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| US11359649B2 |
Hydraulic system and vehicle
A hydraulic system of a vehicle includes a first pump for supplying at least one first hydraulic circuit and at least one second pump for supplying at least one second hydraulic circuit with hydraulic medium. The second pump supplies the first hydraulic circuit with hydraulic medium in an emergency mode or when an output pressure of the first pump fails. |
| US11359647B2 |
Compression device and supercharger
A compression device includes a centrifugal compressor and a silencer. The centrifugal compressor includes a compressor assembly bolt fastening an inlet side of an inlet guide to a scroll casing. The silencer includes: a first side wall extending in a direction intersecting with a rotational axis of an impeller; an annular second side wall provided between the first side wall and the centrifugal compressor and surrounding the rotational axis; at least one silencer element provided in an ambient-air introduction space formed between the first side wall and the second side wall for guiding an ambient air to the inlet guide; and a silencer assembly bolt extending from the first side wall to the scroll casing in a direction along the rotational axis of the impeller and fastening the first side wall, the second side wall, and the scroll casing. |
| US11359644B2 |
Ventilator and deflector plate for a ventilator
A fan, such as an axial, radial, or diagonal fan, includes a fan impeller and an outlet guide device located in a housing/flow channel downstream of the fan impeller. The outlet guide device may include outlet guide blades that, when viewed in the spanwise direction or radial direction, extend over only a portion of the flow area. |
| US11359641B1 |
Air moving device with blade tip of variable curvature
This disclosure provides an air moving device with blade tip of variable curvature. The axial air moving device includes a hub and a plurality of blades. The blades are connected with the hub, and each blade is configured by stacking multiple wing sections continuously. Each blade includes a blade root and a blade tip. The span position of the blade at the blade root is defined as 0, and at the blade tip is defined as 1. The blade angle is defined by the nose-tail line of the wing section and the rotation direction of the axial air moving device. The blade angle of the wing section at the blade tip of the blade is at least 10 degrees less than the blade angle of the wing section at the span position of 0.8 of the blade. |
| US11359640B2 |
Set of parts and method for producing a radial fan
A set of parts for a radial fan has a fan wheel (2), a main housing part (1), and a complementary housing part (3). They can be assembled to form a first housing that encloses the fan wheel (2). The housing has an inlet opening (27) and an outlet (23). At least one second complementary fan wheels (2′, 2″) (3′, 3″), the shape of which differs from the first fan wheel part (2), can be connected to the motor instead of the fan wheel (2). |
| US11359638B2 |
Alloy article, method for manufacturing said alloy article, product formed of said alloy article, and fluid machine having said product
An object of the invention is to provide an alloy article that exhibits even better mechanical properties than conventional high entropy alloy articles without sacrificing high corrosion resistance thereof. An alloy article according to the invention comprises matrix phase crystal grains being equiaxed crystals with an average crystal grain size of 150 μm or less, the alloy article having a metallic composition including: Co, Cr, Fe, Ni and Ti, each within a range of 5 atomic % or more and 35 atomic % or less; Mo within a range of more than 0 atomic % and less than 8 atomic %; and a balance comprising inevitable impurities, wherein in the matrix phase crystal grains, ultrafine particles with an average particle size of 100 nm or less and oxide particles with an average particle size of 100 nm or less are dispersedly precipitated. |
| US11359636B2 |
Vacuum pump and diagnosis system
A vacuum pump comprises: a rotor; a stator; a rolling bearing configured to support a rotor shaft provided at the rotor; and a vibration sensor configured to detect vibration of the rolling bearing. |
| US11359634B2 |
Vacuum pump and temperature control device
A vacuum pump and a temperature control device are capable of preventing, with a simple configuration, overheating and overcooling of a pump that are caused due to abnormality in a temperature sensor used to control a heater or a water-cooling solenoid valve that is provided to prevent the deposition of products. Problems such as overheating and overcooling of a heater can be avoided in a case where a temperature sensor system fails and consequently the measured temperature continues to be constant between the upper limit and the lower limit. TMS function controls the measured temperature of the temperature sensor to a target temperature. Thus, if an application such as a target to be heated or a heater capacity is identified, the same cycles of turning ON/OFF of the heater or the water-cooling solenoid valve are repeated, and the upper limit of the time in which the ON/OFF state is sustained continuously is determined. An allowed time considering a margin is provided for this upper limit, and the ON/OFF state is changed so that the ON state or the OFF state is not continuously sustained beyond the allowed time. |
| US11359626B2 |
Screw compressor having a plurality of branch paths with intersects and central axes
Provided is a liquid supply mechanism including: a plurality of liquid supply sections each including a plurality of branch paths whose central axes intersect with each other, and a supply path having a side surface to which the plurality of branch paths of the plurality of liquid supply sections are directly connected, respectively, and supplying liquid, which is supplied from an upstream, to the branch paths. |
| US11359624B2 |
Capacity control valve having a solenoid and a second plunger between the solenoid and a valve body
A capacity control valve for controlling a flow rate or pressure of a variable capacity compressor includes: a valve main body, a valve body arranged in the valve main body, a solenoid having a first plunger connected to the valve body, and a second plunger arranged between the solenoid and the valve body for regulating flow of the variable capacity compressor. |
| US11359623B2 |
Pump control method and pressure-boosting device
A pump control method for controlling at least one booster pump (4). The method includes switching on the booster pump when a booster pump outlet pressure (24) drops to a lower limit value (26), and switching off the booster pump when the booster pump outlet pressure (24) reaches an upper limit value (28). The lower limit value (26) is reduced in a case, in which the maximal outlet pressure (24a) which can be reached on operation of the booster pump (4) lies below the lower limit value (26). A pressure-boosting device is also provided with which the pump control method can be carried out. |
| US11359622B2 |
Frequency sweeping tubewave sources for liquid filled boreholes
A system for generating variable frequency tube waves includes a high pressure multiplex pump having a number of plungers, with each plunger operatively coupled to a suction valve on a suction side and a discharge valve on a discharge side. The suction valve or the discharge valve of a first one of the plungers includes an opening, such that the modified plunger on a discharge stroke pushes fluid through the opening in the suction or discharge valve. The system includes a tubular fluidly coupling the high pressure multiplex pump to a wellbore, and a pressure sensor that receives tube waves generated by the high pressure multiplex pump and reflected from the wellbore. |
| US11359621B2 |
Miniature optical particulate matter sensor module
Embodiments of the disclosure include a miniature optical PM sensor module. A miniature optical particulate matter sensor module may comprise a housing; a micro airflow generator positioned within the housing; an actuator positioned adjacent to the micro airflow generator and configured to drive the micro airflow generator; a miniature particulate matter sensor board assembly in fluid communication with the micro airflow generator; and a flex cable assembly configured to attach to at least one of the housing and the miniature particulate matter sensor board assembly. |
| US11359620B2 |
Heat exchange system for patient temperature control with easy loading high performance peristaltic pump
A peristaltic pump has an arcuate raceway wife a partially concave inner surface extending through an arc of at least one hundred eighty degrees (180°). The are defines a midpoint, and a rotor faces the inner surface of the raceway and is both rotatable relative to the raceway and transitionally movable relative to the raceway between a pump position, wherein the rotor is spaced from the midpoint a first distance, and a tube load position, wherein the rotor is spaced from the midpoint a second distance greater than the first distance. A rotor motor is coupled to the rotor to rotate the rotor and rollers arranged on the rotor to contact tubing disposed between the rotor and the raceway when the rotor is in the pump position. A loading motor moves the rotor toward and away from the raceway. |
| US11359617B2 |
Compressor
A compressor is disclosed. The compressor compressing and discharging a refrigerant sucked inside a cylinder includes a frame configured to support the cylinder, and a discharge cover assembly disposed in front of the frame. A gas layer is formed between the discharge cover assembly and the frame. |
| US11359616B2 |
Supercritical water used fuel oil purification apparatus and process
This present disclosure relates to feeding and discharging fluids to and from a high-pressure process and is described using the example of supercritical water treatment of used oil. The apparatus comprises a fluid feed pump that feeds unprocessed process fluid into a high-pressure process, a fluid discharge pump and a fluid pressure buffer system. |
| US11359614B2 |
Power head of vertical reciprocating pump with multi-spherical connection, and water injection pump using the same
The present invention discloses a power head of a vertical reciprocating pump with multi-spherical connection, and a water injection pump using the same, which includes a hydraulic end, a centralizing sleeve, an adjustable ball seat, a circular pull-back plate, pull rods of the power head, and a hydraulic end, an integrated base and the alike. By using the structure with multiple movable spherical surfaces, the error of the oblique disk during its motion along the elliptic trajectory can be eliminated. The power end can be linked with hydraulic ends and can be applied to boosting water injection processes for feeding liquid at low pressure or feeding liquid at high pressure in oil fields and various high-pressure liquid delivery fields. The fast on-site installation of the water injection pump of the present invention can be realized by the integrated base, so as to save the investment and improve the safety factor. |
| US11359610B2 |
Assembly structure of sun gear shaft and spline shaft of a gearbox for wind turbine
Provided is an assembly structure of sun gear shaft and spline shaft of a gearbox for wind turbine. The assembly structure relates to the technical field of gearboxes for wind turbine and includes a sun gear shaft, a spline shaft, a mechanical pump drive gear, and a distance ring. The spline shaft is a hollow shaft. One end of the sun gear shaft is inserted into the spline shaft. The one end of the sun gear shaft inserted into the spline shaft is connected to the spline shaft through a spline pair. The mechanical pump drive gear is mounted at one end of the spline shaft. The inner diameter of the mechanical pump drive gear is less than the inner diameter of the spline shaft. The distance ring is disposed in the spline shaft. One end of the distance ring abuts against the inner side of the mechanical pump drive gear and is securely connected to the mechanical pump drive gear. Another end of the distance ring is spaced from the one end of the sun gear shaft in the spline shaft. |
| US11359609B2 |
Anchor cage for a foundation of a wind turbine, assembly method thereof and foundation of a wind turbine
Anchor cage for a foundation of a wind turbine. The anchor cage comprises at least an upper load distribution plate (1), at least a lower load distribution plate (2), and a plurality of first reinforcement elements (3) extending between said plates (1, 2). It further comprises at least one intermediate load distribution plate (4) placed between the upper load distribution plate (1) and the lower load distribution plate (2), and a plurality of second reinforcement elements (5) extending between the upper load distribution plate (1) and the intermediate load distribution plate (4), and being shorter than the first reinforcement elements (3). An assembly method for the anchor cage is also described. A foundation is also provided in which the total post-tensioning value provided in the upper part of the foundation (6) is different from the total post-tensioning value provided in the lower part of the foundation (7). |
| US11359607B2 |
Temporary web support for wind turbine blade rotating device
Provided herein is a shear web support for wind turbine blade. Particularly, the present disclosure provides a frangible shear web support element that is designed to fail under certain specific conditions. The frangible support(s) enhance the structural rigidity of the shear web, allow for one-step mold closures, and rupture or disconnect once a predetermined condition (e.g. load threshold, load orientation/vector) is applied to the support element. |
| US11359606B2 |
Wind turbine with improved mast assembly
A wind turbine including a mast assembly having an upper support structure hingably attached to a lower support structure wherein the mast assembly has an installation position and an operational position. A wind turbine wheel is mounted to the mast assembly having a circular rim disposed at its perimeter and having an axle structure. An electrical generator is supported by the mast assembly and configured to engage with the turbine wheel for generating electricity in response to the rotation of the turbine wheel. A plurality of hydraulic lifts are provided in contact with the upper support structure when the mast assembly is in the installation position and configured to transition the upper support from the installation position to the operational position and wherein at least one hydraulic lift loses contact with the upper support structure during the transition. |
| US11359605B2 |
Generator module and wind turbine having the same
A generator module and a wind turbine having the same are provided according to the present application. The generator module includes a generator module housing, a generator unit and a generator rotating shaft. The generator unit is arranged in the generator module housing and includes a rotor and a stator. One end of the generator rotating shaft is connected to the rotor, and the generator rotating shaft is provided with a belt pulley. The generator module according to the present application may be flexibly arranged above a nacelle or inside the nacelle according to requirements, and may be separately replaced and maintained as an independent subsystem, which reduces the maintenance cost. |
| US11359604B2 |
Method for reducing oscillations in wind turbine blades
A system for a wind park including: a control system in communication with a plurality of unmanned air vehicles, wherein the control system is configured to deploy one or more unmanned air vehicles during a triggering condition; and wherein the deployed unmanned air vehicles are guided towards an assigned wind turbine and to interact with a blade of that wind turbine in order to control oscillation of the blade. The invention also embraces a method for reducing blade oscillations of a wind turbine, comprising: monitoring for a triggering condition associated with the wind turbine; on detecting the triggering condition, deploying unmanned air vehicles towards a wind turbine and interacting with a blade of the wind turbine using the unmanned air to control oscillation of the blade. The invention therefore provides an efficient approach to controlling blade oscillations with minimal human operator involvement. Drones may be deployed automatically once suitable conditions are detected and may automatically engage with the blades, either by contacting those blades physically, or by interacting with the blades in close proximity, in order to disrupt airflow around the blades thereby reducing oscillations. |
| US11359601B2 |
Method, device and system for determining angle-to-wind deviation and correcting angle-to-wind
A method, device and system for determining angle-to-wind deviation and correcting angle-to-wind; the method for determining angle-to-wind deviation comprises: obtaining historical operation data of a wind turbine group during a specific time period (S101); determining an angle-to-wind deviation value for each wind speed segment on the basis of the acquired historical operation data (S102); for any wind speed segment, determining the angle-to-wind deviation value on the basis of the actual angle-to-wind measurement value and the output power value of an environmental wind speed value at a time point within the specific time period. |
| US11359600B2 |
Aerodynamic structure
Provided is an aerodynamic structure for mounting to a surface of a wind turbine rotor blade, which aerodynamic structure includes a plurality of rectangular comb elements and/or a plurality of angular comb elements, wherein a comb element includes comb teeth arranged in a comb plane that subtends an angle to the surface of the rotor blade. The embodiments further describe a wind turbine rotor blade including such an aerodynamic structure. |
| US11359597B2 |
Combined pumped hydro and thermal energy storage
A system and method of combining pumped hydro and thermal energy storage is disclosed that has upper and lower fluid storage reservoirs. The reservoirs are used as a pumped energy storage system in which excess electrical power is stored as gravitational potential energy by using it to transfer fluid up to the upper one. At a later time, the fluid is run back down through a turbine under the force of gravity to generate electricity. Either, or both, fluid storage regions are also used to store thermal energy transferred into the stored fluid via liquid-to-liquid heat exchangers. The stored thermal energy is later extracted out to be distributed in for use in either directly heating structures or to improve the heating efficiency of one or more heat pumps in a district heating system. The fluid may be water, or it may be any suitable high-density fluid such as drilling mud. |
| US11359593B2 |
Impulse start in a hybrid drivetrain
A hybrid drive device includes an internal combustion engine, an electric machine and an impulse start module which comprises two clutches and a flywheel mass. A method for operating the hybrid device includes opening the first clutch of the impulse-start module and establishing a start-up requirement for the internal-combustion engine. The method also includes closing the first clutch with the second clutch in an open or closed position for a start of the internal-combustion engine. |
| US11359591B2 |
Starter device, pulley assembly for a starter device, and connecting spring for a pulley assembly
A pulley assembly for a starter device for starting an internal combustion engine of a hand-guided power tool has a pulley with an axis of rotation extending in axial direction. A circumferential side of the pulley is positioned outwardly in radial direction relative to the axis of rotation. A circumferential recess is arranged at the circumferential side and accommodates a starter rope. The pulley is provided with a spring receptacle. A connecting spring is disposed in the spring receptacle and has a first end fixedly connected to the pulley. The spring receptacle and the recess overlap each other, viewed in the axial direction and viewed in the radial direction. A starter device is provided with the pulley assembly and a second end of the connecting spring is fixedly connected to a coupling device of the starter device that couples the pulley to the crankshaft of the combustion engine. |
| US11359590B1 |
Igniter for dual fuel engine having liquid fuel outlet checks and spark ignition source
An igniter for a dual fuel engine includes an igniter body having spray outlets formed in a nozzle and arranged in a plurality of outlet sets. The igniter further includes a plurality of outlet checks each movable in the igniter body to open and close the spray outlets in a respective one of the plurality of outlet sets, and spark electrodes mounted to the igniter body and forming a spark gap. The outlet sets vary set-to-set in at least one of spray angle, spray outlet number, or spray outlet size. Related methodology is disclosed. |
| US11359588B2 |
Fuel supply device
In a fuel supply device including a regulator and float-type level sensor, a fitting tube is formed integrally with an upper housing, a fuel pump being retained between the upper and lower housings. An outer periphery of a base part of the regulator is fitted into the tube. A regulator retaining member is formed as a separate member from the upper housing and retains the regulator in cooperation with the tube. The tube and the retaining member are joined via a snap-fit join part provided on fitting parts therebetween. The snap-fit join part is formed by engaging a projecting portion or a recess part, formed on an elastic piece provided on one of the fitting parts between the retaining member and the tube, with the recess part or the projecting portion formed on the other fitting part. A sensor support arm is molded as a unit with the retaining member. |
| US11359584B2 |
Exhaust gas recirculation heat exchanger and heat shield
An exhaust gas recirculation heat exchanger for allowing a flow of exhaust gas therethrough and a transfer of heat between the exhaust gas and a heat exchange fluid and a heat shield for shielding heat from exhaust gas flowing from an inlet of an exhaust gas recirculation heat exchanger toward a plurality of conduits disposed downstream from the inlet are provided. The heat shield includes a heat shield body and a plurality of apertures extending through the heat shield body and configured to be aligned with a plurality of conduits of the exhaust gas recirculation heat exchanger in a direction of flow of the exhaust gas through the exhaust gas recirculation heat exchanger. |
| US11359583B2 |
EGR device
An EGR passage of an EGR device includes a plurality of EGR introduction passages and an EGR chamber. A plurality of cylinders include a first cylinder subset and a second cylinder subset, each of which is a pair of two cylinders positioned next to each other. An explosion interval between the two cylinders constituting the first cylinder subset is shorter than that of the second cylinder subset. A first total volume being the sum of volumes of two first EGR introduction passages associated with the first cylinder subset and a volume of a portion of the EGR chamber located between the two first EGR introduction passages is larger than a second total volume being the sum of volumes of two second EGR introduction passages associated with the second cylinder subset and a volume of a portion of the EGR chamber located between the two second EGR introduction passages. |
| US11359579B2 |
Multi-redundancy electromechanical servo system for regulating liquid rocket engine and implementation method therefor
A multi-redundancy electromechanical servo system for regulating a liquid rocket engine, comprising a triple-redundancy servo controller (1), a double-redundancy servo driver (2), double-winding electromechanical actuators (4, 5), a triple-redundancy position sensor (6), a thrust regulator (8) and a mixed ratio regulator (9). Engine thrust, a mixed ratio regulation instruction and a feedback signal of the triple-redundancy position sensor are inputted to the triple-redundancy servo controller, and the triple-redundancy servo controller outputs thrust and mixed ratio regulation PWM wave control signals to the double-redundancy servo driver. The double-redundancy servo driver outputs a three-phase variable-frequency variable-amplitude sine wave current to drive the double-winding electromechanical actuators to drive the thrust regulator and the mixed ratio regulator to move, thus achieving engine thrust and mixed ratio regulation. The present servo system has a simple system and excellent control characteristics, has the ability to “control a two-degree fault operation and drive a one-degree fault operation”, and significantly improves the reliability and usage maintainability of the thrust and mixed ratio regulation of the liquid rocket engine. Also disclosed is a method for implementing the foregoing multi-redundancy electromechanical servo system. |
| US11359578B2 |
Ramjet engine with rotating detonation combustion system and method for operation
A ramjet engine and system and method for operation is generally provided. The ramjet includes a longitudinal wall extended along a lengthwise direction. The longitudinal wall defines an inlet section, a combustion section, and an exhaust section. A fuel nozzle assembly is extended from the longitudinal wall. The fuel nozzle assembly defines a nozzle throat area. The fuel nozzle assembly is moveable along a radial direction to adjust the nozzle throat area based at least on a difference in pressure of a flow of fluid at an inlet of the inlet section and a pressure of the flow of fluid at the fuel nozzle assembly. |
| US11359577B2 |
Multi-degree of freedom acoustic panel
An acoustic panel includes a first skin, a second skin and a cellular core vertically between and connected to the first skin and the second skin. The cellular core includes a plurality of cavities, a plurality of sidewalls and a plurality of septums. Each of the plurality of cavities extends vertically through the cellular core between the first skin and the second skin. Each of the plurality of cavities extends laterally within the cellular core between a respective laterally adjacent pair of the plurality of sidewalls. Each of the plurality of septums vertically divides a respective one of the plurality of cavities into a set of fluidly coupled sub-cavities. A set of the plurality of septums is formed by a ply of folded material. Each of the set of the plurality of septums have a four-sided polygonal shape when viewed in a plane that is parallel to the first skin. |
| US11359574B1 |
Engine cylinder head
A cylinder head of a multi-cylinder engine is provided, the cylinder head including a plurality of ceiling parts for respective cylinders, and a water jacket. Each ceiling part is connected to an intake port including a primary port and a secondary port aligned in a cylinder-row direction, and is attached with an in-cylinder pressure sensor. A plug is attached to a hollow part of the cylinder head corresponding to a core print provided to a core of the water jacket, and is disposed at a position corresponding to a location between certain cylinders. The in-cylinder pressure sensor is attached at a position on an opposite side from the plug with respect to a cylinder center axis in the cylinder-row direction. Positions of the primary and secondary ports connected to each ceiling part are interchanged in the cylinder-row direction according to the position of the in-cylinder pressure sensor. |
| US11359573B2 |
Control device for internal combustion engine
A control device for an internal combustion engine capable of performing additional injection in addition to regular injection includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to calculate an ignition timing at a predetermined crank angle before a compression top dead center. The electronic control unit is configured to calculate an injection amount of fuel at a predetermined time interval and to calculate an injection amount of the fuel at the predetermined crank angle. The electronic control unit is configured to control the fuel injection valve such that the fuel injection valve additionally injects the fuel in an increase amount before ignition, when the injection amount calculated at the predetermined crank angle is increased due to retardation of the ignition tinting calculated after the fuel in the injection amount calculated at the predetermined time interval is regularly injected. |
| US11359566B2 |
Method and system for engine control
Methods and systems are provided for protecting an exhaust catalyst from degradation during a DFSO event. Exit from DFSO due to pedal input received from an operator with a jittery foot is averted by filtering the pedal input differently when operating in a DFSO mode as compared to when operating out of the DFSO mode. Exit from DFSO is confirmed after receiving a higher than threshold pedal position input for a sustained period of time, or when an integrated fuel injection amount exceeds a threshold amount. |
| US11359562B2 |
Noise, vibration and harshness reduction in a skip fire engine control system
A variety of methods and arrangements for reducing noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) in a skip fire engine control system are described. In one aspect, a firing sequence is used to operate the engine in a skip fire manner. A smoothing torque is determined that is applied to a powertrain by an energy storage/release device. The smoothing torque is arranged to at least partially cancel out variation in torque generated by the skip fire firing sequence. Various methods, powertrain controllers, arrangements and computer software related to the above operations are also described. |
| US11359560B2 |
Method for measuring the pressure of a compressed gaseous fuel in a supply line of an engine equipping a motor vehicle and associated measuring device
A method for measuring pressure of a gaseous fuel compressed in a feed system of an engine equipping a motor vehicle, by a pressure measuring device having an infrared quality sensor and an electronic control unit, the measuring method being characterized in that it consists in determining a corrected absorbance value of the fuel based on absorbance measurements performed by infrared analysis, at preset wavelengths, and in comparing the value to a nominal absorbance value, determined beforehand based on absorbance measurements performed at a nominal pressure after a pressure stabilization phase of the fuel and at the same said wavelengths, in order to determine the fuel pressure. |
| US11359559B2 |
Optimized fuel management system for direct injection ethanol enhancement of gasoline engines
Fuel management system for enhanced operation of a spark ignition gasoline engine. Injectors inject an anti-knock agent such as ethanol directly into a cylinder. It is preferred that the direct injection occur after the inlet valve is closed. It is also preferred that stoichiometric operation with a three way catalyst be used to minimize emissions. In addition, it is also preferred that the anti-knock agents have a heat of vaporization per unit of combustion energy that is at least three times that of gasoline. |
| US11359553B2 |
Control device for gas turbine, gas turbine, and gas turbine controlling method
A control device for a gas turbine include: a target value calculation part configured to calculate a control target value being a target value of an output of the gas turbine; and a command value calculation part configured to calculate a fuel command value on the basis of a deviation between the control target value and an actual output value of the gas turbine. The target value calculation part is configured to: set the control target value to a value which is greater than an output demand value of the gas turbine immediately before a difference between the output demand value and the actual output value becomes not greater than a threshold; and subtract the control target value from the value after the difference becomes not greater than the threshold. |
| US11359552B2 |
Control device, gas turbine, control method, and program
A control device is a control device for a gas turbine including a plurality of combustors and is configured to select combustors to ignite in accordance with a target load on the basis of a predictor which defines a relationship between a load and the number and arrangement of combustors to ignite and a combustion temperature. |
| US11359549B2 |
Aircraft engine
A gas turbine engine for an aircraft includes a fan system having a reverse travelling wave first flap mode, Fan RTW, and including a fan located upstream of the engine core; a fan shaft; and a front engine structure arranged to support the fan shaft and having a front engine structure nodding mode comprising a pair of modes at similar, but not equal, natural frequencies in orthogonal directions; and a gearbox. An LP rotor system including the fan system and a gearbox output shaft arranged to drive the fan shaft has a first reverse whirl rotor dynamic mode, Rotor RW, and a first forward whirl rotor dynamic mode, 1FW. The engine has a maximum take-off speed, MTO. A backward whirl frequency margin of: the lowest frequency of either mode Fan RTW or Rotor RW at the MTO speed the MTO speed may be in the range from 15 to 50%. |
| US11359545B2 |
Pyrotechnic device
A pyrotechnic device comprising a main pyrotechnic charge, a firing device for firing the main pyrotechnic charge, a discharge passage for discharging the gas generated by firing the main pyrotechnic charge, and an injector device configured to inject a cooling fluid into said gas discharge passage, so as to deliver gas, specifically for driving turbines, at temperatures that are relatively low, and a method of cooling gas generated by firing the main pyrotechnic charge by injecting the cooling fluid. |
| US11359535B2 |
Exhaust gas treatment system
An exhaust gas treatment system capable of purifying exhaust gas containing moisture includes superheated steam generating pipes (20, 40) and a housing (10). The superheated steam generating pipe (20, 40) is formed of a material capable of generating heat by energization, and has a flow path (200, 400) through which exhaust gas can flow, and moisture contained in the exhaust gas flowing through the flow path is converted into superheated steam by the heat. The housing (10) is provided to accommodate the superheated steam generating pipe, is formed to allow the exhaust gas before being introduced into the flow path to flow therethrough and can preheat the exhaust gas by the heat of the superheated steam generating pipe. |
| US11359534B2 |
Heat recovery component for an exhaust gas system
Heat recovery component for an exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine, comprising an inlet, an outlet, a heat recovery branch conduit comprising a heat recovery branch conduit inlet, a heat recovery branch conduit outlet, and a heat exchanger arranged in the heat recovery branch conduit, a bypass branch conduit being separate from the heat recovery branch conduit, and a valve being configured to be rotatable between a heat recovery end position and a bypass end position, the valve being arranged to be rotatable around a rotation axis located in the bypass branch conduit, wherein the valve comprises a bypass valve flap and a heat recovery valve flap, the bypass valve flap and the heat recovery valve flap being operatively connected by a support. |
| US11359533B2 |
Catalytic converter and method for the production thereof
A catalytic converter for exhaust gas aftertreatment, with a matrix and a casing, the matrix is formed from a coiled layered stack of metal sheets and is inserted into the casing and bonded thereto only in portions and a method for producing a catalytic converter. |
| US11359532B2 |
Systems and methods for implementing corrections to a reductant delivery system in an exhaust aftertreatment system of an internal combustion engine
An exhaust aftertreatment system includes a catalyst, an exhaust conduit system, a first sensor, a second sensor, a reductant pump, a dosing module, and a reductant delivery system controller. The exhaust conduit system is coupled to the catalyst. The first sensor is coupled to the exhaust conduit system upstream of the catalyst and configured to obtain a current first measurement upstream of the catalyst. The second sensor is coupled to the exhaust conduit system downstream of the catalyst and configured to obtain a current second measurement downstream of the catalyst. The reductant pump is configured to draw reductant from a reductant source. The dosing module is fluidly coupled to the reductant pump and configured to selectively provide the reductant from the reductant pump into the exhaust conduit system upstream of the catalyst. The reductant delivery system controller is communicable with the first sensor, the second sensor, the reductant pump, and the dosing module. |
| US11359527B2 |
Method and system for control of an activation of at least one liquid sensitive sensor
Disclosed is a method for control of an activation of a fluid sensitive sensor of an exhaust treatment system arranged for treating an exhaust stream, which includes: determining an exhaust temperature and an exhaust mass flow for the exhaust stream; determining if there is liquid fluid present in the exhaust stream at the fluid sensitive sensor, respectively, based on: 1) an elimination time function, wherein the elimination time function is based on the determined exhaust temperature and the determined exhaust mass flow; and 2) a corresponding lengths of a time period needed to eliminate a predetermined amount of liquid fluid from the exhaust stream; and controlling an activation of said fluid sensitive sensor based on the determination of if there is liquid fluid present in the exhaust treatment system at the fluid sensitive sensor. |
| US11359525B2 |
Device and method for lubricating a connecting rod bearing
A device lubricates a connecting rod bearing on a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine. The device has a piston having an internal piston cooling fluid channel, and an outlet channel in fluid communication with the fluid channel. The device has a connecting rod, which is connected to the piston in an articulated, in particular pivotable, manner, and has a large connecting rod eye and a connecting channel. The large connecting rod eye is formed for receiving the connecting rod bearing. The connecting channel forms a fluid connection between the outlet channel and the large connecting rod eye so that a fluid, in particular a cooling lubricating fluid (e.g. oil), can be fed, or is fed, from the fluid channel to the large connecting rod eye via the outlet channel and the connecting channel. The connecting rod bearing can be lubricated by cooling oil from the fluid channel of the piston. |
| US11359523B2 |
Actuation arrangement for actuating a latch in a switchable rocker arm and a valve train comprising the same
A valve train assembly includes: at least one dual body rocker arm having a first body, a second body, and a latching arrangement for latching and unlatching the first body and the second body, the latching arrangement being biased to an unlatched configuration; and an actuator arrangement external to the rocker arm for controlling the latching arrangement, the actuator arrangement being arranged so that a default setting thereof is to cause the latching arrangement to be in a latched configuration. |
| US11359522B2 |
Optimized tubular structure
A tubular structure comprises a first end and a second end, a cylindrical outer structure, and at least one inner cavity defined by the cylindrical outer structure and the first and second ends. The first and second ends each include a recess and a cap press fit within the recess. The caps provide a connection point for the ends of the tubular structure. Each end includes a vent in fluid communication with the inner cavity during manufacturing of the tubular structure, prior to insertion of the caps. An isotropic internal support structure extends longitudinally between the ends within the cylindrical outer structure and defines an oil flow channel extending through the tubular structure, each cap includes a cap orifice aligned with the oil flow channel, and the cylindrical outer structure, the first and second ends, and the internal support structure are continuously and unitarily formed. |
| US11359521B2 |
Dispatchable storage combined cycle power plants
A dispatchable storage combined cycle power plant comprises a topping cycle that combusts fuel to generate electricity and produce hot exhaust gases, a steam power system, a heat source other than the topping cycle, and a thermal energy storage system. Heat from the heat source, from the thermal energy storage system, or from the heat source and the thermal energy storage system is used to generate steam in the steam power system. Heat from the topping cycle may be used in series with or in parallel with the thermal energy storage system and/or the heat source to generate the steam, and additionally to super heat the steam. |
| US11359517B2 |
Modified two-phase cycle
A system including a pump, a boiler coupled to the pump, a turbine coupled to the boiler, a two-phase expander coupled to the turbine, and a condenser coupled to the two-phase expander and the pump. |
| US11359516B2 |
System and method for eliminating the presence of droplets in a heat exchanger
The present invention relates to a system for eliminating the presence of droplets in a first medium of a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger has an inlet port and an outlet port for the first medium as well as an inlet port and an outlet port for a second medium. The system comprises (a) a device for regulating the flow of the first medium into the heat exchanger, (b) a first temperature sensor array for measuring the temperature of the first medium exiting the heat exchanger, and (c) a controller for regulating flow of the first medium into the heat exchanger. The system further comprises a second temperature sensor array for measuring the temperature of the second medium entering the heat exchanger. The controller regulates the flow of the first medium into the heat exchanger based on data received from the first temperature sensor array and second temperature sensor array. |
| US11359515B2 |
Steam valve driving apparatus, steam valve apparatus, and steam turbine plant
The steam valve driving apparatus according to an embodiment is a steam valve driving apparatus regulating open and close position of a valve body. The steam valve driving apparatus includes: a plurality of hydraulic cylinders that presses the valve body in an opening direction. Each of the hydraulic cylinders includes: a piston rod extending outward from a piston in the opening direction; and an open-side cylinder chamber arranged in the opposite side of the piston with respect to the piston and to which hydraulic oil is supplied. The hydraulic cylinder is disposed on a side opposite to the valve body with respect to a closing spring pressing the valve body in a closing direction. |
| US11359511B2 |
Pivot for a sliding bearing
A pivot for a sliding bearing of an epicyclic train includes an annular wall delimiting an axial passage, the annular wall including a first and a second annular groove opening axially in opposite directions and each defined by two coaxial inner and outer annular branches formed at the axial ends of the annular wall. The pivot also includes a plurality of first holes opening at a first end into the first annular groove and at a second opposite end into the second annular groove, these holes being made over an angular sector of between 5° and 330°. |
| US11359504B2 |
Sliding seal
The present disclosure relates generally to a sliding seal between two components. The sliding seal includes a first seal section and an uncoupled second seal section which allows the first and second seal sections to move relative to one another during relative movement between the two components. One or more spring tabs extend from the second seal section and bias the first and second seal sections away from one another. |
| US11359502B2 |
Nozzle with slash face(s) with swept surfaces with joining line aligned with stiffening member
A nozzle for a turbine system includes an airfoil, an inner sidewall, and an outer sidewall. Each of the inner sidewall and outer sidewall each includes a peripheral edge defining a pressure side slash face, a suction side slash face, a leading edge face, and a trailing edge face. At least one of the inner sidewall pressure side slash face, the inner sidewall suction side slash face, the outer sidewall pressure side slash face, or the outer sidewall suction side slash face includes a first swept surface extending at a first angle relative to a nominal slash face angle and a second swept surface extending at a second angle relative to the nominal slash face angle. The first and second swept surfaces meet at a joining line that is circumferentially aligned with a stiffening member extending circumferentially on a respective sidewall. |
| US11359500B2 |
Rotor assembly with structural platforms for gas turbine engines
A platform for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a platform body that extends in a circumferential direction between first and second sidewalls to define a gas path surface, and opposed rows of flexible retention tabs that extend from the platform body and are dimensioned to wedge the platform between adjacent airfoils. |
| US11359495B2 |
Coverage cooling holes
A member may have a primary major surface and a secondary major surface. The member may form an array of apertures extending from the primary major surface to the secondary major surface. The array of apertures includes at least one aperture comprising two or more conduits. The axis of each conduit intersects the axis of each other conduit in the aperture. The cross-section of at least one of the conduits perpendicular to its axis may be circular. In some embodiments, an aperture may comprise two or three conduits. |
| US11359491B1 |
Mine safety dust and method of production
A mine safety dust exhibiting improved dispersion in water. The rock dust includes dolomitic limestone particles which, when mixed at the mine site to form a slurry, stay in suspension during intermittent operation of spray machinery and with a reduced need for continuous mixing. The rock dust composition includes an inorganic salt that acts as a dispersant to improve dispersion of the rock dust in water and further acts as a deflocculant to keep the dust particles in suspension in the resultant slurry. |
| US11359490B2 |
Multi-functional intelligent tunneling apparatus and method for simulating partial excavation of tunnel
The present disclosure discloses a multi-functional intelligent tunneling apparatus and method for simulating partial excavation of tunnel. The apparatus comprises an operating platform, a multi-functional rotary tunneling system, a precision power propulsion system, an information acquiring and processing system, a digital display control box and a slurry pumping device, wherein, the multi-functional rotary tunneling system includes a plurality of independent operating channels, and can realize multi-functional simulation of a tunnel construction process, including drilling, slurry injecting, and partial excavation under real-time monitoring; under the control of the digital display control box, the precision power propulsion system can realize the fine control of the multi-functional rotary tunneling system by means of hydraulic monitoring and preset advance distance. The present disclosure can simulate partial excavation steps of tunnel well, ranging from drilling, slurry injecting, different partial excavation methods, supporting and data postprocessing and analyzing of test. The operating and testing method are easy, and with high reliability and high degree of automation and intelligence. |
| US11359484B2 |
Expandable filtration media and gravel pack analysis using low frequency acoustic waves
An apparatus for monitoring deployment of filtration media at least partially surrounding a tubular disposed in a borehole penetrating the earth includes a carrier configured to be conveyed through the tubular, a low-frequency acoustic wave source disposed on the carrier and configured to transmit acoustic waves in a frequency that is less than 3000 Hz into the tubular, and an acoustic wave receiver disposed on the carrier a distance from the low-frequency acoustic wave source and configured to receive acoustic waves transmitted by the low-frequency acoustic wave source. The apparatus also includes a controller configured to compare data characterizing the received acoustic waves to reference data characterizing acoustic waves with the filtration media not deployed. |
| US11359478B2 |
Lubrication system for a plunger/packing set of a fluid end
A lubrication system for a plunger/packing set of a fluid end has a lubricating fluid reservoir, a pump cooperative with the lubricating fluid reservoir so as to pump a lubricating fluid from the lubricating fluid reservoir toward the plunger/packing set, a primary pressure transducer cooperative with the pump so as to measure a pressure of the lubricating fluid exiting the fluid pump, a secondary pressure transducer cooperative with the fluid end so as to measure a pressure of the lubricating fluid exiting the plunger/packing set, and a controller connected to the second pressure transducer so as to obtain a representation of the pressure measured by the secondary pressure transducer. |
| US11359477B2 |
Identifying and mitigating tight spots in a borehole using bottom hole assembly components as test probes
A computer-implemented method includes monitoring, by a computing device, data measurements associated with a bottom hole assembly (BHA), and detecting, by the computing device, a plurality of possible tight instances. An individual possible tight spot instance is detected based on a data measurement satisfying a threshold. The method also includes determining, by the computing device, information identifying respective probe depths of a plurality of probes incorporated by the BHA for the individual possible tight spot instance, storing, by the computing device and in a table, the information identifying the respective probe depths for each possible tight spot instance, generating, by the computing device, a profile identifying tight spot depths based on information stored in the table; and executing, by the computing device, a mitigating instruction based on the profile to mitigate the presence of the identified tight spot depths. |
| US11359476B2 |
Down-hole gas separator
A method and apparatus for gas and solids separation from down-hole fluids is disclosed, including particular structural means for forcing the de-gassing of the gaseous liquid, including means for changing the velocity of the gaseous liquid (speed changes on each exit from the tubes owing to the volume difference between the tubes and the chamber), means for changing the direction of the gaseous liquid (owing to the flow changing direction from exiting one set of tubes to travel to the opening to enter the next set of tubes), and means for changing the pressure of the gaseous liquid (owing perhaps in part to evolution of gas upon entering increased volume). |
| US11359471B2 |
Integrated control of downhole and surface blower systems
This disclosure describes various implementations of a downhole-blower system that can be used to boost production in a wellbore. The downhole-blower system includes a blower and an electric machine coupled to the blower that can be deployed in a wellbore, and that can, in cooperation, increase production through the wellbore. |
| US11359468B2 |
Outwardly threadless bulkhead for perforating gun
The disclosed embodiments include bulkheads for perforating guns and perforating gun assemblies. A bulkhead includes a threadless exterior surface that spans a length of a threaded connection of adjacent first and second perforating guns. The bulkhead also includes a first exterior groove having a first sealing element partially disposed in the first exterior groove. The bulkhead further includes a second exterior groove having a second sealing element partially disposed in the second exterior groove, where the first sealing element and the second sealing element are positioned around the threaded connection. |
| US11359463B2 |
Offshore production systems with top tensioned tendons for supporting electrical power transmission
An offshore production system includes a surface vessel, a tubular tendon extending between the surface vessel and a lower connection system disposed at a seabed, the riser coupled to the surface vessel with an upper connection system, and an electrical cable extending through a central passage of the tubular tendon, wherein the upper connection system comprises a connector that physically supports the electrical cable. |
| US11359462B2 |
Switch gear transport that distributes electric power for fracturing operations
A system and a method for distributing electric power from a power source of electricity to power fracturing operations includes a plurality of circuit breakers, each circuit breaker including a first circuit breaker connector and a second circuit breaker connector, each of which outputs electric power to a corresponding transport at a first voltage level, a power source connector that receives electric power from a power source of electricity at the first voltage level, and a black start generator that generates electric power at a second voltage level and that supplies the generated electric power to start the power source of electricity. |
| US11359457B2 |
Downhole well completion system
Downhole well completion system for control of flow to or from multiple compartments (1a,1b,1c,1d) in a targeted subterranean reservoir (30), comprising a plurality of interval control valves (2) connected in series forming a downhole string (24), said interval control valves (2) are manipulated from surface via hydraulic control lines (4a, 4b, 4c) to open or close flowports (20) of each interval control valve (2), wherein each interval control valve (2) comprises a command module (5) connected to at least two of said hydraulic control lines (4a, 4b), a first hydraulic control line is a command line (4a) to deliver applied pressure to the command module (5), which translates hydraulic pressure signals into axial movement of an inner ratchet rod (6) that determines the position of an integral pilot valve (7), a second hydraulic control line is a common-open or common-close line (4b), to provide hydraulic power to either open or close the flowports (20) of each interval control valve (2), and the inner ratchet rod (6) comprises several ratchet teeth (12), wherein the spacing of the ratchet teeth (12) determines the level of pressure, that must be applied to cause a command pawl (11) to engage the next ratchet teeth (12). |
| US11359455B2 |
Method of preparing a wellbore tubular comprising an elastomer sleeve
An elastomer sleeve is applied to a wellbore tubular. The elastomer sleeve, which defines a circumference around longitudinal bore in a longitudinal direction, is brought in an elastically stretched condition by applying a stretching force to the elastomer sleeve. While the elastomer sleeve is kept in the elastically stretched condition, it is moved in the longitudinal direction over the wellbore tubular to a selected position on the wellbore tubular whereby the wellbore tubular extends through the bore. The elastomer sleeve is then snuggly fitted to an outside surface of the wellbore tubular by relaxing the elastically stretching force. The thus prepared wellbore tubular may be lowered into a wellbore in the Earth, and cement may be pumped on the outside of the wellbore tubular to form a cement sheath which fully surrounds the elastomer sleeve. |
| US11359447B1 |
Method to perform background LCM treatments
A method including circulating wellbore servicing fluid (WSF) downhole, passing the circulating WSF through a separator configured to separate solids therefrom, separating the plurality of particles into screened particles having a diameter greater than or equal to a mesh size and retained particles having a diameter less than the mesh size in a particulate-reduced WSF, adding a volume of second loss circulation material (LCM) composition including replenishment particles to particulate-reduced WSF to provide LCM-adjusted WSF, and introducing LCM-adjusted WSF downhole and circulating LCM-adjusted WSF. The WSF includes first LCM composition including plurality of particles having first cumulative particle size distribution (PSD). The LCM-adjusted WSF includes LCM-adjusted WSF LCMs. LCM-adjusted WSF LCMs include the retained and replenishment particles. The second LCM composition is selected to minimize a difference between a cumulative PSD of the LCM-adjusted WSF LCMs and first cumulative PSD and also minimize mass and/or volume of second LCM composition. |
| US11359446B2 |
Coiled tubing injector with gripper shoe carrier position monitor
A coiled tubing injector system includes a traction system for advancing coiled tubing through the injector and into or out of a well. The traction system includes a plurality of carriers (129) and gripper shoes (128) configured to repeatedly propagate through the injector along guides (114). The traction system also includes a position monitor (134) for monitoring the lateral position of the carrier, gripper shoe, or portion thereof as the carrier and gripper shoe propagates along the coiled tubing path. |
| US11359445B2 |
Apparatus and method of connecting tubulars
The present disclosure generally relates to a method for making up a tubular joint. The method includes rotating a first tubular relative to a second tubular to engage the first and second tubulars while measuring a torque between the first and second tubulars, calculating a set point of a relative rotational speed between the first and second tubulars using the measured torque, and using the calculated set point with a closed-loop controller to control the relative rotational speed between the first and second tubulars. |
| US11359444B2 |
Mechanical disconnect for rotation drive
A horizontal directional drilling system. The system has a pilot drill and an exit side drill, with a drill string extending between them. A backreamer is positioned between the drills to enlarge a borehole. The pilot drill pulls and rotates the backreamer. The exit side drill adds segments to the product pipe and pushes the product pipe into the enlarged borehole. The exit side drill is equipped with a rotational disconnect. The disconnect is engaged to allow torque transfer between a motor and a spindle when adding segments to the product pipe. The disconnect is disengaged to prevent torque transfer between the motor and the spindle when pushing the product pipe into the enlarged borehole. |
| US11359442B2 |
Tubular for downhole use, a downhole tubular system and method of forming a fluid passageway at a tubular for downhole use
A tubular for downhole use including a wall defining an inner bore; a fluidic passageway formed within the wall that is fluidically isolated from the inner bore; a portion of the wall being located between the inner bore and the fluid passageway and configured to maintain fluidic isolation between the inner bore and the fluid passageway until an opening is formed through the portion. |
| US11359438B2 |
High power laser completion drilling tool and methods for upstream subsurface applications
A method of drilling a wellbore that traverses a formation, the method comprising the steps of inserting a one-stage drilling tool into the wellbore, the one-stage drilling tool comprising a laser head configured to produce a drilling beam, a completion sheath configured to line the wellbore, and a centralizer configured to support the completion sheath within the wellbore, operating the laser head to produce the drilling beam, wherein the drilling beam comprises a laser, wherein the drilling beam has a divergent shape comprising a base at a distance from a front end of the laser head and an apex proximate to the front end of the laser head, wherein a diameter of the base of the drilling beam is greater than a diameter of the one-stage drilling tool, and drilling the formation with the drilling beam, wherein the laser of the drilling beam is operable to sublimate the formation. |
| US11359437B2 |
Ladder caddy assembly
A ladder caddy assembly includes a box that has a sloped side that is positionable against a back set of legs of a folding ladder when the folding ladder is deployed. A mount is coupled to the box and the mount comprises a leg and a foot. The leg rests on a top step of the ladder for retaining the box on the ladder. The foot rests against a front set of legs of the ladder to inhibit the box from sliding away from the ladder. A pair of stops is each coupled to the box. Each of the stops abuts against the back legs of the ladder thereby inhibiting the box from sliding laterally off of the ladder. |
| US11359434B2 |
Optically-switchable thermally-insulating VO2-aerogel hybrid film for window retrofits
A retrofitted window is disclosed which includes a substantially transparent aerogel film laminated on a glass windowpane, the aerogel film being embedded with randomly dispersed nanoparticles of vanadium dioxide (VO2) core and silicon dioxide (SiO2) shell, wherein the vanadium dioxide (VO2) core transitions between an insulator phase and a metal phase at a predetermined phase-transition temperature, and a volume fraction of the nanoparticles in the aerogel film is approximately between 0.001% and 0.05%. |
| US11359431B2 |
Method for manufacturing pillar supply sheet, method for manufacturing glass panel unit, and method for manufacturing glass window
A method for manufacturing a pillar supply sheet is a method for manufacturing a pillar supply sheet including a plurality of pillars, a carrier sheet, and an adhesion layer between each of the pillars and the carrier sheet, the method including a pillar forming step. The pillar forming step is a step of forming the plurality of pillars by subjecting the base member to an etching process or a laser irradiation process and removing an unnecessary portion from the base member after the process. |
| US11359428B2 |
Damper device
The invention relates to a device for pivotably holding a wing flap. The device comprises a flat four-bar linkage comprising two pivotably mounted pivoting arms and two pull arms fastened in parallel in an articulated manner to the pivoting arms, a fastening element for applying the wing flap being applied to the pull arms. The invention further comprises elastic means for damping the pivoting movement, which engage with the four-bar linkage, and a damper device for damping the pivoting movement in the region of two end positions, with a linear pressure damper and a first and a second transmission element. The pressure damper cooperates, on a first side of the pressure damper, via the first transmission element, with a first of the two pivoting arms in the region of a first of the two end positions. Furthermore, the pressure damper cooperates, on a second side of the pressure damper, via the second transmission element, with a second of the two pivoting arms in the region of a second of the two end positions. The invention further relates to a damper device for using in a device. |
| US11359423B2 |
Retainer housing for a door check
A retainer housing, in particular for a door check (30), includes a first housing part (2) with a cavity (3) for receiving a brake body (50) and a spring system (40) of a door check (30). The first housing part (2) has a first end (2b) and a second end (2c), and a closing piece (104) which is situated on one of the first end (2b) and second end (2c) of the housing part. The closing piece (104) has an upper face (104a) and a lower face (104b). Multiple elevations (6) are arranged on the lower face (4b; 104b) of the closing piece (4; 104), concentrically around a centre point of the lower face (4b; 104b). The elevations (6) have a stop face (7) for a spring system (40) of a door check (30). |
| US11359421B2 |
Compression latch with securing device
A compression latch includes a cylindrical housing (1). A locking shaft (2) is rotatably and axially movable in the housing. The locking shaft includes an axial free end (14) that engages a locking element (12). A cylindrical sleeve (3) engages an axial end of the locking shaft opposed of the free end. The sleeve includes an axially tapered annular sleeve slot (19) in which a shaft engagement pin (7) is engaged to cause axial movement of the locking shaft with rotational movement sleeve until the pin engages a slot end. After pin engagement with the slot end, further rotation of the sleeve causes rotation of the locking shaft. A cylindrical securing element (4) is rotatably engaged with and is axially movable relative to the sleeve. The securing element includes a circumferentially extending guiding recess (17) and a transversely extending latching recess (18). A securing element engaging pin (9) is engageable with the latching recess to prevent rotational movement of the securing element and the sleeve until the securing element is moved axially inwardly to disengage the pin and the latching recess. |
| US11359419B2 |
Auto-rack railroad car door locking assembly splice
In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides an door locking assembly splice including an extension tube having opposing top and bottom ends, a lock rod connection assembly connected to the top end of the extension tube, a handle connection assembly connected to the extension tube between the top end and the bottom end of the extension tube, and a cam assembly connected to the bottom end of the extension tube, that enables a damaged door rod locking assembly to be easily, quickly, and efficiently repaired. |
| US11359418B2 |
Motor vehicle lock
A motor vehicle lock has a pawl and a catch that may be moved into an open position, a preliminary latching position and a main latching position. In one latching position, that catch is or may be brought into holding engagement with a lock striker. During a cinching routine, the catch is moved into its main latching position by a cinching drive. An overload clutch with two clutch elements is provided in the drive train between the cinching drive and the catch. The clutch elements are in engagement with each other for the transmission of cinching forces. The engagement is load dependent in a beginning section of the cinching routine, such that the engagement, and thereby the overload clutch, is disconnected in reaction to exceeding a predefined limit load in the drive train. The engagement is load independent in the remaining, subsequent section of the cinching routine. |
| US11359417B2 |
Electronic trigger rotary pawl latch
An electronic trigger rotary latch includes a trigger cutout, a controller in electrical communication with a plug receiver. Springs are engaged to the latch and trigger pawls. A gear motor having an actuator engages a surface of the trigger pawl. A handle includes a striker bolt and an electrical plug. In an unlatched configuration the striker bolt is separated from the latch pawl, an electrical circuit is open, the latch pawl spring has reduced compression, the trigger pawl spring has increased compression, and the trigger tip is engaged to a latch tab. The actuator has moved the lower leg in the trigger cutout. In the latched configuration, the striker bolt is held by the latch pawl, an electrical circuit is closed, the trigger tip is engaged to the latch shoulder, and the trigger leg has been moved in the trigger cutout in an opposite direction. |
| US11359411B2 |
Surface-mountable electric strike
A surface-mountable electric strike having a keeper arranged to pivot about a first shaft extending in a longitudinal direction; a lock lever for locking the keeper in a door-locking position, the lock lever being arranged to pivot about a second shaft extending in a direction that is transverse to the longitudinal direction and parallel to the backside of the strike; and an actuation mechanism for actuating the lock lever, the actuation mechanism comprising an electromagnet that is situated next to the lock lever in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to the backside of the strike thereby enabling the electromagnet to act directly upon the lock lever providing a simple construction. Moreover, the orientation of the second shaft enables arranging the lock lever, and the electromagnet, above and/or underneath the keeper, thereby reducing the total depth of the strike. |
| US11359410B2 |
Lock mechanism, lock system, quick exchange bracket assembly and electronic vehicle
Provided is a lock mechanism, wherein the lock mechanism includes a lock base, the lock base is provided with an opening and a cavity extending from the opening, the opening is used for the lock shaft mounted to the battery pack to enter the cavity, the lock mechanism further includes: a lock assembly, the lock assembly is connected to one side of the lock base opposite the lock shaft, the lock assembly is moveable relative to the lock base, and the side of the lock base opposite the lock shaft extends into the cavity or exits the cavity; wherein, the lock assembly is capable of preventing the lock shaft from exiting the cavity from the opening when the lock assembly extends into the cavity; the lock assembly is capable of allowing the lock shaft to exit the cavity from the opening when the lock assembly exits the cavity. |
| US11359403B2 |
Locking bolt
A manually operated locking bolt (1) having a cylindrical, sleeve-shaped bolt guide (3) and a bolt (2), which is mounted to be axially displaced in the bolt guide (3), and which has a locking end (15) and an actuating end (31), wherein the bolt (2) is mounted to be axially displaced between a first axial end position or a second axial end position within the bolt guide (3) and can be locked, wherein at least one sensor (27) is fastened to the bolt guide (3), which sensor detects the two axial end positions of the bolt (2) as a measured variable and generates therefrom a further processable electrical signal. |
| US11359402B2 |
Variable spring rate chassis
An apparatus including a chassis assembly having a housing, a spindle rotatably mounted to the housing, a spring collar rotatably mourned to the housing, a first biasing element rotationally urging the spindle toward a spindle home position, and a second biasing element rotationally urging the spring collar toward a spring collar home position. The apparatus may further include a handle mounted on the chassis such that the chassis biases the handle to a handle home position with a return torque. The handle is engaged with the spindle such that the first biasing element contributes to the return torque. In certain embodiments, the handle may further be engaged with the spring collar such that the second biasing element contributes to the return torque. |
| US11359396B2 |
Lift system for a spa cover
A lift system for a spa cover includes a fist lift assembly associated with a first side of a spa, and a second lift assembly associated with an opposed, second side of the spa. The first lift assembly includes a motor for applying an uncovering force to a spa cover. The second lift assembly includes a compression spring exerting a generally downward force on the cover when the cover is in the closed position, and a generally upwards force on the cover when the cover is moved towards an open position to assist in an uncovering operation. The second lift assembly also includes a tension spring configured to exert an upward force on the cover when the cover is in the open position to assist the first lift assembly in a covering operation. |
| US11359395B2 |
Building container outrigger and methods of use
A building container outrigger to provide an elevated work space for use between concrete slabs of a building under construction having a container, a plurality of support beams, each support beam positioned lengthwise under the floor of the container and extend therefrom the sides, a pair of spaced apart outrigger beams, a first outrigger end and a second outrigger end, each second outrigger end in contact with and affixed to the upper side of each support beam end, the other outrigger beam end removeably anchored to the slab floor with the front edge of the container flush with the exterior or front slab edge, and, thus, functions to functions to efficiently move materials and tools or personnel space from floor to floor as construction phases move vertically. |
| US11359394B2 |
Alignment head for automatic fastener feed installation tool
An alignment head for an automatic fastener feed installation tool employs a platform with spring biased retractable pins and a central opening. The retractable pins are spaced to protrude downwardly and engage opposing sides of a support joist. The central opening receives the fastener which is automatically positioned for driving at an entry position into a deck board overlying the joist. The fastener is drivable into the joist at a medial position of the joist and a pre-established position from the edge of a deckboard. The pins also define the spacing of the adjacent deck board. In one embodiment, the alignment head is employed for securing the deck boards at a consistent 45° angle to the joist. |
| US11359393B2 |
Systems and methods for additive manufacturing
An additive manufacturing system for producing a structure includes a base assembly, an elongated member, a carriage, and a first member. The elongated member is fixedly coupled with the base assembly and extends upwards from the base assembly. The carriage is rotatably coupled with the elongated member and configured to translate upwards along the elongated member. The first member is fixedly coupled with and extends outwards from the carriage. The first member includes a material dispensing device configured to dispense material as the carriage rotates relative to the elongated member. |
| US11359389B2 |
Method and apparatus for supporting sheeting materials
A device for stabilizing a sheet material to a stud member includes two side members that sandwich the stud member and a back member joining the two side members together. One or more protrusions may extend inward from one or both of the side members so that the device is frictionally fit and secured to the stud member. A shelf extends away and outward from the back member so that the sheet material can be placed on the shelf before the sheet member is fastened to the stud member. The device can include an angled portion at the bottom of the back member so that a hammer can apply a force to the angled portion to cause the device to move away from the stud member for removal. |
| US11359388B2 |
Adjustable molding assemblies and methods
Adjustable molding assemblies and methods for bridging a gap between building elements are provided. The molding assembly includes a molding that includes a cover portion with opposing ends that are configured to contact outer surfaces of adjacent building elements. At least one flexible attachment portion extends from a lower surface of the cover portion, the at least one attachment portion including one or more interlocking elements. A track includes one or more grooves for receiving the attachment portion. One or more complementary interlocking elements are associated with each groove for retaining the attachment portion. |
| US11359386B2 |
Floor element for forming a floor covering, a floor covering, and a method for manufacturing a floor element
A floor element for forming a floor covering, wherein the floor element comprises a decorative layer made of a ceramic material and a support layer arranged below this decorative layer, wherein the support layer comprises edges provided with coupling elements configured to realize a mechanical coupling with coupling elements of an adjacent floor element and wherein the floor element comprises an intermediate layer having a resin material and wherein said resin material comprises a modulus of elasticity greater than 0.1 GPa, preferably greater than 0.5 GPa, even more preferably greater than 1 GPa. |
| US11359385B2 |
Bathroom floor waterproofing system, method of manufacturing the same, and method of constructing the same
A bathroom floor waterproofing system includes: a flat floor panel made of stainless steel; at least one drainage unit provided at the floor panel; side walls formed by bending a pair of opposite edges of the floor panel upwards; and a fastening unit comprising a male fastening plate formed by bending one of the edges of the floor panel upwards so as to be perpendicular to the floor panel and a female fastening plate into which the male fastening plate of an adjacent bathroom floor waterproofing system is detachably fitted and coupled. |
| US11359382B2 |
Alignment mechanism and alignment methods for tiled displays
An intermediary support structure including fasteners for fastening to a back side of a display tile and further includes a fastener or a fastening device for fastening the intermediary support structure to a support structure supporting multiple display tiles. |
| US11359378B2 |
Systems and methods related to liquid drainage
Systems and methods for draining liquids include spaced support members and drainage ribs extending therebetween. Adjacent rows of drainage ribs may establish a general checkerboard pattern of ribs and interstitial spaces therebetween. Drainage ribs may have a differential height along their length, though may have substantially coplanar bottom surfaces. A first support member is provided with stress risers to enable enhanced bending capability to provide a customizable device width for mating with predetermined liquid conduit sizes, such as roofing gutters having upward-facing channel widths. |
| US11359377B2 |
Shingles with increased hydrophobicity
A shingle including a substrate having a first surface defining an upper side of the shingle and an opposing second surface defining a lower side of the shingle; asphalt infiltrating the substrate to form a first asphalt coating on the first surface of the substrate and a second asphalt coating on the second surface of the substrate; a plurality of granules embedded in the first asphalt coating; a first hydrophobic material; and a second hydrophobic material that is a different composition than the first hydrophobic material and the second hydrophobic material comprises a metal stearate, wherein the lower side of the shingle includes a lower surface and the first and the second hydrophobic material are disposed on the lower surface. |
| US11359376B2 |
Threaded rod coupling with main receptacle and one or more receptacles extending therefrom at an angle
An angled coupling to receive multiple pieces of threaded rod in order to adjust the location of the threaded rod, that can also be used for seismic restraints and/or storm surge restraints. The angled coupling includes a first internally threaded coupler and a second internally threaded coupler connected to the first coupler and extending from the first coupler at a defined angle from an axis thereof. The angled coupling may include additional couplings extending from the first coupler at the defined angle that may be spaced apart around the axis of the first coupling. The first coupler may be a passthrough coupler to either have a threaded rod pass therethrough or to receive a first threaded rod in a first side and a second threaded rod in a second side. The angled coupling is made of a high strength material (e.g., steel, cast iron, composites, high strength plastics, combinations thereof). |
| US11359375B2 |
Enhanced non-coplanar double winding reinforcement method, structure built by the same, and crosstie for the same
An enhanced non-coplanar double winding reinforcement method has a main reinforcing bars erecting step, a reinforcement stirrup winding step, and a crossties double hooking and confining step. The main reinforcing bars and the reinforcement stirrup can be stably confined by the crossties. No iron wire is needed for bundling. Toughness and aseismatic capability of a structure built by the enhanced non-coplanar double winding reinforcement method is improved. Accordingly, construction steps are simplified and construction efficiency are increased. A first plane defined by a main rod portion and a first hook portion of the crosstie and a second plane defined by the main rod portion and a second hook portion of the crosstie intersect, the second hook portion can pass between two of the main reinforcing bars that are disposed next to each other even when the main reinforcing bars are densely arranged. |
| US11359372B2 |
Systems for reversibly dividing a space
A system for reversibly dividing a space is disclosed. Independent panels, with track followers attached to both narrow sides, move along parallel tracks. The panels start in an overhead storage space. The tracks are shaped such that as the panels move from the storage space into the space to be divided, one panel stops higher and the next panel slides down and then under the first panel. These panels preferably form a single-plane divider in the space. |
| US11359366B2 |
Structural connector for fastening structural components in insulated concrete formwork
The present invention relates to a device and a method associated with the device. With respect to the device, it is a structural connector for fastening structural components in insulated concrete formwork (ICF). The structural connector consists of a double threaded cylinder bolt assembly that aligns through openings in the ICF wall. One end of the cylinder bolt assembly embeds into the cavity of the ICF wall where openings in the cylinder bolt assembly receive concrete and reinforcement bars. The other end of the cylinder bolt assembly is threaded to receive a double threaded washer head bolt. The cylinder bolt assembly is used to mount ledger boards, floor joist hangers and roof truss connectors to the ICF wall, locking them together acting as one unit in withstanding bending and uplift loads imposed by large forces such as floor and roof truss systems. |
| US11359365B2 |
Heating and cooling system of a modular residential building
The present invention discloses a heating and cooling system of a modular residential building at least comprising: a) a building framework, b) a number of flat modules (1.0), c) a number of front elements (6.04), d) at least two gable elements (6.03), e) at least one roof element (6.02), and f) a plurality of horizontal and vertical heating and cooling canals, where the building frameworks includes fastening means (5.02) for securing the flat modules (1.0) to the building framework with a horizontal and vertical distance between neighbouring flat modules (1.0) thereby creating cavities there between where cavities are utilized as the plurality of horizontal and vertical heating and cooling canals. |
| US11359363B1 |
Modular building system and method of use
A modular building system consists of panels of various sizes and shapes that join together through a series of primary joints and secondary joints. The primary joint and secondary joint have key-to-keyway fasteners and wedge-to-slot fasteners. In this way any panel can attach to any other panel. Panels could be joined for form larger panels and cutouts or other features could be included in the panels. |
| US11359361B1 |
Trapless toilet
A toilet has a porcelain body including a tank that defines a first fluid passageway, a bowl integral with the tank and connected with a second fluid passageway that intersects the first fluid passageway, the second fluid passageway is integral with the tank and the bowl, and an outlet located downstream of the intersection of the first fluid passageway and the second fluid passageway, and the outlet includes a seat. The toilet includes a flush mechanism inside the porcelain body and has a weighted stopper configured to contact the seat of the outlet, a flexible connecting element having a first end connected to the stopper, a float connected to a second end of the flexible connecting element, a pull chain having a first end connected to the float, and a rocker arm rotatably connected to the body and connected to a second end of the pull chain. |
| US11359360B2 |
Self-contained hydrant monitoring system
A sensing device for a hydrant can include a housing defining a portion of an operating stem of the hydrant; a vein connected to the housing, the vein defining a channel; a sensor received within the channel of the vein; and an antenna in communication with the sensor and positioned within the housing. |
| US11359357B2 |
Freezeless outdoor shower
A freezeless outdoor shower assembly that is self-draining to prevent freezing and damage to the assembly when the assembly is exposed to cold and freezing weather. The assembly includes a riser coupled to a self-draining riser coupler assembly which drains water from the assembly when water from a water source it turned off. Preferably the freezeless outdoor shower assembled is coupled to an outdoor freezeless hydrant providing hot and cold water. |
| US11359352B2 |
Work vehicle hydraulic system with fluid exchange reservoir
A hydraulic system for a work vehicle has a first hydraulic circuit at a first nominal pressure and a second hydraulic circuit at a second nominal pressure different than the first nominal pressure. A dual-chamber hydraulic reservoir includes a first tank associated with the first hydraulic circuit and defining a first opening and a second tank associated with the second hydraulic circuit and defining a second opening. An exchange system has a particulate filter disposed within an exchange path between the first opening of the first tank and the second opening of the second tank. The exchange system is configured to resupply the first tank with hydraulic fluid from the second tank. |
| US11359346B2 |
Manhole apparatus
An apparatus for use with a manhole and a cable, and a method thereof, is provided. The apparatus comprises a frame having an opening and a coupling mechanism for releasably securing the frame about the manhole such that the opening communicates with the manhole. The apparatus also includes a bearing secured to the frame adjacent the opening, the bearing having a surface over which a cable may travel in a manner that reduces wear on the cable when the cable is fed into or drawn through the opening in the hole. |
| US11359341B2 |
Bollard device
A bollard device including a frame insertable in a horizontal plane. A base plate is disposed on the frame and has a hole. A movable part is received within the hole and moves vertically between a retracted position, wherein an upper end thereof is flush with the base plate, and an extended position wherein the upper end of the movable part extends beyond the base plate to create an obstacle. The frame includes a plurality of metallic supports defining an underground housing for the movable part and guides by which the movable part slides vertically. Actuating element is housed either in the frame or in the movable part and is configured to permit the vertical movement of the movable part. The movable part includes a stem and a protective tubular member disposed on the stem and constrained thereon by removable coupling element permitting the protective tubular member to be removed. |
| US11359340B2 |
Microtrenching system having a vacuum hose support and method of microtrenching
A microtrenching system having a vacuum hose supported between a vacuum truck and a microtrencher so that the vacuum hose does not contact the roadway surface while cutting the microtrench. A method of using the microtrenching system to cut a microtrench in a roadway and vacuuming spoil from the roadway and microtrench through the supported vacuum hose into a spoil container on the vacuum truck. |
| US11359339B2 |
Plant for the production and distribution of bituminous conglomerates
Plant for the production and distribution of bituminous conglomerates and operating method of the plant, wherein the plant has a dryer having a first portion and of a second portion, which are connected to each other in series one after the other. |
| US11359336B2 |
Railroad tie preservation system
A system of treating installed railroad ties, comprising a conveyance vehicle configured to move along a railroad track, one or more drill carriages slidably attached to the conveyance vehicle to drill one or more holes at predetermined locations in the railroad ties, an air dispenser configured to deliver a blast of air proximate the one or more holes sufficient to remove debris from and around the one or more holes, a preservative dispenser configured to deliver a predetermined amount of preservative material into the one or more holes, and a plug dispenser configured to deliver a plugging material to the one or more holes to seal the preservative material in the one or more holes. |
| US11359335B2 |
Rail tie plate with spike retention capability
Apparatus, devices, assemblies, systems and methods of using w spring clips over spikes for holding railroad tie spikes down to wood and concrete railroad ties and hold the spike heads to the rails. A first embodiment can use rail tie plates with box holders for holding end portions of a w shaped spring steel clip to press against cap heads of railroad tie spikes. A second embodiment can use a rail tie plates with vertical supports for horizontal bars over heads of railroad tie spikes. A third embodiment can use rail tie plates with vertical studs and upper threaded ends with flat plates attached by nuts over heads of rail road tie spikes, and with cotter pins locking the nuts in place. Additional embodiments include metal structures fastened, welded and/or forged to tie plates for allowing w shaped spring clips with mid portions that hold down heads on spikes to prevent the spikes from coming out. |
| US11359324B2 |
Laundry machine having induction heater and control method thereof
Disclosed herein is a laundry machine. More particularly, a laundry machine for generating steam by an induction heater and a control method thereof are disclosed. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, provided is a method of controlling a laundry machine including a tub, a drum rotatably arranged in the tub to accommodate an object and provided with a through hole on an outer circumferential surface thereof, and an induction heater provided to the tub, and configured to perform a steam operation. The steam operation may include heating a heating surface of the drum facing the induction heater by driving the induction heater, spraying, through a spray nozzle, water toward the heating surface heated in the heating operation, and rotating the drum such that the steam is introduced into the drum through the through hole in a space between the tub and the drum. |
| US11359319B2 |
Intelligent washing machine and method for controlling ball balancer using the same
A laundry dewatering method using an intelligent washing machine is disclosed. A laundry dewatering method using an intelligent washing machine trains a ball balancer control model for acquiring first ball balancer control information related to position control in an inner tub of a ball balancer positioned in the inner tub, acquires first washing machine state information related to a dewatering operation of the washing machine, acquires the first ball balancer control information by inputting the first washing machine state information to the trained ball balancer control model, controls a position of the ball balancer in the inner tub on the basis of the acquired first ball balancer control information, and dewaters the laundry on the basis of the control result, thereby being able to reduce vibration and noise of the washing machine due to laundry that is non-uniformly received and dewatered in the inner tub. |
| US11359316B2 |
Dispenser for thread treatment compound
A thread conditioner dispenser is provided as well as a method of conditioning thread. The dispenser has a base with two longitudinally extending sidewalls attached which are joined by two transverse sidewalls. A receptacle for thread conditioning compound is defined interior thereto. Notches are formed in each transverse sidewall. The point on each notch closest to the base defines a saddle point. An adhesive layer is attached to the base such that the dispenser may be removably attached to a solid surface. Thread may be passed through one of the notches and withdrawn through the opposed notch. |
| US11359314B2 |
System for manufacture of bulletproof components, sheets, and garments with high modulus strong fibers held in a polyamide matrix
A bulletproof garment fabric comprises parallel high strength fibers that are placed in layers. The layers are arranged in multiple orientations to resist bullet penetration stress and bonded to each other by precipitated ultrafine particles of nylon. The bonded high strength fibers resist the penetration load of a bullet and are thereby operative to prevent penetration of the bullet through the garment fabric. A porous nylon sheet is injection molded, and combined with strong fibrous materials having high modulus to form a layered sandwich that imparts strength and anti-ballistic properties to jackets, components and armor for vehicles and aircraft used in military applications. |
| US11359312B2 |
Woven fabric with comparable tensile strength in warp and weft directions
A woven geosynthetic fabric having a weft direction and a warp direction, includes weft yarns woven in the weft direction and warp yarns woven in the warp direction interweaving the weft yarns to form a fabric having comparable modulus; the warp yarns including a high modulus monofilament yarn having a tenacity of at least 0.75 g/denier at 1% strain, at least 1.5 g/denier at 2% strain, and at least 3.75 g/denier at 5% strain as determined in accordance with ASTM International Standard 4595. |
| US11359311B2 |
Proliferated thread count of a woven textile by simultaneous insertion within a single pick insertion event of a loom apparatus multiple adjacent parallel yarns drawn from a multi-pick yarn package
A method and a system disclosed include drawing each of multiple synthetic yarns from a corresponding supply package to form an oriented yarn. Filaments within the oriented yarn are twisted and detwisted to provide texture thereto, to provide a low stability interlacing during weaving, and to intermingle the filaments, and a uniform air pressure is applied to the oriented yarn to provide a counter-twist. Also, a multi-pick yarn package is formed based on winding all formed oriented yarns, which serve as weft yarns forming adjacent substantially parallel yarns wound together, onto a spool. These weft yarns are simultaneously inserted in a single pick insertion event of a loom apparatus, and conveyed across a warp shed of the loom apparatus through a set of warp yarns. The set of warp yarns and the conveyed weft yarns are interlaced to produce an incremental length of a woven textile fabric. |
| US11359305B2 |
Method for validating the thermal history of a semiconductor ingot
An experimental method for validating a thermal history of a semiconductor ingot obtained by simulation of a crystallization process, includes a) measuring the concentration of interstitial oxygen in a portion of the semiconductor ingot; b) calculating a theoretical value of the concentration of thermal donors formed during the crystallization process, from the measurement of the concentration of interstitial oxygen and from the thermal history in the portion of the semiconductor ingot; c) measuring an experimental value of the concentration of thermal donors in the portion of the semiconductor ingot; and d) comparing the theoretical and experimental values of the concentration of thermal donors. |
| US11359304B2 |
Powder supply apparatus and plating system
There is provided a powder supply apparatus that prevents powder from scattering as much as possible. There is provided the powder supply apparatus that supplies a powder containing a metal used for a plating to a plating solution. This powder supply apparatus includes a plating solution tank, a feed pipe, a gas supply line, and a spiral-air-flow-generating component. The plating solution tank is configured to house the plating solution. The feed pipe is configured to feed the powder into the plating solution tank. The gas supply line is configured to supply a gas. The spiral-air-flow-generating component is configured to receive the gas from the gas supply line to generate a spiral air flow heading toward the plating solution tank inside the feed pipe. |
| US11359303B2 |
Threaded joint for an oil well pipe
Oil well pipe component comprising a threaded portion, at least part whereof is coated with a layer of a corrosion-inhibiting material, that has been applied to at least the part of the threaded portion of the oil well pipe component by means of a method comprising a cataphoresis step from an aqueous bath, said method comprising providing the oil well pipe component comprising a threaded portion; immersing at least part of the threaded portion of the pipe component in a cataphoresis bath comprising water and suspended particles of corrosion-inhibiting material, and provided with an anode and a cathode means, the pipe component being connected to the cathode means; inducing a current through the bath, in order to provide the corrosion-inhibiting material with a positive charge; depositing a layer of the positively charged corrosion-inhibiting material onto the pipe component; and removing the immersed part of the pipe component with the layer of corrosion-inhibiting material from the cataphoresis bath and allowing the corrosion-inhibiting material to set. |
| US11359302B2 |
Susceptor having CF coating
Examples of a susceptor for supporting a substrate includes a base metal formed of aluminum or a material containing aluminum, an anodized layer covering a surface of the base metal and having cracks therein, and a CF coating of polymer provided in the cracks such that the exposure of the base metal is avoided. |
| US11359301B2 |
Transparent and colorless hardcoating films for optical materials with a tunable index of refraction and scratch resistance, as formed from anodic aluminum films
The invention relates to a method of processing of materials using a moving interface, the method comprising: providing a working material, the working material comprising a substrate with a metallic film on at least one side of the substrate; providing an energy source adjacent to the working material, where the energy source is electrical current between a cathode and the working material as an anode; providing for relative controlled movement between the working material and the energy source, where the relative controlled movement is a motor attached to the working material via a linkage; activating the energy source such that the energy processes the working material; moving the energy source and/or the working material relative to the other to control the amount of processing of the working material achieved by the energy, where the processing of the working material is anodization; immersing the working material at a controlled speed into an anodizing bath equipped with a cathode; starting anodization of the metallic film at the edge of the metallic film furthest from the anode connection and just below the anodization bath, and immersing the working material into the bath such that the anodization is moved up the metallic film towards the edge nearest the anode connection, resulting in a complete conversion to oxide, except for a non-anodized small metal or conductive edge where the anode voltage is connected to the workpiece. |
| US11359292B2 |
Suppression of hydrogen degradation
The present disclosure provides techniques for suppression of hydrogen degradation. In some embodiments, a method for decreasing the amount or rate of hydrogen degradation of a material, includes: (a) exposing a material to gaseous hydrogen peroxide; (b) forming a hydroxyl layer on the surface of the material within a chamber; and (c) after forming the hydroxyl layer, exposing the material to hydrogen during a controlled process or application. |
| US11359288B2 |
Chemical conversion treatment agent, method for producing chemical conversion coating, metal material having chemical conversion coating, and painted metal material
Provided are a novel chemical conversion treatment agent which is capable of forming, on/over the surface of a metal material, a chemical conversion coating which is superior in corrosion resistance, a method for producing a chemical conversion coating on/over the surface of a metal material with the use of the chemical conversion treatment agent, a metal material having a coating, and a painted metal material.The problem mentioned above can be solved by the chemical conversion treatment agent for forming a coating on/over the surface of a metal material, which characterized by containing: an ion containging at least one metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium and hafnium; a fluorine ion; at least one selected from the group consisting of an alkanesulfonic acid, an alkanolsulfonic acid, and ions thereof; and an ion containing trivalent iron. |
| US11359277B2 |
Masking block that is configured in a pattern for direct synthesis of a two-dimensional material having the pattern on a growth substrate and that is easily bondable to and debondable from the growth substrate
A masking block configured to contact a growth substrate to define a pattern of a two-dimensional material directly synthesized on the growth substrate, includes a base substrate; a gamma-alumina film that is disposed on the base substrate and that has an upper surface in which a (110) plane is dominant as being more than 50%; and a hexagonal boron nitride film that is doped with carbon and oxygen that is disposed on the gamma-alumina film, and that has reduced defects due to properties of the gamma-alumina film, wherein the hexagonal boron nitride film contains an amount of carbon ranging from 1 at % to 15 at % based on total atoms of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and boron in the hexagonal boron nitride film and includes voids such that a coverage ratio of the hexagonal boron nitride film on the gamma-alumina film is less than 1 and equal to or more than 0.9. |
| US11359275B2 |
Method of manufacturing diamond substrate, diamond substrate, and diamond composite substrate
A method of manufacturing a diamond substrate includes: forming an ion implantation layer at a side of a main surface of a diamond seed substrate by implanting ions into the main surface of the diamond seed substrate; producing a diamond structure by growing a diamond growth layer by a vapor phase synthesis method on the main surface of the diamond seed substrate, after implanting the ions; and performing heat treatment on the diamond structure. The performed heat treatment causes the diamond structure to be separated along the ion implantation layer into a first structure including the diamond seed substrate and failing to include the diamond growth layer, and a diamond substrate including the diamond growth layer. Thus, the method of manufacturing a diamond substrate is provided that enables a diamond substrate with a large area to be manufactured in a short time and at a low cost. |
| US11359274B2 |
Electrically and magnetically enhanced ionized physical vapor deposition unbalanced sputtering source
A method of depositing a layer on a substrate includes applying a first magnetic field to a cathode target, electrically coupling the cathode target to a first high power pulse resonance alternating current (AC) power supply, positioning an additional cylindrical cathode target electrode around the cathode, applying a second magnetic field to the additional cylindrical cathode target electrode, electrically coupling the additional cylindrical cathode target electrode to a second high power pulse resonance AC power supply, generating magnetic coupling between the cathode target and an anode, providing a feed gas, and selecting a time shift between negative voltage peaks associated with AC voltage waveforms generated by the first high power pulse resonance AC power supply and the second high power pulse resonance AC power supply. An apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, cathode target magnet assembly, first high power pulse resonance AC power supply, additional electrode, additional electrode magnet assembly, second high power pulse resonance AC power supply, and feed gas. |
| US11359268B2 |
Iron based alloy suitable for providing a hard and wear resistant coating on a substrate, article having a hard and wear resistant coating, and method for its manufacture
The present invention relates to an iron-based alloy that is able to provide a coating on a substrate, the coating having simultaneously high hardness and wear resistance. The iron-based alloy consists of 3.0-7.0% by weight Cr; 1.3-3.0% by weight C; 0.2-2.0% by weight B; 2.0-10.0% by weight V; optionally 1.5% by weight or less Si; optionally 1.0% by weight or less Mn, optionally 2.0% by weight or less Mo; optionally 1.5% by weight or less Ni; the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities.The present invention further relates to an article comprising a substrate and coating formed thereon, the coating being formed from the alloy, and to a method for forming a coated article. The method preferably employs HVOF, laser cladding or plasma cladding. |
| US11359263B2 |
Lead-free high tensile brass alloy and high tensile brass alloy product
The present disclosure relates to a lead-free high tensile brass alloy containing 50-65 wt. % Cu; 0.4-3 wt. % Mn; 0.55-3 wt. % Sn; max 1 wt. % Fe; max 1 wt.-% Ni; max. 1 wt.-% Al; max 1.5 wt.-% Si; the remainder being Zn and inevitable impurities, and the sum of elements Mn and Sn being at least 1.3 wt.-% and not more than 6.0 wt.-%. |
| US11359262B2 |
Product comprising recycled aluminum alloy wheel fragments and an alloying supplement, and methods and system for producing same
A product comprising recycled metal fragments and an alloying supplement, and methods and system for producing same. In some examples, the product comprises a container, shot blasted pieces of aluminum alloy wheels and an alloying supplement. In some examples, the product also comprises an indication on the container of a composition estimate of the combined shot blasted pieces and alloying supplement. In other examples, the indication and/or the alloying supplement may be provided by a company in the business of providing alloying supplements. |
| US11359260B2 |
Method of inhibiting degradation of extractant by anhydrous environment avoiding and metal stripping
Provided is a method of inhibiting degradation of an extractant by an anhydrous environment avoiding and metal stripping, the method including the steps of: (a) stopping the addition of soda ash (Na2CO3) to an extracting reaction tank; (b) starting solution recirculation and stopping solvent recirculation of a settler; (c) supplying a solvent from a loaded organic tank to a scrubbing reaction tank, in which the scrubbing reaction tank, stripping reaction tank and extracting reaction tank are connected for circulation and operating stirrers of the scrubbing reaction tank, stripping reaction tank and extracting reaction tank; (d) supplying a sulfuric acid solution having a controlled concentration with a diluting solution to the stripping reaction tank; (e) transferring the solvents of the settler, the loaded organic tank and all the pipes to the scrubbing reaction tank; and (f) stopping the step (e) and initiating solvent recirculation. |
| US11359257B2 |
System and method for liquid-organic particle separation
The present invention provides a method and system for separating a liquid from organic particles. The mixer-settler extraction cell includes a flow distributor. The flow distributor comprises a chevron-shaped series of welded plates, which separates the incoming flow stream of liquid and organic particles from one another. |
| US11359255B2 |
Steel sheet for crown cap, crown cap and method for producing steel sheet for crown cap
A steel sheet for crown cap having: a chemical composition containing, C, Si, Mn, P, S, Al, N, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities; a ferrite phase in a region from a depth of ¼ of a sheet thickness to a mid-thickness part, the ferrite phase having a standard deviation of ferrite grain size of 7.0 μm or less; a yield strength of 560 MPa or more and 700 MPa or less in a rolling direction; and a difference of 25 MPa or more between a yield strength in a 2% strain tensile test and a yield strength in a tensile test after heat treatment at 170° C. for 20 minutes, in the rolling direction. |
| US11359253B2 |
Gasification or liquefaction of coal using a metal reactant alloy composition
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for gasifying or liquifying coal. In particular, the method comprises reacting a coal with a molten aluminum or aluminum alloy bath. The apparatus includes a reaction vessel for carrying out the reaction, as well as other equipment necessary for capturing and removing the reaction products. Further, the process can be used to cogenerate electricity using the excess heat generated by the process. |
| US11359251B2 |
Methods for the detection of enterovirus D68 in complex samples
A method of detecting Enterovirus D68 is provided. The method may include adding to a mixture containing the sample from the subject, (a) a first forward primer comprising SEQ ID NO: 1, (b) a second forward primer comprising SEQ ID NO: 2, (c) a third forward primer comprising SEQ ID NO: 3, (d) a first reverse primer comprising SEQ ID NO: 4, and (e) a second reverse primer comprising SEQ ID NO: 5, subjecting the mixture to conditions that allow nucleic acid amplification, and detecting the presence or absence of Enterovirus D68 by analyzing the nucleic acid amplification products. The forward primers may include a first universal tail sequence and reverse primers may include a second universal tail sequence. The nucleic acid amplification products may be sequenced using next-generation sequencing. |
| US11359250B2 |
Methods of detecting trichomonas vaginalis
Compositions and methods for detecting Trichomonas vaginalis are provided. |
| US11359248B2 |
Methods for detecting single nucleotide variants or indels by deep sequencing
Disclosed herein are methods for use in detection of single nucleotide variants (SNVs) or indels. The methods may comprise enriching cell-free DNA molecules for a panel of genomic regions and deep sequencing the enriched cfDNA to detect the SNVs or indels. |
| US11359240B2 |
Method for detecting target molecule in which rolling circle amplification is used
A method of detecting a target molecule, the method comprising: forming a complex of a target molecule, a capture oligonucleotide, an oligonucleotide primer, and a single-stranded circular DNA; performing a nucleic acid amplification reaction by rolling circle amplification based on the formation of the complex; and detecting amplified nucleic acid; wherein the single-stranded circular DNA contains a first region, and a second region linked to the 3′-side of the first region, and preferably further contains a sequence complementary to a detection reagent-binding sequence; the primer contains a first aptamer sequence which binds to the target molecule, and a sequence which is linked to the 3′-side of the first aptamer sequence and is complementary to the first region of the single-stranded circular DNA; and the capture oligonucleotide contains a sequence complementary to the second region of the single-stranded circular DNA, and a second aptamer sequence which is linked to the 3′-side of the sequence complementary to the second region and binds to the target molecule. |
| US11359237B2 |
Modular flow cells and methods of sequencing
Modular flow cells, devices with modular flow cells, and methods of sequencing using modular flow cells, as well as systems and kits including modular flow cells, are described, permitting sequencing wherein less than the full capacity for sequencing is desired. |
| US11359223B2 |
Expression sequences
An isolated nucleic acid encoding a leader, which has a specific sequence, an isolated leader peptide encoded by such nucleic acid, an expression cassette comprising such nucleic acid encoding a leader operably linked to a nucleic acid sequence encoding a POI a recombinant yeast host cell or a vector comprising such expression cassette, a method of producing a POI in such yeast host cell, and further the use of the specific nucleic acid for the secretion of a POT from a host cell and/or to increase the secretion of a POT from a host cell. |
| US11359218B2 |
Oil composition and method of recovering same
The present invention generally relates to oil compositions and methods of producing such oil compositions. More particularly, the present invention relates to an oil composition recovered from a fermentation product as well as methods of recovering such oil compositions for use in various processes such as bio-diesel production as well as in various edible applications. |
| US11359217B2 |
Transformant of coryneform bacterium and production method for useful compound using same
Provided is a transformant of a microorganism that has improved catechol productivity. |
| US11359214B2 |
Simian (gorilla) adenovirus or adenoviral vectors and methods of use
The invention provides an adenovirus or adenoviral vector characterized by comprising one or more particular nucleic acid sequences or one or more particular amino acid sequences, or portions thereof, pertaining to, for example, an adenoviral pIX protein, DNA polymerase protein, penton protein, hexon protein, and/or fiber protein. |
| US11359211B2 |
RNA-guided human genome engineering
A method of altering a eukaryotic cell is provided including transfecting the eukaryotic cell with a nucleic acid encoding RNA complementary to genomic DNA of the eukaryotic cell, transfecting the eukaryotic cell with a nucleic acid encoding an enzyme that interacts with the RNA and cleaves the genomic DNA in a site specific manner, wherein the cell expresses the RNA and the enzyme, the RNA binds to complementary genomic DNA and the enzyme cleaves the genomic DNA in a site specific manner. |
| US11359209B2 |
Compositions and methods for control of insect pests
Novel insecticidal proteins that are toxic to lepidopteran pests are disclosed. The polynucleotides encoding the insecticidal proteins can be used to transform prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms to express the insecticidal proteins. The recombinant organisms or compositions containing the recombinant organisms or the insecticidal proteins alone or in combination with other pest control agents and an appropriate agricultural carrier can be used to control lepidopteran pests in various environments. |
| US11359208B2 |
Shatterproof genes and mutations
The present disclosure provides shatterproof (SHP) genes and plants and/or plant cells bearing one or more mutations in a shatterproof gene; as well as methods of making and using such plants. In some embodiments the plant or plant cell is resistant to preharvest dehiscence. |
| US11359206B2 |
Leghemoglobin in soybean
Soybean plants producing soybean seeds comprising leghemoglobin are produced by modifying the genome of the soybean plant. Soybean plants, soybean seeds and soy protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin are provided. Soybean plants, soybean seeds and soy protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin and additionally one or more of high oleic acid, low linolenic acid, high protein, low stachyose, low raffinose and low protease inhibitors are provided. Protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin, such as soy isolates and concentrates can be made from the soybean seeds. Additionally, methods for generating and using plants, seeds and protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin are disclosed. |
| US11359205B2 |
Genetically modified reduced-browning fruit-producing plant and produced fruit thereof, and method of obtaining such
A genetically modified fruit-producing plant, said plant having sufficiently reduced total Polyphenol Oxidase (PPO) activity relative to a wild type of said plant to reduce browning in the fruit of said plant relative to said wild type, wherein the reduced total PPO activity results from a reduction in activity of at least two PPO isoenzymes in said plant relative to said wild type, or a cell, seed, seedling, part, tissue, cell, fruit or progeny of said plant. |
| US11359204B2 |
Chimeric antigen receptors targeting B-cell maturation antigen
The invention provides an isolated and purified nucleic acid sequence encoding a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) directed against B-cell Maturation Antigen (BCMA). The invention also provides host cells, such as T-cells or natural killer (NK) cells, expressing the CAR and methods for destroying multiple myeloma cells. |
| US11359203B2 |
Therapeutic inhibition of lactate dehydrogenase and agents therefor
This invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for reducing lactate dehydrogenase target RNA and protein levels via use of ds RNAs, e.g., Dicer substrate siRNA (DsiRNA) agents. |
| US11359202B2 |
SiRNA structures for high activity and reduced off target
This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of target genes using RNA interference. RNAi structures and molecules of this invention can be used for modulating or silencing the expression of genes, with high levels of RNAi activity and reduced off target actions. Advantageous structures include siRNAs targeted to any gene having one or more 2′-deoxy nucleotides located in the seed region. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases. |
| US11359201B2 |
Methods and compositions for modulating gene expression using oligonucleotide based drugs administered in vivo or in vitro
Compositions and methods for down modulating target gene expression are disclosed. |
| US11359196B2 |
Sequence-specific inhibition of small RNA function
The present invention relates to the discovery of a method for inhibiting RNA silencing in a target sequence-specific manner. RNA silencing requires a set of conserved cellular factors to suppress expression of gene-encoded polypeptide. The invention provides compositions for sequence-specific inactivation of the RISC component of the RNA silencing pathway, and methods of use thereof. The RISC inactivators of the present invention enable a variety of methods for identifying and characterizing miRNAs and siRNAs, RISC-associated factors, and agents capable of modulating RNA silencing. Therapeutic methods and compositions incorporating RISC inactivators and therapeutic agents identified through use of RISC inactivators are also featured. |
| US11359182B2 |
Protective enzymes
The present invention relates to methods and compositions that include enzymes and/or binding polypeptides useful for protecting polymers from damage caused by fatty acids from secreted biological fluids such as sebum or sweat. |
| US11359179B2 |
Expansion and engraftment of stem cells using Notch 1 and/or Notch 2 agonists
The present disclosure provides methods for immortalizing precursor cells that are non-terminally differentiated cells such as stem cells, the methods comprising culturing the precursor cells in the presence of a Notch 1 agonist, Notch 2 agonist or Notch 1 agonist and Notch 2 agonist (and, in particular embodiments, one or more growth factors) that support the proliferation but not differentiation of the non-terminally differentiated cells. The present disclosure further provides methods to induce the differentiation of immortalized cells, comprising growing the cells in the presence of a Notch 1 agonist, Notch 2 agonist or Notch 1 agonist and Notch 2 agonist and at least one growth factor which supports the differentiation of the cell into a more specialized cell type. The immortalized and/or differentiated cells of the disclosure can be used to repopulate cell populations that have been diminished, for example as a result of infection or exposure to certain drugs. The disclosure further provides a cell culture comprising a population of non-terminally differentiated cells immortalized by the methods of the present disclosure and kits comprising reagents that promote the immortalization of precursor cells. |
| US11359170B2 |
Method for metering hops pellets into a fermented beer precursor, and system for carrying out the method
A method for metering hops pellets into a fermented beer precursor in order to produce beer using a system having a metering system and a pump. Hops pellets are supplied into the system. A specified quantity of hops pellets are metered from the metering system to the pump. The specified quantity of hops pellets is supplied into a beer precursor-conducting line or a tank filled with beer precursor by the pump. The metered hops pellets are supplied into the beer precursor-conducting line or into the tank filled with the beer precursor in a pelleted and/or granulated form. |
| US11359166B2 |
Fabric treatment composition
The present invention relates to a fabric treatment composition capable of enhancing cleaning properties of a soil during cleaning through treatment of a fabric to be treated and a method for treating a fabric with the fabric treatment composition. The fabric treatment composition is a fabric treatment composition containing a hydroxyalkyl cellulose (A) in which a hydroxyalkyl cellulose is bound to at least one selected from a cationic group and a hydrophobic group including a hydrocarbon group having 4 or more carbon atoms, the content of a surfactant (B) being 3.5 parts by mass or less relative to 1 part by mass of the hydroxyalkyl cellulose (A). |
| US11359161B2 |
Thioether precursors for fragrant ketones and aldehydes
Disclosed is a use of a compound of formula (I), a composition of matter comprising a compound of formula (I) and a consumer product comprising a compound of formula (I). |
| US11359160B2 |
Methods and devices to extract oil from oily fruits
A method, device and a system for extracting oil from a paste of oily fruit by exposing the oily fruit paste to vacuum. |
| US11359159B2 |
Lubricating composition containing a self-assembling polymethacrylate block copolymer and an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer
The invention provides a lubricating composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity and synergistic mixture of a functionalized ethylene-α-olefin copolymer, a poly(meth)acrylate block polymer having a substantially oil soluble block and a substantially oil insoluble block. The invention also provides a method of lubricating a mechanical device using such a lubricating composition. |
| US11359158B2 |
Lubricating oil composition, lubrication method, and transmission
Provided are a lubricating oil composition containing (A) a specific amide compound and (B) a metal-based detergent, wherein the content of the metal-based detergent (B) as converted in terms of metal atom is, based on the total amount of the composition, more than 300 ppm by mass and 1,000 ppm by mass or less, and having a high intermetallic friction coefficient and excellent clutch anti-shudder performance; and a lubrication method and a transmission using the composition. |
| US11359156B2 |
UV cure basecoatings for medical devices
The invention concerns coating composition comprising hydrophobic polymer for use as a photoreactive basecoat for a medical device or implant comprising a polymer made from monomers comprising: (a) 1 to 12 mol % of at least one photoactive monomer that is a hydrogen atom abstracter and (b) 99 to 88 mol % of one or more of acrylamides, methacrylamides, acrylates, methacrylates, and N-vinylpyrrolidone; wherein the polymer has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of less than 40° C. |
| US11359150B2 |
Modular syngas system, marine vessel powered thereby, and method of operation
A land based or marine vessel based system for generating power from syngas utilizes a feedstock of waste material acquired from waste dumps, municipalities, and/or ports of call of the marine vessel. The marine vessel or land based system can be retrofitted to be fueled by the waste material. The syngas is used to provide propulsive and/or electrical power for the marine vessel or the land based system. The waste material is not just a feedstock for the syngas but is provided with payment from the ports of call to take the waste material away. The marine vessel also collects garbage floating on the waterway along the voyage between the various ports of call for use as feedstock in the production of syngas. The modular syngas generation system further generates H2 from the syngas. The H2 generated thereby is used to fuel an H2 fuel cell for the generation of electrical power. |
| US11359149B2 |
Process configuration for production of petrochemical feed-stocks
The invention relates to a process configuration for production of light olefins and aromatics from residual hydrocarbon streams. In this configuration a high severity catalytic cracking process is employed for producing higher yields of lighter olefins and various boiling fractions. C4 stream separated from gaseous product is subjected to metathesis and aromatized to form mono aromatics. |
| US11359145B2 |
Systems and methods for maintaining a hot car in a coke plant
The present technology describes various embodiments of systems and methods for maintaining a flat push hot car. In some embodiments, the flat push hot car includes an at least partially enclosed hot box having an interior portion, an exterior portion, a base, and a plurality of sidewalls extending upward from the base. The hot box can be coupled to or integrated with a fluid distribution system. The fluid distribution system can include a spray manifold having one or more inlets configured to release a fluid directed toward the sidewalls of the interior portion so as to provide regional cooling to the hot box. |
| US11359144B2 |
Liquid crystal aligning agent composition, method for preparing liquid crystal alignment film using same, alignment film, and liquid crystal display device using same
A liquid crystal aligning agent composition for forming a liquid crystal alignment film having improved electrical characteristics and high reliability while exhibiting excellent alignment properties and durability, a method for preparing a liquid crystal alignment film using the same, and a liquid crystal alignment film and a liquid crystal display device using the liquid crystal alignment film. |
| US11359142B2 |
Liquid-crystalline medium and liquid-crystal display comprising the same
A liquid-crystalline medium, preferably having a nematic phase and dielectric anisotropy of 0.5 or more, which comprises one or more compounds of each of formulae T and L in which the parameters have the meanings given in the claims and in the text. The use thereof in an electro-optical display, particularly in an active-matrix display based on the IPS or FFS effect, to displays of this type which contain a liquid-crystalline medium of this type. Also, the compounds of formulae T and L and their use for the improvement of the transmission and/or response times of a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises one or more additional mesogenic compounds. |
| US11359141B2 |
Additives for liquid crystal mixtures
Polyfluorinated additives for use as components in liquid-crystal mixtures. Liquid-crystal mixtures which comprise these compounds. And liquid-crystal displays based on these liquid-crystal mixtures. |
| US11359138B2 |
Phosphor and conversion LED
A phosphor may have the empirical formula: (AB)1+x+2yAl11−x−y(AC)xLiyO17:E, where 0 |
| US11359137B2 |
Microencapsulated thermochromic materials and uses thereof
A variety of particles forming microencapsulated thermochromic materials are provided. The particles can include a thermochromic core and a metal oxide shell encapsulating the thermochromic core. The thermochromic core can include one or both of an organic thermochromic material and an inorganic salt thermochromic material. In some aspects, the particles include a dye selected from a crystal violet lactone dye, a fluoran dye, and a combination thereof. In still further aspects, the particles include a color developer selected from a hydroxybenzoate, a 4, 4′-dihydroxydiphenyl propane, a hydroxycoumarin derivative, a lauryl gallate, and a combination thereof. In some aspects, the metal oxide shell is a TiO2 shell. The particles can be used in cements and paints and for a variety of building materials. Methods of making the particles and building materials and methods of use, for example, for removing a volatile organic carbon from a building material, are also provided. |
| US11359135B2 |
Inversion agents for water-in-oil lattices and methods of use
Water-in-oil lattices of water soluble polymers and methods of using the same are presented. The lattices are made, used, and stored having about 15 wt % to 70 wt % polymer solids and further include one or more alkyl ricinoleates. We have found that C1-C6 alkyl ricinoleates added to such lattices facilitate rapid and complete dilution to less than or equal to 1 wt % polymer solids in a continuous water phase. In particular under conditions wherein the water source used to invert the latex is provided at low temperature (−10° C. to 10° C.), or includes a high level of total dissolved solids, or is both low temperature and high total dissolved solids. |
| US11359134B2 |
Treatment fluids and methods for recovering hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation
Treatment fluids of the present disclosure may comprise an aqueous base fluid and a surfactant composition. The surfactant composition may comprise a sulfonate surfactant in an amount of from 0.01 wt. % to 2 wt. % based on the total weight of the treatment fluid composition, a plant-based oil in an amount of from 0.01 wt. % to 2 wt. % based on the total weight of the treatment fluid composition, and a zwitterionic co-surfactant in an amount of from 0.01 wt. % to 2 wt. % based on the total weight of the treatment fluid composition. The plant-based oil may comprise from 65 mol. % to 85 mol. % species comprising one or more gondoic acid moieties. Methods for recovering hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation with the treatment fluid are also disclosed. |
| US11359132B2 |
Scale inhibition using branched polymers
Disclosed herein is a method for inhibiting scale comprising adding to a fluid that causes scale formation a polycarboxylic acid having a polymer backbone and a plurality of branches from the polymer backbone. |
| US11359130B2 |
Methods of altering the wettability of surfaces to enhance hydrocarbon production
A method of reducing water saturation onto surfaces exposed to hydrocarbons during the production of hydrocarbons from subterranean formations by altering the wettability of the surface of the formation with surface modified nanoparticles. |
| US11359124B2 |
Thermally conductive polysiloxane composition
The present invention relates to a thermally conductive polysiloxane composition comprising: (A) a thermally conductive filler, (B) a siloxane compound having a specified structure; (C) an alkoxysilane compound having a specified structure; (D) a polyorganosiloxane containing at least one aliphatic unsaturated group per molecule; (E) a polyorganohydrogensiloxane having two or more hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon atoms per molecule; and (F) a platinum-based catalyst. |
| US11359120B2 |
Polymer-metal junction
Disclosed is a polymer-metal junction including a polymer composition in contact with a metal substrate, where the polymer composition comprises a polymer component including a PEEK-PEDEK copolymer having a PEEK/PEDEK mole ratio ranging from about 60/40 to about 30/70 and a melting point (Tm) greater than 320° C., and where the polymer composition includes less than 10 wt. % of a sulfur-or-carbonyl-containing solvent, based on the total weight of the polymer composition. Also disclosed are methods of making the polymer-metal junction and articles including the polymer-metal junction. |
| US11359118B2 |
Adhesive composition having excellent kisstack
The an adhesive composition characterized in that the kisstack, which is defined as the force measured when a sheet coated with the adhesive composition is instantaneously peeled off after being attached, is about 6 N/inch or higher. The composition not only has excellent loop tack but also exhibits high kisstack characteristics, and thus can be widely used for various substrates. |
| US11359114B2 |
Polishing method using CMP polishing liquid
A polishing method includes polishing a substrate with a CMP polishing liquid. The substrate includes a barrier metal, a metal film, and a silicon dioxide film. The metal film includes one or more of copper, copper alloy, copper oxide, or copper alloy oxide. The CMP polishing liquid includes abrasive particles, a metal oxide dissolving agent, an oxidizing agent, a water-soluble polymer, and an alkali metal ion. The pH of the CMP polishing liquid is 7.0 to 11.0. Surface potentials of the abrasive particles and the metal film have the same sign and a product of the surface potential (mV) of the abrasive particles and the surface potential (mV) of the metal film is 300 to 980 mV2 upon polishing the substrate with the CMP polishing liquid. |
| US11359109B1 |
Method for creating water-based acrylic resin coating with high water resistance
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of water-based acrylic resin coatings, in particular to a method for creating a water-based acrylic resin coating with high water resistance. It includes the following steps: selecting a commercially available water-based acrylic resin paint; mixing the water-based acrylic resin paint and ethyl acetate to obtain solution A, spraying solution A on a surface of a material or immersing the material in solution A, and then solidifying; mixing lye and a silver precursor solution to obtain solution B; immersing the cured material in solution B and then drying the cured material. |
| US11359102B2 |
UV-curable compositions comprising cleavage type photoinitiators
The present invention is drawn to UV-curable ink and coating compositions comprising cleavage type photoinitiators and acids. The acids may be inorganic or organic acids, or acids generated by a photoacid generator during UV-cure. Incorporation of the acids into the UV-curable ink and coating compositions results in a reduction of migratable photodecomposition products that are produced by cleavage type photoinitiators during UV-cure. The ink and coating compositions are particularly useful for use in applications that require low migration of low molecular weight materials, such as, for example, food packaging. |
| US11359098B2 |
Surface coating
A process for the preparation of an antimicrobial coating solution is described. The process comprises the steps of: (i) mixing a chelating agent with titanium alkoxide and fluoroacetic acid; and (ii) adding an aqueous solution to the mixture from step (i). The antimicrobial coating described is visible light activated. The coating is applied to surfaces and then heat treated to form a transparent layer on the surface. This is particularly advantageous where the surface is glass. |
| US11359087B2 |
Structure comprising low-resilience elastic member and high-resilience elastic member
A structure comprising: a low-resilience elastic member 1 made of a thermoplastic elastomer (X); and a high-resilience elastic member 2 made of a thermoplastic elastomer (Y), wherein the thermoplastic elastomers (X) and (Y) are made of a resin composition including structural units derived from a vinyl aromatic compound and a conjugated diene compound, a softener, and a polyolefin resin. |
| US11359085B2 |
Information carrying card comprising a cross-linked polymer composition, and method of making the same
The disclosure provides a cross-linkable polymer composition, a core layer for an information carrying card comprising such cross-linked composition, resulting information carrying card, and methods of making the same. A crosslinkable polymer composition comprises a curable base polymer resin in a liquid or paste form, and a particulate thermoplastic filler. The base polymer resin is selected from the group consisting of urethane acrylate, silicone acrylate, epoxy acrylate, urethane, acrylate, silicone and epoxy. The particulate thermoplastic filler may be polyolefin, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a copolymer of vinyl chloride and at least another monomer, or a polyester such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a compound or blend thereof. |
| US11359082B2 |
Polypropylene-based resin composition and molded article
Disclosed are: a polypropylene-based resin composition comprising 100 parts by mass of polypropylene-based resin (A) (provided that, when the polypropylene-based resin includes other resins and/or inorganic filler, the total amount of the polypropylene-based resin and other resins and/or inorganic filler is taken as 100 parts by mass), 0.80 to 5.0 parts by mass of on or more types of aluminum flakes (B) having an average particle size of 5 to 90 μm, and 0.005 to 0.06 parts by mass of carbon black (C); and a molded article obtained by injection-molding this polypropylene-based resin composition. The polypropylene-based resin composition and the molded article obtained from this are excellent in a flip-flop metallic feeling, a heavy luxury feeling, light resistance and a feeling of luminance. |
| US11359081B2 |
Polyethylene composition and film having a good permeability, stiffness and sealability
A polyethylene composition includes a first polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 70,000 to 250,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, a second polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 15,000 to 100,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, and a third polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 70,000 to 250,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of >2.3, where the first polyethylene has more short chain branching than the second polyethylene or the third polyethylene. The polyethylene composition has a soluble fraction in a CEF analysis of at least 10 weight percent. Film made from the polyethylene composition may have a machine direction 1% secant modulus of □190 MPa (at a film thickness of about 1 mil), a seal initiation temperature (SIT) of ≤100° C. (at a film thickness of about 2 mil), an area of hot tack window (AHTW) of ≥160 Newtons·C° (at a film thickness of about 2 mil) and an oxygen transmission rate (OTR) of ≥650 cm3 per 100 inch2 per day (at a film thickness of about 1 mil). |
| US11359077B2 |
Tire provided with an outer sidewall comprising one or more thermoplastic elastomers and one or more synthetic diene elastomers
A tire has an outer sidewall, said outer sidewall comprising at least one composition based on an elastomeric matrix comprising: one or more thermoplastic elastomers comprising at least one elastomer block and at least one thermoplastic block, the elastomer block(s) not denoting one or more polyisobutylene blocks; and one or more synthetic diene elastomers selected from butadiene polymers having a glass transition temperature of less than or equal to −50° C.; said composition comprising at least one crosslinking system and one or more reinforcing fillers. |
| US11359076B2 |
Construction of elastomeric biocomposite intended for insulating layers and pads with regard to flexible antenna
The disclosure relates to a composition of biocomposite based on natural rubber containing sol-bioglass, which is used and intended for insulating layers and pads in flexible antennas which can be worn in close vicinity with regard to the human body without adversely affecting it. According to the invention, the composition of the biocomposite intended and designed for insulating layers and pads in flexible antennas based on natural rubber is filled with sol-gel derived bioglass amounting to a quantitative range starting from 8 to 50 parts by weight with regard to 100 parts by weight rubber and having following list of remaining ingredients: zinc oxide from 2.5 to 3.5, stearic acid from 1 to 2.5, bis (triethoxysilylpropyl) tetrasulfide from 4 to 6, tertiary butyl-benzothiazolyl sulfenamide from 1 to 2.5, sulfur from 1 to 3 and isopropyl-phenyl-β-phenylene diamine from 0.5 to 1.5. |
| US11359072B2 |
Dispersion liquid, composition, sealing member, light-emitting device, illumination tool, display device, and method for producing light-emitting device
Provided is a dispersion liquid for sealing a light-emitting element containing metal oxide particles having a refractive index of 1.7 or higher and a surface-modifying material at least partially attached to the metal oxide particles, in which a particle diameter D50 of the metal oxide particles when a cumulative percentage of a scattering intensity distribution obtained by a dynamic light scattering method is 50% is 30 nm or more and 100 nm or less, and a value D50/D90 obtained by dividing the particle diameter D50 of the metal oxide particles when the cumulative percentage of the scattering intensity distribution is 50% by a particle diameter D90 of the metal oxide particles when the cumulative percentage of the scattering intensity distribution is 90% is 0.20 or more. |
| US11359060B2 |
Method of producing reclaimed carbon fiber bundles, reclaimed carbon fibers, or reclaimed milled carbon fibers, device for producing reclaimed carbon fiber bundles, method of producing carbon fiber reinforced resin, and reclaimed carbon fiber bundles
There are provided a method of producing reclaimed carbon fibers in which, even if a carbon fiber reinforced resin is not heated at 800° C. or higher, pieces of carbon fiber base material that are contained in the carbon fiber reinforced resin can be directly collected, and the variation in the resin residue content in the collected pieces of carbon fiber base material can be reduced, a device for producing reclaimed carbon fibers that can be used in the production method, and a method of producing a carbon fiber reinforced resin in which reclaimed carbon fibers can be effectively used.A method of producing reclaimed carbon fiber bundles which is a method of obtaining pieces of carbon fiber base material as reclaimed carbon fiber bundles from a carbon fiber reinforced resin (100) containing a plurality of sheet-like pieces of carbon fiber base material and a matrix resin, including heating the carbon fiber reinforced resin (100) and thermally decomposing the matrix resin to obtain a heat-treated product (102); and crushing the heat-treated product (102) and separating the plurality of pieces of carbon fiber base material into individual reclaimed carbon fiber bundles. |
| US11359055B2 |
Thermosetting resin composition, prepreg, laminate and multilayer printed wiring board
Provided are a thermosetting resin composition having especially good compatibility and having dielectric properties (low dielectric constant and low dielectric dissipation factor) in a high frequency range, high adhesion to conductor, excellent heat resistance, high glass transition temperature, low thermal expansion coefficient and high flame retardancy, and a prepreg, a laminate and a multilayer printed wiring board using the resin composition. Specifically, the thermosetting resin composition contains (A) a polyphenylene ether derivative having an N-substituted maleimide structure-containing group and a structural unit represented by the following general formula (I) in one molecule, (B) at least one thermosetting resin selected from the group consisting of epoxy resins, cyanate resins and maleimide compounds, and (C) a phosphorus flame retardant: wherein R1 each independently represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom, and x represents an integer of 0 to 4. |
| US11359047B2 |
Epoxy resin systems
Compositions and methods for forming epoxy resin systems are provided. In one embodiment, a composition is provided for an epoxy resin system including an epoxy resin blend comprising an epoxy resin, a first curing agent selected from the group of a polyarylene alkylphosphonate, a polyarylene arylphosphonate, and combinations thereof, and a second curing agent. |
| US11359046B2 |
Polyurethane composition
An object of the present invention is to provide a polyurethane composition, in which reduction in the strength of the foam is suppressed when the foam has been greatly deformed. The present invention relates to a polyurethane composition comprising a base resin and a curing agent, wherein the base resin comprises a compound (A-1) comprising a polyalkylene skeleton comprising neither an aromatic skeleton nor an alicyclic skeleton, and having two or more functional groups having an active hydrogen atom, a compound (A-2) comprising an aromatic skeleton and/or alicyclic skeleton, and having two or more functional groups having an active hydrogen atom, a blowing agent (B), and an amine-based catalyst (C); a polyurethane foam therefrom; and a method for soundproofing and reinforcing a vehicle. |
| US11359045B2 |
Method for producing isocyanate mixtures containing isocyanurate groups
The invention relates to a continuous method for producing an isocyanurate-containing isocyanate mixture, in which in a step a) a mixture of a first and a second isocyanate component and an isocyanate group trimerization catalyst is provided; in a step b) the mixture obtained in step a) is reacted in a first residence time zone at an elevated temperature; in a step c), the reaction mixture obtained in step b) is further heated in a second residence time zone, optionally after adding a stopper; and in a step d), the reaction mixture obtained in step c) is cooled down in a third residence time zone by way of lowering the temperature, thus obtaining the desired isocyanurate-containing isocyanate mixture. |
| US11359038B2 |
Capped multi- or dual-headed compositions useful for chain shuttling and process to prepare the same
The present disclosure relates to a capped, multi- or dual-headed chain composition comprising derivatives of a strained olefin. The present disclosure further relates to a process for synthesizing the capped, multi- or dual-headed composition by using an organometallic compound and a co-catalyst in the presence of a catalyst precursor and a strained olefin. The present disclosure further relates to use of the compositions, as well as the process to make the same, in olefin polymerization. |
| US11359035B2 |
Multi- or dual-headed compositions useful for chain shuttling and process to prepare the same
The present disclosure relates to a process for synthesizing a multi- or dual-headed composition by using an alpha,omega-diene and an organometallic compound in the presence of a catalyst precursor. The present disclosure further relates to use of the compositions, as well as the process to make the same, in olefin polymerization. |
| US11359034B2 |
Process for preparing high-reactivity isobutene homo- or copolymers
The present invention relates to a novel process for preparing high-reactivity isobutene homo- or copolymers with a content of terminal vinylidene double bonds per polyisobutene chain end of at least 70 mol %. The present invention further relates to novel isobutene polymers. |
| US11359029B2 |
FC engineered anti-TNFR superfamily member antibodies having enhanced agonistic activity and methods of using them
The present invention relates to engineered anti-TNFR superfamily member antibodies having enhanced agonistic activity and methods of using them. |
| US11359022B2 |
CD80 variant immunomodulatory proteins and uses thereof
Provided herein are variant CD80 polypeptides, immunomodulatory proteins comprising variant CD80 polypeptides, and nucleic acids encoding such proteins. The immunomodulatory proteins provide therapeutic utility for a variety of immunological and oncological conditions. Compositions and methods for making and using such proteins are provided. |
| US11359019B2 |
Antibodies to LILRB2
Provided herein are various embodiments relating to antibodies that bind LILRB2. Anti-LILRB2 antibodies can be used in methods to treat disease, for example, cancer. |
| US11359018B2 |
Anti-PD-1 antibodies and compositions
This invention relates to anti-PD-1 antibodies and methods of using them in treating diseases and conditions related to PD-lactivity, e.g., cancer. |
| US11359017B2 |
Method of altering an antibody-related adverse event based on SCD163 and/or CXCL5 levels
The present invention provides a novel method of obtaining data for predicting the onset of an adverse event due to administration of at least one antibody drug selected from an anti-PD-1 antibody, an anti-PD-L1 antibody, an anti-CTLA4 antibody, and an antigen-binding fragment thereof, or a novel method of predicting the onset of the adverse event. More specifically, the present invention provides a method of obtaining data for predicting the onset of an adverse event or a method of predicting the onset of the adverse event, comprising measuring a level of at least one marker selected from sCD163 and CXCL5 in a biological sample collected from a subject administered the antibody drug. |
| US11359015B2 |
Humanized or chimeric CD3 antibodies
The present invention relates to humanized or chimeric antibodies binding CD3. It furthermore relates to bispecific antibodies, compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, use of said antibodies in the treatment of a disease, and method of treatment. |
| US11359012B1 |
Specific chimeric antigen receptor cells targeting human CLDN18A2, preparation method and application thereof
A chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) cell specifically targeting human Claudin18.2 (CLDN18A2), a preparation method and an application thereof are provided. The extracellular binding region of the CAR includes a protein specifically recognizing CLDN18A2 that has any one of the amino acid sequences as shown in SEQ ID NOS: 2-5 or any one of the amino acid sequences of the variants having 70%-99% identity with the amino acid sequences shown by the SEQ ID NOS: 2-5. The immune effector cell modified by the CAR can be used to treat tumors. |
| US11359010B2 |
Humanized anti-S100A9 antibody and uses thereof
It is provided an inhibitor of Toll-like Receptor 2 (TLR2) that specifically blocks an interaction between S1009A and Toll-like Receptor 2 (TLR2), and more particularly a humanized antibody against S100A9 protein for inhibiting and treating inflammatory conditions in a human patient. Particularly, this humanized antibody is specific for blocking the interaction between the S100A9 protein and the TLR-2 receptor. |
| US11359004B2 |
Succinimide-activated nitroxyl compounds and methods for the use thereof for nitroxylation of proteins
The present invention relates to succinimide-activated nitroxyl compounds and methods for the synthesis of such compounds. The present invention also relates to the use of succinimide-activated nitroxyl compounds to prepare nitroxylated proteins, for example nitroxylated heme proteins (e.g., nitroxylated hemoglobin and nitroxylated myoglobin). The nitroxylated proteins are optionally also conjugated to a polyalkylene oxide (PAO), for example to a polyethylene glycol (PEG). Polynitroxylated heme proteins are useful as oxygen therapeutic agents (OTAs). The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions of the nitroxylated proteins and methods for the use of nitroxylated proteins in the treatment of various conditions. |
| US11359000B2 |
Interleukin-2/Interleukin-2 receptor alpha fusion proteins and methods of use
Disclosed herein are fusion proteins comprising: (a) a first polypeptide comprising Interleukin-2 (IL2); and (b) a second polypeptide, fused in frame to the first polypeptide, wherein the second polypeptide comprises an extracellular domain of Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha (IL2Rα), wherein IL2 or IL2Rα comprises at least one fewer glycosylation site compared to native IL2 or native IL2Rα. Methods of production and methods of therapeutic use of the fusion proteins are also disclosed. |
| US11358998B2 |
Cretion-competent muteins of the human IL-27 alpha-subunit
The present invention refers to a secretion-competent mutein of the α-subunit of human Interleukin 27 and to a human heterodimeric Interleukin 27. The present invention further refers to a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a secretion-competent mutein of the α-subunit of human Interleukin 27 or the human heterodimeric Interleukin 27, to a host cell containing a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a secretion-competent mutein of the α-subunit of human Interleukin 27 or of the human heterodimeric Interleukin 27. The invention also refers to an immune modulator comprising a secretion-competent mutein of the α-subunit of human Interleukin 27 or of the human heterodimeric Interleukin 27, to the respective use thereof as well as to a method of producing said secretion-competent muteins and to a secretion-incompetent mutein of the α-subunit of mouse Interleukin 27 and a secretion-competent mutein of the β-subunit of mouse Interleukin 27. |
| US11358997B2 |
Fusokines involving cytokines with strongly reduced receptor binding affinities
The present invention relates to a fusion protein comprising at least two cytokines, of which at least one is a modified cytokine with a strongly reduced binding affinity to its receptor, or to one of its receptors. Preferably, both cytokines are connected by a linker, preferably a GGS linker. The invention relates further to said fusion protein for use in treatment of diseases. |
| US11358996B2 |
Method for improving resistance to breakage and eggshell strength
Described herein are FGF-23 epitope peptides, methods of producing antibodies in laying hens by injecting the peptides, and methods of improving resistance to eggshell breakage and/or increasing eggshell strength by administering an FGF-23 epitope peptide to a laying hen. |
| US11358990B2 |
Recombinant polypeptides containing at least one immunogenic fragment and antibody fc region and uses thereof
Provided is a recombinant polypeptide containing at least one immunogenic fragment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike glycoprotein, and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same. |
| US11358989B2 |
Apratyramide therapeutic agents and methods of treatment
The invention is directed towards Apratyramide linear depsipeptide compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of affecting wound healing, and methods of affecting the biological processes involved in wound healing (e.g., inflammation, cell proliferation, tissue granulation, remodeling of scar tissue, etc.). |
| US11358987B2 |
Albicidin derivatives, their use and synthesis
It is provided a chemical compound according to general formula (1) |
| US11358986B2 |
IL-2RBETA binding compounds
IL-2Rβ ligands and IL-2Rγc ligands and compounds comprising the ligands are disclosed. The ligands and compounds such as heterodimers and fusion proteins comprising the IL-2Rβ ligands and/or the IL-2Rγc ligands can be IL-2 receptor agonists. |
| US11358984B2 |
Use of Raman spectroscopy in downstream purification
In situ Raman spectroscopy methods and systems for characterizing or quantifying a protein purification intermediate and/or final concentrated pool during production or manufacture are provided. In one embodiment, in situ Raman spectroscopy is used to characterize or quantify protein purification intermediates critical quality attributes during downstream processing (i.e., after harvest of the protein purification intermediate). For example, the disclosed in situ Raman spectroscopy methods and systems can be used to characterize and quantify protein purification intermediates as the protein purification intermediates are purified, condensed, or otherwise formulated into the final drug product to be sold or administered. |
| US11358970B2 |
Artemisinin-derived trimers and tetramers and their use thereof
The present disclosure provides compositions comprising artemisinin-derived trimers and tetramers; methods of preparing these compositions; and methods for their use as medicaments. |
| US11358962B2 |
2-hetaryl imidazol[1,2-a]pyridine derivatives
The invention relates to small molecule imaging tools, specifically compounds of formula II and to pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, wherein R1-R6 have any of the values defined in the specification. |
| US11358959B2 |
Benzothiophene and benzothiazole compounds and methods of use thereof
Compounds having activity as inhibitors of G12C mutant KRAS protein are provided. The compounds have the following structure (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, stereoisomer or prodrug thereof, wherein B, Z, Ra, Rb, Rc, R1, L, L1 and E are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods to modulate the activity of G12C mutant KRAS protein for treatment of disorders, such as cancer, are also provided. |
| US11358958B2 |
Inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases
Provided herein are inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for the treatment of diseases. |
| US11358952B2 |
Substituted 4-aminoisoindoline-1,3-dione compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of treatment therewith
Provided herein are 4-aminoisoindoline-1,3-dione compounds having the following structure: wherein R, Ring A, and n are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of a 4-aminoisoindoline-1,3-dione compound, and methods for treating or preventing disorders. |
| US11358949B2 |
Carbamate and urea compounds as multikinase inhibitors
The present disclosure describes carbamate and urea compounds as novel multikinase inhibitors and methods for preparing them. The pharmaceutical compositions comprising such multikinase inhibitors and methods of using them for treating cancer, infectious diseases, and other disorders associated with kinases are also described. |
| US11358947B2 |
Substituted 2-acylamino-cycloalkylthiophene-3-carboxylic acid arylamides as inhibitors of calcium-activated chloride channel TMEM16A
Provided herein are inhibitors of transmembrane protein 16A (TMEM 16A), a Ca2+-activated CI″ channel expressed widely in mammalian epithelia, as well as in vascular smooth muscle and some tumors and electrically excitable cells. TMEM16A inhibitors have potential utility for treatment or management of disorders of epithelial fluid and mucus secretion, hypertension, some cancers, pain, and other diseases. |
| US11358945B2 |
Method for preparing cyclopenta[c]chromium compound
The present invention discloses a method for preparing a cyclopenta[c]chromene compound. A cationic rare earth compound [Ln(CH)3CN)9]3+[(AlCl4)3]3−.CH3CN is used as a catalyst, and p-methyl thiophenol is used as an accelerator for a catalytic reaction of a chalcone compound so as to prepare a product; and Ln, contained in the catalyst, represents a positive trivalent rare earth metal ion and is selected from one of La, Nd, Sm, Gd and Yb. According to the method, the starting materials are easy to obtain, the reaction process is simple, the catalyst usage is low, the catalyst is universally applicable to various substituted 2-hydroxy chalcones, and the obtained cyclopenta[c]chromene compound has not been reported. The catalyst synthesis method is simple and easy to obtain, and the yield of the target product is high. |
| US11358944B2 |
Anxiolytic deuterated compound and medical use thereof
The present invention provides compounds as represented by structural formula (I). In formula (I), R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, and R14 are separately H or deuterium (D) independently. Moreover, at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, and R14 must be D. Also provided is use of any of the compounds or its pharmaceutical composition in the preparation of a drug for treating an anxiety. |
| US11358933B2 |
Compounds and methods for inhibiting CYP26 enzymes
Compounds that are inhibitors of retinoic acid inducible P450 (CYP26) enzymes. The compounds have retinoid activity, are resistant to CYP26-mediated catabolism, act as inhibitors of CYP26B1, and are used for treating diseases that are responsive to retinoids. |
| US11358930B2 |
Selective potassium channel agonists
Selective potassium channel agonists and methods of use thereof are disclosed. A compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, having a formula I wherein R1 is H or optionally-substituted alkyl; R2 is optionally-substituted C1-C6 alkyl or optionally-substituted cyclopropyl; R3 and R4 are each independently H or optionally-substituted alkyl; R5 is H, optionally-substituted alkyl, acyl, or alkoxycarbonyl; R6 and R7 are each independently H, optionally-substituted alkyl, or R6 and R7 together form a carbocycle; R8 is substituted phenyl or optionally-substituted pyridinyl, provided that if R8 is substituted phenyl, then R2 is optionally-substituted cyclopropyl; and R9, R10 and R11 are each independently H, halo, or optionally-substituted alkyl. |
| US11358929B1 |
Biobased diisocyanates, and process for preparation of same
Biobased diisocyanates are derived from 3-petadecyl phenol, which is derived from Cardanol harvested from cashew nutshell liquid food waste. The biobased diisocyanates are of the formulas: wherein R is an alkyl chain C15H31 (n-pentadecyl); R1=CH3 or COCH3; and R2 is an alkylene of from about 1 to 18 carbon atoms. |
| US11358927B2 |
Method of producing N,N-disubstituted amide and catalyst for producing N,N-disubstituted amide
A method of producing an N,N-disubstituted amide of the present invention is a method of reacting a nitrile with an alcohol in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the nitrile is a compound represented by R1CN (R1 represents an alkyl group having 10 or less carbon atoms or an aryl group having 10 or less carbon atoms), wherein the alcohol is a compound represented by R2OH (R2 represents an alkyl group having 10 or less carbon atoms), wherein the catalyst is a metal salt represented by MXn (M represents a metal cation having an oxidation number of n, X represents a monovalent anion including a substituted sulfonyl group represented by —S(═O)2—R3 (R3 represents a hydrocarbon group having 10 or less carbon atoms or a group in which some or all of hydrogen atoms in the hydrocarbon group are substituted with fluorine atoms), and n represents an integer of 1 to 4), a substituent bonded to a carbon atom in a carbonyl group of the N,N-disubstituted amide is R1, and two substituents bonded to nitrogen atoms in an amide group are both R2. |
| US11358925B2 |
Recovery of propylene from reactor purge gas
A process of recovering propylene and N-butyraldehyde from a purge gas includes forming a first product stream including N-butyraldehyde by reacting propylene and a first synthesis gas in the presence of a first catalyst in a first reactor and a second reactor; withdrawing a mixed stream from the second reactor; separating a liquid stream and purge gas from the mixed stream and recycling the liquid stream to the second reactor; reacting the purge gas and a second synthesis gas in the presence of a second catalyst in a purge gas reactor to form a second product stream including N-butyraldehyde; withdrawing the second product stream including N-butyraldehyde from the purge gas reactor and combining the second product stream including N-butyraldehyde and the first product stream including N-butyraldehyde; and withdrawing a stream including N-butyraldehyde from the purge gas reactor and recovering N-butyraldehyde from the stream including N-butyraldehyde product stream. |
| US11358917B2 |
Sulfur injection in fluidization bed dehydrogenation on chromium catalyst for dehydrogenation process improvement and process scheme optimization
Systems and processes for producing isomerized alkenes are disclosed. The systems mainly include an isomerization unit, a dehydrogenation unit, and a MTBE synthesis unit. A hydrocarbon stream is fed into the isomerization unit to form iso-alkanes in a sulfur free hydrocarbon stream. The sulfur free hydrocarbon stream is heated and then combined with a sulfur-containing hydrocarbon stream comprising sulfur containing compounds to form a reactant feed stream to the dehydrogenation unit. The iso-alkanes is dehydrogenated to form iso-alkenes. The formed iso-alkenes comprising isobutylene can be used as a feed stock for the MTBE synthesis unit. |
| US11358915B2 |
Process for converting alkanes to olefins
A process and apparatus for converting an alkane to an olefin. In one embodiment, the process involves oxidative coupling of an alkane, e.g., methane, with an oxidant, such as air, to produce an olefin having twice the number of carbon atoms as the alkane, e.g., ethylene. In another embodiment, the process involves oxidative dehydrogenation of an alkane, e.g., ethane, with an oxidant to form an olefin having the same number of carbon atoms as the alkane, e.g., ethylene. The process involves passing a flow of the oxidant from a first flow passage through a porous medium; diffusing a flow of the alkane from a second flow passage into the porous medium; and contacting the reactant alkane and the oxidant in the presence of a catalyst within the porous medium to produce the olefin. |
| US11358913B2 |
Method for oligomerizing olefins
The present invention relates to a method for oligomerizing olefins including the steps of: carrying out an oligomerization reaction of olefins by injecting an oligomerization transition metal catalyst, a cocatalyst, an olefin monomer and a solvent into a reactor; and injecting, into the reaction product of the oligomerization reaction, a catalyst inactivator including a gaseous inorganic material that contains oxygen. |
| US11358907B2 |
Biological solids processing
A method of processing biological solids includes blending a sludge with calcium oxide and delivering the blended sludge and calcium oxide to a pressurized container; injecting, into the blended sludge and calcium oxide in the pressurized container, an additive capable of exothermic reactions with the calcium oxide; regulating pH in the pressurized container to produce class A biological solids from the sludge; and pumping the blended sludge, calcium oxide, and additive from the pressurized container to a reactor. A system used for this process include sources of calcium oxide and biological solids, an additive injector, and a pressurized reactor. |
| US11358893B2 |
Positive polymer fecal sludge treatment apparatus
A positive polymer fecal sludge treatment apparatus comprising a trash separator, one end of which is connected with a sludge inlet, and the other end of which is connected with a twin-rotor vacuum water pump. A high-pressure transparent tube is disposed and connected, by a knife valve, between the trash separator and the twin-rotor vacuum water pump. One end of the knife valve is connected with a first material box and a second material box. A first chemical box and a second chemical box are disposed under the first material box and the second material box, and each of the first material box and the second material box is connected with the first chemical box and the second chemical box. The first and second material boxes have a larger volume than a conventional one and thus can store more material and also can perform chemical stirring reaction directly. |
| US11358891B2 |
Treatment of aqueous systems
A method is described for selecting a treatment additive for aqueous systems, in which crystal habit modification properties are prioritized; for aqueously preparing a substantially poly-maleic additive through in-situ formation of maleic acid copolymer so that mono-carboxylic acids, non-ionic functional groups, and terminal hydroxyl groups are also formed during polymerization; and for applying such additives for treatment of aqueous systems. Treatment agents resulting from these processes are also described. |
| US11358889B2 |
Multi-zone process and apparatus for treating wastewater
Wastewater containing organic matter may be treated using a multi-zone apparatus. In a first zone, organic matter in the wastewater may, among other things, be converted to at least volatile fatty acids (VFAs) and, thereafter, a portion of the treated wastewater may flow to a second zone that may, among other things, convert the VFAs to methane. |
| US11358887B2 |
Treatment system for PMIDA wastewater
The invention provides a treatment system and a treatment method for PMIDA high-salinity wastewater. The treatment system includes a booster pump, a water inlet-outlet heat exchanger, a water inlet heater and an oxidation reactor, and the water inlet-outlet heat exchanger is provided with a wastewater inlet, a wastewater outlet, an oxidized water inlet, and an oxidized water outlet. An oxidized water from the oxidation reactor enters the water inlet-outlet heat exchanger through the oxidized water inlet, the oxidized water outlet is connected to an intermediate tank, the wastewater inlet is connected to the booster pump, and the wastewater outlet is connected to a wastewater heater. A micro-interface unit is disposed at the lower part in the oxidation reactor, for dispersing crushed gas into bubbles. A gas inlet is formed at a side wall of the oxidation reactor and is connected to the micro-interface unit through a pipeline. |
| US11358885B2 |
Method and device for treating acrolein reactor wastewater
A method for treating acrolein reactor wastewater, comprising the steps of: S1. mixing acrolein reactor wastewater and a carbonate aqueous solution to obtain a mixed solution, wherein the acrolein reactor wastewater has a pH value of less than 2 and contains 500 ppm to 3,000 ppm of acrolein, 50 ppm to 800 ppm of allyl alcohol, 40,000 ppm to 100,000 ppm of acrylic acid, 10,000 ppm to 30,000 ppm of formaldehyde, 3,000 ppm to 10,000 ppm of acetic acid and 3,000 ppm to 8,000 ppm of maleic acid; and the mixed solution has a pH value of 4 to 6, a COD concentration ranging from 7,500 ppm to 30,000 ppm, and a formaldehyde concentration ranging from 800 ppm to 4,000 ppm; S2. conveying the mixed solution obtained in step S1 to an anaerobic reactor (4) for biochemical treatment; and S3. conveying the solution treated in step S2 to an aerobic biochemical tank (5) for treatment; and reflowing at least one part of the solution treated in step S2 and/or S3 to step S2. Also provided is a device for treating acrolein reactor wastewater. |
| US11358884B2 |
Water treatment apparatus and water treatment method
A water treatment apparatus includes: a treatment tank, having therein a grounded electrode and a high-voltage electrode opposing the grounded electrode, for generating electric discharge between both the electrodes, and causing to-be-treated water to pass between the electrodes and contact with the electric discharge to perform water treatment, an ozone mixing portion for supplying ozone-containing gas in the treatment tank through a gas sending portion to the to-be-treated water supplied from outside, and a gas returning portion for sending gas in the ozone mixing portion to the treatment tank, are provided, and water treatment is performed by ozone in the ozone mixing portion, and water treatment is thereafter performed by the electric discharge in the treatment tank. |
| US11358883B2 |
System and method for using ultramicroporous carbon for the selective removal of nitrate with capacitive deionization
The present disclosure relates to a flow through electrode, capacitive deionization (FTE-CDI) system which is able to adsorb nitrates from water being treated using the system. The system makes use of a pair of electrodes arranged generally parallel to one another, with a water permeable dielectric sandwiched between the electrodes. The electrodes receive a direct current voltage from an electrical circuit. At least one of the electrodes is formed from a carbon material having a hierarchical pore size distribution which includes a first plurality of pores having a width of no more than about 1 nm, and a second plurality of micro-sized pores. The micron-sized pores enable a flow of water to be pushed through the electrodes while the first plurality of pores form adsorption sites for nitrate molecules carried in the water flowing through the electrodes. |
| US11358882B2 |
Water ionizer including stacked electrolyzer and flow switching device, with inlet being separate from outlet
A water ionizer includes a stacked electrolyzer and a flow switching device, with an inlet being separate from an outlet. Water entering an input regulator is distributed at a predetermined ratio before being supplied to an electrolyzer module to minimize acidic water to be discarded. Water supplied from the input regulator is directed to pass through the electrolyzer module in a crossing manner to delay flows of water to improve the efficiency of electrolysis. Electrolyzer cells are stacked on and fitted to each other to simplify an assembly process and improve convenience. Electrode plates of the electrolyzer module are fixedly fitted into a frame to facilitate an assembly process and improve a fabrication process. The input regulator and a flow switching output unit are connected via a connecting shaft to synchronize the operations thereof to obtain reliability. |
| US11358874B2 |
Sheet silicate lamellae with a high aspect ratio
The present invention relates to sheet silicate lamellae of a 2:1 sheet silicate with a high aspect ratio, to a method for producing these sheet silicate lamellae and to an aqueous dispersion which comprises the sheet silicate lamellae. The present invention further relates to the use of the sheet silicate lamellae of the invention for producing a composite material, and also to a corresponding composite material comprising or obtainable using the sheet silicate lamellae, more particularly for use as a diffusion barrier or as a flame retardant. |
| US11358870B2 |
Crystalline magnesium oxide carbon composites
Carbon dioxide can be converted into a higher energy product by contacting carbon dioxide with a polarized monocrystalline magnesium oxide producing at least in part carbon. Further a novel crystalline magnesium oxide carbon composite comprising crystalline magnesium oxide and crystalline carbon having graphene structure which are interwoven is provided. |
| US11358869B2 |
Methods and systems for microwave assisted production of graphitic materials
Systems and methods for plasma based synthesis of graphitic materials. The system includes a plasma forming zone configured to generate a plasma from radio-frequency radiation, an interface element configured to transmit the plasma from the plasma forming zone to a reaction zone, and the reaction zone configured to receive the plasma. The reaction zone is further configured to receive feedstock material comprising a carbon containing species, and convert the feedstock material to a product comprising the graphitic materials in presence of the plasma. |
| US11358864B2 |
Chalcogen-containing compound, its preparation method and thermoelectric element comprising the same
A chalcogen-containing compound of the following Chemical Formula 1 which exhibits excellent phase stability at a low temperature, particularly at a temperature corresponding to the driving temperature of a thermoelectric element, and also exhibits an excellent thermoelectric performance index through an increase in a power factor and a decrease in thermal conductivity, a method for preparing the same, and a thermoelectric element including the same: V1-xMxSn4Bi2Se7-yTey [Chemical Formula 1] In the above Formula 1, V is a vacancy, M is an alkali metal, x is greater than 0 and less than 1, and y is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 1. |
| US11358863B2 |
Method and composition of humidity-controlled generation of chlorine dioxide in polymers and superabsorbent hydrogels
A composition and method for chlorine dioxide production through reaction-diffusion chemistry that facilitates the in situ generation of chlorine dioxide, wherein a dry solid composition of hydroxymethanesulfinic acid monosodium salt dihydrate (abbreviated HMS) and a chlorine dioxide precursor are activated via the addition or absorption of water to produce chlorine dioxide. The dry solid chemical composition comprises dry, safe, transportable reagents that integrate with polymeric materials such as packaging and superabsorbent and stimuli-responsive hydrogel polymers to combine with water to produce chlorine dioxide. |
| US11358860B2 |
Apparatus and method for dissipating heat with microelectromechanical system
In one or more embodiments, an apparatus generally comprises a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) module comprising a plurality of air movement cells and a power unit operable to control the plurality of air movement cells, and a housing configured for slidably receiving the MEMS module and positioning the MEMS module adjacent to a heat generating component of a network device. The MEMS module is operable to dissipate heat from the heat generating component and is configured for online installation and removal during operation of the heat generating component. |
| US11358855B2 |
Valve closure incorporating an over-pressure relief valve
The valve closure (e.g. an A-type closure) has a closure body (1) for attachment to a container, a gas inlet port (14), a liquid dispensing port (25), and a valve member (6) to sealably close the gas inlet and liquid dispensing ports. An over-pressure relief valve (40) is configured to release gas from within the container in the event that an internal pressure limit is exceeded, and a user-operable depressurising lever (50) is arranged to permit the over-pressure relief valve to be manually opened. The over-pressure relief valve (40) comprises a plunger (53) which is urged against a seat (52) by a spring (57), and the depressurising lever (50) incorporates an abutment (58) for the spring (57). The plunger (53) includes an arrowhead formation (59) by which the depressurising lever (50) engages the plunger to hold the valve open during manual operation. The depressurising lever (50) incorporates an integral hinge (62) which also forms a frangible connection so that the lever becomes detached from the closure body and permanently opens the over-pressure release valve when manually operated. |
| US11358854B2 |
Package
The invention relates to a package comprising a carton and a flexible bag to contain a flowable product, the bag having a dispensing outlet for dispensing the flowable product, the carton having an internal wall defining to one side of the wall a first cavity within the carton for locating the bag, the internal wall having an opening within which a body of the dispensing outlet is located whereby an outer end of the dispensing outlet lies within a second cavity defined between an opposite side of the internal wall and an adjacent external wall of the carton, the carton including a removable area leading into the second cavity to expose the dispensing outlet and provide access thereto. |
| US11358848B2 |
Multi-function levering and pivoting device for the toting of a personal water or beverage bottle
The present device is an improvement in the manner in which individuals are enabled to more swiftly and conveniently attach, detach, store, reposition, carry, tote, and ultimately access the contents of a commercially manufactured personally sized beverage container having a circumferential flange about its neck region, regardless of either the shape or the size of the containers neck. Being easily affixed and subsequently detached from clothing or accoutrements, this simple and inexpensive device enables the mobile user to enjoy an unencumbered hands-free toting experience which in turn further promotes responsible behavior in such activities as the disposal, the recycling, or reuse of the container. Further, the frame itself is configured to be potentially cast from either a recycled resin-based material, or it can also be just as efficiently cast, or die-cut from a non-floatable type of recyclable metal, which makes the end-use of this convenience device most environmentally friendly. |
| US11358846B1 |
Level compensator
A level compensator system may be configured to receive containers of different heights and position them at the same level. The level compensator system can include engagement platforms for engaging with the containers. The engagement platforms can move between an engagement configuration for engaging with the containers and a conveyance configuration for conveying of the containers relative to the level compensator. |
| US11358843B2 |
Retracting carriage attachment
A retractable pallet fork carriage assembly is provided that enhances the safe operation of a lift vehicle, such as a loader or telehandler. A carriage assembly is coupled to a fork tyne assembly through scissor links that expand and retract the tynes relative to the carriage assembly. When the scissor links are closed, the fork tynes extend through the carriage assembly to receive a payload (e.g., a pallet). When an operator wants to remove the payload, the fork tynes retract while the payload is supported against the carriage assembly. In this way, the load remains in one stationary position while pallet fork tynes are retracted under the payload to release the payload. Various sensors generate and/or send signals to limit the operation of the boom lift, boom, and/or retractable attachment when a distance or load is out of a threshold range. |
| US11358841B2 |
Shutdown buffer for a lifting device, in particular chain hoist, and lifting device herewith
A shut-down buffer for a lifting device, in particular a chain hoist, includes two opposing end surfaces and at least two mutually spaced web elements extending between the end surfaces. The shut-down buffer is defined by the end surfaces, between which a through-opening for passage of a load-bearing element of the lifting device extends through the shut-down buffer. |
| US11358838B2 |
System and method for controlling the lifting and handling of a load
Described is a system for connecting a lifting device to a load to be lifted. The system includes a first connector member and a second connector member. The first connector member includes at least one pin. The second connector member includes an indexer mechanism defining a track that includes at least one track opening. At least a portion of the second connector is receivable in at least a portion of the first connector. At least a portion of the at least one pin is receivable in the track via the at least one track opening. The first connector member is reversibly coupleable to the second connector member via the pin and the indexer mechanism in response to a first series of longitudinal movements of the first or second connector members. |
| US11358834B2 |
Elevator guide rail element
The elevator guide rail element comprises a guide rail element having a first jointing clamp attached to a lower end of the guide rail element and a second jointing clamp attached to an upper end of the guide rail element. The first and the second jointing clamp forms a plug-in joint between the first and the second jointing clamp and thereby between two consecutive guide rail elements when the first and the second jointing clamp are connected to each other. |
| US11358829B2 |
Filament winding apparatus
A filament winding apparatus winds, around a workpiece, a fiber bundle formed by bundling a plurality of fibers. The filament winding apparatus includes a widening roller that rotates while making contact with the fiber bundle that is being conveyed. The widening roller has, provided on the peripheral surface, a plurality of projecting ridges extending in the axial direction, the projecting ridges being arranged side by side in the circumferential direction. The projecting ridges make contact with the fiber bundle to thereby widen the fiber bundle. |
| US11358828B2 |
Unwinding of materials
There is provide a process for unwinding material from a spool (2) wherein the angle (Θ) of take off at the first contact point (4) for the unwind is always in the range 0±20°, and wherein the first contact point (4) for the unwind is no more than 600 mm from the axis (3) of rotation of the spool (2). There is also provided an apparatus for the unwinding of material from a spool (2) comprising an axis (3) upon which a spool (2) may be rotatably mounted and a static first contact point (4) for the unwound material positioned no more than 600 mm from the centre of the axis (3), wherein the angle (Θ) of take off at the first contact point (4) for the unwind is always in the range 0±20°. |
| US11358827B2 |
Postprocessing apparatus and image processing system
A postprocessing apparatus includes a horizontal alignment plate, a binder, a tray, and a shift actuator assembly. The horizontal alignment plate is positioned to align sheets in a sheet width direction. The binder binds sheets to form bound sheet bundles. The bound sheet bundles are stacked on the tray. The shift actuator assembly shifts the bound sheet bundles in the sheet width direction. A postprocessing controller controls the shift actuator assembly to shift the bound sheet bundles such that swollen portions of the bound sheet bundles are shifted inward of the horizontal alignment plate in the sheet width direction when the processed sheets are piled on the tray to the vicinity of the horizontal alignment plate. |
| US11358826B2 |
Method of grouping sheet units belonging to sheet groups, a grouping unit and a sheet handling system
A method of grouping sheet units, which belong together in sheet groups, a sheet stream comprising two superposed sheet units each by means of a grouping unit, a grouping unit for a sheet handling system, and a sheet handling system that allow a high processing speed and a high cycle efficiency of a sheet handling system are disclosed. A sheet unit can be held back in the grouping unit. Depending on whether the downstream subsequent sheet units transferred into the grouping unit belong to a sheet group, the held-back sheet unit can be released by itself and together with one or together with both downstream subsequent sheet units. |
| US11358824B2 |
High throughput double staple system and method
A finisher assembly of a multifunction peripheral includes a vertically oriented stapler and a paper transport motor. When the paper transport motor rotates in the forward direction, printed pages from the print engine of the multifunction peripheral are received via a paper chute and a feed assist roller urges the printed pages into a vertical paper accumulation cache basin. Rotation of the paper transport motor also opens a biasing plate allowing the pages to freely enter the cache basin. Once all of the pages of the print job are in the cache basin, the paper transport motor rotates in the reverse direction causing the biasing plate to bias the printed pages, in the cache basin, against a registration surface of the vertically oriented stapler unit. The pages of the print job are stapled together the stapled print job is moved to the paper tray for collection by a user. |
| US11358822B2 |
Pad of dispensable tape segments
A pad of dispensable adhesive tape segments is shown and described. The pad includes a protective envelope and a number of tape segments. The tape segments are arrayed such that detachable pull tabs for each are exposed for grasp. The envelope may include a strip folded over onto itself and adhered in place. The envelope is pulled open and may be adhered to an environmental surface. Tape segments have adhesive of weaker adherence than the adhesive of the envelope so that when pulled by a pull tab, each tape segment preferentially releases from the next, but the envelope maintains adherence to the environmental surface. Adhesive lined tabs initially holding the envelope closed may also be used for adherence to the environmental surface. Preferably used for medical tape, the envelope is waterproof to maintain sterility of tape segments. |
| US11358820B2 |
Media bin sensors
A printing apparatus includes a media bin and a sensor, directed toward the media bin, having a first emitter and a receiver. The printing apparatus further includes a second emitter to emit photons toward the optical sensor, and a controller. The controller determines presence of a print media on the media bin based on a count of photons received from a source other than the first emitter, including the second emitter. |
| US11358818B2 |
Control apparatus and feeding apparatus
The control apparatus includes an acquisition unit, an air volume setting unit, and an air blow control unit. The air volume setting unit sets a volume of air to be blown toward the plurality of sheets from a separation blower based on the information on the processing job acquired by the acquisition unit or by manipulation of a user. When the air volume is changed from a first air volume to a second air volume different from the first air volume by the user, the air volume setting unit maintains the air volume as the second air volume, irrespective of the information on the processing job acquired by the acquisition unit, until the air volume is changed from the second air volume to an air volume different from the second air volume by the user. |
| US11358817B2 |
Skew correction structure
A correction structure arranged in a feeding path of a document processing device, comprising: a transmitting means consisted of at least a pair of roller sets which are arranged symmetrically on the two sides of the feeding path for transmitting the card evenly, a correcting means consisted of a platform movably arranged at the downstream to the roller set, a receptacle formed on the platform, an elastic object arranged in the receptacle for returning the platform to a predefined location, a back wall extended from the platform toward the feeding path, an opening formed on the back wall to let a card go through, and a friction pad arranged at the bottom of the opening to partly jam the opening, wherein the width of the friction pad is less than the width of the feeding path so the friction pad only contacts the center of the card while transmitting the card. |
| US11358812B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling article delivery device, and refrigerator
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of intelligent household appliances, and more particularly, to a method for controlling an article delivery device, the method including: detecting whether an article delivery device is in a wireless charging area, and charging the article delivery device according to a battery power of the article delivery device, controlling the article delivery device to be loaded according to a received user instruction and a target position after the battery power of the article delivery device reaches a set threshold value, and controlling the article delivery device to move to the target position after the article delivery device is loaded. |
| US11358807B2 |
Transfer device and transfer method
A transfer device, for transferring components at high speed and inspecting the components, includes a first transfer mechanism including a first transfer section including a first transfer surface that moves along a first transfer path connecting a loading position to a delivery position, and a second transfer mechanism including a second transfer section that moves along a second transfer path connecting a receiving position spaced from the delivery position by a first distance to a discharging position. The second transfer section includes a second transfer surface that continuously rotates about a rotation axis along the second transfer path. A moving direction of the first transfer surface at the delivery position intersects a moving direction of the second transfer surface at the receiving position in a plan view of the first transfer surface. The second transfer mechanism includes a generator that generates an attraction force toward the second transfer surface. |
| US11358805B2 |
Flexible hopper for a conveyor system
Some examples described herein include a flexible hopper for a conveyor system. The flexible hopper may include a hopper weldment attached to a frame of the conveyor, wherein the hopper weldment surrounds a charge end of the conveyor, a flexible connector that is attached to the hopper weldment and configured to enable an opening of the flexible hopper to expand or contract, and a flexible skirt that is folded over the flexible connector. The flexible skirt may include a plurality of flexible strips configured to form an enclosure between the flexible connector and the hopper weldment. |
| US11358802B2 |
Pallet conveying apparatus, component mounter, pallet conveying method
The turntable turnable about the table turning axis and the turning hooks mounted on the turntable turnably about the hook turning axes separated from the table turning axis are provided. By transmitting the turning of the turntable to the turning hooks, the pallet is conveyed by the engaging rollers provided on the turning hooks. Particularly, the turning hooks displace the engaging rollers in the pull-out direction by turning about the hook turning axes with respect to the turntable in the direction opposite to the turning direction of the turntable while turning about the table turning axis together with the turntable. Thus, the engaging rollers move along paths relatively close to straight lines. In this way, the pallet can be conveyed while the engaging rollers engaged with the pallet are moved along the paths close to the straight lines. |
| US11358801B2 |
Differential impulse conveyor
A differential impulse conveyor system including detectable markers disposed in a series on a moving component of the conveyor system. A stationary sensor disposed in close proximity to the markers generates a signal when the moving component is in a first range of motion to dispose the markers proximal to the sensor, and the sensor either fails to generate a signal when the moving component is not within the first range of motion. The sensor signal causes a current conditioning device to condition current from a current source to operate a motor to power the conveyor tray at a first rate of acceleration in a first mode, and the lack of the signal causes the current conditioning device to operate the motor to power the conveyor tray at a second rate of acceleration in a second mode. Markers may be positionable to optimize the timing of the current modes. |
| US11358798B2 |
Display panel conveying system and conveying method
The present application discloses a display panel conveying system and a conveying method. The display panel conveying system includes a cassette, a console, a crane, and a movable cassette conveying device, where the console has at least two sets. |
| US11358796B2 |
System and method for storing water in an underground reservoir and managing the same
An underground water storage system has a system for preventing water invasion into the near surface soil layers, thereby preventing water intrusion which may be detrimental to desired surface uses for the land, such as agricultural, recreational, residential or commercial uses. |
| US11358794B2 |
Systems and methods for processing objects including a linear gantry system
A storage, retrieval and processing system for processing objects is disclosed. The storage, retrieval and processing system includes a plurality of storage bins providing storage of a plurality of objects, where the plurality of storage bins being in communication with a retrieval conveyance system, a programmable motion device in communication with the retrieval conveyance system for receiving the storage bins from the plurality of bins, where the programmable motion device includes an end effector for grasping and moving a selected object out of a selected storage bin, and is adapted for movement of the programmable motion device along a first direction, and a plurality of destination bins that are provided in at least one linear arrangement along the first direction of movement of the programmable motion device. |
| US11358790B2 |
Spill proof substance disposal system
The Spill Proof Substance Disposal System (95) allows for the storage and removal of liquid (e.g. oils) and semi-liquid substances (e.g. greases) (“stored substances””) being transported in a transfer vessel (90). The Spill Proof Substance Disposal System (95) is vandal and theft proof. The Spill Proof Substance Disposal System (95) provides for a quick and efficient way to store and to remove the stored substances. The Spill Proof Substance Disposal System (95) comprises a container (100), a cradle (200), a hinge (300), and a screen (400). The Spill Proof Substance Disposal System (95) may additionally include a cover (500). The Spill Proof Substance Disposal System (95) may additionally include a lock (600). The Spill Proof Substance Disposal System (95) may further comprise a fast substance removal system (700). |
| US11358789B2 |
Air flowing garbage can assembly
An air flowing garbage can assembly for includes a garbage can that has a garbage bag being removably positioned therein to store garbage. The garbage can has a plurality of air holes integrated into the garbage can to pass air into an interior of the garbage can. A plurality of conduits is each coupled to the garbage can and each of the conduits is positioned in an interior of the garbage can. Each of the conduits is in fluid communication with a respective one of the air holes in the garbage can. In this way each of the conduits ventilates the interior of the garbage can when the garbage bag is removed from the garbage can thereby inhibiting a vacuum from forming in the garbage can. |
| US11358787B2 |
Modular cargo containers with surface connectors
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a modular container, including: six sides, wherein: each side of the six sides of the modular container comprises at least four surface connectors, each surface connector of the at least four surface connectors comprises at least two connector elements, at least one connector element of the at least two connector elements is of a first type, and at least one connector element of the at least two connector elements is of a second type; and an access door in at least one side of the six sides. |
| US11358785B2 |
Silo system and bulk material management system
A silo system includes a storage chamber, an intake pathway associated with the chamber, and a discharge pathway associated with the chamber. The system further includes one or more material sensors associated with the chamber, a plurality of actuators, and a controller that is communicatively coupled to the one or more material sensors and to the one or more actuators. The plurality of actuators enable a deposit of additional material from a transport container into the chamber through the intake pathway at least partially simultaneous with a discharge of material from the chamber through the discharge pathway into an operational silo. The material sensors provide indications of the amount of bulk material in the chamber and the controller is configured to control the one or more actuators in response to sensor data from the one or more material sensors to provide for deposit of material simultaneous with discharge of material. |
| US11358771B2 |
Tamper-evident multi-compartment article dispensing package and tamper-evident cover sheet for multi-compartment article dispensing package
A multi-compartment package for dispensing plural items is disclosed. The package includes plural individual sealed compartment units which are releasably secured to each other. Each compartment unit includes a flanged base from which a chamber depends. The chamber holds an item to be dispensed and is surrounded by a flange. A closure member, in the form of a respective portion of a frangible cover sheet, is adhesively secured to the flange of each compartment unit. Each closure member includes plural tamper-evident cuts therein located adjacent respective corners of the closure member to initiate a tear upon attempted removal of the closure member from the flange of its associated compartment unit. |
| US11358770B2 |
Contact lens blister pack label and method for adjoining blister packs
Contact lens packaging (2) includes two or more individual, sealed blister packs (1) coupled together by a connecting label (5), which includes a uni-axial shear polymer film (6). The connecting label (5) is arranged and oriented such that the tear direction of the polymer film (6) is parallel to a line (A) bisecting adjacent blister packs (1). Methods of binding together two or more blister packs (1) are also described. |
| US11358769B2 |
Composite package
A composite package (100) comprises a plurality of primary packages (102) which are gathered into at least one secondary package (106) that comprises an envelope (104) about at least some of said primary packages (102), and a handle (108), and is characterized in that the handle (108) is mobile between a retracted first position substantially enclosed within said composite package (100), and an extracted second position projecting at least partially from said composite package (100). |
| US11358767B2 |
Laser sample chamber for deep space exploration
A laser sample chamber for deep space exploration includes a sample chamber base and a sample chamber top cover. The sample chamber base is a hollow cylinder with bottom end being sealed and top end being open, and an internal cavity in the hollow cylinder is provided for receiving sample plates; and a body of the sample chamber top cover is a hollow cylinder with a top end being sealed and a bottom end being open, and the body consists of a plurality of components which comprise a hollow annulus positioned at a middle of the sample chamber top cover, a circular viewing window positioned at an opening at a top end of the hollow annulus, and a threaded port positioned at an opening at a bottom end of the hollow annulus and protruding outward. |
| US11358765B2 |
Double button cream bottle
Disclose is a double button cream bottle, which comprises a bottle body and a bottle cap for closing the bottle body, wherein an inner ring of the bottle cap is provided with an abutment ring, an upper limit of the abutment ring is provided with a button ring, and the button ring comprises two buttons disposed opposite each other and an elastic ring connecting the two buttons; an upper portion of the bottle body is convexly and radially provided with a flange, a recess is formed at a lower end of the flange, and when the bottle body is inserted into the bottle cap, the elastic ring is snapped in the recess and limits the flange between an inner end of the bottle cap and the elastic ring; an upper end of the bottle body is covered with a cover plate, the cover plate is provided with an elastic piece upwardly tilted, and when it is closed, the elastic piece is limited between the inner end of the bottle cap and the cover plate; a side wall of the bottle cap is provided with button grooves corresponding to the buttons, and when the two buttons are simultaneously pressed, the elastic ring is pressed and deformed and disengages from the recess, so that the flange disengages from the limiting of the elastic ring; and the bottle body is separated from the bottle cap by the elastic force of the elastic piece, and through the above arrangement, the bottle body and the bottle cap can disengage from and be closed to each other without accidental opening. |
| US11358763B2 |
Child resistant storage container
A child-resistant storage container comprising two rigid boxes of relatively equal height and width manufactured from or coated with materials that produce enough friction between the contact points of the boxes to retain the inner box in the outer box when shook. |
| US11358756B2 |
Press-on caps and sealed containers comprising the press-on caps
A system for capping a mouth of a container may include: a press-on cap for irreversibly capping the mouth of the container, wherein the press-on cap is made of polymeric material able to withstand high-temperature sterilization and wherein the press-on cap may include: a tubular sleeve extending along an axis of extension and configured to be irreversibly locked to the mouth of the container; a rim that radially projects out of the tubular sleeve at an end of the press-on cap; a capping wall oriented transverse to the tubular sleeve and extending from the rim over a front surface delimited by the rim, wherein the front surface faces outwardly; and a plurality of protrusions, which extend out of the front surface. The front surface may have a height variation relative to the rim across the front surface ranging from −1% to 1% of a characteristic dimension of the capping wall. |
| US11358753B2 |
Equipment transfer bag
An equipment containment and transport assembly (20) includes an open-top equipment-receiving primary bag (22) having upstanding sidewall structure (26) equipped with lifting lug opening pairs (30, 32), and a bottom wall (28). The assembly (20) further has a flexible sleeve (24), which is secured to the sidewall structure (26) and is shiftable between a ready position surrounding the sidewall structure (26) and a deployed position extending upwardly for closure or the assembly (20). When deployed, the sleeve (24) covers the lug opening pairs (30, 32). The assembly (20) is particularly useful for containment and shipping of electrical transformers. |
| US11358751B2 |
Storage container systems and methods
A container system or apparatus is provided which includes a main container having a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls integrally connected to the bottom wall, the bottom wall and sidewalls having an interior face defining a first interior holding area, a sub-container having a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls integrally connected to the bottom wall, the bottom wall of the sub-container and the sidewalls of the sub-container having an interior face defining a second interior holding area, and a lid formed to removably mate with a top portion of the sub-container to enclose the second interior holding area, the lid and the sub-container forming a structure formed to removably mate with a top portion of the main container to enclose the first interior holding area. |
| US11358750B2 |
Resealable can lid
The invention relates to a can lid of a conventional design, in particular intended for beverage cans, whose special feature comprises the fact that a substantially ring-shaped molded plastic part is fastened to the lower side of the lid surface surrounding the opening region to form an opening that is sealingly reclosable, in that a plastic stopper part is fixedly connected to the lower side of the tongue tab that is upwardly pivotable during the opening procedure and sealingly engages into the molded part, and in that the peripheral contour of the tongue tab is preferably disposed in the region of the molded part at a predefinable spacing from the stopper part. |
| US11358749B2 |
Packaging containers and related methods
The disclosed packaging containers may include a body including a sidewall and at least one top flap for at least partially covering an opening of the body when assembled and perforations in the sidewall of the body. The perforations may include a lower perforation having a first end portion and a second end portion; a first side perforation extending upward toward the top flap from the first end portion of the lower perforation; and a second side perforation extending upward from the second end portion of the lower perforation, wherein the first side perforation and the second side perforation converge toward each other as they extend upward from the lower perforation. Various other packaging containers, systems, and methods are also disclosed. |
| US11358745B2 |
Separator assembly for modular filling systems
A separator assembly for separating adjacent flexible bags in a filling assembly includes a body defining an opening therethough, a surface defined on the body within the opening, a clamp movable in the opening and configured to selectively contact the surface, a separator blade movable within the opening, a rail, and a rail guide configured to slidably engage with the rod. The separator assembly is movable along the rail. Methods of moving the separator assembly are also disclosed. |
| US11358733B2 |
Optimum idle descent start point display based on current conditions
A system and method for computing and displaying a fuel optimal idle deceleration start point which minimizes the overall auto throttle movement keeping the throttle at idle detent throughout the maneuver thus minimizing the fuel burn and stress on engine. The need for speed brakes deployment is also reduced because the deceleration distance length is accordingly adjusted based on current parameters. The accurate solution takes into account the current condition such as aircraft weight, altitude and speed and environmental parameters such as wind and temperature. The computed deceleration start point is displayed on map/navigation and vertical display for enhanced flight crew awareness. |
| US11358730B1 |
Systems and methods for an aircraft motion observer in an electric aircraft
A command model connected to plurality of flight components of an electric aircraft and comprises a circuitry configured to detect a predicted state and a measured state datum, transmit predicted state datum to an actuator model, and transmit measured state datum to a plant model. An actuator model connected to the sensor configured to receive the predicted state datum and generate a performance datum. A plant model connected to the sensor configured to receive measured state datum and performance datum from the actuator model, transmit a feedback path to controller, and generate an inconsistency datum as a function of the measured state datum and the performance datum. A controller communicatively connected to the sensor, wherein the controller is configured to receive the inconsistency datum from the plant model and apply a torque to the aircraft as a function of the inconsistency datum. |
| US11358727B2 |
Method and apparatus for predicting conditions favorable for icing
A method and apparatus for predicting conditions favorable for icing, includes sensing a value indicative of a thermal cycling period, comparing, the sensed thermal cycling period with a threshold value, determining, if the sensed thermal cycling period satisfies the threshold value, and indicating, by the controller module, that conditions favorable for icing are present when the sensed thermal cycling period satisfies the threshold value. |
| US11358725B2 |
Three wheel and simple cycle aircraft environmental control system
An environmental control system of an aircraft includes a ram air circuit including a ram air shell having a plurality of heat exchangers positioned therein, the plurality of heat exchangers including a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, and a third heat exchanger. The ram air circuit is configured and arranged so that a first medium received at the first heat exchanger passes through the first heat exchanger and then through the third heat exchanger and so that a second medium received at the second heat exchanger passes through the second heat exchanger. A compressing device is arranged in fluid communication with the ram air circuit. |
| US11358722B2 |
Passenger seat with support structure defining empty space
A passenger seat includes a bottom support to be connected to the aircraft floor, a seat pan frame, and a support structure interconnecting the seat pan frame to the bottom support. A front support member defines a frontmost portion of the support structure, and has a top end connected to a front end of the seat pan frame and a bottom end connected to the bottom support. The front end of the seat pan frame is forwardly offset from a front end of the bottom support and the top end of the front support member is forwardly offset from its bottom end such that an empty space is defined across a width of the seat between the seat pan frame and the floor, forwardly of the support structure, forwardly of the bottom support, and rearwardly of a vertical plane aligned with the front end of the seat pan frame. |
| US11358716B2 |
System and method for airborne wind energy production
A system for electric power production from wind includes a glider having an airfoil, an on-board steering unit, a flight controller for controlling the steering unit, and a connection unit for a tether. The system further includes a ground station including a reel for the tether, a rotating electrical machine connected to the reel, and a ground station controller for controlling the reel and the rotating electrical machine. A master controller operates the system in at least first and second operation modes. In the first operation mode electric power is produced with the rotating electrical machine from rotation of the reel caused by reeling out the tether using a lift force generated upon exposure of the airfoil of the airborne glider to wind. In the second operation mode, the reel is driven by the rotating electrical machine, thereby reeling in the tether onto the reel. |
| US11358714B2 |
Aircraft
An aircraft includes a fuselage and propellers, wherein the propellers can be retracted beneath the fuselage. |
| US11358713B2 |
Multicopter with boom-mounted rotors
A multicopter aircraft with boom-mounted rotors is may include a fuselage; a port side wing coupled to the fuselage; and a starboard side wing coupled to the fuselage. Each of the wings has mounted thereto one or more booms, each boom having a forward end extending forward of a corresponding wing to which the boom is mounted and an aft end extending aft of said corresponding wing to which the boom is mounted. The aircraft further includes a first plurality of lift rotors, each rotor in said first plurality being mounted on a forward end of a corresponding one or said booms; and a second plurality of lift rotors, each rotor in said second plurality being mounted on an aft end of a corresponding one or said booms. Each rotor produces vertical thrust independent of the thrust produced by the other rotors. |
| US11358712B2 |
Multicopter with angled rotors
A multicopter with angled rotors includes a fuselage and a plurality of rotors. At least some of the rotors are disposed on opposite sides of the fuselage and each is oriented at a corresponding angle to a substantially horizontal plane of the aircraft, the angle being of a magnitude such that a plane of rotation of the rotor does not intersect at least a critical portion of the fuselage. |
| US11358706B2 |
Automated weight balancing for automated guided vehicle
Systems and methods for an Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) capable of automatically balancing large and heavy objects for transport through a facility. One embodiment is an Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) including a balancing plate configured to support a load, load sensors configured to detect a weight distribution of the load, and an actuator configured to shift the balancing plate laterally. The AGV also includes a weight balancing controller configured to determine a center of gravity of the load based on the weight distribution detected by the load sensors, to determine that the center of gravity of the load is vertically misaligned with a center of gravity of the AGV, and to direct the actuator to shift the balancing plate laterally to move the center of gravity of the load toward vertical alignment with the center of gravity of the AGV. |
| US11358700B1 |
Devices and methods for extending aircraft cargo bays with replacement tailcones
Systems and methods for extending the interior cargo bay of fixed-wing cargo aircraft into a replaceable tailcone bay are disclosed. The system includes an aircraft and a removable tailcone configured couple to the aft end of the fuselage. The aircraft fuselage includes a cargo bay and an aft end opening into the cargo bay. The tailcone, when attached, encloses the aft end opening the cargo bay. The tailcone can include an interior volume configured to extend the fuselage cargo bay such that the interior volume defines an aft end of a cargo bay of the cargo aircraft. In some examples, the tailcone includes a plurality of segments, which can be configured to extend from the aft end of the aircraft to adjust a length of the cargo extension provided by the tailcone. |
| US11358697B1 |
Systems and methods for rotatably supporting counter-rotating propeller shafts in a marine propulsion device
A system for rotating inner and outer propeller shafts via a driveshaft. The system includes a stub shaft extending between forward and aft ends, the aft end having an engagement feature for engaging with the inner propeller shaft such that rotating the stub shaft rotates the inner propeller shaft. A reverse gear and a forward gear are each rotatably coupled to the stub shaft. The reverse gear and the forward gear mesh with the driveshaft and are engageable to become rotatably fixed to the stub shaft such that rotating the driveshaft rotates the stub shaft in reverse and forward directions, respectively. An outer driving gear is coupled to the inner propeller shaft to rotate therewith. An outer driven gear is coupled to the outer propeller shaft and a pinion rotatably coupling the outer driving gear to the outer driven gear such that rotation of the outer driving gear rotates the outer propeller shaft. |
| US11358696B2 |
Method of starting an internal combustion engine of a hybrid propulsion system in a marine vessel and a hybrid propulsion system in a marine vessel
A method of operating a marine vessel hybrid propulsion system having a propulsion shaft and a propeller, an internal combustion piston engine in force transmission connection with the propulsion shaft, and an electric motor-generator in force transmission connection with the propulsion shaft and/or with the piston engine. The internal combustion piston engine can be started by applying electric power from an on-board power source to the electric motor-generator and rotating the internal combustion piston engine by the electric motor-generator and rotational speed of the internal combustion piston engine is accelerated to a predetermined limit rotational speed without attempting to start the internal combustion piston engine, and only after the rotational speed of the internal combustion piston engine reaches the predetermined limit rotational speed, the internal combustion piston engine is started. |
| US11358689B2 |
Yacht preserver
A nonlimiting example of a yacht preserver includes a handle, an inflator device connected to an upper end of the handle and an inflatable bladder connected to a lower end of the handle. In this nonlimiting example, the inflator device includes a gas canister that is connected to the inflatable bladder by a tube and is configured to deliver gas to inflate the bladder upon activation. The yacht preserver may be used to seal an opening of a yacht by placing the uninflated bladder near the opening in the yacht and activating the inflator device allowing the bladder to expand to seal the opening. |
| US11358686B2 |
Righting devices for assisting with righting capsized watercraft, and watercraft incorporating such righting devices
Righting devices that provide foot and/or hand holds to allow users to manually right capsized watercraft. In some embodiments, each righting device is configured to be secured to a hull bottom so as to extend outwardly from the surface of the hull bottom. In some embodiments, each righting device includes at least one receptacle that is recessed relative to a hull bottom. Righting devices of the present disclosure may, for example, be retrofitted to existing hull bottoms. Righting devices of the present disclosure may be formed monolithically and integrally with hull bottoms during construction thereof. The present disclosure is also directed to methods of using righting devices of the present disclosure, as well as to kits that include one or more righting devices, installation instructions for locating and installing one or more righting devices, and/or use instructions describing how to use the righting device(s) to right a capsized watercraft. |
| US11358684B2 |
Audio system for a vehicle and method of installing the audio system
An audio system for a vehicle, such as a personal watercraft, having a vehicle body dimensioned for receiving a side-view mirror, includes a speaker pod that includes a housing dimensioned for supporting a speaker operable to produce sound, and a mounting member for mounting the speaker pod to the vehicle body in place of the side-view mirror. A portion of the housing is shaped similarly to a corresponding portion of the side-view mirror. A method of installing an audio system on a vehicle having a vehicle body dimensioned for receiving a side-view mirror involves: (a) determining that the side-view mirror is removed from the vehicle body; and (b) mounting a speaker pod of the audio system, along a mounting member of the speaker pod, to the vehicle body in place of the side-view mirror such that a housing of the speaker pod supports a speaker operable to produce sound. |
| US11358681B2 |
Weather guard for a power boat
A rigid weather guard for a center console of a power boat includes a rapidly deployable protective shield. The shield has a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge that is pivotably connectable with a portion of the boat, and a second side edge that is configured for connection with a gunwale of the power boat. The pivotable connection of the first side edge provides movement between an open and closed position. When in the open position, the second side edge is connected with the gunwale securing the shield in place to block adverse weather. Preferably, the protective shield has a transparent portion. |
| US11358680B1 |
Apparatuses and methods for fluid pumps and pump adapters
A pump intake adapter for pumping shallow levels of fluid from a surface to be drained, the pump intake adapter including a connection on the pump intake adapter to convey the fluid away from the pump intake adapter; an intake surface on the pump intake adapter; and a portion of the intake surface of the pump intake adapter that in operation does not contact the surface to be drained, and creates an open conduit between the pump intake adapter and the surface to be drained through which fluid may flow, the open conduit being in fluid communication with the connection on the pump intake adapter. Other systems and methods are provided. |
| US11358677B2 |
Bicycle component
A bicycle component includes a drive unit and a battery. The drive unit includes a housing mounted on a bicycle frame, a crankshaft provided to a first portion of the housing, and a propulsion assist motor provided to a second portion of the housing. The battery is electrical connected to the propulsion assist motor to supply electrical power to the propulsion assist motor. The propulsion assist motor includes a rotational axis extending in a direction intersecting a direction in which the crankshaft extends. At least part of the second portion and at least part of the battery are accommodated in the frame in a state in which the second portion and the battery are arranged next to each other in a direction parallel to the rotational axis of the propulsion assist motor and the battery is coupled to the second portion in an attachable and detachable manner. |
| US11358671B2 |
Leaning vehicle
A leaning vehicle includes a caliper and an electric motor supported at a same position in a vehicle body frame. Provided that a position opposed to a pad in a plate when a left front wheel is located in an uppermost end in the vehicle-body-frame upward direction in a movable region of the left front wheel and a right front wheel is located in a lowermost end in the vehicle-body-frame downward direction in a movable region of the right front wheel is defined as a left leaning end portion position and a position opposed to the pad in the plate when the left front wheel is located in the lowermost end in the vehicle-body-frame downward direction in the movable region of the left front wheel and the right front wheel is located in the uppermost end in the vehicle-body-frame upward direction in the movable region of the right front wheel is defined as a right leaning end portion position, the electric motor is disposed in a motor disposition region spaced away from a movable region of the plurality of link members by a distance equal to or smaller than a distance between the left leaning end portion position and the right leaning end portion position. |
| US11358669B2 |
Saddle riding vehicle
A saddle riding vehicle includes a head pipe, left and right main frame pipes, a fuel tank supported on the left and right main frame pipes, an upper gusset plate provided between the left and right main frame pipes, a lower gusset plate provided below the upper gusset plate with an interval, a stay attached to the lower gusset plate below the upper gusset plate, and a fastening bolt configured to detachably fasten the lower gusset plate and the stay. |
| US11358668B2 |
Divisible legs apron for a motor vehicle
A legs apron for a motor vehicle includes a first part of apron having anchoring elements for removably anchoring the first part of apron to the motor vehicle, a second part of apron configured to at least cover the legs of a driver of the motor vehicle, a coupling system operatively interposed between the first and the second part of apron for removably coupling the first and second part of apron to each other, the coupling system defining a junction line between the first and second part of apron when the first and second part of apron are coupled together, where the apron further includes a waterproofing element arranged to waterproof the junction line. |
| US11358655B2 |
Modular truck bed
A truck bed member includes a rectangular top side with a long side along a first axis. An interlocking side is fixed perpendicular to the top side along a first edge of the top side parallel to the first axis and includes an interlocking member along an edge opposite the interlocking side coupled to the top side. An interlock receiving side is fixed perpendicular to the top side along a top side second edge opposite the first edge and parallel to the first axis. The interlocking side and the interlock receiving side are parallel to one another and extend a same direction from the top side. The interlock receiving side includes an interlock receiving member along an edge of the interlock receiving side opposite the edge coupled to the top side. The interlocking member is configured to couple to the interlock receiving member of a different truck bed member. |
| US11358652B2 |
Composite floor with integrated conduit
A cargo vehicle is disclosed having a composite floor assembly with at least one conduit extending along a length of the composite floor assembly. The at least one conduit may include a first internal cavity and a second internal cavity. The first internal cavity may be configured to route at least one vehicle component. The second internal cavity may be configured to receive at least one vehicle component or a plurality of mechanical fasteners. The mechanical fasteners may be used to couple a base rail to the composite floor assembly. |
| US11358651B2 |
Structural component
A motor vehicle front end having a structural component that has a first structural element for absorbing mechanical forces. The first structural element surrounds a spatial region, at least in part, such that a cavity is formed in the interior of the first structural element. The first structural element has a surface region that defines said cavity. The structural component has at least one second structural element which is connected to the first structural element. For the purpose of mechanical reinforcement of the first structural element, the structural component has at least one reinforcing element. The reinforcing element supports a portion of the surface region. The first structural element is composed of at least two separate structural element parts. |
| US11358649B2 |
Rear vehicle-body structure of vehicle
A vehicle-body structure for suppressing deformation of a lift gate opening is provided. Embodiments include a vehicle having a rear annular framework formed from a cross member, side braces, connecting members, and a rear header; a rear suspension on lower surfaces of side pillars in the same position as the cross member in a vehicle front-rear direction; and wheel well inner portions on the vehicle rear side with respect to the cross member, each having an upper end having a damper supporting portion for mounting a suspension damper. The side braces each connect a place near the cross member and a place near the damper supporting portion to each other in a vehicle up-down direction; and the connecting members each connect a place near each end portion of the rear header in a vehicle width direction and the place near the damper supporting portion to each other. |
| US11358636B2 |
Vehicle drive transmission and electrically assisted steering system
A transmission for a vehicle, particularly a skid-steered vehicle, that employs motive power from a prime mover delivered through an input shaft to drive left and right drive shafts at a nominal speed and input power from an electric motor to vary the speed of the left and right drive shafts according to steering commands from a steering control structure. The speed of the left and right drive shafts is directly related to a speed of the input shaft and the nominal speed of the left or right drive shaft is varied upwardly or downwardly by a ratio of the speed of the steering shaft via a speed varying structure. The speed of the left and right drive shafts is simultaneously varied in opposite directions (i.e. upwardly and downwardly) relative to the nominal speed by an equal number of rotations. |
| US11358635B2 |
Reverse switch activation mechanism
A reverse switch activation mechanism includes forward and reverse pedals connected to a control arm for pivoting the control arm in first and second directions. A cam surface extends from the control arm and activates a reverse switch if the reverse pedal is partially depressed. A transmission control rod is connected to the control arm through a lost motion slot and moves rearwardly if the reverse pedal is depressed further after activating the reverse switch. A control rod keeper on the control arm biases the control rod pin to a first side of the lost motion slot. |
| US11358633B2 |
Mobility vehicle
In some embodiments, a vehicle may include a frame having longitudinal axis. The vehicle may include a steering assembly having a steering input and at least one wheel. The steering assembly may be coupled to the frame and configured to steer the vehicle based on input from a steering input. The vehicle may include a first drive wheel and a second drive wheel. The vehicle may include a steering position sensor configured to detect steering input including a position of the steering input and at least one of i) a rate of change of position of steering input and ii) steering position time. The vehicle may include at least one controller configured to process a signal from the steering position sensor and, in response to the processed signal, drive the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel, the first drive wheel being driven independent of the second drive wheel. |
| US11358628B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling motor driven power steering system
An apparatus for controlling an MDPS system may include: a column torque sensor configured to sense column torque applied to a steering column of a vehicle; a vehicle velocity sensor configured to sense vehicle velocity of the vehicle; an MDPS basic logic unit configured to decide a first assist command current for driving an MDPS motor in a manual driving mode of a driver; an autonomous driving control unit configured to decide a second assist command current for driving the MDPS motor in an autonomous driving mode of the vehicle; and a mode switching control unit configured to decide a weight into which the driver's steering intention is reflected, and apply the decided weight to the first and second assist command currents to decide a final assist command current for driving the MDPS motor when the vehicle is switched from the autonomous driving mode to the manual driving mode. |
| US11358621B2 |
System for monitoring and controlling shopping cart usage
A system for monitoring and controlling shopping cart usage comprises a wheel assembly that attaches to a shopping cart. In some embodiments the wheel assembly includes a wheel, a brake that can be activated to inhibit rotation of the wheel, a controller that controls the brake, a VLF receiver, and an RF transceiver. The RF transceiver may, for example, operate in a 2.4 GHz frequency band. In some implementations, the RF transceiver may be used to detect entry of the shopping cart into a checkout area of the store, and the VLF receiver may be used to detect that the shopping cart is exiting the store. The controller may activate the brake if the shopping cart attempts to exit the store without first passing through a checkout area. |
| US11358613B2 |
Autonomous vehicle and service providing system and method using the same
Disclosed herein are an autonomous vehicle and a service providing system and method using the same. The autonomous vehicle includes a navigation system setting, as a destination, a service zone adjacent to a parking lot when there is a previously registered vehicle service input through a user terminal, and setting, as a destination, the parking lot adjacent to the service zone after completion of the previously registered vehicle service, and an operation system moving the vehicle to the destination through autonomous driving. One or more of the autonomous vehicle, the user terminal, and the server may be associated with artificial intelligence, a robot, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), or the like. |
| US11358611B2 |
Express decision
A system includes a processor to: receive a description of a current decision that includes selecting an option; repeatedly display the description; for each option, receive an indication of selection of scale text specifying a degree of intensity or intensity for achieving or avoiding a possible outcome of the option, and derive an overall motivation based on the at least one selection; identify a best option based on the overall motivations; display the best option; compare the overall motivation of the best option to a threshold; in response to being less than the threshold, display a warning and a prompt for the operator to further consider the current decision; compare the overall motivation of the best option to the others; and in response to not exceeding all other overall motivations, by at least a threshold of difference, present a proximity warning and the prompt. |
| US11358609B2 |
Method for warning a driver of a motorcycle as well as ride assistant controller and motorcycle implementing such method
A method for warning a driver of a motorcycle and a ride assistant controller for implementing or controlling such method are described. The method includes monitoring traffic situations based on signals from at least one sensor; upon detecting a critical traffic situation based on the signals from the at least one sensor, warning the driver by inducing an acceleration change onto the motorcycle; wherein a current lean angle of the motorcycle is monitored and a manner and/or degree of inducing the acceleration change onto the motorcycle is set taking into account the current lean angle of the motorcycle. |
| US11358607B2 |
Vehicle control device
A vehicle control device includes a steering wheel including an annular rim portion and a spoke portion that extends inward from the rim portion, an indicator that is disposed on the spoke portion and is able to be lit, and a controller that controls a lighting state of the indicator according to a state of driving assistance. |
| US11358604B2 |
Sensor system for a vehicle and method for monitoring a sensor
A sensor system for a vehicle, including a first sensor that detects at least one collision-relevant physical variable and outputs at least one corresponding first sensor signal, and at least one second sensor that, independently of the first sensor, detects at least one collision-relevant physical variable and outputs at least one corresponding second sensor signal, and an evaluation and control unit that receives the at least one first sensor signal and the at least one second sensor signal and evaluates them for the collision detection. A method is also described for monitoring a sensor. The evaluation and control unit uses at least one second comparison signal that is based on the at least one second sensor signal of the at least one second sensor to monitor the first sensor. |
| US11358603B2 |
Automated vehicle profile differentiation and learning
A system for a vehicle includes a memory configured to store modeling parameters, generated using an algorithm that assigns relevance scores to features, that specify information indicative of how configuration data including information indicative of use of features of the vehicle classifies which user is currently using the vehicle. The system also includes a processor programmed to monitor the vehicle for the configuration data, identify a most likely user profile using the modeling parameters according to the configuration data, and apply settings of the user profile to the vehicle. |
| US11358594B2 |
Lane change assist device
A yaw angle return controller is configured to end first yaw angle return control at a predetermined time when a value which is calculated by adding yaw angle detected by a lane recognition device at a predetermined time and an estimated yaw angle change amount is the same as yaw angle at lane change start time under a state where the first yaw angle return control is being executed. The predetermined time comes after the first start time and before the first finish time. The estimated yaw angle change amount is calculated by multiplying the yaw rate detected by a yaw rate sensor at the predetermined time by a predetermined time period for foreseeing. |
| US11358592B2 |
In-vehicle processing apparatus and in-vehicle processing system
An in-vehicle processing apparatus that executes control of causing a vehicle to perform automated traveling from a predetermined position to a parking space and causing the vehicle to perform automated entry into the parking space, is configured to include a notification control section that causes a portable electronic device carried by a user to display a parking position notification display in which a position of the parking space entered by the vehicle through the automated entry and the predetermined position are superimposed on an image. |
| US11358590B2 |
Switching method of automatic driving mode, apparatus and readable storage medium
Provided are a switching method of an automatic driving mode, an apparatus, and a readable storage medium. The method includes determining an identity of a user riding an automatic driving device; determining, according to the identity of the user, a target automatic driving mode matched with the identity of the user from multiple pre-stored automatic driving modes; and controlling, according to the target automatic driving mode, the automatic driving device to perform a current automatic driving task. The method can adopt different automatic driving modes to perform a current automatic driving task according to differences of identities of users and provide the users with experiences riding an automatic driving device that are more suited to their requirements. |
| US11358589B1 |
Engine control module park lock solenoid control for hybrid transmission
Non-inverted park lock systems and methods include an engine controller configured to control an engine of a vehicle in communication with a separate transmission controller via a controller area network (CAN), wherein the transmission controller is configured to control a transmission of the vehicle; and a conductor connecting the engine controller to a park lock solenoid disposed in the transmission and configured to move a park pawl to engage/disengage park. The engine controller keeps the park pawl disengaged from park during a power loss malfunction at the transmission controller and the transmission controller keeps the park pawl disengaged from park during a power loss malfunction at the engine controller by maintaining hydraulic pressure in the transmission at a threshold level until park is requested via the shifter. |
| US11358587B2 |
Engine control device for vehicle including acceleration assist control
An engine control device for a saddle riding vehicle includes a mechanical centrifugal clutch for connecting and disconnecting driving force from an engine to a driving wheel, a throttle operator to adjust output power of the engine, a motor to rotate a crankshaft of the engine, and a control unit to control the motor and a fuel injection system. The control unit executes injection stopping control for stopping fuel injection during deceleration of the vehicle and executes, when an opening operation of the throttle operator is performed after an engine speed becomes equal to or lower than a centrifugal clutch disconnection speed at which the centrifugal clutch is disconnected, acceleration assist control for rotating the crankshaft with the motor. |
| US11358582B2 |
Controller and control method for hybrid vehicle
A controller for a hybrid vehicle is configured to execute a shifting assist process of increasing torque of a motor when performing power-on downshift of an automatic transmission and an upper limit assist torque setting process of setting an upper limit assist torque that is an upper limit value of a travel assist torque to be a smaller value when a maximum step number of the power-on downshift is large than when the maximum step number is small. |
| US11358581B2 |
Control system for hybrid vehicle
A control system for a hybrid vehicle configured to reduce fuel consumption. A controller is configured to execute a first determination to determine that a required power is less than a reference power, and a second determination to determine that a condition to start an engine is satisfied. If the answers of the first determination and the second determination are YES, a target power of the engine is set to a predetermined power which is greater than the required power, and which can be generated by consuming smaller amount of fuel. Then, the generator is driven by the engine being operated to achieve the predetermined power, and an electric power generated by the generator to be accumulated in a battery is set to a value calculated based on a difference between the target power and the required power. |
| US11358580B2 |
System for train terminal test
A system for identifying whether the braking system of a train is functioning properly such as during a train terminal test. A monitor on a rail car is used to detect abnormalities in the braking system and can report problems to a handheld terminal or a central controller in the locomotive. The monitor has a pressure sensor for measuring brake pipe pressure, auxiliary reservoir pressure, emergency reservoir pressure, and brake cylinder pressure at the rail car. The monitor also has a controller that can calculate whether brake pipe reduction resulted in the appropriate amount of brake cylinder pressure. The monitor can then provide the results locally via a visual indicator or remotely to a handheld terminal used by a train inspector or the controller in the locomotive. Testing data over time may be stored for future reference or transmitted remotely to assist with maintenance and service scheduling. |
| US11358578B2 |
Electromechanical brake booster and method for producing an electromechanical brake booster
An electromechanical brake booster, the second half housing being able to be centered on the first half housing by engaging a first mounting pin protruding from the first centering opening into the first insertion opening and by engaging a second mounting pin protruding from the second centering opening into the second insertion opening. A method for producing an electromechanical brake booster for a motor vehicle is also described. |
| US11358576B2 |
Brake power derating
A braking system is disclosed. The braking system may include a controller configured to determine a power limit for one or more brakes of a machine based on a temperature of the one or more brakes during engagement of the one or more brakes according to a commanded power. The power limit may be a power at which the temperature of the one or more brakes ceases to increase. The controller may be configured to determine a speed adjustment for the machine based on the power limit and the commanded power, and cause adjustment to a speed of the machine based on the determined speed adjustment. |
| US11358574B2 |
Brake control device for motorcycle
In this brake control device for a motorcycle, a deceleration threshold value calculation unit limits target wheel deceleration to a threshold value or less on the basis of a bank angle estimated by a bank angle calculation unit. Thus, the behavior of the vehicle body during turning of the motorcycle can be made more stable so as not to cause discomfort to a driver. |
| US11358573B2 |
Method and device for controlling a parking brake
A method for controlling a parking brake of a vehicle, including: receiving an activation signal which represents a manual operating unit of a parking brake being activated by a driver; reading a speed decrease signal which represents a value of a speed decrease of the vehicle upon receiving the activation signal; and emitting a delay signal as a function of the value of the speed decrease, wherein the delay signal is configured for delaying a complete engagement of the parking brake. Also described are a related apparatus/device, and a computer readable medium. |
| US11358572B2 |
Brake control system and method for autonomous vehicle control
A brake control system and method for autonomous vehicle control that includes a first brake pedal connected to a first brake arm, the first brake arm is connected to a first brake shaft, the first brake shaft extends a length between an upper end and lower end and includes a first actuator that expands and contracts in length. The lower end of the first brake shaft is operably connected to a first brake mechanism. An autonomous control system having a controller with microprocessor, memory and instructions is connected and controls operation of the first actuator. When the first brake shaft expands in length the first brake mechanism is engaged by the lower end of the first brake shaft thereby applying the brakes. The first brake mechanism is operable by depressing the first brake pedal in manual operation mode as well as by controlling the first actuator in autonomous operation mode. |
| US11358570B2 |
Windscreen wiper arm, particularly for automobiles
A windscreen wiper arm, particularly for automobiles, that is able to oscillate upwardly and downwardly between a downward position and an upward position. One end of the windscreen wiper arm is adapted to be pivotally connected to a mounting head mounted on a drive shaft. Another end of the windscreen wiper arm is rigidly connected to an adapter adapted to be connected to an elongated wiper blade to be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped. The adapter, at the location of its connection to the wiper blade, has a U-shaped cross-section with a base and two spaced-apart legs. The U-shaped cross-section is preferably mounted offset in a plane of the base relative to a longitudinal axis of the windscreen wiper arm. The windscreen wiper arm is provided with a nozzle for spraying a washing liquid onto the windscreen to be wiped. The nozzle is detachably connected to the adapter through a key hole connection. |
| US11358569B2 |
Windshield wiper device, in particular wiper arm adapter device, wiper arm waving the windshield wiper device and windshield wiper having the windshield wiper device
The invention is based on a windshield wiper device, in particular a wiper arm adapter device, having at least one fluid connection piece (36) which delimits at least one fluid channel (38), and having at least one adapter piece (40), wherein the adapter piece (40) and the fluid connection piece (36) are constructed to be able to be moved relative to each other and are provided to be moved relative to each other during a coupling or uncoupling operation, in particular with a wiper blade (16).It is proposed that the windshield wiper device comprise at least one coupling unit (42) which is provided to close the fluid channel (38) in accordance with a position of the adapter piece (40) relative to the fluid connection piece (36). |
| US11358567B2 |
Wiper articulation system
An automobile vehicle wiper arm system includes a wiper arm base rotatably connected to a fixed structural member. A wiper arm extension is slidably disposed to the wiper arm base during wiper arm base travel about an arc of travel. A motion link is rotatably connected to the wiper arm extension and is rotatably connected to the fixed structural member. The motion link induces the wiper arm extension to outwardly displace and inwardly displace opposite to the outward displacement during wiper arm base rotation about the arc of travel. A wiper blade is connected to the wiper arm extension and traverses an oval-shaped travel arc along a vehicle windshield by the slidable displacement of the wiper arm extension during wiper arm base rotation. A linkage group connects the wiper arm extension to a wiper motor with rotation of the wiper arm base induced by operation of the wiper motor. |
| US11358565B1 |
Vehicle authentication system and vehicle authentication method based on bluetooth low energy and fingerprint
A vehicle authentication system and a vehicle authentication method based on BLE and fingerprint are provided. The vehicle authentication system includes an audio/video/navigation/telematics (AVNT) smart interconnection device, a driver-side door handle fingerprint identification device, a vehicle starting button fingerprint identification device, a fingerprint authentication controller, and a central control processor. |
| US11358563B2 |
Outside protection apparatus for vehicle
An outside protection apparatus for a vehicle includes an outside airbag device. The outside air bag device includes a first bag body, an inflator, and a second bag body. The first bag body is expandable to be overlaid on a hood of a body of the vehicle rearwardly from a front portion of the body. The inflator is configured to expand the first bag body. The second bag body is expandable from a side portion of the first bag body in a width direction of the vehicle later than the first bag body. |
| US11358541B2 |
Vehicle soundproofing structure
A vehicle soundproofing structure includes: a soundproofing mechanism configured to suppress sound from leaking outside from a vehicle by absorbing, dissipating, or cancelling sound inside a vehicle cabin, and a controller configured to enable operation of the soundproofing mechanism when the vehicle is stationary, and to disable operation of the soundproofing mechanism when the vehicle is travelling. |
| US11358538B2 |
Lining, a haul truck body comprising the same and a haul truck
The disclosure relates to a lining for a haul truck body, said lining being arranged to extend over surfaces of said haul truck body, wherein said surfaces define at least one impact region and at least one wear region; wherein said lining within said at least one impact region presents one or more impact lining elements; wherein said lining within said at least one wear region presents one or more wear lining elements; and wherein said impact lining elements have a higher impact resistance than said wear lining elements and said wear lining elements have a higher wear resistance than the impact lining elements. The disclosure further relates to a haul truck body comprising the lining and a haul truck comprising the haul truck body. |
| US11358537B2 |
Systems and methods for a piezoelectric diaphragm transducer for automotive microphone applications
Systems and methods for a transducer assembly for a vehicle having a resonating surface. The transducer assembly comprising a housing, a spacer connected to the housing, and a piezoelectric assembly disposed between the spacer and the housing. The spacer is configured to connect to the resonating surface to form an air gap between the resonating surface and the piezoelectric assembly. |
| US11358536B2 |
Detection apparatus
A detection apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect a peripheral environment of a vehicle and a bracket configured to attach the detection unit to a vehicle body. The detection unit includes a front surface portion, a back surface portion, and side surface portions. The bracket includes a bottom wall portion and a first guiding portion configured to guide the attachment of the detection unit to the bracket. When the detection unit is attached to the bracket by diagonally inserting one end of the detection unit towards the bottom wall portion and pivoting the detection unit about a side of the one end as a rotation center, the first guiding portion restricts a position of the one end. |
| US11358532B2 |
Portable dash pouch
A dashboard pouch is provided. The dashboard pouch ensemble includes a base tray, configured to be detachably attached to an external surface, and a document pouch, configured to be inserted into a cavity of the base tray. The base tray includes a first cover, comprising a first end hingedly connected to a first side panel of the base tray, and a second end including one or more first fastening devices, and a second cover comprising a first end connected to the first side panel of the document pouch, and a second end connected to a second side panel of the base tray, and the second cover is configured to form a cavity with a base panel, side panels, and a rear panel of the base tray, wherein the second side panel includes one or more second fastening devices. |
| US11358530B2 |
Apparatus for receiving an object in a motor vehicle
An apparatus for receiving a cuboidal object, which has three side edges of different length, in a motor vehicle, having a receiving space, which has an insertion opening, the length of which corresponds at least to the length of the longest side edge of the object and whose width corresponds at least to the length of the shortest side edge of the object, but at least in sections is smaller than the length of the side edge of the object with the medium length, wherein the receiving space is of such a size that the object after being inserted through the insertion opening in the receiving space can be rotated through an angle of at least approximately 90° about its longitudinal axis and can be moved to a storage position in the receiving space. |
| US11358523B2 |
Method for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle during an overtaking operation, motor vehicle, and system
The invention relates to a method for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle during an overtaking operation. The method includes determining vehicle data, which relate to a movement of the motor vehicle and determining an intention of the driver to overtake another vehicle using the vehicle data. The method further includes determining a position of the motor vehicle and providing environment data for the position of the motor vehicle. The environment data relate to stationary objects in an environment of the motor vehicle. The method further includes deriving a visual range from the environment data, and, only if the intention of the driver to overtake has been determined either projecting a warning onto a roadway region in the environment or illuminating an overtaking lane by a headlight of the motor vehicle, depending on the visual range. |
| US11358521B2 |
Vehicle wheel units
Systems, methods, tangible non-transitory computer-readable media, and devices associated with the operation of a vehicle are provided. For example, a wheel unit system can receive vehicle data including information associated with states of a vehicle. Further, the vehicle can include wheel wells associated with wheel units that are configured to generate indications associated with the states of the vehicle. The wheel unit system can also determine indications to generate on the wheel units based at least in part on the vehicle data. Furthermore, the wheel unit system can generate the indications on the wheel units. The indications can, for example, include visual indications or auditory indications. |
| US11358517B2 |
Light projection device for a moving body having an optical scanner and control portion controlling a mirror portion
A light projection device for a moving body is provided on the moving body and includes: a light source for irradiating light; an optical scanner which has a mirror portion for reflecting the light irradiated from the light source and a drive source for swinging the mirror portion, and scans the light irradiated from the light source; and a control portion which controls to acquire change information of an angle range at which the mirror portion swings, change the angle range at which the mirror portion swings by controlling the drive source based on the acquired change information, and change an irradiation range of the light irradiated from the light source. |
| US11358500B2 |
Lateral protecting mechanism and child restraint system therewith
A lateral protecting mechanism includes a fixing base, a protecting block, a locking component, a driving component and an operating component. The fixing base is fixedly disposed on a lateral portion of a child carrier. The protecting block includes a pivoting shaft and is pivotally disposed on the fixing base by the pivoting shaft. The locking component is slidably disposed inside the fixing base. The driving component is disposed inside the fixing base. The operating component is coupled to the driving component. The operating component drives the driving component to drive the locking component to protrude out of the fixing base to abut against the protecting block for restraining a pivoting movement of the protecting block when the operating component is operated. |
| US11358499B2 |
Lower and upper latch anchor use detection sensing device
A child restraint seat sensing device for a vehicle including a structural element at least partially defining a volume, wherein the structural element is located in a vehicle passenger seat between a seat base and seat back or is located behind the vehicle passenger seat, a stationary anchor in the vehicle, wherein the stationary anchor is located within the volume defined by the structural element, and a sensor mounted to the structural element, wherein the sensor is configured to detect whether a child restraint seat connector is attached to the stationary anchor. |
| US11358497B2 |
Track system having a rolling member
A support member may be configured for selective connection with and removal from track assemblies. A support member may include a body and a rolling member rotatably connected to the body to facilitate movement of the support member along a track. The rolling member may include a grooved configuration to limit movement of the support member relative to said track in a Y-direction. The rolling member may include a groove configured to engage a protrusion or ridge of said track. The rolling member may include a first portion and a second portion separated in an axial direction by the groove. |
| US11358493B2 |
Fuel cell vehicle thermal management system and method for managing fuel cell thermal loads
The present disclosure provides a method of managing thermal loads in a fuel cell vehicle. The method may comprise heating a fuel cell coolant of a fuel cell coolant loop utilizing waste heat from a fuel cell to form a heated fuel cell coolant, heating a battery coolant of a battery coolant loop utilizing waste heat from a battery to form a heated battery coolant, heating a refrigerant of a battery refrigeration loop by exchanging heat with the heated battery coolant, and superheating the refrigerant of the battery refrigeration loop by exchanging heat with the heated fuel cell coolant. |
| US11358488B2 |
Information processing system
An information processing system includes: a first acquisition unit that acquires battery information on a battery of each of one or more vehicles; a second acquisition unit that acquires supply source information on a state of a power supply source; a selection unit that selects a vehicle for providing electric power for the power supply source as a power source out of the one or more vehicles, based on the supply source information and the battery information; and a request unit that requests the vehicle selected as the power source to provide the electric power. |
| US11358487B2 |
Method for charging electric consumers
A method for charging electric consumers at an electricity grid with multiple phases may include measuring a phase current of each of the multiple phases of the electricity grid at a balance point. The method may also include determining to which of the multiple phases each electric consumer of the electric consumers is connected for charging via the balance point. Additionally, the method may include holding an unbalanced load of the multiple phases below an unbalanced load threshold value via communicating a power specification to each electric consumer connected for charging. |
| US11358481B2 |
Energy consumption predicting device and energy consumption predicting method
An energy consumption predicting device includes: an acquisition unit acquiring a parameter correlated with at least one of a vehicle speed when a vehicle traveled on a route from a first point to a second point on which a vehicle traveling using only a power source consuming an energy source supplied from outside of the vehicle and stored therein is able to travel, a different vehicle speed when a different vehicle traveled on the route, an output of the power source when the vehicle traveled on the route, and an output of a different power source when the different vehicle traveling using only the same type of different power source as the power source traveled on the route; and a calculation unit calculating a predicted consumption of the energy source which is predicted when the vehicle travels on the route from the first point to the second point. |
| US11358480B2 |
Vehicle including fuel cell and residual energy discharge method performed in the vehicle
A vehicle having a fuel cell includes a cell stack including a plurality of unit cells stacked on one another, a direct current/direct current (DC/DC) converter configured to convert the level of stack voltage output from the cell stack and including a discharger to remove residual energy thereof, a power distributor configured to distribute the level-converted voltage output from the DC/DC converter or to provide voltage remaining in the cell stack to the discharger to discharge the voltage in response to first control signals, and a controller configured to generate the first control signals depending on whether the vehicle is traveling normally. |
| US11358478B2 |
Light electric vehicle with dynamic gear ratio selection feature
The present disclosure describes a system for determining an optimal gear ratio for a light electric vehicle. The optimal gear ratio may be based on an anticipated or current route of an individual riding the light electric vehicle, riding habits of the individual and/or on maintenance status information associated with the light electric vehicle. When the optimal gear ratio is determined, the system provides an indication of the optimal gear ratio to the light electric vehicle. |
| US11358476B2 |
Drive device and vehicle
A drive device includes a motor, an inverter, an electric power storage device, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to generate a first pulse width modulation (PWM) signal of the switching elements by comparison of a voltage command of each phase according to a torque command of the motor and a carrier wave voltage, as a first PWM control. The electronic control unit is configured to generate a second PWM signal of the switching elements based on a modulation factor and a voltage phase of a voltage according to the torque command and a pulse count per unit cycle of an electric angle of the motor, as a second pulse width modulation control. The electronic control unit is configured to limit execution of the second PWM control when high controllability of the motor is requested rather than when the high controllability is not requested. |
| US11358475B2 |
Magnetic levitation power system
Provided is a magnetic levitation power system. The magnetic levitation power system includes: a magnetic power system disposed on a wheel hub and a driver shaft, where the magnetic power system generates a power capable of enabling a movement of the wheel hub through an interaction of magnetic fields between the wheel hub and the driver shaft; a first magnetic levitation system disposed on the wheel hub and the driver shaft, where the first magnetic levitation system is capable of enabling the wheel hub and the driver shaft to be in a levitation state within a circumferential extent of 360 degrees with the wheel hub being opposite to the driver shaft through the interaction of the magnetic fields between the wheel hub and the driver shaft; and a second magnetic levitation system disposed on the wheel hub and the driver shaft, where the second magnetic levitation system is capable of enabling the wheel hub and the driver shaft to be in a levitation state in a direction of a central axis of the wheel hub through the interaction of the magnetic fields between the wheel hub and the driver shaft. The present invention solves the problems of high hardware costs, low energy utilization rate, environmentally harmful characteristics, etc. of the existing automobile power system. |
| US11358471B2 |
Electrical vehicle system
An electrically powered vehicle system includes a DC/DC converter stage with a rectified input terminal which receives a rectified input from an AC power input. The system also includes a vehicle battery which receives power output from the DC/DC converter stage, via a first link between the rectified input terminal and the DC/DC converter stage. A second link is connected to the first link and to a vehicle device. |
| US11358464B2 |
Cooling system of electric power system for vehicle
Disclosed is a cooling system for an electric power system for a vehicle capable of selectively cooling a power component used while the vehicle travels or is charged. |
| US11358462B2 |
Transmission device for a hybrid vehicle
A torque transmission device for a vehicle includes a torque input element coupled to a crankshaft of a combustion engine, a first torque output element coupled to a first input shaft of a gearbox, a rotating electric machine including a stator and a rotor arranged in the direction of the transmission of torque, between the input element and the first output element, a rotor support radially supporting the rotor of the rotating electric machine, the rotor support selectively connected to the input element by an input clutch, a fixed distributor fastened to the gearbox and supporting the rotor support, a fixed wall including a first radial end fastened to the gearbox, and a second radial end connected to the torque input element, a first rolling member arranged between the rotor support and the fixed distributor, and a second rolling member arranged between the rotor support and the fixed wall. |
| US11358458B2 |
Car cover assembly and a method of using the same
A car cover assembly, having a base, a cover body, a cap and a storage body for the cover body; the base is removably mounted onto a car surface; the cap is removably or fixedly connected to the base; the cover body and the storage body are pressed between the base and the cap; the base and the cap clamp and fix the cover body and the storage body; after the cover body is completely folded, it is stored inside the storage body. The car cover assembly can be placed at anywhere on the car for use. A method of using the car cover is also provided. |
| US11358457B2 |
Roof arrangement for a vehicle roof and vehicle roof with a roof opening
A roof arrangement for a vehicle roof with a roof opening may have a movable roof element for optionally closing or at least partially opening the roof opening, wherein the roof element is held by a frame; a first strand-like sealing profile; a second strand-like sealing profile which is formed separately from the first sealing profile, wherein the first sealing profile is configured for sealing in relation to the movable roof element and is fastenable to the vehicle roof; and the second sealing profile is fastened to the frame and is configured for sealing in relation to the frame, wherein the second sealing profile has a drip lip which lies against the frame. |
| US11358452B2 |
Latch assemblies and rail attachment for a pickup truck tonneau cover
A tonneau system for use with a bed of a pickup truck. The tonneau system includes a tonneau cover and latch assemblies to retain the tonneau cover to the bed of the truck. The cover is moveable between an unfolded positon where the cover encloses the bed and a folded position where the bed is uncovered. The latch assemblies can include latch bases that define discreet mounting positons for a latch handle assembly that employ retention members to retain the latch handle assembly in a particular mounting positon. Another latch assembly includes a latch base having an endless belt to positon the latch handle assembly. A rail attachment is also provided to mount to the bed and provide an anchor point for keep in to tonneau cover engage over the bed. |
| US11358447B2 |
Tolerance compensating hinge attachment
A lift gate door having hinges installed for predetermined positioning into a vehicle. And a method of attaching a lift gate door to a vehicle while maintain proper tolerances. A first fixture holds a set of hinges in predetermined locations which correspond to assembly locations on a vehicle body. Hinges are temporarily attached to the fixture corresponding to the proper vehicle location. A second fixture holds the lift gate in a position which is a final installation position for attaching the lift gate to a vehicle. Self-adjusting moveable fastening nuts are provided in a set of holes in a hinge plate fastening area of the lift gate. The first fixture is moved into aligned orientation with the second feature and the hinges are attached to the lift gate with the fastener. The hinge is aligned in the proper installation orientation for maintaining the lift gate to vehicle gap in proper tolerances when the lift gate door with hinges is installed on the final vehicle. |
| US11358444B2 |
Door entry sensor
A belt molding and sensor combination for a door of a vehicle may include at least one sensor and a belt molding. The at least one sensor may be configured to emit signals upon the detection of an action intended to cause a door to open or close, and the at least one sensor may present a sensor outer surface. The belt molding may be configured to extend along at least a portion of a length of a door, and include a cap which presents an outer surface. The belt molding may be configured to be mounted on a door. The sensor outer surface may provide an extension of a cap outer surface, such that the sensor outer surface and the cap outer surface combine to provide an uninterrupted outer surface where the sensor outer surface and the cap outer surface abut against one another. |
| US11358442B2 |
Roller blind arrangement comprising a corrugated-tube winding shaft
A roller blind arrangement for a motor vehicle, the roller blind arrangement having a roller blind web and a winding shaft onto which the roller blind web can be wound or from which the roller blind web can be unwound and which has a flexible surrounding-tube arrangement penetrated by a vehicle-attached bearing strut and a corrugated tube as a surrounding-tube element, corrugated-tube ribs being formed on the a corrugated tube and being separated from each other by troughs. The corrugated tube is provided with a coupling overmold at each of its two ends, each coupling overmold being connected to a respective bearing bush and having an outer diameter which corresponds to the maximum outer diameter of the corrugated tube. |
| US11358433B2 |
Thermal conditioning systems and methods for vehicle regions
Features for a vapor compression system configured to cool and/or cat (i.e. thermally condition) two or more distinct climate controlled vehicle interior components via a common thermal bus are disclosed. Some embodiments employ a single compressor. Some embodiments employ multiple compressors and/or thermal buses, each servicing components located within respective interior thermal zones of a vehicle, for example a front row seat zone, second and/or third row seat zones, and/or an overhead zone and/or a trunk zone. |
| US11358432B2 |
Suspension control apparatus
Provided a suspension control apparatus including a vehicle behavior detection unit (acceleration sensors), an electrorheological damper provided between a vehicle body (1) and each wheel (2), and a controller configured to execute control so that a damping force of each electrorheological damper is adjusted based on a detection result obtained by the vehicle behavior detection unit. The controller includes a target voltage value setting unit (damping force command calculation unit) configured to obtain a target voltage value to be applied to an electrode tube based on the detection result obtained by the vehicle behavior detection unit, a temperature estimation unit configured to detect or estimate temperature of ERF, and a target voltage value correction unit (output limiting unit) configured to change the target voltage value so that a piston speed (V) is adjusted based on a value obtained by the temperature estimation unit. |
| US11358428B2 |
Active damper upper mount
The active damper upper mount includes an inner member (11, 111) to which an upper end portion of a rod (22, 122) of an active damper (21, 121) is fixed, an intermediate member (12, 112) that surrounds the inner member in a circumferential direction around a rod axis (O1, O2), an outer member (13, 113) that surrounds the intermediate member in the circumferential direction and is attached to a vehicle body side, a first elastic body (14, 114) that is disposed between the inner member and the intermediate member and supports the inner member and the intermediate member so as to be elastically displaceable relative to each other, and a second elastic body (15, 115) that is disposed between the intermediate member and the outer member and supports the intermediate member and the outer member so as to be elastically displaceable relative to each other. |
| US11358427B2 |
Suspension for vehicle
A suspension for a vehicle including a strut tube; a strut rod installed so as to be movable in the strut tube; an insulator part through which an upper end of the strut rod is installed, and which includes a lower cup, an insulator body and an upper cup; and a cap member coupled to the upper cup so as to prevent penetration of foreign matters, and having a coupling structure coupled to the upper end of the strut rod. An anti-rotation structure for preventing rotation of the cap member may be provided in the cap member and the upper cup. |
| US11358424B2 |
Current sensing electrical converter
An electrical converter assembly includes a sensing device coupled to one or more wires of a towing vehicle. The sensing device is configured to detect the current flow in the one or more wires and generate a signal in response to the current flow. The converter assembly further includes an electrical component in communication with the sensing device. The electrical component may generate a signal to a towed vehicle in response to the current flow detected by the sensing device. The sensing device may be a non-invasive sensing device. The non-invasive sensing device may detect current flow in the one or more wires of the towing vehicle without direct contact with the conducting element of the wires. |
| US11358421B2 |
Tire monitoring system having a control unit configured to operate in a power saving mode and a normal mode
A pneumatic tire includes a first tread area portion, an electric power source, a transmission device, an accelerometer, and a control unit configured to operate in a power saving mode and a normal mode. A contact of the first tread area portion with a surface is detected by sensing acceleration of the first tread area portion by the accelerometer. The control unit is configured to switch from the normal mode to the power saving mode after a detection that the first tread area portion is on a contact patch of the tire. The control unit is configured to switch from the power saving mode to the normal mode when a first specified time depending on the rotation speed of the tire has elapsed since the detection that the first tread area portion is on the contact patch. A monitoring method and a system are used with the pneumatic tire. |
| US11358419B2 |
Method for detecting wheel units of a vehicle and wheel mounting positions belonging to the wheel units, and a wheel information system
A method for detecting wheel units mounted at wheels of a vehicle and for detecting wheel mounting positions belonging to each of the wheel units is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: positioning a mobile communication device at a predetermined start position with respect to the vehicle, moving the mobile communication device from the start position along a path around the vehicle, receiving RF signals from the wheel units and measuring the RF signal strengths thereof by the mobile communication device when moving along the path around the vehicle, performing an analysis of variations of the measured RF signal strengths of the received RF signals depending on the position of the mobile communication device along the path, identifying the wheel units and identifying the wheel mounting positions based on a result of the analysis. |
| US11358413B2 |
Bias tire
A bias tire includes two or more carcass layers, at least one belt disposed outward from the carcass layers in a tire radial direction, a reinforcing rubber layer disposed between carcass plies included in a carcass layer of the carcass layers. A belt width of a widest belt with the widest width of the belts is 110% or more and 150% or less of a tread developed width, and a position of an upper end portion of the reinforcing rubber layer located outward in the tire radial direction is apart 3 mm or more from an end portion of the widest belt. |
| US11358410B2 |
Artwork magnetic hook and loop backdrop
An artistic magnetic or hook and loop backdrop is disclosed which hangs over an artist's easel for display which makes it easier to cleanup! It works differently than other products on the market because it is a light matted-art magnetic display, as opposed to a heavier cloth canvas. Additionally, this product allows for two interior LED strip lights to be placed on the backdrop so that the display tent can be illuminated without the use of bulky lighting. The artist does not need to stack the canvas in bins or boxes with the Artwork Magnetic Backdrop and can instead roll the backdrop up for easy portability. Ideally, there will be small pockets in the backdrop to store magnets so that the artist can easily access them before hanging new projects. Additionally, this product has been used to hang light weight 8×10″, 11×14″, and 20×24″ artwork through windy outdoor shows. |
| US11358401B2 |
Post-processing device and printing system
A post-processing device includes a transport path along which a medium printed with liquid ejected by a liquid ejecting portion is transported, an intermediate tray on which the medium is stacked, a first transporting member starting a first transporting operation of transporting the medium upstream in a transport direction after a rear end of the medium passes through the transport path, a rear-end alignment portion that comes into contact with the rear end of the medium transported by the first transporting member and that aligns the medium, a control portion controlling an operation of the first transporting member, and a detection portion detecting a transporting state of the medium in the intermediate tray, in which when the control portion determines, from an output of the detection portion, that the medium reaches the rear-end alignment portion, the control portion regulates the first transporting operation of the first transporting member. |
| US11358393B2 |
Liquid ejection apparatus
A liquid ejection apparatus includes a liquid container for containing liquid which has a refilling port for refilling the liquid container with liquid, a contained liquid information memory unit for storing information on the liquid contained in the liquid container, a refilling liquid information memory unit for storing information on the liquid to be supplied for refilling the liquid container, a liquid ejection head for ejecting the liquid supplied from the liquid container and a control unit for controlling operation of the liquid ejection apparatus according to the information stored in the contained liquid information memory unit and the information stored in the refilling liquid information memory unit. |
| US11358380B2 |
Methods and apparatus for molding-in gaskets within the grooves of a planar work material
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards methods and apparatus for molding-in gaskets that serve as light blockers, within the grooves of a moving planar work material. The gaskets comprise of a hot melt adhesive material that is in a molten state above a particular temperature and gets solidified below a particular temperature. Another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is directed towards a planar work material having grooves that are filled with molded-in gaskets, wherein the gaskets are made up of a hot melt adhesive material. The gaskets made of the hot melt adhesive material bond securely with the panels because of inherent adhesive properties, and provide structural stability to the light panels. Another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is directed towards the use of a hot melt adhesive material as the molding material for molding-in gaskets within the grooves of a planar work material. |
| US11358379B2 |
Apparatus and method for making information carrying cards through radiation curing, and resulting products
The disclosure provides a method for forming an information carrying card or a core layer of an information carrying card using a radiation curing, and an apparatus configured to provide such a radiation curing. The method includes providing a carrier layer that defines at least one cavity, providing an inlay layer supporting at least one electronic component, and positioning at least a portion of the inlay layer in the at least one cavity. The method further comprises dispensing a radiation crosslinkable polymer composition over the inlay layer, and irradiating the radiation crosslinkable polymer composition. |
| US11358375B1 |
Flexible micrometeoroid shield
A multilayer particle shield for a spacecraft includes an inboard exterior layer configured to be disposed proximal to the spacecraft, an outboard exterior layer configured to be disposed distal from the spacecraft and at least one interior layer disposed between the inboard exterior layer and the outboard exterior layer, wherein the interior layer includes a semi-rigid, porous, compressible spacer. |
| US11358370B2 |
Systems and methods for implementing selective electromagnetic energy filtering objects and coatings using selectably transmissive energy scattering layers
A system and method are provided for forming energy filter layers or shutter components, including energy scattering layers that are actively electrically switchable. The energy filters or shutter components are operable between at least a first mode in which the layers, and thus the presentation of the shutter components, appear substantially transparent when viewed from an energy/light incident side, and a second mode in which the layers, and thus the presentation of the energy filters or shutter components, appear opaque to the incident energy impinging on the energy incident side. The differing modes are selectable by electrically energizing, differentially energizing and/or de-energizing electric fields in a vicinity of the energy scattering layers. Refractive indices of transparent particles, and the transparent matrices in which the particles are fixed, are tunable according to the applied electric fields. The energy scattering layers may conceal a sensor such as a camera or photovoltaic cell. |
| US11358368B2 |
Container with improved reclosable cover member
A container (10) for consumer goods comprising: an outer housing (12) comprising a box (14) and a lid (16), the lid (16) being hinged to the box (14) along a hinge line extending across a back wall of the outer housing (12); and a package (18) of consumer goods within the box (14). A reclosable sealing cover member(100) occludes an access opening (20) in the package. The reclosable sealing cover member (100) comprises: a base layer (102) comprising a fibrous cellulosic material; a metal-containing layer (104) provided on an outer side of the base layer (102); and a first polymeric layer (106) provided on an inner side of the base layer (102). |
| US11358365B2 |
Splicable environmentally-friendly non-PVC advertising cloth made of a woven structure
A splicable environmentally-friendly non-PVC advertising cloth made of a woven structure, wherein the advertising cloth comprising a mesh base layer (40); a first adhesion-promoting structural layer (10), which is a refractory and waterproof layer covering the front surface (43) and the rear surface (44) of the mesh base layer (40); a second adhesion-promoting structural layer (20) coated on the first surface (13) of the first adhesion-promoting structure layer (10); and a third adhesion-promoting structural layer (30) coated on the upper surface (24) of the second adhesion-promoting structure layer (20), therefore, waterproof and ink-absorbing structure arranged on a mesh base (40) layer, and the width of the advertising cloth (50) can be spliced unlimitedly as required by using high frequency splicing, making the environmentally friendly advertising cloth more applicable also improving the overall advertising effect and quality. |
| US11358364B2 |
Vehicle interior member
A vehicle interior member includes: a first core material; a first skin forming a first rim part in which at least a part of the peripheral edge part is folded back to the back surface side of the first core material to sandwich a peripheral edge part of the first core material; a second core material; a second skin forming a second rim part in which at least a part of the peripheral edge part is folded back to the back surface side of the second core material to sandwich a peripheral edge part of the second core material; and a stitch part that stitches the first rim part, the peripheral edge part of the first core material sandwiched by the first rim part, the second rim part, and the peripheral edge part of the second core material sandwiched by the second rim part. |
| US11358363B2 |
Light-tight shrink wrapping film
The invention relates to a heat-shrinkable film comprising a first polymer ply A comprising at least one dark pigment, a second polymer ply B comprising at least one white pigment, wherein the thickness ratio of the first ply A is in the range of 5:95 to 50:50, the film has a thickness of 20 μm bis 100 μm, the light transmission of the film is not more than 12%, and the film after 15 seconds in a water bath having a temperature of 95° C. exhibits shrinkage in a main shrinking direction in the range of 20% to 85%. The invention further relates to a hose comprising such a heat-shrinkable film and to a process for producing such a heat-shrinkable film. |
| US11358359B2 |
Hydraulic machine unit and method for operating such a machine unit
A hydraulic machine unit that can be operated with various working forces, in which working medium is selectively delivered, via a pump-piston accumulator system, to a main cylinder and at least one driving cylinder, wherein at least for one working stroke a pump system of the pump-piston accumulator system is used to provide working medium to a piston accumulator of the pump-piston accumulator system, and then at least for the working stroke at least the main cylinder is charged with a working pressure from the piston accumulator, and wherein at least for a return stroke the at least one driving cylinder is charged with a return stroke pressure from the pump-piston accumulator system, can be of structurally simple configuration if, at reduced working forces, the working pressure is reduced with respect to the piston accumulator pressure prevailing in the piston accumulator. |
| US11358357B2 |
Molding element for manufacturing a noise reducing tread
A molding element having a molding surface forming a contact face and a groove forming rib portion forming the groove comprising two opposed rib side faces and a rib top face connecting two rib side faces. The groove forming rib portion provides at least one space opening to at least one of the rib side faces and/or to the rib top face. An insert is received in the space. The insert comprises a cavity for forming a closing device in the groove. The cavity has two opposed cavity faces and opens to at least two faces of the insert corresponding to the faces of the groove forming rib portion. The insert comprises at least one cutting means extending and/or projecting in a direction the groove forming rib portion extends for cutting a material filled in the cavity during demolding. |
| US11358356B2 |
Transfer ring with block and rail system
A transfer ring for use in the manufacture of vehicle tires, the transfer ring including a radially expandable and collapsible segmented cylindrical gripping surface defined by a plurality of inwardly facing arcuate surfaces mounted for radial movement toward and away from a central axis of the cylindrical gripping surface, wherein each arcuate surface is mounted to a corresponding set of driven linkages comprising first, second, and third members, each set of driven linkages further including a block-and-rail cam follower secured to at least one of the first, second, and third members and configured to cooperate with the first, second, and third members to limit movement of the arcuate surface to linear movement radially toward and away from the central axis of the cylindrical gripping surface. |
| US11358354B2 |
Process for producing plastic lens and apparatus for producing plastic lens
A process for producing a plastic lens includes a step of stirring and mixing a solution including a polymerization reactive compound in a preparation tank; a step of transferring the polymerizable composition obtained in the step from the preparation tank to a lens casting mold; a step of curing the polymerizable composition; and a step of obtaining a plastic lens molded product by separating the obtained resin from the lens casting mold. The step of transferring the polymerizable composition includes a step of re-mixing the polymerizable composition discharged from the preparation tank and injecting the polymerizable composition into the lens casting mold. |
| US11358350B1 |
Lightweight sandwich structures and methods of manufacturing the same
A method of forming a sandwich structure including at least partially filling an open volume of an open cellular core with a sacrificial mold material, consolidating the sacrificial mold material to form a sacrificial mold, laying up a composite facesheet on each of at least two surfaces of the open cellular core, co-curing the composite facesheets by applying a consolidation temperature and a compaction pressure to the composite facesheets to form the sandwich structure, and removing the sacrificial mold. The compaction pressure is greater than a compressive strength of the open cellular core and less than a combined compressive strength of the open cellular core and the sacrificial mold. |
| US11358347B2 |
Manufacturing fiber-reinforced thermoplastic concentrates
A fully impregnated fiber-reinforced thermoplastic granule includes a fiber core impregnated with a thermoplastic resin and coated with the resin and subsequently polymerized to form a thermoplastic. The granule is formed in a continuous process including a continuous fiber strand being coated and impregnated with a thermoplastic resin, curing the thermoplastic resin, and cutting the fiber and thermoplastic into granules of a desired length. The continuous process results in a uniform, fully impregnated fiber core in the granule which results in a longer reinforcing fiber for added strength in subsequently produced products formed from the granules. |
| US11358344B2 |
Induction welding using a heat sink and/or cooling
A heat sink for use in induction welding includes a number of tiles, where the tiles are electrically non-conductive and thermally conductive, a joint flexibly joining the tiles together, and a fluid path formed through the heat sink for communicating a coolant therethrough. |
| US11358335B2 |
Cantilevered mask for openings in additively manufactured part
A mask is provided for an additively manufactured part including a plurality of spaced openings in a surface of the part. The mask is made with the part and includes an attachment ligament configured to integrally couple to the part between the openings in a cantilever fashion. First and second cover members include a proximal ends integrally coupled to the attachment ligament and distal ends extending at least partially over a respective portions of the plurality of openings. A detachment member extends from each of the first and second cover members. The attachment ligament is the sole connection to the part. The mask may have an umbrella shape in cross-section. |
| US11358334B2 |
Four-dimensional printing method using thermal anisotropy and thermal transformation, and the resulting product
Disclosed are a 4D printing method using thermal anisotropy and thermal transformation, and the resulting product. The method includes (a) artificially planning transverse printing paths and longitudinal printing paths on a specimen to impose a thermal anisotropy to the specimen, (b) sequentially and alternately forming transversely printed layers and longitudinally printed layers on the specimen by printing a thermoplastic polymer in transverse and longitudinal directions to build a 3D printed product, (c) heating the 3D printed product so that the 3D printed product thermally transforms in a specific direction, and (d) controlling heating time to obtain a 4D printed product having a desired final shape which is formed through the transformation of the 3D printed product over the heating time. |
| US11358333B2 |
Foldable 3D printer
A foldable 3D printer includes: a main body having an upper surface parallel to the ground; a stage coupled to the upper surface of the main body and adapted to stack a molding material thereon; a nozzle unit spraying the molding material onto the stage; and a bridge assembly adapted to mount the nozzle unit thereon, the bridge assembly being rotatably coupled to the main body to be positioned parallel to the main body when not in use and to be positioned perpendicular to the main body when in use. |
| US11358331B2 |
System and head for continuously manufacturing composite structure
A system is disclosed for additively manufacturing a composite structure. The system may include a print head configured to discharge a continuous reinforcement that is at least partially coated in a matrix, and a compactor configured to compact the continuous reinforcement and the matrix. The system may also include a cure enhancer configured to direct a path of cure energy toward the matrix after discharge, wherein the path of cure energy passes through at least a portion of the compactor. |
| US11358330B2 |
Filament deposition head and method of depositing filament material for joining workpieces
A fused filament deposition head is employed for depositing filament materials on workpieces to join the workpieces together. The workpieces can be of an automotive application, aerospace application, or something else. The fused filament deposition head, in an example, has a feed end, a dispensing end, and a heater. The feed end introduces more than one filament in the fused filament deposition head, as demanded in the larger application. The dispensing end delivers materials of the filaments to the underlying workpieces. The materials are delivered together. The heater serves to heat the filaments as they travel through the fused filament deposition head. The filaments can include a filament having a core portion of liquid-crystal polymer material. |
| US11358329B2 |
Method and device for the additive manufacturing of components
The invention relates to the field of the additive manufacturing of components, which are formed by the direct deposition of a substance, in the form of granules of a metal or non-metal, which passes from a reservoir into a melt bath, produced by the thermal energy of a laser or electron beam, and subsequently crystallizes. The granules enter the melt bath without the intervention of a gas stream, the path and rate of travel of said granules changing while they are in flight under the effect of an electromagnetic field. The granules travel within a chamber, falling into the melt bath from above from a reservoir, from which they are fed at a set speed by the rotation of an adjustable screw feed, and passing through a system of electromagnetic devices, which control the path of the granules by means of electromagnetic fields. The coordinates of this path are tracked by sensors, which transmit a signal to a computer, wherein the flight path of the granules is adjusted by control via the electronic devices and the delivery speed and volume of the substance is adjusted by adjusting the rotation of the screw feed. The invention increases the efficiency of the production cycle, reduces the dimensions of the equipment and increases the accuracy and speed with which material is delivered for the manufacture of a component, while enabling adjustment of the amount, temperature, path and fraction of said material and increasing the strength of the component. |
| US11358319B2 |
System and method for state monitoring of linear drives of stretching and/or blow moulding machines
A linear drive for a stretch and/or blow moulding machine has a force sensor for detecting actual force absorption of the linear drive during operation, a storage device in which data for a desired force absorption during operation are stored, and a comparison device for comparing actual force absorption with desired force absorption and a signal emitter for outputting a signal if a previously defined deviation between desired force absorption and actual force absorption is exceeded. Also provided is a method for determining a friction coefficient of a linear drive for a stretching and/or blow moulding machine, by determining a desired force absorption of the linear drive during operation, detecting using a force sensor, actual force absorption of the linear drive during operation, comparing actual force absorption with desired force absorption, and outputting a signal if a previously defined deviation between desired force absorption and actual force absorption is exceeded. |
| US11358318B2 |
Component for conveying gases
This invention provides for a component forming a part of a breathing tube, or forming the breathing tube, for example as a part of a breathing circuit for respiratory therapy. The component comprising a tubular body having a foamed wall. The foamed wall can be formed from extrusion of a single extrudate. The foamed wall is of a sufficient minimum optical transparency such that, in use, there is enabled the visual detection of a liquid (or condensate that may have formed) within the tubular body. |
| US11358316B1 |
Super smooth manufacturing method for sensor protective cover
A thermal management system that provides metal mold surface temperature control using cyclic process thermodynamics to enhance plastic material flow and curing conditions making it possible to produce resin rich molded plastic surfaces without micro cracks or fissures to which contaminant particles can adhere or to which dirt can attach. |
| US11358312B2 |
Method for manufacturing interdental cleaner
To provide method for manufacturing interdental cleaner configured to suppress leakage of elastomer from space for forming slip resistance portion in mold to outside of space in step of filling elastomer into mold. Method for manufacturing interdental cleaner includes first step of molding base portion having handle portion and shaft portion (40) by filling composite material into first mold, and second step of forming cleaning portion and slip resistance portion by filling elastomer into second mold (200) with the base portion situated in second mold (200). In first step, what is molded has handle portion including base (24), recessed portion (26), and bulge portion (28) bulging from surface of the recessed portion (26). In second step, cleaning portion and slip resistance portion are formed by filling elastomer into second space from portion of base portion distant from bulge portion (28) toward shaft portion (40). |
| US11358311B2 |
Optical element and method for manufacturing optical element
To provide a method for manufacturing an optical element, which improves the surface precision of the optical surface as well as reducing the birefringence at a low cost. A method for manufacturing an optical element 1090A having optical surfaces 1091 and 1092 and a non-optical surface 1093A that is adjacent to the optical surface 1092 via a ridge by injection molding includes forming the non-optical surface 1093A with a mold surface. The mold surface includes a sink forming area 1095 as a first area having a first surface roughness, and a high transfer area 1094 as a second area having a second surface roughness different from the first surface roughness. The second area is located outside the first area. |
| US11358307B2 |
Method for manufacturing a composite component
There is disclosed a method of manufacturing a composite component comprising a main body and an integral flange, the method comprising applying fibre-reinforcement material on a tool having a main body portion and a flange-forming portion to provide a pre-form comprising a body region and a longitudinally adjacent flange region. The pre-form extends generally longitudinally between two longitudinal ends; and a trailing ply of the pre-form extends generally longitudinally between the longitudinal end closest to the flange region and an inner ply end located in the flange region or partway into the body region. Relative movement between the flange-forming portion and the main body portion causes sliding movement between the trailing ply and the flange-forming portion during a flange forming operation, thereby causing a tension force in at least the flange region of the pre-form of during forming of the flange. |
| US11358306B2 |
Peeling apparatus
A peeling apparatus includes: an ingot holding unit holding an ingot with an ingot portion corresponding to a wafer being faced up; an ultrasonic wave oscillating unit which has an end face facing the ingot portion corresponding to the wafer and oscillates an ultrasonic wave; a water supplying unit supplying water to an area between the ingot portion corresponding to the wafer and the end face of the ultrasonic wave oscillating unit; and a peeling unit that holds the ingot portion corresponding to the wafer with suction and peels off the wafer from the ingot. |
| US11358304B2 |
Systems and methods for curing a precast concrete product
A method of curing a concrete product having a cavity is described and includes positioning the concrete product on a base, sealing an opening to the cavity using a cover plate, introducing carbon dioxide (CO2) gas into the cavity to execute carbonation of the concrete product, and, in response to the concrete product attaining a target specification, unsealing the opening. A system for curing a precast concrete product is also described. |
| US11358302B1 |
Mulch coloring
Coloring systems and methods include a conveyor that transports a material. An auger is configured to move a colorant from a reservoir to the conveyor. A grinder receives the material and the colorant from the conveyor and grinds the material and the colorant together to produce a colored material. |
| US11358300B2 |
Multifunctional base for power router and other tools
A multifunctional base for a router is provided to allow precise and repeatable cuts through the use of a set of adjustable fences, template guides and bushings. The base has reference surfaces to allow precision cuts at set distances from a fence or template. |
| US11358297B2 |
Electric cutting tool with automatic emergency stop
A safety cutting tool includes an electrically conductive cutting member, an electric motor for actuating the cutting member, a gripping handle electrically insulated from the cutting tool, a cutting trigger control that can be actuated by the hand of the user gripping the gripping handle, the cutting trigger control being electrically insulated from the cutting tool, an emergency stop device sensitive to a user coming into contact with the cutting member. The emergency stop device is controlled by a comparator comparing an impedance of a first electric circuit comprising the cutting tool and a second electric circuit used as a reference, the first and second circuits having manual contact electrodes provided on at least one of the gripping handle of the tool and the cutting trigger control. A method for controlling such a tool is also disclosed. The tool and method are is-applicable to electric secateurs and shears. |
| US11358296B2 |
Method of slicing a food item and slicing mechanism employing a gripping element that generates a vacuum grip
A method of processing a food item that includes moving a food item along a direction towards an automated slicer, wherein prior to the food item being sliced by the automated slicer the food item that is being moved has a length, L, as measured along the direction. The method further includes determining a thickness, T, of a slice of the food item to be generated by the automated slicer and slicing the food item that has the length, L, by the automated slicer so that a maximum possible number, Nmax, of slices of the food item are generated that have the thickness, T. |
| US11358295B2 |
Method for optimizing a shearing bench and associated shearing bench
The invention relates to a method for optimizing a shearing bench for shearing a film having a thickness less than or equal to 10 microns, the shearing bench comprising a plurality of elements, each element being characterized by a plurality of parameters, the collection of parameters forming the parameters of the shearing bench, the plurality of elements comprising at least one blade assembly comprising a blade and a counter-blade collaborating with the blade, a system for progressing the film, and a system for urging the blade and the counter-blade against one another in order to shear the film. |
| US11358294B2 |
Razor handle with movable members
A handle for a shaving razor in which the handle comprises a frame and a movable member assembly operably coupled to the frame such that the frame is disposed between the movable member assembly and where the movable member assembly upper and lower portions are configured to move both above and below the frame. The movement can be linear or rotational. The movable member assembly comprises one or more springs. |
| US11358290B2 |
Control apparatus, robot system, method for operating control apparatus, and storage medium
A control apparatus, comprising: an image obtaining unit configured to obtain an image in which a control target that a robot controls and a target position to which the control target is to be moved are imaged by an imaging apparatus that is attached to the robot; an axial direction obtainment unit configured to obtain an axial direction of a rotational axis of the control target; a target position detection unit configured to detect the target position in the image; an operation generation unit configured to generate an operation for the control target so that the target position is present in the axial direction and to further generate an operation by which the control target becomes closer to the target position in the axial direction; and a control unit configured to control the control target in accordance with the operation. |
| US11358289B2 |
Joint structure of industrial robot
A joint structure of a robot includes a first member, a second member which is rotatably supported around a horizontal rotation axis line with respect to the first member, and an actuator which rotates the second member with respect to the first member, a through-holes, each of which allows a lubrication space in which a lubricant for the actuator is enclosed to connect with an outer space is provided in at least one of the first member and the second member, and more than three of the through-holes are provided at an interval in a circumferential direction centering around the horizontal rotation axis line. |
| US11358288B2 |
Soft robotic gripper with hybrid structure and grasping reliability
A robotic end effector and method for use thereof are provided. The robotic end effector can include a rigid base structure (230), a plurality of rigid proximal phalanges (210) connected to the rigid base structure (230), a plurality of rigid distal phalanges (200) connected to the proximal phalanges (210) respectively, and a plurality of bellows (250), wherein one end of a proximal phalange (210) is connected to one end of the base structure (230) by a bellows (250), wherein one end of a distal phalange (200) is connected to a proximal phalange (210) by a bellows (250), and wherein a portion of the base structure (230), each proximal phalange (210), and each distal phalange (200) are covered in silicone rubber. It can achieve a high output force to input pressure ratio, and cost efficiently. |
| US11358286B2 |
Robot system and method of operating the same
A robot system includes a user interface configured to receive an operational instruction from an operator, a robot installed in a workspace and configured to perform a series of works including a plurality of processes, a sensor installed in the workspace, a transparent type display unit configured so that the operator is visible of a physical real world and configured to display information detected by the sensor as the image screen, and a control device. The control device displays on the transparent type display unit, when the robot is operated by the user interface, first information that is information detected by the sensor, as the image screen. |
| US11358284B2 |
Signing robotic hand assembly apparatuses, systems, and methods
Intelligent robotic hand assembly systems. |
| US11358283B2 |
Robot calibration method and robot calibration device
Provided is a robot calibration method for calibrating a position of an arm tip of a robot, the method including measuring a relative positional relationship between a first link and a second link on opposite ends of at least three links which are connected to each other so as to execute collective calibration for at least two joint axes between the at least three links, measuring a relative positional relationship between a base and a link connected to the base to execute independent calibration for a joint axis between the base and the link, or measuring a relative positional relationship between the first link and another link as to execute independent calibration for a joint axis between the first link and the other link, and calibrating the position of the arm tip based on the collective and the independent calibrations. |
| US11358282B2 |
System and method for constraint management of one or more robots
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a robotic system. The system may include a robot configured to receive an initial constrained approach for performing a robot task. The system may further include a graphical user interface in communication with the robot. The graphical user interface may be configured to allow a user to interact with the robot to determine an allowable range of robot poses associated with the robot task. The allowable range of robot poses may include fewer constraints than the initial constrained approach. The allowable range of poses may be based upon, at least in part, one or more degrees of symmetry associated with a workpiece associated with the robot task or an end effector associated with the robot. The system may also include a processor configured to communicate the allowable range of robot poses to the robot. |
| US11358278B2 |
Method for collision detection and autonomous system
Provided is a method for detecting an imminent collision between an object and a component of an autonomous system in the real environment including at least one real, decentralized autonomous component, whereby of at least a part of the autonomous system a virtual image is available, emulating at least one aspect of the autonomous system. |
| US11358275B2 |
Drive unit for a robot and method for manufacturing the same
A drive unit for joint being arranged between two arm members of a manipulator of a robotic system, the drive unit being intended for the rotatory drive of one arm member in relation to the other arm member, the drive unit having a first drive module, which is to be connected to a first arm member by means of at least one connecting element in a force- and torque-transmitting manner, and having a second drive module, which is to be connected with a second arm member by means of at least one connecting element in a force- and torque-transmitting manner, in which the connecting elements are configured to cooperate with the arm members in radial direction with respect to the rotary axis of the drive unit. |
| US11358261B2 |
Apparatus for tightening threaded fasteners
Apparatus for use with a tool assembly in operations of tightening or loosening threaded fasteners about an axis are disclosed, and in one example includes: a lower clamp assembly; an upper clamp assembly; a reaction adaptor assembly; and a spring assembly formed between the upper clamp assembly and the reaction adaptor assembly. Advantageously an operator can tighten or loosen all fasteners without having to change the initial setup of the apparatus. The lower clamp assembly eliminates the need for extra operators and heavy and bulky equipment to hold the apparatus near the fasteners. The upper clamp allows the operator to rotate the apparatus around with ease. The spring assembly stabilizes and eases vertical height adjustment of the apparatus. The reaction adaptor substantially negates reaction turning forces of the tool assembly during the operations. Drive knobs provide easy alignment of and quick and safe mounting of the tool assembly on the fasteners. Bolting operations about an axis are completed faster, cheaper and with little or no risk of operator injury. |
| US11358256B2 |
Fixture clamp manifold apparatus and system for using
A clamp and manifold apparatus comprising internal fluid-flow passages and such apparatus in a system. One embodiment of the apparatus of the invention comprises a clamp body; a manifold, an attachment feature for attaching to a fixture system; a clamping surface; at least one fluid flow passage inside the manifold having at least two endpoints; a first port disposed adjacent to the manifold and in fluid communication with one endpoint of the at least one fluid flow passage inside the manifold; and, a second port disposed adjacent to a second surface of the manifold in fluid communication with the second endpoint of the at least one fluid flow passage inside the body. An embodiment of the system of the invention comprises said clamp and manifold; a fixture; a fluid distribution pump; and fluid routing means connecting the fluid distribution pump and the first port of the apparatus of the system. |
| US11358255B2 |
Machine vise anti-lift jaws
A machine-tool vise is described that employs an articulated two-piece movable jaw including a jaw nut that engages the lead screw and a jaw bit coupled to the jaw nut through a slanted interface wherein the slanted interface between the nut and the bit is located at the top of the bit to eliminate the secondary effects found in the prior art. |
| US11358254B2 |
Abrasive article
Abrasive articles, along with related compositions and methods, are provided. A first aspect relates to an abrasive article comprising a backing and an abrasive layer disposed on a major surface of the backing. The abrasive layer comprises a particulate mixture comprising formed abrasive particles and diluent abrasive particles. Based on the overall weight of the particulate mixture, about 0 wt. % to less than 10 wt. % formed abrasive particles having a substantially monodisperse particle size of from about 80 micrometers to about 120 micrometers; and about greater than 90 wt. % to about 99 wt. % diluent abrasive particles having a median particle size of from about 50 micrometers to about 250 micrometers. |
| US11358250B2 |
Spherical lens surface processing method and spherical lens surface processing apparatus with cup-shaped grinding stone
In a spherical lens surface processing method, a lens surface is ground to a spherical surface by forming a contact state in which a rotating cup-shaped grinding stone is placed in contact with the lens surface and a sphere center oscillation state in which the cup-shaped grinding stone oscillates along the lens surface centered on a sphere center. In the sphere center oscillation state, the distance from the center of the sphere center oscillation to the contact point of the cup-shaped grinding stone with the lens surface is set to be the same as the radius of the spherical surface. The oscillation width of the sphere center oscillation is set so that the contact point of the cup-shaped grinding store with the lens surface can move from one peripheral edge of the lens surface past the lens center on the lens surface to the other peripheral edge. |
| US11358248B1 |
Multi-tool blade sharpening apparatus
A blade sharpening apparatus for sharpening a serrated blade includes a blade holder configured to securely hold a serrated blade in a position that exposes a toothed edge of the serrated blade. A grinding wheel rotates about a rotational axis and engages teeth spaced along the toothed edge of the serrated blade that is secured in the blade holder. An oscillating mechanism laterally oscillates the blade holder or the grinding wheel relative to the other at an oscillating distance greater than a depth between the teeth on the serrated blade. A linear actuator longitudinally moves the blade holder or the grinding wheel relative to the other and substantially parallel with the rotational axis of the grinding wheel. The linear actuator is operable with the oscillating mechanism to coincide the longitudinal and lateral movement to correspond to the depth and spacing of the teeth disposed along the serrated blade. |
| US11358245B2 |
T-slot alignment compensation mounting system
A T-slot mounting and alignment system for non-rigidly mounting a workpiece or fixture to a work-piece positioner table, welding positioner table or machine tool table having one of more T-slots includes a T-dog, a dog nut, at least one bolt, and at least one fastener. The at least one fastener fastens the T-dog to the workpiece or fixture, and a dog stem of the T-dog extends through a guide slot in the workpiece or fixture and into the T-slot in the table. The dog nut mates with the at least one bolt and tightens to engage a distal end of the dog stem, wherein clearance is provided in the assembled structures to prevent the workpiece or fixture from being tightly clamped against the table. Consequently, compensation for misalignments is possible during setup. |
| US11358240B2 |
Deposition mask manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus thereof
A method of manufacturing a deposition mask includes: a splitting process in which a laser beam irradiated from a light source is split into a plurality of laser beams; a scanning process in which the plurality of laser beams are simultaneously scanned onto the mask substrate; and a tuning process in which irradiation states of the plurality of laser beams are finely changed to correspond to shapes of the plurality of pattern holes while the plurality of laser beams are scanned. |
| US11358237B2 |
Laser-driven hydrothermal processing
Systems for processing a material by submerging the material in a fluid and directing laser pulses at the fluid and the material for processing the material. An embodiment removes the surface of concrete, brick, or rock or minerals in a relatively gentle, energy-efficient, and controlled manner that also confines the material that is removed. |
| US11358235B2 |
Device for welding rod-shaped electrical conductors and sonotrode for such a device
A device for welding rod-shaped electrical conductors and a sonotrode for such includes a compression space for receiving two connection regions of the conductors to be connected, said connection regions extending in a first axial direction (x-axis), the compression space being defined by a working surface of a sonotrode, which transmits ultrasonic vibrations, and a counterface of an anvil at two opposite sides in a second axial direction (z-axis) and by a boundary surface of a slider element, displaceable in the second axial direction (z-axis), and a boundary surface of a boundary element on two opposite sides in a third axial direction (y-axis). In a special contact zone, which is a section of the working surface of the sonotrode and serves to subject at least one connection region to ultrasonic vibrations, the working surface has a surface configuration that differs from a contact zone formed by the remaining working surface. |
| US11358233B2 |
Method for generating a toothed workpiece and control program, tools and tooth-cutting machine suitable therefor
The invention relates to a method for generating a workpiece (3) having a second tooth system (2) incorporated into a first tooth system (1) having a specified tooth system geometry, wherein a first generative processing engagement, intersecting the second tooth system in the kinematics of the generating skiving, is made on the workpiece, which is in particular oversized in relation to the specified tooth system geometry, in particular on a transition from the first to the second tooth system, and then a second processing engagement, matching the specified tooth system geometry, in the kinematics of the generating skiving is carried out on the transition and a remaining oversize is in particular removed while doing so. The invention further relates to tools and to tooth-cutting machines suitable therefor. |
| US11358230B2 |
End mill and method for manufacturing machined product
An end mill may include a main body having a bar shape extending from a first end to a second end. The main body may include a plurality of cutting edges located at the first end, and a plurality of flutes individually extended from the cutting edges toward the second end. The cutting edges may include a plurality of long cutting edges and a plurality of short cutting edges. The long cutting edges include a first long cutting edge. N1 is the number of the short cutting edges located forwards in a rotation direction with respect to the first long cutting edge. N2 is the number of the short cutting edges located backwards, opposite the rotation direction with respect to the first long cutting edge. And, N1 is different from N2. |
| US11358229B2 |
Drill with grooved flute and method of making drill with grooved flute
A drill includes a drill body having a longitudinal axis, a front end, and a frontend portion and at least one flute in the front end portion. A cutting insert is mounted to the drill body in each flute of the at least one flute at the front end of the drill body. The at least one flute includes a plurality of grooves, concave surfaces of adjacent ones of the grooves intersecting to define a ridge separating the grooves. |
| US11358225B2 |
Machine tool
Provided is a lathe capable of facilitating replacement of a ball screw. A machine tool comprises a base, a moving unit, a ball screw, a cap, and a supporting unit provided on the base to support the cap. The cap has a body and a flange expanded larger than the body on the outer side thereof with respect to the axis direction. The supporting unit comprises a recess part which receives the body. The recess part is provided with an opening allowing the threaded shaft to pass in a direction perpendicular to the axis direction in the state that the supporting unit is provided on the base. The supporting unit further comprises a positioning part on which an inner surface of the flange abuts in the axis direction in the state that the body is received in the recess part. |
| US11358221B2 |
Build part and method of additively manufacturing the build part
A build part has a body that is additively manufactured on a platform. The body is defined by multiple layers of material consecutively stacked along a build axis and fused together. The body defines one or more fluid channels for directing fluid through the body. Each of the one or more fluid channels is oriented such that a centerline of the respective fluid channel is angled no greater than a maximum offset angle relative to the build axis throughout the length of the fluid channel. The maximum offset angle is no greater than 75 degrees. |
| US11358218B2 |
Methods of making flux-coated binder and metal-matrix drill bodies of the same
A method of making a flux-coated binder includes treating metal binder slugs to have an adherent surface, adding a flux powder to the treated metal binder slugs, and distributing the flux powder on the adherent surface of the metal binder slugs. A method of making a metal-matrix composite-based drill bit body includes loading a matrix powder into a bit body mold, loading a flux-coated binder into the mold on top of the matrix powder to form a load assembly, and heating the load assembly to allow the binder to infiltrate into the matrix powder. |
| US11358215B2 |
Three-dimensional printing system and method of three-dimensional printing
A three-dimensional printing system, the system comprising a build platform and a printhead for depositing a conductive print material at deposition contact points of a build surface on the build platform. A heating system comprises at least one induction coil for preheating the deposition contact points of the build surface. |
| US11358211B2 |
Offset collar delivery for swage tools
Systems and methods are provided for fastening via a swage tool. One embodiment is a method for fastening via a swage tool. The method includes steps of selecting a hole located at a part, aligning an axis of a lockbolt collar with a center of the hole, placing the lockbolt collar flush against the part at a first end of the hole, and swaging the lockbolt collar onto a lockbolt that has been driven through the hole. This securely fastens the lockbolt collar to the lockbolt. |
| US11358209B2 |
Method for producing hot forged material
Provided is a method for producing a hot forged material capable of preventing the generation of double-barreling shaped forging defects. The method for producing a hot forged material, wherein both an upper die and a lower die are made of Ni-based super heat-resistant alloy and the method comprises a hot forging step of pressing a material for hot forging by the lower die and the upper die in the air to form the hot forged material, the method comprising: a raw material heating step of heating the material for hot forging in a furnace to a heating temperature within a range of 1025 to 1150° C.; a die heating step of heating the upper die and the lower die to a heating temperature within a range of 950 to 1075° C.; and a transferring step of transferring the material for hot forging onto the lower die by a manipulator after the completion of the raw material heating step and the die heating step, wherein a value obtained by subtracting the heating temperature of the upper die and the lower die from the heating temperature of the material for hot forging is 75° C. or more. |
| US11358205B2 |
Method for producing an overlapping connection, and body component for a vehicle
The disclosure relates to a method for producing a overlapping connection, in which at least two overlapping components are connected to one another via a folded flange, with a first edge of a first component being folded over a second edge of a second component to form the folded flange, along with a body component that includes such an overlapping connection for a vehicle and a stamping tool for such a body component. According to the disclosure at least one connection region is formed on the folded flange, in which the stamping tool stamps the first component through the second component at least one stamping point, with displaced material of the first component passing into the second component and producing a positive connection. |
| US11358204B2 |
Flange forming device and method of forming a flange on a sheet metal part to reduce surface distortion
A method of forming a vehicle panel includes deforming a sheet metal workpiece between stamping tools to form a first and second edges that converge at a corner of the workpiece's main surface. The first edge is defined by a junction of the main surface and a first flange. The second edge is defined the main surface and a second flange. Forming the first and second edges includes deforming the workpiece so that the second flange has a first region bent to a first angle relative to the main surface and an unwinding region bent to an angle that unwinds from the first region as the second flange approaches the corner. The method includes deforming the workpiece between a second set of stamping tools that deform the first flange and the unwinding region of the second flange until the first and second flanges are bent greater than 90°. |
| US11358198B2 |
Method for producing spring strut forks
An efficient method for producing spring strut forks for motor vehicles is presented. In each case two spring strut forks are produced from a metallic extruded profile as a starting product. The extruded profile has a central, middle main chamber and four longitudinal chambers which are arranged offset with respect to one another over the circumference of the main chamber. Wall portions of the main chamber which are situated between the longitudinal chambers are removed, and the extruded profile is severed into two semifinished parts. Each semifinished part has one cylinder portion and two oppositely situated arm portions which project relative to the cylinder portions. The semifinished parts are subsequently mechanically machined, and one spring strut fork is produced from each semifinished part. |
| US11358197B2 |
Processing of hollow sections
A system and method provide a material with uniform micro-structure. In an embodiment, an equal channel angular extrusion system includes an interior mandrel. The interior mandrel includes an expanding shear material section and a contracting shear material section. In addition, the system includes a material. The material is disposed about a portion of the interior mandrel. Moreover, the system includes a pressure application device. The pressure application device applies pressure to the material to force the material to contact the expanding shear material section to provide an expanded post-shear material section. Pressure from the pressure application device applies pressure to the material to force the expanded post-shear material section to contact the contracting shear material section to provide a contracted shear material section. |
| US11358194B2 |
Roll wear dispersion method for rolling stand and rolling system
When an opposite direction shift for obtaining a required equivalent roll crown and a same direction shift for wear dispersion are used in combination, a difference occurs in the roll gap at both edge portions in the width direction of a rolling target material. Therefore, the difference between a work-side screw down position and a drive-side screw down position is changed so that the roll gap difference between both the edge portions in the width direction of the rolling target material is made close to zero. As a result, the distance between the work roll shafts on a work side and a drive side is changed, so that the roll gap difference at both ends in the width direction of the rolling target material approaches zero. Therefore, the wear of the work rolls can be dispersed while maintaining the equivalent roll crown. |
| US11358193B2 |
Method for changing the rolls on a rolling mill
Disclosed is a method for changing the rolls on a rolling mill for rolling a metal strip, carried out using a Quarto rolling mill, including lower and upper working and support rolls. The installation includes a system for extracting the working rolls and the support rolls, including: an actuator pushing the rolls out of the roll stand extraction; a coupling head, secured to the actuator, situated in a position of opening of the roll stand, including: a first coupler driving the chock or the end of the lower working roll, on the rolling-mill drive side; a second coupler driving the chock of the lower support roll, on the rolling-mill drive side. The first and second coupler allow successive extractions of the working rolls and then of the support rolls from the roll stand using the actuator of the extraction system. Also disclosed is a related rolling mill installation. |
| US11358191B2 |
Device for drying a metal strip
A treatment device for drying a laminated strip includes: lower and upper crosspieces extending transversely to and on either side of the metal strip, the upper crosspiece embedding an upper pressure cylinder with supporting rollers, the lower crosspiece embedding a lower pressure cylinder with the supporting rollers, the actuator and guide enabling the crosspieces to pass from a retracted idle position to a close working position, for which the lower and upper pressure cylinders, arranged on either side of the strip, transversely to the direction of travel, are each intended to be pressure-applied on the strip by the supporting rollers distributed along the length of the pressure cylinder, and along at least two rotating axes parallel to the longitudinal axis of the pressure cylinder. A first compartment supports all the supporting rollers. A second compartment supports the pressure cylinder. Each compartment is a removable element of the crosspiece. |
| US11358187B2 |
Vehicle mounted garbage bin cleaning system including deodorizer and dryer
A vehicle mounted garbage bin cleaning system including power takeoff includes a pair of arms configured for lifting a garbage bin, the pair of arms rotatably coupled to a mount on the vehicle, a hopper configured for accepting the garbage bin when the pair of arms lifts the garbage bin into the hopper, at least one spray rod extending upwards from the hopper, said spray rod including a water nozzle, wherein when the pair of arms lifts the garbage bin into the hopper, the spray rod is situated within the garbage bin, a hydraulic pump mechanically coupled with a transmission of the vehicle, such that the transmission drives the hydraulic pump, a pressure washer pump mechanically coupled to the hydraulic pump, the spray rod is fluidically coupled with the pressure washer pump, a dryer system for drying the bin and a deodorizing system for deodorizing the bin. |
| US11358181B2 |
Extendable cleaning device for electrical insulators
A cleaning device for high voltage transmission and distribution insulators, featuring orthogonally oriented scrubbing and wiping attachments for the simultaneous cleaning of perpendicular surfaces, which extend to an insulator surface from telescoping support prongs, which are supported by a handle which provides a gripping location for manual operation of the present invention. |
| US11358180B2 |
Workpiece collecting point units and methods for supporting the processing of workpieces
A workpiece collecting point unit for a machine tool, in particular for a flatbed machine tool, such as a laser cutting or punching flatbed machine tool, has a placing area for workpieces produced by the machine tool within the framework of a processing plan, a display unit adapted to display information about the workpieces, which are to be further processed and were placed on the placing area, to an operator, and a signal device adapted to output an identification signal indicating to an operator the location of the selected workpiece collecting point unit for placing the workpiece, which is to be further processed, on the placing area. The workpiece collecting point unit can be used inter alia in a process to support a sequence of processing steps for processing workpieces. |
| US11358176B2 |
Sorting detection system for detecting passage of an object through one of a plurality of apertures
In order to detect a correct sorting and a correct passing of an object through an assigned opening of a plurality of openings, a sorting detection system for detecting a passage of the object through the opening of the plurality of openings is provided. Each opening is assigned to a container. The containers receive the object; at least a first sensor identifies the object and generates an identification signal. A control unit receives the identification signal of the first sensor and assigns the identified object to a container based on the identification signal. At least one second sensor having a field of view directed towards the openings and includes at least one detection surface. The detection surface is located within the respective container at a predetermined distance from an edge of a respective opening, and an object passing the detection surface triggers a detection signal of the second sensor. |
| US11358171B2 |
Coating system and method
An atomizing spray device includes a housing having plural inlets and one or more outlets fluidly coupled with each other by an interior chamber. The inlets include a first inlet shaped to receive a first fluid and a second inlet shaped to receive a slurry of ceramic particles and a second fluid. The interior chamber in the housing is shaped to mix the first fluid received via the first inlet with the slurry received via the second inlet inside the housing to form a mixture in a location between the inlets and the one or more outlets. The interior chamber in the housing also is shaped to direct the mixture formed inside the housing as droplets outside of the housing via the one or more outlets such that, based on a discharged amount of the first fluid in the droplets, the first fluid promotes evaporation of the second fluid as the droplets traverse from the housing toward a surface of a component. |
| US11358168B2 |
Coating apparatus
A coating apparatus includes a process chamber, a rotation device, and a rotation holder. The rotation device is disposed in the process chamber. The rotation holder is connected to the rotation device. The rotation holder includes two extension elements, two retaining elements, and two pins. The two extension elements are disposed around a center axis and separated from each other, wherein each of the two extension elements has a side surface. Each of the two retaining elements has a bottom surface, one of the two retaining elements is connected to one of the side surfaces, and the other of the two retaining elements is connected to the other of the side surfaces. One of the two pins is connected to one of the bottom surfaces, and the other of the two pins is connected to the other of the bottom surfaces. |
| US11358167B2 |
Reusable pump dispenser
A reusable pump dispenser may simultaneously dispense and cool a product to a user. The product may be dispensed or dosed in predetermined and/or amounts desired by a user. The product may be cooled from an ambient temperature to a product application temperature. A cooling circuit subassembly may control the temperature, viscosity, and additional properties of the product, thereby providing a maximum benefit of the product when applied to the user. The reusable pump dispenser may eliminate microbes from the product and may provide a physical structure that may be held in a user's hand. The reusable pump dispenser may provide a reusable housing that may be easily replaced, refilled, and reused. |
| US11358164B2 |
Water outlet mechanism and shower head comprising the water outlet mechanism
The present disclosure discloses a water outlet mechanism and a shower head comprising the water outlet mechanism. The water outlet mechanism comprises an inlet, an air intake chamber, an air intake passage, and a water outlet passage. The water outlet passage is in communication with the air intake chamber, and the air intake chamber is disposed with a wall connected to an entrance of the water outlet passage. The water outlet passage gradually increases in a downward direction, and a plurality of rectifying ribs protrude from an inner wall of the water outlet passage and are arranged in a circumferential direction at intervals. When the water flows through the inlet and enters the air intake chamber, a flowing cross sectional area of the water changes suddenly, an air pressure surrounding the water is less than the external air pressure, and a negative pressure is generated in the air intake chamber. |
| US11358162B2 |
Sprinkler head with damper motor
What is disclosed is a sprinkler head having a nozzle configured for spraying a fluid, such as irrigation water, at a distribution disk. The distribution disk is configured to rotate on an upper axle. The upper axle is housed within an upper axle housing. The upper axle housing is configured to rotate about a lower axle. The dual axle provides for two different rotation axles of the distribution disk in operation. Preferably a speed control device can be positioned to control the speed of rotation of one axle or both axles. |
| US11358157B2 |
Pressure regulator for inflation systems
A pressure regulator comprises a primary fluid inlet for connection to a source of high pressure fluid, a fluid outlet for connection to a space to receive the high pressure fluid, a convergent-divergent nozzle having an upstream convergent section, a throat and a downstream divergent section, the primary fluid inlet being in fluid communication with the convergent section of the nozzle; and an outlet pipe having an upstream end arranged around but radially spaced from the outlet of the divergent section of the nozzle, the outlet pipe arranged to receive fluid flow from the outlet of the divergent section of the nozzle and conduct the fluid flowing from the nozzle to the fluid outlet. |
| US11358156B1 |
Dual connection cyclonic overhead separator
A vacuum cyclonic separator that includes: a main body having a top surface with an air outlet, a bottom perimeter defining a bottom aperture of the main body, at least two downwardly facing air inlets and at least one side wall extending between the top surface and the bottom portion and shaped such that air received within an interior cavity of main body moves in a cyclone and wherein the at least two downwardly facing air inlets are in at least substantially the same plane as the bottom perimeter of the main body; and a dump valve assembly capable of being opened and closed with one hand where the dump valve is engaged with the bottom portion to seal the bottom aperture of the main body. |
| US11358154B2 |
System and method for determining dielectrophoresis crossover frequencies
The present invention provides a new method for accurately identifying DEP cross-over frequencies of one or more particles in a sample, and quickly and efficiently conveying that information to assist in the separation, e.g., DEP separation, or analysis of the one of more particles under examination or investigation. The present invention also provides an apparatus and method for monitoring the dielectrophoretic response of one or more particles and determining the DEP cross-over frequency of particles of interest. |
| US11358152B2 |
Underground coal separation process adopting water medium
Disclosed is an underground coal preparation process adopting a water medium, comprising: feeding raw coal into a special underground compact jigging machine to discharge overflow clean coal being dewatered through a φ1 mm fixed screen and screened through a φ13 mm classifying screen, and dewatering powder clean coal with a particle size less than 13 mm to obtain powder clean coal and a centrifugate; grading jigging middling coal by means of a φ13 mm classifying screen into block middling coal and powder middling coal, and dewatering the powder middling coal to obtain powder middling coal and a centrifugal liquid; and sending produced coal slime water to a water medium classifying and separation cyclone, and the obtained coarse middling coal slime and coarse clean coal slime respectively passing through a coarse middling and clean coal slime sieve bends, and then being dewatered. |
| US11358151B2 |
Feed hopper for a material processing device
A feed hopper for a material processing device, in particular for a crusher (10), having two side walls (21) and a rear wall of the hopper (22), wherein the side walls (21) are directly or indirectly coupled to a machine support (12.1) in a swiveling manner and can be converted from a set-up work position to a folded-down transport position and back, wherein a feed area is formed between the side walls (21), and wherein at least one of the side walls (21) is supported relative to the machine support (12.1) in the set-up work position by a supporting device (30). A support lever (31), which in the work position is supported directly or indirectly in relation to the machine support (12.1) by a detachable form-fit connection, wherein the form-fit connection prevents the side wall (21) from folding down, projects into the feed area in the folded-down transport position. In this way, a space-saving design is also achieved in the folded-down transport position. |
| US11358149B2 |
System and method for multi-axis imaging of specimens
A specimen holding and positioning apparatus operable to substantially non-movably maintain a specimen (e.g., an excised tissue specimen) in a fixed or stable orientation with respect to the apparatus during imaging operations (e.g., x-ray imaging), transport (e.g., from a surgery room to a pathologist's laboratory), and the like for use in facilitating accurate detection and diagnosis of cancers and/or other abnormalities of the specimen. |
| US11358147B2 |
System and method for isolating and analyzing cells
A system and method for isolating and analyzing single cells, comprising: a substrate having a broad surface; a set of wells defined at the broad surface of the substrate, and a set of channels, defined by the wall, that fluidly couple each well to at least one adjacent well in the set of wells; and fluid delivery module defining an inlet and comprising a plate, removably coupled to the substrate, the plate defining a recessed region fluidly connected to the inlet and facing the broad surface of the substrate, the fluid delivery module comprising a cell capture mode. |
| US11358145B2 |
Microfluidic cartridge with built-in sampling device
Microfluidic cartridge (10) comprising a sampling device (30) having a sealing ring (32) arranged to form a microfluidic chamber (31) when a support containing a biological sample is brought into contact with the sealing ring, and a microfluidic network device (13) configured to supply reagents to the microfluidic chamber. The sampling device further comprises inlet and outlet distribution networks (33a, 33b) in fluid communication with the microfluidic chamber and a slide holder (35) to guide and position said support containing a biological sample on the sampling device. The microfluidic network device comprises a plurality of reagent inlet channels (18) fluidly connectable to reagent sources, at least one reagent outlet channel (22) fluidly connected to the sampling device inlet distribution network (33a), and a plurality of valves (25) operable to selectively connect the inlet channels to the at least one outlet channel. The sampling device (30) and microfluidic network device (13) are formed on a common microfluidic support (12) as a single part. |
| US11358142B2 |
Disposable cartridge for sample fluid analysis
A disposable cartridge may have a fluid analysis chip for receiving a fluid to be analyzed. The fluid analysis chip may be attached to a fluid preparation unit of the disposable cartridge and may include a base layer. The fluid analysis chip may also include a spacer layer disposed over the base layer, the spacer layer including a microchannel formed therein, the microchannel being configured to guide a flow of the fluid to be analyzed within the fluid analysis chip. The fluid analysis chip may also include a cap layer disposed over the spacer layer, the cap layer including an inlet and an outlet for establishing fluid communication with the microchannel included in the spacer layer, and an interface layer disposed over the cap layer, the interface layer being configured to attach the fluid analysis chip to the fluid preparation unit of the disposable cartridge. |
| US11358140B2 |
Apparatus for automatic sampling of biological species employing an amplification with a magnetic nanoparticle and propulsion method
An cartridge is combined with a smart device which is capable of communicating with a network to perform a portable, fast, field assay of a small sample biological analyte. A closed microfluidic circuit for mixes the analyte with a buffer with functionalized magnetic beads capable of being specifically combined with the analyte. A detector communicates with the microfluidic circuit in which the mixed analyte, buffer and combined functionalized magnetic beads are sensed. A microcontroller is coupled to detector for controlling the detector and for data processing an output assay signal from the detector. A user interface communicates with the microcontroller for providing user input and for providing user output through the smart device to the network. |
| US11358139B2 |
Pinch to open sample collection device
A blood sample collection and/or storage device includes a two-piece housing that encompasses a port at which a fingertip blood sample is collected. After the sample is taken, the two-piece housing is moved to a closed position to protect the sample for storage and optionally process the sample within the housing. The housing may also be opened to access the stored sample for further processing. |
| US11358138B2 |
Fluid sample collection device
A blood sample collection and/or storage device includes a two-piece housing that encompasses a port at which a fingertip blood sample is collected. After the sample is taken, the two-piece housing is moved to a closed position to protect the sample for storage and optionally process the sample. |
| US11358134B2 |
Heterobimetallic catalysts and site-differentiated ligands for preparation thereof
Phosphine phosphonate and phenoxyphosphine ligands bearing polyethylene glycol (PEG) chains are used as described herein to produce heterobimetallic catalysts. The ligands can be metallated selectively with palladium or nickel and secondary metal ions to provide well-defined heterobimetallic compounds. These heterobimetallic complexes exhibit accelerated reaction rates and greater thermal stability in olefin polymerization compared to other catalysts. |
| US11358129B2 |
Process for the production of ethylene glycol and heterogeneous catalyst composition
The invention relates to a process for the production of ethylene glycol including the steps of: (i) reacting, in a reactor, at a temperature in the range from equal to or more than 170° C. to equal to or less than 270° C., at least a portion of a carbohydrate source in the presence of hydrogen, a solvent, a homogeneous catalyst, which homogeneous catalyst contains tungsten, and a heterogeneous catalyst, which heterogeneous catalyst contains one or more transition metals from groups 8, 9 and 10 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, yielding ethylene glycol and a spent heterogeneous catalyst; (ii) regenerating the spent heterogeneous catalyst by removing at least a portion of deposited tungsten species from the spent heterogeneous catalyst, yielding a regenerated heterogeneous catalyst; and (iii) using at least a portion of the regenerated heterogeneous catalyst as heterogeneous catalyst in the reaction of step (i). The invention further relates to a regenerated heterogeneous catalyst composition obtainable therein. |
| US11358128B2 |
High activity reforming catalyst formulation and process for low temperature steam reforming of hydrocarbons to produce hydrogen
A method for producing a hydrogen rich gas from a heavy hydrocarbon feed comprising the steps of introducing the hydrocarbon feed to a reactor, the reactor comprising a low temperature reforming catalyst, the low temperature reforming catalyst comprising an amount of praseodymium, 12 wt % nickel, and an aluminum oxide component, contacting the low temperature reforming catalyst with the hydrocarbon feed in the reactor, wherein the reactor operates at a temperature between 500° C. and 600° C., wherein the reactor operates at a pressure between 3 bar and 40 bar, and producing the hydrogen rich gas over the low temperature reforming catalyst, wherein the hydrogen rich gas comprises hydrogen. |
| US11358127B2 |
NOx adsorber catalyst
A NOx adsorber catalyst and its use in an emission treatment system for internal combustion engines, is disclosed. The NOx adsorber catalyst composition comprises a support material, one or more platinum group metals disposed on the support material, and a NOx storage material. |
| US11358122B2 |
Moisture absorbent pack for vehicle lamp
A moisture absorbent for a vehicle lamp includes a first inorganic material, a second inorganic material, alkali metal phosphate, and a polymer wax are included. A composite moisture absorbent structure includes a first moisture absorbent pack including a powder type moisture absorbent and a second moisture absorbent pack including a capsule type moisture absorbent are embedded. |
| US11358119B2 |
Carbon micro-plant
The present disclosure provides biorefining systems for co-producing activated carbon along with primary products. A host plant converts a feedstock comprising biomass into primary products and carbon-containing co-products; a modular reactor system pyrolyzes and activates the co-products, to generate activated carbon and pyrolysis off-gas; and an oxidation unit oxidizes the pyrolysis off-gas, generating CO2, H2O, and energy. The energy is recycled and utilized in the host plant, and the CO2 and H2O may be recycled to the reactor system as an activation agent. The host plant may be a saw mill, a pulp and paper plant, a corn wet or dry mill, a sugar production facility, or a food or beverage plant, for example. In some embodiments, the activated carbon is utilized at the host plant to purify one or more primary products, to purify water, to treat a liquid waste stream, and/or to treat a vapor waste stream. |
| US11358117B2 |
Methods for solidification and stabilization of industrial byproducts
An agglomerate is provided that can include an aluminosilicate (ash) base material and one or more of a binding agent or leach reduction agent. Each of the agglomerate and binding agent can include no more than about 25 wt. % cement. |
| US11358113B2 |
Non-thermal micro-plasma conversion of hydrocarbons
Embodiments relate to generating non-thermal plasma to selectively convert a precursor to a product. More specifically, plasma forming material, a precursor material, and a plasma promoter material are provided to a reaction zone of a vessel. The reaction zone is exposed to microwave radiation, including exposing the plasma forming material, the precursor material, and the plasma promoter material to the microwave radiation. The exposure of the plasma forming material and the plasma promoter material to the microwave radiation selectively converts the plasma forming material to a micro-plasma. The precursor material is mixed with the plasma forming material and the precursor material is exposed to the micro-plasma. The exposure of the precursor material to the micro-plasma and the microwave radiation selectively converts the precursor material to a product. |
| US11358110B2 |
Internal, fluidized bed reaction apparatus, and method for manufacturing trifluoromethyl pyridine-based compound
An aspect of the present invention provides an internal and the like. The internal is easily handled and is capable of yielding a satisfactory defoaming effect. An internal (50) is used in a fluidized bed reaction device (1), in which a first material and a second material are brought into contact with each other and reacted with each other. The internal (50) is attached to a ceiling part of the fluidized bed reaction device (1), and includes a plurality of chains (21). |
| US11358108B2 |
Inner core assembly and vibration mixer
An inner core assembly for a vibration mixer, includes a motor assembly and a compression assembly located above the motor assembly, wherein the motor assembly comprises a vibration motor, a rotor shaft of the vibration motor is connected to the compression assembly by using an eccentric structure, the compression assembly comprises a stage, the stage is connected to a pressure plate mounting bracket by using a guiding shaft, the pressure plate mounting bracket is capable of sliding along the guiding shaft, the rotor shaft of the vibration motor rotates and drives, by using the eccentric structure, the compression assembly to perform reciprocating motion. |
| US11358102B2 |
Agarose ultrafiltration membrane composites for size based separations
The embodiments described herein relate to agarose ultrafiltration membrane composites and methods for making and using the same. |
| US11358100B2 |
Arrangement for providing sterile water for injection purposes
An arrangement for providing sterile water for injection purposes is described. A device for heating drinking water above the boiling point, a device for maintaining a chamber inner pressure which lies below the atmospheric pressure, and an electronic controller are provided, and the chamber is equipped with at least one membrane which is impermeable for liquids and a film or plate at a distance from the membrane, wherein steam which is permeated through the membrane is condensed on the film of plate. The membrane and the film or plate form a module, and the condensed water can be removed from the chamber via an outlet as sterile water for injection purposes. |
| US11358099B2 |
Reduced-pressure medical systems and methods employing a moisture processing device
Systems, methods, and devices related to removing fluids from a patient are provided. In one instance, fluid is removed from the patient and delivered to a canister using reduced pressure. Reduced pressure is supplied to the canister via a reduced-pressure delivery conduit that includes a moisture processing device and a hydrophobic filter. The moisture processing device condenses moisture from the air to prevent condensation from occluding the hydrophobic filter. The moisture processing devices includes an expanded volume and one or more liquid-impermeable, vapor-permeable membranes. The liquid-impermeable, vapor-permeable membrane allows vapor to egress the moisture processing device. Other systems, methods, and devices are presented. |
| US11358095B2 |
Electrochemical reactor
An electrochemical reactor is arranged inside an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine and is provided with a plurality of groups of cells. Each group of cell has a plurality of cells, each cell has an ion conducting solid electrolyte layer, and an anode layer and cathode layer arranged on a surface of the solid electrolyte layer. Each group of cells is configured so that all of the exhaust gas flows into passages defined by cells configuring the group of cells and so that both of the anode layers and the cathode layers are exposed to each passage. The plurality of groups of cells are arranged aligned in a direction of flow of exhaust gas and different groups of cells are connected to a power source in parallel with each other. |
| US11358087B2 |
Multiple bead air filter seal
The present disclosure provides one filter with multiple standing compression seals that work together to seal against the mating filter housing assembly. The first compression bead design enables the second bead to seal against the Housing surface for maximum sealing performance for preventing unfiltered fluid from passing through a filter housing assembly. |
| US11358086B2 |
State estimation apparatus, method, and program storage medium
A state estimation apparatus includes: a current information acquisition part that acquires information about a current at a power supply part of a refrigerating/freezing apparatus; a current information storage part that holds current information in a normal state of the refrigerating/freezing apparatus; an evaluation part that derives a degree of change based on the acquired current information and the current information in the normal state of the refrigerating/freezing apparatus; a filter cleaning determination part that estimates a clogging state of a filter of the refrigerating/freezing apparatus based on the degree of change to determine whether cleaning of the filter is necessary; and an output part that provides, for a determination result indicating that the cleaning of the filter is necessary, an output to that effect. |
| US11358085B2 |
Device and method for detecting filter clogging
The present disclosure relates to a device and to a method for detecting filter soiling of a filter system having at least an air filter installed in an air duct and an electrically controlled fan for producing an air flow in the air duct, wherein the device comprises at least a motor controller for controlling the fan motor by means of PWM control and an evaluating apparatus for determining the actual rotational speed (ni) of the fan in accordance with the actual degree of modulation (Ti) of the motor current for achieving the present rotational speed (ni), wherein, in the evaluating apparatus, setpoint value pairs (nsetpoint, Tsetpoint) for the setpoint rotational speed (nsetpoint) at a certain degree of modulation (Tsetpoint) are also stored, as well as a comparator in order to compare the actual value pairs (ni, Ti) with the setpoint value pairs (nsetpoint, Tsetpoint) and to obtain the degree of filter soiling of the air filter therefrom. |
| US11358079B2 |
Fluid system with filter differential pressure control
A fluid system includes a fluid valve, a fluid filter connected to the fluid valve, a first pressure sensor in fluid communication the fluid filter, a second pressure sensor disposed downstream of the fluid filter, and a controller configured to determine a condition of the fluid filter according to information from the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor. The controller may be configured to control operation of the fluid valve according to the condition of the fluid filter and the information from the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor. Methods for controlling a fluid system are also disclosed. |