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US11045558B2	RPGR gene therapy for retinitis pigmentosa Methods for treating a human subject who has X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa (XLRP) or another clinically-defined ophthalmological condition due to a loss-of-function mutation in the gene encoding the retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulator (RPGR) protein, the method comprising administering to the subject a nucleic acid comprising an adeno-associated viral vector comprising an abbreviated human RPGR cDNA.
US11045555B2	Pathogen-specific cargo delivery and diagnostic platform based on mesoporous silica nanoparticles In various embodiments nanoparticle drug delivery vehicles are provided that specifically deliver a cargo to a target pathogenic organism. In certain embodiments the drug delivery vehicle comprises a mesoporous silica nanoparticle comprising a plurality of pores and an outer surface through which the pores are disposed; a cargo disposed in the pores; one or more antigens attached to the surface of the nanoparticle; an antibody that specifically binds the antigens and are bound to the antigens, wherein the antibody inhibits diffusion of the cargo out of the pores and permit release of the cargo when the drug delivery vehicle is in the presence of the antigen or a pathogen displaying the antigen.
US11045551B2	Antiseptic composition comprising polyvinylpyrrolidone and unithiol and use of the composition Polymer-based antiseptic compositions are provided for treating wounds and/or for use in surgical operations, which form a film on the wound surface and have antiseptic, anesthetic and antitoxic effects. The compositions include polyvinylpyrrolidone with a weight average molecular weight in a range of 1,000,000 to 3,000,000 Da, one or more antiseptics, unithiol, dimethylsulfoxide, and one or more anesthetics. In addition, use of the compositions in a wound treatment, as well as methods for treating wounds using the compositions including the step of applying the composition to a wound surface are provided.
US11045549B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising meloxicam Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an NSAID such as meloxicam and/or rizatriptan in combination with a cyclodextrin and/or a carbonate or a bicarbonate. These compositions may be orally administered, for example, to improve the bioavailability or pharmacokinetics of the NSAID for the treatment of pain such as migraine, arthritis, and other conditions. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating pain, such as migraine, comprising administering meloxicam and rizatriptan to a human being suffering from pain, such as migraine. For migraine, these methods may be particularly useful when the meloxicam and rizatriptan are administered while the human being is suffering from an acute attack of migraine pain or migraine aura. In some embodiments, the combination of meloxicam and rizatriptan may be administered in a manner that results in a Tmax of meloxicam of 3 hours or less.
US11045543B2	EGFR-directed car therapy for glioblastoma Glioblastoma (GB) remains the most aggressive primary brain malignancy; brain metastasis, such as breast cancer brain metastases (BCBMs), are also aggressive and are associated with poor prognosis. Adoptive transfer of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-modified immune cells has emerged as a promising anti-cancer approach, yet the potential utility of CAR-engineered cells to treat brain cancers has not been explored. The present disclosure presents compostions and methods for using CAR expressing cells in the treatment of various cancers, including brain cancers such as GB and BCBMs.
US11045542B2	Method of reducing reactogenicity induced by administration of vaccine or immunogenic composition The invention provides a pro-resolving mediator for use in the reduction of reactogenicity induced by administration of a vaccine or immunogenic composition comprising at least an antigen, and vaccines or immunogenic compositions comprising such a pro-resolving mediator.
US11045539B2	Attenuated strain of pseudomonas as a vaccine for pseudomonas infection The present disclosure is related to a live-attenuated strain of Pseudomonas for its use as a vaccine, and for use in a method for preventive immunizing and for treating Pseudomonas infection, in particular in patients suffering from cystic fibrosis. Preferably, the live-attenuated strain of Pseudomonas is furthermore treated to become ‘killed but metabolically active’.
US11045538B2	Method and composition for treatment of hyperglycemia The present invention provides a method for treatment of hyperglycemia, particularly type 2 diabetes with Staphylococcal enterotoxins (SE). Also provided are a composition for treatment of hyperglycemia, comprising Staphylococcal enterotoxins, and a use of Staphylococcal enterotoxins for treatment of hyperglycemia.
US11045537B2	Klebsiella pneumoniae from minks and its application A SD-1 strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae from mink and its application are disclosed, wherein the collection number of the Klebsiella pneumoniae is CGMCC NO: 17901. The Klebsiella pneumoniae SD-1 strain can be used for preparing a vaccine. The preferred form of the vaccine is an inactivated vaccine. The SD-1 strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae was screened from minks that died after vaccination. Compared with the current Klebsiella pneumoniae, the strain has mutated and is a new type of pathogenic strain. Vaccine prepared from the SD-1 strain provides better immune protection for minks.
US11045536B2	Vaccine Vaccines and methods are for immunization against Coxiella burnetii infections and Q fever. The vaccine can be for protection against a Coxiella burnetii infection, or treating or preventing at least one symptom of Q fever. The vaccine includes a delipidated C. burnetii polysaccharide derived from a cell wall lipopolysaccharide of C. burnetii. The vaccine can also be a conjugate vaccine for protection against a Coxiella burnetii infection, or treating or preventing at least one symptom of Q fever. The conjugate vaccine includes a delipidated C. burnetii polysaccharide derived from a cell wall lipopolysaccharide of C. burnetii linked to an immunogenic carrier.
US11045530B2	Regulatory T cell epitopes, compositions and uses thereof The invention is directed to T cell epitopes wherein said epitopes comprises a peptide or polypeptide chain comprising at least a portion of an immunoglobulin constant or variable region. The invention also relates to methods of using and methods of making the epitopes of the invention.
US11045529B2	Regulatory T cell epitopes, compositions and uses thereof The invention is directed to T cell epitopes wherein said epitopes comprises a peptide or polypeptide chain comprising at least a portion of an immunoglobulin constant or variable region. The invention also relates to methods of using and methods of making the epitopes of the invention.
US11045527B2	Method of diagnosing preeclampsia or pregnancy-induced hypertension A therapeutic agent for the treatment of toxemia, preeclampsia and eclampsia and a method for preparing the therapeutic agent are disclosed. The therapeutic agent is a stable pharmaceutical preparation containing, but not limited to, digestive/pancreatic enzymes. The therapeutic agent may be manufactured by a variety of encapsulation technologies. Delivery of the therapeutic agent may be made orally, through injection, by adherence of a medicated patch or by other methods. Further, a method of using the presence of chymotrypsin in the maternal GI tract as a biomarker, to determine the likelihood of developing preeclampsia, a pregnancy induced hypertension, and eclampsia/toxemia is disclosed.
US11045522B2	Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists and uses thereof The present invention provides modified glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1) polypeptides, fusion proteins comprising modified GLP1 polypeptides, and methods of use thereof. In various embodiments of the invention, the fusion proteins are GLP1 receptor agonists that comprise a modified GLP1 fused to a stabilizing domain. In some embodiments, the fusion proteins comprising modified GLP1 are useful for treating or ameliorating a symptom or indication of a disorder such as obesity and diabetes.
US11045518B1	Compositions and methods for nutritional supplements Compositions and methods are presented in which a plurality of chemically distinct polyphenols inhibit multiple enzymes in pathways associated with health and healthy ageing. Preferred compositions are derived from colored plant materials that are commonly found in the Mediterranean diet and provide the biochemical basis for the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet. Notably, the enzyme inhibition observed with the combined polyphenols was synergistic with respect to not one but a significant number of enzymes in the pathways associated with health and healthy ageing, thus providing an amplified desirable effect.
US11045517B2	Composition for therapeutic management of hypomelanotic skin conditions The present invention discloses a composition comprising Nigella sativa extract standardized to contain not less than 0.1% w/w thymoquinone and not less than 0.01% w/w thymohydroquinone, Coleus forskolii extract standardized to contain not less than 90% w/w forskolin and Piper nigrum extract standardized to contain not less than 95% w/w piperine extract for use in enhancing melanogenesis in mammalian cells. The invention also discloses the use of above mentioned composition in the therapeutic management of hypomelanotic skin conditions and in reducing the progression of depigmentation of skin in vitiligo in mammalian skin.
US11045514B2	Method of using a rosemary extract composition for weight management A method of modulating body weight using a composition of rosemary extract having a pre-determined amount of ursolic acid.
US11045511B2	Compositions and methods useful in treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms, benign prostatic hyperplasia, erectile dysfunction and other diseases or symptoms The invention relates to therapeutic compositions, solid oral dosage forms, and methods for treating, preventing, or alleviating lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), erectile dysfunction (ED), urinary incontinence, bladder obstruction, overactive bladder (OAB), underactive bladder, interstitial cystitis, prostatitis, bladder and prostate inflammation, prostate fibrosis or pelvic pain. The therapeutic compositions can comprise cranberry powder enriched in cranberry seeds or cranberry seed meal.
US11045505B2	Media supplements and methods to culture human gastrointestinal anaerobic microorganisms A media supplement for culturing anaerobic bacteria is provided which comprises a filtrate of eilluent from a chemostat vessel in which a target bacterial ecosystem has been culnn-ed. Methods of using the supplement for culturing or isolating anaerobic microbial strains or cormmmities, particularly anaerobic bacteria from the human gut, are also provided.
US11045504B2	Compositions and methods for treatment of cancer using bacteria Provided herein are compositions comprising substantially non-viable Gram-negative bacterial organisms that have a substantial reduction in endotoxin activity and/or pyrogenicity and methods for treating a cancer using the same. Also provided are methods for treating cancer provided herein, comprising administering to a mammal diagnosed with cancer, substantially non-viable Gram-negative bacteria having a substantial reduction in endotoxin activity and/or pyrogenicity, in an amount sufficient to inhibit growth or metastasis of the cancer. An additional method is provided comprising administering viable or non-viable Gram-negative bacterial organisms that have a genetic defect that results in a substantial loss of lipopolysaccharide within the outer membrane of the bacteria. Further provided are methods for reducing endotoxin activity and/or pyrogenicity in Gram-negative bacteria comprising treatment with polymyxin and glutaraldehyde.
US11045503B2	Pharmaceutical composition for preventing, treating and curing rosacea, comprising snail slime, chamomile and propolis The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition consisting of snail slime Helix aspersa muller (Cryptomphalus aspersus) (20% to 50%), camomile extract (1-4%), propolis 1l-4%), and pharmaceutically acceptable excipients and/or additives for forming a formulation of low, intermediate or high viscosity (10 to 1000 Pa-s). Said composition is in the form of a lotion, soap, cream or gel, which is embedded in a gauze-type fabric in the form of a plaster that can be applied to lesions caused by the different types of rosacea. The composition can also contain natural extracts such as marigold extract, honey and vegetable oils. The invention also relates to the method for producing the composition and to the use thereof for preparing a medicament or device for preventing, treating or curing lesions caused by rosacea, on the skin of the face or the body.
US11045502B2	Method of isolating cells for therapy and prophylaxis Disclosed are methods for isolating endothelial progenitor cells (EPC). More particularly, the present invention discloses methods for isolating endothelial progenitor cells that exhibit self-renewal and differentiation capacity. The isolated cellular population of the present invention is useful in a wide range of clinical and research setting including inter alia, the in vitro or in vivo generation of endothelial cells and the therapeutic or prophylactic treatment of a range of conditions via the administration of these cells. Also facilitated is the isolation of endothelial progenitor cells for research purposes such as in vitro based screening systems for testing the therapeutic impact and/or toxicity of potential treatment or culture regimes to which these cells may be exposed to. The present invention also discloses methods for isolating mesenchymal stem cells, in particular mesenchymal stem cells of fetal and/or maternal origin. These cells are also useful in a range of in vitro and in vivo therapeutic, prophylactic and research applications.
US11045495B2	Method of improving beta cell function using a supplement A method of improving beta cell function by using a supplement, the comprising: administering the supplement comprising lysine, zinc, and vitamin C to a user; monitoring an insulin resistance level before and after the supplement is administered in a bio-sample; and determining a change in a dose of the supplement based on the insulin resistance level found in the bio-sample.
US11045494B2	Use of potassium hydroxide in the treatment of actinic keratosis An agent in the form of potassium hydroxide (KOH) in a pharmaceutically acceptable composition is used in the dermal treatment of actinic keratosis. The composition may be an aqueous alkaline solution of potassium hydroxide and topically applied to the skin or on the scalp, within the face, the neck, the nose, as well as on the bosom.
US11045493B2	Synthetic melanin nanoparticles and uses thereof Provided, inter alia, are synthetic melanin nanoparticles (MelNPs) useful for protecting keratinocytes from UV-damage and for treating melanin-defective diseases.
US11045486B2	Therapeutic method and therapeutic agent for atopic dermatitis in animals Provided are a therapeutic agent and a therapeutic method for canine atopic dermatitis. The therapeutic method for atopic dermatitis in animals and the therapeutic drug for atopic dermatitis in animals are characterized in that 2.5-10.0 mg/kg of roxithromycin and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and 12.5-50.0 mg/kg of pentoxifylline and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are to be simultaneously administered along with meals at 12-hour intervals for 60 days. The present invention provides an advantageous effect of preventing recurrence of symptoms for at least 30 days even after cessation of drug administration.
US11045484B2	KRAS G12C inhibitors and methods of using the same Provided herein are KRAS G12C inhibitors, composition of the same, and methods of using the same. These inhibitors are useful for treating a number of disorders, including pancreatic, colorectal, and lung cancers.
US11045483B2	Pain-killing composition comprising a salicylic acid derivative The subject-matter of the present invention is the use of a therapeutic composition comprising, in an applying carrier, at least one essential oil for relieving muscle and/or joint pain in an animal subject, wherein said composition topically treats an area of the skin of said subject, characterized in that said composition comprises methyl salicylate, which constitutes, with at least one essential oil of the composition containing same in only a small amount or not at all, an active agent within which the rate of transport of the methyl salicylate through the skin is increased by virtue of the oil, which is an essential oil.
US11045480B2	Anti-huLRRC15 antibody drug conjugates and methods for their use The present disclosure provides antibodies, antibody binding fragments, and antibody drug conjugates that bind human LRRC15, their methods of making, and their uses to treat patients having cancer.
US11045470B2	Methods of treating heavy menstrual bleeding The present invention relates to the method of treating heavy menstrual bleeding in a subject with or without uterine fibroids and in need of treatment by administering an effective amount of 4-((R)-2-[5-(2-fluoro-3-methoxy-phenyl)-3-(2-fluoro-6-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-4-methyl-2,6-dioxo-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyrimidin-1-yl]-1-phenyl-ethylamino)-butyric acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in combination with estrogens and progestogens.
US11045468B2	Pharmaceutical composition comprising diamino heterocyclic carboxamide compound as active ingredient A pharmaceutical composition is suitable for treating AXL-related cancer. The cancer can be cancer with high expression of AXL. The cancer can also be cancer which has acquired resistance by the activation of AXL against therapy with an anticancer agent. Specific diamino heterocyclic carboxamide compounds have an AXL inhibitory action, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds as an active ingredient have a therapeutic effect on AXL-related cancer. This AXL-related cancer can be cancer with high expression of AXL and/or cancer which has acquired resistance by the activation of AXL against therapy with an anticancer agent.
US11045463B2	Methods of enhancing immune response The present invention relates to a method of enhancing immune response in a subject.
US11045457B2	Piperidinyl-3-(aryloxy)propanamides and propanoates Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, stereoisomers thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein L, r, s, R5, R6, R7, R9, R10, R11, R12, X1, X2, X3, X4, X13, and X14 are defined in the specification. This disclosure also relates to materials and methods for preparing compounds of Formula 1, to pharmaceutical compositions which contain them, and to their use for treating diseases, disorders, and conditions associated with SSTR4.
US11045456B2	Compositions and methods for treating COPD and other inflammatory conditions The present invention features, inter alia, pharmaceutical compositions and their use in the preparation of a medicament (e.g., a medicament for inflammation, such as an inflammatory lung disease) or in a therapeutic regimen. The compositions can include at least two active agents: a first agent that inhibits PDE4 (e.g., roflumilast) and a second active agent that inhibits the expression or activity of one or more PDE4B variants (e.g., PDE4B2). The compositions and methods will attenuate an unwanted up-regulation of a PDE4B (e.g., PDE4B2) and may thereby improve treatment with the first agent (e.g., roflumilast). For example, the second agent may improve the efficacy of the first agent, decrease the effective dose of the first agent, ameliorate the tolerance to the first agent that would otherwise develop (e.g., in patients with COPD exacerbation), reduce unwanted side effects caused by the first agent, or otherwise improve treatment regimes including a PDE4 inhibitor.
US11045453B1	Serine protease inhibitor for treating coronavirus infection The disclosure is directed to WX-671, as (L)- or (D)-enantiomers, and as E- or (Z)-isomers or (E/Z)-mixtures, and as free bases or as salts thereof, in preparing medicines for treating coronavirus infection or preventing diseases caused by coronavirus infection, and a medicine for preventing coronavirus infection or preventing diseases caused by coronavirus infection.
US11045451B2	Antigen-driven detection and treatment of coccidioidomycosis Materials and methods for detecting and treating Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) are provided herein. For example, materials and methods for enriching and detecting biomarker antigens (e.g., polypeptides and/or glycans) from Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii, the fungi that cause Valley Fever, are described herein, as are methods for treating an individual for Valley Fever based on the results of the described detection methods.
US11045449B2	3-(5-fluoroindolyl)-4-arylmaleimide compounds and their use in tumor treatment The present invention relates to 3-(5-fluoroindolyl)-4-arylmaleimide compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. The compounds of the present invention are protein kinases (GSK-3beta, VEGFR-2 and FLT-3) with antineoplastic activity. They can therefore be used for the treatment or prevention of tumors, in particular solid tumors.
US11045447B2	Methods for inducing synaptogenesis with synaptic growth factor activating compounds A method for treating Alzheimer's disease (AD) by administering to an AD patient a PKC activator, such as a bryostatin-1, without administering a NMDA receptor antagonist, such as memantine.
US11045442B2	Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors for treatment of dermatological conditions Embodiments of the invention involve treating skin afflictions by the topical or oral use of acetylcholinesterase inhibitor. By effectively reducing or eliminating the population of Demodex mites in affected skin areas and areas where Demodex mites may exist, this treatment achieves a more complete remission of clinical signs and symptoms of the skin afflictions than any previously described method. Embodiments of the invention are useful for treating skin afflictions including common acne, seborrheic dermatitis, perioral dermatitis, an acneform rash, transient acantholytic dermatosis, acne necrotica milliaris, psoriasis, steroid induced dermatitis, primary irritation dermatitis and rosacea.
US11045439B2	Compounds for the treatment of obesity and methods of use thereof Pentacyclic triterpene weight loss agents are provided herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical formulations containing a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the weight loss agents, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof, in combination with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. The pharmaceutical formulations can be administered to a pre-obese, obese, or morbidly obese patient to induce weight loss, reduce body fat, reduce food intake, improve glucose homeostasis, prevent obesity, or a combination thereof. The weight loss agents can also be co-administered with leptin or a leptin analog.
US11045437B2	Composition for improving brain function Compositions comprising (A) tyrosine, serine, alanine, aspartic acid and glutamic acid as active ingredients are useful for improving brain function and recovering from or suppressing fatigue and are highly safe and permit continuous ingestion or administration.
US11045432B2	Epinephrine-based ophthalmic compositions for intraocular administration and methods for fabricating thereof Pharmaceutical compositions for intraocular injection are described, the compositions comprise therapeutically effective quantity of lyophilized preservative-free and sulfite-free epinephrine or adrenaline and a metal chelator. Methods for fabricating the compositions and using them for intraocular injections are also described.
US11045429B2	Shear-thinning self-healing networks Network materials which exhibit both shear thinning and self-healing properties are disclosed. The networks contain particles and gel-forming compounds. The networks are useful for a variety of biomedical uses, including drug delivery.
US11045425B2	Method of encapsulating pancreatic islet cells introduced to siRNA against PHLDA3 The present invention provides a method for preparing a graft material containing organ or tissue cells, the cells including cells having inhibited PHLDA3 expression.
US11045423B2	Anti-retroviral compositions The present invention relates to pharmaceutical antiretroviral compositions comprising a combination of antiretroviral agents (darunavir, dolutegravir and ritonavir), the manufacturing process thereof and use of the said compositions for the prevention, treatment or prophylaxis of HIV infection.
US11045422B2	Abuse resistant drugs, method of use and method of making An abuse resistant oral pharmaceutical composition, comprising: a barrier layer, comprising a first polymer; a diffusion layer, comprising a second polymer, substantially covering the barrier layer, wherein the diffusion layer is bonded to the barrier layer and comprises a drug that is substantially homogeneously distributed within the second polymer and diffuses from the diffusion layer within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract; and optionally an expansion layer comprising an expandable polymer, wherein the expansion layer is substantially covered by the barrier layer. Methods of making the same and methods of using the same are also provided.
US11045420B2	Extended release compositions comprising trihexyphenidyl The present disclosure provides extended release trihexyphenidyl compositions suitable for once- or twice-daily administration. The compositions comprise a core comprising organic acid that is coated with at least one drug layer comprising trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride, and a functional coat over the drug-layered core. The extended release compositions of the disclosure provide reduced Cmax, a Cmin:Cmax ratio of ≥0.4, and extended release, while maintaining therapeutically effective concentration, of trihexyphenidyl for at least about 16 hours. The compositions of the disclosure improve solubility of trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride, at a pH of greater than or equal to 5, to maintain its minimum effective concentration at such pH.
US11045419B2	Pharmaceutical preparation of carbohydrates for therapeutic use The disclosure provides methods for preparation of carbohydrate replacement therapies (CRT) that include nanocarriers of carbohydrates and glycolipids for pharmaceutical delivery to cell interior, endoplasmic reticulum, and Golgi for treating CDG type I and CDG type II diseases as well as other metabolic disorders.
US11045418B2	Lipid particle formulations for delivery of RNA and water-soluble therapeutically effective compounds to a target cell The present invention relates to lipid particles comprising at least one cationic lipid, at least one water-soluble therapeutically effective compound and RNA. Further, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising such particles. Said pharmaceutical composition is useful for inducing an immune response. It is also useful in a prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of a disease involving an antigen. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for producing the particles.
US11045415B2	Herb-based hair dye and method for manufacturing the same A herb-based hair dye formulation includes one or more ingredients selected from coloring agent, enhancing agent, toning agent and auxiliary agent of herb origin. Also disclosed is a method for producing a herb-based product, and particularly a method for manufacturing the herb-based hair dye formulation.
US11045411B2	Process for treating keratin materials using amide, acid or ester c-glycoside derivatives, and cosmetic composition containing same The present invention relates to a process for cosmetic treatment of the skin, comprising the application to the skin of a composition comprising a compound (I) with R, R′ and X as defined in the description and S* a monosaccharide or polysaccharide.
US11045409B2	Composition comprising a water-insoluble solid organic UV-screening agent and a compound capable of establishing hydrogen bonds The present invention relates to a composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one water-insoluble solid organic UV-screening agent (A) at least one compound (B) that may be obtained by reaction between: an oil bearing at least one nucleophilic and/or electrophilic reactive function, and a junction group capable of establishing hydrogen bonds with one or more partner junction groups, each junction group pairing involving at least 3 hydrogen bonds, the said junction group bearing at least one reactive function capable of reacting with the reactive function borne by the oil, the said junction group also comprising at least one unit of formula (I) or (II): in which: R1 and R3, which may be identical or different, represent a divalent carbon-based radical; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, optionally aromatic, C1-C32 carbon-based and especially hydrocarbon-based radical, which may comprise one or more heteroatoms chosen from O, N, S, F, Si and P.
US11045407B2	Process for treating keratin fibres with a pyridinedicarboxylic acid compound The invention relates to a process for treating keratin fibres, in particular human keratin fibres such as the hair, comprising the application to the keratin fibres of a cosmetic composition comprising a pyridinedicarboxylic acid compound. The process makes it possible to obtain good cosmetic properties in terms of manageability of the hair and sheen, with a long-lasting effect.
US11045404B2	Thickening cleansing compositions and applications and methods of preparation thereof The present invention discloses self-thickening compositions comprising one or more N-acyl acidic amino acid and/or a salts thereof and one or more amphoteric surfactant, methods of preparation thereof, and their applications in cosmetics and personal care, home care and other fields with excellent thickening performance and easy-to-use applicability, in particular in cleansing formulations to improve performance such as foam quality and mildness.
US11045400B2	Topical cosmetic composition for restructuring and protecting hair and scalp, and uses thereof A topical cosmetic composition is described for restructuring and protecting hair and scalp, as well as products for hair and scalp care involving the same.
US11045395B2	Smart lid sleeve systems to facilitate management of notifications and alerts associated with containers Disclosed herein is a smart lid sleeve system in accordance with some embodiments. Further, the smart lid sleeve system may include a lid sleeve, at least one sensor, a processing device, a storage device, a transmitter, and a power source. Further, the lid sleeve may include a first part and a second part. Further, the at least one sensor disposed on the lid sleeve. Further, the processing device communicatively coupled with the at least one sensor. Further, the processing device may be configured for analyzing the at least one sensor data. Further, the processing device may be configured for generating at least one notification based on the analyzing. Further, the storage device configured for storing the at least one notification. Further, the transmitter communicatively coupled with the processing device. Further, the power source electrically coupled with the at least one sensor, the transmitter, the processing device, and the storage device.
US11045393B2	Installation for producing a medical preparation The invention relates to an installation for producing a medical preparation, in particular for producing a preparation for parenteral nutrition. Liquids are transferred by means of the installation from a plurality of source containers to a target container. The installation comprises a receptacle with drivers for a valve block, wherein the drivers of the valves are arranged offset from one another.
US11045387B2	Tightly sealing single dose packaging A single-dose package for transdermal therapeutic systems or film-shaped administration forms, in the form of a tear-open sealed-edge pouch with a completely surrounding and continuous non-peelable sealing surface. The single-dose packages are provided with two packaging material elements, which are arranged one lying on top of the other and form the upper side and underside of a pouch that contains the product. At least one packaging material element is a tear-resistant film laminate with an at least three-layer structure, wherein at least one layer of the packaging material elements is a metal layer. The single-dose package also has a linear weakening, which lies in the sealing area, does not touch the edge of the package and extends in the direction of the weaker tear resistance of the upper side and underside and the linear form of the anisotropically tear-resistant plastic.
US11045385B2	Systems and methods for providing network connectivity and remote monitoring, optimization, and control of pool/spa equipment Systems and methods for providing network connectivity and remote monitoring, optimization, and control of pool/spa equipment are provided. “Internet-of-Things” (IoT) functionality is provided for pool and spa equipment in a flexible and cost-effective manner. Network connectivity and remote monitoring/control of pool and spa equipment is provided by various components such as a network communication and local control subsystem installed in pool/spa equipment, and other components. Also disclosed are various control processes (“pool logic”) which can be embodied as software code installed in any of the various embodiments of the present disclosure.
US11045375B2	Robotic operating table, and robotic operating table operation device A robotic operating table according to one or more embodiments may include: a patient placement table; a robotic arm comprising a plurality of joints, and having a first end supported on a base and a second end supporting the table; and an operation device comprising a preset position registration setting unit that registers an anesthetization position, a surgical operation position, and an imaging position and sets one of the registered anesthetization, surgical operation, and imaging positions as a movement destination of the table, and a move-operation receiving unit that receives, from a user, a move operation to move the table. When the move-operation receiving unit is operated while one of the registered anesthetization, surgical operation, and imaging positions is set as the movement destination of the table, the robotic arm may move the table to the set one of the registered anesthetization, surgical operation, and imaging positions.
US11045373B2	Personal portable therapy chamber A portable, personal therapy chamber for provision of infrared radiation therapy. The therapy chamber includes a pair of telescopically positionable cabins that are lightweight and easily portable by a single user. The therapy chamber is configured for use by a single person lying generally prone on a surface. The cabins are disposed to overlie the user and include a plurality of infrared radiation elements that direct infrared energy toward the user's body. When using the therapy chamber, the user's head extends from an open end of the cabin. A facial treatment fixture is integrated with the cabin to be extendable longitudinally from a terminal end thereof and to overlie the user's face/head. The therapy chamber can be configured to provide mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy in addition to infrared therapy.
US11045369B2	Adjustable seat comfort wheelchair An adjustable seat comfort wheelchair for maximizing comfort and convenience includes a chair base, a chair seat with a chair back, a headrest, a pair of armrests, a seat bottom, and a footrest. An electric drive train is coupled to the chair base and comprises: a battery compartment housing a rechargeable battery, a motor that is in operational communication with the rechargeable battery, a drive chain coupled to the motor, a pair of rear wheels that are driven by the motor coupled to the drive chain, a steering linkage, a pair of front wheels, a steering actuator, a control module, a lift piston, and a control stick that is in operational communication with the control module to operate the motor, the steering actuator, and the lift piston. The lift piston lifts the seat bottom to a lifted position to assist the user in standing.
US11045363B2	Feminine absorbent articles with bonded side flaps and an apparatus for producing the same A disposable sanitary napkin includes a main body and a pair of bridged flaps. The main body includes an absorbent system, a topsheet, and a backsheet, and it has a pair of side edges extending along the length thereof. The bridged flaps include a first straight edge, a second, shape-cut edge defining a projecting portion, and a bridging segment of a release liner having at least one zone of adhesive configured for attachment to the projecting portion of each bridged flap. Each bridged flap is attached to the main body with the first, substantially straight edge of each shaped strip aligned with a corresponding side edge of the main body, the bridged flaps are disposed over the topsheet, and each side flap is releasable from the bridging segment of the release liner.
US11045358B2	Bespoke wound treatment apparatuses and methods for use in negative pressure wound therapy Methods and apparatuses are disclosed relating to the creation and use of bespoke wound fillers and other wound treatment apparatuses. Some embodiments provide for the creation of bespoke wound fillers based on characteristics of a wound. Certain embodiments also include the use of bespoke wound fillers in combination with negative pressure to treat a wound.
US11045356B2	Welding helmet having a zipper arrangement and welding helmet assembly The present application relates to a welding helmet comprising a helmet housing and a head cover adapted to be worn on a wearer's head and made of an air-impermeable and flexible material, wherein a zipper arrangement is provided between the helmet housing and the head cover to detachably connect the head cover to the helmet housing around the whole perimeter of an opening of the helmet housing, and wherein after the head cover is connected to the helmet housing, the zipper arrangement is located within the housing of the welding helmet. The present application also relates to an assembly having the welding helmet.
US11045355B2	Implantable biologic stent and system for biologic material shaping, preparation, and intraocular stenting for increased aqueous outflow and lowering of intraocular pressure A system for preparation of an implant and ab interno insertion of the implant into an eye including a handle having one or more actuators and an elongated shaft having an outer sheath and an elongate member positioned within a lumen of the tubular outer sheath. The system includes a recess sized for holding a patch of material fixed relative to the handle and a cutting member movable relative to the handle and to the recess. The cutting member cuts the patch of material into an implant as the cutting member moves towards a cutting configuration. The implant, once cut, is axially aligned with the lumen of the tubular outer sheath. The inner elongate member is movable relative to the tubular outer sheath to advance the implant into a deployment position in the lumen of the tubular outer sheath for delivery into the eye. Related devices and methods are provided.
US11045350B2	Infusion support device and method An ophthalmic infusion support and associated methods are shown. Example infusion support devices include a base region, a support region, and a fastener. The fastener may take on the form of a c-shaped clip. When in use, the ophthalmic infusion support holds an infusion tube at an angle projecting away from a patient's eye.
US11045344B2	User-customizable orthopedic alignment device with alignment gap A user-customizable orthopedic alignment device (OAD) that includes a formable mouthpiece which has an alignment gap that is aligned with the user's canine teeth when the device is placed in the user's mouth. The OAD has moldable material that cover the user's molars and may cover the front teeth. The alignment gap is provided to allow an alignment member to be positioned laterally between the user's canine teeth during molding of the moldable material. The moldable material may be positioned on a frame that includes living hinges that allow the frame and mouthpiece to flex and adjust to the specific spacing between a user's right and left molars. After the moldable material has been molded to the user's teeth, inserts can be positioned in the alignment gap in some embodiments to provide cushioning between the canine teeth when the OAD is used.
US11045343B2	Hinged ankle brace A hinged ankle brace including a foot pad member and an ankle cuff which are hingedly secured together by flexible joint members. The flexible joint members yieldably resist hinged movement between the foot pad member and the ankle cuff.
US11045340B2	Adding accessibility properties to a software application Techniques are disclosed for automatically adding accessibility properties to an application. One embodiment includes a method for adding accessibility. The method includes, for at least a first interface control provided by a first software application, the first interface control including a set of one or more accessibility properties: determining a control type of a plurality of control types based on one or more attributes of the first interface control, and associating the control type with the set of accessibility properties of the first interface control. The method further includes matching at least a second interface control provided by a second software application to one of the plurality of control types based on one or more attributes of the second interface control, the second interface control not including accessibility properties. The method further includes adding accessibility properties to the second interface control based on accessibility properties of the matched control type.
US11045338B2	Implantable expandable medical devices having regions of differential mechanical properties and methods of making same An implantable expandable medical device in which selected regions of the device are in a martensite phase and selected regions are in an austenite phase. The martensitic regions exhibit pseudoplastic behavior in vivo and may be deformed without recovery under in vivo body conditions. In contrast the austenitic regions exhibit superelastic behavior in vivo and will recover their pre-programmed configuration upon deformation or release of an applied strain.
US11045335B2	Device for aortic repair and method of using the same An endovascular heart valve assembly includes an inner frame comprising a graft covering housing a prosthetic heart valve, an outer frame formed from a metallic material and defining a gridded configuration. A sealing material includes a plurality of radially extending fibers that extend outwardly of the outer frame. The plurality of radially extending fibers include first fibers extending from a first position relative to the outer frame and second fibers extending from a second position relative to the outer frame that is distally spaced-apart from the first position. The gridded configuration includes an uncovered open cell between the first position and the second position. The first fibers and the second fibers are configured to cooperatively form a seal when compressed within the aortic annulus. A length of the first fibers is greater than a height of the uncovered open cell.
US11045333B2	Prosthetic hook adaptor for sporting equipment A prosthetic adaptor includes a post plate, a grip plate coupled to the post plate, and an equipment interface coupled to the post plate. The equipment interface can be coupled to the post plate at an end of the post plate distal from the grip plate. The post plate can include a concave surface. The concave surface can be configured to receive a Hosmer-like prosthetic hook.
US11045324B2	Method of implanting a curable implant material A method of replacing a nucleus pulposus material wherein curable nucleus pulposus material is injected into a balloon in an intervertebral space.
US11045323B2	Alignment guide An orthopaedic joint prosthesis assembly includes a head part of an orthopaedic joint prosthesis component and an alignment guide. The head part has a spherical hearing surface for articulation with a corresponding joint surface, and an assembly surface having a first bore formed in it for receiving a spigot on another part of the orthopaedic joint prosthesis. The bore has a first axis that extends perpendicular to the assembly surface. The alignment guide has an axial portion defining a second axis and an arm extending from the axial portion. The arm includes a distal portion which is configured to engage the assembly surface, with the axial portion being arranged to engage the bearing surface of the head part when the head part is mounted within the guide such that an impaction force applied along the second axis is directed along the first axis.
US11045322B2	Hip prosthesis A short-stem femoral implant suitable for use in hip arthroplasty configured to self-stabilise against sliding across the endo-cortex when implanted in a subject's femur. The femoral implant includes a distal end configured to engage in abutment with the lateral endo-cortex of the subject's femur at two distal locations such that when implanted, the femoral implant has a reduced tendency for sliding across the endo-cortex.
US11045316B2	Devices and methods for delivery of valve prostheses A valve prosthesis, an implantation device, and methods for use are provided. The devices described herein may be used for transcatheter delivery of an aortic valve prosthesis or transapical delivery of a mitral valve prosthesis. The implantation device can utilize movable claspers for both positioning and anchoring the valve prosthesis, reducing the extent of imaging needed during the implantation procedure.
US11045315B2	Methods of steering and delivery of intravascular devices A method of delivering a rigid intravascular device to a target location in a patient's heart includes positioning a distal tip of an elongated member of the intravascular device delivery system in a right atrium of a heart and moving the distal tip of the elongated member into a left atrium of the heart. The method includes advancing an inner steerable catheter of the elongated member longitudinally distally relative to an outer sleeve of the elongated member a first longitudinal distance; deflecting at least a portion of the inner steerable catheter a first deflection amount; then advancing an inner steerable catheter of the elongated member longitudinally distally relative to an outer sleeve of the elongated member a second longitudinal distance; and then deflecting at least a portion of the inner steerable catheter a second deflection amount.
US11045313B2	Replacement mitral valve A prosthesis for placement within a native mitral valve includes an expandable frame having locking tabs disposed along a proximal end. A plurality of distal anchors are disposed along a distal end of the frame. Each distal anchor is provided with a cushion cover. An outer fabric member surrounds the frame and may extend outwardly from the frame in an expanded condition for providing an improved seal in the region of a mitral annulus. A valve body is positioned within an interior of the expandable from for allowing blood flow in only one direction. In preferred embodiments, the cushions are positioned over enlarged head portions of the distal anchors for further reducing trauma on surrounding tissue.
US11045312B2	Stent seals and method of production Various embodiments of a seal for a stent-valve, and methods of production, are described. In some embodiments, the seal or a skirt comprises a fabric wall portion and a polymeric material fused to the fabric wall portion, the polymeric material having a melting temperature that is lower than that of the fabric wall portion. The fibres of the fabric may remain unmelted at the interface with the polymeric material, the polymeric material being attached to material to the fibres of the fabric wall portion by fusion. The polymeric material may provide a welded joint to another fabric wall portion and/or may reinforce the fabric and/or may occlude pores of the fabric.
US11045309B2	Intraocular lens designs for improved stability Intraocular lenses (IOLs) that improve lens stability by, for example, increasing anterior-posterior stiffness of the IOL, increasing anterior-posterior dimensions of the IOL and/or increasing contact area with the equator of the bag to resist movement of the IOL as the bag collapses over time. These IOLs may be non-modular (single component) or modular (multiple component). In modular embodiments, the IOL system may include intraocular base and optic components, which, when combined, form a modular IOL.
US11045303B2	Stent-graft prosthesis, system and method for improved delivery of a stent-graft prosthesis The present application discloses a stent-graft prosthesis and a method for navigating such stent-graft prosthesis e.g. to a branch vessel. A first stent-graft prosthesis may include a main body and at least one lateral side branch connected to the main body. A further stent-graft prosthesis according to examples has a body having a generally tubular wall structure, the wall structure of the further stent-graft prosthesis including an orifice element for receiving a guiding element. Preferably the wall structure has an overlap region for interconnection, e.g. to the first stent-graft prosthesis. The orifice element is then arranged at said overlap region, wherein said overlap region is preferably arranged at a proximal end region of said body. The guiding element preferably is a textile thread or suture thread, optionally with a radiopaque marker, such as a fiducial marker and/or a radiopaque elongate marker extending at least along a portion of a length of said guiding element.
US11045301B2	Implantable medical device with compound stitching connection of framework to fabric An implantable medical device, such as an aortic aneurism repair stent graft, includes a framework of struts that includes a plurality of vertices. A fabric is in contact with the framework, and attached to the fabric at each of the vertices with a respective compound stitching connection. The compound stitching connection includes a plurality of short span fixation stitches and a fan spread of long span tear resistance stitches.
US11045297B2	Topographical features and patterns on a surface of a medical device and methods of making the same The invention relates to medical devices that has a surface configured to promote the migration of cells onto the surface of the medical device. In particular, the surface of the medical device has a noncontiguous pattern of topographical features formed therein or thereon.
US11045295B2	Three-dimensional printing system and methods of use A three-dimensional printing system including a feed source of uncured filled resin material, a print head configured to apply discrete layers of a composition including upconversion phosphors, and a radiation source configured to irradiate layers of uncured filled resin material and deposited layers of the composition is provided. A method of three dimensionally printing a dental article is also provided.
US11045293B2	Method for applying design guides A method for placing and using design guides in a virtual environment for use in dental treatment includes steps of obtaining a 3D representation of a dental setup a patient, obtaining a 2D image of at least a part of the face of the patient, aligning the 2D image and the 3D representation, generating at least one design guide based on facial features in the 2D image, and applying the at least one design guide to the 3D representation.
US11045292B2	Zirconia sintered body, zirconia composition, zirconia pre-sintered body and dental prosthesis A zirconia sintered body is provided in which the strength between layers of powders is improved. A flexural strength of a test sample of the zirconia sintered body, measured pursuant to JISR1601, is not less than 1100 MPa. The test sample is formed by preparing a plurality of zirconia powders, each containing zirconia and a stabilizer that suppresses phase transition of zirconia, the zirconia powders differing in a composition, layering the zirconia powders to form a zirconia composition, and sintering the zirconia composition to form a zirconia sintered body. The flexural strength is measured such that a load point is positioned at a boundary of the zirconia powders, the boundary traversing the test sample of the sintered body along a direction of load application.
US11045291B2	Dental restoration preform and method of making the same A machinable preform for shaping into dental restorations is described that comprises material having suitable strength for use in dental applications without requiring further processing after shaping to strengthen the material (such as sintering). In one embodiment, a preform is comprised of a machinable dental material having a Vickers hardness value in the range of 4HV GPa to 20HV GPa, and comprises a body and a stem that extends from the outer surface of the body that supports the body during shaping. A method for making the machinable preform, and a kit comprising a machinable preform and a grinding tool, are also described.
US11045290B2	Dynamic dental arch map A method for generating a dental arch map for a patient acquires a 3D surface image of patient dentition and automatically segments the 3D surface image to identify individual teeth. A mapping of outlines is formed for the identified teeth. The mapping is labeled according to a tooth numbering scheme and the labeled mapping is displayed.
US11045289B2	Devices and methods for elevating the Schneiderian membrane Devices and methods to perform elevation of the Schneiderian membrane in a safe, easy and minimally invasive manner are described. The devices include a cannula and a balloon. A liquid can be introduced through the cannula inside the maxillary sinus below the Schneiderian membrane to elevate the Schneiderian membrane. The balloon can be inflated through the cannula so the balloon will be expanded inside the maxillary sinus below the Schneiderian membrane while being surrounded by the liquid which was previously introduce inside the maxillary sinus. The expansion of the balloon is safely further elevating the Schneiderian membrane in a controlled amount and location.
US11045278B2	Cleaning device and method for using the same A cleaning device for cleaning a connector comprising a lumen and an inner threaded surface. The cleaning device includes a cleaning body and a plunger body operably coupled to each other. The cleaning body includes a plurality of elongated cleaning swabs positioned separately apart from and in parallel to each other. The plurality of elongated cleaning swabs are operably rotatable about a connector lumen and in removable engagement with a connector inner threaded surface. The plunger body includes an elongated plug to removably engage the connector lumen. The cleaning body and the plunger body are translatably coupled along a common operational axis. The cleaning body and the plunger body are rotatably coupled with respect to each other about the common operational axis. The cleaning body is an integral structure.
US11045277B2	Pre-cleaning system for flexible endoscopes: bath and method An apparatus and method for pre-cleaning or cleaning of objects such as medical, surgical and endoscope devices especially having lumens or channels are described of a sink for holding cleaning liquid. The PLC and software controls operators, doctors, patients and instruments through every step during the procedure which includes integrated leak test automatically, integrated channel rinsing, integrated camera, automatic brush control and endoscope layers with lift system.
US11045272B2	Hand controller apparatus for detecting input position in a robotic surgery system In some embodiments, a hand controller apparatus for controlling a tool in a robotic surgery system can include a body with a proximal end and a distally located interface end configured to be coupled to an input apparatus configured to control the tool. The hand controller apparatus can also include a control lever attached to a pivot joint proximate a side surface of the body and extending along the body and away from the proximal end, the control lever being laterally moveable relative to the side surface of the body about the pivot joint. The hand controller apparatus can additionally include a lateral movement detector configured to magnetically or inductively detect a lateral movement of the control lever.
US11045270B2	Robotic attachment comprising exterior drive actuator A surgical instrument assembly configured to be operably attached to and detached from a surgical robot interface is disclosed. The surgical instrument assembly comprises a shaft assembly comprising an end effector and a closure drive member configured to move a second jaw relative to a first jaw of the end effector. The surgical instrument assembly further comprises a control assembly, wherein the shaft assembly is operably coupled with the control assembly, and wherein the control assembly comprises a housing, a closure drive system configured to actuate the closure drive member, and an exterior closure drive actuator exterior to the housing and configured to be actuated by a clinician to manually rotate a rotary input drive of the closure drive system to move the second jaw relative to the first jaw when the surgical instrument assembly is not operably attached to the surgical robot interface.
US11045269B2	Virtual reality surgical device A system for use in surgery includes a central body, a visualization system operably connected to the central body, a video rendering system, a head-mounted display for displaying images from the video rendering system, a sensor system, and a robotic device operably connected to the central body. The visualization system includes at least one camera and a pan system and/or a tilt system. The sensor system tracks the position and/or orientation in space of the head-mounted display relative to a reference point. The pan system and/or the tilt system are configured to adjust the field of view of the camera in response to information from the sensor system about changes in at least one of position and orientation in space of the head-mounted display relative to the reference point.
US11045268B2	Instrument drive unit including lead screw rails A surgical system for selective connection to a robotic arm includes an instrument drive unit and a surgical instrument detachably coupled to the instrument drive unit. The instrument drive unit includes first and second actuators and a first translatable member operatively coupled with the first actuator. The surgical instrument includes an adapter portion, an elongate member extending distally from the adapter portion, and an end effector mounted on a distal end of the elongate member. The adapter portion has a first rotatable member operatively associated with the first translatable member. The first rotatable member is rotatable in response to translation of the first translatable member. The end effector is operatively coupled with the first rotatable member, wherein rotation of the first rotatable member effects a first function of the end effector.
US11045266B2	Load cells in an instrument drive A drive unit for providing drive from a robot arm to an instrument comprises a plurality of drive elements for engaging corresponding elements of the instrument, and a load cell structure. Each drive element is movable along a drive axis and the drive axes of each of the drive elements are substantially parallel to each other. The load cell structure includes a plurality of deflectable bodies coupled to the drive elements for sensing load on the drive elements parallel to their drive axes, and a frame. The frame includes an integral member supporting the deflectable bodies in such a way as to isolate each deflectable body from the load applied to the or each other deflectable body.
US11045262B2	Fixation-free robotic surgery A cut guide assembly (600) and a system for mounting assembly on a patient are described. The system includes an ankle clamp (525), an alignment guide (530) configured to be removably attached to the ankle clamp, and the cut guide assembly. The cut guide assembly includes a cut guide (535) and a position tracker (200). The cut guide includes a receiving feature (605) configured to removably attach to at least a portion of the alignment guide, a locking mechanism (610) configured to lock the receiving feature to the at least a portion of the alignment guide, and a plurality of pin receptacles (620), each of the plurality of pin receptacles configured to receive a bone pin (540) configured to affix the cut guide to a patient's bone. The position tracker configured to be affixed to the cut guide when the cut guide is affixed to the patient's bone.
US11045261B2	Method, system and apparatus for surface rendering using medical imaging data A method, system and apparatus for surface rendering using medical imaging data is provided. A display device is controlled to render a first model of imaging data showing depth positions corresponding to a given surface threshold value, and further controlled to replace the first model with a second model of the imaging data showing respective depth positions corresponding to the given surface threshold value, the second model being faster to compute than the first model. The given surface threshold value is changed to an updated surface threshold value, for example using a slider input. The display device updates rendering of the second model to show updated respective depth positions corresponding to the updated surface threshold value. When an acceptance is received, the display device is controlled to replace the second model with the first model showing updated depth positions corresponding to the updated surface threshold value.
US11045258B2	Guide apparatus for delivery of an elongate device and methods of use An apparatus for guiding an elongated flexible instrument comprises a variable-length support assembly including a first end, a second end, a plurality of support member pairs, and a plurality of eyelets movably coupled to at least one support member pair and configured to receive the elongated flexible instrument. The variable-length support assembly is configured to selectively transition from a compressed configuration to an expanded configuration along a longitudinal central axis, and the plurality of eyelets are adapted to support the elongated flexible instrument as the elongated flexible instrument is advanced along the longitudinal central axis. Each of the plurality of eyelets includes a tapered alignment member configured to contact a tapered alignment member of an adjacent eyelet to move the plurality of eyelets into alignment along the longitudinal axis as the variable length assembly transitions from the expanded configuration to the compressed configuration.
US11045249B2	Electrode for a system for heating biological tissue via RF energy An electrode is disclosed for use in a system for heating biological tissue via RF energy. The electrode comprises a plurality of electrically conductive pins projecting from, and in electrical contact with, an electrically conductive common base. The base is connectible to a source of RF energy and the spaced ends of the pins remote from the base have contact regions for introducing RF energy from the source into the biological tissue. Each contact region is sufficiently small to achieve uniform dielectric heating in the biological tissue beneath the contact region at the frequency of the applied RF energy.
US11045248B2	Systems and methods for controlling power in an electrosurgical generator The electrosurgical systems and corresponding methods of the present disclosure involve an electrosurgical generator, sensing circuitry, and a controller. The electrosurgical generator includes a radio frequency (RF) output stage that supplies power to tissue. The sensing circuitry measures impedance of tissue. The controller controls the power supplied from the RF output stage to track a nonlinear power curve until the power supplied from the RF output stage has reached a predetermined peak power of the nonlinear power curve. The controller further determines whether a tissue reaction has occurred based on impedance measured by the sensing circuitry and controls the power supplied from the RF output stage during a cooling phase if the controller determines that a tissue reaction has occurred. The controller may further control the power supplied from the RF output stage to track a linear power curve.
US11045244B2	Methods and systems for the manipulation of ovarian tissues Described here are methods and systems for the manipulation of ovarian tissues. The methods and systems may be used in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The systems and methods may also be useful in the treatment of infertility associated with PCOS.
US11045240B2	Dispensing system and method A delivery system is provided that includes a device having a body extending along a longitudinal axis between proximal and distal ends. The body includes a proximal chamber, a distal chamber and a wall between the chambers. The body includes a first port in communication with the proximal chamber and a second port in communication with the distal chamber. A shaft is movably positioned within the body. The shaft extends through the wall and includes a proximal plunger positioned within the proximal chamber and a distal plunger positioned within the distal chamber. Pressure introduced through an opening in the proximal end moves the shaft such that the proximal plunger moves a fluid within the proximal chamber out of the first port and the distal plunger moves a fluid within the distal chamber out of the second port to simultaneously actuate a bone filler dispenser. Systems and methods are also provided.
US11045238B2	Bone screw implant for sacroiliac joint fusion A bone screw for sacroiliac joint fusion is characterized by a longitudinal bone screw and a cylindrical sleeve received on a proximal end of the bone screw. The sleeve has axially extending fins or flutes on its outer surface that extend generally from one end of the sleeve to the other end of the sleeve. This feature allows the sleeve to resist reverse rotation which, in turn, aids in preventing back-out of the bone screw once installed. The bone screw has a self-tapping tip that allows the bone screw to be installed without need for a pilot hole, and self-harvesting geometry that gathers and retains bone shavings in and along the bone screw that are produced by bone screw installation for use as graft for bone fusion.
US11045235B2	Dental occlusion and tension band ties, systems and methods Embodiments relate to devices, systems, kits and methods for achieving maxillo-mandibular fixation (MMF). In an embodiment, a system comprises a plurality of dental occlusion ties and/or tension band ties (referred to herein as “DO ties” and “TB ties,” respectively). In another embodiment, a system or kit can comprise a plurality of one or both of DO ties and/or TB ties as well as a trimming tool, comfort caps or material, a lip/cheek retractor, and/or an instruction sheet. DO ties and TB ties can simplify the management of mandible fractures and maxilla fractures by helping re-establish precise dental occlusion for MMF.
US11045233B2	Apparatus and method for joint repair A bolster system having a first bolster device, a second bolster device, and an adjustable tether that includes a one-way pre-tied slideable adjustment knot. The adjustment knot is at a first position prior to insertion of the first bolster device into a passageway in one or more bones. The second bolster device includes a body portion having an outer portion that is sized to be received in the passageway and/or in an aperture of a bone plate. The body portion also includes a channel that is sized to accommodate recessed and/or embedded placement of the pre-tied slideable adjustment knot. The second bolster device can also include an oversized plate portion that abuts against a cortex of a bone or a wall of a bone plate. The second bolster device can also include a threaded member or retention tab that lockingly secures the second bolster device to a bone plate.
US11045232B2	Instrument for guiding a rod into an implant holder An instrument for guiding a rod into a holder of an implant, in particular a pedicle screw, includes a coupling unit for coupling the instrument to the implant, in particular a head of the pedicle screw, a threaded rod that can be positioned in the axial direction relative to the coupling unit, and at least one internally threaded segment that is arranged in an axially fixed manner relative to the coupling unit, and can be positioned in a radial direction relative to the threaded rod, and prestressed toward the threaded rod by a prestressing element applying a radial force. The internally threaded segment can be brought into engagement with, and disengaged from, the male thread of the threaded rod by radial positioning. Thread flanks of the threaded rod and thread flanks of the internally threaded segment face each other and are each formed with an undercut.
US11045229B2	Bone anchor receiver with outer tool engaging grooves above an internal insert constraining recess A receiver of a pivotal bone anchor assembly includes a receiver body having a base, a pair of upright arms extending upwardly from the base with opposed interior surfaces defining an open channel for receiving a rod, and an axial bore centered around a longitudinal axis and extending downward through the open channel and the base to a bottom opening in communication with a bottom surface of the base. The receiver also includes an internal non-threaded recess with a downwardly-facing surface formed into internal surfaces of the axial bore and spaced below a guide and advancement structure. The receiver further includes a horizontally elongated tool engaging groove formed into the upper portions of the outwardly-facing exterior surfaces of the each of the upright arms.
US11045226B2	Screw element for use in spinal, orthopedic or trauma surgery and a system of such a screw element and a screw driver adapted thereto A screw element includes a screw axis, a shank for inserting in a bone, and a drive portion for engaging a screw driver. The drive portion includes a first wall defining a first recess and a second wall defining a second recess. Drive grooves are formed in the first wall and extend parallel to the screw axis. The second wall extends axially from a free end portion of the screw element to the first wall and has an inner diameter that continuously increases from the first wall towards the free end portion. A plurality of guide grooves are formed in the second wall at circumferential positions corresponding respectively to circumferential positions of the drive grooves. The guide grooves extend further radially from the screw axis than the drive grooves and guide the screw driver from the free end portion of the screw element to the drive grooves.
US11045221B2	Steerable percutaneous paddle stimulation lead The present disclosure relates to a percutaneous paddle stimulation lead that can be steered during implantation. The percutaneous paddle stimulation lead that can be steered in a thickness plane of percutaneous paddle stimulation lead during implantation.
US11045220B1	Sealing devices and surgical implements comprising same Disclosed herein are sealing devices configured for improving sealing functionality with an engaged extension member of an apparatus. More specifically, disclosed herein are trocar sealing devices configured for improving insufflation gas containment in relation to trocars (and/or other related type of devices) that are used for enabling a surgical instrument such, for example, a laparoscope, to gain access to an abdominal cavity (or other body cavity). By providing for such improved insufflation gas containment, sealing devices as disclosed herein are particularly advantageous, desirable and useful in view of long-standing reasons for limiting insufflation gas leakage and in view of newly recognized reasons stemming from outbreak of COVID-19 disease for limiting insufflation gas leakage.
US11045218B2	Transatrial access for intracardiac therapy Disclosed herein are devices and methods for accessing the interior of the heart through a wall thereof. The device includes a main body, a flange at an end thereof, and a passage therethrough to allow for access to the interior of the heart when the device is placed on an outer surface thereof. The device can be formed of any suitable biocompatible and/or biodegradable material, and can have a passage sized to allow for transmittance of tools/devices normally used for interventions in the interior of the heart therethrough.
US11045213B2	Alignment devices and methods Embodiments of the invention include devices and methods for implanting arthroplasty devices. Some embodiments include designs that allow for use of x-ray images as the only images used to fully and accurately preoperatively and intraoperatively size and align arthroplasty device components and prepare all necessary tissue.
US11045209B2	Intraoperative dynamic trialing A dynamic trialing method generally allows a surgeon to perform a preliminary bone resection on the distal femur according to a curved or planar resection profile. With the curved resection profile, the distal-posterior femoral condyles may act as a femoral trial component after the preliminary bone resection. This may eliminate the need for a separate femoral trial component, reducing the cost and complexity of surgery. With the planar resection profile, shims or skid-like inserts that correlate to the distal-posterior condyles of the final insert may be attached to the distal femur after the preliminary bone resection to facilitate intraoperative trialing. The method and related components may also provide the ability of a surgeon to perform iterative intraoperative kinematic analysis and gap balancing, providing the surgeon the ability to perform necessary ligament and/or other soft tissue releases and fine tune the final implant positions based on data acquired during the surgery.
US11045208B2	Arthroplasty devices and related methods Arthroplasty jigs and related methods are disclosed. Some of the arthroplasty jigs may comprise a jig body that is configured to align with a surface of a bone, and a positioning component. Certain of the methods may comprise providing such an arthroplasty jig, and aligning the jig body with a surface of a bone so that the positioning component provides at least one of a visible, audible, or tactile indication that such alignment has been achieved. Some of the arthroplasty jigs may comprise a jig body that is configured to align with a surface of a bone, and that is marked with identifying information. Certain of the methods may comprise providing an arthroplasty jig comprising a jig body that is configured to align with a surface of a bone, or providing an arthroplasty jig blank, and marking the arthroplasty jig or the arthroplasty jig blank with identifying information.
US11045205B2	Detachable coil incorporating stretch resistance An implantable embolic device having a stretch-resistant member passing therethrough that also serves as a tether for connecting the device to a delivery system. The stretch-resistant member is attached at a proximal and distal end of the device and extends proximally to the delivery device. The proximal attachment point serves to isolate a distal, stretch resisting segment of the member from axial tension placed on a proximal, connecting section of the member. Thus, the portion of the stretch-resistant member being used to connect the embolic device to a delivery device may be placed under tension without placing tension or distorting the implant.
US11045197B2	Clip applier comprising a movable clip magazine A surgical device for clipping tissue is disclosed. The surgical device comprises a housing, a shaft extending from the housing, an end effector extending from the shaft, a motor, a rotary input configured to rotate in response to the motor, and a clip magazine comprising a plurality of clips. The shaft defines a shaft axis. The clip magazine is operably connected to the rotary input. The clip magazine is movable in a first direction through a clip feed stroke in response to the rotation of the rotary input. The clip magazine is movable in a second direction in response to the rotation of the rotary input. The second direction is transverse to the first direction.
US11045185B2	Knotless endostitch suture retainer A suture retainer is provided for supplying a surgical needle and an associated length of relatively stiff suture material to a surgical suturing apparatus. The suture retainer generally includes a body portion defining a suture tray and a loading unit positioned on the body portion. The loading unit is provided to retain a surgical needle in a position to be grasped by a surgical suturing apparatus. The suture tray retains the length of relatively stiff suture in a manner which prevents the relatively stiff suture from bending or otherwise being deformed.
US11045184B2	Tissue anchor, tissue anchor assembly, and tissue anchor system A tissue anchor, tissue anchor assembly, and tissue anchor system is disclosed.
US11045183B2	Adjustable tether and epicardial pad system for prosthetic heart valve Apparatus and methods are described herein for repositioning a tether attached to a prosthetic heart valve. In some embodiments, a method includes inserting a distal end portion of a snare device through an incision at a first location in a ventricular wall of a heart and within the left ventricle of the heart. A tether extending from a prosthetic mitral valve, through the left ventricle and out an incision at a second location on the ventricular wall of the heart is snared with the snare device. The tether is pulled with the snare device such that a proximal end of the tether is moved back through the incision at the second location on the ventricular wall and into the left ventricle. The snare device is pulled proximally such that the tether is pulled proximally through the incision at the first location in the ventricular wall of the heart.
US11045181B2	Methods, systems, and devices for the treatment of stenosis Catheter system, devices and methods for diagnosing and treating lateral stenosis causing back pain and or leg pain. The devices comprise a tubular part for insertion into a working cannula to self-position itself safely within the foramen, and minimize the risk of displacement medially or laterally, to prevent nerve or dura injury. An expandable membrane is configured to maintain the catheter device within the foramen. Expansion of this membrane would decompress the nerve within the foramen by opening the foraminal canal as the membrane expands.
US11045179B2	Robot-mounted retractor system A retractor mounting assembly including an end-effector having a body extending between first and second faces. The first face is configured for attachment to an interface plate on the robotic arm of a surgical robot. The second face defines an arm mount. An arm extending between first and second ends with the first end configured for attachment to the end-effector arm mount and the second end providing a retractor mount configured for supportive attachment of a retractor.
US11045178B2	Closure device An example closure device is disclosed. The closure device includes a framework including a first end region, a second end region and a medial region extending therebetween. The medical device also includes a biodegradable tissue ingrowth member extending over at least a portion of the framework, wherein the tissue ingrowth member is configured to promote tissue ingrowth thereupon, and wherein the tissue ingrowth is configured to seal an opening in the heart.
US11045176B2	Specimen retrieval device A specimen retrieval device includes a tubular body defining a longitudinal bore, an inner shaft slidably disposed within the longitudinal bore of the tubular body, and a specimen bag affixed to a support mechanism at the distal portion of the inner shaft. The specimen retrieval device includes a drain tube that passes from within specimen bags and out of the specimen retrieval device that permits passage of fluids out of the specimen bag prior to removal of the device from the body.
US11045173B2	Full core biopsy device A full core biopsy device includes an outer cannula carried at a proximal end by a outer cannula hub and defining a tissue cutting edge at an opposite distal end, an elongated inner cannula carried at a proximal end by an inner cannula hub and concentrically slidably disposed within the outer cannula. A housing defines a first cavity, a second cavity, and a spring hub between the first and second cavities with a bore in communication between the cavities. An outer cannula spring is disposed within the first cavity between the spring hub and the outer cannula hub. The outer cannula spring is configured to produce a force directed distally against the outer cannula hub. An inner cannula spring is disposed within the second cavity between the spring hub and the inner cannula hub and is configured to produce a force directed proximally against the inner cannula hub. A latch, stop and trigger arrangement is provided to charge the device to compress the two springs and to fire the device to obtain a tissue sample.
US11045172B2	Biopsy device A biopsy system driver includes a motor having a rotatable output shaft, a support structure, a drive shaft, an elongate lead screw and a biopsy instrument drive member. The drive shaft is rotatably coupled to the support structure and includes or is otherwise operatively connected to the motor output shaft such that activation of the motor rotates the drive shaft. The elongate lead screw is coupled to the drive shaft such that rotation of the drive shaft rotates the lead screw about an axis of the lead screw. The lead screw is axially translatable relative to the drive shaft and to the support structure. The biopsy instrument drive member is threadably coupled to the lead screw such that rotation of the lead screw causes axial translation of one of the lead screw and biopsy instrument drive member relative to the other one and to the support structure.
US11045171B2	Specimen collection cassette for retrieving tissue samples from a fluid stream generated during a medical/surgical procedure A specimen collection cassette for a medical fluid collection system. A housing defines a first void space and a second void space, and an outlet opening in fluid communication with the first and second void spaces. An aperture may be within a wall separating the first and second void spaces with the aperture providing fluid communication between the first and second void spaces. First and second fittings receive a suction line for drawing fluid into the first and second void spaces, respectively. A fluid communication path is established from the first fitting to the outlet opening through the first void space, aperture, and the second void space, and a bypass fluid communication path is established from the second bore to the outlet opening through the second void space. The cassette is operable in one or both of a tissue sample collection mode and a bypass mode.
US11045167B2	Forward-looking ultrasound array probe for intravascular imaging and navigation applications An intraluminal forward-looking image producing device and associated methods of use and construction is disclosed. In particular, the device of the present invention is an intraluminal forward-looking intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) image producing device. The invention also encompasses methods of using the intraluminal forward-looking intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) image producing device to image objects and material in a forward direction. The disclosed methods also involve manufacturing the intraluminal forward-looking intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) image producing device including the piezoelectric transducer. The resulting device is an elongated body configured to fit within the lumen of a vessel and having an imaging sensor located on the distal end of the elongated body configured to image objects and material in a forward direction. The method further involves inserting the intraluminal forward-looking intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) image producing device into a lumen of a vessel, and imaging objects or material in a forward direction. The methods of the present invention are particularly useful in vascular diagnostic and therapeutic procedures when the vessel has been completely blocked by plaque and imaging of the occlusion is required.
US11045166B2	Ultrasound probe and device for 3D imaging of the jaw This invention concerns an ultrasonic dental imaging probe (1), typically comprising several transducers (4) arranged to operate as a transmitter and a receiver, and in particular arranged to transmit ultrasonic waves at a frequency of at least 10 MHz, and optionally several transducers (4) arranged to operate as a transmitter and a receiver and arranged to transmit ultrasonic waves at a frequency of less than 4 MHz. The transducers are mounted on a flexible support (3), secured to a rigid frame (2) typically in a “U” shape. The invention also concerns a device comprising one such probe.
US11045165B2	Probe and system for use with an ultrasound device Disclosed are ultrasound devices and methods for use in guiding a subdermal probe during a medical procedure. A device can be utilized to guide a probe through the probe guide to a subdermal site. In addition, a device can include a detector in communication with a processor. The detector can recognize the location of a target associated with the probe. The processor can utilize the data from the detector and create an image of a virtual probe that can accurately portray the location of the actual probe on a sonogram of a subdermal area. In addition, disclosed systems can include a set of correlation factors in the processor instructions. As such, the virtual probe image can be correlated with the location of the actual probe.
US11045164B2	Noninvasive fluid and electrolyte balance monitor Systems and methods for the assessment of fluid content and electrolyte balance in patients are provided. The systems generally include two or more ultrasound transducers and may include impedance-sensing electrodes as well. These elements are positioned about a soft tissue of a patient by means of a retention element.
US11045160B2	Radiation imaging apparatus, radiation imaging system, control method of radiation imaging apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium A radiation imaging apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises: an imaging region in which a plurality of conversion elements are arranged, wherein the plurality of conversion elements includes a first conversion element configured to obtain a radiation image and a second conversion element configured to obtain irradiation information of incident radiation during radiation irradiation; a storage unit configured to store correction data for correcting a signal output from the first conversion element; and a control unit. The control unit determines a period to cause the first conversion element to perform an accumulation operation in accordance with the irradiation information, determines a correction amount corresponding to the period based on the correction data, and generates a radiation image signal by correcting a signal output from the first conversion element in accordance with the correction amount after the radiation irradiation.
US11045158B2	Mobile x-ray imaging apparatus When a control unit 30 detects that the apparatus becomes a traveling mode, the control unit 30 stops the power supply from a power supply circuit 52 to an opening-degree sensor S2 of a collimator leaf and a distance sensor S3 for detecting the distance between an X-ray tube 11 and a subject. On the other hand, for an acceleration sensor S1 for measuring the acceleration of a collimator 12, power supply from the power supply circuit 52 is stopped. When the control unit 30 determines that the apparatus is not in the traveling mode, electric power is supplied to all of the acceleration sensor S1, the opening-degree sensor S2, and the distance sensor S3. As a result, power consumption can be reduced by constantly supplying electric power to the acceleration sensor S1 required to perform constant monitoring, and in the traveling mode, power supply to the opening-degree sensor S2 and the distance sensor S3 used when performing X-ray imaging is stopped, so that power consumption can be reduced.
US11045153B2	Device for acquiring pulse height spectrum, method for acquiring pulse height spectrum, program for acquiring pulse height spectrum, and radiation imaging apparatus A highly accurate pulse height spectrum is generated within a short amount of time, further cost of a radiation imaging apparatus being reduced by employing a detector that performs calibration using the pulse height spectrum. Provided is a pulse height spectrum acquisition device of a radiation detector including multiple counting units for counting a detected signal obtained by detecting incident X-rays, when a value of the detected signal is equal to or larger than a threshold, and for outputting a count value of each counting unit. This device is provided with a threshold setter configured to set to a first counting unit, a first threshold V1 as a threshold for a first measurement, along with setting to a second counting unit, a second threshold V2 larger than the first threshold V1, and to set to the first counting unit, a reconfigured threshold V1′ as the threshold for a second measurement, the reconfigured threshold V1′ being different from the first threshold V1, a measurement controller configured to perform multiple measurements, and a pulse height spectrum generator configured to generate a pulse height spectrum for the first threshold V1 of the first counting unit, on the basis of a difference in the count values from the first counting unit and the second counting unit, obtained by the multiple measurements performed by the measurement controller.
US11045151B2	Cone-beam computed tomography imaging devices, systems, and methods Cone-beam computer tomography systems, devices, and methods for image acquisition of large target volumes using partial scans.
US11045150B2	Method of sonifying brain electrical activity A digital processor system having one or more processors and memory obtains a time-domain signal representing brain activity, the time-domain signal having a time varying signal value. The system concurrently generates a set of acoustic parameters, including a plurality of time-varying acoustic parameters, where one or more of the plurality of time-varying acoustic parameters is modulated in accordance with at least the signal value of the time-domain signal. The system combines the concurrently generated set of acoustic parameters to produce a representation of an acoustic signal corresponding to the time-domain signal, where the acoustic signal, in audible form, manifests one or more audibly discernible variations across a plurality of stages of a brain activity event.
US11045147B2	Analyte signal processing device and methods Methods and devices for determining a measurement time period, receiving a plurality of signals associated with a monitored analyte level during the determined measurement time period from an analyte sensor, modulating the received plurality of signals to generate a data stream over the measurement time period, and accumulating the generated data stream to determine an analyte signal corresponding to the monitored analyte level associated with the measurement time period are provided. Systems and kits are also described.
US11045143B2	Catheter with connectable hub for monitoring pressure A multi-lumen catheter with a connectable hub for monitoring intra-abdominal pressure including an expandable outer balloon and a first lumen communicating with the balloon. The balloon and first lumen are filled with gas to form a gas filled chamber to monitor pressure within the bladder to thereby monitor pressure within an abdomen of the patient. A second lumen communicates with the bladder to remove fluid from the bladder. The hub includes a pressure transducer for measuring bladder pressure based on gas compression and has an elongated member insertable into the first lumen to advance gas through first lumen to expand the balloon.
US11045139B2	Implantable reporting processor for an alert implant The present disclosure provides alert implants that comprise a medical device and an implantable reporting processor (IRP), where one example of such a medical device includes a component for a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) such as a tibial extension, a femoral component for hip replacements, a breast implant, a distal rod for arm or leg breakage repair, a scoliosis rod, a dynamic hip screw, a spinal interbody spacer, and tooling and methods that may be used to form the alert implant, and uses of such alert implants in the health maintenance of patients who receive the implant.
US11045136B2	Heart rate driven unsupervised techniques for continuous monitoring of arousal trend of users Traditionally arousal classification has been broadly done in multiple classes but have been insufficient to provide information about how arousal level of user changes over time. Present disclosure propose a continuous and unsupervised approach of monitoring the arousal trend of individual from his/her heart rate by obtaining instantaneous HR for time windows from a resampled time series of RR intervals obtained from ECG signal. A measured average heart rate (a measured HR) is computed from instantaneous HR specific to user for each time window thereby estimating apriori state based on a last instance of an aposteriori state initialized and observation of a state space model of Kalman Filter is determined for computing error and normalizing thereof which gets compared with a threshold for continuous monitoring of arousal trend of the user. The aposterior state is further updated using Kalman gain computed based on measurement noise determined for state space model.
US11045132B1	Concentric ring electrodes for improved accuracy of Laplacian estimation An electrode device for electrophysiological measurement may include an electrode substrate having a surface area. The electrode device may include a central electrode disposed on the electrode substrate around a central portion of the surface area. The electrode device may include a plurality of electrodes disposed on the electrode substrate concentric with the central electrode. The plurality of electrodes may include a first electrode covering a first portion of the surface area of the electrode substrate and a second electrode covering a second portion of the surface area of the electrode substrate. The second portion may be greater than a combined surface area of the first portion and the central portion.
US11045129B2	Method and apparatus for estimating neural recruitment An implantable device for estimating neural recruitment arising from a stimulus, has a plurality of electrodes. A stimulus source provides stimuli to be delivered from the electrodes to neural tissue. Measurement circuitry obtains a measurement of a neural signal sensed at the electrodes. A control unit is configured to control application of a selected stimulus to neural tissue using the stimulus electrodes; and after the selected neural stimulus, apply a probe stimulus having a short pulse width. A remnant neural response evoked by the probe stimulus is measured; and the control unit estimates from the remnant neural response a neural recruitment caused by the selected neural stimulus.
US11045128B2	Catheter for monitoring intra-abdominal pressure A multi-lumen catheter for monitoring intra-abdominal pressure, the catheter including an expandable outer balloon and an expandable inner balloon positioned within the outer balloon. A first lumen communicates with the inner balloon and the inner balloon and first lumen are filled with gas to form a gas filled chamber to monitor pressure within the bladder to thereby monitor pressure within an abdomen of the patient. A second lumen communicates with the bladder to remove fluid from the bladder. The catheter is configured for attachment of an external pressure transducer communicating with the gas filled chamber for measuring bladder pressure based on gas compression caused by deformation of the expanded inner balloon deformed by the expanded outer balloon.
US11045123B2	Wearable device with multimodal diagnostics Systems and methods to non-invasively measure sub-cutaneous processes in a patient are disclosed. Examples of systems may optically detect biological fluid properties. The optical detection techniques described herein may be incorporated into a wearable monitoring system. Examples of wearable monitoring systems may simultaneously measure a plurality of sensory modalities. Systems of the present disclosure may be mounted on the skin of a patient.
US11045121B2	Systems and methods for measuring oxygenation or hemoglobin concentration Optoacoustic diagnostic systems, devices, and methods are described. A system may comprise a console unit and a handheld probe. The console unit comprises a controller, a processor, a photodiode array, an acoustic processing subsystem, and a cooling subsystem. The probe directs light signals from the photodiode array to patient tissue. The light signals each have different wavelengths selected based on the physiological parameter of interest. The probe further comprises an acoustic transducer that receives acoustic signals generated in response to the directed light signals. The probe may comprise a finger-held working end that can be directed to the skull of a fetus within the uterus during labor. The probe can then accurately determine blood oxygenation of the fetus to determine if a caesarian section is necessary.
US11045114B2	Fitness training system for merging energy expenditure calculations from multiple devices Systems and methods for prompting a user to perform an exercise and monitoring the exercise are provided. Multiple independent sensors or sensor systems may be used to calculate energy expenditure. Various criteria may be used to manually or automatically select the independent sensor or sensor system or combination that will be used with the energy expenditure calculations.
US11045112B2	Incentive spirometer A respiratory therapy device that is adapted to matingly connect with two standardized respiratory devices simultaneously to allow for combination, enhanced, single device, respiratory treatments. It monitors the number of PEP treatment events utilizing a motion sensor, and presents a resettable, visual stimulus for each event as well as providing a record of the events in each therapy cycle.
US11045110B2	System and method of cancellation of source induced errors A medical device assembly comprises a medical device comprising a shaft having proximal and distal end portions. The device further comprises a sensor at the distal end portion of the shaft that comprises first and second leads extending therefrom to the proximal end portion of the shaft. The device further comprises an electromechanical connector having a plurality of connection points at a first end thereof. First and second of the connection points are electrically connected to the first and second sensor leads, respectively. The connector further comprises an error loop segment electrically coupled to third and fourth connection points. The error loops segment assists in forming a compensation loop that can be used to correct for magnetic noise.
US11045106B2	System and method for detecting and diagnosing diseases and use of same A system and method for detecting disease comprising a device for detecting angiogenesis and an electronic device. The device comprises two microwave scanners, at least one multiple channel radiometer, a microwave switch network, a controller, a data transmission device, and a power source. Each microwave scanner comprises a cup; a flexible printed circuit board, each circuit board comprising: a plurality of antenna modules coupled thereto, each antenna module comprising: an antenna, a multi-throw microwave switch, and a temperature sensor. The antenna is configured to receive microwaves thermal radiation from patient tissue and the radiometer is configured to measure microwaves thermal radiation emitted from patient tissue. The data transmission device is configured to wirelessly transmit measurement data collected by the controller from the radiometer and the temperature sensors to an electronic device and the electronic device is configured to transmit the measurement data to a cloud data storage.
US11045103B2	Physiological parameter detecting apparatus and method of detecting physiological parameters Physiological parameter detecting apparatuses and methods of detecting the physiological parameters are provided. A physiological parameter detecting apparatus includes: a light source configured to emit a light onto a region of an object; an optical path converter configured to receive the light returning from the object and convert an optical path of the received light; an optical detector configured to detect the light that has the converted optical path; and a controller configured to extract physiological information of the object from the detected light.
US11045094B2	Patch-based physiological sensor The invention provides a neck-worn sensor for simultaneously measuring a blood pressure (BP), pulse oximetry (SpO2), and other vital signs and hemodynamic parameters from a patient. The neck-worn sensor features a sensing portion having a flexible housing that is worn entirely on the patient's chest and encloses a battery, wireless transmitter, and all the sensor's sensing and electronic components. It measures electrocardiogram (ECG), impedance plethysmogram (IPG), photoplethysmogram (PPG), and phonocardiogram (PCG) waveforms, and collectively processes these to determine the vital signs and hemodynamic parameters. The sensor that measures PPG waveforms also includes a heating element to increase perfusion of tissue on the chest.
US11045093B2	Sensor unit A sensor unit for use in devices for simultaneous measurement of signals associated with human tissue impedance and pressure to identify human hemodynamic parameters. The sensor unit of the device attached to a skin surface segment of a human body includes a base with a recess, in which a piezoelectric element of pressure sensor is installed. The unit also has a flexible membrane mounted on the base and overlapping said recess. First and second electrodes are attached to the outer surface of the membrane. The first electrode is mounted opposite the recess and is capable of moving together with the membrane. The second immovable electrode surrounds the first electrode. A central support is mounted between the first electrode and the piezoelectric element. Connected to the electrical outputs of said sensor for measuring signals associated with human tissue impedance, the first and second electrodes are configured to enable contact with the skin surface of the human body. At the same time, the operational stability and sensitivity of sensors are increased.
US11045092B2	Apparatus and method for measuring biologic parameters Support structures for positioning sensors on a physiologic tunnel for measuring physical, chemical and biological parameters of the body and to produce an action according to the measured value of the parameters. The support structure includes a sensor fitted on the support structures using a special geometry for acquiring continuous and undisturbed data on the physiology of the body. Signals are transmitted to a remote station by wireless transmission such as by electromagnetic waves, radio waves, infrared, sound, and the like or by being reported locally by audio or visual transmission. The physical and chemical parameters include brain function, metabolic function, hydrodynamic function, hydration status, levels of chemical compounds in the blood, and the like. The support structure includes patches, clips, eyeglasses, head mounted gear and the like, containing passive or active sensors positioned at the end of the tunnel with sensing systems positioned on and accessing a physiologic tunnel.
US11045087B2	Method and device for dosage and administration feedback This invention provides for a method and an EMDU used to dispense precise quantities of liquids with an image sensor being capable of providing feedback to the user as to both, when an eye is properly aligned with the EMDU, and to detect and track the quantity of the dose administered on to the eye.
US11045079B2	Endoscope device, image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program An endoscope device is disclosed which includes an image processing unit that generates a first image corresponding to light in a green wavelength band on the basis of an imaging signal generated by an imaging device when a light source unit emits first illumination light or second illumination light, and generates a second image corresponding to light in other one of wavelength bands. Resolution of the first image obtained when the light source unit emits the first illumination light is equal to or higher than resolution of the first image obtained when the light source unit emits the second illumination light, and resolution of the second image obtained when the light source unit emits the second illumination light is higher than resolution of the second image obtained when the light source unit emits the first illumination light.
US11045072B2	Endoscope and method of operating endoscope An endoscope includes an image sensor and a first memory, which is a nonvolatile memory, storing first information disposed in a distal end portion, and includes a controller and a second memory configured to back up the first information disposed on a proximal end side relative to the distal end portion. The controller reads out the first information stored in the first memory and stores the read first information as a backup in the second memory when the controller is started when supplied with power, and reads out the first information stored in the second memory and transmits the read first information to a video processor when the controller receives a request from the video processor.
US11045067B2	Dishware supporting arrangement and dishwasher comprising dishware supporting arrangement A dishware supporting arrangement is provided that may include a mesh structure and a tilting mechanism. The mesh structure may include a structure main extension plane and may include a first plurality of ribs connected to a second plurality of ribs. The first plurality of ribs may extend along a first plane at a first angle and the second plurality of ribs may extend along a second plane at a second angle. The tilting mechanism may allow the mesh structure to be titled around at least one axis between a first position and a second position and may hold the mesh structure in the first position and in the second position. Each of the first plurality of ribs and each of the second plurality of ribs may be inclined in relation to the rack main extension plane at the first position and at the second position.
US11045065B2	Dishwashing appliances with hot start features and related methods A method of operating a dishwashing appliance includes filling the sump of the dishwashing appliance with an initial fill of water of a current operational cycle and measuring a temperature of the initial fill of water. The method also includes comparing the temperature of the initial fill of water to a reference temperature and calculating an energy demand for the dishwashing appliance to heat the initial fill of water to the reference temperature based on a heat rise rate. Based on the calculated energy demand, for example based on a comparison of the calculated energy demand with a predetermined energy demand for an external heating unit, the dishwashing appliance decides whether to heat the initial fill. The heat rise rate may be calculated during a characterization of the dishwashing appliance prior to the current operational cycle.
US11045059B2	Self-propelled robot A self-propelled robot autonomously travels on a structure having a target plane and performs work on the plane of the structure. The robot includes a robot main body provided with a moving means for autonomous traveling, a control unit that controls movement of the robot main body, and a working unit that performs work on the target plane. The control unit includes an edge detection unit that detects an edge of the target plane, and the edge detection unit includes an outer detection unit located outward from the working unit in the traveling direction of the robot main body and an inner detection unit located closer to the robot main body than the outer detection unit in the traveling direction of the robot main body.
US11045052B2	Ligature-resistant dispenser Dispensers with anti-ligature safety features are disclosed herein. An anti-ligature dispenser may include a back mounting plate for mounting to a surface and a front housing cover with contoured and curved features that are substantially devoid of ligature anchoring points. Dispensing systems that allow for mechanically efficient actuation without providing gaps for ligature anchoring are also disclosed.
US11045047B2	Variable capacity oven A cooking enclosure is configured to hold food being cooked. The enclosure includes a surrounding, generally vertical, sidewall, projecting upward from a base. The base includes a floor bridging a bottom of enclosure, and the enclosure is capped by a vertically moving ceiling. The vertical moving ceiling secures a cooking heat source which is in thermal communication with the enclosure interior. The moving ceiling is configured to move up and down within the sidewall to vary, up and down, a volume of the cooking enclosure. The cooking enclosure is configured to have both a smaller cooking enclosure volume, suitable for quickly cooking small foods, and larger cooking enclosure volume necessary to cook larger foods.
US11045046B1	Double air fryer oven The application example provides one kind of air fryer, which relates to the technical field of household appliances. The air fryer includes a body, a pot body component and a movable partition. The body comprises a body shell, a heating chamber and a heating component. The heating chamber and the heating component are arranged inside the body shell, and the heating component is arranged on the heating chamber. The movable partition is detachably installed in the middle position of the heating chamber, and the movable partition divides the heating chamber into the first heating chamber and the second heating chamber; the pot body component is detachably installed inside the heating chamber. The air fryer can realize the technical effect of improving practicability and convenience.
US11045045B2	Cooker with gasket A cooker with a gasket may include a top plate on which a plurality of burners may be placed; a manifold panel provided in front of the top plate and including thereon a plurality of knobs to control output powers of the plurality of burners; and a gasket that extends along a front end of the top plate and is compressed between the top plate and the manifold panel to hermetically seal the top plate and the manifold panel.
US11045040B2	Technologies for sanitizing beverage makers Technologies (e.g., devices, systems and methods) for sanitizing reservoirs are described. In some embodiments, the technologies include a sanitization gas system and a connector unit. The connector unit is configured to install into a portion (e.g., wall, bottom, top, or lid) of a reservoir, such as a reservoir of a hot beverage maker. The connector unit includes an inlet passageway for supplying sanitizing gas (e.g., ozone) into the reservoir, and an outlet passageway for removing sanitizing gas from the reservoir. In some embodiments at least a portion of the outlet passageway is disposed radially around the inlet passageway. The sanitization gas system may provide a sanitizing gas to the inlet passageway and receive the sanitizing gas from the outlet passageway.
US11045039B2	Heat transfer device and system integrating such a device Heat transfer device (10) for heating a fluid or a fluid foam on demand comprising a path (30) through which the fluid or the fluid foam circulates and at least one layer (11) made of a thermally conductive material, the path (30) being in contact with the layer (11) in such a way that when the layer (11) is heated it transmits heat to the fluid or fluid foam as it circulates through the path (30), wherein the path (30) and the part of the layer (11) in contact with said path (30) are detachably configured so that they are made accessible for being cleaned.
US11045035B2	Adapter for a single serve capsule The invention relates to an adapter comprising an interior which accommodates a single serve capsule and which has an opening at a first end for introducing the capsule into the interior and a receptacle for a pricking spike at the opposite end.
US11045032B1	Hollow tube carving tool A carving tool has a hollow tube having a first end and a second end and a surface, a conical tip on the second end, a handle connected to the first end, and a plurality of carving elements in the surface between the first end and the second end. In some embodiments, the carving elements are cutouts through the surface of the hollow tube, with sharpened edges on the perimeter of the cutouts. In other embodiments, the carving elements are grating or filling elements in the surface of the hollow tube.
US11045028B1	Drinking straw with agitator An elongated hollow tubular member for drinking the beverage, an agitator for mixing the beverage, and a linear to rotary mechanism combining the elongated hollow tubular member and the agitator for converting linear motion of the elongated hollow tubular member to rotary motion of the agitator for mixing the beverage.
US11045026B2	Lockable beverage container closure A lid for use with a beverage container. The lid has a body with a drink opening, a drink opening stopper operable to transition between a closed position and an opened position, and a lock actuator manually rotatable between a locking position preventing the drink opening stopper from transitioning from the closed position to the opened position when the lock actuator is in the locking position and an unlocking position permitting the drink opening stopper to transition from the closed position to the opened position when the lock actuator is in the unlocking position.
US11045024B2	Lockable beverage container closure A lid for use with a beverage container. The lid has a body with a drink opening, a drink opening stopper operable to transition between a closed position and an opened position, and a lock actuator manually rotatable between a locking position preventing the drink opening stopper from transitioning from the closed position to the opened position when the lock actuator is in the locking position and an unlocking position permitting the drink opening stopper to transition from the closed position to the opened position when the lock actuator is in the unlocking position.
US11045023B2	Devices and methods of supporting and moving dishes Devices include a base, and first and second pairs of arms extending from the base in opposite directions along a longitudinal axis of the device. Each of the first and second pairs of arms is spaced apart in a lateral direction of the device. The device further includes a first recess defined by and between the first pair of arms and a second recess defined by and between the second pair of arms to define first and second receptacles, respectively. Each recess has a perimeter exceeding one-half of a circumference of a circle. Accesses to the recesses are disposed on the longitudinal axis of the device and defined between opposing distal ends of the first and second pairs of arms. The first and second pairs of arms define, respectively, first and second sets of handles of the device.
US11045017B2	Shelf-mounted tray and methods relating to same A product display comprising a rail having a channel and a tray. The tray comprises a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a product support surface. The tray further comprises an engagement portion having at least one protrusion configured to engage the channel.
US11045013B2	Crib cover A cover for an infant confining device having a bottom, four sides, and an open top is described. The cover includes a body formed of a dark stretchable material and having at least one side with a top and bottom portion. The body is configured to stretch around the four sides of the infant confining device such that the top portion extends over the open top and the bottom portion extends to the bottom. The cover includes a roof flap of dark non-stretchable material with four sides. One side of the roof flap is coupled with the top portion of the body while the rest are unattached and larger than the infant confining device. The unattached sides of the roof flap drape over the top portion of the at least one side of the body and respective sides of the infant confining device.
US11045003B2	Chair for supporting a person who is feeding a baby The present invention relates to a chair for supporting a person feeding a baby. The chair includes a seat. The chair includes an armrest operatively connected to the seat. The armrest is selectively rotatable about a vertical axis, and moveable forward/rearward, laterally inward/outward and vertically relative to the seat. The armrest is shaped to receive a baby thereon.
US11045002B1	Quick-release footrest device A footrest device for supporting feet apart from a cylinder includes a central hub, an outer ring spaced apart from the central hub, and spars, each extending radially from a proximal end, on the first jaw of the hub, to a distal end on the ring. The hub is a clamp with an open condition and a closed condition for clamping onto the cylinder, and it includes first and second jaws pivoted to each other to open and close the hub about a space configured to receive the cylinder. A latch assembly opens and closes the first and second jaws with respect to each other.
US11044996B2	Medical support apparatus A chair includes a seat, a backrest, and a leg rest. A tilt actuator and lift actuator tilt and lift the seat, respectively. A leg rest actuator extends and retracts the leg rest. A backrest actuator pivots the backrest with respect to the seat. A controller simultaneously controls the actuators such that they move sequentially between multiple predefined states. A control panel enables a user to automatically move the chair to any of the predefined states. A controller controls the actuators such that they simultaneously arrive at each state. One or more functions on a control panel may also be automatically disabled and/or automatically enabled as the chair moves into or out of certain ones of the predefined states. When transitioning between some states, all of the actuators are activated, and when transitioning between other states, only a subset of the actuators is activated.
US11044993B2	Ladder mount assembly for shelving A storage solution uses a ladder mount to support a shelving slide or the shelving member itself. The ladder mount can be attached to and extend upward from a base of an enclosure, such as a cabinet. Two or more ladder mounts can be used to support the shelf and/or shelf slide. The ladder mount can permit a shelving system having a width smaller than an enclosure width, to be installed in the enclosure, where one side of the shelf and/or shelf slide can attach to a cabinet side wall, and the other side of the shelf and/or shelf slide can attach to a free-standing ladder mount system. Alternatively, both sides of the shelf slide and/or shelf can be supported by a free-standing ladder mount system.
US11044992B1	Cabinet knobs with lock-and-dock feature Embodiments for lock-and-dock cabinet knobs for doors, cabinets, drawers, or other fixtures, provides an interchangeable face element attachment. The hardware fixture includes an internally threaded insert, a mounting element housing the insert and having internal and top peripheral mechanical attachment assemblies, and a face element having mechanically attachment assemblies rotatably corresponding to and attaching to the mounting element mechanical assemblies and a planar top. The face element planar top can receive and secure several varied and customizable, interchangeable parts. The face element is mechanically affixed to the mounting element to resist being dislodged inadvertently, while being easily removed when so intended, in particular by the easily operable lock-and-dock assembly mounting without the need to disconnect the threaded insert and mounting element housing from the drawer or cabinet door. An embodiment provides a refillable domed capsule as part of removable face element.
US11044988B2	Folding table A folding table, including a table top, a table leg and a first hanged lock for locking the table leg and the table top after the table leg and the table top rotate relative to each other, wherein one end of the first hanged lock is connected with the table top, and the other end of the first hanged lock is connected with the table leg; and the table leg or the table top rotates relative to each other in an unlocked state, the first hinged lock locks the table leg and the table top after an included angle formed between the table leg and the table top is one of 0-90°.
US11044986B2	Tethered chest pouch assembly A tethered chest pouch assembly for carrying a personal electronic device comprises a pouch having a closable opening configured to receive a personal electronic device. The assembly additionally comprises a base panel configured to be worn by a user in or around the user's chest area. The pouch is postionable with respect to the panel in at least: a closed position in which the pouch is releasably fastened substantially flat against the panel; an open position in which a top of the pouch is rotated outwardly from the panel while the pouch remains attached to the panel near a lower edge of the pouch; and a tethered position in which the pouch is tethered to the panel. The pouch may additionally be completely decoupled from the base panel.
US11044985B2	Shoulder sling with means for anchoring equipment Briefly the invention provides a leash having a customizable opening, the diameter of which is customizable by a user to accommodate various hands-free configurations. The invention also provides a leash and leash attachment configured for use on a shoulder-sling or for attachment on various other attachment points.
US11044979B2	Attachment for a hand held appliance An attachment for a hand held appliance comprising an inlet; an outlet; and a fluid flow path between the inlet and the outlet, wherein the outlet comprises at least one slot extending from near an inlet end of the attachment towards a distal end of the attachment and wherein the outlet is at least partially defined by an external surface of the attachment wherein fluid emitted from the outlet is blown along the external surface. The slot extends substantially along the length of the attachment. The outlet comprises slots radially spaced around the attachment. Fluid emitted from the outlet flows around the external surface of the attachment, tangentially to the external surface, and is attracted to the surface of the attachment. The attachment has a longitudinal axis extending from the first end to the distal end and the at least one slot may be parallel to the longitudinal axis.
US11044973B1	Apparatuses and methods for portable combined bed and storage A portable combined bed and storage apparatus and methods of assembling thereof. The combined bed and storage apparatus provides for an efficient and convenient way to transport one's personal items, linens, and sleeping surface such as a mattress. The combined bed and storage apparatus configuration prevents items from getting lost and allows for quick assembly, disassembly, and stowage.
US11044970B1	Attachment system with quick release A system for attachment to webbing has an attachment portion and an operating portion that can be attached to and detached from each other. The attachment portion has a base body with a cavity, a transverse bar, and two locking hooks. The operating portion has two side legs, top sections connected to the side legs, a gap between the top sections and a locking hook on each of the top sections. The operating portion is connectable to the attachment portion by pressing the legs together and inserting the locking hooks of the operating portion into the base body, and then releasing the legs so that the locking hooks of the attachment portion and operating portion engage each other. The operating portion is detachable from the attachment portion by squeezing the legs together until the locking hooks on the operating portion clear the locking hooks on the attachment portion.
US11044967B2	Foot presence sensing using magnets in footwear An article of footwear can include a ferromagnetic body disposed in the article, and a magnetometer to measure a strength or direction of a magnetic field that is influenced by a position of the ferromagnetic body. One of the ferromagnetic body and the magnetometer can be configured to move relative to the other one of the ferromagnetic body and the magnetometer, for example according to movement of a foot in the article. In an example, the ferromagnetic body is disposed in a compressible insole and the ferromagnetic body moves in response to compression or relaxation of the insole. The magnetometer can be disposed in a platform or sole portion of the article that is relatively stationary compared to the ferromagnetic body. Rate of change information about the magnetic field can be used to control article functions or to provide information about a foot strike or step rate.
US11044965B2	Footwear ankle collar trim transition An article of footwear having an upper with enhanced transition properties is described herein. The transition properties may be incorporated in an ankle collar trim transition region, a heel stay reinforcing structure, and/or a heel padding structure. Additionally, a method for manufacturing the article of footwear with enhanced transition properties in a heel region is provided.
US11044961B1	Safety helmet A safety helmet configured to provide notification to a wearer of a potential safety hazard wherein the notification is transmitted via bone conduction and is directionally aligned with the heading of the potential hazard. The safety helmet of the present invention includes a body wherein the body has disposed thereon a plurality of location sensors. The location sensors transmit signals so as to identify potential hazards in the area proximate the user. The location sensors are secured to the safety helmet using brackets wherein the sensor brackets have a first mode and a second mode. The bone conduction transmitters are operable to ensure transmission of a warning sound to a user in noisy environments. An elevation sensor is configured to monitor the height of the wearer respective to a calibrated ground.
US11044959B2	Surgical cap and method In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a surgical cap is provided that includes a cover having a head-receiving cavity and a resilient member connected to the cover and extending about less than the entire head-receiving cavity. The cover includes a plurality of layers comprising at least one layer inward from the resilient member adapted to separate the resilient member from a head received in the head-receiving cavity and at least two outer layers outward from the resilient member to which the resilient member is secured. In accordance with another aspect, a method of fabricating a surgical cap is provided.
US11044958B1	Face covering with interchangeable magnetic filter A face covering having a support structure with a first magnet and a second magnet. The support structure has a fastener mechanism configured to orient the support structure in an open orientation during installation and a closed orientation during use. The support structure has a first protrusion having a first magnetic portion. The support structure has a second protrusion having a second magnetic portion. The support structure has a third protrusion having a third magnetic portion. The fastener mechanism of the support structure is formed from the magnetic connection between the first magnetic portion of the first protrusion, the second magnetic portion of the second protrusion, and the third magnetic portion of the third protrusion. A barrier member has a first filter layer connected to a layer of material. A magnetic snap rivet has a rivet portion removably connected to a post stud. The post stud retains a magnet.
US11044957B2	Wrist guard The present invention relates to a wrist guard and provides a wrist guard that does not pressurize the entire wrist portion but allows for pressurizing only the radius portion and the ulna portion, thereby not only performing a wrist protection function in a stable manner, but also not hindering blood circulation since other portions of the wrist are not pressurized, and thus may be conveniently used since side-effects such as hand numbness or hand swelling do not occur even when wearing same for a long period, and the position and thickness of a pressurizing pad for pressurizing the radius portion and the ulna portion of the wrist may be adjusted according to the needs of a user, and thus the wrist guard may be more conveniently used since same may be altered into an optimal state according to physical conditions of the user or environmental conditions.
US11044954B2	Brassiere The present invention relates generally to brassieres, particularly to brassieres for fuller figured and plus size women, and more particularly to brassieres for fuller figured and plus size women to wear during sporting activities. According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a brassiere comprising a cradle, two straps and two cups each for receiving a breast, each of the cups having an around cup edge section, an underarm edge section, a neckline edge section, a center edge section and an apex, wherein the brassiere further comprises a Y-shaped control panel generally extending from the straps across the top of the neckline edge section of each of the cups and down the center edge section of each of the cups to the cradle.
US11044953B1	Disposable sleeve member to absorb moisture from coughing or sneezing and method of using the same A simple wearable member having germ absorbing layers that include germicide particles is provided. The germicide particles in the germ absorbing layer can capture the germs expelled into the air when a user coughs or sneezes into the wearable member. Once the germs are captured in the germ absorbing layer, the germs are neutralized by the germicide particles. In order to enhance the probability of capturing most of the germs expelled, the germ absorbing layer includes various fibers with shapes and patterns. The flexible fibers are treated to have germicide particles in them. The various shapes, sizes, and patterns of the flexible fibers create a large surface area that the germs can contact when they are expelled into the air. Once the germ absorbing layer is used the layer may be discarded and a new layer may be attached to the wearable member for repeated use.
US11044939B2	Tubular elements for smoking articles There is provided a tubular element for use in the manufacture of a filter of a smoking article, the tubular element comprising a first and a second layer wound of substantially continuous strips of a cellulose-fibre-based web material. The strips have predetermined thickness (T) and width (W). The web material is coated on a first surface with an activatable polymer and the first surface of the web material in the first layer faces the first surface of the web material in the second layer. An external diameter of the tubular element is substantially uniform over a given length.
US11044929B2	Popcorn machines having process chambers of increasing volume, and associated systems and methods Popcorn machines having process chambers of increasing volume, and associated systems and methods of operation are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a popcorn machine includes a tube, a heating element positioned to heat the tube, and an auger positioned at least partially within the tube. The auger can include a central portion extending along a longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end. The central portion decreases in diameter from the first end to the second end, and the central portion and the tube at least partially define an annular popping chamber that increases in volume from the first end toward the second end. A flight extends around the central portion in a helical pattern between the central portion and an inner wall of the tube. In operation, the auger rotates about the longitudinal axis to move ingredients through the heated tube via the flight.
US11044928B2	Method for preparing rice hot pepper paste and rice hot pepper paste prepared thereby The present disclosure provides a method for preparing a rice hot pepper paste using an Aspergillus oryzae CJ 1354 strain and a Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CJ 14-6 strain isolated from traditional meju, and a rice hot pepper paste produced by the preparation method. The method for preparing a rice hot pepper paste includes: soaking rice in water or adding water to rice and steaming the rice; inoculating an Aspergillus oryzae CJ 1354 (KCCM 11300P) strain into the steamed rice and conducting incubation to prepare a rice koji; soaking beans in water or adding water to beans and steaming the beans; inoculating a Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CJ 14-6 (KCCM 11718P) strain into the steamed beans and conducting incubation to make a bean koji; adding brine and then at least one selected from the group consisting of steamed rice, bean-processed food stuff, meju, and doenjang to the rice koji and the bean koji to prepare a first mixture, and conducting a first aging; and adding red chili powder and then at least one selected from the group consisting of starch sugar, soy sauce, salt, a spice-processed food stuff, a taste and flavor enhancer, and a grain-processed food stuff to the first mixture to prepare a second mixture, and conducting sterilization and a second aging.
US11044924B2	Methods for supporting grain intensive and or energy intensive diets in ruminants by administration of a synthetic bioensemble of microbes or purified strains therefor The disclosure relates to isolated microorganisms—including novel strains of the microorganisms—microbial ensembles, and compositions comprising the same. Furthermore, the disclosure teaches methods of utilizing the described microorganisms, microbial compositions, and compositions comprising the same, in methods for modulating the agricultural production of ruminants. In particular aspects, the disclosure provides methods of increasing feed efficiency, and methods of decreasing acidosis.
US11044923B2	Gummies containing formulations with enhanced delivery matrix, and methods of making same A gummy includes an inner portion, a formulation having a dispersion including a plurality of liposomal vesicles contained in the inner portion; and an outer portion which surrounds the inner portion. The formulation includes an active ingredient including cannabidiol (CBD), phospholipid contained in the liposomal vesicles, and a optionally added coating material, the CBD being incorporated within the liposomal vesicles. A method of making such gummy having the CBD formulation in the inner portion thereof includes setting up a central filling apparatus having a shell syrup hopper, a central filling hopper, and a manifold branch and nozzle mechanism; filling the shell syrup hopper with the base material; filling the central filling hopper with the CBD formulation; dispensing the base material and CBD formulation in the manifold branch and nozzle mechanism, and further into the gummy mold; and extracting the gummy from the gummy mold.
US11044921B2	Natural dairy based creamers and method of making the same Natural premium dairy based creamers for providing whitening and indulgent texture/mouthfeel of beverage and food products are provided. The creamers have good stability for 4 months at refrigeration, high whitening capacity and a pleasant mouthfeel when added to beverage or food, while being free from artificial additives. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a creamer free of any artificial additives and comprising added sugar, milk fat, optionally vegetable oil, milk proteins including sweet buttermilk powder, gellan gum and optionally guar gum, and optionally natural flavors.
US11044920B2	Use of lactic acid bacteria for preparing fermented food products with increased natural sweetness The dairy industry today faces a problem of providing an alternative to adding sweeteners to fermented milk products in order to achieve the desired sweet taste without the added calories. Furthermore, it would be highly advantageous to establish a method for reducing lactose in fermented milk products to a level which is acceptable for lactose-intolerant consumers. The above problems have been solved by providing mutant Streptococcus thermophilus strains and mutant Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus strains that excrete glucose to the milk when the milk is inoculated and fermented with such Streptococcus thermophilus strains and Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp, bulgaricus strains. Thus, the present invention relates to strains of Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp, bulgaricus which secrete glucose to the milk substrate during fermentation, as well as to mixed cultures comprising the Streptococcus thermophilus strains and the Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp, bulgaricus strains, starter cultures comprising the strains and dairy products manufactured with the cultures. The present method also relates to use of the strains for decreasing the lactose content of a fermented food product and for boosting growth of the probiotic BB-12®.
US11044919B2	Delivery apparatus to deliver a hidden item inside a food Delivery apparatus and assemblies are shown and described. In one embodiment, a delivery apparatus includes a container adapted to support the concealed article, a central tube, and a release mechanism. The release mechanism may release the container from the central tube and protrude through the exposed end. The result is an improved hidden display and assembly for enhancing efficient, effective delivery of a hidden item inside a food item(s) or the like.
US11044916B2	Compositions comprising recombinant Bacillus cells and an insecticide The present invention relates to a composition comprising a) recombinant exosporium-producing Bacillus cells that express a fusion protein comprising: (i) at least one plant growth stimulating protein or peptide and (ii) a targeting sequence that localizes the fusion protein to the exosporium of the Bacillus cells; and b) at least one particular insecticide disclosed herein in a synergistically effective amount. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for enhancing plant growth, promoting plant health, and/or reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts.
US11044915B2	Compositions comprising recombinant Bacillus cells and a fungicide The present invention relates to a composition comprising a) recombinant exosporium-producing Bacillus cells that express a fusion protein comprising: (i) at least one plant growth stimulating protein or peptide and (ii) a targeting sequence that localizes the fusion protein to the exosporium of the Bacillus cells; and b) at least one particular fungicide disclosed herein in a synergistically effective amount. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for enhancing plant growth, promoting plant health, and/or reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts.
US11044911B2	Phenoxyurea compound and pest control agent A compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof: wherein, R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group and so on; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, or a C1-6 alkyl group, R3 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, or a C1-6 alkyl group, R5 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1-6 alkyl group and so on; Y represents a C1-6 haloalkyl group, X represents a halogeno group, a C1-6 alkyl group and so on; and n represents the number of chemically acceptable groups represented by X and is an integer of 0 to 4, and when n is 2 or more, the groups X is the same as or different from each other.
US11044907B2	Interaction between antimicrobial quaternary compounds and anionic surfactants The invention provides activated or inactivated compositions combining quaternary ammonium compounds and anionic surfactants or acids. The invention further provides activated or inactivated compositions combining quaternary ammonium compounds and anionic chelants or polymers. Activated antimicrobial compositions comprised of a quaternary ammonium compound having less than a C20 chain length, and an anionic carboxylate surfactant having C6-C10 chain length are disclosed. Activated compositions of the invention have a pH of between about 1 and 7 and are substantially free of silanes, sulfates and oxidants. Inactivated antimicrobial compositions comprised of a quaternary ammonium compound having less than a C-20 chain length, and an anionic sulfate or sulfonate surfactant are disclosed. Compositions of the invention have a 10 mole to 1 moles ratio of quaternary ammonium compound to anionic surfactant or about 1 mole to 10 moles ratio. Methods of making and employing the compositions are disclosed.
US11044905B2	Tablet with an antimycotic agent, medical device and method for preserving harvested corneas A tablet containing at least amphotericin B deoxycholate, a substance with lubricating properties, a substance with disaggregating properties and a substance with aggregating properties, the tablet being usable in a device for preserving harvested corneas, in combination with a bottle (2) equipped with an openable and reclosable cap (7), where the bottle contains a sterile preserving liquid (3) having a pH of between 7.2 and 7.6 and wherein the tablet can be completely dissolved; in accordance with the method claimed, a harvested cornea being preservable in the preserving liquid in which the tablet has been dissolved, for up to at least 15 days at a temperature of between 2° C. and 10° C.
US11044903B1	Hunting blind A hunting blind includes a dome-shaped structure made of weather-resistant material having a plurality of flaps disposed throughout the top side thereof. A plurality of ground stakes is positioned perpendicularly beneath the underside surface of the dome-shaped structure. A plurality of apertures is disposed through at least one (1) of the flaps, each capable of receiving a portion of a decoy therein.
US11044902B2	Apparatus and method for deterring birds by laser The invention concerns an apparatus and a method for deterring birds, comprising a frame fixedly disposed on a structure; a laser light generator connected with the frame, including a laser light source for generating a laser light beam; a supply circuit for supplying the laser light source; driving means connected with the laser light generator, for having at least a part of the laser light generator move; and a control element for controlling the laser light source and the drivable part of the laser light generator, wherein the driving means are arranged for causing a movement to be executed of at least a drivable part of the laser light generator. Thus, an apparatus and a method are obtained having a greater effect in deterring birds.
US11044900B2	Equipment for the control and dosage of chemical products for agricultural soil disinfection machines Chemical product control and metering equipment for agricultural land disinfection machines with at least two receptacles for containing chemical products and an injector for injecting the products on agricultural land, comprising includes a product metering frame, a control panel of the metering frame, wirelessly connected thereto, and an electronic control card. The metering frame includes a chemical product inlet duct, an electrovalve, and a dose control flowmeter connected to the inlet ducts and to a hydraulic pump, which has at least one product outlet duct. The electronic control card is arranged inside the metering frame and is connected to a motor, the dose control flowmeter, and the electrovalves.
US11044899B2	Monkey line puller A hand-held device used for fishing to secure the fishing knot to a hook. Having (4) four holes (2) two rear oval holes of equal size for finger insert support and (2) two smaller front holes of different sizes for hook safety support as the hand pulls to create tension in the fishing line.
US11044891B2	Livestock insecticide application system A system for applying an insecticide onto livestock. The system includes a gate assembly, two side brush assemblies, and an applicator assembly. During use, an animal contacts the applicator assembly, thereby causing the insecticide to exit the applicator assembly and contact the animal, where it is applied by the applicator assembly and the two side brush assemblies. The system is configured to efficiently and conveniently apply the insecticide onto the animal and reduce or eliminate a need for manually applying the insecticide onto the animal.
US11044886B2	Cat litter box mat A pet litter box mat having a first planar layer which overlaps and covers a second planar layer. The layers are connected together by hinges. A plurality of openings are formed through the first layer and these openings increase in area from a side of the first mat which abuts the second mat to the other side of the first mat.
US11044884B1	High yield sesame High yield sesame plants and parts thereof are provided. Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of many sesame varieties was performed to derive markers for phenotypic traits that contribute to high yield, and a breeding simulation was used to identify the most common and most stable markers. Examples for such phenotypic traits include the number of capsules per leaf axil, the capsule length, the height to first capsule and the number of lateral shoots. Following verification of trait stability over several generations, markers and marker cassettes were defined as being uniquely present in the developed sesame lines. The resulting high yield, shatter-resistant sesame lines can be used to increase sesame yield for its various uses.
US11044883B2	Soybean cultivar 1361091 A soybean cultivar designated 1361091 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 1361091, the plants of soybean 1361091, to plant parts of soybean 1361091, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 1361091 with itself or with another soybean variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to soybean cultivars, breeding cultivars, plant parts, and cells derived from soybean 1361091, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 1361091, and the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing 1361091 with another soybean cultivar.
US11044882B1	Soybean variety 5PFAS69 A novel soybean variety, designated 5PFAS69 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PFAS69, cells from soybean variety 5PFAS69, plants of soybean 5PFAS69, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PFAS69. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PFAS69 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PFAS69, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PFAS69, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PFAS69. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PFAS69 are further provided.
US11044879B2	Soybean cultivar 82352802 A soybean cultivar designated 82352802 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 82352802, to the plants of soybean cultivar 82352802, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 82352802, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 82352802. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 82352802. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 82352802, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 82352802 with another soybean cultivar.
US11044875B2	Soybean cultivar 81322943 A soybean cultivar designated 81322943 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 81322943, to the plants of soybean cultivar 81322943, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 81322943, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 81322943. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 81322943. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 81322943, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 81322943 with another soybean cultivar.
US11044873B2	Soybean cultivar 88482541 A soybean cultivar designated 88482541 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 88482541, to the plants of soybean cultivar 88482541, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 88482541, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 88482541. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 88482541. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 88482541, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 88482541 with another soybean cultivar.
US11044872B2	Soybean cultivar 84344663 A soybean cultivar designated 84344663 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 84344663, to the plants of soybean cultivar 84344663, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 84344663, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 84344663. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 84344663. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 84344663, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 84344663 with another soybean cultivar.
US11044871B2	Soybean cultivar 84340383 A soybean cultivar designated 84340383 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 84340383, to the plants of soybean cultivar 84340383, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 84340383, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 84340383. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 84340383. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 84340383, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 84340383 with another soybean cultivar.
US11044869B2	Soybean variety 01073270 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01073270. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01073270. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01073270 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01073270 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US11044867B2	Soybean variety 01073133 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01073133. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01073133. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01073133 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01073133 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US11044866B2	Soybean variety 01073114 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01073114. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01073114. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01073114 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01073114 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US11044865B2	Soybean variety 01073029 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01073029. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01073029. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01073029 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01073029 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US11044862B1	Maize hybrid X08N732 A novel maize variety designated X08N732 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08N732 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08N732 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X08N732, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08N732 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08N732 and methods of using maize variety X08N732 are disclosed.
US11044859B2	Canola inbred NS7210 A novel canola variety designated NS7210 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a canola plant that comprise crossing canola variety NS7210 with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into NS7210 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid canola seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the canola variety NS7210 or a locus conversion of NS7210 with another canola variety.
US11044855B2	Environmental scanning and tree cutting guidance Embodiments include method, systems, and computer program products for felling a tree. The method includes scanning, using a processor, a tree and an environment within a predetermined radius around the tree. The processor calculates an approximate center of gravity (CoG) for the tree in response to the scanning of the tree. The processor further receives a desired tree fall direction. The processor further provides attachment locations on the tree for attaching one or more tree felling assistance devices. The processor further instructs each of the one or more tree felling assistance devices to apply a first force to the tree in which the first force applied by each of the one or more tree felling assistance devices in conjunction with one or more cuts applied to the tree, fells the tree.
US11044851B2	Adjustable stuffer chute A baler (10) has a stuffer chute assembly (22) with upper and lower curved walls (44, 46) forming a stuffer chamber (24). A rear portion (54) of the upper wall (44) extends downwardly and forwardly from a baling chamber (12) and a forward portion (50) extends above an inlet opening to the stuffer chamber (24). The upper wall (44) has a plurality of laterally spaced-apart wrappers (52, 56), with adjacent wrappers forming slots (70, 72) extending generally from said crop receiving inlet opening to an outlet opening (48) for cooperation with tines (40) of a feeding mechanism (36). The wrappers (52, 56) are movable relative to the lower wall (46) at a forward end (60) and at a rearward end (66) of the upper wall (44) so as to change a cross-sectional dimension of the stuffer chamber (24). The baler (10) has a forward wall adjusting mechanism (80) for setting a forward end (60) of the upper wall (44) in a predetermined position, and a rear wall adjusting mechanism (110) for setting a rear end (66) of the upper wall (44).
US11044850B2	Fruit collector featuring scales with limited displacement and scale intended for such a collector A scale and a fruit collector with connected rows of scales is provided. The rows of scales extending between an intake and an outlet of the collector parallel to a median axis of the collector, scales including respectively a succession of scales with overlap, mounted as pivots on a support with a return to a resting position, each scale presenting a longitudinal median scale axis extending from the proximal to distal end of the scale and forming, in the resting position, an acute angle of aperture with the median axis, relative to the collector intake, and in which each scale presents a capability to pivot relative to the support, between the resting position and at least one bent-back position towards the outlet of the collector, reducing the angle of aperture. At least one hindrance limits an amplitude of divergent displacement, respectively between two successive scales of a row of scales.
US11044848B2	Bearing housing A bearing coupler assembly that has a bearing housing sized to at least partially receive a bearing assembly, the bearing housing defining a bearing axis therethrough, a shaft positioned at least partially through the bearing housing along the bearing axis, the shaft defining a shaft lip and a fastener end, the bearing assembly coupling the shaft to the bearing housing so the shaft can rotate about the bearing axis relative to the bearing housing, a fastener configured to be coupled to the fastener end of the shaft, a tone wheel positioned axially along the bearing axis between the fastener and the bearing assembly, the tone wheel having at least one indicator, a sensor coupled to the bearing housing and configured to identify when the indicator passes thereby.
US11044843B2	Seed analysis A method of analyzing seeds including acquiring, using an X-ray machine, X-ray images of the seeds. Analyzing the X-ray images to determine a parameter of each of the seeds. Comparing a parameter determined from analyzing the X-ray image of one seed to a parameter determined from analyzing the X-ray image of another seed. Arranging the seeds relative to each other based on the seed parameters.
US11051433B2	Rectifier of rotating electric machine A rotating electric machine includes a machine main body, a frame member and a rectifier. The machine main body is configured to generate alternating current. The frame member holds the machine main body. The rectifier is provided axially outside the frame member and has a rectification circuit configured to rectify the alternating current generated in the machine main body into direct current. The rectifier includes first and second heat sinks that are located to axially overlap each other, first rectifying elements mounted to the first heat sink and constituting an upper arm of the rectification circuit, and second rectifying elements mounted to the second heat sink and constituting a lower arm of the rectification circuit. The second heat sink is located closer than the first heat sink to the frame member. The surface area of the second heat sink is greater than the surface area of the first heat sink.
US11051432B2	Electronic module, in particular an electronic power module for hybrid vehicles or electric vehicles The invention relates to an electronic module (1), in particular an electronic power module for hybrid vehicles or electric vehicles, comprising: a printed circuit board (10) with at least one contact point (11); an electronic unit (20), in particular a power electronic unit, with at least one connection point (21), the connection point (21) of the electronic unit (20) being electrically connected to the contact point (11) of the printed circuit board (10) by means of at least one electrically conductive contact element (30); and a heat sink (40) with a top (41), the electronic unit (20) bearing indirectly and/or directly against the top (41) of the heat sink (40). According to the invention, at least one heat-conducting element (50) is arranged between the contact element (30) and the heat sink (40) in such a manner that a thermally conductive connection is produced between the contact element (30) and the heat sink (40).
US11051429B2	Thermally configured connector system A connector system with improved thermal management is provided. Various receptacles are provided that include features which may enhance air flow, and therefore cooling. Thermal channel features in the receptacle cage and/or housing allow air passing through the receptacle to directly remove thermal energy from components within and carry the thermal energy out of the cage.
US11051424B2	Fan and power supply device This disclosure provides a fan for a power supply and a power supply device. The power supply includes an outer casing with four sides, and the four sides form four corners. Wherein the fan includes a fan frame, and a reserved space is formed by any one of the corners of the outer casing and an outer surface of the fan frame at the corresponding position; and the fan frame further has positioning holes at the other three corners of the outer casing to fix and connect with the outer casing.
US11051421B1	Memory cooling system in a server A cooling assembly includes a primary plate, a secondary plate, and a padding layer. The primary plate includes a body, a first arm, and a second arm. The first arm and the second arm of the primary plate extend outwardly in opposite directions from the body of the primary plate. The secondary plate also includes a body, a first arm, and a second arm. The first arm and the second arm of the secondary plate extend outwardly in opposite directions from the body of the secondary plate. The padding layer is inserted between the primary plate and the secondary plate. The padding layer directly contacts a heat-generating electrical component secured between the primary plate and the secondary plate.
US11051420B1	Electronic device An electronic device includes a board having a mounting surface for an electronic component, a case having an opening for insertion of the board into the case and configured to house the board inserted through the opening, and a cover fixed to the case so as to close the opening. The board also has at least one deformable device formed on an end side of the board and configured to be elastically deformable in a direction orthogonal to the mounting surface. The deformable device comes into contact with the case or the cover in a state of being elastically deformed to hold the board in a fixed state in a storage space formed through fixation of the cover to the case when the board is housed in the storage space.
US11051418B2	Vehicle control device Fixing holes are formed around an opening of a housing. Holding members are each inserted into a corresponding fixing hole and are fixed to the housing by swaging. Two or more holding members are each provided with a corresponding protrusion member. Fitting holes and first insertion holes are formed around a central opening of a packing and the protrusion members are each fitted into a corresponding fitting holes. The packing is attached to the housing by fitting each of the protrusion members into the corresponding fitting hole. Fastening members are each inserted through a corresponding first insertion hole and a corresponding second insertion hole formed in a cover and are inserted into and fixed to holding members other than the above-described two or more holding members, so that the cover is attached to the housing.
US11051417B2	Sealing system for electronics enclosure A cable entry sealing system providing an electronics enclosure having a first enclosure half and a second enclosure half, the first enclosure half having at least one sidewall having an aperture therein; a radial sealing member, the radial sealing member being positioned between the first enclosure half and the second enclosure half; and a cable entry positioned within the aperture, wherein the cable entry comprises: a cable grommet; and a cable grommet support groove.
US11051416B2	Electronic device including thin housing, and manufacturing method therefor An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing comprising a first surface opened while facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, and one or more side parts disposed in different directions between the first surface and the second surface, a nonconductive structure disposed along at least a portion of the at least one side wall within the housing, and one or more stop recesses including at least one recess formed on one surface of the one or more side parts and a portion of the nonconductive structure surrounding a peripheral portion of the at least one recess.
US11051413B2	Terminal and retractable mechanical member A terminal includes: a body including a body front and a body rear; a flexible display screen extending from the body front to the body rear; and a retractable mechanical member arranged at an edge between the body front and the body rear. The retractable mechanical member is configured to drive a display region of the flexible display screen located on the body rear to move from the body rear to the body front along the edge when the retractable mechanical member is in an outwardly extended state, and drive a display region of the flexible display screen located on the body front to move from the body front to the body rear along the edge when the retractable mechanical member is in an inwardly retracted state.
US11051412B2	Electronic device An electronic device includes a middle frame, a display assembly, a rear member, and a protective member. The middle frame includes a sidewall disposed in an encircled manner; the display assembly is located at a front side of the middle frame; the rear member is located at a back side of the middle frame; the protective member is movably disposed on the sidewall of the middle frame. In an initial state, a front end and a rear end of the protective member are respectively lower than or flush with a surface of the display assembly or the rear member. The protective member can move toward the back side of the middle frame from the initial state to enable the rear end of the protective member to go beyond the rear member so as to protect the rear member when the electronic device falls off.
US11051411B2	Mobile electronic device and display thereof A display includes display region and a non-display region surrounding the display region. The display further includes a main circuit board, wherein an electroluminescent film layer is coated in the non-display region, and the electroluminescent film layer is electrically connected with the main circuit board. A periphery of the display region is illuminated by the electroluminescent film layer disposed at the non-display region of the display.
US11051410B2	Component carriers sandwiching a sacrificial structure and having pure dielectric layers next to the sacrificial structure A semifinished product with a sacrificial structure and two component carriers releasably formed on opposing main surfaces of the sacrificial structure. The component carriers include at least one electrically insulating layer structure, and at least one electrically conductive layer structure. The at least one electrically insulating layer structure relates to a respective one of the component carriers. Located closest to the sacrificial structure are pure or unprocessed electrically insulating layers without electrically conductive material therein.
US11051409B2	Electronic circuit An electronic circuit (4) comprises at least one electrically conductive portion arranged to a substrate (2) and at least one electrical coupling point (5) determined at the at least one electrically conductive portion. The electronic circuit (4) comprises at the at least one electrical coupling point (5) at least one magnetic and electrically conductive coupling element (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f, 6g, 6h, 6i, 6j, 6k, 6l) for providing an electrically conductive coupling point (5) with magnetic fastening force.
US11051406B2	Component carrier with integrated inductor and manufacturing method Provided is a method of manufacturing a component carrier that includes forming a magnetic core on a base structure; forming a through hole in at least one dielectric layer; forming a plurality of electrically conductive windings on the at least one dielectric layer around the through hole; forming a stack with the base structure having the magnetic core, the at least one dielectric layer and another base structure such that the magnetic core is inserted into the through hole and the conductive windings are arranged around the magnetic core such that the magnetic core and the plurality of electrically conductive windings are interposed between the base structure and the other base structure.
US11051402B2	Fluorine-containing substrate, copper clad laminate, and printed circuit board A fluorine-containing substrate, a copper clad laminate, and a printed circuit board are provided. The fluorine-containing substrate includes a reinforcing material layer and a fluorine-containing resin layer. The reinforcing material layer includes a substrate and a first inorganic filler. The first inorganic filler is attached on the substrate and is dispersed in the reinforcing material layer. The particle size of the first inorganic filler ranges from 0.02 μm to 1 μm. The reinforcing material layer is covered by the fluorine-containing resin layer. The fluoride resin layer includes a second inorganic filler whose particle size ranges between a value larger than 1 μm and 100 μm.
US11051399B2	Flexible printed circuit board A flexible printed circuit board according to one aspect of the present invention includes a base film having an insulating property and a conductive pattern laminated on one surface of the base film, and has a terminal connecting area toward one end edge of the conductive pattern, the flexible printed circuit board including a reinforcement member laminated on another surface of the base film and situated opposite at least the terminal connecting area, wherein a thickness of the reinforcement member increases toward the one end edge in a stepwise or gradual manner.
US11051398B2	Ceramic electronic component A ceramic electronic component according to the present disclosure includes a ceramic insulator and conductor portions including inner conductors disposed inside the ceramic insulator and outer conductors disposed outside the ceramic insulator, wherein each conductor portion has a surface and a back surface opposite to the surface, and at least one of the conductor portions includes a flat portion in which the conductor thickness is constant, surface corner portions having a round-chamfered shape in the direction from the surface toward the back surface of the inner conductor or the outer conductor, and back surface corner portions having a round-chamfered shape in the direction from the back surface toward the surface of the inner conductor or the outer conductor.
US11051397B2	Fixture for shielding a printed circuit board from electromagnetic interference and noise during testing A shield enclosure includes a housing with a peripheral wall that defines a cavity, and a cover removably coupleable to the housing to at least partially seal the cavity. The cavity is sized to receive a printed circuit board therein. The housing shields the printed circuit board from electromagnetic interference and noise during noise figure testing of a radiofrequency component on the printed circuit board.
US11051391B2	Thermally highly conductive coating on base structure accommodating a component A component carrier has a base structure with a recess, a thermally highly conductive coating covering at least a part of a surface of the base structure, and a component in the recess.
US11051389B2	Atmospheric plasma device The present disclosure relates to a plasma device for alleviation of various skin troubles or for skin care, and provides a remote type plasma device wherein a plasma spray device is separated from the body thereof and is connected to a controller in the body. Plasma is produced under atmospheric pressure at room temperature. The plasma device of the present disclosure includes a dielectric barrier and thus can maintain stable glow discharge. Atmospheric plasma is unexceptionally sprayed through a ground electrode, and thus does not electrically irritate the skin at all.
US11051382B2	Driver of an LED array The invention describes a driver (1) of an array (2) of current-driven LEDs (20), comprising a voltage converter (10) arranged to generate a supply voltage (Vboost) to the LED array (2) and to adjust the supply voltage (Vboost) in response to a feedback signal (100); a number of current sources (CS1, . . . , CSn) arranged to drive the LEDs (20) of the LED array (2); and a monitoring arrangement (M) adapted to monitor a current source voltage (Vcs1, . . . , Vcsn) relative to a voltage headroom (H) and to generate the feedback signal (100) on the basis of the headroom monitoring results. The invention further describes a device (4) comprising an LED array (2) and an embodiment of the inventive driver (1). The invention further describes method of driving an LED array (2).
US11051379B2	Systems and methods for regulating LED currents System and method for regulating one or more currents. The system includes a system controller, an inductor, a first resistor, a switch and a first diode. The system controller includes a first controller terminal and a ground terminal, the system controller being configured to output a drive signal at the first controller terminal. The inductor includes a first inductor terminal and a second inductor terminal, the first inductor terminal being coupled to the ground terminal, the second inductor terminal being coupled to one or more light emitting diodes. The first resistor includes a first resistor terminal and a second resistor terminal, the first resistor terminal being coupled to the ground terminal. The switch is configured to receive the drive signal and coupled to the second resistor terminal. The first diode includes a first diode terminal and a second diode terminal and coupled to the first resistor.
US11051378B2	Eliminating flicker and open load protection for driver compatible with NAFTA dim ECG An electronic driver for transforming an electronic ballast input voltage into an operating voltage for an LED lighting module. The driver includes a flicker eliminating circuit, which is adapted to operate in a saturation mode when the input voltage is below a threshold voltage. It operates in a switch mode when the input voltage is above a threshold voltage. A voltage drop in the flicker eliminating circuit in the saturation mode is higher than in the switch mode.
US11051372B2	Wireless lamp-driving device with independent power source and lamp system including the same A wireless lamp-driving device with an independent power source and a lamp system including the same are provided. The lamp system is composed at least of a light-emitting diode (LED) lamp, a stationary switching device, and a wireless controller, wherein the wireless lamp-driving device, the stationary switching device and the wireless controller have their respective power sources, the wireless lamp-driving device is connected to the stationary switching device and the wireless controller separately in a wireless manner, and is configured to receive wireless signals from the stationary switching device and the wireless controller in order to control the light emission states of the LED lamp according to the contents of each wireless signal received.
US11051369B2	Radio frequency heating apparatus using direct-digital radio frequency power control and fine-tune power control A radio frequency inductive heating apparatus includes a control device, a plurality of radio frequency devices, a plurality of transformers, a resonant tank circuit, a heating element, and a first power supply. The radio frequency devices are selectively activated by the control device, and each of the plurality of radio frequency devices is operatively coupled to of the plurality of transformers. At least one of the plurality of radio frequency devices are selectively activated by the control device based on a power set signal and a feedback signal, the power set signal representing a desired output current associated with the resonant tank circuit, the feedback signal representing an electrical control parameter associated with the resonant tank circuit. A corresponding method is also disclosed.
US11051364B2	Control method of electronic cigarette and electronic cigarette thereof An electronic cigarette has an atomizing assembly that includes a first detecting device, a heating member for heating cigarette liquid, a liquid absorbing member for adsorbing excess cigarette liquid, a controller, and a pump body, which delivers the cigarette liquid to the heating member. The first detecting device detects the degree of saturation of the liquid absorbing member, and feedbacks to the controller. The controller pre-determines the difference between the degree of saturation of the liquid absorbing member and the first threshold value. When the degree of saturation is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, the controller controls the liquid absorbing member to maintain the current degree of saturation or to control the degree of saturation of the liquid absorbing member to be reduced.
US11051359B2	Managing MBMS membership at the service capability exposure function The present application is directed to an apparatus on a network including a non-transitory memory having executable instructions for configuring membership of a group, and a processor that is operably coupled to the non-transitory memory. The processor is configured to receive a request from a server to add a device to the group, to send a reply to the server that the device is authorized to join the group, to deliver a message to the device when a predetermined condition is met. The device status is selected from joined, active, authorized and combinations thereof. The predetermined condition is selected from a percentage or number of devices in the group are listening, a set time has elapsed, and combinations thereof. The present application is also directed to a networked system including a server and an apparatus in communication with the server.
US11051358B2	Method for releasing context of user equipment in non-3GPP access network and network entity performing the same A method for releasing a context of a user equipment in a non-3GPP access network and a network entity performing the same are disclosed. In a case in which the UE is a unreachable state, a non-3GPP interworking function (N3IWF) may a UE context release request message to an access and mobility management function (AMF), and may perform protocol data unit (PDU) session user plane de-activation between the AMF, a session management function (SMF), and a user plane function (UPF). In addition, the AMF may transmit a UE context release command message to the N3IWF, and the N3IWF may transmit a UE context release complete message to the AMF.
US11051355B2	Correlation of user equipment identity to information centric networking request An access node (620) of the cellular network determines a correlation of an identifier of a user equipment (610) with an entry of a Pending Interest Table maintained by an Information Centric Networking node (670). The Pending Interest Table comprises an entry for each data object having a pending Information Centric Networking request (801) at the Information Centric Networking node (670). Based on the correlation, the access node (620) controls a connection of the user equipment (610) with the cellular network. This may involve deciding whether to release the user equipment (610) to idle mode or paging of the user equipment (610).
US11051354B2	Handling of PDCP during connection re-establishment Systems, methods and apparatus are disclosed for user equipment and/or network nodes. An example method performed by a user equipment includes establishing a connection to a Radio Access Network via a network node. The connection provides communications between the UE and the network node using a Signaling Radio Bearer configured with a New Radio (NR) Packet Data Convergence Protocol configuration. The user equipment receives a Radio Resource Control connection re-establishment message and re-establishes the connection to the RAN. The re-establishing includes applying a Long-Term Evolution PDCP configuration to the SRB.
US11051342B2	Random access method and apparatus Embodiments of the present application provide a random access method and apparatus. The method includes: in a random access process, a terminal sends a first random access signal by means of a first resource first, and then sends a second random access signal by means of a second resource; and the terminal receives at least one of a first random access response signal and a second random access response signal, a start time of a transmission time period of the second random access signal being earlier than an end time of a detection time of the first random access response signal.
US11051340B2	Wireless communication method and wireless communication terminal Provided is a wireless communication terminal. The wireless communication terminal includes a transceiver configured to transmit/receive a wireless signal and a processor configured to control an operation of the wireless communication terminal. The transceiver receives a MAC frame including information on a plurality of wireless communication terminals that are to receive data from a base wireless communication terminal. The plurality of wireless communication terminals include the wireless communication terminal and receive data from the base wireless communication terminal based on the MAC frame.
US11051337B2	Communication method and apparatus using multiple channels in unlicensed band A communication method using a plurality of channels in a wireless communication system supporting an unlicensed band. The communication method includes: performing listen-before-talk (LBT) for transmitting a random access preamble on each of a plurality of control channels supported by a user equipment (UE), from among a plurality of control channels supported by a base station; transmitting a random access preamble through a control channel where the LBT succeeded from among the plurality of control channels where the LBT for transmitting the random access preamble is performed; and receiving a random access response (RAR) through a control channel determined according to a result of the LBT performed by the base station, from among the plurality of control channels supported by the UE, wherein a control channel is a channel through which a control signal and a data signal are transmitted and received.
US11051336B2	Resource selection based on latency requirements A method and wireless device for determining a time interval, T2, for selecting a time-frequency resource are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes determining the time interval based on at least one parameter serving as a proxy indicative of a likelihood of collision. In some embodiments, at least one of the at least one parameter is a priority level indication, such that a higher priority transmission results in a lower value of T2.
US11051332B2	Method and apparatus for logical channel selection A user equipment (UE) is provided. The UE includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon and at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to perform following actions: Receive, from a base station, a block error rate (BLER) related restriction for each of a plurality of configured logical channels. Receive, from the base station, an uplink (UL) grant. Obtain a BLER related characteristic of the UL grant. Select, among the plurality of configured logical channels, one or more logical channels for the UL grant, according to the BLER related characteristic of the UL grant and the BLER related restriction for each of the plurality of configured logical channels when a first condition is met. Allocate the UL grant to the selected one or more logical channels.
US11051329B2	Search space monitoring One or more devices, systems, and/or methods for monitoring a search space are provided. For example, a node may operate in a first state. A configuration corresponding to a second state may be determined, based upon the first state. A search space may be monitored based upon the configuration. In another example, a second configuration corresponding to a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) resource may be determined based upon a message. A second search space may be monitored based upon the second configuration.
US11051327B2	Rate-matching around CRS for NR-TDD Rate-matching and channel estimation are disclosed for new radio (NR) user equipments (UEs). An NR UE obtains coexistence information of neighboring legacy operations including common reference signal (CRS) ports, CRS frequency pattern, and a legacy subframe type corresponding to the NR transmission segments. The NR UE determines legacy CRS occasion(s) coinciding with shared downlink direction operations for the NR and legacy operations, and rate-matches reception of NR downlink transmissions around the CRS occasion(s). In other aspects, an NR UE detects overlap of a downlink signal with downlink control channel candidate of a configured control resource set (CORESET). The UE ends monitoring of the candidate within a search space of the CORESET in response to the detected overlap, detects a collision between a scheduled demodulation reference signal (DMRS) and the downlink signal occasion, and discards all or part of the CORESET.
US11051319B2	Techniques for low latency communications in wireless local area networks Techniques for implementing low latency communications in a wireless local area network are provided. A first wireless communication device may implement a low latency basic service set (BSS) that allows contention-based channel access over a portion of a bandwidth. The first wireless communication device may configure a primary channel and one or more secondary channels within an available bandwidth. Communications with one or more wireless communication devices that have data traffic associated with a quality of service (QoS) parameter may be provided over one or more of the secondary channels. A transmission from a second wireless communication device on the primary channel may be discarded by the first wireless communication device, or the first wireless communication device may take over channel access from the second wireless communication device if such a transmission overlaps with low latency transmissions on the one or more secondary channels.
US11051314B2	Method and LC device for transmitting scheduling request The present description provides a method for transmitting a scheduling request (SR) in a low-capability (LC) or low-cost (LC) device. The method can comprise a step for receiving an upper layer signal comprising an SR subframe offset and an SR transmission period. The upper layer signal can further comprise information about the number of repetitions. Also, the method can comprise the steps of: determining, on the basis of the SR transmission period and SR subframe offset, a subframe on which the SR is to be transmitted; determining the number of repeated transmissions of the SR on the basis of the information; and transmitting the SR on the determined subframe. The SR can repeatedly be transmitted on a plurality of subframes that begin from the determined subframe.
US11051313B2	Apparatus and method for generating and transmitting reference signal in radio communication It is possible to provide a radio communication terminal device and a radio transmission method which can improve reception performance of a CQI and a reference signal. A phase table storage unit stores a phase table which correlates the amount of cyclic shift to complex coefficients {w1, w2} to be multiplied on the reference signal. A complex coefficient multiplication unit reads out a complex coefficient corresponding to the amount of cyclic shift indicated by resource allocation information, from the phase table storage unit and multiplies the read-out complex coefficient on the reference signal so as to change the phase relationship between the reference signals in a slot.
US11051310B2	UE indication of supported number of trigger states Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for a user equipment (UE) indication of a capability of the UE for the supported number trigger states. A method that may be performed by the UE includes providing an indication to a base station (BS) of a maximum number of aperiodic trigger states supported by the UE. The UE receives a configuration or activation of aperiodic trigger states from the BS in accordance with the indication. A method that may be performed by a BS includes receiving the indication from the UE and providing a configuration or activation of aperiodic trigger states to the UE in accordance with the indication.
US11051305B1	Communication device having concurrent carrier configuration and eSIM profile installation A communication device, method and computer program product support concurrently receiving an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) profile and non-eSIM digital content from separate servers to enable service from a selected carrier. The communication device receives carrier destination data via one of a user interface device, an image capturing device, a removable data storage device, and a network interface of a communication device. The communication device requests download of the eSIM profile associated with a selected carrier from a subscription or carrier server based on the identified carrier destination. While receiving and installing the eSIM profile in an eSIM, the communication device concurrently receives, via the network interface, digital content associated with the selected carrier and a configuration of the communication device from a configuration manager hosted on a configuration server. The digital content enables functionality via the selected carrier.
US11051303B2	Non-contiguous channel allocation over multi-channel wireless networks 802.11 ac networks define an operating band made of an ordered series of 20 MHz channels and authorize a restricted number of possible composite channel configurations to be used for data transmission. A method of transmitting data between a source and a receiver in such a wireless network may comprise, at the source: sending, to the receiver, RTS frames to request reservation of a composite channel, the RTS frames including a flag signalling the source supports transmission over un-authorized composite channels, for instance over sub-channels not contiguous within the operating band; receiving, from the receiver in response to the RTS frames, CTS frames acknowledging reservation of un-authorized composite channel configuration, for instance of non-contiguous sub-channels; and then transmitting, to the receiver, data frames on the reserved sub-channels of the un-authorized configuration, for instance on the reserved non-contiguous sub-channels within the operating band.
US11051300B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting control channel information in an OFDM system This application provides an information transmission method and apparatus. A first device sends control information to a second device, where the control information is carried on a control channel, a position of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing OFDM symbol, to which the control channel is mapped, in a time unit is at least one position in a position set, the time unit is a subframe, a slot, or a mini-slot, the control information is used to schedule at least one resource unit, and the resource unit includes at least one OFDM symbol. In the foregoing solution, complexity of detecting a control channel by a receive end may be reduced.
US11051299B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving information for providing plurality of communication services The present disclosure relates to a communication technique that fuses IoT technology with a 5G communication system to support a higher data rate than a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retailing, security and safety related services, etc.) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT related technology. A communication method in a terminal of a mobile communication system according to one embodiment of the present specification comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, first information associated with a resource allocation scheme for a first service and a second service; receiving, from the base station, control information associated with the first service; and receiving, from the base station, data for the first service on the basis of the control information and the first information.
US11051297B2	Spatial reuse and transmit opportunity duration representation Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to providing a mechanism that may be used to flexibly and efficiently signal spatial reuse (SR) and/or transmit opportunity (TXOP) duration information.
US11051295B2	Beam configuration method and apparatus The present disclosure relates to beam configuration methods and apparatus. One example method include receiving, by a terminal, beam configuration information from a network device, where the beam configuration information is used to instruct the terminal to transmit a signal by using a first beam, and transmitting, by the terminal, the signal by using at least the first beam when a first preset duration starting from a time point expires, where the first time point is a time point at which the terminal sends an acknowledgement (ACK) message for the beam configuration information to the network device.
US11051292B2	Control channel limitations for enhanced low latency processing Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some wireless communications systems, a user equipment (UE) may be configured with multiple control resource sets (CORESETs) within a slot. The UE may identify a set of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) occasions to monitor within the slot, where each PDCCH occasion corresponds to a search space set for a CORESET. The UE may determine a first configuration and a second configuration for monitoring the PDCCH occasions, where the first configuration corresponds to slot-based thresholds and the second configuration corresponds to symbol-based or occasion-based thresholds for monitoring. These thresholds may specify a threshold number of PDCCH candidates to blind decode, a threshold number of non-overlapping control channel elements (CCEs) to perform channel estimation for, or both, where the threshold numbers support low latency processing at the UE. Either the configuration or the UE may enforce the thresholds.
US11051291B2	Data transmission methods, network device, and terminal device Embodiments described provide a data transmission method, a network device, and a terminal device. The method includes: sending, by a network device, control information corresponding to target data to a terminal device on a control resource, where the control resource and a data resource have a correspondence, and the control resource is used by the terminal device to determine the data resource on which the target data is received; and sending, by the network device based on the correspondence, the target data to the terminal device on the data resource. In the embodiments, after sending the control information corresponding to the target data on the control resource, the network device can send the target data on the data resource based on the correspondence between the control resource and the data resource, so that terminal devices having different bandwidth capabilities are able to receive the target data.
US11051287B2	System and method for sharing a control channel for carrier aggregation A method for processing a control channel at a user agent (UA) to identify at least one of an uplink and a downlink resource allocated by a resource grant within a multi-carrier communication system wherein resource grants are specified by control channel element (CCE) subset candidates wherein the carriers used for data transmission and reception are configured carriers, the method comprising the steps of receiving activation signals specifying active and deactivated carriers from among the configured carriers, for active carriers (i) identifying a number of CCE subset candidates to decode and (ii) decoding up to the identified number of CCE subset candidates in an attempt to identify the resource grant; and for deactivated carriers, ignoring CCE subset candidates associated with the deactivated carriers.
US11051284B2	Trigger frames for range estimation in wireless local area network (WLAN) Embodiments of an access point (AP), a user station (STA), and a method for range estimation in a wireless network are generally described herein. For example, the AP may encode a common information field of a first trigger frame to include a trigger frame type configured to check the readiness of associated and unassociated STAs. The AP may transmit the first trigger frame to STAs and receive feedback from the STAs. The AP may further encode, based on the feedback, a common information field of a second trigger frame to include one of: a trigger frame type that solicits negotiation packets from associated and unassociated STAs using an association identifier (AID) and a pre-AID; or a trigger frame type that solicits channel sounding packets from associated and unassociated STAs using an AID and a pre-AID. The AP may further transmit the second trigger frame to the STAs.
US11051275B2	Semi-persistent resource allocation behavior for V2X transmissions The disclosure relates to a transmitting device for transmitting periodic data via a sidelink interface to one or more receiving devices. The transmitting device autonomously selects radio resources for transmitting periodic and aperiodic data via the sidelink interface. A transmitter transmits first periodic data together with first scheduling information to the one or more receiving devices. The first scheduling information indicates radio resources used for transmitting the first periodic data and further indicates reserved radio resources usable at a later point in time by the transmitting device to transmit second periodic data. A processor delays the second periodic data until the later point in time. The transmitter transmits the second periodic data at the later point in time using the reserved radio resources indicated by the first scheduling information. On the other hand, the transmitter transmits other data than the first periodic data at the earliest possible point in time upon becoming available for transmission.
US11051270B2	Single lamp localization system and method A 3D digital indoor localization system uses light emitting diode (LED) lighting infrastructures for localization. In one example approach, a light source includes a convex lens and an array of LEDs, all configured as a single LED lamp. The localization system exploits the light splitting properties of the convex lens to create a one-to-one mapping between a location and the set of orthogonal digital light signals received from particular LEDs of the LED lamp.
US11051269B2	Electronic device for supporting multiple subscriber identity modules and method therefor In accordance with an aspect of the disclosure, an electronic device is provided. The electronic device comprises a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and a second SIM, a first communication circuitry configured to perform wireless communication over a cellular network, a second communication circuitry configured to perform wireless communication over a Wi-Fi network, and at least one processor operatively connected with the first SIM, the second SIM, the first communication circuitry, and the second communication circuitry. The at least one processor is configured to perform a packet-based call associated with the first SIM using the first communication circuitry, and transmit a first re-registration message for internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) re-registration for the second SIM to a network associated with the second SIM using the second communication circuitry, during the packet-based call associated with the first SIM.
US11051260B2	Asynchronous quick connect for low-latency transitions of content presentation between two devices An electronic device, method, and computer program product provide an asynchronous quick connection or reconnection between wireless connecting devices for low-latency transitions in presentation of content to a user. A first device transmits an out-of-band frame sync signal to a second device to prompt the second device to synchronize clocks with the first device and to one of: (i) connect; and (ii) reconnect an over-the-air (OTA) communication session with the first device. First and second devices establish the OTA communication session. The establishment is expedited by the out-of-band frame sync signal. First device transmits output data, via the in-band OTA session, by the first device to the second device to present the output data on a second user output device of the second device.
US11051259B2	Methods and apparatuses for an access procedure An access node may provide synchronization information to a UE. The access node may further provide one or more information blocks, which may include basic network configuration information. Based on the synchronization information and/or the information block(s), the UE may transmit a message to the access node that includes a random access preamble, an identifier of the UE, and/or a buffer status report. Based on the message from the UE, the access node may determine that the UE should remain active and, therefore, may transmit a response to the first message to the UE indicating that the UE should remain active. Thereafter, the UE may receive a connection setup or connection reconfiguration message. The connection setup or reconfiguration message may be received from the same or different access node from which the UE received the synchronization information and/or the one or more information blocks.
US11051257B2	System and method of configurable sequence usage for transmission reception points Systems and methods are provided that allow a transmit receive point (TRP) that is a member of a group of TRPs to convey a characteristic of the group through the transmission of a synchronization sequence. A transmit receive point in a first group of TRPs transmits with a first synchronization sequence. A TRP in a second group of TRPs transmits with a second synchronization sequence, the first and second synchronization sequences being different from each other. The TRPs of the first group share a common first characteristic and the TRPs of the second group share a common second characteristic. The transmission of the first synchronization sequence conveys the first common characteristic, and the transmission of the second synchronization sequence conveys the second common characteristic.
US11051248B2	Radio-frequency wakeup for vehicle systems A system and method for monitoring components of a vehicle includes a manager and a wireless node. The manager is positioned on the vehicle and configured to wirelessly transmit a wake signal in response to an event. The wireless node positioned to monitor a component of the vehicle and includes an antenna, a wakeup circuit, and a node transceiver. The wakeup circuit is connected to the antenna and configured to monitor for the wake signal, and the node transceiver is configured to perform wireless communication with the manager. The wakeup circuit is configured to power on the node transceiver upon receipt of the wake signal.
US11051246B2	Addressing for wake-up radio (WUR) frames in WUR device communications Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. An access point (AP) may identify receiving wireless devices for which to send a wake-up radio (WUR) frame. The AP may obtain a basic service set identifier (BSSID) for the AP that is associated with (or intends to be associated with) the receiving wireless devices, the BSSID being known by the receiving wireless devices. The AP may perform a hashing function to the BSSID to obtain a hashed BSSID. The AP may use a first portion of the hashed BSSID as a first identifier. The AP may generate the WUR frame for transmission with an address identifier field that includes either the first identifier or a second identifier. The second identifier nay be based at least in part on the first identifier. The AP may transmit the WUR frame to the receiving wireless devices.
US11051244B2	Ultra-wideband (UWB) receiver device and method for operating a UWB device Embodiments of a method and a device are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for operating an ultra-wideband (UWB) device is disclosed. The method involves powering down a first receive path of a multipath UWB device while leaving a second receive path of the multipath UWB device powered up, powering down channel estimation, tracking, and demodulation functions of the second receive path, and performing an acquisition function using the second receive path while the first receive path is powered down and while the channel estimation, tracking, and demodulation functions of the second receive path are powered down.
US11051243B2	User equipment for searching a suitable base station The present invention relates to a user equipment configured to operate in a cellular network comprising a plurality of base stations, the user equipment comprising a communication unit and a control unit, wherein the communication unit is capable of operating in a specialized transmission mode with one of the plurality of base stations being capable of supporting said specialized transmission mode, in case of detection of a suitable base station, the communication unit is configured when operating in non-registered mode to: —decode an information signal received from said detected base station, the information signal indicating if said base station supports said specialized transmission mode, —camp on said base station, if said specialized transmission mode is supported, or —otherwise provide a message indicating non-support of specialized transmission mode support to the control unit.
US11051237B2	System and method for minimizing management frame overhead in wireless networks Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for reducing overhead in a probe request and probe response message exchange used in wireless networks. An access point (AP) may receive a first signal from a station (STA). The first signal may include a probe request message that includes an identification of the STA. The AP may determine that the STA is not currently associated with the AP and has not been associated with the AP within a predetermined time using a stored STA information table. The AP may generate a probe response message upon determining that a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of the first signal is above a predetermined threshold. The AP may then transmit a second signal to the STA. The second signal may include the probe response message.
US11051233B2	Base station, radio terminal, and methods and non-transitory computer-readable media therefor A base station (1) controls state transitions of a radio terminal (2) among first to third RRC states. In addition, the base station (1) explicitly or implicitly informs the radio terminal (2) about whether a network slice configured in the radio terminal (2) for data communication at least in the first RRC state is available in each cell included in a RAN notification area configured by a RAN (3). It is thus, for example, possible to allow a radio terminal in a first state (e.g., RRC_INACTIVE state) to be easily aware of the availability of network slices in a cell to be reselected or a reselected cell.
US11051225B2	Methods and device for drone-based network management An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to operate in a management infrastructure, wherein the management infrastructure includes multiple layers that manage components of a radio communication network for a network provider, the UAV including a vehicle drive arrangement, and one or more processors configured to execute program code for a first layer of the management infrastructure to provide services to one or more first devices in a layer different from the first layer, identify a triggering condition for changing layers in the management infrastructure, identify a second layer of the management infrastructure to change to, and execute program code for the second layer to provide services to one or more second devices in a layer different from the second layer.
US11051222B2	Automatic neighbor relationships for a 5G air interface or other next generation network interfaces Beamforming techniques can improve base station transmission power and user equipment (UE) sensitivity reception. For example, beamforming can create a narrow beam, which can concentrate signal power in a much smaller region. Combined with base station (gNB) requests and UE location data, an accurate beam can be generated to cover a desired area. 5G base station broadcasts can utilize a globally unique cell identifier (e.g., physical cell identifier), and a locally unique cell identifier (e.g., new radio cell global identifier) to facilitate beamforming and mitigate handover failure.
US11051211B2	Method and system for managing 4G-5G inter-network switching Accordingly, embodiments disclosed herein provide a method for managing inter network switching by a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. The method includes determining that the UE is in data communication with a first network, determining that a signaling packet data network (PDN) is established for transmitting a Link Switch Message (LSM) for the inter network switching during the data communication with the first network, ignoring to perform a search for a second network until the signaling PDN is established for the first network and establishing the signaling PDN for the first network. Further it provides the method for detecting the condition of retransmission of LSM and provides method to avoid data loss and signaling overhead during inter-network switching.
US11051205B2	Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, and communication method A base station apparatus (3) includes a receiver (30) configured to receive an initial transmission of a transport block and a transmitter (30) configured to transmit a PDCCH for retransmission of the transport block. An uplink grant for the initial transmission of the transport block is included in a random access response corresponding to a non-contention based random access procedure. A type of a search space in which the PDCCH for retransmission of the transport block is transmitted is determined, based at least on whether an RRC layer parameter shortProcessingTime is configured for the terminal apparatus.
US11051200B2	Method for performing channel estimation in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor A method is described for performing the channel estimation of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in a wireless communication system. Specifically, The method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes transmitting, to a base station, UE capability information related to the channel estimation, receiving, from the base station, information for a PDCCH monitoring span, and performing a channel estimation based on the information for the PDCCH monitoring span, wherein the UE capability information may include information for a maximum number of control channel elements (CCEs) capable of being channel-estimated per PDCCH monitoring span.
US11051199B2	Cell measurement method and apparatus A cell measurement method, applied to a base station, includes: configuring, for an unmanned aerial vehicle, a reporting parameter for a measurement report for cell measurement, the reporting parameter for the measurement report at least including a specified measurement cell number and a specified measurement time value; and sending the reporting parameter for the measurement report to the unmanned aerial vehicle, to enable the unmanned aerial vehicle to send the measurement report to the base station when it is detected according to the reporting parameter for the measurement report that a candidate cell queue meets a reporting rule for the measurement report.
US11051198B2	Method for channel and interference measurement in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor A method for channel and interference measurement in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is performed by a terminal, and may comprise the steps of: receiving a resource configuration for channel and interference measurement from a base station, wherein a resource for the channel and interference measurement is shared with a plurality of terminals served by the base station; and performing channel and interference measurement on the basis of the received resource configuration for the channel and interference measurement, wherein the resource for the channel and interference measurement includes a resource in which a resource for channel measurement and a resource for interference measurement are configured in a fully or partially overlapping manner, and the fully or partially overlapping resource may be configured in units of antenna ports or antenna port groups, which correspond to the resource for channel measurement.
US11051195B2	Operations and notifications for performance management of 5G networks and network slicing An apparatus of a management service producer comprises one or more processors to create a measurement job for one or more NFs, NSSIs, NSIs, networks or subnetworks by receiving a CreateMeasurementJob operation request for creating a measurement job for the one or more NFs, NSSIs, NSIs, networks or subnetworks from a consumer, checking if one or more new measurement types need to be collected for the one or more NFs or constituent NSSIs or constituent NFs, requesting the NFs or the management service producer of the constituent NSSIs or constituent NFs to collect the performance data when one or more new measurements types are to be collected for the one or more NFs or constituent NSSIs or constituent NFs. The management service producer allows the consumer to choose the reporting method from performance data file reporting and performance data streaming for the collected performance data in the CreateMeasurementJob operation request.
US11051191B2	Wireless device, radio network node, and methods performed therein for handling communication in a wireless communication network Embodiments herein relate e.g. to a method performed a wireless device (10) for handling communication of the wireless device (10) in a wireless communication network (1). A radio network node (12) serves the wireless device (10). The wireless device obtains a first indication indicating a first number of beams for performing cell quality derivation on and a second indication indicating a second number of beams for performing measurement reporting on. The wireless device performs a cell quality derivation taking the first indication into account; and performs measurement reporting of a second number of beams taking the second indication into account.
US11051188B2	Communication system and method for correlating wireless communication performance with vehicle system configurations Systems and methods for correlating wireless communication performance with vehicle system configurations determine wireless message characteristics of wireless messages communicated with vehicles in vehicle systems and locations along a route where the wireless message characteristics were determined. The wireless message characteristics and the locations can be determined during movement of the vehicle systems along a route. Relative positions of the vehicles in the vehicle systems is obtained, and a signal propagation profile is determined based on the wireless message characteristics, the locations where the wireless message characteristics were determined, and the relative positions of the vehicles. The signal propagation profile can represent relationships between the wireless message characteristics, the relative positions of the vehicles, and the locations along the route. This profile can be used to control movement and/or communication of other rail vehicle systems, to generate trip plans for other vehicle systems, to diagnose communication faults, and the like.
US11051185B2	Configuration for flight status indication of an aerial UE A base station (300a) transmits, to a wireless device (100), a criteria for determining that the wireless device (100) has a status. The criteria comprises a height threshold. The wireless device (100) receives the criteria for determining that the wireless device (100) has the status from the base station (300a). The wireless device (100) transmits an indication of the status of the wireless device (100) to the base station (300a). The base station (300a) receives the indication of the status of the wireless device (100).
US11051180B2	Electronic device with configurable antenna-pattern group An electronic device receives installation information about an environment of the electronic device. For example, the installation information includes a type of installation of the electronic device, such as one of: installation on a wall, installation on a pole, installation in a stadium, or installation in street furniture. Based at least in part on the installation information, the electronic device selects a group of antenna patterns that includes a subset of potential antenna patterns. Then, the electronic device communicates, via an interface circuit in the electronic device, one or more packets or frames for another electronic device using an antenna pattern in the group of antenna patterns. Note that the electronic device determines the antenna pattern to use in subsequent communication. Moreover, the group of antenna patterns is selected based at least in part on an orientation, a location of the electronic device, or both.
US11051179B2	Device including antenna and control method thereof A device including an antenna and a control method thereof are provided. In the method, a base station receives, from at least one terminal, a reference signal transmitted through at least one beam based on beam sweeping. Also, the base station calculates an angle between the base station and the at least one terminal transmitting the reference signal by using the received reference signal for each beam, and computes an optimal antenna orientation of a base station antenna of the base station by using the calculated angle. Further, the base station adjusts an orientation of the base station antenna according to the optimal antenna orientation of the base station antenna.
US11051178B2	Method and device for applying value on basis of coverage extension level A method performed by a wireless device in a wireless communication system includes receiving multiple thresholds from a base station (BS); measuring a quality of a cell; determining a coverage enhancement (CE) level of the wireless device based on the multiple thresholds and the measured quality of the cell; receiving random access channel (RACH) information including at least one window size value and at least one timer value for contention resolution, from the BS; selecting a window size value and a timer value among the RACH information based on the determined CE level; transmitting a first message for the RACH to the BS; receiving a second message for the RACH based on the selected window size value, from the BS; and starting a timer for contention resolution based on the selected timer value regarding a third message for the RACH. Further, the CE level is determined as a CE level 0, when the measured quality is above or equal to all of the multiple thresholds.
US11051177B2	Method and system for generating a protection zone In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method comprises defining propagation analysis points for radial line Rp; obtaining, from an external database, terrain elevation data for the radial line Rp up to a maximum radial distance; determining the contour point for the radial line Rp; and upon determining the contour points for M radii, generating a protection zone perimeter.
US11051171B2	Communication method, related device, and system Embodiments of the present invention disclose a communication method, a related device, and a system. The system may include a terminal, a first access network node (AN), and a second AN. The first AN is configured to determine that the terminal meets a condition of being handed over from the first AN to the second AN, where a value of a target parameter used for encryption and/or integrity protection when the terminal and the first AN communicate with each other before the terminal is handed over to the second AN is equal to a first reference value. In the system, the first AN may further be configured to send a target message to the second AN to instruct the second AN to obtain a second reference value. The second AN may be configured to obtain the second reference value based on the target message. Furthermore, the terminal may be configured to obtain the second reference value, where the second reference value is used as a value of the target parameter used for encryption and/or integrity protection when the second AN and the terminal communicate with each other. According to the embodiments of the present invention, security performance of the terminal can be improved.
US11051170B2	Unlocking mobile terminal in augmented reality An unlocking method and an unlocking apparatus are provided. According to an example, the unlocking method comprises: determining whether a mobile terminal to be unlocked exists; and sending a preset instruction to the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal to be unlocked exists, where the preset instruction is configured to control the mobile terminal to unlock a display screen.
US11051169B2	Methods and apparatus for performing access and/or forwarding control in wireless networks such as WLANS Methods and apparatus for controlling access to and/or forwarding of communicated information, e.g. traffic, in a wireless communication system are described. The key, e.g., PSK, used to secure data that is transmitted to an access point for communication to a destination device is taken into consideration when deciding whether or not to provide the destination device access to the communicated content. The decision of whether or not to provide the destination device access to a communication may involve deciding whether or not to forward the received data to another device, e.g., another access point, for delivery to the destination device and/or may involve deciding whether or not to transmit the data to the destination device. If the destination device is not associated with, e.g., does not have access to and/or authorization to use, the key used to secure the received data, the data is not communicated to the destination device.
US11051167B2	System and method for policy-based extensible authentication protocol authentication Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that includes a processing system and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations such as receiving an extensible authentication protocol (EAP) authentication message addressed to an EAP authentication server from a communication device; extracting information from the EAP authentication message; determining whether to reject a request in the EAP authentication message of the communication device based on the information extracted; and sending an EAP Failure message to the communication device after intercepting an authentication and key agreement message from the communication device based on the determining indicating that the request should be rejected. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11051165B2	Authentication failure handling for access to services through untrusted wireless networks Apparatus and methods to support authentication failure handling by network elements and by a wireless communication device when attempting access to services through non-cellular wireless networks by the wireless communication device are disclosed. Error messages received from evolved packet core (EPC) network elements, such as an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server, are mapped to failure messages provided to wireless communication devices by internetworking equipment, such as an evolved packet data gateway (ePDG). The wireless communication device determines a failures cause based on the failure messages and disallows retry attempts until select criteria are satisfied.
US11051163B1	Systems and methods for one-click two-factor authentication A system for one-click two-factor includes a processor and a non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including: (i) receiving an access request from a user, the access request including a first authentication factor; (ii) generating a second authentication factor and a hyperlink that includes the second authentication factor; (iii) providing the hyperlink that includes the second authentication factor to a client device associated with the user; (iv) automatically receiving the second authentication factor in response to selection of the hyperlink by the user; and (v) verifying the first authentication factor and the second authentication factor to authenticate the identity of the user.
US11051162B2	Method for anonymously identifying a security module A method for anonymously identifying a security module by a server. The method includes: receiving, from the module, a request for the address of a server managing subscription data of an operator, the request including a current identification value of the module, which depends on an identifier of the module and a current date; searching for the current identification value in at least one set of identification values, the set being associated with an operator and including, for a given module, a plurality of identification values, which are calculated depending on the identifier of the module and a date, the date varying for the plurality of identification values of the set between a start date and an end date; and sending, to the security module, the address of the server managing subscription data associated with the operator when the current identification value appears in the set of identification values.
US11051159B2	Management systems for multiple access control entities Methods and apparatus for managing multiple user access control entities or clients. For example, in one embodiment, a “wallet” of electronic subscriber identity modules (eSIMs) may be stored and used at a user device and/or distributed to other devices for use thereon. In another embodiment, a networked server may store and distribute eSIM to a plurality of user devices in communication therewith. A database of available eSIM is maintained at the wallet entity and/or at the network which enables request for a particular eSIM to be processed and various rules for the distribution thereof to be implemented. Security precautions are implemented to protect both user and network carrier specific data as the data is transmitted between networked entities. Solutions for eSIM backup and restoration are also described.
US11051157B2	User plane gateway updating method and apparatus The present disclosure provides a user plane gateway updating method and apparatus, so as to resolve a prior-art technical problem that GW-U updating cannot be implemented when neither an MME nor a GW-C changes. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide four different solutions, for purposes of being compatible with an existing implementation mechanism and improving system efficiency, when a UE performs TAU, an EPS system of a distributed gateway can select, according to a current location of the UE, a best GW-U and re-establish a PDN connection, thereby optimizing a data transmission path and ensuring communication performance.
US11051155B2	Communication system A communication system is provided that can improve the communication capability of a communication terminal device in the case where a large number of small cells in addition to a macro cell are installed and operated. A communication terminal device (UE) is connected with a macro cell configured by a MeNB and a small cell configured by a SeNB, so that dual connectivity is performed. When receiving information for small cells, for example, emergency information from a CBC via an MME, at least one cell of the macro cell and the small cell notifies the communication terminal device connected with the at least one cell of the information for small cells.
US11051154B2	Systems and methods for wirelessly coupling a wearable computing device A host computing device receives an advertisement packet via a low-power personal area network and, in response to the advertisement packet, transmits a connection request via the low-power personal area network, pairs via the low-power personal area network and transmits a data message when pairing via the low-power personal area network. The data message instructs a wearable device to pair via a general personal area network.
US11051152B2	Method and device for selective communication service in communication system The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A user equipment in a communication system, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, includes: a controller that determines at least one communication service to deactivate among communication services that are able to be provided and a transmitter that transmits, to a server, a message for identifying the at least one communication service to deactivate.
US11051143B2	System and method for managing a fleet of vehicles including electric vehicles A method, device, and system for managing a fleet of vehicles is disclosed. The method includes providing a telematics device for an electric vehicle of the fleet of vehicles, the telematics device being capable of obtaining data from the electric vehicle; using the telematics device to identify the electric vehicle based on the data obtained from the electric vehicle; providing a data definition set for the electric vehicle to the telematics device; and using the telematics device and the data definition set to determine whether the electric vehicle is in a vehicle mode based on the data obtained from the electric vehicle and the data definition set. The vehicle mode of the electric vehicle can be at least one of a charging mode, a driving mode, and a parked mode.
US11051140B2	Compression of internet protocol version 6 addresses in wireless sensor networks A method for managing Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) addresses in a wireless sensor network is provided that includes storing, on a wireless sensor device in the wireless sensor network, a prefix of an IPv6 address in association with a key, forming an address indicator for the IPv6 address, the address indicator consisting of the key and a node address of the IPv6 address, and storing the address indicator in at least one memory location on the wireless sensor device in lieu of the IPv6 address.
US11051138B1	Method and system for extending push-to-talk service from land mobile radio systems to broadband systems A method and system for processing a Push To Talk (PTT) call at an alternate bearer gateway. The alternate bearer gateway is connected to a Land Mobile Radio (LMR) Core Network and a Broadband Network. The alternate bearer gateway receives a PTT message from either the LMR Core Network or the Broadband Network. The PTT message includes a talkgroup identifier and a message. When the PTT message is received from the LMR Core Network, the alternate bearer network determines at least one Broadband talkgroup member using the talkgroup identifier. The alternate bearer gateway sends the message to the Broadband talkgroup member via the Broadband Network. When the PTT message is received from the Broadband Network, the alternate bearer gateway sends the message to the LMR Core Network.
US11051129B2	Device location based on machine learning classifications A venue system of a client device can submit a location request to a server, which returns multiple venues that are near the client device. The client device can use one or more machine learning schemes (e.g., convolutional neural networks) to determine that the client device is located in one of specific venues of the possible venues. The venue system can further select imagery for presentation based on the venue selection. The presentation may be published as ephemeral message on a network platform.
US11051128B2	Localization of a mobile device A method comprising: obtaining a respective measurement of a beacon signal transmitted wirelessly between the mobile device and each of a plurality of the reference nodes; for each of a plurality of different reference locations within the environment, distinct from the reference nodes, obtaining a corresponding measurement of a test signal previously transmitted or modelled to have been transmitted wirelessly between the reference location and each of the plurality of reference nodes; for each of the reference locations, determining for each of said plurality of beacon nodes a difference between the respective measurement of the beacon signal and the measurement of the test signal; for each of the reference locations, determining a value of a measure of statistical spread in these differences; and estimating the location of the mobile device in dependence on a comparison of the values of the measure of statistical spread determined for the different reference locations.
US11051124B2	Method for checking the association of radio nodes with a radio environment by evaluating interference signal components A method for checking the association of radio nodes with a radio environment having a radio node set by evaluating interference signal components. At least two radio nodes of the radio node set operate as transceivers during a measurement process and at least one radio node operates exclusively as a transmitter or exclusively as a receiver or as a transceiver during the measurement process. The first evaluation step is performed at least once in a first pass for two reference radio nodes and is performed at least once in a second pass for a test radio node and a reference radio node. A positive or negative decision is made on the association with a radio environment on the basis of at least one result of the first pass and at least one result of the second pass.
US11051122B2	System and a processing method for customizing audio experience The present disclosure relates to a system and a processing method in association with the system for customizing audio experience. Customization of audio experience can be based on derivation of at least one customized audio response characteristic which can be applied to an audio device used by a person. The customized audio response characteristic(s) can be unique to the person.
US11051120B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program An information processing apparatus includes a calculation section that calculates a relative position of a sound source of a virtual object to a user, the virtual object allowing a user to perceive that the virtual object exists in a real space by sound image localization, on the basis of a position of a sound image of the virtual object and a position of the user, a sound image localization section that performs a sound signal process of the sound source such that the sound image is localized at the calculated localization position, and a sound image position holding section that holds the position of the sound image. When sound to be emitted from the virtual object is to be changed over, the calculation section may refer to the position of the sound image held in the sound image position holding section to calculate the position of the sound image.
US11051114B2	Transducer An electroacoustic transducer, comprising a piezoelectric part comprising a piezoelectric material having a first acoustical impedance and an acoustical thickness, a substrate part comprising a material having a second acoustical impedance, and an intermediate part comprising a material having a third acoustical impedance and at least partially sandwiched between the piezoelectric part and the substrate part for acoustical communication therewith. The first acoustical impedance and the second acoustical impedance each has a respective value within a range of values for which the value of third acoustical impedance: is an upper limit if said acoustical thickness is less than 0.4Λ, or is a lower limit if said acoustical thickness is greater than 0.4Λ where Λ is an acoustical wavelength in the material of the piezoelectric part.
US11051112B2	Multiple audio transducers driving a display to establish localized quiet zones A method for mechanically driving a display screen to produce acoustic sound may include mechanically driving a first mechanical transducer mechanically coupled to the display screen to generate acoustic sound from the display screen and controlling a second mechanical transducer mechanically coupled to the display screen at a specific location to apply an acoustic null to the specific location in order to localize generation of the acoustic sound from the display screen.
US11051111B2	Coil extension element A dynamic loudspeaker driver comprising a magnet-system; a membrane; the membrane being movably mounted with respect to the magnet-system; at least one voice coil attached to the membrane and operatively coupled with the magnet-system, wherein the voice coil comprises an upper edge facing the membrane and a lower edge being arranged opposite the upper edge of the voice coil; at least one voice coil extension element comprising an upper surface facing the membrane and a lower surface facing the upper edge of the voice coil, wherein the lower surface of the voice coil extension element is attached the upper edge of the voice coil while the upper surface of the voice coil extension element is attached to the membrane.
US11051110B2	Sound generator A sound generator that generates sound by vibrating a diaphragm includes: a housing including a first space opened to the atmosphere by a sound emission hole and a second space separated from the first space by the diaphragm; and a shield plate disposed in the first space to face the diaphragm while being separated from the diaphragm. When the diaphragm is displaced toward the first space by a pressure difference between the first space and the second space, the diaphragm comes in contact with the shield plate to limit deformation of the diaphragm.
US11051109B2	Dual back-plate and diaphragm microphone A MEMS microphone includes a substrate having an opening, a first diaphragm, a first backplate, a second diaphragm, and a second backplate. The first diaphragm faces the opening in the substrate. The first backplate includes multiple accommodating-openings and it is spaced apart from the first diaphragm. The second diaphragm joints the first diaphragm together at multiple locations by pillars passing through the accommodating-openings in the first backplate. The first backplate is located between the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm. The second backplate includes at least one vent hole and it is spaced apart from the second diaphragm. The second diaphragm is located between the first backplate and the second backplate.
US11051108B1	Cell arrangement of sound producing device A sound producing device is disclosed. The sound producing device includes a first air pulse generating element, driven by a first driving signal comprising a first electrical pulse, the first electrical pulse comprises a first transition edge with a first transition polarity; and a second air pulse generating element, disposed adjacent to the first air pulse generating element, driven by a second driving signal comprising a second electrical pulse, the second electrical pulse comprises a second transition edge with a second transition polarity; wherein the first transition polarity is opposite to the second transition polarity; wherein the first transition edge generally coincides with the second transition edge; wherein air pulses generated by the first or the second air pulse generating element produce non-zero offset in terms of sound pressure level.
US11051106B2	Movable embedded microstructure A movable embedded microstructure includes a substrate, a diaphragm, a circuit board, a permanent magnetic element, and a multi-layered coil. The substrate has a hollow chamber. The diaphragm is disposed on the substrate, and covers the hollow chamber. The circuit board is bonded to the substrate. The permanent magnetic element is disposed on the circuit board and in the hollow chamber. The multi-layered coil is embedded in the diaphragm.
US11051102B2	Variable shape surround device for a high excursion speaker drive The present invention provides methods and systems for a surround device that includes a generally circular arcuate portion that contains a first side and a second side, a first planar portion extends from the first side and a second planar portion extends from the second side, a plurality of outwardly facing ribs are disposed on the first side, and a plurality of inwardly facing ribs are disposed on the second side.
US11051095B2	Charging case with a built-in USB cable A charging case for charging and storing a pair of earbuds is provided. The charging case comprises: a case body having an upper section and a lower section, the lower section housing at least a battery and a PCB, the upper section having a pair of sockets to accommodate the pair of earbuds, respectively; and a USB cable comprising a distal end portion including a USB connector, a cable body housing electrical wires coupled to the USB connector, and a proximal end portion non-removably attached to the case body. The electrical wires are guided through the housing wall into an inner space of the case body where end portions of the electrical wires are soldered onto the PCB. A recessed area is formed on the exterior surface of the case body to accommodate the attached USB cable while not in use.
US11051094B2	Interchangeable port acoustical cap for microphones An acoustical cap that covers a microphone and allows a user to adjust the frequency response of the sound that the microphone receives. The acoustical cap has at least two different inlets that connect to respective cavities. These inlets and their associated cavities form resonators that have different frequency responses. Because the microphone cap has multiple resonators, a user is able to quickly and easily adjust the frequency response of the sound that the microphone receives by adjusting the orientation of the acoustical cap instead of having to carry multiple acoustical caps.
US11051091B2	Cleanroom small ceiling speaker system A cleanroom compatible elastomeric cover for an acoustic attachment, such as a diffuser or a director, to a Small Ceiling Speaker System. The present invention provides one elastomeric cover for the otherwise exposed axial acoustic port of a director or the exposed radial acoustic port of a diffuser. The cover further provides a cleanroom seal between the diffuser or the director and the ceiling tile. The diffuser and the director are each acoustic attachments to the enclosed speaker portion of the small ceiling speaker that is above the ceiling tile and supported on the ceiling tile support grid, rather than the tile itself. The portion of the small ceiling speaker that is below the ceiling tile includes a sectionally threaded acoustic channel shell and an acoustic attachment. The cover prevents contaminants from entering the cleanroom though the hole in the ceiling tile through which the acoustic channel shell extends.
US11051090B2	PON channel establishment method, ONU, OLT and system A method and a device for establishing channels for PON are disclosed. The method is applied to an ONU side and comprises: sending, after receiving a registration message sent from an OLT, a message responding to the registration message to the OLT, wherein the message responding to the registration message includes first parameter information for defining self uniqueness or includes combined information composed of self-first parameter information and second parameter information configured by the OLT, and the first parameter information and the combined information is used for defining a binding relationship for establishing multiple channels with the OLT; and completing the establishment of channels according to a channel use command sent from the OLT, wherein the channel use command comprises multiple pieces of channel identification information allocated by the OLT.
US11051089B1	Microwave photonics enabled beam-forming and channelization A receiver and a transmitter are disclosed that are applicable to space, air or ground RF communication systems and are applicable to systems where one or more signals of multiple types and characteristics are present in any given beam such as a communication spot beam on a high-throughput satellite. The transmitter can include an optical frequency comb configured to generate a multitude of equidistantly spaced optical wavelengths; an electro-optic modulator that receives the multitude of equidistantly spaced optical wavelengths and a data signal and produce a modulated optical beam; an optical circulator that receives the modulated optical beam; an optical switch that switches the modulated optical beam to an output port of the optical switch terminated in one or more Fiber-Bragg gratings; a wavelength division multiplexer that receives individual wavelengths of the modulated optical beam that are time-delayed from the optical circulator; and a plurality of antenna elements.
US11051084B2	Systems and methods for generating summaries of missed portions of media assets A media guidance application may determine a length of a portion of a media asset that the user has missed and compare the length with a threshold length. If the length is greater than the threshold length, the media guidance application may generate a first summary of the missed portion of the media asset based on segments of the missed portion of the media asset that are of a first importance. If the length is not greater than the threshold length, the media guidance application may generate a second summary of the missed portion of the media asset based on segments of the missed portion of the media asset that are of the first importance and the second importance. The media guidance application may generate for display the summary.
US11051083B2	Image processing apparatus and file generation apparatus The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus and a file generation apparatus that make it possible to appropriately reproduce a BV content. An image processing apparatus includes a file processor that selects, from a plurality of streams included in a 3D object content, a plurality of the streams to be used for reproduction of the 3D object content on the basis of group information for selection of the stream appropriate for reproduction of the 3D object content, a file including the group information. The present technology is applicable to a client apparatus.
US11051078B2	Video distribution method and device Embodiments of the present application relate to the communications field, and provide a video distribution method and a device. The method includes: receiving, by an SCEF, a first request message sent by a third-party server, where the first request message includes an MBMS capability negotiation parameter that is used for video distribution and that is requested by the third-party server; sending, by the SCEF, a second request message to an HSS according to the first request message, to request the HSS to expose an MBMS capability; sending, by the SCEF, a third request message to a broadcast multicast service center BM-SC when the SCEF receives a second response message returned by the HSS when the HSS determines to allow the exposure of the MBMS capability, to request to obtain MBMS capability information exposed by the BM-SC; and sending the MBMS capability information obtained from the BM-SC to the third-party server.
US11051076B2	Systems and methods for displaying video content relevant to application content Methods, systems, and devices for viewing video content are provided. Video content is displayed in a video region of a display, while application content is displayed in an application region of the display. Based on the application content, candidate video content relevant to the application content is determined and, in response to user input, selected video content is displayed in the video region of the display.
US11051072B2	Media spoiler evaluation and mitigation A method, system, and computer program product evaluate and mitigate spoilers of entertainment media. A progress of a first user in consuming entertainment media may be tracked. A progress point at which the first user stops consuming the entertainment media may be identified. A second user consuming the entertainment media at a point that is beyond the progress point and within a vicinity of the first user may be detected. An upcoming spoiler for the first user of the entertainment media may be detected by evaluating data of the entertainment media. A mitigating action may be executed in response to detecting the upcoming spoiler.
US11051071B2	Dynamic item highlighting system A method and apparatus for highlighting a program listing in a set of program listings based on selection criteria. The selection criteria may indicate that the a broadcaster has agreed to pay a service provider in return for the service provider ensuring that a program listing, corresponding to the program of the broadcaster, is highlighted in a program page that displays a set of program listings, such as television program listings. If there are multiple program listings, listed in a program page, that are to be highlighted, then details of the respective contracts may be used to determine which program listing to highlight. Such details may include the total contract value, a ratio of contract value-to-page view, and/or the time of contract formation.
US11051068B2	Methods and systems for verifying media guidance data Methods and systems are disclosed herein for verifying media guidance data. Specifically, a media guidance application may facilitate the extraction and transmission of an excerpt of a media asset that is associated with media guidance data such that the content of the excerpt may be compared to content known to be associated with the media guidance data.
US11051062B2	Systems and methods for processing timed text in video programming Systems, devices and methods are described to process timed text that is associated with media or other video programming. Pre-set data that describes the particular format of the timed text that is associated with a program is initially received and stored at the media receiver prior to receiving the program with encoded timed text. The timed text that is associated with the received program is interpreted according to the pre-set data previously stored at the media receiver, and the program with the interpreted timed text is output to a display for presentation to the viewer.
US11051061B2	Publishing a disparate live media output stream using pre-encoded media assets A media content packaging and distribution system that generates a plurality of disparate live media output streams to be viewed on a plurality of consumer devices, receives a programming schedule for a channel from a network scheduler. The programming schedule corresponds to at least a first manifest associated with a first pre-encoded media asset. Information related to a plurality of first media segments and one or more events from the first pre-encoded media asset indicated in the first manifest is inserted into a live output stream manifest at defined intervals. A disparate live media output stream, to be viewed by a consumer device for a channel via a media player, is generated based on the insertion of the information related to the plurality of first media segments from the first pre-encoded media asset indicated in the first manifest into the live output stream manifest.
US11051060B2	System and method for tracking advertiser return on investment using set top box data A processing device receives set-top box data, sales data, and advertising data. The processing device associates set-top boxes from the set-top box data with viewers and calculates advertising exposure events for advertisements. The processing device further calculates, for each viewer, an advertising weight as a function of number of exposures of the advertisement as applied to the viewer based on the advertising exposure events. The processing device further calculates, for each viewer, a score representing a degree-of-targetedness between an advertisement campaign and the viewer. The processing device manages the advertisement campaign based on the advertising weight and the degree-of-targetedness.
US11051057B2	Use of steganographically-encoded time information as basis to establish a time offset, to facilitate taking content-related action A method and system for using steganographically-encoded time information as a basis to control when a client carries out a content-related action. The client processes for presentation one or more linear media streams, each defining a respective time sequence of frames of media content, and at least one of the streams being steganographically encoded with at least one watermark at a respective time-point within the stream, the watermark encoding a timestamp of the respective time-point within the stream according to a server clock. The client extracts the timestamp from the watermark and computes a time offset based on a difference between the extracted timestamp and a current time according to a client clock. And the client uses the computed time offset as a basis to determine when the client should carry out a content-related action in a given one of the one or more linear media streams.
US11051055B1	Automatic content recognition (ACR) fingerprinting and video encoding A processing device and method are disclosed to generate automatic content recognition (ACR) fingerprints. A device can include a processing device to execute a capture daemon. The capture daemon may include a capturer to receive media content from a content feed and to generate content frames of the media content. The capture daemon can also include ACR fingerprinter to generate ACR fingerprint information for the content frames. The ACR fingerprinter may communicate the ACR fingerprint information to an ACR server via a first communication channel. The processing device may determine when the ACR fingerprinter fails; cease communicating the ACR fingerprint information to the ACR server; and restart the ACR fingerprinter.
US11051053B2	Cloud DVR optimization In one embodiment, a method, system and apparatus are described for cloud digital video recorder optimization. A cloud based storage unit stores recorded content items in response to recording requests by users from among a plurality of users, each recorded content item belonging to at least one content item type category and each user belonging to at least one user type category. A processor receives log files tracking the recording requests, applies a data-driven procedure to the log files on a basis of at least one of: the at least one content item type category and the at least one user type category, and assigns each recorded content item to a group associated with a second plurality of users and a co-related group of content items of a given content item type category and determines times to delete each recorded content item from the cloud based storage unit. Related methods, systems, and apparatus are also described.
US11051051B1	Systems, methods, and devices for managing storage of media objects A method includes storing a first plurality of media objects correspondingly associated with a plurality of metadata objects, each media object including a respective plurality of sequential media segments. The method includes receiving a recording request that is associated with a first one of the first plurality of media objects, and, responsive thereto, updating a metadata object corresponding to the first one of the first plurality of media objects to indicate the recording request. The method includes identifying a portion of the first plurality of media objects, not including the first one of the plurality of metadata objects, that satisfies a deletion criterion. The method includes removing the portion of the first plurality of media objects while maintaining the first one of the first plurality of media objects. The method includes storing a second plurality of media objects and the first one of the first plurality of media objects.
US11051045B2	High efficiency adaptive loop filter processing for video coding A method and a circuit for adaptive loop filtering in a video coding system are described. The method can include receiving a block of samples generated from a previous-stage filter circuit in a filter pipeline, the block of samples being one of multiple blocks included in a current picture, performing, in parallel, adaptive loop filter (ALF) processing for multiple target samples in the block of samples, while the previous-stage filter circuit is simultaneously processing another block in the current picture, storing, in a buffer, first samples each having a filter input area defined by a filter shape that includes at least one sample which has not been received, and storing, in the buffer, second samples included in the filter input areas of the first samples.
US11051044B2	Image processing device and method An image decoding apparatus that includes circuitry that performs filter processing on an image using both filter coefficients and a number of filter taps being set based on an orthogonal transform size, and decodes the image obtained through the filter processing.
US11051042B2	Image processing device and method Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an image processing device and method for compressing and restoring an image. To this end, edged information and scaling information are obtained from an input signal, and block information employed for obtaining the edged information and the scaling information is generated. In addition, encoding information is transmitted according to a preset transmission format so as to include the edged information, the scaling information, and the block information.
US11051041B2	Method for encoding/decoding image and device thereof A method for image decoding, according to the present invention, includes the following steps: receiving image information including a plurality of filter coefficients; generating a restored block for a current block on the basis of the image information; and applying an adaptive loop filter to the restored block on the basis of the plurality of filter coefficients. According to the present invention, image encoding efficiency may be improved, and complexity may be reduced.
US11051039B2	Methods for full parallax light field compression Methods and systems for image encoding and decoding are disclosed. According to some embodiments, scene metadata and input images associated with a scene are received. A first encoding operation is performed on the scene metadata and input images to generate reference images and reference disparity information. A second encoding operation is performed on the reference images and reference disparity information to output encoded data. The encoded data includes encoded reference images and encoded reference disparity information. The encoded data is transmitted.
US11051038B2	MV/mode prediction, ROI-based transmit, metadata capture, and format detection for 360 video An embodiment of an electronic processing system may include a 2D frame which corresponds to a projection of a 360 video space, and a component predictor to predict an encode component for a first block of a 2D frame based on encode information from a neighboring block which is neighboring to the first block of the 2D frame only in the 360 video space, a prioritizer to prioritize transmission for a second block of the 2D frame based on an identified region of interest, and/or a format detector to detect a 360 video format of the 2D frame based on image content. A 360 video capture device may include a contextual tagger to tag 360 video content with contextual information which is contemporaneous with the captured 360 video content. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
US11051037B2	Method and apparatus for vector encoding in video coding and decoding The present invention concerns a method and a device for encoding or decoding blocks of pixels in the process of encoding or decoding a video. It concerns more particularly methods to handle parallelization when using INTRA Block Copy mode of HEVC Screen Content extension. It is based on the control of the area available for providing predictor blocks in INTRA Block Copy mode.Accordingly, the implementation is simple in order to allow parallelized process.
US11051033B2	Video decoding method and apparatus and video encoding method and apparatus Provided is a video decoding method including determining a displacement vector per unit time of pixels of a current block in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction, the pixels including a pixel adjacent to an inside of a boundary of the current block, by using values about reference pixels included in a first reference block and a second reference block, without using a stored value about a pixel located outside boundaries of the first reference block and the second reference block; and obtaining a prediction block of the current block by performing block-unit motion compensation and pixel group unit motion compensation on the current block by using a gradient value in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction of a first corresponding reference pixel in the first reference block which corresponds to a current pixel included in a current pixel group in the current block, a gradient value in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction of a second corresponding reference pixel in the second reference block which corresponds to the current pixel, a pixel value of the first corresponding reference pixel, a pixel value of the second corresponding reference pixel, and a displacement vector per unit time of the current pixel in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction. In this regard, the current pixel group may include at least one pixel.
US11051030B2	Systems and methods for distributed quantization of multimodal images A system and method for implementing a distributed source coding quantization scheme is provided. In one example, two independent but statistically correlated data sources can be asymmetrically compressed so that one source is compressed at a higher ratio than the other. The resulting signals are transmitted and decoded by a receiver. The highly compressed source can utilize the non-highly compressed source as side information so as to minimize the compression loss associated with the higher compression ratio. A conditional codebook can be created that not only depends on the highly compressed quantizer, but also depends on the quantized symbol received from the non-highly compressed data source.
US11051020B2	Image decoding method and apparatus using projection-type based quantisation parameters in image coding system for 360-degree video An image decoding method that is performed by a decoding apparatus of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving 360-degree video information; deriving a projection type of a projected picture based on the 360-degree video information; deriving a weight map of the projected picture based on the projection type; deriving quantisation processing units of the projected picture; deriving DAQP for the respective quantisation processing units based on the weight map; and decoding the respective quantisation processing units based on the DAQP.
US11051015B2	Low bitrate encoding of panoramic video to support live streaming over a wireless peer-to-peer connection An apparatus comprising an interface and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive a spherical video stream. The processor may be configured to (a) generate an encoded spherical video stream from the spherical video stream, (b) select a target area for one or more frames of the encoded spherical video stream corresponding to a pre-determined region of interest, (c) encode entire fields of view of the one or more frames of the encoded spherical video stream using second parameters, (d) select and encode an additional area next to the target area using third parameters, and (e) transmit the encoded spherical video stream comprising the encoded target area, the encoded additional area, and encoded entire fields of view of the one or more frames to a playback device.
US11051013B2	Device and method of selecting an intra mode of a coding unit A selection module for selecting an intra mode comprises a histogram of oriented gradient (HOG) module, for receiving a coding unit (CU), to select four angular modes from 33 angular modes of the CU, a DC mode of the CU and a planar mode of the CU; and a decision module, couple to the HOG module, for receiving the six modes from the HOG module, to compare the six modes according to a Split Sum of Absolute Transformed Difference (SSATD) algorithm, to select one of the six modes.
US11051012B2	Image encoding device and method, and image decoding device and method An image encoding device and a method, and an image decoding device and a method that are designed to improve encoding efficiency in IntraBC. A screen is divided into four slices (Slices #0 through #3). In a case where reference to a different slice is prohibited, the range that can be referred to from the current CTU in Slice #2 is only the decoded portion in Slice #2, and therefore, any block in Slice #1 cannot be referred to, for example. In the case of the present technology, on the other hand, decoded different slices (Slice #0 and Slice #1) are included in the referable range, and accordingly, a block in Slice #1 can be referred to from the current CTU in Slice #2.
US11051010B2	Merge candidates with multiple hypothesis A video decoder receives to-be-decoded data from a bitstream for a block of pixels to be decoded as a current block of a current picture of the video. The video decoder generates a first prediction of the current block based on a first prediction mode that is selected from a first candidate list. The video decoder generates a second prediction of the current block based on a second prediction mode that is selected from a second candidate list. The video decoder generates a combined prediction for the current block based on the first prediction and the second prediction. The video decoder reconstructs the current block by using the combined prediction.
US11051009B2	Video processing methods and apparatuses for processing video data coded in large size coding units Video data processing methods and apparatuses in a video encoding or decoding system for processing a slice partitioned into Coding Units (CUs). The video encoding or decoding system receives input data of a current CU and checks a size of the current CU. The residual of the current CU is set to zero or the current CU is coded in Skip mode if the size of the current CU is greater than a maximum size threshold value. A CU with zero residual implies coefficient level values in one or more corresponding transform blocks are all zero, complicated transform processing for large size blocks is therefore avoided.
US11051008B2	Image processing apparatus and control method An image processing apparatus includes: at least one processor and/or at least one circuit to perform operations of the following units: an acquisition unit configured to acquire luminance information that indicates characteristic value of luminance of inputted image data; and a conversion unit configured to convert colors of the image data into conversion colors which are respectively associated with sub-ranges determined by dividing a luminance range of the image data using thresholds, wherein a first threshold of the thresholds is the characteristic value.
US11051006B2	Superstereoscopic display with enhanced off-angle separation A superstereoscopic display with enhanced off-angle separation includes a first light source; a lenticular lens optically coupled to the first light source that, with the first light source, generates a first light output having viewing angle dependency; and a high-index optical volume optically coupled to the lenticular lens.
US11051003B2	Image processing method and apparatus for autostereoscopic three-dimensional display A three-dimensional (3D) image providing method and apparatus is provided. The 3D image providing method includes detecting an eye location of a viewer and providing a 3D image based on the detected eye location, in which the providing of the 3D image includes determining an image pixel value corresponding to a display pixel of a display panel, determining a luminance weight corresponding to the display pixel based on a ray direction of a ray output from the display pixel and the detected eye location, applying the luminance weight to the image pixel value corresponding to the display pixel, and outputting, through the display pixel, the image pixel value with the luminance weight applied thereto.
US11051001B2	Method and system for generating a two-dimensional and a three-dimensional image stream Methods, systems, and techniques for generating two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) images and image streams. The images and image streams may be generated using active stereo cameras projecting at least one illumination pattern, or by using a structured light camera and a pair of different illumination patterns of which at least one is a structured light illumination pattern. When using an active stereo camera, a 3D image may be generated by performing a stereoscopic combination of a first set of images (depicting a first illumination pattern) and a 2D image may be generated using a second set of images (optionally depicting a second illumination pattern). When using a structured light camera, a 3D image may be generated based on a first image that depicts a structured light illumination pattern, and a 2D image may be generated from the first image and a second image that depicts a different illumination pattern.
US11050999B1	Dual camera calibration A method of calibration of a dual camera system, including, providing a chart of a plurality of circular rings and at least one disk, imaging the chart with a first camera to provide a first chart image and a second camera to provide a second chart image, performing edge detection of the first and second chart image on the plurality of circular rings and the at least one disk, determining the relative position of the plurality of circular rings to the at least one disk, matching the relative positions of the plurality of circular rings of the first chart image and the second chart image and aligning the first camera and the second camera based on the matching of the first chart image to the second chart image.
US11050998B2	System of camera calibration A system of camera calibration includes at least one first equipment and at least one second equipment, wherein a camera of at least one camera includes at least two image capturing groups, each image capturing group of the at least two image capturing groups includes at least two image capturers. Each first equipment provides at least one first calibration pattern, and the at least one first calibration pattern is utilized to calibrate first images including the at least one first calibration pattern captured by a plurality of corresponding image capturers of the at least two image capturing groups. Each second equipment provides at least one second calibration pattern, and the at least one second calibration pattern is utilized to calibrate second images including the at least one second calibration pattern captured by two corresponding adjacent image capturers of the at least two image capturing groups.
US11050995B2	Method and system for multi-wavelength depth encoding for three-dimensional range geometry compression A method for generating encoded depth data includes receiving digital fringe projection (DFP) data corresponding to a three-dimensional structure of a physical object, and generating first and second fringe encodings for a first predetermined wavelength based on the DFP data at a first coordinate. The method further includes generating third and fourth fringe encodings for a second predetermined wavelength based on the DFP data at the first coordinate, the second wavelength being longer than the first wavelength, and generating a combined fringe encoding based on the third fringe encoding and the fourth fringe encoding. The method further includes storing the first, second, and combined fringe encoding data in a pixel of two-dimensional image data at a pixel coordinate in the two-dimensional image data corresponding to the first coordinate.
US11050992B2	Control apparatus, image processing system, control method, and medium There is provided with a control apparatus of an image processing system. The image processing system has a plurality of image capturing apparatuses that capture images of an object from different viewpoints. An obtaining unit obtains a position of the object. A setting unit sets, for a captured image by an image capturing apparatus of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses, priority in accordance with similarity between a viewpoint direction from the position of the object to the image capturing apparatus and a viewpoint direction from the position of the object to another image capturing apparatus of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses.
US11050990B2	Augmented reality guidance for spinal procedures using stereoscopic optical see-through head mounted displays with cameras and 3D scanners Embodiments disclose a real-time surgery method and apparatus for displaying a stereoscopic augmented view of a patient from a static or dynamic viewpoint of the surgeon, which employs real-time three-dimensional surface reconstruction for preoperative and intraoperative image registration. Stereoscopic cameras provide real-time images of the scene including the patient. A stereoscopic video display is used by the surgeon, who sees a graphical representation of the preoperative or intraoperative images blended with the video images in a stereoscopic manner through a see-through display.
US11050988B2	Device and method for shadow correction verification parameter determination and shadow correction verification A method for shadow correction verification parameter determination, the method comprising: obtaining correction data in each block of a plurality of correction images, the correction data comprising luma information and color information; wherein the luma information is the ratio of a luma to a luma of a center block, and the color information is a ratio of a color value to a color value of the center block; and calculating at least one set of standard values and deviation values of each block by using the luma information and the color information in each block of the plurality of correction images and taking the at least one set of standard values and deviation values to be correction verification parameters in the shadow correction verification.
US11050984B1	Image quality detection and correction system A method and instructions for operating an image quality system can comprise: obtaining an original image; sensing a subsequent image with an image-capturing device, comprising: testing a focus of the subsequent image with the image-capturing device implementing a blur test, informing a user to retake the subsequent image based on the subsequent image failing the blur test, evaluating a histogram for the subsequent image, informing the user to retake the subsequent image based on the histogram including a value exceeding a saturation threshold, and informing the user to retake the subsequent image based on the histogram including the value exceeding an underexposure threshold; compressing the histogram with an adjustment curve; and color matching the subsequent image to the original image.
US11050981B2	Vehicle and method of controlling the same A method of controlling a vehicle having a plurality of cameras having different viewing angles with respect to front, rear, left and right directions is provided. The method includes when an image obtainment command is received through an inputter, obtaining an image obtained by the cameras having the viewing angle with respect to at least one of left and right sides as an event image of a traffic accident of another vehicle. The event image of the obtained traffic accident of the other vehicle is transmitted to an external device. When the vehicle is in a parking state, the image obtained by the camera having the viewing angle with respect to at least one of the front and rear is obtained as the event image for parking, and the event image for parking is transmitted to a user terminal registered in advance.
US11050975B1	Reciprocal signaling of participant gaze in multipoint video conferencing Methods and computer program product for signaling objects of participant gaze in a video conference in which a plurality of participants are displayed on respective screens. A first object of gaze is associated with one of the video participants based on a detected locus of gaze of the first participant relative to that participant's screen. The object of gaze is associated with a participation node of a second video participant on the basis of a display position of the second video participant on the screen of the first video participant. A participant-related gaze indicator links the first video participant to the second participant and is displayed at a display position of the first video participant's screen. Thus, each participant is apprised of other participants' attention. Additionally, a reciprocal gaze between a pair of participants may be indicated, where present.
US11050974B2	Presentation systems and related methods A videoconferencing system includes a codec configured to generate one or more acknowledgement signals each time a predefined action or event occurs, and a remote control in communication with the codec for controlling the codec and for receiving the one or more acknowledgement signals generated by the codec. The remote control includes a user interface for displaying information to a user. The remote control is configured to update the information displayed to the user in response to receiving the one or more acknowledgement signals generated by the codec.
US11050971B2	Pulse code modulation (PCM) data-marking An encoding for data in an audio data stream may be indicated in the data stream using a footer stored in low-order bits of data frames in the audio data stream. When the audio data stream may include either Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) or Direct Stream Digital (DSD) data, PCM data may be marked with a footer to indicate the encoding as PCM. The footer may be a fixed value, an alternating fixed value, a predetermined sequence of values, or a value computed based on the PCM data. Examples of computed values for the footer marker may include an error code, an error correction code (ECC), and a scrambled code.
US11050965B1	Image sensor and image recognition apparatus using the same Disclosed is an image sensor including pixels, and an analog digital converter configured to select output values of the pixels using an analog multiplexer and to simultaneously perform a convolution operation and conversion into a digital signal using a delta-sigma ADC. The size of processed data is reduced, and power consumption is reduced, and thus the image sensor is advantageously applied to a portable device.
US11050963B2	Method and apparatus for on-chip per-pixel pseudo-random time coded exposure Conventional methods for imaging transient targets are constrained by a trade-off between resolution and frame rate, and transient targets moving faster than the detector frame typically result in image blurring. Imagers using digital-pixel focal plane arrays (“DFPAs”) have on-chip global pixel operation capability for extracting a single transient-feature (i.e., single-frequency discrimination) in a snapshot that depends on the number of counters implemented per pixel. However, these DFPA systems are not capable of multi-target and multi-frequency discrimination. Imagers described herein achieve multi-target transient signature discrimination orders of magnitude faster than the readout frame rate using in-pixel electronic shuttering with a known time-encoded modulation. Three-dimensional (x,y,t) data cube reconstruction is performed using compressive sensing algorithms.
US11050955B2	Solid-state imaging device, method for driving solid-state imaging device, and electronic apparatus The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device, a method for driving the solid-state imaging device, and an electronic apparatus, the solid-state imaging device being capable of expanding the dynamic range without deteriorating the image quality. The solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array section having a plurality of unit pixels and a drive section. Each of the unit pixels includes a first photoelectric conversion section, a second photoelectric conversion section which is less sensitive than the first photoelectric conversion section, a charge storage section configured to store charges generated by the second photoelectric conversion section, a charge-voltage conversion section, a first transfer gate section configured to transfer charges from the first photoelectric conversion section, and a second transfer gate section configured to combine the potential of the charge-voltage conversion section with the potential of the charge storage section. The present technology is applicable to solid-state imaging devices, for example.
US11050953B2	Infrared imager The present invention relates to an infrared imager suitable for detecting an infrared flux in a first and a second spectral band, the imager comprising an enclosure and comprising: a separator separating an incident infrared flux into two fluxes, a single detector suitable for detecting a flux in the two spectral bands, the detector being cooled to a temperature lower than the temperature of the enclosure, a switching optic movable between a first position in which the first flux is sent to the detector and a second position in which the second flux is sent to the detector, and a reflector having a bottom positioned in order that the image of the bottom in the first spectral band by the switching optic in the second position is situated on detector.
US11050952B2	Reading circuit for infrared detectors and method for inspecting same A reading circuit for an infrared detector, includes: pixel driving circuits arranged in a matrix; vertical selection lines provided for respective rows of the pixel driving circuits; horizontal selection lines provided for respective columns of the pixel driving circuits; a vertical selection circuit configured to output a row selection signal to the vertical selection lines; and a horizontal selection circuit configured to output a column selection signal to the horizontal selection lines to read, to a reading line, a signal from pixel driving circuits for one row selected by the row selection signal, wherein each pixel driving circuit includes a driving circuit of the infrared detector, and a switching circuit configured to switch whether or not to input a test signal to the driving circuit, based on the row selection signal output to a corresponding vertical selection line and the column selection signal output to a corresponding horizontal selection line.
US11050951B2	Guidance system for a near-infrared fluorescein angiography operation with a 785nm continuous wavelength light source A guidance system for a near-infrared fluorescein angiography operation with a 785 nm continuous wavelength light source is provided. The guidance system includes a near infrared continuous laser emitting source, a visible light illumination source, a light collector, a light splitter connected to the light collector, a visible light filter, a near infrared filter, a color camera connected to the light splitter via the visible light filter, a near infrared camera connected to the light splitter via the near infrared filter, a terminal display, and a shell configured to contact with the body tissue of the patient. The near infrared to continuous laser emitting source and the visible light illumination source are provided on a light source support in the shell. The shell is provided therein with a viewing channel which is connected to the light collector. Both the color camera and the near infrared camera are connected to the terminal display.
US11050949B2	Method and control unit for a digital rear view mirror Method and control unit in a vehicle comprising a digital rear view mirror, for detecting an object situated outside a default view of a display of the digital rear view mirror and visualizing the detected object for a driver of the vehicle. The method comprises detecting the object, situated outside the default view of the display, by a sensor; and adjusting the field of view of a subset of the display by widening the viewing angle so that the object becomes visible for the driver in the subset of the display, while the main portion of the display outputs the default view at a default viewing angle.
US11050944B2	Switched polarization imaging to detect display screen An imaging system comprises an optical sensor array with a plurality of sensor elements, an objective lens, an active polarization filter, and associated logic. The objective lens is configured to direct light from a field of view onto the plurality of sensor elements. Switchable electronically between first and second operational states, the active polarization filter is positioned to filter the light en route to the optical sensor array. The active polarization filter provides unequal relative attenuance, in the first versus the second operational state, of nonparallel polarization components of the light. The logic is configured to switch the active polarization filter from the first operational state to the second operational state, and to compare a light-intensity response of the plurality of sensor elements in the first operational state to the light-intensity response of the plurality of sensor elements in the second operational state.
US11050936B2	Systems and methods for automatic exposure in high dynamic range video capture systems The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for implementing high dynamic range and automatic exposure functions in a video system. In one aspect, a method is performed at a video camera device and includes, while operating in an HDR mode: (1) capturing video data of a scene, including: (a) capturing a first subset of the video data with a first exposure time; and (b) capturing a second subset of the video data with a second exposure time, lower than the first exposure time; (2) combining video data of the first subset with video data of the second subset to generate an HDR frame; and (3) adjusting a duration of at least one of the first exposure time and the second exposure time based on one or more parameters of the captured video data, thereby altering a ratio of the first exposure time to the second exposure time.
US11050934B2	Method for displaying video images for a vehicular vision system A method for displaying video images includes providing a plurality of cameras and an ECU at the vehicle. The cameras are in communication with one another via a vehicle network and the ECU is in communication with the cameras via respective data lines. During a driving maneuver of the vehicle, one of the cameras is designated as and functions as a master camera and other cameras are designated as and function as slave cameras. During the driving maneuver, automatic control of exposure, gain and white balance parameters of the designated master camera is enabled, and the exposure, gain and white balance parameters of the designated master camera are communicated to the designated slave cameras via the vehicle network. A composite image is displayed that provides bird's eye view video images derived from video image data captured by at least the designated master camera and the designated slave cameras.
US11050932B2	Using real time ray tracing for lens remapping A method for generating a surround view (SV) image for display in a view port of an SV processing system is provided that includes capturing, by at least one processor, corresponding images of video streams from each camera of a plurality of cameras and generating, by the at least one processor, the SV image using ray tracing for lens remapping to identify coordinates of pixels in the images corresponding to pixels in the SV image.
US11050931B2	Control device and control method A control device according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an acquisition section, a block control section, and a calculator. The acquisition section acquires an image signal of a tissue of a living body irradiated with laser light and on which image-capturing has been performed. The block control section controls a size of a pixel block according to an image-capturing condition for the image-capturing on the tissue of a living body. The calculator calculates speckle data based on the acquired image signal, using the pixel block of which the size is controlled.
US11050928B2	Image capturing control apparatus, image capturing apparatus, control method, and storage medium There is provided an image capturing control apparatus. A first control unit performs control to repeatedly obtain an evaluation image using an image sensor. The evaluation image is used to obtain an evaluation value for controlling at least one of image capturing and development. An obtaining unit obtains the evaluation value on the basis of the evaluation image. A second control unit performs control to temporarily stop the obtainment of the evaluation image and use the image sensor to obtain, during a stopped period, a still image for recording. A generating unit generates an estimated evaluation image corresponding to the stopped period on the basis of two or more evaluation images obtained outside the stopped period. For the stopped period, the obtaining unit obtains the evaluation value on the basis of the estimated evaluation image.
US11050924B2	Method and system for auto-setting of cameras A method of setting values of camera settings of a camera, the method comprising determining a plurality of sets of objective image parameters values of images captured by the camera, the value of at least one camera setting being different for each set of objective image parameters; obtaining a trade-off value; determining for each set of objective image parameters values, a quality value and a resource consumption value; determining a value of the at least one camera setting optimizing a trade-off between the quality and the resource consumption according to the trade-off value based on the determined quality values and resource consumption values; and setting the value of the at least one camera setting to the determined value.
US11050920B2	Photographed object recognition method, apparatus, mobile terminal and camera Methods, apparatuses, mobile terminals, and cameras for recognizing a photographed object are provided. The recognition method includes starting a photographing device of a terminal to auto-focus a photographed object in response to receiving a photographing instruction; obtaining a post-focusing focal distance of the photographing device after the photographing device successfully focuses on the photographed object; and determining whether an object type of the photographed object is a photograph based on the post-focusing focal distance. The present application resolves the technical problem of the high complexity associated with the schemes for recognizing a remade photograph in existing technologies.
US11050912B2	Illumination device for image capturing An illumination device configured to illuminate an imaging target, an image of which is to be captured by a camera, provided with a current adjusting device configured to adjust a current flowing through the LEDs of four LED-mounted boards on which many of the LEDs are mounted, wherein the four LED-mounted boards are arranged in a four-sided shape centered around the light axis of the camera as viewed from the imaging target, and each of the LED-mounted boards is inclined at a specified angle so that the LEDs of the LED-mounted boards face the imaging target. The current adjusting device is configured to divide an LED-mounted area of each of the LED-mounted boards into multiple illumination areas and to individually adjust the current flowing to the LEDs of each of the LED-mounted boards for each of the multiple illumination areas.
US11050905B2	System for live streaming and/or video recording of platform tennis matches A system for generating continuous video of a sporting event such as a platform tennis match includes a plurality of cameras mounted adjacent to and stabilized by uprights located on the periphery of the court on which the sporting event is played. Small cylindrical cameras are mounted in alignment with small openings in a screen or other barrier defining the periphery of the court, such as the “chicken wire” surrounding a platform tennis court so that action can be recorded without obstruction by the fence or barrier even as the fence or barrier is deflected as the sporting event is played.
US11050903B2	Video encoding and decoding A set of spatial motion information predictors to be encoded is generated from among spatial motion information predictors respectively associated with predetermined image portions adjacent to an image portion to be decoded, one of which is situated above left of the image portion to be decoded. At least one condition is used to determine that a spatial motion information predictor is not includable in the set. At least one condition is a condition to exclude from the generated set of spatial motion information predictors a spatial motion information predictor that is a duplicate of another spatial motion information predictor. A temporal motion information predictor is not subjected to the duplicate exclusion condition used for the spatial motion information predictors and may be a duplicate of a spatial motion information predictor in the generated set. A motion information predictor is selected from among (i) the generated set of motion information predictors, (ii) the temporal motion information predictor, and (iii) a zero motion information predictor as a replacement for a non-includable spatial motion information predictor.
US11050894B2	Image processing apparatus that performs function in action pattern corresponding to changeable user's request, control method therefor, and storage medium storing control program therefor An image processing apparatus that is capable of a simple operation and is capable of executing a function in an action pattern corresponding to a changeable user's request. A registration unit registers a function in association with an action pattern. A selection unit designates a function registered by the registration unit and to select one of a first mode and a second mode. A controller controls so as to execute a function designated by the selection unit according to the action pattern registered in association with the designated function when the selection unit selects the first mode, and to execute a function designated by the selection unit according to an action pattern designated by a user irrespective of the action pattern registered in association with the designated function when the selection unit selects the second mode.
US11050893B2	Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, image processing method, and image processing program An image processing apparatus for displaying, on a display, a plurality of thumbnail images respectively corresponding to a plurality of display data includes an input operation receiver that receives an input operation of entering a setting value for at least one of a position and a magnification of a plurality of thumbnails images, and a display switcher that switches a display of a target thumbnail image out of the plurality of display data to a display of a thumbnail image set based on the entered setting value.
US11050890B1	Medium conveying apparatus for determining conveyance abnormality based on images acquired by changing backing member A medium conveying apparatus includes a conveyance roller to convey a medium, an imaging sensor, a backing member including an opposing surface, a motor to switch the backing member between an opposing position in which the opposing surface faces the imaging sensor and a non-opposing position in which the opposing surface is deviated from the opposing position, a medium sensor located on an upstream side of the imaging sensor in a medium conveying direction, and a processor to acquire a first image captured by locating the opposing surface in the opposing position and a second image captured by locating the opposing surface in the non-opposing position after a front end of the medium conveyed by the conveyance roller passes through a position of the medium sensor, and determine whether a conveyance abnormality of the medium has occurred based on the first image and the second image.
US11050889B2	Method and apparatus for notification of message reception according to property of received message Disclosed is a method a method by an electronic device, including receiving a message, analyzing text contents comprising a plurality of words included in the received message, outputting a first predetermined notification for notifying an arrival of the received message if a specific criteria and a notification configuration related to the specific criteria are satisfied based on the analyzing, outputting a second predetermined notification for notifying the arrival of the received message if the specific criteria is not satisfied based on the analyzing, and outputting the second predetermined notification for notifying the arrival of the received message if the specific criteria is satisfied and the notification configuration related to the specific criteria is not satisfied based on the analyzing, wherein each of the first predetermined notification and the second predetermined notification includes at least one of a sound notification, a haptic notification and a light notification, and wherein the first predetermined notification is different from the second predetermined notification.
US11050884B2	Intent-driven contact center The present disclosure relates generally to providing an intent-driven contact center. The contact center according to some embodiments analyzes intents to determine to which device or agent to route a communication. The analyzed intent information can also be used to formulate reports and analyze the accuracy of the identified intents with respect to the received communication.
US11050881B1	Message routing in a contact center The present disclosure provides, among other things, a method of managing contacts in a contact center, the method including: receiving a text-based communication from a customer of the contact center; analyzing the text-based communication to determine a relevancy associated with the text-based communication; based on the analysis, determining a relevancy level to assign to the text-based communication; tagging the text-based communication with a relevancy tag that identifies the determined relevancy level; updating a priority associated with assigning the text-based communication to an agent of the contact center based on the relevancy tag; assigning the text-based communication to the agent of the contact center; enabling a machine learning process to analyze a database of text-based communications; and updating a data model used to automatically tag text-based communications with relevancy tags based on the analysis performed by the machine learning process.
US11050880B2	Method of providing a recent call list, software product, telecommunications device and system A method of providing a recent call list of calls recently received or initiated by a telecommunications device where information on recent services which are services recently handled by or using the telecommunications device other than calls are incorporated as entries in a recent call list of the telecommunications device. Each entry can be formed by a data structure being composed of a plurality of data fields. Each data field can include a data value. An entry representing a recent service other than a call in the recent call list can include a service code identifying a recent service as a data value. A device, system, and apparatus can be configured to utilize or execute the method.
US11050879B1	Call traffic data monitoring and management One example method of operation may include identifying one or more call parameters associated with each of a number of calls received over a fixed period of time, assigning scores to each of the calls based on the one or more identified call parameters for each of the plurality of calls, assigning one or more of the calls to a scam call category based on the assigned scores, and responsive to the assigning of the one or more of the calls to a scam call category, determining whether a number of remaining calls of the calls, which are not assigned to the scam call category, have increased or decreased beyond a deviation margin of a target percentage of calls.
US11050877B2	Methods and apparatus for beam failure detection An aspect of the present disclosure includes methods, systems, and computer-readable media for receiving a beam failure detection reference signal configuration, detecting an absence of a configured and quasi-co-located beam failure detection reference signal in a monitored control resource set (CORESET), and utilizing reference signals indicated in the CORESET transmission configuration indicator state for beam failure detection.
US11050872B2	Method for broadcasting an alert descriptive of a notification message A method for broadcasting an alert descriptive of a notification message to a wearer of a watch (1), the method comprising the following steps: reception (10) by a processing unit (2) of the watch (1) of data of information comprising a notification message relative to the identification of an event relating to a function of the watch (1), and sending (14) of a descriptive-alert signal relative to said received data of information to a touch-rendering interface (3) of the watch (1), said interface (3) being configured to transmit said descriptive alert to the wearer of the watch (1).
US11050866B1	Mobile terminal Disclosed is a mobile terminal having a flexible display. The mobile terminal includes a first frame, a second frame coupled to the first frame to move in a first or second direction, a third frame coupled to the second frame to move in the first or second direction. The mobile terminal further includes a flexible display having a first region on a front side of the mobile terminal, a second region on a backside of the mobile terminal, and a third region between the first and second regions, and the third region is disposed on the front side or backside of the mobile terminal selectively. The mobile terminal further includes a drive unit configured to move the second and third frames in the first or second direction, and the drive unit is further configured to be manually operable.
US11050850B1	System and methods for application programming interface validation and testing Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods, computer-readable media, systems, and apparatuses for receiving data. An electronic computer implemented method of API testing and validation is provided. In the method, via a computer-based network, includes receiving a plurality of executable code requests for a first plurality of uniform resource network nodes associated with a first network protocol and a second plurality of uniform resource network nodes associated with a second network protocol. In the method each of the executable code requests are associated with a baseline attribute data value. Further, the method includes electronically receiving a plurality of payload response attribute data values associated with each executable request and electronically parsing the payload response attribute values with Parser component. The method includes electronically processing the parsed payload response attribute values with Comparator component and mapping to each of the code requests associated with the baseline attribute value to generate a virtual hash map of key pairs.
US11050843B2	Systems and methods for prefetching content Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive, from a client computing device, a request for a first portion of a content item. The first portion of the content item is determined based on a likelihood of consumption value associated with the content item. The first portion of the content item is transmitted to the client computing device. The first portion of the content item is prefetched by the client computing device.
US11050838B2	Data from a source device to a data requester It is provided a method for providing device data from a source device to a data requester. The method is performed in a data provider and comprises the steps of: determining operating mode being either a pass-through mode or a cache mode, based on estimated resource usage for each of the pass-through mode and the cache mode; receiving a read request from the data requester; when the data provider is in the pass-through mode, transmitting a corresponding read request to the source device and forwarding a read response from the source device to the data requester; when the data provider is in the cache mode, retrieving device data from storage of the data provider and transmitting a read response to the data requester, the read response comprising the device data from storage; and populating the storage of the data provider with device data received from the source device.
US11050837B2	Providing cloud services associated with unused hardware resources of private cloud providers A technique includes providing, by a computer, a portal to provide a catalog describing features of a plurality of cloud services available and to be provided by otherwise unused hardware resources of a plurality of private cloud providers. The technique includes, by the computer, in response to input received through the portal selecting a given cloud service for a tenant, exposing the given cloud service to the tenant. Exposing the given cloud service to the user includes requesting a given cloud provider corresponding to the given cloud service to configure the given cloud provider to provide the given cloud service to the tenant.
US11050830B1	Smart real-time prediction system for power transmission Monitoring and control of power or drive couplings in mechanical drive systems is performed using sensors at an interface of the coupling and an overload disengagement component at the coupling. A local sensor and actuation module having a wireless communication port receives signals from the sensors and uses the signals to monitoring a load on the drive coupling. An overload disengagement circuit responsive to the monitored load and provides a disconnect signal responsive to a sensed overload condition, and communicates with the local sensor and actuation module using an Internet of Things (IoT) link, using a blockchain enablement protocol. The local sensor and actuation module provide an override capability in the event of a communication failure of the IoT link.
US11050826B2	Systems and methods of accessing and decoding vehicle manufacture information Systems, methods, and techniques to access and decode vehicle information are provided. The method includes generating a request for a manufacturer server to transmit an option code to a central server based at least on a vehicle identification number received from a client device. The method further includes decoding, at a decoding module operating at the central server, the option code to generate an option that is present on a vehicle referenced by the vehicle identification number. The decoding includes mapping, by the decoding module and based on a conversion mapping, the option code to the option accessed at an option code database in communication with the central server and the decoding module. The decoding further includes generating option data including the option. The method further includes transmitting the option data to the client device for display at the client device.
US11050825B1	Storage system port usage information sharing between host devices An apparatus comprises a first host device that is configured to communicate over a network with a storage system. The first host device is configured to obtain information on a bandwidth usage by a second host device of one or more ports of the storage system and to determine a bandwidth limit of the one or more ports of the storage system. The first host device is further configured to submit data to the one or more ports at a given bandwidth that is determined based at least in part on the obtained information and the determined bandwidth limit of the one or more ports of the storage system.
US11050819B2	Latency-based routing and load balancing in a network Methods and systems for load balancing are described. A network node may replicate content. A lag time may be determined. A data structure may be generated that comprises the lag time.
US11050817B2	Voice operated control device A control device may transmit electrical signals to a wireless hub to control of a display device, in a first zone, registered to the wireless hub. The control device may receive, from the wireless hub based on a user initiated source change, a control signal to assign buttons for control of the display device. The control device may transmit to the wireless hub a first signal, based on a voice command, to control content and a second signal, based on a gesture command, for a source change on the display device.
US11050808B2	Systems and methods for seeking within multimedia content during streaming playback A receiver driven approach for playback of remote content is described. One embodiment includes obtaining information concerning the content of the media file from the remote server, identifying a starting location within the media sequence, identifying byte ranges of the media file corresponding to media required to play the media sequence from the starting location, requesting the byte ranges required to play the media sequence from the starting location, buffering received bytes of information pending commencement of playback, playing back the buffered bytes of information, receiving a user instruction, identifying byte ranges of the media file corresponding to media required to play the media sequence in accordance with the user instruction, flushing previous byte range requests, and requesting the byte ranges required to play the media in accordance with the user instruction.
US11050799B2	Methods and devices for registering a user equipment, UE, with low access priority in an internet protocol based multimedia subsystem, IMS A method for registering a User Equipment, UE, with low access priority in an Internet Protocol based Multimedia Subsystem, IMS, network said method comprising the steps of receiving, by a Proxy-Call Serving Control Function, P-CSCF node comprised by said IMS network, a Session Initiation Protocol, SIP, Register message for registering said UE in said IMS network, determining, by said P-CSCF node, that said SIP Register message comprises an indication that said UE is using a low access priority, wherein said low access priority indicates at least a reduced priority for said UE for accessing network resources, and establishing, by said P-CSCF node, said registration of said UE with said determined low access priority indication. Complementary methods and devices for performing a method according to the invention are also presented herein.
US11050798B2	Methods for establishing peer-to-peer communications using distributed call ledgers An example method of blockchain-enabled peer-to-peer communications is provided. The method is implemented in a communications system employing a peer-to-peer call network to provide communications capabilities between endpoints (nodes) of the call network. The system supports a distributed ledger system which enables the propagation of signaling data to initiate communications between nodes and for recording call data to provide an open, tamper-resistant log of activity on the network. Further, the system supports decentralized applications executable at nodes of the call network to customize call handling based on user preferences. In particular, the system may further support a distributed file system associated with the call network to store internal state data of the decentralized applications. The decentralized applications may thus be executed on individual, relevant nodes of the call network (i.e. relevant to the communications channel). Further, the decentralized applications provide customizable, programmable call handling management within the system.
US11050794B2	Generating security policies for end-user devices using group rankings and partial policy determinations Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for generating security policies for end-user devices using group rankings and partial policy determinations are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes ranking end-user device groups within an enterprise, wherein each of the groups is associated with one or more security-related policy settings; assigning a given end-user device to two or more of the groups based on device parameters attributed to the given end-user device; generating a policy for the given end-user device by performing partial policy determinations across the two or more groups to which the given end-user device is assigned, wherein performing the partial policy determinations comprises defining, in an order based at least in part on the ranking of the groups, security-related settings from the two or more groups, until all security-related settings required by the policy are defined; and outputting the policy to the given end-user device.
US11050793B2	Retrospective learning of communication patterns by machine learning models for discovering abnormal behavior Conventional email filtering services are not suitable for recognizing sophisticated malicious emails, and therefore may allow sophisticated malicious emails to reach inboxes by mistake. Introduced here are threat detection platforms designed to take an integrative approach to detecting security threats. For example, after receiving input indicative of an approval from an individual to access past email received by employees of an enterprise, a threat detection platform can download past emails to build a machine learning (ML) model that understands the norms of communication with internal contacts (e.g., other employees) and/or external contacts (e.g., vendors). By applying the ML model to incoming email, the threat detection platform can identify security threats in real time in a targeted manner.
US11050792B2	Dynamic DNS policy enforcement based on endpoint security posture A method performed by an endpoint connected to a network. The method includes computing a security score for the endpoint and providing the security score and a requested domain name to a domain name service (DNS) resolver using a DNS request. The endpoint obtains a DNS response including an Internet Protocol (IP) address resolved by the DNS resolver based on the security score and the requested domain name. The endpoint then accesses the IP address obtained from the DNS resolver.
US11050787B1	Adaptive configuration and deployment of honeypots in virtual networks Systems and methods are provided for adaptively configuring and deploying honeypots in user compute resources. The methods select, based at least in part on a profile associated with a user account, a virtual machine image having a type and associated with a countermeasure. Cause a virtual machine to be launched in connection with a virtual network associated with the user account.
US11050785B2	Cooperative mitigation of distributed denial of service attacks originating in local networks Example methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to implement cooperative mitigation of distributed denial of service attacks originating in local networks are disclosed. An example local network router disclosed herein includes a mitigator to mitigate a distributed denial of service attack detected by an Internet service provider, the distributed denial of service attack associated with network traffic originating from a first device connected to a local network. The example local network router also includes a threat signaling server to identify the first device based on first information received from a threat signaling client of the Internet service provider, the first information describing the distributed denial of service attack. The example threat signaling server is also to transmit second information to notify the threat signaling client of the Internet service provider when the network traffic associated with the distributed denial of service attack has been mitigated.
US11050784B1	Mitigating a denial-of-service attack A technology is provided for mitigating an attack against a host service. Receive a connection from a client using a first cipher suite to authenticate the client. Identify that a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is occurring from a plurality of clients. Change the first cipher suite to a second cipher suite wherein the second cipher suite is more computationally intensive than the first cipher suite. Disconnect with the client and causing the client to reconnect using the second cipher suite.
US11050782B2	Systems and methods for providing security to an integrated circuit in an endpoint device using a dynamic security architecture environment (DSAE) Systems and methods for providing security to an integrated circuit/processor and the processor cores in an endpoint device using a dynamic security architecture environment (DSAE) are disclosed. A security system is configured to provide security to a host endpoint device, the security system comprising: a processing unit including an Operational Processing Unit (OPU), an Input Processing Unit (IPU), and an Execution Processing Unit (EPU); logic modules in communication with the processing unit, the logic modules including an Input System, an Operational System, and an Execution System; and a host interface being configured to enable the Input System, the Operational System, and the Execution System to be coupled for data and control transmissions therebetween and coupled for data and control transmissions between the processing unit and a physical Processor Packing Unit (PPU) including at least one processor core, the PPU being configured to use different processor instruction sets, the Input System, the Operational System, and the Execution System being configured to present a different attack surface at different intervals within a period of time for the PPU, each different attack surface corresponding to the PPU executing a different processor instruction set, the processing unit, the logic modules, and the host interface being integrated together with the PPU on an integrated circuit of the host endpoint device.
US11050780B2	Methods and systems for managing security in computing networks Embodiments for managing computing network security by one or more processors are described. A signal that is representative of authorized anomalous behavior is received. The signal includes at least one of an identity and a type of activity associated with the authorized anomalous behavior. A security incident is detected. If the detected security incident corresponds to the authorized anomalous behavior, the generating of an alert in response to the detecting of the security incident is suppressed.
US11050774B2	Methodology for intelligent pattern detection and anomaly detection in machine to machine communication network The present invention relates generally to network communications, and more particularly to machine-to-machine (M2M) data communications. The present invention provides for a method, apparatus and computer program product for detecting performance event data across a machine-to-machine (M2M) network indicative of anomalous performance of data and thereafter alerting users of performance issues in real-time or near real-time.
US11050771B2	Information processing apparatus, communication inspecting method and medium To detect a communication by a predetermined type of software, which disguises normal communication, an information processing apparatus includes: a communication data acquiring unit 21 configured to acquire communication data generated by a terminal connected to a network; a distribution calculating unit 24 configured to calculate distribution of attribute information of a plurality of communications with a same communication destination, based on the acquired communication data; and an estimating unit 25 configured to estimate whether a detected communication is a communication by a predetermined type of software by determining whether the calculated distribution satisfies a predetermined criterion.
US11050770B2	Network defense system and method thereof A network defense system can include a sensor alert ingestion framework adapted to monitor network activity and alert detected or suspected anomalies. A network analyzer may be coupled to the sensor alert ingestion framework to analyze the anomalies. A course of action (CoA) simulator may be coupled to the network analyzer adapted to generate a list of decision including courses of action to address the anomalies. There may be a training and feedback unit coupled to the CoA simulator to train the system to improve responses in addressing future anomalies.
US11050768B1	Detecting compute resource anomalies in a group of computing resources A computing anomaly detection technique includes identifying a plurality of compute resources that are susceptible to compute resource anomalies. A group of similar compute resources from the plurality of compute resources may be determined. A difference in one or more of a plurality of attributes of the compute resources of the group may be determined. An anomaly detection notification, containing a compute resource anomaly, may be output.
US11050767B2	System for identifying and handling electronic communications from a potentially untrustworthy sending entity A method, system and computer-usable medium for identifying communications received from potentially untrustworthy entities. More specifically, in one embodiment the invention relates to a computer-implemented method comprising: receiving an electronic communication for a receiving entity from a sending entity; accessing social media profile information for the sending entity from a social media network; and analyzing the social media profile information of the sending entity pursuant to determining whether the received electronic communication is from a potentially untrustworthy entity. Certain embodiments use the determination as to whether the received electronic communication is from a potentially untrustworthy entity to assess whether the received electronic communication is a reconnaissance communication, such as a phishing email.
US11050763B1	Distributed ledger for network security management Techniques are described for managing a network through use of a security device that includes, or has access to, a blockchain node. The security device may manage a network of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices in a home or other environment. The security device may act as an intermediary to manage secure, trusted communications between the IoT device(s) and external service(s). The security device may also provide network security features such as a network firewall. In some implementations, the security device may run a blockchain node, and the blockchain could be used to establish a verifiable home identity. The security device may interact with external resources and/or services, such as utility services, e-commerce services, and so forth, through this secure mechanism.
US11050759B2	Secure adaptive wireless communications A communication device includes a directional antenna, and a control circuit. The directional antenna has a directional radiation pattern for directing greater power of a transmitted signal in a specific direction. The control circuit is coupled to the directional antenna and determines an angle and a distance to another device. Based on the determined distance and angle to the another device, the control circuit selects a security level from a plurality of security levels for communication between the device and the another device. In another embodiment, a method for transmitting data between the first and second devices is provided.
US11050755B2	Permission management and resource control A server receives an association request initiated by a user of a first account. Based on the association request, an account identifier of a second account is identified. The first account is associated with the second account based on the account identifier. In response to associating the first account with the second account, a partial permission is granted to the first account for accessing the second account.
US11050754B2	Secure remote control of integrated controls for electrical devices An electrical device can include at least one electrical device component and at least one sensor that measures at least one parameter. The electrical device can also include an integrated control interface disposed on a housing of the electrical device and coupled to the at least one electrical device component, where the integrated control interface allows for manual control of the at least one electrical device component. The electrical device can further include an access controller communicably coupled to the at least one electrical device component and the at least one sensor. The access controller can receive, from the at least one sensor, a communication sent by a user. The access controller can also control, based on determining that the user has the authority to control the at least one electrical device component, the at least one electrical device component based on instructions.
US11050751B2	Onboarding and accounting of devices into an HPC fabric A method to onboard a subordinate node to a high performance computing system that includes a fabric switch network that includes a fabric switch principal and a group of subordinate nodes, wherein the fabric switch principal is configured to route messages between subordinate nodes of the group comprising: receiving a fabric switch principal address message, at an onboarding subordinate node, over an external network; providing an identification message, by the onboarding subordinate node, over the fabric switch network; receiving the identification message, at the fabric switch principal, over the fabric switch network; providing the permission message, by the fabric switch principal, over the fabric switch network; and receiving, a permission message, at the onboarding subordinate node, over the fabric switch network.
US11050750B2	Recording and verification method and apparatus of internet of things device, and identity authentication method and apparatus A method and an apparatus for recording and verifying an Internet of Things (IoT) device, a method and an apparatus for identity authentication are provided. The recording and verification method includes receiving a recording request sent by a recording production line, the recording request being used for requesting an assignment of an identity identifier and a device key including a device private key and a device public key to an IoT device; verifying whether the recording request is legitimate, and assigning the identity identifier and the device key to the IoT device if affirmative; and sending the identity identifier and the device private key to the recording production line, so that the recording production line records the identity identifier and the device private key into the IoT device, thus improving the security of identity authentication of the IoT device, and reducing the cost of a platform side.
US11050747B2	Data encryption and decryption using neurological fingerprints In accordance with one embodiment, a method for securing data is disclosed. The method includes sensing multi-dimensional motion of a body part of a user to generate a multi-dimensional signal; in response to the multi-dimensional signal and user calibration parameters, generating a neuro-mechanical fingerprint; and encrypting data with an encryption algorithm using the neuro-mechanical fingerprint as a key.
US11050744B2	Nullifying biometrics Artificial biometric traits self-nullify due to natural physiological processes. Biometric enrollment and authentication may then be based on a life associated with the self-nullifying biometric trait. Once the life is expected to have expired, no further authentication may be performed until a new artificial biometric is applied.
US11050742B2	Systems and methods for one-time password authentication In an aspect, the present disclosure provides an electronic device for OTP authentication of a present location, comprising: a power source, a processor, and a memory in a housing; a strap comprising first and second ends, and a first wire extending from the first end to the second end of the strap and forming an external loop, wherein the first wire establishes a first electrical connection between the power source and the processor; and a second electrical connection operatively connected to the processor and the memory, the processor configured to generate an OTP, only when the processor is connected to the power source by the first electrical connection without interruption once the first electrical connection is established. The OTP authentication may be time-based one-time password (TOTP) authentication, and the generated OTP may be a time-based one-time password (TOTP).
US11050737B2	Techniques for verifying user intent and securely configuring computing devices The embodiments set forth a technique for enabling a computing device to securely configure a peripheral computing device. According to some embodiments, the method can include the steps of (1) approving a request received from the peripheral computing device to engage in a setup procedure for the peripheral computing device, (2) receiving, from the peripheral computing device: (i) an audio signal that encodes a password and timing information, and (ii) a light signal. Additionally, the method can involve, in response to identifying that the timing information correlates with the light signal: (3) extracting the password from the audio signal, and (4) establishing a communication link with the peripheral computing device based on the password. In turn, the method can involve (5) providing configuration information to the peripheral computing device over the communication link.
US11050733B2	Communication mechanism for data processing devices A method for controlling communications between a data processing device in a first network and a target service in a second network via a gateway apparatus, the method comprising: transmitting a request to communicate with the target service from the data processing device to the gateway apparatus; transmitting device credentials from the data processing device to the gateway apparatus, wherein the credentials comprise information relating to the target service; verifying at the gateway apparatus an authentication status of the data processing device based on the device credentials; establishing a communication path between the data processing device and the target service if the authentication status is verified.
US11050727B2	Security key generation and management method of PDCP distributed structure for supporting dual connectivity The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). A method for communicating by a user equipment with a macro cell base station and a small cell base station in a communication system is provided. The method comprises applying a first base station security key to a first communication link with the macro cell base station; generating a second base station security key to be used for a second communication link with the small cell base station based on the first base station security key; applying the second base station security key to the second communication link with the small cell base station; and communicating through at least one of the first communication link and the second communication link.
US11050726B2	Update-driven migration of data A current operating system that is stored in a persistent storage circuit of a secure element is replaced by receiving a set of migration rules that specify changes to a set of data object types. Based upon the set of migration rules, a migration engine identifies data objects stored in a persistent storage circuit and corresponding to the set of data object types. For each of the identified data objects: a subset of the migration rules are selected that correspond to a data object type that corresponds to a particular data object, and based upon the selected subset, the particular data object is transformed. A new operating system can then be enabled.
US11050725B2	Private benchmarking cloud service with enhanced statistics Embodiments allow comparison of key figures (e.g., costs, lead times) between different entities in a privacy-preserving manner, utilizing secure multi-party computation (MPC) approaches implemented by a central service provider. The central service provider receives encrypted key figure data from each of multiple players in a peer group. In one embodiment the central service provider executes a secure computation protocol comprising a semi-homomorphic encryption scheme exhibiting an additive homomorphic property. The central service provider returns to each player, a statistical measure (e.g., top quartile, bottom quartile) allowing comparison with the other players' key figures while preserving privacy. Alternative embodiments may return to the players, a statistical measure calculated from a Boolean or arithmetic circuit implemented at the central server using other secure computation approaches (e.g., garbled circuits, secret sharing, or (semi or fully) homomorphic encryption. Embodiments may find value in maintaining privacy of key figure data shared between competitors for benchmarking.
US11050718B2	Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium An information processing apparatus includes a first cryptographic communication control unit, a second cryptographic communication control unit, and a timeout control unit. The first cryptographic communication control unit issues an encrypted connection request to a communication destination node and performs cryptographic communication. The second cryptographic communication control unit issues, concurrently with the connection request by the first cryptographic communication control unit, a connection request by plain text to the communication destination node, establishes connection, and then performs cryptographic communication. The timeout control unit changes a period for a timeout set in advance for the connection request by the first cryptographic communication control unit in a case where a response to the connection request by the second cryptographic communication control unit is received from the communication destination node before a response to the connection request by the first cryptographic communication control unit is received from the communication destination node.
US11050716B1	Secure communication method and system using network socket proxying The present invention relates to the telecommunications sector and, in particular, to the field of telematics. More specifically, the invention describes a method and system for defining an improved network technology that can be used for communication and to operate secure communications between processes, based on the secure proxying of local area network sockets that may be between different devices. In particular, the system and method describe how socket proxies are established and managed between devices and how the security of said socket proxies in the local area thereof is enhanced and operated using security contexts. These contexts are configured based on privilege separation and local packet marking and filtering, and they allow applications to delegate all aspects relating to the security of the communications in the present invention.
US11050715B2	Systems and methods for user defined network enabled content filtering A content filtering system and method includes receiving in a network device in a network from a user device, a user selected set of rules identifying a set of URLs to be blocked. The set of rules are loaded into the network device. The network device receives from the user device a request to access a specified URL. A determination is made at the network device whether the specified URL is in the user selected set of rules. If the specified URL is in the user selected set of rules, then the specified URL is blocked.
US11050712B2	System and method for implementing content and network security inside a chip Systems and methods for implementing content, streaming, and network security inside a chip or inside a computing device are disclosed. In exemplary embodiments, a system comprises a communication chip and a second processor. The communication chip comprises a router and security instructions. The router is configured to intercept untrusted data between a network, and a first router. The second processor is configured to receive the untrusted data from the router, process the untrusted data with the security instructions to produce trusted data, and provide the trusted data to the router.
US11050711B2	Semantic validation method and apparatus A semantic validation method, applied to a Machine-to-Machine Communications (M2M) system, where the method includes receiving, by an apparatus storing a semantic description resource, an operation request related to a first semantic description resource, including semantic information of the first semantic description resource, an association relationship between the first semantic description resource and another semantic description resource, and a uniform resource identifier (URI) of an ontology referenced by the first semantic description resource, determining that the first semantic description resource is associated with the semantic description resource, sending a semantic validation request message to an apparatus that stores the ontology referenced by the first semantic description resource. Hence, accuracy of a resource and data shared between industries and applications using a public capability of the M2M system can be ensured in a case of no priori knowledge.
US11050709B2	Determining source address information for network packets A system is configured to perform operations that include determining an exception event corresponding to a transmission of a plurality of network packets over an electronic network. The electronic network may cause network address translation to be performed on the plurality of network packets. The operations may also include identifying, based on a log of the plurality of network packets, a first network packet associated with the exception event and calculating, based on a payload portion of the first network packet, a packet signature corresponding to the first network packet. The operations may further include determining, based on a comparison between a first data structure and a second data structure using the packet signature, original source address information that corresponds to the first network packet prior to the network address translation being performed on the first network packet.
US11050707B2	Systems and methods for updating a resource address Various embodiments include computing devices and methods for updating a resource address. A processor of a computing device may receive a request for a resource address from a second computing device. The processor may send to the second computing device the resource address and a time-to-live for the resource address. The processor may determine that the resource address has changed within the time-to-live. The processor may send the changed resource address to the second computing device.
US11050703B2	Systems and methods for UE-specified prioritized SIP messaging A system described herein may provide for the prioritization of Session Initiation Protocol (“SIP”) messages, transmitted by a User Equipment (“UE”), based on a priority class indicator included in the SIP messages by the UE. A Universal Integrated Circuit Card (“UICC”) may store information indicating the priority class (e.g., in an Access Control Class (“ACC”) Elementary File (“EF”)). One or more network components, such as a Call Session Control Function (“CSCF”) and/or a Messaging Application Server (“MAS”) may prioritize the SIP message based on the priority class indicator included in the SIP message by the UE.
US11050697B2	Peer-to-peer location-based messaging Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs stored on a computer-readable storage medium, for peer-to-peer location-based messaging. In some implementations, a mobile device selectively displays displayable messages associated with beacons corresponding to specific locations that the mobile device visits. The mobile device can extract identifiers from wireless messages from beacons and determine whether to display a message corresponding to a beacon based on filter parameters of a user and data indicating characteristics of a property where a beacon is located. The displayable messages corresponding to beacons can be messages users who associated with the beacons have previously designated for presentation upon detection of the beacons. The mobile device can display the displayable message for a beacon while the mobile device is a detection range to receive the wireless message from the beacon.
US11050691B1	Cross-application media exchange Systems and methods for sharing authentication information are provided. The systems and methods include generating, with a messaging application, a media item using a camera of a client device; identifying a target application that has been authorized by the messaging application to share authentication information with the messaging application; generating a share option associated with the media item for display in a graphical user interface of the messaging application; and in response to receiving a user selection of the share option, enabling the target application to access the media item.
US11050690B2	Method for providing recording and verification service for data received and transmitted by messenger service, and server using method The present invention, when at least one from among chat participants requests recording of data generated by the chat participants in an environment in which a messenger bot participates in a chat, registers at least a portion of the generated data as recorded data in a database, provides a transaction ID indicating location in the database of the data registered therein to at least one participant from among the chat participants, determines, in response to a recorded data-related verification request, whether input data included in the verification request corresponds to the recorded data, and, if the input data corresponds to the recorded data, then concludes the recorded data-related verification to have been successful.
US11050688B2	Apparatus and method for improving communication between matched individuals A computer implemented method includes supplying to a user at a client device a prompt to contact a matched individual. A proposed communication from the user to the matched individual is monitored. The proposed communication is compared to a set of effective communication policies to selectively identify an effective communication policy violation. A warning is supplied to the user in response to the effective communication policy violation. A signal is received from the user to send a completed communication to the matched individual. Network routing of the completed communication from the client device to the matched individual is enabled.
US11050687B2	Authentication of service requests initiated from a social networking site Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for authenticating user service requests from a social networking site. Data representing a selected message and an originator of the selected message is stored. Data representing a reply to the originator of the selected message is transmitted for posting at the social networking server, the reply including data that causes transmission of a service request to the server when actuated. Data representing the service request and a sender of the service request is received. Data representing a user profile of the sender of the service request is retrieved from the social networking server. One or more attributes of the user profile of the sender are compared against one or more attributes of the stored data representing the originator of the selected message in order to verify the one or more attributes of the user profile.
US11050683B2	System for providing dialog content An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a display configured to be exposed through one surface of the housing, a communication module configured to communicate over a first network compliant with a first protocol or a second network compliant with a second protocol, a processor configured to be electrically connected with the display and the communication module, and a memory configured to be electrically connected with the processor and store a specified application. The memory stores instructions, that when executed, cause the processor 420 to execute the specified application, designate a CP server by interacting with a platform server over the second network, receive an initial response message generated by the designated CP server over the first network, and verify a first identifier of the designated CP server based on the first protocol from a source of the initial response message.
US11050682B2	Reordering of data for parallel processing A network interface device, including: an ingress interface; a host platform interface to communicatively couple to a host platform; and a packet preprocessor including logic to: receive via the ingress interface a data sequence including a plurality of discrete data units; identify the data sequence as data for a parallel processing operation; reorder the discrete data units into a reordered data frame, the reordered data frame configured to order the discrete data units for consumption by the parallel operation; and send the reordered data to the host platform via the host platform interface.
US11050681B2	Fast routing convergence for border gateway protocl (BGP) systems including one or more route reflectors (RRs) Responsive to receiving the BGP UPDATE message, a route reflector may (1) update a CLUSTER_LIST value and, if needed, an ORIGINATOR_ID value, in a path attribute section in the BGP UPDATE message to generate a revised BGP UPDATE message, and (2) send the revised BGP UPDATE message to a client of the route reflector, regardless of whether or not one of (A) field validity checking of the BGP UPDATE message, (B) Adj-RIBS-In update using the BGP UPDATE message, (C) decision processing for route selection using information in the BGP UPDATE message, or (D) Adj-RIBS-Out update using the BGP UPDATE message, is completed (or perhaps even started). This provides faster route propagation and avoids delays associated with processing BGP UPDATE messages (NLRI with advertisements and withdrawals) at each hop the NLRIs using conventional BGP such as next-hop validation, best path selection, etc.
US11050677B2	Enhanced selection of cloud architecture profiles This document describes modeling and simulation techniques to select a cloud architecture profile based on correlations between application workloads and resource utilization. In some aspects, a method includes obtaining infrastructure data specifying utilization of computing resources of an existing computing system. Application workload data specifying tasks performed by one or more applications running on the existing computing system is obtained. One or more models are generated based on the infrastructure data and the application workload data. The model(s) define an impact on utilization of each computing resource in response to changes in workloads of the application(s). A workload is simulated, using the model(s), on a candidate cloud architecture profile that specifies a set of computing resources. A simulated utilization of each computing resource of the candidate cloud architecture profile is determined based on the simulation. An updated cloud architecture profile is generated based on the simulated utilization.
US11050675B2	Scheduler for coordination and synchronization of data across low-bandwidth links and method thereof A network system provides architecture for transmitting data across low-bandwidth links via user datagram protocol (UDP) via a scheduler that schedules, prioritizes, and collaborates data for transmission. The schedule coordinates low priority data and high priority data that may interrupt the low priority data in response to preset rules programmed into an automatic decision module. The automatic decision module may also include variable rules that can vary in response to machine learned information occurring or incoming to the system in situ.
US11050672B2	Network-on-chip link size generation The present disclosure advantageously provides a system, a computer-readable medium and a method for synthesizing a Network-on-Chip (NoC). A plurality of route feature vectors are determined based on a network configuration for the NoC. The network configuration includes bridge ports, routers, connections and routes. A link size is determined for each router by providing route feature vectors to a supervised learning-based (SLB) model. The SLB model generates a plurality of route label vectors based on the route feature vectors. Each route label vector is associated with a route feature vector, and includes the link size and a route position for each router. A resizer is added between a bridge and a router with different link sizes or between adjacent routers with different link sizes. Pipeline and retiming components are added based on timing. An output specification is then generated for the NoC.
US11050671B2	Mobile wireless communication unit and method for content transfer A mobile wireless communication unit comprising: at least one short-range wireless circuit and configured to receive content in a bundle format over a delay tolerant network, using a short range wireless communication technology,—wherein the content relates to at least one of multiple quality of service priority levels; a processor operably coupled to the at least one short-range wireless circuit and configured to determine a priority level of the bundle formatted content. In response to the determined priority level, the processor is configured to: transmit at least the bundle formatted content direct to a network server over a cellular network if the determined priority level of the bundle formatted content is high; or store the bundled content in memory coupled to the processor if the determined priority level of the bundle formatted content is low and transmit at least the bundle formatted content to at least one of: another mobile wireless communication unit or a dedicated delay tolerant network gateway node, when discovered using a short range wireless communication technology.
US11050669B2	Method and system for managing, optimizing, and routing internet traffic from a local area network (LAN) to internet based servers A method and system for optimizing internet traffic from a Local Area Network (LAN) to an internet based server utilizes a specific gamer private network (GPN) for the classified latency sensitive internet data. The method includes the steps of creating a gateway computer or a master-slaver computer (device) system within a local area network (LAN), and making this gateway computer control the internet data from any device within the LAN to an outside internet based server. The gateway computer sorts the internet data into various categories, including latency sensitive, bandwidth sensitive and exclusion that is neither latency sensitive nor bandwidth sensitive. Based on these classification results, the internet data within various categories are sent out via the respective routes, so as to achieve a smooth and efficient internet data transmission.
US11050668B2	Flow-based load balancing Methods and apparatuses are described for virtualizing routing of network traffic by offloading routing decisions to a controller in communication with a plurality of network devices. For load balancing applications, the controller may make up-front decisions as to both destination and route, rather than wait until traffic has been routed to a load balancing point before determining the destination.
US11050667B2	Packet forwarding method, device, switch, apparatus, and storage medium A method, apparatus, switch, device for packet forwarding and storage medium are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining a packet to be forwarded; detecting whether a first data table contains connection cache information corresponding to the packet; obtaining a first identifier of the connection cache information from the first data table if the first data table contains the connection cache information corresponding to the packet; obtaining connection information corresponding to the connection cache information from a second data table, and determining a second identifier of the connection cache information, wherein the second identifier is a current connection identifier corresponding to the connection cache information and changes when the connection information changes; and forwarding the packet based on the connection cache information if the second identifier is the same as the first identifier. The method for packet forwarding according an embodiment of the present application can reduce errors in packet forwarding.
US11050665B2	Data transmission method, apparatus, transmitting end, receiving end and system An apparatus, a transmitting end, a receiving end and a system are provided. The method includes: generating a data packet of a preset format according to n data units and attribute information of each data unit, where the attribute information includes transmission channel information and a data length of the each data unit, n≥2; and transmitting the data packet to a receiving end, where the data packet includes header information and the n data units, and at least one piece of the header information is generated according to same information in attribute information of at least two of the data units. Since at least one piece of header information is generated according to the same information in the attribute information of at least two data units, that is, the transmitting end can omit, in the header information, the same information in the attribute information.
US11050662B2	Malleable routing for data packets Various implementations disclosed herein enable malleable routing for data packets. For example, in various implementations, a method of routing a type of data packets is performed by a device. In some implementations, the device includes a non-transitory memory and one or more processors coupled with the non-transitory memory. In some implementations, the method includes determining a routing criterion to transmit a set of data packets across a network. In some implementations, the method includes identifying network nodes and communication links in the network that satisfy the routing criterion. In some implementations, the method includes determining a route for the set of data packets through the network nodes and the communication links that satisfy the routing criterion. In some implementations, the method includes configuring the network nodes that are on the route with configuration information that allows the set of data packets to propagate along the route.
US11050660B2	Host device with multi-path layer implementing path selection based at least in part on fabric identifiers An illustrative embodiment includes a host device configured to communicate over a network with a storage system comprising a plurality of storage devices. The host device comprises a set of input-output queues and a multi-path input-output driver configured to select input-output operations from the set of input-output queues for delivery to the storage system over the network. The multi-path input-output driver is further configured to determine fabric identifiers for respective ones of a plurality of paths from the host device to the storage system, and to select particular ones of the paths for delivery of the input-output operations to the storage system based at least in part on the fabric identifiers. The fabric identifiers may be determined for the respective paths, for example, based at least in part on responses to a predetermined command sent over the paths by the multi-path input-output driver.
US11050657B2	Method, device and node for message transmission, and computer storage medium A method, device and node for message transmission, and a computer storage medium are provided, the method including Bit Indexed Explicit Replication (BIER) information which is sent by other nodes except a first node in a distance-vector routing protocol (Babel) network in a Babel protocol extension manner is received, wherein the BIER information is used for acquiring a BIER forwarding entry; the BIER forwarding entry is acquired according to the BIER information; and a message encapsulated in a BIER manner is sent to said other nodes according to the BIER forwarding entry.
US11050654B2	Method and system for using a downloadable agent for a communication system, device, or link Described is a method performed by a downloadable agent, the method comprising: collecting WAN performance information, wherein the downloadable agent is executable on a computing device coupled to a LAN of a broadband subscriber, wherein the LAN is coupled by another device to a WAN; and transmitting the WAN performance information to a machine; wherein the machine is operable to: store and analyze the performance information to generate an analysis result; and report the analysis result to at least one of the broadband subscriber and its service provider. Described is a corresponding system which comprises a database; and a server coupled to the database, the server operable to: receive WAN performance information from a downloadable agent; store the information in the database, analyze the information to generate an analysis result; and report the analysis result to at least one of the broadband subscriber and the broadband subscriber's service provider.
US11050653B2	Telemetry capture system for storage systems A method of operating a telemetry capture system within a data storage system comprising storage devices is provided. The method includes generating a telemetry packet, and providing the telemetry packet to one or more taps via a telemetry path independent of data and control paths within the storage devices. The method also includes capturing the telemetry packet in one or more of the taps, and generating real-time telemetry data based at least on the telemetry packet.
US11050649B2	Delay measurement method of network node device, apparatus, and network node device A method of delay measurement of a network node device is disclosed. The method includes obtaining a node delay value of a current packet when a preset time period starts. The method further includes determining, based on M+1 boundary values of preset M delay intervals, a delay interval in which the node delay value is located, and adding 1 to a value of a delay segment counter corresponding to the delay interval in which the node delay value is located, where M>1, M is a positive integer. The method further includes obtaining a node delay value of a next packet until the preset time period ends. The method further includes determining a cumulative probability Pacc.j that is greater than or equal to a target probability, and obtaining, as a delay threshold, a node delay value having the target probability.
US11050648B2	Communication system A communication system including two communication nodes communicably connected in a full duplex communication mode via the same communication line is provided. Each of the two communication nodes includes a first processing unit configured to be able to send a predetermined monitoring frame to another communication node at predetermined intervals and to receive the predetermined monitoring frame from the other communication node at predetermined intervals; a second processing unit configured to detect a monitoring frame missing condition wherein the monitoring frame is received from the other communication node; and a third processing unit configured to switch communication with the other communication node from the full duplex communication mode to a half duplex communication mode when a predetermined condition is satisfied during communication in the full duplex communication mode wherein the predetermined condition includes a condition that the second processing unit detects the monitoring frame missing condition.
US11050642B2	System and method for placement logic in a cloud platform environment In accordance with an embodiment, described herein is a system and method for providing multitenancy support in a platform as a service or cloud computing environment. A platform component enables a service runtime to be shared by multiple tenants, by providing each tenant with a dedicated share or slice of a runtime instance. Each share/slice can be isolated from other shares/slices with respect to factors such as, for example, configuration, or quality of service. In accordance with an embodiment, during provisioning of a particular service runtime, a runtime definition associated with the service runtime can be utilized, for example by a service management engine, to configure the platform component to install one or more services within the service runtime. A particular service and its service runtimes can also be provisioned, within one or more runtime pools, according to a service runtime definition and placement configuration.
US11050640B1	Network throughput assurance, anomaly detection and mitigation in service chain Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing throughput assurance in a virtual service chain. A virtual service chain formed by a plurality of stitched virtualized network functions running on a plurality of virtual nodes can be monitored. An inline statistics agent can generate inline statistics of the operation of the virtual service chain. Further, an actual throughput of the virtual service chain can be identified from the inline statistics. As follows, throughput assurance for the virtual service chain can be provided by comparing the actual throughput of the virtual service chain with an expected throughput of the virtual service chain.
US11050638B2	Network performance assurance method and apparatus Embodiments of this application provide a network performance assurance method and apparatus. When the network performance assurance method is applied, a second management device determines network performance assurance information. The network performance assurance information includes at least one of a network performance assurance granularity and a network performance assurance condition. The second management device sends a target network management request including the network performance assurance information to a first management device. The first management device receives the target network management request sent by the second management device, and manages a target network based on the at least one of the network performance assurance granularity and the network performance assurance condition included in the target network management request.
US11050637B2	Resource lifecycle optimization in disaggregated data centers Embodiments for component lifecycle optimization in a disaggregated computing environment. A monitoring and machine learning process is performed to learn a respective lifecycle of different resource types as the different resource types are assigned to respective workloads. The monitoring and machine learning process is used to develop a set of learned failure patterns for determining a mitigation action to perform as new faults are encountered within each of the different resource types while executing the respective workloads. The mitigation action is performed to optimize a remaining lifecycle of respective ones of the different resource types according to the set of learned failure patterns.
US11050635B2	Managing bare metal networking in a cloud computing environment Embodiments for managing bare metal networking in a cloud computing environment. A network communication module that receives a configuration instruction over a direct network link from an external remote management device on a network endpoint may be initialized.
US11050634B2	Systems and methods for contextual transformation of analytical model of IoT edge devices Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for a contextual transformation of an analytical model for an industrial internet of things (IIoT) edge node. For instance, the method may include receiving the analytical model from a cloud service; obtaining local data of the IIoT edge node; analyzing the local data to determine a situational context of the IIoT edge node; determining whether to transform the analytical model based on a fit between the analytical model and the situational context; and in response to determining to transform the analytical model, transforming the analytical model based on the situational context to derive a transformed analytical model.
US11050633B2	System and method for creating group networks between network devices A system for creating one or more group networks between network devices belonging to one or more local networks. Group network devices, dynamically installed at the local networks, are employed to discover network devices connected to their corresponding local networks. Information indicative of a plurality of network devices discovered by the group network devices or selected by a user from amongst the discovered network devices for creation of a group network is received. The plurality of network devices are assigned to the group network, and defined as members of the group network. The group network devices are employed to automatically perform network configurations for the plurality of network devices, regardless of whether the members of the group network are connected to a same physical local network or to different geographically-separated physical local networks. The group network so created enables the members of the group network to communicate and interoperate with each other in their native protocols. The given group network supports different types of transmission paths and/or different transmission protocols defined by the transmission paths.
US11050631B2	System and method for onboarding in a Wi-Fi mesh network A network device is onboarded to a Wi-Fi local area network (WLAN) including a WLAN router and a mobile device. An optical symbol displayed on the network device is scanned by the mobile device and used to obtain an onboarding network credential mapped to data encoded in the optical symbol. The onboarding network credential is provided to the WLAN router, which creates an onboarding Wi-Fi network based upon the onboarding network credential. A provisioning parameter is wirelessly conveyed to the network device via the onboarding Wi-Fi network, where the network device was pre-configured to communicate via the onboarding Wi-Fi network.
US11050627B2	Method and network device for enabling in-place policy updates A method and network device for enabling in-place policy updates. Specifically, the method and network device disclosed herein entail effecting the removal and/or insertion of policies on the network device while minimizing a window in which active policies may be disrupted by the policy updates. Further, in-place policy updates call upon the ordered-shifting of content stored across data structure elements. Through ordered-shifting, policy updates can utilize limited memory resources, on the network device, more efficiently over existing methodologies. Additionally, policy updates can also be committed faster, thereby allowing more policy updates to be processed with a fixed time window.
US11050625B2	Generating configuration files for configuring an information technology infrastructure A method for generating a configuration file for configuring an information technology infrastructure is provided. The method may include receiving, from a first user at a first client, a first indication to publish an infrastructure module comprising a set of configurations to apply to an information technology infrastructure. The infrastructure module may be stored in a module registry in response to the first indication. A second indication selecting the infrastructure module may be received from a second user at a second client. In response to the second indication, the infrastructure module may be sent from the module registry to the second client for insertion into a configuration file being created at the second client. The insertion of the infrastructure module may incorporate, into configuration file, the set of configurations to apply to the information technology infrastructure. Related systems and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also provided.
US11050623B2	Managing virtual network functions Examples disclosed herein include a method of managing virtual network functions of a network functions virtualization (NFV) network environment includes generating an integration virtual network function (integration VNF) to allow a user to perform tasks related to integration and deployment of a first virtual network function (first VNF), and generating an orchestration template for a first virtual network function (first VNF) with an NFV orchestrator of the NFV environment. The method further includes reviewing the orchestration template with the integration VNF, and orchestrating deployment of the first VNF with a virtual infrastructure manager (VIM) of the NFV environment based on the orchestration template.
US11050622B2	System, method and computer program product for network function optimization based on locality and function type A network function optimization method, system, and computer program product, include optimizing network function chain components by modifying a structure of the network function chain components by removing one of the functions of the network function chain components in response to a constraint according to a policy requirement.
US11050620B2	Dynamic reconfiguration of resilient logical modules in a software defined server Dynamic adaptive reconfiguration of a computing system includes receiving a request to remove a first node in a plurality of physical nodes. An operating system is executing collectively across the plurality of physical nodes, and an application is running on the operating system. It further includes in response to the request, and while the application is running, evacuating virtualized resources associated with the first node to one or more other nodes in the plurality of physical nodes. It further includes subsequent to the evacuation of the virtualized resources, removing the first node from the plurality of physical nodes.
US11050612B2	Authorization of cloud-managed network devices A network management system may receive, via a wide area network (WAN), a request to register a pending network device with an entity. The network management system may, in response to receiving the request to register the pending network device with the entity, determine whether the pending network device is able to communicate, via a local area network (LAN) associated with the entity, with a registered network device that is already registered with the entity. The network management system may, in response to at least determining that the pending network device is able to communicate via the LAN with the registered network device, register the pending network device with the entity.

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