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US11008741B2	Hot water use warning device for faucets A low-cost hot water use warning device, having the shape of an aerator housing, including a metallic housing inner core (2) with threads configured for attachment to a faucet and a ridged indented channel for accommodating a thermochromic belt (6) or band that may constitute several layers including an outer thermochromic layer (10) capable of changing its color at a certain temperature, a second high thermal conductivity layer (11) made of copper for evening out temperature gradients and a third low heat conducting polymeric layer (12) for imposing a controlled delay. At each vertical side of the thermochromic belt are flanking wedge-shaped isolation grooves (7). The device operates as an awareness indicator for informing a faucet user of excessive temperature and duration of hot water use.
US11008728B2	Manhole device A manhole device and corresponding system including a manhole is described. The manhole device comprises a main body having an upper portion, a lower portion and a securing means. The securing means is engageable with the manhole such that when secured to the manhole, the upper portion protrudes above a surface level and the lower portion is retained below the surface level in the manhole. The main body provides means for alignment for construction around the manhole while providing a barrier to prevent access to vehicles, people and debris during the construction process. A method of construction is also provided.
US11008723B2	Open end friction pile The Open End Friction Pile comprises of four steel plates, four brackets, and one driving head. The steel plates have a first bend line and a second bend line that are equidistant from a distal end. The first bend line and second bend line of the steel plates are equidistant from each other creating a center portion. The brackets have a first bend line and a second bend line that are equidistant from a distal end. The first bend line and second bend line of the brackets are equidistant from each other creating a center portion. The bracket has a third bend line along the center portion. One bracket is connected to one steel plate along the distal ends and center portion. All four steel plates and four brackets concurrently connect along the distal ends to form two open-ends. A driving head is connected covering the top open-end.
US11008720B2	Floating dock piling height extension assembly and method A system and method for maintaining a connection between a floating dock and a fixed piling during a flood event. The system includes a piling sleeve that is adapted to telescopically and slidably fit over and around a fixed piling, wherein the piling is fixed into the ground below the surface of the water, and extends upwardly through an opening in a floating dock. The piling sleeve includes a catch mechanism attached to an upper portion of the piling sleeve. The catch mechanism is designed to “catch” or engage the floating dock when the dock rises with the water to a pre-determined level. The piling sleeve may freely slide upwardly and downwardly with respect to both the piling and floating dock, and when flood waters rise, the catch mechanism causes the sleeve to rise with the dock while maintaining an extended connection to the piling.
US11008716B2	Road milling machine and method for measuring the milling depth A method is provided for measuring the milling depth of a road milling machine, the machine being operative to mill a ground surface with a milling roller lowered to a milling depth to create a milling track, the machine including at least one side plate located to at least one side of the milling roller to engage an untreated ground surface, and the machine including a stripping plate operative to be lowered onto the milling track generated by the milling roller. The method includes measuring the milling depth of the milling track, the measuring including detecting a measurement value of a ground engaging sensor engaging the milling track.
US11008711B2	Segmented track for a Maglev vehicle A segmented track for a Maglev vehicle includes a structural support portion and a Maglev portion fastened to the structural support portion. Each segment of the structural support portion is formed by fusing together three cast metal components. Neighboring ones of the structural support segments are joined together end-to-end by fused metal, and neighboring ones of the reaction rail segments are joined together end-to-end by fused metal. The positioning and joining of the successive segments is done in the field using on site jigs and machines.
US11008708B2	Water resistant paper and solution for producing same and building structure employing same A waterproof architectural element comprising an elongated panel member composed of compressed fibrous material having a first planar surface and an opposed second planar surface. At least one elongated cellulose layer is composed of Kraft paper having paper basis weight between 30 and 90 pounds and an average thickness between 0.003 and 0.009 inches. The elongated substrate has a first planar face and an opposed second planar face. A polymeric layer overlies at least a portion of the first planar face of the elongated substrate and comprises a polymeric blend of between 50 and 80 wt. % styrene butadiene copolymer and 0.2 and 3 wt. % of a cellulose ether compound. The cellulose ether compound comprises hydrogen or an alkyl group selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl carboxymethyl, hydroxyethyl methyl, hydroxypropyl and between 30 and 50 wt. % calcium carbonate and water.
US11008707B2	Sheet manufacturing apparatus, sheet manufacturing system, control method of a sheet manufacturing apparatus, and sheet manufacturing method Provided is technology improving the efficiency (productivity) of a sheet manufacturing apparatus. A sheet manufacturing apparatus 100 manufactures sheets S by heating with heaters 81 and 82 a mixture (second web W2) of resin and fiber produced by defibrating feedstock MA. The heaters 81 and 82 each have a first roller 171, a second roller 172 that holds the second web W2 with the first roller 171, and a moving mechanism 190. The moving mechanism 190 can switch the first roller 171 and second roller 172 to a position holding the second web W2, and a first roller 171 and second roller 172 are separated and do not hold the second web W2. The heaters 81 and 82 are configured as units that can removably installed to the sheet manufacturing apparatus 100.
US11008705B2	Conveyance device and fibrous material recycling device Provided is technology for effectively removing fiber from a mesh belt. A second web former for conveying a second web containing fiber deposited on a mesh belt 72 having multiple holes 72a has a brush roller 710 with numerous bristles 712 protruding from the surface and disposed in contact with the mesh belt 72. The sectional area of the bristles 712 of the brush roller 710 is smaller than the open area of the holes 72a in the mesh belt 72 so that the distal ends of the bristles 712 can enter the holes 72a.
US11008703B2	Method for determining the replacement state of wear of a rope made of a textile fibre material The invention relates to a method for determining the replacement state of wear of a rope made of a textile fibre material, wherein, in the course of using the rope, the elongation of the rope is monitored over its entire length and the rope is discarded if the elongation of the rope over the entire length exceeds a predetermined maximum value (%). The method according to the invention is characterized in that also the local elongation of a discrete rope section is monitored and the rope is discarded if the local elongation of the rope section exceeds a predetermined maximum value (%), with the maximum value of the local elongation of the rope section being greater than the maximum value of the elongation of the rope over the entire length.
US11008701B1	Dyeing method using bio-dye and cationic modification agent utilized thereof The disclosure provides a dyeing method using bio-dye. A first compound containing an X group is reacted with a second compound containing a Y group to form a third compound, in which the X group is selected from the group consisting of an isocyanate group, a carbodiimide group, an aziridinyl group and an epoxy group, the Y group is selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group and an amine group, and the second compound is an amine compound and contains two or more Y groups. Cationization of the third compound is carried out with a fourth compound containing a carboxyl group to form a cationic modification agent. A cationic modification treatment is performed on a fiber material by using the cationic modification agent to form a cationized fiber material. Thereafter, a dyeing treatment is performed on the cationized fiber material through a dye solution containing bio-dye to color the cationized fiber material.
US11008700B2	Process for printing cellulose containing textile fibre material The invention relates to a process for printing cellulose textile fibre material or cellulose/polyester mixed textile fibre material, characterised in that the fibre material is treated with a printing paste or printing ink containing a disperse dye of the formula wherein R1-R3 are each independently of the other hydrogen, halogen, C1-C8-alkyl or C1-C8-alkoxy, R4 denotes hydrogen, C1-C8-alkyl or a group of the formula —SO2—NR6R7, wherein R6 and R7 each independently of the other denote hydrogen, C1-C8-alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, halogen, C1-C8-alkoxy or C6-C24aryl, or C6-C30aralkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, C1-C8alkyl, C1-C8alkoxy or halogen, R5 represents hydrogen, C1-C8-alkyl or a radical of the formula wherein R1-R4 are as defined above.
US11008697B2	Laundry treating appliance having sensors, and methods of operation A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation includes a cabinet defining a cabinet interior. A drum is rotatable within the cabinet interior, and at least partially defines a treating chamber. The treating chamber has a treating chamber air inlet and a treating chamber air outlet. A drying air circuit is fluidly coupled to the treating chamber air inlet and to the treating chamber air outlet. The laundry treating appliance can include first and second air temperature sensors, at least a first humidity sensor, and a controller operably coupled with the sensors.
US11008693B2	Washing machine and control method of the same Disclosed herein is a washing machine. The washing machine includes a housing provided with an inlet for laundry disposed on a front surface thereof, a water tub provided inside of the housing and configured to store water, a drum rotatably provided inside of the water tub, a pulsator provided inside of the drum and configured to be rotated independently of the drum, a motor provided with a stator, and a first and second rotor connected to the drum and the pulsator, respectively, and at least one processor configured to apply a q-axis current to the stator to rotate the second rotor and configured to apply a d-axis current to the stator to rotate the first rotor based on a phase difference between the first rotor and the second rotor.
US11008692B2	Method of determining a load size in a laundry treating appliance Method of determining a laundry load size in a laundry treating appliance comprising a rotatable drum at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment in accordance with a treating cycle of operation, an imaging device, and a controller having a processor, the method includes generating an image, detecting markings in the generated image, and determining, by the controller, a load size based thereon.
US11008689B2	Colored gold-wrapped thread and method for making gold-plated embroidery by using same The present invention provides a colored gold-wrapped thread and a method for making a gold-plated embroidery by using the same, thereby solving the technical problem of single color of a gold-plated embroidery. The method for making a gold-plated embroidery includes preparing embroidery threads, preparing colored gold-wrapped threads and colored gold fixing threads in a mode of one-to-one correspondence of the same color, preparing an embroidery backing material, arranging a to-be-embroidered pattern on the embroidery backing material, preparing embroidery tools, arranging the embroidery backing material on a reel, and embroidering a pattern. The colored gold-wrapped thread includes a thread skin and a wrapped core, where the thread skin is made of a colored glittering silk material having metal luster, and the wrapped core is made of rayon having no twisting strength or a soft and smooth cotton thread.
US11008682B2	Balloon with dividing fabric layers and method for braiding over three-dimensional forms A medical balloon with a variable diameter that is reinforced with continuous fibers woven to form a fabric with a varying number of layers and fiber densities. Portions of the balloon having a relatively smaller diameter are reinforced with a fabric having a reduced fiber density and an increased number of layers to facilitate the placement of the layers. The fabric also includes a braiding pattern that facilitates the transition from a single layer fabric to a multiple layer fabric. Also described is a manufacturing method for the braiding and layering.
US11008681B2	Dual function absorbing and cooling textile Disclosed herein is a warp knit spacer dual functional fabric construction that provides the ability to absorb sweat on one side and the ability to cool skin to below a current temperature whether wetted or dry on the other side. The knit uses four separate yarns which collectively work together to produce enhanced cooling. Knits can include warp knit spacer and circular knit spacer materials. Various finishing methods may also be employed to enhance the cooling power of the fabric.
US11008678B2	Method of fabricating a textile structure of varying thickness A method of fabricating a textile structure of varying thickness including using a loom to weave a fiber texture in the form of a strip extending lengthwise along a longitudinal axis and widthwise along an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and causing the texture to be wound under tension onto a mandrel. The texture includes a portion presenting extra thickness. During the winding of the texture, a spacer element is interposed between adjacent turns of the fiber texture onto the mandrel. Each spacer element extends in the width direction of the texture over a portion thereof situated outside the portion of extra thickness and presenting, over the portion of the texture situated outside the portion of extra thickness, a thickness that corresponds at least to the difference between thicknesses of the portion of extra thickness and of the portion of the texture situated outside the portion of extra thickness.
US11008677B2	Woven sailcloth A woven sailcloth has groups of load-bearing yarns which extend in straight lines through tunnels without being woven. The tunnels are bordered front and back by woven layers and at the sides by crossing-over yarns. Because the load-bearing yarns extend along the tunnels there is no crimp in their longitudinal direction. The load-bearing yarns may include components for resistance to displacement along the tunnels, such as resin adhesives or wrapped-around filament.
US11008672B2	Polysaccharide fibers and method for the production thereof The present invention relates to a method for the production of polysaccharide fibers which, as a fiber-forming substance, comprise a mixture of cellulose and α(1→3)-glucan, as well as to the fibers made thereof and to their use.
US11008670B2	Manufacturing method of SiC ingot A manufacturing method of a SiC ingot includes a crystal growth step of growing a crystal on a principal plane having an offset angle with respect to a {0001} plane, in which, at least in a latter half growth step of the crystal growth step, after the crystal in the crystal growth step grows 7 mm or more from the principal plane, and in which, the crystal is grown by setting an acute angle, between the {0001} plane and an inclined plane which is perpendicular to a cut section cut along an offset direction and passes through both a center of a crystal growth surface and an offset downstream end portion of the crystal growth surface, to be equal to or more than an angle smaller than an offset angle by 2° and equal to or less than 8.6°.
US11008667B2	Low-gloss chemically colored stainless steel, chemically colored stainless steel processed product, and method for manufacturing same [Problem] There is provided a colored stainless-steel product having excellent viewing-angle color tone discrimination and excellent corrosion resistance, in which a chemical coloration technique having sophisticated industrial color tone is used.[Solution] The product is a chemically-colored stainless-steel product having an uneven surface formed by a grinding treatment, wherein the 60-degree specular gloss [Gs (60 degrees)] of the uneven surface is 5 to 50. The grinding treatment is performed by a single sandblasting treatment or a combination of the sandblasting treatment and an electrolytic polishing treatment. The sandblasting treatment is performed with a projection material configured from inorganic particles having a Mohs' hardness of at least six. A manufacturing method includes a sandblasting treatment step, an electrolytic polishing treatment step, a coloration treatment step for dipping stainless steel in a coloration treatment solution including a mixed solution of a chromic acid and a sulfuric acid to generate a colored film thereon, and a curing treatment step for dipping the coloration-treated stainless steel in a curing treatment solution including a mixed solution of a chromic acid and a phosphoric acid to cure the colored film.
US11008665B2	Method for manufacturing copper foil with rough surface in plating tank and its product A method for manufacturing a copper foil with a rough surface in a plating tank includes causing an electrolyte solution to flow between an anode and a cathode with a current density of 5 ASF-40 ASF. The copper foil with a rough surface including dense nodules of single copper crystals is deposited on the cathode. The electrolyte solution includes chloride ions (20 ppm-80 ppm), polyethylene glycol (PEG) with a molecular weight of 400-8000 (100 ppm-700 ppm), sulfuric acid (20 g/L-200 g/L), copper sulfate pentahydrate (70 g/L-320 g/L) and a sulfur compound (1 ppm-60 ppm).
US11008664B2	Methods and systems for electrochemical additive manufacturing Methods and systems for producing a three-dimensional structure using electrochemical additive manufacturing are described herein. The methods can comprise injecting a growth control solution into an electrolyte comprising a metal salt to form a growth control region and applying an electric potential to a working electrode to thereby form a layer of metal at a location defined by the growth control region. The injecting and applying steps of the methods can be repeated for form the three-dimensional structure on a layer-by-layer basis.
US11008660B2	Method for the production of a coated metal sheet, comprising the application of an aqueous solution containing an amino acid, and associated use in order to improve tribological properties The invention relates to a method for preparing a metal sheet (1) comprising at least the steps: providing a steel substrate (3) having two faces (5), at least one of which is coated with a metal coating (7) comprising at least 40% by weight of zinc, applying on the outer surface (15) of the metal coating (7) an aqueous solution comprising an amino acid, and the metal sheet which may be obtained.
US11008658B2	Controlled growth of ultranarrow nanowires on functionalized 2D materials A method for preparing a nanowire or nanorod on a patterned monolayer or thin film supported by a 2D material substrate in a nonpolar environment comprises the steps of: functionalizing a supporting 2D material substrate using a patterned monolayer or thin film of a polymerized amphiphiles comprising both hydrophobic and hydrophilic constituents; and then growing a nanowire or nanorod on the functionalized supporting 2D material substrate in a salt solution or suspension, wherein the patterned monolayer or thin film comprises a polymerizable phospholipid with a terminal amine. A gold nanowire or nanorod so prepared has a highly controlled diameter of about 2 nm, and a length of about 100 nm, dependent in part on molecular domain sizes in the monolayer.
US11008655B2	Components such as edge rings including chemical vapor deposition (CVD) diamond coating with high purity SP3 bonds for plasma processing systems A pedestal for a plasma processing system includes a substrate supporting surface. An annular edge ring is arranged around a periphery of the substrate supporting surface. A chemical vapor deposition (CVD) diamond coating is arranged on a plasma-exposed surface of the annular edge ring. The CVD diamond coating includes sp3 bonds. A purity of the sp3 bonds in the diamond coating is greater than 90%.
US11008651B2	DC magnetron sputtering A DC magnetron sputtering apparatus is for depositing a film on a substrate. The apparatus includes a chamber, a substrate support positioned within the chamber, a DC magnetron, and an electrical signal supply device for supplying an electrical bias signal that, in use, causes ions to bombard a substrate positioned on the substrate support. The substrate support includes a central region surrounded by an edge region, the central region being raised with respect to the edge region.
US11008649B2	Advanced sputter targets for ion generation An advanced sputter target is disclosed. The advanced sputter target comprises two components, a porous carrier, and a metal material disposed within that porous carrier. The porous carrier is designed to be a high porosity, open cell structure such that molten material may flow through the carrier. The porous carrier also provides structural support for the metal material. The cell sizes of the porous carrier are dimensioned such that the capillary action and surface tension prohibits the metal material from spilling, dripping, or otherwise exiting the porous carrier. In some embodiments, the porous carrier is an open cell foam, a weave of strands or stacked meshes.
US11008648B2	CuO/Se composite film Disclosed is a CuO/Se composite film, in which Se with low melting point (221° C.) and strong photosensitivity is introduced into CuO, providing the film with fewer defects and excellent optical, electrical and photoelectric properties. In the preparation method of the invention, Se is introduced into CuO and melted by low-temperature annealing, and then the molten Se can infiltrate CuO to eliminate or reduce defects in the CuO film such as voids and dangling bonds, thereby improving optical, electrical and photoelectric properties of the film and overcoming the shortcomings that CuO has poor crystallinity, high melting point and is decomposed at a high temperature.
US11008647B2	PVD titanium dioxide formation using sputter etch to halt onset of crystalinity in thick films Embodiments described herein provide methods of forming amorphous or nano-crystalline ceramic films. The methods include depositing a ceramic layer on a substrate using a physical vapor deposition (PVD) process, discontinuing the PVD process when the ceramic layer has a predetermined layer thickness, sputter etching the ceramic layer for a predetermined period of time, and repeating the depositing the ceramic layer using the PVD process, the discontinuing the PVD process, and the sputter etching the ceramic layer until a ceramic film with a predetermined film thickness is formed.
US11008643B2	Tunable anisotropy of co-based nanocomposites for magnetic field sensing and inductor applications A method includes producing an amorphous precursor to a nanocomposite, performing devitrification of the amorphous precursor, forming, based on the devitrification, the nanocomposite comprising an induced magnetic anisotropy, and for a first portion of the nanocomposite, determining a desired value of a magnetic permeability of the first portion, tuning, based on the desired value, the induced magnetic anisotropy for the first portion, and adjusting, based on the tuning of the induced magnetic anisotropy of the first portion, a first magnetic permeability value of the first portion of the nanocomposite, wherein the first magnetic permeability value is different from a second magnetic permeability value for a second portion of the nanocomposite.
US11008637B2	Method of producing martensitic stainless steel strip In the method of producing a martensitic stainless steel strip, a quenching furnace of a quenching process includes at least a temperature raising unit and a holding unit. When a predetermined quenching temperature is set as T (° C.), the temperature raising unit is set to be within a temperature range of 0.7T (° C.) or higher and lower than T (° C.), and a set heating temperature on an exit side of the steel strip is set to be higher than a set heating temperature on an entry side of the steel strip when the steel strip passes through the temperature raising unit. The holding unit is set to the quenching temperature T (° C.). A time spent in the furnace by the steel strip in the temperature raising unit is equal to or longer than a time spent in the furnace by the steel strip in the holding unit.
US11008636B2	Stainless steel sheet and stainless steel foil A stainless steel foil having a chemical composition comprising, by mass %, C: 0.015% or less, Si: 0.50% or less, Mn: 0.50% or less, P: 0.040% or less, S: 0.010% or less, Cr: 10.0% or more and less than 16.0%, Al: 2.5 to 4.5%, N: 0.015% or less, Ni: 0.05 to 0.50%, Cu: 0.01 to 0.10%, Mo: 0.01 to 0.15%, at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti: 0.01 to 0.30%, Zr: 0.01 to 0.20%, Hf: 0.01 to 0.20%, and REM: 0.01 to 0.20%, where Ti+Zr+Hf+2REM≥0.06 and 0.30≥Ti+Zr+Hf are satisfied.
US11008633B2	Non-oriented electrical steel sheet and production method thereof A steel containing C: not more than 0.0050%, Si: 0.1-5.0%, Mn: 0.02-3.0%, sol. Al: not more than 0.0050%, P: not more than 0.2%, S: not more than 0.0050%, N: not more than 0.0040%, T. Ca: 0.0010-0.0080%, T. O: not more than 0.0100% and having (T. Ca/T. O) of not less than 0.50 but not more than 2.0 by decarburizing to a C content of not more than 0.0050%, adding Si, decreasing Al as much as possible, and adding Ca is melted to form a slab. The slab is subjected to a hot rolling at a coiling temperature of not lower than 550° C., a cold rolling and a finish annealing, or the slab is subjected to a hot rolling, a hot band annealing at a temperature of 900-1150° C., a cold rolling and a finish annealing to thereby produce a non-oriented electrical steel sheet.
US11008629B1	Rapid diagnostic test using colorimetric LAMP Kits and methods are provided for performing multiplex LAMP reactions. These kits and methods are directed to specific and sensitive methods of target nucleic acid detection and more specifically pathogen diagnostics such as detection of Coronavirus. The kits and methods utilize a plurality of sets of oligonucleotide primers for targeting the viral nucleic acid target.
US11008627B2	Diagnostic system Methods and systems are provided for point-of-care nucleic acid amplification and detection. One embodiment of the point-of-care molecular diagnostic system includes a cartridge and an instrument. The cartridge can accept a biological sample, such as a urine or blood sample. The cartridge, which can comprise one or more of a loading module, lysis module, purification module and amplification module, is inserted into the instrument which acts upon the cartridge to facilitate various sample processing steps that occur in order to perform a molecular diagnostic test.
US11008626B2	Compositions and methods for detection of drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Methods for the rapid detection of the presence or absence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) resistant to rifampicin (MTB-RIF) and/or MTB resistant to isoniazid (MTB-INH) in a biological or non-biological sample are described. The methods can include performing an amplifying step, a hybridizing step, and a detecting step. Furthermore, primers, probes targeting the genes for rpoB, inhA, and katG, along with kits are provided that are designed for the detection of MTB-RIF and/or MTB-INH.
US11008625B2	Detection of nucleic acids by strand invasion based amplification A method for detecting a target nucleic acid sequence in a sample in the presence of at least protein capable of binding to single-stranded DNA is provided, comprising contacting said sample with at least one oligonucleotide probe comprising a fluorophore, a quencher and a region complementary to said target nucleic acid sequence. The sequence of the oligonucleotide probe comprises at least 20% RNA nucleotides, modified RNA nucleotides and/or PNA nucleotides.
US11008621B2	Multi-copy reference assay A method, comprising amplifying a nucleic acid sequence of interest in a sample comprising genomic DNA of a subject; amplifying a reference nucleic acid sequence in the sample; quantifying the amplified sequence of interest relative to the amplified reference sequence; and determining a copy number of the sequence of interest from the relative quantified amplified sequence of interest. The reference sequence may have at least 80% sequence identity to at least one of SEQ ID NO:1-38, such as SEQ ID NO:1-13. Also disclosed are kits and compositions, each comprising a first probe which specifically hybridizes to at least a portion of at least one reference sequence. Also disclosed is a system configured to perform the above method.
US11008612B2	Methods and apparatus for single molecule sequencing using energy transfer detection Provided herein are systems and methods for nucleotide incorporation reactions. The systems comprise polymerases having altered nucleotide incorporation kinetics and are linked to an energy transfer donor moiety, and nucleotide molecules linked with at least one energy transfer acceptor moiety. The donor and acceptor moieties undergo energy transfer when the polymerase and nucleotide are proximal to each other during nucleotide binding and/or nucleotide incorporation. As the donor and acceptor moieties undergo energy transfer, they generate an energy transfer signal which can be associated with nucleotide binding or incorporation. Detecting a time sequence of the generated signals, or the change in the signals, can be used to determine the order of the incorporated nucleotides, and can therefore be used to deduce the sequence of the target molecule.
US11008611B2	Double gate ion sensitive field effect transistor Devices that include a substrate; a source region and a drain region formed within the substrate and having a channel region provided therebetween; a first insulating layer formed over the channel region; a first floating gate formed over the first insulating layer, the first floating gate configured to respond to an analyte in a target material; and a second gate formed over the first floating gate, the second gate capacatively coupled but not electrically connected to the first floating gate.
US11008610B2	Multiplex slide plate device and operation method thereof A multiplex slide plate device and an operation method thereof are provided. The multiplex slide plate device includes a slide plate and a sacrificial layer. The slide plate has reaction vessels arranged in an array, an injection hole and an exhaust hole, wherein each of the reaction vessels has an opening portion and a bottom portion. The sacrificial layer has a microfluidic channel, wherein the microfluidic channel has an injection channel, a main channel and a distal channel connected to each other. The sacrificial layer is assembled to the slide plate, wherein the main channel faces the opening portion. A sample solution is injected into the injection channel, such that the sample solution flows from the injection channel through the main channel to the distal channel, wherein the sample solution loads into each of the reaction vessels while flowing through the main channel.
US11008606B2	Random nucleotide mutation for nucleotide template counting and assembly A method for determining the number of nucleic acid molecules (NAMs) in a group of NAMs, comprising i) obtaining an amplified and mutagenized group of NAMs that was produced by a. subjecting the group of NAMs to a chemical mutagenesis which mutates only select nucleic acid bases in the group of NAMs at a rate of 10% to 90% thus forming a group of mutagenized NAMs (mNAMs), and b. amplifying the group of mNAMs; ii) obtaining sequences of the mNAMs in the group of amplified mNAMs; and iii) counting the number of different sequences obtained in step (ii) to determine the number of unique mNAMs in the group of mNAMS, thereby determining the number of NAMs in the group of NAMs.
US11008602B2	Non-replicative transduction particles and transduction particle-based reporter systems Methods and systems are provided for packaging reporter nucleic acid molecules into non-replicative transduction particles for use as reporter molecules. The non-replicative transduction particles can be constructed from viruses and use viral transduction and replication systems. The reporter nucleic acid molecules include a reporter gene, such as a reporter molecule or selectable marker, for detecting target genes or cells. Methods and systems are provided for detection of cells and target nucleic acid molecules using the non-replicative transduction particles as reporter molecules.
US11008598B2	Process comprising acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis Provided herein is a process for producing a fermentation product from a lignocellulosic feedstock. The process comprises soaking a lignocellulosic feedstock in an aqueous solution to produce a soaked feedstock. The soaked feedstock is at least partially dewatered and the at least partially dewatered feedstock is subjected to pretreating. The pretreatment chemical is sulfur dioxide, sulfurous acid or a combination thereof and can be added to the process at any stage prior to and/or during pretreatment. The pretreated feedstock composition is fed to an enzymatic hydrolysis conducted at a temperature that is higher than 58° C. The cellulose in the pretreated feedstock composition is hydrolyzed with cellulase enzymes in the presence of the dissolved solids to produce glucose. The glucose is fermented to produce the fermentation product.
US11008592B2	Compositions and methods for the biosynthesis of vanillin or vanillin beta-d-glucoside Recombinant microorganisms, plants, and plant cells are disclosed that have been engineered to express a mutant AROM polypeptide and/or mutant catechol-O-methyltransferase polypeptide alone or in combination with one or more vanillin biosynthetic enzymes or UDP-glycosyltransferases (UGTs). Such microorganisms, plants, or plant cells can produce vanillin or vanillin beta-D-glucoside.
US11008587B2	Universal donor cells Genetically modified cells that are compatible with multiple subjects, e.g., universal donor cells, and methods of generating the genetic modified cells are provided herein. The universal donor cells comprise at least one genetic modification within or near at least one gene that encodes one or more MHC-I or MHC-II human leukocyte antigens or component or transcriptional regulator of the MHC-I or MHC-II complex, at least one genetic modification that increases the expression of at least one polynucleotide that encodes a tolerogenic factor, and optionally at least one genetic modification that increases or decreases the expression of at least one gene that encodes a survival factor.
US11008584B2	Nucleotide sequences and corresponding polypeptides conferring improved nitrogen use efficiency characteristics in plants Methods and materials for modulating low-nitrogen tolerance levels in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding low nitrogen tolerance-modulating polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased low-nitrogen tolerance levels and plant products produced from plants having increased low-nitrogen tolerance levels.
US11008581B2	Method of producing novel rootstock plants having improved grafting traits Disclosed are rootstock plants, and methods of producing the rootstock plants, characterized by improved grafting success, enhanced root growth and other performance parameters.
US11008580B2	Regulation of gene expression by temporal or leaf specific promoters This invention provides molecular constructs and methods for the temporally specific control of gene expression in plants or in plant pests or pathogens. More specifically, this invention provides plant miRNA genes having novel circadian expression patterns that are useful for designing recombinant DNA constructs for temporally specific expression of at least one gene. Also provided are non-natural transgenic plant cells, plants, and seeds containing in their genome a recombinant DNA construct of this invention.
US11008578B2	Engineered landing pads for gene targeting in plants A method for producing a transgenic plant includes providing a nucleic acid molecule comprising at least two regions of nucleic acid sequence that lack sequence homology with genomic DNA of the plant cell, and at least two zinc finger nuclease recognition sites, wherein the at least two regions of nucleic acid sequence that lack sequence homology with genomic DNA of the plant cell flank the at least two zinc finger nuclease recognition sites. A plant cell or tissue having the nucleic acid molecule stably integrated into the genome of the plant cell is transformed. A plant is regenerated from the plant cell. Transgenic plants are produced by the method. Seeds are produced by the transgenic plants.
US11008575B2	DNA aptamers against cancer and uses thereof in delivery of therapy and diagnosis of cancer Disclosed herein are unique single stranded DNA oligonucleotide products identified as binding with high affinity and specificity to ovarian tumor cells that may be used in the delivery of therapy to and diagnosis of ovarian cancer.
US11008570B2	3′ end caps for RNAi agents for use in RNA interference The disclosure relates to novel compounds and compositions comprising a RNAi agent comprising a novel compound as a 3′ end cap. The disclosure also relates to processes for making such compositions, and methods and uses of such compositions, e.g., to mediate RNA interference.
US11008564B2	Processing engineered FMDV P1 polypeptide using an alternative TEV protease Polynucleotide constructs that express an engineered foot-and-mouth disease (FMDV) P1 precursor protein and a non-FMDV TEV protease and methods for safe and efficient recombinant production of FMDV antigens and immunogens. Recombinant production of FMDV antigens avoids the need to culture highly-infectious FMDV, while conventional culture methods for producing FMDV antigens rely on the native FMDV 3C protease which exerts toxic effects on host cells. The inventors have developed a new system that efficiently and safely processes FMDV P1 precursor without the FMDV 3C protease, thus avoiding the toxic effects associated with use of the 3C protease. The invention is also directed to the FMDV antigens and virus-like particles produced by this system as well as to FMDV vaccines, diagnostics and other biologics.
US11008563B2	Dried L-glutamate oxidase composition There is provided a dried L-glutamate oxidase composition containing an L-glutamate oxidase, which is stable even if it is stored for such a long term as one year or longer. The composition is a dried composition, preferably lyophilized product, containing an L-glutamate oxidase and a disaccharide. A preferred example of the disaccharide is lactose. Content of the disaccharide per 100 U of the L-glutamate oxidase is preferably 0.5 to 50 mg.
US11008560B2	Method for purifying and quantifying thrombin and its degradation polypeptides Provided is a method for purifying α-thrombin and for quantifying α-thrombin and its degradation polypeptides in a liquid proteinatious solution. The method employs a one-step anion exchange chromatography method. The method allows purification and/or quantification of a homogenous post-translationally modified α-thrombin. The method can also be used for purification and/or quantification of β-thrombin.
US11008559B2	Methods of making Bacillus akibai serine proteases The present disclosure relates to serine proteases cloned from Bacillus Akibai and Bacillus Clarkii, and variants thereof. Compositions containing the serine proteases are suitable for use in cleaning fabrics and hard surfaces, as well as in a variety of industrial applications.
US11008552B2	Multicopper oxidase mutant with improved salt tolerance The present disclosure provides a multicopper oxidase mutant with improved salt tolerance. Threonine at site 317 of wild-type multicopper oxidase WT was mutated to asparagine, leucine at site 386 was mutated to tyrosine, and serine at site 427 was mutated to glutamic acid by site-directed mutagenesis to obtain a mutant T317N-L386Y-S427E. Compared with WT, the tolerance of T317N-L386Y-S427E to 6%, 9%, 12%, 15% and 18% NaCl (W/V) is improved.
US11008551B2	Method to increase the infectivity of virus particles A method for enhancing infectivity of HCMV virus particles is provided.
US11008550B2	Use of RNA for reprogramming somatic cells The present invention provides methods for de-differentiating somatic cells into stem-like cells without generating embryos or fetuses. More specifically, the present invention provides methods for effecting the de-differentiation of somatic cells to cells having stem cell characteristics, in particular pluripotency, by introducing RNA encoding factors inducing the de-differentiation of somatic cells into the somatic cells and culturing the somatic cells allowing the cells to de-differentiate.
US11008549B2	In vitro model for a tumor microenvironment Methods for mimicking a tumor microenvironment in vitro are provided. The methods comprise indirectly applying a shear stress upon at least one tumor cell type plated on a surface within a cell culture container. Methods for mimicking tumor metastasis and methods for testing drugs or compounds in such systems are also provided.
US11008546B2	Systems and methods for immobilizing extracellular matrix material on organ on chip, multilayer microfluidics microdevices, and three-dimensional cell culture systems The presently disclosed subject matter provides an approach to address the needs for microscale control in shaping the spacial geometry and microarchitecture of 3D collagen hydrogels. For example, the disclosed subject matter provides for compositions, methods, and systems employing N-sulfosuccinimidyl-6-(4′-azido-2′-nitro-phenylamino)hexanoate (“sulfo-SANPAH”), to prevent detachment of the hydrogel from the anchoring substrate due to cell-mediated contraction.
US11008543B2	Apparatus, system and method for disgregating a biological tissue Herein described is an apparatus for disgregating a biological tissue, such as an adipose tissue including stem and/or multipotent cells for use in regenerative medicine. The apparatus comprises a disposable device having a first duct for the passage of the biological tissue, the first duct having a first end and a second end. Each end of the first duct is configured for connection to an inlet/outlet opening of a respective handling and/or collecting device, particularly a pump device, such as a syringe. The disposable device further comprises an adjustment arrangement operable to cause a reduction of a passage section of the first duct.
US11008540B2	Manufacturing facility for the production of biopharmaceuticals A manufacturing facility for the continuous production of biopharmaceuticals integrated with single-use disposable technology.
US11008539B2	Methods for the production of fermented beverages and other fermentation products The present invention is directed to methods for making fermented beverages and other fermentation products including lactic acid and ethanol for fuel and the products produced therefrom.
US11008536B2	Liquid product for stainless-steel corrosion remediation A concentrate aqueous composition for removing Type I and Type III rouge from various stainless-steel items. The liquid composition comprises oxalic acid, a phosphonic acid, and various amines. The use of an amine has been found to provide synergistic results in removal of the noted types of corrosion from various stainless-steel items that include medical instruments, machines, equipment, pipes, tools, mixing and storage vessels, and the like.
US11008532B2	Wax compositions and the effect of metals on burn rates A wax composition is disclosed, comprising a hydrogenate natural oil with (i) at least about 50 wt % of a triacylglycerol component having a fatty acid composition from about 14 to about 25 wt % C16:0 fatty acid, about 45 to about 60 wt % C18:1 fatty acid and about 20 to about 30 wt % C18:0 fatty acid, (ii) a nickel content of less than 1 ppm, and (iii) a melt point of about 49° C. to about 57° C. The hydrogenated natural oil is filtered and/or bleached to obtain a nickel content of less than 0.5 ppm. A candle is also disclosed, comprising a wick and the above described wax.
US11008531B2	Methods of refining a grain oil composition to make one or more grain oil products, and related systems The present disclosure is related to refining one or more grain oil composition streams (e.g., distillers corn oil or syrup) in a biorefinery to provide one or more refined grain oil products, where each grain oil product has targeted amounts of a free fatty acid component and the fatty acid alkyl ester component.
US11008528B2	Viscosity index improver and lubricating oil composition A viscosity index improver containing a copolymer (A) whose essential constituent monomer is a monomer (a) having a number average molecular weight of 800 to 4,000 represented by the following formula (1), the copolymer (A) having a solubility parameter in the range of 9.00 to 9.40: wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; —X1— is a group represented by —O—, —O(AO)m—, or —NH—, AO is a C2-C4 alkyleneoxy group, m is an integer of 1 to 10, each AO may be the same or different when m is 2 or more, and the (AO)m moieties may be randomly bonded or block-bonded; R2 is a residue after removal of one hydrogen atom from a hydrocarbon polymer whose essential constituent monomer is butadiene in which the butadiene is present in a proportion of 50% by weight or more based on the weight of R2, or after removal of one hydrogen atom from a polymer formed by partial hydrogenation of the hydrocarbon polymer; and p represents a number of 0 or 1.
US11008527B2	Engine oils for soot handling and friction reduction Engine oil \s and methods for use in soot-producing engines. The engine oil contains a major amount of a base oil and a dispersant reaction product of A) a hydrocarbyl-dicarboxylic acid or anhydride, and B) at least one polyamine, that is post-treated with C) an aromatic carboxylic acid, an aromatic polycarboxylic acid, or an aromatic anhydride, wherein all carboxylic acid or anhydride groups of C) are attached directly to an aromatic ring. A molar ratio of carboxyl groups from components A) and C) to nitrogen atoms from component B) of from 0.9 to 1.3 is used to make the dispersant which also has a molar ratio of component C) to component B) of at least 0.4 and when component B) has an average of 4-6 nitrogen atoms per molecule, a molar ratio of A) to B) is from 1.0 to 1.6.
US11008521B1	Control of demulsifier injection into crude oil entering separators A computer-implemented method includes controlling water separation in a hydrocarbon stream flowing through a separator train including one or more separator vessels located upstream of a dehydrator by adjusting a flowrate of demulsifier added to the separator train by receiving data from a real-time process test of the separation train, quantifying a demulsifier inertia value from the process data, estimating model fit parameters to the process data to generate a water separation profile (WSP) correlating water draw-off and demulsifier flowrate for the separation train, and during operations, modifying the demulsifier flowrate according to the WSP and according to the inertia value to achieve a received target water separation value for the stream entering the dehydrator.
US11008520B2	Process for reconfiguring existing treating units in a refinery Processes for converting existing refinery units and equipment to enable processing of renewable triglyceride feedstock to provide hydrocarbon fuels. Originally, the existing refinery units may have bene configured as hydrotreating, hydrocracking, fixed bed reforming, or isomerization units for a petroleum based feedstock. Hydrogen from a second reaction zone may be provide to the first reaction zone, without or without the use of a compressor.
US11008519B2	Renewable energy use in oil shale retorting A method of retorting oil shale is provided, comprising: continuously feeding oil shale into a retorting unit; heating the retorting unit using renewable electrical energy; converting the oil-shale kerogen into kerogen oil; conveying a cross-flow sweep gas across a moving bed of the oil shale, to carry the kerogen oil out of the retorting unit; recovering the kerogen oil; and recovering spent oil shale. The combination of electrical heating and cross-flow retorting achieves uniform heating to optimize the production of hydrocarbons. A system for retorting oil shale is also provided, comprising: a retorting unit; an inlet for continuously feeding oil shale; electrical-energy elements within the retorting unit; an inlet for conveying a cross-flow sweep gas through the retorting unit; and an outlet for the cross-flow sweep gas carrying the kerogen oil. The principles of the invention may be applied to ex situ systems, in situ systems, or hybrid systems.
US11008518B2	Coke plant tunnel repair and flexible joints A coke plant includes multiple coke ovens where each coke oven is adapted to produce exhaust gases, a common tunnel fluidly connected to the plurality of coke ovens and configured to receive the exhaust gases from each of the coke ovens, multiple standard heat recovery steam generators fluidly connected to the common tunnel where the ratio of coke ovens to standard heat recovery steam generators is at least 20:1, and a redundant heat recovery steam generator fluidly connected to the common tunnel where any one of the plurality of standard heat recovery steam generators and the redundant heat recovery steam generator is adapted to receive the exhaust gases from the plurality of ovens and extract heat from the exhaust gases and where the standard heat recovery steam generators and the redundant heat recovery steam generator are all connected in parallel with each other.
US11008517B2	Non-perpendicular connections between coke oven uptakes and a hot common tunnel, and associated systems and methods The present technology is generally directed to non-perpendicular connections between coke oven uptakes and a hot common tunnel, and associated systems and methods. In some embodiments, a coking system includes a coke oven and an uptake duct in fluid communication with the coke oven. The uptake duct has an uptake flow vector of exhaust gas from the coke oven. The system also includes a common tunnel in fluid communication with the uptake duct. The common tunnel has a common flow vector and can be configured to transfer the exhaust gas to a venting system. The uptake flow vector and common flow vector can meet at a non-perpendicular interface to improve mixing between the flow vectors and reduce draft loss in the common tunnel.
US11008513B2	Composition for etching The disclosure is related to a composition for etching, a method for manufacturing the composition, and a method for fabricating a semiconductor using the same. The composition may include a first inorganic acid, at least one of silane inorganic acid salts produced by reaction between a second inorganic acid and a silane compound, and a solvent. The second inorganic acid may be at least one selected from the group consisting of a sulfuric acid, a fuming sulfuric acid, a nitric acid, a phosphoric acid, and a combination thereof.
US11008510B2	Light-emitting element, light-emitting device, electronic device, lighting device, and novel organic compound A light-emitting element includes an EL layer between a pair of electrodes. The EL layer contains a first compound and a second compound. The first compound is a phosphorescent iridium metal complex having a LUMO level of greater than or equal to −3.5 eV and less than or equal to −2.5 eV, and the second compound is an organic compound having a pyrimidine skeleton. The light-emitting element includes an EL layer between a pair of electrodes. The EL layer contains a first compound and a second compound. The first compound is a phosphorescent iridium metal complex having a diazine skeleton, and the second compound is an organic compound having a pyrimidine skeleton.
US11008507B2	Nanoparticle-enhanced resin coated frac sand composition A nanoparticle-resin coated frac sand composition is provided. The nanoparticle-resin coated frac sand composition includes a silica sand, an epoxy resin, methanol, a hardener, and nanoparticles. The nanoparticles may be silica nanoparticles, alumina nanoparticles, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles, or titanium oxide (TiO2) nanoparticles. The methanol is used as a diluent for the epoxy resin. The nanoparticle-resin coated frac sand composition may be used as a proppant in a hydraulic fracturing operation, such by injecting a hydraulic fracturing fluid having the composition into a subterranean formation. Methods of manufacturing the composition and hydraulic fracturing of a subterranean formation are also provided.
US11008506B2	Micro-proppant fracturing fluid and slurry concentrate compositions Fracturing fluids and liquid concentrate proppant slurry compositions comprising high-density micro-proppants and low-density particulates in a single treatment fluid. The low-density particulates enhance the suspension of the high-density particulates resulting in improved vertical distribution and longitudinal transport and coverage in the complex fracture network. Methods of hydraulic fracturing using the disclosed fracturing fluids and liquid concentrate proppant slurries as well as methods of preparing liquid concentrate proppant slurries with improved storage properties, are provided.
US11008502B2	Methods for preparing an aqueous surfactant-polymer solution Disclosed are compositions and methods for use in oil and gas operations.
US11008499B2	Method for eliminating fluid loss during construction of oil and gas wells The invention relates to the oil and gas industry, and more particularly to techniques for eliminating fluid loss during the drilling of oil and gas wells. The method includes successively pumping a blocking agent and a displacement fluid into a formation. The blocking agent is comprised of an emulsion-suspension system containing diesel fuel or processed oil from a central processing facility, an emulsifier, a colloidal solution of nanoparticles of silicon dioxide, dry amorphous silicon dioxide, microparticles of ilmenite or trimanganese tetraoxide, and an aqueous solution of calcium chloride or potassium chloride. The displacement fluid is comprised of an aqueous solution of calcium chloride or potassium chloride.
US11008496B2	Composition for preparing anti-wear lubricant for drilling fluid and preparation method of anti-wear lubricant for drilling fluid and drilling fluid This pertains to the technical field of lubricants, and particularly relates to a composition for preparing a wear-resistant drilling fluid lubricant, a preparation method of the wear-resistant drilling fluid lubricant and a drilling fluid. Vegetable oil, nanometer calcium borate, an ether compound and an amine compound may be used as raw materials to prepare drilling fluid lubricant with excellent abrasion resistance by reasonably controlling dosages of the raw materials. The lubricant provided can improve wear resistance, lubricating property, and high temperature resistance of bentonite slurry and water-based drilling fluid.
US11008490B2	Two-component solventless adhesive compositions comprising an amine-initiated polyol A two-component solventless adhesive composition is disclosed, the adhesive composition comprising an isocyanate component comprising at least one isocyanate, and a polyol component comprising at least one amine-initiated polyol having a functionality of from 3 to 8 and a hydroxyl number of from 20 to 1,000. Further, a method for forming a laminate is disclosed, the method comprising forming a solventless adhesive composition comprising an amine-initiated polyol, applying a layer of the adhesive composition to a surface of a film, bringing the layer into contact with a surface of another film to form a laminate, and curing the adhesive composition. Still further, a laminate formed by the method is disclosed.
US11008483B2	Adhesives and related methods Cure in place pressure sensitive adhesive compositions are described that comprise one or more of a bodying component, a structural diluent, a radical diluent as well as additives such as crosslinkers, external catalysts, photoinitiators and stabilizers/process aids. The bodying component can be acrylic or non-acrylic.
US11008481B1	Polymer brush reflow for directed self-assembly of block copolymer thin films A method comprises forming a first structured pattern having a first line width on a substrate. A polymer brush is deposited on the structured pattern, which is annealed a first time at a first temperature and then annealed a second time at a second temperature higher than the first temperature. A block copolymer is deposited on the structured pattern and polymer brush, and aligned first block and second block structures are formed on the structured pattern and polymer brush. The first block structures and portions of the polymer brush and the structured pattern positioned beneath the first block structures are removed, and the substrate between the second block structures is exposed. The second block structures are then removed to form a second structured pattern in the substrate having a second line width, the second line width being smaller than the first line width.
US11008479B2	Fusing agent including a tetraphenyldiamine-based dye An example of a fusing agent includes a tetraphenyldiamine-based dye, alkyldiphenyloxide disulfonate, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, and a balance of water. The fusing agent excludes a strong reducing species. The fusing agent may be incorporated into a three-dimensional printing method or a three-dimensional printing system. In an example of the three-dimensional printing method, a polymeric or polymeric composite build material is applied. The fusing agent is selectively applied on at least a portion of the polymeric or polymeric composite build material. The polymeric or polymeric composite build material is exposed to electromagnetic radiation to fuse the portion of the polymeric or polymeric composite build material in contact with the fusing agent to form a layer.
US11008478B2	Ink composition for use on non-absorbent surfaces According to one aspect, an ink composition includes a colorant, one or more polymers such as a polyurethane siloxane, a surfactant, water, and a solvent. The ink composition has a total solids content of less than about 20% by weight. Further the ink has an initial surface tension of less than about 50 dynes per centimeter on application and the surface tension on drying should not increase by more than 20 percent.
US11008471B2	Waterborne light radiation absorbing polyurethane mixed polyester polymer coating system The disclosure is directed to an aqueous composition comprising a waterborne polymer, a non-ionic surfactant, a levelling component, an IR absorber, and at least one UV absorber.
US11008466B2	Curable composition, process for producing same, and article produced therewith A curable composition including a compound having a perfluoropolyether group and a curable moiety, and a curable resin and/or a curable monomer, wherein an organic solvent having no radical reactive group is not substantially contained. The curable composition is capable of forming a surface-treating layer that is in a lower clouded state.
US11008460B2	Flame-retarded polyamide composition There is provided herein a flame retarded polyamide composition comprising: (a) at least one polyamide; (b) a hydroquinone bisdiphenyl phosphate ester of the general formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 each independently is aryl, or arylalkyl each independently containing up to about 30 carbon atoms, optionally interrupted with heteroatoms, X is a divalent hydroquinone group, containing up to about 20 carbon atoms, and n has an average value of from about 1.0 to about 2.0; and, (c) at least one brominated flame retardant and optionally, melamine polyphosphate.
US11008456B2	Resin composition and uses of the same A resin composition comprising the following constituents: (A) a polyphenylene ether resin with unsaturated end groups; (B) a constituent with a maleimide structure; (C) a first initiator, which has a first one-minute half-life temperature; and (D) a second initiator, which has a second one-minute half-life temperature, wherein the first one-minute half-life temperature is 20° C. to 50° C. higher than the second one-minute half-life temperature, and the first one-minute half-life temperature is 170° C. to 220° C.
US11008454B2	Hot-melt adhesive composition for elastic attachments The present invention relates to a hot-melt adhesive composition comprising at least one particular mixture of SBC, at least one tackifying resin, at least one wax, and at least one plasticizer. The present invention also relates to a laminate comprising the hot-melt adhesive composition according to the invention that can be used to manufacture disposable hygiene articles.
US11008451B2	Fluorocarbon prepreg and resin composition thereof A fluorocarbon resin composition is applicable to produce a prepreg for use in making a high-frequency circuit board, including a polytetrafluoroethylene resin; a fluorine-containing copolymer of poly fluoroalkoxy or fluorinated ethylene propylene; inorganic powders and an impregnation additive such as hydroxyethyl cellulose; resulted in that the prepreg is capable of increasing a plurality of times for proceeding impregnation-coating, the surface defects prone to occur on a fluorocarbon prepreg during drying, baking and sintering after impregnation are therefore improved at the same time.
US11008449B2	Bimodal ethylene, alpha-olefin, and diene polymers using dual organometallic catalysts The present disclosure provides catalyst systems having a bridged metallocene compound and a transition metal pyridyldiamide compound for use in alkene polymerization to produce multimodal polyolefins, such as multimodal ethylene, propylene, diene monomer copolymers. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides for polyolefins and processes for producing a polyolefin composition including contacting at least one olefin with a catalyst system of the present disclosure.
US11008441B2	Silane mixtures and processes for preparation thereof The invention relates to silane mixtures comprising a silane of the formula I (R1)y(R2)3-ySi—R3—(S—R4)n—Sx—(R4—S)n—R3—Si(R1)y(R2)3-y (I) and a silane of the formula II (R1)y(R2)3-ySi—R3—(S—R4)z—S—R3—Si(R1)y(R2)3-y (II) where the molar ratio of silane of the formula I to silane of the formula II is 19:81-81:19. The silane mixture according to the invention can be prepared by mixing the silanes of the formula I and silanes of the formula II.
US11008439B2	Solid polymeric articles having hydrophobic compounds intermixed therein The present invention relates to a three-dimensional solid polymeric article having surface effects comprising a polymer composition and 0.1 to 20% by weight of a hydrophobic compound, based on the total weight of the solid polymeric article, where the hydrophobic compound is intermixed throughout the polymer composition and throughout three-dimensional solid polymeric article; and where the hydrophobic compound is selected from a cyclic alcohol which is substituted with at least two hydrophobic groups.
US11008437B2	Material set for forming three-dimensional object, three-dimensional object producing method, and three-dimensional object producing apparatus Provided is a material set for forming a three-dimensional object, the material set including: a first liquid material for forming a three-dimensional object; and a second liquid material for forming a three-dimensional object, wherein the first liquid material contains a solvent, an organic compound A, and inorganic particles, and wherein the second liquid material contains an organic compound B having reactivity with the organic compound A.
US11008433B2	Method for separating and purifying polymers from reclaimed product A method for separating and purifying polymers of a reclaimed product (rP) is disclosed. The rP is contacted at an elevated temperature and pressure, with an extraction solvent to produce an extracted rP (erP). A solvent, at conditions sufficient to solubilize the first polymer, contacts the erP to produce a solution, which is purified at an elevated temperature and pressure by filtering it and contacting it with a solid medium to produce a purified solution of the first polymer. The purified polymer is then separated from the purified solution, and the method steps are repeated until all polymers are separated and purified.
US11008426B2	Polyarylene sulfide resin particulate and method of producing same A polyarylene sulfide resin particulate has a mean particle diameter from more than 1 μm to 100 the uniformity is 4 or less, the melt viscosity measured at temperature of 300° C. and shear rate of 1216 sec−1 is 150 to 500 Pa·s, and the recrystallization temperature, defined as temperature of the heat generation peak at the time of crystallization when cooled from 340° C. to 50° C. at 20° C./min using a differential scanning calorimeter, is 150 to 210° C. The polyarylene sulfide resin particulate is suitable as a material powder for producing a three-dimensional molding by a powder sintering three-dimensional printer can be provided efficiently.
US11008424B2	Thermal interface material assemblies and systems and methods for controllably changing surface tack of thermal interface materials Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of systems and methods for controllably changing (e.g., weaken, strengthen, eliminate, add, customize, alter, etc.) surface tack of thermal interface materials. Also disclosed are exemplary embodiments of thermal interface material assemblies, which include coatings configured to change surface tack of the thermal interface materials.
US11008417B2	Urethane resin composition, coating agent, and article The present invention uses a urethane resin composition including a urethane resin (A), a multifunctional acrylate (B), and a solvent (C). The urethane resin (A) is a reaction product of a polyol (a1) and a polyisocyanate (a2). The polyol (a1) includes an alkylene diol (a1-1) having two or more polymerizable unsaturated groups and represented by general formula (1) or an oxyalkylene diol (a1-2) having two or more polymerizable unsaturated groups and represented by general formula (2) below. The proportion of polymerizable unsaturated bonds in the urethane resin composition is within a range of 3 to 9 mmol/g. The urethane resin composition is a urethane resin composition that can form a coating film having excellent hardness, scratch resistance, and flexibility. HO—R1—OH (1) HO—R1O—R2—OR3—OH (2)
US11008411B2	Phosphono-phosphate and anionic group containing polymers Disclosed are novel phosphono-phosphate and anionic group containing polymer compositions that have targeted uses with divalent cations and surfaces having divalent cations. These compounds can be used to deliver anionic character to surfaces such as calcium hydroxyapatite.
US11008409B2	Method for producing butene polymer Provided is a method for producing a butene polymer, comprising: a polymerization step of performing polymerization reaction by contacting a raw material component comprising 20% by mass or more of isobutene with a Lewis acid catalyst; and a distillation step of subjecting a solution to be treated containing a reaction product of the polymerization reaction and a butene oligomer added to the reaction product to distillation treatment to obtain the butene polymer, wherein an amount of the butene oligomer added is 25 parts by mass or larger with respect to 100 parts by mass of the reaction product.
US11008407B2	Activated pectin-containing biomass compositions and products Methods for producing an activated pectin-containing biomass composition are provided. The method includes (A) mixing a starting pectin-containing biomass material having an insoluble fiber component and an insoluble protopectin component with an aqueous solution of an alcohol to form a mixture; (B) activating the starting pectin-containing biomass material to form an activated pectin-containing biomass material having the insoluble fiber component and a soluble pectin component by subjecting the starting pectin-containing biomass material to (i) an activating solution formed by adding acid to the mixture to adjust the pH of the mixture within the range from at or about 0.5 to at or about 2.5 and (ii) heat to a temperature greater than at or about 40 degrees Celsius; and (C) applying mechanical energy either (i) to the mixture of step A), (ii) during the activating of step B), or (iii) to the mixture of step A) and during the activating of step B); and (D) separating the activated pectin-containing biomass material from the mixture; wherein during the method the alcohol present in the mixture is at or greater than about 40 weight percent based on the total weight of the mixture. Activated pectin-containing biomass compositions are also provided.
US11008400B2	Anti-5T4 antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates The present disclosure relates to CDR defined antibodies targeting the 5T4 oncofoetal antigen (TPBG, 5T4, Wnt Activated Inhibitory Factor 1, WAIF1) which exhibit a binding affinity for human 5T4 antigen which is in the same order of magnitude as their affinity for cynomolgus monkey 5T4. Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), and their use in the treatment of human solid tumours and haematological malignancies are claimed.
US11008397B2	De novo binding domain containing polypeptides and uses thereof Provided herein are de novo binding domain containing polypeptides (DBDpp) that specifically bind a target of interest. Nucleic acids encoding the DBDpp, and vectors and host cells containing the nucleic acids are also provided. Libraries of DBDpp, methods of producing and screening such libraries and the DBDpp identified from such libraries and screens are also encompassed. Methods of making and using the DBDpp are additionally provided. Such uses include, without limitation, affinity purification, and diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
US11008394B2	High concentration antibody-containing liquid formulation The problem to be solved is to provide an antibody-containing formulation which is stable and suited for subcutaneous administration, wherein dimerization and deamidation is prevented during long-term storage. The present application is directed to a stable antibody-containing liquid formulation characterized by containing arginine and methionine.
US11008393B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a polypeptide that binds to IL-6 Methods are provided for the treatment of IL-6R related diseases. More specifically, specific dose regimens and pre-filled syringes are provided for subcutaneous administration, to subjects suffering an IL-6R related disease, of immunoglobulin single variable domains that bind IL-6R.
US11008386B2	Anti-NGF antibodies and methods using same The invention concerns anti-NGF antibodies (such as anti-NGF antagonist antibodies), and polynucleotides encoding the same. The invention further concerns use of such antibodies and/or polynucleotides in the treatment and/or prevention of pain, including post-surgical pain, rheumatoid arthritis pain, and osteoarthritis pain.
US11008384B2	Anti-tenascin C antibodies and uses thereof There is provided antibodies or antigen-binding fragments, derivatives or variants thereof which are capable of binding to the FBG domain of tenascin-C. There are also provided uses of such antibodies or antigen-binding fragments, derivatives or variants thereof, as well as methods of identifying such antibodies.
US11008382B2	Antibodies to oxidized phospholipids The disclosure provides for single chain variable fragments to oxidized phospholipid epitopes and methods of use thereof, including the production of transgenic animal models and the use of the fragments as therapeutic agents for treating CAS.
US11008381B2	Antibodies to oxidized phospholipids The disclosure provides for single chain variable fragments to oxidized phospholipid epitopes and methods of use thereof, including the production of transgenic animal models and the use of the fragments as therapeutic agents for treating CAS.
US11008377B2	Methods of treating a fibrotic disorder by administering transforming growth factor beta receptor II fusion polypeptides In certain aspects, the present disclosure relates to polypeptides comprising a truncated, ligand-binding portion of the extracellular domain of TβRII polypeptide useful to selectively antagonize a TβRII ligand. The disclosure further provides compositions and methods for use in treating or preventing TGFβ associated disorders.
US11008375B2	GIP-GLP-1 dual agonist compounds and methods The present invention relates to acylated GIP analogues which have dual GIP and GLP-1 activity, and their use in the treatment of metabolic disorders.
US11008373B2	Designer osteogenic proteins The invention relates to novel designer osteogenic proteins having altered affinity for a cognate receptor, nucleic acids encoding the same, and methods of use therefor. More preferably, the novel designer osteogenic proteins are designer BMPs and have altered affinity for a cognate BMP receptor. The designer BMPs demonstrate altered biological characteristics and provide potential useful novel therapeutics.
US11008372B2	Targeting proteins for degradation Embodiments provided here include recombinant polypeptides, termed degradons, comprising a target binding domain and a proteasome-binding domain. Degradons of the embodiments are able to selectively target and degrade proteins bound by the target-binding domain, such as proteins associated with disease. Vectors encoding degradons and methods of treating disease with degradons and degradon expression vectors are likewise provided.
US11008370B2	Genetically modified yeast cell and improved process for production of clot-specific streptokinase Disclosed herein is an expression system for the production and secretion of biologically active clot-specific streptokinase (CSSK) protein in methylotrophic yeast. Yeast-expressed CSSK protein displays improved plasminogen activation and fibrin selectivity. Further disclosed are methylotrophic yeast transformed with at least one copy of functional cDNA sequence encoding CSSK adjunct with modified signal sequence which results in secretion of mature and correctly processed CSSK.
US11008367B2	Compositions and methods for treating, including preventing, parvovirus infections and related diseases Some embodiments of the invention include inventive polypeptides (e.g., mutant VP2 proteins) and virus-like particles made from the inventive polypeptides. Other embodiments of the invention include compositions for treating (e.g., preventing) parvovirus (e.g., erythrovirus or parvovirus B19) infection and other diseases. Further embodiments include methods for administering compositions to an animal. Other embodiments include treating (e.g., preventing) parvovirus (e.g., erythrovirus or parvovirus B19) infection and other diseases. Still other embodiments include nucleic acid sequences that encode the inventive polypeptides. Additional embodiments of the invention are also discussed.
US11008365B2	Polypeptide exhibiting affinity to antibodies forming non-native three-dimensional structure The present invention relates to a novel polypeptide having affinity for proteins partially including a CH1-CL domain forming a non-native three-dimensional structure and capable of being suitably used for detecting, immobilizing, or removing these proteins and relates to use of the polypeptide. Specifically, disclosed are a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence represented by any one of the following formulas 1 to 3: (1) P-Q-x-I-x-L-x-[IL]-[NT]-[YW] (SEQ ID NO: 1), (2) Y-D-P-E-T-G-T-W-P-Q-x-I-x-L-x-[IL]-[NT]-[YW] (SEQ ID NO: 4), and (3) P-N-S-G-G-G-G-S-Y-D-P-E-T-G-T-W-P-Q-x-I-x-L-x-[IL]-[NT]-[YW] (SEQ ID NO: 7) (wherein x represents an amino acid residue; and brackets represent any one of the amino acid residues within the brackets), and a method of using the polypeptide to detect, purify, or remove a protein partially including a CH1-CL domain forming a non-native three-dimensional structure.
US11008364B2	Chromatography medium The present invention provides a chromatography medium comprising one or more electrospun polymer nanofibres which in use form a stationary phase comprising a plurality of pores through which a mobile phase can permeate and use of the same.
US11008359B2	Labelled nucleotides The invention provides a nucleotide or nucleoside having a base attached to a detectable label via a cleavable linker, characterised in that the cleavable linker contains a moiety selected from the group comprising: Formula (I) (wherein X is selected from the group comprising O, S, NH and NQ wherein Q is a C1-10 substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, Y is selected from the group comprising O, S, NH and N(allyl), T is hydrogen or a C1-10 substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group and * indicates where the moiety is connected to the remainder of the nucleotide or nucleoside).
US11008358B2	Synthesis of desosamines The present invention provides desosamine and mycaminose analogs and nitro sugars and methods for their preparation. The invention also provides methods of cyclizing a compound of Formula (A′) with glyoxal to give a nitro sugar of Formula (B). Methods for the preparation of compound of Formula (D′) are provided comprising cyclization of a nitro alcohol to give a nitro sugar and reduction and alkylation of the nitro sugar to give a desosamine, mycaminose, or an analog thereof.
US11008355B2	Crystal of 3'-sialyllactose sodium salt n-hydrate, and process for producing same An object of the present invention is to provide a crystal of 3′-sialyllactose (hereinafter, referred to as 3SL), which is easily handled, and has high storage stability at normal temperature as well as under high temperature conditions, and provide a process for producing the same. The present invention relates to a 3SL sodium salt n-hydrate (wherein n represents any number of 0 to 9, and when n is 0, it is referred to as 3SL sodium salt anhydrate) and a process for producing the same.
US11008354B2	Chiral solvating agents In an embodiment, a composition including a chiral solvating agent to resolve nuclear magnetic resonance signals of an enantiomer of at least one analyte, where the chiral solvating agent facilitates in the at least one analyte binding to a C2 face or a C3 face of the chiral solvating agent, and where the chiral solvating agent causes an upfield shift or a downfield shift in at least one nuclear magnetic resonance signals corresponding to a 1H, 19F{1H}, or 31P{1H} signal, and where the chiral solvating agent includes a cobalt cation. In another embodiment, a method that includes mixing a chiral solvating agent, including a cobalt cation, with at least one analyte to form a solution, obtaining nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of the solution, and identifying an enantiomer of the at least one analyte. In some embodiments, the method further includes determining enantiomeric purities of the at least one analyte.
US11008353B2	Metal complexes for depositing films and method of making and using the same Provided herein are metal-ligand complexes, and associated methods, characterized by formula MLxDy; wherein: M is a metal; x is equal to the oxidation state of M; each D is independently a neutral coordinating ligand; y is zero or an integer selected from the range of 1 to 4; and each L is independently a mono-anionic ligand. L may be a η1,η2-β,β-disubstituted-ω-alkenyl ligand.
US11008352B2	Method for producing cyclometalated iridium complex The present invention provides a method for producing a cyclometalated iridium complex, the method including producing a cyclometalated iridium complex by reacting a cyclometalated iridium complex raw material including an organoiridium compound with an aromatic heterocyclic bidentate ligand capable of forming an iridium-carbon bond and an iridium-nitrogen bond, and using as the raw material an organoiridium compound including a substructure represented by the following General Formula (1). The present invention is capable of producing a cyclometalated iridium complex with a high yield without by-production of a halogen-crosslinked iridium dimer. (in General Formula (1), Ir represents an iridium atom, and O represents an oxygen atom).
US11008348B2	Siloxane derivatives of amino acids having surface-active properties The present disclosure provides siloxane derivatives of amino acids that have surface-active properties. The amino acid can be naturally-occurring or synthetic, or they may be obtained via a ring-opening reaction of a lactam, such as caprolactam. The amino acid may be functionalized with a siloxane group to form a compound that is surface-active and has surfactant characteristics. The compounds have low critical micelle concentrations (CMC) as well as the ability to lower the surface tension of a liquid.
US11008346B2	Beta-lactamase inhibitors Described herein are compounds and compositions that modulate the activity of beta-lactamases. In some embodiments, the compounds described herein inhibit beta-lactamase. In certain embodiments, the compounds described herein are useful in the treatment of bacterial infections.
US11008341B2	Activators of autophagic flux and phospholipase D and clearance of protein aggregates including tau and treatment of proteinopathies The present application discloses compounds which are activators of autophagic flux and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said activators. It further discloses use of said compounds and pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, particularly proteinopathies and tauopathies such as Alzheimer's disease. It further discloses methods of enhancing autophagic flux.
US11008335B2	Positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4 Disclosed herein are pyrido[3′,2′:4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyridazin-8-amine and thieno[2,3-c:4,5-d′]dipyridazin-8-amine compounds, which may be useful as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4 (mAChR M4). Also disclosed herein are methods of making the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor dysfunction using the compounds and compositions.
US11008331B2	Hepatitis B virus surface antigen inhibitor 10-oxo-6,1-dihydrobenzo[e]pyrido[1,2-c][1,3]oxazine-9-carboxylic acid derivatives of formula (I) as hepatitis B surface antigen inhibitors or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and uses of a compound of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and pharmaceutical compositions thereof in preparation of medicaments for treatment of viral hepatitis B.
US11008330B2	Tetraphenylporphyrin derivative Provided is a ligand capable of stably bonding together interfaces composed of different types of nanoparticles, different bulk interfaces, or an interface composed of nanoparticles and a bulk interface. A tetraphenylporphyrin derivative represented by the following formula (I): wherein in formula (I), R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each independently one substituent selected from the group consisting of the following formulas (II) to (VII); and X and Y are any substituents that are different from each other:
US11008328B2	Processes for the preparation of pharmaceutically acceptable salts of (R)-Pirlindole and (S)-Pirlindole The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of Pirlindole enantiomers, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11008327B2	Processes for the preparation of pharmaceutically acceptable salts of (R)-Pirlindole and (S)-Pirlindole The present disclosure relates to an improved process for the synthesis of piperazine ring, particularly for the preparation of heterocyclic compounds useful as intermediates in the synthesis of pyrazinocarbazoles such as the antidepressant Pirlindole. The process described is useful to prepare Pirlindole enantiomers, or a pharmaceutically accepted salt thereof.
US11008318B2	2-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-7-amine derivates useful as inhibitors of mammalian tyrosine kinase ROR1 activity Compound of formula (I′) or (I″) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compound is an inhibitor of mammalian kinase enzyme activity, including ROR1 tyrosine kinase activity and may be used in the treatment of disorders associated with such activity.
US11008317B2	Triazolopyridine inhibitors of myeloperoxidase and/or EPX The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I); wherein the substituents are each as defined in the specification, and compositions comprising any of such novel compounds. These compounds are myeloperoxidase (MPO) inhibitors and/or eosinophil peroxidase (EPX) inhibitors, and may be useful for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of atherosclerosis, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and related diseases.
US11008316B2	Glucosylceramide synthase inhibitors The invention relates to inhibitors of glucosylceramide synthase (GCS), such as Compound of Formula I, shown below, as defined herein, useful for the treatment of metabolic diseases, such as lysosomal storage diseases, either alone or in combination with enzyme replacement therapy, cystic disease and for the treatment of cancer.
US11008312B2	Pyridazine derivatives as RORc modulators Compounds of formula I: or pharmaceutical salts thereof, wherein m, n, p, q A, B, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of making the compounds and using the compounds for treatment of inflammatory diseases such as arthritis.
US11008311B2	Potassium salt of benzimidazole compound and preparation method therefor, composition and application thereof The preparation method for the compound, composition and application thereof in preparing an angiotensin II receptor antagonist or application in preparing medicine for preventing and/or treating hypertension, chronic heart failure and diabetic nephropathy. After entering a human body, when releasing azilsartan, the compound releases hydroxyligustrazine or NO at the same time, thus generating a synergistic effect with azilsartan. The compound therefore has stronger and longer blood pressure lowering effect, more obvious and longer lasting heart rate lowering effect and high safety, and achieves ideal protective effect for heart and kidney functions.
US11008308B2	Quinazolinones as PARP14 inhibitors The present invention relates to quinazolinones and related compounds which are inhibitors of PARP14 and are useful, for example, in the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases.
US11008305B2	DNA-PK inhibitors The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of DNA-PK. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
US11008304B2	Tetrazole containing apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 inhibitors and methods of use thereof The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof: which inhibit the Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK-1), which is associated with autoimmune disorders, neurodegenerative disorders, inflammatory diseases, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from ASK-1 related disease. The invention also relates to methods of treating an ASK-1 related disease in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention. The present invention specifically relates to methods of treating ASK-1 associated with hepatic steatosis, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
US11008301B2	Piperidinone formyl peptide 2 receptor agonists The disclosure relates to compounds of formula (I), which are formyl peptide 2 (FPR2) receptor agonists and/or formyl peptide 1 (FPR1) receptor agonists. The disclosure also provides compositions and methods of using the compounds, for example, for the treatment of atherosclerosis, heart failure, and related diseases.
US11008295B2	Compounds having antiinfective, antitumoral and antifungal activity The invention relates to novel compounds and their use in medicine, particularly in treating and/or preventing infections caused by a bacterium, fungus or virus or in treating and/or preventing cancer. Additionally, the invention relates to a process for obtaining the compounds of the invention.
US11008294B2	Substituted phenyl sulfonyl phenyl triazole thiones and uses thereof The present disclosure relates to substituted phenyl sulfonyl phenyl triazole thiones, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods of using them.
US11008293B2	5-carboxamide-2-thiobarbituric acids and use thereof as medicaments The invention relates to a class of 5-carboxamide-2-thiobarbituric acid derivatives which inhibits human type II topoisomerase (topoII) enzyme and to use thereof as medicaments especially for blocking the proliferation of cancer cells and treating cancer. The invention also provides a method for the manufacture of the 5-carboxamide-2-thiobarbituric acid derivatives.
US11008291B2	Methods of forming carbene-functionalized composite materials Deposition of carbene monolayers that excluded starting anions, such as iodide ions, has been achieved. Anions such as iodide are a typical contaminant in carbene hydrogen carbonate salts when synthesized using the state-of-the-art method. A method is described for eliminating substantially all starting anion (e.g., iodide) contamination from the monolayer. Air stable, purified carbenes precursors were used to deposit an intact monolayer on the surface of some industrially relevant metals. The monolayer's ability to protect these metals against, for example, oxidation has been demonstrated.
US11008288B1	Methods for preparation of apremilast The present invention discloses a method for preparation of Apremilast. β-phthalimino vinylsulfones are reacted through the asymmetric addition reaction to form an addition product, and the drug of Apremilast can be obtained from the addition product through simple reactions. The method is a process for synthesizing Apremilast in a more efficient way.
US11008287B2	Sulfoxyalkyl organonitro and related compounds and pharmaceutical compounds for use in medicine The invention provides sulfoxyalkyl organonitro and related compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and methods for using such compounds and compositions to treat medical disorders, such as a neurodegenerative disorder, autoimmune disease, infection, or cancer in a patient. Exemplary sulfoxyalkyl organonitro compounds described herein include ((2-(3,3-dinitroaze-tidin-1-yl)-2-oxoethyl)sulfinyl)-D-alanine and variants thereof.
US11008280B2	Compound for organic electric element, organic electric element using same, and electronic device comprising same organic electronic element Provided are an organic electric element and an electronic device comprising the same. According to the present invention, the organic electric element uses a mixture of compounds as a phosphorescent host material which can achieve a high light-emitting efficiency and a low driving voltage and can greatly improve a lifespan in an organic electric element.
US11008276B2	Processes for preparing 2,5-dichlorophenol Processes for producing 2,5-dichlorophenol and 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid are described. Various processes for isomerizing 2,4-dichlorophenol over a zeolite catalyst to form 2,5-dichlorophenol are provided. Processes for preparing 2,5-dichlorophenol including hydroxylating 1,4-dichlorobenzene are also described. The present invention also relates to processes for producing 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid.
US11008272B1	Visible-light-induced direct oxidation method for saturated hydrocarbon bonds The present invention provides a direct oxidation method for saturated hydrocarbon bonds in an organic compound. The method allows an organic compound with a saturated hydrocarbon bond to react with an oxidizing reagent in the presence of cerium complex under visible light irradiation, thus oxidizing the saturated hydrocarbon bond to afford an oxidation product. The present reaction only needs to be carried out at room temperature, while the reaction efficiency remains high. In addition, only visible light is required to provide the energy for activation, rendering the present strategy is a milder and greener reaction method. The cerium catalyst used in the method is low in cost, simple and efficient, while the oxidizing reagent used is also stable in nature and low in industrial cost, rendering the catalytic system highly practical. Furthermore, environmental pollution caused by heavy transition metals and peroxides can be avoided in such strategy.
US11008269B2	Process for the production of ethylene glycol A process for the production of ethylene glycol including the steps of: (i) providing, to a first reactor, a carbohydrate source, a solvent, hydrogen, a first heterogeneous catalyst, which first heterogeneous catalyst contains one or more transition metals from groups 8, 9 and 10 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and a homogeneous catalyst, which homogeneous catalyst contains tungsten; (ii) reacting, in the first reactor, at a temperature in the range from equal to or more than 170° C. to equal to or less than 270° C., at least a portion of the carbohydrate source in the presence of the hydrogen, the solvent, the first heterogeneous catalyst and the homogeneous catalyst; (iii) removing, from the first reactor, a first reactor product stream and separating from such first reactor product stream at least: one ethylene glycol rich fraction; and one sorbitol-rich fraction containing concentrated homogeneous catalyst; (iv) providing, to a second reactor, hydrogen and at least part of the sorbitol-rich fraction, containing concentrated homogeneous catalyst; (v) reacting, in the second reactor, at a temperature in the range from equal to or more than 200° C. to equal to or less than 300° C., at least a part of the sorbitol-rich fraction, containing concentrated homogeneous catalyst, in the presence of the hydrogen, a second heterogeneous catalyst, which second heterogeneous catalyst contains one or more transition metals from groups 8, 9 and 10 of the Periodic Table of the Elements; (vi) removing, from the second reactor, a second reactor product stream.
US11008267B2	Hydrofluoroalkane composition The disclosure relates to a method for hydrofluorination of an olefin of the formula: RCX═CYZ to produce a hydrofluoroalkane of formula RCXFCHYZ or RCXHCFYZ, wherein X, Y, and Z are independently the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of H, F, Cl, Br, and C1-C6 alkyl which is partially or fully substituted with chloro or fluoro or bromo; and R is a C1-C6 alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted with chloro or fluoro or bromo, comprising reacting the olefin with HF in the liquid-phase, in the presence of SbF5, at a temperature ranging from about −30° C. to about 65° C. and compositions formed by the process.
US11008265B2	Reactors and systems for oxidative coupling of methane In an aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for the oxidative coupling of methane to generate hydrocarbon compounds containing at least two carbon atoms (C2+ compounds). The method can include mixing a first gas stream comprising methane with a second gas stream comprising oxygen to form a third gas stream comprising methane and oxygen and performing an oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) reaction using the third gas stream to produce a product stream comprising one or more C2+ compounds.
US11008263B2	Reactive burning rate accelerators, solid energetic materials comprising the same, and methods of using the same A reactive burning rate accelerator is provided that is configured to be at least partially embedded in a solid energetic material and comprises at least one metallic component and at least one non-metallic component. The reactive burning rate accelerator is configured to ignite and combust to increase the mass burning rate of the solid energetic material. Also provided are solid energetic materials comprising the reactive burning accelerator and methods of manufacturing and using the same.
US11008260B2	Corrosion resistant materials A corrosion resistant member has a portion to be exposed to a corrosive gas. The portion to be exposed to the corrosive gas is formed of a ceramic sintered body. The mean width (Rsm) of profile elements of a surface of the ceramic sintered body is 25 μm or less, and the ratio (Rsm/Ra) of the mean width (Rsm) of the profile elements to the arithmetic mean roughness (Ra) of the surface of the ceramic sintered body is 4,000 or less.
US11008259B2	Method for manufacturing ceramic plate-shaped body and ceramic plate-shaped body A method for manufacturing a ceramic plate-shaped body that efficiently manufactures a ceramic plate-shaped body having high smoothness without requiring polishing after firing. The method includes preparing an unsintered plate-shaped body, preparing a plurality of resin sheets by a resin slurry containing a spherical resin powder that is composed of a resin material being poorly-soluble in an organic solvent and burning out during firing, producing an unsintered laminate by laminating and press-bonding the unsintered plate-shaped body and the resin sheet, firing the unsintered laminate so that the unsintered plate-shaped body is sintered to form a ceramic plate-shaped body, and the ceramic plate-shaped bodies are bonded to each other with scattered fine bonding portions interposed therebetween to form a ceramic laminate, and breaking the bonding portions in the ceramic laminate so that the ceramic laminate is divided into a plurality of ceramic plate-shaped bodies.
US11008252B2	Curable formulations for structural and non-structural applications According to some embodiments, a curable mixture configured to set in the presence of water, wherein the mixture comprises magnesium oxide, a primary cementitious component and at least one accelerant. A proportion by weight of the primary cementitious component is 80% to 120% of a proportion of magnesium oxide by weight.
US11008249B2	Chemically strengthened glass A chemically strengthened glass obtained by chemically strengthening a lithium-containing aluminosilicate glass, when representing a sheet thickness of the chemically strengthened glass by t (μm) and an internal stress at a depth x (μm) from a surface of the chemically strengthened glass by σ(x) (MPa), has a value of a ratio C=rE/rElimit being greater than or equal to 0.7 and less than 1.0 where rE (kJ/m2) is calculated from Expression (3) described above and rElimit=16×t/1000+3.
US11008246B2	Compressively stressed laminated glass article via photosensitive glass and method of making the article Laminated articles comprised of glass core and clad layers, more specifically, to compressively stressed laminated articles comprising a glass core sandwiched between first and second clad layers, the clad layers being formed from photosensitive glass.
US11008244B2	Methods of separating a glass web Methods of separating a glass web that is moving at a glass web velocity. The method includes exposing a separation path on the glass web to at least one laser beam spot that moves with a laser beam spot velocity vector that is equal to a glass web velocity vector in a conveyance direction. The method also includes creating a defect on the separation path while the separation path is under thermal stress from the laser beam spot, whereupon the glass web spontaneously separates along the separation path in response to the defect. In further examples, a glass web separation apparatus includes a first reflector that rotates such that a laser beam spot repeatedly passes along a separation path and a second reflector that rotates such that the laser beam spot moves in a conveyance direction of the glass web.
US11008242B2	Deep sludge dewatering method using electroosmosis with filter bags A deep sludge dewatering method using electroosmosis with filter bags, including (1) placing a filter bag on a slope on which a cathode electrode is arranged; (2) injecting sludge into the filter bag, and after the filter bag is filled with the sludge, closing an inlet of the filter bag; and (3) laying an anode electrode on the filter bag filled with the sludge, and connecting the cathode electrode and the anode electrode to a DC power supply via an electric wire, and carrying out energization for electroosmosis so that water flows down the slope. The present invention can be used for recycling of the sludge produced in underground and tunnel excavation projects, and has the advantages of large processing capacity, simple process, good treatment effect and available resource recycling.
US11008238B2	Mixer support assembly for use in an integrated cover and mixer apparatus and anaerobic digester system incorporating same A mixer support assembly for use in an integrated cover and mixer apparatus and anaerobic digester system incorporating same provided. The digester system includes a tank with an integrated cover and mixer apparatus which provides a completely or substantially gas tight enclosure for the collection of biogas. The integrated cover and mixer apparatus includes a cover, a mixer, and a mixer support assembly for supporting the mixer. The mixer support assembly includes a float ring and a support body that is selectively removable from the float ring. The support body is attached to the float ring by way of a clamping arrangement.
US11008236B2	Photocatalytic oxidation laundry device This disclosure relates to water treatment devices that utilize photocatalytic oxidation to generate oxidizing agents. A water treatment device is configured to be connected in line between a water supply and a washing machine. Wash water from the water supply passes into the device and through a conduit of the device. A reaction chamber includes an ultraviolet lamp and a catalyst cell for generating the oxidizing agents. The generated oxidizing agents are injected into the wash water as it passes through the conduit. The water treatment device also includes a flow sensor placed in line with the conduit to determine when the device should be activated to generate the oxidizing agents.
US11008235B2	Floating dispensers A floating dispenser having an external float or an internal float for supporting a cartridge or cartridges for floatingly delivering a dispersant or dispersants to a body of water with the floating dispenser having cartridges rotationally positionable with respect to one another to control the rate of dispensing while the dispenser floats in an upright condition with the floating dispenser changing its flotation orientation in response to consumption of the dispersant or dispersants in the a cartridge to thereby provide a visual alert to replace a spent cartridge with a fresh cartridge. In addition, the inventions described herein permit changing the dispensing nature of the system from a multiple dispensing system to a single dispensing system without changing the floating characteristics of the floating dispensers through replacement of a dispersant in one of the cartridges with an inert or ballast material that has no effect on the water characteristics.
US11008234B2	Reactors and methods for producing and recovering extracellular metal or metalloid nanoparticles Systems and methods for treating a metal or metalloid ion-contaminated liquid are provided. The method may include (i) feeding the metal or metalloid ion-contaminated liquid into a bioelectrochemical reactor containing a bacteria selected by the cathode to produce extracellular metal or metalloid nanoparticles; and (ii) operating the bioelectrochemical reactor anaerobically to reduce the metal or metalloid ions in the metal or metalloid ion-contaminated liquid to extracellular metal or metalloid nanoparticles. The method may further include separating the metal or metalloid nanoparticles from the bacteria with no energy input. A bioelectrochemical reactor system for production of extracellular metal and metalloid nanoparticles may include a bioelectrochemical reactor, a separation device, and a tangential flow filtration unit.
US11008232B2	System for generating natural chlorine A system including a solar panel device; an electric conducting plate implement that is configured to submerge within a water expanse containing at least salt to produce at least one of, a sodium hypo-chloride and chlorine; a power transformer coupled to the solar panel device and said electric conducting plate implement, wherein the power transformer is configured to regulate the electricity produced by the solar panel device and provide the regulated power to the electric conducting plate implement; an electronic timer device that is configured to switch a flow of current through the electric conducting plate implement at a predetermined interval; a sealed aluminum air tight frame for housing the solar panel device to substantially prevent water from leaking into the solar panel device; and a buoyant implement for receiving the sealed aluminum air tight frame and configured to keep the solar panel device above water.
US11008231B2	Apparatus for electrochemical treatment of wastewater An apparatus for electrochemical treatment of wastewater has at least one electrolysis cell through which the wastewater to be treated is guided. The electrolysis cell has a multitude of electrode assemblies that have electrodes arranged such that the wastewater to be treated is guided through holes in the electrodes. At least one of the electrode assemblies has three electrodes arranged such that the wastewater to be treated is guided through all the electrodes.
US11008228B1	Method of preparing potable water A method of removing organic carbon and other contaminants from a water stream. The method comprises screening large solids from the stream. Pre-oxidation chemicals may then be added. A coagulant is fed into the stream. An activated carbon, preferably formed from lignite, is added by pumping a highly concentrated activated carbon slurry into the stream. The stream, including the activated carbon and coagulant, next flows into a clarifier, where the coagulant will flocculate and enmesh the activated carbon. The activated carbon adsorbs organic carbon and other contaminants, including bacteria, pharmacological agents, and hydrocarbons, as the stream flows through the clarifier. Eventually, the flocculate will agglomerate and settle out in the clarifier, where it, the enmeshed carbon, and the contaminants they contain may be removed. The stream's organic carbon content exiting the clarifier will be much reduced. Accordingly, less primary oxidizing agent will be needed to treat any remaining organic carbon.
US11008227B2	Wastewater purification system A wastewater purification system that uses mechanical and chemical processes to separate contaminants from municipal and other sanitary wastewater, concentrates the resulting sludge for disposal, and purifies the resulting product water for reuse as irrigation water, potable water or for disposal. The wastewater purification system can be scaled from a mobile system mounted on a skid or a tracker trailer to a large municipal wastewater treatment system. The wastewater purification system can include a hydrocyclone feeding a flotation tank. Flocculant is added upstream from the hydrocyclone after air injection by a Venturi air injector or similar device. Coagulant is added before the air injection. A dose of flocculant is added after the hydrocyclone within the vortex of the hydrocyclone and before the wastewater exits near the top of the flotation tank.
US11008221B2	Polyferric sulphate solution A process for production of polyferric sulphate (PFS) solution comprises: a) digesting iron oxide in aqueous sulphuric acid, to form an initial reaction solution including ferrous sulphate; b) subsequently oxidising obtained ferrous ions (Fe2+) with nitric acid to convert ferrous ions to ferric ions(Fe3+); and c) oxidising evolving nitrogen oxides to nitric acid to recover nitric acid; d) wherein the molar ratio of iron to sulphuric acid is such that the obtained PFS product will be sulphate deficient.
US11008214B2	Substrate assembly and related methods Example sensor apparatus for microfluidic devices and related methods are disclosed. In examples disclosed herein, a method of fabricating a sensor apparatus for a microfluidic device includes etching a portion of an intermediate layer to form a sensor chamber in a substrate assembly, where the substrate assembly has a base layer and the intermediate layer, and where the base layer comprises a first material and the intermediate layer comprises a second material different than the first material. The method includes forming a first electrode and a second electrode in the sensor chamber. The method also includes forming a fluidic transport channel in fluid communication with the sensor chamber, where the fluidic transport channel comprises a third material different than the first material and the second material.
US11008212B2	Saddles with eccentric or interchangeable saddle horn assemblies Specialized saddles and components for specialized saddles. In some embodiments, the saddles may include one or more saddle horns that may be placed nearer one side of the saddle than the other. In certain embodiments, the saddle horn may be detachable, allowing different saddle horns to be used with a single saddle assembly or for multiple positions on a single saddle assembly where the saddle horn may be located for use.
US11008211B2	System and method for distributing scented, color-coded, or color scented dilution ratios of disinfectants, disinfectant based cleaning concentrates and ready to use foaming and non foaming hard surface, soft surface and skin cleaning concentrates that are diluted into ready to use form products A system and method for distributing color-coded dilution ratios of cleaning concentrates at different dilution ratios and flow rates. The system mixes a concentrated cleaning composition with different quantities of water to produce diluted concentrates. A plurality of separate dyes or scented dyes are added to the diluted concentrates, with each color of dye correlating to a unique diluted concentrate. This provides a visual indication of the dilution ratio of the diluted concentrate. A plurality of metering devices selectively dispense the dyed diluted concentrates at different dilution ratios and at multiple flow rates. The metering devices are labeled with identification markings, indicating dilution ratios and flow rates. The dilution ratio and the flow rate are selected based on the type of cleaning that is required, and the type of dispensing means used for cleaning. A plurality of lines carry the concentrated cleaning composition, water, dyes, and dyed diluted concentrate.
US11008208B2	Spout for a refill container A spout for a refill container having an outlet opening for communicating with an interior volume, a lid for sealing the outlet opening against a fluid located therein, wherein the lid is removable relative to the base part for unsealing the outlet opening, a nozzle for being inserted into an inlet opening of a bottle, wherein the nozzle is relative moveable to the base part between a closing position, and a pouring position, where the nozzle is positioned close to the base part, a flexible element, connected to the base part and the nozzle for providing a fluid connection of the nozzle with the outlet opening of the base part and a pusher removable relative to the base part by means of the nozzle, wherein the pusher pushes the lid away from the outlet opening in the pouring position of the nozzle for unsealing the outlet opening.
US11008204B2	Filling valve and liquid filling method A filling valve for filling liquid into a bottle is provided that comprises a nozzle having an outlet on its bottom end and a seat on its interior surface, a stem arranged inside the nozzle and having a plug provided on its outer periphery, a helical vane provided on the outer periphery of the stem for inducing a spiral flow, and a bevel with expanding diameter in the downward direction is provided at the bottom end of the stem. The filling valve is closed when the stem descends and the plug makes contact with the seat. The filling valve is opened when the stem ascends and the plug separates from the seat. The bevel is extended below the outlet when the plug is opened. The liquid revolved via the helical vane and ejected from the outlet is spread by the bevel toward a bottle finish or neck.
US11008198B2	Hoist and deployable equipment apparatus, system, and method Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, and methods to deploy and stow a deployable equipment to and from a hoist, to control a load on a suspension without transfer of torque to the suspension cable, for the deployable equipment to obtain data and information from the hoist, and for the deployable equipment to control the hoist, such as a reel of a hoist, to control a z-axis of a terminal end of the suspension cable. Control of the z-axis may be, for example, to control an elevation of a load, such as relative to carrier, ground, or an objective or target, to control a tension on or of suspension cable. Control of the z-axis may be, for example, to control a rate of ascent or descent of a terminal end of suspension cable.
US11008197B2	Method for performing a manual drive in an elevator after mains power-off In a method for performing a manual drive in an elevator after mains power-off, the frequency converter of the motor is separated from mains, any safety blocking of the brake drive and/or motor drive is disabled, current is supplied from the battery to the brake drive to open the elevator brake and current is supplied from the battery to the drive control to allow regulation of the motor speed via the inverter bridge, the manual drive control observes the motor speed via the speed sensor and starts a speed feedback loop to regulate the motor speed to a manual drive reference value by feeding a three phase-AC current to the motor windings via the semiconductors of the inverter bridge, which manual drive speed reference is lower than the speed reference for normal elevator operation, when the car reaches a floor level the floor level indicator is activated, and the actuator is released whereafter the current supply from the battery to the elevator brake is interrupted and the previous disabled safety blocking of the brake drive and/or motor drive is enabled again.
US11008191B2	Transfer mechanism and bag supply apparatus A transfer mechanism includes a main rotating member, a first driving unit, a support mechanism, a holding unit, a second driving unit and control unit and transfers a sheet member from a pickup position to a delivery position. The support mechanism is connected to the main rotating member and the holding unit. The control unit controls the second driving unit in such a manner that, when the sheet member is placed in at least one of the pickup position and the delivery position, a position of the holding unit is not substantially changed in a state where the main rotating member rotates around the rotational axis in the first rotation direction.
US11008190B2	Method, system and a computer program product for condition monitoring of a fiber web or paper finishing machine A method for monitoring a machine element in a paper finishing machine (10). The machine element mounted for rotation machine elements (16-19) equipped with a sensor assembly (24) measuring force or pressure, and a counter-pair (15, 20, 33, 44) for said machine element. The machine element is made to rotate against the counter-pair, a measurement signal (25) is generated between the machine element and the counter-pair with the sensor assembly, and recording a reference cross-directional profile (21) of force or pressure generated. Condition monitoring (38) of vibration with the reference profile is by comparison of current signals with the reference so as to detect periodic variation (39.1, 39.2) in the cross-directional pressure profile, and producing visual information (37) from the analysis for monitoring. The invention also relates to a corresponding system, a rotating machine element for the method or the system, and a computer program product.
US11008187B2	Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus A sheet conveying device includes an auxiliary tray, a sheet feeding tray, a roller, a driving mechanism, and a pickup roller. The sheet feeding tray is adjacent to the auxiliary tray on a lateral side of the auxiliary tray. The roller is configured to move in a thickness direction of a sheet bundle placed on the auxiliary tray to contact an end of the sheet bundle facing the sheet feeding tray. The driving mechanism is configured to laterally move the auxiliary tray to be on top of the sheet feeding tray when the sheet bundle placed on the auxiliary tray is transferred to the sheet feeding tray. The pickup roller is configured to pick up a sheet one by one from the sheet bundle transferred to the sheet feeding tray.
US11008186B2	Bin sweep collector ring assembly In one aspect, the disclosure describes an apparatus comprising an auger section having an auger and a drive unit containing a motor for driving the auger. A collector ring housing containing a collector ring is positioned between the auger section and the drive unit. In another aspect, the disclosure describes an apparatus for attachment to a floor grate. The apparatus includes a pivot stand attached to a top surface of the floor grate, the pivot stand defining a vertical pivot axis. A collector ring has a first stationary portion and a second rotatable portion, with the stationary portion attached to the pivot stand. A housing surrounds the collector ring, and the housing and second rotatable portion of the collector ring rotate together about the pivot axis.
US11008183B2	Air flow system for waste treatment systems An airflow system for a waste conveyor, having a conveyor enclosure with a bottom side configured for being mounted above a conveyor surface. One or more air flow unit enclosures are mounted to the conveyor enclosure. Each air flow unit enclosure has a divergent channel with a channel intake end fluidly connected to the air exhaust and a channel discharge end configured for providing a stream of air (Q) toward the conveyor surface. The divergent channel has a widening cross section (Xd) in a downstream air direction (D) between the channel intake end and the channel discharge end of the divergent channel, and is arranged at an angle (α) larger than 0° and smaller than 45° degrees with respect to the bottom side of the conveyor enclosure.
US11008180B2	Swirl flow-forming body and suction device Swirl flow-forming body includes main body, first end face that is formed at main body and faces a member to which suction is applied, hole that opens on first end face, jetting port that is formed on inner periphery of main body, inner periphery facing hole, and fluid passage that allows fluid to be discharged into hole via jetting port so as to form a swirl flow that generates negative pressure for applying suction to the member. Inner periphery is formed so as to guide fluid discharged via jetting port, in a direction away from the member, to be discharged from hole.
US11008179B2	Conveying system with high speed lane divider A conveying system includes a conveyor and a diverter, the diverter including a shifting section above the conveyor. The shifting section is laterally movable across a width of the conveyor for selectively shifting objects across the width of the conveyor as the objects move along the conveyor. A drive system for effecting lateral movement of the shifting section may include at least one prime mover located beneath the conveyor. The shifting section may include spaced apart walls, each of which is a telescoping wall. A drive system for controlling telescoping of the walls may include at least one prime mover located beneath the conveyor.
US11008175B1	Multi-directional ball rotation apparatus for maneuvering an item A multi-directional ball rotation apparatus designed to maneuver an item in a plurality of directions is provided. The ball rotation apparatus includes a main housing, a first motor coupled to the main housing and having a first rotatable spindle, a shaft rotatably mounted to the main housing and operably connected to the first spindle of the motor, and a spherical member coupled to the shaft and designed to engage the item. The first spindle of the first motor is designed to rotate in a first direction to rotate the spherical member and item in a first direction. The first spindle of the first motor is designed to rotate in a second direction to rotate the spherical member and item in a second direction.
US11008173B1	Spiral conveyor drive control and lubrication The bottom tier (24) of a conveyor belt (22) arranged in a spiral stack (26) is supported by and driven by inner and outer drive chains (28) and (30). The inner and outer drive chains are supported on and ride along support rails (32) and (34). The inner and outer drive chains are driven by a drive system (35) composed of inner and outer drive systems (36) and (38), each including a drive motor with a drive gear engaged with the inner and outer drive chains. Each of the motors is controlled by a separate variable frequency drive unit (114) and (116) which in turn are controlled by a control system (44). The control system (44) also controls the operation of a lubrication system (40) that supplies lubricant to the drive chains.
US11008171B2	Deflector for high angle conveyor pressing assembly A high angle conveyor includes a frame, a first conveyor belt, a second conveyor belt, and a pressing assembly configured to press the first conveyor belt toward the second conveyor belt. The pressing assembly includes a bracket pivotally coupled to the frame, a roller support pivotally coupled to the bracket at a pivot joint, a plurality of rollers coupled to the roller support, the plurality of rollers configured to engage the first conveyor belt, and a deflector configured to inhibit contact between the first conveyor belt and the pivot joint.
US11008170B2	Pharmaceutical formulation transporting device and pharmaceutical formulation printing device Provided is a pharmaceutical formulation transporting device capable of easily ensuring a large exposed area of a solid pharmaceutical formulation during transport. A pharmaceutical formulation transporting device 10 comprises a first pulley 11, a second pulley 12, and a plurality of endless transport belts 13, 14 wound around the first pulley 11 and the second pulley 12, wherein the plurality of transport belts 13, 14 are disposed so as to be capable of holding a solid pharmaceutical formulation between respective first side surfaces.
US11008168B2	Storage device for fiber material comprising a cleaning unit A fiber material storage device for a textile includes a storage chute having a chute housing and a supply line leading into the storage chamber. Fiber material is pneumatically conveyed with conveying air into the storage chamber. A cleaning unit in the storage chamber cleans contamination from the conveying air and includes a cleaning chamber. A semipermeable dividing wall is situated between the storage chamber and the cleaning chamber to retain the fiber material in the storage chamber and allow the contaminated conveying air to flow into the cleaning chamber. A filter element is situated in the conveying air flow between the cleaning chamber and outer surroundings to retain the contamination in the cleaning chamber and allow filtered conveying air to escape into the surroundings. The cleaning housing has a collection chamber situated underneath the cleaning chamber, wherein the contamination retained by the filter element settles in the collection chamber.
US11008166B2	Storage and retrieval systems sharing a common robotic fleet between a storage grid and external workstations A storage system features a fleet of storage/retrieval vehicles and a gridded three-dimensional structure. The structure features a gridded two-dimensional track layout on which the one or more storage/retrieval vehicles are conveyable in two directions, and a plurality of storage columns residing above or below the gridded track layout in spaced distribution throughout the two-dimensional area of the track layout. Upright shafts reside above or below the gridded track layout and provide vehicle access to the storage columns. At least one working station resides outside the two-dimensional area of the track layout, and via one or more extension tracks, is served by the same vehicles that navigate the gridded structure.
US11008162B1	Baby and adult-safe waste container with bag handling odor control assembly Bag trapping apparatus includes a housing, a cord attached to the housing for enabling the housing to be suspended in a position elevated from an underlying horizontal surface, trapping structure on the housing for removably fixing an open upper end of a bag to the housing, and a slotted membrane through which the bag passes when the open upper end of the bag is trapped by the trapping structure. A bottom closed end of the bag is below the membrane so that waste is insertable into the bag through the membrane. The membrane provides odor control and a barrier. If a drawstring bag is used, a raised ridge may be provided on the housing to secure the drawstring.
US11008160B2	Excavation receptacle/bedding box An industrial sized receptacle or bedding box for industrial fill material which is formed by a distal plate, a proximal plate, two side plates, and a bottom plate. The bedding box is equipped with a means for engagement by a secondary device, such as the bucket of an excavator or similar heavy machinery. The bedding box can then be manipulated by the secondary device to lift and tilt the bedding box to empty the contents of the bedding box through an opening in the proximal plate.
US11008159B2	Extension collar for a flowable material dispensing box A hollow extension collar for a flowable material dispensing box, fits over a prior art dispensing box and can be locked in place to increase the enclosed volume incrementally. The incremental increase is determined by the height of walls from which the extension collar is formed. Multiple extension collars can be stacked on top of each other and filled with flowable material.
US11008157B2	Vessels and methods for cryopreservation An article including either a frame having an interior cavity, and a flexible liner situated within the interior cavity; or a deformable frame having an interior cavity. Either frame can receive a sample, such as liquid having suspended live cells, and cooling freezes the sample to a solid sample. The solid sample can be readily ejected from the article having either a frame with the flexible liner, or the deformable frame, without extensive thawing. The solid sample can be rapidly displaced from the article.
US11008156B2	Metered fluid dispensing system A fluid dispensing device having a flexible fluid pouch and a dispensing assembly, the dispensing assembly having a top piece and a bottom piece, the top piece having a flexible actuator including a flexible dome and a flexible flange extension, the bottom piece having a bottom portion of a pump chamber, a pump chamber inlet, a chamber inlet valve, and a bottom portion of an outlet valve, the top piece and the bottom piece mated together to form a pump chamber and an outlet valve, the device configured to allow bidirectional fluid flow through either or both inlet and outlet valves, and to dispense a volume of fluid that is less than the volume of the pump chamber. The flexible pouch may have a single opening or two openings. In the case of a single opening, the entire dispensing assembly is in the interior of the pouch. In the case of two openings, only the flexible dome extends to the exterior of the pouch. The outlet valve is configured so that the more pressure that is applied to the flexible fluid pouch, the more tightly the outlet valve seals.
US11008153B2	Multiply-insulated assemblies Provided are multiply-insulated articles, comprising at least first and second containers disposed together such that the interior volume of the first container is sealed against the environment exterior to the article.
US11008152B2	Multi-chamber container A multi-chamber container is provided having a main container and a main lid. The main container is configured to receive a first inner container which rests on the rim section of the main container. An optional cover for the first inner container is typically provided. A second inner container is releasably attached to, and held to, the lower surface of the main lid by an inner attachment section. The main container is sealed by a skirt section on the main lid so that the contents within the main container, the first inner container, and the second inner container, are only accessible when the lid has been detached from the container, and the first and second containers have been removed. A low cost, easily assembled, secure, single-use, multi-chamber container is provided.
US11008151B1	Cylindrical vessel for low pressure storage of perishable goods fabricated from neat or reinforced plastics A vacuum container for containing perishable items in controlled, reduced pressure, atmospheric conditions is provided. The vacuum container includes a section of generally cylindrical pipe open at both ends and formed of a plastic material. A first end cap is detachably secured to one end of the pipe to form a vacuum resistant seal between the first end cap and the pipe. A second end cap detachably secured to the other end of the pipe to form a vacuum resistant seal between the second end cap and the other end of the pipe. Preferably, the pipe and end caps are all formed of a plastic material capable of withstanding the pressures created when a high vacuum is formed in the chamber.
US11008143B2	Closure for container with informational and/or anti-counterfeiting capabilities A “smart” closure system, apparatus, and method are contemplated. The closure includes mechanical capture and release mechanisms, electromechanical and/or optical indicators, wireless technologies, and/or web-based or remote authentication, verification, and serialization via remotely located data servers. A mobile computing device may further augment certain functions. The resulting system allows for anti-counterfeiting, authentication, serialization, and other capabilities.
US11008139B2	Ergonomic cap remover The invention is an ergonomic cap remover having an open end and an annular sidewall. The annular sidewall comprising a plurality of teeth extending inward and a. The open end opening to a closed cavity surrounded by the annular sidewall and a top. The closed cavity adapted to receive a cap on a bottle. The plurality of teeth adapted to engage the cap. The ergonomic cap remover comprising a means for providing purchase. The means for providing purchase may comprise knurling or tabs on the outside of the annular sidewall.
US11008138B2	Method of forming a collapsible bag using a mold and mandrel A vessel configured to contain a liquid is provided. The vessel includes a collapsible bad, a reusable support structure, a sensor, and a controller. The collapsible bag is operative to contain the liquid. The reusable support structure is operative to support the collapsible bag. The sensor is operative to measure a parameter within the collapsible bag. The controller is in electronic communication with the sensor and operative to introduce an antifoaming agent into the collapsible bag based at least in part on a signal received from the sensor.
US11008135B2	Pallet with ergonomic hand hole A pallet including a pallet deck supported along a base plane. The pallet deck defines a load support surface within a given perimeter. The pallet deck includes at least one hand hole extending therethrough. The at least one hand hole is defined by a circumferential wall extending below the load support surface. The circumferential wall has a lower edge with a curved surface defined along at least a portion of the lower edge of the circumferential wall.
US11008134B2	Foldable and/or collapsible plastic/composite utility enclosures A foldable rectangular plastic/composite enclosure having first, second, third and fourth sides connected by hinges. The enclosure folds flat by rotating the sides on the hinges but is constructed to fold only in one direction. The hinges allow the enclosure to be folded flat for storage and transportation. The hinges are composed of a plurality of hinge members wherein each hinge member is positioned in a housing. The housing has an open interior which helps anchor the enclosure in the ground. An insertable locking pin can be inserted through each hinge to prevent the enclosure from folding. The enclosure can be made of plastic/composite imbedded with fibers such as carbon fibers, glass fibers, or ceramic fibers or imbedded with particles such as glass particles. The use of plastic/composite and various openings or cutouts makes the enclosure light weight.
US11008130B1	Multi-layer recyclable cup The multi-layer recyclable cup is a container. The multi-layer recyclable cup is configured for use in storing a hot liquid. The hot liquid is adapted for consumption by a person. The multi-layer recyclable cup is an insulating structure that inhibits the hot liquid from decreasing in temperature while stored in the multi-layer recyclable cup. The multi-layer recyclable cup comprises a cup. The cup is formed from a composite material. The composite material is a fully recyclable structure.
US11008129B2	Petaloid base with broken valley Disclosed is a container provided with a petaloid base having feet that form protrusions towards the outside of the container, separated two by two by recessed valleys that extend radially from a central dome of the base to a periphery of same, each foot having a median face with concavity facing outwards and extending via an end face forming a discontinuous seat ring, with a planar cross section, each valley having an inner portion extending from the central dome and an outer portion that meets the periphery, the inner portion and the outer portion being, in cross section in a central radial plane at the valley, straight and together forming an obtuse angle protruding towards the outside of the container and meeting at a vertex situated in line with or very nearly in line with the seat ring.
US11008128B2	Customizable wrapper A customizable wrapper for a product, such as a candy bar, including a wrapper assembly having a pair of removable edges. A face sheet of the wrapper assembly includes a printable surface and an integrated wrapper sized to cover the product on both a front and back. A back sheet of the wrapper assembly includes a removable portion at least partially overlaying the wrapper, the removable portion removable to expose an adhesive surface along the wrapper. The customized wrapper is then wrapped around the product and adhered along the exposed adhesive.
US11008127B2	Floating platen system A floating platen system for use in connection with a packaging system that processes tube stock continuous film media to form bags that are filled with product. The floating platen system includes a floating platen that is maintained in a substantially stationary position by use of magnetic forces acting on the floating platen.
US11008124B2	Manual bundling tool A manual bundling tool has a first operating means that positionally shifts relative to a tool body opposite a handle. A tightening mechanism pulls an other end of a cable tie band in relative to a head part by positionally shifting the first operating means. A holding mechanism holds the other end side of the band part pulled by the tightening mechanism so as to prevent return movement. A second operating means positionally shifts relative to the tool body. A securing mechanism secures the other end side of the band part to the one end side of the band part in response to positionally shifting the second operating means. A release operation means positionally shifts relative to the tool body and a release mechanism releases the hold on the cable tie band part by the holding mechanism in response to a positionally shifting the release operation means.
US11008114B2	Expandable energy absorbing fluid bladder systems and methods Various techniques are provided for an expandable energy absorbing fluid bladder. In one example, the fluid bladder includes a primary portion and a secondary portion. The secondary portion can be configured to expand or increase in volume when the fluid bladder is subjected to a pulse greater than a threshold pulse. Expansion of the secondary portion can allow fluid or additional fluid to flow into the secondary portion and thus decrease a peak pulse and, thus, avoid rupture of the fluid bladder.
US11008113B2	Clutch with synchronizer and locking mechanism A clutch that has a synchronizer for matching a rotational velocity of a drive input with a rotational velocity of a driven output prior to engagement of a locking mechanism.
US11008110B2	Hybrid power system for an aircraft Systems and methods for distributing in an aircraft are provided. More particularly, in one embodiment, a system can include one or more gas turbine engines configured to provide propulsion and electrical power to an aircraft. The system can further include one or more electrical engines configured to provide propulsion for the aircraft. The system can include one or more first electrical power systems configured to provide power to the one or more electrical engines for one or more electrical power propulsion loads for the aircraft. The system can further include one or more second electrical power systems configured to provide power for one or more non-propulsion electrical power loads of the aircraft.
US11008108B2	Track fitting adaptor Described are mounting assemblies for securing aircraft passenger seats, including a beam, an adaptor, and fasteners. The beam can include holes spaced along a flat upper surface. The adaptor can be supported by the beam and include a channel, a bottom thickness, and apertures extending through the bottom thickness. The fasteners can extend through the adaptor's apertures and the beam's holes to secure the adaptor to the beam. The adaptor can receive a fitting of a passenger seat in the channel to secure the passenger seat relative to the beam.
US11008107B2	Thermoplastic composite components for commercial aircraft seats Described are thermoplastic composite parts (30, 110) made up of resin-based fiber composites for use in aircraft furnishings. The thermoplastic composite parts (30, 110) can be formed into various shapes including bends so as to be suitable for replacing heavier sheet-metal components (100), particularly in aircraft furnishings.
US11008103B1	Aircraft cabin apparatus including personal electronic device holder An aircraft cabin apparatus may include a top section, a bottom section, and at least one linkage assembly configured to support the top section in an open position following a rotation of the top section between a closed position and the open position. The top section may include a top surface configured to engage a first edge or surface of a laptop and a support structure proximate to the top surface and configured to engage a second edge or surface of the laptop. The bottom section may include two raised portions along each short edge of the bottom section and a cavity defined by the two raised portions. The top section may be configured to fit within the cavity defined within the bottom section when in the closed position, and may be set at an angle relative to the bottom section when in the open position.
US11008099B2	Device and method for firing direction limitation and a countermeasure arrangement Firing direction limitation device (15) for controlling the allowed launch angle range of a directable firing device (10) tiltable between at least two allowed maximum launch angles (MaxLA1, MaxLA2) defining a launch sector (4), wherein the firing direction limitation device (15) comprises a moveable limiting structure (16) configured to be arranged in connection to the directable firing device (10), where the limiting structure (16) is configured to be moveable between a first position (P1) and a second position (P2), wherein, when the limiting structure (16) is set in the first positon (P1), the directable firing device (10) is moveable within a first launch angle range (LARa1), and when the limiting structure (16) is set in the second positon (P2), the directable firing device (10) is moveable within a second launch angle range (LARa2), wherein the second launch angle range (LARa2) is limited in relation to the first launch angle range (LARa1), whereby the allowed launch angle of the directable firing device (10) is controllable.
US11008097B2	Actuator for use in aviation An actuator for aviation may include an electromechanical drive unit connected with an output drive via a gearbox. The drive unit may have at least two partial drives that can be operated independently from one another. The gearbox may be located at least partially between the at least two partial drives such that the at least two partial drives are spaced apart from one another.
US11008094B2	Passive hub flapping lock The present invention includes a passive hub flapping lock including stop wedges; frames coupled to the stop wedges; rods coupled to the frames, and each rod comprising a bracket; lever arms, each lever arm rotatably coupled to a pivot and coupled at a first lever arm end to one of the rods at the bracket of the rod; weight sets, each weight set coupled to a second lever arm end; and pivot torsion springs, each pivot torsion spring positioned at a pivot and biased to hold the flapping lock in an engaged position when stationary or at a rotational speed below a specified rotational speed; wherein the flapping lock is in an engaged position below the specified rotational speed and in a disengaged position above the specified rotational speed and the weight sets move outward, rotating the lever arms.
US11008089B2	Fireproof pressure relief assembly A pressure relief assembly (24) includes an aircraft engine cowl (26) having radially outer and inner skins (28,30) having an opening. A door frame (32) is joined around the perimeter of the opening and defines a door seat (34) surrounding a central portal (36). A pressure relief door (38) is joined to the cowl (26) to cover the portal (36). The door (38) has inner and outer surfaces (40,42) terminating in a perimeter rim (44), with the inner surface (40) of the rim (44) overlapping the door seat (34) to define a primary seal (46) with the door stowed closed. A fireproof secondary seal (48) bridges the door inner surface (40) and frame (32) around the inner perimeter of the primary seal (46) to pre-seal flow to the primary seal (46).
US11008088B2	Method for operating a wing for an aircraft including a foldable wing tip portion A method for operating a wing (5) including a fixed wing (9), a foldable wing tip portion (11) mounted to the fixed wing (9) pivotally between an extended position and a folded position, an actuation unit (13) for actuating movement of the foldable wing tip portion (11), and an arresting unit (15) for locking the foldable wing tip portion (11) in the extended position and/or in the folded position. The method includes controlling the actuation unit (13) to move the foldable wing tip portion (11) either to the extended position or to the folded position until the foldable wing tip portion (11) or the actuation unit (13) contacts a stop element (28), continuing actuation until the actuation unit (13) reaches a stall condition, detecting the stall condition of the actuation unit (13), and locking the arresting unit (15) upon detection of the stall condition.
US11008084B2	Hybrid type vessel propulsion apparatus A hybrid type vessel propulsion apparatus includes an engine, an electric motor, a propeller shaft that rotates together with a propeller, a first transmission path, a second transmission path, and a third transmission path. The first transmission path transmits power of the engine to the propeller shaft. The second transmission path transmits power of the electric motor to the propeller shaft without transmitting the power through the first transmission path. The third transmission path transmits a portion of the power of the engine, which has been transmitted from the first transmission path to the propeller shaft, to the electric motor in order for the electric motor to generate electricity.
US11008083B2	Steering assist unit and boat maneuvering system A steering assist unit for a tiller handle of an outboard motor includes a housing, a pump, and a hydraulic actuator. The housing is connected to the tiller handle. The pump is housed in the housing. The hydraulic actuator is driven by hydraulic fluid from the pump. The hydraulic actuator applies an assist steering force to the outboard motor.
US11008082B1	Paddle for propulsion of watercraft A paddle for watercraft has a shaft to which blades are attached at opposite ends. The blades may be mounted directly to the shaft or via drop cranks. The shaft is suspended on handles oriented transversely to the shaft's longitudinal axis. The handles are capable of pivoting motion relative to the shaft as well as rotational motion about their respective longitudinal axes.
US11008077B2	Bonded information display for marine vessels Systems, assemblies, and methods for providing a bonded marine information display for a watercraft are provided herein. An example bonded marine information display assembly for installation on a vessel includes a plurality of user interface displays for displaying marine data to a user. Each of the plurality of user interface displays includes a front face and a screen. The assembly includes an overlay pane defining a front face and a rear face. The rear face of the overlay pane is bonded to the front face of each of the plurality of user interface displays such that each screen of the plurality of user interface displays is visible through the overlay pane. An integration hub may be included, where the integration hub includes a communication interface configured to provide data communication between the plurality of user interface displays and one or more peripheral devices. Methods of manufacturing accordingly are also provided.
US11008074B2	Passenger vessel with retractable, concealable bow gangway and method for deploying, retracting and concealing a passenger vessel's gangway A passenger vessel 10 configured to moor along an improved or unimproved shoreline to load or unload the vessel via the bow includes a hull 20 having a movable, openable bow member 24 configured to be moved between a closed state and an open state which exposes the hull's interior volume and an extendable and steerable ramp assembly 14 including an elongated extendable ramp member 78 configured to be stowed in the hull's interior when the bow member is in the closed state. The ramp member is extendable by being conveyed forwardly through the bow opening to define a distally projecting ramp extension supported and steerable (vertically and laterally) from a pivot or swing mount frame 84 affixed within the hull 20.
US11008073B2	Method of securing and transferring a load between a vessel and an offshore installation and an apparatus therefor The offshore jack-up has a hull and a plurality of moveable legs engageable with the seafloor. The offshore jack-up is arranged to move the legs with respect to the hull to position the hull out of the water. The method comprises securing the vessel with respect to the hull of the offshore jack-up when the hull is positioned out of the water and the legs engage the seafloor. A lifting mechanism mounted on the offshore jack-up engages with a cargo carrying platform positioned on the vessel. The platform is lifted with the lifting mechanism between a first position on the vessel and a second position clear of the vessel.
US11008071B2	Rotary chain jack that maintains tension in a mooring line/chain A rotary chain jack may include a frame, a dual chain wheel rotatably coupled to the frame, and a stopper assembly mechanically coupled to the frame. The stopper assembly may include latches. The stopper assembly may be positioned to selectively engage a chain passing over the dual chain wheel. The rotary chain jack may be used to moor offshore structures.
US11008068B2	Bicycle gear shift operating apparatus and gear shift position notification apparatus A bicycle gear shift operating apparatus is provided which can easily stop a gear shift operating lever at a gear shift position without replacing all constituent parts of a component. A gear shift operating apparatus 100 is an apparatus that is coupled to a rear derailleur 70 of a bicycle via a shift cable 60. The gear shift operating apparatus 100 includes a gear shift operating lever unit 40, an operating shaft 1 that rotates by operation of the gear shift operating lever unit 40 and pulls and releases the shift cable 60, and a replaceable gear shift position notification unit 10. Rotation stop positions corresponding respectively to gear shift positions of the rear derailleur 70 that are switched in accordance with the rotation of the operating shaft 1 are set in the gear shift position notification unit 10.
US11008067B2	Bicycle operating device A bicycle operating device, having a center axis, comprises a mounting structure configured to be press fitted into a free end of a bicycle handlebar; and an operating structure for an operation of a bicycle component, the operating structure being coupled to the mounting structure.
US11008064B2	Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine for being mounted laterally on a saddle-type vehicle includes an AC generator disposed on an end portion of a crankshaft which is supported in a crankcase. An ACG cover covers the AC generator from outside widthwise across the vehicle. The ACG cover includes an electric power transmission line cover bulging portion covering electric power transmission lines extending to the ACG cover and bulging sideways outwardly widthwise across the vehicle. A crank angle sensor is disposed behind the electric power transmission line cover bulging portion in a vehicle front-back direction. The crank angle sensor is thus protected from flying stones, etc. without an increase in the number of parts used and an increase in the weight of the internal combustion engine.
US11008063B2	Adaptive pedal assist systems and control logic with input torque filters for intelligent e-bikes Presented herein are adaptive power assist systems for manually-powered vehicles, methods for operating such systems, and motor-assisted, operator-powered vehicles equipped with such systems. A method for regulating a power assist system includes a vehicle controller receiving torque sensor data indicative of user-generated torque input. The vehicle controller then determines: if the torque input is less than a commanded motor torque generated by a tractive motor; and, if a calibrated motor decay time of the tractive motor is less than a scaled cadence time of the user's cadence speed. Responsive to both determinations being positive, the vehicle controller calculates a torque decay factor based on the current cadence speed, and modifies the commanded motor torque based on this calculated torque decay factor. The vehicle controller then transmits command signals to the tractive motor to output a modulated motor torque according to the modified commanded motor torque.
US11008061B2	Tri-mode collapsible scooter A tri-mode collapsible scooter includes: a deck; a stem; handlebars; a head tube; a neck hinge; a deck hinge; a wheelset; a neck control; and a deck control. The deck includes: a front deck section; a rear deck section; and a deck hinge interposed between the front deck section and the rear deck section. The neck control is configured to release the neck hinge for transition between an open neck position and a closed neck position. The deck control is configured to release the deck hinge for transition of the deck between an open deck position and a closed deck position. The deck hinge occupies the open deck position and the neck hinge occupies the open neck position in a ride mode; and the deck hinge occupies the closed deck position and the neck hinge occupies the closed neck position in a tow mode.
US11008053B2	Aerodynamic component for automobiles An aerodynamic component disposed on a side face of an upper rear part of an automobile vehicle body and reduces a lift coefficient of a vehicle body rear part, includes a plate-shaped base part and a fin projectingly provided on a front face of the base part, wherein the base part gently increases in thickness from a front edge side to a rear edge side, and has at the rear edge a shape that rises steeply with respect to the side face of the upper rear part of the vehicle body.
US11008046B2	Vehicle body structure A vehicle body structure is provided, which includes rear wheel houses covering left and right rear wheels, left and right rear damper supports supporting upper ends of rear suspension dampers provided to the rear wheel houses, left and right rear side panels, a floor cross member coupling the rear wheel houses in a vehicle width direction, forward and downward of the rear damper supports, a rear header, left and right lower reinforcements coupled at lower ends thereof to the floor cross member and at upper ends to a region adjacent the rear damper supports, and left and right upper reinforcements coupled at lower ends thereof to upper ends of the lower reinforcements and at upper ends to the rear header. A substantially annular shape is formed in a front view by the floor cross member, the rear header, and the left and right lower upper reinforcements.
US11008043B2	Vehicle structure A vehicle structure includes a vehicle frame with a first side member, a front suspension structure and a stop structure. The stop structure is installed to a first side member rearward of the front suspension structure. The stop structure extends outboard from the first side member and includes an upper surface, a lower surface and a main surface. The upper surface and the lower surface are horizontally oriented. The main surface is vertically oriented and includes a first section, a second section and a third section. The first section is attached to the first side member. The second section extends outboard from the first section defining a forward-facing stop surface that extends to a distal outboard end of the stop structure. The third section extends rearward from the second section, with the first section, the second section and the third section defining vertically oriented exterior surfaces.
US11008037B2	Model based diagnostics based on steering model A steering application executing on a vehicle control module receives a steering control input to control a steered wheel of a vehicle and, based on the steering control input, determines a setpoint value for the steered wheel. A diagnostic supervisor receives a measured value of the control attribute and the setpoint value; wherein the first diagnostic supervisor comprises a first model of a steering system of the vehicle. Based on the setpoint value and the first model, the diagnostic supervisor calculates a virtual value of the control attribute and, based on the virtual value and the measured value of the control attribute the first diagnostic supervisor determines an operating condition of the steering system of the vehicle.
US11008036B2	Steering system with an actuating device, and use of the steering system with actuating device A steering system with an actuating device (1), in particular a rear axle steering system, having a spindle drive (3) with a spindle (5) and a spindle nut (4) which is fitted into the housing (2) of the steering system in a positionally fixed but rotatable manner and is driven by an electric motor (9). The electric motor (9) is a vernier motor that drives the spindle drive (3) and is integrated in the spindle drive (3). The actuating device (1) is used for a rear axle steering system of a motor vehicle.
US11008031B1	Reusable shopping bag The reusable shopping bag is a cart. The reusable shopping bag is a collapsible structure. The storage facility of the reusable shopping bag is segmented. The reusable shopping bag comprises a multi-pan containment structure, a plurality of handles, a wheel structure, and a plurality of hook and loop fasteners. The plurality of handles, the wheel structure, and the plurality of hook and loop fasteners attach to the multi-pan containment structure. Each of the plurality of handles is a grip used to transport and manipulate the reusable shopping bag. The wheel structure removably attaches to the multi-pan containment structure. The plurality of hook and loop fasteners performs a function selected from the group consisting of: a) removably attaching the wheel structure to the multi-pan containment structure; and, b) securing the multi-pan containment structure into a collapsed position selected from a plurality of collapsed positions.
US11008030B2	Adaptable modular attachment and accessory system for use with coolers, bait buckets and other containers Various apparatuses and methods relate to coolers or other containers having attachment features to which modular accessories may be attached. Various apparatuses and methods relate to wheel and modular accessory attachment systems for attaching to a cooler or other container. Various apparatuses and methods relate to rails and channels for sliding attachment couplers. Various apparatuses and methods relate to keyed male-female attachment couplers. Various apparatuses and methods relate to a chassis configured to adjust in size for adapting the chassis to fit a variety of container sizes. Various apparatuses and methods relate to a coupler assembly for mechanically securing a container to a container undercarriage system.
US11008026B2	Motor train unit feces collecting system and operating method thereof A motor train unit feces collecting system and an operating method thereof solve the problems of high energy consumption and complicated structure. A reciprocating motion device directly drives a piston to alternately change the positive and negative pressure in sewage disposal, without providing an intermediate tank, so the system is simple in structure and low in energy consumption. The system includes a blow-off line for connecting a toilet with a sewage tank and connected to a positive and negative pressure switching device which includes a by-pass line, the openings at both ends of the by-pass line are in communication with the blow-off line, a piston is disposed in the by-pass line and connected to a reciprocating motion device which drives the piston to move to change the positive and negative pressure condition of upper and lower regions of the by-pass line.
US11008024B2	Railcar flexible gear coupling and railcar bogie including same A flexible gear coupling includes two external gears and two internal gears meshing with the respective two external gears. A tooth root crowning radius of each external gear is smaller than a tooth tip crowning radius of the external gear. The external gear is formed such that a reference tooth height that is a tooth height at a tooth width direction middle position is smaller than an end tooth height that is a tooth height at a tooth width direction end position. A ratio of the end tooth height to the reference tooth height is set to 1.21 or more, and/or a ratio Rc/Rb of the tooth root crowning radius to the tooth tip crowning radius is set to 0.37 or less.
US11008023B2	Liftable carrying apparatus A liftable carrying apparatus for loading a pocket wagon with vehicles by a lifting apparatus includes a first support portion for at least one vehicle that extends over a length, at least one second support portion for at least one vehicle, that is arranged above the first support portion and extends over a length, and receiving locations, in particular receiving pockets, for a lifting apparatus, that are arranged at the first and the at least one second support portions. The length over which the first support portion extends and the length over which the at least one second support portion extends differ from each other, and the first and the at least one second support portions are or can be releasably connected together for joint lifting by a lifting apparatus.
US11008022B2	Systems and methods for providing a slip gear for an industrial cart Described herein are systems and methods providing a slip gear for an industrial cart. One embodiment includes a slip gear that includes a track gear for engaging with the track, a stabilizing bar, and a motor gear for engaging with a drive motor and the track gear. The slip gear may also include a stabilizing bar that is rotatably coupled to the track gear and the motor gear. In some embodiments, when the drive motor rotates the motor shaft, the motor gear rotates with the motor shaft to cause rotation of the track gear to propel the industrial cart. In response to an object pushing the industrial cart along the track, the stabilizing bar rotates to disengage the track gear from the track, thereby reducing friction between the industrial cart and the track.
US11008018B1	Risk prediction on a peer-to-peer network A method for warning an agent is presented. The method includes determining a probability for each one of a set of potential second behaviors of a first agent based on observed first behavior of the first agent at a first time period. The method also includes observing a second behavior of the first agent a second time period. The method further includes determining whether the observed second behavior corresponds to a potential second behavior with a probability that is less than a threshold. The method still further includes transmitting a warning to a second agent when the probability is less than the threshold.
US11008016B2	Display system, display method, and storage medium A display system includes a display configured to display an image, a driving controller configured to execute a first driving mode in which one or both of steering and acceleration/deceleration of a vehicle are controlled on the basis of a prescribed event accompanied by a change in behavior of the vehicle or a second driving mode in which a degree of reliance on an operation of an occupant of the vehicle is greater than that in the first driving mode, and a display controller configured to control the display, wherein the display controller causes the display to display an image indicating the occurrence of the prescribed event to be executed in the first driving mode at a timing before the behavior of the vehicle changes and display information for prompting the occupant to implement the change in the behavior executed by the driving controller.
US11008015B2	Method and device for determining a wheel load acting on a wheel of a vehicle, and method and device for determining a weight of a vehicle A method for determining a wheel load acting on a vehicle wheel having a rim, a tire mounted on the rim and a sensor unit mounted at the wheel, includes determining a tire pressure of the tire using the sensor unit, determining a tire footprint of the tire using the sensor unit when the vehicle is driving, determining the wheel load based on a predetermined relationship between the wheel load, the tire pressure and the tire footprint, analyzing temporal variations of the tire pressure during a standstill of the vehicle for determining one or more parameters indicating temporal variations of the tire pressure. A change of the wheel load during the standstill is estimated based on the determined parameters. A device for determining a wheel load and a method and a device for determining a weight of a vehicle are also provided.
US11008013B2	Vehicle and method of controlling an airbag of a vehicle A vehicle and a method of controlling an airbag of a vehicle enhances the efficiency in airbag deployment by predicting the possibility of collision of the vehicle in advance from a driving manipulation pattern of a driver and actively and variably adjusts a threshold value for deploying an airbag on the basis of a result of the prediction of the possibility of collision. The method of controlling an airbag of a vehicle includes determining a possibility of collision of the vehicle from a driving manipulation pattern of the vehicle, and variably adjusting a threshold value for deployment of the airbag on the basis of a result of the determination of the possibility of collision.
US11008009B2	Vehicle control device This vehicle control device is provided with: an external sensor which detects a vehicle stop position; a vehicle sensor which detects the vehicle speed; a remaining distance calculation unit which calculates the remaining distance; and a short-term trajectory generation unit which sets a target speed on the basis of the remaining distance and the vehicle speed. Furthermore, the short-term trajectory generation unit of the vehicle control device performs correction for increasing the degree of deceleration if a predicted stop position from a prediction unit is predicted to go beyond the vehicle stop position, and performs correction for reducing the degree of deceleration of the host vehicle if the predicted stop position is predicted to be before the vehicle stop position.
US11008007B2	Vehicle control apparatus A vehicle control apparatus is provided with: an acquirer configured to obtain an expected end timing of a first deceleration support control, which is a deceleration support control for a first target, and an expected start timing of a second deceleration support control, which is the deceleration support control for a second target, if there is the first target as a deceleration target ahead of a host vehicle in the traveling direction and if there is the second target as the deceleration target ahead of the first target; and a controller programmed or configured to perform an interpolation deceleration support control of interpolating the first deceleration support control and the second deceleration support control, in a predetermined period including at least a part of an interval between the expected end timing and the predicted start timing, if the interval is less than a first time.
US11008000B2	Risk processing for vehicles having autonomous driving capabilities Among other things, sensor signals are received using a vehicle comprising an autonomous driving capability. A risk associated with operating the vehicle is identified based on the sensor signals. The autonomous driving capability is modified in response to the risk. The operation of the vehicle is updated based on the modifying of the autonomous capability.
US11007999B2	Automatic parking control apparatus and method thereof An automatic parking control apparatus may recommend an occupant of a host vehicle to exit the host vehicle before the host vehicle complete an automatic parking based on an amount of space for exiting the host vehicle during the automatic parking to resolve inconvenience of the occupant when exiting the host vehicle, thereby improving the commercial value of an automatic parking system mounted on the host vehicle. The automatic parking control apparatus includes: a first sensor that measures a distance from an obstacle to the host vehicle, and a controller that searches for a target parking space based on data on the distance measured by the first sensor and recommend the occupant of the host vehicle exit the host vehicle based on an amount of space for exiting the host vehicle when the host vehicle is parked in the target parking space.
US11007998B1	Hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle may include: an engine; a drive motor assisting a driving torque of the engine; an engine clutch selectively delivering power between the engine and the drive motor; a first intake valve disposed in a first intake line; a second intake valve disposed in a second intake line; a first electric supercharger disposed in the first intake line; a second electric supercharger disposed in the second intake line; a connecting valve disposed in a connecting line for connecting the first intake line and the second intake line; and a controller determining an operating mode among a plurality of operating modes of the first and the second electric superchargers based on a pressure ratio and a flow rate of the intake air supplied by each of the first and the second electric superchargers.
US11007997B2	Control system for vehicle A control system for preventing engine stall due to slippage of a wheel during propulsion in a fixed mode in which an engine and the wheel are rotated at a fixed ratio. When a wheel slips in a first mode in which an engine and the wheel are rotated at a predetermined ratio, an operating mode is shifted to a second mode in which a torque transmission between the engine and the wheel is interrupted and the vehicle is propelled by torque of driving machine connected to the wheel, or to a third mode in which the vehicle is propelled by delivering torque of the engine to the wheel while establishing a reaction torque by a predetermined rotary member.
US11007996B2	Vehicle control method and vehicle control device A vehicle control device includes a motor, a clutch and a control unit. The motor is configured to apply torque to a power transmission path between an engine and a drive wheel. The clutch is disposed between the engine and the drive wheel. The control unit stops fuel injection of the engine when the engine is greater than or equal to a prescribed engine rotational speed during deceleration, and restarts the fuel injection after disengaging the clutch, and then stops the power running of the motor after resuming the fuel injection of the engine. The control unit drives the motor to carry out power running such that a deceleration of the vehicle becomes less than or equal to a prescribed value when fuel injection of the engine is stopped.
US11007992B2	Air-dryer cartridge and helical spring for an air-dryer cartridge An air-dryer cartridge for a compressed air preparation system of a utility vehicle includes a drying agent container having a first housing part and a second housing part movable relative to each other, a cartridge housing for holding the drying agent container, and a helical spring is arranged to preload the second housing part in a direction to reduce a volume of the drying agent container. The helical spring has multiple coils, including a first outer coil at a first end of the helical spring and a second outer coil at a second end of the helical spring. At least one of the first and second outer coils has a greater diameter than inner coils of the helical spring between the first and the second end of the helical spring.
US11007991B2	Device for controlling a solenoid valve A device for controlling a solenoid valve that controls the through-flow of a medium in a closed-loop manner includes a control procedure implemented by the device. The control procedure is configured at least in regions as a ramp function. The ramp starts with a ramp start current intensity that is less than an opening start current intensity of the valve at which the valve starts to open. The ramp ends with a ramp end current intensity that is greater than an opening end current intensity at which the valve is fully open. The device is configured to one or more of determine and adjust an amount of the ramp start current intensity in dependence upon a pressure. The amount determined and/or adjusted takes into consideration a pressure of the medium against which the solenoid valve opens.
US11007987B2	Brake operating apparatus and brake system A brake operating apparatus operates a brake apparatus of a small vehicle including a bicycle. The brake operating apparatus includes a support, an operating member, an electric actuator and an electronic controller. The operating member is provided to the support. The detector is configured to detect information on input to the operating member. The electric actuator is configured to drive the brake apparatus. The electronic controller is configured to control the electric actuator based on a detection result of the detector.
US11007984B2	Vehicle wash system having a vertically operated top brush with collapsible guide track system A vehicle washing system includes a frame disposed above a vehicle treatment area, and a reciprocal guide system coupled to the frame. The guide system is configured to move vertically relative to the frame, and supports a vehicle treatment component such as a rotatable brush. The brush may be lowered and raised relative to the vehicle treatment area by extending or retracting the guide track. When the guide system is retracted upward, there are no downwardly extending guides or rails that extend downward from the bottom of the guide system. The guide system is collapsible in a vertical direction, and may be a scissors mechanism or a telescoping mechanism or other collapsible mechanism. The guide system may be actuated directly or may be actuated dependent on a separate vertical drive mechanism, such as a windable belt.
US11007983B2	Active site marketing vehicle wash system A vehicle wash system disposed in a vehicle wash facility includes a plurality of vehicle wash components disposed adjacent a vehicle treatment area. The system includes plurality of lights to be disposed in the vehicle wash facility. Each of the lights is configured with at least a first state and in communication with a controller. The controller is configured to enable the first state of the plurality of lights when no vehicles are present in the vehicle wash facility. When the first state is enabled, the plurality of lights are configured to emit light in a preprogrammed pattern of different colors.
US11007982B2	Wiper device The invention relates to a wiper device (10) comprising a wiper blade adapter (12) having at least one first wiper blade adapter element (14) and at least one second wiper blade adapter element (16), which mounted such that it can pivot relative to the first wiper blade adapter element (14) in at least one mounted state, and comprising a wiper arm adapter (18), which is coupled to the second wiper blade adapter element (16) in the mounted state. According to the invention, the wiper blade adapter (12) has a security unit (20), which is provided to allow a removal of the wiper arm adapter (18) from the wiper blade adapter (12) exclusively in at least one removal pivot position of the wiper arm adapter (18) relative to the first wiper blade adapter element (14).
US11007980B2	Window glass heating device A window glass heating device for a vehicle is provided with: a window heater; a window heater control unit that controls operation of the window heater based on an operation on an operation switch; a camera heater; and a camera heater control unit that controls supply of power to the camera heater to defog the camera-imaging window area. The camera heater control unit is configured to acquire window heater operation information which is operation information on operation of the window heater and to limit supply of power to the camera heater when it is estimated that the camera heater is potentially overheated by heat applied from the window heater to the camera heater based on the window heater operation information.
US11007970B2	Airbag device An airbag device includes an airbag, a connecting member extending from the airbag, and an actuator mounted on an airbag housing for controlling an inflation manner of the airbag. The actuator includes an actuator body that includes an operating pin which penetrates the connecting member, a mounting plate that holds the actuator body and is secured to the airbag housing, and a supporting plate that is disposed in a vicinity of a leading end portion of the operating pin. The supporting plate includes a supporting hole for receiving the operating pin, and a flange that is formed in a part of a periphery of the supporting hole toward which the connecting member is released. The flange extends along an axial direction of the operating pin towards the leading end of the operating pin for supporting the leading end portion of the operating pin with its surface facing the operating pin.
US11007965B2	Airbag device for front passenger seat An airbag device includes an airbag. A passenger protection portion of the airbag has a frontal collision restraint surface, an oblique collision restraint surface, and a restraint recess portion. The airbag has a recess portion tether that couples a tip side of a recess of the restraint recess portion and a front end side of the airbag to each other, and at least one longitudinal tether that couples the front end side of the airbag and a recess portion-side region that is located on the restraint recess portion side with respect to a center of the frontal collision restraint surface in a lateral direction to each other, inside the airbag. The frontal collision restraint surface has at least two protruding surfaces that are configured to protrude backward, due to the longitudinal tether. The at least two protruding surfaces are arranged in alignment in the lateral direction.
US11007958B2	Cross-vehicle pivoting steering assembly An assembly for a vehicle includes an upper steering shaft and a lower steering shaft. A pivot joint is between the upper steering shaft and the lower steering shaft. The upper steering shaft is pivotable in a cross-vehicle direction about the pivot joint. A pin is connected to the upper steering shaft and the lower steering shaft. The pin is releasable from at least one of the upper steering shaft and the lower steering shaft.
US11007947B2	Hanger devices and hanging systems for use in a vehicle Hangers, hanger devices, and hanging system are described in the present disclosure for hanging user objects within an interior of a vehicle and for supporting the objects, such as, for example, to prevent the objects from being unrestrained and flying through the air in the event of an accident. In one embodiment, a hanger device includes a shaft element including a shank and a screw component. The screw component has a spiral thread that is adapted to be secured within a threaded bore. The hanger device further includes an annular ring arranged around an outer surface of the shank and a head component attached to an end of the shank. Also, a loop of a flexible material may be adapted to extend from the annular ring.
US11007943B2	Vehicle door well step apparatus Step apparatuses that removably couple to a door latch element (e.g., a U-shaped striker element) of a vehicle are described. A step apparatus may include a hook element that enables the step apparatus to hang from a door latch element in a vehicle door well. A step apparatus may also be able to extend through a door latch element such that the step apparatus may couple to the door latch element in an upright position. A step apparatus may include one or more than one step structure.
US11007937B2	Vehicular display system with multi-paned image display A vehicular display system includes a camera configured to be positioned on a vehicle and a processing system for processing image data captured by the camera. The image data is representative of a scene viewed by the camera. The processing system generates an output representative of an image having three image panes including a central image pane derived from a first subset of captured image data and two side image panes derived from second and third subsets of captured image data. Each of the side image panes are shaped and arranged with respect to the central image pane to have non-parallel upper edges and non-parallel lower edges. A display device, responsive to the output generated by the processing system, displays the image for viewing by a driver of the vehicle.
US11007936B2	Camera system for a vehicle A camera system for a vehicle includes a camera and an image evaluating unit. The camera is arranged in an interior of the vehicle behind a windowpane of the vehicle so that the camera can record an image sequence with a plurality of external recordings of external surroundings of the vehicle through the windowpane. The image evaluating unit is adapted to detect static image components that are projected into the external recordings by reflections on the windowpane, and to extract the detected static image components from the external recordings.
US11007934B2	Method for dynamically calibrating a vehicular camera A method for dynamically calibrating a vehicular camera includes disposing a camera at a vehicle and operating the camera to capture multiple frames of image data while the vehicle is in motion and is steered within at least two ranges of steering angles. Feature points are determined in an image frame when the vehicle is steered within a respective range of steering angles, and motion trajectories of those feature points are tracked in subsequent image frames for the respective range of steering angles. A horizon line is determined based on the tracked feature points. Responsive to determination that the determined horizon line is non-parallel to the horizontal axis of the image plane, at least one of pitch, roll or yaw of the camera is adjusted. Image data captured by the camera is processed at the control for object detection.
US11007933B2	Operating device having plurality LED and a fiber optical unit for a transportation vehicle An operating device for a transportation vehicle for operating a function of a transportation vehicle, wherein the operating device includes LEDs arranged adjacent to one another forming a matrix, wherein a processing unit ascertains whether light of at least one first LED is reflected and/or radiated because of an operating action at least into a second LED.
US11007931B2	Vehicle interior lighting and illumination One or more light sources, one or more detectors, a processor, and a controller are configured to provide spot illumination that follows a moving object, a moving occupant, or a portion of a moving occupant in the vehicle.
US11007927B2	Display device for movable object A display device for a movable object includes: a display unit provided such that it is visible from outside a movable object; and a controller that causes the display unit to display information indicating a status of the movable object. The controller changes a display mode of the information displayed on the display unit in accordance with variation in the status of the movable object.
US11007926B1	Smart headlights An apparatus and method for controlling a headlight. The apparatus has a first light sensor at a first portion of a vehicle and a system controller. The system controller is operatively coupled to the first light sensor and configured to adjust a state of the headlight based at least in part on a first light detection notification that indicates whether light has been received by the first light sensor and a first identifying signal notification that indicates whether received light is modulated and if modulated the presence of one or more identifying signals.
US11007925B2	Assistance method for a light control system in a motor vehicle, light control system, computer program product, and computer-readable medium An assistance method for a light control system in a motor vehicle, having a light controller for controlling a lighting unit in the motor vehicle for lighting a motor vehicle environment, a portable unit, at least one communication interface, and an evaluation unit for evaluating signals from the portable unit received via the communication interface. The lighting unit being controllable by the light controller and in accordance with the evaluation of the signals received from the portable unit in a first assistance function, such that at least one light beam emitted by the lighting unit can be positioned as a function of the position of the portable unit. The lighting unit is controlled via the light controller, such that when the first assistance function is switched on, the light beam emitted by the lighting unit automatically tracks the portable unit in accordance with the motion trajectory of the portable unit.
US11007922B1	Load securing device A load securing device for securing a load such as a pallet within a container such as a cargo trailer so as to prevent the load from side-to-side shifting or jostling. The load securing device includes an inner support telescopically connected to an outer support. The inner support includes a first brace and the outer support includes a second brace. The inner and outer supports each include a ratchet for drawing the supports towards or away from each other so as to lengthen or shorten the effective length of the load securing device. A handle is connected between the first and second ratchets so that the handle may adjust the ratchets. A locking device is included for selectively locking the handle in place to prevent further adjustment of the supports. The braces may be secured between a load and a container to secure the load within the container.
US11007920B2	Vehicle restraint system for grated driving surfaces A system for restraining a vehicle includes a deck of a transport. The deck includes one or more grated panels. The system also includes a vehicle restraint assembly configured to secure a vehicle to the deck of the transport. The vehicle restraint assembly includes an anchor coupled to a first end of a strap. The anchor includes a first plurality of hooks configured to couple the anchor to the deck of the transport through one or more grate wires of the one or more grated panels. The vehicle restraint assembly further includes a ratchet coupled to a second end of the strap. The ratchet includes a second plurality of hooks configured to couple the ratchet to the deck of the transport through one or more grate wires of the one or more grated panels.
US11007919B2	Pivoting system and method for an electrical device of a hitch-attached platform A pivoting system has an electronic device pivotably mounted on a cargo platform. A base is coupled to a cargo support. A linkage rod slidably engages with the cargo platform. A proximal pivot pivotably couples the proximal end of the linkage rod arm to the base. A device pivot pivotably couples the electronic device to the cargo platform. A distal pivot pivotably couples the distal end of the linkage rod to the electronic device. The pivoting system causes pivoting of the electronic device between a lower general horizontal position and an upper general horizontal position.
US11007918B2	Ramp apparatus for vehicle A ramp apparatus for a vehicle includes a ramp retractable in the vehicle and drawable to an outside of the vehicle, a moving body movable in a drawing direction and a retracting direction together with the ramp, a support arm rotatably coupled with the ramp at a first rotatable coupling point and rotatably coupled with the moving body at a second rotatable coupling point, and a tension spring interposed between the ramp and the moving body. The ramp is arranged in a lifted-up position in which the ramp faces a door opening of the vehicle from a drawn position. The tension spring rotationally urges the first rotatable coupling point positioning above the tension spring in the drawn position of the ramp about the second rotatable coupling point and exerts an urging force on the ramp, the urging force moving the ramp from the drawn position toward the lifted-up position.
US11007917B2	Method for manufacturing sound insulation material, sound insulation material manufactured using the method and carpet for vehicle using the same Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing a sound insulation material, a sound insulation material manufactured using this manufacturing method, and a carpet for a vehicle using the sound insulation material, and the sound insulation material is manufactured using a composite resin composition including 30 parts by weight to 70 parts by weight of aluminum oxide, 10 parts by weight to 20 parts by weight of nanoclay, 0.2 parts by weight to 0.8 parts by weight of an antioxidant, and 0.1 parts by weight to 0.5 parts by weight of a lubricant, with respect to 100 parts by weight of a base resin including PE, and the carpet for a vehicle is manufactured by coating the sound insulation material on a carpet fabric material and drying the result.
US11007916B2	Vehicle interior The invention relates to a passenger compartment (20) of a vehicle (10) comprising at least one seat (14, 15, 16, 17) and comprising a console (18) that can be placed laterally adjacent the seat.The particularity is that at least one seat (14, 15) is designed to be adjustable such that it can be moved out of a first position in which it faces in the travel direction, and into a second position, and that at least part of the console (18) is mounted so as to be movable out of a primary position in which it is laterally adjacent the seat, into a secondary position in which it is outside the movement path of the seat during movement of the seat between the first position and the second position.
US11007915B2	Vehicle seat covering A vehicle seat covering including a laminar shell suitable which is removably attached to a vehicle seat having a horizontally-orientated seat portion and a vertically-orientated backrest. The covering includes a first portion which covers an upper surface of the horizontal seat portion for supporting a passenger's pelvis/buttocks. A second portion covers a forward surface of the backrest to support the back and/or the lumbar area of the passenger. The first and second portions are configured to provide first and second functional housings, respectively. A first padding is inserted into the first functional housing and has a main inner chamber suitable to improve the comfort, thermoregulation, breathability, and hygroscopicity properties of the laminar shell. A second padding is inserted into the second functional housing and has an auxiliary inner chamber suitable to improve the comfort, thermoregulation, breathability, and hygroscopicity properties of the laminar shell.
US11007912B2	Energy attenuating vehicle seat assembly In one embodiment there is disclosed an energy attenuating vehicle seat. The seat includes a seat back pivotally connected to a seat pan, the seat back and the seat pan independently pivotal. At the pivot between the seat back and the seat pan there is a rotary energy attenuation device. The device extends between the seat back longitudinal members and the seat pan longitudinal members and is pivotally attached to the seat pan and the seat back allowing individual adjustment of the back or pan. The rotary energy attenuating device cooperates with a track system along the length of seat longitudinal members allowing for different directions of travel and height adjustment. The vehicle seat offers passive or active protection from impact and sudden acceleration (G force and Pressure Wave) due to accident or explosive events and is capable of automatically resetting.
US11007911B2	Seat back structure A seat back structure includes, a seat back frame which includes a panel material and a frame material joined with the panel material; a side frame which is included in the frame material and which is positioned in at least one edge side in a width direction of the panel material; and a first vulnerable portion which is formed in the side frame and which deforms when a load from an impact is applied. The first vulnerable portion is a slit formed by cutting out the side frame in a horizontal direction.
US11007909B2	Seat and seat trim structure for a vehicle and vehicle having same A vehicle seat and seat structure for use with an ISOFIX bar is disclosed. The vehicle seat can include a bottom portion, a back portion, a trim portion located between the bottom portion and the back portion, and left and right ISOFIX bars located at the trim portion. A trim cover, made from a flexible material such as a carpet, fabric, or other known vehicle interior material, can extend from a left side of the seat to a right side of the seat and can include left and right openings configured to allow the ISOFIX bars to pass therethrough. A one-piece integrally molded member can be overmolded onto the flexible material trim cover, and can include left and right pocket indents. The left and right pocket indents can each include a slot configured to allow a respective ISOFIX bar to pass therethrough.
US11007907B2	Seat base assembly for a vehicle A seat base assembly includes a coupling member, a plurality of adjustment tracks coupled to the coupling member, and a plurality of seat legs, the plurality of seat legs includes at least one inner seat leg, and at least one outer seat leg, wherein the at least one inner seat leg and the at least one outer seat leg each comprise upturned bottom edges, and a lock assembly coupled to at least one of the plurality of seat legs.
US11007904B1	Seat adjustment device A seat adjustment device for a vehicle comprising a base member, a pair of lower rails, a pair of upper rails, a pair of latch assemblies, a handle, and a top member, wherein the adjustment device is adjustable within a range toward the front of the vehicle or the rear of the vehicle.
US11007902B2	Seat with detector A seat is configured to suitably restrain a warping of a connecting portion in a signal transmission path, when the connecting portion is disposed inside a through hole provided in a pad member of the seat. The seat includes: a pressure sensor that detects a seating pressure of a seat occupant; a leading wire of the transmission path that extends from the pressure sensor; a cable of the transmission path that extends from an electronic control unit for a signal output from the pressure sensor; a warp restraining member that restrains a warping of a connecting portion of the leading wire and the cable; and a through hole formed in a pad member of the seat, from one end to another end in the thickness direction of the pad member. The warp restraining member is inserted into the through hole to thereby pass the transmission path through the through hole.
US11007898B2	Battery module with short-circuit unit, and battery pack and vehicle including the same A battery module, including a cell stack having a first battery cell and a second battery cell; a first bus bar connected to the cell stack and having a first polarity; a second bus bar connected to the cell stack and having a second polarity opposite to the first polarity; a short-circuit unit that moves toward the first bus bar and the second bus bar in response to receiving an expanding force caused by a volume increase of the first battery cell and the second battery cell, so that the first bus bar and the second bus bar are electrically connected to generate a short circuit; and a cartridge that at least partially accommodates each of the first bus bar, the second bus bar and the short-circuit unit.
US11007895B2	Fractional depletion estimation for battery condition metrics A system is provided that evaluates an energy state. The system comprises a sensor, bins, and a processor. The sensor is communicatively coupled to at least one cell that is powering an electric load. The sensor is operative to collect samples, each representing a measure of current discharged from the at least one cell during a discharge event. The bins are stored in a memory, and are accessible by the processor. The processor is programmed to sort the collected samples into bins based upon sample value. The processor is also programmed to create a use estimate based upon samples sorted into their corresponding bins. Yet further, the processor is programmed to determine a fractional depletion for each bin, each fractional depletion being a quotient that is computed by dividing an expected value for that bin by the use estimate for that bin.
US11007890B2	Vehicle charge/discharge device with a reversible cable cover The vehicle charge/discharge device includes a housing, a cable to serve as a charge/discharge path between a storage battery of an electrically-driven vehicle and an electronic circuit part provided in the housing, a first cable outlet provided in the housing to allow the cable connected to the electronic circuit part to pass therethrough, a cable cover having an elongated shape extending in a horizontal direction, being attached to the housing to cover the first cable outlet, and being attachable to the housing even when left and right in front view are reversed, and the second cable outlet provided on either a left-area surface or a right-area surface of the cable cover in front view to allow the cable provided to pass through the first cable outlet from the electronic circuit part to pass therethrough.
US11007888B2	Locking device for vehicle A vehicle include: an AC inlet configured to be connectable to an AC connector; a DC inlet configured to be connectable to a DC connector; a first actuator configured to perform a locking operation and an unlocking operation for an AC lid configured to cover the AC inlet; a second actuator configured to perform a locking operation and an unlocking operation for a DC lid configured to cover the DC inlet; a first electric power line; a second electric power line; a lock relay connected to one end of the first electric power line; and an unlock relay connected to one end of the second electric power line. The first actuator and the second actuator are connected in parallel with each other between the other end of the first electric power line and the other end of the second electric power line.
US11007887B2	Tubular induction coil for wireless charging of a vehicle battery An induction coil for wireless charging of a vehicle battery is described. The induction coil includes an electrically conductive tube configured as multiple windings, and an electrically conductive coupler configured for attachment to the electrically conductive tube. The electrically conductive tube and the electrically conductive coupler are adapted to conduct an alternating current. Alternating current flow in the tube and the plurality of windings generates a magnetic field for wireless inductive charging of the vehicle battery. The electrically conductive tube and the electrically conductive coupler are each configured for passage of a coolant therethrough. A coolant flow through the electrically conductive tube transfers heat from the electrically conductive tube generated by alternating current flow through the electrically conductive tube.
US11007881B2	Inter-vehicle transmission system and transmission device A transmission device includes a pair of terminals connected to an electrical coupler via a pair of signal lines, a transmission unit connected to the pair of terminals via a pair of capacitors, a direct-current (DC) power supply connected in series between the pair of terminals without interposition of the pair of capacitors, and switches disposed on opposite sides of the DC power supply. A transmission device includes a pair of terminals connected to an electrical coupler via a pair of signal lines, a reception unit connected to the pair of terminals via a pair of capacitors, a load resistor and inductances connected in series between the pair of terminals without interposition of the pair of capacitors.
US11007880B2	Method and apparatus for controlling electric machines The present invention relates to a controller for controlling at least first and second propulsion units to generate a combined torque at least substantially equal to a total requested torque. At least first and second torque ranges are determined for each of the at least first and second propulsion units. The at least first and second torque ranges are determined to maintain dynamic stability of the vehicle. A total power cost is determined in dependence on an estimated power loss of the at least first and second propulsion units within said at least first and second torque ranges and a minimum value of the determined total power cost identified. The torque to be generated by each of said at least first and second propulsion units corresponding to the identified minimum value of the total power cost is determined. At least first and second control signals are generated to control said at least first and second propulsion units to generate the determined torque. The present invention also relates to a vehicle incorporating the controller and a related method.
US11007878B2	Electric vehicle and control method thereof An electric vehicle of the present disclosure includes a first electric motor, a second electric motor and a controller. The first electric motor co-rotates with a wheel when the electric vehicle is driven by only a driving torque from the second electric motor. The controller is programmed to increase or decrease the driving torque from the second electric motor in accordance with a driving state of the electric vehicle so as to shift a vehicle speed out of a predetermined low speed range when the electric vehicle is driven by only the driving torque from the second electric motor and the vehicle speed is included within the low speed range.
US11007877B2	Method for operating a motor vehicle A method for operating a motor vehicle, which is equipped with a plurality of wheels and with a plurality of electric machines. Each electric machine can be coupled to at least one wheel and be operated in a plurality of operating modes. The respective electric machines perform rotations in a first engine operating mode in a first direction of rotations. Electric energy is converted to mechanical energy. The at least one wheel is rotated in a forward direction, whereby the vehicle is driven with the at least one wheel. The respective electric machines perform rotations in a second generator operating mode in a second direction of rotations, which is opposite to the first direction of rotations, whereby electric energy is converted to mechanical energy.
US11007876B2	Vehicle A vehicle includes a battery, an electric power acquirer, a power supply unit, first and second relays, and a controller. The electric power acquirer acquires charging electric power from outside. The power supply unit is able to provide a power supply from the battery to a device other than a traveling motor. The first relay connects and disconnects the battery to and from a power supply line. The second relay connects and disconnects the electric power acquirer to and from the power supply line. The controller changes a switching procedure of the first relay and the second relay, in accordance with a state of use of the power supply unit, at an end of charging of the battery through the electric power acquirer.
US11007874B2	Vehicle display device A vehicle display device includes a conversion block that converts, based on correction data stored in a memory, an imaging pixel value of a specific pixel portion captured on a near side of at least one of a vanishing point or a horizon line in a camera image acquired by an outside camera into a correction pixel value in accordance with outside brightness detected by a brightness sensor, and a display control block that controls a virtual image display luminance of a display image displayed by a head-up display in correspondence with the correction pixel value converted from the imaging pixel value by the conversion block.
US11007871B2	Driveline of two driving tandem axles and vehicle comprising said driveline Driveline of two driving tandem axles comprising a first axle and a second axle parallel to the first axle, having opposite ends, each suitable to support at least one wheel, an auxiliary shaft having a first end and a second end opposite the first, wherein said first end is provided with a joint to connect the auxiliary shaft coaxially to a main driveline shaft and wherein said second end is stably connected to said first axle to guide it in rotation, an intermediate shaft having a first end and a second end opposite the first, wherein said second end is stably connected to said second axle to guide it in rotation, a transmission device reversibly connected with said auxiliary shaft to transfer a rotation from said auxiliary shaft to said intermediate shaft, actuation means configured to deactivate said lifter when said actuator controls said connection and to activate said lifter when said actuator activates a disconnection between said transmission device and said auxiliary shaft.
US11007870B2	Four-wheel drive vehicle A four-wheel drive vehicle comprises: main drive wheels and sub-drive wheels; a first input rotating member; a first output rotating member; a second input rotating member; a second output rotating member; a first dog clutch; a second dog clutch; a synchromesh mechanism. In the case of canceling a disconnect state in which the power transmitting member interrupts power transmission from the drive power source and the sub-drive wheels, the control device controls an engagement torque of the coupling to a preset first torque and operates the synchromesh mechanism to engage the first dog clutch when it is determined that the rotation speeds are synchronized between the second input rotating member and the second output rotating member, and controls the engagement torque of the coupling to a second torque smaller than the first torque to engage the second dog clutch when it is determined that the first dog clutch is engaged.
US11007868B2	Fuel tank safety valve A valve assembly for a fuel tank system including a fuel tank having a fuel tank outlet and a purge canister includes a main valve and a safety check valve. The main valve can be configured to move from a closed position to an open position. The main valve can have a main valve first port fluidly coupled to the outlet of the fuel tank and a main valve second port fluidly connected to the purge canister. The safety check valve can be configured to move from an open position to a closed position upon a pressure drop at the fuel tank outlet exceeding a predetermined threshold. The safety check valve can have a safety check valve first port fluidly coupled to the outlet of the fuel tank and a safety check valve second port fluidly coupled to the purge canister.
US11007866B1	Transmission for a hybrid drive arrangement, hybrid drive arrangement, vehicle, method for operating the hybrid drive arrangement, computer program and storage medium The invention relates to a transmission (100) for a hybrid drive arrangement which can be coupled to two drive assemblies (7, 8), comprising an input shaft (10), and an output shaft (11), at least one first, second, third and fourth shifting element (SE1, SE2, SE3, SE4), and at least one first planetary gear (5) and one second planetary gear (6). The input shaft (10) can be coupled to the ring gear planet carrier of the first planetary gear (5) by means of the first shifting element (SE1) and the output shaft (11) is coupled to the planet carrier of the first planetary gear (5). The planet carrier of the first planetary gear (5) can be coupled to the ring gear of the second planetary gear (6) by means of the second shifting element (SE2) and the planet carrier of the first planetary gear (5) can be coupled to the sun gear of the second planetary gear (6) by means of the third shifting element (SE3). The sun gear of the first planetary gear (5) can be coupled to the sun gear of the second planetary gear (6) by means of the fourth shifting element (SE4).
US11007865B1	Supplemental transmission assembly A supplemental transmission assembly including a dual-clutch assembly, a first supplemental input shaft, a second supplemental input shaft, and two independent sets of gears. The supplemental transmission assembly couples to the primary vehicle transmission, receiving rotational energy from the primary transmission output shaft of the primary vehicle transmission. By including a plurality of gears in two independent sets, the supplemental transmission assembly allows the vehicle to smoothly progress through the gears when accelerating or decelerating, providing smooth operation and the maximum fuel efficiency for the vehicle. In addition, the supplemental transmission assembly limits the load on the engine by limiting engine RPMs to less than approximately 2500 RPMs via a computer-controlled engine management system, while progressing through gears quickly and efficiently. Accordingly, the supplemental transmission assembly improves engine and fuel efficiency by providing an intermediary assembly between the primary vehicle transmission and the drive wheels.
US11007864B2	Vehicle structure A vehicle structure includes a fuel tank configured to store a fuel supplied to an internal-combustion engine of a vehicle and a battery configured to store an electric power supplied to an electric motor of the vehicle to drive the vehicle. A gravity center of the battery is lower than a gravity center of the fuel tank, and at least a part of the fuel tank overlaps with the battery in a top plan view of the vehicle.
US11007860B2	Inline electromechanical variable transmission system A drive system for a vehicle includes first and second gear sets, a connecting shaft and a first electrical machine coupled to the first gear set, a second electrical machine coupled to the second gear set, an output shaft that transports power from the first electrical machine and the second electrical machine to a tractive element of the vehicle, a first clutch selectively rotationally coupling the first gear set to the output shaft when engaged, and a second clutch selectively rotationally coupling the first gear set to the output shaft when engaged. A carrier of the first gear set is selectively coupled to a carrier of the second gear set. The output shaft is aligned with the connecting shaft, the first electrical machine, and the second electrical machine. The first and second clutches are engaged when the drive system is reconfigured into forward and reverse modes of operation, respectively.
US11007859B2	Drive system for an engine arrangement A drive system for an engine arrangement includes a gear reduction mechanism having at least three separate and rotatable junction elements, the rotation speeds of the junction elements being interdependent but not having a fixed ratio the ones relative to the others, and wherein, in the mounted position, among the junction elements, a first junction element is connected to an engine crankshaft, a second junction element is connected to an accessory pulley which is drivingly connected to an electric machine and at least one accessory, and a third junction element. A free wheel is connected to a non-rotating part of the engine arrangement in the mounted position, and the third junction element is configured to be coupled to the free wheel in a first operating phase of the drive system. The third junction element is further configured to be coupled to the engine crankshaft in a second operating phase.
US11007858B2	Power apparatus, control method for power apparatus, and traveling device A power apparatus includes: an input shaft; an output shaft; a connecting mechanism; a first driving mechanism; a second driving mechanism of which an output end is fixedly connected with the input shaft; a first transmission component sleeved on the input shaft; a second transmission component sleeved on the output shaft; a third transmission component sleeved on the input shaft; a fourth transmission component sleeved on the output shaft; a changeover mechanism causing the first transmission component to rotate with rotation of the input shaft, the first transmission component rotating to drive the second transmission component to rotate, the output shaft rotating with the rotation of the second transmission component; or causing the third transmission component to rotate with rotation of the input shaft, the third transmission component rotating to drive the fourth transmission component to rotate, the output shaft rotating with the rotation of the fourth transmission component.
US11007851B2	Air nozzle device for a vehicle The present invention relates to an air nozzle device (10) for a vehicle (1) comprising a housing (11) defining an interior volume and having an air inlet (12) at one side, an air discharge opening (14) at a second side and an air flow channel (18) through the housing (11) for transporting a flow of air between the air inlet and the air discharge opening, the device (10) further comprising a user-actuated manual mechanism (32), a vertical air flow directing arrangement (22) pivotably connected to said housing and configured to adjust the vertical direction of the air flow and a transverse air flow directing arrangement (24) having a first transverse air flow module (26) and a second transverse air flow module (27), said first transverse air flow module (26) and said second transverse air flow module (27) being arranged spaced apart, as seen in a transverse direction (Y), and independently pivotably connected to said housing and configured to adjust the transverse direction of the air flow, wherein the device further comprises a partition (70) arranged in-between said first transverse air flow module (26) and said second transverse air flow module (27), said partition being adapted to restrict the air flow along a transverse direction (Y), and wherein said user-actuated manual mechanism (32) comprises first and second parts (32a, 32b) independently and operatively connected to said first transverse air flow module (26) and said second transverse air flow module (27), respectively. The present invention also relates to a vehicle compartment member comprising an air nozzle device.
US11007842B2	Fan and canopy assembly for riding vehicle A downdraft fan assembly mountable on a vehicle roll bar, which may be used for providing a flow of ambient air over the vehicle operator, and a canopy carried by the fan assembly, which may be used for providing solar and precipitation protection for the operator. The downdraft fan may draw air through a roof cap with a rear-facing outlet, or may draw air through a series of vents disposed around the canopy of the assembly, or through some combination of the two, such as may be desired. In some variations, multiple openings may be provided in the roof, if desired.
US11007839B2	Automotive component manufacturing method and automotive component An automotive component manufacturing method includes a molding process of pressing a portion of a hollow tube formed from a metal material, or a composite material including a metal and a resin, so as to deform the portion of the hollow tube, from a tube outer side toward a tube inner side, to beyond an axial center of the hollow tube, and mold the portion of the hollow tube into a deformed section deformed with a concave profile; and a deformation process of deforming a location having a high level of residual stress in a closed cross-section configured by the deformed section so as to deform the location out-of-plane.
US11007833B2	Propeller switching system of amphibious and remotely controlled car A propeller switching system of an amphibious and remotely controlled car is provided, including a controller, a transmission mechanism, a propeller mechanism, and a wheel driving mechanism. When an electronic device transmits an operation message and a first control message to the controller, a propeller rotates. When the electronic device transmits the operation message and a second control message to the controller, the wheels of the amphibious and remotely controlled car rotate.
US11007829B2	Apparatus and method for controlling steering of platooning vehicle The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for controlling steering of a platooning vehicle to prevent a trailer from departing from the road on a curved road by controlling steering of a tractor in consideration of a distance between the center of an overall width of the trailer and a left lane and a distance between the center of the overall width of the trailer and a right lane.
US11007826B2	Tire A tire includes: a carcass ply, and an inner liner provided to a tire inner cavity side of the carcass ply, in which an electronic component is arranged between the carcass ply and the inner liner. Furthermore, the electronic component may be covered by rubber sheets.
US11007821B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes a tread; sidewalls; and beads. Lug grooves are formed in the tread inclining symmetrically about an equator, an inclination angle α of the lug grooves relative to the lateral direction being 15°≤α≤45°. A width W1 of the lug grooves at the tread edge and an interval W2 between the lug grooves at the tread edge satisfying 0.7≤W1/W2≤1.5. Shoulder grooves connecting lug grooves are inclined in an opposite direction to the lug grooves have an inclination angle β relative to the lug grooves being 80°≤β≤100°, a center position of the shoulder grooves being 15% to 35% of tread width TW from the equator. An area A1 of the shoulder grooves and an area A2 of shoulder blocks satisfy 0.2≤A1/A2≤0.6. A groove area ratio of the tread is 0.4 to 0.7.
US11007818B2	Anti-skid arrangement for a vehicle An anti-skid arrangement for a vehicle is disclosed. The anti-skid arrangement includes a friction wheel including a hub and a ring arranged around the hub, and a chain plate attached to the hub, wherein the chain plate includes several chains intended to be thrown under the tire in order to increase friction between the tire and the ground. The hub includes two parts clamping the ring. Further, an inner side of the ring is provided with grooves extending in a tangential direction along the ring and facing each hub part, and the two parts are provided with protrusions engaging the grooves.The engagement between the tangential grooves and the protrusions in the hub will secure the ring firmly, even when the tread of the ring is worn down.
US11007817B2	Hidden-handle quick-release structure A handle-hidden quick-release structure has: an outer shaft lever having a shaft lever external thread on an outer circumferential surface of one end thereof, at least one clamping slot on the other end face thereof and an axially extending receiving hole, wherein a wall of the receiving hole has a step surface; an internally hidden rotating handle having a first rod body and a second rod body, wherein the first rod body is disposed in the receiving hole of the outer shaft lever, a stop portion radially protrudes outwards from the first rod body, the second rod body has a rod body and a rod head, the rod body is disposed in the receiving hole, one end of the rod body is pivoted to the first rod body, the other end of the rod body is connected with the rod head.
US11007815B1	Shaking adapter for a power tool The adapter connects an aerosol or similarly shaped can to a power tool for the purpose of mixing the contents within the can. The adapter preferably connects a reciprocating power tool, such as a reciprocating saw, to a spray paint can that is necessarily shaken before use. To secure the can to the power tool, the adapter has multiple fingers that grasp the end of an aerosol can with respective tabs. The tabs catch on a ring on the topside of the spray paint can to prevent it from breaking away from the reciprocating tool during operation. To secure the adapter to the can, a collar surrounds the fingers and tightens around the fingers to securely fasten them to the can. Accordingly, the can is held in place until the collar is released and the tabbed fingers can be pulled away from the can.
US11007813B2	Integrated highlighting and shading marker system An integrated highlighting marker includes a multi-component marker ink comprising a base colorant and a tinting colorant. The marking system also includes a highlighting component configured to transform the base colorant from a first colored state to a second colored state based on the tinting colorant. The highlighting component may be configured to transform the primary base colorant from a colored state to a transparent state to reveal the tinting colorant.
US11007807B2	Printable recording media A printable recording media comprising a supporting base substrate and a coating layer that contains a fixative agent and a binder system including a combination of water soluble binder and water dispersible binder. Also, described herein, is a method for making said printable recording media.
US11007806B2	Method for coating inks, method for producing wallpaper, image forming set, image forming system, ink, and ink set Provided is a method for coating inks, the method including coating a plurality of kinds of inks on a target by an inkjet method individually, wherein the target includes a base and a gel layer provided on the base and containing a vinyl chloride resin and a plasticizer, wherein the plurality of kinds of inks are oil-based inks and include an ink x and an ink y that is to be discharged after the ink x is discharged, and wherein an interpenetration ratio Pxy of the inky to the ink x is 7.0% or greater but 13.0% or less.
US11007805B1	Security documents with text security feature Printing, engraving, etching, or embossing techniques and security documents produced therefrom that can help inhibit or prevent tampering or forgery, particularly forgery or tampering of security document blanks or blank security documents. For example, for at least one character of a given alphabet used for the text in the security document, the character may include one or more slight variations or differences between instances of such character based on, for example, human selection, a predefined pattern, an automated selection algorithm or formula, or random or semi-random selection. In order to duplicate the security document blank, a forger would need to painstakingly review and copy each individual character including the slight variation or difference provided with that instance of the character.
US11007800B2	Cutting device A cutting device, including a rotating body, a first link member, a second link member, a placement part, and a movable blade holder, is provided. The first link member swings according to rotation of the rotating body, and the second link member swings according to swing movement of the first link member. The movable blade holder swings according to swing movement of the second link member and includes a basal end portion, a distal end portion, and an attachment portion, on which a movable blade to cut a printing medium is attached. The movable blade holder is configured to swing between a cutting position, at which the printing medium is nipped between the movable blade and the placement part to be cut by the movable blade, and a retracted position retracted from the cutting position.
US11007797B2	Dryer for drying images on coated substrates in aqueous ink printers An aqueous ink printer includes two drying stages that enable coated substrates to be printed with aqueous ink images. The first drying stage dries substrates uniformly in the cross-process direction and the second drying stage dries substrates non-uniformly in the cross-process direction to enable only predetermined portions of the printed substrates to be dried. The predetermined portions of the printed substrates are aligned in a process direction with nip rollers or other printer components that engage the substrates after the substrates exit the second drying stage.
US11007791B2	Multi-layered textured printing The disclosure is related to printing an image as a multi-layered textured image on a substrate. The printing system prints one or more layers of a texture of the image as a base layer on the substrate and the image above the base layer. The base layer includes one or more layers of the texture. The printing system prints the texture using the ink from the print heads of the printing system. The process of printing a multi-layered textured image can include printing one or more layers of texture as a base layer on the substrate, printing one or more layers of white ink above the base layer, and printing one or more layers of the image above the white layers. The printing system can also insert one or more blank layers between different types of layers, e.g., texture layers, white layers and image layers.
US11007790B2	Method of discharging fluid from liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting section from which liquid is ejected. A return passage has a first end connected to a supply passage at a first location and a second end connected to the supply passage at a second location. The second location is positioned closer to the liquid ejecting section than the first location. The return passage and the supply passage constitute a circulating passage. A pump can cause fluid to flow through the circulating passage. A replaceable filter unit is a portion of the return passage. A discharge passage through which the fluid is discharged to the outside is connected to the return passage. An inflow controller can suppress external fluid from entering the discharge passage.
US11007786B2	Inkjet printing apparatus and control method of inkjet printing apparatus An inkjet printing apparatus performs: a first operation for pulling out ink in a flow path of the ejection opening up to the collection flow path into the first tank by operating the tank vacuum pump with the supply valve being closed and a second operation for pulling out ink in a flow path of the first tank up to the ejection opening by operating the cap vacuum pump with the collection valve being closed and the atmosphere release valve being opened.
US11007782B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus with cap and suction mechanism A control method of a liquid ejecting apparatus including a liquid ejecting head that discharges a liquid from a nozzle, a cap configured to form a closed space where the nozzle is open, the cap being configured to move between a closed space forming position at which the cap forms the closed space and a retreated position at which the cap is farther from the liquid ejecting head than at the closed space forming position, and a suction mechanism configured to suck an inside of the cap, the method including: performing suction of the inside of the cap by the suction mechanism during the movement of the cap from the retreated position to the closed space forming position.
US11007781B2	Printhead having one or two nozzle rows that jet at least eight different types of print fluids Printheads for a jetting apparatus. In one embodiment, a printhead includes inlet ports each configured to receive one of eight or more types of print fluids, and a plurality of nozzles arranged in one or two nozzle rows. Each of the nozzles is fluidly coupled to one of the inlet ports. In groupings of eight or more adjacent nozzles of the plurality, the adjacent nozzles are each configured to jet a different one of the types of print fluids.
US11007780B2	Device using a piezoelectric film A piezoelectric film includes a plurality of laminated main baking unit PZT layers. A first seed layer is present at a lower surface side of a lowermost main baking unit PZT layer. A second seed layer is interposed between two adjacent main baking unit PZT layers at an intermediate position between the lowermost main baking unit PZT layer and an uppermost main baking unit PZT layer.
US11007779B2	Inkjet head, inkjet head subassembly, inkjet head assembly and inkjet printer An inkjet head including a flow path unit and a plurality of actuator units, each of the plurality of actuator units has a parallelogram shape defined by two sets of opposing sides, which is substantially parallel to a first direction and a second direction intersecting with each other along a plane, the side of the actuator unit parallel to the second direction is substantially parallel to that of an adjacent actuator unit and is shifted from that of the adjacent actuator unit in the second direction, the plurality of actuator units are inclined with respect to two contour lines of a flow path unit, the two contour lines being parallel with each other and extending in a longitudinal direction of the flow path unit, and centers of gravity of contours of the plurality of actuator units are arranged on substantially one straight line which is parallel to the contour lines.
US11007768B2	Board work device having support member conveyance section for conveying board support member A printing device including a conveyance rod which discharges and introduces a screen mask and a board support member; and a control section. The control section performs a mask exchange process including a mask discharge process of discharging the screen mask to be discharged and a mask introduction process of introducing the screen mask to be introduced by controlling a conveyance rod. In addition, the control section performs a support member exchange process including a support member discharge process of discharging the board support member to be discharged and a support member introduction process of introducing the support member to be introduced by controlling the conveyance rod.
US11007765B2	Edge delamination methods and systems Methods and systems according to one or more examples are provided for laminating composite materials. In one example, a method comprises receiving a first layer material and a second layer material at a nip roller assembly and laminating, by the nip roller assembly, the first and second layer material to provide a laminated composite material comprising a main portion and at least one edge portion. The method further comprises delaminating the at least one edge portion of the laminated composite material to provide a partially laminated composite material for use in manufacturing a composite product.
US11007757B2	Light-weighting with dual resins in a multi-layer bottle Molded multilayer polymer compositions and structures are provided, including a body portion having a body wall. The body wall has a first layer comprising a copolymer HDPE, a second layer comprising a homopolymer HDPE, and a third layer comprising a mix of the copolymer HDPE of the first layer and the homopolymer HDPE of the second layer, wherein the third layer is disposed between the first layer and the second layer, and a total weight content of the homopolymer HDPE is at least about 30 wt-% of the body wall. The body wall has an overall wall thickness T, the first thickness is about 10% of the overall wall thickness T, the second thickness is about 20% of the overall wall thickness T, and the third layer has a third thickness of about 70% of the overall wall thickness T.
US11007754B2	Film and hidden switch structure having the same Disclosed herein are a film and a hidden switch structure having the same. The film includes a base layer made of a transparent material, a first adhesive layer laminated on the base layer, a shield layer laminated and bonded on the first adhesive layer and having a symbol laser-machined after an opaque paint is applied to the shield layer, a second adhesive layer laminated on the shield layer, and a sheet layer laminated on the second adhesive layer and made of thin real wood, thereby enhancing visibility. The hidden switch structure includes a first substrate having LEDs, a second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate and having a touch sensor, a molded article having a built-in prism and laminated on the second substrate, and the film, thereby increasing a degree of freedom of design and enhancing aesthetics.
US11007748B2	Inherently secured aerogel composites Embodiments of the present invention describe secured fiber-reinforced aerogels and laminate structures formed therefrom. In one embodiment a laminate comprises at least one fiber-reinforced aerogel layer adjacent to at least one layer of fiber containing material wherein fibers from said at least one fiber-reinforced aerogel layer are interlaced with fibers of said at least one fiber-containing material. In another embodiment a laminate comprises at least two adjacent fiber-reinforced aerogel layers wherein fibers from at least one fiber-reinforced aerogel layer are interlaced with fibers of an adjacent fiber-reinforced aerogel layer.
US11007747B2	Glass/resin composite structure and method for manufacturing same A composite structure with high pressure resistance that is suitable for a flow channel is produced by reducing the number of components while maintaining the excellent chemical resistance and high stress tolerance inherent to a glass substrate and a resin substrate. A glass substrate surface is modified with a hydrolyzable silicon compound, and the glass substrate is brought into contact with the resin substrate. Subsequently, the contact surface between the glass substrate and the resin substrate is heated to a temperature from the glass transition temperature to the pyrolysis temperature of the resin substrate, eliminating gaps between the glass substrate and the resin substrate to bring them into close contact with each other, and causing chemical binding or anchor effects between the glass substrate and the resin substrate via the hydrolyzable silicon compound. Thus, the glass substrate and the resin substrate are firmly fixed to each other.
US11007746B2	Dunnage supply intake Disclosed herein is a dunnage conversion machine for converting stock material to dunnage. The dunnage conversion machine includes a converting station and a drive mechanism positioned downstream of the converting station. The converting station includes a dunnage intake and a shaping member. The intake member includes an opening that constricts stock material as the stock material is pulled into and through the intake. The shaping member is positioned upstream of the intake member. The shaping member manipulates the path of the stock material in a way that causes the stock material to begin to bend or curl prior to being pulled into the intake. The drive mechanism receives the stock material and pulls the stock material over the shaping member.
US11007744B2	Shape-optimized PM tool components using connection technology The present invention relates to a punch unit of a powder press, wherein the punch unit is assembled from at least two parts, in this case comprising a headpiece as the first part and a widening region, adjoining the headpiece, as the second part, wherein the widening region flares to a diameter of a punch bolder which is directly attachable to an end, located away from the headpiece, of the widening region. Furthermore, punch units of a powder press that slide one inside another, a powder press itself and a method for operating a powder press are proposed.
US11007741B2	Apparatuses and methods for applying pressure to edge surfaces An apparatus for applying pressure to at least a portion of an edge surface, which bridges opposing faces of a workpiece, comprises a frame, a first roller, a second roller, a rotation-control member, a first biasing member, and a second biasing member. The first roller and the second roller are coupled to the frame and are rotatable relative to the frame. At least one of the first roller or the second roller is translatable relative to the frame along a first axis. The rotation-control member is movable relative to the frame, controlling rotation of the first roller and the second roller relative to the frame. The first biasing member is configured to operate in compression along a second axis. The second biasing member is positioned, in compression, between the frame and the rotation-control member.
US11007738B2	Mold for manufacturing a sole The present invention relates to a mold for manufacturing a sole from a plurality of particles.
US11007737B2	Cutting device To accurately cut a ply for a tire. It is a cutting device 1 for cutting a ply 10 for a tire in which a plurality of cords 12 parallelly arranged at fixed pitches are coated with an unvulcanized topping rubber 10. It has a pitch increasing means 2 for increasing the pitches of the cords 12 by pressing the ply 10 from a second surface 10b side to a first surface 10b side of the ply 10 so as to stretch the ply 10 toward the first surface 10a side; and a ply cutting means 3 disposed on the first surface 10a side of the ply 10, for cutting the stretched portion of the ply 10 along the cords 12.
US11007736B2	Maximizing the duration of guidance means in tire vulcanization systems without disturbing thermal stability A tire vulcanizing system (100) is provided that optimizes the service life of guidance means and preserves the thermal stability of the vulcanization.
US11007734B2	Method, curing line, processing unit and associated electronic unit for controlling curing apparatuses for tyre production Methods for controlling curing apparatuses for tyre production, wherein the curing apparatuses are adapted to work on green tyres to obtain corresponding finished tyres, by acquiring, through a processing unit, initial parameters describing at least one of the shape and dimensions of the finished tyres; computing, through the processing unit, as a function of the initial parameters, first parameters describing the green tyres, the first parameters having at least one parameter representative of an axial height of the green tyres; acquiring, through the processing unit, second parameters describing the curing apparatuses, said second parameters having one or more parameters representative of dimensions of the curing apparatuses; computing, through the processing unit, third parameters as a function of the first parameters and the second parameters, the third parameters having one or more parameters representative of positions taken by movable members included in the curing apparatuses; generating, through the processing unit, as a function of the third parameters, control signals for controlling the movable members of said curing apparatuses and for obtaining said finished tyres starting from the green tyres; sending the control signals from the processing unit to the curing apparatuses. Also disclosed are a curing line operating in accordance with the methods, a processing unit programmed for implementing the methods, and an electronic unit included in the processing unit.
US11007733B2	Puncture repair liquid holding container A puncture repair liquid holding container is formed from: a container main body provided with a holding portion and an opening portion; and a cap attached to the opening portion, including a second flow channel for the cap to discharge the puncture repair liquid inside the container, wherein a tube extending toward an inner side of the container main body is attached to the second flow channel, the tube is provided with a sealing film that blocks inflow of the puncture repair liquid to the second flow channel, and a closed condition where the sealing film blocks the second flow channel can be switched to an opened condition where the sealing film is broken by container internal pressure such that the second flow channel is opened.
US11007732B2	Method for producing a locally-reinforced profile component and a component produced using said method A method is provided for producing a locally-reinforced profile component. The method includes the following steps: providing a primary profile to be reinforced which is made of fiber-reinforced plastic; providing a secondary profile made of plastic for local reinforcement of the primary profile; arranging the secondary profile on an outer surface of the primary profile to create the profile component; heating the profile component (IO); integrally-bonded connecting of the primary profile and the secondary profile by applying pressure to an outer surface and simultaneous use of a counter pressure to apply pressure to an inner surface of the profile component.
US11007729B2	Laying die, laying device and method for manufacturing a laying die A laying die, for picking up and laying of substrates, comprising an elastically deformable substrate receiving structure providing an engagement surface for releasable receiving of substrates, an attaching element comprising a gas channel for providing positively or negatively pressurized gas for picking up and blowing off the substrates, and a carrier body made from elastically deformable material and sandwiched between the substrate receiving structure and the attaching element which is arranged to distribute the positively or negatively pressurized gas over the carrier body. The carrier body comprises breakthroughs to transfer the pressurized gas from the attaching element to the substrate receiving structure that comprises an elastically deformable distribution plate to distribute the positively or negatively pressurized gas over the engagement surface. Also, a laying device which changes the position and/or orientation of substrates to predetermined values can comprise the laying die and a method for manufacturing the laying die.
US11007724B2	Skin-to-core bond line mapping system and method A skin-to-core bond line mapping system and method is disclosed. Layered composite components formed by “sandwiching” multiple materials together require a continuous bond between those materials with voids below particular thresholds that can vary by application. The skin-to-core bond line mapping system can include a laminate, an adhesive, a separator film, a core, a breather, a layup tool, bagging material, sealant, and a vacuum port. By employing systems and processes that layer separator film over adhesive and applying a core proximate the adhesive, a bagging material can be disposed over the materials to facilitate vacuum compaction, thereby impressing core impressions on the adhesive to map the areas between the skin and core that have good contact. An iterative process is disclosed, in which additional adhesive can be used to build the bond line until contact is made (or engineering tolerance is reached).
US11007720B2	Three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus, control method of three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus, and control program of three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus A three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus capable of measuring the quality of a three-dimensional laminated and shaped object in real time during shaping of the three-dimensional laminated and shaped object includes a material ejector that ejects the material of the three-dimensional laminated and shaped object onto a shaping table on which the three-dimensional laminated and shaped object is shaped, a light beam irradiator that irradiates the ejected material with a light beam, a data acquirer that acquires monitoring data used to monitor a shaping state of the three-dimensional laminated and shaped object during shaping of the three-dimensional laminated and shaped object, and a shaping quality estimator that estimates shaping quality of the three-dimensional laminated and shaped object based on the monitoring data.
US11007719B2	Automatically adjusting extruder for optimal viscosity in a three-dimensional (3D) printer An extruder for automatically adjusting a temperature for optimal viscosity of materials extruded through a three-dimensional printer. The extruder includes a nozzle configured to extrude a material at a set viscosity; a thermal regulator located adjacent to the nozzle through which the material is extruded, where a temperature of the thermal regulator is adjustable within a predetermined range of temperatures suitable for the material; a motor configured to advance the material through the thermal regulator and the nozzle; a motion sensor configured to detect a speed of the motor as the material passes through the extruder; a current sensor configured to detect a resistance operating against the motor as the material passes through the extruder; and a controller configured to adjust the temperature of the thermal regulator for optimal viscosity of the material based on the detected speed of the motor and the detected resistance operating against the motor.
US11007717B2	Outlet structure A build material container outlet structure (100) comprises: a connector (107) comprising an interface surface (116) and an adaptor to receive a nozzle structure (202) of an external aspiration system; a socket (120) recessed from the interface surface to receive a data interconnect structure (212) of the nozzle structure, the data interconnect structure comprising a data interface (213); a data contact (122) disposed in the socket to engage with the data interface of the data interconnect structure when the nozzle structure is in an engagement position; and an activation structure (124) disposed on the interface surface to engage a switch element (214) in the nozzle structure of the external aspiration system when the nozzle structure is held in the engagement position.
US11007715B2	3D print head with nozzles capable of raising and lowering A 3D print head includes a carrier connected with a horizontal slide rail, a pair of nozzle assemblies disposed on the carrier, a swing arm and a push rod. Each nozzle assembly includes a nozzle and an elastic member, and movably coupled to the carrier and capable of raising and lowering relative to the carrier. Each elastic member is connected between the carrier and the corresponding nozzle to raise the nozzle relative to the carrier. The swing arm is pivoted to the carrier, and one end there of can be moved between the nozzles to push one of the nozzles down. The push rod is extended from the swing arm. While the carrier moving along the horizontal slide rail, the push rod can be pushed to rotate the swing arm to push the print nozzle down, thus the product can be prevented from scratching by another idle nozzle while printing.
US11007711B2	Process for manufacturing an object, and use of a radically cross-linkable resin in an additive manufacturing process A process for manufacturing an object involves the steps of: I) depositing a radically cross-linked resin on a carrier so that a layer of a structuring material joined to the carrier is obtained, said layer corresponding to a first selected cross-section of the object; II) depositing a radically cross-linked resin on a previously applied layer of the structuring material so that an additional layer of the structuring material is obtained which corresponds to a further selected cross-section of the object and which is joined to the previously applied layer; III) repeating step II) until the object is formed, wherein the deposition of a radically cross-linked resin in steps I) and II) includes the application of a radically cross-linkable resin to the carrier or the previously applied layer and is performed at least in step II) by applying energy to a selected region of a radically cross-linkable resin, corresponding to the selected cross-section of the object, the radically cross-linkable resin having a viscosity (23° C., DIN EN ISO 2884-1) of ≥5 mPas to ≤100,000 mPas. The invention further relates to the use of such a resin in an additive manufacturing process. The radically cross-linkable resin comprises a curable component which is obtained by reacting a polyisocyanate or a polyisocyanate descendant containing at least one oxadiazine trione group (formula I) with a compound that contains acrylate, methacrylate or vinyl ether double bonds and 25 Zerewitinoff active H atoms.
US11007707B2	Method for manufacturing a 3D item The invention provides a method for manufacturing a 3D item (1) by means of 3D printing. The method comprises the step of depositing, during a printing stage, 3D printable material (201) to provide 3D printed material (202), wherein the 3D printable material (201) comprises a core-shell filament (320) comprising (i) a core (321) comprising a core material (1321) having one or more of a core glass temperature Tg1 and a core melting temperature Tm1 and (ii) a shell (322) comprising a shell material (1322) having one or more of a shell glass temperature Tg2 and a shell melting temperature Tm2, wherein one or more of the shell glass temperature Tg2 and the shell melting temperature Tm2 is lower than one or more of the core glass temperature Tg1 and the core melting temperature Tm1. The method further comprises the step of heating, during a finishing stage, the 3D printed material (202) to a temperature equal to or higher than one or more of the shell glass temperature Tg2 and the shell melting temperature Tm2, and equal to or lower than one or more of the core glass temperature Tg1 and the core melting temperature Tm1.
US11007702B2	Resin member and wearable band A resin member has a longitudinal direction, includes a stretchable portion having an extending portion extending in a direction crossing the longitudinal direction, when the resin member is stretched in the longitudinal direction, an angle at which the extending portion extends changes, and the material of the stretchable portion contains cellulose fibers and a resin.
US11007698B2	Ruffle maker An apparatus for forming a ruffled moldable material includes: a body including an interior space and an extrusion opening that passes through from the interior space to an exterior of the body; and a ruffle formation structure that at least partially covers the extrusion opening, the ruffle formation structure including: a first side; a second side opposite the first side; a first edge attached to the body; and a second edge. In operational use, extruded moldable material is emitted from the extrusion opening along an extrusion direction, and the extruded moldable material interacts with the ruffle formation structure to form the ruffled moldable material by compressing at least some of the extruded moldable material along the extrusion direction.
US11007691B2	Exhaust unit for injection molding machine An exhaust unit for injection molding machine includes a purge cover having a nozzle through-hole allowing a nozzle of a cylinder of an injection molding machine to pierce through, an exhaust passage extending higher than the cylinder in the upward direction, and an exhaust port communicating with the exhaust passage, and a stationary platen connected to the exhaust port of the purge cover.
US11007690B2	System, method and article for siding corner A method of injection molding a building product includes providing an injection mold with a plurality of gates located adjacent a perimeter of the injection mold. The method further includes commingling a first material and a second material into a flow, the second material comprising a color that contrasts with a color of the first material and injecting the commingled flow into the plurality of gates to form a building product. Thereafter, the method includes removing the building product from the injection mold. The second material extends through an interior of the building product and appears as contrasting streaks on an exterior of the building product to form a variegated grain appearance. The method also includes notching a portion of the building product, such that the building product has a substantially linear grain in an exposed portion thereof.
US11007681B2	Microwave applicator with pressurizer for planar material heating Methods and systems for heating and compressing a material using microwaves. The system includes a flexible waveguide configured to receive a first portion of microwaves and a rigid waveguide configured to receive a second portion of microwaves. The system includes a top microwave antenna connected to the flexible waveguide, having a first plurality of slots for emitting the first portion of microwaves to be received by a top side of the material and heat the material. The system includes a bottom microwave antenna connected to the rigid waveguide, having a second plurality of slots for emitting the second portion of microwaves to be received by a bottom side of the material and heat the material. The system includes a presser configured to provide a downward force onto the top microwave antenna toward the material to compress the material as the material is being heated by the microwaves.
US11007675B2	Discontinuous fiber-reinforced composite material A discontinuous fiber-reinforced composite material including a discontinuous reinforcing fiber aggregate of a discontinuous reinforcing fiber having a number average fiber length of 3 to 100 mm and a matrix resin, the discontinuous reinforcing fiber aggregate including a plurality of discontinuous reinforcing fiber bundles having a predetermined number of unidirectionally-bundled single yarns of the discontinuous reinforcing fiber, wherein the discontinuous reinforcing fiber bundle has a cut surface inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to an orientation direction of the single yarn of the discontinuous reinforcing fiber bundle and has different fiber bundle lengths defined as a distance between both ends along the orientation direction of the single yarn of the discontinuous reinforcing fiber bundle, and the longer the fiber bundle length of the discontinuous reinforcing fiber bundle is, the smaller a tip angle defined as an acute angle at an end of a two-dimensional plane projection of the discontinuous reinforcing fiber bundle is.
US11007674B2	Method for manufacturing heated molding material and device for heating molding material The present invention provides a heating device and a method for manufacturing a heated molding material. The method uses the heating device to continuously manufacture the heated molding material. The heating device includes a heating chamber for heating a molding material, at least one opening section for feeding or expelling molding material therethrough, and a means for using nitrogen gas or superheated steam to expel oxygen gas present in the heating chamber.
US11007673B2	Methods for manufacturing bulked continuous filament from colored recycled PET A method of manufacturing bulked continuous carpet filament which, in various embodiments, comprises: (A) grinding recycled PET bottles into a group of flakes; (B) washing the flakes; (C) identifying and removing impurities, including impure flakes, from the group of flakes; (D) adding one or more color concentrates to the flakes; (E) passing the group of flakes through an extrusion system while maintaining the pressure within the extrusion system below about 25 millibars; (F) passing the resulting polymer melt through at least one filter having a micron rating of less than about 50 microns; and (G) forming the recycled polymer into bulked continuous carpet filament that consists essentially of recycled PET.
US11007672B2	Ceramic honeycomb structure and its production method, and honeycomb-molding die A ceramic honeycomb structure comprising a ceramic honeycomb body having pluralities of longitudinal flow paths partitioned by square-lattice-cross-sectioned cell walls, and an outer peripheral wall formed on an outer periphery of the ceramic honeycomb body; the outermost peripheral cell wall of the ceramic honeycomb body having an outer peripheral surface shape reflecting the square lattice shapes of the cell walls; the thickness of the outer peripheral cell wall being larger than the thickness of the cell walls; and the outer peripheral wall being formed to cover an outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral cell wall.
US11007667B2	Systems and methods for perforating flexible films, and related punching tools A system for forming apertures in a flexible film is provided. The system includes a punching tool for forming apertures in a flexible film. The punching tool defines a through hole therethrough. The system also includes a support plate. The punching tool is configured to press the flexible film against the support plate to form the apertures.
US11007666B2	Cutting machine A cutting machine can be configured to set a cutting line with respect to a cutting material that is placed on a supporting platform, cut the cutting material along one cutting line that intersect with and changes direction at a second cutting line at a corner portion, leaving a part of the cutting material connected along a predetermined distance from a point of intersection of the corner portion, and cutting along the other cutting line so as to not leave a connected part, up to a predetermined distance from the point of intersection of the corner portion.
US11007659B2	Intelligent shaving system having sensors An intelligent shaving system includes a handle, at least one blade connected to the handle, a microcontroller attached to the handle, a wireless communication unit configured to send and receive data from microcontroller to an external device, a memory configured to store data applicable to the at least one blade, and one or more sensors configured to send sensory data from the one or more sensors to microcontroller. The one of the one or more sensors is a proximity sensor or a camera having image sensor configured to capture video and/or still images. The shaving system assists in determining blade attrition and provides indicators to assist in shaving techniques. The shaving system further may include at least one blade slightly curved to follow a tangent of the skin. The at least one blade may have a nanolattice structure.
US11007658B2	Fiber-resin composite bolt cutter tool A light-weight bolt cutter tool includes a pair of opposing pivotally mounted jaws, each made from a fiber-reinforced composite body jacketed by a blade having a hardened metal outer surface oriented to forcibly engage the other one of said jaws. The bolt cutter tool can be actuated by a pair of elongated, hollow fiber resin composite handles. Each handle can include an elastomeric damping plug to prevent debris entering the hollow handle and reduce material fatigue. A quick-deployment, quiver-style backpack can conveniently carry the colt cutters when not in use.
US11007656B2	Robot unit A robot unit includes a robot main body that is an arm-type robot including multiple links connected to one another via at least one joint, and one or more protective housings that cover and protect at least a portion of a circumferential surface of one or more of the multiple links. One or more fastening portions that attach and detach the protective housing are provided on a circumferential surface of the one or more of the multiple links.
US11007654B2	End manipulator for package picking and placing An end manipulator for picking packages is provided. An example end manipulator includes a vacuum plate coupled to a machine where the vacuum plate includes a first set of vacuum cups. Further, the end manipulator includes a grasper plate movably coupled to the machine. The grasper plate moves between a retracted position and an extended position. In the retracted position, the grasper plate aligns with the vacuum plate such that the grasper plate abuts the vacuum plate. In the extended position, the grasper plate extends out from the vacuum plate. In some examples, when the grasper plate is in the retracted position, the end manipulator is configured to pick and place a first type of package. Further, in some examples, when the grasper plate is in extended position, the end manipulator is configured to pick and place a second type of package.
US11007653B2	Gripping device having a switching module A gripping device includes carriages or pivot arms carrying gripping elements. The carriages or pivot arms are mounted and guided in a base body and are drivable by at least one cylinder-piston unit. A switching module is mounted on the base body. The switching module includes at least one pressure medium connection and at least one electrical connection. At least one electrically controllable valve, which is switching a pressure medium, and at least one electronic controller for implementing external and internal control signals are arranged in the control module. The internal control signals originate from at least one sensor which detects at least one physical characteristic variable of the carriage(s) and/or the cylinder-piston unit at least in or on the base body. The gripping device can be adapted to at least one machine control system with a minimum interconnection and programming effort.
US11007651B2	Haptic controller with touch-sensitive control knob Example implementations may relate to a haptic hand-holdable controller. In particular, an example device may take the form of a haptic controller, which senses tactile information and provides force feedback for a more intuitive user experience. The force feedback may indicate a state of the device that is being controlled. An example haptic handheld controller may be utilized to manipulate data input to a robot, a tablet computer, and/or any other type of computing device. In an example embodiment, the haptic handheld controller may be such that the controller indicates to the user what manipulation of different types of data feels like, for example, by using operating modes for the haptic handheld controller where a motor varies feedback to the handheld controller.
US11007645B2	Mobile robot and control method A cleaning device includes: a range finding sensor; an acquisition unit which acquires a map of an environment including object position information, and a first path where the cleaning device is to move in the environment; an identification unit which identifies a first path partial path; a converter which converts the partial path into a differently-shaped path to generate a second path; and a motor controller which causes the cleaning device to move along the second path. The identification unit sets a region, on the map, where the range finding sensor can perform range finding from start and end points of a portion of the first path, and identifies the portion as the partial path when only one or more straight lines which traverse the region and are parallel to a line segment toward the end point from the start point are represented as the object in the region set.
US11007644B2	Mapping interface for mobile robots A method of operating an autonomous cleaning robot includes presenting, on a display of a handheld computing device, a graphical representation of a map including a plurality of selectable rooms, presenting, on the display, at least one selectable graphical divider representing boundaries of at least one of the plurality of selectable rooms, the at least one selectable graphical divider being adjustable to change at least one of the boundaries of the plurality of selectable rooms, receiving input, at the handheld computing device, representing a selection of an individual selectable graphical divider, receiving input, at the handheld computing device, representing at least one adjustment to the individual selectable graphical divider, the at least one adjustment including at least one of moving, rotating, or deleting the individual selectable graphical divider, and presenting, on the display, a graphical representation of a map wherein the individual selectable graphical divider is adjusted.
US11007641B2	Continuum robot control methods and apparatus A continuum robot having at least two independently manipulatable bendable section for advancing the robot through a passage, without contacting fragile elements within the passage, wherein the robot incorporates control algorithms that enable the continuum robot to operate and advance into the passage, as well as the systems and procedures associated with the continuum robot and said functionality.
US11007640B2	Rotary drive device and a robot arm of a robot equipped therewith A rotary drive device has a fluid-actuated rotary drive, which has a drive housing and a drive unit rotatable relative thereto. The drive unit has a pivot piston and a drive shaft connected thereto, whereby the drive shaft projects from the drive housing on an axial front side with a drive section. On the rear side, several components are mounted in axial succession on the drive housing of the rotary drive, which together with the rotary drive form a uniformly practicable drive assembly. These components include a valve carrier device carrying a control valve arrangement, a pneumatic connection unit, and an electronic control unit electrically connected to the control valve arrangement. A robot arm is also proposed, which includes the rotary drive device as an arm joint.
US11007639B2	Joint control method for serial robot and serial robot using the same The present disclosure provides a joint control method for a serial robot and a serial robot using the same. The method includes: performing a analysis on an end joint in the plurality of joints, and calculating the force of the previous joint acting on the end joint; performing a analysis on each of the other joints in the plurality of joints, and calculating the force of the previous joint acting on the joint; obtaining an angular velocity and an angular acceleration of each joint after obtaining the force of the previous joint acting on the joint, and calculating a torque corresponding to each joint; and projecting the torque corresponding to each joint to a motor corresponding to the joint to obtain a torque to be applied to the motor at a current time. In this manner, which improves the tracking precision of the end joint while reduces the tracking error.
US11007637B2	Spherical mechanism robot assembly, system, and method for accessing a confined space in a vehicle to perform confined space operations There is provided a spherical mechanism robot assembly for accessing a confined space in a vehicle, to perform confined space operation(s) in the vehicle. The assembly includes a base structure configured for attachment to the vehicle. The assembly includes a spherical mechanism structure having a first end attached to the base structure, and having a second end. The spherical mechanism structure includes a plurality of mechanical links, joints coupling the plurality of mechanical links together, and a plurality of actuators having one or more actuators coupled at each joint of the plurality of joints. The assembly includes an end effector attached to the second end of the spherical mechanism structure. The assembly is configured such that a majority portion remains outside of the confined space, while a remaining portion of the assembly accesses and occupies the confined space in the vehicle, to perform the confined space operation(s) in the vehicle.
US11007632B2	Power tool A power tool includes a motor, a switch, a housing, a switching member and a holding member. The housing is a hollow body formed by a first housing part and a second housing part connected with the first housing part. The first housing part has a through hole. The switching member is connected to the switch and includes an operation part exposed outside through the through hole so as to be movable in a specified direction in response to a user's manual operation. The switching member is configured to turn the switch on and off by linearly moving in the specified direction. The holding member is supported by at least one of the first housing part and the second housing part within the housing and configured to hold the switching member between the holding member and the first housing part so as to be linearly movable in the specified direction.
US11007631B2	Bit retention assembly for rotary hammer A bit retention assembly, for securing a tool bit to a spindle of a rotary hammer, includes a plurality of detent members movable in unison from a locking position to an insertion position in response to insertion of the tool bit within the spindle, a biasing member configured to bias the detent members toward the locking position, and a collar movable along the spindle between a first axial position and a second axial position. The collar has an annular wall at least partially defining a pocket. A first end of the biasing member is received within the pocket when the detent members are in the locking position such that the first end of the biasing member is radially constrained by the annular wall.
US11007625B2	Two-stage universal joint A two-stage universal joint includes a sleeve member, a driving member, and an elastic member. The sleeve member defines an axial direction and has a sleeve portion and a connection portion. The sleeve portion has a receiving groove having plural positioning protrusions extending axially on an inner wall thereof. One of the positioning protrusions has a recessed portion. The driving portion has a polygonal ball-joint having plural arc-face sections. The polygonal ball-joint is inserted into the receiving groove. The driving member is slidable with respect to the sleeve member between a first position and a second position. The polygonal ball-joint has a biasing member tending to move outward.
US11007623B2	Cylinder vice A cylinder vice includes a vice jaw, a chain retainer, and a hydraulic assembly. The vice jaw is positioned between side braces and include outer and inner plates. The outer plates include a top edge having a V-shape geometry. The outer plates include a female slide configured to interface with a male slide of the side braces. The inner plates include a top edge having another V-shape geometry. The inner plates include a bottom edge that is configured to interface with a piston. The chain retainer configured to retain a chain end positioned in a slot configuration of the chain retainer and fastened via retainer handles. The chain retainer includes a handle on each side of the slot configuration such that each handle is positioned in the notches of the side braces. The hydraulic assembly is configured to actuate the piston against the bottom edge of the inner plates.
US11007615B2	Machine tool, management system, and tool deterioration detection method A machine tool includes: a tool magazine that stores a plurality of tools; a spindle that holds one of the plurality of tools stored in the tool magazine; a glossiness measurement unit that measures glossiness of a tapered outer surface of a taper shank of each of the plurality of tools; a deterioration determination unit that determines whether or not the tapered outer surface is deteriorated on the basis of the glossiness measured by the glossiness measurement unit; and a notification unit that notifies an operator of deterioration of the tapered outer surface if it is determined by the deterioration determination unit that the tapered outer surface is deteriorated.
US11007613B2	Swiveling device A swiveling device includes a housing, an output shaft mounted in the housing and led out of the housing, a drive arranged in the housing for swiveling the output shaft, a swiveling element connected for conjoint rotation to the output shaft in the region thereof which is led out of the housing, and with a receptacle mounted in the swiveling element and connected thereto, wherein the receptacle can be arranged at different angular positions. The swiveling device provides that the swiveling element has a receiving profile for the receptacle, and the receptacle has a mating profile which corresponds to the receiving profile, wherein the receiving profile and the mating profile are configured so that the profiles can be arranged in different positions of receptacle and swiveling element with respect to each other.
US11007602B2	Ultrasonic welding jig, terminal-equipped electric cable manufacturing method, and terminal-equipped electric cable An ultrasonic welding jig includes: an anvil that supports a plate-like electric cable connection portion of a terminal; and a welding horn that is disposed so as to oppose the anvil, and in which a fitting groove is formed in an opposing surface, the fitting groove being a groove in which a portion of a core wire of an electric cable is fitted. In a state in which the core wire and the electric cable connection portion are clamped between the welding horn and the anvil, ultrasonic welding is performed by ultrasonically vibrating the welding horn in an axial direction of the core wire. In a bottom surface of the fitting groove of the welding horn, a plurality of slippage prevention grooves that are obliquely oriented and intersect an axis of the fitting groove are formed spaced apart in a direction of the axis of the fitting groove.
US11007596B2	Program creation device, welding system, and program creation method A welding program is created for performing spot welding by a program creation device. The program creation device includes a display unit configured to display an image, and an image generation unit configured to generate image data of a product model before being subjected to spot welding in accordance with shape data on a product and display the product model on the display unit, a display control unit configured to make a workpiece having a selected surface in the product model to be semitransparent, a welding portion setting unit configured to set welding portions to be allotted for the selected surface in the product model, and a program creation unit configured to create the welding program including related data for a welding robot with regard to the set welding portions.
US11007582B2	Depth adjustment stopper for drill bit The present invention relates to a depth adjustment stopper for a drill bit. The present invention enables easy workability during forming of a drilled groove having a fixed depth into a material by means of a drill bit. The depth adjustment stopper coupled to the drill bit is supported by means of the tension of a spring. Therefore, the depth adjustment stopper is prevented from shaking or being pushed.
US11007580B2	Cutting tool A cutting tool including a rake face, a flank face, and a cutting edge portion, comprising a substrate and an AlTiN layer, the AlTiN layer including cubic AlxTi1-xN crystal grains, Al having an atomic ratio x of 0.7 or more and less than 0.95, the AlTiN layer including a central portion, the central portion at the rake face being occupied in area by (111) oriented AlxTi1-xN crystal grains at a ratio of 50% or more and less than 80%, the central portion at the cutting edge portion being occupied in area by (111) oriented AlxTi1-xN crystal grains at a ratio of 80% or more.
US11007578B2	Surface-coated cutting tool A surface-coated cutting tool comprises a hard coating layer that includes a TiAlN layer and is provided on a surface of a cutting tool body. In case the composition of the TiAlN layer is expressed by a formula: (TixAl1-x)N, 0.10≤x≤0.35 (here, x is in atomic ratio) is satisfied. In the TiAlN layer, a high Ti band-like region is present in a direction at 30 degrees or less with respect to a line normal to the surface of the cutting tool body. An average composition X of the Ti component in the high Ti band-like region satisfies (x+0.01)≤X≤(x+0.05), an average width W of the high Ti band-like region is 30 to 500 nm, and an average area ratio St of the high Ti band-like region is 3 to 50 area %.
US11007572B2	Sliding member and method for producing same A sliding member (1) includes an iron and steel-based sintered compact containing chromium, molybdenum, and carbon and having a content of chromium, of 5 mass % or less. The sliding member (1) includes: a compound layer (11) which has a sliding surface (1a) and is formed mainly of an iron and steel nitride; and a diffusion layer (12) which is adjacent to the compound layer (11) and has an iron and steel structure into which nitrogen and carbon diffuse. The concentrations of carbon and nitrogen in the diffusion layer (12) are gradually reduced with increasing depth from the sliding surface (1a).
US11007571B2	Method of manufacturing an austenitic iron alloy A method of manufacturing an austenitic iron alloy comprising placing austenitic iron alloy powder in a can, evacuating air and other gases from the can, supplying nitrogen gas into the can, sealing the can and then hot isostatically pressing the austenitic iron alloy powder in the can to diffuse the nitrogen into the austenitic iron alloy powder and to produce a nitrogen enriched austenitic iron alloy bar and removing the can from the nitrogen enriched austenitic iron alloy bar.
US11007570B2	Additive manufacturing with dispensing of multiple powders An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a platform, one or more supports positioned above the platform, an actuator, a first dispenser system configured dispense a plurality of successive layers of powder onto a build area supported by the platform, a first binder material dispenser configured to selectively dispense a first binder material on a voxel-by-voxel basis to an uppermost layer of powder in the build area, and an energy source configured to emit radiation toward the platform so as to solidify the binder material. The first dispenser system includes a first powder dispenser that is attached to and moves with a first support from the one or more supports and is configured to selectively dispense a first powder onto the build area, and a second powder dispenser that is configured to selectively dispense the second powder onto the build area.
US11007568B2	Droplet generating method for metal three-dimensional printing The present invention discloses a droplet generating method for metal three-dimensional printing, and in a process of accumulating a liquid metal or softened flowable metal in a building process through metal three-dimensional printing, a metal flow is fragmentized to form metal droplets; wherein in the process of accumulating the liquid metal or softened flowable metal, a current is applied between the metal flow and a printed metal (7), through a manner of resistance heating, part of the metal flow is heated and gasified to fuse the metal flow, and the metal droplets are formed on the printed metal (7). In the present invention, in a building process through metal three-dimensional printing, metal droplets of a tiny volume can be generated rapidly, the control method is simple and the response speed is high; the common “dragging” problem of a molten raw material in an FDM three-dimensional printing technology is solved; a “metallurgical fusion” is realized between the generated metal droplets and the printed metal (7), and the connection strength is extremely high; and “metallurgical electrical field-based regulation” can be integrated into a building process through metal three-dimensional printing.
US11007567B2	Die casting machine A die casting machine is provided with a movable platen for holding a movable mold, a stationary platen for holding a stationary mold, and tie bars inserted into insertion holes provided in the movable platen and the stationary platen, the movable platen being arranged so as to be capable of advancing to and retreating from the fixed platen along the tie bars. A hollow section is provided in at least one of the movable platen and the stationary platen.
US11007565B2	Fastening tool A fastening tool using a fastener of a type which is configured such that swaging is completed while an end region of a shaft part of a bolt remains integrated with the shaft part, and more particularly, a technique that may help provide a compact device structure while facilitating output management required for swaging, in the fastening tool. The fastening tool is configured to fasten a workpiece with a bolt and a collar without breaking a shaft part of the bolt, and a control part performs swaging operation while controlling the driving current of a motor to become a specified target current value and completes the swaging operation based on rotation speed of the motor.
US11007560B2	Winding wire manufacturing device and control method for the same A control method for a winding wire manufacturing device that includes a base, a clamp, a bending top and a controller, includes a first process of detecting a bending torque applied to the bending top at the time of edgewise bending, a second process of determining whether or not a maximum value obtained by removing a torque value in starting the bending top from the bending torque is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value set in advance, and a third process of reducing a clamp load applied to a rectangular wire by the clamp when the maximum value of the bending torque is larger than the predetermined value.
US11007558B2	Diamond die A diamond die includes a diamond provided with a hole for drawing a wire material, the diamond being a CVD single-crystal diamond, an axis of the hole being inclined relative to a normal direction of a crystal plane of the diamond.
US11007557B2	Systems and methods for removing viscous materials in metal article processing Provided herein are systems and methods for removing a viscous material from a material article. In particular, a viscous material removal system can include a seal and a biasing mechanism. The viscous material removal system can also serve as a viscous material containment system. The systems can provide viscous material removal from planar and non-planar articles, as well as articles having surface irregularities or a topography including ridges and valleys. A method for removing viscous materials can include contacting the seal to the material article, maintaining contact of the seal across a width of the material article via the biasing mechanism, and passing the material article over the seal, thus removing the viscous material from the material article.
US11007555B2	Devices and techniques relating to landfill gas extraction Devices and techniques related to landfill gas extraction are disclosed. A technique for controlling extraction of landfill gas from a landfill through a gas extraction system is described. The method may include measuring a plurality of values indicating conditions associated with the landfill; computing, based at least in part on the plurality of values and on a model of the landfill, a predicted future state of the landfill; determining, based at least in part on the predicted future state of the landfill, one or more control parameters for one or more respective control devices configured to control operation of the gas extraction system; applying the one or more control parameters to the one or more respective control, and with the one or more control devices, controlling extraction of the landfill gas from the landfill based, at least in part, on the one or more respective control parameters.
US11007554B2	Method, system and device for reducing microbial concentration and/or biofilm formation Described herein are various methods, systems, and apparatus for reducing and eliminating biofilms from hydrocarbons. A combination of oxidizing agents and radiation of certain wavelengths forms a synergistic reaction. The synergistic reaction generates EMODs, which are effective in reducing microbial count and eliminating or blocking biofilm formation, particularly in anaerobic environments. This synergistic reaction has a relationship to EMOD creation and has a detrimental effect on Microbial Contamination (MC), Microbial Influenced Corrosion (MIC) and biofilm creation. MC, MIC and biofilm can be eliminated or greatly reduced with the treatment methods in or on equipment including pipelines, storage tanks, and refinery processing equipment.
US11007547B1	Portable paint booth A portable paint booth has a floor, roof and walls made of non-porous materials, at least one door, an air inlet adapted to receive air from a mechanical blower, and an exhaust tube that extends from the booth and comprises at least one orifice disposed at a terminal end of the tube, wherein the terminal end of the tube is disposed above a junction of a wall and the roof when the booth is pressurized. The exhaust tube may be supported by a pole to hold the tube upright and maintain a predetermined height. The terminal end of the tube may be propped open by a support element that extends around a perimeter of the exhaust tube.
US11007543B2	Shower head with inner core A shower head with an inner core includes a shower head body, an inlet valve core assembly, an inner core assembly, and a water outlet panel. The inlet valve core assembly is fitted in an inlet valve chamber of the shower head body. A return spring of the inlet valve core assembly abuts against an inner wall of the inlet valve chamber and one end of an inlet valve core. The inner core assembly is detachably fitted inside an inner core chamber. The water outlet panel is connected with the shower head body and provided with a functional water chamber communicating with a water outlet passage. The shower head can prevent the inner core assembly from flying out of the inner core chamber due to the impact of the water flow to hurt the user.
US11007542B2	Cyclone separator and methods of using same One illustrative cyclone separator disclosed herein includes an outer body, an inner body positioned at least partially within the outer body, an internal flow path within the inner body, the internal flow path having a fluid entrance and a fluid outlet, a first fluid flow channel between the inner body and the outer body, and a re-entrant fluid opening that extends through the outer body and is in fluid communication with the fluid flow channel, wherein the re-entrant fluid opening is positioned at a location upstream of the fluid entrance of the internal flow path in the inner body.
US11007541B2	Dust collecting device using multi-cyclone dust filtration A dust collecting device using multi-cyclone dust filtration includes a dust collecting chamber, cyclone chamber and airflow guiding component. The dust collecting chamber communicates with the cyclone chamber having an intake port for a gas to be filtered, an annular side wall connected to intake port and guiding gas to be filtered to form a first cyclone, an engaging port communicated with dust collecting chamber and allowing first cyclone to enter dust collecting chamber, and an exhaust port. The airflow guiding component within cyclone chamber is provided with a return flow tube receiving the returned gas to be filtered and forming a second cyclone, an airflow guiding bonnet separated from return flow tube, and a dust filtration channel between airflow guiding bonnet and return flow tube. The second cyclone flows toward the exhaust port, and enables dust therein to enter cyclone chamber again, as passing by dust filtration channel.
US11007539B2	Discontinuously operated centrifuge A discontinuously operated centrifuge, in particular sugar or starch centrifuge, includes a rotating, cylindrical centrifuge basket having a casing provided with openings and having an upper open end. An inner screen element formed as a composite unit of a screen mat and a support mat is insertable as a prefabricated, single-piece screen element into the centrifuge basket via the upper open end thereof. The screen element has ends abutting in a circumferential direction within the centrifuge basket, with axially extending end strips attached to the abutting ends of the screen element. A closure element in the form of an axially extending clamping strip cooperates with the end strips so as to lock and radially brace the screen element against the centrifuge basket casing. Attached on the centrifuge basket is an upper limiting flange, with an annular cover being screwed onto an upper limiting flange for securing the screen element.
US11007537B2	Filter media for active field polarized media air cleaner Filter media for an active field polarized media air cleaner includes two layers of dielectric material with a higher resistance air permeable screen sandwiched between the lower resistivity electric layers. The filter media may further include a mixed fiber filter layer having fibers from different sides of the triboelectric scale. The filter media may further include a layer of relatively higher density dielectric material followed by a layer of relatively lower density dielectric material.
US11007536B2	Controlling flow of black powder in hydrocarbon pipelines Black powder flowing with hydrocarbons in a hydrocarbon pipeline is converted into a magnetorheological slurry by implementing wet scrubbing in the hydrocarbon pipeline. A flow of the magnetorheological slurry through the hydrocarbon pipeline is controlled.
US11007524B2	Automatic microfluidic system for rapid personalized drug screening and testing method for personalized antibiotic susceptibility The present disclosure provides an automatic microfluidic system for rapid personalized drug screening including a microfluidic chip. The microfluidic chip includes a fluid storage unit, a fluid driving unit, a reaction unit and a plurality of valve units. The fluid driving unit includes two mixing pumps. Each of the mixing pumps includes two pneumatic micro-pumps, a mixing chamber and a blocking structure. The blocking structure is disposed in the mixing chamber and is connected between the two pneumatic micro-pumps. When the two pneumatic micro-pumps are started alternately, the blocking structure is deflected alone with the operation of the two pneumatic micro-pumps.
US11007521B2	Analysis method, discoid sample holder and use of a sample holder The invention relates to a discoid sample holder (1), on which a device (2) for carrying out at least one processing step is formed. According to the invention, a slot (3), into which a sampling instrument (4) can be introduced, and means (5) for releasing a sample from the sampling instrument (4) arranged in the receptacle (3), are formed in the sample holder.
US11007520B2	Covalently modified surfaces, kits, and methods of preparation and use In biosciences and related fields, it can be useful to modify surfaces of apparatuses, devices, and materials that contact biomaterials such as biomolecules and biological micro-objects. Described herein are surface modifying and surface functionalizing reagents, preparation thereof, and methods for modifying surfaces to provide improved or altered performance with biomaterials.
US11007519B2	Chip structure for multiple molecular diagnoses A multiple molecular diagnosis chip structure according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a reaction pad; a channel pad; and a transfer pad.
US11007518B2	System for accelerating reagent reactions in a disposable cartridge A diagnostic assay system for accelerating reagent reactions comprising a base portion receiving a disposable cartridge and a cover portion moveably mounted to the base such that the disposable cartridge may be installed and removed from the base portion. The disposable cartridge includes at least one assay chamber for receiving an assay fluid, and a cartridge body including a syringe barrel operative to move assay fluids into and out of the assay chambers. The diagnostic assay system also includes a heater proximal the at least one fluid assay-containing cavity, operational when the cover portion is in a closed position and configured to heat the assay fluid in one of the assay chambers to accelerate reagent reactions in the disposable cartridge.
US11007516B1	Tunable metal-organic framework compositions and methods thereof The present invention relates to a metal-organic framework composition, as well as constructs and methods thereof. In one particular example, the composition provides a platform having an emission signal in the deep red to near-infrared (NIR) region.
US11007515B2	Highly active trimetallic materials using short-chain alkyl quaternary ammonium compounds A highly active trimetallic mixed transition metal oxide material has been developed. The material may be sulfided to generate metal sulfides which are used as a catalyst in a conversion process such as hydroprocessing. The hydroprocessing may include hydrodenitrification, hydrodesulfurization, hydrodemetallation, hydrodesilication, hydrodearomatization, hydroisomerization, hydrotreating, hydrofining, and hydrocracking.
US11007512B1	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.
US11007511B2	Methods for the synthesis of tunable mesoporous zeolites Methods of forming mesoporous zeolites with tunable pore widths are provided. In some embodiments, the method includes mixing a silicon-containing material, an aluminum-containing material, and at least a quaternary amine to produce a zeolite precursor solution. The zeolite precursor solution is pre-crystallized at a pre-crystallization temperature of greater than 125° C. and autogenous pressure to form a pre-crystallized zeolite precursor solution and combined with two or more distinct organosilane mesopore templates to produce a zeolite precursor gel. The zeolite precursor gel is crystallized to produce a crystalline zeolite intermediate and the crystalline zeolite intermediate is calcined to produce the mesoporous zeolite.
US11007508B2	Phenol alkylation catalyst precursor and catalyst, method of forming catalyst, method of regenerating catalyst, and method of alkylating phenol A phenol alkylation catalyst exhibiting a desirable combination of activity, selectivity, and regenerability is prepared from a catalyst precursor that includes specific amounts of magnesium oxide, copper oxide or a copper oxide precursor, a hydrous magnesium aluminosilicate-containing binder, a pore-former, a lubricant, and water. Methods of forming and regenerating the catalyst, as well as a phenol alkylation method, are described.
US11007504B2	Method for producing a filter material containing iron for the treatment of water A method for producing an iron-containing filter material for water treatment includes the steps of reacting a trivalent iron compound and a base inside a vessel until the trivalent iron is completely neutralized, to obtain an iron hydroxide and a salt consisting of the anion of the trivalent iron compound and the cation of the base; feeding the iron hydroxide and the salt into ceramic membranes to wash the iron hydroxide from the salt in cross-flow; feeding the iron hydroxide suspension to a membrane filter press where part of the water is removed, to obtain a panel having a moisture content of less than 77% by weight; inserting the panel into containers; and positioning the containers inside a refrigeration chamber operating at atmospheric pressure and at temperatures less than 0° C. for a time between 24 and 240 hours.
US11007503B2	Systems and methods for a cooled nitric oxide generator Systems and methods for a nitric oxide (NO) generation system are provided. In particular, the present disclosure provide an NO generation system that is configured to be cooled to maintain an NO generator of the system at or below temperatures safe for patient use and contact. In some non-limiting examples, the NO generation system may include a pump configured to furnish a fluid (e.g., a gas) toward and/or through the NO generator to provide cooling thereto.
US11007502B2	Methods and systems for capturing particulates Provided herein are methods of capturing particulates. The methods may include contacting particulates in a gas stream with one or more acoustic waves. The one or more acoustic waves may include standing waves or waves of modulating frequency. The methods may include promoting agglomeration of particulates with an electrostatic force. Also provided herein are systems for capturing particulates.
US11007499B2	Fluidized-bed-type reactor, and method for manufacturing trichlorosilane A fluidized-bed reactor (1A) includes a reaction vessel (10A) configured to contain metallurgical grade silicon powder and a hydrogen chloride gas, and a portion of a side wall (w) which portion extends along at least 80% of a height extending from a gas feed opening (21), which is provided in a lower part of the reaction vessel (10A), to a top face of a fluid bed (40) has such a tapered shape that a cross section of the reaction vessel (10A) which cross section is taken perpendicular to a height direction of the reaction vessel (10A) increases in area in an upward direction.
US11007497B2	Gas jetting apparatus A gas jetting apparatus capable of uniformly jetting, even onto a treatment-target object having a high-aspect-ratio groove, a gas into the groove. The gas jetting apparatus includes a gas jetting cell unit for jetting a gas toward a treatment-target object. The gas jetting cell unit includes a first cone-shaped member and a second cone-shaped member. A gap is formed between a side surface of a first cone shape and a side surface of the second cone-shaped member. Apex sides of the cone-shaped members face the treatment-target object.
US11007494B2	Resin composition preparation apparatus and polyurea resin composition prepared using the same A resin composition preparation apparatus and a polyurea resin are provided. A resin introduction unit is configured to inject a composition solution and air mixed in the composition solution. An air bubble generator is connected to the resin introduction unit. An air bubble separation tank is connected to the air bubble generator. The air bubble generator comprises: an inlet through which the composition solution and the air are introduced from the resin introduction unit; an outlet through which the resin composition is discharged to the air bubble separation tank; and an internal flow channel connecting the inlet and the outlet so as to pass therethrough. The internal flow channel comprises a groove portion configured to form the air bubbles having a smaller particle size than that of the air.
US11007493B2	Gassing device A gassing device for the intermittent introduction of oxygen-containing gas or air into the waste water of a sewage treatment plant includes at least one membrane and a support body supporting the membrane and having gas-inlet openings. The membrane comprises a support membrane and a gassing membrane, wherein through-openings are arranged in the support membrane and continuous perforation slits are arranged in the gassing membrane and connected to the through-openings of the support membrane, or project into same, or are arranged inside the through-openings. The gassing membrane has a greater elasticity and is softer than the support membrane. The width of the through-openings of the support membrane decrease from the outer side and the gassing membrane projects partially or completely into the through-openings of the support membrane, and has a corresponding negative contour in relation to the through-openings of the support membrane.
US11007491B2	Aromatic co-polyimide gas separation membranes derived from 6FDA-6FpDA-type homo-polyimides Co-polyimide membranes for separating components of sour natural gas including at least three distinct moieties polymerized together, the moieties including a 2,2′-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)hexafluoropropane dianhydride (6FDA) based moiety; a 4,4′-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)dianiline (6FpDA) based moiety; and at least one component selected from the group consisting of: a 9,9-bis(4-aminophenyl) fluorene (CARDO) based moiety; a 2,3,5,6-tetramethyl-1,4-phenylenediamine (durene diamine) based moiety; a 2,2′-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzidine (ABL-21) based moiety; a 3,3′-dihydroxybenzidine based moiety; and a 3,3′-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)dianiline based moiety.
US11007488B2	Separation of gases via carbonized vinylidene chloride copolymer gas separation membranes and processes therefor A process for separating hydrogen from a gas mixture having hydrogen and a larger gas molecule is comprised of flowing the gas mixture through a carbonized polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) copolymer membrane having a hydrogen permeance in combination with a hydrogen/methane selectivity, wherein the combination of hydrogen permeance and hydrogen/methane selectivity is (i) at least 30 GPU hydrogen permeance and at least 200 hydrogen/methane selectivity or (ii) at least 10 GPU hydrogen permeance and at least 700 hydrogen/methane selectivity. The carbonized PVDC copolymer may be made by heating and restraining a polyvinylidene chloride copolymer film or hollow fiber having a thickness of 1 micrometer to 250 micrometers to a pretreatment temperature of 100° C. to 180° C. to form a pretreated polyvinylidene chloride copolymer film and then heating and restraining the pretreated polyvinylidene chloride copolymer film to a maximum pyrolysis temperature from 350° C. to 750° C.
US11007485B2	Filters comprising SiC membranes incorporating nitrogen A filter for the filtration of a fluid, such as a liquid, includes or is composed of a support element made of a porous ceramic material, the element exhibiting a tubular or parallelepipedal shape delimited by an external surface and including, in its internal portion, a set of adjacent channels with axes parallel to one another and separated from one another by walls of the porous inorganic material, in which at least a portion of the channels and/or at least a portion of the external surface are covered with a porous separating membrane layer, wherein the separating membrane layer is made of a material essentially composed of silicon carbide (SiC), and the content by weight of elemental nitrogen of the layer constituting the porous separating membrane layer is between 0.1% and 2%.
US11007484B2	Dead end membrane gas separation process A feed fluid mixture including at least one condensable component and at least one non-condensable component is separated into a gaseous permeate and an at least partially liquid retentate with a gas separation membrane through simultaneous condensation of at least one of said at least one condensable component on a retentate side of the membrane and permeation of at least one of said at least one non-condensable component through the membrane.
US11007483B2	Method and apparatus for the filtration of biological solutions A system, method and device are disclosed for bio-processing a feed stream and providing a constant output by operating a continuous single-pass tangential-flow process. The single-pass process provides high conversion concentration while operating at relatively low feed flow rates, and the process can also be used to provide constant output diafiltration.
US11007482B2	Draw solute and an improved forward osmosis method A draw solute for forward osmosis comprising a semi-interpenetrating (semi-IPN) hydrogel which comprises a thermally responsive polymer and a hydrophilic polymer, such that the semi-IPN hydrogel is capable of switching between a hydrophilic and hydrophobic state in response to changes in temperature is provided. Also provided is a draw solute comprising a hydrogel of a polyionic thermally responsive polymer, wherein the hydrogel switches between a hydrophilic state to allow absorption of water osmosed from a feed solution and a hydrophobic state to allow release of the absorbed water in response to changes in temperature. There is also provided a forward osmosis method comprising: contacting a feed solution and the draw solute via a semi-permeable membrane, such that feed water in the feed solution passes through the membrane by osmotic pressure and moves into the draw solute; and separating the water from the draw solute to form a purified water product.
US11007480B2	Exhaust gas purification system An object of the present invention is to provide an exhaust gas purification system which exhibits high exhaust gas purification performance. The present invention provides an exhaust gas purification system including: a carrier containing aluminum oxide; an exhaust gas purification device including a catalyst provided on the carrier and containing gallium, and connected to an internal combustion engine; and a system connected to the exhaust gas purification device for increasing an oxygen concentration. The system for increasing an oxygen concentration provides an oxygen concentration higher than that of a post combusted gas of the internal combustion engine.
US11007476B2	Process equipment contaminant removal An apparatus, method and system remove contaminants from a vapor. In an embodiment, a contaminant removal apparatus includes a vacuum box. The vacuum box is a vessel. The apparatus also includes a demister pad disposed in the vacuum box. A vapor is introduced to the vacuum box on an opposing side of the demister pad from a vapor exit from the vacuum box.
US11007475B2	Dehumidification device and dehumidification method To provide a dehumidifying device and dehumidifying method each of which allows absorbed water to be efficiently extracted from a stimuli-responsive polymeric moisture absorbing material or a polymeric moisture absorbing material containing a stimuli-responsive polymeric moisture absorbing material, a dehumidifying device of an embodiment of the present invention includes (i) a stimulus providing section configured to provide an external stimulus to a stimuli-responsive polymeric moisture absorbing material or a polymeric moisture absorbing material containing a stimuli-responsive polymeric moisture absorbing material and (ii) a transfer section configured to transfer water released by the polymeric moisture absorbing material.
US11007473B2	Removal of water vapor from streams containing carbon dioxide and/or carbon monoxide Methods and systems for removing water vapor from a feed gas prior to further processing the feed gas according to a downstream PSA process are described. The feed gas can include CO2 and/or CO and/or H2 and the PSA process can be used to separate components of the feed gas from one another, for instance, for CO2 capture. Light product off of the PSA process is utilized to regenerate desiccant of a dryer used in the water vapor removal process that is carried out prior to the feed gas entering the PSA process. The water vapor removal process can be heated by providing thermal energy directly to the dryer and/or to a regenerating stream that regenerates the desiccant of the dryer. The thermal energy can be low cost energy—for instance, waste heat off of a system that provides the feed gas.
US11007472B2	Adsorption vessels having reduced void volume through the use of non-porous, low-density filler material to reduce voids Adsorption vessels and systems utilizing adsorption vessels are provided herein. In one embodiment, an adsorption vessel for receiving a fluid mixture and for separating a component from therein includes a vessel wall extending from a bottom end to a top end and defining a vessel chamber. A bottom inlet is formed in the bottom end of the adsorption vessel for introducing the fluid mixture to the vessel chamber. A filler material having a total porosity of less than about 25% and a density less than about 900 kg/m3 or an insert or both are positioned in the top void volume to increase overall performance of the adsorbent vessel.
US11007463B1	Oil coalescing device Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for and in conjunction with an oil coalescing breather which may comprise a breather housing with a standpipe for at least receiving an air flow containing oil, a first end, a second end, and a molded coalescing material. The first end may be configured for at least receiving the air flow containing oil into the standpipe. The second end may be located at an opposite side of the standpipe from the first end and be configured for at least emitting air from the standpipe. The molded coalescing material may be positioned in the standpipe and comprise a plurality of openings enabling the air flow from the first end there through. Each of the plurality of openings is large enough to allow coalesced oil from the air flow there through to fall into the first end under a force provided by gravity.
US11007460B2	Device for treating an effluent and method for treating an effluent A device for treating an effluent composed of liquid and of solid particles to obtain a treated effluent includes a filtration device using gravity separation on a rotating cloth having an inlet intended to receive the effluent to be treated and a first and a second outlet, the filtration device being designed to separate the effluent into a first flow and a second flow, the second flow comprising sludges comprising solid particles, the first flow leaving the filtration device through the first outlet, the second flow leaving the filtration device through the second outlet, and at least one recirculation device designed to recirculate at least a part of the sludges of the second flow to the inlet of the filtration device, the second outlet being linked to the at least one recirculation device. A method for treating an effluent is also provided.
US11007452B2	Process and system for dehydrating a product stream in ethanol production The present disclosure provides processes and systems for dehydrating a byproduct stream in ethanol production. In one embodiment, a feed mixture is distilled with one or more distillation units to remove at least a portion of the water, and form a first byproduct stream. The first byproduct stream is contacted with a molecular sieve unit, thereby forming a product stream. The molecular sieve unit is cyclically contacted with at least a portion of the product stream to regenerate the molecular sieve unit and form one or more regenerate streams. A second byproduct stream including at least one of (1) the regenerate streams and (2) at least a portion of the fusel oil stream is contacted with a separation system, thereby forming a permeate and a retentate. At least a portion of the retentate is forwarded into the product stream.
US11007448B2	Toy kit for storing fallen tooth of child An apparatus for retrieving a fallen tooth of a child is disclosed. The apparatus includes a toy having a body defining a face and a chest portion. The face includes a mouth defining an opening for receiving the fallen tooth. The apparatus also includes a container located at the chest portion of the body to store the fallen tooth. The container is accessed by a user for retrieving the stored fallen tooth.
US11007447B2	Toy kit for storing fallen tooth of child A toy kit for storing a fallen tooth of a child is disclosed. The toy kit includes a toy having a body defining a face and a chest portion. The face includes a mouth defining an opening for receiving the fallen tooth. The toy kit also includes a container located at the chest portion of the body to store the fallen tooth. The toy kit also includes a conduit disposed within the body. The conduit includes a first end connected to the mouth and a second end connected to the container. The conduit allows the fallen tooth received through the opening of the mouth to reach the container.
US11007444B2	Player adjustment scoring system Systems and methods of conducting a fantasy sport contest are disclosed. According to some embodiments, the fantasy sport contest is provided for participants to join. The fantasy sport contest includes one or more fantasy teams where each fantasy team includes a multiplicity of real-life players. A player adjustment value (PAV) is determined for each of the real-life players. Accumulated statistics of the real-life player during real-life games are converted into a baseline fantasy score according to a baseline scoring system. The baseline fantasy score is adjusted according to the real-life player's PAV to produce an adjusted fantasy score of the real-life player.
US11007440B2	Computer architecture for simulation of sporting events based on real-world data Methods for improving simulation of a sporting event by using real-world data are provided. In one aspect, a method includes positioning a simulated player corresponding to a player on a simulated field based on player positional data. The method also includes positioning a simulated ball corresponding to a physical ball on the simulated field based on ball positional data. The method also includes modifying the simulation based on user input by deviating the simulated player from the player positional data of the player on the physical field of the sporting event based on the user input when the user input moves the simulated player outside of a visual ring. The method also includes deviating a second player from a corresponding second player positional data when the second player is within a deviation ring, a radius of the visual ring different from a radius of the deviation ring.
US11007435B2	Interactive interface for enabling and disabling input method The present disclosure discloses an input method processing method, applied to a cloud interaction system. The cloud interaction system includes a user equipment and a server. The method includes: sending, by the user equipment, an input method enabling request to the server after receiving an input method enabling instruction; encoding, by the server, input method enabling indication information to first data according to the input method enabling request, to obtain first instruction data, and sending the first instruction data to the user equipment; enabling, by the user equipment, a local input method according to the input method enabling indication information obtained by decoding the first instruction data, and rendering a first interactive application interface and a task graph of the local input method according to the first instruction data. The input method processing method provided in the embodiments can ensure that the local input method can always be normally displayed on the interactive application interface when the interactive application interface is in any state.
US11007431B2	Motor-driven adjustable-tension trigger A user-input device includes a user-actuatable trigger configured to pivot about a trigger axis, a rack gear, a return spring operatively intermediate the user-actuatable trigger and the rack gear, a force-feedback motor and a posture sensor configured to determine a posture of the user-actuatable trigger about the trigger axis. The return spring is configured to forward bias the user-actuatable trigger toward an extended posture. The force-feedback motor is configured to drive the rack gear based on a force-feedback signal and thereby adjust a spring force applied by the return spring to the user-actuatable trigger.
US11007430B2	VR motion control method, multi-dimensional motion platform and thrust universal spherical plain bearing A system for virtual reality (VR) motion control includes a multi-dimensional motion platform and a thrust universal spherical plain bearing. The VR motion control method includes: setting parameters; calibrating a device; obtaining parameters; receiving a head-mounted display device tracking packet and/or an action control packet; determining whether a real-time angle difference is greater than a set dead zone angle; and calculating a difference between a current angle of a head-mounted display device and a current status of the multi-dimensional motion platform, and feeding the difference into an action control system of the multi-dimensional motion platform, to eliminate the difference. The multi-dimensional motion platform uses single-point bearing or single-point lifting bearing and lever traction-type transmission, thereby realizing functions of swinging and rotating in all directions. The thrust universal spherical plain bearing integrates a common thrust universal spherical plain bearing with a plane thrust bearing.
US11007429B2	Background process for importing real-world activity data into a location-based game Events in an interactive application (e.g., a location-based parallel reality game) are triggered by a user's real-world activity meeting one or more criteria. A background process executing on the user's client device periodically extracts activity data from an activity monitoring application (e.g., a fitness application) and provides it to a server hosting the interactive application. The server determines whether received activity data triggers an event and, if so, sends a notification of the event to the client device.
US11007426B2	Game client control method and apparatus, storage medium, and electronic apparatus Provided is a game client control method and apparatus, a storage medium, and an electronic apparatus. The method including obtaining first orientation data detected by a target detection apparatus, a game client being installed on a mobile terminal, the target detection apparatus being disposed in the mobile terminal, a game screen of the game client being at a first angle of view according to the first orientation data, and the first orientation data comprising a first orientation of the mobile terminal, obtaining second orientation data detected by the target detection apparatus, the second orientation data including a second orientation of the mobile terminal, and switching the game screen from the game screen at the first angle of view to a game screen at a second angle of view based on relative orientation data between the second orientation data and the first orientation data satisfying a target condition.
US11007425B2	Sliding intelligence toy A sliding intelligence toy including a housing, two fixed pads fixed at two inner ends of the housing, a movable pad located between the two fixed pads, a connecting shaft structure passing through the two fixed pads and the movable pad, a first block structure and a second block structure. One end of the connecting shaft structure sticks out from one end of the housing and can move along the axial direction of the housing and rotate along the radial direction of the housing under the action of an external force, and the movable pad can rotate with the rotation of the connecting shaft structure. The sliding intelligent toy has a simple game principle, can be operated easily and flexibly and set clear levels of difficulty, which is challenging.
US11007422B2	Card show apparatus and table game system A system includes a card shoe that includes a housing for housing cards and an opening through which the housed cards can be drawn. The system includes a computer to detect whether there is any of one or more of the following predefined arrangements: (1) for each of a predefined number of consecutively drawn cards, the respective rank of the respective card is larger or smaller by one than an immediately preceding one of the cards drawn from the card housing; (2) a respective rank of each of a predefined number of consecutively drawn cards is the same; (3) a respective suit of each of a predefined number of consecutively drawn cards is the same; and (4) a same sequence in which a predefined number of the cards are consecutively drawn is repeated.
US11007419B1	Reflective video display apparatus for interactive training and demonstration and methods of same A smart mirror can show live or recorded streaming video of an instructor performing a workout in a package that is attractive and unobtrusive enough to hang in a living room. The smart mirror includes a mirror surface with a fully reflecting section and a partially reflecting section. A display behind the partially reflecting section shows the video when the smart mirror is on and is almost invisible when the smart mirror is off. The smart mirror also has a speaker, a microphone, and a camera to enable a user to view the video content and interact with the instructor. The smart mirror may connect to the user's smart phone, a peripheral device (e.g., a Bluetooth speaker) to augment user experience, a biometric sensor to provide biometric data to assess user performance, and/or a network router to connect the smart mirror to a content provider, an instructor, and/or other users.
US11007418B2	Reflective video display apparatus for interactive training and demonstration and methods of using same A smart mirror can show live or recorded streaming video of an instructor performing a workout in a package that is attractive and unobtrusive enough to hang in a living room. The smart mirror includes a mirror surface with a fully reflecting section and a partially reflecting section. A display behind the partially reflecting section shows the video when the smart mirror is on and is almost invisible when the smart mirror is off. The smart mirror also has a speaker, a microphone, and a camera to enable a user to view the video content and interact with the instructor. The smart mirror may connect to the user's smart phone, a peripheral device (e.g., a Bluetooth speaker) to augment user experience, a biometric sensor to provide biometric data to assess user performance, and/or a network router to connect the smart mirror to a content provider, an instructor, and/or other users.
US11007416B2	Pickleball barrier A deployable pickleball barrier includes a plurality of panels having a first rigid surface, a second rigid surface, and a substantially straight channel coupling the rigid surfaces. Each of the plurality of panels are coupled with another of the plurality of panels by an interpanel joint that includes a rigid bond and a plurality of fold lines formed in the first rigid surface to form a rightwardly biasing hinge. Each of the plurality of panels includes an intrapanel joint including a plurality of fold lines formed in the second rigid surface to form a leftwardly biasing hinge. The deployable pickleball barrier can be folded at each of the hinges to alternate between a deployed configuration and a folded configuration.
US11007414B2	Martial arts trainer with rotating arms A martial arts training apparatus includes an adjustable length pole to be supported between a ceiling and a floor in a generally vertical orientation. A plurality of rotatable collars are provided on the pole. Arms extend from the collars and are free to rotate in opposite directions around the pole when struck to provide targets for striking and to mimic an opponent's limbs to be blocked or dodged. A static strike target may be provided on the pole. The apparatus can be configured to support a double end speed bag from one of the arms such that the double end speed bag moves in a dynamic unpredictable manner when struck. A support arm may be provided to connect the top arm to a lower collar to provide additional support of the double end speed bag.
US11007413B2	Wedge golf club fitting system A system and methods of fitting golf clubs, and more particularly, the systems and methods related to wedge type golf clubs, having multiple sole configurations and/or bounce angles. More specifically, the present invention is directed to system and methods that enable a player to quantify the performance of the golf club's sole interaction with the ground and to determine the sole configuration and bounce angle that provides the most optimal shot performance.
US11007411B2	Method for manufacturing iron golf club head, iron golf club head, and iron golf club Provided is a method for manufacturing an iron golf club head by forging a single round rod member with a pair of dies to form, as a single piece, a body and a neck into which a shaft is to be inserted. The method includes: a first step of heating the single round rod member into a heated material; a second step of placing the heated material in the pair of dies; and a third step of forging the heated material placed in the pair of dies. In the third step, the heated material is prevented from flowing out from parting surfaces of the respective dies at a sole side of the body in the pair of dies, and the heated material blocked at the sole side in the pair of dies flows toward each of a toe of the body and the neck in the pair of dies.
US11007409B2	Multi-material golf club head A golf club head made out of multi-material is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has at least a portion of the body of the golf club head that is further comprised out of a base layer and a lightweight cover layer. The base layer may have a plurality of cutouts to help reduce unnecessary mass and the lightweight cover layer may be made out of an ultra-lightweight material to further reduce the unnecessary mass.
US11007406B2	Wearable device systems and methods for guiding physical movements A system includes wearable devices positioned on a subject in different locations. Each wearable device includes motion sensors that measure the subject's movement in three dimensions. The motion sensors generate raw sensory data as the subject performs a physical movement. A data filter is selected based on a condition of the subject and a designated movement corresponding to the physical movement, and used to convert the raw sensory data into formatted data. A level of compliance of the physical movement with a movement model for the designated movement is determined by applying comparative modeling techniques to the formatted data and the movement model. Real-time feedback is delivered dynamically to the subject by the wearable devices during the performance of the physical movement based on the level of compliance. The movement model can be generated, and the comparative modeling techniques can be selected, based on the condition of the subject.
US11007404B2	Treadmill Provided is a treadmill. The treadmill includes a first frame and a second frame, a front roller and a rear roller respectively provided in the first frame and the second frame and a plurality of slats extending perpendicularly to a direction in which the first frame and the second frame are located. The slats are located between the first frame and the second frame and installed movably with respect to the first frame and the second frame. Some of the plurality of slats include a base portion providing a first surface and a strength reinforcing portion protruding from the base portion. The strength reinforcing portion includes a first reinforcing portion protruding from the base portion and a second reinforcing portion extending in a direction intersecting a protrusion direction of the first reinforcing portion, the second reinforcing portion provides a second surface.
US11007403B2	Tire flip simulator An improved fitness/exercise apparatus using full or half tire that rotates 360 degrees about a fixed axle. A user lifts/pushes the tire, thus rotating the tire end over end, while the apparatus creates resistance to the rotation via a variety of means, such as a magnetic brake, a viscous brake, a pad and disc brake or a motor-controlled brake system.
US11007400B1	Convertible furniture Various embodiments of convertible furniture are disclosed. The convertible furniture can have one or more benches with one or more platforms. The convertible furniture can have a work mode and an exercise mode. In the work mode, the convertible furniture can be configured to function as a workstation and/or work cubicle for an office worker, or furniture items in a home or office. In the exercise mode, the convertible furniture can be converted to a substantially flat work-out surface formed by surfaces of the benches and platforms. The workout surface can be configured for exercising, such as stretching, yoga, Pilates, and/or otherwise. In some embodiments, the work-out surface is adapted to receive, support, and configure a variety of exercise equipment attachment assemblies and related exercise related items.
US11007398B2	Parallel cable exercise device A cable-based exercise system. A chassis is provided to house the actuators. A force plate sits on top of this chassis. A bar configured for gripping by a user is provided. The bar has a first end and a second end. Two or more cables are connected to each end of the bar. Each cable connects an end of the bar to a drive motor. Each drive motor can be independently controlled. A central processor is preferably provided to receive sensory inputs and control the drive motors.
US11007390B2	Method for checking the implementation of maintenance works in fire extinguishing systems The invention concerns a method of checking the implementation of maintenance works in a fire extinguishing installation, wherein there is provided an identification (3) which contains a radio identification means, for example a transponder chip or an NFC tag which is fixedly connected to a unit (2) to be maintained so that the identification (3) cannot be non-destructively removed from the unit to be maintained, wherein the identification (3) contains data of the unit (2) to be maintained and wherein the unit to be maintained is part of the fire extinguishing installation and has to be uninstalled for maintenance, wherein there is provided a reading unit (8) with which the identification of the unit (2) to be maintained and the data thereof are read and wherein the identification (3) is arranged concealed or shielded on the unit (2) to be maintained in such a way that the data of the identification cannot be read with the reading unit (8) when the unit (2) to be maintained is in the non-uninstalled state.
US11007388B2	Automatic fire sprinklers, systems and methods for suppression fire protection of high hazard commodities including commodities stored in rack arrangements beneath ceilings of up to fifty-five feet in height System and methods to provide ceiling-only suppression fire protection of up to fifty feet (50 ft.) of rack storage of cartoned unexpanded plastic commodities and less hazardous commodities, such as for example, Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4 and/or combinations thereof beneath a ceiling having a maximum ceiling height up to fifty-five feet (55 ft.).
US11007384B2	Systems and methods for fault detection in emission-guided radiotherapy Disclosed herein are systems and methods for monitoring calibration of positron emission tomography (PET) systems. In some variations, the systems include an imaging assembly having a gantry comprising a plurality of positron emission detectors. A housing may be coupled to the gantry, and the housing may include a bore and a radiation source holder spaced away from a patient scan region within the bore. A processor may be configured to receive positron emission data from the positron emission detectors and to distinguish the positron emission data from the radiation source holder and from the patient scan region. A fault signal may be generated when the positron emission data from the radiation source holder exceeds one or more threshold parameters or criteria.
US11007383B2	Measurement device and measurement probe A measurement device includes a sensing portion and a measuring portion. The sensing portion contains at least a fluorescent material whose emitting of fluorescent light ceases due to an action of a radioactive beam. The measuring portion measures a radiation quantity of the radioactive beam, with which the sensing portion is irradiated, based on an amount of decrease in the intensity of the fluorescent light emitted by the fluorescent material contained in the sensing portion when the radioactive beam acts on at least a portion of the fluorescent material. The fluorescent light is emitted due to irradiation of the fluorescent material by an excitation source.
US11007381B2	Increased beam output and dynamic field shaping for radiotherapy system Systems and methods provide radiotherapy treatment by focusing an electron beam on an x-ray target (e.g., a tungsten plate) to produce a high-yield x-ray output with improved field shaping. A modified electron beam spatial distribution is employed to scan the x-ray target, such as a 2D periodic beam path, which advantageously lowers the x-ray target temperature compared to the typical compact beam spatial distribution. As a result, the x-ray target can produce a high yield output without sacrificing the x-ray target life span. The use of a 2D periodic beam path allows a much colder x-ray target functioning regime such that more dosage can be applied in a short period of time compared to existing techniques.
US11007379B2	Portable apparatus for decontamination of a breast A portable device for the decontamination of a breast. The aim of the device is to reduce the risk of mastitis, even when the patient has a medicament incompatibility. For this purpose, the invention includes a decontamination unit which decontaminates the breast at least by means of a physical method.
US11007377B2	Device for light based skin treatment A device for light-based skin treatment is provided. The device comprises a light source for providing an incident light beam for treating a skin, optical elements for focusing the incident light beam in a focal point inside the skin, and a skin interface element for, during use of the device, providing optical coupling of the incident light beam from the device into the skin. The skin interface element comprises a transparent exit window for allowing the incident light beam to leave the device, on top of the exit window, a transparent mixture of a polar substance and an apolar substance, and on top of the transparent mixture, a transparent foil, the transparent foil being more hydrophobic than the exit window.
US11007373B1	Photobiostimulation device and method of using same An apparatus and method for directing light radiation onto an intended treatment area to create an optimum power density in order to promote photobiostimulation to aid in the healing of damaged tissue in the intended treatment area. The apparatus includes a light emitting element capable of simultaneously emitting multiple beams of light radiation have multiple wavelengths onto a target surface area. A hand guide protects the hand of a user from being irradiated and a distance control element ensures a optimum distance between the light emitting element and the target surface area. The apparatus includes multiple layers of safety features to prevent thermal damage of the target surface area and to prevent leakage of the non-focussed light radiation into the atmosphere. The method includes steps for using the apparatus of the present invention.
US11007366B2	Stimulation device for activating at least one muscle involved in raising the foot A stimulation device for activating at least one muscle involved in raising the foot while an individual is walking, comprising sensors which are to be placed on a lower limb of the individual, permitting calculation of a flexion angle of the knee; electrodes which are to be placed on the one or more muscles to be activated and able to electrically stimulate the one or more muscles, and a processing unit with computing means for calculating the value of the flexion angle of the knee on the basis of the measurement signals and for determining the oscillation phase in a walking cycle of the individual, and control means for the electrodes, the control means being designed to activate the electrodes only in the oscillation phase of a walking cycle of the individual, such that the electrodes generate an electrical stimulation with an intensity depending on the flexion angle of the knee, the intensity increasing as the flexion angle of the knee decreases, during the re-extension of the knee during the oscillation phase.
US11007361B2	Transfer catheter for ultraviolet disinfection Disclosed herein are devices and methods related to UV disinfection of a transfer catheter during peritoneal dialysis. The transfer catheter comprises a first and second end, the second end comprising a transfer valve. The transfer valve body comprises an inlet, outlet, and a flush hole. The valve core comprises a notch configured to allow fluid flow between the various flow paths. The valve core and body are positioned off axis with respect to the fluid flow path. The transfer catheter can allow for a small volume kill zone, which can minimize the amount of UV required to disinfect the catheter.
US11007360B2	Multi-purpose cap for fluid ports on a medical device A multi-purpose cap adapted to fit onto fluid ports of different sizes and configurations of medical devices used for purifying or concentrating biological samples, wherein the cap is adapted to press fit onto diverse fluid ports on dialyzers and other blood treatment devices.
US11007358B2	Microneedle sheet A microneedle sheet is disclosed that comprises a plurality of microneedles formed on a sheet generally along a principal surface of the sheet, wherein the microneedles contain a water-soluble polysaccharide and water, the water content is 1 mass % or more and less than 19 mass % based on the total mass of the microneedles, and the microneedles are raised from the principal surface by bending the sheet.
US11007356B2	Ingestible device for delivery of therapeutic agent to the gastrointestinal tract An ingestible device, includes a storage reservoir configured to store a dispensable substance and a pressurized chamber configured so that, when a restraining force is removed from the pressurized chamber, the dispensable substance exits the ingestible device via openings in the ingestible device.
US11007345B2	Modular vascular catheter A catheter is provided that comprises at least one proximal tubular module and a distal tubular module, each of the tubular modules having at least one section with spiral cuts, each pair of adjacent tubular modules are coupled by a joint, the joint comprising, (a) at least one snap-fit connector on a first tubular module and a snap-fit acceptor positioned on the adjacent tubular module, the snap-fit connector being elastically deformable when engaged, and (b) at least one stabilizing element, including, a tongue element positioned on the first tubular module or the adjacent tubular module, and a groove element positioned on the opposite, first tubular module or the opposite, adjacent tubular module.
US11007343B2	Gas flow regulating apparatus for respiratory treatment A flow regulating valve for a respiratory treatment system is disclosed, as well as a vent arrangement comprising the flow regulating valve. The flow regulating valve may include an inlet, an outlet, and a variable conduit in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet. The variable conduit may include a movable portion that may move to vary an impedance of the variable conduit, thereby regulating a flow rate of the air travelling through the variable conduit. Advantageously, the flow regulating valve may thus reduce wastage of air (e.g. humidified air) that is exhausted from a respiratory treatment system, while maintaining sufficient washout of air.
US11007342B1	Fluid mixing apparatus such as a ventilator An apparatus such as a fluid mixer, suitable for use with a respirator, including a venturi nozzle for flow of a pressure-controlled fluid; an ambient fluid aperture in fluid communication with the venturi nozzle; a fluid port; a pressure force multiplier in fluid communication with the fluid port; and a valve moveable relative to the venturi nozzle between a start flow position and a stop flow position; where the pressure force multiplier is configured such that fluid forced into the fluid port actuates the valve relative to the venturi nozzle; and where the pressure force multiplier is configured such that fluid withdrawn from the fluid port actuates the valve relative to the venturi nozzle.
US11007340B2	Apparatus for measuring properties of gases supplied to a patient The gases temperature supplied to a patient when the patient is undergoing treatment such as oxygen therapy or positive pressure treatment for conditions such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is often measured for safety and to enable controlling of the humidity delivered to the patient. The invention disclosed is related to measurement of properties, particularly temperature (thermister), of gases flowing through a heated tube, supplying gases to a patient, which utilises the heating wire within the tube.
US11007336B2	Tracheostomy tube with inner cannula A tracheal tube assembly includes an outer cannula configured to be positioned in a patient airway and an inner cannula configured to be disposed inside the outer cannula. The tracheal tube assembly further includes a flange member secured about the outer cannula, and an outer cannula connector coupled to a proximal end of the outer cannula. The inner cannula includes a proximal end region with features that facilitate insertion and/or removal.
US11007333B2	System and method for supporting sub-physiologic and physiologic tidal volumes in spontaneous or non-spontaneous breathing during high frequency ventilation A method of providing high frequency ventilation to a patient, comprises delivering a flow of breathing gas to the patient, the flow of breathing gas having a first positive pressure level and a second positive pressure level, the first and second positive pressure levels alternating with one another in a plurality of cycles in the flow of breathing gas to have a frequency and an amplitude, the flow of breathing gas to the patient generating a mean airway pressure; determining whether the patient is breathing spontaneously or is trying to breath spontaneously; and, in response to the determination that the patient is breathing spontaneously or trying to breath spontaneously or according to the user settings for HFV and user intervention for non-spontaneous breathing patient, adjusting the mean airway pressure, modulating the frequency and duty cycle of the flow of breathing gas, or modulating the level of flow and pressure amplitude of the breathing gas, or two or more thereof.
US11007328B2	Medicine injection device with a pain-reduction member The injection device comprises a medicine container, means for injecting medicine from the medicine container to a patient through a needle, a skin contact surface crossable by the needle and having protrusions which are pressed around the injection site when the injection device is applied on the patient's skin for the injection, the protrusions being arranged so as to reduce the pain caused by the penetration of the needle, and a sensor for detecting contact of the patient's skin with the skin contact surface, wherein a predetermined force of application of the injection device on the patient's skin is required for the sensor to detect the patient's skin. According to another aspect of the invention, the protrusions include first and second protrusions, wherein the first protrusions come into contact with the patient's skin as the device is applied with a first force and the second protrusions come into contact with the patient's skin as the device is applied with a second force, the second force being greater than the first force.
US11007319B2	Systems and methods for managing diabetes A method to dispense medication using one or more fillable medical dispensers by providing the medical dispenser with a first predetermined medication dosage sufficient for a first predetermined dispensing period, wherein the first dispensing period ends on a first repetitive day of the week for ease of remembrance by a user; providing the medical dispenser with a second predetermined medication dosage sufficient for a second predetermined dispensing period, wherein the dispensing period ends on a second repetitive day of the week for ease of remembrance; and installing the medical dispenser at least twice a week at a repetitive weekly replacement schedule.
US11007318B2	Administration set detection and authentication using cam profiles An administration set for an infusion pump includes a free-flow prevention device having a movable plunger that includes a cam surface defining an uneven profile along a direction of movement of the plunger, wherein the shape of the cam surface profile indicates the administration set is authorized for use with the infusion pump and may further indicate the specific type of administration set. A sensor in the infusion pump senses movement of the plunger as a platen of the infusion pump is latched and generates a profile signal in the time domain representative of the cam surface profile. A processor evaluates the profile signal and controls operation of the pump to protect a patient from improper loading of an administration set, use of an unauthorized administration set, and/or use of an invalid type of administration set for a chosen infusion protocol.
US11007315B2	Fluidic medical treatment identification Disclosed are various embodiments for identification of medical fluid treatment to a medical patient. Systems and their operations are disclosed to identify a fluidic treatment protocol among a plurality of medical infusion lines. The system includes medical infusion pumps, illuminating medical infusion lines, and computing resources to initiate identification. Fluidic medical treatment is prone to error, cognitive load is elevated in healthcare operations, the various embodiments disclosed herein are systems and methods to decrease error and reduce cognitive load by identifying as a visual cue the medical fluid treatment protocol.
US11007313B2	Pen needle magazine An attachable needle assembly (2) used on a medication delivery pen (4), the needle assembly (2) comprising a communication needle (10) configured to pierce a reservoir septum of the medication delivery pen (4), a spike housing (8) surrounding the communication needle (10) and configured to engage the medication delivery pen (4), a selector ring (16), including a selector opening (18), enclosing a septum (22, 30) of the needle assembly (2) defining a septum chamber (28, 29) that is in fluid communication with the communication needle (10), a plurality of needles (34) disposed in the septum (22, 30) of the needle assembly (2), and a peel tab (60) enclosing each of the plurality of needles (34), wherein the selector opening (18) is aligned with a selected peel tab (60) corresponding to a selected needle (40), the selected peel tab (60) is drawn out of the selector ring (16) and moves the selected needle (40) from a first position to a second position, and the selected needle (40) enters into fluid communication with the communication needle (10) in the second position.
US11007310B2	Systems and methods for estimating ultrafiltration rates Systems and methods for estimating the post-treatment ultrafiltration rate of a patient are provided. A medical device can be configured to determine an estimated post-treatment ultrafiltration rate based on one or more values associated with a patient prepared to undergo treatment with the medical device. The medical device can also be configured to compare the estimated post-treatment ultrafiltration rate with one or more threshold values. The medical device can be configured to have an alert module, which can be activated when the estimated post-treatment ultrafiltration rate exceeds the one or more threshold values.
US11007307B2	Coatings containing multiple drugs A method for depositing a coating comprising a polymer and at least two pharmaceutical agents on a substrate, comprising the following steps: providing a stent framework; depositing on said stent framework a first layer comprising a first pharmaceutical agent; depositing a second layer comprising a second pharmaceutical agent; Wherein said first and second pharmaceutical agents are selected from two different classes of pharmaceutical agents.
US11007306B2	Medical device lubricant system and methods of use The present invention disclosed a lubricant system and methods of use. Said lubricant system comprises siloxane polymers with viscosity greater than 100 centistokes and cross-linking agents that can promote siloxane polymers curing rapidly in ambient conditions. The lubricant system comprises further hydroxy siloxane polymers, siloxane coupling agent, catalyst and volatile carrier solvents. The surfaces of medical devices are coated at least once, a solid lubrication film can be quickly formed, and the film has a very excellent lubricating performance and wide applications. The methods of use are simple, easy to implement and control, and is particularly suitable for rapid automatic production lines, and thus is of great economic value.
US11007304B2	Optimized solid substrates, tools for use with same and uses thereof for promoting cell and tissue growth This invention provides optimized solid substrates for promoting cell or tissue growth or restored function, which solid substrate comprises aragonite and is characterized by a specific fluid uptake capacity value of at least 75%, or a contact angle value of less than 60 degrees when in contact with a fluid and which is further characterized by tapered sides and tools for implantation of optimized solid substrates.
US11007294B2	Photochromic indicator and a method of documenting decontamination of an object using a photochromic indicator Provided is a method and an apparatus for indicating minimum exposure of a surface to UVC light emitted by a source during a decontamination process to achieve a desired level of pathogen reduction. The apparatus includes a photochromic material to be applied to, or applied adjacent to the surface. The photochromic material is to exhibit a visible response to receiving the minimum exposure to the UVC light, and exhibit the visible response to a lesser extent after the photochromic material ceases to be exposed to the UVC light emitted by the source. A protective layer of material that is substantially transparent to the UVC light emitted by the source is positioned over the photochromic material to be disposed between the source and the photochromic material during the decontamination process.
US11007288B1	Heat treatment of banknotes in an oxygen-free environment A method and associated apparatus for disinfecting at least one banknote, each banknote including a substrate, visual data, and a security feature, including disposing the at least one banknote in an oxygen-free environment, and exposing the at least one banknote to a temperature and for a duration sufficient to disinfect the at least one banknote and not compromise the security feature and the visual data, where to disinfect the at least one banknote includes to significantly deactivate, kill, or eliminate one or more pathogens from the at least one banknote.
US11007282B2	Compositions for circulatory system visualization This invention describes compositions comprising indocyanine green and poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) and methods of making the same as well as applications thereof for diagnostic and therapeutic uses. One of those applications is the structural and functional assessment of the lymphatic system by fluorescence imaging.
US11007281B2	Nano/micromotors for active and dynamic intracellular payload delivery Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for intracellular payload delivery by nanomotor structures. In some aspects, a nanomotor for intracellular payload delivery includes an asymmetric body having a concave cavity at one end of the nanowire body; a functionalization layer on an outer surface of the nanowire body; and a payload substance coupled to the nanomotor by the functionalization layer in a biologically active conformation, wherein the payload substance is attached to a portion of the functionalization layer or at least partially encapsulated within the functionalization layer, in which the nanomotor is operable to propel in a biological medium and into an intracellular region of a living cell to initiate an interaction of the biologically active payload substance with an intracellular constituent of the living cell.
US11007279B2	Highly stable biodegradable gene vector platforms for overcoming biological barriers A major challenge in non-viral gene delivery remains finding a safe and effective delivery system. Colloidally stable non-viral gene vector delivery systems capable of overcoming various biological barriers, are disclosed. The gene vectors are biodegradable, non-toxic and highly tailorable for use in specific applications. The vectors include a mixture of biodegradable copolymers, such as PBAE, and biodegradable polymers conjugated with hydrophilic, neutrally charged polymer, such as PEG. The gene vectors demonstrate broad vector distribution and high transgene delivery in vivo, providing an efficient non-viral gene delivery system for localized therapeutic gene transfer. Methods of using the vectors to overcome biological barriers including mucus gel and extracellular matrix are provided. Methods of formulating the vectors are also provided.
US11007278B2	Electroactive supramolecular polymeric assemblies, methods of making electroactive supramolecular polymeric assemblies, and methods of using electroactive supramolecular assemblies Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for electroactive supramolecular polymeric assemblies, methods of making electroactive supramolecular polymeric assemblies, methods of using electroactive supramolecular polymeric assemblies, and the like.
US11007277B2	Method of attacking target cells A method of killing cells of a targeted cell type in a patient body that utilizes nanoparticles having a first portion, which when exposed to a target portion of a targeted cell type, binds to the target portion and a second portion, joined to the first portion, and comprised of a low resistivity material. The nanoparticles are introduced into a contact area where they contact cells of the targeted cell type. Contemporaneously, the contact area is exposed to a varying magnetic field of insufficient strength to increase the temperature of any part of the patient body by more than ten degrees Celsius, but which creates a current at the nanoparticles sufficient to disrupt function of the targeted cell type.
US11007275B2	Cryptophycin antibody conjugates for the treatment of cancer The present disclosure relates to compounds of formula (V): wherein Ab represents an antibody. The disclosure also relates to cryptophycin payloads, as well as to cryptophycin conjugates, to compositions containing them and to their therapeutic use, especially as anticancer agents. The disclosure also relates to the process for preparing these conjugates.
US11007272B1	Compounds and methods for diagnosis and treatment of viral infections Compositions and methods of using these compositions that can include a targeting moiety and a therapeutic agent are described herein. These compositions can be used for diagnosing and/or treating flaviviridae-family viruses including Zika virus, dengue virus, and yellow fever.
US11007271B2	Anticancer drug conjugates Provided herein is a conjugate comprising two residues of structurally and/or mechanistically different anticancer bioactive agents, coupled to one another by a biocleavable linking moiety, as well as methods of treating cancer using the same and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same.

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