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| US11067239B1 |
Lighting device simulating light effect of candle flame
The present disclosure relates to a lighting device simulating visual effect of candle flame includes an immovable assembly and a movable assembly. The immovable assembly has a stationary supporting structure for holding a light source in position. The movable assembly has a light-effect component for simulating visual effect of natural flame at a candle wick. The movable assembly further includes at least a part of a driving component accommodated in the supporting structure. The part of the driving component and the light-effect component of the movable assembly are such connected to each other that when the part of the driving component moves positively and/or is driven to move passively, at least a part of the light-effect component performs swing movement. The lighting device thus can simulate naturally flickering or dancing flame of a burning candle, thereby creating lighting effect and atmosphere as those provided by a real candle. |
| US11067238B2 |
Flame simulating assembly for simulated fireplaces including a reflecting light system
A flame simulating assembly is provided with a reflected flickering light that includes only one light source. Light from the light source passes though a rotating flicker element onto one or more reflectors, or mirrors, that reflect light up onto a simulated fuel bed and the some of the light is reflected off of the flicker elements towards a flame screen to create a simulated flame. The clipping flicker elements creates a fluttering light effect due to the flicker elements “intermittently dipping” into the light path. This fluctuating light is reflected onto the logs and ember bed in front and creates a dancing effect, which simulates glowing embers. |
| US11067231B2 |
Alternate junction box and arrangement for lighting apparatus
Embodiments are directed to a lighting system including a junction box for accommodating a light source assembly, and which is configured to allows for additional components such as separate drivers or emergency ballasts to also be included in the lighting system together with the light source assembly. In embodiments, the junction box is mounted on a pan style frame. In some embodiments, the lighting system includes a test switch mounted on a trim piece that is accessible from below a ceiling in which the lighting system is installed, and which allows for an emergency power supply to be verified. |
| US11067230B2 |
Lighting device
A lighting device 1 includes a circuit board that is long and flexible, light emitters mounted in a row on the circuit board, and an elongated cover. The cover includes (i) a translucent member that is made of translucent soft material and that covers the circuit board and the light emitters, and (ii) a phosphorescent member containing a phosphorescent material that is to be excited by light emitted by the light emitters. The phosphorescent member is arranged on a second area portion of the cover other than a first area portion of the cover that is located in an emission direction of light from each of the light emitters and a luminous intensity is equal to or greater than a standard luminous intensity in the emission direction. |
| US11067229B2 |
LED strip for indirect light emission
Disclosed is a LED strip for providing indirect light emission. The LED strip comprises a plurality of LEDs arranged on an upper surface, wherein the LED strip has an unfolded state and a folded state, the LED strip being substantially planar in the unfolded state. The LED strip comprises a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, the first and second side being parallel to a central longitudinal axis in the unfolded state. The LED strip in the folded state has a plurality of first loops comprising at least one opening and being provided with at least one of the plurality of LEDs, which is configured to emit light towards a reflective interior surface of the loop, whereby at least a portion of the light reflected from the reflective interior surface may exit the at least one opening of each loop. |
| US11067227B2 |
Aircraft water tank and method for manufacturing same
An aircraft water tank includes a conical surface of a skirt portion and a conical surface of an inner liner attached together using an adhesive, with an identical adhesive used in forming a fiber-reinforced resin layer on the inner liner via a filament winding method. When attaching with the adhesive, the adhesive is expelled at the outer circumferential edge of the skirt portion from between the conical surface of the skirt portion and the conical surface of the inner liner. Reinforcement fibers are applied on top of the protruding adhesive, and the adhesive impregnates into the reinforcement fibers. The protruding adhesive and the reinforcement fibers form a reinforcing member which connects a uniform stress surface of the skirt portion to a uniform stress surface of the inner liner located radially outward of the skirt portion. |
| US11067224B2 |
Multi-functional hook
A multi-functional hook, which comprises a body portion, and a positioning portion and a hook portion arranged on a back surface of the body portion, wherein the back surface of the body portion is provided with a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion, the first mounting portion is provided with a first rotating shaft, the positioning portion is pivoted on the first rotating shaft, an inside end of the positioning portion is provided with a rotating portion and a limiting portion, the rotating portion is arranged on one side of the hook portion, and the positioning portion can rotate along the rotating portion towards the positioning portion; and the second mounting portion is provided with a second rotating shaft, and an inside end of the hook portion is pivoted on the second rotating shaft and can rotate along the second rotating shaft. |
| US11067214B2 |
Enclosed hose end thread protector
Hose end protector intended to be carried on the end of a hose so as to surround and completely enclose the threaded coupling for its protection. The protector includes an elastic body having been secured by a retaining ring on a solid fitting adapted to engage with the hose. The fully enclosed protector protects the threaded coupling from damage, prevents debris and small objects from entering hose, and provides a method of diffusing flow, and is used as a means of handling hose. |
| US11067210B2 |
Low-spill coupling assembly
A coupling system includes a female coupling device, the female coupling device including a first main body with a first front face, the first front face defining a first opening leading into a first fluid passageway; a stem having a stem head positioned within a sleeve; a first spring positioned about the stem that biases the sleeve into a closed position; a first seal that seals between the main body and the sleeve; a second seal that seals between the sleeve and the stem head; and a third seal that is positioned at the opening of the main body. |
| US11067209B2 |
Connection adapter, in particular for air-conditioning systems
A connection adapter for producing a detachable fluid connection between a first fluid system and a second fluid system is provided, the connection adapter comprising a switching valve; a housing including a pressure chamber and a valve chamber fluidly connected; an actuation element to actuate the switching valve to selectively open and close the fluidic connection; a ventilation path leading out of the connection adapter from the valve chamber; a ventilation shut-off means to close and open the ventilation path; a connection element fluidly connecting the pressure chamber to the first fluid system; a quick fastener socket fluidly connecting to the valve chamber and connects the valve chamber to a connection element of the second flush system; and a locking mechanism to lock the quick fastener socket and is restricted to a locked position when the ventilation shut-off means closes off the ventilation path. |
| US11067205B2 |
Threaded connection for steel pipe
A threaded connection for steel pipe is provided that prevents cross-threading and provides good compression load resistance. A threaded connection (10) includes a pin (30) and a box (40). The male thread stabbing flank (34) of the pin (30) includes two male thread stabbing flank portions (341) and (342). The male thread stabbing flank portion (341) is located farther from the pipe axis (X) of the steel pipe (20) and has a stabbing flank angle (α1) of −10 to 15 degrees. The male thread stabbing flank portion (342) is located closer to the pipe axis (X) and has a stabbing flank angle (α2) of 20 to 60 degrees. The female thread stabbing flank (44) of the box (40) includes two female thread stabbing flank portions (441) and (442). The female thread stabbing flank portion (441) is located farther from the pipe axis (X) and has a stabbing flank angle (α1) equal to the stabbing flank angle (α1) of the male thread stabbing flank portion (341). The female thread stabbing flank portion (442) is located closer to the pipe axis (X) and has a stabbing flank angle (α2) equal to the stabbing flank angle (α2) of the male thread stabbing flank portion (342). |
| US11067204B2 |
Polymer compositions
Polymer compositions comprising at least two polyethylene polymers, for example, recycled polymer compositions, methods for the production thereof, the use of functional fillers in said compositions, and articles formed from the polymer compositions. Pipe having at least one wall, the pipe having a nominal inside diameter of at least about 400 mm and a SN of at least about 4, and wherein the at least one wall comprises at least about 25% by weight of recycled polymer, based on the total weight of the at least one wall. |
| US11067202B2 |
Puzzle-lock pipe mount assembly
A carrier assembly for a plurality of pipes includes a block and a keeper plate. The block has pipe holes defined therein, which are configured to receive the pipes. A slot is angular to the pipe holes. The keeper plate has a planar member and open channels formed therethrough, which are configured to partially surround the pipes. A lock member on the keeper plate interfaces the slot in the block. The keeper plate is moveable between an unlocked position, where the lock member is outside of the slot of the block and the open channels are not aligned with the pipe holes of the block; and a locked position, rotated relative to the unlocked position, where the lock member of the keeper plate is within the slot of the block, and the open channels of the keeper plate are aligned with the pipe holes of the block. |
| US11067201B2 |
Pole collar for mounting cables to a supporting element
A pole collar for mounting cables to a tubular supporting element includes at least one bracket having at least one pass-through hole defined therein, in combination with an insert or adapter having a threaded pass-through hole. |
| US11067197B2 |
Subsea shut-off device
A subsea shutoff device, in particular for use in water depths of more than 30 m for operating a valve with a gate with a waterproof, oil filled housing, a crank mechanism arranged in the housing, and a rotary actuator, wherein the rotary actuator is adapted to operate a gate of a valve via the crank mechanism. |
| US11067196B2 |
Internal valve transmitter flange
A transmitter flange includes a flange body having a valve opening therein, the valve opening having a valve seat, and an internal valve configured to be retained in the valve opening. A retaining ring may be configured to thread into the valve opening to further retain the internal valve within the opening. |
| US11067194B2 |
Combination valve
A combination valve includes a valve seat, a diaphragm valve element, a pilot system to automatically bring the diaphragm valve element into or out of contact with the valve seat by use of air pressure, and a manual system to hold the diaphragm valve element in contact with the valve seat even while air pressure is supplied. In the combination valve, a piston rod is provided such that, when the handle is turned to move the manual stem in a seating direction while the diaphragm valve element and the valve seat are separated from each other, the piston rod moves in the seating direction relative to a first piston and a second piston that are pushed by the air pressure in a separating direction. |
| US11067190B2 |
Linear magnetic valve actuator with external magnets and internal magnetic flux path
Various devices and techniques related to magnetically-actuated valves are generally described. In some examples, valves may include a bonnet defining an enclosure. In various examples, a movable valve member may be disposed in the enclosure. A valve stem may be disposed in the enclosure and may be operatively coupled to the movable valve member. A first internal ferromagnetic actuation member and a second internal ferromagnetic actuation member may be coupled to the valve stem. The first internal ferromagnetic actuation member and the second internal ferromagnetic actuation member may be disposed in a spaced relationship along the valve stem. In various examples, the valves may include an external actuator slidably engaged to an exterior surface of the valve bonnet. The external actuator may comprise a first magnet magnetically coupled to the first internal ferromagnetic actuation member and a second magnet magnetically coupled to the second internal ferromagnetic actuation member. |
| US11067189B2 |
Electromagnetic hinged armature valve device
The invention relates to an electromagnetic hinged armature valve device with armature means (14) which are configured for interaction with a stationary valve seat (22), are articulated such that they can be pivoted and/or folded in a housing of the valve device relative to stationary core means (16) and coil means (12) which surround them at least in sections, and which armature means (14) are configured to close or open the valve seat as a reaction to an energization of the coil means, wherein a coil carrier assembly (10) which supports a winding of the coil means and encloses the core means and a valve seat assembly (24) which configures the valve seat are configured in such a way that both can be adjusted with respect to one another for assembly of the valve seat device and can then preferably be connected non-releasably to one another, and, in a connected state or assembled state, limit and/or define a pivoting or folding stroke of the armature means which configure at least one flat side, which pivoting or folding stroke can be influenced and/or is influenced by the adjustment. |
| US11067188B2 |
Electromagnetic pressure control valve
An electromagnetic pressure control valve including an electromagnetic actuator configured to position a piston that is received axially movable in a receiving opening of a valve housing of the electromagnetic pressure control valve, wherein the piston facilitates opening and closing flow connections of the electromagnetic pressure control valve, wherein the piston receives a pin at a piston face that is oriented away from the electromagnetic actuator, wherein a relative movement is enabled between the pin and the piston, wherein the pin includes a pin face that is arranged in the valve housing and oriented away from the piston and arranged opposite to a stop, and wherein the pin is fixed at the stop so that a movement of the pin in a direction towards the stop is eliminated. |
| US11067187B2 |
Fluidic control valve with small displacement actuators
A fluidic control valve configured to control a flow of fluid through a conduit includes a piezostack actuator, a seal plate having a sealing face, an orifice plate including a plurality of orifices, and a suspension connected to the seal plate. The piezostack actuator is configured to displace the seal plate along a longitudinal axis of the conduit between a closed position, in which the sealing face engages the orifice plate, seals the orifices of the orifice plate and closes the valve, and an open position, in which the seal plate is displaced from the orifice plate to open the valve. The suspension is configured to flex and adjust an orientation of the sealing face relative to the orifice plate during movement of the seal plate from the open position to the closed position. |
| US11067185B2 |
Systems and methods for improved valve stem coupling assembly for isolating the torque load from the thrust load
A coupler that separates a unitary valve stem into two separate but coupled sections to isolates the thrust load from the torque load. |
| US11067176B2 |
Crank pin configuration for butterfly valve
A torque transfer arrangement for a butterfly valve includes a crank having a tubular portion with an outer radial surface and an inner radial surface defining a cylindrical bore about a first axis. The tubular portion has two openings connecting the outer surface with the inner surface. A shaft is sized and configured to fit within the cylindrical bore and aligned with the first axis. A hole formed therethrough is substantially perpendicular to the first axis. A tapered pin is sized and configured to snuggly engage within the two openings and the hole. A butterfly valve and method are also disclosed. |
| US11067173B2 |
Piston assembly and fluid pressure device
A rod assembly for a fluid pressure cylinder includes a rod member and a packing that is mounted on an outer circumferential part of the rod member and slides along a slide hole. Assembly is simple because a conventional hard piston is not used. The assembly can be carried out simply by hand without the use of a dedicated tool. Thus, the rod assembly simplifies assembly work. |
| US11067161B2 |
Transmission with a separate breather element
A transmission for a motor vehicle, includes a housing (1), which has a first housing part (10) and a second housing part (20), wherein, in the assembled state of the transmission, the first housing part (10) and the second housing part (20) are joined together, having a vent duct (30), through which air can escape from the transmission, and having a separate breather element (31), which extends into the first housing part (10) and forms at least one first duct wall of the vent duct (30), and the breather element (31) is located in a plug-in position in the first housing half (10) and has a fixing stop (37), against which the second housing part (20) bears in the assembled state of the transmission and thus securely fixes the breather element (31) in the plug-in position. |
| US11067158B2 |
Driving force distribution apparatus
A driving force distribution apparatus includes a driving force connecting/disconnecting mechanism between a pinion gear shaft and an intermediate rotational member, a first driving force adjustment mechanism between the intermediate rotational member and a second output rotational member, a second driving force adjustment mechanism between the intermediate rotational member and a first output rotational member, and a hydraulic unit configured to generate pressures of hydraulic oil for operating the driving force connecting/disconnecting mechanism and the first and second driving force adjustment mechanisms. The hydraulic unit includes a single hydraulic pump and a hydraulic circuit configured to distribute a pressure of the hydraulic oil, which is discharged from the hydraulic pump, to cylinder chambers of pistons. |
| US11067155B1 |
Spindle drive for curved path of movement
A spindle drive assembly includes a threaded spindle rotatable about a spindle axis; a threaded spindle nut disposed on the threaded spindle and configured to travel along the spindle axis via a rotation of the spindle; a ball stud attached to the spindle nut, the ball stud extending radially away from the spindle nut; an attachment plate configured to be attached to a part to be moved; and a ball socket connected to the attachment plate and having a cavity dimensioned for receiving the ball stud. The cavity of the ball socket has a first diameter in a direction perpendicular to the spindle axis and a second diameter parallel to the spindle axis, wherein the first diameter is greater than the second diameter. |
| US11067154B2 |
Toroidal continuously variable transmission
A toroidal continuously variable transmission includes a first disc and a second disc disposed so that the first disc and the second disc are rotatable around a common rotational axis line, the first disc and the second disc facing each other; a power roller which is tiltably disposed between the first disc and the second disc; a pressing device of a loading cam type, the pressing device including a cam plate which is rotatable around the rotational axis line, and a roller unit including at least one roller sandwiched between a cam surface of the second disc and a cam surface of the cam plate; and a cam plate support supporting a back surface of the cam plate, the back surface being opposite to the cam surface of the cam plate, at a radial position conforming to a radial position of at least a portion of the roller unit. |
| US11067153B2 |
Speed change device
A speed change device comprising an inner race having an outer surface, an outer race having an inner surface, and set of orbital rollers including inner rollers in rolling contact with the outer surface of the inner race and outer rollers in rolling contact with the inner surface of the outer race. |
| US11067151B2 |
Planetary gearbox
A planetary gearbox comprises a driving shaft, a plurality of planetary gear train units (PGTUs), a carrier arm disc, a driven shaft and at least one brake assembly. Each of the PGTU further comprises a sun gear, at least one planet gear that is meshed to the sun gear and mounted on a planet axle, a ring gear that is meshed to the planet gear and at least one circular planet carrier arm (CPCA) that is coupled to the planet axle. The driving shaft of the planetary gearbox is coupled to the sun gear of the PGTU thereby causing the sun gear to rotate along with it. Further, the CPCA of the PGTU is coupled to the carrier arm disc and the carrier arm disc is further coupled to the driven shaft. |
| US11067149B2 |
Centrifugal pendulum
A centrifugal pendulum includes a first flange, a first pendulum mass, and a first preloading element. The first pendulum mass is arranged on the first flange for movement in a radial direction relative to an axis of rotation and relative to the first flange. The first pendulum mass has an innermost point, an outermost point, a radial extension between the innermost point and the outermost point, and a first region arranged radially inward at most five percent (5%) of the radial extension from the outermost point. The first preloading element is arranged to contact the first pendulum mass in the first region for axially preloading the first pendulum mass with respect to the first flange. |
| US11067146B2 |
Composite vibration-damping body and metal-spring-equipped composite vibration-damping body using the same
A composite vibration-damping body including a first elastic body and a second elastic body overlapped with each other, wherein the first elastic body is formed of a material having higher attenuation than that of the second elastic body, the first elastic body includes a recessed part opening onto a surface of the first elastic body, and the recessed part forms a gap, and a strain concentration part configured to be subjected to an increased strain during load input is set to a wall of the gap of the of the first elastic body. |
| US11067145B2 |
Method for producing latex composition
A method for producing a composition containing a latex of a nitrile rubber of α,β-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer unit of 8 to 60 wt % content, and an iodine value of 120 or less, an isothiazoline-based compound represented by formula (1), and a benzisothiazoline-based compound represented by formula (2), both in a content of 26 ppm by weight or more to the rubber, wherein adding both compounds to the latex at 2,000 ppm by weight/min or less, at 50° C. or lower, and the compounds in an aqueous state having 0.1 to 40 wt % concentration. formula (1), R1 and formula (2), R4 represents a hydrogen atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted organic group; wherein formula (1) R2 and R3 represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or an substituted organic group; and formula (2), R5 represent a hydrogen atom, or an substituted organic group, and an integer “n” of 0 to 4. |
| US11067144B2 |
Braking system for a hydraulic machine
A hydraulic apparatus comprising a casing (1) having arranged therein a hydraulic machine (2), a shaft (4) mounted to rotate relative to the casing (1) by means of a bearing (5), a braking system (3) having a plurality of brake disks (31, 34) configured to prevent the shaft (4) rotating relative to the casing (1) in selective manner, and a control system (6, 7) for controlling said braking disks (31, 34), the hydraulic system including an irrigation system adapted to cool said brake disks (31, 34) by means of a fluid, the irrigation system including a fluid inlet (81) and a fluid outlet (82), the hydraulic system being characterized in that the fluid inlet and outlet (81, 82) of the irrigation system define a fluid flow within the casing in which the braking system (3) is downstream from the hydraulic machine (2). |
| US11067143B2 |
Adjustment structure of hydraulic brake system
An adjustment structure of a hydraulic brake system is provided, which includes a main body, a piston and an adjusting device. The main body includes at least one fluid reservoir, an inner chamber and at least one fluid passage. The inner chamber includes a cylinder channel and an opening part, and the cylinder channel is communicated with the fluid reservoir by at least one fluid port. The piston is driven by the brake cable to be limitedly moved in the cylinder channel. The piston includes a cable hole for receiving the brake cable, and the piston has a normal operated position relative to the fluid port. The adjusting device is disposed in the opening part and is abutted against the piston. The adjusting device is operated to be moved relative to the brake cable such that the piston is adjusted to be returned to the normal operated position. |
| US11067139B2 |
Vehicle transmission system
This vehicle transmission system includes a transmission (21), a clutch device (26), a clutch control unit (61), and a shift operation detecting means (48), and, when a hydraulic pressure is supplied from a clutch actuator (50) to a slave cylinder (28), the clutch device (26) moves to a connection side, in an in-gear stop state in which the transmission (21) is in an in-gear state, and a vehicle (1) is in a stop state, the clutch actuator (50) supplies a standby hydraulic pressure (WP) to the slave cylinder (28), and the clutch control unit (61) sets the standby hydraulic pressure (WP) to a first setting value (P1) during non-detection in which a shift operation is not detected by the shift operation detecting means (48) and sets the standby hydraulic pressure (WP) to a second setting value (P2) lower than the first setting value (P1) when the shift operation is detected by the shift operation detecting means (48). |
| US11067136B1 |
One-way clutch with reduced friction
A one-way clutch is designed to minimize parasitic drag in the over-running condition. Rollers are positioned radially between an inner ring and outer ring and rotate with the inner ring. Positioning pins push the rollers up ramps on the inner ring into contact with the outer ring. In the locked mode, the outer ring also tends to push the rollers up the ramps into tighter contact. In the over-running condition, the outer ring tends to push the rollers down the ramp, against the force of the positioning pins, and away from contact. Each positioning pin includes a ball which is rotatably held in a retainer via microspheres. The ball is in rolling contact with the roller, as opposed to sliding contact, thereby limiting parasitic drag. |
| US11067127B2 |
Bearing whose load supporting position can be changed
A bearing of which a load supporting position capable of being changed, including: a cylindrical housing comprising a hollow inner circumferential surface; one or more support members provided in the housing and disposed along a circumferential direction of the inner circumferential surface; a plurality of pin holes provided along an outer circumferential surface of the housing; and a rotation preventing pin coupled to a first pin hole of the plurality of pin holes and configured to prevent rotation of the housing. In addition, threads are formed on inner circumferential surfaces of the pin holes and an outer circumferential surface of the rotation preventing pin to enable a pin hole and the rotation preventing pin to be easily coupled and decoupled. |
| US11067126B2 |
Circulator structure and slider device using the same
A circulator structure includes a main body, a Y-like groove and two return channels. The main body has a first side surface, a second side surface and a through hole. The Y-like groove includes a first oil-guiding groove, a second oil-guiding groove and an oil distribution groove. The first oil-guiding groove and the second oil-guiding groove are located at two opposite sides of the through hole, and the oil distribution groove is located below the through hole. A lower guiding end of the first oil-guiding groove and a lower guiding end of the second oil-guiding groove are respectively connected to the oil distribution groove. The oil distribution groove has an upper end distribution opening connected to the through hole and a lower end distribution opening. The return channels are respectively located on two opposite sides of the first side surface and are connected to the lower end distribution opening. |
| US11067121B2 |
Multi-film oil damper with tapered damper rings
A multi-film oil damper has a housing defining an annular damper cavity between a radially outward wall and radially extending side walls. The annular damper cavity has an oil inlet configured for connection to a source of pressurized oil. A closure ring defines a radially inward boundary of the annular damper cavity. First and second damper rings are nested together coaxially within the annular damper cavity. At least one of the first damper ring and the second damper ring has an axial end radial thickness less than an intermediate-portion radial thickness. |
| US11067116B2 |
Low torque ball socket assembly
The ball socket assembly includes a housing with at least one open end and with an inner surface that surrounds an inner bore which extends along a central axis. The ball socket assembly also includes a ball stud that has a ball portion and a shank portion. The ball portion is disposed in the inner bore of the housing and has an outer diameter which is in a spherical fit relationship with the inner surface of the housing. The shank portion of the ball stud extends out of the inner bore through the at least one open end of the housing. The ball portion is out of contact with any bearings on opposite axial sides of the ball portion such that the ball stud is able to move along the central axis relative to the housing. |
| US11067113B2 |
Screw insert and tool for use with screw insert
A screw insert has a body configured to engage a threaded fastener and transmit a torque to the threaded fastener, a separable head connected to the body and a neck extending between body and the separable head. The neck is configured to break causing the separable head to separate from the body in response to a torque applied to the separable head exceeding a predetermined value. |
| US11067111B2 |
Furniture connection bracket
A female connection bracket includes a catch in the first end portion of the body. A male bracket includes a first end portion of the male bracket, and, the first end portion includes a pivot opening and a latching opening. A clip includes a latch portion and a gripping portion, the gripping portion includes a barb residing in the pivot opening of the male bracket rotatably affixing the clip to the male bracket. The latch portion of the clip releasably resides in the latch opening of the male bracket. The male bracket resides in an open channel formed by first and second guides of the female connection bracket. The latch of the clip releasably interengages the catch in the body of the female connection bracket, alternately, retaining and securing, or, releasing, the male bracket with respect to the female connection bracket. |
| US11067110B2 |
Device coupling for a motor
A diagnostic instrument is disclosed. The diagnostic instrument may have a highly efficient probe washer station and/or may be able to sense whether there is a tube septum on a specimen tube to be sampled. The instrument may also be able to determine where the bottom of the tube is located. The probe washer station may have a flow of saline that is used to wash both the internal cavity and the external circumference of the probe. |
| US11067109B2 |
Engagement structure
An engagement structure engages a first part with a second part, and includes a receive portion provided on the first part and an insertion portion provided on the second part. The insertion portion includes an insertion main body protruded in its insertion direction to the receive portion, and protrusions protruded from a side face of the insertion main body and having elasticity to be deformable. The receive portion includes an opening provided with an opening main portion into which the insertion main body is inserted and cutouts into which the protrusions are inserted when the insertion main body is inserted into the opening main portion, and overhangs that are disposed adjacently to the opening main portion to prevent, on a back surface of the receive portion, the protrusions from being pulled out due to elastic restorations of the protrusions that have passed through the cutouts. |
| US11067106B2 |
System for implementing redundancy in hydraulic circuits and actuating multi-cycle hydraulic tools
A system and method for providing redundancy in hydraulic circuits in multi-cycle hydraulic tools is described. The problems of dysfunctional hydraulic tool due to the failure of electromechanical actuators are addressed by providing redundant actuators and associated circuitry design. |
| US11067105B1 |
Flange mount cylinder sensor
Cylinder sensor assembly includes a sensor with pressure pipe extending from the first sensor axial face of a sensor body, an annular face seal adapted to be disposed between the first sensor axial face and an endcap external axial face, and a sensor retention assembly. The sensor retention assembly includes a plurality of fasteners and a retainer body having a retainer distal face, a plurality of through holes and an internal chamber with a radially-extending flange extending into the internal chamber with the internal chamber open to the retainer distal face. The sensor body is disposed within the internal chamber adjacent the radially-extending flange. |
| US11067103B2 |
Hydraulic system for working machine
A hydraulic system for a working machine, includes a hydraulic device to change a flow rate of an operation fluid. The hydraulic device includes a first hydraulic receiver to which the operation fluid is applied, a second hydraulic receiver to which the operation fluid is applied, and a movable portion to be moved by the operation fluid applied to any one of the first hydraulic receiver and the second hydraulic portion. A hydraulic system further includes a differential pressure regulator to supply the operation fluid to the first hydraulic receiver and the second hydraulic receiver, the differential pressure regulator being configured to regulate a differential pressure between a first pressure that is a pressure of the operation fluid applied to the first hydraulic receiver and a second pressure that is a pressure of the operation fluid applied to the second hydraulic receiver. |
| US11067096B2 |
Turbomachine assembly
The present disclosure relates to a turbomachine assembly, which includes a shaft, a radial gas expander supported on the shaft between a first bearing and a second bearing, and a compressor supported on the shaft in overhung position adjacent to one or the other of the first and second bearings. The compressor includes a plurality of movable inlet nozzles and the radial gas expander includes a plurality of movable guide vanes. |
| US11067093B2 |
Propeller fan, air-sending device, and air-conditioning apparatus
In a propeller fan, an air-sending device and an air-conditioning apparatus, between a leading edge and trailing edge of each of blades, a starting point at which the first one of first maximum points is located is closer to the leading edge than a starting point at which the first one of second maximum points are located, distances L1 between minimum points and the first maximum points vary such that the distance L1 increases from the starting point at which the first one of the first maximum points is located, toward the trailing edge, and distances L2 between a connection point and the second maximum points vary in accordance with the position of each of the second maximum points such that the distance L2 increases from the starting point at which the first one of the second maximum points is located, toward the trailing edge. |
| US11067089B2 |
Flow generator
A flow generator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an upper fan configured to suction upper air and generate a first airflow, an upper fan housing configured to accommodate the upper fan from a lower side thereof and comprising a first discharge part through which the suctioned upper air is discharged, a lower fan configured to suction lower air and generate a second airflow, a lower fan housing configured to accommodate the lower fan from an upper side thereof and comprising a second discharge part through which the suctioned lower air is discharged, an air guide disposed between the upper fan and the lower fan to guide generation of a third airflow in which the first airflow and the second airflow are mixed with each other, and a control unit configured to control a rotational speed of the lower fan or the upper fan to adjust a discharge direction of the third airflow, wherein the first discharge part is disposed to face the second discharge part with respect to the flow guide part. |
| US11067085B2 |
Method for determining operational parameters of a blood pump
Methods and apparatuses for determining operational parameters of a blood pump comprising a rotor which transports the blood are provided. The change in the behaviour of at least one first and one second operational parameter, independently from each other, of the pump, is determined. A determination of the flow through the pump and/or the difference in pressure across the pump and/or the viscosity of the blood takes into account the determined change in behaviour of the at least two operational parameters. A modelling for a dynamic model of the known quantities may be carried out and an estimation method using a Kalman filter may be used. |
| US11067080B2 |
Low cost scroll compressor or vacuum pump
A low cost scroll device and methods of manufacturing the same are described. The scroll device includes, for example, a drive pin hole and bearing bores machined into a scroll of the scroll device from the same side as the involute of the scroll; idler shaft assemblies with no more than one bearing in the orbiting scroll for mechanically coupling the orbiting scroll to the fixed scroll; and an epoxy coating applied using a process that requires assembly of the scroll device only once. |
| US11067079B2 |
Scroll compressor
A scroll compressor is provided that may include a frame; a non-orbiting scroll provided with a non-orbiting wrap formed on a first side surface of a non-orbiting end plate in an axial direction; an orbiting scroll provided with an orbiting wrap formed on a first side surface of the orbiting end plate in the axial direction and engaged with the non-orbiting wrap to form a compression chamber; a plurality of first guides disposed between the frame and the non-orbiting scroll to be located radially outward from the non-orbiting wrap; and a plurality of second guides provided on the orbiting end plate to be located radially outward from the orbiting wrap, respectively, so as to allow an orbiting motion of the orbiting scroll together with the first guides. |
| US11067078B2 |
Scroll compressor having single discharge port open at starting end of fixed-side wrap
A scroll compressor includes a fixed scroll having a spiral-shaped fixed-side wrap, and a movable scroll having a spiral-shaped movable-side wrap. The fixed-side wrap and the movable-side wrap mesh with each other to form a compression chamber. The movable scroll is rotated eccentrically with respect to the fixed scroll to discharge a refrigerant compressed in the compression chamber from a single discharge port open at a starting end of turns of the fixed-side wrap. A first port expanding portion and a second port expanding portion communicating with the single discharge port to enlarge a passage area of the discharge port are arranged at an interval in a circumferential direction on a root side of the fixed-side wrap of the fixed scroll. |
| US11067068B2 |
Method for accurate and low-consumption MEMS micropump actuation and device for carrying out said method
The present invention describes the improvements due to alternated actuation cycles to reduce the delivery errors related to the pumping chamber elasticity, the actuator relaxation or hysteresis. The method actuates a pumping device with an optimal driving voltage profile, wherein the pumping device comprises a pumping chamber including a pumping membrane and a voltage controlled actuator connected to said membrane; the movement of said membrane being defined by three positions, namely a rest, a bottom and a top position. The method includes the actuation of the membrane with a pumping pattern including at least two different cycles: Cycle A: rest-bottom-rest-top-rest Cycle B: rest-top-rest-bottom-rest. The invention also relates to a device to carry out the method. |
| US11067066B2 |
Harmonic distribution radial piston hydraulic machine
The hydraulic machine includes a cam and a cylinder block with pistons co-operating with cam lobes, each of which has two ramps extending between top and bottom dead center arcs. The cylinders are connected in alternation to a feed and to a discharge, in sequences separated by switchover stages including an isolation stage during which they are isolated relative to the feed and discharge main ducts. The angular position of the start or of the end of at least one first isolation stage relative to the corresponding dead center arc is different from the angular position of the start or of the end of at least one second isolation stage relative to its corresponding dead center arc, both of these dead center arcs being top dead center arcs or both of them being bottom dead center arcs. |
| US11067064B2 |
Propulsion systems including a sublimable barrier
The present disclosure is related to propulsion systems (e.g., electrospray devices such as electrospray emitters and/or electrospray thrusters) having a sublimable barrier that may act as a passive valve for a propellant (e.g., a source of ions). The sublimable barrier may be located and arranged such that it physically separates a propellant, such as a source of ions, from an ambient environment exterior to the propulsion system. After the sublimable barrier has sublimated due to exposure to vacuum, and where appropriate diffused out of the propulsion system, the propulsion system may be operated normally. In some embodiments, the sublimable barrier may be a solid sublimable organic compound. |
| US11067063B2 |
Embedded conductive wires in polymer artificial muscle actuating devices
An actuating device and a method for manufacturing an actuating device, where the method includes wrapping a conductive wire (204) around a polymer fiber (202) at a set tension, and heating the polymer fiber and wire to a temperature that exceeds the glass transition temperature of the polymer fiber for a predetermined amount of time to partially embed the conductive wire into the polymer fiber. The method also includes cooling the polymer fiber and wire to below the glass transition temperature resulting in a wired polymer fiber wherein at least part of the conductive wire is embedded in the polymer fiber. |
| US11067060B2 |
System and method for controlling a hybrid energy facility having multiple power sources
A method for automatically controlling a renewable energy facility having a plurality of power sources includes operating, via a farm-level controller, the hybrid renewable energy facility at a first farm-level power set point. The method also includes modifying, via the farm-level controller, the first power set point to a second farm-level power set point. In response to modifying the first power set point to the second farm-level power set point, the method includes generating one or more power change requests for individual controllers of the plurality of power sources. Further, the method includes generating a power output via the plurality of power sources so as to transfer power generation from one of the plurality of power sources to another while minimizing the impact on farm-level production. |
| US11067058B2 |
Method of applying a protective layer to a wind turbine rotor blade
Provided is a method of applying a protective layer to an outer surfaced of a wind turbine rotor blade, which method includes the steps of preparing a protective layer for application to the outer surface of the rotor blade; providing an air exit channel between the rotor blade and the protective layer; attaching the protective layer to the outer surface of the rotor blade; and extracting air through the air exit channel. Further provided is a wind turbine rotor blade including a protective layer applied to an outer surface of the rotor blade using such a method. |
| US11067055B2 |
System for capturing the energy of fluid currents
A system for capturing the energy of fluid currents, using axial turbines with one free end and the other end fastened to a mechanical element or electric generator, characterized in that the turbines include coil springs, helically twisted plates or crossbeams, complete helical turbines with their shafts or just their blades, which capture the energy of wind or water, with their shaft or fastened end actuating an electric generator or mechanical system. In all cases the blades around the rotation axis of the turbines have an inclination such that they generate a torque in the same direction and the turbines are automatically oriented by the water or air currents, like weather vanes. |
| US11067053B2 |
Method for orientating the blades of a turbine
This method is for orientating the blades (40) of a turbine (4) past a non-reachable range of positions (α1, α2) in a power plant (2), said blades (40) being rotatable around orientation axes (X40) distinct from a rotation axis (X) of the turbine (4), the turbine (4) comprising means (42, 44, 46) for orientating the blades (40), said means being adapted to exert an adjustable torque on the blades (40). The method comprises steps consisting in a) stopping the energy production of the turbine (4), b) setting a water flow which runs the turbine (4) to a value inferior to a normal energy production value, c) rotating the turbine (4) in a motor mode using energy from a grid, d) adjusting the torque delivered by the means for orientating the blades (40) to a reduced value while the turbine (4) is still rotating, so that the blades (40) are free to rotate around their orientation axes (X40), under action of a hydraulic torque exerted by the water, past the non-reachable range of positions, e) once the blades (40) have overcome the non-reachable range of positions, adjusting the torque delivered by the means for orientating the blades (40) to a normal value superior to the reduced value, so that the rotation of the blades (40) around their orientation axis (X40) is stopped in a determined position. |
| US11067052B2 |
Device for controlling internal combustion engine and method for controlling internal combustion engine
Provided is a control device of an internal combustion engine that reduces the number of times of discharge in multiple discharge by an ignition plug of the internal combustion engine and suppresses an error in fuel ignition by the ignition plug. The control device according to the present invention includes an ignition plug provided in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and an ignition control unit which has an ignition control function of controlling discharge (ignition) of the ignition plug and an ignition detection function of detecting ignition of an air-fuel mixture through ignition by the ignition plug. The ignition control unit is configured to stop ignition by the ignition plug on the basis of detection of ignition of the air-fuel mixture by the ignition plug. |
| US11067051B2 |
Ignition device of internal combustion engine
An ignition control device is provided with an ignition coil including a primary coil and a secondary coil, a main ignition circuit performing a main ignition operation, an energy input circuit that performs an energy input operation for superposing a current having the same polarity to a secondary current, in which a signal generation circuit is provided to generate, based on a main ignition signal that controls the main ignition operation, at least one of an energy input signal controlling the energy input operation and a target secondary current command signal commanding a target secondary current value. |
| US11067050B2 |
Vehicle power relay startup control and diagnostic
A hybrid vehicle includes an isolation switch disposed between a first bus that is electrically coupled to a starter for an engine and a second bus that is electrically coupled to a power converter and accessory loads. The hybrid vehicle includes a controller programmed to normally command the switch closed, and, in response to expiration of a predetermined time interval without starting the engine, command the switch to open for a predetermined duration to perform diagnostics on the isolation switch. |
| US11067047B2 |
External starter motor
An external starter motor for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a power supply; an electric motor for producing torque; a dog rotatable by the electric motor and adapted to be axially movable into and out of engagement with a starting mechanism to turn over the internal combustion engine; and a circuit for detecting the presence of an output signal from the internal combustion engine and energising the external starter motor by the power supply when detecting the presence of the signal. |
| US11067044B2 |
Fluid conveying device
A fluid-conveying device for conveying a fluid from a tank includes: a first fluid-conveying pump; a swirl pot; and a second fluid-conveying pump having a drive region and a conveying region coupled to the drive region. The fluid is conveyable from the swirl pot by the first fluid-conveying pump, and the conveying region is configured and arranged so as to be drivable by the drive region. |
| US11067042B2 |
Engine intake system
An intake system of an engine supplies gas at least containing fresh air to each cylinder. The system includes an EGR passage that communicates with an internal space of a downstream intake passage and introduces some EGR gas into the downstream intake passage. The EGR passage includes a projected section in a substantially polygonal or cylindrical shape that is projected to the internal space of the downstream intake passage. The projected section is formed in such a shape that a projection length H1 in an outer circumferential surface on an upstream side is longer than a projection length H2 in an outer circumferential surface on a downstream side. |
| US11067040B2 |
Exhaust gas cooling apparatus
The present invention relates to an exhaust gas cooling apparatus and, more specifically, to an exhaust gas cooling apparatus capable of reducing flow resistance and improving heat exchange performance, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of heat exchange tubes (200), which is spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in the width direction and has a height longer than the width, and through which an exhaust gas flows; and a main plate (300) including a first communication hole (310) to which one end of each of the heat exchange tubes (200) is fixed and a second communication hole (320) to which the other end of each of the heat exchange tubes (200) is fixed. |
| US11067038B2 |
Device for adding a fluid to combustion air of an internal combustion engine
A device for adding a fluid to combustion air of an internal combustion engine for a motor vehicle includes a first fluid container from which the fluid can be removed and supplied to the combustion air. A second fluid container is provided, which is connected to the first fluid container via a line so as to carry fluid. A fluid pump is arranged in the line. As a result of the configuration, the fluid in the first fluid container can quickly be warmed and decontaminated. |
| US11067037B2 |
Three-dimensional monolithic diaphragm tank
A three-dimensional monolithic diaphragm tank including a first portion having a first inner surface, a second portion having a second inner surface, and a deformable diaphragm extending from a peripheral junction with the first inner surface and the second inner surface. The first inner surface and the diaphragm defining a first chamber. The second inner surface and the diaphragm defining a second chamber. The first portion having an outlet port in fluid communication with the first chamber, and the second portion having an inlet port in fluid communication with the second chamber. The peripheral junction of the diaphragm and the first inner surface including an integral inner fillet having an inner radius. |
| US11067033B2 |
Dual gallery steel piston
A piston capable of operating at a high temperature and consequently contributing to a high in-cylinder temperature, as well as reducing engine oil temperature, when used in an internal combustion engine, is provided. The piston includes an upper portion and a lower portion welded together to present a cooling gallery therebetween. The cooling gallery extends circumferentially around a center axis of the piston and is spaced the center axis. A partition is located in the cooing gallery and extends from one inner surface to another inner surface of the cooling gallery. The partition extends circumferentially around the center axis, and divides the cooling gallery into at least a first gallery portion and a second gallery portion. The partition can be formed as one piece with the upper portion or the lower portion. Alternatively, the partition can be formed as a separate piece from the upper portion and the lower portion. |
| US11067031B2 |
Cylinder head and engine
A cylinder head includes: a plurality of exhaust ports configured to lead out exhaust gas from combustion chambers; a plurality of intake ports configured to introduce fresh air into the combustion chambers; an intake air aggregate part configured to aggregate the plurality of intake ports; and a second EGR pipe in which EGR gas flows, wherein exhaust outlets of the plurality of exhaust ports and an EGR gas inlet of the second EGR pipe are arranged side-by-side on a flat left side surface, and a fresh air inlet of the intake air aggregate part and an EGR gas outlet of the second EGR pipe are arranged side-by-side on a flat right side surface. |
| US11067030B2 |
Modular cylinder head for engine blocks
A modular cylinder head is configured for use with combustion engine block configurations each having different valvetrain oiling pathways. Thus, when used with “LA-style” engine blocks, oil receiving/delivery ports provided by the cylinder head are compatibly interfaced with an oil outlet port provided by the engine block, thus allowing oil to pass from the engine block into the head for delivery to a valvetrain carried thereby. Alternatively, when the head is used with “Magnum-style” engine blocks, the oil receiving/delivery ports of the head are not used. Rather, a pushrod and lifter having internal ports are used by the cylinder head to allow oil to pass from the engine block, through the internal ports of the lifter and pushrod, and into the valvetrain. |
| US11067029B2 |
Systems and methods for coupling a cylinder head to a cylinder block
An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder head and a cylinder block. The cylinder head includes a first boss cylinder head conduit portion and a first boss cylinder head cavity portion. The first boss cylinder head conduit portion is configured to receive a first fastener without threadably engaging the first fastener. The first boss cylinder head conduit portion has a first diameter. The first boss cylinder head cavity portion is aligned with the first boss cylinder head conduit portion. The first boss cylinder head cavity portion is configured to receive the first fastener without threadably engaging the first fastener. The first boss cylinder head cavity portion has a second diameter greater than the first diameter. The cylinder block is coupled to the cylinder head. The cylinder block includes a first boss cylinder block threaded portion. |
| US11067028B2 |
Fuel injector
A fuel injector system includes an injector body having a proximal end and a distal end, the injector body defining a nozzle having an outlet. The injector system includes a spill valve fluidly connected to the outlet and having a spill valve member movable between an open position and a closed position. The injector system includes a control valve including a control valve member movable between an open position and a closed position. The injector system includes a check valve fluidly connected to the outlet, the control valve including a check valve needle movable between an open position and a closed position. The injector system also includes an electrical monitoring circuit configured to output a signal indicative of at least one of the open position or the closed position of the spill valve member. |
| US11067021B2 |
Determination of pressurized fuel temperature
A method and a system for determining a temperature for pressurized fuel included in a high pressure fuel system arranged for providing fuel to an engine are presented. The method includes determining a first temperature for a first fuel volume included in a first section of the high pressure fuel system, where the first section includes a common rail fuel system. The method further includes determining a second temperature for a second fuel volume included in a second section of the high pressure fuel system, where the second section includes at least one fuel injector arranged in a cylinder head of the engine. The method also includes the step of determining the temperature for the pressurized fuel based at least on the first temperature and on the second temperature. |
| US11067020B2 |
Control device of internal combustion engine, internal combustion engine, and vehicle
An internal combustion engine comprises a filter and is configured to enable attachment of a secondary air feed system feeding air into exhaust gas flowing into the filter. A control device of the engine is configured, in the PM removal control for removing particulate matter deposited on the filter, to perform temperature raising processing for controlling the engine so that the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas discharged from the engine body 1 is a rich air-fuel ratio and for feeding air from the secondary air feed system, and to perform regeneration processing for controlling the engine so that the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas discharged from the engine body is a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio and for feeding air from the secondary air feed system so that the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the filter is a lean air-fuel ratio. |
| US11067016B2 |
Method and system for controlling engine fueling
Methods and systems are provided for tracking a fuel puddle mass in the intake port of a deactivated engine cylinder. The difference in fuel evaporation rate in the deactivated cylinder intake is accounted for by applying distinct time constant and gain values to a transient fuel compensation model. A fuel vapor content is clipped once the intake vapor pressure in the intake port of the deactivated cylinder reaches a saturation pressure limit. |
| US11067013B2 |
Systems and methods for inferring fuel vapor canister loading rate
Methods and systems are provided for indicating a restriction in a fuel system vapor recovery line. Responsive to such an indication, methods and systems are provided for taking mitigating actions such that an entirety of a vehicle fuel system and evaporative emissions system, including a fuel filler system, may be diagnosed as to a presence or absence of undesired evaporative emissions, even with the restriction in the vapor recovery line present. In this way, undesired evaporative emissions may be reduced or avoided, completion rates for such tests may be increased, and customer satisfaction may be improved. |
| US11067010B2 |
Method and device for determining combustion noise parameters
A method and a device for determining combustion noise parameters, comprising acquiring a cylinder pressure sequence which comprises cylinder pressures corresponding to different crank angles φ and corresponding moments tφ; calculating a first parameter sequence according to the cylinder pressure sequence, wherein the first parameter sequence is a parameter sequence in a time domain, and the first parameter sequence comprises one or more of a top surface cylinder force sequence, a top surface cylinder force rise rate sequence, a side surface cylinder force sequence and a side surface cylinder force rise rate sequence; and determining a target parameter for representing combustion noise in the cylinder according to the first parameter sequence. |
| US11067009B2 |
Method for estimating cylinder pressure
The invention relates to a method (100) for estimating a cylinder pressure (CP) in an internal combustion engine arrangement (10), the method comprising the steps of: initiating (110) an opening of a valve by an actuator during an expansion stroke; monitoring (120) the valve to determine a point in time (Tp) when the valve opens; determining (130) a differential pressure (DP) between the combustion cylinder and a position in a fluid medium exhaust passage (29, 39, 60) downstream said valve at the point in time (Tp); receiving (140) data being indicative of a pressure (EP) in the fluid medium passage at the point in time (Tp); and determining (150) the cylinder pressure (CP) at the point in time (Tp) based on the determined differential pressure (DP) and the data indicative of the pressure in said fluid medium passage. |
| US11067007B2 |
Gas turbine and method for operating gas turbine
A gas turbine is equipped with: a low-pressure bleed passage, a medium-pressure bleed passage, and a high-pressure bleed-passage for supplying compressed air bled from respective bleed chambers to a turbine; a low-pressure exhaust passage, a medium-pressure exhaust passage, and a high-pressure exhaust passage for exhausting the compressed air in the respective bleed passages to an exhaust chamber; a low-pressure exhaust valve, a medium-pressure exhaust valve, and a high-pressure exhaust valve provided respectively in the exhaust passages; a low-pressure ejector and a medium-pressure ejector provided in the respective exhaust passages; a driving air supply passage for supplying the compressed air to the ejectors; and a control device configured to open the exhaust valves and supply compressed air from the driving air supply passage to the ejectors when an operating state of a gas turbine is in a region in which rotation stall is generated. |
| US11067004B2 |
Gas turbine engine fluid system with accumulator and hydraulic accessory
A fluid system for a gas turbine engine includes a first supply line, a hydraulic accessory actuable by a fluid, and a second supply line fluidly connected the hydraulic accessory and to the first supply line upstream of the component. An accumulator is fluidly connected to the second supply line upstream of the hydraulic accessory. The accumulator is operable to fill a reservoir with the fluid from the first supply line via the second supply line, and to deliver the fluid to the hydraulic accessory via the second supply line. The first supply line may be a fuel or lubricant main supply line of the engine. A method of actuating a hydraulic accessory is also disclosed. |
| US11067003B2 |
Fluid cooling structure for an electric machine of a gas turbine engine
The present disclosure is directed to a gas turbine engine including a housing circumferentially surrounding an electric machine. The electric machine is supported within the housing. The housing defines a cooling passage proximate to the electric machine. The cooling passage circumferentially surrounds the electric machine and is extended at least partially along a lengthwise direction of the electric machine. The cooling passage provides a flow of fluid therethrough. |
| US11066999B2 |
Fuel cooled cooling air
A gas turbine engine includes a main compressor section having a downstream most location, and a cooling air tap at a location upstream of the downstream most location. A main turbine section, each of the main turbine section and the main compressor section are mounted within a housing, and each have rotatable components. A first heat exchanger is connected to the cooling air tap. The first heat exchanger is also connected to receive fuel to be supplied to a combustor in the gas turbine engine, and such that the fuel may cool the cooling air in the first heat exchanger. A boost compressor is connected to receive air downstream of the first heat exchanger and connected to deliver the cooling air to at least one of the rotatable components in at least one of the compressor and turbine sections. |
| US11066995B2 |
Gas turbine with oil warming anti-ice circuit
Disclosed is an inlet system for a gas turbine engine that extends along a longitudinal axial centerline, the inlet system comprising: an inner dome, a shroud located axially aft and radially outward of the inner dome with respect to the centerline, a splitter nose located radially inward of the shroud with respect to the centerline, a first plurality of struts radially disposed between the shroud and the splitter nose with respect to the centerline, a second plurality of struts radially disposed between the splitter nose and a bearing with respect to the centerline, a plurality of inlet guide vanes radially disposed between the splitter nose and the bearing with respect to the centerline, and the plurality of inlet guide vanes axially aft of the plurality of second struts with respect to the centerline. |
| US11066994B2 |
Assembly comprising two juxtaposed acoustic panels in which the panels comprise a resistive face which extends as far as an end wall
An assembly including two juxtaposed acoustic panels. Resistive faces of the acoustic panels are in the continuation of one another. A first resistive face extends as far as the first end wall of a first panel. The first end wall is in contact with a second end wall of a second panel in the region of the first resistive face and of the second resistive face. A connecting piece is interposed between the first end wall and the second end wall over a part of the length thereof so that the connecting piece does not extend as far as the first and second resistive faces. That makes it possible to form an acoustic cladding that is continuous, exhibiting no non-acoustic zone or reduced-acoustic zone at the junction between the acoustic panels of which it is formed. A nacelle of an aircraft propulsion unit is one application. |
| US11066990B2 |
Constant-volume combustion module for a turbine engine, comprising communication-based ignition
The invention relates to a turbine engine combustion module (10), in particular for an aircraft turbine engine, designed to carry out constant-volume combustion, comprising: at least two combustion chambers (12A, 12B) arranged about an axis, each chamber (12A, 12B, 12C) comprising a compressed gas intake port (16) and a burnt gas exhaust port (18); and an ignition means that triggers combustion in the combustion chambers (12A, 12B, 12C). The module (10) comprises at least one duct (80) which establishes a communication between a first combustion chamber (12A) and at least one second combustion chamber (12B) in order to inject burnt gases from the first combustion chamber (12A) into the second combustion chamber (12B) so as to trigger combustion in the second combustion chamber (12B). |
| US11066982B2 |
Centrifugal compressor and turbocharger
A centrifugal compressor operable in a wide operation range under a condition accompanied with pulsations of a pressure and a flow rate. The centrifugal compressor has a casing including at least one recirculation channel that includes a first inlet slit connected to an air flow passage on a downstream side of a leading edge in an air flow direction of the air flow passage, a second inlet slit connected to the air flow passage on a downstream side of the first inlet slit in the air flow direction of the air flow passage, a first vane disposed on a downstream side of the first inlet slit or in the first inlet slit in the at least one recirculation channel, and a second vane disposed on a downstream side of the second inlet slit or in the second inlet slit in the at least one recirculation channel. |
| US11066980B1 |
Methods and systems for a variable volume pre-chamber igniter
Systems and methods are provided for a variable volume pre-chamber igniter, which may be coupled in an engine system. In one example, a method may include adjusting an internal volume of a pre-chamber igniter based on operating conditions by adjusting a position of a cap of the pre-chamber igniter, the pre-chamber igniter including a plurality of orifices fluidically coupling the pre-chamber igniter to a main combustion chamber of a cylinder of an engine. By adjusting a position of the cap, the internal volume of the pre-chamber igniter may be increased or decreased to provide reliable ignition to the cylinder across a wide range of operating conditions. |
| US11066979B2 |
Internal combustion engine with fuel injection direction and ignition direction intersecting in a combustion chamber of a cylinder
Combustion cylinder (10) of an internal combustion engine, having a combustion chamber wall (20), which surrounds a combustion chamber (30), and a combustion chamber cover (40), which closes off the combustion chamber (30) on the upper side, wherein at least one inlet valve (50) for letting in a fluid is arranged on an inlet side (42) in the combustion chamber cover (40), and at least one outlet valve (60) for letting out a fluid is arranged on an outlet side (44) in the combustion chamber cover (40), wherein, furthermore, a prechamber spark plug (70) is arranged between the at least one inlet valve (50) and the at least one outlet valve (60) in the combustion chamber cover (40), which prechamber spark plug is arranged between the at least one inlet valve (50) and an injector (80) for injecting combustion fluid. |
| US11066977B1 |
Ignitor for natural gas engine
In one aspect, an engine ignition apparatus for a natural gas engine may include a housing including a drive piston, a floating piston, a controllable hydraulic fluid chamber located between the drive piston and the floating piston, and an ignition chamber acted on by the floating piston, the ignition chamber having an outlet formed by a plurality of orifices, the outlet being in direct communication with a combustion chamber of the engine. In another aspect, an engine ignition apparatus for a natural gas engine may include, among other features, a controllable valve connected to a hydraulic fluid chamber, and configured to open and release a hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic fluid chamber, and to close. In still another aspect, a method for controlling an engine ignition apparatus for an engine includes, among other features, controlling a volume of a hydraulic fluid chamber of an ignition apparatus. |
| US11066970B2 |
Tube-pin assembly for heat exchanger of vehicle
A tube-pin assembly for a heat exchanger of a vehicle includes a housing having an inlet into which exhaust gas flows; a plurality of tubes arranged inside the housing to provide a passage through which the exhaust gas flows; and cooling pins provided between the tubes to provide a coolant passage through which coolant flows, where a foamed metal made of a porous material is provided inside at least one of the tubes. |
| US11066969B2 |
Positive crankcase ventilation system
A positive crankcase ventilation system includes a positive crankcase ventilation valve, a coupling part, and a plate member. The coupling part is configured to couple the positive crankcase ventilation valve and an internal combustion engine. The plate member is attached to the coupling part on an opposite side from a side where the coupling part and the internal combustion engine contact each other. A portion of the plate member is bent in a direction toward a base of a hose insertion port provided on the positive crankcase ventilation valve, and another portion of the plate member is bent in a direction toward a side wall of an attachment portion of the positive crankcase ventilation valve provided on the coupling part. |
| US11066968B1 |
Cooling apparatuses for marine engines having a crankcase and an intake plenum
A marine engine has a crankcase containing lubricant; an intake plenum for conveying intake air for combustion in the marine engine; and a cooling apparatus located between the crankcase and the intake plenum. The cooling apparatus is configured to cool both the lubricant in the crankcase and the intake air in the intake plenum. |
| US11066967B2 |
Controllable lubricating oil delivery system for internal combustion engines
An adjustable lubrication oil conveying system for a combustion engine is proposed which comprises a screw pump for conveying lubrication oil with at least one screw rotatably accommodated in a screw chamber, wherein the screw pump is arranged such that a suction side of the screw chamber is connected with an intake path from an oil sump of the combustion engine, and a pressure side of the screw chamber is connected with a feed path to moving parts of the combustion engine. The lubrication oil conveying system is characterised in particular in that the screw pump is driven by the combustion engine; and towards the suction side of the screw chamber, an adjustable throttle valve is provided by means of which a flow cross-section of the intake path is gradually limitable between an opened position and a closed position. Therefore, the oil pressure in a combustion engine is, for the first time, adjusted by suction throttling in connection with a screw pump. |
| US11066965B1 |
Systems and methods for hydraulic lash adjuster oil flow
Methods and systems are provided for oil flow for hydraulic lash adjusters of a vehicle engine. In one example, an engine cylinder bank includes a plurality of deactivatable hydraulic lash adjusters and a plurality of non-deactivatable hydraulic lash adjusters. A first linear oil supply passage and a second linear oil supply passage are formed within the cylinder bank and extend linearly through the cylinder bank without bends or curvature to the deactivatable and non-deactivatable hydraulic lash adjusters, with the deactivatable and non-deactivatable hydraulic lash adjusters having a same length. |
| US11066963B2 |
Internal combustion engine and vehicle
An internal combustion engine includes, as a lost motion spring that urges a rocker arm toward a cam, a compression coil spring supported on a cylinder head. A shaft is located on an inner side of the compression coil spring and extends along a winding axis of the compression coil spring. The internal combustion engine significantly reduces or prevents a decrease in the fuel efficiency and an increase in the size of the variable valve mechanism, while surging is unlikely to occur while running at a high speed, and it is possible to reduce the size or the weight of the rocker arm. |
| US11066960B2 |
Double-reheat power generator with an ultra high pressure cylinder and a high-intermediate pressure cylinder each having additional heat recovery turbine stages
A double-reheat power generator with an ultra high pressure cylinder and a high-intermediate pressure cylinder each having additional heat recovery turbine stages, including steam exhaust of the ultra high pressure cylinder having additional heat recovery turbine stages, that is, first extraction supplies steam to a first high-pressure heater. New second, new third and new fourth extractions of the ultra high pressure cylinder having additional heat recovery turbine stages supply steam to second, third and fourth high-pressure heaters respectively; a new fifth extraction of the HP-IP cylinder having additional heat recovery turbine stages supplies steam to a deaerator; a new sixth extraction of the HP-IP cylinder having additional heat recovery turbine stages supplies steam to an air-preheater; and an air-preheater drainage pump used for water draining of the air-preheater connects to the deaerator. |
| US11066957B2 |
Axial-flow fluid machine and tip clearance measuring method therefor
An axial-flow fluid machine provided with: a retainer ring holding a stationary blade train; a casing supporting the retainer ring; and an eccentric pin. An engagement part of the casing has a protruding section protruding to the retainer ring side. An engagement part of the retainer ring has a pair of wall plate sections forming a groove into which the protruding section is put. In the casing, a penetration hole is formed extending in a radial direction so as to be centered about a penetration center position that is biased to an axial upstream side in a region of the casing where the engagement part is formed. In the engagement part of the casing, a portion on an axial downstream side relative to the penetration hole exists in the entire circumferential area. The eccentric pin is inserted into the penetration hole. |
| US11066956B2 |
On-off valve and steam turbine
An on-off valve of the present invention includes a valve box which includes an inlet flow path of steam and an outlet flow path which communicates with the inlet flow path through a communication bole, a stop valve body which opens or closes the communication hole, and a stop valve support portion, in which the outlet flow path extends in a direction intersecting the opening direction of the communication hole toward a downstream side in a flow direction of the steam, and a minimum wall thickness of the valve box is smaller than a minimum wall thickness of the valve box. |
| US11066954B2 |
Geared gas turbine engine with oil deaerator and air removal
A gas turbine engine has a fan drive turbine for driving a gear reduction. The gear reduction drives a fan rotor. A lubrication system supplies oil to the gear reduction, and includes a lubricant pump to supply an air/oil mixture to an inlet of a deaerator. The deaerator includes a separator for separating oil and air, delivering separated air to an air outlet, and delivering separated oil back into an oil tank. The separated oil is first delivered into a pipe outwardly of the oil tank, and then into a location beneath a minimum oil level in the tank. Air within the oil tank moves outwardly through an air exit into the deaerator. A method of designing a gas turbine engine is also disclosed. |
| US11066948B2 |
Rotary machine
There is provided a rotary machine including a rotary shaft; a plurality of rotor blades extending outward from the rotary shaft in a radial direction of the rotary shaft, and are provided with gaps therebetween in a peripheral direction of the rotary shaft; a casing surrounding the rotor blades radially outside the rotor blades, and in which a recessed portion as a cavity accommodates tips of the rotor blades; a sealing portion extending from one of a bottom surface of the recessed portion and the tip of the rotor blade, and having a clearance with the other; a jet flow passage through which a fluid is jetted rearward in a rotation direction of the rotary shaft in the cavity; and a valve which is capable of switching a flow condition of the jet flow with turning the valve on an opening state and a closing state. |
| US11066947B2 |
Turbine shroud assembly with sealed pin mounting arrangement
A shroud assembly adapted for use with a gas turbine engine includes a seal segment, a carrier, and a mount system. The seal segment extends circumferentially at least partway around an axis to define a gas path boundary of the shroud assembly. The carrier is configured to support the seal segment in position radially relative to the axis. The mount system couples the seal segment with the carrier. |
| US11066945B2 |
Fluid collection gutter for a geared turbine engine
A turbine engine system includes a gutter and a gear train with an axial centerline. The gutter is disposed radially outside of the axial centerline. The gutter includes an inner surface and a channel that receives fluid directed out of the gear train. The inner surface at least partially defines a bore in which the gear train is arranged. The channel extends radially into the gutter from the inner surface, and circumferentially to a channel outlet. The bore has a cross-sectional bore area, and the channel has a cross-sectional channel area that is substantially equal to or less than about two percent of the bore area. |
| US11066943B2 |
Intermediate casing for a compressor in a gas turbine engine and a gas turbine engine
An intermediate-casing structure for a compressor in a gas turbine engine, in particular an aircraft engine, having a plurality of components including at least one static blade row for deflecting at least one airflow entering the intermediate-casing structure, and at least one ring, on which the blade rows are radially arranged, characterized in that at least one first component of the intermediate-casing structure is formed from composite material, in particular fiber-composite material, or exhibits composite material, and at least one second component of the intermediate-casing structure is formed from metal or exhibits metal. Furthermore, the invention relates to a gas turbine device. |
| US11066941B2 |
Transition duct support and method to provide a tuned level of support stiffness
A transition duct support apparatus and a method to support an exit frame in a transition duct in a gas turbine engine are provided. A stiffener (24) may be arranged to provide support to an outer edge (27) of an exit frame (12) in a transition duct (14). Stiffener (24) may be configured to circumferentially extend between mutually opposed corners (30) of the exit frame of the transition duct. A brace (26) may be connected to a centrally-disposed section (20) and may extend to support respective end portions (32) of the stiffener. The support apparatus is effective to provide a respective tuned level of stiffness support with respect to one or more axes of the exit frame in the transition duct. The apparatus and method may be effective for distributing mechanical stresses on the exit frame of the transition duct and/or neighboring regions in the transition duct. |
| US11066939B2 |
Composite blade and method for producing composite blade
A composite blade is formed by laying up composite layers in which reinforced fibers are impregnated with resin, and has a blade root and an airfoil extending from the blade root in a longitudinal direction. The composite blade includes a first laminate of the composite layers extending along the longitudinal direction in the airfoil and extending along a first inclination direction inclined toward a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction in the blade root; a second laminate of the composite layers extending along the longitudinal direction and contacting the first laminate in the airfoil, the second laminate extending along a second inclination direction inclined toward a direction opposite to the first inclination direction in the blade root and being separated from the first laminate; and a third laminate of the composite layers provided between the first and second laminates in the blade root. |
| US11066934B1 |
Turbine rotor blade airfoil profile
The present application provides a turbine rotor blade including an airfoil shape and a trailing edge shape. The airfoil shape may have a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in Table I, while the trailing edge profile is defined by Table II. The Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z are non-dimensional values from 0% to 100% convertible to dimensional distances in a unit of distance by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z by a height of the airfoil in the unit of distance (e.g., inches). The X and Y values, when connected by smooth continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each distance Z. The airfoil profile sections at Z distances may be joined smoothly with one another to form a complete airfoil shape. |
| US11066927B2 |
Wired drill pipe connector and sensor system
A downhole tool and a wired drill string assembly including a downhole tool. The downhole tool includes a body having a first connector and a second connector. At least the first connector is configured to be connected to a wired drill pipe. The downhole tool also includes one or more electrical components coupled to the body and configured to receive a first signal and transmit a second signal. The downhole tool further includes a first transmission line extending along the body to the first connector and electrically connected to the one or more electrical components. The first transmission line is configured to be electrically connected to a transmission wire of the wired drill pipe when the wired drill pipe is connected to the first connector. |
| US11066921B1 |
Fluid flow condition sensing probe
An electric submersible pump (ESP) assembly. The ESP assembly comprises an electric motor, a centrifugal pump mechanically coupled to the electric motor, and a probe mechanically coupled to the electric motor and extending upstream of the electric motor, comprising a plurality of sensor bundles wherein each sensor bundle comprises at least one sensor. |
| US11066920B2 |
Guided wave attenuation well logging excitation optimizer based on waveform modeling
Methods and apparatus for inspecting oilfield infrastructure components. Methods include estimating an optimal value for at least one excitation parameter for an acoustic excitation source to produce a guided wave of mixed multiple modes in the component; selecting at least one excitation parameter corresponding to an optimal simulated guided wave determined in dependence upon the application of waveform criteria to the time domain waveforms; and generating a guided wave in the tubular using the at least one optimal excitation parameter. Methods may include calculating a guided wave dispersion relation; modeling each of the plurality of simulated guided waves, wherein the modeling comprises generating a time domain waveform for each of a plurality of wave modes in dependence upon the acoustic excitation source; selecting the at least one excitation parameter corresponding to an optimal simulated guided wave determined in dependence upon the application of waveform criteria to the time domain waveforms. |
| US11066907B2 |
Sequential fully implicit well model with tridiagonal matrix structure for reservoir simulation
A subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir is simulated by sequential solution of reservoir and well equations to simulate fluid flow inside the reservoir and well production rates. Sequential solution of reservoir and well equations treats wells as specified bottom hole pressure wells. This avoids solving large matrices resulting from the simultaneous solution of the reservoir and well equations which can be computationally very expensive for large number of unknowns and require special sparse matrix solvers. Such sequential solution involves regular reservoir system solvers complemented by small matrices for the numerical solution of the well bottom hole pressures. The solution is performed on tridiagonal matrices for the adjacent reservoir cells to the well cells at the perforated well intervals; and a vector of the unknown reservoir potentials for the adjacent reservoir cells. |
| US11066906B2 |
Submersible vehicle with optical fiber
A submersible vehicle is provided which includes a housing, an optical fiber coupled with the housing and communicatively coupled with a data acquisition system, and a propulsion system. The propulsion system is configured to propel the submersible vehicle in a fluid at a velocity. The optical fiber is configured to be released at a release rate equal to or greater than the velocity of the submersible vehicle. |
| US11066904B2 |
System, method, and device for powering electronics during completion and production of a well
A system, method, and power control device for powering electronics located in a wellbore intersecting a subterranean earth formation. The system comprises a battery, a turbine generator, an electronic device, and a processor. The battery is locatable in the wellbore and the turbine generator is locatable in the wellbore so as to be in fluid communication with a flow path in the wellbore. The electronic device is locatable in the wellbore and electrically coupled to the battery and the turbine generator. The processor determines if a power condition is satisfied to allow the turbine generator to power the electronic device. The method comprises powering an electronic device located in the wellbore using a battery and opening a closed flow path in communication with a turbine generator. The method also comprises powering the electronic device using the turbine generator if a power condition is satisfied. |
| US11066901B2 |
Stored-energy pressure activated completion and testing tools and methods of use
Methods and apparatus of pressure activated completion tools for hydraulic fracturing and related processes are provided. In some embodiments, the hydraulic fracturing apparatuses for well testing and accessing subterranean formations can include a tubular body to be fluidly connected in-line with a completion string, a pressure storage mechanism to store pressure when exposed to hydraulic pressure, and a movable inner shift sleeve operable to slide along the inside of the tubular body from a first position to a second position when exposed to the stored pressure. The tubular body can have flow-port(s) that are blocked when the movable inner sleeve is in the first position and opened when the movable inner sleeve slides to the second position. Uses of such apparatuses can include fracing, toe intervention, and pressure testing of wells. |
| US11066897B2 |
Well packers
A packer for wells can include a body having a tubular shape, a sealing element having an upward end and a downward end and disposed around the body. The packer also includes a first prop upward of the sealing element, and a second prop downward of the sealing element. The first prop is configured to wedge under the upward end of the sealing element and the second prop is configured to wedge under the downward end of the sealing element to push the sealing element outward at both the upward end and the downward end. |
| US11066896B2 |
Expandable backup ring
A radially expandable backup ring (50) with relatively rigid segments (56) and relatively resilient segments (58) that are integral with one another to circumferentially urge the relatively rigid segments (56) together when the backup ring (50) expands. The backup ring (50) may radially expand to reduce or eliminate a radial gap between the backup ring (50) and a radially inwardly facing surface of a corresponding cased wellbore (22) to prevent or minimize axial extrusion of a corresponding sealing member (32), such as a compressible packer seal of a cased-hole retrievable packer assembly. The relatively resilient segments (58) allow the backup ring (50) to elastically expand and retract to prevent axial extrusion of the sealing member (32). The relatively rigid support segments (54) may be axially aligned with a corresponding relatively resilient segment (58) of the backup ring to prevent axial extrusion of the sealing member (32) through the corresponding relatively resilient segment (58). |
| US11066895B2 |
Plug, retaining member, and method for well completion using plug
A plug which does not cause an adverse effect such as failure of a member constituting the plug when a wellbore is plugged. A downhole plug (10) includes a mandrel (1) having a hollow structure, an annular sealing member (2) attached to an outer circumferential surface of the mandrel (1) and being deformable by exerted pressure, and an annular socket (3) attached, adjacent to the annular sealing member (2), onto the outer circumferential surface of the mandrel (1), downstream of where a pressure is exerted on the sealing member (2). The annular socket (3) is configured to include a socket-inner portion (31) which comes into contact with the outer circumferential surface of the mandrel (1), and a socket-outer portion (32) in an annular shape having an inner diameter equivalent to or larger than that of the socket-inner portion (31) and movably attached to the socket-inner portion (31). The socket-outer portion (32) includes a face facing the sealing member (2). |
| US11066881B2 |
Method and composition for stabilization of drill cuttings
A method and composition for stabilizing drill cuttings commences by providing precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC). The PCC is dried to a moisture level of about 10% or less. Drying by heat not to exceed 400° F. is preferred to prevent changes in the PCC. The dried PCC is blended with kiln dust to compose a generally uniform admixture. In the admixture, the kiln dust is not to exceed 40%. The admixture is introduced to the drill cuttings to initiate a nucleation reaction within the commixture of drill cuttings and the admixture. |
| US11066880B2 |
Apparatus for cleaning boreholes within substrates
Cleaning implement apparatus for cleaning boreholes formed within various different substrates, such as, for example, concrete slabs, concrete blocks, bricks, or the like, comprises a first embodiment for use within a power-operated tool, such as for example, a roto-hammer type power tool for drilling boreholes within concrete or brick substrates, while a second embodiment of the apparatus comprises a manually-operated tool. The first embodiment comprises a bit member having a slotted drive shank (SDS) connection for mounting within the chuck mechanism of the roto-hammer type power tool. In this manner, the same roto-hammer type power tool can be used for both drilling the borehole within the substrate as well as for cleaning the borehole by exchanging the cleaning implement for the drill bit. |
| US11066879B2 |
Used automobile tires as loss circulation material
An automobile tire that is unsuitable to carry an automobile is obtained. Tire chips are formed from the obtained automobile tire. The tire chips are mixed with a quantity of wellbore carrier fluid to form a mixture. The mixture is used as loss circulation material during a wellbore drilling operation. |
| US11066877B2 |
Directional drill securing device and method
A directional drill securing device and associated methods are shown. Securing devices and methods shown include a plurality of staking devices on a single lateral side of a directional drill. Using examples shown, a lower force is required to drive multiple staking devices than would be needed for a larger staking device of equivalent area. |
| US11066873B2 |
Slat angle adjustment mechanism for window blind
A slat angle adjustment mechanism adapted for use with slats of a Venetian blind includes a body shell and a transmission unit. The transmission unit includes a transmission gear set and a retractable member. The transmission gear set has a gear and a screw. A position-limiting hole of the gear corresponds in position to a second through hole of the body shell. The retractable member connects to the extendible segment of the screw and undergoes reciprocating motion along the extendible segment of the screw. Pulling the retractable member from an initial first position of the extendible segment of the screw to a second position of the extendible segment of the screw allows a rib of the body shell to be confined to a limiting portion of the retractable member. Therefore, the slat angle adjustment mechanism is capable of extension, retraction, engagement and fixation. |
| US11066868B2 |
Double egress door frame
A double egress door frame has a channel-shaped header with upstanding sides connected by a central web. The central web has a first series of slots that are offset to one side of the central web and a second series of slots that are offset toward the opposite side of the central web. Door stops comprise a right elongated channel-shaped member and a left elongated channel-shaped member. The channel-shaped members are attached to the central web of the header by tabs extending from the sides of the channel-shaped members. The tabs engage the slots. Once the tabs have passed through the slots to the opposite side of the central web, the tabs are twisted thereby connecting the channel-shaped members to the central web. A spot weld is used to insure the door stops is permanently locked into position. |
| US11066867B2 |
Door control device
A door control device in a vehicle including seats and doors, includes: a door driver; a seating position detector; and a door controller. The door driver at least drives opening of the doors. The seating position detector detects a seating position information indicating a position of the seat on which an occupant is seated. The door controller determines a door to be opened on the basis of the seating position information detected by the seating position detector and causes the door driver to drive opening of the determined door. |
| US11066866B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling motor for speed regulator power window
A method and an apparatus for controlling a motor for a speed regulator power window is provided. The motor for the power window is adjusted to operate with a maximum output when a user operates a switch if an external environmental state of a vehicle coincides with a configured reference condition. The output of the motor is adjusted to operate the window at one of a normal speed, a high speed, and a low speed set by the user when the external environmental state of the vehicle does not coincide with the configured reference condition. |
| US11066865B2 |
Automated sliding window mechanism with air pressure sensor
An automated sliding window mechanism is disclosed. An automated sliding window mechanism includes a motor attached to a first component of a sliding window and configured to open and close the sliding window, a controller that controls the motor, and at least two air pressure sensors in communication with a processor. If the window is open, based on signals from the air pressure sensors, the processor determines whether a draft is flowing through the window. If the window is closed, based on signals from the air pressure sensor, the processor determines whether a draft would flow through the window if opened. The processor sends a signal to the controller to either open or close the window, depending on whether a user has elected to have a draft flow through the window. In a preferred embodiment, a system is provided with at least two automated windows. |
| US11066860B1 |
Hinged assembly with fail-safe hinge pin
A pin assembly is provided with an axial centerline. This pin assembly includes an outer pin, an inner pin, a first collar and a second collar. The outer pin extends axially along the axial centerline between an outer pin first end and an outer pin second end. The inner pin extends axially along the axial centerline within a bore of the outer pin. The first collar circumscribes the outer pin. The first collar is connected to the outer pin and the inner pin at the outer pin first end. The second collar circumscribes the outer pin. The second collar is connected to the outer pin and the inner pin at the outer pin second end. |
| US11066859B2 |
Enhanced composite live hinge
A hinged component fabrication method in which, in a layup stage of fabrication, the component includes a live hinge joining uncured material portions together at a hinge region and comprising a layer of tensile fabric at least partially infiltrated by an uncured elastomer layer at least partially interposed between the tensile fabric and the uncured material portions such that the uncured elastomer blocks the uncured material portions from infiltrating the hinge region. The method may include locating overlapped tensile fabric and elastomer layers in a tool and introducing polymer-based material into the tool such that polymer-based material portions overlap respective opposite ends of the fabric and elastomer layers. The polymer-based material portions are formed to a desired shape using the forming tool so that the fabric and elastomer layers form a live hinge between the polymer-based material portions. |
| US11066856B2 |
Sealed tailgate handle assembly
An embodiment is directed to a sealed tailgate handle assembly having a housing and a circuit board positioned in the housing. A switch is positioned in the housing and is configured to complete an electrical circuit path on the circuit board. Resin material encompasses the circuit board, with the resin material configured to seal the connection between the circuit board and the switch. An inner cover is movable between an initial position and a second position. A resilient member extends between the inner cover and the resin material. An outer cover has a deformable upper wall. Upon an application of a force to the upper wall, the inner cover is moved from an initial position to the second position, causing the inner cover to engage the switch, causing the switch to complete an electrical circuit path on the circuit board to release a tailgate. |
| US11066848B2 |
Push to lock and unlock door lock
A door locking mechanism is contained within a cartridge for use with a tubular style door lock. The cartridge activates and deactivates the door lock with a manual depression of a push button. Depressing the push button causes a cam to rotate thus converting the axial motion of the push button into a rotary motion thereby activating the door lock. Once locked, both the interior and exterior door knobs may not be rotated. In order to unlock the door, the push button is depressed a second time thereby rotating the cam in an opposing direction and deactivating the door lock. |
| US11066844B2 |
Temporary shelter and mobile cart
Embodiments of the invention are generally related to a mobile shelter, and more particularly to a movable storage container that converts into a shelter adequate for protection of its occupants against the elements, and optionally converts into a collapsed configuration suitable for transportation. |
| US11066840B2 |
Modular auditorium
There is provided a lifting fixture securable to a lifting machine adapted for lifting/manipulating corresponding tier sections for assembly/disassembly of a modular auditorium including a plurality of tubes connected to a first fixture portion and a second fixture portion, the plurality of tubes adapted to be selectively secured to the lifting machine, the first fixture portion and the second fixture portion including a plurality of lifting interfaces adapted to interface with corresponding lifting interfaces of the corresponding tier sections. |
| US11066839B2 |
Modular system and method for concrete crack repair
A system for repairing a crack in a concrete installation includes a stitch having a center portion configured to span across the crack and an anchor plate coupled to the stitch. The anchor plate includes an anchor bore configured to receive a concrete anchor, a first bore extending parallel to the anchor bore, a second bore extending transverse to the anchor bore, and a groove extending transverse to the first bore and the second bore. The first bore intersects the groove, and the second bore intersects the anchor bore. |
| US11066837B2 |
Floor panel for forming a floor covering
A floor panel for forming a floor covering wherein the floor panel is substantially realized on the basis of synthetic material. The floor panel is rectangular and comprises a first pair of opposite edges and a second pair of opposite edges such that both pairs of opposite edges comprise coupling parts allowing for mutually coupling a plurality of such floor panels to each other. The coupling parts of at least the first pair of opposite edges are configured such that two of such panels can be coupled to each other at these edges by means of a turning movement and the coupling parts to this aim consist of a tongue and a groove as well as locking parts, which, in the coupled condition, prevent the shifting apart of the tongue and groove. The floor panel has a global thickness which is smaller than or equal to 4.5 millimeters. |
| US11066836B2 |
Floorboards comprising a decorative edge part in a resilient surface layer
A set of essentially identical floorboards each including a front face and a rear face extending in the horizontal plane, a core, and a surface layer, a mechanical locking system is arranged at least at two opposite edges for connecting a floorboard with an adjacent floorboard in a horizontal and a vertical direction, said mechanical locking system being configured for connecting the floorboard with the adjacent floorboard by vertical folding, wherein one of said opposite edges is provided with a horizontally extending protrusion at an upper edge, and wherein said protrusion is configured to overlap a surface groove at an upper edge of the other of said opposite edges, such that two connected and adjacent floorboards have upper overlapping edges. |
| US11066835B2 |
Building panel with a mechanical locking system
A set of essentially identical panels, such as building panels, provided with a mechanical locking system including a displaceable tongue, which is arranged in a displacement groove with a first opening at a first edge of a first panel. The displaceable tongue is configured to cooperate with a first tongue groove, with a second opening at a second edge of an adjacent second panel, for vertical locking of the first and the second edge. The height of the first opening is greater than a second height of the second opening. |
| US11066830B2 |
Deck framing system
A deck framing system includes a perimeter support member that has a joist support wall and a web wall extending perpendicularly from the joist support wall. Each of a plurality of joist support brackets comprising an attachment portion configured to be attached to the web wall of the perimeter support member and a joist support portion. The joist support portion includes a pair of opposed lateral walls with each lateral wall configured to be attached to a corresponding lateral wall of a joist supported by the joist support wall. |
| US11066829B2 |
Curtain wall and wall element thereby applied and method for manufacturing such a wall element
A curtain wall constructed from prefabricated connecting wall elements mounted in rows next to and above each other with the wall elements including a frame of assembled profiles on the inside of the curtain wall and of one or more infill elements on the outside of the curtain wall. The frame contains mullions and transoms in the form of profiles which along the perimeter of the frame have female coupling parts and male coupling parts which allow the adjacent mullions and adjacent transoms in an assembled condition in the curtain wall to engage with their coupling parts to form composite basic profiles, where between two rows of connecting wall elements a horizontal seal has been applied which extends continuously in a horizontal direction over the width of the underlying row. |
| US11066828B1 |
Mold design and process for constructing an insulated precast concrete wall system
A wall structure comprising horizontal concrete base and top beams; two or more concrete vertical support members integrally joined to the base and top beams and meeting at an essentially right angle; wherein the two or more vertical support members define left and right wall boundaries, and wherein the top and base beams define top and a bottom wall boundaries, respectively; an exterior wall shell extending from the left to the right wall boundaries, and extending from the top to the bottom wall boundaries, and continuous with the base and top beams, and the support members; H-shaped insulation encompassing the vertical support members, attachment strips attached to the insulation along its length with fasteners joining the attachment strip to the vertical support member, wherein the fasteners pass though the insulation; and insulation attached to the exterior wall shell between the vertical support members. |
| US11066827B2 |
Precision dry-stack masonry unit
The present invention generally relates to a precision dry-stack masonry unit made of two spaced-apart face shells and at least one connector joining the face shells. The connector has a top surface, a right surface and a left surface. The top surface of the connector and the face shells form a horizontal channel above the connector, and the right surface and the left surface of the connector and the face shells form vertical channels to each side of the connector. Each of the channels is configured to accommodate one or more reinforcement bars. |
| US11066826B2 |
Insulatable, insulative framework apparatus and methods of making and using same
A building framework is disclosed herein comprising a first structural member, a second structural member, and a third structural member disposed between the first and second structural members, a first web member connecting the first and third structural members in a spaced apart relationship, and a second web member connecting the second and third structural members in a spaced apart relationship. The first web member is positioned relative to the second web member such that the shortest distance between the first web member and second web member is greater than or equal to 5 times the thickness of the third structural member. Additional products, systems, and methods also are disclosed. |
| US11066825B2 |
Quonset building with internal tower support
A quonset style building is provided with an arched-roof defining a width, length and height, and tower supporting the roof adjacent its apex. The tower separates storage areas on opposite sides of the building. The tower also permits the building height and width to be increased over conventional quonset buildings, and allows the width to be 3× the height, while withstanding typical weather forces, including wind and snow. |
| US11066816B2 |
Faucet extender
A faucet extender having a channel adapted to extend and divert a fluid out of an open edge away from a faucet opening. The faucet extender may have a fluid outlet fitting having a receiving opening and a flow-through opening. The faucet extender may have an attachment mechanism that pivotally rotates and secures the fluid outlet fitting in an angle that diverts the fluid to the open edge. The faucet extender is adapted to interface with a variety of different faucet configurations. |
| US11066815B2 |
Outlet box
A utility box for mounting at least in part within a wall for use with a fluid carrying supply pipe, the box comprising, a housing including a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, a back wall and a front opening providing access into an interior of the housing defined by the top, bottom, first side, second side and back walls, a bottom wall aperture in the bottom wall sized for extending the pipe through the bottom wall aperture with the pipe terminating in a free end portion positioned within the interior of the housing at a location above the bottom wall, a valve attachable to the free end portion of the pipe, the junction of the valve and the pipe being within the interior of the housing above the bottom wall, and a first seal positioned to provide a fluid-tight seal between the bottom wall and the pipe to prevent fluid within the interior of the housing from passing out of the interior of the housing through the bottom wall aperture. |
| US11066812B2 |
Bucket lip stabilizer structure
A stabilizer structure includes an elongated main body portion having an upper portion with outward-facing side surfaces and a lower portion below the upper portion, the lower portion being greater in width than the upper portion. The stabilizer structure also includes a hole in a top surface of the upper portion. The stabilizer also includes a forward portion integrated with the main body portion as a single monolithic piece. The forward portion includes a bridge section, a first prong extending from the bridge section, and a second prong extending from the bridge section. The first prong, second prong, and bridge section share a single forward-facing curved surface and a single rear-facing curved surface, the forward-facing curved surface having a different curve than the rear-facing curved surface. |
| US11066811B2 |
Construction machinery, mobile information terminal for acquiring operation data from construction machinery, construction machinery information communication system, and program implemented on mobile information terminals
A vehicle-side control unit determines whether a long distance communication mechanism is available or not, when determining that the long distance communication mechanism is available, controls a first vehicle-side communication unit to transmit operation data via the long distance communication mechanism, and when determining that the long distance communication means is not available, causes a vehicle-side storage unit to store the operation data, and further determines whether a transmission start command is received from a tablet or not, and when determining that the transmission start command is received, controls a second vehicle-side communication unit to transmit the operation data stored in the vehicle-side storage unit via a short distance communication mechanism. |
| US11066809B2 |
Motor grader saddle positioning system and method thereof
A draft frame positioning system of a motor grader having a main frame includes an adjustable draft frame configured to be moved to one of a plurality of positions and a moldboard coupled to the draft frame. The moldboard is movable based on the position of the draft frame. A saddle assembly is coupled between the draft frame and the main frame, and the saddle assembly includes a first saddle arm, a second saddle arm, and a saddle top member coupled between the first and second saddle arms. A saddle positioning cylinder moves between an extended position and a retracted position, and the cylinder is coupled at one end to the main frame or the saddle top member and at an opposite end to the saddle assembly. A movement of the saddle positioning cylinder induces movement of the draft frame to any of its plurality of positions. |
| US11066808B2 |
Work machine
A work machine includes: control valves that control flows of a hydraulic operating oil supplied to actuators; operation lever devices that generate hydraulic signals to be output to the corresponding control valves according to an operation; solenoid proportional valves that reduce pressure of the hydraulic signals generated by the corresponding operation lever devices; and a front implement control section that controls the solenoid proportional valves. The work machine further includes: operation signal lines connected to the operation lever devices; signal input lines connected to the control valves; pressure reducing lines provided with the solenoid proportional valves; and selector valves that have a first position that interrupts connection of the operation signal lines and the pressure reducing lines and directly connects the operation signal lines to the signal input lines, and a second position that connects the operation signal lines to the signal input lines via the pressure reducing lines. |
| US11066806B2 |
Arm for working machine, bearing member, and manufacturing method of the arm for the working machine
The arm for the working machine includes: an arm body; and the bearing member attached to the arm body. The bearing member includes: a boss; and the greasing tube having: one end portion attached to a greasing hole provided on the boss; the other end portion attached to the arm body; and a tube body portion connecting the one end portion and the other end portion. The side surface of the arm body is provided with a cutout portion to which the tube body portion is inserted, the cutout portion opening toward the tip end portion. The one end portion of the greasing tube and the tube body portion are housed inside the arm body. The other end portion of the greasing tube is oriented to an outside of the arm through the cutout portion and fixed to the side surface of the arm. |
| US11066804B2 |
Perimeter drain
The present disclosure provides a water drainage system comprising: a plurality of lengths of drain pipe comprising a channel and a vertical wall, wherein (i) the vertical wall comprises one or more standoffs extending horizontally from the vertical wall and (ii) wherein the drain pipe comprises a top edge and a bottom edge, each of the top and bottom edges being bifurcated by a v-shaped notch. |
| US11066800B2 |
Offshore installation
The invention relates to an offshore installation, comprising an underwater foundation structure, a construction placed onto the foundation structure, a docking device for a boat, and a device for cathodic corrosion protection for the underwater foundation structure, said device having at least two anodes (2), which are arranged at a distance from each other and are each fastened to a beam (4) or a support of the foundation structure, the extension arms or the supports being connected directly to the foundation structure below the waterline. |
| US11066798B2 |
Water intake structure
The present invention relates to a water intake structure according to a first aspect. The structure includes a plurality of elongate members. The elongate members couple together and are trapezoidal in lateral cross-section. There is also provided a water intake structure according to a second aspect. The structure includes a plurality of elongate members. The elongate members couple together. Each said elongate member has first and second exterior surfaces that are planar and a third exterior surface that is outwardly concave. |
| US11066797B2 |
Salt spreader attachable to earth moving equipment
A salt spreader for distributing a material includes a bucket including a front surface, a rear surface, first and second side surfaces, and a base surface, wherein the front and rear surfaces tend toward one another, and wherein the base surface includes an ejection port, a spinner mount attached to the base surface of the bucket under the ejection port, a spinner rotatably mounted atop of the spinner mount, and an auger positioned in a base of the bucket. |
| US11066794B2 |
Brace for erecting a bollard fence
A bollard panel having adjacent bollards and a gap between the adjacent bollards, a brace having a panel connector, a first longitudinal section, and a second longitudinal section, and the brace supporting the bollard panel in a vertical position relative to a ground with the brace disposed in the gap with the first longitudinal section located on a first side of the bollard panel, the second longitudinal section located on a second side of the bollard panel, and the panel connector attached to the bollard panel. |
| US11066793B2 |
Arch foot maintaining device and maintenance method for achieving multi-degree-of-freedom displacement of arch foot
An arch foot maintaining device includes a plurality of supporting structures, and the supporting structure includes a base, two base supporting seats, a hydraulic jack, a roller, and a roller supporting seat. The base is a cuboid with equal length and width, a through hole running through side surfaces of the base is provided on the base. A vertical guide groove is provided on each of the two base supporting seats. The roller supporting seat is U-shaped and located between the two base supporting seats, and the roller is rotatably supported in the roller supporting seat. Two ends of a central axis of the roller are respectively located in the two guide grooves, the hydraulic jack is disposed within the base, and a top of the hydraulic jack abuts against a bottom of the roller supporting seat. |
| US11066791B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling a quality of a paving material
A method for controlling a quality of a paving material distributed along a paving area using a paver includes: receiving a thermal profile of a portion of the paving area in which the paving material is distributed, and the thermal profile includes a plurality of temperature values assigned to respective measurement points, and analyzing the thermal profile in order to detect segregation spots of the paving material within the portion. Analyzing includes determining a first zone of measurement points arranged adjacent to each other and having temperature values within a predetermined range, the first zone being at least partially surrounded by measurement points having temperature values out of the predetermined range, and analyzing an orientation of the first zone with respect to a travel direction of the paver. The last substep of analyzing is assigning an indication, in particular an error indication, to the portion based on the analyzing of the orientation. |
| US11066780B2 |
Protective layer for ironing board
A protective layer for an ironing board comprises an overlay portion and an edge that extends over an entirety of sides of a top surface of an ironing board to prevent slippage of the protective layer from the ironing board. The protective layer includes a plurality of tabs extending from the edge, each tab having a hole positioned therein for hanging items from the protective layer. The protective layer is stretchable to fit over the top surface of an ironing board, and the plurality of tabs are positioned on each elongated side of the protective layer and on a back portion thereof. The protective layer may be part of an ironing board cover that includes a padded textile base section to form a smooth, heat-reflective and secure ironing surface. |
| US11066779B2 |
Clothes dryer
A clothes dryer comprises a body, a first drying container installed in the body and configured to include a rotary drum configured to be rotatable, and a second drying container installed in the body but separated from the first drying container, and the second drying container includes an electrode plate configured to include a plurality of electrode regions, a controller configured to select an electrode region where an electric field is to be applied, among the plurality of electrode regions and an electric field is applied to the electrode region selected by the controller. |
| US11066778B2 |
Hybrid RF/conventional clothes dryer
The present application encompasses methods and apparatus for heating a load such as clothes immersed in a medium such as water during a heating period. A method embodiment of the present invention comprises heating the load and medium within an enclosure by subjecting said load and medium to heated air originated from a conventional energy source; and applying heat to said load and medium within the enclosure via an AC electrical field, embodied as a capacitor, originated from an RF power source. |
| US11066775B2 |
Method and apparatus for cleaning laundry
A laundry washing machine having: a casing, a washing tub located within the casing, a drum mounted within the washing tub and configured to rotate relative to the casing, a door attached to the casing and being openable to provide access to the drum, an additive loading and supply system configured to receive loose detergent, one or more valves configured to selectively provide water to the additive loading and supply system, a tub supply pipe fluidly connecting the additive loading and supply system to the drum, a receptacle configured to receive a unit dose package comprising a water soluble pouch containing a dose of cleaning product, and means for breaking the unit dose package outside the additive loading and supply system. |
| US11066774B2 |
Laundry treating appliance and dispenser for treating chemistries
A dispenser for the laundry treating appliance has a siphon for handling liquid treating chemistries and a float mechanism for handling solid treating chemistries, especially in the form of powders, in the same chamber. The dispenser can thus be operable for either or both types of treating chemistries with a single chamber and without having to reconfigure anything. |
| US11066772B2 |
Laundry washing machine provided with a control panel
A laundry washing machine equipped with a treating agents dispenser comprising compartments adapted to be filled with at least one treating agent and a control panel comprising input devices allowing the user to select or set washing programs and/or parameters of the machine and comprising output devices for giving information to the user of features of said machine and/or a feedback to the user related to the settings/status of the machine. At least one output device of said the devices and at least one compartment of the compartments comprise a common visual identifier. |
| US11066769B2 |
Cloth spreading apparatus
A cloth spreading apparatus is capable of eliminating the troublesome work of pulling a cloth when the cloth is held by feeding chucks to reduce burden of the worker and operation time. A cloth spreading apparatus includes a pair of feeding chucks grasping adjacent corners of a cloth, a moving device for moving the pair of feeding chucks between a feeding position and a delivery position of the cloth to draw the cloth, and spreading chucks for receiving the cloth directly or indirectly from the pair of feeding chucks and spreading the cloth in a direction of separating the adjacent corners from each other. The moving device has separate moving trajectories corresponding to the respective feeding chucks so that the pair of feeding chucks can move between the feeding position and the delivery position independently of each other. |
| US11066766B2 |
Manufacture of spunbond from continuous filaments
An apparatus for making spunbonded nonwoven from continuous thermoplastic filaments has a spinneret for downwardly emitting the continuous filaments in a filament direction, a cooling chamber directly beneath the spinneret for receiving the filaments from the spinneret and cooling the spun filaments with cooling air and having relative to a longitudinally extending machine direction a pair of longitudinal sides extending parallel to the machine direction and a pair of transverse sides extending substantially perpendicular to the machine direction between the longitudinal sides. Respective air-supply manifolds on the transverse sides feed cooling air therefrom into the cooling chamber. The cooling air is extracted from the cooling chamber at the longitudinal sides. A stretcher directly beneath the cooling chamber receives and elongates the cooled filaments, and a device deposits the stretched filaments as a band and conveys the band off in the machine direction. |
| US11066765B2 |
UHMWPE fiber and method to produce
Processes for preparing ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibers, and the fibers and articles produced therefrom. Exposed surfaces of the fibers are subjected to a treatment that enhances the surface energy at the fiber surfaces. Such treated surfaces are subsequently coated with a protective coating immediately after the treatment to increase the shelf life of the treatment. The coating comprises at least one poly(alkyl-oxide) polymer. |
| US11066759B2 |
Pitch-based ultrafine carbon fibers, method for producing same, non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery negative electrode using said pitch-based ultrafine carbon fibers, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having said non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery negative electrode
The present invention provides pitch-based ultrafine carbon fibers that have an average fiber diameter of at least 100 nm and less than 700 nm, and an average fiber length of 10 μm or more, wherein C—O bonds >C═O bonds in terms of the abundance ratio (molar ratio) of C—O bonds and C═O bonds derived from the O1s orbital as measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. |
| US11066756B2 |
Crystal growth apparatus, method for manufacturing silicon carbide single crystal, silicon carbide single crystal substrate, and silicon carbide epitaxial substrate
A crystal growth apparatus includes: a chamber including a gas inlet, a gas outlet, a welded portion, and a water-cooling portion configured to water-cool a portion at least including the welded portion; an exhaust pump connected to the gas outlet; a dew point instrument disposed between the gas outlet and the exhaust pump, the dew point instrument being configured to measure a dew point of gas passing through the gas outlet. |
| US11066755B2 |
Plating apparatus and plating method
A substrate holder holds a polygonal substrate Wf. A plating bath accommodates the anode holder and the substrate holder. The anode and the substrate are immersed in a plating solution in the plating bath. A control device controls a current flowing between the anode and the substrate. The substrate holder has power feed members placed along respective sides of the polygonal substrate, and there are a plurality of groups of the sides, each group including at least one side, at least one side being different between the groups. The control device can control, on a group-by-group basis, a current to be supplied to the power feed members. |
| US11066754B2 |
Apparatus for electrochemically processing semiconductor substrates
An apparatus for processing a front face of a semiconductor wafer is provided. The apparatus includes a main chamber, at least one loading port connected to the main chamber for introducing the wafer to the main chamber, at least one stack of wafer processing modules, and a transfer mechanism for transferring the wafer between the loading port and the processing modules. The at least one stack of wafer processing modules includes three or more substantially vertically stacked wafer processing modules, wherein adjacent wafer processing modules in the stack have a vertical separation of less than 50 cm, and each processing module is configured to process the wafer when disposed substantially horizontally therein with the front face of the wafer facing upwards, and at least one wafer processing module is an electrochemical wafer processing module. |
| US11066749B2 |
Corrosion inhibition of HCL treatment fluids with environmentally compatible solvent
A method of treating in a subterranean formation including placing a corrosion inhibitor composition into a subterranean formation, where the formation includes an acidic environment having a pH of about 5 or below, where the composition includes: an organic solvent comprising an alcohol with a flash point of at least about 75° C.; a nitrogen containing compound; an aqueous acid solution comprising HCl; and contacting a metal surface with the corrosion inhibitor composition. A corrosion inhibitor composition includes an organic solvent comprising an alcohol with a flash point of at least about 75° C.; a nitrogen containing compound; and an aqueous acid solution comprising HCl. |
| US11066748B2 |
Microwave plasma and ultraviolet assisted deposition apparatus and method for material deposition using the same
A deposition apparatus for depositing a material on a substrate is provided. The deposition apparatus has a processing chamber defining a processing space in which the substrate is arranged, an ultraviolet radiation assembly configured to emit ultraviolet radiation and a microwave radiation assembly configured to emit microwave radiation into an excitation space that can be the same as the processing space, and a gas feed assembly configured to feed a precursor gas into the processing space and a reactive gas into the excitation space. The ultraviolet radiation assembly and the microwave radiation assembly are operated in combination to excite the reactive gas in the excitation space. The material is deposited on the substrate from the reaction of the excited reactive gas and the precursor gas. A method for using the deposition apparatus to deposit a material on a substrate is provided. |
| US11066747B2 |
Chemical delivery chamber for self-assembled monolayer processes
Implementations described herein relate to apparatus and methods for self-assembled monolayer (SAM) deposition. Apparatus described herein includes processing chambers having various vapor phase delivery apparatus fluidly coupled thereto. SAM precursors may be delivered to process volumes of the chambers via various apparatus which is heated to maintain the precursors in vapor phase. In one implementation, a first ampoule or vaporizer configured to deliver a SAM precursor may be fluidly coupled to the process volume of a process chamber. A second ampoule or vaporizer configured to deliver a material different from the SAM precursor may also be fluidly coupled to the process volume of the process chamber. |
| US11066745B2 |
Antistatic coatings for plastic vessels
A method of reducing static charge of a plastic container is provided. The method includes providing a PECVD coating of SiCOH, SiOx or SiOH to an external support surface of the container. The PECVD coating reduces static charge of the container compared to a reference container that is essentially identical to the container except that the reference container is uncoated. |
| US11066742B2 |
Vapor deposition mask
A first region of a valid portion formed on a mask sheet has a shape corresponding to a shape of each of active regions and provided for each active region of a vapor target substrate. A second region of the valid portion is located outside of the first region, and includes a plurality of vapor deposition holes (H) covered with a hauling sheet. |
| US11066738B2 |
Mask plates and display panels
The present application relates to a display panel and a mask plate for fabricating a display panel. The mask plate for fabricating a display panel includes: a first surface; a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a plurality of through holes spaced apart from each other. The through hole has a first opening formed on the first surface, and a second opening formed on the second surface. An area of the second opening is larger than an area of the first opening. The second openings are arranged in parallel in a first predetermined direction. The first predetermined direction has a predetermined angle with respect to a horizontal direction or a vertical direction of the mask plate, and the predetermined angle does not include 90°. |
| US11066733B2 |
Calcium-based metallic glass alloy molded body for medical use and production method thereof
It is an object of the present invention to provide a production method of a calcium-based metallic glass alloy molded body for medical use which has a biodegradable property, has a mechanical strength equal to or higher than that of metal materials, and enables complex molding and a wide range of applications. The calcium-based metallic glass alloy molded body for medical use is produced by mixing a metal powder including a calcium powder, alloying the mixed metal powder, and sintering the alloyed mixed metal powder. |
| US11066731B2 |
Electric contact and vacuum interrupter using same
In an electric contact including a base material, high-melting-point substance particles, and an intermetallic compound, the intermetallic compound containing a MnX compound (X represents Te or Se) and a compound of a Mn—Cu solid-solution phase and X, is dispersed in the base material. If the Vickers hardness of the high-melting-point substance particles is higher than 0 Hv and lower than 200 Hv, the particle diameter of the high-melting-point substance particles is not smaller than 0.1 μm and not larger than 100 μm. If the Vickers hardness of the high-melting-point substance particles is 200 Hv or higher, the particle diameter is not smaller than 0.1 μm and not larger than 10 μm. The mass of X atoms is not lower than 1.5 mass % and not higher than 15 mass %. The atomic weight ratio Mn/(Mn+X) is not lower than 20 at % and not higher than 80 at %. |
| US11066729B2 |
High-elasticity aluminum alloy and method of manufacturing the same
Disclosed is a high-elasticity aluminum alloy which contains carbide to improve elongation. Further, a method of manufacturing the high-elasticity aluminum alloy is provided. The method includes steps of: charging pure aluminum and an Al-5B master alloy in a melting furnace to form a first molten metal; charging an Al-10Ti master alloy in the first molten metal to form a second molten metal; charging silicon (Si) element in the second molten metal to form a third molten metal; adding carbon (C) to the third molten metal to form a fourth molten metal; and tapping the fourth molten metal into a mold to cast the fourth molten metal. |
| US11066725B2 |
Cyclone underflow scavengering process using enhanced mineral separation circuits (EMSC)
A system is provided for processing a circulating load in comminution circuit of a mineral separation process for separating mineral particles of interest from an ore, featuring: a coarse screen and an enhanced mineral separation circuit (EMSC). The coarse screen may be configured to receive a cyclone underflow having mineral particles of interest and forming part of the circulating load of the comminution circuit, and provide coarse screen feeds for further processing. The enhanced mineral separation circuit may include a collection processor configured to receive one of the coarse screen feeds, and may also include at least one collection apparatus located in the collection processor, the at least one collection apparatus having a collection surface configured with a functionalized polymer comprising a plurality of molecules having a functional group configured to attract the mineral particles of interest to the collection surface, and provide enhanced mineral separation circuit feeds for further processing in the system. |
| US11066716B2 |
Steel sheet and method for producing the same
Provided are a steel sheet which has a tensile strength of 900 MPa or higher and excellent weldability, and a method for producing the steel sheet. The steel sheet has a specific composition and a microstructure containing, in terms of area fraction, ferrite of 30% or less (including 0%), tempered martensite of 70% or more (including 100%), and the balance other than ferrite and the tempered martensite of 10% or less (including 0%) in total, the tempered martensite having an average grain size thereof is 5 μm or lower, the tempered martensite having iron-based carbides, which have average particle sizes of 100 nm or less, precipitated on grain boundaries, and the tempered martensite containing, in terms of atomic concentration, 5 atom % or more in total of Si and Mn on the grain boundaries of the tempered martensite. The steel sheet has a tensile strength of 900 MPa or higher. |
| US11066713B2 |
Method of operating a top submerged lance furnace
A method of operating a top submerged lance furnace, and more particularly but not exclusively to a method of coating an end of a lance of a top submerged lance furnace with a slag layer, as well as a method of maintaining a uniform heat distribution about the periphery of the lance of the top submerged lance furnace. In terms of the method, the lance is caused to rotate, and a fluid is passed through the lance before it is inserted into the molten material bath inside the crucible. |
| US11066709B2 |
Methods for diagnosing and treating cancer by means of the expression status and mutational status of NRF2 and downstream target genes of said gene
The invention provides methods of identifying a subject having cancer, such as lung cancer, by analyzing expression levels of one or more NRF2 splice variants or NRF2 target genes. The invention also provides methods of treating cancer in a subject with a NRF2 pathway antagonist, wherein the subject expresses one or more NRF2 splice variants or overexpresses one or more NRF2 target genes. |
| US11066707B2 |
Detection of target nucleic acid variants
The present invention relates to highly sensitive and specific methods for detection of nucleic acids, which for example are useful for detection of rare mutations, or for detection of low-abundance variants in nucleic acids sequences. The methods involve an asymmetric incremental polymerase reaction (AIPR) followed by an exponential polymerase chain reaction (PCR). |
| US11066706B2 |
Blood biomarkers for appendicitis and diagnostics methods using biomarkers
The invention relates to methods and kits for diagnosing and/or treating appendicitis in a subject, comprising obtaining a biological sample from said subject; detecting RNA expression levels of at least three or more biomarkers in the biological sample and comparing the expression levels of said at least three or more biomarkers to a control sample wherein an increase or decrease in the level of expression of said at least three or more biomarkers as compared to the control sample is indicative of appendicitis. |
| US11066701B2 |
Super-resolution sequencing
A method for template-directed sequencing-by-synthesis of an array of target polynucleotide can include: (a) providing an array of target polynucleotides in a fluidic vessel; (b) contacting the array of polynucleotides with a solution comprising (i) polymerization complex and (ii) reversibly terminating and differently labeled A,C,G, and T/U nucleotides; (c) incorporating one of the differently labeled nucleotides, using the polymerization complex, into a chain complementary to at least one of the array of polynucleotides; (d) binding imaging tags to the differently labeled nucleotides of step (c); (e) imaging and storing the identity and position of the imaging tags of step (d); (f) reversing termination (b)-(e); (g) repeating steps (b)-(e) and assembling a sequence for each of the array of target polynucleotides from the stored identity and position of the imaging tags, optionally as a homogeneous or one pot reaction. Additional methods of sequencing target polynucleotides are described herein. |
| US11066697B1 |
Colorimetric and multiplexed isothermal RNA-based assay for SARS-CoV-2 and other viral diagnostics and cell analysis
Methods, devices, and kits for performing rapid, highly sensitive, high throughput, accurate, and flexible detection and quantification of nucleic acids based on highly optimized rolling circle amplification are provided. The methods, devices, and kits can be used to detect and track an emergent virus or other pathogen, including SARS-CoV-2, to test and diagnose individual patients with respect to a specific pathogen or disease, including COVID-19, and to detect and analyze cellular nucleic acids. The methods and devices also can be used to detect fragments and variants of DNA or RNA, including those present in cancer cells. The methods, devices, and kits are suitable for use in both high throughput screening carried out in centralized testing laboratories and in point-of-care testing devices used in the field, at home, in the workplace, or at public facilities for rapid detection and diagnosis. |
| US11066694B2 |
Affinity tag nucleic acid and protein compositions, and processes for using same
The present invention concerns compositions and processes that use affinity tags for isolating, and detecting or quantifying analytes, including nucleic acids, proteins and polypeptides. Compositions include nucleic acid compositions and protein compositions with affinity binding pairs, including metal binding peptides and immobilized metals, or peptide affinity groups. |
| US11066692B2 |
Real-time monitoring
Provided herein are methods for the real-time monitoring of an intracellular event or response. In particular, the methods provided herein monitor the conversion of a pro-substrate to a substrate for a protein sensor as a result of an intracellular event or response. |
| US11066690B2 |
Flavin-binding glucose dehydrogenase variant
The present invention relates to FAD-GDH consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or 3, an amino acid sequence having an identity of 70% or more with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or 3, or an amino acid sequence having a deletion, substitution or addition of one or several amino acids in the amino acid sequence (the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or the amino acid sequence having an identity of 70% or more with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1); having an amino acid substitution at the position(s) corresponding to the following amino acid(s): the amino acid at the 175th position in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, the amino acid at the 214th position in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, the amino acid at the 192nd position in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, the amino acid at the 212th position in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, the amino acid at the 218th position in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and/or the amino acid at the 226th position in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; and having an improved thermal stability compared to that before the substitution, provided that an FAD-GDH consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28, 30 or 32 is excluded. |
| US11066687B2 |
5′-inosinic acid dehydrogenase and method of preparing 5′-inosinic acid using the same
Provided are a variant of 5′-inosinic acid dehydrogenase, a microorganism including the same, and a method of preparing 5′-inosinic acid using the same. |
| US11066685B2 |
Fermentation process for producing monosaccharides in free form from nucleotide-activated sugars
The present invention relates to a process for producing a monosaccharide, e.g. L-fucose, in free form using a microbial fermentation process. The used microorganism exhibits hydrolase activity on nucleotide-activated sugars and releases the monosaccharide in an unmodified free form. The free monosaccharide is retrieved from the supernatant of the cultivated microorganism. |
| US11066678B2 |
Methods of improving titer in transfection-based production systems using eukaryotic cells
The invention relates to methods of improving titer in transfection-based bioreactor culture production or transfection-based production systems using eukaryotic cells. |
| US11066676B2 |
Method, vectors, cells, seeds and kits for stacking genes into a single genomic site
Methods of gene stacking are described herein. The methods can be used to repeatedly add genes into a chosen locus in a precise manner, which ensures co-segregation of all introduced genes and contributes to the stabilization of gene expression. In addition, methods of removing any additional foreign DNA elements such as selectable markers are provided. Seed stocks or cell lines comprising a gene stacking site, vectors containing an insert flanked by target sites for a site-specific DNA recombinase for use in the methods and kits for carrying out the methods are also provided herein. |
| US11066673B2 |
Polycomb-associated non-coding RNAs
This invention relates to long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), libraries of those lncRNAs that bind chromatin modifiers, such as Polycomb Repressive Complex 2, inhibitory nucleic acids and methods and compositions for targeting lncRNAs. |
| US11066672B1 |
Methods and compositions for the specific inhibition of transthyretin (TTR) by double stranded RNA
This invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for reducing transth:yretin (TTR) target RNA and protein levels via use of dsRNAs, e.g., Dicer substrate siRNA (DsiRNA) agents. |
| US11066665B2 |
Antitumor drug delivery formulation
This invention provides an antitumor drug delivery formulation for treating a subject having a tumor more highly expressing a TUG1 gene than normal tissues or preventing the subject from tumor metastasis, comprising a polymeric micelle comprising a nucleic acid that suppresses high expression of the TUG1 gene as an active ingredient, wherein the polymeric micelle comprises a block copolymer having a cationic poly(amino acid) segment and a hydrophilic polymer chain segment and the nucleic acid, and wherein the nucleic acid is bound to a cationic group of the cationic poly(amino acid) segment to form a complex and/or the nucleic acid is incorporated in the micelle or attached into the micelle; and the polymeric micelle accumulates in the tumor. |
| US11066660B2 |
Technique for aggregating macromolecules together with cells
The present invention provides a technique for efficiently aggregating a polymer such as ECM together with cells.A method for preparing a polymer-loaded cell or cell aggregate, comprising adding a solution containing a polymer and at least one cell to a medium containing a swellable material to thereby aggregate the polymer together with the cell. A method for controlling the property and/or the function of a cell or a cell aggregate, comprising culturing the polymer-loaded cell or cell aggregate prepared by the above-described method. A method for culturing a cell or a cell aggregate, comprising: preparing a polymer capsule filled with a cell or a cell aggregate by adding a solution containing a polymer and at least one cell to a medium containing a swellable material to thereby aggregate the polymer together with the cell; and culturing the cell or cell aggregate within the capsule.For constructing 3D cell tissues, a method using U-bottom 96-well plates or the hanging-drop method is conventionally used. In the present invention, 2000 cells can be mixed with 1 μl of ECM-containing medium so that ECM and the cells are allowed to aggregate simultaneously. When the efficiency in this case is taken as 1, ECM can only be mixed in 3D cell tissues at a calculated efficiency of approx. 1/12000 in the method using U-bottom 96-well plates or approx. 1/2400 in the hanging drop method. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the cost of ECM can be reduced to about several thousand to ten thousand times less. Besides, it is possible to efficiently use artificial ECM that cannot be synthesized in a large quantity or rare ECM that can only be extracted in an extremely small quantity for such a reason that the source is a small organism. |
| US11066659B2 |
Glucose isomerase
The present invention relates to polypeptide, preferably to a glucose isomerase, comprising an amino acid sequence, wherein the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide, preferably the glucose isomerase, is at least 95% identical to an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, wherein the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide, preferably the glucose isomerase, comprises an amino acid substitution at one or more amino acid positions, wherein the one or more amino acid positions is/are each and independently selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1 amino acid positions 89, 90, 95, 0, 33, 34, 35, and 59. The present invention further relates to methods preparing glucose including the use of the polypeptides of the invention for preparing glucose. |
| US11066657B2 |
Methods and compositions for stabilizing trans-splicing intein modified proteases
Methods for producing a trans-splicing intein-modified protease with enhanced solubility and regulating its activity are described. Intein-modified proteases having enhanced solubility and polynucleotides encoding the same are provided. Methods of storing trans-splicing proteases are also described. |
| US11066652B2 |
Vaccine for immunocompromised hosts
The invention provides peptides derived from a ubiquitous protein, and nucleic acids encoding such peptides. The invention extends to various uses of these peptides and nucleic acids, for example, as antigens for use in vaccines per se and in the generation of antibodies for use in therapeutic drugs for the prevention, amelioration or treatment of infections caused by sepsis-inducing bacteria. The invention particularly benefits immunocompromised hosts such as neonates, babies, children, women of fertile age, pregnant women, foetuses, the elderly and diabetics. |
| US11066651B2 |
Methods and compositions relating to viral latency
Disclosed are compositions and methods that relate generally to viruses, and more particularly to the agents and their identification and use of anti-HIV agents which cause latently infected cells to reactivate. |
| US11066650B2 |
Methods for the in vitro manufacture of gastric fundus tissue and compositions related to same
The instant disclosure relates to methods for converting mammalian definitive endoderm (DE) cells into specific tissue(s) or organ(s) through directed differentiation. In particular, the disclosure relates to formation of gastric fundus tissue and/or organoids formed from differentiated definitive endoderm. |
| US11066643B2 |
Natural killer cells with enhanced viability, proliferation and cytotoxicity following cryopreservation
The present disclosure generally relates to compositions of NK cells for adoptive transfer. In particular, the disclosure relates to enhancing viability, proliferation and cytotoxicity of feeder-free NK cells following cryopreservation. |
| US11066640B2 |
Microbacterium sp. strain and method for producing psicose by using same
The present invention relates to a newly isolated bacterium belonging to the genus Microbacterium, a composition for producing psicose comprising the strain, and a method for producing psicose using the same. |
| US11066628B2 |
Fermented tea beer
A gluten-free fermented beverage for human consumption includes a mixture including tea and alcohol. The alcohol is formed by a single culture yeast and fermentable sugar not derived from grain. A method for making the beverage includes steeping a form of tea leaves in water to form a tea, adding a form of yeast nutrient to the tea, adding a fermentable sugar not derived from grain to the tea, adding a single culture yeast to the tea, fermenting the tea mixture, adding citric acid before and/or after the step of fermenting, filtering the fermented tea, and carbonating the fermented tea. |
| US11066627B2 |
Cleaning agent composition for semiconductor device substrate, method of cleaning semiconductor device substrate, method of manufacturing semiconductor device substrate, and semiconductor device substrate
According to the present invention, there is provided a cleaning agent composition for a semiconductor device substrate including at least one of wiring and an electrode in which the wiring and the electrode contain cobalt or a cobalt alloy, the cleaning agent composition including a component (A): at least one compound selected from the group consisting of specific compounds; and a component (B): water. |
| US11066626B2 |
Amphiphilic polysaccharide derivatives and compositions comprising same
The disclosure relates to compositions comprising a polysaccharide derivative, wherein the polysaccharide derivative comprises a polysaccharide substituted with a) at least one hydrophobic group, and b) at least one hydrophilic group, wherein the polysaccharide is poly alpha-1,3-glucan, poly alpha-1,6-glucan, or poly alpha-1,3-1,6-glucan. |
| US11066623B2 |
Separation of contaminants from a liquid mixture
The present invention provides method for separating contaminants from a liquid mixture comprising the steps of a) providing a feed of said liquid mixture to be purified, b) adding a separation aid to the liquid mixture to be purified, wherein said separation aid is capable of binding said contaminants and c) supplying a flow of compressed air into said feed after step b) has been performed to provide a feed comprising air. The method further comprises steps d) removing air from said feed comprising air to provide a deaerated feed; and e) supplying said deaerated feed to a separator, and f) separating a phase comprising contaminants and said separation aid from said liquid mixture in said separator, wherein the separation aid added in step b) is insoluble in said liquid mixture at the separation conditions in step f). The present invention further provides a system for separating contaminants from a liquid mixture. |
| US11066621B2 |
Lubricating oil composition
The present invention provides a lubricating oil composition not containing ZnDTP but comprising: (a) a base oil; (b) molybdenum dialkyldithiocarbamate; and (c) an organic acid metal salt compound having a metal of Group 8 of a short periodic table, copper, or bismuth as a central metal. |
| US11066620B2 |
Lubricant composition
Lubricant compositions comprising a base oil, one or more antioxidants selected from a group consisting of N-α-naphthyl-N-phenylamine antioxidants and diphenylamine antioxidants; and a sulfur-containing additive comprising up to seven carbon atoms exhibit outstanding oxidative stability and non-corrosion properties. The N-α-naphthyl-N-phenylamine antioxidants plus diphenylamine antioxidants in total may be present from about 0.2 wt % to about 0.8 wt %, based on the total weight of the lubricant composition. The sulfur provided by the sulfur-containing additive may be present from about 50 ppm to about 1000 ppm by weight, based on the total weight of the lubricant composition. |
| US11066619B2 |
Phosphorous containing compounds and uses thereof
The invention relates to phosphorous-containing compounds useful as antiwear additive components, lubricant additive compositions and lubricant compositions each comprising such compounds, methods for making and using the same, including methods of lubricating machines and machine parts and methods of extending the useful life of elastomeric seal components of such machines. |
| US11066615B2 |
Copolymers of bicyclic (meth)acrylate and alkyl (meth)acrylate and their use as rheology modifiers in fuels
The invention relates to specific copolymers obtainable by co-polymerizing at least the following monomers: at least one bicyclic (meth)acrylate ester at least one lower-alkyl (meth)acrylate optionally, and preferably, at least one aromatic vinyl monomer; and optionally other ethylenically unsaturated monomers, whereby the copolymer has a weight averaged molecular weight of from 100,000 to 10,000,000 D, determined using GPC-MALS techniques for a solution in THF at 40° C., as well as to the way to synthesize such copolymers and the use of such polymers to modify the rheology of a liquid in which they are soluble. |
| US11066614B2 |
Hydrocarbon marine fuel oil
A liquid hydrocarbon marine fuel oil includes a marine distillate fuel or a heavy oil or a blend thereof containing an additive combination including: (A) a polyalkenyl-substituted carboxylic acid or anhydride, and (B) a metal hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxybenzoate and/or sulfonate detergent, where the mass:mass ratio of (A) to (B) is in the range of 20:1 to 1:20 and the treat rate of the additive combination is in the range of 5 to 10000 ppm by mass. |
| US11066613B2 |
Method and apparatus for gasifying carbon-containing material
An apparatus and a method for gasifying carbon-containing materials in which the material for gasification and oxygen, usually in the form of air, are supplied to a gas generator where the gasification takes place in a fixed bed reactor. The product gas is drawn off via a product gas line and introduced into a hot gas filter. A filter, preferably provided with filter candles, removes solids such as particles not yet gasified, ash and foreign bodies, while clean gas passes through and is taken off via a clean gas line. An outlet is provided in the bottom region of the hot gas filter to remove residual solids. The hot gas filter is supplied through a line with oxygen, preferably in the form of air, in its middle height region, between the filter bottom and the outlet. |
| US11066612B1 |
Biomass gasification device
The present invention provides a biomass gasification device that optimizes the pyrolysis temperature of biomass, the reforming temperature of pyrolysis gas, and the atmosphere thereof to generate a reformed gas containing a large amount of valuable gas. The present invention related to a biomass gasification device that is provided with a biomass pyrolyzer, a pyrolysis gas reformer, and a pyrolysis gas introduction pipe, wherein: the biomass pyrolyzer is further provided with a heat carrier inlet and outlet ports, and performs pyrolysis on the biomass by heat of the heat carrier; the pyrolysis gas reformer performs steam-reforming on pyrolysis gas generated by the pyrolysis of biomass; the pyrolysis gas reformer is further provided with an air or oxygen blow-in port; and the pyrolysis gas introduction pipe is provided on the biomass pyrolyzer-side surface below the upper surface of the heat carrier layer formed in the biomass pyrolyzer. |
| US11066611B2 |
System for conversion of crude oil to petrochemicals and fuel products integrating vacuum gas oil hydrotreating and steam cracking
Process scheme configurations are disclosed that enable conversion of crude oil feeds with several processing units in an integrated manner into petrochemicals. The designs utilize minimum capital expenditures to prepare suitable feedstocks for the steam cracker complex. The integrated process for converting crude oil to petrochemical products including olefins and aromatics, and fuel products, includes mixed feed steam cracking and gas oil steam cracking. Feeds to the mixed feed steam cracker include light products and naphtha from hydroprocessing zones within the battery limits, recycle streams from the C3 and C4 olefins recovery steps, and raffinate from a pyrolysis gasoline aromatics extraction zone within the battery limits. Feeds to the gas oil steam cracker include hydrotreated gas oil range intermediates from vacuum gas oil hydrotreating. |
| US11066609B2 |
Integrated methods and systems of hydrodearylation and hydrodealkylation of heavy aromatics to produce benzene, toluene, and xylenes
Provided here are systems and methods that integrate a hydrodearylation process and a hydrodealkylation process into an aromatic recovery complex. Various other embodiments may be disclosed and claimed. |
| US11066608B2 |
Light alkanes to liquid fuels
The present disclosure relates generally processes and systems for converting a C2-C7 light alkanes feed to liquid transportation fuels or value-added chemicals. The feed is contacted with an aromatization catalyst at a temperature and pressure that selectively converts C4 and larger alkanes to an intermediate product comprising monocyclic aromatics and olefins. Following separation of the aromatics and C5+ hydrocarbons from the intermediate product, unconverted C2-C3 alkanes are thermally-cracked to produce olefins that are subsequently oligomerized to produce a liquid transportation fuel blend stock or value-added chemicals. |
| US11066604B2 |
Pyrolysis oil and method and system for the production thereof
A method for producing a pyrolysis oil is described. In said method, a feedstock to be treated is first pyrolyzed in a pyrolysis zone, in which the feedstock is heated to a temperature of 250 degrees Celsius to 700 degrees Celsius; and pyrolyzed solids and pyrolysis vapors are formed. The pyrolysis vapors are then reformed at a temperature of 450 degrees Celsius to 1,200 degrees Celsius in a post-conditioning zone, in which the pyrolysis vapors are brought into contact with a catalyst bed, wherein the pyrolysis oil is formed. In this case, the catalyst comprises a pyrolyzed solid, which can be obtained according to the pyrolysis, described above. Finally the pyrolysis oil is separated from the additional pyrolysis products, which are formed, in a separation unit. |
| US11066603B2 |
Fire insulation material
A fire insulation precursor material formed of cement, in an amount of between 10-30% w/w; and an aluminium or magnesium hydroxide, huntite or hydromagnesite in an amount of between 60-90% w/w. A fire insulation material is provided including the previously mentioned precursor material. Further described are methods of forming a fire insulation material and applications for such material in sheaths, duct coatings, cable trays and other elongate components. |
| US11066600B2 |
Lutetium nitride-based phosphor and light emitting device comprising same
A lutetium nitride-based phosphor and a light emitting device comprising the same, wherein the lutetium nitride-based phosphor comprises an inorganic compound, and the composition of the inorganic compound comprises at least an M element, an A element, a D element and an R element; the M element is one or two elements selected from a group consisting of Lu, La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Y, Tb and Gd, and necessarily comprises Lu; the A element is Si and/or Ge; the D element is one or two elements selected from a group consisting of O, N and F, and necessarily comprises N; the R element is Ce and/or Dy, and the atomic molar ratio of the Lu element in the M element is greater than 50%. Because the ion radius of Lu3+ is smaller than the ion radius of La3+, the light color performance thereof can be flexibly adjusted according to needs. |
| US11066597B2 |
Intraband transition-based infrared device of nonstoichiometric quantum dots
The present disclosure relates to an infrared device using intra-band electron transition of non-stoichiometric quantum dots and, more specifically, to non-stoichiometric quantum dot nanoparticles and an infrared device comprising the nanoparticles, in which the nanoparticles comprise quantum dot cores and nonthiol ligands bonded to the core and emits infrared rays from electron transition between discrete energy levels in the band. The infrared device has an effect of emitting infrared rays, particularly, mid-infrared rays or far-infrared rays, by using the electron transition between discrete energy levels in the band of quantum dots in which the proportion of a metal is higher than that of a chalcogen. In addition, the quantum dots are prepared by containing nonthiol ligands, and thus, compared with a conventional thiol ligand, ligand substitution is very easy while the n-type doping of quantum dots is maintained. |
| US11066596B2 |
Buffered friction reducer for subterranean operations
Systems and methods having friction reducer compositions for use in subterranean treatment fluids are presented. An embodiment is a method comprising: (A) forming a treatment fluid comprising: an aqueous base fluid, a friction reducer, and an alkaline buffering agent, wherein the treatment fluid has a pH in the range of about 7 to about 10; and (B) injecting the treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation at a pressure sufficient to create or enhance one or more fractures within the subterranean formation. |
| US11066595B2 |
Biocide composition and use thereof
The present disclosure relates to biocide compositions, formulations and methods for using formulations. In particular the present disclosure relates to biocide compositions and their use in effecting biocidal activity in subterranean oil and gas wells being drilled, completed, worked over or produced. |
| US11066592B2 |
Engineered nano-modified methyl methacrylate polymer for repair of 30 microM microcracks
A method and sealant to seal microcracks as small as 30 μm by causing methyl methacrylate combined with one or more nanoparticles to flow into the microcrack to be sealed. |
| US11066590B2 |
Water-soluble polymer shale inhibitors
Shale inhibiting additives for subterranean drilling and/or treatment fluids that include water-soluble polymers are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include: providing a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid and a shale inhibiting additive comprising a water-soluble polymer; introducing the treatment fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation to contact at least a portion of the subterranean formation that comprises shale; and allowing the shale inhibiting additive to interact with the shale in the subterranean formation to at least partially inhibit the shale. |
| US11066584B2 |
Low density aerospace compositions and sealants
Low density aerospace compositions and sealants are disclosed. The low density compositions and sealants are characterized by a high volume percent loading of low density microcapsules. |
| US11066583B2 |
Admixed modifiers for adhesives
Disclosed is a method for improving interfacial adhesion of an adhesive to unprimed substrates and an improved adhesive composition, involving admixing an adhesive with an adhesive modifier, where the modifier is at least partially soluble in the at least one adhesive and includes either a non-aromatic polyol or a molecule having at least one ortho-hydroxyl substitution on a benzene ring. |
| US11066582B2 |
Adhesion composition and textile materials and articles treated therewith
This invention relates to improved adhesion compositions and textile materials and articles treated therewith. The improved adhesion composition comprises a non-crosslinked resorcinol-formaldehyde and/or resorcinol-furfural condensate (or a phenol-formaldehyde condensate that is soluble in water), a rubber latex, and an aldehyde component such as 2-furfuraldehyde. The composition may be applied to textile substrates and used for improving the adhesion between the treated textile substrates and rubber materials. End-use articles that contain the treated textile-rubber composite include, without limitation, automobile tires, belts, and hoses as well as printing blankets. |
| US11066573B2 |
Resin composition, black resin coated steel sheet using same, and method of preparing same
The present invention relates to a resin composition comprising 40% to 50% by weight of a polyester resin on the basis of a total of 100% by weight of the composition, the polyester resin comprising a main resin and an auxiliary resin, wherein the main resin has a higher molecular weight than the auxiliary resin, and the difference of a glass transition temperature between the main resin and the auxiliary resin is 25° C. or less. |
| US11066571B2 |
Pattern forming method, under coating agent, and laminate
It is an object of the present invention to provide a pattern forming method capable of easily forming a phase-separated structure with high accuracy, even in the case of widening the applicable range of a pattern size. The present invention relates to a pattern forming method comprising: applying an under coating agent onto a substrate, and applying a self-assembly composition for pattern formation to the surface of the substrate, onto which the under coating agent has been applied, and then forming a self-assembly film according to self-assembly phase separation, wherein the self-assembly composition for pattern formation comprises a block copolymer comprising a polymerization unit (a) having at least one selected from a structure represented by a formula (103) and a structure represented by a formula (104), and a polymerization unit (b) having a structure represented by a formula (105). |
| US11066570B2 |
Aqueous stain resistant coating composition
The present disclosure refers to an aqueous stain resistant coating composition, comprising, one or more aqueous dispersions of self-crosslinkable polymeric particles; and one or more particulate solids, wherein the polymeric particles have a Tg of 10° C. or less; and wherein the particulate solids comprise a combination of sheet-like particulate solids and sphere-like particulate solids in a weight ratio of 1:1 or more; and wherein the coating composition has a pigment volume concentration of 45% or more; and the coating composition is substantially free of volatile organic compounds. |
| US11066569B2 |
Paint composition for topcoats having an acrylic resin and a melamine resin as the main resins
Described herein is a topcoat paint composition having an acrylic resin (A) and a melamine resin (B). The acrylic resin (A), relative to 100 parts by mass thereof, contains 30-40 parts by mass of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, 10-30 parts by mass of styrene and 25 parts by mass or more of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, and does not contain, relative to 100 parts by mass of the acrylic resin (A), more than 5 parts by mass of caprolactone compound(s) and/or hydroxy group-containing (meth)acrylates constituted of 7 or more carbons. The content of acrylic resin (A), relative to 100 parts by mass of total resin solids of the topcoat paint composition, is 45 parts by mass or more. The content of melamine resin (B), which does not contain complete alkyl ether type melamine resin, relative to the acrylic resin (A), as resin solids ratio, is acrylic resin (A)/melamine resin (B)=50/50 to 80/20. |
| US11066567B2 |
Thermal inkjet dye sublimation inks
A thermal inkjet dye sublimation ink consists of a disperse dye colorant dispersion, primary and secondary solvents, a chelating agent, oleth-3-phosphate, additive(s), and water. The colorant dispersion is present in an amount ranging from about 1 wt % actives to about 7 wt % actives. The amount of the primary solvent (glycerol, ethoxylated glycerol, 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, dipropylene glycol, or combinations thereof) ranges from about 10 wt % to about 22 wt %, and the amount of the secondary solvent ranges from 0 wt % to about 7 wt %. The chelating agent amount ranges from 0 wt % actives to less than 0.1 wt % actives, and the oleth-3-phosphate amount ranges from about 0.1 wt % to about 0.75 wt. The additive is selected from the group consisting of a buffer, a biocide, another surfactant, and combinations thereof. |
| US11066565B2 |
Aliphatic ceramics dispersant
The invention provides dispersed inorganic mixed metal oxide pigment compositions in a hydrocarbon media utilizing a dispersant having polyisobutylene succinic anhydride structure reacted with a non-polymeric amino ether/alcohol to disperse a mixed metal oxide pigment in the media. The metal oxide pigment is of the type used to color ceramic or glass articles. A milling process using beads is also described to reduce the mixed metal oxide particle size to the desired range. A method of using the mixed metal oxide dispersion to digitally print an image on a ceramic or glass article using the dispersion jetted through a nozzle and subsequently firing the colored article is also described. |
| US11066561B2 |
Barrier coating structure
The present disclosure provides a barrier-coating structure that includes a polymer-matrix composite having a first surface and a second surface. The barrier-coating structure includes a flexible layer having a first surface and a second surface and a sol-gel layer having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface of the flexible layer contacts the second surface of the flexible layer. The barrier-coating structure includes a barrier layer having a first surface and a second surface. The sol-gel and/or the barrier layer may comprise one or more reactive substituents. The first surface of the barrier layer may be a laser-ablated surface. |
| US11066560B2 |
Transparent self-healing omniphobic coatings
Processes for preparing oleophobic and hydrophobic coatings on a substrate. More particularly, the disclosure relates to omniphobic surface treatment of substrates such as glass, ceramic, glass-ceramic, and the like. |
| US11066554B2 |
Meltable intumescent flame retardant compositions
Meltable flame retardant compositions and fibers fabricated thereof are provided. Compositions of the present disclosure comprise a polymer, a nitrogenous compounds and/or a phosphorus compound. Fibers and compositions of the present disclosure can be used to make fabrics. When fibers, fabrics, and compositions of the present disclosure are exposed to flame, non-flammable gases are released such that the flames is retarded and/or extinguished. |
| US11066552B2 |
Resin composition and article made therefrom
A resin composition includes a vinyl-containing polyphenylene ether resin and a multifunctional vinylsilane. The resin composition may be used to make various articles, such as a prepreg, a resin film, a laminate or a printed circuit board and achieve improvement in at least one of the properties including prepreg or laminate surface appearance, glass transition temperature, ratio of thermal expansion, peel strength, thermal resistance after moisture absorption, thermal resistance, dielectric constant, dissipation factor and inner resin flow. |
| US11066550B2 |
Polyether-epoxide polymer compositions
Polyether-epoxide polymer compositions are disclosed. The compositions comprise a reaction product of a polyepoxide compound and a polyol composition comprising a polyether polyol. The ratio of epoxy equivalents to hydroxyl equivalents is within the range of 0.5:1 to 3:1. The polyether-epoxide composition has a Tg within the range of −40° C. to 60° C. The polyether polyol has a hydroxyl value within the range of 150 to 800 mg KOH/g and an average hydroxyl functionality within the range of 3.5 to 8.0. In some aspects, the polyol composition further comprises a polyester polyol. Low- and elevated-temperature processes catalyzed by bases or Lewis acids for making the polyether-epoxide compositions are also disclosed. In a simple yet innovative approach, a new class of polymers useful for coatings, elastomers, adhesives, sealants, and other valuable products is assembled from readily available starting materials without reliance on polyamines or polyisocyanates. |
| US11066546B2 |
Glyoxylated polyacrylamide polymer composition, its use and method for increasing the strength properties of paper, board or the like
A cationic glyoxylated polyacrylamide polymer composition having improved storage stability for use in manufacture of paper, board or the like, which aqueous composition includes a glyoxylated polyacrylamide polymer having a cationic charge density in a range of 0.8-1.8 meq/g of dry polymer in dry content of 5-15% and a buffering acid. The aqueous composition has pH in a range of 2.2-4.0 and a viscosity of less than 80 mPas measured at 25° C. by using a Brookfield viscometer after 30 days storage at 35° C. or after 60 days storage at 23° C. |
| US11066541B2 |
Multimodal polypropylene composition for pipe applications
A multimodal propylene copolymer composition suitable for moulding and pipe applications comprising a multimodal propylene copolymer (U). |
| US11066538B2 |
Vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer resin composition
A vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer resin composition which is excellent in storage stability and can reduce the baking temperature is provided. The vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer resin composition comprises: 70 to 300 parts by mass of surface-treated calcium carbonate obtained by surface-treating calcium carbonate with a fatty acid or a derivative thereof based on 100 parts by mass of a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer resin having a vinyl acetate content of 8 to 12% by mass, and it is characterized in that a BET specific surface area of the surface-treated calcium carbonate is 10 to 40 m2/g, and an amount of the calcium carbonate surface-treated is 0.1×10−2 g/m2 to 0.4×10−2 g/m2 per m2/g of the BET specific surface area of the surface-treated calcium carbonate. |
| US11066537B2 |
Composition, film, infrared cut filter, solid image pickup element, infrared sensor, camera module, and novel compound
A composition includes: a compound represented by Formula (1); and at least one selected from the group consisting of a curable compound and a resin. Provided are a film that is formed using the composition, an infrared cut filter, a solid image pickup element, an infrared sensor, and a camera module. Further, provided is a compound represented by Formula (1). R1 and R2 each independently represent a group represented by the following Formula (2) and having a SP value of 12.2 (cal/cm3)1/2 or higher as a whole. |
| US11066536B2 |
Oxygen scavengers, compositions comprising the scavengers, and articles made from the compositions
The disclosure relates to oxygen scavenging molecules, compositions, methods of making the compositions, articles prepared from the compositions, and methods of making the articles. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. |
| US11066530B2 |
Ophthalmic devices containing UV blocker and methods for their preparation
A method for preparing an ophthalmic device containing an ultraviolet (UV) blocker is disclosed. The method involves (a) soaking an ophthalmic device in one or more first solvent solutions to swell the ophthalmic device; (b) soaking the swelled ophthalmic device in one or more second solvents solutions comprising a UV blocker to de-swell the ophthalmic device and entrap the UV blocker in the ophthalmic device, wherein the UV blocker is a benzotriazole and (c) sterilizing the de-swelled ophthalmic device. |
| US11066528B2 |
Production of polyamide powders by ester aminolysis
A method for producing a polycondensate powder dispersion, characterised in that it includes at least one step of polycondensation: i) of at least one diester and at least one diamine, and/or ii) at least one amino ester, while stirring, in a solvent that can solubilise both the diamine and the diester and/or the amino ester but not the polyamide that forms during the polycondensation, at a temperature between 30° C. and the boiling temperature of the solvent, in order to produce a powder precipitate dispersed in the solvent. |
| US11066527B2 |
Polylactic acid particles and manufacturing method therefor
The present invention provides polylactic acid particles, which are formed in a continuous matrix phase from a polylactic acid resin and have a particle diameter of 1 to 100 μm. In a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) curve of the polylactic acid particles, derived from the analysis by DSC using a temperature rise of 10° C./min, a peak of the cold crystallization temperature (Tcc) is shown at a temperature between the glass transition temperature (Tg) and the melting point (Tm). The polylactic acid particles have an aspect ratio of more than or equal to 1.00 and less than 1.05 and a roundness of 0.95 to 1.00. The polylactic acid particles have a flow time of 20 to 30 seconds. |
| US11066526B2 |
Method for cleaving amide bonds
A method for cleaving amide bonds, comprising: a) providing a molecule comprising an amide group; b) reacting the molecule comprising an amide group with hydroxylamine (NH2OH) or a salt thereof to cleave the amide bond of the amide group. |
| US11066518B2 |
Method and device for the production of polyamide 6 with low extract content
The present invention relates to a method for the production of polyamide 6 with low extract content and a device for it. Here, a melt of non-extracted polyamide 6 is cleaned from monomer and oligomers in a degasification device in vacuum, wherein the vapor being withdrawn from the degasification device by the vacuum generation device is cleaned from monomer, oligomers and optionally water at first in a direct condenser which is operated with liquid ε-caprolactam and subsequently in a pre-separator which is cooled with a coolant, before it reaches the vacuum generation device. A particularly preferable variant of the method envisages the usage of the melt of polyamide 6 with low extract content so prepared in a direct process of spinning into textile fibers and/or filaments. |
| US11066515B2 |
Polyester resin composition and method of producing same
A polyester resin composition is excellent in heat resistance and hydrolysis resistance and results in a small amount of a gel composition and linear oligomers generated during a melt-molding step and a processing step. The polyester resin composition satisfies formulas (I) to (IV): the amount of generated linear oligomers<900 ppm (I) ΔCOOH/COOH≤2.0 (II) 5 ppm≤Mn content≤40 ppm (III) 4 ppm≤Na content≤40 ppm (IV). |
| US11066513B2 |
Multicolored electrochromic polymer compositions and methods of making and using the same
Electrochromic polymers include conjugated chromophores in spaced relation with one another, and conjugation-break spacers (CBSs). At least one CBS separates adjacent chromophores. The chromophores may be colored in the neutral state, and multicolored to transmissive in different oxidization states. |
| US11066511B2 |
Oligomeric polyol compositions
There is provided an oligomeric polyol composition having (a) an oligomeric network containing residues of at least one polyhydroxylated aromatic compound and residues of at least one polyol having at least three hydroxyl groups; and (b) a plurality of peripheral groups having one or more pendant hydroxyl groups bound to the oligomeric network by a plurality of linking units. The residues of the polyol may optionally contain one or more oxygen ether groups, one or more amino ether groups, or both of one or more oxygen ether groups and one or more amino ether groups. Reaction of the oligomeric polyols with isocyanate monomers affords a new class of polyurethanes having superior heat and water resistance. The new polyurethanes exhibit lower peak exotherms, typically less than 250° F. during in-mold polymerization. Articles prepared from polyurethanes incorporating such oligomeric polyol compositions exhibit flexural strengths and moduli in excess of 10,000 psi and 400,000 psi respectively, and outstanding green strength. |
| US11066508B2 |
Polyester-modified polybutadienols for producing polyurethane elastomers and thermoplastic polyurethanes
The invention relates to polyurethanes obtainable by reaction of (a) polyisocyanates A selected from modified or unmodified 4,4′-methanediphenyl diisocyanate, higher nuclear homologs of 4,4′-methanediphenyl diisocyanate, isocyanated groups containing prepolymers based on 4,4′-methanediphenyl diisocyanate, and mixtures thereof, with (b) compounds having at least two isocyanate-reactive hydrogen atoms, comprising (b1) block copolymers formed from a polybutadienol and a cyclic ester as component B1, and (b2) low molecular weight extenders or crosslinkers each having a molecular weight of 62 to 500 g/mol as component B2. |
| US11066505B2 |
Thickening agent for aqueous systems, formulations containing same and uses thereof
The present invention relates to novel associative thickeners pertaining to the HEUR category (Hydrophobically-modified Ethoxylated URethane), to intermediate aqueous formulations containing such thickeners, and to the final compositions, for example paint, lacquer, varnish or paper coating slip compositions. |
| US11066504B2 |
Aqueous polyurethane dispersions
An aqueous polyurethane dispersion comprising at least one isocyanate terminated polyurethane prepolymer prepared by reacting in the presence of at least one pyrrolidone selected from the group consisting of N-n-butylpyrrolidone, N-isobutylpyrrolidone, N-sec-butylpyrrolidone and N-tert-butylpyrrolidone, a mixture (M) which comprises: at least one polyisocyanate compound (a), at least one polyol compound (b), having a molecular weight Mw of 200 to 8000 and a hydroxyl functionality of 1.5 to 6, and at least one water dispersible enhancing component having at least one hydrophilic group or potentially hydrophilic group in water. |
| US11066498B2 |
Copolymer having low cyclic oligomer content
A copolymer has low levels of cyclic oligomeric compounds, which are undesirable impurities in certain applications. The cyclic oligomeric compounds are provided in an advantageously low ratio of C21/C13 oligomers. The C13 oligomers are extractable using steam to further reduce the total amount of cyclic oligomers. A process for producing the copolymer having low levels of cyclic oligomers involves contacting at least one isoolefin monomer with at least one multiolefin and/or β-pinene monomer in the presence of at least one Lewis acid and at least one initiator in a diluent. The diluent contains a hydrofluorinated olefin (HFO) comprising at least three carbon atoms and at least three fluorine atoms. Hydrofluorinated olefins used in the present invention are better diluents for butyl slurry cationic polymerization than saturated hydrofluorocarbons. |
| US11066497B2 |
Liquid formulation for reaction injection molding and manufacturing method thereof
A method for manufacturing a liquid formulation for reaction injection molding for polymerizing a norbornene-based monomer in the presence of a metathesis polymerization catalyst comprising tungsten as a center metal, the liquid formulation comprising a norbornene-based monomer, provided that in case where the norbornene-based monomer includes exo-dicyclopentadiene, a content of exo-dicyclopentadiene is from 0 to 2% by mass of the norbornene-based monomer, an activator of the catalyst, and a specific ether compound. |
| US11066495B2 |
Phosphaguanidine group IV metal olefin polymerization catalysts
Embodiments are directed to phosphaguanidine metal complexes of formula I and using those complexes in α-olefin polymerization systems. |
| US11066492B2 |
Process for manufacturing ethylene polymers and using modifiers
A process for producing ethylene polymer including compressing ethylene monomer in one or more compressors to a pressure from 1000 bar to 3000 bar; introducing the compressed ethylene monomer into one or more reactors; introducing a blend comprising an initiator and a modifier into the reactor where the ethylene monomer polymerizes forming a reaction mixture comprising unreacted ethylene monomer and ethylene polymer; and separating the ethylene polymer from the reaction mixture. |
| US11066490B2 |
Cyanoethyl group-containing polymer and preparation method thereof
A cyanoethyl group-containing polymer and a preparation method thereof are provided. The cyanoethyl group-containing polymer is characterized by having very low contents of functional groups other than cyanoethyl groups. |
| US11066488B2 |
Biaryl phenoxy group IV transition metal catalysts for olefin polymerization
Embodiments are directed to a catalyst system comprising metal-ligand complexes and processes for polyolefin polymerization using the metal-ligand complex having the following structure: |
| US11066483B2 |
Cytotoxicity-inducing therapeutic agent
By replacing the antigen-binding domain, the present inventors discovered novel polypeptide complexes that retain BiTE's strong anti-tumor activity and excellent safety properties, as well as have long half-life in blood and can damage various different target cells. |
| US11066480B2 |
Anti-MUC16 antibodies and uses thereof
Provided herein are compositions, methods, and uses involving antibodies that immunospecifically bind glycosylated forms of MUC16, a tethered mucin protein. Also provided herein are uses and methods for managing, treating, or preventing disorders, such as cancer. |
| US11066476B2 |
Asymmetric bispecific antibody
The present invention relates to a novel asymmetric bispecific antibody. The present invention also relates to a method for preparing the asymmetric bispecific antibody and a method of treating a disease using the antibody. |
| US11066472B2 |
Methods of treating cardiovascular disease with an anti-ASGR antibody or binding fragments thereof
Antigen binding proteins that interact with ASGR, ASGR-1 and/or ASGR-2 are described as well as methods of making and using such antigen binding proteins. Methods of treating and preventing cardiovascular disease by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of ASGR, ASGR-1 and/or ASGR-2 antigen binding proteins. Methods of treating and preventing cardiovascular disease by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of interfering RNA compositions that reduce expression of ASGR, ASGR-1 and/or ASGR-2 are described. |
| US11066471B2 |
Antibodies to MICA and MICB proteins
This present disclosure relates to antibodies which bind to soluble forms of MICA and/or MICB protein, compositions comprising the antibodies, and use of the antibodies for diagnostics and in treatment of diseases characterized by elevated level of a MIC protein. |
| US11066469B2 |
Natriuretic peptide receptor 1 antibodies and methods of use
This disclosure relates to anti-Natriuretic Peptide Receptor 1 (NPR1) antibodies including agonist antibodies which are able to activate the NPR1 receptor, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and methods of treatment comprising the same. |
| US11066467B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating ischemic heart disease
The present disclosure is directed to the treatment of ischemic heart disease and clinical conditions associated with ischemic heart disease. A composition containing a monoclonal antibody directed against gastric inhibitory polypeptide is administered. This results in cardioprotective effects against acute myocardial infarction, such as a decrease in circulating triglycerides, total cholesterol, and low-density lipoproteins, and an increase in the ratio of high-density lipoprotein to total cholesterol. |
| US11066461B2 |
Method for preventing or treating nosocomial pneumonia
A method for preventing or treating nosocomial diseases, e.g., diseases caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is provided. The method includes administering to a susceptible human subject a specified dose of a bispecific antibody that specifically binds Pseudomonas aeruginosa Psl and PcrV. |
| US11066460B2 |
Phage display vectors and methods of use
The present invention relates to vectors suitable for use in displaying proteins on the surface of bacteriophage M13 as fusion constructs with the surface protein P.III, bacteriophage M13 particles comprising a mutated P.III protein on the phage coat surface, as well as methods for producing bacteriophage M13 particles and methods for transfecting or infecting a host cell comprising the vectors and bacteriophage of the invention. |
| US11066457B2 |
Construction of chimeric antigen receptor targeting CD20 antigen and activity identification of engineered T cells thereof
Provided are a chimeric antigen receptor targeting CD20 antigen and a preparation method thereof. The extracellular antigen binding domain of the chimeric antigen receptor includes an antibody heavy chain variable region shown in SEQ ID NO: 7 or 9 or 33 and an antibody light chain variable region shown in SEQ ID NO: 11 or 13 or 35, and is capable of killing tumor cells. |
| US11066455B2 |
Tmem100 peptides and variants thereof and their use in treating or preventing diseases or conditions
The present invention features compositions of Tmem100 peptides and variants thereof, and their use in treating or preventing diseases or conditions. |
| US11066453B2 |
Immunogenic compositions containing bacterial outer membrane vesicles and therapeutic uses thereof
The present invention provides means and products for the stimulation of an immune response against tumors in a subject in need thereof. More specifically the invention provides immunogenic compositions containing bacterial outer membrane vesicles loaded with tumor antigens, fusion proteins comprising a bacterial protein and a tumor antigen, and isolated bacterial outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) containing said fusion proteins. The fusion proteins, OMVs and immunogenic compositions according to the invention are used in the prevention and treatment of tumors. |
| US11066452B2 |
Antibody binding nanofibrils
The present embodiments relate to antibody binding nanofibrils obtainable by co-fibrillation of carrier proteins and carrier-Z fusion proteins at a molar ratio selected within an interval of from 1:0.20 to 1:0.90. The antibody binding nanofibrils have extremely high antibody binding capacity and can thereby be used in various applications, such as antibody purification, and detection of biomarkers in point of care or laboratory diagnosis applications.(FIG. 6). |
| US11066451B2 |
Methods for purifying clostridial neurotoxin
A method for purifying a clostridial neurotoxin comprising contacting a cation exchange resin with a composition comprising a clostridial neurotoxin, wherein the contacting step is performed at at least pH 7.3, wherein the step of contacting a cation exchange resin with a composition comprising said clostridial neurotoxin occurs prior to conversion of the clostridial neurotoxin from a single chain form into a dichain form. Also provided are uses of a buffer having a pH value that is −1 pH unit or higher than the calculated pi of a clostridial neurotoxin, purification intermediates and clostridial neurotoxins obtainable by the invention, wherein the clostridial neurotoxin is in a single chain form. |
| US11066450B2 |
Modified meningococcal fHbp polypeptides
The inventors have identified residues within variant 2 and variant 3 of meningococcal fHbp which can be modified to enhance their properties. |
| US11066446B2 |
Cyclic peptide, affinity chromatography support, labeled antibody, antibody drug conjugate, and pharmaceutical preparation
A cyclic peptide is represented by Formula (I), RN—Xg—[Xi—Xa—Xm—X1—X2—X3—Xn—Xb—Xj]k—Xh—RC (I) in Formula (I), RN represents an N-terminal group; RC represents a C-terminal group; X1 represents an L-leucine residue, an L-isoleucine residue, an L-methionine residue, an L-lysine residue, or an L-arginine residue; X2 represents an L-valine residue or an L-isoleucine residue; X3 represents an L-tryptophan residue or an L-phenylalanine residue; one of Xa and Xb represents an amino acid residue derived from an amino acid having an azide group on a side chain and the other represents an amino acid residue derived from an amino acid having an alkynyl group on a side chain, and Xg, Xh, Xi, Xj, Xm, and Xn each represent g consecutive X's, h consecutive X's, i consecutive X's, j consecutive X's, m consecutive X's, and n consecutive X's; X represents an amino acid residue. |
| US11066435B2 |
Green methods for preparing highly CO2 selective and H2S tolerant metal organic frameworks
A green route for preparing a metal organic framework include mixing metal precursor with a ligand precursor to form a solvent-free mixture; adding droplets of water to the mixture; heating the mixture at a first temperature after adding the water; and isolating the metal organic framework material including the metal and the ligand. |
| US11066433B2 |
Pentaaza macrocyclic ring complexes possessing oral bioavailability
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to compounds which have enhanced oral bioavailability. A transition metal complex includes a transition metal coordinated by a macrocycle comprising the pentaaza 15-membered macrocyclic ring corresponding to Formula A and two axial ligands having the formula —OC(O)X1. each of the two axial ligands has the formula —OC(═O)X1 wherein each X1 is independently substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or —C(—X2)(—X3)(—X4); each X2 is independently substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl; each X3 is independently hydrogen, hydroxyl, alkyl, amino, —X5C(═O)R13 where X5 is NH or O, and R13 is C1-C18 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl or C1-C18 aralkyl, or —OR14, where R14 is C1-C18 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl or C1-C18 aralkyl, or together with X4 is (═O); and each X4 is independently hydrogen or together with X3 is (═O). |
| US11066432B2 |
Ether phospholipids and method for producing the same
[PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED] It enables any superior ether phospholipids to the conventional ones and a method for producing the same in an easy manner on a massive scale, in light of effects of treating and improving brain diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson disease, depression and schizophrenia, metabolic diseases such as diabetes, various infectious diseases, and immune disorders. [SOLUTION] Ether phospholipids are obtained from bivalve tissues such as clams and corbicula by extraction processing. The ether phospholipids exhibit significantly superior effects of the above as compared to the conventional ether phospholipids derived from chicken tissues. |
| US11066430B2 |
Method for producing polyalkylene glycol derivative having amino group at end
A method simply produces a narrowly distributed and high-purity polyalkylene glycol derivative having an amino group at an end without using a heavy metal catalyst. A method for producing a polyalkylene glycol derivative having an amino group at the end by reacting a compound represented by the general formula (V) with an alkylene oxide, then reacting a reaction product with an electrophile represented by the general formula (I), and deprotecting the obtained product without using a heavy metal: RA3O(RA4O)k−1RA4O−M+ (V) wherein RA3 represents a linear, branched, or cyclic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; RA4 represents an alkylene group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms; k represents an integer of 2 to 5; and M represents an alkali metal; wherein RA1a and RA1b each independently represent a protective group of the amino group, or one of RA1a and RA1b represents H and the other represents a protective group of the amino group, or RA1a and RA1b bind to each other to form a cyclic protective group, and the protective group is deprotectable without using a heavy metal; RA2 represents a linear, branched, or cyclic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and X represents a leaving group. |
| US11066424B2 |
Solid forms of substituted benzoxaborole and compositions thereof
The present invention relates to solid forms of a substituted benzoxaborole compound, specifically crystalline forms of a compound of formula I, compositions comprising crystalline forms of the compound of formula (I), and methods of their use. |
| US11066421B1 |
Synthetic cinchona alkaloids against cancer
Novel cinchona alkaloid compounds have been synthesized and discovered to have potent cytotoxic activity against cancer cells both in vitro and in vivo.Cinchona alkaloids, including trimeric cinchona alkaloids as well as their polymers can be used as catalysts of complex chemical reactions in organic chemistry, for example for the enantioselective desymmetrization of cyclic anhydrides, asymmetric synthesis of amino acids (Ayyanar Siva, Eagambaram Murugan. Synthesis 2005; 17:2927-2933; Hyeung-geun Park et al. Tetrahedron Letters, Volume 42, Issue 28, 2001, Pages 4645-4648; Shohei Takata et al., RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 72300-72305; Masud Parvez et al., Macromolecules 2014, 47, 6, 1922-1928; Marcelli, T. 2007, UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository). https://pure.uva.nl/ws/files/4416997/52576_marcelli_thesis.pdfCompounds described herein exhibit broad-spectrum therapeutic efficacy against different cancer types, including leukemias/lymphomas, prostate cancer, breast cancer, malignant melanoma, aggressive brain tumor/glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), non-small cell lung cancer. The chemical structure of the compounds includes a trimeric cinchona alkaloid and derivatives containing various groups attached in their structure. |
| US11066412B2 |
Substituted pyrrolo[2,1-a]phthalazines and benzo[g]pyrrolo[2,1-a]phthalazines for the treatment of cancer
Disclosed herein are novel bifunctional compounds and their uses for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of cancers. The bifunctional compound disclosed herein has the structure of formula (I), wherein, optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, C(O)H, OH, O(alkyl), O(CO)alkyl, O(aryl), aryl, and —O(CH2)xN(Rb)2; R1 is an alkyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halo, —OR, —O(CO)CH3, —OSO2R, and —OCONHR; R is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, or aryl; R2 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl, in which the aryl or heteroaryl is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6 alkyl, O(alkyl), halo, cyano, nitro, —N(Rc)2, OCH2O—, O(CH2)2O—, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, morpholino, and 4—(piperido)piperidinyl; R3 is -NRARB, or -NHPhRC, or -NRARB are taken together to form pyrrolidin-l-yl, piperidin-l-yl, piperazin-l-yl, morpholin-4-yl, 4-(piperidin-l-y)piperidin-l-yl, or 4-(piperidin-4-yl)piperidin-l-yl, wherein the piperazin-l-yl or 4-(piperidin-4-yl) piperidin-l-yl is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of alky, and —(CH2)nCONH(CH2)mNRARB; RA and RB are independently H or C1-C6 alkyl; RC is hydrogen, halo, alkyl, alkenyl, alknyl, O(alkyl), —NHCORa, —NHC(O)ORa, heterocyclyl or aryl, in which the alkyl is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl C(O)H, OC(O)alkyl, O(aryl), and aryl, in which the aryl is optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halo, CN, C1-6 alkyl, N(Rc)2, NO2, O(alkyl), —OCH2O—, —O(CH2)2O—,pyrrolidinyl, pepiridinyl, piperazinyl, morpholino, and 4-(piperido)piperidinyl; Ra is C1-6 alkyl or aryl; Rb is C1-10 alkyl, pyrrolidin-l-yl, piperidin-l-yl, piperazin-l-yl, morpholin-4-yl, 4-(piperidin-l-yl)piperidin-l-yl, or 4-(piperidin-4-yl)piperidin-l-yl; Rc, is hydrogen or C1-10 alkyl; and. x, n and m are independently an integral between 1 to 5. |
| US11066411B2 |
[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine derivative as A2A receptor inhibitor
Provided are a compound represented by formula (I), an isomer or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and an application of the same in preparing a drug for treating a disease related to A2A receptor. The R1, R2, R3, ring A, ring B, n, and m are as defined in the specification. |
| US11066402B2 |
3,5-disubstituted-3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine and 3,5-disubstituted-3H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-B] pyridine compounds as modulators of c-Met protein kinases
The present invention provides compounds useful as c-Met protein kinase modulators, methods of preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and methods of treatment, prevention and/or amelioration of c-Met kinase mediated disease or disorders with them. |
| US11066396B2 |
3-aryl- heteroaryl substituted 5-trifluoromethyl oxadiazoles as histonedeacetylase 6 (HDAC6) inhibitors
The present invention is directed to substituted 5-trifluoromethyl oxadiazole compounds of generic formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. In particular, the invention is directed to a class of aryl and heteroaryl substituted 5-trifluoromethyl oxadiazole compounds of formula I which may be useful as HDAC6 inhibitors for treating cellular proliferative diseases, including cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, such as schizophrenia and stroke, as well as other diseases. |
| US11066390B2 |
Solid state forms of Ivosidenib
Solid state forms of Ivosidenib, processes for preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and uses thereof are disclosed. |
| US11066383B2 |
Inhibitors of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase and methods of their use
There are disclosed compounds that modulate or inhibit the enzymatic activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds and methods of treating proliferative disorders, such as cancer, viral infections and/or inflammatory disorders utilizing the compounds of the invention. |
| US11066381B2 |
Urolithins-containing aqueous solution, dried solid composition thereof and production method therefor, and urolithins stabilizing method
A urolithin-containing aqueous solution containing urolithin and collagen, a dried solid composition thereof, methods for producing these, and a stabilization method for urolithin. |
| US11066380B2 |
Salts of a heterocyclic compound and crystalline forms, processes for preparing, therapeutic uses, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof
The present disclosure relates to salts of (R)-1-(8-fluoroisochroman-1-yl)-N-methylmethanamine, crystalline forms thereof, and methods of preparation thereof, which are useful in the treatment of CNS disorders. |
| US11066375B2 |
Microbiocidal oxadiazole derivatives
Compounds of the formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, useful as a pesticides, especially as fungicides. |
| US11066371B2 |
Pyridine compound, making, and use thereof
The present disclosure provides a substituted pyridine derivative, which can be used as a bioactive compound for inhibiting stomach cell lines and/or inducing regeneration of damaged stomach lining. |
| US11066370B2 |
Kinase inhibitor compounds, compositions, and methods of treating cancer
The present invention relates to a compound having the structure of formula (I) or a stereoisomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, oxide, or solvate thereof, where X, Y, Z, R, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are as described herein. The present invention also relates to compositions containing the compound having the structure of formula (I), and a method of treating cancer in a subject. |
| US11066369B2 |
N-(pyridin-2-yl)pyridine-sulfonamide derivatives and their use in the treatment of disease
The invention relates to heterocyclic compounds of the formula (I) in which all of the variables are as defined in the specification; capable of modulating the activity of CFTR. The invention further provides a method for manufacturing compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The invention further provides methods to their preparation, to their medical use, in particular to their use in the treatment and management of diseases or disorders including Cystic fibrosis and related disorders. |
| US11066368B2 |
Process for the preparation and particle size reduction of pirfenidone
The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of pure pirfenidone having a particular particle size distribution, a crystalline form of pirfenidone, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, as well as methods for particle size reduction of pirfenidone, and methods for particle size reduction of pirfenidone by wet milling techniques using colloid mill, ultrasonicator, or high speed homogenizer devices. |
| US11066367B2 |
Electron donor, and method for synthesizing 4, 4′-bipyridine using electron donor
Provided are an electron donor that is easy to handle and can be used to carry out a coupling reaction economically and efficiently through simple operations under mild conditions in a short period of time, and a method for synthesizing 4,4′-bipyridine using the electron donor. The electron donor includes a mixture of a dispersion product obtained by dispersing sodium in a dispersion solvent and 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone, and this electron donor is used in the method for synthesizing 4,4′-bipyridine. |
| US11066365B2 |
1-cyano-pyrrolidine compounds as USP30 inhibitors
The present invention relates to novel compounds and method for the manufacture of inhibitors of deubiquitylating enzymes (DUBs). In particular, the invention relates to the inhibition of ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase 30 (USP30). The invention further relates to the use of DUB inhibitors in the treatment of conditions involving mitochondrial dysfunction and cancer. Compounds of the invention include compounds having the formula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable sat thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R8, R9, R10, R12, Z, Y and m are as defined herein. |
| US11066363B2 |
Substituted 6,11-dihydro-5H-benzo[B]carbazoles as inhibitors of ALK and SRPK
The application relates to a compound of Formula (I): which modulates the activity of ALK or SRPK, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound, and a method of treating or preventing a disease in which ALK or SRPK plays a role. |
| US11066361B2 |
Difluorolactam compounds as EP4 receptor-selective agonists for use in the treatment of EP4-mediated diseases and conditions
Disclosed herein are compounds of formula (I) and therapeutic methods of treatment with compounds of formula (I), wherein L1, L2, L4, R1, R4, R5, R6, and s are as defined in the specification. Compounds of formula (I) are EP4 agonists useful in the treatment of glaucoma, neuropathic pain, and related disorders. |
| US11066355B2 |
Branched tail lipid compounds and compositions for intracellular delivery of therapeutic agents
The disclosure features novel lipids and compositions involving the same. Lipid nanoparticles (e.g., empty LNPs or loaded LNPs) include a novel lipid as well as additional lipids such as phospholipids, structural lipids, and PEG lipids. Lipid nanoparticles (e.g., empty LNPs or loaded LNPs) further including therapeutic and/or prophylactics such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactics to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression. |
| US11066350B2 |
Process for dehydrating methanol to dimethyl ether
A process for dehydrating methanol to dimethyl ether product in the presence of an aluminosilicate zeolite catalyst and a promoter selected from (i) aldehyde of formula R1CHO (Formula I) in which R1 is hydrogen, a C1-C11 alkyl group or a C3-C11 alkyl group in which 3 or more carbon atoms are joined to form a ring; or (ii) acetal derivative of an aldehyde of Formula I; and the molar ratio of promoter to methanol is maintained at 0.1 or less. |
| US11066347B2 |
Purification and liquefaction of biogas by combination of a crystallization system with a liquefaction exchanger
Plant and process for the production of liquid methane from a feed gas stream comprising at least methane and carbon dioxide. A feed gas stream is injected into a CO2 crystallizer in countercurrent fashion against a stream of predominantly liquid methane, thereby crystallizing amounts of carbon dioxide from the feed gas stream. Gaseous methane recovered from the CO2 crystallizer is liquefied at a liquefaction exchanger. |
| US11066344B2 |
Methods and systems of upgrading heavy aromatics stream to petrochemical feedstock
Provided here are systems and methods that integrate a hydrodearylation process and a transalkylation process into an aromatic recovery complex. Various other embodiments may be disclosed and claimed. |
| US11066343B2 |
Method for producing p-xylene
Provided is a method for producing p-xylene, comprising: a provision step of providing a C4 fraction comprising at least isobutene as a product formed by fluidized catalytic cracking of a heavy oil fraction; a dimerization step of bringing a first raw material comprising the isobutene into contact with a dimerization catalyst to produce a C8 component comprising a dimer of isobutene; and a cyclization step of bringing a second raw material comprising the C8 component with a dehydrogenation catalyst to produce p-xylene through a cyclization/dehydrogenation reaction of the C8 component. |
| US11066341B2 |
Microbial consortia
Disclosed herein are microbial consortia and compositions including microbes for example for use in agricultural or biodegradation applications. In some embodiments, soil, plants, and/or plant parts (such as seeds, seedlings, shoots, roots, leaves, fruit, stems, or branches) are contacted with a disclosed microbial consortia or composition including microbes. The microbial consortia or microbe-containing compositions may be applied to soil, plant, and/or plant parts alone or in combination with additional components (such as chitin, chitosan, glucosamine, amino acids, and/or liquid fertilizer). In additional embodiments, the disclosed microbial consortia or compositions including microbes are used in methods of degrading biological materials, such as chitin-containing biological materials. |
| US11066333B2 |
Ceramic composite materials, articles, and methods
Methods of forming composite materials, composite materials, and articles. The composite materials may include electromagnetic shielding materials. The methods may include providing a mixture of ultra-high temperature ceramic particles and a liquid preceramic precursor, curing the mixture to form a solid mixture, forming particles of the solid mixture, and pressing the particles into a mold. |
| US11066331B2 |
Material including boron suboxide and method of forming same
A material including a body including B6OX can include lattice constant c of at most 12.318. X can be at least 0.85 and at most 1. In a particular embodiment, 0.90≤X≤1. In another particular embodiment, lattice constant a can be at least 5.383 and lattice constant c can be at most 12.318. In another particular embodiment, the body can consist essentially of B6OX. |
| US11066327B2 |
Vacuum compatible electrical insulator
Examples of a high voltage insulator are described. The high-voltage insulator is vacuum compatible and comprises a glass substrate having a face surface and a ceramic layer with uniform thickness coated on the face surface of 5 the glass substrate. The coated surface of the insulator is able to withstand high voltage pulses and exposure to charged particles radiation for a pre-determined time period. The ceramic coated glass insulator is made of a single piece of glass and can be made to large sizes. |
| US11066323B2 |
Glass with high surface strength
Embodiments of alkali aluminosilicate glass articles that may be chemically strengthened to achieve a maximum surface compressive stress that exceeds compressive stresses that have been achieved in similar glasses are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the fictive temperature of these glass articles may be equal to the 1011 poise (P) viscosity temperature of the glass article. In some embodiments, the strengthened alkali aluminosilicate glass articles described herein may exhibit a maximum compressive stress of at least about 400 MPa, 800 MPa, 930 MPa or 1050 MPa. In some embodiments, the strengthened alkali aluminosilicate glass articles described herein may exhibit a compressive stress layer extending to a depth of layer of at least about 40 μm (in samples having a thickness of 1 mm). In still other embodiments, these strengthened alkali aluminosilicate glass articles exhibit a parabolic or near-parabolic tensile stress profile in the central region of the glass articles. |
| US11066322B2 |
Selectively heat-treated glass-ceramic for an electronic device
The embodiments disclosed herein are directed to forming selectively heat-treated glass-ceramic parts for use in an electronic device. In various embodiments, glass-ceramic parts, such as a cover sheet, may have multiple different regions having different objectives for material properties such as optical properties, strength, fracture toughness, hardness, and the like. Different regions may be selectively heat treated to achieve desired results. |
| US11066319B2 |
Method and facility for manufacturing a fiberglass material
The invention relates to a method and facility for manufacturing a fiberglass material, in which melted glass is produced in a melting furnace heated via combustion of a fuel with an oxygen-rich oxidant. The fumes generated are used to preheat a combustion reagent in two steps: a first step in which air is heated via heat exchange with the fumes, and a second step in which the combustion reagent is preheated via heat exchange with the hot air. The air is then used in the method for converting the melted glass into a fiberglass material. |
| US11066317B1 |
System for removal of nitrate and chrome from water
A process to remove nitrates and chrome from water. The process includes the steps of passing incoming nitrate and chrome contaminated water through a nanofiltration membrane. Retentate liquid rejected from the nanofiltration membrane is pumped to effluent or returned to the nanofiltration membrane. Permeate from the nanofiltration membrane is sprayed through a well screen upper collector above an open atmospheric bed having strong base ion exchange resin. The permeate is pumped through the ion exchange resin and through a gravel layer beneath the resin. The strong base ion exchange resin is periodically regenerated. |
| US11066311B2 |
Method of using a filter media for filtration
A filter media can be configured to be securable in an at least partially curved configuration and/or received in a filter housing to form a filter assembly. Water filter media can be adapted for filter-as-you-pour filtration in the context of container (e.g., pitcher) systems where filtering is achieved as the user pours water from the container. The filter housing can have a frame and an optional casing securable about the frame. A filter assembly can include a filter media within, connected to, or associated with a filter housing. The filter media can be securable in an at least partially curved configuration and/or within, connected to, or associated with the filter housing. |
| US11066308B2 |
Preparation of metal diboride and boron-doped powders
A method for producing a metal boride powder includes producing a bonding gas stream from a first powder in a first fluidizing bed reactor, delivering the bonding gas stream to a second fluidized bed reactor through a conduit fluidly connecting the first and second fluidized bed reactors, fluidizing a second powder in the second fluidized bed reactor, mixing the second powder with the bonding gas stream such that a metal boride or boron-doped powder is formed. |
| US11066307B2 |
Polyanion active materials and method of forming the same
A method of forming a polyanion active material that includes providing a carbon source, providing a mobile ion source, providing an active metal material, providing a network material, providing a flux material, and mixing the various materials. In one aspect, the mixing step may include grinding or pulverizing materials to a uniform fine mixture. In one aspect, a ball mill may be utilized to mix the components. Following the mixing of the materials, the mixture is heated to a predetermined temperature in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to form a reaction product. In one aspect, the mixture is heated to a temperature above a melting temperature of the flux material. In this manner, the flux material provides a medium in which the various reactants may react to form the desired reaction product. Following the heating of the mixture the reaction product is washed, forming a carbon coated polyanion active material. Also disclosed is a polyanion active material that includes the in situ reaction product of a carbon source, mobile ion source, active metal material, network material, and a flux material wherein the polyanion active material includes a carbon coating formed thereon. |
| US11066305B1 |
Porous silicon manufactured from fumed silica
A porous silicon material including silicon nanoparticles and clusters of silicon nanoparticles, where the pores are cooperatively defined by the nanoparticles within the clusters. |
| US11066303B2 |
Electrochemically expanded materials and reactor and method for producing the same
Methods and reactors for electrochemically expanding a parent material and expanded parent materials are described. Current methods of expanding parent materials incompletely-expand parent material, requiring expensive and time-consuming separation of expanded parent material from unexpanded parent materials. This problem is addressed by the methods and reactor for electrochemically expanding a parent material described herein, which during operation maintain electrical connectivity between the parent material and an electrical power source. The resulting materials described herein have a greater proportion of expanded parent material relative to unexpanded parent material compared to those made according to others methods. |
| US11066301B2 |
System for extracting gaseous molecules from air
The invention relates to a system for separating and storing molecules, atoms and/or ions from air, wherein at least one air collecting means comprises at least one collecting tank configured to receive molecules, atoms and/or ions separated from air through an inlet and at least one membrane adapted to fit in the inlet of the collecting tank and configured to let a specified pre-determined size of molecules, atoms and/or ions to pass through the at least one membrane. The system further comprises at least one storing tank for storing the separated molecules, atoms and/or ions, and at least one outlet. The system according to the invention can be used to utilize the energy present in such molecules or separate unwanted gases present in the air. |
| US11066300B2 |
Method of operating a syngas plant for a wide range of hydrogen and co co-production
A method for achieving a gas with a variable hydrogen to carbon monoxide ratio in a system including splitting a warm raw syngas stream into a first portion and a second portion, the second portioning having a portion flowrate. Sending the first portion of the warm raw syngas stream a carbon monoxide separator, thereby producing a first hydrogen enriched stream and a carbon monoxide rich stream. Sending the second portion of the warm raw syngas stream to a water/gas shift reactor, thereby producing a shifted syngas stream. Combining the first hydrogen enriched stream and the second hydrogen enriched stream and sending the combined stream to a hydrogen separator, thereby producing a product hydrogen stream having a hydrogen flowrate, and varying the hydrogen flowrate by increasing the portion flowrate. |
| US11066299B1 |
Catalyst compositions having enhanced acidity for steam reforming processes
Methods for steam reforming over a modified red mud catalyst composition, one method including providing a methane feed and a steam feed to react over the modified red mud catalyst composition at increased temperature and increased pressure to produce synthesis gas comprising H2 and CO, the composition comprising red mud material produced from an alumina extraction process from bauxite ore; nickel oxide, the nickel oxide present at between about 5 wt. % to about 40 wt. % of the modified red mud catalyst composition; and a Periodic Table Group VIB metal oxide, the Group VIB metal oxide present at between about 1 wt. % and about 30 wt. % of the modified red mud catalyst composition. |
| US11066293B2 |
Spring feeding device, apparatus for forming a string of pocket springs, and method of feeding springs
A spring feeding device configured to feed a spring (9) comprises a feeding member (60) delimiting a channel (68), a pusher (70) configured to push the spring (9) along the channel (68) delimited by the feeding member (60), and a drive mechanism con-figured to displace both the feeding member (60) and the pusher (70) such that the feeding member (60) and the pusher (70) move in opposite directions (91, 92). |
| US11066287B2 |
Nitrogen generator and uses thereof
A system and method to supply nitrogen gas is provided. Ambient air is compressed and stored in a storage receiver and then nitrogen is separated from the compressed air in a nitrogen membrane separation unit. The separated nitrogen is stored in a nitrogen storage tank under pressure and released through a pressure control valve. The system is confined to a small footprint and is useful as a nitrogen source where conventional compressed nitrogen tanks are a safety or space issue. Systems to prepare nitrogen infused beverages are also provided. |
| US11066286B1 |
Water dispensing system for furniture
The water-dispensing system for furniture further includes a plurality of vessel structures. Each of the plurality of vessel structures is a mechanical structure that contains the water in preparation for consumption. The plurality of vessel structures automatically refills the water after the water has been consumed. |
| US11066283B2 |
Suspension system for an automated guide vehicle
A system and a method for an automated guided vehicle for transporting one or more objects, the automated guided vehicle including a chassis; a suspension system, the suspension system including a first arm coupled to the chassis via a first coupling and a second arm coupled to the chassis via a second coupling; the first arm pivotable relative to the chassis and about a first pivot axis; the second arm pivotable relative to the chassis and about a second pivot axis; one or more first movement structures associated with the first arm; one or more second movement structures associated with the second arm; the second arm arranged transverse relative to the first arm, the first pivot axis and second pivot axis are transverse to each other. |
| US11066278B2 |
Conveyance element for a conveyor
A conveyance element (20) for a conveyor (1), in particular for a people conveyor such as a moving walkway (2), is configured for being moved in a conveying direction and comprises an outer side (20a) configured for accommodating and supporting passengers; and an opposing inner side (20b) facing away from the outer side (20a). At least a portion of the inner side (20b) is a concave portion (32) having a concave shape along the conveying direction. |
| US11066276B2 |
Enhanced door detection
A door control system is provided. Aspects includes a sensor having a field of view in proximity to a door threshold of an entrance to an occupancy area, wherein the sensor is adapted to detect objects in the door threshold and a landing area proximate to the door threshold, wherein the sensor is operated based on a movement of a door in the door threshold. And based at least upon detecting an object within a portion of the door threshold or the landing area, the sensor operable to signal a door operation controller to perform an action. |
| US11066275B2 |
Conveyance belt for a conveyor
A conveyance belt (12) for a conveyor (1) comprises a plurality of cavities (26a-26c). Each of the cavities (26a-26c) is configured for form-fittingly accommodating a corresponding insert (24a-24f) for connecting the conveyance belt (12) with a conveyance element (20) of the conveyor (1). |
| US11066268B2 |
Binding device, post-processing apparatus, and image forming system
A binding device includes a stacking device configured to receive sheets, a sheet alignment member configured to align the sheets on the stacking device, a binder configured to bind the sheets on the stacking device, a binder moving device configured to move the binder, and a retreat device configured to retreat the sheet alignment member from a range of movement of the binder. The retreat device retreats the sheet alignment member in response to a pressing force acting on the sheet alignment member in a direction of movement of the binder. |
| US11066266B2 |
Cutting device, printer and method for detecting operation error
A cutting device includes a cutter, a drive mechanism, a counting module, a determination module, and a detection module. The cutter has a movable piece that is configured to cut a medium. The drive mechanism is configured to change a position or posture of the movable piece. The counting module is configured to count a number of times the position or posture of the movable piece changes. The determination module is configured to variably determine a reference speed according to the number of times. The detection module is configured to detect an operation error of the cutter according to a comparison result between a speed at which the position or posture of the movable piece is changed and the reference speed. |
| US11066255B2 |
Vacuum conveying system for bulk material, in particular plastic granules
A vacuum conveying system has at least two storage locations and at least two consumers connected by supply conduits and discharge conduits to each other. A vacuum source is provided that produces a vacuum flow/air flow. A central material conduit is provided with valves, wherein the supply conduits and the discharge conduits each have one of the valves associated therewith. The valves actuate conveying paths of bulk material from the at least two storage locations to the at least two consumers. The valves have a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position the valves open the material conduit to provide a through passage. In the second position, the valves supply the vacuum flow/air flow to the central material conduit or conduct the vacuum flow/air flow away from the central material conduit. |
| US11066249B2 |
Loading table roller brush assembly
A transport roller brush assembly that includes a base that is constructed to support a plurality of brush wires such that the plurality of brush wires are oriented to extend in a radial direction relative to an axis of rotation of an underlying material transport roller. The base is preferably split into at least two arcuate portions that can be removeably secured to one another preferably via cooperation of a plurality of collar or collar portions and such that the respective and preferably two arcuate portions generally circumscribe a transport roller when the base is secured thereto. Discrete brush assemblies are preferably provided in a plurality of inner and outer radial dimensions such that roller brush assemblies as disclosed herein can be used with transport rollers of various outer radial dimensions. |
| US11066244B1 |
Linear induction sorter
A container sorting system can receive a container on a conveyance surface and convey the container in a conveyance direction. A linear induction motor positioned relative to the conveyance surface (e.g., below) can generate a magnetic field that causes movement of a shoe coupled to the conveyance surface. The shoe can move relative to the conveyance surface and engage the container to change the movement direction of the container. The movement direction of the container can be changed to move the container off of the conveyance surface. |
| US11066242B2 |
Positive displacement sorter with parallel divert and diagonal discharge
A positive displacement sorter and method of diverting articles includes a conveying surface configured to convey articles in a longitudinal direction and at least one diagonal take-away lane, extending diagonally from the conveying surface to receive articles being diverted from said conveying surface. A plurality of pushers are configured to move together in a lateral direction in order to displace an item on the conveying surface to the diagonal take-away lane. A rotational system is configured to rotate a leading portion of a diverted article in the direction of the take-away lane. A belt drive system is provided for driving live roller conveyors about a curved section of a roller conveyor of the sorter. The drive belt is guided along a single conical drive plane that maintains the orientation of the drive belt relative to the single conical drive plane and limits twisting and stress in the drive belt. |
| US11066238B2 |
Goods-to-man warehousing comprising multilevel racking, mobile storage units, storage unit transporters, and pick-place vehicle
A goods-to-man warehousing system comprises a multilevel racking system, a plurality of mobile storage units, a storage unit transporter, a pick-place vehicle, a mobile storage unit transfer node, and a warehouse management computing hub. The multilevel racking system comprises a vertically and horizontally distributed array of storage bays. One or more of the mobile storage units are positioned in respective ones of the storage bays of the multilevel racking system. The pick-place vehicle comprises pick-place hardware that enables the pick-place vehicle to transfer mobile storage units between a plurality of different, vertically displaced storage bays of the multilevel racking system and the mobile storage unit transfer node of the goods-to-man warehousing system. The storage unit transporter comprises storage unit engagement hardware that enables the storage unit transporter to transport mobile storage units to or from the mobile storage unit transfer node of the goods-to-man warehousing system. |
| US11066237B2 |
Apparatus for retrieving units from a storage system
A storage system and a load handling device for lifting and moving containers stacked in the storage system are described. The storage system includes a plurality of rails or tracks arranged in a grid pattern above the stacks of containers. The grid pattern can include a plurality of grid spaces and each stack is located within a footprint of only a single grid space. The load handling device is configured to move laterally on the rails or tracks above the stacks. The load-handling device includes a container-receiving space located above the rails or tracks in use and a lifting device arranged to lift a container from a stack into the container-receiving space. The load handling device has a footprint that, in use, occupies only a single grid space in the storage system. |
| US11066236B2 |
Refuse container having indicator assembly
A refuse container having an indicator assembly for informing a waste generator of contamination in a waste stream. A refuse container includes a container body comprising a receptacle portion and a lid coupled with the receptacle portion. The receptacle portion includes a plurality of walls that together define an enclosed space for containing refuse. An indicator device is coupled with the container body. The indicator device is movable relative to the container body between a first position and a second position. First indicia is provided on one of the indicator device or the container body. When the indicator device is in the first position, the first indicia are visible from the exterior of the refuse container, and when the indicator device is in the second position, the first indicia are not visible from the exterior of the refuse container. |
| US11066231B2 |
Beverage preparation capsules
A sealed beverage preparation capsule includes a sealed hollow body having a top and a bottom, a beverage preparation ingredient inside the body and a layer of filter material at least about 2 mm thick located inside the body and abutting said bottom of said body. A kit is also provided for assembling a plurality of beverage preparation capsules. The capsules include a cup-shaped base having a bottom, and side walls extending from the base to an upper rim defining an open top of the base component, and a plurality of ingredient pods. Each ingredient pod includes a top, side walls and a bottom, each formed of sheet material, wherein the pod contains a beverage preparation ingredient. The ingredient pod is shaped and configured to be engaged with the base component to assemble a beverage making capsule, with the top of the pod forming a lid for the base component and the bottom of the ingredient pod spaced from the bottom of the base inside the base. |
| US11066230B2 |
Aerosol applicator of expanding foam chemicals
A manually operated applicator for spraying and dispensing expanding foam chemicals from aerosol containers is provided. The applicator dispenses compressed gas in close proximity to the foam as the foam exits the applicator, which results in improved adhesion of the foam to surfaces. The applicator includes a nozzle, an aerosol inlet for connection to an aerosol container, a gas inlet for connection to a source of compressed gas, and a trigger for operation of the applicator. The nozzle includes outlets for dispensing the foam and the compressed gas. |
| US11066229B2 |
Container for beverages and corresponding production method
A set of preforms to make a container for beverages comprises an external preform and an internal preform, each intended to form respectively an external keg and an internal bag of the container. The internal preform is associated internally with the external preform so as to define with the external preform a hollow space and also has at least one through hole, made in a neck portion thereof. |
| US11066228B2 |
Insulated box assembly and temperature-regulating lid therefor
Example aspects of a temperature-regulating lid for an insulated box assembly and a method for using an insulated box assembly are disclosed. The temperature-regulating lid for an insulated box assembly can comprise a lid box comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, and at least one side panel, the lid box defining a cavity; and a temperature-regulating insert positioned in the cavity. |
| US11066227B2 |
Bag for carrying articles
An article carrier bag, in particular of the fastfood takeaway type, the bag comprising a bottom and sides (F12, F13) defining inside walls bounding an inside storage space, and being characterized in that at least one gusset element (E1) in a folded state is fitted to and fastened on at least one inside wall of the sides (F12, F13) in two adjacent fastener zones that are separated by a frangible zone (F15) provided in association with at least one side (F12, F13), so as to be capable of bringing the gusset element (E1) into an unfolded state after breaking the frangible zone (F15). |
| US11066226B2 |
Shipping container
A shipping container is disclosed having a body wherein a cavity is formed, a lid adapted to close a top of the body and a support configured as a gimbal. The gimbal support has an outer cage configured to be fitted in the cavity and sized so as to contact the walls of the cavity, an inner cage restrained to the outer cage and rotatable relative thereto about at least one first rotation axis (A) and a cradle restrained to the inner cage and rotatable relative to the outer cage about at least one second rotation axis (B) perpendicular to the first rotation axis (A), the cradle being configured to receive and hold one or more objects. |
| US11066225B2 |
Inflated package, precursor and method
Inflated packages custom-designed to meet the needs of a variety of packaging needs, package precursors (i.e., packages in an un-inflated state), and methods for forming package precursors and converting package precursors into finished packages. Nozzle and needle inflated embodiments are included. |
| US11066224B2 |
Packaging constructions, materials, and methods
The present disclosure relates to improved packaging materials and/or constructions, and methods of making and using them. |
| US11066223B2 |
Opening device, method for manufacturing such opening device and packaging material for use in said method
The present invention relates to an opening device comprising a first portion on one side of a fibre based packaging laminate and a second portion on an opposite side of the fibre based packaging laminate, the first and second portion being formed in one and the same piece and joined by at least one material bridge extending through the packaging laminate. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the opening device and to a packaging material to be used is such a method. |
| US11066222B2 |
Package opening feature
A package may include a front panel and a back panel opposite the front panel, each including a top end and a bottom end, and a first side panel and a second side panel each extending between the front panel and the back panel. The front panel includes a front panel perforation extending from the first side panel to the second side panel. The back panel includes a back panel perforation extending from the first side panel to the second side panel. The front panel perforation and the back panel perforation may be disposed between the top and bottom ends of the front and back panels, respectively. The first side panel includes a first side panel perforation extending from the front panel perforation to the back panel perforation. The second side panel includes a hinge element extending from the front panel perforation to the back panel perforation. |
| US11066220B2 |
Bungee device and method of use
A bungee device includes an elongated shape portion and a cord loop having a pair of cord segments. The elongated shape portion has a flat part on it where the cord loop segments extend therefrom. The cord segment has at least one flat surface that engages the flat part of the elongated shape portion when the bungee device is in use. The cord can include a tab extending from a portion thereof. The tab makes it easier to grasp the cord and stretch it to allow the elongated shape portion to be removed from the space created by the cord segments and release the bungee device from its secured position. The elongated shape portion and cord loop have a one-piece molded construction. The flat part on the elongated shape portion and flat surface on the cord segment can be optional. |
| US11066213B2 |
Container lid
A container lid includes a lid for sealing a filling tube connected to an external environment. A bottom end of the lid is provided with a hollow inner cavity, and an inner side wall of the hollow inner cavity is provided with a thread. An upper end of the lid is provided with at least two sliding grooves. The present invention can be used for sealing container filling tubes. Moreover, the lids of the present invention can be assembled to form any combined shapes, thereby reducing garbage pollution and promoting environmental protection. |
| US11066212B2 |
Methods of making easy open plastic bags
Methods of making a woven laminated plastic bag having an easy open feature are provided. The easy open feature is generally defined by a weakened portion in the bag, such as formed by cutting, punching, or using a laser to provide a plurality of cuts and/or perforations in the bag. In various aspects the bag can be fabricated from a woven polypropylene and/or polyethylene layer, which can be laminated with a film layer, can form a pinch bottom bag, and can have one or both sides include graphics and/or printing. The bag can also be sealed to be sealed to provide a top end and/or a bottom end either or both of which provide a discrete area which may contain discrete graphics and/or printing. |
| US11066210B1 |
Nylon pallet
Nylon pallets constructed from injection molded top and bottom portions having mirror image upstanding post open ends and upstanding posts with extended attachment clips configured in corresponding arrays on opposing top and bottom surfaces, with each open end and attachment clip pairing when connected locked together by a locking pin. Each pallet provides real time tracking, identification, and monitoring capabilities from at least one removable communication/sensor box releasably secured between conjoined top and bottom portions. Each pallet provides equipment entry passages between top and bottom portions from all four pallet sides. |
| US11066208B2 |
Shippers with a constant depth
A container includes a blank having a plurality of panels foldably connected to one another and erected about an interior space, and a plurality of top flaps foldably connected to the plurality of panels to enclose a top end of the interior space, and a plurality of bottom flaps wherein each of the bottom flaps is foldably connected to a corresponding panel of plurality of panels to enclose a bottom end of the interior space. The blank includes a line of weakness pattern configured to allow a user to break the top flaps from a closed configuration enclosing the interior space to an open configuration allowing access to the interior space. |
| US11066207B2 |
Heating container for foods
A heating container for foods has a common box of shape and size suitable for housing bakery products, formed by a base, a cover and lateral edges that mutually fit in a reversible manner to avoid the content outflow, including: an internal support layer, adapted to support a preheated plate at a predetermined distance from the base of the box; an air space between the base and the support layer adapted to absorb the pressures generated by the user while cutting the foods present on the plate; a preheated plate, providing a support surface for the foods, as a support for the cutting of the foods and as a heat source; and a ventilation system having holes on the cover and holes on the base, preventing condensation phenomena inside the box itself when the cover is closed. |
| US11066204B2 |
Apparatus for applying self-adhesive labels
An apparatus for applying self-adhesive labels includes a supporting base for at least one reel of a ribbon that supports self-adhesive labels, elements of feeding the ribbon to a head for applying the self-adhesive labels, and a device for taking up the ribbon. The application head can move on command about an orientation axis in order to vary its own direction of extension with respect to the unwinding direction of the ribbon from the reel. The feeder elements include at least one redirection roller, the rotation axis of which can rotate on command, with respect to the reel, about an adjustment axis that is substantially parallel to the orientation axis in order to bring the direction of extension of the ribbon at the application head. |
| US11066200B2 |
Apparatus for tensioning a cable lacing tape device
An apparatus for tensioning a cable tape comprises a housing, a drive assembly, a capstan, and an optional cutting device. The drive assembly includes a driving member and a driven member slidably coupled to the driving member. A biasing element is coupled between the driving and the driven member and in a first operating mode, the driving member causes movement of the driven member little or no relative movement between two members. The capstan is rotatably coupled to the housing, and includes a gripping device to grip a cable tape and wrap the cable tape around an outer surface of the capstan as the capstan rotates. In a second operating mode, a tension force applied on the capstan by the cable tape that is greater than the biasing force allows relative movement between the driving member and the driven member. |
| US11066198B2 |
Stretch film dispenser for orbital pallet wrappers
An orbital wrapping apparatus for wrapping a cargo in a stretch film comprises a base frame, a circular ring assembly mounted on the base frame and rotatable with respect to the base frame about an axis of rotation, a stretch film dispenser mounted on the circular ring assembly and rotatable with the circular ring assembly about the axis of rotation, and a cutting assembly mounted to the base frame and extending through an opening defined by the circular ring assembly. The stretch film dispenser has a roll of stretch film dispensing the stretch film by rotation of the circular ring assembly. The cutting assembly is adapted to cut and hold the stretch film. |
| US11066197B2 |
Cell traverse for a filling machine
Embodiments of a cell traverse for an aseptic region of a filling machine for filling packages with flowable products are provided. The cell traverse includes a frame structure with at least one first lateral longitudinal structure, at least one second lateral longitudinal structure opposite the first longitudinal structure, and a plurality of transverse elements arranged between the first and second longitudinal structures and connecting the longitudinal structures. Between the longitudinal structures and the transverse elements there are a plurality of cells of the cell traverse for receiving packages to be filled. At least some of the transverse elements are connected exclusively in an form-fit and/or force-fit manner to the longitudinal structures. |
| US11066195B1 |
System for filling bags with sand
A system for filling bags with sand including a motor assembly, an auger assembly, and a chute assembly is enclosed herein. The motor assembly includes a motor and a frame having wheels attached to the frame. The motor is configured to provide a user with multiple drive speeds to provide maximum maneuverability. The motor is communicably connected to the auger assembly having an auger enclosed around a body being cubic in shape. The auger assembly is configured to effortlessly and efficiently intake large amounts of sand as a user operates the motor. The sand then collected by the auger assembly is transferred to the chute assembly. The chute assembly comprises a first portion and a second portion to aid an assistant in filling bags with sand. The first portion and the second portion are directionally adjustable to further aid an assistant in collecting sand. |
| US11066193B1 |
Inflatable bladder fairing recovery system with repositioning mechanisms and method
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a launch vehicle fairing recovery system and method using inflatable bags and fairing repositioning mechanisms. Embodiments of the present invention also relate to providing a system or mechanism to flip the fairing into the proper floating position. In some embodiments, the fairing has an inner surface and an outer surface, where the outer surface is exposed to the atmosphere when the fairing is interconnected to a spacecraft, and one or more inflatable bags interconnected to the outer surface of the fairing, where when the fairing is interconnected to the spacecraft the one or more inflatable bags is empty, and after the fairing separates from the spacecraft the one or more airbags are filled with pressurized gas and/or hydraulic liquids. |
| US11066189B2 |
Flight control system for determining estimated dynamic pressure based on lift and drag coefficients
A flight control system for an aircraft is disclosed. The flight control system includes one or more processors and a memory coupled to the processors. The memory stores data comprising a database and program code that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the flight control system to receive as input a plurality of first operating parameters that each represent an operating condition of the aircraft. The flight control system is further caused to determine a drag coefficient and a lift coefficient based on the plurality of first operating parameters. The flight control system is also caused to determine an estimated dynamic pressure based on both the drag coefficient and the lift coefficient. |
| US11066188B2 |
Method and apparatus for locating and forming fastener holes in a replacement tip section of a rotor blade
A system for regenerating fastener holes in a replacement tip section of a rotor blade includes a first fixture, a second fixture, and a third fixture positionable adjacent a tip section of the rotor blade. The first fixture is used to verify a position of an opening formed in the spar. The second fixture includes a removable bushing having a drillable opening. The drillable opening is aligned with the at least one opening formed in the spar and defines at least one hole to be formed in the replacement tip section. The third fixture includes a countersink opening. The countersink opening is aligned with the at least one hole to be formed in the replacement tip section and the at least one opening formed in the spar to define a countersink feature to be formed in the at least one hole. |
| US11066184B2 |
Automated recovery system for unmanned aircraft
An unmanned aircraft system includes an automated recovery system that can recover aircraft in a reliable, economical manner, using a dual-pole and line mechanism. |
| US11066182B2 |
Control apparatus, camera apparatus, flying object, control method and program
A control apparatus, a camera apparatus, a flying object, a control method and a program are provided. The control apparatus is configured to control a driving of a focus lens included in a camera apparatus. The control apparatus includes a memory, storing a program; and a processor, configured to execute the program to set a drive range of the focus lens based on a height of the camera apparatus away from a reference position, and control the driving of the focus lens in the drive range. |
| US11066178B2 |
Link for aircraft component mounting
A gas turbine engine mount for an aircraft wing including a link body having a first joint, a second joint and a linking structure connecting the first joint to the second joint. The linking structure includes at least a flexing portion and an elastic portion. The flexing portion is configured to flex during a load outside of an expected load window. |
| US11066177B2 |
Canopy support apparatus
An evacuation system may comprise a packboard, an evacuation slide configured to deploy from the packboard, and a canopy support apparatus is disclosed. The canopy support apparatus may comprise a valve extending from a proximal end of a canopy support tube toward a distal end of the canopy support tube and into an internal cavity of the canopy support tube. The valve may be configured to open a channel during inflation. The valve may be configured to seal the channel via internal pressure in the internal cavity acting on a sealing component of the valve when the canopy support tube is in an inflated state. |
| US11066173B2 |
Multi-function credenza
A multi-function credenza includes at least one cabinet with a first top surface and a seat adjacent the cabinet. The seat has a convertible seat back for converting to a second top surface adjacent to the first top surface when the seat is stowed. A multi-function credenza in an aircraft cabin includes a first cabinet that has a first inboard panel and a first top surface, a second cabinet that has a second inboard panel and a second top surface, and a stowable seat located between the first cabinet and the second cabinet. A stowable seat includes a seat back that has a first side adapted for seating in a first mode and a second side adapted as a working surface in a second mode. The seat back articulates between the first mode and the second mode for deploying and stowing the seat, respectively. |
| US11066172B2 |
Controlled energy absorption of seats for impact
Controlled energy absorption of seats for impact is described herein. One disclosed example method includes determining a weight of an occupant of a seat of an aircraft, and calculating, using a processor, a stroke load of a seat energy absorber operatively coupled to the seat based on the weight of the occupant. The example method also includes setting the seat energy absorber to the calculated stroke load. |
| US11066171B2 |
Contoured class divider
An implementation of a contoured class divider for dividing an aircraft cabin includes a panel positioned between an aft seat and a forward seat, the panel having an aft-facing convex contour closely matching an aft-facing contour of a seatback of the forward seat and configured to enhance space utilization. The contoured class divider may include an articulation system to articulate at least a portion of the panel from a first position (normal operation) to a second position (emergency landing). The contoured class divider may provide up to an additional 12 inches of space which can be used to reduce seat pitch (and thereby enhance passenger comfort) or increase the number of rows of seats on a given aircraft. |
| US11066163B2 |
Distributed and reconfigurable aerial vehicle configuration
Systems and methods to form distributed and reconfigurable aerial vehicle configurations are described. An aerial vehicle configuration may include a plurality of aerial vehicles that are connected to a payload via respective tethers in order to complete a task, e.g., delivery of the payload to a location. The plurality of aerial vehicles selected as part of the aerial vehicle configuration may be of various types and may form a particular initial configuration. During operation, the aerial vehicle configuration may be modified based on changes to various operating parameters associated with aerial vehicles, the aerial vehicle configuration, the task, and/or the environment. The modifications may include changing positions, altitudes, and/or orientations of aerial vehicles with respect to each other and/or the payload, releasing aerial vehicles from the configuration, or adding new aerial vehicles to the configuration. |
| US11066161B2 |
Electrically or hybrid powered multirotor aircraft with optimized energy consumption
An electrically or hybrid powered multirotor aircraft with complete redundancy on all of its functions of lift, of propulsion, and of control, the aircraft having optimized energy consumption and comprising: a longitudinal structure having two longitudinal beams; a fuselage fastened to the longitudinal structure; two fixed wings serving essentially to provide the aircraft with lift in cruising flight and arranged at respective ends of the longitudinal structure and in a common first plane; at least six rotors serving essentially to provide the aircraft with lift during stages of takeoff and landing, the rotors being arranged in a common second plane distinct from the first plane and parallel to the first plane in such a manner as not to be situated vertically above or below a fixed wing; and two propulsion propellers. An electrical or hybrid power plant serves to drive the rotors and the propulsion propellers in rotation. |
| US11066146B1 |
Circumferential ring propulsors and control assemblies for manned and unmanned lighter than air aircraft
A propulsor and control system for a Lighter Than Air (LTA) aircraft having annular fore and aft circumferential shrouds surrounding the aircraft body. The fore and aft circumferential shrouds form respective fore and aft circumferential shroud gaps between the fore and aft circumferential shrouds and the LTA aircraft body. Fore and aft propulsor blades are situated substantially or completely within the fore and aft circumferential shroud gaps. The blades counter-rotate in one embodiment. The fore and aft circumferential ring propulsors can have front control vanes located in front of the respective propulsors blade sets, and back control vanes located behind the respective propulsors to control the direction of the flow of air in order to maneuver the LTA aircraft. Magnetic levitation may be used to actuate the propulsor blade sets. |
| US11066145B1 |
Method and apparatus for lighter-than-air airship with improved structure and delivery system
A lighter-than-air airship has an exoskeleton constructed of spokes and hubs to create a set of connected hexagrams comprised of isosceles triangles wherein the spokes flex and vary in length to produce the slope of said airship's surface. In one embodiment, the exoskeleton connects to a nose cone that includes a cockpit cabin for controlling the airship's operation from a single location that can be physically separated from the exoskeleton in response to catastrophic events and for autonomous and/or remotely piloted operation. An improved means is also provided for landing and unloading cargo, and through use of unmanned aerial vehicles in another embodiment, the airship is configured for remote pickup, transport, delivery and return of payloads such as packages. In yet another embodiment, the airship provides a communications platform for beam form transmission and satellite signal relay, including in combination with the foregoing disclosed attributes. |
| US11066142B2 |
Outboard motor
When a shift member is in a first position, a first clutch couples a second drive shaft to a first drive shaft. When the shift member is in the first position, a second clutch decouples a first gear from the first drive shaft. When the shift member is in the first position, a third clutch decouples a second gear from the second drive shaft. |
| US11066136B1 |
Pontoon boat with adjustable extension system
The present invention relates generally to watercraft vehicles, and more particularly, to adjustable pontoon boats. More specifically to adjustable pontoons and a deployment system capable of connecting and altering positions of the adjustable pontoons with respect to a pontoon boat. |
| US11066132B2 |
Boat transfer system
Boat transfer system (10;110) on a floating vessel (30), comprising at least one deployment frame (14;114) for deployment of a cradle (12), wherein said deployment frame (14;114) is movable in a mainly horizontal direction and the deployment frame (14;114) is equipped with upright guides (18;118) for vertical movement of the cradle (12), and said cradle (12) is connected to a guide system (22;130,132,134) for controlled movement of the cradle (12) in the upright guides (18;118). |
| US11066130B2 |
System for securing a floating structure with one or more tension devices
A tension device for securing a floating structure to a fixed point includes an elastic member and an inelastic member. The elastic member has a length between a first end and a second end thereof. The length is elastically variable under tension. The inelastic member limits elongation of the length of the elastic member. The tension device has a first length when the elastic member is not under tension and a longer length when the elastic member is elastically stretched by a tension force. The inelastic member limits elastic elongation of the elastic member to a second length. |
| US11066129B2 |
Toerail grommet
A grommet has main body fitting in a toerail aperture enabling a fiber lead to run fairly through a bore, the fiber lead contacting a smooth wall surface in both body and a locking plate or member with the main body flange and intermediate portion fitting a toerail being held in place by the locking member or plate, the locking member or plate fitting a boss in the main body. |
| US11066128B2 |
Collapsible mast of a yacht
A collapsible mast of or for a yacht includes a base, a top section, and a rotation mechanism arranged between the base and the top section configured to rotate the top section relative to the base between an upright extended state, in which the top section extends in line with the base, and a collapsed state, in which the top section is rotated downward to reduce a height of the mast. The rotation mechanism comprises an axis oriented transverse through the base. Further, the rotation mechanism comprises a rotation arm, which is rotatably connected to the base via the axis. |
| US11066126B2 |
Electrical bicycle operating system, electrical derailleur, and electrical seatpost assembly
An electrical derailleur comprises a control unit to generate a control signal to operate at least one of an electrical bicycle seatpost assembly, an electrical suspension, and a driving unit. |
| US11066123B2 |
Compression piston
A compression damper of a shock absorber includes: a single adjustable fluid circuit configured for controlling a damping rate associated with multiple compression speeds of the shock absorber, wherein the single adjustable fluid circuit includes a fluid passageway through a base valve; and a positionally adjustable floating shim stack positioned at one end of the fluid passageway, the positionally adjustable floating shim stack configured for selectively blocking a flow of fluid through the fluid passageway. |
| US11066122B2 |
Control device and control system including control device
A control device is provided for a human-powered vehicle. The control device is basically provided with a controller. The controller is configured to be connected to at least one component of the human-powered vehicle such that the controller is free from executing normal activation of the at least one component in accordance to a first input in a first mode. The controller is configured to operate at least one of an actuator and an indicator in accordance to the first input in a second mode. The first mode is switched into the second mode in accordance to a second input different from the first input. |
| US11066121B1 |
Handlebar integrated master cylinder assembly
A fluid cylinder assembly for a hydraulic actuation system for a bicycle is provided. The fluid cylinder assembly includes a fluid cylinder. The fluid cylinder includes a housing and a piston that is movable within the housing. The fluid cylinder assembly also includes a force applicator connected to the piston of the fluid cylinder, a support, and an actuator pivotably attached to the support. The actuator is operatively connected to the piston of the fluid cylinder via the force applicator, such that the actuator is configured to translate the piston from a first position to a second position when the actuator is actuated. The fluid cylinder is attachable to a handlebar of the bicycle, such that part of the fluid cylinder is positioned within the handlebar and at least part of the force applicator is radially outer relative to the handlebar. |
| US11066119B2 |
Folding scooter frame
A folding scooter frame (100) includes a front vehicle frame (110), a rear vehicle frame (120) and a folding seat support frame (8). The front vehicle frame (110) and the rear vehicle frame (120) are pivotally connected. The folding seat support frame (8) includes a linkage rod (81) and a frame body, wherein a front end of the linkage rod (81) is connected with the front vehicle frame (110), a rear end of the linkage rod (81) is pivotally connected with the frame body, and the linkage rod (81) is able to swing as the front vehicle frame (110) is folded and thus drives the frame body to fold. The folding scooter frame (100) has the advantages of quick and convenient folding operations. |
| US11066111B2 |
Articulating tailgate
A tailgate assembly for a vehicle includes hinge and track assemblies that enable opening of the tailgate from a closed position to a horizontal open position and further to a vertical open position to enable comfortable access to items within the cargo bed. |
| US11066109B1 |
Tire protection system
A tire protection system includes a magnet assembly disposed in front of or behind a tire of a vehicle. The magnet assembly attracts and collects metallic debris on the roadway in front of the tire as the vehicle travels along the roadway, thereby preventing the debris from damaging the tire. The magnet assembly may be integrated into a wire-type housing and/or frame that is coupled to a mud flap, lower windscreen, and/or body-side molding located near the undercarriage of the vehicle. |
| US11066107B2 |
Vehicle body structure
A vehicle body structure may include a front pillar extending in a height direction of a vehicle and positioned in front along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A rear pillar extends in the height direction and is positioned in rear along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Roof side members extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and are disposed on the left and right sides along a width direction of the vehicle. At least one roof rail extends along the width direction of the vehicle and connecting the roof side members of the left and right sides. The front pillar includes a front pillar inner member and a front pillar outer reinforcing member. A front end portion of the roof side member along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle is inserted between the front pillar inner member the front pillar outer reinforcing member. |
| US11066102B2 |
Auxiliary frame having an attachment adapter
The disclosure relates to art auxiliary frame for a vehicle, including: a longitudinal member with a first longitudinal member end that may include a first adapter socket configured to accommodate different attachment adapters configured to fix the longitudinal member on different vehicle frames that may include different frame geometries; and a first attachment adapter in the first adapter socket, wherein the first attachment adapter is configured to fix the longitudinal member on a first particular vehicle frame. |
| US11066101B2 |
Steering control device
A steering angle calculating circuit includes a first neutral point calculating circuit, a second neutral point calculating circuit, and an absolute angle calculating circuit. The first neutral point calculating circuit calculates a motor neutral point (θm01), based on a steering angle detected by a steering sensor and a rotation angle of a motor detected by the relative angle sensor, when a drive source for driving a vehicle is started. The second neutral point calculating circuit calculates a motor neutral point when the steering angle detected by the steering sensor falls within a predetermined angle range in which a specific stroke with respect to the steering angle is constant. After the motor neutral point is calculated by the second neutral point calculating circuit, the absolute angle calculating circuit calculates the steering angle as an absolute angle, using the motor neutral point calculated by the second neutral point calculating circuit. |
| US11066099B2 |
Methods and apparatus for moving the front wheels of a vehicle forward
The present invention provides embodiments of modified upper and lower control arms for attachment to the steering knuckle that came with the vehicle, or for attachment to a modified steering knuckle of an embodiment of the invention, such that the steering knuckle, and in particular the wheel hub opening of the steering knuckle, are located at positions that are closer to the front of the vehicle than the positions provided by the control arms that came with the vehicle. The forward position of the wheel hub relative to the position provided by the factory or stock control arms moves the wheel and tire forward by the same distance, thereby allowing much larger wheels and tires to be mounted on the vehicle which do not rub against or interfere with the wheel well, fender or body mount, thereby increasing the approach angle of the vehicle for use in off-road climbing. |
| US11066097B2 |
Power steering systems
An electric power assisted steering system comprises a first part that in use determines the sign of a first signal indicative of the position of a part of the steering, and a second part that in use determines the sign of a second signal indicative of the velocity of a part of the steering. A processing unit that in use determines whether the steering wheel is moving away from a centre position or returning to the centre position from the determined signs of the two signals, and sets a value of a torque damping component using different tunes for when the steering wheel is moving away from the centre and when term and when the steering wheel is returning to the centre. The processing unit may blend the two tunes when it detects a change in the direction of steering corresponding to a return to centre following movement away from centre or movement away from centre following a return to centre. |
| US11066096B2 |
Vehicle steering control method and vehicle steering control device
A vehicle steering control method in which steering wheel vibrations are suppressed when a clutch is engaged while turning to suppress a sense of discomfort imparted to the driver. In this method, when transitioning from a steer-by-wire mode under an autonomous driving mode in which a steering clutch, through which a steering wheel and left and right front wheels are mechanically disconnected and connected, is disengaged, to an EPS control mode under a manual driving mode in which the steering clutch is engaged and an assist torque that corresponds to a detected torque from a torque sensor is imparted to the left and right front wheels, the steering clutch is engaged, and the assist torque is limited to a value that corresponds to the detected torque from the torque sensor from when the steering clutch is engaged until a prescribed limitation period has passed. |
| US11066089B2 |
Wheeled container handle assembly
Provided are wheeled containers having a handle assembly that is configured for providing support to an assembly of containers when in rest position and for permitting locomoting of the assembly upon demand. |
| US11066086B2 |
Railcar coupler system and method
A railcar coupler includes a coupler head portion extending from a shank portion. The coupler head portion is configured to couple to a first coupler knuckle for coupling the railcar coupler to a second railcar coupler of an adjacent railcar. The coupler head portion comprises a nose portion and a gathering face extending from the nose portion for engaging a second coupler knuckle coupled to the second railcar coupler. The coupler head portion comprises a guard arm portion extending from the nose portion towards the shank portion. The coupler head portion comprises a horn portion having a back surface. A distance between the back surface of the horn portion and a nose end of the guard arm portion is less than 11 inches. The coupler head portion comprises a locklifter shelf less than 2 inches above a bottom edge of the coupler. |
| US11066085B2 |
Axle box suspension of railcar
An axle box suspension of a railcar includes: a coupler extending from the axle box in a car longitudinal direction and including a tubular portion at a tip end portion of the coupler, the tubular portion opens toward both sides in a car width direction, the coupler coupling the axle box and a bogie frame; a core rod inserted into an internal space of the tubular portion, a pair of protruding portions provided at both respective sides of the core rod in the car width direction; an elastic bushing interposed between the tubular portion and the core rod; a pair of receiving seats at the bogie frame, including a pair of recess portions and a pair of groove portions, a pair of lids supporting the pair of protruding portions fitted into the pair of groove portions, and fasteners fixing the lids to the receiving seats. |
| US11066083B2 |
Vehicle alarm device and vehicle alarm method
To allow an alarm vibration generated by a vibration generator to be recognized by a user through a vibration transmission member. A vehicle alarm device (100) includes a vibration generator (30) configured to generate an alarm vibration having a frequency corresponding to a frequency of a received alarm signal, a vibration transmission member (90) configured to transmit the alarm vibration to a user, a travel situation information acquisition unit (70) configured to acquire travel situation information in accordance with a travel situation of the vehicle, and an alarm signal generator (70) configured to generate the alarm signal such that when the value of the acquired travel situation information is high, a signal to be inputted to the vibration generator (30) includes at least a high-band frequency and such that when the value of the travel situation information is low, the signal to be inputted to the vibration generator (30) includes at least a low-band frequency. |
| US11066082B2 |
Cancel point management system, cancel point notification system, cancel point guide system, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
This invention provides technology that can provide a driver with an opportunity to decide whether or not to continue automatic drive control. A cancel point management system includes a cancel point collector that collects first notification information, indicating a manual cancel point which is a point where automatic drive control has been cancelled in response to operation by a driver in a notification vehicle, from the notification vehicle and a guide information distributer that distributes first guide information for showing the manual cancel point to a guide vehicle traveling on a road. |
| US11066081B2 |
Methods and apparatus to modify vehicle function based on loading conditions
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to modify vehicle function based on loading conditions. An example apparatus includes a vehicle load condition manager programmed to modify a feature of a vehicle when a load condition of the vehicle satisfies a threshold, wherein at least one of the feature or the threshold is based upon a profile of a user of the vehicle. |
| US11066077B2 |
Vehicle-initiated cadenced operator interaction
A vehicle-initiated cadenced operator interaction system introduces an operational concept to a vehicle operator via a machine-initiated interaction. Thereafter, interaction is initiated by the industrial vehicle according to a cadence that provides a gap between interactions so that the operator can demonstrate the behavior associated with the introduced concept. The vehicle controller actively analyzes industrial vehicle data associated with the content of the interaction(s), and evaluates the data against pre-defined operational criteria to determine whether the operator is demonstrating the appropriate skill/behavior associated with the interaction(s). Responsive to the operator's demonstrated ability, the system can modify operation of the vehicle to tune the industrial vehicle to the operator. The system can also extend to the operating environment, by interacting with electronic devices, vehicles, machines, etc., in the operating environment to tune the environment to the operator. |
| US11066075B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling a vehicle based on a detected object
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for controlling a vehicle based on a detected object. The apparatus may detect an object through a plurality of ultrasonic sensors, and directly and indirectly detect the object through the plurality of ultrasonic sensors by a controller and if at least one of a direct distance value and an indirect distance value from the object is equal to or smaller than a preset distance determination reference value, determine that the object exists in a short-range area. |
| US11066068B2 |
Vehicle control apparatus and method
A vehicle control apparatus and method for moving and parking a vehicle double-parked around a parked vehicle are provided. The vehicle control apparatus includes a detector that detects departure intention information of the first vehicle and surrounding information of the second vehicle. A vehicle controller controls autonomous movement of the second vehicle and a processor detects a departure intention of the first vehicle based on the departure intention information. A movement plan of the second vehicle is generated based on the surrounding information when departure intention is detected and the vehicle controller moves the second vehicle based on the movement plan. |
| US11066067B2 |
Planning parking trajectory for self-driving vehicles
A parking system for autonomous driving vehicles (ADV) is disclosed that utilizes the perception, planning, and prediction modules of ADV driving logic to more safely and accurately park an ADV. An ADV scans a parking lot for an available space, then determines a sequence of portions or segments of a parking path from the ADV's location to a selected parking space. The sequence of segments involves one or more forward driving segments and one or more reverse driving segments. During the forward driving segments, the ADV logic uses the perception, planning, and prediction modules to identify one or more obstacles to the ADV parking path, and speed and direction of those obstacles. During a reverse driving segment, the ADV logically inverts the orientation of the perception, planning, and prediction modules to continue to track the one or more obstacles and their direction and speed while the ADV is driving in a reverse direction. For each parking path portion, the planning module generates a smooth reference line for the portion, taking into account the one or more obstacles, and their speed and direction. |
| US11066061B2 |
Method of controlling aspirator motive flow
Methods and systems are provided for controlling an aspirator shut-off valve in an engine of a hybrid vehicle. One example method includes opening the aspirator shut-off valve following a shut-down command to the engine when engine speed is between a first engine speed and a second engine speed, the first engine speed being lower than an idle speed and the second engine speed occurring before an imminent engine stop. The example method further includes not opening the aspirator shut-off valve between the first engine speed and the second engine speed if an oxygen content of an emission control device is at or near a threshold. |
| US11066059B2 |
System for controlling an air cushion vehicle by propeller towers and a propeller tower
The invention relates to a control system for an air cushion vehicle (400) for the purpose of improving maneuverability of the air cushion vehicle. The system includes four propeller towers (401-404), propellers installed at the propeller towers, and mounting seats for mounting the propeller towers to the air cushion vehicle. In the system, an edge portion (442) located closest to a side wall N of the air cushion vehicle in the mounting seat is located closer to the ground than an opposite edge portion (446) in relation to a pivot point in the mounting seat, providing a tilt (450) of the propeller in response to rotation of the mounting seat at the pivot point, and in response to the rotation of the mounting seat, the propeller tower directs an air flow (452) produced with the propeller over the side wall of the air cushion vehicle and, due to the tilt of the propeller, partly downwardly relative to a horizontal plane defined by the ground, the air flow exerting a force (462) that lifts the side wall of the air cushion vehicle upwardly from the ground. |
| US11066056B2 |
Control system of regenerative braking of hybrid vehicle and control method for the same
A control system of regenerative braking of hybrid vehicle is provided. The system includes a pedal simulator that provides a brake feeling to a driver by generating pedal effort according to a pedal stroke input through a brake pedal. A data detector detects data for pedal simulator control and a controller stores a predetermined value of the pedal effort and operates the pedal simulator according to the predetermined pedal effort value based on the detected data. |
| US11066054B2 |
Valve assembly and anti-lock braking system including the same
A valve assembly including: a valve body comprising a valve chamber, a first fluid port, a second fluid port, and a third fluid port, wherein the first fluid port, the second fluid port and the third fluid port are in fluid communication with the valve chamber; a first plunger movably disposed within the valve chamber, wherein when the first plunger is in the open position, the first fluid port is in fluid communication with the second fluid port, and wherein when the first plunger is in the closed position the first fluid port is fluidly isolated from the second fluid port; and a second plunger movably disposed within the valve chamber, wherein when the second plunger is in the open position the second fluid port (8b) is in fluid communication with the third fluid port, and wherein when the second plunger is in the closed position, the second fluid port is fluidly isolated from the third fluid port. |
| US11066052B2 |
Electromechanical brake booster and manufacturing method for an electromechanical brake booster
An electromechanical brake booster for a vehicle is described, which includes a housing, a spindle nut operationally engaged with a spindle, an electric motor, with the aid of which the spindle may be set into a translational movement along its spindle axis, a first tie rod and a second tie rod, which are fastened on the housing and extend in parallel to the spindle axis of the spindle, and a bracket fastened on the spindle, a first slide bearing enclosing the first tie rod being situated in a first opening of the bracket and a second slide bearing enclosing the second tie rod being situated in a second opening of the bracket, and the first slide bearing and the second slide bearing each being resiliently clamped in the bracket in a plane perpendicular in relation to the spindle axis. A manufacturing method for an electromechanical brake booster is also described. |
| US11066050B2 |
Rotating side brush with a four bar linkage for an automated carwash and method of operating the automated carwash
A carwash station receives a vehicle being conveyed in a direction of travel in a carwash having a ground pathway. The carwash station includes a frame supported by the ground pathway, a four-bar linkage attached to the frame and a side washing brush attached to the four-bar linkage and having an axis of rotation being perpendicular to the direction of travel and perpendicular to the ground pathway. |
| US11066048B2 |
Device of unmanned vehicle with sensor device and cleaning mechanism
The present disclosure relates to vehicle technology, and more particularly, to an unmanned vehicle and its sensor device and cleaning mechanism. The cleaning mechanism includes: a housing, a cleaning element, a driving component transmissively connected to the cleaning element and a control unit installed within a receiving cavity. The housing has a light transmissive element provided on a side surface thereof. The cleaning element is pivotable about one end thereof and mounted to the housing. The cleaning element, when pivoting, frictionally interacts with a surface of the light transmissive element that is away from the receiving cavity to clean the light transmissive element. The control unit is communicatively connected to the driving component for controlling the driving component. The cleaning mechanism can clean the light transmissive element using the cleaning element, so as to solve the problem in the related art that a sensor may not function normally due to contamination of a sensor device by dirt such as dust. |
| US11066047B1 |
LED tail light heater cover
An apparatus for prevention of accumulation of snow and/or ice on an LED light of a motor vehicle comprising a lens containing a resistive conductor material in a pattern, electrical terminations operably connected to the resistive conductor material and to direct current power generated by the motor vehicle to power the LED lights, a mounting frame sized to surround and seal the LED light; and wherein the pattern is selected to minimally obscure light projecting through the lens. A method for prevention of accumulation of snow and/or ice on an LED light of a motor vehicle comprising electrically connecting direct current power generated by the motor vehicle to electrical terminals operably connected to a resistive conductive material contained within a lens; and sealably securing a frame with the lens therein to the motor vehicle over the LED light of the motor vehicle such that light from the LED light is viewable therethrough. |
| US11066045B2 |
Authentication system and authentication target device
An authentication system includes an authentication target device used in an authentication target and a plurality of portable devices each carried by a user. The authentication target device performs wireless communication with each of the plurality of portable devices and controls the authentication target by a verification via the wireless communication. The authentication target device includes an authentication target transmitter configured to transmit a radio wave carrying a signal, an authentication target receiver configured to receive a radio wave carrying a signal, and a registration unit configured to register the plurality of portable devices that are genuine. Each of the plurality of portable devices includes a portable device transmitter configured to transmit the radio wave carrying the signal and a portable device receiver configured to receive the radio wave carrying the signal. |
| US11066040B2 |
Airbag device
Disclosed herein is an airbag device that includes an airbag cushion inflated as a working gas is introduced thereinto, a partition installed inside the airbag cushion to partition the airbag cushion into a first chamber facing an occupant's head and a second chamber adjacent to the first chamber, and a deployment adjustment section configured to pass through the partition, to interconnect the first chamber and the second chamber, and to guide deployment of the second chamber. |
| US11066039B2 |
Gas generator container and airbag module
The invention relates to an inflator holder (14) for an airbag module (10) comprising a holder bottom part (20) in which an inflator receiving hole (18) is formed and comprising a holder sidewall part (22) which delimits, together with the holder bottom part (20), a receiving compartment (26) for an inflator (12) open on a discharge side (28) opposed to the holder bottom part (20). The inflator holder (14) includes a filter grid (24) for exhausting gas fastened on the inflator holder (14) which filter grid at least partially delimits the receiving compartment (26) on the discharge side (28). In addition, the invention relates to an airbag module (10) comprising an airbag (16), an inflator (12) and said inflator holder (14). |
| US11066038B2 |
Occupant protection system
An occupant protection system includes a seat disposed such that a rear surface of a seatback in a seat front-rear direction faces a wall portion of a vehicle cabin; an airbag provided in the wall portion or the seatback and configured to support the seatback by inflating and deploying between the wall portion and the seatback; and an inflator configured to generate gas to be supplied to the airbag in a case where a collision that causes an occupant seated in the seat to inertially move rearward in the seat front-rear direction is detected or predicted. The airbag has a vent hole through which the gas inside the airbag is discharged outside. |
| US11066037B2 |
Frontal airbag
The invention relates to an inflator holder (14) for an airbag module (10) comprising a holder bottom part (20) in which an inflator receiving hole (18) is formed and comprising a holder sidewall part (22) which delimits, together with the holder bottom part (20), a receiving compartment (26) for an inflator (12) open on a discharge side (28) opposed to the holder bottom part (20). The inflator holder (14) includes a filter grid (24) for exhausting gas fasten A frontal airbag for vehicle occupants, especially a passenger airbag, comprises a contact panel (26) facing the vehicle occupant in the inflated state and including an upper edge and a lower edge (146, 148) as well as two lateral edges (150), wherein in the interior of the airbag tension means (30) are arranged at the contact panel (26), relating to the inflated and mounted state of the airbag, to be horizontally juxtaposed and spaced apart from each other which tension means withhold portions of the contact panel (26) in the inflated state of the airbag. Between horizontally spaced tension means (30) vertically extending, strip-shaped contact panel portions are formed. A substantially vertically extending, rib-shaped pocket being fluid-connected to the interior of the airbag projects toward the vehicle occupant at least at one, preferably at plural strip-shaped contact panel portions on the inflator holder (14) which filter grid at least partially delimits the receiving compartment (26) on the discharge side (28). In addition, the invention relates to an airbag module (10) comprising an airbag (16), an inflator (12) and said inflator holder (14). |
| US11066033B2 |
Seat-mounted occupant restraint system
A restraint system for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle having a roof and a cabin with a seat for the occupant includes an airbag having a stored condition within a base of the vehicle seat and being inflatable to deploy upwards in the cabin and between legs of the occupant to a deployed condition in front of the occupant. The airbag including a lower end having a pair of projections spaced apart in a forward-rearward direction of the vehicle. The airbag being configured to utilize the vehicle seat as a reaction surface for restraining the movement of the airbag in response to occupant penetration into the airbag. |
| US11066031B2 |
Airbag device for driver's seat
An airbag device for a driver's seat may include: a housing mounted on a steering part; an inflator mounted on the housing; and a cushion accommodated in the housing, deployed by gas supplied from the inflator, and having a cushion front part and a cushion rear part, wherein the cushion front part is configured such that an upper portion thereof is expanded and deployed and deployment of a lower portion thereof is partially restricted when the cushion is deployed, and the cushion rear part is disposed opposite the cushion front part to partially restrict the deployment of the lower portion of the cushion front part. |
| US11066026B2 |
Power supply box having a bypass
A power supply box includes: a first terminal that is configured to be connected to a first power storage device that supplies power to a first load; a second terminal that is configured to be connected to an alternator and a second load; a normally-off switch that is configured to be connected between the first terminal and the second terminal; and a bypass that is configured to be connected in parallel with the switch between the first and second terminals. The bypass includes a diode that has a forward direction that is from the first terminal toward the second terminal, and a resistor that is connected in series with the diode between the first and second terminals. |
| US11066023B1 |
Camera system for particulate material trailer
A camera system for a trailer that cooperates with a tarping system of the trailer to capture images during loading and unloading. The camera transmits the images to a display. A driver may watch the display to monitor loading and unloading. The camera system maintains a camera of the camera system positioned to capture images of an interior of the trailer regardless of the operation of the tarping system. The camera system generally includes an arm member, a pivot structure connected to the arm member, a camera connected to the arm member, and a weight connected to the arm member. Responsive to a force of gravity the camera remains oriented upward to capture images of the interior of the trailer during loading and unloading. |
| US11066022B1 |
Positioning clamp and carrier using the same
A positioning clamp of the present invention includes a tightening body and a fastening assembly. The tightening body includes an insertion hole. Two ends of the tightening body are spacedly arranged. The fastening assembly is disposed on the tightening body and is movable between a fastening position and a release position. |
| US11066021B2 |
Indoor secret storage structure of vehicle
An internal storage structure of a vehicle may include a housing including an opening and configured of having a storage space disposed inside a crash pad, a cover portion configured to include a display module and to cover the opening, a first guide rail configured to be disposed on the side surface of the housing to be tilted by a predetermined angle, and a second guide rail configured to be disposed on the lower end portion of the cover portion to interlock with a gear portion disposed on the lower surface of the housing, and the cover portion is configured to be tilted forwardly along the second guide rail, and to move downwardly along the first guide rail and the second guide rail. |
| US11066019B2 |
Sliding tray
A vehicular cargo assembly includes a first panel slidably mounted on a floor of a vehicle cabin and selectively and alternatively positionable in a first position or a second position. A storage space is disposed below the floor. The first panel is configured to cover the storage space in the first position. |
| US11066016B2 |
Adjusting vehicle mirrors
A mirror assembly can include a mirror and one or more actuators operatively positioned to cause the position and/or the orientation of the mirror to be adjusted. The one or more actuators include a bladder. The bladder can include a flexible casing. The bladder can define a fluid chamber. The fluid chamber can contain a dielectric fluid. The one or more actuators can include a first conductor and a second conductor operatively positioned on opposite portions of the bladder. The one or more actuators can be configured such that, when electrical energy is supplied to the first conductor and the second conductor, the first conductor and the second conductor can become oppositely charged. As a result, the first conductor and the second conductor are electrostatically attracted toward each other to cause at least a portion of the dielectric fluid to be displaced to an outer peripheral region of the fluid chamber. |
| US11066011B2 |
Modular light bar arrangement for emergency vehicles
A modular light bar, for mounting on an emergency vehicle, is configured for changing of a portion of its external shape for changing a corresponding light directional capability thereof using interchangeable lighting modules. The lights thereon cast light in multiple lighting directions without using any rotating elements. The modular light bar includes: a base member with a first light bar end section and a second light bar end section interconnected by a support portion configured to provide a gap between the first and second light bar end sections. Various different center section lighting modules may be interchangeably received in the gap between the first light bar end section and the second light bar end section, and be latched thereto. |
| US11066006B2 |
Vehicle lamp
A vehicle lamp includes: a variable light distribution lamp capable of generating a beam having a variable intensity distribution; an infrared illumination device configured to irradiate a front; an infrared camera configured to image the front; and a light distribution controller configured to detect a snow particle based on an output of the infrared camera, generate a light distribution pattern in which a portion corresponding to the snow particle is shaded, and control the variable light distribution lamp. |
| US11066005B2 |
System and method for providing dynamic high beam control
A dynamic high beam control system includes sensors, high beam headlamps including light pixels, and processors. The processors determine, via the sensors, a direction in which a person is facing. In response to determining that the person is facing the vehicle, the processors determine, via the sensors, a position of the person's face and adjust at least one of the light pixels projecting light to the person's face based on the position. |
| US11066002B2 |
Installation trailer for coiled flexible pipe and method of utilizing same
A system includes a collapsible trailer frame and a lifting mechanism coupled to the collapsible trailer frame. The lifting mechanism is configured to raise or lower a coil of pipe or a reel of pipe. The system also includes a braking mechanism. |
| US11065998B2 |
Haul truck dump body finish machined rear pivot support
A finish machined rear pivot support a dump body of a haul truck can comprise a pair of rear pivots spaced apart from each other in a first direction, and a cross-member extending in the first direction between the rear pivots. The rear pivots can be respectively welded in-line with longitudinal support body members on a bottom of the dump body. The cross-member can extend from inward-facing sides of the rear pivots. Each of the rear pivots can include two cut-outs spaced apart from each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The cut-outs can be provided over corresponding one of transverse support body members on the bottom of the dump body. |
| US11065997B2 |
Motor vehicle
A motor vehicle including a holding device configured to retain objects. The holding device includes at least one holding unit having a base, and a holding structure that extends away from the base in a primary direction and that contains two flexurally elastic lateral jaws that extend, proceeding from the base in the primary direction, to a head region, and a plurality of rigid coupling stays that are articulated on both lateral jaws and are mutually spaced apart in the primary direction. At least one of the flexurally elastic lateral jaws forms a holding jaw for engaging on a respective one of the objects. |
| US11065995B2 |
Pumping device for seat of vehicle
A pumping device for a seat of a vehicle, in which a cam supporter supports a clutch cam to be balanced in the pumping device, thereby minimizing movement of the clutch cam due to an external force reversely input, and the cam supporter guides movements of brake rollers, thereby causing braking operation by the brake rollers to be precisely performed and improving operating performance. |
| US11065993B2 |
Seat apparatus
A seat apparatus includes a vehicle seat including a cushion member having a bottom portion with a plurality of recessed portions, a plurality of air cells configured to expand by injection of compressed air, and a fluid supply mechanism configured to supply the fluid to the air cells. In the seat apparatus, at least one of the recessed portions is provided at a portion of the bottom portion of the cushion member positioned at a seating portion of the vehicle seat, the hip of a passenger being placed on the seating portion. Each air cell is expandable in a corresponding one of the recessed portions. The fluid supply mechanism is configured to expand at least one air cell by supplying the compressed air thereto and to change the at least one air cell to be expanded by switching a fluid supply destination. |
| US11065992B2 |
Pivotable armrest with bolt mechanism
An armrest for a motor vehicle has a housing body and an arm support fitted pivotably on the housing body. A rotatably mounted bolt is provided on the arm support with a bolt tongue which, in a locking position, interacts with a striker plate on the housing body, as a result of which a pivoting of the arm support away from the housing body is blocked. A U-shaped support bracket is fitted on the arm support and has, upon application of a force for pivoting of the arm support away from the housing body in the locking position of the bolt, contact with the bolt tongue on the side which faces away from the arm support. A support force is thus exerted in the direction of the arm support on the bolt. The support bracket in the locking position of the bolt, engages around at least the bolt tongue. |
| US11065984B2 |
System for detecting the presence of an occupant in a vehicle and means thereof
A system for detecting a child left in a vehicle, in a coin-like shaped housing, includes: at least two disparate sensors for measuring parameters within a vehicle environment, an alerting mechanism for sending a signal to the vehicle user, and a processor for providing instructions. The system further includes a user interface platform (UIP) having a wireless network connection to at least one of the housing, a user, a vehicle operation system, a social network, an emergency system, a connectable subject and any combination thereof. |
| US11065983B2 |
Railway transportation power supply construction
A railway transportation power supply construction comprising a power supply rail and a return current rail respectively secured on two sides of an insulating base and isolated by the insulating base. A power supply arm and a return current arm are mounted to a bogie of a vehicle and insulated from the vehicle body by means of insulation rings, the bogie provided with a drive mechanism. The power supply arm has a front end connected to one end of an input port of the drive mechanism, and a terminal end in contact with the power supply rail. The return current arm has a front end connected to the other end of the input port of the drive mechanism, and a terminal end in contact with the return current rail. During operation, the power supply arm has friction with the power supply rail to be powered, and the return current arm has friction with the return current rail, enabling the vehicle to travel through a junction section with uninterrupted power supply while the structure and operating condition of a junction remain unchanged. |
| US11065980B2 |
Method for controlling a DC-DC converter in a motor vehicle electrical system
Disclosed is a method for controlling a DC current converter present in an on-board network of a motor vehicle including a service battery, the on-board network being connected, via the converter, to a traction battery that supplies power to a traction network with inverter and electric machine. When a transmission of power transients from the on-board network to the traction network leading to instabilities in the traction network is detected, an auxiliary mode of control of the converter is implemented with a limit on the current output from the converter depending on a state of charge of the service battery, the current limit increasing as the charge of the service battery decreases. |
| US11065977B2 |
Remote updates for vehicle systems
A method for receiving an update from a remote source may comprise a step of connecting wirelessly to a transceiver. The method may comprise a step of communicating with a remote database via the transceiver. The method may comprise a step of providing operational parameter data to the remote database. The method may comprise a step of receiving updated operational parameters from the database based on a comparison of the operational parameter data to a latest version of the operational parameter data performed by the remote database. The method may comprise a step of updating one or more components of a vehicle using the updated operational parameters. The remote database may be configured to determine a status of the components of the vehicle and provide the updated operational parameters to keep software used by the vehicle to a latest version. |
| US11065973B2 |
Power delivery system for multiple loads
A distributed converter for delivering power to a set of loads is provided. The distributed converter includes a converter battery distribution unit that includes a converter-modular power tile, and the converter-modular power tile includes a battery pack configured to deliver power to a load of the set of loads. |
| US11065972B2 |
Saddle type electric vehicle
A saddle type electric vehicle (1) includes a charging cord (245) that is connectable to an external power supply, a cord accommodating section (230) configured to accommodate a charging cord (245), and a vehicle body cover (5) on which a cord accommodating section (230) provided, a vehicle body cover (5) includes a cover inclined surface (CS) inclined with respect to a ground plane, the cover inclined surface (CS) includes an inclined surface upper section (CS1) located on an upper section of the cover inclined surface (CS), and in the cord accommodating section (230), a cord drawing section (236) disposed in the vicinity of the inclined surface upper section (CS1) and configured to draw the charging cord (245) into the cord accommodating section (230) and an accommodating space (230s) configured to accommodate the charging cord (245) drawn from the cord drawing section (236) from the vicinity of the inclined surface upper section (CS1) to a lower section of the cord accommodating section (230) are provided. |
| US11065968B2 |
Integrated multi-source IPT system
An IPT primary or secondary circuit includes a converter connected to a primary energy source and a compensation network. A supplementary energy source is connected to the compensation network and the converter transfers energy between the primary energy source or another IPT primary or secondary circuit and the supplementary energy source. |
| US11065966B2 |
Apparatus for controlling motorized vehicle
In an apparatus for controlling a motorized vehicle equipped with a main rechargeable battery, electrical loads electrically connected to the main rechargeable battery via a voltage converter, a converter operating point setter is configured to, when current is passing between the main rechargeable battery and the electrical loads, based on a charging/discharging amount of the main rechargeable battery, set operating points of the voltage converter, each specifying a power conversion efficiency representing a ratio of input power to the electrical loads to output power of the main rechargeable battery and an output current of the voltage converter. A converter controller is configured to, based on the operating point set by the converter operating point setter, cause the voltage converter to convert the voltage of the main rechargeable battery, thereby supplying power to the electrical loads. |
| US11065962B2 |
Inverter control device
An inverter ECU is applied to a hybrid vehicle having an engine and a motor generator as drive power source and a motor generator control system. A drive control part generates drive signals for an inverter based on torque request to the motor generator. A temperature information acquiring part acquires an element temperature value and a cooling water temperature value as an inverter temperature value. An abnormality detection part detects whether the inverter temperature value is within a diagnosable temperature range, and performs abnormality detection for the motor generator control system when the inverter temperature value is within the diagnosable temperature range. When the inverter temperature value is not placed within the diagnosable temperature range, the energy supplied to the inverter is adjusted to move the inverter temperature value into the diagnosis allowable temperature range to correctly perform the abnormality detection. |
| US11065958B2 |
Control system and method
A control system having one or more controllers configured to determine physical or psychophysiological (3P) changes of an operator of a vehicle. First and second imaging devices take real-time images of an operator of a vehicle. Then, based on the physical, physiological and/or psychological features extracted from the imaging device data, and a 3P model from historical data the one or more processors also configured to, responsive to the physical, physiological and/or psychological changes of the operator of the vehicle, alert the operator and control the operation of the vehicle. |
| US11065957B2 |
Drive power connecting/disconnecting device
The drive power connecting/disconnecting device includes a second shaft disposed coaxially to a first shaft so as to transmit drive power to a wheel axle, a connection/disconnection member which moves a second rotational body along an axial direction with respect to a first rotational body, and which is capable of moving in the axial direction so as to make or break engagement between the first shaft and the second shaft, a supporting member, a shaft cover which covers at least the periphery of the second rotational body, a first pivotally supporting portion which is disposed between the first shaft and the second shaft so as to axially support one end of the second shaft; and a second pivotally supporting portion which is disposed inside the shaft cover so as to axially support the other end of the second shaft. |
| US11065955B2 |
Drive device for a vehicle axle of a two-track vehicle
A drive device for a vehicle axle, especially a rear axle, of a two-track vehicle, wherein the vehicle axle includes an axle differential, which can be connected at the input end to a primary drive machine and can be connected at the output end across flange shafts arranged on either side to vehicle wheels of the vehicle axle, wherein the vehicle axle is associated with an additional drive machine and a shiftable superimposing gear, which can be shifted to a torque distribution gear in which a drive torque is generated by the additional drive machine. |
| US11065952B2 |
Active grille shutter multi part modular frame
An active grille shutter arrangement having a modular frame. The active grille shutter arrangement includes a primary frame piece defining a width and height of an aperture of the modular frame, wherein in the primary frame piece has a motor housing, and upper frame portion having a first end and a second end, a lower frame portion having a first end and a second end and the motor housing extends between the upper frame portion and the lower frame portion. There is a plurality of secondary frame pieces that are adjustably connected to the primary frame pieces, thereby allowing the width of the modular frame to be adjusted. |
| US11065949B2 |
Hybrid electric vehicle axle with two motors
Provided herein is an electric axle assembly including a first motor-generator assembly, a second motor generator assembly, an axle housing, a first axle half shaft drivingly connected to the first motor-generator assembly and a second axle half shaft drivingly connected to the second motor-generator assembly. The first and second motor-generator assemblies each include a motor-generator and a housing and gear carrier portion. The axle housing includes a first axle tube portion, a second axle tube portion, a center portion, and an opening extending through the center portion of the axle housing, wherein the first axle tube portion and the second axle tube portion are disposed on axial opposite sides of the central portion. The first and second half shafts extended into the opening of the axle housing, and the first motor-generator assembly and the second motor-generator assembly are connected to the axle housing assembly. |
| US11065941B1 |
Vehicle air filter
A vehicle intake air filter is provided forming an inner conduit formed between an upper orifice and a lower orifice. In addition to an outer filtering layer, a secondary filtering layer or layers are provided spanning the upper orifice. A monitoring mechanism for measuring and communicating a function of the air filter is further located within the upper orifice. The monitoring mechanism measures and communicates the function of the air filter. A plurality of sensors measure a differential pressure between the outer and inner surfaces of the filter. A remote communication system transmits sensor data from the sensors via a wireless communication protocol to a remote electronic monitor device, such as a cell phone. Increased pressure differential or filter performance or efficacy may thereby be displayed to the user on a real-time basis. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. |
| US11065940B2 |
Air conditioner for vehicle
The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle. The air conditioner for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body and an electric dust collection assembly. The electric dust collection assembly includes an electrification apparatus for electrifying dust particles in the air and a collector for collecting dust particles electrified by the electrification apparatus and removing the dust particles from the air. At this time, the electrification apparatus and the collector are formed to be capable of being separated by a separate device. |
| US11065933B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing location-aware wheel camber settings
An approach is provided for location-aware wheel camber settings. The approach involves, for example, collecting tire temperature data, wheel camber data, and location data from one or more sensors of a plurality of vehicles. The approach also involves processing the tire temperature data, wheel camber data, and location data to determine a target wheel camber for a road segment indicated by the location data. The target wheel camber is determined from one or more observed wheel cambers indicated in the wheel camber data. The target wheel camber is also associated with a target tire temperature indicated in the tire temperature data. The approach further involves storing the target wheel camber as an attribute of map data associated with the road segment. |
| US11065932B2 |
Adjustable blow-off suspension
Altering the damping rate of a vehicle suspension damper. A pressure of a damping fluid is exerted against a second valve mechanism connected to the vehicle suspension damper. The pressure of the damping fluid is increased beyond a threshold of the second valve mechanism that is adjustable by an adjustment member. The adjustment member is exposed through a high pressure side of the vehicle suspension damper. The second valve mechanism is then opened. |
| US11065931B1 |
Active suspension system
A suspension system includes a primary actuator, an inertial actuator, and a controller. The primary actuator applies force between a sprung mass and an unsprung mass of a vehicle to control movement therebetween. The inertial actuator applies force between the unsprung mass and a reaction mass to damp movement of the unsprung mass. The inertial actuator has a threshold capacity. The controller controls the primary actuator and the inertial actuator. The controller determines a required damping of the movement of the unsprung mass, and apportions the required damping between the primary actuator and the inertial actuator. |
| US11065926B2 |
Cover assemblies to prevent unauthorized access to hitch assemblies of a vehicle
A cover assembly for a hitch assembly includes a cover and a cover lock assembly. The cover is coupled to the body component for movement between an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the cover permits access to a hitch lock assembly configured to secure a hitch to a hitch receiver and in the closed position, the cover inhibits access to the hitch lock assembly. The cover lock assembly is configured to releasably secure the cover to the hitch receiver when the cover is in the closed position. The cover lock assembly includes a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration. In the locked configuration, the cover is inhibited from moving from the closed position to the open position. In the unlocked configuration, the cover is permitted to move from the closed position to the open position. |
| US11065924B2 |
Device for attaching an electronic member to a pneumatic tire
A device (10) for securing an electronic member to a wall of a tire casing comprises a base (11) that is able to be secured to the wall (2) of a tire casing, a retaining wall (12), connected to the base (11), the interior surfaces (14, 15) of which define a volume (13) able to accommodate the electronic member, and a clamping system (20) for clamping the retaining wall (12), able to prevent any extraction of the electronic member. The securing device (10) is such that the retaining wall (12), which is able to deform elastically, comprises an opening (18) that allows the electronic member to be extracted and inserted. The retaining wall (12) on its external surface (17) has a retaining device (19) for the clamping system (20). Finally, the clamping system (20) is a single-use system. |
| US11065921B2 |
Tire-mounted sensor having vibration transmission member to transmit vibration added to tire with respect to vibration detection element
A tire-mounted sensor is to be mounted to an inner wall surface of a tire, and includes a sensor device having a vibration detection element to detect vibration applied to the tire, a circuit board having the vibration detection element thereon, an antenna attached to the circuit board, and an accommodation structure accommodating the vibration detection element, the circuit board, and the antenna. At least a part of the accommodation structure is made of a flexible material to attenuate the vibration applied to the tire. The tire-mounted sensor further includes a vibration transmission member configured to transmit the vibration applied to the tire to the vibration detection element. |
| US11065918B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire includes plural land portions that are provided at a tread and that are partitioned by plural circumferential direction grooves that extend along a tire circumferential direction. A lug groove is provided at at least one land portion among the plural land portions and crosses the land portion in a tire width direction. A fine groove is provided at a groove bottom portion of the lug groove, has a narrower groove width than the lug groove, and has a groove bottom face formed with a circular arc shaped profile when viewed in cross-section at right angles to a groove length direction. A coupling curved face joins the groove bottom face and a groove side face at a length direction end portion of the fine groove, to a groove side face of the circumferential direction grooves. |
| US11065912B2 |
Method of restoring paintings
A method of restoring paintings includes steps for acquiring image data of a painting having a deteriorated part evidencing deterioration including at least one selected from among fading, exfoliation, and damage or loss of the support; generating digital restoration data in which the damaged part of the image data is restored by digital simulation using a computer; printing the digital restoration data on a backing of the painting using ink; and lamination of the printed backing material of the painting to the back of the painting. |
| US11065911B2 |
Method for producing a decorated wall or floor panel
The disclosure relates to a method for producing a decorated wall panel or floor panel comprising the following method steps: a) providing a plate-shaped carrier; b) applying a decoration replicating a decorative pattern onto at least one partial region of the plate-shaped carrier; c) applying a covering layer onto the decoration, wherein the covering layer has a radiation-hardening compound; and d) hardening the covering layer. The covering layer is hardened by using a first radiator and a second radiator, wherein the first radiator emits radiation having a different wave length compared to the radiation of the second radiator, and wherein the first radiator and the second radiator are used in a common hardening step. |
| US11065910B2 |
Color shifting heat transfer label
A color shifting heat transfer label includes a carrier and a color design layer on the carrier. The color design layer is formulated from an ink having a color shifting effect. The color design layer is configured to separate from the carrier to define a color shifting feature that is adhered to a target object upon application of heat and pressure. The color shifting feature is adhered to the target object to define a plane defined by the color shifting feature such that the color shifting feature exhibits a first color when viewed from an angle of about 90 degrees relative to the plane defined by the color shifting feature and a second color, different from the first color when viewed from an angle of about 45 degrees or less relative to the plane defined by the color shifting feature. |
| US11065909B2 |
Apparatus for forming dye sublimation images and texturing the surface of solid sheets of the substrate
A method for texturing a plastic substrate, while forming a dye sublimation image in the plastic substrate is provided. A first side of a dye carrier sheet having an image formed thereon of a dye sublimation ink is placed on a second side of the plastic substrate to form a stack. A first side of a textured cover is placed on a side of the stack. A clamping pressure is provided on the textured cover and the stack, wherein the stack and textured cover are clamped together. The stack is heated to at least a sublimation temperature of the stack, which causes the dye sublimation ink to sublimate and penetrate through the second side of the plastic substrate, creating a dye sublimation image in the plastic substrate and wherein texture from the textured cover is transferred to a side of the plastic substrate. |
| US11065907B2 |
Hand tools, cosmetic devices and writing instruments
A hand tool includes an outer barrel, an inner barrel housed in the outer barrel, and a rear barrel assembled to the outer barrel and the inner barrel. One of the outer barrel and the inner barrel includes a cam follower protruding in a radial direction of the hand tool, the other of the outer barrel and the inner barrel includes a cam groove engaging with the cam follower, and the cam follower is supported to be movable in a radial direction. |
| US11065898B2 |
Electronic apparatus, information processor, printing system, and printing method
An electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the technology includes an obtaining section, a determining section, and an instructing section. The obtaining section obtains a first design image or corresponding data corresponding to the first design image. The determining section determines one or a plurality of second design images different from the first design image on the basis of the first design image or the corresponding data obtained by the obtaining section. The instructing section instructs printing of one or both of the one second design image determined by the determining section and a plurality of the second design images determined by the determining section. |
| US11065893B2 |
Pickup mechanism
A pickup mechanism includes a paper feeding channel, a pickup roller assembly disposed in the paper feeding channel and projecting beyond a top of the paper feeding channel, a paper tray disposed to an upstream of the pickup roller assembly, and a guiding swing arm assembly. The guiding swing arm assembly includes two guiding swing arms mounted adjacent to and spaced from two opposite sides of the pickup roller assembly. Each guiding swing arm includes a pivoting shaft, a stopping block, and an extending arm connected between the pivoting shaft and the stopping block. The two stopping blocks of the two guiding swing arms are disposed between the pickup roller assembly and the paper tray for blocking paper. An axial direction of the pivoting shaft of each guiding swing arm is deviated from a center axis direction of the pickup roller assembly. |
| US11065890B2 |
Printer
A printer includes a main body casing part in which a storage part is formed; a printer head unit installed on the main body casing part; a cover part installed to be openable and closable on the main body casing part; a platen roller unit installed on the cover part to match with the printer head unit; and a hinge means in which a translational movement area and a rotational area are provided so that the cover part is installed on the main body casing part to be opened and closed through the linear movement and the rotational operation. |
| US11065888B2 |
Dye sublimation calender
A fixation/transfer device for control of dye waste in a dye sublimation process. The device comprises a textile inlet, a textile outlet, a heat press or calender, an endless belt for driving the textile from the textile inlet to the textile outlet through the heat press, the heat press being held at a temperature sufficient to cause sublimation of the printing dye, and a cleaning station for cleaning the endless belt, the cleaning station being located downstream of the textile outlet and upstream of the textile outlet. The feed belt may be heated at the cleaning station so that sublimation may assist cleaning. |
| US11065887B2 |
Method for safeguaring a printing process using a printer and printer for implementing the method
A method for securing a printing process of a printer having a housing with a printing chamber, a printing device, a holding device for an exchangeable magazine for holding an object to be printed on, a control and evaluation unit, and a memory, the method having the following steps: inserting a magazine having the object to be printed into the holding device; moving the holding device into the printing chamber, using an optical sensor in the housing to sense a marking on the magazine; performing a comparison of the marking on the inserted magazine sensed by the sensor with a marking stored in memory in the control and evaluation unit for a magazine permissible for the print object to be printed on; outputting an error indication if the marking of the inserted magazine sensed by the sensor does not match the marking stored in the memory for a permissible magazine. |
| US11065884B2 |
Liquid jetting apparatus
A liquid jetting apparatus includes: liquid jetting heads which are arranged along a predetermined arrangement direction and each of which has a first nozzle to jet a first liquid and a second nozzle to jet a second liquid, a first tank in which the first liquid is stored, a second tank in which the second liquid is stored, first supply channels which connect the first tank and the liquid jetting heads, second supply channels which connect the second tank and the liquid jetting heads, first return channels which connect the liquid jetting heads and the first tank, and second return channels which connect the liquid jetting heads and the second tank. The first tank and the second tank are arranged to deviate from each other in the arrangement direction. |
| US11065881B2 |
Image forming apparatus
In an image forming apparatus, a controller is configured to: obtain conformance information, for each of at least one color, representing each container conforming to the image forming apparatus; obtain usage information related to a relationship between the total number of recording media on which images are formed within a past particular period and a total amount of a colorant used within the past particular period; based on the obtained usage information, calculate a first initial formable number for each of the at least one color which represents the total number of recording media on which images are respectively formable using the colorant with a particular initial containing amount; and display a detailed-information screen containing conformance detailed information for each of the at least one color. The obtained conformance information and the first initial formable number are associated with each other in the conformance detailed information. |
| US11065877B2 |
Drying device and inkjet printer therewith
A drying device for drying a recording medium includes a medium guide part that guides the recording medium; a heating body that heats the medium guide part; a cover that is arranged opposing the medium guide part such that the medium carrying path intervenes between the cover and the medium guide part and an air flow path is formed with the medium guide part and the cover; a fan that generates an air flow; and (e) a duct that is configured to discharge the air in the air flow path together with a vapor generated as the recording medium is heated, wherein an air intake port that takes the air in the air flow path into the duct is formed on the downstream side of the flow direction with resect to the heating body. |
| US11065875B2 |
Liquid discharge apparatus and image recording apparatus including the same
There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus configured to discharge a liquid, including a channel member for the liquid. The channel member is formed to include: a pressure chamber configured to contain the liquid; a nozzle configured to discharge the liquid; a connection channel connecting the pressure chamber and the nozzle; and a discharge channel which is connected to the connection channel so as to discharge the liquid in the connection channel or connected to the pressure chamber so as to discharge the liquid in the pressure chamber. An intersection line between an orthogonal plane orthogonal to an extending direction of the discharge channel and an upper surface of the discharge channel defining an upper portion of the discharge channel has an arc-like shape protruding upwardly. |
| US11065872B2 |
Liquid ejection head
A liquid ejection head includes a nozzle including an ejection port for ejecting a liquid for performing recording on a recording medium, and a pressure chamber in which an energy generating element that generates energy used for ejecting the liquid from the ejection port is disposed; and a heating unit that heats the liquid. In the liquid ejection head, the liquid in the pressure chamber is circulated to and from the outside of the pressure chamber, and an average number of preliminary ejections per nozzle during an operation period in which the recording is performed is equal to or greater than 0 and equal to or less than 20. |
| US11065867B2 |
Detecting a drive bubble formation and collapse
Measuring an inkjet nozzle may include taking at least one impedance measurement after the firing command is sent to detect the presence of a drive bubble and taking another impedance measurement to detect a collapse of the drive bubble. |
| US11065863B2 |
Cemented carbide powders for additive manufacturing
In one aspect, particle powder compositions are provided for article manufacture by various additive manufacturing techniques. A powder composition comprises a particle component comprising sintered cemented carbide particles having apparent density of at least 6 g/cm3. |
| US11065862B2 |
Methods of making sintered articles
Methods of making sintered articles from powder metal carbide compositions by additive manufacturing techniques are described herein. Sintered carbide articles fabricated by such additive manufacturing techniques, in some embodiments, exhibit densities equaling articles formed according to conventional techniques employed in powder metallurgy. For example, a method of manufacturing an article comprises providing sintered cemented carbide powder comprising a hard particle phase including tungsten carbide and a metallic binder phase and forming the sintered cemented carbide powder into a green article by one or more additive manufacturing techniques. The green article is sintered to provide a sintered article having density greater than 90% theoretical full density, wherein the green article has a density less than 50% theoretical full density prior to sintering. |
| US11065860B2 |
Method and system for printing 3D objects
A method of printing a 3D object includes feeding one or more preformed materials from a feed outlet into a build zone in which a hot spot is located and using the hot spot to selectively heat the one or more preformed materials to a viscous state. Object layers are formed by depositing portions of the preformed materials on a build surface, or on another object layer on the build surface, while effecting relative motion between the build surface and the feed outlet. |
| US11065858B2 |
Apparatus and method for bonding sheet metal parts to a laminated core
An apparatus and method for bonding sheet metal parts to a laminated core in which sheet metal parts are punched from an electrical steel strip, the punched sheet metal parts are stacked and bonded at least integrally to form a plurality of laminated cores, and in order to facilitate the separation of the integrally bonded sheet metal parts into laminated cores, a separating agent is provided at least between two stacked sheet metal parts in that with the punching stage for punching the sheet metal part, the separating agent is both punched from a separating agent support and provided to the sheet metal part. In order to embody the application of a geometrically accurate separating agent in a reproducible and simple way, it is proposed that the separating agent be punched from the sheet-like separating agent support that is supplied below the electrical steel strip. |
| US11065857B2 |
Electric machine with locally-tuned properties
A method of forming an electric machine lamination includes punching a sheet having a first composition to form a cavity and a compressed region at a perimeter of the cavity. The method further includes depositing, within the cavity and on the compressed region, a deposit material having a second composition different than the first composition. The method further includes scanning a beam along the deposit material to form a bound material within the cavity and on the compressed region. |
| US11065854B2 |
Flexible plastic line, method for the production thereof, and uses of same
A plastics line (1) is described with at least one layer (5) consisting of the following components: (A) 70-94 weight percent of a polyamide selected from the following group: polyamide 516, polyamide 616, polyamide 1016 or mixtures thereof; (B) 4-20 weight percent impact modifier; (C) 2-15 weight percent of plasticiser; (D) 0-5 weight percent of additives different from (B) and (C), wherein the sum of (A)-(D) is 100 weight percent, and with the proviso that layer (5) does not contain polyamide 6, as well as a method of manufacturing such a plastic pipe and uses of such a plastic pipe. |
| US11065851B2 |
Multilayer hard coating film
One embodiment provides a multilayer hard coating film which sequentially includes, from the superficial layer side, a first hard coating and a resin film, and wherein: the first hard coating is formed from a coating material that contains a specific amount of (A) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate and a specific amount of (B) a water repellent agent, while containing no inorganic particles; and the resin film includes at least one layer of (α) an acrylic resin that contains 50-95% by mole of a structural unit derived from methyl methacrylate and 50-5% by mole of a structural unit derived from vinyl cyclohexane when the total of the structural units derived from polymerizable monomers is taken as 100% by mole. Another embodiment provides a multilayer hard coating film which includes a second hard coating in addition to a first hard coating, and wherein: the first hard coating contains (C) a silane coupling agent in addition to the above-described components (A) and (B); and the second hard coating is formed from a coating material that contains a specific amount of (A) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate and a specific amount of (D) inorganic fine particles having an average particle diameter of 1-300 nm. |
| US11065850B2 |
Laminate
It is an object of the present invention to provide a laminate excellent in interlayer adhesion properties. The present invention relates to a laminate comprising: a fiber layer formed of cellulose fibers having a fiber width of 1000 nm or less; a resin layer; and an adhesive layer provided between the fiber layer and the resin layer. |
| US11065848B2 |
Multilayer films, and articles made therefrom
A multilayer film including a core layer and two skin layers, wherein the core layer is positioned between the two skin layers, wherein the core layer includes a polyethylene composition including a high density polyethylene having a density of 0.930-0.965 g/cc and a melt index of 0.7-10.0 g/10 min, and wherein each skin layer independently includes a polypropylene composition including greater than 50 wt. %, based on the total weight of the polypropylene composition, of a propylene-based polymer. |
| US11065846B2 |
Polymer film and uses of the same
A polymer film comprising polyvinyl acetal and a laminated glass manufactured using the same are provided. The polymer film has a 45-100° C. dimensional variability ranging from 20 μm to 50 μm, and at least one surface of the polymer film has a surface roughness Rz ranging from 30 μm to 55 μm. |
| US11065843B2 |
Multi-layered finishes for can ends
Described herein are coating systems for preparing multi-layered finishes, multi-layered finish coated substrates, and methods of applying multi-layered finishes to substrates. A coating system for preparing multi-layered finishes includes a base coating component and a clear coating component comprising effects particles. An additional coating system for preparing multi-layered finishes includes a base coating component, a printed coating component, and a clear coating component. |
| US11065842B2 |
Structural panel for an appliance having stamped components and method therefor
An operable panel for an appliance includes a metallic outer wrapper having a perimetrical wrapper edge that partially defines a perimetrical breaker channel, an inner liner and a plurality of corner brackets disposed proximate the perimetrical wrapper edge. Each corner bracket cooperates with the perimetrical wrapper edge to fully define the perimetrical breaker channel. A trim breaker is adhered to the metallic outer wrapper and the corner brackets at the perimetrical breaker channel and having a liner channel that receives a portion of the inner liner. The trim breaker extends between the inner liner and the outer wrapper. An insulation material is disposed within an insulating cavity defined between the inner liner and the outer wrapper. |
| US11065840B2 |
Structures and methods of manufacturing structures using biological based materials
A structure for a turbine, the structure comprising a body having a multi-layer construction including an interior layer with substantially uniform concentrations throughout of facultative anaerobic organisms (FAO) that have gene sets capable of producing the enzyme urease and/or the proteins purloin, lustre A and perlustrin, along with glucose, and non-uniform concentrations throughout of a structural composition, the structural composition including a chitin-based component with silk fibronectin and water; an exterior layer of urea, water, calcium ions and facultative anaerobic organisms (FAOs) including urease, aragonite; and a binding layer of conchiolin protein intermediate the interior layer and the exterior layer. The facultative anaeorobic organisms (FAOs) are organisms classified in one of the Saccharomyces, Escherichia and Bacillus genuses. |
| US11065839B2 |
Tape roll, tape cartridge, and method for manufacturing tape roll
The disclosure discloses a tape roll that winds a tape with a minimum radius R. The tape before being wound includes a flexible material layer. The flexible material layer includes flat plate-shaped reflectors inside and having a thickness T. On condition that a flexural modulus of the reflectors is G, a bending strength of the reflectors is A, and an average particle diameter of the reflectors is 2L, the reflectors satisfy the following relationships R/L{1−cos(L/R)}T. |
| US11065832B2 |
Bladder bag and molding method of composite material
A bladder bag is a mold for molding inside of a composite material structure. The composite material structure includes a narrow portion formed by narrowing a part of the inside and a space portion formed so as to be adjacent to the narrow portion. The bladder bag includes a bladder bag main body and a cord-like member. The bladder bag main body includes a narrow molding portion for molding the narrow portion of the composite material structure, a space molding portion for molding the space portion of the composite material structure, and an air intake for introducing air. The cord-like member is provided inside the bladder bag main body, passes through the narrow molding portion from the air intake, and is connected to an inner surface of the space molding portion. |
| US11065831B2 |
Method for designing composite material and composite material
A computer-implemented method is for designing a composite material in which reinforcement fiber base materials are laminated. The composite material includes a hole extending in a lamination direction of the reinforcement fiber base materials and a reinforcement part provided around the hole. The method includes calculating a strain value generated in the composite material based on design factors and a predetermined load condition, the design factors including a shape of the hole, a shape of the reinforcement part, and an orientation angle of each of the reinforcement fiber base materials in respective layers of the reinforcement part; and optimizing the design factors based on a genetic algorithm such that the calculated strain value tends to decrease. |
| US11065830B2 |
Pultrusion systems that apply lengthwise curvature to composite parts
Systems and methods are provided for applying lengthwise curvature to composite parts. One embodiment is a method that includes fabricating a preform for a curved pultruded gap filler by continuously: heating fiber reinforced material to a sticking point temperature for a constituent material within the fiber reinforced material, and feeding the fiber reinforced material through a die that exhibits a curvature through which the fiber reinforced material travels while the fiber reinforced material is heated to the sticking point temperature, the die forming the fiber reinforced material into a preform for a gap filler. Fabricating the curved pultruded preform further includes varying path lengths of fibers within the preform as the preform passes through the die, and pulling the preform out of the die. |
| US11065823B2 |
Welding process and product for inflatable product
A welding process of an inflatable product is provided that includes using isolating members between first and second portions of weldable tensioning members to resist the first and second portions of the weldable tensioning structures being welded together during welding of the first portions to a first sheet of weldable material and welding of the second portions to a second sheet of weldable material. |
| US11065822B2 |
Binding machine and method for securing a part of a binding element in a loop around one or more objects
A binding machine comprising: —a feeding device for feeding a binding element (3) in the form of a wire or strap around one or more objects and subsequently retracting the binding element to draw it tightly around said objects; and —a laser welding device (12) for forming a welded joint between a first section at the leading end of the binding element and an adjoining second section at the trailing end of the part (3a) of the binding element fed around said objects to thereby secure this part of the binding element in a loop around the objects. The laser welding device directs a laser beam onto an area (30) at the trailing end of said second section in order to reduce the tensile strength of the binding element, wherein the feeding device retracts the binding element in order to subject this area to tensile stress and thereby cause the binding element to be broken off. |
| US11065819B2 |
Porous structure and methods of making same
The present disclosure allows for more controlled modification of the input data to a Rapid Manufacturing Technologies (RMT) machinery to compensate for systematic error of the manufacturing process, such as directional build discrepancies, by performing the opposite effect to the input data. The modification is achieved with minimal unwanted distortions introduced to other portions of the structure to be built by decoupling the global scaling effects on the whole structure from the desired local effects on certain portions. |
| US11065818B2 |
Rapid prototyping apparatus
Apparatus for producing a three-dimensional model by sequentially forming layers of photopolymer material one on top of the other responsive to data defining the three-dimensional model is disclosed. The apparatus includes at least one printing head configured to dispense the photopolymer material, an array of LEDs controllable to provide radiation to polymerize the photopolymer material and a controller. The controller is configured to control the at least one printing head to dispense the photopolymer material to sequentially form the layers of material. The controller is also configured to turn on the array of LEDs to provide the radiation to cure the photopolymer material when situated above the model and to turn off the array of LEDs when not situated above the model. |
| US11065809B2 |
Apparatus and method for producing a three- dimensional object built up from at least one material layer
An apparatus and to a method for producing a three-dimensional object built up from at least one material layer by selective solidification of at least one powder raw material applied successively in raw material tracks to a build platform via an application unit of the apparatus. In this case, the apparatus for solidifying the raw material via energy input from a beam has an irradiation unit forming a build group together with the application unit, wherein the irradiation unit having a contiguous group of irradiation elements is rotatably mounted on the application unit. |
| US11065808B2 |
Methods and apparatus for compressing material during additive manufacturing
An additive manufacturing device and method for delivering a flowable material from a nozzle of a programmable computer numeric control (CNC) machine, and compressing the flowable material with a compression roller. In one embodiment, the device includes a nozzle configured to deposit a flowable material on a surface; and a roller configured to compress the deposited flowable material, wherein the roller comprises: a flat center portion having a constant diameter; and opposed end portions, wherein each end portion extends outwardly from the flat center portion, and wherein a radially outermost surface of each end portion is angled relative a rotational axis of the roller. |
| US11065798B2 |
Apparatus and method for injecting a fluid formulation into a melted polymeric material
Injection apparatus for injecting a liquid formulation into a molten polymer at high pressure includes a reservoir containing liquid formulation at ambient temperature and pressure which is arrange to flood-feed pump body 26 of a first progressing cavity pump (pcp) (4). The first pcp (4) is driven by motor (6) and is arranged to accurately meter the liquid formulation into a second pcp (8) which is downstream of the first pcp and is arranged to increase the pressure of the liquid formulation by 200 bar or more. Downstream of pump (8) is a delivery valve (14) arranged to control passage of liquid formulation, via outlet (17), into pressurised molten polymer stream (75) which is present in an extruder (77). |
| US11065797B2 |
Blown-film extrusion apparatus and a method for manufacturing a blown film
A blown-film extrusion apparatus for manufacturing a tubular polymer film comprises an extruder; a solidification ring for solidifying a tubular element produced by the extruder and for forming the film by delivering cooling air on the tubular element at a given cooling height, and a film conveyor for conveying the film upwards. The apparatus also comprises a delivery device for projecting correction air on the tubular element, in order to locally correct the thickness of the film, comprising a distribution chamber; a plurality of air delivery members with delivery channels whose delivery mouths are arranged about said axis of the apparatus for projecting correction air partial streams on respective angular correction positions, between the die and the cooling height; flow control elements between the distribution chamber, and the inlet of respective air delivery members, configured for adjusting the flowrate of the respective correction air stream according to an adjustment signal. According to an aspect of the invention, a plurality of separate radial ducts is provided defining respective delivery channels and spaced apart, at an own end portion, by separation spaces, so that the correction air partial streams, after hitting the tubular element in the respective angular correction positions, can flow away from the tubular element through said separation spaces. According to another aspect of the invention, the distribution chamber is defined by an upper ring and by a lower ring connected to each other by means of tight fixed joints with a first substantially cylindrical wall and with a second substantially cylindrical wall arranged around the first cylindrical wall, wherein possible separate radial ducts of the air delivery members protrude from the first cylindrical wall. |