to correct distortions that can occur when the dynamic range of the colors in video are transformed. In various examples, Dynamic Range Adjustment can be performed using a function without discontinuities that takes as input a range of color values. Parameters describing the function can be encoded into a bitstream, and the parameters can be used by a decoding process to reconstruct the function. The function can be linear or non-linear. The function optionally includes a piece-wise linear function. |
| US11153578B2 |
Gradient texturing compression codec
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing computation-efficient encoding of video or image frames are disclosed. An encoder partitions a video or image frame into a plurality of sub-frame blocks. For each sub-frame block, the encoder selects a subset of the original pixel values based on one or more criteria. In a first mode, the encoder selects the corners of the sub-frame block. Then, the encoder generates encoding vectors to represent the pixels in between pairs of the selected subset of pixel values. The encoder includes the original pixel values of the selected subset in the encoded block that represents the original sub-frame block. The encoder also includes the encoding vectors in the encoded block, wherein the encoding vectors are calculated based on the color parameter differences between each pair of the selected subset of pixel values. The encoder also includes metadata specifying the encoding mode in the encoded block. |
| US11153577B2 |
Rice parameter derivation for transform-skip mode used in lossless/lossy video coding
Embodiments are directed to systems and methods of using a Rice code in video coding. In one embodiment includes a method of encoding or decoding video data, e.g., on a video encoder or decoder. In particular, embodiments are directed to determining a Rice parameter for encoding or decoding syntax elements related to coefficient levels. |
| US11153576B2 |
Scaling matrices and signaling for video coding
An example device for coding video data includes a memory configured to store the video data and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and communicatively coupled to the memory. The one or more processors are configured to determine whether scaling matrices may be applied to a low-frequency non-separable transform (LFNST) coded block. The one or more processors are also configured to, based on a determination that scaling matrices may not be applied to the LFNST coded block, not applying the scaling matrices to the LFNST coded block. The one or more processors are also configured to code the video data without applying the scaling matrices to the LFNST coded block. |
| US11153574B2 |
Image encoding method/device, image decoding method/device, and recording medium in which bitstream is stored
The present invention provides an image encoding method and an image decoding method. The image decoding method of the present invention may comprise: obtaining intra-frame prediction information of a current block from a bitstream; inducing an intra-frame prediction mode of the current block on the basis of the intra-frame prediction information; determining a reference region for intra-frame prediction of the current block; and performing intra-frame prediction of the current block on the basis of the intra-frame prediction mode and the reference region. |
| US11153572B2 |
Encoding device, decoding device, and program
It is possible to reduce an increase in entropy even if a reference pixel of a lower side or a right side is used in intra prediction. An encoding device 1 according to the present invention includes: an intra predictor 14a configured to generate a predicted image by using an intra prediction mode; a residual signal generator 14b configured to generate a residual signal from a difference between the predicted image and an original image; and an orthogonal transformer 14c configured to, when the intra predictor 14a generates the predicted image by using a reference pixel positioned on at least one of a right side and a lower side, perform orthogonal transformation processing on the residual signal after inverting a basis of at least one of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction. |
| US11153571B2 |
Individual temporal layer buffer management in HEVC transport
A method is provided to determine buffer parameter settings for a plurality of layers in a transport stream. Each layer includes a respective transport stream buffer parameter setting. Then, the method provides respective transport stream buffer parameter settings to individual transport stream buffers for respective layers in the plurality of layers. Then, the method buffers the respective layers in the individual transport stream buffers according to the respective transport stream buffer parameter settings. After buffering, the method combines the respective layers to form a combined bit stream. |
| US11153569B2 |
System and method for video coding
An image encoder or decoder includes circuitry and a memory coupled to the circuitry. The circuitry, in operation, predicts a first set of samples for a first partition of a current picture with one or more motion vectors including a first motion vector and predicts a second set of samples for a first portion of the first partition with one or more motion vectors from a second partition different from the first partition. The samples of the first set of samples of the first portion of the first partition and of the second set of samples of the first portion of the first partition are weighted. A motion vector for the first portion of the first partition is stored which is based on one or both of the first motion vector and the second motion vector. The first partition is encoded or decoded using at least the weighted samples of the first portion of the first partition. |
| US11153567B2 |
Motion compensation and motion estimation leveraging a continuous coordinate system
Computer processor hardware receives settings information for a first image. The first image includes a set of multiple display elements. The computer processor hardware receives motion compensation information for a given display element in a second image to be created based at least in part on the first image. The motion compensation information indicates a coordinate location within a particular display element in the first image to which the given display element pertains. The computer processor hardware utilizes the coordinate location as a basis from which to select a grouping of multiple display elements in the first image. The computer processor hardware then generates a setting for the given display element in the second image based on settings of the multiple display elements in the grouping. |
| US11153554B2 |
Multi-camera system for multidimensional swimming video capture
A multi-camera system for multidimensional video capture is particularly useful for recording the movements of swimmers. The system includes a self-propelled mobile frame that is of sufficient size to surround a swimmer while he or she swims. The frame carries a number of equipment pods. Each equipment pod houses cameras, typically a pair of stereocameras, and may house additional sensors as well. Propulsion pods connect the frame to a pair of tracks, one of which is on each side of the frame, and propel the frame along the tracks. The frame may also support one or more booms that carry equipment pods with cameras and allow the system to capture video from additional angles. The frame carries transmission hardware allowing it to communicate video and other data to external receivers and communication devices in real time or near real time, and to receive data from external devices. |
| US11153553B2 |
Synthesis of transformed image views
Techniques are provided for synthesis of transformed image views, based on a reference image, using depth information. The transformed image views may simulate a change in position or focal length of a camera that produced the reference image. An example system includes an image transformation circuit configured to transform the reference image corresponding to a first viewpoint, to a transformed image corresponding to a second viewpoint. The system also includes an inverse warping circuit configured to calculate a mapping from the pixels of the transformed image to corresponding pixels of the reference image. The system further includes a hole detection circuit configured to detect holes in the transformed image based on depth discontinuities between the reference and transformed images; and a hole filling circuit configured to in-fill the detected holes using a sampling of selected neighboring pixels from the reference image, to synthesize a view based on the transformed image. |
| US11153550B2 |
Depth codec for real-time, high-quality light field reconstruction
Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are disclosed that enable the compression of depth data and real-time reconstruction of high-quality light fields. In one aspect, spatial compression and decompression of depth images is divided into the following stages: generating a quadtree data structure for each depth image captured by a light field probe and difference mask associated with the depth image, with each node of the quadtree approximating a corresponding portion of the depth image data using an approximating function; generating, from the quadtree for each depth image, a runtime packed form that is more lightweight and has a desired maximum error; and assembling multiple such runtime packed forms into per-probe stream(s); and decoding at runtime the assembled per-probe stream(s). Further, a block compression format is disclosed for approximating depth data by augmenting the block compression format 3DC+(BC4) with a line and two pairs of endpoints. |
| US11153549B2 |
Augmented reality guidance for spinal surgery
Embodiments disclose a real-time surgery method and apparatus for displaying a stereoscopic augmented view of a patient from a static or dynamic viewpoint of the surgeon, which employs real-time three-dimensional surface reconstruction for preoperative and intraoperative image registration. Stereoscopic cameras provide real-time images of the scene including the patient. A stereoscopic video display is used by the surgeon, who sees a graphical representation of the preoperative or intraoperative images blended with the video images in a stereoscopic manner through a see-through display. |
| US11153545B2 |
Projection device and illumination system thereof
A projection device includes an illumination system, a light valve, and a projection lens. The illumination system includes a light source, a lens array, a condenser lens, and a wavelength conversion element. The light source is for providing a light beam. The lens array and the condenser lens are disposed on a transmission path of a light beam. The condenser lens is for receiving the light beam passing through the lens array and converting the light beam into a condenser light beam. The wavelength conversion element is for receiving the condenser light beam and converting at least a portion thereof into a converted light beam. The projection device and the illumination system provided by the invention can effectively improve the conversion efficiency of the wavelength conversion element and prevent the wavelength conversion element from damage, and effectively project the converted light beam generated by the wavelength conversion element. |
| US11153541B2 |
Illuminator and display apparatus
An illuminator according to the present disclosure includes a light source section and an optical phase modulator. The light source section emits light including first and second polarization components. The optical phase modulator generates and emits first illumination light (SDR illumination light) and second illumination light (HDR illumination light) The first illumination light is used in a light intensity modulator to generate an image in a first luminance region. The second illumination light is used in the light intensity modulator to generate an image in a second luminance region The optical phase modulator emits, as the first illumination light, light of the first polarization component without performing phase modulation. The optical phase modulator performs phase modulation on light of the second polarization component on the basis of the image in the second luminance region, and emits the phase-modulated light as the second illumination light. |
| US11153539B2 |
Methods and systems to pre-warp and image
There is provided a method including obtaining an initial spatial coordinate of a pixel of an image to be projected. The method may also include generating a pre-warped spatial coordinate associated with the initial spatial coordinate. The pre-warped spatial coordinate may be calculated as a sum of a value of a warp path function at the initial spatial coordinate and a delta. Moreover, the method may include outputting the pre-warped spatial coordinate. |
| US11153536B2 |
Imaging system with multiple angles of view
An example imaging system includes: a first imaging device oriented towards a central target to capture first video data representing the central target from a first angle of view; a set of further imaging devices oriented towards the central target to capture further video data representing the central target from further angles of view; and a control unit to: control the first imaging device and the set of further imaging devices to synchronously capture the first video data and the further video data; in response to a video request, provide, to a client device, a video stream of the first video data representing the central target from the first angle of view; and in response to an angle-change request, switch the video stream to second video data representing the central target, the second video data selected from the further video data. |
| US11153534B2 |
Virtual mask for use in autotracking video camera images
A surveillance camera system includes a camera that acquires images and that has an adjustable field of view. A processing device is operably coupled to the camera. The processing device allows a user to define a virtual mask within the acquired images. The processing device also tracks a moving object of interest in the acquired images with a reduced level of regard for areas of the acquired images that are within the virtual mask. |
| US11153530B2 |
Parallel scheduling of multilayered media
Multi-link transportation of media, video and other data of the type having multiple layers, streams and/or encodings is contemplated. The multi-link transportation may be facilitated with a scheduler configured to schedule the various layers, streams, encodings, etc. for transportation over selectable communication links, such as based on reliability, capacity and/or other operating characteristics. |
| US11153528B2 |
Technologies for structured media playback
Technologies for structured media playback include one or more physical media objects, which may be placed on a substrate including a matrix of position sensor tags. Each of the physical media objects is configured to sense one or more position sensor tags and transmit tag information received from the sensed position sensor tags to a compute device. The compute device determines a cast of physical media objects present on the substrate based on the received tag information and selects media for playback based on the determined cast. In some embodiments, the compute device may select the index of the media at which to initiate playback based on the determined cast or collection of physical media objects. |
| US11153526B2 |
Detection of photosensitive triggers in video content
Techniques for detecting epileptic triggers in video content by storing a first sequence of frames of a video stream in a first buffer. The technique can further comprise generating a second sequence of subframes and storing the second sequence of subframes in a second buffer. The technique can further comprise generating average intensity values for the second sequence of subframes in the second buffer and calculating intensity changes between consecutive subframes in the second sequence of subframes based on the average intensity values. The technique can further comprise determining that a number of intensity changes between consecutive subframes in the second sequence of subframes exceeds an oscillation threshold and tagging the frames in the first buffer corresponding to the subframes in the second buffer as hazardous. |
| US11153524B1 |
High precision pixel circuit and method thereof
The present invention provides a pixel circuit. A first S/H stage and the second S/H stage are connected in cascade between a buffer amplifier and an amplifier circuit. During a first and a second time period, a buffered output signal having a first voltage and a second voltage generated by the buffer amplifier are stored serially to the first S/H stage and the second S/H stage. The amplifier circuit senses the first voltage and the second voltage stored in the first S/H stage and the second S/H stage independently for generating a first output signal and a second output signal correspondingly. A calibrated signal is generated according to the first output signal and the second output signal. |
| US11153523B2 |
Image capturing apparatus and method of controlling the same, and storage medium
An image capturing apparatus includes a pixel array, an AD converter, an output line configured to connect the pixel and the AD converter, a reset unit configured to reset the output line, an amplification transistor configured to amplify a signal from the pixel, a connection unit configured to connect a source of the amplification transistor to the output line, a constant current source, and a control unit configured to, after a voltage of the output line is reset, cause a constant current to flow to the output line and to control to connect a source of the amplification transistor to the output line, wherein the control unit sets a value of the constant current so that the constant current is a lower value than a current required to drive the output line. |
| US11153521B2 |
Solid-state image sensor and imaging device
A solid-state image sensor includes a pixel array including pixel cells arranged in a matrix. Each of the pixel cells includes an avalanche photodiode, a floating diffusion which accumulates charges, a transfer transistor which connects a cathode of the avalanche photodiode to the floating diffusion, a first reset transistor for resetting charges collected in the cathode of the avalanche photodiode, a second reset transistor for resetting charges accumulated in the floating diffusion, an amplification transistor for converting a charge amount of charges accumulated in the floating diffusion into a voltage, a memory which accumulates charges, and a count transistor which connects the floating diffusion to the memory. |