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US11507251B2	Guided user interface (GUI) based systems and methods for regionizing full-size process plant displays for rendering on mobile user interface devices Graphical user interface (GUI) based systems and methods are disclosed for regionizing full-size process plant displays for rendering on mobile user interface devices. A regionizer application receives a full-size process plant display that graphically represents at least a portion of a process plant that includes graphic representations of a plurality of process plant entities. The regionizer app determines display region(s) of the full-size process plant display that define corresponding view portions of the full-size process plant display. The display regions are transmitted to a mobile user interface device for rendering by a mobile display navigation app. The GUI based systems and methods can also automatically detect graphical process control loop display portions within full-size process plant displays for rendering on mobile user interface devices. The GUI based systems and methods can further refactor full-size process plant displays at various zoom and detail levels for visualization on mobile user interface devices.
US11507250B2	Electronic device including flexible display and method for operating screen of electronic device An electronic device may include: a housing; a flexible display which can be slid out from an inner space of the housing; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: control a first screen operation on the flexible display having a first size; determine whether the flexible display is slid out; control a second screen operation on the flexible display having a second size when the flexible display is slid out; and control the second screen operation such that a first page displayed during the first screen operation and at least some of icons included on a second page are displayed, and a user interface is displayed to allow the at least some of icons included on the second page to be distinguished from the first page.
US11507247B2	Systems and methods for treating tissue with radiofrequency energy A system for controlling operation of a radiofrequency treatment device to apply radiofrequency energy to tissue to heat tissue to create lesions without ablating the tissue. The system includes a first treatment device having at least one electrode for applying radiofrequency energy to tissue, a controller including a connector to which a first treatment device is coupled for use, and a generator for applying radiofrequency energy to the electrodes. The controller controls application of energy so that the tissue is thermally treated to create lesions but preventing thermal treatment beyond a threshold which would ablate the tissue.
US11507246B2	Method for dynamically showing virtual boundary, electronic device and computer readable storage medium thereof The disclosure provides a method for dynamically showing a virtual boundary, an electronic device and a computer readable storage medium thereof. The method includes: obtaining a virtual scene boundary of a virtual reality (VR) environment; determining a distance threshold based on a moving speed of a specific element of a VR system, wherein the specific distance threshold is positively related to the moving speed of the specific element; monitoring a specific distance between the specific element and the virtual scene boundary of the VR environment; in response to determining that the specific distance is smaller than the distance threshold, showing the virtual scene boundary of the VR environment.
US11507245B1	Systems and methods for enhancing image content captured by a machine vision camera Systems and methods for enhancing image content captured by a machine vision camera are disclosed herein. An example method includes receiving an image captured by a machine vision camera that includes a plurality of indicia, determining bounds of a bounding box for each respective indicia, and displaying a plurality of entries corresponding to the respective indicia. The example method further includes receiving a selection of an entry, and determining coordinate limits of the bounding box and a secondary box of the entry. The example method further includes displaying the image such that a center-point of the secondary box is positioned near a center-point of a display region, and scaling the image such that at least one of a vertical pixel count or a horizontal pixel count of the secondary box is within a ratio threshold of a vertical pixel count or a horizontal pixel count of the display region.
US11507243B1	Object interactions One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an input device of an information handling device, a selection to access interaction data associated with a target, wherein the interaction data corresponds to interactions between the target and at least one entity; receiving, at the information handling device, a designation of an interaction parameter, wherein the designation of the interaction parameter adjusts a defining standard for a direct interaction and an indirect interaction for the interaction data; determining, using a processor and based on the interaction parameter, whether each of the interactions from the interaction data is associated with a direct interaction or an indirect interaction; and performing, based on the determining, at least one action. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US11507241B2	Touch panel, display device, and input device having shielding for touch sensing electrodes and/or pressure sensing electrodes A touch panel including a sense electrode having a rectangular shape extending in a first direction and including a first sense electrode and a second sense electrode, and a drive electrode having a rectangular shape extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction on the sense electrode and including a first drive electrode having a shielding property against electric field components. The first drive electrode is positioned covering at least a part of the first sense electrode in a planar view in which the sense electrode is viewed from the drive electrode.
US11507239B2	Electronic devices with sidewall displays Electronic devices may be provided that contain flexible displays that are bent to form displays on multiple surfaces of the devices. Bent flexible displays may be bent to form front side displays and edge displays. Edge displays may be separated from front side displays or from other edge displays using patterned housing members, printed or painted masks, or by selectively activating and inactivating display pixels associated with the flexible display. Edge displays may alternately function as virtual buttons, virtual switches, or informational displays that are supplemental to front side displays. Virtual buttons may include transparent button members, lenses, haptic feedback components, audio feedback components, or other components for providing feedback to a user when virtual buttons are activated.
US11507227B2	Touch display device with compensation of common voltage A touch display device and a method of driving the same are disclosed. The touch display device includes: a touch display panel displaying an image and sensing a touch; a plurality of touch electrodes disposed on the touch display panel and divided into a plurality of blocks; a plurality of gate lines disposed on the touch display panel and overlapping the plurality of touch electrodes; and a touch display driving circuit supplying a common voltage to the plurality of touch electrodes and supplying a gate voltage to the plurality of gate lines, wherein the common voltage has a first voltage before and after a first compensation period corresponding to a high level period of the gate voltage supplied to one of the plurality of gate lines firstly overlapping one of the plurality of touch electrodes and has a second voltage lower than the first voltage during the first compensation period.
US11507226B1	Recovery strategies for capacitive button calibration A calibration process is started by a capacitive input variation when a capacitive button is pressed on a barcode reader. Or, the calibration process is started by the barcode reader scanning a configuration label or special label or barcode after the capacitive button on the barcode reader is inoperative. The calibration process realigns the input and the threshold to correctly configure the capacitive button.
US11507220B2	Electronic device The present disclosure provides an electronic device including a display unit, a sensor unit, M first signal lines and N second signal lines. The display unit and the sensor unit are electrically connected to N second signal lines through M first signal lines, M and N are natural numbers, and M is greater than N.
US11507219B2	Touch panel apparatus A touch panel apparatus including a first detector detecting a first operation of a touch operation unit, a second detector detecting a second operation of a rotating operation unit disposed close to the touch operation unit, and a microprocessor performing making a determination whether to prioritize the first or second operation, and outputting an operation command corresponding to the first or second operation in accordance with the determination. The second detector includes six or more touch sensors disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the rotating operation unit, and the microprocessor performs outputting the operation command corresponding to the first operation when the first operation is detected, while not outputting the operation command corresponding to the first operation even if the first operation is detected when the touch operation over a predetermined area on the outer peripheral surface is detected by the touch sensors.
US11507218B2	Dual interface smart device A smart device comprising a first interface configured to transmit a first input from a user, a second interface configured to transmit a second input from the user, a digitizer positioned between the first interface and the second interface, and wherein the digitizer is configured to receive the first input from the user through the first interface and the second input from the user through the second interface.
US11507217B2	Touch-based control device A touch-based control device can include an exterior panel that includes a groove region and a surrounding region, one or more touch sensors for detecting touch inputs performed anywhere on a substantial portion of the exterior panel, and a sensing module comprising one or more processors to detect, via the one or more touch sensors, touch inputs performed by a user on the exterior panel. The sensing module can interpret the touch input based on at least one of (i) a region where the touch input occurred, or (ii) a type of the touch input, and control a connected device based on the interpreted touch input.
US11507213B2	Touch display device A touch display device includes a substrate, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of thin film transistors and a plurality of touch electrodes. The scan lines and the thin film transistors are disposed on the substrate, and each of the thin film transistors is electrically connected to a corresponding scan line of the scan lines. The scan lines include a first scan line. The touch electrodes are disposed on the substrate, the touch electrodes include a first touch electrode and a second touch electrode, the first touch electrode is adjacent to the second touch electrode, the first scan line is disposed between the first touch electrode and the second touch electrode, and the first scan line is partially covered by the first touch electrode.
US11507211B2	Touch display device A touch display device includes a first horizontal electrode including a plurality of first electrode parts spaced apart from one another in a horizontal direction and a plurality of first bridge parts connecting the plurality of first electrode parts; a second horizontal electrode including a plurality of second electrode parts spaced apart from the first horizontal electrode in a vertical direction and spaced apart from one another in the horizontal direction and a plurality of second bridge parts connecting the plurality of second electrode parts; a third horizontal electrode including a plurality of third electrode parts spaced apart from the second horizontal electrode in the vertical direction and spaced apart from one another in the horizontal direction and a plurality of third bridge parts connecting the plurality of third electrode parts; a first horizontal touch line electrically connected to the first horizontal electrode and disposed to extend in the vertical direction; a second horizontal touch line electrically connected to the second horizontal electrode and disposed to extend in the vertical direction; and a third horizontal touch line electrically connected to the third horizontal electrode and disposed to extend in the vertical direction; a plurality of first separation electrodes; a plurality of second separation electrodes; a first vertical touch line; and a second vertical touch line.
US11507209B1	Stylus pen A stylus pen includes a hollow pen tube, a circuit board, a pen core body, a stopping member, and a positioning assembly. The hollow pen tube extends along an axial direction and includes a pen tip end and a pen tail end. The circuit board includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is provided with a trigger element. The second surface faces the pen tail end. The stopping member is disposed in a pen tip chamber and adjacent to the first surface. The positioning assembly is disposed in a pen body chamber and includes a wedge-shaped fixing base and a limiting member. The wedge-shaped fixing base has an inclined surface. The limiting member is assembled on the inclined surface and abuts against the second surface, so that the first surface leans against the stopping member.
US11507208B2	External user interface for head worn computing Aspects of the present invention relate to external user interfaces used in connection with head worn computers (HWC).
US11507207B2	Multifunctional stylus and touch device Disclosed are a multifunctional stylus and a touch device. The multifunctional stylus includes a main structure, a charging assembly and a stylus tip. The main structure has an accommodating cavity therein, a first end of the main structure has a charging compartment recessed inwards and a charging electrode is disposed in the charging compartment. The charging assembly is located in the accommodating cavity, and the charging assembly is in electrical contact with the charging electrode to provide electrical energy for the charging electrode. The stylus tip is fixedly connected to a second end of the main structure. Both the multifunctional stylus and the touch device provided by the present disclosure have more functions and a higher utilization rate.
US11507205B2	Smart mouse for an information handling system Systems and methods are disclosed for a smart mouse that may include transmitting, by the mechanical switch of the smart mouse, a signal to a microcontroller unit of the smart mouse in response to a movement of the smart mouse caused by a user, the movement causing the mechanical switch to be in a closed position, the signal indicating that the mechanical switch is in the closed position; receiving, by the microcontroller unit, the signal indicating that the mechanical switch is in the closed position; and in response to receiving the signal: causing, by a power switch of the smart mouse, at least one battery of the smart mouse to provide power to an optical unit of the smart mouse, the provided power causing the optical unit to be in an on state, the on state of the optical unit causing the smart mouse to be electrically enabled for use.
US11507203B1	Body pose estimation using self-tracked controllers In one embodiment, a computing system may determine a pose of a controller held by a user based on sensor data captured by the controller. The system may determine positions of a first set of keypoints associated with a first portion of a body of the user based on images captured by the controller cameras and (2) the controller pose. The system may determine a pose of a headset worn by the user based on sensor data captured by the headset. The system may determine positions of a second set of keypoints associated with a second portion of the body of the user based on images captured by the headset cameras and (2) the pose of the headset. The system may determine a full body pose of the user based at least on the positions of the first set and the second set of keypoints.
US11507192B2	Gesture acquisition system The present invention relates to a gesture acquisition system, comprising a finger posture acquisition device, the finger posture acquisition device comprising a main acquisition module which is located below a palm and synchronously swings with the palm, the main acquisition module being configured to acquire finger postures. In the gesture acquisition system, the main acquisition module of the finger posture acquisition device is arranged below a palm. In this way, the angle of view and the position of the main acquisition module are fixed relative to the palm. Thus, for a same gesture, it is recognized by images captured from a fixed angle. The recognition time is reduced, the recognition accuracy is improved, and the computation for background deletion is eliminated.
US11507191B2	Remote control of applications Techniques for remote control of applications are described. A method according to an aspect of the disclosure comprises receiving, from an input processing unit, one ore more commands for performing one or more operations of an application instance; identifying, through checking pairing information, the application instance paired with the input processing unit; and sending to the identified application instance, the received one or more commands.
US11507189B1	System and method for a haptic thin-film actuator on active pen to provide variable writing pressure feedback An information handling system with a haptic stylus may include a processor; a display device includes a digitizer sensor; the haptic stylus, including: a stylus housing; a microcontroller housed within the housing; a stylus writing tip operatively coupled to a pressure sensor and to detect a pressure on the display device of the information handling system; a spacer mounted around and operatively coupled to a circumferential surface of the stylus housing; a haptic film assembly operatively coupled to the spacer at the circumferential surface of the stylus housing and operable to provide haptic output via an EAP section to a user; and the microcontroller to: receive, as input, a detected pressure applied at the stylus tip from the pressure sensor; and provide the haptic output, via the haptic film assembly and EAP section, at an amplitude and a frequency mimicking an inking sensation.
US11507188B2	System for extended key actions and haptic feedback and optimized key layout for a solid-state keyboard and touchpad A haptic keyboard of an information handling system may comprise a coversheet to identify an extended action key of the haptic keyboard, a support layer, a contact foil, and piezoelectric elements placed between the contact foil and support layer to receive an applied mechanical stress at the extended action key and generate an electric actuation signal. A controller may receive the electric actuation signal from a piezoelectric element placed under the mechanical stress, via the contact foil, and determine the level of mechanical stress applied to the piezoelectric element from the electric actuation signal to select an alphanumeric character from a plurality of alphanumeric characters based on the mechanical stress level applied to the extended action key and provide a response haptic feedback control signal to cause the piezoelectric element to generate haptic feedback.
US11507187B2	Feedback system A feedback system is provided. The feedback system includes a main body, a vibration module, a sensing module, and a control module. The vibration module includes a first vibration mechanism. The first vibration mechanism is used for providing a first vibration force to the main body at a first vibration position. The sensing module is used for detecting the status of the main body and providing a sensing signal. The control module is used for receiving the sensing signal and providing a driving signal to the first vibration mechanism to generate the first vibration force.
US11507184B2	Gaze tracking apparatus and systems A head-mountable display (HMD) system includes at least one detector to detect movement of an eye of a user wearing the HMD, control circuitry to detect saccadic movement of the eye in dependence upon the detected movement of the eye, a display unit and a processor to generate images for display to the user by the display unit, in which the control circuitry is configured to control the processor in response to the detected saccadic movement, in which the control circuitry is configured to control the processor to adjust one or more image quality parameters for one or more of the images to be displayed by the display unit during the detected saccadic movement.
US11507181B2	Input apparatus having virtual keys set on reference plane An input apparatus is provided that includes a determiner that determines a reference plane, which has a plurality of virtual keys, based on fingertip positions of at least three fingers from among fingertip positions of a plurality of fingers in an initial state; a virtual key setter that sets on the reference plane, a plurality of detection ranges that respectively correspond to the plurality of virtual keys and that each detect a pressing of a corresponding virtual key based on a fingertip position of a specific finger from among the fingertip positions; and a pressed key specifier that specifies a virtual key that is pressed, from among the plurality of virtual keys, according to a positional relationship between the fingertip positions of the plurality of fingers in an input operation, and the plurality of detection ranges set on the reference plane for each of the plurality of virtual keys.
US11507179B2	Systems and methods for predicting lower body poses A computing system may receive sensor data from one or more sensors coupled to a user. Based on this sensor data, the computing system may generate an upper body pose that corresponds to a first portion of a body of the user, which may comprise a head and an arm of the user. The computing system may process the upper body pose of the user using a machine learning model to generate a lower body pose that corresponds to a second portion of the body of the user, which may comprise a leg of the user. The computing system may generate a full body pose of the user based on the upper body pose and the lower body pose.
US11507167B2	Controlling operating voltage of a processor In an embodiment, a processor includes a core domain with a plurality of cores and a power controller having a first logic to receive a first request to increase an operating voltage of a first core of the core domain to a second voltage, to instruct a voltage regulator to increase the operating voltage to an interim voltage, and to thereafter instruct the voltage regulator to increase the operating voltage to the second voltage. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US11507165B2	Intelligent power module A system for power management of an electronic device. The system comprises a programmable system microcontroller; power ports configured to sink or source electrical power; and a programmable power multiplexor connected between the power ports and the system microcontroller. The system further comprises bi-directional load switches connected between the power port and a bi-directional voltage convertor, and configurable to allow electrical power to flow through the bi-directional load switch. The bi-directional voltage convertor converts a first voltage supplied by the bi-directional load switch to a second voltage and supplies power at the second voltage to the electronic device or external device through the power ports. The programmable system microcontroller controls the direction in which each bi-directional load switch allows power to flow and the second voltage, such that the system sinks or sources power at each of the power ports according to programming of the system microcontroller.
US11507162B2	Information processing apparatus, control method of information processing apparatus, and program using power from an external device An information processing apparatus includes a first communication interface for receiving a job, a second communication interface for delivering electric power, a processing unit that performing processing related to the job, and a controller that is configured to, in response to receiving the job received from an external device via the first communication interface, transmits a power request to the external device via the second communication interface.
US11507160B2	Device charger with accessory bays A device charger with accessory bays is described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: receive an indication, from a device charger coupled to the IHS, that an accessory has been ejected from the device charger; and in response to the indication, connect to the accessory.
US11507159B2	Verification device and verification target device that operates using operation power supplied from the verification device A verification device is configured to supply operation power to a verification target device in order to communicate with the verification target device, and perform verification of the verification target device. The verification device includes: a detection unit configured to detect a value of a current that flows in the verification device due to the operation power being supplied to the verification target device; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the value of the current is greater than a threshold value; and a verification unit configured to verify authenticity of the verification target device according to whether or not the value of the current is greater than the threshold value.
US11507154B2	Thermal venting in keyboard of a portable information handling system A keyboard assembly for a portable information handing system. The keyboard assembly includes a plurality of keys, the plurality of keys being arranged in a typewriter style layout to allow a user to enter text content into the portable information handling system; and, a keyboard carrier, the plurality of keys being mounted to the keyboard carrier, the keyboard carrier determining when a key of the plurality of keys is actuated and generating information regarding the key of the plurality of keys, the keyboard carrier comprising a venting portion, the venting portion being located beneath a set of keys of the plurality of keys, the venting portion comprising a plurality of venting apertures.
US11507153B2	Microgap system for cooling electronics with direct contact A device for cooling a processor which comprises a chamber which is bottomless and having a perimeter sealably mounted directly on a surface of a processor; a microgap plate, separate from the chamber, which is installed at a bottom of the chamber and forms a microgap with the surface of a processor; and a lid, separate from the chamber, which is installed onto the chamber to close a top of the chamber, the lid comprising downward projections to urge the microgap plate to the bottom of the chamber during installation. Walls forming the downward projections of the lid form a lining conforming to an inner surface of walls of the chamber, wherein the lid and the downward projections thereof together form a bottomless enclosure that defines an inlet plenum volume for receiving the coolant. The microgap comprises a central inlet through the microgap plate for coolant flow into the microgap.
US11507152B2	Storage chassis This disclosure provides storage chassis including base storage sub-assemblies and partitions. Base includes bottom plate, top plate, first side plate and second side plate. Front side of bottom plate is opposite to back side of bottom plate. Bottom plate is located opposite to top plate. First side plate is located opposite to second side plate. First side plate and second side plate are connected to and located between bottom plate and top plate. Storage sub-assemblies are movably disposed between first side plate and second side plate. Partitions are disposed between first side plate and second side plate. Opposite ends of each partition are respectively connected to top plate and bottom plate. Partitions separate storage sub-assemblies from one another so that storage sub-assemblies are respectively located in airflow channels that are independent to one another.
US11507151B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes: a substrate having a transmission area, a display area, and a non-display area, wherein the display area surrounds the transmission area, and the non-display area is between the transmission area and the display area; a first wire on the substrate and including a first-1 wire and a first-2 wire extending in a first direction and being spaced apart from each other by the transmission area; a first connecting wire on a same layer as that of the first wire and connecting the first-1 wire to the first-2 wire; and a second wire extending in the first direction and including a second-1 portion and a second-2 portion, wherein the second-1 portion at least partially overlaps the first connecting wire and is arranged on a different layer from that of the first wire, and the second-2 portion is on the same layer as that of the first wire.
US11507145B2	Hinge device and electronic apparatus A hinge device includes a shaft that is rotatable around the axis, and a torque imparting portion configured to impart a rotational torque to rotation of the shaft. The torque imparting portion includes: a ring having a shaft insertion hole through which the shaft is inserted with rattling, the ring covering a part of an outer circumferential face of the shaft in the axis direction; an elastic member that biases the ring in the axis direction from a position displaced from the axis of the shaft; and an adjuster configured to adjust a force that the elastic member biases the ring.
US11507144B2	Rotating shaft and electronic device having rotating shaft A rotary shaft and an electronic device having the rotary shaft, the rotary shaft being applied to a foldable electronic device, and the rotary shaft comprising at least one rotary shaft assembly, wherein the rotary shaft assembly comprises: a rotation shaft, a gear sleeved on the rotation shaft, and a first rotating arm, an end of the first rotating arm being fixedly connected to the gear; and a second rotating arm, a first end of the second rotating arm being provided with a rack that engages with the gear. The first rotating arm drives the gear to rotate about the rotation shaft such that a second end of the second rotating arm moves toward a direction away from or close to the rotation shaft.
US11507141B2	Electronic display assembly with a channel for ambient air in an access panel An electronic display assembly includes a digital side assembly mounted to a first portion of a frame and includes a housing, an electronic display layer located rearward of a cover panel, and a first airflow pathway located rearward of the electronic display layer. An access panel is mounted to a second portion of the frame in a moveable manner and includes a second airflow pathway. An intake and an exhaust are in fluid communication with the first and second airflow pathways.
US11507139B2	Wearable device for assisting body movement A wearable device for assisting a human body movement according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a sensor including an inner electrode arranged at a center of an arbitrary circle, a plurality of outer electrodes arranged at regular intervals in a circumferential direction at positions spaced apart from the inner electrode in a radial direction so as to be arranged on a circumference of the circle, and a plurality of deformation elements disposed between the inner electrode and each of the outer electrodes and formed of a material whose resistance is changed by deformation; a controller configured to apply different control signals to an actuator according to a combination of different resistance values of the deformation elements of the sensor; and the actuator operating based on the control signals of the controller.
US11507137B2	Foldable electronic device including display protection structure An electronic device is provided, which includes a first housing; a second housing; a hinge structure connecting the first housing and the second housing in a foldable manner; a flexible display that includes a first region facing the first housing, a second region facing the second housing, and a folding region facing the hinge structure; a protective cap including a protrusion that projects outward from the hinge structure; and a blocking member that is disposed between the flexible display and the protective cap to be supported by the protrusion in the folding region and is made of a material having elasticity.
US11507135B2	Molecular scrivener for reading or writing data to a macromolecule A molecular scrivener reads data from or writes data to a macromolecule and includes: a pair of shielding electrodes; a scrivener electrode between the first and second shielding electrodes and that electrically floats at a third potential that, in an absence of a charged or dipolar moiety of the macromolecule, is intermediate between the first and second potentials and changes in a presence of the charged or dipolar moiety; a dielectric layer interposed between shielding electrodes and the scrivener electrode; and a nanopore that communicates the macromolecule through the electrodes and dielectric layers. Reading data from or writing data to a macromolecule includes: sequentially receiving, at the scrivener electrode, individual moieties of the macromolecule so that the third potential responds to individual moieties; communicating the macromolecule from the scrivener electrode to the second shielding electrode and from second shielding electrode to expel the macromolecule from the nanopore.
US11507132B2	Clock drift determination A method for determining a clock drift comprises determining a drift of a clock relative to a reference clock based on two signals from the reference clock and a further signal. The method can be used for time synchronization and is suitable for implementation on resource-constrained devices. An anchor point implementing the method and a real-time locating system comprising such an anchor point are also disclosed.
US11507130B2	Distributing a global counter value in a multi-socket system-on-chip complex Apparatuses, systems, and methods for distributing a global counter value in a multi-socket SoC complex. In exemplary aspects, an apparatus comprises a first system-on-a-chip (SoC) in a first socket and a second SoC in a second socket. The apparatus further comprises a reset circuit coupled to the first SoC and the second SoC, a reset synchronization circuit coupled to the reset circuit, the first SoC, and the second SoC, and a global counter clock signal coupled to the reset synchronization circuit, the first SoC, and the second SoC. The reset synchronization circuit is configured to generate a global counter reset signal in response to a reset signal received from the reset circuit and to distribute the global counter reset signal to the first SoC and the second SoC substantially simultaneously.
US11507126B2	Knob assembly and cooking apparatus having the same A cooking apparatus including a heating device, a regulating device including a regulating shaft and configured to control the heating device according to an operation of the regulating shaft, and a knob assembly provided to operate the regulating device. Where the knob assembly includes a knob body, a knob shaft coupled to the regulating shaft and a shaft holder provided to move together with the knob body. The shaft holder including a first shaft guide configured to guide the knob shaft to operate the regulating device and a second shaft guide configured to guide the knob shaft to prevent operation of the regulating device.
US11507125B2	Controllable temperature coefficient bias circuit A controllable temperature coefficient bias (CTCB) circuit is disclosed. The CTCB circuit can provide a bias to an amplifier. The CTCB circuit includes a variable with temperature (VWT) circuit having a reference circuit and a control circuit. The control circuit has a control output, a first current control element and a second current control element. Each current control element has a “controllable” resistance. One of the two current control elements may have a relatively high temperature coefficient and another a relatively low temperature coefficient. A controllable resistance of one of the current control elements increases when the controllable resistance of the other current control element decreases. However, the “total resistance” of the current control circuit remains constant with a constant temperature. The VWT circuit has an output with a temperature coefficient that is determined by the relative amount of current that flows through each current control element of the control circuit. A Current Digital to Analog Converter (IDAC) scales the output of the VWT and provides the scaled output to an amplifier bias input.
US11507121B2	Recovery mechanism during an input or output voltage fault condition for a voltage regulator A circuit includes a reference voltage generator circuit and a regulation loop circuit having an output voltage terminal. The regulator circuit further includes a fault detection circuit having a first input terminal coupled to the output voltage regulator terminal of the regulation loop circuit. The fault detection circuit asserts, on an output terminal of the fault detection circuit, a fault flag signal responsive to a voltage on the first input terminal falling below a first threshold. A programmable filter is coupled between the reference voltage generator circuit and the regulation loop circuit and is coupled to the fault detection circuit. The programmable filter has a programmable time constant. The programmable filter responds to an assertion of the fault flag signal by decreasing the time constant.
US11507115B2	Contingent use of commanded speed in lieu of sensed airspeed to inform flight control decisions A technique for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes monitoring a sensed airspeed of the UAV, obtaining a commanded speed for the UAV, wherein the commanded speed representing a command to fly the UAV at a given speed relative to an airmass or to Earth, and when the commanded speed is greater than the sensed airspeed, using the commanded speed in lieu of the sensed airspeed to inform flight control decisions of the UAV.
US11507113B2	Aerial vehicle sensor calibration systems and methods Aerial vehicle sensor calibration systems and methods are provided herein. An example method includes determining a jarring event, determining when a drone is level relative to an aerial vehicle platform of a vehicle, the vehicle having a calibration controller, determining when the vehicle is level relative to a subordinate surface, and transmitting a signal to a drone controller by the calibration controller to calibrate a gyroscope or an accelerometer of the drone.
US11507108B1	Method for autonomously controlling speed of components and functions of a robot Provided is a robot including main and peripheral brushes; a first actuator; a first sensor; one or more processors; and memory storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors effectuate operations including: determining a first location of the robot in a working environment; obtaining, with the first sensor or another sensor, first data indicative of an environmental characteristic of the first location; adjusting a first operational parameter of the first actuator based on the sensed first data to cause the first operational parameter to be in a first adjusted state while the robot is at the first location; and forming or updating a debris map of the working environment based on data output by the first sensor or the another sensor configured to collect data indicative of an existence of debris on a floor of the working environment over at least one cleaning session.
US11507104B2	Obstacle sensor system and autonomous device using the same A robotic cleaner may include a body, an optical receiver, the optical receiver being configured to detect an optical signal generated by an external device, and an optical pattern generator configured to emit light according to an optical pattern that extends at least partially around the body, wherein, when the optical pattern intersects an obstacle, at least a portion of the light incident on the obstacle is reflected towards the optical receiver, the optical receiver being configured to detect the reflected light.
US11507101B2	Vehicle using spatial information acquired using sensor, sensing device using spatial information acquired using sensor, and server Provided is a method of sensing a three-dimensional (3D) space using at least one sensor. The method can include acquiring spatial information over time for the sensed 3D space, applying a neural network based object classification model to the acquired spatial information over time to identify at least one object in the sensed 3D space. The method can also include tracking the sensed 3D space including the identified at least one object, and using information related to the tracked 3D space.
US11507098B2	System and method for identifying vehicles that can handle specific road segments Methods and systems for identifying whether a vehicle is capable of safely traversing a road segment. The system includes a transceiver of the vehicle configured to receive vehicle capability data indicating vehicle specifications associated with the road segment, the vehicle specifications associated with a vehicle capable of traversing the road segment. The system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle configured to compare vehicle data including features of the vehicle with the vehicle capability data to determine whether the vehicle data meets or exceeds the vehicle specifications. The system includes an input/output device configured to provide a notification that the vehicle is not capable of traversing the road segment when the vehicle data does not meet or exceed the vehicle specifications associated with the road segment.
US11507096B2	Method and system for controlling movement of a device Methods and systems are disclosed for controlling device movement based on a movement command. Issues on accurately controlling movement of a device such as a programmable robot and rover are addressed by first determining a command type of the movement command, followed by determining specific types of controllers for a high-level controller and a low-level controller based on the determined command type. When the command type is a linear movement, a Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller is used at the high-level controller and a Proportional/Proportional-Integral (PPI) controller is used at the low-level controller to accurately control a target distance. When the command type is an angular movement, the PPI controller is used at the high-level controller and the PID controller is used at the low-level controller to accurate control the end-heading of the device.
US11507095B2	Terminal A terminal that controls an unmanned flying device equipped with an imaging function, the terminal comprising: a function of acquiring information for setting a first operation of the unmanned flying device so that an object is imaged; a function of acquiring an image acquired as a result of the unmanned flying device performing the first operation from the unmanned flying device; a function of using the image to receive a designation of a part of the object from a user; and a function of setting a second operation of the unmanned flying device so that an image of the designated part of the object that is more detailed than the image of the designated part of the object acquired in the first operation is acquired.
US11507094B2	Systems and methods for autonomous selection and operation of combinations of stealth and performance capabilities of a multi-mode unmanned vehicle An unmanned vehicle including a vehicle body, a propulsion system, a maneuvering system, a vehicle control system, a buoyancy control system, a sensor system, and at least one power supply is disclosed. The propulsion system, maneuvering system, vehicle control system, buoyancy control system, sensor system, and power supply are carried by the vehicle body. The sensor system includes a sensor adapted to detect an item of interest and provide an item of interest signal to the vehicle control system. The vehicle control system is adapted to receive the item of interest signal, identify an item of interest classification and provide a classification signal. The classification signal is determined by the item of interest classification and is utilized by the propulsion system, maneuvering system, vehicle control system, or buoyancy control system to avoid physical, electrical, acoustic, or thermal detection of the unmanned vehicle by the item of interest.
US11507093B2	Behavior control device and behavior control method for autonomous vehicles A behavior control device and a behavior control method for an autonomous vehicle are provided. The behavior control device includes a learning device configured to perform deep learning of a behavior pattern of a vehicle according to a driving environment and a controller configured to control a behavior of the autonomous vehicle based on a result of the learning of the learning device.
US11507092B2	Sequential clustering In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a set of data points captured using a radar system of the vehicle. Each data point is associated with at least three measurements include a Doppler measurement, a range measurement, and an azimuth measurement in reference to the radar system. The method also includes clustering the set of data points into one or more first clusters based on a first pair of the three measurements associated with each of the data points; and clustering the set of data points into one or more second clusters based on a second pair of the three measurements associated with each of the data points. The second pair being different from the first pair of the three measurements.
US11507090B2	Systems and methods for vehicle motion control with interactive object annotation Systems and methods for vehicle motion control with interactive object annotation are provided. A method can include obtaining data indicative of a plurality of objects within a surrounding environment of the autonomous vehicle. For example, the plurality of objects can include at least at one problem object encountered by the autonomous vehicle while navigating a planned route. The method can include determining a group of objects of the plurality of objects. For example, the group of objects can include the problem object and one or more other objects in proximity to the problem object. The method can include determining a classification update to be applied to the group of objects. The method can include applying the classification update to the group of objects. The method can include providing data indicative of the classification update for the group of objects to the autonomous vehicle for use in motion planning.
US11507089B2	Vehicle control system The vehicle includes an operation switch for manually operating the operation state of the accessories. The vehicle control system includes a first controller that performs an evacuation traveling in response to a decrease in the driver's consciousness level, and a second controller that controls an operation state of the accessories based on a request from the first controller or operation information of the operation switch. The first controller is configured to transmit, to the second controller, a specific operation rejection request for performing a specific operation rejection process of rejecting the control of the accessories based on the specific operation of the operation switch in response to a decrease in the driver's consciousness level. The second controller is configured to perform the specific operation rejection process when the specific operation rejection request is received from the first controller.
US11507088B2	Simulator, control device, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium A feature is realized with which it is possible to determine the work entity by which each load should be transported. A simulator (1) is provided with a transport capacity acquisition portion (6) for acquiring the transport capacity of one or a plurality of types of work entity, a load information acquisition portion (5), a map information acquisition portion (4), a work entity situation acquisition portion (7), and a work entity determination portion (2) for determining a work entity.
US11507086B2	Manual control re-engagement in an autonomous vehicle Vehicles may have the capability to navigate according to various levels of autonomous capabilities, the vehicle having a different set of autonomous competencies at each level. In certain situations, the vehicle may shift from one level of autonomous capability to another. The shift may require more or less driving responsibility from a human operator. Sensors inside the vehicle collect human operator parameters to determine an alertness level of the human operator. An alertness level is determined based on the human operator parameters and other data including historical data or human operator-specific data. Notifications are presented to the user based on the determined alertness level that are more or less intrusive based on the alertness level of the human operator and on the urgency of an impending change to autonomous capabilities. Notifications may be tailored to specific human operators based on human operator preference and historical performance.
US11507085B2	Vehicle control apparatus A vehicle control apparatus is configured to perform a steering assistance control of steering a vehicle to move away from an obstacle to avoid when the obstacle is in a steering assistance range. The vehicle control apparatus is provided with: a determinator configured to determine a steering assistance amount associated with the steering assistance control for the obstacle, on the basis of a distance between two of a plurality of obstacles in a direction of travel of the vehicle, when the plurality of obstacles are in the steering assistance range: and a controller programmed to control the vehicle to perform the steering assistance control by using the steering assistance amount determined by the determinator.
US11507080B2	Portable aircraft controller devices and systems A portable computerized device for an aircraft control system includes an input system for inputting commands, a device display for displaying information on the computerized device, a processor, a wireless communication module, and a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions, the computer executable instructions configured to cause the processor to perform a method. The method can include detecting whether the portable computerized device is in a cockpit state such that the portable computerized device is in and/or docked to an aircraft cockpit or if the portable computerized device is in a remote state such that the portable computerized device is not in an aircraft cockpit or is not docked to an aircraft cockpit. If the portable computerized device is determined to be in a remote state, the method includes operating the remote device in a remote mode. If the portable computerized device is determined to be in a cockpit state, the method includes operating the device in a local mode.
US11507075B2	Method and system of a noise pattern data marketplace for a power station Systems and methods for interactions with power station noise patterns are disclosed. A system can include a data collector communicatively coupled to a plurality of input channels, wherein at least one of the plurality of input channels is operatively coupled to a vibration detection facility structured to detect a noise pattern of a power station, a library structured to store the detected noise pattern, an interface circuit structured to make the noise pattern available to a noise pattern marketplace, the noise pattern marketplace including a plurality of noise patterns from a plurality of power stations; and a user interface for accessing at least one of the plurality noise patterns of the noise pattern marketplace.
US11507073B2	State display device for plant and state display method for plant A state display device 100 includes a display device 30 for displaying a temporal change of a first parameter representing an operation state of a thermal power generation facility 10, and a correlation between the first parameter and a second parameter representing an operation state of the thermal power generation facility 10, an input device 70 for respectively selecting and inputting a first period t1 and a second period t2 different from the first period t2 in the temporal change of the first parameter, and a processing device 50. The processing device 50 is configured to display the temporal change of the first parameter on the display device 30, and to display, on the display device 30, the correlation between the first parameter and the second parameter in each of the first period t1 and the second period t2 input via the input device 70.
US11507071B2	Autonomous robots performing concerted operation based on shared sensory access and holistic flow of information Increased robotic sophistication and more efficient autonomous operation is implemented by providing separate physical autonomous robots shared and remote access to the sensory array and information from the sensory array of one another. Each robot can access a sensor of any other robot, or scans or other information obtained from the sensor of any other robot. The robots leverage the shared sensory access in order to perform batch order fulfillment, dynamic rearrangement of item or tote locations, and opportunistic charging. These coordinated robotic operations based on the shared sensory access increase the efficiency and productivity of the robots without adding resources or hardware to the robots, increasing the speed of the robots, or increasing the number of deployed robots.
US11507063B2	Building management system for forecasting time series values of building variables A building management system (BMS) includes sensors that measure time series values of building variables and a deterministic model generator that uses historical values for the time series of building variables to train a deterministic model that predicts deterministic values for the time series. The BMS includes a stochastic model generator that uses differences between actual values for the time series and the predicted deterministic values to train a stochastic model that predicts a stochastic value for the time series. The BMS includes a forecast adjuster that adjusts the predicted deterministic values using the predicted stochastic value to generate an adjusted forecast for the time series. The BMS includes a demand response optimizer that uses the adjusted forecast to generate an optimal set of control actions for building equipment of the BMS. The building equipment operate to affect the building variables.
US11507061B2	Method for operating a numerically controlled machine tool, and machine tool therefor A numerically controlled machine tool has at least one movement axis and is connected to a numerical controller which includes a parts program. Movements of each movement axis are limited by maximum permissible axis dynamics. The parts program has a sequence of instructions for machining a workpiece which specify different maximum desired speeds for the machining of the workpiece which change abruptly over time. The numerical controller approximates the different maximum desired speeds which change abruptly over time with a desired speed profile that is continuous over time and has a profile of the maximum desired speeds which is also continuous over time. The numerical controller uses the continuous desired speed profile to calculate the desired values of an actual movement profile of the movements for each movement axis.
US11507059B1	System and computer-implemented method for seamless consumption of automations A system and a method for accessing at least one automation from an automation store are provided. The method comprises receiving a user input indicative of selection of at least one automation for accessing from a plurality of automations displayed in the automation store, and automatically uploading, in response to receiving the user input, the selected automation to a personal workspace of the user from the automation store. The automations are accessed via one or more Application Programming Interface (API) calls directed to an automation cloud server. Further, the method comprises generating a notification indicative of upload of the selected automation for accessing the automation. The uploaded automation is displayed in a software robot assistant associated with the user. Furthermore, the method comprises displaying the generated notification in an application interface associated with the automation store and displaying the selected automation in the personal workspace in the application interface.
US11507054B2	Method and system for hierarchical multi-scale part design with the aid of a digital computer The present disclosure is directed to a method and system for hierarchical multi-scale design with the aid of a digital computer. A hierarchical representation of a shape and material distribution is constructed which satisfies a top-level constraint at a top-level of representation. Properties for families of designs at each of the lower levels of representation that satisfy additional constraints link each of the lower levels of representation to at least a next higher level of the representation.
US11507051B2	Object surface evaluation method, evaluation device, workpiece machining method using said evaluation method, and machine tool A parameter indicating a surface property of an object surface is plotted on the horizontal axis, a normal direction change rate of the shape of the object surface is plotted on the vertical axis, the minimum normal direction change rate visible to a person is associated with the parameter indicating the surface property of the object surface to create a visible area map, the relationship between the parameter indicating the surface property of a machining surface of a workpiece, and the maximum value of the normal direction change rate of the shape of the machining surface of the workpiece is displayed on the visible area map, and the object surface is evaluated.
US11507048B2	Detector and reflector for automation cell safety and identification Systems, methods, and apparatus for a detector and reflector for automation cell safety and identification are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a method for machinery safety comprises transmitting, by an active transponder, at least one interrogation signal. The method further comprises receiving, by at least one passive transponder located on a user or on an item, the interrogation signal(s). Also, the method comprises generating, by a non-linear device of the passive transponder(s) in response to the interrogation signal(s), at least one response signal. In addition, the method comprises receiving, by the active transponder, the response signal(s). Additionally, the method comprises determining, by at least one processor, a location of the passive transponder(s) based on the response signal(s). Further, the method comprises determining, by the processor(s), whether the passive transponder(s) is located within a threshold distance away from machinery by using the location of the passive transponder(s).
US11507042B2	High current and power limiting circuit for I/O modules with internal output power support An output module for an industrial controller provides electrical isolation between each of the output terminals in the module. The output module receives control signals from the industrial controller indicating a desired output state for each of the output terminals and selectively connects power from the output of the electrical isolation to the output terminal. During normal operation, a switching device connects the power to the output terminal responsive to the control signal. A current sensor monitors the current conducted at the output terminal. If the current exceeds a predefined threshold, a current limit circuit clamps the current being output at the terminal. A control circuit may allow the output terminal to ride through a temporary spike in current or disable the output terminal if a fault condition is detected.
US11507040B2	Remotely controlling a hydraulic system In one aspect, a system (110) for performing an action is disclosed. In one arrangement and embodiment, the system (110) comprises: a tool (118) operable to perform at least the action; a controller (122); storage (124) storing electronic program instructions for controlling the controller (122); and an input/output means (126). In one form, the controller (122) is operable, under control of the electronic program instructions, to: receive input via the input means; process the input, and on the basis of the processing, control the tool to perform the action. In one embodiment, the action comprises a hydraulic tuning action in respect of a system, such as a hydraulic pump (114), comprising a hydraulic circuit.
US11507034B2	Information processing apparatus, system, method for controlling information processing apparatus, and computer program An information processing apparatus and method is provided and controls execution of learning processing thereon. Learning data are generated in which readings of a human presence sensor serve as input values, information on receiving or not receiving any operation from an operation panel serves as success/failure flags. The success/failure flag is generated from an assessment result of a current resumption assessment model and the information on receiving or not receiving an operation, and is provided to the learning data. Accordingly, learning processing is performed using the success/failure flags provided in the learning data, thereby efficiently implementing learning.
US11507032B2	Control device using artificial intelligence A control device includes: an input information storage unit that stores track record input information that is information regarding an input signal having a track record; an artificial intelligence control unit that controls a control target using artificial intelligence based on the input signal; and an input signal evaluation unit that judges whether a value of the input signal is within a range having a track record based on the track record input information and, if the value of the input signal is within the range having the track record, permits transmission of the input signal to the artificial intelligence control unit. The safety of the control device using artificial intelligence is enhanced.
US11507024B2	Electronic timepiece An electronic timepiece includes an exterior case; an electronic module housed in the exterior case; a winding stem projecting from the electronic module to the exterior case; and a conductive earth member having a plate-like portion and an elastic portion extending from the plate-like portion to a winding stem side, in which the winding stem has a flange disposed between the electronic module and the exterior case, and the elastic portion is brought into contact with a surface of the flange on an electronic module side in a state where the winding stem is pushed into the electronic module.
US11507019B2	Displaying holograms via hand location Examples are disclosed that relate to computing devices, head-mounted display devices, and methods for displaying holographic objects using slicing planes or volumes. In one example a computing device causes a display system to display a holographic object associated with a holographic volume, the holographic object occluding an occluded holographic object that is not displayed. Location data of at least a portion of a hand is received from a sensor. The location data of the hand is used to locate a slicing plane or a slicing volume within the holographic volume. Based on the location of the slicing plane or the slicing volume, at least a portion of the occluded holographic object is displayed via the display system.
US11507018B2	Image formation air blowing device for blowing airflow toward a target space on a discharge table An image formation air blowing device includes an outlet and an airflow control portion. The outlet blows out an airflow toward a target space on a discharge table to which a sheet with an image formed thereon by an image forming portion is discharged. The airflow control portion controls a direction of the airflow at least in a horizontal plane in the target space.
US11507016B2	Developing apparatus A developing apparatus includes a developer carrying member configured to carry developer, and a developer supply member configured to supply the developer to the developer carrying member, the developer supply member including a shaft, first and second driving members disposed at a first end and a second end of the shaft, respectively, and a toner supply unit disposed between the first end and the second end of the shaft, wherein the first driving member receives a driving force for rotating the developer supply member, and the second driving member outputs the driving force, and wherein the second driving member is mounted to the shaft without play in a rotational direction of the developer supply member with respect to the shaft.
US11507011B2	Partial reverse clutch assembly A partial reverse clutch assembly comprises a frame, a coupling member, a corrugated swing body, and a cam body. The frame mounts an input gear and an output gear, and, a coupling member that is disposed between input and output gears couple the input gear to the output gear to transmit a motorized rotational drive in a first direction. The swing body is coupled between the input gear and the coupling member and comprises a projecting swing arm. The cam body abuts and defines a sliding contact between the swing body and the coupling member, where a reversal of the motorized rotational drive oppositely rotates the output gear in engagement with the swing arm in a second direction. The cam body is displaced upon contact with the swing body during the rotation in the second direction to decouple the coupling member between the input gear and the output gear.
US11507009B2	Document feeder and image forming apparatus A cover that covers side surfaces of a document conveyance path and a paper feeder in a direction orthogonal to a document conveyance direction and a notifier that notifies information on a document placement section are included. The cover has a first side surface disposed along the document conveyance direction and a second side surface disposed from an end of the first side surface on the paper feeder side toward the document placement section. The notifier includes a displayer that displays the information by light. The displayer includes a first displayer disposed on the first side surface and a second displayer disposed on the second side surface toward the document placement section. The first displayer and the second displayer each have a horizontal length that is longer than a vertical length.
US11507008B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, an image forming unit, a transfer unit, a detector, a controller, an edge detector, and an abnormality detector. The detector detects developer attached to an image carrying surface at a position between a position where an image is formed and a position where the image is transferred. The controller controls the image forming unit such that a check image including an edge that extends in a direction intersecting the moving direction of the image carrying surface is formed in a region of the image carrying surface that passes through the detection position. The edge detector determines a position of the edge based on a detection status of the developer. The abnormality detector determines whether or not the image former is abnormal based on the position of the edge.
US11507006B2	Power supply device and image forming apparatus A power supply device includes a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit includes an adjustment unit, a detection unit, a processing unit including a conversion unit, a first communication unit, and a power storage unit. The second circuit includes a second communication unit performing wireless communication with the first communication unit, and a control unit outputting a carrier wave used in the wireless communication. After outputting the carrier wave during a first period, the control unit stops output of the carrier wave during a second period. During the second period, the conversion unit operates on the power stored in the power storage unit. The control unit outputs the carrier wave during a third period after the second period. During the third period, the processing unit transmits information about a conversion result. The control unit controls the adjustment unit based on the transmitted information.
US11507004B2	Fixing device and image forming apparatus A fixing device includes a heater, a heater holding member, a stay sheet-metal, and a belt holding member. The stay sheet-metal includes a top plate and side plates and is configured to control a load applied to the heater holding member, the side plates extending respectively from opposite sides of the top plate in a short-length direction of the top plate, toward the heater holding member. The belt holding member holds the fixing belt such that the fixing belt can peripherally rotate, the belt holding member holding at least one end of the heater holding member in a longitudinal direction thereof and at least one end of the stay sheet-metal in a longitudinal direction thereof. The top plate of the stay sheet-metal is formed to extend to at least one end of the stay sheet-metal in the longitudinal direction thereof.
US11507001B2	Image forming apparatus including a plurality of heat generating elements An image forming apparatus is operable in a first small-sheet printing in which power is supplied to the first heat generating element and the second heat generating element and in a second small-sheet printing in which power is supplied to the first heat generating element and the third heat generating element. A first power ratio, which is a proportion of power supplied to the first heat generating element to power supplied to the second heat generating element in the first small-sheet printing, is higher than a second power ratio, which is a proportion of power supplied to the first heat generating element to power supplied to the third heat generating element in the second small-sheet printing.
US11507000B2	Sheet separation device, laminator, image forming apparatus, and image forming system A sheet separation device separates a non-bonding portion of a two-ply sheet in which two sheets are overlapped and bonded together at one end of the two-ply sheet. The sheet separation device includes a separator that includes a first separator and a second separator. The first separator is inserted into a gap between the two sheets of the two-ply sheet. The second separator is inserted between the two sheets at said another end of the two-ply sheet that is opposite to the one end of the two-ply sheet and moves in a width direction of the two-ply sheet after the first separator is inserted into the gap and relatively moves from the one end to said another end.
US11506999B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a fixing portion for fixing an image formed on a recording material, and a guide member for guiding the recording material, wherein the guide member is provided at an entrance to the fixing portion and at an end portion with respect to a direction perpendicular to a feeding direction of the recording material. The fixing portion includes a cylindrical belt and a roller contacting an outer surface of the belt for forming a fixing nip through which the recording material is to be passed, wherein the roller has a shape such that a diameter thereof is increased with a distance thereof toward the end portion with respect to the direction perpendicular to the feeding direction, and the guide member is moved when the guide member is pushed by the recording material.
US11506996B2	Conveyance unit, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus A conveyance mechanism which includes a rotation shaft extending in a direction along a first direction connecting first and second discharge ports that is rotatable with a rotation axis extending in the first direction. Wherein, a first rotation conveyance unit is disposed on the rotation shaft, and is rotatable together with the rotation shaft, conveys developer toward the first discharge port, and a second rotation conveyance unit is disposed on the rotation shaft, and is rotatable together with the rotation shaft, conveys developer toward the second discharge port. The second rotation conveyance unit is configured to provide a larger amount of conveyance than the first rotation conveyance unit.
US11506995B2	Developing device and image forming apparatus A developing device includes a transporting member that transports a developer in an axial direction while rotating, a developing unit that hands over the developer to an image holder, on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, while rotating, and develops the electrostatic latent image, a pumping unit that has a rotation member rotating in a circumferential direction, pumps the developer transported by the transporting member with a magnetic force, and supplies the pumped developer to the developing unit by releasing the developer in a tangential direction of the rotating rotation member, and a changing unit that changes a flowing direction of the developer, which is released in the tangential direction of the rotating rotation member and is to be supplied to the developing unit.
US11506991B2	Storing information in toner refill kit during toner refill An example operation method of an image forming apparatus includes determining a state of a toner refill operation of injecting toner from a toner reload kit (TRK) into a cartridge in the image forming apparatus, based on completion of injecting toner from the TRK into the cartridge, controlling the TRK to store information indicating a toner refill completion in a memory of the TRK and updating information of an amount of remaining toner of the cartridge based on an amount of the toner injected into the cartridge from the TRK.
US11506989B2	Electrostatic charge image developing toner and electrostatic charge image developer An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles having an average circularity of 0.96 to 1.00 and organic particles having an aspect ratio of 0.4 to 0.9 as an external additive.
US11506988B2	Electrophotographic photosensitive member, electrophotographic image forming apparatus, and method of producing electrophotographic photosensitive member Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member, which has high abrasion resistance and is resistant to being deeply flawed. Specifically, provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising a support and a surface layer formed on the support, wherein the surface layer comprises at least inorganic particles having pores in surfaces thereof, wherein at least a resin in the surface layer penetrates the pores, and wherein when vibration having a frequency of 0.5 Hz is applied to the surface layer at 28° C., the loss tangent tan δ of the dynamic viscoelasticity of the surface layer is from 0.005 to 0.05.
US11506987B2	Electrophotographic photoreceptor, method of manufacturing the photoreceptor, and electrophotographic device An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer containing a charge transport portion including a first hole transport material represented by General Formula (1) below, a cured resin, and a cross-linked structure there between: where Za is a polymerizable functional group with a Structural Formula (2), (3), or (4), Zb is a divalent group with a Structural Formula (6) or (7), Ra, Rb, Rc and Rd each are one of a branched or unbranched alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted styryl group, I is 0 or 1 when Za is (2) or (4) and 1 when Za is (3), m is from 0 to 5, n, o, and p are each from 0 to 4, q is from 1 to 3.
US11506986B2	Thermal controlling method in lithography system In accordance with some embodiments, a lithography method in semiconductor manufacturing is provided. The lithography method includes transmitting a main pulse laser to a zone of excitation through a first optic assembly. The lithography method further includes supplying a coolant to the first optic assembly and detecting a temperature of the coolant with a use of at least one sensor. The lithography method also includes adjusting a heat transfer rate between the coolant and the first optic assembly based on the temperature of the first optic assembly. In addition, the lithography method includes generating a droplet of a target material into the zone of excitation. The lithography method further includes exciting the droplet of the target material into plasma with the main pulse laser in the zone of excitation.
US11506985B2	Semiconductor apparatus and method of operating the same for preventing photomask particulate contamination A method for preventing photomask contamination includes generating a first electric field from an electrostatic chuck to attract a charged particle onto the electrostatic chuck, controlling the first electric field to detach the charged particle from the electrostatic chuck, and generating a second electric field below the electrostatic chuck to attract the charged particle.
US11506979B2	Method using silicon-containing underlayers Methods of manufacturing electronic devices employing wet-strippable underlayer compositions comprising a condensate and/or hydrolyzate of a polymer comprising as polymerized units one or more first unsaturated monomers having a condensable silicon-containing moiety, wherein the condensable silicon-containing moiety is pendent to the polymer backbone, and one or more condensable silicon monomers are provided.
US11506975B2	Photoresist material, method of fabcricating same, and color filter substrate A photoresist material, a method of fabricating the same, and a color filter substrate are described. The photoresist material has an oligomer segment having a chemical structural formula of: wherein a value of n is 1 to 2.
US11506968B2	Method of annealing reflective photomask by using laser A laser annealing method performed on a reflective photomask may include preparing a reflective photomask including a pattern area and a border area surrounding the pattern area and irradiating a laser beam onto the border area of the reflective photomask. The irradiating of the laser beam may include split-irradiating a plurality of laser beam spots onto the border area. Each of the plurality of laser beam spots may be shaped using a beam shaper. The beam shaper may include a blind area, a transparent area at a center of the blind area, and a semitransparent area between the blind area and the transparent area. Each of the plurality of laser beam spots may include a center portion passing through the transparent area and having a uniform energy profile and an edge portion passing through the semitransparent area and having an inclined energy profile.
US11506965B1	Illumination system and projection device An illumination system providing an illumination light beam is provided. The excitation light beam passes beside a central region from a first side of the wavelength conversion wheel and then exits from a second side and is transmitted to the first mirror. The first mirror reflects the excitation light beam to the central region on the second side. A non-conversion reflection region of the wavelength conversion wheel reflects the excitation light beam, or a wavelength conversion reflection region of the wavelength conversion wheel converts the excitation light beam into a converted light beam and reflects the converted light beam. The excitation light beam or the converted light beam that is reflected is transmitted to the light homogenizing element. The light homogenizing element homogenizes the excitation light beam and the converted light beam to form the illumination light beam. A projection device is proposed, too.
US11506962B2	Illumination system and projection device An illumination system and a projection device are provided. The illumination system includes multiple laser light source units, a light splitting element, a wavelength conversion module, and a filter module. The laser light source units include first and second laser light source units, respectively configured to provide first and second beams. The light splitting element is located on transmission paths of the first and second beams. When the wavelength conversion module rotates synchronously with the filter module, in a first period of time, the first beam is transmitted to the filter module via the light splitting element and then reflected to a wavelength conversion region via a first color filter region of the filter module, and the second beam is transmitted to the wavelength conversion region via the light splitting element. The first and second beams are converted to a converted beam, which is transmitted to the filter module.
US11506961B2	Heat dissipation module and projection apparatus using the same A heat dissipation module includes a base, a cover and a plurality of heat dissipation fins. The cover is disposed on the base and forms an accommodation space with the base. The plurality of heat dissipation fins is disposed in the accommodation space. The cover includes a top, at least one side wall, a first opening and a second opening. The first opening and the second opening are disposed on the top or the at least one side wall. The at least one side wall surrounds the top and is connected to the base. The distances between the plurality of heat dissipation fins and one of the at least one side wall in a first direction are different. A projection apparatus is also provided, which includes a light source module, a light valve, the aforementioned heat dissipation module and a projection lens.
US11506950B2	Optical waveguide element, optical waveguide device and optical transmission apparatus In an optical waveguide element which uses a rib type optical waveguide, light propagating in the rib type optical waveguide is monitored stably and accurately. The optical waveguide element includes a rib type optical waveguide provided on a optical waveguide substrate and configured of a convex portion protruding in a thickness direction of the optical waveguide substrate and extending in a plane direction of the optical waveguide substrate, and a light receiving element configured of a light receiving part formed on a light receiving element substrate disposed on the rib type optical waveguide and configured to receive at least a part of light propagating through the rib type optical waveguide, and the light receiving element substrate is supported by at least one first convex portion having the same height as that of the rib type optical waveguide provided on the optical waveguide substrate.
US11506948B2	Array substrate and manufacturing method thereof, display panel and display apparatus The disclosure relates to an array substrate. The array substrate may include a base substrate, an auxiliary electrode, a thin film transistor, a first insulating layer, a first electrode, a second insulating layer, and a second electrode sequentially arranged in a direction away from the base substrate. The auxiliary electrode is between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer and insulated from the first electrode, the auxiliary electrode is coupled to a drain of the thin film transistor through a first via hole in the first insulating layer, and the second electrode is coupled to the auxiliary electrode through a second via hole in the second insulating layer.
US11506945B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal panel including an active matrix substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a color filter substrate in a stated order, the active matrix substrate including a first substrate, and a first electrode and second electrodes stacked with an insulating layer in between, the second electrodes arranged in the respective sub-pixels, the color filter substrate including a second substrate, a color filter, and a third electrode, either the first electrode or the second electrodes arranged with electrical connection over the sub-pixels, each of the sub-pixels provided with an optical opening, the third electrode not superimposed with at least a portion of each of the optical openings in a plan view and arranged with electrical connection, a control circuit configured to switch between application of alternating voltage and application of constant voltage to the third electrode.
US11506942B2	Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus An electro-optical device includes a first substrate including a plurality of pixel electrodes, a second substrate having translucency, an electro-optical layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the electro-optical layer having an optical property that varies in accordance with an electric field generated by the plurality of pixel electrodes, and a spacer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the spacer including a high refractive index portion having a refractive index greater than a refractive index of the electro-optical layer, the spacer being configured to define a distance between the first substrate and the second substrate.
US11506940B2	Transmittance-variable device and use thereof A transmittance-variable layer and a transmittance-variable device including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a transmittance-variable device includes a polarization layer and a transmittance-variable layer disposed on the polarization layer, wherein the transmittance-variable layer includes a first base layer disposed on the polarization layer and a spacer fixed on a surface of the first base layer opposite to the polarization layer, and a second base layer facing the first base layer and spaced apart from the first base layer by the first spacer, wherein the first spacer maintains a gap between the first and second base layers, and a first light modulating material disposed in the gap.
US11506938B2	Lighting unit with laminate structure A lighting unit includes a glass laminate structure including a base layer formed from a first glass composition with a refractive index nbase and a surface layer fused to a surface of the base layer and formed from a second glass composition with a refractive index nsurface. The surface layer includes a high refractive index region with a refractive index nhigh and a low refractive index region with a refractive index nlow. nbase and nsurface satisfy the equation \|nsurface−nbase≥0.001, nhigh is greater than or equal to nbase 1, and nlow is less than nbase. The high refractive index region is optically coupled to the base layer such that at least a portion of light propagating through the base layer leaks out of the base layer and into the high refractive index region. A display device or a luminaire can include the lighting unit.
US11506935B2	Backlight To provide a backlight that reduces the number of LEDs used while facilitating the attempt to make the backlight smaller in thickness. On a mount substrate (11), LEDs (13) are mounted in a square lattice arrangement. Over a portion near the center of each unit of the square lattice, protrusions (15) of a diffusion plate (14) are disposed. Among light emitted from the LEDs (13), light traveling in lateral directions between the mount substrate (11) and the diffusion plate (14) is captured by the protrusions (15). The captured light is refracted and reflected by the interfaces of the protrusions (15), and diffused due to diffusing particles, with the result that the light is turned into upward illumination light.
US11506929B2	Nanostructure based display devices Embodiments of a display device are described. A display device includes a backlight unit having a light source and a liquid crystal display (LCD) module. The light source is configured to emit a primary light having a first peak wavelength. The LCD module includes a first sub-pixel having a phosphor film and a second sub-pixel having a non-phosphor film. The phosphor film is configured to receive a first portion of the primary light and to convert the first portion of the primary light to emit a secondary light having a second peak wavelength that is different from the first peak wavelength. The non-phosphor film is configured to receive a second portion of the primary light and to optically modify the second portion of the primary light to emit an optically modified primary light having a third peak wavelength that is different from the first and second peak wavelengths.
US11506928B2	Display device with a plurality of light guides in a one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of displays A display device having a curved display surface is provided and includes a front plate, a plurality of display panels each of which is boned to the front plate; a plurality of light guide plates disposed facing the respective display panels; a plurality of light sources configured to cause light to be incident on the light guide plates; and a light diffusion film between the display panels and the light guide plates, wherein the light diffusion film faces the respective display panels and the respective light guide plates.
US11506926B2	Optical film stack including retardation layer Optical film stacks are described. More particularly, optical film stacks including a half-wave retardation layer are described. Achromatic half-wave retardation layers, including achromatic half-wave layers formed from a quarter-wave and a three-quarters-wave retardation layer, are described. Film stacks including reflective polarizers tuned to reduce wavelength dispersion of the half-wave retardation layer are also described.
US11506923B2	Driver circuit A display panel includes a substrate, a plurality of standard pixel units, and a plurality of dummy pixel units. A plurality of first conductor patterns and a plurality of shield blocks of a shield pattern layer are arranged in an array above the substrate. Each of the standard pixel units includes one of the first conductor patterns and a first shield block of the shield blocks. The first shield blocks and the first conductor patterns are overlapped, respectively. Each of the dummy pixel units includes a second shield block of the shield blocks. The second shield blocks and the first conductor patterns are not overlapped. A first edge of the substrate is spaced apart from a second edge of one of the standard pixel units adjacent to the dummy pixel units by a first distance. The first distance is within a range from 50 μm to 3000 μm.
US11506922B2	Light modulating device A light modulating device including: a light transmissive plate having a curved surface; a light modulating cell; and an optically transparent adhesive film which is disposed between the curved surface of the light transmissive plate and the light modulating cell and attaches one side of the light modulating cell to the curved surface of the light transmissive plate.
US11506919B2	Integrated faraday rotator The invention relates to optical waveguide components, such as Faraday rotators and their manufacture Faraday rotators based on silicon waveguides are provided, where the waveguide has folded or wound sections that are parallel to an externally applied magnetic field.
US11506918B2	Hybrid EO polymer modulator with ALD sealant layer An EO polymer modulator with conformal atomic layer deposition sealant layers including an active region of a device material stack with an elongated tapered active section positioned on a passive waveguide core. The device material stack supported on a substrate with the passive waveguide core defining light input and light output side surfaces. A conformal atomic layer deposition sealant layer overlying the device material stack including the light input and light output side surfaces, the conformal atomic layer deposition sealant layer defining windows for the light input and light output side surfaces.
US11506917B2	Optical device for forming a distribution of a three-dimensional light field An optical device for forming a distribution of a three-dimensional light field comprises: an array of individually addressable unit cells; each unit cell in the array of unit cells comprising a stack including: at least one electrode; and a resonance defining layer, comprising at least a phase change material, PCM, layer, wherein the resonance defining layer is patterned to define a geometric structure dimensioned for defining a wavelength-dependent in-plane resonance of an electromagnetic wave; wherein the at least one electrode causes a phase change of the phase change material based on receiving a control signal to alter a wavelength-dependency of resonance in the resonance defining layer for controlling the optical property of the unit cell; wherein unit cells in the array of unit cells are separated such that the PCM layer of a unit cell is separated from the PCM layer in an adjacent unit cell.
US11506916B2	Dual polarization optical pumping According to an aspect of an embodiment, operations may include receiving a light wave and generating a pumping wave by performing polarization modulation on the light wave based on a bit stream. The pumping wave may include a first polarization component having a first polarization and a second polarization component having a second polarization and having a same wavelength as the first polarization component. The operations may also include emitting the pumping wave in an optical medium such that the pumping wave amplifies an optical signal propagating within the optical medium.
US11506913B1	Hybrid plastic-glass lens An optical element includes a glass substrate layer and an optical plastic layer. The optical plastic layer has a planar surface. A prescription surface may be formed in the optical plastic layer opposite the planar surface.
US11506911B2	Applications of the shapeless (Entropic) alphabet A variety of applications exploiting the Shapeless language where the geometry of letters is immaterial; their size and proximity deliver their message. These applications span rescue effort, industrial practice, painting, food preparation, authentication of documents, etc. Shapeless language is computer readable and very robust.
US11506910B2	Optical unit with shake correction function An optical unit may include a movable body, a turning support mechanism turnably supporting the movable body around an optical axis, a gimbal mechanism turnably supporting the turning support mechanism, and a fixed body. The turning support mechanism includes a plate roll fixed to the movable body, a plate holder having a facing part facing the plate roll in the optical axis direction and is turnably supported by the gimbal mechanism, spherical bodies disposed between the plate roll and the facing part, and a magnetic attraction mechanism for generating an attraction force so that the plate roll and the facing part approach each other in the optical axis direction. The magnetic attraction mechanism includes an attraction part provided in one of the plate roll and the plate holder and an attracted part provided in the other, and the attraction part includes a magnet.
US11506908B2	Optical device An optical device including a holder and a light transmissive plate is provided. The holder includes a first frame and a second frame connected to each other, and the first frame is located inside the second frame. A light transmissive plate is disposed inside the first frame and has a surface. The first frame has at least one inner surface and includes at least one surface supporting part, and the surface supporting part extends along a direction from the inner surface of the first frame to the center of the first frame, and the surface of the light transmissive plate is at least partially supported by the surface supporting part of the first frame. The surface supporting part is non-continuously distributed along the inner surface of the first frame. The disclosure further provides a projector including the optical device.
US11506903B2	Wearable near-to-eye display with unhindered primary field of view An optical apparatus has an electroluminescent display energizable to emit image-bearing light along an optical axis. A reflective polarizer reflects light of a first polarization state and transmit light of a second polarization state orthogonal to the first polarization state. A quarter wave plate in the path of transmitted light of the second polarization state imparts retardance to conveyed light. A curved, partially reflective surface transmits incident light. An exit lens directs light from the curved, partially reflective surface to an exit pupil, with an eye relief of less than the focal length of an eye, wherein the optical apparatus forms an image with a field of view exceeding 40 degrees horizontally and 20 degrees vertically. The optical apparatus is configured for seating directly against the face of the viewer, to form the image peripheral to a primary field of view.
US11506902B2	Digital glasses having display vision enhancement An eyewear device that adjusts aspects of a displayed object as a function of a user's eyeglass prescription. A detector identifies object edges for displayed far objects. A correction chart stores brightness corrections as a function of eyeglass prescriptions. The object edges are brightened as a function of the brightness corrections to sharpen objects displayed for a user with nearsightedness and/or farsightedness.
US11506897B2	Display apparatus and method An apparatus including a first display for a user's first eye; a first motion sensor and/or a first externally facing image capture device configured to capture at least a first image of a user's real world point of view; a second display for a user's second eye; a second motion sensor and/or a second externally facing image capture device configured to capture at least a second image of a user's real world scene; and a controller configured to: receive a first signal from: the first motion sensor and/or the first image capture device, receive a second signal from: the second motion sensor and/or the second image capture device, determine, based on the first and second signals, a change in orientation of the first display with respect to the second display, and control display of first content on the first display in dependence on the determined change in orientation.
US11506893B2	Head-mounted and head-up displays utilizing organic light emitting diodes that emit by stimulated emission Disclosed herein are head-mounted and other display assemblies that utilize organic light emitting diodes as image sources. In the organic light emitting diodes utilized in these display assemblies light is emitted by stimulated emission. As a result of this, the organic light emitting diodes utilized emit light vertically within a narrow cone about axes normal to the planes of the organic light emitting diodes. This narrow cone of emission results in greatly reduced light insertion losses when light transits from the organic light emitting diodes through the display assemblies and as a result increased energy efficiency in the operation of the display assemblies.
US11506892B1	Holographic display system for a motor vehicle A holographic display system for a motor vehicle includes a light source for generating a beam of coherent light and a spatial light modulator (SLM) having a two-dimensional pixel array. The two-dimensional pixel array modulates the beam of coherent light for generating a plurality of subframes, with each subframe being associated with one of a plurality of partial fields of view. The system further includes a scanner for directing the subframes onto associated sections of a display surface. The system further includes a computer having a memory including instructions, such that a processor is programmed to control the two-dimensional pixel array of the SLM for generating the subframes. The processor is further programmed to control the scanner for directing the subframes onto associated sections of the display surface and displaying a reconstructed image within a full field of view, which includes each of the partial fields of view.
US11506890B2	Adjustment of luminance within an augmented reality scene One embodiment provides a method, including: producing, using one or more optical engines of an augmented reality display, an augmented reality scene; determining, using at least one sensor, a location of a gaze of the user on the augmented reality display; identifying, based upon the location of the gaze, at least one object a user is viewing; and adjusting, based upon identification of the at least one object, luminance within the augmented reality scene. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US11506888B2	Driver gaze tracking system for use in vehicles A gaze tracking system for use by the driver of a vehicle includes an opaque frame circumferentially enclosing a transparent field of view of the driver, light emitting diodes coupled to the opaque frame for emitting infrared light onto various regions of the driver's eye gazing through the transparent field of view, and diodes for sensing intensity of infrared light reflected off of various regions of the driver's eye.
US11506881B2	Method of imaging an object and a sample holder for use in an optical microscope A system and method of imaging an object uses a plasmonic layer as a sample holder defining a periodic array of sub-micron structures adjacent the object. The sample holder is exposed to a first portion of light that is transmitted through either the plasmonic layer but not the object, or the plasmonic layer and a first section of the object, and a second portion of the light that is transmitted through the plasmonic layer and at least a second section of the object. The light interacts with at least the plasmonic layer and the first portion of the transmitted light characterizes one or more first surface plasmon resonance peaks and the second portion of the transmitted light characterizes one or more second surface plasmon resonance peaks that are wavelength shifted from the first surface plasmon resonance peaks by the object affecting plasmons propagating within the plasmonic layer.
US11506879B2	Optical super-resolution microscopic imaging system The invention provides an optical super-resolution microscopic imaging system comprising a dichroic beamsplitter for annular parallel light to transmit through; a focusing lens used for converging the annular parallel light transmitted through the dichroic beamsplitter; a confocal pinhole for the annular parallel light after being converged to pass through to filter the annular parallel light; a varifocal lens system for collimating the annular parallel light passing through the confocal pinhole into excited annular parallel light; and a detector for receiving and processing fluorescence emitted by the excited sample, the fluorescence emitted by the excited sample being returned by the same way, and the dichroic beamsplitter separating the fluorescence emitted by the sample from an annular parallel light path and turning the fluorescence to the detector to obtain a super-resolution image of the sample.
US11506878B2	Confocal scanner, microscope system, and confocal microscope A confocal scanner mounted on a microscope includes a linear light source configured to emit linear light, a linear detector including a linear detection unit detecting incident light for each line, and a moving mechanism configured to translationally move the linear light source and the linear detector with respect to the microscope. The linear light source and the linear detector are disposed so as to have a positional relationship in which the linear light source and the linear detector correspond to each other within an imaging surface at conjugate positions with respect to a focal plane of the microscope.
US11506877B2	Imaging instrument having objective axis and light sheet or light beam projector axis intersecting at less than 90 degrees Light Sheet Theta (LS-0) Microscopy achieves large sample imaging capabilities without affecting the imaging depth or the image quality. An optical layout places a detection objective normal to the sample surface, while placing the illumination objectives that generate light sheets at an angle (theta) significantly smaller than 90 degrees. In this configuration, the light sheets enter from same side of the sample as the detection objective. The intersection of the light-sheet and the detection focal plane results in a line illumination-detection profile that is discriminated by a camera.
US11506874B2	Optical imaging systems and formation of co-oriented and co-directional images in different fields of view of the same Optical imaging systems configured to image object space in multiple fields-of-view (FOVs)—front and lateral FOVs—and form corresponding images that are co-oriented and co-directional regardless of mutual repositioning of the object and imaging systems. Images formed with such optical systems in which FFOV— and LFOV-image portions are co-directional. Co-directionality of formed images is achieved due to direct imaging with a system utilizing a specific involute reflective surface or as a result of radial spatial redistribution of irradiance of an initial image(s), formed with a system devoid of an involute reflective surface, while maintaining aspect ratios of dimensions of corresponding pixels of initial and transformed images. Methodology of transformation of images utilizing radial redistribution of image irradiance.
US11506873B2	Optical lens assembly with dual molded lens element and electronic device including same assembly An optical lens assembly includes at least one lens element, which is a dual molded lens element. The dual molded lens element includes a light transmitting portion and a light absorbing portion. The light absorbing portion is annular and surrounds a central axis, wherein a plastic material and a color of the light absorbing portion are different from a plastic material and a color of the light transmitting portion, the dual molded lens element is made by an injection molding method and formed integrally, the light absorbing portion includes a plurality of second inner strip-shaped structures, the second inner strip-shaped structures are regularly arranged along a circumferential direction of the central axis, and the second inner strip-shaped structures are disposed correspondingly to and connected to a plurality of first inner strip-shaped structures.
US11506872B2	Imaging lens assembly, imaging apparatus and electronic device An imaging lens assembly includes six lens elements, which are, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The sixth lens element has negative refractive power. At least one surface of an object-side surface and an image-side surface of at least one lens element of the six lens elements is aspheric.
US11506871B2	Optical imaging system An optical imaging system includes five lenses in which a first lens includes a positive refractive power and a concave object-side surface, and a second lens includes a positive refractive power and a concave image-side surface. The first to fifth lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side to an image side.
US11506868B2	Optical imaging lens An optical imaging lens includes a first lens element to a seventh lens element. The first lens element, the fifth lens element and the sixth lens element are made of plastic. The optical axis region of the image-side surface of the second lens element is convex, the optical axis region of the image-side surface of the third lens element is convex, the optical axis region of the object-side surface of the fourth lens element is convex and the optical axis region of the image-side surface of the seventh lens element is concave to satisfy (T5+G56+T6)/(G23+T3+G34+T4+G45)≥1.200 by controlling the surface curvatures of each lens element to enlarge HFOV, to reduce the system length and to have good imaging quality.
US11506856B2	Pass-through assembly having an anchor member and a cover Anchoring an input cable (190) at an input port (123, 223) of an enclosure (110) includes inserting the input cable (190) through an anchor member (151, 251) so that a cable jacket (191) terminates within the anchor member (151, 251) and at least one optical fiber (195) extends outwardly from the anchor member (151, 251). The anchor member (151, 251) is secured to the cable jacket (191) using the sheath (175). A cover (162, 260) is mounted to the anchor member (151, 251) to form a pass-through assembly (150, 250) defining an enclosed region. Material is injected into the enclosed region to fix strength members (197) and/or optical fibers (195) of the input cable (190) to the pass-through assembly (150, 250). The ruggedized pass-through assembly (150, 250) is disposed at a base (120, 220) of the enclosure (110).
US11506853B2	Cable management system for fiber optic trays A cable management system includes a support having a stem and an arm that extends from the stem. The arm includes a channel having a plurality of openings. A locking sled is slidable from a locked position to an unlocked position within the channel. The locking sled has a plurality of locking grooves that align with the plurality of openings. Fiber optic trays are mounted to the arm, and each fiber optic tray has at least one hinge inserted through an opening on the arm and a locking groove on the locking sled. The fiber optic trays are pivotable with respect to the arm when the hinges are in the unlocked portion, and the fiber optic trays are fixed with respect to the arm when the hinges are in the locked portion.
US11506852B2	Fiber pistoning solution Fiber pistoning apparatus and methods of use are provided. A fiber anti-pistoning apparatus includes an axial centerline, and an elongate main body that at least partially surrounds the axial centerline and extends from a first end to a second end of the elongate main body. The elongate main body defines a channel that extends along the axial centerline for housing a bundle of fibers. The channel extends between a first opening at the first end, a second opening at the second end, and a slotted opening between the first end and the second end for receiving the bundle of fibers. The elongate main body includes one or more retention features for coupling to a first buffer tube.
US11506849B2	Optical transceiver and manufacturing method thereof The disclosure relates to an optical transceiver and a manufacturing method thereof. The optical transceiver includes a substrate, a thermal-conductive substrate, a first metal wiring structure, a light-transceiving element and an optical fiber array. The substrate has an opening, and the thermal-conductive substrate is embedded within the opening. The first metal wiring structure is integrally formed on the substrate and the thermal-conductive substrate through an electroplating or a wire-printing process. The light-transceiving element is disposed on the thermal-conductive substrate and is electrically connected to the first metal wiring structure. The optical fiber array is arranged on the thermal-conductive substrate for communication with the light-transceiving element.
US11506847B2	Modularized insert assembly for backplane connector A connector for attachment to a planar surface, said connector comprising a shell housing configured for attachment to said planar surface, an insert housing connected to said shell and defining two or more insert ferrule openings, at least one retainer attached to said insert housing and defining two or more retainer ferrule openings aligned with said insert ferrule openings, and two or more ferrule assemblies disposed within said two or more insert ferrule openings.
US11506844B2	Fiber optic connector and method of assembling the same The present invention discloses a fiber optic connector comprises: a ferrule assembly; a spring seat provided behind the ferrule assembly; and a spring provided between the ferrule assembly and the spring seat. The spring seat has a receiving chamber having an insertion port through which a portion of the ferrule assembly is inserted into the receiving chamber; wherein the ferrule assembly is pre-assembled into the receiving chamber of the spring seat in a way that the ferrule assembly is held to be movably engaged with the spring seat. The spring is fitted and compressed in the receiving chamber. As a result, the ferrule assembly, the spring seat and the spring are pre-assembled into an integral assembly before being inserting into a connector housing. All components of the connector except for the housing may be smoothly pulled through a small long pipe as a whole. After being pulled through the pipe, all components of the connector except for the housing may be easily and quickly inserted into the housing as a whole at one time.
US11506841B2	Optical fiber system employing topological guidance of light An optical fiber system exploits a principle of topological confinement for guided higher-order modes, in contrast to more conventional total-internal-reflection (TIR) confinement. The optical fiber has a geometry and index profile defining a cutoff wavelength for a predetermined L-mode of optical signal propagation in the optical fiber, where L is azimuthal mode index. An optical source subsystem is coupled to the optical fiber to establish an optical signal propagating in the optical fiber, wherein the optical signal has the predetermined L-mode and a wavelength being either (1) at least 15% above the cutoff wavelength such that the optical beam propagates as a topologically confined mode, or (2) sufficiently above the cutoff wavelength that, based on the L-mode of the optical beam, the optical beam propagates as a topologically confined mode having propagation loss less than 3 dB/meter.
US11506836B2	Optical fiber and optical transmission module An optical fiber includes: a first core portion capable of transmitting first light; a second core portion formed on an outer periphery of the first core portion in a structure different from that of the first core portion and capable of transmitting second light different from the first light. The second core portion is formed around the outer periphery of the first core portion, and a center of the second core portion is positioned in a region of the first core portion.
US11506832B2	Planar illumination device with light guide plate with pseudo light sources A planar illumination device according to embodiments includes a substrate and a light guide plate. The substrate has a plurality of light sources arranged two-dimensionally. The light guide plate is disposed on a side of the surface of the substrate, the surface having the light sources. The light guide plate has a plurality of through holes disposed in a thickness direction and individually accommodating the light sources, and a pseudo light source. The pseudo light source is disposed such that another pseudo light source is not disposed on a line connecting the center of the pseudo light source and the center of one of the light sources.
US11506830B2	Backlight module and display device A backlight module and a display device are provided. The backlight module includes a polarizing light guide plate configured to convert incident light into first polarized light and second polarized light, a polarization direction of the first polarized light being perpendicular to a polarization direction of the second polarized light.
US11506829B2	Light-transmissible element with microstructures and lamp device using same A light-transmissible element and a lamp device using the light-transmissible element are provided. The light-transmissible element includes a light-inputting surface, a first light-outputting surface, a second light-outputting surface and plural microstructures. The first light-outputting surface and the second light-outputting surface are located beside two opposite sides of the light-inputting surface. The plural microstructures are formed on the second light-outputting surface. The plural light beams from the light-inputting surface are received and refracted by the plural microstructures. Consequently, a luminous flux of the light beams received and refracted by each first refractive surface is higher than a luminous flux of the light beams received and refracted by each second refractive surface. Due to this design, the light extraction efficiency of the overall lamp device is increased, the light output range is adjustable and the generation of the light spots is reduced.
US11506825B1	Elastomer based flexures for fluid lenses In some examples, a device includes a fluid lens having a substrate and a membrane connected to the substrate using a flexure. The fluid lens may include a fluid located within a cavity at least partially defined by the substrate and the membrane. The flexure may include a membrane attachment and an elastic element. The device may be configured so that a displacement of the membrane attachment adjusts a profile of the membrane, and may induce a compression of at least a portion of the elastic member. In some examples, a flexure may include a plurality of elastic elements, which may be attached to the substrate (e.g., through a flexure support), and a rigid element, that may include or be connected to the membrane attachment. Example devices include head-mounted devices, such as augmented reality or virtual reality devices.
US11506824B2	Circuit for controlling liquid lens A circuit for controlling liquid lens includes a liquid lens including a common electrode and a plurality of individual electrodes including first to fourth individual electrodes, a voltage generator configured to supply a voltage to the plurality of individual electrodes and the common electrode in the liquid lens, and a controller configured to control timing to sequentially supply the voltage to each of the individual electrodes, wherein the controller applies the voltage to the second individual electrode after applying the voltage to the first individual electrode, applies the voltage to the third individual electrode after applying the voltage to the second individual electrode, and applies the voltage to the fourth individual electrode after applying the voltage to the third individual electrode, and wherein the first to fourth individual electrodes are disposed at the same angular interval from each other with respect to a center of the liquid lens.
US11506822B2	Optical device The optical device includes: a beam radiation unit configured to radiate light; a first aspheric lens unit including a first focal point, the first aspheric lens positioned on a light output side of the beam radiation unit such that the first focal point is formed at a light output surface of the beam radiation unit on the light output side of the beam radiation unit; and second aspheric lens units including second focal points, the second aspheric lens units positioned on the light output side of the beam radiation unit such that the second focal points are formed to overlap the first focus at the light output surface of the beam radiation unit.
US11506817B2	Lighting damage prediction apparatus, method, and program A lightning damage prediction apparatus that predicts a risk of a failure of access equipment due to a lightning strike is provided. A regression equation representing a relationship between a lightning strike density for each section in a prediction target area, an equipment density for each section of components of a plurality of types constituting equipment, and a lightning damage failure density for each section of the equipment or the component, corresponding to a first period in the past, is generated, and a lightning damage failure density for each section of a prediction target area corresponding to a second period is predicted on the basis of a lightning strike density and an equipment density for each section in the prediction target area corresponding to the second period that is a prediction target, and the regression equation.
US11506816B2	Using mobile data to improve weather information A system (100) for using mobile data to improve weather information is provided. The system (100) includes a weather prediction station (120) configured to receive stationary observation data provided by a plurality of stationary weather stations (110) along with data from a plurality of input weather models (115) and generate unified weather model estimates based on the stationary observation data, the input weather model data, and a processor (130). The processor (130) is configured to aggregate mobile observation data provided by a plurality of non-stationary sensors (140) and use the aggregated mobile observation data to adjust the weather model estimates.
US11506815B2	Method for improved recovery in ultra-tight reservoirs based on diffusion A method for improved prediction and enhancement of hydrocarbon recovery from ultra-tight/unconventional reservoirs for both the primary production and any subsequent solvent huff‘n’puff periods based on facilitating the diffusion process may include steps of defining one or more initial properties of a reservoir and integrating characterization data of the reservoir; defining a wellbore trajectory for each of at least one well and one or more parameters associated with a completion/reservoir stimulation design; specifying operating conditions for a current development cycle; performing diffusion-based dynamic fracture/reservoir simulation for calculating hydrocarbon recovery and efficiency of a hydrocarbon process; and; determining whether to commence or continue enhanced oil recovery (EOR) or enhanced gas recovery (EGR) cycles.
US11506814B2	Fracturing design method and device of a horizontal well to be fractured based on fracturing potential Systems and methods for generating candidate designs and selecting a fracturing position design scheme for a horizontal well to be fractured based on fracturing potential are disclosed. A fracturing potential value of each designed fracturing point or each fracturing point is calculated using obtained values of various indexes of various depth points. A first corresponding relation between fracture conductivity value and the fracturing potential value and a second corresponding relation between a fracture half length and the fracturing potential value is determined. Corresponding first simulated production data for each candidate design is generated, and the candidate design with a highest predicted net present value is selected as the fracturing position design scheme which provides higher rationality and practicability to better guide development.
US11506812B1	Systems and method for selecting a logging deployment option Systems and methods for selecting a logging deployment option are provided. One embodiment of a method includes providing a user interface that provides at least one user option regarding well data about a well, mud data about mud, and logging tools configuration data about logging tools at the well, receiving the well data about the well, the mud data about mud, and logging tools configuration data about logging tools at the well, and determining whether at least one of the well data, the mud data, or logging tools configuration data includes a trigger for determining a desired logging option. In response to determining that, at least one of the well data, the mud data, or logging tools configuration data includes a trigger for determining the desired logging option, selecting the desired logging option and providing the desired logging option for display.
US11506808B2	Ocean bottom node with removable acoustic pinger An ocean bottom node for collecting seismic data, the ocean bottom node including a compounded housing including an electronics housing and a pinger housing, electronics located inside the electronics housing, and a battery pack configured to supply electrical power to the electronics. The pinger housing is permanently open to an ambient water while the electronics housing is sealed from the ambient water, and the pinger housing is configured to selectively and directly attach to the electronics housing.
US11506803B2	Method and device for processing nuclear energy spectrum This application discloses a method and an apparatus for processing a nuclear energy spectrum. The apparatus includes: a detector, a nuclear pulse processing module, and a nuclear energy spectrum processing module; the detector is configured to detect nuclear radiation and convert the nuclear radiation into nuclear pulse signals with corresponding amplitudes; the nuclear pulse processing module is configured to shape the nuclear pulse signals into narrow pulses, and perform amplitude analysis on the narrow pulses to generate the nuclear energy spectrum; the nuclear energy spectrum processing module is configured to reduce a value of an energy resolution of the nuclear energy spectrum to obtain the nuclear energy spectrum with the energy resolution of the reduced value.
US11506793B2	Distance measurement device and control method therefor A distance measuring apparatus includes: a display unit; a memory configured to store map information of golf courses; a location acquiring sensor configured to acquire a current location; a distance measuring sensor configured to measure a distance to a target; a slope sensor configured to measure a tilt angle; and a control unit configured to read out map information of a golf course corresponding to the current location from the memory, to calculate a horizontal distance to the target by using the distance to the target and the tilt angle, and to display a course map image on which an object corresponding to the current location and a first lead line connecting points that are spaced from the current location depending on the horizontal distance are displayed, on the display unit.
US11506791B2	Sensor calibration A method includes providing a fixture including a target in a field of view of a sensor mounted to a vehicle. The target is detectable by the sensor. The fixture includes a first rangefinding device and a second rangefinding device spaced from the first rangefinding device. The method includes measuring a first angle and first distance from the first rangefinding device to a first known point on the vehicle; measuring a second angle and second distance from the second rangefinding device to a second known point on the vehicle; determining a position and orientation of the target in a coordinate system relative to the vehicle based on the first angle, the first distance, the second angle, and the second distance; and calibrating the sensor based on the position and orientation of the target.
US11506787B2	Sensor device and measurement method A sensor device measuring a distance to an object includes: a light projection unit repeatedly emitting detection light toward the object; a light reception unit receiving reflected light of the detection light and outputting a binarized light reception signal (RT); a light projection oscillation unit controlling the emission of the detection light and outputting a start signal synchronized with the emission of the detection light; a counter measurement unit starting counting of the RT when receiving the RT and the start signal, and outputting a stop signal corresponding to a feature point of the RT; a delay line measurement unit outputting a delay line output signal corresponding to the delay time of the RT near the feature point of the RT when receiving the RT and the stop signal; and a distance calculation unit calculating the distance to the object based on the delay line output signal.
US11506785B2	Asymmetric optical sensor device The present invention provides an asymmetric optical sensor device comprising: a light emitting unit for outputting light; a light receiving unit which receives the light reflected by an external object, and consists of a plurality of pixels which correspond to regions of different angles with respect to the light emitting unit and are arranged in a row; and a lens unit for diffusing the light from the light emitting unit. The light amounts received by the plurality of pixels are light amount values which are asymmetric with respect to the center of the light receiving unit.
US11506784B2	Array of ultrasonic transducer elements The invention relates to a matrix array of ultrasonic transducer elements comprising a plurality of transducer elements that are distributed over a distribution area, each of the transducer elements being suitable for emitting, from an emission surface, ultrasound at a frequency comprised between 100 kHz and 100 MHz, wherein: each of the transducer elements is configured to emit ultrasound divergently at least level with the working volume; the largest dimension of the emission area of each of said transducer elements is larger than 1.5 times the wavelength of the ultrasound in water at 30° C.; and the distribution of the transducer elements over the distribution area of the array is aperiodic.
US11506780B2	Intelligent roadside unit and control method thereof The present disclosure describes an intelligent roadside unit and a control method thereof, comprising: a circular camera array, including a plurality of cameras for capturing images in different road directions respectively; a circular radar array, including a plurality of radars for detecting obstacle information in different road directions respectively; and a controller configured to determine whether a vehicle is approaching according to the obstacle information detected by the radars, to turn on a camera corresponding to the radar that has detected the approaching of the vehicle to capture an image, and to control the cameras corresponding to the radars that have not detected the approaching of the vehicle to be in a standby state.
US11506779B2	Vehicle outside sensor unit An outside sensor unit includes an outside sensor, a main bracket, a support bracket, a rotation device, and a position adjustment device. The outside sensor detects the outside of a vehicle. The main bracket is attached to a vehicle body. The support bracket supports the outside sensor and is attached to the main bracket. The rotation device has a rotation axis line which is substantially parallel to a roll axis of the vehicle and connects the support bracket and the main bracket together rotatably around the rotation axis line. The position adjustment device is capable of adjusting the relative rotation position between the support bracket and the main bracket around the rotation axis line.
US11506776B2	Method and device with improved radar resolution A method of increasing a resolution of radar data is provided. The method of training a radar resolution increase model comprises generating a high-resolution training ground truth and a low-resolution training input from original raw radar data based on information corresponding to at least one of dimensions defining the original raw radar data, and training the resolution increase model based on the high-resolution training ground truth and the low-resolution training input. A radar data processing device generates high-resolution output data from low-resolution input data based on a trained resolution increase model.
US11506773B1	Compact, high-efficiency radar assembly Provided is an array antenna divided into a plurality of sub-arrays disposed along a first dimension, wherein each sub-array comprises: a plurality of frequency scannable elements disposed along the first dimension and a plurality of phase shifters or transmit/receive (T/R) modules disposed along a second spatial dimension, each phase shifter or T/R module connected to a plurality of frequency scannable elements disposed along the first spatial dimension; and one or more processors being configured to generate a recurring radar waveform having a transmit portion, the transmit portion having multiple successive pulses at different frequencies to generate transmit beams by the array antenna at different angles in the first dimension; control at least one of the plurality of phase shifters or T/R modules along the second dimension to cause the transmit beams to be generated by the array antenna at different angles in the second dimension; and process return signals received by the plurality of sub-arrays to estimate a target location.
US11506764B2	System and methods for ranging operations using multiple signals Method and system for performing ranging operation are provided. In one example, a transmitter is configured to transmit a first signal having a first signal level and a second signal having a second signal level, the second signal being transmitted after the first signal, the first signal and the second signal being separated by a time gap configured based on a minimum distance of a range of distances to be measured by the LiDAR module. The first signal level and the second signal level are configured based on the range of distances to be measured by the LiDAR module, a range of levels of reflectivity of a target object to be detected by the LiDAR module, and a dynamic range of a receiver circuit to receive the first signal and the second signal. Ranging operation can be performed based on the time-of-flight of at least one of the first signal or the second signal.
US11506763B2	Image sensor with interleaved hold for single-readout depth measurement Time-of-flight (TOF) systems and techniques whereby a first exposure obtains pixel measurements for a first subset of pixels of a pixel array, using a first reference signal. For a second exposure, the first subset of the pixels, e.g., every second line of the pixel array, are set to a “hold” state, so that values obtained from the first measurement are maintained. A second exposure using a second reference signal is performed for a second subset of the pixels. The first and second reference signals may have different phase shifts relative to a signal modulating an optical signal being measured. The result is an array of pixels in which the first and second subsets hold results of the first and second exposures, respectively. These pixel values can then be read out all at once, with certain calculations being performed directly as pixel values are read from the pixel array.
US11506756B2	Beam reflecting unit for light detection and ranging (LiDAR) Embodiments of the disclosure provide receivers for light detection and ranging (LiDAR). In an example, a receiver includes a beam reflecting unit having a plurality of digital micromirror devices (DMDs). The beam reflecting unit is configured to receive an input light beam returned from an object being scanned by the LiDAR, reflect a signal in the input light beam by at least one first DMD selectively switched to an “ON” state at an operation angle to form an output signal towards a detector, reflect a noise signal in the input light beam away from the detector by at least one second DMD selectively switched to an “OFF” state at a non-operation angle. The receiver also includes the detector configured to receive the output signal.
US11506755B2	Recording medium recording information processing program, information processing apparatus, and information processing method A recording medium records a program that causes a computer to execute processing of: obtaining pieces of three-dimensional point data observed a mobile body; calculating a feature amount according to a distance between a position of the mobile body and each of three-dimensional points indicated by the pieces of three-dimensional point data; and specifying a reference point that corresponds to the position of the mobile body from among reference points in a mobile space of the mobile body which are registered in a database that registers a combinations each of the respective reference points and the feature amounts according to the distance between the position of the respective reference points and each of three-dimensional points indicated by a pieces of three-dimensional point data observed from the position of the respective reference points, based on the calculated feature amount and the database.
US11506754B2	Radar based pattern code identification A method for close-range detection, includes transmitting, via a radar transceiver, radar signals to detect an object. The method also includes determining whether the object includes a pattern code based on reflections of the radar signals received by the radar transceiver. In response to determining that the object includes the pattern code, the method includes identifying range information about a range between the electronic device and the pattern code. The method further includes selecting, based on the range information, one or more signals from the reflections of the radar signals that are reflected off of the pattern code. Additionally, the method includes identifying, based on the one or more signals, information about the pattern code.
US11506746B1	Sidelink-based positioning using sidelink signaling Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. An initiator user equipment (UE) may broadcast, via a sidelink connection to a set of target UEs, a group sidelink communication request that includes a sidelink ranging service identifier. The group sidelink communication request may further include a broadcast identifier or a groupcast identifier. The initiator UE may establish, via the sidelink connection, a set of unicast sidelink sessions with the set of target UEs. some examples, the initiator UE may transmit, via the sidelink connection, a set of position reference signal requests via the set of unicast sidelink sessions to initiate a set of sidelink ranging sessions. The initiator UE may then receive, via the sidelink connection, a set of position reference signal responses from the set of target UEs during each of the plurality of sidelink ranging sessions.
US11506742B2	Autonomous distress tracking using automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast A system and method for autonomous distress tracking of an aircraft. An automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast transceiver is configured to transmit an automatic distress transmission. A system controller comprises a distress identifier that is configured to determine when the aircraft is in a distress condition. The system controller is configured to control the automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast transceiver to transmit the automatic distress transmission in response to a determination that the aircraft is in the distress condition. The automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast transceiver and the system controller are contained within a housing attached to the aircraft on an outside of the aircraft.
US11506741B2	Method and apparatus for monitoring secondary power device, and electronic system including the apparatus A method and apparatus are for monitoring a secondary power device and for accurately checking a state of the secondary power device, and an electronic system includes the apparatus. The method of monitoring a secondary power device includes setting a first reference parameter by using a voltage of at least one capacitor of the secondary power device, setting a second reference parameter by using the voltage of the at least one capacitor and the first reference parameter, and setting a reference level for checking of the state of the secondary power device by using the second reference parameter, wherein the reference level is used in checking of the state of the secondary power device.
US11506731B2	Motor and rotary transformer with shared magnetic core An integrated hybrid rotary assembly is configured to provide power, torque and bi-directional communication to a rotatable sensor, such as a lidar, radar or optical sensor. A common ferrite core is shared by a motor, rotary transformer and radio frequency communication link. This hybrid configuration reduces cost, simplifies the manufacturing process, and can improve system reliability by employing a minimum number of parts. The assembly can be integrated with the sensor unit, which may be used in vehicles and other systems.
US11506726B2	System and method for detecting coil faults A system and method for detecting the location of coil open and coil short faults. The method includes obtaining an instantaneous admittance signature of each solenoid coil, sending out a periodic test signal to each valve, obtaining a new admittance signature; and calculating the coil-open and coil-short faults.
US11506722B2	Illumination device and test chamber An illumination module for a test chamber, a test chamber and a method for modifying a test chamber. The test chamber includes a temperature-insulated test space sealable against an environment for receiving test material. The illumination module can be disposed at least partially in the test space to illuminate the test space and includes an illuminant and a socket, a wall duct and a light conducting device. The wall duct is disposed in a wall surrounding the test space and extends from an inner side to an outer side of the wall. The light conducting device has a light exit area and a light entry area and is disposed within the wall duct. The socket is disposed at the outer end positioning the illuminant at the light entry area. The light exit area is disposed at the inner end.
US11506718B2	Battery monitoring device A connection part which connects a terminal part and a processing part include an equalization resistor that is inserted into each main line and a 0-Ω resistor that is a short circuit line for short circuiting a main line of a first terminal and a main line of a second terminal. In the terminal part, the second terminal s unused, and a battery cell adjacent to a high-potential side of a stack bar is connected between the first terminal and a third terminal.
US11506717B1	System and method for diagnosing stator inter-turn faults in synchronous motors A system, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for diagnosing stator inter-turn faults in a Line Start Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (LSPMSM) are described. The method of diagnosing stator inter-turn faults in the LSPMSM includes collecting acoustic signals that are generated from a LSPMSM by a communication device, analyzing via singular spectrum analysis (SSA) the collected acoustic signals for fault detection of the stator inter-turn faults, and determining a fault diagnosis for the fault detection by executing a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT).
US11506715B2	Switch diagnosing apparatus and method A switch diagnosing apparatus and method capable of effectively diagnosing a charging switch and a discharging switch provided to a battery pack. It is possible to effectively diagnose the state of a switch as at least one of a normal state, an open stuck state, a closed stuck state and a drift state, thereby improving the diagnosing efficiency.
US11506709B2	X-ray filter Embodiments may relate an x-ray filter. The x-ray filter may be configured to be positioned between an x-ray source output and a device under test (DUT) that is to be x-rayed. The x-ray filter may include at least 80% titanium (Ti) by weight. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.
US11506707B2	Semiconductor device and semiconductor module A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a circuit element disposed on a first surface side of the substrate; a first transmission line disposed on the first surface side; a first terminal disposed on the first surface side; a first dielectric disposed in a part of the first transmission line; a second terminal disposed on a side of the first dielectric opposite to the first transmission line; a second transmission line disposed on the first surface side and has one end coupled to the circuit element; a third terminal disposed on the first surface side and coupled to the other end of the second transmission line; a second dielectric disposed in a part of the second transmission line; a fourth terminal disposed on a side of the second dielectric opposite to the second transmission line; and a conductor disposed on a second surface side of the substrate.
US11506703B2	Apparatus and method and computer program product for verifying memory interface The invention introduces a method for verifying memory interface, performed by a processing unit, to include: driving a physical layer of a memory interface to pull-high or pull-low a signal voltage on each Input-Output (IO) pin thereof to a preset level according to a setting; obtaining a verification result corresponding to each IO pin from the memory interface; and storing each verification result in a static random access memory (SRAM), thereby enabling a testing host to obtain each verification result of the SRAM through a test interface. The testing host may examine each verification result to know whether any unexpected error has occurred in signals on the IO pins of the memory interface.
US11506698B2	System and method for electrostatic alignment and surface assembly of photonic crystals for dynamic color exhibition A system and method are disclosed of electrostatic alignment and surface assembly of photonic crystals for dynamic color exhibition. The method includes: dispersing a plurality of photonic crystal chains into a solution; placing the solution of the plurality of photonic crystal chains in a container; and assembling and aligning the plurality of photonic crystal chains in the solution by a local charge build up on a surface of the container to exhibit color.
US11506696B2	Hold-up capacitance health measurement with current leakage detection Circuits for measuring a leakage current of one or more capacitors coupled to a power supply line that powers an apparatus, such as a storage device, are disclosed. In one embodiment, the circuit includes first and second resistors between the power supply line, and first and second respective switches to ground. A controller may charge the voltage line to a first voltage. Thereafter, the controller discharges the first voltage to a second voltage via the first resistor during a first identified time. After recharging the voltage line, the controller then discharge the first voltage to the second voltage via at least the second resistor during a second identified time. The controller determines the parasitic resistance using the first and second identified times, and then the leakage current from the parasitic resistance. Removing the leakage current factor from subsequent measurements can greatly improve testing accuracy and can avoid false positives in the testing process that would otherwise require removal of drives or other systems that are working properly.
US11506692B2	Ultra-low leakage test verification circuit A test verification circuit is described herein for verifying proper operation of a tested circuit, such as a voltage hazard warning circuit, using an N-channel MOSFET configured for switching ON and OFF the test verification circuit during a power outage, and a voltage source that provides an input voltage to the N-channel MOSFET from a conserved power supply. The N-channel MOSFET provides temporary power from a conserved power supply to the test verification circuit upon activation by a user during a power outage, and the test verification circuit determines whether the tested circuit has been de-energized, remains energized, or there remains inadequate power to complete the test.
US11506687B2	Method of forming a semiconductor device In one embodiment, a method of forming a semiconductor device may include forming a sense resistor to receive a high voltage signal and form a sense signal that is representative of the high voltage signal. An embodiment of the sense resistor may optionally be formed overlying a polysilicon resistor. The method may also have an embodiment that may include forming a plurality of capacitors in parallel to portions of the sense resistor wherein the plurality of capacitors are connected together in series.
US11506684B2	Contact pin and socket Provided is a contact pin comprising: a hollow first plunger that includes a first contact portion provided on one end side in a first direction and a first enlarged portion which is enlarged in a second direction intersecting the first direction; a second plunger, the one end of which is inserted into the first plunger and that includes a second contact portion provided on the other end side in the first direction and a second enlarged portion provided in a protruding portion protruding from the first plunger so as to be enlarged in the second direction; and a spring provided between the first and second plungers so as to surround the first and second plungers, wherein the first enlarged portion forms a curve shape to bulge outward.
US11506683B2	Atomic-force microscopy for identification of surfaces A method comprises using an atomic-force microscope, acquiring a set of images associated with surfaces, and, using a machine-learning algorithm applied to the images, classifying the surfaces. As a particular example, the classification can be done in a way that relies on surface parameters derived from the images rather than using the images directly.
US11506677B2	Systems and methods for pipette robots Systems and methods applicable, for instance, to pipette robots. A pipette robot can perform one or more operations regarding deck calibration, one or more operations regarding pipette tip/probe calibration, one or more operations regarding pipette tip pick up, and/or one or more operations regarding tip ejection.
US11506673B2	Measurement of bilirubin concentration in blood samples A method for measuring bilirubin concentration in a sample includes preparing a sensing element, where the sensing element may include a plurality of carbon dots, adding the sample to the sensing element, where the sample may include a plurality of bilirubin molecules, obtaining a first grayscale image of the sensing element under ultra-violet (UV) irradiation, irradiating visible light with a wavelength between 470 nm and 490 nm on the sensing element, obtaining a second grayscale image of the sensing element under ultra-violet (UV) irradiation, calculating a light intensity difference by calculating a difference between a first average light intensity of the first grayscale image and a second average light intensity of the second image, and determining the bilirubin concentration based on a correlation between the bilirubin concentration and the light intensity difference.
US11506672B2	Follistatin-related protein 3 for diagnosis and prognosis of renal injury and renal failure The present invention relates to methods and compositions for monitoring, diagnosis, prognosis, and determination of treatment regimens in subjects suffering from or suspected of having a renal injury. In particular, the invention relates to using assays that detect one or more of Follistatin-related protein 3, Basigin, Cathepsin B, and Tenascin as diagnostic and prognostic bio-marker assays in renal injuries.
US11506666B2	Detection of CD-155, the poliovirus receptor A reliable assay to specifically detect CD155 in tissue sections has widespread use because CD155 is expressed widely among tumor types. Additionally, detected expression of CD 155 in glioblastoma cells is at levels commensurate with susceptibility to PVSRIPO (a poliovirus construct) infection and killing. An anti-CD155 antibody can achieve mono-specific detection of CD155 in immunoblots of tumor homogenates and immunohistochemistry of tumor formalin fixed, paraffin embedded sections. The assay can be used to determine appropriate use of PVSRIPO in oncolytic immunotherapy against cancers.
US11506665B2	Metabolic biomarker set for assessing ovarian cancer The present invention relates to new biomarkers for assessing ovarian cancer being more sensitive, particularly at early stage of disease. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method for assessing ovarian cancer from a patient to be examined, and to a kit for carrying out the method.
US11506662B2	Detection, identification, and purification of degradative and non-degradative enzymes in biological samples Provided are methods of identifying, visualizing and purifying proteases from a complex biological sample.
US11506655B2	Suspension composition for hematology analysis control A suspension composition for a hematology analysis control particularly useful for preserving relevant detectable characteristics of blood cells for a prolong stability period. The suspension may include at least one polysaccharide, which may include or derive from chitosan and/or chitin, as a stabilizing agent.
US11506654B2	Method, composition and kit for screening ALK or ROS-1 kinase inhibitor A method, a composition and a kit for screening an ALK or ROS-1 kinase inhibitor are disclosed in the present specification. In an aspect, by the method, composition and kit for screening an ALK or ROS-1 kinase inhibitor according to the present disclosure, it is possible to conduct simultaneous quantitative and qualitative analysis and faster screening of a larger number of candidate substances as compared with conventional molecular biological experimental methods and to grasp the overall level of change in a plurality of different metabolites in a cell line by candidate substances of ALK or ROS-1 kinase inhibitor and thus the screening efficiency for drugs which exert an ALK or ROS-1 kinase inhibitory effect is excellent. Consequently, the present disclosure has an advantage of being able to be used in various ways in the development of new drugs which exert an ALK or ROS-1 kinase inhibitory effect.
US11506652B2	Compositions and methods of cell attachment Compositions, devices and methods are described for improving adhesion, attachment, and/or differentiation of cells in a microfluidic device or chip. In one embodiment, one or more ECM proteins are covalently coupled to the surface of a microchannel of a microfluidic device. The microfluidic devices can be stored or used immediately for culture and/or support of living cells such as mammalian cells, and/or for simulating a function of a tissue, e.g., a liver tissue, muscle tissue, etc. Extended adhesion and viability with sustained function over time is observed.
US11506649B2	Method for estimating hydrogen absorption behavior, device for estimating hydrogen absorption behavior, and program for estimating hydrogen absorption behavior To estimate penetration behavior of hydrogen up until hydrogen content reaches saturation even if load stress on steel is equal to or higher than threshold stress. A hydrogen penetration behavior estimation device includes a first measurement data input unit adapted to input first measurement data concerning variation of hydrogen content with time up until hydrogen content in steel-to-be-estimated reaches saturation when measurements are taken by applying such stress to the steel that no hydrogen embrittlement fracture occurs; a second measurement data input unit adapted to input second measurement data concerning variation of hydrogen content in the steel-to-be-estimated with time up until the steel fractures when measurements are taken by applying such stress to the steel that hydrogen embrittlement fracture occurs; a ratio calculation unit adapted to calculate increases in hydrogen contents in an initial stage of measurement and calculate a ratio of the second measurement data to the first measurement data in terms of increase in hydrogen content; and a saturated hydrogen content calculation unit adapted to multiply saturated hydrogen content based on the first measurement data by the ratio and designate the product as saturated hydrogen content of the steel-to-be-estimated, the saturated hydrogen content being reached upon application of such stress that hydrogen embrittlement fracture occurs.
US11506648B2	Detection method for quality grade of traditional Chinese medicine Disclosed is a detection method for quality grade of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), including: detecting the levels of quality control index components of TCM and efficacy-related in vitro activity by establishing a correlation between principal components of TCM and in vitro activity; determining the state of sample cluster by principal component analysis; constructing a logistic regression model of quality grade versus index components and bioactivity and establishing corresponding grade detection formulas of Chinese medicinal materials by fitting a large number of sample data for Chinese medicinal materials from different places of origin and batches. The method of the present invention realizes the mathematical expression of a standard for quality difference of TCM, and provides a feasible solution for the industrialized evaluation of quality grades of Chinese medicinal materials or herbal slices finally.
US11506646B2	Sensor device for detecting a permanent gas The invention relates to a sensor device (1) for detecting a gas (G), particularly a permanent gas such as H2, CO, CO2, CH4, comprising: an adsorption filter (30) comprising a body (2) consisting of a molecular sieve material, a sensing element (10) for detecting said gas (G), and a carrier (4) for carrying the sensing element (10), wherein the carrier (4) comprises an opening (50) via which said gas (G) to be detected can reach the sensing element (10), and wherein the adsorption filter (30) is connected, particularly glued, to the carrier (4) and closes said opening (50) so that said gas (G) to be detected can diffuse through said body (2) towards the sensing element (10).
US11506645B2	Device with deuterium lamp and liquid chromatograph The device is provided with a lamp lighting unit configured to perform an operation for lighting a deuterium lamp by controlling a lamp drive unit and a heater drive unit, an abnormality determination unit configured to determine, in a prescribed sequence, whether or not a voltage or a current detected by a lamp voltage detection unit, a lamp current detection unit, a heater voltage detection unit, and a heater current detection unit is abnormal, and an abnormality cause identification unit configured to identify, in a case the voltage or the current is determined to be abnormal by the abnormality determination, the cause of the abnormality, based on the timing at which the abnormality determination unit determines that the voltage or the current is abnormal.
US11506640B2	Piping device for analysis apparatus and analysis apparatus using the piping device Obtaining sufficient suppression effect of channel diffusion and stably transferring solution are made possible even in a piping having an extremely small inner diameter used for an analysis apparatus such as an HPLC. A piping device for an analysis apparatus includes a piping equipped with a folded shape that suppresses inner channel diffusion, and a member directly or indirectly in contact with the piping from at least one side to support the piping to suppress deformation of the folded shape.
US11506638B2	Contactless odometer A contactless odometer system can include a sensor array. The sensor array can include a plurality of sensing elements adjacent to a target surface and configured to receive signals based on a distance separating the sensing element from the adjacent surface and a defect present below the adjacent surface of the target. The system can also include a controller configured to receive the signals from first and second locations within the target and to generate first and second defect maps corresponding to the first and second locations. The controller can identify overlapping portions of first and second defect maps and can determine a translation distance in at least one direction. Related methods of determining a distance traveled by a contactless odometer system are also provided.
US11506636B2	System and method of submitting data from individual sensors over a shared cable An ultrasonic measurement system includes abase apparatus, an ultrasonic transducer remote from the base apparatus, a temperature sensing system remote from the base apparatus, and an electrical cable. The base apparatus includes a power supply, a pulse transmitter/receiver; and a base apparatus controller operatively connected to the power supply and the pulse transmitter/receiver. The ultrasonic transducer includes a piezoelectric element. The temperature sensing system includes a temperature measurement instrument operatively connected to a temperature sensor. The electrical cable includes first and second electrical conductors with the first and second conductors electrically connecting the base apparatus, the ultrasonic transducer, and the temperature sensing system. A method of measuring a thickness of an object and a further measurement system are also provided.
US11506632B2	Method for predicting a residual operating life of a steel rope The invention relates to a method for the nondestructive testing of steel rope parameters, particularly for predicting a residual operating life of a steel rope. The method for predicting the residual operating life of the steel rope comprises: —continuously monitoring and diagnosing a technical condition of the rope by continuously and simultaneously taking readings of Hall sensors, inductive coils, an eddy current sensor, a temperature sensor, a rope tension sensor and an odometer; —providing the readings to a control display unit (CDU) for cooperative processing; —based on the readings, determining an operating time and a safety factor of the rope; —comparing, by the CDU, the obtained values with allowable values; —making a conclusion on the technical condition of the rope; and—predicting the residual operating life of the rope.
US11506631B2	Gas and particle sensor using voltage and current behavior between electrodes A sensor for detecting properties of a gas, gas mixture, or a gas or gas mixture containing particles, all collectively referred to as a “gas”. A flow tube contains a pair of electrodes arranged such that at least a portion of the gas flows between the electrodes. A controller applies voltage to the electrodes and measures response data from the electrodes representing the voltage-current relationship and voltage breakdown between the electrodes while the gas is between the electrodes. Based on the response data, the controller determine a concentration of the gas or a concentration of particles within the gas.
US11506630B2	Inductive humidity sensor and method Described examples include devices and methods for measuring relative humidity of an environment using inductance. The devices can include a resonant circuit, including a capacitor and an inductor. The inductor includes a moisture-absorbing core with at least a portion thereof exposed to an environment, with at least one magnetic property of the core being variable in response to changing levels of moisture in the environment. An excitation circuit provides an AC excitation signal to the resonant circuit. A sense circuit determines an inductance of the inductor according to a sense signal from the resonant circuit. The sense circuit is coupled to generate an output signal that indicates a humidity level of the environment according to the sense signal.
US11506627B2	Micro biosensor and measuring method thereof A method for prolonging a usage lifetime of a micro biosensor to measure a physiological signal associated with an analyte is provided. The micro biosensor includes a working electrode, a counter electrode including silver and a silver halide having an initial amount, and an auxiliary electrode. The method includes cyclic steps of: applying a measurement voltage to drive the working electrode to measure the physiological signal; stopping applying the measurement voltage; and whenever the physiological parameter is obtained, applying a replenishment voltage between the counter electrode and the auxiliary electrode to drive the counter electrode, thereby the silver halide of a replenishment amount being replenished to the counter electrode, wherein a guarding value of a sum of the replenishment amount and the initial amount subtracting a consumption amount is controlled within a range of the initial amount plus or minus a specific value.
US11506626B2	Electrode having hierarchical structure, a sensor for detecting glucose including the electrode, and a method for preparing the electrode An electrode composed of a substrate including a graphene layer coated on a first metal; and a complex including a second metal deposited on the substrate and a hydroxide of the first metal, where the complex is in the form of core-shell in which the second metal is a core and the hydroxide of the first metal is a shell, and the second metal has a higher standard reduction potential than the first metal. The graphene-coated metal foam of the present invention is the first case that proves not only theoretically but also by experiment that the remarkable catalytic ability reducing other metals (Au, Pt, Ag, and Cu, etc.) with a higher reduction potential than the metal by graphene coated on the metal surface it electroless deposition without additional reductant or electrical reduction conditions is due to the electrical double layer or interfacial dipole induced between the graphene and the metal.
US11506620B1	Control of oxygen fugacity in a high pressure solid media assembly using a double capsule A double capsule assembly includes an outer capsule and an inner capsule configured to be positioned within the outer capsule. The inner capsule is configured to have a sample positioned therein. The double capsule assembly is configured to be placed in a solid media assembly to analyze or synthesize the sample.
US11506619B2	Microelectromechanical gas sensor based on knudsen thermal force A microelectromechanical (MEMS) gas sensor operating based on Knudsen thermal force is disclosed. The sensor includes a substrate, at least one stationary assembly that is fixedly coupled to the substrate, and at least one moveable assembly that is positioned above the substrate which is biased to move substantially according to a main axis and juxtaposed with the at least one stationary assembly.
US11506618B1	Portable x-ray backscatter inspection of joining features Method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for inspecting a joining feature on an object. A portable housing with an x-ray system is moved along the joining feature on the object. The x-ray system is controlled to direct an x-ray beam through an opening in the portable housing to scan an area of the object containing the joining feature as the portable housing moves along the joining feature on the object. Sensor data generated from a backscatter detected by a sensor system is received. The backscatter is generated in response to the x-ray beam encountering the area of the object including the joining feature. A determination is made as to whether an inconsistency is present in the area of the object including the joining feature using the sensor data.
US11506617B2	Active gratings position tracking in gratings-based phase-contrast and dark-field imaging The invention relates to a system and a method for active grating position tracking in X-ray differential phase contrast imaging and dark-field imaging. The alignment of at least one grating positioned in an X-ray imaging device is measured by illuminating a reflection area located on the grating with a light beam, and detecting a reflection pattern of the light beam reflected by the reflection area. The reflection pattern is compared with a reference pattern corresponding to an alignment optimized for X-ray differential phase contrast imaging, and the X-ray imaging device is controlled upon the comparison of the reflection pattern and the reference pattern.
US11506612B2	Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy point of care virus detection system A system and method for detecting pathogenetic analytes including exciting a large target input area with radiation to produce scattered light to form an input beam, reformatting, with an optical slicer system, the input beam to produce an output beam, dispersing the output beam to produce an output area, capturing excitation data from the output area; and determining, with a processor, a presence of a particular analyte in the input area based on the excitation data. The input area can be greater than 100 micron squared and less than one million microns squared. The optical slicer system can be a high throughput virtual slit system. SERS analysis detects analytes of interest with both high resolution and sensitivity simultaneously, and is applicable for detection of the presence of viruses.
US11506611B2	Surface-enhanced Raman scattering detection method for rapid detection of pesticide residues A surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) detection method is provided for detecting a target analyte in a sample. The SERS detection method generally includes the steps of: (a). preparing an extract of the sample; (b). introducing the sample extract onto a SERS substrate, causing the target analyte to be absorbed in the SERS substrate; (c). introducing a volatile organic solvent onto the SERS substrate to have the target analyte of the sample extract dissolved and comes out of the SERS substrate; (d). irradiating the SERS substrate with light to evaporate the volatile organic solvent, leaving a more condensed target analyte on the SERS substrate; (e). irradiating the condensed target analyte with laser light to have the target analyte penetrate deeply into the SERS substrate; and (f). performing Raman measurement with a laser beam focusing on the SERS substrate to analyze the target analyte.
US11506609B2	Method of detecting and diagnosing the progression of diabetes The subject of the invention is the method of detecting and diagnosing the progression of diabetes using Raman spectroscopy which involves the examination of the changes in the composition of urinary extracellular vesicles which confirm the existence of the condition and its progression. The invention can be applied in clinical practice, in particular in the early clinical diagnostics of diabetes and in the monitoring of its progression, in particular diabetic nephropathy and advanced renal impairment caused by diabetes.
US11506603B2	Optical cell and gas analyzer The optical cell of an elongated shape has an inner space into which gas is introduced and includes: a cell main body forming the inner space; a manifold member being separably connected to an outer surface of the cell main body extending in a longitudinal direction; and a heating mechanism heating the manifold member, in which the cell main body has a through hole penetrating from the outer surface into the inner space, and the manifold member has a gas introduction path extending along the longitudinal direction and guiding the gas, which has been taken in from the outside, from one side to another side in the longitudinal direction and then guiding the gas to the inner space through the through hole.
US11506593B2	Methods and systems for classifying fluorescent flow cytometer data Methods for classifying fluorescent flow cytometer data are provided. In some instances, methods include processing the flow cytometer data with a supervised algorithm configured to cluster the fluorescent flow cytometer data into distinct populations according to the relationship of data points to relevant threshold values. In embodiments, methods include determining a measure of spillover spreading by calculating spillover spreading coefficients and combining them in a spillover spreading matrix. In some embodiments, populations of fluorescent flow cytometer data are adjusted to subtract the magnitude of spillover spreading. In embodiments, spillover spreading adjusted populations are partitioned after potential partitions are evaluated relative to the threshold values. In embodiments, partitioned populations of fluorescent flow cytometer data are classified (i.e., phenotyped) according to a hierarchy. Systems and computer-readable media for classifying fluorescent flow cytometer data are also provided.
US11506592B2	Wearable impedance cytometer This disclosure provides an impedance cytometer which includes a carrier that can be attached to a living being, with a biosensor mounted thereto. The bio sensor includes a microfluidic flow channel, formed in the carrier, and an impedance circuit. The microfluidic flow channel accommodates passage of a particle therethrough. The impedance circuit, connected to the microfluidic flow channel, includes a signal generator that produces a high-frequency drive signal applied to the flow channel to produce a biosensor output signal having high-frequency variation resulting from the drive signal and low-frequency variation resulting from impedance variation within the flow channel during the particle's passage. A lock-in amplifier is disposed to (i) amplify the bio sensor output signal, (ii) mix the amplified signal with the drive signal, and (iii) frequency-filter the mixed, amplified signal to output an impedance signal representing the low-frequency impedance variation resulting from the passage of the particle. Embodiments enable wearable, personalized cytometry.
US11506588B1	Air quality meter A portable air quality monitoring device is disclosed that can identify the type of particles in the air. This device takes images of particles in the air and compares them with a library of particles in its memory to identify the type of particles. The device has a housing that draws ambient air into the system and takes microscopic images of the flowing particles and droplets using flash photography. The device can be stand alone or can connect to the back of a mobile phone and use the mobile phone camera and light. People can upload their local air quality data online for all to see the local air quality.
US11506584B2	Real time on location crush and conductivity testing A method for real time crush testing of proppants including loading proppant into an apparatus comprising: a body with a chamber to accept a piston and proppant; a pressure piston; a pressure transducer located in the bottom of the chamber; and a displacement sensor; compressing the proppant with the pressure; calculating the amount of proppant material in the proppant pack; increasing pressure on the proppant pack until the sample is crushed; calculating proppant strength from at least the displacement sensor data. An apparatus includes a body with a chamber to accept a piston and proppant; a pressure piston; a pressure transducer located in the bottom of the chamber; and a displacement sensor.
US11506583B2	Test method for characterizing mechanical properties A test method for characterizing the mechanical properties including the surface adhesion energy γ on the basis of the experimentally derived P-A relationship, where P means the indentation load under the penetration depth h of an indenter pressed onto a test specimen with surface adhesion, and A means the contact area of indentation at the contact radius a under the applied load of P. This test method enables the implementation for quantitatively as well as simultaneously characterizing the adhesion energy as well as the various mechanical properties (elastic/elastoplastic/viscoelastic properties) of soft materials.
US11506576B2	Trace analyte collection swab A trace analyte collection swab having a collection surface at least partially coated with a microscopically tacky substance to enhance pick-up efficiency is described. In embodiments, the truce analyte collection swab comprises a substrate including a surface having a trace analyte collection area and a coating disposed on the surface of the substrate in the trace analyte collection area. The coating is configured to be microscopically adhesive to collect particles of the trace analyte from a surface when the trace analyte collection area is placed against the surface. In one embodiment, the coating comprises Polyisobutylene.
US11506574B2	Methods and apparatuses for diagnosing health state of three-dimensional printer Some embodiments of the present invention intend to provide a method and an apparatus for diagnosing health state of a 3D printer which collects collection data in a 3D printing process by using sensors attached to the 3D printer (for example, an acceleration sensor and an acoustic emission sensor), extracts feature elements of the sensor data, applies machine learning to an equipment health state diagnosis model based on the extracted feature elements, and thereby enables diagnosing equipment health state of 3D printer components in an objective and consistent manner.
US11506572B2	Method for locating the position of each wheelset of a motor vehicle A method for locating the position of each wheelset of a motor vehicle. Each wheelset including at least one wheel equipped with an electronic unit including at least one sensor to measure, for the wheel, the extent of the contact patch via which the tire is in contact with the ground, and a transmitter transmitting data regarding the extent of the tire contact patch to a control unit. The motor vehicle includes a load sensor for each of the wheelsets that measures and delivers to the control unit a value for the load supported by the associated wheelset. The method employing, on the one hand, data originating from a sensor able to determine the extent of the contact patch via which a tire is in contact with the ground and, on the other hand, a load sensor able to measure the load supported by a wheelset of the motor vehicle.
US11506571B2	System and method for gathering flight load data A method for gathering flight load data for a gas turbine engine includes providing a plurality of blocker doors rotatably mounted to a translating sleeve and a plurality of blocker door islands, each blocker door island disposed between circumferentially adjacent blocker doors of the plurality of blocker doors and mounted to at least one mounting point of the translating sleeve, wherein a blocker door island of the plurality of blocker door islands is a data acquisition unit; and connecting the data acquisition unit to at least one sensor in communication with the translating sleeve.
US11506567B2	Aspheric lens eccentricity detecting device based on wavefront technology and detecting method thereof The present invention discloses an aspheric lens eccentricity detecting device based on wavefront technology and a detecting method thereof. The device comprises: an upper optical fiber light source, an upper collimating objective lens, an upper light source spectroscope, an upper beam-contracting front lens, an upper beam-contracting rear lens, an upper imaging detector, an upper imaging spectroscope, an upper wavefront sensor, a lens-under-detection clamping mechanism, a lower light source spectroscope, a lower beam-contracting front lens, a lower beam-contracting rear lens, a lower imaging spectroscope, a lower wavefront sensor, a lower imaging detector, a lower collimating objective lens and a lower optical fiber light source. The present invention achieves non-contact detection, with no risk of damaging the lens, and there is no moving part in the device, so the system reliability and stability are high; and in the present invention, various eccentricity errors in the effective aperture of the aspheric lens can be detected at a time, thereby avoiding errors caused by splicing detection, and also greatly reducing the detection time, thus being applicable to online detection on an assembly line.
US11506564B2	Pressure testing device and method of testing using same A device and method of pressure testing a conduit structure to determine if there is a leak in a conduit layout, which includes employing a pressure testing device having a first part having a coupling end for sealably connecting to a first conduit portion, a second part communicably connecting to the first part and having a valve connection adapted to receive one of a positive pressure source and a negative pressure source, and a pressure meter operably connected to the pressure testing device, wherein the valve is open to receive one of the positive pressure source and the negative pressure source, the pressure meter displays one of a positive pressure and a negative pressure, opening the valve to receive one of the positive pressure source and negative pressure source, and reading the pressure on the pressure meter to determine if the pressure is being maintained.
US11506562B2	Monitoring of fluid pipes A fluid pipe 1 is monitored using a distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) fibre 10 provided within pipe 1. The DAS fibre 10 is coupled at one end to a light emitter 101 and a light detector 102. The light emitter 101 emits light pulses into the DAS fibre. The light detector 102 detects backscattered light so as to provide an indication of the vibration experienced by each section of the DAS fibre 10 and thus of vibration characteristic of particular pipe events including leaks of the pipe 1. The DAS fibre 10 in a pipe 1 can also be used to locate the route of a buried pipe 1 by successively tamping the ground surface at a number of locations A-E in the vicinity of the suspected route of the pipe 1 and comparing the tamping vibrations detected from each location A-E.
US11506560B2	Apparatus, method, and computer program for comparing the output of sensor cells Examples provide for an apparatus, method, and computer program for comparing the output of sensor cells in an arrangement of sensor cells in an area A, including a set of at least two measurement units. A measurement unit includes at least two sensor cells, wherein at least one sensor cell of at least one measurement unit includes a sensitive sensor cell, which is sensitive with respect to a measured quantity. The sensor cells are intermixed with each other. The apparatus further includes means for selecting output signals of sensor cells of the arrangement and means for determining a measured quantity or determining an intact sensor cell by comparing output signals of different measurement units.
US11506558B2	Apparatus and method for inspecting ventilation An apparatus for inspecting a ventilation characteristic according to various embodiments may comprise: a seating unit to which an object to be inspected is attached, and which has a lower surface and an upper surface facing in a direction opposite to the lower surface and includes at least one through-hole passing through the lower surface and the upper surface; a measuring unit which includes a groove for accommodating at least a portion of the seating unit including the lower surface of the seating unit, and a fluid supply passage for supplying a fluid in a direction facing the object to be inspected which is attached to the seating unit; and a compressing unit which is disposed to apply a pressing pressure to the seating unit at a position opposite to the upper surface of the seating unit and includes a fluid discharge passage so that a fluid supplied from the measurement unit is discharged through the object to be inspected. Other embodiments are also possible.
US11506557B2	Differential pressure sensor and method of using the same Various embodiments are directed to a pressure sensor and method of using the same. A pressure sensor may comprise a substrate having a substrate thickness extending between a first substrate surface and a second substrate surface, wherein the first substrate surface and the second substrate surface define opposing ends of the substrate thickness; a first pressure sensing assembly attached to the first substrate surface and configured to detect a first pressure force associated with a first fluid volume, wherein a portion of the first substrate surface adjacent the first pressure sensing assembly is fluidly isolated from the first volume of fluid; and a second pressure sensing assembly attached to the second substrate surface and configured to detect a second pressure force associated with a second volume of fluid, wherein a portion of the second substrate surface adjacent the second pressure sensing assembly is fluidly isolated from the second fluid volume.
US11506552B2	Device for sensing pressure A pressure sensing device for sensing pressure. The pressure sensing device includes a sealed chamber, a second flexible diaphragm, and a protector member. The sealed chamber includes an upper portion comprising a first flexible diaphragm and a lower portion. The protector member includes a bottom surface with a fist concave shape, a top surface with a second concave shape, and a longitudinal hole between a lower cavity and an upper cavity. The lower cavity is between the first flexible diaphragm and a bottom surface of the protector member. The upper cavity is between the second flexible diaphragm and an upper surface of the protector member.
US11506550B2	Electric power steering device and a vehicle with the electric power steering device A device includes a first assist shaft having a first axially extending bore, the first assist shaft engaging, via the first axially extending bore, a first end of a torsion bar. The device may include a flux carrier engaged on an end of the first assist shaft proximate the torsion bar. The device may include a second assist shaft having a second axially extending bore, the second assist shaft engaging, via the second axially extending bore, a second end of the torsion bar and connected to the first assist shaft by the torsion bar. The device may include a permanent magnet ring having an inner circumference that receives an outer circumference of the second assist shaft and the permanent magnet ring disposed in a third axially extending bore of the flux carrier. The device may include a magnetic flux sensor at least partially disposed in the flux carrier.
US11506546B2	Systems and methods for measuring internal transformer temperatures A system may include a transformer that may convert a first voltage to a second voltage, such that the second voltage is output via a conductor. The system may also include a wireless current sensor that may detect current data associated with current conducting via the conductor and a processor. The processor may receive the current data, determine one or more temperature measurements associated with the transformer based on the current data, and send a signal to a component in response to the one or more temperature measurements exceeding one or more respective threshold values.
US11506541B2	Temperature monitoring device A device comprises a plurality of temperature sensing elements and a control module. The plurality of temperature sensing elements are each arranged proximal to a respective current carrying blade of an electrical plug. The control module receives, from the plurality of temperature sensing elements, a plurality of temperature signals that each indicate a temperature associated with the respective current carrying blades of the electrical plug. The control module also determines a temperature condition of the electrical plug based on the plurality of temperature signals. The control module also communicates an indication of the temperature condition of the electrical plug via an electrical power carrying conductor that supplies electrical power via the electrical plug.
US11506539B2	Measurement device, printer, and measurement method Provided is a measurement device including a spectroscope, a movement mechanism configured to relatively move the spectroscope along a first direction with respect to the measurement target, and one or more processors configured to execute detecting a measurement error indicating that spectroscopic measurement processing by the spectroscope is not executed normally, and controlling the spectroscope and the movement mechanism, in which the one or more processors, when the measurement target is a plurality of color patches arranged along the first direction, cause the spectroscope to execute first measurement processing of measuring light with a specific wavelength set in advance while relatively moving the spectroscope in the first direction to acquire a measured value with respect to the specific wavelength obtained by the first measurement processing and a position of the spectroscope, and when the measurement error is detected, move the spectroscope to a position where an amount of variation of the measured value is greater than or equal to a threshold value in a second direction opposite to the first direction and then move the spectroscope in the first direction.
US11506533B2	Managing detection region spacing in an integrated photodetector A silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate includes a silicon dioxide layer and a silicon layer. A detection region receives a detected optical mode coupled to an incident optical mode defined by an optical waveguide in the silicon layer. The detection region consists essentially of an intrinsic semiconductor material with a spacing structure surrounding at least a portion of the detection region, which comprises p-type, n-type doped semiconductor regions adjacent to first, second portions, respectively, of the detection region. A dielectric layer is deposited over at least a portion of the spacing structure. The silicon layer is located between the dielectric layer and the silicon dioxide layer. First, second metal contact structures are formed within trenches in the dielectric layer electrically coupling to the p-type, n-type doped semiconductor regions, respectively, without contacting any of the intrinsic semiconductor material of the detection region.
US11506530B2	Diagnosis of a two-conductor field instrument Disclosed is a method for diagnosis of a two-conductor field instrument and a corresponding two-conductor field instrument. In a normal operating mode, an input voltage is provided and an output current is output. In a diagnostic operating mode, the method includes: providing a first diagnosis-input voltage and outputting a first diagnosis-output current during a first time interval, providing a second diagnosis-input voltage and outputting a second diagnosis-output current during a second time interval, determining the second time interval from the first time interval, registering a first and second diagnosis-output voltage as a function of the first and second diagnosis-output current, and checking the functionality of the two-conductor field instrument by the first and second diagnosis-input voltage, the first and second time interval, the first and second diagnosis-output electrical current, the first and second diagnosis-output voltage based on the input voltage and/or based on the output electrical current.
US11506529B2	Apparatus for determining a level and/or quality of a fluid in a fluid container Various embodiments include determining a level of a surface of a fluid and/or for determining a quality of the fluid in a fluid container. An example apparatus comprises a sound transducer module having two sound transducers designed to receive and emit sound signals in such a manner that a superimposition sound signal results when the sound signals are superimposed, and a reference element arranged in the fluid at a predefined distance from the sound transducer module and is designed to reflect the superimposition sound signal. The sound transducer module is designed, by superimposing the at least two sound signals, to emit the superimposition sound signal both in a first direction to the surface of the fluid and in a second direction to the reference element, said second direction running at a predetermined sound signal angle with respect to the first direction.
US11506523B2	Light guide pointer and light emitting pointer device In a light guide pointer, a vertex portion of a light control space is located on a sub-pointer portion side with respect to a center axis of a light entrance shaft, providing appropriate luminance balance between a main pointer portion and the sub-pointer portion. The light control space includes a circular arc portion, thereby broadening diffusion range of light that has passed through the light control space and preventing attenuation of light traveling along inclined portions. A center of the circular arc portion is located on the main pointer portion side with respect to the center axis, allowing strong light that has entered the light control space from the vertex portion to be diffused more. Local focusing and/or attenuation of light can be prevented, while providing appropriate luminance balance between the main pointer portion side and the sub-pointer portion side, thereby reducing luminance unevenness at the light emitting face.
US11506522B2	Solar shield for utility meter An enclosure for a utility metering device is configured to reduce internal air temperatures. In an example, the utility metering device has a solar shield and/or filtered ventilation air passage(s). In the example, an enclosure is attached to a base. Opening(s) may be defined in the enclosure, to allow air to remove heat from the metering device by convection. The openings may be covered with filters, to prevent the entry of water, dust, insects, etc. A solar shield may cover at least an upper surface of the enclosure. An air pocket may be defined between the solar shield and at least the upper surface of the enclosure. Air from within the enclosure may be ventilated into the air pocket, and air from within the air pocket may be ventilated into the atmosphere. The ventilation removes heat from within the enclosure, while the solar shield rejects addition of heat energy.
US11506520B2	Systems and methods for real-time, nondestructive monitoring of energetic materials An energetic material device is disclosed. The energetic material device can include a casing. The energetic material device can also include an energetic material in a solid state within the casing. In addition, the energetic material device can include an optical sensor encased within the energetic material to sense a condition of the energetic material. An energetic material monitoring system is also disclosed. The energetic material monitoring system can include an energetic material device. The energetic material device can include a casing. The energetic material device can also include an energetic material in a solid state within the casing. In addition, the energetic material device can include an optical sensor encased within the energetic material. The energetic material monitoring system can also include an interrogator in communication with the optical sensor via an optical fiber.
US11506519B2	Overlapping fiber gratings Described are optical fibers, e.g., for use in stress-sensing or shape-sensing applications, that use overlapping grating configurations with chirped gratings to facilitate strain delay registration. In accordance with various embodiments, a fiber core may, for instance, have two overlapping sets of chirped gratings that differ in the direction of the chirp between the first and second sets, or a set of chirped gratings overlapping with a single-frequency grating. Also described are strain sensing systems and associated computational methods employing optical fibers with overlapping gratings.
US11506517B2	Magnetic angular position sensor A magnetic angular position sensor system is described herein, which includes a shaft rotatable around a rotation axis, the shaft having a soft magnetic shaft end portion. The system further includes a sensor chip spaced apart from the shaft end portion in an axial direction and defining a sensor plane, which is substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis. At least four magnetic field sensor elements are integrated in the sensor chip, with two of the magnetic field sensor elements being spaced apart from each other and are sensitive to magnetic field components in a first direction and wherein two of the magnetic field sensor elements are spaced apart from each other and are only sensitive to magnetic field components in a second direction, whereby the first and the second direction are mutually non-parallel and the first and the second direction being perpendicular to the rotation axis.
US11506510B1	Method and system for identifying confidence level of autonomous driving system The present disclosure provides a method for identifying a confidence level of an autonomous driving system in an autonomous driving vehicle. The method includes determining hardware currently used by the autonomous driving system to realize required functions and environmental factors which affect the hardware capability of the hardware, and establishing a relationship between the hardware capability and the environmental factors; based on environmental factors on a future specific road section acquired in real time, calculating a degree to which the hardware capability will be affected on the specific road section; in consideration of acquired the environmental factors, judging an influence of the affected hardware capability on the realization of required functions of the autonomous driving system based on the acquired the environmental factors; and reflecting the influence on the realization of required functions of the autonomous driving system as a confidence level, and prompting the confidence level to a driver.
US11506508B2	System and method using deep learning machine vision to analyze localities A system, method, and computer-readable storage medium are disclosed that execute machine vision operations to categorize a locality. At least one embodiment accesses a map image of a locality, where the map image includes geographical artefacts corresponding to entities within the locality; analyzes the map image to detect the entities in the locality using the geographical artefacts; assigns entity classes to detected entities in the locality; assigns a locality score to the locality based on entity classes included in the locality; retrieves street view images for one or more of the detected entities in the locality; and analyzes street view images of the detected entities to assign one or more further classifications to the detected entities. Other embodiments include corresponding computer systems, apparatus, and computer programs recorded on one or more computer storage devices, each configured to perform the actions of the method.
US11506507B2	Multimodal vehicle routing system and method with vehicle parking A system and method is provided that creates a multimodal transportation routing that originates using a road-based vehicle which then requires parking. Parking is not necessarily near the destination, but is determined based on user preferences and specification of the relative importance of speed of travel and monetary cost and/or safety. Other factors can also influence the route selection and comprise: parking availability, user preference for parking type, vehicle restrictions, maximum distance a user is willing to walk or bike and what types of public transportation a user is willing to use. Monetary factors include: fuel costs, parking costs, tolls, and public transportation costs.
US11506504B2	Personal monitoring apparatus and method A method, including providing a device for an individual, storing information regarding a travel schedule or itinerary of the individual, determining a location of the device with a global positioning device, automatically and continuously monitoring the location of the device, comparing the location of the device with the travel schedule or itinerary, detecting a deviation of the device from a travel schedule or itinerary, or detecting an absence of, or a leaving of, the device from an expected location on the travel schedule or itinerary, generating a travel route deviation message and transmitting the travel route deviation message to a first communication device.
US11506500B2	Aligning measured signal data with SLAM localization data and uses thereof A method includes retrieving a map of a 3D geometry of an environment the map including a plurality of non-spatial attribute values each corresponding to one of a plurality of non-spatial attributes and indicative of a plurality of non-spatial sensor readings acquired throughout the environment, receiving a plurality of sensor readings from a device within the environment wherein each of the sensor readings corresponds to at least one of the non-spatial attributes and matching the plurality of received sensor readings to at least one location in the map to produce a determined sensor location.
US11506499B2	Determining of absolute altitudes of floors of a structure A method, apparatus and computer readable storage medium are provided for determining absolute altitudes of individual floors represented by an indoor map. In the context of a method, location data is obtained representing at least one track of one or more users at least partially in a structure. The location data includes horizontal and vertical location information with the vertical location information representing an absolute altitude. The method also includes obtaining indoor map data representing different floors and indicating structural elements on the floors and determining track sections of the at least one track represented by the location data such that each track section can be assumed to be on a single floor. The method further includes at least partially comparing determined track sections with floors represented by the indoor map data and determining an absolute altitude of at least some of the floors represented by the indoor map data.
US11506498B2	Method and a system for estimating the geographic position of a target The invention concerns a system (100) and a method for estimating the geographic position of a target (1). The method comprises the following steps: detecting a target (1); determining the characteristics of the target (1), which characteristics at least comprise a geographic position (3) and a category of the target; tracking the detected target (1) until at least one certain predetermined criteria is not fulfilled, wherein said criteria is associated to the level of certainty for determining the geographic position (3) of the target (1). The method further comprises determining a first point in time t1 when the predetermined criteria was last fulfilled, wherein, for a second point in time t2 the following step is performed: creating a pattern (2) defining at least one possible geographic position (3) of the target (1), said pattern (2) extends at least partially around the geographic position (3) of the target (1) at t1, wherein the dimension of said pattern (2) is determined based on at least one predetermined parameter.
US11506496B2	System architecture for integrated photonics optical gyroscopes The present disclosure relates to system-level integration of lasers, electronics, integrated photonics-based optical components and a rotation sensing element, which can be a fiber coil or a sensing coil/micro-resonator ring on a sensing chip. Novel waveguide design on the integrated photonics chip, acting as a front-end chip, ensures precise detection of phase change in the fiber coil or the sensing chip, where the sending chip is coupled to the front end chip. Electrical and/or thermal phase modulators are integrated with the integrated photonics chip. Additionally, implant regions are introduced around the waveguides and other optical components to block unwanted/stray light into the waveguides and optical signal leaking out of the waveguide.
US11506495B2	Injection locking resonator fiber optic gyroscope Systems and methods for an injection locking RFOG are described herein. In certain embodiments, a system includes an optical resonator. The system also includes a laser source configured to launch a first laser for propagating within the optical resonator in a first direction and a second laser for propagating within the optical resonator in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, wherein the first laser is emitted at a first launch frequency and the second laser is emitted at a second launch frequency. Moreover, the system includes at least one return path that injects a first optical feedback for the first laser and a second optical feedback for the second laser, from the optical resonator, into the laser source, wherein the first and second optical feedbacks respectively lock the first and second launch frequencies to first and second resonance frequencies of the optical resonator.
US11506491B2	Vial with improved visibility for level A level including level vial(s) having enhanced visibility are provided. The level may include a level vial including a material that is attracted to the interface or border of a globule within the level vial which improves visibility of the interface. The level may include a solid level indicator having easy to see end surfaces that are generally vertically oriented when in the level position. The end surfaces of the solid level indicator may allow the user to more easily compare the position of the solid level indicator to indicating lines formed on the level vial. The level may include a level vial including a first liquid and an immiscible second liquid forming a globule with the first material. The globule formed from the second material may improve visibility compared to a typical air bubble.
US11506481B2	Apparatus and a method for rolling weight deflection measurement An apparatus and a method for rolling weight deflection measurement comprising a rolling wheel to be moved along a measuring surface in a first direction. The apparatus comprises a number of spaced apart range sensors arranged on at least one carrier and configured to measure a distance to said measuring surface at pavement locations passed by the apparatus. A first of said range sensors is arranged at a predetermined location with respect to said rolling wheel, and the remainder of the range sensors are arranged in spaced apart manner in line with said first range sensor in the in first direction. At least one inclination sensor is configured to measure at least a change in inclination of said at least one carrier, a curvature parameter value for said measuring surface is calculated using measurements from said range sensors and said inclination sensor.
US11506480B2	Measurement system A system and method for measuring. The system has at least one rail with a downstream end and an upstream end. There is a deflector at a downstream end which is used in conjunction with a measurement laser which is coupled to a shuttle. The shuttle is moveable relative to the rail. The shuttle also has a sight for zeroing in on the item to be measured.
US11506479B2	Non-invasive quantitative multilayer assessment method and resulting multilayer component A method of analyzing layer thickness of a multilayer component is provided. The method includes: creating an opening having a predefined geometry partially into the multilayer component at a selected location on a surface of the multilayer component. The multilayer component includes a plurality of material layers including a substrate and a bond coat. The opening exposes each of the plurality of material layers including the substrate. Contrast of the exposed plurality of material layers can be increased. An image is created of the exposed layers in the opening using a digital microscope, and thickness of a bond coat, thickness of a depletion layer\ and/or thickness of an oxide layer is calculated from the image and based on the predefined geometry of the opening. Repairing the opening, allows the multilayer component to be used for an intended purpose after testing, e.g., re-installed and reused in a gas turbine.
US11506476B2	Portable surface characteristics measurement device and control method thereof Disclosed are a portable surface characteristics measurement device and a control method thereof. The portable surface characteristics measurement device includes: a roughness sensor configured to convert a signal sensed from a surface of an object during movement of the portable surface characteristics measurement device on the surface of the object into an electric vibration signal; a movement measurement sensor configured to measure a movement physical quantity of the portable surface characteristics measurement device; and a processor configured to change a sampling interval depending on the measured movement physical quantity, and sample the vibration signal in real time, wherein the processor is configured to perform Fourier transform on the sampled vibration signal, and identify a peak frequency band shown in the Fourier-transformed vibration signal as surface roughness information of the object.
US11506474B1	Spin-stabilized fuze assembly Fuze assembly methods and devices. The methods include providing a firing pin to detonate the projectile; operably connecting a weighted body to the firing pin; and operably connecting a flexural portion to the weighted body to retain position of the weighted body due to centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the projectile to retain the firing pin in a detonation prevention position and move the weighted body to drive the firing pin to a detonation position upon impact of the projectile.
US11506473B2	Adjustable ammunition magazine pouch An adjustable pouch having a front portion, rear portion, first side portion, and a second side portion that are connected to a bottom portion and collectively defines an interior space that may be configured to receive different sizes of ammunition magazines is disclosed. The front and rear portions include a plurality of straps that extend lengthwise and the first and second side portions include a plurality of channels. The plurality of straps and the plurality of channels are configured to receive an elastic member having free ends that are tied together. In operation, an individual can pull on the tied free ends of the elastic member in order to adjust the volume of the interior space to accommodate ammunition magazines of different sizes.
US11506472B1	Dispenser for firearm ammunition powder A dispenser for dispensing powder for firearm ammunition and associated methods. The dispenser can include a hopper, a conveyor, a scale, a dispenser controller, and a tangible storage medium storing instructions executable by the dispenser controller. The dispenser controller can execute a powder calibration sequence and/or a dispensing sequence. In the powder calibration sequence and/or the dispensing sequence, the dispenser controller desirably learns the dispense rate of the powder and uses the dispense rate to optimize dispensing of the powder and increase precision in dispensing a target mass of powder. The conveyor can comprise a conveyor tube having a conveyor tube axis oriented to extend at an upward angle with respect to horizontal.
US11506471B2	Multi-piece polymer ammunition cartridge nose The present invention provides a polymer nose for a polymeric ammunition cartridge having a generally cylindrical neck having a projectile aperture at a first end, a shoulder comprising a shoulder top connected to the generally cylindrical neck opposite a shoulder bottom, a nose junction positioned around the shoulder bottom, a skirt connected circumferentially about the nose junction to extend away from the shoulder bottom, wherein the nose junction and the skirt are adapted to mate to a base junction in a cartridge.
US11506467B2	Firearm holster device positioned between adjacent surfaces and related methods A firearm holster device may be positioned between adjacent surfaces within a bed. The firearm holster device may include a first arm having a first major surface, and a second major surface opposing the first major surface. The first major surface may include protrusions extending transversely outward. The firearm holster device may include a second arm defining an opening pattern, a hinge coupled between the first arm and the second arm, and a holster received by the opening pattern and to receive a firearm. The first arm may be positioned between adjacent surfaces of the bed.
US11506465B1	Apparatus and methods for disrupting/disabling explosive ordnance Explosive devices may be formed from hollow members filled with explosive materials. The hollow members may be made of mating halves that are packed or loaded with explosive material prior to the mating halves being joined together. In some exemplary aspects, the hollow members are placed in fluid-filled containers such that the explosive reaction creates a wave of fluid that impacts a target. Components of the devices may be COTS items and items that may be manufacture with 3D printers.
US11506459B2	Double pipe A double pipe includes an inner pipe through an interior of which low pressure gaseous cooling medium flows and an outer pipe having the inner pipe in its interior, the outer pipe being configured such that high-pressure liquid cooling medium flows between the inner pipe and the outer pipe, wherein the inner pipe has a plate member that extending in the longitudinal direction so as to partition the interior of the inner pipe into a plurality of chambers. The plate member has a helical shape along the longitudinal direction.
US11506456B2	Modular cooling tower The present invention relates to a cooling tower for cooling water, improved to evenly spray the cooling-water, wherein each component is manufactured in a modularized form and then each module is integrated and installed at an installation site to correspond to the scale of the cooling tower. The cooling tower includes a water tank, a filling material, a cooling-water circulation facility, an eliminator, and a fan, wherein, between the filling material and the water tank, an air intake port through which external air is introduced and a guide having a concave cross-sectional shape to guide the introduced air to the center using a pressure difference between the inside and the outside thereof are additionally provided so that cooling efficiency of the cooling-water can be improved and productivity of the cooling tower as well as convenience in transportation and installation can be maximized.
US11506449B2	Refrigerator and refrigerator system A refrigerator includes: a main body having a storeroom for storing a food item; a shelf plate arranged in a storeroom, the shelf plate on which a food item is put; a door that opens and closes a side of the storeroom; a camera arranged on an inner surface of the door, the camera takes an image of an inside of the storeroom; a camera moving device that moves the camera in a vertical direction. The camera moving device stops the camera at one or more points for each of between the shelf plates located adjacent to each other, and between an inner surface of a top edge of the storeroom and the shelf plate located adjacent to the inner surface of the top edge of the storeroom, and the camera takes an image each time when the camera moving device stops moving the camera.
US11506448B2	Method and device for managing food in refrigerator The application discloses a method for managing food in a refrigerator, including the steps of recognizing the type and quantity of the food placed in the refrigerator according to an image shot by an external camera of the refrigerator; determining a position of the food placed in the refrigerator according to images shot by internal cameras of the refrigerator; generating an AR label for recording information of the food with regard to the food placed in the refrigerator; displaying the AR label of the inquired food after receiving a food query request from a user; wherein the information of the food at least includes the type, quantity and position of the food; and displaying the images shot by the internal cameras in real time after receiving an image viewing request from the user. With the adoption of the application, the food in the refrigerator can be managed more efficiently.
US11506446B2	Shelf with specific center web for separate plate elements A shelf for a household refrigeration appliance includes a shelf plate having a first plate element and a separate second plate element. The second plate element is disposed next to the first plate element in a use position in the widthwise direction of the shelf to form the shelf plate and the second plate element can be removed non-destructively to make the shelf plate smaller. A carrier frame only borders the edges of the shelf plate. The shelf has a center web oriented in the depthwise direction of the shelf. Both plate elements rest on the center web in their use position.
US11506438B2	Ice machine An ice maker includes a dry compartment and a wet compartment adjacent to the dry compartment and including: an evaporator case sized to receive an evaporator, the evaporator case including: a plurality of interior panels joined to each other with snap-fit joints, each of the snap-fit joints including a tab and defining a slot, each of a plurality of seams formed between the interior panels defining a foam-tight seal and a water-tight seal; and a plurality of exterior panels, each of the plurality of exterior panels joined to a mating interior panel of the plurality of interior panels with slide joints, wherein the evaporator case is integrally insulated with blown foam insulation positioned between each of the plurality of exterior panels and a corresponding interior panel.
US11506436B2	Method for controlling freezing of indoor unit, outdoor unit and/or unit connection pipe of air conditioner A control method for an air conditioner comprising a compressor and an outdoor unit, wherein the control method includes: obtaining a suction temperature of the outdoor unit; and selectively adjusting the frequency of the compressor according to the suction temperature of the outdoor unit.
US11506435B2	Water regulator A water regulator includes a water regulation valve, a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor, and a controller. The water regulation valve regulates a quantity of water flowing through water pipes. The first temperature sensor measures a temperature of one of the water pipes which is connected to an inlet of a heat exchanger. The second temperature sensor measures a temperature of one of the water pipes which is connected to an outlet of the heat exchanger. The controller controls an opening degree of the water regulation valve, based on a difference between the temperature measured by the first temperature sensor and the temperature measured by the second temperature sensor.
US11506433B2	Systems and methods for charging refrigerant into a climate control system Methods and related systems for charging a refrigerant into a climate control system. In an embodiment, the method includes (a) coupling a storage tank to a refrigerant loop of the climate control system through a charging valve; (b) opening and closing the charging valve in a plurality of cycles; and (c) flowing refrigerant from the storage tank to the refrigerant loop through the charging valve when the charging valve is open, during (b). In addition, the method includes (d) determining a detected saturated temperature of the refrigerant within the refrigerant loop after each cycle of the plurality of cycles; and (e) adjusting an amount of time that the charging valve is open during each cycle of the plurality of cycles during (b) as a function of the detected saturated temperature from a previous cycle of the plurality of cycles.
US11506431B2	Refrigeration cycle apparatus A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit including a compressor, a condenser, a pressure reducing device, and an evaporator connected by a refrigerant pipe. A refrigerant including a refrigerant having flammability is used as refrigerant circulating in the refrigerant circuit. The evaporator and the pressure reducing device are accommodated in a unit. The evaporator is disposed in the unit in such a manner that a linear distance between a refrigerant inlet of the evaporator and a refrigerant outlet of the pressure reducing device is shorter than a linear distance between a refrigerant outlet of the evaporator and the refrigerant outlet of the pressure reducing device.
US11506422B2	Location based temperature limit control for a water heater A method of controlling a temperature of water delivered by a water heating system, includes providing communication device which is adapted to receive a communication from at least one mobile device, the communication device being located so as to determine when the at least one mobile device is within a predefined zone in which is located a pre-selected water access point. In response to a determination that the at least one mobile device is within the predefined zone, enabling a user selecting a temperature setting of the where the water heating system. The selection is wirelessly communicated to a receiver which is in communication with the water heating system.
US11506421B2	Water heating device A water heating device equipped with a housing, a fan and a chamber arranged in the interior of the housing, and screws. The housing has first and second side plates which oppose one another in a first direction and extend from the ends of a back plate along a second direction intersecting the first direction. An opening part is provided in the housing on the side opposite the back plate in the second direction. The fan has a discharge opening, a first flow passage extending along the first direction, and a first flange. The chamber has an intake opening, a second flow passage extending along the first direction, and a second flange. The first and the second flanges are secured by screws. In a planar view, the center axis of the screws is slanted such that a head portion is closer to the opening part than the tip-end portion.
US11506420B2	Retrofit heat pump water heating systems A retrofit heat pump system for a water heater is disclosed. The heat pump system includes a plurality of evaporators to increase the efficiency of heat exchange for the system. The system can also include a plurality of condenser circuits used to heat the water of an existing water tank. A fan disposed in a housing of the heat pump system can draw air across the plurality of evaporators and exhaust cool air external to the heat pump system. The cool air can be exhausted into duct work associated with an air conditioning system of the home. The disclosure also describes a refrigerant distributor for providing uniform liquid refrigerant to the plurality of evaporators.
US11506418B1	Vent extender Implementations of vent extenders may include a first portion including a back wall, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall and a second portion including a first sidewall and a second sidewall. The second portion may be configured to extendably couple to the first portion. The vent extender may also include a pocket formed within the first portion and including a first pocket sidewall, a second pocket sidewall, a third pocket sidewall opposite the second pocket sidewall, an opening opposite the first pocket sidewall, and a base. The vent extender may also include a magnet coupled to the base of the pocket. The first pocket sidewall may be directly coupled to both of the second pocket sidewall and the third pocket sidewall. The magnet may be configured to secure the vent extender to a vent register.
US11506417B2	Dampers placed on the half face of the inlet and the outlet of side-by-side airflow energy recovery sections used as recirculation path An air handler includes a housing with a heat exchanger core. The housing includes a faceplate, a roof panel, a base panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. A first tunnel and a second tunnel are connected to the housing at the faceplate. A septum protrudes from the faceplate and connects the core at a front edge. The air handler further includes a first recirculation path and a second recirculation path inside the housing. The first and second recirculation paths are defined by the septum, the housing, and the core. The first and second recirculation paths are configured to direct a portion of airflow from the first tunnel to the second tunnel. The air handler further includes a first damper and a second damper disposed on the faceplate and configured to obstruct the first recirculation path and the second recirculation path respectively.
US11506412B2	Air conditioner An air conditioning apparatus including an outdoor unit and an indoor unit comprises a converter main circuit that rectifies and smooths an AC power supply, and allows a DC voltage to be generated across a main circuit capacitor, an inverter main circuit that converts the DC voltage generated by the main circuit capacitor into an AC voltage, a compressor motor driven by the inverter main circuit, an outdoor fan, a fan motor that rotationally drives the outdoor fan, and a microcomputer that controls the outdoor unit. When the fan motor rotates due to outside wind hitting the outdoor fan and enters a power generating state during a standby power saving mode of the outdoor unit, the microcomputer prevents the outdoor unit from shifting to a non-operating state from the standby power saving mode.
US11506407B2	Pressurized odor containment and elimination device An odor containment and elimination device includes a containment center, first pathway, second pathway, and third pathway. The containment center can be configured to receive an odorous item that emits a contaminated air including an odor. The first pathway can be in fluid communication with the containment center and an outside environment and configured to allow contaminated air to travel from the containment center to a first release point while inhibiting seeping of the contaminated air from the first pathway into the outside environment prior to the first release point. The second pathway can be in fluid communication with the containment center and the outside environment via a first intake. The third pathway can be in fluid communication with the containment center and the outside environment and configured to reduce contaminated air released into the environment and/or direct the contaminated air through a door or window.
US11506406B2	Air handling unit and method for controlling such an air handling unit An air handling unit (1) for cooling down an indoor airflow (A1) including at least one fan (3) circulating the indoor airflow inside the air handling unit (1) and a first and a second cooling subsystems (5, 15) including a refrigeration apparatus (50, 150) comprising an evaporator (500, 1500) and a condenser (504, 1504), a first water circuit (52, 152) connected to the condenser and comprising at least one outside heat exchanger (520, 1520) exposed to outside air (A5, A15), a second water circuit (56, 156) connected to the evaporator and comprising at least one indoor heat exchanger (560, 1560) exposed to the indoor airflow, water connection means (62, 64, 162, 164) for selectively connecting, depending on a temperature of the outside air.
US11506405B2	Thermal management systems and methods Embodiments provide a thermal management system for supplying stored energy for the purpose of cooling by direct mixing of a common working fluid within a thermal store in which the cooling is realised by phase via latent heat phase change of an ice slurry of the working fluid.
US11506403B2	Outdoor unit for air-conditioning apparatus Provided is an outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus having high reliability. A protective net disposed over an air inlet at a rear surface of a casing includes a frame body defining an outer periphery of the protective net, and a plurality of vertical bars and a plurality of horizontal bars crossing each other inside the frame body and defining a plurality of ventilation openings. Each horizontal bar has an upper surface having a downwardly open V-shape in vertical cross-section formed by combining a rear upper surface inclined downward and rearward and a front upper surfaced inclined downward and forward. When it snows, snow on the horizontal bar slides off a downward slope without freezing into ice on the horizontal bar. Accordingly, a reduction in an opening area of the ventilation openings due to ice does not occur.
US11506390B2	Multi-fuel bluff-body piloted high-shear injector and method of using same A method for operating a fuel injector of a gas turbine engine includes injecting a hydrogen-based primary fuel from a primary fuel passage of the fuel injector directly into a combustion chamber. The primary fuel passage includes a primary fuel outlet located within the combustion chamber. The method further includes injecting a second fuel, different than the hydrogen-based primary fuel, from a secondary fuel passage of the fuel injector into a hood chamber separated from the combustion chamber by a bulkhead. The secondary fuel passage includes a plurality of secondary fuel outlets located within the hood chamber.
US11506388B1	Furcating pilot pre-mixer for main mini-mixer array in a gas turbine engine A pilot pre-mixer for a gas turbine engine has a pilot body that includes an internal mixing chamber, a first end on an upstream side of the internal mixing chamber, a second end on a downstream side of the internal mixing chamber, a fuel injector at the first end and communicable with the internal mixing chamber, a plurality of first oxidizer inlet ports arranged to provide an oxidizer agent from outside of the pilot body to the internal mixing chamber, and a plurality of pilot outlet ports at the second end and communicable with the internal mixing chamber, each of the plurality of pilot outlet ports having an outlet on the second end for dispensing a pilot fluid mixture into a combustion zone of a combustor.
US11506387B2	Low-pollution combustor and combustion control method therefor A low-pollution combustor and a combustion control method therefor. The low-pollution combustor includes a combustor head including a primary combustion stage and a precombustion stage, the primary combustion stage including a primary-combustion-stage channel and a primary-combustion-stage swirler disposed in the primary-combustion-stage channel. The primary combustion stage includes a pre-film plate disposed in the primary-combustion-stage channel, and the pre-film plate is radially divided into an outer-layer pre-film plate and an inner-layer pre-film plate. The positions and injection directions of fuel jet points of the primary combustion stage control fuel of the primary combustion stage to be injected into the primary-combustion-stage channel through primary-combustion-stage fuel jet orifices; and part of the fuel directly forms primary-combustion-stage direct-injection fuel spray, and the other part is hit on the pre-film plate close to an inner side of the primary-combustion-stage channel, or the two parts are respectively hit on the two layers of pre-film plates.
US11506383B2	Combustor liner and method of operating same The gas turbine combustor liner can delimit a combustion chamber, and have at least one monolithic ceramic block having a first face exposed to the combustion chamber and a second face opposite the first face, and a 3D fabric of ceramic fibers partially embedded inside the monolithic ceramic block, and partially extending outside the second face of the monolithic ceramic block, away from the combustion chamber.
US11506382B2	System and method for acoustic dampers with multiple volumes in a combustion chamber front panel An acoustic damper for a rotary machine includes at least one wall, at least one inlet, at least one outlet, at least one separating wall, and at least one neck. The wall extends from the back side of a combustor front panel and defines a damping chamber. The inlet is defined within the wall and is oriented to channel a flow of air into the damping chamber. The outlet is defined within the back side of the front panel. The separating wall is oriented to separate the damping chamber into a first volume and a second volume. The first volume of the damping chamber is configured to damp an acoustic pressure oscillation at a first frequency. The second volume of the damping chamber is configured to damp the acoustic pressure oscillation at a second frequency. The neck extends through the separating wall and is axially offset from the outlet.
US11506375B2	Lighting module and lighting device A lighting module and a lighting device. The lighting module includes: a base, including a bottom plate and a base sidewall disposed on the bottom plate, the base sidewall and the bottom plate enclosing an accommodation groove; a light transmitting component, being partially disposed in the accommodation groove so as to form an accommodating space between the light transmitting component and the bottom plate, the light transmitting component including a light transmitting component sidewall which is oppositely arranged with the base sidewall at an interval; and a sealing component, being partially disposed between the light transmitting component sidewall and the base sidewall, and being in close contact with the light transmitting component sidewall and the base sidewalls respectively so as to seal the accommodating space.
US11506373B2	Cooled lighting system A lighting system includes a plurality of lighting fixtures coupled to a cooling pipe, each lighting fixture having an open sided pipe coupling portion and a lighting member connected to the coupling portion. The lighting member being thermally coupled to an inside portion of the pipe coupling portion. The lighting member having a light emanating away from the cooling pipe.
US11506370B2	Luminaire for work events, film events or sports events The invention relates to a luminaire (20) for work events, film events or sports events. According to the invention, in order to produce a robust and simple construction of a luminaire (20), while also providing high flexibility in the use thereof and reduced power consumption, the at least one LED module (1) of such a luminaire (20) has an approximately triangular, flat basic form, a lateral surface being fitted with LEDs, preferably power LEDs, and the rear side of the LED module (1) being designed to emit thermal radiation. Connecting elements are formed on one of the side edges, which connecting elements are used by means of suitable retaining elements (21) to construct the luminaire (20). The particular advantage of the luminaire (20) is that high light intensity can be achieved in the field of use of the luminaires (20), namely for work events, film events or sports events. Because of the pivotability of individual LED modules (1), the area to be illuminated can additionally be influenced.
US11506365B2	Head-mountable illuminators with user-selectable color temperature An illuminator enables the selection of different color temperatures for different medical, dental or surgical procedures. A first circuit board is moveable with respect to the housing and a second circuit board is fixed within the housing. A plurality of LEDs are mounted on the first circuit board, which receives power from electrical contacts between the two boards. A user control enables a user to move the first circuit board between different positions, wherein, in each position, different LEDs or combinations of the LEDs emit light through the light-transmission window. Movement of the user control may cause the first circuit board to rotate or slide relative the second circuit board. The source of electrical power may be remote or integrated batteries. The rear portion of the housing may include a mount for attaching the illuminator to eyeglass frames, a headband, or other head-mounting apparatus.
US11506362B1	Christmas lamp with lamp core pull-out prevention structure and forming process therefor The present invention discloses a Christmas lamp with a lamp core pull-out prevention structure and a forming process therefor. A lamp core is stably mounted so that a good pull-out prevention effect can be achieved, and the forming process is simple so that automatic production can be realized. A technical scheme consists in that the Christmas lamp includes: a lamp holder, a lamp core and a lamp shell. The lamp holder is connected to the lamp shell, and the lamp core passes through the lamp holder and is located in the lamp shell. The Christmas lamp further includes a fixing ferrule. The lamp holder is internally provided with a resilient clamping sleeve for radially clamping the lamp core, and the fixing ferrule is provided over the resilient clamping sleeve. When the lamp holder is mounted and connected to the lamp shell, the fixing ferrule is axially abutted between the lamp holder and the lamp shell, and the fixing ferrule radially locks the resilient clamping sleeve, such that the resilient clamping sleeve locks the lamp core. The present invention is applicable to the technical field of decorative lamps.
US11506359B2	Homogenous lit line image vehicle lamp assembly A lamp assembly for a vehicle includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted in or on the vehicle and arranged in a linear pattern. An elongated optical member is disposed longitudinally along the linear pattern of LEDs. The elongated optical member is configured to receive light emitted from the LEDs and project a corresponding plurality of lit images. A vehicle lamp assembly includes a plurality of LEDs mounted to a printed-circuit board to form a linear array. A primary light pipe is disposed adjacent to the linear array of LEDs and aligned longitudinally along the linear array of LEDs, such that light emitted from each of the LEDs of the linear array traverses radially through the primary light pipe.
US11506357B2	Vehicle head lamp A vehicle head lamp includes a spatial light modulator and a control device. The vehicle head lamp forms a desired light distribution pattern by radiating light forward via the spatial light modulator, a high luminous intensity region and a low luminous intensity region adjacent to an outer edge of the high luminous intensity region are formed in the desired light distribution pattern to be irradiated by controlling the spatial light modulator, the low luminous intensity region is configured such that the luminous intensity decreases gradationally from the outer edge of the high luminous intensity region toward an outside of the low luminous intensity region, and the control device controls the spatial light modulator so as to relatively change at least one of sizes, luminous intensities, and positions of the high luminous intensity region and the low luminous intensity region based on a traveling condition of a vehicle.
US11506355B2	Lamp for vehicle and vehicle including the same Disclosed are a lamp for a vehicle and a vehicle including the same, the lamp including: a light source configured to emit light beams; a first optical part provided in front of the light source; and a second optical part provided in front of the first optical part, in which the second optical part includes: an MFL region including a plurality of facet lenses and having level differences on boundaries between the plurality of facet lenses; and a convex lens region provided at one side of the MFL region and having a shape convex forward.
US11506354B2	Vehicle lamp A vehicle lamp includes a light emitting unit having a light source and a light guide lens, the light guide lens has an incidence section from which light emitted from the light source enters inside of the light guide lens, and an emission section from which the light entered inside of the light guide lens from the incidence section is emitted to an outside, the incidence section has a plurality of stepped portions which are radially arranged about an optical axis of a light emitted from the light source and which are inclined toward an advancing direction of the light, and the stepped portions have a form in which incidence surfaces, from which a light radially emitted from the light source enters inside of the light guide lens while parallelizing the entered light, and connecting surfaces, which are adjacent to the incidence surfaces, are alternately arranged in a radial direction.
US11506353B2	Light guide for lamps, lamp for automobiles and assembling method of said light guide A light guide for a lamp of an automobile includes at least one body made of elastic material adapted to conduct, at least partly, light rays within itself by total internal reflection; a supporting structure adapted to connect the at least one body to the lamp. The body comprises: at least one light inlet portion, from which the light rays emitted by at least one light source enter the body; a plurality of light emission portions, from which the light rays exit the light guide, so as to be visible to an observer. The light guide comprises at least two connection elements adapted to permit fastening the body to the supporting structure. The body includes at least one pliable portion between the at least two connection elements so that the body can be bent and/or curved to take a plurality of different conformations.
US11506352B2	Light-emitting module for vehicle lamp Disclosed is a light-emitting module, comprising: a circuit board, a conductive layer, a light-emitting device, and an adhesive material. The circuit board comprises a device-attachment area, the conductive layer being disposed on the device-attachment area, the light-emitting device being disposed on the conductive layer and electrically connected to the circuit board through the conductive layer, and the adhesive layer being used for connecting the light-emitting device to the circuit board, wherein a curing temperature of the adhesive layer is lower than a melting point of the conductive layer. Adopting the aforementioned technical means, the degree of offset in the position of the light-emitting device after reflow soldering can be greatly reduced. In addition, a vehicle lamp device using the light-emitting module is also provided.
US11506340B1	Hydrogen fueling station priority panel with cooling A flow control panel configured to control the flow of fuel from a storage bank to a dispense includes a cold fuel controller, a dispenser port, and a processor. The cold fuel controller is configured to control the flow of cold fuel from a cold fuel line. The dispenser port is in fluid communication with the cold fuel controller. The processor is configured to receive an indication of fuel temperature within a dispenser and activate the cold fuel controller to allow the cold fuel from the cold fuel line to flow to the dispenser port when the indication of fuel temperature within the dispenser exceeds a maximum temperature determined by the dispenser.
US11506338B2	Internal casing for pressurized fluid storage tank for a motor vehicle An internal casing for a pressurized fluid storage tank for a motor vehicle includes: a hollow body includes a layer made of a first polymer material; and a neck arranged on the hollow body and delimiting an opening of the hollow body, the neck receiving an interface part mounted on the neck in a sealed manner by a gasket arranged between the neck and the interface part. The neck is made of a composite material composed of a second polymer material loaded with reinforcing fibers, the composite material having a deformation resistance than that of the first polymer material. The neck is joined to the hollow body by molecular entanglement of polymer chains of the first polymer material and polymer chains of the second polymer material. Methods for manufacturing such an internal casing, and a storage tank including such an internal casing are disclosed.
US11506337B2	Manufacturing method of high-pressure tank A manufacturing method of a high-pressure tank including a reinforcement layer configured of fiber reinforced resin including carbon fiber and a liner provided on an inner side of the reinforcement layer includes: a step (a) of preparing the reinforcement layer including a cylindrical portion and a pair of dome portions, the dome portions disposed at respective ends of the cylindrical portion; a step (b) of forming a film on an inner surface of each of the cylindrical portion and the dome portions without using a polymerization catalyst that is deactivated by a component contained in the reinforcement layer; a step (c) of applying a material of the liner to a surface of the film, the material being an uncured material of the liner and containing the polymerization catalyst; and a step (d) of forming the liner by curing the material of the liner applied through a polymerization reaction.
US11506336B2	High pressure tank A high pressure tank includes: a container body including dome parts; a reinforcement layer provided on an outer surface of the container body and including fiber-reinforced resin; and a protective member provided on an outer surface of the reinforcement layer, wherein the protective member includes a first layer disposed at the outer surface of the reinforcement layer that covers at least a part of the dome parts, and a second layer disposed outward of the first layer. The first layer is more deformable due to the same load applied from the outside than the second layer is.
US11506334B2	Lubrication distribution assembly A lubrication distribution assembly is provided. The lubrication distribution assembly includes a lubrication metering device, which includes a piston. The lubrication distribution assembly also includes a sensor and a controller. The sensor automatically detects a piston stroke length of the piston over at least two movement cycles of the piston. The controller receives the piston stroke length from the sensor, sets an operating point of the piston based on the piston stroke length, and controls the lubrication metering device by utilizing the set operating point.
US11506333B1	Adapter and leveling base for utility vehicle mounted grill Provided in an adaptor and leveling base for mounting a grill to a utility vehicle and leveling the grill. Vertical legs of an adaptor may allow the adapter to mount via a mounting interface, such as spaced pockets of a side panel of a utility vehicle bed, or other vehicle mounted fixture, having pockets or brackets sized to receive and support the vertical legs. Support members coupled to the vertical legs may position a platform to which a grill is mounted in a use position, and alternatively, in a stowage position.
US11506327B1	Pipe shield device A pipe shield device includes an elongated main body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end, a second end and a pair of side edges. The main body is constructed from stainless steel spring metal having high impact resistance and cut resistance properties. The main body includes a resilient memory and transitions between a rolled position in a resting state and an unrolled position in a non-resting state. The main body includes a spring tension for self-securement onto a pipe via the rolled memory tension.
US11506320B2	Connection device for pipe elements A connection device for plastic pipe elements (1) which allows performing pre-assembly and being finally assembled without requiring skilled labor, having a pipe element (1) with at least one end, a plastic connection element (2) which is connected to an outer surface of the pipe element (1) through the end, which has a resistance wire (3) wound on the outer surface of the pipe element (1) itself.
US11506319B2	Hot tap assembly and method A hot tap assembly for accessing a subsea fluid system includes a landing structure configured to releasably attach to a subsea fluid conduit of the subsea fluid system, a clamp assembly positionable on the landing structure, where in the clamp assembly includes a hot tap clamp including a first jaw and a second jaw, wherein a first annular seal assembly and a second annular seal assembly are disposed on an engagement surface of the second jaw, and a drill assembly positionable on the landing structure, wherein the drill assembly includes a drill disposed in a central conduit that is insertable through a central passage formed in the second jaw of the clamp assembly, wherein the hot tap clamp is configured to actuate between an open position configured to receive the subsea fluid conduit and a closed position configured to sealingly engage the subsea fluid conduit with the first seal assembly and the second seal assembly of the clamp assembly.
US11506318B2	Dual containment fitting and dual containment fitting assembly A dual containment fitting may include a primary tubing, a secondary tubing, and a dual containment body. The secondary tubing may surround and be concentric with a first portion of the primary tubing forming a first leak containment space between the primary tubing and the secondary tubing. The dual containment body may include a flare fitting portion and a primary containment nut portion. The flare fitting portion may surround and be concentric with the primary tubing forming a second leak containment space between the primary tubing and the flare fitting portion. The primary containment nut portion may surround and be concentric with the flared end of the primary tubing forming a third leak containment space between the primary tubing and the primary containment nut portion. The primary containment nut portion may include at least one leak passage hole connecting the third leak containment space with the second leak containment space.
US11506313B2	Multi-petaled oblique-plane hoop and pipe connector thereof A multi-petaled oblique-plane hoop and a pipe connector are described. The hoop is divided into two groups, and the hoop petals in each group are connected by means of pins, and the pins are parallel to a connecting pipe shaft. The groups are connected by using bolts, and the bolts are vertical to a pipe shaft. Each hoop petal is in a shape of a partial ring stud, in which an arc-shaped groove is formed. The upper surface and the lower surface of the groove are symmetrical partial inner cone surfaces, and the hoop petals are connected to form a clamping chain.
US11506303B2	Valve position sensor including a magnetometer and gyroscope A valve position sensor is described. The valve position sensor includes a sensor housing for placement on a moving component of a valve. A print circuit board assembly is disposed within the housing. The print circuit board assembly includes one or more micro sensors that includes a magnetometer and a gyroscope. A processing unit performs a calibration routine that associates magnetometer data received from the magnetometer with valve position data received from the gyroscope. The processing unit receives data from the magnetometer and compares the received magnetometer data with the calibration data to determine valve position data relating to an estimate of the valve position. A transmitter wirelessly transmits event data including valve position data to an external receiver.
US11506302B2	Discharge valve unit and fluid device The discharge valve unit includes: a valve case configured to be detachably attached to the housing and including a second reservoir for liquid configured to communicate with the first reservoir when the valve case is attached to the housing; and a second valve mechanism disposed in the second reservoir and including a second discharge hole having a larger opening diameter than that of the first discharge hole and a second valve member accommodated in the second reservoir and configured to open and close the second discharge hole. The second valve mechanism includes a spring configured to bias the second valve member in a valve opening direction. When a pressure of the second reservoir increases to a predetermined value, the second valve member closes the second discharge hole against a biasing force of the spring.
US11506300B2	Servo valve A servo valve comprises a first spool extending along a first spool axis, a second spool extending along a second spool axis, a first piezoelectric actuator, and a second piezoelectric actuator. The first piezoelectric actuator is operatively connected to the first spool for translating the first spool in response to a voltage applied thereto. The second piezoelectric actuator is operatively connected to the second spool for translating the second spool in response to a voltage applied thereto.
US11506299B2	Rotary valve A rotary valve including a housing with a removable housing cover, a rotor within the housing which is at least partially placeable outside the housing by detaching and displacing the housing cover away from the housing so as to enable access for cleaning or inspection of the rotary valve, wherein an end portion of a shaft of the rotor is mounted in a bearing assembly supported by the housing cover, which bearing assembly comprises a first bearing and a second bearing that are adjustable in position so as to maintain the shaft of the rotor in a level orientation with reference to the housing when the housing cover is moved away from the housing, wherein the first bearing and the second bearing are movable with respect to each other in a direction transversely to a longitudinal direction of the shaft.
US11506296B1	Safety valve stem cap with recessed valve tool for recreational inner tubes A safety valve stem cap includes a valve tool that can be used for removing the valve stem and quickly deflating the tube for travel or storage. The valve stem cap has a frustoconical-shaped body with a circular bottom edge and a flat upper surface. The valve tool extends within a recess defined within the cap body. The valve tool includes a planar floor and two upright prongs extending from the floor. In an embodiment, the floor of the valve tool is integrally connected with the cap body. In an embodiment, the valve tool includes a hollow body mounted within the recess. The planar floor and upright prongs extend within the hollow body.
US11506294B2	Valve device, method for replacing valve body unit of valve device, and valve device assembly method A valve body unit is configured to be disengaged from a stem by moving the stem and the valve body unit to a valve seat side in a state where a bonnet is separated from the valve seat, thereby pushing a replacement ring such that the replacement ring moves through the bonnet while decreasing in diameter and then drops down onto a ring dropping portion in the free state, then moving the stem, the valve body unit, and the replacement ring to an opposite side to the valve seat side such that a first surface comes into contact with a second surface and the ring dropping portion comes into contact with the replacement ring, and in this state, moving only the stem to the opposite side to the valve seat side such that the connection formed by a connecting mechanism between the stem connection portion and the stem is released.
US11506292B2	Replaceable body saver A high pressure valve includes a valve body having a surface defining a corresponding portion of a conduit and a pocket. A removable insert is removably inserted into the pocket of the valve body and has surface defining a corresponding portion of the conduit. A seal insert is spaced from the valve body by the removable insert and has an interface with the removable insert. A moving member interfaces with the seal insert for selectively closing the conduit, the interface between the seal insert and the removable insert allows play between the seal insert and the removable insert in response to movement of the moving member.
US11506288B2	Shaft seal device The shaft seal device includes a seal cover formed in a tubular shaped and provided on an outer periphery of a rotation shaft which is inserted into an axial hole of a housing, a flexible member that connects the seal cover to the housing, an auxiliary seal portion provided on an interior side of the shaft seal device in an axial direction of the seal cover, a magnetic fluid seal portion provided on an exterior side of the shaft seal device from the auxiliary seal portion in the axial direction of the seal cover, and bearings that support a load of the magnetic fluid seal portion.
US11506286B2	Seal and a tubular heat exchanger using such seal A seal including a first portion having a first width that extends in a radial direction of the seal, a second portion that is joined with the first portion and having a second width that is smaller than the first width, and a first recess that is located in the first portion to reduce a width expansion of the first portion when the seal is compressed in an axial direction of the seal.
US11506285B2	Piston and cylinder of an internal combustion engine A piston of a cylinder of an internal combustion engine includes: a piston skirt; a grooved ring belt on a first axial side of the piston skirt, the ring belt grooves being limited by, and separated from one another by, ring lands, the ring grooves for receiving a piston ring; and an oil collection channel between the piston skirt and the ring belt. The oil collection channel has a greater depth than in the circumferential position of a coupling side of the piston and/or in the circumferential position of a coupling opposite side of the piston. The oil collection channel has a gradient, the gradient emanating from an axial depth in a region of the coupling side and/or of the coupling opposite side in the direction of the axial depth in the region of the pressure side and/or of the pressure opposite side.
US11506284B1	Multi-pawl park lock A multi-pawl park lock includes a gear wheel, an actuation ring, a first pawl, a second pawl, and first and second strut rods. The first pawl includes a first tooth and the second pawl includes a second tooth. The strut rods connect the actuation ring to respective pawls. The actuation ring is arranged to rotate in a first rotational direction to rotate the first pawl about a first pawl axis and engage the first tooth with the gear wheel, and rotate the second pawl about a second pawl axis and engage the second tooth with the gear wheel, preventing rotation of the gear wheel. The actuation ring is also arranged to rotate in a second rotational direction, opposite the first rotational direction, to rotate the first pawl and disengage the first tooth, and rotate the second pawl and disengage the second tooth, permitting rotation of the gear wheel.
US11506282B2	Jamming protection apparatus of shift lever for vehicle An embodiment method of operating a vehicle comprises detecting a first position of a shift lever, determining whether the first position of the shift lever is in a normal state or an abnormal state, and, in response to the first position of the shift lever being in the abnormal state, moving a detent portion of a housing relative to a contact portion of the shift lever in accordance with pre-stored position data.
US11506280B2	Method and program product for operating a drive train A method for operating a drive train having a power generator, a mechanical power transmission device, and a power receiver wherein the power transmission device is monitored to detect mechanical damage and/or the development of mechanical damage to the power transmission device, wherein detected damage and/or detected damage development is localized and the power generator, the power transmission device, and/or the power receiver are/is controlled such that a mechanical load at the localized damage location and/or damage development location is selectively reduced. A program product including program code sections with which such a method is feasible when the program product is executed on a programmable controller, a computer, or other programmable device.
US11506278B2	Dual durometer shift boot with performance shield A vehicle gear shift assembly includes a gear shift lever. The vehicle gear shift assembly also includes a shift boot assembly that at least partially defines an interior section and receives a portion of the gear shift lever therethrough. The shift boot assembly includes a frame. The shift boot assembly also includes a flexible section formed of a material having a first durometer. The shift boot assembly further includes a protective shield operatively coupled to the frame and the flexible section, the protective shield formed of a material having a second durometer that is harder than the first durometer of the flexible section.
US11506277B2	Anti-theft device for vehicle An anti-theft device for a vehicle includes an approach prevention cover disposed in a shift lever housing to cover a shift cable connected to a shift lever so as to prevent the shift cable from being detached. Such an anti-theft vehicle makes is possible to easily and efficiently prevent theft of the vehicle by preventing a shift cable operated along with operation of a shift lever from being removed.
US11506273B2	Decelerator cooling system and method of controlling the same The present disclosure provides a cooling system including a decelerator and a cooling line provided in a gear housing to cool at least one of a gear and a lubricant. The cooling system is configured to control the temperature of the lubricant inside the decelerator by circulating a coolant through the cooling line. The decelerator includes a gear set including the gear and the lubricant for accommodating a backlash and a gear housing configured to surround the gear set for transmitting a torque output from an electric motor through the decelerator to a drive shaft and vehicle wheels.
US11506272B2	Track system with a support member A support member may be connectable in a removable and adjustable manner to a track assembly. The support member may include an electrical connector, a contact, and a biasing member. The electrical connector may be adjustable to a first position and a second position. The contact may be connected to the electrical connector and configured to engage a conductor of said track assembly. The contact may be engageable with said conductor when the electrical connector is in the first position. The contact may not be engageable with said conductor when the electrical connector is in the second position. The biasing member may be configured to bias the contact into engagement with said conductor when the electrical connector is in the first position.
US11506271B2	Torque damper apparatus and torque converter A torque damper apparatus includes an input-side plate having a pair of side plates and rotatably driven in response to drive force from a motor, a center plate coupled to an output shaft and arranged between the pair of side plates, and an elastic transmission body provided between the input-side plate and the center plate to transmit rotary drive force of the input-side plate to the center plate. The input-side plate has, at a plate surface of at least one side plate, multiple weight attachment holes for attaching a balance weight. Each weight attachment hole is formed in a long hole shape extending along a circumferential direction at an outer edge portion of the side plate.
US11506266B2	Class of over-constrained two-rotation parallel mechanism with same kinematics The present invention relates to a class of over-constrained two-rotation parallel mechanism with same kinematics, which comprises a base, a moving platform and four branches connecting the base and the moving platform, wherein the base and the moving platform are equilateral triangles, both ends of each of the first branch, the second branch and the third branch are respectively connected to end points of the base and the moving platform, both ends of the fourth branch are respectively connected to center points of the base and the moving platform, the first branch and the third branch both consist of a first rotating pair. The parallel mechanism of the present invention has a large rotation space and high rigidity, and can be used for positioning equipment such as missile launchers.
US11506265B1	Direct shift continuously variable transmission A direct shift continuously variable transmission for a vehicle engine includes a variator having a toroidal cavity; a plurality of traction roller rotatably and radially located within the toroidal cavity; an input shaft rotatably disposed within the variator, the input shaft being adapted to receive a torque from the vehicle engine; an input disk coaxially connected to the input shaft and frictionally contacting the traction roller to provide a rotational force to the traction roller; an output disk opposed to the input disk and frictionally contacting the traction roller, the output disk being annularly rotatable by receiving the rotational force from the traction roller; and an output shaft coaxially connected to the output disk and receiving the rotational force from the output disk.
US11506262B2	Mechanical reduction gearing and associated geared motor The present invention relates to a mechanical reduction gearing (1) comprising: —an input shaft (3), —a sun gear (5) coupled in rotation to the input shaft (3), —a planet carrier (7) rotatable with respect to the input shaft (3) and supporting an output shaft (74) coaxial with the input shaft (3), said planet carrier (7) comprising at least one planet shaft (s1, s2, s3) extending parallel to the input shaft (3), —at least one cam (13) arranged around the planet shaft (s1, s2, s3) and comprising a first axial portion (p1) concentric to the planet shaft (s1, s2, s3) and at least one second eccentric axial portion (p2, p3), said at least one planet shaft (s1, s2, s3) being mounted rotatably with respect to the planet carrier (7) and/or said at least one cam (13) being mounted rotatably with respect to the associated planet shaft, —at least one planet gear (15) coupled in rotation to the cam (13) at its first concentric axial portion (p1) and configured to engage with the sun gear (5), —a peripheral annulus (17) arranged concentrically to the input shaft (3) and comprising an inner toothing, —at least one toothed wheel (r1, r2) intended to engage with the inner toothing of the peripheral annulus (17) and comprising at least one through-orifice offset with respect to the centre of the toothed wheel (r1, r2) and configured to cooperate with the second axial portion (p2, p3) of the cam (13) such that the rotation of the cam (13) causes the toothed wheel (r1, r2) to roll against the peripheral annulus (17), said rolling movement of the toothed wheel (r1, r2) being accompanied by the rotation of the planet carrier (7) with respect to the input shaft (3), and wherein the toothings of the peripheral annulus (17) and of the at least one toothed wheel (r1, r2) are toothings in the form of an involute to a circle.
US11506254B2	Low profile shock isolating mount A low-profile shock isolating payload mounting assembly comprises a first mount, a second mount, and an isolator. The second mount is movable relative to the first mount and comprises a riser comprising an inclined surface. The isolator comprises an inner frame and an outer frame. The inner frame couples to the first mount and comprises a platform and a leg extending from the platform. The leg is inclined to be complementary to the inclined surface of the second mount. The outer frame couples to the second mount and comprises an opening for accessing the platform of the inner frame. The rail is inclined so as to be complementary to the leg to capture the leg between the rail of the outer frame and the inclined surface of the second mount. The isolator operates to dampen vibrations and shocks propagating between the first and second mounts.
US11506253B2	Durable bumper A rebound bumper for a shock absorber includes a first portion formed from a first material having a first spring rate and a second portion coupled to the first portion and formed from a second material having a second spring rate greater than the first spring rate. The first portion and the second portion are configured to fit on a piston rod between a piston and a rod guide assembly of the shock absorber. Also, the rebound bumper exhibits a displacement under load relationship with the first spring rate, the second spring rate, and a third spring rate greater than the first spring rate and less than the second spring rate.
US11506252B2	Adjustable damping valve device An adjustable damping valve device includes a coil carrier with a coil which is wound on an inner sleeve and which has two wire ends which protrude over a winding body. A back iron having a passage for a power supply line of the coil is placed on the coil carrier. The wire ends of the coil are co-located adjacent to one another in an outlet area of the coil carrier, and the back iron has a radial slot which extends from the outer edge of the back iron to the passage and has a width which corresponds at least to the width of the outlet area.
US11506250B1	Clutch-by-wire integration including human override Systems and methods of controlling a clutch in a vehicle are provided. With the goal of enabling autonomous/assisted control of the clutch by an electronic control unit while preserving the familiar mechanical feeling at the clutch pedal that driving enthusiasts prefer, embodiments of the disclosed technology use a shuttle valve to blend control of clutch engagement between a driver and an ECU. In these embodiments, a clutch pedal in the vehicle may be mechanically connected to a piston in a first hydraulic cylinder (just like in a traditional mechanical/hydraulic clutch actuation system), and an ECU may actuate a second hydraulic cylinder. Accordingly, a shuttle valve may be used to route the fluid coming from the cylinder with the greater pressure (i.e. the driver actuated cylinder or the ECU actuated cylinder), to a third hydraulic cylinder which adjusts engagement of a clutch by a mechanical linkage.
US11506246B2	Power transmission device A first rotating shaft (22) and a second rotating shaft (43) are connected so as to be capable of transmitting rotation by engagement of a first pawl portion (38) of a piston (32) and a second pawl portion (47) of the second rotating shaft (43) based upon delivery of hydraulic oil to an oil chamber (37). The first pawl portion, when in engagement with the second pawl portion based upon the delivery of the hydraulic oil, is engaged with a third pawl portion (52) of a synchronizer ring (51) prior to the engagement with the second pawl portion. Engagement surfaces of the first and second pawl portions are formed as inclination surfaces so that a force is applied to the first pawl portion and the second pawl portion in a direction of axially moving away from each other when the rotation is transmitted between the first and second rotating shafts.
US11506237B2	Fittable and releasable fastener A fittable and releasable fastener includes a head which has a fitted and released portion and a fastening portion; and a fitting and releasing piece which has a fitting and releasing portion. Accordingly, when the fitting and releasing portion fits to the fitted and released portion, an external turning force is applied to the fitting and releasing piece or the head to make the fastening portion combine with at least one object. After the fastening portion is combined with the object, the fitting and releasing portion would release the fitted and released portion to limit the force or the force interval applied on the fastening portion for preventing excessively locking if the force is continuously applied.
US11506236B2	Collar and shaft assembly A collar and shaft assembly utilizing a ring and a multi-stepped groove. The multi-stepped groove permits the ring to be compressed into one groove while the collar is being assembled and then to expand into a different groove that permits the ring to contact surfaces on both the collar and the shaft.
US11506235B2	Elements and a locking device for an assembled product A set including a first element with a cylindrical shaped part, a second element having a cylindrical shaped groove with a circular opening in an outer surface of the second element, and a mechanical locking device. The mechanical locking device includes a tongue groove, a displacement groove and a flexible tongue in the displacement groove, and is configured to lock the cylindrical shaped part to the cylindrical shaped groove. The flexible tongue is configured to cooperate with the tongue groove for locking the cylindrical shaped part to the cylindrical shaped groove. The flexible tongue is configured to be reshaped and displaced in the displacement groove during locking, and spring back to a locked position. The flexible tongue is configured to exert a spring force on the tongue groove in the locked position.
US11506233B2	Spring element The present disclosure relates to a spring element for a device for compensating for tolerances between a first component and a second component, wherein the spring element comprises: at least two axial webs extending in the direction of a longitudinal center axis of the spring element and spaced apart from one another in the circumferential direction of the spring element, each of which, viewed in the direction of the longitudinal center axis of the spring element, has two opposite end sections connected by an intermediate section, wherein the end sections of an axial web have at least approximately the same radial distance from the longitudinal center axis of the spring element and the intermediate section arranged between these end sections has a different radial distance from the longitudinal center axis; and at least one connecting ring which connects the axial webs to one another.
US11506229B2	Modular hydraulic device A modular hydraulic device comprising: a housing having a receptacle having a first open end, a second end and a first port, the first port for facilitating an ingress and an egress of hydraulic fluid with respect to the housing; a sleeve configured to be received in the first open end and abut the second end; and an end cap for closing the first open end once the sleeve is inserted in the receptacle; the sleeve having: a body having a fourth lan (L4) positioned in the body for aligning with first port; a main cylinder for holding a main piston for reciprocation about a reciprocation axis; and a first bore portion fluidly coupled to the first lan, the first bore portion for receiving the ingress of the hydraulic fluid and for outputting the egress of the hydraulic fluid; wherein once assembled the main piston is coupled to a cam for facilitating said reciprocation.
US11506228B2	System and method for energizing a solenoid coil for fast solenoid actuation A drive circuit for operating a solenoid includes a main switch and a charge pump circuit. The main switch is coupled in series with a coil of the solenoid. The main switch is configured to selectively enable current flow from a voltage source according to a main switching signal to translate a poppet of the solenoid between an opened position and a closed position. The charge pump circuit is coupled to the voltage source. The charge pump circuit is configured to discharge through the coil to translate the poppet from the closed position to the opened position, and to charge when the poppet is held in the opened position.
US11506227B2	Energy supply unit for active chassis system A device for supplying hydraulic energy in a chassis system of a vehicle, including a first and a second motor-pump unit which are mechanically firmly connected to each other, the two motor-pump units preferably being designed identical in structure.
US11506225B2	Vacuum breaking device for vacuum generator A vacuum breaking device for a vacuum generator, includes a main housing, wherein the main body is provided with an air supply port, a vacuum interface chamber and a vacuum generating chamber. An intake passage is arranged inside the main housing, a pilot valve controlled by an electromagnetic pilot valve assembly is arranged between the intake passage and the air supply port. The pilot valve includes a pilot valve body, a pilot valve core and a pilot valve spring. A throttle pipe is arranged axially inside the main housing. A pneumatic on-off valve is arranged between the vacuum interface chamber and the vacuum generating chamber and outside the throttle pipe. The pneumatic on-off valve includes a slide core and a slide core spring, and a control chamber mated with an end surface of the slide core is arranged inside the main housing.
US11506223B2	Fan design with an impact absorbing structure An improved fan design with an impact absorbing structure is provided. The improved fan design includes a lower fan assembly connected to an upper fan assembly using a mounting bracket. The lower fan assembly may include a fan base having multiple supporting legs which are preferably rotatably connected to the lower fan assembly. The upper fan assembly of the present invention may include a fan motor and fan blades enclosed within a protective structure. The protective structure of the present invention may preferably include an outer fan cover, a fan grille, an external cage and a perimeter shock absorbing ring extending around the circumference of the outer fan cover. The perimeter shock absorbing ring may include an inner surface, an inner absorption layer and an outer surface. The inner absorption layer may preferably include one or more flexible ribs.
US11506217B2	Porous carbon containment or separation seal A seal includes a mating ring that rotates relative to a porous carbon primary ring at a seal interface. A buffer gas is provided into the seal and passes from the back of the primary ring to the seal interface. The seal can be used as a separation seal or in combination with another seal.
US11506212B2	Bearing cage retainer The present invention provides bearing cage retainer for a rolling element rotor bearing in a vacuum pump. The bearing cage retainer being configured to have an operational arrangement in which, at the maximum longitudinal axial displacement limit of the outer race in the direction of the retainer, the bearing cage retainer is disengaged from the bearing cage, and a failure configuration characterised by the dislocation of the bearing cage by a longitudinal axial displacement of the bearing cage relative to the outer race in the direction of the retainer and in which the bearing cage retainer engages said bearing cage and the bearing cage maintains the separation of the rolling elements within the bearing.
US11506209B2	Charge gas compressor train for ethylene plant A charge gas compressor train for an ethylene plant includes: a steam turbine; and a compression unit that is configured to be driven by the steam turbine to compress a charge gas. The compression unit includes a closed impeller at each impeller of a plurality of compression stages. An outer diameter of blades of the closed impeller at least at an initial stage of the plurality of compression stages is 1,400 to 1,800 mm. A maximum operating peripheral speed of the blades of the closed impeller at the initial stage at an outermost diameter position is 350 to 400 m/s. An output of the charge gas compressor train is 100 to 140 MW.
US11506207B1	Portable, rotary vane vacuum pump with a quick oil change system A portable vacuum pump with a lubricating oil system having a quick oil change system. The oil change system includes at least two containers of oil and a switch mechanism operable to initially place the first container in fluid communication with the vacuum pump to serve as the primary oil reservoir while isolating the second container from such fluid communication. Then in a snap action, the switch mechanism can be flipped to place the second container with clean oil in fluid communication with the vacuum pump to serve as the primary oil reservoir and isolate the first container from fluid communication when its oil becomes dirty, all while the vacuum pump is still operating to evacuate an AC/R system. The first container can then be removed, refilled with clean oil, and returned in place and the switch mechanism flipped back to it when the second container of oil becomes dirty.
US11506203B2	Pump body assembly and assembly method therefor Provided are a pump body assembly and an assembly method therefor. The pump body assembly includes a first cylinder assembly (10), a second cylinder assembly (20) and a third cylinder assembly (30) sequentially arranged in a vertical direction. At least one of the first cylinder assembly (10), the second cylinder assembly (20) and the third cylinder assembly (30) is provided with a positioning detection portion (40).
US11506201B2	Scroll compressor having intermediate pressure chamber to supply fluid to compression chambers via two supply passages and two injection ports to limit reduction in compression efficiency The distance between openings of two supply passages that are closest to an accommodating recess is less than the distance between openings of two injection ports that are closest to compression chambers. This configuration minimizes the volume of the space in the accommodating recess between a check valve and the two supply passages, unlike a case in which the distance between the openings of the supply passages that are closest to the accommodating recess is greater than or equal to the distance between the openings of the two injection ports that are closest to the compression chambers. This reduces the flow rate of refrigerant that flows into the accommodating recess from the compression chambers in a compression process through the injection ports and the supply passages.
US11506199B2	Pump assembly with pump chambers located radially relative to one another and connected serially A pump assembly comprising a casing having a first pump chamber defining a first flow path and a second pump chamber or more defining a second flow path. A first pump stage includes a first shaft mounted to the casing for rotation about a rotation axis, a first pair of intermeshing gears disposed in the first flow path of the first pump chamber, the first pair of intermeshing gears interfacing each other in operative engagement, one intermeshing gear of the first pump stage mounted on the first shaft. A second pump stage includes a second shaft mounted to the casing for rotation about a rotation axis different than the rotation axis of the first shaft, a second pair of intermeshing gears disposed in the second flow path of the at least second pump chamber, the second pair of intermeshing gears interfacing each other in operative engagement, one intermeshing gear of the second pump stage mounted on the second shaft. A transmission drivingly engages the first shaft to the second shaft.
US11506198B2	Pump with multiple outlets A multiflow pump for fluids, having an electromagnetic translator drive, a displacement piston unit, a pump head, and at least one outlet valve device. The displacement piston contains a bearing journal with a spring receptacle, a carrier plate, and a plurality of pump pistons, wherein the displacement piston unit is configured in one piece.
US11506196B2	Systems and methods for controlling downhole linear motors Systems and methods for controlling downhole linear motors to minimize connections to surface equipment. In one embodiment, an ESP system is coupled by a power cable to equipment at the surface of a well. The ESP system includes a linear motor and a reciprocating pump. The motor has a set of position sensors that sense the position of a mover in the motor. Combining circuitry (E.G., XOR gate) combines the outputs of the position sensors into a single composite signal in which signal components corresponding to the position sensors are indistinguishable. A single channel carries the composite signal from the ESP system to the surface equipment. A control system determines a starting position of the motor and determines its subsequent position based on transitions in the composite signal. The motor is then operated based on the position determined from the composite signal.
US11506192B1	Manual driver assembly for a pulsatile fluid pump A pulsatile fluid pump apparatus includes an integral pump assembly employing a flexible diaphragm in a diaphragm assembly; a pulsatile fluid pump system including a control housing, for removably receiving the integral pump assembly, the control housing and the integral pump assembly being configured for operation, in a first mode, so that the pulsatile fluid pump system reciprocally actuates the diaphragm assembly to cause pumping automatically; and a manual driver assembly, wherein the integral pump assembly is configured, in a second mode, in the absence of actuation of the diaphragm assembly by the pulsatile fluid pump system, to removably receive the manual driver assembly to support manual actuation and operation of the diaphragm assembly.
US11506191B2	Refrigerant compressor damping element arrangement The invention relates to a refrigerant compressor, comprising a compressor housing (1) that can be hermetically capsuled, and a compressor-motor unit (4) arranged in the housing interior (3) of the compressor housing (1), which is elastically mounted on an inner side of the compressor housing (1) by way of at least one spring element (5), wherein at least one damping element (9) made of an elastomer is provided, in order to damp the transmission of vibrations caused by the compressor-motor unit (4) to the compressor housing (1). The at least one damping element (9) is made of an elastomer that is softer compared to polyamide (PA), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene (ECTFE).
US11506186B2	Yaw claw set for wind turbine yaw bearings A set (200) of yaw claws (150) is provided comprising at least a first yaw (150a) claw and a second yaw claw (150b). The first yaw claw (150a) is to be used in a bearing ring (140) of a first yaw bearing (130) and the second yaw claw (150b) in a bearing ring (130) of a second yaw bearing (140). A circumference of the bearing ring (140) of the first yaw bearing (130) is substantially different from a circumference of the bearing ring (140) of the second yaw bearing (130). Each yaw claw (150) has a periphery, formed by a first side end (176), a second side end (178), an inner arc (172) and an outer arc (174), the inner arc (172) and the outer arc (174) being concentric with the respective bearing ring (140). At least two spring packs (166) are provided for pre-tensioning the yaw claw (150), respective spring pack centres (167) of the at least two spring packs (166) being arranged on a spring pack centreline (169) that is concentric with the inner arc (172) and the outer arc (174). A length of the spring pack centreline (169), measured from the first side end (176) to the second side end (178), of the first yaw claw (150a) is substantially equal to a length of the spring pack centreline (169) of the second yaw claw (150b).
US11506185B2	Main bearing unit for the rotor shaft of a wind turbine, and wind turbine A main bearing unit for supporting the rotor shaft of a wind turbine, including a rolling bearing having an inner ring, an outer ring and a rolling element arrangement received between the outer and inner ring and a coupling arrangement which is designed to couple the rotor shaft to an output shaft of the wind turbine at least indirectly and so as to transmit torque. The rotor shaft is coupled to one of the outer and inner ring so as to transmit torque. The coupling arrangement is coupled so as to transmit torque to the one of the outer and inner ring as the rotor shaft.
US11506183B2	Heating deicing system for blade and control method thereof, blade and wind turbine A heating deicing system for a blade and a control method thereof, a blade and a wind turbine are provided according to the present disclosure. The heating deicing system for the blade includes an isolating device, which is arranged in a blade cavity and divides a part of the blade cavity close to a leading edge of the blade into multiple sub-cavities sequentially distributed along a length direction of the blade, and each of the sub-cavities is provided with a heating device. The heating deicing system for the blade includes a controller, which is configured to separately control opening and closing of each set of multiple sets of heating devices in each sub-cavity to heat the multiple sub-cavities in response to a blade deicing instruction.
US11506182B2	Wind turbine blade assembly A wind turbine blade assembly comprising: a first wind turbine blade portion having a first attachment portion and a first metallic plate, a second wind turbine blade portion having a second attachment portion and a second metallic plate, and at least one tension member for coupling to the first and second attachment portions to join the first wind turbine blade portion to the second wind turbine blade portion, wherein the first and second metallic plates are configured to abut in compression due to tension in the tension member when the first wind turbine blade portion is joined to the second wind turbine blade portion with the at least one tension member. Also, a method of joining blade portions to construct a blade.
US11506179B2	Transport assembly Provided is a transport assembly for use in the transport of a large heavy load, including a frame unit realized to lie on a load platform of a transport vehicle; a number of first load-positioning beams, wherein a first load-positioning beam is realized to span a single frame unit; and/or a number of second load-positioning beams, wherein a second load-positioning beam is realized to span a pair of adjacent frame units; and a part adapter realized to engage with a load-positioning beam and to engage with the load. The embodiments further describe a method of securing a large heavy load on a load platform during a transport maneuver.
US11506175B2	Wind-turbine tower to blade-tip measuring system In a wind turbine comprising a tower supporting a nacelle, at least one blade rotationally attached to the nacelle and having a blade-tip section, a system for measuring the separation distance between the tower and the blade-tip-section of the wind turbine, comprising an indicator stripe on the surface of the blade-tip section, an indicator ring encircling the tower, a camera in the nacelle and positioned such that the blade-tip section and the indicator ring are within the camera's field of view when the blade-tip is at its closest approach position to the tower, the camera digitally recording an image of its field of view at this closest approach position, the distance between indicator ring and camera being essentially equal to the distance between the indicator stripe and the camera at this closest approach position, and an image processor and tip-tower clearance calculator unit receiving the digitally recorded image and calculating a physical separation distance between the indicator stripe and the indicator ring using the digitally recorded image information, the physical separation distance being indicative of the blade tip-tower clearance.
US11506174B2	Power control method and apparatus for wind power generator A power control method and apparatus for a wind power generator. The power control method comprises: predicting, according to historical wind resource data, wind resource data within a predetermined future time period (S10); estimating, according to the remaining design lifetime of a wind power generator, the maximum design lifetime allowed to be consumed within the predetermined future time period (S20); determining, according to the predicted wind resource data and the estimated maximum design lifetime, optimal output powers of the wind power generator in respective wind velocity ranges within the predetermined future time period (S30); and controlling operation of the wind power generator according to the determined optimal output powers of the wind power generator in the respective wind velocity ranges within the predetermined future time period (S40).
US11506167B1	Ultracapacitor to augment starter system during starting of vehicle engine A system in a vehicle includes a starter motor to start an engine of the vehicle and a battery configured to power the starter motor during the start of the engine. An ultracapacitor is controllably connected in series with the battery to provide additional power to the starter motor during the start of the engine.
US11506165B2	Method for ascertaining a variable characterizing a flow rate of a fuel injector A method for ascertaining a variable characterizing a flow rate of a fuel injector during an operation of an internal combustion engine, to which the fuel injector is assigned. At least two input values for a data-based model are ascertained, and at least one output value is determined with the aid of the data-based model, on the basis of which a value for the variable characterizing the flow rate of the fuel injector is ascertained. The data-based model combines at least two methods differing from one another for ascertaining a variable characterizing a flow rate of a fuel injector.
US11506161B2	Fuel injector for on-demand multi-fuel injection A fuel injector has means to directly inject one type of fuel or two types of fuels collectively with fuel ratios on demand. Once being used as a single fuel injector, the injector can enable injection rate shaping. Once being used as a dual fuel injector, the injector can tailor fuel properties on demand. The fuel injector has the capability to enable tailored chemical and thermal-physical fuel properties to enable high efficiency clean combustion for different engine loads and speeds.
US11506160B2	Fuel supply device A fuel supply device includes: a sub-tank to be fixed on a bottom of a fuel tank, the sub-tank temporarily storing fuel in the fuel tank, an upper side of the sub-tank having an opening; a bracket attached to an opening side of the sub-tank; an electric pump that pumps up the fuel in the sub-tank and supplies the fuel to outside of the sub-tank; and multiple fitting portions arranged on an outer edge of the bracket and to fix the bracket to the sub-tank by being fitted to a plurality of receiving portions arranged on the opening of the sub-tank.
US11506159B1	Dual fuel tank system with internally mounted fuel tanks in line with actuators A machine includes an engine compartment, an engine located within the engine compartment, a first compartment located on a first side of the machine, external to the engine compartment, and accessible via the engine compartment, as well as a second compartment located on a second side of the machine, external to the engine compartment, and accessible via the engine compartment. A first actuator is disposed on the first side of the machine and couples to a first linkage member that supports a work implement. A second actuator is disposed on the second side of the machine and couples to a second linkage member that supports the work implement. A first fuel tank is located in the first compartment, coplanar with the first actuator. A second fuel tank is located in the second compartment, coplanar with the second actuator.
US11506154B1	Valve assembly and exhaust gas recirculation system including the same A valve assembly includes a valve housing defining a flow passage configured to receive exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine, and defining a bore extending along a bore axis and fluidly coupled to said flow passage. The valve assembly also includes a valve body for controlling the flow of exhaust gas through the bore, and a shaft coupled to the valve body. The valve body is moveable between a closed position and an open position when the shaft rotates about the axis. The vale assembly additionally includes a first biasing member coupled to the shaft and configured to bias the shaft along the shaft axis in a first direction, and a second biasing member coupled to the shaft and configured to bias the valve body in the first direction along the shaft axis.
US11506153B2	EGR pre-mixer for improved mixing An exhaust gas recirculation system for an engine includes a conduit, and a U-shaped exhaust gas mixer. The conduit is configured to direct an exhaust gas away from an exhaust manifold. The U-shaped exhaust gas mixer is configured to direct exhaust gas from the conduit and into an engine air intake system. The U-shaped exhaust gas mixer is arranged with a pre-mixing cavity configured to disperse the exhaust gas and entraining the exhaust gas into an intake air flow prior to distribution into an intake manifold of an engine.
US11506151B2	Dual purge ejector and dual purge system using the same A dual purge ejector and a dual purge system using the same are provided. A first end of a main body is fully open and an ejecting end of a nozzle is located proximate to the opening hole. Therefore, even if the ejector is disconnected from an adapter, negative pressure is not formed in a main body, to prevent discharge of fuel evaporation gas into the atmosphere and a failure of the dual purge system may be reliably diagnosed.
US11506145B2	Exhaust diffuser hub structure for reducing flow separation An exhaust diffuser hub disposed at a longitudinal center of an exhaust diffuser is provided. The exhaust diffuser hub includes a hub extension extending from a downstream end thereof in a longitudinal direction of the exhaust diffuser. A transverse cross-sectional area of the hub extension is smaller than a transverse cross-sectional area of the hub.
US11506144B2	Thrust reverser cascade for an aircraft nacelle A thrust reverser cascade for an aircraft nacelle includes a plurality of blades having a first and a second surface, the blades being connected to members connected to attachment flanges for attaching the thrust reverser cascade to the nacelle. At least one of the surfaces of the blades is covered with at least one layer of fibers, each layer including a plurality of fiber pieces which are pre-impregnated with resin. The fiber pieces are superimposed on one another, positioned parallel to the aerodynamic surface of the blade and oriented in different directions.
US11506141B2	Reciprocating-piston assembly, internal combustion engine, and related methods A piston assembly includes a piston head for reciprocating back and forth within a cylinder of an engine, an upper rod coupled to the piston head at one longitudinal end of the upper rod and fixed relative to the piston head, and a lower rod rotatably coupled to an opposite longitudinal end of the upper rod, the lower rod configured to pivot about the opposite longitudinal end of the upper rod. The lower rod is configured to couple to a crankshaft at a longitudinal end of the lower rod opposite the upper rod. Methods of forming a piston assembly and engines incorporating such piston assemblies are also disclosed.
US11506137B2	Controller and control method for internal combustion engine A controller is configured to perform a process of obtaining an exhaust pressure upstream of a filter inside an exhaust passage and an intake air amount detected by an air flowmeter, when the filter in which a deposition amount of particulate matter is a specified amount is referred to as a reference filter, a calculation process of calculating an exhaust pressure rate that indicates a ratio of the obtained exhaust pressure to an exhaust pressure at the reference filter for the obtained intake air amount, and a setting process of setting the exhaust pressure rate that is maintained at a specific value during engine operation.
US11506132B1	Gas turbine engine and associated method of controlling a valve The method can include sensing operating conditions of the gas turbine engine; generating a base value signal of a control parameter of the bleed valve based on the sensed operating conditions and on control data; determining whether a contaminant management condition is met; generating a control value signal of the control parameter including the base value signal and, when the contaminant management conditions is met, the control value signal further including a contaminant management signal of the control parameter value of the valve superposed to the base value signal, the contaminant management signal including at least three successive back and forth fluctuations of the control parameter value relative the base value signal over a period of 10 seconds or less; and controlling an actuator of the bleed valve based on the control value signal.
US11506130B2	Aircraft turbomachine with reduction gear An aircraft turbomachine with a reduction gear has a first shaft and a second shaft having one same axis of rotation, the second shaft being rotationally driven by the first shaft via the reduction gear, the first shaft having elastically deformable means having bellows section(s) and being connected to the reduction gear by a connecting system likewise having elastically deformable means involving a hairpin or bellows section(s).
US11506122B2	Systems and methods for power production with integrated production of hydrogen The present disclosure relates to systems and methods useful for power production. In particular, a power production cycle utilizing CO2 as a working fluid may be configured for simultaneous hydrogen production. Beneficially, substantially all carbon arising from combustion in power production and hydrogen production is captured in the form of carbon dioxide. Further, produced hydrogen (optionally mixed with nitrogen received from an air separation unit) can be input as fuel in a gas turbine combined cycle unit for additional power production therein without any atmospheric CO2 discharge.
US11506121B2	Multiple nozzle configurations for a turbine of an environmental control system An airplane is provided. The airplane includes a pressurized medium, a turbine, and a valve. The turbine includes at least one nozzle. The valve is located upstream of the turbine. The valve provides the pressurized medium to the at least one nozzle of the turbine according to an operational mode.
US11506115B2	Cogeneration system The invention provides a cogeneration system capable of adjusting a heat-to-electric power ratio not only in an increasing direction, but also in a decreasing direction. The cogeneration system includes: a power generation device configured to supply electric power; a first heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between exhaust of the power generation device and water, so as to lower a temperature of the exhaust and obtain steam from the water; a reformer configured to generate a reformed gas by the steam reacting with a fuel; a second heat exchanger configured to cool the reformed gas generated by the reformer by heat exchanging; a reformed gas supply device configured to supply the reformed gas cooled by the second heat exchanger to the power generation device; a distributor configured to supply the steam to at least one of the reformer and a heat utilization device; and a control device configure to adjust a heat-to-electric power ratio by changing a supply destination of the steam in the distributor.
US11506111B2	Work vehicle having an intake cleaning system with an alignment mechanism A cleaning apparatus of a work machine for cleaning debris from a screen mounted to a door of an engine cooling assembly. The cleaning apparatus includes a duct extending along the screen and along a first side of the door. The duct includes a duct end located at the door. A vacuum assembly is configured to draw a vacuum through the duct, wherein the vacuum assembly is detachably connected with the duct end. An alignment mechanism includes an aligner that extends from the duct to a frame of the work machine. The alignment mechanism aligns the duct end with the vacuum assembly to provide a seal between the duct and the vacuum.
US11506107B2	Arrangement and method for connecting fluid-conducting components, more particularly in the exhaust gas line of a motor vehicle The invention relates to an arrangement (100) for connecting a first fluid-conducting component (110) to a second fluid-conducting component (120), more particularly in the exhaust gas line of a motor vehicle, having a seal (130), which seals the components (110, 120) at the connecting point, and having a band clamp (140), which encloses the components (110, 120) at the connecting point and attaches the components (110, 120) to each other. According to the invention, the seal (130) is formed with a tab (131), which protrudes at the connecting point after the components (110, 120) have been connected and is visible through a separation joint (141) of the band clamp (140). The invention further relates to a corresponding method for connecting a first fluid-conducting component (110) to a second fluid-conducting component (120).
US11506106B2	Exhaust aftertreatment system universal joint flex pipe assembly The present disclosure is directed to a flexible pipe assembly that includes a pipe, a sleeve, a first connection assembly, and a second connection assembly. The pipe of the flexible pipe assembly includes a first end portion that is coupled to an external vertical exhaust pipe that allows exhaust to escape from a truck and a second end portion that is coupled to a pipe to an outlet of an exhaust aftertreatment system (EAS). The pipe also includes a third portion, which is a bellows, coupling the first end portion to the second end portion of the pipe of the flexible pipe assembly. The first and second connection assemblies couple the sleeve to the pipe of the flexible pipe assembly by passing through holes in the sleeve and the pipe of the flexible pipe assembly.
US11506102B2	Exhaust gas electrochemical energy recovery system The present invention is directed at the integration of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) into the exhaust stream of an internal combustion engine aided by the upstream injection of a fuel, such as a hydrocarbon fuel. The internal combustion engine may be advantageously operated in a lean condition while the SOFC receives the hydrocarbon fuel to promote and maintain optimized fuel cell operation.
US11506101B2	After treatment system for a vehicle An after treatment system (ATS) module for a vehicle includes, fluidly connected in series, an inlet, a plurality of chemical reaction modules and an urea mixer module. The chemical reaction modules are arranged to define a substantial quadrangular path of a flow of exhaust gases flowing in the ATS module. The urea mixer module is perpendicular to all the plurality of chemical reaction modules. The ATS module also includes deflector means configured to impart a swirling motion to the flow before flow enters in urea mixer module.
US11506100B2	Diesel exhaust fluid tank heating system Systems and apparatuses include a diesel exhaust fluid tank, a first temperature sensor positioned within the diesel exhaust fluid tank and structured to provide first temperature information indicative of a first temperature, and a second temperature sensor positioned within the diesel exhaust fluid tank and structured to provide second temperature information indicative of a second temperature. The systems and apparatuses further include one or more processing circuits including one or more memory devices coupled to one or more processors, the one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to provide energy to a heating system based on the first temperature information and the second temperature information.
US11506092B2	Engine brake rocker arm having biasing configuration A rocker arm assembly operable in a first mode and a second mode, the rocker arm assembly selectively opening first and second engine valves based on rotation of a cam shaft having a first cam lobe and a second cam lobe, includes: a rocker shaft; a first rocker arm assembly having a first rocker arm that receives the rocker shaft and rotates around the rocker shaft in the first mode based on engagement with the first cam lobe; a second rocker arm assembly having a second rocker arm that receives the rocker shaft and rotates around the rocker shaft and selectively act on one of the first and second engine valves in the second mode based on selective engagement with the second cam lobe; and a biasing assembly that cooperates with the second rocker arm to bias the second rocker arm to a neutral position.
US11506091B2	Poppet valve and internal combustion piston engine head including same Internal combustion piston engine includes a cylinder head partly defining two ducts and a combustion chamber, and poppet valves movably arranged in the cylinder head between positions allowing or preventing flow between the combustion chamber and the ducts. The poppet valve has a stem, a valve head having a hollow interior space, a lower surface facing the combustion chamber, an upper surface including a portion adjacent the stem, and a peripheral edge section that extends from the upper surface of the valve head to the lower surface. The valve head is formed separate from but connected to the valve stem in a manner to enclose the hollow space, for example, by a circumferential welding seam. The peripheral edge section contains an arcuate contact surface that extends from the upper to lower surfaces of the valve head and without any sharp edges between upper and lower surfaces.
US11506090B1	Systems and methods for cam profile switch (CPS) assembly Methods and systems are provided for actuating an advanced cam profile switch (CPS) assembly. In one example, a system may include a first cylinder and a second cylinder of the CPS assembly that may be independently coupleable to a valve stem via two separate locking mechanisms. A first cam may be selectively engage with the first cylinder and the valve stem and a second cam may be selectively engaged with the second cylinder and the valve stem.
US11506088B2	Hydro-turbine drive methods and systems for application for various rotary machineries This invention relates generally to hydro-turbine drive methods and systems and, more particularly, to hydro-turbine drive methods and systems such as for application for various rotary machineries including producing a high pressure fluid with at least one fluid pump by utilizing a fluid heater to create a fluid and vapor mixture for producing mechanical shaft power.
US11506082B2	Oil scavenge system An oil scavenge system for a gas turbine engine comprising an oil tank and at least one bearing chamber. The oil scavenge system comprises at least one primary scavenge pump, a manifold, a secondary scavenge pump, a deaerator and a filter unit. The at least one primary scavenge pump is configured to pump oil from the at least one bearing chamber to the manifold whilst raising the pressure of the oil from a starting pressure to a first pressure elevated with respect to the starting pressure. The manifold is pressurised to substantially maintain the oil at said first pressure. The secondary scavenge pump is configured to pump oil from the manifold at the first pressure and to raise the pressure of the oil to a second pressure elevated with respect to the first pressure before pumping the oil to the deaerator and through the filter unit to the oil tank.
US11506079B2	Fluid diffusion device for sealed bearing compartment drainback system A diffuser for an oil drainback system drain tube includes a flow chamber configured for attachment to an open end of a drain tube, wherein the flow chamber has a side wall and an end wall, and openings in at least the side wall.
US11506074B1	Turbocharger having variable-vane turbine nozzle including arrangement for locking the vanes in fully open position A variable-nozzle turbocharger includes a variable-vane mechanism that has an annular nozzle ring supporting an array of rotatable vanes connected to vane arms whose distal ends engage recesses in the radially inner periphery of a rotatable unison ring. Rotation of the unison ring causes the vane arms to pivot about their respective pivot axes at the proximal ends of the arms. The vanes are locked in their fully open position by a locking arrangement that includes locking tongues that extend radially inwardly from the inner periphery of the unison ring and contact the vane arms intermediate their distal and proximal ends.
US11506071B2	Piston ring shuttle carrier A rotating assembly of a gas turbine engine includes a first rotating component; and a second rotating component located radially outboard of the first rotating component, relative to an engine central longitudinal axis. A seal assembly is configured to seal between the first rotating component and the second rotating component. The seal assembly includes a shuttle located on a radial outer surface of the second component and freely axially movable along the radial outer surface and a piston ring seal retained in the shuttle and engaged with the first rotating component. Axial motion of the first rotating component relative to the second rotating component urges movement of the shuttle along the radial outer surface of the second rotating component, while the position of the piston ring seal remains stationary relative to the first rotating component.
US11506064B2	Turbine blade tip shroud surface profiles A tip shroud includes a pair of opposed, axially extending wings configured to couple to an airfoil at a radially outer end thereof. The tip shroud also includes a tip rail extending radially from the pair of opposed, axially extending wings. Tip shroud surface profiles may be of the downstream and/or upstream side of the tip rail, a leading Z-notch of the tip shroud, and/or a downstream radially inner surface of a wing. The surface profiles may have a nominal profile substantially in accordance with at least part of Cartesian coordinate values of X and Y, and perhaps Z and a thickness, set forth in a respective table. The radially inner surface of the wing may define a protrusion extending along the radially outer end of the airfoil, the suction side fillet, and a radial inner surface of the wing to an axial edge of the wing.
US11506063B2	Two-piece baffle An airfoil vane includes an airfoil section which includes an outer wall that defines an internal cavity. A baffle is situated in the internal cavity. The baffle includes a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion which is bonded to the leading edge portion at a joint. The leading edge portion and the trailing edge portion define an internal cavity therewithin. Both the leading edge portion and the trailing edge portion include a plurality of cooling holes which are configured to provide cooling air to the airfoil outer wall. The trailing edge portion is formed of sheet metal and the leading edge portion is formed of non-sheet-metal. A method of making a baffle for a vane arc segment and a method of assembling a ceramic matrix composite airfoil vane are also disclosed.
US11506059B2	Compressor impeller with partially swept leading edge surface An impeller associated with a compressor of a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of impeller blades. Each impeller blade of the plurality of impeller blades has a leading edge and a trailing edge opposite the leading edge in a streamwise direction. Each impeller blade of the plurality of impeller blades extends in a spanwise direction from a hub at 0% span to a tip at 100% span, and each impeller blade of the plurality of impeller blades has a plurality of mean camber lines that each extend from the leading edge to the trailing edge at a respective spanwise location. The leading edge includes a partially swept leading edge surface defined between 70% span to 100% span that extends in the streamwise direction between 3% to 15% of a mean camber line at 100% span.
US11506057B2	Tesla-type turbine, method for operating a Tesla-type turbine, apparatus for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy, method for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy and method for converting thermal energy into electrical energy A tesla-type turbine for converting the enthalpy of a gas volume flow into mechanical energy, a method for operating the Tesla-type turbine, and an apparatus for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy, a method for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy, and a method for converting thermal energy into electrical energy. The Tesla-type turbine has at least one disc which is positioned on an axis of rotation and is set into rotation by a gas volume flow flowing substantially tangentially, so that mechanical energy can be collected at a shaft coupled to the disc. A disc body that forms the disc has at least one cavity in which, for the purpose of cooling the disc body, a cooling medium, in particular a cooling liquid, is received or can be received.
US11506055B2	Pumpable resin system A pumpable resin system for installation of mine roof bolts includes a resin feed pump in fluid communication with a resin source, a catalyst feed pump in fluid communication with a catalyst source, a resin injection cylinder pump in fluid communication with the resin feed pump, with the resin feed pump configured to transfer resin to the resin injection cylinder pump when the resin feed pump is actuated, a catalyst injection cylinder pump in fluid communication with the catalyst feed pump, the catalyst feed pump configured to transfer catalyst to the catalyst injection cylinder pump when the catalyst feed pump is actuated, a hydraulic piston, with the resin injection cylinder pump and the catalyst injection cylinder pump slaved together and controlled by the hydraulic piston, a resin line in fluid communication with the resin injection cylinder pump, and a catalyst line in fluid communication with the catalyst injection cylinder pump.
US11506051B2	Contamination prediction of downhole pumpout and sampling A method may comprise positioning a downhole fluid sampling tool into a wellbore, performing a pressure test operation within the wellbore, performing a pumpout operation within the wellbore, identifying when a clean fluid sample may be taken by the downhole fluid sampling tool from at least the pressure test operation and the pumpout operation, and acquiring the clean fluid sample from the wellbore. A system may comprise a downhole fluid sampling tool and an information handling machine. The downhole fluid sampling tool may further comprise one or more probes attached to the downhole fluid sampling tool, one or more stabilizers attached to the downhole fluid sampling tool, and a sensor placed in the downhole fluid sampling tool configured to measure drilling fluid filtrate.
US11506050B2	Hydraulic pressure testing system, and method of testing tubular products A pressure-testing system for a tubular product. Preferably, the tubular product is a joint or a stand of production tubing. The pressure testing assembly includes a controller; a fluid reservoir configured to contain a test fluid; a pump in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir; a fluid hose having a first end configured to receive the test fluid from the reservoir, and a second end configured to be fluidically connected to a hydrotest tool for the tubular product; and a transducer. The transducer sends signals to the controller indicative of pressure within the fluid hose. The controller is programmed to automatically (i) store a pressure threshold value (T) such that when pressure in the fluid hose reaches (T), the controller sends a signal to the pump to discontinue pumping; and (ii) store a pressure test value (PT) such when pressure in the fluid hose reaches (PT), the controller sends a signal to the pump to discontinue pumping.
US11506023B2	Wellhead spill prevention apparatuses and methods Apparatus and method for wellhead spill prevention are disclosed. The wellhead spill prevention apparatus includes a clamp-on portion that is configured to be clamped onto a tubular member of the wellhead, a crude oil reservoir for collecting oil coming from the wellhead, and a slanted wall slanting downwards and attached to the clamp-on portion on top and the crude oil reservoir at the bottom, thereby enabling oil coming from the wellhead to collect in the crude oil reservoir.
US11506020B2	Textured resilient seal for a subsurface safety valve A resilient seal includes an annular body portion and a seating surface defined by the annular body portion and configured to interface with a seat of a subsurface safety valve. The resilient seal further includes a plurality of sealing surfaces defined by the annular body portion. Each sealing surface of the plurality of sealing surfaces is positioned to interface with a flapper of the subsurface safety valve in a closed position of the flapper of the subsurface safety valve. Additionally, the resilient seal includes at least one annular channel defined by the annular body portion between adjacent sealing surfaces of the plurality of sealing surfaces.
US11506019B2	Valve for closing fluid communication between a well and a production string, and a method of using the valve A valve is for closing fluid communication between a horizontal or deviated well and a production string when a content of a first or a second undesired fluid in the fluid flow exceeds a predetermined level. The valve has a primary flow channel, and a piston arrangement movable within the valve between an inactive position allowing fluid flow through the primary channel and an active position preventing fluid flow through the primary channel. The piston arrangement further has a secondary flow channel and a bypass flow channel and inflow control elements exposed to the fluid flow upstream of the flow barrier and having different density and movable within independent paths in response to a density of fluid.
US11506012B2	Subsea wellhead assembly A method of installing or removing a subsea wellhead assembly is provided. The method comprising providing a suction anchor that in use acts as a subsea well foundation, wherein the suction anchor comprises an outer suction skirt; and an inner member, wherein the inner member comprises a high pressure wellhead housing; and installing or removing the suction anchor together with the high pressure wellhead housing on or from a seabed.
US11506009B2	Remote opening tool An actuation assembly positionable within a wellbore may comprise a primary piston coupled to a first spring. The primary piston may be positionable in a first position in which it is coupled to a release latch for restraining the release latch from actuating a ball valve mechanism. The actuation assembly may also include a locking piston coupled to a second spring and a locking mechanism positioned between the primary piston and the locking piston. The locking mechanism may be moveable between a restrained position and an unrestrained position, wherein in the restrained position the locking mechanism prevents the primary piston from moving a predetermined amount in a first direction in response to an application of pressure from a surface of the wellbore that is greater than a predetermined amount of pressure.
US11506008B2	Wellbore clean-out tool A tool for cleaning out the lower end of a cased wellbore having an installed production string. The tool is lowered down the production string until it projects from an end of the production string and into the wellbore. High pressure fluid is then sprayed from the tool's fluid openings into nearby portions of the wellbore. Once cleaning operations are complete, the tool is carried back to the ground surface using subterranean fluid pressure.
US11506006B2	Control valve systems and methods for blowout of sand separation device and high integrity pressure protection A method of blowing out debris or sand from a separation device comprises opening a second valve assembly such that the second valve assembly is not exposed to pressurized fluid from the separation device when opening. A first valve assembly is opened, wherein the first valve assembly is downstream of the separation device and upstream of the second valve assembly. Debris or sand from the separation device is blown through the first and second valve assemblies, and through a choke port of a third valve assembly. A method of closing fluid flow through a high integrity pressure protection system comprises closing a primary valve in response to detecting the over pressurization of fluid in the fluid line, and closing at least one secondary valve in response to detecting the closing of the primary valve.
US11506004B2	Automatic drilling activity detection A method of determining a drilling activity includes receiving a set of measurements at different times. The set of measurements includes a depth of a wellbore, a depth of a drill bit, and a position of a travelling block. The method also includes identifying a connection by determining when the position of the travelling block changes but the depth of the drill bit does not change. The method also includes determining when the depth of the wellbore does not increase between two different connections. The method also includes determining a direction that the drill bit moves between the two connections.
US11506000B2	Downhole swivel apparatus and method What is provided is a method and apparatus which can be detachably connected to an annular blowout preventer thereby separating the drilling fluid or mud into upper and lower sections and allowing the fluid to be displaced in two stages, such as while the drill string is being rotated and/or reciprocated. In one embodiment the sleeve can be rotatably and sealably connected to a mandrel. The swivel can be incorporated into a drill or well string and enabling string sections both above and below the sleeve to be rotated in relation to the sleeve. In one embodiment the drill or well string does not move in a longitudinal direction relative to the swivel. In one embodiment, the drill or well string does move longitudinally relative to the sleeve of the swivel.
US11505997B2	Horizontal drilling machine with an in-situ detection device A horizontal drilling machine with an in-situ detection device, including a support frame, an armored cable, a steel pipe-straightening mechanism, a steel pipe-feeding mechanism, a motor, a power head, a drill pipe, a rotating chuck, a damper, a non-core drilling tool, the in-situ detection device, a fishing device and a thrust cylinder. The steel pipe-straightening mechanism, the steel pipe-feeding mechanism, the rotating chuck and the damper are sequentially fixed on the support frame from left to right. One end of the thrust cylinder is hinged with the support frame, and the other end is connected to the power head. The active drill pipe of the power head is connected to the drill pipe. An end of the armored cable is connected to the fishing device in the drill pipe, and the fishing head of the fishing device is connected to the spearhead of the non-core drilling tool.
US11505993B2	Universal operating device for a screen, such as a window covering An operating device for a screen comprises: a first operating mechanism with a first operating element which is connected to a first movement transfer element connected by means of a first transmission to a drive element for a screen shaft. The first operating mechanism is configured to convert a linear movement of the first operating element to a rotational movement of the drive element for operating the screen shaft in a first rotational direction. The operating device further comprises a second operating mechanism comprising a second operating element which is connected to a second movement transfer element connected by means of a second transmission to the drive element. The second operating mechanism is configured to convert a linear movement of the second operating element to a rotational movement of the drive element for operating the screen shaft in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction.
US11505992B2	Sky camera system for analyzing cloud conditions Intelligent building control systems utilize sky information from a camera or cameras to facilitate control of building systems such as lighting, motorized window coverings, electrochromic glazings, HVAC systems, and so forth. Based on the sky information, interior lighting intensity and/or color temperature may be modified, for example in order to achieve a desired circadian effect for building occupants. In this manner, energy efficiency and occupant comfort and convenience are improved.
US11505991B2	Screen device A screen device includes a screen retaining member defined by needle-shaped parts attached, in intervals, to a longitudinal base part which is bendable in a pivotally movable direction of each of plural guide units. In an attached condition of the screen retaining member, the longitudinal base part is supported between a rail part and a supporting piece of each of the guide units and all of the needle-shaped parts protrude inwardly between opposing side walls of each of the guide units.
US11505988B2	Climate chamber The present application discloses a climate chamber comprising at least one housing comprising a door, with an interior volume which is closable with the at least one door, wherein the at least one door comprises an inner wall and an outer wall, wherein the inner wall is formed of a unitary and bendable base body which comprises a polygonal wall section enclosed by side regions, wherein from each of the side regions projects a tongue with its free end, wherein the tongue in a first edge is canted from the wall section into a first section to form a tray and wherein the free end of the tongue is canted back by a second edge into a second section in order to form a sealing seat into which a sealing can be set.
US11505985B2	Device for releasing and resetting a fire and smoke barrier The invention relates to a device for releasing and resetting a fire and smoke barrier. In a normal use state, a clutch member is held by an electromagnetic attraction unit, so that a push rod ejecting module cannot be actuated, and a door operator is controlled by a clutch module thereof. Upon power failure, for example upon an accident, the clutch member is released by the electromagnetic attraction unit, and a barrier release member is activated by the push rod ejecting module so as to shut the fire and smoke barrier. Upon power restoration, the clutch member is attracted and held by the electromagnetic attraction unit, and the push rod ejecting module is reset by a push rod resetting module. At the same time, the barrier release member is also reset.
US11505974B2	Secured equipment carrier holding device and rail vehicle with an equipment carrier holding device An equipment carrier holding device has a housing with a door. A screwing block is arranged in the housing. A clamping block and a fastening screw fix a fastening link of an item of equipment between the clamping block and the screwing block. The clamping block is positioned in relation to the door such that, in the event of incomplete arresting of the fastening screw, the fastening screw forms a mechanical barrier to complete closing of the door. A rail vehicle is also described which is equipped with such an equipment carrier holding device.
US11505973B2	Handle set engagement cartridge A spring assembly for a handle set assembly includes a housing and a gear rotatably positioned within the housing. The gear has a default position and at least one actuated rotated position. The spring assembly includes at least one rack positioned within the housing. The at least one rack is movable in a rack displacement direction that is normal to the axis of rotation of the gear in response to rotation of the gear between a neutral position and a displaced position. The spring assembly includes a slider positioned at a first end of the at least one rack, the slider being slidable along the rack displacement direction. The spring assembly includes at least one spring captured between the housing and slider. The at least one spring is positioned to apply a spring force to the at least one rack toward the neutral position when the at least one rack is in the displaced position.
US11505972B2	Vehicle hood lock device A vehicle hood lock device includes a base including a groove for entry of a striker, a latch that pivots between a restraining position and a release position, a locking lever engaging the latch, a torsion spring causing the latch to pivot in a direction toward the release position, and a sub-plate fixed to the base by a latch pin supporting the latch and a locking pin supporting the locking lever. The torsion spring includes a cylindrical portion. The sub-plate integrally includes a basal portion, a circumferential wall portion rising up from the basal portion in a pivot axis direction of the latch, facing the cylindrical portion in a radial direction thereof and restricting movement of the torsion spring in the radial direction, and a brim portion protruding outward in the radial direction from the circumferential wall portion and restricting movement of the torsion spring in the pivot axis direction.
US11505970B2	Door leaf handle for a motor vehicle A door leaf handle for a motor vehicle and an assembly including the handle includes a bracket and a gripping element is movable relative thereto between a rest position, a primary door opening position and a secondary door opening position. At least one breakable stop limits displacement of the gripping element in the primary door opening position if pulling force applied is less than a predetermined force value and configured to break if a pulling force applied on the gripping element exceeds the predetermined value and to allow the displacement of the gripping element beyond the primary door opening position to the secondary door opening position. A primary door opening trigger is activated by displacement of the gripping element in the primary door opening position. A secondary mechanical door opening trigger is activated by displacement of the gripping element in the secondary door opening position.
US11505966B2	Locking device to secure a door and methods for installing and operating the locking device A device for securing a door including a rotatable handle affixed to the door, a rotatable member affixed to the door, a catch, and a protrusion from the rotatable handle that is configured to lift the member when the member is engaged with the catch and the rotatable handle is rotated.A device for securing a door including a member configured to be rotatably attached to the door, a catch configured to be attached to a wall adjacent to the door and to receive the member, and a protrusion configured to be attached to a handle on the door and to lift the member when the member is in a closed position and the handle is rotated.A method for installing a device for securing a door with a handle, the method including affixing a member to the door so that the member can rotate, affixing a catch to a wall adjacent the door, the catch configured to receive the member, and affixing a protrusion to the handle, the protrusion configured to lift the member when the member is engaged with the catch and the handle is rotated.
US11505964B2	Fence panel construction system and method A fence panel construction device includes a structural member and a pair of post members coupled to the structural member. Each post member includes a pair of attachment devices configured to removably attach a pair of fence stringers to the pair of post members. A pair of actuator mechanisms are coupled to a respective one of the pair of post members to position the pair of post members corresponding to a pair of fence posts on a property. A finishing assembly is coupled to the structural member and includes at least one fastening device and at least one trimming device both operable to move vertically. The finishing assembly is operable to move horizontally while the at least one fastening device fastens fence boards to the pair of fence stringers and at least one trimming device trims the fence boards. A method of making a fence panel is provided.
US11505961B2	Single-row multilayer storage warehouse system with vertical avoidance A single-row multilayer storage warehouse system comprises a plurality of storage layers, a plurality of storage warehouse lifting apparatus, shafts arranged at both ends and/or in the middle of the storage warehouse system, a plurality of supporting mechanisms, a supporting mechanism lifting apparatus and a plurality of self-delivering trolleys. Each storage layer is provided with a plurality of storage shelf groups arranged symmetrically side by side; each storage shelf comprises a first supporting component for storing goods and a first rail; the first supporting component is arranged at the lower part of the storage shelf; the first rail is arranged at the upper part of the storage shelf; the self-delivering trolleys is capable of running between the rails of the storage shelves on the lower layer and the bottom of the first supporting component of the storage shelves on the layer.
US11505958B2	Modular pool A modular swimming pool includes a precast base unit and a precast riser unit that can be assembled at an installation site to define an interior volume in which a human can swim. The precast riser unit is secured to the base unit. The upper surface of the precast base unit and at least one internal surface of the precast riser unit define the interior volume of the modular pool when the precast base unit and the precast riser unit are secured together. A modular swimming pool assembly is also provided. A method of assembling a modular swimming pool is also provided.
US11505956B1	Stabilized hygienic trays Hygienic trays adapted to effectively restrain items under hygienic conditions are provided by equipping hygienic trays with an antipathogenic, cohesive and adhesive thermoset overlay provided in the form of an adhesive insert or tray coating. The overlay adhesively restrains emplaced items until manually removed from the overlay by the hygienic user while also providing an unexpected superior antipathogenic environment. The hygienic trays are particularly useful from hygienic applications wherein hygienic conditions and a need to stabilize trayed items against displacement are of a dominant concern. The tray may be of a simple platform design with or without a typical bordering rim which may be adapted for hand carriage or mounted onto another supportive structure.
US11505955B2	Binding machine A binding machine comprises a cutting portion which cuts the wire, a fixed blade in which a first wire passage through which the wire passes is formed; and a movable blade in which a second wire passage through which the wire passes is formed. The movable blade includes a blade portion provided on one side of the second wire passage and a passage forming member provided on the other side of the second wire passage, the second wire passage includes a guiding portion for guiding the wire after cutting in a movement when the movable blade moves from the movement finish position to the standby position, and the guiding portion is protrudes in a direction of the guide portion and blocks a portion between the movable blade and the guide portion in a non-wire-passing-through manner when the movable blade moves to the standby position.
US11505949B2	Floor panel A floor may include a substrate having a top side and a bottom side. A top layer may be provided on the substrate. The top layer may consist of a printed thermoplastic film and a thermoplastic transparent or translucent layer provided on the printed thermoplastic film. The top layer may be directly adhered to the substrate by heat welding the printed thermoplastic film and the top side of the substrate, in the absence of a glue layer. The substrate may be a synthetic material board including a filler. The substrate at least at two opposite edges may include coupling means provided in the synthetic material board. The thermoplastic transparent or translucent layer may be provided with a structure.
US11505948B2	Wall system A monolithic corner and/or adapter panel encapsulates one or more panels while maintaining structural integrity and maintain hygienic properties. The corner may securely receive one or more panels and provide flexibility to easily adjust the one or more panels. The corner and/or adapter panel may simplify installation and an ability to adjust connected panels without compromising safety, installation time, and sterility.
US11505946B2	Construction elements A construction element is provided for forming a corner of a surface of a building, the surface including wall panels attached to framing studs. The construction element includes: a corner-forming surface that that is shaped to extend, in a cross-sectional view, between two separate wall panels, such that ends of the corner-forming surface, as viewed in the cross-sectional view, substantially match respective corners of the wall panels; and a fastener strip that, in a state in which the corner-forming surface is in its installed position with respect to the framing studs, is substantially parallel to one or more of the framing studs, such that a fastener can attach the fastener strip to one or more of the studs without passing through the wall panel.
US11505942B2	Method of manufacturing OSB with extruded polymer bands A system for introducing a noise-dampening polymer in-line in the manufacturing process of a manufactured wood product to achieve higher acoustic performance in siding, sheathing, roofing, flooring, and similar applications using the manufactured wood product. Several lines or bands of the noise-dampening polymer are deposited transversely across one side or face of the product. The polymer is deposited where the product is expected to contact joists or studs. The polymer may be a viscoelastic polymer.
US11505939B2	Reinforcing structure for modular building construction Modular building units comprise, prior to installation at a construction site, a floor, a ceiling, and a plurality of walls which together define a habitable interior, wherein at least one wall is a reinforced wall capable of spanning a spanning distance of at least 50 feet without underlying support. In some embodiments, reinforced walls comprise one or more reinforcing structures. In some embodiments, the spanning distance is at least 60 feet; in some, at least 70 feet; and in some, at least 80 feet. In a further aspect, a method of building construction comprises the steps of: a) constructing a modular building unit according to the present disclosure at an assembly site; b) transporting the modular building unit to a construction site; and c) installing the modular building unit at the construction site, optionally across a unsupported span of at least 50 feet.
US11505937B2	Systems and methods for backflow management Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for automatic backflow identification, detection, remediation, and/or management. In some embodiments, a backflow management device may comprise a threaded and electronically-enabled plug installed in a non-pressurized pipe system cleanout, branch, or stub.
US11505934B2	Universal port for a bidet washing apparatus A universal port for attaching bathroom accessories to a bidet washing apparatus and a method of attaching the same is disclosed. In an embodiment, the universal port includes a rail unit attachable to the bidet washing apparatus; and a slider unit reversibly, slidably attachable to the rail unit. In another embodiment, the universal port includes a slider unit attachable to the bidet washing apparatus; and a rail unit reversibly, slidably attachable to the slider unit.
US11505931B2	Drain strainer A drain strainer includes a base body defining a chamber with opposite water inlet and water outlet, a straining unit disposed in the chamber, and a cover unit including a cover body connected to the straining unit. The straining unit includes a bottom straining member having a plurality of bottom straining holes, and a main straining member disposed on one side of the bottom straining member and including a main straining surrounding wall formed with a plurality of spaced-apart main straining holes. The bottom and main straining holes communicate with each other and with the chamber.
US11505930B2	Floor drain system A floor drain system for installation in a tile floor over a subfloor includes at least one drain module. The drain module has a drain body defining an inlet and installable in the subfloor. The drain body is configured for attachment to a drain pipe below the subfloor. A drain trim assembly defines a linear drain channel sloping along a length of the drain trim assembly that is intercepted by an outlet positionable over the drain body. The drain trim assembly is configured for installation with the tile floor entirely above the subfloor and without physically interfacing with an opening of the drain body.
US11505927B2	Pull-out faucet main body including valve core seat assembly and pull-out faucet A pull-out faucet main body including a valve core seat assembly and a pull-out faucet are provided. The faucet main body is composed of a main pipe and a side wall branch pipe. The valve core seat assembly includes a valve core seat and a main body fixing seat. The main body fixing seat has a body that matches an included angle between the main pipe and the side wall branch pipe. A lug is additionally provided horizontally outward on an outer side of the body, and at least one water inlet channel and a water outlet channel which are independent from each other are provided in an inner cavity of the body, and the main body fixing seat is locked and fixed inside the main pipe by a nut, and the valve core seat is exactly engaged into the side wall branch pipe.
US11505922B2	Working machine The working machine includes a traveling device, a traveling motor, a hydraulic pump including a swashplate, a prime mover to drive the hydraulic pump, a first servo-cylinder to set an angle of the swashplate, a charge pump to supply pilot fluid to the first servo-cylinder, a switching valve shiftable between a traveling position to supply the pilot fluid from the charge pump to the first servo-cylinder and a neutral position to stop the pilot fluid supply to the first servo-cylinder, a switching operation member operable to select either a traveling mode or a neutral mode, and a controller to shift the switching valve between the traveling position and the neutral position. The controller holds the switching valve at the neutral position after the switching operation member is operated to select the traveling mode until a rotation speed of the prime mover becomes not less than a first predetermined rotation speed.
US11505921B2	Wheel loader A wheel loader configured to reduce the traveling distance required for a raise and run operation, and reduce fuel consumption includes: an engine 3; a torque converter 41; a forward and reverse switch 62; a stepping amount sensor 610; an operation amount sensor 73; and a controller 5. The controller 5 determines whether a specific condition for specifying an operation of the lift arm 21 in an upper direction during forward travel of the vehicle body, on the basis of a forward and reverse switching signal, the stepping amount on the accelerator pedal 61, and a pilot pressure Ti pertaining to the lifting operation amount for the lift arm 21. When the specific condition is satisfied, the vehicle speed is limited by reducing the maximum rotational speed of the engine 3 in response to increase in the pilot pressure Ti.
US11505920B2	Grade control having real time cylinder stop lengths A work vehicle includes a work implement operatively connected to a frame through an actuator having a cylinder and a piston rod. Control circuitry is operatively connected to the actuator and includes a processer and a memory, wherein the memory is configured to store program instructions and the processor is configured to execute the stored program instructions to: identify one of an initial retracted reference position of the piston rod based on an initial minimum retracted distance or an initial extended reference position of the piston rod based on an initial maximum extended distance; identifying an end of stroke position of the piston rod after identifying one of the initial retracted reference position of the piston rod or the initial extended reference position of the piston rod; and moving the work implement with respect to the work vehicle based on a work implement command modified by the identified end of stroke position.
US11505918B2	System for remapping a control signal for excavator arm movement to a rotatory degree of freedom of a tool A system for controlling movement of multiple links of an excavator can move a tool at the end of an excavator arm. The system includes a sensor data interface configured to receive sensor data for determining relative orientations of the multiple links with respect to each other, and a surface setting unit configured to access design data defining a reference surface. The system has a remapping unit configured to remap a user command for moving two links with respect to each other about a corresponding joint to a rotatory tool degree of freedom. The system then coordinates output signals, such that as a function of the remapped user command the tool is rotated within the associated rotatory tool degree of freedom, without the need that an operator coordinates underlying joint movements.
US11505915B2	Underground measuring apparatus The present invention is aimed to reduce power consumption of a measuring apparatus. A measuring apparatus according to the present invention is to be disposed in an excavation section of an underground excavator. The measuring apparatus according to the present invention includes a first measurement module, a second measurement module, and an information processor. The first measurement module includes a triaxial first accelerometer and a triaxial first magnetometer for performing highly-accurate measurement. The second measurement module includes a triaxial second accelerometer and a triaxial second magnetometer for performing measurement during excavation. The information processor controls the first measurement module and the second measurement module and obtains a position and an attitude of the excavation section based on output data of the first measurement module or the second measurement module. Further, the second accelerometer and the second magnetometer are MEMS sensors.
US11505914B2	Vehicle accessory system with valve system control A vehicular accessory system includes a first accessory pivotable in a first direction via pressurized fluid at a first actuator and pivotable in a second direction via pressurized fluid at a second actuator, and a second accessory pivotable in a third direction via pressurized fluid at a third actuator and pivotable in a fourth direction via pressurized fluid at a fourth actuator. A valve assembly is in fluid communication with the first, second, third and fourth actuators. Responsive to pivoting of the first accessory to a first fully pivoted orientation, the valve assembly automatically operates to supply pressurized fluid to the third actuator to pivot the second accessory in the third direction. Responsive to pivoting of the first accessory to a second fully pivoted orientation, the valve assembly automatically operates to supply pressurized fluid to the fourth actuator to pivot the second accessory in the fourth direction.
US11505912B2	Motor grader circle drawbar debris remover In accordance with one or more aspects, a circle drawbar for a motor grader has a drawbar frame having two elongated members, and a circle frame that has a surface defined by an inner and outer diameter. The circle frame has a circle gear located radially inward of the inner diameter, allowing the circle frame to be rotatable relative to the drawbar frame around an axis of the circle gear. A platform having a top, bottom, and an edge depends from the drawbar frame and covers the circle gear. A debris remover is connected to the platform and removes debris from the surface of the circle frame as the circle frame rotates.
US11505908B2	Drilling apparatus and PHC pipe cased pile, and method of drilling with PHC pipe cased pile Provided is a drilling apparatus, comprising a PHC pipe cased pile having a drilling section for containing fluid and a hammer element arranged inside the cavity of the PHC pipe cased pile which moves along the drilling direction till the bottom of the drilling section. As the hammer element moves along the drilling direction till the bottom of the drilling section, a localized hydraulic force will be induced in the fluid contained in the drilling section of the PHC pipe cased pile by a sharp rise in the fluid pressure in addition to the impact force directly acted on the rock and soil by the hammer element. Under action of the hydraulic force and the impact force, the surrounding soft rock stratum could be crushed and the rock stratum with higher strength is left intact, that is, the drilling apparatus proceeds until harder rock. At this point, concrete casting will bond with the harder rock, resulting in a better bearing capacity of the PHC pipe cased pile foundation.
US11505906B2	Snow groomer or other tracked vehicle and systems therefor A user interface for a snow groomer or other tracked vehicle, such as tracked carrier to carry and enable use of work equipment on various terrains, is provided. The user interface may comprise an input device, an output device and a controller. The controller is configured to receive from the input device an indication of a desired snow grooming distance, and the controller is further configured to measure a distance traveled by the snow groomer, and to cause the output device to convey a remaining distance to be traveled by the snow groomer, the remaining distance being the difference between the desired snow grooming distance and the distance traveled by the snow groomer.
US11505905B2	Self-powered delineator including lighting-emitter A self-powered delineator includes a wind-powered rotatable module; a first piezoelectric energy generator module for generating electrical energy; a second piezoelectric energy generator module for generating electrical energy; and a light-emitter. The wind-powered rotatable module includes one or more first magnets spacedly arranged around a rotation shaft. The first piezoelectric energy generator module includes one or more first piezoelectric elements, and one or more second magnets disposed on the at least one first piezoelectric element. The second piezoelectric energy generator module includes at least one elastic base extending radially from a fixed shaft in a cantilever manner; and at least one second piezoelectric element on the at least one elastic base.
US11505903B2	Methods and apparatus for ultra wide entrance angle reflective articles for use with autonomous vehicle machine vision systems A two-layer retroreflective article construction is enabled that produces higher wide-entrance-angle performance for signs and pavement markings. A single-layer overlay is enabled for existing signs and pavement markers that improve their entrance angle performance. Materials used in the construction of an article or an overlay are transparent to radiation in the range of 400 to 1000 nanometers and utilize TIR (total internal reflection). Minimum performance specifications are proposed that extend sign sheeting retroreflectivity specifications to entrance angles of 60 degrees. An innovative traffic sign design is enabled that increases the positioning performance of safety systems and automated navigation systems.
US11505901B2	Sports field structure and method for forming the same A sports field comprises a base structure and a cover. The cover is at least partly permeable to fluid, especially water. The base structure comprises voids for containing fluid. The base structure forms a substantially continuous deck supporting the cover. The cover comprises or is formed by an artificial sports layer, such as artificial grass. At least a number of the voids are in fluid communication with each other. Wick elements are provided fluidly connecting at least a number of the voids with the cover for supplying fluid from the voids to the top layer.
US11505900B2	Elevated roadway quasi-equilibrium support system Structures and methods for controlling road temperature over an underpass space are disclosed, including a structure comprising: footings underlying the road supporting a support assembly comprising: an inner shell; a plurality of beams surmounting the inner shell; an insulating material for thermally isolating the road and the remainder of the support assembly from the underpass space; an outer shell; a temperature control assembly; temperature sensors disposed in the road and the support assembly; and a computer processor configured to receive temperature and weather forecast data; predict changes to the temperature of the support assembly and the road based on the temperature and forecast data; and control the application or removal of heat to the support assembly, based on the predicted changes to the temperature of the support assembly and the road, resulting in the road maintaining a temperature within a predetermined range.
US11505896B2	Synthetic leather The present invention is a synthetic leather including a base fabric (i), an intermediate layer (ii), and a skin layer (iii), in which the intermediate layer (ii) is formed of an aqueous urethane resin composition (C) containing a urethane resin (A) and an aqueous medium (B), the urethane resin (A) is a reaction product of a polyol (a1) containing a polyol (a1-1) having an anionic group and an aromatic polyisocyanate (a2), and has an anionic group in a concentration of 0.35 mmol/g or less, the skin layer (iii) is formed of an aqueous urethane resin composition (Z) containing a urethane resin (X) and an aqueous medium (Y), and the urethane resin (X) is a reaction product obtained by using a polyol (b1), a reactive silicone (b2) having a functional group which reacts with an isocyanate group, and a polyisocyanate (b3) as essential raw materials.
US11505892B1	Appliance monitoring sensors Sensor units that includes a power source, a communication interface, and a sensor coupled to the power source and the communication interface. The sensor is calibrated to connect the power source to the communication interface upon an occurrence of a condition in an appliance. The sensor, thereby, permits the communication interface to transmit data indicating the condition to a computing device. Methods, systems, and apparatus, for monitoring such sensor units.
US11505887B2	Ozone laundry system A water ozonation system (18) that receives source water (16) from a water source (14) and converts it to ozonated water (20) for use in a washing machine (12) includes a system body (30), an ozone generator (38), a sensor assembly (21), and a controller (46). The system body (30) receives the source water (16) from the water source (14). The ozone generator (38) is configured to generate ozone. The ozone generator (38) is coupled the system body (30). The sensor assembly (21) is also coupled to the system body (30). The sensor assembly (21) is configured to sense at least one ambient environmental condition and generate at least one electronic data signal based on the sensed at least one ambient environmental condition. The controller (46) receives the at least one electronic data signal from the sensor assembly (21) and regulates a level of ozone that is generated by the ozone generator (38) based at least in part on the at least one electronic data signal.
US11505886B2	Variable or multi-gauge tufting with color placement and pattern scaling A shiftable backing feed or shiftable needle assembly is utilized with a tufting machine having reciprocating needles and gauge parts for seizing or cutting yarns wherein yarn placement patterns can be utilized to tuft at different gauge densities while maintaining the same pattern sizes and appearance.
US11505883B2	Methods of making composite nonwoven webs Disclosed herein are improvements to processes and equipment for the manufacture of composite nonwoven webs comprising a mixture of two or more different fibers and formed from at least two streams of air-entrained fibers. Adjacent the perimeter of an exit port of one of the fiber streams are located a series of spaced tabs and apertures. As a first stream of air-entrained fibers pass the series of tabs and apertures, vortices are formed therein. When mixed with a second stream of air-entrained fibers, the vortices within the first stream of fibers causes increased mixing of the fibers, helping to drive the first fibers deeper into the second stream of air-entrained fibers.
US11505881B2	Weaving loom for implementing a method for weaving a fabric and near-net shape fabric made on such a weaving loom A weaving loom produces a fabric (F), with warp yarns and in-woven weft yarns. The weaving loom includes a warp delivery unit, heddles to form a shed, a shedding mechanism for moving each heddle vertically along a vertical path, a weft insertion means for inserting each weft yarn in a shed and for releasing each weft yarn at a given location along a weft axis, and a weft delivery means for delivering each weft yarn to the weft insertion means. The weaving loom also includes a programmable clamping means for picking up a first end of each weft yarn and for releasing each weft yarn at any predetermined position along the weft axis, and a programmable mechanism including actuators for semi-closing the shed around the inserted weft yarn at any predetermined position along the weft axis.
US11505880B2	Process for spinning and/or twisting yarns, machine for spinning and/or twisting yarns and method to transform a machine for spinning and/or twisting yarns A process is provided of yarn spinning and/or twisting, in which a yarn runs between a yarn feeder towards a yarn picker. A driver rotates the yarn picker at a predetermined speed, in which a stretch of balloon is generated in a point located between the yarn feeder and the yarn picker by the presence of a ring. A helical path with oscillating spiral diameters exists between the yarn feeder and the yarn picker, so that the path of the yarn through the ring, creates a body of revolution from a diameter generating a balloon that has at least a hyperboloid structure forming at least two stretches of balloons consecutive to each other. A machine for performing the process is also provided.
US11505876B2	Method for producing bulk silicon carbide A method of producing silicon carbide is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing a sublimation furnace comprising a furnace shell, at least one heating element positioned outside the furnace shell, and a hot zone positioned inside the furnace shell surrounded by insulation. The hot zone comprises a crucible with a silicon carbide precursor positioned in the lower region and a silicon carbide seed positioned in the upper region. The hot zone is heated to sublimate the silicon carbide precursor, forming silicon carbide on the bottom surface of the silicon carbide seed. Also disclosed is the sublimation furnace to produce the silicon carbide as well as the resulting silicon carbide material.
US11505874B2	Methods and apparatuses for mitigating tin whisker growth on tin and tin-plated surfaces by doping tin with germanium The present disclosure generally relates to the field of tin electroplating. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to methods for mitigating tin whisker formation on tin-plated films and tin-plated surfaces by doping the tin with germanium.
US11505873B2	Copper foil free from generation of wrinkles, electrode comprising the same, secondary battery comprising the same and method for manufacturing the same Disclosed is a copper foil including a copper layer having a matte surface and a shiny surface, and an anticorrosive layer disposed on the copper layer, wherein the copper foil has a residual stress of 0.5 to 25 Mpa, based on absolute value, and the copper layer has a plurality of crystal planes, wherein a ratio [TCR (220)] of a texture coefficient (TC) of (220) crystal plane of the copper layer to a total of texture coefficients (TC) of (111), (200), (220) and (311) crystal planes of the copper layer is 5 to 30%.
US11505871B2	Method for operating a water electrolysis device A method includes operating a water electrolysis device for producing hydrogen and oxygen from water. A PEM electrolyzer (1) is integrated in a water circuit (4) in the electrolysis device. The water circuit (4) feeds reaction water as well as discharges excess water. The water circuit (4) is lead past the PEM electrolyzer (1) via a bypass conduit (14) on starting up the water electrolysis device.
US11505869B2	Offshore tension anode system and installation method thereof The invention discloses an offshore Tension Anode system and an installation method thereof. The system comprises a tension platform, a tension device, a composite cable integrated with auxiliary anodes and reference electrodes, and a gravity type foundation base, wherein the tension device is installed on the tension platform; the upper end of the composite cable is tensioned by the tension device, and the lower end of the composite cable sinks to a seabed along with the gravity type foundation base and is anchored by the gravity type foundation base; and the composite cable integrated with the auxiliary anodes and the reference electrodes is a main part of the system. The system is simple in structure and convenient to install and transport. The invention further discloses the installation method of the system, which can safely and reliably install the offshore tension anode system on an offshore platform. The installation method mainly comprises: (1) lifting the composite cable and the gravity type foundation base to an offshore platform; (2) installing the gravity type foundation base on a seabed; (3) installing the composite cable; (4) tension adjustment and lock fixation of composite cable.
US11505864B2	Adjustable fluid inlet assembly for a substrate processing apparatus and method A substrate processing apparatus, includes a sealed pressure vessel, such as an Atomic Layer Deposition, ALD, apparatus, a fluid inlet assembly attached to a wall of the sealed pressure vessel, the fluid inlet assembly having a fluid inlet pipe passing through the wall, and a resilient element in the fluid inlet assembly around the fluid inlet pipe coupling the inlet pipe to the wall, where one of an interior surface and an exterior surface of the resilient element sees pressure prevailing within the pressure vessel and the other sees ambient pressure, and where the fluid inlet pipe prevents fluid carried inside from being in contact with the resilient element, and a relating method.
US11505855B2	High-strength steel sheet What is provided is a high-strength steel sheet including, by mass %: C: 0.05% to 0.15%; Si: 1.5% or less; Mn: 2.00% to 5.00%; P: 0.100% or less; S: 0.010% or less; Al: 0.001% to 2.000%; N: 0.010% or less; and a remainder of Fe and impurities, in which Ceq defined by Ceq=C+Si/90+Mn/100+1.5P+3S is less than 0.21, the high-strength steel sheet contains martensite in an area ratio of 98% or more, and a residual structure is in an area ratio of 2% or less, a two-dimensional homogeneous dispersion ratio S defined by S=Sy2/Sx2 (Sx2 is a dispersion value of Mn concentration profile data in a sheet width direction, and Sy2 is a dispersion value of the Mn concentration profile data in a sheet thickness direction) is 0.85 or more and 1.20 or less, and a tensile strength is 1200 MPa or more.
US11505854B2	Iron-based prealloy powder, iron-based diffusion-bonded powder, and iron-based alloy powder for powder metallurgy using the same The present disclosure relates to an iron-based prealloy powder having excellent strength and processability, and an iron-based alloy powder for powder metallurgy and a sinter-forged member using the same. The iron-based prealloy powder for powder metallurgy according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes 0.5 to 5.0 wt % of Cu, 0.1 to 0.5 wt % of Mo, and a balance of Fe and other inevitable impurities. A Cu content (Cu %) and a Mo content (Mo %) satisfy the following Relational Equation (1): 0.3×Cu %+3×Mo %≤2.7 (1).
US11505853B2	High manganese steel having superior low-temperature toughness and yield strength and manufacturing method thereof The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a high strength and high toughness steel material which is mainly used at an extremely low temperature and used in various parts of ships for LNG transport and LNG fuel vehicles.
US11505851B2	Aluminum alloy, aluminum alloy spring, and fastening member made of aluminum alloy An aluminum alloy according to the present invention includes 1.2% by mass to 4.0% by mass of copper, 4.0% by mass to 14.0% by mass of zinc, 0.5% by mass to 4.0% by mass of magnesium, 0.01% or less of silicon, and 0.01% or less of iron, with the balance containing aluminum and inevitable impurities, and has an average equivalent circle crystal grain size of 500 nm or less.
US11505847B2	Method and apparatus for Ga-recovery The present invention encompasses a method of selectively separating Ga from wastewaters with the aid of a dialysis method. This exploits the particular complexation behaviour of Ga, which forms an unstable tetrahalo complex. This forms only in the case of a sufficiently high halide concentration. Since the halide concentration becomes lower across the membrane, the Ga-tetrahalo complex breaks down in the membrane, as a result of which the Ga is retained. Other metals such as In and Fe do not show this behaviour, and therefore the tetrahalo complexes of these metals can pass through the membrane and hence can be selectively separated off.
US11505842B2	Low-alloy high-strength seamless steel pipe for oil country tubular goods Provided herein is a low-alloy high-strength seamless steel pipe. The steel pipe of the present invention has a composition that contains, in mass %, C: 0.20 to 0.50%, Si: 0.01 to 0.35%, Mn: 0.45 to 1.5%, P: 0.020% or less, S: 0.002% or less, 0: 0.003% or less, Al: 0.01 to 0.08%, Cu: 0.02 to 0.09%, Cr: 0.35 to 1.1%, Mo: 0.05 to 0.35%, B: 0.0010 to 0.0030%, Ca: 0.0010 to 0.0030%, Mg: 0.001% or less, and N: 0.005% or less, and in which the balance is Fe and incidental impurities. The steel pipe has a microstructure in which the number of oxide-base nonmetallic inclusions satisfying the composition ratios represented by predefined formulae is 20 or less per 100 mm2, and in which the number of oxide-base nonmetallic inclusions satisfying the composition ratios represented by other predefined formulae is 50 or less per 100 mm2.
US11505841B2	High-strength steel product and method of manufacturing the same A high-strength steel product is described that includes a composition consisting of, in terms of weight percentages, 0.02% to 0.05% C, 0.1% to 0.6% Si, 1.1% to 2.0% Mn, 0.01% to 0.15% Al, 0.01% to 0.08% Nb, 0.5% or less Cu, 0.5% or less Cr, 0.7% or less Ni, 0.03% or less Ti, 0.1% or less Mo, 0.1% or less V, 0.0005% or less B, 0.015% or less P, 0.005% or less S, and the remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein the steel product has a microstructure comprising a matrix consisting of, in terms of volume percentages, 40% to 80% quasi-polygonal ferrite, 20% to 40% polygonal ferrite, 20% or less bainite, and the remainder being pearlite and martensite of 20% or less.
US11505840B2	Cooling plate for metallurgical furnace A cooling plate for a metallurgical furnace including a body with a front face and an opposite rear face, the body having at least one cooling channel therein having an opening in the rear face and a coolant feed pipe is connected to the rear face of the cooling panel and is in fluid communication with the cooling channel, where in use, the front face is turned towards a furnace interior, and at least one emergency cooling tube is arranged within the cooling channel, the emergency cooling tube having a cross-section smaller than a cross-section of the cooling channel, the emergency cooling tube has an end section with connection means for connecting an emergency feed pipe thereto, and in an emergency operation, the emergency cooling tube is physically connected to an emergency feed pipe via the connection means; while, in a normal operation, the connection means of the emergency cooling tube is physically disconnected from the emergency feed pipe. The invention also concerns the use of such a cooling plate.
US11505839B2	Apparatuses and methods for stretching a pelt on a pelt board A stretching apparatus for stretching a pelt on a pelt board, wherein the pelt has a substantially tubular shape defining an inwardly oriented leather side, an outwardly oriented fur side, a nose end, a rear end and a pair of front leg cavities. The pelt board defines a top end for accommodating and fixating the nose end of the pelt, a circumferential wall for facing the inwardly oriented leather side of the pelt and a base end located opposite the top end. The stretching apparatus comprises a holding device for holding the base end of the pelt board, and a stretching device having a pair of stretching members. Each of the stretching members are adapted in order to be inserted into a respective front leg cavity of the pelt and the stretching device is movable in a direction towards the holding device for stretching the pelt.
US11505838B2	Method for producing a sugar stream An improved dry grind system and method for producing a sugar stream from grains or similar carbohydrate sources and/or residues, such as for biochemical production. In particular, after saccharification and prior to a sugar conversion process, a sugar/carbohydrate stream is removed from a saccharified stream. The sugar/carbohydrate stream includes a desired Dextrose Equivalent (DE) where DE describes the degree of conversion of starch to dextrose can be produced, with the such sugar stream being available for biochemical production, e.g., alcohol production, or other processes. In addition, the systems and methods also can involve the removal of certain grain components, e.g., corn kernel components, including protein and/or fiber. Sugar stream production occurs on the front end of the system and method.
US11505831B2	Compositions and methods comprising digital signatures to predict response and resistance to targeted therapy and immunotherapy The present invention relates to gene expression signatures that predict response and resistance to targeted therapy and immunotherapy.
US11505822B2	Reagents for detecting Alu elements in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) Provided herein is the use of measurements of cell-free DNA, protein, and/or metabolite found in biofluid (e.g., urine) for identifying and treating organ injury. Provided herein are methods and compositions for monitoring, detecting, quantifying, and treating kidney injury in subjects suffering from or suspected of having an altered renal status by measuring amounts of cfDNA and one or more other markers, such as inflammation markers, apoptosis markers, protein, and DNA methylation.
US11505821B2	Closed linear DNA production The present invention relates to improved processes for production of closed linear deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), in particular cell-free enzymatic production of closed linear DNA molecules, preferably using a closed linear DNA as a template for DNA synthesis. The invention further relates to a novel closed linear DNA species, suitable for use as a template in the improved processes for production of closed linear DNA. Further, the invention pertains to the intermediate products of the processes, since this enables the production of larger quantities of closed linear DNA from the template than with methods known in the art.
US11505819B2	Molecular hybridization probes for complex sequence capture and analysis This present disclosure describes hybridization probes modularly constructed from several oligonucleotides with a pattern of designed complementary interactions, allowing the probes to sequence-specifically capture or analyze nucleic acid target sequences that are long and/or complex.
US11505818B2	Detection units and methods for detecting a target analyte The present application relates to detection units and methods for detecting one or more target analytes in a sample using a complex formed by a target and first and second probes, wherein the complex comprises an elongated region, a particle that is coupled to the first probe, and a solid support that is coupled to the second probe. Specific binding of a target analyte can be distinguished from non-specific binding of the particle by measuring the displacement of the particle.
US11505817B2	Method for detecting and counting relative content of microorganism Provided is a method for detecting and counting the relative content of a microorganism, comprising: adding a redox indicator to a growth medium to produce an indicating growth medium; the range of color variation of the redox indicator comprising three or more colors that can be easily recognized by the naked eye; diluting a sample to be tested, configuring multiple degrees of dilution, configuring multiple parallels for each degree of dilution, and growing the diluted test sample using the indicating growing medium; reading the color or absorbance of the indicating growth medium while growing and/or when growing is completed; and producing the relative content of a microorganism in the test sample on the basis of the level of color variation or the value of absorbance variation of the indicating growth medium.
US11505810B2	Host cells and methods for producing alkyl lactone by cyclization of hydroxyl fatty acid This present invention provides for a genetically modified host cell, or a cell-free reaction system, and related methods and materials for the biocatalytic production of an alkyl lactones from a hydroxy fatty acid, or natural alkyl lactones and esters from sugars using non-natural combinations of enzymes.
US11505806B2	Genetically modified non-human animal with human or chimeric OX40 The present disclosure relates to the genetically modified non-human animals that express a human or chimeric OX40, and methods of use thereof.
US11505805B2	Polynucleotide and method for controlling insect invasion Provided are an isolated polynucleotide and a method for controlling insect invasion. The isolated polynucleotide is a plurality of target sequences for controlling target gene c35112 of a coleopteran pest, Monolepta hieroglyphica, comprising: a) a polynucleotide sequence shown as SEQ ID NO: 1; or (b) a polynucleotide sequence having at least 15 or 17 or 19 or 21 contiguous nucleotides of SEQ ID NO: 1, a double-stranded RNA comprising at least one strand complementary to the polynucleotide sequence being capable of inhibiting the growth of coleopteran pests after being ingested by the coleopteran pests; or (c) any one of polynucleotide sequences shown as SEQ ID NO: 3 to SEQ ID NO: 20; or (d) a polynucleotide sequence that hybridizes under stringent conditions to a polynucleotide sequence as defined in (a), (b) or (c).
US11505802B2	Transgenic maize plant exhibiting increased yield and drought tolerance The present invention is directed to a transgenic maize plant or a part thereof comprising as transgene a nucleic acid capable of expressing a cell wall invertase or a functional part thereof, preferably a Chenopodium rubrum cell wall invertase or a functional part thereof, wherein as a result of the expression of the cell wall invertase or a functional part thereof the transgenic maize plant exhibits an enhanced tolerance to abiotic stress and/or an increased yield, to a method of producing such transgenic maize plant, to method of enhancing the tolerance to abiotic stress of a maize plant and/or of increasing yield potential of a maize plant, to a nucleic acid capable of expressing a cell wall invertase or a functional part thereof, preferably a Chenopodium rubrum cell wall invertase or a functional part thereof, to a vector comprising such nucleic acid, the use of the nucleic acid or vector for enhancing the tolerance to abiotic stress of a maize plant, for increasing yield potential of a maize plant and/or for protecting a maize plant against abiotic stress, and to a method for production of ethanol or methane from transgenic maize plant or a part thereof of the invention.
US11505801B2	Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains The invention provides three novel disarmed strains of Agrobacterium tumefaciens bacteria useful for the transformation of plants. The invention provides three engineered A. tumefaciens Chry5 strains or bacterial cells thereof which comprise the Chry5 strain chromosomal background and a disarmed pTiChry5 vector, and methods of using said bacterial strains or cells for transformation of fungal or plant cells, in particular dicot or monocot plant cells, including soybean, maize, wheat, and sugarcane cells. The invention further relates to the transgenic plants created by these methods.
US11505798B2	Methods and compositions for treating inflammatory diseases The disclosure is directed to inhibitory agents that hybridize to a GAPLINC RNA and inhibit or reduce the expression of the GAPLINC RNA. The GAPLINC RNA is a long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) located on chromosome 18 between the protein-coding genes Tgif and Dlgap1. The disclosure also features pharmaceutical compositions including the inhibitory agents and methods of using the inhibitory agents to treat an inflammatory disease, such as sepsis.
US11505792B2	Site-specific integration of transgenes Provided is a method for knocking in a gene of interest to a cell. The genome of the cell contains a negative selectable marker, e.g., a thymidine kinase gene flanked by a pair of recombinase recognition sites (RRS), e.g., attP. The method involves introducing into the cell a targeting construct that contains a gene of interest flanked by a second pair of RRS, e.g., attB. The targeting construct also contains in the vector backbone a negative selectable marker, e.g., thymidine kinase gene. When a recombinase recognizing the RRS is expressed, the recombination events between the two pairs of RRS result in the site-specific integration of the gene of interest in the genome of the cell. Upon selection based on the negative selectable marker, the parental cells, cells with undesired integration, e.g., random integration, or the integration of the vector backbone are removed.
US11505790B2	Compositions of prokaryotic phenylalanine ammonia-lyase variants and methods of using compositions thereof Provided herein are phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) variants produced by prokaryotes, wherein such prokaryotic PAL variant has a greater phenylalanine-converting activity and/or a reduced immunogenicity as compared to a wild-type PAL. Further provided are compositions of prokaryotic PAL and biologically active fragments, mutants, variants or analogs thereof, as well as methods for the production, purification, formulation, and use of such compositions for industrial and therapeutic purposes, e.g., treating hyperphenylalaninemia, including phenylketonuria, and other disorders, including cancer.
US11505786B2	H9 avian influenza vaccine strain which differentiates infected from vaccinated animals, and preparation method therefor Provided is an application of a label gene sequence in the preparation of an H9 avian influenza vaccine strain which differentiates influenza A virus infection from vaccination, the label gene sequence containing a DNA sequence for coding an influenza B virus NA protein extracellular region amino acid sequence. Also provided are an H9 avian influenza vaccine strain which differentiates influenza A virus infection from vaccination, a preparation method therefor, and an application.
US11505781B2	Compositions and methods for maturation of oocytes in vitro The present invention relates to culture media for oocytes and uses thereof. Specifically, media for culturing an oocyte in vitro are disclosed, wherein said media comprise granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF). The presence of GM-CSF in the media increases the maturation and/or developmental competence of the oocyte making it suitable for use in subsequent assisted reproductive technologies. Methods for increasing the maturation and/or developmental competence of an oocyte are also disclosed.
US11505779B2	Filamentous fungal biomats, methods of their production and methods of their use A novel method of growing fungi is disclosed which uses an engineered artificial media and produces high density filamentous fungi biomats that can be harvested with a minimum of processing and from which fungal products such as antibiotics, proteins, and lipids can be isolated, the method resulting in lowered fungus cultivation costs for energy usage, oxygenation, water usage and waste stream production.
US11505777B2	Biological processing assembly The present invention relates to a biological (eg cell) processing assembly comprising an aseptic chamber with apertures adapted for gloves to fit and an incubation chamber connectable to aseptic chamber with transfer hatches, doors secured by multi-walls and inflatable seals, stepped collars for tight closure of doors and closed interaction between the chambers. From the aseptic chamber it can be reached through into incubation chamber. There is a docking spigot on outlet wall to interact with stepped collar to define transfer port between the chambers and a disinfectant delivery device to disinfect transfer port.
US11505776B2	Connector There is provided a connector, for introducing or extracting a material to or from at least one receptacle, comprising a housing extending between a distal end and a proximal end, the housing comprising, at least at one end, a pierceable seal; a hollow needle mounted, at least partially, within the housing between the distal end and the proximal end of the housing, a first end of the hollow needle being connected or connectable to a first corresponding receptacle, and a second end of the hollow needle facing the pierceable seal at an end of the housing; and an actuating mechanism acting on the housing or the hollow needle to enable the hollow needle to pierce the pierceable seal thereby forming a communication through the pierceable seal, such that material is able to transfer through the connector.
US11505773B2	Open-top microfluidic devices and methods for simulating a function of a tissue A device for simulating a function of a tissue includes a first structure, a second structure, and a membrane. The first structure defines a first chamber. The first chamber includes a matrix disposed therein and an opened region. The second structure defines a second chamber. The membrane is located at an interface region between the first chamber and the second chamber. The membrane includes a first side facing toward the first chamber and a second side facing toward the second chamber. The membrane separates the first chamber from the second chamber.

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