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US11731179B2	Steel strip coiling temperature control method, device for the same and steel strip processing system The present disclosure discloses a steel strip coiling temperature control method, a steel strip coiling temperature control device and a steel strip processing system, which relate to the technical field of steel strip production. The method comprises: seeking a corresponding speed compensation coefficient according to a target thickness of the steel strip and a target temperature parameter; seeking a corresponding speed gain coefficient from a second correspondence table according to a steel strip speed; correcting the steel strip speed based on the speed compensation coefficient and the speed gain coefficient to obtain a corrected steel strip speed; and adjusting a cooling efficiency of a laminar flow cooling apparatus according to the corrected steel strip speed. With the method, the cooling efficiency of the laminar flow cooling apparatus can be dynamically adjusted according to the steel strip speed, thereby solving the problem that that there is a great difference in coiling temperature between a tail section of the steel strip and a front section of the steel strip caused by the steel strip throwing process, and reducing the amount of cutting loss of the steel strip.
US11731173B2	Cleaning apparatus and control method for cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus that cleans a detection element including a detection surface, including a first cleaner configured to perform cleaning, and configured to clean the detection surface by using a first cleaning portion, a second cleaner, and configured to clean the detection surface by using a second cleaning portion, a driver to which the first cleaner and the second cleaner are attached and configured to move to approach or recede from the detection surface in a state where the first cleaner and the second cleaner are attached to the driver, and a control unit configured to control each of the first cleaner, the second cleaner, and the driver, wherein the control unit controls, based on the received setting, a cleaning order and/or a number of cleaning operations of the cleaning performed by the first cleaner and the cleaning performed by the second cleaner.
US11731172B2	Self-cleaning and anti-adhesion apparatus for marine instruments A self-cleaning and anti-adhesion apparatus for marine instruments includes an installation frame. A first end of the installation frame is fixed with an installation base, and a second end of the installation frame is movable with a screw rod. The upper end of the installation base is movable with a first rotation base. A wire netting ball used for holding a sensor is installed above the first rotation base. The wire netting ball is fixedly connected with the installation base. The top end of the screw rod is fixedly connected with a first end of the flexible connector, and a second end of the flexible connector is fixedly connected with a floating bladder. The screw rod is screwed with an inner wheel of an internal meshing ratchet mechanism, and an outer wheel of the internal meshing ratchet mechanism is fixed inside the mounting ring.
US11731170B2	Systems and methods for delivery vehicle reconfigurable on-board package sorting The disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for a reconfigurable on-board package sorting system for a delivery vehicle including an enclosed storage compartment with a horizontal plane, a plurality of bins for holding packages, each bin including a computer readable identifier, a set of correlated conveyor belts on each horizontal plane, the correlated conveyors belts sized as a function of the bins, including at conveyor belts linearly oriented on the horizontal plane, mixing conveyors, each oriented adjacent to each convey belt to provide directional transition to a next conveyor belt, wherein the correlated conveyor belts provide directional movement of the bins in a loop on the horizontal plane by selective rotation of each conveyor belt, and a computer including a processor and memory to receive data from each identifier, the processor including instructions to: identify a location of bin and direct the operation of the correlated conveyor belts.
US11731169B2	System and method for automated sortation System and method are provided where parcels or packages are associated or grouped, into logical group or logical containerization of parcels or packages, without need for physical container, such that parcels or packages can be tracked as a group, for example with a unique group ID. Logical group may be tracked within specified logical zone on conveyor, transported, sorted and/or otherwise processed as unique logical group without need to be contained in physical container. System and method for automated sortation can accumulate set number or set volume of packages, and then process the accumulated set number or volume of packages.
US11731167B2	Apparatuses, methods, and systems for vibratory screening Disclosed embodiments include a removable support structure for a vibratory screening machine. The removable support structure is a single structure including one or more of plastic, metal, and composite materials and may be configured to provide mechanical support to one or more screening assemblies of the vibratory screening machine. The removable support structure may further be configured to be removably fastened to the vibratory screening machine. The removable support structure may be a single thermoplastic injection molded piece or may be a single injection molded piece that includes nylon, carbon, and graphite. The removable support structure may have a concave shape that is configured to mechanically support a screening assembly held under compression or may have a convex shape that is configured to mechanically support a screening assembly held under tension. A disclosed wear protective covering, made of a flexible material, provides wear protection to the removable support structure.
US11731164B2	Pulse train excitation for capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer Aspects of this disclosure relate to driving a capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) with a pulse train of unipolar pulses. The CMUT may be electrically excited with a pulse train of unipolar pulses such that the CMUT operates in a continuous wave mode. In some embodiments, the CMUT may have a contoured electrode.
US11731162B2	Polymer encased smokeless tobacco products Methods for encasing bodies including smokeless tobacco or a tobacco substitute with a polymeric casing can include coating a compressed body with microfibers, applying tubular casings to compressed bodies, printing netting and webs on compressed bodies, injection molding around compressed bodies, applying a webbing to compressed bodies, placing compressed bodies into a skin forming bath, and including thermoplastic polymers in a compressed body.
US11731160B2	Systems and methods for managing sharp transitions for powder coating An apparatus includes a component having an edge feature that has a radius of curvature. The apparatus includes an underlayer arranged over the edge feature and configured to increase the radius of curvature of the edge feature. The apparatus includes a powder coating arranged over the component and over the underlayer to form a continuous layer. The underlayer is configured to remain under the powder coating. The underlayer helps the powder coating achieve a more uniform thickness over the edge feature. The apparatus is formed by applying an underlayer to a first region of the component to form an underlaid component. The first region includes the edge feature. A powder coating is applied to the underlaid component. A masking layer may be applied to a region other than the first region, and after powder coating, the masking may be removed to expose a surface of the component.
US11731159B2	Reciprocating glue dispenser dispensing switch and double liquid dispensing equipment with the same A reciprocating glue dispenser dispensing switch includes a switching device main body, a needle holding base, a sliding wear-resistant plate, and a driving device. The switching device main body is equipped with a double liquid inlet, the needle holding base is equipped with a mixed glue outlet, the sliding wear-resistant plate is installed between the switching device main body and the needle holding base, and the sliding wear-resistant plate is equipped with a sliding wear-resistant plate opening. The driving device is utilized to move the sliding wear-resistant plate. A mixed double-liquid glue passes through the double liquid inlet, the sliding wear-resistant plate opening and the glue outlet to dispense a mixed double-liquid glue while the double liquid inlet, the sliding wear-resistant plate opening and the glue outlet are overlapped. In addition, a double liquid dispensing equipment is also disclosed herein.
US11731157B2	Drum coater device for coating tablets A drum coater device (10) for coating tablets, comprising a mixing drum (18) which can be rotated about an axis of rotation (20) and which has an interior (24) for arranging a tablet batch to be coated, further comprising a spraying device for introducing a coating material into the interior, wherein the mixing drum has a hollow-cylindrical, perforated wall which delimits at least part of the interior of the mixing drum, wherein mixing elements for mixing the tablets of a tablet batch are arranged on the inner side, which faces the interior, of the wall, wherein pairs (36) of mixing elements (34a, 34b) form legs which are oriented with respect to one another in a V shape, wherein the distance between the legs of a pair widens from a central annular region, as seen along the axis of rotation, of the wall in the direction of lateral annular regions adjacent to the central annular region.
US11731152B2	Multi-cartridge drain guns, accessories therefor, and methods of use and manufacture thereof A drain gun includes a handle and a trigger. The handle includes a channel and a plurality of inlets. The inlets feed the channel. The trigger causes a staged release of a plurality of fluids from a plurality of cartridges to the channel via the inlets when the cartridges are stored in the handle and feeding the inlets.
US11731144B2	Centrifuge rotor with locking levers providing visual indication of cover closure A centrifuge rotor (10) includes a closure (32) between a lower part (12) of the centrifuge rotor (10) and a cover (14). The centrifuge rotor has been improved such that proper single-handed operation is made possible. In particular, the closure (32) can be closed and detached again using just one hand. The cover (14) includes a circular cut-out (20) for fastening the centrifuge rotor (10) in a centrifuge. The cover (14) is attached to the lower part (12) by levers having a concave shaping (66). The cover (14) and the levers cooperate to provide a visual indication whether the cover is properly closed.
US11731131B2	Method and device for driving microfluidic chip, and microfluidic system The present disclosure discloses a method for driving a microfluidic chip including: controlling a first electrode that currently carries a droplet to be electrically connected to a first power supply by a first switch circuit connected to the first electrode; after controlling the first electrode to be in electrical connection to the first power supply for a first period of time, controlling the first electrode to be in electrical connection to a second power supply for a second period of time; and after the second period of time, continuing to control the first electrode to keep disconnected from two power supplies.
US11731130B2	Sandwich immunoassay devices using antibodies specific to the exosomes containing target analytes A lateral flow assay device comprises a test strip to receive a quantity of fluid comprising a quantity of exosomes and detect the presence of a target analyte on the surface of the exosomes. The test strip comprises a conjugate pad that contains a set of one or more types of tetraspanin binding reagents conjugated with a label. Each type of tetraspanin binding reagent is configured to bind with a corresponding type of exosome tetraspanin and form an immunocomplex comprising an exosome. The conjugate pad is fluidly connected to a membrane. The membrane comprises a test line comprising an immobilized binding reagent to the target analyte. The immobilized binding reagent to the target analyte is configured to bind to a protein of the target analyte on the surface of an exosome in an immunocomplex comprising the exosome.
US11731125B2	Patterning method of film, microfluidic device and manufacturing method thereof A patterning method of a film is disclosed. The method including: providing a film including a first surface; forming n etching barrier layers on the first surface of the film, and n is an integer larger than or equal to 2; and performing n etching processes on the film to form a recessed structure on the first surface using the n etching barrier layers as masks, the recessed structure includes n bottom surfaces respectively having different depths. Two adjacent etching processes of the n etching processes include a previous etching process and a subsequent etching process, and after the previous etching process is completed, a part of the n etching barrier layers is removed to form a mask for the subsequent etching process; a material of the part of the n etching barrier layers which is removed is different from a material of the mask of the subsequent etching process.
US11731123B2	Method of preparing supported metallocene catalyst and method of preparing polypropylene using catalyst prepared thereby Provided are a method of preparing a supported metallocene catalyst, and a method of preparing polypropylene using the catalyst prepared thereby. According to the present invention, provided is a supported metallocene catalyst capable of preparing an isotactic polypropylene polymer having a low xylene soluble content while having excellent catalytic activity.
US11731119B2	Integrated catalyst system for stoichiometric-burn natural gas vehicles and preparation method therefor Disclosed in the present invention is an integrated catalyst system for stoichiometric-burn natural gas vehicles, the catalyst system consisting of a three-way catalyst, a molecular sieve catalyst, and a base body, the three-way catalyst and the molecular sieve catalyst being coated on a surface of the base body. In the integrated three-way catalyst and molecular sieve catalyst system of the present invention, at the same time that pollutants such as CO, HC, and NOx in the exhaust of stoichiometric-burn natural gas vehicles are processed, the produced byproduct NH3 can also be processed, and the conversion rates of CO, HC, NOx, and NH3 are high.
US11731117B2	Compositions of certain manganese accumulating plants Compositions of manganese accumulating plants.
US11731111B2	Porous ceramic structure and method of producing porous ceramic structure When the porous ceramic structure contains Co together with Fe or Mn, the Co content is higher than or equal to 0.1 mass % and lower than or equal to 3.0 mass % in terms of Co3O4, and when the porous ceramic structure contains Co without containing Fe and Mn, the Co content is higher than or equal to 0.2 mass % and lower than or equal to 6.0 mass % in terms of Co3O4. The Ce content is higher than or equal to 0.1 mass % and lower than or equal to 10 mass % in terms of CeO2. The Fe/Mn/Co ratio is higher than or equal to 0.8 and lower than or equal to 9.5. The porous ceramic structure contains more than or equal to 0.03 percent and less than or equal to 2.5 percent by mass of Zn in terms of ZnO.
US11731110B2	Protonated dimeric ionic liquid to enhance performance of membrane assembly electrode (MEA) A protonated dimeric ionic liquid that enhances and improves the performance of a fuel cell catalyst. The protonated dimeric ionic liquid comprises 9′9′-(butane-1,4-diyl)bis(3,4,6,7,8,9-hexahydro-2H-pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-1-ium) 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4-nonafluorobutane-1-sulfonate. Membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) and polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) employing the protonated dimeric ionic liquid are also disclosed.
US11731109B2	Electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction and methods of making and use thereof Nitrogen-doped carbon-based catalyst sheets, methods for producing such carbon-based catalyst sheets, and their use as electrocatalysts in oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). A carbon-based catalyst comprising: carbon-based sheets, wherein the carbon-based sheets comprise nitrogen and a transition metal, and wherein the carbon-based sheets further comprise a plurality of micropores, mesopores, macropores, or combinations thereof.
US11731106B2	Column packing material for supercritical fluid chromatography, column for supercritical fluid chromatography and preparation method therefor A column packing material for supercritical fluid chromatography which allows good peak shape to be obtained in the analysis of free fatty acids, etc. and in the analysis of agricultural chemicals, etc., and has excellent durability for repeated analysis. The column packing material for supercritical fluid chromatography includes polymer particles containing cross-linked polymer, the degree of swelling of which after absorbing tetrahydrofuran and the degree of swelling of which after absorbing methanol are both 1.4 or less.
US11731103B2	Hydrogen sulfide adsorbent in biogas and biogas purification system using the same Disclosed is an adsorbent containing a metal oxide for adsorption of hydrogen sulfide in biogas, and a biogas purification system using the same.
US11731101B2	Modular continuous flow device The invention refers to a modular continuous flow device for automated chemical multistep synthesis under continuous flow conditions. The device comprises a plurality of different types of continuous flow modules and a valve assembly for connecting the continuous flow modules to each other in a parallel or radial manner. This arrangement allows conducting chemical reaction sequences by pre-synthesizing and intermediately storing or simultaneously synthesizing at least one intermediate product which is needed in the main synthetic reaction sequence in order to obtain the final product.
US11731093B2	Catalyst loading method and method for preparation of butadiene by using same The present specification relates to a method comprising: (A) mixing a ferrite-based catalyst molded article with diluent material particles; and (B) adding the mixture to a catalyst reactor, and a method for preparing butadiene using the same.
US11731091B1	Blender tool A blender tool is disclosed for assisting in blending a substance within a blender. The blending tool comprises a primary body and a secondary body. A handle is coupled to the primary body. The primary body and the secondary body slidably engage for defining a telescoping engagement. The telescoping engagement provides a varying tool length. A slip nut engages the telescoping engagement for coupling the primary body to the secondary body and defining a fixed tool length. An appendage is coupled to the secondary body for increasing the contact surface area between the secondary body and the substance and improving the blending of the substance within the blender container. The varying tool length is configured for maintaining a separation between the secondary body and the mixing blade.
US11731090B2	Hyperboloid agitator for circulating liquids, and agitating and gassing device A hyperboloid agitator for circulating liquids, in particular water, wastewater or the like, in the centre of which a connection portion (2) for connection to a hollow agitator shaft (1) is provided, characterised in that the hyperboloid agitator is formed as a hollow body, with a central aperture (3) for supplying air being provided in the connection portion (2), and in that an air distribution device (9, 10, 11) for distributing air supplied through the aperture (3) to a plurality of air outlet openings (14) provided in the hollow body is provided downstream of the aperture (3).
US11731089B2	System and a method for producing a liquid with gas bubbles A system for producing a liquid with gas bubbles. The system has an eductor to mix a liquid stream and a gas stream to a form of a liquid-gas mixture and a mixing column with a stack of filling layers to reduce a size of gas bubbles within the liquid-gas mixture. The stack of filling layers has a plurality of porous layers separated alternately by plate layers and ring layers.
US11731088B2	Brine machine and method A brine machine comprises a salt hopper, a source of water for wetting salt in the salt hopper, a brine hopper positioned in side-by-side relation relative to the salt hopper, a filter providing fluid communication between the salt hopper and the brine hopper, a generally horizontal auger positioned in a base of the salt hopper, and an upwardly directed lift auger having a first end in operable association with an end of the horizontal auger and a second discharge end positioned above a level of brine in the brine hopper. The augers convey solid material from the base of the salt hopper and discharge the material from the machine.
US11731078B2	SOx capture using carbonate absorbent A desulfurization gas process includes water vapor, CO2 and SOx (x=2 and/or 3). In a treatment unit, the gas contacts a cooled alkaline aqueous solution having a temperature lower than an initial gas temperature, water and a carbonate of an alkali metal, to cool the gas, condense some water vapor and absorb SOx in the carbonate-containing solution, produce an SOx-depleted gas and an acidic aqueous solution including sulfate and/or sulfite ions. The SOx-depleted gas and a portion of the acidic aqueous solution can then be withdrawn from the treatment unit. Carbonate of the alkali metal can be added to remaining acidic aqueous solution to obtain a made-up alkaline aqueous solution. This solution can be cooled and reused as the cooled alkaline aqueous solution. An SOx absorbent solution includes a bleed stream from a CO2-capture process, sodium or potassium carbonate, and an acidic aqueous solution obtained from desulfurization.
US11731074B1	Reusable, air cleaning device filled with granular, activated carbon A reusable, air cleaning device includes: (a) a top frame having a top perimeter edge that encloses a top area, (b) a plurality of top screens, each with a top bounding edge and configured to cover the top area, (c) a bottom frame having a bottom perimeter edge that encloses a bottom area, (d) a plurality of bottom screens, each with a bottom bounding edge and configured to cover the bottom area, (e) an attachment device configured to temporarily hold the frames together so that the top frame lies above the bottom frame to create a confined space between the screens, (f) a locking device configured to temporarily lock the frames together, (g) activated carbon granules that are distributed on the bottom screen, and wherein the plurality of screens are configured to have a combination of sizes that prevent the activated carbon granules from passing through the screens.
US11731072B2	Pulse ring assembly for air cleaner systems and methods thereof A pulse ring assembly for air cleaner systems that is adapted to produce a pulse ring of gas to clean a filter element. The air cleaner system may include an outer tube and an inner tube configured to receive the inner tube such that at least a portion of an interior surface of the outer tube faces at least a portion of an exterior surface of the inner tube. The outer tube may include a pulse port extending between the interior and exterior surfaces of the outer tube into an outer tube passageway. Filtered air may be configured to flow from a first filter cartridge, through the outer and inner tubes, and to an engine intake. The system may also include a pulse jet apparatus in fluid communication with the pulse port of the outer tube and configured to direct gas through the pulse port towards the first filter cartridge.
US11731066B2	Variable air filter assemblies An air filter assembly includes a filter element having at least one variable dimension, and a frame for engaging and supporting the filter element. The frame may include a plurality of linear segments forming a rectangular configuration, and a plurality of clips for connecting the linear segments together at corners thereof. The linear segments may be L-channel segments, C-channel segments, or may be of other form. Clips may be used for connecting the linear segments together at the corners. The filter element may have a pattern of creases or fold lines to facilitate folding thereof from an expanded configuration to a reduced configuration. A grate may be included for spanning an area bounded by the frame to support the filter element. The grate may have multiple arms and a central hub. An edge treatment may form a seal between the filter element and the frame.
US11731064B1	Fluid filter device and process A fluid filter device and method are disclosed. The fluid filter device includes a first disk having an opening forming an inlet and a second disk having an opening forming an outlet. A cylindrically shaped soft housing is disposed adjacent the first disk at one end and engaging with the second disk at its other end. A first cylindrical shaped permeable bag filter is encased by the soft housing. The bag filter has a closed end disposed adjacent the outlet, and the bag filter has an open end coupling with the first disk to form a seal around the inlet such that liquid entering the inlet permeates through the bag filter to a region between the bag filter and the soft housing before exiting the outlet.
US11731063B2	Fuel filter element and filter assembly A fuel filter element has a screen fabric as a filter medium and a support tube supporting the screen fabric. A valve body guide for guiding a spherical valve body is provided. The valve body guide has a fluid channel and one or more support ribs for supporting the spherical valve body. The support ribs extend along a longitudinal direction of the fluid channel and project radially into the fluid channel. A filter assembly with such a fuel filter element is provided. The filter assembly has a ball valve with spherical valve body and a filter housing with a valve seat for the spherical valve body of the ball valve.
US11731060B2	Flying toys In one embodiment there is provided a flying toy that can be manually pumped with air. The pressurized air is kept in a canister and use to drive a propeller to propeller the toy for flight.
US11731058B2	Motion generating platform assembly A ride system includes a base, a ride vehicle, a platform assembly positioned between the base and the ride vehicle, and an extension mechanism coupled to the platform assembly and positioned between the base and the ride vehicle. The platform assembly includes a first platform, a second platform, and six legs extending between the first platform and the second platform, and the platform assembly is configured to actuate each of the six legs so as to move the first platform relative to the second platform in different configurations based on which of the six legs is actuated. The extension mechanism is configured to extend and contract so as to move the ride vehicle away from and toward, respectively, the base of the ride system.
US11731057B2	System, method, and apparatus for power limited sky diving wind tunnel drive train/fan A flight simulator having a wind tunnel with a vertical flight chamber and a second vertical chamber communicatively coupled thereto via air flow conduits. A nacelle disposed within the second vertical chamber includes a fan and a ratio gearbox connected to the fan. A motor is disposed remote from the nacelle for powering the fan via a jackshaft and the ratio gearbox. A variable frequency drive responsive to a control signal from a programmable logic controller regulates the speed of the motor.
US11731054B1	Multilayer framework architecture and user interface for video gaming applications The present disclosure is directed to a flexible architecture for video gaming applications. In some embodiments, the flexible architecture is platform agnostic and provides a continuous visual experience for players across different platforms while engaging them at different levels of play. The architecture provides user interfaces that facilitate access to video gaming applications in various ways that may include: via social networks or sites; via wall posts or via an online social networking service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts; via mobile devices (iOS, Android, or Windows-based smart phones); or via dedicated game consoles. In some embodiments, the flexible architecture provides multiple levels of play options, which may include a peer-to-peer competitive challenge level for “core” players, a “casual” play level for play with friends with whom a player shares an affinity, for example, in a social network; or a “spectator” mode that permits non-players in a network to assist friends. In some embodiments, feed-based triggers may allow for greater rewards to players and ease of discovering games.
US11731053B2	Detection of counterfeit virtual objects Implementations described herein relate to methods, systems, and computer-readable media to detect counterfeit virtual three-dimensional (3D) objects. In some implementations, a computer-implemented method includes receiving an unauthenticated virtual 3D object. The method further includes determining a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) views of the unauthenticated virtual 3D object. In some implementations, the plurality of 2D views include at least two 2D views and each view of the plurality of 2D views is captured from a respective viewpoint. The method further includes calculating a hash value for each 2D view of the plurality of 2D views. The method further includes determining whether the respective hash values of at least two of the plurality of 2D views match hash values of corresponding 2D views of an authentic virtual 3D object and if it is determined that the respective hash values match, classifying the unauthenticated virtual 3D object as a counterfeit object.
US11731048B2	Method of detecting idle game controller A technique detects when a computer simulation controller such as a computer game controller is idle and, thus, that the simulation (game) should be paused immediately without waiting for an “AwayFromKeyboard” timer to time out by detecting whether the user has laid the controller down and gone away or simply is not responding.
US11731044B2	Voice command controller for communicating with a gaming system A system and controller are provided. In one example, the system includes a controller for playing a video game. The controller includes input buttons for controlling interaction during play of the video game. The controller includes an inertial sensor for detecting translational or rotational movement of the controller and a vibrational device. A voice input device is associated with the controller. A wireless communication circuit of the controller is provided for communicating data between the controller and a local computing device. The local computing device is connectable to a network. The data includes control responsive to presses of said input buttons or control received from said voice input device.
US11731042B2	Multi-player game system There is disclosed a multi-player game system for allowing a user to play a repeatable game of chance in a competitive context against at least one competitor, the game system comprising: a client device (410) operable by the user, providing a user interface module which is configured to display the state of a game of chance played by the user and to receive user input requesting a new result of the game of chance; a game engine (430, 432, 434), configured to provide a new result of the game of chance to the client device on receipt of a request from the client device (410) to provide the new result, where the system further comprises a multi-player engine (440), configured to: process multi-player game data representing a multi-player game that links a plurality of games of chance being played by a respective plurality of players on a respective plurality of client devices, said plurality of players consisting of said user and at least one competitor, and transmit to the client device (410) state data relating to the state of the plurality of games of chance, to allow the client device (410) additionally to display the state of said at least one competitor's games.
US11731037B2	Rapid target selection with priority zones In various examples, when a user presses a button to interact with an object while playing a mobile video game, a prioritization zone around a targeting reticle can be defined. If the user positions the prioritization zone on a group of objects, a set of prioritization rules are applied to identify high importance objects (e.g., game Champions) in the prioritization zone. Based on the prioritization rules, the system can select the identified high importance object found inside the prioritization zone that is closest to the targeting reticle. In some embodiments, the prioritization zone is activated only for a defined period of time after the user presses the attack button. If the user releases the attack button during the defined period of time, the system can identify any of the objects in the prioritization zone and select a high importance object to interact with (e.g., launch an attack).
US11731035B1	Systems, devices, and/or methods for providing multi-realm game play Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, and/or user interface adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method for activities that can comprise and/or relate to, a board game system that can include a first game board that defines a plurality of playing surfaces for use with game pieces.
US11731032B2	Method for playing a hold 'em card game with two hands A method for playing a hold 'em card game with two hands provides a variant to a standard hold 'em card game by dealing four hole cards to a player, and splitting the hole cards into two sets of hole cards, with each set of hole cards being independently played, bet, raised, or folded in relation to the same community cards. An initial round of wagering occurs, followed by dealing four hole cards to each player. The hole cards are split into two sets of hole cards that are played independently of each other. There is another round of betting, before a turn and a river are also dealt. If the dealer's best of five hands exceeds a poker hand ranking of the player's, the player forfeits the wager. If the player's best of five hands exceeds the dealer's, the player receives an equal amount of units to the wager.
US11731023B1	System and method to identify impact locations A golf club comprising a golf club head having a face wall, an inertial motion unit (IMU) positioned within the body, and a transceiver in communication with the IMU, a shaft attached to the golf club head, and a grip attached to the shaft is disclosed herein. The IMU identifies an impact location with a golf ball.
US11731017B2	Adjustable flex rod connection for ball bats and other sports implements A ball bat includes a barrel portion, a handle portion, and a joint connecting the handle portion to the barrel portion. In some embodiments, the joint includes a releasable connector configured to releasably connect the barrel portion to the handle portion. In some embodiments, the joint includes two releasable connectors to releasably connect the barrel portion to the handle portion. The ball bat may include a flexible rod element positioned between the two releasable connectors. The rod element may include an elastomeric material. In some embodiments, the ball bat may further include a safety connector between the barrel portion and the handle portion or a releasable connector may include a threaded connection to resist release of the releasable connector. In some embodiments, the joint may include a rotatable element for adjusting flex.
US11731016B2	Collapsible rolling travel cover for a golf bag A rideable golf bag cart/cycle (10) is a personal riding golf cart/cycle adapted to transport a single rider (13) and a golf bag (12) for use on a golf course. The cart/cycle (10) is generally symmetrical about a longitudinal plane (16) and includes a frame (18) with a seat (20), a front wheel and steering components (22), a rear wheel (24), an inclined bag support structure (26) extending between the legs of the rider (13), and a motor/control subassembly (28). A collapsed mode (30) in some embodiments is achieved by folding down the handlebars (72) and pivoting the running boards (56) up against the frame (16). An enhanced embodiment (118) includes a canopy (122) and a deluxe multifunctional console (124).
US11731011B2	Golf club head with flexible sole Described herein are embodiments of golf club heads with flexible soles. In one embodiment, the golf club head includes a body having a crown opposite a sole, a toe opposite a heel, a back end opposite a front end, and a hosel. The golf club head also includes a sole curvature profile comprising a radius of curvature that varies as the sole curvature profile extends between the front end and the back end. The radius of curvature is configured to increase the flexure of the entire golf club head, thereby increasing the internal energy of the golf club head.
US11731010B2	Golf club head A golf club includes a golf club head having a body defining an interior cavity. The body includes a sole, a crown and a skirt positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown. A face defines a forward portion of the club head and includes a striking surface width and a hosel defining a hosel bore. A channel and a recessed port are positioned in the sole. The channel extends substantially in a heel-to-toe direction. A sleeve is mounted on a tip end of the golf club shaft and is adapted to be inserted into the hosel bore. A fastener has a shaft portion extending through a passage and a head portion located in the recessed port. Selectively attaching the sleeve adjusts at least one of a loft angle and a lie angle of the club head.
US11731009B1	Putter assembly having an image sensor and display associated therewith A putter assembly, configured to facilitate improved alignment by enabling the face angle of the putter to be properly aligned with the hole, including: (a) an elongated shaft; (b) a putter head; (c) a grip; (d) an image sensor, wherein the image sensor is associated with at least one of the putter head and the elongated shaft; (e) a display, wherein the display is in communication with the image sensor; and (f) an energy source, wherein the energy source is in electrical communication with the image sensor and the display.
US11731008B2	Ball retrieval system and method A tennis ball retriever for retrieving a tennis ball on and about a tennis court and for controllably releasing the ball includes a front-end ball collector having two spaced-apart blades defining a ball collection space. The retriever includes one or more detents for retaining the collected ball in the collection space until a programmed or manually-directed release toward a target location such as a tennis baseline. The retriever includes a processor-controller for controlling and directing the retriever during a retrieval session. The retriever may be remote-controlled such as by voice commands.
US11731007B2	Wireless billiard ball device Described herein are wireless billiard ball devices comprising a spherical housing and a circuit board mounted within the spherical housing, the circuit board having components for measuring the impact location of a billiard cue strike upon the surface of the spherical housing in reference to the relative orientation of the device with respect to gravity. The devices described herein do not require manual alignment by a player to measure impact location data. In other embodiments, the spherical housing is comprised of a bored hole, a potting material, and a circuit board mounted within the bored hole and secured in place with the potting material, the circuit board having components for measuring the impact location of a billiard cue strike upon the surface of the spherical housing in reference to the relative orientation of the device with respect to gravity.
US11731006B2	Golf ball An object of the present invention is to provide a novel golf ball having excellent spin performance on approach shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film composed of at least one layer and formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein a base resin constituting an outermost layer of the paint film is a polyurethane obtained by a reaction between (A) a polyol composition and (B) a polyisocyanate composition, and a loss modulus (E″) at the temperature of −50° C. obtained by measuring a dynamic viscoelasticity of the polyurethane is 1.00×108 Pa or more.
US11731005B2	Golf ball and method for producing the same A method for producing a golf ball of the present invention includes the steps of: forming a first coating film on a surface of a covering having a plurality of dimples; and forming a second coating film on a surface of the first coating film. The second coating film is formed of a second coating material composition containing a polyurethane coating material and a solvent having a boiling point of 80° C. or less. An elastic recovery rate of the second coating film is 50% or more. In the golf ball of the present invention obtained by the method, an edge ratio which is a ratio of a film thickness of the second coating film in an edge portion of the dimple to a film thickness of the second coating film in a central portion of the dimple is 50% or more.
US11731003B2	Elliptical exerciser capable of adjusting stride length An elliptical exerciser capable of adjusting a stride length contains: frame, a transmission device, a crank mechanism, and an adjustable movement unit. The transmission device is connected on the pedestal and includes a pulley. The crank mechanism is coaxial with the pulley of the transmission device and is rotatably connected on the frame. The adjustable movement unit is rotatably connected on the frame and is coupled with the transmission device via the crank mechanism. The adjustable movement unit includes two four-connection-rod assemblies which are located on two sides of the frame, and a respective four-connection-rod assembly of the adjustable movement unit has an adjustment lever, a post, a manual swing lever, and a horizontal joining rod. The adjustment lever has multiple rotatable connection points which are spaced, and the manual swing lever is rotatably connected on the frame.
US11731002B2	Comprehensive training equipment including multiple anchor points and its method of use A comprehensive training equipment includes a bottom base and a walking and running platform provided on the bottom base. The comprehensive training equipment is provided with a plurality of anchor points configured for anchoring a pull rope. The comprehensive training equipment can carry out aerobic and strength training and realize whole-body muscle exercise by setting multiple anchor points for anchoring a pull rope on the comprehensive training equipment, so as to save cost and space, and can be widely used in small fitness venues and families with limited site area available.
US11730994B2	Handgrip for skipping ropes A handgrip for skipping ropes having a hollow handle, for gripping the handgrip and configured for housing at least one internal ballast; and a connection element for connecting the handle to a rope; an external ballast able to be fixed to the handle, surrounding and configured for gripping the handgrip.
US11730992B2	Systems and methods for training firefighters Systems and methods for training firefighters and other first responders are provided. The systems include a plurality of sensors configured to detect at least one ambient condition, such as, temperature; a receiver configured to receive the electric signals from the plurality of sensors; and a digital storage device operatively connected to the receiver and adapted to store the electrical signals corresponding to the detected ambient conditions. The data detected by the sensors can be retrieved for later review, analysis, and training. The systems may include at least one video recorder and/or at least one infrared image recorder each configured to detect images that can be stored for later retrieval and a synchronizing device adapted to synchronize the sensor data with the recorded images for later review. Methods of implementing the systems and portable cases enclosing the system are also provided.
US11730990B2	Flexible dry sprinkler having a differential pressure controller A dry sprinkler includes a flexible tube section that maintains a pressurized fluid, such as a liquid antifreeze solution, between a first end and a second end. A first seal prevents fluid from a supply line from entering the flexible tube section. The first seal is maintained in a sealed position by a pressure of the pressurized fluid. A sprinkler head is coupled to the second end of the flexible tube section, and includes a frame, an output orifice, a deflector, a second seal that seals the output orifice, and a thermally responsive element configured to maintain the second seal in a sealed position when the thermally responsive element is in a non-responsive state. A differential pressure controller maintains a ratio between the pressure of the pressurized fluid in the flexible tube section and a pressure of a supply fluid in the supply line to at least a certain ratio.
US11730989B2	Small space fire extinguisher A small space fire extinguisher includes: a tube open from one side thereof to the other side thereof and made of a synthetic resin so that a portion thereof bursts by the heat generated when a fire breaks out to allow a fire extinguishing agent accommodated therein to spout; cylindrical blocking members coupled to both sides of the tube to prevent the fire extinguishing agent accommodated in the tube from leaking to the outside; coupling members located on the outer peripheral surface of the tube, in the state where packing members are fitted to installation grooves of blocking member bodies, and then compressed thereagainst by means of a compression device; and blocking members fitted to both side ends of the tube to prevent the coupling members compressedly fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the tube to which the blocking members with the packing members are fitted.
US11730982B2	Rescue tube A rescue device for assisting in removing an individual from a confined space comprises a sheet comprising a high-density polyethylene having first and second ends and a projection extending laterally outward from the first end and has a top edge, a bottom edge, a projection edge, and a securing element. The sheet has first and second through apertures inset from the second end and aligned with the projection. The sheet is rollable between an undeployed position wherein the sheet has a reduced diameter and a deployed position wherein the projection is passed through the first and second through apertures and partially secured by the securing element. In the deployed position, the securing element may abut the sheet and retain the device in the deployed position.
US11730975B1	Systems and methods for counter-phase dichoptic stimulation Systems and methods for counter-phased binocular stimulation may include a device that determines a target frequency of a stimulation response. The device may output a first visual stimulation at a first frequency and a first phase to a first eye. The device may output a second visual stimulation at a second frequency and a second phase to a second eye. The first visual stimulation and the second visual stimulation may together produce the stimulation response at the target frequency.
US11730972B2	Device for magnetic stimulation Disclosed is a device for magnetic action on living bodies to perform physiotherapy or stimulating effects on the tissues and internal organs of a human being or an animal to eliminate pain syndromes, stimulate the processes of vital activity and regeneration, and accelerate tissue recovery after invasive effects and injuries. The device comprises an oscillator connected to an inductor including a bifilar coil made as a flat disk. Two coil windings formed as concentrically arranged spirals of adjacent wires of different windings are placed on a dielectric substrate. When attached to the skin surface, the device allows to purposefully target pathogenic areas and organs located at 3-6 cm under the surface, while practically not affecting the tissues located near that surface. Suitable for clinical or home application, the device can be used for relieving pain of various etiologies, treating menstrual syndrome, hemorrhoids, joint diseases, healing injuries, and stimulating cell proliferation.
US11730969B1	Transcranial magnetic stimulation system and method A transcranial magnetic stimulation system includes a magnetic field generator configured to generate a magnetic field to be applied to a patient's head, the magnetic field generator comprising one or more magnetic induction coils and a housing for the coils. One or more imaging devices configured to permit direct visualization of the coils on the patient's head are embedded in the housing. The one or more imaging device(s) may include one or more cameras, preferably one or more visible light imaging cameras, one or more ultraviolet light imaging cameras, or one or more infrared imaging cameras.
US11730968B2	Wearable medical device with temperature managed electrodes A wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) system is configured to selectively provide cooling and/or heating to a component of the WCD system. In some embodiments, a Peltier device is used to provide the cooling to wearer of the WCD at or near where the WCDs defibrillation electrodes are positioned proximate or contacting the patient's body.
US11730966B2	Methods, systems, and devices that estimate remaining longevity of an implanted medical device with improved accuracy Described herein are methods, systems, and devices for estimating remaining longevity of an IMD powered by a battery that at any given time has a battery voltage (BV) and a remaining battery capacity (RBC). Such a method can include estimating the RBC using a first technique when the battery is operating within a t least one of one or more plateau regions, estimating the RBC using a second technique, that differs from the first technique when the battery is operating within a decline region, and estimating the remaining longevity of the IMD based on at least one of the estimates of the RBC. Additionally, historical battery data can be stored and used to estimate the RBC, e.g., when the battery is operating within a heavy usage and recovery period. RBC estimation can also depend on whether the IMD is close to its recommended replacement time (RRT).
US11730965B2	Drive-sense circuit (DSC) serviced electrocardiogram (ECG) leads A pacemaker system includes a drive-sense circuit (DSC) operably coupled to a pacemaker lead. The DSC generates a pace signal including electrical impulses based on a reference signal. The DSC provides the pace signal via the pacemaker lead to an electrically responsive portion of a cardiac conductive system of a subject to facilitate cardiac operation of a cardiovascular system of the subject. The DSC senses, via the pacemaker lead, cardiac electrical activity of the cardiovascular system of the subject that is generated in response to the pace signal and electrically coupled into the pacemaker lead and generates a digital signal that is representative of the cardiac electrical activity of the cardiovascular system of the subject that is sensed via the pacemaker lead. The DSC provides digital information to one or more processing modules that includes and/or is coupled to memory and that provide the reference signal to the DSC.
US11730962B2	Combination of tonic and burst stimulations to treat neurological disorders The present application relates to a new stimulation design which can be utilized to treat neurological conditions. The stimulation system produces a combination of burst and tonic stimulation which alters the neuronal activity of the predetermined site, thereby treating the neurological condition or disorder.
US11730959B2	Apparatus and method for button-free control of a wearable transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator using interactive gestures and other means Apparatus for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in a user, the apparatus comprising: a stimulator for electrically stimulating at least one nerve, a stimulator housing, a monitor for monitoring transient motion of the stimulator housing, an analyzer for analyzing transient motion monitored by the monitor for determining whether transient motion of the stimulator housing has occurred, and a controller for automatically transitioning at least one of the stimulator, the monitor, and the analyzer between a standby mode and a power save mode, wherein the power save mode supports a subset of the functionality of the stimulator and the monitor which is available in the standby mode so as to conserve battery power in the power save mode.
US11730958B2	Non-invasive nerve activator with boosted charge delivery A topical nerve activation patch includes electronic circuitry embedded in the patch and electronic circuitry configured to generate an output voltage applied to electrodes. The patch further includes a controller configured to generate a treatment comprising a plurality of activation pulses that form the output voltage, the controller comprising a first real time clock and an oscillator, the treatment comprising electrical stimuli applied to the user via the electrodes. The patch further includes a charge measurement circuit configured to measure an amount of charge applied to the user from the electrical stimuli and a communication link configured to communicate with a remote activation device, the remote activation device comprising a second real time clock. The controller is configured to generate the activation pulses by measuring time intervals using the oscillator and using the second real time clock and the measured time intervals to determine activation times for the activation pulses.
US11730957B2	Nerve stimulator A nerve stimulator according to one embodiment comprises: a pad member including a first pad portion arranged so as to come into contact with the auricle, and a second pad portion arranged so as to come in contact with the external auditory meatus; and a plurality of electrode members provided in the pad member so as to output electro-stimulation, wherein the plurality of electrode members can comprise: a first electrode member provided in the first pad portion so as to come into contact with the auricle; and a second electrode member provided in the second pad portion so as to come into contact with the external auditory meatus.
US11730956B2	Power supply apparatus and magnetic field generation system A power supply apparatus includes a power supply configured to apply an alternating current to a magnetic field generation apparatus; and a controller configured to control the alternating current applied by the power supply. The controller controls the power supply to apply the alternating current having a waveform pattern including a plurality of current waveforms having different frequency spectrums from each other.
US11730949B2	Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation system A neuromodulation therapy is delivered via at least one electrode implanted subcutaneously and superficially to a fascia layer superficial to a nerve of a patient. In one example, an implantable medical device is deployed along a superficial surface of a deep fascia tissue layer superficial to a nerve of a patient. Electrical stimulation energy is delivered to the nerve through the deep fascia tissue layer via implantable medical device electrodes.
US11730947B2	Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation system A neuromodulation therapy is delivered via at least one electrode implanted subcutaneously and superficially to a fascia layer superficial to a nerve of a patient. In one example, an implantable medical device is deployed along a superficial surface of a deep fascia tissue layer superficial to a nerve of a patient. Electrical stimulation energy is delivered to the nerve through the deep fascia tissue layer via implantable medical device electrodes.
US11730945B2	Catheter-based heart support system and method of implanting thereof A device for circulatory support of the heart with holding means implanted intracardially in the left or right ventricular outflow of the hea by catheter, using an endovascular method, through a femoral access or a percutaneous transventricular, transseptal, transapical or transvenous access, the holding means comprises anchoring means fixed in the subcommissural triangle underneath the aortic valve and the pulmonary valve, in the flow direction of the blood on the ventricular side of the aortic valve and the pulmonary valve, a pump fixed in the holding means by a catheter, using an endovascular method, through a femoral access or a percutaneous transventricular, transseptal, transapical or transvenous access, the pump could be inserted releasably into the holding means after the holding means has been fixed by the anchoring means in the subcommissural triangles underneath the aortic valve and the pulmonary valve, or is connected to the collapsible and expandable anchoring means.
US11730944B2	Needleless connector with support member Needleless connectors are described herein. A needleless connector includes a body, a valve element at least partially disposed within the body, and a base. The valve element includes a cylindrical portion having an outwardly extending flange at a distal end. The flange has a bottom surface with an outer area and an inner area. The base includes a rim having a top surface that is in contact with an outer area of the flange of the valve element, the rim defining a recess with a bottom surface separated from the top surface of the rim, and at least one support member having a top surface spaced apart from the top surface of the rim and configured to resist deformation of the flange toward the recess.
US11730939B2	Sheath for sealed access to a vessel A sheath for producing a fully sealed access to the interior of a vessel of an animal or human body comprises a base sheath having a tubular body defining a pass-through channel. The base sheath is adapted to be inserted into the vessel through a vessel aperture. The sheath further comprises an expansion device which is adapted to cooperate with the base sheath such that the outer diameter of the sheath increases in the region of the vessel aperture with the sheath in a stationary position in the vessel and upon actuation of the expansion device.
US11730930B2	Variable diameter medical balloon An apparatus for performing a medical procedure includes a balloon comprising an inflatable body. A first releasable or frangible connection is provided to maintain the body at a first diameter up to a first inflation pressure, and to release, such as by disconnecting, and thus allow the body to assume a second diameter, such as at a second inflation pressure greater than the first inflation pressure or upon a manual release of the connection by a clinician. Multiple releasable or frangible connections may be provided, including between portions (folds) of the inflatable body of the balloon. This disclosure also pertains to a non-compliant or semi-compliant balloon having a first inflation diameter corresponding to a first range of inflation pressures and a second inflation diameter corresponding to a second inflation pressure greater than the first range of inflation pressures.
US11730929B2	Methods and devices for treatment of stenosis of arteriovenous fistula shunts Devices and methods are discussed directed to the use of a low profile laser ablation catheter for use in laser ablation removal of arterial plaque blockages to restore blood flow in the treatment of arteriovenous fistulas. Also discussed are devices and methods directed to packaging, long term storage and sterilization of liquid core ablation catheters.
US11730928B2	Split overtube assembly An overtube assembly for use with an elongate medical tool includes an overtube including a flexible tubular body having a proximal end and distal end. The flexible tubular body includes a split extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The overtube assembly further includes an inflatable balloon coupled to a distal portion of the flexible tubular body. The flexible tubular body is disposable over a section of the elongate medical tool by inserting the elongate medical tool through the split.
US11730925B2	Apparatuses and methods for tracking obstructive material within a suction catheter Described here are methods and apparatuses for tracking a clot material within a lumen of a suction catheter. For example, an apparatus as described herein may include a flexible elongate body having a suction lumen, a first pair of electrodes within the suction lumen, a second pair of electrodes proximal to the first pair of electrodes, and a controller configured to track a clot material within the suction lumen based on signals from the first pair of electrodes and the second pair of electrodes.
US11730923B2	Implantable drug delivery systems, assemblies, and methods An illustrative drug delivery system implantable in a recipient may include a connection assembly, a source catheter, and a microcatheter. A proximal end portion of the source catheter may be configured to be fluidically connected to a fluid source configured to provide a fluid (e.g., a neurotherapeutic drug). A distal end portion of the source catheter may be configured to be fluidically connected to the connection assembly. The microcatheter may include a proximal end portion configured to be fluidically connected to the connection assembly and a distal end portion comprising an elution opening configured to elute the fluid to a target location (e.g., a brain) within a recipient. The fluid source may be configured to provide the fluid to the target location by way of the source catheter, the connection assembly, and the microcatheter.
US11730921B2	Flexible and steerable device A device, a method of making a device and a method of inserting a device into a tubular path. The device includes a tubular sheath with one or more helical slots formed therein and a control element that fits within the sheath. In one form, the device is an endoluminal device that simultaneously improves flexibility and structural rigidity though variations in one or both of slot width along the length of the slot and slot pitch along the length of the tubular sheath. When the operator pulls at the proximal end of the control element while holding the outer sheath in place, the slots will tend to close in a preferential manner such that more precise control of device length and bending is enabled, while simultaneously providing improvements in structural rigidity during device insertion and navigation through a body lumen or related tubular member where tortuous paths may be encountered along the member path.
US11730917B2	Gamma stimulation pulsing light source system with dosage adjustment for gaze angle Gamma brain stimulation for preventing or treating Alzheimer's disease or sleeping disorders using light or sound is known. A strobing 40 Hz light source has been shown to cause positive effects due to the stimulation. It is an advantage to know the actual dosage of light that enters the person's eyes in order to understand the relationship between dosage and effectiveness. A camera is used to detect the subject's gaze angle, distance, pupil diameter and any other factors that affect the light power that enters the eye. A target dosage is first determined by a medical worker, such as to determine the effects of the exact same dosage on a group of similar persons, such as Alzheimer's patients. With deviations of gaze angle, distance, and pupil size from the ideal, the effective dosage is decreased. The disclosed system adjusts the actual dosage, such as session duration, based on such factors so that the final dosage received by the person is consistent and meets the target dosage.
US11730916B1	Device and system for hands free monitoring and comforting Light weight, compact, battery powered, body-worn devices and systems are configured to allow automated, hands-free monitoring and care intervention, such as of an infant, by providing audio and/or physical stimulus when a negative comfort or health condition is detected by the body-worn device and system, and by monitoring the infant's temperature, pulse, and oxygen levels. The body-worn device preferably includes a flexible printed circuit board (“FPCB”) that allows the device to be conformed to the wearer's body, and has a plurality of linear resonant actuators affixed to the FPCB that are configured to impart soothing vibrations from the device to the wearer. A control program is provided and executable on a remote computing device, which control program is configured to enable users (such as a caregiver) to selectively control the actuators. The device may include a water-resistant casing covering its internal components, including the actuators, FPCB, battery, and those portions of on-board sensors not intended for direct monitoring contact with the wearer.
US11730915B2	Image display method and image display system for alleviating motion sickness The present disclosure provides an image display method and an image display system for alleviating motion sickness. The image display method includes: obtaining a number of shock and speed information of a transportation; comparing at least one of the shock and speed information with one or more than one corresponding threshold to determine whether motion sickness occurs; and in response to the determination that motion sickness occurs, positioning a position of a first image displayed on a display unit according to the shock and speed information.
US11730914B2	Apparatus and method for locating a nerve block site by establishing a reference plane and delivering anesthetic to the site The present disclosure relates to a local anesthetic delivery device for delivering anesthetic to a nerve block site comprising a surgical mechanism for establishing a reference plane for identifying the nerve block site, wherein the surgical mechanism establishes the reference plane at the peritoneum and uses a known fixed distance to the nerve plane above to accurately locate the nerve block site and deliver anesthesia.
US11730912B2	Hydrogen supply apparatus and hydrogen supply system A hydrogen supply apparatus includes: an air path having an inlet and an outlet; a fan that is disposed in the air path and produces a flow of air from the inlet to the outlet; a first pipe having an end that forms a first supply port through which to supply hydrogen gas to the air path; a flow control device that is attached to the first pipe and adjusts a flow rate of the hydrogen gas; and a hydrogen gas sensor, disposed downstream of the fan or the end in a direction of flow of the air that detects a concentration of the hydrogen gas in the air path, where the end is disposed between the fan and the outlet or between the fan and the inlet in the air path.
US11730908B2	Magnetically assisted sealing arrangement for a patient interface device A sealing arrangement for use in a patient interface device. The sealing arrangement includes a nasal pillow having a sealing surface structured to sealingly engage a surface of the patient at or about the airway. A first magnetic material is disposed in or the nasal pillow. A carrier member is positioned across a nose of the patient. Finally, a second magnetic material is positioned in or on carrier member. The first magnetic material and the second magnetic material magnetically interact in a manner that the sealing surface of the flexible member toward the surface of the patient responsive to the flexible member being disposed at or about the airway and the second magnetic material is disposed at a corresponding position to interact with the first magnetic material.
US11730905B2	Pressure sensor evaluation for respiratory apparatus A respiratory apparatus evaluates accuracy of a pressure sensor, such as when only a single pressure sensor is provided. The accuracy of the pressure sensor may be assessed based on pressure measurement obtained from the pressure sensor and a subordinate or secondary characteristic of the respiratory device such as altitude or atmospheric pressure. A controller or processor may calculate the altitude of the respiratory device based in part on the pressure measurement. In some embodiments, the assessment of the pressure sensor may involve an evaluation of the calculated altitude. In some cases, the assessment of the pressure sensor may involve determining an estimated pressure based on a calculated altitude, and comparing the pressure measurement obtained from the pressure sensor with the estimated pressure.
US11730902B2	Topography apparatus for electronic vaping device A topography apparatus may be coupled to an e-vaping device, within an interior defined by a housing of the e-vaping device, such that the topography apparatus may be coupled to an e-vaping device that may generate vapor independently of the topography apparatus. The topography apparatus may generate and communicate vapor topography data associated with vapor generation by the e-vaping device without altering an external appearance or vapor-generation performance of the e-vaping device. The topography apparatus may be detachably coupled to the interior of the e-vaping device. The topography apparatus includes an interface assembly configured to couple with a power supply, control circuitry, and/or sensor of the e-vaping device. Such coupling may include coupling with internal power or communication conduits of the e-vaping device, such that the topography apparatus taps into power and/or communication lines of the e-vaping device without requiring modification of the circuitry of the e-vaping device.
US11730901B2	Electronic cigarette An electronic cigarette includes a liquid supply including liquid material, a heater operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol, a wick in communication with the liquid material and in communication with the heater such that the wick delivers the liquid material to the heater, at least one air inlet operable to deliver air to a central air passage upstream of the heater, and a mouth end insert having at least two diverging outlets. The electronic cigarette can also include an air flow diverter which directs incoming air away from a heating zone of the heater.
US11730897B2	Insufflation device with heating element, humidifying medium, and device for determining the moisture content The present disclosure relates to a medical apparatus for use in laparoscopic surgery, that includes an insufflator supplying a gas; a heating and humidification system which includes a heating element and humidification material, the heating and humidification system receives the gas supplied by the insufflator and warms and humidifies the gas; and a computing device for measuring at two or more time periods a resistance value associated with a component of the heating and humidification system and based in part on the measured resistance values, determines a water content of the humidification material.
US11730896B2	Multistage vaporizer for medical treatment system Multistage vaporizers, such as for use in medical treatment systems, as well as related methods are described. In one example, a multistage vaporizer includes a first reservoir configured to hold a liquid and one or more pumping transducers positioned in the first reservoir. The multistage vaporizer also includes a second reservoir and one or more vaporizing transducers positioned in the second reservoir. The one or more pumping transducers positioned in the first reservoir are configured to generate and move droplets of a liquid in the first reservoir to the second reservoir, and the one or more vaporizing transducers positioned in the second reservoir are configured to create a vapor of the liquid in the second reservoir.
US11730895B2	Medical device with a thermal mass flow sensor for bubble detection A medical device (10) includes a device housing (12). An in-line thermal mass flow sensor (26) includes a heater (28) and at least one temperature sensor (30). The in-line thermal mass flow sensor is vertically mounted on or in the device housing. The in-line thermal mass flow sensor is configured to measure a flow rate of the fluid through the medical device. At least one electronic processor (18) is programmed to: read the flow rate of the fluid measured by the in-line thermal mass flow sensor, and detect at least one bubble in the fluid based on the measured flow rate.
US11730891B2	Data collection apparatus for attachment to an injection device A data collection device comprises: a first portion having one or more features configured for attaching of the first portion to a dosage knob of an injection device; a second portion rotatably coupled with the first portion, wherein at least part of the second portion is movable axially relative to the first portion; a sensor arrangement configured to detect rotation of the first portion relative to the second portion; and a processor arrangement configured to, based on said detected movement, determine a medicament amount expelled by the injection device, wherein the coupling arrangement is configured to provide a non-permanent coupling between the first portion and the dosage knob of the injection device.
US11730889B2	Tranquilizer dart and delivery system for same A dart delivery apparatus including a handle, trigger, barrel, and frame comprising a dart chamber, a pressure control apparatus including a gas source port, an adjustable pressure control apparatus chamber, a gun port configured to attach to the frame, an expansion chamber, an adjustable pressure regulator configured to be actuated by a user to permit pressurized gas to flow from the gas source port, through the pressure control apparatus chamber, and into the gun port and the expansion chamber, and a shot volume modification apparatus configured to change the volume of the expansion chamber into which pressurized gas may expand.
US11730887B2	Injection device with a vibration generator An injection device is presented. The injection device comprises a housing configured to receive a syringe which has a barrel and a plunger received in the barrel. The injection device further comprises a vibration generator operable to vibrate at least one of the barrel and plunger when said syringe is received in the housing. Methods of dispensing medicament from an injection device are also presented.
US11730886B2	Shaped memory polymer junctions Junction assemblies for joining intravenous (IV) devices to tubing are provided. A junction assembly includes a component connector and a shaped memory polymer (SMP) member formed of a shape changing material. The junction assembly allows movement of the tube along the component connector when the SMP member is in an expanded state and the junction assembly retains the tube securely against the component connector when the SMP member is in a contracted state. The shape changing material changes to one of the expanded state and the contracted state upon being subjected to an external stimuli. Methods of assembling junction assemblies are also provided.
US11730875B2	Dual drainage bag, assemblies, and related methods Devices used to collect bodily fluids are disclosed. The devices may include a fluid bag and a transformable hanger for mounting the fluid bag to a support structure such as a hospital bed rail. The fluid bag can include a first fluid compartment and a second fluid compartment. The devices may further include a displaceable front cover and a back cover to obscure the bodily fluids from observation.
US11730874B2	Reduced pressure treatment appliance A wound treatment appliance is provided for treating all or a portion of a wound. In some embodiments, the appliance comprises an impermeable flexible overlay that covers all or a portion of the wound for purposes of applying a reduced pressure to the covered portion of the wound. In other embodiments, the impermeable flexible overlay comprises suction assistance means, such as channels, which assist in the application of reduced pressure to the area of the wound and removal of exudate from the wound. In other embodiments, the wound treatment appliance also includes a vacuum system to supply reduced pressure to the wound in the area under the flexible overlay. In yet other embodiments, the wound treatment appliance also includes wound packing means to prevent overgrowth of the wound or to encourage growth of the wound tissue into an absorbable matrix comprising the wound packing means. In still other embodiments, the appliance may include a suction drain. In other embodiments, the appliance may include a collection chamber to collect and store exudate from the wound. In yet other embodiments, a suction bulb may be used to provide a source of reduced pressure to an impermeable overlay that covers all or a portion of the wound. Finally, methods are provided for using various embodiments of the wound treatment appliance.
US11730870B2	Integrated membrane oxygenators The present disclosure discloses an integrated membrane oxygenator including an oxygenator and a filter attached to the oxygenator. The oxygenator may include an upper cover, a lower cover, a shell, and an oxygenation structure. Two ends of the filter may be respectively connected with the upper cover and the lower cover. The oxygenation structure may include a mandrel, an oxygen pressure membrane, and a temperature-changing membrane arranged inside the shell. The filter may include a filter shell, a diversion structure, and a filter screen arranged inside the filter shell. An inlet of the filter shell may be connected with a blood outlet on the lower cover of the oxygenator, and blood oxygenated by the oxygenator may directly enter the filter for filtration.
US11730866B2	Continuous-fiber reinforced biocomposite medical implants A medical implant comprising a plurality of biocomposite layers, each layer comprising a polymer and a plurality of uni-directionally aligned continuous reinforcement fibers. The medical implant is suitable for load-bearing orthopedic implant applications and comprises one or more biocomposite materials where sustained mechanical strength and stiffness are critical for proper implant function.
US11730863B2	Antimicrobial catheter assemblies and methods thereof An antimicrobial catheter assembly can include a hub, a catheter tube connected to the hub, at least one extension leg connected to the hub, and a non-eluting antimicrobial coating on an internal or external surface of the catheter assembly. The hub includes at least one hub lumen defining a corresponding hub portion of a fluid pathway through the catheter assembly. The catheter tube includes at least one catheter-tube lumen defining a corresponding catheter-tube portion of the fluid pathway through the catheter assembly. The extension leg can include an extension-leg lumen defining a corresponding extension-leg portion of the fluid pathway through the catheter assembly. The antimicrobial coating can include a copper-based layer between a corrosion-preventing layer and the internal or external surface of the catheter assembly, an adhesion-promoting layer between the copper-based layer and the internal or external surface of the catheter assembly, or a combination thereof.
US11730857B2	Magnesium single crystal for biomedical applications and methods of making same A biomedical implant (16, 18) is formed from magnesium (Mg) single crystal (10). The biomedical implant (16, 18) may be biodegradable. The biomedical implant (16, 18) may be post treated to control the mechanical properties and/or corrosion rate thereof said Mg single crystal (10) without changing the chemical composition thereof. A method of making a Mg single crystal (10) for biomedical applications includes filling a single crucible (12) with more than one chamber with polycrystalline Mg, melting at least a portion of said polycrystalline Mg, and forming more than one Mg single crystal (10) using directional solidification.
US11730850B2	Indoor air cleaning device for vehicle using non-thermal plasma and an operation method thereof Provided is an indoor air cleaning device for a vehicle using a nonthermal plasma and an operation method thereof, and more particularly, to an indoor air cleaning device for a vehicle using a nonthermal plasma, in which ozone is generated by a nonthermal plasma through corona discharge and an air purifying filter is sterilized through strong oxidization action of ozone, achieving more hygienic and continuous management, static electricity of an electrostatic filter is recharged with the controlled magnitude of applied voltage to maintain the best purification performance of the filter, and negative ions beneficial for human body are generated, creating pleasant indoor air conditions.
US11730849B2	Air treatment method A built-in apparatus and method for treating air including a housing with an air inlet and an air outlet. An air mover positioned near the air outlet is configured to draw the air through the air inlet. The housing encloses an air treatment zone, such as including an oxidizing zone, and an ozone removal zone positioned downstream of the air treatment zone and oxidizing zone. The air treatment zone includes UV light and/or ozone that partially oxidizes the chemical contaminants in the air treatment zone. A catalyst in the oxidizing zone oxidizes elements within the air treatment zone. The ozone removal zone includes a second, different catalyst material. A UV bulb that may or may not generate ozone is positioned within or downstream of the first and/or second catalyst materials to assist catalyst oxidation and/or self-clean the apparatus.
US11730847B2	Exhaled air purification unit and system for indoor multi-person venues or environments An air management system for a common indoor room or space that comprises a plurality of air outflow apertures or vents, a plurality of air curtains having at least a portion of the air curtains separated from one another, a plurality of separated air suction intakes, and an air sterilization and/or air cleaning mechanism.
US11730839B2	Surface decontamination device and operating method A surface decontamination device (1) for decontaminating outer packagings (2) which contain pre-sterilised consumer goods and have a circumferential collar (3) prior to transfer into an insulator includes a conveyor for conveying the outer packagings (2) in a conveying direction (F) along a conveying path from an inlet side to an outlet side of the device (1). The conveying path passes through a decontamination chamber (5) between the inlet side and outlet side. An irradiation source (6) is associated with the chamber (5) for irradiating the outer packagings (2) conveyed through the chamber (5). The conveying path passes through at least one lock chamber (8) arranged between the inlet side and outlet side, adjacent to the chamber (5) and having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet and outlet being able to be opened and closed by a closer. The conveyor includes a suspended transport unit (7) in the chamber (5) for suspended transport of the outer packagings (2) on the circumferential collar (3) thereof, wherein a lifting unit (11, 15) for automatic, vertical adjustment of the outer packagings (2) relative to the suspended transport unit (7) is arranged in the lock chamber (8, 14).
US11730836B2	Synergistic cancer treatment Conjugates of topoisomerase I inhibitors linked to a macromolecule through a linkage that undergo beta elimination in situ in combination with one or more of an assessed defect in DNA damage response (DDR) in a subject bearing cancer, a cell cycle checkpoint inhibitor and/or a DDR inhibitor provides improved outcomes for cancer-bearing subjects.
US11730835B2	Method of preventing the development of melanoma A method for treating melanoma or preventing the development of melanoma comprising administration of a composition comprising 64Zne(Asp)2 in a therapeutically effective amount. Such administration may be via injection such as intratumoral and/or intravenous injection and may be once a day or more than once a day. A composition for the treatment of or prevention of melanoma comprising 64Zne(Asp)2 in a therapeutically effective amount. The composition may be a liquid suitable for injection.
US11730832B2	Plastic containers The present invention provides a method for the commercial presentation of a solution of gadolinium-DOTA that provides certain advantages over the known methods.
US11730830B2	Topical application of nerve labeling dyes for image-guided surgery The present invention relates to a topical agent that binds specifically to myelin basic protein and its method of use and determining myelination in the subject by detecting the agent present in the subject. A kit containing the agent or its derivatives for use in detecting myelin basic protein is also provided.
US11730825B2	Lipid nanoparticle compositions and methods for mRNA delivery Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for modulating the production of a protein in a target cell. The compositions and methods disclosed herein are capable of ameliorating diseases associated with protein or enzyme deficiencies.
US11730819B2	Peptide derivatives having novel linkage structures A compound comprising at least one looped peptide structure attached via at least one alkylamino linkage to a scaffold. Preferably the looped peptide structure is a Bicycle structure comprising two peptide loops attached to the scaffold via two alkylamino linkages and one thioether linkage, one of the linkages being common to both loops. Also provided is a method of making a compound comprising at least one looped peptide structure attached via at least one alkylamino linkages to a scaffold, the method comprising: providing a peptide having at least two residues selected from cysteine, diaminopropionic acid, D-N-Alkyldiaminopropionic acid and β-N-Alkyldiaminopropionic acid, provided that at least one of the residues is diaminopropionic acid, D-N-Alkyldiaminopropionic acid and β-N-Alkyldiaminopropionic acid; providing a scaffold molecule having at least two reactive sites for forming alkylamino or thioether linkages with the said at least two residues; and forming said linkages between the peptide and the scaffold molecule.
US11730818B2	Degradation of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) by conjugation of BTK inhibitors with E3 ligase ligand and methods of use The present application provides bifunctional compounds of Formula (X): or an enantiomer, diastereomer, or stereoisomer thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, or prodrug thereof, which act as protein degradation inducing moieties for Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK). The present application also relates to methods for the targeted degradation of BTK through the use of the bifunctional compounds that link a ubiquitin ligase-binding moiety to a ligand that is capable of binding to BTK which can be utilized in the treatment of disorders modulated by BTK.
US11730814B2	Pulse photodynamic treatment of photodamaged skin The present invention is related to a pulse photodynamic therapy (or pulse PDT) treatment of photodamaged skin.
US11730813B2	Broadly neutralizing antibodies directed against the rabies virus glycoprotein and uses thereof The invention relates to antibodies, and antigen binding fragments thereof, that potently neutralize infection of both RABV and non-RABV lyssaviruses. The invention also relates to antigenic sites to which the antibodies and antigen binding fragments bind, as well as to nucleic acids that encode and immortalized B cells and cultured plasma cells that produce such antibodies and antibody fragments. In addition, the invention relates to the use of the antibodies and antibody fragments of the invention in screening methods as well as in the diagnosis, prophylaxis and treatment of RABV infection and infection with non-RABV lyssaviruses.
US11730811B2	Method for treating subject suffering from flavivirus infection The present invention discloses a method for treating a subject suffering from a Flavivirus infection. The method includes a step of administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition including a pharmaceutically effective amount of an anti-CD44 antibody.
US11730809B2	Multivalent feline vaccine The present invention provides new multivalent vaccines for felines. The present invention also provides methods of making and using the multivalent vaccines alone or in combinations with other protective agents.
US11730807B2	Multivalent recombinant avian herpes viruses and vaccines for immunizing avian species The present invention relates to a recombinant avian herpes virus, which comprises at least two recombinant nucleotide sequences, each recombinant nucleotide sequence encoding a distinct antigenic peptide, wherein the at least two recombinant nucleotide sequences are inserted into distinct non-coding regions of the viral genome chosen among the region located between UL44 and UL45, the region located between UL45 and UL46, the region located between US10 and SORF3, and the region located between SORF3 and US2.
US11730806B2	Methods of manufacturing an immunogenic composition comprising a recombinant protein The present invention relates to a porcine parvovirus and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus vaccine for protecting a subject, preferably swine, against diseases associated with porcine parvovirus and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. The present invention further relates to methods of producing immunogenic compositions as well as such immunogenic compositions exhibiting reduced virucidal activity.
US11730799B2	Cancer vaccines and methods of producing and using same A method of vaccinating a subject is provided, where a cancer protective response is produced. A first vaccine comprises an adenovirus vector comprising at least one nucleic acid molecule that produces a cancer protective response is administered, followed by one or more second vaccines comprising an alphavirus replicon particle comprising RNA comprising or produced from the nucleic acid molecule. In an embodiment the cancer is prostate cancer.
US11730797B2	CS1 targeted chimeric antigen receptor-modified T cells Chimeric antigen receptors for use in treating malignant melanoma and other cancers expressing CS1 are described.
US11730790B2	Mutant NGAL proteins and uses thereof In one aspect the present invention is directed to mutant Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) proteins that have the ability to bind to siderophores, such as enterochelin, and to chelate and transport iron, and that are excreted in the urine. Such NGAL mutants, and complexes thereof with siderophores, can be used to clear excess iron from the body, for example in the treatment of iron overload. The NGAL mutants of the invention also have antibacterial activity and can be used in the treatment of bacterial infections, such as those of the urinary tract.
US11730785B2	Beetroot-containing composition An enhanced food composition in the form of a soup, sauce, condiment or seasoning is described, the enhanced food composition comprising a nitrate-containing vegetable, such as beetroot effectively mixed with a salt content at a specified ratio. The enhanced food composition has the effect to prevent an increase in blood pressure while masking the bad taste of the nitrate-containing vegetable.
US11730784B2	Compositions and methods for modulating inflammatory response Described herein are mushroom compositions and methods for treating, prophylaxis of, or ameliorating symptoms of one or more adverse reactions triggered by an infectious disease or condition that increases an anti-inflammatory response in a subject with such compositions. In one aspect the composition comprises an aqueous or solid fraction of a mycelium, a fermented substrate thereof, or a combination thereof optionally combined with one or more buffering agents, ethanol, and water.
US11730782B2	Processes for producing omega-3 containing compositions from algae and related extractions A method for producing highly bioavailable oil compositions from biomasses and, in particular, autotrophic algal biomasses, and providing characterized and clarified mass balance breakdowns and component products therefrom without loss of significant mass in an extraction such as a liquid-liquid extraction, polarity segregation and use of mechanical cartridges.
US11730780B2	Lactic acid bacteria, methods and uses thereof The present invention relates to novel strains of lactic acid bacteria, more specifically, novel strains of Lactobacillus reuteri, capable of utilizing ethanolamine. This characteristic makes it possible for the bacteria to compete for the same substrate as pathogenic ethanolamine-utilizing pathogens, thereby presenting an effective means to combat infections resulting from such pathogenic bacteria. There is also provided a method of selecting further ethanolamine-utilizing lactic acid bacteria, as well as other methods and uses involving said novel strains and other ethanolamine-utilizing lactic acid bacteria.
US11730776B2	Preventive and/or therapeutic agent for clostridium difficile infection Provided is a novel prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for Clostridium difficile infection. It was found that a bacterium belonging to the genus Enterococcus can prevent and/or treat Clostridium difficile infection. The prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for Clostridium difficile infection, comprising a bacterium belonging to the genus Enterococcus. A medicine for prevention and/or treatment of Clostridium difficile infection, comprising a bacterium belonging to the genus Enterococcus. A food for prevention and/or treatment of Clostridium difficile infection, comprising a bacterium belonging to the genus Enterococcus.
US11730774B2	Bacterial biofilms and cancer Compositions for the treatment of colorectal cancer target bacterial biofilms in the gastrointestinal tract. Methods of treatment include one or more agents which target bacteria and the bacterial biofilms.
US11730773B2	Methods and compositions of biocontrol of plant pathogens The present invention comprises methods and composition for control of plant pathogens. Isolated bacteria, deposited with ATCC under the Budapest Treaty, are effective to control plant pathogens.
US11730767B2	Methods, apparatuses and systems for instilling stem cells and pharmaceuticals into the human ventricular system The METHODS, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR INSTILLING STEM CELLS AND PHARMACEUTICALS INTO THE HUMAN VENTRICULAR SYSTEM (hereinafter “Ventricular Stem Cell System” or “VSCS”) disclosed herein provide safe and effective techniques for obtaining stem cells and instilling any type of stem cell or pharmaceutical agents into the human ventricular system for treatment of various diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Multiple Sclerosis, and others.
US11730765B2	Platelet compositions and methods for the delivery of therapeutic agents The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for targeted delivery of therapeutic agents. The present disclosure further provides methods for treating or preventing the metastasis or recurrence of a cancer using platelets loaded with a therapeutic agent (for example, an immunotherapeutic agent).
US11730760B2	Laser assisted wound healing protocol and system A method of treating gum disease while healing the wound in the periodontium using a soft tissue diode laser which generates a beam of light having a wavelength in the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum (400 nm-700 nm) at a laser power of 0.001 to 1.2 watts, used with intermittent stops to control tissue temperature and biostimulate the periodontium to regenerate and heal its wound when used with substrates, the method comprising: placing the tip of the laser inside the sulcus; penetrating the entire sulcus by moving the laser light circumferentially around the tooth vertically and horizontally throughout the sulcus with intermittent stops to control tissue temperature and placing substrates in the sulcus prior to blood clot formation; followed by RF treatment of the sulcus by placing the RF headpiece tips perpendicular to the sulcus to receive RF current which further penetrates the wound site.
US11730754B2	Delivery of RNA to trigger multiple immune pathways RNA encoding an immunogen is co-delivered to non-immune cells as the site of delivery and also to immune cells which infiltrate the site of delivery. The responses of these two cell types to the same delivered RNA lead to two different effects, which interact to produce a strong immune response against the immunogen. The non-immune cells translate the RNA and express the immunogen. Infiltrating immune cells respond to the RNA by expressing type I interferons and pro-inflammatory cytokines which produce a local adjuvant effect which acts on the immunogen-expressing non-immune cells to upregulate major histocompatibility complex expression, thereby increasing presentation of the translated protein to T cells. The effects on the immune and non-immune cells can be achieved by a single delivery of a single RNA e.g., by a single injection.
US11730749B2	Compositions and methods for improving gut health Various embodiments of a gut microbiome modulating composition comprises a blend of a polyphenol and an oligosaccharide. Various embodiments of the polyphenol may comprise at least approximately 5% by weight chlorogenic acid. Various embodiments of the oligosaccharides may be standardized to a degree of polymerization of at least three to reduce digestibility. Administration of an effective amount of the gut microbiome modulating composition to a person or animal may stimulate the growth of at least one of Akkermansia muciniphila, Lactobacillus, and Bifidobacterium bacteria in the colon, which may reduce permeability of the colon, increases short chain fatty acid production in the colon, and/or modulate causes immunomodulation of human colon cells. The gut microbiome modulating composition may provide protective effects against obesity-related chronic diseases.
US11730748B2	Cyclic phosphate substituted nucleoside derivatives for the treatment of liver diseases The present invention relates to Compounds of Formula (I) or Formula (II): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or enantiomer thereof, wherein A, B, R1, R2, R3, R4, Q and V are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a Compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) and to their use in therapy.
US11730743B2	Protection of cells from degeneration and treatment of geographic atrophy Therapeutic uses P2X7 inhibition and inhibition of IRAK1 and/or IRAK4, methods protecting a cell, and screening methods for identifying inhibitors are described herein.
US11730742B2	Pharmaceutical use of thiophene [3,2-d] pyrimidine-4-ketone compound Disclosed is use of a thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4-one compound represented by general formula (I). Definition of each substituent is as stated in the description and claims, and the compound is used for preparing medicines for treating and/or preventing liver fibrosis and related diseases or preparing a DPP-4 inhibitor, or is used as a DPP-4 inhibitor.
US11730741B2	6-chromanol derivatives for use as a medicament The present invention relates to the (S) enantiomeric form of certain 6-chromanol derivatives for use as a medicament. Especially, the present invention relates to the (S) enantiomeric form of a 6-chromanol derivative for use as a medicament wherein said 6-chromanol derivative is chosen from the group consisting of (6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-yl)(piperazin-1-yl)methanone; N-(benzyl)-6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxamide; N-(phenyl)-6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxamide; methyl 4-(6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxamido)benzoate; (6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-yl)(morpholino)methanone, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or bases thereof and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US11730736B2	Anticancer agents Disclosed herein are therapeutic methods of administering compounds that modulate the C—C chemokine receptor type 4 (CCR4) for the treatment of Epstein Bar virus (EBV) positive cancers and malignancies.
US11730730B2	Cell-based screening and compounds that modulate GalNAc-transferases Provided herein are small molecule-inhibitors of site-specific O-glycosylation and the identification of such using cell-based fluorescent biosensors. Also provided herein are methods of treating kidney disease and cancer, such as breast cancer.
US11730725B2	Niraparib formulations The present invention relates to pharmaceutical tablet compositions comprising the compound niraparib as an active pharmaceutical ingredient, suitable for oral administration as well as to methods for their preparation. Also described herein are tablet compositions containing niraparib formed by the disclosed methods, and therapeutic uses of such tablet compositions for treating various disorders and conditions.
US11730724B2	Methods of treatment The present disclosure provides for methods of treating a patient with a CYP3A4 substrate drug, wherein the patient is treated with posaconazole. In some embodiments, the patient stops posaconazole treatment, waits for at least 2 days, and then is treated with the CYP3A4 substrate drug as soon as it is safe to do so. In some embodiments, treatment with the CYP3A4 substrate drug is delayed for about 2-42 days after stopping posaconazole. In some embodiments, the patient is treated with a reduced dose of the CYP3A4 substrate drug for about 2-42 days.
US11730723B2	Compounds and methods for treating viral infections Provided herein are methods of treating, managing and/or preventing viral infections. A particular method comprises administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of an adaptor associated kinase 1 inhibitor of Formula (I):
US11730717B1	Melanin-inspired antimicrobial Herein, is taught a Eumelanin-inspired antimicrobial capable of overcoming methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MSRA) and Enterococcus faecalis. By ligating quaternary ammonium functionalized “arms” on to a Eumelanin-inspired indole, with intrinsic antimicrobial activity, a cell wall destroying antimicrobial agent was prepared. It also has antifungal effects against Candida albicans. Further, Eumelanin-inspired phenyleneethynylene (EIPE) derivatives EIPE-1 and EIPE-HCl are novel compounds. EIPE structure serves as scaffolding for functional groups that may have antibacterial properties. Both gram-positive and gram-negative organisms are screened against EIPE derivatives using a standardized Kirby Bauer disk agar diffusion assay. These results showed that EIPE-1 has antibacterial properties against some pathogenic gram-positive organisms.
US11730715B2	Consumable compositions and methods of producing the same The disclosure provides compositions comprising cannabinoids and active ingredients and/or excipients and methods of producing the compositions.
US11730713B2	Composition for preventing or improving nociceptive pain Compositions which contain an amino acid comprising serine, and a lipid comprising at least one n-3 fatty acid are useful for preventing or improving nociceptive pain.
US11730708B2	Dosage form for use in treating or preventing of a disease A dosage form contains a biologically active ingredient for treating or preventing a disease in the animal or human body, where the treatment or prevention requires release of 50% or more of the biologically active ingredient in the small intestine within the pH range from 3 to 5.5. The dosage form contains: a) a core, containing the biologically active ingredient; b) an intermediate coating layer (ICL) onto or above the core, containing an alkaline agent; and c) an enteric coating layer (ECL) onto or above the intermediate coating layer, containing an enteric polymer. The relation of the alkaline agent to the enteric polymer is 5 to 95% when calculated by the formula: quantity ⁢ of ⁢ alkaline ⁢ agent ⁢ in ⁢ grams ⁢ in ⁢ the ⁢ I ⁢ C ⁢ L × 100 ( quantity ⁢ of ⁢ alkaline ⁢ agent ⁢ in ⁢ grams ⁢ in ⁢ the ⁢ I ⁢ C ⁢ L + quantity ⁢ of ⁢ enteric ⁢ polymer ⁢ in ⁢ grams ⁢ in ⁢ the ⁢ E ⁢ C ⁢ L ) .
US11730702B2	Immediate release abuse-deterrent granulated dosage forms Described are immediate release oral dosage forms that contain abuse-deterrent features. In particular, the disclosed dosage forms provide deterrence of abuse by ingestion of multiple individual doses. In addition, the disclosed dosage forms provide protection from overdose in the event of accidental or intentional ingestion of multiple individual doses.
US11730698B2	Stable liquid pharmaceutical preparation A stable liquid pharmaceutical formulation according to the present invention includes an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, a surfactant, a sugar or a sugar derivative, a buffer, and a stabilizer. The stable liquid pharmaceutical formulation according to the present invention has low viscosity not only when antibody content is low but also when antibody content is high, and exhibits superior long-term storage stability based on superior stability observed under accelerated conditions and harsh conditions.
US11730697B2	Ocular drug delivery devices A method of forming an ocular delivery device includes exposing a solid, shaped cellulose polymer to a solution including an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and a solvent capable of solubilizing the API, wherein the polymer absorbs at least a portion of the solution, including the API and solvent. The method may further include removing at least a portion of the absorbed solvent from the polymer by allowing the absorbed solvent to evaporate from the polymer or by drying the polymer. A variety of cellulose polymers may be used, including hydroxypropyl cellulose. A variety of APIs may be used, including Cyclosporine, Tobramycin and Vancomycin. Ocular delivery devices prepared by the methods may be used to treat a variety of eye disorders.
US11730695B2	Composition for alleviating facial redness, comprising stem cell-derived exosomes as active ingredient A composition for alleviating facial redness containing stem cell-derived exosomes as an active ingredient and a method of reducing facial redness are provided. When a facial skin is treated with the composition for alleviating facial redness containing stem cell-derived exosomes as an active ingredient, the composition exhibits an excellent effect on skin care by reducing the redness of the face and improving the appearance of the face.
US11730687B2	Emulsion structure for enhancing skin absorption and method of preparing the same Provided are an emulsion structure for enhancing skin absorption and a method of preparing the same. According to a composition of an aspect of the present disclosure, due to a hexagonal structure that can mimic intercellular lipid ingredients of skin, the composition has excellent formulation safety and piezoelectric properties capable of generating a microcurrent, and accordingly, the composition is able to enhance skin absorption of a physiologically active substance without damaging the skin barrier.
US11730683B2	Flavored wipe and dispensing system A flavored wipe and method of manufacturing and dispensing the flavored wipe includes a solution of water and a flavoring component, especially those including a sweetener, such as stevia or other natural or artificial sweeteners. Flavored wipes may be dispensed from a system that includes a compartment to hold material configured for use as a wipe and that includes a solution with at least a flavoring component, with such dispenser having an opening in a compartment to dispense such wipes.
US11730682B2	Self-standing cosmetic sheet The present invention relates to a cosmetic process which applies onto the skin a self-standing cosmetic sheet for the skin, comprising: at least one biocompatible and/or biodegradable hydrophobic polymer layer wherein the self-standing cosmetic sheet has a thickness of from 10 to 1000 nm, preferably from 30 to 500 nm, and more preferably from 50 to 300 nm. The cosmetic sheet according to the present invention may comprise at least one cosmetic active ingredient. The cosmetic sheet used in the present invention is very thin and not easily perceived on the skin; can be prepared with a variety of materials such as a biocompatible and/or biodegradable material; and can adhere well onto the skin without any adhesive layer so that it is less irritable or no irritable to the skin.
US11730681B2	Oral engagement instruments, retainer systems, and uses thereof Provided herein are novel instruments for oral engagement with mammals (e.g., toddlers, pets, or people with special needs), such as for relieving infant or toddler sucking stress (e.g., pacifiers, teething rings, and pet toys), which contain an adhesive material positioned in an interior area of the instrument and that allows the instrument to be securely attached to a support device comprising a counter-adhesive material with a strength that maintains the suspended position of the instrument (prevents falling), but also releases to the instrument upon application of a manual physical force (e.g., pull) of the user; as well as related systems and methods.
US11730680B2	Baby bottle with flexible nipple regions According to a first embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, and nipple. The nipple comprises a base portion, a teat portion, an areola portion allowing movement of the teat portion towards and away from the base portion. According to a second embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, nipple and handle portion removeably secured to the vessel by the collar. The invention includes a flexible region or regions to provide a more natural feeding by closely mimicking the human breast.
US11730678B2	Secured medication transfer system A vial adaptor and needle assembly are disclosed for use with a vial containing a medication, such as insulin. The vial adaptor may include a needle opening configured to receive a needle of a geometrically corresponding needle assembly to withdraw the medication from the vial in a secured manner. The vial adaptor may also include a cleaning passageway configured to receive a cleaning device to clean the vial.
US11730677B2	Syringe assembly with ion-exchange material A pre-filled syringe is disclosed, comprising a barrel and a plunger, the barrel having an outlet, the barrel containing a pharmaceutically acceptable solution having a non-physiological pH, wherein the syringe further comprises an ion exchange material. The ion exchange material is provided at a position to allow contact with the pharmaceutically acceptable solution upon ejection of the pharmaceutically acceptable solution from the barrel via the outlet. The ion exchange material is capable of adjusting the pH of the solution from a non-physiological pH, at which the pharmaceutically acceptable solution is stored in order to ensure acceptable shelf life, to a more physiological pH at which the discomfort and/or pain experienced during injection may be alleviated.
US11730676B2	Blood storage container containing aqueous composition for the storage of red blood cells A blood storage container along with an aqueous composition for the storage of packed red blood cells is described. In a preferred embodiment, the container is not made of DEHP plasticizer. In some embodiments, the container is made from a polymeric material and a non-DEHP plasticizer. In some embodiments, the aqueous composition is made of about 1 to about 3 mM adenine, about 20 to about 115 mM dextrose, about 15 to about 60 unmetabolizable membrane-protectant sugar, about 20 to about 30 mM sodium bicarbonate, and about 4 to about 20 mM disodium phosphate. In a most preferred embodiment, the DEHP-lacking container is made from a PVC polymeric material and a DINCH plasticizer and the aqueous composition is made of about 2 mM adenine, about 80 mM dextrose, 55 mM unmetabolizable membrane-protectant sugar, about 26 mM sodium bicarbonate, and about 12 mM disodium phosphate.
US11730671B2	Therapeutic eye treatment with gases An apparatus to maintain an environment over an anterior surface of a patient eye can include an enclosure sized and shaped to be seated about the patient eye to form a cavity within the enclosure. The enclosure can be configured to contain a fluid other than ambient air in contact with the patient eye. The apparatus can include a fluid regulator in communication with the enclosure, where the fluid regulator can be configured to regulate the composition of the fluid contained within the enclosure.
US11730667B2	Wearable stimulation device for stimulating deep muscles of abdomen and waist of human body A wearable stimulation device includes a wearable member, a stimulation unit, and a driver. The stimulation unit is secured to the wearable member. The stimulation unit includes an immovable end, a stimulation end, and a power element. The power element is connected between the immovable end and the stimulation end for driving the stimulation end to reciprocate relative to the immovable end. The driver is in signal connection with the power element. The driver is configured to output a vibration signal to the power element for the stimulation end to have a stroke of between 8.8 mm and 10.8 mm, a thrust of between 5.6 N and 7.6 N and a reciprocating frequency of between 180 Hz and 220 Hz, thereby stimulating the deep muscles of the abdomen or waist of a human body without affecting the superficial muscles.
US11730665B1	Penis massager A penis massager includes a housing and an sleeve. The housing is provided with an accommodating space, and a power source and a circuit board electrically connected to the power source are received in the accommodating space. The sleeve is removably mounted in the accommodating space, one end of the sleeve is concaved to form a interior volume for containing the penis. A vibrating apparatus is arranged in the sleeve and electrically connected to the circuit board for generating a mechanical vibration.
US11730664B2	Achilles tendon massage assembly An Achilles tendon massage assembly includes a housing that can have a user stand thereon. The housing has a pair of foot wells integrated for having a respective user's foot placed therein. A pair of massaging units is each movably integrated into the housing and each of the massaging units includes a pair of massage rollers. Each of the massage rollers is positioned in a respective one of the foot wells to frictionally engage the Achilles tendon on a respective user's foot when the user's feet are positioned in the foot wells. Each of the massage rollers in each of the massage units rotates when the massage units are turned on. In this way each of the massage rollers of each of the massage units can massage the Achilles tendon on the respective user's foot.
US11730662B2	Massage chairs having massage apparatuses for legs and feet and for hands and arms One aspect of the present invention is different embodiments of legs and feet massage apparatuses for providing massage effects to the legs and/or feet of a user. Another aspect is different embodiments of hands and arms massage apparatuses for providing massage effects to the arms and/or hands of the user. Additional aspect is an armrest sliding adjustment apparatus. A further aspect is a bicep and tricep panel sliding adjustment apparatus. Additional aspect is a chair that includes at least one of the following devices, apparatuses and systems described in this application: any of the legs and feet massage apparatuses; any of the hands and arms massage apparatuses; an armrest sliding adjustment apparatus; a bicep and tricep panel sliding adjustment apparatus; a neck and shoulder massage system; an integrated smart medical device; at least one health monitoring device or system; a virtual reality device; and a touchscreen-based control system.
US11730660B1	Therapeutic apparatus for supporting a limb and facilitating compression of the limb A therapeutic apparatus for supporting a limb and compressing the limb. The therapeutic apparatus includes a housing, and a plurality of telescopic support bars mounted underneath of the housing. The therapeutic apparatus includes a plurality of pads, a pad is mounted to one the telescopic support bars. The therapeutic apparatus includes a plurality of pressure actuators provided at each of the pads. The therapeutic apparatus further includes a motor electrically coupled to the telescopic support bars, the pads and the pressure actuators. A limb is received at an opening of the pad, and the motor is operated to adjust the height of the telescopic support bars and to adjust the angle of the pads. The motor is further operated to engage the pressure actuators to compress and to apply heat or cool to the limb to prevent blood clots and swelling and pain at the limb or calf.
US11730659B1	Counter-balancing gyroscopic walker The counter-balancing gyroscopic walker is adapted for use with a patient. The counter-balancing gyroscopic walker is a mobility assistance device used by the patient. The counter-balancing gyroscopic walker forms a cart used by the patient for walking. The counter-balancing gyroscopic walker incorporates a housing structure, a plurality of inertial structures, and a control circuit. The plurality of inertial structures and the control circuit install in the housing structure. The housing structure is a physical supporting structure that that assists the mobility of the patient. The control circuit provides controls the operation of the plurality of inertial structures. The control circuit provides electrical energy required for the operation of the plurality of inertial structures. The plurality of inertial structures forms a gyroscopic system that tends to resists tilt of the counter-balancing gyroscopic walker from a set position relative to the force of gravity.
US11730657B2	Tension adjustment structure of hand rehabilitation device A tension adjustment structure of a hand rehabilitation device includes a palm orthosis body, a forearm orthosis body, and a tension adjustment unit. The palm orthosis body includes a plurality of finger support rods and a thumb support rod. The forearm orthosis body includes a fixing seat. The tension adjustment unit includes a plurality of elastic members. First ends of the elastic members are connected to the finger support rods and the thumb support rod, respectively. Second ends of the elastic members are connected to the fixing seat. The elastic members are adjustable to generate different stretching tensions by adjusting respective lengths of the second ends of the elastic members to be secured to the fixing seat.
US11730649B2	Patient turning device for a patient support apparatus A patient turning device for a patient support apparatus. The patient turning device includes a first and second bladder assembly each including a plurality of layers and seals defining a bladder volume. The bladder volumes are selectively inflatable with fluid to expand the respective bladder assembly, and consequently move a patient support surface of the patient support apparatus. A portion of a lower layer of the first bladder assembly and a portion of an upper layer of the second bladder assembly define an overlapping region of the bladder volumes. The patient turning device is coupled to an underside of a carrier sheet and positioned between a crib assembly and a bottom cover. An augmenting feature is configured to resiliently expand as at least one of the first and second bladder assemblies receives the fluid to move at least a portion of the crib assembly away from a patient support deck.
US11730647B2	Backrest assembly and wheelchair therewith A backrest assembly of a wheelchair seat has a tubular seating frame. The backrest assembly includes a backrest, two hollow backrest tubes connecting the backrest to the seat, and at least two joints allowing movement of the backrest tubes between at least first and second end positions. Two locking means are provided for locking and/or unlocking the joints. A hollow handle tube has a single handle for effecting the locking means which is arranged between the backrest tubes and mechanically connected to the locking means via cables. The handle further effects movement of the backrest tubes, via the joints, with use of one hand in constant grip of the handle. The handle is actuated by at least partly sliding, rotating, squeezing, pushing and/or pulling. The locking means automatically re-locks after unlocking and reaching the first or second end positions.
US11730644B2	Wheelchair A wheelchair comprises a frame and two main wheels each coupled to a hand rim for actuating the wheels in both directions of rotation and for braking.
US11730640B2	Nonwoven substrate for wearable articles Disclosed is a wearable article continuous in a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction comprising a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface; wherein at least a portion of the garment-facing surface is a nonwoven substrate material made of fibers having a Roughness (standard deviation of the grayscale image) of at least about 16, preferably at least about 18, more preferably at least about 20; and a fiber diameter of no more than about 22 μm, preferably no more than about 17 μm, more preferably no more than about 15 μm, according to the measurements herein.
US11730637B2	Disposable wearable article A disposable wearable article includes an elastic film stretchable structure in which an elastic film is laminated between a first sheet layer and a second sheet layer. The first sheet layer and the second sheet layer are bonded to each other through holes passing through the elastic film with many bonded portions arranged at intervals. A region having the elastic film stretchable structure includes a stretchable region that elastically stretches and contracts together with the elastic film. The stretchable region includes a plurality of elastic films disposed so as to have an overlapping portion. The number of laminated layers of the elastic film in a region located in an intermediate portion of the stretchable region in an orthogonal direction (XD) orthogonal to a stretchable direction (ED) is different from that in each of second regions adjacent to both sides of the first region.
US11730635B2	Absorbent article, enclosing pants, and method for wearing combination thereof An absorbent article and enclosing pants and a method for wearing the combination thereof are provided. The absorbent article has a front lifting section and a rear lifting section that are provided with apertures to allow male and female parts of hook-and-loop fasteners of the enclosing pants to touch inside the apertures and to engage outside the apertures for preventing skidding. An isolating absorbent article may have an easy tear line opening for selectively tearing and tightly surrounding around a rear root portion of the scrotum to isolate the external sex organ and for installation or extension of a urine tube or a urine sack. The enclosing pants has the front pad and a rear pad having two lifting and looping sections and a central opening section, the central opening for fixing and correspond the easy tear line opening.
US11730634B2	Method and apparatus for manufacturing absorbent sanitary products and an absorbent sanitary product A method for manufacturing absorbent sanitary products, comprising the steps of: forming a first and a second continuous elastic band, which are movable parallel to each other in a machine direction, fixing a plurality of absorbent panels between said first and second continuous elastic bands, arranged in a direction transverse to the machine direction, and spaced apart in said machine direction, wherein each of said elastic bands is formed by means of a method comprising the steps of: continuously feeding a plurality of tensioned elastic threads (30) in said machine direction, continuously feeding a pair of non-elastic webs arranged on opposite sides of said plurality of elastic threads, welding said pair of non-elastic webs to each other by means of a welding pattern comprising anchoring welds and/or containing and guiding welds.
US11730629B2	Smart welding helmets Described herein are examples of smart welding helmets having a plurality of functions that go beyond conventional welding helmets. For example, a smart welding helmet may be configured to detect if/when the helmet surpasses one or more temperature thresholds, which may alert an operator if they have been welding too close and/or for too long. Other example smart helmet functions may include the ability to display (and/or otherwise output) feedback/guidance and/or welding information, as well as communicate with appropriate personnel. In some examples, the smart welding helmet may be configured to selectively enable/disable certain functions of the smart welding helmet to accommodate the needs of a particular operator and/or groups of operators.
US11730624B2	Two-point and multiple-point spot heating and cooling Apparatus and methods for producing thermal comfort using two point or multipoint heating or cooling that is applied to portion of a human body part to produce a warm or cool sensation over a larger area than that where the heating or cooling is directly applied. The body is induced to heat or cool itself by adjusting its neutral temperature setpoints. Increased warming perception from two-point, multipoint, and switching point stimulation causes downward adaptation in the neutral skin temperature of the user. Because spot heating and cooling sources operate at higher temperature differences from the skin than do area sources, they create a stronger perceived thermal sensation for the same power consumption. Point heating or cooling, rather than whole-area heating, can result in power savings and cost savings while improving occupant comfort.
US11730623B2	Mandible support device for use with a positive airflow pressure device A mandible support device for use with the maxillary teeth and mandibular teeth of a patient includes a first tray configured to engage one or more of the maxillary teeth, a second tray configured to engage one or more of the mandibular teeth, and a spacer having a body with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface is coupled to the first tray and the second surface is coupled to the second tray. The spacer is configured to position the first tray and the second tray in a centric occlusion orientation.
US11730618B2	Implant delivery system An implant delivery system comprises an elongate tubular member having a lumen, a tubular implant coaxially disposed within the lumen of the elongate tubular member, and a delivery assembly having a distal portion coaxially disposed within tubular implant. The delivery assembly comprises a delivery wire, an engaging bumper fixedly coupled to the delivery wire, a stopper bumper fixedly coupled to the delivery wire, and a floating element slidably coupled around the delivery wire and disposed between the bumpers, thereby limiting linear translation of the floating element therebetween. The floating element has an engaging portion configured to engage the engaging bumper when the delivery wire is axially translated relative to the elongate member in a first direction. The floating element is configured to radially expand outward to frictionally engage the implant when the engaging portion of the floating element engages the engaging bumper.
US11730612B2	Prosthetic liner and method for making the same A method for making a prosthetic liner includes the steps of providing a textile sleeve, applying an uncured silicone material onto an inner surface of the textile sleeve and impregnating interstices of a high-density knit structure of the textile sleeve. The silicone material is a fast-cure silicone material arranged to reach at least 90% cross-linking faster than conventional silicone material. The silicone material is preferably limited to the inner surface of the textile sleeve, whereas the outer surface is devoid of the silicone material. The silicone defines an inner layer forming the interior surface of the liner, and the outer surface of the textile sleeve forms the exterior surface of the liner. A thickness of the liner from the interior surface of the liner to the inner surface of textile layer consists of the silicone of the inner layer.
US11730610B2	Artificial foot The invention relates to a prosthetic foot comprising a base body having a main spring element, an upper spring element, a heel spring element, and a front spring element. The base body is formed in one piece.
US11730604B2	Glenosphere with inserts for augmented fixation and related methods An insert component includes an insert body and a cavity defined within the insert body. The insert body includes a first surface, a second surface spaced from the first surface, and a third surface. The second surface cooperates with the first surface to define at least one first channel configured to receive an engagement member. The third surface has a first and second surface end each extending from a perimeter of the first surface. A curved portion of the third surface between the first surface end and the second surface end extends into the insert body. The cavity includes a first cavity opening defined by the first surface. The cavity defines a first cavity region and a second cavity region each coextensive with a third cavity region. The first cavity region and second cavity region each have a cavity diameter greater than a diameter of a plate engagement member.
US11730594B2	Balloon-expandable heart valve system and method of implantation A system has a heart valve assembly that includes a stent-frame having an anchoring section and an outflow section, with the anchoring section having a distal annulus section and a support section that is positioned between the distal annulus section and the outflow section. The distal annulus section has a concave inflection. A leaflet assembly is stitched to the anchoring section. The system also includes a balloon on which the heart valve assembly is crimped, the balloon having a central valve contact portion that has an outflow portion, a neck portion, and a central portion between the outflow portion, and the neck portion. The outflow portion of the balloon receives the outflow section of the stent-frame, the central portion of the contact portion of the balloon receives the support section of the stent-frame, and the neck portion receives the annulus section of the stent-frame.
US11730591B2	Method and apparatus for percutaneous delivery and deployment of a cardiovascular prosthesis Catheter apparatuses and methods are provided for repairing heart valves, particularly mitral valves. The method includes providing a catheter having an elongate, flexible body, with a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end can be transluminally advanced from the left atrium through the mitral valve and along the left ventricular outflow tract into the ascending aorta. A valve repair device is deployed to permanently connect leaflets at a mid-section of a mitral valve while permitting medial and lateral portions of the natural leaflets to open and close. The valve repair device detachably connects the distal and proximal ends of the catheter.
US11730586B2	Devices for reconstruction of a lens capsule after cataract surgery Provided herein are devices used to reconstruct a natural lens capsule after a cataract surgery. The device has a ring-shaped rigid component, a ring-shaped flexible component and a groove disposed on an inner surface of the rigid component. The rigid component has a distal end attached to the ring-shaped flexible component and a proximal end that lies against Wieger's ligament when fitted within the natural lens capsule. The ring-shaped flexible component has a proximal end that is attached to the distal end of the rigid component and a distal end that contacts an anterior surface of the natural lens capsule when fitted therein. The groove is disposed to receive optics of an intraocular lens and/or the ledge is disposed to secure haptics thereof.
US11730585B2	Tissue repair device and method Repair devices and methods allow better contact between two tissues, such as tendon and bone for better healing process. The repair device is used for re-attaching and securing a torn tissue in place or realigning torn edges back together, or connecting any two tissues. The device includes a tissue attachment, a clamp and a binder and/or an anchor.
US11730578B1	Electric toothbrush replacement head device An electric toothbrush replacement head device is provided, including a brush head portion, which is provided with a toothbrush handle and a toothbrush head. A rotating cover is disposed adjacent to an end of the brush head portion. A vibration assembly is disposed in the rotating cover, and includes a first fixed plate, a size of which corresponds to an inner diameter of the rotating cover. The first fixed plate is provided with a space-keeping slot therein, a square shaft thereof, and a connecting seat thereon. An end of the square shaft is connected to the brush head potion through the space-keeping slot. An opposite end of the square shaft is connected to the connecting seat. The device is designed with a simple structure, which is flexible for installation and disassembly, and more convenient for use, furthermore, improves transmission efficiency and possesses various functions.
US11730577B2	Oral cavity washing device An oral cavity washing device includes a nozzle and a pump that supplies a liquid to the nozzle. The nozzle has a nozzle flow passage and a reduced part that is disposed in an intermediate part of the nozzle flow passage and that is smaller in cross-sectional area than a rest of the nozzle flow passage. A first flow passage and a second flow passage that are in parallel to each other are disposed between the nozzle and the pump. The first flow passage has a first valve that causes the first flow passage to be opened only when the pump sucks the liquid. The second flow passage has a second valve that causes the second flow passage to be opened only during discharge performed by the pump.
US11730576B2	Machinable dental bulk block and method of manufacturing same Disclosed is a machinable dental bulk block that is a glass ceramic block including an amorphous glass matrix and crystalline phases introduced into the matrix. A major crystalline phase is lithium disilicate and minor crystalline phases are lithium phosphate and at least one of spodumene and virgilite. The dental block is made of a functionally gradient material in which the major crystalline phase exhibits a gradient of particle sizes in a depth direction of the dental block and which has no interface at a point where the gradient of particle sizes of the major crystalline phase changes. The dental bulk block is useful for production of a dental prosthesis (artificial tooth) similar to a natural tooth. The dental bulk block can reduce time and the number of processing steps to manufacture a dental prosthesis and provides improved structural stability through good force distribution obtained by functionally graded mechanical properties.
US11730575B2	Milling burs and systems and methods for performing quality control of the same Disclosed are example embodiments of a milling bur specifically designed to mill a dental prosthesis from a full-sintered zirconia blank. The milling bur comprises a milling tip configured to have a factor of safety of at least 2 by having a first coverage-percentage of grinding particles covering a surface area of the tip of the milling bur. The factor of safety is a number of time the milling bur can fully mill a dental prosthesis from a fully-sintered zirconia blank.
US11730573B2	Fixation pin A method including fixing a dental drill template with a fixation pin including a rod and a head attached to the rod. The dental drill template can be fixed by inserting the rod into the drill template or a sleeve provided in the drill template such that a bearing surface of the head bears at least partially on the drill template. The rod has a shape of an essentially circular cylinder and extends from the bearing surface of the head at an essentially right angle. A diameter of the head at the bearing surface is larger than the diameter of the rod.
US11730570B2	Bracket The invention relates to a bracket for correcting the position of a tooth, comprising a bracket base of a bracket body, which bracket base can be fastened to a tooth, and which bracket body has a slot, extending in the mesiodistal direction, and also a fourth slot portion that narrows by a predetermined amount (α) in a predetermined region, so as preferably to form a snug fit for an inserted archwire, wherein the fourth slot portion is designed running in the longitudinal direction substantially parallel to the bracket base.
US11730569B2	Generation of synthetic post treatment images of teeth A system includes a memory and a processing device operatively coupled to the memory. The processing device generates one or more parametric functions associated with tooth color based on color data for teeth from a first image, wherein each of the one or more parametric functions comprises a first variable for a first image axis and a second variable for a second image axis. The processing device receives image data comprising new contours of the mouth, wherein one or more of the teeth have a different position in the image data than in the first image. The processing device generates a new image based on the image data and the one or more parametric functions, wherein a shape of the teeth is based on the image data and a color of the teeth is based on applying the one or more parametric functions to the image data.
US11730567B2	Orthodontic apparatus and method for producing an orthodontic apparatus An orthodontic apparatus (1; 10) is designed with at least one orthodontically effective element (4; 12) and at least one holding element (5; 13) for holding the apparatus (1; 10) on the jaw, whereby the apparatus (1; 10) is designed in one piece. In a method for producing an orthodontic apparatus, an electronic data set is produced for a three-dimensional model (2) of a jaw to which the apparatus is supposed to be attached. Further, a virtual positioning of one or more orthodontic elements (4; 12) of the apparatus on jaw model (2) takes place. An electronic data set of a three-dimensional model (3; 11) of the apparatus is subsequently produced. The apparatus (1; 10) is then produced by an additive and/or removal production method according to the data set of the apparatus model.
US11730566B2	Device for storage and application and method The present invention relates in particular to the storage of dental material in a device (10, 10′) and the application of the dental material (20) from such a device (10,10′), and a method for treating dental material (20). In order to provide a solution that allows the simple and practical handling of a dental material (20) in the sense of storage, application and/or treatment thereof, inter alia, a device (10, 10′) for storage and application (20) comprising a cavity (12) for storage of the dental material (20) and a wall (14) surrounding the cavity (12) is proposed, wherein the wall (14) in at least a first temperature range is impermeable to radiation of at least a first wavelength or a first wavelength range in the range of 100 nm to 500 nm, wherein the wall (14) comprises at least one area that at least in a second temperature range is permeable to radiation of at least a second wavelength or a second wavelength range in the range of 600 nm to 50,000 nm.
US11730564B2	Therapeutic tooth bud ablation A system including a sensored ablation probe tip and a virtual stent, said sensored ablation probe tip for use in a tooth bud ablation procedure that results in tooth agenesis, said sensored ablation probe tip for use with an ablation probe unit. A system including a sensored ablation probe tip and a stent, said sensored ablation probe tip for use in a tooth bud ablation procedure that results in tooth agenesis, said sensored ablation probe tip for use with an ablation probe unit.
US11730562B2	Systems and methods for imaging a patient Systems and methods of imaging include projecting infrared (IR) light from the endoscope toward the at least one anatomical feature (e.g., the exterior of a liver or lung), capturing the IR light, projecting optical light from the endoscope toward a similar portion of the anatomical feature, and capturing the optical light. Once the IR light and the optical light are captured, both are associated with one another to generate an intra-operative 3D image. This projection and capture of IR and optical light may occur at discrete times during the imaging process, or simultaneously.
US11730559B2	RF tag with gravitationally aligned orientation A transponder includes an encapsulant defining a cavity having a spherical internal profile. A suspension medium and a core are contained within the cavity. The core includes a rod having a first end and a second end, and defines a longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end. The longitudinal axis of the rod defines an axis of sensitivity of the transponder, and the core defines a center of gravity closer to the second end of the rod as compared to the first end of the rod. The center of gravity is disposed along the longitudinal axis of the rod. The transducer includes a conductive coil wrapped around the rod, and a capacitor coupled to the conductive coil. The core self-orients itself such that the axis of sensitivity of the transponder is parallel with a plumb to gravity axis.
US11730558B2	Color coding A medical instrument, including an atomic layer deposition, ALD, coating to indicate the type of the medical instrument, and use of ALD to indicate number of re-uses of a medical instrument.
US11730556B2	Compact actuation configuration and expandable instrument receiver for robotically controlled surgical instruments A robotic system assembly comprises a robotic manipulator including an actuator assembly and a surgical instrument having a base body mountable to the actuator assembly. The base includes a first control input and a second control input, wherein the first and second control inputs are positioned on different sides of the base. The actuator assembly is moveable between open and closed positions to facilitate removal and replacement of surgical instruments. When in the closed positions, drive elements of the actuator assembly are positioned to drive the first and second control inputs of the surgical instrument to cause end effector movement or actuation.
US11730546B2	Spinal implant system and method A surgical instrument comprises a first member extending between a proximal end and a distal end configured for fixation with tissue. A second member defines a longitudinal passageway and is connected with a navigation component such that the distal end is disposable with the passageway at a selected distance from the navigation component. The navigation component is positioned relative to a sensor to communicate a signal representative of an orientation of the first member. A third member extends between a proximal end and a distal end. The third member is mountable with the first member along the orientation such that the distal end of the third member is engageable with the tissue. Systems, spinal implants, constructs and methods are disclosed.
US11730545B2	System and method for multi-client deployment of augmented reality instrument tracking Methods and related systems and devices are described for performing various AR medical applications, including a method of guiding augmented reality (AR) intervention. In one aspect, a primary client device: receives model sets, an intervention plan having an intervention field, and session information about a session related to the AR intervention from a server; receives first real-time input data from a first input device; generates metrics by evaluating an execution of the intervention plan by comparing the intervention plan to the first real-time input data; displays real-time graphics, based at least in part on the metrics, spatially over the intervention field; receives real-time status data, from the server, about a replicate client device that joins the session; sends the first real-time input data, the metrics and the evaluation computed from the intervention plan, through the server, to the replicate client device.
US11730541B2	Method, system for registration of bone, and trackable element A method, system for registration of a bone, and a trackable element, used to obtain a mark point information which can be obtained from a certain operation performed by a distal end of a trackable element on a surface of the bone; obtain an image data of the bone through scanning the surface of the bone by a scanning device of the trackable element; and to perform a virtual reconstruction of the surface of the bone according to the obtained mark point information and an image data of the bone which is obtained in advance. As a result, a precise registration of the patient's physical space coordinate system and image space coordinate system can be achieved, during which only one operator is enough for completing the registration. Therefore, operations with high accuracy and convenience are ensured, which can significantly improve the registration efficiency, and the operating experience of operators.
US11730539B2	Method and apparatus for directional skin tightening A cosmetic method of directionally tightening human skin tissue includes providing an ablative laser source and a non-ablative laser source, then using the ablative laser source to form one or more overlapping circular shaped microchannels in the skin tissue; the overlapping microchannels formed have a longitudinal dimension larger than their cross dimension; then, using the non-ablative laser source to weld the microchannels, whereby the welding causes the skin tissue to tighten.
US11730536B2	Electrosurgical instrument Electrical instrument for applying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to tissue, comprising: a distal part comprising an instrument tip for applying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to tissue, the instrument tip comprising first and second conductive elements; a coaxial feed cable comprising an inner conductor, a tubular outer conductor coaxial with the inner conductor, and dielectric material separating the inner and outer conductors, the coaxial feed cable being for conveying radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to the distal part; wherein: the inner conductor is electrically connected to the first conductive element and the outer conductor is electrically connected to the second conductive element through a rotatable connection between the distal part and the coaxial feed cable that allows rotation of the distal part relative to the coaxial feed cable; and the instrument comprises an actuator for rotating the distal part in a first rotational direction relative to the feed cable.
US11730533B2	Auxiliary electrosurgical return rivet for use with cutting guard An auxiliary return system for use with a bipolar electrosurgical device includes a tissue guard defining open proximal and distal ends and a body extending therebetween. The body includes outer and inner peripheral surfaces, the inner peripheral surface defining a lumen extending between the open proximal and distal ends, the outer peripheral surface including an elongated channel defined therein configured to receive a ground wire, a distal end of the elongated channel includes a pocket defined between the inner and outer peripheral surfaces of the body. An electrically conductive rivet includes a proximal end configured to engage the inner peripheral surface of the body and a distal end configured to engage the outer peripheral surface of the body to secure the rivet within the pocket. The distal end including a connector configured to engage the ground wire to provide electrical continuity between the ground wire and the rivet.
US11730532B2	Surgical instruments and methods for performing tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, and other surgical procedures A surgical instrument includes a housing, a shaft extending therefrom, an end effector assembly supported by the shaft, a movable handle, and a drive assembly. The drive assembly includes a translatable drive member for actuating the end effector assembly, and a torsion spring including first and second legs. The first leg is configured to translate through the housing in response to movement of the movable handle relative to the housing. The second leg is configured to translate through the housing in cooperation with the first leg to move the drive member longitudinally when a force acting on the drive member is less than a threshold force, and to remain in fixed position, thereby tensioning the torsion spring and retaining the drive member in fixed position when the force acting on the drive member is equal to or exceeds the threshold force.
US11730529B2	Powered modular head locker Systems, instruments, and methods for operating a surgical instrument. The methods comprising: receiving at least a portion of an external object in a recess of a hollow shank; rotating a first shaft disposed within the hollow shank; using rotation of the first shaft to cause translational movement of a second shaft of the surgical instrument in a first direction away from the first shaft and along a central axis of the surgical instrument; applying a pushing force on the external object using the second shaft that is experiencing the translational movement; and causing translational movement of the second shaft in a second direction opposed from the first direction after the pushing force has been applied to the external object.
US11730526B2	Bone anchor assembly with ring retainer and internal snap ring A pivotal bone anchor assembly includes a bone anchor having a capture portion with a frusto-conical outer surface and a horizontal capture recess extending circumferentially around a mid-portion thereof, a receiver having a central bore with a seating surface proximate a bottom opening, and a ring retainer having a retainer aperture with an inner surface that is slidably engageable with the frusto-conical outer surface of the capture structure and a retainer aperture recess extending circumferentially into the inner surface. The assembly further includes a snap ring positionable within the retainer aperture recess with a snap ring aperture smaller than the retainer aperture. Upon securing the ring retainer within the central bore with the retainer aperture centered above the bottom opening, the capture portion is uploadable into the retainer aperture with the frusto-conical outer surface engaging and continuously expanding the snap ring until the horizontal capture recess reaches the retainer aperture recess and the snap ring snaps into the horizontal capture recess to couple the bone anchor to the ring retainer.
US11730522B2	Threaded spinal rod reducer A spinal rod reducer for reducing a rod into a rod-receiving opening of a bone anchor comprises an elongate tubular body having a lumen extending therethrough and a pair of spaced flexible anchor attachment members at the distal end of the tubular body. A threaded rod reduction member having a rod contacting surface is supported for axial movement within the lumen. A threaded rotatable reduction knob is threadably engaged with the rod reduction member rotation of which causes the rod reduction member with the rod contacting surface to move axially distally toward the bone anchor. A locking sleeve is configured to axially slide on the tubular body over the attachment members, the locking sleeve including a locking element for releasably coupling the locking sleeve and the rod reduction member for selective independent and joint movement relative to the tubular body.
US11730521B2	Polyaxial bone anchoring device and system including an instrument and a polyaxial bone anchoring device A bone anchoring device includes a receiving part with a recess for receiving a rod and a flexible head receiving portion for pivotably holding a head of a bone anchoring element, a pressure member configured to exert pressure on the head when the head is held in the head receiving portion, and a clamping ring positionable around the head receiving portion and movable from a first position where the head is pivotable relative to the receiving part, to a second position where the clamping ring exerts a radial force on the head receiving portion to lock the head relative to the receiving part. When the clamping ring is at the first position, the clamping ring abuts the receiving part to restrict upward movement, while a surface of the clamping ring that faces upwards is exposed for engaging an instrument to move the clamping ring to the second position.
US11730517B2	Robotic uterine manipulators with rollable sleeves A uterine manipulator includes an elongated shaft, a colpotomy cup supported on the elongated shaft, a distal shaft extending distally from the colpotomy cup to a distal tip, and a rollable sleeve supported on the distal tip.
US11730515B2	Transseptal access device and method of use Systems, devices, and methods are provided for transseptal access of septa within a patient. The device can be advanced to a septum, e.g., towards a fossa ovalis. Instead of applying positive pressure to “tent” the septum, a negative pressure is applied to a lumen within a sheath, e.g., within an elongated member slidable within the sheath, via a negative pressure source such as a syringe on the proximal end of the sheath. This results in the septum pulling inward. The sheath employs a stationary needle-like central core component contained within the lumen of the sheath that punctures the septum when the same is pulled passed it by the negative pressure. The stationary needle-like central core component may be hollow and may form a portion of the elongated member or may be coupled to a distal end thereof.
US11730514B2	Removable dual gold marker implantation device with minor damage and using method thereof A removable dual gold marker implantation device with minor damage comprises a gold marker and a puncture needle, the gold marker is arranged in the needle barrel of the puncture needle when in use; the gold marker comprises a gold marker head and a connecting wire connected with the gold marker head; the gold marker head comprises a first gold marker, a connecting part and a second gold marker connected in sequence. The disclosure reduces the damage to the body when removing the gold marker, and the dual gold marker structure makes the implantation of multiple gold markers at the same time possible and reduces the number of times of implantation and improves the efficiency.
US11730509B2	Devices and methods for generating orbital motion in drive shafts for rotational medical devices Devices, methods and systems are described that enable achieving a working diameter that is greater than a resting diameter and to stimulate fluid circulation during high-speed rotation. The drag coefficient of the drive shaft is increased and, in some embodiments, the mass is increased. Among other advantages, the resulting drive shaft with an eccentric element integrated with and/or attached thereto will achieve orbital motion at a rotational speed that is less the rotational speed required to achieve orbital motion without the increased drag coefficient. The concomitant increase in fluid flow and/or fluid stirring at a comparatively lower rotational speed is a further advantage. These characteristics may allow, therefore, a smaller diameter abrasive element to be used which is advantageous in small and/or highly tortuous vessels.
US11730508B2	Systems and methods for separating tissue in corneal transplant procedures A device for separating tissue in an eye includes a body configured to be positioned on the eye surface. The body receives air from one or more air supplies. The body includes one or more air supply channels. The separation device includes a plurality of needles extending from the body. Each needle includes a proximal opening, a distal opening, and a passageway extending between the proximal and distal openings. The proximal openings of the needles are coupled to the one or more air supply channels. The distal openings of the needles are spaced from the body to be positioned in eye tissue. The one or more air supply channels direct the air from the one or more air supplies into the proximal openings, through the passageways, and out the distal openings of the needles and into the eye tissue. The air applies a pressure to separate the eye tissue.
US11730507B2	Ultrasonic surgical shears and method for sealing a blood vessel using same An ultrasonic surgical instrument is disclosed including an end effector and a handle assembly. The end effector includes an ultrasonic blade and a clamp arm movable relative to the ultrasonic blade between an open position and a closed position. The handle assembly includes a handle comprising a pivot pin, a trigger pivotable relative to the handle about the pivot pin, and a yoke operably coupled to the trigger. The yoke is longitudinally movable between a proximal position and a distal position based on pivotable movement of the trigger relative to the handle. The yoke defines an opening. The pivot pin extends into the opening. The opening defines an actuator travel stop configured to contact the pivot pin to prevent overtravel of the trigger.
US11730505B2	Flexible articulate surgical tool A flexible elongate shaft assembly which includes an elongate flexible tube having at least one joint built into the elongate flexible tube, and the at least one joint comprised of at least one notch. Each notch includes a contact-aided compliant notch topology built into the elongate flexible shaft configured to cause each notch to mechanically interfere with itself and self-reinforce during bending of each notch resulting in an increase in stiffness of each notch to prevent buckling and plastic deformation of the elongate flexible shaft assembly, and assume a predetermined and designed bending shape of the elongate flexible shaft assembly. The flexible elongate shaft assembly is incorporated into a flexible articulate surgical tool that provides the needed stiffness in order to be able to manipulate tissue and bear loads in anatomically confined spaces. The surgical tool includes a clinician operated handle, the flexible elongated shaft assembly extending from the handle to a surgical tool with the flexible elongate tube having one or more joint sections located near the surgical tool. A flexible cable connects the handle to the surgical tool. The joint sections are configured so that when the clinician activates the surgical tool, a mechanical interference is generated in each of the notches and this mechanical interference not only increases stiffness throughout the articulation of the notch's range-of-motion but it also serves the dual purpose of controlling the bent “shape” of the flexible portion of the notch.
US11730502B2	Forceps guide tube A surgical tool can include a handle, an outer tube, an end effector, an inner tube, and a guide tube. The outer tube can be connected to the handle and can extend along a longitudinal axis. The end effector can be connected to the outer tube. The inner shaft can be located within the outer tube and can extend along the longitudinal axis. The inner shaft can be connected to the end effector and the outer shaft. The handle can be operable to translate the inner shaft with respect to the outer tube to operate the end effector. The guide tube can be located within the outer tube between the handle and the end effector. The guide tube can include a conduit extending therethrough.
US11730499B1	Aspiration thrombectomy system and methods for dynamic system state detection An aspiration thrombectomy system for use with a vacuum source and an aspiration catheter includes a connection tubing configured to selectively connect the aspiration catheter to the vacuum source via a controllable vacuum valve. A distal pressures sensor is configured to detect pressure at the distal end within the connection tubing. An automatic controller may operate the vacuum valve to generate fluid pressure change in the connection tubing, and detect pressure profiles in the connection tubing correlated with the generated pressure changes via the distal pressure sensor. The automatic controller may determine one or more system states in the aspiration catheter or connection tubing based on the detected pressure profiles, and may operate the vacuum valve based on the determination of system state.
US11730498B2	Mechanically resonant pulse relief valve and methods of use for assisted clearing of plugged aspiration An aspiration system comprises an aspiration catheter, an aspiration source fluidly coupled to the aspiration catheter to create an aspiration flow path between the aspiration catheter and the aspiration source, a pressurized fluid source, and a passive pressure oscillation assembly fluidly coupled between the pressurized fluid source and the aspiration flow path. The passive pressure oscillation assembly is configured for being operated between a normal mode that prevents fluid communication between the pressurized fluid source and the aspiration flow path, and an oscillatory mode that pulses fluid communication between the pressurized fluid source and the aspiration flow path. The passive pressure oscillation assembly is configured for being triggered to switch from the normal mode to the oscillatory mode in response to a clog in the aspiration catheter.
US11730492B2	Method and device for joint replacement A prosthesis including a hemiarthroplasty cup including an inner surface shaped and sized to accommodate a reamed or unreamed femoral head outer surface, and an outer surface shaped and sized to accommodate a reamed or unreamed acetabulum outer surface of an acetabulum socket, wherein the hemiarthroplasty cup is configured to maintain allowance of articulation of the femoral head outer surface and the acetabulum socket relative to the hemiarthroplasty cup after implantation.
US11730491B2	Endoscopic image analysis and control component of an endoscopic system Endoscopic image analysis, endoscopic procedure analysis, and/or component control systems, methods and techniques are disclosed that can analyze images of an endoscopic system and/or affect an endoscopic system to enhance operation, user and patient experience, and usability of image data and other case data.
US11730488B2	Holster and tourniquet device and method of use A tourniquet assembly is provided comprising an external band and an internal band with a first and second semi-permanent adhesive members. The external band has a first connecting member affixed thereto and a second connecting member removably connected thereto. The internal band is designed to form a loop having a circumference around a limb for constricting blood flow in the limb when the external band forms a loop when the first connecting member is attached to the second connecting member. The tourniquet assembly further comprises a tensioning member connected to the internal band and configured to apply direct tension to the internal band without applying direct tension to the external band. Herein, the circumference formed by the internal band is reduced when the tensioning member is actuated, thereby compressing the limb when the tourniquet assembly is placed around the limb, and thereby reducing blood flow to the limb.
US11730487B2	Vascular hemostasis system A vascular hemostasis system includes a first compression member and a second compression member separated from the first compression member to create a body part receiving space that is adapted to receive a body part having a vascular opening in need of hemostasis. A compression mechanism connects the first compression member to the second compression member, and the compression mechanism is configured to selectively move the first compression member towards or away from the second compression member to adjust the size of the space and thereby provide varying amounts of compression to the body part. An optional control system includes a detecting system, such as a pulse sensor, and a controller. The controller may be adapted to control the compression mechanism in response to the detecting system. In one version, the compression mechanism includes a locking mechanism that can selectively prevent the first compression member from moving away from the second compression member. The vascular hemostasis system may be used in process to provide hemostasis.
US11730486B2	Pusher arm and ball release mechanism for embolic coils This disclosure concerns release mechanisms for medical implants, particularly embolic coils and the like, which utilize bulbous elements and receiving elements to constrain the bulbous elements. In some cases, the receiving elements are sized and shaped to help constrain the bulbous element axially and/or radially, and may work in concert with constraining elements and/or release wires that are optionally moveable independently of the receiving elements.
US11730482B2	Inserts, splines, and methods for reducing and/or eliminating spline crash in surgical instruments Inserts and features to reduce or prevent spline crash in surgical staplers and/or to minimize damage resulting from spline crash in surgical staplers. An insert for a surgical stapler includes a body and spline covers. The body is configured to fit within a bore of a shell assembly and the spline covers extend inward from the body. Each of the spline covers are sized and dimensioned to cap a distal portion of splines of the shell assembly. A shell assembly for a surgical stapler includes shell splines that are disposed on an inner wall of an inner housing portion that defines a bore. The shell splines include a lead spline that has a leading end positioned distal of a leading end of each of the other shell splines.
US11730477B2	Powered surgical system with manually retractable firing system In one general aspect, various embodiments of the present invention can include a motorized surgical cutting and fastening instrument having a drive shaft, a motor selectively engageable with the drive shaft, and a manual return mechanism configured to operably disengage the motor from the drive shaft and retract the drive shaft. In at least one embodiment, a surgeon, or other operator of the surgical instrument, can utilize the manual return mechanism to retract the drive shaft after it has been advanced, especially when the motor, or a power source supplying the motor, has failed or is otherwise unable to provide a force sufficient to retract the drive shaft.
US11730476B2	Laparoscopic graspers and systems therefor Described here are systems, devices, and methods for providing remote manipulation or traction to tissue using one or more graspers, delivery devices, and magnetic control assemblies. The graspers may be configured for insertion into the patient during a minimally-invasive procedure, such as a laparoscopic operation. The graspers may be configured to releasably connect to tissue. In some embodiments, the grasper may comprise a clip, a clamp, a suction device, a coil, or the like, and may be configured to connect to any suitable tissue. Delivery devices may be configured to releasably engage a grasper to deliver the grasper, remove it from the patient, or reposition it. The delivery devices may additionally be configured to actuate the grasper to attach it to tissue and/or detach it from tissue. The magnetic control elements may be configured to be positioned externally of the body to move, reposition, and/or hold the grasper.
US11730474B2	Fastener cartridge assembly comprising a movable cartridge and a staple driver arrangement A staple cartridge for use with a stapling end effector selectively oriented between an open position and a closed position is disclosed. The stapling end effector comprises an anvil. The staple cartridge comprises a cartridge body, a first staple, a second staple, a first staple driver, and a second staple driver. The first staple driver comprises a first staple support portion configured to support the first staple. A first staple forming distance is defined between the anvil and the first staple support portion when the end effector is in the closed position. The second staple driver comprises a second staple support portion configured to support the second staple. A second staple forming distance is defined between the anvil and the second staple support portion when the end effector is in the closed position. The first staple forming distance and the second staple forming distance are different.
US11730471B2	Articulatable surgical instruments with single articulation link arrangements A surgical instrument that comprises an elongate shaft assembly that defines a shaft axis. A surgical end effector is pivotally coupled to the elongate shaft assembly for selective pivotal travel about an articulation axis that extends transversely relative to the shaft axis. The surgical instrument further includes an articulation system that comprises a single articulation driver that is supported for longitudinal travel along a path that is laterally offset from the shaft axis. A cross link is coupled to the articulation driver and extends transversely across the shaft axis to be coupled to the surgical end effector.
US11730462B2	Orthopedic tools for implantation The present application is generally directed to improved instruments and instrument features for distraction and tissue retraction. In particular, the present application is directed to distraction blades and wide blocking blades that can be used together, or individually, to assist in the distraction of bone and the retraction of tissue during a surgical procedure, such as a spinal fusion procedure.
US11730458B2	Systems and methods for fluid sample collection and testing A fluid sample testing apparatus has a fluid collector tube and a fluid collector in fluid communication with a sample holding container. The fluid collector is inserted into and penetrates the fluid collector tube and pressure is generated to release fluid from the fluid collector into the sample holding container, and air passes outside of the apparatus from the fluid collector tube via a vent path. The vent path is sealed with the fluid collector is fully inserted into the fluid collector tube. Indicator or test strips are optionally included in a stem of the fluid collector.
US11730457B2	In-line diagnostic tool for negative-pressure therapy A sampling interface may comprise an inlet port, an outlet port, and a sampling chamber between the inlet port and the outlet port. The apparatus may also comprise a sampling port and at least one split seal between the sampling port and the sampling chamber. The split seal may comprise a first sealing member and a second sealing member that converge to a sealing line. The apparatus may additionally include at least one fluid collection channel disposed interior to the split seal. A lateral flow strip for sampling fluid removed from a tissue site may comprise an acquisition surface and a migration medium fluidly coupled to the acquisition surface. At least one test medium may be fluidly coupled to the migration medium, and a liquid-impermeable cover may enclose the migration medium and the test medium. The acquisition surface is preferably not enclosed.
US11730455B2	Ultrasound probe transducer testing An ultrasound probe is tested for failure of 5 elements of its array transducer by operating the probe with its lens in contact with the air. The echo signals produced during this mode of operation are beamformed into the usual set of scanlines produced by the probe. The frequency response of 10 each scanline is analyzed and compared with a reference signal of the frequency response of the corresponding scanline of a known good probe of the same type as the probe under test. If a comparison reveals a variance greater than a predetermined 15 deviation, the user is alerted that the probe should be replaced.
US11730454B2	Ultrasound imaging apparatus and method of controlling the same Provided is an ultrasound imaging apparatus including: an ultrasound probe including a transducer module including an ultrasound transducer array, a driving device configured to rotate the transducer module, a magnet configured to rotate as a result of rotation of the transducer module, and a position sensor configured to output one of a first signal and a second signal on the basis of a change in magnetic flux density according to rotation of the magnet; and a controller configured to determine a first time for which the first signal is output as the transducer module rotates in a first direction, control the driving device to switch the rotating direction of the transduce module from the first direction to a second direction at a first switching time point at which an output signal is switched from the first signal to the second signal, control the driving device to switch the rotating direction of the transducer module one or more times during a time corresponding to the first time with respect to a second switching time point at which the output signal is switched from the second signal to the first signal after the first switching time point, determine a second time for which the first signal is output after the second switching time point, and determine a backlash value on the basis of a difference value between the first time and the second time.
US11730453B2	Ultrasound image processing An ultrasound image processing apparatus includes an image processor arrangement that receives a plurality of ultrasound images. Each ultrasound image shows an invasive medical device relative to an anatomical feature during a cardiac cycle. At different phases of the cardiac cycle, the anatomical feature has a different shape. The ultrasound processing apparatus compiles groups of the ultrasound images with ultrasound images in each group belonging to the same phase of the cardiac cycle. The ultrasound image processing apparatus generates an augmented ultrasound image from one of the ultrasound images by removing a shadow region on the anatomical feature of interest caused by the invasive medical device based on a displacement of the invasive medical device.
US11730451B2	Integrated ultrasonic transducers Described are transducer assemblies and imaging devices comprising: a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) die including a plurality of piezoelectric elements; a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) die electrically coupled to the MEMS die by a first plurality of bumps and including at least one circuit for controlling the plurality of piezoelectric elements; and a package secured to the CMOS die by an adhesive layer and electrically connected to the CMOS die.
US11730448B2	Device and method for measuring the viscoelastic properties of a viscoelastic medium A method for measuring viscoelastic properties of a viscoelastic medium, the method including positioning a probe in contact with the viscoelastic medium, the probe extending along a longitudinal axis and being adapted to carry out transient elastography measurements and including a casing, at least one ultrasound a transducer arranged at a tip of the probe and adapted to generate ultrasounds, a force sensor configured to measure a force applied by the tip of the probe, and a vibrator arranged in the casing and adapted to generate a low-frequency wave, measuring a contact force by the force sensor; generating a measurement ready signal by the probe when the measured contact force is higher than a minimum measurement force threshold, and when the measurement ready signal has been generated, triggering a transient elastography measurement.
US11730447B2	Haptic feedback for ultrasound image acquisition A system for providing navigational guidance to a sonographer acquiring images is disclosed. The system may provide haptic feedback to the sonographer. The haptic feedback may be provided through an ultrasonic probe or a separate device. Haptic feedback may include vibrations or other sensations provided to the sonographer. The system may analyze acquired images and determine the location of acquisition and compare it to a desired image and a location for obtaining the desired image. The system may calculate the location for obtaining the desired image based, at least in part, on the acquired image. The system may then provide the haptic feedback to guide the sonographer to move the ultrasonic probe to the location to acquire the desired image.
US11730439B2	Fast 3D radiography using X-ray flexible curved panel detector with motion compensated multiple pulsed X-ray sources An X-ray imaging system using multiple pulsed X-ray sources in motion to perform high efficient and ultrafast 3D radiography using an X-ray flexible curved panel detector is presented. There are multiple pulsed X-ray sources mounted on a structure in motion to form an array of sources. The sources move simultaneously relative to an object on a predefined arc track at a constant speed as a group. Each individual X-ray source can move around its static position at a small distance. When an individual source has a speed equal to group speed, but with opposite moving direction, the individual source and detector are activated. This allows source to stay relatively standstill during activation. The operation results in reduced source travel distance for each individual source. 3D radiography image data can be acquired with much wider sweep angle in much shorter time, and image analysis can also be done in real-time.
US11730437B2	Systems, methods, and devices for medical image analysis, diagnosis, risk stratification, decision making and/or disease tracking The disclosure herein relates to systems, methods, and devices for medical image analysis, diagnosis, risk stratification, decision making and/or disease tracking. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are configured to analyze non-invasive medical images of a subject to automatically and/or dynamically identify one or more features, such as plaque and vessels, and/or derive one or more quantified plaque parameters, such as radiodensity, radiodensity composition, volume, radiodensity heterogeneity, geometry, location, and/or the like. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are further configured to generate one or more assessments of plaque-based diseases from raw medical images using one or more of the identified features and/or quantified parameters.
US11730428B2	Methods, apparatus and computer programs for determining frequencies of biosignals A method, apparatus and computer program wherein the method comprises: identifying a plurality of extrema points in a detected biosignal; comparing the identified extrema points with a plurality of sets of reference points wherein different sets of reference points correspond to different frequencies of the biosignal; and identifying the set of reference points that most closely fit the identified extrema points to determine a frequency of the biosignal.
US11730427B2	Systems and methods for autocorrelation based assessment of PPG signal quality Systems and methods for assessing PPG signals generated based on transdermal optical data can include a computing device generating a color intensity signal using an acquired sequence of transdermal images of a subject. The computing device can compute a signal quality metric of the color intensity signal. The computing device can provide an indication of a quality of the color intensity signal for display on a display device associated with the computing device. The indication of the quality of the color intensity signal can be determined based on the signal quality metric.
US11730422B1	System for in-home and remote signal and sleep analysis The present invention provides a method of conducting a sleep analysis by collecting physiologic and kinetic data from a subject, preferably via a wireless in-home data acquisition system, while the subject attempts to sleep at home. The sleep analysis, including clinical and research sleep studies and cardiorespiratory studies, can be used in the diagnosis of sleeping disorders and other diseases or conditions with sleep signatures, such as Parkinson's, epilepsy, chronic heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, or other neurological, cardiac, pulmonary, or muscular disorders. The method of the present invention can also be used to determine if environmental factors at the subject's home are preventing restorative sleep.
US11730419B2	Nerve disorder diagnosis apparatus and method using virtual reality The purpose of the present invention is to diagnose a neurological disease such as dementia by using virtual reality, and the present invention receives a neurological disease-diagnosing problem from an external device, displays a virtual reality image through a display on the basis of the received neurological disease-diagnosing problem, and performs an examination using the virtual reality image according to user actions detected through various sensors. This process can be performed when linked with an external device such as a PC or a smart phone. Particularly, with respect to the neurological disease-diagnosing problem, the present invention includes: a first screen for introducing at least one object in a virtual reality space and hiding the same; and a second screen having a question on the hidden object. According to the present invention, neurological disease such as dementia can be conveniently examined without inconveniencing or burdening a patient.
US11730417B2	Apparatus and method for detecting R peak of ECG signal using adaptive median filter Provided is a method of detecting the R peak of an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal using an adaptive median filter. The method includes allowing an ECG signal (hereinafter, referred to as a first ECG signal) received from an ECG signal measuring apparatus having a predetermined sampling rate to pass through an adaptive median filter, calculating a difference value between the first ECG signal and a signal (hereinafter, referred to as a second ECG signal) passing through the adaptive median filter, extracting R peak candidate groups by applying a maximum filtering size and an adaptive threshold applicable in the adaptive median filter to the calculated difference value between the first and second ECG signals, and detecting an R peak candidate group having a maximum value among the R peak candidate groups as an R peak.
US11730415B2	Method and system for analyzing heart rhythms A method and a system for analyzing electrocardiographic segments previously derived from a cardiac device so as to help to discriminate true positives episodes, including abnormal heart rhythms, from false positives episodes, including normal heart rhythms. Each episode received includes at least one segment of electrocardiographic signal, and each segment is segmented into sub-segments. Score vectors are obtained for each sub-segment to classify the episode so as to discriminate true positive episodes from false positive episodes, and the classification results, which include at least the true positive episodes, are output.
US11730413B2	Analyzing multi-electrode catheter signals to determine electrophysiological (EP) wave propagation vector A method includes receiving multiple electrophysiological (EP) signals acquired by multiple electrodes of a multi-electrode catheter that are in contact with tissue in a region of a cardiac chamber, and respective tissue locations at which the electrodes acquired the EP signals. The region is divided into two sections. Using the EP signals acquired by the electrodes, local activation times (LAT) are calculated for the respective tissue locations, and found are: a first section of the two sections having a smaller average LAT value, and a second section of the two sections having a higher average value. Determined are a first representative location in the first section, and a second representative location in the second section. A propagation vector is calculated between the first and second representative locations, that is indicative of propagation of an EP wave that has generated the EP signals. The propagation vector is presented to a user.
US11730411B2	Methods for determining neurostimulation electrode configurations based on neural localization Methods and systems for obtaining and analyzing electromyography responses of electrodes of an implanted neurostimulation lead for use neurostimulation programming are provided herein. System setups for neural localization and/or programming include a clinician programmer coupleable with a temporary or permanent lead implantable in a patient and at least one pair of EMG sensing electrodes minimally invasively positioned on a skin surface or within the patient. The clinician programmer is configured to determine a plurality of recommended electrode configurations based on thresholds and EMG responses of the plurality of electrodes and rank the electrode configuration according to pre-determined criteria. The clinician programmer further includes graphical user interface on which the plurality of recommended electrode configurations are displayed for modification and/or selection by a clinician in programming an IPG or EPG coupled with the lead to apply a neurostimulation treatment according to the selected electrode configuration.
US11730407B2	Polymer membranes for continuous analyte sensors Devices and methods are described for providing continuous measurement of an analyte concentration. In some embodiments, the device has a sensing mechanism and a sensing membrane that includes at least one surface-active group-containing polymer and that is located over the sensing mechanism. The sensing membrane may have a bioprotective layer configured to substantially block the effect and/or influence of non-constant noise-causing species.
US11730406B2	Thermally stable glucose limiting membrane for glucose sensors Embodiments of the invention provide compositions useful in analyte sensors as well as methods for making and using such compositions and sensors. In typical embodiments of the invention, the sensor is a glucose sensor comprising an analyte modulating membrane formed from a polymeric reaction mixture formed to include limiting amounts of catalyst and/or polycarbonate compounds so as to provide such membranes with improved material properties such as enhanced thermal and hydrolytic stability.
US11730405B2	Body fluid leakage detection aqueous composition A body fluid leakage detection aqueous composition, for use e.g. in intraoperative pancreatic fluid leakage detection. The composition comprises a gelling agent, increasing the viscosity of the composition, and buffering species, the composition thereby being buffered. The gelling agent is cross-linked α-glucan microspheres. Further, the composition comprises a pH-indicator. The pH of the composition is at least 0.1 pH units lower, or higher, than a pKa of the pH-indicator.
US11730402B2	Systems and methods for a continuous monitoring of analyte values Systems and methods for a continuous monitoring of analyte values received from an analyte sensor system are provided. One method for a wireless data communication between an analyte sensor system and a mobile device involves storing identification information associated with a transceiver of the analyte sensor system, the identification information entered by a user of the mobile device via a custom application running on the mobile device; causing the custom application to enter a background mode; searching for advertisement signals; receiving an advertisement signal from the transceiver; authenticating the transceiver based on the identification information; prompting the user to bring the custom application to a foreground mode; causing the custom application to request a confirmation from the user that a data connection with the transceiver is desired; receiving the confirmation from the user; and completing the data connection with the transceiver.
US11730388B2	MRI image reconstruction using machine learning In the field of MRI, a model-based MRI image reconstruction technique is provided. The model-based reconstruction technique increases the performance of Time-of-Flight MRA. In a learning phase, a model is calculated from a sufficiently large set of data acquired at both low and high magnetic fields, using deep learning strategies. In a clinical phase, the model is applied to measured data generating high MR image quality.
US11730387B2	Method for detection and diagnosis of lung and pancreatic cancers from imaging scans A method of detecting and diagnosing cancers characterized by the presence of at least one nodule/neoplasm from an imaging scan is presented. To detect nodules in an imaging scan, a 3D CNN using a single feed forward pass of a single network is used. After detection, risk stratification is performed using a supervised or an unsupervised deep learning method to assist in characterizing the detected nodule/neoplasm as benign or malignant. The supervised learning method relies on a 3D CNN used with transfer learning and a graph regularized sparse MTL to determine malignancy. The unsupervised learning method uses clustering to generate labels after which label proportions are used with a novel algorithm to classify malignancy. The method assists radiologists in improving detection rates of lung nodules to facilitate early detection and minimizing errors in diagnosis.
US11730384B2	Fluid analysis apparatus, method for operating fluid analysis apparatus, and fluid analysis program The invention provides a fluid analysis apparatus, a method for operating a fluid analysis apparatus, and a fluid analysis program that display a flow velocity vector such that the tendency of a fluid flow is easily checked. A representative two-dimensional flow velocity vector representing a plurality of two-dimensional flow velocity vectors obtained by projecting three-dimensional flow velocity vectors of a plurality of voxels that overlap each other in a projection direction of a projection plane to the projection plane is acquired from three-dimensional volume data that has information of the three-dimensional flow velocity vector indicating the flow velocity of a fluid in an anatomical structure for each voxel and is displayed.
US11730381B1	Systems, apparatuses, and methods for locating blood flow turbulence in the cardiovascular system An apparatus for locating a source of vibrational cardiac energy within a human, includes a data processing system configured to accept vibrational cardiac data collected by at least three transducers during a plurality of heart cycles. A computer readable medium containing executable computer program instructions which, when executed by the data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform steps that include, performing a time-to-frequency transformation on the vibrational cardiac data acquired within at least a portion of the heart cycles. The time-to-frequency transformation is applied to the vibrational cardiac data acquired synchronously from each transducer to obtain a plurality of complex frequency spectra. The steps include identifying a vernier band (VB) of frequency associated with a feature derived from the plurality of complex frequency spectra. The vibrational cardiac data are processed over the VB of frequency to obtain a first vibrational cardiac energy level for a first location within the human's chest. The first location corresponds to a source of the first vibrational cardiac energy level.
US11730379B2	Remote patient management and monitoring systems and methods Systems and methods are provided for remote patient management and monitoring. The patient is monitored with a wireless sensor system connected to an application executing on a patient user computing device. The system continuously monitors physiological parameters, such as, but not limited to, blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulse rate, perfusion index, pleth variability index, and/or respiration rate from the photoplethysmograph. The system triggers alarms if the patient physiological data violates thresholds. Care providers review patient data and associated alarm(s) with graphical user interfaces.
US11730377B2	Electronic device and method for providing information on cardiovascular state of user An electronic device according to various embodiments may comprise: a memory storing instructions; at least one biometric sensor; a display; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the stored instructions in order to: obtain biometric information of a user related with the electronic device by using the at least one biometric sensor; obtain first data indicating a cardiovascular state of the user from the biometric information; obtain second data indicating a relative difference between the first data and reference data indicating a cardiovascular state in a resting state of the user; and display, by using the display, an indication for indicating a health status of the user, on the basis at least of the second data.
US11730374B1	Radio frequency applicator for a thermoacoustic imaging system A radio frequency applicator for a thermoacoustic imaging system is disclosed. The applicator includes, a waveguide with an internal radio frequency source, wherein the waveguide has an opening, an electromagnetic matching layer coupled to the waveguide and proximate to the opening, and an acoustic absorbing layer that is coupled to the matching layer.
US11730372B2	Accessory device and imaging device The present invention relates to an accessory device (20) for an image-capturing device (10) for capturing a skin image of a subject's skin comprising a tubular member (21) having a first opening (22) at its first end (23) configured to surround a light source (11) and an image sensor (12) included in the image-capturing device (10) and a second opening (24) at its second end (25) configured to surround a skin portion (101) and two mirrors (26, 27) arranged within the tubular number (21) at its second end (25), wherein a first mirror (26) is arranged to retied light (30) emitted by the light source (11) towards the skin portion (101) and a second mirror (27) is arranged to reflect light (31) reflected from the skin portion (101) towards the image sensor (12). The accessory device can be coupled to an image-capturing device to acquire an image of a skin portion, which is evaluated to determine a skin parameter, such as skin gloss.
US11730371B2	System and method for large field of view, single cell analysis A method and system for medical imaging employs an excitation source configured to cause an object having a plurality of cells to at least one of emit, reflect, and fluoresce light. An optical receptor is employed that is configured to receive the light from the object. A filter assembly receives the light from the optical receptor and filters the light. An image processor having a field of view (FOV) substantially greater than a diameter of a cell of the object and an analysis resolution substantially matched to the diameter of a cell of the object that receives the filtered light from the filter and analyzes the filtered light corresponding to each cell in the FOV. A feedback system is provided that is configured to provide an indication of a state of each cell in the FOV and a location of a cell in the FOV meeting a predetermined condition.
US11730369B2	Graphical user interface for laser eye surgery system Methods and systems for planning and forming incisions in a cornea, lens capsule, and/or crystalline lens nucleus are disclosed. A method includes measuring spatial dispositions, relative to a laser surgery system, of at least portions of the corneal anterior and posterior surfaces. A spatial disposition of an incision of the cornea is generated based at least in part on the measured corneal anterior and posterior spatial dispositions and at least one corneal incision parameter. A composite image is displayed that includes an image representative of the measured corneal anterior and posterior surfaces and an image representing the corneal incision.
US11730364B2	Apparatus and methods for supporting reading of fundus image Provided are apparatuses, a non-transitory computer-readable medium or media, and methods for supporting reading of a fundus image of a subject. In certain aspects, disclosed a method including the steps of: extracting a first feature information from a first fundus image of the subject based on a machine learning model; generating a second fundus image having a second feature information by mapping an adversarial factor to the first fundus image so that the first feature information is changed; and displaying the first fundus image having the first feature information and the second fundus image having the second feature information on a display device.
US11730362B2	Optical coherence metrology and tomography with improved registration Methods and apparatus are provided for optical coherence metrology or tomography across an extended area of an eye with improved registration. At least two optical coherence tomograms are acquired, with each tomogram containing data from regions of an anterior surface of the eye that are at least partially overlapping, and data from one or more deeper structures such as the retina or the anterior or posterior lens surfaces. The tomograms are then processed to register the data from the overlapping portions of the anterior surface regions, thereby registering the data from the deeper structures. In certain embodiments the reference arm of the apparatus comprises a compound reflector having at least two axially separated reflective surfaces for applying differential delays to different portions of the reference beam. The depth of field of the apparatus is thereby extended to enable measurement of eye length. In certain embodiments eye length measurements at a number of angles of incidence provide information on total eye shape.
US11730361B2	Methods and systems for optical coherence tomography scanning of cornea and retina An instrument includes: one or more scanning mirrors to receive an OCT sample beam and to scan the sample beam in two orthogonal directions; and an optical system to receive the sample beam and provide the sample beam to an eye. The optical system includes: a first lens having a first focal length, disposed along an optical path from the scanning mirror(s) to the eye at a distance from the cornea which is approximately equal to the first focal length, and a second lens disposed along the optical path between the first lens and the scanning mirror(s). The second lens receives the sample beam from the scanning mirror(s) and provides the sample beam to the first lens as a converging beam such that, as the sample beam is scanned, the sample beam passes through a pivot point located along an optical axis between the eye and the first lens.
US11730359B2	Optical imaging and measurement systems and methods for cataract surgery and treatment planning An optical measurement system and apparatus for carrying out cataract diagnostics in an eye of a patient includes a Corneal Topography Subsystem, a wavefront aberrometer subsystem, and an eye structure imaging subsystem, wherein the subsystems have a shared optical axis, and each subsystem is operatively coupled to the others via a controller. The eye structure imaging subsystem is preferably a fourierdomain optical coherence tomographer, and more preferably, a swept source OCT.
US11730358B2	Tear flow measurement device A lacrimal tear flow measurement device, and methods of manufacture and use, are described that includes a polymer microcapillary tube or similar structure having at least one end coated on the outside with soft silicone rubber and one end treated on the inside to be hydrophobic. The hydrophobic end keeps liquid from escaping or entering that end while allowing air to pass. The rest of the tube's insides may be hydrophilic or a neutral hydrophobe. As a Schirmer's test strip replacement, the entrance end of the device can be touched to the lacrimal lake of a patient's eye to collect suck up, or merely collect, tear fluid within the collection tube for weighing, volume measurement, or other analysis. Long-term collection devices for wear between doctors' visits can have a bypass channel allowing liquid to flow back onto the eye.
US11730352B2	Auto-exposure method for wireless capsule endoscope A method for image-capturing of an internal organ by a miniature imaging device, comprising: generating a light at a first light intensity on to a subject area of an internal organ and capturing an image of the subject area by a miniature imaging device configured under default exposure parameter values; computing a second light intensity and optimized exposure parameter values based on brightness of the captured image, an orientation, a position, and a motion of the miniature imaging device; and generating a light at the second light intensity on to the subject area and recapturing the image of the subject area by the miniature imaging device configured under the optimized exposure parameter values. The second light intensity and optimized exposure parameter values are derived by an ex vivo processing unit in wireless data communication with the miniature imaging device.
US11730348B2	Endoscope An endoscope is provided with: a wire; a distal end nodal ring, in which the wire is arranged immediately below a first through hole including openings at predetermined positions on the inner circumferential face and an outer circumferential face of the distal end nodal ring; a distal end member including a small diameter portion arranged to be fitted in a distal end side inner circumferential face of the distal end nodal ring and a large diameter portion provided on a distal end side of the small diameter portion, the large diameter portion having a diameter larger than a diameter of the small diameter portion; an accommodating portion formed on an outer circumferential face side of the small diameter portion, the first end portion of the wire being accommodated in the accommodating portion; and a relief portion formed by the accommodating portion extending to the large diameter portion.
US11730339B2	Article holder assembly for a dishwasher appliance An article holder assembly for use with a dishwasher appliance includes a base portion adapted to fit onto an upper rack or a lower rack of the dishwasher appliance. The article holder assembly includes at least one arm member removably coupled to the base portion, a first attachment location for the at least one arm member, and a second attachment location for the at least one arm member. Further, the article holder assembly is adjustable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. Thus, in the engaged position, the arm member(s) is secured to the first attachment location such that the arm member(s) extends outward from the base portion to support one or more of the articles during a wash cycle of the dishwasher appliance. Moreover, in the disengaged position, the arm member(s) is secured to the second attachment location such that the arm member(s) rests against the base portion.
US11730337B2	Multi-purpose cleaning tool A multi-purpose cleaning tool includes a frame having a first plate pivotally attached to a second plate. A biasing member is mounted between the first and second plates and urges the first plate and the second plate into a first position wherein the first plate and the second plate are co-planar. The frame is movable between the first position and a second position wherein the first and second plates are positioned at about a 90 degree angle from each other.
US11730336B2	Multilayer cleaning article with gripping layer and dry surface contact layer The present invention teaches multilayer cleaning articles that include a substantially dry surface contact layer and a gripping layer. The contact layer may represent one exposed major face of the cleaning article (e.g., a cleaning pad), while the gripping layer may represent the opposite exposed major face of the cleaning article. The contact layer may include abrasive synthetic fibers, so as to be effective in scrubbing soils and spills from a surface. The contact layer includes a cleaning composition pre-loaded therein. The cleaning composition is such that the contact layer feels dry to the touch prior to use, before wetting with water. The cleaning composition may include about 1% to about 40% by weight water. The gripping layer includes at least 40% by weight of pulp fibers (e.g., natural cellulose pulp fiber), and exhibits a mean hand grip value that is at least 0.015 1/in2 (reciprocal inches squared).
US11730335B1	Surface cleaning apparatus with steam A surface cleaning apparatus includes a steam delivery system, a liquid delivery system, and a recovery system. The steam delivery system may include a steam dispenser having one outlet to dispense steam toward the surface to be cleaned and another outlet to dispense steam away from the surface to be cleaned as visible steam vapor. The apparatus may have multiple cleaning modes, including a mode where liquid is dispensed and a mode where liquid and steam are dispensed. Methods for operating a surface cleaning apparatus and for self-cleaning a surface cleaning apparatus are also provided.
US11730332B2	Surface cleaning apparatus The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that includes a headlight or other light source that selectively illuminates upon the occurrence of a predetermined condition. The headlight turns on to emit light when the surface cleaning apparatus us turned on, and emits light in a different color when cleaning fluid is dispensed. Methods for operating a headlight or light source are also disclosed.
US11730325B2	Dual mode interconnect Examples herein describe techniques for communicating between data processing engines in an array of data processing engines. In one embodiment, the array is a 2D array where each of the DPEs includes one or more cores. In addition to the cores, the data processing engines can include streaming interconnects which transmit streaming data using two different modes: circuit switching and packet switching. Circuit switching establishes reserved point-to-point communication paths between endpoints in the interconnect which routes data in a deterministic manner. Packet switching, in contrast, transmits streaming data that includes headers for routing data within the interconnect in a non-deterministic manner. In one embodiment, the streaming interconnects can have one or more ports configured to perform circuit switching and one or more ports configured to perform packet switching.
US11730323B2	Intelligent hand cleaner The present disclosure discloses an intelligent hand cleaner, including a mounting seat, a container, and a pressing pump; the pressing pump has a liquid storage cavity and a pressing head; the mounting seat is provided with a first liquid outlet hole; the pressing head is provided with a second liquid outlet hole; a Printed Circuit Board (PCB), a driving assembly, a battery, and a sensor are also arranged in the mounting cavity; a connector is arranged on the container; a connecting port is arranged on the mounting seat; a first positioning clamping slot is formed in the connecting port; and the connector is provided with a first positioning clamping bulge matched with the first positioning clamping slot.
US11730320B2	Food straining and drying apparatus A foldable straining and drying apparatus including a first hollow elongated flexible bag including a first open end, a channel formed about a middle section thereof with a collapsible ring formed within the channel and a perforated portion originating adjacent to the channel, and a second bag having an open end detachably attached to a middle section of the perforated portion of the first bag such that the perforated portion remains separated from a bottom of the second bag when the first hollow elongated flexible bag is held up in the air.
US11730314B2	Grill Grills configured with adjustable and moveable radiant barriers may include a body, a lid, a cooking grate, a combustion space within the body and two plates making up part of the adjustable and moveable radiant barriers. The first plate may include openings through which radiant heat may pass and the second plate may have similar openings. The lid and the body may form a cooking enclosure with the interior cooking grate being substantially parallel to both the first plate and the second plate. The two plates may be configured to move relative to one another such that the openings may alternatingly align and offset creating an adjustable rate of transmission of thermal radiation between the combustion space and the cooking grate.
US11730308B2	Proportional emulsion valve for fluid treatment machines, in particular for the production and delivery of beverages The present invention relates to a proportional emulsion valve (1), configured to be used inside a fluid treatment machine, comprising a main body (2) in which an inlet duct (3) is defined, operatively connectable to the hydraulic circuit of a fluid treatment machine and configured to allow the entrance into said valve (1) of a fluid at a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure, and an outlet duct (4) operatively connectable to the hydraulic circuit of the machine and configured for the expulsion of the fluid from the valve (1), the inlet duct (3) and said outlet duct (4) being in fluid communication one another, the valve (1) comprising a slider (7) selectively positionable in an opening position, in which it allows the fluid communication between the inlet duct (3) and the outlet duct (4), and being selectively positionable, against the pressure exerted by a fluid when it is contained in the inlet duct (3), in a closing position in which the fluid communication between the inlet duct (3) and the outlet duct (4) is interrupted due to direct or indirect action of the slider (7), the slider (7) being operatively connected to an actuating system (9) comprising a driving element (10) configured to selectively exercise on the slider (7) a desired closing force (11) which tends to bring it towards the closing position; the driving element (10) is configured to exert the closing force (11) on the slider (7) through an elastic element (12) interposed between the driving element (10) and the slider (7) and configured to elastically force the slider (7) towards the closing position.
US11730306B2	Controlling brewing parameters of single-serve beverage system A beverage brewing system works with a pod to brew low, medium and high pressure beverages in hot and/or cold format such as coffee and espresso served hot or over ice. The beverage ingredient may be packed within a filter which is enclosed by a container to hermetically seal the filter. The filter has a predetermined number and sized holes to control the pressure within the filter to brew low, medium, and high pressure beverages. The filter is releasably sealed to the container where separating the filter from the container forms a gap to allow the beverage formed within the pod to drain via the gap and directly pour into a mug.
US11730301B2	Steam cooking device A steam cooking device which includes a pressure accumulating steam boiler and a steaming cabinet is disclosed. The pressure accumulating steam boiler heats liquid water and accumulates a steam having a pressure between 1.1 and 5.0 times atmospheric pressure. The steaming cabinet receives the steam from the pressure accumulating steam boiler to cook a foodstuff contained therein. To raise the temperature of a foodstuff accommodating chamber within the steaming cabinet from a room temperature to a cooking temperature, a WH1 amount of energy is consumed by an electricity-heat conversion unit in the pressure accumulating steam boiler. A foodstuff accommodating chamber within the steaming cabinet has a volume of V1. The steam cooking device satisfies V1/WH1>160. The cooking temperature is between 101° C. and 150° C. and is lower than or equal to the temperature of the steam when the steam is outputted from the pressure accumulating steam boiler.
US11730296B2	Locking device and method for a parcel box Locking device is disclosed for parcel boxes or lockers. The device comprises a user operable handle and a lock mechanism comprising a motor to rotate a pinion to move a rack attached to a handle-blocker and to a deadbolt. The handle-blocker controls transition of the user operable handle between open and closed positions due to movement of the rack, and simultaneously the deadbolt is configured to move between locking and unlocking positions. In the closed position, the handle-blocker and the handle-body have a linear connection with each other and in open position this connection is lost. The handle may be activated by tapping the handle-cover, or by using an RFID, NFC or by mobile technologies. A method to operate opening and closing a parcel box locked with the locking device allows one or more users to access the parcel box via software application paired with the device.
US11730295B2	Kitchen knife holder and kitchen knife holder unit A kitchen knife holder has a configuration including: a holder body for suspending a kitchen knife entirely by holding a top of a spine of the kitchen knife; and a magnet array attached to the holder body. The holder body includes two or more magnets spaced at an interval and arranged in an array pattern, and used for magnetically supporting the top of the spine of the kitchen knife in a manner allowing the top to be attached and detached freely. The magnet array is arranged at a substantially center position of the holder body in a width direction as viewed from one end of the holder body.
US11730292B2	Self-stowing pillow A pillow includes a first lobe, a second lobe, and a third lobe extending outwardly from a central node and containing cushioning filling. A closure mechanism extends around perimeter of the first and second lobe. The third lobe is covered by the first and second lobe in a stowed position and not covered in a sleeping position. Portions of the first and second lobe exposed in the stowed position are covered by durable fabric. A Y-shaped inner pillow case may contain the filling and be positioned within the lobes. The filling may include an air bladder with a valve exposed in the stowed position.
US11730291B2	Reconfigurable pillow enclosure A pillow configured as a durable cushion as well as a more comfortable cushion. The pillow may include a single chamber with two sides extending between two different materials. A cushion may be positioned within the chamber and may be of such dimensions to fit within only one side of the chamber. When the cushion is positioned the first side of the chamber the second side of the chamber may include a void and the material on the second side may be rolled up and folded into an envelope on the first side maintaining the cushion. Alternatively, a user can move the cushion to the second side and the voided material of the first side can be rolled up into the envelope on the second side. The first side may be a more durable material, such as nylon, and the second side may be a softer material, such as cotton-jersey.
US11730290B2	Sleeping bag system with rigid frame A sleeping bag system includes a sleeping bag body and a plurality of poles. The sleeping bag body includes one or more sleeves along perimeter edges thereof, and the plurality of poles interconnect to form a frame. The frame is positioned within the one or more sleeves of the bag body to prevent a twisting movement of the sleeping bag body during use. Each sleeve spans a majority of the respective perimeter edge and includes a tunnel that receives a pole of the frame.
US11730287B1	Slatwall assembly and associated method of installing the same A slatwall panel assembly that exhibits exceptional strength for holding heavy objects and unprecedented durability for long-term, indoor and/or outdoor use, including: (a) a top starter panel; (b) a first slatwall panel; (c) an optional additional slatwall panel; (d) a bottom finishing panel; (e) wherein the top starter panel is securable to an upper portion of the first slatwall panel; and (f) wherein the bottom finishing panel is securable to a lower portion of the first slatwall panel or a lower portion of the optional additional slatwall panel.
US11730283B2	Multifunctional foldable highchair A multifunctional foldable highchair includes a front support frame and a rear support frame. The front support frame and the rear support frame are arranged in a foldable manner, and the front support frame and the rear support frame are both in a “U” shape. Two vertical parts of the front support frame are respectively provided with a left sleeve member and a right sleeve member. The left sleeve member and the right sleeve member are height-adjustable. Inner side surfaces of the left sleeve member and the right sleeve member are respectively provided with a detachable left armrest connecting rod and a detachable right armrest connecting rod. Top front ends of the left armrest connecting rod and the right armrest connecting rod are respectively provided with a left armrest and a right armrest. A dining tray is provided between the left armrest and the right armrest.
US11730282B1	Outdoor furniture cover The present invention discloses an outdoor furniture cover. It includes a cover main body and a channel arranged around the side of the cover main body for a full circle, a channel opening is arranged on the channel, and a tightening rope is arranged in the channel. The diameter of the channel is larger than the diameter of the tightening rope, and the tightening rope extends out from the channel opening. The channel opening is provided with a first sewed support element that partially blocks the channel opening. The first sewed support element is arranged below the tightening rope, and the tightening rope is tightened to drive the cover main body to tighten. The present invention has the following advantageous effects: it is ensured that the tightening rope will not rub against the bottom of the channel when the tightening rope is tightened; the tightening rope can be fully tightened, the interior space of the furniture cover is reduced, which reduces the wind force and has good wind proof effect.
US11730281B2	Vehicle seat Provided is a vehicle seat that allows engagement holes for engaging an end part of the skin member to be provided without burdening the seat frame design. The seat cushion of the vehicle seat includes a frame structure, a support member supported by the frame structure within the frame structure to resiliently support an occupant, a pad provided on a proximal side of the frame structure and the support member, and a skin member covering the pad. The support member is provided with plurality of engagement portions engaging end parts of the skin member.
US11730280B2	Capsule pod sleeping chamber A capsule pod sleeping chamber with a ceiling and walls adjacent to the ceiling sealing an interior space to prevent a mixture of air between the interior space and a communal space exterior to the portable enclosure. The capsule pod sleeping chamber has first duct to route supply air into the interior space from a first area that is separated from the communal space and a second duct to route exhaust air out from the interior space to a second area separated from the communal space. Lastly, the capsule pod sleeping chamber has a plurality of apertures located in at least one wall of the plurality of walls that include the first aperture opening into the first duct and the second aperture opening into the second duct.
US11730278B2	Mattress, sheet, bed system, and air cell A mattress including air cells that are located on both sides of a user, in which the air cells each have a convex shape on a first side surface, and the air cells are arranged so that the convex shapes thereof are respectively located near shoulder blade outer edges of the user.
US11730277B2	Composite mattresses with air chambers A composite mattress includes a pressurizable layer and a top layer. A coiled spring layer may also be included in the composite mattress. The composite mattress may also include a base layer and/or an intermediate layer. A foundation, or rail, may laterally surround the pressurizable layer and the top layer. The composite mattress may include a cover, including a base panel, a periphery, and a top panel. The cover may encase the other components of the composite mattress. The composite mattress may include a separable top and bottom; these elements may be modular, enabling individuals or couples to customize a mattress by selecting one or more tops from a plurality of available tops for use with one or more bases from a plurality of available bases.
US11730275B2	Covers for adjustable length bed legs A leg cover for a bed leg having a plurality of leg segments incorporates a plurality of cover segments each having matching length with a length of a corresponding leg segment. Each cover segment has a longitudinal separation, an upper circumferential separation and a lower circumferential separation. The leg cover is adapted to be separated at the circumferential separations to match a reduced length of the segmented leg if one or more leg segments is removed.
US11730272B1	Elastic storage device An elastic storage device (1) for audience seating that provides storage for articles, such as event programs by providing an elastic support ribbon tensioned between two adhesive anchors (7, 8) that prevent ends of the elastic ribbon from slipping and failing with use. In addition, the present invention provides packaging (16) for the elastic storage device that doubles as an installation tool for installing the elastic storage device on a surface and ensuring a proper distance and tension between the two adhesive anchors.
US11730263B2	System for storing and delivering food trays The system is used for storing and delivering individual food trays having opposite hot and cold food products areas. The housing includes two separate chambers that can receive food trays through a respective one among two opposite lateral openings. Among other things, from the standpoint of an attendant at a food tray assembly station, this system allows using the same left-right food tray orientation regardless of which one of the lateral openings is directly set in front of the standpoint after repositioning the whole housing.
US11730262B2	Table A molded plastic structure may comprise a tabletop with an upper surface and a lower surface. A lip may extend downwardly relative to the lower surface of the tabletop, and the lip may include an outer surface and an inner surface. An inwardly extending portion may extend inwardly from the inner surface of the lip. A frame may be connected to the table top and the frame may include a side rail of a frame. The side rail may include a receiving portion that receives the inwardly extending portion. The side rail may also include a portion that supports the lower surface of the table top and a portion that supports the lip.
US11730261B1	Beam structure for leg stand of electric table The disclosure is a beam structure for a leg stand of an electric table, which includes a first frame and a second frame. The first frame includes an inner bottom plate, an inner side plate and an inner embedding plate. The inner embedding plate is formed on outside of the inner side plate. The inner embedding plate includes an exposed section. The second frame is movably connected with the first frame. The second frame includes an outer bottom plate, an outer side plate and an outer connecting plate. The inner bottom plate is formed above the outer bottom plate. The inner side plate is formed on inside of the outer side plate. The inner embedding plate is correspondingly embedded in the outer connecting plate. The exposed section is exposed from the outer connecting plate.
US11730258B2	Toilet brush A toilet brush comprises a handle and a brush head. A backbone core is coupled to the handle. An inner support piece is further coupled to the backbone core and to the brush head. The handle further comprises an attachment area and the brush head further includes a scraping feature.
US11730252B2	Device for dispensing a formulation of at least two compounds selected from a set of selectable compounds and associated container A device for dispensing a formulation of at least two compounds selected from a set of selectable compounds includes a plurality of containers storing the different selectable compounds, a pump associated with each container, a dispensing surface that includes at least two through openings configured to convey at least two selected compounds, a selector configured to connect the at least two through openings to the pumps for the selected compounds and to close the other pumps, and an actuator configured to activate all of the pumps and to only deliver the at least two selected compounds onto the dispensing surface.
US11730249B2	Cosmetic jars with sweep collar A cosmetic jar container configured with a collar insert to help distribute loose powder product on an applicator. An illustrative cosmetic jar includes a cap, ajar having a reservoir and a neck, and a collar secured to the neck of the jar. The collar includes a manipulation surface inside the neck for use in distributing a powder product on an applicator and/or removing excess product from the applicator.
US11730248B2	Shaving razor stand A stand for a shaving razor handle with a cover having a top surface defining an opening with a lower cavity in communication with the top surface. The lower cavity having a handle resting surface with a second width configured to support a handle. A base mounted to the cover with a bottom surface opposite the top surface. The bottom surface defining a drainage opening extending into the lower cavity. A ring fixed to the bottom surface. The ring defines a slot extending from an outer edge of the ring to an inner edge of the ring.
US11730244B2	Container with magnetic closure A container device that has an outer shell with an opening that is sealed by a closure mechanism. The closure mechanism can include magnetic strips that are configured to partially or wholly seal the opening.
US11730242B1	Card clip A card clip configured to accommodate card includes an upper clamping plate, a lower clamping plate, and two elastic bands. The upper clamping plate includes two first portions arranged opposite to each other. The lower clamping plate is arranged opposite to the upper clamping plate. The lower clamping plate includes two second portions arranged opposite to each other. The two second portions are respectively corresponding to the two first portions. The two elastic bands are arranged on two opposite sides of the card clip. A first end of each of the elastic bands is fixedly arranged in a corresponding first portion, and a second end of each of the elastic bands is fixedly arranged in a corresponding second portion.
US11730241B2	Card holding wallet A wallet is provided having a body adapted to hold credit cards, currency, and business cards. The credit cards are insertable to a biased engagement in a first compartment between two flexible members. A second compartment is positioned below the first compartment and configured to hold currency therein in biased contact between a biasing panel and a credit card in the first compartment. A third compartment is provided and configured to hold business cards.
US11730240B2	Buckle and timepiece A buckle includes a folding member, a buckle cover pivotably linked to the folding member, a slide plate supported slidably relative to the buckle cover in the longitudinal direction of the band, and a swing arm rotatably supported by the buckle cover. The slide plate has a plurality of groove sections provided along the longitudinal direction. The swing arm includes a base, an arm section, an engagement click, and an operation strip, and is supported rotatably in a first rotational direction in which the engagement click engages with any of the groove sections and in a second rotational direction in which the engagement click separates from the groove section. The folding member includes a protruding section that comes into contact with the operation strip to rotate the swing arm in the second rotational direction when the folding member is rotated relative to the buckle cover.
US11730235B2	Heel integration for a shoe A combination, comprising: a shoe having an upper and a sole, wherein the shoe is configured to cover an instep of a foot of a wearer; and a heel integration system including an insert having a front end and a back end, the insert configured to be disposed in the shoe, and configured to receive an ankle-foot orthoses brace while the shoe is worn, the insert having a heel portion and an ankle portion, the ankle portion having a curved wall with at least one bulge formed therein, wherein the bulge is created from an indentation formed on an interior surface of the ankle portion which forms a protrusion on an exterior surface of the ankle portion.
US11730232B2	Plate for footwear A plate for an article of footwear having a sole structure includes an anterior-most point disposed in a forefoot region of the sole structure, a posterior-most point disposed closer to a heel region of the sole structure than the anterior-most point, and a concave portion extending between the anterior-most point and the posterior-most point. The concave portion includes a constant radius of curvature from the anterior-most point to a metarsophalangeal (MTP) point of the sole structure. The MTP point opposes the MTP joint of a foot during use.
US11730231B2	Sole structure of an article of footwear and related methods A sole structure of an article of footwear is provided and includes a first midsole portion including a first sidewall and a second midsole portion including a second sidewall. The sole structure also includes a first sheet disposed between the first midsole portion and the second midsole portion and including a first surface and a second surface formed on an opposite side of the first sheet than the first surface. The first sheet includes one or more apertures extending through the first sheet from the first surface to the second surface. The first midsole portion and the second midsole portion are operably connected through the one or more apertures of the first sheet.
US11730228B2	Footwear with stabilizing sole A footwear component that includes a sole including a recessed area and a support member positioned in the recessed area. The support member includes a main support, a front support that extends at least partially over a front end of the main support, and a rear support that extends at least partially below a rear end of the main support. The front support of the support member moves toward the main support when pressure is applied to the front support and moves away from the main support when pressure is released from the front support. Similarly, the rear support of the support member moves toward the main support when pressure is applied to the rear support and moves away from the main support when pressure is released from the rear support.
US11730223B2	Helmet A helmet comprising: inner and outer shells configured to slide relative to each other; and a connector connecting the inner and outer shells so as to allow the inner and the outer shells to slide relative to each other, the connector comprising: an attachment part attached to one of the inner shell and the outer shell; wherein: the attachment part comprises one or more protrusions and the inner or outer shell attached to the attachment part comprises one or more channels into which the protrusions extend, the protrusions and channels are configured such that the protrusions can move within the channels in an extension direction of the protrusions, during sliding of the inner and outer shells relative to each other, and the protrusions comprise an abutment member configured to abut an abutment portion of the channel to prevent the protrusion leaving the channel.
US11730222B2	Helmet padding system Helmet padding systems are disclosed. One helmet padding system includes a rigid shell and a spacing pad. The rigid shell is configured to cover a top of a user's head and be worn under a piece of headgear. The rigid shell includes a pair of slots extending in a direction from a lower rear edge of the rigid shell toward a lower front edge of the rigid shell. The pair of slots define a central portion and opposed side portions of the rigid shell. The central portion includes at least one pair of flaps, with each of the at least one pair of flaps extending outwardly from the central portion into a respective slot. The central portion further includes a tail extending outwardly from the central portion into each of the slots. The spacing pad is positioned within the rigid shell. The spacing pad includes a layer of elastomeric material.
US11730221B2	Apparatus for detecting wearing of body protection gear A personal protective equipment wearing detection apparatus is provided which can accurately detect the approach or contact of a person's head by use of a plurality of contact detection sensors. A personal protective equipment wearing detection apparatus 100 includes a headband contact detection sensor 110 and a chin strap contact detection sensor 120, which are mounted on a headband 92 and a chin strap 94 of a helmet 90, respectively. The headband contact detection sensor 110 and the chin strap contact detection sensor 120 are connected to a controller 103 of a detection apparatus body 101. While one of the two contact detection sensors, the headband contact detection sensor 110 and the chin strap contact detection sensor 120, outputs a contact detection signal to the controller 103, the controller 103 connects the other contact detection sensor to GND.
US11730220B2	Balloon headdress A balloon headdress, having a structure sized to fit a human head. Also, a plurality of engagement units is supported on the outside of the structure and a number of balloon retaining units, are engaged to the engagement units and adapted to receive, support and direct an inflated balloon to extend in a predetermined direction relative to each the balloon retaining unit. Each the balloon retaining unit includes a perimeter wall and a orthogonal septal wall, forming an upper cup and opposed lower cup, separated by the orthogonal septal wall, and wherein a vertical slot is defined in the perimeter wall and the orthogonal septal wall, whereby a tied balloon may be introduced, so that its knot is in the lower cup and a portion of balloon passes through the slot in the orthogonal septal wall and is supported in the upper cup.
US11730219B1	Continuous in-line fabric joining A garment station including a first guide separated from a second guide by a repositionable gap. The garment station further includes a head carrier disposed between the first guide and the second guide. The garment station further includes a first tool head and a second tool head attached to the head carrier and configured to join webs of fabric disposed across the gap. The head carrier is configured to maintain the first tool head and the second tool head aligned in the gap as the gap is repositioned.
US11730213B2	Bottom garment having a comfort fit liner A bottom garment including a front panel, a back panel, and a garment lining. The front panel formed of a first fabric and the garment lining formed of a second fabric. The garment lining attached to an inside surface of the front panel and an inside surface of the back panel. The garment lining attached above a crotch point of the garment such that the garment lining is less restrictive than the front panel.
US11730212B1	Sport glove with padding A sport glove assembly for positioning a bat and for protecting a dominant hand of a player, the sport glove including a body including a thumb portion, a plurality of finger portions, a front surface, and a back surface. The front and back surface coupled along at least one edge defining a cavity, the front surface including a palm portion having a distal end and a proximal end. The thumb portion and the plurality of finger portions extending from the distal end of the palm portion. A webspace pad coupled to the body, the webspace pad including a plurality of sides, one side of the webspace pad positioned at the proximal end of the thumb portion, the webspace pad extends inward towards the palm portion from the proximal end of the thumb portion and at least one recess formed between the webspace pad and the front surface of the body.
US11730210B2	Wireless anti-static device for ESD mitigation A wireless anti-static device is disclosed, including an electronic sensing circuit that measures the polarity and electrostatic potential of the subject relative to its surroundings. Ion guns of positive and negative polarities are able to transfer an arbitrary quantity and polarity of charge from the subject by ejecting ionized air molecules into the surrounding environment. A control unit is programmed to trigger the appropriate ion gun when a corresponding charge is measured on the body, in order to continually maintain the net charge on the body below a desired threshold. The subject is thus effectively grounded relative to its environment without requiring physical tethers to ground.
US11730209B2	Bra adapted for athletic use The disclosure concerns a bra adapted for athletic use, of the type comprising a first cup and a second cup, each of them bounded laterally by an outer edge and by an inner edge, and outfitted with a support structure and a base structure. Each cup is outfitted with a support structure connected to a base structure, the support structure comprising at least a first support strap of overall cradle shape which is elastically deformable and which extends at least from the outer edge to the inner edge of the respective cup to support the breasts of the wearer.
US11730206B2	Manually powered vaporizing device and methods of using same Disclosed are embodiments of a manually powered vaporizing device including a housing having an outside surface and an opening passing through the outside surface of the housing, a tank having a fillable space therein, an atomizer, a manually powered energy generator, and an energy storage component in electrical communication with the energy generator and the atomizer. The manually powered energy generator, which can include a rotating element and/or a magnetic power generator, can be used to provide energy to the capacitor and the atomizer so that the device can be powered manually and renewably.
US11730204B2	Upper cover assembly, atomizing device and electronic cigarette An upper cover assembly includes an upper cover, a liquid filling cap movable relative to the upper cover between a usage position and a liquid filling position, and a mouthpiece. The upper cover is provided with a liquid filling hole and a smoke outlet hole. The liquid filling cap is provided with a through hole. The mouthpiece is integrally formed with the liquid filling cap and is in communication with the through hole. When the liquid filling cap is in the usage position, the liquid filling cap covers the liquid filling hole and the through hole is in communication with the smoke outlet hole. When the liquid filling cap is moved from the usage position to the liquid filling position, the liquid filling cap is displaced from the liquid filling hole and the liquid filling hole is opened.
US11730194B2	Aerosol generation device An aerosol generation device includes a case into which a cigarette is to be inserted; a protrusion pipe of a hollow shape protruding from one end portion of the case and having an opening; a heater installed in the case such that an end portion thereof is positioned inside the protrusion pipe, and configured to generate heat when an electric signal is applied thereto; and a heater fixing portion installed inside the protrusion pipe to support the heater and comprising a round surface that extends from an inner side surface of the protrusion pipe.
US11730184B2	System and process for grinding and handling of dried organic materials A system and method for processing organic material, the system having four stackable housings, each housing defining a compartment, in which a first compartment of a first housing contains upper grinding teeth, and second compartment of a second housing contains lower grinding teeth, and when organic material is added to the second compartment, the upper grinding teeth and the lower grinding teeth work together to crush the organic material into smaller pieces and granules. The second housing contains holes to allow the smaller pieces and granules to fall into a third compartment of a third housing, where a filter catches the smaller pieces but allows the granules to fall to a fourth compartment of a fourth housing. The third housing has Smaller pieces trapped by the filter can be removed a sidewall opening in the third housing, and the granules can be removed through a slot in the fourth housing.
US11730182B2	Emulsion with lupine protein The present invention relates to an emulsion which contains at least lupine protein and plant fat emulsified in water, and a method for the production of the emulsion. The emulsion is characterized in that the lupine protein comprises a mass fraction in the emulsion which is <3%. The proposed emulsion gives an impression regarding the rheological properties, color, smell and taste, which is comparable to such of cow milk and can be further processed into various neutral milk substitute products.
US11730181B2	Solubilized steviol glycoside compositions Various embodiments of the present technology provide a sweetener composition comprising stevia glycosides that may be stably soluble in an aqueous solution, and methods for their manufacture. In various embodiments, the sweetener composition may comprise at least one stevia glycoside and a natural emulsifier. The natural emulsifier of the sweetener composition may enhance the aqueous solubility of the stevia glycoside to increase the concentration of dissolved stevia glycoside relative to its inherent aqueous solubility. The sweetener composition may be stably soluble upon formulation into any edible sweetened substances.
US11730179B2	Gluten-free starch and methods of producing the same A method of processing an initial starch containing gluten protein to produce a purified starch having less than 20 parts per million of a gluten protein (i.e., “gluten free”). A slurry of the unpurified starch is treated with an agent to degrade the gluten protein, and then the degraded gluten protein is removed, resulting in a slurry of the purified starch. The slurry of the purified starch is dried, resulting in the purified starch, and the purified starch is tested to confirm that the purified starch meets the standard for being gluten free. The starch is from a member of the tribe Triticeae (e.g., wheat, rye, barley, or triticale) or other plant starch that either naturally contains gluten protein or may be contaminated with gluten protein. The agent is selected from among acids, bases, alcohols, surfactants, proteases, chaotropic agents, reducing agents, and combinations thereof.
US11730177B2	Product composition with antimicrobial and immune boosting activity A method is provided for treating pathogens with a lipid-based carrier and organic acids. More specifically the lipid carrier may have a pKa of 2.5-4.0 and/or may be acid oil, such as Acidulated Vegetable Oil. Furthermore, compositions consistent with the method are provided wherein the lipid-based carrier increases antipathogenic action of the organic acid. For example, the carrier may have a pKa that increases the antimicrobial action of the organic acid and/or an additional essential oil. The carrier may be acid oil, such as Acidulated Vegetable Oil derived from soapstocks and/or gums, but is not limited to same. The organic acid may include, but is not limited to, formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, and combinations thereof.
US11730175B2	Bulk sugar replacer The present invention relates to amorphous porous particles comprising sugar, a bulking agent and surfactant, having a closed porosity of between 20 to 60% a sphericity of at least between 0.8 and 1. In a further aspect the present invention relates to a process of making said amorphous porous particles and their use as bulk sugar replacers in food products such as fat based confectionery products for example, chocolate.
US11730174B2	System for conveying and dispensing heated food material System for conveying and dispensing material may include a heated supply of the material, one or more heated hoses, a heated dispenser, and a pump having a heating device internal the pump. A pump for conveying liquid or liquefied material, for example chocolate, may include one or more heating devices disposed within the pump. A filter may also be provided with an optional internal heating device.
US11730172B2	Methods and systems for concentrating a solids stream recovered from a process stream in a biorefinery The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for concentrating a solids stream recovered from one or more process streams derived from a beer in a biorefinery by exposing the recovered solids stream to an evaporator system to remove moisture therefrom and form a concentrated, recovered solids stream.
US11730171B2	Composition for enhancing breast milk component Provided is a composition that may be used for a specific use application, such as a composition for enhancing a breast milk component. A composition containing a bacterium of the genus Bifidobacterium as an active ingredient is described.
US11730170B2	Controlled environment shipping containers Systems and apparatus are provided for maintaining an ultra low oxygen concentration in a shipping container for the purpose of preventing spoilage of perishable food products. The system and apparatus may contain a composition of a mixture of gases including one or more of nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and another inert gas, wherein the mixture of gases positively pressurizes the shipping container with an ultra low oxygen concentration. The system and apparatus may use one or more sensors to monitor the composition of the mixture of gases, and may use one or more controllers to release the compressed gases into the interior of the container. The controller may release the compressed gases at a variable rate of release sufficient to maintain the ultra low oxygen concentration and to ensure consistent concentrations of the mixture of gases with the container.
US11730169B2	Apparatus and method for producing scored dough pieces Frozen un-proofed dough pieces are produced by pinching an upper skin of an un-proofed dough body to a lower skin and producing a score through the upper skin prior to freezing. The un-proofed dough pieces are formed by mass production, with an un-proofed dough sheet being cut to form dough strips which are then cut into the un-proofed dough pieces, with the score for each un-proofed dough piece being formed either before, during or after the individual un-proofed dough pieces are actually created, but before freezing.
US11730164B2	Tissue preservation A process for making and using a tissue preservation gel. The gel is comprised of water, reticulated acrylic acid, water soluble short-chain paraben, isopropyl alcohol and either triethanolamine or propylene glycol. To use the gel, a tissue to be preserved is first bathed in hypertonic sodium chloride, then soaked in a wash in multiple increasing concentrations of isopropyl alcohol and then preserved indefinitely in the tissue preservation gel.
US11730163B2	Packaging assembly for storing tissue and cellular material An improved packaging assembly for storing, distributing, treating, mixing, and dispensing tissue and/or cellular material and/or implantable material. The packaging assembly may include pouches, tubes, and a bag made of a sealable, flexible polymeric material that is open at one end and a needle-free swabable connector attached to the pouch at the other end and acting as a port to allow for the introduction or discharge of biological solutions, rinsing solution, and/or preservation solutions into the packaging assembly. The designed thickness of the wall of the packaging assembly facilitates efficient heat/cold transfer, which is useful for successful controlled rate freezing, quick thawing, and resuscitation of viable cells or tissue. The packaging assembly is also useful for combining additional biological fluids with the cellular material or tissue, and for efficient mixing of the biological fluids with the tissue and/or cellular material in the assembly.
US11730160B1	Electric multi-catch rodent trap An electric rodent trap includes bait attracting rodents to climb entry ramps reaching up to entries, and a high voltage grid in a housing bottom portion to euthanize the rodents. The entries may include interior ramps sloping down and into the trap and the ramps may include a low voltage grid to stun the rodents causing them to stumble into the trap while remaining alive. A manual switch is later activated to energize the high voltage grid in the housing bottom portion to euthanize the rodents, and the dead rodents are removed.
US11730158B2	Systems and methods for spraying an agricultural fluid on foliage A system includes a fluid supply line, a plurality of nozzle assemblies positioned and oriented to spray portions of a target, and a plurality of electrically actuated valve assemblies configured to control fluid flow to the nozzle assemblies. The system also includes a controller connected in communication with the plurality of electrically actuated valve assemblies and configured to individually actuate the valve assemblies between a closed position and an open position. The controller is configured to receive an orientation of each nozzle assembly relative to the target and determine a duty cycle of each valve assembly based on the orientation of the respective nozzle assembly. The controller is configured to actuate each valve assembly based on the respective orientation to provide a desired fluid characteristic of the fluid emitted from the respective nozzle assembly.
US11730149B2	Self-cleaning pre-filter for a water circulation pump An exemplary water circulation pump pre-filter unit (PFU) comprises a backwash pipe in fluid communication with an outer nozzle outside a screen cage and an inner nozzle within the screen cage. The PFU may simultaneously spray inside and outside the screen cage using an inner nozzle and an outer nozzle configured with an axial jet perpendicular to a plurality of radial jets. The inner nozzle may have a restriction chamber with diameter decreasing in flow direction to a full cone nozzle outlet, concentrating dual streams from a plurality of inlets swirled through a plurality of helical channels. Pairs of inner nozzles may be angled to each other, increasing the inner surface area cleaned. Exemplary implementations may simultaneously clean the screen cage bottom and top using the outer nozzle and inner nozzles in backwash mode and in a separate pre-filter mode ingest water through multiple filter pipe inlet apertures.
US11730146B2	Multi-lead dog leash system A multi-lead leash system has a housing that is configured to removably capture ends of a plurality of animal leads within the housing with the leads extending outwardly from the housing. The opposite ends of the leads each have coupling to attach the lead to an animal collar. The housing and captured ends are configured such the capture ends are freely movable within the housing to prevent tangling of the respective leads while walking animals attached to the leads, for example. The housing also has a user lead coupling for the removable coupling of a user lead to the housing, the user lead being grasped by a user using the leash system.
US11730144B2	Oral hygiene appliance The present invention is directed to a dental hygiene appliance, a pad usable in such an appliance, and a method of using such an appliance. The dental hygiene appliance comprises a plurality of mushroom-shaped bristles, wherein the mushroom-shaped bristles comprise a material with Shore 00 hardness between about 50 and about 100. The mushroom-shaped bristles comprise a stipe, a pileus, and optionally a brim. The dental hygiene appliance may be a monolithic body, or comprises a monofacial pad, or bifacial pad, that is held by a dental hygiene appliance frame. The advantage of having a brim is that it offers a larger area for dental hygiene appliance to interact with the tooth surface, and the brim allows the brim to get into crevices of teeth that are too small for pileus to enter. The interstitial space between the mushroom-shaped bristles may also comprise a dentifrice composition.
US11730138B2	Portable motion stable water delivery system for pets A food or water container for use by animals. The container may be formed from a flexible and thus collapsible material for safety and portability. The container may be further provided with a strap for hanging the container during use and may be especially adapted for use in a moving vehicle, with the strap enabling pendular movement of the container to lessen the effect of movement of the vehicle and reduce spillage. Additional features such as a spill guard, and a removable, multi-purpose strap are also contemplated.
US11730132B2	Soybean variety 01083701 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01083701. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01083701. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01083701 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01083701 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US11730131B2	Soybean cultivar 02060959 A soybean cultivar designated 02060959 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 02060959, to the plants of soybean cultivar 02060959, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 02060959, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 02060959. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 02060959. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 02060959, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 02060959 with another soybean cultivar.
US11730130B2	Soybean variety The present invention is directed in part to soybean variety CW1660196, EE1803165, EE1762224, EE1762072, and/or EE1861244 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to soybean variety EE1803165, EE1762224, EE1762072, and/or EE1861244 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using EE1803165, EE1762224, EE1762072, and/or EE1861244, e.g., in a breeding program.
US11730128B1	Maize hybrid X08R676 A novel maize variety designated X08R676 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08R676 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08R676 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X08R676, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08R676 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08R676 and methods of using maize variety X08R676 are disclosed.
US11730125B1	Maize hybrid X00R803CY A novel maize variety designated X00R803CY and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X00R803CY with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X00R803CY through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X00R803CY, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X00R803CY are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X00R803CY and methods of using maize variety X00R803CY are disclosed.
US11730124B2	Maize hybrid X00R819 A novel maize variety designated X00R819 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X00R819 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X00R819 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X00R819, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X00R819 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X00R819 and methods of using maize variety X00R819 are disclosed.
US11730123B1	Maize hybrid X00R822 A novel maize variety designated X00R822 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X00R822 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X00R822 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X00R822, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X00R822 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X00R822 and methods of using maize variety X00R822 are disclosed.
US11730122B1	Maize hybrid X00R826 A novel maize variety designated X00R826 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X00R826 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X00R826 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X00R826, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X00R826 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X00R826 and methods of using maize variety X00R826 are disclosed.
US11730118B2	Maize hybrid X90R999 A novel maize variety designated X90R999 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X90R999 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X90R999 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X90R999, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X90R999 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X90R999 and methods of using maize variety X90R999 are disclosed.
US11730113B1	Maize inbred PH424Z A novel maize variety designated PH424Z and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH424Z with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH424Z through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH424Z or a locus conversion of PH424Z with another maize variety.
US11730111B1	Maize inbred PH4D3N A novel maize variety designated PH4D3N and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH4D3N with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH4D3N through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH4D3N or a locus conversion of PH4D3N with another maize variety.
US11730109B1	Maize inbred 1PUDL83 A novel maize variety designated 1PUDL83 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 1PUDL83 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 1PUDL83 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety 1PUDL83 or a locus conversion of 1PUDL83 with another maize variety.
US11730108B1	Maize inbred 1PGSR40 A novel maize variety designated 1PGSR40 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 1PGSR40 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 1PGSR40 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety 1PGSR40 or a locus conversion of 1PGSR40 with another maize variety.
US11730106B1	Maize hybrid X08R449 A novel maize variety designated X08R449 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08R449 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08R449 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X08R449, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08R449 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08R449 and methods of using maize variety X08R449 are disclosed.
US11730105B2	Wheat variety 05S0242-11 The present invention provides wheat variety 05S0242-11, and derivatives and hybrids thereof. The present invention further provides methods of use of wheat variety 05S0242-11, its derivates, and hybrids, e.g., in breeding.
US11730098B2	Plumbing arrangement for hydroponic growing system A hydroponic growing system is presented. The system can include multiple growing trays in a vertical arrangement, where a pump supplies the top-most tray and each lower tray is supplied by the overlying tray, and where the plumbing elements for supply and drainage are arranged to one side of the system. The system includes variations to support different crop types within the same system, including removable growing structures for root vegetable, microgreens and supports for vining crops. The system can monitor and adjust the nutrients and other features of the systems water profile to concurrently group multiple crops in differing developing stages.
US11730096B2	Multi-nozzle misting system for an indoor gardening appliance An indoor gardening appliance includes a liner defining a grow chamber and a grow tower mounted within the grow chamber for receiving a plurality of plant pods. A hydration assembly is positioned within a root chamber and includes an upper nozzle mounted to a top wall of the root chamber, an inverted tripod mounted to the top wall of the root chamber for supporting a lower fluid conduit, a lower nozzle mounted on the lower fluid conduit proximate a bottom of the root chamber, and a valve assembly for selectively and independently regulating the flow of fluid through the upper nozzle and the lower nozzle.
US11730087B2	Method and apparatus for airborne dissemination and implantation of seeds This invention relates to a method and apparatus for the airborne dissemination and implantation of seeds utilizing an aerodynamic seed delivery apparatus with built-in nutrients, anti-pest, and anti-fungal properties that can be disseminated rapidly from an airborne platform. The velocity of impact and depth of penetration into specific soil types by the delivery apparatus can be controlled up to a terminal velocity kinetic energy by exploiting a specified drag coefficient, mass, and altitude of release. The seeds are delivered and imbedded into the soil at the optimal depth and orientation to maximize germination rates, since seed orientation has a pronounced effect on germination and sprout mortality rates. Flight paths for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) utilized for dissemination can be automated to adjust coordinates based on wind vectors, terrain elevation data, and soil permeability data to efficiently achieve a desired penetration depth across a specified geographic area.
US11730085B2	Wood chipper with drum speed monitoring system and centrifugal clutch A wood chipper having a rotatable drum configured to reduce the size of wood fed into the wood chipper; a sensor configured to sense a speed of rotation of the rotatable drum; and a controller operably connected to the sensor. The controller is configured to cut power to the rotatable drum when the speed of rotation of the rotatable drum drops below a pre-set threshold value. The controller is operably engaged with a centrifugal clutch that is engaged to enable the rotatable drum to be rotated. When the speed of drum rotation drops below the threshold value because debris is slowing down rotation of the drum, the centrifugal clutch is disengaged by dropping engine speed. Disengagement of the centrifugal clutch cuts power to the drum and rotation thereof ceases so that the debris may be cleared.
US11730083B2	Rotary mower with cutting deck with bidirectional cutting blades A rotary lawn mower has one or more grass cutting blades that are rotatable in opposite directions about a vertical axis or axes. Each blade is double edged having front and rear cutting edges on each end of the blade. Each blade end has a front sloped face inboard of the front cutting edge and a rear sloped face inboard of the rear cutting edge. These faces create air flow within the cutting chamber when cutting grass regardless of the direction of rotation of the blade. The direction of rotation of each blade is reversed to switch between discharge and mulching modes of operation. A flow director has a curved vertical guide wall that guides the grass clippings through a discharge opening in the discharge mode and that guides the flow of grass clippings away from the discharge opening in the mulching mode.
US11730082B2	Crop moisture map generation and control system One or more information maps are obtained by an agricultural work machine. The one or more information maps map one or more agricultural characteristic values at different geographic locations of a field. An in-situ sensor on the agricultural work machine senses an agricultural characteristic as the agricultural work machine moves through the field. A predictive map generator generates a predictive map that predicts a predictive agricultural characteristic at different locations in the field based on a relationship between the values in the one or more information maps and the agricultural characteristic sensed by the in-situ sensor. The predictive map can be output and used in automated machine control.
US11730078B2	Work vehicle with row unit having variable steering angle A row unit for a work vehicle includes a row unit frame with a closer frame. The closer frame defines a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis. The closer frame is supported for rotational movement about a substantially vertical steering axis to vary a turning angle between the longitudinal axis the vehicle longitudinal axis. The row unit includes a closer implement assembly with first and second closer implements and a walking beam construction. The first and second closer implements are attached to opposite areas of the walking beam construction. The walking beam construction is rotationally attached to the closer frame to support rotation of the closer implement assembly about the transverse axis. The first and second closer implements are configured to move ground material into a ground opening from opposites sides as the work vehicle moves across the field.
US11730077B2	Agricultural toolbar apparatus, systems and methods Systems, methods, and apparatus for shifting weight between a tractor and toolbar and between sections of the toolbar, for controlling operative height of a toolbar and sections of a toolbar and for folding a toolbar between a work position and a transport position. A ground engaging wheel and an actuator are coupled to the toolbar. In one embodiment, a fluid control system is responsive to a command signal to modify the actuator pressure such that the actuator pressure corresponds to a desired pressure.
US11730075B2	System and method for monitoring soil flow around ground-engaging tools of an agricultural implement based on radar data In one aspect, a system for monitoring soil flow around a ground-engaging tool of an agricultural implement. The system may include a ground-engaging tool configured to be moved through the soil as the agricultural implement travels across a field. Furthermore, the system may include a radar sensor configured to capture data indicative of a flow of the soil around the ground-engaging tool within a detection zone of the radar sensor. Additionally, the system may include a controller communicatively coupled to the radar sensor. The controller may, in turn, be configured to generate a representation of the flow of the soil around the ground-engaging tool within the detection zone based on data received from the radar sensor.
US11730072B2	Harvesting and sowing integrated compound operation machine A harvesting and sowing integrated compound operation machine, including a combine harvester, a stubble cleaning device, a topsoil loosening device, a fertilization device, a rotary tillage and ditching device, a sowing device, a detection device, a first driving device, a second driving device and a control device, wherein the stubble cleaning device is mounted below a header of the combine harvester; and the topsoil loosening device, the fertilization device, the rotary tillage and ditching device and the sowing device are mounted at a rear of a chassis of the combine harvester.
US11737377B2	Fabrication method using angled deposition and shadow walls A method of fabricating a device, comprising forming portions of electronic circuitry and a shadow wall structure over a substrate, and subsequently depositing a conducting layer over the substrate by angled deposition of a conducting material in at least a first deposition direction at an acute angle relative to the plane of the substrate. The shadow wall structure is arranged to cast a shadow in the deposition, leaving areas where the conducting material is not deposited. The shadow wall structure comprises one or more gaps each shorter than a shadow length of a respective part of the shadow wall structure casting the shadow into the gap, to prevent the conducting material forming in the gaps and to thereby create regions of said upper conducting layer that are electrically isolated from one another. These are arranged to form conducting elements for applying signals to, and/or receiving signals from, the electronic circuitry.
US11737371B2	Spintronic device The disclosed technology relates generally to a magnetic device and more particularly to a spintronic device comprising a tunnel barrier, a hybrid storage layer on the tunnel barrier and a metal layer on the hybrid storage layer. The hybrid storage layer comprises a first magnetic layer, a spacer layer on the first magnetic layer and at least one further magnetic layer on the spacer layer and exchange coupled to the first magnetic layer via the spacer layer.
US11737370B2	Magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) device A semiconductor device includes a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a second MTJ on a substrate, a passivation layer on the first MTJ and the second MTJ, and an ultra low-k (ULK) dielectric layer on the passivation layer. Preferably, a top surface of the passivation layer between the first MTJ and the second MTJ is lower than a top surface of the passivation layer directly on top of the first MTJ.
US11737368B2	Magnetic memory devices and methods of fabrication A memory device includes a first electrode, a conductive layer including iridium above the first electrode and a magnetic junction directly on the conductive layer. The magnetic junction further includes a pinning structure above the conductive layer, a fixed magnet above the pinning structure, a tunnel barrier on the fixed magnet, a free magnet on the tunnel barrier layer and a second electrode above the free magnet. The conductive layer including iridium and the pinning structure including iridium provide switching efficiency.
US11737367B2	Piezoelectric device and method for manufacturing the same, and display apparatus A piezoelectric device includes: a base having at least one hole, a heat conductive portion disposed in the at least one hole and in contact with a wall of the at least one hole, and at least one piezoelectric sensor disposed on the base. A thermal conductivity of the heat conductive portion is greater than a thermal conductivity of the base. Each piezoelectric sensor includes: a first electrode, a piezoelectric pattern made of a piezoelectric material and a second electrode that are sequentially stacked in a thickness direction of the base.
US11737361B2	High current OTFT devices with vertical designed structure and donor-acceptor based organic semiconductor materials Devices include a substrate, a collector layer, and an emitter layer positively biased relative to the collector. Devices further include a semiconductor layer located between the collector and the emitter. The semiconductor layer includes an organic semiconductor polymer with a donor-acceptor structure.
US11737360B2	Photoelectric conversion device and sensor and electronic device Disclosed are a photoelectric conversion device, and a sensor and an electronic device including the same. The photoelectric conversion device may include a first electrode and a second electrode and a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The photoelectric conversion layer includes a first material and a second material, which form a pn junction, and a third material that is different from the first material and the second material. The third material is configured to modify a distribution of energy levels of the first material or the second material.
US11737357B2	Compound and organic light-emitting device comprising same The present application relates to a compound of Chemical Formula 1 and an organic light emitting device including the same.
US11737354B2	Organic light emitting device having a carbazole-based compound formed between a cathode and a light emitting layer and a spirobifluorene-monoamine-based compound formed between an anode and a light emitting layer Provided is an organic light emitting device having between the cathode and a light emitting layer an an organic material layer containing a compound of any one of the following Chemical Formulae 1-2 to 1-4: wherein: X1 to X3 are each independently N or CH, and at least one of X1 to X3 is N; L1 is a substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic arylene group having 6 to 24 carbon atoms; Ar1 and Ar2 are the same as or different from each other, and are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic or polycyclic aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; and Z1 is deuterium; and an organic material layer provided between the anode and the light emitting layer and including a spirobifluorene-monoamine based compound of Chemical Formula 2:
US11737346B2	Polymer semiconductors, stretchable polymer thin films, and electronic devices Provided are a polymer semiconductor including a first structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a second structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 2, a stretchable polymer thin film including the same, and an electronic device. Definitions of Chemical Formulas 1 and 2 are as described in the detailed description.
US11737343B2	Method of manufacturing perovskite light emitting device by inkjet printing A method of fabricating a perovskite light emitting device is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of: providing a substrate; providing a first electrode disposed over the substrate; providing a bank structure disposed over the substrate, wherein the bank structure is patterned so as to define at least one sub-pixel on the substrate; providing a first transport layer ink, wherein the first transport layer ink comprises at least one solvent and at least one first charge transport material mixed in the at least one solvent; depositing the first transport layer ink into the at least one sub-pixel over the first electrode using a method of inkjet printing; vacuum drying the first transport layer ink inside a vacuum drying chamber to assemble a first transport layer over the first electrode in the at least one sub-pixel; annealing the first transport layer; providing a perovskite ink, wherein the perovskite ink comprises at least one solvent and at least one perovskite light emitting material mixed in the at least one solvent; depositing the perovskite ink into the at least one sub-pixel over the first transport layer using a method of inkjet printing; vacuum drying the perovskite ink inside a vacuum drying chamber to assemble a perovskite emissive layer over the first transport layer in the at least one sub-pixel; annealing the perovskite emissive layer; and depositing a second electrode over the perovskite emissive layer using a method of vapour deposition. Perovskite light emitting devices and displays fabricated using the provided method are also provided.
US11737342B2	Display substrate and manufacturing method thereof and display apparatus The present disclosure provides a display substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display apparatus. The display substrate has a fingerprint identification region. The display substrate includes a base substrate; a display unit on the base substrate and including a display thin film transistor and a light-emitting device, a second electrode of the display thin film transistor being coupled to a first electrode of the light-emitting device; and a fingerprint identification unit at a gap between adjacent display units in the fingerprint identification region and including a fingerprint identification transistor and a photosensitive device, a first electrode of the fingerprint identification transistor being coupled to a second electrode of the photosensitive device. The display substrate further includes a gate insulating layer on a side of an active layer of the display thin film transistor and an active layer of the fingerprint identification transistor distal to the base substrate.
US11737339B2	Touch sensible organic light emitting device An organic light emitting device includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; an organic light emitting element connected to the thin film transistor and receiving a data voltage; a plurality of encapsulation thin films disposed on the organic light emitting element, and encapsulating the thin film transistor and the organic light emitting element; a planarization layer disposed on the encapsulation thin film; and a touch sensor disposed on the planarization layer.
US11737338B2	Display panel, method for manufacturing the same and display device Provided is a display panel, including: a substrate comprising: a display region, a peripheral region and a pad region; a first dam; a planarization layer disposed within the first dam, wherein a first groove is defined between the first dam and the planarization layer, and wherein an edge of a first side of the planarization layer comprises a first segment boundary and a second segment boundary that are connected; a packaging layer covering the planarization layer; and a touch layer disposed on the packaging layer, wherein the touch layer comprises a touch signal line and a touch electrode pattern, the a touch electrode pattern being electrically connected to a pad in the pad region by the touch signal line which travels through the first segment boundary; wherein the packaging layer comprises an organic layer, an edge of the organic layer being disposed in the first groove.
US11737337B1	Color conversion film with separation layer The invention discloses color conversion film which, upon ex-citation by blue light, emits green and red light. The films comprise at least one red light emitting layer, one green light emitting layer and sandwiched in between at least one separation layer.
US11737336B2	Organic light-emitting display apparatus comprising quantum dots An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a substrate; a pixel electrode over the substrate; a pixel-defining layer including an opening that exposes at least a portion of the pixel electrode; an intermediate layer, which is over the portion of the pixel electrode exposed by the opening and includes an organic emission layer; a counter electrode over the intermediate layer; and an encapsulating structure, which is over the counter electrode and includes at least one inorganic layer and at least one organic layer, and the at least one organic layer includes quantum dots and is in the opening.
US11737330B2	Tiled display device A tiled display device includes: a first display device including: a first display substrate having a plurality of light emitting areas; and a second color conversion substrate comprising a plurality of light transmitting areas respectively corresponding to the light emitting areas and comprising a light scattering material and a plurality of light blocking areas between the light transmitting areas; a second display device comprising a second display substrate and a second color conversion substrate, the second display device being at a side of the first display device; and a light scattering member between the first display device and the second display device and comprising a light scattering material, wherein an external light reflectance of the light scattering member is higher than an average value of an external light reflectance of the light transmitting areas and an external light reflectance of the light blocking areas.
US11737325B2	Display panel comprising a data line including electrically-connected sub-data lines and display device having the same A display panel includes a first display region, a second display region partially surrounding the first display region, and a third display region partially surrounding the first and second display regions. The first display region has a larger light transmittance than the third display region, and the first display region includes an effective light-transmission region and a wiring region located on at least one side of the effective light-transmission region. The display panel includes first and second pixel circuits in the second display region; third pixel circuits in the third display region; first data lines, connected to the first and third pixel circuits; and second data lines, connected to the second and third pixel circuits. Each first data line includes a first sub-data line in the wiring region, a second sub-data line in the second display region, and a third sub-data line in the third display region.
US11737324B2	Transparent display panel including gate-in-panel (GIP) input signal line region and GIP output signal line region arranged at different layers, and transparent display device including the same In a transparent display panel, a GIP region acts as a transmissive region, thereby increasing or maximizing a transmissive area in the GIP region. To this end, a line for VSS voltage application is disposed in a display region. Thus, a non-transparent thick line for applying the VSS voltage is not disposed in an upper portion of a GIP circuit region. Thus, a transparent bezel in which the GIP region acts as the transmissive region is implemented. Further, a GIP input signal line region and a GIP output signal line region constitute different layers, thereby to maximize a spacing between GIP input signal lines, resulting in increasing or maximizing a transmissive area in the GIP circuit region.
US11737321B2	Display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same A display apparatus includes: a substrate including a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a display area defined on the first surface, and a non-display area defined on the second surface; a plurality of display elements at the display area on the first surface of the substrate; a driving circuit on the second surface and overlapping with the display area of the substrate; a first conductive pattern on the second surface of the substrate; and a second conductive pattern on the first surface of the substrate and connected to the first conductive pattern via a contact hole extending through the substrate. A surface roughness of the second surface of the substrate is greater than a surface roughness of the first surface of the substrate.
US11737319B2	Display apparatus including a blocking layer and method of manufacturing the same A display apparatus includes: a substrate including a display area and a sensor area, wherein the display area includes a first pixel, and the sensor area includes a second pixel and a transmission portion; a sensor configured to transmit a signal through the substrate via the transmission portion, wherein the second pixel includes second thin-film transistor including a semiconductor layer, and wherein a blocking layer is disposed between the sensor and the second thin-film transistor, wherein the blocking layer covers the semiconductor layer.
US11737317B2	Display device Disclosed is a display device. The display device includes a substrate having an active area and a non-active area, a thin film transistor arranged on the active area of the substrate, at least two planarization layers arranged on the thin film transistor, signal links arranged on the non-active area of the substrate, and an outer cover layer spaced apart from the at least two planarization layers and configured to overlap upper and side surfaces of the signal links, thus preventing or reducing damage to the signal links.
US11737312B2	Display device having cover window A display device includes a display panel; a polarizing film disposed on the display panel; a touch film disposed on the polarizing film; a light control film disposed on the touch film; a barrier film disposed over the polarizing film; and a cover window disposed on the barrier film.
US11737310B2	Flexible display module, method for manufacturing the same, and flexible display device Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a flexible display module, a method for manufacturing the flexible display module, and a flexible display device, which relate to the field of display technology and can simplify the manufacturing process of the flexible display module. The flexible display module includes: a flexible display panel, and a first transparent conductive layer disposed on the light exit side of the flexible display panel. The flexible display panel includes a main display region, a bending region, and a driving circuit region. The main display region includes a pixel array layer. The first transparent conductive layer includes a first touch electrode located in the main display region, a driving circuit located in the driving circuit region, a first touch electrode lead electrically connected to the first touch electrode and the driving circuit, respectively, and a wiring electrically connecting the pixel array layer and the driving circuit.
US11737308B2	Substrate and preparation method thereof, display panel and preparation method thereof, and display device A substrate and a preparation method thereof, a display panel and a preparation method thereof, and a display device are provided. The substrate includes a display region and a peripheral region positioned in a periphery of the display region and used for sealing, the substrate includes: a base substrate; an insulating layer, arranged on a side of the base substrate and positioned in the display region and the peripheral region for sealing; and a plurality of pixel units, positioned on the insulating layer corresponding to the display region, and in the peripheral region, at least one groove is disposed on a side of the insulating layer which faces away from the base substrate, a side of the groove which is away from the base substrate is open, and a depth direction of the groove is perpendicular to the base substrate.
US11737307B1	ELECTRONIC DEVICES HAVING CURVED DISPLAYS WITH SUPPORTING FRAMES An electronic device may have a display overlapped by a cover layer. Portions of the surface of the display and cover layer may have curved profiles. The display may include a flexible substrate with bent edge portions protruding from a central region. Gaps may be formed between regions of pixels on a common display substrate or between separate display substrates. A light source may emit light through a gap. Optical components such as sensors may be aligned with windows in the display. The windows may be formed from transparent portions of a display layer that are surrounded by pixels. A frame may be used to support the flexible substrate. The frame may have a metal portion and a polymer portion molded to the metal portion. Openings and other structures in the frame may accommodate components such as optical sensors. Components may be aligned with frame openings and display windows.
US11737303B2	Organic light-emitting diode display substrate and manufacturing method thereof, display device An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device are disclosed. In the OLED display substrate, an anode pattern is located at a side of an insulating layer away from a base substrate and is located in an effective display region; an organic light-emitting layer is located on the anode pattern; a periphery region includes a lead wire region and a virtual region that are at least partly overlapped; a lead wire is located in the lead wire region; the virtual region is provided with a virtual anode pattern, the virtual anode pattern is insulated from the lead wire; the periphery region further includes an annular electrode surrounding the effective display region; a cathode is electrically connected with the annular electrode; the virtual region is located at an outer side of the annular electrode away from the effective display region.
US11737302B2	Display device and method of manufacturing the same The present disclosure relates to a display device, and more particularly, to a high-performance display device by which high transmittance is secured and efficiency is enhanced in a manner of using a mixture of an organic matter and an alkaline earth metal as a cathode and facilitating patterning.
US11737301B2	Electroluminescent device, and display device comprising thereof An electroluminescent device including a first electrode, a hole transport layer disposed on the first electrode, a first emission layer disposed on the hole transport layer, the first emission layer including a first light emitting particle on which a first ligand and a second ligand having a hole transporting property are attached, a second emission layer disposed on the first emission layer, the second emission layer including a second light emitting particle on which a first ligand and a third ligand having an electron transporting property are attached, an electron transport layer disposed on the second emission layer, and a second electrode disposed on the electron transport layer, wherein a solubility of the second ligand in a solvent is different than a solubility of the third ligand in the solvent and a display device including the same.
US11737299B2	Organic light-emitting device An organic light-emitting device including: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; a first emission unit and a second emission unit between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a first charge generation layer between the first emission unit and the second emission unit; wherein the first emission unit includes a first emission layer and a first inorganic buffer layer, and the second emission unit includes a second emission layer and a second inorganic buffer layer.
US11737298B2	Light emitting device including capping layers on respective emissive regions An opto-electronic device having a plurality of layers, comprising a first capping layer (CPL) comprising a first CPL material and disposed in a first emissive region configured to emit photons having a first wavelength spectrum that is characterized by a first onset wavelength; and a second CPL comprising a second CPL material and disposed in a second emissive region configured to emit photons having a second wavelength spectrum that is characterized by a second onset wavelength; wherein at least one of the first CPL and the first CPL material (CPL(m)1) exhibits a first absorption edge at a first absorption edge wavelength that is shorter than the first onset wavelength; and at least one of the second CPL and the second CPL material (CPL(m)2) exhibits a second absorption edge at a second absorption edge wavelength that is shorter than the second onset wavelength.
US11737295B2	Electroluminescent element and display device An electroluminescent element according to an aspect of the disclosure includes: a pair of a cathode electrode and an anode electrode; a light-emitting layer provided between the cathode electrode and the anode electrode; an electron transport layer provided between the cathode electrode and the light-emitting layer; and a hole transport layer provided between the anode electrode and the light-emitting layer. The light-emitting layer includes ZnSe-based quantum dots including ZnSe and one of the electron transport layer and the hole transport layer is composed of ZnO particles having an average particle size of 3 nm or greater and 30 nm or less.
US11737288B2	High-density memory device with planar thin film transistor (TFT) selector and methods for making the same A memory device and method of making the same, the memory device including bit lines disposed on the substrate; memory cells disposed on the bit lines; a first dielectric layer disposed on the substrate, surrounding the bit lines and the memory cells; a second dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer; thin film transistors (TFTs) embedded in the second dielectric layer and configured to selectively provide electric power to corresponding memory cells, the TFTs comprising drain lines disposed on the memory cells, source lines disposed on the first dielectric layer, and selector layers electrically connected to the source lines and the drain lines; and word lines disposed on the second dielectric layer and electrically connected to the TFTs.
US11737287B2	Memory device, method of forming the same, and semiconductor device having the same Provided are a memory device and a method of forming the same. The memory device includes a plurality of bit lines extending along a first direction; a plurality of word lines extending along a second direction different from the first direction; a plurality of memory pillars; and a selector. The plurality of word lines are disposed over the plurality of bit lines. The plurality of memory pillars are disposed between the plurality of bit lines and the plurality of word lines, and respectively positioned at a plurality of intersections of the plurality of bit lines and the plurality of word lines. The selector is disposed between the plurality of memory pillar and the plurality of word lines. The selector extends from a top surface of one memory pillar to cover a top surface of an adjacent memory pillar. A semiconductor device having the memory device is also provided.
US11737285B2	Memory array having strap region with staggered dummy magnetic storage elements A memory array includes at least one strap region having therein a plurality of source line straps and a plurality of word line straps, and at least two sub-arrays having a plurality of staggered, active magnetic storage elements. The at least two sub-arrays are separated by the strap region. A plurality of staggered, dummy magnetic storage elements is disposed within the strap region.
US11737284B2	Tunnel junction selector MRAM A magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) cell includes a bottom electrode, a magnetic tunnel junction structure, a bipolar tunnel junction selector; and a top electrode. The tunnel junction selector includes a MgO tunnel barrier layer and provides a bipolar function for putting the MTJ structure in parallel or anti-parallel mode.
US11737280B2	Wakeup free approach to improve the ferroelectricity of FeRAM using a stressor layer In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a memory device including a semiconductor substrate, a first electrode disposed over the semiconductor substrate, a ferroelectric layer disposed between the first electrode and the semiconductor substrate, and a first stressor layer separating the first electrode from the ferroelectric layer. The first stressor layer has a coefficient of thermal expansion greater than that of the ferroelectric layer.
US11737277B2	Vertical memory device with a channel layer in a stacked dielectric layer A semiconductor device includes a stack structure on a substrate, the stack structure including interlayer insulating layers and first gate electrodes alternately stacked on each other, a semiconductor layer in an opening penetrating through the stack structure, a first dielectric layer between the semiconductor layer and the stack structure, and a lower pattern closer to the substrate than to the first gate electrodes in the stack structure, the lower pattern including a first surface facing the first dielectric layer, and a second surface facing the stack structure, the second surface defining an acute angle with the first surface, wherein the first dielectric layer includes a first portion facing the stack structure, and a second portion facing the first surface of the lower pattern, the second portion having a thickness greater than a thickness of the first portion.
US11737273B2	Three-dimensional semiconductor memory devices 3D semiconductor memory devices may include a horizontal structure that may be on an upper surface of a substrate and may include first and second horizontal patterns sequentially stacked on the upper surface of the substrate, a stack structure including electrodes stacked on the horizontal structure, a vertical pattern extending through the electrodes and connected to the first horizontal pattern, and a separation structure intersecting the stack structure and the horizontal structure and protruding into the upper surface of the substrate. A lowermost electrode may have first inner sidewalls facing each other with the separation structure interposed therebetween. The second horizontal pattern may have second inner sidewalls facing each other with the separation structure interposed therebetween. A maximum distance between the first inner sidewalls in the first direction may be less than a maximum distance between the second inner sidewalls in the first direction.
US11737270B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a lower structure; a first upper structure including lower gate layers on the lower structure; a second upper structure including upper gate layers on the first upper structure; separation structures penetrating the first and second upper structures on the lower structure; a memory vertical structure penetrating the lower and upper gate layers between the separation structures; and a first contact plug penetrating the first and second upper structures and spaced apart from the lower and upper gate layers. Each of the first contact plug and the memory vertical structure includes a lateral surface having a bent portion. The bent portion of the lateral surface is disposed between a first height level on which an uppermost gate layer of the lower gate layers is disposed and a second height level on which a lowermost gate layer of the upper gate layers is disposed.
US11737269B2	Semiconductor storage device A semiconductor storage device includes a substrate, a pad provided above the substrate, first conductor layers stacked along a direction between the substrate and the pad, a second conductor layer provided above the first conductor layers, a semiconductor layer extending along the direction in the first conductor layers and in contact with the second conductor layer, a charge storage layer provided between the semiconductor layer and the first conductor layers, a contact extending along the direction between the substrate and the pad, and a wiring layer including a first portion in contact with the second conductor layer, a second portion in contact with the contact, and a third portion connecting the first portion and the second portion. The first portion and the second portion are located at a height between a height of the second conductor layer and a height of the third portion along the direction.
US11737262B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and method for manufacturing same According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of U-shaped memory strings, each of the plurality of U-shaped memory strings including a first columnar body, a second columnar body, and a conductive connection body. The conductive connection body connects the first columnar body and the second columnar body. A plurality of first memory cells are connected in series in the first columnar body and are composed of a plurality of first conductive layers, a first inter-gate insulating film, a plurality of first floating electrodes, a first tunnel insulating film, and a first memory channel layer. The plurality of first floating electrodes are separated from the plurality of first conductive layers by the first inter-gate insulating film. A plurality of second memory cells are connected in series in the second columnar body, similarly to the plurality of first memory cells.
US11737258B2	Semiconductor memory device having an electrically floating body transistor An IC may include an array of memory cells formed in a semiconductor, including memory cells arranged in rows and columns, each memory cell may include a floating body region defining at least a portion of a surface of the memory cell, the floating body region having a first conductivity type; a buried region located within the memory cell and located adjacent to the floating body region, wherein the buried region has a second conductivity type, wherein the floating body region is bounded on a first side by a first insulating region having a first thickness and on a second side by a second insulating region having a second thickness, and a gate region above the floating body region and the second insulating region and is insulated from the floating body region by an insulating layer; and control circuitry configured to provide electrical signals to said buried region.
US11737257B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof The present invention provides a semiconductor device, the semiconductor device includes a substrate, at least one bit line is disposed on the substrate, a rounding hard mask is disposed on the bit line, and the rounding hard mask defines a top portion and a bottom portion, and at least one storage node contact plug, located adjacent to the bit line, the storage node contact structure plug includes at least one conductive layer, from a cross-sectional view, the storage node contact plug defines a width X1 and a width X2. The width X1 is aligned with the top portion of the rounding hard mask in a horizontal direction, and the width X2 is aligned with the bottom portion of the rounding hard mask in the horizontal direction, X1 is greater than or equal to X2.
US11737256B2	DRAM with a hydrogen-supply layer and a high-capacitance embedded capacitor with a cylindrical storage node A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the device including a substrate; a lower structure including pad patterns on the substrate, upper surfaces of the pad patterns being at an outer side of the lower structure; a plurality of lower electrodes contacting the upper surfaces of the pad patterns; a dielectric layer and an upper electrode sequentially stacked on a surface of each of the lower electrodes; and a hydrogen supply layer including hydrogen, the hydrogen supply layer being between the lower electrodes and closer to the substrate than the dielectric layer is to the substrate.
US11737248B2	Data center coolant switch A data center cooling system has an indoor portion wherein heat is absorbed from components in the data center, and an outdoor heat exchanger portion wherein outside air is used to cool a first heat transfer fluid (e.g., water) present in at least the outdoor heat exchanger portion of the cooling system during a first mode. When an appropriate time has been reached to switch from the first mode to a second mode, the outdoor heat exchanger portion of the data cooling system is switched to a second heat transfer fluid, which is a relatively low performance heat transfer fluid (compared to the first fluid). It has a second heat transfer fluid freezing point, lower than the first heat transfer fluid freezing point, and sufficiently low to operate without freezing when the outdoor air temperature drops below a first predetermined relationship with the first heat transfer fluid freezing point.
US11737239B2	Blended operation mode for providing cooling to a heat load Conditioning systems and methods for providing cooling to a heat load can include an evaporative cooler arranged in a scavenger plenum with a recovery coil downstream of the evaporative cooler. The conditioning systems can operate in various modes, including an adiabatic mode and an evaporative mode, depending on outdoor air conditions. The systems can operate in a blended mode between the adiabatic mode and the evaporative mode by varying the distribution of return water from the recovery coil into at least partially isolated sections of a storage tank, and selectively directing cold water from the evaporative cooler into the tank. The mix of warm and cold water exiting the tank can be varied to maintain the cold-water supply at or near a set point temperature for the heat load. In an example, the systems can include a pre-cooler in the plenum upstream of the evaporative cooler for pre-conditioning the scavenger air.
US11737231B2	Method and apparatus for generalized control of devices Tools and techniques are described to attach a device to a controller, whereby the controller analyzes the device inputs, looks up information about the device in a database, and then determines which inputs on the device match the defined device inputs. It then may translate information received from the device into an intermediate language. It may also use the information received from the device, the location of the device, and information about the device to create a digital twin of the device.
US11737230B2	Offset control for assembling an electronic device housing Housings for electronic devices are disclosed. According to one aspect, adjoining surfaces of electronic device housings can be mounted or arranged such that adjoining surfaces are flush to a high degree of precision. The electronic devices can be portable and in some cases handheld.
US11737228B2	Offset control for assembling an electronic device housing Housings for electronic devices are disclosed. According to one aspect, adjoining surfaces of electronic device housings can be mounted or arranged such that adjoining surfaces are flush to a high degree of precision. The electronic devices can be portable and in some cases handheld.
US11737227B2	Selective ground flood around reduced land pad on package base layer to enable high speed land grid array (LGA) socket Embodiments include a transmission line-land grid array (TL-LGA) socket assembly, a TL-LGA socket, and a package substrate. The TL-LGA socket assembly includes a TL-LGA socket having an interconnect in a housing body, the interconnect includes a vertical portion and a horizontal portion. The housing body has a top surface and a bottom surface, where the top surface is a conductive layer. The TL-LGA socket assembly also includes a package substrate having a base layer having a signal pad and a ground strip. The base layer is above the conductive layer of the housing body of the TL-LGA socket. The ground strip is above the horizontal portion of the interconnect and adjacent to the signal pad. The horizontal portion is coupled to the signal pad on the base layer. The package substrate may have a pad with a reduced pad area.
US11737226B2	Window substrate and display device having the same A window substrate for protecting an electronic display device, the window substrate includes: a first substrate; a second substrate; and an interlayer having opposed sides disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, with one side of the interlayer being in contact with the first substrate, and the other side of the interlayer being in contact with the second substrate, wherein the first substrate has a first thickness, the second substrate has a second thickness, and the interlayer has a third thickness, and wherein the sum of the first thickness, the second thickness, and the third thickness is about 190 μm or less.
US11737221B2	Ruler device module A ruler device module is disclosed that includes top and bottom plates that are parallel, with the bottom plate defining a tray where the bottom plate extends beyond the top plate. The module further includes a pair of side plates on opposite sides of, and extending between, the top and bottom plate, with each side plate including a slot. Partitions are perpendicular to and between the top and bottom plates forming bays between adjacent partitions and the top and bottom plates. A handle structure is between the top and bottom plates and includes a handle configured to rotate between a recessed position and a use position. A nut structure is between the top plate and the bottom plate. The nut structure includes an aperture configured to engage a fastener of a chassis to secure the ruler device module to the chassis.
US11737218B2	Head-mounted display device A head-mounted display device includes a front assembly, a wearable assembly, and a cushion module. The wearable assembly is connected to the front assembly and is suitable for wearing the front assembly onto a face of a user. The cushion module includes a hard member, a soft member, and a fan. The hard member is connected to the wearable assembly. The soft member is connected to the hard member to contact skin of the user, and has a rear channel. The fan communicates with the rear channel. The soft member is connected to the hard member to contact the skin of the user, and the fan drives airflow to flow through the rear channel of the soft member to provide a heat dissipation effect.
US11737217B2	Display device and back plate thereof The present invention provides a display device and a back plate thereof, including: a flexible layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; a framework layer disposed on the first surface, and including at least two framework strips which are spaced apart from each other, wherein the framework layer is made of a material including a polymer; and a filling layer covering a side of the framework layer away from the flexible layer, and embedded in a gap between adjacent ones of the framework strips.
US11737215B2	Printed circuit film, display device, and method of fabricating printed circuit film A printed circuit film includes: a base film including a first film portion extending in a first direction, a second film portion extending in the first direction, and a third film portion extending in the first direction; a plurality of lead wires extending in the second direction and disposed on the first, second, and third film portions, the plurality of lead wires being spaced apart from each other in the first direction; and a bonding member including: a conductive member disposed to overlap the plurality of lead wires on the first film portion; a first non-conductive member disposed to overlap the plurality of lead wires and the second film portion; and a second non-conductive member disposed to overlap the plurality of lead wires and the third film portion, wherein the conductive member is disposed between the first non-conductive member and the second non-conductive member in the second direction.
US11737214B2	Electronic device An electronic device includes a substrate, a plurality of conductive patterns, and a tunable element. A plurality of conductive patterns are disposed on the substrate. The tunable element is disposed on at least one conductive pattern in the plurality of conductive patterns and includes a first pad, a second pad, and a third pad. The first pad, the second pad, and the third pad are separated from each other. The first pad and the second pad are overlapped with the at least one conductive pattern in the plurality of conductive patterns. The third pad is disposed between the first pad and the second pad.
US11737213B2	Card edge connector with intra-pair coupling Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to a printed circuit board (PCB) with a plurality of layers are described. An edge connector may be formed on an end of the PCB substrate and may include contact pins on an outer layer of the plurality of layers. The edge connector may also include an intra-pair coupling block disposed on one or more interior layers such that at least a portion of the intra-pair coupling block is colinear with at least one contact pin on the outer layer. The electronic device may also include at least one integrated circuit on the PCB and electrically connected to the contact pins. The intra-pair coupling component may induce coupling of signals carried by the contact pins.
US11737210B2	Printed circuit board A printed circuit board includes an insulating layer; a metal pad disposed on one side of the insulating layer; a via hole penetrating through the insulating layer to expose at least a portion of the metal pad; and a via filling at least a portion of the via hole, wherein the via comprises a first metal layer and a second metal layer disposed on the first metal layer, and an average size of grains in the first metal layer and an average size of grains in the second metal layer are different from each other.
US11737209B2	Circuit board and manufacturing method thereof and electronic device A circuit board includes a first dielectric material, a second dielectric material, a third dielectric material, a first external circuit layer, a second external circuit layer, multiple conductive structures, and a conductive via structure. Dielectric constants of the first, the second and the third dielectric materials are different. The first and the second external circuit layers are respectively disposed on the first and the third dielectric materials. The conductive via structure at least penetrates the first and the second dielectric materials and is electrically connected to the first and the second external circuit layers to define a signal path. The conductive structures are electrically connected to each other and surround the first, the second and the third dielectric materials. The conductive structures are electrically connected to the first and the second external circuit layers to define a ground path surrounding the signal path.
US11737208B2	Microelectronic assemblies having conductive structures with different thicknesses Microelectronic assemblies, and related devices and methods, are disclosed herein. For example, in some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a substrate layer having a surface, wherein the substrate layer includes a photo-imageable dielectric (PID) and an electroless catalyst; a first conductive trace having a first thickness on the surface of the substrate layer; and a second conductive trace having a second thickness on the surface of the substrate layer, wherein the first thickness is greater than the second thickness.
US11737207B2	PCB RF noise grounding for shielded high-speed interface cable A printed circuit board (PCB) includes a substrate defining a major plane. A first side of the major plane is configured for mounting of functional circuit elements. A cable connector is mounted on a second side of the major plane of the substrate, opposite the first side, for coupling to a shielded radiofrequency (RF) communications cable. At least one component grounding layer is parallel to the major plane and configured for coupling to the functional elements. At least one cable grounding layer is parallel to the major plane and is separated from the at least one component grounding layer. Each cable grounding layer in the at least one cable grounding layer is coextensive with the substrate and is configured for coupling, through the connector, to shielding of the shielded RF communications cable, without coupling to any other component. Nodes of an RF communications system may be mounted on such PCBs.
US11737206B2	Circuit board structure A circuit board structure includes a first dielectric layer, first and second inner circuit layers, a conductive connection layer, a second dielectric layer, two third dielectric layers, third and fourth inner circuit layers, two conductive through vias, first and second annular retaining walls, two fourth dielectric layers, first and second external circuit layers, and third and fourth annular retaining walls. The conductive through vias penetrate the third and second dielectric layers and electrically connect the third and fourth inner circuit layers. The first and second annular retaining walls surround the conductive through vias and electrically connect the third and first and the fourth and second inner circuit layers. The third and fourth annular retaining walls are respectively disposed in the fourth dielectric layers and electrically connect the first external circuit layer and the third inner circuit layer and the second external circuit layer and the fourth inner circuit layer.
US11737203B2	Heatsink shield with thermal-contact dimples for thermal-energy distribution in a radar assembly A heatsink shield with thermal-contact dimples can improve thermal-energy distribution in a radar assembly. The radar assembly includes a printed circuit board (PCB), the heatsink shield, a radome, and a housing. The PCB can include integrated circuits and other components, along with a thermally-conductive material that covers at least a portion of the PCB surfaces. The heatsink shield includes multiple dimples that thermally contact the thermally-conductive material. The heatsink shield is configured to distribute thermal energy produced at least in part by the PCB components to the housing. In this way, the described techniques and systems permit the radar assembly to better distribute thermal energy away from the PCB components to the rest of the PCB and through the housing.
US11737196B2	Led stroboscope device synchronized with camera An LED stroboscope device synchronized with a camera, which comprises: a power supply unit; a stroboscope unit which receives power from the power supply unit so as to charge the power for generating a flashing light, and then, outputs a flashing light generation signal for electric discharge of the charged power; a continuous light unit which receives the power from the power supply unit so as to output a continuous light generation signal for generating continuous light; a light emitting unit which individually receives the flashing light generation signal and the continuous light generation signal so as to generate the flashing light and the continuous light; and a control unit which receives the power from the power supply unit so as to individually control the stroboscope unit and the continuous light unit, thereby outputting the flashing light generation signal and the continuous light generation signal.
US11737193B2	System and method for adaptive fusion of data from multiple sensors using context-switching algorithm The present disclosure is directed to systems and method for adaptive fusion of sensor data from multiple sensors. The method comprises: collecting sensor data generated by a plurality of sensors in an environment; determining the quality of the sensor data generated by each sensor of the plurality of sensors, the quality metric corresponding to a suitability of the sensor data for performing a given task; selecting, via an assessment artificial intelligence program, one or more sensors from the plurality of sensors based on the determined quality metric of the sensor data that yields a desired accuracy for performing the given task; and selecting for each sensor of the plurality of sensors selected, via the assessment artificial intelligence program, a machine learning algorithm from a predetermined set of machine learning algorithms based on the determined quality metric of the sensor data that yields the desired accuracy for performing the given task.
US11737192B2	Lighting effect control method, system, apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium A lighting effect control method includes: obtaining a video frame image sequence by dividing frames of a to-be-tested video stream; sequentially acquiring one of untraversed video frame images in the video frame image sequence as a testing video frame image; according to a recognition result of the testing video frame image, determining that there is at least one target virtual object in the testing video frame image, and determining state information of the target virtual object in the testing video frame image, wherein the recognition result of the testing video frame image is obtained by performing an image recognition process on the testing video frame image; and controlling the lighting effect of a lighting device based on the state information.
US11737188B2	LED-driver with PFC and wired bus interface The invention relates to an LED-driver, comprising an actively switched PFC circuitry and a bus interface for a wire-bound bus, wherein a voltage supply for the bus interface for powering the bus is tapped off the output voltage of the active PFC circuitry, further comprising a control circuitry for a feedback control of an output voltage of the actively switched PFC by controlling a switch of the PFC, wherein the time constant of the feedback control of the control circuitry is faster during time periods in which the bus interface is transmitting or receiving signals, compared to time periods without activity.
US11737183B2	System having independent control of circadian response and color temperature Methods and systems as described herein may be used for independently controlling the color temperature, intensity, and/or circadian response (CR) of one or more light sources (e.g., discrete-spectrum light sources) to adjust one or more color temperature, intensity, and circadian metrics in a space. For example, a light fixture may have four controllable light sources, a warm CR boost, cool CR boost, warm non-boost CR and a cool non-boost CR to independently control intensity, color temperature, and CR outputs.
US11737178B2	Apparatus and method of analyzing the absorption behavior of an object Analyzing the absorption behavior of an object includes: generating at least one electromagnetic signal such that a fixed spatial electric field distribution is produced; modulating the electromagnetic signal with a waveform to generate a modulated signal which is emitted as a forward electromagnetic wave towards the object to be analyzed; measuring at least one wave quantity of the forward electromagnetic wave; receiving a backward electromagnetic wave; measuring at least one wave quantity of the backward electromagnetic wave; and evaluating the measured wave quantity of the backward electromagnetic wave and the measured wave quantity of the forward electromagnetic wave by respectively transforming the measured wave quantities to obtain a spectrum of the respective transformation, wherein the spectrum assigned to the forward electromagnetic wave is compared with the spectrum assigned to the backward electromagnetic wave to determine deviations of the spectra from each other based on which the object is characterized.
US11737175B2	Fluid permeable heater assembly for aerosol-generating systems and flat electrically conductive filament arrangement for fluid permeable heater assemblies An electrically conductive flat filament arrangement for a fluid permeable heater assembly for aerosol-generating systems includes a center portion and two side portions. The two side portions are on opposite sides of the center portion. The center portion defines a heating region of the filament arrangement and the side portions define electrical contact regions of the filament arrangement. The center portion and the two side portions each include a plurality of openings. Each plurality of openings defines an open area of the center portion and an open area of each of the two side portions. A percentage of the total area of the center portion including the open area of the center portion is greater than the percentage of the total area of one of the side portions including the open area of the side portion.
US11737174B2	PTC heating element and electric heating device comprising such A PTC heating element for an electric heating device includes frame which is made of electrically non-conductive material and which encloses at least one PTC element, conductor tracks electrically connected to the PTC element, and insulating layers bearing, in a heat-conductive manner, against an oppositely disposed main side surface of the PTC element. The frame has contact strips which project over itself and which are electrically conductively connected to the conductor tracks for energizing the PTC element with different polarities. In order to provide an electrically well-insulated PTC heating element allows good heat coupling, s a film respectively covers the outer surfaces of the insulating layers. A corresponding PTC heating element may be provided in a circulation chamber of the electric heating device. In this case, the conductor tracks are electrically connected to the PTC element, protrude through a partition wall of the electric heating device, and are exposed and electrically connected in a connection chamber. The connection chamber is separated by the partition wall from the circulation chamber.
US11737173B2	Methods, intermediate radio units and radio heads of base station systems for transmission of antenna carriers A method performed by an IRU of a base station system, the base station system comprising the IRU, a BBU connected to the IRU, and a first RH connected to the IRU via a packet data network. The first RH is arranged for wireless transmission in RF of a plurality of antenna carriers to UEs. The method comprises receiving, from the BBU, a plurality of first digital representations of the plurality of antenna carriers of the first RH, each first digital representation representing one antenna carrier, the plurality of first digital representations being received in a baseband frequency range, frequency multiplexing the plurality of first digital representations of the plurality of antenna carriers into a second digital representation over a first bandwidth, and transmitting the second digital representation to the first RH.
US11737168B2	Offloading communication functions from a slave user equipment to a master user equipment In an aspect, a slave UE and a master UE each establish an attachment to a core network of a cellular communications system. The slave UE obtains security credentials configured to encrypt and decrypt traffic between the slave UE and the core network. A D2D connection is established between the slave UE and the master UE (e.g., tethering). One or more communication functions are offloaded from the slave UE to the master UE, including at least one communication function with the core network for maintaining the attachment of the slave UE to the core network. Application-layer data is relayed to/from the slave UE over the D2D connection. In an aspect, either the slave UE or the master UE may perform encryption and decryption of control plane signaling using the slave UE's security credentials.
US11737167B2	Method and system for implementing intelligence enabled things (IET) Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing intelligence enabled things (“IET”). In various embodiments, a first IET tag affixed to a first object among a plurality of objects might receive information regarding the first object and/or nearby objects. The first IET tag might determine a status of the first object and/or the nearby objects based at least partly on the received information and based at least partly on first data assigned to the first IET tag. The first IET tag might analyze the determined status to determine whether the determined status exceeds predetermined thresholds for normal parameters for the first object and/or the nearby objects. Based on a determination that the determined status exceeds predetermined thresholds for normal parameters for the first object and/or the nearby objects, the first IET tag might autonomously self-report to a computing system a state of the first object and/or the nearby objects.
US11737164B2	Simulation of device removal In one aspect, a computing device is configured to, while operating as a control device of a networked media playback system that includes a first set of network devices and a second set of network devices, (i) transmit a first message to each network device in the first set of network devices, wherein the first message comprises a command to, at a first time, temporarily disconnect from the computing device via a particular communication protocol, (ii) transmit a second message to each network device in the second set of network devices, wherein the second message comprises a command for the network device in the second set of network devices to, at a second time, test connectivity with the computing device; and (iii) after the second time, determine whether each network device in the second set of network devices was connected to the computing device.
US11737162B2	Configuration information for an inactive state Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmitting and/or receiving configuration information for an inactive state. One method includes receiving configuration information for a radio bearer. The method includes transitioning the radio bearer to an inactive state and configuring the radio bearer based on the configuration information. The configuration information configures the radio bearer with: a first configuration that transmits data in the inactive state in response to a data property being less than a predetermined threshold; a second configuration that initiates transition from the inactive state to a connected state before transmitting data; a third configuration that transmits data in the inactive state and initiates transition from the inactive state to the connected state after at least a portion of the data is transmitted; and/or a fourth configuration that inhibits data transmission in the inactive state and inhibits initiating transition from the inactive state to the connected state.
US11737161B2	Method for indicating protocol data unit session status, terminal device, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium The method for indicating protocol data unit session status includes that: a terminal device indicates activation and/or deactivation of a protocol data unit session based on configuration signaling sent by a network device. A terminal device and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are also provided.
US11737157B2	Methods and apparatus to support access to services for multiple subscriber identity modules Apparatus and methods to support parallel access to services of multiple subscriber identity modules (SIMs) and/or electronic SIMs (eSIMs) by a wireless device are disclosed. The wireless device is a single-radio wireless device that includes wireless circuitry that supports an active voice or video connection via a single radio access network of a cellular wireless network at a time. To send or receive data for a second SIM/eSIM, when an active voice or video connection for a first SIM/eSIM uses the wireless circuitry, the single-radio wireless device can i) establish parallel, linked protocol data unit (PDU) sessions for different SIMs, ii) multiplex traffic for different SIMs over a common radio connection with SIM information embedded in protocol headers for routing by network equipment, and/or iii) use an additional dedicated bearer using a first, active SIM for each data network name (DNN) over which to route for a second, suspended SIM.
US11737156B2	Establishing a session or cellular Internet of Things packet transmission An access and mobility management function (AMF) receives, from a wireless device, a request to establish a session. A control plane cellular internet of things (CIoT) indication requesting discovery of a session management function (SMF) that supports exchange of user data between the wireless device and the SMF using a non-access stratum message is sent to a network repository function (NRF). An identifier of the SMF is received from the NRF. A request to establish the session for CIoT packet transmission is sent to the SMF.
US11737155B2	Communication with a data storage device using an emulated Wi-Fi captive portal A data storage device that, in a first mode, emulates a Wi-Fi adapter to facilitate communication with the host device. When the data storage device is connected to the host device, a processor of the data storage device emulates a Wi-Fi adapter to the connected host device. This includes emulating a Wi-Fi network. Responsive to a request to join the Wi-Fi network, a further notification is sent to trigger a captive portal displayed at the host device. The captive portal facilitates additional communication between the data storage device and the host device. The additional communication can be related to one or more of authentication, access control, firmware updates, and configuration of the data storage device. The data storage device also includes storage medium that, in a second mode, is accessible by the host device.
US11737152B2	Wireless communication method using TXOP and wireless communication terminal using same Provided is a wireless communication terminal that wirelessly communicates. the wireless communication terminal includes: a transceiver for transmitting and receiving a wireless signal; and a processor for processing the wireless signal. The processor is configured to perform a transmission based on a transmission opportunity (TXOP) limit which is a maximum value of a TXOP, which is a time interval in which a wireless communication terminal has a right to initiate a frame exchange sequence in a wireless medium.
US11737151B2	Method and apparatus for performing random access backoff in wireless communication system A communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for internet of things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology. The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for performing a random access by a terminal in a wireless communication system by starting a backoff timer for a random access preamble retransmission, determining whether a criterion to select a contention free random access resource is met during the backoff timer, selecting a random access resource for a transmission of a random access preamble when the criterion is met during the backoff timer, and transmitting, to a base station, the random access preamble in the selected random access resource.
US11737148B2	Downlink radio resource control message transmission in 2-step random access Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform 2-step random access procedures. The disclosure identifies techniques for transmitting and receiving downlink connection configuration information, such as a radio resource control message, in a 2-step random access procedure.
US11737143B2	LBT parameters for SRS transmission According to some embodiments, a method for use in a user equipment (UE) of managing a listen-before-talk (LBT) contention window size comprises performing a first LBT procedure using a first contention window size and priority class for a first uplink transmission in unlicensed spectrum. The first uplink transmission comprises an acknowledged transmission. The method further comprises transmitting a second uplink transmission. The second uplink transmission comprises an un-acknowledged transmission. The method further comprises receiving an acknowledgement for the first uplink transmission, and modifying both the first contention window size and a second contention window based on the received acknowledgement. The method further comprises performing a second LBT procedure using the second contention window size and a second priority class for a third uplink transmission in unlicensed spectrum. The third uplink transmission comprises an un-acknowledged transmission.
US11737142B2	Effective contention windows for new radio sidelink over unlicensed bands Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may select, for a sidelink transmission over an unlicensed band and associated with a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU), one or more candidate resources of a set of candidate resources that are within an adaptive effective contention window (ECW). The UE may adjust at least one parameter of the adaptive ECW to determine an adjusted at least one parameter based at least in part on a channel access output associated with the one or more candidate resources. The UE may transmit the MAC PDU using the one or more candidate resources or an additional one or more candidate resources, wherein the additional one or more candidate resources are selected based at least in part on the adjusted at least one parameter. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11737139B2	Communication method, terminal device, and network device Provided in embodiments of the present disclosure are a wireless communication method and a device capable of reducing communication delay. The method includes: a terminal device transmitting uplink data to a network device using at least one of multiple uplink resources, where the multiple uplink resources are indicated by a dynamic scheduling instruction.
US11737137B2	Method and device for performing random access process in unlicensed band Provided are a method for performing a random access process in an unlicensed band, and a device using the same. The device receives a random access preamble (RAP) order instructing the transmission of a RAP. The device performs a clear channel assessment (CCA) in an unlicensed cell during an RAP window so as to transmit the RAP when the device succeeds in CCA.
US11737135B2	Method and apparatus for uplink transmissions in frame-based equipment NR unlicensed Methods and apparatuses of a BSs and UEs in a wireless communication system are provided. A method of operating the UE comprises: receiving, from a BS over a shared spectrum channel, a first DCI including a COT of the BS; determining a first portion of the COT for a downlink transmission from the BS and a second portion of the COT for an uplink transmission to the BS, wherein the COT includes a gap between the first and second portions of the COT; performing a channel access procedure based on a duration of the gap; receiving the downlink transmission in the first portion of the COT; and transmitting the uplink transmission in the second portion of the COT based on a sensing status of the shared spectrum channel that is sensed as an idle state during the channel access procedure in the duration of the gap.
US11737134B2	Method and apparatus for data transmission The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for data transmission. The method comprises: performing data transmission in a listen-before-talk mode; obtaining HARQ-ACK information of transmitted data bursts; and adjusting a contention window size CWS for carrier sensing to be performed before transmission of a next data burst based on HARQ-ACK information of reference data, wherein the reference data refers to a chosen PDSCH or PUSCH in a reference slot in a reference data burst selected from the transmitted data bursts. The method of the present disclosure may effectively reduce transmission collision between different nodes.
US11737133B2	QoS guarantee for high priority low latency service Various embodiments relate to a method performed by a first wireless device for providing a high priority communication service for a high priority traffic class between a first wireless device and a second wireless device, including: announcing support for the high priority communication service; receiving an association request from the second wireless device for the transmission of high priority traffic using the high priority communication service; accepting the received association request; and negotiating a restricted target wakeup time (TWT) service period (SP) for the high priority communication service between the first wireless device and the second wireless device, wherein higher priority is given for the transmission of high priority frames using the high priority traffic service.
US11737130B2	Methods, devices, and systems for network assisted transmission with multiple component carriers A method performed by a serving cell of a base station (BS) is provided. The method receives a measurement report from a user equipment (UE). The measurement report includes measurements associated with another cell. The method then transmits, to the UE, beam information based on the received measurements via a two-stage indication. The beam information includes at least a synchronization signal (SS) block bitmap having one or more SS block bits corresponding to one or more SS block indices for the another cell.
US11737123B2	Communication based on a multi-resource unit in wireless local area network system Systems and methods for communicating are described. According to some embodiments, a first device, with at least one second device in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system may allocate at least one resource unit (RU) to the at least one second device and generate an RU allocation subfield defining the allocated at least one RU. In some examples, the allocation of the at least one RU includes allocating a single RU or a multi-RU to a second device and setting a maximum of one multiplexed second device in a single RU or a multi-RU corresponding to less than 242 subcarriers.
US11737122B1	Centralized network policy controller and method for operating Systems and methods are provided for controlling implementation of network policies in a system including a core network and an open radio access network (O-RAN). The method includes receiving a request for accessing one of multiple network components from an application at a centralized network policy controller. The method additionally includes evaluating the request at the central network policy controller to determine if the request is core related or RAN related and assigning the application to a selected one of the multiple network components based on the evaluation, wherein the selected one is a core component when the request is core-related and the selected one is a RAN component when the request is RAN-related.
US11737118B2	System information signaling for link budget limited wireless devices This disclosure relates to providing system information for cell access to link budget limited devices. According to some embodiments, a base station may transmit a master information block (MIB), a first system information block (SIB), and second SIBs. The first SIB and the second SIBs may be configured for different device categories, and may accordingly have different characteristics. For example, the first SIB may be configured for link budget limited devices, and may include information specific to such devices and/or may exclude information not relevant to such devices or not critical to accessing the cell. In some instances, the first SIB may also include information from the MIB, such that at least some devices may be able to decode the first SIB and gain cell access without decoding the MIB.
US11737113B2	Method and apparatus for transport block generation with UL spatial multiplexing in a wireless communication system A method and apparatus are disclosed. In an example from the perspective of a User Equipment (UE) configured with uplink (UL) spatial multiplexing and UL skipping, the UE receives, from a base station, two UL grants for a Transmission Time Interval (TTI). The UE generates two Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Units (PDUs) for the TTI, wherein a first MAC PDU of the two MAC PDUs is able to accommodate all available data of the UE. The UE transmits the two MAC PDUs to the base station.
US11737108B2	Alternatively sized downlink control information messages for scheduling remaining minimum system information transmissions Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive, via a physical broadcast channel message, an indication to attempt to decode, based at least in part on an assumption of an alternative size that is different from a default size, a downlink control information (DCI) message that schedules a remaining minimum system information (RMSI) transmission; and receive the RMSI transmission based at least in part on the DCI message. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11737107B2	Scheduling wireless communications Control information may be used to schedule communications between a wireless device and a base station. The wireless device may monitor control channels associated with one or more cells to receive the control information.
US11737106B2	Distortion probing reference signals Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first device and a second device may communicate via a channel. The first device may generate and transmit a reference signal, which may be a distortion probing reference signal with a high peak to average power ratio. In one implementation, the first device may use the reference signal as an input for a neural network model to learn a nonlinear response of the second device transmission components. In another implementation, the second device may sample the generated reference signal, and use the samples as inputs for a neural network model to learn the nonlinear response. The first device and the second device may exchange signaling based on learning the nonlinear response, and each device may compensate for the nonlinear response when communicating via the channel.
US11737103B2	Method and apparatus for frequency domain resource allocation in wireless communication system The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method performed by a terminal in a communication system is provided. The method includes receiving, from a base station, configuration information for a physical uplink control channel, the configuration information including an index of an interlace resource, identifying two interlace resources based on the configuration information, and transmitting, to the base station, uplink control information on the physical uplink control information using at least one of the two interlace resources, in which the interlace resource is composed of a plurality of resource blocks of which interval between the plurality of resource blocks are identical.
US11737101B2	Uplink information sending method and apparatus, base station, and user equipment Embodiments of the present invention provide an uplink information sending method, including: sending, by a base station, at least one of first transmission indication information of first uplink information and second transmission indication information to user equipment UE, where the first transmission indication information includes a subframe and/or a carrier on which the base station instructs the UE to send the first uplink information; and the first transmission indication information and/or the second transmission indication information are/is used to indicate UE behavior when a collision occurs. The uplink information sending method provided in the present invention is used to mitigate impact of a carrier collision on processing efficiency of the UE.
US11737098B2	Scheduling of a primary cell from a secondary cell A wireless device receives configuration parameters of a primary cell and a secondary cell. The secondary cell may be a scheduling cell for the primary cell. The wireless device may receive a DCI based on monitoring search space(s) of the secondary cell. The DCI may comprise a first field and a second field. A first value of the first field may indicate scheduling information. A second value of the second field may indicate that the scheduling information is for scheduling the primary cell. The wireless device may receive or transmit a transport block via the primary cell based on the scheduling information.
US11737094B2	Slot position offsets associated with a downlink control information in a physical downlink shared channel In an aspect, a PDCCH and a PDSCH are transmitted by a BS to a UE, whereby the PDCCH includes a first DCI part and the PDSCH includes a second DCI part (e.g., a 2-part DCI). In an example a first grant associated with the second DCI part is offset relative to a slot position of the second DCI part, whereas a second grant associated with the second DCI part is offset relative to the slot position to which the first grant is offset. In another aspect, two or more grants are grouped together, with the respective group being mapped to a PUCCH.
US11737093B2	User equipment and base station involved in transmission of uplink control data The present disclosure relates to a user equipment (UE) which receives, from a base station via an unlicensed radio cell, uplink configuration information to configure at least one set of radio resources of the unlicensed radio cell available for transmitting uplink control information, the radio resource set being associated with a UE group ID indicating a UE group to which the UE is associated. The UE receives, from the base station, downlink control information, DCI, indicating a UE group ID. The UE, when determining that the associated UE group ID is the same as the UE group ID indicated by the DCI, determines scheduling request radio resources within the at least one set of uplink control information radio resources based on the received downlink control information. The UE transmits a scheduling request to the base station using the determined scheduling request radio resources.
US11737089B2	Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, and communication method A terminal apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive a DCI format and a PDSCH scheduled by the DCI format; and a transmitter configured to transmit HARQ-ACK information. A first PDSCH group of the scheduled PDSCH is indicated by a PDSCH group index field in the DCI format. The HARQ-ACK information is generated based at least on a T-DAI for a second PDSCH group different from the first PDSCH group. A bitwidth of information bits in the DCI format indicating the T-DAI is 2 regardless of the number of serving cells configured.
US11737088B2	Method and network node for performing data transmission and measurements on multiple bandwidth parts The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). A terminal in a wireless communication system is provided. The terminal includes a transceiver; and at least one processor configured to: receive, from a base station, configuration information for a bandwidth part, and receive, from the base station, information for a resource configuration within the bandwidth part.
US11737086B2	Resource scheduling indication method and apparatus and communication system A resource scheduling indication method and apparatus and a communication system. The resource scheduling indication method includes: receiving by a terminal equipment resource scheduling indication information transmitted by a network device and used for indicating an uplink transmission resource, the uplink transmission resource including at least one resource scheduling unit; wherein one resource scheduling unit is a set of subcarrier clusters distributed spaced apart in a frequency domain in an integer number of scheduled bandwidth units; and transmitting uplink data on the uplink transmission resource by the terminal equipment.
US11737084B2	Demodulation reference signal port hopping for grant-free physical uplink shared channel communication Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive a configuration message with a configured grant for a plurality of uplink transmissions. The user equipment may transmit, using a first demodulation reference signal port, a first transmission, of the plurality of uplink transmissions, associated with the configured grant. The user equipment may transmit, using a second demodulation reference signal port that is different from the first demodulation reference signal port, a second transmission, of the plurality of uplink transmissions, associated with the configured grant. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11737083B2	Cross-slot scheduling for new radio A user equipment device may determine whether to power down one or more components based at least on a scheduling parameter that includes an indication of cross-slot scheduling. The device may power down the one or more components prior to decoding control information during a slot for which the scheduling parameter indicates that cross-slot scheduling is in place.
US11737080B2	Method of scheduling plurality of packets related to tasks of plurality of user equipments using artificial intelligence and electronic device performing the method Provided is a method, performed by an electronic device, of scheduling a plurality of packets to allocate radio resources to a plurality of packets related to tasks of a plurality of user equipments (UEs) and stacked in a queue, the method including: setting priorities for a plurality of packets stacked in the queue at a first point in time based on a preset scheduling parameter, allocating radio resources to at least some of the plurality of packets for which the priorities are set based on the set priorities, updating the scheduling parameter using at least one artificial intelligence (AI) learning model, and setting the priorities for the plurality of packets stacked in the queue at a second point in time later than the first point in time, based on the updated scheduling parameter.
US11737078B2	Resource allocation method, device and system of wireless communication system Disclosed are a UE of a wireless communication system and a wireless communication method using the same. More particularly, the method including receiving scheduling information including resource allocation information, wherein the resource allocation information comprises a RIV determined based on the number of RBs of a first BWP, and transmitting or receiving data on a RB set corresponding to the RIV in a second BWP, wherein the number of RBs of the second BWP is greater than the number of RBs of the first BWP, the starting RB index S and the number of RBs of the RB set corresponding to the RIV in the second BWP are given in powers of 2 and a device for the same are disclosed.
US11737075B1	Dynamic reallocation of transmit power on dual connectivity devices Systems and methods are provided for dynamically reallocating available transmit power on a dual connectivity user device. A retransmission rate is monitored for the user device that can simultaneously communicate using two or more wireless communication protocols. It is determined that the retransmission rate for the user device is above a threshold for communications using a first wireless communication protocol, such as LTE. Channel assignment of a second wireless communication protocol, such as 5G, is reduced, thus allowing the user device to reallocate a portion of the transmit power previously allocated for the second wireless communication protocol to the first wireless communication protocol to improve the retransmission rate for the first wireless communication protocol.
US11737074B2	Communication device and method for low-latency initial access to non-standalone 5G new radio network A communication device initiates beam acquisition in a receive-only mode. Beam reception is set to an omni mode in which different beams of RF signals are receivable at the communication device from different directions. A primary signal synchronization (PSS) search is executed from each signal synchronization block location. A received signal strength indicator (RSSI) for each beam of the plurality of different beams of RF signals for each SSB location is measured and the communication device switches to a specific beam of RF signals in a New Radio (NR) frequency that has a highest RSSI. The receive-only mode is deactivated and communication of the specific beam of RF signals in the NR frequency band to a customer premise equipment (CPE) or a user equipment (UE) is activated for low-latency non-standalone access to the beam of RF signals in the NR frequency band at the CPE or the UE.
US11737072B2	Method for determining transmission beam in wireless communication system supporting sidelink, and terminal therefor Disclosed is a method for a first terminal determining a transmission beam in a wireless communication system supporting a sidelink. Specifically, the method may comprise: receiving beam-associated information from a second terminal; and on the basis of the beam-associated information, determining a transmission beam for the second terminal. Particularly, the beam-associated information may include: a beam index; and a time resource index for the beam index. The UE is capable of communicating with at least one of another UE, a UE related to an autonomous driving vehicle, a base station or a network.
US11737071B2	Frequency spectral management apparatus and method, geographical location database and secondary system apparatus A system that receives a request for resources from a first system of a plurality of systems having different levels of priority; identifies resources that are available in a second system different from the plurality of systems based on the received request; and determines whether to adjust a resource assigned to the plurality of systems based on the priority level of the first system and the resources that are available in the second system.
US11737069B2	Method and electronic apparatus for wireless communication, storage medium The present disclosure provides a method and electronic apparatus for wireless communication and a computer readable storage medium. The electronic apparatus comprises a processing circuit. The electronic apparatus is configured to determine whether a related parameter of an available component carrier in a sidelink satisfies a preset condition; and if the related parameter satisfies a present condition, to configure the available parameter for use as a secondary component carrier in carrier aggregation of the sidelink.
US11737065B2	Common information transmission method and apparatus A common information transmission method and an apparatus relate to the communications field, and to reduce repeated sending of common information from a base station to a plurality of user equipments (UEs) during sending of the common information, and improve utilization of resources between the base station and the UEs. The method includes obtaining, by UE, frequency domain location information of a first transmission bandwidth, determining, by the UE, a size and a location of the first transmission bandwidth in a bandwidth of the UE according to the frequency domain location information, where the bandwidth of the UE is one of system bandwidths, and receiving, by the UE over the first transmission bandwidth according to the size and the location of the first transmission bandwidth, common information sent by a base station.
US11737053B2	Wireless communication method and device Embodiments of this application provide a wireless communication method and a device, to improve flexibility in an aspect of paging or an aspect of broadcast message transmission. The method includes: determining, by a network device, a scheme of performing paging or broadcast message transmission to a terminal device, where the determined scheme is one of a first scheme and a second scheme, where in the first scheme, a first parameter set is used for performing paging or broadcast message transmission at a specific frequency point, and in the second scheme, a second parameter set is used for performing paging or broadcast message transmission at a specific frequency point; and performing, by the network device, paging or broadcast message transmission to the terminal device at the specific frequency point according to the determined scheme.
US11737048B2	Adaptive fine timing measurement ranging A method includes estimating distances between a user device and an access point based on a series of FTM ranging bursts exchanged between the user device and the access point. The method also includes calculating a variance of the estimated distances and in response to determining that the variance exceeds a threshold, instructing the user device to perform an action that reduces the variance. Other embodiments include a device that performs this method.
US11737045B2	Connection processing method and apparatus in multi-access scenario Example connection processing methods in a multi-access scenario and apparatus are described. One example method includes receiving a second transmission message by a session management functional entity from a mobility management functional entity. The session management functional entity determines whether establishment of a multi-access PDU session is allowed based on session subscription data of user equipment. In response to determining that the establishment of the multi-access PDU session is allowed, the session management functional entity sends an N4 session establishment or update request message to a user plane functional entity. The user plane functional entity sends a connection establishment reply message to the session management functional entity.
US11737044B1	Mid-symbol timestamp point for precision synchronization in 5G and 6G High-frequency communications in 5G and especially 6G will require precise synchronization of user devices with the base station, including periodically setting the user device clock time and clock rate to mitigate oscillator drift. The base station can assist user devices by periodically providing a timing signal containing a mid-symbol timestamp point, which is a signal that includes an abrupt change in phase or amplitude centered in the symbol-time. A receiver can analyze the timing signal and determine precisely the time of arrival of the timestamp point, and correct the receiver's clock to ensure that uplink messages will then arrive at the base station synchronized with the base station's resource grid. In addition, the base station can provide two timing signals in which the mid-symbol timestamp points are separated by a predetermined separation, thereby assisting the user devices in adjusting their clock rates.
US11737043B2	Satellite signal propagation delay variation compensation Satellite signal propagation delay variation can be compensated by transmitting ephemeris data of a satellite and cell measurement window specifications to a terminal, receiving an indication from the terminal that a cell measurement signal will arrive at the terminal outside of a time frame defined by the cell measurement window specifications, modifying the cell measurement window specifications based on a difference in propagation delay between a serving cell, which defines the cell measurement window specifications, and a neighboring cell, which transmits the cell measurement signal, so that the cell measurement signal will arrive at the terminal within the time frame defined by the cell measurement window specifications, the satellite providing communication with the terminal for at least one of the serving cell and the neighboring cell, and transmitting modified cell measurement window specifications to the terminal.
US11737041B2	Multimodal inroute timing synchronization system A method and system for determining inroute frame timing for a Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) includes receiving an appointment to transmit, on an inroute, at a start of a slot X of a frame number M; establishing, at a VSAT, an arrival time of a super frame numbering packet (SFNP) including a satellite ephemeris vector and a frame number N; calculating, at the VSAT, a timing offset (TRO) to be applied to the arrival time to compensate for a time varying gateway-satellite-terminal propagation delay (THS+TSR); setting a transmit instant as an end of the TRO after the arrival time; adding to the transmit instant a duration of X slots and a duration of (M-N) frames; and transmitting a burst, on the inroute from the VSAT, at the transmit instant. In the method, the calculating is based on computing THS+TSR from the satellite ephemeris vector, a gateway transmits the SFNP and receives the burst in the slot X within the frame number M of the inroute, and N is greater than or equal to M. A method and system for using ephemeris data for inroute timing is disclosed.
US11737038B2	Correction of frequency offset between initiator and reflector A method for communicating between a first radio frequency communications device including a first local oscillator and a second radio frequency communications device including a second local oscillator includes generating phase values based on samples of a received signal. Each of the phase values indicates an instantaneous phase of the received signal. The method includes unwrapping the phase values to generate unwrapped phase values. The method includes generating frequency offset estimates based on the unwrapped phase values. The method includes generating an average frequency offset estimate based on the unwrapped phase values. The method includes wrapping the average frequency offset estimate to generate a residual frequency offset estimate. The method includes adjusting the first local oscillator based on the residual frequency offset estimate, thereby reducing a frequency offset between the first local oscillator and the second local oscillator.
US11737037B2	Sidelink tracking considerations with multi-panel operation Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first user equipment (UE) may transmit a capability message indicating a parameter configuration for each phase error process of a set of phase error processes of the first UE. The first UE may transmit, to a second UE, a phase error process indicator to indicate that the first UE is using a first phase error process of the set of phase error processes to generate a sidelink transmission in accordance with the parameter configuration for the first phase error process. The second UE may monitor, via a sidelink channel, for the sidelink transmission based on frequency tracking, phase tracking, time tracking, or any combination thereof being performed in accordance with the parameter configuration for the first phase error process. The first UE may transmit, via the sidelink channel, the sidelink transmission to the second UE.
US11737027B2	Systems and methods for mobile backup A device may include a communication interface and a processor configured to determine that a first transmission task is scheduled and attempt to execute the first transmission task. The processor may also evaluate a metric associated with an effectiveness of the first transmission task. The processor may further modify or set at least one of a transmission interval or power level associated with a second transmission task based on evaluating the metric.
US11737020B1	Battery saving indoor positioning system A battery saving indoor positioning system and process incorporating sensors for surveying variety of location broadcasting devices to obtain indoor positioning data in accordance with a battery saving protocol.

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