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| US11746651B2 |
Integrated machine learning framework for optimizing unconventional resource development
Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for developing resources from an unconventional reservoir. In one implementation, raw reservoir data for the unconventional reservoir is obtained. The raw reservoir data includes geology data, completion data, development data, and production data. The raw reservoir data is transformed to transformed data. The raw reservoir data is transformed to the transformed data based on a transformation from a set of one or more raw variable to a set of one or more transformed variables. The set of one or more transformed variables is statistically uncorrelated. Resource development data is extracted from the transformed data. Performance analytics are generated for the unconventional reservoir using the resource development data. The performance analytics are generated through ensemble machine learning. The unconventional reservoir is developed based on the performance analytics. |
| US11746650B2 |
Method for calculating single-well controlled reserve of low-permeability/tight gas reservoir and analyzing residual gas thereof
The present invention belongs to the technical field of oil and gas field development, and discloses a method for calculating a single-well controlled reserve of a low-permeability/tight gas reservoir and analyzing residual gas thereof. The method includes: calculating a reserve controlled by each gas well in a block by using a gas reservoir dynamic reserve calculation method; establishing a new reserve calculation formula for solution and comparative analysis by an example; and quantitatively analyzing an effect of a startup pressure gradient and a stress sensitivity on a calculation result of the single-well controlled reserve, wherein the analysis of the factors affecting reserve calculation shows that, when the startup pressure gradient reaches 0.02 MPa/m, the calculated reserve is significantly reduced compared with a conventional method, but when the startup pressure gradient is greater than 0.1 MPa/m, the effect gradually stabilizes. |
| US11746645B2 |
System and method for reservoir management using electric submersible pumps as a virtual sensor
A virtual sensor system includes one or more electric submersible pumping systems deployed in a reservoir and a computer system that receives data from the one or more electric submersible pumping systems. Field data is provided to computerized statistical models for predicting whether individual electric submersible pumping systems and the reservoir have undergone changes in condition. The statistical models are established with reference data obtained by running electric submersible pumping systems of known working condition in test wells under a variety of controlled conditions. |
| US11746638B2 |
Automated diagnostics of electronic instrumentation in a system for fracturing a well and associated methods
Systems and methods for identifying a status of components of hydraulic fracturing units including a prime mover and a hydraulic fracturing pump to pump fracturing fluid into a wellhead via a manifold may include a diagnostic control assembly. The diagnostic control assembly may include sensors associated with the hydraulic fracturing units or the manifold, and a supervisory control unit to determine whether the sensors are generating signals outside a calibration range, determine whether a fluid parameter associated with an auxiliary system of the hydraulic fracturing units is indicative of a fluid-related problem, determine whether lubrication associated with the prime mover, the hydraulic fracturing pump, or a transmission of the hydraulic fracturing units has a lubrication fluid temperature greater than a maximum lubrication temperature, or determine an extent to which a heat exchanger assembly associated with the hydraulic fracturing units is cooling fluid passing through the heat exchanger assembly. |
| US11746637B2 |
Adaptive mobile power generation system
This disclosure generally relates to power generation methods and systems based on gas turbine engines, and particularly to mobile and adaptive power generation systems and methods based on gas turbine engine for supplying mechanical and/or electrical power for fracturing operations at an oil wellsite. Various systems, platforms, components, devices, and methods are provided for flexibly and adaptively configure one of more gas turbines, hydraulic pumps, and electric generators to support both fracturing and electric demands at a well site. The disclosed implementations enable and facilitate a mobile, adaptive, and reconfigurable power system to provide both mechanical and electric power for hydraulic fracturing operation. |
| US11746635B1 |
Optimizing operations of a hydraulic fracturing system
A method may include receiving information related to operation or a configuration of a hydraulic fracturing system, The hydraulic fracturing system may include one or more fracturing rigs, one or more blending equipment, and one or more power sources electrically connected to a first subset of the one or more fracturing rigs, or one or more fuel sources fluidly connected to a second subset of the one or more fracturing rigs. The hydraulic fracturing system may further include one or more missile valves, one or more zipper valves, one or more well head valves, and one or more well heads. The method may further include optimizing the operation of one or more subsystems of the hydraulic fracturing system using a particle swarm algorithm. The method may further include outputting one or more control signals to the one or more subsystems based on optimizing the operation. |
| US11746633B2 |
High pressure jumper manifold
A jumper manifold for use in a fracing system including a first outlet interface for coupling to a first outlet line, a second outlet interface for coupling to a second outlet line, and an inlet interface for coupling to an inlet line carrying a slurry under pressure. A jumper, in a first configuration, couples the inlet interface with the first outlet interface for transporting slurry from the inlet line to the first outlet line while isolating the second outlet line. The jumper, in a second configuration, couples the inlet interface with the second outlet interface for transporting slurry from the inlet line to the second outlet line while isolating the first outlet line. |
| US11746631B2 |
Horizontal wellbore separation system and method
A flow management and separation system for a wellbore having a horizontal section, vertical section and intermediate build section, a production tubing, and an annulus surrounding the production tubing, is combined with a primary vertical lift device disposed in the intermediate build section or a heel segment of the horizontal section. The fluid flow management system may be located adjacent to and downhole from the primary vertical lift device. The system includes an intake to an intake passage, to receive produced fluids from the reservoir; a wavebreaker for calming produced fluid flow; a fluidseeker having a rotatable inlet extension having a weighted keel and an internal bypass passage in fluid communication with the intake flow passage; and a separator for separating gas and liquid phases uphole from the fluidseeker. |
| US11746629B2 |
Autonomous separated gas and recycled gas lift system
A gas lift system includes tubing configured to be a conduit for production fluids having a weight, an inflow control valve, installed within the tubing, configured to control gas from the gas reservoir into the well, a gas-separator compressor turbine device installed within the tubing, a gas lift valve configured to allow flow of the gas from the annulus into the tubing, and an injection pressure operated gas lift valve configured to allow flow of the gas from the annulus into the tubing. The gas and the production fluids, from the oil reservoir, mix to lower the weight of the production fluids and flow the production fluids through the tubing to be produced at a surface location. |
| US11746625B2 |
Nozzle for water choking
A nozzle for controlling the flow of a water and/or gas component of a fluid produced from a hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir, the fluid comprising oil and water and/or gas, the nozzle comprising a fluid passage extending between an inlet and an outlet, wherein the fluid passage comprises an uneven surface for imparting turbulence to the water and/or gas component of the fluid. |
| US11746623B2 |
System and method to calibrate digital rock wettability
A method is provided. Cells of a digital model of a formation are classified corresponding with one or more classes based on minerals and/or pore sizes. Wettability of the formation in the digital model is calibrated based on imbibition and/or drainage curves from physical experimentation for a rock sample and the one or more classes of the cells of the digital model. |
| US11746620B2 |
Injection valve, system and method
An injection valve including a housing having a port, an insert movably disposed in the housing, a seal and a diffuser disposed on the insert, the seal and diffuser being movable with the insert. A method for injecting in a borehole including pumping fluid into the borehole, pressurizing an inside diameter of an insert of an injection valve, moving the insert of the injection valve to a position that is not fully closed, diffusing fluid flowing from the inside diameter of the insert; and then flowing the diffused fluid past a seal on the insert. |
| US11746617B2 |
A-annulus cementing without pumping cement
A method of plugging a well includes lowering a solid body into a wellbore by wireline; and filling the space around the solid body with a liquid plugging material. The solid body and the liquid plugging material together form a plug after the liquid plugging material is set. |
| US11746615B2 |
Well treatment with barrier having plug in place
A well barrier can include an inner mandrel, a flow passage, and a releasably secured plug. The plug blocks fluid flow through the flow passage, and includes a shoulder that prevents the plug from displacing completely through the inner mandrel. A method of treating a subterranean well can include treating a deeper zone, setting a well barrier in the well between the deeper zone and a shallower zone, then treating the shallower zone, and then applying a pressure differential from the deeper to the shallower zone, thereby displacing a plug out of the well barrier. A well treatment system can include a well barrier with a plug releasably secured to an inner mandrel. The plug is released by application of a pressure differential in a longitudinal direction, and fluid communication is unblocked by application of a pressure differential in an opposite longitudinal direction. |
| US11746611B2 |
Whipstock retrieving bit
A retrievable whipstock assembly for a wellbore includes a whipstock including a longitudinal body and an anchor connection, a deflection surface provided on the longitudinal body with a first engagement element, and a drilling assembly including a drill housing and a second engagement element. The second engagement element is selectively extendible between a recessed position and an extended position. In the extended position the second engagement element is engageable with the first engagement element. |
| US11746605B2 |
Hardbanding method and apparatus
Various methods of hardbanding an apparatus are described. In one aspect of the invention an improved method of re-applying a hardbanding alloy to worn tool joints of a previously hardbanded drill pipe results in preservation of the metallurgical properties of the drill pipe and preservation of the internal polymer coating that lines the drill pipe. A method for applying hardbanding includes arc welding a consumable metal welding wire to a tool joint having a surface temperature that ranges from about 50° F. to about 170° F. and the arc welding power supply utilizes DC current. The method herein produces a hardbanded tool joint comprising a heat affected zone (HAZ) of a based metal having a Rockwell hardness of 40 Rc or less. |
| US11746601B1 |
Polycrystalline diamond compacts including a cemented carbide substrate and applications therefor
Embodiments relate to a polycrystalline diamond compact (“PDC”) including a polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) table having at least two regions and being bonded to a fine grained cemented tungsten carbide substrate. In an embodiment, a PDC includes a cemented carbide substrate having a cobalt-containing cementing constituent cementing tungsten carbide grains together that exhibit an average grain size of about 1.5 μm or less, and a PCD table having at least one upper region including diamond grains exhibiting an upper average grain size and at least one lower region adjacent to the upper region a lower average grain size that may be at least two times greater than the upper average grain size. The cemented carbide substrate includes an interfacial surface and a depletion zone depleted of the cementing constituent that extends inwardly from the interfacial surface to a depth of, for example, about 30 μm to about 60 μm. |
| US11746597B2 |
Pressured horizontal directional drilling continuous coring device for engineering geological investigation
A pressured horizontal directional drilling continuous coring device includes a drilling tool assembly, a spear head, a recovery pipe and a core clamping mechanism. An interior of the drilling tool assembly is provided with a drilling tool delivery and in-place reporting mechanism, a bullet positioning mechanism, a core blockage alarm mechanism, a guiding mechanism, a buffer mechanism, and an adjusting mechanism from top to bottom. The recovery pipe is provided with a first and second recovery pipe nozzles. The drilling tool delivery and in-place reporting mechanism includes a top cap, a first spring and a spring cap mounted on one end of the first spring, so that when the first spring is in a compressed state, the spring cap is located at a lower end of the top cap, and a mud path is formed between the spring cap and the top cap. |
| US11746595B2 |
Fence opening apparatus
The present invention relates to a fence opening installation apparatus for connecting a pair of spaced fence posts, comprising: a latch member, at least two anchor members, at least one base member, wherein the latch member is releasably connected together between two spaced sections of a first fence post and a second fence post, wherein the first anchor member is disposed at the end of the first fence and the second anchor member is disposed at the end of a second fence post, and wherein the first and second fence post are operatively connected to the corresponding anchor members to disengage from the base member to raise out the corresponding post lower section of the fence post in conjunction with the user manipulation to create an opening for the user. |
| US11746590B2 |
Vertical cellular drape for an architectural structure
A vertical cellular drape configured for use as a covering for an architectural structure may include a front drape panel and a rear drape panel. The front and rear drape panels may be coupled to each other so that the drape panels are configured to be moved laterally between an extended position and a retracted position to cover or expose an adjacent architectural structure, as desired. In addition, the drape panels may be configured to be positioned relative to each other such that a plurality of vertically oriented, internal cells are defined between the drape panels. |
| US11746588B2 |
Method for forming a closed frame-shaped spacer for an insulating glass pane
A method for forming a closed frame-shaped spacer for an insulating glass pane by applying a paste-like and subsequently hardening strand has at a beginning of the strand a ramp in which the thickness of the strand increases from zero to a nominal thickness. An end of the strand's thickness is complementary to the rising ramp on the same path, overlapping the ramp, decreasing from the target thickness to zero, the surface of the ramp forming an interface between the beginning and the end of the strand. The beginning and end of the strand are pressurized on either side by placing it between a first jaw and a second jaw. The exerting surface of the first jaw has a property enabling the material of the strand which comes into contact with the surface of the first jaw to be removed therefrom by lifting the first jaw from the strand. |
| US11746586B2 |
Connecting device for construction materials, connecting structure therefor, and connecting method therefor
A connecting device configured to connect two construction materials arranged at a distance therebetween, that is, a door frame, a base member, and a reinforcing member of a wall includes a connecting member including a locking portion capable of being locked with a locking target member arranged at one construction material along a thickness direction perpendicular to a direction of the distance and a coupling portion configured to be moved in the thickness direction and coupled to the other construction material by a drill screw as a coupling fitting are arranged at an end on a side of the one construction material and an end on a side of the other construction material. When the coupling portion is not coupled to the other construction material, the locking portion is movable in the thickness direction with respect to the locking target member. |
| US11746584B2 |
Remote monitoring and control of moveable barrier in jackshaft door operator system
A garage door status monitoring and control system for a jackshaft operator may include a control module comprising a programmable platform configured to: receive a change-door-status command to change a position of a door; in response to the change-door-status command, generate and communicate a light or sound command to a wireless controller; delay a period of time after communicating the light or sound command to the wireless controller; and only after the delay, generate a door command corresponding to said change-door-status command to change the position of the door. |
| US11746583B2 |
Refrigerator and method for controlling same
A refrigerator is configured to enable a user to open doors of the refrigerator easily. The refrigerator performs a method for controlling the doors to prevent from opening due to a malfunction. |
| US11746582B2 |
Slider window assembly with movable panel drive system
A vehicular slider window assembly includes a frame portion having an upper rail and a lower rail, a fixed window panel, and a movable window panel that is movable along the rails between an opened position and a closed position. A drive system is operable to move the movable window panel between the opened position and the closed position. The drive system includes a single flexible drive element that, when the drive system is actuated to move the window panel in one direction, the flexible drive element pulls the movable window panel along the rails, and when the drive system is actuated to move the window panel in the opposite direction, the flexible drive element pushes the movable window panel along the rails. The lower rail includes guide structure that limits flexing of the flexible drive element when the flexible drive element pushes the movable window panel along the rails. |
| US11746581B2 |
Flip hinge
A flip hinge for a motor vehicle includes an inner strap affixed to a body of the motor vehicle, an outer strap separate from the inner strap and affixed to a removable panel of the motor vehicle, and an intermediate link extending from the inner strap to the outer strap. The intermediate link is rotatably attached to the inner strap at a first link end by a spring-loaded pivot. The intermediate link is rotatably attached to the outer strap at a second link end by an outer strap pivot. The intermediate link is movable between at least a first position and a second position. The spring-loaded pivot biases the intermediate link towards the second position whenever the intermediate link is not in the first position, and the outer strap is separable from the intermediate link only when the intermediate link is in the first position. |
| US11746580B2 |
Multi-link hinge
A multi-link hinge is proposed. The multi-link hinge is configured to facilitate closing and opening of a door, is capable of sufficiently securing a maximum opening angle of the door while decreasing a gap between the door and a main body, and is also capable of providing convenience to a user when the user opens and closes the door. |
| US11746578B2 |
Door securing apparatus
Disclosed is a door securing apparatus. The door securing apparatus includes a base member, a pivoting arm extension, and a door-contacting member that act in concert to secure a door in a closed position. |
| US11746572B2 |
Actuating system for an actuatable door
An actuating system for an actuatable door and to an actuatable door having such an actuating system. The actuating system comprises a rotatable latching shaft, a rotatable locking shaft, a latching device, comprising a latch, and a locking device. The latch is adapted to maintain the actuatable door in a closed position. The locking device comprises a locking cam, that is mounted to the locking shaft and that is adapted to engage with the latch in a closed and latched position, and a latch securing lever, that is driven by the locking cam and that is adapted to engage with the latch to maintain the latch in a closed and secured position. |
| US11746567B2 |
Hoop lock with dual locking
A hoop lock including a shackle, a crossbar, and a locking assembly operable to secure the shackle to the crossbar. The shackle may include a straight foot and a bent foot, and the locking assembly may engage the straight foot and the bent foot to secure the shackle to the crossbar. |
| US11746562B2 |
Quick install method and apparatus for door locks
The present disclosure is directed to a lock assembly comprising an inner housing positionable on one side of a movable structure such as a door and an outer housing positionable on an opposing side of the structure. A pocket connection region having an aperture formed through a wall of the inner housing is configured to receive a head of a fastener therethrough. After the fastener extends through the aperture, a clamp device may be moved from an open position to a closed position so as to releasably lock the fastener to the pocket connection region of the inner housing. In another form, a retainer is configured to hold the fastener with respect to the inner housing during installation of the lock assembly. In this manner an inner housing may be quickly connected to an outer housing when installing a lock assembly to the structure. |
| US11746559B2 |
Aluminum fence system
The fence system attaches to an aluminum or steel rectangular base post in concrete or the ground. The inside wall of a fence column slides over the base post. The fence column also has an outside wall around the inside wall. Each of three side of the fence column has an elongated slot, which receives one end of a slat. A bracket may secure the slat to the fence column. The fence system also has a gate of the same style as the rest of the fence. A lockset housing replaces one fence column. It receives slats on one side, and the lockset's latch projects from the other side. A hollow post has a slot facing the latch when the gate is closed. A latch cover is held by the slot, and an extension of the latch cover extends along the lockset housing to block surreptitious opening the gate. |
| US11746558B2 |
Positioning device for fence supplemented with pet guardrail
Disclosed is a positioning device for a fence supplemented with a pet guardrail. The pet guardrail is fixed to a side of an existing fence in a side-attaching manner, and an upper crossbar and a lower crossbar of the pet guardrail are fixed to an outer side of the existing fence by bolts and covered and protected by front and rear cover plates, and both ends of the upper crossbar and lower crossbar are sheathed with a side sleeve for protection. In this way, the grid spacing of the existing fence can be reduced to prevent pets from escaping, and the overall appearance is aesthetic, and the overall structure avoids people or pets from being scratched by the bolts and just requires simple operations for the installation. |
| US11746554B2 |
Computer system providing service to multiple users using satellites in earth orbit, and method and program executed by computer system
A computer system of the present invention comprises a processor unit, and is configured to be capable of communicating with a user device operated by a first user and a satellite. The satellite includes a religious object and an information providing means for providing information associated with the religious object. The processor unit is configured to execute at least the following: acquiring location data indicating a location on Earth of the first user; acquiring bearing data indicating a bearing; calculating, on the basis of the location data and the bearing data, a time period in which the satellite is located in a predetermined space extending toward the bearing from the location on Earth of the first user; and providing the user device with information associated with the religious object provided by the information providing means of the satellite only during the time period. |
| US11746551B2 |
System and method for pylon anchoring
Disclosed is a pylon anchoring system in the form of an extruded strip that may be wrapped around, and affixed to, a pylon or post such that the pylon anchoring system is positioned beneath a sand line when the pylon or post is installed and set. Advantageously, when the post or pylon is installed such that the pylon anchoring strip is positioned beneath sand (or some other ground surface), a plurality of anchor elements on the system generate a counteracting force to any external force that might cause the pylon to shift from a set position. |
| US11746541B2 |
High compressive strength sound attenuation
The present disclosure describes a sound attenuating flooring system. The sound attenuating flooring system has a subfloor, a sound attenuating material overlaying and contacting only a portion of the subfloor, and an overlayment. The sound attenuating material has a first surface and second surface. The first surface is defined by a plurality of outwardly projecting hollow protrusions. The second surface is defined by a plurality of open recesses corresponding to the plurality of outwardly projecting hollow protrusions. The overlayment overlays the second surface of the sound attenuating material. |
| US11746534B2 |
Sound damping wallboard and method of constructing a sound damping wallboard
A sound damping wallboard for installation on an installed wallboard, a sound damping wallboard system, and a method of constructing a sound damping wallboard on a building structure are disclosed. The sound damping wallboard comprises a gypsum layer having a gypsum layer inner surface and a gypsum layer outer surface, a sound damping layer disposed at the gypsum layer inner surface for installation between the gypsum layer and an installed wallboard and having a sound damping layer inner surface, a first encasing layer disposed at the gypsum layer outer surface, and a second encasing layer disposed at the sound damping layer inner surface. |
| US11746529B2 |
Downspout end cover having protection from animal/insect intrusion and damage/debris accumulation
A downspout end cover protects and closes a lower end of a rain gutter downspout assembly. The cover includes a body that forms a continuous hollow channel with the top and the bottom for passage of collected rainwater. The back of the body forms a first aperture sized to attach to an end of the downspout and the front forms a second aperture that emits collected rainwater. A door is rotatably attached to the front of the body at a top of the front of the body by a hinge and when closed, prevents entry of animals, insects or blown debris. A ledge provided behind the door, so that the door, when closed, rests against the ledge and does not protrude from the body, protecting the door and sealing the downspout end cover against entry of insects and preventing detachment of the door from the body. |
| US11746528B1 |
Skylight protective cover
A skylight protective cover is a weather resistant shroud having flashing about a peripheral edge configured to secure about an existing skylight in a manner which provides a space between the shroud and skylight thereby protecting the skylight from the elements. |
| US11746526B2 |
Steep slope roofing system
Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a roofing system. In some embodiments, the roofing system comprises at least one steep slope roof substrate having a first region. In some embodiments, the first region comprises a plurality of shingles. In some embodiments, each of the plurality of shingles comprises at least one antimicrobial agent. In some embodiments, the at least one steep slope roof substrate also comprises a second region. In some embodiments, the second region comprises an antimicrobial scavenger layer that is configured to receive runoff from the first region of the steep slope roof substrate. In some embodiments, the runoff comprises an initial concentration of at least one antimicrobial agent and water. In some embodiments, the antimicrobial scavenger layer is configured to capture the at least one antimicrobial agent so as to reduce the initial concentration of the at least one antimicrobial agent in the runoff. |
| US11746525B2 |
Modular partition system
A modular partition system comprises a plurality of panels and at least one connecting strip. Each of the plurality of panels comprises two support members extending generally perpendicularly to a plane of the modular partition system and a central panel extending between said two support panels. The plurality of panels are arranged such that the central panels of each of the plurality of panels are generally mutually parallel and one support member of each of the plurality of panels is adjacent to a support member of an adjacent panel. The at least one connecting strip cooperates with a support member from each of two of the plurality of adjacent panels so as to connect said two of the plurality of adjacent panels. |
| US11746521B2 |
Reinforced structure for column and beam frame
A fracture caused by fatigue of a connecting portion positioned at a corner of a reinforcing frame directly secured to a frame is avoided regardless of a relative displacement that occurs in the frame upon disposing the reinforcing frame made of steel, which has an elevational shape surrounding the frame along an inner circumferential surface of the frame and a cross-sectional shape with a flange on a side of the frame, in a structure plane of the frame of a column and a beam of reinforced concrete structure, and joining the reinforcing frame to the inner circumferential surface of the frame. A reinforcing frame is constituted of a column portion along a column of a frame, a beam portion along a beam, and a connecting portion that is joined to the column portion and the beam portion, and connects the column portion to the beam portion. The connecting portion has a flange with a part close to the column portion and the beam portion formed to be shaped along an inner circumferential surface of the frame, and a part of the flange facing a corner of the frame formed into a shape in which a void is formed between the part and the corner of the frame. |
| US11746520B2 |
Method of constructing a modular building, a tray-like modular building component, and related method, and a modular building column assembly
A tray-like modular building component adapted for filling with concrete after assembly with like components into a building frame, said tray-like modular building component comprising: a substantially rectangular frame with a pair of opposed sides and a pair of opposed ends defining an interior therebetween; a sheet mounted to said building frame and extending over said interior; a pair of beams, each mounted to said building frame along each said pair of sides respectively; and a pair of end plates, each mounted to said building frame along each said pair of ends respectively, wherein said sheet, said pair of beams and said pair of end plates together form an open-topped tray for receiving the concrete therein. |
| US11746515B2 |
Pressing panel
A pressing panel, including a panel, buttons and elastic pieces; the buttons are hinged to the panel, and each button is movable with respect to the panel through a pair of hinge shafts; each button is fixedly provided with an elastic piece; each elastic piece is provided with an elastic supporting arm extending backwards; each elastic supporting arm abuts the panel; when each button moves, a portion of a corresponding elastic supporting arm corresponding to an abutting position of the corresponding elastic supporting arm and the panel slides; when each button is in an initial state before being pressed, the abutting position between the corresponding elastic supporting arm and the panel, compared with a position of the corresponding pair of hinge shafts, is farther away from a fixing position between the button and the corresponding elastic piece; when pressing each button, the corresponding elastic piece moves along with the button. |
| US11746514B2 |
Flush valve and motor alignment bracket
A flush valve assembly including a manifold including an inlet, an outlet, and a fluid passageway positioned between the inlet and the outlet, a motor coupled to the manifold and including a drive gear, a valve cartridge coupled to the manifold, and a shaft extending from the valve cartridge. The shaft includes a valve gear configured to mesh with the drive gear. Rotational motion from the motor is transferred through the drive gear, the valve gear, and the valve shaft to rotate the valve cartridge between a first position and a second position. The flush valve assembly additionally includes a bracket removably coupled to the manifold. The bracket is configured to align the drive gear and the valve gear in a predetermined position. |
| US11746512B2 |
Flow controller and bubbler
The invention discloses a flow controller and a bubbler. The flow controller comprises a shell and a sheet part, wherein a water outlet is formed in the bottom of the shell, the top of the shell is open, a water space is formed between the sheet part and the bottom of the shell, the sheet part covers the water outlet, elastic legs are disposed on the sheet part and include at least two support legs and at least one suspension leg, and the sheet part is supported at the bottom of the shell through the support legs, and the suspension leg is spaced apart from the bottom of the shell. The sheet part provided with the elastic legs is used to resist the water pressure, the water pressure-bearing capacity of the sheet part is improved, and the service life of the sheet part is guaranteed. |
| US11746511B2 |
Configurable faucet apparatus and methods of implementing and operating same
A faucet apparatus and method of implementing a faucet apparatus are disclosed herein. In an example embodiment, the apparatus includes a body integrated or coupled to a base, where the body includes surfaces within which are formed first and second orifices that respectively extend inward into the body along first and second axes, respectively. A first cross-section of the first orifice taken perpendicular to the first axis has a first size and a first shape that are, respectively, substantially identical to a second size and a second shape of a second cross-section of the second orifice taken perpendicular to the second axis. The apparatus also includes a spout having a first end supported within the first orifice, and a sensor structure having a cross-sectional surface supported within the second orifice, where each of the first end and cross-sectional surface is configured to fit complementarily within either of the orifices. |
| US11746504B2 |
Control system for work vehicle, method, and work vehicle
A work vehicle includes a work implement. A control system for the work vehicle includes a controller. The controller acquires an end position and a target distance of work performed by a work vehicle. The controller determines, as a start position, a position that is away from the end position by the target distance. The controller generates a command signal to start work from the start position toward the end position and to operate the work implement according to a target design topography. The controller modifies the target distance based on a result of the work. |
| US11746500B2 |
Coordinated motion system and method
A vehicle system includes a first work machine including a first actuator and a first control system, a second work machine including a second actuator and a second control system, and a user input system including a transceiver and a user interface. The user input system is configured to receive a user input via the user interface and provide a signal to both the first control system and the second control system. The first control system and the second control system are configured to receive the signal and thereafter operate the first actuator of the first work machine and the second actuator of the second machine in a coordinated mode of operation. The user input system is configured to provide, and the first control system and the second control system are configured to receive, the signal simultaneously thereby reducing latency between motion of the first work machine and the second work machine in the coordinated mode of operation. |
| US11746498B2 |
Systems and methods for electronically assessing operator performance when operating a machine based on machine-related data associated with the machine
A system and method for electronically assessing operator performance when operating a working machine adapted to handle or process ground material. The system and method can identify compliance with operating instructions for operating the working machine and/or can uniquely characterize functions of the working machine based on external factors. |
| US11746496B2 |
Precise lifting method and lifting and reinforcing structure for plant equipment foundation
The present application relates to a precise lifting method and a lifting and reinforcing structure for a plant equipment foundation. The method includes the construction steps of: forming a curtain wall: drilling downwards at two sides of the plant equipment to form curtain holes and grouting the curtain holes, in which the grouting areas overlap each other to form two parallel curtain walls; forming a reinforcing body: drilling grouting holes inclining downwards, grouting the grouting holes to form the reinforcing body attached to a lower surface of a baseplate of the plant equipment foundation among a bottom of the baseplate and two curtain walls; and lifting: drilling lifting holes obliquely downwards to below the bottom of the reinforcing body and between two curtain walls; and conducting pressure grouting to the bottom of the lifting holes and then backward grouting upwards layer by layer. |
| US11746495B2 |
Floating foundation
A lift system and method for supporting a structure. The lift system includes a first buoyant sponson tank comprising a sponson tank that extends from a first end to a second end, a mechanical assembly extending from the second end of the sponson tank, the mechanical assembly to transfer a load of a structure disposed on the mechanical assembly to the sponson tank. The sponson tank is configured to be displaced by a volume of fluid that is external to the tank and the tank provides a predetermined buoyant force against the structure to cause the structure to be displaced vertically. |
| US11746492B2 |
Foundation integral construction components and support systems
Foundation integral construction components and support systems where multiple pile foundation components are incorporated into a structure system that is connected to, or otherwise part of the foundation, can further reduce the need for excavation and thus preserve existing contours and drainage properties of the land. These multiple pile foundation systems, are applicable to a wide variety of site and soil conditions and a wide variety of surface structures or buildings. The multiple pile foundation system can reduce the need for site excavation, drainage control, and soil backfill by transferring load from a portion of a structure to the ground. |
| US11746491B2 |
Construction process of soil nailing wall for geological disaster control
A construction process of soil nailing wall for geological disaster control is provided, which uses a construction equipment of soil nailing wall for geological disaster control, including underframe, lifting assembly and etc.; a lifting assembly is installed on the left side of the upper side of the underframe. When in use, the disclosure can automatically cut off the tree trunks extending out of the slope surface, and then install the grouting rods in the soil slope holes. At the same time, the disclosure can adapt to the tree trunks with different bending degrees to cut them, which solves the problem of tree trunks interfering with the construction, greatly improves the efficiency, prevents the cut tree trunks from falling onto the slope, avoids damaging the slope surface, and can adapt to a variety of situations to cut off the tree trunks. |
| US11746488B2 |
Containment dike
Flexible containment tubes form sections of a dike for fluid containment. For example, multiple vinyl-coated polyester tubes with a 19-inch diameter may be filled with water and stacked on top of each other to create a temporary diversion dike. Multiple sections of dike may be abutted together to form longer sections of dike. A vapor barrier or plastic membrane may wrap over dike sections and/or weaved through the flexible containment tubes as they are placed prior to filling. Configurations of the vapor barrier and associated anchoring mechanisms improve the utility of dike sections by reducing hydrostatic pressure of contained fluid on the dike, harnessing the weight of fluid columns, and mitigating seepage through the dike sections. |
| US11746486B2 |
Vehicle escape ramp safety arresting system
A vehicle escape ramp arresting system that includes a narrowed internal width and includes housing connection that limits the peak initial load that can be applied to a metal tape during a vehicle impact with a net and allows a housing associated with the system to rotate about both the vertical and horizontal axes to aid in slowing an errant vehicle. |
| US11746485B1 |
Apparatus for deploying and retrieving traffic barricades
A traffic barrel deploying and retrieving apparatus comprises a roller deck mounted on the tailgate of a flatbed utility truck. An aft-facing cage and a forward-facing cage are appended to the ends of the roller deck. The cages have proximal and distal walls each spaced apart by a gap into which a traffic barrel is received. The aft-facing cage stabilizes a barrel dropped into it as the barrel is left behind by the moving truck. The forward-facing cage includes swing arms and a pivotable and elevatable paddle whereby an operator uses a first swing arm to tip the barrel forward so that the paddle delves beneath it so that a second swing arm sweeps the barrel onto the paddle. The apparatus then elevates the paddle to the level of the roller deck so the retrieves barrel may be brought aboard the truck bed. |
| US11746482B2 |
Inclination control for construction machines
A system may include a first transportation device of a milling machine, a controller, and an inclination control system. The controller can control a construction machine including the first transportation device, which can move the construction machine over an operating surface. The inclination control system includes a first sensor coupled to the first transportation device to sense an orientation of the first transportation device relative to the frame of the milling machine. The controller controls the milling machine based on inclination information received from the inclination control system. |
| US11746481B2 |
Ground milling machine
The invention relates to a ground milling machine, comprising: a machine frame supported by front and rear travel units and at least partially height-adjustable; a milling drum housing arranged on the machine frame, comprising a milling drum that is rotatable about a horizontal axis of rotation perpendicular to the milling direction; a retaining device arranged in front of the milling drum housing in the milling direction with an adjustment device that enables the height adjustment of the retaining device in relation to the milling drum housing and the machine frame; and a ground contact device arranged in front of the milling drum housing in the milling direction with a contact runner and a mounting lever. The contact runner is adjustable in relation to the retaining device within a height-adjustment range and is mounted on the retaining device by way of the mounting lever. The contact runner comprises a first joint via which it is connected to the mounting lever in a pivotable fashion, the mounting lever being connected to the retaining device via a second joint and positioned between the contact runner and the retaining device in such a manner that, when the height of the retaining device is adjusted in relation to the contact runner, the mounting lever reaches or traverses an apex of the curve of movement of the mounting lever about the first or second joint, the apex delimiting the adjustment path of the mounting lever in the horizontal direction over the entire height-adjustment range, in particular in such a manner that the horizontal distance between the first and the second joint increases before subsequently decreasing. Finally, a distance measuring device is provided, with which the vertical distance or a correlating value between the machine frame and/or the milling drum housing and the contact runner can be measured. |
| US11746480B2 |
System, apparatus, and method for controlling screed extender of paving machine
A system, apparatus, and method can control one or more screed extensions or extenders of a paving machine. Such control can include identifying a location of an undesirable surface condition of a mat paved on a base by the paving machine using data from one or more sensors associated with a screed extension; characterizing the undesirable surface condition of the mat; and adjusting a height and/or an angle of attack of an extension plate of the screed extension to prevent future occurrences of the undesirable surface condition responsive to the identification and characterization of the undesirable surface condition. The location of the undesirable surface condition can represent a start of the undesirable surface condition in a transverse direction of the paving machine and can be associated with either an interface between the screed extension and a main screed or outward of the interface, along a length of the extension plate of the screed extension. |
| US11746478B2 |
Methods of forming an asphalt shingle waste powder from asphalt shingle waste
Non-limiting embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method comprising: obtaining asphalt shingle waste (ASW) and performing grinding, screening, and separating steps on the ASW. In some embodiments, granules are removed from the ASW. In some embodiments, the method transforms ASW into ASW powder. In some embodiments, the ASW powder is formed into a plurality of briquettes. In some embodiments, at least one of: the ASW powder, the plurality of briquettes, or any combination thereof is fed into a mixing process that results in an ASW powder filled coating. |
| US11746476B2 |
Subsurface irrigation system for a sports field
A subsurface irrigation system for a sports field includes a substantially water impermeable layer, a compacted subgrade below the water impermeable layer, a plurality of water distribution boards positioned on top of the water impermeable layer, a porous layer overlaying the plurality of water distribution boards, and a sports field layer on top of the porous layer. The porous layer is configured to move water from the plurality of water distribution boards upwards to the sports field layer using capillary action to keep it damp. The sports field layer may be sand, dirt, clay, or a combination thereof. In addition, the system may include a water control basin in fluid communication with at least one water distribution board of the plurality of water distribution boards and configured to control the flow of water to the plurality of water distribution boards. |
| US11746475B2 |
Method and assembly for making a concrete expansion joint insert
An illustrative example embodiment of an assembly for making a concrete expansion joint insert includes an extruder a device that receives material from the extruder. The device includes a flow path through the device and at least one internal feature that directs the material away from a middle of the flow path and toward outside edges of the flow path to establish an approximately equal flow rate of the material through the middle and outside edges of the flow path. |
| US11746470B2 |
Method for controlling carryover in a chemical recovery boiler and a chemical recovery boiler
A method for controlling carryover in a chemical recovery boiler. The method comprises feeding black or brown liquor to a furnace of the chemical recovery boiler through an injection gun to burn the black or brown liquor. The chemical recovery boiler comprises a bullnose, which narrows the furnace, and a first superheater, of which at least a part is arranged at a higher vertical level than the bullnose. The method comprises measuring information indicative of a spatial temperature distribution on a cross section of the furnace, wherein the cross section is above the injection gun and below the first superheater; determining primary information indicative of carryover using the information indicative of the spatial temperature distribution on the cross section of the furnace; and controlling a temperature of the black or brown liquor that is fed to the furnace using the primary information. In addition, a system for performing the method. |
| US11746469B2 |
Fiber structure manufacturing apparatus and fiber structure manufacturing method
A fiber structure manufacturing apparatus that includes: a defibration unit that pulverizes and defibrates a raw sheet material that contains fibers; a transportation unit that transports a defibrated material after defibration by the defibration unit; a forming unit that forms a fiber structure from the defibrated material transported by the transportation unit; a temperature acquisition unit that acquires a temperature inside the defibration unit; and a control unit that controls a mass flow of gas that contains the defibrated material transported from the defibration unit in accordance with the temperature acquired by the temperature acquisition unit. |
| US11746468B2 |
Defibrating method, fiber body forming method, and defibrating machine
A defibrating method includes the steps of: preparing a material which contains fibers and a compound represented by the following formula (1); and defibrating the material. RO(0)m(PO)nH (1) In the formula, R represents an alkyl or an alkenyl group having 6 to 22 carbon atoms or an alkylaryl group including an alkyl group which has 4 to 20 carbon atoms, E represents an ethylene group, P represents a propylene group, m and n each represent an average number of added moles, m represents a numerical value of 0 to 20, n represents a numerical value of 1 to 10, and (EO)m(PO)n represents a block addition structure. |
| US11746466B2 |
Water-repellent resin, water-repellent fabric, and fabricating method thereof
A water-repellent fabric includes a base cloth and a water-repellent resin. The water-repellent resin is disposed on the base cloth, in which a method of fabricating the water-repellent resin includes the following steps. A first thermal process is performed to mix a polyol, a cross-linking agent, and a choline to form a first mixture, in which a reaction temperature of the first thermal process is between 90° C. and 120° C. A second thermal process is performed to mix the first mixture and a water repellent to form the water-repellent resin, in which the water repellent includes a hydroxyl group, an amino group, or combinations thereof, and a reaction temperature of the second thermal process is between 120° C. and 150° C. |
| US11746461B2 |
Apparatus for treating laundry
An apparatus is disclosed for treating laundry, including a cabinet having a top surface providing a space for seating an object therein, a front surface provided with a first perforated hole and a second perforated hole and a top surface perforated hole configured to perforating the top surface, a drawer drawable from the cabinet through the first perforated hole, a drum rotatably provided within the drawer to provide a space for storing the laundry therein, a slide exposed to the front surface of the cabinet through the second perforated hole to maintain a state that the drawer is drawn from the cabinet in a preset reference distance, and a transfer part exposed to the top surface of the cabinet through the top surface perforated hole so as to move the slide into the cabinet if an object is seated on the top surface. |
| US11746460B2 |
Laundry treating apparatus
A laundry treating apparatus includes a housing, a tub, a drum, a top cover located above the housing and configured to cover an upper portion of the tub and the drum, a detergent box, a distributor configured to receive washing water from an external water supply source and to distribute washing water, a detergent water supply pipe connected to the distributor, and a tub water supply pipe connected to the distributor. The top cover includes a distributor holder located at a rear portion of the top cover and configured to support the distributor, a detergent box holder located at a front portion of the top cover and configured to support the detergent box, and a first pass through that allows the detergent water supply pipe to pass through the top cover from an upper portion of the top cover to a lower portion of the top cover. |
| US11746459B2 |
Washing machine
The present invention relates to a washing machine comprising an outer tub containing water, and an inner tub disposed in the outer tub to accommodate laundry and rotated about a horizontal axis. The washing machine includes: a motor for providing rotational force; an outer shaft that has a first hollow, and rotates the inner tub; an inner shaft disposed in the first hollow and rotated by the motor; a pulsator disposed in the inner tub and coupled with the inner shaft; a planetary gear train for transmitting rotational force of the motor; a carrier mover which has an outer circumferential surface that is spline-coupled to an inner circumferential surface of the outer shaft, and an inner circumferential surface that is screwed with an outer circumferential surface of the clutch carrier; and a stopper restricting movement of the carrier mover, thereby achieving various washing modes with a simple mechanism by rotating the inner tub and the pulsator. |
| US11746456B2 |
Determination of treatment parameters via a geometry information item of a textile
A method performed by one or more devices is disclosed. The method includes obtaining a geometry information item representative of a spatial location of a plurality of points of a surface of a textile (52), determining at least one treatment parameter for treating the textile (52) at least partially based on a geometry information item, and outputting or triggering an output of the at least one treatment parameter. |
| US11746454B2 |
Laundry treating system and kit for use with a laundry treating appliance
A laundry treating system includes a laundry treating appliance having a first basket for receiving a first laundry load and a first clothes mover disposed in the first basket. The laundry treating system is user configurable between first, second, and third configurations. A kit for customizing a laundry treating appliance can include a second clothes mover and a second basket configured to removably couple with the laundry treating appliance. |
| US11746451B2 |
Stitch-forming element and stitch-forming textile machine
A stitch forming element for a stitch-forming textile machine, wherein the textile machine includes a stitch-forming element carrier with at least one guide channel for guiding at least one stitch-forming element. The stitch-forming element includes a longitudinal axis and a vertical axis and a first recess with a lower edge, an upper edge, an open first end and a closed second end for stitch formation. The stitch-forming element further includes a second recess with a lower edge, an upper edge, an open first end and a closed second end for cleaning the at least one guide channel. The stitch-forming textile machine includes a stitch-forming element carrier with at least one guide channel, and at least one such stitching element. The least one stitch-forming element with its second recess is guided in the at least one guide channel. |
| US11746449B2 |
Guide device for a rapier bar and rapier weaving machine comprising such a guide device
A guide device including a guide (1) with one or more guide elements (2) for guiding a rapier bar (3) in a rapier weaving machine, wherein this guide device is provided with an air circuit (5) through which compressed air can flow and which is provided with perforations (7) for cooling the rapier bar (3) by compressed air, and wherein this guide device is provided with a cooling circuit (8) through which coolant can flow for cooling the rapier bar (3) by coolant. In addition, an assembly of a rapier bar (3), drive (4) and such a guide device. Furthermore, a rapier weaving machine including such an assembly. |
| US11746448B2 |
Flame retardant viscose fiber
A flame retardant fabric is directly woven from flame retardant viscose fiber added with inorganic silicon for covering the outside of flammable articles, wherein the flame retardant viscose fiber having denier, strength and flame retardant effect which use silicic acid as the flame retardant, and coating a layer of organic material, melamine flame retardant resin on the surface of silicic acid, and then preparing the flame retardant viscose fiber into an nano-sized particles. The flame retardant fabric has a fineness of 1.11 to 2.78 dtex, and a strength of ≥2.0 cN/dtex, which meets the production requirements of spinning, and does not need to be blended with other high-strength fibers when spinning, and the woven fabric from the flame retardant viscose fiber does not need to be flame retardant, so that the flame retardant fabric has a good flame retardant effect and saves costs through simply the production process. |
| US11746447B2 |
Glass cloth, prepreg, and glass fiber-reinforced resin molded product
A glass cloth including warp yarns and weft yarns that are glass yarns each formed by bundling 30 to 44 glass filaments each having a circle-equivalent diameter of 3.0 to 4.4 μm, wherein the weaving density of the warp yarns and the weft yarns is 85 to 125 yarns/25 mm, at least either of the warp yarn and the weft yarn is a flat glass yarn formed of flat glass filaments, the weaving density thereof is less than 100 yarns/25 mm, the major axis DL of the flat glass filament is 3.3 to 6.0 μm, the minor axis DS is 2.0 to 3.9 μm, the number of twists T of each of the flat glass yarns is 0.70 twists/25 mm or less, and the number of the flat glass filaments F constituting each of the flat glass yarns, T, DL, and DS satisfy the following expression: 89.0 ≤ F × ( DL × ( 1 - T 1 / 2 ) + DS × T 1 / 2 ) / ( DL / DS ) ≤ 129.0 . |
| US11746444B2 |
Carbon fiber fabrication systems and methods
Systems comprising a carbon fiber reactor for fabricating carbon fiber, the reactor comprising a receptacle for containing a carbon-metal melt, and a plurality of nozzles through which a plurality of menisci are formed by the carbon-metal melt for contact with a carbon seed to fabricate the carbon fiber; and a heater for heating the carbon-metal melt. |
| US11746442B2 |
Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene multifilament yarn
Multifilament yarn containing n filaments are provided, wherein the filaments are obtained by spinning an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), said yarn having a tenacity (Ten) as expressed in cN/dtex of Ten(cN/dtex)=f×n−0.05×dpf−0.15, wherein Ten is at least 39 cN/dtex, n is at least 25, f is a factor of at least 58 and dpf is the dtex per filament. |
| US11746441B2 |
Method for making a shaped nonwoven
A method for making nonwoven fabric. The nonwoven fabric can include three-dimensional features that define a microzone comprising a first region and a second region. The first and second regions can have a difference in values for an intensive property. The nonwoven further has a plurality of apertures, wherein at least a portion of the aperture abuts at least one of the first region and the second region of the microzone. |
| US11746438B2 |
Method for preparing an optical ZnS material from zinc and sulfur raw material sources by using a feeding device to replenish the sulfur raw material source
The present invention provides an optical ZnS material and a preparation method thereof, wherein the preparation method comprises: charging zinc and sulfur into a first crucible and a feeding device of a chemical vapor deposition furnace, respectively; heating the first crucible, the second crucible and a deposition chamber, and charging sulfur into the second crucible through the feeding device; introducing an inert carrier gas into the first crucible, and introducing an inert carrier gas and hydrogen into the second crucible, flowing the carrier gas containing zinc vapor and sulfur vapor respectively into the deposition chamber through pipelines to deposit ZnS, and supplying the second crucible with sulfur regularly and quantitatively through the feeding device during the deposition process to maintain a saturated vapor pressure of sulfur in a range of 0.8 to 1.8 KPa. The preparation method of the present invention does not generate H2S; thus it can avoid the formation of hydrogen-zinc complexes by H ions produced from the decomposition of H2S and Zn vapor, which would otherwise affect the transmittance and emissivity of ZnS material. |
| US11746437B2 |
Nanocomposite-seeded epitaxial growth of single-domain lithium niobate thin films for surface acoustic wave devices
A method for making LNO film, including the steps of identifying a substrate, identifying a deposition target, placing the substrate and deposition target in a deposition environment, evolving target material into the deposition environment, and depositing evolved target material onto the substrate to yield an LNO film. The deposition environment defines a temperature of between 500 degrees Celsius and 750 degrees Celsius and a pressure of about 10−6 Torr. A seed or buffer layer may be first deposited onto the substrate, wherein the seed layer is about 30 mole percent gold and about 70 LiNbO3. |
| US11746435B2 |
Removing bubbles from plating cells
An electroplating apparatus includes an electrode at the bottom of a chamber, an ionically resistive element with through holes arranged horizontally at the top of the chamber, with a membrane in the middle. One or more panels extend vertically and parallelly from the membrane to the element and extend linearly across the chamber, forming a plurality of regions between the membrane and the element. A substrate with a protuberance extending along a chord of the substrate and contacting a top surface of the element is arranged above a first region. An electrolyte flowed between the substrate and the element descends into the first region via the through holes on a first side of the protuberance and ascends from the first region via the through holes on a second side of the protuberance, forcing air bubbles out from a portion of the element associated with the first region. |
| US11746423B2 |
Method for producing base for metal masks, method for producing metal mask for vapor deposition, base for metal masks, and metal mask for vapor deposition
A rolled metal sheet includes an obverse surface and a reverse surface that is a surface located opposite to the obverse surface. At least either one of the obverse surface and the reverse surface is a processing object. A method for manufacturing a metal mask substrate includes reducing a thickness of the rolled metal sheet to 10 μm or less by etching the processing object by 3 μm or more by use of an acidic etching liquid, and roughening the processing object so that the processing object becomes a resist formation surface that has a surface roughness Rz of 0.2 μm or more, thereby obtaining a metal mask sheet. |
| US11746420B2 |
PECVD apparatus for in-situ deposition of film stacks
An apparatus for depositing film stacks in-situ (i.e., without a vacuum break or air exposure) are described. In one example, an apparatus configured to deposit a plurality of film layers having different compositions on a substrate without exposing the substrate to a vacuum break between film deposition phases, is provided. The apparatus includes a process chamber, a plasma source and a process station reactant feed fluidically coupled to a gas inlet of the process station, and fluidically coupled to an inert gas delivery line, a first reactant mixture gas delivery line and a second reactant mixture gas delivery line such that the first reactant gas mixture and the second reactant gas mixture can be introduced sequentially into the process station reactant feed, and supplied via a shared path to the process station. |
| US11746419B2 |
Shield plate for a CVD reactor
A CVD reactor includes a gas inlet member having a circular outline, and a susceptor that can be heated by a heating device. The gas inlet member has a cooled ceiling panel with outlet openings. The CVD reactor further comprises a shield plate, which adjoins the ceiling panel and has a circular outline. The shield plate has a central zone, an annular zone surrounding the central zone, having a rear side that points toward the ceiling panel, and a flat gas outlet surface pointing toward the process chamber, in which gas outlet openings terminate. The rear side in the central zone defines a rear plane running parallel to the gas outlet surface. The shield plate has a material thickness between 3 to 12 mm, and that the shield plate is spaced apart from the ceiling plate by a gap having a height between 0.3 to 1 mm. |
| US11746418B2 |
Chemical vapor deposition of thick inorganic coating on a polarizer
Thick, inorganic coatings can be deposited on a polarizer by chemical vapor deposition. In one embodiment, the method can comprise activating a surface of the polarizer with an oxygen plasma in an oven; injecting a solution including tetrakis(dimethylamino)silane dissolved in cyclohexane and water into the oven; and vapor depositing silicon dioxide onto the polarizer. These three steps can be repeated multiple times until desired thickness is attained. |
| US11746416B2 |
Method of processing substrate and manufacturing semiconductor device by forming film containing silicon
There is a provided a technique that includes forming a film containing Si, C and N on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including non-simultaneously performing: (a) supplying a first precursor containing a Si—C bond and not containing halogen to the substrate; and (b) supplying a second precursor containing a Si—N bond and not containing an alkyl group to the substrate, wherein (a) and (b) are performed under a condition that at least a part of the Si—C bond in the first precursor and at least a part of the Si—N bond in the second gas are held without being cut. |
| US11746412B2 |
Quantum printing apparatus and method of using same
The invention includes apparatus and methods for instantiating and quantum printing materials, such as elemental metals, in a nanoporous carbon powder. |
| US11746411B2 |
Method for forming thin film
The present invention relates to a method for forming a thin film, and more particularly, to a method for forming a thin film comprising steps of: i) adsorbing a growth inhibitor for forming a thin film on a surface of a substrate, the growth inhibitor for forming a thin film being represented by Chemical Formula 1 below; and ii) adsorbing a Ti-based thin film precursor on a surface of a substrate on which the growth inhibitor is adsorbed. AnBmXo [Chemical Formula 1] wherein A is carbon or silicon, B is hydrogen or a C1-C3 alkyl, X is a halogen, n is an integer of 1 to 15, o is an integer of 1 or more, and m is 0 to 2n+1. According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress side reactions to appropriately lower a thin film growth rate and remove process byproducts in the thin film, thereby preventing corrosion or deterioration and greatly improving step coverage and thickness uniformity of a thin film, even when the thin film is formed on a substrate having a complex structure. |
| US11746410B2 |
Heat treatment apparatus heating substrate
A combustion-supporting gas line, a flammable gas line, and an inert gas line are connected to a chamber performing a heat treatment on a semiconductor wafer. Nitrogen is sent from the inert gas line to the combustion-supporting gas line before supplying flammable gas into the chamber to replace gas in the combustion-supporting gas line with nitrogen. Nitrogen is sent from the inert gas line to the flammable gas line before supplying combustion-supporting gas into the chamber to replace gas in the flammable gas line with nitrogen. Common one inert gas line is provided in the combustion-supporting gas line and the flammable gas line, thus a space for arranging components relating to gas supply can be reduced. |
| US11746398B2 |
Metal composition, intermetallic compound member and joined body
A metal composition that includes a first metal; and a second metal containing a first transition metal element added to a first alloy having a melting point higher than a melting point of the first metal, and the second metal is an alloy capable of producing an intermetallic compound with the first metal. |
| US11746390B2 |
Method for breeding self-compatible potatoes
Disclosed is a method for breeding self-compatible potatoes, including the following steps: (1) selecting a self-compatible potato variety material and referring to it as PG6359, and cloning the S-RNase gene of PG6359 through the transcriptome sequencing method; and (2) obtaining two full-length sequences of the S-RNase gene from the cloned S-RNase gene in step (1) and referring to them as Ss11 and Ss12 respectively, and after carrying out an artificial self-pollination for the variety material PG6359, selecting the variety material having the genotype of Ss11Ss11 from the offspring as the female parent, and selecting a self-incompatible material as the male parent, and then obtaining a self-compatible F1 generation by hybridization. The invention overcomes the self-incompatibility of diploid potatoes, and does not require the introduction of any wild potato gene fragments, thereby avoiding linkage drag, and providing a basis for the rapid creation of a diploid potato inbred line. |
| US11746389B2 |
Method and kit of detecting the absence of micro-organisms
Methods of detecting the absence or presence of a micro-organism in a sample comprising: contacting the sample with a nucleic acid molecule which acts as a substrate for nucleic acid modifying activity of the micro-organism in the sample, incubating the thus contacted sample under conditions suitable for nucleic acid modifying activity; and specifically determining the absence or presence of a modified nucleic acid molecule resulting from the action of the nucleic acid modifying activity on the substrate nucleic acid molecule to indicate the absence or presence of the micro-organism. Corresponding kits are also provided. |
| US11746383B2 |
Biomarker DLEC1 for cancer
The present invention provides a method for diagnosing and determining prognosis of certain cancers (e.g., esophageal squamous cell carcinoma or ESCC) in a subject by detecting suppressed expression of the DLEC1 gene, which in some cases is due to elevated methylation level in the genomic sequence of this gene. A kit and device useful for such a method are also provided. In addition, the present invention provides a method for treating cancer by increasing DLEC1 gene expression or activity. |
| US11746382B2 |
Method of detecting somatic mutations in tumor marker genes, and tumor status evaluation method
A method of detecting somatic mutations of tumor marker genes includes recovering a peripheral blood mononuclear cell layer from a blood sample collected from a subject and examining whether or not a nucleic acid derived from tumor marker genes having somatic mutations is detected from DNA included in the peripheral blood mononuclear cell layer. |
| US11746378B2 |
Detection of chromosome interaction relevant to breast cancer
A process for analysing chromosome regions and interactions relating to breast cancer. |
| US11746377B2 |
Personalized pain management and anesthesia: preemptive risk identification and therapeutic decision support
Methods and compositions disclosed herein generally relate to methods of improving clinical and economic outcomes to address adverse effects related to anesthesia, analgesics, opioids, and inadequate pain relief. Embodiments of the invention relate to the association between genes, specific polymorphisms of genes, and non-genetic factors with inadequate pain relief and anesthesia-, analgesic, and/or opioid-related adverse effects. Embodiments of the invention can be used to determine and manage patient risk factors for development of adverse perioperative effects and can allow for personalized anesthesia and pain management for improvement of pain control and reduction of anesthesia-, analgesic-, and opioid-related adverse outcomes. These methods and compositions apply to non-surgical pain management with opioids. Therefore, patients who are genetically predisposed to risk of inadequate pain relief and/or serious side effects from anesthesia, analgesics, and/or opioids can be identified and individualized treatment plans developed for implementation by the clinician to improve clinical and economic outcomes. |
| US11746376B2 |
Methods for amplification of cell-free DNA using ligated adaptors and universal and inner target-specific primers for multiplexed nested PCR
Methods for non-invasive prenatal paternity testing are disclosed herein. The method uses genetic measurements made on plasma taken from a pregnant mother, along with genetic measurements of the alleged father, and genetic measurements of the mother, to determine whether or not the alleged father is the biological father of the fetus. This is accomplished by way of an informatics based method that can compare the genetic fingerprint of the fetal DNA found in maternal plasma to the genetic fingerprint of the alleged father. |
| US11746375B2 |
PCR vessel, PCR vessel containing reagent, and reagent cassette
A PCR vessel (1) is mainly constituted of a vessel body (11) having a reaction chamber (12) storing and reacting a specimen and a reagent at the time of PCR on a bottom portion (14) thereof, a lid body (6) fittable with the vessel body (11), and a reagent cassette (16) stored in a portion between a lower surface (7) of the lid body (5) and the reaction chamber (12) in the vessel body (11). The reagent cassette (16) has at least one reagent storing portion capable of sealing the reagent with sealing means such as paraffin solid before PCR and melted by heating in PCR. When structuring the PCR vessel in this manner, the sealing means is melted by heating in PCR and the reagent storing portion is opened when storing a specimen necessary for PCR in the vessel body and performing PCR in a state previously storing and sealing the reagent in the reagent storing portion. Then, the specimen and the reagent move to the lower reaction chamber. |
| US11746373B2 |
Processing vial and cap
A cap and a processing vial configured for interlocking engagement. The processing vial includes a locking collar surrounding an open upper end of the processing vial with lateral through holes formed through the locking collar. The vial also includes a latch hook located above each through hole. The cap includes a latch collar extending about a lower portion of the cap, where the latch collar is configured to snap in beneath the latch hooks of the processing vial when the lower portion of the cap is inserted into the open upper end of the processing vial to lock the cap to the processing vial. |
| US11746362B2 |
Compositions and methods for metabolic control of a biofermentation process with synthetic metabolic valves
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for rapid production of chemicals in genetically engineered microorganisms in a large scale. Also provided herein is a high-throughput metabolic engineering platform enabling the rapid optimization of microbial production strains. The platform, which bridges a gap between current in vivo and in vitro bio-production approaches, relies on dynamic minimization of the active metabolic network. |
| US11746360B2 |
Eukaryotic cell transfection systems and related methods
The present invention provides robust, streamlined, reproducible and highly efficient eukaryotic cell transfection systems and related methods. The highly-efficient systems and methods of the present invention reduce the number of steps required to transfect cells and reduce, e.g., eliminate, the need for specialized equipment. In particular, the systems and related methods afford the ability for streamlining transfection while retaining and improving robust and reproducible transfection efficiencies, cell viability, and/or protein production. Furthermore, the highly-efficient systems and methods of the present invention for transfecting eukaryotic cells also eliminate the need for any specialized or complicated preparation of exogenous nucleic acid, which makes available high throughput and/or large scale transfection. |
| US11746359B2 |
Helper-dependent adenoviral gene therapy delivery and expression system
The present invention relates to gene therapy delivery and expression systems comprising at least one helper-dependent adenoviral vector containing a nucleic acid sequence encoding for proteoglycan 4 (PRG4) or a biologically active fragment thereof. The invention further relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one helper-dependent adenoviral vector containing said nucleic acid sequence encoding for proteoglycan 4 (PRG4), or a homolog thereof from any other species, or a biologically active fragment thereof. The invention also relates to the use of the novel gene therapy delivery and expression system according to the invention for use in the prevention and/or treatment of camptodactyly-arthropathy-coxa vara-pericarditis (CACP), or a musculoskeletal disorder such as a joint disorder or joint disease. |
| US11746352B2 |
Microbiome modulation of a host by delivery of DNA payloads with minimized spread
The present invention concerns nucleic acids of interest for modulating the microbiome of a host, to vectors encoding the nucleic acids and to methods for in vivo modulating the microbiome of a subject by delivering the nucleic acids of interest. |
| US11746342B2 |
Method for manufacturing protein
A method for producing a protein is provided. An objective protein is produced by culturing Talaromyces cellulolyticus having an objective protein-producing ability, which has been modified so that the activity of a YscB protein is reduced, in a culture medium. |
| US11746341B2 |
Performance-enhanced and storage stable protease variants
Proteases may include an amino acid sequence which has at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID NO:1 over its entire length and has (i) one or more first amino acid substitutions at positions corresponding to positions 3, 4, 99, 199, or combinations thereof, and (ii) one or more second amino acid substitutions at positions corresponding to positions 9, 21, 42, 44, 105, 112, 113, 131, 137, 139, 141, 145, 159, 168, 176, 177, 182, 193, 198, 204, 205, 206, 210, 212, 230, 234, 250, 253, 255, 259, 267, or combinations thereof based on the numbering according to SEQ ID NO:1, and relates to the preparation and use thereof. Proteases of this kind demonstrate very good stability with good cleaning performance. |
| US11746339B2 |
Modified DNA polymerases for improved amplification
The present invention provides improved DNA polymerases that may be better suited for applications in recombinant DNA technologies, in particular technologies involving plant-derived samples. Among other things, the present invention provides modified DNA polymerases derived from directed evolution experiments designed to select mutations that confer advantageous phenotypes under conditions used in industrial or research applications. |
| US11746336B2 |
Producing 3-hydroxycarboxylic acid and ketone using polyketide synthases
The present invention provides for a polyketide synthase (PKS) capable of synthesizing a 3-hydroxycarboxylic acid or ketone. The present invention also provides for a host cell comprising the PKS and when cultured produces the 3-hydroxycarboxylic acid or ketone. |
| US11746333B2 |
Continuously bioprinted multilayer tissue structure
Provided herein are synthetic living tissue structures comprising multiple layers of fibers deposited in solidified form from a 3D bioprinter, together with kits and methods of use related thereto. The fibers comprise a plurality of mammalian cells dispensed within a solidified biocompatible matrix. The structural integrity of the fiber is maintained upon and after deposition without any additional crosslinking. The fiber is continuously bioprinted through at least two layers of the structure. In one aspect, synthetic muscle tissue structures exhibit a readily assayable contractile functionality. |
| US11746332B2 |
Method for producing renal progenitor cells
A method for acquiring and producing high-purity renal progenitor cells from a renal progenitor cell population into which pluripotent stem cells are induced to differentiate, by identifying a cell surface antigen marker specific to renal progenitor cells. The high-purity renal progenitor cells can be used in regenerative medicine for renal diseases, such as renal failure. |
| US11746329B2 |
Systems and methods for producing injectable enhanced stem cell exosomes, improved exosomes and methods of use
This disclosure pertains to a non-living biological product. Particularly, exosomes derived from stem cells can help restore heart function. According to certain embodiments, a fluid-induced shear stress mechanical stimulation process of stem cells is used to augmented quantity and quality of exosomes produced from stem cells. These exosomes serve as a therapeutic agent for the regenerative repair of diseases, such as diseased heart tissues. Therefore, compositions comprising the exosomes derived from stem cells and methods of treating a degenerative disease by administering the exosomes isolated from stem cells are also provided. |
| US11746328B2 |
Methods and systems for functional maturation of iPSC and ESC derived cardiomyocytes
Methods of inducing functional maturation of immature cardiomyocytes derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and embryonic stem cells (ESCs) by electrically pacing the immature cardiomyocytes according to a pulse profile that induces maturation until the immature cardiomyocytes mature into functionally adult cardiomyocytes. |
| US11746321B2 |
Methods of cloning nucleic acids or producing proteins in a low endotoxin organism
The invention provides engineered Vibrio sp. organisms that comprise a genetic modification to either or both of the lpxL and/or lpxM genes. The organisms score substantially lower in an in vitro endotoxin assay versus the unmodified or wild type organism. The organisms preserve substantially the growth rate of the corresponding unmodified organisms. The organisms can also have an exogenous nucleic acid cloned in the organism, or an exogenous nucleic acid encoding a protein, polypeptide, or peptide expressed by the organism, and optionally secreted from the organism. |
| US11746315B2 |
Biological tissue fabrication information generating device, biological tissue fabrication system, and medical expense calculation system
[PROBLEM] It is an object to provide a biological tissue fabrication information generating device that generates biological tissue fabrication information for fabrication of tissue imitative of the structure of the biological tissue of a patient, a biological tissue fabrication system that fabricates biological tissue based on biological tissue fabrication information, and a medical expense calculation system that calculates the medical expense of a patient receiving therapeutic graft of biological tissue.[SOLUTION MEANS] A biological tissue fabrication information generating device characterized in that it comprises structure information storage unit 10 that stores tissue structure information D1 indicating three-dimensional structure of biological tissue of patient Pt, and biological tissue fabrication information generator 11 that generates biological tissue fabrication information D3 in the form of information linking respective locations within biological tissue indicated by tissue structure information D1, and the types of cells that should be arranged at such respective locations, based on tissue structure information D1 and cell type information D4 for determining types of cells at respective locations in biological tissue indicated by tissue structure information D1. |
| US11746314B2 |
Systems and methods for cultivating and distributing aquatic organisms
System and methods for monitoring the growth of an aquatic plant culture and detecting real-time characteristics associated with the aquatic plant culture aquatic plants. The systems and methods may include a control unit configured to perform an analysis of at least one image of an aquatic plant culture. The analysis may include processing at least one collected image to determine at least one physical characteristic or state of an aquatic plant culture. Distribution systems and methods described may track and control the distribution of an aquatic plant culture based on information received from various sources. System and methods described may include a bioreactor having a plurality of vertically stacked modules designed to contain the aquatic plants and a liquid growth medium. |
| US11746313B2 |
Methods and apparatus for liquid preservation
Methods and apparatus for liquid preservation according to various aspects of the present invention may comprise a vessel and a displacer. The displacer may be disposed in an interior volume defined by an interior surface of the vessel. The displacer may change the volume of the interior volume. An aperture at an apex of the displacer or vessel may allow air to escape from the interior volume as the displacer decreases the volume of the interior volume. An at least partially transparent displacement indicator may be positioned atop the aperture. |
| US11746310B2 |
Polypeptides having mannanase activity and polynucleotides encoding same
The present invention relates to polypeptides having mannanase activity, catalytic domains, and carbohydrate binding modules, and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, catalytic domains, and carbohydrate binding modules. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides, catalytic domains, and carbohydrate binding modules. |
| US11746307B2 |
Biodegradable cleaning composition
The present invention is directed to biodegradable cleaning compositions, in particular hard surface cleaning compositions, and their use. The compositions according to the invention comprise one or more biosurfactants(s), one or more sorbitan ester(s) and one or more further surfactant(s), which is/are neither a biosurfactant nor a sorbitan ester. |
| US11746301B2 |
Method and system for producing a chemical or fuel
A method for providing a fuel includes providing a partially purified biogas at a first processing site, where the partially purified biogas is produced by multiple biogas sources and/or from multiple feedstock sources. The partially purified biogas is compressed, fed to a mobile tank, and transported by vehicle to a second processing site. At the second processing site, which may also receive biogas from a plurality of biogas sources, the partially purified biogas is further processed to produce a fuel or fuel intermediate. |
| US11746299B1 |
Methods and systems for upgrading mixed pyrolysis oil to light aromatics over mixed metal oxide catalysts
A method for upgrading mixed pyrolysis oil may include contacting the mixed pyrolysis oil with hydrogen in the presence of a mixed metal oxide catalyst at reaction conditions to produce a reaction effluent including light aromatic compounds. The mixed pyrolysis oil includes multi-ring aromatic compounds and is formed from light pyrolysis oil and heavy pyrolysis oil at a ratio of 10:90 to 40:60 with light pyrolysis oil representing a bottom stream of a gas steam cracker and heavy pyrolysis oil representing a bottom stream of a naphtha steam cracker. The mixed metal oxide catalyst includes a plurality of catalyst particles with each catalyst particles including a plurality of metal oxides. An associated system for upgrading mixed pyrolysis oil may include a pyrolysis upgrading unit housing the mixed metal oxide catalyst and a separation unit operable to separate used mixed metal oxide catalyst from the reaction effluent. |
| US11746298B2 |
Process for recovering polymer oil
Process and apparatus for recovering a product stream from a waste plastic feedstock and reducing the endpoint of the product stream is provided. A polymer oil is produced as a product stream by pyrolyzing the waste plastic feedstock in a pyrolysis reactor to produce a pyrolysis reactor effluent and passing the reactor effluent stream to a contact condensing column. In the contact condensing column, the pyrolysis reactor effluent stream is separated into a vapor product stream and a liquid product stream. The vapor product stream is recovered from the condensing column and the liquid product stream is passed back to the pyrolysis reactor for further reduction. |
| US11746297B2 |
Circular chemicals or polymers from pyrolyzed plastic waste and the use of mass balance accounting to allow for crediting the resultant products as circular
This disclosure relates to the production of chemicals and plastics using pyrolysis oil from the pyrolysis of plastic waste as a co-feedstock along with a petroleum-based, fossil fuel-based, or bio-based feedstock. In an aspect, the polymers and chemicals produced according to this disclosure can be certified under International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) provisions as circular polymers and chemicals at any point along complex chemical reaction pathways. The use of a mass balance approach which attributes the pounds of pyrolyzed plastic products derived from pyrolysis oil to any output stream of a given unit has been developed, which permits ISCC certification agency approval. |
| US11746293B2 |
Quantum dot composite material, preparation method, and semiconductor device
A quantum dot (QD) composite material includes at least two structural units arranged sequentially along a radial direction. The QD composite material includes a type A3 QD structural unit and a type A4 QD structural unit. The type A3 QD structural units has a gradient alloy composition structure with an energy level width increasing along the radial direction toward a surface, and the type A4 QD structural unit has a homogeneous alloy composition structure. An inner part of the QD composite material includes one or more QD structural units having a gradient alloy composition structure, and energy levels in adjacent QD structural units having gradient alloy composition structures are continuous. The QD composite material includes one or more QD structural units having a homogeneous alloy composition structure in a region close to the surface. |
| US11746287B2 |
Quantum dot light emitting diode, manufacturing method thereof, and display device
The present disclosure provides a quantum dot light emitting diode, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device, and belongs to the field of display technologies. The quantum dot light emitting diode of the present disclosure includes an anode layer, a cathode layer, a quantum dot layer disposed between the anode layer and the cathode layer, an electron transport layer disposed between the quantum dot layer and the cathode layer, and an electron blocking layer disposed between the electron transport layer and the quantum dot layer; and metal-sulfur bonds are formed in an interface between the electron blocking layer and the quantum dot layer, and contain metal elements from the quantum dot layer and sulfur elements from the electron blocking layer. |
| US11746282B2 |
Friction reducers, fracturing fluid compositions and uses thereof
Friction reducers, fracturing fluid compositions and methods for treating subterranean formations, wherein friction reducer is a reacted, grafted or blend of natural gum and polyacrylamide having a molecular weight between 300,000 and 30,000,000. |
| US11746280B2 |
Production of barium sulfate and fracturing fluid via mixing of produced water and seawater
A system and method for generating base water and precipitate, including combining produced water with seawater to precipitate barium sulfate from barium in the produced water and from sulfate in the seawater, and separating the precipitate to give the base water and the precipitate. The base water may have less than a specified amount of sulfate and be utilized for hydraulic fracturing fluid. The precipitate may give a weighting agent for drilling. |
| US11746278B1 |
Method of removing sulfide-containing scale
A method of removing a sulfide-containing scale from a wellbore, pipe, or other metal-containing surface associated with an oil or gas well is provided. The method includes contacting the sulfide-containing scale with a de-scaler solution including an aqueous solvent, an acid and a hydrogen sulfide scavenger. The hydrogen sulfide scavenger includes particles of a manganese oxide supported on a porous support. The particles are suspended in the aqueous solvent. The method includes reacting the acid with the sulfide-containing scale to produce hydrogen sulfide. The method further includes reacting the hydrogen sulfide in the wellbore with the manganese oxide to form a manganese sulfide. |
| US11746275B2 |
Inhibitive divalent wellbore fluids, methods of providing said fluids, and uses thereof
A wellbore fluid includes an aqueous fluid, a viscosifer, a stabilizer agent, and a lubricant. The aqueous fluid is an inhibitive divalent fluid. A method of preparing the divalent wellbore fluid includes are provided or formulated, methods produce the divalent wellbore fluids, and methods inject or circulate the inhibitive divalent wellbore fluids into a wellbore or borehole provided in a formation and/or into a reservoir of the formation. |
| US11746273B2 |
Heat transfer mixture
A heat transfer mixture is represented by the formula: 1=Vpg/Vnf+Vw/Vnf+Vpw/Vnf+Vsf/Vnf+Vbs/Vnf+Vac/Vnf+Vci/Vnf. Vnf is a volume of a nanofluid. Vpg is a volume of propylene glycol. Vw is a volume of water. Vpw is a volume of a nanopowder. Vsf is a volume of a surfactant. Vbs is a volume of a base additive. Vac is a volume of an acid additive. Vci is a volume of a corrosive inhibitor. |
| US11746270B2 |
Deicing and snow melting compositions and methods of use
A deicing and snow melting device, for lowering the melting point of ice and snow, comprises of a plurality of pellets including an active ingredient. Each pellet of the plurality of pellets has at least an underside and a topside. The active ingredient is selected from the group consisting of chloride salts, organic compounds, alcohols or mixtures thereof. A base comprising a water-soluble sheet is joined to either one of the underside or topside of each pellet of the plurality of pellets. The base may define at least one hole through a top surface and bottom surface of the base allowing for easy dispersion of the active ingredient. |
| US11746255B2 |
Hard-mask composition
Disclosed and claimed herein is a composition for forming a spin-on hard-mask, having a fullerene derivative substituted with an amine and a crosslinking agent. The formulation is drain compatible with other solvents used in the semiconductor industry. |
| US11746251B2 |
Chemical agent resistant coating compositions
A chemical agent resistant coating composition can include a fluoropolymer, a dispersible acrylic resin, a flatting agent, and a hydrophobic additive. The coating composition can include at least 10 weight % of the flatting agent based on the total solids weight of the coating composition, and the flatting agent can include ground fiberglass, a hyperbranched (meth)acrylic resin, and an additional flatting agent. The hydrophobic additive can include a wax. When the composition is applied to a substrate and cured as a coating, the coating has an 85° gloss of less than 3.5, a water contact angle of greater than 80°, and desorbs a maximum of 180 micrograms of bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfide and a maximum of 40 micrograms of O-pinacolyl methylphosphonofluoridate, according to testing under MIL-PRF-32348. A method of preparing chemical agent resistant coating compositions and substrates at least partially coated with the chemical agent resistant coating compositions are also disclosed. |
| US11746250B2 |
Compositions and coatings formed thereof with reduced ice adherence and accumulation
A durable coating which reduces ice adhesion and minimizes ice accumulation includes a polymeric binder and a film forming lubricant. The polymeric binder is selected from a fluoropolymer or silicone polymer having one or more reactive groups. The film forming lubricant is a lubricous fluoropolymer or silicone polymer. Methods of applying a durable coating are also disclosed. |
| US11746248B2 |
Textile coat rubber composition for a tire and a tire comprising a textile coat rubber composition
In accordance with the invention, a textile cord coat composition for a tire comprises from 70 to 90 phr cis 1,4-polyisoprene rubber, from 10 to 30 phr styrene butadiene rubber, from 25 to 45 phr carbon black, the latter comprising between 1 and 6 phr high surface area carbon black having a BET surface area of more than 700 m2/g. Moreover, the invention is directed to a textile reinforced ply and a tire comprising such a textile cord coat composition. |
| US11746246B2 |
Silver molecular ink with low viscosity and low processing temperature
A molecular ink contains: a silver carboxylate; and a polymeric binder comprising a polyester, polyimide, polyether imide or any mixture thereof having functional groups that render the polymeric binder compatible with the organic amine. Such an ink may have higher silver loading, lower viscosity and lower processing temperatures than existing silver inks. |
| US11746244B2 |
Anti-corrosive material, wire with terminal, and wire harness
An anti-corrosive material contains an ultraviolet curable resin including a polymerizable compound including at least one of a photopolymerizable (meth)acrylate monomer or a photopolymerizable (meth)acrylate oligomer. The anti-corrosive material has a viscosity of 18,900 mPa·s or less. The anti-corrosive material has an elongation rate of 60% or greater as a result of heating at 120° C. for 4,000 hours after curing. |
| US11746235B2 |
Two part silicone moldable eraser
A moldable eraser kit includes a first silicone polymer, a second silicone polymer, an abrasive agent, a catalyst configured to catalyze a reaction between the first silicone polymer and the second silicone polymer at room temperature, and at least two containers such that the first silicone polymer, the second silicone polymer, and the catalyst are not all present in the same container. Also disclosed herein is a method of making an eraser including the steps of mixing a first silicone polymer, a second silicone polymer, a catalyst, an abrasive agent, and optionally one or more additives to form a mixture, the mixture being free of polyvinyl chloride. The method also includes molding the mixture to form a shape and curing the mixture in the shape at room temperature to form a molded eraser. |
| US11746232B2 |
Method of preparing vinyl collagen microsphere polyamide fiber composite material
A method of preparing a vinyl collagen microsphere polyamide fiber composite material includes the following steps: step 1: modifying a collagen with methacrylic anhydride to obtain a vinyl collagen, then emulsifying and cross-linking the vinyl collagen to obtain vinyl collagen microspheres; step 2: treating a polyamide fiber substrate with formaldehyde to obtain a hydroxylated polyamide fiber substrate, treating the hydroxylated polyamide fiber with (3-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane (MPS) to obtain a sulfhydrylated polyamide fiber substrate; and step 3: modifying the sulfhydrylated polyamide fiber substrate with the vinyl collagen microspheres to obtain the vinyl collagen microsphere polyamide fiber composite material. |
| US11746228B2 |
Polyester composition with improved dyeing properties
A copolymer composition is disclosed with advantages for textile fibers, yarns, blended yarns, fabrics, and garments. The composition includes polyester copolymer, between about 9.5 and 10.5 percent adipic acid based on the amount of copolymer, between about 630 and 770 parts per million (ppm) of pentaerythritol based on the amount of copolymer, and between about 3.4 and 4.2 percent polyethylene glycol based on the amount of copolymer. |
| US11746227B2 |
Thermosetting resin composition, cured product thereof, and printed wiring board
Provided is a thermosetting resin composition which can suppress liquid dripping or bleeding from generating even when used for filling a hole in a printed wiring board having a large opening diameter of a hole part such as a through hole, and in particular, which can suppress cracks from generating even when used for filling a hole in a multilayer printed wiring board having a conductive part and an insulating part on the inner wall of a hole part such as a through hole. The thermosetting resin composition according to the present invention has a viscosity ratio R expressed by formula V2/V1 in the range of 5.0×10−2 to 1.0×102, wherein V1 (dPa·s) is the viscosity measured by a cone-flat plate type rotational viscometer (cone-plate type) in accordance with JIS-Z 8803:2011 and V2 (dPa·s) is the minimum value of the melt viscosity measured at 60° C. to 100° C. in accordance with JIS-K7244-10:2005, and a pencil hardness of HB or more measured by a pencil hardness test according to JIS-K5600-5-4:1999 in a state of heating at 100° C. for 160 minutes. |
| US11746223B2 |
Process for preparing a polypropylene composition
The invention relates to a process for producing a polypropylene composition by sequential polymerization the polypropylene composition having an improved balanced combination of high flowability, high stiffness and impact, and high level of optical properties. |
| US11746222B2 |
Polymer blends for use in multilayer structure and multilayer structures comprising the same
The present invention provides polymer blends that can be used in a multilayer structure and to multilayer structures comprising one or more layers formed from such blends. In one aspect, a polymer blend comprises a copolymer comprising ethylene and at least one of methyl acrylate and ethyl acrylate having an acrylate content of 5 to 40 weight percent based on the weight of the copolymer and having a melt index (I2) of 1 to 60 g/10 minutes, wherein the total amount of ethylene methyl acrylate copolymer and ethylene ethyl acrylate copolymer comprises 45 to 99 weight percent of the blend based on the total weight of the blend, and a polyolefin having a density of 0.870 g/cm3 or more and having a melt index (I2) of 20 g/10 minutes or less, wherein the polyolefin comprises 1 to 55 weight percent of the blend based on the total weight of the blend. |
| US11746219B2 |
Blends of recycled resins with metallocene-catalyzed polyolefins
A recycled resin composition with significantly improved stress crack resistance and impact properties with minimal loss of stiffness. The recycled resin composition is a blend of at least one recycled resin (PCR and/or PIR), at least one virgin high density polyethylene and at least one virgin metallocene catalyzed linear low density polyethylene. The recycled resin composition can have a flex modulus @0.05 in/min of 110,000 psi to 180,000 psi, as measured by ASTM D790, Proc. A 1% Secant Modulus; and/or an ESCR, as measured by 100% Igepal Cond B, ASTM D1693, of about 10 hr to about 75 hr. |
| US11746218B2 |
Water-expandable rubber composition and water-expandable rubber pad comprising same
Disclosed are a water-expandable rubber composition and a water-expandable rubber pad including the same. The water-expandable rubber pad manufactured using the water-expandable rubber composition is rigid enough to be directly inserted into a cylinder jacket even without a metal plate, etc. Moreover, the water-expandable rubber pad may increase in volume upon contact with engine coolant, thereby being optimized for an assembly process and facilitating design. Thus, since no separate assembly parts are used compared to conventional cases, the number of parts can be reduced, and costs can be reduced, and adhesiveness of the rubber pad is superior to that of conventional foam rubber and thus heat retention performance is excellent, resulting in improved engine fuel efficiency. |
| US11746216B2 |
Polymer composition, crosslinked polymer, and tire
A polymer composition characterized by containing a diene-based polymer (A) and a filler (B), the diene-based polymer (A) containing the polymer (A1) and the polymer (A2) described below. Polymer (A1): A diene-based polymer that is a polymer of a conjugate diene compound or a copolymer of the conjugate diene compound and an aromatic vinyl compound, the diene-based polymer being modified with a polar group having affinity for the filler (B), wherein the aromatic vinyl content is 25 mass % or less, and the modification rate is 30-100%. Polymer (A2): A diene-based polymer that is a copolymer of an aromatic vinyl compound and a conjugate diene compound including 1,3-butadiene, wherein the aromatic vinyl content is 30-50 mass %, the vinyl content is 5-30 mass %, and the peak molecular weight in terms of polystyrene measured using gel permeation chromatography is 400,000 to 2,000,000. |
| US11746214B2 |
High efficiency erosion resistant silicone ablator composition
A lightweight ablator formulation has been developed which offers superior thermal performance compared to current state of the art ablator formulations. The lightweight ablator formulations described herein typically include at least one endothermically decomposing (energy absorbing) material with a fluxing agent resulting in significantly reduced backface temperature response and a more stable surface. According to one implementation the ablator composition comprises about 30 to about 70 percent by weight of a base silicone resin, about 25 to about 67 percent by weight of a low-density filler, about 3 to about 7 percent by weight of a curing agent and greater than 0 and up to about 10 percent by weight of a boron-containing compound. |
| US11746213B2 |
Modifier for polyester-based resin film, polyester-based resin composition, polyester-based resin film, and multilayer film
Provided is a modifier for a polyester-based resin film, containing alkali metal salt of alkylaryl sulfonic acid (A) in which an alkyl group includes 6 to 22 carbons, and an inorganic salt (B), the inorganic salt (B) being at least one selected from sodium sulfate, potassium sulfate, lithium sulfate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, and lithium chloride. |
| US11746211B2 |
Crystal nucleator for polyolefin resins, method for producing crystal nucleator for polyolefin resins, and method for improving fluidity of crystal nucleator for polyolefin resins
A crystal nucleating agent for polyolefin resins includes at least a raw material crystal nucleating agent (a) as a component (A), where the component (A) may be a diacetal compound. The crystal nucleating agent may have an angle of repose of 48° or smaller, and a 1-mm-thick polyolefin resin molded article produced using the crystal nucleating agent may have a haze value of 12 (percent) or smaller as determined by a method in conformity with JIS K7136 (2000). The crystal nucleating agent may be a blend including a sulfuric acid ester salt and/or a sulfonic acid salt as a component (E) and a higher fatty acid as a component (F). The blend may be obtained by preparing a mixture of the component (A) swelled with an organic solvent, the component (E) dissolved in the organic solvent, and the component (F) and removing the organic solvent from the mixture. |
| US11746207B2 |
Method for producing porous particles by means of a hybrid process of atomisation via drying-cooling
The invention relates to a method for producing particles with pore structures, by means of a hybrid process of atomization via drying-cooling, from a water-in-oil-type emulsion of a composition of a non-solubilized and in melt state matrix. The production method comprises: i) forming a water-in-oil-type emulsion consisting of a composition of a solvent that is aqueous or soluble in water (dispersed phase) and a composition of a non-solubilized and in melt state matrix (continuous phase); ii) forming discrete particles from the emulsion via atomization, using a flow of gas at high pressure and temperature; iii) immediately removing the solvent via evaporation; and iv) subsequently cooling the formed discrete particles, resulting in porous particles that are substantially free from solvents. |
| US11746205B2 |
Heat-expandable microspheres and applications thereof
Heat-expandable microspheres including a thermoplastic resin shell and a thermally-vaporizable blowing agent encapsulated therein. The thermoplastic resin is a polymer of a polymerizable component containing a cross-linkable monomer (A) which has at least two (meth)acryloyl groups per molecule and a reactive carbon-carbon double bond in addition to the (meth)acryloyl groups and has a molecular weight of at least 500. Also disclosed are hollow resin particles manufactured by expanding the heat-expandable microspheres; fine-particle-coated hollow resin particles including the hollow resin particles; a composition including a base component and the heat-expandable microspheres, or hollow resin particles, or fine-particle coated hollow resin particles; and a formed article manufactured by forming the composition. |
| US11746199B2 |
Method for manufacturing TPU hot-melt film and method of producing a fabric product using the TPU hot-melt film
Disclosed is a method of producing a fabric product, the method comprising preparing an upper; preparing a lining fabric; layering a thermoplastic hot-melt film between the upper and the lining fabric for bonding the upper and the lining fabric; bonding a lining fabric to the upper, wherein the thermoplastic hot-melt film consists of the composition selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic polyurethane, ethylene vinyl acetate, polyamide and polyester compositions, wherein the thermoplastic hot-melt film further contains nanosilica, wherein a content of the nanosilica is 0.1 to 5.0 Parts per Hundred Resin (phr) and a size of the nanosilica is less than 100 nm. |
| US11746198B2 |
Polymer film and uses of the same
A polymer film and a laminated glass manufactured using the polymer film are provided. The polymer film has a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface has a standard deviation of a void volume (Vv) value at a material ratio of 10% ranging from 0.5 μm3/μm2 to 2.5 μm3/μm2, and wherein the material ratio and void volume are defined in accordance with ISO 25178-2:2012. |
| US11746196B2 |
Calcium carbonate as cavitation agent for biaxially oriented polypropylene films
The present invention relates to a mono or multi-layer biaxially oriented polypropylene film having a density of ≤0.72 g/cm3, a process for producing the mono or multi-layer biaxially oriented polypropylene film, the use of at least one natural calcium carbonate as cavitation agent in the mono or multi-layer biaxially oriented polypropylene film, an article comprising the mono or multi-layer biaxially oriented polypropylene film as well as the uses. |
| US11746194B2 |
Method for preparing topological elastomers with highly branched structures, low modulus and high elasticity
A fabrication method and application of topological elastomers with highly branched structures, low modulus and high elasticity. The topological elastomers comprise dendritic macromolecules. The fabrication method includes direct crosslinking, post-crosslinking, grafting, and copolymerization. The performance of the elastomer can be easily tuned via changing the topology of the polymer network. The breakthrough of this invention lies in that these topological elastomers with highly branched structures are having low modulus and high elasticity, which would expand its application in the field of elastomer. Notably, the variety of topological elastomers, the versatility of curing chemistries, the availability of a wide variety of monomers, and the various polymerization methods are enabling the fabrication of topological elastomers with feasibility and efficiency. |
| US11746191B2 |
Polymers for selective heavy metal removal
Disclosed are cross-linked polymers comprising a monomer, a cross-linker, and a sulfur moiety in the polymer backbone. Methods of making cross-linked polymers comprising a monomer, a cross-linker, and a sulfur moieity in the polymer backbone are disclosed. A metal complex, comprising a cross-linked polymer chelated to a toxic heavy metal atom or ion is disclosed. The disclosure provides a method of toxic heavy metal remediation using the cross-linked polymers. Also provided are articles and coatings comprising the disclosed cross-linked polymers. |
| US11746182B2 |
Method of lining a structure with a delayed curing resin composition
A resin composition and method for installing a pipe liner that allows the liner to be fully wet out with a resin and activator and stored for a period of up to six months prior to installation and curing. A method of lining a pipe with a delayed curing resin composition is also provided that includes fully wetting out a liner with a blended two part epoxy composition such that the liner can be transported in a wet out fashion, placed in a pipe to be lined and repositioned as needed without concern for the resin composition to begin curing. |
| US11746181B2 |
Alcohol-resistant siliconized polycarbonate polyurethanes and medical devices incorporating the same
An alcohol-resistant siliconized polycarbonate polyurethane can include a soft segment and a hard segment. The soft segment can include a polycarbonate polyol and a polysiloxane, which can be present in an amount less than the polycarbonate polyol. The hard segment can include an isocyanate and a chain extender. Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) devices can include one or more components that are at least partially formed from one or more formulations of the siliconized polycarbonate polyurethane catheter. The PICC devices can withstand alcohol locking, and can be power injectable both before and after alcohol locking events. |
| US11746180B2 |
Catalysts for polyurethane foam polyol premixes containing halogenated olefin blowing agents
The invention provides polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams and methods for the preparation thereof. More particularly, the invention relates to closed-celled, polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams and methods for their preparation. The foams are characterized by a fine uniform cell structure and little or no foam collapse. The foams are produced with a polyol premix composition which comprises a combination of a hydrohaloolefin blowing agent, a polyol, a silicone surfactant, and a non-amine catalyst used alone or in combination with an amine catalyst. |
| US11746175B2 |
Polyester composition with improved dyeing properties
A copolymer composition is disclosed with advantages for textile fibers, yarns, blended yarns, fabrics, and garments. The composition includes polyester copolymer, between about 9.5 and 10.5 percent adipic acid based on the amount of copolymer, between about 630 and 770 parts per million (ppm) of pentaerythritol based on the amount of copolymer, and between about 3.4 and 4.2 percent polyethylene glycol based on the amount of copolymer. |
| US11746174B2 |
Biodegradable polyester
A biodegradable polyester is provided. The biodegradable polyester is a transesterification or esterification reaction product of a reactant (a) and a reactant (b). The reactant (a) is a modified linear saccharide oligomer. The reactant (b) is a polyester, or the reactant (b) includes a dicarboxylic acid and a diol. The modified saccharide oligomer is a reaction product of a saccharide oligomer and a modifier. |
| US11746173B2 |
Core-shell copolymer and resin composition containing same
Provided is a core-shell copolymer, and in particular, a core-shell copolymer including a core and a shell surrounding the core, wherein the core includes a conjugated diene monomer-derived repeating unit, an aromatic vinyl monomer-derived repeating unit, and an aromatic (meth)acrylate monomer-derived repeating unit, the shell includes an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer-derived repeating unit, an aromatic vinyl monomer-derived repeating unit, and an aromatic (meth)acrylate monomer-derived repeating unit, the core has a particle size of 800 Å to 900 Å, the core-shell copolymer has a particle size of 900 Å to 1000 Å, the core has a refractive index of 1.5355 to 1.5425, and the core-shell copolymer has a refractive index of 1.5415 to 1.5440. |
| US11746171B2 |
Method for fractionating liquid composition
To provide a method for fractionating a liquid composition, which is excellent in separability of the liquid composition. This method for fractionating a liquid composition comprises discharging, from a discharge port of a filling nozzle, a liquid composition containing a solvent and a polymer having ion exchange groups, and fractionating a predetermined amount of the liquid composition, characterized in that the temperature of the liquid composition is controlled so that the average tan δ1 of the liquid composition when discharged from the discharge port of the filling nozzle becomes to be at most 1.00. |
| US11746168B2 |
Olefin polymer and preparation method thereof
The present disclosure provides an olefin polymer having excellent film processability and physical properties, and a preparation method of the same. |
| US11746160B2 |
Antibodies against BACE1 and use thereof for neural disease immunotherapy
The invention provides antagonistic antibodies to BACE1 and methods of using the same for the treatment of neurological disease and disorders. |
| US11746158B2 |
Therapeutic molecules
The invention relates to binding molecules that bind specifically to prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA), in particular, single human variable heavy chain domain antibodies and related methods for treatment of cancer. |
| US11746157B2 |
PSMA binding agents and uses thereof
The present invention relates to antibodies specifically binding PSMA or PSMA and CD3, polynucleotides encoding the antibodies or fragments, and methods of making and using the foregoing. |
| US11746156B2 |
Antibody therapeutics that bind CD123
There is disclosed compositions and methods relating to or derived from anti-CD123 antibodies. More specifically, there is disclosed fully human antibodies that bind CD123, CD123-antibody binding fragments and derivatives of such antibodies, and CD123-binding polypeptides comprising such fragments. Further still, there is disclosed nucleic acids encoding such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, cells comprising such polynucleotides, methods of making such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, and methods of using such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, including methods of treating a disease. |
| US11746153B2 |
Binding molecules specific for FcγRIIA and uses thereof
The disclosure provides FcγRIIA-binding molecules, for example, humanized monoclonal antibodies capable of inhibiting FcγRIIA activity, and methods of using the FcγRIIA binding molecules, for example, in treating or preventing inflammatory, immune-mediated, or autoimmune diseases or disorders. |
| US11746152B2 |
Methods of cancer treatment and therapy using a combination of antibodies that bind glycosylated PD-L1
Anti-cancer treatment and therapeutic methods are provided in which an antibody that binds specifically to glycosylated PD-L1 relative to unglycosylated PD-L1 and blocks binding of PD-L1 to PD-1 is administered to a subject in need in combination with an antibody that binds specifically to glycosylated PD-L1 relative to unglycosylated PD-L1, blocks binding of PD-L1 to PD-1 and also promotes internalization and degradation of PD-L1. The anti-cancer methods utilize antibodies that recognize specific epitopes on glycosylated PD-L1 protein, as well as antibodies that exhibit the IPD function of both blocking the binding of PD-L1 to PD-1 and also facilitating the internalization of PD-L1 on cells expressing PD-L1. Methods in which such antibody combinations are especially useful include cancer and tumor treatments and therapies in which the cancer or tumor is a PD-L1 positive cancer or tumor. |
| US11746147B2 |
Angiopoietin 2, VEGF dual antagonists
The present disclosure relates to chimeric molecules which are fusion proteins comprising two components: an Ang-2 binding peptide linked to either a VEGF antibody or a VEGF receptor-Fc fusion protein. The Ang2 peptide, VEGF antibody, and VEGF receptor-Fc fusion proteins are each defined below with reference to percent identity to a reference sequence. The chimeric molecule is a fusion protein, dual antagonist of Ang2 and VEGF for treatment of cancers, proliferative retinopathies, neovascular glaucoma, macular edema, AMD, and rheumatoid arthritis. |
| US11746143B2 |
Methods to identify immunogens by targeting improbable mutations
The invention is directed to methods to identify improbable mutations in the heavy or light chain variable domain of an antibody, methods to identify antigens which bind to antibodies comprising such improbable mutations, and methods of using such antigens to induce immune responses. |
| US11746141B2 |
Modified collagen
The present invention relates to a modified collagen obtainable by providing isolated collagen; freezing the isolated collagen; dehydrating the frozen collagen; and maturing the dehydrated collagen. Also disclosed are methods of preparing the modified collagen and uses thereof. |
| US11746140B2 |
Composition comprising recombinant GPlbα receptor protein
Various aspects of the invention relate to recombinant polypeptides that specifically bind human von Willebrand Factor. Such recombinant polypeptides typically include a modified extracellular domain of platelet glycoprotein Ibα that typically comprises at least one mutation selected from G233T, D235V, and K237V, and such recombinant polypeptides optionally include an oligomerization domain. |
| US11746139B2 |
IL-7Rαγc binding compounds
IL-7Rαγc binding compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the IL-7Rαγc binding compounds are disclosed. IL-7Rαγc bonding compounds can act as IL-7R agonists and are useful in treating cancer, viral diseases, autoimmune diseases, and inflammatory diseases. |
| US11746138B2 |
Artificial synapses
Described herein are compositions and techniques related to generation and therapeutic application of artificial synapses. Artificial synapses are engineered extracellular vesicles, including exosomes, which incorporate sticky binders on their surface to anchor signaling domains against biological targets, such as receptors. These engineered additives can be organized in genetic vector constructs, expressed in mammalian cells, wherein the sticky binders attach to extracellular vesicles such as exosomes, thereby presenting their joined signaling domains which are rapidly taken up by recipient cells. Artificial synapses adopt the hallmark biophysical and biochemical features of extracellular vesicles, allowing for rapid deployment and scale-up. Importantly, this strategy can allow for kinetically favorable signal generation and signal propagation. This includes, for example, increasing density of agonist presentation to support receptor clustering an onerous barrier for traditional receptor targeting strategies. |
| US11746130B2 |
Polypeptide and method of producing IMP using the same
The present disclosure relates to a novel protein variant having an activity of exporting 5′-inosine monophosphate, a microorganism comprising the protein variant, and a method for preparing 5′-inosine monophosphate using the microorganism. |
| US11746126B2 |
Bicyclic peptide ligands with detectable moieties and uses thereof
The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same. |
| US11746124B2 |
Chemoselective thiol-conjugation with alkene or alkyne-phosphonamidates
Disclosed are novel conjugates and processes for the preparation thereof. A process for the preparation of alkene- or alkyne-phosphonamidates comprises the steps of (I) reacting a compound of formula (III) with an azide of formula (IV) to prepare a compound of formula (V) (II) reacting a compound of formula (V) with a thiol-containing molecule of formula (VI) resulting in a compound of formula (VII) |
| US11746122B2 |
Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
A compound including a first ligand LX of Formula II is disclosed, where F is a 5-membered or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; each RF and RG independently represents mono to the maximum possible number of substitutions, or no substitution; Z3 and Z4 are each independently C or N and coordinated to a metal M to form a 5-membered chelate ring; G is a fused ring structure comprising five or more fused heterocyclic or carbocyclic rings, of which one or two rings are of Formula III the fused heterocyclic or carbocyclic rings in the fused ring structure G are 5-membered or 6-membered; of which if two or more 5-membered rings are present, at least two of the 5-membered rings are fused to one another; Y can be one of BR′, NR′, PR′, O, S, Se, C═O, S═O, SO2, CR′R″, SiR′R″, and GeR′R″; the metal M can be coordinated to other ligands; and the ligand LX can be linked with other ligands to comprise a tridentate, tetradentate, pentadentate, or hexadentate ligand. |
| US11746121B2 |
Molybdenum compound and method of manufacturing integrated circuit device using the same
A molybdenum compound and a method of manufacturing an integrated circuit device, the molybdenum compound being represented by the following General Formula (I): |
| US11746118B2 |
Amino-triazolopyridine compounds and their use in treating cancer
The specification generally relates to compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, where R1 and R2 have any of the meanings defined herein. The specification also relates to the use of such compounds and salts thereof to treat or prevent DNA-PK mediated disease, including cancer. The specification further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and salts; kits comprising such compounds and salts; methods of manufacture of such compounds and salts; intermediates useful in the manufacture of such compounds and salts; and to methods of treating DNA-PK mediated disease, including cancer, using such compounds and salts. |
| US11746111B2 |
Siderophore conjugated pyrazolidinones, and analogues thereof
In one aspect, the invention provides compounds and methods that are useful for treating bacterial infections: |
| US11746110B2 |
Alkynyl (hetero) aromatic ring compounds used for inhibiting protein kinase activity
Disclosed are alkynyl (hetero) aromatic ring compounds that inhibit protein tyrosine kinases, pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, preparations therefor and uses thereof. Specifically, disclosed are an alkynyl (hetero) aromatic ring compound represented by formula (I), and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a stereoisomer, a solvate, a hydrate, a crystal form, a prodrug or an isotope variant thereof. The disclosed compounds may be used in the treatment and/or prevention of diseases associated with protein tyrosine kinase, such as in preventing tumors. |
| US11746109B2 |
Crystalline forms of 2-[(2S)-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-yl]-6-(3-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one hemihydrate
The present disclosure relates to crystalline forms of 2-[(2S)-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-yl]-6-(3-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one hemihydrate (Compound 1) and/or tautomers thereof, wherein Compound 1 has the structure: (I)·0.5H2O; processes for preparing crystalline forms of Compound 1 and/or tautomers thereof; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the crystalline forms; methods of inhibiting a cell division cycle 7 in a mammal comprising administering the crystalline forms; and methods of treating a cell division cycle 7 mediated cancer in a mammal comprising administering the crystalline forms or a pharmaceutical composition comprising the crystalline forms. |
| US11746107B2 |
Process for the production of 5-(4-((2S,5S)-5-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-methyl-morpholino)piperidin-1-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-amine
The present invention relates to a process for the synthesis of 5-(4-((2S,5S)-5-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-methylmorpholino)piperidin-1-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-amine in two hydrated crystalline forms and in one anhydrous crystalline form. The present invention further relates to methyl (Z)-4-((2S,5S)-5-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-methylmorpholino)-N-cyanopiperidine-1-carbimidothioate which is an intermediate in this process. |
| US11746105B2 |
Bryostatin compounds and methods of preparing the same
Methods for preparing a variety of bryostatin compounds are provided. The subject methods provide for preparation of bryostatin 1 in multi-gram quantities in a low and unprecedented number of convergent synthetic steps from commercially available materials. The subject methods are scalable with low estimated material costs and can provide enough material to meet clinical needs. Also provided are a variety of bryostatin analog compounds, and prodrug forms thereof, which are synthetically accessible via the subject methods and pharmaceutical compositions including the same. |
| US11746103B2 |
ALK-5 inhibitors and uses thereof
Provided herein are compounds (e.g., compounds of Formulae (I), (II), (III) and (IV), or of Table 1 or Table 4), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and kits comprising the same. The compounds provided herein are activin receptor-like kinase (e.g., ALK-5) inhibitors and are, therefore, useful, for example, for treating and/or preventing diseases (e.g., proliferative diseases, such as cancer) in a subject, inhibiting tumor growth in a subject, or inhibiting the activity of an activin receptor-like kinase (e.g., ALK-5) in vitro or in vivo. Also provided herein are methods and synthetic intermediates useful in the preparation of compounds described herein. |
| US11746101B2 |
Chemical products for surface protection
Some implementations of the present disclosure prevent, reduce or at least slow equipment fouling using passivation as a treatment prior to contacting metallic components with hydrocarbon containing fluid, that is, an environment where fouling occurs. For example, one implementation includes a method of passivating heat exchangers in a SAGD process or system using the compositions and compounds of the present disclosure. The composition may be applied to a component prior to its first inclusion in an online system or following placing the system offline for maintenance. The composition may be used to treat metallic equipment surface(s), for example, via contacting them with a suspension or solution of the composition described herein, prior placing the system online. The method may further include treatment of the process fluid, for example, via injection or batch treatment of the composition with the compositions described herein into the process fluid. |
| US11746098B2 |
Proteasome activity enhancing compounds
The present invention is directed to compounds that inhibit Usp14, compositions thereof, and methods for the treatment of a condition associated with a dysfunction in proteostasis. |
| US11746096B2 |
Polycyclocarbonate compounds and polymers formed therefrom
Polycyclocarbonate compounds and upgraded molecular weight polymers made from such compounds are provided. The polymers have particular utility in coating compositions, especially for use on food and beverage contact substrates that are formed into or will be formed into containers or container components. |
| US11746092B2 |
Synthetic method and application of 2-hydroxyphenyl-5-pyrazinyl ketone
A method of synthesizing a 2-hydroxyphenyl-5-pyrimide ketone represented by the following chemical formula (I), including: weighing 0.048 g of a palladium complex, 0.8413 g of chromone-3-formaldehyde and 2.5719 g of ammonium formate into a 100 mL round bottom flask, then adding 50 mL of anhydrous methanol to dissolve, heating to reflux for 36 h, then stopping the reaction, performing column chromatography with petroleum ether and dichloromethane in a volume ratio of 1:1, and then naturally volatilizing the first component to obtain a light yellow crystal, namely the 2-hydroxyphenyl-5-pyrimidine ketone;wherein the chemical formula of the compound (I) is as follows: and an use of compound (I) as a catalyst in the reaction of benzophenone imine and trimethylsilyl nitrile showing a good catalytic performance, with a conversion rate of 69.1%. |
| US11746091B2 |
Cannabinoid receptor modulators
The present invention relates to certain compounds of Formula Ia and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that modulate the activity of the cannabinoid CB2 receptor. The present invention further relates to certain compounds of Formula Ia and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that modulate the activities of both the CB1 receptor and the CB2 receptor. Compounds of the present invention and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are directed to methods useful in the treatment of: pain, for example bone and joint pain, muscle pain, dental pain, migraine and other headache pain, inflammatory pain, neuropathic pain, pain that occurs as an adverse effect of therapeutics and pain associated with osteoarthritis; hyperalgesia; allodynia; inflammatory hyperalgesia; neuropathic hyperalgesia; acute nociception; osteoporosis; multiple sclerosis-associated spasticity; autoimmune disorders; allergic reactions; CNS inflammation; atherosclerosis; undesired immune cell activity and inflammation; age-related macular degeneration; cough; leukemia; lymphoma; CNS tumors; prostate cancer; Alzheimer's disease; stroke-induced damage; dementia; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease. |
| US11746089B2 |
Compounds and methods for treating alcohol disorder
The disclosure is directed to, in part, compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, for modulating the activity of aldehyde dehydrogenase such as ALDH2 and/or methods for treating and/or preventing an alcohol related disorder such as alcohol use disorder, alcohol induced disorder, alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, alcohol intoxication, alcohol withdrawal, and the like and/or methods for reducing the amount of alcohol consumed, reducing alcoholic cravings, or increasing the percentage of no heavy drinking days for a subject with alcohol use disorder. |
| US11746088B2 |
Deuterated tryptamine derivatives and methods of use
The present disclosure is directed to chemical compounds and to the use of such compounds in the treatment of diseases associated with a serotonin 5-HT2 receptor. |
| US11746084B2 |
Ferritic steel parts in urea plants
The application provides in an aspect a process for producing urea in a urea plant comprising a high pressure synthesis section comprising a reactor, wherein the process comprises reacting NH3 feed and CO2 feed under urea formation conditions in said reactor to form a urea synthesis solution comprising urea, water, carbamate and ammonia, wherein the process further comprises contacting a carbamate-containing liquid stream with an equipment part of said high pressure synthesis section that is made of a ferritic steel alloy. |
| US11746080B2 |
Methods of reducing color in alkanolamine compositions and compositions produced thereby
A method of reducing color in an alkanolamine is described. The method includes contacting the alkanolamine with a color-reducing amount of a borane complex effective to provide a color-reduced alkanolamine composition having a Platinum-Cobalt Color Value, according to Test Method ASTM D1209, of less than 50. |
| US11746079B2 |
Plasticizer composition and resin composition including the same
Provided is a plasticizer composition, comprising: a cyclohexane-1,4-diester-based substance of the following Chemical Formula 1; an epoxidized alkyl ester composition comprising one or more compounds of the following Chemical Formula 2; and a citrate-based substance of the following Chemical Formula 3: wherein in Chemical Formula 1 to Chemical Formula 3; R1 and R2 each independently are a C8 alkyl group; R3 is a C8 to C20 alkyl group comprising one or more epoxy groups; and R4 to R7 each independently are a C4 to C10 alkyl group. |
| US11746077B2 |
2,3,5-trimethyl-6-nonylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione for suppressing and treating alpha-synucleinopathies, tauopathies, and other disorders
Disclosed herein are methods of treating or suppressing a disorder selected from the group consisting of α-synucleinopathies, tauopathies, ALS, traumatic brain injury, and ischemic-reperfusion related injuries.ury, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the formula: or the hydroquinone form thereof; or a solvate or hydrate thereof. |
| US11746071B1 |
Olefin metathesis in a loop reactor
Metathesis of olefins in a loop reactor having liquid reaction medium circulated therein that contains reactant olefins and homogeneous metathesis catalyst system in liquid phase. Recovery of product olefin(s) occurs after removing a liquid reactor effluent from the loop reactor, and unreacted reactant olefin(s) recovered from the liquid reactor effluent can be recycled to the loop reactor. |
| US11746070B2 |
Conversion of paraffins to olefins and heavier hydrocarbons mediated by metal oxides
The present disclosure provides processes to convert paraffins to corresponding olefins and or heavier hydrocarbons. In at least one embodiment, a process includes introducing, at a temperature of from about 50° C. to about 500° C., a hydrocarbon feed comprising paraffins to a first metal oxide comprising one or more group 1 to group 17 metal and one or more oxygen. The process includes obtaining a product mixture comprising one or more C3-C50 cyclic olefins, one or more C2-C50 acyclic olefins, one or more C5-C200 hydrocarbons, such as one or more C5-C100 hydrocarbons, or a mixture thereof. In at least one embodiment, the product mixture is substantially free of H2 (e.g., <500 ppm). The introducing can reduce the first metal oxide to form a second metal oxide. Processes may include introducing the second metal oxide to an oxidizing agent to form the first metal oxide. |
| US11746067B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating soil and plants
The present invention comprises methods and compositions comprising a microalgae consortium. A composition comprises at least one genera of microalgae flocculated by Paenibacillus polymyxa strain, Strain 2, deposited under the Budapest Treaty as ATCC Accession No. PTA-12841. Methods of treating the soil comprise adding a composition of the present invention to soil. |
| US11746066B2 |
Compositions containing gallium and/or indium and methods of forming the same
A composition is provided that includes a silicon-containing material (e.g., a silicon metal and/or a silicide) and about 0.001% to about 85% of a Ga-containing compound, an In-containing compound, or a mixture thereof. The silicon-based layer can be a bond coating directly on the surface of the substrate. Alternatively or additionally, the silicon-based layer can be an outer layer defining a surface of the substrate, with an environmental barrier coating on the surface of the substrate. A coated component is also provided, as well as a method for coating a ceramic component. Gas turbine engines are also provided that include such a ceramic component. |
| US11746065B2 |
Method for manufacturing a part made of composite material using an adhesion promoter comprising a Lewis acid or a Lewis complex
A method for manufacturing a part made of composite material in which an adhesion promoter is grafted to a coating present on the fibre surface as well as to a ceramic precursor resin. Afterwards, a ceramic matrix phase is formed in the porosity of the fibre preform by pyrolysis of the polymerised resin. |
| US11746064B2 |
Systems and methods for infiltrating porous ceramic matrix composite (CMC) preforms
Systems and methods for infiltrating porous ceramic matrix composite (CMC) preforms to form CMC articles are disclosed. One method may include positioning the porous CMC preform in an opening of a die set for an infiltration system, and flowing a molten densifier over the porous CMC preform in a first flow direction to infiltrate a plurality of voids formed between each of a plurality of ply stacks of the CMC preform. The method may also include flowing the molten densifier over the porous CMC preform in a second flow direction, distinct from the first flow direction, to infiltrate the plurality of voids formed between each of the plurality of ply stacks of the CMC preform. The second flow direction may be substantially parallel to a predetermined, unidirectional material orientation of at least one ply stack of the plurality of ply stacks of the CMC preform. |
| US11746063B2 |
Sulfate corrosion-resistant concrete and method thereof for optimizing proportion and application
Disclosed is a sulfate corrosion-resistant concrete, a method for optimizing proportion and application thereof. The concrete is formed by mixing and stirring base stocks, aggregates, admixtures, external additives and water. The base stock of the concrete is 17.4-17.5 parts of Portland cement; the aggregates include 38.9 parts of basalt with aggregate size of 5-10 mm and 33.1-33.2 parts of basalt medium sand; the admixtures are 1.9-1.95 parts of silica fume or fly ash, and further including 0.23-0.24 part of polycarboxylate water reducer and 1.34-1.35 part of sulfate corrosion-resistant liquid preservative. Optimized proportion method: according to the corrosion characteristics of sulfate and corrosion environment parameters, determine the composition and proportion of basic samples and comparison samples, make and cure sample components, test the deep components of the samples, and obtain the optimal composition and proportion according to the test results. |
| US11746062B2 |
Processes for preparing porous ceramics for acoustic transducers
A process for preparing a porous ceramic body includes forming a green body with a mixture of ceramic material powder, binder material, and pore-forming particles. The process further includes extracting the binder material, decomposing the pore-forming particles, and removing residual organic materials from the green body at respective, progressively higher pre-firing temperatures. After these three stages, the green body is sintered at a still-higher temperature to form the porous ceramic body. Embodiments facilitate manufacturing and can render most or all surface grinding unnecessary, allowing electrode deposition directly onto substantially non-porous surfaces of the porous ceramic body that are naturally formed during sintering. Advantageously, the green body may be formed into net shape by injection molding the mixture that includes the pore-forming particles, and embodiments can result in porous ceramic bodies that are much thicker than currently available, with better structural integrity. |
| US11746056B2 |
Modified NiTa2O6-based microwave dielectric ceramic material co- sintered at low temperature and its preparation method
The invention belongs to the field of electronic ceramics and its manufacturing, in particular to the modified NiTa2O6-based microwave dielectric ceramic material co-sintered at low temperature and its preparation method. Based on the low melting point characteristics of CuO and B2O3, and the radius of Cu2+ ions is similar to that of Ni2+ and Ta5+ ions, the chemical general formula of the invention is designed as xCuO-(1-x)NiO-[7.42y+(xy/14.33)]B2O3—Ta2O5, and the molar content of each component is adjusted from raw materials. The main crystalline phase of NiTa2O6 is synthesized at a lower pre-sintering temperature, and NiTa2O6-based ceramic material with low-temperature sintering characteristics and excellent microwave dielectric properties are directly synthesized at one time, which broadened the application range in LTCC field. |
| US11746051B2 |
Cement board with water-resistant additive
In the present disclosure, a cement board is disclosed. The cement board comprises a core having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface and a binder including a pozzolan material and a water-resistant additive, wherein the water-resistant additive is present in an amount of less than 5 wt. % based on the weight of the pozzolan material. |
| US11746048B2 |
Cement-SCM compositions and methods and systems for their manufacture
Method of efficiently manufacturing cement-SCM compositions having improved strength compared to cement-SCM compositions made using conventional methods. The cement-SCM compositions may contain: (A) a fine interground particulate component with (1) a hydraulic cement fraction and (2) a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) fraction; (B) a coarse particulate component comprised of coarse SCM particles not interground with the fine interground particulate component; and optionally (C) an auxiliary particulate component not interground with the fine interground particulate component or the coarse particulate component. A method of manufacturing a cement-SCM composition may be performed by: (A) intergrinding hydraulic cement (e.g., cement clinker) with one or more SCMs to form a fine interground particulate component; (B) blending, without intergrinding, the fine interground particulate component with a coarse particulate component comprised of coarse SCM particles; and optionally (C) further combining, without intergrinding, an auxiliary particulate component with the fine interground particulate component and the coarse particulate component. |
| US11746047B2 |
Wired and detachable charging-unit of electric product
A wired and detachable, moveable, dis-assemble, re-assemble USB or Wireless charging-unit(s) which has minimum feet DC power delivery wire that is manual to coil, wrap within unit's own space for wire-arrangement, said each wired and detachable unit(s) cover broad area and people can chare external product(s) at any location within said area; wherein said unit(s) assembly with electric product which is at least one (1) desk, floor, wall-mounted item, light, (2) power strip, (3) selfie LED light has built-in or added-on image capture device(s). |
| US11746045B2 |
Ion-exchangeable glass with high surface compressive stress
A glass article comprising an alkali aluminosilicate glass that is formable by down-draw processes for example slot- and fusion-draw to thicknesses of 125 μm or less and is capable of being chemically strengthened by ion-exchange to achieve a compressive stress at its surface of at least 950 MPa, in some embodiments at least about 1000 MPa, and in other embodiments at least about 1100 MPa. The high surface compressive stress allows the glass to retain net compression and thus contain surface flaws when the glass is subjected to bending around a tight radius. The glass may be used in foldable display applications. |
| US11746044B2 |
Metal-glass macrocomposites and compositions and methods of making
A glass composition, a macrocomposite, and methods of forming the macrocomposite including dispersing or immersing a metal in a glass. Preferably, the macrocomposite does not include an organic resin, an adhesive, or a polymer. |
| US11746034B2 |
Hot forming device for producing glass containers from a glass tube
A hot forming device for producing glass containers from a glass tube is provided. The device includes a machine frame, a turntable, a plurality of holding chucks, and a direct drive motor. The turntable is mounted on the machine frame. The holding chucks are arranged on the turntable. The turntable is connected to the machine frame directly by the direct drive without a transmission. The direct drive has a stator arranged in an upper region of the machine frame and a rotor on the turntable. |
| US11746029B2 |
Method for starting single-stage system for nitrogen removal coupling partial denitrification and anammox
The present invention discloses a method for starting a single-stage system for nitrogen removal coupling partial denitrification and anammox. The two nitrogen removal processes are coupled by gradually enriching denitrifying bacteria in anammox granular sludge and then activating the partial denitrification process of the functional bacteria (denitrifying bacteria). Particularly, the method comprises: inoculating anammox granular sludge in a single-stage reactor, adding an organic carbon source in gradients to enrich denitrifying bacteria and to adapt anammox bacteria, and replacing nitrites in feed with nitrates gradually to activate the partial denitrification process. |
| US11746026B1 |
Preparation and application of gradient long-effective catalytic membrane with high-strength and anti-deposition property
A preparation method of a gradient long-effective catalytic membrane with high-strength and anti-deposition property is provided and includes: adding a nanometal oxide catalyst into an N, N-dimethylformamide solution of polyacrylonitrile or polystyrene, uniformly mixing, performing electrostatic spinning, keeping a receiver at −190° C. to −200° C. in the electrostatic spinning process, and performing freeze drying on a precursor membrane obtained after the electrostatic spinning is finished, so as to obtain the gradient long-effective catalytic membrane. According to the method, the gradient long-effective catalytic membrane with high-strength and anti-deposition property is obtained through a one-step method which adopts an ultralow-temperature-electrostatic spinning technology and combines with nanometal, the contradictory relation between the catalytic efficiency and the membrane stability in a traditional catalytic membrane is solved, the catalytic performance of the membrane is fully played, the organic polluted wastewater can be efficiently catalytically degraded, and the service life of the catalytic membrane is prolonged. |
| US11746022B2 |
System, process and related sintered article
A process of forming a sintered article includes heating a green portion of a tape of polycrystalline ceramic and/or minerals in organic binder at a binder removal zone to a temperature sufficient to pyrolyze the binder; horizontally conveying the portion of tape with organic binder removed from the binder removal zone to a sintering zone; and sintering polycrystalline ceramic and/or minerals of the portion of tape at the sintering zone, wherein the tape simultaneously extends through the removal and sintering zones. |
| US11746014B2 |
Method for producing sulfide solid electrolyte
Disclosed is a method for producing a sulfide solid electrolyte including a step of processing a slurry by at least one treatment selected from drying and heating, wherein a solid electrolyte raw material containing a lithium element, a sulfur element, a phosphorus element and a halogen element, and a complexing agent are mixed in a reactor to give a complex slurry containing a complex formed of the solid electrolyte raw material and the complexing agent, and the complex slurry is transferred into an intermediate tank equipped with a cooling device and cooled therein. |
| US11746012B2 |
Methods and systems for production of an aqueous hypochlorous acid solution
A method for making an aqueous hypochlorous acid (HClO) solution includes electrolyzing a solution of sodium chloride to produce a solution of sodium hypochlorite; and producing the aqueous hypochlorous acid solution by adjusting a pH of the solution of sodium hypochlorite to a value within a range of 3 to 8 by adding a selected weak acid to the solution of sodium hypochlorite to produce a buffer including the selected weak acid and a salt of the selected weak acid. |
| US11746011B2 |
Reverse flow reactors with selective flue gas cascade
Systems and methods are provided for improving the operation of groups of reverse flow reactors by operating reactors in a regeneration portion of the reaction cycle to have improved flue gas management. The flue gas from reactor(s) at a later portion of the regeneration step can be selectively used for recycle back to the reactors as a diluent/heat transport fluid. The flue gas from a reactor earlier in a regeneration step can be preferentially used as the gas vented from the system to maintain the desired volume of gas within the system. This results in preferential use of higher temperature flue gas for recycle and lower temperature flue gas for venting from the system. This improved use of flue gas within a reaction system including reverse flow reactors can allow for improved reaction performance while reducing or minimizing heat losses during the regeneration portion of the reaction cycle. |
| US11746006B2 |
Reversible liquid organic system for loading and discharging hydrogen based on ethylene glycol
This invention provides a reversible hydrogen loading and discharging system and a reversible method for loading and discharging hydrogen. The system and the methods of this invention comprise ethylene glycol as a liquid organic hydrogen carrier and at least one transition metal. By reacting ethylene glycol with at least one transition metal; at least one hydrogen molecule and at least one oligoester of ethylene glycol are formed (hydrogen releasing)⋅, and by reacting at least one oligoester of ethylene glycol with at least one transition metal and at least one hydrogen molecule, at least one ethylene glycol is formed (hydrogen loading). |
| US11746003B2 |
Chip package
A chip package includes a first die, a second die, a molding material, and a redistribution layer. The first die includes a first conductive pad. The second die is disposed on the first die and includes a second conductive pad. The molding material covers the first die and the second die. The molding material includes a top portion, a bottom portion, and an inclined portion adjoins the top portion and the bottom portion. The top portion is located on the second die, and the bottom portion is located on the first die. The redistribution layer is disposed along the top portion, the inclined portion, and the bottom portion. The redistribution layer is electrically connected to the first conductive pad and the second conductive pad. |
| US11746001B2 |
Microelectromechanical microphone with membrane trench reinforcements and method of fabrication
A microelectromechanical (MEMS) microphone with membrane trench reinforcements and method of fabrication is provided. The MEMS microphone includes a flexible plate and a rigid plate mechanically coupled to the flexible plate. The MEMS microphone includes a stoppage member affixed to the rigid plate and extending perpendicular relative to a surface of the rigid plate opposite the surface of the flexible plate. The stoppage member limits motion of the flexible plate. The rigid plate includes a reverse bending edge that include a first lateral etch stop that includes a first corner radius and a second lateral etch stop that includes a second corner radius. The first corner radius is more than 100 nanometers and the second corner radius is more than 25 nanometers. Further, a lateral step width between the first corner radius and the second corner radius is less than around 4 micrometers. |
| US11745995B1 |
Ingredient cartridge loader for a fluid mixture dispensing device
Cartridge loaders for fluid mixture dispensing systems are disclosed. One disclosed fluid mixture dispensing system comprises an interface surface, a cartridge receiver carriage, and an actuator configured to depress the cartridge receiver carriage towards the interface surface to load a cartridge. The fluid mixture dispensing system is configured to apply continuous downward pressure on the cartridge towards the interface surface when the cartridge is loaded and is in contact with the interface surface. |
| US11745994B2 |
Funnel with vents for viscous fluids
A vented funnel for transferring liquid from one container to another includes a base portion adapted for connection to the container, a converging portion connected to the base portion, and a vent portion located between the base portion and the converging portion. The vent portion has a plurality of vent openings extending between the base portion and the converging portion and a plurality of ribs located between the vent openings so that each vent opening is separated from an adjacent vent opening by one of the plurality of ribs. In this manner, air within the container flows through the vent openings when liquid discharged from the converging portion displaces air in the container. The ribs extend between the base portion and the converging portion so that the ribs solely support the converging portion on the base portion while defining the vent openings. |
| US11745990B2 |
Aseptic filling apparatus and method of decontaminating the same
In an aseptic filling apparatus, a CIP of the content filling station is performed after rotation of a wheel in the content filling station is stopped, a COP or SOP of the content filling station is performed while the wheel in the content filling station is rotating immediately after the CIP is completed, an SIP of the content filling station is performed with rotation of the wheel in the content filling station being stopped immediately after the COP or SOP is completed, and one or both of the COP and SOP of the other stations is performed in a predetermined order while wheels in the other stations are rotating in a period from the start of the CIP to the end of the SIP. |
| US11745979B2 |
Diagnostic device and diagnostic analysis device for vertical transportation devices
There is provided a diagnostic device for vertical transportation devices, which can obtain information for appropriately diagnosing a vertical transportation device. The diagnostic device for vertical transportation devices includes a housing-unit that defines an outer profile, a storage-unit that is housed in the housing-unit and stores information, an acceleration-detection-unit that is housed in the housing-unit and detects, with the housing-unit attached to a moving object in the vertical transportation device, acceleration in a vertical direction and acceleration in a horizontal direction of the moving object as diagnostic information of the moving object in the vertical transportation device when the moving object has moved, and a control-unit that is housed in the housing-unit and causes the storage-unit to store information about the acceleration in the vertical direction and information about the acceleration in the horizontal direction, which have been detected by the acceleration-detection-unit, in association with information about a detection timing. |
| US11745978B2 |
Method and apparatus for elevators to detect concealed object and inform building management system
A method for object detection within an elevator car including: transmitting radar signals at a selected polarization into an elevator car towards an individual; receiving reflected radar signals at a reflected polarization; comparing the reflected polarization to the selected polarization; determining that the individual is in possession of a metal object in response to comparing the reflected polarization to the selected polarization; and activating an alert in response to the determining that the individual is in possession of the metal object. |
| US11745976B1 |
Power driven circuit wire box
An apparatus for the dispensing and retraction of wire or cable. The apparatus including a first and second plate, at least one shaft attached to the first plate and the second plate, a spool gear attached to the shaft, a power gear shaft attached to the first or second plate, and a power gear attached to the power gear shaft and in mesh with the spool gear, wherein when the power gear is rotated, the spool gear is rotated. |
| US11745975B2 |
Material tracking system and method
A material tracking system is provided for tracking material stored on and drawn from a reel. The material tracking system may include a reel, detection element, digital logic components, battery and power components, transceiver and communication components, location receiver, enclosure, analytic component and interface component. One or more sensors relative to the reel may detect a position indicative of forward or reverse reel rotation. A processor may analyze signals to count rotations of the reel, which is savable in memory. A battery may provide power. The system may also record the time and location associated with rotations. A method to operate a tracking material stored on and drawn from a reel using the material tracking system is also provided. |
| US11745974B2 |
Wound cable holder with improved cable deployment control
Holders for wound cables. The holders include retention features to control the rate at which cable windings are unwound during cable deployment. In some examples, the cable holder includes a pair of spaced apart spools and the cable is wound in windings configured as figure-8's. In some examples, the retention features include flexibly resilient fingers positioned to contact the windings at one or more retention points positioned at a deployment end of the holder. |
| US11745973B2 |
Post-processing apparatus and image forming system incorporating the post-processing apparatus
A post-processing apparatus includes a conveyor, a tray, a binder, and a binder mover. The conveyor conveys recording media on each of which an image is formed by an image forming apparatus. The tray holds the recording media conveyed by the conveyor. The binder binds the recording media on the tray with a plurality of staples in a cartridge. The binder mover includes a motor, a ratchet gear that receives a driving force of the motor to rotate in a forward direction or a reverse direction, a driving force transmitter that moves the binder toward one side in the main scanning direction as the ratchet gear rotates in the forward direction and moves the binder toward an opposite side in the main scanning direction as the ratchet gear rotates in the reverse direction, and a rotation limiter that moves between a rotation allowing position and a rotation limiting position. |
| US11745971B2 |
Sheet sorting apparatus
A sheet sorting apparatus comprising a first tray, a second tray, a conveyance unit, a tray detection unit, a stacking amount detection unit, and a control unit configured to control the conveyance unit to not convey the sheet to the second tray, in a case where the stacking amount detection unit detects that the amount of sheets reaches the predetermined amount, wherein the control unit is configured to permit the conveyance unit to convey the sheet to the second tray, in a case where the tray detection unit detects that the first tray is detached from the apparatus main body in a state where the stacking amount detection unit detects that the amount of sheets reaches the predetermined amount and conveyance of the sheet to the second tray by the conveyance unit is stopped. |
| US11745969B2 |
Sheet space-detecting device, sheet space-detecting method, and sheet-welding method having a spacer that supports a rear end of a preceding first fiber reinforced plastic sheet and a front end of a following second fiber reinforced plastic sheet
A sheet space-detecting device detects a space between a rear end of a preceding first fiber reinforced plastic sheet and a front end of a following second fiber reinforced plastic sheet in a conveyance path for fiber reinforced plastic sheets and includes: a light-detecting sensor that projects detection light on an area including the rear end of the first fiber reinforced plastic sheet, the front end of the second fiber reinforced plastic sheet, and a reference surface exposed from the space and receives reflected light thereof; and a spacer that supports the rear end of the first fiber reinforced plastic sheet and the front end of the second fiber reinforced plastic sheet in a state where the rear end and the front end are separated from the reference surface, in an area including at least a light-projected area on which the detection light is projected. |
| US11745963B1 |
Object collecting heads for object collecting systems
The object collecting heads for object collecting systems includes several embodiments of object collecting heads including light and heavy-duty object collecting heads. The object collecting heads are used to grasp and convey differently sized and randomly shaped objects from a surface to an object holding bin of the object collecting system and are attached to the object holding bin using an adjustable support assembly. Both object collecting heads have three blocks including an upper block, a lower left block, and a lower right block. The lower blocks are connected to each other and the adjustable support assembly by an angled lower block bracket. The upper block is attached to the lower blocks by spring-loaded hinges, such that the upper block is urged toward the lower blocks to grasp an object therebetween. The light-duty object collecting head is a chain-based head, while the heavy-duty object collecting head is a roller-based head. |
| US11745957B2 |
Transport device
A transport device has a position detection portion, a holding portion attached to an arm, a driving portion to drive the holding portion and the arm, and a control portion. A control portion controls the position detection portion and the driving portion to perform, as one cycle, a procedure to detect a position of a parcel, select parcels based on a predetermined condition, and set priority for the selected parcels, and a procedure to refer to a result of the detection, and cause the holding portion to take out one or more parcels from the accumulation portion in accordance with the priority to transport the parcels to a predetermined location, and excludes, from parcels to be taken out, a second parcel that is present within a predetermined distance from a first parcel and has priority lower than the priority of the first parcel, during the one cycle. |
| US11745954B2 |
Rotor for tablet cassette and tablet cassette
A rotor (4) is received rotatably in a cassette body (3) for receiving tablets. The rotor comprises a tablet guiding path (4b) formed between a slanted inner face (6a) of the cassette body and a slanted outer face (22a) of the rotor for guiding the tablets received in the cassette body to a tablet discharging hole (7) disposed to the cassette body. The rotor comprises a separating member (8) disposed above the tablet discharging hole of the cassette body for separating a space between a tablet at a bottom position and a tablet at an upper position, a tablet supporting pedestal (53) disposed elevatably to the tablet guiding path for supporting the tablet at the bottom position in the tablet guiding path and a height adjustment mechanism (50) for adjusting a tablet discharging height between the tablet supporting pedestal and the separating member. The height adjustment mechanism makes the tablet supporting pedestal elevate to a direction inclined to a rotation shaft of the rotor along the tablet guiding path. |
| US11745953B2 |
Conveyor device for the distanceless and pressureless, or low-pressure, accumulation of objects, and operating method therefor
The invention relates to a conveying device (1) having an accumulation area (SB) for accumulating objects (O, O1 . . . O2, Oa . . . Oj), and to an operating method for the conveying device (1). By means of a measuring device (L1), the object rear edge (KHO1) of a first object (O1) and the object front edge (KVO2) of a second object (O2) which follows the first object (O1) are detected. The position of the objects (O1, O2) is determined by means of rotation signals from the drives (M) of conveyor elements (2, 2M, 2L). For the second object (O2), a continuous curve of a speed reduction of a target speed (vSoll) is calculated, wherein the calculated stop position (PStop) of the object front edge (KVO2) of the second object (O2) is located at the position of the object rear edge (KHO1) of the stopped first object (O1), or between the object front edge (KVO1) of the stopped first object (O1) and the object rear edge (KHO1) of the stopped first object (O1). Subsequently, the second object (O2) is moved and stopped by means of the conveyor elements (2, 2M, 2L) on the basis of the calculated speed reduction. |
| US11745952B1 |
Multi-sectioned boom conveyor assembly having hinged telescoping boom section
A portable multi-sectioned boom conveyor assembly includes a main conveyor boom section and a distal conveyor boom section. The distal conveyor boom section is hinged, relative to the main conveyor boom section, so that the distal conveyor boom section can be adjusted in order to provide material to a desired location. |
| US11745947B2 |
Leaf hauling device
This device is intended to provide a quick and easy way for one person to load and transport a relatively large number and weight of tree leaves without a great amount of strain or strength. It's size and configuration allows leaves to be collected on the specially designed tarp which is then hooked to the top of the device, and then easily rolled away with one hand. |
| US11745942B2 |
Locking device for waste container and methods
The present invention provides a locking device for a waste container that keeps the lid of the container closed when the container is knocked over on its side, as may arise from a sudden jerking or jarring motion, such as by impact with the ground, to prevent spillage of its contents. The locking device allows the lid to open automatically when the waste container is tipped over by a dumping operation. The locking device includes a sliding block slidable between a locked position and an open position, and a pendulum weight detachably attached to a magnet, when detached from the magnet, the pendulum weight blocks the sliding block from sliding to the open position. When attached to the magnet, the pendulum weight allows the sliding block to slide to the open position. |
| US11745938B2 |
Reefer container
The present invention provides a reefer container transported in components including a bottom panel sheet assembly, two side panel sheet assemblies, a top panel sheet assembly, a front wall sheet assembly, and a rear wall sheet assembly. The components are assembled into a closed hexahedral box. The inner side of the side panel sheet assembly and the inner side of the top panel sheet assembly each have an inner lining board. The inner lining boards are integrally formed and abut against each other in the box. Each sheet assembly has an integral foam insulation layer smooth the inner surface of the inner lining board and reduce the scratch damage of the inner lining board from goods; reducing the box's maintenance costs and frequency. There are also no splicing seams on the inner lining board, preventing moisture from entering the insulation layer and improving the service life of the reefer container. |
| US11745937B2 |
Web of cleaning products having a modified internal atmosphere and method of manufacture
A web of cleaning products and a method of manufacturing the same is disclosed. The web includes first and second carrier sheets and a plurality of pouches containing a cleaning composition. Each of the pouches is disposed in a respective depression formed in an upper surface of the first carrier sheet. A first internal atmosphere is enclosed within each of the pouches. The first carrier sheet is sealed to the second carrier sheet such that a second internal atmosphere exists between the second carrier sheet and the plurality of pouches. The second internal atmosphere has a greater absolute pressure than the first internal atmosphere so that the plurality of pouches and at least a portion of the cleaning composition in the plurality of pouches are compressed into the plurality of depressions in the first carrier sheet by the second internal atmosphere. |
| US11745929B2 |
System and method of storing produce
A system and method for storing, shipping, preserving and ripening produce. Packaging of respiring produce, particularly avocados, in sealed tray systems. The tray systems include a lower bowl-shaped tray having an upper lip to which a flexible film is adhered. The flexible film has an aperture covered by a breathable membrane. The film permits passage of water vapor to reduce the chance of mold formation during packaging and shipping. The breathable membrane controls gaseous exchange at different temperatures and has pores that open above the threshold temperature. The breathable membrane alters the O2 and CO2 within the tray above the threshold temperature, thus slowing up the ripening process at elevated temperatures. |
| US11745928B2 |
Fast food bag with tear away portions
A tear away food bag includes tear seams, or other features, providing controlled tearing away of portions of the bags. The food bag is suitable for use as a lunch bag, a picnic bag, or a take out food bag. A bottom portion of the bag may be torn away from the food bag to provide a food holder and top portions maybe torn away from the food bag to provide place mats. |
| US11745926B2 |
Multi-layer products
A seal for use with a container for storing and dispensing consumer products is described. The seal includes a cover layer having pre-formed lines of separation defining one or more releasable portions, an adhesive layer on the cover layer, and one or more patches on the adhesive layer. Each patch is associated with a respective one of the releasable portions 6 and consists of a hot melt polymer. The hot melt polymer can be applied to the adhesive layer using a suitable coating or spraying process. |
| US11745925B2 |
Separable extraction tab accessible multiple blister card package
A disposable package is configured to promote recycling of its component parts. A thermoformed thermoplastic blister has front and back product bubbles which extend from a peripheral flange and are hinged together to be folded into a product compartment such that the product bubbles extend through openings in front and back cards. The front card is affixed to the back card to close the product bubble and so as not to adhere to the blister flanges. A front extraction tab extends from the peripheral flange and is accessible on two opposed sides for gripping by a user to engage and remove the blister from the front card and the back card. |
| US11745923B2 |
Cable or utility tie
A cable tie includes a strip of material having a pair of longitudinally extending sides spaced from each other by a width W. In one form the strip includes a plurality of additional openings that are configured to receive the shank of a fastener. In one form, a plurality of first and second size openings are formed in the strip and spaced from each other along the longitudinal axis. Each of the first size openings have a first length LF parallel to the longitudinal axis and are located in a corresponding one of a first set of wide portions. Each of the second size openings are spaced from each other along the longitudinal axis so that one or more of the second size openings are located between pairs of the first size openings, with each of the second size openings located in a corresponding one of a second set of wide portions and having a length LS parallel to the longitudinal axis that is less than LF In one form, the strip includes a first plurality of notch pairs spaced from each other by a first distance D1, a second plurality of the notch pairs is spaced from each other by a second distance D2 that is less than the distance D1, and a plurality of elongate openings, with each opening located in the strip between two adjacent notch pairs that are spaced by the first distance D1. |
| US11745916B2 |
Reusable delivery container
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful for reusable containers and item delivery using reusable containers. In several embodiments, the reusable containers described herein include removable divider walls that can be used to selectively divide an interior of the container into multiple smaller portions. By a further approach, the container and divider walls can have cooperating components to mount the divider wall to the container. In some embodiments, the reusable containers described herein can also include bag handle holding features so that bags placed therein are prevented from spilling contents during transport. |
| US11745914B2 |
Fabricating method for quartz vial
In a fabricating method for a quartz vial having a body part for containing a substance, a bottom part closing a lower end of the body part, a cylindrical neck part disposed at an upper end of the body part, a cylindrical mouth part disposed above the neck part and having an outer diameter larger than that of the neck part, and a tapered portion connecting the mouth part and the neck part to each other, outer peripheral surfaces of the tapered portion and the neck part are formed by shaving, and the body part that is separately fabricated is welded to the neck part. Thus, quartz vials having a predetermined shape can be mass-fabricated. |
| US11745911B2 |
Product package having finished edges and cavities
A package includes board platform having a folded top platform element and bottom platform element made from cardboard material. The top platform element has cutout portions conforming to shapes of a product to be packaged. A folded cardboard product tray element forms an open cavity conforming to the shape of the product and is secured to at least one of the top platform element and the bottom platform element and is disposed therebetween. A paper platform wrapper covers the exterior surfaces of the top platform element and a paper product tray wrapper covers the interior side wall of the open cavity. |
| US11745906B2 |
System, apparatus, and method for preparing a beverage cartridge
A system for beverage cartridge preparation allows users to self-select, self-fill, and self-seal single use beverage cartridges for convenience. A frame assembly supports a cartridge handling system and a cartridge filling system. The cartridge filling system includes a fillable container and a portion dispensing system. The cartridge handling system includes a movement guide system moving the beverage cartridges, a sealing system for sealing the beverage cartridges after filling, and a motion system for actuating the cartridge handling system, the portion dispensing system, and the sealing system. The movement system includes mobility relative to operative members of the filling and handling systems and one or more single use beverage cartridges. Adaptive cartridge shapes and components are provided to fit a particular preparation system. |
| US11745904B2 |
Double-headed tube structure
A double-headed tube structure comprises a tube body, a first tube head, an annular retaining member and a second tube head. The first tube head and a first end portion of the tube body are hermetically connected together. A second end portion of the tube body is sleeved on an outer circumference of the annular retaining member. The second end portion of the tube body, the annular retaining member and the second tube head are hermetically connected together. The annular retaining member communicates with the tube body and the second tube head. The first and second tube heads are sealedly welded at both ends of the tube body by a two-step forming process. Through the annular retaining member, the tube body is not deformed in the two-step forming process, thereby improving the welding and sealing effect. |
| US11745900B2 |
Health monitoring system of an aircraft evacuation system
An evacuation system health monitoring system for use on an aircraft is disclosed herein. The system comprises a digital pressure sensor, an evacuation system readiness device, and a memory. The digital pressure sensor is in electronic communication with a controller. The system may further comprise a customer system in communication with the controller. The customer system may communicate a pressure data from the digital pressure sensor to a customer device in real-time during an aircraft flight. The evacuation system readiness device may be in electronic communication with the controller. The evacuation system readiness device may be configured to display a visual indication of system readiness based on operations of the controller. |
| US11745896B2 |
Systems and methods for airport selection and display of range remaining during engine out conditions
Flight guidance systems and methods that provide an airport selection in response to an EO condition in a single engine plane. The airport selection takes into consideration factors such as optimal approach type, runway length, weather, terrain, remaining battery time, and the like. Additionally, various also generate and display a visual indication of a remaining glide range when the EO condition is happening; the remaining glide range determination is based, at least in part, on terrain. |
| US11745892B2 |
Catalytic fuel tank inerting apparatus for aircraft
Fuel tank inerting systems for aircraft are provided. The systems include a fuel tank, a catalytic reactor arranged to receive a first reactant from a first reactant source and a second reactant from a second reactant source to generate an inert gas that is supplied to the fuel tank to fill an ullage space of the fuel tank, a heat exchanger arranged between the catalytic reactor and the fuel tank and configured to at least one of cool and condense an output from the catalytic reactor to separate out the inert gas, and a controller configured to perform a light-off operation of the catalytic reactor by controlling at least one light-off parameter and, after light-off occurs, adjusting the at least one light-off parameter to an operating level, wherein the at least one light-off parameter comprises a temperature of the catalytic reactor. |
| US11745886B2 |
Electric aircraft for generating a yaw force
An electric aircraft for generating a yaw force includes a fuselage, a plurality of laterally extending elements secured to the fuselage, a plurality of lift components attached to the plurality of laterally extending elements, and at least a longitudinal thrust component attached to the plurality of laterally extending elements, wherein the longitudinal thrust component is configured to generate a yaw force. |
| US11745884B2 |
High traffic-rate aerial transportation system with low-footprint vertiport
A transportation system and method serve passenger-conveying VTOL air vehicles (AVs) at a vertiport. The vertiport has a flight deck including at least one landing pad, a passenger terminal, and a dynamic partition arrangement that defines a capsule for receiving one of the AVs at a time. The dynamic partition arrangement assumes a first open state in which it is open to the flight deck and closed to the passenger terminal and a second open state in which it is closed to the flight deck and open to the passenger terminal. A robotic system includes a handling robot that automatically approaches and docks with the AV after landing, and conveys the AV between the landing pad and the capsule via an opening provided by the first open state of the dynamic partition. |
| US11745877B2 |
Biplane flying device
A biplane flying device includes a fuselage, an upper wing, a lower wing, a first propulsion assembly and a second propulsion assembly. The upper wing is connected to one side of the fuselage. The upper wing has a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The lower wing is connected to the fuselage and opposite to the upper wing. The lower wing has a third end and a fourth end opposite to each other. The first end is opposite to the third end, and the second end is opposite to the fourth end. The first propulsion assembly is connected between the first end, the third end and the fuselage. The second propulsion assembly is connected between the second end, the fourth end and the fuselage. |
| US11745875B2 |
Base of stationing and automatic management for drones
The present invention relates to the field of the unmanned aerial vehicles, in particular to a suspended landing and take-off and management base. |
| US11745870B1 |
Surveillance with security camera drone
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for surveillance with security camera drone. In some implementations, a determination is made to begin surveillance of an in-house service with a drone. A duration of the in-house service is determined. A location to land the drone during the in-house service is determined based on the duration of the in-house service. Landing of the drone is initiated at the determined location. |
| US11745865B2 |
Vertical takeoff and landing aerial vehicle and cooling system
A vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle and a cooling system for the unmanned aerial vehicle. Heat dissipation in an arm of an unmanned aerial vehicle is achieved by providing a forward-facing opening at the front end of each of a left linear support and a right linear support of the unmanned aerial vehicle, thereby achieving the purposes of lowering temperature in the arm and protecting equipment in the arm. |
| US11745863B2 |
Method and system for engine windmilling control
Methods and systems for controlling windmilling in an engine are described. An electric starter motor is coupled to the engine, a circuit element is coupled to the electric starter engine and to a DC signal source, and a control system coupled to the engine and to the circuit element. The control system is configured for: determining whether the engine is in a windmilling state; when the engine is in a windmilling state, commanding the circuit element to apply a DC signal to the electric starter motor; and modulating the DC signal applied to the electric starter motor to control a level of rotational motion of the engine. |
| US11745855B2 |
Aircraft with asymmetric rotors
In an embodiment, an aircraft includes an airframe and a first propulsion assembly coupled to the airframe. The first propulsion assembly includes a first rotor hub and a first plurality of rotor blades non-uniformly spaced about the first rotor hub and operable to rotate in a rotor plane with the first rotor hub. The aircraft also includes a second propulsion assembly coupled to the airframe. The second propulsion assembly includes a second rotor hub and a second plurality of rotor blades non-uniformly spaced about the second rotor hub and operable to rotate in a rotor plane with the second rotor hub. |
| US11745854B2 |
Folding propeller for air mobility
A foldable propeller for air mobility includes a link assembly including a plurality of links facilitating blades to be rotated around a hub as a moving portion vertically slides such that the blades are folded to each other or unfolded from each other. |
| US11745852B2 |
Flight control system for an aircraft
A simple, safe, and inexpensive flight control system in an aircraft. An anti-torque system for a rotary-wing aircraft has an airfoil with a first surface extending from a first trailing edge and a leading edge, and a second surface extending from a second trailing edge to join the first surface at the leading edge. The airfoil has a first moveable deflector panel pivotally coupled to the first trailing edge, and a second moveable deflector panel pivotally coupled to the second trailing edge. Means are provided to pivot the deflector panels in unison about their respective pivot axes to alter the direction of travel of the airflow downstream of the pivot axes over the surfaces of the deflector panels, thereby producing a lift in a direction perpendicular to the airflow to counteract the torque applied on the aircraft. The flight control system may be arranged within a fixed-wing aircraft. |
| US11745851B2 |
Flight control system for an aircraft
A simple, safe, and inexpensive flight control system in an aircraft. An anti-torque system for a rotary-wing aircraft has an airfoil with a first surface extending from a first trailing edge and a leading edge, and a second surface extending from a second trailing edge to join the first surface at the leading edge. The airfoil has a first moveable deflector panel pivotally coupled to the first trailing edge, and a second moveable deflector panel pivotally coupled to the second trailing edge. Means are provided to pivot the deflector panels in unison about their respective pivot axes to alter the direction of travel of the airflow downstream of the pivot axes over the surfaces of the deflector panels, thereby producing a lift in a direction perpendicular to the airflow to counteract the torque applied on the aircraft. The flight control system may be arranged within a fixed-wing aircraft. |
| US11745849B2 |
Aircraft portion with reduced wave drag
An aircraft portion includes a fuselage oriented in a longitudinal direction, an airfoil made up of at least one pair of wings arranged on either side of the fuselage in a transverse direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, and an airfoil-fuselage junction fairing at the interface between the airfoil and the fuselage. The junction fairing has, in a vertical plane, a lower profile and, in a horizontal plane, a horizontal profile at the junction of the outer surface of the junction fairing with the convex side of each wing. The horizontal profile and/or the lower profile successively has, in the longitudinal direction, a convex front segment, a concave intermediate segment, and a convex rear segment. |
| US11745846B2 |
Dry floor hardened grid
A laminated dry floor system incorporates a grid having a lattice forming a first array of apertures. A support interlayer is adhered beneath the grid and has a second array of apertures in alignment with the first array, the first array of apertures, second array of apertures and thickness of the support interlayer configured to induce passage of a liquid. A wicking layer is in contact with the support interlayer opposite the grid. A base layer underlies the wicking layer and a pan assembly is configured to receive the base layer. |
| US11745845B2 |
Emergency opening device for an aircraft door, comprising a telescopic operating member
An emergency opening device for an aircraft door provided with an opening mechanism including an actuating device (2, 5) for the opening mechanism, which includes a tubular operating member (2); elastic compression device (5); an activation device (31) for the actuation device (2,5); the operating member (2) includes a first end element (10) and a second end element (11) which are freely translatable movable relative to each other along the movement axis (X). |
| US11745842B1 |
Damper assemblies and marine propellers with damper assemblies
Damper assemblies suitable for coupling a drive to an output may include a hub for coupling to the output. The hub may include a hub drive sleeve. A drive adaptor may be configured for coupling to the drive. The drive adaptor may include an adaptor shaft disposed in the hub drive sleeve of the hub. At least one continuous circumferential damper member may encircle the adaptor shaft of the drive adaptor. The at least one circumferential damper member may be drivingly engaged by the adaptor shaft of the drive adaptor and drivingly engage the hub drive sleeve of the hub. At least one deformation space may be disposed adjacent to the at least one continuous circumferential damper member. The at least one deformation space may at least partially coincide in circumference with the at least one circumferential damper member. Marine propellers having damper assemblies are also disclosed. |
| US11745841B2 |
Methods for vehicle propulsion
A field configurable autonomous vehicle includes modular elements and attachable components. The vehicle can be assembled from these modular elements and components to meet desired mission and performance characteristics without the need to purchase specially designed vehicles for each mission. The vehicle can include a modular propulsion system with magnetic drive. |
| US11745838B2 |
Boat lift construct
A boat lift is attached to piles driven into the earth or to another object. The boat lift is held in horizontal position relative to piles or the object to which it is attached, but vertical movement of the boat lift relative to the object is permitted. The boat lift is connected to the piles by modular units or cube constructs that have a post extending there through. The post has a blade extending from it. The blades are attached at an angle, according to the application, to pile guides that engage piles. The pile guides vertically traverse the piles, permitting the boat lift to move vertically relative to the object, but fixing the horizontal position of the boat lift. |
| US11745835B1 |
Thin line towed array bootable bulkhead
An assembly with a first coupling having a forward bulkhead device is provided. The forward bulkhead device contains a first connector insert having first end connections for wires and optical fibers of an acoustic array. The assembly also includes a second coupling having an aft bulkhead device therein. The aft bulkhead device contains a second connector insert having second end connections for the wires and optical fibers of the acoustic array. The forward bulkhead device further includes an alignment assembly. The alignment assembly is matable with the aft bulkhead device to align the first connector insert with the second connector insert. The forward bulkhead device further includes a locking ring connecting the forward bulkhead device with the aft bulkhead device. |
| US11745829B2 |
Snow bike track assembly
A snow bike track assembly includes a frame assembly, at least one strut, an endless track, a plurality of top and bottom rollers, a skid rail assembly, a drive assembly, and a swing arm assembly. The frame assembly is configured to connect to a frame of a motorcycle in place of a rear wheel of the motorcycle. The at least one strut is connected to the frame assembly and configured to connect to the motorcycle frame in place of a rear shock of the motorcycle. The plurality of top rollers are mounted to the frame assembly and arranged to support the endless track. The plurality of lower rollers are mounted to the skid rail assembly and arranged to support the endless track. The drive assembly is configured to drive the endless track. The swing arm assembly is coupled between the frame assembly and the skid rail assembly. |
| US11745828B2 |
Front derailleur and chain guide of bicycle derailleur
A front derailleur comprises a base member, a chain guide, and a linkage structure. The base member includes a mounting hole. The mounting hole has a center axis. The linkage structure comprises a first link member and a second link member. The first link member is pivotally coupled to the base member about a first pivot axis. The second link member is pivotally coupled to the base member about a second pivot axis. The first link member is pivotally coupled to the chain guide about a third pivot axis. The second link member is pivotally coupled to the chain guide about a fourth pivot axis. At least three of the first pivot axis, the second pivot axis, the third pivot axis, and the fourth pivot axis are non-parallel to and non-perpendicular to the center axis of the mounting hole. |
| US11745827B2 |
Bicycle rear derailleur device
Bicycle rear derailleur device (1) comprising a chain guide assembly (15) made up of two parts: a guiding cage (28) and a tension cage (32). It also comprises a movable member (18) coupled to a base member (10) via a linking member (13) to align the chain guide assembly (15) with the different sprockets. Said tension cage (32) carries a tension pulley (11), is pivotably coupled to the movable member (18) and is biased by a main spring or biasing member (17). The guiding cage (28) carrying a guiding pulley (14), and the tension cage (32) are both configured to move either jointly or independently of each other, such the distance between both pulleys (14, 11) is fixed or free respectively, varying as a consequence the chain tension. To do so, the guiding cage (28) is pivotally coupled to the tension cage (32) comprising between them coupling means (16) that selectively and reversibly make both cages united or not. |
| US11745825B2 |
Direct-drive bicycle
A direct-drive bicycle include a bicycle body, which extends to include a front fork. A front wheel is pivotally provided at a tube fixedly provided at the terminal end of the front fork. A shaft passes through the tube. A rotary disc is connected to the shaft. A pedal is provided at each end of the shaft through a connecting rod. A transmission assembly include a rotatable spline shaft provided, a friction wheel slidably provided at the spline shaft to press against a friction disc provided at a side of the front wheel, and a rotating wheel fixed to the spline shaft. The rotary disc is located between the spline shaft and the front wheel, and drives the rotating wheel to change the position where the friction wheel presses against the friction disc. Thus, the front wheel can be directly driven and provides continuously variable transmission. |
| US11745821B2 |
Straddled vehicle having handlebar
A straddled vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a steering shaft supported by the vehicle body frame, a handlebar that includes a left grip and a right grip and is connected to the steering shaft, a steering wheel, and a steering assist device that applies assist force in a same direction as that of a steering torque that has been input to the handlebar by a rider to the steering shaft. The steering assist device causes the assist force to decrease as speed of the vehicle increases in a first vehicle speed zone and causes the assist force to increase as the speed of the vehicle increases in a second vehicle speed zone that is higher than the first vehicle speed zone. |
| US11745820B2 |
Foldable personal vehicle
A foldable personal such as a tricycle which can be convertible into a stroller, is configured for accommodating a child therein and for preventing, when desired, the child from being able to steer the vehicle, vehicle having an operational state and a storage state, in which it can take an extremely compact form. The vehicle has a longitudinal axis lying in its vertical plane of symmetry and having a horizontal reference plane perpendicular to the plane of symmetry, and it takes its compact form in the storage state both in the direction along its longitudinal axis and in the directions perpendicular to this axis both along the plane of symmetry and perpendicular to the plane of symmetry. |
| US11745816B2 |
Electric vehicle with one or more cameras
An electric vehicle includes a steering element that can include a handle bar element. A platform supports a ride of the electric vehicle. At least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel are included and coupled to the platform. An electric motor provides a mechanical power to at least one of the front and rear wheels. A battery housing removably receives and holds one or more battery packs, where the one or more battery packs are configured to power the electric vehicle. A camera is included. |
| US11745814B2 |
Transport system
A transport system for transporting a vehicle body at a manufacturing plant is provided. The transport system includes a guide rail attached to a floor of a trailer of a truck and includes a pair of elongated channels defining an elongated passage therebetween. The transport system further includes a carriage adapted to support the vehicle body and configured to facilitate a transfer of the vehicle body to the trailer. The carriage includes at least one guide pin configured to engage with the guide rail and adapted to be arranged inside the elongated passage. The at least one guide pin guides a movement of the carriage along the guide rail. |
| US11745812B2 |
Running device
Provided is a running device including a frame (11) and a first wheel part (15) and a second wheel part (35) arranged with an appropriate distance therebetween along a running direction (R). The first wheel part (15) includes a first left support arm (17) and a first right support arm (26) arranged on the frame (11) in a manner to be swingable within a plane extending along the running direction (R). The second wheel part (35) includes a second support arm (36) arranged on the frame (11) in a manner to be swingable within a plane perpendicular to the running direction (R). The first left support arm (17) has first left wheels (19, 21) respectively on both sides thereof, and the first right support arm (26) has first right wheels (28, 30) respectively on both sides thereof. The second support arm (36) has a second left wheel (38) and a second right wheel (40) respectively on both sides thereof. |
| US11745804B2 |
Front vehicle body structure
A front vehicle-body structure may include a pair of front side members each disposed in a vehicle length direction at both sides of a front vehicle-body, a pair of mounting brackets each engaged with a corresponding front side member among the pair of front side members and disposed to protrude from an internal panel of the corresponding front side member in a width direction of the vehicle to face each other, a cross bar having an upper surface, a front surface, and a rear surface, having a cross-section having an open bottom side and an open lateral end portion, and engaged with the mounting bracket in a vehicle height direction thereof, and an engagement unit of engaging the cross bar to the pair of mounting brackets with a predetermined gap between the pair of front side members and the lateral end portion of the cross bar. |
| US11745803B2 |
Rear quarter vehicle body and assembling method for the same
In an embodiment a rear quarter vehicle body structure includes a quarter complete including a quarter pillar upper reinforcement and a quarter complete outer welding surface formed at an outside of a vehicle body and a side outer rear extension assembly including a side outer rear extension having a rear extension outer flange formed at the outside of the vehicle body, wherein an inner surface of the rear extension outer flange is joined to the quarter complete outer welding surface. |
| US11745798B2 |
Skateboard platform for electric vehicle
An embodiment skateboard platform for an electric vehicle includes a skateboard frame including a center module, a front module connected to a front of the center module, and a rear module connected to a rear of the center module, and a battery assembly mounted on the skateboard frame, wherein the battery assembly is detachably connected to the center module. |
| US11745797B1 |
Adjustable front axle and a vehicle having same
An adjustable front axle includes an axle housing; an axle tube connected to an end of the axle housing; an inner-C-forging disposed on the axle tube at an end away from the axle housing; and a mounting apparatus configured for detachably fixing the inner-C-forging to the axle tube. The inner-C-forging is provided with a first angle adjustment structure, the axle tube is provided with a second angle adjustment structure. The mounting apparatus is disposed on the axle tube, and capable of cooperating with the inner-C-forging to fix the inner-C-forging to the axle tube. The first angle adjustment structure and the second angle adjustment structure have different cooperation positions such that the inner-C-forging has different installation angles relative to the axle tube. A vehicle is also provided. |
| US11745788B2 |
Steer-by-wire steering device
A steer-by-wire steering device is provided with: a first stopper shaped hollow; a second stopper shaped hollow and structured such that a steering shaft is coupled to the second stopper, the second stopper including a small diameter portion and a large diameter portion; a nut engaged to a thread formed on an outer circumference surface of the small diameter portion such that the nut is positioned between the first stopper and the large diameter portion of the second stopper; and a hollow guide ring having an outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface, the hollow guide ring provided between a housing and the nut such that the outer circumferential surface is coupled to the housing and the nut is coupled to be supported in the inner circumferential surface in a circumferential direction. |
| US11745787B2 |
System, method and apparatus for rake adjustment of a steering column
A system for adjusting a rake of a steering column includes a rake actuator. The system also includes a jacket assembly. The system further includes a first bracket operatively coupled to the jacket assembly, the first bracket defining a first slot. The system yet further includes a second bracket defining a second slot, the second bracket fixed in a stationary position relative to the first bracket, the first and second slots oriented at different angles, but partially aligned. The system also includes a cam follower operatively coupled to the rake actuator, the cam follower having an arm extending through the first slot and the second slot, wherein translation of the cam follower adjusts the angular position of the first bracket and the jacket assembly. |
| US11745786B1 |
Steering control system having a telescoping steering wheel rim
A steering control system includes a hub connectable to a steering shaft defining a steering axis. An airbag receiving zone is formed in the hub. A steering wheel is connected to the hub, the steering wheel includes a central hub member, a plurality of spokes each having a first end extending from the central hub member and a second end, and a steering wheel rim connected to the second end of each of the plurality of spokes. The central hub member being slidably mounted to the hub along the steering axis. |
| US11745779B2 |
Shopping cart
A cart includes a chassis and attached wheels; an upper basket attached to the chassis; and a lower basket attached to the chassis. In some embodiments, the cart includes no widthwise push bar in a rear of the cart such that access is unobstructed to the upper and lower baskets from the rear of the cart by a person. In some embodiments, the chassis defines on each lateral side of the cart a pair of vertically spaced handles, each handle surrounding and defining an opening. The handles preferably include handle bars shaped in an oval. On each cart side a curved elongate member extends between and connects the handles, and the curved elongate members represent the rearmost part of the cart. The rear area of the upper basket defines a seat for an infant, and a rear ledge of the lower basket defines a seat for a toddler. |
| US11745775B2 |
Railway shunt enclosure
A railway termination shunt enclosure including one or more receptacles, each of the one or more receptacles being configured to receive a termination shunt. The enclosure also includes at least one mounting surface and a connector assembly rotatably attaching the one or more receptacles to one or more of the at least one mounting surface. |
| US11745768B2 |
Vehicle dispatch system, vehicle dispatch server, and vehicle dispatch method
A vehicle dispatch system includes an dispatched candidate vehicle selection unit configured to select a plurality of dispatched candidate vehicles for the point of dispatch from the plurality of autonomous driving vehicles based on the point of dispatch and the positions of autonomous driving vehicles, a route search unit configured to search routes to the point of dispatch for the dispatched candidate vehicles based on the point of dispatch, the positions of dispatched candidate vehicles and the map information, a vehicle dispatch control unit configured to dispatch at least two or more of the dispatched candidate vehicles to the point of dispatch, when the dispatched candidate vehicles is selected. |
| US11745767B2 |
Work machine control system, work machine, and work machine control method
A work machine control system includes: a position sensor that detects the position of a work machine travelling on a traveling path; a non-contact sensor that detects the position of an object around the work machine; and a map data creation unit that creates map data on the basis of a detection point of the object and detection data of the position sensor, the detection point being detected by the non-contact sensor and satisfying a defined matching condition. |
| US11745764B2 |
Method and system for operating an autonomous agent with incomplete environmental information
A system for operating an autonomous agent with incomplete environmental information can include and/or interface an autonomous operating system and an autonomous agent. A method for operating an autonomous agent with incomplete environmental information includes any or all of: receiving a set of inputs; determining a set of known objects in the ego vehicle's environment; determining a set of blind regions in the ego vehicle's environment; and inserting a set of virtual objects into the set of blind regions; selecting a set of virtual objects based on the set of blind regions; operating the autonomous agent based on the set of virtual objects; and/or any other suitable processes. |
| US11745761B2 |
Path providing device and path providing method thereof
A path providing device configured to provide a path information to a vehicle includes: a communication unit configured to receive map information from a server, the map information including a plurality of layers of data, an interface unit configured to receive sensing information from one or more sensors disposed at the vehicle, a memory configured to store information used to determine and update the optimal path, and divided into a plurality of storage spaces, and a processor configured determine an optimal path for guiding the vehicle from an identified lane, generate autonomous driving visibility information based on the sensing information and the determined optimal path, update the optimal path based on dynamic information related to a movable object located in the optimal path and the autonomous driving visibility information, and store the plurality of map information separately in the plurality of storage space. |
| US11745755B2 |
Vehicular driving assist system with driver monitoring
A vehicular driving assist system includes an in-cabin camera disposed at an interior rearview mirror assembly in an interior cabin of a vehicle and viewing at least a steering wheel of the vehicle and capturing image data. An electronic control unit (ECU) includes an image processor for processing image data captured by the in-cabin camera to detect presence of one or both hands of a driver of the vehicle at the steering wheel. The vehicular driving assist system, responsive to determining, via processing at the ECU of image data captured by the in-cabin camera, that at least one hand of the driver is not on the steering wheel when the vehicle is at or approaching a hazardous condition, generates an alert to the driver of the vehicle. |
| US11745754B2 |
Attention calling system and attention calling method
The attention calling system includes a detection unit for detecting an object around a moving body, and a attention calling unit for outputting a visual display in a horizontally extending belt-like range on an interior structure of the moving body using a light projection device. The attention calling unit outputs the visual display in the belt-like range at a position corresponding to a direction of the object. |
| US11745752B2 |
Vehicle control system
A vehicle control system can have an in-vehicle camera that monitors a state of the driver; a center display and a meter device that notify the occupant of information; and a controller that executes automatic stop control in the case where the driver abnormality is determined. The controller can perform: a first operation to decelerate the vehicle to a specified speed when the abnormality is determined; a second operation to further decelerate and stop the vehicle after the first operation; a third operation to change a lane of the vehicle between the first operation and the second operation; and a fourth operation to move the vehicle to a road shoulder between the first operation and the second operation. The controller can notify the operation performed, and notify of a stop of the operation in the case where the operation performed is stopped. |
| US11745748B2 |
Method and device for operating an automatically driving vehicle
The disclosure provides a method for operating an automatically driving vehicle, wherein application instances are executed over several computational nodes, wherein recognized faults are reacted to by switching to redundant application instances and then reconfiguring the configuration to restore specified redundancy conditions and/or segregation conditions, wherein the vehicle is transitioned to a safe state using at least one failover apparatus when at least one specified redundancy condition and/or at least one segregation condition cannot be met by the reconfiguration, and/or a specified time for reconfiguration is exceeded, and/or an unrecoverable malfunction has been recognized, wherein the at least one failover apparatus plans an emergency trajectory using a trajectory planner, wherein sensor data are detected via separate signal lines and supplied to the at least one failover apparatus, and wherein control signals are generated and transmitted via separate control lines to an actuator system of the vehicle. |
| US11745744B2 |
System and method for determining object-wise situational awareness
A system and method for determining object-wise situational awareness that includes receiving data associated with a driving scene of a vehicle, an eye gaze of a driver of the vehicle, and alerts that are provided to the driver of the vehicle. The system and method also includes analyzing the data and extracting features associated with dynamic objects located within the driving scene, the eye gaze of the driver of the vehicle, and the alerts provided to the driver of the vehicle. The system and method additionally includes determining a level of situational awareness of the driver with respect to the each of the dynamic objects based on the features. The system and method further includes communicating control signals to electronically control at least one component of the vehicle based on the situational awareness of the driver. |
| US11745737B2 |
Grade-compensated torque production to propel vehicle during one-pedal drive
A vehicle includes a powertrain and a controller. The controller, responsive to a parameter indicative of a grade on which the vehicle is travelling having a value greater than a threshold, and a given accelerator pedal input, commands the powertrain to produce an amount of drive torque for the vehicle that is based on the value. |
| US11745736B2 |
System and method for vehicle occlusion detection
A system and method for vehicle occlusion detection is disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: receiving training image data from a training image data collection system; obtaining ground truth data corresponding to the training image data; performing a training phase to train a plurality of classifiers, a first classifier being trained for processing static images of the training image data, a second classifier being trained for processing image sequences of the training image data; receiving image data from an image data collection system associated with an autonomous vehicle; and performing an operational phase including performing feature extraction on the image data, determining a presence of an extracted feature instance in multiple image frames of the image data by tracing the extracted feature instance back to a previous plurality of N frames relative to a current frame, applying the first trained classifier to the extracted feature instance if the extracted feature instance cannot be determined to be present in multiple image frames of the image data, and applying the second trained classifier to the extracted feature instance if the extracted feature instance can be determined to be present in multiple image frames of the image data. |
| US11745732B2 |
Certified control for self-driving cars
A method for certified control of a self-driving ego vehicle is described. The method includes analyzing a safety situation of the self-driving ego vehicle to determine a proposed vehicle control action using a main controller of the self-driving ego vehicle. The method also includes presenting, by the main controller, the proposed vehicle control action to an interlock controller, including a certificate of the proposed vehicle control action. The method further includes checking a safety certification evidence from the certificate by the interlock controller using a predefined safety argument to verify the safety certification evidence of the certificate. The method also includes directing, by a low-level controller, the self-driving ego vehicle to perform a certified vehicle control action. |
| US11745724B2 |
Diagnostic and control method for a vehicle system
Methods and systems are provided for controlling and diagnosing a mechanical vehicle component. In one example, a method may include determining an input device state and an electric machine torque at a diagnostic controller, and identifying a fault condition based on these determinations. Further, the diagnostic controller may trigger an active fault state of the mechanical vehicle component to avoid unintended vehicle acceleration, particularly at low speeds. |
| US11745718B2 |
Vehicle pedal actuator with control unit
The present invention is an actuator that may be used to service a vehicle, where the actuator engages an accelerator pedal of the vehicle and can control the pedal remotely using a vehicle service module or tech station that automatically carries out a vehicle engine service. The actuator comprises a member that uses a linear actuator to engage the vehicle's accelerator pedal and controls the speed of the engine using feedback directly from the engine's ECU or other direct engine input. The pedal actuator include input cables that receive signals from the remote service module to adjust the speed of the engine to optimize a service performance. The data from the engine can include temperature, pressure, RPMs, and various other inputs depending on the service to be performed. The present invention allows the service technician to control the engine without the need for a second tech to apply pressure to the accelerator and monitor the engine speed. |
| US11745717B2 |
Actuation unit for braking system
Provided herein is an actuation unit for a braking system. The actuation unit for a braking system includes a piston directly or indirectly connected to a brake pedal, an electronic control unit, a hydraulic pressure unit, an electronic memory unit mechanically connected to the hydraulic pressure unit, and a position sensor configured to detect movement of the piston connected to the brake pedal, wherein a signal of the position sensor is corrected, and data for correcting the signal is stored in the electronic memory unit. |
| US11745715B2 |
Brake cylinder maintaining with improved pressure regulation
A brake cylinder maintaining system that combines a brake cylinder maintaining check valve and a quick service limiting valve into a single unit to have lower hysteresis, and thus more precise BCM regulation pressure and a smaller pressure offset. The check valve and quick service valve are coupled to provide a single system having multiple valve seats for selective communication between quick service pressure and brake cylinder pressure on one hand, and between a brake cylinder maintaining pressure and brake cylinder pressure on the other hand. |
| US11745714B2 |
System for electronic parking brake actuation
A two-stage actuation mechanism for a brake system includes a first lead screw having a first plurality of threads, a second lead screw having a second plurality of threads, a preloaded torsional spring, and an actuator assembly having an input shaft coupled with the preloaded torsional spring of the two-stage actuation mechanism. The preloaded torsional spring is configured to activate a first stage of movement of the two-stage actuation mechanism via rotation of the first lead screw. The size and pitch of each of the first and second lead screws are configured to minimize power consumption by the actuator assembly and satisfy a desired actuation time with a low current consumption and high actuator gear train ratio. |
| US11745713B2 |
Electric booster for autonomous vehicle having dual actuator
An electric brake booster for an autonomous vehicle is provided. The electric brake booster includes a body part that receives a power cylinder generating braking pressure in an autonomous driving/braking mode and a master cylinder generating braking pressure in a manual driver braking mode. A driving shaft is movable in an axial direction in the power cylinder and coupled to a piston. A first motor is connected to a first side of the driving shaft and provides driving power thereto. A second motor is connected to a second side of the driving shaft and provides driving power thereto in a direction equal to that of the driving power provided from the first motor. A controller determines whether the first or second motor normally operates and simultaneously or separately operates the first and second motors based on a magnitude of the pressure in the power cylinder or whether emergency braking occurs. |
| US11745712B2 |
Hydraulic unit of electronic control brake system
A hydraulic unit of an electronic control brake system is disclosed. The hydraulic unit of the electronic control brake system includes a modulator block having a plurality of accommodating bores in which a plurality of valves and pressure sensors coupled to a master cylinder to control braking hydraulic pressure supplied towards vehicle wheels are installed. Passages connecting between the accommodating bores are formed in the modulator block, and the passages are formed to be divided into two layers. |
| US11745708B2 |
Controller for a vehicle and method
A controller for a vehicle, a system, a vehicle, a method, a computer program and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The controller is configured to receive an indication of a measured speed of the vehicle, and determine whether a gradient on which the vehicle is located is below a threshold gradient. The controller is also configured to provide an output signal to cause a brake of the vehicle to be automatically applied to hold the vehicle stationary, in dependence on: the received indication of the measured speed of the vehicle being below a threshold speed; and the determination that the gradient is below the threshold gradient. |
| US11745705B2 |
Systems for anti-lock braking for a tow vehicle
An anti-lock braking system for a triple axle trailer having three axles and six wheels is disclosed. The system includes a first wheel speed sensor coupled to the first wheel of the trailer, a second wheel speed sensor coupled to the third wheel of the trailer, a spring mount pivotably coupled to the body of the trailer, a first suspension member coupled to the first wheel and to the spring mount and a second suspension member coupled to the second wheel and to the spring mount. The system includes a hydraulic braking actuator having a first channel coupled to the first wheel and the second wheel and a second channel coupled to the third wheel. The spring mount pivots in response to an applied brake torque to increase a normal force applied to the second wheel as compared to a normal force applied to the first wheel. |
| US11745701B2 |
System for detecting window or glass panel damage
System for detecting window or glass panel damage, wherein the system comprises at least one sensor devices arranged to interior or exterior surface of a vehicle window or bus shelter glass panel for monitoring, registering and alerting on-line, in real-time, when and if a vehicle window or bus shelter glass panel damage is detected. |
| US11745697B2 |
Side vehicle-body structure of vehicle
There are provided a side panel constituting a vehicle side face at a higher level than a damper attachment portion suspending a rear wheel, a retractor fixed to a cabin-inside face of the side panel, a frame member forming a closed-cross section extending vertically in corporation with the side panel, and a reinforcing member fixed to the side panel. The reinforcing member comprises a retractor attachment portion to attach the retractor, a gusset portion to partition the closed-cross section of a C pillar reinforcement vertically, and a vibration-damping joint portion joined to the side panel via a vibration-damping material. Herein, the reinforcing member is formed integrally by a member which is configured to be continuous over a range of the retractor attachment portion, the gusset portion and the vibration-damping joint portion. |
| US11745696B2 |
Adaptive dynamic lap belt position control system
A vehicle seat system includes a seat including a seat back and a seat base and a passive restraint system mounted adjacent to the seat. The passive restraint system includes a lap belt. A belt adjuster is mounted at the seat. The belt adjuster includes a member operable to engage and shift the lap belt away from the seat back upon being exposed to a selected deceleration force. |
| US11745690B2 |
Apparatus for mounting curtain airbag cushion
An apparatus for mounting a curtain airbag cushion, the apparatus including an intermediate connection tab and a strap sewn onto a curtain airbag cushion, a mounting plate coupled to the intermediate connection tab, and a ramp bracket assembled with the mounting plate and fixedly coupled to a vehicle body together with the mounting plate, in which the mounting plate and the ramp bracket are assembled as a coupling hook of the mounting plate passes through a hook hole of the ramp bracket. |
| US11745687B2 |
Curtain airbag for vehicle
A curtain airbag for a vehicle comprising: an airbag main body, an air chamber defined by the airbag main body; and a strip-shaped component, abutting the airbag main body. The strip-shaped component is electrically conductive, and is configured to deform or break when the airbag main body is twisted so that resistance of the strip-shaped component changes. |
| US11745685B2 |
Occupant protecting system
The present description relates to an occupant protecting system for a vehicle, a vehicle comprising such an occupant protecting system and an occupant protecting method for such a vehicle. The occupant protecting system comprises a seat assembly, a sensor unit, an actuator unit and a control unit. The sensor unit is configured to generate crash monitoring data of the vehicle. The control unit is configured to determine a crash type based on the crash monitoring data in case of a collision of the vehicle. The actuator unit comprises a pyrotechnic element. The actuator unit is arranged at the seat assembly and capable to adjust a position of the seat assembly. The control unit is configured to cause the actuator unit based on the crash type. |
| US11745684B1 |
Event-based data aggregation systems and methods
The present disclosure relates generally to aggregation of data associated with events related to automotive vehicles. Automotive vehicles may include a variety of sensing devices used in local sensing operations. However, these sensing devices may not be leveraged beyond the local sensing operations. When automotive vehicles are operated, sometimes events occur. As discussed herein, an event-based data aggregation service may aggregate sensing data from one or more sensing devices, such as sensing devices of the automotive vehicles, in response to receiving an event notification associated with one or more of the events and may use the sensing data when responding to the event notification. |
| US11745681B2 |
Battery bracket assembly for a vehicle
A battery bracket assembly for a vehicle includes a mounting bracket configured to be connected to a vehicle frame and to receive a battery. The mounting bracket includes a base, and a first wall extending upwardly from a first end of the base. A second wall extends upwardly from a second end of the base. First and second tabs extend from first and second ends of the first wall. The first and second tabs extend toward the second wall. Third and fourth tabs extend from first and second ends of the second wall. The third and fourth tabs extend toward the first wall. A third wall extends from a first side of the base. A fourth wall extends from a second side of the base. The first and third tabs are connected to the third wall and the second and fourth tabs are connected to the fourth wall. |
| US11745680B2 |
Vehicle body member having charging and discharging function
A vehicle body member includes a first cell portion including a first negative pole portion and a first positive pole portion disposed to be in contact with a surface of the first negative pole portion, a second cell portion including a second negative pole portion and a second positive pole portion disposed to be in contact with a surface of the second negative pole portion, an insulating layer disposed between the first cell portion and the second cell portion, a positive pole current collector connecting the first positive pole portion of the first cell portion and the second positive pole portion of the second cell portion in parallel, and a negative pole current collector connecting the first negative pole portion of the first cell portion and the second negative pole portion of the second cell portion in parallel. |
| US11745675B2 |
Wiring harness, vehicle component, mold, mold system and method for manufacturing the wiring harness
A wiring harness (1010), a motor vehicle component (1000), a mold (15) for manufacturing a wiring harness (1010), a mold system (10) and a method for manufacturing the wiring harness (1010), the wiring harness (1010) comprising at least one bunch (1020) of at least two cables (1025) and a sheath (1030), at least some sections of the bunch (1020) of cables being embedded in the sheath (1030). |
| US11745671B2 |
Backlit vehicle interior panel with specialty materials
A backlit vehicle interior panel includes a non-polymeric decorative layer and a mask layer. The mask layer includes an aperture formed through a layer of opaque material. The decorative layer can be a wood layer that is part of a wood sheet complex that overlies the mask layer. A blind hole is formed in the decorative sheet complex and extends through the decorative layer. The blind hole is aligned with the aperture. Light from a light source passes through the aperture of the mask layer and the aligned blind hole of the sheet complex to partly define an illuminated symbol along at outer surface of the panel. The illuminated symbol can be generated through the decorative layer even when the decorative layer is opaque, and the symbol can have sharper features than can be produced through a translucent decorative layer. |
| US11745670B2 |
Protective case system for use with electronic device
A protective case system for use with an electronic device includes a protective case, a handle, and an adapter. The protective case removably receives the electronic device and a display screen of the electronic device remains accessible when the electronic device is installed in the protective case. The handle is attached to and extends outward from a back surface of the protective case. The handle is configured for carrying the protective case and the installed electronic device. The adapter is configured to be removably attachable to the handle and bendable by a user to a plurality of positions. The adapter is configured to function as a multi-position stand for the protective case and the installed electronic device. The adapter is further configured to removably affix the protective case and the installed electronic device to headrest posts of a seat. |
| US11745668B2 |
Speaker disposition structure of vehicle
A speaker disposition structure of a vehicle comprises a left hinge pillar and a right hinge pillar both extending in a vehicle up-down direction; a speaker box fixed to a lower portion of one of the left and right hinge pillars, and the speaker box having a closed inner space; and a partition located on a vehicle width direction inner side of the speaker box. A port opening connects with the inner space of the speaker box and is located in a front face of the speaker box. A space portion is surrounded by the front face of the speaker box, the dash panel, the hinge pillar, and the partition. The space portion connects with an occupant space of the space portion. A length of the space portion, from the port opening in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, is greater than a maximum length of the port opening. |
| US11745666B1 |
Wall reinforcement and shelf system for a vehicle
A wall reinforcement and shelf system for a vehicle cargo area may have a first rib reinforcing member and a second rib reinforcing member. Both reinforcing members may each have two side walls connected together by a front wall to form a hollow channel. The hollow channel may be shaped and sized to selectively receive a vehicle side wall rib therein. A shelf member may be pivotally connected to each of the first and second rib reinforcing members. |
| US11745663B1 |
Front-view system and front-view method using the same
A front-view system is disclosed. The front-view system may include: a detector configured to detect whether a forward vision of a driver is obstructed; a front camera configured to capture a front view of a vehicle and transmit an image of the captured front view of the vehicle; at least one display mounted in the vehicle; and a controller configured to receive the image of the captured front view of the vehicle from the front camera in response to receiving information indicating that the forward vision of the driver is obstructed, and display the received image of the front view of the vehicle on the at least one display. A front-view method using the front-view system is further disclosed. |
| US11745660B2 |
System for determining the angular position of a trailer
A system for determining at least one pitch angle of a trailer relative to a towing vehicle, the system including a camera mounted on the towing vehicle and capable of acquiring images of the trailer in which lines of the trailer parallel to the axis of the trailer are visible, and a computer configured to perform the following steps: implementing a line-detection algorithm on at least one image of the trailer acquired by the camera, detecting in the image the lines of the trailer parallel to the trailer axis, corresponding to vanishing lines, and deducing from the vanishing lines a position of the vanishing point, and from the coordinates of the vanishing point, determining at least one pitch angle of the trailer with respect to the towing vehicle. |
| US11745659B2 |
Vehicular system for controlling vehicle
A vehicular vision system includes a camera disposed at an in-cabin side of a windshield of a vehicle. Responsive at least in part to processing of captured image data, the system determines a camera-derived path of travel of the vehicle along a road. Responsive at least in part to a geographic location of the vehicle, the system determines a geographic-derived path of travel of the vehicle along the road. Control of the vehicle along the road is based on diminished reliance on the determined geographic-derived path of travel when a geographic location reliability level of the determined geographic-derived path of travel is below a threshold geographic location reliability level. Control of the vehicle along the road is based on diminished reliance on the determined camera-derived path of travel of the vehicle when a camera reliability level of the determined camera-derived path of travel is below a threshold camera reliability level. |
| US11745655B2 |
Method for displaying and/or calculating a relative movement
A method for displaying and/or calculating relative movement of a second moved object to a first moved object, wherein a future first change in position of the first object is calculated from an expired first change in position, and wherein a future second change in relative position of the second object is calculated from an expired second change in relative position, which future first change in position is compared with the future second change in relative position. |
| US11745653B2 |
Apparatus and method for driver distraction warning
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method of providing a warning about driver distraction. The apparatus for providing the warning about driver distraction according to the present invention includes an input unit configured to receive visual field-related information, driving environment information, and driving-related information, a memory configured to store a warning providing program for a driver's distraction situation using the visual field-related information, the driving environment information, and the driving-related information, and a processor configured to execute the warning providing program. The processor changes warning determination parameters for driver distraction and provides a warning alarm about the driver distraction. |
| US11745651B2 |
Sound output device, communication controller, and sound generator that provides approaching notification sound while reducing MCU load
A communication controller that receives moving body related information detected by a sensor and transmits a parameter for generating a sound based on this moving body related information, and a sound generating unit that includes a circuit that generates a basic sound signal having a predetermined sound waveform, receives the parameter received by the communication controller, and outputs a sound signal obtained by adjusting the sound waveform of the basic sound signal based on the received parameter. |
| US11745649B2 |
Vehicle panel including a perforated pattern and a method of manufacturing same
A vehicle panel including a perforated pattern and a method of manufacturing the same, whereby a pattern can be realized through minimal means and a simple method, thereby reducing the amount of time taken and the expense incurred for the production of a product. Additionally, large-area patterning is possible, so the method can be applied to large parts. Moreover, the vehicle panel is capable of realizing a uniform lighting pattern without variation in luminance. When power is turned off, only a perforated pattern is viewed and, when power is turned on, a logical pattern with various designs is viewed, advantageously improving the aesthetic appearance of metal parts. |
| US11745647B2 |
Method for sending information to an individual located in the environment of a vehicle
The present invention relates to a method for sending information to an individual (11) located in the environment of a vehicle (10), the method comprising the following steps: acquiring an image of the environment of the vehicle (10), detecting, where applicable, at least one individual (11) on the acquired image, determining a probability of collision between the individual (11) detected on the acquired image and the vehicle (10), sending at least one item of information to the detected individual (11), the information sent depending on the determined probability of collision, the steps of detecting, determining and sending being repeated, for the same individual (11), with subsequent acquired images as long as said individual (11) is detected on said images and as long as the probability of collision is greater than a threshold. |
| US11745646B1 |
Vehicle roof light assembly and lighting method
An assembly includes a roof of a vehicle, and a light assembly that emits light outward from a passenger side, a driver side, and a forward side of the vehicle. The light assembly is vertically beneath the roof. A method includes providing a light assembly that extends along a passenger side, along a driver side, and along a forward side of a vehicle. The light assembly is between a roof of the vehicle and side doors of the vehicle. The method further includes selectively activating the light assembly to emit light outward from the vehicle. |
| US11745644B2 |
High beam and low beam switching device, vehicle lamp and vehicle
A high beam and low beam switching device, a vehicle lamp comprising the high beam and low beam switching device, and a vehicle, the device comprising a light shielding plate, an impeller, and a driving device that is used for driving the light shielding plate and the impeller to rotate forwards and backwards; and a limiting mechanism used for limiting the rotation angle of the light shielding plate is provided between the light shielding plate and the driving device. The high-beam and low-beam switching device can achieve the successful switching of a high beam and a low beam, and the use of a vehicle lamp will not be affected; mist or moisture in the interior of the vehicle lamp can be removed, and meanwhile, the heat dissipation effect of the vehicle lamp can be improved, and the space that is occupied by the vehicle lamp will not be increased. |
| US11745643B2 |
Lamp controller interlocking system of camera built-in headlamp and method thereof
A lamp controller interlocking system of a camera built-in headlamp inventive concepts includes a headlight module integrated with a camera and a light source, a camera controller generating a single frame image by composing an image captured in a short exposure section, in which a shutter opening time of the camera is relatively short, and an image captured in a long exposure section, in which the shutter opening time of the camera is relatively long, and a lamp controller controlling the light source to emit more light in the long exposure section more than in the short exposure section in synchronization with timings of the long exposure section and the short exposure section of the camera. |
| US11745640B2 |
Impact-absorbing vehicle headlamp system
A self-absorbent vehicle headlamp system including (i) a vehicle frame element that can be firmly connected to a vehicle; (ii) a vehicle headlamp housing displaceably held on the vehicle frame element, having at least one pin that is firmly connected to the vehicle headlamp housing, wherein the vehicle frame element includes at least one guide for receiving and linearly guiding the pin, wherein the pin is in engagement with the guide, so that the vehicle headlamp housing is guided by the pin being displaced along the guide and is thereby displaceable with respect to the vehicle frame element; (iii) at least one triggering element that can be mechanically connected to a bumper of a vehicle, and (iv) at least one triggering mechanism that is firmly connected to the vehicle frame element and is configured to receive the triggering element and the pin and to change at least as a function of the position of the triggering element, between a state (S1) blocking the pin and a state (S2) releasing the pin, wherein in the state (S2), the vehicle headlamp housing including the pin is displaceable with respect to the vehicle frame element. |
| US11745637B1 |
Torsion guidance launch and recovery system and method
A vessel controlling device for positioning a vessel includes a base for supporting the vessel. A primary guide is coupled to the base. A secondary guide is couple to the base. The vessel impacts with the primary guide and the secondary guide. The primary guide and the secondary guide direct the vessel towards the center of the base during launching and recovering the vessel relative to the base. |
| US11745629B2 |
Child safety seat
A child safety seat includes a seat shell and a buffering part. The seat shell includes a backrest portion and two sidewalls, the backrest portion having a front surface facing forward that is suitable to provide support for a child's back, the two sidewalls being respectively disposed at a left and a right side of the seat shell for restricting sideways movements of a child who sits in the seat shell, one of the two sidewalls having a sidewall portion located in front of the front surface. The buffering part is connected with the seat shell, the buffering part being operable to protrude sideways at an outer side of the sidewall portion. |
| US11745627B2 |
Double fitting for a vehicle seat, and vehicle seat
A double fitting for a vehicle seat may have a first fitting part and a second fitting part that are drivingly connected to each other. The double fitting may also have adapter parts that can be connected to at least one of the fitting parts. One of the adapter parts can be connected to a structural part of the vehicle seat or to a vehicle body part, and the other adapter part is movably connected to a limited degree to the other adapter part which can be rigidly connected to the structural part or the vehicle body part. An elastic element is arranged between the adapter parts, a first fitting of the fittings is arranged axially between the adapter parts, and one of the adapter parts is arranged axially between the fitting. A vehicle seat having the double fitting is also disclosed. |
| US11745626B2 |
Dual gear type recliner device for a vehicle seat
A dual gear type recliner device includes a recliner device having a hinge structure applied to an intermediate section of a seat and configured to form a fixed end hinge point with a seatback frame of a seatback and form a free end hinge point with a cushion frame and configured to impart movements of folding and unfolding to the seatback. The dual gear type recliner device further includes a controller configured to output motor control signals to a cushion motor and a seatback motor and to generate the movements of the folding and the unfolding. Therefore, two drivers are integrated into one device to improve the degree of freedom in designing an outer circumference of the seat and built in a gear box to perform a large angle adjustment so that a back table mode and a leg rest mode can be easily implemented. |
| US11745623B2 |
Vehicle and control method of adjusting preheating temperature of battery
A vehicle includes: a battery; a battery thermostat; at least one sensor; and a controller configured to determine a preheating temperature of the battery based on an outside temperature of the vehicle and a first state of charge of the battery, and control the battery thermostat based on the preheating temperature, the first state of charge being identified through the at least one sensor. |
| US11745614B2 |
Portable high-voltage vehicle charging system
A high-voltage portable charging system for remote recharging of an electric vehicle includes a housing, an array of battery cells forming a high-voltage battery disposed in the housing, and a low-voltage battery disposed in the housing. A coupler assembly has a cord and a vehicle connector configured to connect to a vehicle charge port. A switching arrangement is powered by the low-voltage battery and is configured to electrically connect the high-voltage battery to the cord when in a first condition and to de-energize the cord when in a second condition. |
| US11745612B1 |
Thermal management for vehicle charging systems
Operations associated with charging a vehicle may generate thermal energy. A passive thermal management solution may dissipate the thermal energy without requiring additional active components and without adding significant thermal loads to an existing thermal management system. In some examples, a passive heat exchanger may include a cold plate coupled to power electronics. In addition, the passive heat exchanger may include a condenser that is fluidly coupled to the cold plate and is positioned in an airflow path. |
| US11745608B2 |
Connector system for conductive charging of electric vehicle
An electrical connector apparatus that magnetically aligns electrical contacts in a suspended magnetic connector with mating electrical contacts in a vehicle magnetic connector and holds the connectors together during an electric vehicle charging process. |
| US11745607B2 |
Charging plug having a latch connection detecting means
The invention relates to a charging plug (100) for coupling to a corresponding plug connection (200) and for transmitting electrical energy, said charging plug comprising a charging plug housing (110) having a latching body (10) which is provided for establishing a detachable frictional and/or interlocking connection between the charging plug (100) and the plug connection (200) together with a corresponding latching body (20) of the plug connection (200), the latching body (10) having at least one detecting element (11) in a portion of the latching body (10) which is provided for frictional and/or interlocking connection to the corresponding latching body (20), and the charging plug housing (110) having at least one sensor unit (111) by means of which the detecting element (11). |
| US11745606B2 |
Method and device for automatically connecting a charging connector to a charging connector socket of a vehicle,
The invention relates to a method for automatically connecting a charging connector (12) to a charging connector socket (21) of a vehicle (2), preferably a land vehicle (2), comprising at least the following steps: first optical capturing (100) of the charging connector socket (21) and/or the vehicle (2) as a first image by means of at least one first image capturing unit (13) which is arranged to be movable with the charging connector (12), determining (200) the position of the charging connector socket (21) and/or of the vehicle (2) based on the first image, reducing (300) the distance between the charging connector (12) and the charging connector socket (21) and/or the vehicle (2) by means of a positioning unit (10), and second optical capturing (400) of the charging connector socket (21) and/or of the vehicle (2) as a second image by means of the first image capturing unit (13). |
| US11745602B2 |
Electric cargo trucks
An electrically powered truck and system for charging or easily changing the internal rechargeable battery. The truck has an internal rechargeable electric battery which is exposed when a hatch on the truck is opened. The replacement rechargeable battery is inserted into the holding frame once the original rechargeable battery has been removed. The new rechargeable battery is then secured within the truck. |
| US11745596B2 |
Brake control device and brake control method for vehicle using auto leveling sensor and electronic booster
The present invention relates to a brake control device and a brake control method for a vehicle comprising a plurality of brakes which are respectively installed on wheels, the brake control device comprising an auto leveling sensor which senses a load state of the vehicle according to a change in an angle; a control unit which calculates a correction value according to the load state of the vehicle sensed by the auto leveling sensor; and an electronic brake booster which corrects a predetermined braking power set according to a brake pedal force with the calculated correction value so that the braking operation of each brake is made. |
| US11745595B2 |
Electric vehicle and method of controlling the same according to a plurality of control maps defining a driving force
A plurality of control maps respectively corresponding to a plurality of lever operation amounts are stored in a storage device. Each control map defines a driving force to be output from an electric motor such that the driving force corresponds to an accelerator operation amount and a vehicle speed. A control device uses a control map corresponding to an actual lever operation amount among the plurality of control maps and thereby calculates the driving force to be output from the electric motor based on an actual accelerator operation amount and an actual vehicle speed from the control map. This vehicle can alleviate discomfort caused when a driver accustomed to an engine vehicle operates an electric vehicle. |
| US11745593B1 |
Testing of vehicle batteries
A vehicle electrical system for a vehicle includes a power source, two low-voltage buses, two power-distribution boxes each electrically connected to the power source and to one of the low-voltage buses and positioned to control electrical flow from the power source to that low-voltage bus, and two low-voltage batteries each electrically connected to one of the power-distribution boxes and arranged to supply electricity to one of the low-voltage buses via that power-distribution box. Each power-distribution box is programmed to perform a test on its low-voltage battery, the tests being isolated from the other low-voltage battery. |
| US11745590B2 |
Vehicle inverter device and vehicle fluid machine
A vehicle inverter device for driving an electric motor using a vehicle electric power source. The vehicle inverter device includes an input terminal, a filter circuit including a capacitor, an inverter circuit, a positive bus bar, a negative bus bar, a control circuit, an upper arm ground line, and a low voltage electric power source circuit. The control circuit causes only a lower arm switching element to be in an on-state and electrically connects the control circuit and the negative bus bar through the upper arm ground line when a direct current electric power is supplied from the low-voltage electric power source circuit under a condition where a direct current electric power is not inputted to the input terminal. |
| US11745588B2 |
Vehicle interior systems having a curved cover glass with improved reliability and methods for forming the same
Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, a cold-formed glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 500 mm or greater, and an adhesive between the curved surface and the glass substrate. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed. The systems and methods include components and/or design modifications or methods for reducing stress in the adhesive. |
| US11745584B2 |
PTO shaft driving device in working machine
A PTO shaft driving device in a working machine, includes a parking switch to detect parking of a vehicle body, a first switch located on a manipulator located on the vehicle body to output a PTO shaft control command that is either a driving command to drive a PTO shaft located on the vehicle body or a stopping command to stop the PTO shaft, a second switch located at a position different from the manipulator to output a PTO shaft control command that is either a driving command to drive the PTO shaft or a stopping command to stop the PTO shaft, a first permission switch to selectively permit or prohibit a stationary work when the parking switch detects the parking, and a controller configured or programmed to control driving of the PTO shaft. The controller is configured or programmed to selectively drive or stop the PTO shaft according to the PTO shaft control command from the first switch or the second switch when the stationary work is permitted by the first permission switch. |
| US11745583B2 |
Floating engine powertrain
A vehicle transaxle comprising a plurality of mounting flanges fixedly mountable to an axle tube of the vehicle absent any additional structure for mounting the transaxle to the vehicle. The axle tube houses a wheel axle to which the transaxle is operably couplable. The transaxle additionally comprises a transaxle mounting collar that is fixedly mounted to or integrally formed with a housing of the transaxle. The mounting collar is structured and operable to have a prime mover of the vehicle mounted thereto and to support the weight/mass of the prime mover such that the prime mover is mountable to the vehicle via only the mounting collar absent any additional structure for mounting the prime mover to the vehicle such that the prime mover can be cantilevered from (e.g., suspended from) the transaxle, e.g., the prime mover is ‘free floating’. |
| US11745575B2 |
Battery mounting structure of electric vehicle
A battery mounting structure of an electric vehicle is provided. The battery mounting structure includes a battery case including a side case portion in which a recess portion concave inwardly is formed and a battery connection member mounted in a vehicle body and having an insert portion inserted into the recess portion and connected to the side case portion. |
| US11745574B2 |
Electric vehicle battery tray bracket
An electric vehicle includes an electric-vehicle battery tray including a frame member elongated along a vehicle-longitudinal axis. The electric vehicle includes a rocker rail elongated along the vehicle-longitudinal axis. The electric vehicle includes a subframe. The electric vehicle includes a bracket connecting the battery tray, the rocker rail, and the subframe. |
| US11745571B2 |
Tonneau cover latch system
A latch system for a tonneau cover. The latch system includes a handle that is configured to move about an axis; and a latch pin connected to the handle. The latch pin is configured to move in a retracted direction and during movement of the handle towards the tonneau cover. |
| US11745570B2 |
Retractable sunshade for a vehicle
The present invention is a retractable sunshade assembly that can be connected to an open-top of a vehicle that has roll bars. The sunshade assembly includes one or more clamps, a pair of parallel support beams, and a sunshade panel. The one or more clamps fasten to roll bars on a driver side and on a passenger side, The pair of parallel support beams connect onto the clamps, such that the supports panels are horizontally aligned to the respective roll bars and parallel to each other. The sunshade panel is configured to connect to and span between the pair of support beams which serve as a guide for the sunshade panel to retract and extend within. A latch mechanism connected to a handle can be actuated to hold the sunshade panel in a desired location along the pair of support beams, enabling customized levels of sun shading. |
| US11745569B2 |
Auto locking mechanism
Provided herein is an auto locking mechanism for use with a flat bed and a sliding tarpaulin system. The auto locking mechanism comprises a stationary guide having a longitudinal axis, where the stationary guide is securable to the flat bed between the flat bed and the sliding tarpaulin system, and a mobile component slidably coupled to the stationary guide along the longitudinal axis. The auto locking mechanism also includes an actuator that is operatively coupled to the mobile component. The actuator is adapted to impart motion to the mobile component relative to the stationary guide. The auto locking mechanism further includes an engagement arm secured to the mobile component for engagement with the sliding tarpaulin system. Movement imparted on the mobile component by the actuator slides the mobile component and the engagement arm relative to the stationary guide, thereby moving the sliding tarpaulin system relative to the flat bed. |
| US11745567B2 |
Vehicle door reinforcement assembly
An assembly includes a vehicle body including a door opening and a first member and a second member each supported by the vehicle body. The first member and the second member are rotatable relative to each other and relative to the vehicle body across the door opening from an undeployed position to deployed position. The first member and the second member engage each other in the deployed position. |
| US11745565B2 |
In-vehicle device temperature adjusting device and vehicle air conditioning device provided with same
It is an object to improve the reliability of a temperature adjusting device which cools an in-vehicle device such as a battery by using a refrigerant. A device temperature adjusting device 61 that is an in-vehicle device temperature adjusting device adjusts the temperature of a battery 55 mounted on a vehicle and includes a refrigerant circuit R having a compressor 2 which compresses a refrigerant, an outdoor heat exchanger 7 for letting the refrigerant radiate heat, and a refrigerant-heat medium heat exchanger 64 for cooling the battery 55 by letting the refrigerant absorb heat, and a control device 11. The control device 11 stops the compressor 2 on the basis of the fact that the refrigerant circuit R is blocked. |
| US11745562B1 |
Coupling thermal management system of pure electric vehicle based on phase change heat storage
A coupling thermal management system of a pure electric vehicle based on phase change heat storage. The system includes a refrigerant circuit and a coolant circuit, where heat exchange can be achieved between the refrigerant circuit and the coolant circuit through a plate type heat exchanger. The refrigerant circuit includes an electric compressor, an inside-vehicle heat exchanger, an outside-vehicle heat exchanger, a bidirectional electronic expansion valve, a four-way directional valve, a gas-liquid separator, first three-way valve, a first gate valve, a second gate valve, a plate type heat exchanger and a refrigerant tube. The coolant circuit includes a battery pack, a phase change material, a heat storage heat exchanger, a water pump, a second three-way valve, a third three-way valve, a fourth three-way valve and a coolant tube. The plate type heat exchanger is also included in the coolant circuit. |
| US11745558B2 |
Active vehicle suspension
A method of on-demand energy delivery to an active suspension system is disclosed. The suspension system includes an actuator body, a hydraulic pump, an electric motor, a plurality of sensors, an energy storage facility, and a controller. The method includes disposing an active suspension system in a vehicle between a wheel mount and a vehicle body, detecting a wheel event requiring control of the active suspension; and sourcing energy from the energy storage facility and delivering it to the electric motor in response to the wheel event. |
| US11745555B2 |
Shock absorber
A shock absorber includes a cylinder, a spring, a receiving member, a sensor, and a coupling member. The sensor includes a coil portion, and a core portion. The coupling member is formed integrally with the core portion. A recessed portion is formed in one of the receiving member and the coupling member, a protruding portion facing the recessed portion is formed in the other one of the receiving member and the coupling member, and the receiving member and the coupling member are coupled to each other via the recessed portion and the protruding portion. |
| US11745542B2 |
Curved reinforced resilient support for a non-pneumatic tire
A curved support structure for a non-pneumatic tire and a tire incorporating such support structure. A support membrane extends continuously between a radially-inner end and a radially-outer end and defines opposing sides. A radially-outer joint may be provided on one of the opposing sides while a radially-inner joint may be provided on the other side of the membrane. An annular band may be incorporated with the radially-outer joint. A wheel, hub, or other structure may be incorporated with the radially-inner joint. |
| US11745539B2 |
Wheel hub assembly provided with an innovative deflector
A wheel hub assembly for motor vehicles, provided with a first hub, which is stationary, a second hub, which is rotatable, and a bearing unit in turn having a radially outer ring provided with respective radially external raceways, at least one radially inner ring provided with respective radially internal raceways, at least one row of rolling bodies, positioned between the corresponding internal and external raceways, at least one sealing device, positioned on the axially inner side with respect to the at least one row of rolling bodies. A metal deflector configured so as to allow the water to drain and protect the area of the sealing device from the external contaminant is mounted by interference on the rotating hub. |
| US11745536B2 |
Method of manufacturing a watch component
Method of manufacturing a watch component (10) for a timepiece, wherein it comprises a first stage of manufacturing a watch component (10) comprising a first surface (1), in which there is arranged at least one recess (20), that is to say a surface recessed from the first surface (1), and wherein it comprises a second finishing stage the watch component, leading to a change in the surface condition, more particularly the roughness, more particularly measured by the parameters Ra and/or Str, and/or the gloss, of the first surface (1) but not of the at least one recess (20) or of a portion exclusively of this at least one recess (20). |
| US11745535B2 |
Groove engraving device and groove engraving method
A groove engraving device and a groove engraving method are provided. The groove engraving device includes: a processing chamber for containing a piece to be processed, a cutter for groove engraving on the piece to be processed, a clamping mechanism for clamping the piece to be processed, a driving mechanism for driving the clamping mechanism to rotate, and a temperature controlling device for controlling a temperature inside the processing chamber to be within a preset temperature range. The clamping mechanism and the cutter are disposed inside the processing chamber, and the clamping mechanism is rotatable with respect to the processing chamber. The temperature controlling device is disposed inside the processing chamber. The groove engraving device can improve the processing efficiency and quality of the groove engraving on the piece to be processed. |
| US11745533B2 |
Security sheet and a security booklet
The present invention is directed towards a security sheet and a security booklet comprising a security sheet. The present invention is further directed towards manufacturing a security sheet and security booklet and a method of authenticating a security booklet. The security sheet comprises a plastic substrate having first and second outer surfaces, at least one opaque region at least partially surrounding at least one window and perforations extending between the first and second outer surfaces. The perforations form a first data element located partially in the at least one window and partially in the at least one opaque region. |
| US11745531B2 |
Printing plate precursor, printing plate precursor laminate, method for making printing plate, and printing method
The present invention provides a printing plate precursor including a layer which includes particles and is provided at a printing surface side of an aluminum support, in which a modulus of elasticity of the particles is 0.1 GPa or more, and in a case where a Bekk smoothness of an outermost layer surface at the printing surface side is denoted by A second, a specific expression (1) is satisfied; a printing plate precursor laminate; a method for making a printing plate; and a printing method. |
| US11745530B2 |
Decorative material having excellent printing properties and method of manufacturing the same
The present invention relates to a decorative material having excellent printability, and the decorative material according to the present invention has an ink-receiving layer having a radially fine sloping structure having a dendritic shape, whereby the absorbing and/or fixing property, i.e., printability, of the ink printed on the ink-receiving layer is improved, and clarity is excellent, so that aesthetic effects are excellent. In addition, since the ink-receiving layer is manufactured through UV curing, it can be directly coated on a substrate layer, and can include various kinds of substrate layers; and since it is manufactured using a solvent-free type resin composition without using an organic solvent, and has an excellent absorbing and/or fixing property with respect to a water soluble ink, it has environmental friendly advantages. |
| US11745528B2 |
Tape drive
There is provided a tape drive. The tape drive comprises first and second spool supports on which spools of tape may be mounted. The tape drive further comprises an optical sensing system. The optical sensing system comprises a radiation emitter and a radiation detector, said radiation emitter and radiation detector having a fixed positional relationship in use with respect to said first and second spool supports. The tape drive further comprises a controller. The controller is operative to, energise the radiation emitter to emit radiation, and determine a diameter data indicative of a diameter of a spool mounted on one of the first and second spool supports based on a radiation signal generated by the detector. |
| US11745526B2 |
Printing apparatus, reading method, and program
Provided are a printing apparatus, a reading method, and a program capable of stably acquiring a high-quality read image. Provided are a printing section (102) that performs printing on a transparent base material to generate a printed matter; a reading section (40) that is disposed on one surface side of the base material and reads reflected light or transmitted light; an illumination section (122) including a reflective illumination part (122) that is disposed on the one surface side of the base material and irradiates the base material with illumination light and a transmissive illumination part (124) that is disposed on the other surface side of the base material and irradiates the base material with illumination light; an inspection information acquisition section (120) that acquires inspection information on an inspection performed on the printed matter; and an illumination control section (120) that selectively controls at least one of the reflective illumination part or the transmissive illumination part on the basis of the inspection information. |
| US11745521B2 |
Printing apparatus
A printing apparatus includes a plurality of set units to set rolled print media, a conveyance unit to convey the print media, a printing unit, a detection unit, and display units. The printing unit prints an image on the print media conveyed by the conveyance unit. The detection unit detects whether any one of the print media is fed to a predetermined printable position at which printing is performable by the printing unit. Each display unit is provided on a different one of the plurality of set units and configured to indicate whether a print medium set in a corresponding set unit is being fed. When the printing unit performs printing on the print medium, each display unit indicates whether the print medium set in the corresponding set unit is being fed in accordance with a result of detection performed by the detection unit. |
| US11745520B2 |
Rack apparatus for portable thermal sublimation printer
The present invention relates to a portable sublimation printer capable of simultaneously controlling up/down of a platen roller of a portable thermal sublimation printer and up/down of a printing medium pickup roller with a rack and pinion mechanism. A portable sublimation printer having a small thickness and a light weight to a rack apparatus of a portable sublimation printer is provided. |
| US11745519B2 |
Direct heat vacuum platen
A direct heat vacuum platen having a main case with an open top portion, a print surface having a main top configured to fit over the open top portion of the main case, the main top having a rectangular arrangement of suction ports configured to secure an above print substrate using suction provided from vacuum fans attached to the main case, heating elements attached to a bottom portion of the main top, a thermoregulator having a thermostat controller attached to temperature sensors and the heating elements within the main case, and a power controller having a power slot attached to a power switch and main fuse holder, a fan fuse holder, the thermostat controller and the suction fans. The suction ports are configured to hold a print substrate of a desired size. The usage of the internal vacuum fans reduces noise and power usage when compared to external vacuum apparatuses. |
| US11745518B2 |
Printing apparatus
A printing apparatus that performs a first control of performing discharge of ultraviolet curable ink from a printing head and irradiation of ultraviolet rays from an ultraviolet irradiation unit while performing a first movement along a main scanning direction and a second movement along a sub scanning direction from a print start position side to a print end position side, and a second control of performing irradiation of ultraviolet rays from the ultraviolet irradiation unit without performing discharge of ultraviolet curable ink from the printing head while performing the first movement and the second movement from the print end position side to the print start position side, and in which a movement speed of the first movement in the second control is faster than a movement speed of the first movement in the first control. |
| US11745516B2 |
Region-of-interest based print quality optimization
A method for printing includes analyzing print quality requirements for a printing area; adjusting settings for heater elements (e.g., energy and/or firing durations) of strobe lines based on the requirements analysis; and providing a plurality of individual strobe signals to the strobe lines. The strobe signals can be transmitted simultaneously, for example with a field-programmable gate array. Analyzing print quality requirements can include separating the printing area into one or more areas of interest, such as rows and/or columns. For each area of interest individual print quality settings (e.g., darkness, contrast, and/or media sensitivity) may be selected. |
| US11745514B2 |
Pressure adjustment unit, liquid ejecting head, and liquid ejecting apparatus
A pressure adjustment unit includes a flow passage including a first chamber, a second chamber, and a through hole. The apparatus further includes a partition wall that the through hole is formed, a first sealing portion having flexibility, a second sealing portion facing with the first sealing portion, a valve configured to close the flow passage by moving in a first direction, and to open the flow passage by moving in a second direction opposite to the first direction, a biasing member biasing the valve in the first direction, and a restricting portion restricting movement of the valve in the first direction by contact with a to-be-restricted portion of the valve, at a second portion different from a first portion where contact of the first sealing portion and the second sealing portion occurs. |
| US11745512B2 |
Ink supply container and method of reproducing the ink supply container
An ink supply container configured to supply an ink to a printer includes a container part configured to contain the ink, a conduit part on a top side of the container part, the conduit part being configured to lead the ink out, a cap configured to protect the conduit part, the cap being detachably attached to the conduit part, and a film attached to at least one of an inner surface of the container part, an inner surface of the conduit part, and an inner surface of the cap. |
| US11745510B2 |
Inkjet recording apparatus and ink tank that prevents ink dripping when ink is injected into an ink tank
An inkjet recording apparatus includes an ink tank including an ink storage chamber configured to store ink to be supplied to a recording head configured to discharge ink. An injection portion is provided through which ink is injected from an ink bottle into the ink storage chamber. An ink reception portion is configured to receive ink inside the injection portion. A communication portion is configured to communicate with the ink storage chamber inside the injection portion. A guide portion is configured to guide ink received by the ink reception portion to the communication portion. |
| US11745503B2 |
Ejection apparatus and ejection control method
An ejection apparatus includes an ejection head having an ejection port, a droplet detection unit, an acquisition unit, a control unit, and a decision unit. The droplet detection unit detects that a droplet ejected from the ejection port has reached a predetermined position. The acquisition unit acquires information regarding a velocity of movement of the detected droplet. The control unit controls the ejection head to eject the droplet from the ejection port. The decision unit decides a number of consecutive ejections of a plurality of droplets from the ejection head based on the acquired information regarding the velocities of each of the plurality of droplets ejected consecutively and detected by the droplet detection unit. If the acquisition unit acquires the information regarding velocities of detected droplets, the control unit controls the ejection head to consecutively eject the droplets from the ejection head based on the decided number of consecutive ejections. |
| US11745498B2 |
Method of controlling a digital printer with failure compensation
A digital printer and a method of controlling the digital printer having a print head with an array of printing elements and a failure detection system arranged to detect malfunctioning printing elements. When, during printing, a malfunctioning printing element is detected, a switch from the current print strategy to another print strategy is arranged during printing which leaves the number of passes per swatch constant, i.e. the print quality is not affected by the switch. |
| US11745497B2 |
Image reading device, image reading method, non-transitory recording medium storing computer readable program, and image formation device
It is intended to allow whether or not a noise included in a read image is a noise due to an ink ejection failure to be more reliably determined. An image reading device includes an image reading unit that reads an image formation surface of paper by using a reducing optical system and a control unit. The image reading unit includes a plurality of read sensors disposed at positions displaced from each other in a main scanning direction. The plurality of read sensors are disposed to be able to read the image formation surface by using at least a local region of the image formation surface as a common region to be read. The control unit determines, based on a first image obtained by a first read sensor included in the plurality of read sensors and on a second image obtained by a second read sensor included in the plurality of read sensors, an amount of displacement of a noise resulting from a parallax between the first read sensor and the second read sensor and determines, based on the amount of displacement, whether or not the noise is present on the image formation surface. |
| US11745492B2 |
Window manufacturing system and window manufacturing method using the same
A window manufacturing system includes a first processing unit in which a process of providing a dummy substrate on a stage is performed, a second processing unit in which a process of providing a dummy adhesive layer on the dummy substrate is performed, a third processing unit in which a process of providing a window layer on the dummy adhesive layer is performed, and a fourth processing unit in which a process of providing a protective cover on the window layer is performed. The fourth processing unit includes a pressurization unit which presses the protective cover to the window layer. |
| US11745486B2 |
Buffer component and pressing device
Disclosed is a buffer component and a pressing device, the buffer component is applied to the pressing device. The pressing device includes an anisotropic conductive film pressure knife, the buffer component includes an inserting part, which is made of a first elastic material, and the inserting part is configured to insert into a lower end of the anisotropic conductive film pressure knife; and a buffering part, which is made of a second elastic material, the buffering part is configured to closely attach to a lower end surface of the lower end of the anisotropic conductive film pressure knife. |
| US11745482B2 |
Fluororesin substrate laminate
The present disclosure relates to a fluororesin substrate laminate for a high-frequency circuit, the fluororesin substrate laminate including a fluororesin substrate and an adhesive layer provided on the fluororesin substrate, wherein the adhesive layer includes a resin composition containing: (A) a maleimide compound having a saturated or unsaturated divalent hydrocarbon group; and (B) an aromatic maleimide compound. |
| US11745481B2 |
Multilayer film, laminated body, and air bag
A multilayer film bonded to a base fabric includes a first layer bonded to the base fabric; and a second layer disposed on the first layer. The first layer, the second layer, or both includes a thermoplastic elastomer. The thermoplastic elastomer is at least one selected from the group consisting of a polyester-based elastomer, a polyurethane-based elastomer, and a polyamide-based elastomer. A melt strength of the multilayer film is greater than or equal to 7.5 mN. |
| US11745478B2 |
Transparent elastic composite film and its encapsulation structure and method for forming the encapsulation structure
The present disclosure provides a transparent elastic composite film, which includes a first film layer; a thermoplastic polyurethane layer; and a second film layer; wherein the first film layer and the second film layer have a crosslinked network structure; the first film layer includes acrylic resin and aliphatic polyisocyanate, wherein the acrylic resin includes hydroxyl-containing acrylic resin, and a weight ratio of the acrylic resin to the aliphatic polyisocyanate is 1/1 to 1/1.2, and a weight ratio of the hydroxyl-containing acrylic resin to the acrylic resin is 0.1/1 to 0.18/1. |
| US11745477B2 |
Polyolefin based multilayer film with a hybrid barrier layer
A multilayer film that includes at least a first polymeric layer comprising a polyolefin-based polymer and a second polymeric layer comprising a blend of a polar polymer and a silicon (Si) containing material comprising a silane having at least one alkyl group having at least 6 carbon atoms (C6) is disclosed. Methods of using and making the multilayer film is also disclosed. |
| US11745474B2 |
Composite glass with an intermediate film that changes colour depending on the viewing angle
A composite glass comprises two glass and/or plastic plates and an intermediate foil arranged between the glass and/or plastic plates. The composite glass, due to the intermediate foil, is configured differently in a side-dependent manner, by appearing to a viewer more transparent from an inner side than from an outer side. The composite glass, due to the intermediate foil, appears to the viewer different in a viewing angle-dependent manner from the outer side. |
| US11745473B2 |
Laminated glazing with coloured reflection and high solar transmittance, and solar energy systems employing the same
Laminated (and, in some cases, additionally etched) glazing units for cooperation with solar-energy systems during architectural integration thereof include an optically-transparent substrate in contact with an incident medium, on one side, and with a non-quarter-wave thin-film-stack based interference filter on another side, followed by an exit medium. Embodiments are practically applicable to conceal physical structures disposed behind them and characterized by IR-light transmittance that is enhanced (as compared with conventional glazing units based on quarter-wave thin-film-stacks and similarly utilized) to improve efficiency of a solar-energy system carrying at least a portion of such glazing unit on its front surface. Colour of reflected light perceived as a function of angle is sufficiently stabilized for practical applications. In specific cases, a solar-energy system is integrated inside or with such a glazing unit. |
| US11745470B2 |
Polyester film and flexible display device comprising the same
The polyester film according to the embodiment can maintain its original characteristics even after a plurality of repeated folding by adjusting the deformed dimension as compared with the initial dimension of the film, in particular, by adjusting the ratio between the deformed dimensions in two in-plane directions perpendicular to each other to a specific range, in the cycle of straining and relaxing the film. Accordingly, the polyester film can be applied to a cover of a flexible display device, in particular, a foldable display device to exhibit excellent characteristics. |
| US11745468B2 |
Protection film
Provided is a protection film including a plurality of layers, including a first carrier layer having a plurality of electrically conductive fibers; a metal layer; and a second carrier layer having a plurality of electrically conductive fibers. Each of the first and second carrier layers has a void volume at least partially filled with a hardenable composition. Also provided is a protection film including a first metal layer, a carrier layer, and a second metal layer, in which the carrier layer is at least partially filled with a hardenable composition. These films can provide lightning strike protection with suitable tensile, rigidity and tack properties for automatic tape layup and automatic fiber placement applications. |
| US11745457B2 |
Method and apparatus for forming containers
A system and method are disclosed for forming a container from a generally flat re-configurable blank. A first portion of an outward facing surface of a blank support device is positioned proximate a first portion of a blank while the blank is in a first orientation. While the first portion of the blank is maintained in the first orientation, a second portion of said blank is rotated from the first orientation, around a second portion of the outward facing surface of the blank support device to form a blank that has a generally tubular configuration. The system and method may provide that during the rotating of said second portion of said blank, the blank is engaged on a surface side which forms an inner surface of the generally tubular configuration. Also disclosed is a system and method that includes retaining a reconfigurable blank in a holding apparatus; applying adhesive to a surface of the blank while said blank is retained in the holding apparatus. |
| US11745456B2 |
Method for forming a footwear midsole
Methods and systems are provided for forming an article of footwear. In one example, forming the article of footwear includes using a perforated last during molding of a midsole of the article of footwear. The midsole may be attached to a seam of the upper of the article footwear to secure the midsole to the upper. |
| US11745454B2 |
High resolution and high flexibility fiber optical cables and microfabrication methods for making same
The present disclosure relates to methods of forming a fiber optic core, and a fiber optic component with a highly uniform cladding covering the fiber optic core. In one microfabrication process a first sacrificial tubing is provided which has a predetermined inner diameter. A quantity of a curable polymer is also provided. The first sacrificial tubing is at least partially filled with the curable polymer. The curable polymer is then cured. The first sacrificial tubing is then removed to produce a finished fiber optic core. Additional operations may be performed by which the fiber optic core is placed inside a thermoplastic tubing, which is itself placed inside a sacrificial heat shrink. Heat is applied to reflow the thermoplastic tubing around the fiber optic core, thus forming a highly uniform thickness cladding. When the sacrificial heat shrink tubing is removed a finished fiber optic component is present. Additional microfabrication methods are disclosed which involve dip coating a pre-formed fiber optic core in a polymer, and then curing the polymer to form a finished fiber optic component with a uniform thickness cladding. |
| US11745450B2 |
Method for manufacturing a beverage capsule with sealing ring
A method for manufacturing a beverage capsule with an outer sealing ring comprised of elastic material involves the following steps: (a) providing a capsule body with a peripheral, flange-like edge for attaching a sealing film; (b) providing a sealing ring comprised of elastic material and adjusted to the flange-like edge; (c) placing the sealing ring and the capsule body in a capsule mount of a sealing device for sealing the capsule body with the sealing film, with the sealing ring arranged between the capsule mount and the flange-like edge of the capsule body; (d) filling the capsule body with a beverage substrate; and sealing the capsule body with the sealing film and simultaneously fastening the sealing ring to the flange-like edge using the sealing device. |
| US11745449B2 |
Adhesive barrier design to ensure proper paste flow during blade close process
Devices, systems, and methods of improving paste flow during the manufacture of wind turbine blades are provided. When the first turbine blade half is aligned with the second turbine blade half, a gap is formed between the first shell and the bond cap. The assembly includes a first mold half corresponding to the first turbine blade half and a second mold half corresponding to the second turbine blade half. When the first mold is aligned with the second mold, a second gap is formed. A first barrier is disposed within the first gap and a second barrier disposed within the second gap thereby fluidly sealing a volume defined by the first gap and the second gap to direct adhesive paste flow along the blade span between the adjoining leading and trailing edges. |
| US11745439B2 |
Hybrid veil as interlayer in composite materials
A flexible, self-supporting hybrid veil that is permeable to liquid and gas. The hybrid veil includes: (a) intermingled, randomly arranged fibres in the form of a nonwoven structure; (b) particles dispersed throughout the nonwoven structure, wherein a majority of the particles are penetrating through the thickness of the nonwoven structure; and (c) a polymeric or resinous binder present throughout the veil. Such hybrid veil can be incorporated into composite laminates, prepregs, fabrics and fibrous preforms. |
| US11745433B2 |
Connection element for adhering to a component surface and production method and securing method therefor
A connection element for adhering to a component surface of a first component, such that a second component can be secured to the first component by the connection element, including a base element having an adhesive side with an adhesive surface, and a mounting structure. The base element consists of a thermoplastic with a temperature of continued use of at least 130° C., which can be poorly irradiated or cannot be irradiated with light, and has at least one irradiation region. The base element can be irradiated with light in this region in such a way that light energy penetrates the base element. The irradiation region, in cross-section, has a smaller thickness and a transmittance at least 20% with a light wavelength between 320 and 500 nm. Alternatively, the irradiation region is formed by a through-opening. |
| US11745431B1 |
Rapid DLP 3D printing control parameter optimization method combining continuous and layered molding
A rapid DLP 3D printing control parameter optimization method combining continuous and layered molding includes the following steps: confirming the maximum printable distance of each slice by analyzing the printable area of the model slice. The liquid-liquid interface printing scene was further established, and the flow behavior of the resin between the printed object and the fluorinated oil after printing a layer of slices was simulated and recorded. Next, determine the printing mode of the current slice by slicing the maximum printable distance and numerical simulation model. Then, based on Poiseuille flow, Jacobs working curve and Lambert-Beer law, the resin curing time of continuous and layered printing, the maximum filling distance of continuous printing, the best lifting distance of layered printing, and the corresponding printing platform lifting of the two methods are expressed speed. Finally, camera monitoring is used to determine the print origin before printing starts. This method can achieve fast printing of any model by obtaining the optimal control parameters, while being portable and printable. |
| US11745430B2 |
Calibration method and build unit
A method of calibrating movement of a platform is described, the method comprising: in a calibration run, causing movement of the platform; detecting a plurality of positions of the platform during the movement; deriving a movement pattern from the plurality of positions; and determining an adjustment of the movement of the platform based on the movement pattern. |
| US11745424B2 |
Building material enclosure comprising a thermal break
According to some aspects, degradation of material in a sintering additive fabrication process may be mitigated or avoided by fabricating parts within a chamber that includes one or more thermal breaks. The thermal break may be implemented using a variety of structures, but generally allows material in the chamber close to the surface to be maintained at different temperatures than the material further from the surface. For instance, as a result of the thermal break, parts located within the material of the chamber that were formed earlier during fabrication may be kept cooler to avoid damage to the parts yet the upper surface (sometimes called the “build surface”) of unconsolidated material may be heated enough so as to require minimal additional energy exposure to trigger consolidation. |
| US11745421B2 |
3D printing system nozzle assembly for printing of fiber reinforced parts
Disclosed herein is a system for printing a three-dimensional object. The system can include at least one nozzle assembly configured to receive a continuous fiber and at least partially encase the continuous fiber with a polymer material to create a composite material. The nozzle assembly can also include a liquefier assembly that is operable coupled to a nozzle, which is configured to allow for the controlled deposit of the composite material while minimizing or eliminating tension exerted on the continuous fiber. |
| US11745420B1 |
Stereolithography additive manufacturing of magnetically aligned liquid crystal elastomers
A method of forming a three-dimensional structure includes forming a layer of resin comprising liquid crystal oligomers and a photoinitiator, applying a magnetic field to the formed layer in a predefined alignment direction for substantially aligning the liquid crystal oligomers in a first orientation; and exposing the formed layer to radiation for curing a first portion of the layer during application of the magnetic field thereby resulting in the first portion having liquid crystal elastomers substantially aligned in the first orientation. The method includes applying a second magnetic field to the formed layer in a predefined second alignment direction for substantially aligning uncured liquid crystal oligomers in a second orientation, and exposing the layer to radiation for curing a second portion of the layer during application of the second magnetic field thereby resulting in the second portion having liquid crystal elastomers substantially aligned in the second orientation. |
| US11745417B2 |
Three-dimensional printing
This disclosure describes compositions, kits, methods, systems, and three-dimensional parts. According to an example, described herein is a polymeric powder build material comprising a thermoplastic polymer powder composition, wherein the thermoplastic polymer powder composition comprises a polypropylene block copolymer made from a polymerizing propylene and ethylene or butylene or 1-pentene or 1-hexene or 1-octene or 4-methyl-1-pentene and polypropylene homopolymers. |
| US11745414B2 |
3D-printer system and 3D-printing method of an elastomerically deformable rubber body, in particular a rubber seal
Disclosed is a novel 3D-printer system for printing elastically deformable rubber parts such as rubber seals where the uncured rubber source material is partially cured before printing each rubber layer of the rubber part. Furthermore, disclosed is a novel 3D printing method for 3D-printing an elastically deformable rubber body using the 3D-printer system. |
| US11745412B2 |
Cross-linkable microgel composite matrix bath for embedded bioprinting of perfusable tissue constructs
Described herein are apparatuses, systems, and methods for fabricating tissue constructs, such as by fabricating perfusable tissue constructs by embedding a sacrificial material into a composite matrix yield stress support bath. A composite matrix bath can include a microgel filler and a hydrogel precursor. An extrusion tip can be used for embedded printing of perfusable tissue constructs by disposing sacrificial material into the composite matrix bath while the extrusion tip travels along a predefined course through the composite matrix bath. This sacrificial material can be the printed tissue construct or can be removed to render the matrix bath a perfusable tissue construct. The composite matrix bath can include acellular or cell-laden hydrogels. The sacrificial material can include a salt and a physiological buffer or a non-cytotoxic porogen material. The hydrogel precursor can include at least one of gellan and gelatin. Cross-linking can be carried out chemically, thermally, enzymatically, or physically. |
| US11745411B2 |
Method and device for producing a three-dimensional shaped object by means of layer-by-layer material application
A device for producing a three-dimensional shaped object, including a substrate part having a base surface for holding the shaped object, a first reservoir for holding a flowable first material, a second reservoir for holding a flowable second material, a dispensing mechanism for dispensing material portions of the first material, a material application mechanism including an application roll and a coating mechanism for applying a second material layer of the second material, and a fixation mechanism for solidifying the material layers composed of the first material and the second material. The transfer body rotates about an axis of rotation disposed parallel to the base surface, the dispensing mechanism and the application roll r relative to the substrate part about an axis disposed normal to the base surface, the application roll is conical, and an axis of rotation of the application roll intersects the axis disposed normal to the base surface. |
| US11745410B2 |
Imprint apparatus and method for manufacturing article
An imprint apparatus that forms a pattern of an imprint material on a substrate with use of a mold includes a mold holding unit configured to hold the mold, a suction unit provided at the mold holding unit and configured to suction a gas in a space in which the mold and the substrate face each other, a detector configured to detect particles included in the gas suctioned by the suction unit, and a control unit configured to perform error processing depending on a result of detection performed by the detector. |
| US11745408B2 |
Material forming apparatus using diaphragm and material forming method using diaphragm
A material forming apparatus comprises: a support which is positioned at a side of a forming tool with respect to a material arranged on the forming tool to have a first part covered by the forming tool and a second part separated from the forming tool, and which supports the forming tool; a diaphragm which presses the second part of the material while the outer surface of the expanded diaphragm comes in close contact therewith, in a state in which the first part of the material is compressed by the forming tool and the outer surface of the diaphragm; and a volume-varying member which is disposed near the forming tool between the diaphragm and the support so that at least a portion thereof is positioned on the second part of the material. |
| US11745404B2 |
Rubber strip manufacturing method and rubber strip manufacturing apparatus
A rubber strip manufacturing method that includes a step of extruding a rubber from an extrusion orifice of an extruder includes: a step of forming a long rubber member by extruding the rubber from the extrusion orifice that is circular; and a step of forming a rubber strip by passing the long rubber member through a gap between a pair of rotating rollers. The gap has a shape that is the widest in a central portion in a direction parallel to rotation axes of the rollers and that narrows as a distance from the central portion increases. |
| US11745403B2 |
Injection molding system, molding condition correction system, and injection molding method
An injection molding system includes a step of determining a manufacturing condition including a combination of a first mold and a first injection molding machine, a step of confirming presence or absence of a first track record in production, in which a combination of the first mold and the first injection molding machine is used, by searching a production-track-record storage unit to, and a step of producing, in a case of the absence of the first track record in production, a corrected molding condition for injection molding by using the combination of the first injection molding machine and the first mold, based on first molding machine-specific information acquired in advance for the first injection molding machine, second molding machine-specific information acquired in advance for a second injection molding machine that is combined with the first mold and has a second track record in production, and the second track record in production acquired from the production-track-record storage unit. In the step, at least an amount of resin injected from the first injection molding machine into the first mold is corrected, and the produced corrected molding condition is inputted to the second injection molding machine. |
| US11745400B2 |
Vented mold
A mold comprising a first mold element and a second mold element releasingly engagable between an open position and a closed position to define a mold cavity in the closed position and a first part line between the first mold element and second mold element. The first mold element comprises a first mold portion and a second mold portion configured to be reversible separable with respect to one another to define a second part line therebetween disposed interiorly with respect to a periphery of the first part line. At least one vent is disposed in the second part line. In one embodiment, the at least one vent comprises a passageway configured to permit mold material in the mold cavity to enter but not to exit the passageway to cause at least partial curing of the mold material in the passageway. |
| US11745394B2 |
Mold and method for forming a molded part
A mold includes a first mold portion, a second mold portion, and a projection. The second mold portion is secured against the first mold portion along a draw axis to form at least one mold cavity. The second mold portion includes an internal surface oriented at an oblique angle relative to the draw axis. The projection extends from the internal surface along a projection axis. The projection forms an elongated profile including a first end, a second ends, and a pair of side surfaces extending between the first end and the second end. |
| US11745389B2 |
Melting system including flow guide members
A melting unit melts a solid material into a molten material. The melt unit includes a reservoir, a hopper, and a melt grid disposed between the hopper and the reservoir. The melt grid heats the solid material into the molten material such that the molten material flows from the hopper to the reservoir. The melt unit includes a plurality of guide members, where the molten material flows through plurality of flow channels defined by the melt grid and along the plurality of guide members as the molten material flows from the hopper to the reservoir. |
| US11745384B2 |
Multi-wall thickness, thin-walled honeycomb bodies, and extrusion dies and methods therefor
A thin-walled honeycomb body (100) having a plurality of repeating cell structures (110) formed of intersecting porous thick walls (112V, 112H) and thin walls (114V, 114H). Each repeating cell structure (110) is bounded on its periphery by the thick walls (112V, 122H) of a first transverse thickness (Tk) and the thin walls (114V, 114H) have a second transverse thickness (Tt) that subdivides each repeating cell structure (110) into between 7 and 36 individual cells (108). In the thin-walled honeycomb body (100), the first transverse thickness (Tk) of the thick walls (112V, 112H) is less than or equal to 0.127 mm (0.005 inch) and the second transverse thickness (Tt) of the thin walls (114V, 114H) is less than or equal to 0.0635 mm (0.0025 inch), and Tk>Tt. Honeycomb extrusion dies and methods of manufacturing the thin-walled honeycomb body (100) having thick walls (112V, 112H) and thin walls (114V, 114H) are provided. |
| US11745381B2 |
Hand-held machine tool
A mobile machine tool including a guide element, having a guide surface, for guiding the machine tool and a workpiece surface of the workpiece to one another along a machining path. The machine tool includes a drive unit having a drive motor for driving a tool receptacle arranged on the drive unit for receiving a work tool and a detection device for detecting at least one workpiece reference which is associated, with respect to a machining path, with a machining start point where the work tool starts the machining of the workpiece or with a machining end point where the work tool ends the machining of the workpiece. The tool receptacle is designed for rotationally driving the work tool about an axis of rotation and for adjusting a penetration depth of the work tool into the workpiece by means of a depth adjustment device between depth adjustment positions. |
| US11745375B2 |
Cutter assembly and fruit and vegetable cutter using the cutter assembly
Disclosed are a cutter assembly and a fruit and vegetable cutter using the cutter assembly. The cutter assembly includes a rotating shaft assembly, a forward-rotating blade and a counter-rotating blade. The rotating shaft assembly has a first mandrel and a first outer shaft. The end of the first mandrel and the end of the first outer shaft are each provided with a first transmission part coupled to a drive device; the blades are respectively arranged in the shaft assembly and perpendicular to the rotating shaft assembly; one blade is coupled to the first mandrel, and the other is coupled with the first outer shaft, so that the blades can be driven by the rotating shaft assembly to rotate in two opposite directions at the same time. The fruit and vegetable cutter includes a fruit and vegetable cavity, the cutter assembly and a driving device for driving the cutter assembly. |
| US11745371B2 |
Razor cartridge
A shaving razor system includes a razor handle that docks with a razor cartridge. The handle is configured to dock with the razor cartridge using a single hook configured to mate with a cartridge tab. A central pushrod is mounted with a spring into the handle and is configured to exert a pushing force on the mounted cartridge. To eject the cartridge, the single hook may be pushed to pivot to the side of the cartridge tab, and thereby release the razor cartridge by ejecting it with the spring loaded pushrod. |
| US11745369B2 |
Cutting unit
A cutting unit having a blade carrier carrying a cutting blade, and a guard. The guard includes a blade-facing surface engaging the cutting blade at a cut location, a planar guard contact surface for contacting the user's skin, where the guard contact surface is angled with respect to the blade-facing surface, and a guard extender separate from the guard. The guard extender includes a planar extension contact surface cooperating with the guard contact surface to provide an extended contact zone across the guard and the guard extender for contacting a user's skin. The blade-facing surface and the guard contact surface converge towards a tip of the guard, such that a cutting direction extends along the guard contact surface towards the tip. The extended contact zone may provide for improved stability and reliable orientation of the cutting unit for cutting while limiting material use. |
| US11745366B2 |
Comb-shaped outer blade, blade unit, and electric razor
A comb-shaped outer blade that scoops up body hair while suppressing the damage to the skin. The comb-shaped outer blade includes a base part that has a rod shape and extends in a first direction, a comb-blade attachment part that has a plate shape and extends in the first direction and a second direction, open blade parts each of which has a cantilever shape and protrudes from base part in a third direction, and bent blade parts arranged alternately with the open blade parts in the first direction, the bent blade parts connecting the base part to the attachment part. Each of the bent blade parts includes a protruding part that protrudes from the base part along the third direction, bent part that is connected to a distal end of the protruding part, and connecting part that connects bent part and comb-blade attachment part in an inclined state. |
| US11745364B2 |
Robot and first arm member
The robot includes a first arm member rotatable about a first axis line which extends in an up-and-down direction with respect to a base member, a second arm member supported by the first arm member so as to be swingable about a second axis line which extends in a horizontal direction, and a third arm member supported by a distal end side of the second arm member so as to be swingable about a third axis line which extends in a horizontal direction, and the first arm member is provided with a first attaching surface which is a surface substantially perpendicular to the second axis line, and to which the second arm member can be attached, and a second attaching surface which faces in a direction opposite from the first attaching surface, and to which the second arm member can be attached. |
| US11745362B2 |
Robot, attachment method, and detachment method
A robot includes a first member having a first mounting surface facing upward and a second member having an opening at an upside of the first member and facing the first member and a second mounting surface at the upside, and a joint actuator coupling the first and second members. The joint actuator has a flange fixed to the second mounting surface, a motor placed at the upside with respect to the flange, and a reducer placed at a downside with respect to the flange, projecting downward from the opening, and fixed to the first mounting surface. The joint actuator is mounted on the second mounting surface from the upside and the reducer is projected downward from the opening, and the flange is fastened to the second member from the upside using first screws and the reducer is fastened to the first member from the downside using second screws. |
| US11745355B2 |
Control device, control method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
A control device sets a relative relation amount between a plurality of target objects that are to be final objectives, repeatedly acquires observation data from a sensor and calculates the relative relation amount between the plurality of target objects existing in the environment from the acquired observation data. Further, the control device determines a series of the relative relation amounts in a state that is to be an objective from the relative relation amount at a time point at which control of the behavior starts until the relative relation amount as the final objectives is realized, and repeatedly determines control instructions so as to change the relative relation amount in a present state calculated from the latest observation data into the relative relation amount in a state of an objective to be transitioned to next. Then, the control device outputs the determined control instruction to a robot device. |
| US11745353B2 |
Recovering material properties with active illumination and camera on a robot manipulator
A method includes identifying a target surface in an environment of a robotic device. The method further includes controlling a moveable component of the robotic device to move along a motion path relative to the target surface, wherein the moveable component comprises a light source and a camera. The method additionally includes receiving a plurality of images from the camera when the moveable component is at a plurality of poses along the motion path and when the light source is illuminating the target surface. The method also includes determining bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) image data, wherein the BRDF image data comprises the plurality of images converted to angular space with respect to the target surface. The method further includes determining, based on the BRDF image data and by applying at least one pre-trained machine learning model, a material property of the target surface. |
| US11745352B2 |
Vision sensor system, control method, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium
On the basis of a measured shape, which is a three-dimensional shape of a subject measured by means of a measuring unit using an image captured when an image capturing unit is disposed in a first position and a first attitude, a movement control unit determines a second position and a second attitude for capturing an image of the subject again, and sends an instruction to a movement mechanism. The three-dimensional shape is represented by means of height information from a reference surface. The movement control unit extracts, from the measured shape, a deficient region having deficient height information, and determines the second position and the second attitude on the basis of the height information around the deficient region of the measured shape. The position and attitude of the image capturing unit can be determined in such a way as to make it easy to eliminate the effects of shadows. |
| US11745350B2 |
Control method and control system of manipulator
A control method of a manipulator is provided. The method includes photographing a target using a camera and detected the target using the photographed data. A holding motion for the target is set based on the detected target and a robot is operated to hold the target based on the set holding motion. |
| US11745347B2 |
Method for assessing the quality of a robotic grasp on 3D deformable objects
Candidate grasping models of a deformable object are applied to generate a simulation of a response of the deformable object to the grasping model. From the simulation, grasp performance metrics for stress, deformation controllability, and instability of the response to the grasping model are obtained, and the grasp performance metrics are correlated with robotic grasp features. |
| US11745344B2 |
Resuming robotic process automation workflows based on external triggers
A computer system that generates a universal resource locator (URL). The URL is associated with resuming at least one automated process of a running workflow process that includes a plurality of automated processes. The URL is provided to an external system/application. An input of the URL is received from the external system/application, in response to a trigger event at the external system/application. Based on the input of the URL, the at least one automated process is resumed by at least one headless robot. |
| US11745342B2 |
Manipulator for finishing work, and control method therefor
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a manipulator for a finishing work, including: a base; an arm comprising a plurality of links, a plurality of joints connecting the plurality of links, and a plurality of actuators generating rotation of at least some of the plurality of joints; and a processor determining a driving torque of each of the plurality of actuators considering a self-weight effect of the manipulator and controlling the plurality of actuators based on the determined driving torque. |
| US11745341B2 |
Compliance correction in a robotic system
Movement of an object can occur while a control system corrects for compliance within a robotic system. The control system can include the object to be moved, the robotic system that moves the object, a primary sensor positioned on the object, at least one ancillary sensor positioned on the object, and a controller. The sensors can record position and orientation data at different points on the object. The controller can use a sensor data and a delta value to correct for compliance in the robotic system. The delta value can be based on the differences between the primary sensor and the at least one ancillary sensor. The compliance correction can be applied to poses of the object to modify the trajectory of the object for more accurate movements. |
| US11745337B2 |
Handling device, control device, and computer program product
A handling device according to an embodiment has a holder, a calculator, and a controller. The holder is capable of holding an object. The calculator calculates an estimated holding safety factor when the holder holds an object. The controller causes the holder to hold the object on the basis of the estimated holding safety factor calculated by the calculator. |
| US11745335B2 |
Support structure, robot and parallel link robot
Provided is a support structure comprising a link member (a rod-like member), a clamp member disposed to surround the link member, and an elastic member disposed between the link member and the clamp member, the support structure supports the link member inside the clamp member via the elastic member, and the elastic member comprises a liquid impermeable material, and fills a space between the link member and the clamp member. |
| US11745334B2 |
Spatial large-stroke compliant hinge with hybrid structure
A spatial large-stroke compliant hinge with hybrid structure, which includes a rectangular planar unit for implementing an out-of-plane torsion function and a crossed-shaped planar unit for achieving an in-plane rotation function. The crossed-shaped planar unit is formed by two flexible straight beam thin sheets intersecting into a crossed-shaped structure with an angle, and the rectangular planar unit and the crossed-shaped planar unit are connected through an external connection or an embedded connection. |
| US11745333B2 |
Robot operation apparatus
A collaborative robot operation apparatus includes an operation unit that is operated by an operator in direct teaching of a robot including a cylindrical outer surface at least in a part, a communication unit that communicates operation information to the operation unit, to a control apparatus of the robot, and an attachment portion that detachably attaches the operation unit on the outer surface of the robot. The operation unit includes a rotation stopping portion between the outer surface of the robot and the operation unit. |
| US11745316B2 |
Modular armorer's wrench
A multipurpose tool that includes a handle and a body. The body has an opening that extends through the body and has a first set of pins that are removably connected to the body. The first set of pins are arranged along and adjacent to at least a portion of the perimeter of the opening and project away from the first side of the body. The multipurpose tool also includes a modular hammer and other tool features, some of which are configured to operate on a firearm for its disassembly and reassembly. |
| US11745312B2 |
Clamping device
The clamping device includes a pair of clamping members arranged in positions to clamp a rib (target portion to be clamped) of a workpiece and having contact surfaces to make contact with the rib; supports configured to support each of the pair of clamping members so as to be able to advance and retreat along a prescribed advancing/retreating direction relative to the rib, and to operate each of the pair of clamping members so as to clamp the rib when advancing; guiding units configured to make each of the pair of clamping members movable in a prescribed positioning direction due to a reaction force occurring when the pair of clamping members clamp the rib; and coil springs (biasing members) configured to elastically bias the pair of clamping members in a direction opposite the positioning direction, thereby capable of positioning the workpiece with high precision without damaging the workpiece. |
| US11745311B2 |
Buffing spherocylinder made of compressed material
A buffing and polishing member has an uncompressed monolithic body of foam material having slits from an outside surface toward and less than a distance to a rotational axis of the body. The slits, on circumferential spaced planes, extend generally radially from the outside surface toward and less than a distance to the rotational axis to define a plurality of foam fingers and an unslit center portion. A fastening mechanism holds the center portion of the slit foam body in a compressed state along the rotational axis such that the uncompressed outer ends of the foam finger define a spherocylinder. |
| US11745300B2 |
Deburring device
A deburring device includes a cylindrical body with a receptacle for receiving a pipe. The cylindrical body includes an abrasive surface provided in the receptacle, which is configured to simultaneously deburr at least two surfaces of a pipe inserted into the receptacle. |
| US11745298B2 |
Method for correcting tool parameters of a machine tool for machining of workpieces
A method for correcting tool parameters of a machine tool for machining workpieces includes recording measurement values of measured characteristics as actual values of at least one workpiece machined with the machine tool. The measurement values are compared with the default set values of the workpiece. The measurement values of at least two measured characteristics are recorded from at least two parameters of at least one measured characteristic and/or from at least one measured characteristic and from at least one parameter. An average for a tool correction value is calculated from the measurement values and the corresponding set values, with which a correction of the machine tool is performed. |
| US11745297B2 |
Shape control in gripping systems and methods
Systems and methods are provided for shape controlled gripping of a workpiece. A layer jamming structure includes a membrane defining an internal cavity containing a number of overlapping material layers. A pressure system includes a pump coupled with the internal cavity. A shape conforming tool includes at least one part configured to move to apply a force to the layer jamming structure. The shape conforming tool, by operation of the part, conforms the layer jamming structure to the workpiece. The pressure system, with operation of the pump, changes a pressure in the internal cavity to impart rigidity to the layer jamming structure. |
| US11745295B2 |
Manufacture of heat exchangers via hybrid welding
A method for forming a hybrid heat exchanger is provided. The method includes laser-texturing a metal surface to create a plurality of microstructures and subsequently melt-bonding a plastic component to the plurality of microstructures. During melt-bonding, plastic material penetrates the plurality of microstructures and conforms to the plastic component to the metal surface. After hardening inside the microstructures, the plastic component adheres to the metal surface as a hybrid component. As a result, a fastener or snap connection is not required, and the plastic-metal joint provides a barrier to water, glycol-based fluids, air, and other fluids. |
| US11745290B2 |
Metal member-welded structure and method of manufacturing metal member-welded structure
A metal member-welded structure includes: a Cu member; an Al member; and a welded portion formed by melting and solidifying each of materials of the Cu member and the Al member. The Cu member includes a Cu-based material containing Cu as a main component. The Al member includes an Al-based material containing Al as a main component and a plating layer that covers a side of the Al-based material, the side being close to a surface of the Cu member. The welded portion includes a sea-island structure in a vicinity of the surface of the Cu member. The sea-island structure includes: a plurality of island portions containing pure Al, and a sea portion interposed among the island portions. The sea portion has a eutectic structure having: a phase of an intermetallic compound of Cu and Al; and a phase of pure Al. |
| US11745284B2 |
Welding torch
A welding torch includes an inner tube of a helically wound wire to define a passage for a welding wire, a conduit in which the inner tube is inserted, the conduit having a curved portion, a torch body including a tip portion and a nozzle, a torch holder having a gas supplying member that supplies a shield gas into a space between the inner tube and the conduit, a feed unit provided upstream of the torch holder to feed the welding wire forward to or backward from the inner tube, and a sealing mechanism for preventing a reverse flow of the shield gas to the feed unit. A gap is defined between the adjacent wires of the inner tube allowing the shield gas to flow therethrough, and permitting wear debris generated by abrasion of the welding wire sliding in the inner tube to be ejected out from the nozzle. |
| US11745278B2 |
Electrical discharge machining system including in-situ tool electrode
An additive manufactured workpiece includes one or more cavities having an inner surface. A dielectric interface is formed in the cavity, and conforms to the inner surface. The additive manufactured workpiece further includes an in-situ electrode in the cavities. The dielectric interface is interposed between the in-situ electrode and the inner surface of the workpiece. |
| US11745274B2 |
Hole chamfering device
The present disclosure belongs to the field of machining of chamfers of holes. The hole chamfering device includes blades in bilateral symmetry and a blade distance adjusting, through the blade distance adjusting, the distance between the blades on the left side and the right side can be adjusted, thus, after the blades on the left side and the right side of the hole chamfering device process chamfers on the front face of a hole, the distance between the blades is reduced to enable the blades to pass through the hole to process chamfers on the back face of the hole, after processing of the chamfers on the back face of the hole is completed, the distance between the blades is reduced, the hole chamfering device not only can chamfer the front face of the hole, but also can chamfer the back face of the hole. |
| US11745273B2 |
Hole saw
A hole saw includes a substantially cylindrical body defining a cutting end and an axis of rotation. The hole saw also includes first and second apertures formed through the body and spaced from the cutting end such that a portion of the body extends between the cutting end and both the first and second apertures. The first and second apertures are both configured to receive a tool for removing work piece plugs from within the cylindrical body. The first aperture is axially spaced from the cutting end a first distance. The second aperture is axially spaced from the cutting end a second distance that is greater than the first distance. The first aperture and the second aperture are separated by a portion of the body. |
| US11745272B2 |
Electrical device system, electrical device, and power supply device
The electrical device comprises a common device main body having selectively and detachably attached thereto either a variable-voltage power supply device or a high-voltage power supply device. The device main body has: a protruding section that abuts a power supply-side main erroneous attachment prevention section provided in the variable-voltage power supply device and the high-voltage power supply device; a device-side main erroneous attachment prevention section that abuts the power supply-side main erroneous attachment prevention section provided in a low-voltage power supply device and prevents the low-voltage power supply device from abutting an attachment positioning section; and a device-side attachment permitting section that can be combined in a power supply-side auxiliary erroneous attachment prevention section provided in the high-voltage power supply device. |
| US11745265B2 |
Metal drop ejecting three-dimensional (3D) object printer and method of operation for facilitating build and release of a metal object from a build platform
A three-dimensional (3D) metal object manufacturing apparatus is equipped with a liquid silicate application system to apply liquid silicate to a surface of a build platform prior to manufacture of a metal object. The liquid silicate layer is permitted to air dry and then the platform is heated to its operational temperature range for formation of a metal object with melted metal drops ejected by the apparatus. The liquid silicate layer forms a glassy, brittle layer on which the metal object is formed. This brittle layer is removed relatively easily with the object after the object is manufactured and the build platform is permitted to cool. The silicate layer improves the wetting of the surfaces of build platforms made with non-wetting materials, such as oxidized steel, while also preventing metal-to-metal welds with wetting materials, such as tungsten or nickel. |
| US11745257B2 |
Nozzle, and nozzle and stopper combination
Provided is a nozzle or a stopper having a gas blowing function, which is capable of preventing irregular breaking to be triggered by a gas outlet or a gas passage path communicated with the gas outlet, or, even in the event of breaking, preventing expansion of the breaking, and a combination of the nozzle and the stopper. The nozzle comprises: a fitting engagement region refractory material layer composed of a fitting engagement region refractory material; a nozzle body composed of a different refractory material from the fitting engagement region refractory material (main body refractory material); and a gas outlet provided in at least one boundary area between the fitting engagement region refractory material layer and the main body refractory material in a surface of the nozzle contactable with molten steel. |
| US11745256B2 |
Casting parts cycle life improvement using localized gradient material
A method of additive manufacturing can include forming a machine part having a first portion formed from a cast iron material; forming a second portion adjacent the first portion formed of a combination of the cast iron material and a different material; and forming a third portion adjacent the second portion formed of only the different material, wherein the third portion is located at a predetermined critical area of the machine part. |
| US11745252B2 |
Method of producing a magnesium alloy wheel hub
The disclosure discloses a method of producing a magnesium alloy wheel hub, comprises the following steps: step 1, heating a magnesium alloy bar to 350-430° C. and keeping the temperature for 20 minutes; step 2, initially forging and forming the bar under a forging press, the forging speed is 6-15 mm/s; step 3, finally forging and forming the bar under a forging press, and the forging speed is 5-8 mm/s; step 4, testing the microstructure and material properties of the final forged blank to obtain the layered material property distribution on the thickness of the blank; step 5, according to the layered material property distribution on the thickness of the blank obtained in step 4, selecting the part that meets the requirements to make a magnesium alloy wheel hub. According to the different properties in the thickness direction of the blank, the spoke orientation of the magnesium alloy wheel can be quickly designed according to the needs, and the magnesium alloy wheel that meets the usage performance can be obtained, which greatly improves the design and processing efficiency. |
| US11745251B2 |
Multiple anvil fixture and method of use
A multiple anvil fixture possesses multiple anvils engaged to a base in a fixed relation to each other with the anvils oriented in a common direction. Each of the anvils includes a first structure and a second structure. The first structure and the second structure are slidably engaged. Each of the anvils has an extended position and a recoiled position and a biasing-element to bias the first structure and the second structure in the extended position. The multiple anvil structure can be used to rivet brackets onto containers. The anvil protrudes through the container in the extended position to help align holes in the feet of the brackets with openings in the container. The anvil then recoils beneath the container to serve for the fixation of rivets. |
| US11745249B2 |
Rotary caulking device, method of manufacturing hub unit bearing and method of manufacturing vehicle
A hub main body (13z) is supported by a support portion (18). At least one block (22) is engaged with a stationary flange (6) of an outer ring (2). As a support plate (21) rotates, the outer ring (2) rotates. A caulking portion (16) is formed by pressing a pressing die (20) on a cylindrical portion (31). |
| US11745243B2 |
Multi-axis roll-forming of stepped-diameter cylinder
A multi-axis roll-forming system for forming a stepped diameter in a cylinder includes a support that spins about a rotation axis while supporting a workpiece that includes the cylinder. A first actuator translates a first roller perpendicularly to the rotation axis. A second actuator moves a multi-axis roller radially outward, relative to the rotation axis, and upward along the rotation axis. The system may also include a first roller arm to which the multi-axis roller is coupled. The first roller arm is connected to a pivot joint having a pivot axis that is perpendicular to the rotation axis. The second actuator may include a linear-drive actuator that is coupled to the first roller arm and extends along the rotation axis to force the multi-axis roller to pivot about the pivot axis. |
| US11745234B2 |
Rolling device
A rolling device has an upper and a lower work roll and at least one upper and one lower backup roll. The work rolls and the backup rolls are supported on a common rolling mill stand. The work rolls can be adjusted relative to each other in order to adjust a specified rolling gap. Each of the work rolls is operatively connected to at least one bending device. At least one first bending device is paired with die upper work roll, and at least one second bending device is paired with the lower work roll. The second bending device comprises bending cylinders which are arranged in a vertically fixed manner. The upper work roll can be readjusted or carried by the first bending device, thereby vertically adjusting die height of the rolling gap. The first bending device comprises bending arms that interact with bending cylinders arranged in a stationary manner. |
| US11745233B2 |
Single-sided tower-type roller system based asynchronous rolling mill for rolling ultra-thin composite strip and hydraulic system
A single-side tower-type roller system based asynchronous rolling mill for rolling an ultra-thin composite strip and a hydraulic system therefor are provided. The mill includes a machine frame and reel assemblies. An upper roller system assembly and a lower roller system assembly are arranged in the machine frame. A down-pressing assembly is arranged on the machine frame and used to adjust a roll gap between the upper roller system assembly and the lower roller system assembly. A support roller balance assembly is arranged on the machine frame and used to support and balance the upper roller system assembly. The lower roller system assembly includes right and left working rollers. The right working roller is a plain roller. The left working roller is a patterned roller. A left-pressing assembly is arranged on the machine frame and used to adjust a roll gap between the right and left working rollers. |
| US11745231B2 |
Cleaning method and processing apparatus
A cleaning method includes: supplying a cleaning gas in a processing container while continuously increasing a pressure in the processing container in a stepwise manner at a plurality of time points, thereby executing a cleaning of the processing container by removing a film deposited in the processing container; and detecting an end point of the cleaning based on time-dependent data of a concentration of a predetermined gas generated during the executing the cleaning, for each pressure of the plurality of time points. The executing the cleaning is implemented when the time-dependent data of the concentration of the predetermined gas generated in the continuously increasing the pressure changes from an increasing state to a decreasing state after exceeding a threshold value. |
| US11745230B2 |
Cleaning apparatus
A cleaning apparatus for cleaning of medical machine components of machines such as CPAP machines, nebulizers, PEEP machines, and the like is disclosed herein. The cleaning apparatus comprises a container body. A carousel is configured for placement within the container body. The carousel comprises a support structure. The carousel further comprises a helical ramp attached to the support structure and extending helically from an operative top end of the support structure to an operative bottom end of the support structure along a periphery of the support structure. |
| US11745229B2 |
Endpoint detection of deposition cleaning in a pumping line and a processing chamber
A method is provided for cleaning of a processing system comprising a wafer processing chamber and a pumping line in fluid connection with the wafer processing chamber. The method includes initiating cleaning of the wafer processing chamber by activating a chamber cleaning source and initiating cleaning of at least a portion of the pumping line by activating a foreline cleaning source coupled to the pumping line. The method also includes monitoring, at a downstream endpoint detector coupled to the pumping line, a level of a signature substance. The method further includes determining, by the downstream endpoint detector, at least one of a first endpoint of the cleaning of the wafer processing chamber or a second endpoint of the cleaning of the pumping line based on the monitoring. |
| US11745227B2 |
Substrate cleaning devices and methods thereof
A substrate cleaning device may include a chamber body configured to hold a substrate and a brush assembly. The brush assembly may include a first roller, a second roller, and a belt extending between the first roller and the second roller. At least one of the first roller and the second roller may be movable between a first position where the belt contacts a first surface of a substrate disposed in the chamber body and a second position where the belt is spaced from the first surface. Other substrate cleaning devices and methods of cleaning substrates are disclosed. |
| US11745221B2 |
Operating method for a separator and separator
An operating method for a separator for classifying, wherein superheated steam is supplied to the separator as separating gas, and wherein the temperature of the superheated steam as separating gas is selected to be so low that in particular no condensation of the superheated steam occurs in the separator. Further, a separator for classifying, wherein the separator includes a separating gas supply including a water infeed for generating superheated steam as separating gas, and wherein adjusting or regulating means for the temperature of the superheated steam are provided as separating gas and are designed in such a way that the temperature of the superheated steam as separating gas is adjusted to be so low that in particular no condensation of the superheated steam occurs in the separator. |
| US11745220B2 |
Filter extractor tool and methods thereof
A filter extractor may include a first gutter fixed to a tool body and a second gutter being pivotably connected to the tool body. Additionally, a lifting device may be provided on the filter extractor. The lifting device is configured to extend and retract a line through the first gutter and the second gutter to extract a filter from a fluid conduit. |
| US11745217B2 |
Method for finishing a wood board
The disclosure relates to a method for finishing a wood board with an upper face and a lower face, having the following steps: a) applying a undercoat made of a liquid melamine resin onto the upper face, the melamine resin at least partly penetrating into the upper edge layer of the wood board, b) drying the undercoat into an undercoat layer, c) applying a base color onto the undercoat layer, d) drying the base color into a base color layer, e) applying a base color onto the base color layer in order to produce a decorative element, f) drying the decorative element into a decorative layer, g) applying a liquid melamine resin onto the dried decorative layer, h) drying the melamine resin into a melamine resin layer, and i) applying a liquid medium with a proportion of isocyanate. |
| US11745214B2 |
Dispensing paintbrush
A dispensing paintbrush includes a handle, a brush head connected to the handle, and bristles attached to the brush head to apply a fluid to a surface. A coupler is attached to the handle and is configured to connect to a fluid source. A nozzle is attached to the coupler and is configured to dispense the fluid to the bristles. The nozzle extends within the bristles and terminates at a position from the brush head that is less than one half the length of the bristles. |
| US11745207B2 |
Sprinkler with modular components and pop up deflector with lug(s) for rotational engagement
A sprinkler includes a pop-up deflector plate that is engageable with a brake assembly in an extended position. A brake module is secured to a sprinkler body and includes a rotatable connector coupled with the brake assembly. The pop-up deflector plate is disposed adjacent the nozzle and engages the rotatable connector in the extended position. |
| US11745205B2 |
Manufacturing containers
A holder, a transport device, and a method of manufacturing a container are described. The container comprises a body that extends along an axis and a flange that extends radially to the axis, and the holder comprises one or more fastening elements that are configured to engage one or more of a top surface, a bottom surface, or a peripheral surface of the flange. |
| US11745203B2 |
Spray gun and hose cover
A spray gun cover is made of flashspun high-density polyethylene fibers (e.g., Tyvek), another cloth-like material, plastic, or fabric. The cover is self-sustaining, and an elastic material is disposed at openings of the cover to secure the cover at the nozzle around the nozzle opening of the spray gun cover and at the back of the spray gun around a large opening of the spray gun cover. Through the cover, the paint cup or reservoir and the spray gun are covered and protected from airborne fluid or dry particles that bounce back from the surface of the item being sprayed with paint, stain, or other fluid (overspray). Additionally, an air hose cover is also made of flashspun high-density polyethylene fibers or the like and covers and protects an air hose for a spray gun. |
| US11745198B2 |
Set of dispensing containers and a main dispensing container
The invention relates to a set of dispensing containers (100) for liquid and semi-liquid substances, comprising a main dispening container (1) and a secondary dispensing container (4). The main dispensing container (1) comprises an outlet (2) and a main pump (3) and is suitable for placing more substance therein and for filling of the secondary dispensing container (4), and the secondary dispensing container (4) is suitable for containing a smaller amount of substance and comprises a pumping mechanism, wherein during filling the secondary dispensing container (4) is connected to the main dispensing container (1). A sliding mechanism (7) is located at the outlet (2) of the main dispensing container (1), and the main pump (3) is mounted in the outlet (2) of the main dispensing container (1), said main pump (3) being connected to the atomizer (8) at the outside of the main dispensing container (1). The atomizer (8) is equipped with a control valve (9) for opening and closing of a nozzle (11) of the atomizer (8), and in an upper part of the atomizer (8) an upper valve (10) is located for connecting the channel of the main pump (3) with the secondary dispensing container (4), when the secondary dispensing container (4) is mounted on the atomizer (8). The secondary dispensing container (4) and the outlet (2) of the main dispensing container (1) contain means for a detachable attachment of the secondary dispensing container (4) to the main dispensing container (1). |
| US11745194B2 |
Applicator comprising a sealing membrane
The disclosure concerns an applicator (e.g. print head) for applying a coating agent (e.g. paint) to a component (e.g. motor vehicle body component), having a nozzle chamber with a plurality of nozzles for dispensing the coating agent in the form of continuous jets or droplets, the coating agent flowing during operation through the nozzle chamber to the nozzles so that the nozzle chamber is filled with the coating agent during operation. The print head further comprises a plurality of slidable valve needles associated with the individual nozzles and selectively opening or closing the respective nozzle depending on the position of the valve needles. Furthermore, the print head according to the disclosure contains an actuator chamber for receiving actuators for displacing the valve needles. In addition, the applicator according to the disclosure has a sealing element which fluidically separates the actuator chamber from the nozzle chamber in order to avoid contamination of the actuator chamber with the coating agent in the nozzle chamber. The disclosure provides that the sealing element is designed such that the individual valve needles can be displaced independently of one another without a displacement of one of the valve needles impairing the opening and closing of the nozzles at the adjacent valve needle. |
| US11745192B2 |
Wide angle spray nozzle
A spray nozzle is disclosed that includes a nozzle body having a first portion with a cylindrical configuration and a second portion including a dome-shaped end wall. The first and second portions of the nozzle body define an internal fluid passage having a downstream end defined by the dome-shaped end wall. A flow control element is arranged at an inlet end of the internal fluid passage. The flow control element includes a pre-orifice through which fluid can enter the internal fluid passage of the nozzle body. First and second discharge orifices are provided in the dome-shaped end wall with each of the first and second discharge orifices being arranged on a respective one of opposing sides of an apex of the dome-shaped end wall. The first and second discharge orifices are configured to produce a fan-shaped fluid discharge pattern with each discharge orifice having an elongated slit-like configuration. |
| US11745186B2 |
Retention clip and sample rack for a sample analysis system
An embodiment is a sample rack system. The sample rack system comprises a rack having a base, a top opposite the base along a vertical direction, a receptacle that extends from the top toward the base along the vertical direction, and a receiver element proximate the top. The receptacle is sized to receive a sample collection unit. The system also includes a retention clip for holding the sample collection unit in the receptacle. The retention clip includes an engagement head for attachment to the receiver element of the rack. The engagement head defines an outer surface. The retention clip also includes a curved tail that extends from the engagement head and contacts the sample collection unit when the sample collection unit is placed in the receptacle. The outer surface of the retention clip does not project outwardly from the rack when the retention clip is attached to the rack. |
| US11745184B1 |
Reduced background immunoassay plates
The invention provides reduced background substrates, such as multi-well plates, for use in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) and other ligand-binding assays, and methods for making and using the same. |
| US11745181B2 |
Devices and methods for bioassay
This disclosure provides fluidic devices and methods for performing a bioassay, for example bioassays performed on zebrafish. The disclosure provides various fluidic devices for performing a bioassay that include a sample chamber in fluid communication with an air valve; and a bioassay channel that can include a first bioassay region, for example for studying zebrafish in early stages of development and a second bioassay region, for studying zebrafish in later stages of development. The first bioassay region and second bioassay region can be defined using pillars, such as a first and second array of pillars. The fluidic device can have additional structures that are provided herein. Also provided herein are sample loading manifold devices for loading zebrafish embryos into fluidic devices and reagent delivery manifold devices for delivering reagents to fluidic devices. Furthermore, methods using any or all of the devices are provided. |
| US11745179B2 |
Microfluidic systems and methods for lipoplex-mediated cell transfection
Systems and methods for transfection using a microfluidic device are disclosed. Microdroplets encapsulate cells, transfection molecules, and cationic lipid transfection reagent. Droplet chaotic advection in a rendering channel of the system results in a uniform lipid-DNA complex (lipoplex) formation, which can improve gene delivery efficacy. The shear stress exerted on cell membranes during the chaotic mixing increases membrane permeability, which when combined with the co-confinement of cell and lipoplex, improves transfection efficiency of the cell. The systems and methods can be used for a variety of applications such as gene therapy, in vitro fertilization, regenerative medicine, cancer treatment, and vaccines. |
| US11745178B2 |
Fluid processing cassettes incorporating micro- and macrofluidic channels
A fluid processing cassette includes first and second covers, with an interior wall positioned between the covers. The interior wall includes a first surface facing the first cover and defining a portion of a plurality of macrofluidic channels. A second surface of the interior wall faces the second cover and defines a portion of a plurality of microfluidic channels. At least one opening defined in the interior wall provides fluid communication between at least one of the macrofluidic channels and at least one of the microfluidic channels. An additional interior wall may also be positioned between the covers, with each interior wall secured to a different one of the covers and to the other interior wall. The additional interior wall may be positioned between the first cover and the interior wall, with macrofluidic channels defined on each side of the additional interior wall. |
| US11745177B2 |
Ultrasound lysing of whole blood
A system and method for lysing of whole blood for CO-Ox measurement uses a lysing chamber for acoustic lysing of whole blood in a module in which the lysing chamber is separate from a CO-Ox measurement chamber. The disclosed acoustic lysing system and method avoids the expense and complexity of chemical lysing methods and allows the whole blood sample to be lysed while under continuous flow through the lysing chamber. The acoustic lysing chamber is provided upstream from a CO-Ox measurement chamber. The separation of the lysing chamber from the Co-Ox measurement chamber provides freedom to arrange and orient various optical components and/or other CO-Ox measuring components around the CO-Ox measurement chamber. The decoupling of the lysing chamber from the CO-Ox measurement chamber allows for more efficient design of the ultrasonic lysing transducer and CO-Ox measurement optics. |
| US11745175B2 |
Process for improving surface catalytic efficiency of catalyst substrate
The present disclosure discloses a process for improving the surface catalytic efficiency of a catalyst substrate. In some embodiments, to use nano-catalyst particles more efficiently, a process uses a porous substrate as a stationary phase support and disperses the nano-catalyst particles uniformly in all the internal space of the porous substrate, such that reactants flow through the porous substrate to achieve a catalytic effect. In some embodiments, the process not only improves the use efficiency of nano-catalyst particles, but also enables easier and more convenient adjustment of various parameters of a catalytic reaction. |
| US11745170B2 |
Platinum encapsulated zeolite hydrocracking catalyst and methods of making same
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to hydrocracking catalysts and methods of making same. The hydrocracking catalyst comprises a platinum encapsulated zeolite having a crystallinity greater than 20% determined by X-ray powder diffraction analysis. |
| US11745169B1 |
Single atom metal doped ceria for CO oxidation and HC hydrogenation/oxidation
Novel doped oxide and mixed-oxide materials having a metal homogenously dispersed in the form of isolated metal ions throughout the oxide lattice and methods for making the same. |
| US11745168B2 |
Bifunctional metal oxides and paraffin isomerization therewith
Tungstated zirconium catalysts for paraffin isomerization may comprise: a mixed metal oxide that is at least partially crystalline and comprises tungsten, zirconium, and a variable oxidation state metal selected from Fe, Mn, Co, Cu, Ce, Ni, and any combination thereof. The mixed metal oxide comprises about 5 wt. % to about 25 wt. % tungsten, about 40 wt. % to about 70 wt. % zirconium, and about 0.01 wt. % to about 5 wt. % variable oxidation state metal, each based on a total mass of the mixed metal oxide. The mixed metal oxide has a total surface area of about 50 m2/g or greater as measured according to ISO 9277, and at least one of the following: an ammonia uptake of about 0.05 to about 0.3 mmol/g as measured by temperature programmed adsorption/desorption, or a collidine uptake of about 100 μmol/g or greater as measured gravimetrically. |
| US11745165B2 |
Supramolecular filamentous assemblies for protein purification
The present invention provide novel immunofiber compositions for protein or peptide purification and simple and cost-efficient methods and systems using these compositions. In some embodiments, the immunofibers comprise a customized Z-33 peptide derived from Staphylococcus aureus Protein A which is used to construct immuno-amphiphile molecules that assemble into immunofibers in aqueous solution with bioactive epitopes on the surface and have peptide or protein binding ability. |
| US11745163B2 |
Carbon dioxide adsorbents
A carbon dioxide adsorbent including a hierarchical zeolite. The hierarchical zeolite defines micropores having a pore width between about 0.4 nm and about 2 nm, and at least one of: mesopores having a pore width between about 2 nm and about 50 nm; and macropores having a pore width greater than about 50 nm. |
| US11745156B2 |
Method of producing prills
Method of producing prills includes providing a hollow body rotatable about a first axis, the body having a wall rotationally symmetrical around the first axis forming an interior space, the wall including nozzles; providing a second body disposed in the hollow body such that a gap exists between the hollow body and the second body; supplying liquid to the gap; generating jets of liquid from the nozzles radially outward by driving the rotational motion of the hollow body and/or second body around the first axis of rotation using a rotary drive unit; applying a reciprocal pressure excitation on the jets of liquid by moving the hollow body and/or second body along the first axis; and decoupling the rotations of the one of the hollow body and second body and a reciprocating drive-unit. |
| US11745154B2 |
High-temperature aerogel heat insulation coating, preparation equipment and use method for preparation equipment
The present disclosure discloses a high-temperature aerogel heat insulation coating, preparation equipment and a use method for the preparation equipmen. A supporting leg frame is arranged on the outer side wall of the reaction tank; a storage cavity is formed in the upper outer box; a dispersing shaft is arranged in the storage cavity; dispersing blades are installed on the dispersing shaft; a dispersing motor and a material guiding pipe are arranged outside the upper outer box; an unloading mechanism is arranged under the reaction tank; and an exhaust hole and a feeding hole are formed in the outer part of the reaction tank. |
| US11745153B2 |
Quantum fluid operation: technology for effective mixing, reacting, and separating fluids
A continuous chemical process is modified to allow parts thereto to be processed one quantum of matter at a time. This offers precision and efficiency beyond what is possible with the continuous mode. This Quantum Fluid Operation (QFO) is applied to basic unit operations: mixing, reacting, separating. |
| US11745152B2 |
Stirring device with a pedestal that rotatably supports a rotary member and support member
A stirring device includes a tray configured to hold an ink container filled with ink, a support member configured to support the tray, a rotary member configured to support the support member, and a pedestal configured to rotatably support the rotary member, in which the tray and the support member are engaged with each other by engagement portions provided on the tray and the support member (engagement cut-out portion, engagement convex portion). |
| US11745149B2 |
Fine bubble generating apparatus, fine bubble generation method, suction device, and suction system
[Problem] To enable an increase of fine bubbles in medium liquid.[Solution] A suction device of the present invention includes a cylindrical portion that is formed of a cylinder with two base surfaces, first surface and second surface, and that flows medium liquid supplied from a plurality of paths, from the first surface toward the second surface, a plurality of introducing portions that introduce the medium liquid from the first surface or from the vicinity of the first surface into the cylindrical portion such that the medium liquid swirls inside the cylindrical portion, and an outlet port provided at or in the vicinity of the center of the second surface. |
| US11745146B2 |
Method for biological or biomimetic channel-based membrane fabrications using layer-by-layer structure
The present disclosure describes membrane compositions and methods for preparing membrane compositions. In particular, the methods employ a layer-by-layer approach to membrane preparation. The membrane compositions provide significantly enhanced membrane performance over existing commercial membranes, particularly in terms of permeability and selectivity. |
| US11745143B2 |
Mixing-promoting spacer patterns for spiral-wound elements
Embodiments of the present invention provide for the deposition of spacing elements for spiral wound elements which promote mixing within the feed space during element operation thereby improving element performance and reducing concentration polarization and potential for biological fouling. |
| US11745142B2 |
Filter device, purification device, chemical solution production method
A filtering device is for obtaining a chemical liquid by purifying a liquid to be purified and has an inlet portion, an outlet portion, a filter A, a filter B different from the filter A, and a flow path extending from the inlet portion to the outlet portion, in which the filter A and the filter B are arranged in series between the inlet portion and the outlet portion and have, and the filter A is selected from the group consisting of predetermined filters A1, A2, and A3. |
| US11745138B2 |
Health management of membrane gas separation systems
Bayesian recursive estimation is used to analyze performance parameters of a membrane separation system based on historical operational data of a membrane system. Bayesian estimation considers historical data over prior time intervals to predict future membrane separation performance to avoid unexpected downtime and unanticipated maintenance. A set of state variables used for modeling performance is used with a degradation model of to anticipate performance changes and maintenance based on measured properties of permeate, non-permeate, and feed flows. |
| US11745137B2 |
Diamine solvent system for CO2 capture
Disclosed herein is a method and system for CO2 removal from a gas stream using a diamine solvent having a Formula I R1(R2)N-L1-NH—R3 Formula I. With respect to Formula I, each of R1 and R2 independently is aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or R1 and R2 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached, form a heterocyclyl ring; L1 is aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or L1 and R1 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocyclyl ring; and R3 is aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, cycloalkylalkyl, or alkoxyalkyl. And/or the compound may have a viscosity of less than 75 cP at a CO2-loading of 40 mol % and at a temperature of 40° C. |
| US11745135B2 |
Heterogeneous agglomeration adsorbent for heavy metal adsorption, method for preparing same, and applications thereof
The disclosure relates to the field of heavy metal adsorbents, and a heterogeneous agglomeration adsorbent for heavy metal adsorption, a method for preparing the same, and applications are provided. The heterogeneous agglomeration adsorbent includes the following components according to percentage by weight: 0.005% to 0.01% of polyacrylamide, 0.0005% to 0.001% of calcium chloride, 0.001% to 0.01% of coconut oil fatty acid diethanolamide, and a balance is water. |
| US11745134B2 |
Device and method for drying compressed gas and a compressor installation provided with such device
A device for drying compressed gas, having an inlet for compressed gas to be dried and an outlet for dried compressed gas. The device includes at least two vessels, a regenerable drying agent and a controllable valve system. By controlling the valve system, the vessels are each in turn successively regenerated. The device is provided with a regeneration conduit splitting off a portion of the dried compressed gas as a regeneration gas and feeding it into the at least one vessel that is being regenerated. The regeneration conduit at least partly extends through an opening in the vessels such that the regeneration gas can be split off from the vessel that dries the compressed gas. A heater is provided in the regeneration conduit for heating the regeneration gas before the regeneration gas is fed through the drying agent into the vessel that is being regenerated. |
| US11745133B2 |
Filter systems with dirty air chamber spacer elements and methods of using the same
Filter systems and methods described herein include one or more spacer elements positioned in the dirty air chamber along with the filter elements attached to the spacer elements. The dirty air inlet delivers a dirty air stream into the dirty air chamber along a dirty air flow axis. |