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US11261539B2	Method for manufacturing reformed sic wafer, epitaxial layer-attached sic wafer, method for manufacturing same, and surface treatment method In a method for manufacturing a reformed SiC wafer 41 (a surface treatment method for a SiC wafer) having its surface that is reformed by processing an untreated SiC wafer 40 before formation of an epitaxial layer 42, the method includes a surface reforming step as described below. That is, the untreated SiC wafer 40 includes BPDs as dislocations parallel to an inside of a (0001) face, and TEDs. Property of the surface of the untreated SiC wafer 40 is changed so as to have higher rate in which portions having BPDs on the surface of the untreated SiC wafer 40 propagate as TEDs at a time of forming the epitaxial layer 42.
US11261538B1	In-situ temperature mapping for epi chamber The present invention provides methods and apparatus for processing semiconductor substrates in an epitaxy chamber configured to map a temperature profile for both substrates and interior chamber components. In one embodiment, the semiconductor processing chamber has a body having ceiling and a lower portion defining an interior volume. A substrate support is disposed in the interior volume. A mounting plate is coupled to the ceiling outside the interior volume. A movement assembly is coupled to the mounting plate. A sensor is coupled to the movement assembly and moveable relative to the ceiling. The sensor is configured to detect a temperature location in the interior volume.
US11261537B2	III-V or II-VI compound semiconductor films on graphitic substrates A composition of matter comprising a film on a graphitic substrate, said film having been grown epitaxially on said substrate, wherein said film comprises at least one group III-V compound or at least one group II-VI compound.
US11261532B2	Method and apparatus for electrolytic reduction of a feedstock comprising oxygen and a first metal A method of electrolytic reduction of a feedstock comprising oxygen and a first metal comprises the steps of, arranging the feedstock in contact with a cathode and a molten salt within an electrolysis cell, arranging an anode in contact with the molten salt within the electrolysis cell, the anode comprising a molten second metal and applying a potential between the anode and the cathode such that oxygen is removed from the feedstock to form a reduced feedstock. The oxygen removed from the feedstock reacts with the molten second metal to form an oxide comprising the second metal. The second metal is aluminium. The reduced feedstock may comprise a proportion of aluminium.
US11261530B2	Cathodic protection system and miniaturized constant current rectifier A cathodic protection system providing substantially complete coverage to individual steel-in-concrete units in a multi-unit structure. The system includes a power supply, an electronic circuit board, a header cable, anode wire in each unit connected to the header cable, an adhesive fiber mat in each unit, and a conductive coating in each unit.
US11261529B2	Reduced visibility conductive micro mesh touch sensor A method for fabricating a metallic wire mesh touch sensor with reduced visibility. A metallic wire mesh is formed on a transparent substrate such that the surface of the metallic wires is roughened or textured, so as to cause high scattering of incident light, thereby minimizing specularly reflected light towards the user. The metal lines are formed over patterned catalytic photoresist. The rough or textured surface of the metallic wires is achieved by roughening or texturing the catalytic photoresist, by selecting parameters of electronless plating of copper, or both. An RMS surface roughness of about 50 nm would scatter approximately 70% of incident cyan light incident at 30°.
US11261527B2	Method and apparatus for precursor gas injection The present disclosure provides a gas injection system that can include a housing configured to hold a plurality of precursor cartridges comprising one or more precursor materials, and a nozzle extending from the housing, the nozzle having a tip configured for insertion into a sample chamber of a material processing apparatus. The precursor cartridges are fluidly connected to the nozzle to selectively deliver one or more precursor gasses to the sample chamber.
US11261522B2	Axisymmetric material deposition from plasma assisted by angled gas flow A film deposition system includes a chamber, a stage disposed in the chamber configured to support a substrate, one or more gas inlet structures configured to supply one or more gases to an interior of the chamber, and one or more microwave-introducing windows that introduce microwave radiation to the chamber to excite the one or more source gases to produce a plasma proximate the stage. The gas inlet structures include one or more angled gas inlets that introduce a plasma-shaping gas flow to the chamber at an angle relative to a symmetry axis of the stage. The plasma-shaping gas flow interacts with the plasma in a way that facilitates axisymmetric deposition of material on a surface of the substrate with the plasma.
US11261520B2	Roll-to-roll surface treatment device, and film deposition method and film deposition device using same Disclosed herein is a roll-to-roll long base material surface processing device capable of performing surface processing on a long base material with little occurrence of wrinkling in the long base material at low costs. The surface processing device includes: two can rolls that cool a long resin film transferred in a roll-to-roll manner in a vacuum chamber with a cooling medium circulated therein by wrapping the long resin film around outer circumferences thereof; and surface processing units typified by magnetron sputtering cathodes provided so as to face the outer circumferences of the two can rolls, wherein a second can roll of the two can rolls other than a most upstream first can roll has a gas release mechanism that releases a gas from the outer circumference.
US11261518B2	Method and an apparatus for producing a film of carbon nitride material A method of producing a film of carbon nitride material, including the steps of providing a precursor of the carbon nitride material in a reacting vessel and a substrate substantially above the precursor of the carbon nitride material; heating the reacting vessel, the precursor of the carbon nitride material and the substrate at the first predetermined temperature; and quenching the reacting vessel to reach the second predetermined temperature; wherein the film of carbon nitride material is formed on a surface of the substrate during the quenching of the reacting vessel.
US11261512B2	Ferritic stainless steel Provided is ferritic stainless steel having excellent brazeability and excellent corrosion resistance to condensed water in an environment in which the steel is used for an exhaust heat recovery device or an EGR cooler.A ferritic stainless steel has a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.025% or less, Si: 0.40% to 2.0%, Mn: 0.05% to 1.5%, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Cr: 16.0% to 30.0%, Mo: 0.60% to 3.0%, Ni: 0.10% to 2.5%, Nb: 0.20% to 0.80%, Al: 0.001% to 0.15%, N: 0.025% or less, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, in which relational expressions (1) and (2) below are satisfied. C+N≤0.030% (1), 2Si+Ni≥1.0% (2), (in relational expressions (1) and (2), C, N, Si, and Ni each denote the contents (mass %) of the corresponding elements).
US11261509B2	Metal lithium strip, pre-lithiated electrode plate, pre-lithiation process, secondary battery, preparation process of the secondary battery, and apparatus The present embodiments provide a metal lithium strip, a prelithiated electrode plate, and a prelithiation process. The metal lithium strip comprises a lithium substrate and a metal element doped in the lithium substrate, the metal element comprises at least two of magnesium, boron, aluminum, silicon, indium, zinc, silver, calcium, manganese and sodium; and the metal lithium strip has a strength a, a width w, and a thickness h, satisfying: σ2-(w/105h)2>0. In the present application, the strength of the lithium strip is adjusted by the doping of the metal elements; meanwhile, the strength of the adjusted lithium strip is matched with its width and thickness ensuring that in the process of rolling the metal lithium strip to a reasonable thickness, the phenomenon of edge cracking of the lithium strip is avoided, lithium metal resources and production costs can be saved, a uniform pre-lithiation effect for electrode plate can also be achieved.
US11261506B2	Alloy for a fibre-forming plate A metal alloy is for use at very high temperature, in particular the metal alloy can be used in a process for the manufacture of mineral wool by fiberizing a molten mineral composition. The metal alloy contains the following elements, the proportions being shown as percentage by weight of the alloy: Cr20 to 35% Fe10 to 25% W2 to 10% Nb0.5 to 2.5% Ti0 to 1% C0.2 to 1.2% Coless than 5% Siless than 0.9% Mnless than 0.9% the remainder consisting of nickel and unavoidable impurities.
US11261497B2	PRKC fusions The invention provides PRKC gene fusions, PRKC fusion proteins, and fragments of those genes and polypeptides. The invention further provides methods of diagnosing and treating diseases or disorders associated with PRKC fusions, such as conditions mediated by aberrant PRKC expression or activity, or overexpression of PRKC.
US11261493B2	Methods for diagnosing and treating inflammatory bowel disease Biomarkers predictive of responsiveness to integrin beta7 antagonists, including anti-beta7 integrin subunit antibodies, and methods of using such biomarkers are provided. In addition, methods of treating gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders such as inflammatory bowel diseases including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are provided. Also provided are methods of using such predictive biomarkers for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
US11261492B2	Methods for the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities The present invention relates to methods for detecting, enriching, and analyzing rare cells that are present in the blood, e.g. fetal cells. The invention further features methods of analyzing rare cell(s) to determine the presence of an abnormality, disease or condition in a subject, e.g. a fetus by analyzing a cellular sample from the subject.
US11261491B2	Methods and compositions for measuring beta cell death Provided herein are, inter alia, nucleic acids, methods, and kits for detecting unmethylated DNA in body fluid sample of a subject. The disclosure includes compositions, methods, and kits for detecting unmethylation at a CpG site in an insulin gene promoter of a subject.
US11261490B2	Determining antigen-specific T-cells The invention is directed to methods for determining antigen-specific T cells. In some embodiments, methods of the invention may be implemented by the steps of reacting under interaction conditions one or more antigens with T cells in a plurality of subsets of a tissue sample, such as peripheral blood; sorting antigen-interacting T cells from other T cells; separately sequencing for each subset recombined nucleic acid encoding a segment of a TCR chain from a sample of T cells prior to exposure to antigen and from a sample of T cells isolated based on their interaction with antigen, thereby forming a clonotype profile for the former sample and the latter sample for each subset; and identifying as antigen-specific T cells those T cells associated with a clonotype whose frequency increases in the latter sample relative to its frequency in the former sample.
US11261485B2	Multiplex amplification methods Compositions and methods for amplifying selected polynucleotides, including DNA and RNA, particularly in multiplex amplification reactions using common primers amplification. Generally, methods of the invention employ multiple steps such as template-specific hybridization, a linear amplification, partial degradation of nucleic acid, and ligation. At the end of the process the sequences of selected polynucleotides are flanked by the common sequences which can be used for exponential amplification using common primers. In some aspects the polynucleotides are associated with a barcode and the presence of the barcode is detected to measure the amount of the polynucleotide.
US11261483B2	Programmable DNA-guided artificial restriction enzymes Methods and compositions for specific cleavage of DNA molecules using single-stranded guides and Argonaute (Ago) proteins are described.
US11261477B2	Glycosylation modification of bioactive compounds and drugs by plant glycosyltransferases (UGTs) In alternative embodiments, provided are methods for the glycosylation modification of bioactive compounds and drugs using isolated, recombinant or genetically modified uridine diphosphate glycosyl-transferases (UGTs). In alternative embodiments, provided are methods for modifying UGTs to generate recombinant UGTs with altered donor and/or acceptor specificities. In alternative embodiments, provided are methods for screening for recombinantly engineered UGTs with new or altered properties, for example, for new or altered donor and/or acceptor specificities, where in alternative embodiments the screening comprise use of bacterial, yeast or baculovirus expression system.
US11261470B2	Recombinant bacterial host cell for protein expression The present disclosure relates to a recombinant gram-negative bacterial cell comprising: a) a mutant spr gene encoding a spr protein having a mutation at one or more amino acids selected from D133, H145, H157, N31, R62, I70, Q73, C94, S95, V98, Q99, R100, L108, Y115, V135, L136, G140, R144 and G147 and b) a gene capable of expressing or overexpressing one or more proteins capable of facilitating protein folding, such as FkpA, Skp, SurA, PPiA and PPiD, wherein the cell has reduced Tsp protein activity compared to a wild-type cell, methods employing the cells, use of the cells in the expression of proteins in particular antibodies, such as anti FcRn antibodies and proteins made by the methods described herein.
US11261469B2	Neurotransmitters and methods of making the same In an aspect, the disclosure provides methods for making neurotransmitters in a host organism. The neurotransmitters can be cannabinoids and derivatives of cannabinoids. The host cells can be microalgae, fungi or other host cells. In a related aspect, the disclosure provides host cells engineered to have biochemical pathways for making neurotransmitters such as cannabinoids.
US11261468B2	Microbiological process for the preparation of amides A microbiological process for the preparation of amides from the corresponding nitriles by enzymatic hydrolysis with nitrile hydratase enzyme from a bacterial strain of Rhodococcus biphenylivorans species is described.
US11261466B2	Homologous recombination factors The invention relates to factors that influence or regulate homologous recombination, methods to monitor these factors, the use of these factors to screen for agents that modulate homologous recombination, and methods to activate or modulate homologous recombination.
US11261463B2	Methods for producing preparations of recombinant AAV virions substantially free of empty capsids Methods for separating AAV empty capsids from mixtures of AAV vector particles and AAV empty capsids are described. The methods use column chromatography techniques and provide for commercially viable levels of recombinant AAV virions.
US11261459B2	Compositions and methods for controlling plant pests Novel insecticidal proteins isolated from Bacillus thuringiensis that are active against lepidopteran insect pests are disclosed. The DNA encoding the insecticidal proteins can be used to transform various prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms to express the insecticidal proteins. These recombinant organisms can be used to control lepidopteran insects in various environments.
US11261455B2	Sugarcane mosaic virus as a transient gene expression vector The present invention provides plant virus vectors developed from the Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV). The vectors include a nucleic acid sequence encoding an infectious Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) operably linked to one or more regulatory elements functional in a plant. The plant virus vectors may be used to infect monocot plants, such as maize, for gene expression applications.
US11261453B2	Cells expressing apolipoprotein E and uses thereof Disclosed are yeast cells expressing a polypeptide comprising a signal sequence and a human ApoE protein. In some embodiments the polypeptide comprises ApoE2. In some embodiments the polypeptide comprises ApoE3. In some embodiments the polypeptide comprises ApoE4. Also disclosed are methods of screening yeast cells to identify compounds that prevent or suppress Apo-induced toxicity. Compounds identified by such screens can be used to treat or prevent neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. Also disclosed are methods of screening yeast cells to identify genetic suppressors or enhancers of ApoE-induced toxicity. Also disclosed are genetic suppressors or enhancers of ApoE-induced toxicity identified using the methods, and human homologs thereof. Also disclosed are methods of identifying compounds that modulate expression or activity of genetic modifiers of ApoE-induced toxicity.
US11261452B2	Nannochloropsis spliced leader sequences and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to the culture and manipulation of microorganisms for biotech applications, and is based on the discovery and characterization of spliced leader sequences identified in transcripts from Nannochloropsis species. In particular, the invention provides nucleic acid compositions comprising a SL sequence operably linked to a protein-encoding gene. Further provided are compositions and methods for enhanced gene expression in recombinant microorganisms as well as methods for identification and/or isolation of nucleic acid molecules tagged with a spliced leader sequence.
US11261448B2	SNAP25 antisense oligonucleotides Provided are peptide nucleic acid derivatives targeting a 3′ splice site of the human SNAP25 pre-mRNA. The peptide nucleic acid derivatives potently induce at least a splice variant of the human SNAP25 mRNA in cells, and are useful to safely treat dermatological indications or conditions involving the expression of the human SNAP25 protein by topical administration.
US11261439B2	Methods of making guide RNA A nucleic acid construct is provided that encodes two or more or a plurality of spacer sequences separated by restriction endonuclease recognition site. A plurality of such nucleic acid sequences are provided as a library for making guide RNAs for use with CRISPR/Cas systems.
US11261427B1	Highly ordered phage structures and uses thereof for stem cell differentiation A bacteriophage structure, a method of making the structure, and uses of the structure are described. The structure is a substrate with a surface having an ordered arrangement of parallel microridges thereon. Each microridge is composed of a plurality of nanoridges and has a longitudinal axis. Each nanoridge contains a bundle of phage nano fibers having longitudinal axes. The phage nanofibers in each nanoridge bundle are arranged in a substantially smectic alignment. The longitudinal axis of each microridge is perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of the phage nanofibers which make up the nanoridges of the microridge. The structure may be used as a growth surface for inducing differentiation of stem cells such as neural progenitor cells.
US11261426B2	Pluripotent stem cell that can be isolated from body tissue Objects of the present invention are to provide a method for directly obtaining pluripotent stem cells which do not have tumorigenic property from body tissue and the thus obtained pluripotent stem cells. The present invention relates to SSEA-3 (+) pluripotent stem cells that can be isolated from body tissue.
US11261425B2	Method for inducing differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into neural precursor cells The present invention provides a method for inducing differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into neural precursor cells, comprising culturing the pluripotent stem cells in the presence of a small, molecule BMP inhibitor, and induced neural precursor cells prepared by this method.
US11261421B2	Sporichthyaceae microorganism and use thereof Provided is a microorganism of the genus Epidermidibacterium belonging to the family Sporichthyaceae, or a culture thereof, or a composition for preventing, improving, or treating skin conditions or inflammatory diseases including the same.
US11261420B2	Filamentous fungal biomats, methods of their production and methods of their use A novel method of growing fungi is disclosed which uses an engineered artificial media and produces high density filamentous fungi biomats that can be harvested with a minimum of processing and from which fungal products such as antibiotics, proteins, and lipids can be isolated, the method resulting in lowered fungus cultivation costs for energy usage, oxygenation, water usage and waste stream production.
US11261419B2	Method for preparation of fungal mutant with high hydrolytic activity A method for preparing a hyper-cellulolytic catabolite derepressed mutants of ascomycetes fungus, especially variants of Penicillium funiculosum. Selection media used to isolate such variants include amorphous cellulose and a high concentration of glucose. Cellulase activities of mutant ID-10, in particular such as FPase and β-glucosidase were 1.5 times higher than Penicillium funiculosum MRJ-16 (parent). Furthermore, fungal mutant morphology was changed and no pH adjustment was required throughout the enzyme production process.
US11261414B2	Apparatus for reconfiguration of components in a microphysiological system Provided herein is a microphysiological system that may be used in various cell culture applications and biological system studies, that facilitates co-culture, monitoring, and study of functional interactions among different types of cellular and biological materials under various environmental conditions. The system is configured for fast assembly and disassembly, thereby minimizing damage or contamination of the biological materials and environmental conditions inside the system. The system comprises a base, a lid, and a plurality of clamps that are connected to the base and the lid. The base has a recess surface for receiving cell culture support layers. The lid has a stepped surface configured to exert a contact force to a top layer of one or more cell culture support layers during use. The clamp involves an engagement mechanism that generates a contact force allowing for sealing of the cell culture support layers in a manner that minimizes leakage of fluids.
US11261412B2	Liquid transport method A liquid transport method is disclosed for efficiently producing cell cultures. The liquid transport method of the present disclosure, which is in processing of cells, includes: a) a step in which a container holding a liquid is gripped by a gripping tool of a robot; and b) a step in which the liquid in the container is transported to a collection container by rotating the gripped container. In steps a) and b) the robot operates such as not to pass over a vertical line of an opening of the collection container.
US11261411B2	Method and relative apparatus for the production of beer A method, and related apparatus, for producing beer from any types of grains includes activating phenomena of controlled hydro-dynamic cavitation during all the steps of the process, from mashing to hopping, and possibly after yeast inoculation. The present method and apparatus provide a number of advantages over traditional techniques, for example, avoiding the pre-crushing of the malts or the grains, thereby increasing the efficiency of saccharification and of starch extraction, and avoiding the boiling at equal efficiency of the hopping. Another advantage is the opportunity of causing the concentration of gluten to fall in the final product simply with controlled hydraulic processes through electromechanics, and of possibly extending fermentation.
US11261408B2	Detergent or cleaning agent having at least two phases A detergent or cleaning agent, in particular a cleaning agent for hard surfaces, having at least two phases which are different from one another.
US11261407B2	Viscoelastic, solid-state surfactant composition having a high surfactant content A viscoelastic, solid-state surfactant composition for textile treatment, containing based on the total weight thereof (i) a total amount of 10% to 70% by weight of at least one surfactant, (ii) a total amount of more than 1% by weight of at least one benzylidene alditol compound of formula (I), and (iii) water, constitutes an easily soluble, aesthetically pleasing and storage-stable form of a solid-state composition for providing surfactant-containing liquors.
US11261406B2	Fast dissolving solid detergent A solid block or unit dosed detergent composition as described which can be utilized in a variety of applications for cleaning surfaces and objects, removing suspending soils, and rinsing easily. The detergent composition, when exposed to an aqueous solution such as water, dissolves quickly and completely to create the use solution.
US11261405B2	Aqueous cleaning composition comprising an ethoxylated alcohol/ethoxylated cationic surfactant mixture The present invention broadly relates to aqueous cleaning compositions and the use thereof in cleaning soiled surfaces.
US11261401B2	Synthesis of 1,3-olein-2-palmitin (OPO) The present invention concerns a highly selective process for the preparation of an ingredient comprising 1,3-Olein-2-palmitin (OPO), a triglyceride present in human breast milk. The present invention also relates to 1,3-Olein-2-palmitin (OPO) ingredient obtainable by the process.
US11261399B2	Lubricant composition for gear oil The present invention relates to a lubricant composition, and more particularly to a lubricant composition, which includes an ethylene-alphaolefin oligomer and an alkylated phosphonium compound, thus realizing energy reduction and an increased endurance life, and which is thus suitable for use in gear oil. The lubricant composition of the present invention includes a base oil, a liquid olefin copolymer, and an alkylated phosphonium compound.
US11261394B2	Fluorine-containing ether compound, lubricant for magnetic recording media, and magnetic recording medium A fluorine-containing ether compound represented by R1—R2—CH2—R3—CH2—R4—R5 is provided. (R3 is a perfluoropolyether chain; R1 and R5 are each independently any one of an alkyl group that may have a substituent, an organic group having at least one double bond or at least one triple bond, and a hydrogen atom; and —R2—CH2—R3 is represented by Formula (2), and R3—CH2—R4— is represented by Formula (3)) -[A]-[B]—O—CH2—R3 (2) R3—CH2—O—[C]-[D]- (3) ([A] is represented by Formula (4), [B] is represented by Formula (5), [C] is represented by Formula (6), [D] is represented by Formula (7), and in the formula, a and b are integers of 0 to 2, c is an integer of 2 to 5, d and f are integers of 0 to 2, and e is an integer of 2 to 5, and at least one of b and d in the formula is 1 or more)
US11261393B2	Renewable blended syngas from a plasma-based system A method and system for cost-effectively converting a feedstock using thermal plasma, or other styles of gassifiers, into an energy transfer system using a blended syngas. The feedstock is any organic material or fossil fuel to generate a syngas. The syngas is blended with any fuel of a higher thermal content (BTU) level, such as natural gas. The blended syngas high thermal content fuel can be used in any energy transfer device such as a boiler for simple cycle Rankine systems, an internal combustion engine generator, or a combined cycle turbine generator system. The quality of the high thermal content fuel is monitored using a thermal content monitoring feedback system and a quenching arrangement.
US11261391B1	Fuel and fuel blend for internal combustion engine A fuel or fuel blending agent for an internal combustion engine includes a ketone compound that is a C4 to C10 branched acyclic ketone, cyclopentanone, or a derivative of cyclopentanone. The ketone compound may be blended with a majority portion of a fuel selected from the group consisting of: gasoline, diesel, alcohol fuel, biofuel, renewable fuel, Fischer-Tropsch fuel, or combinations thereof. The ketone compound may be derived from biological sources. A method for powering an internal combustion engine with a fuel comprising the ketone compound is also provided.
US11261389B2	Compositions and methods and uses relating thereto A compound of formula (I): wherein p is at least 1, n is at least 1 and less than or equal to p; Ar is a polycyclic aromatic moiety, R1 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group and each of R2, R3 and R4 is independently an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group, provided that at least one of R2, R3 and R4 has at least 6 carbon atoms.
US11261387B2	Fuel oil conversion A system for processing a stream including fuel oil includes an atmospheric flash column for receiving the stream as feedstock and separate the stream into an atmospheric flash distillate stream and an atmospheric flash residue stream. The system includes a vacuum flash column for receiving the atmospheric flash residue stream and separating the atmospheric flash residue stream into a vacuum flash distillate stream, a vacuum flash residue stream, and a vacuum gas oil stream. The system includes a first hydrocracking unit for receiving and processing at least a portion of the vacuum flash residue stream to produce an intermediate stream and a slurry. The system includes a second hydrocracking unit for receiving and processing the vacuum gas oil stream and the intermediate stream to produce a naphtha product and a light ends product. The system includes a pelletization unit for receiving and processing the slurry to produce a pelletized product.
US11261386B2	Conversion of MEROX process by-products to useful products in an integrated refinery process An integrated refinery process for removing mercaptans from a hydrocarbon stream containing mercaptans and converting by-product disulfide oil to useful products. The process includes introducing the hydrocarbon stream containing mercaptans into an extraction vessel containing an alkaline solution and passing the hydrocarbon stream through an extraction section of the extraction vessel which includes one or more liquid-liquid contacting decks for reaction to convert the mercaptans to alkali metal alkanethiolates. Further, the process includes withdrawing a hydrocarbon product stream free of mercaptans from the extraction vessel and recovering spent caustic containing alkali metal alkanethiolates from the extraction vessel. Additionally, the process includes subjecting the spent caustic containing alkali metal alkanethiolates to air oxidation to produce a by-product stream containing disulfide oils (DSO) and sulfides and processing the by-product stream in a steam cracking unit to produce a DSO free product stream.
US11261384B2	Recovery of hydrocarbon diluent from froth treatment tailings A method for recovering hydrocarbon diluent present in froth treatment tailings, comprising introducing the tailings into a vessel; adding a first portion of steam into the vessel to form a vapour-tailings interface; and operating the vessel to increase the exposure of the tailings to the vapour-tailings interface formed in the vessel.
US11261382B2	Non-combustion hydrocarbon gasification A method for non-combustive gasification of a hydrocarbon material includes introducing a mass of hydrocarbon material into a chamber, wherein a transmissive wall of the chamber has a pass band in the infrared frequency spectrum, removing air from the chamber; heating the hydrocarbon material within the chamber by radiating, from an infrared emitter, infrared radiation at a frequency corresponding to the pass band to convert at least one component of the hydrocarbon material to a gas, and turning the hydrocarbon material within the chamber to expose inner material to the infrared radiation.
US11261381B2	Heat recovery oven foundation A coke oven includes an oven chamber configured to support and heat a coal bed, a castable slab below the oven chamber, and a foundation supporting the heat recovery oven. One or more beams are positioned between the castable slab and the foundation. The beams extend from a first end of the oven chamber to a second end of the oven chamber, forming a plurality of air gaps between the castable slab and the foundation. Heat from the oven chamber is dissipated by the one or more beams.
US11261375B2	Method to enhance phosphor robustness and dispersability and resulting phosphors Briefly, in one aspect, the present invention relates to processes for producing a stabilized Mn4+ doped phosphor in solid form and a composition containing such doped phosphor. Such process may include combining a) a solution comprising at least one substance selected from the group consisting of: K2HPO4, an aluminum phosphate, oxalic acid, phosphoric acid, a surfactant, a chelating agent, or a combination thereof, with b) a Mn4+ doped phosphor of formula I in solid form, where formula I may be: Ax [MFy]:Mn4+. The process can further include isolating the stabilized Mn4+ doped phosphor in solid form. In formula I, A may be Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or a combination thereof. In formula I, M may be Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, La, Nb, Ta, Bi, Gd, or a combination thereof. In formula I, x is the absolute value of the charge of the [MFy] ion and y is 5, 6 or 7.
US11261369B2	Maleic anhydride copolymer with broadly dispersed ester side chain as wax inhibitor and wax crystallization enhancer A wax inhibitor composition, the composition having at least one alpha-olefin maleic anhydride copolymer of the formula: wherein R1 is selected from hydrocarbyl groups containing 10-30 carbon atoms, and R2 is selected from a hydrogen or hydrocarbyl groups containing 10-80 carbon atoms, and R2, if not hydrogen, is broadly dispersed, wherein R2 comprises a weight fraction of carbon numbers greater than 30, wherein R2 can be the same or different, and n is a number of repeating units ranging from 1 to 100.
US11261367B2	Polymer-sand nanocomposite for water shutoff A method of preparing a polymer-sand nanocomposite for water shutoff. The method includes applying a surface polymerization to sand particles. The surfaced polymerization formed by combining a polymerization initiator dissolved in a solvent with the sand particles to form a precursor sand mixture, combining a co-monomer and additional polymerization initiator in the presence of graphene, where the graphene is not functionalized, to form a precursor polymer mixture, and combining the precursor sand mixture and the precursor polymer mixture to form a sand-copolymer-graphene nanocomposite. The method further includes drying the sand-copolymer-graphene nanocomposite, preparing a polymer hydrogel, and combining the polymer hydrogel and the sand-copolymer-graphene nanocomposite to crosslink the components and form the polymer-sand nanocomposite. The associated method of forming a barrier to shut off or reduce unwanted production of water in a subterranean formation utilizing the polymer-sand nanocomposite is also provided.
US11261360B2	Stabilized heat transfer compositions, methods and systems The present invention relates to heat transfer compositions comprising refrigerant, lubricant and stabilizer, wherein the refrigerant comprises about 49% by weight difluoromethane (HFC-32), about 11.5% by weight pentafluoroethane (HFC-125), and about 39.5% by weight trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I), and wherein said lubricant comprises polyol ester (POE) lubricant and/or polyvinyl ether (PVE) lubricant, and wherein said stabilizer comprises an alkylated naphthalene and optionally but preferably an acid depleting moiety.
US11261356B2	Acrylic/epoxy hybrid materials for laminating adhesive applications A laminating adhesive composition comprising a) an aqueous dispersion of thermoplastic polymer particles imbibed with an epoxy compound wherein the concentration of the epoxy compound is from 1 weight percent to 40 weight percent, based on the total weight of the solid content of the aqueous dispersion; and b) at least one water emulsifiable or water dispersible epoxy curing agent selected from polyamines, polyamides, amidoamines, carboxylic functional polyesters, anhydrides, mercaptans, polymer captans, cyclic amidines, and combinations thereof, is disclosed.
US11261355B2	Hot melt adhesive compositions containing propylene copolymers and methods for using the same A hot melt adhesive composition, which may be used as a construction adhesive in hygiene articles, comprises a first polymer comprising a unimodal copolymer of propylene and ethylene and having a weight average molecular weight of between about 5,000 and 60,000 daltons; a second polymer comprising a copolymer of propylene and ethylene and having a weight average molecular weight of at least 100,000 daltons; a tackifying resin having a Ring & Ball softening point of at most 115° C.; and a plasticizer. The composition demonstrates good peel strength and good shear resistance and is sprayable, with a sufficiently low viscosity, at low application temperatures, such as at about 121° C.
US11261354B2	Adhesive resin composition, film for fluorine resin adhesion, laminate, and method for producing laminate The present invention provides an adhesive resin composition that is used for adhesion of a fluorine-based resin and is aimed at adhesion between fluorine-based resins or between a fluorine-based resin and a material other than a fluorine-based resin. More specifically, the present invention relates to an adhesive resin composition for use in adhesion of a fluorine-based resin, the composition including a polyethylene-based resin, an elastomer component, and a component having an epoxy group and a vinyl group, wherein a content of the polyethylene-based resin is 55 parts by mass or more and 90 parts by mass or less, a content of the elastomer component is 10 parts by mass or more and 45 parts by mass or less, the elastomer component and the component having an epoxy group and a vinyl group have a common repetition unit, and a content of the component having an epoxy group and a vinyl group based on a total amount of 100 parts by mass of the polyethylene-based resin and the elastomer component is 0.1 parts by mass or more and 1.5 parts by mass or less.
US11261346B2	Polishing composition The present invention provides a polishing composition for use in polishing a material having a Vickers hardness of 1500 Hv or higher. The polishing composition comprises an alumina abrasive and water. The alumina abrasive has an isoelectric point that is below 8.0 and is lower than the pH of the polishing composition.
US11261341B2	Conductive ink composition and article of manufacture made therefrom An ink composition comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane; particles comprising silver; and at least one diluent liquid. The thermoplastic polyurethane has the property of exhibiting an elongation at break ranging from about 200% to about 1500% at 23° C. when in pure polymer form.
US11261338B2	Methods of reducing the adhesion of a maskant A method for reducing adhesion between a maskant and a substrate, wherein the maskant is adhered to a surface of the substrate, the method comprising applying a composition to the maskant.
US11261335B1	Methods involving oxygen plasma exposure to improve adhesion of silicate thermal coatings A method of making a thermal control coating is provided. A primer layer can be applied to a substrate to form an exposed surface. The primer layer can include an epoxy binder and a silica filler. The exposed surface can be treated with an oxygen plasma to form a treated surface. A silicate-based thermal control coating can be applied to the treated surface, for example, by spraying, to form a thermal control coating on the substrate. Spacecraft and spacecraft hardware components coated with the thermal control coating, are also provided.
US11261330B2	Composition comprising paraffins and method for producing the same The invention relates to a composition comprising C10-C20 paraffins, wherein about 3 wt. % to about 30 wt. %, based on the total weight of the composition, are C10-C15 paraffins, and the C10-C20 paraffins are derived from a biological raw material. The invention also relates to a protective agent for a porous material, comprising said composition.
US11261327B2	Thermoplastic polymer composition, an article made thereof and a process for preparing the same The invention relates to a thermoplastic polymer composition comprising A. a polyamide B. a reinforcing agent, and C. an laser direct structuring (LDS) additive wherein the polyamide comprises a blend of —(A.1) a semi-crystalline semi-aromatic polyamide, and —(A.2) an amorphous semi-aromatic polyamide or an aliphatic polyamide, or a mixture thereof; or a blend of —(A.3) a semi-crystalline aliphatic polyamide, and —(A.4) an amorphous semi-aromatic polyamide; and D. a metal (di)phosphinate. The present invention further relates an article prepared form the thermoplastic polymer composition, and article made by a LDS process and a process for preparing the same.
US11261321B2	Gas barrier material and thermosetting resin composition Provided is a gas barrier material having superior gas barrier properties. This gas barrier material 1 comprises a matrix resin 2, and a carbon material 3 disposed in the matrix resin 2, wherein the carbon material 3 contains a partially exfoliated graphite having a structure in which graphite is partially exfoliated.
US11261319B2	Ethylene/α-olefin/nonconjugated polyene interpolymer compositions and articles prepared from the same A composition composed of at least a first ethylene/α-olefin/nonconjugated polyene interpolymer, which can be used to produce low compression set, foamed rubber materials, articles made from the composition, and methods of producing the composition and articles.
US11261318B2	Cellulose-fiber-dispersing polyolefin resin composite material, pellet and formed body using same, and production method for cellulose-fiber-dispersing polyolefin resin composite material A cellulose-fiber-dispersing polyolefin resin composite material, containing a polyolefin resin containing a polypropylene resin, and a cellulose fiber dispersed in the polyolefin resin, in which a proportion of the cellulose fiber is 1 mass part or more and 70 mass parts or less in a total content of 100 mass parts of the polyolefin resin and the cellulose fiber, and the polyolefin resin satisfies the expression: Mz/Mw≥4, which is a ratio of Z-average molecular weight Mz to weight-average molecular weight Mw to be obtained by a gel permeation chromatography measurement; a pellet or a formed body using this composite material; and a production method for the composite material.
US11261317B2	Process for foaming polyolefin compositions using a fluororesin as a nucleating agent A polyolefin composition is foamed by a process in which a nucleator is used, and the nucleator comprises 80% or more of unagglomerated fluororesin particles and/or agglomerates of fluororesin particles in which both the unagglomerated particles and the agglomerates are less than 1 μm in size.
US11261309B2	Secondary battery pack with improved thermal management The present invention relates to a novel secondary battery pack with improved thermal management useful for an all-electric vehicle (EV), a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV), a hybrid vehicle (HEV), or battery packs used for other vehicles batteries, and more particularly, to the use of a specific material for thermally insulating a secondary battery pack and further minimizing the propagation of thermal runaway within a battery pack.
US11261307B2	Laminated film The invention provides a laminated film. The laminated film includes a polyester substrate film, and a coating layer on/over at least one surface of the substrate film. The coating layer includes a resin composition including a resin having an oxazoline group. The laminated film has an inorganic thin-film layer on/over the coating layer, and a protective layer that has a urethane resin and has an adhesion amount of 0.15 to 0.60 g/m2 on/over the inorganic thin-film layer. The laminated film shows a total reflection infrared absorption spectrum having a ratio P1/P2 ranging from 1.5 to 3.5 wherein P1 is the intensity of a peak having an absorption maximum in a range of 1530±10 cm−1, and P2 is that in a range of 1410±10 cm−1. The laminated film further has an oxygen permeability of 5 ml/m2·d·MPa or less under conditions of 23° C.×65% RH.
US11261299B2	Block copolymer and method of producing the same, and method of producing structure containing phase-separated structure A block copolymer including a first block consisting of a polymer having a repeating structure of a structural unit (u1) containing no silicon atom, and a second block consisting of a polymer having a repeating structure of a structural unit (u2) containing a silicon atom, the second block containing a block (b21) consisting of a polymer having a repeating structure represented by general formula (u2-1), and a block (b22) consisting of a polymer having a repeating structure of a structural unit (u22) containing a silicon atom, and the block (b22) is positioned between the first block and the block (b21) (wherein RP211 represents an alkyl group, a halogenated alkyl group, a hydrogen atom, or an organic group having a polar group; and RP212 represents an organic group having a polar group).
US11261297B2	Polymer, film including the polymer, and display device including the film A polymer is disclosed, represented by Chemical Formula 1 or Chemical Formula 2: wherein, in Chemical Formula 1 and Chemical Formula 2, Ar1, Ar2, R3, s, x, and y are defined in the detailed description.
US11261293B2	Resorbable polymer purification process The present invention is directed to an improved purification process using additive and activated carbon for purifying resorbable polymers suitable for industrial manufacturing. The metal catalyst concentration in the purified resorbable polymers of this invention is preferably less than 1 ppm. The method can be used to obtain high molecular weight polymers that are substantially metal free.
US11261292B2	Pet composition, pet preform, refillable pet bottle and methods for making the same A polyethylene terephthalate composition (PET), an injection-molded bottle preform made from a PET composition, a refillable PET container blow-molded from the preform, catalyst compositions used for making the PET composition, methods for making the PET composition, methods for injection-molding a PET bottle preform, methods for blow-molding a refillable PET bottle from a preform and methods for improving the rewash stability and recyclability of refillable PET bottles particularly for carbonated soft drinks are disclosed. The polyethylene terephthalate composition includes a polyester resin containing terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, ethylene glycol and cyclohexane dimethanol and residual amount of catalytic composition comprising Sb and Ti. The polyethylene terephthalate composition is especially useful for large blow moldings and provides a change in the fill point volume after 5 wash cycles of a 2.5 liter blow molded bottle of 14 ml or less.
US11261290B2	Method for the polymerization of cycloolefins by means of ring-opening metathesis The present invention relates to a method for the polymerization of cycloolefins by ring-opening metathesis. The reaction is carried out in the presence of at least one particular catalyst, selected from the ruthenium alkylidene complexes comprising at least one 1-aryl-3-cycloalkyl-imidazolin-2-ylidene ligand and mixtures thereof. The invention also relates to a kit for implementing this method.
US11261289B2	Method of lining a pipeline with a delayed curing resin composition A resin composition and method for installing a pipe liner that allows the liner to be fully wet out with a resin and activator and stored for a period of up to six months prior to installation and curing. A method of lining a pipe with a delayed curing resin composition is also provided that includes fully wetting out a liner with a blended two part epoxy composition such that the liner can be transported in a wet out fashion, placed in a pipe to be lined and repositioned as needed without concern for the resin composition to begin curing.
US11261288B2	Allyl functional urethane oligomers and related compositions for coatings and adhesives A urethane oligomer according to a) or b) has: a) at least two backbone residues R issued from a polyisocyanate without the NCO groups, linked between them with a diol residue RB (diol without the two OH groups) by two urethane bonds and each backbone residues R carrying (or linked to) at least two urethane segments each containing at least one terminal allyl group, b) at least one backbone residue R issued from a polyisocyanate without the NCO groups, the backbone residue R carrying (or linked to) at least two urethane segments each linked to R by one urethane bond with at least one urethane segment (arm) containing at least one terminal allyl group, and at least one urethane segment (arm) containing at least one terminal (meth)acrylate group. A curable composition containing the urethane oligomer reduces oxygen inhibition in coatings, adhesives, sealants or in resin matrix with good surface properties.
US11261287B2	Composition capable of substituting use of styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer POP A composition capable of substituting the use of styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer POP, comprising polyether polyol A having a hydroxyl value of 100-1000 mgKOH/g and a functionality of 4-8, and a polymer polyol having a hydroxyl value of 12-100 mgKOH/g, a functionality of 2-4, and a solid content of 4-45%, the branches thereof not containing polystyrene units. The polyurethane foam produced using the present composition to substitute the use of traditional styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer POP avoids the problem of styrene volatilisation due to the absence of styrene, and the produced polyurethane foam also maintains equivalent or even superior physical properties compared to the polyurethane foam made from styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer POP in the prior art; thus, the present compound is fully capable of substituting traditional styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer POP for the production of environmentally friendly, high rebound, and block-shaped soft polyurethane foam materials.
US11261283B2	Polyurethane cementing wiper plugs A method for operation in wellbore, the method comprises: pumping a fluid barrier into a wellbore through a tubular, the fluid barrier being operable to separate a cement slurry from a second fluid; the fluid barrier comprising a polyurethane member derived from a polyurethane forming composition comprising a para-phenylene diisocyanate terminated polycarbonate prepolymer and an aromatic diol.
US11261282B2	PEO-PPO-PEO triblock bipolymers, with amphoteric endings, as demulsifying agents for heavy crude oils Disclosed are chemical products useful for crude oil conditioning, particularly to demulsifying basic compounds. Disclosed are PEOw-PPOy-PEOw triblock bipolymers, with amphoteric groups, β-amino acid derivatives, at the chain ends, which destabilize water-in-crude oil (W/O) emulsions, thereby removing emulsified water and salts dissolved salts in the aforementioned phase.
US11261278B2	Graft copolymer composition Provided is a polyolefin block copolymer having covalently attached residues of one or more vinyl monomer selected from the group consisting of one or more (meth)acrylic monomers, one or more vinyl aromatic monomers, and mixtures thereof.
US11261277B2	Method of preparing graft copolymer, graft copolymer, and thermoplastic resin molded article Provided are a method of preparing a graft copolymer, a graft copolymer, and a thermoplastic resin molded article. The method of preparing a graft copolymer includes 1) adding a conjugated diene-based monomer and performing polymerization to prepare a conjugated diene-based polymer; and 2) adding the conjugated diene-based polymer, an aromatic vinyl monomer, and a vinyl cyan monomer and performing polymerization to prepare a graft copolymer, wherein an emulsifier having an APHA color value of 50 or less and a critical micelle concentration of 1 to 50 g/l is added, so that excellent polymerization stability, colorability, light resistance, and surface clarity are exhibited.
US11261276B2	Polymer, method for producing polymer and polymer flocculant Provided is a polymer flocculant which is capable of controlling the structure of a polymer that is a copolymerization product of a monomer (a) having a structure derived from formula (I) in each molecule and a water-soluble unsaturated monomer (b) having a polymerizable unsaturated bond in each molecule, and which has a branched or cross-linking structure, and is excellent in water-solubility and water dispersibility, In formula (I), R1 and R2 are respectively a linear or branched functional group configured of atoms selected from the group consisting of carbon not having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond, oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen; W is a non-metal element of the group 15; X and Y are each a linear or branched functional group configured of atoms selected from the group consisting of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen, and each have at least one carbon-carbon unsaturated bond, provided that X and Y have different structures; and Z is a chlorine ion, a bromine ion, or an iodine ion.
US11261272B2	Polyolefin composition A polyolefin composition comprising a polyolefin polymer, an alkenyl-functional monocyclic organosiloxane, and an organic peroxide; products made therefrom; methods of making and using same; and articles containing same.
US11261271B2	Thermosensitive phosphazene-based polymer comprising sulfate moiety, and preparation method and use thereof Provided is a thermosensitive phosphazene-based polymer including an amino acid ester moiety, a polyethyleneglycol moiety, and a moiety including a sulfate group linked directly or by a linker in a predetermined ratio, a method of preparing the same, and a hydrogel-formable composition including the same. For example, a hydrogel formed from the composition may be used for tissue regeneration or drug delivery or used as a storage, a body tissue regeneration inducer, or a filler in a body.
US11261268B2	Method for producing heterophasic propylene polymerization material particles Provided is a particle drying method capable of sufficiently removing the volatile component and down-regulating the increase of the viscosity of the particles after the removal of the volatile component. There is provided a method for producing heterophasic propylene polymerization material particles, the method including: (1) performing monomer polymerization in the presence of a catalyst including a solid catalyst component so as to obtain a component I; (2) performing monomer polymerization in the presence of the component I so as to obtain the component II, so that particles including a volatile component are produced; and (3) causing the particles to contact with an inert gas-containing stream so as to remove the volatile component from the particles.
US11261265B2	Acrylic polymers, aqueous polymeric dispersions prepared therefrom, and curable film-forming compositions prepared therefrom The present invention is directed to an acrylic polymer prepared from a reaction mixture comprising: (i) an ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising hydroxyl functional groups; (ii) an ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising polydialkylsiloxane groups; (iii) an ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising carboxylic acid functional groups or amine functional groups; and (iv) a reactive diluent that is reactive with the ethylenically unsaturated monomer (iii). The reactive diluent (iv) is present initially in the reaction mixture as a medium in which the monomers polymerize. The present invention is further directed to aqueous polymeric dispersions prepared therefrom and aqueous, curable film-forming compositions prepared from the dispersions. The curable film-forming compositions are low VOC and are useful in methods of mitigating dirt build-up on a substrate.
US11261263B2	Protein coated polymeric substrate The present invention provides a method for the functionalization of a polymeric surface with a protein by physical adsorption. The method enables a membrane spanning protein to be used as an anchor for proteins and/or peptides for display. Also provided are polymeric substrates for protein or peptide display, and related kits and methods of use.
US11261261B2	Method of treating cancer comprising administration of anti-HER2 antibody-drug conjugate As an antitumor drug which is excellent in terms of antitumor effect and safety and has an excellent therapeutic effect, there is provided an antibody-drug conjugate in which an antitumor compound represented by the following formula is conjugated to an anti-HER2 antibody via a linker having a structure represented by the following formula: -L1-L2-LP-NH—(CH2)n1-La-(CH2)n2-C(═O)— wherein the anti-HER2 antibody is connected to the terminal L1, and the antitumor compound is connected to the carbonyl group of the —(CH2)n2-C(═O)— moiety with the nitrogen atom of the amino group at position 1 as the connecting position.
US11261260B2	ADAMTS binding immunoglobulins The present invention relates to immunoglobulins that bind ADAMTS5 and more in particular to polypeptides, that comprise or essentially consist of one or more such immunoglobulins. The invention also relates to constructs comprising such immunoglobulins, such as immunoglobulin single variable domains (ISVDs) or polypeptides as well as nucleic acids encoding such immunoglobulins or polypeptides; to methods for preparing such immunoglobulins, polypeptides and constructs; to host cells expressing or capable of expressing such immunoglobulins or polypeptides; to compositions, and in particular to pharmaceutical compositions, that comprise such immunoglobulins, polypeptides, constructs, nucleic acids and/or host cells; and to uses of immunoglobulins, polypeptides, constructs, nucleic acids, host cells and/or compositions, in particular for prophylactic and/or therapeutic purposes, such as the prophylactic and/or therapeutic purposes mentioned herein. Other aspects, embodiments, advantages and applications of the invention will become clear from the further description herein.
US11261255B2	Anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antibodies Provided are anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antibodies, aglycosylated CDR-H2 anti-EGFR antibodies, and antigen binding fragments thereof. Also provided are isolated nucleic acid molecules that encode the anti-EGFR antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof, related expression vectors, and host cells. Provided are methods of making anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antibodies, aglycosylated CDR-H2 anti-EGFR antibodies, and antigen binding fragments thereof. Also provided are related pharmaceutical compositions and methods of their use to treat subjects.
US11261252B2	Molecules with specificity for CD79 and CD22 The present disclosure relates to multispecific molecule comprising a binding domain specific to the antigen CD22 and a binding domain specific to the antigen CD79a and/or CD79b, compositions comprising the same and use of both in treatment, for example the treatment of autoimmune disease.
US11261251B2	Human anti-PD-1, PD-L1, and PD-L2 antibodies and uses therefor The present invention is based, in part, on the identification of novel human anti-PD-1, PD-L1, and PD-L2 antibodies. Accordingly, the invention relates to compositions and methods for diagnosing, prognosing, and treating conditions that would benefit from modulating PD-1, PD-L1, and/or PD-L2 activity (e.g., persistent infections diseases, autoimmune diseases, asthma, transplant rejection, inflammatory disorders and tumors) using the novel human anti-PD-1, PD-L1, and PD-L2 antibodies described herein.
US11261249B2	Anti-GPR20 antibody It is an object of the present invention to provide an anti-GPR20 antibody that can be used in the detection of GPR20, a reagent for GPR20 detection comprising the antibody, a reagent for diagnosis or a composition for testing of a disease related to the expression of GPR20, etc. The present invention provides an antibody specifically binding to a peptide comprising the amino acid sequence at amino acid positions 1 to 48 in SEQ ID NO: 1, or an antigen-binding fragment of the antibody, a chimeric antibody of the antibody, a rabbit type antibody of the antibody, etc. The present invention also provides a composition comprising the antibody, etc.
US11261248B2	Restricted immunoglobulin heavy chain mice Mice having a restricted immunoglobulin heavy chain locus are provided, wherein the locus is characterized by a single polymorphic human VH gene segment, a plurality of human DH gene segments and a plurality of JH gene segments. Methods for making antibody sequences that bind an antigen (e.g., a viral antigen) are provided, comprising immunizing a mouse with an antigen of interest, wherein the mouse comprises a single human VH gene segment, a plurality of human DH gene segments and a plurality of JH gene segments, at the endogenous immunoglobulin heavy chain locus.
US11261246B2	Anti-IL-22R antibodies The present invention relates to antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof which bind to the cytokine receptor IL-22R, particularly human IL-22R. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof, and methods of treating psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis or atopic dermatitis.
US11261240B2	Immuno-based botulinum toxin serotype A activity assays The present specification discloses SNAP-25 compositions, methods of making α-SNAP-25 antibodies that bind an epitope comprising a carboxyl-terminus at the P1 residue from the BoNT/A cleavage site scissile bond from a SNAP-25 cleavage product, α-SNAP-25 antibodies that bind an epitope comprising a carboxyl-terminus at the P1 residue from the BoNT/A cleavage site scissile bond from a SNAP-25 cleavage product, methods of detecting BoNT/A activity, and methods of detecting neutralizing α-BoNT/A antibodies.
US11261234B2	Mutant factor VIII compositions and methods In one aspect, present invention provides a recombinant mutant human factor VIII having increased expression and/or secretion as compared to wild-type factor VIII. In certain embodiments, the recombinant factor VIII includes one or more amino acid substitution(s) selected from the group consisting of I86, Y105, A108, D115, Q117, F129, G132, H134, M147 and L152. In other aspects, the present invention provides FVIII encoding nucleic acids, FVIII-expression vectors, as well as methods of using the modified FVIII genes in the treatment of FVIII deficiencies, such as hemophilia A.
US11261232B2	TNFRSF14 / HVEM proteins and methods of use thereof In some aspects the present invention provides methods for the treatment of B-cell lymphomas. Some such methods involve administration of HVEM ectodomain polypeptides, anti-HVEM antibodies, or anti-BTLA antibodies to subjects in need thereof. Some such methods involve use of CAR T cells, such as CD19-specific CAR T cells. The present invention also provides compositions useful in such methods. These and other embodiments of the present invention and described further herein.
US11261226B2	Cell surface coupling of nanoparticles The present disclosure is directed, in some embodiments, to methods and compositions of comprising a cell having a non-internalizing receptor, and a nanoparticle surface-modified with a ligand that binds to the non-internalizing receptor.
US11261225B2	Chimera of bone morphogenic protein 2 and the Müllerian-inhibiting substance type II receptor binding region of Müllerian-inhibiting substance Recombinant proteins that comprise a bone morphogenic protein 2 backbone onto which was grafted a Müllerian-inhibiting substance type II receptor binding region of the Müllerian-inhibiting substance protein are provided. These proteins bind to this receptor on the surface of epithelial cancer cells, and induce apoptosis of such cells. These proteins are useful, for example, in the treatment of cancers such as ovarian, uterine, endometrial, fallopian tube, breast, prostate, and lung cancers.
US11261220B2	Salmonella siiE-derived peptides for manipulation of long-lived plasma cells An isolated polypeptide includes the amino acid sequence EEAEKAKEAAEKALNEAFE or an amino acid sequence with a sequence identity of least 70%, 80%, or 90% identity to that sequence. The polypeptide is no longer than 200 or 170 amino acids. A nucleic acid encodes the polypeptide, a gene therapy vector includes the nucleic acid and genetically modified cells express the polypeptide. The polypeptide, the nucleic acid, the gene therapy vector and/or the cell can be used for the treatment of a disease associated with pathogenic long-lived plasma cells.
US11261214B2	Bicyclic peptide ligand specific for CD137 The present invention relates to polypeptides which are covalently bound to molecular scaffolds such that two or more peptide loops are subtended between attachment points to the scaffold. In particular, the invention describes peptides which are high affinity binders of CD137. The invention also includes drug conjugates comprising said peptides, conjugated to one or more effector and/or functional groups, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said peptide ligands and drug conjugates and to the use of said peptide ligands and drug conjugates in preventing, suppressing or treating a disease or disorder mediated by CD137.
US11261213B2	Crystalline bis- and tris-hydrochloride salt of elamipretide Disclosed are crystalline forms of the bis- and tris-(hydrochloride) salts of D-Arg-Tyr(2,6-DiMe)-Lys-Phe-NH2, which is also known as MTP-131.
US11261212B2	IBAT inhibitors for the treatment of liver diseases The present invention regards specific IBAT inhibitors useful in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of a liver disease. It also relates to compositions comprising these IBAT inhibitors, a method for treatment of the disorders and a kit comprising the substances or the compositions.
US11261206B2	Olefin metathesis catalysts This invention relates generally to olefin metathesis catalyst compounds, to the preparation of such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, methods of using such compounds, articles of manufacture comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds in the metathesis of olefins and olefin compounds. The invention has utility in the fields of catalysts, organic synthesis, polymer chemistry, and industrial and fine chemicals industry.
US11261201B2	TRNA synthetase inhibitors Disclosed herein are secondary amine compounds that inhibit tRNA synthetase. The compounds of the invention are useful in inhibiting tRNA synthetase in Gram-negative bacteria and are useful in killing Gram-negative bacteria. The secondary amine compounds of the invention are also useful in the treatment of tuberculosis.
US11261199B2	Activators of autophagic flux and phospholipase d and clearance of protein aggregates including tau and treatment of proteinopathies The present application discloses compounds which are activators of autophagic flux and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said activators. It further discloses use of said compounds and pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, particularly proteinopathies and tauopathies such as Alzheimer's disease. It further discloses methods of enhancing autophagic flux.
US11261198B2	Process for preparing substituted polycyclic pyridone derivative and crystal thereof The present invention provides a process for preparing a compound of the formula (II): wherein R2 is unsubstituted alkyl, characterized by reacting a compound of the formula (I): wherein R1 is hydrogen or a protecting group other than unsubstituted alkyl, with a compound of the formula: R2—OH, wherein R2 is as defined above, in the presence of a sodium salt and/or a magnesium salt.
US11261196B2	Salt serving as AKT inhibitor and crystal thereof A salt serving as an Akt inhibitor and a crystal thereof, specifically related to a salt of the compound of formula (I) and a crystal thereof.
US11261195B2	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitors with a zinc binding moiety The instant application relates to deazapurines, thienopyrimidines and furopyrimidines with zinc-binding moiety based derivatives and their use in the treatment of phosphoinositide 3-kinase related diseases and disorders such as cancer. The instant application further relates to the treatment of histone deacetylase related disorders and diseases related to both histone deacetylase and phosphoinositide 3-kinase.
US11261190B2	Dihydropyrimidine compounds and uses thereof in medicine A dihydropyrimidine compound and use as a medicament, especially application as a medicament used for treating and preventing hepatitis B, specifically, is a compound having Formula (I) or (Ia), or a stereoisomer, a tautomer, an N-oxide, a solvate, a metabolite, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a prodrug thereof, wherein the variables of the formulas are as defined in the specification; and also includes the use of the compound having Formula (I) or (Ia), or an enantiomer, a diastereoisomer, a tautomer, a hydrate, a solvate, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as a medicament, especially use as a medicament for treating and preventing hepatitis B.
US11261187B2	Compounds and methods for targeting HSP90 Described herein are compounds that may selectively bind to Hsp90, methods of using the compounds, and kits including the compounds. The compounds may allow for selective detection of Hsp90 in a sample.
US11261185B2	Bicyclic heterocyclic derivatives Compounds of the formula Ia or of the formula Ib in which X, Y, R1 and R2 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDHK), and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of diseases such as cancer.
US11261183B2	Sulfoximine glycosidase inhibitors Compounds of formula (I), wherein A, R, W, Q, n, and m have the meaning according to the claims, can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tauopathies and Alzheimer's disease.
US11261182B2	Crystal of pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine derivative or solvate thereof Provided is a crystal of a novel pyrido[3, 4-d]pyrimidine derivative having excellent CDK 4/6 inhibitory activity. A crystal of a compound represented by formula (I). In the formula, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-3 alkyl group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or an oxo group; L represents a single bond or a C1-3 alkylene group; and X represents CH or N.
US11261178B2	Chroman derivatives having estrogen receptor degradation activity and uses thereof The present disclosure relates to novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and their use in prevention and treatment of cancer and related diseases and conditions.
US11261176B2	Amine-based compound and organic light emitting device using the same The present invention relates to a novel amine-based compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 and an organic light emitting device including the same. The compound provides improved efficiency, low driving voltage, and improved lifetime characteristic of the organic light emitting device.
US11261175B2	Fluorene derivative or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, preparation method therefor, and pharmaceutical composition comprising same as effective ingredient for preventing or treating HCV-related disease The present invention relates to a fluorene derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a preparation method therefor, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same as an effective ingredient for preventing or treating HCV-related disease. A fluorene derivative according to the present invention is identified to exhibit an antiviral performance against not only HCV, but also highly against HCV mutants, particularly double mutants and thus can be used in a pharmaceutical composition for prevention or treatment of HCV-caused liver disease, such as acute hepatitis C, chronic hepatitis C, liver cirrhosis, hepatocellular cancer, etc., particularly, liver disease caused by mutants of HCV. The derivative can be useful in a pharmaceutical composition for prevention or treatment of HCV-related liver disease by which the problem of resistant mutation against conventional therapeutic agents is solved.
US11261167B2	Method for producing 2,5-bis(aminomethyl)tetrahydrofuran To provide a method that can efficiently produce 2,5-bis(aminomethyl)tetrahydrofuran. The method for producing 2,5-bis(aminomethyl)tetrahydrofuran, the method including subjecting 2,5-bis(aminomethyl)furan to a reaction with hydrogen source by using a hydrogenation catalyst to obtain 2,5-bis(aminomethyl)tetrahydrofuran.
US11261163B2	Cyanopyrimidine derivatives The present invention relates to compounds of formula M in which RM has the meaning indicated in claim 1, to liquid crystal mixture comprising the same, to the use of these liquid-crystal media, in particular in components for high-frequency technology, and to components of this type which contain media according to the invention, and to the production and use of these components. The components according to the invention are suitable, in particular, as phase shifters in the microwave and millimetre wave region, for microwave and millimetre wave array antennae and very particularly for so-called tunable “reflectarrays”.
US11261162B2	KV7 channel activators compositions and methods of use Provided herein are optionally substituted benzoimidazol-1,2-yl amides, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of such compounds and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, and methods of treating Kv7 associated diseases, such as, epilepsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, various types of pain, hyperexcitability, a dyskinesia, dystonia, mania and tinnitus with such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions.
US11261160B2	Process for the preparation of N-(4-(6,7-dimethoxyquinolin-4-yloxy)phenyl)-N′-(4-fluorophenyl)cyclopropane-1, 1-dicarboxamide, (2S)-hydroxybutanedioate and its polymorphs thereof The present invention also relates to process for the preparation of N-(4-(6,7-dimethoxy quinolin-4-yloxy)phenyl)-N′-(4-fluorophenyl)cyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxamide (S)-malate compound of formula-1a and its polymorphs thereof, represented by the following structural:
US11261157B2	Fused bicyclic alkylene linked imidodicarbonimidic diamides, methods for synthesis, and uses in therapy The present invention provides novel fused bicyclic alkylene linked imidodicarbonimidic diamides. In particular, described herein are N-[2-(indol-3-yl)alkylene]-linked imidodicarbonimidic diamides and N-[2-(pyrrolopyridin-3-yl)alkylene]-linked imidodicarbonimidic diamides (compound of formula (I) or formula (II)), and uses therefor. The compounds of the present invention are believed to be organic cation transporter selective compounds, useful for the treatment of diseases and conditions caused by reduced activity of 5′ adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK).
US11261155B2	Urea derivative or pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof Provided is a compound having a formyl peptide receptor like 1 (FPRL1) agonist effect.The present invention relates to a compound represented by the general formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing the compound represented by the general formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.
US11261154B2	Benzene derivative A compound represented by general formula (I) (in the formula, all symbols are as described in the description) or a salt thereof has a potent nerve-protecting and/or -repairing activity, and therefore can be used as a therapeutic agent for neuropathy (e.g., chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, Guillain-Barre syndrome, periarteritis nodosa, allergic vasculitis, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, entrapment neuropathy, peripheral neuropathy associated with the administration of a chemotherapeutic drug, or peripheral neuropathy associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease).
US11261152B2	Inhibitors of the N-terminal domain of the androgen receptor The present disclosure provides compounds and methods for inhibiting or degrading the N-terminal domain of the androgen receptor, as well as methods for treating cancers such as prostate cancer.
US11261144B2	Process for preparing fluorobenzene by direct fluorination The invention relates to a use of a fluorination gas, wherein the elemental fluorine (F2) is present in a high concentration, for example, in a concentration of elemental fluorine (F2), especially of equal to much higher than 15% or even 20% by volume (i.e., at least 15% or even 20% by volume), and to a process for the manufacture of a fluorinated benzene by direct fluorination employing a fluorination gas, wherein the elemental fluorine (F2) is present in a high concentration. The process of the invention is directed to the manufacture of a fluorinated benzene by direct fluorination. Especially the invention is of interest in the preparation of fluorinated benzene, final products and as well intermediates, for usage in agro-, pharma-, electronics-, catalyst, solvent and other functional chemical applications. The fluorination process of the invention may be performed batch-wise or in a continuous manner. If the process of the invention is performed batch-wise, a column (tower) reactor may be used. If the process of the invention is continuous a microreactor may be used. The invention is characterized in that the starting compound is benzene, and the fluorinated compound produced is a fluorinated benzene, preferably monofluorobenzene.
US11261138B2	Process for producing olefins from alcohols The invention relates to a process for producing olefins from alcohols by means of catalytic dehydration. More in particular, the present invention relates to a process for producing at least one olefin by dehydrating at least one alcohol having a number of carbon atoms comprised between 2 and 6, preferably comprised between 2 and 4, more preferably at least one alcohol having a number of carbon atoms of 3, even more preferably 2-propanol, in the presence of a catalytic material comprising at least one large pore zeolite in acid form, or predominantly acid form, preferably selected from the group consisting of zeolites having BEA structure, MTW structure and mixtures thereof, and preferably at least one inorganic binder, more preferably alumina. Preferably, the olefin has the same number of carbon atoms as the starting alcohol. Furthermore, preferably the olefin does not contain conjugated double bonds and more preferably the olefin is a mono-olefin. Subject matter of the present invention is also the use of the aforementioned olefin in an alkylation process of aromatic hydrocarbons, in particular the use of propylene for alkylating benzene to provide cumene. The aforementioned cumene can be used in an integrated process for preparing phenol and acetone, in accordance with the Hock method, wherein acetone can be reduced to 2-propanol, to be recycled to the process of the invention to obtain propylene again.
US11261133B2	Method of making super-hard articles This application describes a method of making a super-hard article that includes a super-hard structure bonded to a substrate. The super-hard structure generally includes a sintered plurality of super-hard grains made from cubic boron nitride. The method generally includes providing raw material powder suitable for sintering the super-hard structure; combining the raw material powder with an organic binder material in a liquid medium to form a paste; providing a substrate assembly having a formation surface area configured for forming a boundary of the super-hard structure, the substrate having a recess coterminous with the formation surface area; extruding the paste into contact with the formation surface area to provide a paste assembly; and heat treating and/or sintering the paste assembly to remove the binder material and provide a pre-sinter assembly.
US11261126B2	Functionalised bimodal periodic mesoporous organosilicates (PMOs) and method for producing same using pseudomorphic transformation The invention relates to a method for producing functionalised bimodal periodic mesoporous organosilicates (PMOs) by means of pseudomorphic transformation, to functionalised bimodal periodic mesoporous organosilicates (PMOs) that comprise at least one organosilicate and at least one functional component, and to the use of the PMO as a filter material, adsorption means, sensor material or carrier material for pharmaceutical products, insecticides or pesticides.
US11261125B2	High strength, scratch resistant and transparent glass-based materials Embodiments of a transparent glass-based material comprising a glass phase and a second phase that is different from and is dispersed in the glass phase are provided. The second phase may comprise a crystalline or a nanocrystalline phase, a fiber, and/or glass particles. In some embodiments, the second phase is crystalline. In one or more embodiments, the glass-based material has a transmittance of at least about 88% over a visible spectrum ranging from about 400 nm to about 700 nm and a fracture toughness of at least about 0.9 MPa·m1/2, and wherein a surface of the glass-based material, when scratched with a Knoop diamond at a load of at least 5 N to form a scratch having a width w, is free of chips having a size of greater than 3 w.
US11261120B2	Glass-bending device and glass-bending method using a fan A glass bending device is presented. The glass bending device includes a bending chamber, a tool for holding at least one glass pane by means of a suction effect, including a downward-directed frame-like, convex contact surface and a cover with a peripheral air-guiding plate surrounding the contact surface at least in regions. The tool is suitable for sweeping the edge of the glass pane at least in sections with an air flow and thereby pressing the glass pane against the contact surface. The glass bending device further includes a fan, which is connected to the bending chamber via a feed line and a return line and is suitable for extracting air from the bending chamber via the tool and the feed line to produce the air flow and for returning air back into the bending chamber via the return line. The return line is connected to the bending chamber above the tool.
US11261116B2	Fluid treatment system A fluid treatment system for treating a fluid, the system including structure for moving a fluid therethrough the system, the structure for moving the fluid including a first inlet and a first outlet, further a primary fluid filter having a primary fluid filter inlet and a primary fluid filter outlet, wherein the primary fluid filter inlet is in fluid communication with the first outlet. Included with the system is a primary ultraviolet light module having a primary ultraviolet light module inlet and a primary ultraviolet light module outlet, wherein the primary ultraviolet light module inlet is in fluid communication with the primary fluid filter outlet and a secondary fluid filter having a secondary fluid filter inlet and a secondary fluid filter outlet, wherein the secondary fluid filter inlet is in fluid communication with the primary ultraviolet light module outlet, wherein the secondary fluid filter outlet discharges a first treated fluid.
US11261112B2	Nitrate removal from drinking water A method for nitrate removal from drinking water. The method includes adapting a sludge including hydrogenotrophic denitrifiers (HTDs) by dominating the HTDs in the sludge, cultivating a microalgae biomass, forming a microalgae-HTD biomass by cultivating a mixture of the adapted sludge and the cultivated microalgae biomass, nucleating a plurality of microalgae-HTD granules by cultivating the formed microalgae-HTD biomass in a sequencing batch (SB) mode with a constant HRT, growing the plurality of microalgae-HTD granules by cultivating the nucleated plurality of microalgae-HTD granules in an up flow (UF) mode with a reducing HRT, and continuous nitrate removal from nitrate-contaminated water with a minimum HRT over the grown plurality of microalgae-HTD granules.
US11261111B2	Methods and systems for treating an aqueous solution A method of treating an aqueous solution comprises forming a treatment stream comprising a condensable material. The treatment stream is introduced to an aqueous solution comprising water and a solute to fractionally precipitate the solute out of the aqueous solution and form a solids stream comprising the solute and an aqueous liquid stream comprising at least one solute-depleted solution of the water and the condensable material. The condensable material of at least a portion of the aqueous liquid stream is separated from the water of the at least a portion of the aqueous liquid stream to at least partially reform the treatment stream and form an aqueous liquid product stream depleted in the solute. Aqueous solution treatment systems and additional methods of treating an aqueous solution are also described.
US11261109B2	Single module, flow-electrode apparatus and method for continous water desalination and ion separation by capacitive deionization The present invention relates to a single module, flow-electrode apparatus for continuous water desalination, ion separation and selective ion removal and concentration by capacitive deionization, comprising: a first current collector (1), a first compartment (1′) for a flow electrode, a first ion exchange membrane (AEM, CEM), a first liquid-permeable channel (6a) next to the first ion exchange membrane (AEM, CEM), a second ion exchange membrane (CEM, AEM) with a fixed charge opposite to that of the first ion exchange membrane (AEM, CEM) next to the first liquid-permeable channel (6a), a second liquid-permeable channel (6b) next to the second ion exchange membrane (CEM, AEM), a third ion exchange membrane (AEM, CEM) having the same fixed charge as the first ion exchange membrane (AEM, CEM) next to the second liquid-permeable channel (6b), a second compartment (2′) for a flow electrode, and a second current collector (2), wherein a fluid (4) containing suspended conductive particles or a mixture of conductive and non-conductive particles or particles made of a mixture of conductive and non-conductive materials (5) is provided in the first and second compartments (1′, 2′), acting as the flow electrode, as well as a corresponding method.
US11261104B2	Oil-absorbent skimmers Oil-absorbent skimmers of the present invention include an upper oil-absorbent flotation head that floats on water and several absorbent strands attached to the underside of the flotation head. The flotation head has a liquid-permeable cover with absorbent strips inside. The absorbent strips and strands are made of oil-absorbing materials that resist absorption of water. The passive oil-absorbent skimmers may be free-floating and may be used in stormwater catch basins, water holding tanks, vaults, sumps, bilges and the like for capturing hydrocarbons such as oil and oil-based liquids.
US11261103B2	Water management system An outdoor water management system including at least one reservoir configured to receive highly concentrated contaminated water, a weather proof cover, covering the reservoir to define at least one chamber and water vapour removal means, configured to remove evaporated water from the at least one chamber wherein the at least one chamber is configured to further concentrate the contaminated water while providing long-term weatherproof storage thereof.
US11261101B2	Method for preparing vanadium battery electrolyte by using waste vanadium catalyst The present invention discloses a method for preparing a vanadium battery electrolyte by using a waste vanadium catalyst. The method includes step A: soaking a waste vanadium catalyst in an oxalic acid solution for 2-8 h, to generate a solution containing vanadyl oxalate; step B: cleaning the waste vanadium catalyst, and collecting the vanadyl oxalate solution; and step C: adding a polyacid ester into the vanadyl oxalate solution; and after full reaction, removing impurities by filtration, and concentrating the filtrate to obtain a vanadyl oxalate mother solution. The method for preparing a vanadium battery electrolyte by using a waste vanadium catalyst according to the present invention does not generate wastes which cause environmental pollution in the treatment process, and can make a solution in the waste vanadium catalyst treatment process generate the electrolyte for preparing a vanadium battery. The process is simple and the treatment cost is low.
US11261097B2	Stable small-pore zeolites The present invention provides crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites having a maximum pore size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the zeolite has a total proton content of less than 2 mmol per gram. The zeolite may comprise 0.1 to 10 wt.-% of at least one transition metal, calculated as the respective oxide and based on the total weight of the zeolite. It may furthermore comprise at least one alkali or alkaline earth metal in a concentration of 0 to 2 wt.-%, calculated as the respective metal and based on the total weight of the zeolite. The zeolites may be used for the removal of NOx from automotive combustion exhaust gases.
US11261092B2	Method of producing graphene The invention provides a method of producing graphene. The method comprising: A) mixing graphite powders with a silk fibroin nanofiber solution, performing mechanical stirring to exfoliate graphite to form graphene flakes; wherein the silk fibroin nanofibers in the silk fibroin nanofiber solution have a crystallinity of 40% or above; the silk fibroin nanofibers have a diameter of 10 to 30 nm; the silk fibroin nanofibers have a length of 100 nm to 3 μm; the mechanical stirring has a shearing speed of 1,000 to 50,000 rpm; and the duration of the mechanical stirring is 10 min to 6 h; B) centrifuging the solution obtained in step A) after exfoliation to remove unexfoliated graphite; and C) centrifuging the centrifuged solution obtained in step B), and separating graphene from the silk fibroin nanofibers to obtain the graphene.
US11261090B2	Method for producing lithium cobalt phosphate and method for producing lithium cobalt phosphate-carbon composite Provided is a method for producing a lithium cobalt phosphate represented by the following general formula (1):LixCo1-yMyPO4 (1), wherein 0.8≤x≤1.2 and 0≤y≤0.5, and M represents one or two or more metal elements selected from the group consisting of Mg, Zn, Cu, Fe, Cr, Mn, Ni, Al, B, Na, K, F, Cl, Br, I, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, Y, Yb, Si, S, Mo, W, V, Bi, Te, Pb, Ag, Cd, In, Sn, Sb, Ga, Ge, La, Ce, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, and Ho; the method comprising: a first step of adding an organic acid and cobalt hydroxide to a water solvent, and then adding phosphoric acid and lithium hydroxide thereto to prepare an aqueous raw material slurry (1); a second step of wet-pulverizing the aqueous raw material slurry (1) with a media mill to obtain a slurry (2) containing a pulverized product of raw materials; a third step of spray-drying the slurry (2) containing the pulverized product of raw materials to obtain a reaction precursor; and a fourth step of firing the reaction precursor. According to the present invention, a single-phase lithium cobalt phosphate in X-ray diffraction analysis can be obtained by an industrially advantageous method.
US11261088B2	Method for production of ammonium phosphate from phosphate rock slurry A method for production of ammonium phosphate from phosphate rock slurry. The method includes: introducing flue gas containing SO2 into a phosphate rock slurry, to yield an absorption solution; evaporating waste ammonia water containing 10-20 wt. % ammonia to yield ammonia gas; introducing the ammonia gas into the absorption solution at a temperature of 110-135° C. until a neutralization degree of the absorption solution reaches 1.5-1.6, thus yielding an ammonium phosphate solution and calcium sulfate; separating the calcium sulfate from the ammonium phosphate solution; and introducing the ammonium phosphate solution to a granulator for granulation to yield ammonium phosphate granules; drying and sieving the ammonium phosphate granules, thereby yielding ammonium phosphate.
US11261085B2	Methods for micro and nano fabrication by selective template removal A method to remove selected parts of a thin-film material otherwise uniformly deposited over a template is disclosed. The methods rely on a suitable potting material to encapsulate and snatch the deposited material on apexes of the template. The process may yield one and/or two devices during a single process step: (i) thin-film material(s) with micro- and/or nano-perforations defined by the shape of template apexes, and (ii) micro- and/or nano-particles shaped and positioned in the potting material by the design of the template apexes. The devices made from this method may find applications in fabrication of mechanical, chemical, electrical and optical devices.
US11261084B2	Method of forming a flexible MEMS device A method of forming a microelectromechanical device wherein a beam of the microelectromechanical device may deviate from a resting to an engaged or disengaged position through electrical biasing. The microelectromechanical device comprises a beam disposed above a first RF conductor and a second RF conductor. The microelectromechanical device further comprises at least a center stack, a first RF stack, a second RF stack, a first stack formed on a first base layer, and a second stack formed on a second base layer, each stack disposed between the beam and the first and second RF conductors. The beam is configured to deflect downward to first contact the first stack formed on the first base layer and the second stack formed on the second base layer simultaneously or the center stack, before contacting the first RF stack and the second RF stack simultaneously.
US11261072B2	Aseptic filling machine and aseptic filling method An aseptic filling machine and an aseptic filling method are provided with which a petaloid-shape bottle or an unstable bottle is filled with sterilized content and sealed with a sterilized cap in an aseptic atmosphere is discharged without a delay from an aseptic zone to a non-aseptic zone and even if the petaloid-shape bottle or the unstable bottle falls over on a discharging conveyor when being discharged from the aseptic zone to the non-aseptic zone, a stopping time of the aseptic filling machine is shortened by providing a barrier chamber into which air containing a gas of a sterilizer is supplied and a discharge portion chamber that shields discharge portions that are provided downstream of the sealing portion that fills the content into the bottle and seals the bottle with the cap.
US11261071B2	Rapid beverage consumption device A Rapid Beverage Consumption Device operating to provide consistent dual puncturing of a beverage container, without direct exposure of a user to sharp piercing elements, ventilated flow of the beverage contents via a predetermined path, and leak resistance for quick consumption of the beverage and avoidance of spillage, thereby reducing waste, reducing the likelihood of the user getting wet and for providing entertainment to the user.
US11261070B2	Cork extractor An automated cork extractor includes a housing for enclosing a motor, a corkscrew, and a cork sleeve that does not move with respect to the housing during extraction of a cork from a bottle neck.
US11261068B2	Steering method, industrial truck and destination guidance system A steering method of a multi-directional industrial truck for controlling a movement of the multi-directional industrial truck from a starting position into a target position. The method includes selectively controlling automatically at least one of a rotatory component of the movement and a translatory component of the movement.
US11261066B2	Spare tire winch with autogenous tire lowering mechanism and lock A spare tire winch mechanism which performs the steps of lowering the spare tire from its location and locating the flat tire on this location via a rope winding assembly. A worm gear and a threaded drum prevent the rope from winding onto the threaded drum in an overlapping and irregular manner which results in locking of the parts and the damage to the parts due to the application of extreme force during the winding. The spare tire performs free fall movement with its own weight as a result of the tire wrench being activated with a pulling force applied perpendicular to the floor axis and the worm gear disconnects from the drum body, in case one of the tires of the motor vehicle needs to be changed.
US11261063B2	Nacelle-mounted lift system for wind turbine A nacelle-mountable lift system for mounting and dismounting a rotor blade of a wind turbine involves a jib crane, the jib crane having a base removably mountable on a nacelle of the wind turbine and a jib mounted on the base. The jib has a boom arm supported on the base by at least one support strut extending between the base and the boom arm. A winch is mounted on the boom arm. At least two sheaves are rotatably mounted on the boom arm. A holder is connectable to the blade. At least two lift cables pass over the at least two sheaves connecting the holder to the winch. The boom arm is positionable to position the holder beyond a rotor hub of the wind turbine when the crane is mounted on the nacelle.
US11261062B2	Modular sheave unit Disclosed is a modular sheave unit including: a bearing that includes an outer race, an inner race and one or more rolling elements therebetween; and a sleeve that includes one or both of: an outer sleeve axially surrounding the outer race, the outer sleeve including an outer surface defining a groove, the groove configured to receive a belt; and an inner sleeve axially surrounded by the inner race and disposed between the inner race and a mandrel.
US11261056B2	Elevator safety actuator systems Counterweights for elevator systems are described. The counterweights include a frame and a counterweight safety system attached to the frame. The safety system includes a safety brake mounted to an upright of the frame and configured to enable engagement with a guide rail to apply a braking force. A sheave is mounted to the frame and configured to operably connect to tension members. The sheave is configured to move between a first position when under tension and a second position when the tension is lost. A connecting link operably connects the sheave to the safety brake. The connecting link has first and second link members operably connected between the sheave and the safety brake.
US11261055B2	Elevator emergency stop systems Elevator systems and methods of operation include a tension member support positioned within an elevator shaft, a tension member suspended from the tension member support within the elevator shaft, and a slack detection system. The slack detection system includes at least one biasing element housed within the tension member support and operably coupled to the tension member, the at least one biasing element arranged to receive a load from the tension member and a switch arranged to be moved from a first position to a second position in response to movement of the at least one biasing element, wherein when in the second position the switch triggers an emergency stop of an elevator car within the elevator shaft.
US11261050B2	Coating film transfer tool A coating film transfer tool in which a rotational torque with the least variability may be generated without being affected by a surface state of a resilient body may include: a paying-out core having a coating film transfer tape wound thereon; and a rewinding core that rewinds the coating film transfer tape after use. The paying-out core and the rewinding core are interlocked via a power transmission mechanism in a case. The transmission mechanism generates a rotational torque by a frictional force on a sliding surface between components, by using a restoring force of a resilient body. The resilient body is configured to rotate integrally with a component A that comes into contact with one end of the resilient body and a component B that comes into contact with the other end.
US11261048B2	Layboy having at least one diverted belt section A layboy includes an upper belt section with a plurality of transversely spaced upper belts that extend in a longitudinal direction such that bottom portions of the upper belts lie in a first plane that defines an upper boundary of a transport path through the layboy and a lower belt section having a plurality of transversely spaced lower belts that extend in the longitudinal direction such that top portions of the lower belts lie in a second plane that defines an upper boundary of the transport path. The bottom portion of one of the top belts and/or the top portion of one of the bottom belts extends away from the transport path to define a gap in the transport path at which scrap moving through the layboy can fall out of the transport path.
US11261042B2	Medium feeding apparatus A medium feeding apparatus includes: a feed tray on which media M are placed; a draw-out unit that draws out an uppermost medium among the media placed on the feed tray; a hanging member that hangs the feed tray; and a load member that applies, when an amount of the media placed on the feed tray is equal to or smaller than a predetermined amount, a downward load to a portion of the feed tray located on an upstream side in a draw-out direction of the media.
US11261039B2	Article transfer device An article transfer device is configured to transfer a plurality of articles from a placement component to a container. The placement component includes a placement surface on which the plural articles are placed. The article transfer device includes a placement component drive unit that relatively moves the container and the placement component and a control unit that controls the operation of the placement component drive unit. The control unit controls the operation of the placement component drive unit so that, when the articles on the placement component are above the container, the placement component is pulled out from between the container and the articles.
US11261035B2	Component for feeding robots, automation systems and the like Described is a component (1) for powering robots, automation systems and the like which comprises, on a frame (2), a series of belts (3, 4) for conveying objects (9) designed to be gripped by a robot. The conveyor belts (3, 4) constitute a closed path and have a first belt (3) and at least a second belt (4) positioned in such a way that the objects (9) pass from the first belt (3) to the second belt (4) cyclically and continuously.
US11261032B2	Material processing apparatus A material processing apparatus comprises a material processing machine pivotably coupled to a base by a pivot joint that allows pivoting movement of the material processing machine about a pivot axis that is perpendicular to a ground surface. The pivot joint comprises an upper joint part coupled to the material processing machine, and a lower joint part coupled to the base, the upper and lower parts being coupled together by a spindle that defines said pivot axis and about which the upper joint part is rotatable with respect to the lower part. The pivot joint includes a non-contact rotation sensor for detecting an angular position of the upper joint part with respect to a reference position.
US11261030B2	Conveyor belt with upright ribs Conveyor belt system with a conveyor belt which extends between a first roller and a second roller so that the conveyor belt has a transport side and a return side, wherein the conveyor belt system further comprises a frame for positioning the conveyor belt, characterized in that the conveyor belt has an upright rib at the position of each of its two transverse ends, which upright ribs extend in the longitudinal direction over substantially the whole conveyor belt, wherein the frame has at the position of the two transverse ends and at least at the position of the transport side a groove in which the upright ribs are received.
US11261023B2	Scented drawstring bag The present invention is directed to a thermoplastic bag comprised of a front panel and a back panel. The front panel and back panel are generally joined along a first side edge, a second side edge, and a bottom edge of the respective front panel and back panel. The front panel has a distal edge with the distal edge folded over the front panel to provide a hem and an overlap area immediately below the first hem. The overlap encapsulates a scent carrier that can provide a scent to the thermoplastic bag.
US11261019B2	Food container and dispenser A portable food carrier is disclosed, including a flexible, compressible outer container body and an internal lift having a tapered bottom. The tapered bottom of the lift is particularly configured to allow a user to grasp the carrier and squeeze the container body at the location of the taper, causing the lift to move upward in the container, in turn pushing food product located above the lift toward an open, top mouth of the container, where the user may then access and eat the food product. The lift is configured to interact with the interior of the container in such a way so as to assist the user in maintaining smooth movement as the user squeezes the outside of the container, thus making it optimized for use with only one hand.
US11261004B2	Metal case A metal case has a bottom part composed of a metal plate, and a side wall part composed of a metal plate that stands from an outer peripheral edge of the bottom part. A boundary part between the bottom part and the side wall part includes a welding portion formed by welding the both parts together. The welding portion is exposed on a surface of the metal case on a lower side in a standing direction of the side wall part. And, a lower end that is a lower end part of the bottom part in the standing direction of the side wall part is located on the lower side in the standing direction than the welding portion is.
US11261000B2	Rotary filling device for aseptic filling of pouches A filling device for aseptic filling of pouches comprising a pouch fill assembly having a movement assembly, a plug removing assembly and a filling assembly. The movement assembly defining an aseptic zone and configured to direct a pouch having a spout and a plug sealing the spout through the pouch fill assembly from an inlet to an outlet. The plug removing assembly having at least one plug removing station including a grasping assembly, a plug retaining structure and an actuator assembly. The filling assembly having at least one filling station structurally configured to dispense a flowable material into the pouch through the spout.
US11260997B2	Vertical bag-making/filling machine and method for producing content-filled film packaging bag A vertical bag-making/filling machine (1) comprises: a film-feeding unit (8) which intermittently feeds a film (F) formed into a tubular shape downward; a nozzle (10) supplying contents (X) into the film; a sealing-off unit (17) arranged below a lower end of the nozzle and forming a bag body (Fg) by heat-sealing the film in a transverse direction; a lower shaping unit (30) regulating swelling of the film on the lower side of the sealing-off unit; an upper shaping unit (40) regulating the swelling of the film on the upper side of the sealing-off unit; and a separating unit (25) for separating the bag body (G) fully filled with the contents by cutting the transverse seal (Y1, Y2) formed by the sealing-off unit.
US11260994B2	Assembly comprising a support tower and at least two support systems for panels of a fuselage section of an aircraft An assembly including a support tower and at least two support systems, each bearing a panel of a section of an aircraft fuselage and including four fixing points. The support tower includes a tower extending along an axis X, a seat on which the tower is mounted and which is rotationally mobile about the axis X, and, for each fixing point, a fixing base mounted on a three-dimensional adjustment system mounted on the tower and motorized to displace the fixing base in two horizontal directions and one vertical direction, where each fixing point and the associated fixing base can be locked with one another to ensure the fixing of one with the other, and that can be unlocked to allow them to be separated. Such an assembly makes it possible to keep the various elements of the section vertical during assembly and allows for a space saving on the ground and a saving on transfer utilities.
US11260993B2	Aircraft fuselage assembling jig and method of using the same An aircraft fuselage assembling jig includes: a base provided with a plurality of frame indexes for positioning both ends of a plurality of aircraft fuselage frames; a plurality of header plates, each of which protrudes from the base so as to extend along an aircraft fuselage panel, the header plates being arranged parallel to each other in an axial direction of the aircraft fuselage panel; and a plurality of electric cylinders radially provided on each of the plurality of header plates, the electric cylinders moving respective receiving members in a radial direction of the aircraft fuselage panel, the receiving members contacting a skin included in the aircraft fuselage panel.
US11260992B1	Aircraft dolly A dolly for placement beneath a landing gear of an aircraft that enables transport of the aircraft without rolling the tire of the aircraft. The dolly includes a platform for a tire to rest on and a channel for positioning the tire. The dolly includes a winch for translating the dolly and aircraft tire relative to each other such that the landing gear is brought to rest on the platform, and one or more stops for securing the aircraft landing gear with respect to the dolly. Once positioned, the dolly can be used while transporting the aircraft, either by hand pushing, a hand towbar, a motorized tug with a towbar, or other mode. The dolly is useful for moving aircraft in tight spaces and is also useful for transporting aircraft with damaged landing gear or flat tires.
US11260989B2	Aircraft beacon light, aircraft wing, aircraft beacon light system, and method of supplementing an aircraft beacon light system An aircraft beacon light for an aircraft wing with a foldable wing tip includes a housing, a lens cover, and at least one light source arranged between the housing and the lens cover, wherein the aircraft beacon light is configured to emit flashes of red light in operation, and wherein the housing and the lens cover are shaped to embed the aircraft beacon light into a hinge assembly coupling the foldable wing tip to a main wing portion of the aircraft wing.
US11260988B2	Aircraft lighting system to enable sharing of optical energy between light assemblies with passive light heads An aircraft lighting system (ALS) and apparatus which includes: a lighting generator control unit (LGCU) controlling a light source generator for generating a first, second and third type of light to each passive light head; a light bus coupled to the light source generator to receive the first, second, and third types of light and for converting the first type of light to a fourth type of light; a plurality of light transmission elements coupled to the light source generator; a plurality of light switches responsive to a switch command from the LGCU to optically not direct or direct light from the light bus to a light transmission element; a light conversion element connected for converting the first type to the fourth type of light; and the LGCU configured to command the light source generator to generate light in accordance with a load profile.
US11260987B2	Lightning conditioning of aircraft A method for conditioning to reduce lightning strike effects is provided herein. The method includes positioning a plurality of tabs on a component. The plurality of tabs are electrically conductive. The component includes at least one of a composite material and a metal material having at least one joint. The method includes positioning the component on a support that is electrically insulated, and connecting a plurality of wires between an initial set of the plurality of tabs and a pulse generator. The pulse generator is configured to generate a plurality of current pulses through the plurality of wires. The plurality of current pulses imitate a plurality of lightning strikes. The method further includes striking the component with the plurality of current pulses from the pulse generator, and reconnecting the plurality of wires to one or more different sets of the plurality of tabs between the plurality of current pulses.
US11260986B2	Method and device for inspecting the damage to the skin of an aeroplane after a lightning strike A method and device for inspecting the structural damage on the skin of an aircraft after a lightning strike, the skin has marks derived from the lightning strike, wherein the marks represent a Visual Damage (VD) and a Structural Damage (SD). The method includes for every mark: measuring the area of paint that has been removed by the lightning strike, and comparing the measured area with an area threshold value, wherein the threshold value is related to the Structural Damage (SD) of every mark.
US11260982B2	Crash load attenuator for water ditching and floatation An apparatus comprising a float bag comprising an air bladder configured to inflate when an aircraft lands in the water, a girt coupled to the air bladder and configured to attach the air bladder to the aircraft via at least one airframe fitting, and a load attenuator coupled to the girt and configured to be positioned between the girt and the airframe fitting when the float bag is attached to the aircraft, wherein the plurality of load attenuators are configured to mechanically deform in a progressive failure fashion from a first effective length to a second effective length greater than the first length in response to an applied tensile load on the load attenuators coupled to the plurality of girts and the aircraft airframe, wherein the load attenuators are selected to reduce the force with a total length that minimizes buoyancy depth of the aircraft.
US11260980B2	Buckle-up aid for parachutist The invention lies in the field of skydiving and relates to a securing aid (100) for parachutists (20), which has a leg strap connector (101) and a connection element (102) for securing a parachutist (20) in an airplane (104) during the flight preceding the parachute jump. The securing aid (100) is connected or connectable, for example, to the leg strap (13) of a parachute system (10). The securing aid (100) according to the invention thus contributes to increasing the safety of parachutists (20) during the flight preceding the parachute jump.
US11260979B2	Aircraft environmental control system An aircraft environmental control system comprising a bleed air or compressed ambient air input and a RAM air input, heat exchanger means for receiving bleed air from the bleed air input and RAM air from the RAM air input and using RAM air to cool the bleed air, and means for providing the cooled bleed air to an interior of the aircraft; the system further comprising means for feeding back exhaust air emitted from the interior of the aircraft to combine with the RAM air to further cool the bleed air or compressed ambient air.
US11260973B2	Aircraft control apparatus, control system and control method An aircraft control system and control method are disclosed. The system comprises a remote control apparatus with a first control rod and a flight controller associated with an aircraft. The first control rod is configured to move in a first movement direction to control a motion of the aircraft in a first motion direction when an external force is applied on the first control rod and after a withdrawal of the external force, the first control rod returns to a preset position. The remote control apparatus operates to generate one or more control signals corresponding to the withdrawal of the external force. The flight controller controls the aircraft to maintain a flight state based on said control signals and one or more state signals, which are generated based on a measurement of the flight state by a flight controller associated with the aircraft state measurement sensors carried by the aircraft.
US11260969B2	Ground effect craft A ground effect craft having a ground effect wing, a plurality of sponsons, and a control system is disclosed. The ground effect wing may include a fore ground effect wing and an aft ground effect wing. The ground effect wing may generate a stabilizing moment on at least one sponson to stabilize the ground effect craft. The plurality of sponsons may be dynamically coupled to the body. The plurality of sponsons may be dynamically coupled to each other. The dynamic coupling may permit the sponsons to move relatively independent of the body and each other, thereby stabilizing the ground effect craft. The ground effect craft may include a stabilizing wing.
US11260968B2	Maintenance apparatus for a shock absorber of a landing gear, and method for maintaining such a shock absorber The present invention relates to a maintenance apparatus for a shock absorber of a landing gear, comprising a liquid reservoir which can be connected to an interior space of the shock absorber via a liquid line, a gas reservoir which can be connected to the interior space via a gas line, a coupling member for sealingly coupling the liquid reservoir and the gas reservoir, wherein the maintenance apparatus is configured to allow an exchange to occur of liquid and gas between the liquid reservoir and gas reservoir, respectively, and the interior space, the maintenance apparatus comprising control means for determining that a partial volume of the interior space occupied by the gas reaches a reference level as a result of the exchange and for bringing the partial volume of the interior space of the shock absorber respectively occupied by the gas and the liquid to a target level. The invention also relates to a maintenance method.
US11260966B2	Heat resistant systems and methods for composite structures A composite structure may comprise a composite core comprising a composite material, and a heat resistant system coupled to the composite core comprising a binder and/or at least one of a heat dissipation material or a thermal barrier material. The heat dissipation material may comprise boron nitride, graphene, graphite, carbon fiber, carbon nanotubes, aluminum foil, and/or copper foil, and the thermal barrier material may comprise montmorillonite, aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, silicate glass, mica powder or flake, aluminum oxide powder, titanium dioxide powder, and/or zirconium oxide powder. The binder may comprise at least one of polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl alcohol copolyacetate, polyacrylamide, polyethylene glycol, polyethylenimine, polyurethane, polyester, or latex.
US11260963B2	Methods and systems for damping oscillations of a payload Described herein are methods and systems to dampen oscillations of a payload coupled to a tether of a winch system arranged on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). For example, the UAV's control system may dampen the oscillations by causing the UAV to switch to a forward flight mode in which movement of the UAV results in drag on the payload, thereby damping the oscillations. In another example, the control system may cause the UAV to reduce an extent flight stabilization along at least one dimension, thereby resulting in damping of the detected oscillations due to energy dissipation during movement of the UAV along the dimension. In this way, the control system could select and carry out one or more such techniques, and could do so during retraction and/or deployment of the tether.
US11260953B2	System and method for cooling a leading edge of a high speed vehicle A hypersonic aircraft includes one or more leading edge assemblies that are designed to cool the leading edge of certain portions of the hypersonic aircraft that are exposed to high thermal loads, such as extremely high temperatures and/or thermal gradients. Specifically, the leading edge assemblies may include an outer wall tapered to a leading edge or stagnation point. A coolant supply provides a flow of cooling fluid to a porous tip that is joined to the forward end of the outer wall and defines variable porosity and/or internal barriers to direct a flow of cooling fluid to the regions of the leading edge experiencing the highest thermal loading.
US11260951B2	Pivot fittings back up beam architecture A vehicle, such as an aircraft, structural architecture for supporting a horizontal stabilizer with a back up beam having an upper longeron fitting connected to the front side and secured with a back up fitting on the back side, a lower longeron fitting connected to the front side and secured with a back up fitting on the back side, and a pivot fitting connected to the front side of the first back up beam in between the upper longeron fitting and the lower longeron fitting and secured with a third back up fitting on the back side of the back up beam.
US11260948B2	Outboard motor An outboard motor includes an engine, a supercharger that compresses air to be supplied to an air intake of the engine, and a cooler that cools the air compressed by the supercharger. The compressed air is cooled by spraying water obtained by condensing water vapor produced by combustion in the engine to the cooler.
US11260942B2	Modular interlocking floatation assembly A modular interlocking flotation assembly for selective creation of a raft includes a plurality of shells. Each of a plurality of couplers is coupled to a respective shell so that the shells of the plurality of shells are selectively interconnectable in a substantially planar configuration. The plurality of shells thus interconnected is configured to function selectively a raft and a portable dock.
US11260941B2	Table assembly for a watercraft and method for producing the same A table top assembly for a watercraft table assembly includes an upwardly-disposed top surface, a downwardly-disposed bottom surface spaced vertically from the top surface, and a plurality of side surfaces extending between the top and bottom surfaces and cooperating with the top and bottom surfaces to form a body portion, wherein the body portion comprises polyurethane foam having a density within a range of between about 20 lbs/ft3 and about 25 lbs/ft3, and wherein the body portion has a substantially homogeneous composition throughout, and wherein one or more of the top surface and the plurality of side surfaces includes an integrally molded textured surface.
US11260935B2	Pedal powered motor-assisted riding golf bag cart/cycle A pedal powered motor-assist golf bag cart/cycle (10) is a personal riding golf cart/cycle adapted to transport a rider and a golf bag (12) for use on a golf course. The cart/cycle (10) is generally symmetrical about a longitudinal plane (11) and includes a frame (14) with a seat (16), a front wheel and steering components (18), a rear wheel (20), an inclined bag support (22), a pedal subassembly (24), a motor assist subassembly (26), and controls (28). It is adapted to be propelled by either the pedal subassembly (24), the motor subassembly (26), or both together.
US11260932B2	Handlebar stem and handlebar stem system A handlebar stem, in particular for racing bicycle handlebars, comprises a main element which is connected to a handlebar at a front end. The main element is connected to the handlebar stem tube in the area of a rear end. The handlebar stem tube is connectible to a steerer tube such that it is bendable in the longitudinal direction to improve riding comfort.
US11260929B2	Saddle riding vehicle A saddle riding vehicle includes a body frame, an engine supported by the body frame, an exhaust sensor that detects exhaust air of the engine, and a radiator for the engine. The engine is supported by an engine hanger portion disposed in the body frame. The exhaust sensor is disposed on an exhaust pipe of the engine at a position on a front with respect to the engine hanger portion and is positioned underneath the radiator. At least a part of the exhaust sensor overlaps the engine hanger portion as viewed in a front view of a vehicle.
US11260927B2	Tricycle with height-tilting wheel suspension linked to the driving handlebar A tricycle for riding on any type of terrain, improving stability and safety in slow movement, having a structural chassis incorporating a rolling assembly made up of a rear wheel associated to a propulsion system and two front wheels linked to a driving handlebar, wherein the front wheels are incorporated in a height-tilting suspension, made up of articulated quadrilaterals able to be deformed independently with vertical movement depending on the individual resting of the front wheels on irregularities of the terrain, the height-tilting suspension linking to the handlebar, by means of a transmission, which links the height-oscillating movements of the articulated quadrilaterals of the height-tilting transmission with an equivalent lateral tilting of the handlebar, this transmission having a clutch which allows for enabling or disabling the linkage of the movements between the height-tilting suspension and the handlebar.
US11260925B2	Footrest A footrest is provided for a child riding on a tricycle. The footrest has a housing having a foot platform and a retaining assembly. The foot platform has a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface is adapted to receive a foot of the user. The retaining assembly is adapted to separately engage one of a fork of the tricycle, a fender for the front wheel of the tricycle, and a crank of the tricycle. Additionally, the footrest does not engage the tricycle body extending between the front fork and the rear wheels of the tricycle.
US11260921B2	Rigid track mount Disclosed embodiments include track mounts configured to secure a track assembly to a frame of a power machine, and power machines including the same. The track mounts include a mounting flange which secures to a side of the power machine frame. The track mounts also include a connecting structure extending between the mounting flange and a tack frame of the track assembly.
US11260917B2	Systems and methods for protection of floorings in shipping containers An exemplary approach for protecting floorings in containers may utilize a first ledger attached to an upper portion of a first support beam associated with a foundational base assembly. A portion of the first ledger may protrude outward in a first horizontal direction from the upper portion of the first support beam. A second ledger may be attached to an upper portion of a second support beam next to the first support beam. A portion of the second ledger may protrude outward in a second horizontal direction from the upper portion of the second support beam. The second horizontal direction may face the first horizontal direction. A support panel may be placed on top of the portion of the first ledger and the portion of the second ledger. The support panel may have a length proximate to a distance between the first support beam and the second support beam.
US11260912B2	Vehicle body panels and systems having embedded sensor options Vehicle body panels and systems are described. A vehicle body panel may include at least one layer of material defining the vehicle body panel and one or more than one electronic device, where a portion of each electronic device is embedded within one or more than one of the at least one layer of material. Each electronic device may communicate with a control system or a vehicle control unit of the vehicle to support an advanced-feature functionality of the vehicle. At least one electronic device may include a first portion embedded within the one or more than one of the at least one layer of material. The first portion may be couplable to a second portion, not embedded within the material, where the first portion upon being coupled to the second portion communicates with the control system or the vehicle control unit of the vehicle to support the advanced-feature functionality.
US11260907B2	Systems and methods for improving lane centering performance System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving lane centering performance of an operator of a vehicle after transitioning from an automated mode of operation to a manual mode of operation. In one embodiment, a method includes, in response to detecting a transition to the manual mode of operation, modifying a sensitivity level of a lane positioning system from a first value to a second value to induce finer path following by the operator. The method includes controlling the lane positioning system according to the sensitivity level. The method also includes resetting the sensitivity level to the first value upon determining that a deviation score satisfies a stability threshold. The deviation score characterizes deviations of the vehicle from a centerline resulting from operator control inputs.
US11260906B2	Excavator and method of controlling excavator An excavator includes a lower travelling body; an upper turning body mounted on the lower travelling body; a hydraulic pump installed in the upper turning body; a travelling hydraulic motor that is a variable displacement type motor configured to move the lower travelling body by being driven by hydraulic oil discharged by the hydraulic pump; and a control device configured to control a motor capacity of the travelling hydraulic motor so as to be switchable between a plurality of levels. The control device switches the motor capacity to a low rotation setting upon detecting that an operation for changing a travelling direction of the lower travelling body is performed.
US11260904B2	Vehicle steering linkage and axle assembly including said linkage A steering linkage for a vehicle includes a cross-linked pivot assembly which includes a first connector configured for connection with the axle, first and second links, and a second connector configured for connection with a wheel. The first connector has a first end with which a first end of the first link is pivotally connected and a second end with which a first end of the second link is pivotally connected. The second connector has first and second ends and is arranged in spaced relation from and at an angle relative to the first connector. The first end of the second connector is arranged closer to the second end of the first connector than is the second end of the second connector. A second end of the first link is pivotally connected with the first end of the second connector and a second end of the second link is pivotally connected with the second end of the second connector. The cross-linked pivot assembly is operable, preferably via a linear actuator, about a vertical pivot axis to steer the wheel.
US11260901B2	Selective braking of four wheel steering vehicle A four wheel steering vehicle (1), in which front wheels (2f) and rear wheels (2r) can be steered in response to a steering input from a steering wheel (11), includes a rear wheel steering control unit (50) that variably controls a rear wheel steering device such that the rear wheels are steered in a prescribed relation to a steered angle of the front wheels. When the steering input is determined while the front wheel brake and the rear wheel brake are engaged, the rear wheel steering control unit disengages the rear wheel brake and steers the rear wheels. When the fore and aft inclination angle detected by an inclination sensor (40) provided on the vehicle is greater than a threshold value, the rear wheel steering control unit prohibits a steering of the rear wheels and keeps the rear wheel brake engaged even if the steering input is determined.
US11260900B2	Vehicle control system, vehicle control method, and electric power steering system A motor torque control section switches a change rate of a motor torque for approximating the motor torque to an assist torque according to relationship between the motor torque of an electric motor and the assist torque and according to a change in a turning angle, after automatic steering is cancelled according to a steering torque.
US11260899B2	Electric drive device and electric power steering device An electric drive device and an electric power steering device are provided that reduce the size of a motor in an axial direction parallel to a shaft and in a radial direction of the shaft. The electric drive device includes a bus bar module in which a connector, a first power supply terminal, a second power supply terminal, positive electrode bus bar wiring that electrically connects the connector to the first power supply terminal, and negative electrode bus bar wiring that electrically connects the connector to the second power supply terminal are integrally formed with the connector. The positive electrode bus bar wiring and the negative electrode bus bar wiring extend from the connector, bypass an extended line of the shaft, and are electrically connected to the circuit board in positions at distances from the connector larger than a distance from the connector to the extended line of the shaft.
US11260898B2	Steering system for a vehicle A steering system for a vehicle includes a drive motor having a motor shaft. The steering system also includes a first gear reduction stage for receiving a first rotational input from the motor shaft and providing a first rotational output. The steering system further includes a second gear reduction stage for receiving the first rotational output from the first gear reduction stage and providing a second rotational output. The second gear reduction stage may include at least one of a strain wave gearing, a worm drive, and a planetary gearing. The steering system includes an output shaft for receiving the second rotational output from the second gear reduction stage.
US11260897B2	Steer-by-wire steering device and vehicle A steer-by-wire steering device includes a first member, a second member, and a stopper. The first member includes a first base surrounding an input shaft and rotatable, a first protrusion protruding from the first base in a radial direction or in an axial direction, and a first weight provided on the first base so as to make a weighted center consistent with a center of the input shaft. The second member is rotatable together with the first member with the first protrusion being abutting the second protrusion. The stopper is provided on a trajectory of the second protrusion, and is capable of restricting the turn of a steering wheel via the input shaft when abutting with the second protrusion.
US11260892B2	Pushchair chassis and pushchair A foldable pushchair chassis, particularly a sport-model pushchair chassis, buggy chassis or similar vehicle chassis for children, comprising wheels and a push element for pushing the pushchair chassis, wherein said pushchair chassis can be brought at least into a lockable usage state and into a folded, lockable storage state, and a, particularly manual, actuation device is provided and configured such that during transfer from the locked usage state into the locked storage state, at least two locking procedures can occur, in particular both release of the locking in the usage state and adjustment of locking in the storage state, by means of a single first actuation of said actuation device.
US11260881B1	LIDAR system A LIDAR system includes a laser source, a first lens, and a second lens. The laser source is configured to output a first beam. The first lens includes a planar portion and a convex portion. The first lens is configured to receive the first beam and output a second beam responsive to the first beam. The second lens includes a concave portion and a planar portion. The second lens is configured to receive the second beam and output a third beam responsive to the second beam.
US11260876B2	Inter-vehicle sensor validation using senso-fusion network A system and method of sensor validation utilizing a sensor-fusion network. The sensor-fusion network may comprise a number of sensors associated with one or more vehicles having autonomous or partially autonomous driving functions.
US11260873B1	Context-based grading A driving analysis server may be configured to receive vehicle operation data from mobile devices respectively disposed within the vehicles, and may use the data to group the vehicles into multiple groups. A driving pattern for each vehicle may be established and compared against a group driving pattern of its corresponding group to identify outliers. A driver score the outliers may be adjusted positively or negatively based on whether the outlier behaved in a manner more or less safe than its group. Further, unsafe driving events performed by the outlier that were the result of another vehicle's unsafe driving event may be ignored or positively accounted for in determining or adjusting the outlier's driver score.
US11260860B2	Vehicle control device A vehicle control device executes a cruise control to let a vehicle travel in such a manner that an acceleration is equal to a predetermined acceleration, when an execution condition becomes satisfied, and starts a vehicle speed upper limit control to let the vehicle travel in such a manner that the vehicle speed does not exceed an upper limit value determined based on a shape of a curve section, when a start condition becomes satisfied. The vehicle control device starts displaying a display element in a first display mode, when the vehicle speed upper limit control is started. At a time point at which the vehicle speed upper limit control is ended, the vehicle control device starts displaying the display element in a second display mode different from the first display mode if the execution condition is not satisfied.
US11260856B2	Information display device, information display method, and recording medium An information display device includes a surrounding environment detector, a vehicle information acquirer, a predictor, an avoidance path provider, and an information display. The surrounding environment detector detects position relevant information related to a position of at least a surrounding object in a surrounding environment of a vehicle. The vehicle information acquirer detects vehicle information including a speed and a steering direction of the vehicle. The predictor predicts a contact of the vehicle with the surrounding object, based on the position relevant information and the vehicle information. When the predictor has predicted that there is a possibility of the contact of the vehicle with the surrounding object, the avoidance path provider assumes an avoidance path for avoiding the contact, based on the position relevant information and the vehicle information. The information display displays the avoidance path.
US11260849B2	Method for determining lane changing trajectories for autonomous driving vehicles In one embodiment, during a planning stage of autonomous driving of an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV), it is determined that the ADV needs to change lanes from a source lane to a target lane. A first trajectory is generated from a current location of the ADV in the source lane to the target lane such as a center line of the target lane. A lane shifting correction is then calculated based on the lane configuration of at least the source lane and/or target lane, as well as the current state of the ADV. Based on the lane shifting correction, at least the starting point of the first trajectory is modified, which in turn generates a second trajectory. In one embodiment, the starting point of the first trajectory is shifted laterally with respect to a heading direction of the source lane based on the lane shifting correction.
US11260848B2	Methods and system for operating an engine in the presence of engine sensor degradation Systems and methods for operating a vehicle that includes an engine and an integrated starter/generator are described. In one example, torque generated via the engine is based on a requested driveline torque and a torque of an electric machine when degradation of an engine sensor is present. The torque generated via the engine may be adjusted responsive to a requested engine torque and a feedback engine torque that is based on output of an engine airflow sensor.
US11260847B2	Hybrid vehicle A vehicle control unit performs filling control in which the vehicle control unit boosts an oil pressure in a second oil passage by supplying electric power to a pressure regulating valve with a switch valve being in a first state in which the switch valve connects a first oil passage to a clutch and disconnects the second oil passage from the clutch, torque replacement control in which the vehicle control unit increases motor torque while reducing shaft torque of an engine, and clutch disengagement control in which the vehicle control unit disengages the clutch while performing hydraulic control by the pressure regulating valve with the switch valve being in the second state in which the switch valve connects the second oil passage to the clutch and disconnects the first oil passage from the clutch.
US11260843B2	Parking brake valve device A parking brake valve device for controlling a storage spring parking brake in an electropneumatic brake system includes a compressed air input configured to be connected to a compressed air supply, a parking brake output configured to control a storage spring parking brake, and a trailer-control control output configured to control a trailer control valve (TCV) for a trailer brake system. The parking brake valve device further includes a relay valve pilot control region and a relay valve, a TCV pilot control region configured to control the trailer-control control output, an inlet valve configured to be controlled with a first electrical control signal for supplying air to the TCV pilot control region and the relay valve pilot control region, and a connecting valve configured to be controlled by a second control signal to connect and disconnect the TCV pilot control region and the relay valve pilot control region.
US11260840B2	Integrated control system for vehicle An integrated control system for a vehicle is provided. The system includes a friction coefficient calculation unit that calculates friction coefficients of left side and right side road surfaces, respectively, based on vehicle wheel state information and a predetermined setting information collected during ABS operation. A feedforward braking pressure calculation unit calculates a feedforward braking pressure of each vehicle wheel using the friction coefficients. An ABS braking pressure calculation unit calculates an ABS braking pressure of the each vehicle wheel based on the feedforward braking pressure and slip rate information. A rear wheel steering control amount calculation unit calculates a rear wheel steering control amount for yaw compensation using the ABS braking pressure of each vehicle wheel and a rear wheel steering controller executes a rear wheel steering control according to the rear wheel steering control amount.
US11260839B2	Brake control apparatus for vehicle Provided is a brake control apparatus configured to: set a target slip degree of each of three wheels other than an outer front wheel to a slip degree of the outer front wheel; perform feedback control so that an actual slip degree of each of the three wheels becomes close to the target slip degree; and decrease a feedback control amount of a wheel which is to be controlled to increase an anti-spin yaw moment when an understeer suppression condition is satisfied.
US11260835B2	Military vehicle A military vehicle includes a passenger capsule, a front module coupled to a front end of the passenger capsule, a rear module coupled to a rear end of the passenger capsule, a front axle coupled to the front module, a rear axle coupled to the rear module, an engine coupled by the front module, a front differential coupled to the front axle, a transaxle, and an actuator. The transaxle is coupled to the engine, the rear axle, and the front differential. The transaxle includes an internal mechanical disconnect that facilitates decoupling the transaxle from the front differential. The actuator is accessible from an exterior of the passenger capsule to engage the internal mechanical disconnect.
US11260834B2	Convex wheel chock and method of extraction A convex wheel chock includes a contact surface generally facing a vehicle tire, a support element connected to the contact surface to transfer a tire load from the contact surface, and a base portion coupled to the support element to provide structural support to the wheel chock and transfer the tire load to a ground surface. The contact surface includes a convex surface to be engaged by the tire, extending generally upwards from the base portion to the support element, and a concave extension surface joined to an upper end of the convex surface.
US11260829B2	Wiper device A wiper motor control circuit carries out control in which a driving circuit generates, and supplies to a wiper motor, a voltage that eliminates deviation between a target speed and an actual speed of an output shaft. In a case in which a state in which the deviation between the target speed and the actual speed is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value continues for a predetermined time or more, the wiper motor control circuit carries out control that lowers the target speed and in which the driving circuit generates, and supplies to the wiper motor, a voltage that eliminates deviation between the lowered target speed and the actual speed of the output shaft.
US11260826B2	Housing device and system There is provided a housing device configured to store an electronic key configured to perform wireless communication with an in-vehicle device, the housing device comprising: a housing formed by using a material that shields a first signal of a first frequency band transmitted by the in-vehicle device; a trigger signal reception antenna configured to receive a trigger signal transmitted by a portable device; and an actuator disposed inside the housing, and configured to operate an operation section installed in the electronic key based on the trigger signal, wherein the housing includes a passage structure that allows a second signal of a second frequency band to pass outside, the second signal being transmitted by the electronic key, and having a shorter wavelength than a wavelength of the first signal, and the second signal is used to control a control target device installed in the vehicle.
US11260823B2	Airbag for a passenger seat An airbag for a passenger seat is folded and stored in a storage so as to be deployed towards the passenger seat in such a manner as to enlarge towards the left and right when exiting the storage. The airbag includes a bag body that includes a mount-side portion to be mounted on the storage, and a cover panel that is made of a flexible sheet-shaped material and covers an outer circumference of the mount-side portion of the bag body. The cover panel is configured to cover an edge of a peripheral member of the storage at least in left and right sides of the storage at airbag deployment. The cover panel is joined to the bag body in such a manner that its edge portion is capable of slipping relative to the bag body at least in the left and right portions.
US11260820B1	Side airbag with adaptive positioning for reclining seat The present disclosure relates to an assembly that has a seat, which can move between an upright position and a reclined position. The assembly also includes a track that is coupled to a side of the seat and a rail operably coupled to the rail. The assembly further includes an airbag inflator module that is mounted on the rail, such that the airbag inflator module slides along the rail when the seat moves between the upright position and the reclined position.
US11260818B2	Seat cushion airbag apparatus A seat cushion airbag apparatus includes a support portion, an airbag, and a fastening portion. The support portion is arranged below the cushion portion of a conveyance seat. The airbag is arranged between the cushion portion and the support portion and at the center portion in the width direction of the conveyance seat. The fastening portion fastens the airbag to the support portion and is disposed in the lower portion of the airbag in the inflated state at a position rearward of the center in the front-rear direction.
US11260817B2	Airbag device for a driver's seat An airbag device includes a steering wheel a rim portion of which has a longer length in a left and right direction than in a front and back direction, and an airbag mounted on a boss section of the steering wheel. An outer shell of the airbag includes a vehicle-side wall that is configured to be supported by an upper surface of the rim portion when deployed, and a driver-side wall a central region of which is configured to deploy generally vertically for receiving the driver. The airbag as deployed includes, in a rear portion of the vehicle-side wall, a locking inflatable portion that protrudes downward from a vicinity of the upper surface of the rim portion of the steering wheel to be locked by a rear surface of the rim portion and prevent a front portion of the airbag from slipping forward.
US11260816B1	Proximity alarm and child seat pressure sensor The proximity alarm and child seat pressure sensor is a safety device. The proximity alarm and child seat pressure sensor detects the presence of a child in a child safety seat. The child is in the custody of a custodian. The proximity alarm and child seat pressure sensor measures the span of the distance between the child safety seat and the custodian. If, while a child is detected in the child safety seat, the span of the distance between the child safety seat and the custodian is greater than a previously determined distance, the proximity alarm and child seat pressure sensor sends an alarm directly to the custodian. If the custodian fails to respond to the alarm within a previously determined amount of time, the proximity alarm and child seat pressure sensor sends an alarm informing the appropriate authority of the location of an unattended child.
US11260809B2	Wiring system architecture A new wiring and power and communications system for an automobile that includes a plurality of devices, wherein the devices are connected to a backbone section that has an outer sheathing, a first conductor disposed within the outer sheathing, a second conductor disposed within the outer sheathing, a pair of inner sheathing members disposed within the outer sheathing and located on opposing sides of the at least one conductor, the inner sheathing members configured to electrically insulate the first conductor from the second conductor, and a shield member disposed within the outer sheathing.
US11260808B2	On-board communication device, on-board communication system, communication control method, and communication control program This on-vehicle communication apparatus is configured to communicate with another on-vehicle communication apparatus by using one differential signal line, and includes: a high-band communication unit configured to generate a high-band signal including communication information and output the high-band signal to the differential signal line; and a low-band communication unit configured to generate a direct-current signal or a low-band signal and to output the direct-current signal or the low-band signal to the differential signal line.
US11260806B2	Tool case fixing structure of vehicle A tool case fixing structure of a vehicle includes at least two weld stud bolts located on a floor panel of a vehicle body and formed at a front end and a rear end in a length direction of a vehicle, a case body inserted into one side of a spare tire of the vehicle and having a plurality of tool grooves formed to insert a tool into the tool grooves, at least two fastener holes formed on the case body corresponding to locations of the weld stud bolts, and at least two fasteners formed corresponding to locations of the fastener holes and configured to be fastened with the weld stud bolts to fix the case body to the vehicle body.
US11260804B2	Blind-spot image device with adjustment rings A blind-spot image device with adjustment rings is applicable to a vehicle and includes a housing and a camera module in addition to two adjustment rings, wherein the housing has an opening and is protrudingly provided with an extension portion corresponding in position to the opening; the rear half of the camera module extends into the opening; the front side of the camera module is provided with a lens element; and the adjustment rings are mounted around the camera module and hold the extension portion between them, with one adjustment ring lying outside the housing and the other adjustment ring inside the housing. The blind-spot image device is characterized in that the corresponding sides of the two adjustment rings are inclined, and that the shooting angle of the lens element can be changed by rotating the adjustment rings.
US11260791B2	Vehicular, adaptive brake light to custom light sequencing system A vehicular, adaptive brake light to custom light sequencing system generally includes an OEM vehicular brake light circuit electrically connected to OEM brake lights of a vehicle, and an aftermarket flashing circuit electrically connected within or to the OEM vehicular brake light circuit to cause the OEM brake lights to flash. They system further includes an aftermarket directional indicator circuit electrically connected within or to the OEM vehicular brake light circuit and electrically connected to the aftermarket flashing circuit to effectuate a flashing of at least one of an OEM left brake light and an OEM right brake light. The system also includes an aftermarket hazard light circuit that is electrically connected within or to the OEM brake light circuit and to the aftermarket flashing circuit to effectuate a flashing hazard by the OEM brake lights.
US11260790B2	LED light hood scoop for a jeep wrangler The present invention provides a method of installing a hood scoop to a designated recessed area of a hood of a Jeep® Wrangler Rubicon vehicle comprising: providing the hood scoop having a protective member and a hood attachment member having a first cable access feature wherein: edge profile of the hood attachment member matches edge profile of the designated recessed area; the designated recessed area includes a hood aperture that provides access to the vehicle's electrical power and control systems; attaching the attachment member to the designated recessed area using conventional attachment means; and attaching a light fixture to the hood scoop wherein the light fixture's cables pass through the first cable access feature and the hood aperture for communication with the vehicle's electrical power and control systems. The present invention also provides the hood scoop described herein.
US11260788B2	Lighting assembly for vehicle The invention describes a lighting assembly for use in a lighting arrangement of a vehicle. The lighting assembly includes a projection lens and a light source array, wherein a center of the light source array and an optical axis of the projection lens have a lateral offset, and light sources of the light source array are individually controllable to adjust a swivel angle of a light beam generated by that lighting assembly. The invention further describes a controller for controlling the light sources of such a lighting assembly. The invention also describes a lighting arrangement for a vehicle, comprising such a lighting assembly and such a controller for controlling the light sources of the lighting assembly to adjust the swivel angle of the light beam. The invention also describes a method of generating a front beam for a vehicle comprising such a lighting assembly.
US11260780B2	Vehicle-mounted seat device A vehicle-mounted seat device includes an SB main frame, a backrest, an SB subframe, and one or more front-back position regulation mechanisms for regulating the position of the SB subframe in the front-back direction relative to the SB main frame. Each front-back position regulation mechanism includes a front restraining bracket secured relative to the SB main frame, a rear restraining bracket secured on the SB subframe, and a front-back wire strung between the front and rear restraining brackets. The rear restraining bracket is deformed such that its front end portion is displaced rearward relative to its end portion upon input of a load greater than a predetermined load. A maximum pulling load of the front-back wire is greater than a load that causes initial deformation of the rear restraining bracket.
US11260779B2	Method and apparatus for a rotatable child safety seat A rotatable child safety seat can include a seat shell for receiving a child therein, a rotating pedestal, and a seat base. The pedestal and seat shell can rotate with respect to the seat base. The pedestal can include a locking pin and the seat base can include a multitude of pin receiving apertures that allow a user to rotate the seat shell and pedestal in either a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction at a number of different angles or positions. The child safety seat can also include two separate seat belt/LATCH tether pathways. One seat belt/LATCH tether pathway can be provided on the seat back of the seat shell and can be used when the child safety seat is in a forward-facing configuration and the other seat belt/LATCH tether pathway can be provided in the seat base and used when in a rearward-facing configuration.
US11260773B2	Vehicle seating arrangements A seating arrangement for a vehicle is shown to include a plurality of seats, including at least two front seats, at least two rear seats, and a rear jump seat positioned intermediate the two rear seats. The jump seat comprises a seat back which is positioned rearwardly of the rear seats, and the rear seats are movable laterally between a first position where the rear seats are proximate to each other and generally covering the seat back of the jump seat, and a second position where the rear seats are spaced apart from each other and the seat back of the jump seat is exposed. The arrangement may also include rear seats which are rotatable relative to the seat backs to provide a storage surface.
US11260768B2	Vehicle and method of charging vehicle A vehicle is configured to perform plug-in charging for charging a battery mounted in the vehicle with electric power supplied through a charging cable from a charging stand. The vehicle includes: an inlet to which a connector of the charging cable is connectable; and an ECU configured to control a supply current from the charging stand such that the supply current does not exceed a maximum allowable current. The ECU is configured to obtain specific information as to whether or not the charging stand is provided with a cooling mechanism for cooling the connector and the inlet. The ECU is configured to set the maximum allowable current to be higher when the charging stand is provided with the cooling mechanism than when the charging stand is not provided with the cooling mechanism.
US11260764B2	Plug device for a battery, battery and vehicle The invention relates to a plug device for a battery having a battery housing, in particular of an electrically driven vehicle, with a main connection body with at least two plug contours formed thereon which are each provided to receive a plug counter-contour of a plug element, with a number of power rails that are received into the main connection body and that each have at least two connection contacts, of which one connection contact is provided for the electrical connection within the housing to a battery connection and the other connection contact is seated in one of the plug contours for plug contacting on the outside of the housing with the assigned plug element, and with a sealing element for sealing the main connection body on the battery housing in a liquid- and gas-tight manner. Furthermore, the invention relates to a battery with such a plug device as well as a vehicle with such a battery.
US11260762B2	Auxiliary battery charging systems and methods for electrified vehicles This disclosure describes vehicle systems and methods for controlling charging of an auxiliary battery of an electrified vehicle. Exemplary charging methods align the charge management of an auxiliary battery to occur only during low cost charging windows.
US11260761B2	Fuel cell vehicle In the fuel cell vehicle provided with the motor and configured to drive the motor with power of at least one of the fuel cell 1 and the battery, the fuel cell having a DC voltage of less than 60 V is disposed in the rear portion of the vehicle and the battery is disposed in the front relative to the fuel cell.
US11260760B2	Fuel cell vehicle There is provided a fuel cell vehicle that allows minimally suppressing damage of a fuel cell stack and a high voltage component as important components when the vehicle collides from a front side. An ion exchanger as a first component includes a tubular portion and a cap portion. When the front side of the fuel cell vehicle collides, the tubular portion deforms due to an impact load from a radiator as a second component moving toward the ion exchanger to buffer an impact from the radiator. The cap portion restricts additional deformation of a damper portion when the impact load from the radiator becomes a predetermined magnitude or more. A stack frame and a chassis are joined and fixed via mounts such that the stack frame is detached from the chassis due to the impact load from the radiator when the deformation of the tubular portion is restricted by the cap portion.
US11260757B2	Method for assistance of a driving maneuver, and assistance system for a driving maneuver A method for assisting a power-intensive driving maneuver of an ego vehicle propelled by an electric motor fed from an energy-storage device includes predicting a power-intensive driving maneuver of the ego vehicle, ascertaining a peak-power profile that is needed for a complete execution of the predicted driving maneuver, and determining an available propulsive power of the ego vehicle. The method further includes ascertaining whether the available propulsive power is sufficient for the peak-power profile and, if the available propulsive power is sufficient for the peak-power profile, indicating a recommendation for execution of the predicted driving maneuver. If the available power is not sufficient for the peak-power profile, the method further includes ascertaining whether the available propulsive power is sufficient for a restricted peak-power profile that is needed for a restricted execution of the predicted driving maneuver, indicating a recommendation for restricted execution of the predicted driving maneuver if the available propulsive power is sufficient for the restricted peak-power profile, and indicating a recommendation for non-execution of the predicted driving maneuver if the available propulsive power is not sufficient for the restricted peak-power profile.
US11260756B2	Vehicle breaking energy recovering method and apparatus A vehicle braking energy recovering method includes obtaining current location information of a vehicle, determining a current road scenario based on the current location information of the vehicle, determining the current road scenario based on a mapping relationship between a road scenario and a weight, determining a safe distance and a safe speed of the vehicle based on the weight, determining a target torque based on the safe distance and the safe speed of the vehicle, and controlling, based on the target torque, a motor of the vehicle to recover braking energy.
US11260752B2	Instrument panel for leisure vehicle An instrument panel for a leisure vehicle includes a display including a first region including a central part of the display, the first region being configured to display a predetermined image set by a user or a video from a camera installed in the vehicle. The display also includes a second region including at least a part of a peripheral part of the display, the second region being configured to display travelling information indicating a travelling condition.
US11260751B2	Optical-effect touchpad on a steering wheel for finger detection Disclosed is a system for detecting command gestures made by a finger of a driver of a motor vehicle, including an interface pad, a light source that emits an optical beam in the infrared band toward the interface pad, an imaging sensor, for capturing images steered by the interface pad away from the driver, with a base frame and a movable plate, an optical zone of interest seen by the imaging sensor being defined at the interface between the base frame and the movable plate, the interface pad including an elastic deformable seal interposed between the base frame and the movable plate, the deformable seal including a first inclined facet, so that an optical path passing via the first inclined facet is proportionally modified by the deformation of the seal under the effect of the movement of the movable pad.
US11260750B2	Mobile sensor apparatus for a head-worn visual output device usable in a vehicle, and method for operating a display system A mobile sensor apparatus includes a capture device for capturing vehicle movements of the vehicle and an interface for transmitting data relating to the vehicle movements to a head-worn visual output device. A display system includes the mobile sensor apparatus and the head-worn visual output device.
US11260749B2	Cooling control systems Cooling control systems described herein detect decreased operation of a cooling system of a vehicle, restrict movement of the vehicle without stopping movement responsive to decreased operation of the cooling system, and restrict movement of the vehicle by preventing the vehicle from traveling at a speed and/or power output for a non-zero designated period of time. This can allow for the vehicle to continue moving for a temporary period of time to avoid blocking traffic. Other control systems determine predicted distances and/or times that the vehicle can continue moving before coolant in the cooling system decreases below a designated threshold. Movement of the vehicle can be changed responsive to an upcoming distance and/or time that the vehicle is to travel exceeding the predicted distance and/or time. Other control systems modify a coolant flow rate based on differences between designated and ambient conditions.
US11260741B2	Hybrid power driving system A hybrid power driving system includes an engine, a planetary gear device, a first motor, a clutch gear device, a brake device, an engagement device, an intermediate shaft, and a second motor, the engine and the first motor are connected by the planetary gear device which includes first, second and third rotating elements; the clutch gear device is disposed between the first motor and the planetary gear device, the clutch gear device includes a clutch and a clutch gear and an engagement element connected to the clutch, the clutch gear is connected to the intermediate shaft; the engagement device is configured to engage the third rotating element and the engagement element, or engage the third rotating element and the brake device, or only engage the third rotating element; the brake device is configured to brake or unlock the third rotating element; the second motor is connected to the intermediate shaft.
US11260740B2	Vehicle power supply system The vehicle power supply system includes the DC/DC converter that is disposed on an electric path between the first load related to vehicle control and the battery and converts a voltage of direct current power supplied from the battery to the first load, and the detection device that detects the voltage of the battery. In a case where the engine is restarted by using the starter from the automatically stopped state of the engine, the detection device controls the DC/DC converter to start in a case where the voltage of the battery becomes equal to or less than a threshold value during a period from stoppage of the alternator to start of the starter.
US11260737B2	Vehicle battery cooling device and battery module A vehicle battery cooling device adapted to cool a battery pack including a plurality of unit batteries includes: a case that contains a cooling fluid for cooling the battery pack; a pipe which runs inside the case and in which a cooling medium for cooling the cooling fluid is caused to flow; and a control valve that is provided in the pipe and discharges the cooling medium in the case in accordance with a temperature of the battery pack.
US11260736B1	System for molding encapsulation at glass window panel A system for overmolding an encapsulation at a perimeter region of a glass window panel includes a mold having a fixed part and a first movable part, and a second movable part. Each of the fixed part and the second movable part has a seal disposed thereat. The fixed part and the first and second movable parts cooperate to receive and support a glass window panel and to define a seal cavity. The second movable part includes an elastomeric or rubber or VITON strip that engages a surface of the glass window panel during overmolding of an encapsulation at the perimeter region of the glass window panel.
US11260734B2	Trim for vehicle A trim for a vehicle comprising: an attachment portion including an exterior lateral wall portion, an interior lateral wall portion, and a top wall portion that connects the exterior and interior lateral wall portions; a core embedded in the attachment portion; and a holding lip protruding from an interior surface of at least one of the exterior and interior lateral wall portions, wherein the attachment portion and the holding lip are formed of a foamed polymer material, and wherein among tip end portions of the exterior lateral wall portion and the interior lateral wall portion, the tip end portion of at least one of the exterior and interior lateral wall portions is covered with a covering portion formed of a non-foamed polymer material.
US11260733B2	Lift assist mechanism for soft top A frame and soft top assembly which includes lift assist and improved fabric management. The assembly includes a pair of front arms pivotally attached to rear side rails and are attached to the vehicle roll bar. A plurality of fabric control bows connected with pivot links provide fabric control to the top material during pivoting of the front side rails. A pair of bow pivot links are pivotally connected to the rear side rail. A rear gas strut and a front gas strut are attached longitudinally to either side of the pair of bow pivot links, one providing lift assistance at the start of the pivotal opening of the sunroof while the other of the struts gets loaded as the top is deployed and buffers the closing of the roof which also loads the strut to provide assistance in the closing direction when it is time to close the sunroof.
US11260729B2	Automobile having retractable rear quarter windows An automobile includes a body side panel including: a first pillar disposed rearward of a door of the automobile; a second pillar disposed rearward of the first pillar; an interior panel connecting the first pillar and the second pillar; a rear quarter panel attached to the exterior of the body side panel and forming a cavity between the rear quarter panel and the interior panel; and a retractable window disposed between the first pillar and the second pillar; wherein the retractable window is configured to move between a first position and a second position, the first position being defined by a roof of the automobile, the first pillar, and the second pillar, and the second position being inside the cavity.
US11260725B2	Method and system for preventing ingestion of contaminated ambient air into a passenger compartment of a vehicle Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and system for preventing ingestion of ambient air contaminated with possibly harmful, toxic, or flammable battery gases into a passenger compartment of a vehicle in the event of a battery failure. If an abnormal state is detected in a battery pack of the vehicle, the vehicle automatically switches the HVAC system to air recirculation mode, thereby preventing any toxic gas emitted from the battery pack from entering the passenger compartment.
US11260720B2	Motor controller operation-dependent thermal management system A coupled battery and motor controller thermal management system is disclosed. In various embodiments, a motor controller and a heat sink are coupled thermally to a battery. At least a portion of waste heat generated by the motor controller is transferred to the thermal mass of the battery during at least a first mode of operation in which a relatively low amount of ambient air flows through the heat sink.
US11260718B2	Split heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) assembly A split heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) assembly for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The split HVAC includes a first sub-assembly comprising an evaporator and a first airflow space, a second sub-assembly comprising a second airflow space, a single sealing element located between a wall and one of the first sub-assembly or the second-sub-assembly, and a first interfacing element that directly connects the first sub-assembly and the second sub-assembly. The single sealing element and the first interfacing element prevent any airflow leakage from both the first sub-assembly and the second sub-assembly, and one of the first sub-assembly and the second sub-assembly extends partially into the other of the first sub-assembly and the second sub-assembly.
US11260717B2	Chassis A sport-wheeled chassis is provided for connecting to a mobility device, which comprises a suspension set up under the bottom of the mobility device, a steering pivotally connected to the suspension, a controller connected to the suspension and steering electrically, tires which are pivotally connected to the steering and disposed under the steering, and a steering shaft of the steering which coincides axially with the steering shaft of the tire so that the controller can operate the turning direction of the tire and the height of the suspension through the suspension and the steering. The chassis is not only with a simple structure, but also with a suspension to control the height of the chassis off the ground, so that the chassis can maintain stability in any rugged environment, and, with its attached wheels, the chassis can move to desired places fast and accurately.
US11260712B2	Two-wheeled vehicle A two-wheeled vehicle includes a frame having a front frame portion, a mid-frame portion, and a rear frame portion. The mid-frame portion is coupled to the rear frame portion and the front frame portion. The vehicle further includes a plurality of ground-engaging members for supporting the frame. The front frame portion is removably coupled to the mid-frame portion with a plurality of frame members extending between the front frame portion and the mid-frame portion.
US11260711B2	Connection device, connection system and tractor-trailer combination A connection device for connecting of electrical and pneumatic lines between a tractor and a trailer having a first end, a second end, and at least two lines connecting the two ends, wherein at least a first pneumatic plug element and at least a first electrical plug element is arranged at the first end and wherein a first plug-in unit is arranged at the second end, having at least a first pneumatic connecting element and at least a first electrical connecting element.
US11260710B2	Trailer coupling with a coupling arm The invention relates to a trailer coupling for a motor vehicle, with a coupling arm (11, 111, 211), on the free longitudinal end region (12) of which a coupling body (13), in particular a coupling ball (14), for the coupling of a trailer (190) or a load carrier (290) is arranged, and the other longitudinal end region (15) of which forms a holding end (16) for holding and/or movable mounting on a supporting structure (70) of the motor vehicle (90), wherein the coupling arm has supporting straps (20, 21) which extend along a longitudinal extent of the coupling arm at a transverse distance (22) to each other between the longitudinal end regions (12, 15). It is provided that the supporting straps (20, 21) are connected to each other by a plurality of connecting struts (26-31) in the manner of a lattice structure (24) or rib structure (25).
US11260709B2	Inside frame rail impact release mounted tow hook with and automotive vehicle with impact release mounted tow hooks A tow hook has a front portion extending forwardly from a front side of a side frame rail of an automotive vehicle and a rear portion received in a channel of the frame rail. The tow hook is releasably mounted to the side frame rail so that it releases at low impact force. The rear portion of each tow hook has at least one open slotted mounting member having a slot therein that extends rearwardly from an open front end of the slot. Each open slotted mounting member of the rear portion of each tow hook is secured to a wall of the side frame rail to which it is mounted. A vehicle has the tow hook mounted to a left side frame rail and another such tow hook mounted to a right side frame rail.
US11260707B2	System for detecting when dolly tongue in position for locking to a vehicle A vehicle is structured for exerting a force on a dolly to move the dolly along a ground surface includes a locking pin mechanism having a locking pin, and a dolly tongue receptacle coupled to the locking pin mechanism so as to be movable with respect to the locking pin mechanism to a first position and a second position. A switch is coupled to the dolly tongue receptacle and structured to be operated by movement of the dolly tongue receptacle from the first position to the second position. The locking pin mechanism is structured to extend the locking pin into an opening formed in the portion of the dolly tongue responsive to operation of the switch.
US11260706B2	Method for pairing a measurement module mounted in a motor vehicle wheel, at the initiative of a computer A method for pairing a measurement module with a wheel of a vehicle including, for each angular orientation signal associated with a specific wheel received by a computer, the steps of transmitting, by the computer, a measurement signal or a request to transmit a measurement signal to each module, measuring, by the computer or each module, a value of at least one parameter differentiating the signal, performing repetitions of the transmissions of measurement signals for each angular orientation signal received by the computer and storing values of the parameter, pairing a specific wheel with a measurement module when the values are substantially constant with a variation of less than 10% for the values, each wheel being associated with a module at the end of the method.
US11260705B2	Flexible tire sensor unit A flexible sensor unit is embedded in a tire. The flexible sensor unit includes a plurality of individual circuit boards. Each circuit board includes at least one electronic component. The at least one electronic component includes a radio frequency identification integrated circuit, a microcontroller unit, at least one sensor, a power source and a boost converter. Each one of a plurality of electrically conductive flexible connecting ribbons extends between the circuit boards. An end ribbon is electrically connected to at least one of the circuit boards. An antenna is disposed on the end ribbon. The antenna transmits data from the at least one sensor, as processed by the microcontroller unit, and identification data from the radio frequency identification integrated circuit, to an external reader.
US11260700B2	Tire with main kerfs and sub-kerfs The present invention relates to a tire with main kerfs and sub-kerfs, and more particularly, to a tire with main kerfs and sub-kerfs, which maintains drainage performance and running and braking performance by additionally including an auxiliary groove and improves a flow of air and drainage performance by including an auxiliary flow tube.
US11260696B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes: a plurality of shoulder blocks that are provided in a side portion, defined by a shoulder main groove extending in a tire circumferential direction and a shoulder lateral groove extending in a tire width direction, and disposed side by side in the tire circumferential direction; a rib that is provided in the side portion, and extends in the tire circumferential direction along the shoulder blocks; and a projection that is provided in the side portion, and extends from the rib toward the shoulder blocks.
US11260694B2	Segmented inner tube An inner tube comprising a unitary tube segmented into a plurality of chambers, the plurality of chambers interconnected therebetween. A plurality of interconnections may be respectively configured between the plurality of chambers wherein the plurality of interconnections may be operable to control airflow between adjacent ones of the plurality of chambers. A valve coupled to the unitary tube, the valve operable to allow introduction of air into the plurality of chambers through the plurality of interconnections.
US11260690B2	Wheel speed sensor assembly with stepped alignment key A wheel speed sensor assembly includes a sensor having a housing configured to be received within a bore in a mounting block such that the sensor is spaced from, and faces, an exciter ring and senses rotation of the exciter ring. The housing extends along a longitudinal axis and defines a key on a radially outer surface having first and second portions having different heights. The first portion is configured to be received within a first keyway that is formed in the mounting block and is in communication with the bore in the mounting block. A clamping sleeve is configured to secure the sensor within the bore in the mounting block. The clamping sleeve defines a bore configured to receive the housing of the sensor and a second keyway in communication with the bore in the clamping sleeve. The second portion of the key is received within the second keyway.
US11260687B2	Decorating natural leather A manufacturing method for decorating natural leather with a decorative image includes applying on a crusted leather a base coat containing a pigment for providing a chromatic colour or an achromatic colour different from black, inkjet printing a colour image on the base coat using one or more pigmented UV curable inkjet inks, optionally applying a protective top coat on the image, and optionally applying a heat pressing or embossing step, wherein the chromatic colour or the achromatic colour different from black of the base coat and the inkjet printed colour image are used in combination to provide the decorative image.
US11260686B2	Mechanical handwriting apparatus and method of use thereof The invention comprises a mechanical handwriting system linked to a user input system to generate a plotted document, such as a greeting card, note card or document, using a conveyor belt unit to support and move the document, a plotter, and a series of rollers to position and constrain movement of the greeting card, which is optionally and preferably linked to a paper feeder system in an assembly line format, where the rollers are optionally and preferably adjustable in position to accommodate varying paper sizes and to allow movement of the document during a plotting period to avoid positional overlap constraints of the rollers and a plotter head of the plotter in a process of plotting the document/card in sections.
US11260685B2	Ink pad container An ink pad container is detachably disposed on a fixing seat of a stamp and has a body. The body has a chamber formed in the body, a bottom surface, two opposite side surfaces, a front surface, an opening formed in the bottom surface of the body and communicating with the chamber, two positioning portions formed in the two opposite side surfaces of the body respectively, a front recess formed in the front surface of the body, a front stopper formed across the front recess of the body, and a front guiding groove formed between the front stopper and the front recess. The replacement of the ink pad container is made convenient and stable by the front stopper with single-point forcing.
US11260684B2	Stamp pad unit There is disclosed a stamp pad unit (1), in particular for a self-inking stamp, which comprises two ink pads (2a, 2b) being arranged within a frame (3), abutting against opposing surfaces (4a, 4b) of a separating plate (5) and being separated thereby from each other, wherein the frame (3) consists of two separate frame parts (3a, 3b) which are connected with each other and within which the ink pads (2a, 2b) are accommodated, wherein at least one frame part (3a, 3b), preferably each of the frame parts (3a, 3b), comprises at least one inwardly directed retaining projection (6a, 6b) engaged with an ink pad (2a, 2b) for holding the ink pad (2a, 2b).
US11260681B2	Print medium position detection The present subject matter discloses detection of positions of print medium for driving the print medium for printing in a printing system, in an example implementation, a motor is operated for driving the print medium, at a first specific speed, along a media-path in the printing system. After a first specific number of rotations of the motor, it is detected, based on identification of a torque change event, that the print medium at a de-skew position in the media-path. At the de-skew position a leading edge of the print medium is at a de-skew unit of the printing system and the torque change event is indicative of a deviation in a current operating torque of the motor from a standard operating torque of the motor.
US11260678B2	Print substrate optical motion sensing and dot clock generation A system to direct print onto print substrates has a print head, at least one optical image sensor arranged adjacent a print substrate, wherein the print substrate will move in a process direction past the print head, at least one telecentric lens arranged between the print substrate and the at least one optical image sensor, and control circuitry electrically connected to the optical at least one image sensor and the print head, the control circuitry to generate dot clocks to cause the print head to print onto the substrate based upon data from the at least one optical image sensor identifying a position of the print substrate.
US11260677B2	Heating device, and recording device with a detection unit A heating device includes a support member including a support face, a first heating unit heating the support face, a second heating unit heating the support face, and a control unit independently controlling an output of the first heating unit and an output of the second heating unit. A second heated region is positioned adjacent to a first heated region. The first heating unit and the second heating unit are arranged, in order, from a center, in the width direction, of the support face toward an end thereof. A second detection unit detecting a temperature of the support face is provided in the second heated region, at a location further to an opposite side from the first heating unit than a center, in the width direction, of the second heated region. The control unit controls an output of the second heating unit based on detection of the second detection unit.
US11260676B2	Media conditioning In some examples, a conditioner system for a media printed by a printing system includes a media conditioning assembly comprising a heater, the media conditioning assembly to receive the media printed by the printing system after the media has been heated by a dryer in the printing system after printing has occurred on the media. Responsive to a determined moisture content of the media, the heater of the media conditioning assembly controls a temperature of the media, and the media conditioning assembly controls a speed of the media through the media conditioning assembly.
US11260675B2	Liquid discharge apparatus and method for controlling liquid discharge apparatus A liquid discharge apparatus is provided that includes a transport unit configured to transport a medium, a discharge unit configured to discharge a liquid onto the medium, a housing including therein the discharge unit, a humidifying unit configured to humidify an interior of the housing, and a humidity detection unit configured to detect a humidity. When the humidity detection unit detected a humidity less than a lower limit value (one example of a first predetermined value) (positive determination in step S12), the interior of the housing is humidified by the humidifying unit during transport by the transport unit or during discharge by the discharge unit (step S16).
US11260673B2	Printing apparatus and printing method A printing apparatus includes a print unit configured to perform printing on the print medium held by a holding unit, the holding unit being capable of holding multiple types of print medium, a detecting unit capable of detecting the print medium and the holding unit, and a movement unit capable of relatively moving the detecting unit and the holding unit in a first direction and in a second direction intersecting the first direction. In addition, a control unit controls the detecting unit and the movement unit in a case where a first print medium is held by the holding unit, to obtain position information of the first print medium before the print unit performs printing and, in a case where a second print medium different from the first print medium is held by the holding unit, not to obtain position information of the second print medium.
US11260672B2	Liquid ejecting device A liquid ejecting device includes: an ejecting section group that includes a plurality of ejecting sections that receive a drive signal and eject a liquid; an ejection state check section that checks a state of a check target ejecting section that is an ejecting section among the plurality of ejecting sections; and a check target designation data management section that manages check target designation data that designates the check target ejecting section, the check target designation data management section including a first data-holding section and a second data-holding section, and having a first management mode in which the check target designation data management section updates data held by the first data-holding section and data held by the second data-holding section, and a second management mode in which the check target designation data management section updates the data held by the second data-holding section without updating the data held by the first data-holding section.
US11260670B2	Fluid reservoir impedance sensors A fluid reservoir (100) includes a circuit (105) extending in the fluid reservoir to be at least partially in contact with fluid (120) inside the fluid reservoir during use, at least a first impedance sensor (110) and second impedance sensor (115) coupled to the circuit, wherein the at least first and second impedance sensors are to output impedance values indicative of a degree of particle separation in the fluid.
US11260669B2	Gas purger anomaly condition indication In some examples, a controller is to receive sensor data from a sensor associated with a fluid delivery system that delivers fluid from a fluid reservoir to a fluid conduit, determine, based on the sensor data, presence or integrity of a gas purger that is to be fluidically coupled to the fluid conduit, and issue an alert to indicate a gas purger anomaly condition based on the determining.
US11260667B2	Liquid circulation device, liquid discharge apparatus, and liquid circulation method A liquid circulation device includes a circulation passage, a liquid feeding device, a pressure sensor, and control circuitry. Through the circulation passage, liquid circulates to be supplied to and collected from a circulatory liquid discharge head. The liquid feeding device is configured to circulate the liquid through the circulation passage. The pressure sensor is configured to detect a pressure of the circulation passage. The control circuitry configured to acquire a characteristic indicating a relationship among a drive amount of the liquid feeding device, discharge information of the liquid discharged from the liquid discharge head, and a pressure detection value of the circulation passage; and change, based on the characteristic acquired, at least one of a control parameter and a calculation expression used to control the liquid feeding device.
US11260663B2	Printer A printer includes a head having a nozzle face which ejects ink toward an object, a driving mechanism which moves the head in a first direction and a second direction approximately orthogonal to the first direction, a nozzle cap movable between a first position where the nozzle face is capped and a second position where the nozzle face is uncapped, and a lock mechanism which regulates movement of the head in the first direction and the second direction in the state where the nozzle cap is in the first position.
US11260662B2	Liquid discharge head and liquid discharge apparatus A liquid discharge head includes a pressure chamber substrate provided with a plurality of pressure chambers, a piezoelectric element row in which a plurality of piezoelectric elements that are provided to correspond to the plurality of pressure chambers respectively and that generate a pressure for discharging a liquid are arranged in a predetermined direction, and a protection portion positioned opposite to the plurality of pressure chambers with respect to the piezoelectric element row, and forming a space common to the plurality of piezoelectric elements, in which in regard to a first portion of the protection portion and a second portion of the protection portion having a position different from the first portion in the predetermined direction, a rigidity of the first portion is higher than a rigidity of the second portion.
US11260661B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus A width of the first nozzle channel in the first direction is larger than a width of the first communication channel in the second direction and a width of the first nozzle channel in a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction is smaller than a width of the first communication channel in the third direction.
US11260659B2	Fluid ejection device with reduced number of components, and method for manufacturing the fluid ejection device Various embodiments provide an ejection device for a fluid. The ejection device includes a first semiconductor wafer, housing, on a first side thereof, a piezoelectric actuator and an outlet channel for the fluid alongside the piezoelectric actuator; a second semiconductor wafer having, on a first side thereof, a recess and, on a second side thereof opposite to the first side, at least one inlet channel for said fluid fluidically coupled to the recess; and a dry-film coupled to a second side, opposite to the first side, of the first wafer. The first and the second wafers are coupled together so that the piezoelectric actuator and the outlet channel are set directly facing, and completely contained in, the recess that forms a reservoir for the fluid. The dry-film has an ejection nozzle.
US11260658B2	Liquid ejection head, liquid ejection apparatus, and liquid ejection module A liquid ejection head includes a pressure chamber that allows a first liquid and a second liquid to flow inside, a pressure generation element that applies pressure to the first liquid and an ejection port that ejects the second liquid. In a state where the first liquid flows in a direction, crossing a direction of ejection of the second liquid from the ejection port, while being in contact with the pressure generation element and the second liquid flows in the crossing direction along the first liquid in the pressure chamber, the second liquid is ejected from the ejection port by causing the pressure generation element to apply a pressure to the first liquid.
US11260653B2	Configuring communication interfaces of fluid ejection devices In some examples, a fluid ejection device includes a communication interface comprising a plurality of communication channel circuits capable of communicating over respective communication channels, and a configuration controller, responsive to an input, to selectively activate at least one communication channel circuit of the plurality of communication channel circuits, wherein different inputs to the configuration controller are to cause selective activation of different numbers of the plurality of communication channel circuits. The fluid ejection device further includes a nozzle controller responsive to data received through the activated at least one communication channel circuit to cause activation of at least one corresponding nozzle to eject fluid.
US11260650B2	Transfer printer and method A method for monitoring a characteristic of a printed image of a thermal transfer printer. The method comprises providing a ribbon and a substrate at a printing location of the thermal transfer printer. The method further comprises printing an image on the substrate at the printing location by transferring ink from a region of the ribbon in a printing operation, a negative image being formed on the region of ribbon. The method further comprises transporting the region of ribbon, by a ribbon transport system, from the printing location towards an imaging location along a ribbon transport path. The method further comprises when a characteristic of the ribbon transport meets a predetermined criterion, obtaining, by an image capture system, a ribbon image of the negative image. The method further comprises processing said ribbon image to generate data indicative of the characteristic of the printed image.
US11260649B2	Selective powder dosing for an additively manufacturing system An additive manufacturing system can include a powder dispenser; a gate adjacent to the powder dispenser; a recoater blade system; and a control operable to move the gate with respect to the powder dispenser to selectively dispense powder from the powder dispenser.
US11260648B2	Material conveying screw and method for producing same A screw having a longitudinal body and, around this longitudinal body, at least one flight extending in the shape of a helix, the flight including, over part of its length, internal partitioning delimiting a plurality of internal channels that extend in the shape of helices following the helix shape of the flight. The screw includes manifold-like cavities into which the ends of the interior canals open, the manifold-like cavities extending radially and opened into a longitudinal bore of the body at longitudinally spaced locations. This screw can be produced by additive manufacturing using laser-induced fusion.
US11260646B2	Methods for processing a substrate A method of processing a substrate, with a first major surface of the substrate removably bonded to a first major surface of a first carrier and a second major surface of the substrate removably bonded to a first major surface of a second carrier, includes initiating debonding at a first location of an outer peripheral bonded interface between the substrate and the first carrier to separate a portion of the first carrier from the substrate. The method further includes propagating a first debond front from the first debonded location along a first direction extending away from the first debonded location by sequentially applying a plurality of lifting forces to the first carrier at a corresponding plurality of sequential lifting locations of the first carrier.
US11260644B2	Applicator for die-cut parts and method for applying die-cut parts to surfaces, and a die-cut part strip The invention relates to an applicator for die-cut parts (2), having a die-cut part strip (1) with a longitudinal direction (L) having a carrier layer (3) and an adhesive layer (4), where an outer contour of the die-cut parts (2) is punched through the carrier layer and adhesive layer (3, 4) down to predetertnined breaking points (18) and a die-cut part complement (19) protrudes beyond the die-cut parts (2) continuously laterally to a longitudinal direction (L), and a punch head (8) over which the die-cut part strip (1) runs, where the die-cut parts (2) running over the punch head (8) face away from the punch head (8) by their adhesive layer (4), and the die-cut parts (2) can be pressed by means of the punch head (8) onto a surface (11).
US11260643B2	Laminating apparatus, and film cassette and film shaft used therein In order to provide a laminating apparatus that enables a film to be loaded in a reliable and easy manner without a complicated structure, a laminating apparatus 1 includes a sheet feed mechanism unit 10, a film cassette 20, and a press-bonding mechanism unit 30 configured to perform thermal press-bonding while sandwiching a sheet with a pair of films. The laminating apparatus 1 also includes an openable/closable upper unit 5, and employs a configuration in which the upper unit 5 is provided with one pressing roller 31 of a pair of pressing rollers of the press-bonding mechanism unit 30, and an upper member of another mechanism for performing a process in a state where the sheet is sandwiched between the films.
US11260641B2	Apparatus for reticulation of adhesive and methods of use thereof A method, apparatus, and system for reticulating an adhesive on a workpiece. The workpiece may be perforated with a plurality of passages that extend through a first side to a second side. To reticulate an adhesive on the first side of a workpiece, a flow of heated fluid is provided through a nozzle. The nozzle provides the fluid at a first pressure to a first group of the perforations. Once the temperature at the first side of the workpiece reaches a specified range, the fluid pressure may be increased or otherwise set in order to clear the perforations by forcing the adhesive out of or away from each of the perforations. Temperature of the adhesive, pressure within the nozzle, and/or light passage through the perforations may be monitored for logical control or quality assurance.
US11260639B2	Apparatus for reducing fabric dimpling in electronic devices and associated methods The present document describes an apparatus for reducing fabric dimpling in electronic devices and associated methods. The apparatus is used during assembly to prevent fabric, which is stretched over a perforated part (e.g., speaker housing), from dimpling into the holes (e.g., perforations) of the perforated part. The apparatus includes protrusions (e.g., pins), which act as a negative of the holes in the perforated part, to support the fabric as it is stretched over the perforated part. In particular, the protrusions are inserted through the perforations via an interior surface of the perforated part such that the protrusions are “proud” (slightly projecting from a surface) with respect to an exterior surface of the perforated part. The proudness of the protrusions may vary based on a degree of curvature of the perforated part at a location corresponding to a respective protrusion.
US11260637B2	Sheet, laminate, pipe, riser tube, and flowline A sheet containing a carbon fiber and a fluororesin layer disposed around a carbon monofilament constituting the carbon fiber. A fluororesin constituting the fluororesin layer is polyvinylidene fluoride. Further, the sheet has a tensile strength of 400 MPa or higher. Also disclosed is a laminate including a first layer and a second layer that is disposed on the first layer and that includes the sheet; a pipe including the laminate; a riser tube including the pipe and a flowline including the pipe.
US11260636B2	Polyamide acid, polyamide acid solution, polyimide, polyimide film, laminate, flexible device, and method of manufacturing polyimide film A polyamide acid of the present invention contains, as a diamine component, 2,2-bistrifluoromethylbenzidine and trans-1,4-cyclohexanediamine, and contains, as a tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride component, a pyromellitic acid anhydride and a 3,3,4,4-biphenyltetracarboxylic acid dianhydride. A ratio of the trans-1,4-cyclohexanediamine to a total amount of the diamine is preferably 0.5-40 mol %. A polyimide is obtained by dehydration ring closure of the polyamide acid.
US11260627B2	Flexible substrate There is provided a flexible substrate having excellent flexibility and gas barrier properties. A flexible substrate 100 according to the present invention includes: a base material 20 including an inorganic glass 10 and resin layers 11 and 11′ placed on both sides of the inorganic glass 10; and an inorganic thin film 12 placed on a side of one of the resin layers where the inorganic glass is not placed, wherein the inorganic thin film 12 is formed on at least a peripheral edge of one surface of the base material.
US11260622B2	Multilayer polymer film In a first aspect, a multilayer polymer film includes a first transparent, colorless polymer layer comprising a polyimide, a polyamide imide, or a block copolymer of a polyimide and a second transparent, colorless polymer layer comprising a polyimide, a polyamide imide, or a block copolymer of a polyimide. An elastic modulus of the first transparent, colorless polymer layer is different than an elastic modulus of the second transparent, colorless polymer layer. The first and second transparent, colorless polymer layers are bonded by consolidation. In a second aspect, a cover window for a display includes the multilayer polymer film of the first aspect. The first transparent, colorless layer of the multilayer polymer film is the layer farthest from the display.
US11260620B2	Functional laminate and production method therefor Provided is a functional laminate including a porous intermediate layer having air permeability laminated between a porous surface layer and a resin foamed layer, the porous intermediate layer having an average void ratio smaller than that of the porous surface layer.
US11260618B2	Use of polycarbonate for the manufacture of hollow containers The present invention relates to the use of an aromatic polycarbonate prepared by the transesterification of a bisphenol and a diaryl carbonate and having a viscosity average molecular weight, Mv, of from 22000 to 32000 g/mol, a polydispersity, defined as Mw/Mn, of from 1.8-3.2, a melt-flow index of from 3.0-10 g/10 min as determined in accordance with ASTM D 1238 (1.2 kg, 300° C.), an amount of Fries branching of from 750 to 2500 ppm, for the manufacture of bottles having a volume of at least 15 liter by means of an injection blow moulding or an extrusion blow moulding process.
US11260614B2	Venting device and tire mold A venting device and a tire mold are disclosed for use in a tire vulcanization process. The venting device includes a core shaft and a sleeve sleeved over the core shaft, a venting passage is formed between the sleeve and the core shaft, the core shaft includes a shaft body, one end of the shaft body is connected to a shaft head, the other end of the shaft body is connected to a shaft end piece provided with a groove extending through the shaft end piece, and an end of the groove facing away from the shaft head is closed. The shaft end piece is used for axially stopping the shaft body, and the shaft end piece is further used for assembling the sleeve and the core shaft by contracting and springing back.
US11260608B2	Construction of tubular assemblies A method and apparatus for constructing a tubular assembly 40 comprising an inner portion (24) and a further portion (23) surrounding the inner portion. The inner portion (24) comprises reinforcement (37) and the further portion (23) being formed from a strip (50) of material comprising two opposed longitudinal marginal side portions (53). The apparatus comprises an assembly station (220) comprising a wall (253). The apparatus comprises means for advancing the inner portion (21) along a first path (231) extending passed the wall (253), and means for advancing the strip (50) along a second path (232) and causing the strip to encircle the wall (253) and thereby wrap about and surround the inner portion (21). The apparatus further comprises means (321) for introducing resinous binder into the reinforcement (37) as the strip (50) is being wrapped about the inner portion (21).
US11260602B2	Apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects An apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects may include a first detection device configured to detect a first process parameter during operation of the apparatus, and to generate a first data set comprising information relating to the first process parameter, a second detection device configured to detect a second process parameter during operation of the apparatus, and to generate a second data set comprising information relating to the second process parameter; and a data processing device configured to determine a mutual dependency between the first process parameter and the second process parameter based at least in part on the first data set and the second data set. The mutual dependency may include a possible influence or a real influence of the first process parameter on the second process parameter. The first process parameter may include a chemical parameter and/or a physical parameter of an atmosphere within a process chamber of the apparatus. The second process parameter may include a chemical parameter, a geometrical parameter, and/or a physical parameter of build material during operation of the apparatus.
US11260598B2	Controlling heat sources based on representative temperatures In an example, a method includes measuring a temperature of a plurality of regions of a layer of build material in an additive manufacturing apparatus to provide initial temperature values. For each of a plurality of regions which comprise build material which is intended to fuse, an average temperature value of a plurality of neighbouring regions may be determined and the initial temperature values may be replaced with the average temperature value. Based on the replacement temperature values, a representative temperature of an area of the layer of build material may be determined and a heat source may be controlled based on the representative temperature.
US11260596B2	Hybrid additive-subtractive laser fabrication platform for shaping hydrogels A hybrid laser printing (HLP) technology that utilizes ultrafast laser in sequential additive-subtractive modes to create 3D hydrogel constructs. The approach involves the synergistic use of additive crosslinking and subtractive ablation processes that are conventionally mutually exclusive. HLP can be operated at virtually any penetration depth and allow fabrication of multi-layer hydrogel constructs at micrometer resolution. HLP was used to print ready-to-use functional chips using commonly used hydrogels for potential cellular communication and migration applications. HLP was also found to be compatible with in situ printing of cell-laden hydrogel constructs. HLP makes shaping of soft hydrogels into 3D multi scale functional devices possible.
US11260593B2	Shaping device and shaping method A shaping device that shapes a 3D object, including: a discharging head that discharges an ultraviolet curing type ink as a material of shaping; an ultraviolet light source; a main scanning driving unit; a sub-scanning driving unit, a flattening roller serving as a flattening unit, and a controller, where the controller causes the inkjet head to carry out the main scanning operation for plural times with respect to each position in a plane orthogonal to a layering direction, and when an integrated light amount of the ultraviolet ray irradiated per unit area in one main scanning operation is defined as a unit area light amount, the unit area light amount in some main scanning operations is made smaller than the unit area light amount in the other main scanning operations in the plural times of main scanning operations carried out with respect to each position.
US11260592B2	3-D printing surface Method of three-dimensionally printing an article onto a surface.
US11260590B1	Flow control of molten material and gas extraction via electrolysis A fused deposition modeling printer comprises a reservoir for raw material, heating head assembly and a feeding conduit connecting the reservoir to the heating head. The heating head defines a sealed enclosure and comprises a conduit comprising a conduit surface for guiding a flow of material therein; an electrically conductive layer providing an electric resistance along the conduit surface for heating the material onto molten material; an electrolysis component located in the conduit distant from the conduit surface, comprising an electrolysis electrode; a nozzle through which exits the molten material from the heating head; an exhaust outlet for discharging gas resulting from the electrolysis out of the heating head; and a feeding conduit connecting the reservoir to the heating head. The fused deposition modeling printer is adapted to perform at the same time material deposition and electrolysis of the molten material.
US11260589B2	Print head for regolith-polymer mixture and associated feedstock A three-dimensional print head apparatus including a securing mechanism, a hopper, a nozzle, a barrel, and a heating system. The securing mechanism is adapted to secure to a wrist joint of a robotic arm. The hopper is secured to the securing mechanism and has a cavity and a lower aperture. The nozzle has an upper aperture and a lower aperture. The barrel has an elongate, hollow member with a first end secured to the lower aperture of the hopper and a second end secured to the upper aperture of the nozzle. The heating system is positioned along the barrel.
US11260585B2	Indexing in 3D printing In an example implementation, a method of printing a three-dimensional (3D) object includes scanning a print bar in a first direction over a build platform of a 3D printer to deposit a liquid agent onto a layer of build powder. The print bar is then indexed in a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction before scanning the print bar back over the build platform in a third direction opposite the first direction to deposit additional liquid agent onto the layer of build powder.
US11260583B2	Laser printing system The invention describes a laser printing system (100) for illuminating an object moving relative to a laser module of the laser printing system (100) in a working plane (180), the laser module comprising at least two laser arrays of semiconductor lasers and at least one optical element, wherein the optical element is adapted to image laser light emitted by the laser arrays, such that laser light of semiconductor lasers of one laser array is imaged to one pixel in the working plane of the laser printing system, and wherein the laser printing system is a 3D printing system for additive manufacturing and wherein two, three, four or a multitude of laser modules (201, 202) are provided, which are arranged in columns (c1, c2) perpendicular to a direction of movement (250) of the object in the working plane (180), and wherein the columns are staggered with respect to each other such that a first laser module (201) of a first column of laser modules (c1) is adapted to illuminate a first area (y1) of the object and a second laser module (202) of a second column (c2) of laser modules is adapted to illuminate a second area (y2) of the object, wherein the first area (y1) is adjacent to the second area (y2) such that continuous illumination of the object is enabled.
US11260579B2	Methods for photo-curing with displaceable self-lubricating substratum for the formation of three-dimensional objects Three-dimensional objects are formed by photo-curing a liquid polymer by exposure to a radiation in a space between a sheet transparent to the radiation and a supporting plate. On a side of the sheet facing towards the photo-curing liquid polymer, a membrane is arranged. The membrane is transparent to the radiation and covered by a layer of liquid lubricant. The membrane is displaceable with respect to an area in which said liquid polymer is undergoing curing by exposure to the radiation, which radiation (e.g., at 410 nm) may be provided by a collimated light source composed of an array of light emitting diode (LED) sources, an array of baffles, and an array of lenses. The baffles limit beam widths of each individual LED source in the array of LED, and the array of lenses is located one focal length from said array of LED sources.
US11260577B2	Imprint apparatus, planarized layer forming apparatus, forming apparatus, control method, and method of manufacturing article An imprint apparatus for bringing a mold and an imprint material on a substrate into contact with each other and performing imprint processing for forming a pattern of the imprint material is provided. The apparatus comprises a supplier configured to supply the imprint material on the substrate in accordance with a supply pattern of the imprint material, and a controller configured to control the supplier, wherein the controller obtains a contact timing as a timing at which the mold and the imprint material are brought into contact with each other at each of a plurality of positions of the mold, and determines the supply pattern based on the obtained contact timing.
US11260576B2	Injection stretch blow molding machine and method for molding polythylene container An object is to provide an injection stretch blow molding machine and a method for molding a polyethylene container capable of molding a favorable hollow container even if its preform is released from an injection mold early. The injection stretch blow molding machine and the method for molding a polyethylene container molds a preform by injecting and filling a molten polyethylene resin into an injection mold, which includes a cavity mold and a core mold both cooled to a temperature range of 5° C. to 25° C., transfers the molded preform to a blow molding mold, and molds a hollow container by blowing the preform within a time range of ±2 sec from a point in time when a temperature of the preform reaches a first minimum point after a point in time when the injection mold completes being opened.
US11260573B2	Apparatus for heating plastic parisons with a shielding panel Provided is an apparatus for heating plastic parisons, including a transport device or transporter, which transports the plastic parisons at least in sections along a predefined transport path, wherein the transport device or transporter has a plurality of holding devices or holders for holding the plastic parisons, with a heating device or heaters for heating the plastic parisons at least at times, while they are being transported by the transport device or transporters, wherein the apparatus has at least one heat shielding device or heat shield which is suitable and intended to counteract the heating of mouth regions of the plastic parisons.
US11260572B2	Apparatus and method for molding plastic preforms into plastic containers with changeover robot Provided is an apparatus for molding plastic preforms into plastic containers, with at least one blow molding arrangement, which includes at least a first mold carrier, a second mold carrier and a blow-molding device having at least two blow mold side parts and a base part, wherein the blow molding device can be releasably arranged on the mold carriers via a locking mechanism and forms a cavity inside which the plastic preforms can be molded into the plastic containers, wherein during the molding process, the mold carriers can be latched together by a latching device, and the apparatus includes a changeover robot which is suitable and intended for extracting the blow-molding device in an assembled state from the mold carriers.
US11260570B2	Filtration apparatuses and screen changer devices for polymer processing and related methods Filtration apparatuses and screen changer devices for filtering polymeric material as well as spacer plates, and face plates for the screen changer devices and related methods are shown and described herein.
US11260569B2	Modular injection molding barrel and screw assemblies A modular barrel and screw assembly for use in injection molding including a barrel having a barrel body, a separate barrel injection portion and a separate barrel end cap, with the barrel end cap being removably connected to the barrel injection portion and the barrel injection portion being removably connected to the barrel body, and a screw assembly having a screw tip assembly removably connected to a screw portion, wherein an injection chamber having a shot volume is defined by the barrel injection portion, the barrel end cap and the screw tip assembly. The modular barrel and screw assembly enables servicing of the barrel injection portion, barrel end cap and/or screw tip assembly without requiring removal of the barrel body, and enables use of a plurality of alternative corresponding separate barrel injection portions, separate barrel end caps and tip assemblies that provide a plurality of different shot volumes.
US11260567B2	Method for producing a plastic molded article, plastic molded article and mold A method for producing a decorated plastic molded article with the steps: a) providing a base body made of a fiber composite plastic b) providing a decorative film; c) heating the base body; d) joining the base body and the decorative film in a mold.
US11260566B2	Methods to increase structural performance, strength and durability of fabric-reinforced composite materials by pre-stressing Methods to increase structural performance, strength, and durability of textile-reinforced composite materials are provided. The textile reinforcement may be knitted, for example, in a flat bed weft knitting machine. The method may include pre-stressing a textile reinforcement preform by applying tension. A polymeric precursor may be introduced to the pre-stressed textile reinforcement preform. The polymeric precursor may then be cured or consolidated, followed by releasing of the applied tension to form the composite article comprising polymer and the pre-stressed textile reinforcement. In other aspects, a composite article is provided that has a pre-stressed textile reinforcement structure and a cured polymer. The textile reinforcement may be a knitted, lightweight, seamless, unitary structure. The knitted reinforcement structure may have distinct first and second knitted regions with different levels of pre-stress, thus providing enhanced control over strength, rigidity, and flexibility of the composite article.
US11260565B1	Method of making a monolithic air transfer apparatus An air transfer apparatus being made as a monolithic or an integral structure or enclosure. The monolithic air transfer apparatus or enclosure is made from a non-porous material and is made from any of the manufacturing methods of molding, injection molding, blow molding or extruding. The monolithic air transfer apparatus or enclosure can be any of a cooling tower, a swamp cooler or a cooling Indirect Direct Evaporative Cooler. The monolithic air transfer apparatus has at least one integral cavity manufactured therein and at least one heat exchanger pad can be attached to the monolithic air transfer apparatus or made integral with the monolithic air transfer apparatus.
US11260552B2	Digitally assisted compensation of misalignments in die cutting of cardboard A system and a method for compensating misalignments of a die for cutting cardboard of a die cutter. The system comprises a processor configured to detect height-correcting elements in an image of a correction template for the die, and further configured to produce a digital file comprising a digital representation of detected height-correcting elements; and an optical device for projecting images configured to project the digital representation of the digital file on a pressure compensation plate of the die cutter. The method comprises digitally detecting height-correcting elements in an image of a correction template for the die; producing a digital representation of detected height-correcting elements; and projecting the digital representation on a pressure compensation plate of the die cutter.
US11260550B2	Personal care device A skin treatment device such as an electric shaver, having a housing forming an elongated handle for manually moving the device along a body surface, a working head attached to the handle for effecting a treatment to the body surface, at least one detector for detecting at least one treatment parameter of the device, and a feedback indicator for indicating feedback information based on the detected treatment parameter to a user during the personal care treatment. More particularly, such feedback indicator includes a light emitter configured to emit light signals onto a mirror in front of a user.
US11260549B2	Shaving unit with drive spindles extending in open space A shaver for a shaving apparatus includes at least first and second cutters which respectively have first and second external cutting members with a plurality of hair entry openings which define, respectively, first and second shaving tracks. The cutters each have an internal cutting member which is respectively rotatable relative to the corresponding external cutting member about first and second axis of rotation. The internal cutting members are respectively connected to first and second driven transmission element via first and second drive spindles. The driven transmission elements are included in a transmission unit, where the drive spindles extend from the transmission unit via an open space, which is present between the transmission unit and the cutting units, and respectively pass through an opening in a bottom wall of a first housing of the first cutting unit and a second housing of the second cutting unit.
US11260542B2	Universal vacuum cup and method of lifting an object A vacuum cup assembly and a method of lifting an object are provided. The vacuum cup assembly includes a cup structure defining an opening at a proximal end, a recess at a distal end, and a cavity region between the proximal and distal ends, where the cavity region includes at least one cavity. The opening is in fluid communication with the recess and with the cavity region. Inner structures are disposed in the cavity region. The inner structures are configured to hold the cup structure in a gripping position when a negative pressure is applied to the cavity region through the opening in the cup structure. The cup structure is configured to be in a resting position without the negative pressure being applied to the cavity region. The vacuum cup assembly has a first shape in the resting position and a second shape in the gripping position.
US11260540B2	Automatic pick-up equipment An automatic pick-up equipment adapted to pick up components having different shapes includes a base mounted on a manipulator of a robot, a first pick-up device mounted on the base and including a pair of first gripping mechanisms opposite to each other, and a second pick-up device mounted on the base and including a pair of second gripping mechanisms opposite to each other and a rotation mechanism. The first gripping mechanisms are configured to linearly reciprocate relative to each other to grip a first component. The second gripping mechanisms are configured to pivotally reciprocate relative to each other to grip a second component. The rotation mechanism is configured to drive the second gripping mechanisms to rotate relative to the base to change a posture of the second component.
US11260534B2	Information processing apparatus and information processing method An information processing apparatus for determining an area of a packaged object in a packaging material to suctioned by a suction device for picking up the packaged object includes an input unit configured to input an image obtained by capturing the packaged object, and a determining unit configured to, based on a state of a surface of the packaging material regarding a degree of ease of suction in each area of the surface of the packaging material identified based on the image, determine the area to be suctioned by the suction device.
US11260532B2	Calibration method for robot arm and calibration device thereof A calibration device is provided. The calibration device includes a frame, a first optical sensing device, a second optical sensing device and a third optical sensing device. The frame includes a bottom plate and at least four sidewalls, wherein the sidewalls have a first grating hole, a second grating hole, a third grating hole and a fourth grating hole at a first height. The bottom plate has an image recognition pattern, a first measurement point, a second measurement point and a third measurement point.
US11260526B2	Driving control apparatus for actuator Provided is a driving control apparatus that can control relaxation of force in an actuator. The driving control apparatus is provided with: a driving control unit configured to control driving of the actuator according to a driving control signal; and a pressure control unit configured to control, according to a pressure control signal, involvement of the driving control signal in control of pressure to be generated by the actuator.
US11260522B2	Multi-section quick assembly handle and method of making same A multi-section quick assembly handle includes a multiple tubular members made of a permanently formable material having a threaded and friction fit connection.
US11260520B2	Pumice device and handle A handle configured to be attached to a pumice stone. The handle includes a gripping portion and a post extending from the gripping portion. The post is configured to support the pumice stone. The post includes a support member, a series of ribs spaced apart along a length of the support member, and a series of cavities defined between adjacent ribs. The cavities are configured to accommodate an adhesive for coupling the post of the handle to the pumice stone.
US11260519B2	Hand-held tool A hand-held tool that is prepared for remote control has a handle region, an actuating button, and a removable attachment part held in the handle region. The attachment part has a handling extension and a collar encompassing the handle region. The collar includes first and second collar parts pivotably connected together. The attachment part acts upon the actuating button. The actuating button is displaced into an actuating position by a housing section of the collar for a duration of an arrangement of the attachment part on the handle region.
US11260516B1	Barring device attachment for providing engine maintenance A barring device attachment includes a right-angle worm drive gear box configured to accommodate mechanical input from an electric drill. The attachment is particularly suited to mount to an engine to arrest rotational motion thereof in order to provide maintenance thereon.
US11260515B2	Oil unit for impact power tool A rotary power tool, such as an oil pulse driver, includes: a motor, a pinion rotated by the motor, planet gears that mesh with the pinion, an internal gear that meshes with the planet gears and a shaft that is rotationally driven by the planet gears and disposed frontward of the planet gears. The internal gear comprises an internal gear part and an internal gear retaining part for holding the internal gear part. An oil unit bearing is disposed frontward of the internal gear part, and the oil unit bearing is held at a front part of the internal gear retaining part.
US11260512B2	Powered fastener driver A fastener driver includes a pusher assembly slidably coupled to a magazine assembly. The pusher assembly includes a first portion and a second portion that are selectively movable relative to each other. The pusher assembly is adjustable between a first state in which the first portion and the second portion are configured to move together in unison toward the channel, and a second state in which the first portion moves relative to the second portion toward the channel. A dry-fire lockout assembly includes a blocking member coupled to the magazine assembly or the nosepiece assembly, and a lockout member selectively engageable with the blocking member for moving the blocking member from a first position and a second position. The pusher assembly is configured to transition from the first state to the second state after a predetermined number of fasteners remain in the magazine assembly.
US11260511B2	Diaphragm coupling tools A tool for installation and removal of flexible couplings includes a first plate having a hinge member rigidly extending from the first plate and a shaft engaging feature defined in the first plate opposite the hinge member thereof. A second plate has a hinge member rigidly extending from the second plate and a shaft engaging feature defined in the second plate opposite the hinge member thereof. The hinge members of first and second plates are hinged together for rotation of the first and second plates about a hinge axis to actuate the shaft engaging features toward and away from one another.
US11260508B2	Torque socket tool A torque socket tool is provided, including: a main body, a driving member, an engaging member, a torque adjustment assembly and a rotating member. The main body defines an axial direction and has a first restricting portion. The driving member is rotatably disposed on the main body about the axial direction. The engaging member is slidably disposed on the main body. The torque adjustment assembly includes a mandrel. The mandrel is disposed within the main body and rotatable about the axial direction. The rotating member is non-rotatably sleeved with the mandrel and has a second restricting portion.
US11260506B2	Pneumatic ratchet wrench and outer shell thereof A pneumatic ratchet wrench includes a main body formed with a receiving chamber, a head unit, a driving unit and an air motor. The head unit defines a gas passage, and includes a ring portion and a frame portion. The ring portion includes an exit in spatial communication with the gas passage and opens toward the frame portion. The driving unit includes a driving head, and a transmission shaft mounted in the head unit. The air motor drives the transmission shaft and includes a cylinder and a rotor. The cylinder includes a venting hole allowing gas produced in the cylinder to pass through the venting hole and the gas passage and to exit from the exit to be blown toward the frame portion.
US11260503B2	Abrasive slurry delivery systems and methods An abrasive slurry delivery system configured to discharge a high pressure mixture of water (30) and abrasives (54, 54′) for further admixture with a flow of high pressure water (30) to generate an abrasive slurry and ultimately an abrasive slurry jet is provided. The delivery system includes a storage chamber (56), a discharge chamber (58) and a shuttle chamber (60) positioned therebetween. The shuttle chamber (60) is configured to intermittently receive abrasives (54) from the storage chamber (56) and intermittently supply the abrasives (54, 54′) mixed with high pressure water (30) to the discharge chamber (58) to be selectively discharged therefrom. High pressure abrasive slurry cutting systems and related methods are also provided.
US11260502B2	Hand-held power tool having at least one machine-side contact element A hand-held power tool, in particular an angle grinder, includes a gearing housing part and an accessory equipment. The gearing housing part includes at least one machine-side contact element. The accessory equipment includes at least one accessory equipment-side contact element. In the mounted state of the accessory on the hand-held power tool, the at least one machine-side contact element comes into contact with the at least one accessory-side contact element.
US11260499B2	Polishing apparatus and polishing method A polishing apparatus 100 includes a first electric motor 14 that rotationally drives a polishing table 12, and a second electric motor 22 that rotationally drives a top ring 20 that holds a semiconductor wafer 18. The polishing apparatus 100 includes: a current detection portion 24; an accumulation portion 110 that accumulates, for a prescribed interval, current values of three phases that are detected by the current detection portion 24; a difference portion 112 that determines a difference between a detected current value in an interval that is different to the prescribed interval and the accumulated current value; and an endpoint detection portion 29 that detects a polishing endpoint that indicates the end of polishing of the surface of the semiconductor wafer 18, based on a change in the difference that the difference portion 112 outputs.
US11260498B2	Method of polishing a new or a refurbished electrostatic chuck Embodiments of the present invention provide a polishing ring assembly suitable for polishing an electrostatic chuck and method of using the same. In one embodiment, the polishing ring assembly has a retaining ring assembly and an electrostatic chuck fixture. The retaining ring assembly includes an inner diameter and a top surface, a plurality of outer drive rings wherein the plurality of outer drive rings are placed on the top surface of the ceramic retaining ring. The electrostatic chuck fixture includes an electrostatic chuck drive plate adjacent to the inner diameter of in the ceramic retaining ring. The electrostatic chuck drive plate has a lock to secure retaining ring assembly with the electrostatic chuck fixture without transferring the weight from one assembly over to the other through the locking mechanism.
US11260497B2	Polishing apparatus and polishing pad A polishing apparatus includes a holder holding a target. A polisher polishes the target. An irradiator irradiates the target with an irradiation light from below the polisher. A photoreceiver receives a reflection light reflected from the polishing target to detect a relation between a wavelength and a light quantity of the reflection light. A first reflector bends the irradiation light from the irradiator in a direction tilted to the polishing target. A second reflector bends the reflection light from the polishing target to the photoreceiver. The first reflector irradiates the polishing target with the irradiation light in a direction tilted to the polishing target.
US11260494B2	Devices for surface finishing of parts A device for surface finishing of parts may include: an annular container configured to receive working media and at least one part, the container having a central axis and bottom surface; vibratory means associated with the container for causing the container to oscillate, wherein the vibratory means is configured to cause the at least one part to circulate in the container along a path; and at least one projection on the bottom surface and having a crest extending along a respective radial direction, an ascending lateral surface from the bottom surface to the crest, and a descending lateral surface from the crest to the bottom surface. The device may further include a plurality of the projections. The projections may change a spatial orientation of the at least one part as it moves on the projections. The crest may be inclined with respect to the radial direction downwards toward the axis.
US11260489B2	Glass device housings An electronic device may have a glass housing structures. The glass housing structures may be used to cover a display and other internal electronic device components. The glass housing structure may have multiple glass pieces that are joined using a glass fusing process. A peripheral glass member may be fused along the edge of a planar glass member to enhance the thickness of the edge. A rounded edge feature may be formed by machining the thickened edge. Raised fused glass features may surround openings in the planar glass member. Multiple planar glass members may be fused together to form a five-sided box in which electronic components may be mounted. Raised support structure ribs may be formed by fusing glass structures to a planar glass member. Opaque masking material and colored glass may be used to create portions of the glass housing structures that hide internal device components from view.
US11260488B2	Method of manufacturing diamond knife for ultra-microtome for continuous cutting Provided is a method of manufacturing a diamond knife for an ultra-microtome, including determining a shape and size of a knife, performing a multiphase flow analysis on movement of a droplet at a fore-end of the knife with the determined shape and size, processing a fine pattern to ensure hydrophobic property according to a result of the flow analysis, and grinding a blade of the knife after the processing of the fine pattern to minimize an interval between the pattern and the blade and, thus, a knife blade is always maintained in a wet state due to a droplet movement between a hydrophobic fine pattern and a hydrophilic surface to continuously generate ultrathin slices.
US11260484B2	Tool drive having a spindle shaft and operating method A tool drive with spindle shaft for a chip-forming machining includes at least one electromagnetic axial actuator and a control and/or regulation apparatus for the operation of the axial actuator for changing the position of the spindle shaft along the longitudinal axis, wherein the control and/or regulation apparatus is designed to drive the axial actuator for the generation of microvibration movement of the spindle shaft, independently of and superimposable on a feed movement, in order to affect the chip size and chip shape of the removed material, wherein at least one axial magnetic bearing and/or one linear motor is provided as at least part of the axial actuator, wherein the regulation and/or control apparatus includes a memory unit and/or a function generation unit, and is configured to specify setpoint values of the oscillation curve of the microvibration movement depending on geometrical and or physical data of the workpiece and/or process variables that are measured or determined indirectly and/or control inputs, so that the control and/or regulation apparatus is configured to adjust an axial microvibration movement of the spindle shaft, independently of and superimposed on a feed movement, in such a way as to affect the chip size and chip shape of the removed material created when drilling.
US11260482B2	Flexible ring fitting device The flexible ring fitting device includes a flexible ring disposition mechanism 10 for disposing a flexible ring R relative to an annular groove G of a workpiece W and flexible ring assembly mechanisms 421 and 422 including an arm portion 424 rotating while pushing the flexible ring R along the outer periphery of the workpiece W. The flexible ring assembly mechanisms 421 and 422 are movable with respect to the workpiece W and include an elastic body 51 urging the arm portion 424 of the flexible ring assembly mechanisms 421 and 422 so as to press the arm portion 424 with respect to the workpiece W.
US11260478B2	Valve for preventing distortion Various valves capable of preventing distortion are disclosed. The valve comprises a metal member configured to have at least two sub metal members and a main body. Here, the sub metal members are included in the main body, and the main body is formed of plastic.
US11260476B2	Aluminum alloy brazing sheet and method for manufacturing the same An aluminum alloy includes: a core material made of an aluminum alloy including Si, Cu, and Mn, with the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities; a brazing material cladded onto one side surface of the core material, and made of an aluminum alloy including Si, with the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities; and a sacrificial anode material cladded onto the other side surface of the core material, and made of an aluminum alloy including Zn and Si, with the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, wherein a total number density of single phase pure Si and a intermetallic compound existing in the sacrificial anode material and having a grain size of 0.1 μm or more and 1.0 μm or less is 1×103/mm2 or more and 1×106/mm2 or less.
US11260461B2	Cutting insert and cutting tool on which same is mounted A cutting insert of the present invention comprises: an upper surface and a lower surface; first and second lateral surfaces; first and second cutting edge parts; and corner cutting edges, wherein the first cutting edge part includes: a first main cutting edge for forming one end at a portion spaced farthest away from the corner cutting edge; a first sub-cutting edge connected to the corner cutting edge; and a first auxiliary cutting edge for connecting the first main cutting edge and the first sub-cutting edge so as to form a step between the same, and the first sub-cutting edge and the corner cutting edge form one straight line when viewed toward the first lateral surface, and are inclined upward in the direction opposite to the direction toward the lower surface while gradually going in the direction toward the second cutting edge part.
US11260456B2	Photodetector array for additive manufacturing operations This disclosure describes an additive manufacturing system that includes a build plane having a first region and a second region. Multiple energy source can be positioned above the build plane and configured to direct energy into the first and second regions of the build plane. The system includes optical sensors configured to monitor an intensity of light emitted from the energy sources. A processor associated with the additive manufacturing system is configured to adjust the sensor outputs in response to the energy sources coming into close proximity.
US11260455B2	Energy density mapping in additive manufacturing environments Systems and methods for generating an energy density map of an object to be built in an additive manufacturing environment are provided. Certain embodiments provide a method for building an object utilizing additive manufacturing, the method including: receiving a job file for building the object, wherein the job file includes a plurality of slices of the object, and wherein a first slice of the object indicates scanning lines for applying an energy source to build material to build the first slice of the object; determining operation parameters of the energy source; and generating a first energy density map of the first slice of the object based on the job file and the operation parameters of the energy source, wherein the first energy density map indicates an amount of energy from the energy source per area of build material applied to the build material for the first slice of the object.
US11260454B2	Correction of non-imaging thermal measurement devices A system and a corresponding method of correcting temperature data from a non-imaging optical sensor involve collecting temperature data generated using the optical sensor. The temperature data describes temperature changes across a surface of a material during an additive manufacturing operation in which the material is heated by a heat source. The method includes estimating a size of a hot spot corresponding to a hottest region formed on the surface by the heat source; and estimating a size of a heated region corresponding to a locus of points within the field of view that contribute to the temperature data. The method further includes correcting the temperature data based on the estimated sizes of the hot spot and the heated region.
US11260453B2	Method for additive production, component, and apparatus for additive production A method for additive production of a component, which includes the additive construction of the component on a component platform having an opening, wherein, during the first part of the additive construction of the component an auxiliary structure is produced additively around the opening of the component platform. The method further includes the introduction of a device through the opening into a cavity defined by the auxiliary structure, wherein, during a second part of the additive construction, following the first part of the additive construction, properties of the component to be produced are influenced and/or measured by the device. A component is produced by the method and an apparatus for the additive production of the component, includes the component platform having the opening and the closure.
US11260448B2	Method for the production of hollow chamber valves Disclosed is a method for the production of a valve body of a hollow chamber valve, said method comprising: providing a bowl-shaped semi-finished product having an annular wall, which surrounds a hollow chamber, and a bottom portion, followed by a lengthening of the wall and a final reducing of an outer diameter of the annular wall in order to obtain a predetermined valve shaft outside diameter of a valve that is to be produced. Further disclosed is a hollow chamber valve produced by means of said method.
US11260446B2	Floating block of hub shaping mold and hub shaping mold having same The present disclosure provides a floating block of a hub shaping mold. The floating block can include: at least one inner support member having a first side and a second side opposite to each other, wherein the first side of the at least one inner support member can include a first arc surface, and at least one first bulge can be arranged on the first arc surface; at least one outer pressing member having a first side and a second side opposite to each other, wherein the first side of the at least one outer pressing member can include a second arc surface matched with the first arc surface, at least one second bulge can be arranged on the second arc surface, and the at least one first bulge and the at least one second bulge can be arranged in a staggered manner.
US11260444B2	Forming device and method for large thin-walled part with curved surface The present invention discloses a forming device for a large thin-walled part with a curved surface, which includes a punch, a blank holder, a die, a lower die plate, a first annular sleeve and second annular sleeves. The first annular sleeve is connected with first driving oil cylinders. An inner diameter of the die is greater than an outer diameter of the punch. The first annular sleeve is arranged in a gap between the punch and the die. The second annular sleeve is arranged at the bottom of the punch. The first annular sleeve is arranged outside the second annular sleeve. The second annular sleeve is connected with second driving oil cylinders. The first driving oil cylinders and the second driving oil cylinders are connected with a hydraulic system.
US11260443B2	Method for manufacturing press formed product A method for manufacturing a press formed product is disclosed. The manufacturing method includes a first step of manufacturing an intermediate component by forming the curved part such that a line length along the longitudinal direction of a curved convex side WA is shorter than a line length in the product shape and a line length along the longitudinal direction of a curved concave side WB is longer than a line length in the product shape; and a second step of forming the intermediate component such that a line length of the curved convex side WA is longer than the line length in the first step and a line length of the curved concave side WB is shorter than the line length in the first step.
US11260438B2	Wire rod rolling roller and gap adjustment device thereof A wire rod rolling roller is disclosed. In one aspect, the wire rod rolling roller includes upper and lower rollers spaced apart from each other and configured to roll a wire rod passing therebetween and upper and lower drive shafts fixedly extending through the centers of the upper and lower rollers, respectively, and configured to rotate the upper and lower rollers. The wire rod rolling roller also includes upper and lower bearing housings respectively disposed on one side of the upper drive shaft and one side of the lower drive shaft, and configured to support the upper and lower drive shafts. The wire rod rolling roller further includes a journal bearing inserted into the upper and lower bearing housings and in surface contact with the upper and lower drive shafts to minimize fiction and a gap adjustment device configured to adjust a gap between the upper and lower rollers.
US11260430B2	Ultrasonic cleaner and automatic analyzer using the same An ultrasonic cleaner includes: a cleaning tank; an ultrasonic transducer; a vibration head which extends from the ultrasonic transducer toward the cleaning tank and of which a tip portion includes a cylindrical hole having a longitudinal direction aligned to a vertical direction; and an air layer or a metallic member that is provided in an area formed by projecting at least the vibration head in the vertical direction under the cleaning tank, wherein the ultrasonic transducer is driven at a frequency at which the vibration head is vibrated resonantly in a vibration mode accompanied by a deformation in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical hole and a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, wherein an area formed by projecting at least the vibration head in the vertical direction in a bottom portion of the cleaning tank is formed of a material mainly including resin.
US11260426B2	Identifying coins from scrap A system classifies materials utilizing a vision system that implements a machine learning system, such as a neural network, in order to identify or classify each of the materials as either a monetary coin or not a monetary coin, which may then be sorted into separate groups based on such an identification or classification. Such a system can sort monetary coins from other forms of scrap, which may have been produced from a shredding of end of life vehicles.
US11260423B2	Composite materials cured with thermoplastic thin film coating Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for making co-cured coated composite material comprising composite material prepreg stacks and a coating material, with the coating material comprising an outer layer of thermoplastic film, with the coating material co-cured with the composite material, with the co-cured coating material providing a compressive force on the co-cured coated composite material, components comprising the co-cured coated composite material, and larger structures comprising the co-cured coated composite materials.
US11260421B2	Method to strip and recoat erosion coatings applied to fan blades and structural guide vanes A method of repairing an erosion coating coupled to a substrate, wherein the coating comprises an anodization layer on the substrate, a bond primer layer on the anodization layer, a corrosion-resistant primer on the bond primer, and an erosion coating on the corrosion-resistant primer. The method comprises abrading an erosion coating; abrading a corrosion-resistant primer; creating an abraded surface comprising a bond primer over an anodization layer coupled to the substrate, applying a sol-gel adhesion promoter layer to said abraded surface; applying a corrosion-resistant layer over the sol-gel adhesion promoter layer; and applying an erosion coating layer over the corrosion-resistant layer.
US11260420B2	Nanowires with magnetic coatings and methods for making and using Coated nanowires comprising a core and a ferromagnetic coating are magnetically aligned and bound to a substrate. The substrate may have a thiol-functionalized surface. In some examples, the coated nanowires are nickel-coated copper nanowires and the substrate may be a carbon-doped oxide or silicon oxide.
US11260416B2	Ejector devices, methods, drivers, and circuits therefor In a piezoelectric ejector assembly, a piezoelectric actuator is attached to an ejector mechanism, while a drive signal generator and a controller are coupled to the actuator. The drive signal generator is configured to generate a drive signal for driving the actuator to oscillate the ejector assembly. The controller is configured to control the drive signal generator to drive the actuator at a resonant frequency of the ejector assembly, and an auto-tuning circuit is provided to define the optimum drive signal frequency.
US11260409B2	Arrangement for dual liquid component packaging The present patent application relates to an arrangement for a packaging of a dual liquid component, which comprises a first component and a second component, the arrangement for the packaging that includes a container and an auxiliary device for application of the dual liquid component product. The container may have an upper, tubular part having a frustum-shape, and a lower part. The upper, tubular part may comprise an upper neck, in which the auxiliary device for application of the dual component product is assembled, and an upper wall with an open base, the upper wall being fitted with internal stops located internally near the neck and a seat located internally near the open base. The open base may host a sealing ring with an internal thread. The lower part may store the second component and may comprises a bottom, a lower wall, an upper free end fitted with an external thread and an adjacent seat strip located under the external thread.
US11260408B2	Sprinkler for achieving a high atomization effect under low pressure condition The invention discloses a sprinkler for achieving a high atomization effect under a low pressure condition, which belongs to a modern agricultural micro-irrigation apparatus, and comprises a low-pressure fine atomizing nozzle, a small motor fan, a storage battery pack, slotted brackets, a screw rod and adjustable screw nuts, the components of the sprinkler are connected with each other via threads and bolts, and the slotted bracket has a U-shaped slot. The low-pressure atomizing sprinkler can realize height adjustment of the sprinkler through threaded connection of the threaded connecting pipe according to the height of the plant to be sprinkled, and the operation is simple. Effective atomization can be achieved under a low pressure condition and atomization uniformity can be improved by the action of the small motor fan. The sprinkler for achieving a high atomization effect under a low pressure condition is convenient to assemble, the user can quickly install the sprinkler and achieve different atomization effects according to the requirement, so that a single apparatus has multiple functions and effectively overcome drawbacks of the mechanical operation and only functioning in pressure adjustment of the agricultural atomizing sprinklers in the prior art.
US11260404B2	Tangential air cleaner with coiled filter cartridge Filtration systems having a tangential air cleaner having a coiled media filter element and a cyclonic pre-cleaner are described. An outer wall of the filter element acts as a pre-cleaner sleeve of the housing to generate a cyclonic flow of the intake air prior to the intake air being filtered by the filter element. The housing cover includes geometry that redirects the cyclonic low from a tangential path to an axial, straight-through flow directed through an inlet flow face of the filter element. Various embodiments of such filtration systems offer increased filter performance and capacity compared to similarly sized cylindrical pleated filter elements having a radial flow filtering path.
US11260400B2	Inclined magnetic holder An inclined magnetic holder comprises a magnetic base and a centrifuge tube support plate. The centrifuge tube support plate has centrifuge tube support holes. The magnetic base comprises a first bottom plate, a fixing plate, and two first-side support plates. Respective top portions of the two first-side support plates are provided with a position-locating slot. Two ends of the centrifuge tube support plate are respectively provided with a position-locating protruding block. The centrifuge tube support holes are evenly and linearly distributed on the centrifuge tube support plate. An elastic circular engagement component for holding a centrifuge tube is provided inside the centrifuge tube support holes. A block magnet is fixed to the fixing plate below and corresponding to each of the centrifuge tube support holes. A north pole or south pole surface of the block magnet faces the centrifuge tube and is parallel to an axis of the centrifuge tube.
US11260395B2	Wear resistant VSI crusher distributor plate A distributor plate assembly for a vertical shaft impact (VSI) crusher is optimized for abrasion wear resistance. The distributor plate includes a plurality of plate segments, each segment being formed from a main body of ductile iron alloy having cemented carbide granules embedded within the iron alloy.
US11260391B2	Enhanced capture of magnetic microbeads in microfluidic devices using sequentially switched electroosmotic flow Methods of increasing the capture efficiency of a microfluidic device for a target reagent, without additional complications to the design of existing microfluidic devices, and more particularly methods of increasing the capture efficiency of a microfluidic device for magnetic microbeads within a microfluidic channel using sequentially switched electroosmotic flows.
US11260390B2	Lateral-flow assay device having flow constrictions A lateral-flow assay device includes a substrate having a sample addition zone and a wash addition zone downstream thereof along a fluid flow path through which a sample flows. The fluid flow path is configured to receive a wash fluid in the wash addition zone. A hydrophilic surface is arranged in the wash addition zone. Flow constriction(s) are spaced apart from the fluid flow path and arranged to define, with the hydrophilic surface, a reservoir configured to retain the wash fluid by formation of a meniscus between the hydrophilic surface and the flow constriction(s). The fluid flow path draws the wash fluid from the reservoir by capillary pressure. Apparatus for analyzing a fluidic sample and methods of displacing a fluidic sample in a fluid flow path of an assay device are also described.
US11260389B2	Disposable diagnostic device with vented priming fluid passage for volumetric control of sample and reagents and method of performing a diagnosis therewith A diagnostic cartridge and method of performing a diagnostic test are provided. The cartridge includes a body having a sample chamber for receipt of a sample, an analysis chamber, and a reagent-containing dispensing member. A valve member is coupled to the body for selective movement between first and second states. The valve member has a fluid passage with a hydroscopic, gas permeable vent. In the first state, the fluid passage is out of fluid communication with the sample chamber and is registered for fluid communication with the reagent-containing dispensing member. The vent prevents fluid from passing therethrough and allows air to vent therefrom as reagent flows into and fills the fluid passage. In the second state, the fluid passage remains in fluid communication with the reagent-containing dispensing member and is brought into fluid communication with the sample chamber to facilitate transporting the sample to the analysis chamber.
US11260386B2	Component of a device, a device, and a method for purifying and testing biomolecules from biological samples The present disclosure relates to, inter alia, an easy-to-operate, fully closed component, which can be part of an instrument, for purification of biomolecules from biological samples, and subsequent transfer, and testing of the biomolecules, as well as an instrument comprising the component, and a method for using the component.
US11260384B2	Honeycomb filter A honeycomb filter includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb structure having porous partition walls provided, surrounding a plurality of cells which serve as fluid through channels extending from an inflow end face to an outflow end face, and a porous plugging portion provided either at an end on the inflow end face or the outflow end face of the cells, wherein the plugging portion is composed of a porous material, the honeycomb structure has a central region and a circumferential region, and a ratio of an area of the circumferential region with respect to that of the central region ranges from 0.1 to 0.5, porosity of a central plugging portion in the central region is lower than that of a circumferential plugging portion in the circumferential region, and the porosity of the central plugging portions ranges from 60% to 68%, and that of the circumferential plugging portions ranges from 70% to 85%.
US11260383B2	Honeycomb structure In a honeycomb structure, porous partition walls are arranged to surround cells extending from an inflow end face of the honeycomb structure body to an outflow end face thereof, intersection points at which the partition walls arranged in a latticed manner in the inflow end face intersect include a first intersection point that is one intersection point, and second intersection points one of which is the other intersection point in the partition wall including the first intersection point, and which are adjacent to the first intersection point, and the inflow end face has concave/convex portions each including the first intersection point as a bottom portion and the peripheral second intersection points of the first intersection point as top portions, or each including the first intersection point as a top portion and the peripheral second intersection points of the first intersection point as bottom portions.
US11260382B2	Core-shell catalyst, preparation method therefor and application thereof to catalytic ozonation The invention discloses a core-shell structured catalyst comprising a core covered with a shell. The core is made of hematite, tourmaline, germanium, maifanite or kaolin. The invention also provides a method for preparing the catalyst including mixing raw materials of the core with water to form seed-balls with a particle size of 2-4 mm; mixing the seed-balls with raw materials of the shell and water, such that the seed-balls are covered with the raw materials of the shell to form pellets with a particle size of 3-5 mm; processing the pellets at 60-90° C. and then calcining to active the pellets at 450-550° C. to obtain a core-shell structured catalyst. The invention further discloses use of the core-shell structured catalyst in the ozone oxidation reaction. In the invention, a core-shell structured catalyst with good morphology and catalytic performance is prepared, and the production cost of the catalyst is reduced.
US11260380B2	Imines with tunable nucleophilicity and steric properties through metal coordination: applications as ligands and metalloorganocatalysts The invention describes phospho-amino pincer-type ligands, metal complexes thereof, and catalytic methods comprising such metal complexes for conversion of carbon dioxide to methanol, conversion of aldehydes into alcohols, conversion of aldehydes in the presence of a trifluoromethylation agent into trifluorinated secondary alcohols, cycloaddition of carbon dioxide to an epoxide to provide cyclic carbonates or preparation of an amide from the combination of an alcohol and an amine.
US11260379B2	Catalysts and methods for epoxide-based polymerizations Provided are catalysts, methods of making catalysts, methods of using catalysts, and copolymers made utilizing the catalysts. The catalyst has a metal salen complex group, a bridging group, and one or more co-catalyst groups. The metal salen complex group is attached to the bridging group and the bridging group is attached to the co-catalyst group. The copolymers made utilizing the catalysts are polyesters or polycarbonates.
US11260378B2	Catalyst system and process for producing bisphenol-A A catalyst system useful in the production of bisphenol-A comprises (a) an acidic heterogeneous catalyst; (b) a first catalyst promoter comprising at least one organic sulfur-containing compound; and (c) a second catalyst promoter different from the first catalyst promoter and comprising at least one organic Brønsted acidic ionic compound.
US11260377B2	Method for synthesizing a FER/MOR composite molecular sieve This application consists of a method for the synthesis of a type of FER/MOR composite molecular sieve. That method consisting of mixing FER seed crystals, MOR seed crystals, a silicon source, water and an acid or alkali, thus yielding a reaction mixture; by adjusting the proportions of the seed crystals added, the silicon-aluminium proportion, acidity/alkalinity and other reaction conditions, it is possible to obtain a dual phase composite molecular sieve within which the proportions of the crystal phases may be adjusted. In the synthesis process to which the method of this application relates, there is no need to add any organic template, thus reducing the cost of the reaction, in addition to reducing likely environmental pollution, thus having major potential applications.
US11260372B2	Catalyst system for lean gasoline direct injection engines A lean gasoline exhaust treatment catalyst article is provided, the article comprising a catalytic material applied on a substrate, wherein the catalytic material comprises a first composition and a second composition, wherein the first and second compositions are present in a layered or zoned configuration, the first composition comprising palladium impregnated onto a porous refractory metal oxide material and rhodium impregnated onto a porous refractory metal oxide material; and the second composition comprising platinum impregnated onto a porous refractory metal oxide material. Methods of making and using such catalyst articles and the associated compositions and systems employing such catalyst articles are also described.
US11260368B2	Method for reducing metal oxide and method for producing photocatalyst using same The present invention relates to a method of reducing a metal oxide comprising the steps of preparing a mixture by mixing a metal oxide and a metal hydride (step 1) and reducing the mixture by heat treatment (step 2) and a method of producing a photocatalyst using the same, and The method of reducing a metal oxide of the present invention can easily reduce such metal oxides as TiO2, ZrO2, V2O3, and Fe2O3.
US11260365B2	Riser bracket for supporting a computer card A riser bracket for supporting a riser board and a computer card inserted into the riser board is disclosed. The riser bracket includes a first riser bracket piece, a first latch, a second riser bracket piece, and a second latch. The computer card and the riser board are positioned on a motherboard. The first riser bracket piece is configured to be coupled to the riser board. The first latch is configured to the first riser bracket piece to a first mounting point of the motherboard, and to move between a latched position and an unlatched position. The second riser bracket piece is coupled to the first riser bracket piece. The second latch is configured to couple the second riser bracket piece to a second mounting point of the motherboard, and move between a latched position and an unlatched position.
US11260361B2	Synthesis device A device for synthesis of macromolecules is disclosed. In one aspect, the device comprises an ion-releaser having a synthesis surface comprising an array of synthesis locations arranged for synthesis of the macromolecules. The ion-releaser also includes an ion-source electrode, which is arranged to contain releasable ions and is arranged to be in contact with each of the synthesis locations of the synthesis surface, thereby release ions to the synthesis locations. The ion-releaser further comprises activating electrodes, which are arranged to be in contact with the ion-source electrode, wherein each one of the activating electrodes is arranged in association with one of the synthesis locations via the ion-source electrode. The ion-releaser is arranged to release at least a portion of the releasable ions from the ion-source electrode to one of the synthesis locations, by activation of the activating electrode associated with the synthesis location.
US11260358B2	Aqueous systems of at least two phases containing microcapsules and processes for manufacturing the same In one aspects of the invention, a microcapsule includes a film encapsulating a material. The film is formed by complexation of at least two mutually attractive components initially present in an aqueous dispersion comprising a continuous phase and a dispersed phase. The at least one first component is initially present in the continuous phase and the at least one second component is initially present in the dispersed phase. According to another aspect of the invention, provided is a process for forming microcapsules including the step of injecting a dispersed phase having at least a first component into a continuous phase having at least a second component, where the first component and the second component are mutually attractive, such that a film is formed by complexation of the first charged component and the second charged component.
US11260352B2	Periodic mesoporous organosilica-doped nanocomposite membranes and systems including same A periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMO) nanoparticle functionalized nanocomposite membrane (NCM) for membrane distillation, the NCM including: polymer fibers such as polyetherimide fibers aggregated into a matrix; and hydrophobic PMO nanoparticles disposed on the polymer fibers. The PMO nanoparticles include a framework connected by organic groups and pentafluorophenyl groups. Good membrane flux and anti-fouling was demonstrated. Membranes can be prepared by electrospinning.
US11260349B2	Hollow fiber membrane bundle The present disclosure relates to bundles of hollow fiber membranes and a process for their production. The bundles are used for the manufacture of filtration and/or diffusion devices, e.g., capillary dialyzers.
US11260344B2	Molten hydroxide membrane for separation of acid gases from emissions In one embodiment, a separation membrane includes: a porous support structure, wherein the porous support structure comprises a system of continuous pores connecting an inlet of the separation membrane to an outlet of the separation membrane; and at least one alkali metal hydroxide disposed within pores of the porous support structure. Other aspects and embodiments of the disclosed inventive concepts will become apparent from the detailed description, which, when taken in conjunction with the drawings, illustrate by way of example the principles of the invention.
US11260342B2	Fractionation system using bundled compact co-current contacting systems A fractionation system for removing heavy hydrocarbons in a gas stream. A stripping section receives a predominantly liquid phase of the feed gas stream. A co-current contacting system receives a predominantly vapor phase of the feed gas stream. The co-current contacting system includes a compact contacting bundle disposed within a vessel and including a plurality of substantially parallel contacting units, each of the plurality of contacting units having a droplet generator, a mass transfer section, and a separation system. Each droplet generator generates droplets from a liquid disperses the droplets into a gas stream. Each mass transfer section provides a mixed, two-phase flow having a vapor phase and a liquid phase. Each separation system separates the vapor phase from the liquid phase such that the concentration of heavy hydrocarbons in the vapor phase is lower than in the liquid phase.
US11260341B2	Gas-filtering system and method The present invention relates to a gas-filtering system (1000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000) comprising: an input (1100) for the gas, a reactor (1301, 1302, 1303) for filtering the gas at the input (1100) and thus obtaining a filtered gas, an output (1200) for the filtered gas, a vacuum generator (1401, 1402) for generating a vacuum inside the reactor (1301, 1302, 1303), where the vacuum generator (1401, 1402) is configured so as to apply a first predetermined vacuum value (VI) in a first vacuum phase (T2) and so as to apply a second predetermined vacuum value (V2) in a second vacuum phase (T3); the filtering system (1000, 3000, 4000) further comprising a flow controller (1501, 1502, 1503) connected at the output to the reactor (1301, 1302, 1303), where the flow controller (1501, 1502, 1503) is configured so as to block the introduction of the filtered gas into the reactor (1301, 1302, 1303) during the first vacuum phase (T2), and where the flow controller (1501, 1502, 1503) is configured so as to allow the introduction of the filtered gas and/or a second gas into the reactor (1301, 1302, 1303), starting from the output (1200) during the second vacuum phase (T3).
US11260338B2	Oxygen generation device An oxygen generation device having a compressed air supply device, air cooling coil, a fan, pneumatic valve system, a housing, at least one media insert, an on-off switch, a printed circuit board, and a touch screen. The pneumatic valve system includes an air inlet port, a first air outlet port connected to the inlet of the first media insert, a second air outlet port connected to the inlet of the second media insert. The air inlet port receives compressed air from the compressed air supply device and alternatingly provides the compressed air to one of the first media insert and the second media insert. The lower housing includes check valve ball moveable between the first position and the second position and alternatingly controlling a flow of compressed air through the first media insert and the second media insert.
US11260336B2	Active wet scrubbing filtration system An active wet scrubbing filtration system for decontamination of a gas stream comprises components including one or more of: a) a vortexing apparatus which induces a contaminant-bearing gas into a helical flow; b) an initial scrubbing fluid spray section configured so as to project a spray of scrubbing fluid into the contaminant-bearing gas stream; c) an absorption structure; d) a condenser; and e) first and second scrubbing fluid decontamination systems that may be engaged or disengaged independently of each other. In some embodiments, the worksite comprises a clean room or one or more a semiconductor processing tools, which may include photolithography tools or photolithography tool clusters. In some embodiments, the active wet scrubbing filtration system may be useful in cleaning and recycling air or other process gasses for use in clean rooms or semiconductor processing tools.
US11260335B2	Gaskets and diaphragms for filtration systems Specialized dust collection systems are provided that include a pulsed air system; at least one diaphragm valve assembly, which functions as the pulsed air valve; and a controller for controlling the diaphragm valve assembly and pulsed distribution of the pressurized air. The diaphragm valve assembly may be controlled by the controller and is operable to selectively deliver pressurized air to the air distribution assembly in short pulses or bursts. The disclosed diaphragm valve assembly can be utilized to improve the functionality of the pulsed air system and the dust collection system.
US11260334B2	Dust collector and dust removal method for same An object of the present invention is to provide a dust collector including a pulse jet type dust removal mechanism capable of uniformly removing dust over the entire length of a cylindrical filter without increasing the pressure loss of the cylindrical filter; and a dust removal method for such a dust collector. The dust collector of the present invention is a dust collector including a pulse jet type dust removal mechanism for removing dust adhered to cylindrical filters, in which the pulse jet type dust removal mechanism includes: a first discharge section having first discharge nozzles for discharging pulse jets from first end side openings of the cylindrical filters toward inside of the cylindrical filters; and a second discharge section having second nozzles for discharging pulse jets from second end sides of the cylindrical filters toward openings on the first end side of the cylindrical filters, and the second nozzles for discharging are each provided on a tip side of a pipe line extending from the first end side to the second end side of the cylindrical filter.
US11260333B2	Filtration system housing with wave-shaped walls A filtration system housing is provided for supporting filtration system components. The filtration system is configured to remove particulates from air. The housing comprises a plurality of walls defining a chamber for receiving pressurized air. The housing additionally comprises a reinforcing member at least partially surrounding said walls. At least one of the walls is contoured to include a spatial curvature extending along a portion of the at least one wall.
US11260330B2	Filtration apparatus and method Provided is an apparatus and method for interacting with objects of interest. A filtering apparatus can comprise a channel system, through which objects of interest are able to diffuse. The channel system can comprise a channel of suitably configured non-uniform cross-sectional area along the length of the channel. In some embodiments, the channel system can be provided by a suitably configured porous bulk material. In some embodiments, channel system can comprise an interior chamber comprising filtered objects, where the filtered objects are contained on a first side by a first filtering surface, such as a semi-permeable membrane, and on a second side by second filtering surface, where the cross-sectional areas of a representative channel of the first and second filtering surfaces are not identical. The filtered objects can also be configured to interact with an externally applied body force, such as an electric field acting on charged filtered objects. The channel system is configured to interact with objects of interest on a scale which is smaller than a value several orders of magnitude larger than the mean free path of an object of interest. Some embodiments are configured to interact with particles, such as air molecules, water molecules, or aerosols. Other plate embodiments are configured to interact with waves or wavelike particles, such as electrons, photons, phonons or acoustic waves.
US11260329B2	Laundry dryer A laundry dryer according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a drying drum having an opening formed at the front side thereof; a front cabinet erected at the front side of the drying drum, and having an input hole formed at a portion corresponding to the opening; and a filter assembly mounted at the back side of the front cabinet corresponding to the lower side of the input hole, and through which humid air discharged from the drying drum passes, wherein the filter assembly can comprise: a case having an exhaust hole formed at the back side thereof; a blocking filter coupled to the upper side of the case; a lint filter unit penetrating the blocking filter so as to be slidably inserted or withdrawn in a vertical direction; a cleaning nozzle disposed at the front or rear of the lint filter unit; and a filter housing accommodated inside the case and disposed at the lower side of the lint filter unit.
US11260328B2	Cyclonic air filter assembly for an engine An internal combustion engine includes an engine block including a cylinder, a horizontally oriented crankshaft, an air-fuel mixing device configured to provide an air-fuel mixture to the cylinder, and an air filter assembly configured to provide filtered air to the air-fuel mixing device. The air filter assembly includes a housing comprising a first housing end portion and a second housing end portion and defining an interior volume, a filter element positioned within the interior volume dividing the interior volume into a filtered volume and an unfiltered volume, a gap between the filter element and the housing configured to allow air to flow between the filter element and the housing, an air intake, and a filtered air outlet.
US11260327B2	Filter element having intermittent coupling with housing cover A filter assembly has a threaded cover that mates with a complementary thread on the filter housing. Rotation of the housing cover in a first direction moves the cover axially away from the housing, and rotation of the housing cover in a second direction opposite the first direction moves the cover axially toward the housing. An intermittent coupling between a filter housing cover and a filter element applies intermittent axial forces to the filter element as the housing cover is rotated in the first direction to separate the filter element from the housing along with the cover. The intermittent coupling includes components on the inside of the filter cover that engage with complementary components on the filter element during each revolution of the cover.
US11260323B2	Low-energy dynamic filter A means to exploit the Dean Vortices for dynamic filtering on a macro scale intended for application in utility and industrial processes is disclosed. This method relies on an apparatus of computed construction to optimize the centripetal force and minimize the effect of gravity on the separation and effectiveness of the Dean Vortices. The method is also supported by an apparatus of construction which results in an optimized elliptical flow channel that enhances the formation and persistence of the Dean Vortices.
US11260320B1	Deaeration device for thermal system A deaeration device for a fluid includes a reservoir that contains a portion of the fluid, a fluid flow path that carries a portion of the fluid, a pressure regulating structure that creates a pressure gradient along the fluid flow path, a fluid exit in the fluid flow path, and a fluid entrance in the fluid flow path. The pressure gradient causes some of the fluid to exit the fluid flow path through the fluid exit and join the fluid in the reservoir. The pressure gradient causes some of the fluid from the reservoir to join the fluid flow path through the fluid entrance.
US11260318B2	Mass transfer assembly and column with dividing wall and methods involving same A mass transfer column comprising: a shell (12); an open internal region (14) defined by said shell; and a mass transfer assembly (16) positioned in the open internal region (14), the mass transfer assembly (16) comprising: a dividing wall (18) forming first and second sub-regions; one or more zones of mass transfer structures positioned in the first and second sub-regions (22 and 24); and a liquid flow divider (48) positioned above the dividing wall (18) for delivering a volumetric split of liquid to the first and second sub-regions. The liquid flow divider (48) may comprise a moveable weir (68) or a valve (180) in order the change the ratio of liquid flow between the two sub-regions.
US11260316B2	Pressurized vapor cycle liquid distillation Embodiments of the invention are directed toward a novel pressurized vapor cycle for distilling liquids. In some embodiments of the invention, a liquid purification system is revealed, including the elements of an input for receiving untreated liquid, a vaporizer coupled to the input for transforming the liquid to vapor, a head chamber for collecting the vapor, a vapor pump with an internal drive shaft and an eccentric rotor with a rotatable housing for compressing vapor, and a condenser in communication with the vapor pump for transforming the compressed vapor into a distilled product. Other embodiments of the invention are directed toward heat management, and other process enhancements for making the system especially efficient.
US11260314B1	Air amplifier arrays for presenting atmospheric effects relating to an event An air amplifier utilizes a high-pressure input stream of air to accelerate a low-velocity input stream of air to provide a high-velocity, high-volume output stream of air. A coupled air amplifier array includes multiple air amplifiers which couple their respective output streams of air to one another to form a single collective output stream of air. Multiple coupled air amplifier arrays can be utilized to form coupled air amplifier array systems to provide multiple collective output streams of air which can be focused toward to an audience within a venue. The coupled air amplifier array system can be implemented within atmospheric effects systems to provide atmospheric effects, such as wind, scent, and/or temperature to provide some examples, relating to an event. These atmospheric effects systems can present these atmospheric effects to the audience to enhance the immersion of the audience as they are viewing the event. These atmospheric effects systems can include multiple portable mobile effects pods that are situated within different locations within the venue to present these atmospheric effects to different locations with the venue.
US11260313B2	Toy assembly with inner object in housing that performs function In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing and a toy vehicle inside the housing. The housing has a movable housing portion, and at least one functional element that is movable and is separate from the movable housing portion. The toy vehicle has a drive wheel that, when driven in a first rotational direction causes the drive wheel to drive movement of the functional element so as to carry out a function without driving movement of the toy vehicle towards the movable housing portion, and when driven in a second rotational direction causes the drive wheel to drive the vehicle towards the movable housing portion.
US11260308B1	Swingset frame A swingset has a swingset frame. A horizontal member has a first horizontal section, and a second horizontal section. The first horizontal section has a swaged connection to the second horizontal section. The first horizontal section and the second horizontal section are formed of tube metal. A first horizontal section swaged portion fits within the second horizontal section. A pair of first legs support the first horizontal section, and a pair of second legs support the second horizontal section. The pair of first legs engage to a pair of first leg sockets formed on the first horizontal section. The pair of second legs engage to second leg sockets formed on the second horizontal section. A swing is suspended from the horizontal member. A lower tension bracket is mounted on a lower wall of the first horizontal section.
US11260301B2	Non-transitory computer-readable medium and video game processing system A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program is provided. The video game processing program causes a server to: extract tasks from a domain including at least one compound task, methods being set to each of the at least one compound task; determine tasks to be executed from the tasks in addition to an execution order thereof, and generate the plan; control an action of the character on a basis of the plan; and exclude, when the task is a compound task to which methods are set in a situation that the character fails the task in a middle of the plan, a failed method from a selection target, and execute partial replanning to obtain a partial modification plan. The action of the character is controlled on a basis of the partial modification plan in a case where the partial modification plan is obtained.
US11260300B2	Image processing method and apparatus An image processing method is provided. Information about a current location of a virtual object on an application interface is obtained, and line-of-sight blocking data corresponding to the location information is queried for. A first mask layer is generated based on a current operation status of the virtual object on the application interface by using the line-of-sight blocking data. A second mask layer is replaced with the first mask layer according to a preset unit of time, the second mask layer being one of at least two mask layers that are generated prior to generation of the first mask layer, the second mask layer being generated earliest among the at least two mask layers. A result of mixing the first mask layer and the at least two mask layers, except the second mask layer, to the application interface is output.
US11260296B2	Method for multicasting views of real-time streaming interactive video Systems and methods for creating and delivering an interactive display of thumbnail windows of visual content of different video game sessions are presented. In one embodiment, a method provides for sending, by a server of a service, an interactive interface for display on display of a client device. The interactive interface has a set of thumbnail windows and each thumbnail window depicts visual content of different video game sessions being played. Responsive to a selection of a thumbnail window by a user of the client device, the method provides for sending a video stream associated with the selected thumbnail window from the set of thumbnail windows. The video stream enables the user of the client device to view interactive game play of a video game associated with the video stream.
US11260295B2	Cloud-based game streaming Embodiments of the present invention are directed towards systems and methods of implementing multi-player online games using cloud computing. By using cloud computing (also known as a cloud network), hardware and/or software requirements for running the multi-player online game can be minimized as the game itself would be executed and run using resources available in the cloud network rather than based on local resources, such as a laptop or gaming console. Different users situated at different locations can all be provided access to the same game without the need for the specialized hardware, software, and resource levels.
US11260294B2	Virtual controller for game injection A computing system includes an input driver and a virtual input controller. The input driver is configured to receive input data from a first controller of a recognized data protocol and to provide the input data to an API of an application to control actions of a first participant in the gaming application. The virtual input controller is, in contrast, configured to receive input data from a second controller of a protocol incompatible with the input driver, translate the input data to the recognized data protocol; request a broadcast application identifier for a currently-broadcasting application from the broadcasting agent, and provide the translated input data to the input driver in association with the broadcast application identifier for controlling actions of a second participant in the application via the API of the gaming application.
US11260293B2	Method and apparatus with deformable body engaging portion and game controller attachment portion An example of an apparatus includes a ring-shaped portion, a detector and a main portion. At least a part of the ring-shaped portion is elastically deformable. The detector detects deformation of the ring-shaped portion. The main portion is secured to the ring-shaped portion. The main portion includes an attachment portion, a terminal and a transmitter. A game controller can be attached to the attachment portion. The terminal is for electrical connection with the game controller. The transmitter transmits data regarding a detection result of the detector to the game controller through the terminal.
US11260287B2	Information processing device, control method of information processing device, and program An information processing device obtains information regarding the position of each fingertip of a user in a real space, and determines contact between a virtual object set within a virtual space and a finger of the user. The information processing device sets the virtual object in a partly deformed state such that a part of the virtual object, the part corresponding to the position of the finger determined to be in contact with the object among the fingers of the user, is located more to a far side from a user side than the finger, and displays the virtual object having the shape set thereto as an image in the virtual space on a display device.
US11260282B2	Method of playing sudoku using a magnetic sudoku board with color-coded magnets to provide visual assistance A magnetic sudoku board has a housing, a closeable lid and an inner playing surface. The inner playing surface having gridlines to form the magnetic sudoku board. An assortment of magnetic playing pieces includes a large set and small set. To distinguish between the numbers, 1-9, the assortment of magnetic playing pieces has a certain color that corresponds to a specific number. Accordingly, the same number in both the large set and the small set have coordinating colors. These colors visually assist the player so that the same numbers are not repeated in each column, row, and 3×3 grid box.
US11260274B1	Enrichment device The present disclosure provides for an enrichment device. The enrichment device may comprise a body, a cap, a retaining mechanism, a release mechanism, an attachment mechanism. The body may comprise a hollow cavity within the enrichment device that may allow for objects to pass through the body. The release mechanism may comprise an external attached device. In some embodiments, the release mechanism may operate electronically. The attachment mechanism may allow a plurality of orientations of the enrichment device. The body may comprise external tracks that may allow for one or more attachment locations via the attachment mechanism. The release mechanism may exert a passive retention force that may be overcome through a sufficient volume of material applying force on the retaining mechanism from within the enrichment device. In some implementations, one or more enrichment devices may be used in unison.
US11260270B1	Interactive physical fitness system A physical fitness system includes a stand assembly including a stand, a computing device mounted on the stand, and at least one integrated docking station for receiving an exercise device. At least one exercise device is configured to be releasably mounted to the docking station. Upon receiving instructions from a user input on the computing device, the system computer processor is configured to transmit instructions over the network from a system network communication interface to an exercise device network communication interface, and upon receiving the instructions, the exercise device processor is configured to activate a driver in the exercise device to change either the resistance applied to the exercise device or the weight carried by the exercise device.
US11260267B2	Weighted-squat exercise machine and belt A weighted-squat exercise machine comprises a pivotable, length-adjustable lever, a weight supported by said lever, a support base, and a hip-belt that connects a user to the machine. Weights are supported by the machine at a safe distance from a user. The weighted-lever has an angle with respect to the horizon with a range of from about 35 degrees to about 45 degrees. When a user wearing the hip-belt connects it to the weighted-lever, the weight's gravitational force is transferred to the user providing for the user to perform weighted squats in a safe manner as the weights are spaced from the user. Thus, athletes can safety exercise without a spotter even if using 1000 pound weights. The belt supports the weight about the athlete's hip structure so that there is no stress on the user's neck and spine and no restriction in breathing.
US11260266B2	Leg exerciser adaptable to an office chair Improvements in an exercise cycle is disclosed. The cycle is adaptable to an office chair with a hook feature that allows for easy engaging and disengaging of an office chair floor leg, support or caster. The extending hook allows for users of different heights to make use of the chair hook without requiring a user to change hooks to accommodate different heights of a user and office chair casters. The pedals are connected through a common axis and connect to a loading mechanism. There can be a flywheel and a transmission that alters the turning rate of the flywheel and/or the loading mechanism. The size and shape of the resistance loading housing is configured to fit under a common office desk. The user's weight, is transferred to the plate through the office chair caster to improve the stability of the desk bike.
US11260264B2	Hand support apparatus, system, and method of use for enhancing upper body exercise Apparatuses, systems, and methods of use are disclosed for enhancing upper body exercise. An apparatus includes a domed hand support section, the domed hand support section having a plurality of recesses configured to receive a palm, thumb, and fingers of a user's hand while the user's hand is held in a naturally curved open-position. The apparatus also includes a surface engagement section secured to an underside of the domed hand support section and configured to engage a supporting surface. When the surface engagement section is deployed on the supporting surface and the palm, thumb, and fingers of the user's hand are placed in the plurality recesses on the domed hand support section, the domed face supports the user's hand in the naturally curved open position while the user exerts force against the domed hand support section and that is at least partially directed toward the supporting surface.
US11260261B2	Weightlifting machine A weightlifting machine that includes a pulley system and a cable system that attaches to a weight rack frame to allow a user to perform a weightlifting exercise. The pulley system may include a first pulley and a second pulley where the cable system engages each pulley. The cable system may have a first end connected to a grip attachment and a second end attached to a resistance element. The resistance element may include a resistance band, a weight support that holds a weight plate, a set of weight plates, or other type of resistance element. The cable system may extend from the pulley through an opening located one of the frame members that form the frame.
US11260255B2	FEPS (flexion extension pronation supination) devices and methods of use A FEPS (flexion extension pronation supination) device includes: a structural frame; a shaft mounted to rotate relative to the structure frame; and a brake that is structured to apply a selectively variable resistance against rotation of the shaft relative to the structural frame. A FEPS (flexion extension pronation supination) device includes: a structural frame; a shaft mounted to rotate relative to the structure frame; and a gripping member mounted to the structural frame and structured to adhere to an external support surface. A method includes operating the FEPS device by rotating the shaft.
US11260252B2	Methods and apparatus for generating energy using fall protection devices A fall protection device comprises an energy harvester to generate electrical power in response to movement of an elongate member and a circuit powered by the generated electrical power; an impact indicator connected to an elongate member, a controller connected to the elongate member and/or the impact indicator to generate a message in response to impact, and a transmitter connected to the controller to transmit the message; and/or a sensor connected to an elongate member and a controller connected to the sensor to generate a message in response to movement of the elongate member. The fall protection device could include a generator to generate electrical power, an energy storage capacitor to store the generated electrical power, a controller powered by the energy storage capacitor to generate a message in response to action, and a wireless transmitter powered by the energy storage capacitor to transmit the message.
US11260250B2	Crash bag In an aspect, a crash bag is provided, which includes an impact structure and an outlet valve. The impact structure has a first bag wall partially defining a first bag air chamber having an inlet for receiving pressurized air, and having a first operating pressure, and a second bag wall partially defining the first bag air chamber and partially defining a second bag air chamber having an inlet for receiving pressurized air and that has a second bag air chamber operating pressure. The outlet valve discharges air from the second bag air chamber upon an impact on the impact structure. The second bag air chamber includes fluidically connected projections that are adjacent one another. The first bag wall is positioned atop the projections and extends across the projections such that the operating pressure in the first bag air chamber is applied to all the projections.
US11260247B2	Passive ultrasound imaging with sparse transducer arrays A passive compression wave imaging system comprises an array of sensor elements arranged in a sparse array and a processor arranged to: store a plurality of samples of the output from each of the sensor elements over a sample period; derive from the stored samples a value for each of a set of image pixels; wherein for each of the image pixels the processing means is arranged to: define a plurality of different sets of weights for the elements of the sparse array; calculate a component of a pixel value from each of the sets of weights and the stored samples; and sum the components of the pixel value to produce a final pixel value.
US11260243B2	Infrared sudation device An infrared sudation device includes a support element (1) extending along a longitudinal axis (X) and a cover element (2a, 2b) of semicylindrical shape mounted on the support element (1) so as to delimit an internal volume extending in the longitudinal direction between the support element and the internal surface of the cover element. The internal surface of the cover element is covered at least in part with a heating layer (3a, 3b) able to emit far-infrared radiation in at least part of the internal volume. The infrared sudation device includes a housing of photocatalyst (4), permeable to the infrared radiation emitted, supporting a photocatalyst (5) and arranged in proximity to the internal face of the heating layer (3a, 3b) so as to allow the photocatalyst to be activated using the energy supplied by the infrared radiation emitted.
US11260241B2	Method of treating multiple sclerosis A method and computer program product for suppressing the symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) by irradiating a subject exhibiting the symptoms with a pre-determined dose of UV-containing light from a light source and detecting a suppression of the clinical symptoms of MS. In particular, the detected suppression of the clinical symptoms is disassociated from the vitamin D production within the subject.
US11260240B2	Apparatus attachable to a low-level laser therapy device to transmit light or infrared light through the fur of an animal onto the animal's skin An attachment apparatus for use in combination with a known low-level laser therapy device. The apparatus is attachable to the front portion of, and operable with, a low-level laser therapy device for passing coherent light past the fur of an animal patient. The apparatus has a body with a plurality of pins that can be pushed through the fur, and which transmit a low-level laser therapy light to skin of the animal. The pins are composed of material that transmits the required light wavelength to the animal's skin.
US11260236B2	External pulse generator device and affixation device for trial nerve stimulation and methods of use Systems and methods for providing a trial neurostimulation to a patient for assessing suitability of a permanently implanted neurostimulation are provided herein. In one aspect, a trial neurostimulation system includes an EPG affixation device that secures the EPG to the patient when connected to a lead extending through a percutaneous incision to a target tissue location, while allowing for ready removal of the EPG for charging or bathing. In another aspect, the system includes an EPG provided with a multi-purpose connector receptacle through which the the EPG can deliver neurostimulation therapy to an implanted lead or the EPG can be charged. In yet another aspect, the EPG can include a multi-purpose connector receptacle that is alternatingly connectable with a plurality of differing connector to facilitate differing types of therapies with one or more neurostimulation devices, ground patches or various other devices, such as charging or testing devices.
US11260235B2	Neuronal signal system, method and computer program for device status signaling The present invention relates to a system for communicating an operational state of a neuronal stimulation apparatus to an individual, comprising: means for determining the operational state of the apparatus; means for transmitting a first neuronal stimulation signal to a neuronal stimulation means of the individual adapted to elicit a sensory percept in the cortex of the individual, wherein the first neuronal stimulation signal is indicative of the operational state of the apparatus. The present invention further relates to a method and computer program comprising the steps of: determining the operational state of the apparatus, transmitting a neuronal stimulation signal to a neuronal stimulation means of the individual adapted to elicit a sensory percept in the cortex of the individual, wherein the first neuronal stimulation signal is indicative of the determined operational state of the apparatus.
US11260234B2	Mode switching in a ventricular pacemaker to promote atrioventricular conduction A pacemaker is configured to operate in an atrial synchronous ventricular pacing mode and, after expiration of a conduction check time interval, switch to an asynchronous ventricular pacing mode that includes setting a ventricular pacing interval to a base pacing rate interval. The pacemaker is further configured to determine when atrioventricular block detection criteria are satisfied during the asynchronous ventricular pacing mode and, responsive to the atrioventricular block detection criteria being satisfied, switch back to the atrial synchronous ventricular pacing mode.
US11260230B2	Implantable pulse generator that generates spinal cord stimulation signals for a human body An implantable pulse generator (IPG) that generates spinal cord stimulation signals for a human body has a programmable signal generator that can generate the signals based on stored signal parameters without any intervention from a processor that controls the overall operation of the IPG. While the signal generator is generating the signals the processor can be in a standby mode to substantially save battery power. The IPG also contains circuity to indicate to a patient that proper alignment exists between the IPG and an external charger to charge a battery in the IPG.
US11260225B2	Nerve stimulator for use with a mobile device Devices, systems and methods are disclosed that allow a patient to self-treat a medical condition, such as migraine headache, by electrical non-invasive stimulation of a nerve, such as the vagus nerve. A nerve stimulator is configured for coupling to a mobile device configured to receive a wireless signal, such as a mobile phone. The stimulator is further configured to generate an electrical impulse and to transmit the electrical impulse through the contact surface and the outer skin surface of the patient to modulate a nerve within the patient.
US11260221B2	Thin-film electrode assembly with soft overmold The present disclosure relates to implantable neuromodulation devices and methods of fabrication, and in particular to a thin-film electrode assemblies and methods of fabricating the thin-film electrode assembly to include a soft overmold. Particularly, aspects of the present invention are directed to a thin-film electrode assembly that includes an overmold and a supporting structure formed within a portion of the overmold. The overmold includes a first polymer and the supporting structure includes a second polymer, different from the first polymer. The thin-film electrode assembly also includes a wire formed within a portion of the supporting structure, and an electrode formed on a top surface of the supporting structure and in electrical contact with the wire.
US11260219B2	Utilization of an extended inter-pulse interval in a modified continuous interleaved stimulation strategy An exemplary sound processor included in a cochlear implant system may include a control facility that represents a first frequency domain signal to a patient by 1) directing a cochlear implant included in the cochlear implant system to apply, during a first stimulation frame, a first monophasic stimulation pulse representative of a first temporal portion of the first frequency domain signal that corresponds to the first stimulation frame, the first monophasic stimulation pulse having a first polarity, and 2) directing the cochlear implant to apply, during a second stimulation frame that is temporally subsequent to the first stimulation frame, a second monophasic stimulation pulse representative of a second temporal portion of the first frequency domain signal that corresponds to the second stimulation frame, the second monophasic stimulation pulse configured to at least partially charge balance the first monophasic stimulation pulse and having a second polarity opposite the first polarity.
US11260215B2	Flexible catheter with a drive shaft The invention relates to a flexible catheter (1) with a drive shaft (2), with a sleeve (6) surrounding the drive shaft (2) and with a sheath (7) surrounding the drive shaft (2) and the sleeve (6), wherein the drive shaft, the sleeve (6) and the sheath (7) are pliable, wherein the drive shaft (2) at a proximal end of the drive shaft (2) comprises a coupling element (5) for connecting the drive shaft (2) to a drive motor (18), wherein the drive shaft (2) at least regionally consist of a alloy which contains at least 10% by weight of chromium, nickel and cobalt in each case. The invention moreover relates to a blood pump arrangement with such a catheter.
US11260212B2	Ventricular assist device Apparatus and methods are described including a tube configured to traverse a subject's aortic valve. A frame is disposed within a portion of the tube, and an impeller is disposed inside the tube such that, when the impeller and the tube are deployed inside the subject, a gap between an outer edge of the impeller and an inner surface of the tube is less than 1 mm. The impeller rotates such as to pump blood from the left ventricle to the aorta, and is stabilized with respect to the tube, such that, during rotation of the impeller, the gap between the outer edge of the impeller and the inner surface of the tube is maintained. The impeller includes at least one impeller blade defined by a helical elongate element, and a film of material supported by the helical elongate element. Other applications are also described.
US11260211B2	Variable volume infusion port A variable volume infusion port is provided. The infusion port may include a port body having an internal fluid reservoir, a septum, a stem to fluidly couple to a catheter lumen, and a displaceable member disposed in the internal fluid reservoir. In a first position, the displaceable member is disposed proximate the septum, providing a relatively small fluid volume within the infusion port. Insertion of an injection device through the septum causes the displaceable member to move to a second location distal from the septum, providing a relatively large fluid volume within the infusion port for the duration the injection device remains in the infusion port. The displaceable member may include a rigid member operably coupled to a biasing element or a flexible member coupled to a biasing element.
US11260209B2	Pen style microneedling machine apparatus A microneedling machine for tattooing is disclosed, which has a substantially radially symmetric exterior shape and may include subcomponents that can be disassembled and sterilized. The machine may include an adjustment mechanism for configuring the impact of the microneedle into skin. The machine may also include a motion translation device adapted to change rotational motion of the drive shaft or motor into linear reciprocating motion of the microneedle.
US11260205B2	Guide wire A guide wire including a flexible first core wire which has a first plate-shaped portion having a plate shape and a first linear portion having a linear shape that is continuous to the first-plate shaped portion. The width of the first plate-shaped is larger than the width of the first linear portion. The guide wire includes a flexible second core wire which has a second plate-shaped portion having a plate shape and a second linear portion having a linear shape that is continuous to the second-plate shaped portion. The width of the second plate-shaped portion is larger than the width of the second linear portion. The second plate-shaped portion axially overlaps the first linear portion, and the second linear portion axially overlaps the first plate-shaped portion.
US11260202B2	Apparatus for oscillating, jetting, and injecting lipolysis composition Provided is an apparatus for injecting a lipolysis composition, the apparatus including a lipolysis composition storage, a pump, and at least one nozzle-type needle.
US11260196B2	Systems and method for delivery of therapeutic gas to patients in need thereof using enhanced breathing circuit gas (BCG) flow measurement The present invention generally relates to systems and method for delivery of therapeutic gas to patients in need thereof using enhanced breathing circuit gas (BCG) flow measurement. At least some of these enhanced BCG flow measurements can be used to address some surprising phenomena that may, at times, occur when wild stream blending therapeutic gas into breathing gas that a patient receives from a breathing circuit affiliated with a ventilator. Utilizing at least some of these enhanced BCG flow measurements the dose of therapeutic gas wild stream blended into breathing gas that the patient receives from a ventilator can at least be more accurate and/or over delivery of therapeutic gas into the breathing gas can be avoided and/or reduced.
US11260195B2	Systems and methods for an inductively heated anesthetic vaporizer Methods and systems are provided for delivering anesthetic agent to a patient. In one embodiment, an anesthetic vaporizer includes a vaporizing chamber configured to hold a liquid anesthetic agent; a grid disposed within the vaporizing chamber; and a heating element positioned relative to the vaporizing chamber and configured to increase the temperature of the grid.
US11260194B2	Breathing assistance apparatus Headgear for use with a respiratory mask is described. The headgear comprises a continuous and substantially curved elongate member extending in use below a user's nose and at least two headgear straps capable of attachment to the ends of the elongate member. A mask attachment on the elongate member is disposed to sit below or on one of said user's nose, mouth, upper lip and an inlet to the mask. The attachment is capable of receiving the mask.
US11260190B1	Dental appliance using airway dialation for treating COVID related breathing disorders A molded breathing appliance for supporting a nasal oxygen tube having an upper bite rim, a lower bite rim, a moldable material disposed within the upper bite rim and lower bite rim for conforming to a patient's maxillary bite impression and mandibular bite impression, respectively, an L-shaped member extending outwardly perpendicular to the upper bite rim, and a transverse support disposed on the L-shaped member and configured with a plurality of sets of oxygen tube finger clamps to retain a nasal oxygen tube in proximity with a patient's nostrils.
US11260186B2	Wire heated tube with temperature control system for humidifier for respiratory apparatus A control system for a heated conduit in a respiratory apparatus includes a power supply configured to provide power to the heated conduit and a heating control circuit configured to control an amount of heat generated in the heated conduit. The control system further includes a sensing circuit configured to indicate the temperature of a sensor positioned in the heated conduit by comparing a reference voltage with a sum of a voltage drop through the sensor and a voltage provided to the sensor by the power supply when the heating control circuit is on. When the heating control circuit is off, the voltage drop through the sensor is solely due to current provided by a current source.
US11260185B2	Pressurized metered dose inhalers and method of manufacture The disclosure relates to a pressurized Metered Dose Inhaler-compatible tablet, i.e. one that is able to be dispersed or disintegrates within a liquid phase propellant, which is used in a pressurized Metered Dose Inhaler formulation containing at least one active pharmaceutical ingredient and one or more excipients.
US11260184B2	Inhaler with sized cavity An inhaler article includes a body extending along a longitudinal axis from a mouthpiece end to a distal end and a capsule cavity defined within the body. The capsule cavity has a length extending along the longitudinal axis. A mouthpiece air channel extends from the capsule cavity to the mouthpiece end. An end cap is disposed within the distal end and extends to the capsule cavity. The end cap includes an air channel extending from the end cap distal end to the end cap inner end. A capsule is disposed within the capsule cavity and has a capsule length. The capsule length is in a range from about 25% to about 99% of the cavity length, or about 50% to about 95% of the cavity length, or about 70% to about 90% of the cavity length, or from about 75% to about 85% of the cavity length, or about 80% of the cavity length.
US11260181B2	Autoinjector An autoinjector includes a case adapted to hold a medicament container having a needle, a needle shroud slidably disposed in the case and translatable between an extended position relative to the case in which the needle is covered and a retracted position relative to the case in which the needle is exposed, and a plunger slidably disposed in the case. The case includes a rib. The plunger includes a plunger boss adapted to abut the rib and the needle shroud when the needle shroud is in the extended position and disengage the rib when the needle shroud is in the retracted position to allow the plunger to translate axially relative to the case.
US11260177B1	Dental anesthetic buffer system A dental anesthetic buffer system has a carpule having a first end and a second end, a capsule at least partially disposed within the carpule proximate the first end so as to fluidly seal the first end, and a membrane disposed proximate the second end so as to fluidly seal the second end. A liquid anesthetic is contained within the carpule between the first end and the second end. A liquid buffer is contained within the capsule. An activator is disposed proximate the buffer and extends from the carpule first end. The activator is manually moved from a first position to a second position so as to release the buffer from the capsule and combine the buffer with the anesthetic.
US11260176B2	Autoinjector having needle shield triggering An autoinjector (100′) for expelling a single dose of a drug from a held cartridge (600) comprising a piston (630). The autoinjector includes a needle shield (350, 380′) axially movable from an initial extended position via a triggering position to a trigger release position. The needle shield (350, 380′) is operatively coupled to a plunger release element (320′, 1320) cooperating with a plunger (310, 400) to define a releasable retaining mechanism that retains the plunger release element (320′, 1320) threadedly engaged with a base thread component (204′, 1204) in a predefined relative rotational and axial position and against rotational bias provided by an actuator (330). The needle shield (350, 380′) is configured for operating the retaining mechanism to release the retaining of the plunger release element (320′, 1320) and the base thread component (204′, 1204) from the predefined relative rotational and axial position upon the needle shield (350, 380′) being moved into the trigger release position.
US11260175B2	Device for filling and priming syringes A device for filling and priming syringes is provided and comprises a support base, an engagement seat defined on the support base to receive a rear end of a syringe barrel of a syringe provided with a sliding plunger, engaging means defined at the engagement seat to cooperate with the syringe barrel for firmly holding the syringe to the engagement seat, a first vacuum pump or compressor which is provided with a suction opening communicating with the engagement seat to generate an under-pressure in the volume comprised between the plunger and the engagement seat when the syringe is firmly engaged in the engagement seat, and a second vacuum pump or compressor which is provided with a discharge opening communicating with the engagement seat to generate an over-pressure in the volume comprised between the plunger and the engagement seat when the syringe is thinly engaged in the engagement seat.
US11260170B2	Disposable delivery assembly for a drug delivery device The present invention relates to a disposable delivery assembly for a drug delivery device to dispense a liquid medicament, the delivery assembly comprising: a disposable injector (60) comprising an injection needle (65), a flexible tube (64) and an injector fluid coupling (68), wherein the injection needle (65) is in fluid communication with the fluid coupling (68) via the flexible tube (64), a disposable cartridge (70) comprising a reservoir (80) at least partially filled with the liquid medicament and comprising a cartridge fluid coupling (90) in fluid communication with the reservoir (80), wherein the injector (60) and the cartridge (70) are mechanically interconnected in an undeployed configuration (4), in which the injector fluid coupling (68) and the cartridge fluid coupling (90) are disconnected, and—wherein the cartridge (70) is displaceable relative to the injector (60) into a deployed configuration (6), in which the injector fluid coupling (68) and the cartridge fluid coupling (90) are in fluid communication.
US11260161B2	Solid-body catheter including lateral distal openings A catheter for vascular insertion, including a catheter body defining a first lumen and a second lumen, and including a distal region. The distal region may include a first distal opening in fluid communication with the first lumen, and a second distal opening in fluid communication with the second lumen. The distal region may also include a first lateral opening defined by the catheter body and in fluid communication with the first lumen, and a second lateral opening defined by the catheter body and in fluid communication with the second lumen. One or both of the first and second lateral openings may be defined by an angle cross-cut through an outer perimeter of the catheter body.
US11260159B2	Percutaneous catheter and percutaneous catheter assembly A percutaneous catheter provides an adjustable diameter in order to reduce pressure loss, maintain a required flow, and avoid increasing a load to the patient. A catheter tube is formed of braided wires in an intersecting manner and extends in an axial direction. A distal tip is affixed to a distal side of the catheter tube and is configured to engaged a distal end of a dilator. The catheter tube includes a non-coated portion on a proximal side of the distal tip and a coated portion embedded in a resin material. An inner diameter of the non-coated portion is larger than an outer diameter of the dilator. When the dilator is fully inserted through the percutaneous catheter, the non-coated portion expands in the axial direction, reducing its in inner diameter so that an inner surface of the non-coated portion comes into tight contact with an outer surface of the dilator.
US11260158B2	Hydrophobic filter for filtering an airflow or another gaseous flow in a medical application A hydrophobic filter for filtering an airflow or another gaseous flow in a medical application has a housing encompassing a filter chamber, an inlet port arranged on the housing and forming an inlet opening, an outlet port arranged on the housing and forming an outlet opening, and a hydrophobic structure extending along a plane of extension and separating the filter chamber into an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber. The inlet opening opens into the inlet chamber and the outlet opening opens into the outlet chamber. Herein, the outlet opening opens into the outlet chamber at a first location when viewed along the plane of extension and the inlet opening opens into the inlet chamber at a second location different from the first location when viewed along the plane of extension.
US11260155B2	Dual reservoir hemodialysis system A portable hemodialysis system is provided including a dialyzer, a closed loop blood flow path which transports blood from a patient to the dialyzer and back to the patient, and a closed loop dialysate flow path which transports dialysate through the dialyzer. In addition, the hemodialysis system includes two reservoirs which can be alternately placed in the dialysis flow path using various controllable fluid valves. The hemodialysis system may include a sorbent filter in the dialysate flow path which filters used dialysate. Alternatively, the filter may be positioned within a separate closed loop filter flow path which is isolated from the blood flow path and dialysate flow path. For this embodiment, the hemodialysis system includes additional controllable fluid valves which selectively connect the filter flow path to the reservoir which is not currently providing dialysis treatment to a patient.
US11260154B2	Dialysis machines and methods of disinfecting a dialysis machine Dialysis machines comprising a feed arrangement (170) to supply a dialysis fluid to a dialyzer (150) during dialysis treatment and a return arrangement (171) to remove the dialysis fluid from the dialyzer during dialysis treatment and forward it to an exit (129); a feed recirculation circuit (172) to allow a fluid of the feed arrangement to be re-circulated in a fluid loop path comprising, at least a portion of, the feed arrangement and the feed recirculation circuit and a return recirculation circuit (173) to allow a fluid of the return arrangement to re-circulate in an auxiliary fluid loop path comprising, at least a portion of, the return arrangement and the return recirculation circuit. A controller (160) configured to perform disinfection by re-circulating a disinfectant and/or a heated fluid through said fluid loop path and/or through said auxiliary fluid loop path. The dialysis machine (1) further comprises a feed forward arrangement (172) connected to the fluid loop path and arranged to enable a fluid of the feed arrangement (170) to be forwarded to the exit (129) by-passing the auxiliary fluid loop path.
US11260141B1	Deodorizing attachment for a fan A deodorizing attachment for a fan includes a plate having an adhesive backing and a plurality of open-faced cups being disposed upon a face opposite the backing. Each cup has a mesh cover with each cup being configured to removably secure a unit of an air freshener.
US11260138B2	UV sterilization of container, room, space or defined environment Provided herein are portable ultraviolet (UV) devices, systems, and methods of use and manufacturing same. Methods of use include methods for UV disinfection and sterilization, more specifically, methods for UV disinfection and sterilization of a container, a room, a space or a defined environment. The portable UV devices, systems and methods are particularly useful for the UV disinfection and sterilization of a container, a room, a space or defined environment used in various industries. Provided are also portable UV devices, systems, and methods for inhibiting the growth of one or more species of microorganisms present in a container, a room, a space or a defined environment, preferably for inhibiting the growth of one or more species of microorganisms present on an interior surface of a container, a room, a space or a defined environment.
US11260137B2	Electroporation apparatuses and their method of use The device uses pulsed electric fields to prevent the growth of biofilm and the attachment of bacteria to targeted surfaces. The device sets up an electric field around or surrounding the surface itself. These pulsed electric fields disrupt biofilm formation and bacterial attachment to surfaces. The device is meant to prevent the formation of biofilm or attachment of bacteria to a surface as opposed to disinfecting the surface.
US11260131B2	Cytotoxic particles for targeting P2X7 receptor The invention relates to cytotoxic particles for cancer therapy including a core and a plurality of variable domains arranged on the core for binding to P2X7 preceptorson a cancer cell.
US11260130B2	Solubilized compositions for controlled proliferation of stem cells / generating inner ear hair cells using a GSK3 inhibitor: IV The present invention relates to compositions and methods of inducing the self-renewal of stem/progenitor supporting cells, including inducing the stem/progenitor cells to proliferate while maintaining, in the daughter cells, the capacity to differentiate into hair cells.
US11260129B2	Phosphor-containing drug activator, suspension thereof, system containing the suspension, and methods for use A phosphor-containing drug activator and suspension thereof are provided. The suspension at least includes two or more phosphors capable of emitting ultraviolet and visible light upon interaction with x-rays. The two or more phosphors include Zn2SiO4:M12+ and (3Ca3 (PO4)2Ca(F, Cl)2:Sb3*, Mn2+) at a ratio NP-200:GTP-4300 of from 1:10 to 10:1, and each of the two phosphors have an ethylene cellulose coating and/or a diamond-like carbon coating. The suspension further includes a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. A system for treating a disease in a subject in need thereof includes a) the above-noted suspension, b) a photoactivatable drug containing 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP or UVADEX) untethered from the two or more phosphors, c) one or more devices which infuse the photoactivatable drug and the suspension including the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier into a diseased site in the subject, and d) an x-ray source which is controlled to deliver a dose of x-rays to the subject for production of the ultraviolet light.
US11260123B2	Herpesvirus compositions and related methods The present disclosure relates to liquid and dried compositions comprising a live, attenuated or genetically modified herpesvirus and methods of preparing such compositions, in one aspect, the composition comprises at least two or more pharmaceutically acceptable exctpients, at least one of which is histidine and at least one of which is a sugar or sugar alcohol. The compositions retain a sufficiently high infectious titre following storage or large-scale manufacturing steps, such as lyophilization.
US11260122B2	Immunogenic influenza composition Methods for providing novel compositions useful as influenza immunogens are provided. The compositions enable a host response to immunogen sites normally not recognized by a host. The novel immunogens can be used as vaccines or to develop antibodies.
US11260116B2	Vaccine compositions comprising an amphipathic compound, a neoantigen and a hydrophobic carrier, and methods of use thereof The present application relates to vaccine compositions comprising an amphipathic compound, a neoantigen and a hydrophobic carrier. Further described are methods and use of the vaccine composition for inducing an antibody immune response and/or a cell-mediated immune response to the neoantigen, as well as methods and uses of the vaccine compositions in the treatment of cancer.
US11260115B1	Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against CLL and other 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.
US11260114B2	Botulinum neurotoxins for use in therapy Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for use in therapeutic procedures. Use of a “fast-acting” botulinum toxin for cosmetic treatment and/or to prevent or reduce scarring. “Fast-acting” refers to a botulinum toxin that produces effects in the patient more rapidly than those produced by, for example, a botulinum neurotoxin type A. The “fast-acting” botulinum toxin, for example, type E.
US11260113B1	NK-lysin peptide compositions and methods for their use as antimicrobial/antiviral agents Natural killer (NK)-lysin peptides from chicken, bovine and human species are used as an antimicrobial or antiviral agent alone or in combination with other agents. A pharmaceutical composition comprising NK-lysin peptides was effective against Rotavirus and various gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria that were tested. Combinations of NK-lysin peptides plus silver nanoparticles or IL-2 were also effective against Salmonella typhimurium. Treatment with the NK-lysin peptides repressed β-lactam-resistance genes (CTX-M-1, CTX-M-8 and CTX-M-9) in bacterial species tested and thus can be used to augment treatment with β-lactams and increase bacterial sensitivity to this important class of antibiotics.
US11260112B2	Methods and compositions for CNS delivery of iduronate-2-sulfatase The present invention provides, among other things, compositions and methods for CNS delivery of lysosomal enzymes for effective treatment of lysosomal storage diseases. In some embodiments, the present invention includes a stable formulation for direct CNS intrathecal administration comprising an iduronate-2-sulfatase (I2S) protein, salt, and a polysorbate surfactant for the treatment of Hunters Syndrome.
US11260109B2	Albumin nanoparticles to augment stem cell function in vivo The present invention relates to a product and method of using albumin nanoparticles for augmenting the function or effectiveness of stem cells or precursor cells in vivo. An albumin nanoparticle suspension containing submicron albumin spheres is prepared, with the albumin spheres being capable of augmenting a function and effectiveness of stem cells or precursor cells in vivo. A predetermined amount of the albumin nanoparticle suspension is administered to a patient before or after an onset of at least one condition. The condition is one that can benefit from a healing effect of the stem cells or precursor cells. A function of the stem cells or precursor cells are augmented or improved by the albumin spheres to repair cellular or tissue damage, resulting in decreasing mortality or morbidity of the patient. The albumin spheres can be bound with fibrinogen molecules in vitro or in vivo.
US11260105B2	Peptides and method for treatment of cardiac arrest Modified peptides based on C-terminal PDZ binding domains of PTEN and PHLPP, or PDK1 interacting fragment of PKN2 are described as are methods of using the modified peptides for blocking the activity of PTEN, PHLPP and PKN2 and treating sudden cardiac arrest. A method for guiding treatment of cardiac arrest based on sorbitol or taurine levels is also provided.
US11260102B2	Manufacture of Degarelix The present invention provides methods for producing a lyophilized degarelix product which, upon reconstitution with water for injection in an amount of 20 mg/ml, shows a viscosity of up to 15 mPas. The present invention also provides a lyophilized degarelix drug substance which shows, upon dissolution in water in an amount of 20 mg/ml, a viscosity of up to 3.2 mPas, and processes for providing this lyophilized degarelix drug substance.
US11260097B2	Immunomodulatory composition to treat and/or prevent COVID-19 illness A novel process for extraction of the bioactive phytochemicals from herbs to provide a composition that boost antiviral innate immune response and induce interferon secretion in a host affected by COVID-19 illness and in need for such immunomodulatory treatment.
US11260096B2	Compositions for creatine supplementation in creatine non-responders Disclosed herein are methods for creatine supplementation for human subjects, particularly creatine non-responders.
US11260092B2	Fungal immunogens and related materials and methods The present disclosure provides immunogenic materials and methods useful for reducing the risk of fungal infections, particularly valley fever. The disclosure also provides assays for identifying compounds useful to treat valley fever, as well as methods for ameliorating the symptoms of valley fever.
US11260088B2	Methods for increasing growth of beneficial bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract Disclosed are nutritional compositions including 2′-fucosyllactose (2′-FL) in combination with lutein and RRR-alpha-tocopherol. The nutritional compositions are useful for improving at least one of gut function, health, and development in an individual. In certain embodiments, the nutritional compositions can improve growth or maturation of the gut, as well as promote a healthy balance of beneficial bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract thereby treating and/or preventing formula intolerance or other gastrointestinal diseases and/or disorders resulting from suboptimal gastrointestinal flora population/balance.
US11260086B2	Medicinal vaginal lactobacillus cocktail Described herein are methods and compositions for the use of treating and/or preventing vaginal bacterial infection and promoting healthy vaginal flora. Aspects of the invention relate to administering to a subject in need thereof a composition comprising a bacterial mixture of L. crispatus, L. gasseri, and L. jensenii.
US11260085B2	Salt-tolerant lactobacillus, method of culturing salt-tolerant lactobacillus, and immunostimulant There is provided a salt-tolerant Lactobacillus having high foodstuff suitability, being easily produced, and having an immunostimulatory action. Salt-tolerant Lactobacillus having an immunostimulatory action with viability and activation potency of B cells.
US11260082B2	Faecalibacterium prausnitzii and Desulfovibrio piger for use in the treatment or prevention of diabetes and bowel diseases The present invention relates generally to medicine. More specifically the invention relates to the use of synergistic probiotic bacteria as intervention for health. In particular, the present invention provides a strain of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii and a bacterial strain which has one or more of the characteristics of: (i) being acetate producing, (ii) being lactate consuming and (iii) having the ability to be an electron acceptor, for use in the treatment or prevention of a disease associated with reduced butyrate levels or a disease associated with reduced or low numbers of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii bacteria.
US11260078B2	Method of treating senescence with multi-stage longevity therapeutics A method of treating senescence in a subject can include applying a senoremediation drug treatment protocol to the subject in order to rescue one or more first cells in the subject, wherein the senoremediation drug treatment protocol is derived from a computational transcriptome analysis of the tissue or organ of the subject. The method can include applying a senolytic drug treatment protocol to the subject in order to remove one or more second cells in the subject. The method can include introducing stem cells into a tissue and/or organ of the subject in order to rejuvenate one or more tissue cells in the tissue and/or one or more organ cells in the organ. The method can include carrying out a reinforcement step that includes one or more actions that prevent further senescence or degradation of the tissue or organ.
US11260076B2	Methods and compositions for natural killer cells Disclosed herein are novel compositions and methods for stimulation of and the production or expansion of natural killer (NK) cells. Numbers of NK cells can be increased following contact with exosomes modified with one or more stimulatory peptides. Methods and compositions for the production of exosomes, wherein the exosomes comprises stimulatory peptides are also described. Also described are methods of treating cancer using the disclosed NK-stimulating exosomes or NK cells stimulated by the disclosed methods.
US11260072B2	MicroRNA-based methods and assays for osteocarcinoma Provided are methods and compositions useful in the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of osteosarcoma. Antisense to certain microRNA (miRNA) found to be associated with cancer stem cells (CSCs) or tumor-initiating cells (TICs) of osteosarcoma are useful to suppress tumor growth and metastasis, and prolong survival. Antisense oligonucleotides to miR-133a are synergistic in combination with standard chemotherapy such as cisplatin in the treatment of osteosarcoma.
US11260065B2	Storage-stable ready-to-use injectable formulations of thiotepa A stable, ready-to-use injectable solution including thiotepa and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable solvents, co-solvents, and/or solubilizing agents. Formulations retain at least 90% and as high as 99% of the purity of thiotepa as measured by HPLC after storage at 25° C./60% RH for a period of 7 days. Certain formulations retain at least 99% of the purity of thiotepa as measured by HPLC after storage for at least six months at 2-8° C.
US11260064B2	Stable corticosteroid compositions The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a corticosteroid and an antioxidant. The invention further relates to methods of treating, preventing, or alleviating the symptoms of and inflammation associated with inflammatory diseases and conditions of the gastrointestinal tract comprising administering the pharmaceutical compositions comprising a corticosteroid and an antioxidant.
US11260062B2	Pharmaceutical composition for treatment of lung cancer comprising glucocorticoid-based compound Provided is a composition for treating or ameliorating lung cancer including a glucocorticoid-based compound, a glucocorticoid-based compound and an mTOR inhibitor, or a glucocorticoid-based compound and an AMPK inhibitor as an active ingredient. The glucocorticoid-based compounds inhibit the growth of cancer cells by suppressing NRF2 in KEAP1 mutant lung cancer or KEAP1 and LKB1 mutant lung cancer, and exhibit a more potent anticancer effect when used in combination with the mTOR inhibitor, and thus the compounds can be effectively used as anticancer agents for mutant lung cancer. Further, the glucocorticoid-based compounds exhibit a strong anticancer synergistic effect in a low nutritional state when treated in combination with an AMPK inhibitor in KEAP1 and LKB1 normal lung cancer, and thus the compounds can also be used as an anticancer agent for KEAP1 normal lung cancer.
US11260056B2	Diaminopyrimidine P2X3 and P2X2/3 receptor modulators for use in the treatment of cough Methods for treating cough, chronic cough and urges to cough associated with respiratory diseases with a P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonist, the methods comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 and R2 are as defined herein.
US11260050B2	Combination of cotinine plus antioxidant for treatment-resistant depression and correction of astrocytes functional deficit induced by depression and other neuropathological The present invention relates to a method of a) treating any of depression induced by chronic stress; depression in a subject afflicted with PTSD; anxiety induced by chronic stress; anxiety in a subject afflicted with PTSD; cognitive impairment induced by chronic stress; altered morphology and/or reduced number of GFAP+ cells in hippocampus and/or frontal cortex induced by chronic stress; working memory impairment in a subject afflicted with PTSD; b) inhibiting or reversing loss of GFAP+ cells in hippocampus and/or frontal cortex induced by chronic stress; c) decreasing consolidation of contextual fear memory in a subject afflicted with PTSD; d) enhancing extinction of fear memory in a subject afflicted with PTSD; or e) increasing calcineurin A expression in a subject afflicted with PTSD using a combination of cotinine and an antioxidant.
US11260043B2	Methods and compositions for treating cancer This disclosure provides compositions and method useful for treating cell proliferative disorders including cancer. The disclosure provides cannabidiol derivatives and compositions thereof either alone or in combination with THC or a derivative thereof.
US11260040B2	On site generated performic acid compositions for teat treatment The present disclosure relates generally to peroxyformic acid forming compositions and methods for forming peroxyformic acid, preferably in situ, and peroxyformic acid formed by said compositions and methods for the purpose of treating an animal tissue and providing an antimicrobial function thereon. present disclosure in particular relates to a residue-free teat treatment composition for the treatment of an animal tissue, especially bovine teats, which provides antimicrobial efficacy and does not leave a non-food ingredient residue on treated teats.
US11260036B2	[18F]-labelled lactate derivative as PET radiotracer A positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer for imaging lactate uptake, wherein the tracer is [18F]-3-fluoro-2-hydroxypropionic acid, or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt and/or solvate thereof. Also, a process for the radiosynthesis of [18F]-3-fluoro-2-hydroxypropionic acid, or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt and/or solvate thereof. Further, the use of [18F]-3-fluoro-2-hydroxypropionic acid, or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt and/or solvate thereof, for imaging lactate uptake in living cells, especially in humans.
US11260035B2	Topical compositions and methods of use thereof The invention is directed to a topical composition comprising one or more topical active ingredients, one or more nonionic surfactants and one or more viscosity enhancers. The invention is further directed to a method of treating topical conditions comprising applying a composition of the present invention to a subject in need thereof.

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