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| US11091033B2 |
Vehicle control apparatus
The vehicle control apparatus is provided with a vehicle body speed deriving portion that derives a vehicle body speed of a vehicle, a wheel speed difference deriving portion that derives a wheel speed difference which is a deviation between the maximum wheel speed and the minimum wheel speed of the wheels of the vehicle, a request drive amount deriving portion that derives a request drive amount for the drive source of the vehicle, a torque suppressing device that suppresses torque of a driving wheel, a traction control portion that controls the torque suppressing device and suppresses an acceleration slip of the driving wheel based on the wheel speed difference or a combination of the wheel speed difference and at least one of the vehicle body speed and the request drive amount. |
| US11091021B2 |
Power plant
A power plant is provided which is capable of not only achieving the improvement in responsiveness, weight reduction, and manufacturing cost reduction of the power plant, but also enhancing the efficiency of the vehicle. The rotational speeds of first to third rotary elements satisfy a collinear relationship in which the rotational speeds are aligned in a single straight line in a collinear chart in the mentioned order, with the first and second rotary elements being connected to a first rotating electric machine and wheels, respectively, and first and second blocking/connecting members of a first one-way clutch being connected to the first and second rotary elements, respectively. In a case where the first and second rotary elements rotate in a first predetermined rotational direction by transmission of rotational motive power from the first rotating electric machine, transmission of rotational motive power from the first blocking/connecting member to the second blocking/connecting member is blocked. In a case where the second and first rotary elements rotate in the first predetermined rotational direction by transmission of rotational motive power from the wheels, transmission of rotational motive power from the second blocking/connecting member to the first blocking/connecting member is connected. A second one-way clutch allows rotation of the third rotary element in the first predetermined rotational direction, and prevents rotation of the third rotary element in a direction opposite to the first predetermined rotational direction. |
| US11091020B2 |
Hybrid drive module with chain drive oil lid
A hybrid drive module, comprising a housing (170) enclosing a chain drive (120) connecting an electrical motor (110) with a crank shaft (22) of an associated internal combustion engine (20) via at least one coupling (130, 140). The housing (170) further comprises a reservoir (190) and a removable lid (400) for allowing access to parts of the electrical motor (110), and the lid (400) is arranged at a distance from said reservoir (190). |
| US11091019B2 |
Off-axis hybrid module
A hybrid module for a vehicle includes a damper, a pulley, a clutch, and a torque converter. The damper is arranged for fixing to a crank shaft of an engine. The pulley circumscribes the damper and is arranged for connecting to an electric motor via a belt drive. The clutch has a first output flange for drivingly engaging the damper with the pulley. The torque converter has a pilot drivingly engaged with the first output flange. |
| US11091013B2 |
Automated rigid tonneau cover
A retractable cover system includes laterally spaced apart guide rails that each provide a track. A drive assembly includes a motor operatively connected to a gear. A cover has multiple slats configured to interlock with one another in a deployed configuration. The slats cooperate with the gear and are slidable in the tracks between first and second positions within the opening in response to actuation of the drive system. The slats are stacked onto one another in a stowed configuration. A method of servicing a retractable cover system includes the step of removing an access cover from a magazine to expose a cavity housing stacked rigid slats. A method of retracting a tonneau cover includes the steps of actuating a handle and decoupling the tonneau cover from a drive mechanism. |
| US11091011B2 |
Vehicle diagnostic system
A keyfob has an electronic controller, a plurality of command inputs, a keyfob antenna and a feedback device. The plurality of command inputs, the keyfob antenna and the feedback device are in electronic communication with the controller. The controller is configured to send signals to a vehicle door lock system in response to operation one or more of the plurality of command inputs that instruct the vehicle door lock system to switch at least one door between a locked state and an unlocked state. The controller is further configured to enter a diagnostic mode in response to a predetermined operation of the plurality of command inputs such that in the diagnostic mode the keyfob operates as a diagnostic tool that detects an operating state of at least one of the keyfob and the vehicle door lock system. |
| US11091010B2 |
Vehicle sun visor
A mirror unit includes a frame provided separately from or integrally with the one half body, a mirror and slide cover attached to the frame, a slide mechanism that allows slide cover to slide between an open position at which a mirror surface of the mirror is exposed and a closed position at which the slide covers the mirror surface of mirror, relative to the frame, and a position holding mechanism capable of holding slide cover via the slide mechanism at the closed and open position. W1, a distance between pair of resin springs in a natural state>W3, a distance between pair of main guide rails 41>W5, respective distances between the protrusion portions facing each other at the pair of main guide rails, and W3, the distance between pair of main guide rails 41>W4, a distance between the pair of auxiliary guide rails. |
| US11091008B2 |
Vehicle control device
The present disclosure provides a vehicle control device including: a fluid circuit, mutually connecting an engine, a vehicle cabin interior heat exchanger for discharging heat into a vehicle cabin interior, and a heat discharging heat exchanger included in a refrigerant cycle in which a refrigerant is compressed and expanded by a compressor, and in which a fluid circulates; and a control unit for controlling the compressor and the engine such that, in a case in which engine warm-up operation ending conditions have not been established and in a case in which predetermined stopping conditions, other than the warm-up operation ending conditions, for stopping engine idling have been established, the compressor is operated while the engine is idling so as to release heat from the refrigerant from the heat discharging heat exchanger and to heat the fluid. |
| US11091006B1 |
Overhead automatic heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) apparatus
An overhead automatic Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) apparatus can be installed in an overhead surface within various types of vehicles, structures, and buildings, in order to maintain comfortable temperature inside of the respective environment. The overhead automatic HVAC apparatus can be installed in the roof of an automobile, allowing the driver to return to a comfortable temperature. Also this provides safety, preventing a child left inside of the automobile from being harmed due to extreme temperatures. The overhead automatic HVAC apparatus can be installed in a roof of a military vehicle, such as an High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), or the ceiling of an office inside of a commercial building. The overhead automatic HVAC apparatus can be self-powered, including a battery and a solar-powered generator which allows the overhead automatic HVAC apparatus to run when conventional AC units are off, reduces costs, and power consumption. |
| US11091003B2 |
Side-by-side vehicle
A utility vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame assembly, a cab frame assembly, a front suspension assembly, a rear suspension assembly, a power steering assembly, and a powertrain assembly, all of which may be configured to lower the center of gravity of the vehicle. |
| US11091000B2 |
Actuator system
An actuator system for a vehicle suspension system includes: 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 connected by a first hydraulic circuit to the first chamber via 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 the first hydraulic circuit between the first port and the first valve; and a second hydraulic accumulator connected to the first port by a second valve, the second valve being a variable pressure relief valve operable to variably restrict flow of hydraulic fluid from the first port to the second hydraulic accumulator. |
| US11090999B2 |
Door protection system and method
The present disclosure relates to a door protection system (2) for a vehicle (1). The door protection system (2) includes sensor means (10, 11) for detecting an object (O) proximal to the vehicle (1). Processing means (14) are provided to process a signal (S1, S2) received from said sensor means (10, 11) to determine if the detected object (O) obstructs opening of a vehicle door (5, 6). Output means are provided for outputting a suspension control signal (SSUS) to control operation of a vehicle suspension (7) dependence on determining that the detected object (O) obstructs opening of the vehicle door (5, 6). The present disclosure also relates to a vehicle (1); to a method of controlling operation of a vehicle suspension (7); and to an electronic processor (14). |
| US11090997B1 |
Multi-stage active suspension actuator
A suspension actuator includes an upper mount, a lower mount, a first actuator mechanism, and a second actuator mechanism. The upper mount is connectable to a sprung mass of a vehicle. The lower mount is connectable to an unsprung mass of the vehicle. The first actuator mechanism forms a first load path between the upper mount and the lower mount. The first actuator mechanism is one of an electromagnetic linear actuator mechanism or a ball screw actuator mechanism. The second actuator mechanism forms a second load path in parallel with the first load path between the upper mount and the lower mount. The second actuator mechanism is one of a mechanical linear actuator mechanism, an air spring actuator mechanism, or a hydraulic actuator mechanism. |
| US11090996B2 |
Suspension control system for vehicle
A suspension control system includes: variable damping force dampers provided between a vehicle body and each wheel; a roll rate output unit configured to determine if a steering angle speed based on a steering angle is equal to or greater than a prescribed determination value, to output a roll rate detected by a roll rate sensor if the steering angle speed is equal to or greater than the determination value, and to output zero if the steering angle speed is less than the determination value; a pitch moment computation unit configured to compute a target pitch moment of the vehicle body based on an output of the roll rate output unit; and a damping force computation unit configured to compute a target damping force of each damper based on the target pitch moment. |
| US11090995B2 |
Suspension system of a vehicle axle
The invention relates to a suspension system of a vehicle axle, comprising: a leaf spring (11); a rear attachment device (24) configured to be secured to a vehicle frame (2) and comprising two parallel walls (40) spaced apart along a transverse direction by a distance (d). A rear end portion (14) of the leaf spring (11) is received in the rear attachment device (24), between said walls (40), and is capable of sliding longitudinally relative to the rear attachment device. The leaf spring rear end portion (14) has a first width (w1) which is smaller than the distance (d), and the leaf spring (11) has a second width (w2) which is greater than the distance (d), at least in a blocking portion (30) of the leaf spring (11) located forward of the rear end portion (14). |
| US11090993B2 |
Plug for upper coupler of trailer
A plug for insertion into a through hole of a king pin coupler plate of a trailer includes a body defining an axial direction and having an outer surface defining a perimeter with a distance around the perimeter. A plurality of pliable ears extend from the outer surface. The ears are each individually aligned in the axial direction. The ears each have a width that is less than ten percent of the distance around the perimeter of the outer surface of the body. |
| US11090987B1 |
Tire pressure monitor cap
A tire pressure monitor cap for monitoring and notifying tire pressure is disclosed. The tire pressure monitor cap comprises a housing and a pressure gauge provided in the housing. The pressure gauge comprises a pressure sensor used for measuring air pressure. The tire pressure monitor cap comprises a microprocessor provided in the housing. The microprocessor is communicatively coupled to the pressure sensor. The tire pressure monitor cap comprises a transceiver communicatively coupled to the microprocessor. The tire pressure monitor cap is coupled to a valve stem assembly. The valve stem assembly is provided in a tire. The pressure sensor monitors tire pressure and communicates to the microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to notify an electronic device or a dashboard via the transceiver when tire pressure reaches below a predetermined threshold value. |
| US11090986B1 |
Vehicle tire pressure learning system and method
Methods and systems may provide for technology to collect data related to tire pressure of a vehicle via one or more tire pressure monitoring sensors (TPMS), and provide a warning for a low or high tire pressure based on weather patterns determined by a historic weather data subsystem. The weather patterns may include fluctuations and steady states of temperature. A TPMS machine learning subsystem may use tire pressure data and weather data to provide an alert as to whether an indicator associated with the one or more TPMS sensors was activated due to changing weather. The TPMS machine learning subsystem may also determine a probable accuracy of the TPMS alert based on the TPMS data and weather-related data including checking for outliners in the weather patterns. |
| US11090983B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire includes a land portion having a circumferential direction sipe extending in a direction inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction, a partial land portion positioned on at least one of the land portion partitioned with the circumferential direction sipe, and a plurality of cross sipes extending in a direction intersecting with the circumferential direction sipe in the partial land portion. The partial land portion includes a wide end portion and a narrow end portion. The plurality of cross sipes include a wide portion sipe located closest to a wide end of the partial land portion, and a narrow portion sipe located closest to a narrow end of the partial land portion. The wide portion sipe has a distal end positioned in a sipe projection portion, and the narrow portion sipe has a distal end positioned in a non-sipe projection portion. |
| US11090981B2 |
Tyre for vehicle wheels
A tyre for vehicle wheels comprises a tread band on which a radially external tread surface and a tread pattern are defined; the tread band comprising: a central region of the tread band, extending circumferentially about an equatorial plane of the tyre over at least 30% of an effective width of the tread band; a first and a second shoulder region extending, on opposite sides of the central region, each over at least 20% of the effective width of the tread band; the tread pattern, on the first and second shoulder regions and the central region, comprises transverse grooves comprising a bottom and a pair of opposed lateral walls. These lateral walls extending from the bottom towards the tread surface with a first inclination, and joining to the tread surface by chamfers having a second inclination greater than the first inclination relative to the radial direction. |
| US11090978B2 |
Tungsten wire and elastic component
A tungsten wire according one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a metal wire containing one of tungsten and a tungsten alloy; and a plating layer which covers a surface of the metal wire. The plating layer contains copper. |
| US11090977B2 |
Wheel hub assembly
A wheel hub assembly for a bicycle is disclosed. The wheel hub assembly may comprise a hub shell for a wheel and coupled to a hub body with an axle by a ratchet mechanism and configured to provide an engaged state where the hub body/axle and the hub shell/wheel rotate together and a disengaged state where the hub body/axle may rotate independently relative to hub shell/wheel; the ratchet mechanism may comprise a set of ratchet rings configured with a set of teeth and sets/groups of pawls configured to engage/disengage the teeth of a ratchet ring; ratchet rings may be configured/installed in the hub body in an aligned condition or an offset condition; when ratchet rings are configured in an offset condition the ratchet mechanism may be configured to facilitate a generally more responsive transition between the disengaged state and the engaged state for the hub body/axle and hub shell/wheel. The wheel hub assembly may comprise a hub shell/wheel and a free hub body/axle coupled by a ratchet mechanism comprising at least one ratchet ring with gear teeth configured to engage a corresponding set/group of pawls so that the wheel and hub body/axle may engage in a power-transmission state such as for forward driven movement; the ratchet mechanism with ratchet rings/pawls may disengage in a free-wheel state. The ratchet mechanism may comprise a ratchet ring arrangement with multiple sets of ratchet rings; with each ratchet ring in offset the number of effective gear teeth per cycle of rotation of the ratchet ring arrangement is greater than the number of gear teeth on each separate ratchet ring; the number of effective gear teeth able to be engaged (e.g. by pawls having a shape/profile to engage from one direction and disengage from one direction with gear teeth during rotation) provides variation of performance characteristics for the wheel hub assembly. A configuration with fewer effective gear teeth may allow for larger gears and greater durability/strength; a configuration with multiple pawls/pawl sets may allow for wider load distribution within the ratchet mechanism; a configuration with multiple offset ratchet rings may allow for improved responsiveness (e.g. within fewer degrees of rotation); a configuration with multiple aligned ratchet rings may allow for greater durability/strength and wider load distribution within the ratchet mechanism. The ratchet mechanism of the wheel hub assembly may be configured for a wide variety of applications, including road biking, mountain biking, electronic bikes. The wheel hub assembly is provided in a compact form/design to allow configuration in a variety of arrangements which can accommodated a variety of different ratchet mechanism configurations (e.g. ratchet ring/pawl combinations). |
| US11090976B1 |
Vehicle tire bead retention systems, devices, and methods
A wheel assembly includes a rim having a primary tire bead retention ridge; a plurality of secondary bead retention members; and a plurality of sealing members. The plurality of secondary bead retention members are removably coupleable to receptacles of the rim such that a portion of each secondary bead retention member extends into a pressurized portion of the wheel, is positioned behind a tire bead seat, and extends radially beyond the primary tire bead retention ridge. |
| US11090975B2 |
Composite wheel rim preform and method of fabricating a composite wheel rim preform
A preform for fabricating a wheel rim and a method of making a preform is provided. The preform includes a main section and at least one secondary section, each section being formed from composite materials, such as triaxially braided composite material that includes fibers oriented in at least three directions. The main section forms at least part of a lateral section of the preform and the secondary section forms at least part of a radial portion of the preform, the radial portion of the preform being generally perpendicular to the lateral section of the preform. The preform is fabricated from a plurality of composite layers, at least some being custom composite layers having a plurality of axial fibers interwoven intermittently with substantially consistent first and second sets of biased fibers. In some embodiments, the preform is initially fabricated in an intermediate configuration prior to being moved to a final configuration. |
| US11090972B2 |
Method to produce a building panel and a semi finished product
A method to produce a building panel, including: providing a substrate, applying a thermosetting binder in dry form on the substrate for forming a sub-layer, applying a sheet on the sub-layer, and pressing the substrate, the sub-layer and the sheet together to form a building panel, thereby the thermosetting binder of the sub-layer impregnates the sheet from below. Also, a semi-finished product. |
| US11090970B2 |
Writing instrument with erasing device
A writing instrument comprising a body extending along an axial direction and an erasing device comprising an eraser, the erasing device being disposed at an axial end of the body of the writing instrument, the eraser being able to assume a use position and a protection position, the eraser being configured to switch from the use position to the protection position by a displacement of the eraser by means of an actuation device of the erasing device, the actuation device being configured to be actuated along a axis perpendicular to the axial direction. |
| US11090968B2 |
Method for manufacturing a data medium and data medium thus obtained
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a multilayer data medium (1), in which method: a multilayer data medium, including at least one transparent security layer (16), and at least one marking layer (17), sensitive to electromagnetic-marking radiation (5), are selected; the transparent security layer (16) includes at least one semi-transparent printed image including at least one thermochromic dye; at least one marking (30) is made using the electromagnetic-marking radiation, through the printed image; the semi-transparent printed image reveals, in a first state referred to as the inactivated state, at least one semi-transparent visible pattern that makes it possible, after the marking step, to view the marking (30) through the image, the pattern not being visible in a second state, referred to as the activated state. The invention also relates to a multilayer data medium (1). |
| US11090967B2 |
Direct thermal and thermal transfer label combination
A direct thermal and thermal transfer label combination is provided. The label includes a substrate, and the substrate includes a thermal print coating applied to a front side of the substrate. The label also includes a liner attached to a backside of the substrate along a first side of the liner. Further, an aqueous resin-based thermal transfer coating is applied to a second side of the liner. The front side of the label is capable of being imaged through direct thermal printing while the second side of the liner represents an opposite side of the label that is capable of being imaged through thermal transfer printing. |
| US11090964B2 |
Stamp and stamping insert, especially as a replacement part for a stamp
In some embodiments, a stamp with metallic elements, may comprise at least one stamping component and one stamping insert. The stamping component may be formed of a top part with a handle element and a bottom part with a cushion-receiving element. The stamping insert may be connected so as to move synchronously via a reversing mechanism having a slide track in the bottom part via a shaft or trunnion to the top part. In the resting position a text plate mounted on the stamping insert may abut against an ink pad soaked with ink in the cushion-receiving element. The metallic elements can be attached from the outside onto the top and bottom parts formed from plastic material and these are fixed via a fastening system of the upper and lower parts. The metal part of the bottom part is fixed on a surface of the plastic part. |
| US11090956B2 |
Printing apparatus
A printing apparatus includes a transport unit configured to transport a medium, a winding unit disposed downstream, in a transport direction, of the transport unit, the winding unit being configured to wind the medium, and a tension applying unit including a rod member biased toward the medium between the transport unit and the winding unit, the rod member being for applying a tension to the medium. The tension applying unit is configured so that the rod member moves along a predetermined direction as at least one of the transport unit and the winding unit is driven to transport the medium. An upper limit position of a movement of the tension bar along the predetermined axis is changed according to a winding mode of the winding unit. |
| US11090955B2 |
Portable printer
A portable printer according to the present invention includes: a main body part having a paper feeding port and a paper discharge port; a cover part coupled to the main body part to be opened and closed; a cutting part disposed to be adjacent to the paper discharge port and cutting paper discharged from the paper discharge port; and an operating part sliding in at least two directions by an external force so as to operate the cover part or the cutting part. |
| US11090951B2 |
Liquid discharge apparatus and method for manufacturing lamination print
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head, a stimulation imparting unit, and a control unit. The liquid discharge head discharges stimulation hardening resin. The stimulation imparting unit imparts hardening stimulation to the discharged stimulation hardening resin. The control unit: controls the liquid discharge head based on lamination print data; forms a plurality of print layers each having a contour part; and changes a distance from the contour part in each of the print layers, based on data representing a correction amount with respect to a distance from the contour part in each of the print layers and a number of the print layers. |
| US11090949B2 |
Dryer, printer, and liquid applicator
A dryer for conveying and drying an object to be dried, the dryer includes a conveyor including a first path and a second path along which the object to be dried is conveyed, a conveyance direction of the second path being different from a conveyance direction of the first path, and a blower to blow air onto the object to be dried. The blower includes a first air outlet that faces the first path and blows the air onto the object to be dried conveyed along the first path, and a second air outlet that faces the second path and blows the air onto the object to be dried conveyed along the second path. |
| US11090948B2 |
Label printer configured to reissue a label with stored print information
A label printer includes a printer for issuing labels and a processor. The processor sends print information to the printer for issuing a label and stores the number of labels issued by the printer with the print information. The number of labels is stored in correspondence with identifying information for specifying each label printed with the print information. The processor can receive a user selection indicating an already issued label and change the stored print information for the selected label. The processor then (re)issues a reissued label with changed print information. When the reissued label is (re)issued, the number of reissued labels is tracked and stored and the previously stored number of labels already issued by the printer with the same print information is reduced by the number of labels that have been reissued with the print information. |
| US11090947B2 |
Inkjet printing machine on slabs
An inkjet printing machine on slabs that includes a support for supporting a slab; a locking and centring group configured to contact the slab temporarily locking and centring it on the support; and a printing device provided with at least one inkjet printing head that is mobile with respect to the support along a sliding direction and spaced from it, wherein the printing head is configured to release a decoration on a surface of the slab resting on the support. |
| US11090944B2 |
Liquid storage bottle
A liquid storage bottle includes a bottle main body, a nozzle having a discharge port through which a liquid stored in the bottle main body is discharged, a cap mountable on the nozzle and a sealing unit sealing the discharge port when the cap is mounted on the nozzle. The sealing unit includes an annular first rib, an annular second rib and an annular third rib. The outer peripheral surface of the first rib is inclined with respect to the axial direction of the nozzle so that a diameter decreases toward a tip portion of the first rib and the inner peripheral surface of the third rib is inclined with respect to the axial direction of the cap so that a diameter increases toward a tip portion of the third rib. |
| US11090938B1 |
Multi-array ejection head and method of use
A digital dispense device and method for ejecting one or more fluids into a target area of a substrate. The digital dispense device includes (A) a fluid ejection head for the digital dispense device having one or more arrays of fluid ejectors thereon; (B) a fluid ejection head translation device for moving the ejection head over the target area of the substrate in a first direction, wherein the one or more arrays of fluid ejectors on the fluid ejection head are oriented parallel to the first direction; and (C) a control device for activating one or more fluid ejectors in the one or more arrays of fluid ejectors as the one or more fluid ejectors intersect the target area of the substrate. |
| US11090936B2 |
Liquid discharging head
A liquid discharging head, having individual flow paths, a first manifold, a second manifold, a third manifold, a connecting flow path, and a bypass, is provided. The first manifold extends in a first direction and is provided commonly to the individual flow paths. The second manifold and the third manifold are located on one side and the other side of the first manifold in a second direction. The second manifold and the third manifold are provided commonly to a part of the individual flow path and another part of the individual flow path, respectively. The connecting flow path partly overlaps the first manifold in a vertical direction and connects one end of the second manifold and one end of the third manifold on one side in a third direction. The bypass extends in the vertical direction and connects the first manifold and the connecting flow path. |
| US11090935B2 |
Liquid ejection module
A liquid ejection module includes a pressure chamber, a supply flow channel that supplies a liquid to the pressure chamber, a collection flow channel that collects the liquid from the pressure chamber, a liquid feeding chamber connected to one of the supply flow channel and the collection flow channel, and a connection flow channel connecting the liquid feeding chamber to the other of the supply flow channel and the collection flow channel. The liquid feeding chamber includes a liquid feeding mechanism that circulates the liquid in the supply flow channel, the pressure chamber, the collection flow channel, the liquid feeding chamber, and the connection flow channel. A ratio of a sum of flow channel resistance of the supply flow channel, the pressure chamber, and the collection flow channel relative to flow channel resistance of the connection flow channel is equal to or above 0.5. |
| US11090934B2 |
Print fluid manifold
A manifold to provide print fluid to a printhead, the manifold comprising: an inlet to receive print fluid from a print fluid supply; and an outlet to provide print fluid to the printhead; the inlet to couple with a flow control device to control flow of print fluid from the print fluid supply to the manifold; and wherein the inlet comprises an element to engage an actuatable member of the flow control device to activate the flow control device to allow print fluid to flow from the print fluid supply to the printhead. |
| US11090927B2 |
Driving circuit and liquid ejection apparatus
A driving circuit generating a driving signal, includes a modulator generating a modulated signal by performing pulse modulation on a signal specifying a waveform of the driving signal, an amplifier generating an amplified signal by amplifying the modulated signal, and a smoothing section generating the driving signal by smoothing the amplified signal. The amplifier includes first and second transistors coupled in series between a voltage line to which a voltage which is higher than a ground voltage is supplied and a grounding conductor to which the ground voltage is supplied, and a third transistor having a drain electrode coupled to a gate electrode of the second transistor and a source electrode coupled to the grounding conductor. The first and second transistors are exclusively set to an On state in accordance with the modulated signal, and the amplified signal is output from a node which couples the first and second transistors. |
| US11090925B2 |
Liquid discharge apparatus and image forming apparatus
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a nozzle plate with nozzles and actuators and a drive controller. First and second nozzles are directly adjacent to each other in a first direction. First and third nozzles are directly adjacent to each other in a second direction. The drive controller is configured to apply a drive signal to first, second, and third actuators corresponding to the first, second, and third nozzles, respectively, during a drive cycle. A difference between a first timing at which the drive signal is applied to the first actuator and a second timing at which the drive signal is applied to the second actuator and a difference between the first timing and a third timing at which the drive signal is applied to the third actuator is an odd number multiple of a half of an inherent vibration cycle of the liquid discharge apparatus. |
| US11090920B2 |
Continuous strip method for producing an electric strip laminate which is wound as a coil
A continuous strip method for producing an electric strip laminate which is wound into a coil is proposed in which at least two electric strips are pressed against each other on their flat sides and are integrally bonded to form an electric strip laminate and in a further step, this electric strip laminate is wound into a coil. More particularly, a first electric strip is coated on at least one of its flat sides with a first thermally activatable hot melt adhesive lacquer, the first hot melt adhesive lacquer on the first electric strip is thermally activated, and then the electric strips are pressed against each other on their flat sides with the activated first hot melt adhesive lacquer layer between these flat sides and a second electric strip is supplied to this pressing process at a temperature below the activation temperature of the first hot melt adhesive lacquer layer on the first electric strip. |
| US11090918B2 |
Label manufacturing method and self-laminating label
A label manufacturing method includes: a cladding material manufacturing step, including: manufacturing adhesive, a release film including a base material and a surface material, and a transparent film into a cladding material, wherein a first side of the cladding material includes the base material of the release film, the transparent film, and the surface material of the release film, and a second side of the cladding material includes the adhesive and the surface material of the release film, and the first side and the second side are two sides of the cladding material which are side by side; and, a label die cutting step, including die cutting the transparent film and the base material of the release film at the first side of the cladding material into a first label unit, and die cutting the adhesive at the second side of the cladding material into a second label unit. |
| US11090917B2 |
Laminate and method for fabricating the same
A laminate includes a substrate made of an organic polymer having a functional group containing an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom, a functional layer bonded to the functional group of the organic polymer contained in the substrate and formed by an atomic layer deposition process, and an overcoat layer provided to cover the functional layer and containing transition metal atoms. Because the adhesion between the substrate and the functional layer is improved and the functional layer is protected by the overcoat layer, it is possible to achieve both improved gas barrier properties and/or improved durability against an environmental stress such as heat, humidity and the like. |
| US11090913B2 |
Microwaved multi-ply structures, microwaved packages, and methods of sterilization
Multi-ply structures are provided that include a barrier film, which has a first polyester layer and a silicon oxide layer, a first adhesive layer, and a sealant film, where the first adhesive layer is located between the barrier film and the sealant film, and where the multi-ply structure has been microwaved in a pressurized vessel. Packages that are formed from the multi-ply structures are also provided in which these packages are microwaved in a pressurized vessel. Methods for sterilization are also provided. |
| US11090911B2 |
Method for producing HUD compatible windshields and universal wedge layer for a windshield
Method for producing a HUD compatible windshield comprising a HUD viewing field (13), said windshield comprising a wedge layer (15) made from a universal wedge layer (14), said universal wedge layer (14) comprising a portion (12) with a thickness profile having a monotonously changing wedge angle wherein said profile comprises a range of wedge angles encompassing wedge angle values adapted to different windshield models, said universal wedge layer (14) having dimensions different from the dimensions of said windshield, said method comprising the following step of: Adapting the dimensions of the universal wedge layer (14) to size said wedge layer (15), wherein said adapting is such that said wedge layer (15) the dimensions of said windshield and such that the wedge angle (W1, W2) at the centre (X1, X2) of the HUD viewing field is appropriate for compensating the double images occurring in reflection at outside and inside surfaces (8, 9) of the windshield at the centre (X1, X2) of said HUD viewing field (13). |
| US11090910B2 |
Metal pattern film and manufacturing method therefor
A metal pattern film including a substrate; a first adhesion promoting layer provided on a first surface of the substrate; a second adhesion promoting layer provided on a second surface of the substrate, which is opposite to the first surface of the substrate; a metal pattern provided on a surface of the first adhesion promoting layer opposite to a surface of the first adhesion promoting layer adjoining the substrate; a first adhesive layer provided on a surface of the metal pattern opposite to the first adhesion promoting layer so as to cover the metal pattern; and a second adhesive layer provided on a surface of the second adhesion promoting layer opposite to a surface of the second adhesion promoting layer adjoining the substrate. Each of the first adhesion promoting layer and the second adhesion promoting layer includes an inorganic oxide. A method for preparing a metal pattern film. |
| US11090909B2 |
Forming metal composites
Examples of forming metal composites are described herein. In an example, a metal sheet is formed into a predetermined shape using superplastic thermal forming technique. Further, a carbon fiber-reinforced polymer sheet is shaped into the predetermined shape by thermal forming. The metal sheet and the carbon fiber-reinforced polymer sheet are coupled by applying an adhesive between the metal sheet and the carbon fiber-reinforced polymer sheet, to form a metal composite. |
| US11090908B2 |
Metal member, method for producing metal member, metal-resin joined body and method for producing metal-resin joined body
A surface of a metal substrate formed from a metal is heated, an oxide film is formed on the surface of the metal substrate, at least a portion of the oxide film is heated so as to increase a joining strength of the oxide film to the metal substrate, subsequently a synthetic resin substrate formed from a synthetic resin is joined to the oxide film, and thus a metal-resin joined body is obtained. Thereby, a metal-resin joined body having high joining strength is obtained. |
| US11090900B2 |
Embossed fibrous structures and methods for making same
Embossed fibrous structures containing a plurality of filaments and methods for making same are provided. |
| US11090899B2 |
Prepregs, cores and composite articles including powder coated layers
Composite articles comprising a porous prepreg or core layer and a powder coated layer thereon are described. In some instances, a thermoplastic composite article comprises a porous core layer comprising a web of reinforcing fibers held together by a thermoplastic material, and a powder coated layer disposed on the porous core layer, in which a particle size of the powder coated layer is selected to provide an interface between the powder coated layer and the porous core layer, wherein at least 50% by weight of the disposed powder coated layer is present above the interface. |
| US11090896B2 |
Web insertion device for a flat-bed die-cutting machine, manufacturing system for packages and method for feeding a web of printing material
A device for inserting a web of printing material into a flat-bed die-cutting and/or embossing machine includes a compensator for converting a continuous movement of the web of printing material into an iterative movement of the web of printing material. A clamping unit clamps the web of printing material, a cutting unit carries out a cross cut through the web of printing material, and an inserting unit transports the web of printing material into the flat-bed die-cutting and/or embossing machine. The device advantageously allows the web of printing material to be automatically clamped, cut and fed to the flat-bed die-cutting and/or embossing machine. As a result, no further stopping of an upstream printing press is required and the amount of waste is reduced. A manufacturing system for producing packages and a method for feeding a web of printing material are also provided. |
| US11090893B2 |
Method of reclaiming a seal
A method of reclaiming a used seal includes boiling the used seal in a liquid, and after boiling the used seal in the liquid, baking the used seal. The boiling the used seal may include boiling for a predetermined boiling time in the liquid, and the baking the used seal may include baking the used seal for a predetermined bake time at a predetermined temperature. |
| US11090892B2 |
Process and drum for looping annular anchoring structures in a process for building tyres for vehicle wheels
A process and a drum for looping annular anchoring structures in a process for building tyres for vehicle wheels includes: depositing a loop on a drum including a radially expandable/contractible intermediate annular portion and, in a position axially adjacent to the opposite axial ends of the intermediate annular portion, a pair of radially expandable/contractible lateral annular portions; associating an annular anchoring structure with a radially outer annular surface portion of the loop defined at the intermediate annular portion; and turning up each of opposite end edges of the loop on the annular anchoring structure through the lateral annular portions as a result of a thrusting stress imparted by a respective lateral annular portion of the pair of lateral annular portions because of a synchronous radial movement and a synchronous axial displacement of a respective plurality of circumferentially adjacent first angular sectors. |
| US11090889B2 |
Curing membrane for a tire
A curing bladder (7) for a tire has a shape of revolution about a central axis and a flexible wall made of crosslinked rubber, the external surface of which is intended to come into contact with the internal surface of a green tire during curing, the external surface having a relief structure having a plurality of air evacuation channels. The relief structure has first channels forming air evacuation grooves (100) arranged at a distance of between 2 and 5 mm, and having a depth of between 0.4 and 1 mm, two adjacent grooves defining, between one another, an inter-groove zone (500) having second channels forming air channelling furrows (1000) made so as to communicate with one another and with at least one of the grooves (100), the furrows each having a depth of between 0.01 and 0.4 mm and being situated at a distance of between 0.2 and 1 mm from one another. |
| US11090888B2 |
Molding element comprising a particular assembly means
A set (1) of moulding elements intended to be added to a mould comprise a main moulding element (10) and a secondary moulding element (20) comprising an edge (21), said main moulding element (10) comprising a contact zone (11) adapted to be in contact with all or part of the edge (21) of the secondary element, said contact zone (11) not being flat, and the edge (21) of said secondary moulding element (20) comprising at least one recessed portion (22) complementary to the non-flat contact zone (11) of the main element. |
| US11090884B2 |
Tire repairing system
The present application relates to a tire repairing system, comprising: an inflation device including an inflation housing and a motor; and a sealant container having a container housing, an air outlet of the inflation device can be connected to an air inlet of the sealant container, wherein the inflation housing is able to connect to the container housing in such a way that the container housing acts as a pedestal and the inflation housing is arranged on the container housing. |
| US11090883B2 |
Fixture and method for use in a molding process
A preform-charge fixture creates a preform charge, which is a partially consolidated assemblage of preforms that can be efficiently transferred to a mold to create a finished part in a molding process, such as compression molding. In the illustrative embodiment, the preform-charge fixture includes peripheral cleats that are movable towards a central cleat to create a small gap therebetween that receives and constrains preforms in a desired position. The fixture also includes clamps, which are operable to engage an uppermost layer of preforms in the gap and apply a slight amount of downward pressure thereto to assure that the preforms are properly seated. The fixture also accommodates an energy source that heats the preforms so that, in conjunction with downforce applied by the clamps and/or gravity, the preforms can be tacked together, forming the preform charge. |
| US11090882B2 |
Test system and method for creating controlled and repeatable out-of-plane fiber distortion in composite laminates
In one version there is provided a test system including a layup tool having a layup surface, and two fairing bars attached to the layup surface. The test system includes the composite laminate having a plurality of stacked plies, and positioned between the two fairing bars. The test system includes fiber distortion initiator(s) positioned at one or more locations under, and adjacent to, one or more plies of the plurality of stacked plies. The test system includes two caul plates with a gap in between, and positioned over the composite laminate. When the test system undergoes a pressurized cure process with a vacuum compaction, a restricted outward expansion of the plurality of stacked plies by the fairing bars, and a pressure differential region formed by the one or more fiber distortion initiators at the one or more locations, create the controlled and repeatable out-of-plane fiber distortion in the composite laminate. |
| US11090881B2 |
In-situ desizing for liquid infusion processes
A method of molding a component includes the steps of providing a plurality of fibers, applying the fibers with a low temperature sizing to form a plurality of sized fibers, forming a preform from the plurality of sized fibers, placing the preform in a mold, and de-sizing the preform by heating the mold to an initial temperature that is sufficient to break down the low temperature sizing to a gaseous phase. A molding apparatus is also disclosed. |
| US11090877B2 |
Method for welding molded bodies
A process for welding a first molding to a second molding. The process uses an implement including first and second external surfaces. Each external surface further includes a duct. An end of the first molding is heated by a hot gas while the end is at a distance from the duct-entry plane in the range from 3 mm outside the duct to 10 mm inside the duct. A junction area of the second molding is heated by a hot gas while the junction area is at a distance from the duct-entry plane in a range from 3 mm outside the duct to 10 mm inside the duct. The heated end and the heated junction area are then brought into contact with one another and cooled, forming a weld between the first molding and the second molding. Also disclosed is a welded molding obtainable by the process of the invention. |
| US11090876B2 |
Assembly of sub-components by compression molding
A thermoplastic composite component assembly and method of manufacturing the thermoplastic composite component assembly is disclosed. The thermoplastic composite component assembly is manufactured by first performing a molding step to form individual assembly features as discrete assembly feature components, and separately forming a thermoplastic composite component using a first compression molding step. Then, a reprocessing step is performed where the discrete assembly feature components are integrated with the thermoplastic composite component using a second compression molding step. The reprocessing step essentially “welds” the discrete assembly feature components to the thermoplastic composite component at each of a plurality of desired assembly feature sites. |
| US11090873B1 |
Optimizing analysis of a 3D printed object through integration of geo-registered virtual objects
In this patent, a method and apparatus for improving analysis of a 3D printed object is provided. A first portion of a 3D dataset is selected for 3D printing. The 3D dataset is geo-registered to the 3D printed object. A second portion of the 3D dataset is displayed on a head display unit (HDU). Additional advanced features are discussed herein. An example would be performing 3D printing of a heart from a CT scan and displaying the aorta and inferior vena cave on the HDU geo-registered to the 3D printed heart. |
| US11090872B2 |
Generating adapted control instructions for a 3D printing process
Method and system arranged for obtaining an electronic 3D model of a 3D object to be fabricated. The method further including generating control instructions based on the electronic 3D model and process parameters of the fabrication process, determining a mesh model representing the electronic 3D model, the mesh model including elements each having at least one property that is affectable by at least one of the process parameters, and performing simulation of the fabrication process in time using the control instructions, the mesh model and the process parameters. The simulation includes establishing a deviation of the at least one property relative to a reference thereof for each element of the mesh model, wherein the deviation is induced by at least one of the process parameters, and establishing an adaptation for the at least one property of each element of the mesh model to compensate for the deviation. The adaptation is applied to the process of generating control instructions to obtain at least one adapted control instruction. |
| US11090871B2 |
Body phantom, apparatus for producing layered resin structure, and method for producing layered resin structure
A body phantom according to an embodiment includes a layered resin structure formed by combining a first material having a first refractive index and a second material having a second refractive index based on three-dimensional data that indicates an optical characteristic of a living body, wherein a mixing ratio of the second material to the first material to form the layered resin structure is a value corresponding to the optical characteristic. |
| US11090868B2 |
Three-dimensional printing system with recirculating air handling system
A three-dimensional printing system is for manufacturing and post-processing a three-dimensional article. The system includes a housing, a blower, and a residue trap. The housing is for surrounding the three-dimensional article during the post process and includes an air inlet and an air outlet. The blower includes an inlet and an outlet. The outlet supplies pressurized air to the air emitting nozzle. The residue trap is coupled between the housing air outlet and the inlet of the blower. The air circulates around a loop from the blower outlet, to the air inlet of the housing, out of the air outlet of the housing, and to the inlet of the blower. |
| US11090867B2 |
Manufacturing method of three-dimensional shaped object and additive manufacturing apparatus used therefor
A manufacturing method of a three-dimensional shaped object includes a first step of depositing powder to form a powder layer, and a second step of scanning and irradiating an energy beam to the powder layer to melt and then solidifying the powder layer to form a solidified layer. The energy beam is irradiated to the powder layer corresponding to a contour area and an inner-solid area inside of the contour area. The first and second steps are alternately and repeatedly executed. The energy beam is scanned such that an irradiation starting point of the energy beam for forming an upper solidified layer does not overlap with an irradiation starting point of the energy beam for forming a lower solidified layer in a view from a lamination direction. |
| US11090864B2 |
Device for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects from powdery building material
Methods of additively manufacturing a three-dimensional object include receiving manufacturing data from a memory chip physically associated with an exchangeable container configured for use with a system for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects, and controlling a first operation comprising an operation of an active element of the exchangeable container and/or a second operation comprising an operation of a transporting path configured to transport the exchangeable container within the system for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects, in which controlling the first operation and/or the second operation is based at least in part on an object to be and/or being additively manufactured using the exchangeable container. |
| US11090861B2 |
Systems and methods for lateral material transfer in additive manufacturing system
An additive manufacturing system includes a build platform, a plurality of particles positioned on the build platform defining a build layer, a first and second region within the build layer, and at least one consolidation device. The first region and the second region each including a portion of the plurality of particles. The at least one consolidation device is configured to consolidate the plurality of particles within the build layer into a solid, consolidated portion of said build layer. The consolidation device is further configured to consolidate at least one of the plurality of particles within the build layer and the solid, consolidated portion of the build layer into a molten volume of transfer material. The consolidation device is further configured to transfer a portion of the molten volume of transfer material within the first region from the first region to the second region. |
| US11090857B1 |
Screen protector film paste tool
The present invention provides a screen protector film paste tool for pasting a film to electronic devices. The screen protector film paste tool includes a frame body, an accommodating space defined by the frame body, and a deformable pressing member provided at least one side of the frame body, the inner side of the deformable pressing member is located in the accommodating space. When the deformable pressing member is pressed down, the inner side of the deformable pressing member moves into the accommodating space and comes into contact with one side of the film to be pasted, and another side of the film to be pasted is in contact with another side of the frame body or the deformable pressing member, so as to fix the film in the accommodating space. |
| US11090856B2 |
Method for the preferential heating of a hollow body comprising a marking step
Disclosed is a method for the preferential heating of a thermoplastic hollow body having at least one portion to be heated and another to be superheated, the portion that is to be superheated initially having a radiation absorption coefficient substantially identical to that of the portion to be heated. The method includes, in succession: a first step of marking the portions of the hollow body that are to be superheated, during which step isolated marks are made in the thickness of the wall of the portion that is to be superheated so as to increase its absorption coefficient; a second step of preferential heating of the hollow body by uniform exposure of the portions that are to be heated and of the portions that are to be superheated to the heating electromagnetic radiation. Also disclosed is a preform marked in accordance with the first step of the method. |
| US11090855B2 |
Machine for expanding plastic containers with shut-off valve between pressure generating device and filling device
A machine for expanding plastic parisons into plastic containers by a liquid medium with at least two transforming stations. These transforming stations fill and expand the plastic parisons with the liquid medium, with at least one pressure generating device. This pressure generating device is suitable and intended to deliver the liquid medium to at least one filling device which fills the plastic parisons with the liquid medium, wherein at least one shut-off device is installed in at least one connection channel between the pressure generating device and the filling device, inside which the liquid medium is conveyed. This shut-off device is configured and provided in order that a fluid path inside the connection conduit can be at least partially interrupted. |
| US11090854B2 |
Method and molding unit for producing containers with long boxing travel
A method of producing a container (2) from a blank (3) made of plastics material within a mould (4) which is provided with a wall (5) defining a cavity (6) bearing the impression of the container (2), and with a mould base (8) which can move relative to the wall (5) between a retracted position in which it extends in set-back manner relative to the cavity (6) and a deployed position in which it closes the cavity (6). The method includes a boxing stage in which the mould base (8) moves from its retracted position to its deployed position, the travel (C) of the mould base (8) between its retracted position and its deployed position being greater than 20 mm. |
| US11090851B2 |
Method and measurement device for monitoring stretchability in the production of stretch films in a cast film method
A method of monitoring stretchability of stretch films in a cast film method includes determining a position of a frost line of a film material, which is solidifying to form a film web, on a casting roller of a film machine, ascertaining a correlation of the determined position of the frost line with at least one target position, and comparing the ascertained correlation to at least one stretchability of the film material, which is assigned to the at least one target position. |
| US11090845B1 |
Manufacturing system for expandable aerial vehicle components
Manufacturing systems for expandable components may include a controller, a heat and/or pressure source, and a transfer line. For example, the expandable components may be configured to transform from a compressed configuration to an expanded configuration upon application of heat and/or pressure. In addition, the controller may activate the heat and/or pressure source to release heat and/or gases that are directed to the expandable components via the transfer line. Further, the manufacturing system may also include an igniter, a manifold, and a valve to further control the release of heat and/or gases. Moreover, at least a portion of the heat and/or gases may be recaptured in a closed chamber and redirected to additional expandable components in other closed chambers. Furthermore, various post-processing may be performed on the components in their expanded configurations. |
| US11090843B2 |
Method for producing porous devices
In general, in various embodiments, the present disclosure is directed systems and methods for producing a porous surface from a solid piece of polymer. In particular, the present disclosure is directed to systems that include a track assembly, mold assembly, press assembly, and methods for using the same for producing a porous surface from a solid piece of polymer. In some embodiments, the present systems and methods are directed to processing a polymer at a temperature below a melting point of the polymer to produce a solid piece of polymer with an integrated a porous surface. |
| US11090841B2 |
Recycling of polymer matrix composite
The present invention relates in general to recycling of polymer matrix composite. In particular, the invention relates to a process for separating reinforcement material from polymer matrix composite comprising the reinforcement material within a thermoset polymer matrix. |
| US11090838B2 |
Polymer powder and method of preparing the same
A powder composition suitable for use in laser sintering for printing a three-dimensional object. The powder composition includes a polyaryletherketone (PAEK) powder having a plurality of particles. The plurality of particles having a mean diameter of D50. The composition includes a plurality of carbon fibers having a mean length L50. L50 is greater than D50. The particles are substantially non-spherical. A portion of the carbon fiber is embedded into the particle via high intensity mixing. |
| US11090837B2 |
Process for the production of an elastomer agglomerate composition
A process for the production of an elastomer agglomerate composition wherein the process comprises the steps in this order: (a) providing a slurry comprising elastomeric particles having an average particle size of ≤150 nm in water; and (b) forcing the slurry from (a) through an aperture at a flow velocity of at least 500 m/s. The elastomer agglomerate compositions produced via such process demonstrate a particularly desirable high average particle size. |
| US11090835B2 |
Thiol-ene inks for 3D printing
In one aspect, inks for use with a three-dimensional printing system are described herein. In some embodiments, an ink described herein comprises a thiol monomer component and an ene monomer component. Moreover, in some cases, an ink described herein further comprises an additional (meth)acrylate monomer component differing from the ene monomer component. In some such cases, the additional (meth)acrylate monomer component can be polymerized separately from the thiol and ene monomers of the ink. |
| US11090829B2 |
Slicing machines and methods for slicing products
Machines and methods for slicing products into lattice-type slices or chips. The methods and machines utilize a cutting head having an annular shape that defines an axis of the cutting head, and an impeller assembly coaxially mounted within the interior of the cutting head for rotation about the axis of the cutting head. The cutting head having at least one knife at a perimeter thereof and extending radially inward of the cutting head. The impeller assembly has a base, a cavity within the base, a central opening to the cavity within the base, and equi-angularly spaced tubular guides extending radially outward from the base for delivering products within the cavity toward the perimeter of the cutting head as the impeller assembly rotates within the cutting head. The impeller assembly includes features with the ability to increase product throughput and increase the useful lives of the impeller assembly and cutting head. |
| US11090824B2 |
Shaving razors and shaving cartridges
The retainer is operable to secure at least one blade within a housing of a shaving blade cartridge. The retainer extends along a pair of side edges of the housing, between a front edge of the housing and a rear edge of the housing. The retainer includes an upper end portion and either a lower end portion extending substantially parallel to the upper end portion and connected to the upper end portion by an intermediate portion, or one or a plurality of legs extending from an edge of the upper end portion. |
| US11090822B2 |
Bolt cutter
A cutter including a cutting head and an adjustable handle pivotally coupled to the cutting head. The adjustable handle includes a first adjustment assembly to change a length the adjustable handle extends from the cutting head. The adjustable handle also includes a second adjustment assembly to change the position of the adjustable handle with respect to the cutting head. |
| US11090817B2 |
Robot hand, robot and robot system capable of gripping workpiece, and method of rotating and inserting workpiece into hole
A robot hand capable of rotating and inserting a workpiece into a hole, while preventing a workpiece from being damaged when the workpiece is gripped. The robot hand includes a first hand section, a second hand section provided with a workpiece gripping section capable of gripping a workpiece, an elastic member configured to connect the first hand section and the second hand section in an elastically displaceable manner, and a movement restricting mechanism configured to releasably restrict a rotation movement of an elastic displacement of the second hand section with respect to the first hand section. |
| US11090816B2 |
Robotic toolset and gripper
A robot configured to use a gripper to grasp one or more tools is disclosed. In various embodiments, the robot comprises a robotic arm having a gripper disposed at a free moving end of the robotic arm, and a set of two or more tools configured to grasped or otherwise engaged by the gripper. Each tool in the set of two or more tools may be disposed in a corresponding tool holder, optionally attached to the robot or situated near the robot. The robot is configured to use the gripper to retrieve a selected tool from its tool holder to perform a task; use the tool to perform the task; and return the tool to its tool holder. |
| US11090815B2 |
Robot, control device, and robot system
A robot includes a movable unit that is movable in a first region and a second region. In a case where a first portion of the movable unit is positioned within the second region, a speed of the first portion is not 0 and is limited to a speed lower than the maximum speed of the first portion in a case where the first portion is positioned within the first region. |
| US11090814B2 |
Robot control method
A control device includes a robot control section that controls a robot including a hand and a force detecting section; and an operation-mode switching section that switches, when storing a position and a posture of the robot, a first mode for moving the robot by the robot control section until an external force applied to the hand satisfies a predetermined condition and a second mode for moving the robot by the robot control section on the basis of an external force applied to a first part included in the robot. |
| US11090811B2 |
Method and apparatus for labeling of support structures
An apparatus for labeling support structures includes: a chassis having a locomotive assembly; an effector assembly having a first end coupled to the chassis and a second end movable relative to the chassis; a label modification unit at the second end of the effector assembly, the label modification unit including an image sensor; and a controller coupled to the locomotive assembly, the effector assembly and the label modification unit, the controller configured to: obtain label modification data defining a location of a low powered display relative to a reference feature on a support structure for modifying content displayed by the display; control the locomotive assembly to travel to the support structure; detect the reference feature via image data captured at the image sensor; control the effector assembly to place the label modification unit at the location; and control the effector assembly and the label modification unit to modify the content. |
| US11090806B2 |
Synchronized robot orientation
Systems, methods and articles of manufacture for synchronized robot orientation are described herein. A magnetometer, gyroscope, and accelerometer in a remotely controlled device are used to determine a current orientation of that device, and a command with a specified orientation or location are set to several such devices. The remotely controlled devices self-align based on the specified orientation/location, and when in position, receive swarm commands to perform actions as a group of devices in coordination with one another. |
| US11090802B2 |
Modular multiple mobility base assembly apparatus for transporting an item being shipped
A modular multiple mobility base assembly apparatus is described for transporting an item being shipped having a base adapter plate and two cooperating and coordinating modular mobility bases that are each coupled to the bottom of the base adapter plate and collectively support the base adapter plate. One of the modular mobility bases operations a master autonomous mobile vehicle, while the other operates as a slave autonomous mobile vehicle that receives propulsion and steering control signals from the master while providing feedback sensor data to the master for use in coordinated and cooperative movement of the assembly apparatus. Each of the modular mobility bases also including respective wireless transceivers through which at least the control signals and sensor data are provided between mobility base units. |
| US11090801B2 |
Exoskeleton device
An exoskeleton device is provided herein that includes a control unit including a controller. At least one embedded sensor is configured to acquire data. An actuator is in electrical communication with the at least one embedded sensor and the controller. The controller is configured to adjust a level of assistance or resistance provided by the actuator in response to a change in a performance metric as measured by the acquired data. |
| US11090797B2 |
Fast rotation structure of wrench and wrench thereof
A fast rotation structure of wrench and wrench thereof are provided. The rotation structure includes a seat connected with the ratchet head of the wrench. The seat has a first pivot connection portion which is pivotally connected with a second pivot connection portion of a rocker arm, such that the rocker arm sways between a folding position and a driving position. At the folding position, the rocker arm is combined with the seat. At the driving position, the rocker arm protrudes from one side of the seat, so as to drive the seat to rotate from an outer side of the seat. Therefore, the ratchet head is able to efficiently rotate. |
| US11090796B1 |
Drop nipple tool
A drop nipple wrench assembly can tighten and/or loosen a drop nipple of a fire sprinkler system. A drive handle of the wrench assembly can be folded along a guide shaft for storage. The drive handle can be extended generally perpendicular to the guide shaft to provide leverage for loosening and/or tightening the drop nipple. |
| US11090790B2 |
Pneumatic nailer with single and contact triggering
A pneumatic nailer comprises a working piston connected to a driving plunger that is configured for driving in a fastener, a triggering device, and a switching device. The triggering device comprises a manually-operated trigger, a contact sensor, and a force-transmitting device configured to control a control valve. The control valve triggers the driving process in single triggering mode resulting from an actuation of the trigger when the contact sensor is actuated. The switching device has a first position, a second position, and a control piston that is configured to move between the first position and the second position. The switching device is configured to change the force-transmitting device from a contact triggering mode to a contact triggering position. In contact triggering position, the force-transmitting device is configured to control the control valve when the trigger is actuated as a result of the actuation of the contact sensor. |
| US11090784B2 |
Screw-tightening power tool
A screw-tightening electric tool includes a housing having a grip portion configured to be gripped by a hand of a user. A brushless motor is located in the housing and includes a stator fixed to the housing and a rotor that is rotatable relative to the stator. A tip-tool retaining part configured to hold a bit is located at a front of the housing, a battery mounting part is disposed at a lower end of the grip portion, and a battery pack is detachably affixed to the battery mounting part. A trigger protrudes from the grip portion, a trigger switch is disposed within the grip portion, and a control circuit board is disposed on the battery mounting part and offset from the brushless motor in the front-rear direction of the electric tool. |
| US11090783B2 |
Offset torque drive apparatus and system
The present invention is an improved offset torque drive assembly and system having useful application for torqueing a fastener in an opening offset from a channel or other fasteners in inaccessible locations. The offset torque drive assembly and system comprises a housing formed in upper and lower enclosure portions that encompasses an input gear and an output gear there-between. The housing is characterized by a plurality of pin mounts connecting to a plurality of pins maintaining the input and output gears in the housing with sufficient space to operate in the drive assembly. The pins may be secured to the pin mounts by welding, adhesive and by a unitary, sealed housing formed with said pins providing spacing for operation of the gears. |
| US11090781B2 |
Pipe fitting stand
A pipe fitting stand for supporting a pipe during a work operation includes a table, and a plurality of legs coupled to the table and movable between a deployed position and a stowed position. The pipe fitting stand additionally includes a vise coupled to the table for supporting a first portion of the pipe, and a support positioned on a side of the table opposite the vise upon which a second portion of the pipe is supported. The support is adjustable relative to the table, thereby adjusting the orientation of the pipe relative to the table. |
| US11090779B2 |
Method and tool to improve efficiency and effectiveness of waterjet de-burr process
A waterjet nozzle is provided for deflashing a leadless package device. The waterjet nozzle has a central core having a conically shaped passage between a nozzle inlet, lying in a first plane, and a nozzle outlet, lying in a second plane. The nozzle includes a groove, in the waterjet nozzle, above a third plane defining an end of the waterjet nozzle, along a first line in the third plane. A tube connects the nozzle outlet to the groove. The nozzle includes a flange, lying below the third plane along a second line, in the third plane, intersecting the first line. The waterjet nozzle may be used to deflash a leadframe package by inserting the flange from a waterjet nozzle into a singulation cut on a lead frame; and injecting a waterjet through the conically-shaped passage from the nozzle inlet through the nozzle outlet. |
| US11090776B2 |
Automatic tool changer
An automatic tool changer includes a cover that partitions a machining area and a non-machining area, and an opening/closing member that opens/closes an opening of the cover by turning in synchronization with rotation of a tool changer magazine. The opening/closing member includes a plate section partitions the machining area and the non-machining area at a position of the opening of the cover. In a case where the tool changer magazine performs tool replacement with respect to a tool storage magazine, the plate section closes the opening of the cover by taking a horizontal posture. In a case where the tool changer magazine performs tool replacement with respect to a main spindle, the plate section opens the opening of the cover by changing its posture from the horizontal posture to an inclined posture or a vertical posture. |
| US11090767B2 |
Curved plate machining apparatus, and method of manufacturing curved plate with machined outer circumference
A machining apparatus for a curved plate includes a holder that holds a main surface of a curved plate having curved surfaces on both main surfaces; a machining device that machines an outer circumference of the curved plate held by the holder; a movable frame that retains the machining device; a driver that moves the movable frame to move a machining point of the curved plate held by the holder; a controller that controls the driver; and a guide that guides the movable frame along the outer circumference of the curved plate held by the holder. |
| US11090766B2 |
Laser processing apparatus
A laser processing apparatus for processing a wafer along projected dicing lines with a laser beam has a laser oscillator, a polygon mirror having a plurality of reflecting surfaces and rotatable about a central axis thereof, and an fθ lens for focusing the beam reflected by the reflecting surfaces of the polygon mirror and applying the focused beam to the wafer. The reflecting surfaces of the polygon mirror include a zero-gradient reflecting surface lying at a zero gradient parallel to the central axis, a positive-gradient reflecting surface that is inclined at a positive gradient from the zero gradient, and a negative-gradient reflecting surface that is inclined at a negative gradient from the zero gradient. The polygon mirror swings the laser beam in a direction perpendicular to a processing feed direction within the width of each of the projected dicing lines and in the processing feed direction. |
| US11090765B2 |
Laser tool for removing scaling
An example laser tool includes a laser head to output a laser beam and a robotic arm that is articulated and that is connected to the laser head. The robotic arm includes segments that are connected by flexible joints to enable movement of the laser head in six degrees of freedom. A control system is configured to control the robotic arm to direct output of the laser beam. |
| US11090764B2 |
Additive manufacturing apparatus, additive manufacturing system, and additive manufacturing method
An additive manufacturing apparatus performs additive machining by controlling a machining head that includes a wire nozzle to feed a wire to a machining region on a surface of a base material, a beam source capable of emitting a beam to an end of the wire, and a gas nozzle placed such that the beam source is interposed between the gas nozzle and the wire nozzle, the gas nozzle directing a gas toward the machining region, and the additive manufacturing apparatus includes a machining-condition selection unit to obtain an angle that is formed between a direction in which the wire is fed and a travel direction of the machining head, when viewed in a direction in which the beam is emitted, and to select a machining condition for the additive machining on the basis of the angle. |
| US11090763B2 |
Build material application device for an apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional components
Build material application device (6) for an apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing three-dimensional components by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material (3) which can be consolidated by means of an energy beam (4), the build material application device (6) being configured to apply a layer of build material (3) in a build plane (7) of a respective apparatus (1), the build material application (6) device comprising at least one build material application member (10, 11), wherein the at least one build material application member (10, 11) is at least partially additively manufactured by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material (3) which can be consolidated by means of an energy beam (4). |
| US11090762B2 |
Laser processing apparatus
A laser processing apparatus includes a liquid supply mechanism at an upper portion of a holding unit. The liquid supply mechanism includes: a liquid chamber provided with a transparent plate located with a gap formed between the transparent plate and an upper surface of a workpiece held by the holding table; a liquid supply nozzle adapted to supply a liquid to the gap from one side of the liquid chamber; and a liquid discharge nozzle adapted to recover the liquid from the other side of the liquid chamber, to produce a flow of the liquid. A laser beam applying unit includes a condenser adapted to focus a laser beam emitted by a laser oscillator, to apply the laser beam to the workpiece held by the holding table through the transparent plate and the liquid supplied to the gap. |
| US11090758B1 |
Systems and methods using multiple synchronized ultrasonic transducers to finish a part
An ultrasonic systems and methods for sealing complex interfaces or for metal forming. Complex interfaces, such as a Gable top, have multiple and a variety of layers across the interface, or an oval or round spout having a complex geometry. An example system includes two ultrasonic horns arranged opposite a gap between which the interface is provided. The frequency and phase of the ultrasonic energy are synchronized as the energy is applied simultaneously while the interface is pressed between a jaw and the energy is applied to both sides of the interface. Another example system includes two ultrasonic transducers synchronized in frequency and phase and used to vibrate a horn mechanically to facilitate a sealing or welding interface or to assist in a metal-forming process. |
| US11090757B2 |
Electromagnetic pulse welding coil with exchangeable conductor
An electromagnetic pulse welding coil includes a first conductive region and a second conductive region. The second conductive region is assigned to a remainder of the coil and has a low current density. The first conductive region is configured for generating a higher current density than the second conductive region. The first conductive region is detachably connected to the remainder of the coil using a detachable connection. The electromagnetic pulse welding coils is planar in design and is cut out of a metal plate. |
| US11090755B2 |
Welding material for ferritic heat-resistant steel, welded joint for ferritic heat-resistant steel, and method for producing welded joint for ferritic heat-resistant steel
The present invention provides a welding material for ferritic heat-resistant steel, a welded joint for ferritic heat-resistant steel, and a method for producing the welded joint for to form a weld metal having a high creep strength and a high toughness in welding a ferritic heat-resistant steel that contains B. The welding material for ferritic heat-resistant steel has a chemical composition containing, in mass %, C: 0.06 to 0.10%, Si: 0.1 to 0.4%, Mn: 0.3 to 0.7%, Co: 2.6 to 3.4%, Ni: 0.01 to 1.10%, Cr: 8.5 to 9.5%, W: 2.5 to 3.5%, Nb: 0.02 to 0.08%, V: 0.1 to 0.3%, Ta: 0.02 to 0.08%, B: 0.007 to 0.015%, N: 0.005 to 0.020%, with the balance being Fe and impurities, and satisfying Formula (1): 0.5≤Cr+6Si+1.5W+11V+5Nb+10B−40C−30N−4Ni−2Co−2Mn≤10.0 (1). |
| US11090754B2 |
Arc welding control method
A method is provided for controlling arc welding including forward and reverse feeding periods alternately switched. By the method, a set of a short circuit period and an arc period is repeated, and the arc welding is controlled such that the reverse feeding period shifts to the forward feeding period when an arc occurs during the reverse feeding period, and that the forward feeding period shifts to the reverse feeding period when a short circuit occurs between the welding wire and the object during the forward feeding period. The reverse feeding period includes a reverse feeding deceleration period having a time length that is adjusted in accordance with the time length of the short circuit period. |
| US11090748B2 |
Device adapted to dosing pasty substances
A device for applying fluid having a pasty consistency is provided. The present invention relates to a device for applying brazing paste manually or by means of a robotic arm, having an elastically deformable conduit and a drive spindle. |
| US11090747B2 |
Method of manufacturing for a medical instrument
A method of manufacturing a jointed device of a medical instrument includes providing a machining fixture on a wire electrical discharge machine having an electrical discharge wire. The fixture includes member holes each adapted to accommodate at least one workpiece, the workpiece being adapted to form a portion of the jointed device of the medical instrument. At least two workpieces each include a first workpiece and a second workpiece, accommodated within at least two member holes of the member holes. The fixture is associated with the wire electrical discharge machine so that the electrical discharge wire can cut at most one workpiece at a time. The machining fixture is rotated around a fixture rotation axis at a predetermined angle, which is chosen to provide that the electrical discharge wire can cut only one workpiece at a time. The workpieces are cut by the electrical discharge wire. |
| US11090746B2 |
Rotary cutter for cutting damaged threads of a bolt
A rotary cutter for cutting damaged threads of a bolt includes a body rotatable about a rotating axis. The body includes a connecting end and an operative end. The body includes an inner periphery delimiting a cutting space extending along the rotating axis from the operative end towards but spaced from the connecting end. A width of the cutting space in a diametric direction perpendicular to the rotating axis gradually reduces from the operative end toward the connecting end to form a conic space. The body further includes at least one cutting blade disposed on the inner periphery. The at least one cutting blade includes a first cutting blade section and a second cutting blade section. The first cutting blade section is arcuate or rectilinear. The second cutting blade section is arcuate or rectilinear. The first and second cutting blade sections are not identical. |
| US11090741B2 |
High efficiency saw chain
A high efficiency saw chain for a saw including a cutting link and a drive link, the cutting link and a drive link selected to provide a high efficiency saw chain for a specified power range, based on ratios of components of the chain, such as the ratio of the height of the cutter to the pitch of the chain. |
| US11090739B2 |
End-mills made of hard metal and ceramic combined by brazing method
An end-mill comprising a shank and a cutting portion along its longitudinal axis, and formed by combining ceramic and metal based materials via a brazing method. The cutting portion includes a cutting diameter varying between 2 to 20 mm, at least one web thickness found at a blade part, at least one helix angle having a cutting edge thereon, a core diameter that is at least 0.7 times the cutting diameter, at least one corner radius found at the tip part of the blades between the flutes, and axial and radial rake angles at which a cutting operation is made. TiAlN coating is applied over the ceramic-metal based end-mill by a PVD method in order to extend the service life of the end-mill, increase abrasion resistance, and minimize the welding (sticking) problem of chips on the cutting tools. |
| US11090732B2 |
Tool holder for turret lathe
Rotating tool holder mountable on a revolving multi-station tool holder turret of a numerically controlled lathe or turning/milling center, the tool holder including a support body that is removably fixable to the turret and including a shaft that is rotatable around a rotation axis and releasably connectable to a drive of said turret, the tool holder further including a motorized drive arrangement that rotates a main body with respect to the support body around a rotation axis autonomously and independently of the rotation of the shaft, in order to position a seat of a cutting/drilling tool, provided on the main body, in a preset angular position. |
| US11090729B2 |
Method and device for cleaning and/or replacement of a laser window of a process chamber
A device is provided for cleaning and/or replacement of a laser window of a process chamber, enclosed by an outer wall, containing a modified atmosphere, in particular a process chamber for layered printing of a 3D object by a technique such as Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), where this device features an opening in the outer wall that is fitted with the laser window and where this laser window allows a laser beam from a laser source located outside of the process chamber into the process chamber, where an external sealing ring is provided that extends between the outer wall and this laser window.A method is also provided for cleaning and/or replacement of the laser window in the opening of the outer wall of the enclosed process chamber. |
| US11090722B2 |
Method for preparing nickel nanopowders and method for making nickel nanopowders into paste
Provided is a method for making nickel nanopowders into paste including: (a) preparing a nickel oxide configured in the form of an oxide; (b) preparing nano-sized nickel oxide nanopowders by pulverizing the nickel oxide; (c) a step of drying the nickel oxide nanopowders; (d) a step of preparing natural metal nickel nanopowders by preparing the nickel oxide nanopowders as the natural metal nickel nanopowders through a reduction process in a hydrogen atmosphere and heat-treating the same at the same time; (e) a step of simultaneously performing a step of crushing the natural metal nickel nanopowders prepared by the heat treatment and a nanopowder oxidation preventing coating step of forming an oxidation preventing film on the natural metal nickel nanopowders with an additive; and (f) a step of making the natural metal nickel nanopowders, which have been simultaneously subjected to the crushing and coating steps, into paste. |
| US11090721B2 |
Method for modifying the dimensions of a cast iron pump part
A method for modifying a dimension of a cast iron pump part features placing a cast iron pump part on a base plate of a directed energy deposition (DED) machine; selecting a metal deposition procedure for depositing a metal having a combination of one or more Nickel Alloys or Nickel powders on the cast iron pump part; and depositing the metal on the cast iron pump part to modify the dimension of the cast iron pump part, based upon the metal deposition procedure selected. The selecting of the metal deposition procedure includes forming the metal by mixing metal powders that include a Nickel Alloy “A” in a specified mixed ratio with a pure Nickel powder “B” for depositing on the cast iron pump part. |
| US11090718B2 |
Method based on fluidizing for modifying and preparing low-cost titanium powders for 3D printing
A method based on fluidizing for modifying and preparing low-cost titanium powders for 3D printing includes: using hydrogenated-dehydrogenated irregularly-shaped titanium powders as the raw material, adding the titanium powders to a fluidized bed reactor, and introducing Ar or H2 at the flow rate of 0.5-1.5 L/min, heating the reactor to 300-700° C., and fluidizing for 5-90 min to modify the titanium powders. When filled with high-purity argon gas and heated at high temperature, the sharp edges and corners of irregularly-shaped titanium powders are ground collision of the particles due to the friction among powder particles. |
| US11090717B2 |
Method and apparatus for heat treating feedstock powder
Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for processing a powder alloy to improve its microstructure. The methods for processing the powder alloy can include introducing the powder alloy into a powder vessel having an inert atmosphere, uniformly heat treating the powder alloy inside the powder vessel at its solutionizing temperature, and cooling the heat treated powder alloy at a rate of at least 5° C./s to form treated particles. The treated particles obtained from the methods and apparatuses disclosed herein can be used in any suitable manufacturing process, such as in cold gas dynamic spray. |
| US11090715B2 |
Method for designing refiner plates with equidistant curved bars
The present invention discloses a method for designing a refiner plate with equidistant curved bars, comprising following steps of: designing a central bar are of center curved bar and defining the bar angle for the equidistant curved bar; designing circle arcs for curved bars on two sides of center curved bar of equidistant curved bar segment; when the whole refining segment is full of circle arcs, trimming lines of outer circle arcs of the refining segment to complete the design of equidistant circle arcs on the two sides; and if required, dividing the bars into zones. In the present invention, by the definition of the bar angle for the curved bars and the parametric design of the equidistant curved bars by using circle are equations, it is ensured that the flexibility in designing an equidistant curved bar refiner plate is improved. |
| US11090714B1 |
Method and apparatus for avoiding erosion in a high pressure die casting shot sleeve for use with low iron aluminum silicon alloys
Methods for replacing an impingement site of a shot sleeve with an erosion resistant material, for manufacturing a shot sleeve for high pressure die casting of Aluminum Silicon alloys having an erosion resistant material at an impingement site, and for manufacturing a shot sleeve for high pressure die casting of aluminum silicon alloys containing 0.40% max Fe, having an erosion resistant material at an impingement site are disclosed. The shot sleeve assembly includes a shot sleeve including a pouring hole and a, impingement site. In certain embodiments a bushing assembly is implemented. The impingement site or bushing assembly includes a refractory metal tube constructed of erosion resistant material. |
| US11090711B2 |
Method of freeze drying
A method of freeze-drying comprising rapidly freezing either liquid or supercritical carbon dioxide in and around a material having pores at a rate of at least 0.2° C./min to limit the size of crystals formed from the carbon dioxide so as to avoid the formation of gas bubbles and damage to the pores and exposure of the material to gas-liquid interfaces. During freezing a solid layer primarily of solid carbon dioxide is formed on and surrounding the material by transferring heat with a cryogenic liquid circulating about the material. This solid layer protects the material from gas-liquid interfaces and surface tension before decreasing pressure about the material by venting carbon dioxide. |
| US11090710B2 |
Method and die set for forming a surface in a metal panel
A die set for forming a panel having a surface includes a stationary die, a moveable die, and a clamp attached to the stationary die to secure a panel blank. The moveable die includes a moveable brazing formation surface and the stationary die includes a stationary brazing formation surface for forming the surface. One of the moveable and stationary dies includes a male bead forming portion, and the other includes a female bead forming portion for forming a bead. The male and female bead forming portions extend in a continuous and uninterrupted, generally parallel relationship with the moveable and stationary brazing formation surfaces. The male and female bead forming portions are operable to engage the panel blank during movement of the moveable die to induce tensile forces in both a first direction parallel to a path of the surface and a second direction transverse to the path. |
| US11090704B2 |
Dent puller with opposed lever and gripping surface
A dent puller tool comprises a base for supporting the tool on a working surface, the base having a first bore defined therein. A grip body is provided in cooperative associating with the base and defining a gripping surface and a second bore extending therethrough. A puller shaft is disposed in the first and second bores and substantially parallel to the gripping surface. A lever is cooperatively associated with the puller shaft and pivotably mounted relative to the grip body such that the gripping surface and the lever extend along opposite sides of the puller shaft. Configured in this manner, the disclosed tool helps avoid undesirable bending of the user's wrist when in use. |
| US11090701B2 |
Bin cleaning systems and methods of use
The invention relates to apparatuses, machines, systems and methods for periodically washing and/or disinfecting the interior of individual containers having a polygonal base (e.g., rectangular), such as bins of the type used for the used for agricultural commodity collection, storage, and transport (agricultural bins), as well as other types of bins and containers. The systems of the present invention may be operable to automatically and thoroughly clean the interior of such bins. |
| US11090699B2 |
GPS locating and mapping with distance overlay for drain cleaning and inspection equipment
Drain cleaning and inspection machines, systems and methods are described. The systems and methods utilize a GPS-enabled drain cleaner to collect information during drain cleaning or inspection, forward that information to a host server at which various processing and imagery generation occurs, and providing a detailed map and/or report. |
| US11090694B2 |
Testing apparatus
A testing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a chamber, a probe card including probes exposed in the chamber, a stage supporting a test target object in the chamber, a moving mechanism to move the stage between a testing position where the test target object is in contact with the probes and a cleaning position where the test target object is arranged away from the probes in a horizontal direction, and an air tube introducing first dry air into the chamber through the probe card when the stage is placed at the cleaning position. |
| US11090693B2 |
Device for applying to a substrate a liquid medium that has been charged with UV radiation
An apparatus for applying a liquid medium irradiated with UV radiation onto a substrate is disclosed, the apparatus comprising: a housing having an elongated chamber, at least one inlet opening, which opens into the chamber, and at least one slit shaped outlet opening opposite the inlet opening, which extends over the length of the chamber, a tube element, which extends in a longitudinal direction through the chamber, the tube element being at least partially transparent to UV radiation, wherein the tube element is arranged in the chamber such that a flow space is formed between the tube element and the wall of the chamber, the flow space being symmetric with respect to a longitudinal centre plane of the chamber, the longitudinal centre plane dissecting the outlet opening in its middle, and such that the tube element extends into the slit shaped outlet opening in the housing and thereby forms two longitudinally extending outlet silts between the tube element and the housing, and at least one UV-radiation source in the tube element, which is arranged to emit UV-radiation in the direction of the flow space and through the outlet opening out of the housing. The apparatus is distinguished by means which are suitable for influencing the radiation which is emitted by the at least one UV radiation source and exits the outlet opening in such a way that a substantially homogeneous spatial distribution of radicals in a region beneath at least 50% of the outlet opening is formed on the surface of the substrate. In the known design, in a region below the center of the outlet opening, a high radical concentration is formed, which rapidly decreases in a direction transverse to the outlet opening. |
| US11090692B2 |
Cleaning liquid supplying system, substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing system
According to one embodiment, provided is a cleaning liquid supplying system including: a circulation line in which cleaning liquid flows, first end of the circulation line being connected to a supply port of a cleaning liquid supplying apparatus, second end of the circulation line being connected to a collection port of the cleaning liquid supplying apparatus; a branch pipe branched from the circulation line and connected to a substrate cleaning unit; a valve provided on the branch pipe and configured to control supply of cleaning liquid from the circulation line to the substrate cleaning unit; and a flow rate adjuster configured to adjust a flow rate of the cleaning liquid flowing in the circulation line. |
| US11090691B2 |
Cleaning method for cleaning frame unit
A cleaning method for cleaning a frame unit including an affixed object, a tape affixed to an undersurface of the affixed object, and an annular frame to which an outer peripheral portion of the tape is affixed, the cleaning method including: an affixed object cleaning step of cleaning the affixed object by jetting a cleaning liquid from a cleaning nozzle while moving the cleaning nozzle in a reciprocating manner along a path extending from above one end of an outer peripheral edge of the affixed object to above another end of the outer peripheral edge of the affixed object; and a frame cleaning step of cleaning the frame by jetting the cleaning liquid from the cleaning nozzle to the frame. |
| US11090690B1 |
Weighted dock maintenance tool
A scraping tool having a thick, durable scraping blade attached to a weighted main body is particularly useful in scraping encrusted marine growth from seawalls, dock and pier pilings, and bridge structures is disclosed. A scraping blade formed of 316 Stainless Steel having a thickness of approximately 3/16″, with a front end that is preferably angled approximately 15-degrees from the longitudinal axis of the tool arranges the blade for maximum effectiveness. The blade has teeth with each tooth defining a beveled upper tip surface to aid in piercing encrusted barnacle growth. |
| US11090688B2 |
Gas matrix piezoelectric ultrasound array transducer
A phased ultrasonic transducer and method for transmitting sound or ultrasound through a gaseous medium into a solid spectrum with ultrasound beam steering and focusing. |
| US11090686B2 |
Method for coating boron
The present application relates to a method for coating boron, to a boron-containing resin solution, to a boron-coated thermal neutron converter obtained by the method for coating boron, and further to a thermal neutron detector comprising the boron-coated thermal neutron converter. The method for coating boron as provided in the application is applicable for various substrates and has small restrictions on substrate shapes, particularly for substrates having complex surface structures and high aspect ratios. |
| US11090683B2 |
Cure method for cross-linking Si-hydroxyl bonds
Embodiments described herein provide a method of forming a silicon-and-oxygen-containing layer having covalent Si—O—Si bonds by cross-linking terminal silanol groups. The method includes positioning a substrate in a chamber. The substrate has one or more trenches including a width of 10 nanometers (nm) or less, and an aspect ratio of 2:1 or greater. The aspect ratio is defined by a ratio of a depth to the width of the one or more trenches. A silicon-and-oxygen-containing layer is disposed over the one or more trenches. The silicon-and-oxygen-containing layer has terminal silanol groups. The substrate is heated, and the silicon-and-oxygen-containing layer is exposed to an ammonia or amine group-containing precursor distributed across a process volume. |
| US11090682B2 |
Method and apparatus for forming articles with non-uniform discontinuous patterned coatings
A process for applying a coating material onto a substrate as a non-uniform discontinuous pattern of coating material, the method including the present disclosure describes a method of applying a coating material onto a substrate, including providing a first distribution manifold having a cavity and a multiplicity of first dispensing outlets in fluid communication with the cavity, creating relative motion between a substrate and the dispensing outlets in a first direction; dispensing a first coating material from the dispensing outlets while maintaining the relative motion and translating the multiplicity of dispensing outlets in a second direction non-parallel to the first direction, and varying a rate of dispensing of the first coating material in a predetermined fashion to form a discontinuous pattern of the first coating material on a major surface of the substrate. Useful non-uniformly patterned coated articles can be prepared using the process. |
| US11090679B2 |
Apparatus for controlled application of a viscous fluid
Systems and methods for dispensing a viscous fluid using an apparatus that may include: a housing; an applicator coupling on the housing that can releasably couple an applicator that contains a viscous fluid; a gas supply coupling that receives a pressurized gas from a gas supply; a valve having a first open position in which the valve can be gradually and controllably opened to adjustably control the delivery of pressurized gas to the applicator coupling, and a second closed position where the pressurized gas delivered to the applicator coupling is vented; and a valve actuator configured to permit a user to gradually and controllably open the valve to controllably dispense the viscous fluid from the applicator, where ceasing to depress the valve actuator vents the applicator coupling and immediately discontinues the dispensing of viscous fluid from the applicator. |
| US11090674B2 |
Pivoting spray head for automated painting systems
A paint robot having a sprayer that is substantially fixed in an orientation in which the spray fan is perpendicular to the wall surface may be ineffective at painting portions of a wall that are not substantially flat (e.g., flat). These portions may include one or more protrusions and/or recesses such as, for example: (1) a chair rail or other suitable piece of molding; (2) one or more window ledges and/or sills; (3) one or more exit signs; (4) one or more thermostats; (5) etc. As such, it may be desirable to incorporate an articulating spray head (e.g., a pivoting sprayer) into an automated mobile painting system in order to, for example, paint the upper and lower portions of the wall by angling the paint sprayer to paint over and/or under the various protrusions which may exist on the wall as discussed above. |
| US11090669B2 |
Dispensing system for dispensing flowable materials, flexible bag or pouch for use in dispensing system, and methods of filling dispensing bottles and dispensing flowable materials therefrom
A dispensing system, a flexible bag or pouch for use therewith, and methods for filling a dispensing bottle with a flowable product and dispensing the same are disclosed. The system includes a flexible bag and a dispensing bottle. The flowable product is located in the bag. The bag includes a first end and a second end. The bottle includes an interior chamber, a squeezable sidewall surrounding the chamber and a bottom cap including a dispensing valve. The bag is disposed in the chamber with the second end opened to form an open mouth, whereupon the flowable product is in communication with the dispensing valve. Squeezing of the bottle's sidewall applies pressure to the flowable product to cause it to be dispensed out of the bottle through dispensing valve. |
| US11090664B2 |
Foam discharge container
A foamer mechanism (20) of a foam dispensing container has a gas-liquid contact chamber (21), a liquid agent flow passage (22) through which a liquid agent supplied from a liquid agent supply portion (28) to the gas-liquid contact chamber (21) passes, and a gas flow passage (23) through which a gas supplied from a gas supply portion (29) to the gas-liquid contact chamber (21) passes. The gas flow passage (23) has a gas opening (23a) that is open to the gas-liquid contact chamber (21). The liquid agent flow passage (22) branches into plural branch flow passages (for example, branches into a first branch flow passage (221) and plural second branch flow passages (222)). Each of the plural branch flow passages has a liquid agent opening (22a, 22b) that is open to the gas-liquid contact chamber (21). The liquid agent openings (22a, 22b) are respectively arranged at positions on the both sides sandwiching an extension region (26) of an adjacent flow passage (231) which is a part of the gas flow passage (23) adjacent to the gas opening (23a). |
| US11090663B2 |
Head of blow gun that blows a large amount of air
A head of a blow gun includes an inlet and an outlet openings formed by a main channel. The main channel defines a first section with a first open end adjacent to the inlet opening and a second open end and a second section with a first open end adjacent to the second open end of the first section and a second open end adjacent to the outlet opening. The second section has a cross section including two opposite short sides and two opposite long sides. The outlet opening is delimited by the short sides and long sides and has a long width between the short sides and a short width between the long sides respectively. At least one side channel has a first open end allowing the outside air to flow therein and a second open end fluidly connected to the second section. |
| US11090662B2 |
Wireless hydrocyclone roping and wear management system
A new and improved hydrocyclone roping and wear management system and method for its use are provided. The system includes one or more wireless electronic roping sensors and/or one or more wireless electronic wear sensors disposed in communication with one or more hydrocyclones, along with a wireless electronic controller. The system is capable of wirelessly detecting roping and/or wear conditions within one or more hydrocyclone separators during their operation, communicating electronic data corresponding to the roping and/or wear conditions to an associated hydrocyclone control system, and causing adjustments in controlling operational parameters for the hydrocyclones. The associated method includes steps for wirelessly acquiring roping and/or wear condition data using the wireless electronic controller and delivering the data to the hydrocyclone control system. The system and method provide for improved roping detection and wear maintenance scheduling, and improved adjustment of undesirable roping and wear conditions. |
| US11090660B2 |
Hyper efficient separations device
The present technology relates to improved device and methods of use of insulator-based dielectrophoresis. This device provides a multi-length scale element that provides enhanced resolution and separation. The device provides improved particle streamlines, trapping efficiency, and induces laterally similar environments. Also provided are methods of using the device. |
| US11090657B2 |
Automatic paper shredder
An automatic paper shredder includes a shredder cover, a paper holding box, a shell, a paper holding plate, a paper holding plate inlet, a paper shredding component, a drive motor, a paper pressing plate, a paper pick-up component, and a waste paper bin. The paper pressing effect is improved through a spliced paper pressing plate, and the paper pick-up effect is improved through a damping plate, a soft rubber piece, and a convex rib, and thus, efficiency is improved. The automatic paper shredder has the characteristics of being highly automated, convenient to use, safe, reliable, structurally simple and cost-effective. |
| US11090655B2 |
Methods and devices for small volume liquid containment
In one embodiment described herein, a cartridge is provided comprising a cartridge frame; a plurality of diluents each in an expandable container; a plurality of reagents each in an expandable container; and a plurality of mixing vessels comprising empty expandable containers. |
| US11090654B2 |
Multi-well separation apparatus and reagent delivery device
Described herein are multi-well separation devices configured to allow a composition comprising a target agent to be separated into multiple wells, subdivided, recombined into a single well, and/or re-separated into the same or a different configuration of wells. Also described herein are reagent loading devices configured to simultaneously deliver one or more test agents to a plurality of volumes without having to individually deliver the test agents. Together, these devices allow high throughput parallel processes without repetitive pipetting or liquid handling robotics, though they may also be used separately. Also described herein are kits and systems for chemical or biological assays, as well as methods for using the multi-well separation devices and reagent loading devices described herein. |
| US11090652B2 |
Self-contained nucleic acid processing
Instruments and methods for amplifying nucleic acids in a sample provided in a flexible, self-contained, substantially closed sample container. |
| US11090647B2 |
Double bottom test tube kit and method therefore
A double bottom test tube has a first tubular section having an open end and a rounded closed end. A second tubular section has an open end and a rounded closed end. The open end of the first tubular section is couplable to the open end of the second tubular section. |
| US11090642B2 |
Honeycomb structure for supporting catalyst and production method therefor
A pillar-shaped honeycomb structure for supporting catalyst, including partition walls partitioning a plurality of cells extending from a first end face provided with a fluid inlet to a second end face provided with a fluid outlet, wherein the partition walls include a first region with a high initial water absorption speed and a second region with a lower initial water absorption speed than the first region, and the initial water absorption speed of the second region is 15% or more lower than the initial water absorption speed of the first region. |
| US11090640B2 |
Process for producing BTX from a C5—C12 hydrocarbon mixture
A method for preparing a hydrocracking catalyst comprising: (i) providing a shaped body comprising a zeolite and a binder, wherein the shaped body has been obtained by shaping, calcination and cooling, wherein the zeolite is ZSM-5 having a silica (SiO2) to alumina (Al2O3) molar ratio of 25-75; (ii) optionally drying the shaped body at a temperature of 100-300° C. for a period of at least 1 hour; (iii) depositing a hydrogenation metal on the shaped body by an impregnation for a period of at most 2 hours such that the amount of the hydrogenation metal is 0.010-0.30 wt % with respect to the total catalyst; (iv) optionally rinsing the metal deposited shaped body with water; and (v) heat-treating the metal deposited shaped body in air at a temperature of 250-300° C. for a period of 1-5 hours; wherein the catalyst comprises a total of less than 0.05 wt % sodium and cesium. |
| US11090639B2 |
Catalysts for the dehydration of hydroxypropionic acid and its derivatives
Hydroxypropionic acid, hydroxypropionic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof are dehydrated using a catalyst and a method to produce bio-acrylic acid, acrylic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof. A method to produce the dehydration catalyst is also provided. |
| US11090636B2 |
Crystalline transition metal tungstate process data system
A hydroprocessing catalyst has been developed. The catalyst is a crystalline transition metal tungstate material or metal sulfides derived therefrom, or both. The hydroprocessing using the crystalline transition metal tungstate material may include hydrodenitrification, hydrodesulfurization, hydrodemetallation, hydrodesilication, hydrodearomatization, hydroisomerization, hydrotreating, hydrofining, and hydrocracking. A data system comprising at least one processor; at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions; and at least one receiver configured to receive data of a conversion process comprising at least one reaction catalyzed by the catalyst or a metal sulfide decomposition product of the catalyst has been developed. |
| US11090634B2 |
Method for preparing a carbon-supported, platinum-transition metal alloy nanoparticle fuel cell catalyst
Disclosed is a method for preparing a carbon-supported platinum-transition metal alloy nanoparticle catalyst using a stabilizer. According to the method, the transition metal on the nanoparticle surface and the stabilizer are simultaneously removed by treatment with acetic acid. Therefore, the method enables the preparation of a carbon-supported platinum-transition metal alloy nanoparticle catalyst in a simple and environmentally friendly manner compared to conventional methods. The carbon-supported platinum-transition metal alloy nanoparticle catalyst can be applied as a high-performance, highly durable fuel cell catalyst. |
| US11090630B2 |
Method for further processing of carbon raw material
Process for further use of a water-containing carbon raw material comprising the treatment of the carbon raw material with carbon dioxide or water vapor or a mixture thereof at elevated temperature and the admixing of the thus obtained carbon material with an acid. |
| US11090627B2 |
Corrosion resistant duplex steel alloy, objects made thereof, and method of making the alloy
Disclosed is a Hot Isostatic Pressed ferritic-austenitic steel alloy, as well objects thereof. The elementary composition of the alloy comprises, in percentages by weight: C 0-0.05; Si0-0.8; Mn0-4.0; Crmore than 29-35; Ni3.0-10; Mo0-4.0; N0.30-0.55; Cu0-0.8; W0-3.0; S 0-0.03; Ce0-0.2; the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. The objects can be particularly useful in making components for a urea production plant that require processing such as machining or drilling. A preferred use is in making, or replacing, liquid distributors as used in a stripper as is typically present in the high-pressure synthesis section of a urea plant. |
| US11090623B2 |
Three-phase reactor with recycle cup of decreasing section and of variable angle of inclination
The present invention relates to a three-phase reactor for the reaction of a hydrocarbon feedstock with hydrogen and to a hydroconversion process, for example of H-Oil™ type, employing it, comprising a chamber with an upper end and a gas/liquid separation device comprising: a recycle cup, above the catalytic reaction zone and delimiting, with the upper end, a recycle zone, comprising a cylindrical upper part extended by a lower part of decreasing section and of variable angle of inclination, provided with vertical pipes for the passage of a gas/liquid mixture originating from a catalytic reaction zone, and having a fixed angle of inclination β of between 50° and 85° with respect to the axis of the cylindrical part, a pipe for recycle of the liquid at the apex of the lower part, in fluidic communication with the lower end of the chamber by recirculation means. |
| US11090617B2 |
Porous support-zeolite membrane composite
A porous support-zeolite membrane composite comprising an inorganic porous support and a zeolite membrane provided on, wherein the zeolite membrane contains a zeolite having a microporous structure of 8-membered oxygen ring or less, and a molar ratio of SiO2/Al2O3 in the zeolite membrane surface is larger by at least 20 than a molar ratio of SiO2/Al2O3 in the zeolite membrane itself, or a water adsorption of the porous support-zeolite membrane composite at a relative pressure of 0.8, as determined from a water vapor adsorption isotherm of the porous support-zeolite membrane composite, is at least 82% of a water adsorption of the porous support-zeolite membrane composite under the same condition as above after one-week immersion of the porous support-zeolite membrane composite in an aqueous 90 mass % acetic acid solution at room temperature. |
| US11090616B2 |
Filtration membranes and related compositions, methods and systems
Described herein are filtration membranes and related, compositions, methods and systems and in particular filtration membranes with embedded polymeric micro/nanoparticles and related compositions, methods, and systems. |
| US11090615B2 |
Smooth polymer membranes and electrospray printing methods of making thereof
A method of making a polymer membrane, the method including providing a first monomer solution having a first solvent, a second monomer solution having a second solvent, and a substrate having a surface, and including electrospraying the first monomer solution onto the substrate surface and electrospraying the second monomer solution onto the substrate surface to form the polymer membrane on at least a portion of the substrate surface. |
| US11090614B2 |
Composite semipermeable membrane and composite semipermeable membrane element
A novel membrane is provided in which the permeate flow rate is not prone to decrease even when the membrane is used to process seawater with high salt concentration and high heavy metal ion concentration. This composite semipermeable membrane comprises a porous support layer, a separation function layer arranged on the porous support layer, and a coating layer coating the separation function layer, wherein the separation function layer contains a crosslinked polymer amide which is a condensate of polyfunctional aromatic amine and polyfunctional aromatic acid chloride, and the coating layer contains an aliphatic polymer including a polyether moiety and a carbonic acid polymer moiety. |
| US11090612B2 |
Graded spacers for filtration wound elements
Embodiments of the present invention provide elements that are beneficial for use in fluid filtration. Embodiments provide elements that have variable feed spacer height, variable permeate spacer height, or both. The variable height allows flow properties to be matched to fluid volume as the filtration occurs. |
| US11090611B2 |
Separation systems, elements, and methods for separation utilizing stacked membranes and spacers
An example separation system includes a stack of membrane plate assemblies. An example membrane plate assembly may include membranes bonded to opposite sides of a spacer plate. The spacer plate may include a first opening in fluid communication with a region between the membranes, and a second opening in fluid communication with a region between membrane plate assemblies. Adjacent membrane plate assemblies in the stack may have alternating orientations such that bonding areas for adjacent membranes in the stack may be staggered. Accordingly, two isolated flows may be provided which may be orthogonal from one another. |
| US11090607B2 |
Method and apparatus for removing carbon dioxide from flue gas
A method of removing carbon dioxide from flue gas is disclosed. The method comprises mixing the flue gas with ammonia; and contacting the gas mixture with calcium nitrate solution to produce calcium carbonate precipitates and ammonium nitrate solution; or contacting the gas mixture with sodium nitrate solution to produce sodium carbonate precipitates and ammonium nitrate solution. The carbonate/bicarbonate precipitates are recovered by separating the carbonate/bicarbonates (s) from said solutions. An apparatus for performing the above method is also disclosed. The apparatus comprises a reaction vessel with an inlet to receive said solution and an inlet to receive and deliver a flue gas-ammonia mixture to a gas-liquid contactor which is configured to diffuse said gas mixture into either calcium nitrate or sodium nitrate solution. The reaction vessel is also provided with an impellor and draft tube configured to circulate the diffused gas mixture throughout the calcium nitrate or sodium nitrate solution for a period of time sufficient to produce carbonate/bicarbonate precipitates locking the CO2 into a solid form. |
| US11090606B2 |
Gas-less electrolytic device and method
An electrolytic device, e.g. a suppressor, including at least two flow-through channels separated by a charged membrane barrier, and a catalyst, for combining hydrogen and oxygen gas, together with ion exchange material, disposed in one of the channels. Also, a method for simultaneous electrolysis and catalytic gas elimination in a channel of the device is described. |
| US11090602B2 |
Activated carbon and catalyst filter
Embodiments of the invention include a filtration element. In an embodiment, the invention includes a filtration element for an airplane cabin that includes a first media portion upstream from a second media portion. The first media portion can include activated carbon. The second media portion can include a catalyst material. Other embodiments are also included herein. |
| US11090600B2 |
Particle separator assembly for a turbine engine
A method and apparatus for a turbine engine having a compressor section, combustion section, and a turbine section in an axial flow arrangement with a cooling circuit in fluid communication with at least one of the compressor section, combustion section, or turbine section. The method and apparatus further including separating particles from a cooling air that flows through the cooling circuit. |
| US11090594B2 |
Filter element comprising two offset outlets in communication with filter inner space, as well| as corresponding housing
A filter element is provided having a tubular shape defining an inner space, a first outlet in communication with the inner space and a second outlet in communication with the inner space, wherein the second outlet has an offset position in relation to the first outlet in a transversal direction of the filter element. Also provided is a filter housing having an inner housing space adapted to receive a tubular filter element, the filter housing having an inlet, a first outlet located in a first end of the filter housing, and a second outlet located in a second end of the filter housing, wherein the second end is located opposite to the first end in relation to the inner housing space. |
| US11090591B2 |
Swirling flow generation device and deposition device
A swirling flow generation device includes a first pipe having a first pipe axis and through which gas passes, a second pipe having a second pipe axis in a direction different from the first pipe axis and communicates with downstream of the first pipe, and an airflow changing unit provided in the first pipe and having an opening eccentric from the first pipe axis. A swirling flow is formed in the second pipe as the center of the airflow passed through the opening flows into the second pipe at a position that is eccentric from the second pipe axis. |
| US11090590B2 |
Pre-coalescing multi-layered filter media
Fiber webs that may be used as filter media are provided. In some embodiments, the filter media may include multiple layers. Each layer may be designed to have separate functions in the filter media. For example, a first layer may be provided for improving dust holding capacity, a second layer for improving efficiency, and a third layer for providing support and strength to the media. By designing the layers to have separate functions, each layer may be optimized to enhance its function without negatively impacting the performance of another layer of the media. |
| US11090585B2 |
Process for the continuous production of sub-micron two-dimensional materials such as graphene
A system and a method of continuously separating submicron thickness laminar solid particles from a solid suspension, segregating the suspension into a submicron thickness particle fraction suspension and a residual particle fraction suspension, the method comprising the steps of; providing a continuous centrifuge apparatus; providing a suspension of submicron thickness laminar solid particles in a solid suspension; wherein the solid suspension comprises the submicron thickness solid particles in a liquid continuous phase; separating the solid suspension in the apparatus. |
| US11090584B2 |
Gas-tight centrifuge for VOC separation
Gas-tight decanter centrifuge process for separation of volatile organic compounds from drilling fluid. A method is described for removing low gravity solids from a mixture of recovered oil based drilling fluid and low gravity solids and diluent. A gas-tight decanter centrifuge that is designed and constructed for this purpose in a gas-tight manor so to ensure vapour cannot escape the decanting process, and foreign oxygen cannot enter the process under normal operating conditions. |
| US11090574B2 |
Electromagnetic animated figure control system
The present disclosure relates generally to an electromagnetic animated figure control system. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to techniques for actuating a figure, such as a plush toy, using addressable control nodes (e.g., electromagnetic coils) of an electromagnetic array. For example, an amusement park may include a control surface implemented to include the electromagnetic array. Further, an animated figure may include magnets in one or more components. Accordingly, while the animated figure may lack a power source, the animated figure may be controlled (e.g., actuated) via a controlled magnetic interaction between the control surface and the magnets. |
| US11090572B2 |
Amusement ride
An amusement ride having at least one vehicle, which comprises one or more passenger compartments for accommodating passengers, and a pool, wherein the amusement ride is designed in such a way that at least one pendulum movement of the vehicle is possible, wherein the amusement ride is configured in such a way that the pool can be at least partially filled with a liquid and the vehicle comes into contact with the liquid of the pool in the course of the pendulum movement. |
| US11090571B2 |
Amusement attraction fluid control system
An amusement attraction fluid control system comprises a fluid source, at least one pump, at least one fluid feature, a plurality of conduits interconnecting the fluid source and the at least one pump to the at least one fluid feature, and a controller; wherein the at least one pump is configured to pump fluid through the conduits to the at least one fluid feature. The controller is adapted to control the at least one pump to deliver fluid to each respective fluid feature. |
| US11090570B1 |
Swing for playing in standing posture
The invention provides a swing for playing in standing posture which comprises a step plate defined with two long sides and two short sides, and two suspension components. The suspension components are disposed on the long sides respectively. Each suspension component includes two slings disposed at one of the long sides, and a handle assembled with the two slings and parallel to the long sides. The handle comprises two through holes for the two slings to pass through, and the two slings do not wound around the handle at any part thereof. Each sling comprises a stop sleeve and a knot. The stop sleeve moves along the sling if a force bore by the stop sleeve is greater than the friction between the stop sleeve and a surface of the sling. A position of the handle on the sling is defined by the stop sleeve and the knot. |
| US11090567B2 |
Individualized game data augmented displays
Information may be provided to smartphones to allow users to display video game characters of other individuals in a social or other setting, outside of and/or independent of game play of the video game. The smartphones may read information, for example of a badge or a face, and use the information to obtain information of a visual representation of a virtual game character of another person. The information of the game character may also be used for displays in a virtual reality game, results of which may be used to update game character status in a video game. |
| US11090566B1 |
Method for determining player behavior
Methods and systems for determining behavior of a player playing a video game includes assigning a behavioral value point for the player and for each game item in a gaming scenario of the video game. An action performed by the player and directed toward a specific game item is detected in the gaming scenario. Adjustment value points defined for the action and for the effect of the action on the different game items are identified. A change in the behavioral value points for the player and for each game item affected by the action of the player is dynamically computed by applying adjustment value points defined for the action and for the effect of the action to the corresponding behavioral value points assigned to the player and for each game item affected by the action. The change in the behavioral value points of the player and of each game item affected by the action are examined to establish if the player is exhibiting good behavior or bad behavior. |
| US11090564B1 |
Using sensor statistics for player authentication
Methods, systems, and devices for using sensor statistics for player authentication are described. A device or system (e.g., a video game, an electronic sports (Esports) system, a gaming console, etc.) may utilize sensors to authenticate a player (e.g., a user) to an account during gameplay (e.g., in real-time during gameplay). Users may be authenticated by matching sensed gameplay attributes (e.g., indicators, reflex time, sensed patterns, eye motion, heart rate, tremors, frequency of operation, periodicity, spiky behavior, eye concentration, etc.) to the account. For example, collected sensor data may be compared to the account's history or past sensor data, or may be compared to similar ranked players' sensor data, for authentication. The device or system may further use additional data including robot (e.g., BOT) gameplay data, sensor data collected from other players of different (e.g., higher) rank, etc. to identify when collected sensor data may be associated with inauthentic gameplay. |
| US11090563B2 |
Object selection method, terminal and storage medium
An object selection method, applied to a terminal, is provided. A graphic user interface including at least one virtual object is displayed. At least one candidate virtual object to which a skill is released, is determined from the at least one virtual object according to an object selection instruction, to obtain a candidate object set. A deviation parameter of each candidate virtual object in the candidate object set is obtained, the deviation parameter being relative to a reference object. At least one target virtual object to which the skill is released is selected, from the candidate object set according to the deviation parameter. |
| US11090556B2 |
Entertainment device, display control method, program, and information storage medium
There are provided an entertainment device, a display control method, a program, and an information storage medium for enabling command information arranged on a screen to be less of a nuisance for the user than before. A voice receiving section (56) receives a voice. When the voice represents prescribed information, a command information arranging section (68) arranges command information at a position on a screen in accordance with display content of the screen, the command information being indicative of a command and causing execution of a process corresponding to the command upon receipt of the voice represented by the information. |
| US11090554B2 |
Simulation system, image processing method, and information storage medium
A simulation system includes a processor including hardware. The processor performs an information acquisition process of acquiring user information including at least one of position information, direction information, and posture information of a user, a virtual space setting process of setting a virtual space, a moving body process of moving a user character corresponding to the user in the virtual space, a game process that is a process for a game in the virtual space, and a display process of generating an image in the virtual space as a display image to be displayed for the user. In the game process, the processor determines whether the user has made an item acquisition motion based on the user information, and upon determination that the user has made the item acquisition motion, performs a process of causing the user character to acquire an item. |
| US11090553B2 |
Customizable display of betting layout
A roulette table allows players to make customized betting selections and customize the layout of the betting options that appear on the player station of the roulette table. In particularly contemplated embodiments, players may add, delete, or modify the appearance of betting options through a user interface so that the players may more readily indicate desired wagers. This functionality may not only speed up game play, but also make the betting layout more intuitive for each user resulting in increased attendance of roulette games. |
| US11090546B2 |
Non-contact measurement device for golf course green
A measurement device (100) for a golf course green comprises: a distance measurement unit (30) having a pair of laser transmitter/receivers (32) for emitting a pair of laser beams (L; L1, L2), for distance measurement, outwardly at a predetermined emission angle with respect to the forward direction (CEN); a control unit (50) for generating hole-cup position information and hole-cup gradient information from an arithmetic operation of data on the distance measured by the pair of laser transmitter/receivers (32) of the distance measurement unit (30) and data on the emission angle; and an output unit (60) provided outside a casing (10) so as to output the hole-cup position information and hole-cup gradient information generated by the control unit (50). |
| US11090545B2 |
Wireless customizable referee paging system
A wireless customizable referee paging system is disclosed. The system includes at least two flag signaling components, each flag signaling component having an electronic signature to send a unique flag signal based on a flag user's input for that flag signaling component. The system includes a central receiving component that receives the unique flag signal from each flag signaling component and then alerts a central user to receipt of the unique flag signal. The flag signaling components and the central receiving component each having a Bluetooth® radio circuit and thereby the flag signaling components communicate with the central receiving component substantially exclusively via Bluetooth® technology. The flag signaling components and the central receiving component each have a pairing-mode and a signaling-mode. The pairing-mode uniquely pairs each flag signaling component to the central receiving component. The signaling-mode restricts each flag signaling component communicating with the central receiving component. |
| US11090537B2 |
Lacrosse head with fiber reinforcement
The disclosed embodiments relate to a lacrosse head and a method of manufacture to form the same. A lacrosse head may include a scoop, a throat, and a pair of opposed sidewalls configured to interconnect the scoop to the throat, each sidewall having an interior edge and an exterior edge. The lacrosse head may further include a hub connected to the throat, the hub including a socket configured to receive a stick. Additionally, at least one of the scoop, throat, pair of opposed sidewalls, and hub comprise a matrix material embedded with a plurality of substantially randomly dispersed reinforcing fibers. A method of forming a lacrosse head may include forming a mold assembly having a positive side and a negative side, mixing a composite matrix material by feeding chopped reinforcing fibers randomly into a resinous material, setting the matrix material into the mold assembly, and closing the mold assembly. |
| US11090532B2 |
Golf club head
A cavity back iron type club head includes a striking plate having a substantially planar striking surface and a rear surface defining a thickness therebetween. The rear surface defines a striking plate rear cavity region. A perimeter support is coupled to a peripheral portion of the striking plate. The surface area of the striking surface is related to the club head loft angle by the equation SSA≥14.4(L)+2875, where SSA is the surface area of the striking surface in units of square-millimeters and L is the club head loft angle in units of degrees. |
| US11090531B2 |
Golf club head with adjustable hosel
A golf club head having an adjustable hosel assembly and a plug assembly that can reversibly secure the hosel assembly in a chosen configuration within the club head is disclosed herein. In particular, the hosel assembly includes a shaft sleeve that is trapped within a hosel opening with a screw that extends through an interior flange. The plug assembly includes a wedge-shaped flange that is inserted into an opening in the body and fits between the interior flange and the head of the screw to temporarily immobilize the shaft sleeve. The plug assembly preferably completely fills the opening in the body so as to preserve a smooth outer mold line of the club head and allow graphics or decorations to extend across the exterior surface without disruption. |
| US11090529B2 |
Golf ball with indicia
A golf ball alignment device includes a golf ball having an exterior surface. Indicia is disposed on the exterior surface of the golf ball. The indicia include first and second line segments extending along a portion of the golf ball at a spaced interval. The spaced interval is narrower at a first end of each line segment than at a second end of each line segment such that the line segments converge from the second end of the line segments to the first end of the line segments. The indicia provide an alignment reference on the golf ball for a user to align the line segments with at least one of an intended direction of travel of the golf ball and a club head used to strike the ball in the intended direction of travel. |
| US11090524B2 |
Integrated fabric system for apparel
An article of apparel including an integrated fabric system, with or without strategically-placed weighting and/or elastic resistant materials, which optimizes conditioning, strengthening, endurance, enhancement, training, performance, functional longevity, benefits of daily activity, movement therapy, and/or other diverse medical and/or therapeutic uses, and, all while reducing the possibility of injury. The article enables the user to receive medical and/or therapeutic benefits and to increase production of kinetic energy, through weighted and/or elastic resistance, as required by the user's particularized needs. The user may benefit from the medical/therapeutic properties during periods of activity or inactivity. Benefits are achieved through the integration of fabrics and strategically-placed weighting and/or elastic resistance materials into the article based upon the kinetic energy created, necessitated, and/or dissipated by a specific movement(s) and/or medical or therapeutic requirements. |
| US11090519B2 |
Fire extinguisher system and method of manufacturing
An assembly for a fire extinguisher system includes a fire extinguisher fitting that extends into a fire extinguisher container and a fill adapter. The fitting defines a fitting bore through which a connection portion of a pressure monitoring device at least partially extends and a fitting flange that is disposed about the fitting and is disposed parallel to a flange of the pressure monitoring device. The fill adapter includes an adapter housing and an adapter shaft. The adapter housing is arranged to be disposed about the pressure monitoring device. The adapter shaft that at least partially extends through the adapter housing. The adapter shaft is arranged to engage a monitoring housing of the pressure monitoring device. |
| US11090517B2 |
Fall protection device
A fall protection device includes a frame, a rolling member, a safety belt, a braking plate, a braking part, and a restoring spring. The frame has a first side plate. An outer side surface of the first side plate is provided with a blocking part. A rolling member is rotatably disposed on the frame. A safety belt is wound around the rolling member. A braking plate is engaged to the rolling member and has an inner side surface, which faces the outer side surface. The braking part is pivotally disposed on the braking plate and is located between the inner side surface and the outer side surface, whereby to ensure that the braking part at a braking position could be abutting against the blocking part. |
| US11090516B2 |
Personal protection system including a helmet with a sensor
A personal protection system including a helmet worn on the head of a user and a hood removably coupled to the helmet. The helmet may comprise a ventilation assembly, a chin bar and a control circuit. The chin bar may comprise a mounting device and a hall effect sensor mounted adjacent the mounting device. The hall effect sensor may be in communication with the control circuit. The hood may comprise a transparent face shield and a mounting element configured to removably couple with the mounting device of the helmet. The control circuit may be configured to receive a signal from said hall effect sensor indicating the coupling of said mounting element of said hood with said mounting device of said helmet. |
| US11090511B2 |
Motion management system and method for image-guided radiotherapy
Systems for establishing a reproducible breath-holding pattern during radiotherapy are disclosed. An exemplary image-guided radiotherapy system (100) may include an airway breathing controller (ABC) device (160), which may block airflow to the patient during imaging and/or radiotherapy to immobilize a target tumor. A patient may practice breath-holding during a training session until a reproducible breath-hold pattern is established. The patient may perform the breath-hold pattern in imaging and/or radiotherapy sessions, during which physiological signals may be measured from the patient and compared to baseline signals collected during the training session. Variation between measured signals and baseline signals may indicate unreproducible breath-holding, in which case radiation delivery may be altered or halted. |
| US11090510B2 |
Method for tracking tumor location and radiotherapy apparatus
Provided are a method for tracking tumor location and a radiotherapy apparatus, relating to the field of medical equipment technology. The method is applied to a radiotherapy apparatus comprising a first detector and at least one radiation source, and comprises emitting, from the radiation source, ray beams having a predetermined intensity, the ray beams being partially scattered after passing through a body lesion; receiving, by the first detector, a portion of scattered ray beams to acquire scattering data of the lesion; determining a relative location relationship between the lesion and a target region according to the acquired scattering data; and adjusting at least one of the ray beam intensity, lesion location and target region location according to the determined relative location relationship, such that the lesion receives irradiation of the ray beams having an adjusted predetermined intensity at the target region location. |
| US11090509B1 |
Neutron source with beam shaping apparatus for cancer treatment
A cancer treatment apparatus has a neutron source generating neutrons exiting through a surface of a moderator block and an elongated beam-shaping apparatus (BSA) having a length and a circular cross section of a diameter less than the length, the BSA joined at one end to and projecting orthogonally from the surface of the moderator block of the neutron source, the BSA having a conically shaped element at an end away from the moderator block, the conically shaped element declining in diameter in a direction away from the moderator block. Neutrons produced by the neutron source enter the BSA at the surface of the moderator block, travel the length of the BSA, and exit the BSA through an aperture at the end of the BSA away from the moderator block. |
| US11090508B2 |
System and method for biological treatment planning and decision support
Embodiments of the present invention provide an integrated solution to radiotherapy treatment planning that enables accurate recording and accumulation of physical parameters as input (e.g., dose, dose rate, irradiation time per voxel, etc.). User-defined functions are evaluated to correlate the input parameters with 4D biological outcomes. The resulting biological parameters can be visualized as a biological outcome map to evaluate decisions, support decisions, and optimize decisions regarding the parameters of the radiotherapy treatment plan, for example, for supporting clinical trials and related clinical research. |
| US11090507B2 |
Optical filter for skin treatments: hair enhancement system
A wearable head article for controlling light incident on the skin, including a filter layer for allowing light to pass through over a treatment area of the head, wherein the filer layer includes material that controls the wavelengths that pass through, and a protective layer for reducing skin exposure to at least one of harmful light and non-beneficial light. |
| US11090504B2 |
Device for influencing biological processes in living tissue
A device for influencing biological sequences in living tissue, in particular a human body, includes a field generation device for generating the pulsating magnetic field to be applied to at least a part of the tissue, and a pulse generator controlling the field generation device. The pulsating magnetic field is composed of a sequence of primary pulses which are formed by a plurality of superimposed sub-pulses, the pulse repetition rate of which is between 0.01 and 1000 Hz. The sequence of primary pulses separated is from a second sequence of primary pulses by a rest phase. The curve profile of the maximum amplitude of the primary pulses has a slope mB of −∞ |
| US11090499B2 |
Implantable medical device
An implantable medical device includes an enclosure sleeve that includes grade 5 titanium. Within the enclosure sleeve is a circuit board that includes at least a portion of circuitry that provides a pulse generator and a battery that is electrically coupled to the at least the portion of circuitry. A bottom cap is attached to the enclosure sleeve. A connector block module assembly is coupled to the enclosure sleeve. A plurality of lead connections are within the connector block module assembly with the at least the portion of circuity. Feedthrough pins carry stimulation signals of the pulse generator to the lead connections of the connector block module assembly. A ground conductor extends within the enclosure sleeve and is electrically coupled to the circuit board, and a ground pin is electrically coupled to the ground conductor. |
| US11090493B2 |
System and method to control a non-paresthesia stimulation based on sensory action potentials
A system and method for controlling non-paresthesia stimulation of neural tissue of a patient. The method delivers a non-paresthesia stimulation waveform, senses sensory action potential (SAP) signals from the neural tissue of interest and analyzes the SAP signals to obtain SAP activity data for at least one of an SAP C-fiber component or an SAP A-delta fiber component. The method determines whether the SAP activity data satisfies a criteria of interest and adjusts at least one of the therapy parameters to change the non-paresthesia stimulation waveform when the SAP activity data does not satisfy the criteria of interest. |
| US11090492B2 |
Systems and methods to optimize anti-tachycardial pacing (ATP)
Apparatus, systems and methods are provided for prevention and/or remediation of cardiac arrhythmias, e.g. optimizing anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP) algorithms. More particularly, implantable devices are provided that measure and treat cardiac arrhythmias. By monitoring the ATP attempt from additional electrodes, far-field morphology analyses, and/or measuring the return interval from a failed ATP attempt; the devices may estimate when entrainment has occurred, the amount of delay within the reentrant tachycardia, and/or tachycardia termination/acceleration. These variables and occurrences can be used to optimize the first and/or subsequent ATP attempts. Furthermore, other exemplary embodiments describe methods to integrate electrical restitution properties into the design of ATP pacing algorithms to facilitate tachycardia termination. |
| US11090490B2 |
Method and apparatus for multimodal electrical modulation of pain
Apparatus and methods for managing pain uses separate varying electromagnetic fields, with a variety of temporal and amplitude characteristics, which are applied to a particular neural structure to modulate glial and neuronal interactions as a mechanism for relieving chronic pain. In another embodiment, a single composite modulation/stimulation signal which has rhythmically varying characteristics is used to achieve the same results as separate varying electromagnetic fields. Also, disclosed is an apparatus and method for modulating the expression of genes involved in diverse pathways including inflammatory/immune system mediators, ion channels and neurotransmitters, in both the Spinal Cord (SC) and Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) where such expression modulation is caused by spinal cord stimulation or peripheral nerve stimulation using the disclosed apparatus and techniques. In one embodiment of multimodal modulation therapy, the prime signal may be monophasic, or biphasic, in which the polarity of the first phase of the biphasic prime signal may be either cathodic or anodic while the tonic signal may be either monophasic, or biphasic, with the polarity of the first phase of the biphasic tonic signal being either cathodic or anodic. |
| US11090488B2 |
Device and method for the treatment of joint instability
The device (1) for the treatment of joint instability and dyskinesia comprises: an inertial sensor (11, 12) for detecting the movements of a limb (2) of a person, adapted to produce movement signals; an electrostimulation element (14) that can be positioned at a predetermined point of the patient's body so as to electrically stimulate muscles involved in the movement of the limb (2); a waveform generator (15) for supplying the electrostimulation element (14); and a processing means (4) connected to the inertial sensor (11, 12) and to the generator (15), comprising: a position module (41) configured to determine positions of the limb (2) on the basis of the movement signals; and a stimulation module (42) configured to produce stimulation signals adapted to control the operation of the generator (15), on the basis of one or more positions of the limb (2) determined by the position module (41). |
| US11090485B2 |
Systems and methods for intra-surgical monitoring of evoked responses that occur during an electrode lead insertion procedure
An exemplary monitoring system 1) receives a user input command to begin monitoring evoked responses that occur in response to acoustic stimulation during an insertion procedure in which a lead that is communicatively coupled to a cochlear implant is inserted into a cochlea of a patient, the lead having an array of intracochlear electrodes and an extracochlear electrode, the extracochlear electrode physically and communicatively coupled to a probe that is also communicatively coupled to the monitoring system, 2) directs, in response to the user input command, the cochlear implant to short an intracochlear electrode with the extracochlear electrode, 3) presents the acoustic stimulation to the patient, and 4) records the evoked responses that occur in response to the acoustic stimulation by using the intracochlear electrode to detect signals representative of the evoked responses and receiving the detected signals by way of the extracochlear electrode and the probe. |
| US11090481B2 |
Wireless power delivery in dynamic environments
An adaptive system for efficient and long-range wireless power delivery using magnetically coupled resonators responds to changes in a dynamic environment, and maintains high efficiency over a narrow or fixed frequency range. The system uses adaptive impedance matching to maintain high efficiency. The wireless power transfer system includes a drive inductor coupled to a high-Q transmitter coil, and a load inductor coupled to a high-Q receiver coil. The transmitter coil and receiver coil for a magnetically coupled resonator. A first matching network is (i) operably coupled to the drive inductor and configured to selectively adjust the impedance between the drive inductor and the transmitter coil, or (ii) is operably coupled to the load inductor and configured to selectively adjust the impedance between the load inductor and the receiver coil. |
| US11090477B2 |
IV access port cap for providing antimicrobial protection
A cap is configured to provide antimicrobial protection to a female luer port of an intravenous device. The cap distributes an antimicrobial solution within the intraluminal surfaces of the port when the cap is connected to the port. A cap may also be designed to distribute an antimicrobial solution around the exterior surfaces of the port. Once connected to a port, the cap can form a seal that minimizes the evaporation of the antimicrobial solution from within the lumen of a port. The cap can therefore provide antimicrobial protection against another device that is connected to the port once the cap is removed. |
| US11090476B2 |
Needle-guiding device for a skin pricking device and skin pricking device
The disclosure relates to a needle-guiding device for a skin pricking device, comprising a base body, a skin pricking needle (3) and a needle channel (14), which is formed in the base body and in which the skin pricking needle (3) is arranged, wherein the skin pricking needle (3) can be moved back and forth repeatedly in the needle channel (14) along a movement path, wherein a channel wall (17) of the needle channel (14) has proximal guide wall sections (18) with respect to the skin pricking needle (3), on which the skin pricking needle (3) comes to rest for the needle guidance in response to the back and forth movement, and has distal wall sections (19), which are recessed relative to the proximal guide wall sections (18) and which are free from a direct contact with the skin pricking needle (3) in response to moving the skin pricking needle (3) back and forth in the needle channel (14). A skin pricker is furthermore provided. |
| US11090475B2 |
Medical treatment system and method of use
A medical treatment system including a treatment chamber, a source of an aqueous mist containing a medication, a source of an oxygen-enriched gas, and a control system adapted to alternately surround a human body part with a mist containing a medication and the oxygen enriched gas, which can be used to treat various skin disorders including infected lesions, bacterial infections such as acne (i.e. Proplanibacterium acnes), fungal infections such as Athelete's foot (i.e. fungal genus Trichophyton), conditions associated with hair loss including alopecia as well as ulcerations and frostbite resulting form poor circulation. A method of treating skin disorders is also disclosed, that includes providing a mist containing a medication and enriched oxygen gas to the site being treated its well as providing oxygen to the patient during treatment. |
| US11090474B2 |
Device and method for application of topical compositions guided by projected fiducials
A device and a method are for application of a composition to a treatment surface (e.g., skin). The device may include an optical emitter projecting fiducials to skin; a detector obtaining image data corresponding to an image of an area of skin marked with the fiducials; an applicator applying the composition to a location within the skin area; and a processing arrangement. The processing arrangement is receiving the image data, analyzing the image data to determine a morphology of the skin area based on the fiducials captured within the image, identifying, based on the morphology, a region within the image corresponding to the location aimed by the applicator arrangement, analyzing the image data to determine whether the identified region corresponds to a skin artifact, and directing the applicator arrangement to selectively apply the composition to the location when the skin artifact is detected from the identified region. |
| US11090468B2 |
Apparatus and methods for coating medical devices
Embodiments of the invention include apparatus and methods for coating medical devices. In an embodiment, the invention includes a coating apparatus including a coating application unit including a fluid applicator; a first rotation mechanism and a second rotation mechanism; and a controller, wherein the controller causes the first rotation mechanism and the second rotation mechanism to rotate a medical device at substantially the same speed, wherein the speed is greater than 500 rotations per minute. In an embodiment, the invention includes a method of coating a medical device including rotating a medical device with a rotation mechanism at a speed of greater than 500 rotations per minute; contacting the medical device with a fluid applicator; and applying a coating solution to the device. In an embodiment, the invention includes a medical device. In some embodiments a surface of a shaft of the device comprises high points and low points. |
| US11090461B2 |
Devices and methods for fluid transfer through a placed peripheral intravenous catheter
An apparatus includes a catheter, an introducer, and an actuator. A distal end portion of the introducer is configured to couple to an indwelling peripheral intravenous line. The actuator is movably coupled to the introducer and is configured to move the catheter between a first position, in which the catheter is disposed within the introducer, and a second position, in which a distal end portion of the catheter is distal to the introducer. A first portion of the actuator is disposed outside of the introducer and in contact with an outer surface of the introducer such that (1) a longitudinal axis defined by a second portion of the actuator is nonparallel to a longitudinal axis defined by the introducer and (2) the second portion of the actuator exerts a force on a proximal end portion of the catheter operable to increase an internal stress within a portion of the catheter. |
| US11090447B2 |
Tamper-resistant enclosures for fluid lines
A tamper-resistant device for holding a portion of an access port of a fluid line can include a first housing member that includes a first recess and a first stopping shelf. The device can further include a second housing member that includes a second recess and a second stopping shelf. The second housing member can couple with the first housing member such that the first and second stopping shelves cooperate to retain the portion of the access port within the device. The device can include a locking mechanism configured maintain the first and second housing members in a coupled state when engaged. The device can further include a tamper-evident indicator that, when activated, permits the first and second housing members to transition from the coupled state to a decoupled state to permit access to the access port of the fluid line. |
| US11090445B2 |
System and method for safety syringe
A system for injecting includes a syringe body having proximal and distal ends, a syringe interior, and a syringe flange at the proximal end thereof. The system also includes a stopper member disposed in the syringe interior. The system further includes a plunger member coupled to the stopper member. The plunger member includes a rotatable member configured to insert the stopper member distally in the syringe interior relative to the syringe body with rotation of the rotatable member. The plunger member further includes a proximal portion proximal of the rotatable member configured to be moved distally to also insert the stopper member distally in the syringe interior relative to the syringe body to eject about microliters of fluid from the syringe interior. |
| US11090443B2 |
Needle cover
A single-use cover assembly that obscures a substantial majority or an entirety of an injection needle from view before, during, and after an injection procedure. The cover assembly includes a housing and a needle sleeve that retracts and extends by sliding axially within the housing. The needle sleeve carries a locking collar that moves from a first position to a second position once the needle sleeve is fully retracted. In the first position the locking collar allows retraction of the needle sleeve from a fully extended position. In the second position, a portion of the locking collar covers a tip of the needle, thereby preventing retraction of the needle sleeve from the fully extended position. |
| US11090442B2 |
Syringe cap, syringe assembly, and prefilled syringe
A syringe cap is configured to be removably attached to a barrel to seal a needle hole in a puncture needle held by a barrel tip portion of the barrel, and comprises a first member that is configured to be pierced with the puncture needle and that comprises an elastic material having a Young's modulus in the range of 1 to 10 MPa; and a second member that comprises an elastic hollow body having a Young's modulus in the range of 1 to 10 MPa and that is configured form a closed space between the first member and the barrel. A vapor permeability of a material from which the first member is formed is lower than a vapor permeability of a material from which the second member is formed. |
| US11090439B2 |
Therapy management systems, methods, and devices
One or more embodiments of the disclosure are related, generally, to a reusable accessory for a manual medication delivery device. Such a reusable accessory may include a wireless communication interface, a detection circuitry, and a recommendation system. In one or more embodiments, an adapter may be configured to reversibly couple such a reusable accessory to a manual medication delivery device. Dosing events may be detected that are associated with dosing at the manual medication delivery device. Dose recommendations may be provided responsive to analyte measurements and/or dosing events. |
| US11090431B2 |
Infusion system and method of use which prevents over-saturation of an analog-to-digital converter
To detect air in a fluid delivery line of an infusion system, infusion fluid is pumped through a fluid delivery line adjacent to at least one sensor. A signal is transmitted and received using the at least one sensor into and from the fluid delivery line. The at least one sensor is operated, using at least one processor, at a modified frequency which is different than a resonant frequency of the at least one sensor to reduce an amplitude of an output of the signal transmitted from the at least one sensor to a level which is lower than a saturation level of the analog-to-digital converter to avoid over-saturating the analog-to-digital converter. The signal received by the at least one sensor is converted from analog to digital using an analog-to-digital converter. The at least one processor determines whether air is in the fluid delivery line based on the converted digital signal. |
| US11090428B2 |
Syringe infusion devices and systems for delivery of active agents
A pump device (10) operable with a syringe (11) having a barrel (12) and a plunger (13). The pump device (10) is operable to cause relative movement between the syringe plunger (13) and the syringe barrel (12) for discharging fluid from the syringe (11). The pump device (10) comprises a portion (31) adapted to engage the syringe barrel (12), and a drive mechanism for moving the syringe plunger (13) relative to the syringe barrel (12) to discharge fluid from the syringe (11). The drive mechanism comprises an actuator (45) adapted to engage the syringe plunger (13) and a power mechanism (61) for moving the actuator (45) to effect movement of the syringe plunger (13) relative to the syringe barrel (12). The pump device (10) thus provides a syringe driving means. There is also provided an infusion system comprising a syringe driving means, the syringe driving means comprising the pump device (10). Further, there is provided an infusion system comprising a syringe driving means operable to maintain a constant pressure within a syringe and tubing with viscosity corrections for various antibiotic concentrations. |
| US11090427B2 |
Device for drug delivery
Disclosed is an ambulatory therapeutic fluid delivery device. The device includes at least one housing connectable to a cannula, the at least one housing retaining a reservoir to hold the therapeutic fluid. The device also includes a mechanically powered pumping mechanism to cause delivery of at least some of the fluid from the reservoir, and a power-transfer mechanism to transfer manually-delivered power provided by a user to mechanically actuate the pumping mechanism. |
| US11090424B2 |
Body temperature measurement devices, methods, and systems
A core temperature measurement may be made by varying the heat transfer dynamics of a blood circuit and fitting parameters of a blood circuit heat transfer configuration to measurements under the varied conditions. Then the input temperature of the patient core can be extracted from the model and a current temperature measurement remote from the patient core and optionally other measurements such as blood flow rate. |
| US11090421B2 |
Systems and methods for batch sorbent material reuse
Methods, sorbent cartridges and cleaning devices are disclosed for refurbishing sorbent materials. In one implementation among multiple implementations, a medical fluid delivery method includes: providing a sorbent cartridge including H+ZP within a casing for a treatment; and after the treatment, refurbishing the H+ZP while maintained within the casing via (i) regenerating the non-disinfected H+ZP by flowing an acid solution through the casing, (ii) rinsing the regenerated H+ZP while maintained within the casing, (iii) disinfecting the regenerated and rinsed H+ZP by flowing a disinfecting agent through the casing, and (iv) rinsing the regenerated and disinfected H+ZP while maintained within the casing. Multiple batch sorbent refubishing implementations are also disclosed. |
| US11090420B2 |
Device for extracorporeal blood treatment involving a change of concentrate
A method and device for performing extracorporeal blood treatment utilizes a first concentrate connection configured to feed a first concentrate into the device as a basis for generating a dialysate, and a second concentrate connection configured to feed a second concentrate into the device as a basis for generating a dialysate. In operation, a first concentrate is fed into the device through the first concentrate connection. The method and device then switch over from feeding the first concentrate into the device through the first concentrate connection to feeding the second concentrate into the device through the second concentrate connection. The switchover step can be performed at a predetermined time during an ongoing blood treatment or after a predetermined period of time. |
| US11090419B2 |
Blood purification apparatus
Provided is a blood purification apparatus which can continue to accurately monitor a blood purification treatment state even if treatment conditions are changed during blood purification treatment. The blood purification apparatus can perform real-time monitoring on the blood purification treatment state, based on a concentration change in a discharge solution which is obtained by an arithmetic device. The blood purification apparatus includes a treatment condition change device that sets or changes treatment conditions as requested, and that causes a discharge solution concentration sensor to previously detect concentration of the discharge solution under the respective treatment conditions, and a storage device that stores the concentration of the discharge solution under the respective treatment conditions which is detected by the discharge solution concentration sensor in the treatment condition change device, as a first predetermined value corresponding to the respective treatment conditions. When the treatment conditions are changed during blood purification treatment, the arithmetic device obtains the concentration change in the discharge solution, based on the first predetermined value corresponding to the changed treatment conditions among the first predetermined values stored in the storage device. |
| US11090418B2 |
Breast pump
A breast pump is disclosed. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a breast pump comprising a contact housing comprising a protruding part configured to correspond to a mother's nipple and extend toward the front and a breast milk outlet hole formed at the protruding part; a cap connector coupled to cover an end of the protruding part to form a first inner space between the end of the protruding part and itself and comprising a breast milk outlet tube linked with the breast milk outlet hole and the first inner space; a funnel connector on the cap connector to form a second inner space; a storage housing comprising a coupling hole to correspond to the second inner space of the funnel connector and detachably coupled with the contact housing; a lid coupled to cover the second inner space of the funnel connector through the coupling hole of the storage housing; and a flow separation membrane configured to separate the space between the funnel connector and the lid. |
| US11090417B2 |
Suctioning and supply device with drive unit and connecting part
Provided is a device for suctioning bodily fluids and for supplying a fluid substance to a human or animal body, in which the device includes a drive unit (1, 1′, 1″; 2) having a drive (20), a pump head (30, 30′, 30″) which is drivable by the drive (20) and a connecting part (5, 7′, 4″) which is releasably connectable to the drive unit (1, 1′, 1″; 2) and has a tube guide (555, 710′, 43″). The tube guide (555, 710′, 43″) is realized in such a manner for receiving a tube (I) that the tube, in combination with the pump head (30, 30′, 30″), forms a peristaltic pump (3) by way of which the fluid substance is conveyable through the tube (I) to the human or animal body. The pump head (30, 30′, 30″) is incorporated in the connecting part (5, 7′, 4″), and the drive unit (1, 1′, 1″; 2) includes a coupling element (24, 24′) which is connected to the drive (20) in order to couple the pump head (30, 30′. 30″) to the drive (20). |
| US11090415B2 |
Bodily fluid drainage assembly
A bodily fluid drainage assembly can include a fluid bag and one or more covers. The assembly can include one or more volume indicators from which an approximate volume of a bodily fluid that is retained within the bag can be ascertained. In some arrangements, a cover includes a volume indicator that defines an opening through which a transparent or semitransparent portion of the bag can be viewed. |
| US11090413B2 |
Modified alginates for anti-fibrotic materials and applications
Covalently modified alginate polymers, possessing enhanced biocompatibility and tailored physiochemical properties, as well as methods of making and use thereof, are disclosed herein. The covalently modified alginates are useful as a matrix for coating of any material where reduced fibrosis is desired, such as encapsulated cells for transplantation and medical devices implanted or used in the body. |
| US11090411B2 |
Electron beam irradiated osteoinductive bone implant
A method of making an electron beam irradiated osteoinductive implant is provided. The method comprises exposing an osteoinductive implant containing demineralized bone matrix (DBM) fibers to electron beam radiation at a dose of from about 10 kilograys to 100 kilograys for a period of time. The electron beam irradiation reduces microorganisms in the osteoinductive implant, and the electron beam irradiated osteoinductive implant retains osteoinductive properties. Methods of implantation and an irradiated osteoinductive implant are also disclosed. |
| US11090410B2 |
Bioscaffolds for formation of motor endplates and other specialized tissue structures
Provided herein are scaffolds and methods useful to promote the formation of functional clusters on a tissue, for example, motor endplates (MEPs) or a component thereof on skeletal muscle cells or tissue, as well as the use of scaffolds so produced for repairing a tissue injury or defect. |
| US11090409B2 |
Apparatuses, methods, and compositions for the treatment and prophylaxis of chronic wounds
According to an illustrative embodiment a method to promote healing of a wound is provided comprising contacting the wound with a biologically active composition comprising a lipoic acid derivative and gelatin. In another embodiment a wound dressing is provided comprising a scaffold coated with a biologically active composition comprising a lipoic acid derivative. In a further embodiment, a system is provided for treating a tissue site of a patient, the system comprising a reduced-pressure source to supply reduced pressure, a manifold to distribute reduced pressure to a tissue site and a scaffold coated with a biologically active composition comprising a lipoic acid derivative. Methods for producing such a system and scaffold are also disclosed. |
| US11090403B2 |
Porous silica and deodorant comprising the same
To provide a porous silica which is capable of effectively eliminating odors of methyl mercaptan, hydrogen sulfide, nonenal and the like, said odors being difficult to be eliminated by a silica porous material that contains no metal. A porous silica containing particles that are provided with primary pores, wherein the particles contain a metal containing substance complex having a particle size of 1-100 nm. This porous silica has a specific surface area of 500 m2/g or more. |
| US11090399B2 |
Modular components, systems, and methods for disinfecting objects
Systems, apparatus, and methods are described for a disinfecting system formed of a plurality of modular units, wherein each modular unit is (1) coupleable to at least one other modular unit from the plurality of modular units and (2) includes an energy source from a plurality of energy sources. The plurality of energy sources can be configured to provide energy having an intensity capable of disinfecting a surface of the object located in a disinfecting area. |
| US11090394B1 |
Modified nanodelivery system and method for enhanced in vivo medical and preclinical imaging
A lipid-, polymer-, and metal-based system of modified nanostructures of active biomedical and pharmaceutical agents used for in vivo (whole body/organ or tissue-specific) imaging. The modified nanostructure system involves various combinations of excipients (lipids, oils, surfactant, polymers, metals, carbon, nanotubes, etc.) in a formulation that allows a user to: (1) sustain the bioluminescent, fluorescent, or contrast signal for a longer period than conventional systems without repetitive administration (e.g., nanostructure system of luciferin), (2) target specific sites of interest (e.g., organ, tissue, receptors, proteins, etc.) for enhanced imaging of the targeted site (e.g. nanostructure system of XenoLight DIR with CREKA allows imaging of tumor vasculature), and (3) increase bioluminescent, fluorescent, or contrast signal flux. |
| US11090391B2 |
Protein nanocages with enhanced mucus penetration for targeted tissue and intracellular delivery
A protein nanocage formulation with enhanced mucus penetration capability and colloidal stability provides controlled delivery of therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic agents to tumors. A dense coating of a surface altering agent such as polyethylene glycol on self-assembled protein nanocages enhances the rapid and uniform distribution of the formulation at mucosal tissues following topical administration, enhances circulation time following intravenous administration, and enhances penetration into hypoxic tumor cores. The density and the molecular weight of surface altering agents are selected to allow the protein nanocages to also bind to tumor cell receptors and release chemotherapeutic agents after tumor cell uptake. Agents delivered in the formulation have better efficacy compared to carrier-free agents. A method of making the protein nanocage formulation with enhanced mucus penetration and colloidal stability is also provided. |
| US11090388B2 |
Dialysis solution having at least one osmotic agent
The invention relates to a dialysis solution having at least one osmotic agent, with the osmotic agent being a polysaccharide modified by 2-sulfoethyl groups. |
| US11090385B2 |
Early cancer detection and enhanced immunotherapy
A method of therapy for a tumor or other pathology by administering a combination of thermotherapy and immunotherapy optionally combined with gene delivery. The combination therapy beneficially treats the tumor and prevents tumor recurrence, either locally or at a different site, by boosting the patient's immune response both at the time of original therapy and/or for later therapy. With respect to gene delivery, the inventive method may be used in cancer therapy, but is not limited to such use; it will be appreciated that the inventive method may be used for gene delivery in general. The controlled and precise application of thermal energy enhances gene transfer to any cell, whether the cell is a neoplastic cell, a pre-neoplastic cell, or a normal cell. |
| US11090384B2 |
Arthrogenic alphavirus vaccine
The invention relates to a vaccine comprising live attenuated recombinant alphavirus comprising mutated capsid protein. The invention also relates to a method of preventing a subject from contracting an alphaviral infection that would otherwise produce clinical signs of disease. In an embodiment the mutated capsid protein is Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) capsid protein having a mutated nucleolar localisation signal/sequence (NoLS), preferably the mutant NLS 101/95. |
| US11090378B2 |
Porcine parainfluenza virus compositions and related methods
The present disclosure provides the complete nucleotide sequence for porcine parainfluenza virus 1. Immunogenic compositions comprising portions of the nucleotide sequence and proteins expressed therefrom are also provided. |
| US11090376B2 |
Effective vaccination against European strains of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus prior to weaning
The present invention provides modified live European PRRS viruses (whether or not recombinant) that have been at all times cultured, maintained, and/or attenuated on non-simian cells, typically porcine cells, wherein such cells express a porcine CD163 receptor, and whereinby vaccines prepared from such viruses are safe and efficacious, and permit the pre-weaning single dose vaccination of swine, typically as early as Day 1 of life. |
| US11090375B2 |
Immunogenic compositions comprising conjugated capsular saccharide antigens and uses thereof
The present invention relates to new immunogenic compositions comprising conjughated Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular saccharide antigens (glycoconjugates) and uses thereof. Immunogenic compositions of the present invention will typically comprise at least one glycoconjugate from a S. pneumoniae serotype not found in PREVNAR®, SYNFLORIX® and/or PREVNAR 13®. The invention also relates to vaccination of human subjects, in particular infants and elderly, against pneumococcal infections using said novel immunogenic compositions. |
| US11090373B2 |
Antigen-specific T cells for inducing immune tolerance
Described herein are agents and methods for targeting antigen-specific B cells using engineered T cells, such as regulatory T cells or cytotoxic T cells, or bi-specific antibodies. The agents and methods can be used to reduce undesirable immune responses. |
| US11090370B2 |
Mitrecin A polypeptide with antimicrobial activity
The present invention provides a Mitrecin A polypeptide useful in prevention and treatment of one or more bacteria. Also provided is a method to kill or prevent growth of one or more bacteria comprising contacting the one or more bacteria with a Mitrecin A polypeptide. The target bacteria can be selected from the group consisting of a Gram-positive bacterium, a Gram-negative bacterium, or both. In one embodiment, the present invention is drawn to a polynucleotide encoding a Mitrecin A polypeptide, a vector comprising the polynucleotide, a host cell comprising the polynucleotide, or a composition comprising the Mitrecin A polypeptide, the polynucleotide, the vector, or the host cell. |
| US11090366B2 |
Compositions and methods for reducing oral biofilm
Compositions comprising iron-sequestering glycoproteins, chelating agents, stabilizing agents, binding agents, surfactants, fluorides, antimicrobials and a pH adjuster or buffer for the prevention and treatment of oral cavity diseases caused by dental plaque/biofilm, such as dental caries, gingivitis and periodontitis, through anti-infective properties are disclosed. The anti-infective properties of a composition include reduction or killing of anaerobic/aerobic/facultative gram-negative and gram-positive oral bacteria occurring in polymicrobial dental biofilms. The composition may be in the form of wash, rinse, soak, paste, gel, spray, or other suitable form. Additionally, the invention offers an efficient method of delivering the formulated composition containing a PEGylated or fluorinated iron-sequestering glycoprotein and one or two chelating agents or chelating agents alone using either a liposomal or a nanoparticle delivery system. |
| US11090365B2 |
Composition and methods for treating bone and joint disease including extract from crocodilos reptilia and herbs
The method includes treating bone and joint diseases with a composition which includes collagen, essential minerals, and mineral lactate which were derived from the bones of crocodilos reptilia (crocodile). Crocodile collagen is made of a different ratio of amino acids than mammalian collagen which may be at least partly responsible for its therapeutic properties. The composition further includes a mixture of herbs. The mixture of herbs may include Clinacanthus nutans, Eclipta prostrata, Drynaria rhizome, and Auricularia polytricha. The herbs in the mixture of herbs each has one or more of the following properties: anti-inflammatory, analgesic, bone formation enhancement, and increases the number of osteoblast proliferation without impacting the number or activity of osteoclasts. The composition may also include essential minerals which are important for bone formation. This composition may be useful to treat or prevent several common bone or joint diseases including osteoporosis, arthritis, and osteogenesis imperfecta. |
| US11090364B2 |
Conjugates of a pharmaceutical agent and a moiety capable of binding to a glucose sensing protein
The invention describes novel conjugates of formula (I) of a pharmaceutical agent and a moiety capable of binding to a glucose sensing protein allowing a reversible release of the pharmaceutical agent depending on the glucose concentration. |
| US11090362B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition comprising IL-34 and a mTOR inhibitor
The invention relates to an isolated interleukin-34 (IL-34) polypeptide for use in preventing or treating graft rejection, autoimmune disease, unwanted immune response against therapeutic proteins and allergy. The invention also provides an in vitro method for determining whether a patient is at risk of transplant rejection, autoimmune diseases, unwanted immune response against therapeutic proteins or allergies, comprising a step of determining the expression level of IL-34 in a biological sample obtained from said patient, wherein the presence of IL-34 is indicative of a reduced risk of transplant rejection, autoimmune diseases, unwanted immune response against therapeutic proteins or allergies. |
| US11090360B2 |
Applications of mussel adhesive protein product in treatment and prevention of diseases related to melanin
Disclosed are applications of a mussel adhesive protein or preparations thereof in treatment and prevention of diseases related to melanin. Specifically disclosed are applications of a mussel adhesive protein or preparations thereof in treatment and prevention of pigmentations such as chloasma, freckles, melanosis, applications in skin cancers represented by melanoma, and applications in treatment of pigmentation possibly caused by skin diseases or drugs. |
| US11090358B2 |
Cartilage-homing peptides
Peptides that home, target, migrate to, are directed to, are retained by, or accumulate in and/or binds to the cartilage of a subject are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions and uses for peptides or peptide-active agent complexes comprising such peptides are also disclosed. Such compositions can be formulated for targeted delivery of a drug to a target region, tissue, structure or cell in the cartilage. Targeted compositions of the disclosure can deliver peptide or peptide-active agent complexes to target regions, tissues, structures or cells targeted by the peptide. |
| US11090349B2 |
Plant extract obtained from Morus plant leaves, compositions containing same, method of extraction and uses thereof
An extract from leaves of mulberry is disclosed. The extract has an IC50 value sufficient to inhibit α-glucosidase I. The extract may comprise 5-40% (w/w) total imino sugars and 20-70% (w/w) total amino acids. The extract may reduce the production of melanin for the treatment of such ailments or diseases caused by pigmentation as freckle, chloasma, striae gravidarum, sensile plaque and melanoma. The extract may also control blood glucose level. |
| US11090346B2 |
Cannabinoid composition and method of sublingual, buccal and oral mucosa delivery
A formulation includes a cannabinoid extract that is pharmaceutically effective by systemic delivery via a recipient's oral mucosal lining. The method of delivery avoids the digestive tract processing and liver metabolizing of the active ingredients of the formulation, whereby lower doses cause a desired therapeutic effect or other intended effect. Variations of the formulation include a cannabinoid extract and one or more of pregelatinized tapioca starch polymethylsilsesquioxane, bromelain, volume Fenugreek gum, vitamin B12, luo han guo fruit extract, mannitol, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium alginate, gellan gum, menthol Natural peppermint flavor or oil, Grapefruit flavored powder or oil, magnesium stearate and/or citric acid. The cannabinoid extract may include Tetrahydrocannabinol, tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, Cannabidiol, Cannabidiol acid, and/or other cannabinoid sourced from a Cannabis sativa plant. The formulation includes at least one cannabinoid in a volume and measure that is pharmaceutically effective and/or effectual in achieving an intended systemic state or response of the recipient. |
| US11090343B2 |
Composition for inducing proliferation or accumulation of regulatory T cells
It was found that bacteria belonging to the genus Clostridium induce accumulation of regulatory T cells (Treg cells) in the colon. Moreover, the present inventors found that regulatory T cells (Treg cells) induced by from these bacteria suppressed proliferation of effector T-cells. From these findings, the present inventors found that the use of bacteria belonging to the genus Clostridium or a physiologically active substance derived therefrom made it possible to induce proliferation or accumulation of regulatory T cells (Treg cells), and further to suppress immune functions. |
| US11090340B2 |
Analgesics based on snake venoms
A homeopathic pain topical analgesic composition based on snake venom is disclosed. The study product also contained of Arnica montana, a homeopathic remedy most frequently used for fractures, bruises, and muscle strains due to its analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. The composition also contained a penetrant component to enhance penetration of the ingredients as well as an analgesic/anti-inflammatory component. The snake venoms used may include those of Naja naja, Crotalus horridus and Lachesis muta. A clinical study of a product formulated in this way was effective in promoting relief from muscle pain and discomfort. |
| US11090334B2 |
Chimeric antigen receptor specific to b-cell maturation antigen, a recombinant expression vector and a method thereof
A chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) specific to B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA), a recombinant expression vector and a method for the development of the genetically modified immune effector cells especially natural killer-92 cells (NK-92 cells) that target Multiple Myeloma (MM) and other hematological malignancies. The invention encompasses a single chain variable region (scFv) from BCMA specific antibody fused via transmembrane domain to intracellular signaling domain and two co-stimulatory molecules. Expression of CARs across the plasma membrane of immune effector cells such as natural killer cells (NK cells), NK-92 cells, T lymphocytes (T cells) and natural killer T cells (NKT cells) with exposed scFv interacting with the BCMA tumor target. The interaction initiates cascade of events through the intracellular stimulatory and signaling domains leading to the activation of immune effector cells followed by lysis of the tumor. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified immune effector cells expressing a CAR that comprises a BCMA binding domain. FIG. 4 is the representative figure. |
| US11090331B2 |
Methods and treatment for reducing the risk of an inflammatory response
Method for transfusion medicine to reduce adverse events in transfusion patient populations based on underlying patient physiology. Methods for reducing the risk of an inflammatory response in a sickle cell patient in need of a blood transfusion. |
| US11090327B2 |
Sulfated glycosaminoglycan biomaterials as proteoglycan mimics
Polymer conjugates are provided that are capable of mimicking functions of natural proteoglycans found in the extracellular matrix of connective tissues. The polymer conjugates of the invention have utility in treating a subject suffering soft tissue conditions. Also provided are simple and scalable chemical processes for the preparation of the polymer conjugates of the invention. |
| US11090326B2 |
Fixed-dose pharmaceutical composition comprising rifabutin, clarithromycin, and clofazimine
Oral administration of a solid dosage form of the present invention comprising an effective amount of rifabutin, an effective amount of clarithromycin, an effective amount of clofazimine, and an effective amount of an absorption enhancer, is used to treat a subject suffering from, or susceptible to, Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection. In an embodiment, the solid dosage form is sufficiently designed to result in a reduction in the increased metabolism of clarithromycin caused by rifabutin. In an embodiment, the solid dosage form is sufficiently designed to result in a reduction in the metabolism of rifabutin caused by clarithromycin. In an embodiment, the solid dosage form is sufficiently designed to result in a reduction in risk of a subject developing leucopenia or uveitis as a result of rifabutin. |
| US11090325B2 |
Compositions for treating ebola virus infection
Pharmaceutical compositions showing the ability to inhibit or suppress replication of a filovirus in an individual are disclosed. The disclosed compositions are useful for treating, reventing, or reducing the spread of infections by filovirus. A method includes administering at least one agent of the present disclosure to an individual infected with or exposed to a filovirus, wherein the step of administering is carried out for a suitable time period so that the individual is treated; and determining whether the individual has been treated, wherein the step of determining includes one of measuring an inhibition in viral replication, measuring a decrease in viral load, or reducing at least one symptom associated with the filovirus. |
| US11090323B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition, methods for treating and uses thereof
The present invention relates to certain SGLT-2 inhibitors for treating and/or preventing metabolic disorders, such as type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus or pre-diabetes, in patients with renal impairment or chronic kidney disease (CKD). |
| US11090318B2 |
Wound healing promoter
A pharmaceutical preparation efficaciously promotes tissue wound repair. The wound repair promoter according to the present invention includes at least one active ingredient selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by Formula (1), salts of the compounds, and hydrates of the compounds or the salts. In the formula, R1 and R2 are each, identically or differently, selected from hydrogen and a hydrocarbon group optionally having one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halogens, —COOR3, —CONR32, —COR3, —CN, —NO2, —NHCOR3, —OR3, —SR3, —OCOR3, —SO3R3, and —SO2NR32, where R3 is, identically or differently in each occurrence, selected from hydrogen and an optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon group; and n represents an integer of 1 or more. |
| US11090316B2 |
Lipid disulfide prodrugs and uses related thereto
This disclosure relates to lipid disulfide prodrugs and in particular to lipid disulfide phosphodiester nucleosides and derivatives thereof, pharmaceutical compositions, and uses related thereto. According to one embodiment of the disclosure there is provided a compound of Formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or derivatives thereof, wherein substituents are disclosed herein. |
| US11090314B2 |
Compositions that preferentially potentiate subtypes of GABAA receptors and methods of use thereof
The invention provides compositions containing isomerically pure forms of neurosteroids that permit preferential modulation of different subtypes of GABAA receptors, such as preferential modulation of α4β3δ GABAA receptors over α1β2γ2 GABAA receptors. The invention also provides methods of treating GABAA disorders using such compositions. |
| US11090313B2 |
Methods for inhibiting muscle atrophy
The invention provides a method for (a) increasing skeletal muscle mass; (b) reducing skeletal muscle atrophy; (c) increasing muscular strength; (d) promoting muscle growth; (e) decreasing muscle wasting; or (f) increasing strength per unit of muscle mass in an animal identified or having been identified to be in need of one or more of (a)-(f), the method comprising administering to the animal an effective amount of a compound of formula: or a stereoisomer, solvate, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, thereby accomplishing one or more of (a)-(f). |
| US11090312B2 |
Methods of treating hypogonadism with transnasal testerosterone bio-adhesive gel formulations in male with allergic rhinitis, and methods for preventing an allergic rhinitis event
The present invention relates to methods of treating hypogonadism in a male subject through administering intranasally to the male subject an intranasal testosterone bio-adhesive gel formulation to deliver a therapeutically effective amount of testosterone. In particular, the testosterone therapy of the invention remains effective if an allergic rhinitis event occurs in the male during the treatment or when the male subject uses a topical nasal vasoconstrictor or a topical intranasal decongestant during the hypogonadism treatment. Further, the present invention relates to a method of preventing the occurrence of an allergic rhinitis event in a male, who is undergoing a hypogonadism treatment with an intranasal testosterone bio-adhesive gel. In certain embodiments, the intranasal testosterone bio-adhesive gel formulation according to the invention comprises 4.0% and 4.5% testosterone. |
| US11090305B2 |
Methods and compositions to reduce oxidative stress
The invention relates to therapeutic applications for compositions that reduce the level of oxidative stress on cells in vivo or in vitro. The invention describes methods for improving the therapeutic properties of stem cells. The invention also provides combination therapies that are useful to balance the oxidative microenvironment of cells in vivo or in vitro. |
| US11090299B2 |
Oral solid formulation containing irinotecan and method of preparing the same
An oral solid formulation includes irinotecan or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient, and an acidifying agent. |
| US11090292B2 |
Compositions and methods of use of an inappetance-controlling compound
The invention provides for a method of treating inappetance-induced weight loss in one or more companion animals or livestock. The method provides for administering a therapeutically effective amount of a capromorelin-containing composition to the companion animal or livestock. Optionally, one or more flavoring agents or flavor-masking agents can be added to the capromorelin-containing composition to enhance or mask the flavoring of the composition for the companion animal or livestock. |
| US11090290B2 |
Clonidine and/or clonidine derivatives for use in the prevention of skin injury resulting from radiotherapy
The present invention pertains to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and Clonidine and/or Clonidine derivatives as a sole active ingredient for use in the prevention of skin injury resulting from radiotherapy by transmucocal administration. |
| US11090289B2 |
Compositions and methods for blocking sodium channels
The disclosure provides methods for treating a subject suffering from a disease associated with sodium channel activity. The method comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to Formula II or Formula III described in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug, tautomer, stereoisomer, hydrate, or solvate thereof. |
| US11090279B2 |
Delayed release cysteamine bead formulation, and methods of making and using same
An enteric-coated bead dosage form of cysteamine, and related methods of manufacture and use, are disclosed. |
| US11090276B2 |
Formulation of fat-soluble vitamin
The invention relates to a composition comprising A) microcapsules comprising at least one fat-soluble active substance selected from a vitamin K compound or a provitamin or a prodrug of a vitamin K compound embedded in a matrix comprising a hydrocolloid and optionally one or more other matrix components, and B) at least one dietary mineral; as well as uses and products comprising such compositions. |
| US11090275B2 |
Compositions comprising cannabidiol and second therapeutic agents for the treatment of cancer
The invention provides synergistic combinations of cannabidiol (CBD) and a second therapeutic agent, such as one or more ChEH/AEBS inhibitors, a naphthoquinone or a derivative thereof, or any combination thereof, effective for the treatment cancer. Compositions containing same and methods of use of same are described. |
| US11090273B2 |
Tagged poly(ester amide urethane)s, nanoparticles formed from same, and uses thereof
Provided are polymers (e.g., polymeric materials), nanoparticles comprising one or more of the polymers, and compositions. A polymer may be in the form of a nanoparticle. A polymer can be linear or branched. A polymer includes one or more poly(ester urea) segment, optionally, one or more poly(urethane) segment, optionally, one or more diol segment, optionally, one or more poly(ethylene glycol) segment, and, optionally, one or more terminal/end group. A polymer (e.g., a polymeric material) may include a branching moiety. For example, a composition includes one or more polymer. In an example, polymers and nanoparticles can be used to deliver a drug (e.g., gambogic acid) to an individual (e.g, who has been diagnosed with or is suspected of having cancer and/or a viral infection). |
| US11090268B2 |
Targeted hydrophobic anti-tumor drug nanoformulation and preparation method thereof
The present invention relates to a targeted hydrophobic anti-tumor drug nanoformulation, which comprises a hydrophobic anti-tumor drug and a carrier with a mass ratio of 1:4-32.5, wherein the carrier is composed of 37.5-95.3 wt % albumin and 4.7-62.5 wt % hyaluronic acid-albumin conjugate, and the hyaluronic acid-albumin conjugate is prepared by albumin and hyaluronic acid with a molar ratio of 1:1-20. A preparation method of the nanoformulation comprises: preparing hyaluronic acid-albumin conjugate; formulating carrier solution; formulating drug solution; and preparing nanoformulation. The nanoformulation has even particle size distribution and good dispersibility, is stable without aggregating. The particle size of the lyophilized nanoformulation after being redissolved substantially remains unchanged, the yield of the nanoformulation is high and the efficacy is good after being filtered by a millipore filter (0.22 μm). |
| US11090267B2 |
Rapidly degrading embolic particles with therapeutic agent release
In accordance with one aspect, embolic particles are provided which comprise sub-particles that comprise a therapeutic agent of low solubility dispersed in a matrix that comprises a biodegradable polymer. Other aspects pertain to injectable compositions that comprise such particles and to methods of treatment that employ such injectable compositions. Still other aspects pertain to methods of making such particles. |
| US11090266B2 |
Nanoliposomal c-MYC-siRNA inhibits in vivo tumor growth of cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer
The present invention discloses c-MYC-siRNA formulation as a potential therapeutic target for cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer. It is disclosed targeting c-MYC with small interfering RNA (siRNA) in the cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer cell line inducing a significant cell growth arrest and inhibition of cell proliferation. Apoptosis and arrest of cell cycle progression were also observed after c-MYC-siRNA-based silencing of c-MYC. Furthermore, delivering nanoliposomal c-MYC-siRNA, decreased tumor weight and number of tumor nodules compared with a liposomal-negative control siRNA. |
| US11090254B2 |
Application of DHA to wet skin for self-tanning
A self-tanning composition for application to wetted skin after showering, and the like, which provides moisturizing and skin coloration, all over body spreadability, and easy application. The self-tanning composition comprises: a quaternary ammonium salt; a reducing sugar; and at least one silicone. |
| US11090249B2 |
Hair treatment compositions, methods, and kits for treating hair
The instant disclosure relates to hair treatment compositions that include a unique combination of components that function to impart desirable cosmetic properties to the hair. The hair treatment compositions typically include: at least 0.5 wt. % of at least one non-polymeric mono, di, or tricarboxylic acid, and/or a salt thereof; one or more amines selected from the group consisting of diamines, polyamines, alkylamines, alkanolamines, and a mixture thereof; one or more fructan polysaccharides; one or more prosolvents; and water. |
| US11090247B2 |
Compositions for protecting the skin from heavy metals and formaldehyde
The present invention provides a composition for protecting the skin from heavy metals and formaldehyde, comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of trientine or trientine derivative of Formula (1), cyclen or cyclen derivative of Formula (2), cyclam or cyclam derivative of Formula (3), and a salt thereof. |
| US11090246B2 |
Powder hair dye composition
A powder hair dye composition, containing the following components (A) to (C): (A) one or more azo dyes selected from the group consisting of the following (A-1), (A-2) and (A-3), (B) an alkaline agent other than alkanolamines, and (C) 1.5 mass % or more and 40 mass % or less of solvent. |
| US11090243B2 |
Oral care composition
An oral care composition, including a non-aqueous dispersant and an amphiphilic copolymer structure-building agent. |
| US11090241B2 |
Oral care compositions
An oral care composition, including a non-aqueous dispersant and a fatty acid structure-building agent. |
| US11090239B2 |
Cosmetic ink composition comprising a surface tension modifier
A cosmetic ink composition comprises a particulate material, a polymeric dispersant, a rheology modifier, and a surface tension modifier, wherein the surface tension modifier is selected from the group consisting of C1-C16 alcohols, C5-C18 diols, and mixtures thereof. The particulate material can have a Particle Size Distribution D50 of about 100 nm to about 2,000 nm. The rheology modifier can be selected from the group consisting of alkali swellable emulsion polymers, hydrophobically modified alkali swellable emulsion polymers, and combinations thereof. The cosmetic ink composition can have a surface tension of from about 20 to about 45 mN/m. |
| US11090238B2 |
Array of cosmetic compositions for camouflaging tonal imperfections
An array of cosmetic compositions intended to camouflage imperfections on human skin in a targeted manner is provided. The array includes two or more different cosmetic compositions, each cosmetic composition having a metal oxide. The different cosmetic compositions each have an L* value within the range of from about 60 to about 90. In addition, one or more of the cosmetic compositions from the array will effectively camouflage imperfections on a consumer's skin if they have an average skin L* value between 35 and 75. |
| US11090235B2 |
Antiperspirant compositions and methods
Achieving enhanced scent expression in antiperspirant compositions and methods. |
| US11090233B2 |
Titanium dioxide powder and powder cosmetic incorporating same
A powder cosmetic provides an excellent finish and has an excellent usability while maintaining a hiding power, and exhibits an excellent capacity to be more transmissive of light in long wavelength regions (selective red light transmission capacity). The titanium dioxide powder is particles in which the apparent average particle diameter is 100 nm or more and less than 500 nm, the average crystallite diameter measured by x-ray diffraction is 15-30 nm, the specific surface area of 10-30 m2/g, and a ratio between the long diameter and short diameter of the shape (long diameter/short diameter) of 1.0-2.5, and the particles have a shape in which radially projecting needle-shaped projections are aggregated. The powder cosmetic incorporates the titanium dioxide powder. |
| US11090230B2 |
Formula container
A beverage formula container for use with a beverage receptacle, the beverage formula container including a container body extending from a first open end configured for dispensing a beverage to a second open end configured for attachment to a beverage receptacle body of the beverage receptacle, the container body including a flared section and an at least partially deformable section in proximity of the flared section and a sealing member configured to be inserted into the second end so as to sealingly engage an inner surface of the container body proximate the flared section so as to form a chamber between the sealing member and the first end, the chamber being configured to receive beverage formula therein, and wherein deformation of the deformable section allows the sealing member to disengage the inner surface of the container body and pass through the flared section and the second end, thereby releasing beverage formula through the second end into an attached beverage receptacle body. |
| US11090228B2 |
Adapter assembly for attachment to a bottle
Various embodiments of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for testing samples (e.g., biological samples, environmental samples, food samples etc.) for microbial contamination. For example, some embodiments describe an adapter assembly with a means to penetrate a septum of a collection vessel and permit gaseous communication between a headspace of the collection vessel and a sensor. In some embodiments, the gases in the headspace of the collection vessel can exit the collection vessel without contaminating the environment outside the system or allowing sample contamination. In some embodiments, the adapter assembly includes a membrane configured to prevent liquid in the collection vessel from contacting the sensor. In some embodiments, the adapter assembly can be used to access media inside the collection vessel for subculturing or aliquotting for another diagnostic process such as molecular diagnostics. |
| US11090223B2 |
Integrated resuscitation
A resuscitation device for assisting a rescuer in resuscitating a patient. A handheld computing/communication device may be configured for performing a non-resuscitation function during time periods when resuscitation is not required, the handheld device may be further configured to provide CPR prompts during time periods when used by a rescuer to assist in resuscitation, and a sensor may be provided to measure a parameter (e.g., chest acceleration) relevant to resuscitation. A CPR-assistance element may be configured to be applied to the patient and to communicate with the handheld computing/communication device. |
| US11090218B2 |
Soft tissue mobilization device
A soft tissue mobilization device having an elongated body. The elongated body is a generally right cylindrical member that has a first end and a second end. The cross-sectional configuration is substantially uniform. Surface variations may be present along the length thereof. The first and second ends may include a round, with a flat region there within. A stand upon which the soft tissue mobilization device can be positioned is likewise disclosed. Methods of use are likewise disclosed. |
| US11090214B2 |
Leg support assembly for medical examination device
A leg support assembly for a medical examination device having tracks, a frame and a leg pad. The frame is configured so the leg pad mounted thereto is angled relative to the horizontal in a stowed position within the examination device. Guide members are movable along the tracks to maneuver the leg pad between stowed and deployed positions. The tracks include a horizontal section for forward movement, an incline section enabling elevation, and a detent to retain the leg pad in a deployed position. When deployed, the upper surface of the leg pad is level or co-planar with the seat cushion of the examination device. Greater vertical displacement of the leg pad is achieved than the vertical height of the leg support assembly when stowed. |
| US11090209B2 |
Patient support apparatus with control system and method to avoid obstacles during reconfiguration
A patient support apparatus comprises a base and a patient support deck. The patient support deck comprises a back section capable of articulating relative to a seat section. A lift system lifts or lowers the patient support deck relative to the base. An articulation system articulates the back section relative to the seat section. Head end side rails are mounted to the back section to articulate with the back section. A controller controls operation of the lift system and/or the articulation system to prevent the head end side rails from colliding with obstacles, such as the floor surface. |
| US11090208B2 |
Actuated graduated lateral rotation apparatus
A lateral rotation apparatus may include a person support surface having a head segment and a torso segment. An adjustable leg may have a head support positioned below the head segment. The adjustable leg may have a torso support positioned below the torso segment. The head support may be adjustable to rotate the head segment. The torso support may be adjustable to rotate the torso segment. A linkage assembly may be coupled to the head support and the torso support. The linkage assembly may have a sliding link that is movable between an open position and a closed position. The sliding link may also be rotatable between a first rotational position and a second rotational position. An actuator is operable to move the sliding link. |
| US11090206B2 |
Systems and methods for maintaining a supply of a health-related item
System and methods for maintaining a supply of health-related items are provided herein. The system includes, but is not limited to, a carrier configured to contain the health-related item. The system further includes, but is not limited to, a container having a compartment configured to store the carrier. The system includes, but is not limited to, an item presence sensor coupled to the container. The system includes, but is not limited to, a sensor tag coupled to carrier and configured to be communicatively coupled with the item presence sensor. The system includes, but is not limited to, one or more data processors configured to be communicatively coupled with the item presence sensor and configured to determine whether the health-related item is present within the container based upon proximity of the sensor tag to the item presence sensor. |
| US11090197B2 |
Shaped nonwoven
A nonwoven fabric. The nonwoven fabric can include a first surface and a second surface and a visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features on one of the first or second surface. Each of the three-dimensional features can define a microzone comprising a first region and a second region. The first and second regions can have a difference in values for an intensive property, and wherein in at least one of the microzones the first region exhibits a Contact Angle of greater than 90 degrees, as measured by the Contact Angle Test Method detailed herein. |
| US11090196B2 |
Absorbent negative pressure wound therapy dressing
Disclosed herein are several embodiments of a wound treatment apparatus employing glue on the backing layer of a wound dressing. In some embodiments, the glue limits saturation of an absorbent layer beneath the backing layer. |
| US11090195B2 |
Wound dressing and method of use
A system, method, and apparatus are disclosed for dressing a wound. The apparatus comprises a liquid and gas permeable transmission layer, an absorbent layer for absorbing wound exudate, the absorbent layer overlying the transmission layer, a gas impermeable cover layer overlying the absorbent layer and comprising a first orifice, wherein the cover layer is moisture vapor permeable. |
| US11090193B2 |
Reusable swab
A swab comprises a support structure, a first cap and a second cap. The support structure has a first end, a central portion and a second end. The first cap has a first cap end and a first open end, wherein the first cap end includes a first end outer surface, a first end inner surface and a first plurality of protrusions protruding from the first end outer surface. The second cap has a second cap end and a second open end, wherein the second cap end includes a second end outer surface and a second end inner surface. The support structure is insertable into the first open end such that the first end contacts the first end inner surface and is insertable into the second open end such that the second end contacts the second end inner surface. |
| US11090192B2 |
Personal protective system tool communication adapter
A tool communication adapter system is provided. One exemplary system described herein includes a tool communication adapter having an adapter body including first and second mechanical attachment ends, a first electrical connector proximate the first mechanical attachment end and a second electrical connector proximate the second mechanical attachment end, a first supply channel having an opening extending through the body between the first and second mechanical attachment ends, and including a first supply channel connector at the first attachment end and a second supply channel connector at the second mechanical attachment end, and a control unit in communication with the first and second electrical connectors. The control unit is configured to provide a filter command signal to a protective filter in response to a signal received at the first electrical connector. An exemplary tool communication adapter thus allows communication between a tool and personal protective equipment. |
| US11090191B2 |
Ophthalmological device for processing eye tissue by means of a pulsed processing laser beam
An ophthalmological device for processing eye tissue comprises a laser source for generating a pulsed laser beam, a focusing optical unit for focusing a processing laser beam into the eye tissue, and a scanner system for deflecting the processing laser beam into the eye tissue. The ophthalmological device additionally comprises a beam splitting system disposed upstream of the scanner system and configured to generate the processing laser beam from the pulsed laser beam in such a way that the processing laser beam comprises two beam parts, wherein one of the beam parts is focused by the focusing optical unit onto the lower outer surface of a lenticule to be cut in the eye tissue, and the other beam part is focused onto the upper outer surface of the lenticule to be cut, such that both the lower and the upper outer surfaces are processed when the processing laser beam is deflected into the eye tissue. |
| US11090187B2 |
Hot water bottle containing phase change material
A heating device has a receiving space for holding water and a flexible wall. An inorganic phase change material for at least temporarily controlling a temperature of the water is disposed in the receiving space. The phase change material has a property of absorbing energy during an endothermic phase transition when warmed by the water and releasing energy in the form of heat during an exothermic phase transition. The phase change material may partially or completely undergo the endothermic phase transition when hot water is poured into the receiving space. The phase change material is disposed in a housing formed as a flexible film composed of a polymer material. An actuating means for triggering the exothermic phase transition is in fluid communication with the phase change material. |
| US11090184B1 |
Surgical drainage reservoir support
An improved surgical drainage reservoir support to securely support surgical drainage reservoirs with an easily located and grasped handles on the surface attachment elements containing multiple hooks. |
| US11090180B2 |
Intestinal devices and methods for facilitating weight loss
Intestinal devices and methods for facilitating weight loss. In at least one embodiment of a method of patient treatment of the present disclosure, the method comprises the step of positioning a device, that is configured to reduce or limit localized intestinal distension, around a portion of an intestine of a patient. |
| US11090179B2 |
Apparatus for treating GERD
The present invention relates to a reflux disease treatment apparatus, comprising an implantable movement restriction device with an elongated shape that maintains cardia in the correct position and an implantable stimulation device adapted to engage with the cardia sphincter of a patient. The movement has proximal and a distal end, wherein the distal end is adapted to stabilize and hold the distal end. The invention further comprises a control device for controlling the stimulation device to stimulate the cardia sphincter. The distal end can be further adapted to treat obesity, for example by stretching the wall of the stomach or filling out a volume of the stomach. |
| US11090177B2 |
Systems and methods for delivering stent grafts
A delivery catheter comprises an inner shaft and an outer sheath. A stent-graft is held on a region of the inner shaft. An enlarged diameter distal region of the outer sheath constrains the stent-graft. Its retraction allows the stent-graft to deploy. A finger wheel on a handle is used to retract the outer sheath and is coupled to a sliding block with cable(s). The sliding block is coupled to the outer sheath and is held within a sliding track. The wheel can be actuated to tension the cable(s) and deform latch(es) coupled to sliding block, freeing them from slot(s) in the sliding track and allowing retraction of the sliding block and the outer sheath. A reinforcement sleeve is coupled to a smaller diameter proximal region of the outer sheath. A gap between the outer sheath distal region and the reinforcement sleeve allows the distal outer shaft region to be retracted. |
| US11090175B2 |
Systems and methods of manufacturing and using an expansion ring
A method of connecting an expansion ring to at least one end of a braided implant, the method including positioning the braided implant about a tube; everting an end portion of the braided implant over a first end of the tube; assembling an expansion ring to the braided implant, the expansion ring being a multi-leaved expansion ring comprising clips terminating with an open-ended coupling opening, wherein the openings are pushed over a set of intersecting wires of the braided implant at respective circumferential locations on or adjacent the first end of the tube; closing the openings over the set of intersecting wire; trimming ends of the braided implant; and reversing eversion of the braided implant thereby positioning the expansion ring internal to the braided implant. |
| US11090172B2 |
Hydraulic valve
A valve includes a case comprising a pin bore, a pin configured to move axially in the pin bore, wherein the pin seals the pin bore, a first channel in communication with the pin bore, a second channel in communication with the pin bore, wherein the second channel comprises a restrictor at a location offset from the first channel, a third channel in communication with the pin bore, wherein the third channel comprises a check valve, and the second channel and third channel are in communication with each other. The valve can be a miniature valve that is used in the control of hydraulic fluid in prosthesis, such as a prosthetic ankle joint. |
| US11090170B2 |
Acetabular cup prosthesis positioning instrument and method
A method for assisting in positioning the acetabular cup comprises orienting a cup positioning instrument with a cup thereon in an initial reference orientation relative to an acetabulum of a pelvis with the cup forming a joint with the acetabulum, the cup positioning instrument comprising an inertial sensor unit with pre-planned orientation data for a desired cup orientation based on at least one landmark of the pelvis, The cup positioning instrument is rotated to a desired abduction angle as guided by an interface of the cup positioning instrument, based on movements relative to at least one landmark. The cup positioning instrument is rotated to a desired anteversion angle as guided by the interface of the cup positioning instrument, based on movements relative to the at least one landmark. Upon reaching the desired cup orientation as indicated by the interface, the cup is impacted into the acetabulum. |
| US11090168B2 |
Fusion device
A device adapted to be positioned between two bone regions, the device comprising a body having a stabilising arrangement configured such that bone growing from one bone region toward the other engages the stabilising arrangement of the device. |
| US11090166B2 |
Lamina plate assembly
Lamina plate assemblies, systems, and methods thereof. A lamina plate assembly may be configured to provide lamina support following laminectomy, for example, in cervical and lumbar cases. The lamina plate assembly may include a generally elongate body having a first free end, a second free end, and a posterior portion disposed between the first free end and the second free end. Different embodiments of securing portions are used to secure the lamina plate assembly to a vertebra. |
| US11090158B2 |
Replacement mitral valves
A prosthetic mitral valve includes an anchor assembly, a strut frame, and a plurality of replacement leaflets secured to the annular strut frame. The anchor assembly includes a ventricular anchor, an atrial anchor, and a central portion therebetween. The ventricular anchor and the atrial anchor are configured to flare radially outwards relative to the central portion. The annular strut frame is disposed radially within the anchor assembly and is attached to the anchor assembly. The central portion is configured to align with a native valve orifice and the ventricular anchor and the atrial anchor are configured to compress native cardiac tissue therebetween. |
| US11090157B2 |
Prosthetic heart valves and apparatus and methods for delivery of same
Apparatus and methods are described herein for various embodiments of a prosthetic heart valve, delivery apparatus and delivery methods for delivering a prosthetic heart valve to a heart of a patient via a transapical or transvascular delivery approach. In some embodiments, a prosthetic heart valve includes an outer frame coupled to an inner frame and the outer frame is movable between a first configuration relative to the inner frame and a second inverted configuration relative to the inner frame. The valve can be delivered to a heart using an apparatus that includes a delivery sheath that defines a lumen that can receive the prosthetic heart valve therein when the outer frame is in the inverted configuration. Actuation wires are releasably coupled to the outer frame and can be used to help revert the outer frame after the valve is deployed outside of the delivery sheath and within the heart. |
| US11090155B2 |
Delivery systems and methods for transcatheter prosthetic valves
This invention relates to a delivery apparatus and method for deployment of a mitral valve replacement. |
| US11090149B2 |
Inflatable orbital implant for repositioning an eyeball, and related methods
An orbital implant includes a bladder configured to be implanted between an orbit and an eyeball of a patient. The bladder defines at least one port and at least one compartment in fluid communication with each other. The at least one compartment defines an interior volume and is configured to hold a fill material so as to be adjustable responsive to injection of fill material into the at least one compartment through the at least one port as well as removal of fill material from the at least one compartment through the at least one port. Adjustment of the interior volume is configured to reposition the eyeball. |
| US11090148B2 |
Vascular prosthesis for treating aneurysms
Apparatus is provided for use with a delivery catheter, including a primary stent-graft and a flared endovascular stent-graft, which is configured to initially be positioned in the delivery catheter in a radially-compressed state, and to assume a radially-expanded state upon being deployed from the delivery catheter. The primary stent-graft includes: a structural member, which includes a plurality of structural stent elements, and which, when the flared endovascular stent-graft assumes the radially-expanded state, is shaped so as to define a flared caudal portion, which flares radially outward in a caudal direction; at least one biologically-compatible substantially fluid-impervious flexible sheet, which is coupled to at least the flared caudal portion; and a stent-engagement member, which is generally tubular when the flared endovascular stent-graft assumes the radially-expanded state, which is disposed at least partially within the flared caudal portion, and which is configured to be sealingly coupled to the primary stent-graft. |
| US11090144B2 |
Oral care implement
An oral care implement having an arrangement of tooth cleaning elements thereon. The oral care implement may include a head extending from a proximal end to a distal end and comprising first and second peripheral sides. A plurality of tooth cleaning elements extend from the head and are arranged in groups including a first peripheral grouping of tooth cleaning elements positioned adjacent the first peripheral side of the head and having first and second types of tooth cleaning elements, a distal grouping of tooth cleaning elements positioned adjacent the distal end of the head and having a third type of tooth cleaning element, and a proximal grouping of tooth cleaning elements positioned adjacent the proximal end of the head and having the third type of tooth cleaning element. The first, second, and third types of tooth cleaning elements are different in at least one more structural characteristics. |
| US11090141B2 |
Method for producing a prosthesis or partial prosthesis
A method for producing a prosthesis or partial prosthesis based on digital data, using multiple teeth present in a dental arch (14) and a prosthesis base to be produced. The prosthesis base is rough-milled by a milling tool, i.e. is milled in a first step, and the prosthesis base present as a semi-finished product, in particular in regions of the prosthesis base on which the teeth and the prosthesis base abut against each another and/or are to be bonded to each other, is partially milled, i.e. is milled in a second step, by a different milling tool, thereby being brought to a target height which corresponds to the desired bonding gap between the prosthesis base and the tooth or dental arch (14). |
| US11090140B2 |
Cavity preparation assembly and guiding sleeve for immediate implantation in oral molar region
The present invention discloses a cavity preparation assembly and a guiding sleeve for immediate implantation in an oral molar region, wherein the guiding sleeve comprises a lower sleeve and an upper sleeve disposed on a top of the lower sleeve, center portions of the upper sleeve and the lower sleeve each has a guiding hole and the guiding holes of the upper sleeve and the lower sleeve are connected, and an axis direction of the guiding hole is a vertical direction; sidewalls of the upper sleeve and the lower sleeve are each provided with a slit passing through the sidewalls, and the slit of the upper sleeve and the slit of the lower sleeve are located on a same side of the cavity preparation guiding sleeve; the upper sleeve is further provided with an installation plate on both sides of the slit, the installation plate is connected to the sidewalls on both sides of the slit of the upper sleeve. The cavity preparation assembly comprises a depth calibration drilling tool and a plurality of guiding sleeves. The present invention not only facilitates observation of the position of the drilling tool, prevent the drilling tool from sliding, but also provides the cooling water channels to cool the drilling tool, avoiding osteonecrosis. The depth calibration drilling tool performs precise cavity preparation according to the preparation depth. |
| US11090135B2 |
Synergistic ultrasonic, sonic or electric energy and light transmitting probe for disinfection of root canals during an endodontic procedure
A light transmitting probe for use in endodontic procedures comprises a light transmitting core and a metallic sheath surrounding said core. The metallic sheath defines a reflective inner surface. The probe further includes a plurality of apertures formed in the sheath, such that light can exit said probe through the apertures. |
| US11090132B2 |
Method for manufacturing marker with aerated hydrogel
A system for aerating a marker material. The system includes a first container, a second container, and an aeration connector. The aeration connector includes a body and a screen disk disposed within the body. The first container is in communication with the second container via the aeration connector. The screen disk of the aeration connector is configured to aerate a marker material as the marker material is repeatedly passed between the first container and the second container. |
| US11090127B2 |
Modular post and partition assembly for equipment sterilization
The present disclosure provides advantageous post and partition assembly that is configured and adapted to promote modularity and withstand the harsh environment of central sterile processing processes. Modular post assembly may be removed and relocated on tray without additional fasteners or components. Tray and bracket assembly may further provide identification features to correctly associate cataloged reusable medical devices to identified trays. |
| US11090126B2 |
Input device handle for robotic surgical systems capable of large rotations about a roll axis
An input device handle for controlling a robotic system includes a body and a cylinder. The body defines an opening that rotatably receives the cylinder. The cylinder defines a roll axis such that rotation of the cylinder relative to the body about the roll axis is configured to rotate a tool of a robot about a first axis defined by the tool. |
| US11090125B2 |
Passive axis system for robotic surgical systems
A robotic surgical system has a user interface with a control arm that includes a passive axis system for maintaining degrees-of-freedom of a gimbal rotatably supported on the control arm as the gimbal is manipulated during a surgical procedure. The control arm includes a swivel member, a first member, and a second member. The swivel member is rotatable about a first axis. The first member rotatably coupled to the swivel member about a second axis that is orthogonal to the first axis. The second member rotatably coupled to the first member about a third axis that is parallel to the second axis. The gimbal rotatably supported by the second member about a fourth axis that is orthogonal to the third axis. The passive axis system correlating rotation of the swivel member about the first axis with rotation of the gimbal about the fourth axis. |
| US11090124B2 |
Instrument sterile adapter drive interface
A surgical system (200) includes a surgical instrument (260) that is sensitive to backlash that would adversely affect the transmission of controlled torque and position to the surgical instrument. The surgical instrument (260) is coupled to motors in a surgical instrument manipulator assembly (240) via a mechanical interface. The combination of the mechanical interface and surgical instrument manipulator assembly (240) have low backlash, e.g., less than 0.7 degrees. The backlash is controlled in the surgical instrument manipulator assembly (240). From the drive output disk (545) in the surgical instrument manipulator assembly to the driven disk (964) of the surgical instrument, the mechanical interface has zero backlash for torque levels used in surgical procedures. |
| US11090123B2 |
Robotic devices and systems for performing single incision procedures and natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgical procedures, and methods of configuring robotic devices and systems
Example embodiments relate to devices, systems, and methods for performing a surgical action. The system may comprise a port assembly and instrument arm assembly. The port assembly may include a central access channel formed through the port assembly and plurality of anchor ports. The instrument arm assembly may include a shoulder section securable to a first anchor port, first arm section secured to the shoulder section, elbow section secured to the first arm section, second arm section secured to the elbow section, wrist section secured to the second arm section, and end effector section secured to the wrist section. The image capturing assembly may include an image capturing device and multi-curvable body. The multi-curvable body may be configurable to curve at one or more locations along the multi-curvable body, in one or more of a plurality of curvatures, and in one or more of a plurality of directions. |
| US11090120B2 |
Systems and methods for optimizing parameters of orthopaedic procedures
Systems and methods for optimizing parameters of an orthopaedic procedure for a particular patient, including parameters relating to the anatomic and biomechanic fit of an implant or implant system implanted into the patient's joint. These systems and methods may utilize patient-specific information gathered pre-operatively in conjunction with optimization algorithms to determine an optimal implant design and an optimal position and orientation for implantation of the implant into the particular patient's joint. |
| US11090113B2 |
Microwave ablation antenna assemblies
A microwave ablation antenna assembly (20) incorporates a choke assembly (40) having a dielectric element (42) and a conducting element (48). The conducting element (48) is chosen from a group of elements of fixed length, but with differing electrical lengths for providing cancellation properties for different wavelengths of microwave energy. |
| US11090112B2 |
Surgical instrument with sensor
A surgical instrument includes a housing, a shaft extending distally from the housing, an end effector disposed at a distal end of the shaft, an actuator operably coupled to the housing, an actuation assembly, and a sensor module. The actuation assembly extends through the housing and the shaft and includes a distal end operably coupled to the end effector or a component associated therewith, a proximal end operably coupled to the actuator, and a spring. Actuation of the actuator manipulates the end effector or deploys the component relative thereto. The sensor module is disposed within the housing and configured to sense a property of the spring indicative of an amount the spring has been compressed. The sensor module is further configured, based upon the sensed property, to determine a condition of the end effector or the relative position of the component. |
| US11090099B2 |
Surgical forceps and methods of manufacturing the same
A forceps includes a shaft defining first opposed distal recesses, a drive bar slidably disposed within the shaft and defining second opposed distal recesses, and an end effector assembly including first and second jaw members. Each jaw member defines a proximal flange and a distal jaw body. The proximal flanges each define an aperture and a cam slot. A pivot pin extends through the apertures with ends of the pivot pin extending outwardly from the jaw members to be at least partially disposed within the first recesses and fixedly engaged therewith. A drive pin extends through the cam slots with ends of the drive pin extending outwardly from the jaw members to be at least partially disposed within the second recesses and fixedly engaged therewith such that translation of the drive bar relative to the end effector assembly pivots the jaw members between spaced-apart and approximated positions. |
| US11090098B2 |
Systems and methods for intramedullary nail implantation
Intramedullary nails, systems, and methods. The intramedullary nail may include a generally elongate body extending from a first, distal end to a second, proximal end. The distal end may include one or more openings configured to receive one or more bone anchors that extend transversely through the distal end intramedullary nail, and thereby configured to secure the distal end of the nail. The proximal end may also include one or more openings configured to receive one or more bone anchors that extend transversely through the proximal end of the intramedullary nail, and thereby configured to secure the proximal end of the nail. |
| US11090094B2 |
System and method for facilitating osteotomy of the pelvic
A surgical implant system includes a surgical implant and at least one fixation device. The surgical implant includes a first side member, a second side member, a distal member and a proximal member. The first side member is disposed in opposed relation relative to the second side member, the first and second side members including distal and proximal ends. The distal member is disposed in opposed, spaced relation relative to the proximal member. The distal member extends across one end of the surgical implant between the first and second side member connecting distal ends of the first and second side members. The proximal member extends across a second end of the surgical implant connecting the proximal ends of the first and second side members. The fixation device is inserted in and advanced through osseous tissue and traverses the openings of the first and second side members. |
| US11090092B2 |
Methods and apparatus for treating vertebral fractures
Methods and apparatus for treating bones, including, in one or more embodiments, methods and apparatus for treatment of vertebral fractures that include a containment assembly for cement containment and/or a balloon assembly for maintaining vertebral height. A containment assembly comprising a containment jacket adapted to be deployed inside bone; and a dividing wall that separates the interior of the containment jacket into a proximal region and a distal region, the dividing wall having an opening for providing access to the distal region from the proximal region. |
| US11090090B2 |
Coupling assembly for coupling a rod to a bone anchoring element, and polyaxial bone anchoring device
A coupling assembly for coupling a rod to a bone anchoring element, including a receiving part having first and second ends, a recess at the first end for the rod, and an accommodation space for a head of the bone anchoring element, the accommodation space having an opening at the second end to permit insertion of the head into the receiving part, a retainer element configured to be arranged at least partially in the accommodation space and to hold at least part of the head, and a spring element configured to be arranged at least partially in the accommodation space and to be compressed in an axial direction. The retainer element and the spring element are separate parts. When the retainer element and the spring element are in the accommodation space of the receiving part in a first position, the spring element extends into the recess of the receiving part. |
| US11090088B2 |
Polyaxial bone anchoring device and system including an instrument and a polyaxial bone anchoring device
A polyaxial bone anchoring device includes a receiving part with an upper member having a first end, a second end, and a recess at the first end for receiving a rod, and a lower member connectable around the second end of the upper member, and a pressure member positionable in the upper member to exert pressure on a head of a bone anchoring element. The lower member is movable from a first position where the head is pivotable, to a second position closer to the first end of the upper member where an angular position of the head is locked while the recess remains vacant or unobstructed. When the lower member is at the second position, at least part of the lower member is aligned axially with at least part of an end face at the second end of the upper member. |
| US11090081B2 |
Extravascular medical access tools having boring tip and methods of using such tools
A detachable handle assembly for a tool, the tool for creating a sub-sternal tunnel in a patient. The handle assembly includes a lock-and-release mechanism by which the tunneling assembly is attached to the handle, the mechanism being operable to detach the handle from the tunneling assembly. The handle assembly also may include a knob that interlocks with the tunneling assembly, the knob being configured for engagement by fingers of an adult hand to apply a force to rotate a boring tip of the tunneling assembly. |
| US11090076B2 |
Surgical instrument with a coupling mechanism for driving a cutting element
A surgical instrument includes a shaft portion which at least partly houses an axially movable cutting element. A handle receives the shaft portion. A trigger element for the cutting element is movably arranged on the handle. The instrument also includes a coupling mechanism which converts a rotation of the trigger element into an axial movement of the cutting element with the interposition of a pinion. The coupling mechanism is designed such that the rotation of the trigger element produces a rotation of the pinion about the central axis thereof and additionally an axial movement of the central axis. |
| US11090075B2 |
Articulation features for surgical end effector
A surgical instrument includes an articulation joint and end effector extending distally from the articulation joint, wherein the end effector comprises a drive pin movable between a first position and a second position. Furthermore, the surgical instrument includes a shaft extending proximally from the articulation joint, and an articulation driver configured to move the drive pin from the first position to the second position to transition the end effector from an unarticulated configuration to an articulated configuration. Also, the surgical instrument includes a pin slot extending from the articulation driver, wherein the pin slot is configured to movably accommodate the drive pin in the unarticulated configuration, and wherein the pin slot is configured to tightly accommodate the drive pin in the articulated configuration. |
| US11090071B2 |
Electrically enhanced retrieval of material from vessel lumens
Retrieval of material from vessel lumens can be improved by electrically enhancing attachment of the material to the thrombectomy system. The system can include a catheter having a distal portion configured to be positioned adjacent to a thrombus in a blood vessel, an electrode disposed at the distal portion of the catheter, and an interventional element configured to be delivered through a lumen of the catheter. The electrode and the interventional element are each configured to be electrically coupled to an extracorporeal power supply. |
| US11090069B2 |
Patient-specific, mechanical self-locking, femoral and tibial surgical cutting jigs
Jigs for guiding femur and tibia resectioning in knee surgery contain bone-jig contact surfaces and a cutting guide as a single unitary piece. Contact surfaces are curvilinear surfaces formed into ends of projections from a jig base. Each jig has three pairs of contact surfaces selected to abut low-wear, lateral and medial, articular surface features, such that only one self-locking position against the bone (or cartilage) is possible and the integral cutting guide will define only one cut plane for the resectioning. An improved rotational transformation that converts scan views into desired proper axes is based on projections of rotated coordinates onto the plane of rotation to produce parameters that closely correspond to the joint surfaces in the desired jig coordinates. |
| US11090065B2 |
Targeting system for the guided insertion of a guide wire or a bone screw
A targeting system (1) for the guided insertion of a guide wire (50) or a bone screw comprising: a stabilization body (2) fixed to the bone by means of stabilization screws (3); a guide sleeve (4) adapted to receive a guide cannula (5) for the insertion of the guide wire (50) or bone screw; articulated connection means (6) adapted to connect the stabilization body (2) to the guide sleeve (4) and allow the relative spatial position of the guide sleeve (4) to be varied with respect to the stabilization body (2). |
| US11090061B2 |
Surgical saw blade
The saw blade comprising a bar and a blade. The distal end of the bar formed with a distal end opening and a discharge port formed in at least one of the top and bottom faces that opens into the distal end opening, the discharge port for discharging debris. The bar is formed with a geometric feature for receiving a coupling member to hold the bar to the saw, the geometric feature being an opening that extends through the bar. The blade having a blade base disposed in the distal end opening of the bar and a blade crown that extends forward from the blade base and forward of the distal end of the bar. |
| US11090052B2 |
Surgical clip applier with passive jaw closure
An end effector for a surgical clip applier includes a housing, opposed first and second jaw members extending past a distal end of the housing and each comprising an independent structure movable relative to the other, a first cam track provided on the first jaw member and a second cam track provided on the second jaw member, and a cam providing first and second cam surfaces slidably engageable with the first and second cam tracks, respectively. A biasing device continuously urges the cam in a distal direction relative to the first and second jaw members, wherein the first and second cam surfaces and the first and second cam tracks are angled such that axial movement of the cam in the distal direction relative to the first and second jaw members causes the jaw members to close. |
| US11090046B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling displacement member motion of a surgical stapling and cutting instrument
A motorized surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a displacement member configured to translate within the surgical instrument, a motor coupled to the displacement member to translate the displacement member, a sensor configured to sense a thickness of a tissue grasped by an end effector, and a control circuit coupled to the motor and the sensor. The control circuit is configured to retrieve an expected thickness of the tissue, determine the thickness of the tissue via the sensor, and set a duty cycle for driving the motor. The duty cycle corresponds to the thickness of the tissue relative to the expected thickness of the tissue. |
| US11090043B2 |
Surgical staple and instrument for holding and implanting the surgical staple
A surgical staple insertion system for compressing bone fragments includes a staple and an insertion tool. The staple has first and second legs and an elastically deformable bridge monolithically formed with the first and second legs. In a relaxed configuration, the free ends of the first and second legs are positioned closer to one another than are portions of the first and second legs connected to the bridge. The insertion tool retains the bridge in an elastically deformed configuration with the legs positioned relatively farther apart from one another during at least portion of the step of implantation of the staple. Then, the insertion tool is released from the staple so that the bone fragments between the legs are subject to compression. |
| US11090036B2 |
Devices, systems and methods for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia and other conditions
Devices, systems and methods for compressing, cutting, incising, reconfiguring, remodeling, attaching, repositioning, supporting, dislocating or altering the composition of tissues or anatomical structures to alter their positional or force relationship to other tissues or anatomical structures. In some applications, the invention may be used to used to improve patency or fluid flow through a body lumen or cavity (e.g., to limit constriction of the urethra by an enlarged prostate gland). |
| US11090035B2 |
Suture anchors and assemblies for attaching soft tissue to bone
Improved suture anchors are disclosed for anchoring one or more sutures attached to soft tissue to a bone. The suture anchor has an anchor body that extends between a distal and a proximal end. A bore is formed axially in the anchor body and opens at the proximal end. A rigid member is fixed within the bore of the anchor body and limits proximal movement of a suture loop positioned within the bore of the bone anchor. One or more sutures with free ends extending from the suture anchor are used for attachment of soft tissue. The anchor body has a socket within the bore for receiving a driver tool. The distal end of the anchor body may including a non-threaded extension. The anchor body can be threaded to a periphery of a proximal face at the proximal end to engage hard bone tissue. |
| US11090031B2 |
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for thermal management of ultrasound transducers
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for dissipating heat from an ultrasound transducer are disclosed. A passive thermal management system including thermally conductive materials is disclosed. The passive thermal management system may include thermally conductive layers in a flexible circuit coupled to the transducer stack. The flexible circuit may be coupled to a thermally conductive bolster plate. The bolster plate may be coupled to a handle heat spreader that may be coupled to the interior surface of an ultrasound probe housing. |
| US11090030B2 |
Ultrasound apparatus and ultrasound emission method
An ultrasound apparatus and a method of emitting plane wave are provided. The ultrasound apparatus includes an ultrasound probe, a transceiver circuit, a switch module and a processor. The ultrasound probe has a 1st to a Mth transducer elements for respectively emitting ultrasound beams to form the plane wave, and the transceiver circuit has a 1st to a Nth transceiving channels. M, N are positive integers, and M is a multiple of N. During a scanning period, the processor controls the switch module to initially and respectively connect the 1st-Nth transceiving channels to the 1st-Nth transducer elements, such that the 1st-Nth transducer elements successively emit the ultrasound beams. After the ultrasound beam is emitted by the Nth transducer element, the processor controls the switch module to respectively connect the 1st-Nth transceiving channels to the (N+1)th-(2N)th transducer elements, such that the (N+1)th-(2N)th transducer elements successively emit the ultrasound beams. |
| US11090026B2 |
Systems and methods for determining clinical indications
According to various embodiments, there is provided a method for determining a neurological condition of a subject using a robotic system. The robotic system includes a transducer. The method includes determining, by a computing system, a first location with respect to a vessel of the subject, the robotic system configured to position the transducer at the first location. The method further includes receiving, by the computing system, a first signal from the vessel in response to the transducer transmitting acoustic energy towards the vessel. The method further includes analyzing, by the computing system, the received first signal to determine a first parameter of blood flow in the vessel. The method further includes determining, by the computing system, the neurological condition of the subject based on the first parameter of the blood flow in the vessel. |
| US11090023B2 |
Network-connected electronic stethoscope systems
Introduced here are electronic stethoscope systems designed to simultaneously monitor sounds originating from within a body under examination and the ambient environment. An electronic stethoscope system can include one or more input units that are connected to a hub unit. Each input unit may have at least one auscultation microphone and at least one ambient microphone. To improve the quality of sound recorded by an input unit, a processor can apply a noise cancellation algorithm that considers as input the audio data produced by the auscultation microphone(s) and the audio data produced by the ambient microphone(s). The audio data may be digitized directly in the input unit, and then transmitted to the hub unit for synchronization. For example, by examining the audio data produced by the ambient microphone(s), the processor may discover which digital artifacts, if any, should be filtered from the audio data produced by the auscultation microphone(s). The processor may reside within the input unit or the hub unit. |
| US11090022B2 |
Dynamic test phantom simulating cardiovascular motion for quality evaluation of CT imaging, and its control principle and quality testing method
The invention discloses a quality testing method dynamic test phantom simulating cardiovascular motion for quality evaluation of CT imaging, and its control principle and quality testing method. The dynamic test phantom includes: a control system, an electric cylinder unit, a piston pump unit, a fluid circuit unit and a cardiovascular phantom; the control system includes a control box and a control PC, wherein the control box includes a PLC control system and an electrocardiogram generator, and the PLC control system is connected with the control PC and the electrocardiogram generator respectively; the electric cylinder unit includes an electric cylinder drive unit and an electric cylinder transmission unit, wherein the electric cylinder drive unit is connected with the PLC control system, and the electric cylinder transmission unit is connected with the electric cylinder drive unit; the piston pump unit is connected with the electric cylinder transmission unit; the fluid circuit unit includes a fluid confluence module and fluid pipelines, which are connected with the piston pump unit and the cardiovascular phantom respectively; and the cardiovascular phantom includes a ventricular phantom, coronary artery phantoms and a water tank. The dynamic test phantom according to the invention can simulate ventricular strokes and multiple motion phases, and has standard models of normal heart rate, arrhythmis, coronary artery stenosis, etc. |
| US11090019B2 |
Automated segmentation of three dimensional bony structure images
A computer-implemented system: at least one processor communicably coupled to at least one nontransitory processor-readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions or data receives segmentation learning data comprising a plurality of batches of labeled anatomical image sets, each image set comprising image data representative of a series of slices of a three-dimensional bony structure, and each image set including at least one label which identifies the region of a particular part of the bony structure depicted in each image of the image set, wherein the label indicates one of a plurality of classes indicating parts of the bone anatomy; trains a segmentation CNN, that is a fully convolutional neural network model with layer skip connections, to segment semantically at least one part of the bony structure utilizing the received segmentation learning data; and stores the trained segmentation CNN in at least one nontransitory processor-readable storage medium of the machine learning system. |
| US11090018B2 |
Radiation imaging apparatus, radiation imaging system, control method of radiation imaging apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
A radiation imaging apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises: an imaging region in which a plurality of conversion elements are arranged, wherein the plurality of conversion elements includes a first conversion element configured to obtain a radiation image and a second conversion element configured to obtain irradiation information of incident radiation during radiation irradiation; a storage unit configured to store correction data for correcting a signal output from the first conversion element; and a control unit. The control unit determines a period to cause the first conversion element to perform an accumulation operation in accordance with the irradiation information, determines a correction amount corresponding to the period based on the correction data, and generates a radiation image signal by correcting a signal output from the first conversion element in accordance with the correction amount after the radiation irradiation. |
| US11090013B2 |
Device for patient monitoring
A movement detection device for detecting quantitatively the movement of a patient by capturing images of a deformable surface having an indicator associated therewith, the indicator being responsive to changes in a profile of the deformable surface. The captured images are analysed to derive a patient movement from the changes in the profile of the deformable surface. For example, the movement detection device of the invention can detect the sense (translational and/or rotational) and magnitude of the patient movement. This information may enable real time adjustment of the treatment signal or indeed provide a safety facility whereby should there be detection that the patent has moved or has moved beyond certain parameters, the device that is observing or treating the patent is switched off. |
| US11090008B2 |
Neurophysiological monitoring for prospective motion gating in radiological imaging
A system, method and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for monitoring motion during medical imaging. The monitoring of the motion includes initiating an acquisition of image data, measuring physiological signals of a patient, generating a prediction signal by integrating the physiological signals, determining whether patient motion is likely to occur based on the prediction signal and modifying the acquisition of image data, if it is predicted that patient motion is likely to occur. |
| US11090006B2 |
Modular sensing guidewire
A sensing guidewire device used to measure physiological parameters within a living body. In one embodiment, the device is used to measure the fractional flow reserve (FFR) across a stenotic lesion in a patient's vasculature. The device includes a sensor that is adapted to be affixed near the distal end of a guidewire. The guidewire contains a corewire, processed to enclose electrical conductors in a sealed, off-centered interstice or channel, with an outer diameter approximate to the outer diameter of the device, running substantially the full length of the device, and has a homogenous outer surface. The enclosed eccentric channel provides space for electrical conductors to move freely. The corewire can have a tapered segment to create desirable flexibility. A solid connector comprised of alternating conductive and insulating elements for connecting the conductors to an external device is disclosed. The guidewire can be advanced through a patient's blood vessels, returning pressure measurements across vessel blockages that allow for accurate assessment of blockage severity and lead to better clinical outcomes. |
| US11090003B2 |
Systems for personal portable wireless vital signs scanner
Methods, systems, and apparatus for periodically and simultaneously scanning for a plurality of vital signs of a user is disclosed. The system includes a personal portable wireless vital signs scanner having a pair of electrodes to form a circuit with a user's body; and a personal wireless multifunction device wirelessly in communication with the personal portable wireless vital signs scanner. The personal portable wireless vital signs scanner includes a processor to concurrently scan for a plurality of vital signs. Some methods include squeezing a personal wireless vital signs scanner between first and second fingers to connect to a first electrode; and pressing the wireless vital signs scanner against a forehead to form a circuit through the body of the user with the personal wireless vital signs scanner. The wireless vital signs scanner may also be pressed against a chest to form a second circuit through the body of the user. |
| US11089998B2 |
System for increasing a patient's compliance with a therapy relating to an upper airway disorder
A device and method for increasing a patient's compliance with a therapy relating to an upper airway disorder includes a receiving unit, a processing unit, and a display unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive vital sign data including glucose level data of the patient, and therapy data including information regarding the therapy of the patient. The processing unit is configured to process the therapy data and the vital sign data in order to determine feedback information based on the therapy data and the vital sign data. Lastly, the display unit is configured to display the feedback information based on the therapy data and the vital sign data. |
| US11089992B2 |
Fetal movement monitor
The invention concerns fetal movement monitoring apparatus having a deflection sensor device arranged to be applied to a mother's abdomen for detection of abdominal deflections indicative of fetal movements and to output a signal comprising one or more record of said abdominal deflections. A processor under the control of machine readable instructions is arranged to process the signal output from the deflection sensor device and to output a log of fetal movement over time. The processor is arranged to receive one or more further input indicative of maternal or fetal movement or wellbeing, for example from a second sensor device by which a user can input a record of perceived fetal movements. The processor may compare the output of the first sensor device and the user's input via the second sensor device and output a log of fetal movements over time based upon said comparison. |
| US11089989B2 |
Shockable heart rhythm classifier for defibrillators
A variety of convolutional neural network based shockable heart rhythm classifiers are described. The neural network is configured to receive an electrocardiogram segment as an input and to generate an output indicative of whether the received electrocardiogram segment represents a heart rhythm that is suitable for treatment by a defibrillation shock. Preferably, the received electrocardiogram segment is not transformed or processed prior to its reception by the convolutional neural network and no features of the electrocardiogram are identified to the convolutional neural network. In some embodiments, the received electrocardiogram segment is the sole input to the convolutional neural network. The described classifier is well suited for use in defibrillators. |
| US11089988B2 |
Non-invasive method and system for estimating arterial flow characteristics
The present disclosure facilitates the evaluation of wide-band phase gradient information of the heart tissue to assess, e.g., the presence of heart ischemic heart disease. Notably, the present disclosure provides an improved and efficient method to identify and risk stratify coronary stenosis of the heart using a high resolution and wide-band cardiac gradient obtained from the patient. The patient data are derived from the cardiac gradient waveforms across one or more leads, in some embodiments, resulting in high-dimensional data and long cardiac gradient records that exhibit complex nonlinear variability. Space-time analysis, via numeric wavelet operators, is used to study the morphology of the cardiac gradient data as a phase space dataset by extracting dynamical and geometrical properties from the phase space dataset. |
| US11089987B2 |
Catheter systems and related methods for mapping, minimizing, and treating cardiac fibrillation
Catheters, systems, and related methods for optimized for mapping, minimizing, and treating cardiac fibrillation in a patient, including an array of at least one stacked electrode pair, each electrode pair including a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein each electrode pair is configured to be orthogonal to a surface of a cardiac tissue substrate, wherein each first electrode is in contact with the surface to record a first signal, and wherein each second electrode is separated from the first electrode by a distance which enables the second electrode to record a second signal, wherein the catheter is configured to obtain one or more measurements from at least a first signal and a second signal in response to electrical activity in the cardiac tissue substrate indicative of a number of electrical circuit cores and distribution of the electrical circuit cores for a duration across the cardiac tissue substrate. |
| US11089986B2 |
Measurement signal amplifier and a method for supplying energy to a measurement signal amplifier
A measured signal amplifier (1) amplifies an EMG sensor signal (E). The measured signal amplifier (1) includes a sensor interface (2) for receiving the EMG sensor signal (E), at least one device interface (3) for receiving an electrical energy signal as well as for transmitting a processed signal (V), an electrically chargeable energy storage device (4) and at least one computer (5). The computer (5) is configured to derive a processed signal (V) from the EMG sensor signal (E) and to control the charging of the energy storage device (4) by the electrical energy signal as a function of the EMG sensor signal (E) received from the sensor interface (2). |
| US11089983B2 |
Multimodal analyte sensors for medical devices
Embodiments herein relate to implantable multimode analyte sensors and medical devices including the same. In an embodiment, an implantable medical device is included having an optical excitation assembly, an optical detection assembly and a multimode sensing element. The multimode sensing element can include a colorimetric response element specific for a first chemical analyte and a photoluminescent response element specific for a second chemical analyte. Other embodiments are also included herein. |
| US11089981B2 |
Methods and systems for performing universal calibration to non-invasively determine blood glucose concentration
A method includes processing near infrared spectroscopy (NIR) spectra and pure spectra, to obtain a preprocessed NIR spectra, wherein the preprocessed NIR spectra includes any one or any combination of a training data of a plurality of subjects, a calibration data of a test subject and a validation data of the test subject, extracting a dominant feature set from the preprocessed NIR spectra, wherein the dominant feature set includes at least one preprocessed NIR spectrum corresponding to each of the training data, the calibration data and the validation data, and determining a blood glucose concentration of the test subject, using the training data of the plurality of subjects and based on the extracted dominant feature set. |
| US11089978B2 |
Detection apparatus and method for detecting a respiratory movement, computer program, computerreadable storage medium, and medical device
A detection apparatus and a method are provided for detecting a respiratory movement of a patient. The detection apparatus includes at least two metallic U-shaped signal coupling elements that are interleaved so that between the signal coupling elements arises at least one coupling point at which a signal may be transferred between the two signal coupling elements. Analysis electronics are configured to detect a change in a received signal produced in a second of the signal coupling elements that is acting as a receiver in the near-field region of the first signal coupling elements as a result of a signal given for one of the signal coupling elements that is acting as a transmitter being coupled into the second of the signal coupling elements, which change indicates the respiratory movement. |
| US11089975B2 |
Systems, devices and methods for enhancing operative accuracy using inertial measurement units
Accuracy enhancing systems, devices and methods are provided using data obtained from inertial measurement units (IMUs). IMUs are provided on one or more of a patient, surgical table, surgical instruments, imaging devices, navigation systems, and the like. Data from sensors in each IMU is collected and used to calculate absolute and relative positions of the patient, surgical table, surgical instruments, imaging devices, and navigation systems on which the IMUs are provided. The data generated by the IMUs can be coupled with medical images and camera vision, among other information, to generate and/or provide surgical navigation, alignment of imaging systems, pre-operative diagnoses and plans, intra-operative tool guidance and error correction, and post-operative assessments. |
| US11089973B2 |
Method for solving electrical property distribution and local specific absorption rate of tissue from view of electromagnetic field energy propagation
A method for solving the electrical property distribution and local specific absorption rate of tissue from the view of electromagnetic field energy propagation, comprising the steps of: (1) calculating the total energy emitted by a nuclear magnetic resonance radio-frequency emission point, and subtracting the energy reflected back by a system therefrom to obtain the total energy of an electromagnetic field existing in human tissue; (2) according to a B1 mapping technique, obtaining an amplitude distribution of a magnetic field, i.e. B1+ field, produced through radio-frequency emission, and further obtaining the energy of the B1+ field; and at the same time, obtaining the energy of an electric field according to the electro-magnetic mutual production theory based on Maxwell's equations. |
| US11089971B2 |
Thermodilution injectate measurement and control
Apparatus and methods for the measurement, control, or both, of thermodilution injectate flow for calculation of transpulmonary thermodilution parameters. An injectate delivery system includes a syringe for holding an injectate and a conduit configured at one end to be connected to a catheter. A flow measurement device is interposed in the conduit to generate a signal for determining the flow rate of the fluid from the syringe to the catheter. A processor receives the signal from the flow measurement device and calculates the injectate volume to be used as input for calculating a transpulmonary thermodilution parameter such as cardiac output. A GUI is provided to direct a user on whether the injection rate is too fast or too slow. Rather than measuring or calculating flow rate, a system may include a constant flow valve to provide a constant flow rate from the syringe. |
| US11089970B2 |
Imaging fluid flow into a region of interest
A magnetic resonance imaging system (100) for acquiring magnetic resonance data (141) from an imaging zone (108) includes a memory (134, 136) for storing machine executable instructions (150, 152, 154, 156) and pulse sequence commands (140). The pulse sequence commands cause the magnetic resonance imaging system to provide at least one spatially selective saturation pulse (408, 410) to at least one selected volume (124, 124′) that is at least partially outside of a region of interest (123) and within the imaging zone. The magnetic resonance imaging system performs a non-selective inversion (412) of spins in the region of interest followed by a readout (414) of the magnetic resonance data which is reconstructed (202) into an image (142). |
| US11089969B2 |
Skin perfusion monitoring device
A method and a device for diagnostic of skin cancer and other mammalian skin tissue pathologies are described. The method relies on determination of pathological changes in tissue vascularization and capillary blood flow. The device uses photonic emitters and detectors to characterize temporal and spatial changes in blood flow in response to external perturbation such as external mechanical force or temperature change. |
| US11089968B2 |
Systems and methods for providing user insights based on heart rate variability
A system can include a wearable device that obtains real-time physiological data and activity data from a user and transmits that data to another device. A computing device can receive the data and calculate a first HRV score for the user based on physiological data from first time period and a second HRV score for the user based physiological data from a second time period. The device can present the user with at least one of the first and second HRV scores. In one example, a graphical display is provided on a GUI that includes indicators for each day of the week. In response to a user selecting an indicator for a day of the week, the GUI can display an HRV score for the selected day, among other information. |
| US11089958B2 |
Systems and methods for managing patient-triggered episodes
Systems and methods for managing machine-generated medical events detected from one or more patients are described herein. A medical event management system includes an event analyzer circuit to detect a medical event using physiological data from a patient-triggered episode acquired from a medical device. The event analyzer circuit determines a confidence score of the medical event detection, and generates an alignment indicator indicating a degree of concordance between the detected medical event and the information about the patient-triggered episode. The system assigns priority information to the patient-triggered episode using the generated alignment indicator and the confidence score of the detection. An output circuit can output the received physiological information to a user or a process according to the assigned priority information. |
| US11089954B2 |
Method and apparatus for guiding a test subject through an ophthalmic test
Methods, apparatus, and systems for performing an ophthalmic diagnostic test are disclosed. In one aspect, a head-wearable device for administering an ophthalmic test to a subject can comprise a head-wearable frame for mounting the device onto the subject's head, and a light seal configured for coupling to the frame so as to isolate at least one eye of the subject from ambient light when the device is worn by the subject. |
| US11089953B2 |
Endoscopic instrument with compliant thermal interface
A surgical instrument comprises a heat generating component, a heat sink, an elongate shaft extending from the heat generating component to the heat sink, and an elongate thermal conduit extending within the elongate shaft between the heat generating component and the heat sink. The surgical instrument also comprises a movable contact structure thermally coupled between the elongate thermal conduit and the heat generating component. The elongate thermal conduit extends into the movable contact structure and the movable contact structure is movable relative to the heat generating component. |
| US11089950B2 |
Endoscope apparatus, activation method, and video processor for determining an abnormality
An endoscope apparatus including a connector included in an endoscope and connected to an endoscope connection portion of a video processor, a fluid feeding apparatus including a tube configured to transmit fluid to the endoscope, a connection detector configured to detect a connection state of the tube with the connector of the endoscope, a control unit configured to detect an ON/OFF state of a power source of the fluid feeding apparatus, determine an abnormality exists when the connection detector detects that the tube is in a disconnected state with the connector of the endoscope and the power source of the fluid feeding apparatus is detected to be in an ON state, and output a notification of the determined abnormality, and a display configured to display the notification of the abnormality outputted by the control unit. |
| US11089949B2 |
Endoscope system and method of operating same
Provided are an endoscope system and a method of operating the same capable of reliably performing focusing even in a case where an observation target is illuminated with light including long-wave light. A movable lens moves in an optical axis direction. A lens drive unit moves the movable lens from a first lens position of the movable lens where an observation target illuminated with short-wave light is focused to a second lens position of the movable lens where the observation target illuminated with long-wave light having a longer wavelength than the short-wave light is focused. |
| US11089948B2 |
Objective lens for an endoscope
An objective lens for an endoscope has an object-side lens element including a plane-convex rod lens and an image-side lens element including a biconvex lens arranged at the image-side end of the objective lens. The object-side lens element includes a plane-convex first lens and a biconcave second lens which form a front lens and are arranged in this order on the object side of the plane-convex rod lens forming a third lens. As viewed from the object side, the image-side lens element includes a biconvex fourth lens, a concave-plane fifth lens and a biconcave sixth lens which are arranged in this order on the object side of the biconvex lens that is arranged at the image-side end of the objective lens and forms a seventh lens. |
| US11089947B2 |
Catheter with irrigator and/or aspirator and with fiber-optic brain-clot analyzer
A medical system includes a probe, an electrooptical measurement unit, a processor and a treatment unit. The probe, which is configured for insertion into a blood vessel of a brain, includes (a) one or more optical fibers configured to guide an optical signal to interact with a brain clot in the blood vessel, and to output the optical signal that interacted with the brain clot, and (b) a channel selected from a group of channels consisting of an irrigation channel and an aspiration channel. The electrooptical measurement unit is configured to collect and measure the outputted optical signal. The processor is configured to identify a composition of the brain clot by analyzing the measured optical signal from the probe. The treatment unit is configured to provide treatment, selected from the group of treatments consisting of dissolving the brain clot by irrigation and aspiring the brain clot through the channel. |
| US11089946B2 |
Inflatable in-vivo capsule endoscope with magnetic guide
An inflatable in-vivo capsule endoscope and method of operation is provided. The inflatable in-vivo capsule endoscope may include a sensing device for capturing in-vivo images and one or more permanent magnets for magnetically guiding the endoscope, housed interior to a capsule-shaped body. The inflatable in-vivo capsule endoscope may include an inflatable buoy attached externally to the capsule-shaped body. An inflation device may inflate the in-vivo capsule endoscope to reduce its specific gravity by injecting gas into the inflatable buoy, such that when the inflatable buoy is injected with an above threshold volume of gas, the inflatable in-vivo capsule endoscope floats in liquid. The inflatable in-vivo capsule endoscope may be magnetically guided via its permanent magnets when exposed to an externally generated magnetic field. A reduced magnetic field strength and external magnet size may be used to magnetically navigate an inflated capsule floating in liquid than a conventional uninflated capsule. |
| US11089944B2 |
Medical devices including textured inflatable balloons
A medical device includes an elongate body and an inflatable balloon attached to and partially surrounding at least a section of the elongate body. The inflatable balloon is selectively inflatable between a deflated state and an inflated state. Engagement between the balloon and a physiological lumen is provided, in part, by multiple protrusions extending from the inflatable balloon and having various physical and functional characteristics. In certain implementations, the balloon may be configured to exhibit various separation forces by applying different strains to the balloon, such as by varying the degree to which the balloon is inflated or deflated. |
| US11089943B2 |
Endoscope system and method of operating the same
In a mono-light emission mode, specific illumination light is emitted and a specific observation image obtained from the image pickup of an object to be observed illuminated with the specific illumination light is displayed on a monitor 18. In a multi-light emission mode, first illumination light and second illumination light are emitted while being switched according to a specific light emission pattern and a first observation image and a second observation image are displayed on the monitor 18 while being switched according to a specific display pattern. In a case where a designated condition set in advance by a user is satisfied, a mode is automatically switched to the mono-light emission mode from the multi-light emission mode. |
| US11089937B2 |
Dishwasher and controlling method thereof
A dishwasher includes a tub that accommodates dishes; a nozzle assembly that sprays washing water; a vane assembly that is moved between a first position and a second position of an inside of the tub and changes a progression path of the washing water so that the sprayed washing water can be directed toward the dishes; and a controller that moves the vane assembly to the second position if the vane assembly is disposed at the first position. When a linear washing portion washes a small quantity of dishes by spraying washing water while making a reciprocal motion in part of an inside of a washing chamber, a washing time can be reduced, and concentrated washing can also be performed. |
| US11089936B2 |
Dishwasher and home appliance
The present disclosure relates to a dishwasher. The dishwasher, which is installed in a built-in manner in a system kitchen including a cabinet having a receiving space and a counter disposed on the cabinet to include an opening, includes a tub including a front opening, a front door configured to open and close the front opening, a cover frame disposed in the opening of the counter, an upper door rotatably coupled to the cover frame to open and close the opening of the counter, a trigger configured to lock or unlock the upper door, and a lift apparatus disposed to be spaced apart from the trigger and configured to open the upper door by a predetermined angle when the trigger releases the locking of the upper door. |
| US11089935B2 |
Surface cleaning apparatus
A surface cleaning apparatus includes a recovery tank, a suction nozzle in fluid communication with the recovery tank, and a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle and the recovery tank to generate a working air path to transport debris-containing fluid including air and liquid from the suction nozzle into the recovery tank. An air/liquid separator can be provided within the recovery tank for separating liquid from air in the debris-containing fluid. |
| US11089933B2 |
Surface cleaning apparatus
A surface cleaning apparatus includes a housing including an upright handle assembly and a base mounted to the upright handle assembly and adapted for movement across a surface to be cleaned. The surface cleaning apparatus is further provided with a fluid delivery system comprising a fluid dispenser configured to dispense fluid to a brushroll and at least one fluid delivery channel forming a portion of a fluid delivery pathway. The fluid delivery channel can extend adjacent to a portion of the suction nozzle assembly. An interference wiper interfaces with a portion of the brushroll to remove excess liquid from the brushroll. |
| US11089928B2 |
Dust collector
Disclosed is a dust collector that includes a filter frame, a cartridge filter, and an end cap and a cover that are connected to the cartridge filter. The filter frame is provided with a center column. The cover is operative to rotate around the center column along and against a rotating direction. The cover is limited to rotate between a first angular position and a second angular position relative to the end cap. The end cap is provided with a plurality of clamping members. When the cover is located at the first angular position, the plurality of clamping members clamp the center column; when the cover is located at the second angular position, the plurality of clamping members do not clamp the center column. Rotating from the second to the first angular position, the cover pushes the plurality of clamping members towards the center column to clamp the center column. |
| US11089924B2 |
Toilet brush cabinet
A system is provided comprising a recessed, wall-mounted cabinet for sanitary and discreet storage of items and internal flanges along at least one of a top and a bottom interior cabinet edge. The system also comprises external flanges situated around an entire perimeter of the cabinet, a hinged door, and a magnetic latch. The cabinet is mountable in a wall. The cabinet stores cleaning tools and toilet cleaning agents. The cabinet comprises containers for hosting the tools and the agents. The internal flanges promote prevention of the containers from falling from the cabinet. The containers promote prevention of a toilet brush from contacting surfaces of the cabinet. The cabinet is installable with one of right-door and left-door opening capability. The cabinet is constructed from galvanized steel. The galvanized steel does not absorb bacterial and is powder coated. |
| US11089923B2 |
Advanced hygienic excreta system
An accessory for an advanced hygienic excreta system comprising a base disposed around a bowl having a retracted position and an operational position; a seat having a convex surface configured to position a user's rectum below a user's knees when a user is seated on the seat and the seat is in a seated position; a footrest assembly having a footrest wherein the footrest is configured to be received into the base and to extend away from the base to support feet and legs of the user when the user is in a seated position; and, a controller carried by the base and connected to a motor set connected to the seat, footrest assembly and arm rest assembly and configured to receive input from an input device and actuate the motor set to extend and retract the seat, footrest, and arm rest. |
| US11089922B2 |
Portable toilet stall
A portable toilet stall for a sanitary fixture has a floor, a roof above the floor, and a plurality of upright posts extending between the roof and the floor. At least one of the posts is hollow. A plurality of side wall panels are provided between the posts and also between the roof and the floor. There is a rinse-liquid tank inside the hollow support post and connected to the sanitary fixture. |
| US11089920B2 |
Stub roll dispenser system
Various tissue dispensers are disclosed. The tissue dispenser can hold a main roll of tissue and a stub roll of tissue. In response to the tissue of the stub roll being exhausted, an advance system of the tissue dispenser can automatically transition the tissue dispenser to dispensing tissue material of the main roll. |
| US11089917B2 |
Toiletry wiping device
A toiletry wiping device. The toiletry wiping device includes an elongated handle connected to a head having a pair of opposing jaws for clamping on objects positioned between the jaws. A sliding sleeve is mounted around the jaws that is configured to slide from one end of the jaws to the other end, causing the jaws to move towards and away from each other, respectfully. The head is pivotally connected to the elongated handle via hinge that allows a user to selectively adjust the relative angle of the head. In one embodiment, the handle includes a telescopic arrangement having one or more elongated sections that adjust the length of the handle. Further, one end of the jaws includes a high friction dry to prevent objects from accidentally slipping from between the jaws. |
| US11089916B2 |
Back scrubber apparatus with fluid dispenser
The present disclosure relates to a back scrubbing device that can selectively dispense a lotion, soap, or medicinal substance to a user. The device includes a rear support that can be secured to a surface of a tub or shower via an array of suction cups. An elastomeric padding is secured to the rear support. The padding is soft and includes a curvature to accommodate a user with a spinal curvature, which will fit the natural lordosis and kyphosis curvature. A series of bristles are secured to the outer surface of the padding. A dispenser is optionally included for allowing the soap, lotion, or medicinal substance to be applied to the bristles. The entire apparatus is machine washable. |
| US11089915B2 |
Dispenser for use with refill cartridge
Dispensers of the present technology are configured to receive a replaceable refill cartridge, and may include a back housing, a front cover, a control unit, a refill housing configured to receive a refill cartridge, and a switch board positioned between the refill housing and the back housing. Dispensers may also include at least one refill guide removably connected to the refill housing. The switch board may include at least one switch operatively connected to the control unit. The at least one switch may be a refill recognition switch configured to send at least a refill recognition signal to the control unit indicating that a refill cartridge is present in the refill housing, or a refill size switch configured to send a refill size signal to the control unit indicating a size of the refill cartridge. |
| US11089913B2 |
Double inlet valve for enhanced pump efficiency
An dispenser includes a housing, a container disposed in the housing for holding a liquid, a nozzle, and a pump. The pump is disposed between the container and the nozzle. The pump includes a pump inlet, a pump outlet, a pump chamber, a first check valve, and a second check valve. The pump inlet is in fluid communication with the container and the pump chamber, and the pump outlet is in fluid communication with the pump chamber and the nozzle. The pump chamber is movable between an expanded position and a compressed position. The first check valve is disposed between the container and the pump, and the first check valve has a first cracking pressure. The second check valve is disposed between the first check valve and the pump, and the second check valve has a second cracking pressure. The first cracking pressure of the first check valve is greater than the second cracking pressure of the second check valve. |
| US11089908B2 |
Apparatus and method for obtaining personalized blends of coffee
An apparatus for obtaining personalized coffee blends includes a plurality of supply units each configured to supply a specific type of coffee bean to a collection container and each provided with at least a containing device in which the coffee beans of the specific type of coffee are contained. Each supply unit includes a first volumetric feed device and a second volumetric feed device. |
| US11089906B2 |
Insulated food and beverage container
An insulated container for food particulate and beverages is described. The insulated container includes a double-walled structure composed of a metal, and a glass structure arranged within a hollow interior of the double-walled structure. The glass structure includes a body and a sipping portion extending from the body. The sipping portion isolates the user's lips from contacting the double-walled structure. The glass structure may be repeatably removed for cleaning or replacement. The insulated structure includes a deformable flange that secures the glass structure to the double-walled structure. The insulated container may be vacuum-insulated. |
| US11089903B2 |
Cooking device and components thereof
Disclosed herein is a cooking system for cooking food, the cooking system being functional in a plurality of cooking modes. The cooking system includes a housing having a hollow chamber, and a cooking lid movable between an open position and a closed position relative to the housing. At least one heating element is associated with said lid. The cooking system is operable in a plurality of modes including a convective cooking mode and a pressure cooking mode. The cooking lid is configurable in the closed position when the cooking system is in both the convective cooking mode and the pressure cooking mode. |
| US11089899B2 |
Drape having stabilizer
A drape has a longitudinal pocket on two or both sides of the drape, A stabilizer is placed within the pocket and extends the length of the pocket. The stabilizer is supported by a drapery support such as a rod or track in a manner which enables the panel to move along the drapery support from a closed, drawn position to an open, slacked position. The stabilizer is supported by the drapery support and is free to move within the pocket. The stabilizer prevents the drape from flaring at the bottom. A wand may be attached to the stabilizer or to a carrier or other assembly to which the stabilizer is attached. |
| US11089895B2 |
Foldable tray
In the state of the art, numerous trays are known, so as to protect clothing from crumbs or droplets that fall down when eating a meal during a car ride or train ride. It is true that these trays catch everything, as desired, but for the remainder they are quite impractical, since the open tray with the droplets or crumbs stands in the car or train and must be cleaned before being stowed away or is actually only available as a disposable solution. Other solutions are too large to be conveniently stowed away after use.For this reason, a foldable tray is proposed, which can be folded up in sealed manner after use, into a compact unit, without the crumbs or droplets being able to exit from the unit. This is possible by means of division of a base plate having a connected apron, wherein the base plate consists of two parts that can be folded up, between which the apron can be laid. |
| US11089893B2 |
Drinking container with barrier system
A barrier system for a container, includes a fluid permeable solids barrier comprising an outer flange surrounding a central fluid permeable sieve; an upper port located at an interior edge of an upper side of the outer flange, a lower port on an opposite lower side of the outer flange in fluid communication with the upper port by a flow path therebetween, and a fluid permeable sieve located in the flow path between the upper port and the lower port. The system also includes a straw having an upper end configured to fittingly engage the lower port of the fluid permeable solids barrier spout; and a spout having a lower port configured to fittingly engage the upper port of the fluid permeable solids barrier. |
| US11089892B2 |
Cylindrical container
A cylindrical container comprising: a main body, to store a beverage or a solid material, having a top end and a bottom end; a plurality of side panels, attached to each other, to form an insulated cover around the main body; a bottom lid, having an exterior wall and an interior wall, wherein an outer surface of the interior wall comprises a bottom lid thread to be screwed onto the bottom end of the main body or a top end of the main body to fully enclose the cylindrical container; a standard lid, having an exterior wall and an interior wall, wherein an outer surface of the interior wall comprises an interior lid thread to be screwed onto an interior thread provided at the top end of the main body; and a vacuum seal lid, having a flat top portion and a ring portion, wherein the ring portion comprises an O-ring hole along a circumference of the ring portion for accepting an O-ring to create a vacuum seal. |
| US11089887B2 |
Shower door assembly display
A retail shower door display assembly is provided with a point-of-sale display unit sized to be received within a retail store aisle. A first array of shower door glass panes is oriented within the display unit. Each shower door glass pane of the first array has a height, a thickness and a width. A second array of shower door glass panes is oriented within the display unit. Each shower door glass pane of the second array has a height, a thickness and a width that is different than the width of the first array of shower door glass panes. An array of shower door tracks is oriented within the display unit. Each shower door track of the array has a common length. An array of towel bars is oriented within the display unit. Each towel bar of the array has a common length. |
| US11089885B2 |
Display panel attachments
Hooks, fixtures, assemblies, brackets, shelves, attachment points, supports, and similar apparatus for attachment to a display panel. Some disclosed attachments include a baseplate having a rotational axis around which the baseplate is rotated during installation. The baseplate defines at least one clearance providing clearance between the baseplate perimeter edge and a display panel when the baseplate is rotated into position. The baseplate may also include at least one engagement portion limiting the baseplate from being further rotated around the baseplate axis in the installation direction, upon engagement with the display. |
| US11089884B1 |
Fishing reel storage and display system
An apparatus for storing and/or displaying multiple fishing reels using the reel foot of each reel to removably attach it to a reel rack. The reel rack has a generally rectangular, oblong configuration. At least one of the rack sides comprises a lateral rail defined by multiple continuous uniformly spaced rail ridges separated by intervening rail slots. Slidably attached to the rack top are at least two paired foot clamps, each of which supports a foot socket that is configured to hold one tapered end of a reel foot. Each foot clamp has two clamp arms, each of which extends downward from the base of the foot clamp and engages one of the rack sides. At least one of the clamp arms contains a spring-loaded plunger which engages the lateral rail and releasably projects into at least one of the rail slots, so as to secure the foot clamp in a fixed position along the lateral rail until the plunger is manually released. Each of the mated pairs of foot sockets are slidably positionable along the reel rack to cooperatively engage and enclose two tapered ends of the reel foot through the respective socket apertures, thereby releasably and adjustably secure the fishing reel to the reel rack for purposes of display and storage. |
| US11089883B2 |
Self-standing merchandise frame
A Self-Standing Merchandise Frame is provided for displaying merchandise items on a store and allowing the attachment of multiple racks of numerous sizes, for instance, 24 inches, 48 inches and 96 inches. The embodiment is configured of a sign plate, a first and a second vertical tubes, an upper and a lower support and a base plate which structurally support the self-standing of the frame. Depend on the particular application, Self-Standing Merchandise Frame could be assembled as a single stand or a double stand, without any limitation and restriction. |
| US11089879B2 |
Temperature management bedding systems
Temperature management bedding systems for mattresses and quilt panels generally include a trilayer of active components including a phase change material applied to a top surface of a flexible substrate thereof, a fire retardant layer underlying the flexible substrate including hydrophilic rayon fibers treated with ammonium polyphosphate; and a vertically oriented fiber batting layer underlying the first retardant layer including an elastomeric binder. The temperature management bedding systems provide heat control and mass transfer of moisture from the bedding surface. |
| US11089876B2 |
Chair, and armrest assembly and adjustment mechanism thereof
An adjustment mechanism is adapted to be installed in an armrest that includes a support member and an arm member disposed over and mounted rotatably to the support member. The adjustment mechanism includes a fixed unit adapted to be fixedly mounted in the support member, and a rotating unit adapted to be co-rotatable with the arm member. The fixed unit includes an elastic plate formed with a plurality of notches, and a joint block having a plurality of concavities. The rotating unit includes a linking plate having two rotating columns, and an engaging component. The rotating columns removably engage two corresponding ones of the notches, and the engaging component removably engages one of the concavities of the joint block. |
| US11089875B2 |
Portable rebounding device
A method for generating a rebounding motion between a person and a stationary surface comprising the steps of providing a rebounding device that includes a front member, a rear member, and a spring mechanism positioned between the front member and the rear member for allowing the front member and rear member to move toward and away from one another. The method further includes the steps of positioning the rear member against the stationary surface and the front member adjacent to an upper body of the person and the stationary surface, and applying pressure to the rebounding device through the upper body such that the upper body moves toward from the stationary surface while a lower body of the person remains in place. |
| US11089871B2 |
Furniture panel assembly comprising a wheelhouse cassette, and a furniture comprising such furniture panel assembly
The invention refers to a furniture panel assembly (200, 200′ 200″, 200′″) comprising a furniture panel (300, 300′ 300″, 300′″) and a wheelhouse cassette (100, 100′, 100″, 100′″). The furniture panel (300, 300′ 300″, 300′″) has a slot (23) extending in a plane in parallel with and at least partly between the major surfaces of the furniture panel (300, 300′ 300″, 300′″) and the wheelhouse cassette (100, 100″, 100″, 100′″) is positioned in the slot (23). The wheelhouse cassette (100, 100′, 100″, 100′″) comprises a wheelhouse (1; 1′; 1″; 1′″) and a wheel (2) adapted to be inserted into and retainably engage the wheelhouse (1; 1′; 1″; 1′″). |
| US11089868B1 |
Channel puck for use in a railed table
A work table improvement for supporting and fabricating a solid surface is disclosed. The work table has a plurality of table rails, wherein each table rail has a rail top surface and a rail channel running along at least a portion of the rail length on the rail top surface. The table also includes a plurality of channel pucks comprised of a compressible material. Each channel puck has a puck top and a puck tongue, and the puck tongue further includes a necked region, a flared region, and a tapered region. The pucks are constructed to be installed into the rail channel in a direction that is substantially orthogonal to the rail top surface. |
| US11089860B2 |
Tool for servicing a structure
A tool for cleaning a structure is provided. The tool includes an extension pole having a length, the extension pole including three or more cylindrical segments having different respective diameters, the segments being arranged in a telescoping configuration to permit the length of the extension pole to be adjusted to a desired length; locking nuts structured to releasably lock adjacent ones of the segments to one another; a grip provided on a most proximal one of the segments; and an attachment member provided on a most distal one of the segments, the attachment member being structured to removably attach at least one cleaning accessory. |
| US11089857B1 |
Methods for applying a color-altering material to hair
Described herein are methods for applying a color-altering material to the roots of the hair which reduce the amount of time needed between color applications. The color-altering material is applied horizontally with respect to the hair, and the natural color of the hair is left intact between the color-altering sessions. The methods of this disclosure incorporate the root growth into the overall color pattern of the hair, allowing a user to wait for a longer period of time in between color applications. |
| US11089856B2 |
Hair straightening apparatus
In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a hair straightening apparatus, comprising: two jaws (12), pivotally connected by a hinge (14); two ironing plates (16), each installed in a different jaw of the jaws, and a heating mechanism of the ironing plates; the jaws having an open state in which the ironing plates are drawn from each other, and a close state in which the ironing plates attach each other; a group of electromagnets (26) installed on one of the jaws, and a corresponding magnetic object installed in the other jaw, wherein the corresponding magnetic object is in a form of a ferromagnetic plate (38) or in a form of another group of electromagnets; an on/off button (24), for activating/deactivating electric power supply to the electromagnets, wherein the power supply is sufficient turning the jaws from the open state to the close state. |
| US11089855B2 |
Smart luggage system with camera installed in pull rod
A smart luggage system includes a piece of luggage configured to store items for transport and a handle coupled to the luggage. The handle includes a pull rod coupled to a connecting rod. One or more cameras are disposed in a top portion of the pull rod and configured to take a photograph and/or video. One or more cameras are coupled to the luggage and/or the handle and configured to take a photograph and/or video. |
| US11089853B2 |
Bag and fastener
To provide a technology capable of easily constructing a headphone stand in a coffee shop or the like. A bag includes a bag body including a front part and a rear part that face each other, an opening provided on an upper edge of the bag body, and a shape keeping part that prevents closing of the opening and keeps the bag body expanded. |
| US11089847B2 |
Device for attaching a bracelet
A device for attaching a bracelet or strap to a watch case includes a bar secured to the watch case by at least one horn and an insert integral with the end of the bracelet. The bar and the insert are complementary in order to cooperate by fitting one inside the other to form a removable assembly to make the bracelet interchangeable. The bar is formed by a cylindrical arbor having at least one flat portion. The flat portion cooperates by fitting with a housing made in the insert. The housing has a substantially rectangular opening for receiving the flat portion. The bar includes a control member for pivoting the bar from a first position A, in which the insert is positioned on the arbor, to a second position B, in which the insert is locked onto the bar. |
| US11089843B2 |
Buckle
A buckle has a main body, a strap retaining bar connected to the main body, two locking legs formed as separate pieces from the main body and pivotably connected to the main body; and a spring disposed between the two locking legs. The spring is attached to both of the locking legs, and exerts a force against the locking legs when they are pressed inward toward each other. The spring keeps the locking legs in an outwardly tensioned position, but does not let the legs flex outwardly in an unlimited manner, since the spring is directly connected to the legs. The spring allows the main body and locking legs to be formed of an inflexible material, such as metal. The locking legs are separate pieces from the main body and are connected to the main body via a pivot pin or other hinged mechanism. |
| US11089841B2 |
Hand fixation band
A hand fixation band includes a fastening band, a sliding arm and a damping element. The fastening band has a main portion, and a connecting portion protruded outward from one end of the main portion. The connecting portion protrudes downward to form a first protruding rib. An inside of the first protruding rib has an accommodating space. The sliding arm is connected with the fastening band. A top surface of one end of the sliding arm has a buckling slot. The buckling slot is corresponding to and buckled with the first protruding rib. One end of the sliding arm opens a locating hole. A top surface of a peripheral wall of the locating hole surrounded by the buckling slot is defined as an accommodating surface. The damping element is disposed on the accommodating surface and is accommodated in the accommodating space. |
| US11089837B2 |
Tension member guides for lacing systems
A tension member guide that is configured to direct or route a tension member about a path of an article includes a cover member and a guide member that is partially covered by the cover member. The cover member is attachable to the article and includes a pair of slits or incisions. The guide member is folded along a longitudinal length to form a loop or channel within which the tension member may be inserted. The guide member is positioned in relation to the cover member so that opposing end portions of the loop or channel are inserted through the slits or incisions such that the opposing end portions are positioned on an opposite side of the cover member from a remainder of the guide member. |
| US11089836B2 |
Cup-shaped shank for heeled shoes
The present invention relates to a shank adapted for being integrated into a shoe sole and for mounting a heel element, wherein said shank at its heel portion is adapted to be connected to the heel element and wherein said shank comprises an upper surface pointing towards the inner shoe. At least a part of the upper surface at the heel portion is cup-shaped and adapted for receiving sole material inside the cup when integrating said shank in said sole during moulding of said shoe sole. Thereby, due to the amount of sole material present in the heel portion, the sole material covers the means used for connecting the shank to the heel element. Thereby, based on the properties of the sole material, the heeled shoe becomes comfortable and flexible at the heel portion. The invention further relates to a sole for a shoe with a cup-shaped shank and more specifically to a shoe with a cup-shaped shank. |
| US11089835B2 |
Sole structure for article of footwear
A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a forefoot region disposed adjacent an anterior end, a heel region disposed adjacent a posterior end, and a mid-foot region disposed intermediate the forefoot region and the heel region. The sole structure further includes fluid-filled bladder having a first segment extending along a medial side in the heel region, a second segment extending along a lateral side in the heel region, and a web area disposed between the first segment and the second segment. Additionally, the sole structure includes an outer sole member having an upper portion extending from a first end in the forefoot region to a second end in the heel region. The second end of the outer sole member is received on a first side of the web area. The outer sole member also includes a rib extending downwardly from the upper portion and defining a cavity. |
| US11089831B1 |
Incrementally adjustable and pivotable semi-rigid retention strap for a helmet
A helmet includes a shell having a front portion, a crown portion, and a rear portion. The helmet additionally includes a chin strap having a first attachment body and a second attachment body defining a strap length therebetween, with the chin strap being configured to allow for selective adjustment of the strap length. The first attachment body and the second attachment body are each pivotally connected to the shell such that the chin strap is selectively pivotable relative to the shell between a stored position and a deployed position. The chin strap moves toward the front portion of the shell as the chin strap pivots from the deployed position toward the stored position. At least a portion of the chin strap is semi-rigid so as to be disposable in tension and compression without changing shape. |
| US11089827B2 |
Clothing with alignment lines and indicia for biofeedback
An article of clothing and a method of use thereof by a practitioner of a body position-dependent exercise or discipline. The clothing includes at least one alignment line extending substantially an entire length of a limb of the practitioner. The at least one alignment line is configured to be referenced by the practitioner to confirm proper alignment of the limb according to at least one of the following metrics: direction; rotation; or pitch. The clothing also includes at least one visual indicium positioned on a limb of the practitioner. The at least one visual indicium is configured to be referenced, grasped, or touched by the practitioner using another body part of the practitioner during performance of the exercise or discipline. The method includes wearing the clothing and executing a series of poses or body positions corresponding to the at least one alignment line and the at least one visual indicium. |
| US11089824B2 |
Apparel item with integrated parachute structure
Aspects herein provide for an apparel item having an integrated parachute structure and a set of intake ducts. The parachute structure is configured to transition from a first slack state to a second inflated state subsequent to air entering the set of intake ducts incident to ground locomotion of the wearer thereby increasing air resistance to wearer movement. |
| US11089823B2 |
Bib for small child
A bib comprising a locking compartment specifically to engage and secure a protruding connector located on the pocket of the bib, with means to secure the bib in a folded position for storage ability, as well as preventing spillage of contaminants. |
| US11089822B2 |
Wearable elastic pairing device for clothing
A pairing device for securing to articles of clothing together includes a first fastener assembly, having a male buckle having a rigid protrusion extending from the male buckle; and a first band attached to the male buckle and to secure to a first of the articles of clothing; a second fastener assembly, having a female buckle with a flexible opening to receive the rigid male protrusion; and a second band attached to the female buckle and to secure to a second of the articles of clothing; the male buckle and female buckle are to secure together, thereby securing the first article of clothing to the second article of clothing. |
| US11089816B2 |
Power supply unit of aerosol generation apparatus
A power supply unit of an aerosol generation apparatus includes: a power supply capable of discharging to a load for generating an aerosol from an aerosol source; a controller configured to control the power supply; a housing configured to house the power supply and the controller; and a plurality of sensors capable of outputting the same physical quantity inside the housing. The controller is configured to diagnose a state of the power supply unit based on outputs of the plurality of sensors. |
| US11089814B2 |
Shisha device having air flow path
A shisha device (100) includes a device air inlet (16); a device outlet (18); an aerosol chamber (130) and a vessel (17). The aerosol chamber has a chamber inlet (131) and a chamber outlet (18) and is configured to house a consumable comprising an aerosol-generating substrate (20). The vessel has a vessel inlet (16) and a vessel outlet (15) and defines an interior configured to contain liquid (19) when the device is in use. The device is configured such that, in use, airflow through the aerosol chamber that exits the chamber outlet exits the device outlet without flowing through the liquid stored in the vessel. Thus, water soluble constituents in the aerosol may be delivered to a user of the shisha device rather than being dissolved and trapped in the liquid in the vessel. |
| US11089813B2 |
Electronic vaping device with a plurality of heating elements
An electronic vaping device (10) includes a power supply portion (12) comprising a power supply (18), an atomizer/liquid reservoir portion (14) comprising a liquid reservoir (48) storing a liquid (30) in a free floating manner, and an atomizer (28) adapted to atomize the liquid (30) stored in the liquid reservoir (48) when operated by the power supply (18). The atomizer (28) includes a plurality of heating elements (36a, 36b, 36c, 36d, 36e) that are arranged inside the liquid reservoir (48) at different levels (ha, hb, hc, hd, he). |
| US11089810B2 |
Vibratory batter application
Batter is applied to food products by depositing the products atop a coating pan which vibrates such that the products are transported along the pan. As this occurs, batter is supplied atop the coating pan and the products. The coating pan is preferably configured such that the products tumble across the pan, thereby better ensuring that the products are coated on all sides with batter. The products are then received on a vibrating drainage pan having a perforated drainage pan surface, whereby excess batter drains from the batter-coated products through the perforations as the products are transported across the drainage pan. Batter-coated products leaving the drainage pan can then be received by a fryer, oven, conveyor, or other food processing equipment. |
| US11089801B2 |
Countertop vacuum system
Countertop vacuum system, including a vacuum pump, suction device, the suction device including a pop-up arrangement, adapted for being mounted in an opening of the countertop, including a movable part and a stationary part, the stationary part having connecting means for mounting in the countertop opening and below a countertop working surface, the movable part being arranged for moving relative to the stationary part and for at least partially extending through the countertop opening, a suction hose, wherein the suction hose is connected to the vacuum pump. The suction hose is arranged extendable and retractable from an inner space of the movable part to the outside of the movable part. The system further has a suction adapter connected to the suction hose, wherein the suction adapter is provided with an interface for applying suction to a container. |
| US11089799B2 |
Food products that contain zein, and related methods
Described are food products including doughs, extrudates, and finished food products derived therefrom, that contain zein protein, e.g., zein protein ingredient, wherein the zein protein improves processing or textural characteristics of the food product. |
| US11089789B2 |
Apparatus for cleaning crustacea or game
An apparatus for cleaning crustacea or game has a container, a pipe positioned adjacent to a wall of the container, and a connector fluidically connected to the pipe adjacent a lower end of the pipe and having a portion extending outwardly of the wall of the container. The pipe has a plurality of apertures adapted to direct a flow of water toward a portion of the wall spaced from the pipe such that the flow of water creates a cyclonic path in the container. The pipe extends generally vertically adjacent to the wall of the container. The plurality of apertures are formed in spaced relation to each other along a length of the pipe. A drain is affixed through a wall of the container adjacent to the bottom of the container. |
| US11089785B2 |
Bacterial and fungal metabolites possessing anti-microbial activity against Xanthomonas species, compositions, methods, kits and uses relating to same
Anti-microbial metabolites secreted from various bacterial and/or fungal species are described that have anti-bacterial activity against Xanthomonas species, which cause disease in plant hosts, including a wide variety of crops. Bacterial and fungal species producing such metabolites were identified from environmental samples (seeds, different vegetable organs and soil) from different geographic locations. Compositions, methods, uses, and kits 5 relating to the identified anti-microbial metabolites are also described. |
| US11089778B2 |
Efficacy-enhancing agent composition for agrochemicals
The present invention is an efficacy-enhancing agent composition for agrochemicals, including water and the following components A, B and C: |
| US11089772B2 |
Modular insect trap
The invention relates to a trap for collecting arthropods, for example ticks. The device comprises an attractant placed over an adhesive surface with the adhesive facing down or at an angle to prevent debris from inadvertently collecting. The arthropods, attracted to the device by the attractant then adhere to the adhesive surface on their dorsal side. The invention also relates to a method of using the device to collect insects by placing one or more of the devices in a desired collection area and collecting insects over a period of time without the need for constant monitoring of the devices. |
| US11089770B2 |
Line roller
A line roller for guiding fishing line to a spool of a spinning reel for fishing, includes a cylindrical guide member having a guide surface to guide the fishing line on an outer periphery of the spool, a bearing rotatably supporting an inner circumferential surface of the guide member, a support member supporting an inner circumferential surface of the bearing in a radial direction, a collar abutting an axial side surface of the bearing and fixing the axial position thereof, a waterproof member interposed between the collar and the support member at a contacting surface over the circumference around an axis of rotation of the guide member, and a groove disposed in the collar or the support member at the contacting surface over the entire circumference around the axis of rotation, and the waterproof member being disposed in the groove. |
| US11089768B2 |
Counter rotating spinner blade clevis
A clevis body adapted to support one or a pair of spinner blades in combination on a filamentary support to produce a periodic cyclical counter rotation of the clevis and spinner blade assemblies when directed through water. A bore at a longitudinal core receives the filamentary support. At least one cross arm laterally radiates from the core and mounts to at least one spinner blade support arm that extends parallel to the core. One or a pair of spinner blades mounted to the longitudinal support arm(s) periodically and cyclically counter rotate the assembly about the filamentary support. The hydrodynamic movement of the clevis body and attached blades particularly induce the assembly to cyclically and periodically change back and forth between clockwise and counter-clockwise rotation directions. |
| US11089767B2 |
Transgenic silkworms expressing spider silk
Transgenic silkworms stably expressing synthetic spider silk genes or composite silkworm/spider silk genes are disclosed. The exogenous spider silk genes are stably intergrated into a defined site of the fibroin heavy chain intron or a fibroin light chain intron of silkworms. Synthetic spider silk proteins and composite spider silk-silkworm genes and proteins are provided. The expression of exogenous spider silk genes is driven by the endogenous fibroin heavy chain promoter, improving the genetic stability of transgenic silkworms. The composite silkworm/spider silk fibers exhibit exceptional mechanical performance, compared to normal silkworm silk fibers and other transgenic silkworm fibers. |
| US11089762B1 |
Methods for generating consensus biomass estimates
Generating consensus biomass estimates include providing a first biomass parameter data set associated with a first biomass attribute parameter to a first biomass estimation model and providing a second biomass parameter data set associated with a second biomass attribute parameter to a second biomass estimation model different from the first biomass estimation model. The first biomass estimation model is adaptively weighted with a first weighting factor relative to a second weighting factor for the second biomass estimation model. An aggregated biomass estimate is determined based on a combination of the first biomass estimation model using the first weight factor and the second biomass estimation model using the second weight factor. |
| US11089761B1 |
Pet crate with vertical slide catch apparatus for door
The present wire enclosure includes a door formed of wire and a wall formed of wire. The door includes a door catch. The wall includes a wall catch. The respective catches engage and disengage each other through the employment of a vertical slide having the door catch. A finger receptor when pulled up in turn pulls up the vertical slide to disengage the catches. When in a down position, the finger receptor prevents the vertical slide from being pulled up. |
| US11089757B1 |
Soybean cultivar 91450974
A soybean cultivar designated 91450974 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 91450974, to the plants of soybean cultivar 91450974, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 91450974, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 91450974. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 91450974. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 91450974, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 91450974 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11089753B2 |
Variety corn line LLJ7507
The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated LLJ7507, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line LLJ7507 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line LLJ7507, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line LLJ7507, and plants produced according to these methods. |
| US11089752B2 |
Variety corn line IAX3374
The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated IAX3374, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line IAX3374 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line IAX3374, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line IAX3374, and plants produced according to these methods. |
| US11089750B1 |
Maize inbred 5CWDI1508
A novel maize variety designated 5CWDI1508 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 5CWDI1508 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 5CWDI1508 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety 5CWDI1508 or a locus conversion of 5CWDI1508 with another maize variety. |
| US11089749B2 |
Melon variety NUN 16108 MEM
The disclosure provides a new and distinct hybrid melon variety NUN 16108 MEM as well as seeds and plants and fruits thereof. NUN 16108 MEM is a non-sutured cantaloupe melon of the Harper subtype (i.e., having long shelf-life and good taste) with yellow skin and orange flesh, comprising resistance to Fusarium oxysporum melonis Race 0 (HR), Race 1 (HR), and Race 2 (HR), Podosphaera xanthii Race 1 (IR), Race 2 (IR), and Race 5 (IR), Golovinomyces cichoracearum (IR), and Aphis gossypii. |
| US11089746B2 |
Wireless remote irrigation control
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein related to irrigation control systems. In some embodiments, an irrigation control system includes a router, an access point, and irrigation controller, a wireless adapter, and a mobile device. The mobile device can communicate with the wireless adapter in a direct communication mode in which the wireless adapter creates a wireless network, a first indirect communication mode in which the mobile device and the wireless adapter communicate via the access point while the mobile device is within range of the access point, and a second indirect communication mode in which the mobile device and the wireless adapter communicate via the access point while the mobile device is out of range of the access point. |
| US11089745B2 |
Systems and methods for planning crop irrigation
There is provided a method of planning irrigation, comprising: performing for a certain interval of time: computing a value of a crop evapotranspiration parameter indicative of an amount of water consumed by a reference crop, computing a value of a potential evapotranspiration parameter indicative of weather conditions associated with the field of the reference crop, computing a value of a dynamic crop coefficient for the reference crop based on the crop evapotranspiration parameter and the potential evapotranspiration parameter, and providing the dynamic crop coefficient computed for the certain time interval of time of the reference crop that corresponds to a target time interval of a target growing season of the target crop, wherein the target crop is growing in a target field which is geographically distinct from the reference field, and outputting instructions for irrigation of the target crop according to an irrigation plan based on the dynamic crop coefficient. |
| US11089742B2 |
Peristaltic pumps in an assembly line grow pod and methods of providing fluids via peristaltic pumps
Devices, systems, and methods for providing a predetermined amount of fluid in an assembly line grow pod are provided. Some embodiments include an assembly line grow pod including a tray held by a cart supported on a track, the tray including at least one section. The assembly line grow pod further includes a fluid source and a watering station. The watering station includes a robot device having a movable arm and at least one peristaltic pump coupled to the arm, the peristaltic pump having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet fluidly coupled to the fluid source. A predetermined amount of fluid from the fluid source is delivered to the at least one section of the tray via movement of the movable arm of the robot device to align the outlet of the peristaltic pump with the at least one section and via ejection of the fluid from the outlet. |
| US11089737B2 |
Light emission source LED component, horticultural light, and horticultural lighting fixture
A lighting fixture for facilitating plant growth and a light emitting component. The fixture includes a single light emission source LED device which provides at least two emission peaks in the wavelength range of 300-800 nm and at least one of the emission peaks has Full Width of Half Maximum (FWHM) at least 50 nm or higher. The emission peaks of the LED match well with a plant photosynthesis response spectrum and is therefore particularly suitable for high efficiency artificial lighting. |
| US11089735B2 |
Baler
A baler for agricultural crop has a pressing channel and a needle rocker pivotably arranged at the pressing channel about a rocker pivot axis arranged in a plane that is orthogonal to the longitudinal center axis of the pressing channel. A drive arrangement connected to the needle rocker pivots the needle rocker relative to the pressing channel. The needle rocker has tying needles that are moved through the pressing channel when the needle rocker is pivoted. The drive arrangement has a drive element, rotatably supported about a drive axis of rotation; a coupling device pivotably supported about a coupling pivot axis positioned stationarily relative to the pressing channel; and a drive lever with a first end eccentrically connected to the drive element and a second end connected to the coupling device. The coupling device is connected to the needle rocker spaced from the rocker pivot axis of the needle rocker. |
| US11089734B2 |
Rectangular baler with improved baling control system and control method
A rectangular baler including a bale chamber having a plurality of walls including a movable wall section, an actuator for exerting a pressure on the movable wall section, a plunger for compressing crop material, and a control system configured to control the plunger to perform cyclic plunger strokes such that in each stroke the plunger force (F) exerted by the plunger on the crop material increases to reach a maximum plunger force (Fmax) to compress a newly inserted slice of crop material. The control system includes a first module to measure, at consecutive moments during a plunger stroke, a plurality of first values for the plunger force exerted by the plunger and/or for the pressure (Pd) in the actuator; and a control module to control at least one baling setting influencing the compressing of the crop material in the bale chamber as a function of the plurality of first values. |
| US11089733B1 |
Net wrap recovery device
A net wrap recovery device that removes net wrap from large round bales of hay attached to commercial hay bale unrollers using one or more pins. The Net Wrap Removal Device mechanically automates the unwrapping of polymeric hay bale wrapping from a wrapped hay bale in one piece quickly and with a minimum of effort. The embodiments then allow the operator to simultaneously gather and store the net wrap on a disposable spool without dismounting from the tractor seat or leaving the operator station. The disposable spool can then be easily removed from the embodiments and disposed of in a safe and environmentally friendly manner. A new spool is then quickly and easily installed in its place. |
| US11089731B2 |
Plant trimming device
Embodiments are directed to a plant trimmer. The plant trimmer may separate leaves or other peripheral plant matter from a body portion of a plant. In one aspect, an embodiment includes a rotatable basket having a set of ribs separated by openings in a basket sidewall and a cutting assembly having at least one blade. The rotatable basket may be configured to spin in a first direction. The cutting assembly may be configured to spin parallel to the rotatable basket and in a second direction, opposite the first direction. Plant matter extending through one of the openings in the sidewall of the rotatable basket maybe sheared by a cutting face of the blade and a rib of the rotatable basket. |
| US11089725B2 |
Grass cutting head and grass trimmer including the same
A grass trimmer includes a grass cutting head and a driving mechanism. The grass cutting head includes a head housing, a spool, and a clutch mechanism. The clutch mechanism is configured to implement power transmission between the head housing and the spool. The clutch mechanism includes an elastic member which is elastically deformable. |
| US11089724B2 |
Grass trimmer, operating method thereof and control method thereof
A grass trimmer includes a trimming head, a driving device for driving the trimming head to rotate so as to cut vegetation and an operating device for a user to operate so as to control the driving device. The trimming head includes a spool and a line holding member, the spool is used to wind a cutting line, and the line holding member is formed with a line holding structure. The driving device includes a motor. The grass trimmer has an auto-winding mode. In the auto-winding mode, the motor drives at least one of the spool and the line holding member to make the spool and the line holding member rotate relatively so that the cutting line is wound on the spool automatically. |
| US11089722B2 |
Scraper assembly of an agricultural row unit
A scraper assembly of an agricultural row unit includes an inner scraper configured to engage an inner surface of a disc. The scraper assembly also includes a fastener configured to couple the inner scraper to an outer scraper configured to engage an outer surface of the disc. In addition, the inner scraper has an engagement feature configured to contact the outer scraper and/or a frame of the agricultural row unit to block rotation of the inner scraper about the fastener relative to the outer scraper. |
| US11096321B2 |
Component supply device and component mounting machine equipped with same
A component supply device, in which, a component storage tape is introduced to a first tape feed-out, unit through a tape introduction guiding unit, a first tape feed-out control unit controls the first tape feed-out unit to feed out the component storage tape. A first calculation unit calculates a standard tape length of the component storage tape. A second calculation unit calculates, based on the standard tape length, a target feed-out length of the component storage tape to be fed out by the second tape feed-out unit, so that a center of a leading component storage unit of the component storage tape coincides with a component extraction position. A second tape feed-out control unit controls the second tape feed-out unit so that the component storage tape is fed out based on the target feed-out length. |
| US11096312B1 |
Heat dissipation apparatus with fan
A heat dissipation apparatus includes a heat sink unit, a flow guiding structure and a fan. In addition, the heat sink unit includes a base and a fin set arranged on the base. The flow guiding structure includes an air shield and an engagement frame arranged at one end of the air shield. The air shield includes an enclosure space formed at an internal thereof. The enclosure space includes an opening formed at two ends of the air shield respectively, and the air shield covers an exterior of the fin set with the enclosure space. The engagement frame is selectively arranged at an exterior of any one of the openings of the air shield; and a fan is arranged on the engagement frame. |
| US11096307B2 |
Members and locks for securing devices and/or slots in a computer rack
A system according to one embodiment includes a pair of members for mounting to a computer rack in a parallel orientation relative to one another, at least two bezels configured for extending between the members and mounting to the members, and at least two locks for selectively locking the bezels to at least one of the members. A system according to another embodiment includes a frame for mounting to a computer rack. The frame includes members oriented in a rectangular configuration, at least two bezels configured for extending between opposite members of the frame, and at least two locks for selectively locking the bezels to at least one of the members. A system according to another embodiment includes a pair of members for mounting to a computer rack in a parallel orientation relative to one another, and an array of locks coupled to one of the members. |
| US11096303B2 |
Direct current connector, alternating current/direct current input device, and alternating current/direct current input system
An alternating current/direct current input device includes an appliance input socket and an information and communications technology (ICT) device. The ICT device is powered by the appliance input socket. The appliance input socket includes a ground contact, a positive electrode contact, a negative electrode contact, and a signal switch. A contact depth of the signal switch in the appliance input socket is less than a contact depth of the positive electrode contact or the negative electrode contact in the appliance input socket. The signal switch is configured to generate a control signal when a direct current connector is separated from the appliance input socket. The control signal can be used to enable the ICT device to disconnect the appliance input socket from a conductive electrode of the direct current connector after the ICT device enters a no load state. |
| US11096299B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device includes a chassis, a back plate, a bracket, and a biological characteristic recognition module. The back plate is fixed to a chassis and has a first through hole. The bracket is fixed to a side of the back plate away from the chassis. The bracket has an accommodating slot recessed away from the chassis. The biological characteristic recognition module is located in the first through hole. The biological characteristic recognition module is abutted between the bracket and the chassis. The biological characteristic recognition module has at least one electronic component. The electronic component is accommodated in the accommodating slot. |
| US11096298B2 |
Power distribution bus bar for distributing power to surface mount connectors
A power distribution bus bar is provided for distributing power to surface mount connectors. In use, the power distribution bus bar includes a circuit board and at least two add-in card connectors each mounted to a first surface of the circuit board. Additionally, at least one power supply connector distributing a power supply to the add-in card connectors is provided. The at least one power supply connector may be mounted to a second surface of the circuit board and connected to the at least two add-in card connectors. |
| US11096297B2 |
Housing for electronic components
A housing for electronic components within a vehicle, the housing comprising: a main compartment adapted to house one or more electronic components; and a venting arrangement to allow a gas flow path between an interior of the main compartment and the exterior of the main compartment, wherein the venting arrangement comprises: a shield portion positioned on the exterior of the main compartment and defining a flow pathway having first and second apertures at respective first and second ends thereof, at which the flow pathway is in communication with the atmosphere; and a communication passage extending between the interior of the main compartment and the flow pathway, and joining the flow pathway at a position between the first and second ends thereof, wherein the communication passage meets the flow pathway at a point which is nearer to the first end than the second end. |
| US11096293B2 |
Electronic device and display device applied to the same
A display device is provided that includes a case comprising a bottom portion and a sidewall to define a receiving space in which the display device is accommodated. The display device comprises a display module with a display panel for displaying an image, a folding area, and a plurality of non-folding areas, and a circuit board electrically connected to the display panel. The folding area is capable of being folded about a folding axis and the non-folding areas are disposed adjacent to both sides of the folding area. A receiving groove is defined in the bottom portion of the case corresponding to a part mounting area of the circuit board. The circuit board is disposed on a rear surface of the display module. |
| US11096292B2 |
Display apparatus and method for manufacturing display apparatus
A display apparatus comprises a display panel comprising a plurality of driving elements to drive pixels and a first terminal group electrically connected to the driving elements; a supporting member comprising a surface on which the display panel is to be placed and comprising, on the surface, a plurality of wirings and a second terminal group connected to the plurality of wirings; and a holding member provided along an edge of the display panel using a rod-shaped material having a linear or curved shape to hold the display panel at a given position on the surface of the supporting member, wherein the first terminal group is provided on a surface of the display panel to be directed to the supporting member; and the display panel is placed on the surface of the supporting member, and each of terminals constituting the first terminal group is connected to each of terminals constituting the second terminal. |
| US11096291B2 |
Method for plating printed circuit board and printed circuit board using the same
A method for plating a printed circuit board, includes placing a substrate, including a through hole, in contact with a plating solution and disposing the substrate to face an electrode; and applying a pulsed current to each surface of the substrate, including applying pulsed currents of opposite polarity to both surfaces of the substrate at least once and applying pulsed forward currents to both surfaces of the substrate at least once, to plate from a middle to an end of the through hole. |
| US11096279B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a display panel, a plurality of flexible circuit films, and a printed circuit board. The flexible circuit films are attached to a first side of the display panel. The printed circuit board is attached onto each of the flexible circuit films. The flexible circuit film includes an input pad portion, an output pad portion, a first driving integrated circuit, a second driving integrated circuit, and a slit. The input pad portion has a first width, and is attached to the printed circuit board. The output pad portion has the same width as the first width, and is attached to the display panel. The slit is arranged between the first driving integrated circuit and the second driving integrated circuit, and passes through the flexible circuit film. |
| US11096273B2 |
Printed circuit boards including a rigid region on which devices or connectors are to be mounted and a flexible region that is bendable, and methods of manufacturing same
Disclosed are a printed circuit board manufactured by filling a via hole formed in a flexible board and a via hole formed in a cured base substrate and then laminating the flexible board and the cured base substrate and a method of manufacturing same. The method includes preparing a flexible board including a flexible region and a rigid region, preparing a cured base substrate, and laminating the cured base substrate on the rigid region of the flexible board, in which during the laminating, via holes respectively formed in the flexible board and the cured base substrate are first filled with a conductive material and then the flexible board and the cured base substrate are laminated. |
| US11096268B2 |
Motor power pack with overmolded printed circuit board integrated connector
A motor electronics unit includes a printed circuit board having a first side and a second side with electronic components connected to the printed circuit board. An electrical conductor is connected to the printed circuit board. A heat sink is connected to the printed circuit board. A pre-molded electrical connector shroud has a portion of the electrical conductor positioned within the electrical connector shroud. A housing has an endcap, both co-molded in a low pressure injection molding process of a thermally conductive polymeric material. The endcap encapsulates the printed circuit board including the electronic components connected to the printed circuit board and covers a first portion of the heat sink, with a second portion of the heat sink uncovered by the polymeric material of the endcap to permit heat transfer away from the printed circuit board. The endcap also encapsulates a portion of the electrical connector shroud. |
| US11096263B2 |
Method and device for controlling a plurality of wireless lighting devices
Disclosed is a method for controlling a plurality of wireless lighting devices. In an example embodiment of the present disclosure, the method includes the steps of: acquiring coordinate information having the plurality of wireless lighting devices mapped to coordinate values of a coordinate system; generating lighting control information indicating a response of at least one of the plurality of wireless lighting devices to produce a lighting shape of the coordinate system; and transmitting the lighting control information, wherein the lighting control information includes response information and function information, the response information indicates a lighting response of the wireless lighting device, and the function information indicates a response or non-response of the at least one wireless lighting device based on the coordinate values. |
| US11096262B2 |
Intelligent lighting control apparatuses for automated lighting adjustment based on sensor and alarm signals
The present disclosure provides an intelligent lighting control apparatus for automated lighting adjustments based on sensor and alarm signals. A light control apparatus detects a signal, such as an alarm signal and a sensor signal, from an electronic device, such as a mobile electronic device and a security system, or a sensor device, such as a motion detector. The light control apparatus is configured to select a scene based on the detected signal and modulate a flow of electrical current to a lighting circuit controlled by the light control apparatus according to one or more parameters of the selected scene. |
| US11096261B1 |
Systems and methods for accurate and efficient scene illumination from different perspectives
A sensor sphere may measure light and/or other properties of an environment from a multitude of angles and/or perspectives. A rendering system may obtain measurements that the sensor sphere generates as a result of measuring light in the environment from a common position and the multitude of angles and/or perspectives. The rendering system may receive image(s) that capture the environment from a first perspective, may determine a first set of the measurements that measure the lighting from the first perspective, may determine a second set of the measurements that measure the lighting from a different second perspective, may illuminate the environment from the second perspective by adjusting the lighting of the environment according to a difference between the second set of measurements and the first set of measurements, and may render the environment from the second perspective with the adjusted lighting. |
| US11096259B2 |
Adaptive display brightness adjustment
A computer-implemented method for adaptive display brightness adjustment, the method comprising: obtaining current state data characterizing a current state of a device having a display with an adjustable brightness; providing the current state data as input to a brightness prediction machine learning model, wherein the model is configured to process the current state data in accordance with current values of a set of model parameters to generate as output a proposed display brightness for the display of the device; setting the brightness of the display to a brightness that is lower than the proposed display brightness in accordance with an exploration policy; determining whether a user of the device manually adjusts the display brightness; and in response to determining that the user did not manually adjust the display brightness, using the lower brightness as a target output for adjusting the current values of the set of model parameters. |
| US11096258B2 |
Lighting system with usage modeling
Techniques are described for managing a lighting system that includes light sources (e.g., fixtures and/or bulbs), controller(s), sensor(s), and/or other device(s). The device(s) can be monitored to determine a units metric describing the operation of the device. A units metric can indicate a current number of units for the device, where a unit is a unit of power consumed by the device, a unit of illumination provided by the device, and/or some other unit that measures the current operating state of the device. A model can be applied to control usage of the lighting system. For example, a model may provide a budget of units that the lighting system is allowed to consume at any given time. The model may also include a set of rules that constrain the operation of the lighting system, and/or that describe actions to be taken if the budget of units is exceeded. |
| US11096257B2 |
Vehicle lighting device, in particular a vehicle combined lighting device
A vehicle lighting device, in particular of a vehicle combined lighting device, including at least two controllable light modules with point light sources with automotive certification, which are connected to a power source and to a control unit. Each light module includes a driver to which point light sources of the light module are connected, wherein the drivers are connected by their data input via a common data-conducting path of the lighting device to a common control unit and are further connected by their electrical terminals to a two-wire common power distribution system from the source of electrical energy, wherein each point light source is connected to the power output of its driver and to a negative pole of the source of electrical energy or to a grounding pole. A light module for a vehicle lighting device, in particular for a vehicle combined lighting device. |
| US11096256B2 |
Lighting apparatus with controllable light distribution
A lighting apparatus comprising: a support substrate; a plurality of subsets mounted on the support substrate, said plurality of subsets comprising at least a first subset having a plurality of LEDs and a second subset having at least one LED; a corresponding plurality of lens elements mounted such that each subset is covered by a lens element of the plurality of lens elements; wherein LEDs of the plurality of subsets are divided in a plurality of groups; wherein the plurality of groups comprises at least, a first group of LEDs comprising at least one LED of the first subset and at least one LED of the second subset, and a second group of LEDs comprising at least one LED of at least the first subset; a drive and control means configured to drive selectively the plurality of groups of LEDs wherein LEDs of the same group are driven simultaneously. |
| US11096254B1 |
Lighting device using multiple scattered light sources to change illumination angle and color
A lighting device using multiple scattered light sources to change illumination angle and color temperature by adjusting light intensity includes a central light source portion, a peripheral light source portion and an optical lens on a lamp board. The optical lens covers the central and peripheral light source portions. The central light source portion has first cold LEDs and first warm LEDs equidistantly installed near a setting area of the lamp board. The peripheral light source portion has second cold LEDs and second warm LEDs installed within an area range that takes the setting center as center of circle and has a diameter of 6-8 mm. A controller is used to adjust a driving current intensity of the central and peripheral light source portion to adjust the illumination angle and color temperature of the lighting device, and the intensity performance or On/Off state of each LED can be controlled independently. |
| US11096252B2 |
Resistive bypass for series lighting circuit
A resistor bypass circuit for a series lighting circuit includes a plurality of serially connected light sources and a bypass resistor being connected in parallel with at least one of the respective light sources, each respective light source being low wattage and being capable operating on a one hundred percent duty cycle as desired. |
| US11096247B2 |
System information in unlicensed narrowband internet of things (NB-IOT) systems
Methods, systems, and storage media are described for the transmission of system information in narrowband Internet-of-Things (NB-IoT) systems. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| US11096246B2 |
Radio communication system and radio communication method
A radio communication system includes a radio apparatus and a signal processing apparatus that function as a base station, and the radio apparatus includes a channel estimation unit that, on the basis of a radio signal transmitted from a terminal apparatus, estimates channel information relating to a radio transmission path between the radio apparatus and the terminal apparatus; a demodulation unit that performs soft-decision demodulation of the radio signal on the basis of the channel information estimated by the channel estimation unit; a decoding unit that decodes a log likelihood ratio obtained by the soft-decision demodulation and outputs a result of an error detection code obtained by the decoding; and a transmission control unit that, on the basis of the error detection code result, controls transmission, to the signal processing apparatus, of data obtained by the decoding. |
| US11096239B2 |
Method of operating UE in relation to release of PC5 unicast link in wireless communication system
A method of operating a first user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes releasing a first PC5 radio resource control (RRC) connection for which sidelink (SL) radio link failure (RLF) has been declared among a plurality of PC5 RRC connections by the first UE, informing a PC5 unicast link associated with the first RRC connection by a PC5 unicast link identifier (ID) to a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) layer of the first UE by an access stratum (AS) layer of the first UE, and releasing the PC5 unicast link based on the PC5 unicast link ID by the V2X layer of the first UE. The PC5 unicast link ID indicates the PC5 unicast link for which the SL RLF has been declared and the first RRC connection has been released. |
| US11096236B2 |
Base station, entity and method
A base station causes a radio terminal to transition to a specific state. The specific state is a state in which signaling for the radio terminal is suppressed compare to an RRC connected state while a connection for the radio terminal is maintained between the base station and a core network. The base station transmits to an entity of the core network, an identifier identifying the radio terminal and a first RRC transition notification indicting that the radio terminal transitions from the RRC connected state to the specific state. The base station causes the radio terminal to transition from the specific state to the RRC connected state. The base station transmits to the entity, a second RRC transition notification indicting that the radio terminal transitions from the specific state to the RRC connected state. |
| US11096234B2 |
Establishing media device control based on wireless device proximity
Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate the control of a media device based upon the proximity of a wireless device. A viewable area may be mapped for one or more media devices within a premise, wherein the map of the viewable area for a media device includes one or more wireless quality parameters observed by a wireless device while the wireless device is located within an area around the media device from which a user may view content output from the media device. Based upon a comparison between wireless quality parameters currently observed by a wireless device and wireless quality parameters of a viewable area map, a determination may be made that the wireless device is within the viewable area of a media device, and the wireless device may be configured as a control device for the media device. |
| US11096232B2 |
Enhancements to connection rejection procedures
This disclosure relates to techniques for efficiently handling connection rejections. A wireless device may detect barring conditions in response to receiving one or more connection rejections. The wireless device may bar one or more connections based on the barring conditions, and may attempt to access network services over one or more other connections. |
| US11096231B1 |
Use of intermediary to control device connectivity
A method and system to help control connectivity of a UE served with dual connectivity by a master node and a plurality of secondary nodes. An intermediary that is disposed between a core-network gateway system and the secondary nodes tracks data flow between the gateway system and the secondary nodes and provides the master node with a data-flow report, which the master node could use as a basis to trigger release of the UE's RRC connection, and/or to control addition or removal of one or more secondary nodes for the UE's dual-connectivity service. |
| US11096229B1 |
Endpoint computing device dynamic network slice utilization system
An endpoint computing device dynamic network slice utilization system includes a core network system that is coupled to a RAN system and that is configured to allocate network slices and make them available for use in wireless communications via the RAN system. An endpoint computing device that includes an application operates to determine changing networking connectivity requirement for the application and/or the changing network characteristics of network slices during an application session, identify different network slices with networking characteristics that satisfy the changing networking connectivity requirements for the application, establish connection(s) for the application with those network slices, and exchange communications via the RAN system and the core network system for the application during the application session using the respective connection(s) established for the application with the respective network slices as the networking connectivity requirement for the application changes. |
| US11096228B2 |
Carrier aggregation control systems and methods
Systems and methods for controlling carrier aggregation (CA) are disclosed. The method includes determining a communication characteristic describing data communicated between user equipment (UE) and a communication endpoint. The communication characteristic is used to generate a CA trigger that controls at a communication node a number or assignment of component carriers used to simultaneously communicate the data to/from the UE. |
| US11096227B2 |
Control method and local control plane device
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a control method, the method is applied to a wireless communications system, and the wireless communications system includes user equipment, a base station, a gateway device, a local control plane device, and a remote control plane device. The method includes: obtaining, by the local control plane device, context information of the user equipment from the remote control plane device according to an interaction process between the user equipment and the remote control plane device; and setting up, by the local control plane device according to the context information of the user equipment, a radio bearer between the user equipment and a base station in which a current camping cell of the user equipment is located. |
| US11096226B2 |
Modularized control system to enable IoT wireless network control and sensing of other devices
Internet of Things (IoT) system and method of interfacing arbitrary non-network connected devices to wireless computer networks. The invention provides a configurable wireless communications module, in either fixed or removable formats, with wireless (e.g. WiFi) network connectivity. The invention uses at least one internal processor, which is configured to operate as a sandbox or virtual machine manner to isolate the code used to operate the arbitrary non-network connected device from the code used to operate the communications module. |
| US11096224B2 |
Wireless communication apparatus, communication method, and communication system
A decrease in access rate to a wireless medium caused by an exposed terminal apparatus is improved. A wireless communication apparatus of the present invention includes a reception unit that receives a frame indicating start of a medium protection operation, and acquires, from the frame indicating the start of the medium protection operation, BSS identification information for identifying a BSS to which a transmission-source wireless communication apparatus of the frame indicating the start of the medium protection operation belongs, and a transmission unit that determines whether or not to start a transmission operation of a frame addressed to another wireless communication apparatus belonging to a BSS to which the wireless communication apparatus belongs based on the BSS identification information. |
| US11096223B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for requesting system information
A method for requesting system information, includes: sending a first random access request, wherein the first random access request carries at least one pilot code for identifying system information to be requested; monitoring a response message corresponding to the first random access request within a preset time period, wherein the response message carries information for responding to the at least one pilot code; and when the response message is detected, based on a pilot code identifier included in the response message, monitoring and receiving system information corresponding to the pilot code identifier within a transmission window of the system information corresponding to the pilot code identifier. |
| US11096221B2 |
Transmission of early data in message 3 (MSG3) via a dual grant
According to certain embodiments, a method is disclosed for use in a network node. The method comprises receiving a random access preamble from a wireless device, scheduling a grant of a first uplink transmission opportunity and a second uplink transmission opportunity, and sending a random access response to the wireless device. The random access response indicates information associated with the grant of the first uplink transmission opportunity and the second uplink transmission opportunity. The method further comprises receiving data from the wireless device via the first uplink transmission opportunity or the second uplink transmission opportunity. |
| US11096206B2 |
Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, communication method, and integrated circuit for generating medium access control protocol data units
A terminal apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a first uplink grant used to indicate activation of a semi-persistent scheduling, a higher layer processing unit configured to store the first uplink grant as a configured uplink grant, and a transmitter configured to transmit a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit corresponding to the configured uplink grant, wherein the higher layer processing unit does not generate the MAC protocol data unit in a case that the MAC protocol data unit includes only a MAC control element for a padding buffer status (BSR) report and aperiodic channel state information (CSI) is not requested. |
| US11096203B2 |
Downlink multiplexing
A mobile station which communicates with a base station includes a transceiver configured to receive a downlink control channel, and a controller configured to determine whether C-RNTI is included in the downlink control channel. The controller is further configured to determine that resource allocation in the downlink control channel overrides persistent downlink resource allocation for a Transmission Time Interval (TTI) if the C-RNTI is included in the downlink control channel. The transceiver is further configured to receive a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) transmission by using persistent downlink resources. |
| US11096200B2 |
Methods, devices and systems for device to device (D2D) data transmission and retransmission
Embodiments of this application disclose a data transmission method that includes sending, by a base station, first scheduling information to first UE. The first scheduling information instructs the first UE to send data to second UE based on the first scheduling information. The method includes receiving, by the base station, first feedback information sent by the first UE. The method includes sending, by the base station, second scheduling information to the first UE if the first feedback information indicates that the second UE fails to receive the data. Embodiments of this application further provide a base station, UE, and a data transmission system. In embodiments of this application, the first UE may perceive a data receiving status of the second UE by receiving the first feedback information, so that a corresponding resource can be assigned again for data retransmission. |
| US11096198B2 |
Method, apparatus, and system for implementing data scheduling
A method, an apparatus, and a system for implementing data scheduling are provided. According to the application, a buffer status report (BSR) is generated when uplink data that needs to be sent exists; and by using the BSR and correspondence between a logical channel and a base station, a UE transmits the uplink data on a logical channel that corresponds to a base station, thereby avoiding a problem that data cannot be processed because a radio resource and a logical channel correspond to different base stations. Accordingly, the UE can transfer data to be uploaded to a correct base station corresponding thereto, which greatly improves efficiency of data scheduling in a mode of carrier aggregation between base stations. |
| US11096195B2 |
Scheduling request for standalone deployment of a system using beamforming
Technology for a user equipment (UE) using a self-contained scheduling resource to communicate with an eNodeB within a wireless communication network is disclosed. The UE can select, at the UE, a selected eNodeB transmission (Tx) beam and a selected UE reception (Rx) beam based on a highest power beamforming reference signal (BRS) received power (BRS-RP). The UE can signal a transceiver of the UE to transmit to the eNodeB a scheduling request (SR), using the selected Rx beam, on a scheduling request (SR) resource in a self-contained subframe according to a time and frequency location of the selected eNodeB Tx beam. The UE can process an advanced physical downlink control channel (xPDCCH), received from the eNodeB, for an uplink (UL) grant using the selected UE RX beam. |
| US11096192B2 |
Electronic device and wireless communication method for proximity based communications via a sidelink
The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a wireless communication method. An electronic device for wireless communication according to one embodiment comprises a processing circuit, wherein the processing circuit is configured to, when a user equipment carries out short-range service communication at a short transmission time interval smaller than a first transmission time interval, implement control so that at least two mutually independent transmission blocks, each having a short transmission time interval, are transmitted in the same subframe, wherein the length of the subframe is the same as the first transmission time interval. |