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US11072768B2	Low pH fabric care compositions Liquid fabric care compositions that includes vinegar and/or acetic acid; fragrance materials; and water; where the fragrance materials are characterized by a log P of less than about 2.5; and where the fabric care composition is characterized by an acidic pH. Related processes of making and using such compositions.
US11072766B2	Process for preparing polyurea microcapsules The present invention relates to a one-shell aminoplast core-shell microcapsule stabilized by a polyisocyanate. It also provides a method for stabilizing aminoplast microcapsules in liquid aqueous surfactant-rich consumer products.
US11072765B2	GH9 endoglucanase variants and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to endoglucanase variants and methods for obtaining endoglucanase variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
US11072760B2	Purification of biomass-based lipid material A method of purifying biomass-based lipid material, as disclosed includes providing a feed of biomass-based lipid material; optionally drying the feed; removing oxygen from the feed under reduced pressure; heat treating the feed at 180 to 300° C. under reduced pressure to solidify at least part of phosphorous and/or metal containing impurities, simultaneously distilling off at least part of free fatty acids and low molecular weight nitrogen compounds, to obtain at least a fraction containing free fatty acids and low molecular weight nitrogen compounds, and heat treated biomass-based lipid material containing degraded phosphorous and/or metal containing impurities in solid form; and removing the solid degraded phosphorous and/or metal containing impurities from the second fraction.
US11072759B2	Lubricating oil composition, lubrication method, and transmission Provided are: a lubricating oil composition containing a mineral oil (A) having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 5 to 15 mm2/s and a flash point of 180° C. or higher, a synthetic oil (B) having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 5 to 15 mm2/s and a flash point of 190° C. or higher, an amide compound (C) and a polyol ester compound (D), which has a low viscosity and fuel saving performance, which can be used in high-temperature environments, and which has excellent gear anti-seizing property and anti-shudder performance; and a lubrication method and a transmission using the lubricating oil composition.
US11072757B2	Slideway lubricants The present disclosure relates to lubricating oil compositions, and in particular, lubricating oil compositions for slideway applications, additive compositions for the slideway lubricants, and methods of lubricating a machine part, such as a slideway with the lubricating oil compositions. In one aspect, the lubricating oil compositions have a composition that provides both good friction performance and good separability from metal working fluids at the same time.
US11072753B2	Diesel compositions with improved cetane number and lubricity performances The present invention aims a new diesel composition comprising a diesel fuel and from 0.01 to 0.8% by volume of a glycerol acetal or ketal. The new diesel composition shows a higher cetane number and better lubricity performances compared to known diesel compositions.
US11072746B2	Hydrogen sulfide removal process A process is presented to treat a process stream containing a hydrocarbon (oil and/or gas) and hydrogen sulfide with a liquid treatment solution containing a sulfur dye catalyst. The process stream can be within a pipeline, wellbore, subsea pipeline or a wellhead that contains hydrogen sulfide where the liquid treatment solution is injected at a predetermined point to define a scavenger zone such that the sulfur dye catalyst in the liquid treatment solution causes the sulfide from the hydrogen sulfide to react with the catalyst. The hydrocarbon component is separated substantially free of the hydrogen sulfide from a spent treatment solution containing spent sulfur dye catalyst which can then be fed to an oxidation vessel where it is contacted with an oxygen containing gas causing the sulfide to oxidize to thiosulfate and converting the spent sulfur dye catalyst to regenerated sulfur dye catalyst. The thiosulfate can be recovered, and the regenerated sulfur dye catalyst can be recycled as part of the liquid treatment solution.
US11072744B2	Covalently-bound polybromocyclododecane flame retardants A polybrominated flame-retardant compound, a process for forming a flame-retardant material, and an article of manufacture are disclosed. The polybrominated flame-retardant compound includes a cyclododecane moiety, at least two bromo groups, and at least one substituent having a reactive functional group. The process includes forming a polybromocyclododecane (PBCD) compound having at least one reactive functional group and incorporating the PBCD compound into a polymer in a process that includes covalent binding of the PBCD compound. The article of manufacture includes a flame-retardant material that comprises a polymer with a covalently-bound PBCD compound.
US11072738B2	Environment-friendly high-temperature resistant water-based drilling fluid plugging anti-sloughing agent, preparation method thereof and the water-based drilling fluid The present disclosure provides a preparation method of an environment-friendly high-temperature resistant water-based drilling fluid plugging anti-sloughing agent, the preparation method comprises the following steps: mixing and emulsifying a styrene monomer, an acrylic monomer and an emulsifier MS-1 aqueous solution to prepare a pre-polymerization emulsion; dispersing hydrophilic monomer, cationic monomer and an emulsifier MS-1 in water, adjusting the pH to be within a range of 6.5-8.5, then adding mixed monomers of the styrene monomer and acrylic monomer to blend and emulsify to prepare a post-polymerization emulsion; adding a first cross-linking agent and a first initiator into the pre-polymerization emulsion, uniformly dispersing the mixture and carrying out reaction; subsequently dropwise adding the post-polymerization emulsion, adding a second cross-linking agent and a second initiator, uniformly dispersing the mixture and then continuously carrying out reaction, drying and crushing the reaction product to prepare the plugging anti-sloughing agent.
US11072736B2	Rheology modifier for organoclay-free invert emulsion drilling fluid systems Invert emulsion drilling fluids having a combination of fatty acids derived from waste vegetable oil (WVO) and a fatty amine as a rheology modifier are provided. An invert emulsion drilling fluid may include a water in oil emulsion, an invert emulsifier, a fatty amine having six to thirty carbon atoms, and a fatty acid having six to eighteen carbon atoms. The fatty acid is provided by esterifying a waste vegetable oil to produce a methyl ester of the waste vegetable oil and cleaving an ester group from the methyl ester of the waste vegetable oil. The invert emulsion drilling fluid may be formulated free of organoclay. Methods of drilling a wellbore using an invert emulsion drilling fluid are also provided.
US11072731B2	Protein-containing adhesives, and manufacture and use thereof The invention provides protein adhesives and methods of making and using such adhesives. One type of protein adhesive described herein contains lignin and ground plant meal or an isolated polypeptide composition obtained from plant biomass. Other types of protein adhesives described herein contain a plant protein composition and either a hydroxyaromatic/aldehyde, urea/aldehyde, or amine/aldehyde component.
US11072730B2	Composition having excellent adhesiveness to polyolefins A composition having excellent adhesiveness to poorly adhesive materials such as polyolefins is provided. The solution is a composition comprising the following (1) to (2): (1) (meth)acrylates containing the following (1-1) to (1-3): (1-1) a (meth)acrylate having a hydroxyl group, (1-2) an alkyl (meth)acrylate, and (1-3) a (meth)acrylate having a cyclic ether skeleton, and (2) an organoboron compound. The content ratio of (1-1), (1-2), and (1-3) is (1-1):(1-2):(1-3)=(10 to 90):(5 to 80):(5 to 80) in mass ratio in 100 parts by mass of (1) (meth)acrylates.
US11072726B2	Low oxide trench dishing chemical mechanical polishing Chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing compositions, methods and systems are provided to reduce oxide trench dishing and improve over-polishing window stability. High and tunable silicon oxide removal rates, low silicon nitride removal rates, and tunable SiO2: SiN selectivity are also provided. The compositions use a unique combination of abrasives such as ceria coated silica particles and chemical additives such as maltitol, lactitol, maltotritol or combinations as oxide trench dishing reducing additives.
US11072724B2	Adhesion promotor for real michael addition crosslinkable compositions The invention relates to an adhesion promotor for improving adhesion on a substrate surface of an RMA crosslink able composition comprising one or more crosslinkable components comprising a reactive component A with at least two acidic protons C—H in activated methylene or methine groups, a reactive component B with at least two activated unsaturated C═C groups, a catalyst C for catalyzing the RMA crosslinking reaction between components A and B, said adhesion promotor P comprising a moiety comprising one or more functional groups X or precursors thereof readable with component A or component B and a moiety comprising one or more functional groups Y or precursors thereof that adsorb or react with the substrate surface not being an alkoxysilane group. The invention also relates to a RMA crosslinkable composition, also in the form of a kit of parts, to a premix for use as a part in the kit of parts.
US11072723B2	Surface treatment agent Provided is a surface treatment agent which does not use fluorine-containing monomers, particularly fluoroalkyl group-containing monomers. The surface treatment agent is a water-based emulsion which includes: a copolymer (1) which includes a first polymer formed from first monomers, and a second polymer formed from second monomers, wherein the second polymer is polymerized in the presence of the first polymer, the first monomers include a long-chain acrylate ester monomer (a) represented by the formula CH2═CA11—C(═O)—O-A12 (in the formula, A11 represents hydrogen, a monovalent organic group, or a halogen, and A12 represents a C18-30 straight-chain or branched hydrocarbon group), the first monomers do not include a halogenated olefin monomer (b), and the second monomers include the halogenated olefin monomer (b); a surfactant (2) including a nonionic surfactant; and a liquid medium (3) including water.
US11072721B2	Ink jet printing method An ink jet printing method includes printing an image on a printing medium including a transparent substrate and an ink-receiving layer on one side of the transparent substrate by applying a first ink and a second ink onto the surface of the ink-receiving layer of the printing medium in such a manner that the first ink and the second ink are at least partially superposed one on the other. The first ink is an aqueous ink containing silver particles, and the second ink is an aqueous ink containing a dye. The particle size at 50% in the cumulative volume distribution of the silver particles is larger than the average pore size of the ink-receiving layer.
US11072718B2	Writing, marking and/or drawing liquid for capillary systems, especially for applicator implements having a capillary system, and applicator implement An aqueous writing, marking and/or drawing liquid is configured for capillary systems, more particularly for applicator implements having a capillary system. The liquid has a viscosity of less than 50 mPas, more particularly less than 20 mPas (Brookfield, 20° C., cone-plate CPE-40). The liquid contains a wetting agent, graphite having a carbon content of between 95 and 99.9 wt %, an ash content of between 0.1 and 5 wt %, and a particle size ≤20 μm at D90, and at least one release agent, more particularly in a concentration of 2 to 15 wt %. The release agent contains barium sulfate and/or an aqueous, highly mobile, nonsedimenting colloidal dispersion of nanoparticulate silicon dioxide particles.
US11072717B2	Plastic cuvettes having increased scratch resistance and methods for increasing the scratch resistance of same In the field of consumable materials for automatic analytical instruments, transparent plastic cuvettes having increased scratch resistance and a method for producing same includes contacting exclusively an outer surface of the transparent plastic cuvette with a liquid comprising at least one surfactant or with a triglyceride and subsequently drying the outer surface such that scattered-light optical properties of the transparent plastic are not adversely affected.
US11072715B2	Fine silver particle dispersion This disclosure relates to a conductive paste comprising a fine silver particle dispersion and a glass frit, wherein the fine silver particle dispersion comprising: (1) 65 to 95.4% by weight of fine silver particles which have average primary particle diameter of 10 to 190 nm and which comprise 25% by number or less of silver particles having primary particle diameter of 100 nm or larger, (2) 4.5 to 34.5% by weight of a solvent, (3) 0.1 to 1.0% by weight of ethyl cellulose having weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 120,000. Also provided are: a method of manufacturing an electrically conductive thick film comprising steps of: (a) applying said fine silver particle dispersion on a substrate, and (b) heating the applied fine silver particle dispersion at 80 to 1000° C.; and an electrical device comprising a conductive thick film made with the foregoing paste.
US11072704B2	Polyurethane foam Provided is a polyurethane foam having excellent heat resistance and the like. The polyurethane foam is obtained from a material that contains a polyol and a polyisocyanate, in which the polyol contains a polyester polyol, the polyisocyanate contains a diphenylmethane diisocyanate-based isocyanate, it is preferable that the polyester polyol has one or more side chains composed of an alkyl group, and the polyurethane foam may be used as a soundproof material for vehicles.
US11072699B2	Multimodal polypropylene composition for pipe applications A multimodal propylene copolymer composition suitable for pipe applications comprising a multimodal propylene copolymer (U) with at least one comonomer selected from alpha-olefins with 2 or 4 to 8 carbon atoms in a total amount of 4.0 to 10.0 mole-%, wherein the composition has a melt flow rate MFR2 (2.16 kg, 230° C.) of 0.05 to 1.00 g/10 min determined according to ISO 1 133, a content of xylene cold solubles (XCS) of 4.0 to 17.0 wt.-% determined at 25° C. according to ISO 16152, and a poly dispersity index PI of 2.5 to 4.0 Pa−1 determined by rheological measurements according to ISO 6721-1 and ISO 6721-10.
US11072696B2	Nitrile group-containing copolymer rubber and nitrile group-containing copolymer rubber cross-linked product A rubber composition including a nitrile group-containing copolymer rubber with an iodine value smaller than or equal to 120; short fibers with an average fiber length smaller than or equal to 12 mm; and an organophosphorus compound, wherein a glass transition temperature difference ΔTg of the nitrile group-containing copolymer rubber is lower than or equal to 10° C.
US11072695B2	Rubber composition for studless tire and studless tire A rubber composition for a studless tire according to an embodiment includes a rubber component containing a natural rubber and a polybutadiene rubber; oil-absorbent polymer particles having a glass transition temperature of −70 to −20° C., formed from a polymer whose molecular weight distribution is less than 3.0, and having an oil absorption of 100 to 1,500 ml/100 g; and an oil. The content of the oil-absorbent polymer particles is 0.5 to 25 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. As a result, on-ice performance and rolling resistance performance can be improved.
US11072691B2	Method for producing porous gel-containing liquid, porous gel-containing liquid, method for producing high-void layer, method for producing high-void porous body, and method for producing laminated film roll The present invention aims to provide a method for producing a porous gel-containing liquid that is inexpensive and excellent in homogeneity. The porous gel-containing liquid production method according to the present invention is a method including: a pulverization step of pulverizing a gel of a porous body, wherein the pulverization step is carried out as multi-stage pulverization including a plurality of pulverization stages.
US11072690B2	Furanoate-based polyester and copolyester compositions using falling strand devolatilization Polymers and copolymers, and systems and methods for processing the same. Advantageously, the polymers and copolymers of the present invention have undergone processing in a falling strand devolatilizer and rotary disk finisher such that a low-cost, low-energy, and high-production-rate product is produced.
US11072689B2	Gel polymer electrolyte, electrochromic device comprising the same and production method thereof The present application relates to a gel polymer electrolyte, a method for producing a gel polymer electrolyte, and an electrochromic device comprising the same. As the gel polymer electrolyte comprises a block copolymer, the present application can simultaneously satisfy high ionic conductivity, low turbidity and adhesiveness.
US11072687B2	pH sensitive quantum dots for use as cure indicators Disclosed is a curable sealant composition including: (i) a thiol-terminated prepolymer and/or monomers thereof, wherein the thiol-terminated prepolymer is a polythioether or a polysulfide; (ii) an “ene” crosslinker having a molecular weight of about 100 to about 5000; and (iii) a pH indicator molecule including a quantum dot functionalized with a pH-responsive ligand. Methods for determining a sufficient cure state of a composition by combining the thiol-terminated prepolymer and/or monomers thereof and the “ene” crosslinker with a pH indicator molecule, including a quantum dot functionalized with a pH-responsive ligand, and (ii) then subjecting a resultant mixture of (i) to curing conditions until the mixture changes its color are also disclosed.
US11072685B2	Fiber reinforced terephthalate-CO-4,4′-bibenzoate copolyester Fiber-reinforced terephthalate-co-4,4′-bibenzoate copolyester behaves like a liquid crystalline polymer, providing fast crystallization, short cycling times, high Tg and Tm, high strength and stiffness, while the viscosity is unexpectedly reduced at a low fiber loading ratio. In an injection molding process, the viscosity of the fiber reinforced copolyester at low fiber loading is reduced by increasing the fiber loading.
US11072681B2	Compositions and methods of making polymerizing nucleic acids Provided herein are compositions and methods of making high density nucleic acid polymers.
US11072680B2	Composition comprising oligomeric polyol compositions and polyisocyanates 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.
US11072677B2	Comb polymers comprising imide functionality Selected comb polymers include specified amounts of macromonomer and imide functionalization. Further, a method is useful for the preparation of such comb polymers. Lubricant compositions including such comb polymers are useful for reducing wear and fuel consumption of lubricant compositions, especially of engine oil (EO) compositions.
US11072671B2	Process for producing PTFE and articles thereof Described herein is a process for making PTFE having a standard specific gravity of less than 2.160 g/cm3 comprising: polymerizing a tetrafluoroethylene monomer in an aqueous medium comprising an emulsifier and an initiator in a reaction vessel and contacting the aqueous medium with a fluorinated polyether. Also described herein are the polymerizable compositions and articles thereof.
US11072669B2	High pressure, free radical polymerizations to produce ethylene-based polymers A process to form an ethylene-based polymer in a reactor system, said process comprising at least the following steps: a) injecting a first initiator mixture into the tubular reactor at location L along the reactor, b) injecting a compressed make-up CTA system at the location L1, at a distance (L−L1) from 145Dprehehater to 1000Dpreheater, upstream from L, and wherein Dpreheater=the inner diameter of the pre-heater in meter (m); and wherein L1 is located in the preheater, and c) optionally, injecting one or more additional compressed make-up CTA system(s) into the preheater, at one or more location: LiLi+1, Ln (2≤i and 2≤n), upstream from L1, and each location is, independently, at a distance from 145Dprehehater to 1000Dpreheater, and wherein n equals the total number of injection locations of the make-up CTA system(s) injected into the preheater, upstream from L1, and wherein (L−L1) is less than each (L−Li), (L−Li+1), (L−Ln); and d) polymerizing a reaction mixture comprising at least ethylene, the first initiator mixture, and the compressed make-up CTA system of step b), and wherein the process has a log coefficient of variation (log(CoV1)), at L1, that meets the relationships described herein.
US11072668B2	Nitric oxide-releasing alginates as biodegradable antibacterial scaffolds and methods pertaining thereto Large molecular weight alginates which are covalently modified to store and release nitric oxide, as well as methods of making and use thereof, are disclosed herein. The covalently modified alginates may be tailored to release nitric oxide in a controlled manner and are useful for eradication of both planktonic and biofilm-based bacteria.
US11072667B2	Polyrotaxane having substituent having polyalkylene oxide chain or derivative thereof in cyclic molecule, and method for producing said polyrotaxane The present invention provides a polyrotaxane having high durability and in particular, high hydrolysis resistance, and a method for producing said polyrotaxane. The present invention provides a polyrotaxane obtained by disposing blocking groups on both ends of a pseudopolyrotaxane so that an annular molecule cannot be displaced, said pseudopolyrotaxane being obtained by forming a clathrate by piercing the opening of the cyclic molecule with a linear molecule, said polyrotaxane being characterized in that the cyclic molecule has a substituent represented by formula I (in formula I, R1 represents a group such as —CH3 and —CH2—CH3, R2 represents H or a group such as —CH3, and n is the apparent degree of polymerization of a polyalkylene oxide chain or a derivative thereof added to the cyclic molecule, the value of n being 1.1 to 10.0).
US11072663B2	Cysteine engineered fibronectin type III domain binding molecules Cysteine engineered monospecific and bispecific EGFR and/or c-Met FN3 domain containing molecules comprising one or more free cysteine amino acids are prepared by mutagenizing a nucleic acid sequence of a parent molecule and replacing one or more amino acid residues by cysteine to encode the cysteine engineered FN3 domain containing monospecific or bispecific molecules; expressing the cysteine engineered FN3 domain containing molecules; and recovering the cysteine engineered FN3 domain containing molecule. Isolated cysteine engineered monospecific or bispecific FN3 domain containing molecules may be covalently attached to a detection label or a drug moiety and used therapeutically.
US11072661B2	Agents that inhibit the binding of CFH to CD11 b/CD18 and uses thereof Disclosed are agents inhibiting the interaction between CFH and CD11b/18, as well as the use of such agents, in particular for treating inflammatory disorders, such as age-related macular degeneration.
US11072659B2	Anti-PD-1 antibodies Anti-PD-1 antibodies are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising such antibodies, and uses and methods using the same.
US11072654B2	Site directed mutagenesis of TREM-1 antibodies for decreasing viscosity Antibodies that are capable of specifically binding and preventing the activation of TREM-1, a protein expressed on monocytes, macrophages and neutrophils with both good affinity and low viscosity at clinically relevant concentrations are described. Such antibodies find utility in the treatment of individuals with an inflammatory disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease.
US11072651B2	Antibody specifically binding to IL-17A, encoding nucleic acid, and method of using the antibody An antibody specifically binding to IL-17A or a functional fragment thereof. The antibody or functional fragment thereof includes an IL-17A chimeric antibody and a functional fragment thereof, and an IL-17A humanized antibody and a functional fragment thereof.
US11072650B2	Single chain intrabodies that alter Huntingtin mutant degradation Compositions and methods of use are provided for intrabodies that bind and alter the effects of poly-glutamate protein aggregation in poly-glutamate associated diseases, such as in Huntington's disease. Intrabodies are provided that prevent poly-glutamate aggregation, gene dysregulation, and negative effects of Huntington's disease.
US11072648B2	Mast cell stabilizers for treatment of fever The present invention relates to methods for treating fever using a mast cell stabilizing compound, optionally in combination with an antiviral agent. The invention further relates to compositions and dosage forms comprising mast cell stabilizing agents, optionally with an antiviral agent.
US11072647B2	TGF-receptor II isoform, fusion peptide, methods of treatment and methods in vitro An isoform of the TGF beta receptor II comprising a sequence of about of 80 amino acids and lacking a transmembrane domain. The isoform comprises the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID No. 12. The isoform may have the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID No. 2 or sequences having at least 85% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID No. 2. A fusion peptide is provided comprising an isoform of the TGF beta II receptor fused to a ligand, wherein a vector comprising the fusion peptide is used to treat cancer and/or hepatic fibrosis. An antibody binding the soluble isoform of the TGF beta II receptor is provided. The antibody binds the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID No. 12 and is used in in vitro methods.
US11072645B2	T cell receptors with improved pairing The present invention relates to modified T cell receptor (TCR) α or β chains, or heterodimers comprising the same, wherein in the variable domain of said modified α or β chain, an amino acid at position 44 according to the IMGT numbering is substituted by another suitable amino acid in order to improve pairing of desired chains.
US11072643B2	Fusion protein The present invention relates to a fusion protein selectively binding collagen and having ectonucleotidase activity. The fusion protein comprises an amino acid sequence of the extracellular domain of glycoprotein VI fused via a first linker sequence to the N-terminus of an amino acid sequence of an Fc region, whereby the C-terminus of the Fc region is linked via a second linker sequence to an amino acid sequence of the extracellular domain of a CD39 protein.The fusion protein is useful in the treatment or prevention of cardiovascular disease or diabetes, such as in the treatment of acute atherothrombotic events with a favorable risk-benefit ratio.
US11072642B2	MANP analogues Analogues of an alternatively spliced form of atrial natriuretic peptide (MANP) that exhibit pGC-A gain of function and can be used to treat cardiorenal and metabolic disease are described herein.
US11072638B2	Immunostimulating peptides The invention provides for novel immunostimulating peptides, peptide constructs and compositions. Further, the invention provides for methods of treatment utilising the peptides, peptide constructs and compositions.
US11072635B2	Macrocyclic broad spectrum antibiotics Provided herein are antibacterial compounds, wherein the compounds in some embodiments have broad spectrum bioactivity. In various embodiments, the compounds act by inhibition of bacterial type 1 signal peptidase (SpsB), an essential protein in bacteria. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment using the compounds described herein are also provided.
US11072633B2	Azasteroids for treatment of tuberculosis The present invention provides a compound having the structure: for use in combination with an anti-tuberculosis drug for treating a subject infected with M. tuberculosis.
US11072629B2	Reprogramming of cellular adhesion Disclosed are membrane-anchored polynucleotides, and compositions comprising the membrane-anchored polynucleotides. Also disclosed are the processes for the synthesis of these compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions in research and therapeutic applications.
US11072626B2	Small molecule inhibitors of Galectin-3 The present disclosure relates to compounds of formula I, which inhibit Gal-3, and include pharmaceutically acceptable salts, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods using and making such compounds and compositions.
US11072624B2	Synthesis of nucleoside 5′-triphosphates and their derivatives Disclosed are nucleoside 5′-triphosphates modified at the α, (β, and/or γ phosphate to substitute one or more of the phosphate oxygen atoms with a borano, seleno, and/or thio group. Derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts are also contemplated herein. Also disclosed are processes for preparing nucleoside 5′-triphosphates. Non-limiting, exemplary processes can include first reacting salicyl phosphorochloridite with a pyrophosphate reagent to provide P2, P3-dioxo-P1-(salicyl) cyclotriphosphite, and then reacting P2, P3-dioxo-P1-(salicyl) cyclotriphosphite with a nucleoside, followed by oxidation of the nucleoside-phosphite intermediate and hydrolysis to form the modified nucleoside 5′-triphosphate. Nucleoside 5′-triphosphates can be useful in nucleic acid replication, transcription, and translation. Processes disclosed herein are not limited to nucleoside 5′-triphosphates having a native base moiety, such as 9-adeninyl, 1-cytosinyl, 9-guaninyl, 1-thyminyl, or 1-uracilyl, and are also effective for the preparation of nucleoside 5′-triphosphates having a modified nucleobase or unnatural nucleobase.
US11072623B2	Light-emitting element, display device, electronic device, and lighting device Provided is a light-emitting element including a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and a guest material. The LUMO level of the first organic compound is lower than that of the second organic compound. The HOMO level of the first organic compound is lower than that of the second organic compound. The LUMO level of the guest material is higher than that of the first organic compound. The HOMO level of the guest material is higher than that of the second organic compound. An energy difference between the LUMO level and the HOMO level of the guest material is larger than an energy difference between the LUMO level of the first organic compound and the HOMO level of the second organic compound. The guest material can convert triplet excitation energy into light emission. The combination of first organic compound and the second organic compound can form an exciplex.
US11072620B2	Crystalline forms of Ponatinib hydrochloride The present invention provides novel crystalline forms of Ponatinib hydrochloride. Specific crystalline forms provided by the present invention include Ponatinib hydrochloride Form APO-I, APO-III and APO-IV, each of which is obtained from acetonitrile/formic acid solutions. Additionally, Form APO-V is provided, which is obtained from concentrated hydrochloric acid.
US11072612B2	NLRP3 modulators This disclosure features compounds of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: in which R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined herein. These compounds are modulators of NLRP3, which are useful, e.g., for treating a condition, disease or disorder in which a decrease in NLRP3 activity (e.g., a condition, disease or disorder associated with repressed or impaired NLRP3 signaling) contributes to the pathology and/or symptoms and/or progression of the condition, disease or disorder (e.g., cancer) in a subject (e.g., a human). This disclosure also features compositions as well as other methods of using and making the same.
US11072607B2	Inhibitors of RIP1 kinase and methods of use thereof The invention provides novel compounds having RIP1 kinase inhibitory activity, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
US11072606B2	Compositions and methods for treating diseases and conditions A compound of Formula II, or a salt, ester, solvate, hydrate or prodrug thereof: where: X1 is a branched or unbranched C1-10 alkyl, (CH2)s—NH—(CH2)t, (CH2)s—O—(CH2)t, or (CH2)s—C(NH2)—(CH2)v—NH—(CH2)t, where s, t and v are each, independently an integer from 1 to 5; A and B are each, independently, C6-10aryl, C6-10aryl-C1-6alkyl, C3-9 heteroaryl, or C3-9heteroaryl-C1-6alkyl, each optionally substituted with 1, 2 or 3 independently selected Rg groups; C and D are each, independently, C3-7 cycloalkyl, C3-7 cycloalkyl-C1-6alkyl, C3-7 heterocycloalkyl, C3-7 heterocycloalkyl-C1-6 alkyl, C6-10aryl, C6-10aryl-C1-6alkyl, C3-9 heteroaryl, or C3-9heteroaryl-C1-6alkyl, each optionally substituted with 1, 2 or 3 independently selected Rg groups; each Rg is, independently, halogen, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, hydroxyl, C1-6 alkoxy, C1-6 haloalkoxy, amino, C1-6alkylamino, or di-C1-6alkylamino; and n1 and p1 are each, independently, integers from 1 to 10.
US11072604B2	Compound for organic electronic element, organic electronic element using the same, and an electronic device thereof The present invention provides a novel compound that can improve the luminous efficiency, stability and life span of the element, an organic electronic element using the same, and an electronic device thereof.
US11072598B2	Somatostatin modulators and uses thereof Described herein are compounds that are somatostatin modulators, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of conditions, diseases, or disorders that would benefit from modulation of somatostatin activity.
US11072597B2	Azolopyrimidine for the treatment of cancer-related disorders Compound that is an inhibitor of at least one of the A2A and A2B adenosine receptors, and compositions containing the compound and methods for synthesizing the compound, are described herein. The use of such compound and compositions for the treatment of a diverse array of diseases, disorders, and conditions, including cancer- and immune-related disorders that are mediated, at least in part, by the adenosine A2A receptor and/or the adenosine A2B receptor.
US11072590B2	1,4,7,10-tetrazacyclododecane based agents to target bacteria and its use The present invention relates to new compounds comprising a siderophore moiety as well as a core structure able to chelate a metal ion. Optionally, the compounds may have additionally a moiety with a functional element including a marker molecule, a bioactive agent, an activity based probe suitable to monitor the aberrant expression or activity of proteins involved in the initiation and progression of bacterial infection, or a compound useful for bacterial inhibition. In a further aspect, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition containing said compound, for example, said pharmaceutical composition is an antibiotic. Additionally, the present invention relates to the use of said compounds in diagnostic methods, in particular, imaging methods including SPEC, PET or MRI. In an embodiment of the present invention, the compound is part of a theranostic composition having both, therapeutic as well as diagnostic activities.
US11072589B2	1,2,4-triazole and preparation method therefor A method for preparing 1,2,4-triazole includes using a fluoroborate aryl diazonium salt, a diazoester derivative and an organic nitrile as reaction substrates, a transition metal salt as a catalyst, and an inorganic base as an additive in a cyclization reaction. The method has the following characteristics: the reaction is economical; the substrate is universal; the post-functionalization is easy; the reaction conditions are mild; the reaction can be performed in air; the catalyst amount used is less; and the post-treatment is simple. Meanwhile, the raw materials, such as the reactants and the catalyst used, are inexpensive and easily available; the reaction composition is reasonable; no ligand is needed; there are less reaction steps; and only one step of reaction is required to obtain a high yield, meeting the requirements and directions of contemporary green chemistry and medicinal chemistry, being suitable for screening highly active 1,2,4-triazole drugs.
US11072587B2	Administration of aurora kinase inhibitors for anti-malarial therapy Novel compositions and methods for the treatment and prevention of malaria are disclosed herein.
US11072586B2	Solid state forms of eltrombopag choline Solid state forms of Eltrombopag choline, processes for preparation thereof and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are disclosed.
US11072584B2	Carbon monoxide releasing norbornenone compounds The present invention provides organic compounds which are capable of releasing carbon monoxide under physiological conditions or pH trigger, and to the use of such compounds for conditioning a cell, tissue or organ, for example, to protect against ischaemic injury during a transplant event.
US11072583B2	Indole (sulfomyl) n-hydroxy benzamide derivatives as selective HDAC inhibitors Sulfonyl hydroxamic acid compounds have the following general formula: Ring A and B are aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, fused aryl or fused alkyl group, and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are hydrogen, alkoxy, aryloxy, hydroxy, ester, amide, amino, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, halogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, nitro, cyano, ester, or aldehyde. The compounds are HDAC inhibitors. Processes can be used for preparation of these indole-based sulfonyl hydroxamic acid derivatives.
US11072581B2	N-acyl-arylsulfonamide derivatives as aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase inhibitors The present invention relates to novel N-acyl-diarysulfonamides acting as inhibitors of bacterial aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase. These can be used as medicines or as constituent of medicines for the treatment of bacterial infections.
US11072575B1	Method of preparing a cinnamyl alcohol retinoic acid ester with antioxidant and antibacterial activities A method of preparing a compound of formula (I): is disclosed. The compound of formula (I) can be used as an antioxidant agent. The compound can also be used as an antibacterial agent to inhibit Staphylococcus aureus 18-596 and Staphylococcus aureus 18-596.
US11072573B2	Binaphthyl compounds The present invention relates to binaphthyl compounds of the formula (I), which are suitable as monomers for preparing polycarbonate resins having beneficial optical properties and which can be used for producing optical lenses: Formula (I) where X is C2-C4-alkandiyl or C1-C4-alkandiyl-C(O)—, where C(O) is bound to the oxygen atom of the hydroxyl group and where C2-C4-alkandiyl or C1-C4-alkandiyl, respectively, are unsubstituted or carry a phenyl ring; R and R′ are identical or different and selected from mono or polycyclic aryl having from 6 to 36 carbon atoms and mono- or polycyclic hetaryl having a total of 5 to 36 atoms, which are ring members, where 1, 2, 3 or 4 of these atoms are selected from nitrogen, sulfur and oxygen, while the remainder of these atoms are carbon atoms, where mono- or polycyclic aryl and mono- or polycyclic hetaryl are unsubstituted or carry 1 or 2 radicals Ra, which are selected from the group consisting of CN, CH3, OCH3, O-phenyl, O-naphthyl, S-phenyl, S-naphthyl, CI or F; and, if X is C1-C4-alkandiyl-C(O)—, the esters thereof, in particular the C1-C4-alkylesters thereof.
US11072572B2	Processes for preparing calixarenes This invention relates to a process for preparing a calixarene compound by reacting a phenolic compound and an aldehyde in the presence of at least one nitrogen-containing base as a catalyst to form the calixarene compound. The invention also relates to processes for high-yield, high solid-content production of a calixarene compound, with high selectivity toward a high-purity calix[8]arene compound, without carrying out a recrystallization step.
US11072571B2	Fluidized bed reactor and method for producing para-xylene and co-producing light olefins from benzene and methanol and/or dimethyl ether A fluidized bed reactor for producing para-xylene and co-producing light olefins from benzene and methanol and/or dimethyl ether, including a first distributor and a second distributor. The first distributor is located at the bottom of the fluidized bed, and the second distributor is located at the downstream of the first distributor along a gas flow direction. Also, a method for producing para-xylene and co-producing light olefins, including the following steps: a material stream A enters a reaction zone of the fluidized bed reactor from the first gas distributor; a material stream B enters the reaction zone of the fluidized bed reactor from the second gas distributor; a reactant contacts a catalyst in the reaction zone to generate a gas phase stream comprising para-xylene and light olefins.
US11072569B2	Normal alpha olefin synthesis using dehydroformylation or dehydroxymethylation The present invention discloses processes for producing normal alpha olefins, such as 1-hexene, 1-octene, 1-decene, and 1-dodecene in a multistep synthesis scheme from another normal alpha olefin. Also disclosed are reactions for converting aldehydes, primary alcohols, and terminal vicinal diols into normal alpha olefins.
US11072565B2	Ceramic matrix composite structures with controlled microstructures fabricated using chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) According to a method set forth herein a plurality of preform plies having first and second preform plies can be associated together to define a preform. The preform can be subject to chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) processing to define a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) structure.
US11072563B2	Molten alumina-zirconia grains A fused grain having the following chemical composition in percent by weight in relation to the oxides: ZrO2: 16% to 30%, provided that HfO2<2%, Al2O3: percentage needed to bring the total to 100%, Cr2O3: ≥0.2%, TiO2: ≥0.5%, Cr2O3+TiO2: <7%, other elements: <3%, provided that SiO2+CaO+MgO<1.5%.
US11072561B2	Fatty alcohol aqueous suspension-based anti-filming surface admixture A composition includes: an ethoxylated fatty alcohol having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms and having an ethoxylation level of from 1 to 10 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of fatty alcohol, —an alkanolamine or a morpholine, or its derivatives or mix of them, and a fatty acid. A hydraulic binder includes the composition. A process prevents the formation of a surface film at the surface of hydraulic binders, wherein the composition is added to the dry hydraulic binder. A process for preparing the composition, includes: melting the ethoxylated fatty alcohol and heating it at a temperature above its melting point, adding water to the melted ethoxylated fatty alcohol and mixing, adding fatty acid to the mixture and mixing, adding alkanolamine or morpholine, or its derivative or mix of them to the mixture obtained and mixing, and adding water.
US11072557B2	Glass ceramic with reduced lithium content A transparent colored glass ceramic, in particular an LAS glass ceramic, suitable for use as a cooking surface is provided. The transparent colored glass ceramic includes high-quartz solid solution (HQ s.s.) as a main crystal phase and exhibits thermal expansion of −1 to +1 ppm/K in the range from 20° C. to 700° C. The glass ceramic has from 3.0 to 3.6 percent by weight of lithium oxide (Li2O) as constituents and either is colored with 0.003 to 0.05 percent by weight of vanadium oxide (V2O5) or is colored with 0.003 to 0.25 percent by weight of molybdenum oxide (MoO3).
US11072554B2	Element for a preform, a fiber production method and an optical fiber drawn from the preform A preform element, it production and fiber production methods from preform assemblies are disclosed. The preform element has a length and a center axis along its length, a first and second end defined by its length and an outer preform element surface. The preform element comprises a plurality of longitudinal structures disposed to form longitudinal hole(s) in a background material. At least one slot extending from its outer preform element surface and intersecting at least one of the longitudinal holes, wherein the at least one slot does not fully intersect the preform element. The preform element may be a preform center element or a preform ring element and may be assembled to a form part of a preform assembly for an optical fiber.
US11072545B2	Method and system for treating ultrapure water According to various aspects and embodiments, a system and method for polishing ultrapure water (UPW) is disclosed. The water polishing system includes a source of ultrapure water (UPW), an ultrafiltration (UF) module having an inlet and a permeate outlet, a recirculation conduit communicating the permeate outlet with the inlet and forming a recirculation loop, a recirculation pump disposed along the recirculation conduit upstream from the inlet of the UF module and fluidly coupled to the source of UPW, a supply conduit fluidly coupled to the recirculating conduit and a demand source, the supply conduit positioned downstream from the permeate outlet, and a pressure control valve disposed along the recirculation conduit downstream from the supply conduit and configured to maintain pressure of permeate at a predetermined value.
US11072542B2	High water efficiency TDS creep solution A water purification system includes a tank which stores permeate during periods of standby during which impurities can migrate across a filtration membrane, resulting in impure water on the downstream side of the membrane. During an initial portion of a water draw immediately following a period of standby, the impure water on the downstream side of the membrane is used as a motive fluid to force the permeate out of the tank for delivery to the faucet. Permeate is provided on a continuous bases directly from the membrane to the faucet after the tank is depleted of permeate. The system includes a control system and a plurality of valves to recycle the impure water used as a motive fluid to the membrane to produce permeate. At the conclusion of a water draw, the tank is filled with permeate and the system enters a period of standby until the next water draw.
US11072532B2	Method for manufacturing activated carbon for electrode material Described herein is a method for manufacturing an activated carbon for an electrode material, the method including a step of heat-treating an activated carbon material in an atmosphere containing a chlorine-containing gas, wherein the content of metal impurities contained in the activated carbon material after the heat treating step is 0.1 to 20 ppm.
US11072525B2	System and method for supplying a lighter-than-air vehicle with hydrogen gas A system for supplying hydrogen gas to a lighter-than-air (LTA) vehicle includes a manifold having multiple vessels. Each vessel has a first chamber that is separated from a second chamber by a barrier. A trigger assembly integrated with the barrier allows a liquid to be combined with a reactant and a catalyst in the second chamber to form a chemical reaction to generate hydrogen gas. A pressure relief valve located on each vessel opens to allow the hydrogen gas to exit when a predetermined pressure is reached, and the hydrogen gas is supplied to the LTA vehicle connected to the manifold.
US11072522B2	Machine intended for cooling and draining the contents of a metal beverage can A machine intended for cooling and draining contents of a metal beverage can comprising a refrigerated housing intended to receive a can; a tube projecting into the refrigerated housing and defining a bore. The machine further includes a removable subassembly including a stirrer mounted to slide with respect to the tube to pass through the bore between an upper position in which the stirrer projects above the upper edge of the tube and a position in which the stirrer is set back with respect to the upper edge of the tube; a duct having an outlet orifice and an inlet orifice communicating with the bore; a plug blocking or opening selectively the outlet orifice of the duct.
US11072515B2	Automated elevator maintenance mode initiation An illustrative example elevator system includes at least one elevator car that is moveable along a hoistway. An elevator controller is configured to respond to a communication from a portable device indicating a desire for the at least one elevator car to be placed in a maintenance mode and indicating a location of desired hoistway access. The controller automatically moves the elevator car to a determined positon based on the communication. That position corresponds to the location of the desired hoistway access. The controller performs at least one automated procedure to place the elevator car in the maintenance mode. The controller provides an indication to the portable device that the elevator car is in the determined position and that the automated procedure has been completed.
US11072513B2	Rolled web material dispenser material lockout systems A lockout system that is configured to limit use of a rolled web material dispenser assembly to dispense only authorized rolls of web material. The lockout system includes respective first and second mating registration elements that removeably cooperate with one another and provide a rotational cooperation therebetween when engaged with one another. One of the registration elements is associated with each authorized roll of web material and the mating registration element is associated with the rolled web material dispenser assembly. The first registration element defines an insert engaged with a bore of discrete authorized rolls of web material. The corresponding and mating second registration element defines a hub that is supported by the roll dispenser. Mating of the first and second registration elements provides a rotatable linkage that facilitates rotation of the roll relative to the dispenser assembly during the dispense activity.
US11072511B2	Sheet pressing device and image forming system having the same A sheet pressing device includes a carry-in port that receives a Z-folded sheet having two folds; an additional folding roller disposed downstream of the carry-in port to press the fold; a lower folding guide having a pedestal disposed opposite to the additional folding roller; a first moving mechanism that moves the additional folding roller between a pressing position at which the additional folding roller is made to approach the pedestal and a retreat position at which the additional folding roller is moved relative to the pedestal from the pressing position; a second moving mechanism that moves the additional folding roller along the fold; and a control part. The control part controls the second moving mechanism so as to increase the number of times the additional folding roller is moved along the fold when a sheet section is positioned between the additional folding roller and the fold.
US11072510B2	Print shoes Example described herein relate to a print shoes. For instance, a print shoe can include a body including a first surface, a first arm extending from the first surface and including a first mounting mechanism to couple to a spring, and a second arm extending from the first surface in a position substantially coplanar with the first arm, where the second arm includes a second mounting mechanism to couple to the spring and dispose the first arm a distance away from the second arm when coupled to the spring.
US11072509B2	Media stops An example apparatus includes a media receiving portion having a leading edge receiving region and a trailing edge receiving region for receiving media traveling onto the media receiving portion in a direction from the trailing edge receiving portion the leading edge receiving portion. The example apparatus further includes a leading edge stop coupled to the media receiving portion at the leading edge receiving portion. The leading edge stop is resiliently coupled to the media receiving portion to bias against movement of the leading edge stop from a resting position.
US11072507B2	Multi-purpose imaging system for active steering system, recognition and string detection system This disclosure relates to a banknote validator. The banknote validator comprises a banknote path disposed within an interior of the banknote validator, the banknote path including a banknote imaging zone, one or more banknote edge detection surfaces each configured to provide images of edges of a banknote in the banknote path, a banknote imaging sensor configured to provide an image of at least one portion of the banknote imaging zone, and an image sensor configured to capture the images of the edges of the banknote provided by the one or more banknote edge detection surfaces, and capture the image of the at least one portion of the banknote imaging zone provided by the banknote imaging sensor.
US11072506B2	Belt driving device with steering roller An imaging system comprises a pair of belt rollers to drive an endless belt along a belt path, the pair of belt rollers comprising a first roller and a second roller. A steering roller is located between the first roller and the second roller. The steering roller is tiltable to engage the endless belt. A wheel is located at an end of the first roller in abutment with an edge of the endless belt, to move along a rotation axis of the first roller, in an outward direction, when the endless belt shifts toward the wheel. A link mechanism transfers a movement of the wheel in the outward direction, to a tilting of the steering roller, in order to urge the endless belt to shift away from the wheel toward the belt path.
US11072505B2	Sheet storage apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet storage apparatus includes a storage unit having bottom and side surface portions and a width regulation unit that regulates a sheet edge position and includes first and second regulation members movable in a direction opposite to a movement of a moving first regulation member. The bottom surface portion is provided with first and second positioning holes to position the first regulation member, provided with first and second fixing holes. When a direction of the fixing member in a state where the first regulation member is fixed to the bottom surface portion is defined as a first direction and a direction of the fixing member in a state where the first regulation member is fixed to the side surface portion is defined as a second direction, the first direction and the second direction are other than parallel.
US11072504B2	Sheet feeding cassette and image forming apparatus including the same A sheet feeding cassette includes a cassette body storing a sheet, and a cursor and a rack that position the sheet. The rack is disposed on a bottom of the cassette body and has rack-teeth. The cursor includes a cursor body having a contact face, a locking member having locking-teeth, and a handling member. The cursor body moves between a restricting position where the locking-teeth mesh with the rack-teeth to restrict cursor movement and an unrestricting position where the locking-teeth are separated above from the rack-teeth to allow cursor movement. The handling member is supported on the cursor body and is used to move the locking member. The locking member takes tilt-posture when moving between the restricting position and the unrestricting position. In the tilt-posture, the bottom face of the locking body inclines with respect to an imaginary plane including the rack teeth tips with the locking-teeth inclined.
US11072501B2	Finishing system and method of operating A finishing system includes a workpiece carrier configured to hold a workpiece, and a plurality of work stations arranged in a row along an axis defining a process line, each of the plurality of work stations configured to receive the workpiece and treat the workpiece. A hoist runway, including fixed and movable rail sections, extends along the plurality of work stations of the process line. A hoist is movable along the hoist runway to traverse the plurality of work stations, the hoist coupled to the workpiece carrier to raise and lower the workpiece carrier and to move the workpiece carrier along the process line. A side transfer mechanism moves the movable rail section, with the hoist situated thereon, in a direction transverse to the axis so that the hoist is movable out of the process line.
US11072498B2	Conveyor system and method for conveying goods A conveyor system for conveying goods having a lying conveyor for conveying the goods horizontally, where the lying conveyor includes a sorting device with multiple delivery points, and having an overhead conveyor, by way of which the goods are conveyed in a suspended manner on a goods carrier, where the overhead conveyor is connected to at least one of the delivery points for delivering the goods.
US11072497B2	Automatic drive belt biasing device An automatic belt biasing device is provided for biasing a drive belt into frictional contact with rollers of a conveyor. The belt biasing device maintains a drive belt in contact with rollers of a live roller conveyor to provide drive for the rollers to propel items or packages along the conveyor. A spring attached to a pivot arm or pair of scissoring pivot arms adjusts a biasing force applied by guide wheels of the belt biasing device to the drive belt due to changes in drive belt tension. The belt biasing device may be selectively adjustable based on required roller pitch distances. The belt biasing device is pivotably coupled to the roller conveyor allowing the guide wheels to apply equal pressure to the drive belt while allowing the pivot arms to actuate and increase or decrease the biasing force provided by the belt biasing device.
US11072489B2	Beverage-ingredient cartridge and cap for beverage-ingredient cartridge A beverage-ingredient cartridge for storing and dispensing beverage ingredients. The cartridge includes a container for storing a first beverage ingredient, and a cap secured within an open upper end of the container that seals the open upper end. The cap includes a storage compartment for storing a second beverage ingredient having a base and a sidewall extending from a the base. A line of weakness defines a separable region of the base, and a column extends from the separable region of the base and is spaced apart from the sidewall. A plastic film is secured to the sidewall and to the column that seals the storage compartment. Upon application of a force to the column, the separable region separates from the base and the plastic film tears such that the storage compartment and container are open to the outside of the beverage-ingredient cartridge.
US11072482B2	Thermally insulated transport box and an arrangement in a thermally insulated transport box The invention relates to a thermally insulated transport box and an arrangement in a thermally insulated transport box, wherein the box comprises a cover and a box body. The box body side walls, end walls, an opening and a bottom wall. The inner surfaces of the side walls comprise half columns projecting from the side wall, wherein the inner surfaces of the end walls further comprise half columns projecting from the end wall, and the half columns run vertically along the side walls and along the end walls. The box further comprises at least one partition wall comprising notches in its opposing edges, and as the partition wall is positioned to cover at least part of the opening the partition wall is supported by the half columns.
US11072480B1	Container having multiple compartments The present invention provides a container having multiple compartments, the container comprising: a first container having a first interior volume; a second container having a bowl, a second interior volume defined by the bowl, and a lid, and inserted into and occupied a part of the first interior volume, wherein the second container includes a first engaging mean located along an inner edge of the bowl, and a second engaging mean located along an outer edge of the bowl; wherein the first engaging mean engages with a third engaging mean located along an edge of the lid, and wherein the second engaging mean engages with a fourth engaging mean located along an upper edge of the first container.
US11072479B1	Pneumatic packaging system A container in a rectilinear configuration has an interior surface, an exterior surface, and a plurality of planar sections. A plurality of pneumatic panels are attached to at least some of the sections. A control assembly has a first member to indicate when the pneumatic panels are inflated, a second member to deflate the pneumatic panels, and a valve to receive pressurized air from a source to inflate the pneumatic panels.
US11072478B2	Flexible package A flexible package having first, second, and third flexible material layers, with the second flexible material layer being disposed between the first and third flexible material layers; a product receiving chamber having a product receiving chamber outer circumference defined by the first flexible material layer; a plurality of spaced first seals disposed around a package circumference, the first seals sealing the first, second and third flexible material layers together; a plurality of spaced second seals disposed around the product receiving chamber outer circumference, the second seals sealing the second and third flexible material layers together; a plurality of inner expansion chambers, each one of the plurality of chambers being defined between adjacent ones of the first seals; and a plurality of outer expansion chambers, each one of the plurality of chambers being defined between a second seal and an immediately adjacent first seal.
US11072477B2	Closing device, valve unit and container A closing device is described for a container for fluids, comprising a valve unit provided with a passage aperture for the fluid and a body, wherein the body comprises shutter means and is mobile with respect to the passage aperture to alternatively define at least a closed configuration in which the shutter means close the passage aperture, and an open configuration in which the shutter means are distanced from the passage aperture.
US11072472B2	Lid having a compartment and container comprising the same The Applicant's invention provides a lid for a food container including a cover, a dressing storage compartment, and a shutter attached to the cover or the dressing storage compartment for sealingly closing the dressing storage compartment. The shutter is configured to allow dispensing of the dressing contained in the dressing storage compartment when the dressing storage compartment is caused to move up relative to the cover, without the need of opening the lid. The Applicant's invention also provides a food container including the lid.
US11072471B2	Lid for a container and cutlery produced from a lid of that kind A lid for a container, with a lid body includes a handling body having a lid outer edge and an eating utensil part. The eating utensil part hinge has a hinge spacing from the lid outer edge of the handling body. An eating utensil part engagement-behind support body of the first handling part is formed between the eating utensil part hinge or the eating utensil part hinge pivot axis and the lid outer edge of the handling body. The eating utensil part engagement-behind support body is opposite the eating utensil part in the eating use setting on a first eating utensil part side of the eating utensil part so that for acceptance of use forces acting in a first force direction the eating utensil part is or can be directly or indirectly supported on the eating utensil part engagement-behind support body.
US11072469B1	Container and lid An insulated container having a canister can be sealed by a lid structure. The lid structure can be a multi-part insulated lid. The lid can include a vent configured to vent air from inside the canister. In addition, the container may be part of a container kit or container system where one or more inner containers, are nested and secured within the insulated container.
US11072466B2	Carrying device for receiving goods A carrying device for receiving goods, including a carrying wall which has a front wall and a rear wall, is arrangeable between a closed state and an open state, at least partially forwardly, downwardly and rearwardly delimits a carrying volume for receiving the goods in the closed state, and downwardly opens up the carrying volume in the open state. The carrying device includes a closing device for releasably connecting the front wall to the rear wall in the closed state and an actuating device, connected to the closing device, for releasing the connection between the front wall and the rear wall from the closed state, having an actuating structure arranged at a spacing from the closing device and a transmission structure acting between the actuating device and the closing device. The transmission structure is formed in a flexible manner.
US11072464B2	Multi-functional storage container and fitness training system In a multi-functional storage container and fitness training system, a storage container of the system includes additional functionality and utility as one or more of a combination of a fitness exercise station, a portable cooler or personal storage container, and a platform to secure smart electronic devices thereon such as smartphones, tablet-like devices, and the like, providing a charging station function to charge these smart devices. The example system may alternatively be understood as a fitness exercise station having multi-functional utility beyond exercise, or a storage container having multi-functional utility beyond the storage of articles.
US11072460B2	Collapsible pallet system and methods A lightweight pallet assembly comprising a hybrid of durable corrugated material and heat-treated wood bonded with industrial strength adhesive. The pallet is constructed of one or more base components, two or more support components and a sleeve component. The sleeve component substantially covers both the one or more base components and the two or more support components to increase strength and durability of the overall pallet assembly. Embodiments of the pallet can be quickly assembled from components that can be easily and economically stored and transported. The lightweight pallet provides savings in assembly, transportation, and storage.
US11072456B2	Carton and carton blank Aspects of the disclosure relate to a carton (90) for packaging one or more articles (B). The carton (90) comprises a plurality of panels (12, 14, 16, 18) for forming a tubular structure. The plurality of panels comprises: a first side wall panel (12); a first end wall panel (14); a second side wall panel (16); and a second end wall panel (18). A first handle structure (H) is defined in a first one of the plurality of panels (12). The first handle structure (H) comprises a severance line (60) defining at least in part a handle opening. A first end closure panel (22b) forms, at least in part, a top wall (22b/24b/26b/28b) which at least partially closes an upper end of the tubular structure and is hingedly connected to the first one of the plurality of panels (12) by a first hinged connection (23b).
US11072455B2	Process for forming plastic corrugated container and intermediary blank A corrugated plastic box and a method for manufacturing a corrugated plastic box from a blank are provided. The method includes the steps of forming rounded edge seals on the perimeter edges of the blank, pre-sealing portions of the blank to form a plurality of areas in which major and minor flap slots and a glue tab are desired, ultrasonically scoring the blank to form a plurality of flap score lines, and cutting the blank through the plurality of pre-sealed flap slots and glue tab, leaving a sealed edge.
US11072445B2	Device for packaging products and array of packaged products A method for packaging products, such as candies, wherein the products are positioned on a first sheet which is continuously moved in a transport direction, wherein the products are covered by a second sheet which is continuously moved in the same transport direction and which is aligned substantially plane-parallel to the first sheet, and wherein the first and second sheets are sealed together near the outer edges of the individual products or grouped products by a sealing device, wherein the sealing device comprises sealing ribs extending substantially transversely to the transport direction on one side of the moving sheets, wherein said sealing ribs are being moved at the same speed as the sheets and the sealing ribs seal the first and second sheets together in between the moving products.
US11072439B2	Mobile fixture apparatuses and methods A mobile fixture includes a movable base, a support platform, an adaptor interface, at least one sensor, and a controller. The movable base is configured to travel over a floor. The support platform is articulable with respect to the base. The adaptor interface moves with the support platform, and is configured to mechanically interface with an attachment member. The at least one sensor is coupled to the adaptor interface and is configured to detect at least one of a force or movement resulting from an interaction between the adaptor interface and the attachment member. The controller is operably coupled to the movable base, support platform, and at least one sensor, and is configured to control movement of at least one of the movable base or support platform responsive to the at least one of the force or movement detected by the at least one sensor.
US11072434B2	Method and system for controlling rotor speeds of rotor systems A method and system to control a rotor system includes providing a controller communicably coupled to the rotor system, and automatically changing a rotor speed of the rotor system from a first rotor speed in a first flight mode to a second rotor speed in a second flight mode over a time period using the controller in accordance with an acceleration-rate profile that varies over the time period.
US11072430B2	Ring release systems and methods A ring release system is configured to releasably couple a parachute to a payload. The ring release system may comprise a series of release rings affixed to a riser. At least one release ring has an associated retaining ring that surrounds the riser and is affixed to the riser on a back side. The retaining ring prevents stitching securing the release ring from being placed in peel when under stress, improving the reliability of the ring release system.
US11072425B2	Synchronous locking pin assembly A locking pin assembly for a cargo loading system includes a shaft, a first retention pin, a second retention pin, and a synchronizer. The shaft defines a first shaft groove and a second shaft groove. The first retention pin and the second retention pin are disposed within the shaft. The synchronizer is disposed about the shaft and defines a first synchronizer groove that crosses over the first shaft groove and a second synchronizer groove that crosses over the second shaft groove.
US11072422B2	Counter torque device Systems and methods include providing an aircraft with a fuselage, a tail boom or empennage extending from the fuselage, a main rotor, a tail rotor, and at least one counter torque device. The counter torque device provides counter torque to the fuselage to prevent rotation of fuselage when the main rotor is operated, particularly in right sideward flight (RSF) for conventional helicopters with a counter-clockwise rotating (when viewed from above the helicopter) main rotor.
US11072418B2	Hydraulic system for an aircraft A hydraulic system for an aircraft. The hydraulic system can include a hydraulic actuator that is operatively coupled to a flight control member. Hydraulic fluid is moved through the hydraulic system by an engine driven pump that delivers hydraulic fluid to the actuator at a first pressure, and a boost pump that delivers hydraulic fluid to the actuator at a second pressure that is higher than the first pressure. The hydraulic system is configured such that the hydraulic fluid returning from the actuator to the engine driven pump can be delivered to the boost pump prior to reaching the engine driven pump.
US11072412B2	Mounting member with anti-rotation bushings A mounting member for a vehicle, the mounting member including a mounting member body having a longitudinal axis, at least one static opening extending through the body transverse to the longitudinal axis, and at least one blind listener bushing, each blind fastener bushing having a bushing body and a blind fastener receptacle extending axially through the bushing body. The bushing body has a bushing cross-sectional shape that interlocks and couples with a static opening cross-sectional shape of a respective one of the at least one static opening so that rotation of the at least one blind fastener bushing is constrained relative to the mounting member body and the static opening cross-sectional shape is maintained upon application of a blind fastener installation torque or blind fastener removal torque being applied to the blind fastener receptacle by a respective blind fastener.
US11072408B1	Marine engines and cooling systems for cooling lubricant in a crankcase of a marine engine A marine engine has a powerhead, a crankcase and a crankshaft disposed in the crankcase. A cooling system has a cooling passage that conveys cooling water for cooling the crankcase, a pump that pumps the cooling water from a body of water in which the marine engine is operated through the cooling passage, and a valve that controls discharge of the cooling water from the cooling passage.
US11072407B2	Rig for a nautical means The present invention relates to a rig (2) for a nautical means comprising: —a reference plane intended to coincide with a symmetry plane extending in longitudinal and vertical direction of the hull of the nautical means; —at least one wing; —at least one rigid support capable of supporting said wing and transmitting a propulsive thrust to the hull of the nautical means given by the aerodynamic lift generated by the wing when it takes wind; —the wing comprising a first and a second main face opposite to each other, —the rigid support being capable of supporting the wing at least in a first operating configuration in which at least a main portion of the first or second face is facing a first side of the reference plane and in a second operating configuration in which said main portion is facing the opposite side of the reference plane; —the rigid support comprising a wing sliding path for switching from the first to the second operating position and vice versa.
US11072403B2	Ship data consolidated management method and device The present invention relates to a ship data consolidated management method and a device for same. Accordingly, the present invention relates to a ship data consolidated management method and device, the method being characterized by comprising the steps of: collecting ship data from at least one piece of ship equipment; converting the ship data to a certain data format; and transmitting the converted ship data to an external device.
US11072401B2	Offshore floating living premises, laboratory and submersible plankton pump tower pump and submersible aerated research manned actuated vehicle An offshore ocean floating platform equipped with a docking bay with a hull made with multiple steel barrels welded to each other arranged in multiple layers, an upper deck with living premises, laboratory and control tower, having three submersible plankton pumping towers extending from above water level up to 120′ depth, a manned and aerated research submersible vehicle with vertical travel controlled by a telescopic double acting actuator, including two telescopic aeration tubes providing atmospheric pressure air from above sea level, and safety return springs, sealed glass windows, water depth gage and video cameras. The upper deck having plankton pools plankton pumped from ocean floor by a piston traveling within a cylinder by double acting telescopic actuator for fishery feedings. All towers bottom-end secured to seabed dirt with multiple heavy cement poles with embedded cylinder and piston moving under ocean water high pressure into seabed dirt with self-drilling plungers.
US11072397B2	Suspension of turret bearing units A suspension of axial turret bearing units in a turret bearing comprises a rail support structure mounted on a turret bearing support structure, a circular rail mounted on the rail support structure, a plurality of axial bearing units running on rail, a shaft for each axial bearing unit with the bearing unit attached to the outer end of the shaft, and an inner support structure for supporting the inner end of each shaft. The suspension further comprises an outer shaft suspension close to each bearing unit, comprising a collar with an inner width similar to the width of the shaft and an inner height higher than the height of the shaft, a transitional section connected to the collar, a plate section connected to the transitional section and fastened to a bearing support structure on the turret, wherein the plate section spreads applied loads on the structure.
US11072395B2	Watercraft and guide A watercraft includes a vessel body, a marine propulsion device and a guide. The marine propulsion device is attached to the vessel body and includes a water stream generator that propels the vessel body. The guide is provided on the vessel body and extends astern of the vessel body and toward a center of the vessel body in a width direction of the vessel body from a position located sideward of the water stream generator. The guide inwardly directs water flowing on one lateral side of the vessel body such that confluent timing of the water flowing on the one lateral side of the vessel body and water flowing on the other lateral side of the vessel body is caused to occur earlier than when the guide is not provided on the vessel body.
US11072387B2	Swing arm for saddle riding vehicle The swing arm for the saddle riding vehicle that supports a wheel in a swingable manner includes a swing arm main body made of a fiber reinforced resin. The swing arm main body is formed to be hollow, and an embedded member of a material different from the fiber reinforced resin is embedded in such a manner as to make solid at least part of the hollow portion of the swing arm main body.
US11072383B2	Motorcycle passenger footrest mount A footrest mount plate attachable to a swingarm mounting location on a motorcycle frame includes an inner surface protrusion that fits closely within the swingarm mounting bore, and an outer surface configured for attaching a footrest assembly.
US11072380B2	Front spoiler assembly for a motor vehicle A front spoiler assembly for a motor vehicle. The front spoiler assembly includes a spoiler lip which is arranged to extend at least partially in a transverse direction of the motor vehicle in a front area of the motor vehicle. The spoiler lip includes a front side, a spoiler lip outer edge which faces away from a front part of the motor vehicle, and at least two spoiler areas. At least one actuator device moves the at least two spoiler areas either separately or together from a retracted rest position to an extended spoiler position. The at least two spoiler areas are separated from each other at the front side of the spoiler lip by at least one depression form which extends into the spoiler lip outer edge.
US11072379B2	Tire deflector device A tire deflector device configured such that a deflector is disposed on a bottom portion of a vehicle in front of a front wheel is provided. The deflector includes a guide surface extending substantially horizontally in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and a vertical wall portion including a surface extending downwardly on a rear portion of the guide surface and extending in a vehicle width direction. An angle defined by a lower portion of a vertical wall portion including at least a lower end of the vertical wall portion and an imaginary orthogonal plane orthogonal to the guide surface lies within a range from 20 degrees to 45 degrees.
US11072369B2	Stamped rear frame bolster A cargo transport rear frame includes a pair of posts, an upper cross member, and a rear bolster. The posts are spaced in a width direction, and extend in a height direction. The upper cross member extends along the width between the posts. The rear bolster extends between lower ends of the posts such that the rear bolster is spaced below the upper cross member. The posts, the upper cross member, and the rear bolster bound the rear cargo opening. The rear bolster has a first side facing in a forward direction, and the rear bolster has a second side facing in a rearward direction to be exposed to a rear side of the cargo transport rear frame. The rear bolster comprises a sheet metal stamping including a base surface and a relief embossed in the rearward direction from the base surface to form a loading dock engagement feature.
US11072365B1	Pneumatic power steering system A pneumatic steering system includes a cylinder movable in relation to a through rod, steering tie rods coupled to the cylinder, a control valve that controls motion of the cylinder in relation to the through rod, a spring-biased pivoting actuator operably coupled to a steering linkage and to a control input of the control valve. The actuator is pivotally mounted to a structure attached to the cylinder. The control valve is attached to that structure. The steering linkage is an articulated assembly that transforms rotation of the steering column into pivoting movement of the actuator.
US11072363B2	Control system for motor and control device for motor A control system for a motor includes: a first processing circuit configured to operate a first drive circuit; a second processing circuit configured to operate a second drive circuit; and a command circuit configured to output a signal relating to a command value for a steered angle of a steered wheel to the first processing circuit and the second processing circuit. The command circuit is configured to execute a detection process, a first notification process, and a second notification process. The first processing circuit is configured to execute a first correction process based on a first result signal to control the steered angle to the command value. The second processing circuit is configured to execute a second correction process based on a second result signal to control the steered angle to the command value.
US11072362B2	Vehicle steering system The vehicle steering system includes a rack shaft and a conversion mechanism that converts rotation of a rotating shaft of the motor into reciprocating motion of the rack shaft. The conversion mechanism includes a drive pulley that rotates with the rotating shaft, a driven pulley rotatable about an axis of the rack shaft and a toothed belt extending around the drive pulley and the driven pulley, and converts rotation of the rotating shaft into reciprocating motion of the rack shaft when rotation of the drive pulley is transmitted to the driven pulley via the toothed belt. The vehicle steering system further includes a determination circuit that determines tooth skipping that is a change in meshing position between the drive pulley and the toothed belt, and a calculation circuit that calculates an integrated value obtained by integrating a prescribed value indicating that tooth skipping is determined by the determination circuit.
US11072356B2	Vehicle control system A locomotive control system includes a controller configured to control communication between or among plural locomotive devices that control movement of a locomotive via a network that communicatively couples the vehicle devices. The controller also is configured to control the communication using a data distribution service (DDS) and with the network operating as a time sensitive network (TSN). The controller is configured to direct a first set of the locomotive devices to communicate using time sensitive communications, a different, second set of the locomotive devices to communicate using best effort communications, and a different, third set of the locomotive devices to communicate using rate constrained communications.
US11072355B2	System and methods for detecting surge in an engine system Various methods and systems are provided for detecting surge of a turbocharger during engine operation. As one example, a system includes an engine coupled to a low pressure turbocharger and a high pressure turbocharger; and a controller with non-transitory instructions stored in memory that when executed during operation of the engine cause the controller to: indicate an occurrence of surge of the high pressure turbocharger in response to a deviation of a modeled speed of the high pressure turbocharger from a measured speed of the high pressure turbocharger by a threshold amount, where the modeled speed tracks the measured speed during non-surge conditions, as engine operating conditions change.
US11072352B2	Railcar truck bolster A rail car truck bolster wear plate surface connects to a wear plate using two fasteners of different length. The first fastener passes through an upper opening and an upper channel into a first recess where it can be tightened against a first engaging surface. The second fastener is longer than the first fastener and passes through a lower opening and lower channel into a second recess adjacent to the first recess. The surfaces of the first and second recesses form a series of ribs in the upper end surface between the wear plate surface and the longitudinal centerline of the bolster.
US11072342B2	Actively adapting to driving environments based on human interactions A method for controlling an autonomous vehicle includes navigating the autonomous vehicle based on a set of rules. The method also includes identifying an abnormality in a current driving situation. The method further includes prompting a passenger of the autonomous vehicle to interact with a driver of a first vehicle in response to identifying the abnormality. The method still further includes controlling the autonomous vehicle to violate one or more rules of the set of rules in response to an indication of a successful interaction with the driver.
US11072338B2	Method, apparatus, and system for providing road curvature data An approach is provided for road curvature data. The approach, for example, involves segmenting a road segment or plurality of road segments into a plurality of slices. The approach also involves retrieving location trace data for the plurality of slice. The location trace data, for instance, is collected from one or more location sensors of a plurality of vehicles traversing the plurality of slices. The approach further involves computing respective curvatures for the plurality of slices based on the location trace data. The approach further involves providing the road curvature data for the road segment of plurality of road segments (e.g., comprising an intersection) based on the respective curvatures of the plurality of slices.
US11072336B2	Method and device for identifying a road condition A method for identifying a road condition, in which a piece of road condition information representing the road condition is determined using a front end air moisture value representing an air moisture at a front end of a vehicle and a rear end air moisture value representing an air moisture at a rear end of the vehicle.
US11072329B2	Ground vehicle control techniques Ground vehicle control techniques adapted to reduce energy consumption, braking, shifting, travel distance, travel time, and or the like. The techniques can generate a target speed window and a target vehicle performance plan for controlling operation of a ground vehicle along a current and one or more upcoming segments of a roadway responsive to the dynamic driving environment.
US11072328B2	Control-target vehicle setting apparatus, control-target vehicle setting system, and control-target vehicle setting method A control-target vehicle setting apparatus sets a control-target vehicle that serves as a target for driving assistance control. The control-target vehicle setting apparatus includes a detection signal acquiring unit and a setting control unit. The detection signal acquiring unit acquires a first detection signal that indicates a target by an image and a second detection signal that indicates a target by a reflection point. The setting control unit sets an acquired forward target as the control-target vehicle when the forward target is associated with an integration history that indicates that the forward target has been determined to be a vehicle using the first detection signal and the second detection signal in an integrated manner, even when the forward target is not associated with a movement history that indicates that the forward target has been detected as being a moving object.
US11072325B2	Drive assist device, drive assist method and non-transitory computer readable storage medium for storing programs thereof In a drive assist device, a detection result acquiring part acquires detection results of a sensor which detects a presence of other vehicle travelling ahead of an own vehicle on a driving lane. A range estimation part estimates a width direction range of a surface of other vehicle. A safe operation control part performs safe operation of the own vehicle at least one of avoiding occurrence of collision with other vehicle and of reducing collision damage when a predetermined operating condition is satisfied. A condition setting part adjusts the predetermined operating condition to another operating condition of being stricter than the predetermined operating condition to suppress a degree of execution of the safe operation of the own vehicle when other vehicle is presence outside the width direction range, as compared with that when other vehicle is presence within the width direction range.
US11072323B2	Method for operating an onboard network of a hybrid motor vehicle and hybrid motor vehicle A method for operating an onboard network of a hybrid motor vehicle. The onboard network is connected to an energy storage unit, especially a battery; an electric motor of a hybrid drive train, which also has an internal combustion engine; and actuators of an electromechanical chassis system that can be operated as generators. At least one reserve capacity of the energy storage unit is kept open for the supplying of electrical energy generated by at least one portion of the actuators to the onboard network. The reserve capacity being held open is dynamically adapted as a function of at least one item of driver style information describing the driving style of the driver of the hybrid motor vehicle and/or at least one item of situation information describing the current and/or future operation of the hybrid motor vehicle.
US11072321B2	Systems and methods for smart load shedding of a transport vehicle while in transit Systems and methods for providing load shedding in a vehicle are provided. Particularly, the vehicle may be an electric vehicle and the loads that are shed may be HVAC or refrigeration loads. The load shedding methods and systems may include a predictive model of energy consumption, determining a predicted energy consumption and comparing it to a stored energy at the vehicle. If the predicted energy consumption exceeds the stored energy, load shedding operations may be performed at a transport climate control system, such as adjusting a set point, adjusting an operating mode of the transport climate control system, increasing a dead band of a compressor of the transport climate control system, utilizing free cooling such as ambient air to provide climate control in the vehicle, or increasing cooling provided by the transport climate control system to an energy storage of the vehicle.
US11072320B2	Driver assistance system having an emergency stop function which can be activated via a parking brake operator control element A driver assistance system has an emergency stop function for a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle has an electric parking brake. A parking-brake operating element is used to activate the electric parking brake. The driver assistance system is designed to activate an emergency stop function in accordance with the actuation of the parking-brake operating element and, as part of the emergency stop function, to perform an autonomous emergency stop driving maneuver for the emergency stopping of the vehicle. The driver assistance system is characterized in that the driver assistance system is designed to activate the emergency stop function only in response to an end of the actuation of the parking-brake operating element.
US11072319B2	Device and method for braking and stopping a vehicle in an emergency A device for braking a vehicle includes an actuator configured to control a brake of the vehicle for braking the vehicle. The device further includes a first battery configured to be electrically connected to the actuator via a first switching device and to supply energy to the actuator. The device further includes a second battery configured to be electrically connected to the actuator via a second switching device and to supply energy to the actuator. The device further includes a controller configured to detect a state of the energy supplied to the actuator by the first battery and switch the second switching device to electrically connect the second battery to the actuator instead of the first battery in order to supply energy to the actuator when the state indicates that a need exists.
US11072317B2	Brake fluid reservoir for a hydraulic brake actuator of vehicles A brake fluid reservoir for a hydraulic brake actuator of vehicles, which is coupled at its lower base to the upper side of the hydraulic module of the hydraulic brake actuator. The reservoir includes at its lower base a mechanical anchor, which fastens it to the hydraulic module and includes a single anchoring point, which is centered at the lower base of the reservoir in the longitudinal direction. The reservoir also includes several connecting nipples, which may be connected to the hydraulic module with the aid of sealing washers, which generate a torque on the reservoir in relation to the mechanical anchor. The reservoir includes a compensation seal, which is situated in a receptacle of its lower base in such a position that it generates an additional torque in relation to the mechanical anchor, which compensates for the torque generated by the plurality of connecting nipples.
US11072316B2	Braking device for a hydraulic motor vehicle braking system having a ball screw drive A braking device for a hydraulic motor vehicle braking system having an electromechanically driven booster stage and a ball screw drive. In order to provide a braking device which is of particularly compact, cost-effective and weight-saving construction and has short pedal strokes, and an easily adjustable pedal characteristic curve, at the same time enabling effective direct action in case of failure of the booster stage and comfortable haptic feedback at the pedal during normal operation, the actuating force from a piston rod is introduced into the spindle, wherein the piston rod can be moved axially to a limited extent relative to the spindle and a spring element is inserted in the flow of force of the actuating force between the piston rod and the spindle, which spring is compressed axially when the actuating force is introduced.
US11072315B2	Valve for adjusting a fluid flow A valve for adjusting a fluid flow includes a valve cartridge with at least one first fluid opening, at least one second fluid opening, a preliminary stage with a first valve seat and a first closing element, and a main stage with a second valve seat and a second closing element. The first valve seat is at a first axial through-opening of the second closing element, which is at least partly in a preliminary stage sleeve. The first valve seat is within the preliminary stage sleeve, and a flow path from the at least one first fluid opening to the preliminary stage leads through at least one inflow opening, which is radially introduced in the preliminary stage sleeve. An axial filter gap formed between an actuation element and the preliminary stage sleeve overlaps the at least one inflow opening at least in some regions and together form a filter.
US11072314B2	Electric braking system and self-test method using the same Am electric braking system is disclosed. The electric braking system comprising: a cylinder unit having a first piston connected to a brake pedal, a cylinder chamber with the volume varying by displacement of the first piston, and a pressing chamber with the volume varying by a pressing member, and sending an intention of braking to an electronic control unit; a reservoir storing a working fluid, a pressure applier having a second piston operating by receiving power and a pump chamber with the volume varying by displacement of the second piston, and hydraulically coupled to wheel brakes, a reservoir line connecting the cylinder chamber and the reservoir and having a reservoir valve; and a pump reservoir line connecting the pump chamber and the reservoir and having a dump valve.
US11072312B2	Rotary vehicle wash component having offset media elements A rotary vehicle wash component for a vehicle wash facility is provided. The vehicle wash component includes a hub disposed about and rotatable about a center axis. A plurality of media elements extend outwardly from the hub for rotation with the hub. Each of the media elements has a centerline that is positioned offset relative to the center axis such that the centerline does not intersect the center axis. The media elements may be fixed to the hub or they may be pivotable relative to the hub. The media elements may pivot between two offset positions in response to rotation in opposite directions. The media elements may include a plurality of treatment heads secured to the media elements.
US11072309B2	Mobile terminal device and vehicle control system A mobile terminal device is operated by a battery, performs wireless communication with a predetermined associated vehicle, and is available as an electronic key for the vehicle. The mobile terminal device includes a display unit including an electronic paper, and a terminal controller configured to display a predetermined code for unlocking the vehicle on the electronic paper when a remaining amount of the battery is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value.
US11072308B2	Seat structure for vehicle A seat structure for a vehicle comprises a seat, a seat rail comprising a lower rail and an upper rail, and an anchor bracket fixing an anchor (a first anchor) of a seatbelt device to the upper rail. The anchor bracket includes a first bracket provided with a first bottom portion fixed to the upper rail and a first side portion rising upwardly from the first bottom portion and a second bracket provided with a second bottom portion fixed to the upper rail, a second side portion rising upwardly from the second bottom portion, and an anchor attachment portion where the anchor is attached. The first side portion and the second side portion are joined together, overlapping each other in a vehicle width direction, and the first bracket extends forwardly beyond the second bracket.
US11072305B2	Passenger seat air bag apparatus There is provided a passenger seat air bag having a portion which is unfolded to a side toward a center side of a vehicle in which a pressure difference in the portion is suppressed. A passenger seat air bag includes a front unfolding portion which is unfolded in front of the passenger seat, and a side unfolding portion which is in communication with the front unfolding portion and which is unfolded to side, of the passenger seat, nearer to a center of the vehicle. A horizontal tether is provided in the side unfolding portion in an arrangement which is approximately horizontal during unfolding. When unfolding gas is injected from the front to the air bag, because the horizontal tether does not block flow of the unfolding gas, pressure us the side unfolding portion is made uniform.
US11072303B2	Upper interior structure of vehicle In an upper interior structure of a vehicle of the present invention, a deployment guide portion for guiding a curtain airbag toward a cabin side when the curtain airbag is deployed. The deployment guide portion comprises a first guide part and a second guide part. The first guide part is arranged above a top ceiling and on an outward side, in a vehicle width direction, of the curtain airbag, facing an upper end portion of a pillar trim, so as to restrain the curtain airbag from being deployed outwardly in the vehicle width direction. The second guide part is arranged between the first guide part and the top ceiling, extending in a vertical direction, so as to restrain the curtain airbag from being deployed into a gap between the first guide part and the upper end portion of the pillar trim.
US11072298B1	On-demand power supply in vehicle sound system A method and system for controlling the switching power supply in a car audio system. The system includes a circuit that detects when the signal voltage is approaching the power supply voltage rails, that is, circuit anticipates the conditions that cause “clipping” of the signal. In response to detecting the pre-clipping condition, the circuit boosts the power supply. Additionally, the inventive system includes a holding circuit for sustaining the boosted power supply for a predetermined period of time. Thus, the power is boosted as needed and remains on for a period of time thereby preventing frequent, repetitive activation of the power supply.
US11072292B1	Hanger entrapment system A clothing hanging system designed to be used in automobiles with built-in safety features.
US11072285B2	Vehicular interior mirror assembly with integral spring element for adjusting angle of mirror A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror casing and a reflective element, with the mirror casing adjustably supported at a mirror mount at an interior surface of the vehicle. The mirror casing includes a principal mirror casing portion and a pivotable mirror casing portion that is pivotable relative to the principal mirror casing portion. The reflective element is accommodated at the principal mirror casing portion. An upper portion of the pivotable mirror casing portion is integrally joined with the principal mirror casing portion at an upper region of the principal mirror casing portion. A spring element is coupled to the pivotable mirror casing portion and to a lower region of the principal mirror casing portion. The spring element flexes to adjust an angle of the principal mirror casing portion and the reflective element relative to the pivotable mirror casing portion of the mirror casing.
US11072283B2	Vehicle periphery monitoring device and vehicle periphery monitoring method A vehicle periphery monitoring device acquires first image information of a vehicle rear side and second image information of vehicle rear lateral sides. Second points at infinity of the second image information are made to approximately coincide with a first point at infinity of the first image information, and the first image information and the second image information are combined, and first composite image information is generated. When sensing a request to change a viewpoint toward a vehicle rear lateral side, second composite image information that is viewed with a virtual viewpoint having been moved toward a vehicle lateral side is generated. Further, when a path changing operation of an operation portion that is used in changing a path is completed, third composite image information that is viewed with a virtual viewpoint having been moved toward the side of the path change is generated.
US11072276B2	Lighting apparatus for a vehicle, method of installing a lighting apparatus onto a vehicle, and lighting apparatus kit for a vehicle It is described herein a lighting apparatus for a vehicle. The lighting apparatus may comprise a lighting trim ring and a lighting element attached to an outer surface of the lighting trim ring. Also described herein is a lighting apparatus kit for a vehicle which may comprise the lighting trim ring and the lighting element. Also described herein is a method of installing a lighting apparatus onto a vehicle over an existing automotive lighting fixture such as a head light, tail light, fog light, or marker light.
US11072272B2	Movable wall structure for a travel trailer A travel trailer is provided having a wall therein which is selectively movable along the longitudinal length of the trailer so as to alter the relative dimensions of rooms within the travel trailer without altering the exterior appearance of the travel trailer. In a preferred embodiment of a toy hauler-type travel trailer, the rearward wall separating the garage portion of the trailer from the living quarters is movably mounted at each of its sides upon a motor driven gear. Each such gear is operated in a synchronized manner so as to engage a gear rack on each side of the wall to drive the wall forward or rearward, as desired by the user.
US11072268B2	Head-rest of a car seat There is provided a head-rest of a car sheet which is configured to includes: a skin configured to cover a surface of the head-rest; a foamed material filled in the head-rest covered by the skin; and a stay extending to an outside from the skin in which the foamed material is filled, wherein the head-rest has a gate shape by indenting a center portion of a lower surface of the head-rest, and a groove portion is formed at the indented center portion of the gate shape by making end portions of the skin abut against each other, and members which are softer than the skin are seamed to the respective end portions of the skin which abut against each other in the groove portion.
US11072265B2	Vehicle seat assembly with front seat pan height adjustment mechanism A vehicle seat assembly and a method of controlling a vehicle seat assembly are provided. The vehicle seat assembly has a frame, and a seat pan extending from a forward region to a rearward region, with the rearward region of the seat pan rotatably connected to the frame. A torque tube is supported for rotation by the frame and extends transversely across the seat pan. At least one cam is supported by the torque tube for rotation therewith, and the at least one cam extends outwardly from the torque tube to an associated cam surface. The cam surface supports the forward region of the seat pan and is shaped such that the forward region of the seat pan is raised relative to the rearward region in response to rotation of the torque tube.
US11072262B2	Portable car seat The present disclosure relates to a portable car seat comprising a backrest part, and a seat part rotating to be positioned at a front side or a rear side of the backrest part, wherein the backrest part includes an aluminum frame.
US11072258B2	Method for predicting battery life Methods and systems are provided for reliably providing a prognosis of the life-expectancy of a vehicle battery. A state of degradation of the battery is predicted based on a rate of convergence of a metric, that is derived from a sensed vehicle operating parameter, towards a defined threshold, determined based on past history of the metric. The predicted state of degradation is then converted into an estimate of time or distance remaining before the component needs to serviced, and displayed to the vehicle operator. Vehicle control and communication strategies may be defined with respect to the predicted state of degradation.
US11072256B2	Battery charger status control system and method A battery charging system comprising a battery charger configured to deliver power to a rechargeable battery, wherein the battery charger comprises a wireless data transceiver; and a remote server communicatively coupled to the battery charger through a network via said wireless data transceiver and configured to communicate one or more battery charge parameters or battery charger control commands between the battery charger and a remotely situated portable user device.
US11072248B2	Battery for a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle A battery for a motor vehicle, with at least one battery module, which has a plurality of battery cells. The at least one battery module is arranged in a battery housing of the battery. The battery has a cooling device for cooling the battery cells by means of a cooling medium. The cooling device comprises at least one wall of the battery housing, with which the at least one battery module closely fits, and which is formed from a heat-conducting plastic at least in areas. The heat-conducting plastic restricts at least one duct for the cooling medium, with the duct being formed in at least one wall of the battery housing.
US11072247B2	Mobility device control system A mobility device that can accommodate speed sensitive steering, adaptive speed control, a wide weight range of users, an abrupt change in weight, traction control, active stabilization that can affect the acceleration range of the mobility device and minimize back falls, and enhanced redundancy that can affect the reliability and safety of the mobility device.
US11072244B2	Method for controlling the electrical charging of a group of vehicles A method controls the electrical charging of a group of vehicles which are electrically connected to a power supply system of a power supply system operator, wherein the respective vehicles obtain power for charging a vehicle energy store from the power supply system. A central control system can communicate with the respective vehicles and with a server of the power supply system operator and a number of electrical units via communication signals, wherein the number of electrical units each have a higher response time for an electrical power adjustment in response to communication signals from the central control system and/or a higher time synchronicity with respect to a clock of the central control system in comparison with the vehicles. In response to a received reduction command from the server, the control system transmits one or more first commands which suspend the charging of vehicle energy stores to vehicles in the group, wherein the reduction command stipulates a power amount by which the power consumption of the group of vehicles in the power supply system should be reduced. The control system also determines, at predefined intervals of time, a power value which is composed of the reduction in the total power consumption of the vehicle energy stores and the number of electrical units plus the increase in the total power output of the vehicle energy stores and the number of electrical units. In this case, the control system regulates the power value to the power amount according to the reduction command using one or more second commands which are transmitted to electrical units by the control system and change the power consumption and/or power output of electrical units.
US11072243B2	Vehicle braking device A vehicle braking device sets a target hydraulic braking force based on the difference between the execution regeneration braking force, which is actually generated regeneration braking force and the requested braking force which is to be applied to the vehicle wheels and includes a hydraulic pressure control portion that raises the target hydraulic braking force by a predetermined value at a timing when the difference between the execution regeneration braking force and the maximum value thereof is equal to or less than a judgement threshold value and a threshold value setting portion that sets the judgement threshold value on the basis of the requested braking force gradient when the liquid amount inside the hydraulic chamber is less than a predetermined amount, and sets the judgement threshold value on the basis of the target hydraulic braking force gradient when the liquid amount is equal to or more than the predetermined amount.
US11072242B2	Off-prevention circuit of contactor An off-prevention circuit has a battery management system and a contactor multi-connected via a plurality of positive electrode terminals and a plurality of negative electrode terminals provided in each of the battery management system and the contactor. Even when any one connection among the connections of the plurality of positive electrode terminals and the plurality of negative electrode terminals is disconnected or opened, it is possible to maintain supply of power supplied from the battery management system to the contactor through another connection of the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal.
US11072239B2	Vehicle display control device A vehicle display control device, when a steering wheel is at a steering angle position of a neutral position or the vicinity thereof, if a right hand sensor detects gripping of the steering wheel, turns off light sources of memory buttons and operation buttons that can be operated with a right hand, and if a left hand sensor detects the gripping, turns off a light source of air conditioning related buttons and hides touch buttons of a touch panel display that can be operated with a left hand. The vehicle display control device, if the right hand sensor does not detect the gripping, turns on the light sources of the memory buttons and the operation buttons, and if the left hand sensor does not detect the gripping, turns on the light source of the air conditioning related buttons and displays the touch buttons on the touch panel display.
US11072237B2	UTV portal axle system A UTV portal axle system is disclosed, including a spindle with a housing for housing input and output drive gears coupled by one or more idler gears. The output drive gear is disposed lower than the input drive gear to provide additional ground clearance to the UTV. The king pin axis angle is substantially the same as that of a stock UTV, while maintaining a scrub radius of substantially one inch or less. This is accomplished by the lower control arm ball joint being located within a recess of the output drive gear. This allows the UTV to be properly controlled when driven at high speeds over rough or uneven terrain. The gears may be interchangeable to allow the gear ratio to be adjusted to be more suitable for use at various driving speeds. A method of changing the gear ratio is also disclosed.
US11072233B2	Powertrain for eco-friendly vehicle A powertrain for a vehicle includes an engine, a first motor serving as a motor for driving of a vehicle or serving as a generator, a first power transmission mechanism disposed between the engine and the first motor to transmit the power of the engine to the first motor or to cut off transmission of power between the engine and the first motor, a second power transmission mechanism disposed between the first motor and a driving shaft of running wheels to transmit the power of the first motor to the driving shaft of the running wheels or to cut off transmission of power between the first motor and the driving shaft of the running wheels, and a second motor connected to the second power transmission mechanism via a third power transmission mechanism to transmit power to the second power transmission mechanism and outputting power for driving the vehicle and transmit the power to the driving shaft of the running wheels.
US11072232B2	Hybrid drive module having an electric motor A hybrid drive module, comprising an electric motor (110) and a power electronics module (300) operatively connected to the electric motor (110) whereby the power electronics module is integral to the electric motor (110).
US11072227B2	Tonneau cover and method of attachment A tonneau cover and a method of attachment are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a self-energizing clamp can be used to retain a tonneau cover onto a side wall of a truck bed, or other vehicle bed. In some embodiments, the clamp can be rotated between a usage position and a storage position in order to prevent the clamp from incidental movement or harm while accessing the truck bed.
US11072223B2	Control apparatus of heat exchanging system A control apparatus of a heat exchanging system according to the invention activates a connection system to connect an engine water passage to a heater water passage and then, shuts off a heater water passage portion between a portion, into which heat exchanging water flows from the engine water passage and a portion, from which the heat exchanging water flows out toward the engine water passage, and decreases heater pump and engine pump duty ratios when the duty ratios should be decreased for controlling core and engine flow rates to requested flow rates after the particular water passage is shut off, and the engine water passage is connected to the heater water passage.
US11072222B2	Combustion chamber assembly unit A combustion chamber assembly unit for a fuel-operated vehicle heater includes a combustion chamber housing (14) elongated in a direction of a housing longitudinal axis (L), with a combustion chamber (16) radially outwardly bounded by a circumferential wall (18), and with a combustion chamber bottom (20) axially delimiting the combustion chamber (16). A combustion air feed volume (36) is provided that is open to the combustion chamber (16) via a plurality of passage openings (38). A cooling medium feed device (46) is provided for feeding a liquid cooling medium to the combustion air feed volume (36).
US11072214B2	Under bed hitch mounting system A hitch mounting system capable of attaching to a vehicle, where, the vehicle includes a frame and a load bed is disclosed. The hitch mounting system may include at least one rail, the rail being a generally continuous member, where the rail includes at least one end portion, and where the end portion is deformed in a shape capable of attaching to the frame of the vehicle. The hitch mounting system may also include at least one mounting aperture located in the rail, the mounting aperture capable of having secured thereto an accessory.
US11072213B2	Tire sensor mounting assembly, vehicle wheel balancer, combination tire sensor mounting assembly and wheel balancer, method for mounting a tire sensor to a vehicle part, and method for balancing a vehicle wheel A combination vehicle tire sensor assembly and in-tire wheel balancer is adapted for residing inside a pneumatic tire mounted on a wheel rim of a motor vehicle. The combination includes a flexible mounting cable secured to the sensor assembly, and adapted for extending circumferentially within an annular space formed between the tire and wheel rim. A counterweight is secured to the mounting cable inside the pneumatic tire a spaced distance from the sensor assembly. A substantially hollow balancer belt resides inside the pneumatic tire adjacent the sensor assembly and counterweight, and defines a circumferentially-extending exterior groove designed for receiving and locating the mounting cable, and a circumferentially-extending interior cavity adapted for loosely containing a wheel-balancing medium.
US11072212B2	Method of detecting a change in the position of a wheel unit held on an associated wheel of a motor vehicle A method for detecting a change in position of a wheel unit of a wheel on a motor vehicle, a position of each wheel unit having been identified and stored. Communication between each wheel unit and at least one control device takes place in accordance with a standard allowing the bidirectional exchange of UHF wave signals, each wheel unit performing scanning to intercept the signals sent by a given wheel unit whose signature is established by the wheel unit performing the scanning in accordance with a detected average power value. Current and starting signatures are compared. If the current signature differs by more than an experimentally determined percentage from its starting signature for a given wheel unit, a change in position of one of the two wheels is detected.
US11072211B2	Load based tire pressure regulation system and methods A load based tire pressure regulation system for trucks or trailers employing an air spring maintained at a variable pressure PAS depending upon the load on the truck or trailer, includes an air pilot pressure regulator receiving air at pressure PAS and air at the pressure of at least one tire of a truck or trailer, and configured to feed air to and bleed air from the at least one tire of the truck or trailer as a function of the load on the truck or trailer. The pressure regulator is configured to feed air to and bleed air from the at least one tire of the truck or trailer based upon the pressure of the air spring PAS as a function of the load on the air spring (FAS), and further upon the recommended pressure PT of the at least one tire as a function of the load on the tire (FT).
US11072210B2	Pneumatic vehicle tyres A pneumatic vehicle tire (1) having a profiled tread (2) that merges at either side into sidewalls (3), the end of which is formed by a tire bead (5, 6) insertable in an airtight manner into a wheel rim (7) of a vehicle wheel (8), wherein an absorber (10) has been integrated into the pneumatic vehicle tire (1) for sound absorption and the cohesive bond consists of an adhesion promoter (11) applied between the absorber (10) and the inner surface (9) of the pneumatic vehicle tire (1), has been further developed in accordance with the invention in that the inner surface (9) of the pneumatic vehicle tire (1) has mutually alternating adhesion promoter sections (12) and adhesion promoter-free sections (13), the adhesion promoter-free sections (13) having been coated with a separating agent (14).
US11072207B2	Tire At least a part of a surface of at least one mark provided on a surface of a sidewall portion is provided with a serration portion in which a plurality of ridges is arranged in parallel. Each of the ridges has a triangular or trapezoidal cross section taken perpendicular to a length direction thereof having a first oblique side and a second oblique side, and an angle of the first oblique side with respect to a reference surface is different from an angle of the second oblique side with respect to the reference surface.
US11072206B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire has a plurality of main grooves extending in a tire circumferential directions and a plurality of land lines defined by the plurality of main grooves, on a tread face. At least one of the plurality of land lines protrudes outward in a tire diametrical direction from a profile line. A void ratio of a first area positioned on one side of a center of a width of the at least one land line is larger than a void ratio of a second area positioned on the other side. A protruding height of the second area from the profile line is larger than a protruding height of the first area.
US11072201B2	Flanged inner ring optimized for orbital forming operation and associated tool Flanged inner ring of a rolling bearing forming part of a wheel hub unit of motor vehicles, having at its axially inner end a rolling edge configured to preload axially a radially inner ring after being plastically deformed by orbital forming. The rolling edge is provided with a conical surface of an axially inner portion of the rolling edge. A first parameter is defined as being the ratio between the conicity of the conical surface expressed in degrees and the thickness of the rolling edge expressed in millimeters and assumes values ranging between 0.03 mm−1 and 2 mm−1.
US11072197B2	Method for manufacturing printed matter The present invention relates to [1] a process for producing a printed material, including step 1 of subjecting an image-bearing surface of a printed recording medium 1′ on which characters or images are formed by analog printing to discharge treatment under specific conditions to obtain a printed recording medium 1, and step 2 of further forming characters or images on the image-bearing surface of the printed recording medium 1 by ink-jet printing using a water-based ink to obtain the printed material, [2] an ink-jet printing method including the step of ejecting a water-based ink onto a printed recording medium 1 by an ink-jetting method to form characters or images thereon, in which the printed recording medium 1 has an image-bearing surface on which characters or images are formed by analog printing, and the image-bearing surface is subjected to discharge treatment under the specific conditions, [3] a recording medium for ink-jet printing, including an image-bearing surface on which characters or images are formed by analog printing and which is subjected to discharge treatment, in which a surface free energy of the image-bearing surface after being subjected to the discharge treatment is not less than 30 mN/m, and [4] a printed material including an image-bearing surface on which characters or images are formed by analog printing and then on at least a part of which characters or images are further formed by ink-jet printing using a water-based ink, in which the image-bearing surface after forming the characters or images thereon by the analog printing is subjected to discharge treatment, and a surface free energy of the image-bearing surface after being subjected to the discharge treatment is not less than 30 mN/m.
US11072195B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes: a tank configured to contain ink; a print head configured to eject ink supplied from the tank; a supply flow path through which liquid is supplied from the tank to the print head; a collection flow path through which liquid is collected from the print head to the tank; a circulation unit configured to circulate ink inside a circulation flow path including the tank, the supply flow path, the print head, and the collection flow path; and a cooling unit configured to cool the tank by blowing.
US11072193B2	Paper conveyance device, and printer A paper compartment in which roll paper can be held has an opening positioned along the second axial end of the roll paper and a wall positioned along the first axial end of the roll paper in the axial direction. The paper loading member can be removably installed in the paper compartment through the opening. The paper loading member has a flange and a roll support member that projects from the flange and is inserted into the paper. When roll paper is held in the paper compartment, the paper loading member is installed in the paper compartment with a first side of the flange contacting the first axial end of the paper, and the roll support member is inserted into the roll paper. When the paper loading member is installed in the paper compartment, the first side of the flange faces the opening.
US11072192B2	Printing unit and thermal printer A printing unit includes a head unit; a platen unit separately combined with the head unit; a fixed blade provided to the platen unit; a movable blade, which is provided to the head unit and is relatively movable with respect to the fixed blade; a drive mechanism, which includes a drive rack coupled to the movable blade, and moves the movable blade between a standby position being separated from the fixed blade and a cutting position at which the movable blade rides on the fixed blade; an operation lever being movable between a lock position and a releasing position; and a return mechanism configured to move the movable blade from the cutting position toward the standby position side through intermediation of the drive rack in association with the operation lever. The return mechanism includes a lever returning mechanism, under the state in which movable blade is stopped at the cutting position, transmits motive power generated along with an operation of the operation lever from the lock position toward the releasing position to the drive mechanism to move the movable blade toward the standby position and returns the operated operation lever from the releasing position side to the lock position.
US11072189B2	Medium discharging apparatus and medium processing apparatus The medium discharging apparatus includes a medium receiving portion that includes a first portion and a second portion that is provided on the first portion and that is configured to be displaced between a retracted position and an advanced position, a moving member configured to move between a first position and a second position, in which the moving member pushes and moves the second portion towards the advanced position as the moving member moves from the first position towards the second position and in which the moving member is moved to the first position as the second portion is displaced to the retracted position, a pushing member that pushes the moving member towards the second position, and a restricting member configured to switch between a restricting state that restricts a movement of the moving member towards the second position, and a non-restricting state that releases the restricting state.
US11072188B2	System and method for producing high quality images with aqueous inks in a printer A printer includes at least a first printhead and a second printhead, each of which is operatively connected to a source of aqueous ink having a color that is different than the color of aqueous ink connected to the other printhead. A first source of infrared (IR) radiation is positioned between the first and second printheads and a second source of IR radiation follows the first and second printheads. The first source of IR radiation is tuned to heat color pigment particles in the aqueous ink connected to the first printhead only and the second source of IR radiation is tuned to heat color pigment particles in the aqueous ink connected to the second printhead only.
US11072187B2	Inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording apparatus includes three or more recording heads. The recording heads contain different inks and eject the different inks sequentially on a recording medium. The different inks each contain a pigment and a polyhydric alcohol monobutyl ether. Of the different inks, an ink to be ejected first has the lowest pigment content ratio. Of the different inks, an ink to be ejected third and an ink to be subsequently ejected each have a pigment content ratio equal to or higher than that of a corresponding one of inks to be precedently ejected. Of the different inks, an ink to be ejected second and an ink to be subsequently ejected each have a polyhydric alcohol monobutyl ether content ratio higher than that of a corresponding one of inks to be precedently ejected.
US11072185B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid supply path coupled to a liquid ejection portion to supply a liquid thereto; a liquid discharge path coupled to the liquid ejection portion to discharge the liquid to be supplied thereto; an upstream damper portion which is provided as a part of the liquid supply path and which includes an upstream damper chamber having a wall partially composed of a flexible membrane with a rubber elasticity; and a downstream damper portion which is provided as at least one of a part of the liquid supply path between the upstream damper portion and the liquid ejection portion and a part of the liquid discharge path and which has a flexible wall composed of a resin film.
US11072183B2	Cartridge and liquid ejection system A cartridge mountable on a liquid ejection device is provided. The liquid ejection device includes a mounting section, an air supplying portion including an air supplying passage, and a detection section configured to detect an error when a predetermined air pressure is not reached even if air is supplied from the air supplying portion. The cartridge includes a case including a communication portion and a first leakage limiting portion that limits leakage of air supplied from the air supplying portion into an atmosphere. The communication portion includes a second leakage limiting portion that limits leakage of the air supplied from the air supplying portion into the case through the communication portion.
US11072181B2	Liquid discharge device Aspects of a disclosure relates to a liquid discharge device enables previously disabled liquid discharge through a head after a cartridge including a first liquid chamber is replaced and before the liquid level in a second liquid chamber of a tank reaches a predetermined level or higher. Another aspects of the disclosure relates to a liquid discharge device that deactivates an alarm after a cartridge including a first liquid chamber is replaced and before the liquid level in a second liquid reaches a predetermined level or higher.
US11072178B1	Adaptive flushing using bit planes Systems, methods, software for adaptive flushing. In one embodiment, an adaptive flushing system obtains bit plane data from a plurality of bit planes, and arranges the bit plane data into one or more pixel blocks. For a pixel block, the adaptive flushing system identifies a flush record for the pixel block that indicates a flush eligibility status for each of the pixels in the pixel block, and updates the flush record to indicate the flush eligibility status as flush-ineligible for each of the pixels in the pixel block having a jetting symbol specified in the bit planes. The adaptive flushing system selects a candidate pixel(s) from the pixel block as a candidate for flushing, and modifies the bit plane data in one or more of the bit planes to include a flush symbol at the candidate pixel when the candidate pixel has a flush eligibility status that is flush eligible.
US11072175B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting head includes a nozzle plate provided with nozzles configured to eject a liquid in a first direction; a case provided in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction with respect to the nozzle plate, and having a flow path pipe that defines a first flow path through which the liquid flows and which protrudes in the second direction; a circuit substrate provided in the second direction with respect to the case and having a first through-hole through which the flow path pipe penetrates; a first seal member provided in the second direction with respect to the circuit substrate; a holder provided in the second direction with respect to the first seal member and having therein a second flow path communicating with the first flow path; a screw fixing the holder to the case; and an adhesive fixing the holder to the case.
US11072169B2	Card processing system with drop-on-demand print head automated maintenance routines Maintenance routines that can be used to maintain the operability of one or more DOD print heads in a card processing system. The maintenance routines can include, but are not limited to: a cover routine where a cover or cap is selectively and automatically located over the print head(s) to protect the print head(s); a shake pulse routine that energizes the nozzles of the print head(s) without causing an ejection of ink; a spit routine where the nozzles of the print head(s) are energized to eject one or more drops of ink; and a purge routine where the nozzles are not electrically energized but the pressure holding the ink in the nozzles of the print head(s) is reversed to push ink out of the nozzles.
US11072167B2	Data transfer apparatus, recording head, and data transfer method An apparatus that transfers data to a recording head having a plurality of recording elements includes a transfer unit for transferring recording data to which a series of commands is attached in synchronization with a clock. The series of commands includes a stop command for temporarily stopping transfer of the recording data for a predetermined period in accordance with power-distribution timing of the recording elements.
US11072160B2	System and method for stimulated emission depletion projection stereolithography The present disclosure relates to a system for forming a three dimensional (3D) part. The system may incorporate a beam delivery subsystem for generating optical signals, and a mask subsystem that receives the optical signals and generates optical images therefrom. A first one of the optical images activates a polymerization species of a photo-sensitive resin in accordance with illuminated areas thereof, to thus cause polymerization of select portions of the photo-sensitive resin to help form a layer of the 3D part. A second one of the optical images causes stimulated emission depletion of subportions of the polymerization species, simultaneously, over various areas of the layer, to enhance resolution of at least one subportion of the select portions of the photo-sensitive resin.
US11072153B2	Composition and laminated body The invention provides a novel composition capable of providing a film or coat exhibiting excellent adhesiveness to a water-impermeable sheet and to an EVA encapsulant layer even without corona discharge treatment. The composition of the invention contains a fluorine-containing polymer and a polyol compound having a hydroxyl value of 10 to 300. The polyol compound is contained in an amount of not less than 0.1 mass % but less than 100 mass % relative to the fluorine-containing polymer.
US11072150B2	Laminated body, method for producing laminated body, and rearview mirror for vehicle A laminated body sequentially includes a substrate, an adhesive layer, and a multilayer film. The laminated body has characteristics of transmitting first polarized light and reflecting second polarized light having a polarization axis x that intersects a polarization axis y of the first polarized light. The multilayer film includes a plurality of first layers formed of a crystalline naphthalenedicarboxylic acid polyester and a plurality of second layers formed of a polymer other than the crystalline naphthalenedicarboxylic acid polyester, the first layers and the second layers being alternately stacked on top of each other. The first layers have a higher refractive index than the second layers on the polarization axis of the second polarized light, and the multilayer film has a thermal expansion coefficient of −80 [10−6/K] or more at a temperature 3° C. higher than a glass transition point of the multilayer film in the polarization axis direction of the first polarized light.
US11072149B2	Biaxially drawn colored polyester film for laminating metal sheet A biaxially drawn colored polyester film includes at least two layers: a surface layer (layer A) mainly composed of polyester having a melting point TmA of 230 to 260° C. and modified polyolefin wax, layer A having a polymer component with intrinsic viscosity of 0.46 or more, the modified polyolefin wax with an amount of 0.2 wt % or more based on the weight of the composition, coloring pigment with an amount of 10 wt % or less, and a water contact angle of less than 70° on an outer surface; and a substrate layer (layer B) mainly composed of polyester having a melting point TmB of 230 to 260° C. and coloring pigment, layer B having a polymer component with intrinsic viscosity of 0.46 or more and the coloring pigment with an amount of more than 10 wt % and 50 wt % or less; wherein \|TmB−TmA\| is 4° C. or less.
US11072139B2	Mold cleaning system Provided is a mold cleaning system. On the basis of an identification mark assigned to a mold and detected by a mark detector when cleaning the mold, the mold cleaning system obtains shape data for the molding surface of the mold which is stored in a database, and on the basis of the obtained shape data, the mold cleaning system controls the movement of arms using the control device, moves a laser head along the molding surface thereof while irradiating with a laser beam supplied by a laser oscillator, and as a result, removes the dirt adhered to the molding surface.
US11072127B2	Ultrasonic welding of fibre reinforced thermosetting resin sections Process for forming a permanent join between two sections of fibrous material contained in a thermosetting resin matrix, said process comprising overlaying the two sections and subjecting the overlaid sections to ultrasonic welding to form a permanent join between the two sections, wherein there is no significant change in the sub-ambient Tg of the fibrous material contained in the thermosetting resin matrix in the region of the permanent join.
US11072121B2	Double-skin additive manufacturing machine An additive manufacturing machine (10) comprises: a manufacturing chamber (12), the manufacturing chamber being formed by at least one working plane (20), a front wall (22), a rear wall (24), a left-hand lateral wall (26), a right-hand lateral wall, and an upper wall (30), at least one of these walls supporting a source of energy or heat (14); an inner skin (32) that is positioned inside the manufacturing chamber (12) in front of each wall of this chamber supporting the source of energy or heat (14) and at a non-zero distance from these walls so as to create a circulation volume (V) for a flow of gas (F); and a device (52) for generating the flow of gas (F) that is connected to the circulation volume (V).
US11072115B2	Methods of making metal bond and vitreous bond abrasive articles, and abrasive article precursors The present disclosure provides methods of making a vitreous bond abrasive article and a metal bond abrasive article. An abrasive article preform is produced by an additive manufacturing sub-process comprising the deposition of a layer of loose powder particles in a confined region and selective heating via conduction or irradiation to heat treat an area of the layer of loose powder particles. The loose powder particles include abrasive particles and organic compound particles, as well as vitreous bond precursor particles or metal particles. The abrasive article preform produced by additive manufacturing is subsequently heated to provide the vitreous bond abrasive article comprising the abrasive particles retained in a vitreous bond material, or to provide the metal bond abrasive article. Also, the methods include receiving, by an additive manufacturing device having a processor, a digital object specifying data for an abrasive article, and generating the abrasive article with the manufacturing device.
US11072114B2	Variable print chamber walls for powder bed fusion additive manufacturing Additive manufacturing can involve dispensing a powdered material to form a layer of a powder bed on a support surface of a build platform. A portion of the layer of the powder bed may be selectively melted or fused to form one or more temporary walls out of the fused portion of the layer of the powder bed to contain another portion of the layer of the powder bed on the build platform.
US11072113B2	Apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects Apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects (2) by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material (3) which can be consolidated by means of an energy source (5), wherein a measurement beam source (4, 17) is provided which is adapted to generate a measurement beam (7), wherein a beam guiding unit (20) is provided that is adapted to guide the measurement beam (7) in the build plane (6) in the process chamber, wherein a determination device (8) is adapted to determine at least one parameter relating to the object (2) and/or a build material layer (9) based on interference.
US11072111B2	System and method for calibrating a 3D printer A three-dimensional (3D) printer includes a tool configured to extrude a material onto a surface to produce a 3D object. The printer also includes a first movement device configured to move the tool in a first direction. The printer also includes a first sensor configured to measure a first electrical parameter of the first movement device as the first movement device moves the tool in the first direction. A distance between the tool and the surface is varied in response to a comparison of the first electrical parameter and a first electrical parameter threshold of the first movement device.
US11072110B2	3D printing of objects with optical functional surfaces A method for 3D printing an object with at least one wall (2) having a first surface and a second, opposite surface, wherein the first surface is intended to serve as an optical functional surface, wherein the wall is formed by printing one track (16) on top of another track (17). An orientation of the object during printing is selected such that the wall has a tangent (or tangent surface) non-parallel to the z-axis, such that the first surface faces away from the x-y plane and the second surface faces the x-y plane. According to the invention, the 3D object is thus oriented during printing such that the first surface, intended to be used as an optical functional surface, faces away from the x-y plane, i.e. typically away from the support or platform on which the 3D object is printed upon. By ensuring this orientation during printing, the first surface becomes smoother than the second, opposite surface of the wall.
US11072105B2	Method and apparatus for extruding blown film with a controlled thickness profile A method of producing a blown film with a controlled thickness profile, comprises the steps of: extruding molten plastic through an annular extrusion die; cooling the molten plastic using an annular blower around the extrusion die, positioning one or more sources of supplemental air at one or more desired circumferential positions about the annular extrusion die and adjacent to the extruded molten plastic, the annular blower and the one or more sources of supplemental air being operated to supply cooling air to the molten plastic between the annular extrusion die and the frost line where the molten plastic solidifies; and controlling the one or more sources of supplemental air to form one or more areas of increased thickness along a circumferential thickness profile of the blown film, the one or more areas of increased thickness having a thickness that is greater than an average thickness of the circumferential profile.
US11072100B2	Method and compaction assembly for manufacturing a composite turbomachine blade The invention relates to a compaction assembly comprising a shaping mold (24) delimiting an upwardly open housing, capable of receiving a woven preform cut out beforehand (10a), and a vertically moveable compaction tool (128) and forming, with the shaping mold, (24), a compaction assembly for the preform placed beforehand in the housing. The compaction tool (128) includes at least one foot portion (128A). The compaction tool (128) comprises at least three separate compaction blocks (1281-1287). Application to the manufacturing of composite fan blades for a turbomachine.
US11072096B1	Apparatuses and methods to mold complex shapes Methods and apparatuses are disclosed to mold complex shapes using a cast mold technique. A catalyst-initiated urethane can be used for these complex shapes as there is little thickness restriction on any part dimension. Moreover, urethane, once chemically activated, can be poured into cast molds with various shapes. Due to the exothermic nature of urethane, when the curing chemical reaction takes place, metal molds can be fabricated from aluminum. Cast molds, made from aluminum, utilize elastomeric seals to account for coefficients of thermal expansion.
US11072094B2	Method and system for wavelength specific thermal irradiation and treatment A system for direct injection of selected thermal-infrared (IR) wavelength radiation or energy into articles for a wide range of processing purposes is provided. These purposes may include heating, raising or maintaining the temperature of articles, or stimulating a target item in a range of different industrial, medical, consumer, or commercial circumstances. The system is especially applicable to operations that require or benefit from the ability to irradiate at specifically selected wavelengths or to pulse or inject the radiation. The system is particularly advantageous when functioning at higher speeds and in a non-contact environment with the target.
US11072088B2	Three-dimensional printer According to an example, a three-dimensional (3D) printer may include a spreader to spread build material granules into a layer on a build area platform, a pressing die positioned above the layer of spread build material granules, in which the pressing die is to apply pressure onto the layer of build material granules to fragment the build material granules into primary particles to increase the density of the layer of build material granules, and a printhead to selectively deposit a fusing agent between the primary particles of the spread layer of build material granules.
US11072087B2	Wooden material panel, in particular in the form of a wood-plastic composite material, and a method for producing the same The present invention relates to a wooden material panel, in particular a wood-plastic composite material, including particles of wood and at least one plastic that is functionalized with at least one organic compound. At least one decorative layer is provided on at least one side of the wooden material panel.
US11072085B2	Jig for fabricating concave-convex structure and concave-convex structure fabrication method using same The present invention provides a jig for fabricating a concave-convex structure. The jig for fabricating a concave-convex structure is coupled to a multipurpose woodworking device including a woodworking work table for performing a plurality of operations for forming a concave-convex structure and a router mounted on the woodworking work table to perform the operations for forming a concave-convex structure, using a plurality of end mills. Furthermore, the jig for fabricating a concave-convex structure includes at least one of a wood piece support jig supporting or fixing a wood piece to be fabricated, a shaping guide jig allowing for forming shapes corresponding to the operations for forming a concave-convex structure, and a stopper jig maintaining X-axial movement of the router by intervals corresponding to the operations for forming a concave-convex structure. Accordingly, it is possible to easily fabricate circular, round, rectangular, dovetailed, and gallery-shaped grooves and joints.
US11072081B2	Robot sealing structure and robot Robot sealing structure includes a shaft end face of a shaft of a reducer, an attachment surface of an arm member, bolts for fixing the shaft and the arm member to each other, and a seal member arranged between the shaft end face and the attachment surface, a hollow hole including a center axis line of the shaft is provided in the shaft end face, an input gear housing portion for housing an input gear, and a gear housing portion for housing a gear driven by the input gear are provided in a periphery of the hollow hole, the periphery of the hollow hole is provided with a protruding portion formed between the input gear housing portion and the gear housing portion, and a hole for temporarily attaching or fixing the seal member in the protruding portion is provided.
US11072079B1	Suction powered pick-up stick It is an objective of the present invention to provide users with a pick-up stick, that can pick up flat objects from the floor that are difficult to grab or reach. In order to accomplish that, the present invention comprises a battery operated, suction powered pick-up stick that is also retractable. According to the present invention, with the push of a button on the handle, the suction may be turned on and turned off. Further, the retractability and the low weight of the present invention enables a user to collapse and carry the pick-up stick in a small purse/pouch. Additionally, the present invention comprises one or more light at the tip of the pick-up stick for easy visibility. The present invention further comprises a tip that bends and flexes so that suction may be initiated from a desired direction and a grab is made efficiently.
US11072076B2	Machine for manufacturing pallets The machine comprises a rotary feeder configured to receive the first tubular body and the second tubular body; wherein the first tubular body and the second tubular body are secured to one another separately in a single coaxial direction in the rotary feeder; and wherein the two tubular bodies make up separators of the pallets. The machine also comprises a robotic arm configured to transfer the two tubular bodies in pairs from the rotary feeder to an area above a transport table on which a first base of the pallet rests; so that one of the end portions of the second tubular body fits into an opening of the first base; wherein the robotic arm places the first tubular body around the second tubular body.
US11072075B2	Eye contact sensing and control for robotic characters A system for sensing and controlling eye contact for a robot. The system includes a robotic figure with a movable eye. The system includes a light source positioned in the robotic figure to output light through a light outlet of the eye. A light sensor is included that senses light striking surfaces in a physical space in which the robotic figure is positioned including the output light from the light source. The system includes an image processor processing output of the light sensor to identify a location of a target formed by the output light striking surfaces in the physical space and to identify a location of a face of a human. Further, the system includes a robot controller generating eye movement control signals based on the location of the target and the location of the face to position the eye to provide eye contact with the human observer.
US11072073B2	System for communicating and using traffic analysis in a space with moving obstacles A system for improving navigation of robots in a space with a plurality of pedestrians or other movable objects or obstacles. The system includes a traffic analysis assembly that has a traffic sensor(s) sensing movement of the obstacles in the space. The traffic analysis assembly further includes a processor running a flow module that processes (such as the Gunnar-Farneback optical flow algorithm) output from the traffic sensor to generate traffic analysis results, which include density values for the obstacles in the space and motion information for the obstacles in the space (e.g., speed and direction). The system includes a robot with a controller running a navigation module selecting a navigation route between a current location of the robot and a target location in the space using the traffic analysis result. The workspace is configured such that the obstacles such as pedestrians have unregulated flow patterns in the space.
US11072072B2	Robot recharge docking method and robot with the same The present disclosure provides a robot recharge docking method. The method includes: obtaining current radar data of a radar of a robot for a scanned obstacle; obtaining a position of a target object by analyzing the current radar data; controlling the robot to move to a predetermined position around the target object; determining whether infrared carrier data is received by the robot recharge docking apparatus from the target object; determining that the target object is a charging station upon receiving the infrared carrier data from the target object; and docking the robot at the target object to charge if the target object is the charging station. In the above-mentioned manner, the present disclosure can prevent the robot from taking an obstacle similar to a charging station in shape as the charging station to dock at, thereby ensuring the safety of the automatic recharging of the robot.
US11072068B2	Robot apparatus and method of controlling robot apparatus A robot apparatus includes a grasping section that grasps an object, a recognition section that recognizes a graspable part and a handing-over area part of the object, and a grasp planning section that plans a path of the grasping section for handing over the object to a recipient by the handing-over area part. The robot apparatus further includes a grasp control section that controls grasp operation of the object by the grasping section in accordance with the planned path.
US11072067B2	Systems, devices, and methods for distributed artificial neural network computation Robots and robotic systems and methods can employ artificial neural networks (ANNs) to significantly improve performance. The ANNs can operate alternatingly in forward and backward directions in interleaved fashion. The ANNs can employ visible units and hidden units. Various objective functions can be optimized. Robots and robotic systems and methods can execute applications including a plurality of agents in a distributed system, for instance with a number of hosts executing respective agents, at least some of the agents in communications with one another. The hosts can execute agents in response to occurrence of defined events or trigger expressions, and can operate with a maximum latency guarantee and/or data quality guarantee.
US11072065B2	Robotic apparatus for building a multidimensional object Disclosed is a robotic apparatus for building a multidimensional object. The apparatus includes extruder unit, support structure, plurality of motor units, and modeling platform. The extruder unit receives material to build multidimensional object. The extruder unit includes plurality of nozzles, and spring steel valve. The nozzles includes changeable orifices to extrude pre-defined patterns of materials. The spring steel valve isolates cross flow contamination of materials to allow positive extrusion of materials and restricts the backflow of materials. The extruder unit moves concurrently in forward and reverse direction while extruding materials. The support structure includes sides, and rails. The sides form outer surface of support structure. The rails are integrated with sides to form multidimensional path for extruder unit. The motor units control elevation and movement of extruder unit. The modeling platform is rotatable and provides build surface to support multidimensional object. The modeling platform moves in forward and reverse direction.
US11072062B2	Handheld power tool A handheld power tool (1) is provided, including a tool holder (2) for receiving and locking a tool (3) on a working axis (4), and including a power tool housing (6). A striking mechanism (8) includes a striker (10) for applying impacts in the impact direction (9) and an anvil (11) for absorbing the impacts and for transmitting the impacts in the impact direction (9) onto the tool (3) accommodated in the tool holder (2). A collar (18) is fastened to the power tool housing (6) and to the anvil (11). When the anvil (11) abuts a rebound impact damper (13) in the impact direction (9), the elastic collar (18) applies a force acting in the impact direction (9) onto the anvil (11).
US11072060B2	Tool bit assemblies A tool bit assembly can include a housing comprising a channel at least partially extending into the housing, one or more interacting features in the channel, and a shaft configured to fit within a drill chuck to allow a drill to turn the shaft. The shaft can be at least partially disposed within the channel to rotate and slide relative to the housing. The shaft can include a striking structure configured to interact with the one or more interacting features in the channel to cause the housing to actuate linearly relative to the shaft if the shaft is rotated relative to the housing and the striking structure is positioned to interact with the one or more interacting features.
US11072059B2	Multi-use hammer device and method field of the invention A slide and pull hammer device includes three major components, namely, a guide sleeve, a drive bar and an impact head. The drive bar is inserted within the guide sleeve. The impact head is secured within the distal end of the guide sleeve, and has a portion which protrudes beyond the guide sleeve distal end. The drive bar is operable to impact both a distal end and a proximal end of the guide sleeve to apply force to objects in at least two opposite force directions. One force applied by the device includes a hammering or compression force, and another force applied by the device includes a tension or withdrawing force.
US11072058B2	Gas spring-powered fastener driver A gas spring-powered fastener driver including a cylinder, a moveable piston positioned within the cylinder, a driver blade attached to the piston and movable therewith between a ready position and a driven position, a lifter operable to move the driver blade from the driven position to the ready position, a transmission for providing torque to the lifter, a first clutch mechanism permitting a transfer of torque to an output shaft of the transmission in a single rotational direction, and a second clutch mechanism limiting an amount of torque transferred to the transmission output shaft and the lifter.
US11072057B2	Bearing removal tool A bearing removal tool includes a plurality of hook arms and a connecting disk. Each hook arm has a connecting space for engaging with a peripheral portion of the connecting disk, and there are specific dimensional relationships between the connecting spaces and the connecting disk such that, once the connecting disk is fitted into the connecting spaces of the hook arms, the user only has to move the hook arms laterally for a predetermined distance in order for the hook arms to be restricted by the connecting disk and prevented from separating from the connecting disk. The bearing removal tool, therefore, can be put together more easily and more rapidly than its prior art counterparts.
US11072056B2	Grip bar for hexagonal wrench A grip bar for a hexagonal wrench includes a grip, a middle sleeve, an outer sleeve and a rotary member. The grip has an elongate body, a raised portion, multiple first recesses, a head, an elongate slot and a first threaded portion. The middle sleeve includes a first chamber, a first opening, a shoulder and an end hole. The outer sleeve is mounted to the middle sleeve. The rotary member is rotatably inserted in the end hole of the middle sleeve. The first and second threaded portion are connected to each other. The first recesses and the elongate slot respectively accommodate the first section and the second section of a hexagonal wrench. The grip and the rotary member respectively restricted by the shoulder and cannot slip within the middle sleeve so that the hexagonal wrench is firmly combined with the grip and operated efficiently.
US11072053B2	Methods of making metal bond and vitreous bond abrasive articles, and abrasive article precursors The present disclosure provides methods of making a vitreous bond abrasive article and a metal bond abrasive article. The methods include sequential steps. Step a) includes a subprocess including sequentially: i) depositing a layer of loose powder particles in a confined region; and ii) selectively applying heat via conduction or irradiation, to heat treat an area of the layer of loose powder particles. The loose powder particles include abrasive particles and organic compound particles, as well as vitreous bond precursor particles or metal particles. The layer of loose powder particles has substantially uniform thickness. Step b) includes independently carrying out step a) a number of times to generate an abrasive article preform comprising the bonded powder particles and remaining loose powder particles. Step c) includes separating remaining loose powder particles from the abrasive article preform. Step d) includes heating the abrasive article preform to provide the vitreous bond abrasive article comprising the abrasive particles retained in a vitreous bond material, or to provide the metal bond abrasive article. A method of making a metal bond abrasive optionally includes infusing an abrasive article preform with a molten lower melting metal and solidifying the molten lower melting metal to provide the metal bond abrasive article. The present disclosure further provides a vitreous bond abrasive article precursor and a metal bond abrasive article precursor.
US11072047B1	Support device, machine tool and method for supporting a rod-shaped workpiece The invention relates to a support device (200) for supporting a rod-shaped workpiece (110) for a machine tool (100) along a longitudinal axis (L) of a support area (220). The support device (200) comprises at least one twin support (210) adapted to support a section of the workpiece (110) in the support area (220), wherein the twin support (210) comprises two support elements (300, 310) each being rotatable around a rotational axis (R1, R2), wherein each of the rotational axes (R1, R2) is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (L), wherein each support element (300, 310) comprises a quadrant shaped support surface (330) forming together a semicircular shaped support surface (340) adapted for supporting a section of the workpiece (110), wherein the support area (220) comprises an open side opposed to the semicircular shaped support surface (340), and wherein the support elements (300, 310) are adapted to provide a varying diameter of the semicircular shaped support surface (340) based upon the position of rotation around the rotational axis (R1, R2) in order to support varying workpieces (110).
US11072042B2	Wafer and wafer producing method A wafer producing method includes a peel-off layer forming step of applying a laser beam of a wavelength passing through a hexagonal single crystal ingot with a focal point of the laser beam positioned at a depth corresponding to a thickness of a wafer to be produced from an end face of the hexagonal single crystal ingot to form a peel-off layer, a production history forming step of applying a laser beam of a wavelength passing through the wafer with a focal point of the laser beam positioned inside the wafer at a position corresponding to each of a plurality of devices to be formed on a front surface of the wafer to form a production history, and a wafer peeling step of peeling off the wafer from the hexagonal single crystal ingot.
US11072035B2	Auxiliary welding heating system An auxiliary welding heating system includes an induction heating coil disposed adjacent to a welding torch or plasma cutter. The auxiliary welding heating system further includes an induction power supply configured to generate an alternating current and a step-down transformer coupled to the induction power supply. The induction heating coil is coupled to the step-down transformer and is configured to receive the alternating current and induce eddy currents in a welding work piece to heat the welding work piece before an advancing welding arc or plasma cut to a homologous temperature of at least approximately 0.5.
US11072031B1	Variable angle cutting deck for metal cutting chop saws An improved chop saw cutting deck is moveably attached to a chop saw base with a hinge mechanism. The axis of the hinge mechanism is perpendicular to the vertical axis of the chop saw's cutting wheel, thereby allowing a change to the angle of inclination between the cutting wheel and materials placed on the cutting deck. For certain material profiles, this alternate inclination angle presents a smaller material surface area to the cutting wheel, and translates to cooler, faster, and more efficient abrasive cutting action. The cutting deck is supported in its inclined position by a deck support means, and may be reconfigured back to a horizontal orientation for effective cutting of various other material profiles. In addition, the preferred location of the hinge axis provides a consistent, lateral line of elevation across the cutting deck, thereby assuring continuous contact of elongated materials with supplemental material supports, such as sawhorses, throughout the cutting deck's range of motion.
US11072029B2	Assembly for supporting and shearing a workpiece An assembly in accordance with some example embodiments includes a support structure, first and second plates coupled to the support structure, and a shearing apparatus operable to cut a workpiece between ends of the workpiece. The first plate engages and guides a first end of a workpiece, and the second plate engages and guides a second end of the workpiece. The shearing apparatus includes a stationary die and a movable die and coupled to the support structure between the first plate and the second plate.
US11072018B2	Hand held flaring tool A flaring tool for flaring an end of a tube includes a locking mechanism having a collar and a collet with two or more collet pieces. As the collet is moved relative to the collar from a non-locking position toward a locking position, the collar engages outer surfaces of the collet pieces and causes the collet pieces to move from a non-clamping position toward a clamping position. As the collet pieces are urged radially inward, they each pivot about a respective pivot axis. As the collet moves further toward the locking position and the collet pieces move further toward the clamping position, the pivot axis of each of the collet pieces radially moves relative to the collet body and the collar. A flaring mechanism moves a flaring mandrel towards the end of the tube when the collet is clamped, whereby the mandrel engages and flares the end of the tube.
US11072015B2	Incremental forming tools and method An incremental forming tool of a sheet material has a tool holder having an axis and at least one tool rod mounted in the tool holder. The at least one tool rod may have variable shapes, lengths, diameters and radii such that the rotation of the at least one tool rod about the axis of the tool holder on the sheet material simulates an up and down, in and out, and/or side-to-side vibration motion.
US11072014B2	Tool-transition-free machining method and clamp for wheel outer rim A tool-transition-free machining method includes: first, a primary turning is conducted, then holes are drilled out by a machining center, and finally a secondary turning is conducted.
US11072010B2	Method and device for straightening a workpiece The invention relates to method for straightening a workpiece (1) with a longitudinal axis, wherein the workpiece (1) is bent out of a starting position transversely to the longitudinal axis and bent back again. In order to provide advantageous straightening conditions, it is proposed that the workpiece (1), which is held on the end side in mounting heads (6), is bent out by means of the mounting heads (6) in directions changing at least in predetermined angular ranges, and bent back again.
US11072004B2	Drain cleaner fluid management Drain cleaning machines having various fluid management provisions are described. The various fluid management provisions serve to direct and collect fluid and debris carried with a drain cleaning cable undergoing retraction into the machine.
US11072003B1	MICR-embedded cleaning card for check-reading machines An example cleaning card for cleaning a check-reading machine can include at least two opposing surfaces. The opposing surfaces can include a cleaning feature configured to clean at least one component of the check-reading machine when the cleaning card is fed through the check-reading machine. An ink can be located on at least one of the opposing surfaces. The ink can define a set of Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) characters capable of identifying the cleaning card. The position of the set of MICR characters can coincide with a routing field of the cleaning card as defined in accordance with the standard of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) X9 family of standards. Other systems, apparatuses, and methods are also described.
US11071999B2	Effect pigment dispersion The present invention relates to an effect pigment dispersion comprising water, a rheology control agent (A), and a flake-effect pigment (B), the flake-effect pigment (B) being an interference pigment in which a transparent or translucent substrate is coated with a metal oxide, and the solids content of the effect pigment dispersion being 0.1 to 15 mass %.
US11071997B2	Device for applying a flowable substance to a substrate A device for applying a flowable substance to at least one substrate includes an applicator nozzle in the form of a slotted nozzle which has a stationary nozzle body with an inlet opening, a flow duct, and a nozzle slot, wherein the flowable substance is delivered through the applicator nozzle and passes from the inlet opening into the flow duct and from there to the nozzle slot, and is discharged through an outlet opening of the nozzle slot that is arranged in an outer region of the nozzle body, wherein the applicator nozzle further has a slide valve movable relative to the nozzle body in the longitudinal extent of the outlet opening and contacts the outer region of the nozzle body for modifying the covering of the outlet opening. The longitudinal extent of the flow duct is at least as great as the longitudinal extent of the nozzle slot.
US11071994B2	Cleaning device for nozzle The present disclosure provides a cleaning device for nozzle, which includes: a base seat and a plurality of scrape components defined on the base seat, the scrape components are arranged in a straight line, a rear end of each of the scrape components form a notch, the notches match with the nozzle, the nozzle passes through the notches of all the scrape components in sequence and contracts with all the scrape components when the nozzle is scraped, to scrape the residue photoresist away from the nozzle by scraping the nozzle multiple times.
US11071993B2	Methods and systems for filling mufflers with fibrous material Methods and systems for filling a muffler body with a fibrous material prior to completing assembly of the muffler body are disclosed.
US11071992B2	Apparatus and systems for applying a liquid crop-preservative formulation to a container A method for treating a substrate with a volatile liquid, crop-preservative formulation includes transporting a predetermined quantity of the formulation from a reservoir to an injection device and applying the predetermined quantity to the substrate. The substrate may thereafter be in proximity to a crop to be treated by the vapor from the formulation. The substrate is most conveniently a portion of a container in which the crop is stored or shipped.
US11071982B2	Fluid holding and dispensing micro-feature Apparatus, system and method for dispensing a particle-laden fluid from a fluid holding and dispensing micro-feature and/or multiple lysing channel structures. In some implementations, the apparatus includes: a chamber having one or more surfaces that define a volume to receive fluid containing particulate matter, a soluble surface coating on a portion of the one or more surfaces of the chamber, and an outlet port to dispense at least a portion of the fluid from the chamber. In some implementations, the particle-laden fluid may be whole blood, and the soluble surface coating may include reagents and/or dyes that are diffused into the whole blood received within the chamber to generate signals to visualize various cellular components. In some implementations, the apparatus may also include a second soluble surface coating on portions of surfaces of the multiple lysing channel structures.
US11071970B2	Crystalline zeolites with ERI/CHA intergrowth framework type The present invention relates to crystalline zeolites with an ERI/CHA intergrowth framework type and to a process for making said zeolites. The ERI content of the zeolites ranges from 10 to 85 wt.-%, based on the total weight of ERI and CHA. The zeolites may further comprise 0.1 to 10 wt.-% copper, calculated as CuO, and one or more alkali and alkaline earth metal cations in an amount of 0.1 to 5 wt.-%, calculated as pure metals. The process for making the zeolites with an ERI/CAH intergrowth framework type comprises a) the preparation of a first aqueous reaction mixture comprising a zeolite of the faujasite framework type, Cu-TEPA and a base M(OH), b) the preparation of a second aqueous reaction mixture comprising a silica source, an alumina source, an alkali or alkaline earth metal chloride, bromide or hydroxide, a quaternary alkylammonium salt and hexamethonium bromide, c) combining the two reaction mixtures, and d) heating the combination of the two reaction mixtures to obtain a zeolite with an ERI/CHA intergrowth framework type. The ERI/CHA intergrowth zeolite may subsequently be calcined. The zeolites according to the present invention are suitable SCR catalysts.
US11071969B1	Porous carbon-heteroatom-silicon inorganic/organic materials for chromatographic separations and process for the preparation thereof The present disclosure provides porous carbon-heteroatom-silicon inorganic/organic homogenous copolymeric hybrid materials, methods for their preparation, and uses thereof, e.g., as chromatographic separations materials. The present disclosure also provides methods of preparing porous inorganic/organic homogenous copolymeric hybrid materials, comprising two or more repeat units, comprising (a) preparing a polyoligomeric siloxane (POS) by partial condensation of tetraalkoxysilane, adding a heterocyclic silane, and further reacting the heterocyclic silane with the POS to thereby prepare a porous inorganic/organic homogenous copolymeric hybrid material, comprising a carbon-heteroatom-silicon functionality or (b) partially condensing an organic olefin, an alkenyl functionalized silane, an alkoxysilane, or a heterocyclic silane, or mixtures thereof, adding a heterocyclic silane, and further reacting the heterocyclic silane with the partially condensed polymer to thereby prepare a porous inorganic/organic homogenous copolymeric hybrid material comprising a carbon-heteroatom-silicon functionality.
US11071961B2	Fluidized bed reaction container and method for producing trichlorosilane To provide a fluidized-bed reaction vessel and a trichlorosilane production method each of which can reduce corrosion and wear of a reaction container inner wall, a fluidized-bed reaction vessel causes metallurgical grade silicon powder and hydrogen chloride gas to react with each other for production of trichlorosilane. The fluidized-bed reaction vessel includes a plurality of ejection nozzles (20) standing on a distributor plate (11) as a bottom surface of a container body. The ejection nozzles (20) each have a gas ejection opening (22a) configured to allow hydrogen chloride gas to be ejected sideways. The plurality of ejection nozzles (20) include a first ejection nozzle (20a) adjacent to an outer wall (10a) of the container body, the first ejection nozzle (20a) having a gas ejection opening (22a) in such a pattern as to prevent hydrogen chloride gas from being ejected toward the outer wall (10a).
US11071954B2	Porous membrane, membrane module, water treatment device, and method for manufacturing porous membrane Provided is a porous membrane that can be manufactured in uncomplicated steps, has high hydrophilicity and water permeability, and exhibits excellent anti-fouling properties when used in a membrane bioreactor method (MBR method). The porous membrane of the present invention is a porous membrane containing polymer (A) and polymer (B), wherein the polymer (A) is a membrane-forming polymer, the polymer (B) is a polymer having a unit (b1) represented by formula (1) and a unit (b2) based on hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate, and the concentration (mass %) of the unit (b1) is equal to or higher than the concentration (mass %) of the unit (b2) in the porous membrane.
US11071949B2	Reverse osmosis or nanofiltration process for cleaning water A system for cleaning feed water of variable quality, the system comprising an inlet for selectively delivering feed water (FW) to one or other of at least two feed chambers (2,4), each feed chamber having a delivery pipe (2i, 4i) for delivering feed water to a reverse osmosis or nanofiltration (8); a pump (6) to deliver the feed water from one of the chambers (2, 4) through its associated delivery pipe (2i, 4i) to the reverse osmosis or nanofiltration (8) to create a concentrated feed stream and a product water stream (PW); return pipes (2R, 4R) for selectively returning the concentrated feed stream to one or other of the at least two feed chambers (2, 4); a product water outlet for removal of the product water (PW); and means for switching the delivery of the concentrated feed stream between the selectable return pipes (2R, 4R) upon detection of a predetermined reduction in the efficiency of the RO or NF process within one or other of the feed chambers (2, 4). The pressure of the concentrated feed stream is reduced to atmospheric pressure prior to its delivery back to the chamber and the feed stream passes through a desaturation unit (20).
US11071946B2	Nano-catalyst filter and production method for same Provided is a method of manufacturing a nano-catalyst filter, which includes depositing through electrodeposition a catalyst precursor inside a porous filter to which an electrode layer is attached. Using this method, a nano-catalyst can be uniformly deposited inside a porous ceramic filter, and high catalyst efficiency can be obtained only using a small amount of the nano-catalyst.
US11071945B2	Filter membrane A filter membrane includes a membrane having through holes that selectively separates specific material in processing medium, the membrane including first, second and third layers such that the first layer has first surface that is supplied with processing medium, the third layer has second surface on the opposite side of the first surface, and the second layer is formed between the first and third layers. The first layer includes first convex and concave portions, the third layer includes second convex and concave portions each having a larger area than each first concave portion, the second convex portions are formed to surround the second concave portions and connected to one another, the second layer has through holes connecting the second concave portions and first set of the first concave portions, and the first concave portions include second set in regions opposing the second convex portions that is connected to each other.
US11071943B2	Absorption liquid regeneration apparatus, CO2 recovery apparatus including the same, and absorption liquid regeneration method An absorption liquid regeneration apparatus includes: a regeneration tower for regenerating a CO2 absorption liquid; a reflux water drum configured to separate released gas from the regeneration tower into CO2 gas and condensed water, and return the condensed water to the regeneration tower; and a cleaning part installed in a gas-phase part of the reflux water drum or in a CO2 flow passage through which the CO2 gas having flowed from the gas-phase part flows, and configured to remove a CO2 absorption agent contained in the CO2 gas by using a cleaning liquid. The cleaning liquid has a lower concentration of the CO2 absorption agent than the condensed water stored in a liquid-phase part of the reflux water drum.
US11071940B2	Flow balance control in volatile organic compound (VOC) abatement systems A method of controlling an apparatus that removes specified substances from a process gaseous stream can control at least one fan and a rotary wheel that removes the specified substances. The method includes measuring a pressure difference of the process gaseous stream across upstream and downstream sides of the rotary wheel, comparing the measured pressure difference to a predetermined pressure range, and controlling the at least one fan to increase or decrease its speed if the measured pressure difference is outside of the predetermined pressure range so as to change the pressure difference so as to be within the predetermined pressure range.
US11071930B2	System and method for fluid processing A fluid separator unit includes an elongate body having a circular internal cross-section and a longitudinal axis, an inlet which directs a fluid flow into the body in a rotational flow pattern around the longitudinal axis, a first outlet, a second outlet, a first centrifugal separation zone arranged within the body, a second centrifugal separation zone arranged within the body, a first fluid path from a central part of the first centrifugal separation zone to the first outlet, a second fluid path from an outer periphery of the second centrifugal separation zone to the first outlet, and a third fluid path from the second centrifugal separation zone to the second outlet. A diameter of the second centrifugal separation zone is smaller than a diameter of the first centrifugal separation zone.
US11071928B2	Hybrid supercritical fluid chromatography method Method of supercritical fluid or liquid chromatography of a product, including the steps of, continuously in this order: an analytical step according to an analytical route; a switching step comprising a route changing operation between the analytical route and a preparative route; if the preparative route is selected in the switching step, a preparative step according to the preparative route.
US11071920B2	Modular multi-system gaming console A modular multi-system gaming console can be configurable for use in conjunction with expansion consoles (also referred to as expansion modules, expansion units, and/or element modules herein) as a gaming console emulator and/or for use as an audio/video converter (e.g., an up-converter), data recorder, or streaming device. Further, the modular multi-system gaming console can evoke the original gaming experience of a game played on original hardware. A modular multi-system gaming console can provide a consistent platform for display, content management, statistical storage and analysis (e.g., high scores, fastest speed runs, etc.), and live streaming and other services (including core services described herein) across a multitude of gaming console platforms. A modular multi-system gaming console can also provide a more authentic game experience via active cartridge reading. Further, by providing a flexible and configurable architecture for the modular multi-system gaming console, support for new consoles can be added to the modular multi-system gaming console without requiring users to purchase an entirely new console that repeats hardware for providing the core services.
US11071918B2	Video game modification based on user state Provided are techniques for modifying the action of a computer game based upon information corresponding to a user. Information may include, but is not limited to, the health and social status of a user and current events. Information related to a particular game player is collected and mapped to moves, scenes and scoring algorithms corresponding to a game. If necessary, moves, scenes and scoring algorithms in the game are modified to accommodate the particular player based upon the collected information.
US11071917B1	System, method, and computer program product for extracting location information using gaming technologies from real world data collected by various sensors A system and processes provide a solution to object identification in images using a game environment to confirm the presence (or absence) of suspected points of interest in the real-world. A game environment uses data gathered by real-world sensors to replicate a real-world location as a gaming environment. Unconfirmed suspected points of interest (locations and/or objects) may be placed into the game environment. Various types of game play may be used to have players interact with the game environment. The actions by players may confirm whether a suspected point of interest is actually present in the real-world. Confirmation data of the presence of points of interest may be forwarded to an external database which may update a map file based on the data provided by player interaction in the game.
US11071909B2	Game quality-centric matchmaking for online gaming A system and method optimizes game quality by matching players for an online game to one of several virtual games. This matching process may involve filtering the players who wish to play according to various constraint minimizing criteria, packing the players into one or more virtual games to optimize game quality factors of the virtual games, and then instantiating the virtual games to actual online games played by the players. The game packing process may be iterative and may involve adding a new player into a virtual game. Game quality factor (GQF) values prior to and after the placement of the new player in the virtual game may be compared. The comparison of the GQF values may be used, at least in part to determine whether the new player is to remain in the virtual game. Various criteria may be considered in instantiating a virtual game.
US11071908B2	Video compression system and method for reducing the effects of packet loss over a communication channel Methods for hosting low-latency streaming interactive audio/video (A/V) include executing one or more video games or applications on a server communicatively coupled to a data network. Packet streams are received from a plurality of users and routed to the one or more video games. The packet streams include user control input that are used to compute A/V data in response. The A/V data are received from the video games or applications. Portions of the A/V data are compressed in parallel using processing units resulting in low-latency streaming compressed A/V data. The low-latency streaming compressed A/V data are routed to each of the users over a corresponding data network communication channel. The executing of video games, receiving of packet streams and A/V data, compressing portions of the A/V data and routing the compressed A/V data are performed with a latency such that at least one user has the perception that the controlled video game is responding instantly.
US11071907B2	Adaptive rendered environments using user context There is provided a system and method for adaptive rendered environments using user context. The method comprises determining user context data corresponding to a user of a virtual environment, altering a feature of the virtual environment using the user context data to obtain an altered feature, and rendering the altered feature of the virtual environment for display. The feature may include a non-player character in the virtual environment, such as eyesight focus of the non-player character or a physical action of the non-player character. The user context data may correspond to real world position data of a user and may be determined using a camera, for example through image recognition, or using a user device. Additionally, the virtual environment may include a cinematic, interactive game, or user generated content.
US11071906B2	Touchscreen game user interface A swipe input mechanism for a computer-implemented game presented on a touchscreen allows for user-selection of different menu options by swipe gestures in different directions via a swipe menu dedicated to receiving such swipe input. In a third person shooter game or a first-person shooter game user-selection of different character abilities are enabled via the swipe menu. The swipe menu is a floating user interface element that auto-adjusts its on-screen position to register with the position of user touch.
US11071904B2	Automatic card shuffler and modified playing card system configured in combination to detect advantage players and cheats An automatic playing card shuffler system including an automatic playing card shuffler and deck of modified playing cards. The modifications relate to asymmetrical information on each card face, back and/or side for identifying playing card orientation. The asymmetrical information is discernable by one or more image-capturing and/or sensors associated with the automatic playing card shuffler. Accordingly, the orientation of the playing cards may be monitored by the automatic playing card shuffler. The orientation data can be analyzed by a processor of the automatic playing card shuffler to determine unusual orientation patterns indicative of advantage play or cheats. Another version utilizes two distinct marks to identify important cards and less important cards.
US11071899B1	Attachment system for a training rig A first and second attachment system for attachment of a training rig to an upper edge of an ISO shipping container. Both systems include inside corner brackets that fit inside corner fittings of the container. The first attachment system further includes first attachment means with outside corner brackets which are to be attached to the inside corner brackets, second attachment means for attachment to a frame of the container and longitudinal beams for arrangement between the first and second attachment means or two second attachment means. The second attachment system includes a beam with vertical end plates and two outside corner brackets, wherein the end plates and the two outside corner brackets are to be attached to the inside corner brackets. These systems are attachable to any standard ISO shipping container and do not affect the container at all which means that no specially designed container must be used.
US11071896B2	Hockey blade with pin-reinforced core A construct for a hockey blade that includes a foam core. The foam core includes a first core face, a second core face, and a bottom core edge and a top core edge. Multiple pins are injected into the foam core, and one or more layers of resin preimpregnated tape are wrapped around the foam before forming a hockey blade structure in a heated mold.
US11071895B2	Hockey stick and hockey stick shaft with first and second curves A hockey stick includes a shaft, which includes an upper portion, a lower portion, and a middle portion between the upper portion and the lower portion. The upper portion of the shaft transitions to the middle portion via a first curve, and the middle portion transitions to the lower portion via a second curve. The hockey stick also includes a blade extending from the lower portion. The upper portion is nonlinear with the lower portion, and a first plane defined by the lower portion and the middle portion is generally transverse to a second plane defined by the blade.
US11071891B2	Exercise ball manufacturing method Provided is a method for manufacturing an exercise ball which is made by using a pasted ball such as a soft leather ball and which has a lower impact value compared to a conventional yarn-wound ball. The exercise ball comprises a spherical hollow rubber bladder (2) in which compressed air is sealed, and a yarn-wound reinforcement layer (3) formed by evenly winding a filament yarn around the surface of the rubber bladder, wherein the exercise ball is characterized in that nylon filament yarn, obtained by hard twisting two 30-50 denier nylon filaments 1-a, 1-b in a single-direction twist is used as a winding yarn (1).
US11071887B2	Evaluation and coaching of athletic performance An automated system provides for tracking and evaluation performance of an athlete. An athlete is tracked during performance of a movement, and position data of the performance is applied to an artificial neural network (ANN) trained via a reference data set representing recorded movements. Using the ANN, rank data for the performance is be determined, where the rank data indicates a relationship between the performance of the movement and a subset of the plurality of recorded movements. Based on the rank data, the athlete can be presented with an evaluation of the performance, instructions for subsequent movements and suggestions for improving the athlete's performance.
US11071878B2	Core stabilized microcapsules, method of their preparation and uses thereof The present invention provides core-stabilized microcapsules, wherein said core comprises at least one active agent encapsulated within an inorganic oxide shell, processes for their preparations, comparisons comprising them and uses thereof.
US11071872B2	Systems and methods for performing pacing using multiple leadless pacemakers An implantable system includes a first leadless pacemaker (LP1) implanted in or on a first chamber of a heart and a second leadless pacemaker (LP2) implanted in or on a second chamber of the heart. The LP1 is configured to time delivery of one or more pacing pulses delivered to the first chamber of the heart based on timing of cardiac activity associated with the second chamber of the heart detected by the LP1 itself. The LP1 is also configured to transmit implant-to-implant (i2i) messages to the LP2. The LP2 is configured to time delivery of one or more pacing pulses delivered to the second chamber of the heart based on timing of cardiac activity associated with the second chamber of the heart as determined based on one or more i2i messages received by the LP2 from the LP1.
US11071867B2	Capacitor-discharge communication scheme for an implantable medical system An implantable medical system for intra-body communication, comprising an implantable first device. The first device comprises a plurality of capacitors and a DC blocking capacitor. The first device is configured to discharge the plurality of capacitors via the DC blocking capacitor in an encoded sequence to generate a signal.
US11071861B2	Dual prophylactic and abortive electrical stimulation Prophylactic stimulation and abortive electrical stimulation are delivered to a cranial nerve, including, e.g. an occipital or trigeminal nerve to treat symptoms of various conditions, including, e.g. occipital neuralgia or migraines.
US11071858B2	Hermetically sealed filtered feedthrough having platinum sealed directly to the insulator in a via hole A hermetically sealed filtered feedthrough assembly attachable to an AIMD includes an insulator hermetically sealing a ferrule opening of an electrically conductive ferrule with a gold braze. A co-fired and electrically conductive sintered paste is disposed within and hermetically seals at least one via hole extending in the insulator. At least one capacitor is disposed on the device side. An active electrical connection electrically connects a capacitor active metallization and the sintered paste. A ground electrical connection electrically connects the gold braze to a capacitor ground metallization, wherein at least a portion of the ground electrical connection physically contacts the gold braze. The dielectric of the capacitor may be less than 1000 k. The ferrule may include an integrally formed peninsula portion extending into the ferrule opening spatially aligned with a ground passageway and metallization of an internally grounded feedthrough capacitor. The sintered paste may be of substantially pure platinum.
US11071852B2	Medical connectors and methods of use A medical connector for use in a fluid pathway includes a substantially transparent housing having a proximal end with a proximal opening and a distal end with a distal opening, and a cavity extending therebetween. The connector provides a substantially visible fluid flow path extending through a substantial portion of the connector.
US11071848B2	Nasal bridle clip applier and related method A receiver for securing at least one tube in a patient includes a shell operable in a first position for receiving the tube and a second position for securing the tube, and a compressible member supported by the shell for contacting the tube in the second position. A bridle looped around the patient's septum may also be secured in the second position. A system for securing the tube includes a receiver and an applier. The applier supports the receiver in the first position and transitions the receiver from the first position to the second position after the tube is positioned within the receiver. A method of securing a tube includes positioning the tube in a patient, placing a flexible member around the patient's nasal septum, receiving the tube and flexible member in a shell supported by an applier, and operating the applier to move the shell to a closed position.
US11071845B2	Localized therapy delivery and local organ protection A system for perfusing a localized site within a body includes a catheter assembly having a venous access line that is adapted to deliver perfusate to the localized site, a venous or arterial drainage line adapted to drain perfusate from the localized site, and an occlusion device adapted to prevent some or substantially all physiological blood flow between the localized site and the systemic circulation of the body during and in the course of perfusing and draining perfusate to and from the localized site. The system may include a blood circuit associated with the catheter assembly to facilitate blood conditioning for use as the perfusate, in the course of a controlled perfusion and/or drainage of untreated, treated, or inactivated treated blood to and from the localized site. A delivery machine may control the blood circuit and catheter assembly in order to both deliver perfusate to, and drain some or all perfusate from, the localized site in a manner that provides perfusate to substantially only the localized site.
US11071841B2	Wearable oxygen generator and docking station enabling higher oxygen flow capacity A wearable oxygen concentrator can be used in both an ambulatory mode and a stationary mode. The wearable oxygen concentrator is physically connected to a docking station in the stationary mode such that it can draw power from the docking station and remain energy efficient in both modes. The disclosed oxygen generation system incorporates effective gas flow by means compressor configurations for use in lower flow ambulatory modes and higher flow stationary modes.
US11071837B2	Dose release firing systems and medicinal inhalers comprising same A dose release firing system (101) for use in a medicinal inhaler (100). The firing system can include a plunger (103), and a stored energy device (109) configured to drive the plunger from a first position to a second position. The firing system can further include a guideway (121) and a projection (114) dimensioned to be received in the guideway, the guideway or the projection being fixedly coupled to the plunger. At least a portion of the guideway can have a helical shape, including a first portion with a first helix angle, and a second portion with a second helix angle, the second helix angle being less than the first helix angle. The projection and the guideway can be movable with respect to one another to cause the projection to be cammed along the guideway when the stored energy device drives the plunger to move from the first position to the second position.
US11071835B2	Inhalable medicaments Described herein is a dry powder inhaler which includes: a reservoir containing a dry powder formulation and an arrangement for delivering a metered dose of the medicament from the reservoir; a cyclone deagglomerator for breaking up agglomerates of the dry powder medicament; a delivery passageway for directing an inhalation-induced air flow through a mouthpiece, the delivery passageway extending to the metered dose of medicament, and an inhalable β2-agonist having a particle size distribution of d10<1 μm, d50=1-3 μm, d90=3.5-6 μm and NLT 99% 10 μm and a lactose carrier.
US11071831B2	Dose detection system module for medication delivery device Dose detection systems for medication delivery devices are described. One is a module for removable attachment to a dose button of a medication delivery device. A device with a dose detection system is also disclosed. The module includes a processor and a plurality of magnetic sensors, such as, for example, five or six sensors, operably coupled to the processor and configured to detect the positon of a rotating bipolar magnetic ring within the delivery device. Medication identification system may also be provided.
US11071825B2	Actuation mechanisms for dual chamber mixing syringes An automatic mixing device, an actuating device having integrated plunger and configured to be removably mounted to the automatic mixing device, and a retractable syringe having the automatic mixing device are provided. The actuating device has an initially compressed spring and a trigger member that is rotatable to initiate spring decompression to drive depression of a mixing plunger seal of the automatic mixing device. Another seal located in an outer chamber of the mixing device is capable of axial movement upon depression of the mixing plunger, from a first position in sealing engagement with one or more apertures in an inner barrel to a second position intermediate the apertures and vents in an outer barrel. This allows depression of the mixing plunger to force a first substance from the outer chamber through the apertures to mix with a second substance in an inner chamber of the inner barrel. The mixed substance in the inner barrel is then delivered by the syringe with subsequent needle retraction.
US11071821B2	Insulin infusion device with efficient confirmation routine for blood glucose measurements An insulin infusion device and a related operating method are disclosed. The method obtains a blood glucose (BG) measurement of a blood sample from a user, displays the BG measurement on a display element of the infusion device, and receives a confirmation input that indicates user acceptance of the displayed BG measurement. In response to the confirmation input, a glucose sensor calibration routine is automatically initiated, and an insulin bolus calculation is automatically initiated. The calibration routine and the bolus calculation use the confirmed BG measurement. The method continues by controlling delivery of insulin, in accordance with the calculated insulin bolus, from a fluid reservoir of the insulin infusion device. The sensor calibration routine and the insulin bolus calculation are both performed without any additional user involvement or interaction with the user interface other than the user acceptance of the displayed BG measurement.
US11071818B2	Device, sealing member and fluid container A device for transferring a fluid to and/or from a fluid container having a sealing member. The device includes a piercing member for penetrating the sealing member and an elongated body defining a longitudinal flow channel through which a fluid may flow into and/or out of the fluid container and at least one opening that communicates with the flow channel. The at least one opening is arranged to extend along at least 1% of the length (l) of the piercing member to ensure that at least part of the at least one opening is located substantially adjacent to the innermost side of a sealing member when the device is in use.
US11071817B2	Syringe nest assembly A syringe nest assembly includes a base having a first surface and an opposing second surface and a first plate movably coupled to the base. The base includes a plurality of nesting units extending upwardly away from the first surface of the base. Each nesting unit includes a hollow body having a first open end distal from the first surface of the base and an opposing second open end. The first plate has a first surface and an opposing second surface. The first plate includes a plurality of apertures extending from the first surface to the second surface of the first plate. Each aperture of the first plate is generally aligned with a respective nesting unit of the base.
US11071814B2	Body temperature measurement devices, methods, and systems A core temperature measurement may be made by varying the heat transfer dynamics of a blood circuit and fitting parameters of a blood circuit heat transfer configuration to measurements under the varied conditions. Then the input temperature of the patient core can be extracted from the model and a current temperature measurement remote from the patient core and optionally other measurements such as blood flow rate.
US11071812B2	Methods and apparatus for extracting doxorubicin from blood and measuring doxorubicin in blood Doxorubicin is extracted from blood using anionic material, such as a resin comprising sulfonated polystyrene divinylbenzene beads, and polyethersulfone membrane, or both. After exposing the resin and/or membrane to blood in order to remove doxorubicin therefrom, the doxorubicin maybe extracted from the resin and/or membrane by exposing the material to an extraction solution, sonicating the extraction solution to enhance release of the doxorubicin, and repeating the exposure and sonication in order to remove substantially all of doxorubicin from the resin.
US11071811B2	Portable dialysis machine The specification discloses a portable dialysis machine having a detachable controller unit and base unit. The controller unit includes a door having an interior face, a housing with a panel, where the housing and panel define a recessed region configured to receive the interior face of the door, and a manifold receiver fixedly attached to the panel. The base unit has a planar surface for receiving a container of fluid, a scale integrated with the planar surface, a heater in thermal communication with the planar surface, and a sodium sensor in electromagnetic communication with the planar surface. Embodiments of the disclosed portable dialysis system have improved structural and functional features, including improved modularity, ease of use, and safety features.
US11071810B2	Method for treating dialysate, dialysis system, and method for pre-evaluating dialysis patients for treatment with same A method for treating dialysate solutions used in dialysis wherein dialysate is treated in an early part of a dialysis treatment session by external infusion of bicarbonate solution into the dialysate circuit to eliminate the need for bicarbonate requirements in concentrates used for preparation of precursor dialysate (priming) solutions and/or for a solid bicarbonate layer in a sorbent cartridge. Dialysate is treated in a latter part of a dialysis treatment session by introduction of sterile dilution water to reduce sodium concentration in the dialysate. The method provides a more efficient and reduced use of dialysate fluids, electrolytes, sorbent cartridge materials, equipment scale, or any combinations of these, while maintaining purity standards and applicable physiological ranges for bicarbonate, sodium, and other dialysate solution components over the course of a dialysis treatment session.
US11071807B2	Liquid composition including alginic acid or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and colloidal polysaccharide A liquid composition includes: An alginic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a colloidal polysaccharide. The liquid composition of the present invention is suitable as a medical biomaterial for tissue repair to elevate mucosal tissues of the stomach and intestines during endoscopic resection. More specifically, the present invention relates to a submucosal injectable pharmaceutical liquid composition for use in endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) or endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for medical applications, including alginic acid having a weight average molecular weight of 100,000 to less than 200,000 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a colloidal polysaccharide. The liquid composition of the present invention is suitable for use as a preparation for submucosal local injection that can maintain mucosal elevation for a long time when injected during endoscopic mucosal resection or endoscopic submucosal dissection.
US11071806B2	Macroscopically alignable, injectable, soft hydrogel composition The present invention relates to a macroscopically alignable, injectable, soft hydrogel composition which is able to form an anisotropic structure in vivo, after injection, to generate healthy functioning tissue and regenerate injured or diseased soft tissue.
US11071801B2	Release of ClO2 gas from medical device packaging film A multilayer medical packaging film includes a first layer and a chlorine dioxide-producing layer. The chlorine dioxide-producing layer includes a polymer composition and a plurality of chlorite ions. The chlorine dioxide-producing layer is substantially free of an energy-activated catalyst and is substantially free of an acid-releasing compound. However, the film is capable of generating chlorine dioxide when exposed to UV light and moisture.
US11071798B2	Curative capsule An ingestible capsule is provided. The capsule comprises a shell container containing an ultraviolet emitter, and an energy source connected to the emitter. The capsule also comprises a gelatinous layer encasing the shell container. After ingestion, ultraviolet rays emitted by the emitter reach gastric areas hosting bacteria afflicting an ingesting user, the rays at least partially eradicating the bacteria.
US11071794B2	Deuterium substituted positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agents and their pharmacological application The present invention relates to deuterated compounds according to Formula I-A, Formula II-A, Formula II-D, and Formula III-A. These compounds can be used as PET imaging agents for evaluating Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer Disease, and for determining specific serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRIi) activity for treatment of depression. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a pharmaceutical acceptable carrier and a compound of Formula I-A, Formulae II-A, Formula II-D, or Formula III-A, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11071787B2	Topiramate compositions and methods of making and using the same The present invention is directed to compositions comprising topiramate and a sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin, and methods of making and using the same.
US11071781B2	Combination of local and systemic immunomodulative therapies for enhanced treatment of cancer A method for the treatment of cancer comprising administration of a therapeutically effective amount of an intralesional chemoablative pharmaceutical composition, or variant of said composition, in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of a systemic immunomodulatory anticancer agent. A further method for the treatment of cancer comprising administration of a therapeutically effective amount of an intralesional chemoablative pharmaceutical composition, or variant of said composition, in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of a systemic targeted anticancer agent. The present invention is further directed to pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of cancer. The intralesional chemoablative pharmaceutical composition can comprise an IL chemoablative agent comprising primarily a halogenated xanthene.
US11071780B2	Methods and formulations for treating vascular eye diseases using aflibercept and nesvacumab The present invention provides methods for treating, preventing or reducing the severity of an eye disease. The methods of the present invention comprise administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutic composition comprising an angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) inhibitor such as an anti-Ang-2 antibody in combination with a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antagonist (e.g., aflibercept).
US11071778B2	Combination product for use in tumor vaccination The present invention relates to a combination product for use in eliciting an immune response against a tumor in a subject, said product comprising: —an immunogenic composition comprising a non-human antigenic polypeptide as an immunogen, or comprising a nucleic acid encoding said immunogen, and optionally one or more pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers, adjuvants, excipients and/or diluents; and—said non-human antigenic polypeptide, or a nucleic acid encoding said polypeptide; wherein said polypeptide or said nucleic acid is prepared for intratumoral delivery. The invention also provides fusion proteins and protein-protein conjugates that can be used in the medical methods described herein.
US11071774B2	Nant cancer vaccine Cancer is treated using coordinated treatment regimens that uses various compounds and compositions that drive a tumor from the escape phase of cancer immunoediting to the elimination and equilibrium phase of cancer immunoediting.
US11071766B2	Strawberry plant extract and use thereof A strawberry plant extract, an extraction method and a novel use thereof are disclosed. The extraction method comprises: darkly incubating a strawberry plant between the anthesis stage and the first harvest stage, harvesting the strawberry plant with the green-white, white or white-red color of the strawberry fruit, and extracting the strawberry plant with ethanol to obtain the strawberry plant extract. The invention further relates to the use of a strawberry plant extract for the manufacture of a composition, wherein the composition is for inhibiting the secretion of cell promoting inflammatory mediators.
US11071763B2	Methods for treating benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) symptoms using extract from Ageratum spp An herbal extract and constituents thereof for treatment of BPH and related aging symptoms in males and for addressing male health using extracts from Ageratum spp., including, but not limited to, Ageratum conyzoides, Ageratum coeruleum and Ageratum houstonianum, is disclosed herein. At least one compound of plants, and parts of plants, of Ageratum spp., such as, but not limited to, N,N-bis(trimethylsilyl)-2-phenyl-7-(trifluoromethyl)quinolon-4-amine, 3′,4′,5′,6′,7′,8-hexamethoxyflavone, Phytol, Precocene, caryophyllene, squalene, alpha-linolenic acid, (Z,Z)-9,12-octadecadienoic acid, Hexadecanoic acid, Hydrocoumarin, Encecaline-1-(7-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-2H-chromen-6-yl)ethanone, Senensetin-3,4,5,6,7-pentamethoxy flavone, Beta selinene, Stigmasterol, Beta sitosterol, Quercetin, Quercetin-3-O-rhamnosylglucoside, Linoleic acid, or Conyzorigin can be extracted utilizing a Common Plant Extraction Approach (CPEA). The extraction of compounds can be performed utilizing an ethanol solvent and sterile water solvent and/or ethanol mixed with sterile water (i.e., hydro-alcoholic solvents) separately and the concentrated materials obtained as these solvents systems are pooled together (or maintained separately) in order to obtain an herbal extract for the treatment of BPH.
US11071759B2	Methods for treating ulcerative colitis The present disclosure provides methods and treatment regimens for treating ulcerative colitis in a subject in need thereof. In particular, the methods described herein comprise treating a subject in need thereof with a treatment regimen comprising the administration of a pharmaceutical composition comprising live non-pathogenic fecal bacteria for at least 8 weeks and at least three times per week. In an aspect, the subject in need thereof exhibits a Mayo endoscopy score of 3 or lower. In some aspects, the subject in need thereof has no concomitant corticosteroid use during said method and has no corticosteroid use immediately prior to commencing said method.
US11071756B2	Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against epithelial ovarian cancer and other cancers The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US11071752B2	Organs for transplantation The invention provides methods and compositions that improve the success of organ transplantation. The methods and compositions are directed to exposing a desired organ to stem cells prior to, during, and/or after transplantation. In one embodiment, the stem cells reduce the deleterious effects of ischemia on an organ designated to be harvested for transplantation or that has been harvested for transplantation. In another embodiment in which an organ designated for transplantation is perfused ex vivo, the method involves reducing ischemic reperfusion injury by perfusing the organ with a medium that contains stem cells.
US11071745B2	Viral prophylaxis treatment methods and pre-exposure prophylaxis kits The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for the prevention of HSV infection in an HSV seronegative individual.
US11071740B2	Method of treatment using nanoparticulate ganaxolone formulations In certain embodiments, the invention is directed to composition comprising stable particles comprising ganaxolone, wherein the volume weighted median diameter (D50) of the particles is from about 50 nm to about 500 nm.
US11071738B2	Therapeutic agent for fatty liver diseases and therapeutic agent for adiposity The purpose of the invention is to develop a novel therapeutic agent for fatty liver diseases such as NASH or NAFLD. The invention provides a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for fatty liver diseases that comprises, as an active ingredient, a compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention also provides a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for adiposity that comprises, as an active ingredient, a compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11071736B2	Modulators of HEC1 activity and methods therefor Compounds, compositions, and methods for modulation of Hec1/Nek2 interaction are provided. Such compounds disrupt Nek2/Hec1 binding and may be useful as chemotherapeutic agents for neoplastic diseases.
US11071733B1	GSNO reductase inhibitor as an adjunct therapy with remote ischemic conditioning and thrombolytic reperfusion therapies in cerebral thrombosis and/or thromboembolic stroke Stroke patients with comorbidities, such as diabetes, hypertension, or other conditions associated with cardiovascular, pulmonary or renal disease do not respond well to current treatments for stroke. An inhibitor of S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR) is administered as an adjunct therapy with remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) to treat a stroke in a subject having at least one comorbidity, such as diabetes and hypertension. When performed in conjunction with GRI therapy and RIC, intravenous tissue plasminogen activator therapy (IVT) for thrombolysis and/or endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for clot retrieval are effective in subjects with comorbidities, even after five hours post-onset of stroke.
US11071732B2	Atropine pharmaceutical compositions The inventive subject matter is directed to compositions and methods for sterile and storage stable low-dose atropine formulations with improved stability. Most preferably, the compositions presented herein are substantially preservative free and exhibit less than 0.35% tropic acid from degradation of atropine. Advantageously, contemplated formulations are also substantially free of preservatives.
US11071729B2	1′,3′-disubstituted-4-phenyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H,1′H-[1,4′]bipyridinyl-2′-ones The present invention relates to novel compounds, in particular novel pyridinone derivatives according to Formula (I) wherein all radicals are as defined in the application and claims. The compounds according to the invention are positive allosteric modulators of metabotropic receptors—subtype 2 (“mGluR2”) which are useful for the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR2 subtype of metabotropic receptors is involved. In particular, such diseases are central nervous system disorders selected from the group of anxiety, schizophrenia, migraine, depression, and epilepsy. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions and processes to prepare such compounds and compositions, as well as to the use of such compounds for the prevention and treatment of such diseases in which mGluR2 is involved.
US11071728B2	Treatment of schizophrenia Aspects of the invention relate generally to the treatment of schizophrenia and to monitoring for specific adverse reactions.
US11071723B2	Treatment of cardiac dysfunction A method for treatment of cardiac dysfunction comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of at least one of ANAVEX 2-73 or ANAVEX 19-144 or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or combination thereof.
US11071720B2	Cancer therapy The present invention relates to the treatment of mixed lineage leukemia. In particular, the present invention relates to therapies involving the induction of proteolysis of the MLL fusion proteins that result from the chromosomal translocations affecting the MLL gene at 11q23.
US11071717B2	Anesthetic bandage A bandage for delivering an anesthetic through a patient's skin at the site of a hypodermic injection prior to the administration of the hypodermic injection to alleviate pain due to the injection. The bandage has a first layer having a perimeter area adhesive, an anesthetic delivery layer disposed on the first layer inside the perimeter area and containing an anesthetic for delivery into the patient's skin, a first peel-off layer covering the anesthetic delivery layer for keeping the anesthetic delivery layer sterile until the peel-off layer is removed, the first layer being placed on the skin of the patient at the future site of the injection with the anesthetic delivery layer and adhesive being in contact with the skin of the patient thereby to adhere the bandage to the site and allow the anesthetic delivery layer to deliver the anesthetic into the skin, wherein the anesthetic delivery layer comprises a material for accelerating the delivery of the anesthetic into the patient's skin, the anesthetic delivery layer adapted to receive the injection therethrough after the skin has undergone numbing by the anesthetic.
US11071714B2	Poly(ketals) and related compositions and methods Compositions comprising polymers comprising one or more ketal, monothioketal, and/or thioketal bonds are provided, as well as related methods and kits. In some embodiments, a polymer may comprise one or more repeat units comprising one or more ketal, monothioketal, and/or thioketal bonds and a precursor of a pharmaceutically active agent. The precursor of the pharmaceutically active agent may be located in the backbone or may be a pendant group. The polymer may degrade in certain environments (e.g., aqueous environments, acidic environments, in vivo, etc.) to produce the pharmaceutically active agent and other biocompatible degradation products, such as certain ketones, alcohols, and/or thiols. Regardless of the location of the precursor of the pharmaceutically active agent in the repeat unit(s), the polymer may have a prolonged degradation time and/or release of the pharmaceutically active agent in certain environments. Various compositions, described herein, may be particularly well suited for applications requiring extended release of pharmaceutically active agents, such as the treatment of ophthalmic disorders.
US11071713B2	Liposome composition The present invention provides a novel liposome composition containing eribulin or its pharmacologically permissible salt, and its method of manufacture.
US11071708B2	Plant lipid composition for promoting hair growth, method for promoting hair growth and use of said plant lipids The present invention is directed to cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one plant lipid, preferably pataua (Oenocarpus bataua) oil, having as main application promoting hair growth by modulating the expression of genes involved in the JAK-STAT signalling pathway. The present invention also relates to methods for promoting hair growth by modulating the expression of genes involved in the JAK-STAT signalling pathway and to the use of said plant lipids in the preparation of said compositions.
US11071706B2	Cosmetic composition containing, as active ingredient, albumin, hyaluronic acid or collagen in cell culture medium The present invention relates to a cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition containing a cell culture medium and, as an active ingredient, albumin, hyaluronic acid or collagen. The composition according to the present invention can be useful as a cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition for alleviating, preventing or treating skin wounds, skin diseases or skin conditions, by increasing the recovery capability of cells.
US11071704B2	Oral composition The present invention relates to an oral composition which contains an oil soluble active component such as isopropyl methylphenol and triclosan and an anionic surfactant in combination and is capable of enhancing adsorption of the oil soluble active component on the tooth surface to demonstrate an excellent biofilm formation inhibitory effect.The oral composition comprises the following components (A), (B), (C), and (D): (A) an olefin sulfonic acid having 14 or more and 20 or less carbon atoms or a salt thereof, (B) a hydroxyalkanesulfonic acid having 14 or more and 20 or less carbon atoms or a salt thereof, (C) one or more oil soluble active components selected from the group consisting of isopropyl methylphenol, triclosan, thymol, and β-glycyrrhetinic acid, and (D) a water-soluble alkali metal salt, wherein the total content of the component (A) and the component (B) is 0.001 mass % or more and 2.5 mass % or less, and the content of the component (A) is 3 mass % or more and 50 mass % or less in the total content of the component (A) and the component (B).
US11071703B2	Cosmetic composition comprising a combination of anionic surfactants of carboxylate and acylisethionate type The invention relates to a cosmetic composition comprising: —one or more anionic surfactants of carboxylate type, chosen from the compounds of formula (I), in a content of greater than or equal to 3% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, and—one or more anionic surfactants of (C8-C22) acylisethionate type, in a content ranging from 2.5% to 8% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition. This composition is intended for the cosmetic treatment of keratin materials, and in particular for washing the hair. It has excellent foaming power.
US11071697B2	Metal-carbon structure hybrid formulation for dental use in the treatment of dental hypersensitivity, demineralization and cavities The present invention relates to an antibacterial composition which, when applied to the surface of a tooth, allows remineralisation of the enamel to occur, said composition having very low toxicity for human use. When applied, the composition leaves no stains and does not alter the visible colour characteristics of the teeth to which it has been applied.
US11071696B2	Composition for air polishing A composition for air polishing the surface of hard dental tissue comprises an abrasive first powder suitable for polishing hard dental tissue; a second powder of a gelling agent; and a third powder of a dental treatment agent.
US11071694B2	Topical glycopyrrolate formulations Individually packaged topical formulations comprising about 0.25 to about 6% w/w of glycopyrrolate for the treatment of hyperhidrosis, wherein said wipe is contained within a pouch resistant to leakage. The formulations may further comprise ethanol, a buffering agent and water. In addition, the formulations may further comprise a polymer system comprising a hydrophobic polymer in combination with a hydrophilic polymer.
US11071693B2	Direct dental filling composition The present invention relates to an aqueous dental glass ionomer composition for use in the treatment of cavitated carious lesions, which composition comprises a water-soluble, polymerizable polymer comprising acidic groups, which is reactive with the particulate glass in a cement reaction, whereby the polymerizable polymer has a polymer backbone and pendant groups having one or more polymerizable carbon-carbon double bonds. The dental glass ionomer composition is used as a permanent direct restoration.
US11071688B2	Steam system and method A steam generator for a shower steam system includes a first chamber, a second chamber, and an intermediate heat transfer member. The first chamber is configured to receive water. The second chamber is configured to receive a flow of air. The intermediate heat transfer member fluidly separates the first chamber from the second chamber. The intermediate heat transfer member includes a heating element configured to generate heat energy. The intermediate heat transfer member is configured to transfer heat energy generated by the heating element to the first chamber to generate steam in the first chamber, and transfer heat energy generated by the heating element to the flow of air in the second chamber.
US11071686B2	Automatic cardiopulmonary resuscitation device and control method therefor An automatic cardiopulmonary resuscitation device includes a movable chest compressor for repeatedly pressing a patient's chest at a preset depth and cycle, a cardiac output measurement unit for measuring a cardiac output of the patient in accordance with the pressurization of the chest compressor and a processor for changing pressing locations by performing control such that the chest compressor moves according to a preset method.
US11071668B1	Hospital bed with inflatable bladders with random inflation and related methods A hospital bed may include a support structure, a controller, a pressure source coupled to the controller, and a hospital bed mattress carried by the support structure and having first and second ends, and first and second sides extending between the first and second ends. The hospital bed mattress may include bladders coupled to the pressure source. The bladders extend between the first and second ends and between the first and second sides and configured to provide pressure differential. The controller may be configured to pseudo-randomly adjust an internal pressure of each of the bladders.
US11071667B2	Hospital chair beds with extendable/retractable foot sections A hospital bed includes a base, a lifting mechanism, a rotating frame configured to rotate horizontally relative to the base, and a patient support surface pivotally secured to the rotating frame. The patient support surface includes a back section, a seat section, and foot section that articulate relative to each other. The patient support surface translates from a bed configuration to a side-egress chair or stand assist configuration. The foot section includes first, second, and third panels operably connected together and that are configured to move relative to each other in substantially parallel overlapping planes between an extended configuration when the patient support surface is in a bed configuration and a retracted configuration when the patient support surface is in a chair configuration. Contact of the foot section with a floor forces the first, second, and third panels to move to the retracted configuration.
US11071665B2	Method and apparatus for setting or modifying programmable parameter in power driven wheelchair A method and apparatus for setting or modifying a programmable operating parameter associated with a power driven wheelchair is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes: a) operating a user interface device associated with a power driven wheelchair in a programming mode, b) selecting a programmable operating parameter associated with operation of the power driven wheelchair using the user interface device, c) selecting a value for the programmable operating parameter using the user interface device, and d) saving the selected value for the programmable operating parameter in a portion of a storage device associated with the power driven wheelchair using the user interface device. A method and apparatus for selecting one or more programmable parameter sets from a portable storage medium and saving the selected sets to a local storage device associated with a power driven wheelchair and vice versa is also provided.
US11071663B1	Human stabilization platforms and related methods Human stabilization platforms may include a support structure configured to rigidly support a person. A rail may extend longitudinally from proximate a portion of the support structure configured to receive the person's head thereon to proximate a portion of the support structure configured to receive the person's lower legs thereon on each lateral side of the support structure. Each rail may include selectable attachment structures distributed along at least a portion of the longitudinal length of the rail. The selectable attachment structures may be configured to receive modular accessories to be secured to the human stabilization platform. The selectable attachment structures may include a channel including alternating enlarged sections and constricted sections.
US11071660B1	Emergency medical mat for safe movement in case of disaster Disclosed is an emergency medical mat for safe movement in case of disaster, which has an improved structure that a side reinforcement belt and a floor reinforcement belt are arranged to be overlapped and fixed by backstitch parts so that a bottom surface of the mat is supported by the floor reinforcement belt when persons hold handle parts and lift up the medical mat to carry the mat and the structure prevents deformation of a middle area of the mat to which a deflection load is applied by a patient's weight, thereby preventing a secondary accident of a patient with a serious case during a disaster evacuation. The emergency medical mat for safe movement in case of disaster includes floor reinforcement belts, safe evacuation belts, and a side reinforcement belt.
US11071657B2	System and apparatus for a smart diaper An apparatus and a system for a smart diaper are described. These smart diapers include a disposable detection component and a reusable component including various processing circuitries. The disposable component can include a paper printed sensor pad. Paper printed sensor pads can provide for a wide detection area, and accurate determination of whether human waste is present in the diaper. Additionally, the sensor pad can determine the amount of waste exposed to the sensor pad. In certain embodiments, the sensor can also detect a temperature within the diaper. In some embodiments, the smart diapers can provide for location tracking of the wearer of the diaper, and provide notifications to the caretaker based on the location of the wearer. In some embodiments, the reusable component can be a small circular component which is mounted on the outside of the smart diapers.
US11071653B2	Heat-assisted pumping systems for use in negative pressure wound therapy A device and method for treating a wound of a patient with negative pressure is provided. The device comprises a heat-assisted pump system. The pump system can be powered in part by heat derived from the patient. The pump system may be configured to be highly planar, light weight, and portable. The pump system may comprise a Stirling engine or a thermal acoustic engine.
US11071650B2	Visibility enhancing eyewear An exemplary eyewear system includes a user interface and a composite lens. A first layer of the composite lens changes opacity in response to a signal. A second layer of the composite lens is a transparent display. The eyewear system further includes a camera, a processing device, and a memory. The processing device receives input via the user interface and, in response to the received input, sends a signal to the first layer of the composite lens to change the opacity of the first layer to cause the composite lens to be at least partially opaque, activates the camera, enhances video feed captured by the camera to increase the contrast of at least a portion of each of a plurality of frames of the video feed, and displays the enhanced video feed in real time using the second layer of the composite lens.
US11071647B2	Image guidance methods and apparatus for glaucoma surgery An imaging probe comprises a camera or endoscope with an external detector array, in which the probe is sized and shaped for surgical placement in an eye to image the eye from an interior of the eye during treatment. The imaging probe and a treatment probe 500 can be coupled together with a fastener or contained within a housing. The imaging probe and the treatment probe 500 can be sized and shaped to enter the eye through an incision in the cornea and image one or more of the ciliary body band or the scleral spur. The treatment probe 500 may comprise a treatment optical fiber or a surgical placement device to deliver an implant. A processor coupled to the detector can be configured with instructions to identify a location of one or more of the ciliary body band, the scleral spur, Schwalbe's line, or Schlemm's canal from the image.
US11071644B2	Contact lens packaging A contact lens applicator film (45) for picking up a contact lens (11) and applying the contact lens to an eye comprising: a sterilised film (45) wherein at least a portion of at least one side of the film comprises an adhesive coating that is arranged for adhering to the surface of a finger such that, in use, when applying the contact lens to the eye a user can pick up the contact lens applicator film with the finger and subsequently pick up the contact lens using the finger protected by the contact lens applicator film.
US11071642B2	Systems and methods for producing anterior guidance package (AGP) equipped splint An Anterior Guidance Package (AGP) equipped splint may be produced for a patient with bruxism, temporo mandibular disorder (TMD), or sleep apnea. The AGP equipped splint has maxillary and mandibular guidance components attached to respective retentive pieces to provide superior anterior guidance. Using the disclosed systems and methods for producing the AGP equipped splint, a patient with or without a severe malocclusion can receive a customized AGP equipped splint without visiting the dentist repeatedly.
US11071641B2	Ostomy protective device A device for use by a person who has undergone an ostomy includes a protective housing having at least one outer surface, the housing having a pair of laterally extending surfaces connected to the outer surface to form a cavity for receiving the about an external aid proximate the flesh opening. The device also includes a belt receiving surface which is formed in the outer surface.
US11071637B2	Medical device delivery A stent delivery system includes a core member and a coupling assembly rotatably coupled to the core member distal segment. The coupling assembly includes first and second plates and first and second spacers. The first plate is rotatably coupled to the core member and includes an outer surface having three or more projections separated by recesses. The first spacer is coupled to the core member and disposed between the first plate and a proximal restraint. The second plate is rotatably coupled to the core member and includes an outer surface having three or more projections separated by recesses. The second spacer is coupled to the core member and disposed between the first plate and the second plate. A stent extends along the core member distal segment such that an inner surface of the stent is engaged by one or more projections of the first plate or the second plate.
US11071631B2	Total knee replacement implant based on normal anatomy and kinematics A total knee replacement prosthesis is presented whose bearing surfaces are derived from an anatomically representative femur and a modified baseline tibial surface. The contacting femoral and tibial bearing surfaces include the inter-condylar as well as condylar regions. A knee replacement implant includes a femoral component and a tibial component. The femoral component includes an outer femoral bearing surface shaped to match an outer bearing surface of an anatomic femur. The tibial component includes a proximal tibial bearing surface based on a proximal baseline tibial bearing surface that is shaped to conform to an envelope of a composite of sequence of positions and orientations of the femoral component throughout a full range of flexure angles and axial rotation angles of the femur relative to the tibia.
US11071630B2	Orthopaedic prosthesis for an interphalangeal joint and associated method An orthopaedic prosthesis is disclosed. The orthopaedic prosthesis includes a frame including a plurality of beams defining an open-cell structure and a shell applied to the frame. The frame includes a proximal arm, a distal arm, and a central body connecting the proximal arm to the distal arm. The shell extends over the proximal arm, the distal arm, and the central body of the frame. A method of implanting an orthopaedic prosthesis is also disclosed.
US11071627B2	Orthogonally delivered transcatheter heart valve frame for valve in valve prosthesis The invention relates to a transcatheter heart valve replacement (A62F2/2412), and in particular an orthogonally delivered transcatheter prosthetic valve frame having a tubular frame for mounting a flow control component wherein the valve frame is compressible to a compressed configuration for sideways or lateral introduction into the body using a delivery catheter for implanting at a desired location in the body, where the compressed configuration has a long-axis oriented roughly perpendicular to the central axis of the native annulus, wherein the long-axis of the compressed configuration of the valve is substantially parallel to a length-wise cylindrical axis of the delivery catheter, and wherein the valve has a height of about 5-60 mm and a diameter of about 25-80 mm.
US11071625B2	Prosthetic valve leaflet Embodiments include a valve leaflet for an implantable valve device comprising a leaflet body. The leaflet body comprising a free edge configured for coaptation with free edges of one or more other valve leaflets; and a root edge disposed opposite the free edge. The free edge defining an edge profile comprising a peak and valleys disposed on opposite sides of the peak. Other embodiments are also included herein.
US11071623B2	Minimally invasive nasal implants and systems and methods Nasal implants and nasal implant delivery tools are described herein. The nasal implants and tools can be used to deliver the implant in a minimally invasive way. The delivery tools can be adapted to separate the upper lateral cartilage from the septum and to place an implant between the septum and the upper lateral cartilage. The implant can be configured to be placed between the upper lateral cartilage and the septum. The implant system can include a first longitudinal body adapted to engage with upper lateral cartilage and the septum on a first side of the septum and a second longitudinal body adapted to engage with upper lateral cartilage and the septum on a second side of the septum.
US11071621B2	Tenodesis implants and tools Methods and devices are provided for anchoring a ligament or tendon to bone. In one embodiment, a biceps tenodesis system is provided and includes a sheath inserter tool, an expandable sheath configured to couple to the sheath inserter tool, an expander inserter tool, and an expander configured to couple to the expander inserter tool. The sheath inserter tool is configured to advance the expandable sheath, with a tendon disposed therearound, into a bone hole, and the expander inserter tool is configured to advance the expander through an outer shaft of the sheath inserter tool and to drive the expander into the sheath. The expander is configured to be received within a lumen extending at least partially through the expandable sheath to thereby expand the sheath. In this way, the system delivers the tendon or ligament into the bone hole and locks the sheath and tendon within the bone hole.
US11071620B2	Graft dimpling to improve crimp profile and reduce delivery forces A stent-graft assembly is provided for a variety of medical treatments. The stent-graft assembly includes a stent disposed to and attached between an inner layer of graft material and an outer layer of graft material. One of both of the graft layers includes one or more of a depression, dimple or detent that increases the localized surface area of the graft in one or more portions of the stent otherwise susceptible to graft stretching in the absence of the depression, dimple or detent. There is also described a method of forming dimples in selective locations on one or port graft layers in one or more locations relative to a portion of the stent where a portion of the graft may be susceptible to stretching or tearing during crimping or loading operations.
US11071618B2	Lymph node replacement construct An implantable lymph node replacement construct (10) comprising a body (12) having a plurality of inlets (24,26) and a lesser number of outlets (30). The body (12) further having an internal structure defining a fluid communication path through the body (12) from the inlets (24,26) to the outlet or outlets (30). The internal structure of the body (12) comprises an inlet portion (38), a convergent portion (40) and an outlet portion (42) such that lymph received by the construct (10) at the inlets (24,26) is conveyed through the inlet portion (38) of the internal structure to the convergent portion (40) whereupon the lymph is combined before passing to the outlet or outlets (30).
US11071617B2	Biomedical patches with aligned fibers A multi-laminar electrospun nanofiber scaffold for use in repairing a defect in a tissue substrate is provided. The scaffold includes a first layer formed by a first plurality of electrospun polymeric fibers, and a second layer formed by a second plurality of electrospun polymeric fibers. The second layer is combined with the first layer. A first portion of the scaffold includes a higher density of fibers than a second portion of the scaffold, and the first portion has a higher tensile strength than the second portion. The scaffold is configured to degrade via hydrolysis after at least one of a predetermined time or an environmental condition. The scaffold is configured to be applied to the tissue substrate containing the defect, and is sufficiently flexible to facilitate application of the scaffold to uneven surfaces of the tissue substrate, and to enable movement of the scaffold by the tissue substrate.
US11071614B2	Measuring apparatus for measuring occlusal distance and/or space of missing tooth A measuring apparatus for measuring an occlusal distance and/or a space of a missing tooth comprises a connecting rod and a measuring head disposed at an upper end of the connecting rod, the measuring head comprises a first measuring ruler and a second measuring ruler perpendicular to the first measuring ruler, a lower end of the second measuring ruler and one end of the first measuring ruler are connected to the connecting rod. The occlusal distance checking can be performed simply and directly by using the first measuring ruler to directly compare whether it can pass through the occlusion gap in the region to be repaired, the gap of the single missing tooth analysis is performed easily and directly by using the second measuring ruler to directly compare whether it can pass the gap in the measuring region to be repaired.
US11071610B2	Dental implantation system A damping dental post key configured to implant a dental root post for restoration of a tooth is described. The dental post key includes a body for handling and a post carrier having a key shape with respect to a head portion of the dental root post. During implantation of the dental post, rotation of the body compresses a set of springs in contact with the post carrier reducing a reaction force to a tooth root. In this way a limited force will be applied and a root fracture can be prevented. Further, the dental post key can be configured to have a fixed movement in a counterclockwise direction to remove the dental post and a free quarter-cycle movement with effort in a clockwise direction.
US11071609B2	Scanning object carrier A scanning object carrier (1), which is provided for installation on a scanner rocker (2) of a scanning device (3) for scanning at least one, in particular dental, object (20), wherein the scanning object carrier (1) includes a base body (4) and at least one fastening device (5) for fastening the base body (4) to the scanner rocker (2) and at least one object fixing device (6) for fixing the object (20) to the scanning object carrier (1), wherein the object fixing device (6) is mounted in a pivotable manner on the base body (4) relative to the base body (4), and wherein the object fixing device (6) is mounted in a pivotable manner on the base body (4) between two end positions (7, 8) by freely following gravity.
US11071608B2	Matching assets in 3D treatment plans A method for treating malocclusions of a patient's teeth includes receiving an initial position of a patient's teeth and a target position of the patient's teeth. The method also includes determining a treatment plan to reposition the patient's teeth towards the target position. The method also includes receiving treatment strategies for the patient's teeth based at least in part of the treatment plan and matching the initial position of the patient's teeth, the target position of a patient's teeth, and the treatment strategies for the patient's teeth with initial positions, target positions, and treatment strategies of a plurality of existing cases. The method also includes sending the matched cases to a dental practitioner including matched educational assets.
US11071605B2	Sterilizing screen tray comprising a handle that can be shifted into the removal position by means of actuation A strainer dish for receiving medical items to be disinfected or sterilized includes a receiving container and at least one handle, which, in a removal position projects out of the receiving container in a grippable manner in order to allow the carrying of the strainer dish, and which, in a locking position, is arranged inside the receiving container to allow the loading of the strainer dish, the handle being shifted from the locking position into the removal position by actuation of a releasable holding element.
US11071604B2	Signaling of sterile adapter and tool attachment for use in a robotic surgical system Generally, a system for use in a robotic surgical system may be used to determine an attachment state between a tool driver, sterile adapter, and surgical tool of the system. The system may include sensors used to generate attachment data corresponding to the attachment state. The attachment state may be used to control operation of the tool driver and surgical tool. In some variations, one or more of the attachment states may be visually output to an operator using one or more of the tool driver, sterile adapter, and surgical tool. In some variations, the tool driver and surgical tool may include electronic communication devices configured to be in close proximity when the surgical tool is attached to the sterile adapter and tool driver.
US11071602B2	Scope devices and methods A device or scope device is disclosed. The device may comprise: a handle body extending along an axis between first end and a second end; an actuator at the first end of the handle body; a catheter at the second end of the handle body; and a processing unit communicable with a plurality of devices to: switch-in the actuator for control of one device of the plurality of devices; configure, with the actuator, a setting of the one device, control, with the actuator, the one device based on the setting, and switch-in the actuator for control of another one of the plurality of devices. Related devices and methods also are disclosed.
US11071601B2	Surgical probes for tissue resection with robotic arms An energy source is coupled to a probe mounted on a robotic arm, and a processor configured with instructions to release energy to resect tissue in coordination with movement of the robotic arm and probe. The tissue can be resected in accordance with a defined tissue resection volume that can be determined based on images of the patient. The probe can be moved to a plurality of positions with movement of a distal end of the robotic arm and tissue resected in accordance with the treatment plan. The distal end of the robotic arm can be configured to move to a plurality of locations and orientations to provide an appropriate position and orientation of the probe tip and energy source. The processor can be configured with instructions to pivot the probe at a location to decrease tissue movement near the pivot such as an internal location of the patient.
US11071592B2	Computer-assisted arthroplasty system A computer-implemented method for creating an activity-optimized cutting guides for surgical procedures includes receiving one or more pre-operative images depicting one or more anatomical joints of a patient, and creating a three-dimensional anatomical model of the one or more anatomical joints based on the one or more pre-operative images. One or more patient-specific anatomical measurements are determined based on the three-dimensional anatomical model. A statistical model of joint performance is applied to the patient-specific anatomical measurements to identify one or more cut angles for performing a surgical procedure. A patient-specific cutting guide is created that comprises one or more apertures positioned based on the one or more cut angles.
US11071589B2	Method and system for interactive laparoscopic ultrasound guided ablation planning and surgical procedure simulation Systems and methods relating to placement of an ultrasound transducer for a procedure. In a non-limiting embodiment, a 3D environment including images of a body region of a patient, as well as images including a first virtual representation of an ablation needle at a first location and a second virtual representation of an ultrasound transducer at a second location is rendered on a display device. A determination may be made as to whether the first and second virtual representations collide at a first collision point. If so, at least one parameter associated with an orientation and/or position of the second virtual representation may be adjusted. A determination may then be made as to whether or not the first and second virtual representations still collide and, in response to determining that there is no collision, position data indicating the location of the second virtual representation after the adjustment, is stored.
US11071583B2	Power generating and control apparatus for the treatment of tissue Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for the generation and control of energy delivery in a dosage to elicit a therapeutic response in diseased tissue. A balloon catheter can have electrodes attached to a power generator and controller such that the balloon and electrodes contact tissue during energy treatment. Energy selectively may be applied to tissue based on measured impedance to achieve gentle heating. Calibration of the apparatus and identification of attached accessories by computing the circuit impedance prior to energy dosage facilitate regulation of power delivery about a set point. Energy delivery can be controlled to achieve substantially uniform bulk tissue temperature distribution. Energy delivery may beneficially affect nerve activity.
US11071581B2	Treatment instrument including a resin coating A treatment instrument includes a treatment section treating a target of treatment such as a living tissue. The treatment section has an outer surface. A first resin film (first resin coating) covers part of the outer surface of the treatment section. A second resin film (second resin coating) covers at least a boundary between a region covered by the first resin film and a region not covered by the first resin film on the outer surface of the treatment section.
US11071577B2	Co-access bipolar ablation probe A method of treating abnormal tissue within a patient includes positioning a delivery cannula within the patient, the delivery cannula having a first electrode disposed on its distal end; introducing an ablation probe through the cannula and out an open distal end thereof, so that a second ablation electrode carried on the ablation probe contacts abnormal tissue within the patient; conveying ablation energy between the first and second ablation electrodes to ablate the abnormal tissue; and introducing a separate medical element, whether a device or a therapeutic agent, through the cannula before or after the ablation process.
US11071574B2	Twist-drivable pin assembly A twist-drivable pin assembly includes first and second drivers, each having a driving end which can be received in a bore in the end of a twist-drivable pin, and an opposite end at which torque can be applied. The cross-sectional shape of each of the drivers at its driving end has a first plurality of apexes whose relative locations coincide with the apexes of a regular polygon such as a hexagon. The drivers differ from one another in their cross-sectional shapes at the driving end by virtue of one or more faces of at least one of the drivers between adjacent pairs of apexes having a groove formed in it. Each of first and second twist-drivable pins has a bore extending into it which is defined by a second plurality of apexes arranged as a regular polygon such as a hexagon and which is open at one end.
US11071573B2	Matrix implant Implants for the fusion or fixation of two bone segments are described. For example, the implants can be used for the fusion or fixation of the sacroiliac joint. The implants can have a matrix structure, have a rectilinear cross-sectional area, and have a curvature.
US11071572B2	Systems and methods for bone stabilization and fixation Systems for the minimally invasive repair, stabilization and/or fixation of a fractured bone, such as a rib, are disclosed. The systems include one or more rods/support members that are designed to extend along a dimension of a bone being repaired and secure the fractured bone. The support members can be photodynamic, and are formed using an expandable member that is filled with a light-sensitive liquid that is cured to form the rigid support member. Two or more clamps are used to secure the support member(s) to the rib or other bone. Minimally invasive surgical methods for securing the systems to a fractured bone are also disclosed.
US11071568B2	Growing rod for treating spinal deformities and method for using same An implantable growing rod assembly adapted to be secured along a length of a spine for treating deformities of the spine. The assembly includes a housing, a fixed rod extending along a longitudinal axis away from the housing, and an expansion rod extendible from the housing along the longitudinal axis. A driver assembly is fixed to the housing and adapted to translate the expansion rod along the longitudinal axis.
US11071564B2	Cardiac valve cutting device An interventional device for cutting tissue at a targeted cardiac valve, such as a mitral valve. The interventional device includes a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end. A cutting mechanism is positionable at the distal end, such as by routing the cutting mechanism through the catheter to position it at the distal end. The cutting mechanism includes one or more cutting elements configured for cutting valve tissue when engaged against the tissue. A handle is coupled to the proximal end of the catheter and includes one or more controls for actuating the cutting mechanism.
US11071561B2	Hand held electromechanical surgical handle assembly for use with surgical end effectors, and methods of use The present disclosure relates to hand held electromechanical powered surgical handle assemblies for use with surgical end effectors capable of clamping, cutting and/or stapling tissue and methods of use thereof. The surgical device includes a handle assembly and a drive unit assembly removably and selectively connectable to a selected first connecting feature and second connecting feature of the handle assembly. The drive unit assembly includes a motor and a drive shaft driven by the motor.
US11071557B2	Catheter for creating pulse wave within vasculature In some examples, a medical device includes a flexible elongate member configured for navigation through vasculature of a patient to a target treatment site. A distal portion of the elongate member including a first balloon portion that is inflatable to an expanded state, a second balloon portion that is inflatable to an expanded state, and a cavitation generator. When the balloon portions are in their expanded states within the vasculature, a cavity is defined between the elongate member and the target treatment site and exterior to the first and second balloon portions. The cavitation generator is configured to deliver energy to a fluid within the cavity to cause the fluid to undergo cavitation to generate a pressure pulse wave within the fluid.
US11071556B2	Positioning guiding device and positioning method thereof for acetabulum reaming and acetabular cup prosthesis implantation The present invention has a simple structure which is convenient in preparation and easy to use. Moreover, in combination with three-dimensional preoperative analysis and rapid molding technology, the present invention has a high customized precision and clinical applicability, and is cost-effective. Based on the three-dimensional preoperative analysis and 3d printing model, the problems of high technical difficulty and cost of the customized accurate implantation of acetabular cup prosthesis in the total hip arthroplasty can be effectively solved, so that the learning curve of operator can be shortened. The present invention can realize the customized accurate implantation of acetabular cup prosthesis without fitting the positioning guiding module with the articular surface area, so that the assisted positioning and assisted reaming depth determination are realized without removing the guiding module when the acetabulum is being reamed, thus the accuracy of the assisted positioning can be guaranteed.
US11071548B2	Powered circular stapler with reciprocating drive member to provide independent stapling and cutting of tissue An apparatus includes a shaft assembly and an end effector. The shaft assembly includes an outer sheath and a staple driving mechanism. The end effector includes a staple deck, an anvil, a first staple driver, and a second staple driver. The staple deck defines a plurality of staple openings in at least one annular array. Each staple opening in the plurality of staple openings houses a staple. The anvil is configured to actuate relative to the staple deck to compress tissue between the staple deck and the anvil. The staple driving mechanism is configured to actuate the first staple driver to fire a first staple of the plurality of staples against the anvil. The staple driving mechanism is further configured to actuate the second staple driver independently of the first staple driver to fire a second staple of the plurality of staples against the anvil.
US11071547B2	Abdominal closure method and device for ventral hernia An abdominal closure method and device is disclosed where the device generally includes a first tissue securement member configured for securement to a first tissue region and a second tissue securement member configured for securement to a second tissue region. The first and second tissue securement members are coupled to the connecting member and the connecting member is positionable at a distance from the first and second tissue regions. Additionally, one or more biasing elements may be connected to the first and second tissue securement members to approximate the first and second tissue regions towards one another via respective securement members.
US11071544B2	Powered surgical stapling device A medical instrument having a tool assembly including a pair of opposing tissue engaging surfaces for clamping tissue therebetween. The medical instrument includes a housing having a fixed handle and a movable handle mounted to the housing and selectively movable relative to the fixed handle from a first position in spaced relation relative to the fixed handle to a second position closer to the fixed handle to actuate the clamping of tissue. The medical instrument includes a selectively activatable drive assembly including a power source and a motor which is operatively coupled to the movable handle, wherein upon actuation the motor actuates the pair of opposing tissue engaging surfaces. The drive assembly includes a controller configured to variably control the rate at which the motor actuates the pair of opposing tissue engaging surfaces in response to the force exerted on the movable handle.
US11071542B2	Surgical instrument having interlocking mechanism A surgical instrument has an interlocking function and includes an end effector, an elongated portion and a handle portion. Two ends of the elongated portion are respectively connected to the end effector and the handle portion. The handle portion includes a handle housing, a rotatable knob arranged on a distal portion of the handle portion and operatively to be reciprocated along the longitudinal direction of the elongated portion, and a locking assembly including at least one slide member and a lockout gear. The slide member is arranged between the rotatable knob and the handle housing, and axially fixed with the rotatable knob so as to be reciprocated with the rotatable head for being operatively engaged with the slide member. The slide member is circumferentially fixed with the handle portion, and the lockout gear is rigidly mounted at a proximal portion of the elongated portion. The safety of the surgical instrument may be improved due to high structural stability and high stability between components.
US11071540B2	Lifting member The present invention provides a lifting member which easily inserts a medical thread into a muscle and induces the generation of an autogenous material. For example, the lifting member according to the present invention comprises: a needle having a through hole which is formed therein along the longitudinal direction; and a medical thread coupled to the outer circumference of the needle, wherein the medical thread may be finished to enwrap the end of the needle.
US11071539B2	Three suture large bore closure device and methods A vascular closure device includes an anchor, a suture carrying portion, and at least three needles. The anchor is positionable through a vessel puncture in a vessel wall and operable between expanded and retracted positions. The suture carrying portion is positioned distal of the anchor and configured to carry at least one suture. The needles are operable between an advanced position extending through the vessel wall adjacent to the vessel puncture to connect to the at least one suture, and a retracted position in which the needles position the at least one suture through the vessel wall. The needles and sutures are configurable to close large bore openings in the vessel wall.
US11071534B2	System for a minimally-invasive treatment within a body lumen A system for endoscopic surgery within a body lumen of a patient including a flexible catheter having an expandable region at a distal portion and an access opening. The expandable region is expandable from a collapsed insertion configuration to an expanded configuration to provide an expanded chamber on a first side of the catheter. The access opening is positioned on a second side opposite the first side to provide a window to access target tissue. The catheter includes a lumen dimensioned to receive an endoscopic instrument therethrough such that a distal end of the endoscopic instrument is positionable within the expanded chamber and angled laterally within the expanded chamber to access the target tissue through the window.
US11071533B2	Percutaneous atrial and ventricular septal defect closure device Medical devices for closing anatomical apertures, such as atrial or ventricular septal defects, are disclosed. The medical devices can include a plug body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis. The plug body can include an exterior surface, an interior surface defining an interior lumen, and a seal which can be located within the interior lumen. The medical devices can also include at least one arm member extending through the plug body between the exterior surface and the interior surface of the plug body. In certain embodiments, the medical device can include a distal loop and a proximal loop extending through the plug body. In certain embodiments, the proximal loop can be smaller than the distal loop, such that a top end and a bottom end of the proximal loop can fit within a top end and a bottom end of the distal loop.
US11071532B2	Flexible member for angled system Disclosed is an instrument that may an interior tube and an external tube. The exterior tube may be fixed relative to an interior tube, where the interior tube may rotate or oscillate relative to the exterior tube. Further, the two tubes may be co-bent such that an angle is formed by both of the tubes.
US11071531B2	Devices, systems, and methods for navigating a biopsy tool to a target location and obtaining a tissue sample using the same A system for performing a surgical procedure includes a bronchoscope, monitoring equipment coupled to the bronchoscope, a tracking system, a positioning assembly, and a biopsy tool. The biopsy tool includes an elongated flexible body extending from a proximal end to a distal end and a biopsy member formed on the distal end of the elongated flexible body. The biopsy member includes a tissue-receiving portion defining an opening including sharpened edges. The sharpened edges are disposed on the interior perimeter of the opening and are capable of cutting tissue. A biopsy tool is also provided.
US11071529B2	Cannula provided with a sealing element for use in a medical procedure A cannula assembly includes an outer tube having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a lumen. The outer tube defines a longitudinal axis. An inner tube is disposed within the lumen of the outer tube. A cap is connected to the proximal portion of the outer tube. The cap has a recessed portion that defines an interior wall. The recessed portion extends proximally from the lumen of the outer tube. A stopper is configured to be slidably received in the recessed portion of the cap. The stopper has a through hole located on the longitudinal axis and configured to receive the inner tube. An inner seal is interposed between the stopper and the inner tube. An outer seal is interposed between the stopper and the interior wall of the cap.
US11071525B2	Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and method An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and a method for controlling the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes: a processor for executing by a program: a first calculating function of, based on a first echo signal of first ultrasound transmitted to biological tissue in a subject to be examined, calculating a value relating to elasticity of said biological tissue; and a second calculating function of calculating a value of attenuation of ultrasound in said biological tissue; and a display device on which a first image produced based on a first two-dimensional (2D) color map CM1 is displayed, wherein said color map CM1 defines a display mode according to the value relating to elasticity of said biological tissue and the value of attenuation in said biological tissue.
US11071519B2	Medical devices, systems and methods for monitoring and stimulating osteogenesis Devices, systems and/or methods for monitoring and/or stimulating osteogenesis use sensor data from a target site of a bone to produce a quantitative output that can be used to determine the healing rate of the patient, when the bone at the target has fully consolidated and/or to direct further treatment of the patient.
US11071518B2	Imaging apparatus for biopsy or brachytherapy An imaging apparatus (24) images an introduction element (17) like a needle or a catheter for performing a biopsy or a brachytherapy. The introduction element (17) includes at least one ultrasound receiver (21) arranged at a known location. An ultrasound probe (12) for being inserted into a living being (2) emits ultrasound signals for acquiring ultrasound data of an inner part (19) of the living being (2). A first tracking unit (3) tracks the location of the introduction element (17) based on a reception of the emitted ultrasound signals by the at least one ultrasound receiver (21). An imaging unit (4) generates an indicator image showing the inner part (19) and an indicator of the introduction element (17) based on the tracked location. A display (5) displays the indicator image providing feedback about the location of the introduction element (17).
US11071511B2	Radiation tomographic imaging system and program for controlling the same An X-ray CT system comprises: a storage device for storing therein a referential emission condition defined assuming at least one of a required referential width and a required referential body depth in a subject and defined taking account of a degree of X-ray absorption in the subject; a camera and a distance sensor for detecting a width and a body depth of the subject; and an emission condition setting section 76 for setting an emission condition for X-rays emitted by an X-ray tube in imaging after correcting the referential emission condition according to at least one of a difference between the detected width of the subject and the referential width and a difference between the body depth of the subject detected by the optical sensor and the referential body depth.
US11071504B2	Calibration-free tomosynthesis The present invention relates to tomosynthesis. In order to further facilitate and improve the generation of three-dimensional image data, an X-ray imaging system (10) for calibration-free tomosynthesis is provided. The system comprises an imaging arrangement (12) with an X-ray detector unit (14) and an X-ray unit (16) comprising a plurality of X-ray sources (18). The system also comprises an image processing unit (20), an object receiving space (22), and a moving unit (24) for providing a relative movement between the imaging arrangement and an object of interest arranged at least partially in the object receiving space. The X-ray sources are provided in a known spatial relationship; the X-ray detector unit and the X-ray unit are also provided in a known spatial detector-sources-relationship. The moving unit provides a relative movement between the object of interest and the imaging arrangement in order to provide a plurality of system-to-object positions. The X-ray unit is configured to provide X-ray radiation to the object of interest from a plurality of different directions for each system-to-object position in order to provide a plurality of subsets of views with different viewing directions. The processing unit is configured to determine positions of the object in relation to the imaging arrangement based on the subsets of views, and to calculate a three-dimensional geometric position for each view of the subsets of views, and also to calculate a three-dimensional tomosynthesis reconstruction volume from the plurality of subsets of views.
US11071498B2	Smart clothing with inertial, strain, and electromyographic sensors for human motion capture This invention is smart clothing which enables human motion capture through combined analysis of data from inertial sensors, strain (or bend) sensors, and electromyographic (EMG) sensors. In a preferred embodiment, a first inertial motion sensor is located proximal to the body joint, a second inertial sensor is located distal to the body joint, two strain sensors span the body joint in different configurations, and an electromyographic (EMG) sensor collects data concerning electromagnetic energy from the muscles which move the body joint.
US11071491B2	Methods and systems for mapping cardiac repolarization Cardiac repolarization activity can be mapped using action potential duration (“APD”) and/or activation recovery interval (“ARI”). APD can be measured using a bipolar electrogram signal measured, for example, using a monophasic action potential (“MAP”) catheter. ARI can be measured using unipolar electrogram signals. The electrogram signal is used to identify a depolarization tick time. A repolarization tick time can be identified using either a point in time when the electrogram signal passes below a threshold or via local maxima and minima of a first derivative of the electrogram signal. Diastolic intervals can also be computed using depolarization and repolarization tick times.
US11071490B1	Electrocardiogram patch devices and methods Methods and apparatuses, including devices and systems, for remote and detection and/or diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). In particular, described herein are handheld and adhesive devices having an electrode configuration capable of recording three orthogonal ECG lead signals in an orientation-specific manner, and transmitting these signals to a processor. The processor may be remote or local, and it may automatically or semi-automatically detect AMI, atrial fibrillation or other heart disorders based on the analyses of the deviation of the recorded 3 cardiac signals with respect to previously stored baseline recordings.
US11071489B2	Annotation of a wavefront with evaluation of the ratio of a bipolar derivative to a local unipolar minimum derivative A method, including receiving a bipolar ECG signal from a location in the heart from the pair of electrodes, receiving a unipolar ECG signal from the location in the heart from a selected one electrode of the pair of electrodes, computing a local unipolar minimum derivative of the unipolar signal at a plurality of times of occurrences of the local unipolar minimum derivative, computing a bipolar derivative of the bipolar signal, evaluating a ratio of the bipolar derivative to the local unipolar minimum derivative at the plurality of times of occurrences of the local unipolar minimum derivative, annotating each time of occurrence as a time of activation of the myocardium at the location in the heart when the ratio is greater than a preset threshold value, merging two annotations that arise from a single occurrence as a single annotation, evaluating features of the annotations and assigning a confidence level to each feature, eliminating annotations that have a confidence level below a threshold and generating a local activation time map using the remaining annotations.
US11071488B2	Method for determining the likelihood of torsades de pointes being induced The present invention relates to the field of cardiology and, more specifically, to a novel algorithm that can be used, in particular, in a method for determining if a drug is likely to induce a cardiac ventricular repolarisation disturbance, based on variations in electrocardiogram data.
US11071485B2	Bio-electrode composition, bio-electrode, and method for manufacturing bio-electrode The present invention provides a bio-electrode composition including a polymer compound having both an ionic repeating unit A and a (meth)acrylate repeating unit B, wherein the ionic repeating unit A is a repeating unit selected from the group consisting of sodium salt, potassium salt, and ammonium salt having either or both partial structures shown by the following general formulae (1-1) and (1-2), and the (meth)acrylate repeating unit B is a repeating unit shown by the following general formula (2). This can form a living body contact layer for a bio-electrode with excellent electric conductivity, biocompatibility, and light weight, which can be manufactured at low cost and does not cause large lowering of the electric conductivity even when it is wetted with water or dried.
US11071482B2	Lancet device with depth adjustment and lancet removal system and method A lancet device includes a housing, a removable front cap mounted to the housing, a lancet holding member, a trigger and an arming system comprising a grippable cocking member structured and arranged to place the lancet device in a trigger-set or armed position. A depth adjustment system includes a member that is at least slidable and partially rotatably mounted and that has an axis of rotation arranged substantially parallel to a center axis of the lancet holding member. An ejection system includes an ejector having a portion extending outside a sidewall opening of the housing and being located closer to a front end of the housing than to a rear end of the housing. The sidewall opening of the housing is arranged on an area of the housing located between the trigger and a wall of the housing located opposite the trigger. The ejection system is structured and arranged to at least one of prevent axial movement of the lancet holding member or remove or eject a lancet from the lancet holding member.
US11071478B2	Systems, devices and methods for analyte sensor insertion Systems, devices and methods are provided for inserting at least a portion of an in vivo analyte sensor, such as a dermal sensor, for sensing an analyte level in a bodily fluid of a subject. An applicator is positioned against a skin surface and a force is applied to the applicator causing at least a portion of a sharp and an in vivo analyte sensor to be positioned in the body of the subject. In particular, disclosed herein are embodiments of applicators designed to prevent premature sharp withdrawal and/or reduce the likelihood of improper sensor insertion. Also disclosed are embodiments of applicators including sharp modules having an angled sharp which can be configured to create an insertion path for a sensor.
US11071476B2	Acoustic sensor and ventilation monitoring system A method of monitoring respiration with an acoustic measurement device, the acoustic measurement device having a sound transducer, the sound transducer configured to measure sound associated with airflow through a mammalian trachea, the method includes correlating the measured sound into a measurement of tidal volume and generating at least one from the group consisting of an alert and an alarm if the measured tidal volume falls outside of a predetermined range.
US11071472B2	Voice control system for an implant An apparatus for the control of a medical implant in a mammal body is provided. The apparatus comprises a first and a second part being adapted to be in electrical connection with each other by using said body as a conductor, in which apparatus the first part is adapted for implantation in the mammal body for the control of and communication with the medical implant, the second part is adapted to be worn on the outside of the mammal body in physical contact with said body and adapted to receive control commands from a user and to transmit these commands to the first part. The apparatus is adapted for communication between the first and the second parts and in that the second part is adapted to receive and recognize the control commands from a user transmitted to the first part for the control of said implant, the first part being adapted to convey such signals to the implant.
US11071470B2	Method and system for monitoring a tissue parameter such as proteoglycan content by magnetic resonance imaging A method of measuring a tissue parameter such as proteoglycan content and other relevant tissue parameters, e.g. tissue pH, in a tissue or an organ of a subject includes generating first and second frequency magnetic resonance data using T1ρ scans at different frequencies, wherein the frequencies are symmetric. The method also includes combining the first frequency magnetic resonance data and the second frequency magnetic resonance data to remove a number of contributions from a number of relaxation mechanisms other than chemical exchange, thereby obtaining chemical exchange-specific magnetic resonance data indicative of the tissue parameter in the tissue or the organ. The chemical exchange-specific magnetic resonance data may be used to measure the proteoglycan content in the tissue or organ.
US11071469B2	Magnetic resonance method and apparatus for determining a characteristic of an organ In a magnetic resonance method and apparatus for determining a characteristic of an organ, a magnetic resonance sequence is executed in order to acquire temporally resolved magnetic resonance data pertaining to the organ. The magnetic resonance sequence includes at least one tagging module, which generates a sub-visual tag of the magnetic resonance data. The characteristic of the organ is determined in a processor using the sub-visual tag.
US11071468B2	Detecting apparatus and detecting method for physiological information A detecting apparatus and a detecting method for physiological information are provided. The detecting apparatus includes a first optical signal provider configured to provide an organism with a first optical signal, a signal receiver configured to receive the first physiological signal, and a processor. The first optical signal, after interacting with the organism, turns into a first physiological signal. The processor is configured to calculate a plurality of physiological information values of the organism according to the first physiological signal; determine whether or not any of the physiological information values is abnormal; and replace the abnormal physiological information value with a physiological information reliable value when there is the abnormal physiological information value.
US11071463B2	Devices systems and methods and associated display screens for assessment of vessels Devices, systems, and methods for visually depicting a vessel and evaluating treatment options are disclosed. The methods can include obtaining pressure measurements from first and second instruments positioned within a vessel of a patient while the second instrument is moved longitudinally through the vessel from a first position to a second position and the first instrument remains stationary within the vessel; and outputting a visual representation of the pressure measurements obtained by the first and second instruments on a display, the output visual representation including a graphical display of a pressure ratio of the obtained pressure measurements and at least a portion of a pressure waveform of the obtained pressure measurements identifying a diagnostic period utilized in calculating the pressure ratio.
US11071457B2	Apparatus and method for removing strands of hair from near-infrared spectroscopy Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for removing strands of hair from a near-infrared spectroscopy. The apparatus for removing strands of hair from a near-infrared spectroscopy may comprise: an arch-shaped main body worn on the head of a user, having a plurality of protrusions formed at an inner side part of the arch-shaped main body, and configured to expose a portion of scalp by arranging the strands of hair; a probe configured to come into close contact with the scalp; and a sensor configured to be accommodated inside the probe and receive light.
US11071456B2	Devices, systems and methods for using and monitoring medical devices Medical devices are provided, comprising a medical device and a sensor.
US11071443B2	Minimizing image sensor input/output in a pulsed laser mapping imaging system Minimizing image sensor input/output pads in a pulsed laser mapping imaging system is disclosed. A system includes an emitter for emitting pulses of electromagnetic radiation and an image sensor comprising a pixel array for sensing reflected electromagnetic radiation. The system includes a plurality of bidirectional pads comprising an output state for issuing data and an input state for receiving data. The system includes a controller configured to synchronize timing of the emitter and the image sensor. The system is such that at least a portion of the pulses of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitter comprises a laser mapping pattern.
US11071441B2	Surgical robotic tool multi-motor actuator and controller A first input coupling and a second input coupling are coupled to rotatably drive an output coupling at the same time. In one embodiment, the output coupling rotates a robotic surgery endoscope about a longitudinal axis of the output coupling. A first motor drives the first input coupling while being assisted by a second motor that is driving the second input coupling. A first compensator produces a first motor input based on a position error and in accordance with a position control law, and a second compensator produces a second motor input based on the position error and in accordance with an impedance control law. In another embodiment, the second compensator receives a measured torque of the first motor. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US11071440B2	Dishwasher with rack-mounted conduit return mechanism A dishwasher and method for operating the same utilize a rack-mounted rotatable conduit with a return mechanism that positions the rotatable conduit to a predetermined rotational position when the conduit is disconnected from a docking arrangement on a wall of a wash tub.
US11071432B2	Floor cleaning machines having intelligent systems, associated sub-assemblies incorporating intelligent systems, and associated methods of use A floor cleaning machine having an intelligent system including a recovery tank sub-assembly, a vacuum fan sub-assembly, a solution tank sub-assembly, wherein the solution tank sub-assembly preferably includes a secondary electrochemical cell, a solution flow sub-assembly, a control console sub-assembly, a frame and wheel sub-assembly and/or a frame and transaxle sub-assembly, a scrub head sub-assembly, a scrub head lift sub-assembly, a squeegee sub-assembly, a solution flow sub-assembly, and an intelligent system associated with at least one of the above-identified sub-assemblies, wherein the intelligent system at least one of selectively gathers, obtains, monitors, stores, records, and analyzes data associated with components of the floor cleaning machine assembly, and at least one of controllably communicates and disseminates such data with at least one of another system and user.
US11071429B2	Robot cleaner A robot cleaner includes a main body forming an external appearance of the robot cleaner, moving units configured to move the main body, a cleaning module arranged at one side of the main body so as to contact a floor and rotated, a module driving unit arranged in the main body and rotating the cleaning module, and a dust pocket configured to remove foreign substances attached to the outer circumference of the cleaning module.
US11071428B2	Surface cleaning apparatus The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that includes a housing including a base adapted for movement across a surface to be cleaned, a fluid delivery system, and a recovery system. The surface cleaning apparatus can be configured to clean multiple surfaces, including hard and soft surfaces, and for different cleaning modes, including wet cleaning, dry vacuum cleaning, and self-cleaning. Methods for self-cleaning a surface cleaning apparatus are also provided.
US11071426B2	Vacuum cleaner A cleaner includes: at least one cyclone configured to separate dust from suctioned air; a dust container configured to store the dust separated by the at least one cyclone; a dust compressor provided inside the dust container; and a lifter configured to move the dust compressor upward and downward.
US11071421B2	Portable urinal systems, devices, and methods to use the same A portable urine collection device comprising a receiving cup, a discharge tube, and a storage bottle. The device may also comprise snap coupling connectors, an air vent, a one-way valve and a protrusion in the receiving cup for male genitalia. The device may also be used with female genitalia without a protrusion. A support may also be used with the portable urine collection device. Methods of use are also provided.
US11071420B2	Composting toilet A composting toilet assembly has a composting bin with an agitator, a toilet bowl, and a urine bottle. The agitator has an agitator handle configured to actuate the agitator. The agitator may have a ratchet assembly including a hub, a clutch bearing disposed in the hub, and a pair of brass bushings disposed in the hub. The toilet bowl is disposed on the composting bin. The toilet bowl has a main body with a recess. The recess may have a first portion and a second portion with a partition wall. Each of the first portion and the second portion has an opening. The urine bottle is in fluid communication with the bowl. The urine bottle is configured to receive urine. The urine bottle has a drain, a handle, and a sensor. The sensor may have a light and be configured to detect a predetermined urine level in the urine bottle.
US11071419B2	Tabbed easy sliding interfolded dispenser napkins A stacked dispenser-napkin composition having a plurality of stacked and interfolded dispenser napkins; each dispenser napkin being embossed and having a male side of the emboss and a female side of the emboss; each dispenser napkin having a first, second, third, and fourth panel, the four panels being defined by a first fold and a second fold; each dispenser napkin's first and second panels being adjacent to each other and having respective areas that are substantially equal; each dispenser napkin's third and fourth panels being adjacent to each other and having respective areas that are substantially equal; the combined areas of each dispenser napkin's first and second panels being greater than the combined areas of the dispenser napkin's third and fourth panels; each dispenser napkin having a tab portion, the tab portion being the portions of the first and second panel areas that are not covered by the third and fourth panel areas when the first and second panels are folded onto the third and fourth panels via the first fold; the plurality of stacked and interfolded dispenser napkins being arranged within the stack such that the positions of the respective tab portions on adjacent dispenser napkins alternate between two opposing sides of the stack; and the plurality of stacked and interfolded dispenser napkins being arranged within the stack such that the position of a stacked dispenser napkin's male side of its emboss is in contact with an adjacent dispenser napkin's female side of its emboss.
US11071416B2	Product monitoring device An apparatus, product monitoring system, and a method of measuring an amount of product on a roller are provided. The method includes receiving a first position distance between a position sensor and an exterior edge of the roller. The method also includes comparing the first position distance with a predetermined position distance. The predetermined position distance defines the distance between the position sensor and the exterior edge of the roller at a specific amount of product left on the roller. The method further includes determining the amount of product left on the roller based on the comparison of the first position distance and the predetermined position distance. The method still further includes causing the transmission of a signal relating to the amount of product left on the roller.
US11071414B2	Multi-part skin care bar systems and methods Multi-part skin care methods comprise providing a plurality of first portions, and providing a plurality of second portions. Each first portion is configured to have a complementary shape to each second portion. Each first portion is configured to engage with each second portion to form a multi-part skin care bar. Multi-part skin care systems comprise a plurality of first portions, and a plurality of second portions. Each first portion comprises a first engagement portion, and each second portion comprises a second engagement portion. Each second portion is configured to be coupled to each first portion via the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion to form a multi-part skin care bar.
US11071412B2	Foot washer A device for washing the feet and lower legs of a user comprises a tub for receiving the feet and lower legs of the user; at least one footrest located within the tub for supporting the feet of a user during washing; a fluid supply mechanism for introducing fluid into the tub; one or more rotatable transversely extending cleaning assemblies located above the footrest for washing a user's feet; and one or more rotatable upright cleaning assemblies communicating with the fluid supply mechanism for washing one or both lower legs of the user, wherein each rotatable upright cleaning assembly is carried on a guiding mechanism for moving the one or more rotatable upright cleaning assemblies around a portion of the footrest during a lower leg and foot cleaning cycle.
US11071410B1	Toaster dripping tray A toaster dripping tray is placed within a traditionally configured toaster and removably disposed there beneath. The tray covers the entire bottom of the toaster. When incorporated into a toaster, the normally present dripping channel gate resting above the narrow dripping removal tray is not present.
US11071407B2	Milk emulsifying device with a Venturi effect and a production method of hot milk with and without froth using the device The production method of hot milk with or without froth, with a Venturi effect emulsifying device suitable for sending, into a mixing chamber, a flow of steam so as to aspirate, by Venturi effect, milk and air or only milk, comprises a production cycle of hot milk with froth and a production cycle of hot milk without froth being carried out by supplying an equal flow of steam of equal duration into a mixing chamber having equal volume, equal conformation and equal inlet section of the milk but a different outflow section of the milk.
US11071406B2	Commercial French press coffee brewing and dispensing system A first coffee brewing and dispensing system that includes a removable grounds chamber assembly that includes a basin for holding ground coffee, an extendable dispensing spout, and a valve mechanism for opening and closing the dispensing spout; a brewing chamber assembly positioned on top of the removable grounds chamber assembly; and a lid/plunger assembly adapted to be inserted into the brewing chamber and removable grounds chamber, wherein the lid/plunger assembly includes a press rod, a handle mounted on the press rod, wherein the handle includes a trigger mounted therein, a lid mounted on the press rod below the handle, a wiper assembly mounted on the press rod below the lid; and a filter assembly mounted on the press rod below the wiper assembly, wherein the wiper assembly may be moved independently of the filter assembly by actuating the trigger in the handle.
US11071405B2	Stackable and nestable cookware having a stable configuration A set of nestable and stackable cookware, for example, a set of pots and pans, is maintained in a stable configuration by stops attached to the outer walls of the cookware. Each stacked and nested item of cookware is supported on the rim of the lower item by two stops attached to its outer wall, on opposite sides of the item. Each stop is shaped and configured to contact the rim of the lower item in the stack at a finite number of points. A first stop contacts the lower rim at two points, and a second stop contacts the rim at one or two points. The points of contact lie in the same plane, which uprightly supports the stacked cookware item on the lower cookware item, without the walls or the base of the stacked cookware item touching the lower item.
US11071403B2	Cooking assistive device and method for making and using same A cooking assistive device comprises a portable housing configured to be disposed on or proximate a food item. The device includes a plurality of sensors situated within the housing, a dispenser, and a utensil holder. The device has a memory storing computer-readable instructions, and a processor. The processor is configured to execute the instructions to: (a) obtain a wireless input from a mobile device; (b) access data stored in a remote database; (c) obtain a reading from at least one of the plurality of sensors; and (d) cause the dispenser to dispense a substance in response to the reading.
US11071401B1	Rolling drink coasters One or more embodiments for a rolling drink coaster. The rolling drink coaster includes a top assembly coupled to a bottom plate. A plurality of rollers are disposed on an underside of the rolling drink coaster that allow the drink coaster to roll and to be movable over a surface. An interior cavity of the rolling drink coaster is configured to hold a beverage container. The rolling drink coaster includes one or more stabilizer pieces configured to support and stabilize the beverage container when located inside of the rolling drink coaster. The rolling drink coaster may have an angled top body or a straight cylindrical shaped top body. In one embodiment, a bottom plate is fastened to a bottom surface of the top assembly of the rolling drink coaster. The bottom plate is configured to receive one or more axel assemblies that surround each roller and allow the drink coaster to move.
US11071400B1	Bowl with suction device and method of use A container system includes a container having a body forming an inner area to hold contents therein, the container having an outer surface that extends from a top surface to a bottom surface; and an attachment device secured to the bottom surface of the container, the attachment device having an elastomeric body configured to engage with a surface of a support structure to secure the attachment device to the surface of the support structure; the attachment device secures the container to the support structure.
US11071398B2	Convertible apparel rack A convertible apparel rack functions as a multi-purpose rack that can display garments, shoes, or a combination of both, by changing out the hanger bars. Further, the rack can be changed from a single rack to a dual rack by removing or inserting uprights on a standard base. The apparel hanger bars are solid and of sufficient strength to allow dense packing of apparel without mechanical failure. The shoe hanger bars have a gap to allow shoes to be clipped on. Further, the convertible apparel rack can display a single rack of items or can be configured to display two racks of items.
US11071397B1	Stand for holding smart watch bands A stand assembly is configured to store at least one smart watch band. The stand assembly has a stand base plate, smoothly connected to a stand top plate with a stand neck. A top rack is operably connected to the stand top plate. A stand top plate rounded slot width is less than a top rack rounded slot width creating a stand top plate rounded slot ledge. The stand top plate rounded slot ledge is configured to accommodate a pin of a smartwatch band.
US11071393B2	Apparatus for adding hospital bed functionality to an at-home bed The present disclosure is related to a bed assembly. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to a bed assembly that is compatible with a traditional consumer bed and can enhance the traditional consumer bed so it provides features of a traditional hospital bed.
US11071392B2	Structure for connecting a stand pole and a beam of a bunk bed and a bunk bed using the structure A structure for connecting a post and a beam of a bunk bed includes a support tube located above the beam. A connection tube is located below the beam. An end portion of the beam is provided with an insertion connection portion connecting the support tube and the connection tube. The insertion connection portion and the support tube have a pair of slanted surfaces disposed opposite to each other. When the support tube and the insertion connection portion are connected by insertion, the slanted surface of the insertion connection portion tightly fits the slanted surface of the support tube. The insertion connection portion and the connection tube have a pair of slanted surfaces disposed opposite to each other. When the connection tube and the insertion connection portion are connected by insertion, the slanted surface of the insertion connection portion tightly fits the slanted surface of the connection tube.
US11071390B1	Rolling work platform assembly A rolling work platform assembly that allows rolling while in a kneeling position includes a first plate. A pair of knee pads and a seating unit are selectively engageable to the first plate. The knee pads cushion the knees of a user kneeling upon, or separated from, the first plate. The seating unit engages and pads buttocks of the user kneeling upon the first plate. A set of first wheels engaged to a lower face of the first plate facilitates locomotion of the first plate and the user positioned thereupon.
US11071388B2	Foldable chair A foldable chair comprises a chair seat, front leg tubes, rear leg tubes, and two telescopic frames. The two telescopic frames respectively correspond to the front leg tubes and the rear leg tubes. Each of the two telescopic frames comprises two support tubes and a connection tube connected to the two support tubes. The two support tubes of a first of the two telescopic frames are respectively and telescopically coupled with the front leg tubes, and the two support tubes of a second of the two telescopic frames are respectively and telescopically coupled with the rear leg tubes. A locking mechanism is disposed between each of the support tubes and a corresponding one of the front leg tubes and the rear leg tubes.
US11071387B2	Chair Chair (10, 100) with a seat section (14, 104), an underframe (12, 102) which supports seat section (14), and a seat back (16, 106), in which the seat back (16, 106) is mounted on underframe (12, 102) such that it may be pivoted around a rear transverse axis (26, 120) oriented crosswise to chair (10, 100), and seat section (14, 104) is at least partially deformable and is supported or reinforced by at least one stiff supporting element (28, 122) extending from the bottom end of seat back (16, 106) in the direction of seat section (14, 104) and being rigidly connected with seat back (16, 106), such that when a pivoting movement of seat back (16, 106) occurs, a portion of seat section (14, 104) positioned in front of the end of supporting element (28, 122) is raised or lowered depending on the direction of pivoting.
US11071382B2	Adjustable leg A kit comprising a cabinet base (30), an adjustable leg for supporting a cabinet, the leg comprising: a first component (60) having an attachment structure for attachment to a cabinet and a first threaded element (63) integral with and extending from the attachment structure, the attachment structure comprising at least two lugs (65) projecting away from the first threaded element (63); and a second component (40) comprising a second threaded element (70) threadedly engageable at one end of the second component (40) with the first threaded element (63), a foot (72) located at the opposite end of the second component (40), and a driving formation (73) whereby the second component (40) can be engaged by a tool and driven to rotate, the driving formation (73) being located inboard of the thread of the second threaded element (63); the first and second components (40, 60) being configured so that when they are threadedly engaged the driving formation (73) is accessible through the first threaded element (63); the cabinet base defining a hole (38) therethrough and a first set of at least two sockets on its underside for receiving respective ones of the lugs (65), the sockets being positioned relative to the hole (38) such that when the leg is attached to the base (30) with the fixing lugs (65) located in the sockets the driving formation (73) is accessible through the hole (38).
US11071381B2	Fastening fitting for a panel The invention relates to a fastening fitting for a drawer panel, wherein the panel carries aligned panel mounting parts (2, 2′, 2″) on its rear side and the lateral walls of the drawer carry panel fitting parts (1, 1′) which receive the panel mounting parts (2, 2′, 2″), which panel mounting parts and panel fitting parts can be operatively connected using a fixing means (7, 7′). The panel mounting parts (2, 2′, 2″) have means (4, 4′, 8) for adjusting the inclination of the panel, said means being operatively connected to adjustment bodies (5. 5′) of the panel fitting parts (1, 1′) and pivoting the panel about an axis running perpendicularly to the base side or cover side of the drawer.
US11071379B1	Footwear storage rack for vehicle trunk The footwear storage for a vehicle trunk is a mechanical structure. The footwear storage for a vehicle trunk is configured for use in storing footwear and other articles. The footwear storage for a vehicle trunk is contained in the trunk of the automobile. The footwear storage for a vehicle trunk is formed with a cant. The cant forms an angle between the supporting storage surfaces formed by the footwear storage for a vehicle trunk and the force of gravity. The cant is selected such that objects will not slide out of the footwear storage for a vehicle trunk during the acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle. The footwear storage for a vehicle trunk comprises a master pan, a plurality of footwear pocket structures, and a storage pan. Each of the plurality of footwear pocket structures mount on the master pan. The storage pan is contained within the master pan.
US11071376B2	Folding integrated table and bench The present disclosure discloses a folding integrated table and bench comprising a front table board, a front bench board, a bracket, and two front legs. The front table board is pivotally connected to the bracket and is configured to be rotated relative to the bracket. Each of the two front legs comprises a first upper cross rod, a first vertical rod, a first lower cross rod, and a first standing rod connected in sequence. A top end of the first standing rod comprises a first connecting shaft, and the first vertical rod is rotatably connected to the bracket so that each of the two front legs is configured to be rotated to be folded and unfolded. A bottom surface of the front bench board is symmetrically disposed with two first sliding grooves.
US11071374B2	Folding table A folding table comprises a table top, a table leg, a grounding part supported on the ground or a table top, and a second hinged lock formed for the table leg and the grounding part after the table leg and the grounding part rotate relative to each other, one end of the second hinged lock is connected with the other end of the table leg, the other end of the second hinged lock is connected with the grounding part, the table leg or the grounding part are relative to each other. When rotating in the unlocked state, the second hinged lock locks the table leg and the grounding part at an included angle of 0-90°. The invention has the advantages of convenient storage, transportation or carrying and small occupation space.
US11071373B2	Implement and method of forming the same An implement having a base structure with a core component and a shell component that surrounds the core component. The core component may include a body formed of a rigid material and decorative elements embedded within the body. The shell component may be formed of a substantially transparent material so that the decorative elements of the core are visible through the shell component.
US11071370B2	Hair information collection device, hair information collection system, and method for providing hair condition information A hair information collection device for providing information relating to hair of a user includes a device body having at least first and second regions configured such that the hair of the user is movable between the first and second regions while in contact with the first and second regions, at least one microphone arranged in or on the device body for detecting a noise during movement of the hair between the first and second regions, a speed sensor circuit arranged in or on the device body and comprising at least one sensor for determining a value representing the speed of the device body, and an electronic circuit device arranged in or on the device body, wherein the electronic circuit device is configured to provide the user with information regarding the hair based on the received detected noise and the speed of the device body.
US11071367B2	Apparatus for applying cosmetics The apparatus for dispensing cosmetics has a bottle portion configured to hold the cosmetics product, a wiper structure at an open end of the bottle portion; and a closure portion.
US11071365B2	Attachment for a hand held appliance An attachment for a hand held appliance comprising a body having a wall, a fluid inlet at one end of the wall and a fluid outlet through the wall wherein the fluid outlet comprises at least one slot extending along the wall and wherein the at least one slot is formed by an overlap of a first end of the wall and a second end of the wall. The wall may be formed from at least two plates. A first one of the at least two plates may comprise the first end of the wall and a second one may comprise the second end of the wall. The first of the at least two plates may define a radially inner surface of the slot. The second one of the at least two plates may define a radially outer surface of the slot. The slot may be tangential to the wall.
US11071362B2	Adjustable and retractable rod apparatus An adjustable and retractable rod includes an external pipe fitting, a multi-section rod and a positioning unit. The multi-section rod includes a first and at least one second foldable rod, where the first and second foldable rods have the same outer diameter, and the positioning unit includes a linkage rope, a positioning component and a locking component, which are used to pull the external pipe fitting and the first foldable rod relative to each other. The linkage rope can be dragged, and the locking component and the positioning unit interlocked or separated. When the locking component and the positioning component are interlocked, the external pipe fitting can be connected to the multi-section rod unit in an unfolded state. When the locking component moves away from the positioning component, the first and second foldable rods of the multi-section rod are folded and in parallel relative to the external pipe fitting.
US11071358B2	Interchangeable jewelry linking system and clasps thereof A clasp for a jewelry system has two arms and a sleeve that can slide to a position covering at least portions of both arms. In this position, the sleeve urges the clasp from an un-locked state towards a locked state.
US11071357B2	Slide fastener and method for manufacturing same A slide fastener includes: a pair of fastener stringers each provided with a fastener element at a bent side-edge portion of a fastener tape; a slider that moves for opening or closing the pair of fastener stringers; and a pair of resin-made terminal members each fixed to the fastener tape adjacently to the fastener element in a terminal portion of the fastener tape in an elongation direction of the fastener tape, the pair of terminal members including a pin and a socket configured to receive the pin. Reinforcing films are attached to both tape surfaces of at least one fastener tape in the terminal portion, and each reinforcing film has an embedded portion embedded in the terminal member.
US11071351B2	Footwear upper A footwear upper is made of a knitted engineered fabric. The footwear upper includes a front portion for covering an upper part of a foot, an intermediate portion corresponding to an insole, and a rear portion for covering a heel. The front portion, the intermediate portion and the rear portion are produced with an engineered fabric composed of an internal core and a pair of external layers of knitted fabric. The footwear upper is made as one piece, is already contoured during a machining stage and is ready to be applied to a sole without any other type of machining, except for the possibility of sealing for joining the front portion to the rear portion laterally.
US11071349B2	Sole structure for article of footwear A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a foam element having a top surface and a bottom surface. The foam element includes a recess (i) formed in one of the top surface or the bottom surface, (ii) extending from a first end in a forefoot region of the sole structure to a second end in a mid-foot region of the sole structure, (iii) having a first edge extending between the first end and the second end and disposed proximate to a peripheral region of the sole structure, and (iv) a second edge extending between the first end and the second end and disposed at an interior region of the sole structure. A cushioning arrangement is disposed within the recess and includes an outer surface that is substantially flush with the one of the top surface or the bottom surface of the foam element.
US11071344B2	Motorized shoe with gesture control An article of footwear includes a motorized tensioning system, sensors, and a gesture control system. Based on information received from one or more sensors the gesture control system may detect a prompting gesture and enters an armed mode for receiving further instructions. In the armed mode the system may detect a variety of different control gestures that correspond to different tensioning commands.
US11071343B2	Cap with interchangeable art A cap configured to permit different logos to be interchangeably positioned on the cap. The cap includes a front panel, a back panel and a visor. Further the cap comprises an adjustable strap. The front panel is made out of plastic material with hooks and other panels, such as the back panel and the visor, can also be made out of other materials. The logos are equipped with pile material permits them to be detachably mounted on the cap. A piece of stiffening material is positioned inside of the front panels forming the front face of the cap to maintain the front face in a shape.
US11071342B2	Low profile sock device A low profile sock device may include a body for receiving portions of a foot of a user. A first retainer may be configured to tension portions of the body, such as a first side and/or a heel region towards a portion of an upper foot region that the first retainer may be coupled to. A second retainer may be configured to tension portions of the body, such as a second side and/or a heel region towards a portion of the upper foot region that the second retainer may be coupled to. The retainers may be used to tension the body to the foot of a user to increase friction between the body and the foot prevent walking/running motion from pushing the body downward at the back of the foot while allowing the body to remain hidden while being worn with a shoe.
US11071341B2	Belt loop with belt fastener A belt loop for attachment of a duty belt to a garment or other object includes a belt fastener having a piece of hook-and-loop material complementary to a piece of hook-and-loop material on the duty belt.
US11071340B2	Protective pant A protective pant for a wearer, comprising a pelvic portion for overlying a pelvic region of the wearer to provide impact protection to the pelvic region, leg portions for overlying thighs of the wearer to provide impact protection to the thighs, and a zipperless length adjuster configured to adjust a length of the protective pant. Also, a protective pant for a wearer, the protective pant comprising: an inner base for protecting a pelvic region of the wearer; an outer shell; and a zipperless length adjuster comprising a plurality of adjustment elements on the inner base and a plurality of adjustment elements on the outer shell, each of the adjustment elements on the outer shell configured to be attachable to a corresponding one of the adjustment elements of the inner base in at least two positions to permit length-wise adjustment of the outer shell relative to the inner base.
US11071337B1	Personal protection device against viruses and article of apparel and device and method for making a vaccine A virus protection device 16 for protecting a user from a virus 14 includes a first flexible electrode 22 and a second flexible electrode 24 both formed of graphene and connected to a battery. The electrodes 22,24 are configured in a fractal arrangement and define a fractal-like structure 25 comprises a main branch 27 of electrodes 22, 24 and a plurality of side branches 28, secondary branches 30, tertiary branches 32, and subsequent branches 34 extending outwardly from the branch 27. The branches 27,28 30, 32 and 34 together form multiple nodes of flexible opposed positive electrodes 36.1 and negative electrodes 36.2 which are spaced an equal distance apart from one another, to define predetermined spaces there between, through which electrical current is capable of flowing between the electrodes 36.1, 36.2 for incapacitating viruses contacting the device 16 or passing through the spaces between the electrodes 36.1 and 36.2.
US11071335B2	Weighted chest protector A weighted chest protector, including a front panel, a rear panel, an adjustable shoulder panel, and a stability strap. The rear panel having a horizontal bottom edge and a horizontal strap extending from each side of the horizontal bottom edge for connecting the rear panel to the front panel. The adjustable shoulder panel having a first end and a second end, and a weight affixed to the adjustable shoulder panel at a location is which is closer to the second end of the adjustable shoulder panel than to the first end of the adjustable shoulder panel. The stability strap extending vertically between the rear panel and the adjustable shoulder panel.
US11071333B2	Backpack A backpack may include a first panel having a first panel surface facing in a direction and a second panel. The second panel has a second panel first surface and a second panel second surface opposite the second panel first surface. The second panel first surface is inconspicuous. The second panel is pivotable relative to the first panel between (1) a concealment position in which second panel second surface faces the first panel surface and (2) a safety position in which the second panel second surface faces in the. The backpack further includes a safety optic formed on one of the first panel surface and the second panel second surface.
US11071329B2	Method of making hybrid e-vaping cartridge, and method of making an e-vaping device including the hybrid e-vaping cartridge The method of making the e-vaping cartridge includes cutting at least one first hole through a first channel, sliding a housing over the first channel, the at least one first hole providing fluid communication between a first reservoir and a second reservoir, the first reservoir being defined between the housing and the first channel, where the second reservoir is defined between the first channel and a central passage traversing through the first channel. The method further includes inserting at least one first layer of absorbent material within the second reservoir, and positioning a heater and a wick in communication with the central passage. Distal ends of the wick contact the at least one first layer of absorbent material, where the heater is configured to vaporize a pre-vapor formulation that is communicated by the wick from the at least one first layer of absorbent material.
US11071325B2	Electronic smoking article including a heating apparatus implementing a solid aerosol generating source, and associated apparatus and method A smoking article is provided, having a component housing including a power source, and a tubular housing having a first end and a longitudinally-opposed second end, wherein the first or second end is configured to receive the component housing. The tubular housing includes an outer wall defining a cylindrical cavity. An aerosol-generating element is configured to be received within the cylindrical cavity, wherein the aerosol-generating element is configured to produce an aerosol in response to heat. An associated aerosol-generating element and related production methods are also provided.
US11071323B2	Battery assembly and electronic cigarette having same A battery assembly and an electronic cigarette using the battery assembly are provided. The battery assembly comprises a main body and a rear cover fixedly installed to the main body. One end of the main body is provided with a connecting portion fixedly electrically connected to an external load, and the other end thereof is provided with an inner cavity for accommodating an electronic component. The rear cover is fixedly installed to the main body and covers the inner cavity. One end of the main body far from the connecting portion is provided with an extension toward the rear cover, and the extension covers the end of the rear cover far from the connecting portion, effectively preventing the phenomenon that a housing far from the end of a suction port is damaged by impact when the electronic cigarette is dropped.
US11071322B2	Vaporizer A vaporizer, including: an eye ring; a ring comprising stainless iron; a first lock block; a first end support; a thermal insulation cotton; a stainless-steel tube; a second end support; a support cylinder; a second lock block; a magnet; a thermistor; a mounting seat; a spring support; a spring; a pneumatic switch; a silicone sleeve sleeving the pneumatic switch; annular sleeve; a coil support; an inductor; a printed circuit board; a first end cover; a first cover plate covering the first end cover; a button; a circuit board; two electrical contacts; a battery; a housing; a second end cover; a second cover plate covering the second end cover. The thermal insulation cotton is sheathed on the stainless-steel tube. The first end support and the second end support are disposed on two ends of the stainless-steel tube, respectively. The first lock block is disposed on the first end support.
US11071318B2	Encapsulation process The subject-matter of the invention is a process for encapsulating one or more substances with a matrix, wherein said process comprises the preparation of a mixture of said matrix in the liquid state with said substance(s), then the solidification of the mixture obtained, said matrix consisting of vanillin or ethylvanillin or a vanillin/ethylvanillin mixture. The solid compound thus obtained is particularly advantageous in the field of food for human consumption and animal feed, in the pharmaceutical field, as a fragrance in the cosmetics, perfumery and detergence field, or as an encapsulated active ingredient in the pharmaceutical field. The use of a compound chosen form vanillin, ethylvanillin and vanillin/ethylvanillin mixtures as encapsulating agent is also subject-matter of the present invention.
US11071316B2	Soup stock extraction device and soup stock extraction method A soup stock extraction device includes a stock take-out part that is connected to a bottom of a tank containing water and ingredients used for soup stock extraction and that is used to take out a stock including flavor compounds extracted from the ingredients and dissolved in the water, and a residue discharge part for discharging a residue of the ingredients. The stock take-out part includes a tubular body that is connected to the bottom of the tank and receives the stock and the residue flowing therein from the tank in a process of stock extraction, a screw conveyor disposed inside the tubular body, and a stock take-out port provided on the tubular body to take out the stock inside the tubular body. The residue discharge part includes the screw conveyor and a residue discharge port provided on the tubular body to discharge the residue.
US11071312B2	Heat-stable plant-based protein-product The present invention relates to a heat stable plant based protein product. Particularly, the invention relates to a heat stable plant based protein product which can be used as a meat substitute that can be heated by microwaves, fried or grilled. The present invention relates also processes for producing such heat stable plant based protein products.
US11071309B2	Confectionery composition comprising bran-like material There is described an confectionery composition comprising edible particulate material comprising from 80% to 100% by weight based on total weight of the material of a processable, microbially released, flavour acceptable bran-like material, characterized by the following parameters: (i) mean particle size by volume (Vol. MPS) of from 5 to 100 microns; (ii) volume particle size distribution (Vol. PSD) characterized by the parameters: D90,3 less than or equal to 350 microns, and D50,3 less than or equal to 50 microns, and optionally D10,3 less than or equal to 15 microns, (iii) mean particle sphericity as measured by a Smean of greater than or equal to 0.75; (iv) where processable means has oil holding capacity (OHC) of from 0.7 to 1.5; (v) where microbially released means material has common microbes below given limits (preferably free of common microbes) (vi) where flavour acceptable denotes a lipase activity (LA) and a peroxidase activity (PA) both less than or equal to 2 U/g and optionally a low degree of roasted flavour notes as defined herein. The bran-like material used in the confectionery compositions may added as a bulk ingredient to replace sugar and/or to provide confectionery fillings and/or coatings having improved hiding ability when used as layers in multilayer confectionery products.
US11071308B2	Method for generating a coffee beverage in a brewing device of an automatic coffee machine and automatic coffee machine for implementing the method A method for generating a coffee beverage in an automatic coffee machine brewing device supplies pressurized brewing water at a brewing device brewing water inlet according to a first brewing water supply mode during a first time period. During a second time period, a brewing water parameter is determined correlating with the volume flow and/or pressure of the supplied brewing water. A mode adjustment variable is set for a second brewing water supply mode using the brewing water parameter. Brewing water is supplied at the brewing water inlet during the second time period according to the second brewing water supply mode. The mode adjustment variable defines at least one continuous mode for the second brewing water supply mode, in which the brewing water is continuously supplied, and a pulse mode for the second brewing water supply mode, in which the brewing water is supplied in pulses.
US11071306B2	Low-fat water-in-oil emulsion The present invention relates to a low-fat water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion comprising a fat phase in an amount of at most 60 wt % relative to the total weight of the emulsion, an aqueous phase dispersed within the fat phase and an emulsifier composition, said emulsifier composition comprising an Acetone-insoluble (AI) component containing a Phosphatidyl Choline (PC), a Phosphatidyl Inositol (PI), a Phosphatidyl Ethanolamine (PE) and a Phosphatidic Acid (PA), wherein PC is in an amount of at most 15.5% relative to the total weight of the emulsifier composition and wherein the emulsifier composition is characterized by a weight ratio R of at most 65%, the ratio R being defined as (1) wherein PC+PI+PE+PA is the sum of the individual weights of the respective constituents of the AI component and AI is the total weight of the AI component.
US11071301B2	Anti-microbial agent to control biomass accumulation in SO2 scrubbers A method for removing or preventing a microbial growth, biofilm, biomass and/or mineral deposit on a hard surface inside an SO2 scrubber is disclosed. In particular, biocide compositions may be dosed in pulse or continuously for the reduction and prevention of biofilms on the hard surfaces inside an SO2 scrubber. A biocide composition disclosed here uses one or more non-oxidizing biocides, especially a mixture of one or more quaternary ammonium compounds and one or more other biocides.
US11071294B1	Low power inflatable device An inflatable device, having an air flow path having a circumference and including an air diverter comprising a central motor receiver and a plurality of air deflectors extending radially from the motor receiver and located to define a plurality of air flow chambers surrounding the motor receiver; a motor mounted within the central motor receiver and having an output shaft rotatable by the motor and extending below the air diverter, the motor generating heat during use of the motor; a fan connected to the output shaft of the motor and located below the air diverter for rotating in response to rotation of the output shaft by the motor to generate a flow of air, the air diverter cooperating with the flow of air generated by the fan to create a turbulent air flow directed to flow through the air flow chambers and past the motor, the flow of air providing cooling to dissipate heat from the motor; and an inflatable body in flow communication with the air flow path and located above the air diverter for receiving the turbulent air flow. The inflatable body undulates in response to receiving the turbulent air flow.
US11071292B2	Agricultural sprayer systems and components thereof An agricultural multi-row sprayer system is provided having a chassis, a tank coupled to the chassis to accommodate a sprayable mixture to be applied to rows of a crop, a first sprayer arrangement coupled to the chassis and arranged to spray the mixture from a first interrow area located between a set of adjacent rows of the crop, and a second sprayer arrangement coupled to the chassis and selectively deployable to spray the mixture from a second interrow area located between an overlapping set of adjacent rows of the crop. The sprayer system may include a linkage arrangement having a distal end that supports the second sprayer arrangement and an input link movably coupled to the chassis, which is controllably manipulable to selectively deploy the second sprayer arrangement to the second interrow area.
US11071287B2	Beekeeping systems, apparatus, and methods A beekeeping apparatus includes a bottom side having an arcuate groove defined therein, the arcuate groove being sized and dimensioned to correspond to the rim of a repository; and a top side including a recessed area defined therein, the recessed area being sized and dimensioned to correspond to a beekeeping frame, and a plurality of generally rectangular openings defined through the recessed area, the rectangular openings each being sized and dimensioned to receive and retain a portion of a beekeeping frame, and collectively being sized and dimensioned to receive and retain portions of different sizes of beekeeping frames.
US11071280B2	System and method for producing toy balls for pets A method of producing toy balls for pets, including: manufacturing distorted sphere balls with an opening in the distorted area using injection molding; sealing the opening of the distorted sphere balls to form uni-body sphere-shaped balls. The material used in the production of these toys can be rubber, thermoplastic elastomers, or thermoplastic rubber. This method allows to manufacture toy balls with no detached parts in the case of broken joints when the balls are chewed or torn apart by the pets. Thus, the ball can help to keep the pets from endangering themselves by swallowing detached parts of pet toy balls.
US11071269B2	Downy mildew resistant lettuce plants The present disclosure provides lettuce plants exhibiting resistance to downy mildew. Such plants may comprise novel introgressed genomic regions associated with disease resistance from L. virosa. In certain aspects, compositions, including novel polymorphic markers and methods for producing, breeding, identifying, and selecting plants or germplasm with a disease resistance phenotype are provided.
US11071268B2	Soybean ROD1 gene sequences and uses thereof The present invention relates to soybean ROD1 nucleic acid sequences and proteins and the use thereof to create plants with increased levels of C18:1 and reduced levels of saturated fatty acids in the seeds.
US11071267B2	Environment-enhancing hydroponic garden system having instream aeration features Described herein are example portable indoor hydroponic garden assemblies and associated methods of use. The portable indoor hydroponic garden assemblies can include features that facilitate hydroponic gardening in an indoor environment, including structural features that enhance the indoor environment itself, such as through sounds, smells, textures, sights, and so on. In an example, the portable indoor hydroponic garden system includes a tiered growing assembly housed fully within an enclosure. The tiered growing assembly can include a group of trays defining tiers that are recessed from one another, allowing water or other fluid to flow from tray to tray, creating waterfall features there between that can aerate the water and emit a pleasurable sound to the indoor environment. The enclosure can be climate controlled and thus adaptable to a variety of indoor conditions to grow desired plants, including embodiments using programmable heating and lighting systems.
US11071265B2	Control system for controlling operation of an irrigation system An irrigation system for providing irrigation to a crop comprising a plurality of mobile support towers, a conduit, a plurality of drive motors, a plurality of sensors, and a control system. The conduit carries fluid and is supported by the mobile support towers. The conduit includes a valve which can be opened to allow fluid flow through the conduit and closed to prevent fluid flow through the conduit. The drive motors propel the mobile support towers. The sensors generate data regarding the amount of fluid used to irrigate the crop. The control system controls the operation of the valve and the drive motors and is configured to calculate a price of forecasted yield loss, calculate a cost of irrigation, and terminate irrigation if the cost of irrigation is greater than the price of the forecasted yield loss.
US11071259B2	Irrigation water recirculation system An irrigation recirculation system and methods of filtering and cleaning water within the irrigation recirculation system. The system includes an above the ground water source and a fluid flow conduit that conveys the water into a filter element within a basin. The filter element separates solids from the water by causing the water to change direction before continuing on a fluid flow path. The water is then stored and distributed by a self-cleaning storage system that convey the filtered water to sprinkler heads of the irrigation system.
US11071256B2	Earth wall having a pocket structure for receiving vegetation A pocket structure for receiving containerized plants is sloped and hung from a wire of a wire basket. The pocket structure includes hooks, an irrigation fitting and corresponding drip channel to transmit water toward the rear of the pocket, and slots in the walls. The mesh units include braces and are sized for shipping. An earth wall is formed of the mesh units and pockets, and includes irrigation tubing.
US11071253B2	System for lubricating a bearing of a crop transport and/or processing system of a harvesting machine A system for lubrication of a bearing of a crop transport and/or processing system of a harvesting machine includes a supply container for storing a lubricant, a delivery pump and a lubricant line for delivering the lubricant from the supply container to the bearing, and a drainage channel and a suction pump for returning the lubricant from the bearing to the supply container.
US11076519B1	Selective inking head for semiconductor devices A method and system for manufacturing a device by forming a conformable interface layer from elastomer solution on semiconductor devices to facilitate picking and placing the semiconductor devices from a carrier substrate to a target substrate. The method may include transferring elastomer solution onto fluidic tips of a subset of fluidic heads of a fluidic head array by extending one or more fluidic head actuators of the subset of the fluidic heads, transferring the elastomer solution on the fluidic tips of the subset of the fluidic heads to semiconductor devices on a carrier substrate to form conformable interface layers on the semiconductor devices, and picking up the semiconductor devices via adhesive attachment with the conformable interface layers from the carrier substrate to place on a target substrate.
US11076518B2	Component supply device A component supply device supplies components stored in a component storage tape to a component extracting position. The component supply device includes a component exposing unit that exposes the components in the component storage tape fed by a tape feeding unit, the component storage tape traveling on a travel path formed from a tape travel path forming unit. The component exposing unit includes an insertion member that is inserted between a cover tape and a carrier tape and includes a base part and a tip part continuous with an upstream end in a tape feeding direction of the base part. The tip part is inclined toward the cover tape away from the carrier tape with respect to the base part in a state where the insertion member is inserted between the cover tape and the carrier tape.
US11076512B2	Electronic device having shield can structure An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may include: a printed circuit board including one face; at least one electronic component mounted on the printed circuit board; and a conductive shield can structure attached to the one face of the printed circuit board while surrounding the at least one electronic component. The conductive shield can structure may include: a first conductive plate including a first edge portion, a second edge portion spaced apart from the first edge portion, and a third edge portion extending between the first and second edge portions, and in top view of the one face of the printed circuit board, including a first flat portion parallel to the printed circuit board and constructing a recess together with the first to third edge portions; a second conductive plate including a fourth edge portion extending substantially parallel to the third edge portion, and in top view of the one face of the printed circuit board, including a second flat portion to be attached to the first flat part while at least partially overlapping the first flat portion; a first side portion extending along the first edge portion and substantially vertical to the first flat portion; a second side portion extending along the second edge portion and substantially vertical to the first flat portion; and a third side portion bent from the fourth edge portion while surrounding the third edge portion, and substantially vertical to the first flat portion.
US11076510B2	Heat management device and method of manufacture A heat-management device includes an array of recesses distributed across an external surface of a thermally conductive body. The device includes an array of protrusions interspersed with the array of recesses that form a network of cavities within an internal volume of the thermally conductive body. The array of recesses and the array of protrusions define a non-planar interface that is complementary to a curved surface of a heat source. A fluid volume can be retained within the network of cavities at a pressure lower than atmospheric pressure. The heat management device includes a cooling operation mode wherein the fluid volume absorbs heat from the heat source through the non-planar interface and dissipates heat away from the heat source through the network of cavities.
US11076504B2	Arrangement for dissipating heat of a power supply unit in a housing The present disclosure envisages an arrangement (100) for dissipating heat of a power supply unit (105) in a housing (110). The arrangement (100) comprises at least one packing member (120). The packing member (120) is disposed between the power supply unit (105) and an operative inner wall of the housing (110) to increase conductive thermal contact between inner walls of the housing (110) and the power supply unit (105). The arrangement (100) facilitates maximum surface contact between a power supply unit and inner walls of a housing.
US11076501B2	Apparatus for cooling electronic circuitry An apparatus cools electronic circuitry. An enclosure surrounds the electronic circuitry and has plural surfaces. Air intake holes are disposed in at least one surface and face at least one first direction. Air exhaust holes are disposed in at least another surface and face at least one second direction different than the first direction. A heat sink is in thermal contact with the circuitry and conducts heat generated by the circuitry. When a fan operates, air is drawn from an exterior of the enclosure through the air intake holes, absorbs heat from the heat sink, and then is directed through the air exhaust holes into the exterior of the enclosure. The heat sink is further in thermal contact with the enclosure so that when the fan does not operate, heat is drawn from the circuitry to the enclosure via the heat sink and is dissipated from the exterior.
US11076500B2	Electronic apparatus and connection structure An electronic apparatus includes a first body, a second body, a rotating shaft structure, a connection structure, and a circuit board. The rotating shaft structure is configured to connect the first body and the second body. The connection structure includes a first connection terminal, which is connected to the first body, and a second connection terminal, which is connected to the second body. The circuit board is connected to the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal and configured non-planarly along an axial direction of the rotating shaft structure.
US11076499B2	Foldable display device Disclosed is a display device including first and second set frames arranged adjacent to each other, a panel arranged on the first and second set frames, and a folding hinge unit arranged between the first set frame and the second set frame. The folding hinge unit includes a plurality of chain hinges arranged between the first and second set frames and configured to fold the first and second set frames inward and outward, and an X hinge including first and second connection chains coupled to the chain hinges and configured to control a folding trajectory of the chain hinges.
US11076498B1	Fixing device A fixing device used with an electronic device having a base includes a housing and two pressing elements. The housing includes an accommodating space for accommodating the base. Each pressing element includes a pressing portion and a latch portion. The pressing portions protrude from opposite sides of the housing, and the latch portions protrude from a bottom of the accommodating space. The base includes two positioning structures corresponding to the latch portions. When the electronic device is in the locked state, the base is accommodated in the accommodating space, and the positioning structure and the latch portion are coupled so the electronic device is fixed in the accommodating space. When the electronic device is in the unlocked state, the pressing portions are simultaneously subjected to external opposing forces, and the positioning structure is uncoupled from the latch portion so the electronic device can be disassembled from the accommodating space.
US11076495B2	Electronic device with hinge defining an asymmetrical service loop for a flexible display and corresponding systems and methods An electronic device includes a hinge coupling at least a first device housing to a second device housing. A flexible display is coupled to the first device housing and the second device housing and spans the hinge. The first device housing defines a curvilinear recess forming at least some of the flexible display into an asymmetrical service loop when the first device housing and the second device housing pivot about the hinge from an axially displaced open position to a closed position. Additional hinges and device housings can be added to accommodate flexible displays of varying lengths.
US11076488B2	Board having electronic component embedded therein A board having an electronic component embedded therein, includes a core layer having a groove with a bottom surface, an electronic component disposed above the bottom surface of the groove and spaced apart from the bottom surface of the groove, and an insulating layer disposed on the core layer and covering at least a portion of the electronic component. The insulating layer is disposed in at least a portion of a space between the bottom surface of the groove and the electronic component.
US11076486B2	Electronic unit and method for forming an electronic unit The invention relates to an electronic unit (100, 100′) comprising at least one printed circuit board (10, 10′, 20) which is populated with a plurality of electric and/or electronic components (50, 50.1, 50.2) on one side or on both sides and which is incorporated into at least one protective housing (90) made of a solidified potting compound (80′). In the process, the electronic unit overall forms a volume body (200) in which the solidified potting compound takes up a filling volume (70). In order to minimize the filling volume, the electronic unit additionally comprises a separate insert molding part (60) which is arranged at least adjacently to a populated side of the at least one printed circuit board and which takes up a spatially closed displacement volume in the volume body with respect to a flowable potting compound for forming the protective housing in a solidified state (80′).
US11076485B2	Component mounted board and electronic device comprising the same A component mounting board includes first and second substrates, a connection substrate, an interposer, and an electronic component. The first substrate has first and second surfaces opposing each other, a first side surface between the first and second surfaces, and a first signal pattern. The second substrate is disposed on the first substrate, has third and fourth surfaces opposing each other and a second side surface between the third and fourth surfaces, and includes a second signal pattern. The connection substrate is bent to connect the first and second side surfaces, and the interposer is disposed between the first and third surfaces and electrically connects the first and second signal patterns. The electronic component is mounted on at least one of the first to fourth surfaces.
US11076483B2	Direct bonded copper ceramic substrate A direct bonded copper ceramic substrate is provided, which includes a nitride ceramic substrate, a first passivation layer, and a first copper layer. The first passivation layer includes aluminum oxide or silicon oxide doped with another metal. The other metal is titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, or a combination thereof. The aluminum or silicon and the other metal have a weight ratio of 60:40 to 99.5:0.5. The first passivation layer is disposed between the top surface of the nitride ceramic substrate and the first copper layer.
US11076482B2	Printed circuit board A printed circuit board includes an internal insulating layer, an internal conductive pattern layer disposed on the internal insulating layer and including a line portion and a bonding pad portion, and an external insulating layer disposed on the internal conductive pattern layer and the internal insulating layer and having an accommodation groove extending therethrough to expose the bonding pad portion. The bonding pad portion includes a connection pattern extending from the line portion of the internal conductive pattern layer embedded in the external insulating layer, and exposed to the accommodation groove; a land pattern disposed closer to a center portion of the accommodation groove than the connection pattern; and a dam pattern connecting the connection pattern and the land pattern, in which a line width of the dam pattern is narrower than a line width of the land pattern.
US11076481B2	Stretchable substrate, method for manufacturing stretchable substrate, device for manufacturing stretchable substrate structure, and method for manufacturing stretchable substrate structure A stretchable substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a first modulus region which has a first modulus, a second modulus region which is located in a plane direction with respect to the first modulus region and has a second modulus higher than the first modulus, and a third modulus region which is located between the first modulus region and the second modulus region and has an interface modulus which gradually changes between the first modulus and the second modulus, wherein the interface modulus of the third modulus region may be constant in the thickness direction thereof.
US11076480B2	Component carrier with embedded filament A method of manufacturing a component carrier. The method includes forming a stack having at least one electrically insulating layer structure and/or at least one electrically conductive layer structure, and embedding a filament in the stack.
US11076476B2	Process for controlling, under void, a jet of particles with an aerodynamic lens and associated aerodynamic lens The invention relates to a method for controlling the divergence of a jet of particles in vacuo with an aerodynamic lens, the aerodynamic lens including at least one chamber; a diaphragm, a so-called inlet diaphragm, intended to form an inlet of the aerodynamic lens for a jet of particles, the inlet diaphragm having a given diameter (d1); and another diaphragm, a so-called outlet diaphragm, intended to form an outlet of the aerodynamic lens for this jet of particles; the method including: a step for generating the jet of particles from the inlet to the outlet, in vacuo, of the aerodynamic lens; and a step for adjusting the diameter (ds) of the outlet diaphragm for controlling the divergence of the jet of particles.
US11076474B2	Process for producing ozone and apparatus for ozone generation In an embodiment an apparatus for generating ozone includes a piezoelectric transformer having an input area and an output area, wherein the input area is configured to convert an applied AC voltage into a mechanical vibration, and wherein the output area is configured to convert the mechanical vibration into an electrical voltage so that the ozone is generated by the electrical voltage of the output area.
US11076473B2	Method for detecting a defect in an LED string and electronic circuit with at least one LED string A method and an electronic circuit are disclosed. The method includes detecting at least one operating parameter in an electronic circuit that includes a monitored LED string; adjusting a voltage threshold based on the at least one detected operating parameter; detecting a string voltage across the monitored LED string; comparing the string voltage with the voltage threshold; and detecting a defect in the LED string based on the comparing.
US11076471B2	Light management system for wireless enabled fixture A lighting management system includes communications circuitry, processing circuitry, and a memory. The memory stores instructions, which, when executed by the processing circuitry cause the lighting management system to receive a message from a lighting fixture via the communications circuitry, the message indicating a proximal presence of a detected mobile device to the lighting fixture, and performing one or more actions in response to receipt of the message. By performing the one or more actions upon receipt of the message as described above, a lighting system may be provided with additional functionality that enhances the lighting system.
US11076470B2	Controller and method for a lighting system A controller (7) for a lighting system (2) is controllable by at least a first user and a second user. The controller (7) detects adjustment of a setting of the lighting system (2) by a first user. The controller (7) controls the adjustability of the lighting system (2) by a second user as a function of the adjustment of the setting of the lighting system (2) by the first user.

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