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US11466248B2	Streptomyces coelicolor mutant strain, method of producing β-agarase by using same, and method of producing neoagaro-oligosaccharides by using same The present invention provides Streptomyces coelicolor strain A3(2)_M22-2C43 obtained by inducing a point mutation in the base sequence of the DagB gene in a wild-type Streptomyces coelicolor strain A3(2) by UV radiation. Since the Streptomyces coelicolor strain A3(2)_M22-2C43 according to the present invention expresses a DagB mutant enzyme expressing little or no DagB beta-agarase or exhibiting little or no beta-agarase activity, there is no need for separate isolation and purification of DagA enzymes from culture fluid, and the culture fluid of the Streptomyces coelicolor strain A3(2)_M22-2C43 or supernatant thereof may be used to produce, from agar or agarose, neoagarose oligosaccharides with a higher content of neoagarotetraose or neoagarohexaose than that of neoagarobiose.
US11466237B2	Apparatus and method for preserving the aroma of a fermentable beverage A fermentation apparatus for preserving the aroma of a fermentable beverage is provided. The fermentation apparatus comprises a flow passage fluidly connectable to the headspace located above a fermentable beverage in a fermentation container. A carbon dioxide scrubber in the flow passage receives a headspace fluid mixture comprising at least carbon dioxide gas and an aromatic fluid originating from the fermenting beverage. When the headspace fluid mixture contacts the carbon dioxide scrubber, the carbon dioxide scrubber retains a modified fluid in the flow passage. The modified fluid has a lower carbon dioxide gas concentration and a higher aromatic fluid concentration than the headspace fluid mixture. The flow passage directs the modified fluid back to the headspace to at least partially retain the aromatic fluid in the fermentable beverage in the fermentation container. A method for preserving the aroma of a fermentable beverage is also provided.
US11466234B2	Surface treatment composition, method for producing surface treatment composition, surface treatment method, and method for producing semiconductor substrate To provide a means capable of sufficiently removing organic residues present on the surface of a polishing object after polishing containing silicon oxide or polysilicon.A surface treatment composition contains a polymer having a constituent unit represented by Formula (1) below and water and is used for treating the surface of a polishing object after polishing, in which, in Formula (1) above, R1 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms and R2 is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms.
US11466231B2	Process for the production of diglycerides A method for producing diglycerides is provided. The method includes combining (i) an oil comprising at least one polyunsaturated fatty acid in the form of ethyl esters, free fatty acids, and/or combinations thereof, (ii) lipase, and (iii) glycerol in water to produce diglycerides with a high level of purity. Highly pure diglycerides obtained according to the method are also provided.
US11466230B1	Removing organic chlorides from glyceride oils A process is provided for removing organic chlorides from glyceride oil. The process includes the steps of (a) reacting a glyceride oil comprising organic chlorides with a liquid aqueous system at a temperature of at least 80° C. to form a treated glyceride oil and (b) separating the treated glyceride oil from the liquid aqueous system. The treated glyceride oil has a reduced concentration of organic chlorides compared to the glyceride oil reacted in step (a).
US11466227B2	Synergy and enhanced performance retention with organic and molybdenum based friction modifier combination An improved organic and molybdenum friction modifier combination is disclosed, the combination resulting in a synergistic result of both initial friction reduction performance and a further retention and durability of continued friction reduction performance. These results will produce added benefit from, e.g., formulated passenger car motor oils targeting lower viscosity formulations to help improve fuel economy.
US11466225B2	Lubricant and refrigerant compositions comprising polyalkylene glycols and uses thereof The invention relates to a lubricating oil composition and a refrigerant composition containing a polyalkylene glycol having a terpenoid end group, such as a farnesol end group.
US11466221B2	Systems and processes for hydrocarbon upgrading A process for upgrading a hydrocarbon-based composition that includes combining a supercritical water stream, a hydrogen stream, and a pressurized, heated hydrocarbon-based composition in a mixing device to create a combined feed stream. The process further includes introducing the combined feed stream into a supercritical water hydrogenation reactor operating at a temperature greater than a critical temperature of water and a pressure greater than a critical pressure of water, and at least partially converting the combined feed stream to an upgraded product.
US11466220B2	Low energy process to produce a hydrophobic oil from biomass pyrolysis liquids Described is a novel process for fractionating biomass pyrolysis oil quantitatively into energy dense hydrophobic aromatic fraction and water-soluble organics in an economical and energy efficient manner. Using the concepts of solvents and anti-solvent behaviours to separate the pyrolysis oil, which is an emulsion, a method utilising minimal quantities of solvents and water is proposed, By comparison with the existing methods to isolate the hydrophobic aromatic fraction, there is a volume reduction of greater than 50:1. Additionally, there is a significant time saving over the 24 hours for the accepted method as a solvent, and the anti-solvent system is spontaneous.
US11466217B2	Process of producing liquid fuels from coal using biomass-derived solvents A process of producing a distillate fuel from coal includes: preparing a biomass-derived coal solvent; dissolving the coal in the biomass-derived solvent; and separating undissolved coal and mineral matter to produce a syncrude. In certain embodiments, the process further includes subjecting the syncrude to a hydrotreatment/hydrogenation process to produce a distillate fuel. In certain embodiments, the biomass-derived solvent is a hydrogen-donor solvent. A method to improve direct coal liquefaction includes: using a non-hydrogenated lipid in a direct coal liquefaction process to facilitate coal depolymerization. In certain embodiments, the lipid is a polyunsaturated biobased oil. A method for using a biomass-derived feedstock as a hydrogen donor includes: providing a biomass-derived feedstock; modifying the feedstock to improve its usefulness as a hydrogen donor; and conducting a transfer hydrogenation process using the modified feedstock as a hydrogen donor. In certain embodiments, the transfer hydrogenation process is a direct coal liquefaction process.
US11466216B2	Atmospheric pressure water ion generating device An atmospheric pressure water ion generating device is arranged in a triphase organic matter pyrolysis system which includes a steam generating device and a pyrolysis and carbonization reaction device. The water ion generating device includes a connecting pipe connected with the steam generating device, and having an interior that is penetrated, a heating tube having a first end connected with the connecting pipe and having an interior provided with an air channel, and a spraying head connected with a second end of the heating tube, and having an interior that is tapered. The air channel has a surface provided with an alloy catalyst layer. The spraying head is provided with a nozzle which is connected with the pyrolysis and carbonization reaction device.
US11466213B2	Liquid-crystalline medium The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium having negative dielectric anisotropy comprising one or more compounds of formula I and one or more compounds selected from the group of the compounds of the formulae IIA, IIB and IIC, wherein the groups and parameters have the meanings indicated in claim 1, to a guest-host liquid crystal medium derived therefrom comprising one or more dichroic dyes and the use of said medium in devices such as light shutters, switchable windows, switchable mirrors and guest-host displays. The invention further relates to devices containing the liquid crystalline medium according to the invention.
US11466212B2	Liquid crystal composition and photoelectric display device thereof A liquid crystal composition includes one or more compounds of general Formula I in an amount of 1%-30% by weight of the total weight of the liquid crystal composition, one or more compounds of general Formula II in an amount of 5%-35% by weight of the total weight of the liquid crystal composition, and one or more compounds of general Formula III in an amount of 1%-35% by weight of the total weight of the liquid crystal composition. The liquid crystal composition has an appropriate clearing point, an appropriate optical anisotropy, an appropriate dielectric anisotropy, as well as a higher voltage holding ratio, a higher transmittance, a good high-temperature resistant performance and a faster response speed, thus being suitable for display modes, such as VA, IPS and FFS. A photoelectric display device includes the liquid crystal composition.
US11466202B2	Storable liquid suspension of hollow particles Provided are compositions and methods of using a liquid suspension of hollow particles comprising a plurality of hollow particles, water, a suspending aid, and a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of a non-ionic surfactant, a latex, an oleaginous fluid, porous silica, and combinations thereof. The liquid suspension is homogenous. An example method includes statically storing the liquid suspension in a container for at least one week; wherein the liquid suspension maintains a difference in density from the top of the container to the bottom of the container of less than one pound per gallon while stored. The method further includes adding the liquid suspension to a treatment fluid; wherein the liquid suspension reduces the density of the treatment fluid; and introducing the treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation.
US11466201B2	Renewable resource and waste material derivatives for oil and gas recovery A composition for hydraulic fracking is provided, which includes a proppant particle and a ground rubber tire particle.
US11466200B2	Multi-functional diverter particulates Methods and compositions for treating a well. A method comprising: introducing a treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation wherein the treatment fluid comprises: a base fluid; and multi-functional diverter particulates, wherein the multi-functional diverter particulates comprise a polyvinyl alcohol and a well service additive; and diverting at least a portion of the treatment fluid and/or a subsequently introduced fluid away from the zone. A treatment fluid comprising: a base fluid; and a multi-functional diverter particulate, wherein the multi-functional diverter particulates comprise a polyvinyl alcohol and a well service additive.
US11466198B2	Crosslinking of swellable polymer with PEI The invention is directed to stable and labile crosslinked water swellable polymeric microparticles that can be further gelled, methods for making same, and their various uses in the hygiene and medical arts, gel electrophoresis, packaging, agriculture, the cable industry, information technology, in the food industry, papermaking, use as flocculation aids, and the like. More particularly, the invention relates to a composition comprising expandable polymeric microparticles having labile crosslinkers and stable crosslinkers, said microparticle mixed with a fluid and an unreacted tertiary crosslinker comprising PEI or other polyamine based tertiary crosslinker that is capable of further crosslinking the microparticle on degradation of the labile crosslinker and swelling of the particle, so as to form a stable gel. A particularly important use is as an injection fluid in petroleum production, where the expandable polymeric microparticles are injected into a well and when the heat and/or pH of the well cause degradation of the labile crosslinker and when the microparticle expands, the tertiary crosslinker crosslinks the polymer to form a stable gel, thus diverting water to lower permeability regions and improving oil recovery.
US11466194B2	Foamed gel treatment fluids and methods of use Certain foamed gel treatment fluids and methods of using the treatment fluids in wellbores penetrating subterranean formations are provided. In one embodiment, the treatment fluids comprise: an aqueous base fluid, a gas, a plurality of particulates, and a plurality of swellable particles each comprising a material having a first monomer, a second monomer, and a third monomer comprising a foamable surfactant. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: preparing a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid and a swellable particle that comprises a material having a first monomer, a second monomer, and a third monomer comprising a foamable surfactant; introducing the treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation; and blending the treatment fluid while in the wellbore to form a foamed gel.
US11466193B2	Plasticized polyvinyl alcohol diverter materials A method is provided including: introducing a first diverter material comprising polyvinyl alcohol and a plasticizer into or adjacent to a permeable zone of a subterranean formation; introducing a second diverter material into or adjacent to the permeable zone of the subterranean formation, wherein at least a portion of the first diverter material comprises particles larger than particles of the second diverter material; and allowing the first diverter material and the second diverter material to at least partially divert at least a portion of a treatment fluid to a different portion of the subterranean formation.
US11466186B2	Moisture curable hot melt sealant composition A moisture curable hot melt sealant composition that includes a silane-modified polyurethane polymer that is free of isocyanate groups, a first rosin-based tackifying agent, a second tackifying agent different from the first rosin-based tackifying agent, a first ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, a butene component having a weight average molecular weight from 30,000 g/mole to 700,000 g/mole and being selected from the group consisting of polyisobutylene, polyisobutene, polybutene, and combinations thereof; and filler.
US11466176B2	Non-asphaltic coatings, non-asphaltic roofing materials, and methods of making the same Non-asphaltic coatings for roofing materials, roofing materials made therefrom and methods of preparing such coatings and roofing materials utilize a combination of a crude tall oil-based continuous phase material, a resinous hardening agent, and a polymer.
US11466175B2	Silicone-based electrodepositable coating composition The present invention is directed towards an electrodepositable coating composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of an ionic salt group-containing silicone-based main film-forming polymer comprising functional groups; and a curing agent reactive with the functional groups of the ionic salt group-containing silicone-based main film-forming polymer. Also disclosed are coatings, coated substrates, and methods of coating a substrate.
US11466173B2	Printing method and printing apparatus A printing method for printing a printing medium whose printed side will be laminated after being printed. The printing method includes a non-white ink application step of applying an aqueous non-white ink composition containing a non-white coloring material onto the printing medium, a white ink application step of applying an aqueous white ink composition containing a white coloring material onto the non-white ink composition on the printing medium, and a clear ink application step of applying a clear ink composition containing a resin onto the white ink composition on the printing medium.
US11466170B2	Conductive paste A conductive paste, for forming an electrode of a solar cell, includes (A) a conductive component, (B) an epoxy resin, (C) an imidazole and (D) a solvent. An amount of (C) the imidazole in the conductive paste is 0.1 to 1.0% by weight based on 100% by weight of the conductive paste excluding (D) the solvent.
US11466168B2	Free radical UV curable inkjet ink sets and inkjet printing methods A free radical UV curable inkjet ink set includes a free radical UV curable primer containing: one or more photoinitiators; a mixture of at least two monomers according to Formula (I): wherein n represents an integer 0 or 1, k represents an integer selected from the range of 0 to 3, and R represents hydrogen or phenyl; 0.0 to 4.0 wt % of a polyfunctional monomer; 0.0 to 2.0 wt % of an organosilane coupling agent; and 0.0 to 10.0 wt % of a N-vinyllactam monomer; and one or more free radical UV curable inkjet inks containing: a colour pigment; one or more photoinitiators; and at least 50.0 wt % of one or more monoacrylate monomers; wherein the mixture of at least two monomers according to Formula (I) includes 3.0 to 50.0 wt % of a first monomer having n=1 and R representing phenyl and 35.0 to 90.0 wt % of a second monomer having n=0 and R representing phenyl.
US11466163B2	Laminated coating film, coated article, and method for forming laminated coating film In a coated article including a laminated coating film configured such that a first base layer 3 containing a lustrous material 11 and a second base layer 4 and a transparent clear layer 5 containing an organic pigment 15 are stacked on each other in this order on a coating target object, the same type of organic ultraviolet absorbing agent 13 having a molecular weight of equal to or greater than 500 is added to the first base layer 3 and the second base layer 4.
US11466162B2	Multi-stage polymeric latexes, coating compositions containing such latexes, and articles coated therewith An aqueous coating composition is provided that is useful in coating a variety of substrates, including interior or exterior portions of food or beverage cans. The coating composition includes a resin system that includes a multi-stage latex. In some embodiments, the multi-stage latex is formed using a process that includes emulsion polymerizing two or more stages in the presence of an aqueous dispersion including a water-dispersible polymer. In certain preferred embodiments, the water-dispersible polymer is a polyether polymer.
US11466161B2	Benzoyl-coumarin polymerizable photoinitiators The present invention relates to a series of novel polymerizable compounds based on 3-ketocoumarins, which are useful as photoinitiators and sensitizers, to compositions comprising said compounds and to a process for photopolymerizing comprising them.
US11466155B2	Filling composition for optical fiber cables A filling composition comprises (A) a mineral oil having a kinematic viscosity from 80 cSt to 100 cSt at 40° C.; (B) a styrene-ethylene/propylene diblock copolymer; and (C1) a propylene/ethylene copolymer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) from 5,000 to 200,000 or (C2) an ethylene/propylene copolymer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) from 5,000 to 200,000. The filling composition is used as a filling composition in a buffer tube.
US11466152B2	Ether amine compositions and coatings The present technology relates generally to aqueous dispersion or emulsion compositions that include a polymeric binder resin and an ether amine. Specifically, the polymeric binder resin includes acid functional groups, at least a portion of which are neutralized by the ether amine such that the polymeric binder resin is dissolved or dispersed in the water, provided that the polymeric binder resin is not a polyurethane and the ether amine is a compound of formula I: wherein R1 and R2 are independently C1-C4 alkyl or C3-C4 cycloalkyl group; or R1 and R2, together with the nitrogen to which they are attached, form a C4-C5 membered heterocycloalkyl ring; A is a C1-C6 alkylene or C1-C6 cycloalkylene ring; and R3 is C1-C4 alkyl or C3-C4 cycloalkyl group; provided that the compound of formula I contains no more than 10 carbons.
US11466146B2	Ethylene-based polymer, method of producing ethylene-based polymer, and film Provided are an ethylene-based polymer capable of obtaining a film in which thickness unevenness is reduced, a method of producing the ethylene-based polymer, and a film containing the ethylene-based polymer. In the ethylene-based polymer according to the present invention, the following Expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied: 0.362≤ηL1,256%/ηL10%≤0.466 (1) 0.0282≤I52,506%/I12,506%≤0.0328 (2).
US11466144B2	Polyethylene composition having high mechanical properties Polyethylene composition with improved balance of mechanical and optical properties, comprising (all percentages being by weight): A) from 90 to 99.7% of a LLDPE having a density from 0.91 to 0.94 g/cm3 and a ratio MIF/MIE equal to or higher than 20, where MIF is the melt flow index at 190° C. with a load of 21.60 kg, and MIE is the melt flow index at 190° C. with a load of 2.16 kg, both determined according to ISO 1133; B) from 0.3 to 10% of a LDPE having MIE from 0.1 to 0.6 g/10 min.
US11466143B2	Wear-resistant rubber compositions, systems, and methods This disclosure relates to wear-resistant rubber compositions, such as those, for example, comprising at least one hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene, at least one natural rubber, at least one polymerization accelerant; at least one sulfur; and at least one polybutadiene, wherein the wear-resistant rubber composition may have an effective cross-linking density of at least about 30×10−5 moles/cm3.
US11466142B2	Cellulose based composition The present invention concerns a cellulose based composition for manufacturing a film or foil, which composition comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of cellulose acetate butyrate, cellulose acetate propionate and ethyl cellulose, together with tall oil fatty acid ester, as well as a manufacturing method thereof. The invention also concerns packaging film comprising the composition and use of the composition.
US11466138B2	Repulpable and recyclable composite packaging articles and related methods A reusable, fiber containing pulp product is described that is highly suited for use in the manufacture of paper products. The reusable, fiber containing pulp product provides a mixture of fibers and small, dense polymer/particle fragments. The polymer/particle fragments within the reusable, fiber containing pulp product have a size range and density that facilitates efficient removal of the polymer/particle fragments using pressure screens.
US11466137B2	Foam particles, and moulded article thereof The present invention is concerned with expanded beads that are olefin-based thermoplastic elastomer expanded beads containing a coloring agent, wherein an apparent density of the expanded beads is 40 to 300 g/L, and an average surface layer membrane thickness (a) is 3 to 25 μm, and a molded article thereof, and is able to provide expanded beads capable of producing an expanded beads molded article which is excellent in in-mold moldability and excellent in tensile characteristics and an expanded beads molded article using the expanded beads.
US11466132B2	Sheet formed from carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin, and production method of said sheet A sheet formed from carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin with high heat resistance, and a production method of said sheet is provided. This sheet is formed from a carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin that contains carbon fibers, dichloromethane, and a thermoplastic resin containing at least one of a polycarbonate resin and a polyarylate resin. The aforementioned at least one of a polycarbonate resin and a polyarylate resin has a constituent unit derived from a dihydric phenol represented by formula (1), and the content of the dichloromethane contained in the sheet is 10-10,000 ppm by mass. (In formula (1), R1-R4 independently represent a hydrogen, a halogen, a nitro, or a methyl group; X represents a divalent group represented by any of formulas (2) to (4).)
US11466128B2	Superabsorbent polymer and preparation method thereof A superabsorbent polymer having optimized gel strength and exhibiting an improved absorption rate without increasing a specific surface area by chemical foaming or a physical method, and a preparation method thereof, are provided.
US11466125B2	Low nucleation temperature polythioether prepolymers and uses thereof Polythioether prepolymers that have a low nucleation temperature. The symmetry of the polythioether prepolymers is modified by including pendent groups extending from the backbone of the polythioether prepolymer chain and/or the symmetry is modified by including segments having a different number of —C(R)2— groups between heteroatoms. The polythioether prepolymers are stable at low temperature storage conditions for an extended period of time. Compositions prepared using the low nucleation temperature polythioether prepolymers are useful as sealants.
US11466122B2	Polyethyleneimine compounds containing N-halamine and derivatives thereof This invention relates to odor control molecules comprised of polyethyleneimine compounds containing N-halamine and derivatives thereof.
US11466120B2	Polyester containing 4-hydroxybutyrate unit A medical material comprising film obtained from a polyester wherein the polyester has a weight average molecular weight of 1,250,000 or greater determined by gel permeation chromatography calibrated with polystyrene standards. The polyester comprises a 3-hydroxybutyrate unit and a 4-hydroxybutyrate unit as polymerization units, and proportion of the 4-hydroxybutyrate unit relative to all monomer units is from 14 mol % to 40 mol %. The polyester film is useful for medical apparatus, packaging material for food, plastic sheet for agriculture, flowerpots for seedings, and sheets for construction and engineering.
US11466116B2	Polyurethane being suitable as binder for a modular printing ink system The present invention relates to a polyurethane, which is particularly suitable as binder for a printing ink, which is obtainable by reacting: a) a polyol component including: i) at least one polytetramethylene glycol, ii) at least one diol having a molecular weight of not more than 200 g/mol being different from polytetramethylene glycol, iii) at least one trivalent or higher-valent alcohol having a molecular weight of not more than 6000 g/mol, b) an isocyanate component including at least one organic diisocyanate compound and c) at least one di-functional amine compound and at least one mono-functional amine compound.
US11466114B2	Resin composition for forming phase-separated structure, method for producing structure including phase-separated structure, and block copolymer A composition for forming a phase-separated structure contains a block copolymer having a block (b1) consisting of a repeating structure of a styrene unit and a block (b2) consisting of a repeating structure of a methyl methacrylate unit, in which the block (b2) is disposed at least at one terminal portion of the block copolymer, the block copolymer has a structure (e1) represented by General Formula (e1) at least at one main chain terminal, and the structure (e1) is bonded to the main chain terminal of the block (b2) disposed at a terminal portion of the block copolymer. Ree0 represents a hydrocarbon group containing a hetero atom, and Re1 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom.
US11466113B2	Composition, film, infrared transmitting filter, solid image pickup element, image display device, and infrared sensor Provided is a composition with which a film having reduced color unevenness can be formed. In addition, provide are a film, an infrared transmitting filter, a solid image pickup element, an image display device, and an infrared sensor. The composition including a light shielding material; and a compound A having a weight-average molecular weight of 3000 or higher that has a radically polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated group, in which the compound A includes a repeating unit having a graft chain, and a ratio Amin/Bmax of a minimum value Amin of an absorbance of the composition in a wavelength range of 400 to 640 nm to a maximum value Bmax of an absorbance of the composition in a wavelength range of 940 to 1300 nm is 5 or higher.
US11466110B2	Process for preparation of semi-crystalline polyolefinic ionomers The present invention relates to a semi-crystalline polyolefinic ionomer and a process for the preparation of a semi-crystalline polyolefinic ionomer.
US11466104B1	Ethylene polymerization processes and reactor systems for the production of multimodal polymers using combinations of a loop reactor and a fluidized bed reactor Polymerization processes and reactor systems for producing multimodal ethylene polymers are disclosed in which at least one loop reactor and at least one fluidized bed reactor are utilized. Configurations include a loop reactor in series with a fluidized bed reactor and two loop reactors in series with a fluidized bed reactor.
US11466103B2	Methods for providing polyvinyl chloride particles for preparing chlorinated polyvinyl chloride A method for providing particles of polyvinyl chloride, wherein the particles offer improved chlorinating efficiency, the method comprising (i) providing polyvinyl chloride particles; and (ii) introducing a chlorination accelerant to the polyvinyl chloride particles to thereby provide polyvinyl chloride particles having an accelerant associated therewith.
US11466101B2	Self-invertible inverse latex comprising alkyl polyglycosides as an inverting agent and use thereof as a thickening agent for a detergent or cleaning formulation for industrial or domestic use Self-invertible inverse latex including as an inverting agent for surfactant species of the alkylpolyglycoside family, the alkyl chain of which includes from 8 to 18 carbon atoms, and use thereof as thickener and/or emulsifier and/or stabilizer for a detergent or cleaning formulation for industrial or household use.
US11466099B2	Anti-human nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) antibodies Anti-nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) antibodies, or antigen binding fragments thereof, are described, as well as methods for treating a subject having a (NAMPT)-associated local and/or systemic inflammatory disorder.
US11466094B2	Dosing for treatment with anti-CD20/anti-CD3 bispecific antibodies The invention provides methods of dosing for the treatment of cancers, such as B cell proliferative disorders, with anti-cluster of differentiation 20 (CD20)/anti-cluster of differentiation 3 (CD3) bispecific antibodies.
US11466091B2	Methods of treating autoimmune disease using a domain antibody directed against CD40L Methods of treating autoimmune diseases, such as primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), solid organ transplant rejection, graft-related disease, pemphigus vulgaris, systemic sclerosis, and myasthenia gravis using antibody polypeptides that specifically bind human CD40L are provided. The antibody polypeptides do not activate platelets. The methods may comprise at least one administration cycle comprising one dose of the antibody polypeptide. The dose may be administered intravenously at a dose from about 75 mg to about 1500 mg. The method normalizes platelet counts in the human patient.
US11466090B2	Methods for treating or preventing migraine headache The present invention relates to methods of migraine prophylaxis using anti-CGRP receptor antibodies or binding fragments. In particular, methods for preventing or reducing the occurrence of migraine headache in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to the patient an anti-CGRP receptor or binding fragment according to specific dosage regimens are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions and administration devices comprising anti-CGRP receptor antibodies or binding fragments for use in the methods are also described.
US11466081B2	Oligonucleotides for reduction of PD-L1 expression The present invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides that are capable of reducing expression of PD-L1 in a target cell. The oligonucleotides hybridize to PD-L1 mRNA. The present invention further relates to conjugates of the oligonucleotide and pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment of viral liver infections such as HBV, HCV and HDV; parasite infections such as malaria, toxoplasmosis, leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis or liver cancer or metastases in the liver using the oligonucleotide.
US11466078B2	Heterodimeric immunoglobulins The present application is directed to heterodimeric antibodies and methods of use.
US11466076B2	Binding domain or antibody specific to a human serum albumin (HSA) The present disclosure relates to a method of modulating the half-life of a binding domain specific to a serum carrier protein by mutating the sequence and a modulated binding domain specific to a serum carrier protein.
US11466075B2	Yeast-based immunotherapy against clostridium difficile infection Antibody-based binding agents derived from human and camelid immunoglobulins are described, as well as strains of yeast engineered to secrete the binding agents, and methods of treating and preventing Clostridium difficile infections using the engineered strains of yeast. These binding agents recognize and bind with specificity to Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or toxin B and in some cases exhibit toxin neutralizing activity. The binding agents include camelid VHH peptide monomers, linked groups of VHH peptide monomers, VHH peptide monomers joined to antibody Fc domains, and VHH peptide monomers joined to IgG antibodies.
US11466070B2	Signalling system The present invention provides a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) system comprising; (i) a receptor component comprising a antigen binding domain and a first binding domain; and (ii) a signalling component comprising a signalling domain and a second binding domain which binds the single domain binder of the first binding domain of the receptor component wherein either the first or second binding domains comprise a single domain binder, and wherein, binding of the first and second binding domains is disrupted by the presence of an agent, such that in the absence of the agent, the receptor component and the signalling component heterodimerize and binding of the antigen binding domain to antigen results in signalling through the signalling domain; whereas in the presence of the agent, the receptor component and the signalling component do not heterodimerize and binding of the antigen binding domain to antigen does not result in signalling through the signalling domain.
US11466066B2	Variants of human BMP7 protein The present invention relates to novel variants of human BMP7 protein. The invention embodies vectors and host cells for the propagation of nucleic acid sequences encoding said proteins and the production thereof. Also disclosed are methods for the treatment of cancer, cartilage damage and degeneration, pain associated with osteoarthritis, or bone healing.
US11466062B2	Ankyrin repeat binding proteins and their uses The present invention relates to recombinant binding proteins comprising one or more designed ankyrin repeat domains with binding specificity for coronavirus spike proteins, nucleic acids encoding such proteins, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such proteins or nucleic acids, and the use of such proteins, nucleic acids or pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment of coronavirus diseases, particularly diseases caused by SARS-CoV-2.
US11466060B2	Carbohydrate producing plant material A plant material comprises a genomic nucleotide sequence encoding a SUSIBA2 or SUSIBA2-like transcription factor under transcriptional control of a promoter active in the plant material. The genomic nucleotide sequence encoding the SUSIBA2 or SUSIBA2-like transcription factor lacks at least a portion of an activation region of a SUSIBA1 or SUSIBA1-like promote represent in an intron of a wild-type version of the genomic nucleotide sequence encoding the SUSIBA2 or SUSIBA2-like transcription factor. The plant material has a controlled production of carbohydrates, in particular starch or starch and fructan. In particular, the plant material can be designed to produce carbohydrates at enhanced levels.
US11466057B2	Use of a polypeptide for effecting immune signalling and/or affecting intestinal barrier function and/or modulating metabolic status It has been found that an extracellular polypeptide derived from Akkermansia municiphila is capable of modulating and/or promoting gut mucosal immune system function and/or maintaining and/or restoring metabolic status and/or increasing the physical integrity of the gut mucosal barrier in a mammal. The polypeptide or host cells comprising such polypeptide may be employed to prevent and/or treat a variety of conditions that benefit from an increased physical integrity of the gut mucosal barrier and/or an improved gut mucosal immune system function and metabolic status.
US11466056B2	Herpesvirus with modified glycoprotein D The present invention is directed to a recombinant herpesvirus comprising a heterologous peptide and optionally polypeptide ligand capable of binding to (a) target molecule(s) and fused to or inserted into glycoprotein D. The recombinant herpesvirus may additionally comprise modifications for detargeting the virus from the natural receptors of gD. This allows the herpesvirus to efficiently target a cell for therapeutic purposes and a cell for virus production. The present invention further comprises a pharmaceutical composition comprising the herpesvirus, the herpesvirus for use in the treatment of a tumor, infection, degenerative disorder or senescence-associated disease, a nucleic acid and a vector coding for the gD, a polypeptide comprising the gD, and a cell comprising the herpesvirus, nucleic acid, vector or polypeptide. Moreover, a method for infecting a cell with the herpesvirus or for producing the herpesvirus is disclosed.
US11466053B2	Polypeptide and use thereof Provided are a polypeptide and nucleic acid for encoding the polypeptide, a nucleic-acid construct, an expression vector, and a host cell containing the nucleic acid, an antigen-presenting cell presenting the polypeptide on the surface of the cell, and immune effector cell thereof, a pharmaceutical composition containing the polypeptide, a vaccine containing the nucleic acid, the nucleic acid construct, the expression vector, the host cell, the antigen-presenting cell, and the immune effector cell, and an antibody recognizing the polypeptide. Also provided is a therapeutic method using the polypeptide, the nucleic acid, the pharmaceutical composition, the vaccine, and the antibody. Also provided are a diagnosis method and diagnosis apparatus for detecting the described polypeptide. Also provided is an application of the polypeptide in preparing a vaccine, a tumor diagnosis kit, or a pharmaceutical composition, and an application of the polypeptide or the nucleic acid as a test target in tumor diagnosis.
US11466050B2	Method for peptide synthesis and apparatus for carrying out a method for solid phase synthesis of peptides The invention relates to a method for peptide synthesis, wherein said method comprises the steps of reacting a first amino acid or a first peptide with an α-amine protected second amino acid in a solvent selected from the group consisting of water, alcohol, and a mixture of water and alcohol, and removing the α-amine protecting group with a deprotecting solution. The invention further relates to protective agents, their use and an apparatus for carrying out a method for solid phase synthesis of peptides.
US11466047B2	Cyclic di-nucleotide compounds as sting agonists A class of polycyclic compounds of general formula (I), wherein Base1, Base2, Y, Ya, Xa, Xa1, Xb, Xb1, Xc, Xc1, Xd, Xd1, R1, R1a, R2, R2a, R3, R4, R4a, R5, R6, R6a, R7, R7a, R8, R8a, and R9 are defined herein, that may be useful as inductors of type I interferon production, specifically as STING active agents, are provided. Also provided are processes for the synthesis and use of compounds.
US11466045B2	Mithramycin oxime derivatives having increased selectivity and anti-cancer activity Compounds described herein are mithramycin (MTM) oxide (OX) derivatives and MTM Hydrazine (HY) derivatives. These compounds are useful for treatment of cancers and neuro-diseases.
US11466043B2	Niobium compound and method of forming thin film A niobium compound and a method of forming a thin film using the niobium compound, the compound being represented by the following General formula I: wherein, in General formula I, R1, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a C1-C6 linear or branched alkyl group or a C3-C6 cyclic hydrocarbon group, at least one of R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 being a C1-C6 linear or branched alkyl group, and R2 and R3 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-C6 linear or branched alkyl group, or a C3-C6 cyclic hydrocarbon group.
US11466040B2	Methods of making metal halide perovskites Methods of making metal halide perovskites, including methods of making micro crystals of metal halide perovskites. The metal halide perovskites, including the micro crystals, may have a 0D structure. The metal halide perovskites may be a light emitting material.
US11466036B2	Borate of azetidine derivative A borate compound of an azetidine derivative, relating in particular to a compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a tautomer thereof, a stereoisomer thereof or a geometric isomer thereof, as well as a use thereof in the preparation of a drug used for the treatment or prevention of multiple myeloma.
US11466035B2	Method for manufacturing silver-carbon composite A method for manufacturing a silver-carbon composite includes steps as follows. A carbon-containing solution is provided, wherein a carbon-containing material is subjected to a calcination step and is dissolved by a solvent to obtain the carbon-containing solution. The carbon-containing solution includes a plurality of carbon nanodots, and the carbon nanodots are negatively charged. A silver ion-containing solution is provided, wherein the silver ion-containing solution includes a plurality of silver ions. The carbon-containing solution and the silver ion-containing solution are mixed to obtain a mixed solution. The mixed solution is heated, such that at least one of the silver ions is reduced on at least one of the carbon nanodots to obtain the silver-carbon composite.
US11466032B2	Cytotoxic agents The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) or formula (II) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, tautomers, stereoisomers or mixtures thereof; which are useful as medicaments, in particular as anti-proliferative agents and for use as a drug in an antibody-drug conjugate and in the treatment of proliferative diseases.
US11466029B2	Compounds useful to treat influenza virus infections The invention provides compounds that may inhibit influenza virus replication, and are accordingly useful for treatment of viral infections caused by influenza virus. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods of using these compounds to treat or prevent viral infections caused by influenza virus.
US11466026B2	Organic electroluminescent materials and devices Organic electroluminescent materials and devices are disclosed. The organic electroluminescent materials are novel benzodithiophene or its analogous structure compounds, which can be used as charge transporting materials, hole injection materials, or the like in an electroluminescent device. These novel compounds can offer excellent performance compared with existing materials, for example, to further improve the voltage, efficiency and/or lifetime of the OLEDs.
US11466022B2	Materials for organic electroluminescent devices The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (1) which are suitable for use in electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices, and to electronic devices which comprise these compounds.
US11466020B2	Compounds and compositions for inhibition and elimination of Zika infection and uses for same Provided are compounds and compositions for prevention and/or elimination of Zika virus infection. Also provided are methods for preventing and treating a subject in need of prevention or treatment of Zika virus. The compounds of the present disclosure have the following structure:
US11466015B2	Crystalline forms of 8-(2-fluorobenzyl)-6-(3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine as sGC stimulators The present disclosure relates to crystalline forms of 8-(2-fluorobenzyl)-6-(3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine, depicted below as a compound of Formula (I): which are useful as a stimulator of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC). The present disclosure also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the crystalline forms and methods of using said compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
US11466013B2	ERK inhibitor and use thereof Disclosed are a compound (as shown in formula I) as an extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) inhibitor, a pharmaceutical composition thereof, a preparation method therefor, and use thereof in treating ERK-mediated diseases. Said compound plays a role by regulating a plurality of processes such as cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration and angiogenesis.
US11466011B2	Compounds and their use as inhibitors of N-myristoyl transferase This invention provides compounds of formula (I) and salts thereof, which have activity as inhibitors of N-myristoyl transferase (NMT). The invention also relates to uses of such compounds as medicaments, in particular in the treatment of a disease or disorder in which inhibition of N-myristoyl transferase provides a therapeutic or prophylactic effect, including protozoan infections (such as malaria and leishmaniasis), viral infections (such as human rhinovirus and HIV), and hyperproliferative disorders (such as B-cell lymphoma).
US11466010B2	Toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8) specific antagonists and methods of making and uses thereof Toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8)-specific inhibitors and methods of using the same in individuals having an autoimmune disease or an inflammatory disorder.
US11466007B2	Substituted lactams showing serotonin 5-HT receptor activity The present invention relates to a medicament for treating neuropsychiatric diseases, comprising a compound of Formula (1): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as an active ingredient.
US11466005B2	Tricyclic compounds Disclosed are tricyclic compounds as bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET) inhibitors which are shown as formula I, their synthesis and their use for treating diseases. More particularly, disclosed are fused heterocyclic derivatives useful as inhibitors of BET, methods for producing such compounds and methods for treating diseases and conditions wherein inhibition of one or more BET bromodomains provides a benefit.
US11466000B2	Heteroaryl derivative, method for producing same, and pharmaceutical composition comprising same as effective component The present invention relates to a 6-(isooxazolidin-2-yl)-N-phenylpyrimidin-4-amine derivative, and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating cancer comprising the compound as an effective component. The compound exhibits high inhibitory activity against an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) variant, or wild-type or variants of one or more of ERBB2 and ERBB4, and thus may be usefully used in the treatment of cancers in which same are expressed. In particular, the compound exhibits excellent inhibitory activity on proliferation of lung cancer cell lines, and thus can be usefully used in the treatment of lung cancer.
US11465999B2	Process for preparing Alectinib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof The present invention relates to a process for preparing the Alectinib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof using lesser reaction steps and also eliminating expensive and time-consuming column chromatography. The invention also relates to novel polymorphic forms of Alectinib and Alectinib hydrochloride.
US11465998B2	Therapeutic compounds and methods of use thereof The invention provides a compound of formula I: or a salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, A and n have any of the values described in the specification, as well as compositions comprising a compound of formula I, and methods of preparing and use thereof. The compounds are useful as vaccine adjuvant potentiators.
US11465996B2	Phebox ligands and methods of making same The present disclosure provides compounds which are useful for a number of catalytic transformations of organic molecules, non-limiting examples including dehydrogenation of alkanes. The present disclosure further relates to methods of preparing the compounds of the present disclosure.
US11465988B2	Process for the preparation of Tipiracil hydrochloride and intermediates thereof The present invention provides a process for the preparation of Tipiracil HCl of Formula (I) and intermediate thereof with improved yields and purities.
US11465981B2	Heterocyclic compounds as immunomodulators Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I), methods of using the compounds as immunomodulators, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. The compounds are useful in treating, preventing or ameliorating diseases or disorders such as cancer or infections.
US11465974B2	Crystalline polymorphs of Pracinostat and Pracinostat salts The present disclosure encompasses crystalline polymorphs of Pracinostat and of Pracinostat salts, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.
US11465973B2	Compositions and methods for the treatment of oral infectious diseases The invention relates to the compounds or its pharmaceutical acceptable polymorphs, solvates, enantiomers, stereoisomers and hydrates thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of compounds of formula I, formula II, formula III, formula IV, formula V, formula VI, formula VII, formula VIII, formula IX, formula X, formula XI and formula XII and, the methods for the treatment of oral infectious diseases may be formulated for oral, buccal, rectal, topical, transdermal, transmucosal, lozenge, spray, intravenous, oral solution, buccal mucosal layer tablet, parenteral administration, syrup, or injection. Such compositions may be used to treatment of oral infectious diseases.
US11465968B2	Synthesis of monofunctional thiuram accelerator The present invention provides a route for synthesizing monofunctional thiuram compounds that is safe, environmentally friendly, and cost effective. This method specifically involves synthesizing a monofunctional thiuram by (1) reacting a tetraorganylthiuram disulfide with an organyl mercaptan to produce the monofunctional thiuram and a dithiocarbamate metal salt or a dithiocarbamate metalloid salt under basic conditions, (2) separating the monofunctional thiuram in an organic phase from the dithiocarbamate metal salt or the dithiocarbamate metalloid salt in an aqueous phase, and (3) recovering the monofunctional thiuram from the aqueous phase. The monofunctional thiuram compounds made in accordance with this invention are of particular value as accelerators for use in the vulcanization of rubber. The use of these monofunctional thiuram compounds as accelerators provides good cure rates and as well as good scorch safety.
US11465967B2	Process for the preparation of elafibranor and novel synthesis intermediates The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of elafibranor and novel synthesis intermediates.
US11465966B2	Cyclopropanation method A cyclopropanation method includes reacting an alcohol, an ester, or an aldehyde with a sulfone in an organic solvent containing a base providing a counter cation to form a cyclopropane; and isolating the cyclopropane. When using the alcohol or ester, the organic solvent further contains a catalyst having an alcohol dehydrogenation activity.
US11465964B2	Process for the preparation of metformin The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of metformin hydrochloride, an important drug in the first line treatment of Type II Diabetes.
US11465963B2	Tetrahydronaphthalene derivatives useful as Nrf2 activators Provided are compounds of Formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods for their use as Nrf2 activators and for their production.
US11465960B2	Labile esters of agrochemicals for controlled release and reduction of off-site movement The present invention relates to esters of carboxylic acid agrochemicals comprising a labile protecting group and having formula (I). Certain of the esters of carboxylic acid agrochemicals do not undergo hydrolysis to a significant degree in the dark, but are cleaved to regenerate the parent carboxylic acid agrochemical when exposed to light. Others of the esters of carboxylic acid agrochemicals undergo hydrolysis under both light and dark conditions. The present invention further relates to methods for the controlled release of a carboxylic acid agrochemicals, and to methods of controlling unwanted plants comprising applying to the unwanted plants an ester of a carboxylic acid agrochemical.
US11465959B2	Method for preparing 4,4′-dihydroxy-[1,1′-biphenyl-3,3′-dicarboxylic acid] The present invention relates to a method for preparing 4,4′-dihydroxy-[1,1′-biphenyl-3,3′-dicarboxylic acid], the method comprising a step for preparing a compound represented by chemical formula 1 by reacting a compound represented by chemical formula 2 with a base according to reaction formula 1. [reaction formula 1] [chemical formula 1] [chemical formula 2] According to the present invention, because use of additional carbon dioxide is unnecessary during the reaction, internal pressure is lowered during same, the reaction can be carried out at a lower temperature, the yield from the synthesis is notably improved as hardening of the resulting substance is absent, and H4dobpdc can be synthesized in large amounts as an additional process for obtaining pure ligands is unnecessary.
US11465958B2	Process for Friedel-Crafts reaction, and catalyst therefore The invention relates to a new process for the manufacture of fluoroaryl compounds and derivatives thereof, in particular of fluorobenzenes and derivatives thereof, and especially wherein said manufacture relates to an environmentally friendly production of the said compounds. Thus, the present invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art processes, and in a surprisingly simple and beneficial manner, and as compared to the prior art processes, in particular, the invention provides a more efficient and energy saving processes, and also provides a more environmentally friendly process, for the manufacture of nuclear fluorinated aromatics, and preferably of nuclear fluorinated fluorobenzenes. Accordingly, in one aspect of the invention, an industrially beneficial process for preparing fluorobenzenes from halobenzene precursors using HF to form hydrogen halide is provided by the present invention. A beneficial and surprisingly simple use of chlorobenzene as an industrially interesting starting material in the manufacture of fluorobenzene is provided.
US11465957B1	Methods and systems for crystallizing and isolating individual cannabinoids The present disclosure provides methods for selectively crystallizing cannabinoids from solutions containing a plurality of cannabinoids. The present disclosure further provides methods for separating a crystallized cannabinoid from a mixture of cannabinoids.
US11465955B2	Method for producing reaction gas containing (E)-1,2-difluoroethylene The present disclosure provides a method for producing a reaction gas containing R-1132(E) with selectivity higher than that of known methods. Specifically, the present disclosure provides a method for producing a reaction gas containing (E)-1,2-difluoroethylene (R-1132(E)), (1) the method comprising a step of subjecting a starting material gas containing one or more fluoromethanes selected from the group consisting of chlorodifluoromethane (R-22), difluoromethane (R-32), and fluoromethane (R-41) to a reaction that involves thermal decomposition to obtain the reaction gas, and (2) the starting material gas having a water vapor content of 1 volume % or less.
US11465954B2	Methods for removing fluoride compounds in liquid hydrocarbon mixtures The present disclosure relates to methods of de-fluorinating hydrocarbon mixtures using an aluminum oxide containing resin. Benefits of the methods disclosed herein can include effective and time efficient removal of fluorine compounds from mixtures of hydrocarbons at ambient temperatures.
US11465953B2	Method for purification of a solvent for separation of styrene by extractive distillation and for separation of styrene A method for purification of a styrene-containing feedstock includes steps of introducing the styrene-containing feedstock into the middle of an extractive distillation column, and a solvent for the extractive distillation into the upper part of the column; discharging a raffinate oil from the top of the column, and a rich solvent rich in styrene from the bottom of the column. The rich solvent is then introduced into the middle of the solvent recovery column for vacuum distillation to obtain a crude styrene from the top of the solvent recovery column, and a lean solvent is discharged from the bottom of the solvent recovery column and recycled to the upper part of the extractive distillation column. A portion of the rich solvent is sent to a solvent purification zone for a liquid-liquid extraction using water to obtain a mixture of a styrene polymer and styrene.
US11465948B2	Autonomous device for in-field conversion of biomass into biochar Systems, methods and apparatus for the thermal conversion of biomass into biochar. A mobile platform may be used to maneuver a mobile biochar generation system within a field of biomass. The biomass may be harvested, preprocessed and pyrolyzed. After pyrolyzation, the biochar may be cooled to a predetermined temperature by integrating water and liquid nutrients into the biochar. The system may then control the application of the infused biochar by adjusting a spreading attachment and a plowing attachment.
US11465947B2	Flowable mixture including elemental sulfur and hydrated clay and method for producing the same The present invention is directed to a flowable mixture including: a) a hydrated clay suspension and b) sulfur derived from elemental sulfur. Preferably, the flowable mixture includes elemental sulfur particles and a hydrated, absorbent clay, such as bentonite clay. The flowable mixture is preferably a liquid mixture for use as a fertilizer or fungicide.
US11465945B2	Urea condensation compositions and methods of making the same Urea-aldehyde condensation compositions, processes for preparing the same, and the use of said compositions are disclosed. The compositions can have a nitrogen content that is 100% water soluble and can be used as a fertilizer.
US11465939B2	Mortar repaired reinforced concrete structure A repaired reinforced concrete structure is provided which includes one or more reinforcing steel bars of cross-sectional area Ax, the one or more reinforcing steel bars having one or more corroded sections of cross-sectional area Ay, wherein Ay is greater than or equal to approximately 0.6 Ax. A reinforced ordinary Portland cement-based repair mortar is positioned directly on the one or more corroded sections of the one or more reinforcing steel bars without the addition of a lapped reinforcing steel bar. The reinforced repair mortar includes at least approximately 1 percent by volume of reinforcing steel fibers such that the reinforced repair mortar restores a strength of a repaired region to greater than approximately 100% of an original strength of the concrete structure in an uncorroded state. The repaired reinforced concrete structure is highly durable, as the repair mortar exhibits an air permeability resistance of greater than 1000 seconds.
US11465938B2	Manufacturing method of glass panel unit, manufacturing method of glass window, and glass panel unit A manufacturing method of a glass panel unit of the present invention includes a bonding step, a pressure reduction step, and a sealing step. In the bonding step, a first substrate and a second substrate are hermetically bonded together with a seal having a frame shape. In the pressure reduction step, a pressure in an inside space formed between the first substrate and the second substrate is reduced through an exhaust port. In the sealing step, sealant disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate is deformed, and the sealant thus deformed seals an opening of the exhaust port.
US11465927B2	Shaped glass laminates Embodiments of a laminate including a first curved glass substrate comprising a first viscosity (poises) at a temperature of 630° C.; a second curved glass substrate comprising a second viscosity that is greater than the first viscosity at a temperature of 630° C.; and an interlayer disposed between the first curved glass substrate and the second curved glass substrate, are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the first curved glass substrate exhibits a first sag depth that is within 10% of a second sag depth of the second curved glass substrate. In one or more embodiments, the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate exhibit a shape deviation therebetween of about ±5 mm or less as measured by an optical three-dimensional scanner or exhibit minimal optical distortion. Embodiments of vehicles including such laminates and methods for making such laminates are also disclosed.
US11465925B1	Carbon capture method and system Methods, systems, and apparatus, relate to a method for carbon capture from sea water. A first source of sea water into a reverse osmosis chamber. Reverse osmosis is performed on the sea water to produce fresh water and brine. The brine is provided to an electrolyzer. A current is passed through the brine and fresh water, thereby producing a hydroxide solution in a cathode chamber of the electrolyzer. The hydroxide solution is collected and placed into a contacting chamber and new sea water introduced. Precipitates are produced comprising at least calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate.
US11465921B2	Electrosorption purification system with battery driven regeneration The invention provides an electronic domestic appliance (1000) comprising a decalcifying apparatus (1) for purifying an aqueous liquid, wherein the electronic domestic appliance (1000) comprises an electronic connector (110) for connecting to an external AC power source wherein the electronic connector (110) is functionally coupled with the DC power supply (100), the electronic domestic appliance (1000) further comprising a functional element (1600) wherein purified aqueous liquid is applied and/or stored.
US11465920B2	Water purification system A method and system for water purification includes a particle accelerator configured to generate a particle beam and a conduit configured to be substantially in line with the particle beam wherein said electron beam is incident on a fluid flowing through the conduit. The electron beam can be oriented to be substantially head on to the direction of flow of the fluid in the conduit. A shielding assembly can be configured around the conduit. A cartridge filtering system and contaminant filtering system can be provided to remove additional contaminants.
US11465919B2	Conical showerhead and filter A filter cartridge for a showerhead includes a frame having an upstream plate and a downstream plate, both having a respective plurality of openings formed therein. The frame defines at least one upstream void outside of the upstream plate, and at least one downstream void outside of the downstream plate. A filter element is coupled to the frame and has a conical configuration including upstream and downstream faces, and a sidewall extending between the upstream face and the downstream face, with the upstream face being smaller than the downstream face. The filter element is positioned relative to the frame with the upstream face in direct fluid communication with the at least one upstream void and the plurality of openings formed in the upstream plate, and the downstream face in direct fluid communication with at least one downstream void and the plurality of openings formed in the downstream plate.
US11465918B2	Water purification system and process A small processor produces potable water from contaminated water. Its components mount in a hermetically sealed housing, which include a boiler-condenser assembly and a compressor unit. Contaminated water is injected onto one or more aluminum shells' inside surface of the boiler-condenser assembly. Shell rotation enhances boiling heat transfer by causing the water to form thin films on the shells' inside surface. Shell rotation also enhances condensing heat transfer by assisting in removing the purified condensate from the shells' outer surface. The change of phase heat of condensation energy from vapor to liquid transfers through the shells to the boilers to cause boiling. Vapor boiled inside the boiler chambers flows toward the compressor, which raises the vapor's pressure and temperature to drive the process. Shell rotation causes centrifugal force that holds and directs concentrated un-boiled remaining water on the shells' inside walls towards the output pumps. Wipers mounted adjacent each shell's boiler surface smooth contaminated water. Wipers adjacent the condenser surfaces help remove condensate from that surface to present a clean condenser for improved condensation.
US11465914B2	Gravity-flow filter assembly An apparatus for dispensing a liquid is disclosed. The apparatus can include a cap configured to connect to a container body having a chamber for containing the liquid. The cap can include a fill aperture through which the liquid is supplied to the container body and a pour aperture through which the liquid exits the apparatus. A fill lid can be rotatable about a pivot axis in a first direction to close the fill aperture and rotatable about the pivot axis in a second direction to open the fill aperture, the first direction opposite the second direction. A pour lid can be rotatable about the pivot axis in the first direction to open the pour aperture and rotatable about the pivot axis in the second direction to close the pour aperture. A filter assembly comprising a filter cartridge can connect to the cap.
US11465913B2	Porous Co3O4 nanoparticles and method for preparing the same The disclosure relates to porous Co3O4 nanoparticles which include flocculated amorphous primary nanoparticles, with air pores formed between the amorphous primary nanoparticles. The porous Co3O4 nanoparticles, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, may be in the form of flocculated amorphous primary nanoparticles of 1 nm or less, have a 400 times larger specific surface area than the conventional Co3O4 particles, and address the issue with the expansion of Co3O4 lattices which may arise when the battery is charged or discharged, thereby providing more reliability when applied to batteries.
US11465908B1	Generation of an alkaline liquid and forming a continuous generation alkaline liquid loop A process is provided using a concentrated sodium bicarbonate solution as a solubilizer mixed with a calcium hydroxide to chemically produce an insoluble calcium carbonate and produce an alkaline liquid solution, then passing the alkaline liquid solution through detrimental gases in a scrubber to produce an enhanced sodium bicarbonate which regenerates the sodium bicarbonate thus creating a continuous closed loop. The process can also produce a sodium phosphate (trisodium phosphate) by mixing the alkaline liquid solution with a phosphoric acid.
US11465896B2	System and method for tracking dispensed products at participating customer locations A system and method a method may include receiving (i) beverage composition data of a requested beverage, and (ii) a user identifier of a user requesting the beverage. Responsive to receiving an instruction to dispense the requested beverage, the requested beverage may be dispensed. The beverage composition data may be stored in a dispensed beverage record. A verification as to whether or not the dispensed beverage is a qualified beverage pour may be performed. Responsive to determining that the dispensed beverage is a qualified beverage pour, a counter may be increased. Responsive to determining that the counter value crosses a threshold value, a first message may be communicated to a mobile electronic device of the user, otherwise, a second message may be communicated to the mobile electronic device. The first or second message may be displayed on the mobile electronic device.
US11465895B2	Cold water tank A cold water tank includes a tank body, a cover part connected to the tank body to cover an open top of the tank body, and a cooling unit disposed in the tank body to cool water stored inside the tank body so as to make cold water. The cover part is configured to have an air layer formed therein, thereby minimizing or preventing the occurrence of condensation.
US11465886B2	Suspension rail type greenhouse comprehensive information automatic cruise monitoring device A suspension rail type greenhouse comprehensive information automatic cruise monitoring device, includes a sliding rail a sliding platform, and a lifting and lowering mechanism suspended on a greenhouse truss; a multi-sensor system which includes a binocular vision multifunctional camera, a laser ranging sensor, an infrared temperature measuring sensor, an illumination intensity sensor, and a temperature and humidity sensor, and an electronically controlled rotary pan-tilt mounted below the lifting and lowering mechanism of the sliding platform; a detection azimuth overlooks plant canopies; and a multi-sensor system configured to perform stationary point detection on the plant canopies one by one along planting lines of plants under the driving of the sliding platform.
US11465882B2	Overspeed protection switch, overspeed governor assembly and elevator system An overspeed protection switch, an overspeed governor assembly and an elevator system are provided. The overspeed protection switch includes: a trigger member, which is in an untriggered position when the overspeed governor assembly is in normal operation, and which is capable of rotating to a triggered position from the untriggered position when being toggled by a centrifugal mechanism of the overspeed governor assembly in case of overspeed of the overspeed governor assembly; at least one protrusion connected to the trigger member and rotating together with the trigger member; a reset lever which is rotatable along an axial axis from an idle position to act on one of the at least one protrusion to drive the trigger member to return to the untriggered position from the triggered position; and an actuation device which, in response to a reset command, acts on the reset lever to rotate the reset lever.
US11465881B2	Governor assembly and elevator system A speed governor assembly and an elevator system. The speed governor assembly includes: a sheave; a centrifugal mechanism mounted on the sheave and rotating together with the sheave; an overspeed protection switch at a first distance from a radial outer side of the centrifugal mechanism; a core ring disposed coaxially with the sheave; and a triggering arm rotating together with the core ring; wherein the centrifugal mechanism engages with the core ring and drives the core ring and the triggering arm to rotate when the sheave reaches a second speed, and the rotation of the triggering arm can contact and trigger the overspeed protection switch.
US11465878B2	Visual status indicator for door and lock state A method of controlling building systems including detecting a status parameter of a door of a building; displaying the status parameter of the door on a device; detecting a status parameter of a door lock, the door lock being operbly connected to the door; and displaying the status parameter of the door and the status parameter of the door lock on a device.
US11465877B2	Elevator system accommodating elevator cars having different sizes The invention refers to an elevator system having a plurality of elevator cars, which elevator cars comprise several first cars and at least one second car, which second car differs from the first cars in its size and/or technical configuration, whereby the first cars and the second car run together within one and the same elevator shaft, which elevator system comprises an elevator control comprising a call allocation control having a first part connected to at least one call input device for allocating the first elevator cars and a second part connected to at least one call issuing means for the call allocation of the second car, whereby the first and second part of the call allocation control are configured to work independently of each other.
US11465875B2	Coil feeding device and graphic machine thereof A coil feeding device and a graphic machine thereof are provided. The coil feeding device includes a roller mechanism for carrying a coiled material, a base mechanism, and a compression rod mechanism. The roller mechanism includes a shaft penetrating through the shaft hole and a tension structure disposed on the shaft. The tension structure includes a first sleeve, a second sleeve and a tapered fixing member. When the first sleeve and the second sleeve are fixed to each other, the tapered fixing member holds the shaft to achieve mutual fixation of the coiled material and the shaft. By providing the second sleeve, the first sleeve and the tapered fixing member that cooperate with each other, the coiled material and the shaft are fastened to each other quickly, thereby improving production efficiency. Through the base mechanism, the coil feeding device is directly used on existing graphic machine for material processing.
US11465869B2	Guide roller and transport device comprising several rollers A roller for guiding a sheet (101) by friction has a contact surface (2) designed to be in contact with the sheet (101), the contact surface (2) having, overall, a shape of revolution when the roller (1) is at rest, a central portion (6) configured to mechanically connect the roller (1) to a rotating drive element, and a deformation portion (10) located between the contact surface (2) and the central portion (6), the deformation portion (10) being configured to deform elastically when the roller (1) guides the sheet (101) by friction.The deformation portion (10) comprises at least one cut (12) extending from the contact surface (2) to the central portion (6), the cut (12) being arranged such that the deformation portion (10) comprises at least one elastically deformable segment (16).
US11465862B2	Autoloading shingle feeder An autoloading shingle feeder that singulates an associated stack of media into associated individual articles. The autoloading shingle feeder includes a housing including a base, at least one loading belt with a loading surface that defines a horizontally extending loading plane. The autoloading shingle feeder also includes at least one feeding belt that is distinct from the at least one loading belt and includes a feeding surface that defines a feeding plane. The autoloading shingle feeder also includes a carriage assembly that limits vertical movement of the associated individual article when the associated individual article moves from the at least one loading belt to the at least one feeding belt. The carriage assembly includes at least one separator plate including a pressure portion that linearly extends in the loading direction for direct sliding contact with the associated individual article.
US11465860B2	Steel plate suspension conveying device and method and application thereof A steel plate suspension conveying device and method thereof, includes an initial suspension module, an intermediate transfer module and a tail end unloading module that are respectively provided with a plurality of electromagnets, wherein the electromagnets (5-6) of the initial suspension module controls the steel plate for suspension, the electromagnets (7-14) of the intermediate transfer module controls the motion of the steel plate toward the tail end unloading module, and the electromagnets (15-17) of the tail end unloading module controls the landing of the steel plate; sensor modules (18) installed on the electromagnets, and are capable of detecting the position, speed and temperature information of the steel plate conveyed by the electromagnets; a central processing unit (4) receiving the information sent by the sensor modules (18) and adjusts the magnitude of a current/voltage flowing into the electromagnets, thereby adjusting the magnitude of the electromagnet attraction applied by the electromagnets to the steel plate. The steel plate is conveyed by using suspension, and the steel plate is sufficiently cooled in the conveying process, so that the grain size and grain distribution of the steel plate are more uniform, thereby improving the consistency of the steel plate and enhancing the performance of the steel plate.
US11465859B2	Magnet switch for a transport system The invention relates to a switch (1) of a transport system for a movable transport element (T), where the switch (1) comprises a main track (3) and a secondary track (4) branching off, where the movable transport element (T) can be guided from a transition region (2), in which the secondary track (4) branches off from the main track (3), optionally along the main track (3) or transferred into the secondary track (4), where one or more linear motor sections (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) are respectively provided at the main track (3) and the secondary track (4) for moving the movable transport element (T), where a normal force is present between the movable transport element (T) and the adjacent linear motor section or the adjacent linear motor sections (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d), characterized in that devices for altering the normal force are provided in the transition region. The invention also relates to a transport system comprising such a switch and a transport element for such a transport system.
US11465858B2	Actuated air conveyor device for material sorting and other applications Actuating an air conveyor device is disclosed, including: causing an airflow to be generated by an airflow generator of an air conveyor device, wherein the airflow generator is configured to cause the airflow to enter an intake port of the air conveyor device and exit from an outlet port of the air conveyor device in response to receiving air at an air input port of the air conveyor device; causing a target object to be captured by the air conveyor device using the airflow; activating a positioning actuator mechanism to position the air conveyor device; and causing the target object to be ejected from the air conveyor device.
US11465857B2	Camfeeder and a method of using the camfeeder to simultaneously move a heavy elongated object in a transverse direction and accelerate the object in a lineal direction A camfeeder system that uses an eccentric disk kicker having a friction surface that contacts surface of a heavy elongated object to smoothly and simultaneously move the elongated object in a transverse direction towards a conveyor and accelerate the elongated object in a lineal direction the conveyor travels. A method of changing a direction a heavy elongated object travels from transverse to lineal using the camfeeder system.
US11465854B2	Real-time mobile carrier system for facility monitoring and control Embodiments of a mobile carrier monitoring apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus includes one or more mobile carriers configured to receive items being manufactured in its interior and configured be moved by a transport system to multiple positions within a manufacturing facility. A mobile carrier control system is positioned in the interior or on the exterior of each mobile carrier, as are one or more sensors that are coupled to the mobile carrier control system. A communication system is positioned in the interior or on the exterior of each mobile carrier and communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor and to the mobile carrier control system, and an electrical power system positioned in the interior or on the exterior of each mobile carrier and coupled to deliver electrical power to the mobile carrier control system, to the one or more sensors, and to the communication system. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
US11465853B2	Bag transfer apparatus A bag transfer apparatus includes a plurality of holding units which include a first holding unit and a second holding unit provided to be adjacent to each other in a horizontal direction and are provided to be able to move, wherein each of the plurality of holding units includes: a left support unit which supports one side portion of a bag; and a right support unit which supports another side portion of the bag, and wherein one of the right support unit of the first holding unit and the left support unit of the second holding unit is positioned above the other.
US11465847B2	Method for order-picking goods and order-picking system for carrying out the method A method for order-picking goods in which individual goods are removed from store from a goods collection, are combined in accordance with stipulations to form goods groups and, in the form of these goods groups, are output for further processing. A simple and flexible type of order picking is achieved in that the combining of goods to form goods groups is carried out in pockets suspended on a suspension conveyor.
US11465843B2	Materials handling vehicle and goods storage and retrieval system comprising mobile storage carts, transporters, and materials handling vehicles Goods storage and retrieval systems and materials handling vehicles are provided. The goods storage and retrieval system includes a multilevel warehouse racking system; a materials handling vehicle comprising a mast assembly, a picking attachment, and vehicle-based cart engagement hardware; a mobile storage cart; and a transporter comprising transporter-based engagement hardware. The transporter-based engagement hardware enables the transporter to engage, transport, and disengage the mobile storage cart. The vehicle-based cart engagement hardware is coupled to the mast assembly to (i) engage and disengage the mobile storage cart and (ii) transport the mobile storage cart to multiple levels of the multilevel warehouse racking system. The mast assembly and the picking attachment are configured to access multiple levels of the multilevel warehouse racking system. The picking attachment is configured to transfer totes between the multilevel warehouse racking system and the mobile storage cart.
US11465839B2	System comprising a multilevel warehouse racking system comprising tote transfer zones, materials handling vehicles, and transporters, and methods of use thereof Goods storage and retrieval systems and materials handling vehicles are provided. The goods storage and retrieval system includes a multilevel warehouse racking system; a materials handling vehicle comprising a mast assembly, a picking attachment, and vehicle-based cart engagement hardware; a mobile storage cart; and a transporter comprising transporter-based engagement hardware. The transporter-based engagement hardware enables the transporter to engage, transport, and disengage the mobile storage cart. The vehicle-based cart engagement hardware is coupled to the mast assembly to (i) engage and disengage the mobile storage cart and (ii) transport the mobile storage cart to multiple levels of the multilevel warehouse racking system. The mast assembly and the picking attachment are configured to access multiple levels of the multilevel warehouse racking system. The picking attachment is configured to transfer totes between the multilevel warehouse racking system and the mobile storage cart.
US11465837B2	Hands free storage receptacle A storage receptacle can include a storage bin and a pedal mounted to the receptacle. The pedal can rotate downward when pressure is applied in order to pull on a first cable coupled to the pedal. The first cable is connected to a spring, and the spring is connected to a second cable. The second cable connects the spring to a door via an upper pulley of the receptacle. The second cable causes the door to open when the second cable is pulled based on force applied to the pedal. A bottom pulley can be coupled to the pedal via the first cable and configured to translate an upward pull of the first cable to a downward pull of the spring and second cable. The spring controls the motion of the door such that the door does not open too quickly upon a force being applied to the pedal.
US11465836B2	Nested liner assembly for a trash receptacle with lid A nested liner assembly includes a plurality of nested plastic film liners held by a lifter placed inside an insert fitted to the rim of a trash receptacle. The trash receptacle may have a hinged lid. The insert is adjacent the rim except near the hinge of the receptacle's lid where it extends on the outside of the receptacle below the lid and around the hinge. The two ends of the insert may be fastened together below the hinge to hold the insert in position without interfering with the operation of the lid. The lifter rests in a channel formed in the insert where the insert holds the liners open for use. The nested liners extend through the lifter and are held in place by a plurality of fasteners on the exterior surface of the lifter.
US11465833B2	Assembly for saturating a medium with a fluid An assembly for saturating or aerating a medium with fluid. At least one hollow cylinder having gates and vents embedded within a grain mass. A target section of grain mass is identified and the gates and vents activated to provide influent flow to the target section in both vertical and horizontal directions.
US11465831B2	End-closure for a flexible tank A flexible tank has one or more inner layers and one or more outer layers enclosing the inner layers. It has an improved structure to prevent leakage and rupture when making a long multi-modal shipment of large quantities of a liquid, including when the flexible tank is not supported by the end or side walls of a shipping container.
US11465829B2	Portion capsule having an identifier A portion capsule for producing a beverage includes a base element having a cavity in which a beverage raw material is provided and which is closed by a membrane fastened to the base element.
US11465824B1	Dispenser cap and method of use A dispenser cap includes a threaded top to mount to a container having a product stored therein, the threaded top having a CAM positioned within an interior; a base engaged with the threaded top; a transfer chamber positioned within an interior of the base and having an opening extending therein, the transfer chamber having a predetermined volume; a baffle ring engaged with the threaded top, the baffle ring having one or more openings to open and close between the threaded top and the transfer chamber such that the product can flow therethrough; and a plunger extending into the base and having an opposing CAM engaged with the CAM such that interaction cause opening and closing of the transfer chamber; rotation of the base relative to the threaded top causes the plunger to extend and contract such that product is loaded into the transfer chamber and dispensed from the transfer chamber.
US11465821B1	Holder for food and beverage containers A holder for a squeeze pouch containing food or beverages, and for a drink box containing beverages, is described. The holder may have a one-piece construction, or the holder may include both a housing and a detachable top wall or lid. The top wall or lid of the holder includes a slot adapted to receive and secure the spout of a squeeze pouch. The housing protects the squeeze pouch or drink box from pressure that could cause food or beverages to exit the spout of the squeeze pouch. A cover may be used in conjunction with the holder.
US11465819B2	Cable tie There is disclosed a releasable cable tie having an elongated flexible strap provided with a plurality of strap teeth and with a locking head disposed at one end of the strap. The locking head defines a passage therethrough wherein there is located a resiliently movable pawl being configured to engage with the strap teeth when the strap is inserted through the passage. The locking head has a first leg joined to the strap and a second leg being pivotally movably joined to the first leg at a hinge. The locking head can be selectively disposed between an open position and a closed position. In its closed position the second leg butts against the first leg to define the passage, whereas in its open position the second leg is spaced away from the first leg to provide a side opening into the passage.
US11465818B2	Systems and methods for securing cords An assembly for securing a cord in a selected compact configuration. The assembly can include a first attachment apparatus configured to connect to the cord. An elongate body can extend from the first attachment apparatus. The elongate body can be configured to be positioned to extend at least partially around the cord to at least partially secure the cord in the selected compact configuration. A second attachment apparatus can be positioned along at least a portion of the elongate body. The second attachment apparatus can be configured to connect to the first attachment apparatus to at least partially secure the elongate body at least partially about the cord in the selected compact configuration.
US11465817B2	Packaging system with opening for product access A packaging system and method for an article includes a strap having an elongate shape and being made from a flexible material, and container having an opening. The container defines a space. In a packaged configuration, first and second ends of the strap are connected to one another to form a loop, the article is folded in a bundle and disposed within the space in the container, and the loop extends through a portion of the bundle and two slits formed in the container to secure the article into the container.
US11465814B2	Tube squeezing device The present invention relates to a tube squeezing device for effectively evacuating all the material, paste, or product inside collapsible and flexible tubes. The tube squeezing device comprises a handle and clip end formed from an upper arm and a lower arm for securing the tube body. The clip end includes the upper arm and the lower arm with a slot therebetween. The tube is received in between the slot in order to urge dispensing of the material from the tube by rotating the handle to roll the arms along the tube body to push the material within the tube towards its dispensing end for easy evacuation without any wastage of product and money. The tube squeezing device is adjustable in size to accommodate tubes of different sizes and can be used by children, adults, elderly and others with compromised dexterity and strength.
US11465813B2	Multi-phase squeeze-dispensable food products Embodiments herein relate to relate to multi-phase food products in deformable containers configured for squeeze dispensing. In an embodiment, a food product is included having a deformable container, wherein the container deforms under an applied force to a deformed state retaining a spring potential energy of less than 25% of the work associated with the applied force. The deformable container including a pressure operated dispensing valve in fluid communication with a channel of the deformable container. The food product further including a food material disposed within the interior volume, the food material including a liquid phase, and a solid phase. The food material having a drain weight of at least 10% and less than 50% when evaluated using a #12 sieve. The food material having a viscosity at 22.5 degrees Celsius of 12 Pa·s to 560 Pa·s at a shear rate of 0.1 [1/s]. Other embodiments are also included herein.
US11465812B2	Patting bag structure A patting bag structure, which is furled when an external force is applied thereto, includes a bag body and at least one elastic furling element. The bag body includes an opening, a patting portion and a housing portion, wherein the patting portion is connected to the housing portion, and the opening is connected to the housing portion by the patting portion. The at least one elastic furling element is disposed on the patting portion of the bag body, wherein the at least one elastic furling element is furled when the external force is applied thereto, and the patting portion is furled together with the elastic furling element so as to disconnect the opening from the housing portion.
US11465810B2	Package having peel reseal feature A package is described. The package comprises a first wall, a second wall, and a first seal. The first wall comprises an exterior layer, an interior layer, and a peelable adhesive layer positioned between the exterior layer and the interior layer. The interior layer comprises a first Sine of weakness and a second Sine of weakness, and the peelable adhesive layer comprises a peelable adhesive region and a first void. The first void is aligned with the first Sine of weakness. The first seal is positioned between the first line of weakness and the second line of weakness, and a first end portion of the first seal is aligned with the first void. Various embodiments of the package are also described.
US11465805B2	Utility assembly and coupling mechanism The present disclosure concerns a coupling mechanism for detachably attaching two or more utility modules to one another, utility assembles, mobile carriers and other attachable modules and articles.
US11465803B2	Bin riser Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a bin riser positionable between different types of shipping bins to enable these shipping bins to stably stack atop one another in a way that inhibits an adjacent stack of shipping bins from toppling over during transit.
US11465801B2	Paperboard shipping riser A shipping riser is provided and includes an engineered structure. The engineered structure includes a central laminated structure, a pair of middle laminated structures positioned on and secured to opposite sides of the central laminated structure, and a pair of outer laminated structures positioned on and secured to opposite sides of the pair of middle laminated structures.
US11465800B2	Greeting card bakery presentation box The present invention relates generally to a presentation box for a gift, a cake or a celebratory bakery item. More specifically, the invention relates to a presentation box comprised of a cake box having a repositionable lid, and a greeting card that is fixedly attached to the lid of the cake box. In differing embodiments of the presentation box, the lid of the cake box may have a transparent viewing window, as well as a speaker, a prerecorded message or song, and a plurality of LED lights that are activated and play once the greeting card and/or repositionable lid are opened.
US11465799B2	Composite package, package laminate and package sleeve blank for a composite package A composite package, in particular a beverage carton package for liquid foodstuffs is depicted and described which consists at least partially of a package laminate, having a package base body including package edges, an at least partially angular package base and package gable wherein the package base body defines, in an idealised manner, a package front side, package rear side and at least two lateral package sides attaching to the package rear side as well as a package laminate and a package sleeve blank for manufacturing such a composite package. In order to improve grip and ergonomy for an easy to manufacture package, provision is made for the package front side to have a positive arching at least in sections which in each case passes into a lateral package side for a grip panel to be formed at least in sections in the region of the package rear side.
US11465798B2	Leak-resistant paper clamshell containers Blanks for forming clamshell containers and the resulting clamshell containers are described. The clamshell containers include a tray and a lid that are hingedly connected together. The tray is liquid tight, and typically includes gussets on each corner to prevent leakage. The lid and tray can be locked via at least one locking mechanism, optionally two different locking mechanisms. A first locking mechanism involves a front panel on the tray, with an extension portion that terminates in a hook or tab. The extension portion can fold over the front panel of the lid, and the hook or tabs slide into a slit(s) on the top of the lid. An optional second locking mechanism involves lid detents and tray detents. In some embodiments, in the locked position, the lid detents are underneath the tray detents and the tray detents retain the lid detents in place until a force is applied.
US11465792B2	Stacking and packaging device A device for packaging elongated items such as firewood pieces is described herein. The device includes: an elevated structure having an upper platform for receiving the elongated items from a separate conveyor; a diverter located on or above the platform for changing the direction of movement of the elongated items; and one or more elevator shafts having open bottoms. The elevator shafts are located adjacent to the platform and configured for receiving the elongated items after contact with the diverter and for holding the elongated items on support structures while a stack of elongated items is formed. The release of the stack of elongated items from the elevator shafts occurs via the open bottoms of the elevator shafts.
US11465791B2	Propellant conditioning assemblies In the field of medical dosing device filling, a propellant conditioning assembly (10) comprises an input conduit (12) to receive a propellant at a constant pressure from a propellant reservoir (102). The conditioning assembly (10) also includes a bifurcation (18) to divide the input conduit (12) into first and second conditioning conduits (20, 22). The first conditioning conduit (20) includes a cooler device (24) to selectively cool a diverted first propellant stream (26) that flows through the first conditioning conduit (20), and the second conditioning conduit (22) includes a heater device (32) to selectively heat a diverted second propellant stream (34) that flows through the second conditioning conduit (22). The conditioning assembly (10) still further includes an output conduit (44) to receive the first and second propellant streams (26, 34). The relative proportion of the first and second propellant streams (26, 34) merging in the output conduit (44) is controlled to regulate the temperature of a merged constant pressure propellant feed (46) exiting from the output conduit (44).
US11465789B2	Methods for creating sealed packages using dimpled films Methods, apparatuses and systems for sealed dimpled film packages. A vacuum box having apertures, a dimpled bottom film sheet is placed on the base plate and an item to be packaged can be placed on the bottom dimpled film sheet. A top film sheet in a clamp frame is heated to a processing temperature and lowered towards the item and dimpled bottom film sheet. Vacuum suction causes sealing of the clamped top film sheet against the package from the base to the perimeter extending at an angle more than 5 degrees. The top film sheet is pulled down using the vacuum suction into contact with the dimpled film sheet from the base perimeter on the dimpled film sheet outward toward the perimeter of the dimpled film sheet forming a seal.
US11465787B2	Movable wrapping machine A manually propelled wrapping machine movable by an operator around a load to wrap the latter with a film of plastic material, comprises a carriage provided with a plurality of supporting wheels and a guiding bar usable by the operator to push and direct the carriage at least along a wrapping path around the load; a column fixed to the carriage and slidably supporting an unwinding unit for dispensing the film; an actuating device for moving the unwinding unit along the column with a specific movement speed; the wrapping machine further includes a first sensor device associated with at least one wheel of said wheels for detecting and measuring a rotation speed of the latter, and a control unit for receiving a signal related to the rotation speed from the first sensor device and calculating an advancing speed of the carriage along the wrapping path and for controlling the actuating device so as to adjust the movement speed of the unwinding unit as a function of the advancing speed so as to wrap the load with a defined wrapping configuration.
US11465784B2	Modular micro-cathode arc thruster A modular micro-cathode arc thruster for use in satellites. An exemplary satellite has a plurality of stacked modular arc thrusters, each having an external anode, an internal cathode, and an insulator therebetween. The arc thrusters are situated in a housing, wherein the housing has an opening to eject exhausted thrusters. Once an arc thruster is expended, the push rod ejects that arc thruster and the next arc thruster takes its place.
US11465783B2	Single-gimbal magnetically suspended control moment gyroscope A magnetically suspended control moment gyroscope comprising: a gimbal; a flywheel system, set in the gimbal; wherein the flywheel system comprises: a housing; a shaft, arranged in an inner cavity of the housing; a radial magnetic bearing, comprising: a first rotor portion and a first stator portion fixed to the shaft; an upper axial magnetic bearing and a lower axial magnetic bearing, wherein the upper axial magnetic bearing is fixed to an upper end of the first stator portion, the lower axial magnetic bearing is fixed to a lower end of the first stator portion; a wheel body, set in the radial magnetic bearing, fixed to the first rotor portion; an upper axial thrust plate and a lower axial thrust plate, wherein the upper axial thrust plate is fixed to an upper end of the wheel body, and is on an upper end of the upper axial magnetic bearing, the lower axial thrust plate is fixed to a lower end of the wheel body, and is under a lower end of the lower axial magnetic bearing.
US11465781B2	Structural tape deployment apparatus A tape drive comprises a roll of a tape that can be extended from a rolled state to an extended state. The tape includes a rigid material that supports the tape and a pliable material disposed at least partially on one side of the tape. A compression roller is disposed on a side of the tape and is biased toward the tape. A drive roller is disposed on the other side of the tape. The drive roller comprises an uneven surface that mechanically engages the pliable material of the tape, without protruding through the tape, as a result of the bias of the compression roller forcing the tape toward the drive roller. A motor turns the drive roller to extend the tape from the roll as the protrusions of the uneven surface of the drive roller mechanically engage the pliable material of the tape as the drive roller turns.
US11465778B2	Pump management system A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for managing pumps in an aircraft. Flight information about an operation of the pumps in a pump package in the aircraft is received by a computer system. The flight information is received from the aircraft. A number of times that an abnormal switching occurred for the pumps within a window of consecutive flights is determined by the computer system when the abnormal switching is identified from the flight information. A set of actions is performed by the computer system when the abnormal switching occurred a number of times for the pumps within the window of consecutive flights that exceeds a set of thresholds for the abnormal switching that is considered healthy for the pumps.
US11465769B2	Electric aircraft having ram air turbines In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, an electric aircraft can include an electrical accumulator, an electric propulsion system operatively connected to the electrical accumulator and configured to convert electrical energy into propulsive force, and a ram air turbine (RAT) operatively connected to the electrical accumulator to store energy. The RAT can be selectively deployable between a stowed position wherein the RAT is not exposed to ram air and a deployed position wherein the RAT is exposed to ram air to store energy in the electrical accumulator.
US11465768B2	Refueling device Computerized system and method of controlling a refueling device including, when the device is in a non-engaged state: receiving a first roll angle of a tanker, determining a first desired roll angle, and providing a command for controlling a roll element, thereby attempting to achieve or maintain a first roll angle that is substantially the same as the roll angle of the tanker. And, when the device is in an engaged state: receiving a second roll angle of the tanker, determining a second desired roll angle, and providing a command related to the desired roll angle for controlling a yaw element, thereby attempting to achieve or maintain a second roll angle that is substantially the same as the roll angle of the tanker, wherein the roll angle of the device during the engaged state is facilitated due to a degree of freedom between the refueling device body and refueling nozzle.
US11465767B2	Electric power generation controller for use in aircraft and electric power generating apparatus including same An electric power generation controller for use in an aircraft is a controller of an electric power generating apparatus including a manual transmission configured to change speed of rotational power of an aircraft engine, transmit the rotational power to an electric power generator, and switch a gear stage by a friction clutch pressed by an actuator. The electric power generation controller includes a manual transmission control section configured to control the manual transmission. The manual transmission control section includes: a shift command section configured to output a shift signal which switches the gear stage of the manual transmission; and a clutch control section configured to, when switching the gear stage of the manual transmission, control clutch pressure of the actuator such that the friction clutch becomes a half-engaged state.
US11465764B2	Systems and methods for power distribution in electric aircraft A electric aircraft power distribution system includes a first battery pack connected to at least a first load and to a common bus that connects the first battery pack in parallel to at least a second battery pack; a first electrical component electrically connected between the first battery pack and the first load and configured to disconnect the first load from the first battery pack in response to current above a first threshold current, wherein the first electrical component has a first disconnection time at the first threshold current; and a second electrical component electrically connected between the first battery pack and the common bus and configured to disconnect the first battery pack from the common bus in response to current above a second threshold current, wherein the second electrical component has a second disconnection time at the second threshold current that is higher than the first disconnection time.
US11465757B2	Systems and methods to produce aircraft cabin supply air Systems to produce cabin supply air for aircraft and related methods are described herein. An example system includes an air conditioning pack including a heat exchanger including a first flow path and a second flow path isolated from the first flow path. The second flow path is to receive cabin exhaust air from a cabin of an aircraft. The cabin exhaust air is to reduce a temperature of the cabin supply air flowing through the first flow path of the heat exchanger. The system also includes a turbine to receive the cabin supply air from the heat exchanger. The turbine is to reduce a temperature and pressure of the cabin supply air. A turbine outlet of the turbine is fluidly coupled to the cabin to provide the cabin supply air to the cabin. The system further includes a fan to direct the cabin exhaust air from the heat exchanger.
US11465755B1	Aircraft air quality testing system An aircraft air quality testing system includes a portable housing unit to be removably placed within an aircraft; an air testing unit secured inside the portable housing unit and including: a sensor to receive an air sample during a plurality of oxygen generation system cycles and engine thrust settings of the aircraft; a removable collection media to receive the air sample from the sensor and filter targeted chemicals from the air sample; and a plurality of analyzers to perform a real-time chemical analysis of the air sample and the filtered targeted chemicals. A first computer is operatively connected to the portable housing unit and includes: a processor to receive the real-time chemical analysis and generate real-time chemical analysis and flow rate data; a memory device to store the real-time chemical analysis and flow rate data; and a display device operatively connected to the portable housing unit.
US11465754B2	Pressurized-air supply unit for aircraft A pressurized air supply unit (1; 1′) for an aircraft, comprising: a load compressor (30; 30′) configured to supply pressurized air (3), the load compressor (30; 30′) having a compressor shaft (23; 23′); and a drive portion (10) configured to supply power via an output shaft (20); the pressurized air supply unit (1; 1) being characterized in that it comprises: a gearbox (50); an electric motor (40), the electric motor (40) being coupled to said compressor shaft (23; 23′) via the gearbox (50); and a coupling system (25) configured to enable the output shaft (20) to drive the compressor shaft (23; 23′) and to prevent the compressor shaft (23; 23′) from driving the output shaft (20), and in that the output shaft (20) and the compressor shaft (23) lie on the same axis.
US11465753B2	Stowable cabin attendant seat with vertically translating backrest A stowable cabin attendant seat assembly includes a frame assembly mountable within a wall recess, a backrest mounted for reciprocating vertical translation within the frame assembly, a seat pan mounted for pivoting motion relative to the frame assembly, and at least one link connecting the seat pan to the backrest. The at least one link coordinates the seat pan and backrest motions such that upward lifting motion on the seat pan pushes the backrest vertically up for compact stowing and downward pivoting motion on the seat pan pulls the backrest vertically down.
US11465751B2	Vehicle seat armrest assembly with repositionable arm pad Disclosed is an armrest assembly for a vehicle seat such as a pilot seat positioned in an aircraft cockpit. The armrest assembly generally includes a pivoting armrest and an arm pad repositionable relative to the armrest to change the arm pad width. The arm pad includes two functional sides each having a different width dimension. The arm pad is coupled to the armrest such that sequential translational and rotational motion of the arm pad moves one of the first and second sides into a use position atop the armrest and the other of the first and second sides into an out of use position alongside the armrest. The armrest assembly according to the present disclosure is ideal for use in tight quarters within the flight deck, among other installation environments requiring a functional armrest.
US11465747B2	Overhead support platform system for a vehicle A vehicle includes an interior cabin, a primary structure within the interior cabin, a plurality of securing mounts having first ends directly coupled to the primary structure, and second ends, and an overhead support platform system directly coupled to the second ends of the plurality of securing mounts. The overhead support platform system includes at least one adapter rail having a plurality of commodity mounts. At least one commodity is directly coupled to the overhead support platform system. The commodity is adaptively secured to one or more of the plurality of commodity mounts.
US11465744B2	Aeronautical conveying and release device Aeronautical conveying and release device comprising a frame, an actuator releasing a device, a first and second hook holding the device, first and second locking toggles having a locking and unlocking position, first and second cams in contact with the first or second toggle in a first direction, movement of the first or second cam in a second direction causing the toggle to leave the locking position and the unlocking of the hook, a third cam actuated from and returns to an idle position, a fourth cam driven by the third cam into unlocking, the third cam unlocking the first cam, a fifth cam coupled to the first cam, a safety member with lever with a first position which blocks the unlocked cams, the first cam and the second cam being blocked unlocked, blocking the locked toggles, a second position where the lever is blocked by the fourth and/or the fifth cam, and a third position where the lever frees the cams.
US11465739B2	Vertical take off and landing fixed wing aircraft A VTOL fixed wing aircraft capable of high-speed forward flight. The aircraft has a main wing internally reinforced with front and aft spars. Spar boxed are located in roll-balanced locations along the wing. Each spar box serves as a connection point for a support linkage that supports a leading-edge and trailing-edge propulsion unit. The leading-edge propulsion unit is fitted with a puller propeller and designed for articulated movement between a VTOL position in front of the wing leading edge and a forward flight position below the wing leading edge. The trailing-edge propulsion unit is fitted with a pusher propeller and designed for articulated movement between a VTOL position in behind the wing trailing edge and a forward flight position above the wing leading edge. The propeller includes a propulsor thrust ring having an aerodynamic profile and a thrust nozzle to capture and vector radial air leakage into thrust.
US11465737B1	Conformal pylon/boom prop-rotors A vertical lift rotor propulsor assembly comprises a boom having a casing with a casing profile and a first propeller blade having a blade profile that corresponds substantially to at least a portion of the casing profile of the casing of the boom. A drive mechanism is at least partially housed within the boom and at the first propeller blade is rotatably mounted to the drive mechanism to be driven thereby. The drive mechanism is to operationally move the first propeller blade between a stowed position in which the first propeller blade is substantially flush with the casing of the boom, and a deployed position in which the first propeller blade is extended a determined distance from the casing of the boom.
US11465735B2	Aircraft wing with bellows assembly for optimizing a boundary layer control system An aircraft wing with a system for optimizing boundary layer control. The aircraft wing includes an enclosing structure, an inner cavity defined within the aircraft wing, and at least one bellows assembly disposed in the inner cavity. The bellows assembly is spaced apart from the inner surfaces of the enclosing structure so as to define a void between the bellows assembly and the inner surfaces. Boundary control inlets are defined in the enclosing structure and a wake-immersed propulsion exhaust duct disposed proximate the trailing edge of the wing.
US11465730B2	Aircraft door opening system The invention relates to an opening system (10) for an auxiliary door (20) of an airplane in a fuselage (30), the door and the fuselage having skins in the extension of one another. In one exemplary embodiment, the system (10) includes a framing lintel (11) integrated into the fuselage, an upper beam (2S) of the door structure arranged opposite the lintel (11), and a set of three lever links (4A, 4B, 4C). Each link is connected, on the one hand, to the lintel (11) by a lever articulation (5a, 6a) fixed relative to the fuselage (30) and, on the other hand, to the upper beam (2S) by a lever articulation (5b, 6b) mobile with the door (20), the articulations (5a, 5b; 6a, 6b) being connected respectively to the lintel (11) and to the upper beam (2S) by fittings (41, 43; 42, 44). The set of links includes two types of link mounted alternately, in which the mobile articulation (5b, 6b) remains positioned respectively close to the fuselage skin (30) and further from this skin (30), the articulations (5a, 5b; 6a, 6b) of two adjacent levers (4A, 4B; 4B, 4C) forming an evolving quadrilateral.
US11465728B2	Aerial swimmer apparatuses, methods and systems A highly maneuverable craft, which may be lighter-than-air, is disclosed, having undulating fins of a light-weight material that may undulate along the horizontal axis of the craft and/or rotate 360 degrees and continuously about the central longitudinal axis of the craft. The fins may be actuated by motors coupled to the fins and coupled to the exterior of the craft via circumferential bands. Motion of the fins creates aerodynamic thrust. The circumferential bands may serve as tracks or channels along which the motors run, allowing the motors to travel 360 degrees or travel continuously around the exterior of the craft and thereby draw the fins about the craft. The circumferential bands may serve as reinforcing components, allowing the motors to exert torque against the body of the craft which may be thin-walled for maximum positive buoyancy. An on-board battery may power the motors via electrical circuits extending around the bands. The position and travel of the motors about the bands may be controlled by a central processing unit. A moveable weight, such as on a track with a motor, may be incorporated into or onto the craft for additional pitch control.
US11465726B2	Control system for posture control tabs of marine vessel, marine vessel, and method for controlling posture control tabs of marine vessel that are capable of assisting operations of steering control A control system for posture control tabs of a marine vessel assists operations of a steering control. The posture control tabs are mounted on a stern of a hull to move up or down to control a posture of the hull. Actuators actuate the respective posture control tabs. When a steering instruction is provided through the steering control, a processor determines the posture control tab to be actuated and controls the actuator corresponding to the posture control tab determined to be actuated so as to change the position of the determined posture control tab.
US11465723B1	Water vessel with propulsion arrangements having bi-directional flanking rudders with a profile for improved effectiveness One or more propulsion arrangements for water vessels, and in particular propulsion arrangements that include flanking rudders with bidirectional high-lift sections to improve performance, particularly in the reverse direction. The flanking rudders are positioned adjacent a propulsor for directing a slipstream flow when the vessel is travelling in the reverse direction. Each flanking rudder has an elongated profile extending from a first edge to a second edge, and in which each elongated profile has a first bulb portion, a convex middle portion, and a second bulb portion.
US11465715B2	Portable foldable house for pets and humans A house is provided. The house includes a base and a roof. The roof is attached to the base. The base has sufficient buoyancy to enable the house to float on water.
US11465713B2	Boat A boat includes a hull, a deck, and a bow hatch. An engine compartment is provided in the hull. The deck is mounted on an upper portion of the hull. The deck includes an air inlet port that opens rearward to supply air to the engine compartment. The bow hatch is attached to the deck. The bow hatch includes a wall that faces the air inlet port.
US11465710B2	Bicycle rear sprocket assembly A bicycle rear sprocket assembly comprises a first sprocket and a second sprocket. The first sprocket includes a first torque-transmitting profile disposed around a first sprocket opening. The second sprocket includes a second torque-transmitting profile disposed around a second sprocket opening. The first torque-transmitting profile is configured to engage with the second torque-transmitting profile in the mounted state. The first sprocket includes an axial abutment surface configured to axially abut against the second sprocket for axially positioning the first sprocket and the second sprocket relative to each other in the mounted state. The axial abutment surface is disposed farther from an axial center plane of the bicycle rear hub assembly than the first torque-transmitting profile in the mounted state.
US11465708B2	Torque detection device and transmission unit for a muscle-powered vehicle A torque detection arrangement for a vehicle driven by muscle power has an input shaft via which a torque for driving the vehicle can be transmitted. The torque is to be detected. At least one rotary member is mounted on the input shaft and is designed to transmit the torque. The input shaft and the rotary member are resiliently connected in the rotational direction via a torsion spring arrangement. A twisting angle detection arrangement is designed to detect a rotation of the rotary member relative to the input shaft. The input shaft is designed as a hollow shaft. A torsion spring of the torsion spring arrangement is arranged inside the hollow input shaft.
US11465707B2	Modular scooter with suspension and collapsible components A modular scooter with suspension and collapsible components is provided. The modular scooter having a plurality of wheels attached to the underside of a large planar deck with a plurality of selectively, collapsible, telescoping handle bar posts configured for multiple riders thereon. The modular scooter also including a collapsible seat post and seat combination, allowing a passenger, such as child to sit during the ride. A wishbone, tilting suspension allowing a driver to lean into turns is also provided. The present invention also having the ability to be linked and interlocked remotely to other similar scooters or trailers and to be converted into other forms of three-wheeled transport such as, but not limited to a wagon, delivery scooter, and the like.
US11465699B1	Vehicle corner modules and systems and methods for installation thereof Vehicle corner modules (VCMs) connectable to a VCM-connection interface of a reference-frame of a vehicle platform, for regulating motion of a vehicle. When a wheel is mounted on a wheel-hub assembly of the VCM, a vehicle-connection interface of the VCM is disposed within a cylindrical footprint of the wheel. At least one of the at least one subsystem of the VCM is accommodated between the wheel-hub assembly and the vehicle-connection interface. Vehicle platforms are connectable to the VCMs. The connection of the vehicle platform to the VCM may include connection of subsystems of the VCM to electronic or flow subsystems mounted on the vehicle platform by connection of two portions of a multi-interface connection-element.
US11465695B2	Vehicle tailgate assembly A vehicle tailgate assembly includes a vehicle body structure, a tailgate, a hinge assembly and a bumper. The vehicle body structure defines a tailgate opening and having a hinge support section. The tailgate is installed to the vehicle body structure for movement between an upright orientation and a horizontal orientation. The hinge assembly has a first portion installed to the hinge support section and a second portion installed to the tailgate. The bumper is installed to the vehicle body structure proximate the hinge support section such that with the tailgate in the upright orientation, the second portion of the hinge assembly contacts the bumper.
US11465682B2	Sensor unit, steering wheel subassembly, rack subassembly and steering system A sensor unit for a steering system, in particular a steer-by-wire steering system, includes a component to be monitored and having a multifunctional position sensor, which has at least one spring element and at least one piezoelectric sensor, which is associated with the spring element and is provided at a first end of the spring element. The spring element is associated with the component to be monitored via a second end opposite to the first end. A steering wheel subassembly, a rack subassembly and a steering system are furthermore described.
US11465681B2	Position identification assembly for steering column A position identification assembly for a steering column is provided. The assembly may include a mount bracket, a steering column, a sensor, and a controller. The mount bracket may define an opening to the cavity. The steering column may be mounted to the mount bracket for translation at least partially in to and out of the cavity and the steering column may define one or more physical features therealong. The sensor may be secured to the mount bracket to detect the physical features. Each of the one or more physical features may be arranged upon the steering column such that the sensor detects the one or more physical features when the steering column translates between positions and may send a signal to the controller reflecting the same. The controller is programmed to identify a steering column position based on the received signal.
US11465679B2	Method for detecting the presence of hands on the steering wheel A method for detecting the presence of a driver's hands on the steering wheel of a motor vehicle is described. By means of a mathematical model, at least one part of a steering system of the motor vehicle is modeled. In addition, a rotational angle of a lower end and/or an upper end of a torsion bar of the steering system is determined. A torque acting on the torsion bar is determined by means of a measuring device and a total torque acting on the steering wheel and a rotational angle acceleration of the steering wheel are estimated by means of a Kalman Filter.
US11465678B2	Method for operating a steering system and steering system A method for operating a steer-by-wire steering system of a motor vehicle is proposed. The steer-by-wire steering system includes a steering wheel, a force feedback actuator coupled to the steering wheel, a steering actuator coupled to a steerable wheel, and a control system. The method includes a) the determination of steering information while taking into account a steering wheel angle and/or a driver's steering torque applied to the steering wheel by the driver; b) controlling the steering actuator while taking into account the steering information to adjust a desired wheel steering angle of the steerable wheel; c) controlling the force feedback actuator for setting a steering wheel torque; and d) providing a threshold value associated with steering wheel torque and/or the wheel steering torque; e) generating a torque value representing or reproducing the steering wheel torque and/or the wheel steering torque; and f) outputting an overshoot signal if the torque value reaches the threshold value. A corresponding steer-by-wire steering system is also proposed.
US11465677B2	Control device for vehicle A control device for a steer-by-wire type vehicle calculates a target turn angle being represented as a function of a steering angle of a steering wheel, and controls a turning device such that a turn angle of a wheel becomes the target turn angle. A variation range of the steering angle includes: an effective steering range in which the steering angle is an effective maximum steering angle or smaller; and an adjustment steering range in which the steering angle is between the effective maximum steering angle and a predetermined maximum steering angle. The target turn angle calculated according to the effective maximum steering angle is an effective maximum turn angle. The control device variably sets the function according to a road surface condition such that the effective maximum turn angle in a case of a low-μ condition is smaller than that in a case of a high-μ condition.
US11465676B2	All-wheel steering system for a motor vehicle, motor vehicle, and method of operating an all-wheel steering system An all-wheel steering system for a motor vehicle is described which has an active front axle steering system and an active rear axle steering system. The front axle steering system includes a gear ratio unit which is coupled to a steering wheel. The gear ratio unit is configured to define a front axle steering angle as a function of a steering wheel angle and a front axle steering ratio. In addition, the gear ratio unit is coupled to the rear axle steering system in such a way that the front axle steering ratio is adjustable as a function of a rear axle steering angle. Further, a motor vehicle having such an all-wheel steering system is discussed. Also presented is a method of operating an all-wheel steering system for a motor vehicle.
US11465675B2	Steer-by-wire systems and methods of operating thereof in vehicles Described herein are steer-by-wire systems and methods of operating these systems in vehicles. A steer-by-wire system comprises a steering wheel assembly, comprising a steering wheel, sensors, and a torque generator. The system comprises a rack assembly, comprising a steering rack, sensors, and a rack actuator. The steering wheel assembly and the rack assembly are communicatively coupled by a steer-by-wire system controller, without having any direct mechanical links between the assemblies. In some examples, the controller instructs the rack assembly to control the steering rack position based on the steering input, such as changes in the steering wheel position. A steering map is used to determine the desired steering rack position based on the current steering wheel position. In some examples, a steering map is selected from a steering map set based on, e.g., the vehicle speed, vehicle direction, driver preference, and the like.
US11465674B2	Steering apparatus A steering apparatus includes: a steering mechanism including a turning shaft; a motor configured to give a drive force to the steering mechanism; and a controller configured to control the motor based on a command value. The controller includes a first computation circuit, a second computation circuit and a third computation circuit. The first computation circuit is configured to compute a shaft force that acts on the turning shaft. The second computation circuit is configured to compute a value indicating the degree of intervention in a steering control by a host controller, such that the value gradually changes with respect to time. The third computation circuit is configured to compute a final shaft force, by reflecting the value indicating the degree of the intervention, in the shaft force.
US11465673B2	Motor-assisted steering ball-screw A power assisted steering system provides a gear reduction between a steering wheel and a steering mechanism and a much larger gear reduction between an electric motor and a steering mechanism. The system is back-driveable from the steering mechanism. The system utilizes a ball-screw, several helical gears, and two bevel gears. A rack fixed to the ball-screw nut drives a sector gear.
US11465670B2	Steering shaft support assembly A steering system for a vehicle includes a housing, an input shaft, and a hybrid shaft support. The housing defines an opening. The input shaft is configured to rotate about an input axis. The hybrid shaft support may be disposed at the opening and configured to couple the input shaft to the housing. The hybrid shaft support may also be configured to support the input shaft as the input shaft rotates. The hybrid shaft support further includes a cylindrical member and a flexible seal over-molded onto the cylindrical member.
US11465665B2	Wagon with recline seatback A stroller wagon having a wagon frame, a push bar and a flexible housing with a recline seatback is provided. The wagon frame has a first end assembly and an opposing second end assembly. First and second rear wheels are rotatably connected to the wagon frame adjacent the second end assembly, and first and second front wheels are rotatably and pivotally connected to the wagon frame adjacent the first end assembly. The push bar has a ratchet mechanism to pivotally secure the push bar in a plurality of angularly located positions. The recline seatback is adapted to pivot about a hinge, and has a seatback lock assembly to fix the seatback in a plurality of angled positions.
US11465662B2	Powered sled A pallet sled includes a base and a pair of tines extending from the base. A load wheel supports outer ends of each of the tines. A wheel supports the base. At least one motor is configured to drive the base wheel or at least one of the load wheels for driving the pallet sled. The motor may be a hub motor inside the base wheel or the load wheel.
US11465659B2	Autonomous scouting rail vehicle Various embodiments of an autonomous rail vehicle that can travel ahead of a locomotive at a distance proportional to the locomotive's stopping capability are disclosed. The rail vehicle may scan its surroundings, gauges track conditions, and communicates with locomotive operators of the scanned results in real-time to timely enable activation of the locomotive's emergency brakes in case of detection of off-normal track conditions. The rail vehicle may paired with the locomotive and provides eyes to locomotive operators so that they can have information on tracks viability well ahead of the locomotive.
US11465658B2	Method and system for identifying obstacles in a danger zone in front of a rail vehicle A method uses a track-side obstacle identification arrangement and a vehicle-side obstacle identification arrangement in order to identify obstacles in a danger zone in front of a rail vehicle. In order to allow improved autonomous driving of the rail vehicle, it is provided that, as it approaches a relevant one of the obstacles, at least one reaction or response of the rail vehicle is derived depending on an evaluation signal of the track-side obstacle identification arrangement and an actual value of at least one variable which characterizes the effectiveness or performance of the vehicle-side obstacle identification arrangement. A system for identifying obstacles is also provided.
US11465657B2	Twenty-foot double stack well car According to some embodiments, a railcar comprises a first well component supported by a first railcar truck and a second railcar truck. The first well component is disposed between the first railcar truck and the second railcar truck. The length of the first well component is restricted to transport an intermodal shipping container no longer than twenty feet in length. In particular embodiments, the first well component is configured to transport a double stack of twenty-foot intermodal shipping containers. Each twenty-foot shipping container of the double stack may be loaded to maximum weight of 67,000 pounds. Particular embodiments include an articulated railcar with two or more twenty-foot well components.
US11465655B2	Railcar side wall fabrication and offset overlap welding of sheets A side wall for a railcar includes a plurality of integrated side sheets. Each of the integrated side sheets includes a sheet of metal having a top side edge and a bottom side edge extending from a first end to a second end of the sheet of metal. The sheet of metal further includes a flat area portion extending a first distance from the first end towards the second end between the top side edge and the bottom side edge. The sheet of metal further includes a side post portion adjacent to the flat portion, the side post portion comprising a plurality of bends forming a recess. The plurality of bends forming the recess includes at least a first bend, a second bend, a third bend, and a fourth bend. Adjacent integrated side sheets may be coupled together to form the side wall.
US11465651B2	Activation of a driving function for automated driving with longitudinal and transverse guidance via a different driving function for automated driving with a low degree of automation A driving system for a motor vehicle includes a first driving function for automated driving with automated longitudinal and transverse guidance and a second driving function for automated driving with at least automated longitudinal guidance, or with at least automated transverse guidance. The second driving function has a lower degree of automation than the first driving function. The first driving function is available in a tolerance range. Starting from a driving state with an active second driving function and a value of the driving parameter outside the tolerance range, the driving system changes, when the second driving function is active, the value of the driving parameter in the direction of the tolerance range via automated longitudinal guidance or automated transverse guidance. The driving system then determines that the driving parameter satisfies a criterion with respect to the tolerance range.
US11465646B2	Vehicle traveling control apparatus A vehicle traveling control apparatus is configured to: acquire peripheral environment information around a vehicle; store road map information; estimate a vehicle position; acquire information of a road surface on which the vehicle travels; set a target travel path of the vehicle during automatic driving, referring to the road map information, based on the estimated vehicle position and input destination information; estimate lateral position information of a peripheral vehicle when the road surface is snow-covered and lane markers cannot be recognized; determine whether the peripheral vehicle deviates relative to the traveling lane based on the estimated lateral position information; and, when the peripheral vehicle deviates, set a deviation amount to deviate the vehicle toward a lane marker on a road shoulder side, correct a lateral position of the set target travel path set with the deviation amount, and set a new target travel path.
US11465635B2	Systems and methods for adjustment of vehicle sub-systems based on monitoring of vehicle occupant(s) There is provided a system for generating instructions for adjustment of vehicle sub-system(s) according to an analysis of a computed six degrees of freedom (6 DOF) of vehicle occupant(s), comprising: hardware processor(s), and a non-transitory memory having stored thereon a code for execution by the at least one hardware processor, the code comprising instructions for: obtaining at least one image of a cabin of a vehicle captured by an image sensor, obtaining depth data from a depth sensor that senses the cabin of the vehicle, wherein the at least one image and the depth data depict at least one head of at least one occupant, computing 6 DOF for the at least one head according to the at least one image and depth data, and generating instructions for adjustment of at least one vehicle sub-system according to the computed 6 DOF of the at least one vehicle occupant.
US11465630B2	Driving surface friction estimations using vehicle steering Systems and methods are provided for generating data indicative of a friction associated with a driving surface, and for using the friction data in association with one or more vehicles. In one example, a computing system can detect a stop associated with a vehicle and initiate a steering action of the vehicle during the stop. The steering action is associated with movement of at least one tire of the vehicle relative to a driving surface. The computing system can obtain operational data associated with the steering action during the stop of the vehicle. The computing system can determine a friction associated with the driving surface based at least in part on the operational data associated with the steering action. The computing system can generate data indicative of the friction associated with the driving surface.
US11465626B2	Virtualized driver assistance In an example, a method determines a reference vehicle traveling in a first lane. The first lane merges with a second lane at a merging point. The method can determine a merging plan for a merging vehicle traveling in the second lane to merge into the first lane based on a vehicle position, and in some cases the speed, of the reference vehicle in the first lane. The method can overlay, via a display device, a virtual target in a field of view of a roadway environment of a driver of the merging vehicle based on the merging plan of the merging vehicle.
US11465623B2	Semi-autonomous reversing of a follower vehicle Systems and methods for reversing a semi-autonomous follower vehicle involve obtaining a speed of a leader vehicle in front of and unattached to the follower vehicle that is reversing. A method includes estimating a path of the leader vehicle and determining a path for the follower vehicle based on the path of the leader vehicle. A longitudinal movement of the follower vehicle is controlled based on the speed of the leader vehicle and a lateral movement of the follower vehicle is controlled based on the path for the follower vehicle.
US11465621B2	Road hazard prediction system A cloud application may suggest speeds to vehicles based on weather and road conditions in order to improve vehicle safety. Status information associated with a vehicle may be received from one or more computing devices associated with the vehicle. The status information may comprise a location and a speed of the vehicle. A weather condition and a road condition associated with an upcoming location of the vehicle may be obtained. The upcoming location may be determined based at least in part on the received location of the vehicle. A suggested speed at the upcoming location may be determined for the vehicle based at least in part on the weather condition and the road condition. It may be determined that the received speed of the vehicle is greater than the suggested speed. The suggested speed may be sent to the one or more computing devices associated with the vehicle.
US11465611B2	Autonomous vehicle behavior synchronization A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for autonomous vehicle (AV) behavior synchronization. The AV driving pattern is adjusted to facilitate an occupant's satisfaction by receiving information as to person to form a driving history. The driving history is analyzed to identify preferences and patterns. Based on the driving history a driving preference model is formed for the person. AV driving algorithm(s) are adjusted based on the driving preference model for the person when the person is an occupant of the AV.
US11465607B2	Hybrid vehicle A vehicle includes an engine, a second MG for running, a battery that supplies and receives electric power to and from the second MG, and an ECU. The ECU is configured to control the engine and the second MG and to execute intake air amount learning. When the SOC of the battery exceeds a second threshold value that is higher than a first threshold value while the vehicle is running using the second MG with the engine in a stopped state, the ECU maintains the engine in the stopped state and maintains the second MG in a driven state, and then does not execute the intake air amount learning. When the SOC of the battery takes a value between the first threshold value and the second threshold value, the ECU starts the engine, drives the second MG with constant torque, and executes the intake air amount learning.
US11465605B2	Vehicle steering control systems and methods According to the present disclosure, a steering system and method for a machine includes a vehicle control system configured to command steering of the machine, and a steering sensor in communication with the vehicle control system. The steering sensor is configured to detect a position of a steering actuator of the machine. The vehicle control system is configured to detect an acceleration rate of the machine and to command steering of the machine based at least in part on the position of the steering actuator and the acceleration rate of the machine.
US11465602B2	Method for checking the functionality of a braking system, and braking system A method for checking functionality of a motor vehicle braking system. The braking system has a main module, including: hydraulically actuatable wheel brakes, pairs being assigned to respective brake circuits; at least one electrically actuatable wheel valve per wheel brake sets wheel-specific brake pressures; a pressure provision device actively builds up pressure in the wheel brakes; a pressure-medium reservoir at atmospheric pressure, and an auxiliary module, which has for each of two wheel brakes: a pressure sensor for measuring pressure in a wheel brake line; an open when deenergized isolating valve in the wheel brake line; a pump. At least one variable is measured to assess functionality of the braking system. Using least one acceptance criterion, and checked whether the variable satisfies the acceptance criterion. Determining at least one variable representing the viscosity of the brake fluid, and the at least one acceptance criterion depends on a variable representing viscosity.
US11465601B2	Electronic hydraulic brake device An electronic hydraulic brake device includes: a pedal master to generate hydraulic pressure through pressurization of a pedal and including first and second master chambers; a reservoir including first and second reservoirs to store hydraulic fluid; an electric master to generate hydraulic pressure and including forward and backward chambers; a wheel cylinder to provide a braking force to front and rear wheels; a storage line connecting the pedal master and the reservoir to guide hydraulic fluid; a forward chamber line connecting the first master chamber, the forward chamber, and the wheel cylinder to guide hydraulic fluid; a backward chamber line connecting the second master chamber, the backward chamber, and the wheel cylinder to guide hydraulic fluid; and a connector selectively connecting the forward chamber line and the backward chamber line to guide hydraulic fluid.
US11465600B2	Adjustable brake pedal simulator device A pedal simulator connected to a master cylinder to provide brake pedal response to a driver. The pedal simulator includes first and second reaction force members with an adjustable gap to change brake pedal feeling. A component of the pedal simulator includes a deformable portion that is used to adjust the gap to achieve a desired brake pedal response.
US11465599B2	Brake system and control method of brake system A brake system capable of accurately controlling a braking force includes a first and second brake devices that have different control accuracies, and a brake control device that controls a braking force of the first and second braking devices according to a required braking force. The brake control device has a first control mode in which the braking force of the first brake device is controlled to be smaller than the braking force of the second brake device, and a second control mode in which the braking force of the first brake device is increased rather than the first control mode. The second brake device is controlled so that a sum of the braking force of the first brake device and the braking force of the second brake device matches the required braking force.
US11465596B1	Wheel cleaning apparatus and method A system and method for cleaning a cart wheel includes an elongated body having a central channel having an entry end and an exit end. A shuttle slidably engages the elongated body and is engageable by a wheel entering the central channel from the entry end such that the wheel pushes the shuttle along the central channel and disengages the shuttle adjacent the exit end, wherein a sliding engagement between the wheel and the shuttle cleans the wheel.
US11465594B2	Windshield wiper apparatus Described is a windshield wiper apparatus that is formed to dispense fluid. The wiper apparatus includes an elongate body member having a length with a sealable channel therein that runs along the length. At least one blade protrudes downward along the length of the elongate body member. Further, a series of holes are formed such they pass from the sealable channel and through the elongate body member proximate the at least one blade. Thus, a fluid passing through the sealable channel is dispensed onto a surface proximate the at least one blade.
US11465591B2	Hybrid windshield wiper blade A wiper blade including multiple frame components hingedly connected to one another and at least two joint springs applying elastic force to respective frame components, the wiper blade accommodating a changing curvature of a surface of a windshield.
US11465587B2	Vehicular key fob device A sensing device can include an accelerometer, a transceiver, and a computing device in communication with the accelerometer and transceiver. The computing device can transmit a first set of signals at a first power level to a remote device. The computing device can determine, via the accelerometer, a movement of the sensing device. The computing device can increase a power level for transmission from the first power level to a second power level in response to the movement. The computing device can transmit future signals at the second power level to the remote device.
US11465584B2	Webbing take-up device In a webbing take-up device, a moving member is moved while being guided along a cylinder in order to rotate a spool in a take-up direction. A urging plate of a guide member urges a flange at an axial direction leading end portion of the cylinder toward a restricting direction side, and a leg plate of a frame restricts rotation of the flange toward the restricting direction side. This enables rattling of the axial direction leading end portion of the cylinder about the axial direction of the cylinder to be suppressed.
US11465583B2	Producing a force to be applied to a seatbelt in response to a deceleration of a vehicle A force to be applied to a seatbelt in response to a deceleration of a vehicle can be produced. Information about the deceleration of the vehicle can be received. A cause of the deceleration can be other than in response to a collision of the vehicle with an object. In response to a receipt of the information, a signal to control an actuator to produce the force can be produced. The actuator can be different from any of a pretensioner of a seatbelt assembly, a load limiter of the seatbelt assembly, and a locking mechanism of a retractor of the seatbelt assembly. A measure of the force can be proportional to a measure of the deceleration. The force can be sufficient to limit a forward movement of a person wearing the seatbelt to be less than a specific distance. The signal can be caused to be communicated to the actuator.
US11465581B2	Apparatus for guiding inflation fluid within an airbag An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle includes an airbag and a fabric diffuser for directing inflation fluid from an inflator into the airbag. The fabric diffuser comprises first and second fabric panels arranged overlying each other and having portions interconnected along seams to define a pocket configured to receive the inflator. The pocket has a double layer diffuser section defined by the overlying first and second fabric panels that is configured to receive a discharge end of the inflator. The fabric diffuser is configured to be installed in the airbag. The first and second panels are configured so that a plurality of openings of the first fabric panel do not overlie a plurality of openings of the second fabric panel when the panels are interconnected so that inflation fluid travels an indirect path from inside the diffuser section to the exterior of the fabric diffuser.
US11465579B1	Roof supported airbag A vehicle includes a roof and an airbag supported by the roof. The airbag is inflatable downwardly from the roof to an inflated position surrounding a seatback. The airbag has non-inflatable panels and inflatable chambers in alternating arrangement around the seatback in the inflated position. A widest one of the non-inflatable panels is adjacent the back of the seatback in the inflated position. The widest one of the non-inflatable panels is wider in a horizontal plane that the other non-inflatable panels.
US11465575B2	In-vehicle backup power source control apparatus and in-vehicle backup power source apparatus An increase in the capacity of a power storage unit is effectively suppressed. An in-vehicle backup power source control apparatus includes a discharge unit, a control unit, and a temperature obtaining unit. The control unit controls a discharge operation such that an output voltage of the discharge unit reaches a target voltage. The temperature obtaining unit obtains the temperature of a power storage unit. When the temperature obtained by the temperature obtaining unit is within a predetermined first temperature range, the control unit sets the target voltage to a first target voltage, and when the temperature obtained by the temperature obtaining unit is within a predetermined second temperature range that is higher than the first temperature range, the control unit sets the target voltage to a second target voltage that is higher than first target voltage.
US11465573B2	Electric wire fixing structure and wire harness An electric wire fixing structure includes a metal protector that houses a protection target part of an electric wire in an electric wire housing chamber on an inner side and allows the electric wire in the electric wire housing chamber to be led out from an electric wire outlet of the electric wire housing chamber; and a fastening structure that fixes the protector to a metal fastening target. The fastening structure includes a male screw member, a through-hole formed in the protector and through which the male screw member is inserted, and a female screw part provided in the fastening target and in which the male screw member is screwed. At least a part of the protector is abutted against the fastening target when the protector is fixed to the fastening target.
US11465569B2	Support for a camera on a motor vehicle A support for a camera on a motor vehicle, including at least a main body with a guide and a bracket element which is pivotable relative to the main body and is connected to the main body via at least one guide rail, and which extends along an extent between a first end and a second end, wherein the camera may be arranged on the second end, wherein the first end is arranged on the guide, wherein the bracket element is pivotably connected to the at least one guide rail between the first end and the second end, and wherein, when the bracket element is pivoted, the first end is displaceable along the guide and the bracket element is displaceable along the at least one guide rail.
US11465565B1	Truck and automotive cab storage box A truck and automotive cab storage box is placed in the back seat of the cab of a work truck or other vehicle. The truck and automotive cab storage box has a tray which is connected to an angled cover and a divider separates the tray into two sections. The truck and automotive cab storage box stores items and forces users to stop the vehicle and open the rear doors to access items in or underneath the tray. The angled cover makes it difficult or impractical to store items on top of the truck and automotive cab storage box. The truck and automotive cab storage box makes it difficult or impractical to store items around it.
US11465551B2	Automotive lighting apparatus and relative control method An automotive lighting apparatus is provided that includes a rear body which is adapted to be fixed to the outside or to the inside of the vehicle; a front half-shell arranged to close the mouth of said rear body; and at least one lighting assembly which is located inside the rear body and is adapted to backlight, on command, a corresponding transparent or semi-transparent sector of the front half-shell; the lighting assembly including a radially emitting optical fibre of given length; an electrically-powered, collimated light source which is located in front of a proximal end of the optical fibre, and is adapted to direct, towards the same proximal end, a collimated light beam that enters and travels inside the optical fibre; at least one proximal photometric sensor which is arranged beside the collimated light source and/or the proximal end of the optical fibre so as to capture/detect the light reflected/scattered on entering into the optical fibre; at least one distal photometric sensor which is located in front of the distal end of the optical fibre, and is adapted to capture/detect the light exiting from the distal end of the optical fibre; and an electronic control unit which is adapted to command the collimated light source on the basis of the signals coming from said proximal and distal photometric sensors.
US11465536B2	Set of seats and motor vehicle comprising such a set of seats A motor vehicle comprises two front seats aligned in a transverse direction, and at least one rear seat. Said at least one rear seat comprises a seating portion with a seating portion frame, a backrest with a backrest frame. The backrest frame is pivotable relative to the seating portion frame about a first transverse axis, between at least one deployed position for receiving an occupant of the seat and a folded position in which the backrest frame is folded down to face the seating portion frame. Said at least one rear seat is adapted to have a configuration in which said at least one rear seat is in said folded position and the backrest of said at least one rear seat extends at least partly between the two front seats.
US11465529B1	Methods and systems for optimizing battery recharge management for use with an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft Aspects relate to methods and systems for optimizing battery recharge management for use with an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft. An exemplary system includes an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft comprising at least battery mechanically coupled to the eVTOL aircraft and configured to power at least an aircraft component of the eVTOL aircraft, wherein the at least a battery comprises a plurality of battery cells, and at least a sensor, configured to measure battery data associated with the at least a battery, and a server remote from the eVTOL and in communication with the at least a sensor, wherein the server is configured to receive the battery data from the at least a sensor, receive mission data associated with a planned flight mission of the eVTOL aircraft, and generate a recharge time as a function of the battery data and the mission data.
US11465527B2	Charging control system and charging control method of electric vehicle The present disclosure relates to a charging control system for an electric vehicle including: an input device for receiving inputs of a demanded charge amount of a battery so as to charge the battery by using a charger; a processor configured to compute an expected charge time required to charge the battery and an expected drivable distance on completion of charging based on the demanded charge amount input to the input device; and an output device for displaying the expected charge time and the expected drivable distance computed by the processor.
US11465520B2	Vehicle charging system A vehicle charging system for allowing an electric vehicle to automatically recognize the presence of, and communicate to properly equipped public or private wireless electric vehicle charging station(s) in order to automatically effectuate a partial or complete charging sequence at available opportunities in order to attain a fully charged power pack at all or most times. The vehicle charging system being configured to optimize the charging session with virtually any type of electric vehicle capable of wireless charging.
US11465517B2	Electric charging connection for heavy vehicles A charging connection is provided for charging electric vehicles. The first connector is coupled to an electric charging station with an electric cable. The second connector is coupled to the electric vehicle. The first connector has at least two openings slide onto at least two posts of the second connector. When the first and second connectors are coupled together, an electric potential supplies power from the first connector to the second connector.
US11465515B2	Vehicle comprising an electricity supply system The invention concerns a vehicle comprising an electricity production unit configured for generating an electrical current, a transformer unit and a fuel storage unit, the production unit comprising at least two fuel cell stacks and a single first electrical connection interface for transmitting the electrical current to the transformer unit. The production unit further comprises a single cooling circuit, an air supply circuit and a single gaseous hydrogen supply circuit for supplying gaseous hydrogen, from the fuel storage unit, to each fuel cell stack. The production unit is separate from the fuel storage unit and connected to the fuel storage unit by a single connection interface, the production unit being removable from the vehicle as an integrated unit independently from the fuel storage unit.
US11465509B2	Vehicle control apparatus A vehicle control apparatus includes a generator, a brake system, first and second sensors, first and second deceleration rate setting units, and a power generation torque controller. The first deceleration rate setting unit sets, when a first control mode that decelerates a vehicle on the basis of a brake operation performed by an occupant is executed, an allowable deceleration rate upon deceleration of the vehicle on the basis of a brake operation amount. The second deceleration rate setting unit sets, when a second control mode that decelerates the vehicle on the basis of a situation ahead of the vehicle is executed, the allowable deceleration rate upon deceleration of the vehicle on the basis of a brake fluid pressure. The power generation torque controller controls power generation torque of the generator on the basis of the allowable deceleration rate that is set by the first or second deceleration rate setting unit.
US11465508B2	Braking recovery system and method for train, and train This disclosure discloses a braking-recovery system and method for a train, and a train. The system includes: a traction network, a train, and an energy storage power station. The energy storage power station is connected to the traction network, the energy storage power station includes a second controller, and the second controller controls the energy storage power station according to the voltage of the traction network to perform charging or discharging. The train includes: an electric brake; a battery; a distributor, connected to the electric brake, where there is a node between the distributor and the electric brake; a bidirectional DC/DC converter, where one end of the bidirectional DC/DC converter is connected to the battery, and another end of the bidirectional DC/DC converter is connected to the node; and a first controller, used to control, when the train is braked, the distributor and the bidirectional DC/DC converter to feed back braking electric energy of the train to the traction network, and control the bidirectional DC/DC converter according to a voltage of the traction network to absorb the braking electric energy of the train by using the battery.
US11465504B2	Control device, vehicle, computer-readable storage medium, and control method A control device controls a display device capable of displaying visual information for a passenger of a moving body, in two or more display regions. The control device causes adjacent target regions of the display regions to change from a display state in which the information is displayed to a display restricted state in which display is restricted, according to a predetermined order, when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The control device determines the target regions and the order, based on a traveling direction of the moving body at the time when the condition is satisfied or a traveling direction of the moving body that is predicted after the time when the condition is satisfied.
US11465501B2	Work vehicle The purpose of the present invention is to improve visibility of a status display unit while simplifying the installation of the status display unit and preventing damage to the status display unit. The present invention comprises: a work vehicle body capable of traveling automatically; a status detection unit that detects the status of the work vehicle body; and status display units that show a status display according to the status of the work vehicle body detected by the status detection unit. At least one pair of status display units are arranged diagonally across the work vehicle body in plan view.
US11465500B2	Display method and display system for hybrid vehicle A display method for a hybrid vehicle includes displaying an engine icon representing the engine, a battery icon representing the battery, and a flow icon representing an energy flow between the engine icon and the battery icon on a display unit in accordance with a driving state of the hybrid vehicle. The display method includes displaying the flow icon in a display mode indicating that there is the energy flow between the engine and the battery when the battery is charged. The display method includes displaying the engine icon in a first display mode when the engine is stopped, displaying the engine icon in a second display mode when the engine is operated at engine rotation speed equal to or lower than reference rotation speed, and displaying the engine icon in a third display mode when the engine rotation speed is higher than the reference rotation speed.
US11465497B2	Vibration-to-electric energy converter The subject matter of the invention is a vibration-to-electric energy converter by translating reciprocating motion of vibrating elements of a vehicle to circular motion of a driveshaft of an electric generator, fitted with at least one drive unit containing a toothed gearing and at least one freewheel. The converter according to the invention has a movable element that transmits vibrations to two ends of a drive chain, finished with fixing elements with nuts used for tension adjustments and with tensioning springs, whereby the chain interacts with a small cogwheel of at least one gearing, coupled via a freewheel with a large cogwheel of that gearing, connected by means of a short chain with a drive wheel of at least one electric generator, where both the axis of the gearing and the generator are fitted to a base constituting an immovable element.
US11465496B2	Power unit of utility vehicle A power unit of a utility vehicle includes: a power source for travel of the utility vehicle; a continuously variable transmission; a reduced-speed shaft disposed parallel to a drive shaft of the power source and coaxially with a CVT input shaft of the continuously variable transmission; speed-reduction gears that transmit rotational power of the drive shaft to the reduced-speed shaft; and an electricity generator mounted on a shaft assembly including the CVT input shaft and the reduced-speed shaft. The drive shaft, the shaft assembly, the CVT input shaft, and the CVT output shaft extend in a first direction. The electricity generator is aligned with the power source in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the location of the electricity generator in the first direction overlaps with the location of the power source in the first direction.
US11465492B2	Ventilation device for a vehicle, associated mounting method A ventilation device for a vehicle includes a frame defining an opening and a closure device that includes at least one closure flap extending in the opening. The ventilation device includes a first section having a first external face and at least a second section having a second external face. The external face of the closure flap is formed by the first external face and by the second external face, the first section and the second section extending in continuity of one another. The first section is joined to the second section in a junction region, with a trimming piece that covers at least the junction region on the external face of the closure flap.
US11465489B2	In-wheel motor unit coupling structure An in-wheel motor unit coupling structure includes an in-wheel motor unit and a shock absorber. The in-wheel motor unit is disposed inside a wheel of a vehicle. The in-wheel motor unit is configured to support the wheel such that the wheel is rotatable. The in-wheel motor unit includes an electric motor that serves as a rotational driving source of the wheel. The shock absorber is coupled to the in-wheel motor unit. The shock absorber is a component of a vehicle suspension. A lower end portion of the shock absorber is fastened to a vehicle center side, in a vehicle width direction, of a motor part so as to be pressed against the motor part outward from the vehicle in the vehicle width direction. The motor part is a part in which the electric motor of the in-wheel motor unit is built.
US11465488B2	Lubricating oil supply structure A lubricating oil supply structure in an in-wheel motor drive device (10) includes an oil tank (47) provided a lower part of a motor unit (21) and/or a reducer unit (31), configured to store lubricating oil, an oil pump (54) configured to pump up lubricating oil from the oil tank, and an oil pipe (70) fixedly attached in an upper part of the motor unit and/or the reducer unit. The oil pipe (70) includes an inlet (76) through which lubricating oil pumped up from the oil pump (54) flows therein, and at least one outlet (77) provided between one end thereof and the other end thereof, configured to discharge lubricating oil flown in from the inlet (76) downwards.
US11465487B2	Power transmission apparatus for hybrid electric vehicle A power transmission apparatus of a hybrid electric vehicle may include a first shaft fixedly connected to an engine, a second shaft selectively connectable to the first shaft and fixedly connected to a motor-generator, a third shaft disposed on a same axis with the first shaft and selectively connectable to the second shaft, a fourth shaft disposed coaxially with the third shaft without rotational interference therebetween, a fifth shaft disposed in parallel with the third and fourth shafts and externally gear-meshed with the third and fourth shafts, a planetary gear set having three elements, one element being fixedly connected to the second shaft, another element being selectively connectable to a transmission housing, and a remaining element being fixedly connected to the fourth shaft, and four gear sets forming gear engagements between the first shaft, the second shaft, the third shaft, the fourth shaft and the fifth shaft.
US11465485B1	Modular hybrid transmission with shaft centering feature connected to torque converter A method of assembling a modular hybrid transmission (MHT) is provided including (a) assembling an emotor clutch on a clutch shaft to form a clutch assembly, (b) press-fitting a bushing into a centering plate to form a centering assembly, (c) connecting the centering assembly to a torque converter, (d) assembling the torque converter to the clutch assembly with the bushing on an end of the clutch shaft, and (e) inserting the clutch assembly and the torque converter into a transmission housing while maintaining the centering of the clutch shaft to the transmission housing via the centering assembly connected to the torque converter. The assembled MHT is also provided which eliminates the needle bearing according to the prior art, avoiding the potential for damage during assembly.
US11465484B2	Hyper-compact electric all-terrain vehicle drivetrain and conversion kit The present invention relates to electric drivetrain kits for converting all-terrain vehicles into hybrid or electric vehicles. In exemplary embodiments, a conversion kit replaces an existing standard single motor and transmission drive system with a dual set-up including a motor for each rear wheel and a split transmission that houses two sets of gear reduction components in a single housing or an all-wheel configuration with two transmission sets (front and rear). Dual output shafts in each transmission set drive the wheels independently to provide the torque needed as required and demanded by each wheel. System electronics send signals to the motors and other components to manage the system and independently control each wheel.
US11465476B2	Fold-back soft top for a vehicle Disclosed herein are embodiments of a folding top assembly for use with a vehicle and methods for using a folding top assembly on a vehicle. The folding top assembly can be used to create openings on the top of the vehicle by folding a rear panel segment of the folding top assembly forward to expose a space over a rear seating area of the vehicle and/or folding a front panel segment of the folding top assembly rearward to expose a space over a front seating area of the vehicle. The assembly can be designed and shaped to improve the ability to store the folding top assembly on the vehicle and/or to improve aerodynamics when the vehicle is moving.
US11465474B2	Side rail A side rail for a cargo bed of a vehicle enables the fitting or mounting of a broad range of automotive accessories to a roll top cover. The side rail comprises: an elongate body that defines a longitudinal axis; an axially extending drive channel disposed at a medial side of the body and defining an opening therein for receiving a drive chain, the drive channel having a recessed inner portion and a stepped outer portion adjacent the opening; an axially extending first support channel recessed in an upper side of the body and opening upwardly therefrom; and an axially extending second support channel recessed in the upper side of the body and opening upwardly therefrom, the second support channel disposed laterally adjacent to the first support channel.
US11465471B2	Door for vehicle A vehicle door according to an exemplary embodiment enhances coupling strength through structural coupling by molding a window frame of a door module assembled between a door trim and the door panel with a separate aluminum injection product, and insert-injection molding a coupling portion of the window frame to a module body, and a groove is formed along the coupling portion of the window frame coupled to the module body to easily distinguish respective parts and serve to carry out sealing in injection molding.
US11465468B2	Window overmold An overmold is disclosed, wherein the overmold may be incorporated into a window assembly. The overmold comprises a base portion and a receiving portion. The receiving portion may comprise a notch or a channel operable to receive a window. The window may be such that when coupled with the overmold, the sides of the overmold and the window are substantially co-planar. Accordingly, window may comprise a first and a second substrate, wherein the second substrate is coupled to a first side of the first substrate. Further, the first substrate may extend beyond the second substrate. Therefore, the overmold, when in abutting contact with the window, may extend onto the first side of the first substrate up to the second substrate.
US11465467B2	Apparatus and methods for inhibiting the ingestion of suds by the HVAC system of a vehicle In one aspect of the present disclosure, a barrier is disclosed that is configured for connection to a vehicle dash assembly including an HVAC opening defined by a flange. The barrier includes a body that is configured to obstruct a flow of suds into the HVAC opening, and at least one clip that is supported on the body. The body includes open upper and rear portions to allow for continued airflow through the HVAC opening, and the at least one clip includes first and second clip members defining a receiving space therebetween that is configured to receive the flange such that the first and second clip members are positioned on opposite sides of the flange.
US11465465B2	Air ventilation device of vehicle and method for controlling the same An air ventilation device of a vehicle includes: a housing including an air inlet and an air outlet and a cooling core and a heating core disposed between the air inlet and the air outlet; a rear extending flow path extending to the rear of the vehicle, and having a first end connected to the air outlet of the housing and a second end connected to a back seat air vent disposed to face a back seat space; an air collecting flow path directly connecting the rear extending flow path and the air inlet of the housing; and an opening and closing door structure opening and closing air circulation between the rear extending flow path and the air outlet and air circulation between the air collecting flow path and the air inlet.
US11465462B2	Symmetrically dynamic equalized volume and pressure air management system An air management system for a vehicle having a first pneumatic circuit and a second pneumatic circuit, in which the first and second pneumatic circuits are pneumatically connected in a neutral position via a cross-flow mechanism. The first pneumatic circuit includes a first leveling valve configured to adjust independently the height of a first side of the vehicle. The second pneumatic circuit includes a second leveling valve configured to adjust independently the height of a second side of the vehicle. The first and second leveling valves are configured to establish pneumatic communication between the first and second pneumatic circuits when the first leveling valve is not independently adjusting the height of the first side of the vehicle and the second leveling valve is not independently adjusting the height of the second side of the vehicle.
US11465461B2	Construction machine and method for controlling a construction machine The invention relates to a construction machine, road milling machine, stabiliser, recycler, surface miner, and a to method for controlling a construction machine. The construction machine has a machine frame 2 supported by a chassis 1 and a plurality of hydraulic systems 15, 16, each of which has at least one hydraulic component 18, 22, at least one hydraulic pump 17, 21 for conveying hydraulic fluid for the at least one hydraulic component and at least one hydraulic line 28, 31 for transporting the hydraulic fluid from the at least one hydraulic pump to the at least one hydraulic component. The drive device of the construction machine comprises at least one internal combustion engine 24. A power transmission device 44 is provided for transmitting at least part of the drive power from the internal combustion engine 24 to the hydraulic pumps 17, 21. The construction machine according to the invention is characterised by a hydraulic control device 26, which is assigned to two hydraulic systems 15, 16 of the plurality of hydraulic systems. The hydraulic control device 16 is designed such that, in a special operating mode, at least part of the hydraulic fluid delivered by the hydraulic pump 17 of the one hydraulic system 15 is supplied to the other hydraulic system 16.
US11465460B2	Suspension control device and suspension device A road surface condition is determined appropriately. A road surface determining section (84) configured to determine a road surface state includes a threshold setting section (845) configured to set a threshold for determining the road surface state, so that a value of a desired control variable is multiplied by a coefficient determined in accordance with a result of the determination by the road surface determining section (84).
US11465454B2	Vehicle wheel A vehicle wheel includes a rim and a sub-air chamber member attached to the rim and serving as a Helmholtz resonator that cancels air column resonance noise in a tire air chamber. The sub-air chamber member includes: a main body portion including a top plate, a bottom plate, and a side plate connecting between the top plate and the bottom plate, the main body portion defining an inner space surrounded by the top plate, the bottom plate, and the side plate and serving as a sub-air chamber; and a communication through-hole that allows communication between the tire air chamber and the sub-air chamber. The main body portion further includes a substantially cone-shaped portion formed integrally with the bottom plate and the side plate.
US11465449B2	Heavy-duty goods vehicle tire Tread (2) of a radial tire for a heavy vehicle. The tire alternatingly rolls in laden and unladen states on descent and ascent, respectively. Tread (2) has total width WT and comprises first median portion (21) having median width Wc, where 0.2WT≤Wc≤0.5WT. Tread (2) is axially delimited by second and third lateral portions (22, 23) having respective lateral widths (WS2, WS3) at least equal to 25% and at most equal to 40% of total width WT. Angle A51 of leading face (51) of every element in relief (31) of first median portion (21) is strictly greater than angle A61 of trailing face (61) of said element in relief (31). Angle (A52, A53) of leading face (52, 53) of every element in relief (32, 33) of each of the second and third lateral portions (22, 23) is strictly less than angle (A62, A63) of trailing face (62, 63) of said element in relief (32, 33).
US11465442B2	Multi-position center cap The present disclosure pertains to a two piece center cap design which can be securably affixed to a wheel in a manner that does not require the center cap to be removed when installing and removing the wheels from a vehicle. This is achieved by rotating the center cap from a first position covering the lug nuts, to a second position, which does not cover the lug nuts, thereby providing access to the wheel lugs to allow the wheel to be installed and removed.
US11465434B2	Machine-readable optical security device An IR and/or UV machine-readable optical security device (e.g., micro-optic security thread) that is made up of at least one IR-absorbing component with a characteristic IR signature detectable at two or more IR-wavelengths, at least one UV-absorbing component with a characteristic UV signature detectable at two or more UV-wavelengths, at least one IR-absorbing component that absorbs IR light and emits light at a different invisible wavelength, at least one UV-absorbing component that absorbs UV light and emits light at a different invisible wavelength, or a combination thereof, is provided. The IR and UV machine-readable features do not interfere with the optical effects projected by the optical material.
US11465431B2	Self-adhesive, heat-sensitive recording material The invention relates to a self-adhesive, heat-sensitive recording material, comprising a carrier substrate, a heat-sensitive, color-forming layer that is applied on one side of the carrier substrate and contains at least a non-phenolic color developer in and at least one color former, a siliconized layer on the upper side of the heat-sensitive, color-forming layer that is applied on the carrier substrate, as well as an adhesive layer on the side of the carrier substrate facing away from the heat-sensitive, color-forming layer.
US11465428B2	Card attitude correction device and card printing apparatus including the same A second roller set is disposed separately from a first roller set in one direction of the conveyance direction, and includes an intermittent roller that generates, during one rotation, a conveyance enabled time of contacting the card and conveying the card and a conveyance disabled time of not contacting the card and not conveying the card. A third roller set is disposed separately from the second roller set. A reference guide wall receives abutments of a first end portion of the card and arranges a position of the card in the width direction at a reference position. An urging guide wall urges a second end portion of the card toward the reference guide wall by a first urging force. A support wall regulates a movement of the reference guide wall toward the urging guide wall at a position serving as the reference position.
US11465427B2	Media catchers In an example, a media catcher may include a first frame member and a second frame member spaced away from the first frame member along a lateral direction, thereby defining a catcher width of the media catcher. Additionally, the media catcher may also include a device interface disposed at a top end of the first frame member or the second frame member. The device interface may attach the media catcher to an imaging device. The media catcher may further include a catch panel extending between the first frame member and the second frame member to catch and support media.
US11465422B2	Recording device A recording device includes a recording unit (printing unit) configured to perform recording on a medium, a transporting belt having a support face configured to support the medium, and configured to transport the medium, a heating unit configured to heat the support face, and an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a distance between the support face and the heating unit to a first distance and to a second distance that is greater than the first distance, wherein the adjustment mechanism moves the heating unit away from the support face such that the distance is changed from the first distance to the second distance.
US11465419B2	Liquid container A liquid container includes: a bag that contains a liquid; and a pair of members configured to be reused when the liquid container is reassembled by replacing the bag used. The pair of members are fixed to each other by one or more swaging pins.
US11465415B2	Liquid ejection module In a case where air bubbles exist in ink at the time of circulating the ink within a liquid ejection module, the amount circulating ink runs short and stability of ejection is blocked. The liquid ejection module has: a pressure chamber that communicates with an ejection port and which stores a liquid; an energy generation element that produces energy for causing a liquid to be ejected from the ejection port; a supply flow path that supplies a liquid to the pressure chamber; a collecting channel that collects a liquid from the pressure chamber; a liquid sending chamber that connects to the collecting channel; a connection flow path that connects the liquid sending chamber and the supply flow path; and a liquid sending unit configured to circulate a liquid, and the liquid sending chamber has a continuously inclined structure.
US11465414B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a first head having a first channel pipe, a channel member having a second channel pipe, and a first tube that communicates the first channel pipe with the second channel pipe and that has flexibility. The first tube has a first end portion and a second end portion that is opposite to the first end portion. The first tube is coupled to the first channel pipe in such a manner that the first end portion covers an outer periphery of the first channel pipe. The first tube is also coupled to the second channel pipe in such a manner that the second end portion covers an outer periphery of the second channel pipe. A fixation strength between the first tube and the first channel pipe is greater than a fixation strength between the first tube and the second channel pipe.
US11465413B2	Head unit control device, head unit, and liquid ejection device A head unit control device that controls a head unit including a plurality of ejection portions that includes a first ejection portion and a second ejection portion and a determination portion that determines a liquid ejection state of the first and second ejection portion, and includes a reception portion that receives, as one data set, determination result information including first determination information indicating a determination result of the liquid ejection state of the first ejection portion from the determination portion and second determination information indicating a determination result of the liquid ejection state of the second ejection portion from the determination portion, and ejection portion information including information indicating the number of the plurality of ejection portions included in the head unit, from the head unit, and an ejection control portion that controls the plurality of ejection portions based on the one data set received by the reception portion.
US11465408B2	Liquid discharge apparatus, mobile device, and power unit A liquid discharge apparatus includes a drive signal output circuit configured to output a drive signal, a power unit configured to supply a power source voltage to the drive signal output circuit, and a first housing that accommodates the drive signal output circuit, and the power unit. The power unit includes a power supply circuit configured to convert an alternating voltage into a first direct voltage and a second direct voltage, and output the first direct voltage, a substrate on which the power supply circuit is provided, a solid state battery configured to output a third direct voltage corresponding to a stored electric charge, a charging circuit configured to store an electric charge in the solid state battery based on the second direct voltage, and a second housing that accommodates the power supply circuit, the solid state battery, and the charging circuit.
US11465405B2	Device for generating a pattern on a clothing for a machine for manufacturing a web material A device for producing a pattern combination on a clothing includes the following: a rotary screen, a cylindrical jacket surface with a perforation pattern that defines a first pattern component. Material in the liquid or pasty state is pressed through the perforations of the jacket surface of the rotary screen and deposited on the surface of the clothing in order to produce the first pattern component on a surface of the clothing, while the rotary screen, rotating several times about a longitudinal axis thereof, rolls on the surface of the clothing in at least one path that continuously revolves on the surface of the clothing at least once. At least one device produces, synchronously and/or simultaneously, a second pattern component, which device is connected indirectly or directly to the rotary screen. The device for producing the pattern combination also includes a post-run system.
US11465401B2	Ejector device An ejector device that includes one or more ejectors comprises an ejector layer that spans at least one hollow area. The ejector layer has a first surface and an opposing second surface arranged to receive a viscous material with viscosity between 20 and 50,000 centipoise. The ejector layer includes a radiation absorber material configured to thermally expand without phase transition in response to heating by activation radiation transmitted to the first surface. Thermal expansion of the ejector layer causes displacement of the ejector layer and ejection of the material from the second surface of the ejector layer.
US11465400B2	Additive processing apparatus and method An additive processing method includes providing a cover gas in a chamber in connection with additive fabrication of an article in the chamber, the cover gas entraining impurities during the additive fabrication, circulating the cover gas with entrained impurities from the chamber into a gas recirculation loop, removing the entrained impurities from the cover gas in the gas recirculation loop to generate a clean cover gas, circulating the clean cover gas into the chamber during the additive fabrication, and metering an amount of new cover gas provided into the chamber from a cover gas source connected to the chamber, the amount being metered with respect to an amount of the clean cover gas circulated into the chamber from the gas recirculation loop.
US11465398B2	Layer-by-layer assembly of graphene oxide membranes via electrostatic interaction and eludication of water and solute transport mechanisms A method for synthesizing a water purification membrane is presented. The method includes stacking a plurality of graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets to create the water purification membrane, the stacking involving layer-by-layer assembly of the plurality of GO nanosheets and forming a plurality of nanochannels between the plurality of GO nanosheets for allowing the flow of a fluid and for rejecting the flow of contaminants. The method further includes cross-linking the plurality of GO nanosheets by 1,3,5-benzenetricarbonyl trichloride on a polydopamine coated polysulfone support.
US11465397B1	Fabrication of high-resolution graphene-based flexible electronics via polymer casting An economical, efficient, and effective formation of a high resolution pattern of conductive material on a variety of films by polymer casting. This allows, for example, quite small-scale patterns with sufficient resolution for such things as effective microelectronics without complex systems or steps and with substantial control over the characteristics of the film. A final end product that includes that high resolution functional pattern on any of a variety of substrates, including flexible, stretchable, porous, biodegradable, and/or biocompatible. This allows, for example, highly beneficial options in design of high resolution conductive patterns for a wide variety of applications.
US11465396B2	Biaxially oriented, heat-sealable and peelable polyester film, process for production thereof and use thereof The present invention relates to a transparent, peelable polyester film incorporating at least one biaxially oriented polyester film (=base layer (B)) and at least one peelable covering layer (A) coated offline thereon, in which the covering layer (A) is at least 85 wt. % made up of a polyester of aromatic and aliphatic dicarboxylic acids and aliphatic diols, and the arithmetic mean value of the absolute ordinate values Sb of the covering layer (A) is less than 300 nm and the reduced peak height Spk of the covering layer (A) is less than 700 nm. The invention further relates to a production process for this peelable film and use thereof as sealing film for APET and/or RPET meal trays.
US11465395B2	Multilayer flexible tube and methods for making same A multilayer flexible tube includes an inner layer including a melt processable fluoropolymer, wherein the melt processable fluoropolymer includes a terpolymer including a tetrafluoroethylene, a hexafluoropropylene, and a vinylidene fluoride (THV); a tie layer including a polymeric blend of a terpolymer including a tetrafluoroethylene, a hexafluoropropylene, and a vinylidene fluoride (THV) with a poly vinylidene fluoride (PVDF), a polyamide, a polyetheramide block copolymer, or combination thereof; and an outer layer including a melt processable polymer having a shore hardness less than a shore hardness of the inner layer.
US11465391B2	Detectable dust-proof paper A detectable dust-proof paper is provided. The detectable dust-proof paper includes a detected layer, a first plastic layers, and a first ink-receptive layer. The detected layer has two opposite surfaces. The detected layer includes at least one metal which is selected from the group consisting of: aluminum, copper, nickel, iron, and a mixture or an alloy thereof. The first plastic layer is disposed on one of the two surfaces of the detected layer. A material of the first plastic layer is selected from the group consisting of: a polyolefin, a polyester, a polyamide, and any combination thereof. The first ink-receptive layer is disposed on the first plastic layer. The first ink-receptive layer contains an inorganic ink-absorption material ranging between a value larger than 0 wt % and 75 wt %.
US11465387B2	Sheet forming binder, container, sheet forming apparatus, sheet forming method, and powder set A sheet forming binder includes a first powder and a second powder having a larger volume average particle size than the first powder. The proportion of the first powder is 10.0% by mass or more relative to the total mass of the first powder and the second powder.
US11465378B2	Method for preparing shoe shell, and twice opening-mold shoe-making mold A method for preparing a shoe shell using a twice-opening-mold shoe-making mold comprises steps of preparing rubber for the shoe shell and cutting the rubber for the shoe shell into elongated or square sizes; heating the twice-opening-mold shoe-making mold to required temperatures within 3 hour; and opening the twice-opening-mold shoe-making mold with the bottom mold of the twice-opening-mold shoe-making mold being opened in a direction away from the mold main body of the twice-opening-mold shoe-making mold; putting the rubber for the shoe shell into the twice-opening-mold shoe-making mold; closing the bottom mold towards the mold main body, lifting the mold inner edge of the twice-opening-mold shoe-making mold to be stored into the mold main body until the bottom mold and the mold main body are closed, and performing a heating for 2-8 minutes; separating the bottom mold from the mold main body periodically during heating; reopening the twice-opening-mold shoe-making mold; taking out a semi-finished shoe shell; and trimming the semi-finished shoe shell.
US11465371B2	Composite grid structure Grid structure, such as a lattice or grid-stiffened structure and a process of manufacturing such a grid structure. Fiber material is laid up on a base tool to form intersecting ribs defining a grid with a plurality of cavities. In the same step fiber material is laid to form one or more; local substructures. Blocks are placed, at the positions of the cavities. The fiber material of the ribs and. the local substructures is impregnated with a resin. Optionally, one or more layers of fiber material are placed on the base tool and/or over the ribs and the blocks to form an outer skin. The ribs, the local substructure and optionally the outer skin jointly consolidated to form, the grid, structure.
US11465351B2	Configurable build volume systems A configurable build volume system for a powder bed fusion manufacturing process includes a chamber wall defining a chamber, the chamber wall extending in the X-, Y-, and Z-axis directions, a plurality of build platforms enclosed within the chamber, a plurality of adjustment mechanisms coupled to the plurality of build platforms such that each build platform is coupled to a separate adjustment mechanism, a sensor mounted within the chamber and configured to capture data regarding a Z-axis position of each of the plurality of build platforms, and a controller in electronic communication with the plurality of adjustment mechanisms and the sensor. The controller receives the Z-axis position data and generates a plurality of control signals to adjust a Z-axis position of each of the plurality of build platforms and each of the plurality of build platforms is actively and independently controlled by the controller.
US11465348B2	Print head for additive manufacturing system A system is disclosed for additively manufacturing a composite structure. The system may include a support, and a print head operatively connected to and moveable by the support. The print head may include a supply of continuous reinforcement, an outlet configured to discharge the continuous reinforcement, and a tensioning module disposed between the supply and outlet. The tensioning module may be configured to generate a signal indicative of a tension in the continuous reinforcement. The system may also include a processor programmed to selectively cause the supply to dispense the continuous reinforcement based on the signal.
US11465347B2	Plasticizing device A plasticizing device includes a driving motor, a rotor that is rotated by rotation of the driving motor and has a groove-formed surface having a groove formed in a rotation direction, and a barrel that is opposite to the groove-formed surface and has a communication hole and a heater, plasticizes a material supplied between the groove and the barrel by rotation of the rotor and heating by the heater, and causes the plasticized material to flow out from the communication hole. Aside surface of the groove has a protrusion and recess surface including protrusion portions or recess portions.
US11465337B2	Automated manufacture of 3D objects from composite material Described is a method of manufacture of 3D objects from composite materials. The method includes the use of an extrusion nozzle configured to extrude the composite material, including a multistrand filament with a thixotropic acrylic matrix material surrounding the multistrand filament. Extruding a 3D object surface segment spanning in the air over at least a segment of a discontinuous work surface and operating concurrently a source of curing energy to pin and enhance the strength of a 3D object surface segment spanning in air. The 3D object extruded surface segment spanning in the air is sufficiently rigid and maintains its shape without the use of a mandrel.
US11465334B2	Structure supporting an object during additive manufacturing and method for forming A supporting structure built together with an object in an additive manufacturing (AM) process and configured to support an overhang of the object is described. The supporting structure includes a first array of pillars formed with a first material and reinforced with a second material. Each of the pillars in the first array includes a top. At least a portion of the tops in the first array adjoin and define a surface on which the overhang of the object may be supported. The first material is support material.
US11465333B2	Film peeling device and method of peeling film A film peeling device includes a chamber, a lower stage disposed on a first wall of the chamber, first to fourth grippers capable of peeling first to fourth sides of a film by gripping the first to fourth sides of the film attached to an object disposed on the lower stage and an upper stage disposed on a second wall of the chamber facing the first wall of the chamber and capable of extending in a first direction in which the object is disposed.
US11465332B2	Imprinting tape, method of manufacture thereof and articles comprising the same Disclosed herein is a multilayered tape comprising a first layer; where the first layer comprises a first surface and second surface; the first surface of the first layer having a surface texture; a second layer; the second layer having a first surface and a second surface; where the first surface of the second layer is closer to the second surface of the first layer than the second surface of the second layer; where the second surface of the second layer contains at least one partition that is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the multilayered tape.
US11465330B2	Method and apparatus for sterilizing bottle A step of letting a preform made of resin adsorb a sterilizer, a step of sterilizing the preform by heating the preform having adsorbed the sterilizer to a temperature suitable for a blow-molding treatment to activate the sterilizer adsorbed by the preform and a step of shaping the preform into a bottle by blowing aseptic air into the preform in a mold are performed sequentially. According to the above-mentioned steps, the sterilizer does not enter a blow-molding machine.
US11465323B2	Method for producing multilayer film Embodiments provide a method for producing a multilayer film, the method including: (A) a step for continuously coextruding from a T die (3) a molten film (4) of a multilayer film in which a first acrylic resin layer (α1), an aromatic polycarbonate resin layer (β), and a second acrylic resin layer (α2) are directly laminated in the stated order using a coextrusion apparatus; (B) a step for feeding and pressing the molten film of the multilayer film between a first mirror surface body (5) that rotates or revolves and a second mirror surface body (6) that rotates or revolves so that the first acrylic resin layer (α1) is disposed on the first-mirror-surface-body side; and (C) a step for holding the pressed multilayer film against the first mirror surface body and sends the pressed multilayer film to the subsequent third mirror surface body (8) that rotates or revolves, where TR1 (surface temperature of first mirror surface body), TR2 (surface temperature of second mirror surface body), Tα1 (glass transition temperature of first acrylic resin), Tα2 (glass transition temperature of second acrylic resin), and Tβ (glass transition temperature of aromatic polycarbonate resin) satisfy a prescribed relationship.
US11465322B2	Method of determining a solution state of a gas A method of determining a solution state of a gas in a plastic melt used in a plastic shaping method includes: (vi) providing the plastic melt together with the gas in a chamber, (vii) altering—in particular reducing—a volume of the chamber to alter a pressure of the plastic melt together with the gas—in particular increased from a first pressure value to a second pressure value, (viii) introducing the plastic melt into a shaping cavity, (ix) computing at least one compression parameter characteristic of the compression behaviour of the plastic melt, in particular a modulus of compression, from the first pressure value and the second pressure value, and (x) determining from the at least one compression parameter whether the gas is substantially completely dissolved in the plastic melt and/or a solubility limit of the gas in the plastic melt is determined from the at least one compression parameter.
US11465321B2	Mold device, injection molding system and method for manufacturing molded article A mold device where a pressurized fluid is injected into a clearance between a resin injected into a cavity and a cavity wall surface, the mold device including: a shaft body provided on at least one of a first mold and a second mold, the first mold and the second mold forming a molding space, the shaft body ejecting a molded article molded from the resin injected into the molding space; a ring-shaped elastic member for supporting and sealing the shaft body, an opening of a groove formed in the ring-shaped elastic member along a circumferential direction of the ring-shaped elastic member being oriented toward the molding space, a load being applied on the ring-shaped elastic member to improve adhesion to the shaft body; and an injection portion provided on at least one of the first mold and the second mold for injecting the pressurized fluid into the molding space.
US11465320B2	Method for manufacturing busbar and manufacturing busbar through the same According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, provided is a method for manufacturing a bus bar in which a frame including a sensing part and a body part connected to the sensing part is prepared, the frame is inserted into and fixed to an injection molding mold, and an enhanced part enhancing the strength at a position where fatigue is concentrated by an enhancing injection material injected into the injection molding mold is formed in the frame.
US11465315B2	Spreader element for manufacturing unidirectional fiber-reinforced tapes Disclosed is a fiber-reinforced composite and methods and apparatuses for making the same. Some fiber-reinforced composites include a matrix material including a thermoplastic material and a non-woven fibrous region having a plurality of continuous fibers dispersed in the matrix material, wherein the width and the length of the non-woven fibrous region are substantially equal to the width and the length, respectively, of the liber-reinforced composite, wherein the non-woven fibrous region has a mean relative area fiber coverage (RFAC) (%) of from 65 to 90 and a coefficient of variance (COV) (%) of from 3 to 20, and wherein each of the plurality of continuous fibers is substantially aligned with the length of the fiber-reinforced composite.
US11465314B2	Method of producing insulator for spark plug A method of producing a cylindrical insulator for a spark plug includes a molding step of forming ceramic powder filled in a cavity defined by a mold and a molding pin into a compact. In a first removal step of removing the compact from the mold, the compact has at least one protrusion formed in at least one recess of the molding pin formed in an outer cylindrical surface of the molding pin, and the at least one protrusion is locked in the at least one recess, thereby allowing the compact to be removed with the molding pin from the mold. In a second removal step of removing the molding pin from the compact, the molding pin is turned or rotated in the circumferential direction about the compact, causing the at least one recess to cut the at least one protrusion from the compact, and thereafter the molding pin is removed from the compact.
US11465313B2	Knife set-up gauge for cutter head of a wood shaper A set-up gauge for precision alignment of the cutting knives in a cutter head. The set-up gauge utilizes a support bar extending laterally across the wood shaper. Also included is a bracket slidably secured to the support bar and a rod extending outwardly from the bracket, the rod further comprising first end and second ends. Further included is a magnetic disc secured to the second end of the rod, the magnetic disc for contact with a surface of the cutting knives to identify a common inset distance for each of the cutting knives relative to the guide fence.
US11465308B2	Track-aligned process tools and process of using During an assembly process for an aircraft, segments of the fuselage are fabricated separately prior to joining the segments together to form the complete fuselage. In order to ensure that abutting ends of the segments mate together correctly, a machining process is performed along the edges of the segments at their ends. A trim-tool assembly includes an indexing cart mounted to a track secured to a surface of the workpiece, where a setting on the indexing cart varies a distance between a centerline of the track and an edge of a workpiece. The trim-tool assembly further includes a tool cart mounted to the track and translatable along the track. The tool cart includes a process tool that performs a machining process on the workpiece at a fixed distance from the centerline of the track.
US11465306B2	Grooming device having an eject sensor A grooming device. The grooming device includes a handle having proximal and distal ends, an implement connecting structure, grooming implement, displacement sensor, and power source providing power to the displacement sensor. The implement connecting structure is pivotably connected to the proximal end of the handle about a first handle axis and has a connection element and an eject element that is moveable within the implement connecting structure along a second handle axis. The implement connecting structure also has a location element pivotably connected to the eject element such that as the implement connecting structure moves about the first handle axis the location element remains stationary relative to the handle and as the eject element moves along the second handle axis the location element is displaced relative to the handle and the displacement sensor detects displacement of the location element. The grooming implement is connected to the implement connecting structure.
US11465305B2	Shaving razor cartridge A method of assembling a razor cartridge. A housing is injection molded. An elastomer is co-injection molded to the housing forming a pair of laterally spaced apart blade stabilizers. A primary blade member having a cutting edge is mounted to the housing. The cutting edge of the primary blade member is contacted with the laterally spaced apart blade stabilizers. A blade retention member is mounted to a top surface of the housing. A pair of lateral ends of the cutting edge of the primary blade member is constrained between the blade retention member and the pair of laterally spaced apart blade stabilizers.
US11465299B2	State monitoring system and state monitoring method A state monitoring system for monitoring a state of a robot configured to perform work on a workpiece executes: a step of obtaining state data from a sensor and deriving a deterioration index parameter based on the obtained state data; a step of determining whether or not the deterioration index parameter is greater than a first threshold that is preset to a level lower than a level at which corrective maintenance is required; a step of further determining whether or not a frequency of having determined that the deterioration index parameter is greater than the first threshold is greater than a preset frequency threshold; and a step of suppressing an operation of the robot without stopping the robot if it is determined that the frequency is greater than the frequency threshold.
US11465297B2	Quick robot arm tool changer The present invention disclose a tool-holder (10) comprising a first part (10a) and a second part (10b), wherein a wedge shaped locking mechanism is arranged partly on a first surface of the first part (10a) operable to be joined with further parts of the wedge shaped locking mechanism arranged on a second surface of the second part (10b).
US11465296B2	Deformable sensors and methods for detecting pose and force against an object Systems and methods for detecting pose and force against an object are provided. A method includes receiving a signal from a deformable sensor comprising data from a deformation region in a deformable membrane resulting from contact with the object utilizing an internal sensor disposed within an enclosure and having a field of view directed through a medium and toward a bottom surface of the deformable membrane. The method also determines a pose of the object based on the deformation region of the deformable membrane. The method also determines an amount of force applied between the deformable membrane and the object is determined based on the deformation region of the deformable membrane.
US11465294B2	Artificial intelligence robot for performing cleaning using pollution log and method for same The present invention provides an artificial intelligence includes a memory configured to store a plurality of pollution logs; a learning processor configured to classify the plurality of pollution logs into at least one pollution log group based on a similarity between pollution information; a map generator configured to generate an indoor area map to which location of each of at least one pollution log group is mapped; and a processor which determines a cleaning method for each of the at least one pollution log group and performs cleaning for each of the at least one pollution log group according to the determined cleaning method.
US11465290B2	Robot capable of conversation with another robot and method of controlling the same A robot capable of conversation with another robot and a method of controlling the same are disclosed. The robot includes a main body having a first region corresponding to a human face and rotatable in left-right direction directions, a signal generator generating a first data signal to be transmitted to a listener robot and a first robot voice signal corresponding to the first data signal, a communication unit transmitting the first data signal to an external server, a speaker outputting the first robot voice signal, and a controller controlling a rotation direction of the main body such that the first region is directed toward the listener robot at a time point adjacent to a transmission time of the first data signal and controlling the speaker to output the first robot voice signal after the rotation direction of the robot is controlled, wherein the listener robot receives the first data signal transmitted from the external server and is controlled to operate based on the first data signal.
US11465289B2	Apparatus and method for controlling continuum robot, and computer-readable storage medium A control apparatus for a continuum robot including a curved portion that is curved by driving a wire with a driving mechanism includes an image DB/torsional-amount acquisition unit that obtains the torsional amount of the continuum robot and a kinematic operation unit that sets the driving displacement amount of the wire driven by the driving mechanism on the basis of the torsional amount obtained by the image DB/torsional-amount acquisition unit.
US11465288B2	Method of controlling robot A method of controlling a robot that performs work using an end effector on an object transported by a handler includes calculating a target position of the end effector based on a position of the object, calculating a tracking correction amount for correction of the target position in correspondence with a transport amount of the object, controlling the end effector to follow the object based on the target position and the tracking correction amount, acquiring an acting force acting on the end effector from the object using a force sensor, calculating a force control correction amount for correction of the target position to set the acting force to a target force, and controlling the acting force to be the predetermined target force by driving the manipulator based on the force control correction amount.
US11465287B2	Robot, method of operating same, and robot system including same A first robot may include: a communication circuit configured to transmit and receive a signal; a sensor configured to detect a surrounding environment; a driving device configured to implement movement of the first robot; and a processor configured to control the first robot. The processor may determine a second voice recognition range of a second robot on the basis of a confirmation signal transmitted from the second robot. When a user is positioned outside the determined second voice recognition range, the processor may control the driving device so that the first robot follows the user.
US11465285B2	Robot system, control apparatus, and control method for robot A robot system includes a robot collaboratively acting with a human, a force sensor provided in the robot and detecting a force, a control unit decelerating or stopping an action of the robot based on output from the force sensor, a first temperature sensor detecting a temperature of the force sensor, and an execution unit performing warm-up operation in the robot until output from the first temperature sensor reaches a first target value.
US11465284B2	Restricting movement of a mobile robot A robot includes a body that is movable relative to a surface one or more measurement devices within the body to output information based on an orientation of the body at an initial location on the surface, and a controller within the body to determine an orientation of the body based on the information and to restrict movement of the body to an area by preventing movement of the body beyond a barrier that is based on the orientation of the body and the initial location.
US11465282B2	System and method for multi-goal path planning A method and computing system comprising identifying a plurality of robot configurations for each inspection point of a plurality of inspection points of a problem. A graph may be generated with each feasible robot configuration as a node on the graph. A distance may be calculated between a pair of feasible robot configurations. A shortest complete path connecting each node on the graph may be obtained based upon, at least in part, the distance between the pair of feasible robot configurations.
US11465280B2	Robot control device, robot control method, and robot system A control device includes a second-control-signal generating section configured to reduce a predetermined frequency component from a first control signal for performing operation for moving a movable section of the robot to generate a second control signal and a storing section having stored therein reference information including information concerning combinations of ranges of positions of a control point of the robot and frequencies. The second-control-signal generating section determines, based on a position of the control point of the robot in the operation, with reference to the reference information, a frequency component to be reduced from the first control signal.
US11465276B2	Motion assist system and management device A motion assist system includes a plurality of assist devices and a management device configured to manage the assist devices. The assist device includes: a power portion configured to generate power that assists the motion of the assist target person; a communication portion communicable with the management device; and a control device configured to transmit motion information of the power portion to the management device. The management device generates overall information that unifies working states of the assist target persons based on pieces of motion information and presents at least part of the overall information to the assist target persons or an administrator.
US11465274B2	Module type home robot A module type home robot is provided. The module type home robot includes a device module coupling unit coupled to a device module, an input unit receiving a user input, an output unit outputting voice and images, a sensing unit sensing a user, and a control unit sensing a trigger signal, activating the device module or the output unit according to the sensed trigger signal, and controlling the module type home robot to perform an operation mapped to the sensed trigger signal. The trigger signal is a user proximity signal, a user voice signal, a user movement signal, a specific time sensing signal or an environment change sensing signal.
US11465269B2	Lanyard system for power tools Multiple attached lanyard systems for attaching to a power tool, with each lanyard system comprising a lanyard attached to a driver piece holder that holds a driver piece and is connected to a retraction system. The multiple attached lanyard systems providing a different driver pieces that can be selected by pulling each driver piece out of its attached lanyard system, extending the driver piece past a driver piece receiver and inserting the driver piece into the driver piece receiver.
US11465264B2	Power tool component position sensing Position sensing related to a component within a power tool. The component within the power tool is, for example, a hammer of an impact mechanism and can include one or more sensible features that allow a controller of the power tool to precisely determine the position, speed, and acceleration of the component. One or more sensors can be used to determine the rotational position of the hammer and the axial position of the hammer. The rotational position of the hammer can then be used to calculate, for example, rotational speed and acceleration of the hammer. With precise determinations of the rotational and axial position of the hammer, the controller of the power tool is able to precisely time the impact between the hammer and the anvil to optimize the impact between the hammer and the anvil (e.g., to maximize energy transfer between the hammer and the anvil).
US11465263B2	Control method for an impact wrench A control method includes two operating modes carried out in response to a position of a selector switch. The first operating mode provides: carrying out first impacts of the hammer onto the anvil; detecting the event of an impact of the hammer onto the anvil with an impact sensor; detecting an angular position of the anvil with an angle sensor; estimating an individual impact angle of the anvil due to the last detected impact, based on the angular position of the anvil before the last detected impact and the angular position of the anvil after the last detected impact, and comparing the individual impact angle with an individual impact setpoint angle. The first operating mode is ended when the individual impact angle drops below an individual impact setpoint angle. The second operating mode provides: detecting the angular position of the anvil with the angle sensor as the initial position; carrying out second impacts of the hammer onto the anvil; and detecting a relative rotation angle of the anvil with respect to the initial position during the second impacts. The second operating mode is ended when the relative rotation angle exceeds a standard angle.
US11465259B2	System and method for fluid cavitation processing a part Disclosed herein is a system for surface treating an internal surface of a part. The system comprises a tank within which the part is locatable. The system also comprises a fluid within the tank and capable of submersing the part when the part is located within the tank. The system further comprises a nozzle submersed in the fluid and configured to generate a stream of cavitated fluid directed in a first direction. The system additionally comprises a deflection tool submersed in the fluid and comprising a deflection surface that redirects the stream of cavitated fluid from the first direction to a second direction. The first direction is away from the internal surface of the part and the second direction is toward the internal surface of the part.
US11465251B2	Built-in type electric driving system of machine tool and operation method therefor Disclosed is a built-in type electric driving system of a machine tool. The system is capable of directly connecting a motor, which drives a spindle in a lathe which processes a workpiece, to an outer surface of the spindle without using a belt to rotate the spindle, and is capable of selectively transferring the power of the motor to a rotation system including a drawbar and a spindle for driving a chuck using a clutch device.
US11465246B2	Lock and pin combination for cold working cracks A lock and pin for the structural and fluid tight repair of cracks not amenable to high temperature repairs or synthetic material patches. Fluid tight pins and locks seal the crack while one or more locks prevent the crack from growing. These repairs need to endure the remaining life cycle of the machinery part while withstanding all the strain, pressure, heat and expansion and contraction of the part before the crack(s) were formed. Often these cracks evolved due to engineering design flaws that will require even greater strength from these areas than when new.
US11465242B2	On-line quantitative evaluation method for stability of welding process An on-line quantitative evaluation method for the stability of a welding process includes the steps of monitoring and acquiring the arc voltage U and the welding current I during the welding process, and drawing a phase diagram of each U-I cycle; converting the phase diagram of each U-I cycle into a binary image K; obtaining an area JN through which a dynamic working curve passes in the binary image K; obtaining a welding process stability evaluation index P according to the formula (1), where JN is the area of a U-I curve, N is the number of cycles passed, L is the total number of samples in N cycles, and P is the repetition rate of the i-th U-I cycle and other cycles (i=1 . . . N); and evaluating the stability of the welding process according to the obtained welding stability evaluation index P.
US11465239B2	Manufacturing method for joint body and manufacturing apparatus for joint body A manufacturing method for a joint body having a first metal member and a second metal member joined together by causing a laser oscillation system to irradiate a surface of the second metal member placed on the first metal member with laser light to form a joint portion including a welded portion where the first metal member and the second metal member are joined together includes continuously supplying the second metal member while pressing the second metal member against the first metal member, the second metal member being a hoop material, and causing the laser oscillation system to emit the laser light.
US11465230B2	Machine tool A machine tool includes a first main shaft, a first drive source for moving the first main shaft, a second main shaft, a second drive source for moving the second main shaft, and a control means for carrying out a control so as to bring the workpiece held by the first main shaft and the workpiece held by the second main shaft into contact with each other while rotating them relative to each other, thereby to carry out the friction-heating, and to stop the relative rotation of the pair of workpieces and move only the second main shaft in the axial direction while holding the first main shaft stationary, thereby to carry out friction-welding of the pair of workpieces. The control means controls the operation of the first drive source upon the friction-welding of the pair of workpieces, so as to maintain the axial position of the first main shaft.
US11465227B2	System and method for manufacturing high-strength bonded metal sheets for a battery cell System and method of manufacturing high-strength bonded metal sheets for a battery cell are provided. The method comprises providing a stackup comprising a first metal sheet and a second metal sheet. The first and second metal sheets are separated by a first coating layer. The first coating layer comprises nickel-phosphide. The first metal sheet includes a first material of a first melting point and the second metal sheet includes a second material of a second melting point. The first coating layer including a third material of a third melting point. The method further comprises heating the stackup to allow crystallization of nickel in the first coating layer and remove the residual nickel-phosphide defining an enhanced coating layer. The enhanced coating layer comprises crystallized nickel for high-strength solid state bonding of the first and second metal sheets to the enhanced coating layer.
US11465226B2	Methods and apparatus for welding work pieces having dissimilar compositions The example methods and apparatus reduce and/or eliminate adverse effects of welding work pieces having dissimilar compositions. An example method includes depositing a first weld layer on a first end of a first work piece. The first work piece has a first content of a metallic element and the first weld layer has a second content of the metallic element higher than the first content. The example method includes depositing a second weld layer between the first weld layer and a second end of a second work piece to couple the first work piece to the second work piece. The second weld layer has a third content of the metallic element higher than the second content, and the second work piece has a fourth content of the metallic element higher than the first content.
US11465225B1	Method of using processing oven A method of using a solder reflow oven can include disposing at least one substrate including solder in a chamber of the oven. The method can include decreasing a pressure of the chamber to a first pressure between about 0.1-50 Torr. After decreasing the pressure of the chamber, the temperature of the at least one substrate can be increased to a first temperature. Formic acid vapor can be admitted into the chamber above the at least one substrate while nitrogen is discharged into the chamber below the at least one substrate. The method can also include removing at least a portion of the formic acid vapor from the enclosure. After the removing step, the temperature of the at least one substrate can be further increased to a second temperature higher than the first temperature. The at least one substrate can be maintained at the second temperature for a first time. And then, the at least one substrate can be cooled.
US11465223B2	Methods and processing unit for electric discharge machine A method for preprocessing data related to a tool electrode, which is applied in an EDM machine to manufacture a part comprises: generating an electrode model for the tool electrode based on the geometry of the part; generating the cavity shape model (volume of the part to erode), combining the electrode and cavity shape model, dividing the resulting model into a plurality of slices in a plurality of parallel planes, wherein at least one slice is composed of at least two sections, which are topologically disconnected; and generating for each slice a slice-geometry data, and generating an electrode-geometry data including the slice-geometry data.
US11465219B2	Folding handle for tools and tools having folding handles A folding handle for a tool has a main handle having a tool head, a handle extension rotatably connected to the main handle, the handle extension rotatable between a first extended position and a second folded position relative to the main handle, and a latching mechanism having a locking pin and an actuator connected to the locking pin and movable between a first position in which the locking pin engages the handle extension, preventing movement of the handle extension relative to the main handle, and a second position in which the locking pin is disengaged from the handle extension, allowing movement of the handle extension relative to the main handle. A tool may have first and second folding handles which are movably connected to one another.
US11465213B2	Method of designing and manufacturing a hydraulic valve block based on selective laser melting The present disclosure provides a method of designing and manufacturing a hydraulic valve block based on selective laser melting. The method includes providing a machined hydraulic valve block, determining whether the machined hydraulic valve block needs weight reduction, if the machined hydraulic valve block needs weight reduction, taking reduction of the pressure loss of the flow channel as an optimization goal and optimizing the flow channel of the machined hydraulic valve block to obtain an optimized flow channel structure model, taking reduction of the weight of the hydraulic valve block as an optimization goal and optimizing solid portions of the optimized flow channel structure model by using a topology optimization method to obtain a three-dimensional solid structure model of a hydraulic valve block and printing the three-dimensional solid structure model by using selective laser melting to obtain the hydraulic valve block.
US11465209B2	Binder jetting and supersolidus sintering of ferrous powder metal components A densified, high-strength metallic component is manufactured by: binder jet additive manufacture (BJAM) printing a powder blend to form a printed part; and super solidus sintering the printed part to form the metallic component, which may then be heat treated. The powder blend comprises a blend of water atomized base iron powder and a high-carbon master ferroalloy powder. The high-carbon ferroalloy powder introduces high concentrations of carbon into a powder blend that is readily BJAM printable.
US11465207B2	Shell case design utilizing metal injection molding Disclosed is a cartridge case for various caliber ammunition that consists essentially of a powdered metal and/or powdered metal alloy that is formed into the cartridge case through an injection mold processing. Also disclosed is a method for forming a cartridge case, which may include use of Metal Injection Molding (“MIM”) processes to produce the cartridge case which retains a primer, propellant, and/or a bullet. The method can include metal injection molding an initial part, and also at least one of tapering and trimming the initial part to form the finished cartridge case. Further embodiments can include the use of Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis to develop an optimized MIM design.
US11465206B2	Method for manufacturing sintered component and sintered component A method for manufacturing a sintered component includes a step of making a green compact having a relative density of at least 88% by compression-molding a base powder containing a metal powder into a metallic die, a step of machining a groove part having a groove width of 1.0 mm or less in the green compact by processing groove with a cutting tool, and a step of sintering the green compact in which the groove part is formed after the step of forming the groove part.
US11465204B2	Cooling of build material in 3D printing system A build material management system for a 3D printing system is described in which one or more input ports of a housing of the build material management system is to connect to one or more respective transportable containers. The transportable containers contain a volume of build material comprising 3D printed parts and a portion of non-fused build material. A pump also comprised within the housing is operable to provide a pressure differential across a conduit network of the build material management system. The pump is connected to the input port(s) by the conduit network. An air-flow caused through at least one of the one or more input ports is controlled by processing circuitry also comprised within the housing. The air-flow causes cooling within the respective transportable container. In one alternative, the housing comprises at least two input ports. In all other alternatives, a filling port for filling the or a further transportable container with at least a portion of fresh build material for use in a subsequent 3D printing operation is not comprised within the housing.
US11465202B2	Three dimensional chiral nanostructures A three-dimensional chiral nanostructure according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: metal nanoparticles having a chiral structure: and a coating layer enclosing the metal nanoparticles. The metal nanoparticle is formed in a polyhedral structure having an R region and an S region in which atoms are arranged clockwise and counterclockwise, respectively, in the order of (111), (100), and (110) crystal faces on the basis of the chiral center, wherein at least a portion of the edges form a curve tilting and extending from the R or S region so that the metal nanoparticle has a chiral structure.
US11465200B2	Refractory ring structure and related method A refractory ring structure for forming a section of an inner wall or liner of a metallurgical vessel is provided. The refractory ring structure comprises a continuous top surface; a continuous bottom surface; a continuous arcuate inner surface extending from the top surface to the bottom surface and defining a cavity; a continuous arcuate outer surface opposite the inner surface and extending between the top surface and the bottom surface; and a continuous protrusion or a plurality of protrusions extending from the inner surface for lifting the ring structure. The refractory ring structure comprises a heat resistant, refractory material suitable for use in the inner wall of a metallurgical vessel. Also provided herein are a metallurgical vessel comprising a refractory ring structure as disclosed herein, and a method for providing or replacing all or a section of a refractory inner wall or liner of a metallurgical vessel.
US11465199B2	Runner apparatus for preventing thermal loss of molten materials A runner apparatus for preventing thermal loss of molten materials, wherein the runner apparatus guides the molten materials discharged from a furnace to a casting mold, including: an insulation unit providing a passage for a flow of the molten materials discharged from the furnace and lowering a thermal loss of the molten materials; a dam unit confining the insulation unit in a predetermined space thus preventing a leak and adjusting the flow of the molten materials; an outside unit forming an exterior wall covering the insulation unit; and a spread unit, disposed under the insulation unit, spreading the molten materials dropping from the dam unit and transferring the same to the casting mold.
US11465196B2	Method for manufacturing a rotor shaft and rotor shaft A method for manufacturing a rotor shaft for an electrical aggregate, including providing a pin having a shaft plug-in, in particular a cylindrical shaft plug-in; producing a hollow rotor shaft body being open at least at a first end for receiving the pin and in form of a rotary body, where an oversize exists between at least one outer surface of the shaft plug-in and at least one inner surface of the rotor shaft body; and inserting the shaft plug-in into the rotor shaft body for fastening the pin to the rotor shaft body for finishing the rotor shaft, such that the process and operation of manufacturing a rotor shaft is simplified while at the same time reducing costs and material waste, and to produce a rotor shaft that can withstand high loads and transmit high torques.
US11465188B2	Robot for straightening double thin-wall section pipe with undesirably shaped cavities A robot for straightening double thin-wall section pipe with undesirably shaped cavities, includes two racks, a positioning component, a shaping component and a driving component. In operation, the double thin-wall section pipe is put in the positioning component, and the shaping component is used for shaping the pipe by the driving of the driving component. The robot improves the working efficiency, and is not only compact in structure design, stable in movement, precise in positioning and reliable in locking, but also convenient for disassembly and maintenance.
US11465179B2	Processing of solid micron sized particles for rapid deposition on substrate surfaces with uniform particle distribution This application relates generally to a method and apparatus to deposit particles onto one or more coupons, and harvest particles from one or more coupons, which may beneficially provide a more uniform or localized distribution of particles over a specified area on each coupon. The application relates to a method and apparatus for depositing particles onto one or more coupons using a sieve. The application also relates to a method and apparatus for depositing particles onto one or more coupons using a dust storm. The particle loadings achieved on each coupon or across an individual coupon may be substantially uniform. The application further relates to a laser-based method and apparatus for transferring particles deposited at localized points on a source coupon to a different substrate for further use.
US11465175B2	Complex mass trajectories for improved haptic effect A haptic actuator includes mechanical links defining a first J-trajectory and mechanical links defining a second J-trajectory as well as a motor coupled to the mechanical links so as to synchronously accelerate a first mass over the first J-trajectory and a second mass over the second J-trajectory. During a first time interval, reactive forces of the first mass accelerating substantially balance reactive forces of the second mass accelerating and during a second time interval reactive forces of the first mass accelerating do not substantially balance reactive forces of the second mass accelerating. This un-balanced condition results in a tap signal being produced.
US11465174B2	Omniphilic, omniphobic, switchable, and selective wetting surfaces A surface with selective wetting properties is described.
US11465171B2	Systems and methods for applying materials to medical devices A mechanism for applying a predetermined pattern of material onto an elongate tubular substrate includes a first motor, an engagement member rotatable by the first motor and configured to reversibly grasp an elongate member, such that rotation of the first motor rotates the elongate member around its longitudinal axis, a fluid dispenser configured to dispense a fluid having a first, flowable state, the fluid dispenser including an elongate dispensing conduit having a distal end having an orifice, the orifice configured to be placed adjacent a surface of the elongate member, a second motor configured to move at least one of the elongate member or the elongate dispensing conduit such that the orifice changes its relative orientation along the longitudinal axis of the elongate member, and wherein the distal end of the elongate dispensing conduit is configured to apply a bias on the surface of the elongate member.
US11465166B2	Viscous material application apparatus The purpose of the present invention is to provide a viscous material application apparatus capable of reliably applying an appropriate amount of a viscous material to a shaft-shaped member. A seal application apparatus (1) is provided with a flexible tubular nozzle (2), which is capable of discharging a sealing agent from an opening (6) formed on the tip thereof, and an actuator (3) for moving the nozzle (2). After or during discharge of the sealing agent by the nozzle (2), the tip of the nozzle (2) moves in the circumferential direction along the outer circumferential surface of a fastener (20), and as the nozzle (2) is stopping the discharge of the sealing agent, the tip of the nozzle (2) moves in a direction away from the outer circumferential surface of the fastener (20).
US11465163B2	Mask unit for fabricating display device A deposition mask unit includes a deposition mask sheet including a plurality of openings, and a deposition mask frame including a raised portion at which the deposition mask sheet is attachable to the deposition mask frame. The raised portion includes a support portion, and a bonding portion protruding from an upper surface of the support portion, an upper surface of the bonding portion being curved.
US11465160B2	Blood separation systems and methods employing centrifugal and spinning membrane separation techniques Systems and methods are provided for separating blood into two or more components. A blood separation system includes a blood separation device and a fluid flow circuit configured to be mounted to the blood separation device. The blood separation device includes a centrifugal separator and a spinning membrane separator drive unit incorporated into a common case, which allows for fluid separation by two different methods. Depending on the separation procedure to be carried out, the fluid flow circuit paired with the blood separation device may include only one separation chamber configured to be mounted to the centrifugal separator or spinning membrane separator drive unit or two separation chambers, with one being mounted to the centrifugal separator and the other to the spinning membrane separator drive unit. The system may be used to separate and collect any combination of red blood cells, plasma, and platelets.
US11465158B2	Separation of ferrous materials A sorting apparatus is provided for sorting selected magnetically attractable articles from a stream of articles including non-selected magnetically attractable articles. The apparatus may include a conveyor for conveying the stream of articles. The conveyor may include a conveyor belt formed in an endless loop including a discharge end configured to launch the stream of articles off the conveyor. A conveyor guide may be located inside of the endless loop adjacent the discharge end. The conveyor guide may be configured to support the conveyor belt such that the conveyor belt slides on the conveyor guide along a downwardly curved path. An array of magnets may be arranged inside of the endless loop for interacting with the stream of articles as the stream of articles passes off the discharge end.
US11465154B2	Grinding mills A stirring device for stirring a particulate material and a grinding media in a grinding mill includes one or more protective elements that extend outwardly from a body to deflect the particulate material and the grinding media from the body to minimize contact of the mixture of the particulate material and the grinding media against the body and to promote contact between the particulate material and the grinding media.
US11465152B2	Crushing system for large-size natural gas hydrate rock samples A crushing system for large-size natural gas hydrate rock samples, which mainly includes a crushing and stirring control subsystem, crushing and stirring execution subsystem and hydrate preparation subsystem. Full automatic control to parameter acquisition and experimental process is achieved by utilizing modern automation technology, including the function of automatically crushing the large-size natural gas hydrate rock samples and also monitoring, collecting and storing the drilling pressure, the torque and the internal furnace pressure and temperature parameters during the crushing process in real time, to provide reliable guarantee for the follow-up researches on crushing mechanism, crushing efficiency, drilling parameter optimization, rock crushing ability evaluation of a crushing tool and the like of the large-size natural gas hydrate rock samples and necessary experimental verification means for optimization of on-site exploiting construction conditions of natural gas hydrate.
US11465151B2	Method and apparatus for handling slides The present disclosure provides apparatus and methods for handling slides. The apparatus includes a carrier comprising a retention hole and a cartridge having a case coupled to one or more separators that together define a plurality of compartments each configured to accept the carrier. At least one of the separators comprises a guide hole, with all guide holes are disposed on a first axis. The retention hole of the carrier is aligned with the first axis when the carrier is disposed in a seated position within one of the compartments. The cartridge also comprises a plurality of spacers each partially disposed within at least one of the guide holes.
US11465146B2	Small volume sample collection device and related systems and methods A system, mixing-enhanced microfluidic container, and methods for small volume sample collection and/or analysis is disclosed. Namely, the invention is directed to a small volume sample collection system that includes a mixing-enhanced microfluidic container and a durable reusable actuation chuck. The mixing-enhanced microfluidic container is used to collect small volumes of sample fluid and includes a means for mixing the sample fluid with reagents disposed within the microfluidic container. The mixing means utilize an array of surface-attached structures (e.g., a micropost array). The application of an “actuation force,” such as a magnetic or electric field, actuates the surface-attached structures into movement, wherein the actuation chuck in close proximity to the mixing-enhanced microfluidic container provides the “actuation force.”
US11465145B2	Method and system for sample collection, storage, preparation and detection A collection device for a biological sample to capture target compounds such as viruses or other pathogens or particles for testing from within the sample and move the captured target compound to a separate chamber for subsequent processing. The collection device can include an openable substance blister including capture particles located in a cup interior. Capture particles can attract and bind the target compounds from the sample. An extraction tube extracts any nucleic acid from the target compound for storage or subsequent amplification and testing to confirm presence of known microorganisms. The extraction tube can comprise a heat-deformable material and can be connected to a microfluidic cartridge for further processing of nucleic acid including, amplification and detection. The microfluidic cartridge includes valves and a plurality of chambers for amplification.
US11465142B2	Multiplexed biological assay device with electronic readout This invention relates generally to devices, systems, and methods for performing biological assays by using indicators that modify one or more optical properties of the assayed biological samples. The subject methods include generating a reaction product by carrying out a biochemical reaction on the biological sample introduced into a device and reacting the reaction product with an indicator capable of generating a detectable change in an optical property of the biological sample to indicate the presence, absence, or amount of analyte suspected to be present in the sample.
US11465139B2	Thermally stable hydrocarbon-based anion exchange membrane and ionomers An anion exchange membrane is composed of a copolymer of 1,1-diphenylethylene and one or more styrene monomers, such as 4-tert-butylstyrene. The copolymer includes a backbone substituted with a plurality of ionic groups coupled to phenyl groups on the backbone via hydrocarbyl tethers between about 1 and about 7 carbons in length. High-temperature conditions enabled by these copolymers enhance conductivity performance, making them particularly suitable for use in anion exchange membranes in fuel cells, electrolyzers employing hydrogen, ion separations, etc. The properties of the membranes can be tuned via the degree of functionalization of the phenyl groups and selection of the functional groups, such as quaternary ammonium groups. Several processes can be used to incorporate the desired ionic functional groups into the polymers, such as chloromethylation, radical bromination, Friedel-Crafts acylation and alkylation, sulfonation followed by amination, or combinations thereof.
US11465138B2	Method for producing metal complex catalyst, and metal complex catalyst produced by same A method for preparing a metal complex catalyst by (A) obtaining a precipitate by bringing a metal precursor solution comprising a zinc (Zn) precursor, a ferrite (Fe) precursor, and water into contact with a basic aqueous solution; (B) obtaining a zinc ferrite catalyst by filtering and calcining the precipitate; and (C) supporting an acid onto the zinc ferrite catalyst, and a metal complex catalyst prepared thereby.
US11465137B2	Honeycomb structure and die A honeycomb structure includes a central area and a reinforced outer peripheral area. For a boundary cell having cell walls with different wall thicknesses on two sides parallel with an imaginary parallel line, a thin wall thickness t1
US11465136B2	Metal-metal bonded ammonia oxidation catalysts Methods and catalysts for oxidizing ammonia to nitrogen are described. Specifically, diruthenium complexes that spontaneously catalyze this reaction are disclosed. Accordingly, the disclosed methods and catalysts can be used in various electrochemical cell-based energy storage and energy production applications that could form the basis for a potential nitrogen economy.
US11465135B2	Bifunctional chiral organocatalytic compound having excellent enantioselectivity, preparation method therefor, and method for producing non-natural gamma-amino acid from nitro compound by using same The present invention relates to a bifunctional chiral organocatalytic compound having excellent enantioselectivity, a preparation method therefor, and a method for producing a non-natural gamma amino acid from a nitro compound by using the chiral organocatalytic compound. According to the present invention, the bifunctional chiral organocatalytic compound having excellent enantioselectivity can be easily synthesized, gamma-amino acids with high optical selectivity can be obtained at a high yield by an economical and convenient method using the chiral organocatalytic compound, and various (R)-configuration gamma-amino acids, which are not present in nature, can be produced with high optical purity in large quantities by using a small amount of a catalyst, and therefore, the present invention can be widely utilized in various industrial fields including the pharmaceutical industry.
US11465128B2	Catalyst, method for producing same, and method for producing diene compound using said catalyst The present invention relates to a catalyst including: a porous carrier including at least one element X selected from the group consisting of elements belonging to Groups 13 and 14 of the periodic table; an oxide of at least one metal element A selected from the group consisting of elements belonging to Groups 3 to 6 of the periodic table; and at least one oxide of a metal element B selected from the group consisting of elements belonging to Group 2 and Groups 7 to 12 of the periodic table, wherein at least a part of the oxide of the metal element A is bonded to the porous carrier.
US11465126B2	Method for producing water-absorbent resin powder and production apparatus therefor The production method includes: a gel-crushing step of grinding a crosslinked hydrogel polymer to obtain a particulate crosslinked hydrogel polymer; a heating drying step of obtaining dried particles from the particulate crosslinked hydrogel polymer by using a continuous stirring drying machine; a post-crosslinking step of post-crosslinking the particulate crosslinked hydrogel polymer or the dried particles; and a sizing step of adjusting a particle size of the dried particles or the post-crosslinked dried particles to obtain water-absorbent resin powder. The particulate crosslinked hydrogel polymer contains a gel fluidizer. A gel temperature of the particulate crosslinked hydrogel polymer containing the gel fluidizer, the gel temperature being measured by a contact thermometer, is not lower than 50° C. In the production method, the dried particles or the post-crosslinked dried particles is forcedly cooled before the sizing step.
US11465125B2	Water-absorbing resin A water-absorbing resin that exhibits excellent absorption performance and a high permeation rate with respect to liquids to be absorbed, and that effectively reduces liquid leakages, even in an absorbent body using a large amount of the water-absorbing resin. The water-absorbing resin is formed from a polymer of a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer, and when a cross-sectional image of the water-absorbing resin obtained by X-ray computer tomography is observed, the percent area of cavity portions in the cross-sectional image is 2-10%. The liquid flow rate index when a physiological saline liquid column flow rate test is performed on the water-absorbent resin having a particle diameter of 250 to 500 μm at 37° C. is 5-20.
US11465120B2	Nitrogen oxide sorbent and exhaust gas cleaning catalyst A nitrogen oxide storage material comprising: Mg1-yAl2O4-y, wherein y is a number satisfying 0≤y≤0.2, a noble metal, an oxide of a metal other than the noble metal, and a barium compound, the noble metal, the oxide, and the barium compound being loaded on Mg1-yAl2O4-y. The metal oxide comprises at least one metal oxide selected from zirconium oxide, praseodymium oxide, niobium oxide, and iron oxide.
US11465114B2	Ammonia membrane reactor comprising a composite membrane The present specification discloses a membrane reactor comprising a reaction region; a permeate region; and a composite membrane disposed at a boundary of the reaction region and the permeate region, wherein the reaction region comprises a bed filled with a catalyst for dehydrogenation reaction, wherein the composite membrane comprises a support layer including a metal with a body-centered-cubic (BCC) crystal structure, and a catalyst layer including a palladium (Pd) or a palladium alloy formed onto the support layer, wherein ammonia (NH3) is supplied to the reaction region, the ammonia is converted into hydrogen (H2) by the dehydrogenation reaction in the presence of the catalyst for dehydrogenation reaction, and the hydrogen permeates the composite membrane and is emitted from the membrane reactor through the permeate region.
US11465111B2	Mini mixer system A mini mixer system includes a mixer, for executing a continuous mixing operation for an extended period of time, the mixing operation includes a mixing production process with corrosiveness, high viscosity and high mixing risks. The mixer includes a motor, a coupling and torsion meter, a reduction gear, a plurality of couplings, a frame group, a gear box group, at least one mixing element, a mixing can and a lifting mechanism group. The motor, the coupling and torsion meter and the reduction gear are connected to one another by the couplings. The reduction gear is connected to the gear box group by the coupling. The motor, the reduction gear, the gear box group and the lifting mechanism group are all fixed on the frame group. The mixer is assembled in a gear mechanism of the gear box group. The mixing can is disposed on the lifting mechanism group.
US11465110B2	Scaleable inline buffer dilution scheme An inline buffer dilution system is provided that includes a first flow control valve fluidly connected to a supply of diluent liquid, second and third flow control valves fluidly connected to supplies of a first buffer and a second buffer, respectively, and a mixing pump fluidly connected to the first, second, and third flow control valves and configured to mix an amount of the diluent liquid, the first buffer, and the second buffer to produce a diluted buffer solution. The system further includes a backpressure control valve configured to generate a backpressure that promotes mixing within the mixing pump, and a controller configured to control the backpressure based on the amount of the diluent liquid, the first buffer, and the second buffer being mixed in the mixing pump, such that the mixing pump yields a minimum mixing threshold across a range of fluid flows.
US11465109B2	Finger manipulated mixing device and method A small, non-powered, handheld and finger-manipulated mixing device adapted for stirring or mixing liquids or liquid/solid combinations in relatively small volume containers. The mixing device has an elongated rod-like main body with an agitation member disposed on its distal end. The main body is provided with a bounded shaft segment that is bounded proximally and distally by transition shoulders of greater diameter than the bounded shaft segment, thus providing a region to receive the thumb and finger of the user to spin the main body, with the transition shoulders preventing excessive movement in the axial direction during rotation.
US11465105B2	Mixing device for mixing a spray from an injector into a gas and system comprising same A mixing device includes a mixing cavity having a partially open wall and a closed wall. In certain examples, the partially open wall and the closed wall are two separately formed pieces. A downstream side of the mixing device is shaped so as to define a helicoidal groove for circumferentially guiding gas from an outlet opening of the mixing cavity in a downstream direction. An injector sprays reactant into the mixing cavity.
US11465104B2	Ligand-modified filter and methods for reducing metals from liquid compositions Described are filter materials including a polyol ligand, such as n-methylglucamine, and/or a polyphosphonic acid ligand, which are highly effective for filtering metals or metal ions from fluids. The filter materials can be particularly useful to filter basic and acidic fluid compositions, such as those used for wet etching, removing photoresist, and cleaning steps in microelectronic device manufacturing.
US11465102B2	Method of preparing heterogeneous zeolite membranes Disclosed are a heterogeneous zeolite membrane and a method of preparing the same, and more particularly a heterogeneous zeolite membrane that has CHA and DDR zeolite structures by growing seed particles into a crystal structure different from that of the zeolite membrane and can thus separate CO2/N2 and CO2/CH4 even under wet conditions, a method of preparing the same, and a method of capturing and removing carbon dioxide using the membrane.
US11465100B2	Thin film composite hollow fibre membrane There is provided a thin film composite (TFC) hollow fibre membrane comprising a porous hollow fibre support layer formed of a polymer and a selective layer, formed of a cross-linked polyamide, on an inner circumferential surface of the hollow fibre support layer, wherein the TFC hollow fibre membrane has a power density of 25-50 W/m2 at a pressure of 30 bar. There is also provided a method of forming the TFC hollow fibre membrane.
US11465097B2	Moisture removing device for a laundry appliance that incorporates a nanopore membrane A dehumidification mechanism for an appliance includes a blower that delivers humid process air along an airflow path. A drum is positioned along the airflow path. A condensing apparatus dehumidifies the humid air to define dehumidified air. A membrane has a plurality of nanopores that define a portion of the airflow path within the condensing apparatus. The humid air is delivered along the membrane having the plurality of nanopores and the nanopores operate through capillary condensation to dehumidify the humid air and separate condensate away from the humid air to define the dehumidified air. The condensate removed by the nanopore membrane is delivered away from the airflow path and to a condensate collection area within the appliance.
US11465096B2	Trap for use with gas sampling devices Apparatus and methods are described, including a water trap (28) that includes an inlet portion (40), via which a mixture of gas and water is configured to enter the water trap, and an outlet portion (42), via which the gas is configured to exit the water trap, the inlet portion and the outlet portion being formed separately from one another and being coupled to one another, such as to form a tube (44) that defines a longitudinal axis and that defines an internal hollow volume through which the gas is configured to flow. A membrane filter (46) is disposed in a flat configuration within the tube, between the inlet portion and the outlet portion, such that the membrane filter is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tube, the membrane filter being configured to prevent the water from passing therethrough. Other applications are also described.
US11465087B2	Valve, use of such valve, separator comprising such valve and method of operating a separator This document discloses a valve comprising a main valve closure body, arranged on a low pressure side of the valve and moveable to open towards the low pressure side, a control body, fixedly connected to the main valve closure body, such that a position of the main valve closure body is fixed relative to a position of the control body, a control chamber, partially defined by the control body, whereby a volume of the control chamber is variable in relation to the position of the control body, and a control fluid connector for controlling a pressure in the control chamber. The document also discloses use of the valve in a separator for separating dust and debris from an airflow, a separator comprising such a valve and a method of operating a separator.
US11465080B1	Wastewater treatment system outlet filter cleaner The present development is a septic tank or wastewater treatment tank outlet filter cleaning device. More specifically, the device is an outlet filter cleaner for a slotted filter used to reduce solid waste transfer into a septic tank effluent. The device comprises a central shaft with at least one cleaning disc, wherein the cleaning disc comprises a body which is mounted on the shaft and wherein a plurality of fingers protrude from the body, preferably in locations substantially identical to the positions of the openings in the wall of the tube.
US11465077B2	Unit for treating a drilling mud and corresponding method A drilling mud treatment unit (100) comprises a primary duct (10) for feeding coagulated drilling mud, an in-line flocculation system (20) for flocculating the coagulated drilling mud flowing in the primary duct (10), and at least one hydrocyclone (30) fed by the primary duct (10) and arranged downstream from the flocculation system (20). The hydrocyclone (30) has an overflow orifice (32) for receiving a liquid product resulting from treatment of the drilling mud and an underflow orifice (34) for receiving a solid product resulting from treatment of the drilling mud. The overflow orifice (32) presents an overflow diameter (Do) and the underflow orifice presents an underflow diameter (Du), and the underflow diameter (Du) is greater than 1.1 times the overflow diameter (Do).
US11465076B2	Automated sand separator discharge system A system for automatically discharging sand from a sand separator. The system includes a first and second valves and a choke valve disposed in a discharge line from a sand separator. A pressure transducer measures pressure in the line between the first and second valves. A controller operates the valves to initiate and terminate the discharge sequence. An emergency shutdown valve is positioned upstream of the sand separator and is operative to shut down the system if the pressure reading by the transducer exceeds a predetermined amount.
US11465074B2	Degassing device The degassing device includes a degassing flow path, a vacuum chamber, a vacuum pump, an inlet flow path, an outlet flow path, a drain flow path, a downstream side switching unit, and a controller. The degassing flow path is made of a gas-permeable, liquid-impermeable tube, and is accommodated in the vacuum chamber. The inlet flow path is for introducing a mobile phase to the degassing flow path, and the outlet flow path is for causing a mobile phase which has passed through the degassing flow path to flow out. The drain flow path is provided separately from the outlet flow path and is configured to drain the mobile phase in the degassing flow path from the degassing flow path. The downstream side switching unit is configured to switch the downstream end of the degassing flow path so as to be connected to either the outlet flow path or the drain flow path. The controller controls the operation of the downstream side switching unit, and is configured to connect the downstream end of the degassing flow path to the drain flow path at a predetermined timing when feeding of the mobile phase by the liquid feeding pump is stopped to drain the mobile phase in the degassing flow path through the drain flow path.
US11465073B2	Chemical liquid purification method, chemical liquid manufacturing method, and chemical liquid An object of the present invention is to provide a chemical liquid purification method by which a chemical liquid capable of inhibiting the occurrence of short in a semiconductor substrate manufactured by a photolithography process is obtained. Another object of the present invention is to provide a chemical liquid manufacturing method and a chemical liquid. The chemical liquid purification method of the present invention includes a purification step of filtering a liquid to be purified by using a filter, in which a filter satisfying a condition 1 or a condition 2 in the following test is used as the filter.Test: 1,500 ml of a test liquid formed of the organic solvent is brought into contact with the filter for 24 hours under a condition of 23° C., and a content of particles containing at least one kind of metal selected from the group consisting of Fe, Al, Cr, Ni, and Ti in the test liquid after the contact satisfies a predetermined condition.
US11465069B2	Diabatic distillation column Diabatic distillation column 1 includes first and second cooling devices 11, 12 configured to indirectly cool fluid in rectifying section 2 with a circulating working fluid, first and second heating devices 21, 22 configured to indirectly heat fluid in stripping section 3 with the circulating working fluid, first compressor 31 configured to compress the working fluid from first cooling device 11 on first circulation path P11-P14 between first cooling device 11 and first heating device 21, second compressor 32 configured to compress the working fluid from second cooling device 12 on second circulation path P21-P24 between second cooling device 12 and second heating device 22, first expansion device 41 configured to expand the working fluid from first heating device 21 on first circulation path P11-P14, and second expansion device 42 configured to expand the working fluid from second heating device 22 on second circulation path P21-P24.
US11465066B2	Installation and method for purifying fluids by distillation Method and plant for fluid purification by distillation comprising a reservoir (1) with a fluid containing diluted solids provided with an impurities filter on its outlet (2); a pump (3) connected to the reservoir outlet (1) and set up to increase the fluid containing solids pressure and temperature; and a heat area (4) for the fluid containing solids comprising a plurality of ducts contacting with a heat transfer fluid; and, furthermore, comprising a convergent-divergent nozzle (5) connected to the heat area outlet (4) and set to increase the biphasic liquid-vapor fluid speed so the diluted solids contained in the fluid already heated settle in a solids reservoir (6), whereas the fluid passes to a condenser (7) and then to a purified fluid reservoir (8) already in liquid state.
US11465064B2	Articulating object An articulating object is provided, and may include a first body portion, a second body portion, a first cable segment and a cable drive system. The second body portion has a neutral axis and is articulatable. The first cable segment extends along the second body portion on a first side of the neutral axis. The first cable segment is of a push-pull cable type. The cable drive system is drivable to move the first cable segment in a first direction to generate a first moment on the second body portion in a first moment direction, thereby driving articulation of the second body portion in a first articulation direction, and is drivable to move the first cable segment in a second direction to generate a first moment on the second body portion in a second moment direction, thereby driving articulation of the second body portion in a second articulation direction.
US11465063B2	System and method for affecting motion of an amusement ride vehicle A system for affecting motion of an amusement ride vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a channel and a plurality of fluid spray sources positioned to spray at least a primary fluid over the channel. For at least one of the fluid spray sources, the system is adapted to inject a secondary fluid into the primary fluid to modify at least one of a pressure and a velocity of the primary fluid. A corresponding method is also disclosed.
US11465062B2	Fairground ride passenger unit A passenger restraint device of a fairground ride passenger unit, having a passenger space, includes a position-adjustable restraint element and a lockable hydraulic adjuster which acts on the restraint element. The lockable hydraulic adjuster has a cylinder-piston unit and a hydraulic accumulator. The hydraulic accumulator and the cylinder-piston unit of the hydraulic adjuster form a structural unit with a cylinder of the cylinder-piston unit and a cylinder of the hydraulic accumulator arranged next to and parallel to each other as part of the integrated cylinder assembly. A common closure cover is provided on each end face of the integrated cylinder assembly. Please replace the specification with the attached substitute specification. A marked-up and clean version of the amended specification is submitted herewith.
US11465059B2	Non-player game communication A system in which players participate as characters in a virtual game world via game clients executing on client devices. An observer mode is provided that enables users to navigate in the game world without requiring a game client so that a user can navigate the game world while not actively playing the game. When a user accesses the game in observer mode, a view of the game world is rendered from the viewpoint of an observer's character; the observer's character may not correspond to a character in the game and the observer's character may not be visible to the players in the game. The rendered view of the game world is streamed to a viewing application on a personal device. Navigation inputs allow the observer's character to move freely within the game world.
US11465057B1	Platform for enhanced skill-based games with fixed odds payouts A system for presenting a skill-based game. The system includes at least one server having a processor configured to execute machine-readable code. The processor is configured to cause the server to create and provide a set of advanced choice game to the plurality of presentation devices of the users, which each present the set of advanced choice games on a respective display. Each game of the set having an assigned fixed odds payout based on winning user selections. The server receives, over the wide area network, data from the presentation devices characterizing a set of user-selected winners of the advanced choice games made by the users. The server update the event data pertinent to participants in the actual events associated with the advanced choice games. The server uses the updated data to calculate and assign payoffs to the users based on the fixed payoff odds.
US11465056B2	Game mediation component for enriching multiplayer gaming sessions Users play electronic games on their client devices, such as smartphones, laptop computers, game consoles, or the like. A game mediation component supplements the electronic games by providing additional functionality for group gameplay, such as communication among the players participating in the gameplay group, emphasizing key moments in the gameplay, saving and sharing of portions of the group gameplay, etc. Events related to gameplay, such as environmental events or in-game events, cause the game mediation component to take an action to supplement the gameplay, such as modifying an overlay user interface to provide additional gameplay data while efficiently using screen real estate, sending messages to other players in the group gameplay, and saving and sharing portions of gameplay session.
US11465055B2	Systems and methods for detecting and preventing fraudulent in-app activities A system for detecting and preventing fraudulent activities on a software application. The system includes a server arrangement that is communicably coupled with a user device. The server arrangement is configured to receive user-interaction data and sensor data from the user device on which the software application is being executed. The user-interaction data is indicative of an interaction of a user with the software application. The sensor data is collected by at least one sensor of the user device during execution of the software application. The server arrangement is further configured to analyse the user-interaction data and the sensor data to detect whether or not the user is a bot, and perform at least one action when the user is a bot.
US11465052B2	Game definition file A client device receives compiled software for a game engine. The game engine is for playing a designated game. The client device receives a game definition file for the designated game. The game definition file stores rules for the designated game. The game definition file defines the rules using non-compiled machine-readable code. The client device executes the game engine at the client device to enable playing of the designated game via the client device. Executing the game engine includes: accessing the game definition file; and providing, via a user interface generated on the client device, interactive gameplay of the designated game according to the rules for the designated game defined by the game definition file.
US11465046B2	Video game processing program and video game processing system A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program product for causing a server to realize functions to control progress of a video game in response to an operation of a user is provided. The functions include: a motion control function configured to refer to a storing section to cause an object to carry out a motion specified by the user, a series of actions (hereinafter, referred to as a “motion”) being stored in the storing section in advance, the object being to be caused to carry out the series of actions; a stopping function configured to cause the motion, which the object is carrying out, to stop on the way on the basis of an operation of the user; and a proceeding function configured to cause the video game to proceed in a state where the motion of the object is stopped on the way on the basis of the stopping function.
US11465045B1	Maintaining session state using redundant servers Techniques implemented by a game-hosting service to place a load balancer between client devices engaged in a game session and servers that maintain state data for the game session. Rather than having a single server maintain state data and host the game session, the load balancer will broadcast action data received from the client devices to the server that is hosting the game session, or “primary server,” and also to a redundant server that is maintaining state data for the game session, or “secondary server.” Thus, if the primary server is unable to continue hosting the session, the secondary server may begin hosting the game session using the state data maintained for the game session. Further, by offloading the network input/output (I/O) tasks of communicating with the client devices from the server to the load balancer, the server can allocate larger amounts of resources to hosting game sessions.
US11465044B2	Method and system for providing game based on video call and object recognition Provided are methods and systems for providing a game based on a video call and object recognition. A game providing method of an electronic device configured as a computer including displaying game content on a video call screen in response to a video call being established between a user of the electronic device and a counterpart through a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) channel, recognizing an object in a call image as motion data with respect to the game content, and controlling a game element corresponding to the game content using a result of the recognizing may be provided.
US11465043B2	Game system, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein information processing program, information processing apparatus, and information processing method An example of a game system includes an input apparatus, at least a part of which elastically deforms by applying a force to the input apparatus. During the execution of a rhythm game, music is reproduced, and at each of a plurality of timings associated with the music, a user input is evaluated. If the input apparatus deforms at a predetermined timing, a user input at the predetermined timing is evaluated in favor of a user regardless of whether or not the input apparatus deforms from a time before the predetermined timing.
US11465042B2	Game controller A game controller according to the present disclosure includes: a housing; and an internal structural body accommodated inside of the housing. The internal structural body includes at least: an internal frame having an installation surface and a recess adjacent to the installation surface; a battery that is accommodated in the recess of the internal frame and has a first surface that opposes a bottom surface of the recess and a second surface on a side opposite to that of the first surface; and a flexible substrate that is installed on the installation surface of the internal frame and includes a conductive pattern. The flexible substrate is arranged so as to cover at least a portion of the second surface of the battery accommodated in the recess.
US11465039B2	Method and system for mobile device users to engage in multiple promotional campaigns by single registration A device for engaging users in an advertisement and promotions campaign and a method and system for mobile device users to engage in multiple promotional campaigns by a single registration.
US11465037B1	System and method for robotic ticket scratching via live remote mobile interface A controller is configured to obtain first image data from a camera associated with a ticket processing apparatus; transmit the first image data to an application server; receive, from the application server, a dispense command for the ticket processing apparatus; cause the ticket processing apparatus to dispense, based on the dispense command, a ticket having a scratching area; receive a user-provided scratching command from the application server; and cause a robotic scratching device to scratch, or remove an opaque substance from, the scratching area of the ticket in accordance with the user-provided scratching command.
US11465036B2	Pencil spinner A portable rotatable spinner to be used in combination with a pencil and an educational curriculum worksheet, where the worksheet incorporates a spinner-type game board image, and where the game board is used by students to generate random results or data. The spinner has an arrow-shaped body. Located midpoint of the body is an integrally-formed, vertically-oriented cylinder. The cylinder extends symmetrically from the upper and lower surfaces of the body. Through the cylinder is a hole or aperture. The aperture has an internal diameter slightly larger than the diameter of a pencil. In use, the spinner is placed on top of the worksheet and aligned over the game board. A pencil is inserted through the spinner. One hand holds the pencil vertically while the other hand flicks the spinner. The spinner rotates freely about the pencil until coming to a rest.
US11465035B2	Nesting chess set A nesting chess set with two teams of chess pieces. Each team includes one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns. The pieces of each team are configured such that they can be organized into two nests, each nest comprising eight pieces, wherein the only difference between the two nests is that one has the king and one has the queen, while otherwise each nest has a rook, a bishop, a knight, and four pawns. The queen is the outside piece of one nest. The king is the outside piece of the other nest. The rest of the pieces are sized and shaped to nest within the king or queen. Each nest is held together by a magnetic base.
US11465033B2	Article of apparel with dynamic padding system An article of apparel includes a padding system that dynamically changes configuration in response to an impending impact. The padding system may change from a state that has a high flexibility and offers low protection from impact to a state that has a low flexibility and offers increase protection from impact. The system may use a filament to constrict a plurality of padding elements together in order to increase the overall stiffness of the pad. The filament may be tightened and loosened by a spool. The spool may receive a signal regarding the impending impact from a sensor that is a part of the article of apparel, or a sensor that is separate from it.
US11465029B2	Systems, devices, and methods employing the same for enhancing audience engagement in a competition or performance Presented herein is an interactive platform for judging an activity by a participant in an event. The platform includes a client application program downloadable to a mobile device. The program may include a database storing a mobile device identifier (ID), a user ID, user information, and location data of the device. The application may further be configured to display one or more events of the activity as well as an input for receiving a score of the activity from the user. The platform may additionally include a server system connected with the client application programs via a communication network. The server system may be configured for receiving the mobile device ID, the user ID, the user information, and the location data for the client program, and may further be configured to receive the scores from the users, and to adjust the scores according to determined bias of the associated user.
US11465024B2	Cattle roping training dummy A cattle roping training dummy (90) that allows a “header” and a “heeler”' to practice roping the head of the cattle roping training dummy (90), the hind legs (175) of the cattle roping training dummy (90), or a combination of the head and the hind legs (175) is described. The cattle roping training dummy (90) comprises a frame (100), a spring (200), a supporting structure (300) and a base (400). The cattle roping training dummy (90) may further comprise a means to actuate side release lever (500). When the frame (100) is released, the spring (200) gives the frame (100) an initial jerk as the frame (100) and provides rotational motion around the supporting structure (300). This jerking motion mimics a live steer that has been roped on the horns or head and is jerked sideways as the cowboy pulls the steer to the left. The cattle roping training dummy (90) also provides the “heeler” with the opportunity to practice alone. The cattle roping training dummy (90) provides the convenience of: a) quick fold up for easy moving and storing, and b) quick setup.
US11465020B2	Double-wall iron with composite inner wall A golf club head includes a golf club head body, a striking face, and an inner wall supporting the striking face. A ledge extends from a body into the interior of the golf club head body, and the inner wall is disposed within a gap between the striking face and the ledge. A rear surface of the inner wall is supported by a portion of the golf club head body, and a rear surface of the striking face is in contact with a portion of the inner wall. The inner wall may be inserted into the golf club head through an opening defined in the toe portion of the golf club head or the rear portion of the golf club head.
US11465018B2	Club head sets with varying characteristics and related methods Embodiments of golf clubs head sets with varying characteristics are disclosed herein. Other examples and related methods are also generally described herein.
US11465015B2	Ring actuator An exercise accessory includes a load bearing shaft. It further includes a ring-shaped actuator oriented substantially concentrically to the shaft that is responsive to radial pressure from a user. The radial pressure from the user causes a control signal to be transmitted from the exercise accessory to an exercise machine.
US11465004B2	Microwave fire protection systems and methods A communication system includes a first radio frequency identification (RFID) device coupled to a sensor that monitors a fire condition and a second RFID device. The first RFID device includes at least one first antenna that receives a fire detection signal from the sensor, and a processing circuit that causes the at least one first antenna to transmit a radio frequency (RF) signal corresponding to the fire detection signal through an internal volume of a pipe coupled to a fluid source. The second RFID device includes at least one second antenna that receives the RF signal through the internal volume of the pipe. The second RFID device controls operation of a fluid distribution device responsive to receiving the indication of the fire detection signal.
US11465003B2	Buffered wall flow multi-channels flame arrester The present invention belongs to the field of flame arresters, and discloses a buffered wall flow multi-channels flame arrester. The flame arrester comprises a buffering and splitting cover and a Z-type wall flow multi-channels flame arresting core, wherein the buffering and splitting cover has a round-bottom plain-top cylindrical shape or hemispherical shape, with pinholes distributed in the cover surface, and channels are arranged inside the Z-type wall flow multi-channels flame arresting core. In every two adjacent channels, the inlet of one channel is blocked, and the outlet of the other channel is blocked, and in the height direction in the central cross section of the flame arresting core, pinholes are arranged in the wall surfaces between adjacent channels, and adjacent upper and lower channels constitute a fluid channel.
US11465002B2	Systems and methods for fireproofing cables and other structural members According to some embodiments, a fireproofing system for protecting an elongate member, comprising at least one inner layer configured to at least partially wrap around itself to form an inner passage, the at least one inner layer configured to generally resist heat, and an outer shell or member defining an interior opening, wherein the first layer is configured to be positioned within the interior opening of the outer shell or outer member, wherein an elongate member is configured to pass through the inner passage.
US11464999B2	Collimating body and multi-source focusing radiation therapy head The present disclosure provides a collimating body and a multi-source focusing radiation therapy head. The collimating body includes a first collimating portion and a second collimating portion. The first collimating portion and the second collimating portion are arranged side by side and closely fixed. The first collimating portion includes a first collimating hole set, and the second collimating portion includes a second collimating hole set. The first collimating portion and the second collimating portion are able to move oppositely in a direction perpendicular to a side-by-side direction, so as to align or stagger the first collimating hole set and the second collimating hole set.
US11464994B2	Aesthetic method of biological structure treatment by magnetic field Combined methods for treating a patient using time-varying magnetic field are described. The treatment methods combine various approaches for aesthetic treatment. The methods are focused on enhancing a visual appearance of the patient.
US11464992B2	Method and apparatus for delivering anti-tachycardia pacing A medical device is configured to deliver anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP) in the presence of T-wave alternans. The device is configured to detect a ventricular tachyarrhythmia from a cardiac electrical signal received by the medical device. In response to the detected ventricular tachyarrhythmia, the device delivers a plurality of ATP pulses at alternating time intervals. The alternating time intervals comprise at least a first ATP time interval separating a first pair of the ATP pulses and a second ATP time interval different than the first ATP time interval. The second ATP time interval consecutively follows the first ATP time interval and separates a second pair of the ATP pulses.
US11464991B2	Wearable cardiac defibrillator (WCD) system controlling conductive fluid deployment In some embodiments, a wearable medical device system includes a processor configured to determine whether a patient requires electrical therapy to be provided via a plurality of therapy electrodes, the electrical therapy comprising discharging at least a portion of a stored electrical charge from an energy storage module, and if so, cause a fluid deploying mechanism to deploy a portion of the stored fluid to an interface between at least two therapy electrodes and the patient's skin prior to providing the electrical therapy, the deployed portion of fluid adapted to decrease the impedance measured by an impedance measurement circuit, and cause the fluid deploying mechanism to deploy an additional portion of fluid in response to the impedance measured by the impedance measurement circuit increasing above a threshold during the electrical therapy.
US11464985B2	Implantable medical device using internal sensors to determine when to switch operational modes Techniques for switching an implantable medical device (IMD) from a first mode to a second mode in relation to signals obtained from internal sensors are described. The internal sensors may include a temperature sensor and a biosensor. In some examples, processing circuitry of the IMD may make a first preliminary determination that the IMD is implanted based on a first signal from the temperature sensor. In response to the first preliminary determination being that the IMD is implanted, the processing circuitry may make a second preliminary determination that the IMD is implanted based on a second signal from the biosensor. The processing circuitry may switch the IMD from a first mode to a second mode based on both the first preliminary determination and the second preliminary determination being that the IMD is implanted.
US11464975B2	Methods and apparatuses for configuring artificial retina devices Methods and apparatuses to detect configuration commands from waveforms received at a retina prosthesis device for calibrating the device are described. The device can comprise an array of pixel units to receive light to stimulate neuron cells to cause an effect of visual sensation from the light. The pixel units may have configurable parameters for the stimulation to the neuron cells. The configurable parameters may be updated according to the configuration commands detected without requiring micro processor and non-volatile memory in the device. The stimulation may be generated according to the updated configurable parameters to improve the effect of visual sensation from the light including compensation for the physiological and environmental variations and drifts.
US11464974B2	Method for using soft physiotherapy instrument A method for using soft physiotherapy instrument is provided. The method comprises providing a soft physiotherapy instrument comprising a flexible sheet and a controller, applying the flexible sheet of on a user's skin, and turning on the controller and selecting a function button on the controller, inputting a current to a plurality of functional layers in the flexible sheet, and stimulating user's skin with the current.
US11464972B2	Method and system for providing electrical stimulation to a user A method for providing electrical stimulation to a user as a user performs a set of tasks during a time window, the method comprising: providing an electrical stimulation treatment, characterized by a stimulation parameter and a set of portions, to a brain region of the user in association with the time window; for each task of the set of tasks: receiving a signal stream characterizing a neurological state of the user; from the signal stream, identifying a neurological signature characterizing the neurological state associated with the task; and modulating the electrical stimulation treatment provided to the brain region of the user based upon the neurological signature, wherein modulating comprises delivering a portion of the set of portions of the electrical stimulation treatment to the brain region of the user, while maintaining an aggregate amount of the stimulation parameter of the treatment provided during the time window below a maximum limit.
US11464971B2	Selective nerve fiber block method and system A system for selectively blocking nerve fiber activity in a target nerve is provided. The system includes one or more electrodes. The system further includes an electronic control system electrically attached to each electrode to deliver electrical stimulation to a target nerve to block nerve signal transmission of C-fibers in the target nerve such that the nerve signal transmission of A-fibers in the target nerve providing motor function and/or low-threshold sensory function is not blocked. A method of delivering electrical stimulation to selectively block nerve fiber activity in a target nerve and a kit for performing a procedure to selectively block nerve fiber activity are disclosed.
US11464967B2	Stimulation/sensing electrode fixation device and electrical lead A device for the active fixation of an implantable medical lead includes a housing, a tine assembly, and rotatable shaft. The housing includes a proximal end for connecting to the lead and a distal end opposite the proximal end. The housing defines a housing lumen having a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The tine assembly is disposed within the housing lumen. The tine assembly includes at least one tine configured to self-bias from a linear configuration within the housing to a curved configuration outside of the housing. The rotatable shaft extends through the housing lumen. The shaft is configured to engage the tine assembly such that rotation of the shaft transitions the at least one tine between the linear configuration and the curved configuration.
US11464965B2	Dorsal root ganglia surgical leads Implementations described and claimed herein provide paddle leads for dorsal root ganglia (DRG) stimulation and methods of implanting the same. In one implementation, the paddle lead has a small profile facilitating deployment into a target space in the neuroforamen dorsal to the DRG and below the vertebral lamina. A paddle body of the paddle lead may include a living hinge and/or a contoured profile to further facilitate implantation in the target space. For suture assisted deployment as well as to resist migration of the paddle lead once deployed, the paddle lead may include a suture loop configuration. The paddle lead further includes an electrode array having electrode contacts arranged in a two dimensional configuration pattern to create an electrical field optimized for stimulation of the DRG.
US11464963B1	Nitinol braid processing procedure Systems and methods for packaging an optical sensor assembly. An optical sensor assembly for use in a blood pump assembly comprises a visor affixed to a pump housing of the blood pump assembly. A support jacket is in contact with an inner surface of the visor, and defines a cavity in which an optical sensor is disposed. Silicone gel is introduced into the cavity, where it cures. Silicone gel within the cavity protects the optical sensor, and the support jacket prevents the overflowing of the gel and contamination of the visor.
US11464962B2	Disinfecting cap A device for cleaning medical implements is disclosed, in particular a device for cleaning vascular or other fluid access sites. The device includes a cap having an opening to receive an access site. The cap may be used in the following manner: A healthcare worker may, with gloved hands, open the cap packaging and place the cap over the port of a medical implement to be cleaned. The healthcare worker may wipe the site by either applying a turning motion or by simply pushing the cap onto the port. The cap could then remain secured in place by threads other mechanisms. A cap in place on a medical implement may be a positive indication that a desired site of the medical implement is clean. The cap may include a disinfecting substance.
US11464958B2	Drug delivery methods having an occluding member Drug depot delivery devices and methods for delivering a drug depot to a site beneath the skin of a patient are provided. In various embodiments the device has a housing having a top housing end, and a bottom housing end. The housing defines a housing channel. The device has a drug cartridge defining a depot channel aligned with the housing channel and configured to slidably accept the drug depot. The drug cartridge has at least a first occluding device configured to occlude the depot channel at a first position such that the drug depot cannot pass through the depot channel without force applied to the drug depot sufficient to deflect the first occluding device. The bottom end of the housing has a coupling configuration for engaging a cannula. A plunger has a push rod to expel the drug depot through the occluding device and the cannula.
US11464947B1	Aortic perfusion catheter An aortic perfusion catheter is an apparatus that is used during surgery for acute ascending aortic dissection to reduce postoperative injuries from profound hypothermia, ischemia, and reperfusion. The apparatus may include at least one main cannula, an inflation cannula, a drainage cannula, and a balloon tamponade. The at least one main cannula helps maintain blood perfusion to the body during the procedure to reduce postoperative injuries. The inflation cannula enables the selective inflation and deflation of the balloon tamponade to facilitate the insertion and removal of the balloon tamponade along with the at least one main cannula within the descending thoracic aorta. The balloon tamponade prevents blood flow into the operative area to maintain the operative area clear during the procedure. The drainage cannula enables the drainage of blood that may escape the balloon tamponade as well as other bodily fluids.
US11464941B2	Direct stream hydrodynamic catheter system A direct stream hydrodynamic catheter system is provided for the removal of thrombus, lesions and the like including provisions for the infusion of drugs, lysing fluids and the like into a blood vessel. Physician controlled powered direct fluid jet streams emanate from a fluid jet emanatory in the form of robust radially directed fluid jet streams to impinge upon and ablate difficult and strong thrombus and lesions within a blood vessel. Effluent aspiration is controlled by an exhaust regulator in the form of a roller pump, but effluent removal can be assistingly influenced by the fluid pressure associated with the radially directed fluid jet streams.
US11464939B2	Wearable apparatus A wearable apparatus capable of altering a physiological parameter such as the heart rate of a user to provide a relaxing or stimulating effect on the user is provided. The apparatus comprises a device capable of engaging the patient's skin to provide a rhythmic tactile stimulus to the user that can alter the user's heart rate and an arrangement for securing the device to the user such that the device can apply the stimulus to the user. The apparatus may be part of a system enabling the device to be controlled remotely. The apparatus may also be configured to provide additional tactile stimuli.
US11464938B2	Audio tone programmed hygienic and therapeutic sleep and wake eye mask having remotely controlled sunrise and sunset multimodes An eye mask for use to wake up and/or to go to sleep provides ease of cleaning or replacement without damaging electrical or optical components; different user selectable sunrise and sunset illumination modes respectively having blue-shifted and red-shifted spectra simulating natural sunrises and sunsets to assimilate the sleep/wake cycle to the natural rhythms of day and night; sunset and/or sunrise illumination modes that oscillate with fixed period or sequentially changing periods that correspond to brainwave frequencies that respectively facilitate going to sleep and/or waking and synergistically co-operate with corresponding sunset or sunrise light fields to help the user to fall into restful sleep or to awake refreshed and alert; and audio tone programming of illumination mode and treatment time and/or duration of therapy by a remote tone control generator.
US11464935B2	Respiratory pressure therapy device having dock configured to alternatively receive a water reservoir or an end cap A respiratory pressure therapy (RPT) device for pressurising breathable air to treat a respiratory disorder in a patient includes a pressure generator configured to pressurise breathable air, an RPT device inlet configured to receive breathable air from externally of the RPT device to be pressurised by the pressure generator, an RPT device outlet configured to be connected to an air circuit to direct breathable air pressurised by the pressure generator to the patient, a dock having a dock outlet and a dock inlet, and an external housing to enclose the pressure generator. The external housing forms an opening sized to alternatively receive an end cap or a water reservoir.
US11464931B2	Patient interface systems A patient interface structure for delivery of respiratory therapy to a patient includes a cushion assembly that has an elastomeric piece with a mouth seal portion configured to seal around the patient's mouth and a nasal seal portion configured to seal against at least an underside of the patient's nose. The cushion assembly also has a cushion clip attached to the elastomeric piece and forms at least part of a plenum chamber with the elastomeric piece. The cushion clip is more rigid than the elastomeric piece. A front plate that is more rigid than the elastomeric piece and has a plurality of headgear attachment points is attachable to the cushion clip by way of a snap fit connection. A gas passage extends along a surface of the front plate and includes an inlet opening configured to connect to an air delivery tube or a connector for an air delivery tube.
US11464930B2	Self-adjusting mask system A mask system including a frame module and a cushion module provided to the frame module and adapted to form a seal with the patient's face. The cushion module includes a main body defining a breathing chamber and adapted to interface with the frame module and a cushion adapted to form a seal with the patient's face. The main body and the cushion are comolded with one another.
US11464929B2	System and method for vibratory, high frequency ventilation of neonates and infants One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a system for providing non-invasive, high frequency ventilation to a neonate or an infant in need thereof. The system can include a tubing array, a vibration device, and a bifurcated cannula. The tubing array can be adapted to receive a flow of pressurized gas therethrough. The vibration device can be fluidly coupled to the tubing array and configured to generate and apply a jet of air to the flow of pressurized gas. The bifurcated cannula can be fluidly coupled to the tubing array and have independently movable first and second prongs that are sized and dimensioned for insertion into first and second nostrils, respectively, of the neonate or the infant.
US11464922B2	Medicament dispenser device According to the invention there is disclosed a dispenser device for dispensing a medicament, the device comprising at least one component having a coating that comes into contact with the medicament during storage or use of the device on at least one surface thereof, the coating comprising a cross-linked non-diamond like carbon layer comprising 50 At % hydrogen or less and having an interface with the underlying surface of the component.
US11464919B2	Atomiser, in particular inhaler, for atomising a liquid active agent to form an aerosol and a corresponding method An atomiser, in particular an inhaler, for atomising a liquid active agent to form an aerosol, having, inter alia, an active agent reservoir, an atomiser nozzle and a pump arrangement, wherein a suction side of the pump arrangement leads into the active agent reservoir and a pressure side of the pump arrangement leads into the atomiser nozzle, and wherein the pump arrangement has a plunger that can be adjusted in a cylinder in the axial direction of the cylinder. A corresponding method is also described.
US11464916B2	Cap for a medicament container Described is a cap for covering a needle shield on a needle of a medicament container, the cap comprising a cylindrical portion having a first outer diameter, a disc portion disposed on a distal end of the cylindrical portion, the disc portion having a second outer diameter larger than the first outer diameter, and a gripping surface disposed on an inner surface of the cylindrical portion and adapted to a frictionally engage a needle shield on a needle.
US11464915B2	Apparatus and method for the preparation and administration of blood components A dual chambered syringe includes: an inner barrel defining a first inner chamber, the inner barrel having an apertured stopper at its distal end, the inner barrel being open at its proximal end; a shaft adapted to fit within the inner barrel, the shaft having a distal end which is engageable with the aperture of the stopper; a device for controlling engaging and disengaging of the distal end of the shaft with the aperture of the stopper; an outer barrel concentric with the inner barrel defining a second inner chamber, the outer barrel having a distal end for receiving and dispensing fluids and a proximal end into which the distal end of the inner barrel is insertable into the second inner chamber; the apertured stopper engages the second inner chamber of the outer barrel and selectively prevents or permits the passage of fluids between the outer barrel second chamber and the inner barrel first chamber; the inner barrel having an engageable surface on its outside surface; and, the outer barrel having operatively associated therewith an engaging device for selective engagement and disengagement with the engageable surface on the inner barrel.
US11464913B2	Incremental syringe An incremental syringe useful for multiple injections of medications like botulinum toxin is provided. The syringe includes detents on the syringe plunger which provide a tactile feeling, a discrete audible sound or “click,” or preferably both, for every unit of medication aspirated or injected to or from an individual syringe. Hence, there is no need to look at the syringe, or bring it to the eye level, during use thereof. In some embodiments, a second set of detents is included, and in some embodiments a third set of detents is included. Syringe plungers useful for combining with a syringe body to produce such an incremental syringe are also described.
US11464912B2	Drug delivery device with zero position adjustment feature A method of manufacturing a pen drug delivery device comprising the steps of (i) providing a drug delivery device comprising a dose indicator member adapted to move relative to a housing during dose setting and dose expelling corresponding to an axis of rotation, the indicator member having an initial position corresponding to no dose amount being set, (ii) arranging the indicator member in the initial rotational position, and (iii) providing on the housing and on the indicator member respectively a pair of zero markers having a predetermined rotational offset. By this arrangement the issue of finding the correct initial (zero) rotational position of the indicator member is addressed by providing corresponding and rotationally paired zero markings on the pen housing and the indicator member after the pen device has been assembled, this allowing the “true” initial position to be detected by image capture and subsequent image analysis.
US11464911B2	Drug delivery system with a delay mechanism A medicament delivery system, including a medicament container and a delay mechanism that is activated prior to completion of medicament delivery from the medicament container. The delay mechanism automatically activates a subsystem or initiates an operation subsequent to completion of medicament delivery.
US11464910B1	Syringe control structure and manufacture method An improved hypodermic syringe including finger-holding surfaces that substantially or completely surround the operator finger and include an interior tapered portion to better engage a finger, which facilitates one-handed use by allowing the same hand that holds the syringe to operate the plunger conveniently to accomplish both the distal (injecting) stroke and the proximal (aspirating) stroke.
US11464903B2	Drug delivery device with drive assembly and related method of assembly Drug delivery devices and related methods of assembly are disclosed. The drug delivery device may include a main housing having an exterior surface releasably attachable to a patient, a container disposed in an enclosed space defined by an interior surface of the main housing, and a drive assembly. The container may include a reservoir containing a drug and a stopper. The drive assembly may include drive housing and a tether which slidably engages and is pulled taut against a guide surface of the drive housing. A first end of the tether may be wound around a capstan which is mounted rotatably relative to the drive housing. A second end of the tether may be operably connected to a stopper biasing member. The tether may initially retain the stopper biasing member in an energized state. When released, the stopper biasing member may expand to move the stopper through the reservoir.
US11464901B2	System and method of pairing an infusion pump with a remote control device Embodiments of the present disclosure enable a user-wearable infusion pump that may have a limited user interface including no display to be paired with a remote control device that can include a remote consumer electronic device such as a smartphone and/or a dedicated remote controller.
US11464900B2	Insertion mechanism for drug delivery device An insertion mechanism for a drug delivery device including a trocar, a housing, and a manifold in fluid communication with a fluid pathway connector and movable relative to the housing between a first manifold position adjacent to a proximal end of the housing and a second manifold position adjacent to a distal end of the housing. A hub carrying the trocar or hollow delivery needle is removably connected to the manifold, the hub being movable relative to the housing between a first hub position adjacent to the proximal end of the housing and a second hub position adjacent to the distal end of the housing. A power source is configured to generate rotational motion. A motion conversion mechanism operatively connects the power source and the hub, and is configured to convert the rotational motion into linear motion of the hub.
US11464894B2	Automated optical detection of air leaks in chest tube drainage system An air leak detection system for chest tube collection systems includes a light emitting element, such as an LED, and a photodetector that can detect reflected light emission generated by the light emitting element. The air leak detection system can include a securement component, such as a transparent clip or adhesive, so that the air leak detection system is compatible with any conventional chest tube collection system. In certain embodiments, the light emitting element is positioned closer to the bottom portion of the water seal tube than the photodetector. In certain embodiments, the photodetector is positioned closer to a bottom of the water seal chamber than the light emitting element. In certain embodiments, the air leak detection system is part of a chest tube drainage system. A method of detecting an air leak in a chest tube collection system is also disclosed.
US11464893B2	Blood reservoir with blood-handling assembly An apparatus includes a blood-flow-management assembly shaped to define a cylindrical aperture. The blood-flow-management assembly includes a blood collector having drainage holes configured to direct blood to a guide surface positioned below the blood collector. The guide surface may further include ribs that manage blood flow along the guide surface.
US11464889B2	Antimicrobial-containing silicone lubricious coatings Novel, lubricious antimicrobial coatings for medical devices are disclosed. The coatings provide improved lubricity and durability and are readily applied in coating processes at low temperatures that do not deform the device and preserves the antimicrobial effectiveness of the antimicrobial agent. The present invention is also directed to a novel platinum catalyst for use in such coatings. The catalyst provides for rapid curing, while inhibiting cross-linking at ambient temperatures, thereby improving the production pot life of the coatings.
US11464881B2	Fluid sterilization apparatus and fluid sterilization system A fluid sterilization apparatus according to an embodiment includes a tubular portion; a supply head provided at one end of the tubular portion; a discharge head provided at the other end of the tubular portion; a holder provided on the discharge head; a window provided on the discharge head and one surface of which is exposed to a flow path provided in the discharge head; a board provided on a surface of the holder on a side of the window; a light-emitting element provided on the board and allowed to irradiate the window with ultraviolet rays; and a heat insulating portion which is provided between the discharge head and the holder and has a lower thermal conductivity than a thermal conductivity of the holder.
US11464880B2	Door handle disinfection system Sterilization assemblies and self-sterilizing systems using the same include a support housing, a plurality of light-emitting diodes coupled to the support housing to selectively emit UV radiation to sterilize contaminants on a door handle, and a controller coupled to a power source and being configured to operate the plurality of light-emitting diodes by selectively providing power to the plurality of light-emitting diodes based on motion detection within a proximity of the door handle.
US11464875B2	Treatment of neuropathy with DNA constructs expressing IGF-1 isoforms The present invention relates to a DNA construct encoding one or more human IGF-1 isoforms that can be used for treatment of neuropathy. Further provided herein are a pharmaceutical composition including the DNA construct as an active ingredient and a method of administering the DNA construct for treatment of neuropathy. The present invention provides a safe and effective way of treating neuropathic patients.
US11464868B2	Treatment of inflammatory diseases with inhibitors of C5A activity The present invention relates to inhibitors of C5a activity and their use in the treatment of cutaneous, neutrophilic, inflammatory diseases in a subject.
US11464867B2	Multimeric elastin-like polypeptides This disclosure provides a novel compositions and methods to deliver cyclosporine A using genetically engineered protein polymers.
US11464861B2	Pharmaceutical composition with improved storage stability and method for preparing the same A pharmaceutical composition containing a specific related compound within a specified limit and a method for preparing the same are provided.
US11464859B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising sodium meta arsenite for treatment of multiple myeloma The present application relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment of urogenital diseases and bone metastasis in a human, which pharmaceutical composition contains an effective amount of arsenous acid alkaline or earth alkaline metal salt and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvant. According to the present invention, the alkaline arsenous acid metal salt is sodium meta-arsenita (AsO2Na) or potassium meta-arsenite (AsO2K). The effective amount of arsenous acid alkaline or earth alkaline metal salt is 0.0001-1500 mg/kg, preferably 1-1000 mg/kg, more preferably 1-150 mg/kg, and most preferably 50-100 mg/kg of body weight/day. The administration form of the pharmaceutical compositions of the invention is preferably oral, such as a tablet, capsule, powder and/or solution with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent or excipient.
US11464855B2	Antagonism of the VIP signaling pathway Inhibition of the VIP signaling pathway with VIP antagonist is contemplated. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of enhancing the immune response to a cell therapy comprising administering a VIP antagonist to a subject in combination with a cell. In certain embodiments, the subject is diagnosed with leukemia or lymphoma. In certain embodiments, the cell is a blood cell, bone marrow cell, leukocyte, T-cell, natural killer cell, a hematopoietic stem cell, a G-CSF mobilized or non-mobilized blood mononuclear cell.
US11464829B2	Platelet activation and growth factor release using electric pulses Methods and systems for releasing growth factors are disclosed. In certain embodiments, a blood sample is exposed to a sequence of one or more electric pulses to trigger release of a growth factor in the sample. In certain embodiments, the growth factor release is not accompanied by clotting within the blood sample.
US11464827B2	Antiviral pharmaceutical compositions and method of manufacturing The present disclosure provides compositions comprising combinations of one or more lectins, sulfated polysaccharides from marine algae, and cannabinoids and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient or mixtures of excipients and methods of preparing such compositions.
US11464817B2	Composition for preventing, improving or treating female menopausal disease The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition and health functional food composition for preventing or treating female menopausal disease including extract of Ribes fasciculatum leaves as an active ingredient, and a pharmaceutical composition and health functional food composition for preventing or treating female menopausal disease including an extract of Cornus officinalis and extract of Ribes fasciculatum leaves as active ingredients.
US11464816B2	Supplement for menopause This disclosure relates to a supplement, particularly a supplement for menopause.
US11464812B2	Synergistic bacterial compositions and methods of production and use thereof Provided are therapeutic compositions containing Ecobiotic™ populations for prevention, treatment and reduction of symptoms associated with a dysbiosis of a mammalian subject such as a human.
US11464807B2	Genetically engineered hematopoietic stem cells and uses thereof Genetically engineered hematopoietic cells such as hematopoietic stem cells having one or more genetically edited genes of lineage-specific cell-surface proteins and therapeutic uses thereof, either alone or in combination with immune therapy that targets the lineage-specific cell-surface proteins.
US11464804B1	Intrathecal multifactorial infusion of heterogeneous autologous cell therapy A method of treating spinal cord injuries in a patient using sagittal MR images of the spinal cord injury to guide the extent of exposure of the neuro/orthopedic surgeon during a posterior spinal fusion for the purpose of autologous stem cell therapy in the setting of spinal injury; the method using large volumes of the patient's bone marrow aspirated to yield a large quantity of heterogeneous autologous stem cell concentrate containing cellular and subcellular fractions, in addition to soluble protein factors (defined as heterogeneous concentrate) exhibiting regenerative potential which is then applied directly over the spinal cord (under the dura/arachnoid) in the areas affected.
US11464799B2	Composition of extracellular vesicles (EVS) and medical uses thereof The present invention relates to compositions of extracellular vesicles (EVs) which are characterized by a strong proangiogenic activity and are effective in the therapeutic treatment of ischemic diseases and ischemic injuries or in wound healing. The extracellular vesicles (EVs) suitable for use in the compositions of the invention are either derived from a blood component or are selected by means of a potency test for pro-angiogenesis. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a pharmaceutical preparation of extracellular vesicles (EVs) characterized by a strong proangiogenic activity.
US11464797B2	Use of vitamin composition in preparing drug for preventing, treating, or delaying Alzheimer's disease A use of a vitamin composition in preparing a drug for preventing, treating, or delaying Alzheimer's disease. The composition comprises a B vitamins composition or an analog or derivative thereof, vitamin C or an analog or derivative thereof, or a combination of a B vitamins composition or an analog or derivative thereof with vitamin C or an analog or derivative thereof.
US11464794B2	Composition of alginic oligosaccharic diacids The present invention relates to an alginic oligosaccharic diacid composition comprising a mannuronic diacid of Formula (IV) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein n is an integer selected from 1 to 9, m is selected from 0, 1 or 2, m′ is selected from 0 or 1, and wherein the total weight of alginic oligosaccharic diacid wherein n=1-5 accounts for more than 60% of the total weight of the composition; the total weight of guluronic acids accounts for less than 50% of the total weight of the composition.
US11464793B2	Nutritional formulations including human milk oligosaccharides and antioxidants and uses thereof Disclosed are nutritional compositions including human milk oligosaccharides in combination with long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and/or carotenoids that can be administered to preterm infants, term infants, toddlers, and children for reducing inflammation and the incidence of inflammatory diseases.
US11464791B2	Use of paricalcitol in the treatment of inflammatory anaemia The present invention discloses the use of paricalcitol, a synthetic Vitamin D analogue, in the treatment of inflammatory anaemia, preferably in combination with erythropoeisis-stimulating agents. The use of paricalcitol in the treatment of said pathology is associated with a reduced requirement for erythropoeisis-stimulating agents, with optimised iron absorption and with an increase in plasma erythropoietin levels in said patients. The present invention also discloses pharmaceutical compositions that comprise paricalcitol in combination with erythropoeisis-stimulating agents and pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, in addition to the use thereof as drugs in the treatment of inflammatory anaemia.
US11464788B2	Oligomer-corticosteroid conjugates The invention provides corticosteroids that are chemically modified by covalent attachment of a water-soluble oligomer. A compound of the invention, when administered by any of a number of administration routes, exhibits a reduced biological membrane crossing rate as compared to the biological membrane crossing rate of the corticosteroid not attached to the water-soluble oligomer.
US11464785B2	Treatment of addiction and impulse-control disorders using PDE7 inhibitors This disclosure is directed to treatment of addictions and primary impulse-control disorders using phosphodiesterase 7 (PDE7) inhibitors, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents.
US11464783B2	Heterocyclic compounds Provided herein are compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions that include a compound described herein (including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of a compound described herein) and methods of synthesizing the same. Also provided herein are methods of treating diseases and/or conditions with a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11464777B2	Pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension The present invention relates to high doses of macitentan, i.e. propylsulfamic acid [5-(4-bromo-phenyl)-6-[2-(5-bromo-pyrimidin-2-yloxy)-ethoxy]-pyrimidin-4-yl]-amide or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates or morphological forms thereof, or of aprocitentan, for use in the treatment and/or prevention of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Moreover, the present invention relates to the use of high doses of macitentan, or of aprocitentan, for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment and/or prevention of PAH, as well as to a method for the treatment and/or prevention of PAH comprising high doses of macitentan or of aprocitentan. Further, the present invention relates to a dosage regimen for the treatment and/or prevention of PAH as well as to a combination of macitentan, or of aprocitentan, with one or more phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors, prostacyclin analogues, prostacyclin receptor agonists or soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators. Therein, PAH is preferably mild or moderate PAH. Moreover, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of PAH comprising a high dose of macitentan or of aprocitentan.
US11464776B2	Inhalable imatinib formulations, manufacture, and uses thereof The invention relates to inhalable imatinib formulations, manufacture, and uses thereof.
US11464773B2	Nutlin-3a for treatment of proliferative vitreoretinopathy The invention provides compositions and methods for treatment of proliferative vitreoretinopathy.
US11464770B2	Anticancer pharmaceutical composition Provided is a method for treating or preventing cancer, containing, as an active ingredient, a compound having a specific chemical structure and an activity of inhibiting the formation of a c-Myc/Max/DNA complex, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11464769B2	Atropine pharmaceutical compositions The inventive subject matter is directed to compositions and methods for sterile and storage stable low-dose atropine formulations with improved stability. Most preferably, the compositions presented herein are substantially preservative free and exhibit less than 0.35% tropic acid from degradation of atropine. Advantageously, contemplated formulations are also substantially free of preservatives.
US11464768B2	Pimavanserin alone or in combination for use in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease psychosis Methods for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease psychosis, or a symptom thereof, comprising administering pimavanserin. Also provided herein are methods for the treatment of delusions and/or hallucinations in a human with dementia comprising administering pimavanserin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also provided herein are methods for reducing NPI-NH score in a human with Alzheimer's Disease comprising administering pimavanserin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also provided herein are methods for reducing agitated behavior or aggressive behavior in a human with dementia comprising administering pimavanserin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11464763B2	Parasiticidal compositions comprising an isoxazoline active agent, methods and uses thereof This invention relates to topical compositions for combating ectoparasites and endoparasites in animals, comprising at least one isoxazoline active agent and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, optionally in combination with one or more additional active agents. This invention also provides for an improved methods for eradicating, controlling, and preventing parasite infections and infestations in an animal comprising administering the compositions of the invention to the animal in need thereof.
US11464761B2	Formulations for reducing anxiety in non-human mammals by increasing brain serotonin levels A method of reducing anxiety in a non-human mammal by increasing brain serotonin levels, includes: down regulating in vivo levels of indigenous inflammatory cytokines in the nasal cavity of said non-human mammal by delivering an effective amount of an anti-inflammatory formula to said nasal cavity, which formula includes: at least one lipid-soluble antioxidant (which also functions as an anti-inflammatory agent) (the lipid-soluble antioxidant may be selected from the group consisting of alpha lipoic acid, aloe vera, omega 3 oil, N-acetylcysteine, cannabidiol, civet, oxytocin and combinations thereof); melatonin; tryptophan; and at least one essential oil. The most preferred antioxidant is N-acetylcysteine and the preferred essential oil is combination of chamomile, lavender and lemon oil.
US11464759B2	5-HT6 receptor antagonists for use in the treatment of alzheimer's disease in patient subpopulation carrying APOE4 alleles The present invention relates to 5-HT6 receptor antagonists for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease where the Alzheimer's disease patient carries one or two ApoE4 alleles comprising administering an effective dose of a 5-HT6 receptor antagonist to improve or augment the effect of an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor.
US11464758B2	Cannabinoid co-drug compounds Pharmaceutical compositions in which isolated cannabinoid receptor modulators are optionally combined with terpene blends in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Methods for treating or preventing a disease disorder dysfunction or condition caused by exposure to an organophosphate or carbamate acetylcholinesterase inhibitor with the inventive compositions are also disclosed.
US11464756B1	Mecuna pruriens, L-DOPA and 5-HTP based dietary supplements, pharmaceutical formulations and uses thereof A dietary supplement or pharmaceutical formulation of Mecuna pruriens and/or L-DOPA, and 5-hydroxy-tryptophan (5-HTP) in an extended release carrier; and administration of the dietary supplement or pharmaceutical formulation to reduce stress or anxiety, improve mood, improve sleep, improve focus or concentration, reduce alcohol or drug cravings, or reduce sugar cravings.
US11464755B2	Antiviral treatments The invention provides unit dosage forms, kits, and methods useful for treating viral infections.
US11464751B2	Use of fluoroethylnormemantine for the prevention and treatment of anxiety The present invention relates to fluoroethylnormemantine or one of the salts thereof for the treatment of anxiety and, more particularly, post-traumatic stress conditions, either alone or in combination with chemical antidepressant treatments or cognitive and behavioral techniques.
US11464749B2	Bismuth-thiol compositions and methods of use The invention relates to Bis-thiol compounds and pharmaceutical preparations thereof. The invention further relates to methods of treating, managing or lessening the severity of pulmonary infections in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a bismuth-thiol (BT) composition that comprises at least one BT compound.
US11464746B2	Method for preparing electrospraying particles to improve stability of polyphenol This invention provides a method for preparing electrospraying particles to improve stability of polyphenol including the following steps: preparing a pectin-silica composite; adding polyphenolic compounds into the pectin-silica composite to prepare a core solution; and coaxial electrospraying the core solution and a shell solution to prepare electrospraying particles loaded polyphenol. This method utilizes a pectin-silica composite as a polyphenol loading carrier, improves the encapsulating efficiency of polyphenols, reduces the contact probability of polyphenols with oxygen and water, and improves the stability of polyphenols; and an acidic aqueous solution is used as a shell solution to synergize with the pectin-silica composite to further improve the stability of polyphenols.
US11464745B2	Solid pharmaceutical dosage formulations and processes A process for producing a solid pharmaceutical dosage formulation, said process comprising powder bed fusion selective laser 3-dimensional printing of a mixture comprising: (a)a drug; and (b)an excipient; whereinat least one of said drug and said excipient absorbs electromagnetic radiation at a wavelength emitted by the laser; or (a)a drug; (b)an excipient; and (c)an absorbent material which absorbs electromagnetic radiation at a wavelength emitted by the laser.
US11464737B2	Clotting factor preparations for delivery into tissue of the intestinal tract using a swallowable drug delivery device Embodiments provide devices, preparations and methods for delivering therapeutic agents (TAs) such as clotting factors (CFs, e.g., Factor 8) within the GI tract. Many embodiments provide a swallowable device e.g., a capsule for delivering TAs into the intestinal wall (IW). Embodiments also provide TA preparations configured to be contained within the capsule, advanced from the capsule into the IW and/or surrounding tissue (ST) and degrade to release the TA into the bloodstream to produce a therapeutic effect (e.g., improved clotting). The preparation can be operably coupled to delivery means having a first configuration where the preparation is contained in the capsule and a second configuration where the preparation is advanced out of the capsule into the IW or ST (e.g., the peritoneal cavity). Embodiments are particularly useful for delivery of CFs for treatment of clotting disorders (e.g., hemophilia) where such CFs are poorly absorbed and/or degraded within the GI tract.
US11464735B2	Fixed dose oral testosterone undecanoate compositions and use thereof Disclosed are effective fixed dose oral testosterone undecanoate compositions for use in regimens without dose titration and methods for treatment of patients in need of testosterone replacement therapy. Also disclosed are criteria for continuation and discontinuation of such regimens, based on single serum T concentration levels measured at a steady state at predetermined times after initiation of said regimen and at a predetermined number of hours after administration of a morning dose of the regimen.
US11464733B2	Enema for rectal application Provided is an enema for rectal application containing budesonide as an active ingredient in order to treat an inflammatory bowel disease, or to prevent a relapse.The enema for rectal application contains budesonide as the active ingredient, in which 1.5 to 2.5 mg of budesonide per dose is administered twice a day for 12 weeks in order to treat an inflammatory bowel disease, or to prevent a relapse. The enema for rectal application comprises several doses whereby the most preferable dose of budesonide is 2.0 mg per dose. The enema for rectal application is taken in order to treat ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease, or to prevent a relapse; has a foamy, more rigid to a more liquid, gel-like structure.
US11464731B2	Cosmetic compositions capable of forming a multilayer structure after application to a keratinous material A cosmetic composition capable of forming a multilayer structure after application to a keratinous material, wherein the cosmetic composition comprises at least two immiscible components A and B, wherein the component A comprises at least one silicone and/or hydrocarbon-containing film-forming agent and wherein the component B comprises one or more silicone compounds.
US11464726B2	1,4: 3,6 dianhydrohexitols for moisturising the skin The invention relates to the non-therapeutic use of a composition comprising at least one 1,4:3,6 dianhydrohexitol for moisturising the skin, as well as to a preparation for topical use comprising at least one 1,4:3,6 dianhydrohexitol as a moisturising agent.
US11464721B2	Alcohol based sanitizer with improved dermal compatibility and feel Applicants have identified a critical skin benefit package that can be used in liquid alcohol sanitizing compositions that provides lower amounts of skin conditioners in combination with a specific ratio of different emollients that provide improved skin health with chronic repeated use. The package also provides improved skin feel with without a tacky residue upon drying.
US11464717B2	Oral care composition containing at least one biosurfactant and fluoride The present invention relates to oral care compositions comprising at least one biosurfactant and fluoride.
US11464714B2	W/O emulsion for impregnating nonwoven fabric The invention relates to a W/O emulsion for impregnating nonwoven containing 10-60% by weight of vegetable oil, 0.1-25% by weight of emollients, 10 to 50% by weight of water, a lipophilic emulsifier, an inorganic salt as well as at least one antioxidant, wherein the emulsifier is polyglyceryl-4-diisostearate/polyhydroxystearate/sebacate and the viscosity of the emulsion is 250-600 mPa·s, determined using a DIN measuring system 33 according to ISO 53019 at a temperature of 293.15 K and at a rotation speed of 500 r/min.
US11464711B2	Medication dispensing apparatus A medication dispensing apparatus is provided herein along with computer-useable instructions embodied on a microcontroller for control of said medication dispensing apparatus. Instructions may be embodied on the microcontroller to control a dosing of medication via a coupled motor. The microcontroller controls rotation of the motor to line up a cavity with a dispensing port such that medication from a medication container (e.g., pill bottle) is dispensed via the dispensing apparatus.
US11464709B2	Single pill dispenser A pill dispenser includes an outer Lazy Susan styled body that contains multiple single pill dispensing units within. The main body can freely rotate to allow the user to easily move to other medications as needed. The dispenser has top mounted pill bottles to allow refilling of pills. Each pill dispenser can dispense a single pill by simply pushing and releasing a spring loaded button. Each dispenser has an adjustment dial that can turned by a finger to adjust for release of different size pills. The dispenser includes a top cover to help keep the internal dispensing mechanisms free of dust and debris.
US11464702B2	Thermal skin treatment device The invention relates to a thermal skin treatment device comprising a skin contact component with a skin contact surface; a thermal energy component in thermal contact with the skin contact component; a temperature control circuit electrically connected to the thermal energy component and comprising a user interface; and an energy source electrically connected to said thermal energy component for energy supply. Said temperature control circuit is adapted to control an amount of energy supplied from said energy source to said thermal energy component such that a first predetermined temperature is maintained at the skin contact surface for a first duration, or a second predetermined temperature is maintained at the skin contact surface for a second duration, wherein said first predetermined temperature is in a range of 40° C.+/−2° C., and wherein said second predetermined temperature is in a range of 19° C.+/−2° C. The temperature control circuit is adapted to maintain for a predetermined duration, during operation, only said first predetermined temperature or said second predetermined temperature at the skin contact surface. The invention further relates to a method for non-therapeutic treatment of a human eye region by means of a thermal skin treatment device according to the invention.
US11464698B2	Single and dual column patient positioning support structure A surgical table for supporting a patient over a floor and including a base assembly, a support column assembly and a patient support structure. The base assembly supported on the floor and including a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a member extending along a base longitudinal axis between the first and second ends. The support column assembly moveably coupled with the base assembly and configured to translate between the first and second ends of the base assembly along the member extending therebetween, the support column assembly being the only support column assembly coupled with the base assembly. The patient support structure including a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends, the second end of the patient support structure supported off of the support column assembly in a cantilevered fashion.
US11464695B2	Standing and walking support device, system and method of use A standing and walking support device and system supports and aids a user as the user moves from a sitting position to a standing position. A user is able to grasp and hold a top section of the device as the user stands up. As weight of the user and/or force is placed on the top section, the device compresses under the user's weight and/or force. The device guides the user to shift their center of gravity forward. As the user stands up, the device decompresses to return to its original height. The device and system is then usable as a support as the user walks.
US11464693B2	Siderail power communication interface A siderail assembly for a person support apparatus comprises a siderail body, a grip portion, and a power communication device. The siderail body includes a front surface, a back surface, and a side surface extending between the front surface and the back surface. The side surface defines a perimeter of the siderail body. The grip portion includes a siderail opening through a portion of the siderail body. The grip opening has an upper grip opening portion that cooperates with the side surface to define a grip. The power communication device is configured to communicate power wirelessly to a device in communication therewith.
US11464685B2	Powered cots According to one embodiment, a roll-in cot may include a support frame, a pair of front legs, a pair of back legs, and a cot actuation system. The pair of front legs may be slidingly coupled to the support frame. Each front leg includes at least one front wheel. The pair of back legs may be slidingly coupled to the support frame. Each back leg includes at least one back wheel. The cot actuation system includes a front actuator that moves the front legs and a back actuator that moves the back legs. The front actuator and the back actuator raises or lowers the support frame in tandem. The front actuator raises or lowers the front end of the support frame independently of the back actuator. The back actuator raises or lowers the back end of the support frame independently of the front actuator.
US11464674B2	Programmable therapeutic agent delivery from eye mounted device The present disclosure relates to relates to systems and methods for on-demand delivery of a therapeutic agent from an eye mounted device. Particularly, aspects of the present invention are directed to a method of delivering a therapeutic agent, the method including receiving, at a controller of a therapeutic agent release and delivery device, a first command signal for delivery of a therapeutic agent based on a dosing time window. Upon receipt of the first command signal, the controller determines whether one or more compliance conditions are satisfied. When the one or more conditions are satisfied, the controller initiate a release and delivery protocol that commands a signal generator to generate and send a second command signal causing a capacitor or one or more circuits to deliver an actuation signal causing one or more therapeutic agent delivery mechanisms to open and release the therapeutic agent from one or more reservoirs.
US11464673B1	Multifactorial dry eye treatment method The present embodiments relate to a method of treating dry eyes. The method includes a plurality of visits to an eye doctor with each even numbered visit focused on a first eye and each odd numbered visit focused on a second eye. The plurality of visits comprises use of intense pulsed light (“IPL”) therapy, low level light therapy, an ocular nebulizer, dehydrated amniotic membranes, biologic eye drops, advanced lubricants, eyelid debridement, meibomian gland imaging and a slit lamp.
US11464667B2	Method of urination and defecation in space The disclosure belongs to the field of aerospace technology, and in particular relates to a method of urination and defecation in space. The method may include: forming a sealed space between a spacesuit below the waist and above the two thighs and the human skin before an astronaut urinates or defecates, and using, by the astronauts, the sealed space to urinate or defecate. The disclosure can confine the excrements in a small sealed space, and the operation thereof is simple, convenient and fast, and no excessive cost is required, and no pollution is caused in the spacesuit and the cabin, facilitating the astronauts' work in space.
US11464661B2	Hinge for a brace A hinge for a brace comprises a tensioning element such as an inelastic cord for applying a restorative force to the hinge. A tensioning mechanism, preferably a hydraulic spring, tensions the cord as the hinge is moved from a rest position to a loaded condition. A tensioning member having a peripheral cam surface applies a tensioning force to the cord as the hinge is moved out of the rest position. The tensioning block and the anchoring block may be operatively geared together along an arc of motion so as to provide a generally symmetrical motion of the tensioning and anchoring portions relative to the gusset. When an external force is applied to move the hinge from the rest position the tension on the cord loads the spring, and when the external force is removed the spring applies a restorative force to move the hinge back to the rest position. Optionally the tensioning member may be configured to be disengaged and reengaged by an external actuator.
US11464659B2	Crimping device for loading stents and prosthetic heart valves Systems and devices for crimping a medical device and associated methods are disclosed herein. A crimping device configured in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, a frame including a stationary plate, a movable member, and a plurality of blades arranged to form a channel and each including a pin that projects through a slot on the movable member and a corresponding slot on the stationary plate. The crimping device can be actuated to move the movable member relative to the stationary plate to drive the pins along paths defined by the slots to thereby drive the blades radially inward to crimp a medical device positioned within the channel.

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