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| US11401950B2 |
Pump housing having a fastening structure
An electric motor-vehicle coolant pump includes a pump housing with a flow housing part and a separate motor housing part, a spiral flow channel with an axial inlet and a tangential outlet, a rotatably supported fluid-conveying element, an electric drive motor which drives the rotatably supported fluid-conveying element, and a mounting structure which mounts the pump housing to a vehicle structure. The mounting structure is only arranged on the flow housing part. The flow housing part at least partially surrounds the spiral flow channel and at least partially surrounds the rotatably supported fluid-conveying element. The separate motor housing part surrounds the electric drive motor. |
| US11401946B2 |
Fan flow guide structure
A fan flow guide structure includes a centrifugal fan impeller and a case. The case includes an upper cover and a base seat. A fan impeller space and a flow passage are defined between the upper cover and the base seat. The fan impeller space serves to receive the centrifugal fan impeller. The flow passage is in communication with the fan impeller space and a lateral wind outlet. A tongue section is disposed in the flow passage in adjacency to the lateral wind outlet. A wind supplementing section is defined opposite to the tongue section. An intake gill section is disposed on the upper cover and/or the base seat in communication with the wind supplementing section. Accordingly, the airflow outside the case can be guided from the intake gill section into the wind supplementing section to enhance the flow amount of the fan. |
| US11401944B2 |
Impeller and centrifugal compressor
The impeller includes a disc having a main surface extending outward in a radial direction toward one side in an axial direction, a plurality of blades defining a flow path extending to an outlet on one side from an inlet on the other side in the axial direction, and a cover disposed to cover the plurality of blades. At least one of an inlet side region and an outlet side region which are a connection portion between the blade and the main surface and a connection portion between the blade and the cover has a small fillet portion curved in an arc shape and having a small radius of curvature. An intermediate region formed between the inlet side region and the outlet side region has a large fillet portion having a large radius of curvature. |
| US11401940B2 |
Aeromechanical identification systems and methods
An aero damping measurement system is provided. The system includes a shroud defining a tunnel, a hub disposed within the tunnel, and a plurality of blades coupled to the hub. The blades may rotate about the hub. A gas pressure probe may have a tip extending to the tunnel to deliver a pressurized burst into the tunnel. An aeromechanical identification system may include a pressurized gas source, a valve in fluid communication with the pressurized gas source, and the gas pressure probe may be in fluid communication with the valve. The valve may control a flow of a pressurized gas from the pressurized gas source into the gas pressure probe. A pressure sensor may be coupled to the gas pressure probe and configured to measure a pressure within the gas pressure probe. |
| US11401937B2 |
Scroll compressor having wear preventing member located between key portion of orbiting scroll and key of Oldham ring
A scroll compressor includes a first scroll and a second scroll engaged with the first scroll to form a compression chamber with the first scroll while performing an orbiting movement with respect to the first scroll. A frame is fixed to a side of the first scroll with the second scroll interposed between the frame and the first scroll and the frame supporting the second scroll in an axial direction. An Oldham ring includes a ring portion and a key portion protruding from the ring portion. The key portion is slidably coupled to a key recess in the frame or the second scroll to enable the second scroll to perform the orbiting movement, and the key portion of the Oldham ring is formed of the same material as the second scroll. A wear preventing member is provided between the key portion and the key recess. |
| US11401936B2 |
Motor-driven roots pump with smooth activation in low-temperature environment
A motor-driven Roots pump includes a housing, a drive shaft and a driven shaft that have axial lines parallel with each other, and a gear chamber. The housing includes a first partition that has a first defining surface, a second partition having a second defining surface, and a relief recess. An addendum circle of the drive gear and an addendum circle of the driven gear intersect with each other at a first intersection point. A plane that includes both the axial lines is defined as an imaginary plane. The first intersection point is located on a side of the imaginary plane on which the drive gear and the driven gear start meshing with each other. An opening of the relief recess is opposed to the first intersection point and is arranged in a region on a side of the imaginary plane on which the first intersection point is located. |
| US11401933B2 |
Scroll-type compressor
A compressor is disclosed, which comprises a regulate portion provided in at least one of a main frame and a fixed scroll to control or selectively shield an opening of a delivery path or a fixed path. |
| US11401930B2 |
Method of manufacturing a fluid end block with integrated web portion
A method of manufacturing a fluid end block for a high pressure reciprocating pump, including forming, from a single-piece forging of a steel alloy, a main body having an outwardly facing body forward face, an outwardly facing body rear face opposite the body forward face, and opposing side surfaces connecting the forward face and the rear face, and a plurality of chambers; forming a web portion protruding outwardly from the outwardly facing body forward face, the web portion having an outwardly facing web forward face and a curvilinear side surface; forming a plurality of bosses protruding from the web forward face and having a forward facing end; and forming a plunger bore extending through each of the plurality of bosses from the forward facing end of the respective boss to one of the plurality of chambers in the main body portion, each plunger bore configured to receive a reciprocating plunger. |
| US11401929B2 |
System and method for monitoring operations of equipment by sensing deformity in equipment housing
A universal monitoring system applicable to a variety of hydraulic fracturing equipment includes an accelerometer mounted on a housing of a positive displacement pump and configured to sense a vibration associated with the positive displacement pump on start-up and generate a wake-up signal. A processor is communicatively coupled to the accelerometer and configured to initiate execution upon receiving the wake-up signal. A pressure strain gauge is mounted directly on the pump housing and is configured to sense deformity in the pump housing caused by alternating high and low pressures within the pump housing and generate sensor data. The processor is configured to receive the sensor data from the pressure strain gauge and configured to analyze the sensor data and determine a cycle count value for the positive displacement pump, and there is at least one communication interface coupled to the processor configured to transmit the sensor data and cycle count value to another device. |
| US11401927B2 |
Status monitoring and failure diagnosis system for plunger pump
Disclosed is a status monitoring and fault diagnosis system for a plunger pump, including a monitoring and fault diagnosis device. The monitoring and fault diagnosis device monitors and diagnoses a hydraulic end assembly of a plunger pump. The monitoring and fault diagnosis device further monitors and diagnoses a power end assembly and/or a reduction gearbox assembly. Beneficial effects: The diagnosis system monitors and diagnoses not only a hydraulic end assembly, but also a power end assembly and/or a reduction gearbox assembly, that is, an equipment fault can be accurately predetermined in time for an entire plunger pump, so that high-pressure, large-displacement, and continuous operation requirements on fracturing sites at present are better satisfied, and on-demand maintenance is adopted instead of regular examination and maintenance, thereby saving labor, time, and materials to achieve economic efficiency. |
| US11401926B2 |
Built-in air pump and inflatable device
A built-in air pump comprises a housing body and a panel. The panel couples to the housing body and defines an opening. A main pump body couples to the housing body and defines a first accommodating chamber in fluid communication with the opening and with a first and a second venting port. An air replenishing pump has an air replenishing pump body that is located adjacent to the main pump body. The air replenishing pump body couples to the housing body and defines a second accommodating chamber having therein the air replenishing pump. An air passage switch, located in the first accommodating chamber, is moveable between a first and a second position. A controller is in electrical connection with the air replenishing pump and configured to activate the air replenishing pump based on a time determination. An inflatable body including the built-in air pump assembly is also disclosed herein. |
| US11401922B2 |
Displacement control valve
A displacement control valve includes a housing a first, a second, and a third chamber; a valve body having a first reciprocating valve part that opens or closes discharge paths in the first chamber; and a solenoid that applies electromagnetic force to the valve body in the direction that closes the first valve part. The control valve has a spool valve part formed on the external circumference of the valve body and a spool seating part formed on the internal circumference of the valve housing and that is opened while the first valve part is closed and vice versa upon reciprocation of the valve body to control the rate of flow between a control chamber and an inlet chamber. |
| US11401921B2 |
Tilt linkage for variable stroke pump
A variable stroke high pressure pump is disclosed. The pump uses a wobble plate design with dynamically variable tilt to provide continuous adjustment of pump stroke length and output. Dynamically variable tilt is accomplished using a linearly actuated tilt thruster rotationally coupled to the drive shaft to maintain a selected tilt of the wobble plate through the rotation of the wobble plate. |
| US11401920B2 |
Lightning strike fault monitoring system for wind turbine generator system and lightning protection system
A lightning strike fault monitoring system for a wind turbine generator system and a lightning protection system (110) thereof, wherein the lightning strike fault monitoring system for the wind turbine generator system includes the lightning protection system. The lightning protection system (110) comprises a main body (101) provided with a blind hole (1011), a core (102), a connecting member (103) made of gasifiable material, a first elastic member (104), a second elastic member (105), a sealing cover (106), a bottom plate (107), and a switch used for connecting between an external signal source and a detecting terminal. The core (102) and the first elastic member (104) are respectively accommodated in the blind hole (1011), and the core (102) is connected to the main body through the connecting member (103). One end of the first elastic member (104) abuts against the core (102), and the other end is connected to the bottom wall of the blind hole (1011). One side of the sealing cover (106) is connected to the bottom plate (107) through the second elastic member (105), and the other side of the sealing cover (106) abuts against the core (102). The switch is mounted on the bottom plate (107). The lightning protection system (110) can accurately provide electrical signals for the detecting terminal, so that maintainer can be accurately aware of the occurrence of a lightning strike in order to perform maintenance and troubleshooting of lightning strike failure, thereby improving safety. |
| US11401919B2 |
Bracket and transport frame for a hub of a wind turbine
A bracket for a transport frame, configured to hold a hub of a wind turbine in place at the transport frame during transport of the hub, the bracket holding the hub during the transport of the hub and mechanically connecting a holding device and the transport frame for attaching the holding device at the transport frame, for moving the holding device relative to the transport frame, and for moving a contacting portion of the holding device against the hub, which is arranged in a predetermined position on the transport frame is provided. A transport frame is also provided that includes, at least one bracket. |
| US11401918B2 |
System and method for controlling a wind turbine
A system and method are provided for controlling a wind turbine. Accordingly, a controller of the wind turbine detects an oscillation in the power output of the wind turbine during a recovery from a transient event. In response to detecting the oscillation, a portion of the power output during a peak phase of the oscillation is stored in an energy storage device. A portion of the stored power is then discharged during a valley phase of the oscillation in order to reduce an amplitude of the oscillation of the power output that is delivered to the power grid. |
| US11401915B2 |
Method of controlling a wind turbine and apparatus therefor
Provided is a method of controlling a wind turbine. According to the method, a control command for the wind turbine or another wind turbine is received and detected to conflict with at least one stored control command. In addition, a priority and a reception time of the received control command is detected and the received conflicting control command is stored in a memory with the priority and the reception time as a stored control command. In addition, a sequence of the stored conflicted control commands is created or updated based on the priorities and the reception times of the stored conflicted control commands and the stored control command with the highest priority and the oldest reception time is executed as the currently executed control command. Provided is a computer program and an apparatus for carrying out the method and a system including the apparatus. |
| US11401914B2 |
Method for operating a wind turbine
Provided is a method for operating a wind turbine that includes a rotor operable with variable rotor speed and having rotor blades with adjustable pitch angles. Wind causes a rotor thrust acting on the rotor depending on the rotor speed and depending on a common pitch angle. In partial load, when the wind is below rated speed, the turbine is controlled by a rotor speed curve, defining the rotor speed for each operating point of the turbine. In a normal mode when the operation of the turbine is not throttled, a normal rotor speed curve in combination with a normal common pitch angle is used, and in a throttled mode when the thrust is to be limited, a throttled rotor speed curve, different from the normal rotor speed curve, in combination with a throttled common pitch angle, different from the normal common pitch angle, is used to reduce the thrust. |
| US11401913B2 |
Yaw calibration method and system for wind turbine
The disclosure proposes a yaw calibration method and system for a wind turbine. The calibration method includes: establishing a cylindrical coordinate graph of wind resource distribution based on historical wind farm operation data, to determine a wind direction interval of main inflow wind conditions of a wind farm; calculating an effective value of active power of each wind speed sub-interval, and obtaining a fitted power curve of each refined interval through curve fitting; and setting an angle between a central axis of a refined interval for a fitted power curve corresponding to a calibration curve in each wind speed range and a central axis of the to-be-calibrated wind direction interval as a yaw error calibration value in the wind speed range, to establish a wind speed-yaw error calibration value lookup table; and determining a yaw error calibration value under a current wind direction and a current wind. |
| US11401909B2 |
Kinetic fluid energy conversion system
A kinetic fluid energy conversion system comprises one or more hubs which rotate about a central hub carrier, each including one or more independently controlled articulating energy conversion plates (“ECP”). An articulation control system rotates each ECP independently of all others to control its orientation with respect to the fluid flow direction between an orientation of 90° perpendicular to the fluid flow, while traveling in the direction of the flow and 0° minimal drag parallel position to the flow, while traveling in the direction against the flow or blocked from it. Each hub can be operably coupled to another hub to form one or more counter-rotating hub and ECP assemblies whereby the mechanical energy is transferred through the hubs, to one or more clutch/gearbox/generator/pump assemblies thereby permitting such assemblies to be land-based when the system is air-powered, and above or near the surface, when the system is water-powered. |
| US11401906B2 |
Engine driving apparatus
An engine driving apparatus includes an engine, a starter motor, and a starter motor controller. The engine includes a plurality of cylinders. When any one of the plurality of cylinders enters a compression stroke, another one of the cylinders enters an expansion stroke. The starter motor is coupled to a crankshaft of the engine. The starter motor controller is configured to control the starter motor. Before restarting the engine, the starter motor controller performs pre-restart control for adding torque to the crankshaft by using the starter motor to open an exhaust valve of the cylinder in the expansion stroke. |
| US11401901B2 |
Injector component having a coating, injector, as well as a device for coating
An injector component of an injector for introducing a fluid is described as including a base body, a coating on at least one first end face of the base body, the coating having a maximum, which lies on an outer half of the base body, and an outer lateral surface of the base body does not have any coating. |
| US11401899B2 |
Physical quantity detection device
To obtain a physical quantity detection device capable of reducing an intake amount of air accompanied by foreign matter. A physical quantity detection device (20) of the invention includes a housing arranged in a main passage through which a measurement target gas (2) flows. The housing is provided with a second sub-passage (B) that takes in a part of the measurement target gas (2) flowing in the main passage, a circuit chamber (135) that accommodates a pressure sensor (320) that detects a pressure of the measurement target gas (2), and a pressure introduction passage (170) having one end opened in the middle of the second sub-passage (B) and the other end opened in the circuit chamber (135) and capable of introducing the pressure of the measurement target gas (2) from the second sub-passage (B) into the circuit chamber (135). In the pressure introduction passage (170), an introduction port (171) is arranged at a position offset outward from a side wall surface (152b) of the second sub-passage (B). |
| US11401897B2 |
Intake pipe
An intake pipe includes a pipe body and an ejector part. The pipe body includes an intake passage therein. The ejector part includes an air inlet, a vapor inlet, and an outlet pipe part. The ejector part is configured to generate a negative pressure in response to a compressed air supplied from a compressor through the air inlet to suction fuel vapor generated in a fuel tank through the vapor inlet. The ejector part is configured to discharge a gaseous mixture of the compressed air and the fuel vapor into the intake passage via the outlet pipe part. The pipe body includes a passage wall part formed with the ejector part as a monolithic, single-piece. The passage wall part includes a recess open to the intake passage side. The outlet pipe part is disposed in the recess and extends in a discharge direction of the compressed air from the ejector part. |
| US11401891B2 |
Apparatus for desuperheating high temperature, high velocity steam
A desuperheating spray chamber for use in a rocket exhaust recovery system for a nuclear thermal propulsion rocket, including a substantially-cylindrical outer tank with an upper end including an entrance port and two exhaust ports, a substantially-cylindrical shroud extending downwardly from an inner surface of the upper end of the tank, an annular inner spray ring that is both disposed within and concentric with the shroud; and an annular outer spray ring that is disposed between a side wall of the outer tank and the shroud, the annular outer ring being concentric with the shroud. |
| US11401887B2 |
Membrane thrust inverter for an aircraft propulsion unit
An improved thrust reverser for an aircraft propulsion assembly includes redirection of the air flow for performing the thrust reversal by one or more closure membranes, i.e. by thin and flexible structures deployed across the propulsion assembly. The improved thrust reverser includes at least one closure membrane arranged to deflect at least one portion of the air flow in the direction of the evacuation structure when the thrust reverser is in the reverse jet position and an intermediate structure movable in rotation relative to the fixed structure. |
| US11401886B2 |
Turbofan comprising a set of rotatable blades for blocking off the bypass flow duct
A turbofan having a nacelle including a slider translationally mobile to open a window between a duct and the exterior, a plurality of blades, each rotationally mobile on the slider, and a maneuvering system moving each blade and comprising for each blade, a shaft rotationally mobile on the slider and onto which the blade is fixed, an arm having a first end fixed to the shaft, an arc coaxial with the longitudinal axis, mounted rotationally mobile on the slider about the longitudinal axis, a rectilinear rod fixed by its base to the arc, the rectilinear rod inserted into a through-bore of a stock, wherein the stock is mounted translationally free relative to the rectilinear rod, and the stock is mounted rotationally free on the arm at its second end about a rocking axis parallel to the rotational axis, and an actuation system producing arc rotation in two opposite directions. |
| US11401885B2 |
Engine unit
An engine unit includes an engine including a cylinder injection valve that sprays fuel into a combustion chamber and an ignition plug that is able to ignite fuel sprayed from the cylinder injection valve. When expansion stroke injection drive of performing final fuel injection from the cylinder injection valve in an expansion stroke and igniting the fuel using the ignition plug in synchronization with the fuel injection in the expansion stroke is performed, upper and lower limits of an ignition timing are guarded such that the ignition timing is in a predetermined range centered on a final fuel injection start timing at a final determination timing of the ignition timing. |
| US11401883B2 |
System and method for direct injection fuel pump control
Methods and systems are provided for vehicle direct injection fuel pump control. In one example, a method may include reducing a flow speed of fuel from a cam-driven direct injection fuel pump for at least half of a total duration of an output stroke of the fuel pump. A cam driving the fuel pump may reduce the flow speed at a first rate during a main portion of the output stroke, and the cam may reduce the flow speed at a second rate during an end ramp portion of the output stroke. |
| US11401877B2 |
Control system of air-fuel ratio sensor
A control device selectively executes first and second energization control for controlling an energization amount to the heater. The first energization control is executed to keep temperature of a sensor element within an active temperature region. The first energization control is PWM control in which the energization amount is controlled with closed loop control such that an impedance of the sensor element matches a target value. The second energization control is PWM control in which the energization amount is controlled with open loop control so as to keep the temperature of the sensor element within a preset temperature region that is lower than the active temperature region. The control device executes the second energization control during an internal combustion engine is stopped while executing the first energization control during the internal combustion engine is not stopped. |
| US11401873B2 |
Emergency vehicle throttle management system
An emergency vehicle throttle management system includes a system controller having a main body, a processor, a memory, a multiplex connectivity component, a powertrain connectivity component, and a life safety connectivity component. The life safety connectivity component functioning to communicate directly with one of the life safety systems onboard the emergency vehicle. The powertrain connection component functioning to communicate with the powertrain components of the emergency vehicle which are mechanically coupled to the life safety system. The system controller including functionality for transmitting a powertrain resource request to the powertrain of the emergency vehicle in response to a throttle adjustment request received from the life safety system or a command from the throttle pedal of the vehicle. A throttle rule management unit evaluates error notifications received from the multiplex system, and selectively instructs the throttle source circuit to generate powertrain resource requests. |
| US11401871B2 |
Engine system
An engine system including: an engine configured to output shaft power by burning fuel, and a system main portion configured to operate using the shaft power of the engine. The engine system further includes: an operation controlling unit, and a power source unit configured to convert commercial power to operating power and supply the operating power to the operation controlling unit. The power source unit includes: a system main portion-side power source unit configured to supply operating power for controlling the operation of the system main portion, and an engine-side power source unit configured to supply operating power for controlling the operation of the engine. The system main portion-side power source unit and the engine-side power source unit are provided individually and separately from each other. |
| US11401867B2 |
Igniter for gas turbine engine
There is disclosed an igniter for a gas turbine engine including: a base, a glow plug heater rod, the heater rod extending from the base along an axis and terminating in a rod end, a peripheral wall extending circumferentially around the rod end and having a distal end directed away from the base, a gap between the peripheral wall and the heater rod, the rod end being axially retracted relative the distal end of the peripheral wall. |
| US11401865B1 |
Direct drive unit removal system and associated methods
Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for the removal of a direct drive unit (DDU) housed in an enclosure, such as a direct drive turbine (DDT) connected to a gearbox for driving a driveshaft connected to a pump for use in hydraulic fracturing operations. |
| US11401862B2 |
Stator configuration for gas turbine engine
A stator configuration for a gas turbine engine including a splitter segment. Also included is a first stator extending radially outwardly from the splitter segment. Further included is a second stator extending radially inwardly from the splitter segment, the splitter segment, the first stator and the second stator being a single, integrally formed structure. |
| US11401860B2 |
Method of using oscillating assembly and exhaust system
A method of using an exhaust system includes activating an oscillating assembly connected to an exhaust line, wherein the oscillating assembly is configured to vibrate the exhaust line. The method further includes measuring a value indicating a flow of particles through the exhaust line. The method further includes comparing the value with a predetermined threshold value. The method further includes increasing a rate of vibration of the exhaust line in response to the value being below the predetermined threshold value. |
| US11401857B2 |
Gradient-type expansion tank for automobile
An engine-and-electric-machine assembly is provided that includes an engine and an electric machine, a crankshaft being provided in the engine, the crankshaft including a main body and an extension section that extends out to the exterior of the engine, the extension section forming a rotation shaft of the electric machine, and a rotor of the electric machine being mounted on the extension section, wherein a terminal of the rotation shaft is connected to a coolant pump, a rotor of the coolant pump is mounted to the rotation shaft, and while the rotation shaft is rotating the rotation shaft drives the coolant pump to provide coolant to the electric machine. By connecting the rotation shaft of the electric machine to the coolant pump, the pump can be highly integrated into the system and reduce manufacturing cost. |
| US11401850B2 |
Exhaust gas purification catalyst
To provide an exhaust gas purification catalyst that is less likely to cause an increase in pressure loss, even a large amount of zeolite-based SCR catalyst is used to improve NOx purification capability. The exhaust gas purification catalyst includes a DPF provided with zeolite having a primary particle size equal to or less than 0.5 μm. In addition, it is preferable that 50% particle size of the zeolite measured by dynamic light scattering is equal to or less than 2.0 μm, and further, it is preferable that the 90% particle size of the zeolite is equal to or less than 2.5 μm. |
| US11401847B2 |
Methods and systems for an exhaust tuning valve
Methods and systems are provided for an exhaust tuning valve. In one example, a method may include adjusting the exhaust tuning valve in response to a steering wheel angle input. Additionally or alternatively, the position of the exhaust tuning valve may be adjusted differently in response to a same steering wheel angle input during different driving behaviors. |
| US11401846B2 |
Oil mist separator for internal combustion engine
An oil mist separator for an internal combustion engine includes a cylinder head cover, a baffle plate, and a cam spray plate. The baffle plate is fixed to an inner surface of the cylinder head cover. A section between the cylinder head cover and the baffle plate defines an oil separation chamber. The cam spray plate is fixed to a surface of the baffle plate opposite to the cylinder head cover. The cam spray plate defines an oil passage. The baffle plate includes a discharge hole through which oil separated from blow-by gas by the oil separation chamber is discharged. The cam spray plate includes a passage defining portion and a baffle plate portion. The passage defining portion defines the oil passage. The baffle plate portion is integrated with the passage defining portion and overlapped with the discharge hole. |
| US11401844B2 |
Blow-by gas leak diagnostic device
A blow-by gas leak diagnostic device includes a first PCV flow path, a second PCV flow path, a fresh air inlet, a pressure measurement unit, a first valve that opens and closes the first PCV flow path, a second valve that opens and closes the second PCV flow path, a third valve that opens and closes the fresh air inlet, a valve control unit, and a leak diagnosis unit. The valve control unit controls an opening degree of the third valve when a downstream side of an intake manifold with respect to a throttle valve has a negative pressure, and the second valve is in a closed state. The leak diagnosis unit diagnoses presence or absence of a leak in the first PCV flow path on the basis of an inner pressure of the first PCV flow path measured by the pressure measurement unit. |
| US11401841B2 |
Valve device
An annular groove has: a side peripheral surface that is shaped in a ring form and is formed such that the side peripheral surface inwardly extends from a bottom surface of the annular groove in a radial direction of a tubular member and is joined to an inner peripheral wall of the tubular member; and a specific shape surface that is formed along at least a part of the side peripheral surface between a bottom surface side end part and an inner peripheral wall side end part of the side peripheral surface such that a diameter of the specific shape surface is progressively reduced in an axial direction of the tubular member from one axial side, at which the bottom surface is placed, toward another axial side, at which the inner peripheral wall is placed. |
| US11401840B2 |
Apparatus and method for valve timing in an internal combustion engine
Apparatus for controlling valve timing in an internal combustion engine locates a first valve port in a first side of the engine cylinder and a second valve port in a second side of the engine cylinder. A first rotating valve disc and a second rotating valve disc are respectively disposed next to the first and second valve port. Each rotating valve disc includes a valve port. Each disc rotates in synchronism with the crankshaft to align its' port with the respective first and second valve ports. A variety of intake devices coupled to the first rotating valve disc control intake air flow into the engine cylinder, and a variety of exhaust devices coupled to the second rotating valve disc control exhaust gas flow from the engine cylinder. |
| US11401839B2 |
Rocker based bleeder engine brake
An exhaust valve rocker arm assembly operable in an engine braking mode includes a rocker arm configured to rotate about a rocker shaft defining a pressurized fluid supply conduit, the rocker arm having a fluid supply passage defined therein. An engine brake capsule is disposed in the rocker arm and in fluid communication with the fluid supply passage. The engine brake capsule is configured to selectively move from a retracted position to an extended position where the engine brake capsule engages and partially opens an exhaust valve to perform a bleeder brake operation. A reset pin assembly is configured to selectively drain fluid from the engine brake capsule. |
| US11401836B2 |
Portion of a fluid drainage conduit for a turbomachine
Portion of a fluid drainage conduit for a turbomachine, comprising an upstream stretch, a downstream stretch fixed relative to the upstream stretch and a retention chamber onto which the upstream stretch opens. The retention chamber is capable of communicating with the downstream stretch through a first aperture and a second aperture. The drainage conduit portion comprises an obturator to obturate the second aperture. The first and second apertures are provided so that when the obturator obturates the second aperture, the retention chamber retains fluid by allowing a fluid overflow to flow from the upstream stretch to the downstream stretch through the first aperture, and when the obturator does not obturate the second aperture, the fluid can flow from the upstream stretch to the downstream stretch at least through the second aperture. |
| US11401834B2 |
Method of securing a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) component to a metallic substructure using CMC straps
A method for attaching a first component composed of a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) to a second component composed of a metallic substructure is provided. The first component comprises at least two slots formed within a body of the first component and a configured to accommodate a thickness of a continuous CMC strap. The ends of the CMC strap are inserted into respective slots in the first component and then inserted into corresponding slots in a second component. The ends are secured to the second component by a fastening means thus securing the first component to the second component. |
| US11401833B2 |
Seal oil systems
A gas turbine engine includes a first bearing compartment and a seal assembly within the first bearing compartment that includes a rotatable seal seat, a gutter radially outward of the seal seat and fixed against rotation. The gutter includes a channel on its radially inner face. A second bearing compartment is also included. A scavenge pump is in communication with a first supply line configured to supply the first bearing compartment and a second supply line configured to supply the second bearing compartment. The gutter is in communication with the scavenge pump through a gutter scavenge line. A valve between the scavenge pump and the second supply line is configured to close in response to a dry port event, such that closing the valve stops oil supply to the second supply line, while allowing oil supply to the first supply line. |
| US11401828B2 |
Asymmetric turbomachinery housing for thermal expansion
A turbomachinery according to an embodiment includes an impeller including at least one blade, and a casing for housing the impeller rotatably. A size of a gap between a tip of the blade and an inner surface of the casing during a stop of the impeller is formed non-uniformly over a circumferential direction of the impeller. |
| US11401827B2 |
Method of manufacturing BOAS enhanced heat transfer surface
A method of manufacturing a seal includes providing a seal arc segment defining first and second seal supports at circumferential ends. The seal arc segment further defining radially inner and outer sides. The radially outer side includes radially-extending sidewalls and a radially inner surface joining the radially-extending sidewalls. The radially-extending sidewalls and the radially inner surface define a pocket. The method includes machining the radially inner surface to have a higher surface roughness than the sidewalls. |
| US11401825B2 |
Gas turbine engine control system and method for limiting turbine overspeed in case of a shaft failure
The invention regards a gas turbine engine control system and a method for limiting turbine overspeed in case of a shaft failure. The control system includes: an overspeed protection system that activates an activation member in case a shaft failure is detected; a fuel limiting mechanism coupled with the activation member, wherein the fuel limiting mechanism is configured to limit the fuel supply to the gas turbine engine combustor if the activation member is activated; a variable stator vane mechanism which is configured to adjust variable stator vanes of a compressor of the gas turbine engine in their rotational position, the variable stator vanes having a closed position which blocks air flow through the compressor. A connecting fuel line connecting the fuel limiting mechanism and the variable stator vane mechanism is provided, wherein upon activation of the activation member the fuel limiting mechanism pressurizes the connecting fuel line, thereby activating the variable stator vane mechanism to move at least one row of the variable stator vanes into the closed position. |
| US11401818B2 |
Turbomachine cooling trench
A component for a gas turbine engine. The component includes a body. The body has an exterior surface abutting a flowpath for the flow of a hot combustion gas through the gas turbine engine. Further, the body defines a cooling passageway within the body to supply cool air to the component. The component includes a leading face and a trailing face defining a trench therebetween on the exterior surface. The body defines a plurality of cooling holes extending between the cooling passageway and a plurality of outlets defined in the trench such that the trench is fluidly coupled to the cooling passageway. Additionally, the leading face and trailing face are each tangent to at least one of the plurality of outlets. The trench directs the cool air along a contour of the component. |
| US11401817B2 |
Airfoil assembly with a cooling circuit
An airfoil assembly for a gas turbine engine including a blade, platform, and dovetail. The airfoil assembly further includes a cooling circuit including an interior chamber of the dovetail having fluid communication with the exterior of the airfoil assembly or with an interior chamber of the blade and at least one cooling passage. |
| US11401816B1 |
Compressor rotor blade airfoils
A rotor blade includes an airfoil having an airfoil shape. The airfoil shape has a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in one of Table I, Table II, Table III, or Table IV. The Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z are non-dimensional values from 0% to 100% convertible to dimensional distances expressed in a unit of distance by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z by a scaling factor of the airfoil in the unit of distance. The X and Y values, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each Z value. The airfoil profile sections at Z values are joined smoothly with one another to form a complete airfoil shape. |
| US11401813B2 |
Method for manufacturing or for repairing a component of a rotary machine as well as a component manufactured or repaired using such a method
A method for manufacturing a component of a rotary machine, the component extending to an axial direction and a radial direction vertical thereto, and has an inner channel, extending from a first end of a core of a center of the component and to a second end at a radial limiting surface of the component and which is at least partially closed. A blank includes the core of the component and is limited by an outer surface in the radial direction. The blank is subtractively processed in a first subtractive process step, such that an outer contour is elaborated in the area of the outer surface, which extends in the radial direction, and a part of the channel is manufactured, which radially extends in the blank to the first end. The channel is finished by a build-up process on the blank. |
| US11401812B2 |
Opposed piston engine
An opposed piston engine has a driveshaft with at least one combustion cylinder positioned between opposing, curvilinear shaped cams mounted on the driveshaft, where the center axis of the combustion cylinder is parallel with but spaced apart from the driveshaft axis. A piston assembly is disposed in each end of the cylinder, with one piston assembly engaging one cam and the other piston assembly engaging the other cam. Each piston assembly includes a cam follower that can move along a curvilinear shaped cam to reciprocate the piston assembly within the cylinder. The combustion cylinder includes an intake port in fluid communication with an annular intake channel formed in the engine block in which the cylinder is mounted, and an exhaust port in fluid communication with an annular exhaust channel formed in the engine block. |
| US11401811B2 |
Gas or fluid driven mechanical stepper motor
Stepper motor with a housing 1,2,4,6,16, in which a cylindrical rotor 11,15 fixed on a central shaft 12 can rotate but not translate along an axial direction. There are cylindrical translators 9, 14 on both sides of the rotors 11, 15, where the translators 9, 14 are sealed fit in a cylindrical space within the housing 6 and around the central shaft 12 and where the translators 9, 14 can only translate in an axial direction, where in one axial position of a translator 9, 14 a set of triangular asymmetric teeth 20 located on the translator 9, 14 can interact and fit into a set of triangular asymmetric teeth 21 on the rotor 11, 15, where the shape of the teeth 21 on both sides of the rotor 11, 15 is symmetric and where one of the sets of teeth 20, 21 between one translator 9 (14) and the rotor 11 (15) and a set of teeth 20, 21 between the other translator 9 (14) and the rotor 11 (15) are tangentially shifted, i.e. offset over a length equal to half the width of a tooth 20, 21 and where the translators 9, 14 can be moved by a pressure difference between the part of the cylindrical space between the housing 6 and a translator 9, 14 and the part of the cylindrical space between the translator 9, 14 and the rotor 11, 15. |
| US11401810B2 |
Removable and replaceable anchored tunnel gasket
A gasket for concrete structures such as tunnel segments includes a gasket body having a bottom face configured to be positioned against a surface of an associated tunnel segment. The bottom face may include a set of spaced indentations. First and second anchor members protrude from opposed side edges of the gasket adjacent the bottom face of the gasket. The anchor members are configured to attach the gasket to the tunnel segment during casting of a precast concrete member. The gasket body forms a groove in the concrete member and the anchor members form side channels in the groove. A respective fin can be provided on opposed side faces of the gasket. Should a defect be found in the original gasket, the gasket body can be removed from the groove of the concrete member relatively easily, even in the field, and a replacement gasket having corresponding anchor members, fins and indentations, can be snapped into the groove. |
| US11401805B2 |
Colorimetric detection of amine-based shale inhibitors
A method of detecting an amine-based shale inhibitor in a wellbore servicing fluid (WSF) comprising contacting an aliquot of the WSF with an amine detector compound to form a detection solution; wherein the WSF comprises the amine-based shale inhibitor; and wherein the detection solution is characterized by at least one absorption peak wavelength in the range of from about 380 nm to about 760 nm; detecting an absorption intensity for the detection solution at a wavelength within about ±20% of the at least one absorption peak wavelength; comparing the absorption intensity of the detection solution at the wavelength within about ±20% of the at least one absorption peak wavelength with a target absorption intensity of the amine-based shale inhibitor to determine the amount of amine-based shale inhibitor in the WSF; and comparing the amount of amine-based shale inhibitor in the WSF with a target amount of the amine-based shale inhibitor. |
| US11401802B2 |
Detecting a flood front in a cross bed environment
A measurement is made of a formation containing a flood front with a downhole electromagnetic sensor. A parameter of a cross-bedding model is calculated by fitting the measurement to the cross-bedding model. A rock petrophysical parameter is calculated using the cross-bedding model. The cross-bedding model is updated using the rock petrophysical parameter. The updated cross-bedding model is used to make an operational decision. |
| US11401796B2 |
System and method for acquiring wellbore data
A system for acquiring data in a well may have a tubing placed therein. The system may include a pass-through device. The pass-through device may include a cylindrical housing having a central aperture extending through the cylindrical housing along a central axis thereof. The pass-through device may include a first sensor mounted on the cylindrical housing. The pass-through device may include a first communication device mounted on the cylindrical housing and operatively connected to the first sensor. The system may include a tubing mounting structure secured to the tubing and configured to hold the pass-through device at a desired location within the tubing. The system may include a control device. The control device may include a second communication device configured to communicate with the first communication device. The control device includes a processor operatively connected to the second communication device. |
| US11401790B2 |
Completion systems, methods to produce differential flow rate through a port during different well operations, and methods to reduce proppant flow back
Completion systems, methods to produce differential flow rate through a port during different well operations, and methods to reduce proppant flow back are disclosed. A completion system includes a tubular extending through a wellbore and having a first port and a second port. The completion system also includes a cover disposed along an interior of the tubular and configured to cover the first port and the second port while the cover is in a first position and is configured to uncover the first port and the second port while the cover is in a second position. The completion system further includes a valve disposed along the tubular and configured to differentially restrict fluid flow through the first port during different well operations. |
| US11401787B2 |
Systems and methods to chemically liven dead wells
A well livening system to reduce an accumulation in a wellbore includes a chemical skid, the chemical skid includes a chemical storage tank configured to contain the dosing chemical, a dosing pump configured to transfer an amount of the dosing chemical from the chemical storage tank to a wellbore, a skid line, and a dosing check valve configured to allow flow of the amount of dosing chemical, a controller system configured to determine the amount of dosing chemical to be transferred to the wellbore based on downhole data, the connection line configured to transport the amount of dosing chemical from the chemical skid, an injection spool, a hanger configured to support the chemical injection string and to isolate the wellbore from the surface, the chemical injection string configured to deliver the amount of dosing chemical to the wellbore, and a data acquisition system configured to collect downhole data. |
| US11401786B2 |
Systems and methods for hydrocarbon reservoir well connectivity graph optimization, simulation and development
Provided are embodiments that include segmenting a trajectory of a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well. For each segment, determining whether the segment includes a connection or a flow control element, and in response to determining that the segment includes a connection, generating a conduit link for the segment, in response to determining that the segment includes one or more flow control elements, generating an element link for the segment, or in response to determining that the segment does not include a connection or a flow control element, merging a modeling of the segment with modeling of a conduit link for an adjacent segment of the wellbore. Generating, based on the conduit links and element links generated, a reduced connectivity graph for the hydrocarbon well and a simulation of the hydrocarbon well. |
| US11401781B2 |
Method and stimulation sleeve for well completion in a subterranean wellbore
Stimulation sleeve (1) for well intervention in a subterranean wellbore, comprising: a housing (10) having a through channel (11) with a first end (11a) and a second end (11b), and one or more flow ports (14), and a sliding sleeve (13) disposed axially movable within the housing (10) to open or close said flow ports (14). Said sliding sleeve (13) is equipped with at least a first obturator seat (15) for receipt of a obturator (17) to partially or fully close fluid communication in the through channel (11) of the housing (10), and a time delay mechanism (20) to allow the sliding sleeve (13) to axially travel in the housing (10) at a predetermined speed to open or close said flow ports (14). The invention also discloses a method for well completion in a subterranean wellbore using a sliding sleeve (1). |
| US11401780B2 |
Electronic flow control node to aid gravel pack and eliminate wash pipe
A completion assembly to aid in gravel packing a wellbore which assembly includes a plurality of interconnected sand screen assemblies, each sand screen assembly having a wireless adjustable electronic flow control node disposed along the sand screen base pipe to control flow of a gravel packing slurry from the base pipe into the wellbore annulus. Each electronic flow control node includes a valve that can be adjusted by an electric actuator powered by a power harvesting mechanism disposed in a flow path of the completion assembly. A wireless transmitter receives a control signal to control the electric actuator. The control signal may be transmitted sequentially from a distal most sand screen assembly to a proximal sand screen assembly in order to sequentially build the gravel pack. |
| US11401778B1 |
Methods and systems for casing disconnect system with liner top testing
Interventionless testing casing within a wellbore to determine a location where the casing is leaking. Testing systems include a casing disconnect tool to receive an object, such as a ball, allowing for pressurizing to test a backside between new casing associated with the disconnect tool and older casing associated with a cased hole or open hole. |
| US11401777B2 |
Through tubing P and A with two-material plugs
Methods of plugging a hydrocarbon well by a through-tubing technique wherein the tubing is left in place, and only very short (<5 m) sections are cut, milled, perforated, ruptured and expanded, or combinations thereof. A blocking device is sent downhole if needed to block a bottom of the plug section, and resin dropped onto the blocking device to make a first plug, then cement is deployed onto said first plug to form a second plug. Therefore, the final interval is plugged with a two material binary plug. Once completed, and both primary and secondary barriers are in place, the well can be closed and the Christmas tree removed. A rock-to-rock plug can be set by removing or partially removing the tubular and the outer casing, or just inner casing/tubulars can be removed if the exterior cement and casing are of sufficient quality. |
| US11401775B2 |
High strength connection for composite sleeve and composite mandrel and related methods
A composite downhole tool, such as a frac plug or a bridge plug, having a composite sleeve located around a composite mandrel and defining an overlapping or overlapped section between the two. One or more shear pins with each shear pin having a pin hole is provided with the downhole tool to reinforce the downhole tool from interlaminate shear. The one or more shear pins can further be reinforced from rotation by overlapping at least part of the one or more pins with a lip of a ring. |
| US11401773B1 |
Compensating changes in length of a wellbore string
A wellbore assembly includes a first tube and a second tube. The first tube is disposed within a wellbore and has a first end fixed with respect to a wall of the wellbore. The second tube is coupled to a second end of the first tube. The second tube has a third end opposite the coupling and fixed with respect to the wall of the wellbore. The first tube includes a portion of reduced or increased diameter residing between the first end and the second end. The portion of reduced or increased diameter defines an internal diameter that changes, with the first tube under a compression load, to decrease a length of the first tube. The internal diameter changes, with the first tube under a tensile load, to increase a length of the first tube to accommodate changes in length of the first tube or the second tube or both. |
| US11401771B2 |
Rotating control device systems and methods
A rotating control device (RCD) system includes a first RCD comprising a first body and a first sealing element within the first body and a second RCD comprising a second body a second sealing element within the second body. The RCD system also includes a controller that is configured to control a first actuator assembly to adjust the first RCD to a withdrawn configuration in which the first sealing element is not positioned to seal about a tubular and to control a second actuator assembly to maintain the second RCD in a sealing configuration in which the second sealing element is positioned to seal about the tubular while the first RCD is in the withdrawn configuration. |
| US11401768B2 |
Method of and system for connecting to a tubing hanger
A method of connecting a tubing hanger mounted in a subsea wellhead to equipment which is external to the tubing hanger. The method includes securing the tubing hanger to an end of a drill string using a tubing hanger running tool assembly, lowering the drill string from a drilling rig so as to land the tubing hanger on or in the wellhead, running an umbilical from the sea surface to the wellhead, and connecting the umbilical to at least one conduit in the tubing hanger via the tubing hanger running tool assembly. The umbilical is unconnected to the drill string other than via the tubing hanger running tool assembly. |
| US11401764B2 |
Downhole swivel tool
The invention provides a swivel tool for use in a wellbore. The tool comprises a tool body and a mandrel which is axially moveable relative to the tool body. The tool also comprises a lock member moveable between a first condition in which the mandrel is rotatably movable relative to tool body and a second condition in which the mandrel and a tool body are rotationally coupled. The lock member is configured to move between the first condition and second condition in response to a mechanical axial force and rotational force on the mandrel. |
| US11401763B2 |
Cutting a sidetrack window in a cased wellbore
A sidetrack window is cut in a cased wellbore by disposing a sidetracking assembly within the cased wellbore. A first ball is deployed into a drill string of the sidetracking assembly. The first ball leaves the drill string and lands on a ball seat of a cement retainer to block fluid outlet of the cement retainer. Then, the cement retainer is set and a second fluid outlet of the cement retainer is exposed. Cement is flowed through the drill string to the portion of the cased wellbore downstream of the cement retainer to plug the portion of the wellbore. The whipstock assembly is separated from the cement retainer. A second ball is deployed inside the drill string to land on the seat of the whipstock assembly to block a fluid outlet of the whipstock assembly. The whipstock assembly is anchored in the cased wellbore and the milling system is actuated to begin cutting the sidetrack window. |
| US11401759B2 |
Horizontal directional drilling system and method of operating
A horizontal directional drilling system is provided. The system includes a first tank for containing fluid therein, a second tank for containing fluid therein, a manifold comprising at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port, a feed line extending from the manifold, and a valve system configured to control fluid flow to and from the manifold. The valve system is configured to provide selective flow communication to the manifold from one of the first tank or the second tank through the at least one inlet port, and is configured to provide selective flow communication from the manifold to one of the first tank, the second tank, or the feed line through the at least one outlet port. |
| US11401755B2 |
Ground drilling device, transfer device of a ground drilling device, control of a transfer device of a ground drilling device and method for control of a ground drilling device
A ground drilling device having a drilling carriage, which defines a drill string axis, a rod magazine for a plurality of different rod sections and a transfer device for the transfer of a rod section between the rod magazine and the drill string axis, wherein the rod magazine is adapted for a horizontal arrangement of the rod sections in adjacent compartments for access by means of the transfer device from above, wherein a control unit of the transfer device is designed to select a particular rod section in the rod magazine depending on at least one borehole parameter and/or at least one rod section parameter. |
| US11401749B2 |
Cutting element with reduced friction
A cutting element comprises a cylindrical substrate, a table bonded to the substrate, a working surface on the top of the table, and a plurality of dimples on the working surface. The table is made of super-abrasive material. The super-abrasive material can be PCD. Surface patterns of the table can reduce contact friction between the rock and the cutting element. Therefore, heat on the table can be reduced and thermal damage to the table is decreased. This results in improved cutting element service life. |
| US11401747B2 |
Motor assisted revolving door system and method with multiple sensors
A control system for a door includes: a controller; a door motor configured to be operatively connected to the controller; an object sensor configured to be operatively connected to the controller and to detect a presence of an object; and an operation sensor configured to be operatively connected to the controller and to detect movement of a door, and wherein the controller is configured to send a operation signal to the door motor to cause the door motor to operate when the controller detects both: a signal from the object sensor indicating that the operation sensor has detected the presence of and object; and a signal from the operation sensor indicating that the operation sensor has detected movement. |
| US11401742B1 |
Load restraining apparatus for performing a controlled fall of unsecured freight
Described are a load restraining apparatus that can facilitate performing controlled falls of unsecured freight that may be leaning against swing doors of a trailer. The described load restraining apparatus includes a first member, a second member, a third member, and a linking assembly that facilitates performing a controlled fall of unsecured freight leaning on swing doors of a trailer from a safe distance. |
| US11401738B1 |
Merchandise anti-theft device with an electromechanical release mechanism
An anti-theft device for securing an article of merchandise against unauthorized removal from a display counter. The anti-theft device includes a plurality of arms configured to immobilize the article of merchandise relative to a tray. At least one arm is operated by an electromechanical release mechanism between closed and opened positions. When the electromechanically actuated arm is in the closed position, the article of merchandise is immobilized relative to the tray. When the electromechanically actuated arm is transitioned into the open position, the article of merchandise can be removed from the tray. The anti-theft device may include a locking mechanism configured to transition between a locked configuration, in which the arms are immobilized relative to the tray, and an unlocked configuration, in which the arms can be extended or retracted relative to the tray. |
| US11401737B2 |
Square computer lock
A square computer lock includes a square housing, and a lock core, a lock tongue, an unlocking button, a locking button and a latch arranged in the square housing. An insertion hole is formed on the rear side of the square housing. A row of plate tumblers are arranged in a lock core lock hole. A plate tumbler spring is arranged below each plate tumbler. Positioning posts are formed on a lateral surface of the latch. A wedge-shaped plate is formed at a lower end of the unlocking button. An unlocking spring is arranged between the wedge-shaped plate and the bottom of the square housing. The locking button is arranged in the square housing in a front-back movable manner. An upper end of the locking button penetrates in a locking hole in a front-back movable manner. |
| US11401736B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling a lock
A system includes a storage device storing a set of instructions and at least one processor in communication with the storage device. When executing the instructions, the at least one processor is configured to cause the system to obtain a request to close a lock such that the lock is in a locked status, and actuate a control device to cause a locking mechanism of the lock to move toward a first position. The at least one processor may also cause the system to determine whether operation information of the lock satisfies a condition relating to an operation of the lock, and actuate the control device to cause the locking mechanism to move to the first position or a second position based on a result of the determination as to whether the operation information of the lock satisfies the condition. |
| US11401729B2 |
Self inflating canopy tent
A portable, inflatable canopy is disclosed having an inflatable support system including interconnected, intersecting arches over which a tarp is secured to form a dome structure that can be temporarily anchored to the ground as a respite for sun, heat, wind, and rain. The inflatable support system works with a battery powered fan to inflate the canopy quickly without outside power requirements, and the fan can also be used to quickly deflate the canopy. The use of all soft materials allows the canopy to be folded or rolled when deflated into a compact storage configuration without poles, rigid supports, or other cumbersome elements. |
| US11401728B1 |
Solar umbrella
The solar umbrella forms a temporary shelter. The solar umbrella creates a protected space for use during outdoor activities. The solar umbrella incorporates an umbrella structure, a control circuit, and a cooling structure. The cooling structure and the control circuit attach to the umbrella structure. The umbrella structure forms the protected space. The cooling structure generates an air flow within the protected space. The control circuit provides electric energy used to operate: a) the cooling structure; and, b) externally provided electrically powered devices. |
| US11401726B2 |
Base isolation unit and base isolation apparatus
A base isolation unit comprises a first connector and a second connector disposed in a direction of base isolation with a predetermined distance therebetween, and a movement regulator provided between the first connector and the second connector and receiving an external force in the direction of base isolation. The movement regulator includes a first casing having one end connected to the first connector, a second casing having one end connected to the second connector, a first damping device accommodated inside the first casing, a second damping device accommodated inside the second casing, a vibration damper provided between the first casing and the second casing, and a coupling member coupling the first damping device and the second damping device together. The first damping device and the second damping device each have a cylinder, a compressible fluid and a piston. |
| US11401724B2 |
Below grade fluid containment
Below grade fluid containment structures, which may include a foam floor and a foam wall extending upward from the floor, the foam wall being formed from foam panels. A granular material is provided for reducing hydraulic soil pressure against an exterior face of the foam wall that would otherwise be exerted by the soil, if the soil were allowed to be positioned up against the foam, particularly the foam wall. The well-draining granular material may be gravel, crushed stone, or the like, which provides better drainage as compared to the surrounding soil material. The interior face of the foam is coated with an elastomeric abrasion resistant impact resistant polymeric coating that seals the below grade interior space defined between the floor and the wall in a seamless water-tight configuration. |
| US11401720B2 |
Flexible corner trim product
A trim piece for sealing a work surface including a body having a first side, a second side, and a span disposed between the first side and the second side, wherein the first side and the second side are joined at a junction defining an angle between the first side and the second side of between 80 degrees and 100 degrees, a topcap is affixed to the span of the body, wherein the topcap includes a left side having a first wing and a right side having a second wing, an adhesive is bonded to the first side of the body and an aperture is disposed within the body. |
| US11401718B2 |
Bright coloured surface layer
A building panel including a carrier, and a surface layer arranged on the carrier, wherein the surface layer includes a mix of refined fibres and a resin, wherein the weight ratio of resin to refined fibres is higher than about 120%, wherein the surface layer is applied as a dry powder layer. |
| US11401714B2 |
Retaining wall containing wall blocks with weight bearing pads
A retaining wall having a plurality of courses of retaining wall blocks including a first upper course and a second lower course. Each retaining wall block has opposed front and rear faces, opposed first and second side surfaces, and opposed and substantially parallel upper and lower surfaces, and at least one weight bearing pad extends from one of the upper and lower surfaces. The at least one weight bearing pad extends substantially from the rear face to the front face of the block. The weight bearing pads are the only areas of contact between the blocks in the first upper course and the blocks in the second lower course. |
| US11401710B2 |
Polymer pre-laid waterproof rolling material
A polymer pre-laid waterproof rolling material, including a polymer base material layer, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on the polymer base material layer, and a sand anti-sticking layer on the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer; the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes: 25-35 parts by mass of a styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer; 32-38 parts by mass of a C5 petroleum resin; 5-12 parts by mass of a 145 pentaerythritol modified rosin resin; 25-32 parts by mass of a naphthenic oil; 0.3 parts by mass of an antioxidant; and 0.5 parts by mass of a UV light stabilizer; the C5 petroleum resin has a softening point of 95-105° C. and a color number of less than 4; the naphthenic oil has a kinematic viscosity of 9-11 mm2 at 100° C. and a density of 0.8950 g/cm3-0.9100 g/cm3 at 20° C. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a stronger bonding effect with sintered sand and further improves the bonding effect with concrete. |
| US11401709B2 |
Brick tie gap connector
A sheet metal connector is provided for connecting a brick wall to a second structural member, the connector is received in the mortar joint of the brick wall and is connected to second structural member. The connector is provided with zones of controlled bending and controlled stiffness to allow for controlled bending of the connector in the field. |
| US11401706B2 |
Stepped basin sink
An example sink having a stepped sink basin is provided. The sink includes a front wall, a rear wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. The sink also includes a stepped sink basin that includes a raised portion and a lower basin portion. The raised portion of the basin provides a front ledge extending from the front wall toward the rear wall, and extending between the first and second side walls below a top plane of the sink. The lower portion of the basin extends from a bottom of the rear wall toward the front wall, the lower basin defining a drain. The sink still further includes a surface connecting the front ledge to the lower basin. |
| US11401703B1 |
Hand washing station for galley monument
A galley structure incorporating a handwashing station is disclosed. The galley structure may be a monument having a lower portion adjacent to the galley floor and an upper portion above the lower portion. A compartment set into the upper portion includes an upper surface, sidewalls, and sink pan with drain at the bottom. A faucet is set into the upper surface, oriented downward and including an aerator for aerating or misting the stream of water (from an aircraft water supply) dispensed by the faucet. The faucet may be activated by a switch directly above the compartment so that a crewmember may wash their hands under the faucet. A perforated plate set above the sink pan prevents the water from splashing out of the sink pan. The interior of the handwashing station may also provide an extension of the adjacent workdeck surface when the faucet and sink are not in use. |
| US11401696B2 |
Work machine
An operator of a hydraulic excavator and a worker working outside of the hydraulic excavator carry a worker tag that sends a radio-wave signal including a magnetic field ID, a tag ID, and positional information obtained by a GNSS receiving section in case the worker tag receives a magnetic field signal generated by a magnetic field detecting device mounted on the hydraulic excavator. Based on positional information of the hydraulic excavator that is obtained from an GNSS receiving device and positional information of the worker tag, the position of the worker tag is calculated. In case the worker tag is detected in a proximity notification target area, a notification command is generated for notifying the operator of the hydraulic excavator of the detection of the worker tag, and output to a notification device in the cabin of the hydraulic excavator. Thus, a worker who is in proximity to the work machine is accurately detected, and the operator is prevented from being excessively alerted. |
| US11401694B2 |
Method of controlling motor grader, motor grader, and work management system for motor grader
A motor grader includes a vehicular body, a blade, a front wheel located in front of the blade, two rear wheels located in the rear of the blade, a first sensor which detects a position of the vehicular body as first sensor information, a second sensor which detects an inclination of the vehicular body as second sensor information, a first swing member which rotatably supports both of the two rear wheels arranged in the front and rear relation and is swingably supported by the vehicular body, and a third sensor which detects an angle of swing of the first swing member with respect to the vehicular body as third sensor information. A method of controlling a motor grader includes obtaining the first to third sensor information and calculating positions of the rear wheels based on the obtained first to third sensor information. |
| US11401692B2 |
Intelligent ride control
A hydraulic system includes a hydraulic mechanism that includes a first and a second chamber. The hydraulic system includes a control valve fluidly connected to the first chamber and a pressure sensor that is configured to measure the fluid pressure in the first chamber. The hydraulic system includes a processing unit connected to the control valve. The processing unit is configured to control a hydraulic fluid flow rate to and from the first chamber of the hydraulic mechanism via the control valve to provide a shock absorption response. The hydraulic fluid flow rate is based at least in part on a pressure measurement received from the pressure sensor. The shock absorption response is based on a simulated hydraulic accumulator. |
| US11401691B2 |
Hydraulic arrangement
The invention relates to a method (100) of operating an actuator arrangement including at least two types of actuators (6, 7, 11, 12, 30, 34) effectuating different types of movement of a connected device (10, 32) to be actuated, where a change of attitude of the connected device (10, 32) has an influence on the position of at least a defined part (13, 14) of the connected device (10, 32). Different types of actuators (6, 7, 11, 12, 30, 34) are actuated in an automated way to at least partly compensate for the change of position of the defined part (13, 14) of the connected device (10, 32) when changing the attitude of the connected device (10, 32), at least for a certain range of movements. |
| US11401687B2 |
Surface support assembly for supporting a working machine
The invention relates to a support assembly for supporting a vehicle including an articulated interconnecting assembly pivotable connectable to a lower part of the working machine; a telescopic arrangement connected to said articulated interconnecting assembly and including a guiding frame and a telescopic extension member displaceable arranged relative the guiding frame; a foot connected to said telescopic extension member; an articulated linkage arrangement having a linkage arm connectable at one end to a linear actuator for effecting a movement of said articulated interconnecting arrangement and at a second end pivotable connected to one end of a connecting rod, said connecting rod being pivotable connected to the telescopic extension member at a second end, wherein said telescopic extension member includes a channel for accommodating a portion of the connecting rod. |
| US11401679B2 |
Combination standard and corner segmental retaining wall block with integral vertical interlock system
A retaining wall block includes a block body having: a top and a bottom spaced from the top by a height H; a front and a rear spaced from the front by a depth D; and a first side and a second side spaced from the first side by a length L; a vertical interlock system comprising: a female component comprising a groove in the bottom of the block body, the groove being spaced from the front by a depth FB and having a depth G, the groove extending from a distance F from the first side through to the second side, wherein F |
| US11401678B1 |
Flood protection system
An improved flood protection system for a home or other building. The flood protection system includes a waterproof membrane that is positioned on the exterior of the building. The membrane has first and second horizontal edges. A sealant is applied to the foundation between the first horizontal edge of the membrane and the foundation of the building. A termination bar mechanically attaches to the foundation, pressing the first horizontal edge of the membrane and the sealant toward the foundation to create a watertight seal. |
| US11401674B2 |
Pile-bottom grouting cavity and method for using same, and cast-in-place pile body and method for constructing same
Disclosed are a pile-bottom grouting cavity and a method for using same, and a cast-in-place pile body and a method for constructing same. The pile-bottom grouting cavity comprises: a grouting capsule, having an expansion state in which the grouting capsule is filled with grout to bear a pile body, and a contracted state in which the grouting capsule is hollow; a grouting pipe in communication with an inner cavity of the grouting capsule to grout the grouting capsule; and a fixing plate, with the grouting capsule being arranged on the fixing plate, and the fixing plate being provided with a through hole that is in communication with the bottom of an accommodation hole, such that slurry and/or sediment in the accommodation hole pass through the fixing plate. The aim thereof is to solve the problems in the prior art of hole wall collapse and excessive sediment that seriously affect the quality of construction in a grouting pile with a grouting capsule during the construction of a cast-in-place bored pile. |
| US11401671B2 |
Three-stage snow thrower
A three-stage snow thrower having a housing, a power supply operatively connected to said housing, a longitudinal drive shaft extending from the power supply into the housing, and a lateral drive shaft extending rotatably attached to opposing side walls of the housing and being meshingly engaged with the longitudinal drive shaft within a gear assembly. The power supply drives the longitudinal drive shaft, thereby causing the longitudinal drive shaft to rotate, and at least a portion of such rotation is transferred to the lateral drive via a gear assembly. The first stage assembly includes a plurality of augers attached to the lateral drive shaft, wherein the first stage assembly pushes loosened snow axially toward the gear assembly. The second stage assembly includes at least one auger attached to the longitudinal drive shaft, wherein the second stage assembly pushes the snow from the first stage assembly axially rearward in a transverse manner relative to the first stage assembly. The third stage assembly includes an impeller that rotates to throw the snow from the second stage assembly through a chute attached to the housing to expel the snow from the housing. |
| US11401662B2 |
Fibrous structures comprising a surfactant
Fibrous structures, for example sanitary tissue products, such as toilet tissue, having one or more neat surfactant components on at least one exterior surface, methods for making same, and methods for removing fecal matter from a user's skin are provided. |
| US11401660B2 |
Broke composition of matter
Broke pulp in a paper making process is obtained by pulping broke, and the broke pulp is made of fibrillated cellulose fibers and cellulose ester (CE) staple fibers having a denier per filament (DPF) of less than 3, or a cut length of less than 6 mm, or crimped, or non-round with a DPF of less than 3. The broke pulp can be added to the stock preparation zone of a wet laid manufacturing facility and fed through a refiner. |
| US11401659B2 |
Process to produce a paper article comprising cellulose fibers and a staple fiber
The present invention provides compositions comprising cellulose fibers and cellulose ester fibers and wet laid articles made from the compositions, as well as wet laid processes to produce these compositions. More specifically, the present invention provided compositions comprising cellulose fibers and cellulose acetate fibers and wet laid articles made from these compositions as well as wet laid processes to produce these compositions. The present invention also relates to developing a composition, process, wet laid product, or articles exhibiting any one of many desired benefits. |
| US11401656B2 |
Two-layer multi-strand cords having very low, low and medium moduli
A two-layer multi-strand cord (60) comprises an internal layer (CI) of the cord made up of J>1 internal strands (TI) and an external layer (CE) of the cord made up of L>1 external strands (TE). The cord satisfies the relationship 100≤MC≤175, where MC=(J×MI+L×ME)/(J+L); MI=200×cos4(α)×[Q×(D1/2)2×cos4(β)+N×(D2/2)2×cos4(γ)]/[Q×(D1/2)2+N×(D2/2)2]; and ME=200×cos4(α′)×[Q′×(D1′/2)2×cos4(β′)+N′×(D2′/2)2×cos4(γ′)]/[Q′×(D1′/2)2+N′×(D2′/2)2], where D1, D1′, D2, D2′ are in mm, α and α′ are the helix angle of each internal and external strand (TI), β and β′ are the helix angle of each internal thread (F1, F1′), and γ and γ′ are the helix angle of each external thread (F2, F2′). |
| US11401654B2 |
Apparatus and methods for pre-treating swabs prior to collection of specimens to reduce false positive detections
Methods and apparatus for pre-treating swabs prior to collection of specimens to reduce false positive detections by immersing a swab in a liquid chemical pre-treating agent for a treatment period of time. Then the swab is removed and circulated in a rinse agent. The pre-treating agent may be an oxidizing agent, a reducing agent, a bleaching agent (e.g. sodium hypochlorite solution) or a fluorescence suppressing dye (such as Evans blue, Trypan blue, or black dye). |
| US11401646B2 |
Laundry treating appliance with laundry deflector
A laundry treating appliance may include a front panel with an opening, a door selectively opening and closing the front panel opening, a tub with an opening at least partially aligned with the front panel opening, and a bellows extending between the front panel and the tub at their respective openings. A deflector mounted to the tub extends towards the door and overlies at least a portion of the bellows. |
| US11401643B2 |
Yarn planner for tufted patterns and creeling
A tufting machine interface or simulator is provided with yarn planning software enabling the optimization of winding yarn cones for particular patterns and production runs to minimize waste yarn and labor attendant to rewinds. |
| US11401640B2 |
Forming belt for shaped nonwoven
A forming belt for use in making a nonwoven substrate. The forming belt includes a first surface defining a plane of the first surface and an axis parallel to a longitudinal direction corresponding to a machine direction when in use. A plurality of discrete belt patterns can be ordered in sequential relationship with respect to the longitudinal direction. At least a majority of the plurality of discrete belt patterns can include a discrete belt pattern overall area, a first forming zone having a first pattern of three-dimensional raised elements extending outwardly from the plane of the first surface and a second forming zone having a second pattern of three-dimensional raised elements extending outwardly from the plane of the first surface. The first forming zone can have a first air permeability value and the second forming zone can have a second air permeability value. The first air permeability value can be different from the second air permeability value. |
| US11401638B2 |
Method of knitting a warp structure on a flat knitting machine
System and method of manufacturing a unitary construction of a weft knit article with one or more warp insert in an integrated knitting process by using a weft knit machine. The unitary construction comprises one or more yarn materials which are incorporated into one or more weft and warp stitch structures. The knitting machine is equipped with a warp feeder assembly, including a weft knit warp feeder, a warp knitting guide needle block operable to hold a plurality of warp strands, a strand guide bar configured to guide the plurality of warp strands to the weft knit warp feeder, and a cam box. The cam box includes at least a weft stitch cam, a weft guard cam, a warp stitch cam, and a warp guard cam. |
| US11401635B2 |
Device and a method for sensing breakage or end of warp yarn for a fabric weaving loom
A warp breakage/end sensing system and device are configured to detect an end of a warp yarn on a circular weaving machine. A mechanism causes a notification signal to be sent to the loom operator in the situation where a yarn breakage is detected. A drop wire loses its elevation and falls from its normal operative position. The drop causes a first element to rotate and come in contact (physical or non-physical) with a second element, thereby completing an electric circuit and sending a yarn breakage signal to the operator. Upon restoration of the yarn, the first element restores to its normal working position. In the case of a non-physical contact, the first sensing element enters the triggering region of the second sensing element thus causing a signal to be sent. |
| US11401634B2 |
Method, apparatus, and system for making string art
An apparatus for making string art. The apparatus comprising a base structure having a surface with a plurality of pre-formed protruding members arranged in a predetermined pattern. The plurality of pre-formed protruding members has a top end configured to hold a string. |
| US11401633B2 |
Seamless double-woven fabric for filling down
A seamless double-woven fabric for filling down includes a first fabric layer including first warps and first wefts, a second fabric layer including second warps and second wefts, and a coupling part to partition a down filling part formed between the first and second fabric layers into down filling spaces. The first warp and the second warp are formed so as to be crossed to each other one time or at least two times through a coupling weft. If the number of the coupling wefts is 2n, wherein n is an integer of 1 or more, the first and second fabric layers are arranged to be crossed about the coupling part. If the number of the coupling wefts is 2n+1, wherein n is an integer of 0 or more, the first and second fabric layers are arranged not to be crossed. |
| US11401631B2 |
Impact resistant, wrappable multilayered woven sleeve and method of construction thereof
A wrappable, woven sleeve includes a wall having opposite edges extending lengthwise between opposite ends, with the opposite edges being wrappable into overlapping relation to bound a central cavity. The wall has a plurality of layers extending from one edge to the opposite edge and from one end to the opposite end in overlying relation with one another. Each of the layers include warp yarns and fill yarns woven together. The wrapped wall has a radially outermost layer and a radially innermost layer. The radially outermost layer has at least one of a first tightness and/or first width and the radially innermost layer has at least one of a second tightness and/or second width, with the first tightness and first width being greater than the second tightness and second width. |
| US11401630B2 |
Method for spreading a tow of textile non-braided filaments, preferably chemical or inorganic filaments
A method for spreading a tow of textile non-braided filaments, preferably chemical or inorganic fibres comprises providing a tow of textile non-braided filaments extending along its own main direction and having a section transverse to the main direction with a predetermined thickness and a predetermined width, feeding the tow along a travel path and spreading the tow in order to increase its width and reduce its thickness, defining a spread tow. The step of spreading the tow includes immersing the tow in a bath and generating in the bath a sequence of transverse waves crossing the tow transversely to the main direction in order to separate and place the individual filaments side by side, thereby spreading the tow, wherein the tow entering the bath and/or the spread tow extracted from the bath is/are unsized. |
| US11401627B2 |
Method for preparing quantum rod/polymer fiber membrane by using electrospinning technique
Disclosed is a method for preparing a quantum rod/polymer fiber membrane by using electrospinning technique. The method comprises the following steps: (1) preparing a quantum rod solution; (2) preparing a polymer solution, and adding the quantum rod solution obtained in step (1) into the polymer solution so as to form an electrospinning precursor solution with a volume concentration of the quantum rods of 5%-80%; and (3) adding the electrospinning precursor solution into an electrospinning device, regulating the voltage of a generator and the receiving distance, and then performing electrospinning to prepare the quantum rod/polymer fiber membrane. By adjusting the concentration of the quantum rod solution and parameters in the electrospinning process, the method realizes directional arrangements of the quantum rods in the electrospinning process, thereby obtaining the quantum rod/polymer fiber membrane with high degree of polarization performance. |
| US11401624B2 |
Plating apparatus and method for electroplating wafer
A plating apparatus for electroplating a wafer includes a housing defining a plating chamber for housing a plating solution. A voltage source of the apparatus has a first terminal having a first polarity and a second terminal having a second polarity different than the first polarity. The first terminal is electrically coupled to the wafer. An anode is within the plating chamber, and the second terminal is electrically coupled to the anode. A membrane support is within the plating chamber and over the anode. The membrane support defines apertures, wherein in a first zone of the membrane support a first aperture-area to surface-area ratio is a first ratio, and in a second zone of the membrane support a second aperture-area to surface-area ratio is a second ratio, different than the first ratio. |
| US11401618B2 |
Cobalt filling of interconnects
Compositions and methods of using such compositions for electroplating cobalt onto semiconductor base structures comprising submicron-sized electrical interconnect features are provided herein. The interconnect features are metallized by contacting the semiconductor base structure with an electrolytic composition comprising a source of cobalt ions, a suppressor, a buffer, and one or more of a depolarizing compound and a uniformity enhancer. Electrical current is supplied to the electrolytic composition to deposit cobalt onto the base structure and fill the submicron-sized features with cobalt. The method presented herein is useful for superfilling interconnect features. |
| US11401611B2 |
Thermal barrier coatings with CMAS resistance
A coating on a substrate is disclosed having layers including yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) and yttrium aluminum perovskite (YAP). |
| US11401609B2 |
Film forming method and film forming system
A film forming method includes forming a cancel layer on a substrate, which is disposed within a processing container and on which a base film is formed, in a pressure-reduced atmosphere, the cancel layer cancelling orientation of the base film, forming an initial metal film by supplying a metal material gas and a boron-containing gas to the substrate on which the cancel layer is formed, and forming a main metal film on the substrate on which the initial metal film is formed. |
| US11401606B2 |
Coating nozzle, coating device and corresponding coating method
The present disclosure proposes a coating nozzle, a coating device and a corresponding coating method. The nozzle includes: a first reactant spout configured to spray a first reactant; a second reactant spout configured to spray a second reactant; and a first air curtain spout configured to spray shielding gas, so that the sprayed shielding gas forms an air curtain which isolates the first reactant from the second reactant. The device includes: one or more coating nozzles described above; and a transport mechanism configured to transport an object to be coated, so that the object to be coated sequentially passes through a first reaction region of the first reactant and a second reaction region of the second reactant for each of the one or more nozzles. |
| US11401604B2 |
Film formation method
A film formation method is provided with a step for disposing a non-electroconductive long thin tube 102 in a chamber 101 in which the internal pressure thereof is adjustable, generating a plasma inside the long thin tube 102 in a state in which a starting material gas including a hydrocarbon is supplied, and forming a diamond-like carbon film on an inner wall surface of the long thin tube 102. The long thin tube 102 is disposed in the chamber 101 in a state in which a discharge electrode 125 is disposed in one end part of the long thin tube 102 and the other end part is open. An alternating-current bias is intermittently applied between the discharge electrode 125 and a counter electrode 126 provided so as to be separated from the long thin tube 102. |
| US11401603B2 |
Two part 3D metal printhead assembly method of manufacture
3D metal printhead assembly method of manufacture that uses metal electrodeposition to construct parts. The printhead may be constructed by depositing layers on top of a backplane that contains control and power circuits. Deposited layers may include insulating layers and an anode layer that contain deposition anodes that are in contact with the electrolyte to drive electrodeposition. Insulating layers may for example be constructed of silicon nitride or silicon dioxide; the anode layer may contain an insoluble conductive material such as platinum group metals and their associated oxides, highly doped semiconducting materials, and carbon based conductors. The anode layer may be deposited using chemical vapor deposition or physical vapor deposition. Alternatively in one or more embodiments the printhead may be constructed by manufacturing a separate anode plane component, and then bonding the anode plane to the backplane. |
| US11401594B2 |
Hot-rolled steel sheet for coiled tubing and method for manufacturing the same
Provided are a hot-rolled steel sheet for coiled tubing and a method for manufacturing the steel sheet. The steel sheet has a yield strength of 480 MPa or more, a tensile strength of 600 MPa or more, a yield-strength difference (ΔYS) of 100 MPa or more, where the yield-strength difference is defined as a difference in yield strength between before and after a prestrain-heat treatment performed for simulation of a tube-making process and a stress-relief annealing heat treatment which are currently implemented, and a yield strength of 620 MPa or more after the prestrain-heat treatment. |
| US11401592B2 |
Liner alloy, steel element and method
Disclosed is a liner alloy and a steel element with a liner alloy element. The liner alloy comprises from 0.5 to 3 wt. % of C, from 10 to 30 wt. % of Cr, less than 2 wt. % of B, less than 4 wt. % of Ti, less than 4 wt. % of Nb, less than 1 wt. % of V, less than 1.5 wt. % of W, from 0.5 to 2 wt. % of Mo, from 0.5 to 2 wt. % of Mn, less than 1 wt. % of Si, less than 0.5 wt. % of Al, wherein the wt. % is based on total weight of the liner alloy with remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities. |
| US11401591B2 |
Method for selecting rail steel and wheel steel
A method for selecting a rail steel and a wheel steel comprising: selecting a rail steel and a wheel steel to be used as a rail and a wheel on an actual track, respectively, the rail steel and the wheel steel having a specific chemical composition, such that the rail comprises a head portion having a yield strength YSR of 830 MPa or more, the wheel comprises a rim portion having a yield strength YSW of 580 MPa or more, and a ratio YSR/YSW of the yield strength YSR at the head portion of the rail to the yield strength YSW at the rim portion of the wheel falls within a range of: 0.85≤YSR/YSW≤1.95 (1). |
| US11401589B2 |
Multilayer electrical steel sheet
Provided is a multilayer electrical steel sheet having both low high-frequency iron loss and high magnetic flux density. The multilayer electrical steel sheet has an inner layer and surface layers provided on both sides of the inner layer, in which the surface layers and the inner layer have a predetermined chemical composition, the multilayer electrical steel sheet having: ΔSi of 0.5 mass % to 4.0 mass %; ΔAl of 0.05 mass % or less; a ratio of t1 to t represented by t1/t of from 0.10 to 0.70; a magnetic flux density B10 of 1.3 T or more; and a ratio of B1 to B10 represented by B1/B10 of 0.45 or more; and an iron loss W10/1k in W/kg and the sheet thickness t in mm satisfy the following formula (1): W10/1k≤15+140×t (1). |
| US11401588B2 |
Additive manufacturing method of lead-free environmentally-friendly high-strength brass alloy
The present invention discloses an additive manufacturing method of lead-free environmentally-friendly high-strength brass alloys, which mainly comprises five steps of gas atomization milling, model building, forming chamber preparation, pre-spreading powder and selective laser forming. Wherein the lead-free environmentally-friendly high-strength brass alloy comprises the following elements: Zn 5.5-40 wt. %, Si 0.5-4 wt. %, trace elements Al and Ti totally 0-0.5 wt. %, and Cu for the balance. Its microstructure includes micron-sized cell crystals and dendrites. By the above method, it is possible to obtain a nearly fully compact high-strength brass alloy and nearly net-formed complex parts thereof. The formed high-strength brass alloy has beautiful color and excellent physical properties such as excellent electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, corrosion resistance and machinability. It can be widely used in sanitary ware, hardware decoration, radiators, electronic communication, low temperature piping, pressure equipment and other machinery manufacturing fields. |
| US11401578B2 |
Extraction methods from refractory ores
A method for extracting and separating Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc and/or Lead from an Arsenic-containing ore, concentrate or tailings characterized in that the extraction is carried by roasting in the presence of a calcium-containing material and at least one of an alkali metal halide and alkaline metal halide. In the method, Arsenic remains immobilized in the extraction residue. |
| US11401577B2 |
Manufacturing process of hot press formed aluminized steel parts
A manufacturing process of a press hardened coated part including providing a furnace containing N zones, each furnace zone being respectively heated at a setting temperature Θ1F, Θ2F, . . . ΘiF, . . . , ΘNF, including: providing a steel sheet with thickness th between 0.5 and 5 mm, the steel sheet covered by an aluminium alloy precoating with a thickness between 15 and 50 μm, the emissivity coefficient being equal to 0.15(1+α), α being between 0 and 2.4, then cutting the steel sheet to obtain a precoated steel blank, then placing the precoated steel blank in furnace zone 1 for a duration t1 between 5 and 600 s, wherein Θ1F and t1 are such that: Θ1Fmax>Θ1F>Θ1Fmin then transferring the precoated steel blank in the furnace zone 2 heated at a setting temperature Θ2F=Θ1B and maintaining isothermally the precoated steel blank for a duration t2, then transferring the precoated steel blank in further zones (3, . . . i, . . . , N) of the furnace, so to reach a maximum blank temperature ΘMB between 850° C. and 950° C., the average heating rate Va of the blank between Θ2F and ΘMB being between 5 and 500° C./s, then hot forming the heated steel blank so as to obtain a part, then cooling the part to obtain martensite or bainite. |
| US11401575B2 |
Sealing device
A sealing device is installed in heating treatment equipment through which a steel strip passes, the device including a rotary damper which is placed above the steel strip so as to be in contact with the steel strip, and a roll which is placed below the steel strip so that the roll opposes the rotary damper to form a pair consisting of the rotary damper and the roll opposing each other, the steel strip passing through a gap, which is formed between the rotary damper and the roll opposing each other, in which two pairs each of which is the pair consisting of the rotary damper and the roll opposing each other are arranged in tandem in a moving direction of the steel strip in the heating treatment equipment, and an inert gas is fed into a space defined by the two pairs arranged in tandem. |
| US11401567B2 |
Manufacturing method of steel sheet
A manufacturing method of a steel sheet includes: a step of performing continuous casting of molten steel having a Si content of 0.4 mass % to 3.0 mass % to obtain a slab; a step of performing hot rolling of the slab to obtain a hot-rolled steel sheet; a step of performing cold rolling of the hot-rolled steel sheet to obtain a cold-rolled steel sheet; a step of performing cold-rolled sheet annealing of the cold-rolled steel sheet; a step of performing pickling after the cold-rolled sheet annealing; a step of performing water washing after the pickling; and a step of performing drying after the water washing. A dew point is set to −35° C. or lower in the cold-rolled sheet annealing, an electrical conductivity of a rinse water to be used in the water washing is set to 5.0 mS/m or less, a water-washing time is set to 15 seconds or less in the water washing, and the drying is started within 60 seconds from an end of the water washing. |
| US11401566B2 |
High strength and high toughness stainless steel and processing method thereof
A stainless steel with high strength and high toughness and processing method thereof are disclosed in the present invention. The stainless steel comprising: C of 0.01%˜0.1% weight percentage, N of 0.05%˜0.2%, P of no higher than 0.03%, S of no higher than 0.003%, Si of 0.5%˜1%, Mn of 1.0%˜2.0%, Cr of 15%˜17%, Ni of 5% to 7%, and Fe. The stainless steel contains austenite and strain-induced martensite structure, wherein the martensite is of irregular approximately spindle body shape, and the average size of its long axis ranges from 50 to 1000 nm and that of its short axis ranges from 20 to 500 nm, the volume percent of martensite in the stainless steel is 0.1% to 20%. |
| US11401565B2 |
Sheet metal forming die laser surface hardening process
A laser beam is scanned along spaced apart side-by-side laser tracks to form corresponding spaced apart side-by-side hardened metal tracks across a binder surface of the forming die. Each hardened metal track is oriented to extend longitudinally in a direction that is normal to the metal flow direction across the binder surface during a sheet metal forming operation. The scanning forms the corresponding hardened metal tracks across the binder surface without needing to perform a post-hardening machining operation on the sheet metal forming die to remove distortion caused by the laser hardening process. |
| US11401562B2 |
Cell-free nucleic acids for the analysis of the human microbiome and components thereof
Methods, devices, compositions and kits are provided for analysis of the microbiome or individual components thereof in an individual. The methods find use in a determination of infection, in analysis of the microbiome structure, in determining the immunocompetence of an individual, and the like. In some embodiments of the invention, the individual is treated with an therapeutic regimen, e.g. drugs, diet, radiation therapy, and the like. |
| US11401561B2 |
Primer composition for analyzing intestinal flora and application thereof
The present invention provides a primer composition for analyzing intestinal flora, a detection kit composed thereof, and an application of the same. The present invention employs two-step amplification to obtain a sequencing library, and the primer composition comprises a random base. |
| US11401558B2 |
Methods, compositions, kits and devices for rapid analysis of biological markers
Provided herein are kits, devices and methods for rapid analysis of biological samples. In particular, kits, devices and methods described herein can be applied to rapid nucleic acid analysis of solid tissue samples. |
| US11401557B2 |
Bladder cancer detection using microsatellite analysis in paired buccal swab and urine samples
Methods are described for the efficient and accurate detection of bladder cancer. In particular, the method utilizes microsatellite analysis of bladder cancer markers to determine the presence of loss of heterozygosity or microsatellite instability using matched buccal swab and urine samples from a patient. In some cancer marker panels, detected loss of heterozygosity or microsatellite instability in two markers can be indicative of bladder cancer. |
| US11401554B2 |
Genetic markers for predicting responsiveness to therapy with HDL-raising or HDL mimicking agent
Genotyping methods and compositions for selecting patients with cardiovascular disease who will benefit from treatment with HDL-raising or HDL mimicking agent, in particular with a CETP inhibitor/modulator. |
| US11401551B2 |
Identifying a de novo fetal mutation from a maternal biological sample
Systems and methods for identifying a de novo mutation in a genome of a fetus are provided. Methods may include identifying a location of each of a plurality of cell-free nucleic acid molecules using sequence reads. Methods may also include identifying a first sequence in the sequence reads at a first location that is not present in the maternal or paternal sequences. Methods may additionally include determining a first fractional concentration of the first sequence in the biological sample at the first location. Further, methods may include determining a second fractional concentration of a fetal-specific second sequence. The second sequence may be inherited by the fetus from the father at the second location. In addition, methods may include classifying the first sequence as a de novo mutation at the first location in a fetal genome of the fetus if the first and second fractional concentrations are about the same. |
| US11401550B2 |
Creation of libraries of droplets and related species
The present invention is generally related to systems and methods for producing a plurality of droplets. The droplets may contain varying species, e.g., for use as a library. In some cases, the fluidic droplets may be rigidified to form rigidified droplets (e.g., gel droplets). In certain embodiments, the droplets may undergo a phase change (e.g., from rigidified droplets to fluidized droplets), as discussed more herein. In some cases, a species may be added internally to a droplet by exposing the droplet to a fluid comprising a plurality of species. |
| US11401546B2 |
Detection of target nucleic acid sequences by PTO cleavage and extension-dependent extension assay
The present invention relates to the detection of a target nucleic acid sequence by a PTOCE-E (PTO Cleavage and Extension-dependent Extension) assay. The PTOCE-E assay of the present invention can reduce the non-target signal and increase the target signal as compared with the conventional PTOCE and PCE-SH methods, thereby enabling more accurate detection of the target nucleic acid sequence. |
| US11401541B2 |
Solid form of (-)-Ambrox formed by a bioconversion of homofarnesol in the presence of a biocatalyst
A solid form of (−)-Ambrox formed by a bioconversion process. |
| US11401537B2 |
Process for producing polyhydroxyalkanoate
High levels of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) can be produced from wastewater comprising Readily Biodegradable COD (RBCOD) using activated sludge comprising microorganisms capable of accumulating PHA by contacting the wastewater with the activated sludge in the presence of dissolved oxygen during a first period of time, to obtain PHA-loaded activated sludge, and then supplying elements essential for growth such as nitrogen and phosphorus and allowing up-take of these elements and limited growth during a second period of time, the supplied amount of at least of one of said essential elements compared to the amount of RBCOD supplied in step a) limiting the growth to an extent that not all PHA is used for growth, to obtain grown activated sludge; and removing or harvesting part of the PHA-loaded activated sludge and/or part of the grown activated sludge, so that the total average retention time of the sludge is less than 72 h. |
| US11401534B2 |
Microorganisms for the production of 1,4- butanediol and related methods
The invention provides non-naturally occurring microbial organisms comprising a 1,4-butanediol (BDO) pathway comprising at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding a BDO pathway enzyme expressed in a sufficient amount to produce BDO and further optimized for expression of BDO. The invention additionally provides methods of using such microbial organisms to produce BDO. |
| US11401528B2 |
Replication-defective arenavirus vectors
The invention relates to an infectious arenavirus particle that is engineered to contain a genome with the ability to amplify and express its genetic information in infected cells but unable to produce further infectious progeny particles in normal, not genetically engineered cells. One or more of the four arenavirus open reading frames glycoprotein (GP), nucleoprotein (NP), matrix protein Z and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase L are removed or mutated to prevent replication in normal cells but still allowing gene expression in arenavirus vector-infected cells, and foreign genes coding for an antigen or other protein of interest or nucleic acids modulating host gene expression are expressed under control of the arenavirus promoters, internal ribosome entry sites or under control of regulatory elements that can be read by the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, cellular RNA polymerase I, RNA polymerase II or RNA polymerase III. The modified arenaviruses are useful as vaccines and therapeutic agents for a variety of diseases. |
| US11401522B2 |
Fungal genome modification systems and methods of use
Compositions and methods are provided for genome modification at a target site in the genome of a fungal cell. The methods and compositions are drawn to a guide polynucleotide/Cas endonuclease system for promoting modification of the DNA sequence at a target site in a fungal host cell genome. |
| US11401518B2 |
Methods of reducing expression of x-inactivation escapee genes and autosomal genes
Inhibitory nucleic acids, e.g., antisense oligonucleotides (ASO) against PAR-TERRA RNA or other chromosome-specific TERRA transcripts (i.e., inclusive of chromosome-specific subtelomeric sequences), and methods of use thereof to downregulate expression of escapee genes on the inactive X chromosome, expression from the active X chromosome, subtelomeric autosomal loci (e.g., FSHD locus), or expression of autosomal genes involved in growth control and apoptosis, e.g., in cells and subjects with supernumerary X chromosomes and/or cancer and other human diseases. |
| US11401509B2 |
Methods of minimizing glycoprotein agregation in CHO cell production
In accordance with the present invention, CHO cells expressing a recombinant polypeptide of interest are grown in media where the amino acids, vitamins, phosphate, lipids and/or antioxidant optimization is utilized to manipulate and/or control the protein quality attributes of the polypeptides. Polypeptides expressed in accordance with the present invention may be advantageously used in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions. |
| US11401504B2 |
Method for inducing antigen specific CD8 positive T cells
Provided is a method for inducing CD4−CD8+ T cells having an antigen specific cytotoxic activity from pluripotent stem cells, comprising the steps of: (1) differentiating pluripotent stem cells to give a cell culture comprising CD4−CD8− T cells and CD4+CD8+ T cells, (2) removing CD4−CD8− cells from the cell culture obtained in step (1), and (3) differentiating the CD4+CD8+ cells in the cell culture into CD4−CD8+ T cells. |
| US11401501B2 |
Methods for culturing organoids
The present invention provides a method for culturing organoids, the method comprising: a) disassociating unprocessed organoids to produce a cell suspension; b) sieving the cell suspension through a cell strainer to retain a sieved cell suspension containing cells of about 10 μm to about 1 mm in diameter; and c) seeding cells of the sieved cell suspension into a bioreactor in a cell culture medium comprising an extracellular support matrix. |
| US11401500B2 |
System, method, and composition for incubating spores for use in aquaculture, agriculture, wastewater, and environmental remediation applications
A system and method for generating an incubated bacteria solution by heating a nutrient germinant composition and bacteria, including at least one species in spore form, to a preferred temperature a range of 35-50° C. for 2-60 minutes using exothermic chemical reaction heat. An incubated bacteria solution is preferably generated at or near a point-of-use in an aquaculture, agriculture, wastewater, or environmental remediation application. The nutrient-germinant composition comprises L-amino acids, optionally D-glucose and/or D-fructose, a buffer, an industrial preservative, and may include bacteria spores (preferably of one or more Bacillus species) or they may be separately combined for incubation. A first chemical contained in a pouch is activated by contact with a second chemical, water, or air in a flameless heater to initiate exothermic reaction to provide incubation heat. A potable, single-use incubation bag is configured to hold the flameless heater and a container of nutrient germinant composition and spores. |
| US11401494B2 |
Cell processing system and method with fill options
A variety of fill options is provided for a cell processing system. Certain options relate to a syringe assembly that receives a product directly from a separator. Other options relate to a filling system associated with the cell processing system, the filling system comprising one or more filling stations, each with at least one container, that receive product from a product container associated with the cell processing system. |
| US11401493B2 |
Packed-bed bioreactor systems and methods of using the same
A packed-bed bioreactor system for culturing cells is provided, the system including a cell culture vessel having at least one interior reservoir, an inlet fluidly connected to the reservoir, and an outlet fluidly connected to the reservoir; and a cell culture matrix disposed in the reservoir. The cell culture matrix includes a structurally defined multi-layered substrate for adhering cells thereto, and each layer of the multi-layered substrate has a physical structure and a porosity that are substantially regular and uniform. |
| US11401489B2 |
Water-soluble multicompartment unit dose article
A water-soluble multicompartment unit dose article having a weight ratio of laundry detergent to total water-soluble film in the water-soluble multicompartment unit dose article of at least 45:1. |
| US11401487B2 |
Cleaning formulation for removing residues on surfaces
This disclosure relates to a cleaning composition that contains 1) at least one redox agent; 2) at least one first chelating agent, the first chelating agent being a polyaminopolycarboxylic acid; 3) at least one metal corrosion inhibitor, the metal corrosion inhibitor being a substituted or unsubstituted benzotriazole; 4) at least one pH adjusting agent, the pH adjusting agent being a base free of a metal ion; and 5) water. This disclosure also relates to a method of using the above composition for cleaning a semiconductor substrate. |
| US11401485B2 |
Microcapsule system for polysensory olfactory effects I
A microcapsule system having an outer microcapsule with an outer capsule shell is disclosed. The outer microcapsule comprises at least one inner microcapsule with an inner capsule shell and a first fragrance composition. The inner microcapsule comprises a second fragrance composition that differs from the first fragrance composition. Methods for the production of such micr, products that contain said microcapsules, methods for producing polysensory olfactory impressions and to the corresponding use of the microcapsule system. |
| US11401477B2 |
Fuel blend comprising a mixture of aryl ethers
The present invention relates to middle distillate fuel blends, in particular renewable diesel fuel blends comprising a mixture of aryl ethers. |
| US11401475B2 |
Production of light olefins from crude oil via fluid catalytic cracking process and apparatus
A reactor system configured for efficiently removing contaminants (CCR, nickel, vanadium, nitrogen, sodium, iron, calcium, chlorine etc.) from a heavy portion of the crude oil. The products are routed to a common main fractionation section. The heavy feed with lower contaminants may then be processed in a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit, the overall concept employing a fluid catalytic reaction platform with carbon rejection approach. Also disclosed is a reactor system for efficiently processing crude oil in a fluid catalytic cracking unit with a dual-reactor and dual catalyst system to maximize petrochemical building blocks such as ethylene, propylene, butylenes, BTX (benzene, toluene and xylene) rich naphtha from a variety of crude oils. |
| US11401472B2 |
Washing and desalting device, washing and desalting method, desalting and dehydrating system, and desalting and dehydrating method
A washing and desalting device includes a first shell and a plurality of filaments. The first shell has a first receiving cavity and is provided with a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet that communicate with the first receiving cavity. The plurality of the filaments is provided in the first receiving cavity, and the length direction of each of the filaments is consistent with that of the first receiving cavity. The device can be incorporated in a washing and dehydrating system. |
| US11401471B2 |
Simulated distillation using gas chromatography with vacuum ultraviolet detection
A method to simulate distillation of a petroleum stream by gas chromatography can include separating the petroleum stream with a gas chromatograph as a function of boiling point; passing the separated petroleum stream through a vacuum ultraviolet detector to yield data comprising a vacuum ultraviolet signal as a function of boiling point; integrating the vacuum ultraviolet signal as a function of boiling point over two or more wavelength ranges to derive relative concentrations of two or more components of the separated petroleum stream that correspond to the two or more wavelength ranges. |
| US11401463B2 |
Luminescent particles based on rare earth elements and use thereof as a diagnostic agent
The present invention concerns a luminescent particle comprising a nanoparticle of formula A1-xLnxVO4(1-y)(PO4)y (I) in which A is selected from yttrium (Y), gadolinium (Gd), lanthanum (La), and mixtures thereof; Ln is selected from europium (Eu), dysprosium (Dy), samarium (Sm), neodymium (Nd), erbium (Er), ytterbium (Yb), and mixtures thereof; 0 |
| US11401460B2 |
Methods for pressure protection using a gas
Disclosed are compositions and methods for the pressure protection of existing wells during infill drilling operations. The methods can include injecting a gas into the existing wellbore in fluid communication with an unconventional subterranean formation prior to and/or during fracturing of the new wellbore in fluid communication with the unconventional subterranean formation. |
| US11401455B2 |
Low pH crosslinking of polymers
The invention is directed to polymers that self-crosslink at acidic pH or can be crosslinked by phenolic agents in brine. Such polymers have lower viscosity and can be pumped deep into reservoirs, where they will cross link in situ, thus increasing their viscosity and/or form a gel and blocking thief zones. Methods of making and using such polymers are also provided. |
| US11401451B2 |
Fiber reinforced flexible foams
A flexible foam composition comprising a flexible foam structure comprising a plurality of struts, and a plurality of fibers, where a majority of the fibers are associated with the struts. The fibers may be thermally conductive fibers. The fibers include, but are not necessarily limited to, homopolymer and/or copolymer fibers having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of −50° C. (−58° F.) or greater, carbon fibers, animal-based fibers, plant-based fibers, metal fibers, and combinations thereof. The presence of fibers can impart to the flexible foam composition greater indentation force deflection (IFD), greater static thermal conductivity, improved compression set, improved height retention or durability, and/or a combination of these improvements. The flexible foam composition may be polyurethane foam, latex foam, polyether polyurethane foam, viscoelastic foam, high resilient foam, polyester polyurethane foam, foamed polyethylene, foamed polypropylene, expanded polystyrene, foamed silicone, melamine foam, among others. |
| US11401449B2 |
Methods of forming an adhesive composition from asphalt shingle waste powder
Non-limiting embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method comprising: obtaining asphalt shingle waste (ASW) and performing grinding, screening, and separating steps on the ASW. In some embodiments, granules are removed from the ASW. In some embodiments, the method transforms ASW into ASW powder. In some embodiments, the ASW powder is formed into a plurality of briquettes. In some embodiments, at least one of: the ASW powder, the plurality of briquettes, or any combination thereof is fed into a mixing process that results in an ASW powder filled coating. In some embodiments, the ASW powder is formed into an adhesive composition. |
| US11401446B2 |
Electroconductive adhesive composition
An object of the present invention is to provide an electroconductive adhesive composition which has excellent thermal conductivity and which, even when repeatedly undergoing fluctuations in temperature, is less apt to cause adherend separation. The present invention relates to an electroconductive adhesive composition which contains: an electroconductive filler (A) containing metal particles (a1) having an average particle diameter of 0.5-10 μm and silver particles (a2) having an average particle diameter of 10-200 nm; and particles (B) of a thermoplastic resin which is solid at 25° C. |
| US11401443B2 |
Adhesion-regulating agents and methods for tuning adhesion strength of acrylic adhesives by substrate modification
Adhesion-regulating agents for enhancing the adhesion values of acrylic adhesives, and methods of using adhesion-regulating agents for treating a removable flooring substrate surface for tuning the adhesion of the flooring substrate surface to objects comprising an acrylic adhesive are disclosed. |
| US11401442B2 |
Polishing liquid and chemical mechanical polishing method
A polishing liquid is used for chemical mechanical polishing and includes colloidal silica; and an onium salt containing a cation, in which a content of the onium salt is more than 0.01% by mass, a zeta potential of the colloidal silica measured in a state where the colloidal silica is present in the polishing liquid is 15 mV or more, an electrical conductivity is 10 μS/cm or more, and a pH is 2 to 4. |
| US11401435B2 |
Aqueous primer and aqueous white inkjet ink composition set for lamination
An object is to improve the lamination strength and anti-blocking suitability of matters printed with an aqueous white inkjet ink composition containing titanium oxide, etc., on polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene, nylon, and other resin films. As a means for achieving the object, an ink set is provided that includes a combination of: an aqueous primer composition containing an acrylic resin and/or vinyl acetate resin, and a calcium salt; and an aqueous white inkjet ink composition containing a polyester polyurethane resin emulsion with a rate of elongation of 500 to 1500% by 0.1 to 10.0 percent by mass in solids content in the aqueous white inkjet ink composition, a wax emulsion, and a titanium oxide. |
| US11401432B2 |
Curable composition, accommodating unit, device for forming two or three dimensional image, method of forming two or three dimensional image, and cured matter
A curable composition contains a polymerizable compound and a polymerization initiator containing pheylbis(2,4,6-trimethyl benzoyl)phosphine oxide and diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide in a mass ratio of pheylbis(2,4,6-trimethyl benzoyl)phosphine oxide:diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide from 1:6 to 1:160, wherein supernatant obtained after the curable composition is centrifuged for 30 minutes at 70,000 rotation per minute has an absorbance of 0.02 or less at a wavelength of 700 nm. |
| US11401431B2 |
Thermal inkjet ink and colorless pre-treatment fluid
A thermal inkjet ink includes a water-based vehicle; a colorant; and a modified siloxane surfactant including a plurality of components. Each component has a chemical formula I: Si(1+x+z)O(1+x+z+y)C(1+1+2(x+z)+j+m+y(2+n))H(6+6+6(x+z)+o+p+y(4+q)). For each component: y ranges from 2 to 4; x and z each range from 0 to 14; x+z=from 0 to 14; j, m, and n are the number of carbon atoms, respectively, in R1, R2, and R3; o, p, and q are the number of hydrogen atoms, respectively, in R1, R2, and R3. R1 is selected from H, an alkyl, and an aryl. Each of R2 and R3 is selected from H, an alkyl, an alkyl substituted with an allylic or an epoxy group, an aryl, and an aryl substituted with an allylic or an epoxy group. For some components: x+z=from 7 to 14. |
| US11401429B2 |
Aqueous ink compositions
The present disclosure is drawn to aqueous ink compositions, methods of printing on offset coated print media, and printing systems. In one example, the aqueous ink compositions can include from 2 wt % to 5 wt % pigment, from 70 wt % to 95 wt % water, from 1 wt % to 10 wt % binder, from 0.1 wt % to 3 wt % non-ionic surfactant, from 1 wt % to 15 wt % humectant solvent including a hydrophilic group, and from 0.3 wt % to 4.5 wt % non-volatile glycol ether co-solvent having a boiling point of 220 C or greater. |
| US11401428B2 |
Coating agent compositions that are suitable for dip coating and that cure at low temperature
Aqueous coating compositions are provided. The aqueous compositions include at least one type of organic polymer particles having an average particle size of 10 to 1000 nm, including isocyanate-reactive polymers (A), one or more ketoxime- and/or pyrazole-blocked polyisocyanates (B) including at least one aromatic hydrocarbyl radical or at least one cycloaliphatic hydrocarbyl radical, at least one polyanionic polymer (C), at least one complex fluoride (D) selected from the group consisting of hexa- or tetrafluorides of metallic elements of groups IVb, Vb and VIb of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and at least one aminosilane (E), wherein the aqueous coating compositions have a pH of 3 to 5, and have a total solids content of 5% to 35% by weight. Also provided are processes for producing these aqueous coating compositions, processes for coating metal ion-releasing surfaces with the aqueous coating compositions, and coatings obtained therefrom. |
| US11401424B2 |
Age-resistant asphalt compositions and methods
Aging resistant asphalt compositions and related methods of preparing and applying the same are provided. The aging resistant asphalt compositions can include a base asphalt with specified properties combined with an aging resistance additive, to produce modified asphalt compositions having a colloidal index within the range of about 3.7 to about 8.0, a saturates content of less than about 10% by weight, and measurable age-resistant properties. The aging resistant asphalt compositions are useable in a variety of asphalt paving and non-paving applications. The aging resistant asphalt compositions provide improved resistance to both moderate and low failure temperatures of conventional paving asphalts throughout its service life by reducing age-related failures. |
| US11401423B2 |
Surface treated-metal oxide particle material, method for producing same, resin composition for electronic material, and filler for silicone resin material
Provided is a filler that has a low viscosity when mixed in a resin material and has reduced permittivity and dielectric loss tangent. The filler includes: a metal oxide particle material; and a polyorganosiloxane compound with which a surface treatment is performed on the metal oxide particle material and which is represented by general formula (1): (RO)3Si—(SiR2—O—)n—SiR3 (in general formula (1), each R is independently selected from among alkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and n is not less than 10 and not greater than 200). A resin composition obtained by containing the filler in a resin is suitable for an electronic material. |
| US11401422B2 |
Liquid silicone rubber composition
A liquid silicone rubber (LSR) composition, and articles and coatings made therewith are disclosed. Also disclosed is a process to provide for the composition, and a process to coat on textile. |
| US11401421B2 |
Addition-curable silicone rubber composition
The purpose of the present invention is to provide an addition-curable silicone rubber composition which gives a cured product having a controlled oil-bleeding property and releasability from a mold, without increasing an amount of a bleeding oil to be added.Thus, the present invention provides an addition-curable silicone rubber composition comprising the following components (A) to (D): (A) 100 parts by mass of an organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups each bonded to a silicon atom, (B) 0.2 to 20 parts by mass of an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least two hydrogen atoms each bonded to a silicon atom, (C) a catalytic amount of a platinum group metal catalyst, and (D) 1 to 10 parts by mass of a silicone oil represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 is, independently of each other, an unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R2 is, independently of each other, a monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, the amount of the monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group is at least 35 mol % and less than 50 mol %, relative to a total amount of all substituents each bonded to a silicon atom, that is, all of R1 and R2, m is an integer of from 0 to 3, m′ is an integer of from 0 to 3, n′ is an integer of from 0 to 3, n is an integer of from 10 to 20, and m+m′+n+n′ is in a range of from 10 to 22. |
| US11401416B2 |
Flame retardant polyamide composition
A polyamide composition comprising a polyamide; a plurality of inorganic fibers; and a flame retardant system comprising a zinc phosphinate and a nitrogen-containing polyphosphate is provided. At thicknesses of from about 0.4 to about 3.2 millimeters, the composition exhibits a Glow Wire Ignition Temperature of about 775° C. or more as determined in accordance with IEC-60695-2-13:2010; a Glow Wire End Product Temperature (without flame) of about 750° C. or more as determined in accordance with IEC-60335-1:2010; a Glow Wire Flammability Index of about 850° C. or more as determined in accordance with IEC-60695-2-12:2010; a V0 rating as determined in accordance with UL94; and/or a comparative tracking index of about 550 volts or more as determined in accordance with IEC 60112:2003. |
| US11401414B2 |
Flame-retardant poly(butylene terephthalate) resin composition
The present invention addresses the problem of suppressing corrosion of a molding machine or mold when molding a polybutylene terephthalate resin composition that uses a halogenated benzyl acrylate-based flame retardant as a flame retardant and suppressing corrosion of a metal terminal in an insert-molded article that uses the polybutylene terephthalate resin composition. The problem is solved by a polybutylene terephthalate resin composition that uses a halogenated benzyl acrylate-based flame retardant as a flame retardant, wherein the amount of halogenated aromatic compounds such as chlorobenzene in the manufacturing process for the flame retardant is suppressed. |
| US11401413B2 |
Injection-molded article containing surface-modified silicates
The present invention relates to an injection molded article comprising: i) 27% to 87% by weight based on the total weight of the components i to iv of a polyester constructed from aliphatic dicarboxylic acids and aliphatic diols; ii) 3% to 15% by weight based on the total weight of the components i to iv of an aliphatic-aromatic polyester comprising: ii-a) 30 to 70 mol % based on the components ii-a to ii-b of a C6-C18-dicarboxylic acid; ii-b) 30 to 70 mol % based on the components ii-a to ii-b of terephthalic acid; ii-c) 99 to 100 mol % based on the components ii-a to ii-b of 1,3-propanediol or 1,4-butanediol; ii-d) 0% to 1% by weight based on the components ii-a to ii-c of a chain extender and/or branching agent; iii) 0% to 35% by weight based on the total weight of the components i to iv of polylactic acid; iv) 10% to 35% by weight based on the total weight of the components i to iv of at least one surface-modified silicate selected from the group consisting of: kaolin, muscovite, montmorillonite, talc and wollastonite. |
| US11401412B2 |
Polyester for profile extrusion and/or pipe extrusion
Thermoplastic molding compositions containing A) from 29 to 99.99% by weight of a polyester, B) from 0.01 to 10% by weight of an ionomer composed of at least one copolymer of B1) from 30 to 99.9% by weight of ethylene B2) from 0 to 60% by weight of 1-octene or 1-butene or propylene or a mixture of these and B3) from 0.01 to 70% by weight of functional monomers, where the functional monomers are selected from the group of the carboxylic acid groups, carboxylic anhydride groups, carboxylic ester groups and mixtures of these, where component B) has been neutralized to an extent of at least 20% with alkali metal ions, based on 100% by weight of A) and B), and C) from 0 to 70% by weight of other additional substances, where the sum of the % by weight values for A) to C) is 100%, for use in the production of cable sheathing or optical-conductor sheathing via blow molding, profile extrusion, and/or pipe extrusion. |
| US11401411B2 |
Isoporous self-assembled block copolymer films containing high molecular weight hydrophilic additives and methods of making the same
The invention provides systems and methods for substantially improving the compaction resistance of isoporous block copolymer (BCP) film by adding a high molecular weight hydrophilic additive in the casting dope formulation. Systems and methods disclosed also disclose several other multifunctional enhancements to film properties including: low fouling propensity, improved permeability, improved permeability retention upon drying, and ability to tune the substructure and pore size of these novel BCP films. These porous BCP films are useful in filtration and separations applications and are amenable to standard manufacturing practices. |
| US11401408B2 |
Polymer particles
A polymer particle includes a first heteropolymer composition and a second heteropolymer composition having a higher glass transition temperature (Tg) than a Tg of the first heteropolymer composition. The first heteropolymer composition includes two or more aliphatic (meth)acrylate ester monomers or two or more aliphatic (meth)acrylamide monomers. The second heteropolymer composition includes a cycloaliphatic monomer and an aromatic monomer. The cycloaliphatic monomer is selected from the group consisting of a cycloaliphatic (meth)acrylate monomer and a cycloaliphatic (meth)acrylamide monomer and the aromatic monomer is selected from the group consisting of an aromatic (meth)acrylate monomer and an aromatic (meth)acrylamide monomer. |
| US11401406B2 |
Polyethylene resin composition
The present disclosure relates to a polyethylene resin composition exhibiting excellent processability and bubble stability, which can provide a film or fiber having excellent physical properties through various processes. The polyethylene resin composition includes a first polyethylene resin having a density of 0.950 g/cm3 to 0.960 g/cm3, a weight average molecular weight of 80000 g/mol to 100000 g/mol and a molecular weight distribution of 3.3 to 4.0; and a second polyethylene resin having a density of 0.950 g/cm3 to 0.960 g/cm3, a weight average molecular weight of 500000 g/mol to 600000 g/mol and a molecular weight distribution of 1.3 to 2.0. |
| US11401404B2 |
Method for preparing polyolefin-acrylic particles
Provided is a process for making a dispersion of composite particles comprising (i) providing a dispersion of crosslinked polyolefin particles in an aqueous medium, (ii) performing emulsion polymerization on one or more vinyl monomers in the presence of the crosslinked polyolefin particles to produce the dispersion of composite particles. |
| US11401403B2 |
Article containing both thermoplastic and elastomer
A latex formulation comprising elastomer, thermoplastic, accelerator, antifoaming agent, antioxidant, crosslinker, colouring agent, surfactant, filler, pH adjuster and dispersing medium, wherein the latex formulation has a total solid content ranging between 5% by weight to 40% by weight. A method of preparing a latex formulation to manufacture a glove containing both thermoplastic and elastomer, wherein the method comprises the steps of blending elastomer with thermoplastic to produce a dispersion and stirring the dispersion, adding while stirring accelerator, antifoaming agent, antioxidant, crosslinker, colouring agent, surfactant and filler one after another with no particular order and followed by pH adjuster into the dispersion to produce latex formulation and stirring continuously and allowing to mature, wherein total solid content is adjusted to between 5% by weight to 40% by weight by way of addition of dispersing medium and wherein pH range of the latex formulation is adjusted to between 9 to 11. |
| US11401402B2 |
Compositions and methods for removal of pressure sensitive adhesives
A composition for removal of adhesives comprises a polar solvent, such as benzyl alcohol, in combination with thickeners, dry lubricants, and/or gelling agents to allow for penetration of the adhesive and transformation of the treated adhesive into a solid material that can be readily removed from a surface without forming sticky residue that adheres to the solid material or tool used to remove the adhesive. |
| US11401396B2 |
Methods of manufacturing articles utilizing foam particles
Methods for manufacturing articles, including articles of footwear, apparel, and sporting equipment are provided. The methods comprise decorating a plurality of foam particles. The decorating can comprise applying a coating on the foam particles, or embossing or debossing the foam particles, or both. The decorating can comprise applying a coating on the foam particles by printing, painting, dyeing, applying a film, or any combination thereof. The plurality of foam particles are affixed utilizing aspects of additive manufacturing methods. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure. |
| US11401392B2 |
Barrier film composition
Barrier films are prepared from a composition comprising 1) a blend of two high density polyethylene HDPE blend components, 2) zinc glycerolate and 3) a dispersion aid/synergist. The two high density polyethylene blend components have substantially different melt indices. It is difficult to properly mix the zinc glycerolate into this HDPE blend. The use of the dispersion aid/synergist improves the water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) of polyethylene film (in comparison to barrier films made with zinc glycerolate, in the absence of the dispersion aid/synergist). The resulting barrier films are suitable for the preparation of packaging for dry foods such as crackers and breakfast cereals. |
| US11401391B2 |
Oyster paper and manufacturing method thereof
An oyster paper and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The oyster paper is made of 60%-70% oyster shell powder, 10%-20% polymer, 15%-17% natural biodegradation inducing agent, and 3%-5% natural biodegradation assisting additive agent, by volume ratio, which are subjected to mixing and pre-melting processing, followed by compounding and pelletizing to prepare oyster paper pellets, which are then subjected to film blowing processing to be film-blown into an oyster paper product having a thickness of 0.05-0.5 millimeters. The oyster paper possesses the quality of wood pulp paper and shows bettered stiffness and wider applications. The oyster paper also provides, after being disposed and buried, an effect of being 100% natural degradation into compost for fertilizing the soil. As such, a kind of oyster paper featuring recycling and reuse of oceanic creature waste shell and natural microorganism induced degradation for composting and recycling and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. |
| US11401387B2 |
Photocontrolled dynamic covalent linkers for polymer networks
Reversibly crosslinkable polymeric networks, including reversibly crosslinkable hydrogel networks are provided. Also provided are methods of making the polymeric networks and methods of using the hydrogel networks in tissue engineering applications. The reversibly crosslinkable polymeric networks are composed of polymer chains that are covalently crosslinked by azobenzene boronic ester bonds that can be reversibly formed and broken by exposing the polymeric networks to different wavelengths of light. |
| US11401386B2 |
Doubly-crosslinked, emulsion-templated hydrogels through reversible metal coordination
Doubly-crosslinked hydrogel polyHIPEs (DC-PHs), which exhibit rapid water absorption, enhanced mechanical properties, and shape memory behavior, are provided herein, as well as processes of producing the same and uses thereof. DC-PHs comprise a continuous HIPE-templated doubly-crosslinked hydrogel, formed from hydrogel-forming monomers, ligand-bearing monomers, and crosslinking monomers. |
| US11401384B2 |
Silicous film forming composition comprising block copolymer and method for producing siliceous film using same
According to the present invention, a siliceous film forming composition, which is capable of filling trenches having narrow widths and high aspect ratios and forming a thick film, can be provided. A siliceous film forming composition comprising: (a) a block copolymer comprising a linear and/or cyclic block A having a polysilane skeleton comprising 5 or more silicon and a block B having a polysilazane skeleton comprising 20 or more silicon, and (b) a solvent. |
| US11401382B2 |
Thermoplastic polyamide particles
Thermoplastic polyamide particles comprising at least one polyamide and at least one polymeric ionic compound comprising imidazolium groups (imidazolium compound), the thermoplastic polyamide particles having an ellipsoidal or approximately ellipsoidal shape with the largest diameter of 1 to 100 mm, preferably 2 to 10 mm, more preferably 3 to 8 mm. |
| US11401381B2 |
Modified silicone compound, and thermosetting resin composition, prepreg, laminate plate and printed wiring board using same
There are provided a modified silicone compound prepared by reacting: (A) a siloxane diamine represented by the general formula (1); (B) a maleimide compound with at least two N-substituted maleimide groups in the molecular structure; and (C) an amine compound with an acidic substituent; and also provided a thermosetting resin composition, a prepreg, a laminated plate, and a printed wiring board that are formed by using this compound. The multi-layered printed wiring board produced by using the laminated plate formed by using the prepreg obtained from the modified silicone compound and the thermosetting resin composition of the present invention through laminate molding has an excellent glass transition temperature, coefficient of thermal expansion, copper foil adhesion, hygroscopicity, hygroscopic solder heat resistance, and copper-stuck solder heat resistance. Therefore, the multi-layered printed wiring board is useful as a highly integrated semiconductor package and a printed wiring board for an electronic device. |
| US11401380B2 |
Poly(β-amino ester)-co-polyethylene glycol (PEG-PBAE-PEG) polymers for gene and drug delivery
Polyethylene glycol (PEG)-b-poly(β-amino ester) (PBAE) co-polymers (PEG-PBAE) and blends of PEG-PBAEs and PBAEs and their use for delivering drugs, genes, and other pharmaceutical or therapeutic agents safely and effectively to different sites in the body and to different cells, such as cancer cells, are disclosed. |
| US11401379B2 |
Oraganocarbonate-modified prepolymer, its use as a reactant for the preparation of isocyanate-free and isothiocyanate-free alkoxysilane polymers, and compositions thereof
The use of an organocarbonate-modified prepolymer having at least an average of 1.5 carbonate, thiocarbonate, carbamate or thiocarbamate groups bonded directly to the polymer backbone each via an oxygen atom, where each of these oxygen atoms has its origin in the reaction of a primary, secondary or tertiary hydroxyl group of the polymer backbone and a reactive compound selected from the group consisting of a diorganocarbonate, a diorganothiocarbonate, a cyclic carbonate, a cyclic thiocarbonate, an N,N-diheterocyclourea derivative and an N,N-diheterocyclothiourea derivative. Also, the preparation of the alkoxysilane polymers. |
| US11401371B2 |
Copolymerized saturated polyester resin and coating composition containing same
A copolymerized saturated polyester resin is formed by polycondensation of an acid component and an alcohol component. The acid component contains (a-1) 90 to 99% by mole of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid or a C1-2 alkyl ester thereof and (a-2) 0.5 to 2% by mole of a trifunctional or higher functional carboxylic acid or an anhydride thereof. The alcohol component contains (b-1) 45 to 80% by mole of an alicyclic polyhydric alcohol and (b-2) 20 to 55% by mole of an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol having a C1-3 alkyl side chain. A coating composition containing the copolymerized saturated polyester resin shows excellent corrosion resistance and chemical resistance. A coating film formed from the coating composition shows excellent processability and resin solubility, and is useful for coating a can and pre-coated metal. |
| US11401369B2 |
Rotaxane, crosslinked product of rotaxane, and methods for producing the same
An object of the present invention is to provide a novel rotaxane and a production method of the same. The present invention provides a rotaxane polyurea having a cyclic molecule and a polyurea chain piercing through the cyclic molecule. |
| US11401362B2 |
Water-soluble and/or water-swellable hybrid polymer
A water-soluble and/or water-swellable hybrid polymer comprising: (i) from 5 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% water-soluble and/or water-swellable polysaccharide polymer; (ii) from 5 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% synthetic polymer comprising: (a) from 40 mol-% to 99 mol-% of repeating units according to Formula (1) (b) from 0.01 mol-% to 5 mol-% crosslinking or branching units, wherein the crosslinking or branching units result from the incorporation of a monomer comprising at least two olefinically unsaturated double bonds; (c) from 0.99 mol-% to 59.99 mol-% of repeating neutral structural units; wherein components (i) and (ii) are polymerized by radical precipitation polymerization in a polar solvent. |
| US11401358B2 |
Method of converting ethylene to polyacrylic acid (PAA) and superabsorbent polymer (SAP) within an integrated system
Disclosed are systems and methods for the production of polyacrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers from ethylene oxidation to form ethylene oxide. Reacting the ethylene oxide with carbon monoxide to form to beta propiolactone (BPL) or polypropiolactone (PPL), or a combination thereof. An outlet configured to provide a carbonylation stream comprising the BPL or PPL, or a combination thereof and using one or more reactors to convert BPL to acrylic acid or to convert at least some of the BPL to PPL, and then to convert PPL to acrylic acid. An outlet configured to provide a PPL stream to a second reactor tm to convert at least some of the PPL to AA or a third reactor to convert at least some of the PPL to AA. The outlet configured to provide an AA stream to a fourth reactor to convert the AA to polyacrylic acid. |
| US11401355B2 |
Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, method of producing ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, resin composition, and multilayer structure
An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer has an ethylene content of 20 to 60 mol % and includes a carboxylic acid group and a lactone ring group present at terminals thereof, wherein the molar concentration (Y/Z) of a lactone ring molar content (Y) to a sum (Z) of a carboxylic acid molar content (X) and the lactone ring molar content (Y) is not less than 58 mol %. The ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer is excellent in high-temperature thermal stability substantially without thermal decomposition, and is free from odor emanation and coloration even if being processed at a higher temperature. |
| US11401354B2 |
Bis-biphenyl-phenoxy catalysts for olefin polymerization
Embodiments are directed to a catalyst system comprising metal ligand complexes and processes for polyolefin polymerization using the metal ligand complex having the following structure: |
| US11401353B2 |
Photocurable compositions for stereolithography, method of forming the compositions, stereolithography methods using the compositions, polymer components formed by the stereolithography methods, and a device including the polymer components
A photocurable composition for stereolithographic three-dimensional printing, wherein the photocurable composition comprises a photoreactive oligomer component comprising a hydrophobic oligomer comprising a photoreactive end group, a photoreactive monomer component comprising a photoreactive monomer having a photoreactive end group, and a photoinitiation composition comprising a photoinitiator; the photocurable composition has a viscosity of 250 to 10,000 centipoise at 22° C., determined using a Brookfield viscometer; and the photocured composition has a dielectric loss of less than 0.010, preferably less than 0.008, more preferably less than 0.006, most preferably less than 0.004, each determined by split-post dielectric resonator testing at 10 gigahertz at 23° C. |
| US11401351B2 |
Method of producing a rubbery polymer
A method for producing a rubbery polymer includes a step of preparing a mixture containing an alkyl (meth)acrylate, a hydrophobe, and an emulsifier, wherein an amount of the hydrophobe is 0.1-10 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the alkyl (meth)acrylate, and an amount of emulsifier is 0.01-1.0 part by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the alkyl (meth)acrylate; a step of applying a shear force to the mixture to prepare a pre-emulsion, and a step of heating the pre-emulsion to polymerize the resulting mixture by miniemulsion polymerization. |
| US11401349B2 |
Single linker FabFv antibodies and methods of producing same
The present disclosure relates to a multi-specific antibody molecule comprising or consisting of three polypeptides: a) a polypeptide chain of formula (I):(Vxx)nVx-Cx-X-V1; and b) a polypeptide chain of formula (II): (Vyy)nVy-Cy c) a polypeptide of formula (III):V2 wherein Vx represents a variable domain, Vxx represents a variable domain, Cx represents a constant region, X represents a linker, V represents a variable domain, Vy represents a variable domain, Vyy represents a variable domain, Cy represents a constant region, V2 represents a variable domain, nindependently represents 0 or 1, wherein the polypeptide chain of formula (I) and the polypeptide chain of formula (II) is aligned such that the constant regions Cx and Cy are paired and the variable domains Vx and Vy are paired to form a binding domain and optionally a disulphide bond is present between V1 and V2, in particular where a disulphide bond is present. The disclosure also extends to pharmaceutical formulation comprising the construct, DNA encoding the constructs and vectors comprising same. The disclosure further extends to a method of expressing the constructs, for example in a host cell and methods for formulating same as a pharmaceutical composition. The disclosure also relates to use of the constructs and formulations in treatment. |
| US11401345B2 |
Humanized antibodies targeting human tissue factor
The present disclosure provides humanized antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates that specifically bind to human tissue factor, and which do not inhibit tissue factor mediated blood coagulation compared to a normal plasma control. Further described are methods of making and methods of using the disclosed humanized antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates in the treatment of cancer. |
| US11401342B2 |
Therapeutic molecules binding PSMA
The invention relates to improved binding molecules that bind specifically to prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA), in particular, single human variable heavy chain domain antibodies and related methods for treatment of cancer. |
| US11401341B2 |
Recombinant monoclonal antibodies and corresponding antigens for colon and pancreatic cancers
The present invention provides for recombinant monoclonal antibodies that bind to human colorectal and pancreatic carcinoma-associated antigens, along with nucleic acid sequences encoding the antibody chains, and the amino acid sequences corresponding to the nucleic acids, and uses for these antibodies, nucleic acids and amino acids. |
| US11401340B2 |
Targeting gene amplification in cancer using triplex formation as a therapeutic strategy
Disclosed herein are methods and agents for the treatment of cancer using p53-independent apoptosis to reduce the number of p53-depleted or p53-mutated cancer cells that have amplified HER2 gene. Also disclosed herein are methods and agents for the treatment of HER2-positive cancer in individuals with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome. |
| US11401333B2 |
Anti-FGFR3 antibodies and methods using same
The invention provides FGFR3 antibodies, and compositions comprising and methods of using these antibodies. |
| US11401331B2 |
Anti-PD-L1 antibody and IL-7 fusions
Provided are fusion molecule having a PD-L1 inhibitor fused to a human IL-7 protein or fragment thereof through a peptide linker. The disclosed fusion molecules exhibited synergistic anti-tumor effects. |
| US11401329B2 |
Anti-CD47 antibodies and uses thereof
Anti-CD47 antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof are described. Also described are nucleic acids encoding the antibodies, compositions comprising the antibodies, and methods of producing the antibodies and using the antibodies for treating or preventing diseases such as cancer, inflammatory disease, infectious disease, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease, radiation-induced injury, and/or autoimmune disease. |
| US11401323B2 |
Epstein-Barr virus antibodies and uses thereof
Disclosed herein are antibodies or immunogenic fragments thereof that specifically bind to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) glycoprotein 350 (gp350) or 220 or one or more epitopes of EBV gp350 and neutralize EBV infection. Also disclosed are immunogenic peptides comprising one or more gp350 epitopes, EBV antibody-small molecule conjugates and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibody or an immunogenic fragment thereof, one or more epitopes of EBV gp350, one or more immunogenic peptides, or the EBV antibody-small molecule conjugate. The antibodies, epitopes, immunogenic peptides, conjugates, and pharmaceutical compositions can be used to treat or prevent EBV infections and EBV-associated conditions and diseases. |
| US11401321B2 |
Method for determining mutateable ligand-GPCR binding at single amino acid resolution and pairs of mutated ligand and GPCR
Method of determining GPCR and mutateable ligand binding ability, includes providing a well microtiter plate with well array having rows and columns, GPCR or rhodopsin in wells, and parent ligand mutant binding to GPCR when GPCR resides in conformation, contacting parent ligand mutants in wells with GPCR, coupling parent ligand to GPCR, and determining mutant ligand binding strength compared to standard parent ligand and GPCR by determining coupled mutant-GPCR complex in wells. Rhodopsin binding 403 mutants covering arrestin sequence provides functional 4th dimension arrestin crystal structures. Resulting single amino acid resolution functional maps reveal critical interactions in arrestin polar core and C-tail interrupted during activation. Amino acid patches reduce binding and act as direct binding rhodopsin interfaces. This and computational molecular docking active arrestin4 and light-activated rhodopsin develop arrestin-rhodopsin complex model. Combined mutants allow binding affinity modification and GPCR-ligand complex stability for diagnostics or intervention. |
| US11401318B2 |
Multimeric polypeptides of HLA-G including at least two alpha3 domains and pharmaceutical uses thereof
Multimeric polypeptides and pharmaceutical uses thereof; multimers of alpha3 peptides of an HLA-G antigen and methods of producing such multimers, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, as well as their uses for treating various diseases including organ/tissue rejection. The multimers include at least two monomers, each of said monomers being selected in the group consisting of a peptide P1 of formula X1-X2, wherein X1 represents a peptidic linker including a cysteine amino acid and X2 represents an alpha3 domain of HLA-G. |
| US11401316B2 |
High avidity HPV T-cell receptors
The present invention pertains to novel high avidity antigen recognizing constructs against Human Papilloma Virus antigens. The invention provides novel T cell receptor (TCR) based molecules which are selective and specific for HPV 16/18 proteins E5, E6 and E7. The TCR of the invention, and HPV antigen-binding fragments derived therefrom, are of use for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of HPV infection, as well as for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of HPV infection mediated secondary diseases as HPV infection caused cancers, such as cervical, nasopharyngeal or head and neck cancer. Further provided are nucleic acids encoding the proteins of the invention, and recombinant cells expressing the same. |
| US11401313B2 |
De novo design of potent and selective interleukin mimetics
De novo designed polypeptides that bind to IL-2 receptor βc heterodimer (IL-2Rβc), IL-4 receptor αcheterodimer (IL-4Rαc), or IL-13 receptor α subunit (IL-13Rα) are disclosed, as are methods for using and designing the polypeptides. |
| US11401312B2 |
Cytokine derived treatment with reduced vascular leak syndrome
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating a cancer or an infection in a subject by administrating an amount of an interleukin 15 (IL-15) derivative conjugate so as to induce a proliferation of natural killer cells (NK cells) which is the same or higher than the one obtained with high dose of interleukin-2 (HDIL-2); eventually associated with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. |
| US11401310B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against ovarian cancer and other cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US11401306B2 |
HPV16 non HLA-restricted t-cell vaccines, compositions and methods of use thereof
Novel human papillomovirus immunogenic compositions and methods of use thereof are provided. The compositions comprise unique combinations of multi-epitope peptide sequences specifically selected and designed to be effectively processed and cross-presented to T-cells. The peptides utilized in the compositions display high levels of binding with HLA-supertypes. The immunogenic compositions are broadly applicable to large proportions of target populations. The compositions comprise adjuvants such as cationic lipids. |
| US11401303B2 |
Synthetic peptide BRAP and application in preparation of anti-inflammatory drug for COVID-19 thereof
A synthetic peptide brap can be used in preparing an anti-inflammatory drug for COVID-19. The amino acid sequence of a synthetic peptide brap is as shown in SEQ ID No: 1. The synthetic bradykinin receptor antagonism peptide (brap) has significant target-docking and inhibiting effects on G-protein-coupled bradykinin B1 and B2 receptors. The intranasal administration of brap has local effects on allergic nasal inflammation, and has systemic pharmacodynamic effect on pulmonary leakage, lung injury and LPS-induced cytokine storm. The intravenous injection of brap has an obvious inhibiting effect on the excessive inflammation, oxidative stress response and serious lung injury emerging in LPS-induced mice; and has an obvious inhibiting effect on the excessive release of proinflammatory factors IL-6 and TNF-α, overexpression of IL-6 mRNA, and massive generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the LPS-induced inflammatory factor storm. |
| US11401297B2 |
Synthesis of glycoconjugate derivatives of a bile acid
Processes for the synthesis and purification of glycoconjugate derivatives of cholic acid of formula (I) are provided herein. |
| US11401296B2 |
Amidite compound and method for producing polynucleotide using said compound
The present invention provides an amidite compound represented by formula (1) which enables a synthesis of RNA with high purity, and the method for preparing a polynucleotide by using the same compound. (In the formula (1), wherein R represents the following formula (wherein Ra and Rb are identical to or different from each other and each represents a methyl group, an ethyl group, or a hydrogen atom, with the proviso that Ra and Rb does not represent a hydrogen atom, n is an integer of 1 to 5), and Ba represents a group containing optionally protected nucleobase structure, and G1 and G2 are identical to or different from each other and each represents a protecting group for a hydroxy group, and G3 are identical to or different from each other and each represents an alkyl group. |
| US11401293B2 |
Oligosaccharide c-glycoside derivatives
The present invention provides a novel process for preparing an oligosaccharide C-glycoside derivative of formula I, comprising reacting a compound of formula II with compound of formula III in the presence of at least one primary or secondary amine and at least one additive [in the formulae, the substituents are as defined herein], and novel oligosaccharide C-glycoside derivatives that can be prepared using the process. |
| US11401291B2 |
Compound, nanoribbon, and semiconductor device
A nanoribbon includes a structure represented by a structural formula (8), where g, p, q, r, s, t, and u are mutually independent and are integers greater than or equal to 1, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are mutually independent and are one of a hydrogen atom, a substituent, an alkyl moiety, a phenyl moiety, and a halogen atom, and A denotes a hydrogen atom or as aryl group. |
| US11401281B1 |
Synthesis of copper azido-based energetic compound
A method for synthesizing an energetic compound via direct assembly. The energetic compound being characterized by a local structure that features four crystallographically unique copper atoms bound by nine unique azide molecules and one tetrazole molecule with potassium ions to form a salt. |
| US11401279B2 |
Pyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidine compounds as immunomodulators
The present disclosure is directed to compounds of Formula (I): which modulate PD-1/PD-L1 protein/protein interaction, compositions, and methods of treating various diseases, including infectious diseases and cancer. |
| US11401277B2 |
Anti-bacterial heterocyclic compounds and their synthesis
The invention relates to compounds of Formula I and Formula (B) along with their stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, complexes, hydrates, solvates, tautomers, polymorphs, racemic mixtures, optically active forms, and pharmaceutically active derivatives thereof. These compounds are useful for killing or inhibiting the growth of a microorganism selected from the group consisting of bacteria, virus, fungi, and protozoa. |
| US11401276B2 |
Chromene compound, curable composition comprising the compound, and optical article including a cured body of the curable composition
A chromene compound having at least one indenonaphthopyran moiety which has a group forming a spiro ring together with the 13-position carbon atom and further an oligomer chain group selected from a polyalkylene oxide oligomer chain group having at least three recurring units and a polyester oligomer chain group having at least three recurring units, represented by the following formula and having reduced matrix dependence: wherein R1 and R2 are each a group which may have an oligomer chain group, the ring Z bonded to the 13-position carbon atom of the chromene compound is a Spiro ring group, and R3 and R4 are each an aryl group or heteroaryl group which may have an oligomer chain group. Preferably, the chromene compound has at least one oligomer chain group in the molecule. |
| US11401272B2 |
Heterocyclic compounds as LSD1 inhibitors
The present invention is directed to compounds of Formula I which are LSD1 inhibitors useful in the treatment of diseases such as cancer. |
| US11401270B2 |
Alcoxyamino derivatives for treating pain and pain related conditions
The present invention relates to new compounds of formula (I) that show great affinity and activity towards the subunit α2δ of voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCC), or dual activity towards the subunit α2δ of voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCC) and the noradrenaline transporter (NET). The invention is also related to the process for the preparation of said compounds as well as to compositions comprising them, and to their use as medicaments. |
| US11401269B2 |
Intermediates and processes for the preparation of Linagliptin and its salts
Disclosed are new intermediates for the synthesis of Linagliptin and of its salts and a process for its preparation involving said intermediates. |
| US11401264B2 |
Heterocyclic compound
The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having an activity to promote the maturation of a cardiomyocyte.A compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the description, or a salt thereof has an activity to promote the maturation of a cardiomyocyte, and is useful as a cardiomyocyte maturation promoter. |
| US11401262B2 |
Dimeric contrast agents
The present invention relates to new class of dimeric macrocycles capable of chelating paramagnetic metal ions, their chelated complexes with metal ions and the use thereof as contrast agents, particularly suitable for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) analysis. |
| US11401261B2 |
2-heteroaryl aminoquinazolinone derivative
Provided is a 2-heteroaryl aminoquinazolinone derivative, which is a compound represented by formula (1): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein X1 represents CR1 or N, X2 represents CR2 or N, X3 represents CR3 or N, X4 represents CR4 or N, Y represents optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, an optionally substituted C3-10 alicyclic group, an optionally substituted 4- to 10-membered nitrogen-containing non-aryl heterocycle, optionally substituted C6-10 aryl, or optionally substituted 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, Z represents optionally substituted 6- to 10-membered heteroaryl, and R1, R2, R3, and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, halogen, cyano, optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, optionally substituted C1-6 alkoxy, or the like. |
| US11401249B2 |
Bicyclic heteroaryl derivatives and preparation and uses thereof
The present invention relates compounds of Formula (A), as well as their preparation and uses, and further relates pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and their uses as modulators of dysfunctional glutamate transmission. The present invention also relates to uses of the compounds or pharmaceutical compositions in treating or preventing certain neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases as well as cancer in humans. |
| US11401248B2 |
Liquid-liquid extraction methods for purifying and producing pure thioflavin T by monitoring light emission intensity of thioflavin T
The present invention relates to a method for purifying pure thioflavin T having a step of preparing a thioflavin T solution in which crude thioflavin T is dissolved in a polar solvent and a step of carrying out liquid-liquid extraction of the thioflavin T solution with a non-polar solvent. |
| US11401247B2 |
Thiazole-5-carboxylic acid derivative and preparation method and use thereof
The present disclosure relates to a thiazole-5-carboxylic acid derivative represented by Formula (I), a stereoisomer and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compound of Formula (I), the stereoisomer and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof of the present disclosure can be used to prepare a medicament for preventing or treating hyperuricemia and/or gout, and can be prepared into dosage forms for various administration routes. The compounds provided in the present disclosure have good tolerance, safety and excellent uric acid-lowering activity. |
| US11401245B2 |
Compositions for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis
The present invention relates to compounds and their use in the prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of pulmonary fibrosis and/or related conditions. |
| US11401244B2 |
Apelin receptor (APJ) agonists and uses thereof
This disclosure is directed to agonists of the apelin receptor (APJ) and uses of such agonists. |
| US11401241B2 |
Aromatic aldehydes with sustained and enhanced in vitro and in vivo pharmacologic activity to treat sickle cell disease
Compounds and methods for preventing and/or treating one or more symptoms of sickle cell diseases (SCD) by administering at least one of the compounds are provided. The compounds are based on vanillin which is chemically modified to increase bioavailability and activity, e.g. so that the compounds bind to the F helix of hemoglobin (Hb) and prevent adhesion of red blood cells (RBCs). |
| US11401237B2 |
Composition, production method for composition, and production method for unsaturated compound
The invention relates to a composition excellent in stability during storage and stability during utilization, and relates to a method of producing the composition. The composition includes a compound (A) represented by general formula (1) and a compound (B) represented by general formula (2), and includes 0.00002 to 0.2 parts by mass of the compound (B) with respect to 100 parts by mass of the compound (A), (R1—COO)n—R2—(NCO)m (1) (R1—COO)n—R2—(R3—R1)m (2) wherein in general formulae (1) and (2), R1 is an ethylenically unsaturated group having 2 to 7 carbon atoms; R2 is a (m+n)-valent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms and optionally contains an ether group; R1 and R2 in the general formula (1) are the same as R1 and R2 in the general formula (2); in general formula (2), R3 is —NHC(═O)—; and n and m each represent an integer of one or two. |
| US11401234B2 |
Deuterated compounds and uses thereof
An anthraquinone compound of formula I (such as the compounds of formulae II to X) and processes for making the same are provided. Pharmaceutical compositions for use in the treatment of cancer, optionally in combination with an agent capable of reducing the level of oxygenation of a tumour, are also provided. Additionally, an option for combination with chemotherapeutic and radiotherapeutic modalities to enhance overall tumour cell kill is provided. Methods for the detection of cellular hypoxia, both in vivo and in vitro, are additionally provided. |
| US11401233B1 |
Pleuromutilin salicylic acid ester with antibacterial activity and a method of preparing the same
A compound with anti-drug resistant bacteria activity having the following formula (I): (I) is disclosed. The methods of preparing the compound of formula (I) are also disclosed. |
| US11401232B2 |
Modified chromium-doped zinc gallate nanocube, its preparation method and uses thereof
Disclosed herein are modified chromium-dpoed zinc gallate (ZGC) nanocubes, which are characterized in respectively having a concave surface that is modified with (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES). The modified ZGC nanocubes produce long lasting luminescence (LLL) that lasts for at least 1.5 hours under X-ray or UV excitation. Also disclosed herein are methods for the preparation of the modified ZGC nanocubes; and methods for imaging an area of interest (e.g., cancer) in a live subject using the modified ZGC nanocubes as an imaging agent. |
| US11401227B2 |
Process to produce a mono vinyl ether
A process produces a mono vinyl ether, R—O—CH═CH2. R represents an organic group with at least three carbon atoms. The process involves reacting a mono hydroxy compound. R—OH, with acetylene in presence of a catalyst to get a product mixture containing the mono vinyl ether, unconverted mono hydroxy compound, and the catalyst. To the product mixture, an ester is added that contains at least one ester group, X—O2C—. X is a hydrocarbon group containing less carbon atoms than R. The remaining mono hydroxy compound R—OH is reacted with the ester in the presence of the catalyst to get a transesterification product containing at least one ester group, R—O2C—, and an alcohol, X—OH. The mono vinyl ether is isolated from the product mixture obtained after the ester addition, optionally followed by purification of the mono vinyl ether by distillation. |
| US11401226B2 |
Systems and methods for refining cannabidiol
A method of making CBD concentrate or CBD Isolate comprises (a) milling a raw material; (b) contacting the milled raw material with an extraction solvent and separating a solid waste material to form a filtered extract; (c) concentrating the filtered extract; (d) washing the concentrated extract to form an organic phase and an aqueous phase; (e) separating the aqueous phase from the organic phase to form a washed extract; (f) removing an organic solvent from the washed extract to form a concentrated washed extract; (g) decarboxylating the concentrated washed extract; (h) vacuum distilling the decarboxylated extract to form a distillate; (i) dewaxing the distillate to form a post-dewax filtrate; (j) applying a vacuum to the post-dewax filtrate to form a post-dewax concentrate; (k) degassing the post-dewax concentrate; and (l) vacuum distilling the degassed concentrate to form a CBD concentrate. |
| US11401219B2 |
Process for producing butadiene from ethanol with in situ regeneration of the catalyst of the second reaction step
The present invention relates to a process for producing butadiene from ethanol, in two reaction steps, comprising a step a) of converting ethanol into acetaldehyde and a step b) of conversion into butadiene, said step b) simultaneously implementing a reaction step and a regeneration step in (n+n/2) fixed-bed reactors, n being equal to 2 or a multiple thereof, comprising a catalyst, said regeneration step comprising four successive regeneration phases, said step b) also implementing a regeneration loop for the inert gas and at least one regeneration loop for the gas streams comprising oxygen. |
| US11401217B2 |
Bond coatings having a silicon-phase contained within a refractory phase
A coated component, along with method of forming the same, is provided. The coated component may include a substrate having a surface, a silicon-based bond coating on the surface of the substrate, and an EBC on the silicon-based bond coating. The silicon-based bond coating may include a silicon-phase contained within a refractory phase. The silicon-phase, when melted, is contained within the refractory phase and between the surface of the substrate and an inner surface of the environmental barrier coating. Such a coated component may be, in particular embodiments, a turbine component. |
| US11401209B2 |
Binders and materials made therewith
Binders to produce or promote cohesion in non-assembled or loosely assembled matter. |
| US11401206B2 |
Substrate provided with a stack having thermal properties
A material includes a transparent substrate coated on one face with a stack of thin layers successively including, starting from the face, an alternation of three silver-based functional metal layers denoted, starting from the substrate, first, second and third functional layers respectively Ag1, Ag2 and Ag3, and of four dielectric coatings denoted, starting from the substrate, M1, M2, M3 and M4, with optical thicknesses respectively To1, To2, To3 and To4. Each functional metal layer is positioned between two dielectric coatings. The geometrical thickness of the second functional layer Ag2 is less than the thickness of the first functional layer Ag1. The geometrical thickness of the second functional layer Ag2 is less than the thickness of the third functional layer Ag3. The dielectric coating M2 exhibits a lower optical thickness To2 than the optical thicknesses To1, To3 and To4 respectively of the dielectric coatings M1, M3 and M4. |
| US11401203B2 |
Glass compositions, fiberizable glass compositions, and glass fibers made therefrom
New glass compositions and applications thereof are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention relate to glass compositions, to fiber glass strands, to chopped fiber glass strands, to nonwoven mats of glass fibers, and to other products and methods. A fiber glass strand comprises a plurality of glass fibers comprising the glass composition of the present invention. |
| US11401200B2 |
Mixed silver powder and conductive paste comprising same
A mixed silver powder and a conductive paste comprising the powder are disclosed. The mixed silver powder is obtained by mixing two or more spherical silver powders having different properties from each other. The mixed powder may minimize the disadvantages of the respective types of the two or more powders and maximize the advantages thereof, thereby improving the characteristics of products. In addition, by comprehensively controlling the particle size distribution of surface-treated mixed silver powder and the particle diameter and specific gravity of primary particles, a high-density conductor pattern, a precise line pattern, and the suppression of aggregation over time can be simultaneously achieved. |
| US11401197B2 |
Halogen doped optical fibers
A method of forming an optical fiber preform includes: flowing a silicon halide and an oxidizer inside of a substrate tube, wherein a molar ratio of the silicon halide to the oxidizer is from about 1.5 to about 5.0; applying a plasma to the substrate tube to heat the substrate tube to a temperature of from about 1000° C. to about 1700° C.; and depositing silica glass comprising a halogen inside the substrate tube. |
| US11401193B2 |
Glass-ceramic articles with improved stress profiles
Glass-ceramic articles are manufactured by an ion exchange process that results in glass-based articles having improved stress profiles. A knee may be located at a depth of 3 microns or deeper. A compressive stress at a surface may be 200 MPa or more and at a knee may be 20 MPa or more. A non-sodium oxide may have a non-zero concentration that varies from the first surface to a depth and a depth of compression (DOC) may be located at 0.10·t, or even at 0.17·t or deeper. A two-step ion exchange (DIOX) includes, for example, a potassium bath in a first treatment to form a spike in a spike region of the stress profile, followed by a second treatment which includes, for example, a potassium and sodium mixed bath to maintain the spike and form a tail region of the stress profile. The glass-ceramic articles may thereby avoid developing a vitreous surface layer, which facilitates repeatable and reliable measurement of waveguide modes and determination of compressive stress in the surface (CS) and depth of the spike. |
| US11401192B2 |
Method for producing hollow porous quartz glass base material
One aspect is a method for producing a hollow porous quartz glass base material. Even when the hollow porous quartz glass base material is produced in large weight and high bulk density, the ease of target extraction is maintained and target extraction is performed stably. The method includes preparing a heat resistant substrate, which has an outer surface on which SiO2 particles are deposited, the outer surface having a surface roughness in which the maximum height Rz is less than 9 μm and the arithmetic average roughness Ra is less than 1 μm. The heat resistant substrate is rotated and SiO2 particles are deposited on the outer surface of the heat resistant substrate to form a glass particulate deposit. The heat resistant substrate is extracted from the glass particulate deposit to produce the base material. |
| US11401189B2 |
Gob distributor for a machine for forming glass articles
A gob distributor for a glassware forming machine includes: a housing; an arcuate or straight scoop located above the housing, having an upper end aligned at all times with an orifice of a feeder, and which radially moves so that its lower end coincides with the upper ends of straight fixed channels of a forming machine; an independent support structure connected by each scoop; at least one first shaft vertically placed within the housing to rotate on its own axis, including a first gear section; at least one second shaft horizontally or vertically placed within the housing to rotate on its own axis, including a second gear section, each first gear section and each second gear section are coupled together to form a housing gear; and at least one motor coupled at each end of each second shaft to simultaneously move the supporting structures and scoops, radially. |
| US11401188B2 |
Sludge dehydration system and sludge dehydration method
A sludge dehydration method includes a recovery process of recovering specific material as a dewatering aid from sludge generated in a sewage treatment process and a dewatering process of performing solid-liquid separation on sludge in which the dewatering aid recovered in the recovery process and dewatering target sludge are mixed. |
| US11401187B2 |
Water treatment method and water treatment apparatus
Provided are: a water treatment method that includes at least a denitrification step for denitrifying water to be treated with a denitrifying bacterium in the presence of a hydrogen donor, wherein the denitrification activity of the denitrifying bacterium can be maintained at a high level and thus the treatment speed can be increased; and a water treatment apparatus. The water treatment method includes at least a denitrification step for passing water to be treated through a biological treatment tank and denitrifying the same with a heterotrophic denitrifying bacterium in the presence of a hydrogen donor, wherein: molybdenum is added to the water to be treated to give a concentration of 0.01-1.0 mgMo/gN; a carrier is added to the biological treatment tank; and the nitrogen load to the carrier is controlled to 1.6 kgN/(m3-carrier·d) or greater. |
| US11401186B2 |
Urban river channel direct purification device
The present disclosure provides an urban river channel direct purification device. The device includes a support wall panel arranged vertically, an upper tray and a lower tray arranged horizontally, an upper end of the support wall panel is connected with the upper tray, a lower end of the support wall panel is connected with the lower tray, the upper tray and the lower tray are respectively semi-circular, several filler biological walls are disposed between the upper tray and the lower tray, a top end of each filler biological wall is fixedly connected with the bottom of the upper tray, a bottom end of each filler biological wall is fixedly connected with the lower tray, and the filler biological wall is arranged along a radial direction of the upper tray/lower tray. The device can purify the water of the river channel through the adsorption material in the device. |
| US11401184B1 |
Comparative method of maintaining a safe level of chlorine in a body of water
A method of maintaining a body of water in a usable condition through a comparative measurements of total chlorine and free chlorine in the body of water to determine if a synergistic chemical combination exists within the body of water that can effect the amount of chlorine to add to the body of water. |
| US11401180B2 |
Destruction of PFAS via an oxidation process and apparatus suitable for transportation to contaminated sites
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are destroyed by oxidation in supercritical conditions. PFAS in water can be concentrated and prepared for destruction in a pretreatment phase. Following annihilation of the PFAS in supercritical conditions to levels below 5 parts per trillion (ppt), the water effluent can be used to recover heat, returned to sub-critical conditions, and then released back into the environment. |
| US11401179B2 |
Self-assembled surfactant structures
Stabilized surfactant-based membranes and methods of manufacture thereof. Membranes comprising a stabilized surfactant mesostructure on a porous support may be used for various separations, including reverse osmosis and forward osmosis. The membranes are stabilized after evaporation of solvents; in some embodiments no removal of the surfactant is required. The surfactant solution may or may not comprise a hydrophilic compound such as an acid or base. The surface of the porous support is preferably modified prior to formation of the stabilized surfactant mesostructure. The membrane is sufficiently stable to be utilized in commercial separations devices such as spiral wound modules. Also a stabilized surfactant mesostructure coating for a porous material and filters made therefrom. The coating can simultaneously improve both the permeability and the filtration characteristics of the porous material. |
| US11401177B2 |
Passive, gravity-driven system for treatment of an effluent in a diagnostic system
Automated systems to make target compounds from slide stainer waste streams inactive utilizing advanced oxidation processes are described herein. Advanced oxidation processes are promoted by UV irradiation and further accelerated by use of radical initiators, such as hydrogen peroxide. The automated systems further include mechanisms for segregating components of the waste streams. |
| US11401174B2 |
Desalination system
A heating system for use in the solar powered heating of water. The heating system is used in conjunction with a solar water farm to desalinate water. The water farm can be utilized on a variety of scales and can be applied to agricultural farms for large scale reclamation of deserts. |
| US11401164B2 |
Process for producing graphene foam-based sealing materials
Provided is a process for producing a solid graphene foam-based sealing material. The process comprises: (a) preparing a graphene dispersion having a graphene material dispersed in a liquid medium, which contains an optional blowing agent; (b) dispensing and depositing the graphene dispersion into desired shapes and partially or completely removing the liquid medium from these shapes to form dried graphene shapes; (c) heat treating the dried graphene shapes at a first heat treatment temperature from 50° C. to 3,200° C. at a desired heating rate sufficient to induce volatile gas molecules from the non-carbon elements or to activate the blowing agent for producing the graphene foam; and (d) coating or impregnating the graphene foam with a permeation-resistant binder or matrix material to form the sealing material. |
| US11401163B2 |
Catalytic materials for pyrolysis of methane and production of hydrogen and solid carbon with substantially zero atmospheric carbon emissions
A catalyst for the pyrolysis of a hydrocarbon, such as methane or natural gas, includes a pile of waste-product configured to facilitate the decomposition of the hydrocarbon into hydrogen and carbon. The waste-product is one of bauxite residue, mill scale, or slag. The pile of waste product may be broken down into a powder or piece-meal form. |
| US11401161B2 |
Distributed sensor system
A distributed sensor system is disclosed that provides spatial and temporal data in an operating environment. The distributed sensor nodes can be coupled together to form a distributed sensor system. For example, a distributed sensor system comprises a collection of Sensor Nodes (SN) that are physically coupled and are able to collect data about the environment in a distributed manner. For example, a first sensor node and a second sensor node is formed respectively in a first region and a second region of the semiconductor substrate. A flexible interconnect is formed overlying the semiconductor substrate and couples the first sensor node to the second sensor node. A portion of the semiconductor substrate is removed by etching beneath the flexible interconnect such that the distributed sensor system has multiple degrees of freedom that support following surface contours or sudden changes of direction. |
| US11401160B2 |
MEMS sensor detection device and MEMS sensor system
The invention discloses a MEMS sensor detection device and a MEMS sensor system, wherein the MEMS sensor detection device comprises: a readout circuit used for analog signal processing of the output signal of the MEMS sensor to generate detection voltage; a cancellation voltage generation circuit used for generating a gravity cancellation voltage according to the detection voltage, wherein the gravity cancellation voltage and the gravity acceleration are in a positive proportional relationship; a selection circuit used for selecting the detection voltage output in a feedback phase and selecting the gravity cancellation voltage output in a gravity cancellation phase, wherein in one detection period, the feedback phase is located after the gravity cancellation phase; and a feedback circuit used for generating a feedback voltage according to the output voltage of the selection circuit, wherein the feedback voltage is in a positive proportional relationship with the output voltage of the selection circuit. The MEMS sensor detection device and the MEMS sensor system disclosed by the invention can cancel the influence of gravity acceleration and improve the sensitivity of the MEMS sensor system. |
| US11401159B2 |
MEMS transducing apparatus and method of fabricating the same
A MEMS transducing apparatus includes a substrate, a conductive pad, a stacked structure of a transducing device, a first polymer layer, a second polymer layer and a third polymer layer. An upper cavity is formed through the substrate. The conductive pad is formed on a first surface of the substrate to cover a first opening of the upper cavity. The stacked structure of the transducing device is formed on the conductive pad. The first polymer layer is formed on the first surface of the substrate. A lower cavity is formed through the first polymer layer. The stacked structure of the transducing device is exposed within the lower cavity. The third polymer layer is formed on a second surface of the substrate to cover a second opening of the upper cavity. The second polymer layer is formed on the first polymer layer to cover a third opening of the lower cavity. |
| US11401158B2 |
Sensor packages
A sensor package includes a sensor, at least one external wall, and an interposer, arranged between the sensor and the at least one external wall. The sensor is wire bonded to the interposer and the interposer is wire bonded to the at least one external wall. Using an interposer, wire bonded to both the sensor and the at least one external wall, is an improved approach to electrically connecting a sensor and a sensor package. The interposer allows for short wire bonds from the sensor and the at least one external wall to the interposer, replacing the single, long wire bond from the sensor to the at least one external wall in the prior art. This provides improved resilience of the sensor package under high stress. Furthermore, it allows an existing sensor and package combination to be improved without needing to redesign either component. |
| US11401156B2 |
Micro-electro-mechanical system silicon on insulator pressure sensor and method for preparing same
The present invention discloses a micro-electro-mechanical system silicon on insulator (MEMS SOI) pressure sensor and a method for preparing the same. The pressure sensor includes a bulk silicon layer, a buried oxide layer, a substrate, a varistor, a passivation layer, and an electrode layer. The varistor is obtained by means of photolithography and ion implantation on a device layer of an SOI wafer. The passivation layer is SiO2 formed by means of annealing treatment on the SOI wafer. An annealing atmosphere is one of pure O2, a gas mixture of O2/H2O, a gas mixture of O2/NO, a gas mixture of O2/HCl, and a gas mixture of O2/CHF3. By means of the annealing treatment, the damage to a surface of the buried oxide layer as a result of over-etching during formation of the varistor by means of photolithography is eliminated and the unstability of the sensor caused by body and interface defects of the passivation layer and trapped charges thereof is resolved. A trench is formed at the buried oxide layer and the bulk silicon layer directly below the varistor, which helps overcome defects as a result of doped impurities entering the buried oxide layer below the varistor, and helps improve the sensitivity of the sensor. |
| US11401153B1 |
Manual fuel pump
A manual fuel pump device comprises a crank operated fuel pump in mechanical communication with a spring-loaded hand crank by means of a pump, pulley, and belt system. A dynamo is in mechanical communication with the belt thereby generating a useable electrical current. The device is configured to be an additional component of industry grade fuel dispenser permitting a user to operate the dispenser in the event of an electrical outage. |
| US11401152B2 |
Apparatus, system, and method of transporting fluid products
An improved apparatus, system, and method of transporting a fluid product such as milk or juice is provided. A flexible tank or bladder is used to temporarily store the raw milk or juice and/or facilitate handling of the milk/juice between the supplier (e.g., farm), processing/bottling facility, and retail facility or storage facility. |
| US11401143B2 |
Pivot locking device and lifting device having a pivot locking device
The invention relates to a pivot locking device of two bearing elements (102, 103) oriented towards a common axis, in which one or both bearing elements (102, 103) are pivotable about a common pivot axis (22), with a first bearing element (102), which comprises a perforation (104), with a second bearing element (103), which comprises a perforation (106), wherein the first and second bearing elements (102, 103) are oriented in alignment to one another with the perforations (104, 106), with a chamber (124) provided on the first bearing element (102), which chamber comprises a circulatory path for circulatory elements (129) and is open to the second bearing element (103) and, by a connecting surface (118) facing to the chamber (124), is closed on the second bearing element (103), with a plurality of circulatory elements (129) arranged in the chamber (124), with an catch (121) arrangeable on the second bearing element (103), which catch engages into the circulating chamber (124) and is positioned between circulatory elements (129) and, in a pivot movement of the second bearing element (103) to the first bearing element (102), displaces the circulatory elements (129) in the chamber (124) along the circulatory path, and with a locking element (107) arranged on the first bearing element (102), which locking element, in an unlocking position (109), unblocks the circulatory path for the circulatory elements (129) in the chamber (124) and, in a locking position (108) of the locking element (107), blocks a displacement movement of the circulatory elements (129) along the circulatory path of the chamber (124). |
| US11401140B1 |
Lifting device for pipes
A lifting device configured with a linear bearing system operatively associated with a support system configured for raising, lowering and positioning pipes for installation, service, or removal. |
| US11401133B2 |
Method of controlling a stairlift and a stairlift
A method of controlling a stairlift, the stairlift including a rail, a chair, and a drive assembly having a drive engine for driving the chair along the rail. The chair is attached to the drive assembly and the chair has an armrest, wherein the armrest is pivotably supported at the chair by a hinge. The hinge allows a rotational movement of the armrest, in particular along a vertical axis. The method includes detecting an angular position of the armrest and controlling at least one functionality of the stairlift, in particular a functionality of the drive assembly, as a function of the detected angular position. |
| US11401132B2 |
Retractable cord management system
A cord management system for a cabinet or other similar furniture, appliances, or other applications include a conduit. A cord management weight is disposed within the conduit. The cord management weight includes a cord receiving portion and a weight locking feature. The cord receiving portion is configured to receive a portion of an electrical cord of an electronic device. The weight locking feature is configured to selectively prevent translational movement of the cord management weight within the conduit. The cord management weight is configured to be selectively retracted into the conduit and locked into position within the conduit. |
| US11401131B2 |
Reel with indicator information
The reel which can mount substantial amounts of information for identifying the type of a wire wound thereon without increasing the hub size. The reel includes a hub that includes a winding part, a pair of flanges that face each other with the winding part interposed therebetween, first information display portions that are disposed on a first circumference about a shaft center of the hub of at least a surface of the flange, and a second information display portion that is disposed on a second circumference having a smaller diameter than that of the first circumference. The second information display portion is disposed in a region surrounded, in a circumferential direction, by both inner ends of the adjacent first information display portions and the shaft center of the hub. |
| US11401130B2 |
Multispool cabinet for winding a filament onto a transport spool and buffer spool for same
The subject matter of the invention is a manual multispool cabinet for winding a number of filaments (40, 40a) onto a respective removable transport spool (14, 14a) having a driven main winding shaft (10, 10a) per transport spool (14, 14a), wherein the main winding shaft (10, 10a) is formed for an exactly fitting reception of the transport spool (14, 14a, 214), and wherein the main winding shaft (10, 10a) drives the transport spool (14, 14a). Providing such a manual multispool cabinet that has such an increased filament speed is achieved in that, in addition to the transport spool (14, 14a), a buffer spool (12, 12a) is held on the main winding shaft (10, 10a). |
| US11401128B2 |
Conveyor and printer
A conveyor includes a first conveyance path along which a sheet is conveyed in a first direction, a second conveyance path along which the sheet is conveyed in a second direction different from the first direction, a switching part configured to switch a conveyance direction of the sheet between the first direction and the second direction, a sheet detector configured to detect the sheet at the switching part, a conveyance system driver configured to convey and stop the sheet, and circuitry configured to control the conveyance system driver to stop conveyance of the sheet in a predetermined condition, control the sheet detector to detect the sheet at the switching part, and control the switching part to switch the conveyance direction of the sheet from the first direction to the second direction when the sheet detector does not detect the sheet at the switching part. |
| US11401124B2 |
Media sheet skew correction
In an example of the disclosure, a driver correction specification is calculated based upon a time differential between a first sensor detection of a first portion of a leading edge of a media sheet and second sensor detection of a second portion of the leading edge. The driver correction specification is for causing skew correction of the media sheet as the media sheet moves along a media path to impact a blocker element. The driver is caused to operate according to the calculated driver correction specification. |
| US11401119B2 |
Monorail tray conveyor
A monorail tray conveyor in which a tray having magnets is driven along a single rail of a tray conveyor segment by stator coils housed in the rail. Carriage monorail segments including carriages that are driven along monorails have transfer rails that align with the rails of tray conveyor segments to transfer trays atop the carriage transfer rails between tray conveyor segments. The carriage monorail segments include horizontal translator segments, elevator segments, diverter segments, and filter segments. |
| US11401117B2 |
Device for moving a stack of products using a robot equipped gripper
A device for moving a stack of products using a robot. The robot has an articulated arm and a first gripper for the stack of products. The first gripper is disposed on the articulated arm. A gripping device is disposed on the articulated arm, the gripping device contains the first gripper and a second gripper, the first and second grippers are positionable relative to one another. Robot advantageously provides a method of moving stacks of products in an automated way and in particular of depositing them in a turned or unturned arrangement. |
| US11401115B2 |
Machine for conveying objects and multi-bay carousel for use therewith
A machine for conveying objects, including: a base; a turret mounted to the base for rotation about an axis, the turret including a turret mounted track, and a turret shuttle with a gripper to grip an object, the turret shuttle mounted on the turret mounted track; a boom mounted to the turret, whereby turret rotation sweeps the boom radially about the axis, the boom including: a boom mounted track extending therealong, a boom shuttle with a gripper to grip an object, the boom shuttle mounted to the boom mounted track, and a carousel located proximal to the base extending around the turret and rotatable about the axis, the carousel having a plurality of object bays, the carousel being controllably rotatable about the axis to locate any of the object bays proximal to the turret mounted track for transfer of an object between the object bay and the turret shuttle. |
| US11401111B2 |
Conveyor apparatus and operating method thereof
A conveyor apparatus includes a supporting plate and a conveyor module. The supporting plate is connected to the conveyor module. The supporting plate includes a first power and communication terminal that is configured to provide the conveyor module with power and a communication connection. The conveyor module is connected to the supporting plate. The conveyor module is detachable and includes a second power and communication terminal that is connected to the first power and communication terminal to receive the power and to perform the communication connection. The first and second power and communication terminals are detachable, with an ability to be connected to and disconnected from each other. |
| US11401102B2 |
System to hold multiple beverage containers
A system for holding multiple beverage containers may include a cooler or carrier with toting handles, closing tabs, and base. The base may be formed from a molded plastic, rubber or synthetic rubber material. The base may also include feet that hold the base a sufficient height from the ground. The base may have a generally conic tapering drain floor that makes up its top surface. The tapering drain floor may make draining the carrier easier by directing water toward a drain hole located in the base. Extending up from the base may be a multi-layer soft-sided wall where different layers perform different desired functions. For example, an inside layer closest to the internal cavity may be a waterproof layer, a middle layer may be an insulating layer, and an external layer may be a decorative layer. |
| US11401098B2 |
Twist ring container
An assembly having a container, one or more rings around the container, and a base which secures the rings to the container. The container may also, in some embodiments, have a solid lid or flexible lid that is secured to the container with a lid collar. The ring or rings are stacked upon one another when placed on the container. When assembled, the rings are able to freely rotate with respect to each other and the container body. The container is useful as an entertainment integrated with a drinking vessel in addition to many other useful applications. |
| US11401096B2 |
Packaging, preferably medical, and corresponding assembly of packagings
The invention provides a packaging element (2, 3) comprising two shells (21, 22, 31, 32), each shell having a margin (210, 220) defining an access opening giving access to the inside of the shell, said packaging element (2, 3) having at least a “closed” configuration in which the shells form a chamber that is substantially closed and that is suitable for receiving an article, such as a medical implant. Said packaging element (2, 3) further comprises a sealing strip (4) that extends, outside the shells (21, 22, 31, 32), over the entire length of the margins (210, 220) of the shells of the packaging element, and from one margin (210, 220) of the shell to the other margin (220, 210) of the shell in such a manner as to seal the chamber defined by the two shells. The invention also provides an assembly comprising two packaging elements received one inside the other, and the invention also provides a corresponding sealing method. |
| US11401094B2 |
Carrier for containers
A carrier for holding a plurality of container includes a plurality of panels including at least one central panel and at least one attachment panel configured to receive a portion of one or more containers of the plurality of containers. At least one end flap is foldably connected to the at least one attachment panel. The at least one central panel is for being positioned between and attached to adjacent containers of the plurality of containers. |
| US11401093B2 |
Grouped screw bunch and related method and machine for production of the same
A screw bunch includes a plurality of screws grouped together in a bunch with the enlarged head end of each screw toward a first end of the bunch and the pointed tip end of each screw toward a second end of the bunch. The screws are held together in the bunch by a band structure that extends around the bunch and that engages with the shanks of a multiplicity of the screws that are located along a perimeter of the bunch. The enlarged head ends of the screws are axially staggered. The band structure may be formed by a shrink wrap plastic band that can be separated from the bunch manually to enable individual retrieval of screws from the bunch for use. A method and machinery for production of the screw bunch is also provided. |
| US11401089B2 |
Device for and method of securing a lid to a food container
A lid is secured to a food container with the aid of one or more handles that are mounted on the lid and/or the container. An elongated, flexible, flattened, stretchable strap overlies the lid and has a plurality of enlarged openings spaced apart along the strap. Two of the openings receive the one or more handles in a secured position. |
| US11401088B2 |
Container top with removable seal
A molded article comprising a container top is disclosed. The molded article includes a threadless frame defining an opening, a flip cap located substantially coplanar with, and integrally formed with, the frame, a compound hinge between the frame and the flip cap, the hinge allowing the flip cap to rotate about the hinge to rest on top of the frame, an in-mold lidding film having a perimeter molded to the frame such that the in-mold lidding film covers the opening defined by the frame, wherein the in-mold lidding film is removable from the frame, and a pull tab, formed from the in-mold lidding film, that extends past the opening defined by the frame. |
| US11401086B2 |
Container
A package includes a container and a lid. The container may include a tamper evident feature, a child resistant feature, or both. |
| US11401085B2 |
Selectively openable closure for a container
A closure for a container, and more specifically a closure that is selectively openable and/or lockable providing, for example, one or more child resistant opening features is disclosed. |
| US11401079B2 |
Tamper evident cap
The invention relates to a tamper evident cap for removable screwing onto a fluid outlet provided on an enteral fluid source, the cap includes a tamper evident feature comprising a deflectable element configured to be momentarily deflectable in a longitudinal direction by a deflecting element provided on the fluid outlet as the cap is screwed onto the fluid outlet, and wherein the deflectable element is configured to be permanently deflected outwardly in relation to the longitudinal axis by the deflecting element as the cap is unscrewed from the fluid outlet to provide a visual indication that the cap has been unscrewed. |
| US11401078B2 |
Tethered plastic screw stopper
The present invention relates to tethered plastic stopper having a closure shell, a tamper band, and an annular ring. The annular ring is formed between a bottom weakness line separably linked through bottom bridges to the top edge of the tamper band and to the bottom edge of the annular ring and a top weakness line separably linked through top bridges to the top edge of the annular ring and to the bottom edge of the closure shell. At least one of the bottom bridges is configured to prevent disconnection of the annular ring from the tamper band and at least one of the top bridges is configured to prevent disconnection of the annular ring from the closure shell. The remaining bottom bridge and the remaining top bridge having a section exceeding at least 30% relative to the section of the bottom bridges and top bridges, respectively. |
| US11401076B2 |
Valve bag and method and system for producing a valve bag
The invention relates to a valve bag, in particular a cross-bottom valve bag, comprising a first wall and a second wall, which are joined to each other by means of side edges or side folds and by means of bottoms and which delimit a bag interior, comprising a valve, which is arranged in one of the bottoms and via which the bag interior can be filled with a filling material, and comprising venting openings in the first and/or in the second wall for venting the bag interior. At least one channel is provided on the outside of at least one wall, which channel covers the venting openings and is formed at least by two parallel fastening strips and by a cover strip, the cover strip likewise comprising venting openings, and wherein the shortest path between the parallel fastening strips along the cover strip is longer than the shortest path along the at least one wall or the cover strip, and/or the parallel fastening strips consist of stretchable material. |
| US11401073B2 |
Wooden pallet with butted deck boards and metal bracket supports
A pallet includes a base layer and a cargo layer. The cargo layer includes a pair of spaced apart end deck boards, and intermediate deck boards between the pair of spaced apart end deck boards. Each end deck board and an immediately adjacent intermediate deck board are butted against one another. Spaced apart supports are coupled between the base and cargo layers and forming a gap therebetween for receiving a lifting member. |
| US11401072B2 |
Hands-free portable printer having housing, knob and at least sensors to detect motions in different directions, while the knob is adapted to rotate for scrolling through sets of alpha-numeric characters
A touchless motion activated printer including a housing for receiving a stock of labels supported within the housing; a controller having a computer readable medium and in communications with a display, touchless input assembly, and a printer; and, a set of computer readable instructions stored on the computer readable medium adapted for receiving input from a user, printing a label, storing the label information and ejecting the label. The printer can include an input area. The printer can be in communications with one or more of IoT device, portable computer device, local area network, wide area network, local computer server, home automation system or any combination. |
| US11401071B2 |
Method, apparatus and system for attaching a label on a product
The present disclosure relates to a method of attaching a shrinkable label on at least one product wherein the shrinkable label comprises a film comprising heat shrinkable material and photothermic material, the method comprising: transporting a plurality of products on a product conveyor through an irradiation volume defined by a plurality of UV light emitters arranged sideways of the product conveyor; arranging at least one reflector between consecutive products on the product conveyor while the at least one product is being transported; controlling the UV light emitters to emit UV-light towards the shrinkable label arranged around the at least one product in the irradiation volume and towards the at least one reflector arranged between consecutive products in order for the photothermic material of the shrinkable label to heat up causing the heat shrinkable material to shrink around the at least one product. |
| US11401070B2 |
Labelling system and method
This invention relates to a labelling apparatus (1) and method for labelling different shapes, sizes and material types of packaging (3, 36) such as cardboard or plastics material boxes, plastics or other material bottles and sachets all containing medicaments being dispensed. The labelling apparatus (1) includes a conveyor means (4) having a receiving end for receiving an article (3, 36) to be labelled from a chute (2) and a discharge end for discharging the article (3, 36) once labelled to a receiving container (9), a label applicator (15) for attaching a label (29) to the article and a label securing means (25) for securely forcing the label (29) onto the article. |
| US11401069B1 |
Gas injected auto-dunnage formation within a filled and sealed container
Described are systems, methods, and apparatus for injecting dunnage into a container after an item has been placed in the container and the container has been sealed or otherwise closed. A dunnage injection apparatus is configured to penetrate a surface of the sealed container and expel gas and dunnage into an interior space of the container. The gas fills the expelled dunnage forming gas-filled pouches of dunnage that fill voids within the interior space of the container and secure and protect the item within the container. |
| US11401068B2 |
Apparatus for packing articles and comprising a device for counteracting winding up of film
Disclosed herein is an apparatus for packing articles as well as a device for counteracting winding up of film or web material for an apparatus for packing articles, the packing being formed by at least one web material conveyed over at least one pulling roller, wherein the device for counteracting winding up is disposed in relation to the pulling roller and extending at least partially around the pulling roller, whereby is achieved an easy, secure and functional device that efficiently counteracts and obviates the possibility of web material being wound around a pulling roller. |
| US11401065B2 |
Method for ease in identifying particular bundles of printed cards while packing and unpacking the bundles
A workflow process for packing and unpacking variable sized bundles of printed card signs includes providing identifiable codes that make the card signs highly visible and recognizable. Included on selected card signs is a color coded border with indexing added to each bundle in groupings to help in packing and unpacking the bundles into and from boxes. When the bundles are packed in a box on edge, both the person packing and unpacking the box can easily identify the beginning and end of each bundle and thereby limiting the time required to organize and process the bundles and reduce labor cost and errors. |
| US11401064B2 |
Air transfer bag deflator
A case packing apparatus for loading articles into a case that includes two or more airbags adapted to be positioned above the case; a vacuum reservoir positioned in fluid communication with the airbags; and a supply of compressed gas positioned in fluid communication with the airbags. |
| US11401059B2 |
System and method for framed lid
A package for retaining a food item includes a tray with a base connected to at least one sidewall. The sidewall extends away from the base to a rim to define an inner chamber. The tray is made of a fluid impermeable material to retain fluids in the inner chamber. The package also includes a shelf made of the fluid impermeable material that is removably supported in the inner chamber such that the shelf is spaced apart from the base of the tray to permit an absorbent pad to be positioned therebetween. The shelf is configured to support the food item in the inner chamber separated from the absorbent pad. |
| US11401056B2 |
Process for manufacturing capsules and associated system
Process for manufacturing a plurality of capsules containing a cosmetic product, the process including the following steps: —displacement of a support (32) through a first reservoir (44) containing a viscous material (52) designed to form the side wall, and coating of the support with a layer (56) of the viscous material; —displacement of the support through a shaping module (28) and solidification of the layer of material; —withdrawal of the support outside the shaping module, freeing an internal slot (74) defined by the layer of solidified material; —entry of at least one cosmetic product (11) from a second reservoir (80) into the internal slot; and —cut out the layer using a cutting device (68) to form the side walls of at least one capsule, and sealing of the internal spaces of capsules containing the cosmetic product by seals. |
| US11401054B2 |
Guideless resilient androgynous serial port docking mechanism
The Guideless Resilient Androgynous Serial Port (GRASP) mechanism provides an androgynous mechanical and electrical interface that can be tailored to the meet the requirements of a given application. Each mechanism is equipped with physical connections (spring pins) for both power and data transmission between modules. |
| US11401052B2 |
High-visibility impact detection system and method of preparing the same
A component equipped with a high-visibility impact detection system. The component includes a composite layer with a minimum impact energy level known to potentially cause damage to the composite layer, a high-visibility layer covering at least a portion of the composite layer, and a top layer covering the high-visibility layer. The top layer is configured to fracture, and expose the high-visibility layer, when subjected to an impact energy level greater than or equal to the minimum impact energy level known to potentially cause damage to the composite layer. |
| US11401048B2 |
Aircraft landing aid visual indicator device and method for guiding aircraft landing
Described is a visual indicator device for landing aircraft on the deck of a ship, comprising a unit for measuring the instantaneous rolling motion angle of the ship, a light projection apparatus designed to project, on a non-horizontal wall of the ship, at least a first rectilinear segment representing the horizon line. |
| US11401047B2 |
Unmanned aerial vehicle with latched net assembly
An example of a drone includes a drone chassis, a plurality of motors attached to the drone chassis and a plurality of propellers coupled to the plurality of motors. The drone also includes a net assembly mounted above the drone chassis. The net assembly includes an enclosure and a hinged portion that extends upwards from the enclosure in an open position and folds down in a closed position. |
| US11401044B2 |
Method and assistance system for detecting a degradation of flight performance
The invention relates to a method and to a device for detecting a degradation of flight performance of an aircraft that is in flight, wherein current flight status data of the aircraft that is in flight are first determined. A flight performance index is then calculated on the basis thereof. Furthermore, on the basis thereof, a nominal flight performance reference index is determined by means of a flight performance model, wherein a degradation of flight performance can be inferred by comparing the two indices. |
| US11401043B2 |
Systems and methods for mobile device enabled rotor track and balance
A handheld mobile device may be configured for use within a cockpit or cabin of an aircraft. The handheld mobile device may include a display and memory that includes an application configured to utilize the display. The handheld mobile device may also include a processor coupled to the memory. The application, via the processor, may be configured to receive aircraft-specific configuration data. The application may also receive, from a tracker module, input data corresponding to blade height and position. The application may additionally receive airframe vibration data from an accelerometer module. The application may further calculate recommendations regarding track and balance. The application may also further output, via the display, the track and balance recommendations. |
| US11401042B2 |
Vertical take-off and landing aircraft and transformation gear sets for same
A vertical take-off and landing aerial vehicle (VTOL) includes a plurality of rotors for producing lift. For each respective rotor the VTOL has an auxiliary power source (APS) and a transformation gear set (TGS) both being associated with the respective rotor, and the VTOL further includes at least one main power source (MPS). Each TGS is configured to form an outgoing power towards its respective rotor from input powers received into the TGS from the MPS and from the APS associated with the respective rotor. |
| US11401041B2 |
Hybrid electric power distribution and control for an aircraft
A power system of an aircraft includes a hybrid energy storage system with at least two energy storage subsystems each having a different power-energy density, power draw characteristics and/or dissimilar configuration. A primary power unit includes an aircraft engine coupled to an electric motor and a first generator. A secondary power unit is coupled to a second generator. A bidirectional power converter is coupled to the hybrid energy storage system and one or more controllers of the electric motor, the first generator, and the second generator. A power management controller is configured to interface with the hybrid energy storage system and the one or more controllers of the electric motor, the first generator, and the second generator and perform a model predictive control to dynamically adjust one or more electric power flows through the bidirectional power converter based on an engine propulsion power demand of the aircraft engine. |
| US11401030B2 |
Propeller blade spar
A method of manufacturing a spar for a propeller blade comprises forming a hollow inner core from a composite material, and then braiding carbon fibres around the inner core to form an outer spar structure. The hollow inner core may be formed using an inflatable bladder and a mould defining an outer shape of the spar. This construction avoids the need for a foam core to be provided within the spar. |
| US11401021B2 |
Cover for protecting rawinsonde balloon in preparing flight of rawinsonde balloon
A cover for a rawinsonde balloon includes a cover main body with an inner surface forming inner space and an outer surface. The rawinsonde balloon is inserted into the inner space of the cover main body. Further, the cover includes an inlet, positioned at a preliminary free end of the cover main body, for allowing the rawinsonde balloon to be inserted into the inner space and the cover additionally includes an inlet control member for controlling a size of the inlet and fixing a controlled size of the inlet. Furthermore, the cover includes a plurality of basic cover fixing members formed or located respectively at a plurality of basic preliminary fixed ends on the outer surface. |
| US11401019B2 |
Simulation method for two-stage plunger pressurized common rail fuel system of marine low-speed engine
An objective of the disclosure is to provide a simulation method for a two-stage plunger pressurized common rail fuel system of a marine low-speed engine. The method includes: first setting initial status parameters, such as a control step of a system model, a total time of a calculation process, and structure parameters and pressures of components; and then establishing a mathematical model of a fuel booster unit, a mathematical model of a high-pressure fuel pipe and a mathematical model of a fuel injector based on a MATLAB simulation platform, and connecting input and output parameters of the models to realize data transfer between the models. By considering one-dimensional (1D) spatial fluctuations in the high-pressure fuel pipe, the disclosure establishes a high-precision model of the fuel system, which provides an effective method for designing and calculating detailed pressures in the common rail fuel system. |
| US11401014B2 |
Tangent support tube for life raft assemblies
A life raft may comprise a border tube and a canopy support tube coupled to an outer portion of the border tube. A first orifice defined by the canopy support tube is aligned with a second orifice defined by the border tube. A diameter of the first orifice is less than a diameter of the second orifice. |
| US11401008B2 |
Inflatable watercraft
The present invention provides inflatable watercraft that are light weight, easily stowed in relatively small spaces and formed from inflatable drop stitch panels. A preferred watercraft is a boat having a bow, stern, keel and an open transom for self-bailing. A deck can be provided as a separate panel that is either permanently, or detachably, connected to freeboard sides of the watercraft. When connected, the deck provides a sitting area, and enhances the strength and rigidity of the watercraft by functioning like a deck beam. Optional features include a bucket held in place by, and fitted through, a hole in the deck panel. Preferred inflation pressures are between 2 and 25 p.s.i., and more preferably between 12 and 18 p.s.i. |
| US11401007B2 |
Hydraulic device
A hydraulic device is provided for a human powered vehicle. The hydraulic device includes a piston, a base member, and a hydraulic cylinder. The base member is made of a first non-metallic material. The hydraulic cylinder is provided to the base member and defines a cylinder bore. The hydraulic cylinder includes a main portion in which the piston is movably arranged. The main portion is made of a second non-metallic material that is different from the first non-metallic material. |
| US11401004B2 |
Electric motor, drive, and assembly for tracked vehicle, such as a snowmobile
An electric motor, drive, and assembly for a tracked vehicle. The assembly including an electric motor, a cylindrical housing encircling the electric motor and adapted for rotation about the motor, and a drive sprocket. The drive sprocket is coupled to the housing and having teeth to generally engage a track of the tracked vehicle. |
| US11400998B2 |
Traveling vehicle
A traveling vehicle includes a vehicle body, a left swing part, a right swing part, a holding body, and a suspension device. The left swing part rotatably supports a left front wheel. The right swing part rotatably supports a right front wheel. The left swing part and the right swing part are supported on the vehicle body. The holding body for supporting the suspension device is formed in a U-shape so as to sandwich the suspension device in a front-back direction. A support shaft provided in the suspension device is supported on the holding body on both sides in the front-back direction. The suspension device is rotatable about the support shaft. The suspension device is arranged at a position higher than the left swing part and the right swing part, and extends and contracts in conjunction with swings of the left swing part and the right swing part. |
| US11400995B2 |
Bicycle computer
A bicycle computer for monitoring performance of a user of a bicycle includes a processing circuitry; a user interface; an attaching unit for arranging the bicycle computer in an attached position; and at least one integrated proximity sensor arranged and dimensioned to measure, in the attached position, proximity data being indicative of a distance to a body part. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain the proximity data from the at least one integrated proximity sensor and to process the proximity data into one or more cycling metric. The user interface is configured to output the one or more cycling metric. |
| US11400993B2 |
Footrest arrangement for a motorcycle
A footrest arrangement is for a motorcycle, wherein the footrest arrangement comprises at least two or more individually pivotable footrest devices with footrest surfaces placed with an internal spacing between them so a motorcycle rider can choose whether to rest his foot on one or more of the footrest surfaces simultaneously. |
| US11400988B2 |
Upper wheel deflector panel
A laterally extending aerodynamic deflector panel disposed upstream in front of an otherwise exposed uppermost portion of a vehicle wheel assembly, and arranged to divert headwinds from otherwise impinging upon drag-magnified uppermost wheel surfaces to thereby minimize overall vehicle drag. |
| US11400987B2 |
Slide rail assembly and landing gear assembly with embedded hardpoint connectors
A cargo vehicle is disclosed having a composite floor assembly with at least one embedded hardpoint connector. The composite floor assembly may comprise a plurality of transverse beams, wherein a subset of the plurality of transverse beams includes at least one embedded hardpoint connector. The embedded connector may be used to securely and removably couple other vehicle components to the composite floor assembly, such as a landing gear assembly and/or a slide rail assembly. |
| US11400986B2 |
Body for vehicle
A body for a vehicle configured for securing safety performance and vehicle rigidity according to a vehicle collision while increasing a battery capacity mounted in the vehicle, may include an internal side member mounted on a top surface of a center floor in a longitudinal direction of the body; a battery cross member mounted in a width direction of the body inside a battery case provided at a lower end portion of the center floor while intersecting the internal side member; and a coupling structure coupled to the battery case, the battery cross member, and the center floor at a point where the internal side member and the battery cross member intersect. |
| US11400984B2 |
Vehicle body side part structure
In a vehicle body side part structure, a front pillar has a pillar inner panel and a pillar outer panel. A side sill has a sill inner panel and a sill outer panel. A sidewall and a front wall of the pillar outer panel on an inner side in a vehicle width direction extend to a position at which the sidewall and the front wall overlap the side sill in an upward/downward direction. A defective section is provided on a front section of the sill outer panel. A reinforcement plate extending in a vehicle upward/downward direction is coupled to a rear region of an inner side surface of the pillar outer panel. A lower end of the reinforcement plate extends to a position at which the lower end overlaps the defective section in the upward/downward direction on a side behind the defective section. A lower edge portion of the sidewall of the pillar outer panel is joined to a sidewall of the sill outer panel on an outer side in the vehicle width direction. |
| US11400983B2 |
Vehicle lower section structure
A vehicle lower section structure includes a battery unit that is disposed below a floor panel, a sliding door that is provided to a side section of a vehicle body, and a lower hinge that is attached to a lower portion of the sliding door, that supports the sliding door with respect to the vehicle body such that the sliding door is capable of sliding in a vehicle front-rear direction, and that is disposed further toward a vehicle upper side than the battery unit. |
| US11400982B2 |
Methods of making monocoques of land vehicles using modular mold systems
Land vehicles, modular systems for forming monocoques of land vehicles, and methods of forming monocoques of land vehicles using modular systems are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the land vehicles are provided as delivery vehicles and/or utility vehicles. A land vehicle includes a monocoque supporting a plurality of wheels to permit movement of the vehicle relative to an underlying surface in use of the land vehicle. |
| US11400980B2 |
Rib-less hoist structure for truck body
A hoist structure for a body of a truck can be comprised of a hoist plate arrangement extending in a first direction and configured to be rotatably coupled to a hoist member of the truck; and a plurality of external gussets spaced from each other in the first direction and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Each of the external gussets can interface with the hoist plate arrangement, and a portion of each of the external gussets can extend in the second direction from a first side of the hoist structure arrangement. |
| US11400978B2 |
Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle control method
Provided are a vehicle control apparatus and a vehicle control method, a vehicle control apparatus including: a sensor configured to sense at least one of a vehicle speed value and a lateral acceleration value of a vehicle; an active camber device including a knuckle for supporting a wheel of the vehicle, an upper arm having one end rotatably connected to the knuckle to form a stroke node, and a actuator for rotationally shifting the stroke node of the upper arm with respect to a connection point with the knuckle in a vertical direction; and a controller configured to vary a position of the stoke node of the upper arm through the actuator on the basis of one of the sensed vehicle speed value and the sensed lateral acceleration value. |
| US11400977B2 |
Vehicle guidance system
A system and method for guiding an articulated vehicle having at least a first section and a second section includes one or more sensors positioned separately from the vehicle and adapted to detect the positions of and the angle between the first and second sections. The system also may include one or more position sensors located on the vehicle. A computing system that may be on the vehicle or positioned separately from the vehicle receives the position data and includes a pose-determining algorithm for determining the position and orientation of the vehicle and a guidance-determining algorithm for determining guidance commands to guide the vehicle to a target position. A communications device communicates the guidance commands or sensed position and/or angle information to the vehicle. |
| US11400976B2 |
Steering wheel angle calibration
A first distance d1 between a vehicle at a first location and an object is determined. A best fit line representing the object is determined from a plurality of sensor data. A distance Δd to move to a second location is specified. A predicted second distance dp between the vehicle at the second location and the object is determined based on the first distance d1, the distance Δd, and the best fit line. The vehicle is operated from the first location to the second location based on a center steering wheel angle. A measured second distance d2 between the vehicle at the second location and object is determined. Then the center steering wheel angle is one of (a) maintained based on the predicted second distance dp matching the measured second distance d2, or (b) updated based on the predicted second distance dp being different than the measured second distance d2. |
| US11400974B2 |
Towing assist device for notifying driver of backup conditions
A towing assistance device includes an acquirer, a determiner, and a notifier. The acquirer acquires a coupling angle between a towing vehicle and a towed vehicle. The determiner determines whether the towed vehicle is movable backward in a coupling posture with the coupling angle maintained, when the towing vehicle is moved backward at a current steering angle. The notifier issues information on a steering angle at which the towed vehicle is movable backward in the coupling posture, among selectable steering angles of the towing vehicle. |
| US11400972B2 |
Work vehicle
A work vehicle includes a hydraulic actuator that changes an actual steering angle, an actual steering angle detecting part, an operating unit that performs a steering operation, a position adjusting control part that controls the position adjusting part based on the actual steering angle, and a steering control part that controls the hydraulic actuator. The operating unit includes a support part, a rotating part supported rotatably by the support part, an operating part supported rotatably by the support part or the rotating part, a biasing part that biases the operating part to a predetermined position with respect to the rotating part, a position adjusting part that adjusts a rotation angle of the rotating part with respect to the support part, and a rotation angle detecting part configured to detect the rotation angle of the operating part with respect to the support part or the rotating part. |
| US11400970B2 |
Steering system
A steering system includes a mechanism configured to turn a steer wheel of a vehicle, a motor configured to generate driving force that is applied to the mechanism, and a controller configured to control the motor according to a steering status. The controller includes a limiting control circuit configured to limit a current that is supplied to the motor to a limiting value, a determining circuit configured to determine whether the steer wheel is in contact with an obstacle by using at least a comparison between a value of the current that is supplied to the motor and a threshold, and a threshold computing circuit configured to compute the threshold that is used by the determining circuit, the threshold computing circuit being configured to compute a value less than the limiting value according to the limiting value as the threshold. |
| US11400969B2 |
Center take off rack and pinion steering system
A center take off rack and pinion steering system is disclosed having a rack housing which houses a rack gear having first and second ends extending through the housing. A pinion gear is coupled to the rack gear to input steering power to the rack gear. A rack yoke is coupled to, and extends between, the first and second ends of the rack gear. A yoke support is coupled to the rack housing and a yoke support slider is coupled to the rack yoke and is movable with the rack yoke relative to the yoke support. Tie rod end mounts are supported by the rack yoke, the tie rod end mounts positioned laterally intermediate the first and second ends of the rack gear. |
| US11400966B2 |
Handcart
A handcart may include a support frame, an actuator, a rotating frame configured to be rotated relative to the support frame by the actuator and a container configured to be rotated relative to the support frame. The container may be configured to be rotated with the rotating frame relative to the support frame when the rotating frame is rotated relative to the support frame by the actuator. The rotating frame may be rotatable up to a position at which an angle between the support frame and the rotating frame becomes a first rotation angle. The container may be rotatable up to a position at which an angle between the support frame and the container becomes a second rotation angle, the second rotation angle being greater than the first rotation angle. |
| US11400964B2 |
Route examining system and method
A route examining system includes first and second detection units and an identification unit. The first and second detection units are configured to be disposed onboard a vehicle system traveling along a route having plural conductive tracks. The first and second detection units are disposed at spaced apart locations along a length of the vehicle system. The first and second detection units are configured to monitor one or more electrical characteristics of the conductive tracks in response to an examination signal being electrically injected into at least one of the conductive tracks. The identification unit includes one or more processors configured to determine that a section of the route includes an electrical short responsive to the one or more electrical characteristics monitored by the first and second detection units indicating that the examination signal is received by only one of the first and second detection units. |
| US11400951B2 |
Control system for a motor vehicle, motor vehicle, method for controlling a motor vehicle, computer program product and computer-readable medium
A control system for a motor vehicle, including a first control unit for controlling a first function of the motor vehicle, a second control unit for controlling a second function of the motor vehicle and a backup control unit. To ensure the proper execution of functions controlled of a motor vehicle controlled with the aid of control units even in the case of a defective control unit with preferably little additional effort, the backup control unit is configurable depending on the input of an error signal of the first or second control unit such that an actuator corresponding to the defective control unit is controllable with the aid of the backup control unit. A first backup power electronic module is assigned to the first actuator, and a second backup power electronic module is assigned to the second actuator. |
| US11400950B2 |
Abnormal data collecting method, apparatus, storage medium and product for automatic parking
The present application discloses an abnormal data collecting method for automatic parking, an apparatus, a storage medium and a product, and relates to automatic driving technology and automatic parking technology in computer technology. A specific implementation i: in response to monitoring that a target vehicle generates a fault code during an automatic parking process, matching the fault code with at least one pre-configured fault code to be collected; in response to determining that the fault code matches the fault code to be collected, determining a data collecting strategy corresponding to the fault code to be collected; and performing a data collecting operation on abnormal data corresponding to the fault code according to the data collecting strategy. |
| US11400948B2 |
Method for controlling vehicle functions
A method for controlling vehicle functions to increase the well-being and/or to increase the attention of at least one vehicle user in a vehicle. A number of vehicle functions are activated when at least one specific user menu is selected. Here, a lead function assigned to the user menu from the number of vehicle functions is predetermined in each case and the time and content processes of the other vehicle functions assigned to the user menu are coordinated with respect to the lead function. |
| US11400946B2 |
Method for managing a powertrain of a motor vehicle
A method for managing a powertrain (3) of a motor vehicle (1) comprises the following steps: (a) determining a predictive rolling resistance coefficient (Crr) for at least one tyre (10) of the motor vehicle (1); and (b) adapting the operation of the powertrain (3) according to the predictive rolling resistance coefficient (Crr) in order notably to optimize the energy consumption of the motor vehicle (1). |
| US11400941B2 |
Moving body behavior prediction device
A moving body behavior prediction device predicts the behavior of a moving body comprising: a travel environment recognition unit that acquires external information DS and recognizes the travel environment; a prediction model evaluation value storage unit that stores an evaluation value for each travel environment in relation to prediction models prepared in advance; a prediction model determination unit 112 that determines the prediction model corresponding to the travel environment recognized by the travel environment recognition unit from among the prediction models, the determination being performed on the basis of the travel environment recognized by the travel environment recognition unit and the evaluation value stored in the prediction model evaluation value storage unit; and a behavior prediction unit 113 that predicts the behavior of the moving body using the prediction model determined by the prediction model determination unit. |
| US11400940B2 |
Crosswind risk determination
Real-time wind data for a location is determined based on a detected movement of an object relative to a vehicle. The real-time wind data includes a wind speed and a wind direction. Upon receiving stored wind data for the location from a remote computer, a crosswind risk is determined based on the real-time wind data and the stored wind data. A vehicle component is actuated to compensate for the crosswind risk. |
| US11400939B2 |
Four-wheel drive vehicle
A four-wheel drive vehicle includes: a drive-power distribution device for transmitting a drive power of an engine toward main and auxiliary drive wheels, at a drive-power distribution ratio between the auxiliary drive wheels and the main drive wheels; and a control apparatus for executing a drive-power distribution control for adjusting the drive-power distribution ratio, and executing an engine automatic-start control for causing the engine to be started upon satisfaction of an engine-start condition. Upon execution of the engine automatic-start control, the control apparatus changes a target engine rotational speed from a predetermined engine-start rotational speed to a changed engine rotational speed, such that a difference of the changed engine rotational speed from a resonance rotational speed that causes resonance of a drive system to which the engine is connected in a power transmittable manner, is larger than a difference of the predetermined engine-start rotational speed from the resonance rotational speed. |
| US11400938B2 |
Method for controlling a drivline of a vehicle
The disclosure relates to a method for controlling a driveline (10) of a vehicle (1), wherein the driveline (10) at least comprises a transmission (13) and a clutch (12), wherein the clutch (12) is adapted to be provided between the transmission (13) and a propulsion unit (11) of the driveline (10), wherein the method comprises the steps of; predicting an imminent drive route, identifying if the imminent drive route comprises any clutch severity classification (CSC), and if the imminent drive route comprises a clutch severity classification (CSC)—estimating (103) an expected clutch temperature (Tic) dependent on at least the clutch severity classification (CSC) and one vehicle parameter (Vp), wherein, the clutch severity classification (CSC) is at least dependent on an inclination of the imminent drive route, and if (105) the expected clutch temperature (Tic) is above a clutch temperature threshold value (Tt); controlling (106) the driveline (10) in a critical heat mode, wherein in the critical heat mode the transmission (13) is controlled such that a clutch temperature increase is lower in comparison to a normal driveline control mode. |
| US11400936B2 |
Travel assistance device
A travel assistance device configured to execute travel assistance when a plurality of vehicles form a vehicle group and travel in a line. The travel assistance device includes: a first control unit configured to, if there is lane-change instruction for the vehicle group, cause an end-of-line vehicle to change lanes, such vehicle being the vehicle from among the plurality of vehicles forming the vehicle group that is positioned at the end of the line; and a second control unit configured to, following the lane change of the end-of-line vehicle, allow a lane change for at least one vehicle that is other than the end-of-line vehicle and that is one of the vehicles forming the vehicle group. |
| US11400935B2 |
Method for a motor vehicle to select a preferred traffic lane to cross a toll area
A method for a motor vehicle to select a preferred traffic lane to access a toll area having a plurality of traffic lanes includes the following: a) detecting traffic lanes of the toll area, b) determining, for at least some of the traffic lanes, a first item of data relating to the distance between the motor vehicle and the corresponding traffic lane, and a second item of data relating to the number of other vehicles situated on the corresponding traffic lane, c) minimizing a cost function that depends on each first item of data and on each second item of data, so as to identify the preferred traffic lane, and d) determining the possibility or the risk for the motor vehicle of changing traffic lane in order to move towards the preferred traffic lane. |
| US11400934B2 |
Systems and methods for cooperative ramp merge
Systems and methods for cooperative ramp merger are described herein. In one embodiment, a system for assisting with a merge based on a ramp location of a ramp is provided. A swarm module causes a host vehicle to join a swarm created to assist the merging vehicle in the merge maneuver. A position module identifies relative positions of the host vehicle and other members of the swarm. An identification module selects a role for the host vehicle based on the relative positions of the host vehicle and the other members of the plurality of members. A constraint module calculates a merge location area based on the relative positions of the host vehicle and the other members of the plurality of members and the ramp location. A cooperative module determines a cooperative action for the host vehicle based on the role of the host vehicle and the merge location area. |
| US11400929B2 |
Method and apparatus for vision based lateral acceleration prediction
The present application relates to a method and apparatus including a sensor for detecting a first vehicle speed, a camera operative to capture an image, a processor operative to determine a road curvature in response to the image, the processor further operative to determine a first predicted lateral acceleration in response to the road curvature and the first vehicle speed, the processor further operative to determine a second vehicle speed in response to the first predicted lateral acceleration exceeding a threshold value wherein the second vehicle speed results in a second predicted lateral acceleration being less than the threshold value, and to generate a control signal indicative of the second vehicle speed, and a vehicle controller operative to reduce a vehicle velocity to the second vehicle speed in response to the control signal. |
| US11400925B2 |
Planning for unknown objects by an autonomous vehicle
Among other things, a model is maintained of an environment of a vehicle. A hypothetical object in the environment that cannot be perceived by sensors of the vehicle is included in the model. |
| US11400916B2 |
Mild hybrid vehicle and method of controlling the same
A mild hybrid vehicle and a method of controlling the same are provided. The mild hybrid vehicle includes a sensor that detects shift intention of a driver to provide the shift intention as sensing information, a controller that determines a target rotation speed of an MHSG based on the sensing information and controls the MHSG based on the target rotation speed, and the MHSG that controls the rotation speed of the engine under control of the controller when the shift intention is detected. |
| US11400912B2 |
Coasting management control of a vehicle with a road speed governor
A system, method, and apparatus includes management of coasting during operation of a vehicle having an engine that is selectively engageable to a driveline, a cruise control mode of operation, and a road speed governor mode of operation. A road speed governor mode of operation of the vehicle is active in response to a road speed governor operation condition being present wherein the driveline is engaged with the engine. When a coasting management condition is present, operation of the vehicle in the road speed governor mode is disabled, the driveline is disengaged from the engine, and the vehicle is operated in a coasting mode of operation. The coasting mode of operation can be canceled when a coasting mode of operation cancellation condition is present to operate the vehicle in a road speed governor mode of operation with the driveline re-engaged with the engine. |
| US11400910B2 |
Vehicle
A vehicle includes a vehicle cabin, a storage chamber, and a partition wall separating the storage chamber from the vehicle cabin. The storage chamber is arranged on at least one side of the vehicle cabin in the vehicle front-rear direction. The partition wall has an opening and the storage chamber communicates with the vehicle cabin via the opening. A cover configured to open and close the opening is provided over the opening. A brake fluid pressure generation device is stored in the storage chamber. The brake fluid pressure generation device includes a reservoir tank in which hydraulic fluid is accumulated and is arranged at a position facing the opening. |
| US11400909B2 |
Parking brake apparatus for vehicle
A parking brake apparatus for a vehicle includes a driving unit including a plurality of motor sections; a pair of pressing units receiving power from the driving unit and pressing a brake pad; and a load transmission unit installed between the pair of pressing units, connected to each of the pair of pressing units, and transmitting a pressing load of any one of the pair of pressing units to the other pressing unit. |
| US11400901B2 |
Method for operating a vehicle, vehicle
A method for operating a vehicle, the vehicle including at least one friction brake unit, including a brake body and at least one brake element, the brake body being rotatably fixedly connected to a wheel of the vehicle and the brake element being situated on the chassis side and being displaceable in the direction of the brake body. The brake element is pressed against the brake body for generating a friction braking action, and an actual vehicle parameter resulting from the friction brake action being monitored for vibrations with the aid of at least one sensor unit. When detecting a vibration, the frequency of the vibrations is compared with the rotational speed of the wheel, and at least one safety measure is carried out in a third step if the comparison indicates that the frequency is equal to or greater than the rotational speed of the wheel. |
| US11400896B2 |
Vehicle
Provided is a vehicle including: a brake pedal configured to be able to operate a foot brake device; an accelerator pedal located on a right side of the brake pedal; a shift lever; a steering wheel; and a handbrake device which includes a brake lever extending in a front-rear direction and a grip provided at a rear end of the brake lever, and is configured to be able to manually operate and release a parking brake by a parking brake device. The handbrake device supports the brake lever so that the grip is movable between a first position at which the parking brake is released and a second position at which the parking brake is operated. The second position is set to a position at which the grip is recognized upon a start operation with any one of the accelerator pedal, the shift lever, and the steering wheel. |
| US11400895B2 |
Wiper arm device with at least one detachable auxiliary nozzle unit
A wiper arm device with at least one duct connecting unit (10) for connecting at least two wiper fluid duct sections to each other, with at least one duct retaining unit (14) which can be arranged on at least one wiper arm (12) and is configured in order to retain at least the duct connecting unit (10) on the wiper arm (12) and with at least one auxiliary nozzle unit (16). The wiper arm device has a connecting unit (18) which is configured in order to connect the at least one auxiliary nozzle unit (16) detachably to the duct connecting unit (10), in particular non-destructively. |
| US11400893B2 |
Wiper frame
Disclosed is a wiper frame (10) comprising a resilient support rail (22) and a wiper blade (12) which is attached to the support rail (22). According to the invention, the wiper blade (12) has a wiper blade lip (44) having a substantially rigid cross-sectional structure, and the wiper blade lip (44) is mounted between a first bending region (32) and a second bending region (34) in a cross-sectional view. |
| US11400891B2 |
Wiper control device
A wiper control device that properly detects restriction of a wiper blade according to a travel distance of the wiper blade. When a state in which a rotation speed of an output shaft calculated from a rotation angle of the output shaft detected by a rotation angle sensor is equal to or slower than a speed threshold defined according to a travel distance of the wiper blade and in which a current detected by a current detector is equal to or larger than a current threshold continues for a predetermined determination period, a microcomputer stops a wiper motor or reverses a direction of a wiping action of the wiper blade. |
| US11400889B2 |
UWB ranging device, personal communications device incorporating such a device, and methods of operating the same
An ultra wide band, UWB, ranging device is disclosed comprising: an input for receiving data directly from a sensor hub, and a radio configured for UWB communication; wherein the UWB device is configured to: commence a ranging process comprising at least one of a repeated range determination, and a repeated angle of arrival determination; receive sensor data from the sensor hub; process the data, and modify the ranging process in dependence on the data. Personal communication devices disclosing such UWB ranging devices are also disclosed as are associated methods. |
| US11400888B1 |
Commercial vehicle access control system
A commercial vehicle access control system provides selective access to authorized users to interior areas of respective service vehicle item storage compartments. The compartments are usable to house items such as tools, equipment, materials or products that are removed from or placed in such compartments. A system controller is in operative connection with a plurality of electrically actuated door locks which can be operated responsive to communication with a portable wireless device to enable access to selected compartments and the items which are housed therein. A plurality of vehicle cameras and other sensors are operative to detect activities related to the removal from or placement of items within the compartments, as well as other conditions associated with the operation and status conditions of the vehicle. |
| US11400885B2 |
Compact, lightweight and reusable local energy absorbers
An energy absorbing structure includes a base, a loading platform, a pair of side supports, a center support, and a pair of flexible segments. The loading platform is spaced apart from the base. The side supports project from the base toward the loading platform. The center support projects from the loading platform toward the base. The flexible segments extend from the side supports to the center support and connect the side supports to the center support. The flexible segments have straight edges and curved surfaces disposed between the straight edges. The straight edges extend from the side supports to the center support and are oriented at an oblique angle relative to the base. Each of the curved surfaces faces one of the base and the loading platform. |
| US11400880B2 |
Roof airbag for a vehicle
A roof airbag for a vehicle including deployment guides configured to extend in forward and backward directions of a vehicle and disposed to be spaced laterally apart from each other, an inflator located between the deployment guides spaced apart from each other and configured to discharge gas therefrom during operation thereof, and a cushion located between the deployment guides spaced apart from each other, deployed in an extension direction of the deployment guides and including a deployment chamber configured to be deployed while the gas discharged from the inflator flows thereinto and delay chambers configured such that the gas flows thereinto in a deployed state thereof. |
| US11400875B2 |
Holder and wire harness
A holder configured to be fitted to a tube that is made of metal and through which a wire is to be inserted, the holder including: a tubular main body that includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, and is configured to be inserted into the tube; and a cover formed protruding radially outward from an outer circumferential surface of the main body at the first end, wherein: the cover is formed only in a portion of the main body in a circumferential direction, and the cover includes a wall that protrudes radially outward from the outer circumferential surface of the main body, and a guard that extends from a radially outward end of the wall toward the second end of the main body. |
| US11400872B1 |
Heat shield assembly for exhaust treatment system
A heat shield system for shielding sensors from heat includes a sleeve portion made of heat-insulating material and has a hollow shape sized and shaped to be wrapped about a pipe of the exhaust treatment system. The sleeve has a longitudinal slit and an opening formed through the sleeve. The opening is configured to receive a sensor. The system includes a collar portion made of heat-insulating material and includes a base part configured to attach to the sleeve portion and a collar enclosure that extends radially from the base part. The collar enclosure defines an open chamber configured to surround the sensor and shield the sensor from heat while permitting access to the sensor. A closure is configured to retain the collar portion on the sleeve portion and hold the heat shield system in place. |
| US11400871B2 |
Metal retention clip
A retention clip is configured to securely connect a first component to a second component. The retention clip includes a first frame connected to an opposed second frame by a central beam. An interior of the clip is defined between the first and second frames. Each of the first and second frames includes lateral legs that fold inwardly at upper bends, thereby forming flanges that are disposed within the interior. The flanges on respective sides of the clip are integrally connected by a bridging member, and the flanges further include distal ends that extend below a bottom edge of the bridging member. The clip further includes a flexible wing for securing the clip within the interior of a panel opening. Some embodiments of a retention clip include protrusions that extend inwardly from the bridging members. |
| US11400863B2 |
Hitch step
The present invention relates to a hitch step that may be secured to a hitch receiver tube and which may support extremely heavy loads thereon. |
| US11400862B2 |
Vision-based interactive control apparatus and method of controlling rear-view mirror for vehicle
The present application discloses a method of controlling a rear-view mirror for a vehicle. The method includes determining a gaze position and a gaze direction of a user; and controlling the rear-view mirror based on the user's gaze position and gaze direction. |
| US11400860B2 |
CMS systems and processing methods for vehicles
A image detection and classification system for a vehicle includes a first display, a second display, an image capturing unit for capturing an image and displaying the image on at least one of the first display and the second display, and an image processing unit configured to process the captured image to improve a clarity of the captured image in response to the captured image having an obstruction value exceeding a threshold obstruction value. A method for operation of the image detection and classification system is also described. |
| US11400857B2 |
Method for operating a high-beam assistance system of a motor vehicle
A high-beam assistance system of a motor vehicle determines whether or not an unseen vehicle with headlamps switched on is approaching from the opposite direction before the unseen vehicle enters the field of view of a camera in the host vehicle. Wherein the registered images do not include any approaching vehicle on the roadway, the high-beam assistance system determines an expected illumination information item which is estimated to result from illumination by the host headlamps, determines an actual illumination information item contained in the registered images, and compares the expected illumination information item and the actual illumination information item. If the actual illumination information item deviates from the expected illumination information item, then the illumination provided by the host headlamps is adjusted from a high-beam state to a low-beam state. |
| US11400855B2 |
Integrated tailgate cargo system for automotive vehicle
Various disclosed embodiments include systems for securing cargo to a dropdown tailgate of an automotive vehicle, systems for securing a bicycle to a dropdown tailgate of an automotive vehicle, and systems for securing cargo to a tailgate of an automotive vehicle. In an illustrative embodiment, a system for securing cargo to a dropdown tailgate of an automotive vehicle includes: a dropdown tailgate including a first elongated groove running along an inner panel of the dropdown tailgate; a first securing member, the first securing member including a first elongated arm; the first securing member being configured to be inserted into the first elongated groove, the received portion of the first securing member being slidingly moveable to a selectable position in the first elongated groove; and a first attachment mechanism, the first attachment mechanism being configured to secure the securing member to the first elongated groove. |
| US11400853B2 |
Sleeper cabs for gooseneck trailers
Sleeper cabs for a gooseneck trailer. The gooseneck trailer includes a horizontal neck portion coupled to a cargo bed of a truck. The sleeper cabs include a base and an enclosure. The base is configured to securely mount to the horizontal neck portion of the gooseneck trailer. The enclosure defines a mobile dwelling supported on the base. In some examples, the sleeper cabs include a ladder to assist with climbing up to or descending from the enclosure. |
| US11400850B1 |
Stowable modular utility lift system
The subject invention pertains to stowable, modular lift conversion systems configured for aftermarket or OEM application to a truck, all-terrain vehicle (ATV), or utility task vehicle (UTV). Lift systems provided include removable and mounted systems with power provided by a battery, a winch, or linear motion device either on the lift or on the vehicle. Modular implements and lift attachments are provided. |
| US11400849B2 |
Portable conveyor system for use with a vehicle
A portable and articulating conveyor belt device for use with a vehicle having a power supply, wherein the vehicle's power supply powers the conveyor belt device. The conveyor belt device is removably attachable to a trailer hitch assembly on a vehicle, and enables a user to quickly and safely load articles onto/off of the vehicle via a conveyor belt. The conveyor belt device is preferably controlled via a remote control and controls the position of the device, as well as the direction and speed of the conveyor belt. The support frame of the conveyor belt device is comprised of a plurality of repositionable, interlocking and pivoting support frame members that enable the device to be arranged in a variety of configurations to suit user need and/or preference. |
| US11400847B2 |
Refrigerator, refrigerating or warming apparatus, and vacuum adiabatic body
A vacuum adiabatic body includes a first plate, a second plate, a sealing part that seals the first plate and the second plate to provide a space that has a predetermined temperature and is in a vacuum state, a support maintaining the space, a heat resistance unit reducing an amount of heat transferred between the first plate and the second plate, a port through which air in the third is discharged, and a heat exchange module coming into contact with an inner surface of a cavity provided by the first plate member and the second plate member so as to perform heat exchange. |
| US11400846B2 |
Foot rest assembly for a seat of a motorized vehicle
A foot rest assembly includes a foot rest member movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The assembly further includes a leg having a first leg end coupled to the foot rest member and a second leg end, and an arm assembly including a flange and a track. The track includes a first track end and a second track end. A bearing assembly is coupled to the second leg end of the leg. In the deployed position, the bearing assembly and second leg end are located at the first end of the track. In the stowed position, the bearing assembly and second leg end are located at the second end of the track. |
| US11400840B2 |
System and method for seat vibration cancellation
A method for cancelling seat vibration includes receiving a first accelerometer measurement. The method also includes receiving a second accelerometer measurement. The method also includes determining a counter torque value based on the first accelerometer measurement and the second accelerometer measurement. The method also includes selectively controlling a motor using the counter torque value. |
| US11400835B2 |
Power slide
A power slide includes a left slide and a right slide, each including a top rail, a bottom rail, a lead screw and an electric motor. The top rail is arranged above the bottom rail and is slidably connected to the bottom rail, and a notch is formed in a middle portion of the top rail. The lead screw is arranged above the bottom rail in parallel and has two ends fixedly connected to the bottom rail. The electric motor includes a housing, a rotor shaft and a stator shaft. The housing is mounted in the notch, the stator shaft is fixedly connected into the housing, the rotor shaft penetrates into the stator shaft and is rotatably connected to the stator shaft, and an interior of the rotor shaft is threadedly connected to the lead screw. |
| US11400834B2 |
Adjusting interior configuration of a vehicle based on external environment data
A system and method are provided for controlling an interior configuration of a vehicle. The system may include an interior vehicle component, an actuator component configured to adjust a physical configuration of the interior vehicle component, an external communication component configured to collect driving environment data representing an external environment of the vehicle, and one or more processors configured to receive driving environment data and detect, by processing the driving environment data, an external driving condition. When the one or more processors detect the external driving condition, the one or more processors may cause the actuator component to adjust the interior vehicle component from a first physical configuration to a second physical configuration, or may cause the actuator component to restrict movement of the interior vehicle component to a predetermined range of physical configurations. |
| US11400833B2 |
Fuel cell vehicle and liquid state estimation method
A fuel cell vehicle is equipped with a fuel cell system including a gas liquid separation unit for separating gas and liquid and discharging the separated liquid. The fuel cell vehicle includes an acceleration sensor for detecting information regarding acceleration, and a control unit for estimating the discharge state of the liquid from the gas liquid separation unit based on the information regarding acceleration. Based on acceleration applied to the liquid in the gas liquid separation unit, the control unit can estimate whether the liquid is discharged from the gas liquid separation unit or the liquid is not discharged and remains as the remaining liquid in the gas liquid separation unit. |
| US11400832B2 |
Electrically powered vehicle
An electrically powered vehicle includes a target battery that is externally chargeable and externally power feedable, a sensor that detects a temperature of the target battery, and a controller that performs charging control, discharging control, and temperature increase control of the target battery. The temperature increase control is control for increasing a temperature of the target battery by selecting any of external electric power and battery power and generating heat with the selected electric power. The controller receives a leveling signal that requests for power leveling. When the temperature of the target battery is lower than a first temperature during external power feed requested by the leveling signal, the controller performs the temperature increase control by using battery power before the external power feed requested by the leveling signal. |
| US11400823B1 |
Dynamic scheduling of tasks and charging of an autonomous mobile device
A robot operates using electrical power. The robot is able to autonomously return to a dock to recharge its batteries. The robot may perform a variety of tasks that consume electrical power, such as performing video calls, presenting audio or video content, acting as a sentry, and so forth. Usage of the robot is analyzed to predict tasks that a user is likely to request. This information is used along with information about previously scheduled tasks and system tasks to create a list of tasks to be performed and when to perform those tasks. The tasks to be performed are calculated to maximize availability of the robot to the user while minimizing charge/discharge cycles, minimizing the extent of the charge/discharge, and minimizing the use of rapid charging. As a result, the lifespan of the batteries may be increased. |
| US11400821B2 |
Electric-vehicle charging apparatus
An apparatus for a power system. The apparatus includes multiple electrical power sources and an enclosure operatively connected to the power sources at multiple input terminals. Multiple loads operatively connect to the enclosure at multiple output terminals by multiple cables. The enclosure includes the input terminals and the output terminals and a controller unit. Multiple selection units operatively connect to the controller unit, multiple power converters are connected to multiple connection paths. The selection units connect to at least one of multiple switches connected in the connection paths. Multiple sensor units are operatively attached to the controller unit which is configured to sense multiple parameters in the connection paths. Responsive to the parameters sensed by the sensor units, the selection units select the connection paths between the electrical power sources and the loads. |
| US11400809B2 |
Method for operating a power take-off shaft of an agricultural tractor with an attachment hoist
A method for operating a power take-off shaft of an agricultural tractor with an attachment hoist includes providing a power take-off shaft spatially assigned to the attachment hoist, a hoist controller and a control unit. The method also includes detecting an operating state of the power take-off shaft via a first sensor and an upper operating position of the attachment hoist via a second sensor. The method further includes restricting the upper operating position to a first maximum value by the control unit if the first sensor detects that the power take-off shaft is not operating, and restricting the upper operating position to a second maximum value by the control unit if the first sensor detects that the power take-off shaft is operating, where the second maximum value is less than the first maximum value. |
| US11400805B2 |
Refueling control system for internal combustion engine
A refueling control system for an internal combustion engine includes a fuel tank; a vapor pipe; a step motor-driven shut-off valve; a fuel filler lid; and an electronic control unit configured to, when the fuel filler lid is to be opened, i) drive the shut-off valve such that the shut-off valve is opened, ii) close the fuel filler lid when an opening degree of the shut-off valve is less than a set opening degree, and iii) open the fuel filler lid when the opening degree of the shut-off valve is greater than or equal to the set opening degree. The electronic control unit sets the set opening degree such that the set opening degree when an opening speed of the shut-off valve is low is greater than the set opening degree when the opening speed of the shut-off valve is high. |
| US11400803B1 |
Vehicle driveline component
A vehicle driveline component includes a hollow motor shaft and a link shaft. The hollow motor shaft is supported for rotation about an axis including a plurality of grooves extending along an interior surface of the motor shaft. The link shaft cooperates with the interior surface of the motor shaft and the grooves to define a space between the link shaft and the motor shaft. The grooves are configured to force liquid lubricant to flow through the space in a longitudinal direction relative to the link shaft and the motor shaft when the motor shaft rotates. The link shaft includes a lubricant passage, a first connecting lubricant passage, and a second connecting lubricant passage. The lubricant passage extends along a longitudinal direction of the link shaft. The first and second connecting lubricant passages provide fluid communication between the longitudinal lubricant passage and the space. |
| US11400802B2 |
Cargo securing device, tonneau cover system, and method of use
A cargo securing device, a tonneau cover system comprising the cargo securing device, and a method of using the cargo securing device. The tonneau cover system includes a tonneau cover assembly having a tonneau cover and opposing frame rails supporting the tonneau cover on a cargo area of a vehicle. The cargo securing device includes a sleeve and an opening that provides access into the sleeve. The sleeve receives one or more panels of the tonneau cover so that the sleeve surrounds at least a portion of the one or more panels. The cargo securing device can be employed to secure cargo within the cargo area. |
| US11400799B2 |
Sliding laminated glazing unit with interior projection
An automotive glazing unit includes a glazing and a system for allowing the glazing to be moved translationally with respect to a door of the vehicle. The glazing is curved and laminated and includes an exterior and an interior glass sheet and a plastic sheet located between the exterior and interior glass sheets. Each sheet has a peripheral edge face. The interior glass sheet is a glass sheet that has undergone a chemical tempering operation and has a thickness included between 0.40 and 2.10 mm and the edge face of the interior glass sheet is located beyond the edge face of the plastic sheet and beyond the edge face of the exterior glass sheet over at least one portion of the length of the edge face of the interior glass sheet. |
| US11400798B2 |
Windshield quick attach and release system
An attach and release system for securing a windshield to a pillar includes an extrusion that is securable to the windshield adjacent the pillar. The extrusion has a connection tab and a seal tab. A bulb seal is connected to the seal tab, and a clamp includes a pillar section securable to the pillar and a connector section securable to the connection tab. The system and method facilitate windshield installation and removal and are suited for a utility task/terrain vehicle (UTV) as part of its rollover protection structure (ROPS). |
| US11400794B2 |
Flap-cushioning pressure relief assembly
A pressure relief assembly includes a housing defining an air passage chamber having at least one airflow opening. A flap is secured within the air passage chamber. The flap is configured to move into an open position to expose the airflow opening(s) to relieve air pressure. A cushion is secured to the housing underneath the flap. The cushion is configured to cushion motion of the flap. A first attachment securely couples the flap to the housing. A second attachment securely couples the cushion to the housing. The first attachment is separate and distinct from the second attachment. |
| US11400792B2 |
Interior temperature sensor for vehicle
The present disclosure relates to an interior temperature sensor for a vehicle. The sensor includes a sensor casing disposed to expose a sensing surface to a space that is the subject of temperature measurement, a substrate extending in a direction from an inside of the sensing surface toward an outside while at least a part of the substrate bisects an inside of the sensor casing into upper and lower sections, an upper temperature sensing element provided on an upper surface of the substrate at a position inside the sensor casing, a lower temperature sensing element provided on a lower surface of the substrate at a position inside the sensor casing, and a compensation temperature sensing element provided on the substrate to be placed outside the sensor casing. Furthermore, a microcomputer determines an interior temperature of the vehicle based on the measured values. |
| US11400789B2 |
Load dependent damper for a vehicle suspension system
A valve assembly for a vehicle suspension system includes a valve body, a first flow controller, a first plunger, a second flow controller, and a second plunger. The valve body defines a first inlet port, a first outlet port, a first chamber connected to the first inlet port and the first outlet port, a second chamber, a second inlet port, a second outlet port, a third chamber connected to the second inlet port and the second outlet port, and a fourth chamber. The first flow controller is positioned within the first chamber. The first plunger is positioned between the first chamber and the second chamber. The second flow controller is positioned within the third chamber. The second plunger is positioned between the third chamber and the fourth chamber. |
| US11400786B2 |
Vehicle having suspension with continuous damping control
A damping control system for a vehicle having a suspension located between a plurality of ground engaging members and a vehicle frame includes at least one adjustable shock absorber having an adjustable damping characteristic. The system also includes a controller coupled to each adjustable shock absorber adjust the damping characteristic of each adjustable shock absorber, and a user interface coupled to the controller and accessible to a driver of the vehicle. The user interface includes at least one user input to permit manual adjustment of the damping characteristic of the at least one adjustable shock absorber during operation of the vehicle. Vehicle sensors are also be coupled to the controller to adjust the damping characteristic of the at least one adjustable shock absorber based vehicle conditions determined by sensor output signals. |
| US11400784B2 |
Vehicle having suspension with continuous damping control
A damping control system for a vehicle having a suspension located between a plurality of ground engaging members and a vehicle frame includes at least one adjustable shock absorber having an adjustable damping characteristic. The system also includes a controller coupled to each adjustable shock absorber to adjust the damping characteristic of each adjustable shock absorber, and a user interface coupled to the controller and accessible to a driver of the vehicle. The user interface includes at least one user input to permit manual adjustment of the damping characteristic of the at least one adjustable shock absorber during operation of the vehicle. Vehicle sensors are also be coupled to the controller to adjust the damping characteristic of the at least one adjustable shock absorber based vehicle conditions determined by sensor output signals. |
| US11400782B2 |
Axle assembly and method of manufacture i'hereof
Described herein is an axle assembly and method of fabrication thereof. The axle assembly includes an axle having a first geometric shape housed within an axle housing having a second geometric shape. A shock absorber is located between the axle and the axle housing. The shock absorber supports the axle within the axle housing and comprises a first material and comprises a multi-sided configuration. The first geometric shape and the second geometric shape comprising polygons. |
| US11400776B2 |
Hydraulic lift mechanism and method of use
A hitch mechanism adapted to be attached to a vehicle and support a device includes a hitch receiver adapted to attach to the vehicle and a pair of pull arms. A first end of each pull arm is attached to the hitch receiver and a second end of each pull arm is configured to attach to the device. Each pull arm has an adjustable length and being pivotal horizontally and vertically. The hitch assembly allows a device such as a material spreader to be attached to a vehicle so that the device can be operated in its intended way. |
| US11400773B2 |
Tire pressure sensor capable of replacing a valve assembly according to different use requirements
The present invention relates to the field of tire pressure detection technologies, and discloses a tire pressure sensor, including: a sensor assembly provided with a through hole; a valve assembly including a valve rod, a valve cover mounted to one end of the valve rod, a rod sleeve sleeved between two ends of the valve rod and a fastener connected to the other end of the valve rod through threads, one of the fastener and the valve rod passing through the through hole, and the fastener and the valve rod clamping the sensor assembly, where there are at least two sets of valve assemblies, the at least two sets of the valve assemblies being alternatively connected to the sensor assembly, a rod sleeve of one of the at least two sets of the valve assemblies being made of a metal material, and a rod sleeve of the other of the at least two sets of the valve assemblies being made of a rubber material. The at least two sets of valve assemblies with different specifications may alternately be connected to the sensor assembly, and a user may mount, according to requirements, a valve assembly that meets the requirements. |
| US11400769B2 |
Tire
A tire includes tire frame members including bead cores, a bead filler, an inner liner, side-wall rubber and cushion rubber; and an electronic unit provided at an interface of tire frame members, the tire further including: a carcass ply which extends from one bead core to another bead core and includes a rubber-coated reinforcement cord, a belt disposed on the outer side in the tire-radial direction of the carcass ply, in which the cushion rubber is disposed at an end of the carcass ply or at an end of the belt, in which the side-wall rubber is disposed on an outer side in a tire-width direction of the cushion rubber, and in which the electronic unit is disposed between the cushion rubber, and the bead filler or the side-wall rubber. |
| US11400766B2 |
Cable bead and tire
Disclosed are a cable bead and a tire. The cable bead includes a core wire located at the middle position of the bead and at least one layer of outer winding wires wound around the core wire, each layer of outer winding wires being evenly wounded along the circumferential direction of the core wire, where the cross section of the outer winding wires is a flat surface having a major axis and a minor axis; the major axis is perpendicular to the radial direction of the cross section of the bead, and the minor axis is parallel to the radial direction of the cross section of the bead; the outer winding wires are in surface contact with the core wire; and when there are at least two layers of outer winding wires, a line contact is formed between the layers of outer winding wires. |
| US11400759B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire includes: a carcass; at least one layer of a belt; and a tread, the belt including an endless belt layer having provided therein treats, each of the treats being formed by covering a cord with rubber and extending in zigzag fashion in the tire circumferential direction, in which in the endless belt layer, a front surface a and a rear surface of each of the treats are reversed at both tire widthwise ends, and on at least one tire widthwise end of the treats, a treat reversal position is, at least partially in the tire circumferential direction, displaced in the tire width direction from another treat reversal position adjacent in tire circumferential direction. |
| US11400756B2 |
Tire for heavy goods vehicle
The tire has a radial carcass reinforcement intended to equip vehicles carrying heavy loads and running at sustained speed. The tire comprises a crown reinforcement, itself capped radially with a tread joined to two beads via two sidewalls. The tread comprises at least two radially superposed layers of polymeric compound, a radially outer first layer that comes into contact with the ground and a radially inner second layer. The second layer has a composition based on at least a diene elastomer, a reinforcing filler comprising predominantly a filler covered at least partially by silica, an agent for coupling the filler with the elastomer and a crosslinking system. The dispersion of the filler in the elastomeric matrix has a Z value greater than or equal to 70. |
| US11400752B2 |
Composite wheel assembly and method of construction thereof
A composite wheel assembly and method of construction thereof is provided. The composite wheel assembly includes a lightweight annular aluminum barrel having an inner surface and an outer surface configured to support a tire thereon. A lightweight metal central hub assembly is fixed to the barrel. The metal central hub assembly includes a central hub portion and plurality of support spokes extending outwardly from the central hub portion to free ends, wherein the free ends are fixed to the inner surface of the aluminum barrel. A wheel cladding contrasting in at least one of material type, color, texture and surface finish to an outwardly facing surface the central hub assembly is fixed to the outwardly facing surface of the central hub assembly. |
| US11400750B2 |
Adjustable brush holding assembly
A holder assembly for holding a painting tool within a paint container is provided. The holder assembly includes an inner tube including an attachment mechanism for receiving the painting tool, an outer tube that receives the inner tube, wherein the outer tube includes a securement means for attaching to the paint container, and a tightener to secure a position of the inner tube within the outer tube. |
| US11400742B2 |
Thermal transfer image-receiving sheet
A thermal transfer image-receiving sheet has a primer layer and a receiving layer. The primer layer contains binder resin and metal pigment. When a value obtained by dividing the mass of the metal pigment by the mass of the binder resin is A and the thickness of the primer layer is B, A is 0.5 to 3.5, and A/B is 0.15 to 6. When light is made incident on the surface on the receiving layer side at an incident angle of 45°, ΔL* between L* at a light-receiving angle obtained by tilting specular reflection light, generated when light is made incident on the surface on the receiving layer side at an incident angle of 45°, toward the incident light side by 15° and L* at a light-receiving angle obtained by tilting the specular reflection light toward the incident light side by 110° is 110 or more. |
| US11400741B2 |
Group IV metal chelates and their use in radiation curable ink and coating compositions
Described herein are inks and coating compositions curable by exposure to UV energy sources including UV-LED energy sources, which include a polymerizable component selected from an ethylenically unsaturated materials, a photoinitiator component that is one or more photoinitiators, one of which is an acyl phosphine oxide photoinitiator; and a Group IV metal chelating agent. Improved cured is realized for the described inks and coating compositions. |
| US11400738B2 |
Image processing apparatus
An image processing apparatus includes an apparatus body, a feeding cassette, a pin member, a lever, an elastic member, and a guide mechanism. The feeding cassette is insertable into and ejectable from the apparatus body in one direction and includes an insertion position for insertion into the apparatus body and an ejection position for ejection from the apparatus body. The pin member is connected to the feeding cassette. The lever is rotatable around an axis in a first direction, and includes a pin engagement portion engaging with the pin member at a tip end in the axial direction. The elastic member includes a tip end connected between the rotation axis of the lever and the pin engagement portion of the lever, and adds a force for rotation in an insertion direction. The guide mechanism shortens a distance between the pin member and the rotation axis of the lever. |
| US11400736B2 |
Image forming apparatus
The image forming apparatus includes a moving unit, a movable connector, a fixed connector, a wire, a fixed wire guide and a movable wire guide. The moving unit is supported by a casing in an upwardly and downwardly moving manner. The movable connector is provided in the moving unit. The fixed connector is provided in the casing. Both ends of the wire are connected to the movable connector and the fixed connector. The wire has a length longer than a distance between the movable connector and the fixed connector at lifting of the moving unit. The fixed wire guide is supported on the bottom plate of the moving unit. The movable wire guide is supported on the bottom plate of the casing. At least one of the movable wire guide and the fixed wire guide is supported rotatably. |
| US11400734B2 |
Image recording apparatus
There is provided image recording apparatus including: memory and controller. The controller is configured to store, in the memory, first identification information for identifying recorded image and minimum margin value being a minimum value of partial image margins of recorded partial images. The controller is configured to obtain second identification information for identifying image-to-be-recorded. In a case that second identification information is same as first identification information stored, the controller is configured to determine whether the minimum margin value is smaller than threshold or not, and then: in a case that the minimum margin value is smaller than threshold, the controller is configured to derive an edge position of the sheet, and then execute ejection based on the derived edge position; and in a case that the minimum margin value in not smaller than threshold, the controller is configured to execute the ejection without deriving the edge position. |
| US11400729B2 |
Ink jet recording method, ink set, and ink jet recording apparatus
According to the present disclosure, an ink jet recording method includes depositing a resin liquid onto a non-absorption or low-absorption recording media and depositing an aqueous ink composition onto the recording medium by using an ink jet method, the recording medium including the resin liquid deposited on the recording medium, the aqueous ink composition having a total content of organic solvents of less than or equal to 12.0 mass % relative to the total mass of the aqueous ink composition. |
| US11400728B2 |
Printing apparatus and printing method
The area of the openings Ow that discharges the white ink is larger than the area of the openings Ot that discharges the color inks. Since the openings Ow are secured to be large in this way, more white ink can be discharged to one pixel while the number of ink droplets discharged by the multi-drop method is suppressed or without depending on the multi-drop method. As a result, a generation amount of an ink mist can be suppressed while the discharge amount of the white ink is secured. |
| US11400725B2 |
Liquid ejection apparatus
A liquid ejection apparatus that prevents a user's hand from becoming dirty when attaching and detaching a liquid holding container, the liquid ejection apparatus includes a space portion that is open on a side surface of a housing, a liquid holding container that is detachably mounted to the space portion and includes an introduction port for introducing liquid to an inside thereof, on an upper surface, and a discharge portion that is provided at a position facing the introduction port inside the space portion in a state in which the liquid holding container mounted and includes a discharge port for discharging the liquid to the inside of the liquid holding container, in which the discharge portion is configured such that at least the discharge port is movable. |
| US11400724B2 |
Ink receptacle
An ink receptacle includes an inner bag filled with an aqueous ink jet ink and a pliable sheath containing the inner bag. The inner bag contains a gas phase in a volume fraction of 0.001 or more relative to the capacity of the inner bag. The aqueous ink jet ink contains a dispersed component, an acetylene glycol surfactant having an HLB of 11 or more, and an acetylene glycol surfactant having an HLB of 9 or less. |
| US11400723B2 |
Method of engaging supply module with printhead
A method of engaging a supply module with a printhead includes the steps of: moving an actuator handle in a first motion along a first axis, thereby linearly sliding the supply module along the first axis towards the printhead and engaging ink couplings of the supply module with complementary ink ports of the printhead; and moving the actuator handle in a separate second motion along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, thereby moving a PCB of the supply module towards the printhead and engaging PCB contacts with complementary printhead contacts. |
| US11400719B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus and maintenance method for liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting portion configured to eject a first liquid from a nozzle; a liquid receiving portion configured to receive the first liquid discharged from the nozzle for a purpose of maintenance of the liquid ejecting portion in a state that a second liquid is stored therein; and a discharge portion configured to discharge a liquid stored in the liquid receiving portion. The liquid receiving portion includes: a liquid storing portion that stores the second liquid; a maintenance portion that maintains a liquid surface of the liquid stored in the liquid storing portion at an upper limit position above a discharge port at which the discharge portion discharges the liquid from the liquid storing portion; and a lip portion configured to contact the liquid ejecting portion. The liquid receiving portion is configured to cap a space in which the nozzle opens with the lip portion. |
| US11400714B2 |
Method for magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) printhead/nozzle reuse
A method for operating a printer can include draining a print material from a printer, placing a sacrificial metal into the printer, ejecting the sacrificial metal from a nozzle of the printer, and cooling to printer to a temperature that is below a melting point of the print material and the sacrificial metal. The print material can be or include aluminum and the sacrificial metal can be or include tin. The print material can be drained from the printer when the print material is in molten form, for example, from about 600° C. to about 2000° C. The sacrificial metal can be ejected from the nozzle at a temperature above the melting point of the sacrificial metal but below the melting point of the print material, for example, below about 300° C. The method can reduce or eliminate cracking of various printer structures such as the nozzle during a shutdown or cooling of the printer. |
| US11400708B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus
the ejection amount per ejection from the nozzle when the distance between the nozzle and the recording medium is the first distance is equal to the ejection amount per ejection from the nozzle when the distance between the nozzle and the recording medium is the second distance. |
| US11400699B2 |
Layer transferring device including heat roller provided in main casing and movable relative to pressure roller provided at cover
A layer transferring device includes: a main casing having an opening and accommodating a heat roller, a motor, and a first transmission gear therein; a film cartridge; and a cover at which a pressure roller and a second transmission gear is provided and movable about a pivot axis to open and close the opening. The heat roller is movable toward and away from the pressure roller when the cover is closed. When the film cartridge is attached to the main casing and the cover is closed, the multilayer film contacts and passes through between the pressure roller and the heat roller. When the cover is closed, the first transmission gear for receiving a driving force from the motor and the second transmission gear for transmitting a driving force to the pressure roller are positioned between the pivot axis and the heat roller and in meshing engagement with each other. |
| US11400697B2 |
Window manufacturing system and window manufacturing method using the same
A window manufacturing system includes a first processing unit in which a process of providing a dummy substrate on a stage is performed, a second processing unit in which a process of providing a dummy adhesive layer on the dummy substrate is performed, a third processing unit in which a process of providing a window layer on the dummy adhesive layer is performed, and a fourth processing unit in which a process of providing a protective cover on the window layer is performed. The fourth processing unit includes a pressurization unit which presses the protective cover to the window layer. |
| US11400696B2 |
Bonding devices and bonding methods for irregular-shaped curved cover plates and flexible screens
A bonding device and a bonding method for an irregular-shaped curved cover plate and a flexible screen are disclosed. The bonding device includes a bonding body pressing the flexible screen, the bonding body includes: an adsorption component configured to adsorb the flexible screen, the adsorption component includes a plurality of sub-adsorption components arranged apart from each other; and an expansion component having a variable size, the expansion component includes a plurality of sub-expansion components arranged apart from each other. The adsorption component and the expansion component are cooperatively provided with a pressing surface having a shape adapted to a shape of an inner surface of the irregular-shaped curved cover plate. |
| US11400692B2 |
Odor-managed ostomy film
The present disclosure provides a film. In an embodiment, a multilayer film is provided and includes (A) a seal layer, (B) a barrier layer, and (C) an odor control layer. The odor control layer includes an odor control composition containing (A) from 85 wt % to 99.5 wt % of an olefin-based polymer and (B) from 15 wt % to 0.5 wt % of an odor suppressant. The odor suppressant includes a blend of: (i) an ionomer, (ii) particles of zinc oxide, and (iii) particles of copper oxide. The composition has a methyl mercaptan odor suppression value of greater than 45% as measured in accordance with ASTM D5504-12. |
| US11400691B2 |
Methods of forming shaped glass articles from glass sheets
A method of forming a 3D glass article from a glass sheet includes locating the glass sheet on a mold assembly including a mold surface with a 3D surface profile corresponding to that of the 3D glass article. The glass sheet is heated to a forming temperature. The forming temperature is greater than a temperature of the mold surface. The heated glass sheet is forced onto the mold surface by applying a pressurized gas to a first surface of the glass sheet opposite the mold surface to conform the glass sheet to the mold surface with the glass sheet at the forming temperature that is greater than the temperature of the mold surface. |
| US11400690B2 |
High performance press-hardened steel assembly
A press-hardened steel assembly after hot stamping/hot forming including a core layer having a tensile strength of ≥about 1,800 megapascals to ≤about 2,200 megapascals and ≥about 90 volume % martensite, the core layer having a first thickness ≥about 40% to ≤about 96% of the thickness of the press-hardened steel assembly; and a first surface layer along a first surface of the core, the first surface layer having a tensile strength of ≥about 800 megapascals to ≤about 1,200 megapascals and ≥about 90 volume % martensite and bainite. The press-hardened steel assembly has a tensile strength of ≥about 1,600 megapascals to ≤about 2,000 megapascals and a VDA 238-100 bending angle of ≥about 50° to ≤about 80°. |
| US11400689B2 |
Tape-like dry fibrous reinforcement
A tape-like dry fibrous reinforcement, the ‘Gapped UD reinforcement tape’, providing channels or flow-paths created by inclusion of a layer of separated fiber tows held by at least one adhesive layer. Hereby, quicker wetting of fibers with matrix is obtained, whereby improved composite materials can be economically produced. A method and apparatus for producing the Gapped UD tapes are also disclosed. |
| US11400688B1 |
Thermal protection barrier
A thermal protection barrier including a base layer having a high melting temperature granular media having free standing granules disposed within the base layer and a distributor grid layer having a plurality of spaced-apart distributors composed of a high melting temperature material disposed adjacent to the base layer. The spaced-apart distributors are dimensioned and configured to provide load bearing support to the thermal protection barrier prior to a breach of the thermal protection barrier and to divide and disperse a superheated flowing mass to the free standing granules of the base layer upon occurrence of a breach. In certain embodiments, the thermal protection barrier is positioned adjacent to a nuclear system such that, upon occurrence of a loss of containment accident, the distributor grid layer is positioned and configured to divide and disperse a superheated flowing nuclear mass to the free standing granules. |
| US11400685B2 |
Gradually recruited fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite
A 3D printed fiber reinforced polymer composite having a nonlinear stress-strain profile created by a central layer and a plurality of recruited successive layers. |
| US11400680B2 |
Converting machine
A system that converts sheet material into packaging templates includes a converting assembly that performs conversion functions, such as cutting, creasing, and scoring, on the sheet material as the sheet material moves through the converting machine in a first direction. The converting assembly may be mounted on a frame such that the converting assembly is elevated above a support surface. One or more longhead converting tools performs conversion functions on the sheet material in a first direction and a crosshead converting tool performs conversion functions on the sheet material in a second direction in order to create packaging templates. |
| US11400675B2 |
Mold and method for forming a pressurized fluid chamber
A fluid chamber for a shoe may be formed using pressure channels in a forming mold, eliminating the need to insert a nozzle or needles into the chamber for inflation. A fluid chamber so formed may have a smaller seal area than a chamber formed using an inflation needle, making the chamber more visually pleasing. Apparatus and methods for forming a fluid chamber in this fashion are also disclosed. |
| US11400674B2 |
Sheet molding production method
Disclosed is a manufacturing method of a sheet molded article, including the steps of: thermoforming a molding sheet with a first mold, thereby molding a molded article including a body portion provided with a shape transferred from the first mold, and a peripheral edge portion surrounding the body portion; and removing the molded article from the first mold, and inverting the body portion front-to-back. |
| US11400667B2 |
Tire maintenance means
A tire maintenance means (1) is provided, which includes a monitoring module (2) for monitoring the status of a tire; an inflating module (4) for inflating or deflating the tire; a repairing module (5) for filling a sealant to the tire; a control module (3) for maintaining the tire based on a signal from the monitoring module (2). A method of maintaining a tire is also provided. |
| US11400666B2 |
Laser projection device and method for manufacturing composite material parts by drape-molding
A laser projection method and device for drape-molding a part on a mold includes encoders to determine the theoretical position of calibration patterns according to a displacement of the mold such that a laser projector is automatically recalibrated when the mold is repositioned during the drape-molding operation. |
| US11400660B2 |
Pressure sensitive flow distribution medium for VARTM
A method for manufacturing a fibre reinforced composite by means of a vacuum assisted resin transfer moulding, comprising the steps of placing a fibre material in a mould, placing a flow distribution medium onto the fibre material, and covering the fibre material (1) and the flow distribution medium with a vacuum foil for forming a closed mould cavity between the mould and the vacuum foil is described. It is characterised in using a flow distribution medium with a thickness depending on a pressure gradient over the vacuum foil. |
| US11400650B2 |
Methods and systems for stereolithography three-dimensional printing
The present disclosure provides method and systems for printing a three-dimensional (3D) object. A method for 3D printing may comprise providing a mixture comprising (i) a polymeric precursor, (ii) a photoinitiator configured to initiate formation of a polymeric material from the polymeric precursor, and (iii) a photoinhibitor configured to inhibit the formation of the polymeric precursor. The method may comprise exposing the mixture to (i) a first light to cause the photoinitiator to initiate formation of the polymeric material, thereby to print the 3D object, and (ii) a second light to cause the photoinhibitor to inhibit the formation of the polymeric material. During printing of the 3D object, a ratio of (i) an energy of the second light sufficient to initiate formation of the polymeric material relative to (ii) an energy of the first light sufficient to initiate formation of the polymeric material may be greater than 1. |
| US11400646B2 |
Additive production process using a mixed thermoplastic construction material
The present invention relates to a method for producing an object, comprising the step of producing the object according to an additive production process from a construction material, wherein the construction material comprises a mixture of a plurality of powdery thermoplastic materials which are different from one another due to at least one mechanical property and at least one thermoplastic material is a thermoplastic polyurethane material. The invention also relates to an object obtained according to said method. |
| US11400642B2 |
3D printing heat resistant support material
A filament for use in forming a support structure in fused filament fabrication, the filament comprising an amorphous, thermoplastic resin further comprising Bisphenol Isophorone carbonate units and Bisphenol A carbonate units, wherein the Bisphenol Isophorone carbonate units are 30 to 50 mole percent of the total of Bisphenol A carbonate units and Bisphenol Isophorone carbonate units in the resin, and wherein the resin has a glass transition temperature from 165° C. to 200° C. The composition used to form the support filament exhibits a desirable combination of filament formability, printability, lack of significant oozing from the printer nozzle, and good ease of mechanical separation from the build material at room temperature after printing. |
| US11400641B2 |
Apparatus and method for forming a three-dimensional object
An apparatus and a method for forming a dimensionally stable, three-dimensional object (12) by consecutively or continuously applying and hardening a shapeable printing material (89). |
| US11400638B2 |
Method for manufacturing liquid-filled container
A liquid container manufacturing method includes: a liquid blow molding step of molding a preform into a liquid container having a shape conforming to an inner surface of a blow-molding mold, by supplying a pressurized liquid to an interior of the preform through a supply path in a state where a blow nozzle is engaged to a mouth of the preform; and a headspace forming step of forming a headspace in the liquid container, by discharging the liquid from an interior of the liquid container through a discharge port in a discharge rod extending to the interior of the liquid container through the blow nozzle, by introducing a pressurized gas to the interior of the liquid container through a gas inflow path in a state where the supply path is closed. |
| US11400636B2 |
Base for an accessory and tank accessory, method for producing a tank
A base made from plastic material for a motor vehicle tank accessory, including protrusions to be welded to a preform during production of the tank by blowing the preform, wherein: the base includes a solid surface recessed from the protrusions, the solid surface including a part without protrusions and a part taken up by the protrusions, the area of the part of the solid surface without protrusions is at least equal to one times the area of the solid surface taken up by the protrusions, the height of the protrusions relative to the solid surface is between 0.6 mm and 0.8 mm. |
| US11400632B2 |
Extruder screw with conveying portions and barrier portions and extrusion methods using the extruder screw and a plurality of barrel blocks
An extruder includes a screw for extruder provided with a screw element for kneading a raw material, and a barrel including a cylinder portion in which the screw is inserted so as to be rotatable. A plurality of screw elements identical with the screw element are provided in a longitudinal direction of the screw under a certain rule. The barrel is integrated by combining a plurality of barrel blocks blocked. Each of the plurality of barrel blocks is configured in accordance with a length of the screw element provided in the longitudinal direction of the screw. |
| US11400630B2 |
Method for increasing the injection speed of a plastic injection device
A method for increasing the injection speed of a melted plastic injection device for injecting said melted plastic into a molding cavity (51), said injection device comprising a first cylinder (1) provided with a tubular casing (2) defining a first inner diameter d1, and a first piston (3) slidable inside said tubular casing (2), adapted to be loaded with melted plastic and to inject said melted plastic toward the molding cavity (51); a second cylinder (21) constrained to the first cylinder (1) and provided with a second piston (23) which rod (24) is connected to the first piston (3) and is adapted to actuate said first cylinder (1) during an injection operation; the method comprising the steps of: —releasing second cylinder (21) and first cylinder (1) by extracting the first piston (3) from the tubular casing (2); —coaxially inserting a tubular body (12), defining a second inner diameter d3 which is smaller than the first inner diameter d1, into the tubular casing (2); —disconnecting the first piston (3) from the rod (24); —connecting a third piston (13) to the rod (24), said third piston (13) being sized to slide inside said tubular body (12); —constraining second cylinder (21) and first cylinder (1) by inserting the third piston (13) into the tubular casing (2). |
| US11400629B2 |
Injection molding die
An injection molding die includes a fixed die and a movable die that move in a die opening/closing direction relatively to each other. A cavity that is formed between the fixed die and the movable die in a die clamping state includes a lateral cavity portion that extends along the die opening/closing direction and a first orthogonal direction. The injection molding die includes a demolding core and a following core that define an end portion of the lateral cavity portion across the fixed die and the movable die in a second orthogonal direction. The demolding core and the following core are configured to be movable in the second orthogonal direction while defining the end portion of the lateral cavity portion across the fixed die and the movable die in the die clamping state, and to be engaged with the fixed die with substantially no play in the second orthogonal direction. |
| US11400624B2 |
Constant cross section mandrel for CMC components
A mandrel for a molding process that includes a first portion that has a first portion outer surface, a first portion inner surface, a first portion first end, and a first portion second end. A thickness of the first portion first end is greater than the first portion second end. A second portion has a second portion outer surface, a second portion inner surface, a second portion first end, and a second portion second end. A thickness of the second portion first end is smaller than the second portion second end. The first portion inner surface engages the second portion inner surface to form a mandrel that has a constant cross-section. |
| US11400623B2 |
Compression-molding system and method of controlling the same
A compression-molding system in which upon a start of a molding machine being stopped, a powdery-material feeding device preliminarily supplies a filling device with a predetermined amount of a powdery material while stopping a relative displacement of the filling device and a compression by an upper punch and a lower punch, and the molding machine is subsequently started to cause the relative displacement of the filling device and the compression by the upper punch and the lower punch. |
| US11400622B2 |
Method for manufacturing recyclable inorganic paper
A method is provided for manufacturing recyclable inorganic paper, which has a composition comprising 60-85 wt % mixture of natural inorganic mineral powders, inorganic glass powders, and sand powders, 5-40 wt % bonding agent of polypropylene (PP), and 1-5 wt % assisting agents, through the following steps: feeding and mixing of the constituents of the composition; stirring and mixing the composition; pressing to cause bi-directional extension of the composition so as to form a sheet; subjecting the sheet to operation of a high density squeezing machine for further mixing and pressing the sheet; reversely turning and shaping the sheet for further extension of the sheet; and continuous compression and extension of the sheet to induce further bi-directional extension of the sheet in both lateral and longitudinal direction and to control thickness of the sheet. |
| US11400614B2 |
Cutting machine with overview camera
Disclosed is a cutting machine for cutting a flat surface having a graphical design with optical registration features. The cutting machine includes a working surface for receiving at least one object, a first camera unit arranged so that the field of vision encompasses the whole working surface, a working group above the working surface, and at least one cutting device for cutting the at least one object. A computing unit with a circuit and program code for controlling the cutting machine includes a storage unit, a circuit and program code for evaluating images of the first camera unit to identify registration features of the at least one object in an image of the first camera unit, and being designed to define a cutting path for the cutting device according to at least one stored instruction and based on positions of the registration features in the image. |
| US11400612B2 |
Rotary cutter with interchangeable blade
The invention relates to a rotary cutter (10) with an exchangeable blade (33), which enables the blade (33) to be replaced easily with little risk of injury and can be used in a variety of ways. The rotary cutter (10) comprises a handle (20) and a blade holder (30) which is detachably connected to the handle (20). A solid casing of the blade holder (30) takes at least half of the blade (33) within it (FIG. 1). |
| US11400610B2 |
Skin adapter
A skin adapter designed to attach to a head unit of a razor, the skin adapter including an outer member, the outer member having a leading portion with a leading side, a trailing portion with a trailing side, and an aperture arranged between the leading portion and the trailing portion, the leading portion and trailing portion being positioned on an outermost surface of the outer member, the aperture being inaccessible from the leading and trailing side, and one or more ribbons positioned within the aperture of the outer member, the ribbons extending between the leading portion and trailing portion of the outer member. |
| US11400606B2 |
Articulated robot and method of estimating decrease state of gas in gas spring
An articulated robot has an arm, a drive motor for driving and positioning the arm, a gas spring for supporting a load acting on the arm to reduce a load of the drive motor and a control unit for controlling the drive motor. The control unit has a function of estimating a decrease state of a gas sealed inside the gas spring based on an actual current value of the drive motor obtained at a stop position at which the drive motor is operated and stopped in an energized state. The decrease state of the gas sealed inside the gas spring is estimated based on the current value of a servo motor without causing decline in operation rate of the robot. |
| US11400605B2 |
Rotatable cushioning pick-and-place device
A rotatable cushioning pick-and-place device primarily comprises a motor, a body, a cushioning module and a pick-and-place module. The cushioning module is disposed in a first chamber of the body and comprises a rotary bearing which is connected to a drive shaft of the motor, and coupled to a driven shaft sleeve through a rotary follower. The rotary follower is driven by the rotary bearing to drive the driven shaft sleeve to rotate, thereby allowing the rotary bearing to displace relative to the driven shaft sleeve axially. The cushioning spring is arranged between the rotary bearing and the driven shaft sleeve. A first sealing ring and a second sealing ring of the pick-and-place module are fixed on the body to cooperatively and air-tightly seal the second chamber. |
| US11400595B2 |
Robotic platform with area cleaning mode
A method and system for a robotic device comprising a propulsion mechanism to move the robotic device, a sensor, a user interface for entering service area dimension information to establish a service area proximate the robotic device, and a processing facility comprising a processor and a memory, the processing facility configured to store a set of instructions that, when executed, cause the robotic device to receive service area dimension information for the service area through the user interface, wherein the service area is determined by the service area dimension information entered into the user interface, and utilize the propulsion mechanism to move the robotic device through the service area and to perform a service task in the service area. |
| US11400590B2 |
Optimal control of coupled admittance controllers
A coupling device (16, 116, 216, 316) configured optimally to communicate between a first and a second admittance controller and actuator assembly, the first and the second admittance control and actuator assembly respectively having a first and a second admittance controller (12a, 12b) configured to drive a respective first and a second actuator and each of the first and the second actuator being respectively connected to a first body having a first mass and a second body having a second mass, wherein the coupling device (16, 116, 216, 316) comprises: an input port having a first input for receiving a first input force signal (f1) from the first admittance controller and actuator assembly (12a) and a second input for receiving a second input force signal (f2) from the second admittance controller and actuator assembly (12b), and a processor adapted to derive a first output force signal for output to the first admittance controller and actuator assembly based on a Lagrange multiplier dependent on a comparison of the first input force signal and the second input force signal. |
| US11400585B2 |
Actuator
An actuator (1) is described having a first part (4), a second part (2), and a body portion (3) between the first and second parts, wherein the body portion includes at least one chamber (14) configured to be pressurised and the body portion has a longitudinal axis; and a plurality of cables (6,7,8,9), wherein each of the plurality of cables is arranged in a respective at least partial spiral with respect to the longitudinal axis of the body portion (3); and wherein the plurality of cables are arranged such that the application of a selected force to at least one of the cables causes a desired movement of the first part relative to the second part. |
| US11400579B1 |
Dismantlable portable sawhorse
A dismantlable portable sawhorse utilizes a bracket plate having a plank aperture and a support aperture that have lengths that are substantially orthogonal to each other and intersect to form a continuous aperture having an intersection space. The plank and support apertures are configured to receive various arrangements of plank lumber and support lumber, respectively. The bracket plate also has a front and back leg cup configured to receive leg lumber therein to lift the bracket plates up from the ground. The sawhorse is formed with two bracket plates configured with at least one of support and plank lumber configured in the respective apertures and extending between the two bracket plates and with leg lumber configured in each of the front and back leg cups of each bracket plate. The bracket plates may lean inward toward each other at a stand angle. |
| US11400576B1 |
Earth breaking implement attachment
An earth breaking implement attachment includes a hydraulic pole ram capable of having a plurality of attachments secured to a foot. The attachment is presented in either a first embodiment or a second embodiment. The first attachment is shaped like a shark tooth. The second embodiment has a similar appearance of a screwdriver head. |
| US11400575B2 |
Pneumatic tool
A pneumatic tool includes a drive mechanism configured to be actuated by a pneumatic pressure of compressed air, a body housing having the drive mechanism embedded therein, a grip housing connected to the body housing, and an electromagnetic valve configured to control supply of the compressed air to the drive mechanism, wherein the electromagnetic valve is arranged on an opposite side to the body housing, as seen in an extension direction of the grip housing. |
| US11400573B2 |
Pneumatic tool
A pneumatic tool is provided comprising: a motor; a drive mechanism connected to the motor; a cylinder; the drive mechanism comprising a drive bar connected to a piston, the drive bar adapted to drive the piston in a linear direction; the cylinder filled with high pressure gas; wherein the piston is housed in the cylinder and adapted to reciprocate within the cylinder; the piston is connected to a striking member adapted to strike a workpiece; wherein the drive mechanism further comprises a plurality of latching members adapted to be in contact with and lock the drive bar. The latching structure provided by the present invention has a smaller sliding distance and is safer than conventional drive bar latching structures. |
| US11400571B2 |
Tongue break-off tool and tongue break-off method
A tongue break-off tool includes a hook member configured to have a hook hooked onto a tongue of an insert with a tongue that is inserted into a tap hole, a moving member configured to move the hook member in a diagonal direction diagonally intersecting an extending direction of the tap hole from a far side to a near side of the tap hole to break off the tongue from the insert with a tongue, and a holding member configured to hold the tongue broken off from the insert with a tongue. |
| US11400559B2 |
Polishing pad, process for preparing the same, and process for preparing a semiconductor device using the same
The polishing pad according to an embodiment adjusts the content of elements present in the polishing layer, thereby controlling the bonding strength between the polishing pad and the polishing particles and enhancing the bonding strength between the polishing particles and the semiconductor substrate (or wafer), resulting in an increase in the polishing rate. It is possible to enhance not only the mechanical properties of the polishing pad such as hardness, tensile strength, elongation, and modulus, but also the polishing rate for both a tungsten layer or an oxide layer. Accordingly, it is possible to efficiently fabricate a semiconductor device of excellent quality using the polishing pad. |
| US11400557B2 |
Floor grinding machine and method of operating floor grinding machine
This document provides a method of operating a floor grinding machine 100. The method comprises providing a grinding machine 100 comprising a frame 101, a motor 102 and at least one grinding element 1, causing the motor to drive the grinding element so as to rotate at a rotational speed, while in contact with a floor surface to grind, polish or mill the floor surface, determining an actual value of a motor operating parameter, determining a nominal value of the motor operating parameter, comparing the actual value of the motor operating parameter with the nominal value of the motor operating parameter, if a difference between the actual value of the motor operating parameter and the nominal value of the motor operating parameter exceeds a predetermined difference threshold, determining at least one grinding parameter to be adjusted, and causing the at least one grinding parameter to be adjusted. |
| US11400556B2 |
Abnormality detection apparatus for working tools
An abnormality detection apparatus for working tools configured to be used in a machining process performed by a machine tool, the abnormality detection apparatus includes a storage portion which previously stores correlations between features of a plurality of operating portions relation to the machining process performed by the machine tool, and a tool condition of each of a plurality of working tool types, and a tool condition determining portion which determines the tool condition of the working tools based on the correlations. |
| US11400548B2 |
Methods and laser welding devices for deep welding a workpiece
The disclosure relates to methods and systems for deep welding a workpiece, a surface of the workpiece being irradiated by a first laser beam and a second laser beam. In a workpiece surface plane (OE) a first beam width B1 of the first laser beam is larger than a second beam width B2 of the second laser beam and in at least the workpiece surface plane (OE) the second laser beam lies inside the first laser beam. The intensity of the first laser beam alone is sufficient to produce a keyhole in the workpiece. The keyhole produced in the workpiece has a width KB in the workpiece surface plane (OE), KB substantially equaling B1, and B2≤0.75*KB. The methods and systems provide good seam quality, high penetration depth, and high welding speed. |
| US11400546B2 |
Welding process for a battery module
The present disclosure relates generally to a welding process for a battery module. In an embodiment, a system for welding two components in a battery module includes a laser source configured to emit a laser beam onto a workpiece having a first battery module component and a second battery module component. The system also has an actuator coupled to the laser source and configured to move the laser beam along a first axis and a second axis and a controller electrically coupled to the laser source and the actuator. The controller is configured to send a signal to the laser source and the actuator to form a sinusoidal lap weld on a surface of the workpiece, such that the first battery module component is electrically coupled to the second battery module component. |
| US11400544B2 |
Selective laser melting (SLM) additive manufacturing
An in-situ monitoring device for selective laser melting (SLM) additive manufacturing may include at least one coherent electromagnetic wave source to produce a detection beam, an interferometer interposed between the electromagnetic wave source and a target detection area, a photodetector to detect displacement measuring interference between electromagnetic waves from the electromagnetic wave source and reflected electromagnetic waves from the target detection area through the interferometer, and control logic to cause the detection beam to follow a print path of a material forming laser at a distance behind the material forming laser. The detection beam is placed on a laser-melted and at least partially solidified portion of a layer of a three-dimensional (3D) object formed by the material forming laser. |
| US11400543B2 |
Device for protecting laser optics
A device for the protection of laser optics or to their lifetime increase. The device for the protection of laser optics comprises a housing arranged below a laser optics housing with a connection for the supply of a cutting gas, and on the opposite side to the laser optics outlet nozzle for the cutting gas and a pressure-resistant protective glass on the side of the laser optics and a process-side protective glass, which is arranged between the nozzle and pressure-resistant protective glass available. |
| US11400541B2 |
Method for production of a component by atomic diffusion bonding
A method for producing a component from two plates, which are electrically isolating, at least one is optically transparent, and between them at least one planar conductor section and at least one isolator section are formed, comprises bonding the plates at mutually facing bonding faces, wherein a metal layer is arranged therebetween, and processing the metal layer by local heating using laser radiation such that the metal layer is converted into the at least one isolator section in a part region, and the at least one conductor section is formed adjacent thereto. To form the at least one isolator section, the light path of the laser radiation and the component are moved relative to each other to convert the metal layer into the at least one isolator section over a line or area. Bonding faces of metallic bond layers are polished. The plates are bonded by atomic diffusion bonding. |
| US11400540B2 |
Different material joining method
An iron rivet including a head and a shank, an aluminum plate, an iron plate, and first and second electrodes are prepared. A sandwiching step of sandwiching the rivet, the aluminum plate, and the iron plate between the first electrode and the second electrode, a penetration step of performing pressurization and current application by the first and second electrodes so that the shank penetrates through the aluminum plate, and a forming step of performing pressurization and current application by the first and second electrodes so that a nugget is formed between the shank and the iron plate are included. In the penetration step, the pressurization and current application is performed while air is blown to a side face of the shank so that the air hits a region around a boundary between the shank and the aluminum plate. |
| US11400538B2 |
Articulated welding robot
Provided is an articulated welding robot that includes an articulated arm in which a plurality of arm parts are linked via a drive shaft. A welding wire is disposed along the articulated arm. In at least one of the arm parts a depression is formed that forms a hollow on the inner side of the arm. At least a portion of the welding wire is accommodated in the depression. |
| US11400536B2 |
Metal laminating and modeling method
In a metal laminating and modeling method, a three-dimensional modeled object 10 having a main surface 12 and an outer circumferential surface 13 is modeled by sequentially laminating a plurality of metal layers 11m. The metal laminating and modeling method has a metal layer formation step of forming the metal layers 11m by forming a plurality of weld beads 100 so as to be arranged in a horizontal direction on a table 2, and a first end portion weld bead formation step of inclining the table 2 such that a target surface 2f faces in a first inclination direction and forming first end portion weld beads 100a so as to overlap, among a plurality of center weld beads 100c, the center weld beads 100c located at an uppermost end in a vertical direction Dv. |
| US11400532B2 |
Process for producing a plate heat exchanger and plate heat exchanger
A plate heat exchanger has two metal plates brought into abutment, with a solder material between the plates. The plates are heated up to a first temperature. The plates are placed into a mold, the mold surfaces of which have cavities for envisaged channel structures. Channel structures are formed by local internal pressure forming of at least one plate under pressurization by the tool. The plates are heated up to a second temperature. The plates are solder bonded at the abuted surfaces. A plate heat exchanger has two metal plates, wherein channel structures have been formed in at least one plate and the plates are bonded to one another by soldering away from the channel structures. Eutectic microstructures having a longest extent of less than 50 micrometers are formed in the solder layer. |
| US11400531B2 |
Dust removal arrangement for an engine-driven tool
The present disclosure relates to engine-driven tool (1) comprising a rotatable work tool (2) and an engine (4) for propelling a first driving pulley (28) via a clutch wheel (30) comprised in a power transferring unit (27) and having an outer edge. The first driving pulley (28) and the clutch wheel (30) arc arranged to rotate around a common driving axis (38). The power transferring unit (27) comprises an endless drive belt (9) that is arranged propel the rotatable work tool (2) when the first driving pulley (28) is propelled. A fan arrangement (13) is arranged to convey air front a dust channel (11) formed between a shielding cover (8) and the rotatable work tool (2), and comprises a fan turbine (26) that is connected to a fan pulley (29) connected to the drive belt (9) is arranged to propel the fan pulley (29). A first overlap line (50) extends along the outer edge (52) of the clutch wheel (30), perpendicular to the extension of the common driving axis (38), the first overlap line (50) further extending via the fan turbine (26). |
| US11400530B2 |
Chainsaw and method
Herein a chainsaw (1) is disclosed comprising a guide bar (3) and a chain (5) moveably arranged around the guide bar (3). The chainsaw (1) comprises an motor (9) comprising a motor shaft (11), wherein the motor (9) is configured to drive the chain (5) via the motor shaft (11). The chainsaw (1) further comprises a tension estimation arrangement (13) configured to sense a load on the motor shaft (11), and configured to estimate the tension of the chain (5) around the guide bar (3) on the basis of the sensed load on the motor shaft (11). The present disclosure further relates to a method of estimating tension of a chain (5) of a chainsaw (1). |
| US11400529B1 |
Single point rifling tool
A single-point rifling tool including a rifling head with a lateral opening, a hook ramp stationarily secured at a first end of the lateral opening, and a cutting tool movably secured at a second end of the lateral opening. The cutting tool is movable along an angled surface of the hook ramp between a retracted position and a cutting position so as to perform a rifling operation in only a single direction through a gun barrel so as to perform a rifling operation in only a single direction through a gun barrel. |
| US11400526B2 |
Clamping jaw assembly and drill chuck
The present disclosure provides a clamping jaw assembly and a drill chuck, which solve technical problems of complex structure, small clamping range, poor clamping effect, and high cost of the existing clamping jaw assembly. The clamping jaw assembly includes a first clamping jaw and a second clamping jaw, both of which include a screwing section, an outer surface of each screwing section is arranged with a thread, a top end of each screwing section is arranged with a clamping section, the screwing section is fixedly connected with corresponding clamping section. An inner side of the clamping section of the first clamping jaw includes a first clamping part, and an inner side of the clamping section of the second clamping jaw includes a second clamping part matched with the first clamping part. The present disclosure can be widely used in fields of electric tools, machine tool accessories and medical equipment, etc. |
| US11400522B2 |
Self-locking hollow shaft clamping mechanism
This invention concerns a clamping device for firmly holding a part to be clamped at a clamping recess in which the clamping device is arranged. The clamping device comprises a collet with a first external protrusion for engagement with an internal recess in an inner peripheral area of the part that is to be clamped and with a second external protrusion for engagement with an internal recess in an inner peripheral area of the clamping recess. At least one of the first external protrusion or the second external protrusion comprises a first external taper or a second external taper for pulling the part to be clamped axially into the clamping recess by a radial outward movement of the collet or a section of the collet and an operation stud including an external tapered section for effecting the radial outward movement of the collet. The connection between the operation stud and the collet is self-locked and pre-loaded after a clamping movement of the operation stud in axial direction that locks and pre-loads the external taper of the operation stud and the collet or a part between the collet and the operation stud with each other. The invention includes a method for a part to be clamped in a clamping recess. |
| US11400518B2 |
Additive layer manufacturing apparatus with process monitoring facility
Additive layer manufacturing apparatus utilizing a housing, which bounds a vacuum chamber and has a window for monitoring a region of the chamber in which additive layer manufacturing is to be carried out, and an electron beam column for generating an electron beam and transmitting the beam through the chamber to the region for action on successive layers of fusible powder material, particularly metallic material, to produce an article therefrom. In order to combat the problem of deposition on the window of metal material escaping from the layer as gaseous phase constituents with a boiling point below the melting point of the material, an optical element is arranged in the chamber to intercept such liberated gaseous phase constituents, which in a vacuum environment in the chamber travel along an optical path between the region and the window, and optical element heating means substantially preventing condensation of the intercepted constituents. |
| US11400515B2 |
Method of manufacturing a component using a sinter joining process
The production of engine parts with a complex geometrical structure. More particularly, a method for producing a complex part, comprising making available a first component, having a thermal expansion coefficient of the first component; a first joining surface; and a first bearing surface; making available a second component, having a thermal expansion coefficient of the second component; a second joining surface; a second bearing surface; and making available a jacket element, having a thermal expansion coefficient of the jacket element; and a jacket-element bearing surface; and heating the first component, the second component and the jacket element from a first temperature to a second temperature in order to carry out a joining process on the first component and the second component. Furthermore, a part, in particular for a gas turbine engine for an aircraft, and to a gas turbine engine of this kind. |
| US11400514B2 |
Sintering tool and method for sintering an electronic subassembly
Sintering tool (10) with a cradle for receiving an electronic subassembly (BG) to be sintered, characterized by at least one support bracket (20), arranged at two locations opposite the cradle, for fixing a protective film (30) covering the electronic subassembly (BG). |
| US11400512B2 |
Coated sand, production method for same, and production method for casting mold
Provided are: a coated sand having improved fluidity and being capable of improving a filling rate of a casting mold to be obtained; and a coated sand for advantageously manufacturing a casting mold having excellent strength, which coated sand provides a casting mold with good mold-releasability and collapsibility, gives cast products a favorable casting surface, and effectively improves sand adhesion on cast products. The coated sand is formed as a dry granular material having fluidity at room temperature, in which the surface of a refractory aggregate is coated with a solid layer of a water-soluble inorganic binder, and spherical particles of silicone resin having binder-repellency exist on the surface of the binder layer, or form a layer on the surface of the binder layer, a part of the spherical particles being not covered with the water-soluble inorganic binder and being exposed. |
| US11400509B2 |
Shell with expandable bubble and tooling therefor
A shell including a central panel with an expandable bubble disposed thereon is provided. The use of an expandable bubble allows for an expandable rivet button and thereafter an expandable rivet that has an enhanced overlap of a tab body. Such an expandable rivet allows for the use of a metal sheet with a thinner base thickness. |
| US11400508B2 |
Outward direction pipe fitting swage machine systems and methods
Techniques for implementing and/or operating a system that includes a pipe fitting to be secured to a pipe segment, in which the pipe fitting includes a grab ring having a grab notch and a fitting jacket to be conformally deformed around tubing of the pipe segment to facilitate securing the pipe fitting to the pipe segment. The system includes a swage machine, which includes a grab plate having a grab tab that matingly interlocks with the grab notch to facilitate securing the pipe fitting to the swage machine, a die plate including a die that opens away from the grab plate, and a swaging actuator secured to the die plate. The swage machine operates the swaging actuator to move the die plate over the fitting jacket in an outwardly axial direction away from the grab plate to facilitate conformally deforming the fitting jacket around the tubing of the pipe segment. |
| US11400504B2 |
Molded body manufacturing method
A method for producing a molded article includes the steps of: preparing a first steel plate and a second steel plate. The first steel plate and the second steel plate are joined to each other, thereby preparing a joined steel plate. The joined steel plate is heated at a temperature between 910° C. and 950° C. The heated joined steel plate is then subjected to hot-press molding, thereby preparing an intermediate molded article; and cooling the intermediate molded article, wherein the first steel plate has a tensile strength (TS) higher than that of the second steel plate. |
| US11400502B2 |
Edge leveler with offset rollers
An edge leveler for leveling an edge of a plate includes a first frame, a plurality of first rollers rotatably mounted along the first frame; a second frame, and a plurality of second rollers rotatably mounted along the second frame. The second rollers are offset relative to the first rollers. A width of a gap between an adjacent pair of first and second rollers on a first end portion of the edge leveler is greater than a width of a gap between an adjacent pair of first and second rollers in a middle portion of the edge leveler. |
| US11400500B2 |
Method for converting wire rod of nonferrous metals and alloys thereof to wire with high elongation and in the annealed state
A method for converting wire rod of nonferrous metals and alloys thereof to wire with high elongation and in the annealed state, wherein the reduction in diameter in order to pass from wire rod to wire is carried out by way of a plastic deformation process. The temperature of the metal subjected to plastic deformation is controlled in order to have, at the end of the plastic deformation process, the wire at a temperature higher than or equal to the recrystallization temperature. This avoids the thermal treatment of annealing, necessary in conventional production techniques, achieving a considerable saving in production costs and a wire with characteristics similar to those of a wire subjected to annealing. |
| US11400494B2 |
System for processing objects with particulate contaminants
A system for processing objects with particulate contaminants includes a processing station having a holder for holding an object to be processed. The system also includes a suction means in fluid communication with the processing station for removing particulate contaminants from the processing station. |
| US11400491B2 |
Systems and methods for dynamic sortation of objects
An automated shuttle sorter is disclosed that includes a carriage that is movable from a load position at which the carriage may be loaded, and at least two destination locations into which any contents of the carriage may be provided from the carriage. |
| US11400484B2 |
Fan blade and fabricating method thereof
A fan blade and a fabricating method thereof are provided. The fan blade includes a rough coating layer on a surface thereof. The rough coating layer includes a plurality of recessed regions. A maximum depth of recess of the recessed regions is between 50 μm to 130 μm. |
| US11400482B2 |
Device and method for discharging liquid material
A discharge device and method can eliminate the influence of pump pulsation while temperature reduction of liquid material is minimized. The discharge device includes a nozzle (19) having a discharge port (28) a valve seat (31) having a communication bore (30) communicating with the discharge port, a liquid chamber (33) extending vertically, a needle (4) for opening and closing the communication bore of the valve seat, and a circulation flow passage through which the liquid material is supplied to the liquid chamber. The device further includes a rod-shaped flow passage formation member (34) provided with an outer flow passage (36) having a top opening (40) formed at an upper end and a bottom opening (41) formed at a lower end, and with an inner flow passage (35) having a bottom opening (41) in communication with an outer flow passage and a top opening (38). |
| US11400481B2 |
Liquid discharge device, application device with said discharge device, and application method
A liquid discharge device to discharge a liquid material stirred near a metering chamber, an application device and an application method using the application device. A liquid discharge device includes a storage unit including a storage container storing a liquid material, and a stirrer drive mechanism; a discharge unit including a metering chamber to be filled with the liquid material, a plunger sliding in close contact with an inner peripheral surface of the metering chamber, a nozzle in communication with the metering chamber, and a switching valve between a first position at which the storage container and the metering chamber are communicated with each other, and a second position at which the metering chamber and the nozzle are communicated; and a connection flow path through which the storage container and the metering chamber are communicated, The stirrer drive mechanism is separable from the storage unit. |
| US11400479B1 |
Adhesive applicator control system
An apparatus for coating carpet webs in a coating apparatus with varying adhesives includes a controller, one or more sensors for detecting a volume of a puddle of the adhesive pooled in front of an application roller, and an electronic valve in fluid communication with each of a plurality of mixers. The electronic valve directs flow of the adhesive from any of the mixers to the coating apparatus. To switch from one of the adhesives to new adhesive as a next carpet web passes through the coating apparatus, the controller calculates a remaining length of the carpet web that can be coated with the adhesive in the puddle of adhesive based on the volume of the puddle, so that the puddle of the adhesive coats the carpet web, and then proximate a seam to the next carpet web, the new adhesive begins to coat the next carpet web. |
| US11400477B2 |
Reversible nozzle in ultrasonic atomizer for clog prevention
A nozzle for an atomizer includes a plate, a piezoelectric actuator, a body, and a connector. The plate defines an aperture. The actuator is configured to oscillate the plate. The body supports the plate. The connector is configured to reversibly mount the body to the atomizer in a first orientation and in a second orientation. In the first orientation, fluid exits the nozzle along a first axial direction through the aperture. In the second orientation, fluid exits the nozzle along an opposite axial direction through the aperture. |
| US11400474B2 |
Liquid dispenser with bottle ventilation
Liquid dispenser having a liquid store and a discharge device fitted thereto and having a discharge opening. The discharge device has a pump device with a pump chamber variable in terms of volume and connected at an input side in a communicating manner to the liquid store and at an output side in a communicating manner to the discharge opening. The pump device conveys liquid from the liquid store to the discharge opening. The discharge device has a ventilation channel, by which an incoming air flow is enabled for pressure compensation between the liquid store and a surrounding atmosphere. The ventilation channel has a ventilation valve openable by manual actuation of the pump device and closed when the pump device is not actuated. Further, the ventilation channel has a capillary channel portion through which the incoming air flow reaches the liquid store. |
| US11400468B2 |
Gas-liquid two-phase flow atomizing nozzle
A gas-liquid two-phase flow atomizing nozzle includes a nozzle core, an outer sleeve, and an atomizing body. An inner cavity of the nozzle core consists of an inlet tapered section, a jet flow section, and an outlet diffusion section. The outlet diffusion section of the nozzle core is connected to an atomizing body mixing chamber. The jet flow section of the nozzle core is in communication with external atmosphere through a core air inlet hole, an air inlet buffering chamber, and a sleeve air inlet hole. |
| US11400463B2 |
Dosing device for dosing a granular material, spraying device and method for applying a granular material to a substrate
A dosing device for dosing a granular material containing a reservoir for storing the granular material, a dosing disc, and a suction device and a spraying device containing such a dosing device and a method for applying a granular material to a substrate. |
| US11400457B2 |
Solid state drive media destroyer
Disclosed is an apparatus for destroying the operational aspects and electronic media of a Solid State Drive (SSD) yet maintaining the physical shape of the SSD for identification. The apparatus includes a crusher box having counter-rotating rollers that are intermeshed to provide a high speed feed of an SSD wherein teeth formed on the rollers render the electron media non-accessible and impart a distinctive waffle like appearance for ease of identifying destroyed SSD's. A VFD-PID controller is used to vary the speed of an electric motor 50 with the PID having a feedback signal that allows for various target values to be set. |