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US11085366B2	Rotatable valve for turbocharger system with plural volute members A turbocharger system includes a valve member with at least one valve passage. The valve member is supported for rotation about an axis of rotation between a first position, a second position, and a third position. The axis of rotation is oriented transverse to flow within a first volute passage and a second volute passage. The valve passage, with the valve member in the first position, provides a cross flow path between the first volute passage and the second volute passage and provides a bypass flow path from at least one of the first and second volute passages and a bypass passage. In the second position, the valve passage provides the cross flow path, and the valve member substantially prevents flow along the bypass flow path. The valve member, in the third position, substantially prevents flow along the cross flow path and the bypass flow path.
US11085364B2	Intercooler assembly An intercooler assembly includes: a cooler body having a heat exchanger; an upper tank formed at an intake air inlet connected to the heat exchanger and coupled to an upper portion of the cooler body; a lower tank coupled to the lower portion of the cooler body to form an intake air discharge part connected to the heat exchanger; a bypass unit connected to the intake discharge part separately from the intake inlet; and a valve unit connected to the intake air inlet and the bypass unit and selectively introducing intake air supplied through a turbocharger into the intake air inlet and the bypass unit.
US11085363B2	Intercooler drain system An intercooler drain system which drains condensate from an intercooler includes an upper header, a lower header, and a plurality of tubes connecting the upper header and the lower header, the intercooler drain system including: a drain passage allowing the condensate collected in the lower header of the intercooler to be drained; and a valve opening and closing the drain passage. The valve has a specific gravity less than a specific gravity of the condensate, and when the condensate is collected above a predetermined level in the lower header, the valve rises due to buoyancy to open the drain passage.
US11085361B2	Precombustion chamber gas engine A precombustion chamber gas engine includes a main-chamber forming portion forming a main combustion chamber, a precombustion-chamber forming portion forming a precombustion chamber including a small-diameter cylinder chamber communicating with the main combustion chamber via a plurality of nozzle holes and a large-diameter cylinder chamber, an ignition device disposed in the large-diameter cylinder chamber of the precombustion chamber, and a precombustion-chamber-gas supply device for supplying a precombustion-chamber fuel gas to the precombustion chamber not via the main combustion chamber. The nozzle hole is formed so that a precombustion-chamber-side straight line passing through a central position of a precombustion-chamber-side opening of the nozzle hole and parallel to an extending direction of a central line of the precombustion-chamber-side opening of the nozzle hole intersects with a main-chamber-side straight line passing through a central position of a main-chamber-side opening of the nozzle hole and parallel to an extending direction of a central line of the main-chamber-side opening of the nozzle hole, and an acute angle between a precombustion chamber central axis of the precombustion chamber and the precombustion-chamber-side straight line is smaller than an acute angle between the precombustion chamber central axis and the main-chamber-side straight line.
US11085359B2	Swirl chamber-type diesel engine A swirl chamber-type diesel engine includes a secondary combustion chamber assembly coupled to a cylinder head to define a secondary combustion chamber having, on an inner wall surface thereof, a curved swirl induction part, and a connecting passage formed at a lower end of the swirl induction part, and a piston defining a primary combustion chamber and including a trench part being in communication with the connecting passage, and clover parts formed at both sides of the trench part, in which a guide structure is provided in the connecting passage, and the guide structure divides combustion gas, discharged from the secondary combustion chamber to the primary combustion chamber, into three portions and guides the combustion gas.
US11085353B2	Oil supply element and piston of an internal combustion engine An oil supply element for supplying oil into a cooling channel of a piston in an internal combustion engine, may include a channel having a lateral opening with an oil discharge element and may be configured to direct a partial oil flow via the oil discharge element and the lateral opening to at least one of an underside of a piston crown, a hub, and a piston interior.
US11085351B2	System and method for determining error in vehicle catalytic converter A system and method for determining an error in a vehicle catalytic converter prevent an incorrect determination and improve reliability of the determination. The method includes determining whether the error occurs in the catalytic converter in consideration of both fuel injection state and fuel injection cut-off state.
US11085347B2	Drive unit for a motor vehicle having a combined arrangement of a cyclic process device and a thermoelectric generator A drive unit for a motor vehicle that includes an internal combustion engine, which has a combustion engine and an exhaust gas line, via which exhaust gas can be removed from the combustion engine. A cyclic process device is provided for converting the thermal energy of the exhaust gas into mechanical work in a thermodynamic cyclic process, wherein a working medium with respect to its direction of flow flows through a first heat exchange device, in which a heat transfer from the exhaust gas to the working medium takes place, then flows through an expansion device, in which an expansion of the working medium and thereby the generation of the mechanical work take place, and then flows through a second heat exchange device, in which a heat transfer from the working medium to a cooling medium takes place.
US11085345B2	Control method of exhaust gas purification system for vehicle A control method of an exhaust gas purification system for a vehicle may include: determining, by an injection controller, whether a selective catalyst reduction (SCR) is actuated; determining, by the injection controller, whether a temperature of the SCR is within a set diagnosis region; deciding, by the injection controller, a normal pattern of the SCR corresponding to the temperature of the SCR; comparing, by the injection controller, the decided normal pattern of the SCR with a current performance pattern of the SCR; determining, by the injection controller, whether a current performance pattern of the SCR is an abnormal pattern; and performing, by the injection controller, a correction control based on a current abnormal pattern of the SCR.
US11085344B2	Thermal- and photo-assisted aftertreatment of nitrogen oxides Systems and methods for treating automotive vehicle emissions on board an automotive vehicle include the use of waste heat recovery, electrochemical water splitting, phototcatalytic water splitting, and selective catalytic reduction. Waste heat recovery is used to power electrochemical water splitting, or photocatalytic water splitting. Photons collected from a solar panel are used in photocatalytic water splitting, or in photo-assisted selective catalytic reduction. Hydrogen gas generated by water splitting is used in conjunction with catalytic reduction units to catalytically reduce NOx in an engine exhaust gas.
US11085343B2	Control apparatus and control method for exhaust purification system in vehicle A control apparatus controls an exhaust purification system including an exhaust purification catalyst provided in an exhaust passage for an internal combustion engine in a vehicle, and an electric heating device for heating the exhaust purification catalyst in response to the supply of electricity. The control apparatus includes a prediction unit that detects at least one preliminary action of a startup action for the vehicle performed before the startup operation and predicts that the startup operation will be performed, and a heating control unit that causes the electric heating device to heat the exhaust purification catalyst if the prediction unit predicts that the startup operation will be performed.
US11085342B2	Honeycomb filter A honeycomb filter including: a honeycomb structure having a porous partition wall provided surrounding a plurality of cells; and a plugging portion disposed to seal either one end portion on the inflow or the outflow end face side of the cells, wherein the cell in which the plugging portion is provided at the outflow end face side and the inflow end face side is open is defined as an inflow cell, the cell the plugging portion is provided at the inflow end face side and the outflow end face side is open is defined as an outflow cell, the honeycomb structure further has a trapping layer for the particulate matter on an inner surface side of the partition wall, the trapping layer includes a portion composed of a sintered body of CeO2 particles on at least a surface layer, and the average particle diameter is 1.1 μm or less.
US11085340B2	Variable stroke gas exchange valve train of an internal combustion engine The disclosure relates to a valve train of an internal combustion engine having variable-lift gas exchange valves, comprising: a carrier shaft, a cam piece arranged on the carrier shaft in a rotationally fixed and axially displaceable manner. The cam piece comprises a cam group of axially adjacent cams of different elevations, and an axial slotted link having axially opposite displacement grooves, each having a displacement region and an outlet region. Actuator pins, by engaging with the displacement grooves, displace the cam piece on the carrier shaft. Each displacement groove axially delimits, partially or completely, the outlet region by only one groove wall, and the one groove wall, at which the actuator pin, which is in engagement with the displacement region, positively accelerates the cam piece into a displacement direction. The width of the displacement grooves is smaller in the outlet region than a diameter of the actuator pins.
US11085337B2	Valve timing adjustment device A valve timing adjustment device includes: a first rotatable body that is rotated about a rotational axis synchronously with one of a drive shaft and a driven shaft of an engine; and a second rotatable body that is rotated about the rotational axis synchronously with the other one of the drive shaft and the driven shaft. The first rotatable body includes: a fastening portion, a slide portion and a bearing portion. The fastening portion is fastened to the one of the drive shaft and the driven shaft. The bearing portion includes an outer peripheral surface that is opposed to an inner peripheral surface of the second rotatable body, and the bearing portion rotatably supports the second rotatable body. The fastening portion projects on one axial side of the slide portion and the bearing portion in an axial direction toward the one of the drive shaft and the driven shaft.
US11085327B2	Mounting portion for an exhaust gas turbocharger, and exhaust gas turbocharger A bearing section for an exhaust turbocharger comprises a receiving opening for receiving a shaft of a rotor assembly of the exhaust turbocharger. The bearing section is designed for positioning bearing elements for supporting the shaft. A lubricant circuit is designed for supplying lubricant to the bearing elements. Lubricant channels are formed in the bearing section. In order to reduce a component temperature of the bearing section, a cooling jacket is provided, through which coolant can flow. The cooling jacket comprises a coolant channel, an inlet channel and an outlet channel. The inlet channel issues at a first opening point into the coolant channel and the outlet channel is connected at a second opening point to the coolant channel in such a way that a flow can pass therethrough. A rib is provided in the coolant channel.
US11085324B2	Gas turbine and gas turbine operating method A gas turbine is provided with an exhaust diffuser in which an exhaust flow path for circulating exhaust gas from a turbine is formed, and a cooling device for cooling a structure facing the exhaust flow path in the exhaust diffuser. The cooling device has a guide part in which a guide flow path for circulating a cooling medium is formed and which is configured to guide the cooling medium to the structure, and a switching part able to switch between a first state where a flow rate of the cooling medium flowing through the guide flow path is a first flow rate corresponding to a flow rate during a rated operation and a second state where the flow rate of the cooling medium is a second flow rate higher than the first flow rate.
US11085323B2	Gas turbine engine slot tools A tool for a slot in a gas turbine engine, according to an example of the present disclosure, includes a head configured to be received in the slot, a first pad removably bonded to the head with an adhesive, and a second pad removably bonded to the head with an adhesive and disposed opposite from the first pad.
US11085321B2	Bleed air compensated continuous power assurance analysis system and method A system and method for providing bleed air compensation for a continuous power assurance analysis of a gas turbine engine includes estimating bleed air flow rate from the gas turbine engine, estimating a shift in power turbine inlet temperature based on the estimated bleed air flow rate, and applying the estimated shift in power turbine inlet temperature to the continuous power assurance analysis of the gas turbine engine.
US11085317B2	CMC BOAS assembly A blade outer air seal includes a base portion. A first wall and a second wall extend radially from the base portion. The first wall is axially spaced from the second wall. The first and second walls extend in a circumferential direction. A first hook extends from the first wall and a second hook extends from the second wall. The first and second hooks extend in an axial direction towards one another to form a passage that extends in the circumferential direction. The passage is configured to receive a carrier. A tab extends radially outward from the second hook. The tab is configured to engage with the carrier.
US11085315B2	Turbine engine with a seal An apparatus and method of sealing for an engine component between two surfaces arranged in spaced relationship to define a gap. A groove located is located in one of the two surface for receiving a seal having a body with a multi-faceted cross-sectional shape defining multiple seal facets. At least one of the multiple seal facets contacts one or both of the two surfaces.
US11085314B2	Sliding seal The present disclosure relates generally to a sliding seal between two components. The sliding seal includes a first seal section, a second seal section, and (in some embodiments) a third seal section. Two or three of the seal sections are uncoupled, which allows the uncoupled seal sections to move relative to one another during relative movement between the two components. One or more spring tabs extend from the second seal section and bias the first and third (or in some embodiments, the first and second) seal sections away from one another.
US11085309B2	Outer drum rotor assembly The present disclosure is directed to an outer drum rotor assembly for a gas turbine engine including a first outer drum and a second outer drum. Each outer drum defines a radially extended flange adjacent to one another. A plurality of outer drum airfoils is extended inward along the radial direction from between the first outer drum and the second outer drum at the flange.
US11085304B2	Variably skewed trip strips in internally cooled components A component for a gas turbine engine may comprise a cooling channel. A first trip strip may extend from a wall of the cooling channel. A leg of the first trip strip and a first plane orthogonal to a direction of airflow through the cooling channel may form a first angle. A second trip strip may be downstream from the first trip strip and extending from the wall of the cooling channel. A leg of the second trip strip and a second plane orthogonal to the direction of airflow through the cooling channel may form a second angle different from the first angle.
US11085303B1	Pressurized damping fluid injection for damping turbine blade vibration A blade vibration damping system impacts a pressurized damping fluid on a surface of at least one of a plurality of blades of a turbine in opposition to a vibratory movement thereof to cause damping of vibration of the blade(s) during operation of the turbine. The system includes a fluid injection nozzle in a stationary component adjacent the plurality of blades. A valve selectively admits the pressurized damping fluid to the fluid injection nozzle from a source of pressurized damping fluid, and a control system controls the valve to operate the fluid injection nozzle in response to an operational parameter exceeding a threshold during operation of the turbine. A related turbine casing and method are also provided.
US11085302B2	Blade tip for ceramic matrix composite blade Turbine blades for use in gas turbine engines are disclosed herein. Each blade includes an airfoil and a protective crown. The airfoil includes ceramic matrix composite materials. The protective crown includes ceramic-containing materials and is mounted to a radially-outer end portion of the airfoil.
US11085298B1	Rotary internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine includes one or more pairs of non-meshing, externally timed rotors disposed within a housing in an expander module and a compressor module. Each rotor includes a cylindrical, center main body including a first end, a second end opposite the first end, an elongate portion extending between the ends and a first peripheral surface portion and a second peripheral surface portion and a bore extending through a center of the main body from the first end to the to second end. The rotors each have a groove extending along outer peripheral edge portions of the rotor. A pair of tip seals is disposed in the grooves. A pair of apex seals is disposed on the first peripheral surface portion and the second peripheral surface portion and an axially floating end plate is disposed at an end of the housing.
US11085297B1	Opposed piston engine and elements thereof A four-stroke opposed piston engine contains a drive train containing two outer crank shaft gears, and two inner synchro gears, wherein the inner synchro gears are twice the diameter of the outer crank shaft gears. Additionally, novel piston faces are presented that when fixed on opposed pistons, create annular cavities that form advantageous combustion chambers when the pistons are at top dead center.
US11085296B2	Method for controlling subsidence area caused by underground mining in adjoining open-pit mine A method for controlling a subsidence area caused by underground mining in an adjoining open-pit mine, applied in an open-pit and underground coordinated mining process. In the method, a ground subsidence area caused by underground mining and production is directly filled and covered with overburden materials such as soil and rock discharged from an adjoining open-pit mine; small and medium fracture zones and large fracture zones caused by mining are timely backfilled, tamped, and levelled according to areas before the ground subsidence area appears, the thickness of the levelled soil layer is kept above 1 m, and the area slope is controlled within 7°. By fully using overburden materials from an adjoining open-pit mine, the method controls a subsidence area caused by underground mining and greatly shortens the discharge distance of the overburden materials from the adjoining open-pit mine, also solves the safety problems such as air leakage and spontaneous combustion of coal caused by fractures in mine subsidence, and brings significant economic and social benefits.
US11085294B2	Mud filtrate property measurement for downhole contamination assessment A method and system for measuring drilling fluid filtrate. The method may comprise disposing a downhole fluid sampling tool into a wellbore at a first location, activating a pump to draw a solids-containing fluid disposed in the wellbore into the downhole fluid sampling tool, drawing the drilling fluid with the pump across the at least one filter to form a drilling fluid filtrate, drawing the drilling fluid filtrate with the pump through the channel to the at least one sensor section, and measuring the drilling fluid filtrate with the at least one sensor. A system may comprise a downhole fluid sampling tool. The downhole fluid sampling tool may comprise at least one multi-chamber section, at least one sensor section, at least one filter, a pump, and a channel.
US11085285B1	Method and apparatus for predicting drilling fluid viscosity A system and method for acquiring and processing single point viscosity measurements in well operations to predict flow curves, e.g., for mud flow, for monitoring and predicting viscosity of fluid flow in order to identify abnormal conditions for taking remedial action.
US11085284B2	Vertical drilling system of auger type provided with a trajectory correcting device The disclosure relates to a system for drilling a vertical well in soil according to a substantially vertical theoretical drilling trajectory comprising a drilling device including a hollow core having a longitudinal axis, the hollow core being provided with a drilling tool; a rotating driving device exhibiting an active state in which the driving device is oriented with respect to the soil in an angular correction position, and a passive state in which the driving device does not modify the displacement trajectory of the drilling device; a device for measuring the deviation of the hollow core; a control device configured to make the driving device swivel when a deviation is measured, in order to bring it in its active state in an angular correction position determined such that, considered in the horizontal plane, the trajectory correcting direction associated with the angular correction position is opposite to the deviation direction.
US11085279B2	Stress-transfer method in tunnel with high ground pressure based on fracturing ring A stress-transfer method in tunnel with high ground pressure based on fracturing ring. According to the stress source of the tunnel, fracturing by drilling holes to form artificial weaken zones in surrounding rocks, that's named fracturing ring. The fracturing ring is the weaken zone with some width, whose inner boundary is the protective circle. The fracturing ring with small width is called the cutting and interruption circle and the cutting or interruption arc. The radius of the protective circle is determined by setting a certain width of safety coal pillar barriers at the edge of a support body. The radius of the fracturing ring is determined by the surrounding rock structure and the stress conditions as well as the construction technology. Usually, the higher the stress, the wider the radius of the fracturing ring. The cutting and interruption circle or arc could cut off all of the targeted rock which transmits the stress.
US11085277B2	Seamless steel pipe, method of producing a high strength seamless steel pipe, usage of a seamless steel pipe and perforation gun A perforation gun comprising a charging unit and an outer hollow carrier, wherein the hollow carrier is made of a seamless steel pipe, wherein the seamless steel pipe is produced by tempering a tubular steel body at a holding temperature of >450° C., the seamless steel pipe having a high burst strength and at least over part of its length having a yield strength Rp0.2 of >1050 MPa, and the seamless steel pipe having a grain structure with an average grain size of <15 μm, and the tubular steel body having been manufactured from a steel alloy, which steel alloy comprises, besides iron and inevitable impurities, the following alloying elements in mass-%: C 0.22-0.30% Mn 0.7-1.2% Si 0.13-0.38% Cr 0.7-1.2% Mo 0.5-0.8%.
US11085276B2	Horizontal subsea tie-in system A subsea horizontal tie-in system comprising a porch part (100) with a porch hub (101a), a termination part (200) with a termination hub (201a). The termination part is configured to land on the porch part. The tie-in system further has an alignment system to align the porch hub (101a) and the termination hub (201a) during movement of the termination hub towards the porch hub in a landed state. The alignment system comprises guide arrangements (A1, A2, B1, B2) having porch guide faces (113p, 113q, 113r) on the porch part and termination guide faces (213p, 213q, 213r) on the termination part. The porch guide faces and termination guide faces are configured to slide against each other during said movement. The porch part (100) comprises a base plate (103) on which the porch guide faces are arranged.
US11085270B2	In-situ vitrification of hazardous waste In-situ vitrification of hazardous waste occurs within human-made caverns. The human-made caverns may be located at distal (terminal) ends of substantially vertical wellbores and the human-made caverns may be located within deep geological rock formations, that are located at least two thousand feet below the Earth's surface. The hazardous waste that is vitrified into glass within such human-made caverns may be radioactive. The vitrification within a given human-made cavern is accomplished by at least one heater that operates according to a predetermined heating and cooling profile. During vitrification the heater may be reciprocated up and down to introduce currents into the waste liquid for uniform temperature dispersion. The heater may be removable, reusable, single use, and/or disposable. Cold caps and/or insulating blankets may be used over a given layer of vitrified waste product within the given human-made cavern. Heater weights, mixing vanes, and/or downhole sealing packer may also be used.
US11085268B2	Isolation barrier assembly A method of manufacturing an assembly for use as an isolation barrier to be run in and secured within a well. The assembly has a first tubular section providing a mandrel portion over which a sleeve body is located. The sleeve body is initially welded to a second tubular section to provide a part assembly which can be welded, inspected and machined without affecting the mandrel portion. The second tubular section is then coupled to the first tubular section and the sleeve body welded to the first tubular section to provide a chamber between the sections and the sleeve body. In use, fluid can enter the chamber through a port in the mandrel portion and morph the sleeve against a larger diameter surface in the well. In an embodiment the second tubular section includes a support for the sleeve body during initial welding which is then machined away.
US11085266B2	Deployment devices and related methods for hydraulic fracturing systems A method for delivering a fracturing fluid at a well site includes transporting a manifold module using a platform to the well site by supporting the manifold module on a vehicle bed; using the platform to position the manifold module directly over a target location; extending a stand from the manifold module toward the ground; lifting the manifold module off the bed using the extended stand; moving the platform away from under the manifold module; and lowering the manifold module using the stand. These steps are repeated to form a manifold assembly that includes a plurality of serially aligned and interconnected manifold modules. A related system includes a manifold assembly and platform as described.
US11085265B2	Downhole sealing tool A sealing tool for conveyance within a tubular member within a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation. The sealing tool includes a mandrel and a eutectic sealing material disposed about the mandrel. The eutectic sealing material has a eutectic temperature at which the eutectic sealing material melts. The sealing tool also includes means for heating the eutectic sealing material to at least the eutectic temperature. The eutectic sealing material is transferred onto an inner surface of the tubular member by activating the heating means to heat the eutectic sealing material to at least the eutectic temperature to melt the eutectic sealing material.
US11085260B2	Wireline-deployed ESP with self-supporting cable A submersible pumping system for use in producing wellbore fluids from a wellbore within a subterranean formation includes a motor and a pump driven by the motor to produce the wellbore fluids. The pumping system further includes a self-supporting power cable connected to the pump. The self-supporting power cable includes a plurality of conductors and a plurality of strength members. A method of deploying and retrieving a submersible pumping system in a wellbore includes the steps of connecting a wireline to the submersible pumping system, connecting a self-supporting power cable to the submersible pumping system, lowering the submersible pumping system into the wellbore while the weight of the submersible pumping system is borne by the wireline. The method continues with the step of locating the submersible pumping system on a landing assembly, disconnecting the wireline from the submersible pumping system, and retrieving the wireline from the wellbore without removing the submersible pumping system from the wellbore.
US11085258B2	Systems, methods, and computer-readable media to monitor and control well site drill cuttings transport Systems, methods, computer-readable media having computer programs, and electronic interfaces to detect and mitigate drill cuttings build-up in borehole drilling for hydrocarbon wells are provided. Embodiments include determining annular pressure at downhole sensors when pumping a drilling fluid into the borehole. Then one or more measures of a decrease in pressure in the borehole between a first sensor and a second sensor that is attributable to build-up of drill cuttings between the first sensor and the second sensor can be determined. Portions of effective density of the drilling fluid that are attributable to build-up of drill cuttings between the sensors also can be determined. Drill cuttings and fluid flow in an interval of the borehole between the first sensor and the second sensor can be analyzed. Whether drill cuttings limit fluid flow in an interval of the borehole between the first sensor and the second sensor then can be determined.
US11085251B2	Casing guide and clamp assembly An apparatus and method for use in the initial positioning, guiding, clamping and removal of a tubular casing used to produce a borehole, including a mainframe with an opening configured to receive, clamp onto and centralize the casing within the mainframe opening.
US11085242B2	Pneumatic drilling with packer slideable along stem drill rod A bottom hole assembly (BHA) and method for drilling a bore with a pneumatic percussion hammer includes an expandable packer surrounding the stem rod connected to the hammer. The packer has an inner surface confronting the outer surface of the stem rod in an axially slideable, sealed relationship. The packer is expanded and fixed in the bore to separate a region of high hydraulic pressure above the packer from a region of lower hydraulic pressure below the packer. The method includes operating the pneumatic hammer and bit, while (i) the stem rod advances with a sliding seal against an inside surface of the expanded packer; (ii) pneumatic pressurization and exhaust for the hammer are guided within the stem rod; and (iii) the exhaust from the hammer is discharged into the lower clearance region surrounding the bit at the bottom of the bore.
US11085239B2	Sealing system for downhole tool A bearing assembly having independently rotatable concentric inner and outer tubes. A bearing chamber containing multiple bearings is disposed between the tubes, allowing thrust but not rotation to be transferred between them. The bearing chamber is sealed from the inside of the inner tube. To prevent high pressure fluid from leaking from the inner tube to an exterior of the tool through the bearing chamber, damaging components, a flow path is formed. An annular piston responds to high pressure within the bearing chamber and the inner tube, opening a flow path from the inner tube to the environment.
US11085237B2	Mass tuned ladder rung and ladder formed therewith A rung which can be installed in a ladder is disclosed which comprises a first plate having first and second ends, each of the first and second ends having a relief tab and an opening, and a second plate, the second plate being identical to the first plate, the first and second plates being nestable such that the relief tabs of the first plate insert through the openings of the second plate to form the rungs.
US11085232B2	Exit sign shade for classroom viewing window A shade adapted for covering a classroom viewing window and assisting with compliance with emergency protocol during an emergency is disclosed. The shade may include a plurality folds connected to each other by a plurality of hinges configured to cover a classroom viewing window. Emergency related information and status indicators may be revealed upon the unfolding of the shade to assist teachers, school officials, police, and others to comply with established school emergency protocol. The shade further fulfills the requirement that the classroom viewing window be covered during an emergency lockdown. The shade may function as a standard “Exit” sign during non-emergency time.
US11085228B2	Window system with interchangeable exterior accessory covers Window assemblies and methods for making window assemblies are disclosed herein. In one aspect, the window assembly can include a base frame assembly, an accessory support frame assembly, and an exterior accessory frame assembly. The base frame assembly is connected to and supported by the accessory support frame. The accessory support frame can be attached to a building structure via a first plurality of fasteners. The exterior accessory frame assembly, which provides much of the exterior aesthetic appearance of the window assembly, can be connected to the accessory support frame via a second plurality of fasteners which are concealed from view by the exterior accessory frame. In one example, the accessory members conceal the first plurality of fasteners once the exterior accessory assembly is connected to the base frame assembly. Many different styles of exterior accessory frames can be supported by the accessory support frame.
US11085218B2	Device for moving a furniture flap and piece of furniture A device is proposed for moving a furniture flap received on a furniture body of a piece of furniture having a spring-force unit, which assists the opening and/or the closing of the furniture flap by a predetermined force action of the spring-force unit via an adjusting arm engaging with the furniture flap in the mounted state. According to the invention, an electrically switchable adjusting unit is provided, which is coupled to the spring-force unit in such a way that a movement of the spring-force unit into a predetermined adjustment position of the spring-force unit on the piece of furniture occurs by a switching of the adjusting unit in the mounted state of the device so that a degree of force action of the spring-force unit on the furniture flap can be adjusted in dependence on the adjustment position of the spring-force unit.
US11085215B1	Hinge pin and associated door hinge assembly A hinge pin that allows for clean and convenient internal lubrication of associated door hinge assemblies, including: a head, a body, and a tip; wherein the head includes a fluid reservoir, and a fluid input aperture; wherein the body includes a first end, a second end, wherein the first end and the second end define a length therebetween, at least one fluid output aperture, a primary bore, and a secondary bore; and wherein the primary and secondary bores are positioned between the fluid input aperture and the at least one fluid output aperture, and define a pathway for fluid flow therebetween.
US11085211B2	Motor vehicle door lock A method of forming a motor vehicle door lock includes arranging a lever, providing an electric drive that pivots the lever to place the motor vehicle door lock in an open state and includes a motor and a wheel gear that is driven by the motor and has a circumferential face, forming at least one damping stop on the wheel gear that protrudes axially from the circumferential face of the wheel gear and extends from the circumferential face toward a stop plane that is spaced from and parallel to an actuating plane in which the wheel gear and the lever are rotatable, providing a housing stop surface that is engageable by the damping stop along the stop plane in a rotational direction of the wheel gear, and forming the damping stop and the wheel gear as a single piece using a two-component injection molding process.
US11085209B2	Surface-mountable locking device A surface-mountable locking system is designed to secure an item to a surface via one or more mechanical engagements that are protected from tampering by encompassing the engagements point(s) within cavity-defining surfaces. In one example the mechanical engagement is effected by placing a pin in a box and securing the pin in the box using a bolt and the tampering protection is effected by the surfaces that define the box. In another example, the mechanical engagement is effected by placing a surface-attached anchor within a cavity and securing the anchor relative to the cavity using a bolt and the tampering protection is effected by the surfaces that define the cavity. The securing bolt may be, for example, the bolt of locking mechanism, a threaded bolt to engage a receptacle having complementary threads, or a smooth bolt to engage a receptacle having a shape complementary to that of the bolt.
US11085207B2	Theft deterrent system for electronics cabinet door A theft deterrent system for an electronics cabinet includes a handle cover having through-holes dimensioned to align with a through-hole in a handle of the electronics cabinet. The through-holes of the handle cover may be dimensioned to receive a shackle of a lock. The theft deterrent system further includes a shackle cover dimensioned to receive the shackle of the lock. The shackle cover may include an upper tab and a lower tab, each comprising a respective shackle slot therein dimensioned to receive the shackle of the lock.
US11085206B2	Lockable latch handle assembly A lockable latch handle assembly for enclosures such as truck tool boxes comprises the combination of a key cylinder, and a latch handle that may be secured by a padlock to the front wall of the box, to collectively prevent opening of latches that secure the lid of the box in a closed position.
US11085205B2	Sliding door locking system A sliding door locking system includes a sliding door having an inner surface that slides over a doorway opening when the door is slidably mounted above the doorway opening, and an outer surface. A lock housing is mounted in the sliding door, the housing having an aperture extending through the inner surface of the sliding door. A latch is hingedly mounted in the aperture such that the latch is moveable from a retracted position, in which the door is slidable along the door opening, and an extended position, in which the latch engages a catch opposite the inner surface of the door and adjacent the doorway opening. At least one of the inner and outer surfaces of the sliding door includes an actuator that, when moved from a first position to a second position, moves the latch from the retracted position to the extended position.
US11085203B2	Signal based arrangement of pin tumbler pins Various embodiments that pertain to signal based arrangement of pin tumbler pins are described. A receiver can receive and process a signal. The signal can indicate an arrangement for the pins of the pin tumblers. With a proper signal, the pins can be placed so that the pin tumbler unlocks. Security measures can be put into place to make sure the signal is a valid signal, such as through employment of a hash function set (e.g., two hash functions).
US11085197B2	Composite based leading edge kit for a pool and/or spa cover system Provided is a pool and/or spa cover leading edge kit for use with a pool and/or spa cover system. The kit includes at least two annular shaped fiber reinforced polymer composite segments capable of being axially aligned and interconnected at their abutting ends with each annular shaped fiber reinforced polymer composite segment having an axial length of from 3 feet to 20 feet. The kit also includes at least one joiner capable of interconnecting together a pair of abutting axially aligned annular shaped fiber reinforced polymer composite segments at their axial ends to form a segmented leading edge with an overall axial length of from 6 feet to 50 feet that is capable of being coupled to a pool and/or spa cover. The at least two annular shaped fiber reinforced polymer composite segments of the segmented leading edge include at least one of continuous fibers or discontinuous fibers oriented at least partially in the axial direction and encapsulated by a thermoset or thermoplastic resin matrix. After installation on the pool or spa, the segmented leading edge provides a deflection across the width of the pool or spa of from 0 to less than or equal to 0.10 inches per 10 feet of width of the pool or spa, and has a linear weight per foot of from 4 to 14 ounces per foot of axial length.
US11085195B2	Blade arrangement A floor stripping machine blade of a blade assembly has a leading edge, when the blade assembly is attached to a floor stripping machine, at an angle that is other than perpendicular to the direction of travel of the floor stripping machine, said angle of the blade's leading edge being fixed or adjustable.
US11085194B2	Moment connection component lifting tool assembly A lifting tool assembly is disclosed, including a crossbar having a long axis spanning between first and second end portions. A first hook member is pivotably suspended from the first end portion and a second hook member is pivotably suspended from the second end portion. The end portions are symmetrically angled relative to the long axis and each hook member includes first and second finger structures.
US11085189B2	Impact resistant roofing systems and methods A hail resistant roofing system and method includes a roofing substrate such as a shingle or tile or membrane having an array of exposed upwardly projecting features. The features may rise to sharp points and may have side surfaces that are angled relative to the plane of the roofing substrate. The features are spaced and arranged so that a large hail stone capable of damaging the roofing substrate will always impact one or more of the exposed features. This can break up the hail stone into smaller benign pieces or can redirect the energy and direction of the hail stone so that the impact is absorbed without damage to the roofing substrate.
US11085186B2	Thermal-insulated exterior wall boards, dedicated molds and making methods thereof A prefabricated prestressed thermal-insulated exterior wall board and a light weight composite thermal-insulated exterior wall board include a thermal-insulated core board, a reinforcement mesh on both sides of the thermal-insulated core board, and a concrete layer cast on the reinforcement mesh, and the thermal-insulated core board includes a plurality of throughout-length thermal-insulated core board ribs, and the concrete layer includes a plurality of concrete ribs interlaced with and matching the thermal-insulated core board ribs, a shear-resistant connection members connected with the reinforcement mesh is inserted between the adjacent thermal-insulated core board ribs, and prestressed tendons are disposed in grooves formed between the adjacent thermal-insulated core board ribs and grooves formed between the adjacent concrete ribs in the prefabricated prestressed thermal-insulated exterior wall board.
US11085185B2	Modular panel system and a wall installation method The present invention relates to the construction industry, and in particular to laboratories, hospitals, food production areas and other places where asepsis is required. Specifically, it relates to a modular construction system based on self-supporting panels, which have post-formed exterior surfaces and are complemented with corner components of similar construction to build hermetic, waterproof and insulating walls that have smooth surfaces. For this, there is a modular system of panels for forming aseptic spaces within an enclosure and a method of installing a clean room wall by means of a modular system of panels to form aseptic spaces inside an enclosure.
US11085184B2	Interface for mounting interchangable components An interface for mounting interchangeable components and systems and methods implementing the same, including reconfigurable modular wall systems having a plurality of different types of interchangeable wall modules with different types of compatible connection components, each connection component being configured to align with another connection component at an interface to form an interface connection for securing the connection components together with one or more universal connection interface members. The interface is configured for on-demand reconfiguration without laborious alteration to aspects of the walls system, modules, and components thereof. Reconfiguration of modules is facilitated by removing the universal connection interface member from the interface connection, thereby releasing the attachment mechanism and allowing rearrangement of the module(s). Replacement of the universal connection interface member secures the reconfigured modules in place in the rearranged wall system.
US11085182B2	Modular wall panels and system Modular wall panels having a frame of a plurality of frame components and at least one wall sheet affixed to the frame. Frame component may have angled ends, straight ends, or a combination thereof. Each end of the frame components may have at least one fastener or at least one corresponding receiver to selectively connect adjacent frame components end on end in forming a frame, including corners. Frames can thus be assembled in the field and are fully customizable. A hub may be utilized with multiple sides having fastener(s) or receiver(s) to interconnect frame components. A wall system includes a plurality of such wall panels connected to one another along the outer surfaces of the frame components of their respective frames.
US11085181B2	Structural module tie A structural module (1) has a structural frame having structural members forming floor plates (2), wall plates (3), vertical columns (4), braces (7) extending at angles from the columns to the floor plates, and wall studs. The columns and the braces are configured to transfer vertical loads without assistance from the studs. There may be a module-to-module tie (200) affixed to at least one column, and each tie may be affixed to a top surface of a column, to link columns of adjoining modules together in a horizontal plane, and to accommodate misalignment of the modules in the horizontal plane.
US11085176B2	Valve assembly for an electronic faucet An electronic faucet includes a spout, a fluid supply conduit supported by the spout, and a valve assembly including an electrically operable valve. A controller is coupled to the valve assembly and includes a processor operative to control the electrically operable valve to control fluid flow through the fluid supply conduit. The controller includes a port in communication with the processor, the port being releasably coupled to electronics of a secondary device.
US11085175B2	Pulldown kitchen faucet with spring spout A faucet including a spring spout supporting a spout nest, and a sprayhead releasably coupled to the spout nest. A docking cradle is supported by the spout base and is configured to releasably couple to the spout nest. The faucet may include a capacitive sensor operably coupled to the spring spout by at least one capacitive coupling.
US11085170B2	Method of operating a machine comprising an implement The present disclosure relates to a method of operating a machine comprising an implement and a machine for performing such a method. The implement is configured for motion in at least three degrees of freedom. In response to an input, movement of the implement from first to second positions is constrained to a first motion in a first plane or a second motion in a second plane. Sensor data received from an IMU attached to the implement is indicative of the movement of the implement. A first or second estimation mode is selected based upon a determination that the movement is the first or second motion. The first or second estimation mode is implemented to estimate the trajectory of the implement and the second position based upon the sensor data.
US11085169B2	Work equipment control device and work machine A work equipment control device includes a bucket posture-determining unit, a working plane-determining unit, and a bucket control unit. The bucket posture-determining unit determines an angle of a bucket in global coordinates. The working plane-determining unit determines an angle of a working plane in the global coordinates indicating a target shape of an excavation object of work equipment. The bucket control unit controls the bucket such that a difference between the angle of the bucket and the angle of the working plane maintains a uniform angle.
US11085168B2	Work machine A hydraulic excavator (1) including a controller (21) having a load computing section (52) configured to compute a load of a work target material on the basis of thrust information about a boom cylinder (16) during the period when a front work implement (12) is performing a transporting operation of a work target material, the controller (21) further including: a velocity limiting value computing section (55) configured to compute a limiting value (Vlim) of a velocity of a boom cylinder (16) on the basis of posture information about the work implement (12) at a time of starting the transporting operation; a velocity command correction section (50) configured to correct a velocity command in such a manner that the velocity of the boom cylinder is equal to the limiting value (Vlim) when the velocity of the boom cylinder exceeds the limiting value and output the corrected velocity command; and a drive signal generation section (51) configured to generate and output a drive signal for the boom cylinder on the basis of the velocity command output from a velocity command correction section.
US11085167B2	Building foundation repair pier and permanent support Methods and apparatus are provided for a system for raising and permanently supporting a sunken building foundation footing. The system includes a cylindrical sleeve disposed inside a hole cored through the footing from a top surface of the footing adjacent a stem wall to a bottom surface of the footing, wherein the sleeve has an inner diameter large enough for pier extensions to pass through. A bracket positioned on the top surface of the footing over the sleeve has a center hole with a diameter equal to or greater than the inner diameter of the sleeve. The system may further include a mechanical connection from the bracket to the footing configured to carry a foundation lifting force from a hydraulic ram.
US11085161B2	Device and method for treating soft soil foundations A device and a method for treating soft soil foundations, the device comprises: a drainage plate (4), a water collection well (7), and a pressurizing drainage pipe (6), the pressurizing drainage pipe (6) is connected to the bottom of the drainage plate and the bottom of the water collection well through pipelines; a pressurizing module comprises: film (12), the film (12) is impermeable and covers the soft soil foundation; a pile-loading body (13), the pile-loading body (13) is arranged on the film; air compressor (1) has a pressurizing end with a space below the film to make a soil layer of the soft soil foundation below the film under an air pressure higher than the atmospheric pressure, so that the underground water discharge process can be started.
US11085157B2	Floatable flow-resisting and sand-resisting multi-functional device The present invention discloses a floatable flow-resisting and sand-resisting multi-functional device. The device includes a hollow floatable body, a flow-resisting and sand-resisting plate, a flow-resisting and sand-resisting net and a mooring system, wherein a plurality of flow-resisting and sand-resisting plates are arranged, each of the flow-resisting and sand-resisting plates is arranged perpendicular to a seabed, a top end of the flow-resisting and sand-resisting plate is fixed to the bottom of the hollow floatable body, the flow-resisting and sand-resisting net down to the seabed is mounted between every two of the flow-resisting and sand-resisting plates, one end of the mooring system is connected to the hollow floatable body, and the other end of the mooring system is fixed to the seabed.
US11085155B2	Shock absorbing retractable bollard systems A bollard system includes a post extension to extend upward from a floor, a first collar to encircle the post extension, a first connector to encircle the post extension adjacent to the first collar, and a first handrail to be connected to the first connector. The bollard system includes a second connector to encircle the post extension adjacent to the first connector, a second handrail to be connected to the second connector, and a second collar to encircle the post extension adjacent to the second connector. The first collar is invertible selectively to a first lock position and a first release position, the first connector having greater freedom to rotate relative to the first collar when the first collar is in the first release position than when the first collar is in the first lock position.
US11085153B2	Method for manufacturing a railway track support, associated railway track support and railway installation This method for manufacturing a railway track support comprising a plurality of prefabricated elements (28) comprises the following successive steps: providing, in a production zone (16) for prefabricated elements (28) located near an installation zone (14), a movable insertion machine (52) configured to arrange at least one insert (34) in a fresh concrete block, the production zone being separate from the installation zone; pouring and shaping fresh concrete in order to form individual fresh concrete blocks having predetermined dimensions; arranging at least one insert in each fresh concrete block using the movable insertion machine (52); drying the fresh concrete blocks to obtain the prefabricated elements (28).
US11085145B2	Steam hanger According to some embodiments, a steam hanger is disclosed. Further, the steam hanger may include a main body which may include a plurality of steam apertures configured to release steam. Further, the main body may include at least one fill spout which may include an opening to a water reservoir. Further, the main body may include a foldable hook attached to a top surface of the main body. Further, the steam hanger may include a heating element located inside the water reservoir to heat the water in the water reservoir to generate the steam. Further, the steam hanger may include an energy storage device electrically coupled with the heating element to provide electrical power to the heating element. Further, the steam hanger may include a plurality of retractable ducts retractably attached to the at least one surface of the main body to convey the steam outward for large sized clothing.
US11085144B2	Washing machine and control method therefor A washing machine and a control method therefor are disclosed. The washing machine according to the present invention comprises: a drum for receiving laundry; a drying unit for adjusting the temperature of air in the drum so as to dry the laundry; a filter unit for filtering lint generated from the laundry; a cleaning unit for cleaning the filter unit; and a control unit for controlling the cleaning unit such that the filter unit is periodically cleaned during rotation of the drum. Accordingly, the washing machine can reduce the amount of lint generated from laundry during a drying process. Further, the washing machine according to the disclosure periodically cleans a filter for filtering lint generated from laundry, so as to facilitate circulation of air in the drum during a drying process, thereby improving the drying efficiency.
US11085141B2	Washing machine The present invention relates to a washing machine comprising an outer tub containing water, and an inner tub disposed in the outer tub to accommodate laundry and rotated about a horizontal axis. The washing machine includes: a motor for providing rotational force; an outer shaft that has a first hollow, and rotates the inner tub; an inner shaft disposed in the first hollow and rotated by the motor; a pulsator disposed in the inner tub and coupled with the inner shaft; a planetary gear train for transmitting rotational force of the motor; a carrier mover which has an outer circumferential surface that is spline-coupled to an inner circumferential surface of the outer shaft, and an inner circumferential surface that is screwed with an outer circumferential surface of the clutch carrier; and a stopper restricting movement of the carrier mover, thereby achieving various washing modes with a simple mechanism by rotating the inner tub and the pulsator.
US11085140B2	Washing machine A washing machine (10) including a wash tub configured by a water tub (13) and a rotary tub (14); a connecting port (21) connected to a water source; a water feeding case (40) connected to the connecting port (21) to receive water from the water source and containing a detergent storing part (42) in which a detergent is stored; a first water feeding port (41) configured to feed water flown into the water feeding case (40) into the wash tub; a minute bubble generator (22) configured to generate minute bubbles in water passing therethrough; a minute bubble water path (B) extending from the connecting port (21) and reaching into the wash tub from the first water feeding port (41) after passing through the minute bubble generator (22) and the detergent storing part (42) inside the water feeding case (40); a tap water path (A) extending from the connecting port (21) to the wash tub without passing through the minute bubble generator (22); a water supplying valve for tap water (31) provided midway of the tap water path (A) and capable of opening and closing the tap water path (A); and a water supplying valve for minute bubble water (32) provided midway of the minute bubble water path (B) and capable of opening and closing the minute bubble water path (B).
US11085138B2	Device for handling laundry, and control method thereof The present invention relates to a device for handling laundry and a control method thereof, wherein the device for handling laundry, equipped with a plurality of washing units that wash independently of one another, sets a washing course in order that, when washing is being carried out by a first washing unit and a second washing unit at the same time, a specific operation is not carried out by the first washing unit and the second washing unit at the same time, the washing course being set by combining the washing courses of the plurality of washing units, and thus, operational delays resulting from simultaneous operation are prevented, vibrations are reduced, momentary increases in power consumption are prevented, protecting the device for handling laundry and improving energy consumption efficiency.
US11085136B2	Compensation assembly for circular braiding machine A bobbin head assembly for a maypole type circular braiding machine contains a spindle unit, a braiding material spool with braiding material and a bobbin head. The bobbin head contains a compensation plate and a torsion spring extending helically around the extended axis of the spindle unit. The torsion spring has a nose bent radially inwards towards the center at each of the two ends of the torsion spring coils. A spring seat is attached on the compensation plate, for receiving the torsion spring with a spring abutment element for fixing the nose of one spring end in a circumferential direction of the torsion spring. A fixing collar adjustably fixes the nose of the other spring end in the opposite circumferential direction at different positions along the circumferential direction. The position of the fixing collar can be secured in the circumferential direction with respect to the bobbin head.
US11085135B2	Knitting method of bag-shaped knitted fabric, and bag-shaped knitted fabric Provided is a knitting method of a bag-shaped knitted fabric that can make a setup portion inconspicuous in knitting a bag-shaped knitted fabric from a closed end region in which a tube diameter changes. A knitting method of a bag-shaped knitted fabric for knitting a bag-shaped knitted fabric including a closed end region and a remaining part other than the closed end region, including: a step A of forming a setup portion in which a knitting yarn is alternately held on a front needle bed and a back needle bed; a step B of forming the closed end region by repeating, sequentially from one end side in a knitting width direction of the setup portion toward another end side thereof, C-shaped knitting in which the one end side serves as a turn back side; and a step C of knitting the remaining part of the bag-shaped knitted fabric, following a termination in a wale direction of the closed end region. In the step B, when repeating the C-shaped knitting, a portion on the front needle bed side of the setup portion and a portion on the back needle bed side of the setup portion are connected directly or indirectly, and a knitting width of the C-shaped knitting is changed.
US11085133B2	Methods, processes, and apparatuses for producing dyed and welded substrates A dyeing and welding process may be configured to convert a substrate into a welded substrate having at least some color imparted thereto via a dye and/or coloring agent by applying a process solvent having a dye and/or coloring agent therein to the substrate, wherein the process solvent interrupts one or more intermolecular force between one or more component in the substrate. The substrate may be configured as a natural fiber, such as cellulose, hemicelluloses, and silk. The process solvent may include a binder, such as dissolved biopolymer (e.g., cellulose). After application of a process solvent comprised of a dye and/or coloring agent, the substrate may be exposed to a second application of a process solvent comprised of a binder, which second application may occur before or after a process temperature/pressure zone, process solvent recovery zone, and/or drying zone.
US11085130B2	Method for producing nanostructures A method for producing at least one type of nanostructures comprises the following steps: partially covering a surface of a single-crystal layer or multilayer structure with a discontinuous mask, forming discrete islets having at least one submicrometric lateral dimension and made of a material having an evaporation temperature above that of the layer or multilayer structure; and heating the layer or multilayer structure under vacuum to a so-called etching temperature, above the evaporation temperature of the layer or multilayer structure but below that of the mask, so as to cause evaporation of the layer or multilayer structure outside of the regions covered by the mask. Structures that may be produced by such a method are also provided.
US11085118B2	Composition and method for inhibiting corrosion and scale A composition and method of inhibiting corrosion, white rust, and scale formation on components in a water system. The composition preferably comprises an amino-acid based polymer (most preferably a polyaspartic acid or a salt thereof), hydroxyphosphonoacetic acid, and a second phosphonic acid (preferably a phosphonocarboxylic acid), and does not require the use of regulated metals. The composition is effective even in the presence of biocides. A preferred method of inhibiting white rust comprises adding an amino-acid based polymer or hydroxyphosphonoacetic acid or both to the water system. A preferred method of inhibiting corrosion, white rust, and scale formation comprises adding an amino-acid based polymer, hydroxyphosphonoacetic acid, and a phosphonocarboxylic acid to the water system. Preferably the active concentrations are at least 3 ppm each of the amino-acid based polymer and hydroxyphosphonoacetic acid when added to a volume of water in the water system.
US11085114B2	Electrostatic coating of metal thin layers with adjustable film properties Methods for forming thin, pinhole-free conformal metal layers on both conducting and non-conducting surfaces, where the morphology and properties of the metal layers are tuned to meet desired parameters by adjusting the concentration of ionic liquids during the deposition process. The formed metal films contain tunable properties for solar and electronic use and provide specific advantages for non-conducting surfaces, which are otherwise unsuitable for electroplating without the presence of the formed metal films. The disclosed methods do not require the presence of a voltage or external electric field but form the metal films through an electroless technique using electrostatic interactions between negatively charged nanoparticles. In addition, the disclosed methods are compatible with solution phase processing and eliminate the need to transfer the surfaces into a vacuum chamber for a chemical or physical vapor deposition to form a metal layer.
US11085112B2	Susceptor with ring to limit backside deposition A susceptor including a generally circular body having a face with a radially inward section and a radially outward section proximate a circumference of the body, the radially outward section having at least one ring extending upward for contacting a bottom surface of a substrate, and wherein the radially inward section lacks a ring extending upward from the face.
US11085107B2	High-strength steel sheet and method of manufacturing the same A steel sheet has a composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.04% to 0.20%, Si: 0.6% to 1.5%, Mn: 1.0% to 3.0%, P: 0.10% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Al: 0.10% or less, N: 0.010% or less, one, two, or all of Ti, Nb, and V in an amount of 0.01% to 1.0% each, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, a microstructure including, in terms of area ratio, 50% or more of ferrite, in which an average grain diameter at a position located 50 μm from a surface of the steel sheet in a thickness direction is 3000×(tensile strength TS (MPa))−0.85 μm or less, C precipitates having a grain diameter of less than 20 nm formed in steel is 0.010 mass % or more, and a amount of precipitated Fe is 0.03 mass % to 1.0 mass %, and a roughness Ra of 3.0 μm or less.
US11085104B2	Method for manufacturing Ni-based heat-resistant superalloy wire, and Ni-based heat-resistant super alloy wire Provided are: a method for manufacturing a Ni-based heat-resistant superalloy wire having excellent bending workability; and a Ni-based heat-resistant superalloy wire. The method for manufacturing a Ni-based heat-resistant superalloy wire comprises a rod preparation step for preparing a Ni-based heat-resistant superalloy rod; and a rod processing step in which plastic working having a working rate of 40% or less is repeated several times toward the axis from the circumferential surface of the rod at a temperature of 500° C. or lower until the cumulative working rate reaches 60% or more to reduce the cross-sectional area of the rod. A Ni-based heat-resistant superalloy wire obtained by the manufacturing method has a plastic worked or recrystallized microstructure.
US11085095B2	High-strength seamless stainless steel pipe for oil country tubular goods and method of manufacturing high-strength seamless stainless steel pipe Provided is a high-strength seamless stainless steel pipe for oil country tubular goods which possesses a high strength, excellent low-temperature toughness and excellent corrosion resistance even when the steel pipe has a large wall thickness. The high-strength seamless stainless steel pipe has the composition which contains, by mass %, C: 0.05% or less, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 0.1 to 0.5%, P: 0.05% or less, S: less than 0.005%, Cr: more than 15.0% to 19.0% or less, Mo: more than 2.0% to 3.0% or less, Cu: 0.3 to 3.5%, Ni: 3.0% or more and less than 5.0%, W: 0.1 to 3.0%, Nb: 0.07 to 0.5%, V: 0.01 to 0.5%, Al: 0.001 to 0.1%, N: 0.010 to 0.100%, O: 0.01% or less, and Fe and unavoidable impurities as a balance. Nb, Ta, C, N and Cu satisfy a specified formula. The steel pipe has a microstructure which is formed of 45% or more of a tempered martensite phase, 20 to 40% of a ferrite phase, and more than 10% and 25% or less of a residual austenite phase in terms of volume ratio.
US11085092B2	Targeted modification of malate dehydrogenase Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for targeted modification of one or more endogenous plant malate dehydrogenase genes.
US11085091B2	Method for in vitro diagnosis or prognosis of testicular cancer The invention relates to a method for in vitro diagnosis or prognosis of testicular cancer which comprises a step of detecting the presence or absence of at least one expression product from at least one nucleic acid sequence selected from the sequences identified in SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 6 or from the sequences which exhibit at least 99% identity with one of the sequences identified in SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 6, to isolated nucleic acid sequences and to the use thereof as a testicular cancer marker.
US11085090B2	Diagnostic method for bacterial organisms using the smpB gene A method for determining the presence or absence of a member of a group of bacterial organisms in a sample, wherein the method comprises determining whether a target region of the smpB gene is present in said sample is provided. Primers, probes and kits for use in these methods also form part of the invention, as does the use of an smpB gene target region to detect the presence or absence of a member of a group of bacterial organisms in a sample, in a range of clinical and non-clinical applications.
US11085087B2	Detecting mutations and ploidy in chromosomal segments The invention provides methods, systems, and computer readable medium for detecting ploidy of chromosome segments or entire chromosomes, for detecting single nucleotide variants and for detecting both ploidy of chromosome segments and single nucleotide variants. In some aspects, the invention provides methods, systems, and computer readable medium for detecting cancer or a chromosomal abnormality in a gestating fetus.
US11085086B2	Gene mutations and copy number alterations of EGFR, KRAS and MET Sequence variants and copy number variations in the EGFR, KRAS and MET genes are biomarkers for resistance to anti-EGFR therapies for cancer. This disclosure provides methods of detecting these biomarkers and using them in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
US11085084B2	Identification and use of circulating nucleic acids Disclosed herein are polynucleotide adaptors and methods of use thereof for identifying and analyzing nucleic acids, including cell-free nucleic acids from a patient sample. Also disclosed herein are methods of using the adaptors to detect, diagnose, or determine prognosis of cancers.
US11085073B2	Method for immobilizing a nucleic acid molecule on a solid support The present invention is directed to a method for immobilizing a nucleic acid molecule on a solid support and to a use of a combination of a first nucleic acid immobilized primer linked to a solid support and a second immobilized primer linked to said solid support in said method.
US11085072B2	Methods of generating libraries of nucleic acid sequences for detection via fluorescent in situ sequencing The present disclosure provides a number of targeted nucleic acid FISSEQ library construction methods. Targeted FISSEQ can exhibit several benefits, such as enhanced sensitivity and/or shorter assay time in the detection, identification, quantification, and/or determining the nucleotide sequence of the target species, relative to “random” or “whole-omic” detection via FISSEQ.
US11085069B2	Microfluidic system for amplifying and detecting polynucleotides in parallel The present technology provides for an apparatus for detecting polynucleotides in samples, particularly from biological samples. The technology more particularly relates to microfluidic systems that carry out PCR on nucleotides of interest within microfluidic channels, and detect those nucleotides. The apparatus includes a microfluidic cartridge that is configured to accept a plurality of samples, and which can carry out PCR on each sample individually, or a group of, or all of the plurality of samples simultaneously.
US11085068B2	Method for generating single-stranded circular DNA libraries for single molecule sequencing The invention comprises circular single-stranded templates for nucleic acid sequencing, methods of making and using the same.
US11085063B2	Apparatus and methods for detecting ATP in a liquid sample Apparatuses and kits for the detection of ATP in a liquid sample are provided. The apparatuses and kits comprise a liquid reagent composition comprising luciferin and a sampling device having a sampling portion and a handling portion. The sampling portion comprises a fibrous or a foam material and is adapted to acquire and releasably retain a predetermined volume of a liquid sample or a sample of residue from a surface. The sampling device comprises a dry coating or a liquid coating, the coating including an effective amount of a pH-adjusting reagent that, when contacted with a liquid reagent composition having a pH 6.8 or lower, changes the pH of the liquid reagent composition to 6.9 or higher. Methods of use of the apparatus or kit are also provided.
US11085062B2	Processes for preparing glycoprotein-drug conjugates A process for modifying glycoproteins is provided. The invention also provides a process for producing glycoprotein-payload conjugates, as well as the conjugates produced thereby.
US11085060B2	Pterin-dependent biocatalysts and uses thereof Provided herein are biocatalysts and systems thereof for pterin-dependent enzymes and pathways and methods of making and using the same. Provided herein in some embodiments are biocatalysts having a pterin source and a pterin-dependent enzymatic pathway biologically coupled to the pterin source. Tetrahydrobiopterin (referred to herein as BH4 or BH 4) can be the pterin source. The BH4 can be synthesized by a tetrahydrobiopterin synthesis pathway. The tetrahydrobiopterin synthesis pathway can include a GTP cyclohydrase; a pyruvoyl tetrahydropterin synthase; a sepiapterin reductase, and/or any combination thereof. The biocatalyst can further contain a pterin-dependent enzymatic pathway. The pterin-dependent enzymatic pathway can be amino acid mono-oxygenase, phenylalanine hydroxylase, tryptophan hydroxylase, tyrosine hydroxylase, nitric oxide synthase, alkylglycerol monooxygenase, and/or any combination thereof.
US11085051B2	Controlling fungal pathogens by disabling their small RNA pathways using RNAi-based strategy The present invention relates to methods of increasing pathogen resistance in a plant or a part of a plant. In one aspect, the method comprises contacting the plant or the part of the plant with a double-stranded RNA or a small RNA duplex that targets a fungal dicer-like (DCL) gene, wherein the plant or the part of the plant has increased resistance to a fungal pathogen compared to a control plant or control plant part that has not been contacted with the double-stranded RNA or small RNA duplex.
US11085048B2	Lignification reduction in plants The present invention provides an expression cassette containing a polynucleotide coding sequence for a hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA hydratase-lyase (HCHL), which is operably linked to a heterologous promoter. Also provided are methods of engineering plants that have reduced lignification, as well as cells, plant parts, and plant tissues from such engineered plants.
US11085041B2	Library preparation of tagged nucleic acid A method of preparing a library of tagged nucleic acid fragments including contacting a population of cells directly with a lysis reagent having one or more protease to generate a cell lysate; inactivating the protease to generate an inactivated cell lysate, and applying a transposase and a transposon end composition containing a transferred strand to the inactivated cell lysate under conditions wherein the target nucleic acid and the transposon end composition undergo a transposition reaction.
US11085039B2	Methods and systems for screening using microcapillary arrays High-throughput methods for screening large populations of variant proteins are provided. The methods utilize large-scale arrays of microcapillaries, where each microcapillary comprises a solution containing a variant protein, an immobilized target molecule, and a reporter element. Immobilized target molecules may include any molecule of interest, including proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and other biomolecules. The association of a variant protein with a molecular target is assessed by measuring a signal from the reporter element. The contents of microcapillaries identified in the assays as containing variant proteins of interest can be isolated, and cells expressing the variant proteins of interest can be characterized. Also provided are systems for performing the disclosed screening methods.
US11085037B2	Generation of synthetic genomes Methods for generating synthetic genomes, for example synthetic genomes having desired properties or viable genomes of reduced size, are disclosed. Also disclosed are synthetic genomes produced by the methods disclosed herein and synthetic cells containing the synthetic genomes disclosed herein.
US11085035B2	Therapeutic cell washing, concentration, and separation utilizing acoustophoresis Multi-stage acoustophoretic devices for continuously separating a second fluid or a particulate from a host fluid are disclosed. Methods of operating the multi-stage acoustophoretic devices are also disclosed. The systems may include multiple acoustophoretic devices fluidly connected to one another in series, each acoustophoretic device comprising a flow chamber, an ultrasonic transducer capable of creating a multi-dimensional acoustic standing wave, and a reflector. The systems can further include pumps and flowmeters.
US11085034B2	Enzyme complex comprising heme polymerase and heme ligase, and method for producing hemozoin using same The present invention relates to an enzyme complex in which a heme polymerase and a heme ligase are linked to each other via the dockerin module of cellulase, and to a method for producing a hemozoin using the same. The enzyme complex according to the present invention can polymerize heme with higher efficiency than conventional enzymes, and thus can more efficiently produce hemozoin, a conductive biopolymer.
US11085033B2	Glycosylated oxalate decarboxylase and preparation and application thereof The present invention discloses a glycosylated oxalate decarboxylase. The oxalate decarboxylase is derived from edible basidiomycetes, the glycosylated oxalate decarboxylase has an enzyme activity at the pH value of 1.5-7.5, the activity at the pH value of 1.5-2.0 is 10% greater than the optimum activity, and a specific activity is more than 2 U/mg. The present invention also discloses preparation and application of the glycosylated oxalate decarboxylase. The glycosylated oxalate decarboxylase disclosed by the present invention can keep the activity under a low pH value, and can effectively prevent and treat kidney stones.
US11085031B2	Thrombin-thrombomodulin fusion proteins as a powerful anticoagulant Compositions and methods for regulating the blood coagulation pathway are disclosed. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to thrombin-thrombomodulin fusion proteins and their use as blood anticoagulants and for treating sepsis.
US11085030B2	MAD nucleases The present disclosure provides new RNA-guided nucleases for making rational, direct edits to nucleic acids in live cells.
US11085028B2	Apparatus for harvesting egg fluid, and associated method A harvesting apparatus adapted to harvest egg fluid from an avian egg is provided. Such an apparatus includes a frame. A harvesting assembly is operably engaged with the frame. The harvesting assembly includes a plurality of nozzles configured to remove egg fluid from an egg. The nozzles are configured to rotate from a vertically off-axis angled position toward a vertical position. A suction assembly is in fluid communication with the nozzles for harvesting egg fluid from an egg. An associated method is also provided.
US11085023B2	Bovine serum composition and method for culturing cells using said bovine serum composition as additive Provided is a method for producing an economical bovine serum composition containing many factors useful for cell proliferation. The method includes a step of performing an anticoagulation treatment of bovine whole blood with an anticoagulant, a step of obtaining a buffy coat and a fraction with a heavier specific gravity than that of the buffy coat from the anticoagulated whole blood, and a step of promoting and activating an interaction between the obtained leukocytes and platelets at a given temperature for not less than a given time to cause secretion or release of a humoral factor from the leukocytes and/or platelets and performing a recoagulation treatment of blood components including the humoral factor with a re-coagulating agent.
US11085019B2	Precursory regulatory cytotrophoblast cells and uses thereof Disclosed herein are precursory regulatory cytotrophoblast cells produced in vitro and compositions thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating a disorder or condition by utilizing the cells disclosed herein.
US11085018B2	Three-dimensional printed organs, devices, and matrices Provided herein are methods and systems for forming a three-dimensional object corresponding to an organ or organoid. A method for forming a three-dimensional object corresponding to an organ or organoid may comprise generating a plurality of discrete focal points patterned as a 3D projection corresponding to the organ or organoid in a medium comprising one or more precursors of a polymer, to form at least a portion of the 3D object corresponding to the organ or organoid.
US11085015B2	Microorganisms and methods for production of 4-hydroxybutyrate, 1,4-butanediol and related compounds The invention provides non-naturally occurring microbial organisms having a 4-hydroxybutyrate pathway and being capable of producing 4-hydroxybutyrate, wherein the microbial organism comprises one or more genetic modifications. The invention additionally provides methods of producing 4-hydroxybutyrate or related products using the microbial organisms.
US11085014B2	Method of culturing Haematococcus species for manufacturing of astaxanthin A method of culturing Haematococcus species for manufacturing of astaxanthin comprising the steps of: providing a substrate, arranging the Haematococcus species on the surface of the substrate, exposing the Haematococcus species arranged on the substrate to high light intensities from the beginning of a culturing process and avoiding a two-step culturing process of the Haematococcus species with a first step which is an initial culturing taking place by exposure of the Haematococcus species to low light energy followed by a second step of subsequent culturing of the Haematococcus species by exposure of the Haematococcus species to higher light energy than applied in the first step to induce astaxanthin formation, and optionally harvesting the cultured Haematococcus species and/or isolating astaxanthin.
US11085011B2	Post CMP cleaning compositions for ceria particles The invention provides a removal composition and process for cleaning post-chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) contaminants and ceria particles from a microelectronic device having said particles and contaminants thereon. The composition achieves highly efficacious removal of the ceria particles and CMP by-product contaminant material from the surface of the microelectronic device.
US11085010B2	Method for off-line cleaning of cooling towers A method of cleaning a cooling water system is disclosed. The method may include contacting a cooling tower fill with a composition that may include a surfactant and an additive selected from an oxidizing agent, an acid, and any combination thereof when the cooling water system is off-line. The method may include contacting a deposit in the cooling tower fill with the composition. The oxidizing agent may be hydrogen peroxide, sodium hypochlorite, chlorine dioxide, ozone, sodium hypobromite, sodium or potassium permanganate, or any combination thereof. The surfactant may include a C8-C10 alkyl polyglycoside and a C10-C18 alkyl polyglycoside.
US11085008B2	Methods for making compositions containing multiple populations of microcapsules A method of making a consumer product providing multiple blooms of fragrance, the multiple blooms being provided for by different populations of microcapsules.
US11085007B2	Compositions containing alpha-amylase, methods and systems for removal of starch The present invention is directed to compositions, methods and systems for the removal of starch. The methods include: providing cleaning solution and rinsing fluid along supply line(s); connecting the supply line(s) to one or more cleaning applicators positioned to apply the cleaning solution or the rinsing fluid to one or more surfaces of a starch applicator system; and providing a controller which is able to control application of the cleaning solution and the rinsing fluid through the one or more cleaning applicators. The systems include the components described in relation to the methods. The compositions include about 5 to 15% w/w alpha amylase to break down the starch into water-soluble units; and non-ionic surfactant(s) and/or solvent(s) to react at the interface of the starch and surface it is attached to as well as liquefy the resins.
US11085006B2	Lubricants for electric and hybrid vehicle applications The present disclosure relates to methods of lubricating an electric or a hybrid-electric transmission using a lubricant including a solvent system with a blend of one or more base oils with a branched diester and one or more poly(meth)acrylate copolymers, transmissions therefor, and lubricating compositions suitable for such applications that exhibit good lubricant properties, good electrical properties, and good cooling efficiency at the same time.
US11084995B2	Carbonaceous feedstock gasification power generation facility, and method for regulating drying gas carbonaceous feedstock A carbonaceous feedstock gasification power generation facility, and a method for regulating a gas for drying gas this carbonaceous feedstock, are disclosed with which it is possible to expand the range of the types of carbonaceous feedstocks that can be used. High-temperature exhaust gas, low-temperature exhaust gas and extreme high-temperature exhaust gas are bled from the furnace respectively at a high-temperature bleed position, a low-temperature bleed position and an extreme high-temperature bleed position. When these exhaust gases are mixed, the flow volume of the extreme high-temperature exhaust gas supplied to at least one of the exhaust gases, that is, the high-temperature exhaust gas or the low-temperature exhaust gas, is adjusted such that the temperature of at least one of these exhaust gases, that is, the high-temperature exhaust gas or the low-temperature exhaust gas, reaches a prescribed temperature.
US11084984B2	Processes and systems for improvement of heavy crude oil using induction heating Embodiments of the present invention include a novel continuous or semi-continuous process which results in the partial or total improvement of heavy oil. The improvement of the heavy oil is a result of thermally heating the oil at an interval where visbreaking occurs, thereby reducing a viscosity of the heavy oil. The core of the heating step occurs through a heating apparatus of the packed bed type including superparamagnetic, paramagnetic, and/or magnetic materials.
US11084980B2	Phosphor and light-emitting equipment using phosphor Phosphors include a CaAlSiN3 family crystal phase, wherein the CaAlSiN3 family crystal phase comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, and Yb.
US11084972B2	Surface charge modified nanosurfactants for reduced retention by reservoir rock Disclosed here compositions and methods suitable for injection of a nanosurfactant composition into a hydrocarbon-bearing formation for enhanced recovery operations. The nanosurfactant composition includes nanoassemblies that contain a petroleum sulfonate surfactant, mineral oil, a zwitterionic co-surfactant, and a cationic co-surfactant.
US11084971B2	Acidizing treatment fluids for use in subterranean formation operations The present disclosure relates to acidizing treatment fluids for use in subterranean formation, such as wellbore, operations for dissolving iron sulfide scale, such as iron sulfide scale in sour conditions. Such treatment fluids comprise an aqueous base fluid; an acid; a chelating agent of methylglycine diacetic acid trisodium salt; and a hydrogen sulfide scavenger blend comprising 3-hydroxybutanal, crotonaldehyde, acetaldehyde, and a solvent base fluid.
US11084968B2	Compositions and methods for treating oil and gas wells A composition for use in various down-hole operations in oil and gas wells. The compositions can include various combinations of certain ethers and other components e.g., esters, alkoxylated alcohols, acidizing agents and hydrocarbon co-solvents. The compositions are useful in a wide variety of down-hole applications particularly well cleaning, filter cake removal and well stimulation techniques e.g., acidizing.
US11084965B2	Thermally conductive composition, thermally conductive sheet, and method for producing thermally conductive sheet To provide a thermally conductive sheet that has high thermal conductivity.A method for producing a thermally conductive sheet S includes a step of obtaining a thermally conductive composition by mixing a reactive liquid resin, which forms a rubbery or gelatinous matrix when crosslinked, a volatile liquid having a boiling point 10° C. or more higher than a curing temperature of the reactive liquid resin, and a thermally conductive filler; a step of forming a molded body by crosslinking and curing the reactive liquid resin at a temperature 10° C. or more lower than the boiling point of the volatile liquid; and a step of evaporating the volatile liquid by heating the molded body, in which these steps are performed sequentially.
US11084963B2	Cold storage material composition, method for using cold storage material composition, cold storage material, and transport container It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel cold storage material composition allowing for temperature maintenance of a temperature control target article in various controlled temperature ranges in a range of −75° C. to −30° C., a method of using the cold storage material composition, a cold storage material including the cold storage material composition, and a transport container including the cold storage material. Provided is a cold storage material composition including a multicomponent eutectic which is composed of water and two or more kinds of compounds and having a melting temperature in a range of −75° C. to −30° C.
US11084959B2	Curable compositions including a chromonic network, articles, and methods Curable compositions are provided including a curable system that requires a thermally generated amine to cause curing of the system, and a self-assembled particle distributed in the curable system. The curable system contains at least one reactive moiety and the self-assembled particle comprises a reactive amine ionically bound to a chromonic network. A multilayer article is also provided, including a substrate, a chromonic amine layer disposed on the substrate, and a curable layer disposed on the chromonic amine layer. Methods of making a cured composition and of adhering two substrates together are further provided.
US11084953B2	Waterborne coating composition The invention relates to a method of making an aqueous coating composition comprising a blend of at least a first aqueous polymer dispersion and a second aqueous polymer dispersion comprising a film-forming second polymer wherein the first aqueous polymer dispersion comprises a first polymer having a number average molecular weight, Mn, of from 2000 to 120000, an acid value of 30 to 150 mg KOH/g, a glass transition temperature Tg of at least 20° C. as calculated with the Fox formula, and an ethylene-oxide content of from 1 to 20 wt %, the method comprising blending an aqueous dispersion of the first polymer having a solids content of 25 to 50 wt % and a pH of 4.5 to 8.0 with an aqueous dispersion of the second polymer having a solids content of 25 to 55 wt % and a pH of 4.5 to 8.0.
US11084952B2	Functionalized polymer compositions for low VOC coalescence of water based emulsions A coating composition is described that has good film forming and blocking properties in a composition that also has low or no VOCs. The coating compositions herein include functionalized urethane (meth)acrylate polymers that allow better film formation and particle coalescence while maintaining the low or no VOC levels. In one aspect, the coating compositions include functionalized polymers with a higher glass transition temperature (Tg) to aid in achieving good block resistance but a low minimum film forming temperature (MFFT) to achieve good particle coalescence and film formation all while being substantially free of co-solvents, coalescent aid and/or plasticizers.
US11084951B2	Process for preparing an aqueous dispersion of pigment containing particles A process for preparing an aqueous dispersion of pigment particles is described. The pigment particle contains a pigment and an aminoplast resin which surrounds or embeds the pigment. The process includes (i) a step of subjecting an aqueous suspension of a pigment in the form of coarse particles to milling so that the coarse particles are comminuted in the presence of a polymeric dispersant to a particle diameter d(v 0.9) of below 1500 nm, as determined by laser diffraction; and (ii) a step of polycondensation of an aminoplast pre-condensate in the aqueous suspension of the comminuted particles of the pigment obtained in step (i) or during the milling of step (i). The polycondensation is performed in the presence of an acid catalyst at pH of below 5.5. The aqueous dispersion obtained by the process and the use of the aqueous dispersion for tinting waterborne liquid coating composition are also described.
US11084947B2	Self-healing, UV-absorbing polymer coating Systems and methods of providing a self-healing UV-protective polymer coating include a polymer matrix formed by initiating polymerization of a UV-absorbing-matrix precursor and a UV initiator and a self-healing portion disposed within the polymer matrix. The polymer matrix includes a plurality of active sites therein. The self-healing portion includes a self-healing precursor that is flowable and a self-healing initiator. The self-healing initiator is configured to polymerize the self-healing precursor using a cationic ring opening process.
US11084946B2	Composition containing fluorinated polymer and method for producing fluorinated polymer film-provided substrate To provide a composition which comprises a fluorinated polymer having an alicyclic ring, from which a film having excellent in-plane uniformity and small surface roughness can be formed by an electrospraying apparatus, and a method for producing a film-provided substrate using the composition. A composition comprising a fluorinated polymer having an alicyclic ring and a solvent, wherein the solvent contains at least one high boiling point solvent having a boiling point of at least 150° C., and the solvent has a dielectric constant of at least 5. And, a method for producing a film-provided substrate, which comprises applying the composition to a substrate by an electrospraying apparatus to form a film containing the fluorinated polymer.
US11084945B2	Powder coating composition The present invention provides a powder coating composition comprising a diisocyanate-modified bisphenol A epoxy resin, a curing agent, an auxiliary curing agent, an enhancer, and an extender pigment, wherein the auxiliary curing agent comprises an alkanolamine-modified epoxy polyol resin.
US11084942B2	Additive for quality determination of conversion coatings A method of applying a trivalent chromium or chromium-free conversion coating to a metallic substrate including mixing a dye compound that interacts with electromagnetic radiation outside the human visual spectrum but not electromagnetic radiation that is within the human visual spectrum to produce an observable emission into the trivalent chromium or chromium-free conversion coating mixture to allow for inspection of the coating after applied with a correlating electromagnetic radiation source.
US11084941B2	Underfill material, underfill film, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device using same Provided are an underfill material capable of realizing low-pressure mounting and voidless mounting, and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device using the same. The underfill material includes a main composition containing an acrylic polymer, an acrylic monomer, and a maleimide compound, and the acrylic polymer is contained in a range of 10 parts by mass or more and 60 parts by mass or less in 100 parts by mass of the main composition, and the maleimide compound is contained in a range of 20 parts by mass or more and 70 parts by mass or less in 100 parts by mass of the main composition. Low-pressure mounting and the voidless mounting can be realized.
US11084940B2	Composition, cured product, storage container, image forming apparatus, and image forming method Provided is a composition including an acrylamide compound having a molecular weight of 150 or greater but 250 or less (A1), a polyfunctional polymerizable compound including an alkylene oxide group (A2), and a polyfunctional polymerizable compound (A3) different from the polyfunctional polymerizable compound (A2).
US11084937B2	Method of obtaining carbon containing material from recyclable tires and rubber products A method for obtaining carbon-containing material from recyclable tires and rubber products, by mechanically crushing a raw material, from recycled tires in a shredder, supplying a charge to a reactor at temperature, removing gaseous pyrolysis products from the reactor, followed by condensing liquid products, unloading solid residue from the reactor and cooling it, feeding the cooled residue into a crusher, coarsely crushing the solid residue, removing metal from the crushed solid residue in a magnetic separator.
US11084931B2	Activated lignin composition, a method for the manufacturing thereof and use thereof The present invention relates to an activated lignin composition, its manufacture and its use thereof. It also relates to a resin comprising lignin, its manufacture and use.
US11084930B2	Co-solubilization process for preparing modified bitumen and product obtained thereof The present invention relates to a co-solubilization process for preparation of a polymer modified bitumen/asphalt and emulsified polymer modified bitumen/asphalt from bitumen, polymer, emulsifier etc. The present invention further relates to a polymer modified bitumen comprising bitumen and styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) linear co-polymer having high softening point. The present invention also relates to the use of the polymer modified bitumen and its emulsion in in micro-surfacing for maintenance of pavements.
US11084929B2	Silicone composite material and manufacturing method thereof The present invention provides a silicone composite material having a cured conductive rubber composition containing liquid silicone and carbon nanotubes, wherein the initial viscosity of the liquid silicone and the volume resistance of the silicone composite material satisfy a specific relationship, and when the silicone composite material is provided through the relationship equation, the reproducibility of the volume resistance value is excellent. A silicone composite material manufactured to satisfy the relationship equation is characterized in that the resistance deviation in the composite is small and the appearance properties thereof are excellent.
US11084926B2	Polyamide hot-melt resin granules loaded with active ingredients The present document describes a polyamide hot-melt resin having a chemical structure consisting of dimerized fatty acids and diamines, loaded with an active ingredient. The dimerized fatty acids may have 12 to 24 carbons and the diamines may have 2 to 14 carbons. The amine residual functional groups and acid residual functional groups within the polyamide hot-melt resin may have a [NH2]/[COOH] molar ratio below 5, and the active ingredient may be incorporated in quantities of between about 0.01 and about 55% by weight of weight of the resin. The present document also describes items molded from the polyamide hot-melt resins, and processes of preparing the polyamide hot-melt resins.
US11084921B2	Thermoplastic resin composition, method of preparing the same, and injection-molded article including the same The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition, a method of preparing the same, and an injection-molded article including the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition having superior vibration welding properties along with ABS-based resin-specific impact resistance, heat resistance, and the like due to inclusion of an ABS-based graft copolymer including a conjugated diene-based rubber polymer having an average particle diameter of 0.25 to 0.35 μm; a rubber-modified graft copolymer including a diene-based rubber polymer having an average particle diameter of 0.6 to 10 μm and prepared by continuous bulk polymerization; and a matrix resin, and an injection-molded article including the thermoplastic resin composition.
US11084920B2	Heterophasic polypropylene composition The invention relates to a new soft heterophasic propylene copolymer with increased melting temperature, improved stiffness and optical properties, as well as the process by which the heterophasic propylene copolymer is produced. Further the present invention is directed to articles made of the inventive heterophasic propylene copolymer, particularly to blow moulded, extrusion blow moulded or injection moulded articles and their use in e.g. medical, pharmaceutical or alimentary applications.
US11084914B2	Hardcoat Display substrates having a hard coat layer on a colorless polyimide substrate are formed from hard coat compositions having certain organic solvents that do not substantially impact the optical and mechanical properties of the colorless polyimide substrate.
US11084911B2	Method of producing sealing member for fuel cell and rubber composition for molding A method of producing a sealing member for a fuel cell includes: setting a base material made of a modified polypropylene in a mold; bringing a hydrosilicone crosslinked ethylene/α-olefin/non-conjugated diene copolymer into contact with the base material and performing molding in the mold; and vulcanizing the hydrosilicone crosslinked ethylene/α-olefin/non-conjugated diene copolymer and at the same time, bonding the hydrosilicone crosslinked ethylene/α-olefin/non-conjugated diene copolymer and the base material by vulcanization, in the mold with a molding temperature set to a temperature that is higher than a vulcanization start temperature of the hydrosilicone crosslinked ethylene/α-olefin/non-conjugated diene copolymer and lower than a melting point of the modified polypropylene.
US11084904B2	Method for obtaining biodegradable polyesteretheramide Method for obtaining biodegradable polyesteretheramide that has a stage of esterification and/or transesterification and amidation reaction, a stage of prepolycondensation, a stage of polycondensation, an optional stage of extraction, a stage of drying and a final stage of extrusion with additives. The method of obtaining PEEA enables better satisfaction of the needs of each client as regards viscosity, composition and additives. It enables reducing the amount of interface product that has lower commercial value and improves the colour of the product, while at the same time provides a more efficient process, ecologically cleaner and safer for all the operatives.
US11084902B2	Aliphatic polycarbonate resin, partition material, substrate and production method therefor, production method for wiring substrate, and wiring forming method Provided is an aliphatic polycarbonate resin having excellent water repellency. Also provided are a partition material, a substrate and a method for producing the same, a method for producing a wiring substrate, and a wiring forming method.The aliphatic polycarbonate resin of the present invention comprises a structural unit represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1, R2, and R3 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a C1-C10 alkyl group, or a C6-C20 aryl group; X is a substituent having a fluorine atom; and R1, R2, and R3 may be the same or different; and the aliphatic polycarbonate resin has a contact angle against water of 90° or more.
US11084900B2	Polyester single layer film A polyester single layer film according to an embodiment of the present invention has low haze and low oligomer characteristics, has a more bluish color coordinate, and has a low inorganic metal content. Accordingly, the polyester single layer film may be used as a base film of a heat-resistant protective film and a light-scattering preventive film, as well as an ITO and non-ITO base film (for Ag nanowire, or the like) used in recent touch panels. In addition, since the transmittance at a wavelength of 550 nm is relatively high due to less impurity, the polyester single layer film may be used as a base film of a prism for a backlight unit (BLU) and a diffusion sheet.
US11084898B2	Selective bonding method of polymer substrates The present invention provides a selective bonding method of polymer substrates. The present invention allows selective interfacial bonding between a polymer substrate and a parylene layer by using a mask pattern and plasma treatment, and enables the formation of a three-dimensional structure by injecting a fluid into a non-bonded area.
US11084892B2	Methods for producing polydienes Methods are described for the preparation of polymers using a lanthanide-based coordination catalyst and arresting polymerization using a reduced amount of a Lewis base while retaining the reactivity of the polymer chain ends toward functionalization agents. The Lewis base is a meso-enriched oxolanyl Lewis base. The resulting functionalized polymer has a higher level of purity and can be used in products such as tires.
US11084889B2	Water-absorbent resin particles and method for producing same Provided is a method for producing water-absorbent resin particles, which is capable of improving the gel strength for the purpose of achieving a good balance between the absorption under load and the rate of liquid permeation through gel. The present invention is a method for producing water-absorbent resin particles, which is characterized by comprising a step wherein a monomer composition containing a water-soluble vinyl monomer (a1) and/or a vinyl monomer (a2) that turns into a water-soluble vinyl monomer (a1) by means of hydrolysis and a crosslinking agent (b) is polymerized in the presence of at least one organic main group element compound selected from the group consisting of organic iodine compounds, organic tellurium compounds, organic antimony compounds, and organic bismuth compounds.
US11084888B2	Production method for low inclusion rate polyrotaxane The present invention provides a production method for pseudo-polyrotaxane or polyrotaxane in which the degree of ring-shaped molecules included on straight-chain molecules, that is, the inclusion rate, has been controlled to be low and stable. The present invention provides a production method for polyrotaxane formed by blocking groups being positioned at both ends of a pseudo-polyrotaxane so ring-shaped molecules are not released, said pseudo-polyrotaxane being formed by ring-shaped molecules skewered through openings thereof by straight-chain molecules, wherein polyrotaxane is obtained by means of said method having: (A) a step for preparing straight-chain molecules which have acidic or basic functional groups on both ends; (B) a step for forming pseudo-polyrotaxane by means of having a step for mixing the straight-chain molecules, the ring-shaped molecules, and a first basic group or an acid addition salt (the acid addition salt is used when the straight-chain molecules have the acidic functional groups; a base addition salt is used when the straight-chain molecules have the basic functional groups); and (C) a step for providing blocking groups on both ends of the straight-chain molecules by means of having a step for mixing the obtained pseudo-polyrotaxane and a blocking group precursor.
US11084887B2	Starch for pulpy textures The present invention relates to a pregelatinized starch having a Brabender hot paste viscosity (HPV) of at least 200 BU when measured at a pH of at most 4.5. The starch is used to provide a viscosity and pulpy texture to a food product and is resistant to processing under extreme conditions of heat, acidity and shear. Examples of food products which highly benefit from the properties of the starch include compotes; sauces and preparations based on tomatoes; meat sauces; gravies; baby foods; puddings; cereals; fruit-juices and fruit-drinks; fruit sauces such as apple sauce; confectionary such as textured gum drops; cookies, crackers, cakes and pastries comprising fruits; soups; and dry powdered mixes which may be reconstituted with water.
US11084885B2	Manufacture of nanocellulose and intermediates thereof The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing nanocellulose comprising the steps of: a) providing a cellulose-containing material wherein the cellulose-containing material contains less than 20 wt. % water, b) contacting the cellulose-containing material with oxalic acid dihydrate, and heating above the melting point of the oxalic acid dihydrate, to obtain cellulose oxalates, c) washing the mixture, d) preparing a suspension comprising the washed material from step c) and e) recovering nanocellulose from the suspension. The present invention relates also to a method of manufacturing nanocellulose intermediate which comprises the above described steps a)-c). The methods disclosed in the present invention are quick, simple, and direct. Pulp can be used as raw material. A considerable amount of free carboxyl groups are introduced. A high yield can be obtained. The methods are inexpensive.
US11084884B2	Plasma kallikrein binding proteins and uses thereof in treating hereditary angioedema Provided herein are plasma kallikrein binding proteins such as antibodies binding to active plasma kallikrein and methods of using such proteins in treating hereditary angioedema.
US11084882B2	Multispecific antibodies against CD40 and CD137 Multispecific antibodies binding to human CD40 and human CD137, methods for preparing such multispecific antibodies, and methods of using such multispecific antibodies for therapeutic or other purposes.
US11084877B2	Anti-CLL-1 antibodies and immunoconjugates The invention provides anti-CLL-1 antibodies and immunoconjugates and methods of using the same.
US11084876B2	Anti-leukocyte adhesion for the mitigation of potential adverse events caused by CD3-specific binding domains The present invention relates in essence to a compound which decreases or inhibits the binding of mammalian T-cells to mammalian endothelial cells for use in a method of prophylaxis and/or amelioration and/or treatment of clinical adverse events caused by therapy which comprises re-directing of T-cells against target cells in a patient. Methods of treatment of patients having or being at risk of clinical adverse events caused by therapy which comprises re-directing of T-cells against target cells are also contemplated.
US11084874B2	IL-11 antibodies Provided are antigen-binding molecules capable of binding to IL-11, and methods of medical treatment and prophylaxis using the same.
US11084873B2	Anti-Abeta antibodies and uses thereof An isolated antibody, comprising a light-chain CDR1 (L-CDR1) having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 7, or SEQ ID NO: 14; a light-chain CDR2 (L-CDR2) having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 15; a light-chain CDR3 (L-CDR3) having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 21, or SEQ ID NO: 24; a heavy-chain CDR1 (H-CDR1) having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 16, or SEQ ID NO: 25; a heavy-chain CDR2 (H-CDR2) having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 22, or SEQ ID NO: 26; and a heavy-chain CDR3 (H-CDR3) having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 23, or SEQ ID NO: 27, wherein the antibody specifically binds to Aβ1-42 or an N-terminal modified form thereof.
US11084870B2	Anti-pneumococcal hyperimmune globulin for the treatment and prevention of pneumococcal infection The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the treatment of infection caused by Streptococcus pneumonia. In particular, the invention provides human hyperimmune globulin and compositions thereof for preventing or treating pneumococcal infection. The invention provides methods of producing hyperimmune globulin containing high titers of opsonophagocytic anti-pneumococcal antibodies, compositions containing same, and methods of using the compositions for the prevention and treatment of pneumococcal infection. The invention further provides methods of preventing or treating pneumococcal infection (e.g., upper respiratory infections (e.g., bronchitis, otitis, sinusitis, etc.)) in immunocompromised subjects via administration of hyperimmune globulin compositions of the invention (e.g., containing a high titer of opsonophagocytic anti-pneumococcal antibodies) to immunocompromised subjects.
US11084864B2	Fusion proteins comprising PDGF and VEGF binding portions and methods of using thereof The present provides fusion proteins comprising PDGF and VEGF binding portions, and recombinant viral particles encoding the fusion proteins. Compositions comprising the fusion proteins and viral particles as well as methods of using the same are also provided.
US11084863B2	Targeted heterodimeric Fc fusion proteins containing IL-15 IL-15alpha and antigen binding domains The present invention is directed to a novel targeted heterodimeric Fc fusion proteins comprising an IL-15/IL-15Rα Fc fusion protein and an antigen binding domain Fc fusion proteins. In some instances, the antigen binding domain binds to CD8, NKG2A, or NKG2D.
US11084859B2	Targeted mutant interferon-gamma and uses thereof The present invention relates, in part, to chimeric proteins comprising mutant interferon-γ and their use as therapeutic agents.
US11084857B2	Nsp-interleukin-10 proteins and uses thereof Disclosed herein are Nsp-IL10 polypeptides comprising an Nsp polypeptide and an IL10 polypeptide. In some embodiments, Nsp-IL10 polypeptide is capable of activating an NGF signaling pathway, an IL10 signaling pathway, or both. Also disclosed are methods for treating a disease comprising administering an Nsp-IL10 polypeptide. The methods include treating diseases associated with joint inflammation, such as osteoarthritis.
US11084850B2	Recombinant prefusion RSV F proteins and uses thereof The present invention provides immunogens comprising a recombinant Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) F protein stabilized in a prefusion conformation and nucleic acids encoding such immunogens. In particular the present invention provides polypeptides, polynucleotides, compositions, and uses thereof for eliciting an immune response to bovine respiratory syncytial virus (bRSV). Methods for generating an immune response in a subject are also disclosed. In some embodiments, the method is a method for treating or preventing a RSV infection in a subject by administering a therapeutically effective amount of the antigen to the subject.
US11084847B2	Polyamide compound and use thereof The invention relates to a polyamide compound and a use thereof. Specifically, the invention relates to a type of polyamide compound (which preferably comprise one or more amide bonds formed by condensation of same or different L-amino acids or D-amino acids), or stereoisomers, crystalline polymorphs, solvates, metabolites, prodrugs or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or esters thereof, or pharmaceutical compositions thereof, as well as a method for preparing the polyamide compound and a use thereof in the prevention or treatment of diseases associated with κ-opioid receptor. The polyamide compound of the invention has excellent κ-opioid receptor agonistic activity and hydrophilicity, thus having a lesser ability of penetrating the blood-brain barrier and a lower capacity for entering the brain. The compound of the invention has higher selectivity for a κ-opioid receptor, lower addictiveness, improved pharmacokinetic properties, and improved safety (lower toxicity and/or fewer side effects), good patient compliance, and/or lesser propensity for developing tolerance, among other excellent medicinal properties.
US11084841B1	Chitooligosaccharide-N-geraniol derivatives, methods for preparing and application thereof The present invention provides a chitooligosaccharide-N-geraniol derivative and a preparation method and application thereof. The degree of substitution of a chitooligosaccharide-N-geraniol derivative is from 0.26 to 0.283. The method includes dissolving oligosaccharide in dimethyl sulfoxide, dissolving geranyl bromide in dimethylformamide, and then mixing, performing a water bath reaction and adding acetone in after the water bath reaction, performing a centrifugation and collecting precipitates, performing Soxhlet extraction and vacuum drying to obtain the chitooligosaccharide-N-geraniol derivative. The present invention has the advantages of easy preparation method, low cost, simple purification method and stable properties. The chitooligosaccharide derivative has good water solubility, antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and other bacteria, and has good application prospect in the fields of medicine, food, cosmetics, agriculture, etc.
US11084837B2	Chemical deposition raw material including iridium complex and chemical deposition method using the chemical deposition raw material The present invention relates to a chemical deposition raw material for manufacturing an iridium thin film or an iridium compound thin film by a chemical deposition method, including an iridium complex in which cyclopropenyl or a derivative thereof and a carbonyl ligand are coordinated to iridium. The iridium complex that is applied in the present invention enables an iridium thin film to be manufactured even when a reducing gas such as hydrogen is applied. in which R1 to R3, which are substituents of the cyclopropenyl ligand, are each independently hydrogen, or a linear or branched alkyl group with a carbon number of 1 or more and 4 or less.
US11084836B2	Compositions useful in therapy of autophagy-related pathologies, and methods of making and using the same Lanthionine ketimine derivatives, and methods of making and using the same, are described. Included are lanthionine ketimine phosphonate (LK-P), lanthionine ketimine ester phosphonate (LKE-P) derivatives, as well as lanthionine ketimine derivatives having a tert-enamide moiety at the 2-position (NVP-LKE).
US11084834B2	Chiral phosphoramidimidates and derivatives thereof The present invention relates to chiral phosphoramidimidates, their salts and metal complexes as well as derivatives thereof and their use as catalysts.
US11084833B2	Antibacterial agents against D,D- and L,D-transpeptidases Antibacterial agents against D,D- and L,D-transpeptidases are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using the same also are disclosed.
US11084832B2	Bridged tricyclic carbamoylpyridone compounds and their pharmaceutical use Compounds for use in treating or preventing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are disclosed. The compounds have the following formula (I): including stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, L, W1, W2, X, Y, and Z are as defined herein. Methods associated with the preparation and use of such compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, are also disclosed.
US11084829B2	Ubiquitin-specific-processing protease 7 (USP7) modulators and uses thereof Disclosed herein, inter alia, compounds and methods of use thereof for the modulation of USP7 activity.
US11084821B2	Cyanopyrrolidine derivatives with activity as inhibitors of USP30 The present invention relates to a class of substituted-cyanopyrrolidines of Formula (I) with activity as inhibitors of deubiquitilating enzymes, in particular, ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase 30 or ubiquitin specific peptidase 30 (USP30), having utility in a variety of therapeutic areas including cancer and conditions involving mitochondrial dysfunction.
US11084819B2	Polymorphs The invention relates to polymorphous crystal modifications of a DPP-IV inhibitor, the preparation thereof and the use thereof for preparing a medicament.
US11084815B2	Heterocyclic compound and harmful arthropod controlling agent containing same A composition containing a compound having excellent controlling effects against a harmful arthropod is represented by formula (I). In formula (I), Q represents a group represented by formula Q1; a group represented by formula Q2 or a group represented by formula Q3; a combination of A2 and A3 represents a combination in which A2 is a nitrogen atom and A3 is CR4b, or a combination in which A2 is CR4a and A3 is a nitrogen atom; Z represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; and T represents a C2-C10 chain hydrocarbon group having one or more halogen atoms.
US11084812B2	RAD51 inhibitors This application is directed to inhibitors of RAD51 represented by the following structural formula, and methods for their use, such as to treat cancer, autoimmune diseases, immune deficiencies, or neurodegenerative diseases.
US11084811B2	Compounds for treatment of cancer The present invention relates to novel compounds having anti-cancer activity, methods of making these compounds, and their use for treating cancer and drug-resistant tumors, e.g. melanoma, metastatic melanoma, drug resistant melanoma, prostate cancer and drug resistant prostate cancer.
US11084809B2	N-((HET)arylmethyl)-heteroaryl-carboxamides compounds as kallikrein inhibitors The present invention provides compounds of formula (I): compositions comprising such compounds; the use of such compounds in therapy (for example in the treatment or prevention of a disease or condition in which plasma kallikrein activity is implicated); and methods of treating patients with such compounds; wherein R5, R6, R7, A, B, W, X, Y and Z are as defined herein.
US11084808B2	Oxopicolinamide derivative, preparation method therefor and pharmaceutical use thereof The present invention relates to an oxopicolinamide derivative, a preparation method therefor and the pharmaceutical use thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to an oxopicolinamide derivative as shown in the general formula (AI), a preparation method therefor and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the derivative, and to the use thereof as a therapeutic agent, in particular as an inhibitor of blood coagulation factor XIa (Factor XIa, FXIa for short) and the use thereof in the preparation of a drug for treating diseases such as thromboembolism, wherein the definition of each substituent in the general formula (AI) is the same as defined in the description.
US11084805B2	Compound derived from allulose Provided is a novel compound derived from allulose and a composition comprising the same and having acid resistance.
US11084804B2	Modulators of ATP-binding cassette transporters Compounds of the present invention, and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”). The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using compounds of the present invention.
US11084796B2	Heterocyclic derivatives for the treatment of RSV Disclosed herein are compounds and compositions for treating or inhibiting RSV and related members of the pneumovirus and paramyxovirus families such as human metapneumovirus, mumps virus, human parainfluenzaviruses, and Nipah and hendra virus, and methods of treatment or prevention thereof.
US11084794B2	Controlled cyclization of peptoids to form chiral diketopiperazines The present disclosure provides improved methods for controlled cyclization of peptoid dimers to form N,N′-2,5-diketopiperazines (N,N′-2,5-DKPs) with significant selectivity. In at least some examples, selectivity is based on a serendipitous conglomeration of slow exchange of amide rotamers, steric repulsion from the degree of α-substitution, and the geometric bulk of an amine nucleophile. By varying reaction conditions, the selectivity of the reaction and formation of a particular N,N′-2,5-DKP can be switched. The cyclization works in the presence of a variety of protection groups and diverse functionalities. The teachings herein provide techniques for synthesizing N,N′-2,5-DKPs that can be readily docked with drug candidates for shuttling across the blood brain barrier. This method provides a facile way to produce substituted DKPs containing groups ready for post-modification to include docking drug candidates.
US11084793B2	Inhibitors of lysine specific demethylase-1 The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods for treating cancer and neoplastic disease. Provided herein are substituted heterocyclic derivative compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for inhibition of lysine specific demethylase-1. Furthermore, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of cancer.
US11084788B2	Formulation for soft anticholinergic analogs Topical formulations comprising soft glycopyrrolates are useful for treating excessive sweating conditions in subjects, such as humans suffering from hyperhidrosis. Preferably, at least one soft anticholinergic agent is provided in an effective amount or concentration in an anhydrous formulation that can inhibit excessive perspiration resulting from a condition such as hyperhidrosis.
US11084787B2	Method for producing 1-methylpyrrolidin-3-ol The invention relates to a method of producing compound (I) by (A) reacting compound (II) formaldehyde and hydrogen in the presence of a metal catalyst, in a solvent, wherein the amount of the formaldehyde to be used is exceeding 1 mol and not exceeding 5 mol per 1 mol of compound (II), to obtain a mixture containing the formaldehyde and compound (I), and (B) mixing the obtained mixture containing the formaldehyde and compound (I) with hydrogen and a secondary amine selected from the group consisting of diethylamine, dipropylamine, diisopropylamine, butylethylamine, pyrrolidine, piperidine and morpholine, in the presence of a metal catalyst, in a solvent, and then removing the metal catalyst, followed by obtaining the compound (I) by distillation.
US11084784B2	ROR-gamma modulators and uses thereof The present invention relates to a compound of formula I, or an isotopic form, stereoisomer, a tautomer, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a solvate, a polymorph, a prodrug, N-oxide or S-oxide thereof; and processes for their preparation. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and their use in the treatment of diseases or disorders mediated by RORγ.
US11084782B2	Gas generating agent, and method for producing foam using the same The gas generating agent of the present invention comprises an oxalic acid salt of an aminoguanidine compound represented by general formula (1) below.
US11084779B2	Cationic lipids for therapeutic agent delivery formulations Here described is a composition comprising a compound of formula I: wherein R1 and R2 is independently selected from a group consisting of C10 to C18 alkyl, C12 to C18 alkenyl, and oleoyl group; R3 and R4 are independently selected from a group consisting of C1 to C6 alkyl, and C2 to C6 alkanol; X is selected from a group consisting of —CH2—, —S—, and —O— or absent; Y is selected from —(CH2)n, —S(CH2)n, —O(CH2)n—, thiophene, —SO2(CH2)n—, and ester; n=1-4; a=1-4; b=1-4; c=1-4; and Z− is a counterion.
US11084778B2	Methods of treating cardiac edema, neuromyelitis optica, and hyponatremia The present invention relates to the use of selective aquaporin inhibitors, e.g., of aquaporin-4 or aquaporin-2, e.g., certain phenylbenzamide compounds, for the prophylaxis, treatment and control of aquaporin-mediated conditions, e.g., diseases of water imbalance, for example edema (particularly edema of the brain and spinal cord, e.g., following trauma or ischemic stroke, as well as the edema associated with glioma, meningitis, acute mountain sickness, epileptic seizures, infections, metabolic disorders, hypoxia, water intoxication, hepatic failure, hepatic encephalopathy, diabetic ketoacidosis, abscess, eclampsia, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and lupus cerebritis, as well as edema consequent to microgravity and/or radiation exposure, as well as edema consequent to invasive central nervous system procedures, e.g., neurosurgery, endovascular clot removal, spinal tap, aneurysm repair, or deep brain stimulation, as well as retinal edema), as well as hyponatremia and excess fluid retention, and diseases such as epilepsy, retinal ischemia and other diseases of the eye associated with abnormalities in intraocular pressure and/or tissue hydration, myocardial ischemia, myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury, myocardial infarction, myocardial hypoxia, congestive heart failure, sepsis, and neuromyelitis optica, as well as migraines, as well as to novel assays for identifying aquaporin inhibitors.
US11084775B1	Cinnamyl alcohol acitretin ester with antioxidant activity and a method of preparing the same A compound having the formula (I): (I) is disclosed. A method of preparing the compound of formula (I) is also disclosed.
US11084772B2	Process for continuously producing polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers at low temperature The disclosure relates to a process for continuously producing polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers at low temperature, pertains to the technical field of polyoxymethylene dimethyl ether preparation processes, and solves the technical problem of continuous production of polyoxymethylene dimethyl ether. A membrane separation element with precisely controlled pores in membrane is used to realize a direct separation of the feedstocks from the catalyst within the reactor, and effectively reduce the permeation resistance of the separation membrane tube. By oppositely switching the flowing direction of liquid reaction materials, the adhesion of the catalyst to the separation membrane tube is inhibited, and some particles stuck in separation membrane tube are removed, which ensures the continuous operation of the reaction process and allows a molecular sieve catalyst to exhibit its advantage of long catalytic life.
US11084767B1	Toluene disproportionation using an enhanced UZM-44 aluminosilicate zeolite Toluene disproportionation processes utilizing treated UZM-44 zeolites are described. The processes produce effluent streams comprising para-xylene and benzene. The molar ratio of benzene to xylene (Bz/X) in the effluent stream can be in a range of about 1.00 to about 1.14, the molar ratio of para-xylene to xylene (pX/X) in the effluent stream can be in a range of about 0.80 to about 1.0, and the conversion of toluene can be about 20% to about 40%.
US11084764B2	Process for catalyst activation for lower alkane dehydroaromatization Described herein is a method for producing a zeolite catalyst useful for aromatization of a lower alkane, a zeolite catalyst useful for aromatization of a lower alkane obtainable by said method and a process for aromatization of a lower alkane using the zeolite catalyst.
US11084760B2	Water capsules and their preparation method, preparation method and structure of lightweight concrete The present application provides for water capsules, preparation methods of water capsules, a preparation method for lightweight concrete and a structure of lightweight concrete. Each of the water capsules comprises an alkali-sensitive shell and water inside; the water capsules are used to mix with a cementitious matrix, the water capsules can survive during concrete mixing and transportation processes but then gradually rupture in hardened concrete; the water released during the hardening of the concrete is beneficial for the hydration of the concrete. The water capsules and their preparation method, the preparation method for and structure of the lightweight concrete of the present application are of unique design and strong practicability.
US11084753B2	Glass composition, glass sheet, and vehicle window including glass sheet The present invention relates to an ultraviolet-shielding glass sheet including a glass composition based on soda-lime glass, the glass composition containing iron oxide and TiO2 as coloring components. The glass sheet has a thickness of 1 to 5 mm, and an ultraviolet transmittance (Tuv 380) as determined at the thickness according to ISO 9050:1990 is 1.5% or less.
US11084751B2	Shaped glass articles and methods for forming the same A method includes contacting a glass sheet with a forming surface to form a shaped glass article. An effective viscosity of the glass sheet during the contacting step is less than a contact viscosity of the glass sheet in contact with the forming surface during the contacting step.
US11084747B2	Dewatering apparatus, systems, and methods Aspects of the present application relate to dewatering methods, systems, apparatus, and associated components thereof. In one implementation, a plow for a sludge dewatering system includes a blade. The blade includes a leading edge, and a first wing swept downward in a vertical direction and outward in a first horizontal direction relative to the leading edge. The blade also includes a second wing swept downward in the vertical direction and outward in a second horizontal direction relative to the leading edge. The second horizontal direction is opposite of the first horizontal direction.
US11084746B2	Systems for removing sludge from or distributing fluids in sludge or waste collection vessels Systems for use in one or more sludge or waste collection devices (e.g., containers, vessels or basins). One such system is a sludge removal system for removing sludge from one or more sludge collection devices. The sludge removal system includes one or more sludge removal grids disposed in one or more sludge collection devices. Each sludge removal grid preferably includes at least one header and a plurality of sludge collection laterals. Another such system includes a fluid distribution system for distributing one or more fluids in one or more sludge or waste collection devices. A movement restricting or prevention member is provided in both the fluid distribution and sludge removal systems to prevent or restrict movement of the sludge collection laterals and the fluid distribution laterals away from or towards a floor of a corresponding collection device without anchoring or fixing the laterals to the floor.
US11084745B1	Ozone injector device An ozone injector device comprising a housing, a corona tube disposed within the housing and configured to generate ozone, a check-valve having a first end removably coupled to the water passageway and having a valve seat and a second end configured to receive ozone, the second end having a cavity with a movable float contained therein, an ozone inlet fitting removably coupled to the second end of the check-valve, the ozone inlet being in fluid communication with the corona tube via a corona discharge tube such that ozone entering the water passageway through the ozone inlet must pass through the check valve, and a spring-loaded clearing piston positioned to move into and out of the water passageway directly opposite the ozone inlet, the clearing piston being biased upwards, towards to the ozone inlet, and configured to prevent flow of ozone into the water passageway.
US11084743B2	Method for removal of recalcitrant selenium species from wastewater Methods and systems for reducing the concentration of selenium species in water, particularly water containing recalcitrant selenium species. In the methods and systems, water containing one or more selenium species is treated with permanganate to provide permanganate-treated water, which is then contacted with a zero-valent iron treatment system comprising (a) a reactive solid comprising zero-valent iron and one or more iron oxide minerals in contact therewith and (b) ferrous iron.
US11084740B2	CDI-type water treatment method A CDI-type water treatment device according to the present invention comprises: a filter unit for purifying raw water in a CDI type through an electrode part formed by alternately stacking electrodes and separators; and a sterilization unit provided on the front of the filter unit to supply the electrode part with a sterilization substance, which has been generated from the raw water in order to sterilize the electrode part. The sterilization unit, in this case, preferably operates after a predetermined time has passed since the electrode part has both stopped purifying raw water and stopped regenerating the electrodes.
US11084739B2	Stack of electrochemical cells for wastewater treatment with isolated electrodes A stack of electrochemical cells for wastewater treatment is disclosed comprising at least one electrochemical cell having a solid polymer membrane, an anode catalyst layer and a cathode catalyst layer adjacent to each side of the membrane, an open pore mesh placed next to each of the catalyst layers and a compression frame placed next to each open pore mesh. A cover is placed between the compression frames of two neighbouring electrochemical cells in the stack thereby forming an enclosure which spans the distance between the two neighbouring electrochemical cells thereby isolating the cathode catalyst layer or the anode catalyst layer from the solution in the reactor tank in which the stack is immersed.
US11084732B2	Method for manufacturing high-performance composite active material of zinc oxide powder The present invention is a method for manufacturing a high-performance composite active material of zinc oxide powder, which is a method for manufacturing a high-performance composite active zinc oxide material powder as an aid for an operation of shaping and vulcanization of rubber/plastic materials, generally carried out by mixing an alkali solution and a calcium compound, in combination with addition of a zinc salt to directly carry out a chemical reaction therewith through mixture so as to obtain a precipitation solution of a predetermined pH value, following a process of filtering to remove water to form an intermediate powder material, which is subjected to drying to form zinc oxide long crystal material exhibiting nanometer scale high performance composite activity, helping achieve a purpose of diversification of application of zinc oxide power in industry.
US11084725B2	Drawn carbon nanotube yarn and production method therefor An object of the present invention is to provide a CNT yarn having excellent conductivity and strength, and a method for producing the same. The present invention provides a drawn yarn comprising carbon nanotubes and having a drawing rate of 10 to 50%.
US11084724B2	Transferring nanofiber forests between substrates Techniques are described for transferring nanofiber forests using transfer films that either lack a conventional adhesive at the substrate—nanofiber forest interface or that include a diffusion barrier that prevents diffusion of adhesive molecules (or other polymer molecules mobile at ambient temperatures) into the nanofiber forest. These techniques can be applied to single layer nanofiber forests or stacks of multiple nanofiber forest. By selecting the bond strength between the nanofiber forest and the transfer films, the nanofibers can be aligned in a common direction that includes, but is not limited to, perpendicular to a substrate or transfer film.
US11084723B2	Method for drying and purifying LiFSI The present invention relates to a method for drying and purifying a lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt in solution in an organic solvent S1, said method comprising the following steps: a) adding deionised water to dissolve and extract the lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt, forming an aqueous solution of said salt; b) extracting the lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt from said aqueous solution, using an organic solvent S2, said step being repeated at least once; c) concentrating the lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt by evaporating said organic solvent S2 and the water, in a short-path thin-film evaporator, under the following conditions: temperature of 30° C. to 95° C., pressure of 10−3 mbar abs to 5 mbar abs, residence time no longer than 15 min; and d) optionally crystallising the lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt. The present invention likewise relates to a composition made of lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt, and the uses thereof in Li-ion batteries.
US11084719B2	Ammonia cracking A process for generating power using a gas turbine, comprising the steps of: (i) vaporising and pre-heating liquid ammonia to produce pre-heated ammonia gas; (ii) introducing the pre-heated ammonia gas into an ammonia-cracking device suitable for converting ammonia gas into a mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen; (iii) converting the pre-heated ammonia gas into a mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen in the device; (iv) cooling the mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen to give a cooled hydrogen and nitrogen mixture; (v) introducing the cooled hydrogen and nitrogen mixture into a gas turbine; and (vi) combusting the cooled hydrogen and nitrogen mixture in the gas turbine to generate power.
US11084718B2	Method for producing a structure with spatial encoded functionality The invention relates to a method for producing a structure with spatial encoded functionality, the method comprising: providing in a volume (114) a first photosensitive material (116) that is two-photon crosslinking compatible, generating in the volume (114) a framework of crosslinked first photo-sensitive material (116), the generating of the framework comprising exposing the first photosensitive material (116) with a first focused laser beam (118) according to a first pattern for specifically initiating a two-photon crosslinking of the first photosensitive material (116) in accordance with the first pattern, removing from the volume (114) any remaining non-crosslinked portions of the first photosensitive material (116), providing to the volume (114) a second photosensitive material (116) that is two-photon crosslinking compatible, generating in the volume (114) the structure, the generating of the structure comprising exposing the second photosensitive material (116) with a second focused laser beam (118) according to a second pattern for specifically initiating a two-photon crosslinking of predefined surface portions of the framework and the second photosensitive material (116) in accordance with the second pattern, removing from the volume (114) any remaining non-crosslinked portions of the second photosensitive material (116).
US11084714B2	Method for setting a pressure in a cavity formed with the aid of a substrate and a substrate cap, and system A method for setting a pressure in a cavity formed with the aid of a substrate and a substrate cap, a microelectromechanical system being situated in the cavity, the substrate including a main extension plane. The method includes the following steps: in a first step a clearance is created in the substrate cap, the clearance connecting the cavity to the surroundings, a first clearance end of the clearance being formed on a first surface of the substrate cap that faces away from the cavity, a second clearance end of the clearance being formed on a cavity-side second surface of the substrate cap, the first clearance end and the second clearance end being situated at a distance from one another at least in a first direction which is parallel to the main extension plane; in a second step, after the first step, the clearance is sealed.
US11084713B2	Bypass structure An integrated CMOS-MEMS device includes a first substrate having a CMOS device, a second substrate having a MEMS device, an insulator layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a dischargeable ground-contact, an electrical bypass structure, and a contrast stress layer. The first substrate includes a conductor that is conductively connecting to the CMOS devices. The electrical bypass structure has a conducting layer conductively connecting this conductor of the first substrate with the dischargeable ground-contact through a process-configurable electrical connection. The contrast stress layer is disposed between the insulator layer and the conducting layer of the electrical bypass structure.
US11084707B2	Apparatus for controlling flow of beverage Disclosed are embodiments of a beverage dispensing system that controls the flow of beverage based on information acquisitioned from a marker associated with a vessel for the beverage. The system utilizes a switching apparatus located in the tap of the dispensing unit that can selectively enable mechanical connection between the hand lever of the tap and the stem based on the information acquisitioned. Some embodiments include a hand tilt device for automatically controlling the flow of beverage, and a vessel tilt device to adjusting the tilt of the vessel so as to achieve a preferred pour.
US11084705B1	Beverage dispenser with consumable monitoring system A beverage dispenser includes a system for detecting an empty state of a consumable in the dispenser. The system detects the physical movement of an element of a fluid delivery component that is fluidly connected to the consumable. The movement is triggered by the empty state of the consumable and is detected by a sensor disposed in the beverage dispenser. The system can be retrofitted into a legacy beverage dispenser with reduced installation effort.
US11084701B2	Beverage supply apparatus A beverage supply apparatus for supplying multiple types of beverage. The beverage supply apparatus may include a number of nozzles for discharging multiple types of beverages, a touch panel for displaying options for the multiple types of beverages while also receiving a selection operation for one beverage from among the multiple types of beverages, a number of physical buttons that correspond to the number of nozzles and that receive an instruction for discharge of the beverage selected by the selection operation, and a control unit that specifies, from among the physical buttons, the physical button corresponding to the nozzle from which the beverage selected by the selection operation will be discharged, and controls the touch panel in such a way as to provide notification of the physical button specified.
US11084699B2	Pry bar attachment having adjustable fulcrum A pry bar attachment operable to receive to a pry bar to provide a fulcrum point during use of the associated pry bar. The pry bar attachment may comprise a fulcrum coupled to a sleeve, the sleeve operable to receive a pry bar. The pry bar attachment may be an adjustable pry bar attachment having one or more adjustable features, such as fulcrum height, sleeve dimensions, or friction adjustment.
US11084697B2	Lift pads with alignment functionality and methods of using the same Lift pads with alignment functionality that enable a lift operator to objectively, easily and accurately position one or more, e.g., four, lift pads to ensure precise contact with the desired lift points and features of an object. Alignment functionality includes light emitting devices for illuminating an opposing surface, light beam detectors for detecting alignment, and image capture devices with machine vision capability for identifying features on opposing surface, among others.
US11084696B2	Lift table for repairing and servicing a wheeled vehicle, in particular with two wheels The invention relates to a lift table (1) for repairing and maintaining a vehicle, in particular a two-wheeled vehicle, said table (1) comprising a table top (2) surmounted by a wheel clamp (3) comprising two opposing jaws (4), between which one of the wheels of the vehicle is suitable for being clamped when the vehicle is in the state of being arranged on the table top (2), and a device (5) for driving upwards and downwards movement of said table top (2).The table top (2) and at least the surface of the wheel clamp (3) are made out of electrically-insulating material.
US11084693B2	Crane and method for influencing a deformation of a jib system of said crane A crane having at least one jib system, a sensor unit for detecting a deformation of the jib system transversely to a load plane, and to an activatable adjustment unit for influencing the deformation of the jib system transversely to the load plane.
US11084687B2	Method for operating a lift system, and lift system A method for operating an elevator system having a shaft system and elevator cars that are moved separately between floors in a circulation operation may involve moving the elevator cars upward in a first shaft and moving the elevator cars downward in a second shaft. A number of shaft positions that can be respectively adopted by the elevator cars and that correspond to the number of elevator cars is defined, and synchronization of movement of the elevator cars may be carried out with respect to these defined shaft positions. Further, each of the elevator cars may be moved according to a travel curve. To synchronize the movement of the elevator cars the travel curve for each elevator car may be adapted to account for positions of the elevator cars in the same shaft.
US11084686B2	Cable storage devices and methods of use thereof A cable storage device includes a first elongate bracket member attachable to a support structure and having a length extending between a first end and a second end. A second elongate bracket member is configured to be coupled to the first elongate bracket member proximate one of the first end or the second end such that the second elongate member extends in a different direction from the first elongate member when installed on the support structure. At least one set of a plurality of retaining mechanisms is configured to be coupled to the first and second elongate bracket members to receive and store a first cable. The at least one of the at least one set of the plurality of retaining mechanisms is adjustable along the first elongate bracket member or the second elongate bracket member. Methods of installing and making the cable storage device are also disclosed.
US11084685B2	Reel system and method A reel system that includes a drum that receives a coil of flexible pipe. A first flange that removably couples to a first side of the drum. A second flange that removably couples to a second side of the drum. The first flange and the second flange secure the coil of flexible pipe to the drum.
US11084684B2	Restriction device for preventing deformation of restriction plate of reel A restriction device for preventing deformation of restriction plate of reel is disclosed. The restriction device includes a first circular restrictor, a second circular restrictor, a block member and a first push member. A clamping space exists between the first and second circular restrictors mounted on a shaft and is configured to accommodate a reel mounted on the shaft. The second circular restrictor is able to be moved on the shaft in an axial direction, the block member is fixed on the shaft and the first push member is placed between the block member and the second circular restrictor. The first push member is configured to apply a force to push the second circular restrictor toward the first circular restrictor to press a first restriction plate of the reel such that the deformation of the first restriction plate is prevented.
US11084681B2	Stack of folded hygiene products and method and apparatus for producing same A method for producing stacks of individual web sections involves: (a) directing the continuous web to a perforating station; (b) perforating the continuous web at predetermined intervals and forming sheets of web material between consecutive perforation lines extending laterally across the continuous web, the perforating being carried out via at least one perforation element arranged at the circumference of a perforation roller; (c) directing the continuous web to a cutting station; (d) cutting at second predetermined intervals the continuous web into web sections via a cutting element acting against an anvil element, to generate a clear cut or a tab-bond; (e) folding the web sections via a folding roll; and (f) stacking the folded web section to generate a stack of folded sheets.
US11084677B2	Apparatus for aligning notes of value An apparatus for aligning at least one note of value along a transport path has at least one transport element and at least one first drive unit for driving the transport element. The driven transport element moves the note of value along the transport path in a transport direction. The transport element includes an endless drive belt, which is deflected over at least two rotatably mounted deflecting elements and a second drive unit for displacing one of the deflecting elements along its axis of rotation. By displacing the deflecting element, the note of value contacting the belt is moved obliquely to the transport direction. A further apparatus includes at least one vane wheel by which the note of value is movable transversely to the transport direction.
US11084674B2	Paper sheet processing apparatus and paper sheet processing method According to one embodiment, a paper sheet processing apparatus includes a conveyance device with a conveyor belt, and an inspection device configured to inspect a paper sheet conveyed by the conveyor belt. The inspection device includes an image detection device configured to capture an image of the paper sheet and the conveyor belt and obtain an image of the paper sheet and the conveyor belt, an image processing device configured to detect a degradation level of the conveyor belt based on an belt image of the conveyor belt, and a controller configured to transmit information encouraging replacement of the conveyor belt to a monitor.
US11084673B2	Media supplying apparatus and recording apparatus A media supplying apparatus includes a first support portion, a second support portion, a housing portion, and a holding portion. The first support portion has a first supporting surface for supporting a paper sheet, is inclinably provided, and when inclined from a non-use state, switches to a use state. The second support portion has a second supporting surface that supports the paper sheet, and is disposed upstream of the first support portion in the use state in a supply direction of the paper sheet. The housing portion is, inclinably toward an upstream of the first supporting portion in the supply direction, provided, and retractably houses the second support portion. The holding portion holds the first support portion and the housing portion in an inclination orientation so that the first supporting surface and the second supporting surface are aligned in the supply direction.
US11084671B2	Automatic loading of trays into carts A method for automatic loading of trays into a cart, where the cart is adapted to receive trays at different vertical tray levels, comprises detecting the tray levels with a tray level sensor and lifting the cart with a lifting device from a floor to different vertical positions such that the tray levels in the cart will be at the same vertical level as a loading surface of a conveyer arrangement, which transports the trays to the cart on the loading surface. The method also comprises activating tray stoppers to stop the movement of the trays on the loading surface until the cart is at a correct vertical position, and deactivating the tray stoppers to allow the trays to be loaded into the cart when the cart is at a correct vertical position. The cart is lifted and loaded until all tray levels have been filled, and then the cart is again lowered to the floor. An apparatus for automatic loading of trays into a cart according to the method is also provided.
US11084668B2	Wall panel inverter and prefabrication method An inverter manufacturing cell includes a table including a base, a frame configured to receive a work piece, and at least one pivotable lift arm attached to the base and to the frame. The pivotable lift arm is configured to pivot relative to the base about at least one axis such that the frame and work piece rotate from a first, generally horizontal position to a second, generally vertical position. After rotating to the second, vertical position, the frame is configured to slide such that the frame and work piece further rotate to a third, generally horizontal position wherein the frame and work piece are inverted relative to the first, generally horizontal position.
US11084667B2	Lane divider insert sleeve A lane divider system includes a guide rail and a bracket for connecting the guide rail to a flow bed. The guide rail can be tubular, with a proximal end of a bracket inserted into each end of the tube. A flexible, compressible sleeve can be installed at each end of the tube where the proximal end of the bracket, are inserted into the tube. The tube and bracket being inserted should be closely dimensioned to fit securely. By providing a compliant sleeve, the security of the connection with the tube can be enhanced.
US11084663B2	Device and method for the flexible distribution of packages The invention relates to a device for the flexible distribution of packages, comprising at least one conveyor belt for transporting the packages along a transport direction, and at least one distributing device for moving the packages relative to the conveyor belt, wherein the distributing device has a plurality of sliding elements which are mounted movably on the distributing device, and wherein the sliding elements can be driven independently of each other. In order to achieve a reliable movement of individual packages of different sizes at individual speeds, it is proposed that the sliding elements respectively have two contact surfaces which are arranged at an angle to each other.
US11084657B2	Article container having an ejection device and associated suspended conveying device An article container for an overhead conveying device for transporting an article includes front and rear walls, a bottom adjoining the front and rear walls, and a storage space between the front and rear walls and the bottom, in which the article is transportable. The bottom forms a first longitudinal edge, which adjoins the front wall, a second longitudinal edge, which adjoins the rear wall, spaced from the first longitudinal edge, a first end edge extending between the first and second longitudinal edges, and a second end edge extending between the first and second longitudinal edges. The article container includes a loading and/or unloading opening delimited by the front wall and rear wall and adjoining the first end edge and a side wall stop adjoining the second end edge, against which the article can be applied in a transport position.
US11084652B2	Air cargo container and curtain for the same A curtain closure for the cargo opening of an air cargo container and the air cargo containers that have the same. The curtain closures include a fabric layer, and at least one of an insulating layer or a reinforcing layer attached to the inside of the fabric layer.
US11084650B2	Portion capsule with a three-ply nonwoven fabric The invention relates to a portion capsule for producing a beverage, having a capsule body with a capsule base and a filling side. A cavity for receiving a pulverulent or liquid beverage substrate is formed between the capsule base and the filling side, and a filter element is arranged between the beverage substrate and the capsule base. The filter element comprises an open-pore felt and/or nonwoven fabric, and the felt and/or nonwoven fabric has a first average pore size in a first region facing the beverage substrate and a second average pore size in a second region facing the capsule base, said first pore size being smaller than the second pore size.
US11084641B2	Support, package, apparatus and process for making said support and said package A support includes a central portion configured to receive one or more products, a perimeter band which completely surrounds the central portion, a projection defined at the perimeter band and exhibiting at least one raised portion emerging with respect to the perimeter band and extended away from the central portion. The raised portion includes a through channel crossing the projection and having an access opening which is completely extended at a position spaced from the perimeter band and is configured to enable gas to pass into the through channel through the projection. The central portion and the perimeter band are made of sheet material.
US11084640B2	Product package, blister, carrier and blank therefor A package for packaging an article provides a package including a display card and tape measure mounted thereto. The display card includes a front panel, a rear panel and a pair of easel panels. The pair of easel panels form part of a tubular structure of an easel stand upon with the package may rest. The tape measure may include a tape and a tang mounted to an end of the tape, with the tape partially extended from a housing such that the tang engages with the one of the easel panels such that the extended portion of the tape is displayed. Another aspect of the invention provides a blister for mounting an article to a carrier in the form of a display card. The blister functions as a receiver for receiving a portion of an article, such as a hook mounted to the article.
US11084638B2	Carton with tamper resistant features A carrier for holding a plurality of containers. The carrier has a bottom panel, at least one front panel, at least one back panel, at least two side panels, and at least one central panel dividing the interior of the carrier into a front portion and a back portion. At least one front divider flap is foldably connected to the at least one central panel and at least one back divider flap is foldably connected to the at least one central panel. At least one retention flap is foldably connected to at least one of the at least one front panel, the at least one back panel, the at least two side panels, and the at least one central panel. The at least one retention flap engages a container and provides stability to the respective container in one of the front or back container-receiving spaces.
US11084636B2	Packing box for display panel, and accommodating apparatus This application discloses a packing box for a display panel and an accommodating apparatus. The packing box includes: a box body; the display panel including a circuit board and a substrate; and grooves, disposed on the box body, located on both sides of the circuit board, attached to the circuit board and the substrate, and configured to place a desiccant.
US11084633B2	Container and lid having both snap ring and thread engagement A container includes a container portion and a lid portion. The container portion presents a tab rim and internal threads. The lid portion presents a plurality of flexible removable tabs disposed around its outer periphery. The tabs are adapted to engage with and interlock with the container tab rim when the lid portion is pressed down on the container. The lid portion also has helical threads that are arranged to engage the helical threads of the container portion. At least one of the set of helical threads of the container portion or the set of helical threads of the lid portion are able to flex when the lid portion is pressed down upon the container portion. A closed container may be adapted for repeated use by removing the tabs and using the threaded lid portion to open and close the container.
US11084632B2	Ringless metal cans and method A can comprises a can body (10) and a lid (4). The can body is manufactured using only a single homogeneous piece of material and has an edge that defines a top opening into the can. The can body also has an inwardly directed bead (23), which extends around the body, is adjacent to the can body edge, and defines an inwardly facing sealing surface (24) of substantially constant transverse cross-sectional dimension along an axial extent. The lid defines an outwardly directed sealing surface which abuts the inwardly facing sealing surface presented by the inwardly directed bead in order to seal the lid to the can body. An alternative can body has an inwardly directed pinched or collapsed bead which defines an upwardly facing sealing surface (34) for engagement with a downwardly facing sealing surface of a can lid. The alternative can body additionally has an inwardly directed bead (35) between the can body edge and the pinched or collapsed bead. An outer brim (42) of the lid is configured to be retained between the two beads of the alternative can body.
US11084631B2	Closure A canister includes a closure configured to mount on a container to close an open mouth into a product storage region formed in the container. The closure includes a lid and a lid retainer coupled to the lid. The lid retainer is configured to mate with an external thread on the container to retain the closure in a mounted position on the container.
US11084624B1	Nestable, stackable multi-stage food serving set with temperature holding features The present invention is directed toward a food container that including a base, a perimeter wall and first, second and third protrusions. The protrusions are spaced apart from each other and coupled to the wall and the base. Each of the first, second and third protrusions defines a respective support surface that extends radially inward from the wall, a recess in the base and a recess in the wall. Each of the support surfaces is configured to support non-recessed portions of a base of another food container in a stacked configuration. Each of the recesses in the wall and the base are configured to receive a support surface of the other food container in a nested configuration.
US11084618B2	Packaging and blank therefor A packaging is disclosed that is made from cardboard, paper or similar, and includes a base wall and a cover wall, respectively at least one front wall and one rear wall connecting the base wall and the cover wall in order to form lateral sides of the packaging. The packaging is designed as a prismatic body along a longitudinal axis extending parallel to the base wall and cover wall, and at least one dust flap coupled to one end of at least one front wall or rear wall). The dust flap is designed in such a way that, in a closed position, it rests at least in regions on one of the front and rear walls to which it is not coupled, and/or on the base wall and/or the cover wall and protrudes at least regionally over these. The disclosure also relates to a blank for producing such a packaging.
US11084612B2	Packaging of polysilicon fragments Accurate and repeatable portioning of polycrystalline silicon chunks without excessive generation of fines is accomplished by separating silicon chunks into a multiplicity of weighed portions and combining at least four portions which together closely match a target weight into a plastic shipment bag which is then closed.
US11084609B2	Strapping apparatus having a tensioning device The present disclosure provides a strapping apparatus for strapping articles to be packaged with a strapping band. The strapping apparatus includes a band detection device configured to indicate that the band is in a non-positionally correct and/or a positionally correct position, depending on the embodiment.
US11084605B2	Device and system for controlling missiles and kill vehicles operated with gel-like fuels Apparatus for trajectory control and/or position control of a missile (99), comprising a controllable gas generator (109, 200) with a fuel flow control valve (124, 213), an injector head (112, 202), a combustion chamber (111) and at least one outflow nozzle (103, 204) or at least one throttle.
US11084596B2	Aircraft comprising at least one engine assembly linked to the fuselage of the aircraft by two connecting rods positioned at least partially in an air inlet of the engine assembly An aircraft which comprises a fuselage and at least one propulsion assembly linked to the fuselage by at least two connecting rods positioned at least partially in an inner zone of the air inlet of the nacelle of the propulsion assembly. Thus, the connecting rods do not interfere with the secondary flow flowing inside the nacelle and do not affect the aerodynamic performance levels of the propulsion assembly.
US11084595B2	VTOL vehicle with fan blades outside of exhaust flowpath An aircraft defining a vertical direction and a transverse direction. The aircraft may include a fuselage, a wing extending from the fuselage, and a hybrid-electric propulsion system. The hybrid-electric propulsion system may include a power source, a plurality of vertical thrust electric fans arranged along the wing and driven by the power source, and a forward thrust propulsor. The power source may include a combustion engine and an electric generator. The combustion engine may also define a flowpath for exhausting combustion gases. The forward thrust propulsor may be selectively or permanently mechanically coupled to the combustion engine. The forward thrust propulsor may include a propulsor fan having a plurality of fan blades arranged outside of the flowpath of the combustion engine for exhausting combustion gases.
US11084593B2	Additive manufactured heater elements for propeller ice protection An additively manufactured heating element is printed on a flexible substrate and attached to an aircraft component having a complex geometric surface. The heating element is made of a plurality of layers of a conductive ink, which is electrically connected to a controller through one or more leads.
US11084590B2	Vehicle seat tubing having variable wall thickness Tubular bodies for use in frames for seats of vehicles such as aircraft are described. A tube can include a sidewall that has a variable thickness along the length of the tube. The variable thickness of the sidewalls can result in the tube having a variable inner diameter along the length of the tube. The tube may also include a variable outer diameter.
US11084586B2	Intermittent fluid delivery system An intermittent fluid delivery system includes a fill tank and a batch tank which is connected to the fill tank via a first pump and a first hose. The fill tank holds a first quantity of fluid. The batch tank holds a second quantity of fluid, which is lesser than the first quantity. The first pump delivers fluid from the fill tank to the batch tank. A second pump delivers fluid from the batch tank to a receiving tank.
US11084585B2	Lighted assist handle and coat hook An illuminated handle mounted to a surface of a crew work area includes an illuminated portion is disposed on an interior surface. A structural portion is integrated into work area stowage compartments, disposed between two stowage compartments, such that the illuminated portion illuminates the stowage compartments and their contents when opened. The illuminated handle includes an illuminated coat hook protrusion extending from a top portion of the illuminated handle. The illuminated portion of the illuminated coat hook is disposed on an interior surface to further illuminate the stowage compartments and indicate the location of the illuminated coat hook, while the hook extension prevents the illuminated portion from directly illuminating a crew member's face and potentially blinding the crew member momentarily.
US11084584B2	Remotely controlled VTOL aircraft A remotely controlled VTOL aircraft includes an autopilot subsystem outputting helicopter control signals, and an autopilot subsystem outputting fixed wing control signals. A transition control subsystem is configured to receive said helicopter control signals, said fixed wing control signals, and a transition control signal. Control signals to be applied to the VTOL aircraft controls are calculated as a function of the transition percentage and weighting factors applied to the helicopter control signals and said fixed wing control signals.
US11084582B2	System and method for integrating flight path and site operating data The present approach relates to the inspection of assets, such as assets having parts that move during operation. As discussed herein, operational data for the asset may be incorporated into planning or adapting the flight plan and/or operational commands may be issued to asset in accordance with the flight plan to facilitate acquisition of the inspection data.
US11084575B2	Rotor hub vibration attenuator A vibration attenuation system for attenuating vibrations in a mast of an aircraft includes a weight attached to the mast but free to orbit about the mast. The weight can be comprised of one or more weight assemblies. Embodiments can include a single weight, or plural weight assemblies wherein each weight assembly can include a mechanical interconnecting mechanism so that each weight assembly receives feedback regarding the position and movement of one or more other weight assemblies. Each weight can be associated with a spring that urges the weight towards a neutral position. Rotation of the mast can cause the weight to orbit about the mast and self-excite such that the weight acts against the urging of the spring towards an attenuating position.
US11084573B1	Fluidic drag rudder systems for yaw control in forward flight An active flow control system for generating yaw control moments for an aircraft during forward flight. The system includes right and left yaw effectors disposed proximate the right and left wingtips of the wing. A pressurized air system includes a pressurized air source and a plurality of injectors operably associated with the right and left yaw effectors that influence the path of airflow above and below the yaw effectors. Based upon which of the injectors is injecting pressurized air, the right and left yaw effectors generate no yaw control moment, generate a yaw right control moment or generate a yaw left control moment.
US11084572B2	Electromechanical actuator for a movable flight surface An electromechanical device for actuating a movable flight control surface having a skin hinged to a structure of an aircraft about a pivot axis, the device including: at least two electric motors for causing the skin to pivot about the pivot axis; a power circuit and a control circuit for powering and controlling each of the motors; and a device for limiting opposing forces exerted by the two electric motors.
US11084571B2	Motion control system for foot-actuated flight controller The present invention discloses improvements to mechanical and electro-mechanical force simulators for aircraft pilot controllers, and particularly foot-actuated controllers. In particular, the invention replaces conventional foot-actuated, pilot controller systems—namely, those that employ multiple, discrete, motion control subsystems to control the various force simulation and trim functions used in modern aircraft to assist pilot control of a given axis of flight—with a single motion control system. The invention accomplishes this in part by eliminating the force-feel spring used in conventional, federated, foot-actuated, motor-coupled pilot controllers. Instead, in a preferred embodiment, the motion control system employs a single actuator (14), such as a BLDC motor/gearhead assembly, driven by control electronics that receives inputs from force sensors (13) and position sensors (9, 10) mounted on the actuator to, at once, provide both the “feel forces” (FEEL, FRICTION, and DAMPING) and controls trim to the pilot's foot pedals.
US11084569B2	Friction stir welded monolithic aircraft structure and method A method of forming a monolithic aircraft structure having multiple aerodynamic surfaces includes forming a body component to have a body skin defining a body skin outer surface, and a body side wall integrally formed with the body skin and defining a body mating surface, the body skin outer surface providing a first aerodynamic surface. A cover component is formed to have a cover mating surface and a cover outer surface opposite the cover mating surface, the cover outer surface defining a second aerodynamic surface. The body component is positioned relative to the cover component so that the body mating surface engages the cover mating surface. At least portions of the cover mating surface are friction stir welded to the body mating surface to form friction stir welded joints between the body component and the cover component.
US11084566B2	Passively actuated fluid foil A fluid foil has a main fixed portion and a tip portion movably mounted at a tip end of the main fixed portion. The main fixed portion has an upper surface and a lower surface, and the tip portion has an upper surface and a lower surface. The fluid foil is operable in: a) a first configuration in which the upper surface of the tip portion is angled downwardly with respect to the upper surface of the main fixed portion; and b) a second configuration in which the tip portion is rotated upwardly with respect to the first configuration such that the upper surface of the tip portion and the upper surface of the main fixed portion are substantially continuous surfaces. The movement of the tip portion with respect to the main fixed portion is exclusively passively actuated by movement of the foil with respect to a surrounding fluid.
US11084564B1	Aerospace vehicle system and method of operation An aerospace vehicle system, preferably including one or more capsules, and optionally including one or more propulsion modules and/or safety modules. A capsule, preferably including a pressure vessel including a structural frame and one or more windows, and optionally including a cabin. In alternate embodiments, the system can additionally or alternatively function as a terrestrial vehicle, a watercraft, and/or any other suitable vehicle. A method of operation, preferably including operating the aerospace vehicle system in flight, while maintaining a pressure differential between the pressure vessel interior and an environment surrounding the system.
US11084561B2	Square-rig wing sail for unmanned surface vehicles Techniques are provided for an unmanned surface vehicle including a vehicle body and a rigid square-rig wing coupled with the primary vehicle body. The rigid square-rig wing includes a first surface configured to interact with wind to generate a force that propels the primary vehicle body in a direction of travel that is primarily composed of drag, and a second surface configured to interact with the wind to generate a force that propels the primary vehicle body in a direction of travel that is primarily composed of lift. The unmanned surface vehicle further includes a rudder and a control system comprising a controller, the control system configured to determine a rudder position and generate a signal to position the rudder to the rudder position.
US11084557B2	Closing device A closing device configured to close an outer shell opening of a surface ship, including several substantially vertically mounted shutter lamellas and a drive device by means of which the shutter lamellas can be actuated such that they move between a closed position and an open position.
US11084552B2	Simplified gas spring setup for a trailing link cycle wheel suspension A suspension assembly for a cycle having improved stability includes a steering fork having a first arm and a second arm, each of the first arm and the second arm having a fixed pivot and a shock pivot, the space between the first arm and the second arm defining a wheel opening. A shock link has a shock link fixed pivot and a shock link floating pivot. A shock absorber has a shock gas spring comprising a shock spring body a shock gas piston having a first gas piston area, a spring unit having a spring gas spring comprising a spring body and a spring gas piston having a second gas piston area. A gas pressure inside the shock gas spring is equal to a predetermined pressure for a user's body weight to produce optimal ride conditions for the user's body weight.
US11084548B2	Fuel tank, method of manufacturing fuel tank, and saddle riding vehicle A fuel tank includes metal-made upper and lower tank half bodies respectively having, on respective outer peripheries thereof, an upper joint flange and a lower joint flange joined thereto. The lower tank half body includes: a lower tank main body portion that is elongated in a direction parallel to a reference plane including joint surfaces of lower and upper planar flange portions as parts of the lower and upper joint flanges, respectively, includes, along a longitudinal direction thereof, a narrow portion narrower on one side than the other side, and bulges toward a lower side from the reference plane; and a pair of expansion tank portions that are disposed on opposite sides of the narrow portion as seen in a plan view from a direction orthogonal to the reference plane, formed to be shallower than the lower tank main body portion, and bulge downward from the reference plane.
US11084544B2	Front body structure of vehicle Deflector are disposed below, in a vertical direction of a vehicle body, right and left ends of a front bumper to suppress flowing of traveling air from the from side into wheel houses. Splash shields are disposed between a pair of front side frames and a sub-frame to suppress flowing of the air from an engine room into the wheel houses. Ducts are provided at right and left ends of the front bumper. Each of the ducts includes an intake port that takes in the traveling air from the front side, and a discharge port that discharges the traveling air taken in from the intake port into the wheel houses.
US11084543B2	Active aero device to attenuate wind throb An apparatus and method, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a composite material selectively movable between an inactive position and an active position, and a control to apply a voltage to the composite material in response to a vehicle panel moving from a closed position to an open position to move the composite material to the active position to mitigate wind throb.
US11084540B2	Utility vehicle tray deck surface apparatus, system, and method Apparatus for a tray deck for providing a selectable appearance outer surface for at least one component of the tray deck, the apparatus including for the at least one component a component substrate (902) including a plurality of connectors (907, 908, 909, 910, 911, 912, 913, and 914) for accepting a plurality of complementary connectors (922, 924, 926) on a panel (900) having a selected appearance for connection to the component substrate, wherein the panel, when connected to the component substrate, comprises at least part of the surface presenting outwardly of the tray deck, wherein each of the plurality of connectors on the component substrate includes an elongate protrusion (907, 909, 911) depending outwardly from the component substrate and along an edge of the elongate protrusion distal from the component substrate each connector including an elongate grooved connector (908, 910, 912), the elongate grooved connector configured to accept a complementary elongate projection (922, 924, 926) of the panel.
US11084538B2	Multi-flange extrusion member A connection member includes a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The connection member also includes a third side connecting the first and second sides, the third side including a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, a first edge separating the first portion from the second portion and a second edge separating the second portion from the third portion. A first flange extends along the first edge and a second flange extends along the second edge such that the first and second flanges are separated by the second portion.
US11084537B2	Structural access panel An access panel for a body of a vehicle is provided that includes a dome portion, a flat portion, and an extension portion. The dome portion has a reinforcing element. The extension portion extends from the flat portion. A floor panel structure for a vehicle is also provided that includes a metal sheet and an access panel. The metal sheet includes an aperture. The access panel includes a dome portion, a flat portion, and an extension portion. The access panel is coupled to the metal sheet over the aperture, and the flat portion and the extension portion are configured to transmit a downward force applied to the access panel to the metal sheet.
US11084536B2	Center floor structure for vehicle A center floor structure for a vehicle, includes: a center floor panel having an opening, and a peripheral portion of the center floor panel defining the opening; and a battery assembly mounted under the center floor panel, and covering the opening of the center floor panel. The opening is defined in a central portion of the center floor panel, and the peripheral portion includes a plate structure.
US11084535B2	Steering support structure A gusset is joined to an instrument panel reinforcement and a floor brace. The instrument panel reinforcement includes a D seat rear beam extending from a portion to be joined to the floor brace to a portion for supporting the steering column. The D seat rear beam includes a D seat upper beam having a hat-shaped cross section open toward a lower side. The gusset includes a reinforcement joint portion that is joined to the D seat upper beam to form a closed cross section.
US11084532B2	Front body structure of vehicle A front body structure of the vehicle has a pair of left and right suspension housings provided in desired positions separated from the dash panel toward the vehicle front side. The front body structure of the vehicle further includes a first ring-shaped structural frame that passes through shroud members and is substantially ring-shaped in front view, a second ring-shaped structural frame that passes through the suspension housings and is substantially ring-shaped in front view, and a third ring-shaped structural frame that passes through hinge pillars and is substantially ring-shaped in front view, in which these ring-shaped structural frames are joined to each other by apron reinforcements, front side frames, and side members of the sub-frame.
US11084530B2	Method for controlling at least one vehicle system of a motor vehicle during a trip, and device and vehicle The disclosure relates to a method, a device and a motor vehicle for controlling at least one vehicle system of the motor vehicle during a drive, wherein each vehicle system is respectively adapted to perform a driving maneuver of the motor vehicle and for each vehicle system a control responsibility determines, in which proportion a driver and a driver assistance system of the motor vehicle each controls the vehicle system, the method comprising the steps of: providing an assignment specification with which a control responsibility is assigned for different driving situations in each case for each vehicle system; identifying an instantaneous driving situation while driving and determining the respectively assigned control responsibility in each vehicle system according to the assignment specification; receiving control instructions from the driver and from the driver assistance system for each vehicle system; and for each vehicle system, superposing control instructions from the driver and from the driver assistance system intended for said vehicle system in accordance with the control responsibility.
US11084527B2	Method for supervising the operation of a power steering system Method for monitoring the operation of a power steering system including a steering wheel, a servo motor and a monitoring module, characterized in that said method involves a step of determining at least one temporary limit value of a parameter, a step of estimating an additional value which an assistance functionality contributes to a setpoint value of the parameter, and a step of correcting the at least one temporary limit value by the additional value.
US11084523B2	Vehicle-mounted device actuator and power steering device A power steering device includes a steering mechanism structured to steer a steerable wheel in accordance with steering of a steering wheel. A first sensor is structured to sense a specific state quantity of steering. A second sensor is structured to sense the specific state quantity. A first actuation part is structured to apply a steering force to the steering mechanism. A second actuation part is structured to apply a steering force to the steering mechanism. A first microprocessor is configured to receive an output signal from the first sensor, and control driving of the first actuation part based on the output signal received from the first sensor. A second microprocessor is configured to receive an output signal from the first sensor and an output signal from the second sensor, and control driving of the second actuation part based on the output signal received from the first sensor.
US11084520B2	Steering apparatus A steering apparatus for use in a vehicle equipped with a steer-by-wire system includes a shaft, a first reaction force member, and a second reaction force member. The shaft is configured to be able to rotate with rotation of a steering wheel disposed in a vehicle compartment. The first reaction force member is configured to apply a first reaction force in a direction opposite to a direction of the rotation of the shaft. The second reaction force member is configured to be able to apply and stop applying a second reaction force to the shaft. The second reaction force is different from the first reaction force and applied in a direction opposite to the direction of the rotation of the shaft. The second reaction force member applies the second reaction force when there is a decrease in the first reaction force.
US11084517B1	Universal steering wheel cover A steering wheel cover has an inner core and an outer casing. The inner core has a tubular body portion and a pair of spaced-apart spines. The tubular body portion and spines together define an open-ended hollow channel that can be placed over a vehicle steering wheel via a gap between the spines. The inner core also has a plurality of crush ribs extending inwardly from an inner surface of the body portion. The crush ribs allow the inner core to be easily placed over multiple different sized steering wheels without slipping or otherwise moving on the steering wheel.
US11084516B2	Hydraulic helm pump with integrated electric pump A steering assembly for a hydraulic steering system is disclosed. The steering assembly includes a steering input device and an auxiliary drive assembly. The auxiliary drive assembly includes a lock valve body with one or more fluid passages that facilitates regulation of a fluid flow in response to an input from the steering input device. The lock valve body has a surface and a guide bore. Further, an electric pump is included that has an electric motor with a drive train unit. The electric pump is adapted to be mounted to the surface and the drive train unit is adapted to be positioned through the guide bore and operably coupled to the one or more fluid passages to regulate the fluid flow in the one or more fluid passages.
US11084512B2	Autonomous rail or off rail vehicle movement and system among a group of vehicles In an example, the autonomous vehicle (“AV”) can be configured among the other vehicles and railway to communicate with a rider on a peer to peer basis to pick up the rider on demand from a location on a track, like a railway, tram or other track, rather than the rider being held hostage to -a fixed, railway schedule. The rider can have an application on his/her cell phone, which tracks each of the AVs. and contact them using the application on the cell phone. In an example, the AV is configured for both on-track and off track operation with different operating parameters for on-track and off track, including speed, degree of autonomy, sensors used etc.
US11084511B2	Monitoring system for detecting degradation of a propulsion subsystem A system detects a parameter and generates a first trip plan to automatically control the vehicle according to a first trip plan. A controller is connected to a sensor and configured to receive the parameter. The controller is configured to generate a new trip plan or modify the first trip plan into a modified trip plan based on at least one of a cumulative damage or an end of life. A new trip plan or the modified trip plan is configured, during operation of the vehicle according to the new trip plan or the modified trip plan, for at least one of an adjustment in velocity or avoiding one or more operating conditions of the vehicle, relative to the first trip plan.
US11084510B2	Bolster of bogie Disclosed is a bolster of a bogie, wherein a secondary suspension connected with a transverse beam of the bogie is arranged below the bolster, and a third suspension connected with a vehicle body is arranged above the bolster. The bolster of the bogie of the present invention realize a functional separation by adding a suspension between the bottome of the bolster and the transverse beam to make the frame and the vehicle body be connected through a two-stage suspension, so that the third suspension above the bolster is only used to undertake a transverse displacement function, and the secondary suspension under the bolster is only used to undertake a rotation function, thereby further increasing displacement and relative rotation angle between the vehicle body and the bogie when the vehicle passes through a curve, and improving curve passing capability of the vehicle.
US11084509B2	Railway vehicle This railway vehicle is provided with: a bracket including a contact surface which is in contact with a second surface of a second plate member, and also including a recess which is provided in a portion facing an uneven surface; and a dynamic vibration absorber including a damper section which is located on the side opposite the contact surface and which is affixed to the bracket, and also including a weight section which is disposed on the side opposite the side to which the bracket is provided and which is disposed on the damper section. The bracket is separated from the uneven surface.
US11084508B2	Longitudinal sliding gate for hopper car According to some embodiments, a railcar comprises an underframe and at least one hopper. The hopper is configured to transport a lading material. A longitudinal sliding gate assembly is coupled to the hopper and comprises: a pair of side walls coupled to a pair of end walls forming a discharge opening; a pair of tracks, one coupled to each end wall; a sliding gate slidably coupled to the pair of tracks; and a threaded drive screw coupled to the sliding gate and to the pair of side walls. Rotation of the threaded drive screw in a first direction moves the sliding gate along the tracks to an open position that permits the lading material to discharge, and rotation of the threaded drive screw in an opposite direction moves the sliding gate along the tracks to a closed position that restricts the lading material from discharging.
US11084507B2	Anti-theft device for a transport railcar grating A security device, such as an anti-theft device, for a transport vehicle, such as a railcar, grating hinge connector includes a plate and a cup. The hinge connector has a first portion secured to the deck surface by a fastener with a head, and a second portion coupled to the grating. The cup has a base and a wall forming a cavity sized and shaped to receive the plate. The wall forms an opening that is sized and shaped to receive the plate for insertion into the cavity. The base is positioned on the hinge connector and has another opening sized and shaped to receive the fastener with the head positioned in the cavity. The insertion of the plate in the cavity secures the head of the fastener within the anti-theft device.
US11084505B2	Overhead conveyance vehicle An overhead transport vehicle travels along a travel rail and conveys a FOUP including a removable lid in a suspended state. The overhead transport vehicle includes a holder to grip the FOUP with the lid oriented in a width direction crossing the traveling direction, a pair of frames provided at the front and the back in the traveling direction relative to the holder, and a first lid drop-preventing member pivotable along a horizontal plane about a pivot shaft in the vertical direction, between an advanced position in front of the lid and a retracted position at a position retracted from the front of the lid.
US11084498B2	Apparatus and method for controlling driving mode of vehicle An apparatus and a method for controlling a driving mode of a vehicle are provided. The apparatus includes a mode converter that converts the driving mode of the vehicle based on an operation of a mode conversion input. When the driving mode is converted into a custom mode, a mode setting screen for adjusting a setting value of a driving characteristic preset is configured and the configured mode setting screen is displayed on a display of the vehicle. A tuning device then tunes a driving characteristic of the custom mode based on a setting value adjusted on the mode setting screen.
US11084496B2	Utilizing qualitative models to provide transparent decisions for autonomous vehicles A device receives quantitative data from sensors associated with an autonomous vehicle traveling on a road with other vehicles and from other sensors, and processes the quantitative data, with a first model, to determine distances between the autonomous vehicle and the other vehicles. The device processes the quantitative data, with a second model, to determine relative orientations between the autonomous vehicle and the other vehicles, and generates a conceptual neighborhood graph, based on a third model. The device identifies a subset of the conceptual neighborhood graph, and determines relative trajectories between the autonomous vehicle and the other vehicles based on the distances, the relative orientations, and the subset of the conceptual neighborhood graph. The device determines a decision for the autonomous vehicle based on the distances, the relative orientations, and the relative trajectories, and provides, to the autonomous vehicle, information instructing the autonomous vehicle to implement the decision.
US11084495B2	Monitoring apparatus, monitoring method, and program A master control device is communicatively coupled to a first slave control device and a second slave control device via a first network and a second network, respectively. The master control device provides output data to the first slave control device based on input data received from the second slave control device. A monitoring apparatus which monitors an operation of the master control device stores determination data indicating a correspondence relationship between the input data and the output data, obtains the input data provided to the second network by the second slave control device and the output data provided to the first slave control device via the first network, and determines a presence or an absence of an anomaly in the operation of the master control device by determining whether the input data and the output data correspond to the determination data.
US11084490B2	Apparatus and method for controlling drive of vehicle An apparatus for controlling drive of a vehicle includes an input device, and a control circuit. The control circuit performs a lane keeping control on a driving lane of the vehicle for a first time duration, when receiving a first input for changing a lane from the driver through the input device, performs a line access control such that the vehicle moves toward a line positioned in a direction of a target lane for the changing of the lane, after completing the lane keeping control for the first time duration, when receiving a second input for changing the lane from the driver through the input device after receiving the first input, and performs a lane entrance control toward the target lane when the line access control is completed within a second time duration.
US11084488B2	Vehicle collision avoidance Method of collision avoidance which includes: sensing parameters by a first vehicle with respect to relative movements of the first vehicle and a second vehicle; responsive to determining by the first vehicle, based on the sensed parameters, of an impending collision with the second vehicle, communicating, by the first vehicle, a query to the second vehicle as to if the second vehicle can perform a corrective action to avoid a collision with the first vehicle; and performing, by the first vehicle and independent of any corrective action performed by the second vehicle, a corrective action to avoid a collision with the second vehicle.
US11084485B2	Method for operating a hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle and method for operating such a hybrid vehicle. The hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, an electric machine, an electric storage device, and a control system. The method includes determining a power currently available of the electric storage device by the control system when a current state of charge of the electric storage device is less than a charge threshold value; activating the internal combustion engine when the determined power currently available from the electric storage device exceeds a first power threshold; and determining the power currently available from the electric storage device by the control system when the determined power currently available from the electric storage device is less than the first power threshold.
US11084483B2	Dynamic fuel economy mode In exemplary embodiments, methods, systems, and vehicles are provided for controlling operation of a vehicle in a fuel economy mode. In one embodiment, a vehicle is includes a battery, a generator, and a control system for controlling operation of the vehicle in a fuel economy mode, the control system including: (i) one or more current sensors configured to measure a battery current of the battery; and (ii) a processor coupled to the one or more current sensors and configured to at least facilitate controlling operation of the battery and the generator in the fuel economy mode utilizing a dynamic voltage threshold that is adjusted based on a comparison of the battery current with a baseload current threshold.
US11084476B2	Vacuum brake booster for a vehicle braking system A vacuum brake booster includes: at least one movable wall, which separates a working chamber and a vacuum chamber in the vacuum brake booster from one another, and a control valve unit, which is coupled to the at least one movable wall, the control valve unit comprising a guide sleeve and an actuation piston guided displaceably in the control valve unit, which actuation piston is actuatable by way of a force input member which can be coupled in particular to a brake pedal, the actuation piston having at least one first valve seat, which in the open state is used to connect the working chamber to the ambient atmosphere.
US11084474B2	Method for controlling a separating clutch A method for controlling a separating clutch in a power train of a vehicle having a drive motor and a retarder. The clutch is arranged such that a rotor of the retarder is switched into a drive connection with the motor and/or power train via the clutch and a working chamber of the retarder can be filled with an operating medium to build up a braking power such that braking torque is exerted by the retarder onto the power train and/or motor. A control system switches the clutch into a closed or an open position. The switching of the clutch into the closed position occurs depending on an input signal to the controller, and the clutch is switched back into the open position depending on essentially no medium being present in the working chamber of the retarder and that predetermined limits of an operating and/or environmental parameter are not exceeded.
US11084472B2	Method and system for jerk-free stopping a motor vehicle A method and system for jerk-free stopping of a motor vehicle to automatically bring the motor vehicle to a standstill at a predetermined destination point, wherein the deceleration exerted on the motor vehicle is ascertained, entirely or in part, as the difference of a spring force component and a damping component, with the damping component being proportional to the present vehicle velocity.
US11084471B2	Braking control method according to friction of road surface A braking control method according to friction of road surface includes computing a real-time wheel speed according to a signal received from a wheel speed sensor; storing the real-time wheel speed as a wheel initial velocity when a braking event occurs; determining a relative-peak value according to the real-time wheel speed; estimating a vehicle deceleration according to the relative-peak value and the wheel initial velocity; computing an adjustment parameter according to the vehicle deceleration and a tire slip threshold, wherein the adjustment parameter reflects friction coefficient of road surface; and adjusting time length of an enhancement stage in an enhance-pressure control period of a stepped pressure-increasing phase according to the adjustment parameter; or adjusting time length of a reduction stage in a reduce-pressure control period of a stepped pressure-decreasing phase according to the adjustment parameter.
US11084467B2	Brake controller system comprising a trailer mounted brake controller and a towing vehicle mounted brake controller A brake controller system includes a trailer mounted brake controller and a towing vehicle mounted brake controller, where the controllers exchange signals and data via a communication network so that braking actions of each of the trailer and the towing vehicle can be coordinated based on current driving statuses of the other, and where the trailer mounted brake controller includes a first interface receiving trailer status signals from sensors of the trailer; a second interface for receiving towing vehicle status signals, relating to a status of the towing vehicle and/or its mounted controller, from sensors and/or controllers in the towing vehicle; a third interface for transmitting brake control signals to brakes of the trailer; and a signal processor for generating the brake control signals based on the trailer and towing vehicle status signals.
US11084464B2	Sensor-cleaning apparatus An apparatus includes a base, a cylindrical sensor window fixed to the base, and a helical cleaning member movable between a retracted position in the base and an extended position extending around the sensor window. The cleaning member includes an outlet directed at the sensor window when the cleaning member is in the extended position.
US11084462B2	Method for modifying safety and/or security-relevant control devices in a motor vehicle A method and an apparatus includes the monitoring of a control device. If a critical event occurs during monitoring of the control device, the control device is transferred (20) into a safe state, and it is determined whether a problem solution is available for the event that has occurred by way of a parameter modification of the control device in a problem-solving database. If the problem solution is available, a parameter data set is provided. In this regard, the parameter data set includes parameter information relating to a parameter to be modified of the control device. If the parameter information for the control device is valid, the parameter is modified according to the parameter information and the control device is released from the safe state.
US11084459B2	Driving authorization system A driving authorization system for a vehicle includes a connectivity unit for communication at least with a key and a keyless access authorization system. A server has an access lock, which can be activated or deactivated by the key and/or the keyless access authorization system. The keyless access authorization system is an application on a mobile device, further having an immobilizer. The immobilizer is designed in such a way that it is activated when the access lock is activated by the application and is deactivated again in this case only when the access lock is deactivated by the application.
US11084458B2	Steering device A steer-by-wire steering device includes a steering shaft 7; a rotation-restricting member A including an annular main cylindrical portion 1 mounted on the steering shaft 7 and at least one main ridge portion 2 formed on an outer periphery of the main cylindrical portion 1; an engagement member 6 configured to move in proximity to and away from the rotation-restricting member A; and a cushioning member B. The engagement member 6 and the at least one main ridge portion 2 are configured to come in contact with each other through the cushioning member B in conjunction with rotation of the steering shaft 7.
US11084456B2	Ramp structures for a mobile platform A ramp structure for a mobile platform includes a housing structured to be mounted on the mobile platform, and a ramp member coupled to the housing so as to be movable with respect to the housing. At least one airbag is operably coupled to the housing and is configured to be inflatable to move the ramp member from a retracted position to an extended position in which the ramp member defines a ramp structured to guide a wheel of a subject vehicle onto an exterior surface of the housing.
US11084454B2	Igniter support, subassembly, gas generator, and method for manufacturing a gas generator The invention describes an igniter support (22) for an igniter unit (20) of a gas generator (10), comprising a first holder element (30) made from a first material and a second holder element (32) made from a second material different from the first material. Both holder elements (30, 32) can be positively coupled to each other. Further, a subassembly (16), a gas generator (10) and a method for manufacturing a gas generator (10) are described.
US11084452B2	Passenger protection apparatus A passenger protection apparatus includes an inflator and an airbag body. The inflator is configured to generate gas upon receiving a predetermined actuating signal. The airbag body is folded and configured to deploy by supplying the gas from the inflator to the airbag body. The airbag body includes an predetermined area on which adhesive is applied. The predetermined area adheres to an adherend when the airbag body is deployed. When the airbag body is not deployed, the airbag body is stored in a deflated and bound state, and a surface facing the predetermined area when the airbag body is stored is a peel-off surface on which an adhesive force of the adhesive is lost.
US11084451B2	Airbag including reinforcing threads A vehicle includes a door, a seat spaced from the door, and an airbag supported by the seat and inflatable to an inflated position between the door and the seat. The airbag includes a plurality of first threads and a plurality of second threads being a different type of thread than the first threads. The airbag includes a first portion having the first threads interwoven with each other. The airbag includes a second portion having the second threads interwoven with the first threads. The second portion faces the door in the inflated position.
US11084449B2	Passenger protection apparatus A passenger protection apparatus for a vehicle includes an inflator and an airbag body. The inflator is configured to generate gas upon receiving a predetermined actuating signal. The airbag body is folded and configured to deploy by supplying the gas from the inflator to the airbag body. The airbag body includes a predetermined area on which adhesive is applied. An adhesive force of the adhesive is exerted by heat of the gas from the inflator during deployment of the airbag body, so that the predetermined area adheres to an adherend at a desired position.
US11084448B2	Assembly for attaching a trim element An assembly for attaching a trim element (2) to a structural element (3) of a vehicle, between which a safety airbag (27) is inserted that is able to take a folded stand-by position, a deployed protection position and a deflated post-deployment position, the attachment assembly comprising primary attachment means that allows the trim element (2) to be held against the structural element (3) when the airbag (27) is in stand-by position, and secondary attachment means allowing the trim element (2) to be held when the airbag (27) is in protection position comprises, in addition, means for bringing the trim element (2) back toward the structural element (3) when the airbag (27) is in post-deployment position.
US11084440B2	Smart vehicle accommodation device adjustment Systems and methods are provided for predicting a desired position of or adjustment to one or more accommodation devices of a vehicle, e.g., a seat, a steering wheel, a rearview mirror, etc. A user's position or adjustment preferences may be learned over time by measuring or obtaining data regarding the position or adjustment of accommodation devices. These learned position or adjustment preferences may be stored along with a corresponding day, time of day, and/or vehicle location during or at which the position or adjustment preferences were measured or obtained. During a subsequent occurrence of the day, time of day, and/or if the vehicle is at or traverses a location during which a previous position or adjustment was made, the same or similar position or adjustment can be effectuated. Whether or not the position or adjustment is effectuated can depend on how accurate the predicted position or adjustment may be.
US11084438B2	Power supply apparatus for vehicles A power supply apparatus for vehicles includes a first power supply circuit that converts a voltage applied to a first conductive path and applies the resulting voltage to a second conductive path, and second power supply circuits that convert a voltage applied to the first conductive path and apply the resulting voltage to third conductive paths, and switch portions are provided respectively between the second conductive path and the third conductive paths. Control units switch switch portions off when at least one of the first power supply circuit and the second conductive path is not in the predetermined abnormal state, and switch the switch portions on in the predetermined abnormal state.
US11084430B2	System for transporting child stroller An embodiment includes a travel system comprising: a first arm and a second arm, the first arm including an aperture; a hub pivotally coupled to the first and second arms; a male hitch insert, coupled to the hub, configured to insert within a female hitch; a handle bar support coupled to the male hitch insert and configured to receive a handle bar of a stroller; a void, located between the first and second arms, configured to receive a wheel of the stroller; and a post configured to (a) extend from the first arm to the second arm, (b) mate with the second arm, (c) extend between support members of the wheel and secure the stroller to the system. Other embodiments are described herein.
US11084422B1	Collision avoidance and/or pedestrian detection system A collision avoidance and/or pedestrian detection system for a large passenger vehicle such as commuter bus, which includes one or more exterior and/or interior sensing devices positioned strategically around the exterior and interior of the vehicle for recording data, method for avoiding collisions and/or detecting pedestrians, and features/articles of manufacture for improving same, is described herein in various embodiments. The sensing devices may be responsive to one or more situational sensors, and may be connected to one or more interior and/or exterior warning systems configured to alert a driver inside the vehicle and/or a pedestrian outside the vehicle that a collision may be possible and/or imminent based on a path of the vehicle and/or a position of the pedestrian as detected by one or more sensing devices and/or situational sensors.
US11084413B2	Vehicle having a bed lift in a corner A vehicle includes a bed positioned in a rear corner where a side wall of the vehicle and a rear wall of the vehicle meet. The bed is movable vertically and at least substantially translationally between a lowered position where the bed is positioned to receive one or more persons to sleep on the bed and a raised position where the bed is stowed. The vehicle can include a storage area under the bed. The vehicle can also include an exterior door that provides access to the storage area from the outside of the vehicle.
US11084411B2	Modular cargo slider The present invention relates to a modular cargo slider for easy modular assembly of at least one platform and custom configuration by the user. Optional dividers allow for the containment of a cargo on a top surface of the platform during transport and can be optionally adjoined to at least one platform, an end cap or a spacer as needed by the user. In some embodiments, the dividers include at least one indentation for assisting the user in securing the cargo on top of the top surface of the platform of at least one platform. In some embodiments, at least one end cap and at least one spacer allow for further custom configurations be the user.
US11084403B1	Kinetic seat backs for vehicles A kinetic seat back assembly that rotates based on a force applied on an occupant seated therein is provided. The kinetic seat back assembly includes a primary seat back frame, a secondary seat back frame, a seat back tilt mechanism coupling the secondary seat back frame to the primary seat back frame such that the secondary seat back frame is movable with respect to the primary seat back frame, and an upper pivot mechanism that pivotally couples an upper portion of the primary seat back frame to an upper portion of the secondary seat back frame.
US11084402B2	Extendible protective element for use in a child safety seat An extendible protective element for use in a child safety seat is disclosed. The extendible protective element comprises a first thread component comprising a first external thread and a first internal thread, and a second thread component comprising a second external thread, wherein the first thread component is rotatably connected to the second thread component via the first internal thread of the first thread component and the second external thread of the second thread component.
US11084400B2	Apparatus and method for bicycle personalized adjustment An apparatus and a method for bicycle anti-theft and personalized adjustment are provided. When a biometric feature of a user matches a preset biological feature, a brake lever is fixed at a preset position to lock the bicycle, and a variable structure is driven to make personalized adjustments according to bicycle adjustment parameters corresponding to the biometric feature of the user.
US11084398B2	Method of operating thermal management system in electric vehicles A method controlling a battery management system is provided. The method may include commanding by a controller a heat exchanger of a vehicle to pre-cool a traction battery of the vehicle key-off responsive to the vehicle being within a predetermined range of a predicted parking location, a current temperature of the traction battery being less than a temperature threshold, and a predicted parked temperature for the traction battery being greater than the temperature threshold.
US11084394B2	Electrified vehicle state of charge communication method and assembly An electrified vehicle state of charge communication method includes, among other things, communicating a charge state notification when an actual state of charge of a traction battery is depleted such that the actual state of charge falls within a first reserve range. The method further includes adjusting the first reserve range to provide a second reserve range different than the first reserve range, and, after the adjusting, communicating the charge state notification when the actual state of charge is depleted such that the actual state of charge falls within the second reserve range.
US11084392B2	Modularized extendable battery changing station device and charging rack A modularized extendable battery changing station device and a charging rack are disclosed, which belong to the technical field of electric vehicle battery charging and swapping. The present technical solutions aim to the solve problems of occupying a large area, a low modularity degree and poor extendibility of the existing battery changing station. For this purpose, the battery changing station device provided in the present technical solutions comprises a charging rack and a battery transfer device; the charging rack comprises at least a battery storage module, the battery storage module being able to realize the storage and charging of a battery, and the battery transfer device being able to pass through the battery storage module. The extendable battery changing station device provided in the technical solutions is able to integrate the functions of power battery transfer, storage and charging.
US11084391B2	Charging station comprising multiple batteries for charging electrical vehicles A charging station for charging electrical vehicles and comprising battery pack(s). The battery pack(s) comprise(s) batteries coupled in series and a control unit for controlling the batteries individually. Each battery (1) comprises battery cell(s) with a battery inlet line and a battery outlet line, an electrical circuit element arranged to lead from the battery inlet line to the battery outlet line to form an electrical path leading around the battery cell, and one switch. The switch is arranged in the battery outlet line or the battery inlet line and is switchable between first and second positions. The control unit is connected to the switch of each battery and is adapted for controlling the switch to switch between the first position, in which an electrical power is lead through the battery cell, and the second position, in which the electrical power is lead through the electrical circuit element.
US11084390B2	Liquid-cooled charging connector A charging connector includes a first electrical socket and a second electrical socket. A first sleeve and a second sleeve are provided, such that the first sleeve is concentrically coupled to the first electrical socket and the second sleeve is concentrically coupled to the second electrical socket. A manifold assembly is adapted to enclose the first and second electrical sockets and the first and second sleeves, such that the first and second sleeves and the manifold assembly create a hollow interior space there between. An inlet conduit and an outlet conduit within the manifold assembly such that inlet conduit, the interior space, and the outlet conduit together create a fluid flow path.
US11084387B2	Systems, methods, and storage media for arranging a plurality of cells in a vehicle battery pack Systems, methods, and storage media for arranging a plurality of cells in a vehicle battery pack are disclosed. A method includes receiving, by a processing device, data pertaining to cells within a battery pack installed in each vehicle of a fleet of vehicles, the data received from at least one of each vehicle in the fleet and one or more battery testing devices, providing, by the processing device, the data to a machine learning server, directing, by the processing device, the machine learning server to generate a predictive model, the predictive model based on machine learning of the data, estimating, by the processing device, one or more electrical characteristics of each cell to be included in the vehicle battery pack based on the predictive model, and directing, by the processing device, an arrangement of the cells within the battery pack based on the electrical characteristics.
US11084386B2	Composite battery enclosure A battery enclosure for a vehicle chassis comprising a base plate having an upper and lower surface and a plurality of edges; an external support structure with a flange portion on a lower surface thereof and disposed on an upper surface of the base plate to circumscribe the base plate edges; a battery tray with a flange portion extending from an upper surface thereof is disposed on an upper surface of the base plate. The battery tray includes a plurality of raised surface features on the upper surface outlining individual cells, each cell configured to receive at least one battery. A lid is disposed on the flange of the battery tray with the external support structure disposed below the battery tray flange, and extending around the battery tray edges.
US11084385B2	Battery control device, battery system, and vehicle In an existing permissible current computation algorithm, an excessive current is caused to flow by controlling the battery having a steep change region in the battery characteristic. On the other hand, when the current is reduced and the output is suppressed, the battery performance cannot be sufficiently utilized. Moreover, with countermeasures to increase the number of data points, the amount of data increases and thus can not be installed in the microcomputer. A battery control device that computes a permissible current of a battery having a battery characteristic non-steep change region having a small battery characteristic change and a battery characteristic steep change region having a battery characteristic change greater than in the battery characteristic non-steep change region, in which in a case where the battery enters the battery characteristic steep change region after a predetermined time from a present state, a battery characteristic value is calculated by using an absolute value of a slope greater than an absolute value of a slope in the present battery characteristic.
US11084382B2	Vehicle energy store A vehicle energy store for the electrical supply of an electric drive unit of a motor vehicle, includes a connection of positive potential and a connection of negative potential connected to the drive unit when the vehicle energy store is operated normally. The energy store also includes a first section connecting the connection of positive potential and the connection of negative potential to each other and in which at least one electrical energy storage cell is disposed, and a second section parallel to the first section that connects the connection of positive potential and the connection of negative potential to each other and in which at least one electrical energy storage cell is disposed. At least one semiconductor switch element is configured to be controlled to interrupt a current flowing in a respective one of the first section and the second section is disposed in each of the first section and the second section.
US11084381B2	Junction box controller A junction box controller controls a junction box including a circuit for vehicle travel that supplies power from a battery for vehicle travel to an electrical component for vehicle travel and a charging circuit including a positive electrode charging relay and an negative electrode charging relay that are for use in coupling and decoupling the battery for vehicle travel to and from an external charging power source in a state in which the positive electrode charging relay and the negative electrode charging relay are coupled to the circuit for vehicle travel. The junction box controller includes a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of the circuit for vehicle travel, and a controller that, when the temperature of the circuit for vehicle travel reaches or exceeds a preset threshold, controls and switches on either one of the positive electrode charging relay and the negative electrode charging relay.
US11084379B2	In-vehicle function control apparatus using detachable knob and method of controlling the same A user interface capable of controlling various functions of a vehicle is disclosed. More particularly, an in-vehicle function control apparatus using a detachable knob and a method of controlling the same are disclosed. A method of controlling a vehicle function using a detachable knob includes an integrated operation unit detecting an attachment position of the detachable knob among a plurality of attachment positions in a vehicle, transmitting information on a result of the operation from the detachable knob to the integrated operation unit when an operation unit provided in the detachable knob is operated, and the integrated operation unit controlling a controlled function corresponding to the attachment position of the detachable knob based on the information on the result. The detachable knob is fixed at any one of the plurality of attachment positions using magnetic force.
US11084375B2	Drive force transmission apparatus A drive force transmission apparatus is mountable on a four-wheel drive vehicle switchable between a four-wheel drive mode that transmits a drive force of an engine to front wheels and rear wheels, and a two-wheel drive mode that transmits the drive force to only the front wheels. The drive force transmission apparatus allows adjustment of the drive force to the rear wheels, and includes a multi-plate clutch, a piston for axially pressing the multi-plate clutch, an actuator for axially moving the piston, and a control unit for controlling the actuator. Upon satisfaction of a predetermined condition that indicates a high probability of the vehicle needing to be switched from the two-wheel drive mode to the four-wheel drive mode, the control unit causes the actuator to displace the piston by a predetermined amount with respect to an initial position of the piston toward the multi-plate clutch.
US11084367B2	Mining machine and energy storage system for same A mobile mining machine includes a plurality of traction elements, a plurality of motors, a power source in electrical communication with the plurality of motors, and an energy storage system in electrical communication with the plurality of motors and the power source. Each of the motors is coupled to an associated one of the plurality of traction elements. Each of the motors is driven by the associated traction element in a first mode, and drives the associated traction element in a second mode. The energy storage system includes a shaft, a rotor secured to the shaft, a stator extending around the rotor, and a flywheel coupled to the shaft for rotation therewith. In the first mode, rotation of the motors causes rotation of the flywheel to store kinetic energy. In the second mode, rotation of the rotor and the flywheel discharges kinetic energy to drive the motors.
US11084364B2	Vehicle A vehicle includes a main frame, a power unit, a power controlling unit, and a battery receiving module. The power unit, a power controlling unit, and a battery receiving module are disposed on the main frame respectively. The battery receiving module is disposed between the power unit and the power controlling unit along a front-rear direction of the vehicle.
US11084361B2	Rolling tonneau cover A tonneau cover assembly that selectively covers a truck bed of a truck is provided. The tonneau cover assembly includes a cover and a longitudinally extending rail located adjacent a sidewall of the truck bed. The longitudinally extending rail includes an attachment member. The attachment member extends longitudinally along with the rail and at least a portion of the attachment member is located over a portion of the bed. The cover includes a stiffener located adjacent the attachment member of the longitudinally extending rail.
US11084360B2	Telescoping truck bed shell A telescoping truck bed shell may be retracted so that the user can have full access to the truck bed and also extended and so that the user can have a protected volume at the truck bed in order to store things. The telescoping truck bed has traversable frames and a traversable cover wherein the frames and cover may be traversed between extended and retracted positions depending on whether the truck bed shell is being deployed or stored.
US11084354B2	Vehicle heater A vehicle heater includes a heater housing (12), through which heating air to be heated can flow, with a heating air inlet area and with a heating air outlet area. A burner unit is arranged in the heater housing. A combustion air blower is arranged in the heater housing for feeding combustion air to the burner unit. A heat exchanger unit is arranged in the heater housing (12). Heating air flowing through the heater housing (12) can flow around the heat exchanger unit. A combustion air intake muffler (76), which is essentially arranged in the heater housing (12), is associated with the combustion air blower (46).
US11084353B2	Cabin purge for vehicle ventilating and cooling system A vehicle ventilating/cooling system may include at least one sun-load sensor arranged within the vehicle, and a controller configured to receive a sun-load signal indicating a sun-load level from the sensor and programmed to instruct at least one cooling component to conduct a purge of vehicle cabin air in response to the sun-load level exceeding a sun-load threshold.
US11084350B2	Actuator system An actuator system for a vehicle suspension system including: an actuator having a piston and a first fluid chamber separated from a second fluid chamber by the piston; a hydraulic pump having a first port, a first hydraulic circuit operable to connect the first port to the first chamber, the first hydraulic circuit including a first valve, the first valve being a damper valve operable to variably restrict flow of hydraulic fluid out of the first chamber; a first hydraulic accumulator connected to a first gallery of the first hydraulic circuit between the first port and the first valve; a second hydraulic accumulator connected to a second port of the pump via a second gallery; and a second valve, the second valve being a variable pressure relief valve operable to variably restrict flow of hydraulic fluid from the first gallery to the second gallery.
US11084347B2	Motor vehicle rear wheel suspension system A motor vehicle independent rear-wheel suspension system including a left-hand and a right-hand transverse link, each articulated at an inner end on a chassis of the motor vehicle and fixedly connected at an outer end to a wheel carrier. The suspension system having a left-hand and a right-hand trailing arm unit. Each trailing arm unit articulated a front end on the chassis of the motor vehicle and at a rear end on a wheel carrier. Open installation space is formed between the trailing arm units and the transverse links for at least a partial accommodation of an electrical drive train.
US11084341B2	Hitch assembly A hitch assembly comprising a receiver having an opening for receiving a hitch member, an anti-rattle member secured with respect to the receiver, and a hitch member comprising a hitch body configured to be received by the receiver, and an engagement portion, wherein when the hitch body is received by the receiver, the engagement portion bears against the anti-rattle member causing at least a portion of the anti-rattle member to resiliently deform in a manner that a reaction force from the resilient deformation causes the hitch body to bear against the receiver.
US11084338B2	Apparatus and method for monitoring tire pressure using mass of vehicle The present invention relates to an apparatus for monitoring a tire pressure using a mass of a vehicle. Provided is a tire pressure monitoring apparatus using a mass of a vehicle including: a radius analyzing unit; a frequency analyzing unit; a mass estimating unit; a calibration unit; and a low pressure determining unit.
US11084333B2	Tire and tire manufacturing method A tire includes: a bead core; a bead filler extending to an outer side in the tire-radial direction of the bead core; a carcass ply which is folded back around the bead core; a pad member disposed on an outer side in the tire-width direction of the bead filler; and a first rubber sheet disposed in a state covering a folding end of the carcass ply which is folded back, between the bead filler and the pad member, in which a second rubber sheet covering an electronic component is disposed between the bead filler and the pad member on an outer side in the tire-radial direction of the first rubber sheet.
US11084329B2	Tread made from multi compounds The tread is provided with a plurality of grooves and/or a plurality of incisions. The tread also has rubber layers laminated in a radial orientation. One rubber layer has a cap rubber layer and a base rubber layer. A modulus G* of the rubber composition constituting the base rubber layer is no more than 2 MPa at −10° C. with imposed shear stress of 0.25 MPa and is at least 0.7 MPa at 40° C. with imposed shear stress of 0.70 MPa. A modulus G* of the rubber composition constituting the cap rubber layer is at least 1 MPa higher than the modulus G* of the the base rubber layer at −10° C. with imposed shear stress of 0.25 MPa and is less than the modulus G* of the rubber composition at 40° C. with imposed shear stress of 0.70 MPa.
US11084326B2	Rubber composition and pneumatic tire using same Provided is a rubber composition which contains a diene rubber and a reinforcing filler. The diene rubber contains a styrene-butadiene copolymer component including at least one type of styrene-butadiene copolymer and satisfying: (1) the bonded styrene content is from 5 to 50 wt. %; (2) among components obtained by ozone decomposition, the content of a decomposed component V1 containing one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of the total of 100 mol % of decomposed components containing styrene-derived units and/or 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is not less than 20 mol %; (3) among components obtained by ozone decomposition, the content of a decomposed component S2V1 containing two styrene-derived units and one 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived unit out of the total of 100 mol % of decomposed components containing styrene-derived units and/or 1,2-bonded butadiene-derived units is not less than 4 mol %; and (4) the vinyl content of a butadiene moiety is not less than 20% and less than 50%.
US11084324B2	Safety restraint for break-away wheel assemblies A semi-trailer wheel restraint system having at least one bearing or swivel, or a combination of bearing(s) and swivel(s), and one or more cable sections and one or more hub cab attachments for receipt into one or more wheel assemblies and through a hollow core of the trailer's axle. During a wheel bearing failure, the wheel restraint system keeps the loose wheel assembly near the end of the axle by anchoring it to the opposite-end's hub cap, thereby preventing a run-away wheel assembly and providing an operator of the truck an opportunity to safely stop the rig.
US11084314B2	Virtual security element A data carrier (1) comprises at least a first guiding element (2), at least a first processing element (3), and at least a first security element (4). The first processing element (3) is arranged after the first guiding element (2) with respect to an extension direction (E). The first guiding element (2) is configured to guide impinging electromagnetic radiation towards the first processing element (3). The first processing element (3), in an unprocessed state, is semi-opaque or opaque. In a processed state after being impinged by electromagnetic radiation that is irradiated through the first guiding element (2) onto the first processing element (3), the first processing element (3) in the region of impingement comprises at least a first processed region (5) in the form of a transparent region or translucent region or a hole. The first guiding element (2) and the first processed region (5) at least partially overlap when viewed along the extension direction (E), whereby the first security element (4) is generated.
US11084310B2	Appliqué to provide a design on a fabric An appliqué of the invention comprises a disposable carrier film onto which a release layer and PU inks are printed using layering techniques. The ink layers can be multicoloured and each colour is applied sequentially using a conventional screen-printing method. A back-up, a lacquer layer, and an adhesive layer are printed in sequence over the ink layers. The ink includes reflective particles providing the optical effect of a 3-dimensional appliqué. The artwork is created by overlapping design layers to controlled specification sequences. The ink, because of the additives, creates a desired colour tone, and this may be enhanced by layering of the ink in an overlapping region. Thus, there are three main regions, namely a central region with reflective ink, a “shoulder” region with overlapping matt and reflective inks and an outer region with only matt ink.
US11084306B2	Method of manufacturing decorative surfaces A method of manufacturing decorative panels includes selecting a paper with a paper weight between 50 g/m2 and 130 g/m2 and a porosity according to Gurley's method between 8 and 20 seconds; selecting a wood pattern; generating a selection mask representing one or more wood nerves; one or more wood pores, and/or one or more wood imperfections from the wood pattern, by image analyzing the wood pattern; and supplying the wood pattern and the selection mask to an inkjet print head unit for forming a decorative layer. The inkjet print head unit includes a plurality of nozzles and the method further includes determining a set of nozzles from the plurality of nozzles based on an inactivity of a nozzle by calculating an inactivity-duration for the nozzles and by comparing the calculated inactivity-duration to a threshold value; wherein a part of the selection mask is formed with the determined set of nozzles.
US11084305B2	Method for securing flexible hinges binding laminate sheets into security documents and secured security documents A security document (e.g. passport) comprising a protective feature for authenticating a laminate data sheet thereof and method for making the same. A metalized flexible hinge attached to the laminate data sheet is used to bind the laminate data sheet into the passport with one or more other sheets at a binding of the passport such that at least a portion of the metalized surface of the flexible hinge is visible proximate to the laminate data sheet. Personalization data is etched on the visible portion of the metalized surface of the flexible hinge and matches personalization data of the laminate data sheet.
US11084303B2	Printing device configured to accommodate cassette with portion of the cassette protruding out of housing A printing device includes: a housing; a cassette receiving portion provided in the housing; and a print head provided at the cassette receiving portion. The cassette receiving portion is configured to detachably receive a cassette including a case in which an ink ribbon and a tape are provided. The print head extends in a first direction and is configured to be inserted in a head opening of the case upon attachment of the cassette to the cassette receiving portion. The print head is configured to perform printing to the tape via the ink ribbon. The cassette receiving portion is open in the first direction and in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. Upon attachment of the cassette to the cassette receiving portion, a portion of the cassette protrudes out of the housing in the second direction.
US11084299B2	Printing system, image processing apparatus, and print method A printing system is provided and includes an image processing portion that generates a generated image by image processing, and a printing portion that performs printing on a medium based on the generated image. The image processing portion generates the generated image by performing a quantization processing that performs quantization by comparing the pixel value of each pixel in the input image with a threshold, and in the quantization processing, calculates a dot influence value indicating to what extent a position corresponding to a selected pixel is covered by the ink dots formed at the position set on the medium in correspondence with the peripheral pixels of the selected pixel, performs adjustment of reflecting the dot influence value on at least one of the pixel value of the selected pixel or the threshold, and compares the pixel value and the threshold based on a value after adjustment.
US11084298B2	Printing apparatus and printing method An object of the present invention is to efficiently perform a reading operation for printing position adjustment with high accuracy. A printing apparatus prints, on a print medium, adjustment patterns for adjusting a printing position on the print medium and corresponding respectively to printing position adjustment items. In this printing, the printing apparatus prints the adjustment patterns while conveying the print medium in a forward direction with a conveying unit. Then, the conveying unit conveys the print medium in a backward direction until the adjustment patterns are moved beyond a reading position of a reading unit in the backward direction. Thereafter, the conveying unit conveys the print medium in the forward direction again to cause the adjustment patterns to reach the reading position. Thereafter, the reading unit reads the adjustment patterns continuously at the reading position while the conveying unit conveys the print medium in the forward direction.
US11084296B2	Production method of printer Provided is a production method of a printer that detects an amount of ink in an ink tank by using a light source and a photoelectric conversion device, the method including a first step of irradiating the ink tank with light by the light source in a state where the ink tank is not filled with ink to detect light from the ink tank by using the photoelectric conversion device, and a second step of storing a first correction parameter of an output of the photoelectric conversion device in a non-volatile storage unit of the printer based on the output of the photoelectric conversion device in the first step.
US11084291B2	Liquid consumption apparatus and control method of liquid consumption apparatus A control unit of a liquid consumption apparatus performs determination processing that determines whether or not each of a first housing container and a second housing container is an unsuitable container that does not satisfy a use condition, performs switching decision that decides switching of a supply source that supplies a liquid composition to a liquid consumption unit to the second housing container when the first housing container is determined to be the unsuitable container while the liquid composition is being supplied from the first housing container to the liquid consumption unit, and continues supply of the liquid composition from the first housing container to the liquid consumption unit regardless of whether or not the second housing container is the unsuitable container until when the switching decision is performed while the liquid composition is being supplied from the first housing container to the liquid consumption unit.
US11084288B2	Print head or ink jet printer with reduced solvent consumption A print head of a binary continuous jet printer comprising: a plurality of nozzles for producing a plurality of ink jets in a cavity delimited by lateral walls, an upper wall and a lower wall, a sorting unit for separating drops or sections of one or more of the jets intended for printing from drops or sections that do not serve for printing, a slot, which passes through the lower wall, enabling the exit of ink drops intended for printing, a gutter for recovering drops or sections not intended for printing, a conduit for injecting gas into the cavity, and for making this gas circulate, in the cavity, to the plurality of nozzles for producing a plurality of ink jets in the cavity, then to the gutter.
US11084287B2	Printing apparatus, control method thereof and storage medium An object is to remove paper powder from a conveyance path while preventing the paper powder floating in the conveyance path from sticking to an ejection port. The present disclosure is printing apparatus having: a conveyance unit configured to convey a printing medium; a print head having an ejection unit configured to eject a liquid to the printing medium and performing a printing operation; a blower unit configured to blow air from a downstream toward the printing area in the conveyance path during the printing operation; and a cap member switchable between a cap-closed state and a cap-open state, and after the printing operation terminates, the blower unit stops to blow air and the blower unit resumes to blow air after the cap member switches from the cap-open state into the cap-closed state.
US11084285B2	Liquid discharge head A liquid discharge head includes: a pressure chamber; a nozzle connected to the pressure chamber and overlapping in a first direction with the pressure chamber; a first throttle channel connected to an end at a first side in a second direction, which is orthogonal to the first direction, of the pressure chamber and extending in the second direction; and a second throttle channel connected to an end at a second side in the second direction of the pressure chamber and extending in the second direction. In each of the first throttle channel and the second throttle channel, a length in a third direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction is longer than a length in the first direction.
US11084281B2	Position detection device, printing apparatus and position detection method Provided are a position detection device, a printing apparatus equipped with the position detection device and a position detection method which make it possible to set an original point on a deviation-free appropriate position with no need of highly accurate adjustment of built-in positions of a linear encoder and an original point sensor. In a case where a point that low-to-high switching of an output from a scale sensor is detected is set as a light transmission timing, a point that high-to-low switching of the output is detected is set as a light shielding timing and an output change point that an original point sensor detects is set as a detection timing, in a duration time D1 which lasts from the detection timing to a first light transmission timing which is the closest to the detection timing and a duration time D2 which lasts from the detection timing to a first light shielding timing which is the closest to the detection timing, when the duration time D1>the duration time D2, a position of a moving body which is obtained at a second light transmission timing is set as an original point and when the duration time D1
US11084276B2	Method to monitor additive manufacturing process for detection and in-situ correction of defects The present invention provides a system and a method for real time monitoring and identifying defects occurring in a three dimensional object build via an additive manufacturing process. Further, the present invention provides in-situ correction of such defects by a plurality of functional tool heads possessing freedom of motion in arbitrary planes and approach, where the functional tool heads are automatically and independently controlled based on a feedback analysis from the printing process, implementing analyzing techniques. Furthermore, the present invention provides a mechanism for analyzing defected data collected from detection devices and correcting tool path instructions and object model in-situ during construction of a 3D object. A build report is also generated that displays, in 3D space, the structural geometry and inherent properties of a final build object along with the features of corrected and uncorrected defects. Advantageously, the build report helps in improving 3D printing process for subsequent objects.
US11084274B2	Three-dimensional shaping apparatus, method for controlling three-dimensional shaping apparatus, and recording medium A three-dimensional shaping apparatus includes: a supplying unit configured to supply powder to a storage unit to form a layer of the powder; a discharging unit configured to discharge shaping liquid to solidify the powder onto the powder; and a controlling unit configured to generate a control signal for controlling the supplying unit and the discharging unit based on shaping data indicating a shape of a three-dimensional shaped object. The controlling unit is configured to generate the control signal for laminating at least one sacrificial layer separable from at least one shaping layer corresponding to the three-dimensional shaped object in such a position that the at least one sacrificial layer is under the at least one shaping layer, based on the shaping data and powder information stored in advance and indicating change in thickness of a layer of the powder caused by permeation of the shaping liquid.
US11084272B2	Test structure for additive manufacture and related method for emitter alignment Embodiments of the disclosure provide a test structure for additive manufacture and related methods for emitter alignment. A test structure according to the disclosure can include: a body having a reference surface, wherein the body is formed with a first beam scanner of the AM system; and a plurality of calibration features defined on the reference surface of the body, wherein each of the plurality of calibration features includes an alignment surface positioned at an offset distance relative to the reference surface, and wherein each of the plurality of calibration features is formed with a second beam scanner of the AM system different than the first beam scanner.
US11084270B2	Method of manufacturing a flexible display substrate and process film for manufacturing a flexible display substrate A method of manufacturing a flexible display substrate using a process film and a process film for manufacturing a flexible display substrate are provided. The method of manufacturing the flexible display substrate using the process film is as follows. A base layer for the flexible display substrate is prepared on a glass substrate. A packaging process is performed on the base layer to form a plurality of cells which are spaced apart from one another at a predetermined distance. The base layer is covered with the process film, after forming the plurality of cells. The base layer is separated from the glass substrate, while the base layer is laminated to the process film. The base layer is cut along each cell to form a plurality of flexible display substrates. Accordingly, the method of manufacturing the flexible display substrate using the process film is provided to improve the convenience of a manufacturing process and the reliability of the manufactured flexible display substrate by manufacturing the plurality of display substrates using the process film.
US11084267B2	Method to produce a laminated textile product The present invention pertains to a method to produce a laminated textile product, the product comprising a primary carrier sheet with yarns that form a pile on the front surface thereof, and a secondary carrier sheet adhered to the back surface of the primary carrier sheet, the method comprising providing a lick roller having a mass of molten polymer adhesive at its outer circumference, transporting the primary carrier sheet along the lick roller while its back surface is in contact with the outer circumference of the roller at a contact site, thereby transferring a layer of adhesive to the back surface of the primary carrier sheet, and bringing the secondary sheet in contact with the layer of adhesive to adhere the secondary sheet to the back surface of the primary carrier sheet to produce the laminated textile product, wherein downstream of the contact site between the primary carrier sheet and the lick roller, before the secondary sheet is contacted with the layer of adhesive, cobwebbing of the adhesive between the primary carrier sheet and the lick roller is induced.
US11084266B2	Filter medium, manufacturing method therefor, and filter equipment using same A filter medium includes: a porous substrate; a nanofiber web laminated on both surfaces of the porous substrate, the nanofiber web being formed of accumulated nanofibers made of a polymer material and having a number of fine pores; and a fuse reinforcement material interposed between the nanofiber web and the porous substrate for adhesion with the nanofiber web and the porous substrate integrally. The porous substrate is surrounded by the nanofiber web except for an upper edge of the porous substrate, the upper edge of the porous substrate protrudes with respect to the nanofiber web to form a protruding portion, and the protruding portion is configured to be connected with a discharge hole through which purified water via the porous substrate is discharged.
US11084265B2	Manufacturing system for laminated film and manufacturing method for laminated film A system for manufacturing a laminated film, in which a first film and a second film are sequentially laminated, and the system includes: a film supplying part which supplies the first film and the second film; a bonding part which includes a first roll and a second roll that rotate in opposite directions, and compresses the first film and the second film supplied from the film supplying part and bonds the first film and the second film as the laminated film; and a bending inducing part which supports and bends the laminated film bonded and output from the bonding part, in which the second roll shifts in a direction along a circumference of a virtual circle having a larger radius than a radius of the first roll to control the bending of the laminated film.
US11084259B2	Coextruded multilayer film The invention discloses a heat sealable multilayer polyester based film that form hermetic and peelable seals onto polyester containers and their use in food packaging.
US11084258B2	Film for packaging The present disclosure provides a film. In an embodiment, a multilayer film having at least three layers is provided. The multilayer film includes two skin layers, each skin layer composed of a blend of a low density polyethylene and an ethylene-based elastomer having a density less than 0.90 g/cc. The multilayer film also includes a core layer located between the skin layers. The core layer includes a propylene-based plastomer having a density less than 0.90 g/cc. The multilayer film has an onset end temperature from 90° C. to 110° C. and a heat seal strength at 120° C. from 1.5 N/cm to 2.5 N/cm.
US11084257B2	Polymer film for in-mould labelling The invention relates to a multi-layered, opaque, biaxially-oriented polyolefin film with a thickness of less than 150 mum and which comprises f. a base layer that contains vacuoles and at least one polymer of at least one olefin, g. an inner intermediate layer that contains at least one polymer of at least one olefin, h. an outer intermediate layer that contains at least one polymer of at least one olefin, i. an inner cover layer which is in contact with the inner intermediate layer and contains 5-70 wt. % of at least one polyethylene and 30-95 wt. % of at least one propylene polymer, and j. an outer cover layer which is in contact with the outer intermediate layer and contains 5-70 wt. % of at least one polyethylene and 30-95% of at least one propylene polymer, each amount indication relating to the weight of the layer in question, and characterised in that said outer intermediate layer has a thickness of 0.5 to 5 mum and contains 4.5 to 30 wt. % of pigments, preferably Tau[Iota]Omicron2, in that the outer cover layer has a thickness of >0 to <2 mum, and in that the film has a gloss on either side of less than 50 gloss units measured according to DIN EN ISO 2813 at an angle of 60 DEG and at a temperature of 25 DEG C.
US11084256B2	Decorative sheet The present invention provides a decorative sheet capable of vividly displaying deep-color designs including raven blackness. The decorative sheet includes a base material, and at least a protective layer, a primer layer, and a decorative layer laminated in this order on the base material, wherein the decorative layer contains a black pigment and the primer layer is formed of a cured product of a resin composition containing a resin A having a hydroxyl value of 44 mgKOH/g or less.
US11084255B2	Formaldehyde-free UV blockboard with antibacterial function and preparation process thereof The invention discloses a formaldehyde-free UV blockboard with an antibacterial function and a preparation process thereof. The blockboard sequentially includes a substrate, an antibacterial layer, and a UV cured layer. The antibacterial layer contains a formaldehyde-removing antibacterial microsphere, and the formaldehyde-removing antibacterial microsphere includes a nanoscale polymer hollow microsphere. A water-in-oil drop permeates into a center of the nanoscale polymer hollow microsphere, the water-in-oil drop includes a bamboo vinegar at an outer layer and an aqueous sodium hydroxide solution at an inner layer, and titanium dioxide aerosol particles are dispersed in the aqueous sodium hydroxide solution.
US11084254B2	Interlayer for laminated glass, and laminated glass There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass with which discoloration in the colored part can be suppressed. An interlayer film (1) for laminated glass according to the present invention has a colored part (X) that is colored in plan view, and a non-colored part (Y) that is not colored in plan view; the interlayer film does not contain or contains a light stabilizer in the colored part; the interlayer film contains a light stabilizer in the non-colored part; and a content of the light stabilizer in the entire non-colored part is larger than a content of the light stabilizer in the entire colored part.
US11084249B2	Fracture film for peelable membrane containers The invention comprises a fracture film for sealing a peelable membrane to a container comprising a first layer of high density polyethelene, a second layer of polybutene-1/ethylene-vinyl acetate, wherein the second layer is bonded to the first layer, and a third layer of ethylene-acrylic acid, wherein the third layer is bonded to the second layer.
US11084247B2	Resin molded sheet and production method of resin molded sheet, and shaped article and production method of shaped article A resin molded sheet includes: a base material made of resin; a first thermal expansion layer including a thermally expandable material and provided on a first surface of the base material; and a second thermal expansion layer including a thermally expandable material and provided on a second surface of the base material, wherein the first thermal expansion layer is provided at least on a first region, where the base material is deformed by the first thermal expansion layer, on the first surface of the base material, and the second thermal expansion layer is provided at least in a second region, where the base material is deformed by the second thermal expansion layer, on the second surface of the base material.
US11084235B2	System, mold and method for forming an ophthalmic lens The disclosed embodiments include a system, apparatus and method for forming an ophthalmic lens having reduced risk of optical defects. An illustrative injection molding system includes a heated sprue and a hot runner fluidly coupled to the heated sprue. The system also includes a mold fluidly coupled to the heated runner to receive a molten material. The mold includes a material conduit, which may be included in an interchangeable gate insert, and a lens cavity. The hot runner forms a material conduit having an inlet for receiving material from the hot runner and an outlet for delivering material to the lens cavity. The material conduit also includes a branch cavity disposed between the inlet and the outlet for receiving a diverted volume of degraded lens material.
US11084234B2	Rapid repair of pneumatic tire with damage by cut or tear A tire patch clamp assembly for sealing a cut in a pneumatic tire may include an inner plate inserted through the cut and placed on an inside surface of the pneumatic tire. An outer plate is placed on an outside surface of the pneumatic tire. The outer plate is coupled to the inner plate with a threaded rod and a secondary pin. A nut is coupled to the inner plate for receiving the threaded rod. A cam handle assembly is attached to the threaded rod and extends from the outer plate. The cam handle assembly turns the threaded rod in the nut to adjust the distance between the inner plate and the outer plate until the cut is sealed between the inner plate and the outer plate.
US11084229B2	Setting welding device, modular components thereof and a continuous connecting method that can be carried out with such a device A setting welding device is set forth for setting stud-like auxiliary joining parts in a plurality of layers of material and subjecting them to a mechanical-thermoforming process on a second layer of material and connecting them to said second layer by way of a welding operation. For this purpose, the punch is used to apply to the welding auxiliary joining part mechanical and thermal loads that follow prescribed characteristic force and current curves. Furthermore, a corresponding connecting method that can be realized with the aid of the setting welding device is also disclosed.
US11084228B2	Methods of joining and repairing composite components A first thermoplastic component and a second thermoplastic component including a first joint portion and a second joint portion, respectively, are provided. A least a portion of a surface area of each of the first and second joint portions include a respective first and second mating surface. The first and second mating surfaces of the respective first and second joint portions are positioned in contact with one another. The first and second joint portions are fusion joined. Fusion joining the first and second joint portions forms a fused unitary portion of the first and second thermoplastic components.
US11084226B2	Securing a second object to a first object A method of anchoring a connector in a first object includes providing the connector, the connector having a liquefiable material that is liquefiable by mechanical vibration, such as a thermoplastic material, bringing the connector into contact with low density layer that has an arrangement of discrete elements and gas-filled (empty) spaces between the discrete elements, pressing the connector against the low density layer and coupling mechanical vibration energy into the connector to cause the connector to penetrate into the low density layer to deform the discrete elements, until a flow portion of the liquefiable material becomes flowable and is caused to interpenetrate spaces between the deformed discrete elements so that an intertwined structure of the liquefiable material and the deformed discrete elements results, and stopping the mechanical vibration energy and causing the flow portion to re-solidify to anchor the connector in the low density layer.
US11084222B2	Systems and methods for determining dynamic forces in a liquefier system in additive manufacturing Systems and method for determining dynamic forces in a liquefier system in additive manufacturing include, in at least one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification, a method including: receiving motor data for a drive motor that pushes a solid material toward a liquefaction zone of the liquefier system, wherein the motor data comprises at least one data point per individual command code of a set of command codes sent for additive manufacturing; receiving pressure data associated with the liquefaction zone of the liquefier system, wherein the pressure data includes at least one data point per individual command code of the set of command codes; analyzing the motor data and the pressure data for the set of command codes; and outputting a result of the analyzing to facilitate further 3D printing by the AM 3D printer using the solid material.
US11084220B2	Electrophotographic multi-material 3D printer An electrophotographic three dimensional printer system, including at least one electrophotographic (EP) printing module employing multi-material EP printing technology. The printer system may also include one or more additional printer modules employing different patterning and deposition technology, such as powder bed and jetted binder technology. The EP printing module may be used to create a 3D object derived from a composite toner material that may comprise an engineering material treated with a triboelectric material. The composite toner material may be designed to undergo a post printing treatment wherein a triboelectric material may be separated from an engineering material and the engineering material may undergo a change.
US11084217B2	Illumination techniques in additive fabrication and related systems and methods Techniques for illuminating an interior of an enclosure in an additive fabrication device are described. According to some aspects, an additive fabrication device includes a build region into which source material may be disposed and at least one source of electromagnetic radiation configured to direct radiation onto the source material in the build region to thereby form a layer of solid material from the source material. A first heater may be included that is configured to heat at least a portion of the source material in the build region. In some embodiments, an enclosure surrounds the build region and comprises a refractive aperture. In some embodiments, at least one light source is arranged to direct light into the enclosure through the refractive aperture.
US11084216B2	Resin extractor for additive manufacturing A method of separating excess resin (15) from at least one object (11), includes: (a) stereolithographically producing at least one object (11) on at least one carrier platform (10), each carrier platform (10) having a planar build surface to which at least one object (11) is connected, each object (11) carrying excess resin (15) on a surface thereof; then (b) mounting each carrier platform (10) to a rotor (31); (c) centrifugally separating excess resin (15) from each object (11) by spinning the rotor (31) with each carrier platform (10) connected thereto while each object (11) remains connected to each carrier platform (10); and then (d) removing each carrier platform (10) from the rotor (31) with each object (11) thereon, with excess resin (15) separated therefrom.
US11084213B2	Positioning of a building platform in a powder bed device for additive manufacturing A method for producing a control signal for positioning a holder of a solid freeform fabrication device that is height-adjustable relative to a working surface, comprising arranging a structural platform on the holder; capturing a plurality of images of the working surface in the region of the holder, an image-specific height of the holder being adjusted before the detection of one of the plurality of images, and depending on the change of direction in the height, a powder layer is applied or removed; determining a powder boundary line between a powder-free region and a powder-covered region of the structural platform for at least two of the plurality of images, captured for differently adjusted image-specific heights of the holder, and producing a control signal for positioning the holder on the basis of the at least two powder boundary lines. The holder can be aligned according to the control signal.
US11084212B2	Impression chamber for additive manufacturing of high performance plastics An impression chamber (1) for a 3D printer (6) adapted to receive a high performance plastic filament (19) and including a print head (7) and a printing bed (8), wherein the impression chamber (1) includes a thermally insulated plate (2) and a polyimide film (3) attached to the plate (2) for delimiting a printing space (20). The plate (2) is dimensioned to have a surface (2a) equal or larger than the major surface of the piece (5) to be printed, and the film (3) is dimensioned to surround the printing bed (8). The plate (2) is provided with a first through-hole (15) for allowing the passage of at least part of the print head (7), so that the plate (2) is moved by the movement of the print head (7) and the film (3) is dragged by said movement providing a flexible impression chamber (1).
US11084208B2	Additive manufacturing systems and methods including louvered particulate containment wall Methods and systems for fabricating a component by consolidating a first portion of a particulate include a louvered particulate containment wall positioned around the component and a second portion of the particulate. At least one louver is coupled to the particulate containment wall adjacent at least one opening in the particulate containment wall. The particulate containment wall is positionable between a first position in which the louver prevents the second portion of the particulate from flowing through the passage and a second position in which the second portion of the particulate is able to flow through the passage. The methods include switching the particulate containment wall from the first position to the second position and allowing the second portion of the particulate to flow out of the interior space through the at least one opening.
US11084207B2	Window variability correction in additive manufacturing A method of making an object on a bottom-up stereolithography apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a light source (11), a drive assembly (14), and a controller (15) operatively associated with the light source and the drive assembly, with the light source and/or the drive assembly having at least one adjustable parameter that is adjustable by the controller. The method includes installing a removable window cassette (12) on the apparatus in a configuration through which the light source projects, the window cassette comprising an optically transparent member, provided as a window (12a), having a build surface on which an object can be produced, and with the optically transparent member having and at least one variable property therein; and then modifying the at least one adjustable parameter by the controller based on the at least one variable optical property of the window; and then producing the object on the build surface from a light-polymerizable liquid by bottom-up stereolithography.
US11084204B2	Screen protector laminate applicator A screen protector laminate applicator is used with an installation machine to install a screen protector on a mobile device. The laminate applicator comprises a web secured to the installation machine; the screen protector carried by the web, and a backing layer covering the screen protector opposite the web. The web, the screen protector and the backing layer are removably coupled together as a laminate. A tab of the backing layer extends beyond the perimeter of the screen protector and comprises an enlarged head connected to the backing layer by a narrower neck.
US11084201B2	Plant and method for processing plastic preforms with pneumatic conveyor or transport shuttle Plant for processing plastic preforms, includes an injection-moulding machine for producing the plastic preforms, a sterile blow-moulding machine for forming the plastic preforms into plastic containers, and a transport system for transporting, at least partially and/or in portions, the produced plastic preforms from the injection-moulding machine to the blow-moulding machine, wherein during transport, the plastic preforms can be guided in particular at a mouth region of the plastic preforms. The transport system includes a sterile pneumatic conveyor or a plurality of transport shuttles, in particular magnetic shuttles, and the plastic preforms are transported from the injection-moulding machine to the blow-moulding machine by the sterile pneumatic conveyor or magnetic shuttle.
US11084197B2	Device for producing components using an injection molding method, including a regulating system A device for producing components using an injection molding method includes at least one cavity (1a) for forming a respective product, at least one injection nozzle (3a) through which material is injected into the cavity (1a), a mold release (4), a distribution channel (10), a media supply (11), an exhaust air channel or return channel (12), at least one shut-off needle (6a). The shut-off needle is connected to a piston in a force-fitting or form-fitting manner and is inserted into the injection nozzle (3a). At least one valve (7a) for opening the needle (6a) and at least one valve (8a) for closing the needle (6a) are provided, such that the valve (7a) and the valve (8a) are arranged directly adjacent to the shut-off needle (6a). A control unit for the valve (7a) and the valve (8a) is also provided.
US11084193B2	Manufacturing method of molded article including annular resin member In the primary molding step, the insert core having axially-projecting convex portions aligned apart from one another in the circumferential direction is located in a primary molding die, and the injection molding is performed. In the secondary molding step, the annular internal resin member and the insert core which have undergone the primary molding step are located in a secondary molding die, and the injection molding is performed. Gates for injecting molten resin in a cavity of the secondary molding die are located in the secondary molding die so that welds that are joining points of the molten resin in the secondary molding step are positioned in the radially outside of rib portions.
US11084185B2	Apparatus for forming scores in a plurality of curb sections or a masonry structure An apparatus for forming horizontal and linear score at a predefined depth or adjustable depth in a plurality of curb sections or a similar concrete or masonry structure. The apparatus comprises a frame, two-axis of linear bearings guides, angle grinder, cutting blades, and protective shield. The frame is secured in the curb section or structure through stakes to penetrate a ground or slip into holes of a horizontal surface. The frame includes a plurality of first adjustment units to allow adjustments for heights according to the height of curb section, and second adjustment units to allow adjustments for depths according to the depth of the curb section. A horizontal linear bearing guide rides up and down on a vertical linear bearing guide and restricted by a height adjustment mechanism. The angle grinder hanged on a mount attached to the linear bearing. The protective shield covers the plurality of cutting blades and further attached to a water supply to provide a spray on the plurality of cutting blades.
US11084183B2	Process for manufacturing in-line coated wood-based boards The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a wood-based board, a wood-based board as use of a liquid coating composition comprising at least one particulate filler material and at least one binder for in-line coating of wood-based boards.
US11084182B1	Cooperage layout for barrel production process A cooperage layout for a barrel production process enhances efficiency and/or reduces costs, space requirements and/or noise by positioning barrel raising, windlass, roll out, and/or bilge hoop puller stations within a cooperage and/or through the use of a power and free conveyor to convey temporary truss hoops between a truss hoop puller station and the barrel raising and windlass stations.
US11084181B2	Anvil cover installation method A method of installing a sleeve on a die cylinder of a die cutter, the sleeve having a thickness that reduces a gap between the die cylinder and an anvil cylinder of the die cutter. A first locking component of an anvil cover is secured in a locking component receptor of the anvil cylinder and the anvil cylinder is rotated until a second locking component of the anvil cover is pressed by the sleeve to couple with the first locking component in the locking component receptor of the anvil cylinder.
US11084176B2	Holding device for a suction gripper for a vacuum handling apparatus The invention is a holding device for a suction gripper or for another interface member on a base of a vacuum handling apparatus, wherein the holding device is designed for detachable and preferably tool-free attachment of the suction gripper to the base and has a first direction and a second direction orthogonal thereto.
US11084174B2	Multiple degree of freedom force sensor Systems and methods related to multiple degree of freedom force sensors are disclosed. One aspect of the disclosure provides a load sensor. The load sensor comprises a first plate and a second plate, a plurality of single-axis load cells including first, second, and third single-axis load cells, wherein each of the first, second, and third single-axis load cells is disposed between the first plate and the second plate and is oriented along a first axis, and a plurality of constraint joints coupled to the first plate and the second plate, the plurality of constraint joints configured to inhibit translation of the first plate relative to the second plate in directions perpendicular to the first axis and configured to inhibit rotation of the first plate relative to the second plate about the first axis.
US11084173B2	Robot system and control method for robot system A robot system includes a sensor, a robot equipped with a gripping device capable of gripping a detected article, and a controller. The controller includes a gripping area setting unit that, for each article, sets a gripping area in which the gripping device is to be positioned when it grips the article, a determination unit that determines presence or absence of interference between the gripping area and other articles, a storage unit that stores a result of determination on the presence or absence of interference determined by the determination unit in association with each detected article, a robot control unit that causes the gripping device to pick up an article for which no other article interferes with the gripping area thereof, and an updating unit that updates the result of determination stored in the storage unit every time an article is picked up by the gripping device.
US11084172B2	Obstacle following sensor scheme for a mobile robot A robot obstacle detection system including a robot housing which navigates with respect to a surface and a sensor subsystem aimed at the surface for detecting the surface. The sensor subsystem includes an emitter which emits a signal having a field of emission and a photon detector having a field of view which intersects the field of emission at a region. The subsystem detects the presence of an object proximate the mobile robot and determines a value of a signal corresponding to the object. It compares the value to a predetermined value, moves the mobile robot in response to the comparison, and updates the predetermined value upon the occurrence of an event.
US11084167B1	Offline optimization to robot behavior A computing system may provide a model of a robot. The model may be configured to determine simulated motions of the robot based on sets of control parameters. The computing system may also operate the model with multiple sets of control parameters to simulate respective motions of the robot. The computing system may further determine respective scores for each respective simulated motion of the robot, wherein the respective scores are based on constraints associated with each limb of the robot and a predetermined goal. The constraints include actuator constraints and joint constraints for limbs of the robot. Additionally, the computing system may select, based on the respective scores, a set of control parameters associated with a particular score. Further, the computing system may modify a behavior of the robot based on the selected set of control parameters to perform a coordinated exertion of forces by actuators of the robot.
US11084160B2	Hand-held power tool A hand-held power tool has a tool holder for holding a tool, an electric motor for driving the tool holder, and a handle for holding and guiding the hand-held power tool. A button has a button housing, a pin that can be moved on an actuation axis, and an electric slider which is connected to the pin and which slides on an electric slider track. The button housing is suspended in the handle in such a way that the button housing can be pivoted about a pivot axis perpendicular to the actuation axis.
US11084157B2	Work tool A work tool includes a motor, a driving mechanism, a housing, a handle, a detecting mechanism and an elastic support part. The detecting mechanism is configured to detect information corresponding to an operating state of the work tool. The elastic support part supports the detecting mechanism so as to be movable relative to the housing in at least two of a front-rear direction, an up-down direction and a left-right direction. The elastic support part includes at least one elastic member disposed between the detecting mechanism and the housing. The elastic support part has respectively different spring constants in the at least two directions.
US11084155B2	Hydraulic striking device Provided is a hydraulic striking device in which a reverse operation circuit and a forward operation circuit can switch connection states to a high pressure circuit and a low pressure circuit by means of an operation switching valve. Further, the hydraulic striking device is configured to be selectable between a reverse operation mode or a forward operation mode by operating the operation switching valve. A high/low pressure switching portion is provided with a shortening portion for reducing the time required for high/low pressure switching operation in piston front and rear chambers in association with retraction of a valve to be shorter than the time required for high/low pressure switching operation in the piston front and rear chambers in association with advancement of the valve.
US11084150B2	Wear liner installation tool A tool for seating a wear liner into a first groove of a fan case of a gas turbine engine includes a body, a handle, and a first guide foot. The body includes a first end and a second end. The handle is connected to and extends from the body. The first guide foot is connected to and extends from the first end of the body. The first guide foot includes a first end connected to the body and a second end opposite from the first end of the first guide foot. The second end of the first guide foot is rounded and includes a chamfered portion.
US11084149B2	Socket tool The present disclosure provides a socket tool which is used to be connected to a driving head of a tool, and the socket tool is especially suitable for a driving head which is equipped with a friction ring. The socket tool includes a connecting portion and a working portion. The connecting portion which is located on one side of the socket tool includes a top surface and a polygonal hole. The top surface is recessed along an axis of the socket tool to form an indentation which can accommodate the friction ring of the driving head. The polygonal hole which can accommodate the driving head penetrates the indentation along the axis of the socket tool. The working portion which is located on the other side of the socket tool has, for example, a hexagonal hole that can be used to cover a bolt or a nut. The indentation can accommodate the friction ring of the driving head, so that an abutting surface of the driving head can contact the top surface of the socket tool directly. Therefore, a user can align the polygonal hole to the driving head easily and directly, making the socket tool of the present invention convenient, fast, and safe in use.
US11084134B2	Methods and apparatus for construction of machine tools Cement or other liquid-like material fills the hollow tubes of a machine tool under construction. The machine tool structures are held rigidly against a fixture while the substance dries. The machine tool so constructed is relatively lightweight and rigid, and obviates the need for precision machining of large portions of the apparatus.
US11084131B2	Systems and methods for reducing stress and distortion during friction welding A method for reducing stress and distortion in a component during a friction welding process includes securing first and second workpieces of the component within an inertia welding machine such that the first and second workpieces are affixed in opposition to each other. The method also includes securing at least one annular support member at least partially around the first workpiece and/or the second workpiece at a location having a reduced cross-section as compared to remaining portions of the first workpiece and/or the second workpiece. Further, the method includes rotating the first workpiece to a predetermined rotational speed. In addition, the method includes engaging the second workpiece with the rotating first workpiece so as to generate frictional heat therebetween, thereby welding the first and second workpieces together. As such, the annular support member(s) supports the location having the reduced cross-section during welding.
US11084129B2	Device and method of cutting polarizing plate A polarizing plate-cutting device including a laser beam generator configured to emit a laser beam, a scanner including a rotating mirror configured to reflect the laser beam emitted from the laser beam generator, and a housing accommodating the rotating mirror, a condenser lens configured to condense the laser beam reflected from the rotating mirror, and a mounting block onto which the laser beam condensed by the condenser lens is irradiated and to which a polarizing plate is mounted, wherein the mounting block is fixed with respect to the scanner while the polarizing plate is being cut, and wherein the polarizing plate includes a stacking of a base substrate and a polarizing layer, the base substrate being closer to the condenser lens than the polarizing layer, and a heat resistance of the polarizing layer being lower than that of the base substrate.
US11084126B2	Laser weld method and weld structure A laser welding method includes: forming a melted section in which plural metallic workpieces within a weld region are melted by projecting a first laser beam onto said weld region with parts of the workpieces being set as the weld region when the workpieces are welded; and projecting a second laser beam while the melted section is being solidified or after a solidified section in which the melted section is solidified is formed such that the second laser beam circles around center of the melted section or the solidified section from an irradiation start position deviated from said center toward said center or such that the second laser beam is focused to the center of the melted section or the solidified section from an irradiation start region that includes the center and a periphery thereof.
US11084123B2	Laser-etching and machine-vision positioning system Systems, methods and computer program products for laser etching and robotic machining of large workpieces are disclosed. An example system includes a first ring of lasers configured to etch longitudinal gridlines on a workpiece, a second ring of lasers configured to etch circumferential gridlines on the workpiece, where the longitudinal gridlines and the circumferential gridlines define a working grid on the workpiece, and a machine vision system to scan the working grid and compare the working grid to a reference grid in a computer model of the workpiece and to determine offsets between the working grid and the reference grid for positioning a robotic machining tool.
US11084120B2	Method and apparatus to monitor a fire state associated with a welding event The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for detection of fire states in the presence of welding activities. In some examples, the welding detection system may algorithmically calculate a risk of a fire state developing. In some embodiments, the welding fire detection and prevention system may communicate warning states to users, supervisors, equipment and/or building monitoring systems.
US11084116B2	Ozone supply unit and method for providing ozone for a flame burner apparatus and/or for an oxygen cutting apparatus The invention relates to an ozone supply unit (26) for a flame burner apparatus and/or an oxygen cutting apparatus (10), comprising an oxygen inlet (28) to be supplied with oxygen (18), an ozone generator (32) coupled to the oxygen inlet (28) and configured to convert at least a part of the oxygen (18) supplied to the oxygen inlet (28) into ozone (18a), and an outlet (30) coupled to the ozone generator (32), wherein the outlet (30) provides at least a part of the oxygen (18) supplied to the oxygen inlet (28) and at least a part of the ozone (18a) converted by the ozone generator (32). The ozone supply unit (26) is configured to be integrated into a flame burner apparatus and/or an oxygen cutting apparatus (30). The invention further relates to a method for supplying ozone to a flame burner apparatus and/or an oxygen cutting apparatus (30).
US11084115B2	Cooling for inverter-based engine-driven welding-type power supply A welder-generator comprising an engine operatively coupled to a generator, weld circuitry, and a cooling system. The generator is configured to produce an electrical signal. The weld circuitry includes inverter circuitry configured to control characteristics of the electrical signal. A cooling system is configured to substantially block heat generated by operation of the engine from being transmitted to the weld circuitry.
US11084113B2	Wax welding apparatus and method of use An apparatus for wax welding is provided that includes a removable cartridge adapted for operative engagement with a power supply. The removable cartridge includes a tube defining a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, a longitudinal axis, and a hollow bore, and a self-regulating heater is disposed within the tube. The apparatus further includes a tip secured to the distal end portion of the tube within the hollow bore, the tip defining a proximal end portion having an internal cavity. The tip defines an upper surface, a lower surface, and the tip is oriented relative to a longitudinal axis of the cartridge.
US11084108B2	Hole saw A hole saw includes a substantially cylindrical body defining a cutting end and an axis of rotation. The hole saw also includes first and second apertures formed through the body and spaced from the cutting end such that a portion of the body extends between the cutting end and both the first and second apertures. The first and second apertures are both configured to receive a tool for removing work piece plugs from within the cylindrical body. The first aperture is axially spaced from the cutting end a first distance. The second aperture is axially spaced from the cutting end a second distance that is greater than the first distance. The first aperture and the second aperture are separated by a portion of the body.
US11084106B2	Modular jig and fixture systems and methods Jigs and fixtures for aligning, guiding, and/or holding a workpiece on woodworking machinery during a woodworking operation are described, as well as methods of making, modifying, and using jigs and fixtures.
US11084104B2	Hand-tight drill chuck with lock A hand-tight drill chuck with a lock and self-locking structure including an elastic piece with an arcuate portion, arranged on a ring member threadedly connected to a clamping claw. The two ends of the arcuate portion are restricted. The elastic piece has a locking portion and groove or protrusion that cooperate with teeth between two ends of the arcuate portion. The drill chuck has a rotation sleeve with control structure. The control structure includes a metal member with elastic portion having a protrusion or groove that cooperate with the groove or protrusion. When the groove or protrusion of the elastic piece withstands against and is engaged with the protrusion or groove of the metal member via elasticity, the drill chuck is in a self-locking state. This ensures a locking torque and unlocking torque by elastic match between an elastic force which is not slack.
US11084100B2	Laser-assisted manufacturing system and associated method of use A laser-assisted microfluidics manufacturing process has been developed for the fabrication of additively manufactured structures. Roll-to-roll manufacturing is enhanced by the use of a laser-assisted electrospray printhead positioned above the flexible substrate. The laser electrospray printhead sprays microdroplets containing nanoparticles onto the substrate to form both thin-film and structural layers. As the substrate moves, the nanoparticles are sintered using a laser beam directed by the laser electrospray printhead onto the substrate.
US11084099B2	Discrete lot powder management for additive manufacturing A method of additive manufacturing includes supplying additive manufacturing powder to a build area of an additive manufacturing machine. The method includes fusing a portion of the powder to form a part, and removing a non-fused portion of the powder from the build area into a removable vessel for storing non-fused powder after building a part. The method can include supplying additive manufacturing powder to a build area, fusing a portion of the powder, and removing a non-fused portion of the powder all on a single discrete lot of additive manufacturing powder without mixing lots.
US11084095B2	High melting point metal or alloy powders atomization manufacturing processes There are provided high melting point metal or alloy powder atomization manufacturing processes comprising providing a melt of the high melting point metal or alloy through a feed tube; diverting the melt at a diverting angle with respect to a central axis of the feed tube to obtain a diverted melt; directing the diverted melt to an atomization area; and providing at least one atomization gas stream to the atomization area. The atomization process can be carried out in the presence of water within an atomization chamber used for the atomization process.
US11084093B2	Ti—Fe-based sintered alloy material and method for producing same A Ti—Fe-based sintered alloy material including two phases of an α phase and a β phase, in which a content of iron is 0.5% or more and 7% or less on a weight basis, a β phase containing an iron component is dispersed in an independent state in an α phase, an area ratio of the β phase containing an iron component is 60% or less of an entire area, and an equiaxed crystal grain is contained in the α phase.
US11084092B2	Components having low aspect ratio A method of manufacturing a component includes making a preform from a powdered material, the preform having a density in a range from 70 to 95% of theoretical density of the material, The method also includes sintering the preform using a Field Assisted Sintering Technique (FAST) process to produce a component having a density of greater than 97% of the theoretical density of the material. Components, in particular low aspect components, formed by said method are also described.
US11084089B2	Method of manufacturing wing element and method of manufacturing blade A method of manufacturing a wing element that is provided inside a gas turbine and through which a fluid passes and a method of manufacturing a blade are provided. The method of manufacturing the wing element includes preforming the wing element; disposing the wing element inside a mold; sequentially melting the wing element inside the mold along one direction using a heating device; and solidifying the melted wing element using a cooling device.
US11084086B1	Hammer punch tool A hammer punch tool having a guide and a punch that is slidably coupled to the guide. The guide has a force transfer surface and a cavity accessible through an opening in the guide. The punch has a portion that is slidably received within the cavity of the guide through the opening in the guide. The guide slides relative to the punch between a reset position of the guide (or extended position of the punch), in which a portion of the punch engages the guide to retain at least a portion of the punch within the cavity, and a hammer position of the guide (or retracted position of the punch), in which the force transfer surface of the guide engages the punch. A method of forming material with the hammer punch tool by striking the punch with the guide.
US11084083B2	Joining method for members and joint body In a joining method for members, a tube body having a center axis L, a wall surface body having a hole portion through which the tube body can be inserted, and an elastic body that can be inserted in the tube body are prepared. The tube body has an inner rib extending in a direction of the center axis so as to partition an inside thereof, and the inner rib has notches cut from a lower end of the inner rib in the direction of the center axis. Next, the tube body is inserted through the hole portion in the wall surface body, and the elastic body is inserted into internal spaces partitioned by the inner rib of the tube body. Furthermore, the elastic body is compressed in the direction of the center axis of the tube body and expanded outward in a radial direction with respect to the center axis, whereby an end of the tube body is expanded and deformed to be joined to the wall surface body by press-fitting.
US11084082B2	Radial press A radial press is provided having a main structure, a plurality of pressing jaws arranged around a pressing axis, and having a drive unit which acts on the pressing jaws. The drive unit is supported on the main structure and can move the pressing jaws radially in the direction of the pressing axis and away from the same, at least one fibrous structure is provided radially outside the pressing jaws, the fibrous structure enclosing the pressing jaws and extending in annularly closed form around the pressing axis in a plane which is substantially perpendicular to the pressing axis.
US11084076B2	Cooling of a metal strip using a position-controlled valve device A handling line that includes a valve in a feed line that sets the valve to a respective opening position (s) for adjusting a coolant flow (F) to a metal strip per unit of time; an upstream condition detection device upstream of the valve device in the feed line that detects an upstream condition (ZV) of the coolant; a control unit that determines a set point (s) for an opening position (s) of the valve device corresponding to the set point (F) for the coolant flow (F) based on a set point (F) for the coolant flow (F), the upstream condition (ZV) of the coolant and a valve characteristic (C) of the valve device.
US11084070B2	Device for cleaning steam wand of a beverage brewing apparatus Disclosed is a device and method for cleaning a steam wand of a beverage brewing apparatus. The device includes a first reservoir, a larger elastically deformable reservoir, a scrubbing means, a first one-way valve, and a second one-way valve. The first reservoir is adapted to closely encapsulate the steam wand. The first reservoir is open at one end to receive the steam wand. The larger elastically deformable reservoir is adapted to contain a larger sterile portion of a cleaning solution. The scrubbing means adapted to mechanically loosen milk residue through a scrubbing action. The first one-way valve is operable to connect the larger elastically deformable reservoir to the first reservoir. The second one-way valve is operable to allow air to flow into the larger elastically deformable reservoir.
US11084068B2	Device and method which recovers heat from liquids during cleaning of a plant part that is to be cleaned of a beverage filling plant A device for cleaning a plant part that is to be cleaned in a beverage filling plant, including a medium inflow for supplying a cleaning medium to the plant part that is to be cleaned, and having a medium return flow for removing the used cleaning medium from the plant part that is to be cleaned is described. A heating unit is provided for heating the cleaning medium in the medium inflow, and a recuperator is provided for transferring heat energy from the cleaning medium that is removed via the medium return flow to the cleaning medium that is to be supplied to the heating unit.
US11084064B2	Small object sorting system and method An automated object sorting system is provided. In various embodiments, the automated object sorting system includes an automated object extraction assembly and an automated object collection assembly. The automated object extraction assembly extracts one or more objects from an object sorting tray based on one or more attributes and/or traits of interest. The automated collection assembly selectively deposits the extracted objects in selected collection receptacles according to the particular attributes and/or traits of each respective object.
US11084061B2	Composite materials having a coated edge and methods thereof Disclosed herein are articles having an edge that is partially, or entirely sealed with one or more coatings including a polymeric material. The article may include a coating selected so that one surface (e.g., a face surface) has a desired property (e.g., an appearance, such as a chrome appearance), and a second surface (e.g., a different face surface, or an edge surface) is covered with a different material, where the different coatings provide protection to at least the edge surface. Also disclosed are coating materials including a tracer component. Also disclosed are methods for coating a substrate. Also disclosed are methods for confirming the presence of a coating, particularly on an edge surface.
US11084060B2	System and method for forming an image on a substrate A scanning laser having a wavelength compatible with a coating binder so as to cure it as the laser scans and irradiates the coating on a moving web. A system and method for curing flakes by providing a scanning laser which scans across a moving coated substrate in a magnetic field allows images to be formed as magnetically aligned flakes are cured into a fixed position. The images have regions of cured aligned flakes. The scanning laser cures the magnetically aligned flakes within it region it irradiates. Alternatively an array of lasers can be used wherein individual lasers can be switched on and off to fix irradiated coating as a moving web is moved at a high speed.
US11084053B2	Portable pump by which liquid may be horizontally pressed out A portable pump by which liquid may be horizontally pressed out, comprising a liquid storage container, a pump head being provided at a side of the liquid storage container, and a liquid suction device that is connected to the pump head being provided within the liquid storage container. The liquid suction device comprises a liquid suction chamber, a spring, a piston, and a liquid outlet pipe that is connected to the pump head. The liquid suction chamber is provided with a liquid inlet pipe and a fixed end of the spring, check valves being provided within the liquid outlet pipe and the liquid inlet pipe. The piston is sleeved with the liquid outlet pipe and provided with a through hole that matches an opening of the liquid outlet pipe. The pump can comprise a locking seat on the side of the liquid storage container that matches a pump head cover.
US11084048B2	Showers A shower includes a first shower member, a second shower member and a connecting assembly. The first shower member has an inlet opening and at least one first outlet opening, wherein the inlet opening communicates with the first outlet opening. The second shower member is connected to the first shower member, and has a second outlet opening, wherein the second outlet opening communicates with the inlet opening. The connecting assembly includes a first connecting unit and a second connecting unit. The first connecting unit is positioned on one of the first shower member and the second shower member. The second connecting unit is positioned on the other one of the first shower member and the second shower member. The first connecting unit and the second connecting unit are detachably connected to each other.
US11084046B2	Aerosol concentrating apparatus for use with aerosol aging drum An embodiment of the invention provides an aerosol concentrating apparatus for use with an aerosol aging drum, where the aerosol concentrating apparatus includes an outer housing, an aerosol inlet tube connected to the outer housing, and an extraction tube connected to the outer housing. An axle connected to the outer housing is axially centered within the outer housing, where the axle is formed from porous material. An inner housing is connected to the axle, such that the axle is axially centered within the inner housing, and such that the inner housing is adapted to spin about the axle within the outer housing to separate aerosol particles by size. Aerosol particles below a first threshold size are forced out of the aerosol concentrating apparatus through the axle; and, aerosol particles between the first threshold size and a second threshold size are suspended within the inner housing.
US11084045B2	Magnetic matrix for high intensity magnetic separator The invention relates to a magnetic matrix for high intensity magnetic separator which is fed with a pulp containing magnetic and non-magnetic particles, the magnetic matrix (8) comprising a series of grooved metal plates (7) on both sides thereof, the grooved plates being arranged in rows parallel to and spaced apart from each other from the same spacing (6) within a housing, each face of each metal grooved plate (7) having the ridges aligned with the valleys of the face facing it of the grooved plate (7), and a corrugated expanded sheet (12) is disposed at each spacing (6) between adjacent grooved plates (7), with corrugations of the corrugated expanded sheets (12) accompanying the ridge-valley alignments of the respective grooved plates (7).
US11084042B2	Dual-shaft shredder with interchangeable cutting blade set and releasable shaft ends A dual-shaft shredder for comminuting solids or solids in liquids comprises a housing defining an interior comminuting space, an inlet opening, an outlet opening, and a first and second cutting disc block each having a plurality of cutting discs disposed on a hub body such that an intermediate space is present between each two adjacent cutting discs. Some of the first cutting discs each engage in the intermediate space between two adjacent second cutting discs and some of the second cutting discs each engage in the intermediate space between two adjacent first cutting discs. A first shaft stub and a second shaft stub extend into an axial recess of the first and second cutting disc blocks for transmitting torques, and a first clamping device and a second clamping device clamp the shaft stubs against the cutting disc blocks.
US11084039B2	Microfluidic analysis system A biological sample analysis system including a sample preparation system forming droplets of segmented sample separated by a carrier fluid immiscible with the sample. The droplets include reaction mixtures for amplification of at least one target nucleic acid. A thermal cycling device having a sample block having a plurality of controlled thermal zones, and a containment structure in thermal communication with the plurality of controlled thermal zones. The containment structure receives and contains the droplets of segmented sample separated by the immiscible carrier fluid from the sample preparation system. A controller for controlling a temperature in each thermal zone of the sample block. A detection system detects electromagnetic radiation emitted from each of the droplets individually from the queue of droplets as they flow past the detection system. A positioning system to facilitate moving a queue of the droplets in the thermal cycling device relative to the detection system.
US11084035B2	Apparatus for cell preparation The disclosure provides an apparatus for processing a blood sample, a device for cells preparation and a method thereof. The disclosure can be used for blood separation, cell culture and preparation of cells. The apparatus mainly uses a weight sensor to have the weight and some liquid sensors. By optimizing the connection relationship of each device in the whole equipment, simplifying the operation process of the equipment, coordinating each step of the device, reducing the production cost, integrating the steps of PBMC cell separation and magnetic bead separation, the method makes the cell preparation process more intelligently automated, the operation simpler, the cell pollution reduced and the success rate of cell preparation improved. It has broad application prospects and huge market value.
US11084021B2	Acid-resistant catalyst supports and catalysts A process for preparing a catalyst comprises coating substantial internal surfaces of porous inorganic powders with titanium oxide to form titanium oxide-coated inorganic powders. After the coating, an extrudate comprising the titanium oxide-coated inorganic powders is formed and calcined to form a catalyst support. Then, the catalyst support is impregnated with a solution containing one or more salts of metal selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, cobalt, and nickel.
US11084019B2	Method and tool for installing reactor components The invention includes a reactor installation device comprising a flexible band, a first tab, a second tab, and a mechanical stop. The flexible band has a first end, a second end, a top edge and a bottom edge. The first tab is attached at or near the first end, the second tab is attached at or near the second end, and the both tabs are attached at or near the top edge of the flexible band. The mechanical stop is attached to the flexible band, the first tab, and/or the second tab, between the top edge and the bottom edge of the flexible band. The flexible band is capable of being bent into the shape of a circle by bringing the first and second tabs into contact. The invention also includes a method of inserting a skirt seal into a stackable structural reactor using the reactor installation device.
US11084017B1	Lazarev reactor 3: continuous production process of two-dimensional polymer tubes The present disclosure provides device comprising a cylindrical reaction vessel having one or more permeable cylindrical membranes disposed therein separating the cylindrical reaction vessel into at least a first portion and a second portion, wherein the one or more permeable cylindrical membranes are configured to permit first reactants from a first solution in the first portion or reactants from a second solution in the second portion to percolate or seep to a reaction zone proximate a surface of the one or more cylindrical membranes. A lifting device (mechanism) located above the first portion of the cylindrical reaction vessel configured to continuously draw a preform two-dimensional polymer tube formed by continuous reaction of the first and second reactants out from the reaction zone.
US11084015B2	Formation of array of membranes and apparatus therefor An array of membranes comprising amphipathic molecules is formed using an apparatus comprising a support defining an array of compartments. Volumes comprising polar medium are provided within respective compartments and a layer comprising apolar medium is provided extending across the openings with the volumes. Polar medium is flowed across the support to displace apolar medium and form a layer in contact with the volumes, forming membranes comprising amphipathic molecules at the interfaces. In one construction of the apparatus, the support that comprises partitions which comprise inner portions and outer portions. The inner portions define inner recesses without gaps therebetween that are capable of constraining the volumes comprising polar medium contained in neighbouring inner recesses from contacting each other. The outer portions extend outwardly from the inner portions and have gaps allowing the flow of an apolar medium across the substrate.
US11084014B2	Methods and devices for nucleic acids synthesis Methods and apparatus relate to the synthesis of polynucleotides having a predefined sequence on a support. Assembly methods include primer extension to generate overlapping construction oligonucleotides and assembly of the polynucleotides of interest onto an anchor support-bound oligonucleotides. Methods and apparatus for selection of polynucleotides having the predefined sequence and/or length are disclosed.
US11084010B2	Temperature conditioned two component mixer manifold A system that provides for simultaneous thermal regulation of both components of a two-component system, while maintaining their separation prior to introduction into a conventional static mixer element, in order to assure that the mixed fluid, when dispensed, is at the optimal temperature and viscosity. The thermal capacity can be adjusted by altering the configuration to increase or decrease the thermal transfer area as required for each specific application.
US11084008B2	Mixing and dispensing curable multi-component materials Methods, apparatus, devices and systems for mixing and dispensing multi-component materials. The mixing and dispensing may be performed using a mobile, enclosed dispenser that can be used to supply a mixed multi-component material at the point of use. In some embodiments, the components to be mixed into the multi-component material may be supplied in cartridges.
US11084006B2	Mud mixer A mud mixer comprises a housing defining a battery mounting portion, an electric motor supported by the housing, a mixing element that selectively receives torque from the motor, causing the mixing element to rotate about a rotation axis, and a battery pack removably coupled to the battery mounting portion for providing power to the electric motor when coupled to the battery mounting portion. When the battery pack is coupled to the battery mounting portion, the rotation axis intersects the battery pack.
US11084003B2	Ultrafine bubble generation device for aquaculture or wastewater treatment Provided is an ultrafine bubble generation device for aquaculture or wastewater treatment with which it is possible to efficiently cause ultrafine bubbles to be dissolved or to coexist, and to increase the concentration of a gas in the liquid. An ultrafine bubble generation device for aquaculture or wastewater treatment provided with a channel for channeling a liquid, a compression device for pumping a gas into the channel, and a bubble generation medium for releasing the gas pumped by the compression device as ultrafine bubbles into the liquid in the channel, wherein the bubble generation medium is formed from a carbon-based porous material and is disposed so as to be horizontal or below horizontal with respect to the direction of flow of the liquid in the channel.
US11084000B2	Method of making carbon molecular sieve membranes The invention is an improved method of making a carbon molecular sieve (CMS) membrane in which a polyimide precursor polymer is pyrolyzed to form a carbon molecular sieve membrane by heating, in a furnace, said polyimide precursor polymer to a final pyrolysis temperature of 600 C to 700 C at a pyrolysis heating rate of 3 to 7 C/minute from 400 C to the final pyrolysis temperature, the final pyrolysis temperature being held for a pyrolysis time of at most 60 minutes in a non-oxidizing atmosphere. In a particular embodiment, the cooling rate from the pyrolysis temperature is accelerated by methods to remove heat. The CMS membranes have shown an improved combination of selectivity and permeance as well as being particularly suitable to separate gases in gas streams such methane from natural gas, oxygen from air and ethylene or propylene from light hydrocarbon streams.
US11083998B2	Compact high-throughput device for water treatment A corrugated membrane plate and frame module for use in fluid treatment applications is disclosed, where the corrugated design increases production capacity of a module by more than 200% as compared to conventional modules. The increase is achieved by tripling the membrane packing density per module using an optimized corrugated design. The disclosed corrugated membrane plate and frame also reduces the inactive membrane area per module, which is caused by deactivation of membranes edges attached to the plate and frame core in order to prevent leakage.
US11083996B2	SCR catalyst modules and associated catalytic reactors In one aspect, catalyst modules are described herein comprises structural catalyst bodies having cross-sectional flow channel geometries and surface features for enhanced catalytic activity. In some embodiments, the catalyst modules and associated structural catalyst bodies are suitable for use in high particulate matter environments. Briefly, a catalyst module comprises a framework and a plurality of structural catalyst bodies positioned in the framework, a structural catalyst body comprising an outer peripheral wall and a plurality of inner partition walls forming individual flow channels of rectangular cross-section, the outer peripheral wall resistant to localized flexural failures induced by material between adjacent structural catalyst bodies of the module.
US11083994B2	Removal of acid gases from a gas stream, with O2 enrichment for acid gas capture and sequestration A method and apparatus for processing a hydrocarbon gas stream including sulfurous components and carbon dioxide. The hydrocarbon gas stream is separated into a sweetened gas stream and an acid gas stream. The acid gas stream and an air stream, enriched with oxygen such that the air stream comprises between 22% and 100% oxygen, are combusted in a sulfur recovery unit to separate the acid gas stream into a liquid stream of elemental sulfur and a tail gas stream comprising acid gas impurities. The tail gas stream and an air flow are sub-stoichiometrically combusted to produce an outlet stream comprising hydrogen sulfide and carbon monoxide. The outlet stream is hydrogenated to convert sulfur species to a gaseous catalytic output stream comprising hydrogen sulfide. Water is removed from the gaseous catalytic output stream to produce a partially-dehydrated acid gas stream, which is pressurized and injected into a subsurface reservoir.
US11083992B2	Methods of making high selectivity facilitated transport membranes, high selectivity facilitated transport membrane elements and modules A process is provided of making facilitated transport membrane comprising a relatively hydrophilic, very small pore, nanoporous support membrane, a hydrophilic polymer inside the very small nanopores on the skin layer surface of the support membrane, a thin, nonporous, hydrophilic polymer layer coated on the surface of the support membrane, and metal salts incorporated in the hydrophilic polymer layer coated on the surface of the support membrane and the hydrophilic polymer inside the very small nanopores. In addition, the process provides a new method of making facilitated transport membrane spiral wound elements or hollow fiber modules for olefin/paraffin separations, particularly for C3=/C3 and C2=/C2 separations.
US11083990B2	Gas separation and recovery method and facility A gas separation and recovery method is provided. Based on the fact that a gas adsorbent has differing adsorption and desorption characteristics depending on the affinities and pressures of gas species, and gases of different species are desorbed at different timings, a target gas component is separated and recovered from a source gas by a pressure swing adsorption process in such a manner that a desorption step is divided into, for example, two time periods and desorbed gases are recovered separately in the respective time periods. In this manner, when gas 1 and gas 2 having different desorption timings are adsorbed to an adsorbent, a gas rich in gas 1, and a gas rich in gas 2 may be recovered separately from each other. Thus, it becomes possible to separate and recover selectively a target gas component with high concentration.
US11083986B2	Refrigeration appliance and filter cartridge for same A filter cartridge for a domestic cooling appliance includes a beaker-shaped housing which is provided at an open end with a coupling for securing to a filter head, and a particle filter insert which is received in the housing. The particle filter insert is guided movably along an axis of the housing between an abutment position, in which it is embedded completely in the housing, and a position in which it at least partially protrudes from the housing. A domestic refrigeration appliance having the filter cartridge is also provided.
US11083985B2	Vapor relief strainer with cleaner A vapor relief strainer cleaning assembly comprises a turbine and dislodger assembly, wherein the turbine is configured to move a dislodger assembly disposed within a vapor screen relief vessel. Exemplary dislodger assemblies are configured to be powered by vapor or gas and to use excess vapor or gas optionally to dislodge non-condensable contaminants from the filter screen or to facilitate contaminant dislodgement from the inner wall of the filter screen.
US11083984B2	Duct for use in a system for separating particles suspended in a fluid, and a method of designing such duct A duct for use in a system for separating particles suspended in a fluid and a method for designing such duct. The duct comprises at least one trapping-bay portion having a main channel extending along a curved central line defining a fluid flow direction and trapping bay(s) for trapping at least a part of the particles and coextensive with the channel along the line. The channel and the bay(s) are as follows in a cross-section of the trapping-bay portion taken perpendicularly to the line: the channel has a basic polygonal shape defined by at least four channel walls including outer, inner, upper and lower channel walls; and the bay protrudes from the inner and/or outer channel walls away from the line and has bay walls generally parallel to the corresponding walls of the channel oriented in the same way, the area of the bay smaller than that of the channel.
US11083982B2	Coalescing frothy fluids In one example in accordance with the present disclosure a device for coalescing a frothy fluid is described. The device includes a housing and alignment devices. The alignment devices receive a number of coalescing filters, space the number of coalescing filters to form a gap between adjacent coalescing filters, and seal the number of coalescing filters against the housing to enclose the gap. The device also includes an inlet port to drive incoming frothy fluid through the gap, an outlet port to drain coalesced fluid, and an air vent to allow air to escape the gap.
US11083977B2	Distillation apparatus and method A distillation apparatus includes an evaporator-condenser heat exchanger in combination with a compressor. The heat exchanger is mounted to float in an at least partially immersed position in a sump of liquid. The liquid may be a sap, or may be soiled water, and may have suspended solid. Heating of the liquid yield steam, the steam is compressed, and the heated, compressed steam is fed back into the heat exchanger to provide further heat to the liquid. The process yields a concentrated in the liquid bath and distilled water, each of which may be a desired product. The system may include a pre-heater that exchanges residual heat from the hot distillate with the cooler input liquid. The apparatus and process may have multiple stages.
US11083976B2	Integrated production of urea for diesel exhaust fluid and urea ammonium nitrate Disclosed is a method for the integrated production of two different urea products. One is an aqueous urea solution suitable for use in NOx abatement (generally indicated as Diesel Exhaust Fluid—DEF). The other is a solution used as a fertilizer, viz. Urea Ammonium Nitrate (UAN). The production of DEF and UAN are integrated as follows: ammonia recovered from the production of urea is used as a feed to the production of ammonium nitrate. At least part of an aqueous urea stream from urea prodution, is mixed with ammonium nitrate so as to obtain UAN.
US11083974B2	System and method to reboil a process stream in a distillation system by mixing the stream with a heating medium A system and method to reboil a process or feed water stream in a distillation system does so in a liquid pool zone of a vessel as the stream is removed from a distillation column and comes into contact with a heating medium that is immiscible with and less volatile than the process stream. To keep the pool hot, the heating medium can be recirculated through a heater of a pump-around loop or a heater can be placed in the liquid pool. As the process stream is partially vaporized, any solids present in the process stream together with the unvaporized process or feed water stream move into the heating medium. These solids and unvaporized liquids may be further removed from the heating medium in the pool or in the pump-around loop. The vaporized stream is returned to the distillation column.
US11083973B2	Vehicle hopping system A toy vehicle suspension operable to lift and lower the vehicle chassis of the toy vehicle. In particular embodiments, the vehicle suspension transmits sufficient forces to the wheels of the toy vehicle to enable the wheels to hop off the ground.
US11083971B2	Systems, methods and techniques for safely and effectively coordinating video game play and other activities among multiple remote networked friends and rivals Real time interactive networked gaming is provided with two different classes of bookmarked online game players: “Friends” and “Rivals.” “Friends” are game players that are known personally. “Rivals” are game players who are not known personally but whom one has played against in the past in an online gaming scenario. Game software may allow chatting or other direct communication with “Friends” but not with “Rivals.” Rivals may be tracked to a limited degree so that for example it is possible to play against the Rival when he or she is online. Rivals may for example be players who you wish to track or keep track of, but in a manner that is safe for both you and the “rival.” When a player goes online again, he or she can see whether his or her Rivals are online and invite them to play another game. Inviting Rivals to play may be selectable, so an online player can invite Friends, Rivals or both to play.
US11083964B2	Cloud game streaming with client side asset integration A method for streaming gameplay of a cloud video game is provided, including: executing the cloud video game to generate gameplay video; streaming the gameplay video over a network to a client device, the gameplay video being presented by the client device on a display; during the streaming of the gameplay video, transmitting one or more visual assets over the network to the client device, the visual assets being cached by the client device; wherein the cached visual assets are processed by the client device and combined into the gameplay video before being presented on the display.
US11083963B2	Save game load time reduction for cloud gaming A cloud gaming system having a game console that is configured to execute video games is provided. The game console provides an interface for a remote client device to interface with the game console and request that games be played. The game console being located in a first data center. The system further includes a storage server connected to the game console over a network connection in the first data center. A save data server is also provided and is located in a second data center. Data selection logic of the game console is provided. The data selection logic is configured to retrieve save data from the save data server and cache the save data to a save data disk of the game console. The data selection logic is configured to automatically retrieve the save data upon detecting a session initiation for a user account.
US11083959B2	Game processing system, method of processing game, and storage medium storing program for processing game A game processing system according to an aspect is a game processing system for processing a game having a first mode and a second mode, the system comprising: a storage storing a game parameter relating to the game; and one or more computer processors. The one or more computer processors execute computer-readable instructions to: provide, in the first mode, an interaction with a virtual character in accordance with first detection information obtained by an information processing device not mounted on a head of a player; provide, in the second mode, an interaction with the virtual character in accordance with second detection information obtained by a head mounted display mounted on the head of the player; and update the game parameter in accordance with progress of the game in the first mode and the second mode.
US11083958B2	Actionable push notifications for computer-implemented games A online gaming system provides for presentation on a user device of actionable game-related push notifications. The push notification is presented outside of a game interface and includes both contextual information about a particular game event and one or more action elements. Responsive to selection of a particular action element, a corresponding game-related action is performed with launching or switching to a game application for the game on the user device. Thus, the push notification mechanism provides for performance of a game-related action without receiving user input via a game-specific user interface provided by a corresponding game application executed by the user device.
US11083954B2	Method and system for contesting and determining the victor of a combat sport A data collection and display system for use in a combat sport including: i. A trunk protector for a combat sport participant, the trunk protector including: a. protective padding, b. at least one impact sensor, c. at least one microprocessor integral with the protective padding, for collecting and analyzing data from the at least one impact sensor, d. at least one display area, integral with the trunk protector, for displaying information related to the combat sport and combat sport participant; and an energy based method for scoring combat sports.
US11083951B2	Ball spin rate measurement system and method A system and method wherein ball spin rate and axis orientation are determined according to an electronic circuit that includes a magnetometer spin sensor module and, in the alternative, an electronic circuit that includes a spin sensor module with a plurality of accelerometers.
US11083950B2	Information processing apparatus and information processing method An information processing apparatus including an acquisition section that acquires an operation model indicating an operation pattern related to a target object, a calculation section that calculates an overall operation including an identified partial operation of operations of the target object, with reference to the operation model acquired by the acquisition section, and an output control section that outputs information indicating the overall operation of the target object that has been calculated by the calculation section.
US11083949B2	Method of conducting interactive computer sports on and off the internet A multifunctional self-contained system that wirelessly integrates actual sports equipment with a computer providing critical feedback to improve all aspects of a player's game, and also allows players to play an actual competitive real or visually simulated game or sports with one or more players. Therefore, an individual player may opt to play solo or practice to improve basic golfing skills and techniques. The system includes sport implements that include, but are not limited to, smart golf clubs, a golf ball receptacle and a golf club motion sensing device, all containing circuits with contact sensors and or motion sensors coupled with signal processing and radio frequency transmitter circuitry to wirelessly communicate game status and performance parameters to a remote receiver and computer. The computer then optionally displays important parameters such as proximity of a sports implement contact face to an object, the impact of a sports implement with a sports equipment item, wherein the contact force, contact time, impact location, face angle, spatial orientation of a sports implement in motion, and the subsequent energy, velocity, and trajectory of game projectile such as a golf ball. The sports implements can be further equipped with motion sensing devices, and its motion and swing trajectory is visually simulated on the computer display. Standard sport implements which include, but are not limited to, golf clubs may be retrofitted with the device sensors and associated electronic circuitry to convert such clubs into “smart clubs” for use with the system. The system employs specially developed computer software to process player performance data, control game play, communicate game information to players, generate and control visual simulations, and display player performance information.
US11083945B2	System and method for improving a basketball player's shooting through a shots made in a row challenge Systems for assisting a user with creating a custom basketball practice arrangement are provided. A user interface has selectable input areas arranged in association with a visual depiction of a three-point line to visually correspond with pass receipt locations at the basketball playing surface for an ejector to launch basketballs towards. User selection is made at the selectable input areas to define a subset of pass receipt locations forming the custom basketball practice arrangement. A control system receives data indicating the received user selection and commands the ejector to launch at least one basketball towards each of the plurality of pass receipt locations in said subset.
US11083944B2	System and method for improving a basketball player's shooting Systems and methods for providing performance feedback regarding a basketball practice session are provided. A user interface associated with a portable basketball launching machine accepts user input indicating a number of different locations at a basketball playing area for the portable basketball launching machine to provide basketball passes for a player to catch and shoot towards a basketball goal as part of the basketball practice session. A detection device ascertains whether the player succeeded in making a basketball goal for each of the basketball passes. A processor receives data from the detection device and generates a representation of a basketball court overlaid with data indicating where the basketball passes were provided and whether said player was successful in making basketball goals.
US11083941B2	End cap of a hockey stick or other sports implement A hockey stick or other sports implement for a player. The hockey stick or other sports implement comprises an elongated member to be held by the player and an end cap mounted to the elongated member. The end cap comprises an end portion comprising an end of the end cap that defines a longitudinal end of the elongated member, and a hanging portion comprising a hanger to hang the hockey stick or other sports implement. The hanger is adjustable.
US11083940B2	Grip assemblies and related methods Presently disclosed grip assemblies provide for a selectively removable and replaceable grip for a shaft. Such grip assemblies include a grip sleeve and a grip liner at least partially fixed to an inner grip surface of the grip sleeve. The grip liner is configured to expand as the grip sleeve and grip liner are positioned on the shaft. The grip liner includes a liner feature that engages a shaft feature, which may be integrally formed on the shaft, or may be formed on a shaft sheath on the shaft. Engagement of the liner feature with the shaft feature may align the grip sleeve to the shaft and may substantially prevent rotation of the grip sleeve with respect to the shaft once the grip sleeve is on the shaft. Presently disclosed grip sleeves may be selectively removed from the shaft without damaging the grip sleeve, and without requiring solvents or specialized tools.
US11083932B2	Automatic salmon ladder training device Automatic salmon ladder training devices are provided. An automatic salmon ladder training device may include a frame and a rotation assembly. The rotation assembly may include a plurality of rotation subassemblies. The plurality of rotation subassemblies may each include a chain rotatably engaged by the rotation subassembly, a rung fixedly connected to the chain, and a fixed rung fixedly connected to the frame. Each of the rotation subassemblies are configured to rotate in concert with one another. For example, a left rotation subassembly and a right rotation subassembly may be configured to rotate in concert with one another.
US11083928B2	Hand-over-hand fitness machine and methods of use An exercise machine. The machine includes a frame with front and rear upper support beams. Guide rails span between the two support beams and are connected thereto. Right and left handles are configured to slide back and forth along the length of the guide rails between the front and rear support beams. During operation of the machine, a user grabs the handles and moves them back and forth in a swinging motion that mimics traversing a set of monkey bars. The guide rails may be arranged in a non-parallel configuration to provide a more natural path for the user's hands during operation and to reduce unwanted stress on the user's shoulders by limiting handle movement along the path to accommodate a more comfortable range of motion.
US11083926B2	Exercise device An exercise device. The exercise device includes an elongated member with a pair of grooves disposed at opposing ends. A pair of tension screws are utilized to slidably secure a pair of clamps to opposing ends of the elongated member. The pair of clamps slidably adjust along the length of the elongated member by traveling along the grooves. The clamps secure the elongated member to an opening, such as a door frame. The elongated member further includes a pair of recessed portions. The recessed portions are configured to curve around a soleus portion of a user's legs. A pair of straps affixed to opposing ends of each recessed portion removably secure about a front of the user's legs. In one embodiment, the elongated member is hingedly divided into two parts, wherein each part includes a clamp slidably secured thereto and a recessed portion, thereby providing a storage configuration.
US11083923B2	Exercise platform and accessories system An exercise platform and accessories system is provided. The exercise platform is configured with a plurality of attachment mechanisms adapted to connect one or more hardware accessories to the platform. The attachment mechanisms include rotatable pivot pegs that may be rotated upright into a generally vertical position for use and rotated downward into a generally horizontal position for storage. Hardware accessories that may be attached to the attachment mechanisms may include pegs, exercise bands, upward limiters, horizontal low pads, high rolls, inclined pads, vertical pads, low rolls, and tall grips. The system provides a fully configurable system for isolating and relaxing specific musculoskeletal groups during use.
US11083916B2	Flat fold respirator having flanges disposed on the mask body A flat-fold, filtering, face-piece respirator 10 that has a harness 14, a mask body 12, and first and second flanges 30a, 30b. The mask body 12 is capable of being folded flat for storage and can be opened into a cup-shaped configuration for use. The mask body 12 includes a filtering structure 16 and has the first and second flanges 30a, 30b disposed on first and second mask body sides. The first and second flanges 30a, 30b project both laterally x and frontally y from the mask body 12. The provision of the flanges on each side of the respirator is beneficial to ease of mask donning, doffing, and adjustment, and to face fit and maintaining the open shape or configuration of the mask body.
US11083915B2	Antiperspirant spray devices and compositions A hand held spray device is disclosed. The spray device has a body with a reservoir to house a total fill of material, an actuator having an actuator exit orifice, a valve in fluid communication with the actuator exit orifice and the reservoir, and a propellant and antiperspirant composition stored in the reservoir. The propellant has a concentration from 30% to 70% by weight of the total fill of materials stored within the reservoir. The antiperspirant composition includes a non-volatile silicone fluid having a concentration from about 30% to about 70% by weight of the antiperspirant composition, an antiperspirant active, an organoclay material and at least one liquid activation enhancer, and optionally a liquid fragrance material.
US11083909B2	Eye treatment system A system (1) for treating and monitoring the condition of an eye (6) includes a light source, preferably a non-lasing LED (2), for irradiating the eye at a wavelength sufficient to reverse eye damage. The system also includes an excitation light source, preferably a non-lasing LED (4), for exciting fluorescence in the eye and a detector (22) for detecting fluorescence stimulated by the excitation LED (4). The system may also include a second non-lasing light source, preferably a non-lasing LED, for irradiating the eye; and a detector for detecting scatter of light from the eye. Methods for monitoring, diagnosis and treatment of eye conditions such as cataracts are also provided.
US11083899B2	Transvenous method of treating sleep apnea A system and method for treating sleep apnea includes inserting an implantable pulse generator subcutaneously within a body of a patient and connecting a lead to the pulse generator. The lead is inserted within the vasculature and advanced transvenously through the vasculature until a stimulation portion of the lead becomes positioned in close proximity to the hypoglossal nerve. A nerve-stimulation signal is applied to the hypoglossal nerve via the stimulation portion of the lead.
US11083882B2	Syringe and connector system A connector assembly may include a body and a fluid fitting, the fluid fitting configured for releasably engaging a syringe nozzle, at least one deflectable locking arm connected to the body and radially deflectable relative to the distal end, the proximal end of the at least one deflectable locking arm configured for deflecting in a radial direction relative to the distal end to releasably engage the syringe nozzle, and at least one locking element disposed on the at least one deflectable locking arm, the at least one locking element movable with movement of the at least one deflectable locking arm between a first position where the at least one locking element is released from an engagement portion of the syringe nozzle and a second position where the at least one locking element is engaged with the engagement portion of the syringe nozzle.
US11083881B2	Method for increasing permeability of a cellular layer of epithelial cells A method for increasing permeability of a cellular layer of epithelial cells includes contacting the cellular layer with a nanostructured surface including a plurality of first nanostructures arranged thereon and projecting outward therefrom. A fractal dimension of the plurality of nanostructures is greater than 1. The permeability of the cellular layer by a compound is increased as compared to the permeability of the cellular layer prior to contact with the surface.
US11083879B2	Vaginal detoxing kit and method A vaginal detoxing kit comprises a vaginal insert apparatus and a hollow tube. The vaginal insert apparatus comprises a pearl shaped body and a string. Further, the pearl shaped body comprises a plurality of herbal ingredients. The string is fixedly attached to the pearl shaped body and wrapped around it. The hollow tube comprises first and second openings. A user unravels the string, inserts the string into a first opening, and draws the string through the second opening of the hollow tube. The vaginal insert apparatus is seated against the first opening of the hollow tube. The user wraps the drawn out string around a finger of the user to ensure the vaginal insert is seated firmly against the first opening. The user inserts the vaginal insert apparatus inside a vagina of the user to perform vaginal detoxing of an interior of the vagina.
US11083878B2	Method and articles for treating the sinus system A method of treating a sinus cavity of a subject includes advancing a distal portion of a light source through a drainage pathway of a sinus cavity and into the sinus cavity and visually observing a transdermal light emitted from the light source. A distal portion of a substantially rigid inner guide member of a balloon dilation catheter is advanced into the drainage pathway, the balloon dilation catheter including a movable shaft including a balloon that is slidably mounted on the substantially rigid inner guide member. The movable shaft and balloon are advanced distally over the substantially rigid inner guide member to place a portion of the balloon in the drainage pathway whereby the balloon is inflated.
US11083877B2	Treatment of hypertension by renal vascular delivery of guanethidine Sympathetic nerves run through the adventitia surrounding renal arteries and are critical in the modulation of systemic hypertension. Hyperactivity of these nerves can cause renal hypertension, a disease prevalent in 30-40% of the adult population. Hypertension can be treated with neuromodulating agents (such as angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II inhibitors, or aldosterone receptor blockers), but requires adherence to strict regimens and often does not reach target blood pressure threshold to reduce risk of major cardiovascular events. A minimally invasive solution is presented here to reduce the activity of the sympathetic nerves surrounding the renal artery by locally delivering neurotoxic or sympathetic nerve-blocking agents into the adventitia. Extended elution of these agents may also be accomplished in order to tailor the therapy to the patient.
US11083873B2	Coaxial bi-directional catheter A deflectable catheter including an outer member having a proximal portion and a distal portion, an elongated column member extending distally from the outer member and an inner member positioned coaxial with the outer member and attached to the column member. The inner member extends distally of the outer member and has a distal tip portion. A reinforcement member is positioned over the column member to restrict axial movement of the column member such that when one of the inner member or outer member is moved with respect to the other, axial compression of the column member is restricted by the reinforcement member causing the distal tip portion of the inner member to deflect laterally.
US11083870B2	Hypotube based support catheter Hypo-tube based support catheter (1) for treating blood vessels, such as below the knee (BTK) blood vessels and other blood vessels (e.g., coronary, pediatric), which are partially or totally occluded. The tip of the support catheter (1) of the invention is shapeable to any desired shape before the insertion of the device into the blood vessel. The disclosed device enables improved angioplasty treatment of blood vessels, especially with a retrograde approach.
US11083869B2	Braided crescent ribbon catheter reinforcement A catheter comprising a base material, an optional body material, and a braid structure having crescent-shaped ribbons braided into the structure. Various biocompatible polymers can function as base or body materials. When a ribbon is metallic, various biocompatible materials can function in the ribbon. The crescent of a crescent ribbon can face luminally or abluminally.
US11083866B2	Relating to a respiratory device A breathing assistance apparatus that comprises a housing with inner and outer walls and an upper surface, wherein the walls and upper surface are integrally formed as a single part to avoid seams or joins between the walls to reduce the risk of damage to electronics within the apparatus as a result of liquid leaks. Also disclosed is a control system for a heating element of a humidifier which provides a secondary or back up protection mechanism to disable power to the heating element if a first electronic protection circuit does not cause the first switching member to disable power to the heating element.
US11083865B2	Compact portable oxygen concentrator Portable oxygen concentrator elements are described including integrated sensor/accumulator assemblies, new muffler designs, and improved airflow and internal gas connectivity. The result of the elements is an extremely compact, light reliable portable oxygen concentrator that is easy to assemble and relatively inexpensive.
US11083860B2	CPAP mask cushion cover A CPAP mask cover and method for making the same are presented. The CPAP mask cover includes first and second material sections arranged in different orientations, such as with the bias of the first material section substantially perpendicular to the bias of the second material section. A first and second seam and opposite ends of the cover connect the first and second material sections along an overlap or abutment of the inner edges of the first and second material sections. A portion of the edges of the first and second material sections between the first and second seams remain unconnected and capable of forming an opening when the mask cover is stretched to fit onto a CPAP mask.
US11083856B2	Aerosol provision systems An apparatus for an electronic aerosol provision system may include a replaceable cartridge for the electronic aerosol provision system or a fixed component of a re-fillable or disposable electronic aerosol provision system. The apparatus includes a reservoir for a source liquid and a carrier module supported within the reservoir. The carrier module defines an airflow path within the reservoir and includes a heating element supported in the airflow path for generating an aerosol from the source liquid and first and second mounting parts which cooperatively engage to support the heating element. The first and second mounting parts cooperatively engage at an interface which extends in a direction substantially parallel to a direction along which air flows in the airflow path when the apparatus is in normal use. A gap between the first and second mounting parts may provide a capillary channel for drawing source liquid to the heating element from the reservoir heating during use.
US11083855B2	Auto-reset dose release firing systems, medicinal inhalers comprising same, and methods of using same An auto-reset dose release firing system (101) and a method of using same. The system can include an a stored energy device (109); a first plunger (103) movable between first, second, and third positions, the first plunger configured to be operatively coupled to a medicament canister (51); and a second plunger (104) movable between first and second positions; the first and second plunger being movable with respect to one another and shaped to define an evacuable chamber (185) therebetween. The first plunger and the second plunger can move together from their respective first positions to their respective second positions, due to a reduced pressure in the chamber, to cause a dose release valve (54) to fire. After firing, air can be allowed to move into the chamber to allow the first plunger to move with respect to the second plunger to its third position to allow the dose release valve to reset.
US11083849B2	Auto-injector An auto-injector for delivering a liquid medicament comprising: a housing arranged to contain a syringe and a piston for sealing the syringe and displacing the medicament, the housing having a proximal end and a distal end intended to be applied against an injection site, wherein the syringe comprises: a plurality of plunger elements arranged along a length of the syringe between the proximal end of the housing and the piston, each of the plurality of plunger elements having a longitudinal axis; and a cord arranged to connect the plurality of plunger elements, wherein the plunger elements are configured to become aligned along their axes to push the piston towards the distal end to displace the medicament when the cord is acted on by a driving force.
US11083841B2	Needle protector, needle assembly and fluid processing set including the same Needle protector assemblies including needle assemblies and needle protectors for housing used blood collection needles are disclosed. The needle protectors are single-piece protectors that include an open distal end for receiving a needle hub (with a needle mounted thereon). A retaining member locks the needle hub when the needle hub is substantially retracted. A stop engages the needle hub in a fully retracted position such that a needle post is completely contained within an interior chamber of the needle protectors. A viewing slot in the needle protectors is provided.

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