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US11035160B2	Synchronous hinge module A synchronous hinge module includes a first axle, a second axle, a third axle, a fourth axle, at least one central frame, at least two connecting bases, a plurality of first baffle plates, at least two side frames, and a plurality of second baffle plates. The at least one central frame is disposed around the first axle and the second axle. The at least two connecting bases are engaged with two opposite ends of the at least one central frame respectively. The plurality of first baffle plates is respectively disposed around the first axle, the third axle and the second axle, the fourth axle. Each of the first baffle plates extends outside each of the at least two connecting bases and the at least one central frame.
US11035158B2	Lock holder for a motor vehicle lock A lock holder for a motor vehicle lock includes a locking bolt and a mounting plate, wherein the locking bolt can be fastened together with the mounting plate to a motor vehicle body, a cover cap, wherein at least the mounting plate can be covered at least in areas by the covering cap, and wherein the covering cap can be connected in such a way to the mounting plate that the cover cap forms at least in regions a surface area with the mounting plate.
US11035154B2	Restraint condition detection and notification system, devices, and methods Systems, devices and methods are provided that illustrate the innovation in a number of embodiments. Device embodiments may be provided singularly or in ordered combinations to provide a system for restraint condition evaluation, compares the evaluation against predetermined thresholds, and signals a status of the selected restraint. Embodiments of status indicators include normal, attempted tampering, and compromised restraints. Methods may illustrate the device or system embodiments. The system provides increased safety and awareness for those involved in processing detainees.
US11035151B2	Anti-theft device with adjustable locking arms for securing an article of merchandise An anti-theft device for securing an article of merchandise against unauthorized removal from a display counter. The anti-theft device includes a plurality of arms slidingly disposed within the housing. Grips are disposed on proximal ends of the arms and are configured to receive and secure edges of an article of merchandise. A locking mechanism is disposed within the housing of the anti-theft device. Complimentary teeth are disposed on the locking component and the arms. An actuator transitions the locking components between a first unlocked configuration in which the teeth of the locking components are retracted away from the teeth of the arms, and a second locked configuration in which the teeth of the locking components engage the teeth of the arms.
US11035150B2	Electrified exit device A latch dogging assembly comprises an electromagnet and an actuator mounted on a bracket. A guide slide is pivotally mounted on the bracket with a lead block coupled to the guide slide. A guide pin rides along an inner surface of the bracket causing the guide slide to pivot. A pawl is slidably engaged with the guide slide. A guide link includes a post. An armature is mounted to the panic bar and the post engages the pawl. When the actuator is energized to move the lead block, the pawl engages the post to pivot the armature and thereby cause the panic bar to move from the extended position to the depressed position. When the electromagnet is energized the armature is magnetically held preventing reverse pivoting of the guide link. A method for fully retracting a door latch is also provided.
US11035145B2	Portable sun-shade assembly A portable sunshade assembly comprising: an in-use top flexible sheet spaced away from an in-use bottom flexible sheet wherein during use in an extended configuration the top and bottom flexible sheets comprise respective surfaces and are arranged to define a space there-between to provide a plurality of passages located between the first and second sheets to allow air to pass in a direction from a first side of the top and bottom flexible sheets to a second side of the top and bottom flexible sheets.
US11035142B2	Post sleeve assembly A post sleeve includes a reinforced concrete body preformed around a liner that defines a cavity extending longitudinally within the body, sized to receive a post. Standoff ribs run lengthwise within the cavity and extend inward from inner walls of the cavity. A post in the cavity is supported laterally by the standoff ribs. Drain channels between the ribs permit water to flow past the post and exit the cavity via a lower aperture. A drain tube is coupled to the lower aperture, and extends downward where it is covered with gravel at the bottom of a post hole. Concrete is poured around the post sleeve in the hole. The cavity is adaptable to receive posts of varying sizes, and at various depths. A collar closes a space between the post and the top of the cavity, permitting air circulation within the cavity while shedding water and substantially preventing insects from entering the cavity.
US11035140B2	Seismic isolator and damping device A sliding seismic isolator includes a first plate attached to a building support, and at least one elongate element extending from the first plate. The seismic isolator also includes a second plate. The first and second plates are capable of moving relative to one another along a horizontal plane. The seismic isolator also includes a lower support member attached to the second plate, with a biasing arrangement positioned within the lower support member. The elongate element(s) extend from the first plate at least partially into the lower support member, and movement of the elongate element(s) is influenced or controlled by the biasing arrangement. The seismic isolator also includes a damping structure with closed ends spaced apart from the first plate and the base of the seismic isolator. The damping structure is configured to contain a substance, such as a liquid, gas, silicone, and/or a combination thereof, and to expand longitudinally when it is compressed.
US11035138B2	Bleacher deck interlock apparatus and method Apparatus for securing adjacent tiers of a retractable bleacher to prevent relative vertical movement between the adjacent tiers when the retractable bleacher is fully extended are described. The retractable bleacher includes a first engagement member that is secured to a first decking tier, a second engagement member secured to a second adjacent decking tier. The first engagement member and the second engagement member are configured and cooperative to prevent relative vertical movement of the second decking tier with respect to the first decking tier when the retractable bleacher is fully extended in the open configuration.
US11035135B2	Folding guardrail The present disclosure relates systems and methods involving movable/adjustable guardrails. An example system includes a frame weldment and a rail assembly attached to the frame weldment. The rail assembly includes a first post and a second post. The base portion of the first post is rotatably coupled to a first pivot point of the frame weldment and the base portion of the second post is rotatably coupled to a second pivot point of the frame weldment. The system also includes a top rail rotatably coupled between a top portion of the first post and a top portion of the second post. The system yet further includes an actuator configured to controllably adjust a configuration of the rail assembly between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration with respect to the frame weldment.
US11035133B2	Device for locking two floor panels The disclosure relates to a device for locking two interconnected floor panels that are identically embodied and includes a core, an upper side and a lower side, and a first lateral edge (I) and a second lateral edge (II) opposite the first lateral edge. On the upper side, the first lateral edge (I) of the first floor panel abuts against the second lateral edge (II) of the second floor panel. A horizontal groove extending into the core is embodied in the second lateral edge (II), with an upper wall, an inner wall and a lower wall, the lower wall being formed from a lower lip projecting on the first lateral edge (I), which, on the outer end thereof, has a projection that is oriented towards the upper side and has a first locking edge, and at least one locking element is inserted in the region of the connection point of the two floor panels. An outwardly projecting spring is provided on the second lateral edge (II), and includes a step forming a spring tip on the outer end thereof, and on the end thereof facing the core, a second locking edge extending in the vertical direction (V), the locking edge being the outer wall of a vertical groove open towards the lower side, in which the projection engages. The locking takes place, in the vertical direction, by means of the spring tip engaging in the horizontal groove, and in the horizontal direction, by means of the locking element supported on the first locking edge of the projection and on the second locking edge of the spring. The disclosure is characterised in that the locking element is compressible in the vertical direction (V) and not compressible in the horizontal direction.
US11035130B1	Synthetic mechanically attached roof underlayment system An underlayment system for a roof structure including underlayment material disposed in covering relation to a roof deck and a plurality of mechanical fasteners disposed and structured to interconnect the underlayment material to the roof deck. Each mechanical fastener includes an outer plate, an under plate and a connector penetrating through both the outer plate and under plate in secured relation to the roof structure. The under plate is disposed and structured to sealing engage the connector penetrating there through. The under plate is further disposed in engagement with an undersurface of said outer plate and beneath and in segregating relation between an outer peripheral edge of the outer plate and the underlayment material.
US11035121B2	Thermal and acoustic insulating and sealing system for a safing slot in a curtain wall Described is a construction and parts of the construction for effectively thermally and acoustically insulating and sealing of a safing slot (1) between a floor (6) of a building and an exterior wall construction wherein the exterior wall construction comprises a curtain wall configuration (2) utilizing an interior panel module design. In particular, the thermal insulating and sealing system comprises a first element (7) comprising a top framing component (8) having an interior wall surface (13) and an opening, positioned substantially in the height of the floor (6), wherein the top framing component (8) is located on top of the interior wall surface (3) of the spandrel panel (7), and a second element (9) comprised of a thermally resistant and/or air tight material for insulating, positioned at least partially in the top framing component (8) of the first element (7), wherein the second element (9) includes an inner end surface (10) positionable in abutment with respect to the outer edge (11) of the floor (6) for sealing thereadjacent, outer end surface (12) positionable in abutment with respect the interior wall surface (13) of the top framing component (8), a lower facing surface (14) extending between the inner end surface (10) and the outer end surface (12) and facing downwardly therebetween, and an upper facing surface (15) extending between the inner end surface (10) and the outer end surface (12) and facing upwardly therebetween.
US11035117B2	Waterstop with dynamic-sealing hydrophilic thermoplastic expansible soft flanges A waterstop assembly for use as embedded components in at least a pair of adjacent concrete slabs, defining elongated first and second waterstop panels including a main body sheet to which is mounted by coextrusion or insertion to both of its opposite top and bottom ends a soft expansible flange made from hydrophilic thermoplastic material. Each hydrophilic soft flange has such an expansion capability as to provide strong radially outward pressure applied by the soft flange against the adjacent concrete slabs, thus providing watertight interconnection therebetween. A welding block is taken in sandwich between overlapping transitional end portions of the first and second waterstop panels. Integral ridge and groove connectors interconnect the welding block with the waterstop panels. Resistance wires connected at one end to an electric power source fuse the welding block and the first and second waterstop panels, wherein a watertight joint is formed therebetween. An upright steel post is mounted spacedly parallel to a corresponding one of first and second waterstop panels, and a transverse anchor arm transversely spacedly retaining waterstop panel in upright operational condition parallel to the steel post before and during first concrete pour.
US11035112B2	Wastewater discharge method and system The present application provides a method and system for disposing wastewater effluent through laterals placed over a drain field without the need to level the terrain. The method provides calculating sizes of one or more orifices in positioned along the length of the laterals.
US11035107B2	Portable wash basin assembly The invention provides, in one embodiment, a portable wash basin assembly for cleaning a tool. The portable wash basin assembly includes a wash basin having a base and at least one sidewall that extends upward from the base to an upper edge, and a plurality of recesses located at the upper edge of the wash basin. The wash basin is configured to support the tool in a first orientation in which a first portion of the tool can be supported within one of the recesses and a second portion of the tool can be supported upon the base, and a second orientation, in which the tool can be supported within two of the recesses on the wash basin.
US11035106B2	Mixing hydrant A fully serviceable frost proof mixing hydrant for supplying water at various temperatures to the exterior of a building. The mixing hydrant includes hot and cold water inlets and a chamber in which the water is mixed based on the position of a cammed wheel acting on a pair of poppets. These poppets act as temperature regulators and check valves to prevent cross-flow leakage and/or contamination. The mixing hydrant includes an inside tube or flow sleeve for delivery of water to an outside body tube in communication with a spout on the head of the hydrant. The flow from the inside tube to the outside body tube reduces turbulence and provides a better outlet flow from the spout. Flow control and temperature control are independent allowing the user to set the flow as desired then adjust the temperature as desired without affecting the flow.
US11035103B2	Lock for ground engaging tool A lock for a ground engaging tool may have a first diameter body portion, a neck portion extending from the body portion along a rotational axis of the lock and having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, and a head portion extending from the neck portion along the rotational axis. The head portion may have first and second generally planar end surfaces extending from a bottom surface to a top surface, and first and second cam surfaces, which connect the end surfaces and each include a convex portion and a concave portion.
US11035100B2	Hydraulic drive system of construction machine A hydraulic drive system of a construction machine includes: an over-center pump connected to a turning motor; a regulator that adjusts tilting angle of the over-center pump; a main pump coupled to over-center pump; and a controller that controls the regulator such that when a turning deceleration operation is performed, the over-center pump's tilting angle decreases in accordance with decrease in a turning operation signal outputted from a turning operation device. The controller: when a pressure accumulation condition satisfied, switches a switching valve to pressure accumulation position to bring an accumulator into communication with a delivery line of the main pump; when a pressure release condition is satisfied, switches the switching valve to a pressure release position to bring accumulator into communication with a suction line of main pump; and when neither the pressure accumulation condition nor pressure release condition is satisfied, switches the switching valve to a neutral position.
US11035099B2	Work vehicle A wheel loader includes a working device, a lift cylinder 152 which is a hydraulic actuator that drives the working device, a hydraulic pump 220 that supplies hydraulic oil to the lift cylinder 152, a lift cylinder bottom pressure detector 252 that detects a pressure of the lift cylinder 152, a control valve 221 that controls the amount of hydraulic oil to be supplied from the hydraulic pump 220 to the lift cylinder 152, a vehicle acceleration detector 254 that detects a vehicle acceleration in a longitudinal direction, and a control device 240. The control device 240 determines whether the working device has started excavation, or not, based on the lift cylinder bottom pressure detected by the lift cylinder bottom pressure detector 252 and the vehicle acceleration detected by the vehicle acceleration detector 254.
US11035097B2	Trench cutting machine A trench cutting machine for making a cut in a surface. The trench cutting machine comprises a frame comprising at least one rear axle and at least one front axle and a rotatable circular blade mounted to the frame. The front axle is vertically adjustable relative to the frame between a first position where the circular blade is lifted clear of the surface, and a second position where the circular blade is arranged to extend downwards from the frame to cut a predetermined distance into the surface. The frame comprises an auxiliary front axle located in front of the axis of rotation of the circular blade, wherein the auxiliary front axle and the rear axle are arranged to support the frame on the surface during a cutting operation and to maintain a selected depth of cut.
US11035093B2	Multi-degree-of-freedom automatic center-adjusting device, hydraulic quick-coupling device, and rescue equipment A multi-degree-of-freedom automatic center-adjusting device, a hydraulic quick-coupling device, and rescue equipment are provided. The automatic center-adjusting device includes an active coupling valve set, a spring, and a dynamic adjustment swing rack. A first end of the dynamic adjustment swing rack is fixed to operation tools, and a second end of the dynamic adjustment swing rack is connected to the active coupling valve set through the spring. The dynamic adjustment swing rack includes a frame, a limit slot, and a spring limit cylinder, wherein the frame is used to support and fix the active coupling valve set, the limit slot is used to define a limit activity position of the active coupling valve set, and the spring limit cylinder is used to constrain the spring. The automatic center-adjusting device is used to solve technical problems of position errors and a center mismatch in a coupling process.
US11035091B1	Transportation device for offshore platforms and method for installing the same A transportation device for an offshore platform, including a vessel and a floating structure which are fixedly connected. The floating structure is placed on a sea surface and is configured to assist the vessel to sail. The floating structure is provided with an adjustment mechanism which is configured to adjust the floating structure to rise and fall relative to the sea surface. A rail is arranged on the vessel and is in sliding connection with the topside module, so that the topside module slides onto the vessel from land. During the transportation of the topside module, the buoyancy of the floating structure is adjusted through the adjustment mechanism, so that the floating structure provides sufficient anti-rolling moments beside the vessel, thereby reducing the vibration of the topside module caused by the winds and waves during the sailing and reducing the potential damage to the topside module.
US11035080B2	Boronic acid containing polymers for papermaking process Papermaking additives that include various polymers and/or micropolymers are disclosed. The micropolymers may have a network structure that can be created by crosslinking or other means. The micropolymer may be an acrylamide based polymer having a boronic acid moiety. The weight average molecular weight of the micropolymer may be greater than 1,000,000.
US11035074B2	Laundry appliance utilizing a permanent split capacitor motor having a sensor for providing temperature control within the appliance A laundry appliance includes a blower that selectively delivers process air through an airflow path. A rotating drum defines a portion of the airflow path. The rotating drum is attached to a drive shaft that rotates the rotating drum about a rotational axis. The blower and the drive shaft are operated by a common motor. A heater selectively delivers heat to the airflow path. The heater defines an energizing state when a motor current delivered to the common motor is within a predetermined motor current range that is indicative of the common motor operating. The heater defines an idle state when the motor current is outside of the predetermined motor current range.
US11035069B2	Laundry treating apparatus A laundry treating apparatus includes a tub, a drum, a cover defining a detergent inlet, a storage body configured to store the detergent, a barrier partitioning an interior of the storage body into first and second detergent spaces, a storage unit water supply nozzle configured to supply water to the first detergent space, a first body through hole defined at a bottom surface of the storage body, a first discharge pipe, a second discharge pipe, a siphon formation pipe surrounding the first discharge pipe and being configured to flow liquid from the first detergent space to the first body through hole based on a liquid level inside the first detergent space, and a space communication unit configured to flow liquid from the first detergent space to the second detergent space based on liquid not being discharged to an outside of the first detergent space through the first body through hole.
US11035066B2	Clothes treating apparatus A clothes treating apparatus includes a case including a treatment chamber for holding clothes, a steam unit for supplying steam to the treatment chamber, a tank module storing water to be supplied to the steam unit, a valve unit disposed in a flow channel connecting the tank module and the steam unit, a water supply pump for generating driving power to transmit water stored in the tank module to the steam unit, and a control unit controlling the steam unit and the water supply pump, wherein the valve unit opens or closes the flow channel by at least one of water and steam flowing in the flow channel.
US11035063B2	Fabric treating appliance A fabric treating appliance includes a rotatable basket defining a treating chamber for receiving a load of laundry items for treatment. A float valve can be incorporated into the basket structure, selectively opening or closing the valve based upon the liquid level in a tub. As liquid fills the tub, the float valve will rise until it moves into a closed position, permitting the basket and treating chamber to fill with liquid. As the tub drain, the float valve can fall, opening the valve and permitting liquid to drain from the basket or treating chamber. The opened or closed positions can be selectively operated by opening or closing a pump or sump and allowing a tub to drain or fill, respectively.
US11035061B2	Decorative sheet and method for manufacturing same A shaped sheet including a plurality of rows of protruding portions formed on a non-woven fabric sheet and extending in a first direction and a plurality of rows of protruding portions formed on the non-woven fabric sheet and extending in a second direction that crosses the first direction, wherein: the shaped sheet is more stretchable in the first direction than in the second direction; the shaped sheet is formed from a single layer of the non-woven fabric sheet; and a fusion-bonded portion that extends discontinuously or continuously in the first direction and that has a smaller thickness than the protruding portions due to its fusion-bonded structure is provided along a part or whole of a periphery of the protruding portions on the shaped sheet.
US11035059B2	Curved preform and method of making thereof Disclosed is an apparatus and method for forming three-dimensional woven preforms that can be curved and have continuous fibers in the direction of curvature. Also disclosed are woven preforms formed thereby.
US11035058B2	Yarn containing a core of functional components A yarn is produced having a functional core and a covering. The core is either an active functional core having electronic components or passive components and may be monofilament or multifilament. The core and covering are introduced together such that the covering protects the core and gives the core a more comfortable feel such that the yarn may be used in textile applications. The core may be covered by various spinning methods such as air jet or Vortex air jet spinning, ring spinning, open end, or friction spinning. The yarn may also be processed in a single or double covering operation. In one embodiment, the yarn is woven into clothing.
US11035057B2	Cleaning device for cleaning a rotor disk of a spinning rotor A cleaning device for cleaning a rotor disk of a spinning rotor has a cleaning head with at least one cleaning element, and a receptacle on which the cleaning head is mounted and which can be fed to the spinning rotor for cleaning the rotor disk. The cleaning head includes at least one bearing area by means of which the cleaning head is mounted on the receptacle. A longitudinal direction of the bearing area defines an axial direction of the cleaning head. The cleaning head is mounted in the axial direction in a floating manner on the receptacle, and/or the cleaning element is mounted in the axial direction in a floating manner on the cleaning head.
US11035054B2	Large diameter silicon carbide single crystals and apparatus and method of manufacture thereof In an apparatus and method growing a SiC single crystal, a PVT growth apparatus is provided with a single crystal SiC seed and a SiC source material positioned in spaced relation in a growth crucible. A resistance heater heats the growth crucible such that the SiC source material sublimates and is transported via a temperature gradient that forms in the growth crucible in response to the heater heating the growth crucible to the single crystal SiC seed where the sublimated SiC source material condenses forming a growing SiC single crystal. Purely axial heat fluxes passing through the bottom and the top of the growth crucible form a flat isotherm at least at a growth interface of the growing SiC single crystal on the single crystal SiC seed.
US11035053B2	Ruthenium nanoparticles with essentially face-centered cubic structure and method for producing the same Disclosed are ruthenium nanoparticles having an essentially face-centered cubic structure. Disclosed is a method for producing ruthenium nanoparticles having an essentially face-centered cubic structure. This production method includes a step (i) of maintaining a solution containing ruthenium (III) acetylacetonate, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and triethylene glycol at a temperature of 180° C. or higher.
US11035051B2	Acidic aqueous composition for electrolytic copper plating The present invention relates to an acidic aqueous composition (plating bath) for electrolytic copper plating (electrolytic deposition of copper), the composition comprising (i) copper (II) ions, (ii) one or more than one compound of Formula (Ia) (iii) one, two, three or more than three further compounds, which are different from the compound of Formula (Ia), with the definitions given below, the use of the acidic aqueous composition according to the invention for electrolytic copper plating, the use of the compound of Formula (Ia) in an acidic aqueous composition for electrolytic metal plating, a method of electrolytic copper plating using the acidic aqueous composition according to the invention, and specific compounds derived from Formula (Ia) for an acidic aqueous composition for electrolytic metal plating.
US11035049B2	Film forming method for metal film and film forming apparatus for metal film A solid electrolyte membrane is disposed between an anode and a substrate, and voltage is applied between the anode and the substrate while the solid electrolyte membrane is pressed onto the substrate so as to form a metal film on the substrate. In this film forming method, there is used the solid electrolyte membrane that includes: a first portion made of an ion permeable material; and a second portion made of a material having an electric insulating property and having a low permeability of metallic ions, the second portion being embedded in the first portion so as to be exposed from a surface of the solid electrolyte membrane, the surface of the solid electrolyte membrane facing the substrate.
US11035048B2	Cobalt filling of interconnects Compositions and methods of using such compositions for electroplating cobalt onto semiconductor base structures comprising submicron-sized electrical interconnect features are provided herein. The interconnect features are metallized by contacting the semiconductor base structure with an electrolytic composition comprising a source of cobalt ions, a suppressor, a buffer, and one or more of a depolarizing compound and a uniformity enhancer. Electrical current is supplied to the electrolytic composition to deposit cobalt onto the base structure and fill the submicron-sized features with cobalt. The method presented herein is useful for superfilling interconnect features.
US11035047B2	Electrolytic aluminum foil and method of manufacturing same The present disclosure provides a high-quality electrolytic aluminum foil which includes a smooth surface and an end portion containing no dendritic deposit, and a method for producing the same which can obtain the electrolytic aluminum foil at a high collection rate. An electrolytic aluminum foil of the present disclosure includes a surface having an arithmetic average height (Sa) of 0.15 μm or less, wherein when, for a size of a crystal grain present in a cross-sectional surface, a first maximum dimension as measured in a thickness direction of the cross-sectional surface is x (μm), and a second maximum dimension as measured in a width direction of the cross-sectional surface is y (μm), x and y satisfy (x+y)/2≤3 μm and 1≤x/y≤4.
US11035046B2	Woven or nonwoven web The present invention relates to a woven or nonwoven web comprising: fibers comprising one or more polymers selected from the group consisting of polyarylene sulfides, polyolefins, polyamide imides, polysulfones, polyethersulfones, polyetherketones, polyether etherketones or copolymers thereof; and one or more inorganic salts selected from the group consisting of barium sulfate, strontium sulfate, calcium sulfate, lead(II) sulfate or mixtures thereof; wherein the one or more inorganic salts are present on the surface of at least part of the fibers. The woven or nonwoven web is particularly suitable for use in alkaline water electrolysis.
US11035044B2	Etching solution for tungsten and GST films Described herein is an etching solution suitable for both tungsten-containing metals and GST metals, which comprises: water; at least one phenolic derivative compound having at least two hydroxyl groups; at least one strong base selected from the group consisting of (i) a quaternary base; (ii) an organic amine; and (iii) a metal hydroxide; optionally an ammonium salt of an organic acid; and optionally a water-miscible solvent, wherein the pH of the etching solution is 10 or greater, and wherein the etching solution is substantially free of a peroxide oxidizer and a metal ion-containing oxidizer.
US11035042B2	Method and device for marking at least one inner face of a container, and corresponding container The present inventing relates to a method for marking at least one inner face of a container with at least one given pattern, in which method the inside of said inner face is at least partially coated with a pigmented sol-gel layer that reacts to laser radiation, by spraying or by means of a stamp applied to a precise zone of the layer provided for containing the pattern, and the pattern is developed by interaction between the sol-gel and UV laser radiation specifically programmed according to the pattern to be revealed, the UV laser radiation being emitted by a device comprising an optical system having a long optical length that allows a field depth of more than 1 mm to be obtained. The present invention also relates to a device suitable for implementing this method and to a container obtained by this method.
US11035040B2	Showerhead and substrate processing apparatus A showerhead according to an embodiment of the present inventive concept includes an upper plate including a plurality of gas supply passages, a lower plate including a plurality of supply holes and a plurality of exhaust slots formed in a lower surface, and a plurality of partition walls between the upper plate and the lower plate, connected to a plurality of exhaust slots and defining exhaust passages that are open at a side portion of the showerhead.
US11035037B2	Substrate processing apparatus and metal member There is provided a substrate processing apparatus including a process chamber in which a substrate is accommodated, a processing gas supply system configured to introduce a processing gas containing hydrogen peroxide into the process chamber and an exhaust system configured to exhaust an interior of the process chamber, wherein at least one selected from the group of the process chamber, the processing gas supply system, and the exhaust system includes a metal member, the metal member exposed to the processing gas or a liquid generated by liquefying the processing gas is made of a material containing an iron element, and a surface of a plane of the metal members, which is exposed to the processing gas or the liquid, is formed of a layer containing iron oxide which is formed by performing a baking process on the metal member.
US11035034B2	Film formation method, vacuum processing apparatus, method of manufacturing semiconductor light emitting element, semiconductor light emitting element, method of manufacturing semiconductor electronic element, semiconductor electronic element, and illuminating apparatus The present invention provides a film formation method and a film formation apparatus which can fabricate an epitaxial film with +c polarity by a sputtering method. In one embodiment of the present invention, the film formation method of epitaxially growing a semiconductor thin film with a wurtzite structure by the sputtering method on an epitaxial growth substrate heated to a predetermined temperature by a heater includes the following steps. First, the substrate is disposed on a substrate holding portion including the heater to be located at a predetermined distance away from the heater. Then, the epitaxial film of the semiconductor film with the wurtzite structure is formed on the substrate with the impedance of the substrate holding portion being adjusted.
US11035030B2	Copper-nickel-tin alloy, method for the production and use thereof A copper-nickel-tin alloy with excellent castability, hot and cold workability, high resistance to abrasive wear, adhesive wear and fretting wear and improved resistance to corrosion and stress relaxation stability, consisting of (in weight %): 2.0-10.0% Ni, 2.0-10.0% Sn, 0.01-1.5% Si, 0.01-1.0% Fe, 0.002-0.45% B, 0.001-0.15% P, selectively up to a maximum of 2.0% Co, optionally also up to a maximum 2.0% Zn, selectively up to a maximum of 0.25% Pb, the residue being copper and unavoidable impurities. The ratio Si/B of the element contents in wt. % of the elements silicon and boron is a minimum 0.4 and a maximum 8 such that the copper-nickel-tin alloy has Si-containing and B-containing phases, phases of the systems Ni—Si—B, Ni—B, Fe—B, Ni—P, Fe—P, Ni—Si, and other Fe-containing phases, which improve the processing and use properties of the alloy.
US11035029B2	Material for forming metal matrix composite and metal matrix composite bulk A metal matrix composite material includes 60-90 wt. % of aluminum alloy powders and 10-40 wt. % Fe-based amorphous alloy powders. The aluminum alloy powders are used as the matrix of the metal matrix composite material, and the Fe-based amorphous alloy powders include FeaCrbMocSidBeYf, wherein 48 at. %≤a≤50 at. %, 21 at. %≤b≤23 at. %, 18 at. %≤c≤20 at. %, 3 at. %≤D≤5 at. %, 2 at. %≤c≤4 at. %, and 2 at. %≤f≤4 at. %.
US11035027B2	Machine component made of ferrous sintered metal Raw material powder containing iron powder, copper powder, and tin powder is compressed to form a green compact. The green compact is sintered in a temperature range of from 750 to 900° C., to bond iron structures to each other with copper and tin.
US11035021B2	High-strength steel sheet and high-strength galvanized steel sheet A high-strength steel sheet includes: a specific chemical composition; and a microstructure represented by, in a ⅛ thickness to ⅜ thickness range with ¼ thickness of a sheet thickness from a surface being a center, in volume fraction, ferrite: 85% or less, bainite: 3% or more and 95% or less, tempered martensite: 1% or more and 80% or less, retained austenite: 1% or more and 25% or less, pearlite and coarse cementite: 5% or less in total, and fresh martensite: 5% or less, in which the solid-solution carbon content in the retained austenite is 0.70 to 1.30 mass %, and to all grain boundaries of retained austenite grains having an aspect ratio of 2.50 or less and a circle-equivalent diameter of 0.80 μm or more, the proportion of interfaces with the tempered martensite or the fresh martensite is 75% or less.
US11035017B2	Abrasion-resistant steel plate and method of producing abrasion-resistant steel plate An abrasion-resistant steel plate that can achieve both gas cutting cracking resistance and abrasion resistance at low cost is provided. An abrasion-resistant steel plate comprises: a chemical composition containing, in mass %, C: more than 0.34% and 0.50% or less, Si: 0.01% to 1.0%, Mn: 0.30% to 2.00%, P: 0.015% or less, S: 0.005% or less, Cr: 0.01% to 2.00%, Al: 0.001% to 0.100%, N: 0.01% or less, and a balance consisting of Fe and inevitable impurities; and a microstructure in which a volume fraction of martensite at a depth of 1 mm from a surface of the abrasion-resistant steel plate is 90% or more, and a prior austenite grain size at the mid-thickness of the abrasion-resistant steel plate is 80 μm or less, wherein hardness at a depth of 1 mm from the surface of the abrasion-resistant steel plate is 560 HBW 10/3000 or more in Brinell hardness, and a concentration [Mn] of Mn in mass % and a concentration [P] of P in mass % in a plate thickness central segregation area satisfy 0.04[Mn]+[P]<0.45.
US11035014B2	Molten steel desulfurization method, molten steel secondary refining method, and molten steel manufacturing method A method for desulfurizing molten steel comprising taking a sample out from molten steel after tapping from a converter or during secondary refining and analyzing the sample rapidly with high accuracy by a method comprising a high frequency induction heating step wherein the sample is combusted and oxidized under the high frequency induction heating in an oxygen atmosphere having an oxygen purity of 99.5 vol % or more to convert S in the sample into SO2 and an analyzing step wherein SO2-containing gas produced in the high frequency induction heating step is analyzed through an ultraviolet fluorescence method to quantify S concentration of the sample.
US11035013B2	Use of hydroxy functional waterborne resins to create urethane crosslinking in leather finishes A coating composition includes at least one, low Tg, polyol resin having hydroxyl groups available for crosslinking, a polyurethane crosslinker that crosslinks the hydroxyl groups when cured, and water in an amount from about 4 to 20 wt. % of the total weight of the coating composition. Characteristically, solvents other than water are present in an amount less than half the amount of water. The coating composition is advantageously used to finish leather.
US11035011B2	Detection of DNA sequences as risk factors for HIV infection A method for identifying a risk factor for diseases, disorders or conditions, such as those caused by human immunodeficiency virus, using the polymerase chain reaction and specific primers. Methods for treating patients having these diseases, disorders or conditions by antimicrobial treatment of the risk factor by combined antiviral and antibacterial treatment or by sustaining or stimulating the subject's immune system. Methods for screening biological products including red blood cell preparations. Primers and methods for detecting nucleic acids or microbial agents associated with red blood cells, such as those associated with red blood cells in subjects infected with HIV and undergoing antiretroviral therapy.
US11035009B2	Biochips and rapid methods for detecting organisms involved in microbially influenced corrosion (MIC) The present invention relates to low-density biochips and methods for rapid detection of bacterial organisms involved in microbially influenced corrosion (MIC).
US11035007B2	IGF2BP3 functional alterations and overexpression as a marker for cancer diagnosis and therapeutic response to IGF1R inhibitors The present disclosure provides systems and methods for the highly sensitive and effective treatment and diagnosis of cancer. The methods disclosed herein take advantage of the discovery of a series of newly identified, inter-chromosomal genetic fusion events that occur upstream from the IGF2BP3 gene, which result in elevated expression of IGF2BP3 protein. The present disclosure utilizes biomarkers developed using this set of newly discovered genetic fusion events and elevated expression of IGF2BP3 protein to not only diagnosis cancer with high sensitivity and reliability, but also to pre-select patient populations that are expected to display an elevated likelihood of success when treated with any of numerous inhibitors of IGF1R-mediated signaling.
US11035003B2	TRPC6 involved in glomerulonephritis Focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a kidney disorder of unknown etiology and up to 20% of patients on dialysis have this diagnosis. A large family with hereditary FSGS carries a missense mutation in the TRPC6 gene on chromosome 11q, encoding the ion channel protein Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel 6. The missense mutation is a P112Q substitution, which occurs in a highly conserved region of the protein, enhances TRPC6-mediated calcium signals in response to agonists such as angiotensin II, and alters the intracellular distribution of TRPC6 protein. Previous work has emphasized the importance of cytoskeletal and structural proteins in proteinuric kidney diseases. Our findings suggest a novel mechanism for glomerular disease pathogenesis.
US11034999B2	Polymerase-template complexes The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for enhancing the processivity of a polymerase in catalyzing template-dependent DNA synthesis in high concentrations of salt. Also disclosed are methods and compositions for enhancing the assembly of polymerase-template complex compatible with active DNA synthesis in the presence of low levels of nucleotides and at a high temperature, such as temperatures at or near the melting temperature of the polymerase.
US11034998B2	Method for label-free single-molecule DNA sequencing and device for implementing same A method and a device for determining a nucleotide sequence are proposed. The method comprises immobilising looped fragments of a nucleic acid and a polymerase on a sensor surface and adding a mixture of unlabelled nucleotides onto the sensor surface. Moreover, in the mixture added, one nucleotide type is present at a much lower concentration compared to the other nucleotides. Time intervals between each of the charge separation events are determined and the mixture addition and the registration steps are repeated. Moreover, at each repetition, the nucleotide type present at a much lower concentration compared to the other nucleotides in the mixture added is changed. The nucleotide sequence of a nucleic acid molecule is determined by the analysis of the time intervals between each of the charge separation events registered, which result from the insertion, facilitated by the polymerase, of said unlabelled nucleotides into the growing nucleic acid chain. The device comprises a matrix having a plurality of sensor cells, and a digital-analog circuit, a microfluidic apparatus for feeding working solutions to the sensors, and data processing and display means.
US11034994B2	In vivo detection of phospholipase activation The present invention is directed to a phospholipid-based NIR molecular beacon, having a phospholipid moiety; with an NIR fluorophore moiety covalently linked to a phospholipid glycerol backbone and a quencher moiety covalently linked to the phospholipid glycerol backbone. Additionally, provided herein is methods of analyzing a sample for the presence of a phospholipase and methods of identifying the activity of a phospholipase in vivo utilizing phospholipid-based NIR molecular beacon.
US11034993B2	Assay to measure factor Xa inhibitors The present disclosure relates to an assay that measures the level of factor Xa inhibitors in a sample by detecting residual factor Xa activity. In particular, the assay utilizes a mutant variant of prothrombin that lacks proteolytic activity; a prothrombinase complex mixture; and a thrombin-specific inhibitor and measures the factor Xa activity.
US11034989B2	Synthesis of long nucleic acid sequences The invention provides methods for the synthesis of long oligonucleotides, genes and gene fragments. The methods include the manufacture of genes or gene fragments that can be then inserted into a variety of vectors.
US11034988B2	Enzymatic production of D-tagatose The current disclosure provides a process for enzymatically converting a saccharide into tagatose. The invention also relates to a process for preparing tagatose where the process involves converting fructose 6-phosphate (F6P) to tagatose 6-phosphate (T6P), catalyzed by an epimerase, and converting the T6P to tagatose, catalyzed by a phosphatase.
US11034984B2	Method for improving yield of enzymatic preparation of biodiesel from greases Provided in the present invention is a method for improving the yield of enzymatic preparation of biodiesel from greases, comprising: during enzymatic reaction of short-chain alcohols with greases to prepare biodiesel, introducing online dehydration steps, which lead the volatile gases in the enzyme reactor to enter into the low-temperature absorption tank, and the dehydrated gases flow back into the enzyme reactor. The formation of gas-circulation can constantly bring the moisture inside the enzyme reactor out.
US11034982B2	Genetically modified yeast with increased succinic acid production Improved yeast cell with increased succinic acid production based on yield and titer. Increased activity of one or more enzymes involved in the pentose phosphate pathway, reducing flux through phosphoglucose isomerase, increasing flux to cytoplasmic acetyl-CoA, installation of a malic enzyme, and/or installation of a formate dehydrogenase leads to increased production of succinic acid.
US11034981B2	Production of fatty alcohols in Rhodosporidium The present invention relates to the field of fungal production fatty alcohols. More specifically, the present invention relates to genetically modified host cells, nucleic acid constructs and culture medium for the production of fatty alcohols in Rhodosporidium.
US11034980B2	Microbial engineering for the production of isoprenoids Disclosed herein are engineered cells and cell-free systems, compositions, and methods for conversion of isopentenols to isoprenoid precursors.
US11034976B2	Method of detecting and/or identifying adeno-associated virus (AAV) sequences and isolating novel sequences identified thereby Adeno-associated virus rh.10 sequences, vectors containing same, and methods of use are provided.
US11034965B2	Engineered shell proteins for microcompartment shell electron transfer and catalysis Described herein are bacterial microcompartments shell proteins modified to stably incorporate iron-sulfur clusters. Such bacterial microcompartments shell proteins exhibit redox cycling and confer electron transfer functionality to bacterial microcompartment shells.
US11034963B2	Allergen detection agents and assays The present application discloses nucleic acid aptamer based signaling polynucleotides (SPNs) that specifically bind an allergen protein. Provided in the present invention include aptamers, SPNs, SPN-complement complexes, magnetic particle conjugates, DNA printed glass slides and detection agents, and detection methods using the same for detecting the presence, or absence of an allergen protein in a food sample.
US11034959B2	Treatment of tumors with miRNA targeting CDK4/CDK6 The present disclosure provides miRNA mimics targeting CDK4 and/or CDK6, and compositions comprising the same. Methods for the treatment of tumors, including but not limited to colon cancer, comprising administering a modified oligonucleotide comprising a miRNA are also disclosed herein.
US11034954B2	Compositions and methods for treating leber's hereditary optic neuropathy Disclosed herein is a recombinant nucleic acid, comprising: a mitochondrial targeting sequence; a mitochondrial protein coding sequence, wherein said mitochondrial protein coding sequence encodes a polypeptide comprising a mitochondrial protein; and a 3′UTR nucleic acid sequence. Also disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition comprising the recombinant nucleic acid and a method of treating Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) using the pharmaceutical composition.
US11034944B2	Therapeutic nuclease compositions and methods Hybrid nuclease molecules and methods for treating an immune-related disease or disorder in a mammal, and a pharmaceutical composition for treating an immune-related disease in a mammal.
US11034938B2	Microorganism expressing mutant AlkB enzyme and use to prepare omega-hydroxy carboxylic acid and/or ester There is provided a microbial cell expressing a mutant AlkB enzyme, the mutant AlkB enzyme comprising at least one point mutation in the wild type sequence of AlkB, wherein the point mutation is at amino acid position V129 and/or T136 of the wild type AlkB enzyme. There is also provided a method for producing omega-hydroxy carboxylic acid and/or ester thereof using this cell.
US11034931B2	Yeast for preparing alcoholic beverages The invention relates to yeast cells with useful characteristics, including being capable of utilizing panose as sole carbon source and/or capable of utilizing one or more dipeptidesas sole nitrogen source. The invention also relates to yeast cells with useful genotypes including comprising at least 4 allelic genes encoding IMA1p and/or at least two allelic genes encoding IMA5p.
US11034930B2	Gas-fed fermentation reactors, systems and processes utilizing gas/liquid separation vessels Reactors, systems and processes for the production of biomass by culturing microorganisms in aqueous liquid culture medium circulating inner loop reactor which utilize nonvertical pressure reduction zones are described. Recovery and processing of the culture microorganisms to obtain products, such as proteins or hydrocarbons is described.
US11034927B2	Cell culture incubators with integrated imaging systems Aspects relate to automated cell culture incubators comprising imaging systems, e.g., holographic or phase-contrast imagers, configured for imaging said cells within the incubators.
US11034925B2	Cell culture and invasion assay method and system Microfluidic devices, systems, and methods providing for an invasion assay using microfluidic culture systems.
US11034924B2	Photobioreactor A photobioreactor with a microalgae's cultivation chamber in the form of a duct that is constructed from an inflatable sleeve from transparent polymer film; this inflatable sleeve excluding its terminal sections is sandwiched between a bank of frames with wire nettings from below and glass panes from above the inflatable sleeve, and it has a small inclination regarding the horizontal plane. The terminal sections of the inflatable sleeve are in fluid communication with two headers, which are used for supplying and removal of gaseous medium and suspension of microalgae into and out of the duct.
US11034919B2	Disinfectant aqueous composition and method for treating substrates The present invention relates to a composition and a method for treating substrates, such as fabrics; in particular a composition that can deliver cleaning and anti-microbial benefits to the fabric thereby delaying laundry. There is a long left need for a composition, which can clean the fabric and deliver anti-microbial benefits without the use of water and detergents. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a composition with no surfactants in it which can deliver cleaning and anti-microbial benefits through a single product. It has been found that cleaning and anti-microbial benefits on fabric can be achieved by a solvent mix of a glycol ether, a fatty acid ester and a diol in combination with a bipolar antimicrobial particle in an aqueous solution.
US11034917B2	Hard surface detergent composition The cleaning agent composition for hard surface contains (A) at least one kind of carboxylic acid compound selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid, a polycarboxylic acid, and any neutralized salt of these, (B) an alkanolamine compound, and (C) a hydroxyl group-containing compound having from 8 to 50 carbon atoms.
US11034914B2	Desulfurized black liquor soap compositions and processes for producing A method to purify black liquor soap (BLS) from sulfur compounds is disclosed. In the BLS desulfurization method, a BLS composition is heated in an inert atmosphere and sulfur is removed via aqueous extractions with inorganic base in the absence of other chemicals such as brine, sulfate salts and carbonate salts. The purified BLS composition exhibits favorable properties, including reduced sulfur content, lower color, and improved odor characteristics. The resulting tall oil compositions, depitched tall oil compositions, tall oil distillation fractions, and products derived therefrom also show reduced sulfur content, lower color, and improved odor characteristics.
US11034912B2	Lubricating oil compositions A method of preventing or reducing the occurrence of Low Speed Pre-Ignition (LSPI) in a direct-injected, boosted, spark-ignited internal combustion engine that, in operation, generates a break mean effective pressure level of greater than about 15 bar, at an engine speed of from about 1500 to about 2500 rotations per minute (rpm), in which the crankcase of the engine is lubricated with a lubricating oil composition containing at least about 0.2 mass % of magnesium sulfated ash.
US11034911B2	Oil additive Disclosed herein is an oil additive and combination oil product comprising an effective amount of the oil additive. The oil additive comprises a bismuth-containing premix, the bismuth-containing premix comprising bismuth trioxide and a carrier, and a boron-containing premix, the boron-containing premix comprising boric acid, a carrier, and an anionic surfactant.
US11034909B2	Lubricant polymers Lubricant compositions include copolymers of monomers selected from C6-C10 alkyl methacrylate monomers, and monomers selected from C10-C18 alkyl methacrylate monomers, and a base oil or comprising a copolymer obtained by combining at least monomers selected from C6-C10 alkyl methacrylate monomers, and monomers selected from C10-C18 alkyl methacrylate monomers in a mixture and co-polymerizing the monomers. The methods for the preparation of the lubricant compositions, and lubricants uses.
US11034908B2	Lubricant composition The present in relates to a lubricating oil composition for sliding member having a coating film, the lubricating oil composition containing a base oil; (A) a zinc dialkyldithiophosphate; and (B) a metallic detergent, wherein the content of sulfur atom (S) is 2,800 ppm by mass or less on the basis of the whole amount of the lubricating oil composition, and a mass ratio of the content of sulfur atom (S) and the content of metal atom (BM) derived from the component (B) [(S)/(BM)] in the lubricating oil composition is 0.07 or more and 2.90 or less.
US11034907B2	Turbine oil, and method for using turbine oil A turbine oil used in a turbine of a jet engine, containing: a base oil (A) containing a polyol ester (A1); an antioxidant (B) containing an amine-based antioxidant (B1); a polymethacrylate (C) having a weight average molecular weight of 50,000 to 600,000; and an alkyl aromatic compound (D), having a content of the component (D) of 1,000 parts by mass or less per 100 parts by mass of a total resin content of the component (C), and satisfying the following requirements (1) and (2): requirement (1): a viscosity index of 140 or more; and requirement (2): a coking amount attached to a panel of 80 mg or less after a panel coking test under the prescribed condition. The turbine oil has a high viscosity index to such an extent that an oil film can be retained in the use under a high temperature environment as in a turbine of a jet engine mounted on an aircraft, and is excellent in low temperature viscosity characteristics while retaining excellent heat resistance.
US11034902B2	Fuel and propellant composition for combustion tools A combustion tool fuel cell is provided having enhanced low temperature operation, including a fuel composition comprising at least one hydrocarbon component with a total vapor pressure equal or above 95 psig at 21° C.
US11034900B2	System, method, and apparatus for gasification of a solid or liquid A system for gasification of a material includes a plasma generator interfaced to a reaction chamber. A feedstock such as pulverized coal is fed into a plasma jet created by the plasma generator and is gasified by the high temperatures of the plasma jet. The gas produced is then collected, filtered, and utilized, for example, in generating of electricity. Likewise, extra heat produced by the system is also used to generate electricity or other heating purposes
US11034898B2	Method and apparatus for preventing coke formation in the reactor vapor feed nozzle of a fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) main fractionator column The present disclosure generally relates to method and apparatus for preventing coke formation in reactor vapor feed nozzle of a fractionator column of a fluid catalytic cracking unit. One or more baffles are positioned within the fractionator column to prevent effluent vapor that is directed by the reactor vapor feed nozzle into the feed zone from flowing back into the reactor vapor feed nozzle. The reactor vapor feed nozzle itself, or an internal nozzle coupled to the reactor vapor feed nozzle, may extend at least partially into the feed zone to similarly act as a baffle.
US11034897B1	Scheme for supercritical water process for heavy oil upgrading A process for producing an upgraded oil blend, the process comprising the steps of introducing the combined stream to a supercritical reactor, wherein a volumetric ratio of water to oil in the combined stream is in the range between 10:1 and 2:1; reacting the combined stream in the supercritical water reactor to produce a reactor effluent, wherein the oil undergoes conversion reactions in the supercritical reactor such that the reactor effluent comprises upgraded bio-oil and upgraded heavy oil; reducing a temperature of the reactor effluent to produce a cooled effluent; operating the soaker to produce a product effluent, wherein a temperature in the soaker is between 250° C. and 350° C., wherein decarboxylation reactions occur in the soaker; and separating the product effluent in the separation unit to produce and the upgraded oil blend, wherein the upgraded oil blend comprises upgraded bio-oil and upgraded heavy oil.
US11034896B2	Process for activation and operation of a hydrocarbon upgrading catalyst The present invention provides a process for upgrading a Fischer-Tropsch product by hydrocracking in the presence of a hydrocracking catalyst in a reactor, wherein the process is initiated by a series of steps (i) to (iv). The hydrocracking catalyst is (i) contacted with a hydrogen-containing stream having a feed temperature of from 360° C. to 420° C.; (ii) the feed temperature of the hydrogen-containing stream is reduced to a temperature of from 220° C. to 280° C.; (iii) the catalyst is contacted with a Fischer-Tropsch product stream having a feed temperature of from 220° C. to 280° C., which is co-fed with the hydrogen-containing stream; and (iv) the catalyst is co-fed with a Fischer-Tropsch product stream and hydrogen-containing stream having feed temperatures of from 380° C. and 400° C. for at least four days and wherein the hydrocracking catalyst is not activated by sulfiding.
US11034893B2	Desalting plant systems and methods for enhanced tight emulsion crude oil treatment Systems and methods for treating a rag layer in a gas oil separation plant. The method includes withdrawing the rag layer from a vessel proximate an oil water interface, conveying the rag layer to a separation device, and recycling separated oil from the separation device back to the gas oil separation plant process.
US11034890B2	Insulated vessels, insulation systems therefore, and methods of installing same An insulated pressure vessel, such as a coke drum, having an insulation system installed thereon. The insulation system includes an insulation support system comprising either a floating ring type support system, or a cage type support system including a plurality of vertically spaced insulation support rings each having a diameter greater than the external diameter of the coke drum. A plurality of insulation panels are secured to the support rings, each panel including insulation material and an exterior metal jacket. The panels are secured to horizontally adjacent insulation panels with standing seams. Weather shields may be provided over the top of the seams. Tensioned insulation securing cables, corresponding in number to the insulation support rings, are routed through horizontally aligned eyelets in each standing seam.
US11034886B2	Method for visually enhancing the experience of an audience during a performance Novel compounds in the classes of Imidazo[1,2-α]pyrazines and Imidazo[1,2-α]quinoxalines with a methoxy group modification show unique spectral properties when used as a substrate for luciferases and photo-proteins. Methoxy e-Coelenterazine, an Imidazo[1,2-α] quinoxaline shifts the emission wavelength by 80 nm to blue light compared to e-Coelenterazine, using Renilla reniformis luciferase. The novel analogues described here are useful in combination with fluorescent proteins to create BRET (bioluminescent resonance energy transfer) and for other luminescent assays. In addition these novel compounds can be used to enhance, dazzle, amaze, startle, and otherwise entertain an audience by their direct application on to the audience, surroundings, the actors, or sprayed on settings as in the newer 4D movies.
US11034884B2	Quantum dot-polymer composite film, method of manufacturing the same, and device including the same A quantum dot-polymer composite film includes: a plurality of quantum dots, wherein a quantum dot of the plurality of quantum dots includes an organic ligand on a surface of a the quantum dot; a cured product of a photopolymerizable monomer including a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond; and a residue including a residue of a high-boiling point solvent, a residue of a polyvalent metal compound, or a combination thereof.
US11034881B2	Nanosilica dispersion for thermally insulating packer fluid A method to control a heat transfer profile in a defined space, the method comprising the steps of introducing a thermally insulating packer fluid into the defined space such that the thermally insulating packer fluid forms a gelled solid and reduces a rate of heat transfer through the defined space as compared to a prior rate of heat transfer through the defined space before introducing the thermally insulating packer fluid, where the thermally insulating packer fluid comprises an acidic nanosilica dispersion and a polyamine.
US11034878B2	Emulsion, method for the production thereof and use thereof The invention relates to an emulsion containing or consisting of (A) 40.00 to 97.98 wt. % of at least one hydrocarbon, (B) 2.00 to 59.98 wt. % of water or an aqueous solution of a salt which does not fall under the following definition according to (C) and (C) 0.02 to 8.00 wt. % of a salt of an amino amide of a fatty acid, containing at least one primary, secondary or tertiary amino group, and an acid component of general formula (I) in which R1 is a linear or branched, saturated or mono-unsaturated or poly-unsaturated hydrocarbon radical with 1 to 40 C atoms, R2 is an alkylene radical or arylalkylene radical with 2 to 20 C atoms and X is a radical which contains at least one acid group, m=0 or 1, n=1 to 30, wherein the weight proportions of components (A), (B) and (C) relate to the sum of the masses of these components and this is 100 wt. %. The invention also relates to a method for the production of the emulsion, to an oil-based drilling mud and to a method for creating and stabilizing a drill hole.
US11034875B2	Enhanced filtration control packages, wellbore servicing fluids utilizing the same, and methods of maintaining the structure of a wellbore A wellbore servicing fluid comprises an aqueous base fluid, one or more alkali metal or alkali earth metal salts, at least one visocisifier, and a filtration control package. The filtration control package may comprise a carboxylic acid and an ethoxylated alcohol compound. Alternatively, the filtration control package may comprise a polyethylene glycol. The carboxylic acid may have from 8 to 20 carbon atoms. The ethoxylated alcohol compound may have a general formula R—(OCH2CH2)X—OH, where R is a hydrocarbon having from 10 to 16 atoms and x is an integer from 6 to 9. The ethoxylated alcohol compound may have a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance of from 8.0 to 16.0. The polyethylene glycol may have a mass average molar mass (Mw) of less than or equal to 1500 daltons.
US11034870B2	One-component composition based on alkoxysilanes and method of joining or encapsulating components using the composition A composition curing upon exposure to moisture comprises (A) one or more at least bifunctional silane compounds with at least two alkoxysilane groups, (B) at least one monofunctional silane compound with only one alkoxysilane group, and/or a partially condensed or bridged derivative thereof, and (C) at least one acid generator which, upon exposure to actinic radiation or heat, releases an acid. In addition, further additives (D) may be contained in the compositions according to the present invention. The composition is liquid at room temperature and, apart from the latent acid generator, does not contain any further catalysts for moisture-curing of alkoxysilanes. After activation of the acid generator the composition cures in the presence of moisture, while remaining liquid at room temperature in the presence of humidity over a period of at least 24 hours prior to activation of the acid generator. Furthermore, a method of joining or casting structural elements using the composition is described.
US11034864B2	Adhesive film having adhesive resin layers and method of manufacturing electronic apparatus using the adhesive film An adhesive film used when sealing an electronic component to temporarily fix the electronic component, the adhesive film including a base material layer, an adhesive resin layer which is provided on a first surface side of the base material layer and which is for temporarily fixing the electronic component, and an adhesive resin layer which is provided on a second surface side of the base material layer and of which the adhesive strength decreases according to an external stimulus, in which the adhesive resin layer includes a polyvalent carboxylic acid ester-based plasticizer and an adhesive resin, and a content of the polyvalent carboxylic acid ester-based plasticizer in the adhesive resin layer is more than or equal to 0.7 parts by mass and less than or equal to 50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the adhesive resin included in the adhesive resin layer.
US11034863B2	Method of producing anisotropic conductive film and anisotropic conductive film Anisotropic conductive film produced that a light-transmitting transfer die having openings with conductive particles disposed therein is prepared, and photopolymerizable insulating resin squeezed into openings to transfer conductive particles onto the surface of the photopolymerizable insulating resin layer, first connection layer is formed which has a structure in which conductive particles are arranged in a single layer in a plane direction of photopolymerizable insulating resin layer and the thickness of photopolymerizable insulating resin layer in central regions between adjacent ones of the conductive particles is smaller than thickness of photopolymerizable insulating resin layer in regions in proximity to conductive particles; first connection layer is irradiated with ultraviolet rays through light-transmitting transfer die; release film is removed from first connection layer; second connection layer is formed on the surface of first connection layer opposite to light-transmitting transfer die; and third connection layer is formed on the surface of first connection layer.
US11034862B2	Polishing composition and method utilizing abrasive particles treated with an aminosilane The inventive method comprises chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate with an inventive polishing composition comprising a liquid carrier and abrasive particles that have been treated with a compound.
US11034861B2	Polishing compositions containing charged abrasive Polishing compositions that can selectively and preferentially polish certain dielectric films over other dielectric films are provided herein. These polishing compositions include either cationic or anionic abrasives based on the target dielectric film to be removed and preserved. The polishing compositions utilize a novel electrostatic charge based design, where based on the charge of the abrasives and their electrostatic interaction (forces of attraction or repulsion) with the charge on the dielectric film, various material removal rates and polishing selectivities can be achieved.
US11034860B2	Polishing agent, stock solution for polishing agent, and polishing method A polishing agent containing abrasive grains and water, in which the abrasive grains contain silica particles, an average particle diameter Rave of the abrasive grains is 50 nm or more, a ratio Rave/Rmin of the average particle diameter Rave to an average minor diameter Rmin of the abrasive grains is 1.0 to 2.0, and a zeta potential of the abrasive grains in the polishing agent is positive.
US11034855B2	Cationic electrodeposition coating material composition The present invention relates to a cationic electrodeposition coating composition containing a resin emulsion containing an aminated resin (A) and a blocked isocyanate curing agent (B), characterized in that a deposited electrodeposition coating film of the cationic electrodeposition coating composition has a coating film viscosity in a range of 5,000 to 1,000,000 mPa·s at 110° C., and a portion resulting from removal of a resin component from the deposited electrodeposition coating film of the cationic electrodeposition coating composition has a polarity term in a range of 2 to 30 mN/m.
US11034852B2	Coated body and building exterior member To provide a coated body excellent in weather resistance and excellent also in pressure marking resistance. The coated body comprises a substrate, an undercoating film, a prescribed intermediate coating film and a top coating film formed by curing a top coating material comprising the following components (1) to (3), in this order: (1) a fluorinated polymer having hydroxy groups or carboxy groups; (2) a curing agent for curing the fluorinated polymer; and (3) a prescribed ultraviolet absorber.
US11034851B2	Ink sets The present disclosure is drawn to an ink set, which can include an ink composition and a fixer composition. The ink composition can include from 2 wt % to 8 wt % pigment, from 0.1 wt % to 0.5 wt % dye, from 2 wt % to 10 wt % polyurethane, and an aqueous ink vehicle. The fixer composition can include from 3 wt % to 15 wt % divalent metal salt, and an aqueous fixer vehicle.
US11034846B2	Polymer-liquid composites for improved anti-fouling performance This disclosure describes incorporation of a liquid additive within one or more phases of a multiphase polymer coating. The structure of the microphase-separated network provides reservoirs for liquid in discrete and/or continuous phases. Some variations provide an anti-fouling segmented copolymer composition comprising: (a) one or more first soft segments selected from fluoropolymers; (b) one or more second soft segments selected from polyesters or polyethers; (c) one or more isocyanate species; (d) one or more polyol or polyamine chain extenders or crosslinkers; and (e) a liquid additive disposed in the first soft segments and/or the second soft segments. The first soft segments and the second soft segments are microphase-separated on a microphase-separation length scale from 0.1 microns to 500 microns. These solid/liquid hybrid materials improve physical properties associated with the coating in applications such as anti-fouling (e.g., anti-ice or anti-bug) surfaces, ion conduction, and corrosion resistance.
US11034845B2	Nanocomposite formulations for optical applications The present disclosure provides a high refractive index acrylic formulation embedded with sub-10 nm metal oxide nanocrystals. The formulation is ideal for high refractive index, high transparency coating for a variety of optical applications including OLED lighting.
US11034843B2	Flexible nanoparticle optical coating compositions Curable, coatable compositions include silane surface-treated inorganic nanoparticles with a high refractive index, and a curable reaction mixture. The curable reaction mixture includes a first (meth)acrylate monomer comprising a high refractive index (meth)acrylate monomer with a refractive index of 1.6 or higher, a second (meth)acrylate monomer comprising a lower refractive index (meth)acrylate monomer with a refractive index of less than 1.6, and at least one initiator. Cured optical coatings prepared from the compositions are optically clear, having a visible light transmission of at least 88% and a haze of 5% or less, and have a refractive index of at least 1.78, and are capable of passing a 10 millimeter mandrel flexibility test.
US11034840B2	Water-soluble polymeric dyes Water soluble polymeric dyes and polymeric tandem dyes are provided. The polymeric dyes include a water solvated light harvesting multichromophore having a conjugated segment of aryl or heteroaryl co-monomers including branched non-ionic water soluble groups (WSG) comprising two or more water soluble polymers. In some cases, the branched non-ionic water soluble groups (WSG) of the present disclosure are capable of imparting solubility in water in excess of 50 mg/mL to the multichromophore. The polymeric tandem dyes further include a signaling chromophore covalently linked to the multichromophore in energy-receiving proximity therewith. Also provided are aggregation-resistant labelled specific binding members that include the subject water soluble polymeric dyes. Methods of evaluating a sample for the presence of a target analyte and methods of labelling a target molecule in which the subject polymeric dyes find use are also provided. Systems and kits for practicing the subject methods are also provided.
US11034833B2	Epoxy/reinforcing polymer composite material and its method of preparation The present invention relates to the technical field of composite materials comprising a thermosetting polymer matrix in which thermoplastic polymer and/or elastomer particles are dispersed. More precisely, the invention relates to a novel type of polymeric material obtained by using a particular ionic liquid as cross-linking agent for an epoxy resin mixed with a thermoplastic polymer and/or an elastomer.The invention also relates to a process for manufacturing said composite material and uses thereof, notably in the aeronautical, aerospace, automotive, maritime, wind power, electronics, or sports and leisure sectors.
US11034830B2	Acrylic polyvinyl acetal films comprising a second layer A film is described comprising a first film layer having a Tg ranging from 30° C. to 60° C. The first film layer comprises a (meth)acrylic polymer and polyvinyl acetal polymer composition. The film further comprises a second layer proximate the first film layer. The second layer is different than the first film layer. The second may be a cured (meth)acrylic polymer film or coating; a backing such as thermoplastic polymer, woven or nonwoven fabrics, metal foils, paper, foams; or a coverfilm such as a fluoropolymer.
US11034829B2	Organic flexible ferroelectric polymer nanocomposites The present invention discloses organic flexible ferroelectric polymer nanocomposites. The present invention discloses a composite of fluorinated polymers or their copolymers with halogenated cellulosic materials and a facile process for the conversion of non-electroactive alpha phase of fluorinated polymer to electroactive beta phase of fluorinated polymer. Further, it discloses a device comprising the composite with enhanced dielectric properties.
US11034826B2	Polypropylene-based resin composition, pellet, and molded object A polypropylene-based resin composition containing a polypropylene-based resin (A) which has a melting endotherm (ΔH-D) of 0 J/g or more and 40 J/g or less and which does not exhibit an observable melting point (Tm-D) or has a melting point (Tm-D) of 0° C. or higher and lower than 90° C., and a polypropylene-based resin (B) which has a melting endotherm (ΔH-D) of more than 40 J/g and 125 J/g or less.
US11034825B2	Flame retardant and thermally stable compositions for wire and cable The present disclosure relates to flame retardant and thermally stable crosslinked polyethylene compositions for use in wire or cable applications. The compositions comprise ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, at least one flame retardant, at least one antioxidant, at least one crosslinking agent, and a heat resistance agent as discussed further herein.
US11034824B2	Polymer composition and electrical devices The invention relates to a polymer composition comprising a polymer (a) and a nanoparticle filler (b), wherein the polymer composition comprises a volume percentage (vol. %) of the nanoparticle filler (b), which is Dvol vol. %, and has a center-to-center average distance, in nanometer (nm), in two dimensions (2D) and with a free radius, from one nanoparticle to its nearest nanoparticle neighbour, which is R1st nm, and wherein the polymer composition shows a dependency between said center-to-center average distance to nearest neighbour, R1st, and said volume percentage, Dvol vol. %, which is R1st=E/(Dvol+0.3)+F, wherein Dvol1≤Dvol≤Dvol2, E1≤E≤E2, F1≤F≤F2, and Dvol1 is 0.010 and Dvol2 is 4.4, E1 is 100 and E2 is 280, and F1 is 50 and F2 is 140; an electrical device, e.g. a power cable; and a process for producing an electrical device.
US11034821B2	Rubber compositions A rubber composition includes 100 parts by mass of a solid rubber (A), 0.1 to 50 parts by mass of a modified liquid diene rubber (B) having a functional group derived from a silane compound represented by the formula (1), and 20 to 200 parts by mass of a filler (C), the modified liquid diene rubber (B) satisfying (i) to (iii) below: (i) The weight average molecular weight (Mw) is 15,000 to 120,000. (ii) The vinyl content is not more than 70 mol %. (iii) The average number of functional groups per molecule of the modified liquid diene rubber (B) is 1 to 30.
US11034820B2	Cellulose ester and ethylene vinyl acetate compositions and articles made using these compositions A cellulose ester composition is provided comprising at least one cellulose ester and at least one ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer and optionally at least one plasticizer. Processes for producing the cellulose ester compositions as well as articles made using these compositions, such as eyeglass frames, automotive parts, and toys are also provided.
US11034819B2	Self-assembled propylene-based compositions and methods of production thereof Disclosed are self-assembled propylene-based bi-layer compositions having a skin layer comprising a propylene-based elastomer-toughened composition and a core layer comprising a propylene-based fiber-reinforced composition, wherein the propylene-based elastomer-toughened composition and propylene-based fiber-reinforced composition self-assemble upon mixing into the skin layer and the core layer. Processes for producing these self-assembled propylene-based compositions are also disclosed.
US11034818B2	Ester-based compound, composition comprising the same, method for preparing the same and resin composition comprising the same The present invention relates to an ester-based plasticizer composition, a method for preparing the same and a resin composition comprising the same. The ester-based plasticizer composition according to one embodiment of the present invention is a novel terephthalate-based ester compound for a plasticizer prepared by transesterification. When the ester-based plasticizer composition used in a resin composition, it is capable of providing excellent properties such as migration resistance and volatility resistance as well as excellent resistance for stress, tensile strength and elongation rate.
US11034816B2	Recycled composite materials and related methods Methods of producing particles of fiber and resin from fiber-resin composite materials are disclosed. The particles may be combined with a resin system and optionally combined with fillers, binders or reinforcements to produce new cured solid composite products.
US11034809B2	Resin supply material, preform, and method of producing fiber-reinforced resin A resin supply material used for press molding or vacuum-pressure molding of a fiber-reinforced resin, the resin supply material including a continuous porous material and a thermosetting resin, wherein an average pore cross-sectional area ratio P expressed by formula (I) is 1.1 or more: P=AII/AI (I) AI: average pore cross-sectional area in region I AII: average pore cross-sectional area in region II Region I: region occupying 10% of total volume of continuous porous material from surface layer on both surfaces thereof Region II: whole region of continuous porous material.
US11034804B2	Method for preparing masterbatch and fiber with composite antibacterial and deodorizing functions The present invention provides a method for preparing a masterbatch and fibers with composite antibacterial and deodorizing functions including surface modifying a copper powder; functionalizing resin powder; and preparing the composite antibacterial and deodorizing masterbatch. The present invention provides a new antibacterial compounding mechanism to prepare new antibacterial and deodorizing masterbatch and fibers which have permanent antibacterial function, and the mechanical properties thereof can reach the standard of general fibers; fully meets the requirements of various weaving; the cost thereof is comparable to that on antibacterial post-treatment; and the pollution is reduced. The present invention can increase the export volume and additional value of the textiles.
US11034797B2	Polyimide precursor composition, use thereof and polyimide made therefrom The present disclosure relates to a polyimide precursor composition comprising an amic acid ester oligomer of formula (I): wherein r, Rx, G, P and R are as defined in the specification. Also, a use of the polyimide precursor composition and a polyimide made from the polyimide precursor composition.
US11034794B2	Ionic polyesters, polyethers, poly(ether sulfones), and related materials Disclosed herein are ionic polymers incorporating an cationic atom in the polymer backbone.
US11034792B2	Liquid cyclopentene ring-opened polymer, rubber composition, and rubber crosslinked product A liquid cyclopentene ring-opened polymer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 1,000 to 50,000 and a cis double content of 55% or more in repeating units.
US11034790B2	Polyols for thermoset and thermoplastic applications of lignin A composition comprising: lignin, a polyol carrier compound and an isocyanate is disclosed. The lignin being mixed with the polyol carrier compound. The polyol carrier compound is selected from the group consisting of TCPP, TECP, TMCP, TDCP, ethoxylated and propoxylated phenols, tris-chloroisopropyl phosphate, amino methyl propanol, glycerin carbonate, polyether modified polysiloxanes, bromophthalic anhydride derivatives, propanediols; bromine, chlorine and/or phosphorus based fire retardents, epoxies, glycerins, sugar, glycols, certain natural oil based polyols and ethoxylated and or propoxylated alcohols. The lignin-polyol carrier compound mixture is reacted with the isocyanate producing a foam, plastic or other material. For a thermoplastic solid the same polyol carrier compounds are used but in higher percentages of lignin.
US11034787B2	Acrylic polymers having controlled placement of functional groups Acrylic copolymers that include the controlled placement of functional groups within the polymer structure are provided. The copolymers contain a reactive segment and a non-reactive segment and are manufactured via a controlled radical polymerization process. The copolymers are useful in the manufacture of adhesives and elastomers.
US11034782B2	4-methyl-1-pentene polymer, resin composition and molded article A 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer (X) wherein a content of a constitutional unit derived from 4-methyl-1-pentene is 90 to 100% by mol; a content of a constitutional unit derived from at least one olefin selected from ethylene and an α-olefin, other than 4-methyl-1-pentene, having 3 to 20 carbon atoms is 0 to 10% by mol; and the 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer satisfies certain requirements (a) to (f): (a) a meso diad fraction (m) measured by 13C-NMR falling within a certain range; (b) a ratio of weight-average molecular weight Mw within a certain range; (c) a melt flow rate (MFR) within a certain range; (d) a cumulative weight fraction within a certain range; (e) a proportion of a polymer having a molecular weight of a certain range; and (f) a heat of fusion and a melting point of the 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer within certain ranges.
US11034779B2	Amide and imide photoinitiators Polymers are provided, in which a pendant photoinitiator moiety is linked to the polymer structure via an amide or a succinimide.
US11034778B2	Method of preparing graft copolymer The present invention provides a method of preparing a graft copolymer, which comprises: emulsion-polymerizing one or more selected from the group consisting of an aromatic vinyl-based monomer to prepare a seed, a vinylcyano-based monomer and an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer; emulsion-polymerizing the seed and an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer to prepare a core; and emulsion-polymerizing the core, an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinylcyano-based monomer to prepare a shell, wherein one or more steps selected from the group consisting of the steps of preparing the seed, the core and the shell comprises adding an emulsifier comprising a compound represented by Formula 1 below.
US11034777B2	Spherical chitin nanoparticles and process for preparation thereof This disclosure relates to carboxylated spherical crystalline chitin nanoparticles (SChNPs) having an average diameter of about 18-20 nm or less; and a process for producing same from the chitinous material, comprising contacting a chitinous material with an Oxone monopersulfate reagent (Formula (II)).
US11034774B2	Engineered antibodies for the detection of phosphorylated tyrosine Presented herein are novel phosphotyrosine binding compositions, including antibodies and antibody fragments. The inventors of the present disclosure have resolved the crystal structures of two widely utilized pan-specific pY antibodies, PY20 and 4G10. These two known antibodies, although developed independently from animal immunizations, have surprisingly similar modes of recognition of the phosphate group, and revealed a generic binding structure among pan-specific pY antibodies. Based on this newly discovered convergent structure, engineered CDR-L3 loops were developed that impart greatly improved affinity to pY binding antibodies and other pY binding compositions. The inventions disclosed herein include antibodies and antibody fragments bearing these novel CDR-L3 sequences and methods of using such pY binding compositions for the detection of phosphotyrosine-bearing proteins.
US11034767B2	High affinity B7-H6 antibodies and antibody fragments Provided herein, in some embodiments, are antibodies, antigen-binding antibody fragments, chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) and bispecific T cell engagers (BiTEs) that bind specifically to B7 homolog 6. Also provided herein are methods of using the same and cells comprising the same.
US11034766B2	Anti-B7-H6 antibody, fusion proteins, and methods of using the same Antibodies, chimeric antigen receptors, and bispecific T-cell engagers having specificity for B7-H6 and methods for using the same in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders associated with B7-H6 expression are provided.
US11034764B2	Anti-CTLA4 antibodies and uses thereof This disclosure relates to anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA4 or CTLA-4) antibodies, antigen-binding fragments, and the uses thereof.
US11034762B1	Anti-SARS-Cov-2 antibodies derived from CR3022 This disclosure provides antibodies that are derived from CFR3022 and that can be administered to an individual that is infected with a virus. Antibodies herein can be capable of treating or curing the virus, and which may provide protection against the virus for up to several weeks. Antibodies herein can be used to diagnose a SARS CoV 2 infection.
US11034759B2	Humanized M-CSF specific monoclonal antibodies, kits, and uses thereof M-CSF-specific RX1-based or RX-1 derived antibodies are provided, along with pharmaceutical compositions containing such antibody, kits containing a pharmaceutical composition, and methods of preventing and treating bone loss in a subject afflicted with an osteolytic disease.
US11034748B2	High affinity MAGE-A1-specific TCRs and uses thereof The present disclosure provides TCRs with high or enhanced affinity against various tumor associated antigens (including human MAGE-A1 epitopes), T cells expressing such high affinity antigen-specific TCRs, nucleic acids encoding the same, and compositions for use in treating diseases or disorders in which cells overexpress one or more of these antigens, such as in cancer.
US11034743B1	Recombinant milk proteins Provided herein are compositions and methods for producing recombinant milk proteins, as well as food compositions comprising the same. In aspects, the recombinant milk proteins of the disclosure are recombinant fusion proteins comprising casein and beta-lactoglobulin.
US11034742B2	Peptides with antibiotic potential against Mycobacterium tuberculosis The present invention relates to isolated variants of an antimicrobial peptide plectasin, comprising a substitution at positions 9, 13 and 32, wherein the variant has antimicrobial activity and methods for treatment of treatment of diseases mediated by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and gram-positive bacteria.
US11034738B2	Nucleic acid molecules encoding human neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (hNGAL) which bind angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) The present disclosure provides hNGAL muteins that bind Ang-2 and can be used in various application including pharmaceutical applications, for example, to inhibit or reduce angiogenesis. The present disclosure also concerns methods of making one or more muteins described herein as well as compositions and combinations comprising one or more of such muteins. The present disclosure further relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding such muteins and to methods for generation of such muteins and nucleic acid molecules. In addition, the application discloses therapeutic and/or diagnostic uses of these muteins as well as compositions and combinations comprising one or more of such muteins.
US11034733B2	Flagellin compositions and uses The present invention relates to compositions comprising improved flagellin derived constructs and methods of using the same in the treatment of various diseases.
US11034732B2	Methods and compositions for modifying assembly-activating protein (AAP)-dependence of viruses Methods and compositions are provided that can be used to modify the assembly activating protein (AAP)-dependence of an adeno-associated virus (AAV).
US11034726B2	Gene expression inhibitors The present invention relates to a peptide comprising or consisting of an amino acid sequence according to formula (I) X1-X2-X3-X4-X5-(A)m-X6-X7-(X8)n-C (I), wherein X1 is C or S, X2 is L or A, X3 is A, V or L, X4 is F or Y, X5 is Y or F, X6 is C or R, X7 is F or L, X8 is W or A and m and n are independently 0 or 1 or a variant thereof.
US11034725B2	Compositions and methods for treating cardiovascular disease The invention provides PCSK9 inhibitors, compositions comprising the PCSK9 inhibitors, and methods of identifying and using the PCSK9 inhibitors.
US11034724B2	Crystalline salt forms of Boc-D-Arg-DMT-Lys-(Boc)-Phe-NH2 Disclosed are various crystalline salt forms of Boc-D-Arg-DMT-Lys(Boc)-Phe-NH2.
US11034721B2	Method for the reduction of viral titer in pharmaceuticals Disclosed are methods and devices for the optimization of virus removal from solutions. A method of filtering a process fluid comprising a product includes allowing some of the process fluid to flow from a first reservoir to a viral filter; adding a chase fluid to the process fluid in the first reservoir to form a composite fluid; and allowing the composite fluid to flow from the first reservoir to the viral filter to produce eluent. In some embodiments, flow of fluid across the viral filter is sufficient to avoid significant impairment to viral removal until a preselected event, occurs. In some embodiments, flow of fluid from the first reservoir across the viral filter is maintained in the absence of an interruption or slowing of flow of duration or magnitude sufficient to impair viral removal to a level below a log-reduction value of the viral filter.
US11034716B2	Process and new intermediates for the preparation of 11-methylene steroids A process for the preparation of 11-methylene steroids from di-keto steroids involves selective olefination of the ketone at position 11 of the di-keto steroids. The resulting 11-methylene steroid products can be used as intermediates in the preparation of the synthetic steroids, Etonogestrel and Desogestrel, as well as other pharmaceutically active agents.
US11034708B2	Lipid derivative for nucleic acid introduction An object is to provide a lipid particle that is not positively charged at a pH of the body fluid (typically in the neutral range), and that enables efficient onset of the effect of a medicinal substance encapsulated in the lipid particle; and to provide a lipid for forming the lipid particle. The object is achieved by the phospholipid represented by formula (1), and a lipid particle containing the phospholipid: wherein R1 and R2 are identical or different, and represent a chain hydrocarbon group, m represents 1 or 2, n represents 1 or 2, and p represents an integer of 1 to 4.
US11034704B2	Muscarinic receptor agonists This invention relates to compounds that are agonists of the muscarinic M1 receptor and which are useful in the treatment of muscarinic M1 receptor mediated diseases. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and the therapeutic uses of the compounds. Compounds provided are of formula where m, p, q, W, Z, Y, X1, X2, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein.
US11034703B2	Process for preparing chiral 2,3-dihydrothiazolo[3,2-A] pyrimidin-4-ium compounds The present invention relates to a process for preparing optically active compounds of formula X and intermediates thereof, wherein the variables of compound of formula X are as defined in the claims and the description.
US11034702B2	Thienoisoquinolines and their derivatives for the treatment of cancer The present disclosure relates to fused N-arylsulfonamidyl-thienoisoquinoline compounds, derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods and uses in inhibiting cancer cell growth, along with a supplemental anti-cancer agent. Centrosome targeting and microtubule depolymerisation are attractive in designing the present chemotherapeutic compounds. The various diseases and conditions treated include various types of cell cancers, and in vitro inhibition.
US11034700B2	Substituted pyrrolidine compound and use thereof The present invention provides a substituted pyrrolidine compound having an orexin type 2 receptor agonist activity.A compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as described in the specification, or a salt thereof, has an orexin type 2 receptor agonist activity, and is useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of narcolepsy.
US11034699B2	Ethynyl derivatives The present invention relates to positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) of metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 (mGluR4) that may be used for the treatment of conditions such as Parkinson's disease, anxiety, emesis, obsessive compulsive disorder, autism, neuroprotection, cancer, depression and diabetes type 2.
US11034698B2	Pyrazolo[ 1,5a]pyrimidine derivatives as IRAK4 modulators Compounds of Formula I, Formula II, Formula III, Formula IV, Formula V, Formula VI, Formula VII, Formula VIII, and methods of use as Interleukin-1 Receptor Associated Kinase (IRAK4) inhibitors are described herein.
US11034694B2	Substituted isoindolin-1-ones and 2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridin-1-ones as HPK1 antagonists The present invention provides compounds of formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts and/or pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The present invention also provides methods for the inhibition of HPK1 and methods for the treatment of HPK1-mediated disorders.
US11034688B2	Indole and benzimidazole derivatives as dual 5-HT2A and 5-HT6 receptor antagonists The invention relates to new 4-(piperazin-1-yl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-indoles and 4-(piperazin-1-yl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-benzimidazoles represented by formula (I), wherein all symbols and variables are as defined in the description. The compounds can find use in a method of prevention and/or treatment of diseases selected from the group consisting of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Levy body dementia, dementia-related psychosis, schizophrenia, delusional syndromes and other psychotic conditions related and not related to taking psychoactive substances, depression, anxiety disorders of various aetiology, sleep disorders of various aetiology.
US11034686B2	Aminopyridine derivatives as TAM family kinase inhibitors Provided herein are aminopyridine derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions that are useful as TAM family kinase inhibitors.
US11034684B2	Isoxazole analogs as FXR agonists and methods of use thereof The present invention provides compounds of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of using these compounds to prevent or treat FXR-mediated or TGR5-mediated diseases or conditions.
US11034680B2	Apoptosis inhibitors The invention provides compounds that are inhibitors or covalent modifiers of succinate dehydrogenase subunit B (SDHB) and/or inhibitors of apoptosis, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates and stereoisomers thereof. The compounds are employed in pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of making and use, including treating a person in need thereof with an effective amount of the compound or composition.
US11034674B2	Methods of treating inflammation or neuropathic pain Provided herein are methods of treating inflammation or neuropathic pain using an effective dose of a monoacylglycerol lipase inhibitor or a composition thereof.
US11034671B2	Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase inhibitors and uses thereof Described herein are ASK1 inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of blood disease, autoimmune disorders, pulmonary disorders, hypertension, inflammatory diseases, fibrotic diseases, diabetes, diabetic nephropathy, renal diseases, respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, acute lung injuries, acute or chronic liver diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases.
US11034670B2	Poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors The present invention is related to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent and a compound represented by the following structural formula: The present invention is also related a method of treating a subject with a disease which can be ameliorated by inhibition of poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase (PARP). The definitions of the variables are provided herein.
US11034666B2	Anti-inflammatory and antitumor 2-oxothiazoles and 2-oxothiophenes compounds A compound of formula (I) wherein X is O, C═O or S; Y is N or CH; R2 and R4 are each independently H, —(CH2)pCOOH, —(CH2)pCON(R5)2 or —(CH2)pCOOC1-6alkyl; or R2 and R4 together form a 6-membered phenyl ring fused to the five membered ring; each R1 is independently selected from H, halo (e.g. fluoro or chloro), C6-10aryl, C7-12arylalkyl, C2-12 alkenyl; OC1-12 alkyl, OC2-12 alkenyl or a C1-12 alkyl group; each R5 is H or C1-6 alkyl; each p is 0 to 3; n is 1 to 4; or a salt, ester, solvate, N-oxide, or prodrug thereof, e.g. a salt thereof.
US11034664B1	Synthesis of cyclic carbonate monomers Techniques regarding the synthesis of cyclic carbonate monomers are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise a method, which can include cyclizing a functionalized diol monomer with N,N′-carbonyldiimidazole, wherein the cyclizing produces a cyclic carbonate monomer and an imidazole carbamate. The method can also include activating the imidazole carbamate with an acid, wherein the activating promotes cyclization of the imidazole carbamate into the cyclic carbonate monomer.
US11034662B2	Substituted phenothiazines as mitochondrial agents The invention provides compounds formula (I) and salts thereof: wherein R1, R2, R3, R6 and Y have any of the values defined in the specification. The compounds are useful for treatment or suppression of diseases associated with decreased mitochondrial function resulting in diminished ATP production and/or oxidative stress and/or lipid peroxidation.
US11034661B2	Substituted N′-hydroxycarbamimidoyl-1,2,5-oxadiazole compounds as indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase IDO inhibitors Disclosed herein is a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also disclosed herein are uses of the compounds disclosed herein in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising a compound disclosed herein. Further disclosed herein are uses of the compositions in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder.
US11034660B2	Hydrazide containing nuclear transport modulators and uses thereof The invention generally relates to nuclear transport modulators, e.g., CRM1 inhibitors, and more particularly to a compound represented by structural formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the values and alternative values for the variables are as defined and described herein. The invention also includes the synthesis and use of a compound of structural formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or composition thereof, e.g., in the treatment, modulation and/or prevention of physiological conditions associated with CRM1 activity.
US11034649B2	Benzoylglycine derivatives and methods of making and using same Disclosed are compounds of formulae: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the variables, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, n, and m are defined herein. These compounds are useful for treating Gram-negative bacteria infections. Also disclosed are methods of making these compounds.
US11034643B2	Highly unsaturated fatty acid or highly unsaturated fatty acid ethyl ester with reduced environmental pollutants, and method for producing same A highly unsaturated fatty acid or a highly unsaturated fatty acid ethyl ester that has been produced using as a feedstock oil a fat or oil that contains highly unsaturated fatty acids as constituent fatty acids and which has been reduced in the contents of environmental pollutants, wherein among the dioxins contained, polychlorinated dibenzoparadioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) are contained in amounts of less than 0.05 pg-TEQ/g and coplanar PCBs (Co-PCBs) in amounts of less than 0.03 pg-TEQ/g. Also disclosed is a method for producing the highly unsaturated fatty acid or highly unsaturated fatty acid ethyl ester by the steps of removing free fatty acids and environmental pollutants by thin-film distillation from a feedstock oil, ethyl esterifying the resulting fat or oil, and refining the same by rectification and column chromatography.
US11034635B2	Process for the production of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene The present invention relates to a process for producing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, comprising the steps of: a) providing a stream A comprising at least one of the compounds selected from the group consisting of 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene and 2,3-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoropropane; b) in a reactor, bringing said stream A into contact with HF in the presence or absence of a fluorination catalyst in order to produce a stream B comprising 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene; characterized in that the electrical conductivity of said stream A provided in step a) is less than 15 mS/cm.
US11034627B2	Alkane activation with single and bimetallic catalysts Methods, compositions, and articles of manufacture for alkane activation with single- or bi-metallic catalysts on crystalline mixed oxide supports.
US11034620B2	Composition for artificial marble A composition for artificial marble, of the present invention comprises: a binder resin; an inorganic filler excluding zinc oxide; and zinc oxide, wherein the zinc oxide has a size ratio (B/A), in which peak A is a 370 nm to 390 nm region and peak B is a 450 nm to 600 nm region, of approximately 0.01 to 1 during photoluminescence measurement, and has a BET surface area of approximately 10 m2/g or less.
US11034615B2	Method for assembling laminated glazing comprising an overmoulded component A process for assembling a laminated glazing includes placing an overmolded component in the interior of a window cut in a sheet of adhesive; spot bonding the overmolded component and the precut sheet of adhesive to a first glass sheet in the vicinity of the window in order that the sidewalls thereof and of the overmolded component remain contiguous; spot bonding the sheet of adhesive and a second glass sheet; and assembling the laminated glazing by implementing suitable temperatures and pressures in a conventional way.
US11034608B2	Method of forming conical shape on glass rod, and glass rod In a method of forming a conical shape on a glass rod including an effective portion and an ineffective portion adjoining the effective portion to form a conical shape in the effective portion by simultaneously heating a boundary and the vicinity of the boundary between the effective portion and the ineffective portion and pulling an end of the ineffective portion, the temperature of a heater is raised and a heating target on the glass rod is simultaneously moved from the ineffective portion to the boundary.
US11034599B2	System for treatment of polluted effluents A system for treatment of a polluted effluent, includes an outer chamber configured to treat the polluted effluent in mixture with a purification slurry including particles of one or more catalysts and/or organoclays, or a mixture thereof. The outer chamber includes (i) a stirring unit consisting of an engine and a stirrer, configured to mix the polluted effluent and the purification slurry to prevent the particles from sinking without causing a turbulence, (ii) a membrane located at the top of the outer chamber through which a treated effluent passes, while preventing the particles of one or more catalysts and/or organoclays from exiting the outer chamber together with the treated effluent, (iii) a membrane cleaning system configured to remove and collect the particles of one or more catalysts and/or organoclays accumulated on the membrane, and re-introducing the particles back to the bottom of the outer chamber.
US11034598B2	Synthetic acid and associated methods Glycine is an organic compound that can be used in the making of a synthetic acid that obviates all the drawbacks of strong acids such as hydrochloric acid. The new compound is made by dissolving glycine in water, in a weight ratio of approximately 1:1 to 1:1.5. The solution is mixed until the glycine is essentially fully dissolved in the water. Once dissolution is complete, hydrogen chloride gas is dissolved in the solution to produce the new compound, which can be referred to as hydrogen glycine. Also disclosed is a method for adjusting the pH of a fluid, the method comprising adding an effective amount of a solution to the fluid for adjusting the pH thereof to a desired level, wherein the solution is prepared by mixing glycine in water to form a glycine solution; and adding hydrogen chloride to the glycine solution.
US11034596B2	Methods to separate brine from invert emulsions used in drilling and completion fluids Methods to separate or recover brine that is present in an invert emulsion are described. The brine is present as an internal phase in the invert emulsion. The brine can be a valuable component, such as an alkali metal formate, and separation and recovering of the brine from the invert emulsion permits the brine to be reused.
US11034594B2	Top fill reservoir system for water purification system A top fill water reservoir system that allows the reservoirs to be filled without waiting for a reverse osmosis (RO) filter to produce enough water to fill the system and avoids the need for a service worker to remove the system from the cabinet, or wait for RO filtration, to fill the reservoirs. The top fill water reservoir system comprises a drinking reservoir adapted to store and dispense drinking water. A supply reservoir in fluid communication with the drinking reservoir and adapted to feed water into the drinking reservoir and receive water from a reverse osmosis (RO) filter. An overflow tube adapted to connect an upper portion of the drinking reservoir to the supply reservoir and feed overflow water from the drinking reservoir to the supply reservoir.
US11034592B1	Microplastic cleaning, collection, and autonomous filtration An apparatus, a method, and a computer program product for cleaning and collecting microplastics and modelling workflow for microplastic autonomous filtration. The apparatus may include a cleaning chamber through which water containing the microplastics flows. The apparatus may also include a transducer configured to generate microbubbles of a size that causes the microbubbles to clean microplastics flowing through the cleaning chamber. The apparatus may also include a filter chamber located above the cleaning chamber, where the filter chamber includes a microplastic collection device operable to collect the microplastics.
US11034591B2	Highly active quaternary metallic materials using short-chain alkyl quaternary ammonium compounds A highly active quaternary 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.
US11034589B2	Cerium oxide particles and method for production thereof The present invention relates to cerium oxide particles that have excellent heat resistance especially useful for catalysts, functional ceramics, solid electrolyte for fuel cells, polishing, ultraviolet absorbers and the like, and particularly suitable for use as a catalyst or co-catalyst material, for instance in catalysis for purifying vehicle exhaust gas. The present invention also relates to a method for preparing such cerium oxide particles, and a catalyst, such as for purifying exhaust gas, utilizing these cerium oxide particles.
US11034588B2	Method of preparing aluminum sulfate A method of processing a non-virgin sulfuric acid solution for the preparation of aluminum sulfate comprises the steps of combining a sulfuric acid solution having less than about 90% sulfuric acid with a water solution to form a mixed solution of no less than about 10% sulfuric acid. An alumina-containing compound such as aluminum hydroxide or aluminum bauxite is then added to the mixed solution to form aluminum sulfate.
US11034587B2	Method of producing zeolite film Provided is a method of producing a zeolite film continuously and efficiently.Zeolite is formed on a surface of a support using a method including: a first step of attaching zeolite fine crystals to a surface of a support; a second step of preparing synthetic gel for growing the fine crystals; a third step of putting the support and the synthetic gel into a reactor and performing hydrothermal synthesis; and a fourth step of cleaning the support subjected to the hydrothermal synthesis, in which in the third step, multiple containers arranged to be movable in a constant-temperature apparatus are each used as the reactor, the temperature and pressure for the hydrothermal synthesis is adjusted by the temperature and pressure in the constant-temperature apparatus, and the reaction time of the hydrothermal synthesis is adjusted by setting the time from when the reactor enters the constant-temperature apparatus to when the reactor exits the constant-temperature apparatus.
US11034578B2	Multi-layer sealing film for high seal yield A multi-layer sealing film for high seal yield is provided. In some embodiments, a substrate comprises a vent opening extending through the substrate, from an upper side of the substrate to a lower side of the substrate. The upper side of the substrate has a first pressure, and the lower side of the substrate has a second pressure different than the first pressure. The multi-layer sealing film covers and seals the vent opening to prevent the first pressure from equalizing with the second pressure through the vent opening. Further, the multi-layer sealing film comprises a pair of metal layers and a barrier layer sandwiched between metal layers. Also provided is a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) package comprising the multilayer sealing film, and a method for manufacturing the multi-layer sealing film.
US11034577B2	Infrared detector pixel structure and manufacturing method thereof The present invention provides an infrared detector pixel structure and manufacturing method thereof. The structure comprises a conductive metal region on surface of the silicon substrate; an infrared detecting element located above the silicon substrate for detecting infrared light and generating electrical signal; and a conductive beam unit electrically connected to the infrared detecting element for transmitting the electrical signal to the conductive metal region; the conductive beam unit includes at least one conductive beam layer and multilayer conductive trench arranged in a vertical direction; two ends of the conductive beam are respectively in contact with two layers of conductive trenches whose bottom portions are not in the same horizontal plane; the infrared detecting element is in contact with one conductive trench one conductive beam; the conductive metal region is in contact with bottom portion of the other layer of conductive trench therein; the electrical signal is transmitted along the height direction of the conductive trench and the conductive beam, so as to be transmitted downward to the conductive metal region in a circuitous path in the vertical direction.
US11034576B2	Upholstery systems and methods for forming a curved surface An upholstery system for forming a curved furniture surface includes two surfaces that form a corner, two planar elements that are each positioned on one of the two surfaces, and a plurality of contoured elements positioned between the two planar elements and along the corner. Each of the plurality of contoured elements includes a curved surface. The system also includes at least one piece of fabric that includes at least three sections, which are connected to each other in a series such that adjacent sections form a connection portion. The system further includes a plurality of clips positioned on each of the two surfaces. The at least three sections of the at least one piece of fabric are positioned over the planar elements and the plurality of contoured elements. The connected portion of adjacent sections of the at least one piece of fabric is connected to the plurality of clips.
US11034572B2	System and method for vehicle tank refilling A vehicle or machine may include a consumable that requires refilling, such as fuel. Refilling the consumable may occur at a regular interval and the amounts may be recorded. Based on the past intervals and amounts, there may be modifications to future amounts. The weight of the consumable on a vehicle may decrease efficiency. Accordingly, the amount of consumable should be kept to a minimum to avoid carrying excess weight. Reducing an amount of the consumable upon replenishment can improve efficiency of the vehicle.
US11034571B2	Test port for fuel dispenser A permanent test port mounting in a conventional gasoline/diesel fuel dispenser to provide a technician access to the fuel line and perform various tests that enables testing to occur at a highline point in the line system to include all or at least more of the line system head pressure than has been possible before. In particular, the test port has a quick connect/disconnect fitting disposed in a collar intermediate a mounting for a filter in a conventional gasoline/diesel fuel dispenser and the filter to provide a technician access to the fuel line and perform various tests. The quick connect/disconnect fitting may also be coupled to a hose for draining fuel under pressure into a safety can to prevent spillage during replacement of the filter. The safety can may be emptied into the fuel tank to conserve the fuel, prevent polluting the environment and as a safety measure.
US11034568B2	Systems, methods, and apparatus for dispensing ambient, cold, and carbonated water Systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for a beverage dispensing system configured to form one of a plurality of available types of carbonated and non-carbonated beverage types in response to a user selection.
US11034567B2	Portable spirit dispenser A spirit dispenser that includes a cabinet that includes a back panel facing an interior of the cabinet, and a plurality of shelves, each shelf being able to support thereon a plurality of spirit containers; at least one spirit dispenser system integrated with the cabinet; and a plurality of pumps residing on an interior surface of the pack panel of the cabinet, each pump being connected to a first tube that includes a tap connector configured for connection to a tap of a spirit container supportable on one of the shelves of the cabinet, and a second tube that is connected to the spirit dispenser.
US11034565B2	Revolving paper roll clamp with short arm drift prevention A load-handling clamp mountable on a lift truck is capable of clamping a load between respective opposed clamp arms each capable of hydraulic movement selectively toward or away from each other. One of the clamp arms is preferably substantially incapable of movement toward the other clamp arm unless actuated independently of the other clamp arm. One of the clamp arms also preferably has a lesser maximum range of hydraulic movement than the other of the clamp arms and is hydraulically movable at a maximum hydraulic pressure greater than that of the other clamp arm.
US11034560B2	Connectable pulley block A pulley block may include an alpha pulley block including an alpha connector, a beta pulley block including a beta connector, wherein the alpha pulley block is coupled to the beta pulley block when the alpha connector is coupled to the beta connector. At least one of the alpha connector and the beta connector may comprise magnets.
US11034550B2	Method for constructing an elevator system having an adaptable usable lifting height A method for constructing an elevator system in a building includes performing at least one lifting operation to adapt a usable lifting height of the elevator system to an increasing height of the building. A drive platform supporting an elevator drive machine and, by a flexible support, an elevator car and a counterweight is raised during the lifting operation. A difference between an elevator-car-side support weight and a counterweight-side support weight is substantially compensated by a compensating tension device guided from a bottom side of the elevator car to a bottom side of the counterweight by a deflecting device including two roller assemblies having deflecting rollers forming a compensating tension loop. A distance between the roller assemblies is reduced before and/or during the lifting operation such that an amount of the compensating tension device required for the performance of the lifting operation is released from the compensating tension loop.
US11034549B2	Gap-reducing sill assembly for an elevator car An illustrative example elevator sill assembly includes a sill plate and at least one support arm secured to the sill plate. A mounting bracket is configured to be mounted to an elevator car. The support arm is supported on the mounting bracket to allow the support arm to pivot relative to the mounting bracket. At least one actuator arm has a portion configured to be contacted by a door of the elevator car to cause movement of the actuator arm relative to the mounting bracket as the door moves into an open position. The movement of the actuator arm causes the support arm to pivot relative to the mounting bracket to thereby cause the sill plate to pivot from a stored position to an actuated position.
US11034547B2	Method for operating an elevator system An elevator system may comprise a vertical guide rail, a horizontal guide rail, a shaft relative to which at least one of the first or second guide rail is kept stationary, a rotatable rail segment, a car that is movable along the guide rails and switchable between the first and second guide rails via the rail segment, and locking devices configured to selectively secure an orientation of the car and/or the rail segment. A method for operating the elevator system may involve positioning the car into a transfer position on the rail segment while the rotatable rail segment is aligned with the first guide rail, rotating the rail segment into alignment with the second rail segment whereby movement of the rail segment is braked by a rotary brake, and securing the rotational position of the rail segment relative to the shaft with one of the locking devices.
US11034546B2	Elevator governor An illustrative example elevator governor includes at least one flyweight configured to move a first distance between an initial position corresponding to a zero speed condition and an activation position corresponding to an elevator speed that reaches a predefined threshold. A biasing member biases the at least one flyweight toward the initial position. The biasing member is configured to allow the at least one flyweight to reach the activation position when the elevator speed reaches the predefined threshold. A flyweight position member sets a rest position of the at least one flyweight in the zero speed condition that is between the initial position and the activation position. A range of motion of the at least one flyweight is limited to a second, shorter distance between the rest position and the activation position.
US11034545B2	Method and system for brake testing an elevator car A method of testing elevator car braking distance includes verifying that an elevator car is empty. The method also includes initiating a test procedure. The method further includes triggering a safety actuation device to actuate at least one safety brake to stop an elevator car. The method yet further includes recording braking data during a braking period. The method also includes recording braking data with at least one piece of elevator car equipment. The method further includes generating a braking data report that includes at least one of braking distance and braking deceleration of the elevator car.
US11034539B2	Apparatus and method for web twist defect correction Apparatus and methods are provided to minimize waste and improve quality and production in web processing operations. The apparatus and methods provide defect detection in deposition of acquisition material, which on current machines frequently flips and is difficult to detect when it has flipped causing manufacturers to scrap thousands of products. Using the present invention, defects are able to be detected by discerning a difference in the appearance from side to side with a vision camera, and an acquisition inverter can flip the material to a correct orientation.
US11034529B2	Systems and methods for processing objects provided in vehicles An object processing system is disclosed for unloading objects from a trailer of a tractor trailer. The object processing system includes an engagement system including a truck entry portion for entering the trailer and for indiscriminately engaging unidentified objects within the trailer, and a conveyance system for conveying objects engaged by the engagement system toward an unloading portion of the trailer.
US11034528B2	Workpiece holding jig A workpiece holding jig including a base member conveyed by a linear guide and at least one pair of holding pieces arranged on the base member in the direction crossing the conveying direction of the linear guide. Each of the at least one pair of holding pieces includes a workpiece holding portion that fits or contacts with the outer peripheral surface of a workpiece located between the at least one pair of holding pieces to prevent the workpiece from slanting or becoming misaligned during the conveyance. At least one of holding pieces in the at least one pair of holding pieces is movable in the direction away from the other.
US11034527B2	Component supply device and control method for component supply device A component supply device configured to output a predetermined number of components to be used in a work operation includes a fixing plate having a via-hole through which the components pass, the fixing plate being fixed to a housing, a movable plate having a storage hole penetrating through the movable plate in an up-down direction and having a size that allows the predetermined number of components to be stored, the movable plate being laminated on a top side of the fixing plate and configured to move such that the storage hole moves relative to the via-hole in a direction parallel to a top face of the fixing plate, a controller configured to control an operation of the movable plate, and an elastic member placed on a top side of the movable plate and configured to elastically deform in a direction parallel to a top face of the movable plate.
US11034526B2	Conveyor belt stripping device and displacement guide for the same The invention relates to a conveyor belt stripping device for a conveyor belt of a conveyor system, having a support shaft and at least two displacement guides which are arranged side by side on the support shaft in a positive locking manner so as to transmit torque. Each of the two displacement guides is displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the support shaft once a fastening device has been released and is connected to a holding end of a stripping segment, wherein the stripping segment comprises a stripping end which is spaced from the holding end and is movable to abut the conveyor belt. The two displacement guides are operatively couplable together in the longitudinal direction of the support shaft by means of a connection device. The one displacement guide, in the state coupled with the other displacement guide, is displaceable along the longitudinal direction of the support shaft to a predefined distance from the other displacement guide and then is displaceable along the longitudinal direction of the support shaft at the predefined distance to the other displacement guide together with the other displacement guide on account of the coupling by means of the connection device.The invention also relates to a displacement device for the attachment of a stripping segment to a support shaft of a conveyor belt stripping device.
US11034522B2	Stick delivering apparatus and support arm device therefor In a stick delivering apparatus I, a receiving space D capable of receiving a stick receiving part 2 of a cart II in a stick arrangement direction Y is formed at a position in close proximity to a support arm device 63 in a stick longitudinal direction X. The support arm device 63 includes a stationary stick supporting member 64 extending in the stick arrangement direction Y and a raising/lowering stick supporting member 65 extending in parallel with the stationary stick supporting member 64 in the stick longitudinal direction X. The stationary stick supporting member 64 and the raising/lowering stick supporting member 65 have serrated receiving tooth portions 64A and 65A, respectively, and the receiving tooth portions 64A and 65A have stick sliding edges 64A-1 and 65A-1 which are inclined with respect to a horizontal plane.
US11034514B2	Actively cooled waste receptacle An actively cooled waste receptacle comprises an insulated container including (i) an inner wall defining a chamber having an opening for receiving the waste, and (ii) an outer wall surrounding the inner wall and joined to the inner wall at the opening. The receptacle also includes a cover configured to prevent access to the chamber via the opening in a closed position, and to allow access to the chamber via the opening in an open position; and a heat pump including an interior heat exchanger exposed to the chamber, the heat pump configured to cool the chamber by absorbing heat from air within the chamber via the interior heat exchanger, and transferring the heat outside the insulated container.
US11034511B2	Module integrated cargo securement system A cargo securement system for securing cargo in a container includes a number of extendable upper and extendable lower braces. The extendable upper braces mount to an upper portion of the framework of a module and extend to engage the container. The extendable lower braces extend from the floor system of the module and engage the walls of the container to apply a force that secures the module in place.
US11034507B2	Trigger overcap assembly A trigger overcap assembly includes a housing having a body, a cap secured to an upper end of the body, and a trigger at least partially disposed within the body. The trigger includes a manifold having a fluid passageway, and a pivot rod of the trigger is pivotally coupled with a pivot notch of the cap.
US11034505B2	Container and method of forming a container An insulating container can be configured to retain a volume of liquid, and include a canister having a first inner wall having a first end having an opening extending into an internal reservoir, and a second outer wall forming an outer shell. The opening can be sealed by a spout adapter, the spout adapter having a spout channel extending between the internal reservoir and a spout opening, smaller than the opening of the canister. The spout opening may be sealed with a cap having a magnetic top surface, and the spout adapter may be further removably coupled to a lid that may be used as a cup into which a volume of the liquid can be poured. In addition, spout adapter assembly with an adapter that releasably attaches to the canister and a plug that is received within the adapter that moves to place the spout adapter assembly into an open and a closed orientation. The plug may have a means to provide tactile feedback to a user that the spout adapter assembly is in an optimal pouring condition.
US11034504B2	Cookware and cook-packs for narrowband irradiation cooking and systems and methods thereof A methodology and product or system configurations are provided which allow food to be directly irradiated for cooking applications which involve the impingement of direct radiant energy on food or comestible items. Cooking vessels or cook-packs are used that are optically transmissive in visible or infrared narrow wavelength bands emitted in suitable narrowband cooking or heating systems.
US11034502B2	Self-combining receptacle for producing coated or admixture products A self-combining receptacle for producing a coated or partially-coated product or an admixture product is provided according to the invention. This receptacle can comprise a food service container for finger food like French fries having a sealed package of ketchup or other condiment installed in the bottom of the container and below the French fries where a closure panel extending outside the receptacle is pulled in a lateral direction away from the receptacle to peel off the closure panel to open the condiment package inside the container whereupon the French fries automatically drop down inside the container into the condiment contained in the now-opened condiment package. Alternatively, the self-combining receptacle may comprise two open faced vessels that are fitted together to join their common open faces with a common closure panel sealing the two open faces to divide the two vessels containing separate components of an admixture product. When the closure panel is removed from the receptacle or pierced by means of an integral utensil device, the two product components can be mixed together to produce the admixture product. Such an admixture product may comprise a food dish like fruit, granola pieces, chocolate pieces, or syrup mixed into yogurt or ice cream, or an industrial product like two resin components mixed together to produce an epoxy adhesive.
US11034501B2	Packaging system and method A packaging system included a support member and a packing component. The support member includes a base, a head portion, and a leg. The head portion extends from the base in a first direction. The leg extends from the base in a second direction opposite the first direction. The packing component includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion defines a first aperture configured to receive the leg. The second portion defines a second aperture configured to receive the head portion.
US11034496B1	Hanging tag for tools A hanging tag for tools includes a main body and a set of stopping members provided on the front side of the main body. The main body includes a vertical plate and two side plates. Each of the side plates forms a stopper, and the set of stopping members includes a middle plate, two connecting plates and two baffles. The middle plate is opposite to the vertical plate, and a tool is arranged between the vertical and middle plates, and each of the connecting plates is elastically hooked with each of the side plates. Each of the baffles is opposite to the outside of each of the connecting plates. The hanging tag can avoid theft of the tool. After removing the tool from the hanging tag, the tool can be set back again by using the hanging tag, thereby improving the convenience of storing the tool.
US11034494B2	Bottle-shaped resin container A bottle-shaped resin container with a bottle body and a cap, the container being configured to determine whether the seal has been broken by: the container having a long, tall cylindrical section between a neck ring and a flange that connects the neck ring and the flange; and when the cap body is rotated in the unscrewing direction, bridges being broken and the cap ring separating from the cap body and falling by its own weight so that the lower surface thereof contacts the flange and remains above the flange, exposing the side surface of the long, tall cylindrical-section between the upper surface of the cap ring and the lower surface of the neck ring. As the side surface of the long, tall cylindrical section is a straight line when viewed from the front, it is possible to determine the taper angle definitively and the taper angle is 60-80 degrees.
US11034493B1	System and method for illuminating decorative and graphic elements on a container A combination box and lighting system includes the box having a body forming a cavity between integral side walls; a lid to engage with the body and having a top surface; a visual element secured to the lid; the lighting system carried within the inner cavity of the box, the lighting system having a light source to create beams of light that pass through the lid and illuminates the visual element.
US11034491B2	Sealing cap for a container for holding a medical liquid A sealing cap for a container for holding a medical liquid comprises a cap body and a connection device having a sealing element arranged on the cap body. The sealing element is arranged at the opening and is retained in the cap body in a clamped manner by a, preferably annular, flanged rim. The connection device has a break-off piece, which is firmly connected to the cap body and covers an outer face of the sealing element in the outward direction. The break-off piece is integral with the cap body, is connected to the cap body by a predetermined breaking point where the break-off piece can be detached from the cap body. The sealing element outer face is substantially flat and is accessible for wiping to provide a sealing cap having a sealing element arranged that can be simply and reliably disinfected.
US11034483B2	Modular storage system Various modular container systems and methods are disclosed. The system can include one or more container modules configured to be pivotably or hingedly connected together. Food items can be placed in individual container modules separately and the container modules can be coupled together to form a portable interlocking unit and the container modules can be pivotably coupled with adjacent container modules.
US11034477B2	Method of transferring a plurality of containers and/or closure elements into a clean room, transport and packaging container and packaging structure therefore A transport and packaging container for a plurality of pharmaceutical containers and a method for transferring the pharmaceutical containers from the transport and packaging containers into a clean room are provided. By placing a side wall of the transport and packaging container in close proximity to or in contact with the side wall of the clean room and by opening the side wall of the transport and packaging container and a transfer port door of the clean room, the pharmaceutical containers can be transferred into the inside space of the clean room via the access opening.
US11034471B1	Film-wrapping apparatus and method A film-wrapping apparatus for the automatic film-wrapping of articles is provided that includes a conveying device for conveying an article through a film-wrapping channel of the film-wrapping apparatus. The film-wrapping apparatus has a film-supply device arranged above the film-wrapping channel. The film-wrapping apparatus also includes at least two movably arranged grippers and a sealing device. The at least two grippers are predefinably movably arranged between a supply position and a sealing position. The grippers, in the supply position, grip two opposite corners of the film material supplied by the film-supply device and pull the film material from the supply position into the sealing position and hold the material. In the sealing position, the grippers are arranged in a sealing plane and substantially level with an upper side of the conveying device. The sealing device seals the two side edges of the article that are arranged in the sealing plane.
US11034469B2	Method for forming a reclose mechanism on a reclosable package A food package for sliced food products to be maintained with a fluffed appearance, the package including a rigid base member forming a compartment for receiving the food product and a rigid lid sealed to the compartment. Advantageously, the base member includes a bottom wall and side wall portions that are configured to engage the food product to hold the slices in a fluffed arrangement thereof. Preferably, one or more tapered side wall portions hold the food product upwardly toward the lid and inwardly toward a center of the package. In preferred embodiments, the base member and lid provide a rigid-rigid construction of the food package. In preferred embodiments, the food package is also configured to stand-up in a vertical display orientation and does not require the food product be contained within a sealed pouch within the compartment.
US11034467B2	Deformable structures collapsible tubular mast (CTM) A deformable device includes a deformable beam or hinge having an extended state, a flattened state, and a rolled state if a beam, where a stiffness and strength of the deformable beam or the hinge in the extended state is greater than a different stiffness and strength of the deformable beam or the hinge in the flattened state. A cross section includes a first about V shape half and a second about V shape half. Each half includes a vertex with at least one curve extending into two walls at least one of the walls including a plurality of truss members, both of the walls extend into a joining edge. The first about V shape half and the second about V shape half are joined together at a seam of a joining edge of the first about V shape half and the second about V shape half.
US11034465B1	Aircraft maintenance kit comprising zoned maintenance schematic This specification discloses an aircraft maintenance kit. The aircraft maintenance kit comprises a plurality of packages with each package of the plurality of packages comprising a unique aircraft maintenance zone designation and at least one maintenance zone component. Each unique aircraft maintenance zone designation preferably corresponds to a unique maintenance zone of the aircraft. Preferably, the aircraft maintenance kit also comprises an aircraft schematic comprising a plurality of aircraft schematic zones. Each aircraft schematic zone preferably comprises a unique aircraft schematic zone designation corresponding to one of the unique aircraft maintenance zone designations.
US11034462B2	Detection system and method for making contact between the tip of a flying boom and the mouth of a receptacle for aerial refuelling operations with a boom System for detecting the tip of the pole of the flying boom of a tanker and of the mouth of the receptacle of the receiver for semi-automatic or automatic contact for in-flight refueling with a boom, which ensures to provide the control system of the tanker's boom with robust, reliable and simultaneous information in real time with regards to the end of its pole and of the mouth of the receiver's receptacle, at all times. To this end, the system comprises: 1) light emitters mounted on the tip of its pole, 2) light emitters mounted on the contour of the receptacle of the receiving aircraft, 3) a processing subsystem and 4) two 3D cameras, a TOF camera, synchronised with a light emitter and an additional camera together with a structured light emitter generated with a DOE-type lens.
US11034461B2	Fuel tank inerting system and method A fuel tank inerting system for an aircraft, the system comprises a catalytic heat exchanger comprising a first flow path and a second flow path for heat exchange with the first flow path. The system further comprises a first inlet arranged upstream of the first flow path of the catalytic heat exchanger for providing a mixture of fuel vapour and oxygen to the first flow path for sustaining a catalysed reaction, and a second inlet arranged upstream of the second flow path for providing a flow of fuel to the second flow path of the catalytic heat exchanger for exchanging heat with the first flow path.
US11034460B2	Additively manufactured septa for acoustic panels Systems and methods are provided for septa for acoustic cells. One embodiment is a method that includes fabricating a septum of a cell of an acoustic panel, by heating a material into a molten material, depositing the molten material to form a lower chamber of the septum that extends vertically upwards and includes an entry, iteratively depositing layers of the molten material, each layer comprising a filament at the entry that includes overhangs with respect to vertically adjacent layers, and forming openings at locations of the overhangs.
US11034456B2	Fuselage and aircraft including an air distribution multifunctional substructure and assembly method An aircraft fuselage including a fuselage skin, cross-members supporting a floor of the aircraft, wherein the fuselage includes a multifunctional substructure fixed to at least one of the cross-members in a lowered part of the cross-member. The multifunctional substructure comprises: at least one duct of an air distribution system having a substantially rectangular section at the location of the at least one cross-member and having lateral walls of the duct that are substantially vertical; a seat fixing track or a stiffener fixed on a first lateral wall of the duct of the multifunctional substructure, and; a seat fixing track or a stiffener fixed on a second lateral wall, opposite the first lateral wall, of the duct of the multifunctional substructure.
US11034452B2	Aircraft with staggered seating arrangement An aircraft that includes a cabin interior that is bifurcated into first and second sides and includes a pilot zone and a passenger zone aft of the pilot zone, a pilot seat positioned in the pilot zone and on a first side of the cabin interior, and first and second rows positioned in the passenger zone. The front row includes first and second front seats positioned on first and second sides of the cabin interior, respectively. The first and second front seats are angled away from one another and the second front seat is positioned forwardly of the first front seat. The back row includes first and second back seats positioned on first and second sides of the cabin interior, respectively.
US11034451B2	Aircraft cabin lighting arrangement for illuminating a common space of an aircraft, aircraft comprising the same, and method of operating an aircraft cabin lighting arrangement An aircraft cabin lighting arrangement for illuminating a common space of an aircraft, includes a light output lens for passing light for illuminating said common space of the aircraft, a plurality of light sources having different light emission spectra, the plurality of light sources being arranged for light emission through the light output lens, and a detector for detecting a person's presence in the common space. The aircraft cabin lighting arrangement has at least a nominal day time mode of operation having a first light output, an intermediate mode of operation having a second light output, and a nominal night time mode of operation, and is configured to switch from the nominal night time mode of operation to the intermediate mode of operation as a response to the detector detecting a person's presence in the common space.
US11034450B2	Aircraft-based function control method and device A control method includes obtaining a flight parameter of an aircraft during flight, where the flight parameter is configured to control an operation component carried by the aircraft and includes at least one of a flight time parameter or a flight distance parameter; and controlling the operation component to operate in response to at least one of the flight time parameter satisfying a time requirement included in a control condition or the flight distance parameter satisfying a distance requirement included in the control condition.
US11034449B2	Systems and methods for UAV transport and data acquisition An image capturing method for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes determining whether the UAV is in a ground mode in which the UAV is carried by a carrier or a flight mode in which the UAV is released from the carrier, automatically adjusting a state of a camera carried by the UAV to be a first state in response to the UAV being in the ground mode or a second state in response to the UAV being in the flight mode, and controlling the camera to capture an image using the first state in response to the UAV being in the ground mode or the second state in response to the UAV being in the flight mode.
US11034447B2	Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) tethered wing recovery Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) tethered wing recovery is disclosed. An example apparatus includes a detachable portion of a wing that is couplable to a fixed portion of the wing, a lock configured to fasten the detachable portion to the fixed portion, where the lock is to disengage the detachable portion from the fixed portion upon contact of the wing with a recovery device, and a tether configured to extend between the detachable and fixed portions.
US11034443B2	Modular aircraft assembly for airborne and ground transport An aircraft for vertical take-off and landing includes an aircraft frame having an open frame portion, at least one vertical thruster, a pod, separable from the aircraft and including a cabin to contain at least one of cargo and passengers, where the pod, when mounted to the aircraft, defines at least a portion of the aircraft frame, and a mounting system including at least one attachment member configured to attach the pod to the open frame portion. Such aircraft is capable of flight with and without the pod.
US11034442B2	Universal vehicle with improved stability for safe operation in air, water and terrain environments The universal vehicle system is designed with a lifting body which is composed of a plurality of interconnected modules which are configured to form an aerodynamically viable contour of the lifting body which including a front central module, a rear module, and thrust vectoring modules displaceably connected to the front central module and operatively coupled to respective propulsive mechanisms. The thrust vectoring modules are controlled for dynamical displacement relative to the lifting body (in tilting and/or translating fashion) to direct and actuate the propulsive mechanism(s) as needed for safe and stable operation in various modes of operation and transitioning therebetween in air, water and terrain environments.
US11034440B2	Tail rotor gearbox support assemblies for helicopters A tail rotor assembly coupled to a tailboom of a helicopter includes a tail rotor gearbox having top, bottom and aft sides and a shroud surrounding the tail rotor gearbox. The shroud includes a shroud airframe having top and bottom portions. The tail rotor assembly includes a tail rotor gearbox support assembly configured to support the tail rotor gearbox within the shroud. The tail rotor gearbox support assembly includes a support column coupling the aft side of the tail rotor gearbox between the top and bottom portions of the shroud airframe, an upper support crossbar coupling the top side of the tail rotor gearbox between the support column and the tailboom airframe and a lower support crossbar coupling the bottom side of the tail rotor gearbox between the support column and the tailboom airframe.
US11034435B2	Wing for an aircraft A wing for an aircraft including a slat, and a connection assembly for movably connecting the slat to the main wing. The connection assembly includes a first connection element movably mounted to the main wing and mounted to the slat, and a second connection element movably mounted to the main wing and mounted to the slat. The connection assembly includes a drive unit connected to the slat that includes a first and second drive station spaced apart in the wing span direction. The first drive station has a first input section, a first gear unit and a first output section connected to the slat. The second drive station has a second input section connected to the drive shaft, a second gear unit, and a second output section connected to the slat. The drive unit includes a sync shaft coupling the first output section to the second output section.
US11034430B2	Fluid systems that include a co-flow jet Fluid systems are described herein. An example embodiment of a fluid system has a first body portion, a second body portion, a plurality of supports, a plurality of fluid pressurizers, and a plurality of ducts. The first body portion and the second body portion cooperatively define an injection opening, a suction opening, and a channel that extends from the injection opening to the suction opening. The fluid pressurizer is disposed within the channel cooperatively defined by the first body portion and the second body portion. Each duct of the plurality of ducts is disposed within the channel cooperatively defined by the first body portion and the second body portion.
US11034429B2	Ceiling header system for aircraft cabin Disclosed herein is an example ceiling header system for an aircraft cabin that includes a ceiling between a first storage bin and a second storage bin. The ceiling header system includes a ceiling header that includes a top surface that conforms to the ceiling and a bottom surface that is opposite the top surface. The ceiling header system also includes a curtain track. The top surface is configured to be held against the ceiling via the curtain track being placed against the bottom surface, the curtain track being (i) attachable at a first end of the curtain track to a first rail of the first storage bin and (ii) attachable at a second end of the curtain track to a second rail of the second storage bin.
US11034427B2	Heat exchange systems for engine-powered watercraft and methods of using same A heat exchange system for use on an engine-powered watercraft includes a liquid cooling system for cooling the engine using a first heat exchanger and a water heating system using a second heat exchanger for heating water. Raw water from an external water source is passed through each heat exchanger. Water used to cool the engine coolant inside the first heat exchanger exits the watercraft. Water heated by the second heat exchanger is passed to either an intake conduit or at least one onboard accessory system for flushing thereof to kill aquatic invasive species. A valve inside the second heat exchanger opens to release heated water when the heated water reaches a temperature of at least 140° F. Heated coolant from the first heat exchanger passes through the second heat exchanger to transfer heat to the water inside the second heat exchanger.
US11034425B2	Ship control A ship includes an out-drive unit that exerts a propulsion force on a ship hull by power from an engine; a detection device for detecting a current position, a bow direction, and a moving speed of the ship hull; a brake pedal that limits a moving speed of the ship hull; a brake sensor that detects a foot-pushing amount on the brake pedal; and a ship steering control device connected to the out-drive unit, the detection means, and the brake sensor. The ship steering control device acquires an operating status of the out-drive unit and detection results obtained by the detection device and the brake sensor, and controls the out-drive unit based on the detection results. The ship steering control device changes the output of the out-drive unit in accordance with a foot-pushing amount on the brake pedal.
US11034423B2	Pedal drive system for watercraft Disclosed is a pedal drive system for use with a watercraft that facilitates propelling of the watercraft. The pedal drive system of the present invention is placed through an opening in the bottom of the watercraft and affixed to the body of the watercraft. The propeller is then attached to a drive shaft. The user provides mechanical input (e.g., rotational force) by rotating pedals of a pedal arrangement of the pedal drive system. The rotational force is transferred from the drive assembly through the gears to the drive shafts that rotates the propeller, thus driving the watercraft forward as well as backward.
US11034421B2	Coupling system, assembly of an equipment rigidly connected to a user and a coupling system and kiteboarding kite bar Disclosed is a coupling system for coupling a piece of equipment rigidly connected to a user with at least one rigging strand, including a central body made of two parts configured to be assembled with one another via an attachment unit, a fastener including two ends, a shell configured to at least partially cover the side surface of the central body, and at least one lock configured to engage with the shell in order to releasably lock the second end of the fastener, the shell being movable in translation over the side surface of the central body and being connected to the central body via at least one elastic recall component.
US11034416B2	Floating catamaran production platform A catamaran oil production apparatus is disclosed for producing oil in a marine environment. The apparatus includes first and second vessels that are spaced apart during use. A first frame spans between the vessels. A second frame spans between the vessels. The frames are spaced apart and connected to the vessels in a configuration that spaces the vessels apart. The first frame connects to the first vessel with a universal joint and to the second vessel with a hinged connection. The second frame connects to the second vessel with a universal joint and to the first vessel with a hinged or pinned connection. At least one of the frames supports an oil production platform. One or more risers or riser pipes extends from the seabed (e.g., at a wellhead) to the production platform (or platforms). In one embodiment, the production apparatus includes crew quarters.
US11034415B2	Permeable concrete vessel for creating floating aquatic habitats A permeable floating concrete vessel for creating floating aquatic habitats is disclosed. The vessel includes an interior space to hold growth material and a plant. The vessels includes one or more channels so a root of the plant can extend through the channel and into a body of water in which the vessel is secured. The vessel is made from a buoyant material, such as water-permeable concrete material. In an exemplary embodiment the water-permeable concrete material includes a mixture of cement, glass microspheres, expanded glass aggregate, and microfibers. Two or more vessels may be connected together via a connecting member to form an array of the vessels.
US11034414B1	Convertible leaning post seating system for marine vessels A convertible seating system for a marine vessel includes a frame and a seat mounted on the frame and defining a first support surface. A backrest is configured for movement relative to the seat and the frame between a first position and a second position. In the second position, the backrest defines a second support surface lying generally parallel and vertically displaced relative to the first support surface.
US11034412B2	Multi-sprocket arrangement for a bicycle The invention relates to a multi-sprocket arrangement for installation on a rear-wheel hub and for engagement with a bicycle chain. The multi-sprocket arrangement includes at least ten adjacent sprockets with different numbers of teeth. In each case of the at least ten adjacent sprockets two adjacent sprockets of the sprockets are arranged with a defined spacing to one another. The defined spacing corresponds either to a smallest spacing or to a larger spacing.
US11034409B2	Suspension assembly for a vehicle A suspension assembly for a vehicle includes a swing arm having a proximal end configured to be pivotally connected to a frame of the vehicle, and a distal end configured to support a ground-engaging member of the vehicle. The suspension assembly also includes a rocker link pivotally connected to the swing arm about a rocker link pivot axis from which first and second portions of the rocker link extend in divergent directions. The suspension assembly also includes a linking arm configured to be pivotally connected to the frame, and pivotally connected to the first portion of the rocker link. The suspension assembly also includes a shock absorber that is at least one of: pivotally connected to the linking arm, and configured to be pivotally connected to the frame. The shock absorber is pivotally connected to the second portion of the rocker link.
US11034406B2	Structural element of a cycle provided with a vibration damping device and method for manufacturing such an element A structural element of a cycle includes at least one tubular sheath provided with an outer wall delimiting, with an inner partition, at least one cavity in which a vibration damping system is accommodated. The sheath includes at least two internal cavities, each delimited between the inner partition and the outer wall, one of the internal cavities forming a housing in which the damping system is accommodated and attached.
US11034405B2	ABS disposition structure of saddle riding vehicle An ABS disposition structure of a saddle riding vehicle includes a head pipe, a main frame, a pair of left and right center frames extending downward from a rear section of the main frame and having a pivot section by which a front end portion of a swing arm is pivotably supported, a cushion disposed at a center in a vehicle width direction, and an ABS modulator configured to perform ABS control, wherein, when seen in a side view, a central axis of the cushion is disposed to be offset from a center frame in a forward and rearward direction, and the ABS modulator is disposed between the cushion and the center frame in a vehicle width direction.
US11034403B2	Drive system A drive system comprises a frame, a first extension member, a second extension member, a crank shaft, a hub, a bearing, a cross shaft, a first arm assembly, a second arm assembly, a first chain assembly, a second chain assembly, a first rotatable pedal, a second rotatable pedal, and a steering column. The first arm assembly comprises a first frame arm, a first connecting arm, a first main arm, and a first crank arm. The second arm assembly comprises a second frame arm, a second connecting arm, a second main arm, and a second crank arm. The first arm assembly further comprises a first roller track assembly. The second arm assembly further comprises a second roller track assembly.
US11034398B2	Automatic rolling fifth wheel hitch A fifth wheel hitch is shown and described. The fifth wheel hitch may include a base frame configured to be secured to a load bed of a towing vehicle, a trolley operatively engaged with the base frame, the trolley adapted to move along the base frame between first and second positions, and a cam member attached with the base frame, the cam member having a cam path. The fifth wheel hitch may also include a cam follower coupled with the trolley, the cam follower operatively engaged with the cam path, and a fifth wheel head pivotally coupled with the trolley, where the trolley is moved between the first and second positions in response to pivoting of the fifth wheel head.
US11034397B1	Rolling spare tire storage apparatus A rolling spare tire storage apparatus for easy access to spare tires includes a tire rack. A plurality of rollers and a plurality of arms are coupled to the tire rack. A plurality of brackets is coupled to the plurality of arms and is configured to selectively engage a tire and secure the tire to the rack body. A pivot mount comprises a pivot bar. A pair of back arms is coupled to the pivot bar. A pair of roller tracks is coupled to the pair of back arms. A pair of hydraulic cylinders is coupled to the pair of roller tracks. Each cylinder has a lock maintaining a compressed position securing the pair of roller tracks horizontally and alternatively releasing each cylinder to an extended position and angling the pair of roller tracks. A release button is in operational communication with the lock of each cylinder.
US11034390B2	Reinforcing member Disclosed is a reinforcing member for improving durability of a structure which receives an external force. The reinforcing member includes a reinforcing portion for improving the durability of the structure and a restricting portion which is fixed, in position, to the structure while restricting a shift in position of the reinforcing portion such that the reinforcing portion is located in a predetermined position on the basis of the structure.
US11034389B2	Roof frame and roof structure of a motor vehicle A roof frame (1) for a roof structure (2) of a motor vehicle is closed in the circumferential direction and can be mounted on a body shell structure of the motor vehicle and connected to a roof outer shell (3). The roof frame (1) is produced from a fiber composite material. A side of the roof frame (1) that faces the body shell structure of the motor vehicle has height-adjustable installation domes (5) and spacer elements (6) are attached to each of the installation domes (5). The roof frame (1) and the roof outer shell (3) are connected to each other in an integrally bonded manner.
US11034384B2	Vehicle steering system A system includes a torque overlay device having an input shaft and an output shaft coupled to the input shaft. The system includes a steering wheel coupled to the input shaft. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to detect a torque applied to the input shaft and to actuate the torque overlay device to provide torque to the output shaft in a direction opposite the torque applied to the input shaft.
US11034383B2	Vehicle including second steered axle A vehicle includes a first steered axle and a second steered axle behind the first steered axle. The second steered axle is steerable independently from the first steered axle. The vehicle includes wheels on the second steered axle. An electric steering motor is connected to the at least one of the wheels.
US11034381B2	Apparatus and method of controlling motor-driven power steering system Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method of controlling a motor-driven power steering system. The apparatus may include: a sensor configured to detect at least one of a steering angle, an angular speed, and a column torque in the motor-driven power steering system; and a controller configured to determine whether a reverse steering operation has been performed based on the steering angle or the angular speed, and configured to output, when non-reverse steering, a high-frequency compensation gain (a second gain) based on the column torque, as a final compensation gain, and output, when reverse steering, a value obtained by applying an additional compensation gain (a first gain) optimized corresponding to an angular acceleration to the high-frequency compensation gain (the second gain), as the final compensation gain.
US11034378B2	Steering column assembly A collapsible steering column assembly comprising a telescopic steering shaft that is supported within a steering column shroud, the telescopic steering shaft comprising a first shaft having a hollow end and a second shaft that has an end that is located within the hollow end of the first shaft. A plurality of radially-adjustable pins and a resilient contact member are axially separated along a longitudinal axis of the steering column assembly, each being adjustable for the elimination of free play between the first shaft and the second shaft. The pins transmit torque by rotationally interlocking the first shaft and the second shaft.
US11034373B2	Cart handle cover with pocket A cover for the handle of a shopping cart or similar devices, to reduce the transmission of contaminants present on such handles, comprises a bag having front and rear members, the members being connected such that an opening is formed therebetween; each member having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surfaces facing each other; a fastening means attached to each inner surface, the fastening means being positioned so as to interact with each other; a utility pocket attached to the front member; the utility pocket further comprising a storage pouch therein; and a transport pocket which is attached to the rear member, the transport pocket being sized to contain the cover therein when the cover is compacted; and the cover sized to fit onto the handle assembly of a cart, thereby forming a barrier between the handle and a user.
US11034369B2	Transport means for transporting a transport good and/or a person, method of operating a transport means, and transport system A transport for transporting a transport good and/or a person. Therein, a storage space formed in a body of the transport for receiving the transport good as well as a standing and/or seating surface for the person are provided, wherein a cover is displaceable with respect to the body and/or the storage space, which closes the storage space in a first position and exposes it in a second position, wherein the cover has a retaining mechanism for the person, which is disposed above the standing and/or seating surface in the second position for retaining the person. The disclosure also relates to a method of operating a transport means as well as a transport system having multiple transport means movable independently of each other.
US11034364B1	Method and system for context-aware decision making of an autonomous agent A system for context-aware decision making of an autonomous agent includes a computing system having a context selector and a map. A method for context-aware decision making of an autonomous agent includes receiving a set of inputs, determining a context associated with an autonomous agent based on the set of inputs, and optionally any or all of: labeling a map; selecting a learning module (context-specific learning module) based on the context; defining an action space based on the learning module; selecting an action from the action space; planning a trajectory based on the action S260; and/or any other suitable processes.
US11034363B2	Vehicle control device mounted on vehicle and method for controlling the vehicle A vehicle control device includes a communication unit configured to couple to a first vehicle, and at least one processor that is configured to control, based on a preset condition being satisfied, the communication unit to enable communication between the first vehicle and a second vehicle that is different from the first vehicle, to receive, through the communication unit, an image that has been captured by a camera located at the second vehicle, and to control a display unit located at the first vehicle to display at least one of the received image or information related to the second vehicle.
US11034362B2	Portable personalization Embodiments are disclosed for an example in-vehicle computing system for a vehicle. In some embodiments, a personalized interactive experience within the vehicle is provided responsive to identification of a user in the vehicle. The user may be identified based on biometric data detection, which may include eye tracking, pupil monitoring, and head tracking in some examples. Features of the in-vehicle computing system may be selectively provided based on the identified user and/or learned data relating to the user and/or conditions of the vehicle.
US11034357B2	Scene classification prediction Systems and techniques for scene classification and prediction is provided herein. A first series of image frames of an environment from a moving vehicle may be captured. Traffic participants within the environment may be identified and masked based on a first convolutional neural network (CNN). Temporal classification may be performed to generate a series of image frames associated with temporal predictions based on a scene classification model based on CNNs and a long short-term memory (LSTM) network. Additionally, scene classification may occur based on global average pooling. Feature vectors may be generated based on different series of image frames and a fusion feature vector may be obtained by performing data fusion based on a first feature vector, a second feature vector, a third feature vector, etc. In this way, a behavior predictor may generate a predicted driver behavior based on the fusion feature.
US11034351B2	Planning stopping locations for autonomous vehicles Aspects of the disclosure relate to generating a speed plan for an autonomous vehicle. As an example, the vehicle is maneuvered in an autonomous driving mode along a route using pre-stored map information. This information identifies a plurality of keep clear regions where the vehicle should not stop but can drive through in the autonomous driving mode. Each keep clear region of the plurality of keep clear regions is associated with a priority value. A subset of the plurality of keep clear regions is identified based on the route. A speed plan for stopping the vehicle is generated based on the priority values associated with the keep clear regions of the subset. The speed plan identifies a location for stopping the vehicle. The speed plan is used to stop the vehicle in the location.
US11034348B2	Agent prioritization for autonomous vehicles Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for identifying high-priority agents in the vicinity of a vehicle. In one aspect, a method comprises processing an input that characterizes a trajectory of the vehicle in an environment using an importance scoring model to generate an output that defines a respective importance score for each of a plurality of agents in the environment in the vicinity of the vehicle. The importance score for an agent characterizes an estimated impact of the agent on planning decisions generated by a planning system of the vehicle which plans a future trajectory of the vehicle. The high-priority agents are identified as a proper subset of the plurality of agents with the highest importance scores.
US11034347B2	Collision avoidance support device A collision avoidance support device comprises target detection unit, target type determination unit, relative position determination unit, target track prediction unit, and vehicle track prediction unit, obstacle determination unit. The vehicle track prediction unit is configured to enlarge said width of a vehicle predicted track compared with a case where an enlargement condition is not satisfied when the enlargement condition is satisfied. The enlargement condition is satisfied when the relative position determination unit detects that a target determined to be a pedestrian by the target type determination unit is positioned on a travel lane at least once.
US11034344B2	Vehicle having a filter disposed in an exhaust passage A vehicle 1 comprises an internal combustion engine 10, a filter 61, a motor 16, a battery 20, a trapped amount calculating part 91 configured to calculate an amount of particulate matter, a state-of-charge estimating part 92 configured to estimate a state of charge of the battery, an engine load setting part 93 configured to set an engine load, and an internal combustion engine control part 94. The engine load setting part is configured to make the engine load increase in the case where the amount of the particulate matter is relatively large compared to the case where the amount of the particulate matter is relatively small when it is estimated that the battery can be charged. The engine load setting part is configured to change an amount of increase of the engine load in accordance with the amount of the particulate matter when making the engine load increase.
US11034343B2	Assembly and inspection cart for precision equipment An assembly and inspection cart for precision equipment includes a frame that has three support portions to support the precision equipment at three points, air float devices attached to the frame at three positions, a rubber roller and a motor that are provided so as to be freely lifted and lowered with respect to the frame, and an air cylinder that lifts and lowers the rubber roller. The air float device floats the frame together with the precision equipment and forms an air layer between the frame and a floor surface. The rubber roller is arranged at a center of the three air float devices and is configured so as to press against the floor with a predetermined force when lowered by the air cylinder in a state where the frame is floated.
US11034340B2	Automatic brake backup control system and method A braking control system for a vehicle system includes a control chamber configured to control air pressure of a brake pipe of the vehicle system. The system also includes first and second charge valves and first and second vent valves. The first charge valve and the first vent valve are controllable to vent or charge the brake pipe, and the second charge valve and the second vent valve are separately controllable for the same purpose. The system also includes a controller configured to switch operation of the vehicle system between a first operation mode, where the first charge valve and the first vent valve are enabled, and a second operation mode, where the second charge valve and the second vent valve are enabled, in response to an input.
US11034339B2	Method for diagnostics on a braking system of a motor vehicle, and corresponding braking system A method for operating a brake system for a motor vehicle, wherein the brake system has a braking pressure source and at least one wheel brake which can be pressurized with a braking pressure which is provided by means of the braking pressure source and acting on a brake piston. For performing a diagnosis of the brake system, the wheel brake is pressurized with a braking pressure which corresponds to a diagnosis braking pressure and which applies a certain force on the brake piston, and a counterforce directed oppositely to said force is applied to the brake piston.
US11034338B2	Autonomous vehicle self-scheduled refueling Vehicles can be equipped to operate in both autonomous and occupant piloted mode. Refueling stations can be equipped to refuel autonomous vehicles without occupant assistance. Refueling stations can be equipped with wireless networks that communicate with vehicles to permit autonomous vehicles to self-schedule refueling at fueling stations serving a mixture of autonomous, semi-autonomous and occupant piloted vehicles.
US11034337B2	Air and fluid cleaning system and method for cleaning vehicle vision devices The invention provides an air and fluid cleaning system for propelling a cleaning fluid and air onto a vehicle vision device such as a vehicle camera system. The cleaning system comprises at least one fluid nozzle aimed at the camera; at least one cleaning fluid pump fluidly connected to both a fluid supply conduit and a cleaning fluid source; at least one air nozzle aimed at the vehicle camera; and at least one telescopic air jet fluidly connected to the air nozzle, hydraulically connected to the fluid supply conduit, and operated by the fluid pressure provided by the cleaning fluid pump; such that during a first operation time interval only cleaning fluid is propelled onto the vehicle camera and during a second operation time interval only an air jet burst is propelled onto the vehicle camera. The invention further includes a method for cleaning a vehicle camera exposed to ambient.
US11034335B2	Low-profile imaging system with enhanced viewing angles Methods, devices, and systems of a light imaging and ranging system are provided. In particular, the imaging and ranging system includes a LIDAR sensor and a low-profile optics assembly having a reflective element with a continuous and uninterrupted reflective surface surrounding a periphery of a LIDAR sensor in a light path of the LIDAR sensor. The reflective element is positioned at a distance offset from the periphery of the LIDAR sensor and directs light emitted by the LIDAR sensor to a second reflective element that is substantially similar in shape and size as the reflective element. The second reflective element is arranged above and opposite the reflective element directing the light emitted by the LIDAR sensor to a sensing environment outside the imaging and ranging system.
US11034333B2	Wiper unit for a windshield wiper system and method for producing a wiper unit A wiper unit for an automobile windshield wiper system has at least one wiper arm connectable to a wiper drive of the windshield wiper system and at least one wiper blade supported by the wiper arm. In order to provide a lightweight wiper unit that can be produced cost-effectively and offers greater design freedom, at least one fiber-reinforced nonmetallic strip is arranged on the outside of the wiper arm and/or the wiper blade. That nonmetallic strip extends over at least half the length of the wiper arm or wiper blade, is connected to the wiper arm or the wiper blade in a substance-bonded manner, and is arranged at least in part on a side of the wiper arm or wiper blade which is arranged facing or facing away from an automobile windshield which is to be wiped.
US11034331B1	Infrared biometrics information collection device and vehicle door lock having the same The present disclosure relates to a vehicle door lock having an infrared biometrics information collection device. In certain embodiments, vehicle door lock includes, a vehicle door with a door handle for opening vehicle door, an infrared light source, and an infrared biometrics information collection sensor. The infrared light source includes one or more infrared light emitters. The infrared biometrics information collection sensor captures at least one infrared image of biometrics information of the one or more fingers of a target human hand. The fingers are positioned between the infrared light source and the infrared biometrics information collection sensor. The infrared light source irradiates infrared light through the one or more fingers to generate the infrared image of biometrics information of the one or more fingers on infrared biometrics information collection sensor, and infrared biometrics information collection sensor captures the infrared image of biometrics information of the one or more fingers.
US11034327B2	Winding device of safety belt A winding device includes a base, a driving member and two operation gears. The winding device further includes two shafts extending through each of the arms, each of the operation gears, and each of the ears. The base is provided with two arms. The driving member is provided with two ears. Each of the operation gears has a plurality of toothed portions and a plurality of push grooves. Each of the toothed portions has a release face. Each of the arms is provided with a first slideway in which a first push member is slidably mounted. Each of the ears is provided with a second slideway in which a second push member is slidably mounted. Thus, the driving member is driven reciprocally to wind the safety belt gradually, such that the tension of the safety belt is adjusted.
US11034326B2	Bracket for mounting an anchor pretensioner and a retractor for a vehicle seat A bracket for mounting an anchor pretensioner and a retractor for a vehicle seat is provided. The bracket comprises a first plate facing the anchor pretensioner, a second plate facing the retractor and a hollow spacer extending between the first and second plates, and connected to the first and second plates. The hollow spacer is configured to allow a fastener to pass through to connect the anchor pretensioner and the retractor to a vehicle body.
US11034325B2	Head stabilizer The head stabilizer includes a suspender having a pair of bracket connectors that couple to a vehicle seat and a downwardly extending vertical positioning rod having a size and shape for select slide-on reception of a lateral support unit. The lateral support unit may be secured in a desired vertical position along the rod through locking engagement with one or more notches therein. The lateral support unit includes a pair of head pads that can be drawn in to provide side-to-side support for the user's head and a headband may couple between the pair of head pads and across the forehead to provide pitch support for the head.
US11034324B2	Airbag device An airbag device includes an airbag accommodated in the accommodation part in a state where a wrapping material is wrapped around a folding completion body formed by folding the air bag. A region of the wrapping material configured to cover an upper of the folding completion body has a double structure of an outer part and an inner part. The outer part has slits that are intermittently formed substantially along an axial direction of the folding completion body. The inner part is configured to cover a lower of the slits and is configured so that a terminal, which is an edge side distant from a region configuring the outer part of the wrapping material, is located below a central line extending substantially in a horizontal direction from a sectional center of the folding completion body.
US11034309B2	Heavy duty magnet mount A mount for an electronic device includes a ferromagnetic element securable to the electronic device, and a mount body including a face plate and at least one leg, the magnet secured in the face plate, and the at least one leg movable from a stored position to a support position. The stored position is flush with the face plate, and the support position is normal to the face plate. The magnet and ferromagnetic element combine with the leg in it support position to allow reliable mounting of heavy and/or oversized electronic devices.
US11034307B1	Low profile toolbox and headache rack mounting bracket A bracket comprising: (a) a mating portion; (b) a channel secured to the mating portion; and (c) a tab extending from a terminal edge of the mating portion; wherein the mating portion abuts a top edge of a cargo box of a vehicle and the tab at least partially extends around a lip of the cargo box to secure the bracket to the top edge of the cargo box.
US11034305B2	Image processing device, image display system, and image processing method An image processing device includes: an obtainer which obtains, from an imaging device provided in a vehicle so as to be oriented to capture an image of an area behind the vehicle, an image captured by the imaging device; a position detector which detects a face position of a driver; and an image processor which performs image processing to clip, according to the face position detected by the position detector, an image having a range corresponding to the face position, out of a combined image including the image, and superimpose a position image indicating a position in the vehicle, on the image at a position corresponding to the face position, and outputs an image resulting from the image processing.
US11034304B2	Rear view mirror arrangement The present disclosure provides a rear view mirror arrangement for a motor vehicle. The rear view mirror arrangement includes an image capture unit. The image capture unit includes a housing and a camera disposed in the housing. The housing has a pane that switches between a transparent state and a reflecting state. The rear view mirror arrangement further includes a display unit for displaying an image captured by the camera. The rear view mirror arrangement operates under a camera mode and a mirror mode. When the rear view mirror arrangement is set in the camera mode, the pane is set in the transparent state so that the camera is configured to capture an image of the surroundings of the motor vehicle. When the rear view mirror arrangement is set in the mirror mode, the pane is set in the reflective state.
US11034302B2	Electronic mirror system, automobile door, and automobile An electronic mirror system includes, a camera which can be attached to a side of an automobile and which is able to image a moving image diagonally behind the automobile; and a monitor apparatus which can be attached in the passenger compartment of the automobile and which can display the moving image imaged by the camera. The monitor apparatus includes a movable portion which can move the display which displays the moving image with relation to a wall to where the monitor apparatus is attached in the passenger compartment.
US11034298B2	Vehicle surround view system for identifying unobservable regions while reversing a trailer A method and system identifies an unobservable region using a surround view system of a vehicle. The vehicle has a trailer attached thereto. The surround view system includes cameras to provide a view of an area surrounding the vehicle, an ECU receives image data from the cameras, and a display. A legacy observable image of the area obtained from the cameras as the vehicle passes through the area is stored in the ECU. A model representing a geometry of the trailer is created. Live images of the area, while the vehicle is reversing the trailer in the area, are obtained by the cameras. The trailer defines an obstruction in the area that occludes camera views defining an unobservable region. Based on the legacy observable image, the geometry of the trailer, and the live images, the unobservable region in the area is calculated and displayed on the display.
US11034296B2	Image display device, image display method, and moving object Provided is an image display device including: a display unit configured to display an image on a side window of a vehicle; and a control unit configured to control an opening and closing motion of the side window, according to a display state of the display unit.
US11034292B2	Vehicle grille assembly A vehicle grille assembly includes a body panel and a housing coupled to the body panel. The housing includes a front surface and a rear surface. The rear surface defines a cutout. A display assembly is disposed adjacent to the housing and aligned with the cutout. The display assembly includes a light source disposed on a circuit board and a heatsink coupled to the circuit board. The light source emits light towards the front surface of the housing. A deflector is disposed adjacent to the display assembly and includes a base and a guide wall extending vertically from the base. The deflector includes a first surface and a second surface. The deflector defines a first airflow path and a second airflow path.
US11034290B2	Vehicular vision system with ground illumination light module A vehicular vision system includes at least a sideward-viewing side camera at a side of a vehicle, a rearward-viewing rear backup camera, and a ground illumination light module disposed at the side of the vehicle and including at least one light emitting diode and a freeform optic. The vehicular ground illumination light module, when the light emitting diode is electrically powered so as to emit light through the freeform optic, illuminates a ground region at that side of the vehicle. The illuminated ground region includes an illuminated side ground region at least partially along the side of the vehicle and an illuminated rearward ground region rearward of a rear portion of the vehicle. The illuminated ground region is at least in part viewed by the sideward-viewing side camera and the rearward-viewing rear backup camera. A portion of the illuminated side ground region is illuminated with a luminance of at least 10 lux.
US11034285B2	Vehicle lamp and lighting control method thereof A vehicle lamp and a lighting control method thereof which prevent senses of incongruity and discomfort when a light scanning type lamp is turned on. The vehicle lamp includes a first lamp (a low beam lamp unit) 2 configured to illuminate a required area when turned on, a second lamp (a high beam lamp unit) 3 configured to illuminate an area different from the required area when turned on, and a lighting control device 5 configured to control lighting of the first lamp and the second lamp. The second lamp is configured as a light scanning type lamp including a light source 31 and a scanning means 32 (a motor 34, a rotating mirror 35) configured to scan light emitted from the light source. The lighting control device drives the scanning means of the second lamp when the first lamp is turned on.
US11034282B2	Vehicle attachable cargo rack assembly A vehicle attachable cargo rack assembly for transporting firewood includes a frame comprising a base that is rectangularly shaped. A pair of end rails is coupled singly to and extends from opposing end members of the base. A front rail is coupled to a front member of the base and extends between the pair of end rails so that the frame is configured to stack pieces of wood. A hitch attachment that is coupled to the front rail is three point type and thus configured to couple to a three point hitch that is coupled to a first type of vehicle, positioning a user to lift and transport the frame. A shank that is coupled to the base and extends from the front member is configured to couple to a hitch receiver that is coupled to a second type vehicle, positioning the user to transport the frame.
US11034281B2	Modular seat/bed conversion assembly for RV A modular seat/bed conversion assembly for use within the interior of a recreational vehicle. The seat/bed conversion assembly comprises a substantially horizontal seat configured to pivot forward substantially 180 degrees about a first axis; and a backrest comprising a first section, at least a portion of which is configured to pivot in a first direction about a second axis from a first position to a second position, and while in the second position, the first portion is substantially flush with and forms an extended substantially horizontal seating surface with the pivoted seat; and a second section configured to rotate in a second direction opposite the first direction between a substantially vertical position and a substantially horizontal position.
US11034277B2	Boat support frame loading and unloading apparatus In one aspect the invention provides a boat support frame loading and unloading apparatus configured to draw a boat on to and off a boat support frame. This boat support frame has a loading end and a terminal end opposite to the loading end. The apparatus provided includes at least one roller assembly mounted to the support frame adjacent to the loading end of the support frame, said at least one roller assembly incorporating at least one roller element. The apparatus also includes at least one drive mechanism configured to rotate one or more roller elements to draw a boat onto and off the support frame through the loading end of the support frame. The roller assembly also includes a hull contact surface formed by a flexible belt which has a circumference greater than the circumference of the said at least one roller element incorporated into the roller assembly.
US11034276B2	Auxiliary convey mechanism for goods in a vehicle compartment An auxiliary convey mechanism for goods in a vehicle compartment, comprising a plurality of splice plates, a plurality of surface boards, a plurality of support frames, a plurality of conveying assemblies and a plurality of avoidance gaps. Each of the conveying assemblies comprises a lifting frame and rollers. Avoidance gaps are formed between two adjacent support frames of the support frames along a length direction of a surface board of the surface boards. Each of the conveying assemblies is disposed in each of the support frames, and each of the surface boards is bent along a width direction of the surface board to have a corrugated shape. The auxiliary convey mechanism for goods in the vehicle compartment has higher structural stability while without occupying the transport space of a truck.
US11034273B2	Track-based accessory system for use with a golf cart Aspects of the invention relate to a track-based accessory system. The track-based accessory system may be for use with a golf cart. The track-based accessory system may include two elongated members. Each elongated member may be configured to be attached to a golf cart. Each elongated member may include an enclosure track. Each elongated member may also include an accessory track. Each enclosure track may include an enclosure slot. Each enclosure slot may be configured to engage a golf cart enclosure. Each accessory track may include a keyway. Each keyway may be configured to engage at least one accessory.
US11034270B2	Heated and cooled seat A seat assembly for a vehicle having a longitudinal axis includes a seat pan, a cover support adjacent to the seat pan, and a seat cover that has an upper surface, a first longitudinally extending side surface and a second longitudinally extending side surface. A heating and cooling module is disposed at least partially within the cover support. The seat assembly further comprises a first air inlet in communication with the heating and cooling module. The first air inlet communicates air from a first port in the seat cover to the heating and cooling module.
US11034267B2	Vehicle seat A vehicle seat has a seating part and a seat back. The seating part and the seat back define a gap therebetween and the gap is formed on the front face of the vehicle seat. A recessed opening is formed on the front face of the vehicle seat on a side of the seating part relative to the gap, and the recessed opening has an anchor to which a child safety seat is anchored. The vehicle seat has a flat, plate-like cover member that is provided on the front face of the vehicle seat and is capable of covering the opening. The cover member has a base-end portion fixed to the vehicle seat and a free-end portion that is not fixed to the vehicle seat and can be freely inserted into the gap. A hard plate is provided in the free-end portion of the cover member.
US11034263B2	Flexible rail system for fastening of objects on a floor in a cabin of a vehicle A rail system for a vehicle includes a floor rail integratable into or onto the floor, first elongate movement rail elements, second elongate movement rail elements, holding devices to hold the movement rail elements on the floor rail, and gliders supportable on the movement rail elements in a gliding manner. The movement rail elements have a rail profile cross-section perpendicular to their main extension axis; the cross-section has an undercut that faces laterally outwards. The movement rail elements each have two opposed end faces, which can be brought into contact with end faces of other movement rail elements, such that at least one continuous movement rail with a constant rail profile cross-section is created. The gliders include a recess corresponding to the rail profile cross-section for gliding support.
US11034250B2	Method for activating a powering segment in an electric road system and an electric road system The present invention relates to a method for activating a segment for enabling electrical power delivery to vehicles, the segment being one of a plurality of segments consecutively arranged along a single track line of an electric road system that further comprises a base station, the method comprising: receiving, at the base station, identification data transmitted from a vehicle, the identification data identifying the vehicle; associating an activation key with the identification data with each other; transmitting the activation key from the base station to the segment; receiving, at the segment and via short range radio communication, an activation request sent from the vehicle, wherein the activation request comprises an identification key associated with the identification data; confirming, at the segment, that the received identification key is associated with the received activation key; and upon positive confirmation, activating the segment for enabling power delivery to the vehicle.
US11034248B2	Battery case fixing structure In a battery case fixing structure, a case side wall, facing outward in a vehicle width direction, of a battery case includes at least two fixing portions that project outward in the vehicle width direction and are fixed to a vehicle body, and a linking wall that is formed as a planar shape opposing the case side wall and links the at least two fixing portions in a fore-and-aft direction, the fixing portions and the linking wall being formed integrally with the battery case. Accordingly, it is possible to enhance the side collision resistance performance by increasing the strength of a battery case of an electric vehicle.
US11034246B2	Wireless communication method and apparatus for wireless power transfer to electric vehicle A wireless communication method for wireless power transfer (WPT) to an electric vehicle (EV) may include: transmitting, by a wireless charging control apparatus equipped in the EV, a probe request frame to a charging station, the probe request frame including identification information of an access point (AP) pre-stored in the wireless charging control apparatus; receiving, at the wireless charging control apparatus, a probe response frame from the charging station corresponding to the identification information; performing, by the wireless charging control apparatus, authentication for wireless connection initialization by transmitting first authentication information to the charging station; and after the authentication for the wireless connection initialization is completed, performing, by the wireless charging control apparatus, user authentication for WPT using second authentication information pre-stored in the wireless charging control apparatus.
US11034245B1	System and method for generating power A power generation system includes an aircraft that includes a propulsor and a platform attached to a structure and configured to support the aircraft. The propulsor is configured to generate electrical power via a wind rotating the propulsor while the aircraft is supported by the platform. A method for using a propulsor of an aircraft to generate electrical power includes positioning the aircraft such that the aircraft is supported by a structure and generating the electrical power via a wind rotating the propulsor while the aircraft is supported by the structure.
US11034244B2	System and method for controlling the energization of an electrical load of a vehicle A system and method for assisting the start of an electrically powered vehicle comprising processing circuitry configured to: a) receive a sensory signal indicative of a sequence of voltage measurements during an initial ramp state, b) compare the sequence of voltage measurements with a previously established plurality of voltage patterns, c) select a voltage pattern whose voltage values are closest to the voltage values of the sequence of voltage measurements received from the sensor, d) establish the insulation resistance value of the battery from selected voltage pattern, and e) enable electrically energizing a load indicative of vehicle start if the insulation resistance value obtained exceeds a predetermined insulation resistance threshold value that ensures the insulation of the battery.
US11034243B2	Vehicle battery controller based on a reduced order model A vehicle battery controller based on a reduced order model is provided. The controller identifies a value of a current output by the battery that supplies power to the vehicle. The controller provides the value of the current to a solid diffusion component, an electrolyte transport component, and a electrolyte and solid potential component. The solid diffusion component can update a solid concentration model of the battery. The electrolyte transport component can update an electrolyte concentration model of the battery. The electrolyte and solid potential component can update an electrolyte potential model and a solid potential model of the battery. The controller component can determine a value of a voltage of the battery and a value of a heat generation rate of the battery. The controller component can generate a command to manage a performance of the battery.
US11034240B2	Method for a speed controller A method for a speed controller for a motor vehicle, wherein a speed prescription is set by the driver and automatic adjustment of the speed to the speed prescription is carried out at least by setting an engine torque prescription, wherein at the start of the speed control the engine torque prescription is set to an initial value, wherein the initial value is determined in accordance with at least one parameter.
US11034234B2	Systems and methods for fuel system pressure sensor rationalization Methods and systems are provided for determining an offset of a pressure sensor that is used for monitoring pressure in a fuel system that is sealed expect for refueling and other diagnostic events. In one example, a method includes waking a controller of a vehicle when it is expected that a pressure in a fuel system that is sealed from atmospheric pressure is at atmospheric pressure, unsealing the fuel system, and indicating an offset of the pressure sensor based on a pressure change after the fuel system is unsealed. In this way, pressure sensor offset may be determined regularly without undesirably loading a fuel vapor storage canister with vapors, which may be particularly advantageous for hybrid vehicles.
US11034232B2	Vehicle driveline system A vehicle driveline system for a vehicle is provided. The system comprises a differential having a differential housing connectable to an engine via a pinion, and two output shafts being connectable with respective wheel axles, and an electrical motor being selectively connected to the differential housing. The differential housing extends into a hollow shaft having a radial protrusion provided with engagement means, such as splines, for connecting with a shifting sleeve, wherein said shifting sleeve is configured to be actuated for connecting the electrical motor to said differential housing.
US11034231B2	Hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle has an internal combustion engine, at least two electric motors, at least four wheels, a first axle and at least a second axle. Two of the wheels are associated with each axle. The internal combustion engine is provided for driving the wheels of the first axle, and the two electric motors are provided for driving respective wheels of the second axle.
US11034230B1	Power transmission apparatus of hybrid electric vehicle A power transmission apparatus for a hybrid electric vehicle may include an input shaft receiving an engine torque, first and second planetary gear sets respectively having first to third rotation elements fourth to sixth rotation elements, a first shaft fixedly connected to the first rotation element and the motor-generator and selectively connectable to the input shaft, a second shaft fixedly connected to the second and sixth rotation elements and selectively connectable to the input shaft, a third shaft fixedly connected to the third rotation element and selectively connectable to the transmission housing, a fourth shaft fixedly connected to the fourth rotation element and selectively connectable to the transmission housing, a fifth shaft fixedly connecting the fifth rotation element and an output gear and selectively connectable to the third shaft, and a plurality of engagement elements including at least one clutch and at least one brake.
US11034225B2	Vehicle door seal structure In a vehicle door seal structure in which an outer side weather strip whose tip end portion extends upward from a molding side base end portion toward a door window glass is formed integrally with a molding portion provided on a vehicle outer side of a belt line portion, at least an outer side weather strip positioned at the uppermost portion is configured such that a first hollow portion is formed from the base end portion to the tip end portion and a second hollow portion is formed below the first hollow portion at the base end portion.
US11034222B2	Tonneau cover bed rail assembly with connector A tonneau cover bed rail assembly that includes: a first bed rail section; a second rail section; and a connector configured to join together the first rail section and the second rail section. At least one seal arranged between an end of the first bed rail section and an end of the second bed rail section. The tonneau cover bed rail assembly is configured to extend along a length of a bed wall of cargo area of a pickup truck.
US11034221B2	Retractable aerodynamic panel A retractable aerodynamic panel for an automotive truck cargo bed comprises a first support rail adapted to be mounted onto a top edge of a first side wall of an automotive truck bed and a second support rail adapted to be mounted onto a top edge of a second side wall of an automotive truck cargo bed, a panel adapted to be mounted onto a tailgate of the automotive truck cargo bed, the panel adapted to extend between a retracted position, wherein the automotive truck cargo bed is substantially open, and a deployed position, wherein the panel extends outward from the tailgate across a portion of the automotive truck cargo bed between the top edges of the first and second side walls, the panel supported between side walls within the support rails, and an actuator adapted to selectively extend the panel between the retracted and deployed positions.
US11034220B2	Protective device for a vehicle interior A protective device including a flexible fabric shiftable longitudinally between different functional positions, and provided on opposite side edges with respective stiffening strips guided in a manner shiftable longitudinally in vehicle-mounted guide tracks. A pull-out profile extends transversely with respect to the longitudinal shifting direction of the fabric and is connected to an end region thereof. The pull-out profile is guided in the vehicle-mounted guide tracks by guide elements, and each stiffening strip is fastened on the end side to a respective guide element. Each stiffening strip has at least three receptacles provided one behind another in the longitudinal shifting direction, and the guide element is assigned at least three profiling portions spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal shifting direction and projecting into the receptacles in a form-fitting manner transversely with respect to the longitudinal shifting direction.
US11034211B2	Apparatus, system and method of active noise control (ANC) based on heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) configuration For example, an apparatus may include an input to receive input information including a Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) input including HVAC configuration information corresponding to a configuration of an operation of an HVAC system of a vehicle; a plurality of noise inputs representing acoustic noise at a plurality of noise sensing locations; and a plurality of residual-noise inputs representing acoustic residual-noise at a plurality of residual-noise sensing locations within at least one sound control zone in the vehicle; a controller configured to determine a sound control pattern to control sound within the at least one sound control zone in the vehicle, the controller configured to determine the sound control pattern based on the HVAC input, the plurality of noise inputs and the plurality of residual-noise inputs; and an output to output the sound control pattern to a plurality of acoustic transducers.
US11034209B2	Apparatus allowing wider range of distribution of air from a heating, ventilating and air conditioning system in a motor vehicle An apparatus allows for the distribution of air over a wider range of area. That apparatus includes a telescoping duct assembly, having an inner duct section received for sliding movement in an outer duct section, a receiver in the inner duct section, an elongated port in the outer duct section and an air register held in the receiver and projecting through the elongated port.
US11034202B2	Safety connector apparatus for trailer hitches A ball-style hitch safety connector apparatus with a spoon safety connector made, as well as alternative designs, is disclosed herein. In an embodiment a spoon element is secured on the underside of the hitch, the spoon element including a spoon- or cup-shaped portion along with a handle. This spoon element presses up on the bottom of the ball assembly, in particular the underside where the nut and bolt are located that secure the ball to in place.
US11034200B2	Device for detecting the position of a first or second vehicle to be coupled together A device for detecting the position of a first or second vehicle to be coupled together, having a sensor device which can be arranged on the first or second vehicle and which detects at least one reference point of the other second or first vehicle using sensors. A device for detecting the position of a first or second vehicle to be coupled together, said device allowing an operationally reliable and precise coupling regardless of present environmental influences. The sensor device has at least one transceiver unit, and the at least one reference point can be equipped with a transponder which reflects a radio signal of the transceiver unit.
US11034199B2	Shock absorbing trailer coupler system A trailer frame includes a drawbar and a coupler connected to the drawbar through a pair of flexible and resilient connections operably disposed between the drawbar and the coupler and configured to absorb shock and vibration imparted to the drawbar and the coupler while the trailer is towed.
US11034195B2	Rotary feedthrough assembly for a tire inflation system A rotary feedthrough assembly for a tire inflation system for a vehicle. The assembly may have a stationary part including a first section of a main fluid line and a first section of a pilot fluid line. A rotatable part may be rotatably mounted on the stationary part support a pneumatic tire. The rotatable part may have a second section of the main fluid line and a second section of the pilot fluid line. A first annular seal chamber may be radially disposed between the stationary part and the rotatable part. The first annular seal chamber may provide fluid communication between the first section of the main fluid line and the second section of the main fluid line. A second annular seal chamber may be radially disposed between the stationary part and the rotatable part. The second annular seal chamber may provide fluid communication between the first section of the pilot fluid line and the second section of the pilot fluid line.
US11034194B2	Wheel end assembly for a tire inflation system and the tire inflation system made therewith A wheel end assembly for a tire inflation system includes a sealing ring disposed on an axle housing. The sealing ring includes a conduit formed therethrough in fluid communication with a conduit formed through a hub. The hub is rotatably disposed on the axle housing adjacent the sealing ring. An inner rotary seal is disposed between the sealing ring and the hub. An outer rotary seal is disposed between the sealing ring and the hub. The hub conduit is in fluid communication with the sealing ring conduit via an area between the inner rotary seal and the outer rotary seal. A bearing seal is disposed between the sealing ring and the hub. The bearing seal is disposed outboard of the outer rotary seal. The inner rotary seal, the outer rotary seal, and the bearing seal are each in sealing contact with the sealing ring.
US11034192B2	Tire A tire is disclosed, including a plurality of blocks, each has an outer surface bulging outward and two lateral walls. An extension line is defined on the surface of each flat segment of each block. Each extension line has a first point on the flat segment. A first horizontal reference line is defined by connecting two first points. A second horizontal reference line is defined on the outer surface with two ends thereof contacting the outer surface. The second horizontal reference line is 0.85 times as long as the first horizontal reference line. A vertical distance between the outer surface and the second horizontal reference line is 0.2-0.8 mm. Whereby, the tire could provide good drainage performance and adequate grip.
US11034190B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes: a rib defined by a circumferential main groove; circumferential sipes formed in the rib at intervals in the circumferential direction; rib edge sipes formed in the rib aligning in the circumferential direction, each of the rib edge sipes terminating in the rib opening to the circumferential main groove; and first and second narrow grooves extending in the circumferential direction, each of the first and second narrow grooves having a groove depth shallower than depths of the circumferential sipes and the rib edge sipes, the first narrow grooves having ends connected to one of the circumferential sipes adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction and the second narrow grooves each including an inner connecting portion connected to one of the first narrow shallow grooves and including an outer connecting portion connected to one of the rib edge sipes.
US11034188B2	Pneumatic tire having reinforcing members and air barrier layer A method of preparing a tire including the steps of: providing a cured tire, the tire including a first bead, a second bead, a carcass layer extending from the first bead to the second bead, and an optional innerliner layer disposed interior to the carcass layer; applying a pair of reinforcing members to the carcass layer or to the optional innerliner layer, if present; and applying an air barrier composition to the pair of reinforcing members, and to a portion of the carcass layer or to a portion of the optional innerliner layer to thereby form an air barrier layer.
US11034187B2	Smart wheel A smart wheel is provided, including a main body, at least one wheel body and a GPS module. The main body includes a pin and a wheel seat, and the wheel seat is connected with the pin. The at least one wheel body is pivoted to the wheel seat along an axial direction. The GPS module is arranged on the main body and includes a GPS chip.
US11034180B2	Stapling apparatus and method of controlling stapling apparatus A stapling apparatus including a holding portion that receives and holds a plurality of mediums, a first matching portion positioned downstream of the holding portion, a paddle that applies sending force to the mediums so that leading edge sides of the mediums reach the first matching portion, a stapler that binds the mediums, the leading edge sides of the mediums having been matched by the first matching portion, a folding mechanism portion that folds the mediums that have been bound by the stapler. In the stapling apparatus, the first matching portion is configured to move and is configured to transport the mediums to a performing position of the stapler and a performing position of the folding mechanism portion by moving, and a position where the paddle applies sending force to the mediums differs according to lengths of the mediums in a transport direction.
US11034179B2	Method for manufacturing printed matter The present invention relates to [1] a process for producing a printed material, including step 1 of subjecting an image-bearing surface of a printed recording medium 1′ on which characters or images are formed by analog printing to discharge treatment under specific conditions to obtain a printed recording medium 1, and step 2 of further forming characters or images on the image-bearing surface of the printed recording medium 1 by ink-jet printing using a water-based ink to obtain the printed material, [2] an ink-jet printing method including the step of ejecting a water-based ink onto a printed recording medium 1 by an ink-jetting method to form characters or images thereon, in which the printed recording medium 1 has an image-bearing surface on which characters or images are formed by analog printing, and the image-bearing surface is subjected to discharge treatment under the specific conditions, [3] a recording medium for ink-jet printing, including an image-bearing surface on which characters or images are formed by analog printing and which is subjected to discharge treatment, in which a surface free energy of the image-bearing surface after being subjected to the discharge treatment is not less than 30 mN/m, and [4] a printed material including an image-bearing surface on which characters or images are formed by analog printing and then on at least a part of which characters or images are further formed by ink-jet printing using a water-based ink, in which the image-bearing surface after forming the characters or images thereon by the analog printing is subjected to discharge treatment, and a surface free energy of the image-bearing surface after being subjected to the discharge treatment is not less than 30 mN/m.
US11034176B2	Gas enclosure assembly and system The present teachings relate to various embodiments of an hermetically-sealed gas enclosure assembly and system that can be readily transportable and assemblable and provide for maintaining a minimum inert gas volume and maximal access to various devices and apparatuses enclosed therein. Various embodiments of an hermetically-sealed gas enclosure assembly and system of the present teachings can have a gas enclosure assembly constructed in a fashion that minimizes the internal volume of a gas enclosure assembly, and at the same time optimizes the working space to accommodate a variety of footprints of various OLED printing systems. Various embodiments of a gas enclosure assembly so constructed additionally provide ready access to the interior of a gas enclosure assembly from the exterior during processing and readily access to the interior for maintenance, while minimizing downtime.
US11034170B2	Recording medium identification In an example of recording medium identification method, a digital image of a line or a dot printed on a recording medium with a printer is captured by an image sensor. From the digital image, a microprocessor (operatively connected to the image sensor), digitally measures a width of the line, a diameter of the dot, an area of the dot, or a perimeter of the dot. The microprocessor identifies a type of the recording medium based on the width, the diameter, the area, or the perimeter. In response to the identification of the type of the recording medium, a print setting for the type of the recording medium is selected.
US11034165B2	Ink jet method and ink jet apparatus An ink jet method includes: a discharging step of discharging a radiation-curable ink jet composition onto a recording medium at an ink weight per dot of 22 ng/dot or less by using an ink jet head having a nozzle density of 600 npi or more and configured to discharge the radiation-curable ink jet composition; and an irradiating step of irradiating, with radiation, the radiation-curable ink jet composition attached to the recording medium. The radiation-curable ink jet composition contains polymerizable compounds containing a monofunctional monomer and a multifunctional monomer. The monofunctional monomer includes a nitrogen-containing monofunctional monomer. The amount of the monofunctional monomer is 90 mass % or more relative to the total amount of the polymerizable compound. The amount of the nitrogen-containing monofunctional monomer is from 1 to 15 mass % relative to the total amount of the polymerizable compounds.
US11034164B2	Printing path that travels in different directions through dryer In an example, an apparatus is described that includes a first print section, a second print section, a dryer, and a printing path. The first print section includes a first fluid ejection array, while the second print section includes a second fluid ejection array. The dryer is positioned adjacent to the first print section and the second print section. The printing path that travels in a first direction through the dryer after exiting the first print section and travels in a second direction through the dryer after exiting the second print section.
US11034160B2	Method for printing on the surface of an object A method for printing on the surface of an object uses a print head generating ink drops to print at least a first swath and subsequently a second swath of ink onto the surface in such a way that the swaths are mutually adjacent and overlap in a strip. The first and second swaths are printed as solid areas and the swaths are XY stitched in the strip. In the strip, at least one of the two swaths is additionally stitched by using a function of an ink amount profile in a Y direction. High-quality or even highest-quality printed products can therefore be produced, in particular avoiding defects that are visible to the human eye in a region of overlap or a strip between swaths that are printed next to one another.
US11034155B2	Liquid reservoir unit, liquid ejecting apparatus, and maintenance method for liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid reservoir unit includes a reservoir portion, an outflow portion disposed at a position near a first end of the reservoir portion, and an inflow portion disposed at a position near the first end of the reservoir portion. The outflow portion includes an outflow opening opened to an interior of the reservoir portion, and the inflow portion includes an inflow opening opened to the interior of the reservoir portion. The outflow opening and the inflow opening are located at different positions in a width direction which is a lengthwise direction of the reservoir portion when the reservoir portion is viewed from the first end, and also located at different positions in a depth direction from the first end toward a second end on the opposite side to the first end.
US11034151B2	Nozzle arrangements Examples include a fluid ejection die having a die length and a die width. The fluid ejection die may include a plurality of nozzles arranged along the die length and a die width. The plurality of nozzles is arranged such that at least one pair of neighboring nozzles are positioned at different die width positions along the width of the fluid ejection die. The example fluid ejection die further includes a plurality of ejection chambers including a respective ejection chamber fluidically coupled to each respective nozzle. The fluid ejection die further includes an array of fluid feed holes. The array of fluid feed holes includes at least one fluid feed hole fluidically each respective ejection chamber.
US11034149B2	Flow-through printhead with bypass manifold Printheads for a jetting apparatus. In one embodiment, a printhead comprises a plurality of flow-through jetting channels each configured to jet a print fluid out of a nozzle. The printhead further includes a supply manifold fluidly coupled to the flow-through jetting channels, a return manifold fluidly coupled to the flow-through jetting channels, and one or more bypass manifolds fluidly coupled between the supply manifold and the return manifold.
US11034148B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus and liquid ejecting method A liquid-ejecting-apparatus includes a nozzle that ejects liquid; a pressure-chamber-communicating with the nozzle; a pressure-change-portion that changes a pressure of the liquid in the pressure-chamber; and a controller that controls the pressure-change-portion. The controller executes first control of decreasing the pressure of the liquid in the pressure-chamber, hence pulling a center portion of a meniscus of the liquid in the nozzle toward the pressure-chamber, and forming a liquid-membrane with the liquid at an inner-wall-surface of the nozzle; and second control of, in a state in which the liquid-membrane is formed at the inner-wall-surface of the nozzle, increasing the pressure of the liquid in the pressure-chamber, hence inverting a shape of the center portion of the meniscus to a protruding shape protruding toward an opening of the nozzle and forming a liquid-column, and further, ejecting the liquid-column so as not to contact the liquid-membrane.
US11034146B2	Liquid discharge head control circuit, liquid discharge head, and liquid discharge apparatus A liquid discharge head control circuit includes a first wiring for propagating a first reference voltage signal to be supplied to a driving signal selection circuit, a second wiring for propagating a second reference voltage signal to be supplied to a restoration circuit, a third wiring for propagating the second reference voltage signal to be supplied to the restoration circuit, a fourth wiring for propagating one signal of a pair of first differential signals, and a fifth wiring for propagating the other signal of a pair of first differential signals. The fourth wiring and the fifth wiring are arranged side by side. The fourth wiring and the second wiring are located to be adjacent to each other, the fifth wiring and the third wiring are located to be adjacent to each other, and the fourth wiring and the fifth wiring are located between the second wiring and the third wiring.
US11034145B2	System and method for monitoring and adjusting a decorator for containers An apparatus and methods of monitoring and adjusting a decorator for metallic containers are provided. More specifically, the present invention relates to apparatus and methods used to provide a decoration on a predetermined portion of a metallic container body. The decorator includes a sensor that senses decorations on metallic containers. A control system receives information related to the sensed decorations from the sensor and then determines if the decorations at least meet predetermined color, density, thickness, orientation, and consistency targets. The control system can optionally automatically adjust elements of the decorator to correct a deficient decoration. In one embodiment, the control system can automatically send a signal to the decorator to adjust the color, density, orientation, positioning, and consistency of decorations transferred to the metallic containers. In another embodiment, the control system can send a signal to adjust a position of an inking assembly, an ink roller, a ductor roller a plate cylinder, a printing plate, a blanket cylinder, and a transfer blanket of the decorator.
US11034143B2	Systems and processes for producing products having cards attached thereto Systems and processes for producing a product having a carrier and a card secured thereto. Such a process includes providing a blank having a card panel and carrier panel that are contiguous with a fold line therebetween. The process further includes cutting the card panel to at least partially define a partial cutout card therein such that a remaining portion of the card panel surrounds the partial cutout card, folding the card panel over and onto the carrier panel such that the partial cutout card is secured to the carrier panel with an adhesive, and then removing the remaining portion so that the remaining portion is separated from the partial cutout card, and the partial cutout card remains secured to the carrier panel and defines at least a portion of the card of the product.
US11034142B2	Temperature regulation to improve additive 3D printing function Systems and methods for additive fabrication include directed thermal sensors, directed heating elements, and directed cooling elements. These elements detect, control, and modulate the temperature of freshly laid and adjacent roads during the fabrication of an object by the system. Such control, detection, and modulation improves road fusion and enables the fabrication of unsupported overhangs that are otherwise unattainable.
US11034140B2	Coating agent containing clay, resin, and organic solvent, protective film using same, and product Disclosed herein is a coating agent containing a synthetic organically-modified clay comprising a synthetic clay and an organic modification agent, a resin, and an organic solvent, wherein the organic solvent is contained in an amount within the range of 5-70 parts by weight with respect to 30 parts by weight of the resin, and contains at least two selected from the group consisting of toluene, xylene, and ethylbenzene; a protective film using the same; and a product provided with the protective film.
US11034138B2	Coated films and packages formed from same The present invention provides coated films and packages formed from such films. In one aspect, a coated film comprises (a) a film comprising (i) a first layer as described herein; (ii) a second layer as described herein; and (iii) at least one inner layer between the first layer and the second layer as described herein; and (b) a coating on an outer surface of the second layer of the film comprising polyurethane.
US11034136B2	Intrusion resistant laminated automotive glazing Improved automotive security has led to an increase in carjacking and smash and grab crimes. Tempered glass offers little resistant to attacks. Laminated glass improves penetration resistance but only by several seconds. By including a stiff frame in the laminate and a plastic interior 5 layer, the present invention significantly increases the amount of time that an occupant has to react and possibly escape an attack by driving off or for the attack to be detected. In the event of an accident, the invention also provides improved occupant retention, especially for movable glass that is not bonded to the vehicle.
US11034134B2	Laminated glass article with determined modulus contrast and method for forming the same A laminated glass article includes a glass core layer having a core modulus Ecore and a glass cladding layer adjacent to the core layer and having a cladding modulus Eclad. Eclad can be at least 5 GPa less than Ecore. A modulus ratio Ecore/Eclad can be at least 1.08. The cladding layer can have a compressive stress resulting from a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) contrast between the core layer and the cladding layer and/or subjecting the laminated glass article to an ion exchange treatment to form an ion exchanged region at an outer surface of the cladding layer.
US11034133B2	Metal composite wire The present invention discloses a metal composite wire capable of increasing a tightness degree of copper-aluminum bonding. The metal composite wire includes a metal core rod. Continuous spiral grooves are formed in a surface of the core rod. The core rod is cladded with a metal cladding layer with higher electrical conductivity than the core rod. An average depth of the continuous spiral grooves ≤1/10 of a thickness of the metal cladding layer. By setting the thickness of the metal cladding layer as t1, a specific gravity of the metal cladding layer as ρ1, a diameter of the core rod as R, the average depth of the continuous spiral grooves as h, and a specific gravity of the core rod as ρ2, t 1 = ( R - h ) 2 × ρ 1 + k × ( R - h ) 2 × ρ 2 - k × ( R - h ) 2 × ρ 1 ( 1 - k ) × ρ 1 + h - R , and 0.2 ≤ k ≤ 0.7 . The metal composite wire of the present invention can be widely applied to cable conductors and cable shielding braiding layers.
US11034131B2	Method of fabricating a three-dimensionally patterned mechanical energy absorptive material A three-dimensionally patterned energy absorptive material and fabrication method having multiple layers of patterned filaments extrusion-formed from a curable pre-cursor material and stacked and cured in a three-dimensionally patterned architecture so that the energy absorptive material produced thereby has an engineered bulk property associated with the three-dimensionally patterned architecture.
US11034128B2	Protection tape for printed circuit board and display device including the same A protection tape for a printed circuit board (PCB) includes an insulating base plate, a conductive layer over the insulating base plate, and an adhesive layer over the conductive layer, the adhesive layer including a main part having a first thickness and a subsidiary part having a second thickness less than the first thickness, the main part corresponding to at least a center portion of the insulating base plate and the subsidiary part being arranged at an outside of the main part.
US11034127B2	Transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film with smooth surface on one side and with good windability The invention relates to an at least three-layer biaxially oriented polyester film including at least one base layer B, one rough outer layer A and one smooth outer layer C, where the layers A and C are external layers arranged on opposing surfaces of the base layer B. The outer layer A includes calcium carbonate particles. The outer layer C includes less than 0.1% by weight of particles (where the percentage by weight data are based on the weight of the layer). The polyester used to produce all of the layers includes no 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic-acid-derived units as repeating units. The entire film includes less than 0.3% by weight (based on the weight of the entire film) of particles. The invention further relates to processes for producing the film, and also to use of the latter as process film for the provision of surface properties, in particular for furniture surfaces.
US11034125B2	Microlayer coextrusion of electrical end products A method and system for extruding multiple laminated flow streams using microlayer extrusion, and in particular to creating and forming products with electrical properties that are formed from layers and particles with dimensions in the micro to nanometer range.
US11034123B2	Lightweight hermetic storage systems and methods for dry agricultural commodities A lower cost, light weight, hermetic system and method for storage of dry commodities outdoors for up to 1000 tonnes of commodity includes a multilayer joined material with a thickness of 0.2-0.3 mm, a weight of approximately 200 g/m2, a permeability to oxygen of less than 3 cc/m2/day and a permeability to water of less than 4 g/m2/day, a tensile strength of approximately 38 MPa, and insect penetration-resistance of approximately 1200 g/m2 (Dart test value).
US11034121B2	Dunnage apparatus carton filler Disclosed is a dunnage apparatus, including a converting station and a deflector. The converting station converts a line of high-density supply material into low-density dunnage and ejects the dunnage at an exit in an exit trajectory along a path. The deflector is repositionable with respect to the exit between a first position, in which the deflector is interposed in the path to deflect the path of the dunnage from the exit trajectory to a first deflected trajectory, and a second position. The deflector is retained in each position during the ejection of the dunnage.
US11034120B1	Tooling method for expanded slit sheet material The present invention discloses a method of producing at least a pair of interlocking adjacent layers of a paper packaging product, the pair of interlocking adjacent layers being formed of a sheet of slit paper having a slit pattern, the slit pattern upon expansion, forming cells that include land regions that are inclined with respect to a plane of an unexpanded sheet. The method comprises slitting the sheet of slit paper with beveled blades that have a first wedge angle on one side of the blades and a second wedge angle on the other side of the blades, wherein the first wedge angle is wider than the second wedge angle to produce slits that upon expansion, produce the lands regions that have angles of inclination in a range for 50 to 85 degrees.
US11034118B2	Method and system for creating custom-sized packaging boxes and for automatically packaging items Method and system for making custom-sized open packaging boxes from cardboard having a width WCBB and corresponding separate closing lids from cardboard having a width WCBL, the cardboard being continuously supplied to a system comprising structure for cutting, creasing and folding the cardboard to form custom-sized boxes and corresponding lids such that each box comprises a rectangular bottom panel having four edges, a first and a second rectangular end panel joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of said bottom panel, a first and a second rectangular side panel joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of said bottom panel, two first and two second rectangular corner panels, the first corner panels joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of the first end panel, and the second corner panels joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of the second end panel, each lid comprises a rectangular top panel having four edges, a first and a second rectangular end panel joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of said top panel, a first and a second rectangular side panel joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of said top panel, optionally two first and two second rectangular corner panels, the first corner panels joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of the first end panel and the second corner panels joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of the second end panel, said method comprising: a step of obtaining information on the desired minimum inner dimensions length LD, height HD and width WD of a box to be created, a calculating step of calculating the dimensions of the panels of a box and of the panels of a lid on the basis of the desired minimum dimensions taking into account predetermined optimization criteria, and a step of creating the box and the lid, wherein said calculating step comprises allowing the inner height of the side panels of the box to be smaller than the desired inner height of the box if (WD+2 TCBB+2HD)>(WCBB−MB), wherein MB denotes an optional minimum margin that is cut off at the sides of the cardboard supplied and wherein TCBB denotes a material dependent correction factor generally corresponding to the thickness of the cardboard used for the box, and/or if 2HD>LD and choosing the inner height of the side panels of the lid template so that the inner height of the side panels of the box plus the inner height of the side panels of the lid equals at least the desired height.
US11034116B2	Servo press machine A servo press machine includes an eccentric shaft, a connecting rod, a slide, an eccentric shaft-side sliding surface, a connecting rod-side sliding surface, an oil supply port, and a supply mechanism. The oil supply port opens on the eccentric shaft-side sliding surface or the connecting rod-side sliding surface, and supplies a lubricant between the eccentric shaft-side sliding surface and the connecting rod-side sliding surface. The supply mechanism supplies the lubricant to the oil supply port. The eccentric shaft-side sliding surface is formed on the eccentric shaft that is rotationally driven by a servomotor. The oil supply port is formed on the connecting rod-side sliding surface of the connecting rod that moves upward and downward due to the rotational driving of the eccentric shaft.
US11034110B2	Conveyor belt Provided is a conveyor belt that has sufficient stretchability and elasticity, and sufficient strength, and is capable of reliably conveying an object to be conveyed even in inclined conveyance. The conveyor belt includes: a stretchable knitted fabric 15; an elastic layer 14 that is provided on an upper surface of the knitted fabric 15 and is made of a first thermoplastic material; and a surface resin layer 20 that is provided on an upper surface of the elastic layer 14, is made of a second thermoplastic material having hardness lower than hardness of the first thermoplastic material, and the surface resin layer 20 includes a conveying surface 21 having unevenness. Tensile strength of the conveyor belt is 3.5 to 35 MPa, and a coefficient of static friction of the conveying surface 21 is 0.5 to 1.0.
US11034109B2	Extensible corrugated tube and respective method for manufacturing An extensible corrugated hose comprises a first bearing layer (1) in a elastically extensible first polymeric material, a reinforcement (2) wound on said first layer (1), a stabilizing second layer (3) in an elastically extensible second polymeric material covering the reinforcement (2) for defining a corrugated single tubular body (4) with the first layer (1), a coating third layer (5) placed on the second layer (3) for covering the corrugated single tubular body (4).
US11034107B2	Contact lens with surface modification and the method for its preparation A surface-modified contact lens, having a surface contact angle hysteresis of less than 15°, includes a lens body and a first surface modification layer disposed on a surface of the lens body. The first surface modification layer comprises a first reactive hydrophilic polymer. The surface of the lens body has a first functional group or a second functional group, and the first reactive hydrophilic polymer has a third functional group or a fourth functional group. A first covalent cross-link bond is formed between the surface of the lens body and the first surface modification layer. The first covalent cross-link bond is formed by reacting the first functional group or the second functional group of the surface of the lens body with the third functional group or the fourth functional group of the first reactive hydrophilic polymer.
US11034106B2	Method for repairing ceramic matrix composite and ceramic matrix composite member A method for repairing a target member including a ceramic matrix composite reinforced by ceramic fiber includes: a removal step of removing at least a part of a surface of the target member; an arrangement step of arranging a green body for repair which includes the ceramic fiber on a portion where the surface is removed in the removal step; an impregnation step of impregnating at least the portion of the target member where the green body for repair is disposed with slurry; and a sintering step of sintering the target member on which the green body for repair is disposed, after the impregnation step.
US11034104B2	Apparatus for sealing and inflation of damaged inflatable articles, such as punctured tires An apparatus for repairing and/or inflating a damaged and/or deflated inflatable article, such as a punctured and/or flat tire, includes a container for receiving and retaining for dispensing, a sealant composition and a compressor assembly which is releasably connectable to the container. The container has associated therewith a valve assembly which allows for controlled dispensing of the sealant composition from the container to the damaged and/or deflated inflatable article. The container is progressively and selectively movable between respective first and second positions/configurations. In the first position/configuration, the container is disposed substantially parallel to the compressor assembly and in the second position/configuration the container is disposed at substantially right angles to the compressor assembly. The first and second positions/configurations correspond to storage and dispensing positions respectively for the sealant composition from the container.
US11034102B2	Process arrangement and a method for producing a fiber-reinforced plastic component A process arrangement and a process for the production of a fiber-reinforced plastics component made of at least one continuous-fiber-reinforced semifinished textile fiber product with reactive thermoplastic matrix material, where during the manufacture of the semifinished fiber product trimming residues (mR, mA) arise, composed of a composite made of fibers and of the reactive thermoplastic matrix material, and during finishing of the finished plastics component final-trimming residues (mE) arise, composed of a composite of fibers and of polymerized thermoplastic matrix material, and are further processed in a recycling unit to give a recyclate. The trimming residues arising during the manufacture of the semifinished fiber product are polymerized in a preparatory unit and then are delivered in the invention to the recycling unit.
US11034099B2	Double diaphragm shaping of composite materials, assemblies for such shaping, and resulting composite materials Disclosed herein are methods for isolating a composite material from the environment, as well as the isolated composite material. Also disclosed herein are methods for shaping a composite material that include the use of isolated composite materials. For example, disclosed is a method for mechanical thermoforming of a composite material to form a shaped composite material.
US11034098B2	Formation, repair and modification of lay up tools A composite lay up tool comprising a metal faceplate (12) on a support member (13), wherein the faceplate has been formed by cold-gas dynamic spraying of particles of the metal onto a substrate and wherein the support member is compatible with the faceplate and comprises a casting of a ceramic composition. A process for forming the tool is disclosed. In one aspect, a castable ceramic composition comprises a binder and an aggregate component mixable with water to form a slurry ready for casting, wherein the aggregate component is one of, or a mixture of, fused silica and a particulate metal alloy, and the binder and aggregate component are present in the proportions 10-50 wt % and 90-50 wt % based on the dry weight of the composition. Also disclosed is a process for producing a faceplate for a lay up tool, which process comprises cold-gas dynamic spraying of particles of a nickel-iron alloy onto a substrate to form a faceplate of the nickel-iron alloy on the substrate, the faceplate being of a thickness in the range 2 to 10 mm. Further disclosed is a process for depositing a metal on a faceplate of a lay up tool in which the faceplate is formed of a nickel-iron alloy, which process comprises preparing an area of a surface of the faceplate to effect cleaning and conditioning of the area to accept and adhere to cold-gas dynamic sprayed particles, and cold-gas dynamic spraying particles of the metal onto the cleaned and conditioned area, wherein the metal is a nickel-iron alloy selected to be compatible with the faceplate.
US11034092B2	3D-printed object with dynamic augmented-reality textures An augmented-reality system interacts with a physical object that has been embossed or otherwise labeled with one or more bar-code identifiers. The system extracts data from each identifier and uses each element of extracted data to select a computer-generated texture or object. When displaying the augmented-reality environment to a user, the system either replaces the physical object with the computer-generated object or applies the computer-generated texture to a region of a rendered surface of the computer-generated object. The application's selection of computer-generated objects or textures may be modified at any time by a user command, a context-sensitive or environmental factor, an occurrence of a certain virtual event within the augmented-reality environment, or a configuration setting. A physical object labeled with multiple identifiers may be rendered in the augmented-reality environment as multiple computer-generated objects or with multiple textures that each correspond to a distinct identifier and that may be manipulated independently.
US11034091B2	Apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects Apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects (2) by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material (3) which can be consolidated by means of an energy source (4).
US11034086B2	Apparatus for producing an object by means of additive manufacturing and method of using the apparatus Apparatus for producing an object by means of additive manufacturing, comprising: a process chamber for receiving on a build surface of a build plate a bath of powdered material which can be solidified; a support for positioning said build plate in relation to a surface level of said bath of powdered material; a solidifying device for solidifying a selective part of said material; and a homing device for moving said build surface, by said support, to a home position such that said object can be build on said build surface of said build plate, wherein said homing device comprises a homing member which can be displaced along said build surface of said build plate, wherein said homing device is designed for moving said build surface to said home position until a measured force for displacing said homing member is within a pre-determined range. Method for producing an object by means of additive manufacturing.
US11034084B2	Dual cure additive manufacturing of rigid intermediates that generate semi-rigid, flexible, or elastic final products Provided herein is a method of forming a three-dimensional object, comprising: (a) providing a carrier and a fill level having a build region therebetween; (b) filling said build region with a polymerizable liquid comprising a mixture of (i) a light polymerizable liquid first component, and (ii) a second solidifiable component; (c) irradiating said build region with light to form a solid polymer scaffold from said first component and also advancing said carrier away from said build surface to form a three-dimensional intermediate having the same shape as, or a shape to be imparted to, said three-dimensional object and containing said second solidifiable component carried in said scaffold in unsolidified and/or uncured form; and (d) solidifying and/or curing said second solidifiable component in said three-dimensional intermediate. The solidifying and/or curing step (d) may increase the elasticity and/or decrease the rigidity of said intermediate in forming said three-dimensional object.
US11034083B2	Three dimensional printing system that automatically removes particles from build plane A three dimensional printing system includes a resin vessel, a light engine, a movement mechanism, a support fixture, and a controller. The resin vessel is for containing a photocurable resin and has a lower portion with a transparent sheet. The light engine is configured to selectively project radiation up through the transparent sheet and over a build plane. The support fixture is coupled to the movement mechanism and has a lower rim that surrounds a central opening and faces the transparent sheet. The controller is configured to: (1) operate the movement mechanism to position the rim at an operating distance from the transparent sheet, (2) operate the light engine and the movement mechanism to form a particle trapping sheet that spans the central opening, and (3) operate the light engine and the movement mechanism to form the three dimensional article.
US11034072B2	Prestretched elastic film in personal hygiene products Stretched elastic films include a polyolefin, a styrene block copolymer, a non-styrene block copolymer, or a combination thereof. Methods for forming polymeric films and articles of manufacture prepared therefrom are described.
US11034071B2	Speed variable pump Disclosed is a hydraulic system for a molding system, the molding system having a clamp actuator and an injection actuator, the hydraulic system comprising a clamp accumulator for storing hydraulic fluid for use in actuating the clamp actuator; an injection accumulator for storing hydraulic fluid for use in actuating the injection actuator; a pump for conveying hydraulic fluid to the clamp accumulator and the injection accumulator; and a selector valve for selectively fluidly connecting the pump to one of the clamp accumulator and the injection accumulator.
US11034069B2	3D printed injection mold tool with improved heat transfer and mechanical strength A problem exists of prohibitively high costs associated with molds for small run, legacy, or prototype injection molded parts. Further, the lead time on molds is currently on the order of about two weeks. A mold is provided that is formed from three-dimensional printing. The mold includes a series of air and/or water cooling channels to limit thermal stresses to the mold. Additionally, a series of coatings is added to the surface of a 3D printed mold to extend the lifetime of the mold and increase the performance of the mold. The coatings perform a function other than to define a shape of an injection cavity, such as improving thermal conductivity, providing a thermal barrier between the injection material and the mold body, or improving the detachment of the final mold product from the mold body.
US11034066B2	Apparatus, system and method of providing a safety container A childproof container apparatus, system and method. The apparatus, system and method may include a container body having therewithin a cavity; a cap capable of providing access to the cavity when opened; a collar about the container body and capable of impeding access to the cap; and at least one safety feature suitable, upon actuation, to allow the collar to slide to remove the impedance to accessing the cap. The container may further include a tamper evidencing feature at least partially physically associated with the cap. The at least one safety feature may include a plurality of tabs, or one or more buttons.
US11034063B2	Retaining device including reinforced retaining elements A retaining device includes a base (51) extending in a longitudinal direction and presenting a top face (511) and a bottom face (512); and a plurality of retaining elements extending from the top face (511) of the base (51), each of the retaining elements being formed by a stem (52) surmounted by a head (53), the stem (52) having a bottom end (521) connected to the base (51), and a top end (522) opposite from the bottom end (521), the head (53) surmounting the top end (522) of the stem (52), and having a bottom face facing towards the base and a top face opposite from the bottom face.
US11034061B2	Methods for applying materials around protuberances A method of applying material to a workpiece around a protuberance, extending from the workpiece, comprises advancing a template toward the workpiece to insert the protuberance into a positioning opening, located in a first portion of the template. The method also comprises removably attaching at least a second portion to the workpiece and separating the first portion of the template from the second portion along an interface while at least the second portion remains attached to the workpiece. The method further comprises applying the material to the workpiece around the protuberance such that the material overlaps a second inner peripheral edge of the second portion of the template, but does not overlap a visual material-placement indicator. The method also comprises detaching the second portion of the template from the workpiece.
US11034058B2	Method for manufacturing silicon carbide substrate, method for manufacturing silicon carbide epitaxial substrate, and method for manufacturing silicon carbide semiconductor device A silicon carbide ingot is cut using a wire. The silicon carbide ingot has a polytype of 4H—SiC. The silicon carbide ingot includes a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and a side surface between the top surface and the bottom surface. A direction from the bottom surface toward the top surface is a direction parallel to a [0001] direction or a direction inclined by less than or equal to 8° relative to the [0001] direction. In the cutting of the silicon carbide ingot, the silicon carbide ingot is cut from the side surface at a (000-1) plane side along a straight line parallel to a direction within ±5° relative to a direction that bisects an angle formed by a [1-100] direction and a [11-20] direction when viewed in the direction from the bottom surface toward the top surface.
US11034054B2	Prefabricated stairs modular assembly mold and assembling method thereof A prefabricated stair modular assembly mold comprises a base, a step standard module, an upside module of a lower platform, an underside rotating module of a lower platform, an upside module of an upper platform, an underside rotating module of an upper platform, an underside common module, and an underside adjustment modules. Prefabricated stair molds of different dimensions are formed by means of locating holes provided in the assembling modules, and are then fixed by means of sliding holes at two ends. Further disclosed is a mounting method for said assembly mold. Said assembly mold has high positioning accuracy, and small accumulated error, improving the mounting efficiency of the prefabricated staircase mold.
US11034053B2	Concrete product machine apron plate gap adjustment Concrete product machine apron gap adjustment by actuating a gapper mechanism to set a desired gap between a reciprocally-movable apron plate and an interchangeably installable mold assembly installed in a concrete products machine. The gapper mechanism sets a desired gap between the machine apron plate and the mold assembly by injecting an index amount of hydraulic fluid into fluid communication with the rod side of a primary apron plate positioning cylinder, causing the machine's apron plate to retreat a desired gap distance away from an engaged position against the mold assembly.
US11034050B2	Device for reducing the size of feed material and method for operating a size reduction device of this type A device and method for reducing a size of feed material. The device has a knife ring that is stationary within a housing or rotates around an axis. The knife ring has rod-shaped knife carriers that are disposed concentrically around the axis in an axis-parallel position at a mutual circumferential distance from each other and that form an inner circumferential surface of the knife ring with their sides facing the axis. Each knife carrier having a receptacle for fastening a flaking knife. The flaking knife protruding by its edge between two knife carriers into the flaking chamber. A measuring instrument includes at least one distance sensor that measures a distance of the inner circumferential surface and/or the edges of the flaking knives from the at least one distance sensor.
US11034049B2	Kinetic log splitter having automatic brake mechanism A kinetic log splitter includes a frame, a splitter, a gear shaft, a drive assembly, a push plate, a rack, and an automatic brake mechanism. The splitter is coupled to the frame. The gear shaft rotatably coupled to the frame. The drive assembly configured to rotate the gear shaft. The push plate is slidably coupled to the frame. The rack is operatively coupled to the push plate. The rack is configured to engage with the gear shaft to linearly displace the push plate towards the splitter. The an automatic brake mechanism is configured to automatically inhibit rotation of the gear shaft by the drive assembly upon exceeding a predetermined tonnage on the push plate.
US11034044B2	Cutting device and cutting process The rotating shaped blade for cutting slides from a product strand is only configured over a portion of its outer edge as a circular segment that extends about the rotation axis and which represents the cutting edge so that on the one hand side the cutting edge has a constant width radial distance from a circular segment shaped functional edge of the stop plate over an entire extension of the circular segment, and on the other hand side immediately after releasing the strand cross section by the blade a forward movement of the product strand can be performed up to the stop plate until the radial front edge of the blade has reached the strand cross section again.
US11034042B2	Detection mechanism, cutting apparatus having the same and detection method Disclosed is a detection mechanism and a cutting apparatus having the same. The detection mechanism includes a main body fixedly mountable to a beam and being provided with a guide rail; a sliding assembly slidably arranged on the guide rail, where a bottom of the sliding assembly is provided with a first roller; a rotating assembly rotatably arranged on the sliding assembly, where a bottom of the rotating assembly is provided with a second roller, the rotating assembly is provided with a position restoration device configured to urge the rotating assembly toward an initial position, and the rotating assembly is rotatable to a first position by an end of a body ply and to a second position by a lapping joint of the body ply; and a position sensing assembly fixedly arranged on the sliding assembly and configured to identify position information of the rotating assembly.
US11034040B2	Cutlery apparatus A cutlery apparatus that is configured to provide efficient removal of corn kernels from a corn cob. The cutlery apparatus includes a support member that is planar in manner having an upper surface and a perimeter edge. A first brace member and a second brace member are mounted to the upper surface of the support member and further include a void therebetween. The first brace member and second brace member are parallel to each other and angularly oriented on the support member. A cutting member is provided wherein the cutting member has a first portion disposed within the void and a second portion extending beyond the perimeter edge of the support member. The second portion of the cutting member is a metal blade. A clamp member extends across the void and is movably secured to the first brace member and second brace member.
US11034039B2	Facer for end fusion of polyolefin pipes A facer facing the ends of polyolefin pipes for butt fusion is modular in the sense that it employs three types of modules, a drive unit, two blade holders and a motor assembly, that are separable from one another and each independently light enough to be hand-lifted along walls and up to ceilings. The drive unit module is adjustable to accommodate different guide rail spacings. The blade holder modules are interchangeable to accommodate different diameters of pipe. The motor assembly module has multispeed capability to accommodate the total area of material to be faced. Each module can be exchanged or modified without use of tools to change the geometry of the assembled facer to accommodate different fusion machines and/or diameters of pipe within working spaces dictated by the diameter of the pipe and not by a fixed geometry of a facer.
US11034038B2	Razor handle assembly and razor comprising the same A razor handle assembly includes a gripping part gripped by a user, and a connecting part provided at one end of the gripping part to fix the cartridge. The connecting part includes a cartridge holder to which the cartridge is detachably coupled, and a holder clip which supports the cartridge holder. The cartridge holder is coupled to surround the outer side of an end portion of the holder clip.
US11034034B2	Packing robot A produce packing robot is provided comprising a plurality of heads for picking up items of produce from a plurality of pick-up locations, and moving the items of produce and dropping them off at a plurality of drop-off locations. The plurality of heads move together in a first direction on a common rail. The robot may also comprise a range imaging camera and controller for sensing the location of the drop-off points dynamically.
US11034030B2	Scissor arm for unmanned robotic system The present invention recites a scissor arm for an unmanned robotic system such as a UAV, also known as a drone. This arm would typically be installed on the underside of a UAV with hover capability. The arm is designed to simultaneously vertically lower and horizontally extend a payload, permitting a person to interact with the payload without risk of injury by the UAV's propellers. This arm is practical for applications such as a routine police traffic stop, wherein an officer can safely remain in their vehicle and interact with the driver via a drone equipped with communication equipment and such an arm. The drone's arm can present the driver with a box for gathering documents from the driver without risk of injuring the driver or damaging the driver's vehicle. This is accomplished by two inventive “L”-shaped trusses that offset the arm's payload horizontally as the arm is extended downward.
US11034027B2	Robot assisted personnel routing Systems and methods for robot assisted personnel routing including a plurality of autonomous robots operating within a navigational space, each robot including a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the autonomous robot to detect completion of a task operation by a human operator, receive status information corresponding to at least one other robot, the status information including at least one of a location or a wait time associated with the other robot, determine, from the status information, at least one next task recommendation for directing the human operator to a next robot for a next task operation, and render, on a display of the robot, the at least one next task recommendation for viewing by the human operator, the next task recommendation including a location of the next robot corresponding to the next task.
US11034021B1	Managing robot resources Methods, systems, and devices for managing robot resources are described. A robot receives from an application a request to reserve a particular set of physical resources of the robot. The robot then determines that each of the physical resources in the set are available to the application and, based on the determination, allocates exclusive use of the particular set of resources to the application by (i) generating a token corresponding to the set of resources, (ii) providing the token to the application, and (iii) updating token data that associates the token with the set of resources. The robot then controls access to the particular set of resources such that, while token data indicates that the token is valid, commands from applications that involve the set of resources are only executed when provided with the token corresponding to the allocation of access to the particular set of resources.
US11034016B2	Exoskeleton device A method of using an ankle exoskeleton device is provided herein. The method includes collecting one or more biomechanical data points from an individual. The method also includes developing individualized musculoskeletal simulations based on the one or more biomechanical data points. In addition, the method includes creating predictive simulations by modeling effects of an ankle exoskeleton device on the individualized musculoskeletal simulations. The method also includes utilizing established device-user relationships with real-time measurements to adjust device control. Lastly, the method includes optimizing design and control parameters of the exoskeleton device based on the predictive simulations and user responses.
US11034014B2	Long-shaft tool, system comprising a long-shaft tool with a first manipulator and a second manipulator as well as use for such a tool and such a system A long-shaft tool includes a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis and having a handle at a first end of the shaft and a second end opposite the first end with a holder for a manipulator wherein the holder has a protruding latch pin provided for engagement with a recess of a manipulator, which can be moved from the protruding position into a retracted position. The holder has a coupling half for coupling with a coupling half of a manipulator which is rotatable relative to a base body of the shaft.
US11034013B2	Open end wrench attachment device An only open end wrench attachment device incorporates a pommel to prevent slippage of the user's hands, a griping section with a plurality of grooves, a cylindrical length hilt section between the gripping area and the attachment apex to provide various lengths and an attachment apex that provides both parallel and angle attachment for an open end wrench, thereby providing a tool which is solid with no moving parts and is designed to be easily scaled from 9 inches long to 6 feet in length to accommodate wrenches both metric and standard from ¼ inch to 5 inch.
US11034011B2	Camping utensil kit A camping tool including an eating utensil having a handle and a handle coupling feature, a tool including a bent portion arranged at an oblique angle relative to a body portion, and a tool coupling feature, and a deformable connector engaging the handle coupling feature and the tool coupling feature and biasing the tool toward the eating utensil. The utensil has a primary function when disconnected from the tool, and a secondary function when connected to the tool, and the secondary function includes supporting the camping utensil kit on the bent portion to elevate the food portion above a surface and supporting the camping utensil kit on the edge of a container with the bent portion.
US11034006B2	Pneumatic linear fastener driving tool A pneumatic fastener driving tool includes a gas cylinder, and a piston disposed in the cylinder in such a way that a centerline of the piston is coaxial with the cylinder longitudinal axis, and the piston is movable along the cylinder longitudinal axis between ready and driven positions. The tool includes a blade having a blade first end that is connected to the piston, and a blade second end that is configured to contact a fastener during a fastener driving operation. The tool includes a reset mechanism that returns the tool to the ready to fire configuration by translating the piston along the cylinder longitudinal axis to a location in which gas is compressed in the cylinder. The reset mechanism includes a ball screw device that drives the piston toward the ready position via a force that is concentric with the centerline of the piston.
US11034002B2	Attachment mechanism for a power tool An accessory for use with a rotary power tool having a rotatable spindle and a first mating member. The accessory includes a housing having a body and a plurality of arms extending therefrom, a hub rotatably supported within the housing between the arms and configured to be coupled to the spindle to receive torque therefrom, a ball detent disposed within the hub and selectively engagable with the spindle to axially lock the accessory to the power tool, a sleeve axially slidable along the arms and relative to the hub between a first position in which the sleeve biases the ball detent radially inward and into engagement with the spindle when coupled to the hub to axially secure the accessory to the tool, and a second position in which the ball detent is disengageable from the spindle to release the accessory from the tool, and a second mating member axially fixed to the arms of the housing, wherein the sleeve is slidable between the second mating member and the body of the housing, and wherein the first and second mating members are engaged when the accessory is axially secured to the tool to rotationally fix the accessory to the tool.
US11033999B2	Clamp of bicycle workstand A clamp of a bicycle workstand includes a base, an elastic unit, an operating arm, a link unit, and a clamping unit. The base has an accommodating trough. The elastic unit has a shaft sleeved with a spring and a slide and disposed in the accommodating trough. The clamping unit has a fixed clamp body disposed on the base, and a movable clamp body pivotably connected with the base and the operating arm. The link unit has a first link and a second link pivotably connected with each other and pivotably connected with the operating arm and the slide respectively. The second link has a cam. Pulling the operating arm can drive the first and second links to swing. The cam is abutted on the shaft and presses it by rolling. The fixed clamp body and the movable clamp body can be coupled for stable clamping.
US11033998B2	Binder compositions of tungsten tetraboride and abrasive methods thereof Disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, are composite materials, methods, tools and abrasive materials comprising a tungsten-based metal composition and an alloy. In some cases, the composite materials or material are resistant to oxidation.
US11033997B1	Method for precise control of manufacture of non-rigid thin-walled tube products A method for correcting non-rigid thin-walled tubular elements having geometric deficiencies, wherein, following correction, the tubular elements may perform over a wide range of pressure and temperatures, for example as a rocket motor beaker, from about −70 C to about 1000 C. Correction is required to remove asperities, maximize cylindricity, squaring a forward end wall and a rearward end wall, so that the forward end wall of the tube product may be fitted, bonded and sealed to a circular planar element using a labyrinth-joint closure. The method provides uniformity so that both the tubular elements and the circular planar elements are interchangeably uniform in size, shape and performance, and may be readily assembled into non-rigid thin-walled tube products.
US11033996B2	Rotary indexing table and method for transporting objects A transport device is provided for transporting objects from work station to work station. A production facility for producing products is also described. The transport device has an object carrier on which a plurality of object carrier elements are arranged for placing down objects, and a drive unit for driving the object carrier. The object carrier can be moved in successive cycles such that the object carrier elements can be transported on a movement path from work station to work station. At least one object carrier element on the object carrier is displaceable relative to the object carrier in the movement path. The transport device has a dog element and a retaining element that are assigned to the object carrier element. The carrier element is carried along by the object carrier and moved from work station to work station or the carrier element remains at a work station.
US11033989B2	Jig structure for manufacturing heat dissipation unit A jig structure for manufacturing heat dissipation unit includes a main body, which internally defines a chamber and has a top forming an upper side thereof. The top defines at least one opening, on which at least one silicon dioxide layer is provided. The chamber is in a vacuum-tight state or maintains a positive pressure inert gas atmosphere therein. The jig structure for manufacturing heat dissipation unit can be used with a laser machining tool to provide a better environment and increased flexibility for laser machining or laser welding in manufacturing a heat dissipation unit.
US11033988B2	Fabrication square Provided is a fabrication square for aligning workpieces. The square includes a triangular shaped base, a first arm, a second arm, and a relief cut where the arms intersect the base. The arms extend away from the base at a 90-degree angle. The base and first arm further include a series of holes that match the hole pattern found on a conventional metal fixture table, while the second arm includes a slot to allow for rotation. The square can be aligned with and attached to the fixture table with one or more fixture stops that secures the square to the table via the holes. The use of the square, fixture stops, and table lock the workpieces in position, which in turn prevents movement before, during, and after welding, thereby increasing fabrication precision.
US11033986B2	Systems and methods for dissimilar material welding A system is provided comprising a hardened stud body and an unhardened stud subunit coupled to the hardened stud body. The hardened stud body may comprise a first composition having by weight between 17% and 21% chromium, between 2.8% and 3.3% molybdenum, between 50% to 55% nickel, and between 4.75% and 5.5% niobium. The unhardened stud subunit may comprise a second composition having by weight between 20% and 23% chromium, between 8% and 10% molybdenum, at least 58% nickel, and between 3.15% and 4.15% niobium.
US11033974B2	Gear machining apparatus and gear machining method A gear machining apparatus and a gear machining method are provided. The gear machining apparatus performs cutting work for a workpiece and generates a gear by performing a feed operation of a gear cutter relative to the workpiece along a direction of an axis of the workpiece while synchronously rotating the gear cutter and the workpiece in a state in which an axis of the gear cutter is inclined with respect to a line parallel to the axis of the workpiece. The gear machining apparatus sets a correction angle to a first angle when cutting work for a second tooth flank is started after cutting work for a first tooth flank is finished, and moves the gear cutter from a first finish position to a second start position while rotating the workpiece and the gear cutter.
US11033967B2	Lamination molding apparatus A lamination molding apparatus is provided capable of preventing damage to a cutting device. Every time a sintered body including a sintered layer group consisting of a predetermined number of sintered layers is formed, gas is injected from a gas injector toward a vicinity of a side surface of the newly formed sintered body so as to blow off material powder, and then the side surface of the sintered body is shaved by a cutting tool of the cutting device, wherein the gas injector blows off the material powder by only intermittent injection which repeats short-time gas injection or by a combination of the intermittent injection and continuous injection which continuously injects the gas.
US11033959B2	Method for manufacturing machine components by additive manufacturing A method for manufacturing a machine component made of metal-based material is described. The method comprises the steps of: providing a powder blend comprising at least one metal-containing powder material and at least one strengthening dispersor in powder form, wherein the strengthening dispersor in powder form has an average grain size less than an average grain size of the metal-containing powder material; and forming the machine component by an additive manufacturing process using the powder blend.
US11033958B2	Magnetic material and manufacturing method therefor Provided is a new magnetic material with high magnetic stability, as well as a manufacturing method therefor, said magnetic material having a higher saturation magnetization than ferrite-based magnetic materials, and having a higher electrical resistivity than existing metal-based magnetic materials, thus solving problems such as that of eddy current loss. Mn-ferrite nanoparticles obtained through wet synthesis are reduced within hydrogen, and grains are allowed to grow while simultaneously using a phase separation phenomenon due to a disproportionation reaction to produce a magnetic material powder in which an α-(Fe, Mn) phase and a Mn-enriched phase are nano-dispersed. This powder is then sintered to produce a solid magnetic material.
US11033955B2	Printing-enhanced casting cores Aspects of the disclosure are directed to treating a substrate, the substrate including at least one of a refractory metal or a ceramic material, and depositing a media onto the treated substrate to generate a casting core. Embodiments include a fixture, a substrate located on the fixture, the substrate including at least one of a refractory metal or a ceramic material, and a delivery head that deposits media onto the substrate to generate a casting core. Aspects are directed to a core configured for casting a component, the core comprising: a substrate that includes at least one of a refractory metal or a ceramic material, and media deposited on the substrate, the media having a dimension within a range of between 0.5 and 500 micrometers.
US11033954B2	Plants for regenerating foundry sand Plants for regenerating foundry sand are provided having a combustion chamber, which has at least one inlet for introducing sand to be regenerated into the combustion chamber, nozzles for feeding combustible gas into the combustion chamber, nozzles for injecting air so as to maintain a heated fluidized bed of sand in the combustion chamber, a cooling chamber for cooling sand coming from the combustion chamber, the cooling chamber having nozzles for blowing air in order to maintain a fluidized bed of sand in the cooling chamber, refrigerating pipes arranged above the air nozzles, a communicating duct which connects the combustion chamber with the cooling chamber, the communicating duct including a vertical or inclined lower end portion which is at least partially surrounded by or adjacent to a plurality of the refrigerating pipes in the cooling chamber, and wherein the lower end portion has a bottom outlet arranged at a lower level with respect to at least one of the refrigerating pipes.
US11033951B2	Method for filling a rivet cartridge with rivet elements The disclosure relates to a method for filling a rivet cartridge with rivet elements by means of a rivet loading station having a rivet delivery unit for delivering the rivet elements and having a rivet cartridge receiving means for receiving a rivet cartridge, wherein the rivet elements are supplied from the rivet delivery unit to a rivet cartridge which is received in the rivet cartridge receiving means and are received therein in an aligned manner. It is proposed that at least part of the transport from the rivet delivery unit to the rivet cartridge is effected in a robot-based manner.
US11033948B2	Forming multi-tool A punch and die set and selection apparatus adapted for sheet material forming, to work cooperatively with an automated punch press to select one of a set of punches and dies to operate within said apparatus to be engaged with the punch-press load-applying ram and tool holders, and to compel or allow the non-selected dies to be moved away from the sheet material so as not to impinge on or damage the sheet material being formed.
US11033944B2	Tool holders usable with tooling having different tang styles, and seating/securing components of such holders A tool holder and differing designs of movable portions that can be interchangeably mounted with the holder depending on the tang profile of the tool needing to be seated and secured to the holder.
US11033943B2	Mechanical applicator for use in stamping die process to apply thermo-chromatic ink to aluminum heat treated panels A system and method for applying a marking to a part in a stamping die is provided by the present disclosure. The system includes a mechanical application device having a controlled volume of a marking medium that is coupled to movement of the stamping die. In one form, the controlled volume of the marking medium is not regulated by either an external pneumatic source of an external electrical source.
US11033941B2	Soil-groundwater joint remediation device and method The disclosure provides a soil-groundwater joint remediation device and a method. The soil-groundwater joint remediation device is disposed in an area to be remediated and includes an injection structure, an extraction structure, and a control structure. The injection structure is disposed in an injection well defined in the area to be remediated. The injection structure includes a hot air injection member, an oxidant injection member, and a micro-bubble injection member. The extraction structure is disposed in an injection well defined in the area to be remediated and spaced from the injection structure. The extraction structure includes a liquid phase extraction member and a gas phase extraction member. The control structure controls the liquid phase extraction member and the gas phase extraction member to perform an extraction operation.
US11033940B2	Method and device for processing solid waste Organic waste is polished to remove floatable contaminants prior to being biologically treated. In one application, pressed organic waste is polished before being sent to a wet anaerobic digester, optionally to be co-digested with wastewater treatment plant sludge. The organic waste is polished by flinging globs of the organic waste against a screen (3,4) while flowing air across the flinging globs. The polishing can be performed in a device having a rotor (6) with discrete paddles (9,10) inside of a cylindrical screen (2,3,4).
US11033938B2	Method and device for cleaning tube bundles A method and to a cleaning device for cleaning tubes of tube bundles, wherein at least one rotating cleaning lance is used. During the insertion of the cleaning lance, the insertion depth E of the cleaning lance is measured and is stored and documented in a storage and documentation device. The cleaning device has an XY displacement device, on which a support rail is arranged, which supports a cleaning apparatus.
US11033937B2	Color sorting machine Provided is a color sorting machine capable of properly removing foreign mater even when the specific gravity of the object to be sorted is low. A color sorting machine M1 removes foreign matter F in the object to be sorted being conveyed from a conveyance route G into a removal route R. The color sorting machine M1 is equipped with a supply portion 1 supplying the object to be sorted to the conveyance route G, a sorting portion 2 surrounding a sorting region R and partially formed by transparent walls 21a and 21b, a first conveying portion 3 surrounding the periphery of the conveyance route G to the sorting region R, a second conveying portion 4 hermetically surrounding the periphery of the conveyance route G from the sorting region R, a removing portion 5 hermetically surrounding the periphery of the removal route D extending from the sorting region R, an air intake port 32, a detection device 6 optically detecting the foreign matter F in the object to be sorted, a removal device 7 having an ejection port 72 hermetically inserted into the sorting portion 2, and a first suction device 8 provided in the second conveying portion 4 and sucking in the air in the conveyance route G to thereby generating an airflow heading for the second conveying portion 4 from the air intake port 32.
US11033933B2	Mobile aggregate processing plant A mobile aggregate processing plant for screening aggregate material comprising a mobile chassis, a vibrating screening unit mounted on the mobile chassis and able to provide at least one aggregate discharge stream therethrough, and an underscreen conveyor located wholly or substantially beneath the vibrating screening unit to wholly or substantially receive said at least one aggregate discharge stream, wherein the underscreen conveyor is driveable in an uphill direction so as to be able to discharge the aggregate discharge stream at a height higher than receiving the aggregate discharge stream, relative to the mobile chassis.
US11033931B2	Wood substrate including an abrasion resistant coating An abrasion resistant coating is disclosed. The coating includes diamond particles and may be used in one or more coating layers of a coating stack for a wood substrate. Wood substrates include hardwood and engineered hardwood flooring.
US11033928B2	Caulking finger A caulking finger includes a handle and a finger portion. The finger portion may be shaped according to a human finger and is elastic. The various curvatures, shapes, and pliable nature of the finger portion allows the caulking finger to press caulk into a seam or joint to a desired finish.
US11033927B1	Paint roller wrist relief device A device is provided for supporting a wrist of a user holding a paint roller including a handle, a frame extending from the handle along a longitudinal axis, and a roller wheel carried by the frame opposite the handle, the device including a base portion including one or more connectors for coupling the base portion to the handle of the paint roller, and a rigid support member extending laterally from the base portion, the support member comprising a curved surface for at least partially surrounding a wrist of a user holding the handle to support the wrist.
US11033918B2	Invertible hand held trigger sprayer A fluid dispenser having a first fluid outlet for dispensing fluid when in a first orientation and a second fluid outlet for dispensing fluid when in a second orientation. An outlet valve mechanism directs the fluid towards the first fluid outlet in the first orientation, and towards the second fluid outlet when in the second orientation. The outlet valve mechanism includes a movable outlet member that is located at a first position when the fluid dispenser is in the first orientation, and is located at a second position when the fluid dispenser is in the second orientation.
US11033912B2	Multi-functional shower head attachment device with suction and pressure capability A multi-functional shower head attachment device with suction and pressure capabilities enables users to induce a pressurized flow of liquid, or suction with handheld device selectively removably couplable to a conventional shower head. The device includes a housing containing a fluid transport network that is selectively manipulated along a valve translation path to selectively induce a negative pressure vacuum, and a pressurized discharge of fluid. The vacuum is generated as the pressurized fluid is diverted through a configuration of conduits, past a venturi channel and through a secondary exit port; thereby creating the vacuum through adjacent, fluidly coupled conduits. The pressurized fluid discharge is generated as the incoming pressurized fluid is diverted directly through a series of conduits to an exit port. The housing is coupled to a handheld suction and pressure housing assembly through which the user washes, removes acne/oils, etc., with both suction and pressurized fluid discharge.
US11033911B2	Centrifuge system for separating cells in suspension A method and apparatus for separating cell suspension into centrate and concentrate includes a solid wall rotatable centrifuge bowl (82). A single use rotatable core (88) is positioned in the bowl and bounds a cavity (90) which serves as a separation chamber. The bowl rotates about an axis (84). An inlet tube (92) and an outlet tube (102) extend along the axis in the bowl cavity. The centripetal pump (98) in the cavity is in connection with the outlet tube. The centrate discharge pump (120) is in connection with the outlet tube. A pressure damping reservoir (122) is fluidly connected between the outlet tube and the discharge pump. At least one control circuit (142) is operative to control the apparatus to maintain a positive pressure above atmospheric pressure within the cavity, so as to maintain the cell suspension away from at least one seal (106) that bounds the interior of the cavity.
US11033910B2	Wire member and method of making wire member A screen basket for centrifuges having a wedge wire with a broad end and an opposite narrow end. The wedge wire narrows in width from the broad end to the narrow end and the wedge wire increases in depth from the broad end to the narrow end.
US11033907B2	Method and apparatus for separating plastic and cellulose from post-consumer absorbent sanitary products A method is disclosed for separating plastic and cellulose from post-consumer absorbent sanitary products. The method includes sterilizing successive batches of post-consumer absorbent sanitary products in at least one rotary autoclave. The method further includes shredding the sterilized absorbent sanitary products and obtaining sterilized and shredded material containing plastic and cellulose. The method further includes drying the sterilized and shredded material containing plastic and cellulose, and separating cellulose from plastic from said sterilized, shredded and dried material in at least one centrifugal separator.
US11033906B2	Interchangeable cartridge-based paper shredder system A paper shredder is configured like a conventional paper shredder except that the shredding mechanism is located in a removable cartridge. This allows a single paper shredder housing to be rapidly converted from one shredding pattern to another by simply changing the shredding cartridge. Furthermore, shredding cartridges can be readily replaced whenever the shredding mechanism jams or fails in some other manner. This simplifies repair and servicing of the paper shredder.
US11033901B2	Biomarker detection using integrated purification-detection devices Techniques regarding integrated purification-detection devices for detecting one or more biomarkers are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein are directed to an apparatus, comprising a housing and a microfluidic chip contained within the housing. The microfluidic chip comprises a separation unit that separates, using one or more nano deterministic lateral displacement (nanoDLD) arrays, target biological entities having a defined size range from other biological entities included in a biological fluid sample. The microfluidic chip further comprises a detection unit that facilitates detecting presence of one or more biomarkers associated with the target biological entities using one or more detection molecules or macromolecules that chemically reacts with the one or more biomarkers.
US11033898B2	Fluidic microelectromechanical sensors/devices and fabrication methods thereof Structure and assembly of fluidic sensor devices are disclosed. A fluid sensor in some possible embodiments comprises a unitary/monolithic base body structure, or a base body structure assembled from two or more separate body elements configured to attach one to the other, and the base body structure having a fluid channel passing along the base body structure, an opening formed in said base body structure and fluidly communicating with the channel, and a sealing element comprising one or more sensing elements patterned thereon and sealably attached over the at least one opening such that its one or more sensing elements become located over the at least one opening.
US11033895B1	Focused acoustic radiation for the ejection of sub wavelength droplets Focused acoustic radiation, referred to as tonebursts, are applied to a volume of liquid to generate a set of droplets. The droplets generated are substantially smaller in scale than the focal spot size of the acoustic beam (e.g., the frequency at which the acoustic transducer operates). Further, the droplets have trajectories that are substantially in the direction of the acoustic beam propagation direction. In one embodiment, a first toneburst is applied to temporarily raise a protuberance on a free surface of the fluid. After the protuberance has reached a certain state, a second toneburst is applied to the protuberance to break it into very small droplets. In one embodiment, the state of the protuberance at which the second toneburst is supplied is the time period shortly after the protuberance reaches its maximum height but before the protuberance recedes back into the volume of fluid.
US11033883B2	Transition metal molybdotungstate material A hydroprocessing catalyst or catalyst precursor has been developed. The catalyst is a transition metal molybdotungstate material or metal sulfides derived therefrom. The hydroprocessing using the transition metal molybdotungstate material may include hydrodenitrification, hydrodesulfurization, hydrodemetallation, hydrodesilication, hydrodearomatization, hydroisomerization, hydrotreating, hydrofining, and hydrocracking.
US11033879B2	Binderless zeolitic adsorbents FAU type binderless zeolitic adsorbents and methods for making the FAU type binderless adsorbents are described. The binderless zeolitic adsorbent comprises a first FAU type zeolite having a silica to alumina molar ratio below 3.0; a binder-converted FAU type zeolite having a silica to alumina molar ratio of from about 2.5 to about 6.0, wherein the binder-converted FAU type zeolite may be 5-50% of the binderless zeolitic adsorbent; and cationic exchangeable sites within the binderless zeolitic adsorbent. The FAU type binderless adsorbents may be used for xylene separation and purification in selective adsorptive separation processes using binderless zeolitic adsorbents.
US11033878B2	Agent for removing halogen gas, method for producing same, method for removing halogen gas with use of same, and system for removing halogen gas An agent for removing a halogen gas, such as chlorine, in a waste gas by means of reduction; a method for producing this agent; a method for removing a halogen gas by use of this agent; and a system for removing a halogen gas. The agent for removing the halogen gas contains at least pseudo-boehmite, that serves as a host material, and a sulfur-containing reducing agent, that serves as a guest material. 1-8% by weight of the reducing agent, in terms of elemental sulfur, based on the total amount of the pseudo-boehmite and sulfur-containing reducing agent is present in the agent. At least one inorganic compound selected from among oxides, carbonates salts and hydrocarbon salts of alkaline earth metal elements, transition metal elements and zinc group elements is additionally contained in the agent as a third component.
US11033876B2	Structured packing element formed by a flat plate provided with slots and recesses A structured packing element has the shape of a rectangular flat plate, and is provided with slots and recesses. The slots are intended for assembly by interlocking the structured packing elements together in order to form the structured packing. The recesses are provided in order to form channels within the structured packing.A packing structure can be obtained by assembling such packing elements. Such a packing can be used for an operation of bringing a gas and a catalyst into contact. A manufacturing process of such a structured packing is also disclosed.
US11033875B2	Packing assembly, material exchange column, and method The invention relates to a packing assembly for a material exchange column, comprising at least one structured packing plate and a container in which the at least one structured packing plate is arranged. The at least one structured packing plate has packing packets. Each packing packet has interconnected packing sheets. The packing sheets are corrugated and have corrugation peaks and corrugation valleys. Adjacent packing sheets contact each other at the corrugation peaks. Additional corrugated packing sheets are added between the packing packets such that the at least one packing plate is pretensioned against the container in a radial direction thereof. Both the corrugated packing sheets of the packing packets as well as the additional corrugated packing sheet added between the packing packets are arranged solely on a common preferred plane or parallel thereto.
US11033874B2	Reaction chamber for a chemical reactor, and chemical reactor constructed therefrom A reaction chamber for a chemical reactor comprises a casing (100) of the reaction chamber, a floor (200) of the reaction chamber having an opening (300) located in the floor, an agitator shaft (400) located in the chamber and having at least one agitator element (500), connected thereto, wherein the agitator shaft (400), seen in the longitudinal direction, has a beginning (600) and an end (700). In the opening (300) of the floor (200) a removable sleeve (800) is provided, which projects out of the reaction chamber. The sleeve (800) is arranged in alignment with the axis of rotation of the agitator shaft (400). The internal diameter of the sleeve (800) is greater than the diameter of the agitator shaft (400) and the agitator shaft (400), at the beginning (600) thereof and/or at the end (700) thereof, is adapted to absorb reversibly a torque provided by means of a further shaft and/or to transmit a torque to a further shaft. Using such a reaction chamber, it is possible to build up modular chemical reactors having decreased backmixing.
US11033873B2	Conversion of a hydrogen fluoride alkylation unit to a sulfuric acid alkylation unit and apparatus utilized therein This disclosure relates to methods of converting an HF alkylation unit which utilizes HF as a reaction catalyst to a sulfuric acid alkylation unit which utilizes sulfuric acid as a reaction catalyst. This disclosure also relates to a segmented sulfuric acid settler for separating a sulfuric acid phase from a hydrocarbon phase. This disclosure also relates to methods of converting a vertical HF acid settler to a segmented sulfuric acid settler. This disclosure also relates to converted sulfuric acid alkylation units and alkylation processes performed in the converted sulfuric acid alkylation units.
US11033869B1	System for processing waste The system for processing waste includes both a fixed bed reactor and a fluidized bed reactor. The fixed bed reactor receives a first waste material and produces a first set of reaction products. The fluidized bed reactor is adapted for receiving a second waste material and producing a second set of reaction products. The first and second sets of reaction products may be selectively and adjustably mixed to produce a mixed set of reaction products. At least one cyclone separator receives the reaction products and separates and collects solids (waxes) from the product stream. At least one condenser receives the product stream and removes a condensable liquids from the product stream. The condensable liquids are collected, and a gas-liquid separator removes any remaining liquid from the gas stream. The remaining gas is then output as gaseous product.
US11033868B2	Continuous flow catalytic reactor, assembling method therefor and application thereof A continuous flow catalytic reactor, an assembling method therefor and an application thereof includes a reaction vessel, a filler packaged in the reaction vessel and a charged catalytic component; the charged catalytic component is fixed to the filler under an action of a direct-current electric field. The continuous flow catalytic reactor may be applied to continuous flow reactions such as a monosaccharide epimerization reaction. A monosaccharide epimerization reaction method includes: providing the continuous flow catalytic reactor; electrically connecting the continuous flow catalytic reactor with a direct-current power supply, thereby to forming the direct-current electric field by electrically connecting the continuous flow catalytic reactor with the direct-current power supply; and heating a reactor container to a target temperature, and inputting a monosaccharide solution from a liquid flow inlet of the reaction vessel and then collecting a solution containing a target product from a liquid flow outlet of the reaction vessel.
US11033865B2	Dissolution mixer Disclosed is a dissolution mixer, which includes: a dissolution bath configured to accommodate a powder and a solvent for dissolving the powder; a powder input unit located at an outer side of the dissolution bath; an impeller installed to be rotatable inside the dissolution bath; and an anchor located inside the dissolution bath and having a passage of the powder inputted by the powder input unit and a powder spouting hole connected to the passage.
US11033864B2	Porous membrane A porous membrane comprising a membrane-forming polymer (A) and a polymer (B) containing a methyl methacrylate unit and a hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate (b1) unit. A flux of pure water to permeate the porous membrane is preferably 10 (m3/m2/MPa/h) or more and less than 200 (m3/m2/MPa/h). The contact angle of the bulk of the membrane-forming polymer (A) is preferably 60° or more. The membrane-forming polymer (A) is preferably a fluorine-containing polymer. The polymer (B) is preferably a random copolymer.
US11033857B2	Cross-flow heat exchanger A counter-current cross-flow heat exchanger for heating a first gas and cooling a second gas, includes modules in fluid communication with one another, each module being positioned on a plane, the planes mutually overlapping. Conduits allow entry and exit of the first and second gases into and out of the exchanger. Each module has heat exchange plates, with heating and cooling faces. The plates are orthogonal to the module plane and parallel to define alternating heating and cooling spaces. The first gas crosses each heating space with a direction substantially parallel to the plane of each module and the second gas crosses each cooling space with a direction substantially orthogonal to the plane of each module. The cooling spaces between adjacent modules are in direct fluid communication. The heating spaces between adjacent modules are in fluid communication with one another by conduits/conveyors, creating a serpentine path.
US11033855B2	Combined acidic gas capture and water extraction process A process for the absorption of a target gaseous component from a gas stream comprising the steps of: contacting the gas stream with an absorber comprising an liquid absorbent for absorbing the target gaseous component to produce a rich liquid absorbent stream and a non target gaseous component, said non target gaseous component including water vapour; treating the rich liquid absorbent stream in a desorber to thereby release the target gaseous component and a water vapour component into a desorber gas stream and produce a lean liquid absorbent stream; and forming a recovered water stream from the output of a water separator for separating the water vapour from the target gaseous component, said water separator forming part of the absorber and/or the desorber. The lean liquid absorbent stream exiting the desorber is treated with a forward osmosis (FO) membrane unit comprising a water permeable membrane, wherein the membrane unit transfers water from a salt water stream through the water permeable membrane to the lean liquid absorbent stream, thereby replenishing at least part of the water removed in the process.
US11033847B2	Filter unit for a fume extraction device, and combination appliance having a cooktop and a fume extraction device having a filter unit A filter unit for a fume extraction device includes a filter body having a filter element and a collecting region which is situated below the filter body and at least partially surrounds the filter body for collecting a liquid. An upper region of the filter unit is formed with an air inlet opening to let in air that is suctioned by the fume extraction device, with the air inlet opening at least partially surrounding the filter body. A bottom side of the filter unit is provided with an air outlet opening to let air out of the filter unit to the fume extraction device.
US11033839B2	Single pass tangential flow filtration systems and tangential flow filtration systems with recirculation of retentate A method of filtering a liquid feed is described, comprising passing a liquid feed through a single pass tangential flow filtration (SPTFF) system and recovering the retentate and permeate from the system in separate containers. A method of filtering a liquid feed is also described comprising passing a liquid feed through a tangential flow filtration (TFF) system, recovering permeate and a portion of the retentate from the system in separate containers without recirculation through the TFF system, and recirculating the remainder of the retentate through the TFF system at least once. The methods of the invention can be performed using an SPTFF or a TFF system that comprises manifold segments to serialize the flow path of the feed and retentate without requiring diverter plates.
US11033836B2	Continuous dewatering recirculation system with integral coal combustion residual high flow plate separator The system for a continuous dewatering recirculating for removing particulate such as coal combustion residue from a water stream. The system includes multiple dewatering and recirculation containers, each having a submerged flight conveyor and lamella settlings plate located therein, at least one dewatering and recirculation container receives ash water stream overflow.
US11033835B1	Liquid quality system with drag-inducing portions The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system for removing particulates from liquid. The system may comprise a base, a tubular body extending upwardly from the base, a liquid quality device located above the base, a sump region located between the base and the liquid quality device, and a plurality of drag-inducing portions positioned in the sump region and projecting inwardly toward a central axis of the sump region. The tubular body may comprise an inlet and an outlet. The plurality of drag-inducing portions may comprise a first set of drag-inducing portions, a second set of drag-inducing portions, a third set of drag-inducing portions, and a fourth set of drag-inducing portions. The first, second, third, and fourth sets of drag-inducing portions may be positioned equidistant from each other and at a same height around a perimeter of the sump region.
US11033834B2	Method of continuous recovery of (meth)acrylic acid and apparatus for the method The present invention relates to a continuous recovery method of (meth)acrylic acid and an apparatus for use in the recovery method. A continuous recovery method of (meth)acrylic acid according to the present invention can ensure a high recovery rate of (meth)acrylic acid through a solvent recovering process in addition to enabling the stable recovery of (meth)acrylic acid and the operation of continuous processes.
US11033833B2	System and method for continuous stirred tank solvent extraction using feedstock A feedstock processing system extracts a product from a solid using a CTSE system comprising a plurality of continuous stirred tank extraction stages arranged in fluid communication with each other in series such that effluent from one stage flows to a next stage in the series. One of the stages has an inlet to allow a measured amount of liquid solvent and the solid to be introduced to the continuous stirred tank extraction stage. The stage mixes the solid with the introduced solvent to form a homogeneous slurry to enable the product associated with the solid to be extracted with the solvent. A solid-liquid separator is arranged in fluid communication with the continuous stirred tank extraction stages, and receives an effluent from one of the stages and separates the liquid solvent containing the product from the solid to form a product-containing liquid and a product-depleted solid.
US11033832B1	Convertible laboratory condenser The present invention is a laboratory condenser adapted to be interchangeable from functioning as a reflux condenser to functioning as a distillation condenser as by inversion, and related methods of reflux and distillation that may be carried out by its use.
US11033828B2	System and method for positioning vehicles of an amusement park attraction An apparatus for an amusement park includes a bogie system positioned on a track. The bogie system directs motion along the track. The apparatus also includes an arm extending radially outward from the bogie system. The arm is rotatably coupled to a body of the bogie system. Furthermore, the apparatus includes a vehicle positioned on the arm.
US11033823B2	Game system and game apparatus It is an object of the present invention to provide a game apparatus and a game system in which a player who operates a game apparatus without having a game program can obtain the same benefit such as an item which is originally obtained through a communication play, when the game apparatus which does not have the game program downloads a part of the game program from a game apparatus which has the game program and performs the communication play with the game apparatus having the game program.
US11033822B2	Systems and methods for improving fitness equipment and exercise The present invention provides systems for and methods of playing a video game that includes providing a game character having a virtual appearance characteristic, receiving an input signal indicative of a user exercise performance level, and altering the virtual appearance characteristic in response to receiving the input signal. Numerous other aspects are disclosed.
US11033818B2	Method for providing close-range battle royale game in which permitted number of players and permitted area in game map are determined dynamically and game server using the same A method for providing a close-range battle royale game in which a permitted number of players and a permitted area in a game map are determined dynamically is provided. The method includes steps of: a game server (a) (i) determining a permitted number of the players by using a first algorithm, and (ii) determining specific users as specific players by referring to a specific counted number of the specific users during waiting time; (b) (i) selecting a set of coordinates for a base point in a permitted area by using a second algorithm, (ii) determining a size by referring to the permitted number, and (iii) determining the permitted area by referring to the set of the coordinates and the size; and (c) at least one of allowing the specific players to view the permitted area and determining starting positions of the specific players by referring to the permitted area.
US11033816B2	Information processing apparatus and inputting apparatus for sharing image data An input device for transmitting operation information of a user to an information processing device, includes: a housing having an upper surface; a left grip part located proximate to a left side of the upper surface of the housing, and sized and shaped to be gripped by a left hand of the user; a right grip part located proximate to a right side of the upper surface of the housing, and sized and shaped to be gripped by a right hand of the user; a first input part located proximately to the left grip part such that the user provides inputs to the first input part with the left hand; a second input part located proximately to the right grip part such that the user provides inputs to the first input part with the right hand, where the inputs from one of the first input part and the second input part cause system software of the information processing device to take action.
US11033813B2	Latency erasure The present concepts relate to erasing the delay effects caused by latency. A server may model an environment. The server may transmit a series of state information relating to the state of the environment to a client. The client may receive an input provided by a user. In response, the client may transmit the input along with the state information to the server, where the state information corresponds to the state of the environment from the user's perspective at the time the user provided the input. The server may process the input according to the state information received with the input rather than the state of the environment being modeled by the server at the time the input is received by the server. Accordingly, the user may experience that the server is responsive to her inputs as though there were no latency.
US11033801B2	Detachable powered push carts A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for propelling a non-motorized vehicle forward. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include a frame, a first wheel, a second wheel, a motor, a controller, and a bracket. The frame may attach to the first wheel, the second wheel, and the motor. The first wheel may attach to a first side of the frame and rotate about an axis. The second wheel may attach to a second side of the frame and rotate about the axis. The motor may connect to the first wheel, where the motor is configured to rotate the first wheel to propel the apparatus forward. The controller may control a speed at which the motor rotates the first wheel. The bracket may attach to a front of the first frame and connect to a non-motorized vehicle.
US11033799B2	Transportation device with pivoting axle Devices and methods of transport are disclosed. Various embodiments include structural aspects related to steering and changing the direction of conveyances including features which utilize leaning or shifting of weight as part of turning.
US11033798B2	Mounting plate with rail for a binding A mounting system for a binding or a binding component on a cross-country ski includes a mounting plate that is arranged on the top surface of the cross-country ski. The mounting plate comprises longitudinal side edges having a profile with undercuts for longitudinal positioning and attachment of the binding or binding component with the aid of a complementary profile on the binding or binding component. The mounting plate comprises a longitudinal channel that houses a longitudinal rail. The upper side of the longitudinal rail comprises at least one locking device. The underside of the binding or binding component comprises at least one complementary locking device.
US11033795B1	Scoreboard A scoreboard for displaying scores in a sporting event or other recreational event is disclosed herein. The scoreboard comprises a base member, a support member, a plurality of cards and a ring member. The support member is disposed above the base member. The plurality of cards is arranged in at least three stacks along the length of said support member. Each of said cards defining at least one fastening aperture and indicia. The ring member is threaded through each of the fastening apertures in the cards and the support member. The scoreboard allows a scorekeeper to accurately display the score, and easily observe the movement of players to either side of a court. The scoreboard is simple in construction, easy to use, and eliminates the need of handling two large cards side by side.
US11033794B2	Openable exercising device that is stored easily and conveniently and is adapted to function as furniture An exercising device includes a base placed on a plane, a cover pivotally connected with the base, and an exercise apparatus mounted between the base and the cover. The cover has a side pivotally mounted on a side of the base. The cover is pivoted relative to the base to open or close a top face of the base. The exercise apparatus includes a leg working unit mounted on the base. Thus, the exercising device is stored easily and conveniently and is adapted to function as furniture. The exercising device also has a dustproof function.
US11033792B1	Golf swing training device A golf swing training device, comprising a cylindrical rod and a cylindrical sleeve configured to receive the rod. The rod has a first groove located on the rod and a second groove spaced a distance apart from the first groove on the rod. A diameter of the sleeve is larger than a diameter of the rod. The sleeve is configured to rotate around the rod but confined to the distance between the first and second grooves.
US11033791B2	Flip toy assembly with launcher device and projectile A flip toy assembly provides a launcher having and a projectile that is launched and can be caught by the launcher. The launcher has an elongate handle. The handle has a top end and a bottom end, distal from the top end. A head is fixedly attached to the bottom end. A projectile has an apex having a first side and a second side. A first leg extends away from the first side of the apex and a second leg extends away from the second side of the apex. A method of playing a game with the flip toy assembly is also provided.
US11033783B2	Golf club with polymeric insert and removeable weight A golf club head includes a face, a crown, a sole, and defines a bore that is configured to receive and to selectively retain an elongate weight. The bore is aligned on a longitudinal axis that intersects the face. An elongate weight is insertable into the bore. The elongate weight is rotatable between a first angular position and a second angular position. The golf club head can further include a compliant stop positioned to contact a protrusion of the elongate weight, such that a torque threshold must be overcome to rotate the elongate weight.
US11033782B1	Systems and methods for a weighted golf club head A golf club head includes a body, a first weight assembly, and a second weight assembly. The body defines an interior cavity and an exterior surface having a forward-most point and a rearward-most point. The body includes a face disposed within a forward portion of the golf club head, a sole defining a bottom portion of a golf club head, a crown defining a top portion of the golf club head, and a skirt positioned about a portion of a periphery of the golf club head between the sole and the crown. The first weight assembly extends between the toe and the heel, has a first center of gravity, and is configured to engage a forward weight cavity mount that is formed in the sole. The second weight assembly defines a second center of gravity and is configured to engage a rearward weight aperture that is formed in the body.
US11033777B1	Stationary exercise machine Stationary exercise machine. In one aspect of the disclosure, a stationary exercise machine may include one or more moveable members configured to be moved by a user, an actuator configured to selectively adjust the speed of, or the amount of resistance on, the one or more moveable members, and one or more processors. The one or more processors may be configured to receive a video workout program, execute the video workout program set to a first difficulty level, receive a second difficulty level, and execute the video workout program reset to the second difficulty level.
US11033773B1	Handle finger stop protrusion and handle assembly using the same A handle finger stop protrusion is disclosed herein. The handle finger stop protrusion is configured to be coupled to a handle body portion of a handle assembly. The handle finger stop protrusion includes a main body portion, the main body portion configured to be coupled to and extend outwardly from a first surface of the handle body portion, the main body portion configured to receive a thumb of a hand of a user pressing thereagainst so that the thumb of the user is configured to oppose a plurality of fingers other than the thumb of the hand of the user wrapped around an edge of the handle body portion so as to create a secure and safe grip of the handle assembly by the user. A handle assembly that includes at least one handle finger stop protrusion is also disclosed herein.
US11033772B2	Weighted wearable training apparatus A weighted wearable training apparatus has a weight shell with a front surface, a rear surface, a top, a bottom, a first side edge and a second side edge. The weight shell is adapted to cover at least a portion of a user's limb. A plurality of pockets are positioned on the rear surface of the weight shell. At least one removable weight sized to fit within one of the pockets. At least one attachment mechanism is provided for holding the weight shell to the user's limb.
US11033768B2	Restoring mechanism and exercising device A restoring mechanism for providing a restoring force to an exercising device which includes a fixing structure and a wheel is provided. The restoring mechanism includes a restoring set, a driving set and a connecting set. The restoring set includes a fixed portion and a link-up portion. The fixed portion is connected to the fixing structure. The driving set is connected to the link-up portion. The connecting set is selectively coupled to the driving set. When the connecting set is coupled to the driving set, rotation of the wheel causes the driving set to drive the restoring set such that the restoring set is allowed to accumulate energy.
US11033762B2	Apparatus and method for monitoring breathing air A method for monitoring breathing air of a person breathing via a face mask (8). In the method pressure of inhaled air and partial pressure of oxygen before oxygen enters in the face mask (8) are measured. A partial pressure of oxygen in lungs of the person is estimated on the basis of the measured pressure of inhaled air and the measured partial pressure of oxygen. Also at least one physical characteristics of lungs is taken into account. The estimated partial pressure of oxygen in lungs is compared with a threshold. An indication of impending hypoxia is provided to the person, if the comparison indicates that the estimated partial pressure of oxygen in lungs is at a level lower than the threshold. The present disclosure also relates to an apparatus (6) for implementing the method.
US11033755B2	Treatment planning system and particle therapy system There is provided a treatment planning system and a particle therapy system. In the related art, it is unable to determine optimum beam intensity in irradiation for which discrete spot irradiation and continuous beam irradiation coexist. There is provided a treatment planning system that includes a spot determination unit that divides an irradiation region to be irradiated with a charged particle beam into a plurality of layers in an advancing direction of the charged particle beam and disposes a plurality of irradiation spots, which becomes irradiation points of the charged particle beam, in the layers and a beam intensity determination unit that determines beam intensity for each of the layers by evaluating the irradiation time by changing the beam intensity in a range of a condition of change in dose distribution which is set in advance.
US11033754B2	Non-ablative photonic devices and related methods A method of delivering light energy to a pathological tissue includes emitting light energy from a first optical element within a cannula, producing a substantially uniform irradiance profile from the light energy within the cannula, transmitting the light energy emitted from the first optical element through a second optical element in thermal contact with a distal end of the cannula to the pathological tissue without ablating the pathological tissue, and conducting thermal energy from the pathological tissue through the second optical element and to the cannula.
US11033750B1	Intra-oral appliance with thermoelectric power source An intraoral device includes a mouthpiece for receiving a dentition of a user. The intraoral appliance further includes an oxygen sensor and an infrared radiation emitter. The oxygen sensor may include a photoplethysmography sensor. The intraoral device may further include a thermoelectric power source to supply power to the infrared radiation emitter and the photoplethysmography sensor.
US11033749B2	Process utilizing pulsed energy to heat treat biological tissue A process for heat treating biological tissue includes repeatedly applying a pulsed energy to a target tissue over a period of time so as to controllably raise a temperature of the target tissue to create a therapeutic effect to the target tissue without destroying or permanently damaging the target tissue. After the first treatment is concluded the application of the pulsed energy to the target tissue is halted for an interval of time. Within a single treatment session a second treatment is performed on the target tissue after the interval of time by repeatedly reapplying the pulsed energy to the target tissue so as to controllably raise the temperature of the target tissue to therapeutically treat the target tissue without destroying or permanently damaging the target tissue.
US11033740B2	Adaptive electrical neurostimulation treatment to reduce pain perception Systems and techniques are disclosed to establish programming of an implantable electrical neurostimulation device for treating chronic pain of a human subject, through the use of a dynamic model adapted to determine pain treatment parameters for a human patient and identify a new device operational program to implement the pain treatment parameters to address the chronic pain condition. In an example, the system to establish programming of the neurostimulation device performs operations that: obtain state data indicating a measured value that is correlated to pain experienced by the human subject; determine neurostimulation programming parameters, using a dynamic model, for pain treatment in the human subject, as the dynamic model is used to identify values of the neurostimulation programming parameters that predict an improvement to the measured value; and indicate a neurostimulation program for the neurostimulation device, that includes the neurostimulation programming parameters for the implantable electrical neurostimulation device.
US11033738B2	Apparatus for treatment of snoring and sleep apnoea A portable, battery powered apparatus (10) generates an electrical signal between electrodes (15a, 15b) to be applied to the skin of a patient for reduction or prevention of snoring or obstructive sleep apnoea. The signal comprises electrical stimulation at a frequency of 1-100 Hz and the signal comprises a stimulation free period of at least 0.5 seconds every 20 seconds, avoiding muscle fatigue when used for long periods, e.g. overnight.
US11033733B2	Medical leads with segmented electrodes and methods of fabrication thereof In one embodiment, a method for fabricating a neurostimulation stimulation lead comprises: providing a plurality of ring components and hypotubes in a mold; placing an annular frame with multiple lumens over distal ends of the plurality of hypotubes to position a portion of each hypotube within a respective lumen of the annular frame; molding the plurality of ring components and the hypotubes to form a stimulation tip component for the stimulation lead, wherein the molding fills interstitial spaces between the plurality of ring components and hypotubes with insulative material; and forming segmented electrodes from the ring components after performing the molding.
US11033729B2	Flexible catheter with a drive shaft A blood pump assembly comprising a pump casing, at least a portion of which is disposed around one or more blades coupled to a drive cable, and a motor configured to drive the drive cable and the one or more blades rotationally, wherein the drive cable is configured to undergo axial displacement with respect to the pump casing during rotation.
US11033719B2	Catheter insertion device including retractable needle A catheter insertion device for inserting a catheter into a body of a patient is disclosed. The catheter insertion device includes a retractable needle for establishing access to a subcutaneous vessel of the patient and a manually extensible guidewire for guiding the initially attached catheter into the vessel. In one embodiment, the catheter insertion device comprises a housing, a hollow needle retractably extending from the housing, a catheter initially disposed on a portion of the needle, a guidewire including a portion initially disposed within the needle, a guidewire advancement feature configured to selectively advance a distal end of the guidewire distally past a distal end of the needle, and a needle retention component configured to selectively enable retraction of the needle into the housing. The needle retention component is configured to be actuated by the guidewire advancement feature. In one embodiment, one-handed operation of the device is possible.
US11033716B2	Devices, systems, and methods for anchoring actuation wires to a steerable instrument A pull wire attachment system for a minimally invasive medical instrument comprises an anchoring element, a steerable tube, and a pull wire assembly. The anchoring element comprises a hollow tube having a first outer diameter. The pull wire assembly comprising a pull wire having a proximal end and a distal end and a securing element coupled to the distal end. A portion of the pull wire is disposed within a groove having an open cross-sectional shape extending along a length of the steerable tube. The securing element includes a second outer diameter sized smaller than the first outer diameter. The securing element is coupled to the anchoring element to prevent proximal translation of the distal end of the pull wire along a longitudinal axis of the medical instrument past the anchoring element. A proximal end of the securing element is disposed distal to a distal end of the steerable tube.
US11033714B2	Catheter with biased and discrete deflection characteristics and related methods A deflectable catheter with biased deflection characteristics has an elongated catheter body having a micro-injection molded spine that is configured with a center core, outwardly extending opposing struts, and one or more sets of longitudinally-aligned and discrete fins, wherein the struts resist deflection of the spine in a first plane and bias deflection of the spine in a second plane, wherein parameters of the discrete fins define deflection characteristics of the spine in the second plane.
US11033713B2	Catheter hubs and valves for minimizing embolic potential A hub is provided for a sheath, catheter, or other tubular device that includes a tubular body comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and a hub passage extending between the proximal end and the distal end; a valve mounted in the tubular body adjacent the proximal end comprising a proximal surface adjacent the proximal end and a distal surface adjacent an intermediate region of the hub passage; a side port comprising a first end coupled to an outer surface of the tubular body adjacent the intermediate region, a second outer end, and a port passage extending between the second end and the first end and communicating with the intermediate region of the hub passage; and a guide element in the side port adjacent the first end for directing fluid introduced into the second end through the port passage towards the distal surface of the valve.
US11033709B2	System and method for reducing stress A method for providing a therapeutic benefit to a person is disclosed which includes a processor that executes a first function to determine a physiological parameter from one or more physiological sensors positioned on the person and then the processor executes a second function to determine at least one second physiological parameter from the one or more physiological sensors or an environmental parameter from one or more environmental sensors associated with the location of the person. Next, the processor uses either the first and second physiological parameters or the first physiological parameter and the environmental parameter to determine whether to apply bi-lateral stimulation to the person; activating first and second stimulators positioned bi-laterally on the person to initiate bi-lateral stimulation for a therapeutically effective time period when the processor determines to apply bi-lateral stimulation.
US11033705B2	Systems and methods for ambulatory generation of nitric oxide Systems and methods are provided for portable and compact nitric oxide (NO) generation that can be embedded into other therapeutic devices or used alone. In some embodiments, an ambulatory NO generation system can be comprised of a controller and disposable cartridge. The cartridge can contain filters and scavengers for preparing the gas used for NO generation and for scrubbing output gases prior to patient inhalation. The system can utilize an oxygen concentrator to increase nitric oxide production and compliment oxygen generator activity as an independent device. The system can also include a high voltage electrode assembly that is easily assembled and installed. Various nitric oxide delivery methods are provided, including the use of a nasal cannula.
US11033704B2	Respiratory apparatus A mask apparatus for a respiratory treatment can permit delivery of breathable gas to a user. In one example, the mask may employ a frame and cushion to form a seal for both mouth and nose. The frame may be adapted for coupling with a respiratory treatment apparatus so as to permit communication of a pressurized gas from the respiratory treatment apparatus. The cushion, which may be foam, may have a substantially under the nose configuration or over the nose configuration. The mask may have a common plenum chamber for both nose and mouth. The cushion may further define a centrally open lip superior region. The cushion may be adapted to couple with the frame directly or to the frame in conjunction with a cushion support clip. Various features of the cushion may further promote sealing and comfort for the under the nose design.
US11033691B2	Medical puncture needle A medical puncture needle comprising includes: a rod-shaped body portion; and a blade surface formed at a distal end portion of the rod-shaped body portion. The blade surface includes: a first blade surface portion that is inclined with respect to a central axis of the body portion and extends to a tip, and a second blade surface portion that is formed on a back side of the first blade surface portion. A blade edge extending to the tip is formed by a ridgeline at which the first blade surface portion intersects the second blade surface portion. The second blade surface portion comprises a first plane and a second plane having different angles with respect to a virtual plane including the central axis passing through the tip at an orthogonal cross-section that is orthogonal to the central axis.
US11033689B2	Plunger-driven auto-injectors Plunger sub-assemblies for automatic injectors include a plunger outer having one or more engagement prongs, a plunger inner having one or more engagement slots which correspond with the engagement prongs of the plunger outer, and a retraction biasing member. The retraction biasing member is retained in a first energized state between the plunger outer and plunger inner when the engagement prongs of the plunger outer are releasably engaged with the engagement slots of the plunger inner. The one or more engagement prongs are capable of flexing substantially radially to release from engagement with the engagement slots of the plunger inner to permit the retraction biasing member to expand from the first energized state to a second expanded state. An automatic injector having a plunger sub-assembly includes a housing, an activation mechanism, and a plunger sub-assembly at least partially mounted within a syringe cartridge having a needle assembly.
US11033688B2	Injection device with axially moving needle holder An injection device comprises a housing containing a cartridge, a needle holder including an injection needle, and a cap. The cap is removably engaged with the housing. The injection device also comprises a translating mechanism configured such that linear distal movement of the cap causes proximal movement of the needle holder such that the injection needle pierces the cartridge.
US11033687B2	Injection device for delivery of a liquid medicament An injection device for dispensing of a liquid medicament is disclosed. The device includes an elongated housing extending in an axial direction to accommodate a cartridge, a drive member axially displaceable inside the housing and being in sealed engagement with a side wall of the housing, wherein the drive member has an abutment face to axially abut with a proximal end of a barrel of the cartridge to displace the cartridge from the undeployed position towards the deployed position, wherein the drive member has an outlet located distally from the sealed engagement and further has an inlet located proximally from the sealed engagement, wherein the inlet and the outlet are in flow connection with each other via a flow path extending through the drive member and wherein at least one flow restrictor is arranged across or in the flow path.
US11033686B2	Administration mechanism for a medicament delivery device An administration mechanism for a medicament delivery device is disclosed having a linearly displaceable medicament delivery member cover, an actuator sleeve, an actuator, wherein the medicament delivery member cover is configured to axially displace the actuator sleeve from an initial position to a distally displaced position thereby displacing the actuator sleeve relative to the actuator, a rotator having a guide structure, a plunger holder, and a plunger rod that is proximally biased. The actuator can engage with the plunger holder in the initial position of the actuator sleeve to prevent the plunger holder from proximal displacement relative to the actuator. The actuator can be released from engagement with the plunger holder by displacement of the actuator sleeve towards the distally displaced position to enable proximal displacement of the plunger holder, the plunger rod and the rotator relative to the actuator. The actuator can rotate the rotator relative to the plunger holder, releasing the plunger rod from the plunger holder.
US11033683B2	Medicament injection device A medicament injection device comprising: a needle holder holding a needle, a pivotable cartridge holder, the pivotable cartridge holder being pivotable from an open state to a closed state, wherein the pivotable cartridge holder is arranged to receive a medicament cartridge in the open state, and wherein the needle holder is axially movable towards the pivotable cartridge holder when the pivotable cartridge holder is in the closed state.
US11033682B2	Insulin delivery methods, systems and devices A method of insulin delivery, the method may include obtaining one or more blood glucose readings of a user, and, based on the blood glucose readings, generating a set of insulin delivery actions that may include delivery of a baseline basal rate or predefined variations of the baseline basal rate. The method may also include monitoring previous insulin delivery actions to the user to determine whether the previous insulin delivery actions include insulin beyond a threshold amount, where the previous insulin delivery actions may include delivery of the baseline basal rate or predefined variations of the baseline basal rate, and, based on the previous insulin delivery actions including insulin beyond the threshold amount, adjusting the set of insulin delivery actions.
US11033681B2	Automatic catheter recognition and associated methods, systems and circuits Disclosed is a medical device for pumping fluid through a conduit, the pump including: one or more sensors to detect a parameter associated with the fluid; a circuit to (a) receive from the sensor a first signal indicative of one or more characteristics associated with the fluid; and (b) to determine if an occlusion is indicated based on a signal analysis of the first signal.
US11033678B2	Compact injector drive In one embodiment, an injector includes a sleeve, a drive assembly, and a drive assembly housing. The sleeve is configured to receive a reservoir having a plunger therein. The drive assembly is configured to pressurize the reservoir and includes a tip, an actuator, and mechanical segments. The tip is configured to be secured to the plunger. The actuator is configured to supply a motive force to the tip for moving it between retracted and extended positions. The mechanical segments are configured to transmit motive force from the actuator to the tip. The drive assembly housing has a housing length in a direction parallel to a central longitudinal axis of the tip. The reservoir has a reservoir length L. A package length is defined by the housing length and the reservoir length L. The package length is less than 2L.
US11033676B2	Drug delivery device and method for connecting a fluid flowpath Provided herein is a fluid pathway connection assembly, e.g., for connecting a fluid flowpath within a drug delivery device for delivery of a medicament to a target site. The fluid pathway connection assembly comprises a hollow needle piercing member, a sleeve fixedly engaged with the piercing member and a pierceable seal configured to sealingly engage the piercing member or the sleeve. Upon, sealing engagement, the piercing member or the sleeve and the pierceable seal form a volume within which a portion of the piercing member is disposed. The fluid pathway connection assembly is activated by relative movement between the piercing member and the pierceable seal and activation causes the piercing member to pierce the pierceable seal, thereby establishing a fluid flowpath through the pierceable seal. Upon incorporation of the assembly into a sealed fluid flowpath, the volume is isolated from the environment and maintains the sterile condition of the portion of the piercing member disposed therein. Also provided herein are drug delivery pumps and methods of operating and assembling the assemblies and pumps described herein.
US11033671B2	Systems and methods for detecting vascular access disconnection A system for detecting whether a vascular access has been interrupted in an arrangement in which two catheters or needles are present in a blood vessel, fistula or graft. A fluid line leading to a pump is connected via a first connector to a first indwelling catheter, and a fluid line leading from a pump is connected via a second connector to a second indwelling catheter. Each connector is equipped with an electrode in contact with the lumen of the connector, the electrodes electrically connected to an electronic circuit that measures the impedance or conductivity of fluid between the first connector and second connectors via a fluid path through the blood vessel, fistula or graft. An electronic controller receives the impedance or conductivity data and processes the data to determine whether a vascular access disconnection has occurred. The processing may involve filtering the signal received by the controller, and/or setting provisional flags for a disconnection event that may be cleared if the signal changes before the expiration of a counter.
US11033666B2	Percutaneous gas diffusion device suitable for use with a subcutaneous implant Percutaneous gas diffusion device. In one embodiment, the percutaneous gas diffusion device includes a core layer, an outer layer, and an intermediate layer. The core layer may be cylindrical and may include a gas-permeable, liquid-impermeable material. The outer layer may peripherally surround the core layer and may include a tissue-integrating material. The intermediate layer may peripherally surround the core layer and may be peripherally surrounded by the outer layer. The intermediate layer may include a barrier that prevents infiltration of tissue from the outer layer into the core layer and that additionally reduces diffusion of gas from the core layer into the outer layer. The percutaneous gas diffusion device may be coupled to a subcutaneous implant device, such as a subcutaneous container holding implanted cells and/or tissue, a subcutaneous electrochemical oxygen concentrator, or a water electrolyzer.
US11033661B2	Anti-adhesion material and substitute biomembrane using decellularized tissue An anti-adhesion material comprising decellularized tissues and a biocompatible polymer or fibrin glue; a method for preparing an anti-adhesion material comprising complexing a biocompatible polymer or fibrin glue to decellularized tissues; an anti-adhesion material kit comprising decellularized tissues and a biocompatible polymer or fibrin glue; a substitute biomembrane comprising decellularized tissues and a biocompatible polymer or fibrin glue; a method for preparing a substitute biomembrane comprising complexing a biocompatible polymer or fibrin glue to decellularized tissues; and a substitute biomembrane kit comprising decellularized tissues and a biocompatible polymer or fibrin glue.
US11033649B2	Odor control product package and method of forming the same A hybrid packet containing deodorizing chemicals can dissolve to release the chemicals in a brine solution while still being formed using high speed packet forming machinery. A hybrid packet can be formed by feeding a sheet of dissolvable paper and a film of PVA material into the packet forming machine to form a hybrid packet having one side formed of the paper and the opposing side formed of the PVA material. The PVA sheet and paper panels are fused together by the machine to form a sealed interior compartment that holds the deodorizing chemicals. A serrated knife edge can be used to pierce the paper and PVA layers to separate individual packets. Reduced water volume in the forming operation avoids compromising the dissolvable paper portion of the hybrid packet. The packet contents can include citric acid and sodium bicarbonate.
US11033648B2	Method, system and device for reducing microbial concentration and/or biofilm formation and/or reducing mineral and chemical concentrations to purify contaminated surfaces and substances Described herein are various methods, systems, and apparatus for reducing and eliminating, microbes, minerals, chemicals and biofilms from contaminated substances. A combination of oxidizing agents and radiation of certain wavelengths forming a synergistic reaction. The synergistic reaction generates EMODs, which are effective in reducing microbial count, unwanted mineral or chemical concentrations and eliminating or blocking biofilm formation, particularly in anaerobic environments. The synergistic reaction produces long lasting EMODs thereby creating a residual effect. This synergistic reaction has a relationship to EMOD creation and has a detrimental effect on microbial contamination (MC), mineral contamination (MINC), chemical contamination (CC), microbial influenced corrosion (MIC) and biofilm creation. MC, MINC, CC, MIC and biofilm can be eliminated or greatly reduced with the treatment methods in or on equipment including pipelines, storage tanks, supplying systems, cooling systems, and processing equipment.
US11033646B1	Ultraviolet shielding devices, systems, and methods A UV shielding device including a sanitizing interface having a top surface arranged to support footwear positioned above the sanitizing interface. The sanitizing interface including a translucent material arranged to allow UV light to pass through. The UV shielding device including a sensor arranged to detect a presence of the footwear and a UV emitter arranged to emit the UV light toward the footwear and through the sanitizing interface. The device also including an adjustable UV shield positioned adjacent to the sanitizing interface and arranged to conform substantially to a shape of the footwear positioned above the sanitizing interface, where the UV shield includes a first perimeter positioned in close proximity laterally to a perimeter of a sole of the footwear.
US11033644B2	UV sterilization device A UV sterilization device includes a body, a power module and a UV sterilization assembly. The body includes a housing, an inlet end and an outlet end, wherein the inlet end and the outlet end are positioned on the housing and communicate with the housing; the inlet end and an outlet end communicate with each other through the housing. The power module is positioned on the body for supply electric power. The UV sterilization assembly is positioned on the body, and electrically connected to the power module; the UV sterilization assembly includes a UV source and at least one reflector, wherein the UV source could emit UV light to the at least one reflector, and the UV source and the at least one reflector are positioned around a sterilization channel, the sterilization channel communicates with the inlet end and the outlet end of the body.
US11033639B2	Immunoadsorption Upon administration of rAAV vectors the humoral immune response (neutralizing antibodies) is the first barrier that needs to be overcome. Surprisingly it was found that by using immunoadsorption for depletion of immunoglobulins from the blood (plasma), subjects can be highly efficiently treated with rAAV vectors, i.e. obtain highly efficient transduction after rAAV vector administration, in spite of the presence of high levels of nAb.
US11033634B2	Light chain variable regions Novel modulators, including antibodies and derivatives thereof, and methods of using such modulators to treat proliferative disorders are provided.
US11033632B2	Polysaccharide and methods There is provided a molecule comprising a chain of seven or more contiguous units of 4,6-dideoxy-4-acylamido-α-pyranose, each pair of units joined by a C1-C2 or a C1-C3 link, the chain having a terminal end and a reducing end, wherein the pyranose ring in the unit of the chain most distal from the reducing end is linked to a cap structure. The cap structure is not a 4,6-dideoxy-4-acylamido-α-pyranose. There are also provided vaccine compositions comprising the molecule and methods of vaccinating an animal NI against infection by a Brucella organism, including methods of distinguishing between a vaccinated and an infected animal. There are further provided novel methods of detecting the presence in a sample of an anti-Brucella antibody.

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