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US11098530B2	Dual rod directional drilling system A drilling machine gearbox includes a hollow outer rod drive shaft and an inner rod drive shaft. A break out mechanism is configured to clamp an outer rod of a drill string. A controller communicates via an outer rod drive signal to control rotation of the outer rod drive shaft, communicates via an inner rod drive signal to control rotation of the inner rod drive shaft, and communicates with the gearbox via a gearbox movement signal to control movement of the gearbox along a rack. The controller is operable to apply an oscillating torque of 150 ft-lbs or less to the inner rod drive shaft when the break out mechanism is clamped on the outer rod, and when (1) the outer rod drive signal is signaling rotation of the outer rod drive shaft, or (2) the gearbox movement signal is signaling the gearbox to move along the rack.
US11098529B2	Curtain for adjusting light transmittance A curtain may include a blind shade stretched or contracted in a first direction to adjust transmittance of light, a base coupled to one end portion of the blind shade in the first direction thereof, and a transmittance adjusting device to adjust the transmittance of the light passing through the blind shade by pulling outward or releasing inward an other end portion of the blind shade in the first direction thereof, in the state that spacing from the base in the first direction is fixed.
US11098528B2	Tensioner for an architectural-structure covering A tensioner for use with an architectural-structure covering including an operating element (e.g., a cord, a chain, or the like) is disclosed. The tensioner selectively securing a position of the operating element relative to the tensioner. In one embodiment, the tensioner includes a body, a slider, a bearing, and an optional biasing member. The body may include a first body member coupled to a second body member. The slider is movably positioned within the body between first and second positions to selectively enable movement of the operating element relative to the tensioner. The bearing includes a projection for coupling to the second body member to prevent the second body member from being decoupled from the first body member. In this manner, when the bearing is enclosed within the body, a user cannot readily open the body (e.g., a user cannot readily separate the first and second body members).
US11098526B2	System and method for installing a transparent organic lighting diode (TOLED) display with transparency control on architectural glass A system and method for removable or semi-permanent installation of a transparent organic lighting diode (TOLED) display with transparency control are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a TOLED display that includes a TOLED panel with a front side and a back side, a cover glass coupled to the front side of the TOLED panel, and an electrochromic (EC) glass coupled to the back side of the TOLED panel to provide transparency control of the TOLED panel. The system further includes a top hinge assembly and a bottom hinge assembly used to rotatably couple the TOLED display to a support structure to facilitate rotation of the TOLED display to different positions and to provide relatively easy removal of the TOLED display.
US11098521B2	Thermal control glazing with a protective polymer film A solar-control or thermally insulating or anticondensation-function glazing unit includes at least one substrate equipped with a stack of thin layers reflecting infrared radiation. The stack is covered with a protective polymer film made of styrene-butadiene copolymer, the thickness of the polymer film being smaller than 10 microns.
US11098517B2	Door operator and clutch A door operator, for opening and closing a door with a motor, comprises a worm drive, a clutch coupled to the worm drive, and an output shaft coupled to the clutch. The worm drive comprises a worm and a worm gear. The door operator allows for the use of a low voltage motor to be used to open and close the door.
US11098514B2	Sliding door system with mono-track assemblies Example aspects of a sliding door assembly, a sliding door system, and a method for using a sliding door system are disclosed. The sliding door assembly can comprise a track assembly defining a track surface and a slot; and a sliding door comprising a door body and a locking pin, the door body defining a left side and a right side opposite the left side, the locking pin proximate the right side, the locking pin removably engaging the slot, and the door body configured to pivot relative to the track assembly proximate the left side.
US11098511B2	Sliding door system with dual track assemblies Example aspects of a sliding door assembly and a method for using a sliding door system are disclosed. The sliding door assembly can comprise a track assembly comprising a track assembly comprising a first track and a second track; a pivot assembly comprising a pivot carriage and a pivot mechanism engaging the pivot carriage, the pivot carriage configured to move along the first track; a locking carriage configured to move along the second track; and a sliding door comprising a door body and a locking pin, the locking pin removably engaging the locking carriage, and the door body configured to pivot at the pivot assembly relative to the track assembly.
US11098509B2	Double-door lock assembly A double-door lock assembly includes a first lock and a second lock which are mounted to a first door and a second door, respectively. The first lock includes a first rotary member, a first magnetic member and a linkage member. The second lock includes a second rotary member having a driving portion and a second magnetic member. The first and second rotary members can be driven to rotate together to open or close the first and second doors simultaneously when the first and second magnetic members are attracted to each other and the driving portion on the second rotary member contacts against the linkage member on the first rotary member.
US11098505B2	Electrical release for interior compartment (glove box) A compartment assembly includes a housing, a door movable relative to the housing between an open position and a closed position, an arm extending from the door having a first engagement surface and a second engagement surface, and an actuation system. The actuation system includes a prime mover and a pin connected to the housing and operably coupled to the door. The pin is movable by the prime mover. A biasing mechanism is coupled to the pin to bias the pin into engagement with the arm. When the door is in the closed position, engagement between the first engagement surface and the pin restricts movement of the door. Engagement between the second engagement surface and the pin opposes the biasing force of the biasing mechanism to allow movement of the door.
US11098504B2	Vehicle closure linear cinching system A vehicle closure system for use with a vehicle closure is provided. The vehicle closure may be pivotally coupled to a vehicle body and movable from an open position to a closed position by a spindle assembly. The vehicle closure system may include a controller configured to, responsive to the vehicle closure moving to the closed position, powering the spindle assembly to retract a slide connected to a latch by a cable so that the latch moves from a secondary latch position to a primary latch position.
US11098500B2	Lockout management systems and methods with multi-keyholder electronic locking devices This disclosure provides systems and methods for lockout-tagout procedures and systems supporting the same, including, without limitation, locking devices that can store and be locked simultaneously by multiple keyholders. In various embodiments, a single user can add multiple keyholders to a locking device. The user may not be able to remove anyone as a keyholder except himself or herself. Thus, the locking device may remain in a locked state until each of the added keyholders applies their digital key, password, PIN, and/or other personal identifying information to unlock the locking device by removing themselves as a keyholder.
US11098498B2	Method and system for adjustable safety locks A method and an adjustable locking system for sliding windows and/or sliding doors are provided. The adjustable locking system includes a slide rail, a jammer bar, and a sliding spring-loaded pull pin lock. The slide rail mounts flush to the action portion of the sliding window or sliding door frame. The spring loaded locking pin is attached to the jammer bar which slides through the slide rail; engaging in a series of optional locking points allowing the window or door to be securely locked anywhere in between fully open to fully closed.
US11098496B2	Modular pool system Described are pool brackets for use in assembling a pool frame for a pool. The pool brackets may be used as a primary building block for constructing free-standing rectangular cuboid swimming pools. Also described are pool frames, pools, panels, including non-homogenous multi-function wall panels; and, kits for assembling pool brackets, pool frames, and pools.
US11098495B2	Urban transformation and construction method for creating a public access tropical style swimming lagoon with beaches within vacant or abandoned sites An urban transformation and construction method is disclosed that creates a tropical style swimming lagoon at vacant and/or abandoned sites. The transformation includes demolishing at least part of the vacant or abandoned site, excavating material from within the site; forming a basin for a large water body having a surface area of at least 3,000 m2, and constructing water containment walls on a first section of the basin to form a waterfront perimeter. The shape of the waterfront perimeter is mainly curved, the basin has a maximum width of 300 meters, and the bottom is covered with a non-permeable material. A sloped access area is constructed in a second section of the basin to form a beach. A barrier is constructed to control access into the area including the beach. At least one recreational facility is constructed including restaurants, bars, kiosks, stores, and/or cafes about the waterfront perimeter.
US11098494B2	Profile, frame and promotion booth for the construction of stands and/or for interior applications and/or for exterior applications, a method for making the profile and a use of the profile A profile for the construction of stands for affixing booth elements includes an affixing side wall extending along a first direction of the profile. The affixing side wall is provided with an affixing surface for affixing a strip to the profile between a first affixing side wall edge and a second opposite affixing side wall edge. The affixing surface extends along the first direction of the profile, and is at least partly bordered by at least one flange for flangingly affixing the strip by flanging over the flange.
US11098493B2	Compression post with retainer clip Example aspects of a retainer clip for a compression post, a compression post for a building, and a method of adjusting a length of a compression post are disclosed. The retainer clip can comprise a retainer body defining a first lateral body end, a second lateral body end opposite the first lateral end, a retainer opening formed through the retainer body and positioned between the first and second lateral body ends, and a retainer tab extending into the retainer opening; a biasing element positioner extending from the second lateral body end, the biasing element positioner comprising a positioner end wall, the positioner end wall defining an inner surface; and a biasing element engaging the inner surface of the biasing element positioner.
US11098486B2	Cementitious composite constituent relationships A cementitious composite includes a first layer, a second layer spaced from the first layer, a cementitious mixture disposed between the first layer and the second layer, and a structure layer disposed between the first layer and the second layer. The cementitious mixture is disposed within the structure layer. The cementitious mixture includes cementitious materials. The cementitious mixture is configured to absorb a mass of water that provides a maximum 28 day compressive strength of the cementitious composite upon curing which is represented by Mw=x·Mc. Mw is the mass of water per unit area of the cementitious composite. Mc is a mass of cementitious materials of the cementitious mixture per unit area of the cementitious composite. x is a ratio of the mass of water relative to the mass of cementitious materials of the cementitious mixture per unit area of the cementitious composite. x is between 0.25 and 0.55.
US11098485B2	Fire barrier building product and method and system for making same Methods and processes for depositing a fire resistant barrier on a construction material involve coating exposed webbing of, for instance, an I-joist with a fire-resistant material using a wetting layer and a thickening layer. A time period between depositing the wetting layer and thickening layer is controlled to facilitate complete wetting of the exposed webbing. Filler such as fiberglass may be included in the thickening layer. The wetting and thickening layers may be deposited on the webbing in the same application. The construction material, such as the I-joist, may then be subjected to a curing treatment and additional curing period followed by coating the second side using a similar methodology.
US11098484B2	Panels comprising a mechanical locking device and an assembled product comprising the panels A set of panels including a first panel, a second, and a locking device. The locking device includes an edge groove at the first edge and a tongue groove at the second edge. The edge groove includes a flexible tongue arranged in an insertion groove at a first side of the edge groove. The edge groove includes a first groove surface at a first side of the insertion groove and a second groove surface at a second side of the insertion groove. The second edge includes a first edge surface at a first side of the tongue groove and a second edge surface at a second side of the tongue groove. The locking device is configured to be unlocked by inserting a tool in the tongue groove. The first groove surface is arranged offset in a second direction relative to the second groove surface by a first distance.
US11098480B2	Hollow floor slab formwork, hollow floor slab structure and method for constructing hollow floor slab structure The present invention provides a hollow floorslab formwork, a hollow floorslab structure and a construction method of hollow floorslab. The hollow floorslab structure is formed by splicing together a plurality of hollow floorslab formworks, and the hollow floorslab formworks each comprise a flat plate portion (1). A lower portion of the flat plate portion is provided with a plurality of supporting legs (4), and an outer edge of the flat plate portion is provided with a frame (2) comprising a plurality of protective plates (21, 22, 23,24). The protective plates are each provided with a reversely-fastened plate (31, 32), and adjacent hollow floorslab formworks are spliced together by fastening the reversely-fastened plates on the protective plates. The construction method comprises the following steps: a first hollow floorslab formwork is laid first; other periphery on a former hollow floorslab formwork, except the periphery provided with a reversely-fastened plate, is spliced with a latter hollow floorslab formwork, and the reversely-fastened plate of the latter hollow floorslab formwork is fastened on the protective plate of the former hollow floorslab formwork.
US11098477B2	Monolithic corner A monolithic corner encapsulates one or more panels while maintaining structural integrity and maintain hygienic properties. The corner may securely receive one or more panels and provide flexibility to easily adjust the one or more panels. The corner may simplify installation and an ability to adjust connected panels without compromising safety, installation time, and sterility.
US11098471B2	Urinal hygiene kit with replaceable customized screens Disclosed is a packaged kit of a plurality of date-specific urinal screens for facilitating the regular hygienic maintenance of urinals. Each of the screens contains at least one integral tab or “printpad” displaying one of a category of sequential time periods. The time-displayed printpad serves primarily as a notification of the insertion time, duration, and/or disposal/removal date applicable to an individual urinal screen. A user, subsequent to disposing of an expired urinal screen, will then insert the urinal screen displaying the next succeeding time period. A cavity which accommodates an enzyme block is located internally to each urinal screen, and serves to releases biodegradable surfactants. Each screen further comprises a plurality of ridges, spokes, crests, channels, various openings, and other physical features for the purpose of minimizing splashing and facilitating the flow of urine or flush water through the urinal.
US11098470B2	Tankless water-saving seated toilet body and its fabrication method The invention is related to an article for daily use. It provides a tankless water-saving seated toilet body and its fabrication method. The tankless water-saving seated toilet body comprises a seated toilet main body, which further comprises a bowl, a drainage pipe, a flushing pipe, a flushing device installation space and a body shell. The upper periphery of the sidewall of the bowl has a water loop. The bottom of the bowl has a drainage pipe inlet and a drainage main flushing nozzle. The outside of the bottom of the water loop is attached to the upper periphery of the toilet bowl and the body shell. The flushing device installation space is placed in the back of the main body. The flushing device installation space has a flushing pipet inlet. The flushing device installation space is connected to the water loop and the drainage main flushing nozzle through a flushing pipe. This tankless water-saving seated toilet body features efficient flushing and draining, water-saving, resistance to clogging without the utilization of a traditional water tank, therefore reducing the manufacturing cost. Users can experience a clean and organized toilet space without the material and installation cost of a concealed water tank. The fabrication method is simple yet the finish effect is good.
US11098469B2	Adjustable spacer between toilet and wall An adjustable spacer device for use in the space between a toilet and a wall and a method installing same is disclosed. The device includes a component module formed prior to installation within the wall space where it is then finally adjusted to fit within the wall space and to maintain a set separation distance between the toilet and the wall. The adjustable spacer device includes a cover that further stabilizes and secures the component module.
US11098468B2	Apron-front sink A sink includes a basin body having a generally concave shape that forms at least one sink basin, a top flange integrally formed with the basin body, the top flange extending around the at least one sink basin, an apron connected to a front edge of the top flange, a replaceable panel removably connected to the apron, and a fastening system disposed between the apron and the replaceable panel, the fastening system releasably connecting the replaceable panel to the apron.
US11098463B2	Electrically activated polymer based locking system for earth moving equipment and method A power locking device has a body including a blind bore with an electroactive polymer disposed in the blind bore, and a sliding lock member that is disposed in the blind bore and that contacts the electroactive polymer. A current source is in electrical communication with the electroactive polymer.
US11098461B2	System for contouring turf using hierarchical control A turfplaner is described comprising a rotational elongated cutter capable of independently altering a cut height of the rotational cutter based on a deviation between cut height and a desired cut profile. A hierarchical controller is in functional communication with the lift mechanism and a laser or GPS guidance system. The laser or GPS receiver is capable of receiving the planer laser beam or GPS signal and the hierarchical controller is capable of determining and minimizing a deviation between the cut height and the desired cut profile based on the laser or GPS receiver location relative to the planer laser beam or GPS signal. At least one autograde device and an autodepth device are in functional communication with the hierarchical controller to activate either on grade, below grade, or above grade control mode.
US11098454B2	Track rail fastener and system for pedestal mounted track rail A fastening system for track rail includes a track rail fastener positionable upon a pedestal mount, and including a top plate, a frame, and an overmolded jacket. The system further includes a lateral positioner having an eccentric structured to contact a pedestal mount, and a locating pin extending through the fastener body and the eccentric to couple a lateral location of the fastener body to an angular orientation of the eccentric, such that rotating the eccentric varies a lateral location of the fastener body. A frame in the fastener body includes a plurality of vertically extending finger walls for lateral and rotational stability, with the overmolded jacket extending between the finger walls and the top plate.
US11098450B2	Methods for making improved cellulosic products using novel press felts and products made therefrom The present application discloses improved cellulosic products and methods of making improved cellulosic products using split base core wet press felt designs having at least a first woven base core material and a second woven base core material, wherein the first and second base core materials are separated by at least one fibrous batting material. The present application further discloses improved cellulosic products and methods of making improved cellulosic products using press felts designs having an apertured polymeric sheet-side surface.
US11098448B2	Former of water laid asset that utilizes a structured fabric as the outer wire A method of forming a fibrous web including the steps of providing a fiber slurry, depositing the fiber slurry between an inner forming wire and an outer forming wire, wherein the outer forming wire comprises a structured fabric and the inner forming wire contacts a segment of a forming roll, and rotating the forming roll so that the fiber slurry moves into contact with the structured fabric.
US11098447B2	Method for manufacturing recycled pulp from used sanitary products A recycled pulp that is reusable sanitary products is efficiently manufactured by recovering pulp fiber from used sanitary products containing the pulp fiber and a polymer absorbent. The method of the present invention comprises: a step applying a mechanical force to the used sanitary products in an aqueous solution containing a polyvalent metal ion or an acidic aqueous solution with a pH of 2.5 or lower and thus degrading the used sanitary products into the pulp fiber and other materials; a step separating the pulp fiber from the mixture of the pulp fiber and other materials that has been formed in the degradation step; and a step treating the pulp fiber thus separated with an ozone-containing aqueous solution with a pH of 2.5 or lower.
US11098444B2	Cotton performance products and methods of their manufacture Performance fabrics and methods of manufacturing them where the fabric is knit or woven cotton and cotton elastane blends to which a moisture-management treatment of wax or wax emulsion is applied to one side of the woven or knitted fabric. The treated fabric is wicking, absorbent and not water repellant or water resistant.
US11098443B2	Method for making a thermoinsulating padding, particularly for the clothing and furnishing fields A method for making a thermoinsulating padding, particularly for the cloth article and furniture fields, comprises the steps of: providing a lap by carding in bulk fibers comprising at least a thermobinding fiber; applying, by spraying or spreading, a low glass transition temperature resin, or a mixture of resins comprising at least a low glass transition temperature resin at least on a side of said lap only to the surface layers of said side; drying the resin coated lap in a drying oven to start a cross linking of said resins; actuating said low glass transition temperature resin (previously applied either individually or in a mixture with other resins) by pressure calendering under a controlled temperature, thereby providing a dynamically operating padding.
US11098442B2	Water-repellent knitted fabric, method for producing water-repellent knitted fabric, clothing made of water-repellent knitted fabric, and layering including clothing A water-repellent knitted fabric is a knitted fabric which comprises a multifilament made of a thermoplastic resin and has a water repellent imparted to a surface of the knitted fabric or the multifilament, and satisfies the following conditions (1) to (4): (1) the number of voids between stitches of the knitted fabric is 20 to 40/[12 cm×12 cm], and the voids have a size of 7 to 25 mm2; (2) initial water repellency measured in accordance with a spray method described in JIS L-1092 is at a grade 3 or higher; (3) initial Water drainage is 70% or more; and (4) initial Bursting Strength measured in accordance with a method A described in JIS L-1096 is 200 kPa or more and 500 kPa or less.
US11098440B2	Apparatus for steam treatment of laundry comprising a support device An apparatus for steam treatment of laundry includes a base containing a water reservoir, connected by a conduit to an ironing and/or smoothing tool including at least one hole for the emission of steam, at least one pole which supports a holding element on which a garment can be hung and/or supported in order to allow it to be treated using the tool, and a support device for placing the tool in a stable manner during inactive ironing and/or smoothing phases, the support device including an attachment member intended to cooperate with a first complementary attachment element supported by the pole in order to allow the support device to be removably attached to the pole, wherein the base includes a second complementary attachment element allowing the support device to be removably attached to the base.
US11098436B2	Additive reservoir receptacle for an appliance An additive dispenser for an appliance includes a rotatable door, a clip and a manifold. The clip is positioned on the rotatable door. The clip is configured for receipt of an additive bottle with a valve. The clip is positioned on the rotatable door such that the valve of the additive bottle is opened by the manifold when the additive bottle is received by the clip and the rotatable door is closed.
US11098435B2	Washing machine A washing machine of the present disclosure includes a cabinet having a first opening and a washing space disposed therein and a door assembly configured to open and close the first opening, wherein the door assembly includes a second opening configured to communicate with an inside of the cabinet and an auxiliary door disposed to be slidable and configured to open and close the second opening. In this way, laundry or detergent can be freely inserted even during a washing process.
US11098434B2	Washing machine A washing machine comprises: an outer tub containing water; an inner tub rotating on a vertical axis within the outer tub and having a first opening at the bottom; a motor providing torque; a dewatering shaft rotating by the motor; and a hub supporting the inner tub from the bottom, wherein the hub comprises: a connecting boss whose center is connected to the dewatering shaft; a plurality of spokes extending outward radially from the connecting boss and having second openings overlapping the first opening; and a circular flange connecting the outer edges of the spokes and attached to the bottom of the inner tub, wherein the spokes comprise at least one first spoke whose underside faces the bottom of the outer tub and is entirely smooth.
US11098429B2	Communication and control system for laundry machines Techniques are described for communicating with and controlling a laundry machine. In some cases, the laundry machine emits, using at least one wireless network interface, a beacon signal that identifies a laundry machine. The beacon signal may be detectable by a mobile device and, based on the signal, the mobile device may determine that it is in proximity to the laundry machine. In some implementations, the determination that the mobile device is in proximity to the laundry machine may be based on receiving, from the mobile device, a request that includes a code associated with the laundry machine. A network interface of the laundry machine may receive a control signal to alter an operational state of the laundry machine to enable its use. In some cases, the sending of the control signal is caused by the determination that the mobile device is in proximity to the laundry machine.
US11098426B2	Process for forming an airbag An airbag textile containing a woven textile having an inner side and an outer side, a primer layer on the outer side of the textile and a gas barrier layer on the primer layer. The primer layer contains a first thermoplastic polymer and has a surface roughness and a plurality of holes extending at least partially through the thickness of the primer layer. The gas barrier layer contains a second thermoplastic polymer and at least partially fills in the surface roughness and holes of the primer layer.
US11098425B2	Measurable guiding tool for sewing machine A sewing machine guiding tool includes a presser foot, a holder and a gauge. The presser foot includes a bottom wall and a rear support. The bottom wall is formed with a needle-passing hole and with a slit extending from the needle-passing hole to the front end of the bottom wall. The rear support is connected to the rear end of the bottom wall. The holder, attached to a presser bar of the sewing machine, holds the presser foot pivotally about a horizontal axis. The gauge, supported by the rear support to be slidable in parallel to the horizontal axis, includes a ruler plate and a guide portion. The ruler plate has a surface marked with a scale. The guide portion extends from the ruler plate. The ruler plate is disposed above the bottom wall with its surface inclined to become higher as proceeding rearward.
US11098420B2	Method for producing a textile product A method for producing a textile product (I), (II), comprising at least two synthetic pile threads (P1), (P2) having a different pile height, so that a predetermined design is formed, in which the synthetic pile yarns (P1), (P2) are manufactured by extrusion from the same raw material, according to production processes which only differ from each other by a different setting of one or several process parameters of their respective extrusion processes, so that they have a different shrinking capability, and in which the textile product (I), (II) is subjected to a heat treatment which causes the pile yarns (P1), (P2) to shrink differently. Also such a method for producing synthetic textile yarns (P1), (P2) having a different shrinking capability.
US11098418B2	Process and system for manufacturing twisted and textured yarns A process and system for manufacturing twisted and textured yarns are provided. The process includes drawing a first material yarn from a first supply source under predetermined tension; heatingly extending the first material yarn through at least one first heating godet; drawing a second material yarn from a second supply source under predetermined tensions; heatingly extending the second material yarn through at least one second heating godet; feeding at least one of the first material yarn and the second material yarn in an Air Textured Unit (ATY) to obtain a third material yarn; winding the third material yarn exiting from the ATY, wherein the winding is a pirn winding process; twisting the first material yarn, the second material yarn and the third material yarn; and rewinding the twisted third material yarn.
US11098417B2	Yarn twisting method and device for ring-spinning machine A yarn twisting method and device for a ring spinning machine is provided. The twisting method comprises the following steps: feeding three roving strands (1, 2, 3) into a back roller (8) of the ring spinning machine; after drafting, the three roving strands, three fiber strands (1, 2, 3) exiting from a nip point of a front roller (10), wherein a fiber strand (2) in the middle forms an angle with a plane formed by the other two fiber strands (1, 3), and thus the three fiber strands (1, 2, 3) form a multi-strand spinning triangle region having a three-dimensional spatial form; and in the multi-strand spinning triangle region, the three fiber strands (1, 2, 3) obtaining twist by means of a ring traveler of the ring spinning machine, and the twisted fiber strands (1 ,2, 3) are combined into a composite yarn (4) through a convergence point.
US11098414B2	Plating system, a plating system control method, and a storage medium containing a program for causing a computer to execute the plating system control method A plating system comprising a plating tank for applying plate processing to a substrate, a sensor configured to measure actual plating film thickness of the substrate, and a controller configured to control plating current supplied to the plating tank and plating time for the plate processing of the substrate within the plating tank. The controller is capable of setting target plating film thickness, plating current, and plating time as a plate processing recipe. At least one of the plating current and the plating time is automatically corrected so that the actual plating film thickness and the target plating film thickness become equal to each other, and the result is reflected in the plate processing for the subsequent substrate.
US11098411B2	Oxygen generating electrode and oxygen generator An oxygen generating electrode includes: an oxide film having a perovskite structure; an organic film over the oxide film; and a conductive film electrically coupled to the organic film, wherein the organic film contains an amino acid having a side chain of negative polarity.
US11098410B2	Artificial photosynthesis module Provided are a photocatalyst electrode, an artificial photosynthesis module, and an artificial photosynthesis device that have low electrical resistance, even in a case where the area is increased, in a case where a transparent conductive layer is used. The photocatalyst electrode is a photocatalyst electrode that has a substrate, a transparent conductive layer, a photocatalyst layer, and a linear metal electrical conductor, and splits water with light to produce a gas. The substrate, the transparent conductive layer, and the photocatalyst layer are laminated in this order, and the linear metal electrical conductor is in contact with the transparent conductive layer. The artificial photosynthesis module has the oxygen evolution electrode that splits the water with the light to produce oxygen, and a hydrogen evolution electrode that splits the water with the light to produce hydrogen. The oxygen evolution electrode and the hydrogen evolution electrode are disposed in series in a traveling direction of the light. At least one of the oxygen evolution electrode or the hydrogen evolution electrode has the configuration of the above-described photocatalyst electrode. The artificial photosynthesis device has the artificial photosynthesis module, and circulates and utilizes water.
US11098409B2	Electrolytic cell and electrolytic device for carbon dioxide An electrolytic cell for carbon dioxide of an embodiment includes: an anode part including an anode to oxidize water or a hydroxide ion and thus produce oxygen and an anode solution flow path to supply an anode solution to the anode; a cathode part including a cathode to reduce carbon dioxide and thus produce a carbon compound, a cathode solution flow path to supply a cathode solution to the cathode, and a liquid passing member disposed between the cathode and the cathode solution flow path and having a pore allowing the cathode solution to pass through while holding the cathode solution; and a separator to separate the anode part and the cathode part from each other.
US11098408B2	Environment control system utilizing an electrochemical cell An environment control system utilizes oxygen and humidity control devices that are coupled with an enclosure to independently control the oxygen concentration and the humidity level within the enclosure. An oxygen depletion device may be an oxygen depletion electrolyzer cell that reacts with oxygen within the cell and produces water through electrochemical reactions. A desiccating device may be g, a dehumidification electrolyzer cell, a desiccator, a membrane desiccator or a condenser. A controller may control the amount of voltage and/or current provided to the oxygen depletion electrolyzer cell and therefore the rate of oxygen reduction and may control the amount of voltage and/or current provided to the dehumidification electrolyzer cell and therefore the rate of humidity reduction. The oxygen level may be determined by the measurement of voltage and a limiting current of the oxygen depletion electrolyzer cell. The enclosure may be a food or artifact enclosure.
US11098406B2	Substrate support unit and deposition apparatus including the same A substrate support unit according to an example embodiment of the present inventive concept may include a support having an upper surface on which a substrate is disposed; a coupling ring on which an edge of the substrate is disposed, the coupling ring being having an annular shape, wherein the coupling ring is disposed on an edge of the support; and an arm part for raising and lowering the coupling ring and the substrate, wherein the arm part is disposed below the coupling ring and under a portion of the coupling ring, wherein the coupling ring has a first region disposed on the arm part and a second region disposed around the first region, wherein the first region has a thickness greater than that of the second region.
US11098399B2	Ceramic coating system and method A gas turbine engine article includes a substrate and a bond coating that covers at least a portion of the substrate with a step formed in at least one of the substrate and the bond coating. A thermally insulating topcoat is disposed on the bond coating. The thermally insulating topcoat includes a first topcoat portion separated by at least one fault that extends through the thermally insulating topcoat from a second topcoat portion.
US11098397B2	Yttrium fluoride spray material, yttrium oxyfluoride-deposited article, and making methods An yttrium fluoride spray material contains Y5O4F7 and YF3, and has an average particle size of 10-60 μm and a bulk density of 1.2-2.5 g/cm3. The Y5O4F7 and YF3 in the yttrium fluoride spray material consist of 30 to 90% by weight of Y5O4F7 and the balance of YF3. A sprayed coating of yttrium oxyfluoride is obtained by atmospheric plasma spraying of the spray material.
US11098393B2	Martensitic stainless steel foil and manufacturing method thereof There are provided a very thin martensitic stainless steel foil and a manufacturing method thereof, which are capable of reducing shape defects and the like. A martensitic stainless steel foil of the present invention has a thickness of at most 35 μm, and having a steepness of at most 0.75% when the steel foil has a length of 650 mm. Preferably, a metallographic structure in a cross-section of the steel foil is a ferrite structure, in which carbides are dispersed. More preferably, the steel foil consisting of, by mass, 0.25% to 1.5% C, 10% to 18% Cr, at most 1.0% Si (exclusive of 0%), at most 1.5% Mn (exclusive of 0%), at most 3.0% Mo (inclusive of 0%), and the balance of Fe with inevitable impurities.
US11098392B2	Hot rolled steel sheet for cold rolled steel sheet, hot rolled steel sheet for galvanized steel sheet, and method for producing the same A hot rolled steel sheet having a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.04% or more and 0.20% or less, Si: 0.7% or more and 2.3% or less, Mn: 0.8% or more and 2.8% or less, P: 0.1% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Al: 0.1% or less, N: 0.008% or less, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities. The microstructure of the hot rolled steel sheet includes ferrite and pearlites, in which the area ratio of the ferrite is 75% or more and less than 95%, the mean grain size of the ferrite is 5 μm or more and 25 μm or less, the area ratio of pearlite is 5% or more and less than 25%, the mean grain size of pearlite is 2.0 μm or more, and the mean free path of pearlite is 5 μm or more.
US11098390B1	Rust-proof firearm springs The present invention relates to one or more rust-proof springs for use in a firearm assembly. The rust-proof springs involve a variety of metals combined to create an alloy that does not react with moisture to form rust. The alloy is formed into one or more mechanical coil springs, and the mechanical coil springs are heat treated to improve the structural strength of the springs. The advantage of the rust proof springs for use in the firearm assembly is that the firearms can be exposed to moisture, such as moisture from rain, and the firearm user would not have to worry about rust on the firearm springs later causing issues with the firearm working as intended. Additionally, the one or more springs have high heat resistance properties.
US11098389B2	Hardened nickel-chromium-titanium-aluminum alloy with good wear resistance, creep resistance, corrosion resistance and workability Hardened nickel-chromium-titanium-aluminum wrought alloy contains, (in mass %) 5-35% chromium, 1.0-3.0% titanium, 0.6-2.0% aluminum, 0.005-0.10% carbon, 0.0005-0.050% nitrogen, 0.0005-0.030% phosphorus, max. of each (next eleven) 0.010% sulfur 0.020% oxygen 0.70% silicon 2.0% manganese 0.05% magnesium 0.05% calcium 2.0% molybdenum 2.0% tungsten 0.5% niobium 0.5% copper 0.5% vanadium, 0-20% Fe, 0-15% cobalt, 0-0.20% Zr, 0.0001-0.008% boron, the remainder nickel and usual impurities. The nickel content is greater than 35%. Cr+Fe+Co≥26% fh≥0 fh=6.49+3.88 Ti+1.36 Al−0.301 Fe+(0.759−0.0209 Co) Co−0.428 Cr−28.2 C.
US11098388B2	Aluminum hydroxide solar powered thermal reduction device for aluminum-air fuel cell The present invention provides an apparatus for preparing a metal based on solar energy thermal reduction. The apparatus includes a solar energy collection and photothermal conversion system and a thermal reduction system. The solar energy collection and photothermal conversion system includes: a solar energy collection device (1), a solar energy concentration device (2), and a solar energy transfer device (3) or a photothermal conversion and transfer device. The thermal reduction system includes: a metal reduction chamber (15), an electric field and/or magnetic field generation device (15-3), and a separation and cooling device (15-4). The solar energy collection and photothermal conversion system transfers sunlight or heat to the metal reduction chamber to decompose a metal oxide, and a product resulted from the decomposition is dissociated under the effect of an electric field/magnetic field, and a liquid metal is obtained upon cooling. The apparatus further includes a waste heat recovery and recycle system. According to the present invention, the metal oxide is heated and decomposed by directly using the solar energy, which improves energy utilization rate, greatly prevents environmental pollution and energy waste, and has a great application prospect.
US11098387B2	Duplex stainless steel strip and method for producing thereof The present disclosure relates to a duplex stainless steels strip manufactured from a duplex stainless steel, wherein the duplex stainless steel comprises the following composition, in weight %: C less than or equal to 0.02; Si 0.05 to 0.40; Mn 0.5-3.0; Cr 30.0 to 33.0; Ni 5.0-10.0; Mo 2.0-4.0; N 0.40-0.60; Al 0.010-0.035; B 0.0020-0.0030; Ca 0.0006-0.0040; 5 Cu 0-0.60; V0-0.15; W 0-0.05; Co 0-0.60; Ti 0-0.03; Nb 0-0.03; P less than or equal to 0.03; S less than or equal to 0.02; balance Fe and unavoidable impurities; and wherein the duplex stainless steel consists of 30-70 vol % austenite phase and 70-30 vol % ferrite phase; and wherein the strip has alternating layers of ferrite phase and austenite phase, said alternating layers are essentially parallel with the plane of the object and said alternating 10 layers have an average layer thickness less than or equal to about 10 μm. The present disclosure also relates to a method of producing a strip comprising said duplex stainless steel.
US11098384B2	Sulfur additive for molten steel and method for producing resulfurized steel A sulfur additive is added to molten steel. At that time, the yield of sulfur in the molten steel is stabilized and nozzle blockage at the time of continuous casting due to impurities is prevented. A sulfur additive used for molten steel which contains iron sulfide ore particles with a particle size of 5.0 to 37.5 mm in 85 mass % or more with respect to the total mass % of the sulfur additive is used to produce Al deoxidized resulfurized steel containing S: 0.012 to 0.100 mass %.
US11098383B2	Cast iron inoculant and method for production of cast iron inoculant An inoculant for the manufacture of cast iron with lamellar, compacted or spheroidal graphite is disclosed. The inoculant has a particulate ferrosilicon alloy having about 40 to 80 wt % silicon, about 0.1 to 10 wt % calcium, 0 and 10% by weight of rare earths, for example cerium and/or lanthanum, and up to 5 wt % aluminium the balance being iron and incidental impurities in the ordinary amount, wherein the inoculant additionally has 0.1 to 10 wt %, based on the total weight of inoculant, antimony oxide where said antimony oxide is in particulate form and is mixed or blended with the ferrosilicon alloy particles, or is simultaneously added to cast iron together with the particulate ferrosilicon alloy particles.
US11098377B1	Systems and methods for characterizing compositions comprising bacterial populations A method includes reconstituting a lyophilized microbial community. Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is extracted from at least one targeted microbe in the reconstituted microbial community at a plurality of selected time periods. The RNA as extracted at the selected time period is subjected to a multiplex analyzer and determining RNA concentrations at the plurality of selected time periods. An increase in the RNA concentration from a first of the plurality of selected time periods to a second of the plurality of time periods indicates RNA expression from the at least one targeted microbe. RNA expression from the at least one targeted microbe indicates that the at least one targeted microbe is a living microbe.
US11098372B2	Gene expression panel for prognosis of prostate cancer recurrence Disclosed is a gene expression panel that can be used to predict prostate cancer (PCa) progression. Some embodiments provide methods for predicting clinical recurrence of PCa. Some embodiments provide a method for treating a patient with prostate cancer, the method comprising: detecting expression levels of a collection of signature genes from a biological sample taken from said patient, wherein said collection of signature genes comprises at least NKX2-1; and correlating expression levels of said collection of signature genes with prostate cancer-related mortality to identify whether the patient is at risk of prostate cancer-related mortality.
US11098371B2	Method for treating urothelial carcinoma A kit for detecting urothelial carcinoma is provided. The kit includes at least one primer or probe for detecting one or more miRNAs, and the one or more miRNAs are selected from the group consisting of miR-19b-1, miR-636, miR-150, miR-155, miR-183, miR-378, miR-210, miR-487, and combinations thereof. A method for detecting urothelial carcinoma is also provided. The method includes detecting the expression level(s) of one or more miRNAs in a sample of a subject, and the one or more miRNAs are selected from the group consisting of miR-19b-1, miR-636, miR-150, miR-155, miR-183, miR-378, miR-210, miR-487, and combinations thereof.
US11098370B2	Method of diagnosing a disease accompanied by excessive cell death and kit for the implementation thereof A group of inventions belongs to medicine, specifically to the laboratory diagnostics, and concerns the diagnostics of diseases accompanied by the increased cell death and a kit for its performance. The human blood plasma sample is taken, then the real-time polymerase chain reaction is performed. Coefficient is calculated on basis value of polymerase chain reaction and it is compared with reference value. A disease accompanied by the increased cell death is diagnosed when value of coefficient is less than the reference value. The invention group allows to carry out the minimal invasive diagnostics of diseases accompanied by the increased cell death with high sensitivity, at any stages of disease including the early stages, at which the clinical signs are absent.
US11098368B2	ALK and NTRK1 fusion molecules and uses thereof Novel ALK and NTRK1 fusion molecules and uses are disclosed.
US11098367B2	Methods of identifying patients responsive to immunotherapeutic strategies The invention includes a method of determining whether a mammal's cancerous tumor is associated with a hypermutator phenotype (i.e., harboring a large number of mutations) for the DNA Polymerase epsilon (POLE) gene as compared to normal cells. The invention further includes a method of selecting patients harboring an immunogenic tumor that is responsive to immunotherapy.
US11098366B2	Methods for simultaneous amplification of target loci The invention provides methods for simultaneously amplifying multiple nucleic acid regions of interest in one reaction volume as well as methods for selecting a library of primers for use in such amplification methods. The invention also provides library of primers with desirable characteristics, such as minimal formation of amplified primer dimers or other non-target amplicons.
US11098364B2	Inhibiting the onset of gout To specify a molecule associated with the onset of gout so as to provide a method for evaluating a diathesis of uric acid-related diseases and a diathesis of inflammation-related diseases, an evaluation kit for carrying out the method, an inspection object, and a drug, on the basis of the molecule specified above, for contributing to the early treatment and prevention of the uric acid-related diseases and inflammation-related diseases. The molecule includes any one protein and cDNA of CNIH2-PACS1, ALDH2, MYL2-CUX2, GCKR, MAP3K11, NPT4, ABCG2, HIST1H2BF/HIST1H4E, HIST1H2BE/HIST1H4D and FAM35A, or proteins of combination thereof with GLUT9, NPT1, URAT1, or NXRN2, and is capable of selectively inducing gout. A molecule includes protein and cDNA of an ABCG2 variant and is capable of selectively and ATP-dependently decreasing urate excretion.
US11098363B2	Cornulin (CRNN) variants and uses thereof The disclosure provides nucleic acid molecules, including cDNA, comprising an alteration that encodes a loss-of-function cornulin (CRNN) protein. The disclosure also provides isolated and recombinant human loss-of-function cornulin protein variants that comprise a truncation at a position corresponding to position 79. The truncation, and the nucleic acid molecules encoding this change, associate with skin disorders such as, for example, psoriasis, eczema, or atopic dermatitis. The disclosure also provides methods for determining whether a subject has or has a risk of developing a skin disorder, based on the identification of such alterations in the nucleic acid molecules encoding CRNN. Subjects at risk for or who have a skin disorder may be treated with an agent effective to treat the skin disorder.
US11098362B2	Methods of using miRNAs from bodily fluids for detection and monitoring of Parkinson's disease (PD) The invention is directed to methods for early diagnosis, progression and treatment monitoring of Parkinson's disease (PD) and its differentiation from other neurodegenerative diseases by quantifying brain-enriched miRNA in bodily fluids.
US11098360B2	Immuno-PETE Methods and compositions are described herein for primer extension target enrichment of immune receptor (BCR or TCR) sequences.
US11098359B2	Methods of lowering the error rate of massively parallel DNA sequencing using duplex consensus sequencing Next Generation DNA sequencing promises to revolutionize clinical medicine and basic research. However, while this technology has the capacity to generate hundreds of billions of nucleotides of DNA sequence in a single experiment, the error rate of approximately 1% results in hundreds of millions of sequencing mistakes. These scattered errors can be tolerated in some applications but become extremely problematic when “deep sequencing” genetically heterogeneous mixtures, such as tumors or mixed microbial populations. To overcome limitations in sequencing accuracy, a method Duplex Consensus Sequencing (DCS) is provided. This approach greatly reduces errors by independently tagging and sequencing each of the two strands of a DNA duplex. As the two strands are complementary, true mutations are found at the same position in both strands. In contrast, PCR or sequencing errors will result in errors in only one strand. This method uniquely capitalizes on the redundant information stored in double-stranded DNA, thus overcoming technical limitations of prior methods utilizing data from only one of the two strands.
US11098355B2	Method of nanopore sequencing of concatenated nucleic acids The invention relates to a new method of characterising two or more target polynucleotides using a pore. The method involves sequentially attaching to a first polynucleotide one or more subsequent polynucleotides to form a concatenated polynucleotide.
US11098353B2	Four-color DNA sequencing by synthesis using cleavable fluorescent nucleotide reversible terminators This invention provides a process for sequencing single-stranded DNA employing modified nucleotides.
US11098352B2	Molecular characterization of single cells and cell populations for non-invasive diagnostics The invention discloses diagnostic techniques based on single cell genomics, consisting of obtaining a blood sample, enriching a sub-population of cells present in the blood sample, sequestering individual cells or group of cells from the blood sample, obtaining sequencing data from the sequestered cells or group of cells, using genetic variant information to determine the provenance of the cells, and genetically analyzing the cells of the correct provenance to provide a diagnostic readout. Using the cell-based testing techniques of the invention, the number of false positives is greatly reduced when compared to cell-free DNA (cfDNA) based traditional testing techniques. The invention may be effectively employed for non-invasive prenatal (NIPT) diagnostics, oncological testing and other diagnostic procedures.
US11098345B2	Methods for detecting target analytes This present disclosure provides methods and systems for measuring the concentration of multiple nucleic acid sequences in a sample. The nucleic acid sequences in the sample are simultaneously amplified, for example, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the presence of an array of nucleic acid probes. The amount of amplicon corresponding to the multiple nucleic acid sequences can be measured in real-time during or after each cycle using a real-time microarray. The measured amount of amplicon produced can be used to determine the original amount of the nucleic acid sequences in the sample. Also provided herein are biosensor arrays, systems and methods for affinity based assays that are able to simultaneously obtain high quality measurements of the binding characteristics of multiple analytes, and that are able to determine the amounts of those analytes in solution. The present disclosure also provides a fully integrated bioarray for detecting real-time characteristics of affinity based assays.
US11098343B2	Systems and methods for performing assays A processing module is configured to extend the capabilities of an analyzer configured to process substances within each of a plurality of receptacles. The module includes a container transport configured to transport a container from a location within the processing module to a location within the analyzer that is accessible to a substance transfer device of the analyzer. A receptacle distribution system is configured to receive a receptacle from the analyzer, transfer the receptacle into the processing module, and to move the receptacle between different locations within the analyzer. A substance transfer device of the module is configured to dispense substances into or remove substances from the receptacle within the processing module. A reagent card exchanger provides an input device for inserting reagent cards into and removing reagent cards from the module, stores reagent cards within the module, and transfers reagent cards to different location within the module.
US11098341B2	Method for determining whether or not test sample contains phytopathogenic fungus A method for determining whether a test sample contains a phytopathogenic fungus, which includes (a) putting the test sample on a front surface of a substrate having a through hole; the substrate having a cellulose film on the back surface thereof; the through hole has a cross-sectional area of not less than 7.065 square micrometers and not more than 19.625 square micrometers; and the cellulose film has a thickness of not less than 0.5 micrometers and not more than 3.7 micrometers; (b) leaving the test sample at rest after the step (a); (c) irradiating the cellulose film with ultraviolet light after the step (b); (d) bringing a back surface of the cellulose film into contact with a fungus color reaction reagent after the step (c); and (e) determining that the test sample contains the phytopathogenic fungus, if a color is given to the fungus color reaction reagent.
US11098336B2	Biosynthesis of bioorthogonal amino acids Recombinant enzymes BesA, BesB, BesC, BesD and/or BesE are used generate non-canonical amino acids comprising a useful functional group, such as an alkynlyl, alkenyl or halogen.
US11098334B2	Alpha-1,3-glucan graft copolymers Compositions are disclosed herein comprising a graft copolymer that comprises: (i) a backbone comprising dextran that has been modified with about 1%-25% alpha-1,2 branches, and (ii) one or more alpha-1,3-glucan side chains comprising at least about 50% alpha-1,3 glycosidic linkages. Further disclosed are reactions for producing such graft copolymers, as well as their use in derivatives, films and various other applications.
US11098329B2	Expression of recombinant tetracycline efflux pumps for the production of lysine or lysine-derived products, and methods and applications thereof One aspect of the invention relates to a mutant polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of Escherichia coli tetracycline efflux pump A (TetA). Another aspect of the invention relates to a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide of TetA, a fragment thereof, or a mutant thereof. Another aspect of the invention relates to a first expression plasmid vector comprising one or more first polynucleotides encoding a first polypeptide comprising a tetracycline efflux pump polypeptide, a fragment thereof or a mutant thereof, one or more second polynucleotides independently selected from the group consisting of a third polynucleotide encoding a third polypeptide comprising a lysine decarboxylase polypeptide, a fragment thereof or a mutant thereof, and a fourth polynucleotide encoding a fourth polypeptide comprising a lysine biosynthesis polypeptide, a fragment thereof or a mutant thereof. Another aspect of the invention relates to a transformant comprising one or more expression plasmid vectors as described herein in a host cell. Another aspect of the invention relates to a mutant host cell comprising one or more first, third or fourth polynucleotides as described herein integrated into a chromosome of a host cell. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method for producing a lysine comprising obtaining a transformant and/or mutant host cell as disclosed herein, culturing the transformant and/or mutant host cell under conditions effective for the expression of the lysine; and harvesting the lysine. Other aspects of the invention relate to methods for producing biobased cadaverine using the transformants disclosed herein, and biobased cadaverine prepared by the method disclosed herein, and polyamides formed using the biobased cadaverine as disclosed herein and compositions thereof.
US11098328B2	Algal lipid productivity via genetic modification of a signaling protein The present invention provides mutant microorganisms having attenuated expression of a gene encoding a polypeptide that includes a GAF domain wherein the mutant microorganisms have higher lipid productivity and/or exhibit increased partitioning of carbon to lipid as compared to wild-type microorganisms from which they are derived. Also provided are methods of producing lipids using the mutant microorganisms, guide RNAs, and nucleic acid constructs used for producing mutant microorganisms.
US11098326B2	Using RNA-guided FokI nucleases (RFNs) to increase specificity for RNA-guided genome editing Many studies have shown that CRISPR-Cas nucleases can tolerate up to five mismatches and still cleave; it is hard to predict the effects of any given single or combination of mismatches on activity. Taken together, these nucleases can show significant off-target effects but it can be challenging to predict these sites. Described herein are methods for increasing the specificity of genome editing using the CRISPR/Cas system, e.g., using RNA-guided FokI Nucleases (RFNs), e.g., FokI-Cas9 or FokI-dCas9-based fusion proteins.
US11098323B2	Brassica event MON94100 and methods of use thereof The invention provides recombinant DNA molecules that are unique to Brassica Event MON94100 and transgenic Brassica plants, Brassica plant parts, Brassica seeds, Brassica cells, and agricultural products containing Brassica Event MON94100 as well as methods of using and detecting Brassica Event MON94100. Transgenic Brassica plants containing Brassica Event MON94100 exhibit tolerance to dicamba.
US11098322B2	AAD-1 event DAS-40278-9, related transgenic corn lines, and event-specific identification thereof This invention relates in part to plant breeding and herbicide tolerant plants. This invention includes a novel aad-1 transformation event in corn plants comprising a polynucleotide sequence, as described herein, inserted into a specific site within the genome of a corn cell. In some embodiments, said event/polynucleotide sequence can be “stacked” with other traits, including, for example, other herbicide tolerance gene(s) and/or insect-inhibitory proteins. Additionally, the subject invention provides assays for detecting the presence of the subject event in a sample (or corn grain, for example). The assays can be based on the DNA sequence of the recombinant construct, inserted into the corn genome, and on the genomic sequences flanking the insertion site. Kits and conditions useful in conducting the assays are also provided.
US11098321B2	Transgenic maize event MON 87419 and methods of use thereof The invention provides recombinant DNA molecules that are unique to the maize MON 87419 event and transgenic maize plants, plant parts, seeds, cells, and agricultural products containing the MON 87419 event as well as methods of using and detecting the maize MON 87419 event. Transgenic maize plants containing the MON 87419 event exhibit tolerance to dicamba and glufosinate herbicides.
US11098319B2	Glucanase production and methods of using the same Methods and compositions are described for producing a glucanase in transgenic plants and then incorporating parts of the transgenic plants in animal feed. The feed glucanase enzyme displays activity across a broad pH range, and tolerance to temperatures that are often encountered during the process of preparing animal feeds. Producing the enzyme in the transgenic plant enhances the thermal stability of the enzyme.
US11098315B2	Biosynthetic production of steviol glycosides and processes therefore The present invention relates to the production of steviol glycoside rebaudiosides D4, WB1 and WB2 and the production of rebaudioside M from Reb D4.
US11098312B2	Method of producing a recombinant protein The present invention relates to a recombinant signal sequence derived from E. coli. The invention also relates to a fusion protein comprising the signal sequence, a recombinant protein and methods of producing the recombinant protein. The recombinant signal sequence can be used to provide a method for controlling the viscosity of the fermentation, and/or controlling basal (pre-induction) expression of the recombinant protein.
US11098309B2	Compositions and methods for reactivating latent immunodeficiency virus The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for reactivating latent immunodeficiency virus and/or reducing transcription of HIV integrated into the genome of an HIV-infected cell. The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for treating an immunodeficiency virus infection.
US11098307B2	Compositions and methods for rapid and dynamic flux control using synthetic metabolic valves This invention relates to metabolically engineered microorganisms, such as bacterial and or fungal strains, and bioprocesses utilizing such strains. These strains enable the dynamic control of metabolic pathways, which can be used to optimize production. Dynamic control over metabolism is accomplished via a combination of methodologies including but not limited to transcriptional silencing and controlled enzyme proteolysis. These microbial strains are utilized in a multi-stage bioprocess encompassing at least two stages, the first stage in which microorganisms are grown and metabolism can be optimized for microbial growth and at least one other stage in which growth can be slowed or stopped, and dynamic changes can be made to metabolism to improve the production of desired product, such as a chemical or fuel.
US11098305B2	Modular universal plasmid design strategy for the assembly and editing of multiple DNA constructs for multiple hosts Methods, compositions, and kits for high throughput DNA assembly reactions in vitro. Modular CRISPR DNA constructs comprising modular insert DNA parts flanked by cloning tag segments comprising pre-validated CRISPR protospacer/protospacer adjacent motif sequence combinations.
US11098304B2	Combinatorial sets of nucleic acid barcodes for analysis of nucleic acids associated with single cells Provided herein are methods of identifying the origin of a nucleic acid sample. The methods include forming a reaction mixture comprising a nucleic acid sample comprising nucleic acid molecules from a single cell and a set of barcodes, incorporating the set of barcodes into the nucleic acid molecules of the sample, and identifying the set of barcodes incorporated into the nucleic acid molecules of the single cell thereby identifying the origin of the nucleic acid sample.
US11098301B2	Methods and apparatuses for gene purification and imaging The present disclosure is directed to systems, devices and methods for nucleic acid or protein purification and imaging. A system is provided including a cartridge comprising a sample input area configured to hold a sample, comprising a plurality of hybridized complexes comprising a plurality of target molecules each hybridized with probes and a plurality of non-hybridized probes. The cartridge may also include a first binding chamber configured with first magnetic beads to receive and bind the sample, a first elution channel configured to receive the first magnetic beads and elute the sample from the first magnetic beads, a second binding chamber configured with second magnetic beads to receive and bind the sample, a second elution channel configured to receive the second magnetic beads and elute the sample from the second magnetic beads, and a binding area configured to receive the eluted sample and hold molecules for imaging.
US11098300B2	Method for the preparation of nanoscale DNA-encircled lipid bilayers The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of nanoscale nucleic acid-encircled lipid bilayers, the nanoscale nucleic acid-encircled lipid bilayers and their use.
US11098297B2	Engineered Cas9 nucleases The present disclosure relates to Cas9 nuclease variants and methods of producing and using such variants.
US11098296B2	Mutants of cocaine esterase Provided are mutant cocaine esterase polypeptides and PEGylated formulations thereof.
US11098294B2	Anti-inflammatory peptides and composition comprising same The present invention relates to methods of treating or preventing inflammation with a peptide having anti-inflammatory activity, wherein the peptide consists of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 101. According to the present invention, the peptide of SEQ ID NO: 101 has outstanding efficacy in both suppressing inflammation and in prophylactic means. Therefore, the method comprising administration of the peptide of this invention can be used in anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical or cosmetic applications, in turn, treating and preventing a variety of different types of inflammatory diseases.
US11098289B2	Uricase sequences and methods of treatment Described are improved uricase sequences having beneficial effects and methods of treating patients suffering from hyperuricemia.
US11098286B2	Scalable purification method for AAV9 A two-step chromatography purification scheme is described which selectively captures and isolates the genome-containing rAAV vector particles from the clarified, concentrated supernatant of a rAAV production cell culture. The process utilizes an affinity capture method performed at a high salt concentration followed by an anion exchange resin method performed at high pH to provide rAAV vector particles which are substantially free of rAAV intermediates.
US11098282B1	Serum-free culture medium for in vitro maturation of bovine oocytes and a method for culture of oocytes A serum-free culture medium for in vitro maturation of bovine oocytes includes a Hepes-free M199 basal medium, fatty acid-free BSA, human menopausal gonadotrophin (HMG), 17β-estradiol, epidermal growth factor (EGF), L-cysteine, bFGF, Glutamax (100×), folic acid, cholic acid and CXCL12. A method of culturing bovine oocytes using such serum-free culture medium is provided.
US11098281B2	Method of differentiating pluripotent stem cells into mesenchymal stem cells under 3D spheroidal culture conditions A method of differentiating pluripotent stem cells into mesenchymal stem cells, a culture medium used in the method of differentiating pluripotent stem cells into mesenchymal stem cells and a method of performing tissue and organ regeneration by using the mesenchymal stem cells obtained by differentiation using the method of differentiating pluripotent stem cells into mesenchymal stem cells are provided. The method of differentiating pluripotent stem cells into mesenchymal stem cells comprises differentiating, completely under 3D suspension conditions, pluripotent stem cells into trophoblast-like cells using BMP4 and A8301, and then differentiating the trophoblast-like cells into mesenchymal stem cells. Neither of two differentiation processes needs passaging or replacement of a culture container.
US11098280B2	Serum-free culture medium and preparation method and application therefor Provided is a serum-free culture medium, the ingredients of the culture medium comprising 0.05-0.2 parts by volume of β-mercaptoethanol, 0.5-2 parts by volume of non-essential amino acid aqueous solution, 4-6 parts by volume of human mesenchymal stem cell culture supernatant concentrate, and 90-95 parts by volume of a-MEM/DMEM-F12 and recombinant human alkaline fibroblast growth factor of a final concentration of 5-5 ng/ml. The present culture medium is used for carrying out stem cell culture.
US11098279B2	Liquid based selection and cell isolation Aspects of this disclosure relate to liquid-based workflows for strain engineering. In strain engineering, cells undergo a modification process to acquire a desired change or changes in the cells. Some of the cells accept the change or changes and some do not. Provided herein are liquid-based methods for selecting the population of cells that have accepted the change or changes. Also provided herein are liquid-based methods for removing markers from transformed cells and liquid-based methods for isolating clonally pure populations of cells.
US11098267B2	Perfume composition A perfume composition containing a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1, R2 and R3 are independently hydrogen or a methyl group, X is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R4 and R5 are independently hydrogen or a —CHO group, and AA is a single bond or a double bond, has an excellent aroma and aroma persistence useful as a compound perfume material.
US11098266B2	Organic compounds The present invention refers to 3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-1-yl methyl carbonate and its use as fragrance ingredient. The invention further refers to fragrance compositions and fragranced articles including it.
US11098264B2	Process for producing lipids and other organic compounds from biomass Process for producing lipids and other organic compounds from biomass comprising the following steps: (a) subjecting said biomass to extraction, at room temperature, in the presence of at least one low-boiling point solvent, thereby obtaining a first organic phase comprising lipids and solvent, and a first slurry phase comprising carbohydrates and proteins; (b) subjecting the first organic phase obtained in said step (a) to evaporation of the solvent, obtaining a second organic phase comprising lipids and a third organic phase comprising solvent, which is recycled to said step (a); (c) subjecting the first slurry phase obtained in said step (a) to liquefaction operating at a temperature ranging from 100° C. to 200° C., preferably ranging from 110° C. to 180° C., at a pressure greater than the water vapor pressure at the temperature at which said liquefaction is carried out, for a time ranging from 30 minutes to 300 minutes, preferably ranging from 50 minutes to 270 minutes, thereby obtaining a second slurry phase comprising sugars, proteins and unconverted carbohydrates; (d) subjecting the second slurry phase obtained in said step (c) to separation, obtaining an aqueous phase comprising sugars and a wet solid phase comprising proteins and unconverted carbohydrates. The lipids thus obtained may be advantageously used in the production of biodiesel or green diesel that may be used, in turn, as such, or in mixtures with other fuels, for automotive transport. The aqueous phase comprising sugars and the wet solid phase comprising proteins and unconverted carbohydrates thus obtained may in turn be exploited.
US11098262B2	Multifunctional branched polymers with improved low-temperature performance A viscosity index improver comprising a reaction product of (i) an acylated copolymer obtainable by acylating a copolymer of ethylene and one or more C3-C10 alpha-olefins having an Mn of 3,000 to 250,000 g/mol; and (ii) a compound of the formulae (I)-(V): wherein R1, R6, R8, R9, R10, R12 and R15 are independently selected from a hydrogen and an optionally substituted linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group, and R2, R3, R4, and R5 R7, R11, R13, R14, R16, and R17 are independent selected from an optionally substituted linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group, and a sum of the number of carbon atoms in each compound of the formulae (I)-(V) is from 6 to 31.
US11098259B2	High octane unleaded aviation gasoline Unleaded aviation gasoline. An aviation gasoline fuel blend includes an unleaded aviation gasoline base fuel, with an effective amount of selected alkyl benzenes to improve the functional engine performance to avoid harmful detonation sufficient to meet or exceed selected standards for detonation performance requirements in full scale aircraft piston spark ignition engines designed for use with Grade 100LL avgas. Selected alkyl benzenes such as 1,3-dimethylbenzene, and/or 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, or other mixtures thereof, may be used. Suitable alkylated benzenes may include a mixture of xylene isomers. Aromatic amines, such as m-toluidine, may also be added to increase MON. Base fuels may be a high quality aviation alkylate, or may be a commercial iso-octane, or a mixture of high quality aviation alkylate enhanced by commercial iso-octane, and may include iso-pentane or butane or both iso-pentane and butane in sufficient quantity to provide appropriate vapor pressure for the final fuel blend.
US11098258B2	Processes for producing high biogenic concentration Fischer-Tropsch liquids derived from municipal solid wastes (MSW) feedstocks Processes for producing high biogenic concentration Fischer-Tropsch liquids derived from the organic fraction of municipal solid wastes (MSW) feedstock that contains a relatively high concentration of biogenic carbon (derived from plants) and a relatively low concentration of non-biogenic carbon (derived from fossil sources) wherein the biogenic content of the Fischer-Tropsch liquids is the same as the biogenic content of the feedstock.
US11098256B2	Modified ultra-stable Y (USY) zeolite catalyst for improving cold flow properties of distillates A process is provided for improving cold flow properties of distillates, the process comprises the step of contacting a hydrocarbon feedstock with a framework-substituted ultra-stable Y (USY)-type zeolite in which a portion of aluminum atoms constituting a zeolite framework thereof is substituted with zirconium atoms and/or titanium and/or hafnium atoms, thereby producing a dewaxed distillate product.
US11098254B2	Diluted bitumen product water reduction A method for processing bitumen froth comprised of bitumen, water and solids to produce a final diluted bitumen product having a reduced water content is provided whereby demulsifier is added to the bitumen froth after a first separation stage and prior to a second separation stage to produce the final diluted bitumen product having reduced water content.
US11098253B1	Rotary screening of a conditioned oil sand slurry, and an improved rotary screening apparatus A method for extracting bitumen from an oil sand slurry involves limiting the size of rock and clay lumps in the slurry to a first size, conditioning the slurry in a pipeline, screening the slurry through a rotary screening apparatus to remove the lumps that are larger than a second size, and subjecting the slurry to gravity separation to separate the bitumen as a bitumen froth. A fastener assembly for securing a screen panel to a drum shell of a rotary screening apparatus includes an outer insert for insertion into an aperture of a drum shell, an inner insert for insertion through an aperture of the screen panel and into an inward facing pocket of the outer insert, and a bolt for securing together the outer and inner inserts. An insert for removable insertion into an aperture of a drum of a rotary screening apparatus defines a screening aperture.
US11098247B2	Solid polymer composition The present invention relates in a first aspect to a solid polymer component comprising luminescent crystals of 3-500 nm size, surfactant and a hardened/cured polymer. In a second aspect of the invention, a luminescent component comprises a first element comprising the solid polymer component according to the first aspect and an encapsulation enclosing the first element. In a third aspect of the invention, a luminescent component comprises a first film comprising the solid polymer composition of the first aspect. A fourth aspect of the invention relates to a light emitting device comprising the luminescent component according to the second or third aspect of the invention and a light source.
US11098245B2	Organic electroluminescent materials and devices Novel Iridium complexes having three different bidentate ligands useful for phosphorescent emitters in OLEDs are disclosed. At least one of the three different bidentate ligands is a carbene ligand.
US11098242B2	Proppant with enhanced interparticle bonding Polymer coated proppants for hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells have an outer layer portion that comprises an organofunctional coupling agent, preferably an organofunctional silane coupling agent. The use of an organofunctional silane coupling agent in the outer layer portion of the proppant coating is preferably chosen to expose functionalities that will be reactive towards similar functionalities of adjacent and similarly coated proppants so that, when introduced downhole, these proppants form interparticle bonds at the temperatures and crack closure pressures found downhole in fractured strata. Such enhanced interparticle bonding helps keep the proppant in the fracture and maintains conductivity with reduced flowback. The invention also helps proppants designed for low temperature well to bond more firmly and allows proppants designed for high temperature wells to bond well even at lower downhole temperatures, thereby extending their useful range.
US11098241B2	Using synthetic acid compositions as alternatives to conventional acids in the oil and gas industry An aqueous synthetic acid composition is disclosed for use in oil industry activities, the composition comprising: lysine and hydrogen chloride in a molar ratio ranging from 1:3 to 1:12.5, preferably from more than 1:5 to 1:8.5. The composition can also further comprise a metal iodide or iodate an alcohol or derivative thereof. The composition demonstrates advantageous properties over known synthetic acids at temperatures above 90° C. The composition is useful in various oil and gas industry operations. Preferred embodiments of the composition provide substantial advantages in matrix acidizing by increasing the effectiveness of wormholing as compared to conventional mineral acids such as HCl.
US11098237B1	Compositions for delayed acid generation for high temperature applications and methods of making and using same A method of servicing a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, comprising placing into the wellbore a wellbore servicing fluid comprising a sterically-hindered ester having a general formula R1COOR2 and an aqueous fluid, wherein R1, R2 or both have A-values greater than about 1.76 kcal/mol.
US11098234B2	Agglomerated zeolite catalyst for spacers and efficiency fluids A method may include: providing a spacer fluid comprising water and an agglomerated zeolite catalyst; and displacing a drilling fluid in a wellbore using the spacer fluid. The agglomerated zeolite catalyst may be a spent agglomerated zeolite catalyst and may include a matrix, a filler, a binder, and zeolite crystals. The zeolite crystals may be selected from the group consisting of type x, type y, ultra-stable type y, ZSM-5, SAPO-11, silicalite-1, mordenite, ferrierite, beta, and combinations thereof.
US11098227B2	Conductive adhesive The conductive adhesive includes a thermosetting resin (A) and a conductive filler (B), and has a loss modulus at 200° C. from 5.0×104 Pa to 4.0×105 Pa.
US11098225B2	Adhesive composition Provided is an adhesive composition having high adhesiveness to polyamides. An adhesive composition for bonding adherends comprising a polyamide, comprising the following components (1) to (4): (meth)acrylates (1), excluding the component (2), comprising the following ingredients (1-1), (1-2), and (1-3): a (meth)acrylate (1-1), excluding an ingredient (1-3), having an aromatic group; a (meth)acrylate (1-2) having a hydroxy group; and a (meth)acrylate (1-3) represented by general formula (A); an acidic phosphate compound (2); a polymerization initiator (3); and a reducing agent (4) comprising a transition metal salt.
US11098224B2	Method for polishing glass substrate, method for manufacturing glass substrate, method for manufacturing magnetic-disk glass substrate, method for manufacturing magnetic disk, polishing liquid, and method for reducing cerium oxide A method for polishing a glass substrate, by which a polishing speed that is higher than a conventional polishing speed can be maintained for a long period of time in processing for polishing a glass substrate using cerium oxide as polishing abrasive particles is provided. A polishing liquid containing cerium oxide as polishing abrasive particles is supplied to a polishing surface of a glass substrate, and the glass substrate is subjected to polishing processing. This polishing liquid contains the cerium oxide as polishing abrasive particles and a substance that reduces cerium oxide in response to light irradiation. Also, processing for irradiating the polishing liquid with light is performed when polishing processing is performed.
US11098223B2	Aqueous coating composition The present invention relates to a radiation-curable aqueous coating composition comprising a polyurethane A comprising as building blocks at least: (a) a polyisocyanate(s) containing at least two cyclic groups, (b) a non-cyclic aliphatic diisocyanate(s) whereby the non-cyclic aliphatic group connecting the two isocyanate groups has from 4 to 36 carbon atoms, and (c) a component(s) containing an isocyanate-reactive group(s), whereby the summed amount of (a) and (b) is 10 to 60 wt. %, relative to the total weight amount of components used to prepare the polyurethane A; and optionally radiation-curable diluent; whereby the weight ratio between (a) and (b) is in the range from 50:50 to 99:1; and whereby the ethylenically unsaturated bond concentration of the coating composition is in the range from 0.5 to 6 milliequivalents per g of polyurethane A and radiation-curable diluent.
US11098219B2	Polymer mixture, multilayer article containing the same, and process of preparing the multilayer article A novel polymer mixture having fast drying time, a multilayer article comprising at least one layer of the dried polymer mixture and having good mechanical properties, and a method of preparing the multilayer article.
US11098212B2	Polyurethane-based binder dispersion An inkjet ink composition comprising a polyurethane-based binder dispersion is described. The polyurethane-based binder dispersion comprises: a polyurethane, which comprises: (A) a polyisocyanate; (B) a first polyol having a chain with two hydroxyl functional groups at one end of the chain and no hydroxyl groups at an opposed end of the chain; (C) a second polyol having a chain with two hydroxyl functional groups at both ends of the chain; (D) a carboxylic acid functional group with two hydroxyl functional groups; and (E) a compound shown in formula (1): m(M+)n(X)—R—Y— (1), wherein m is 0 or 1, M is a metal, n is 2 to 10, X is an amino group, R is a C1 to C18 alkyl group, a C6 to C30 aromatic compound or a C4 to C20 aliphatic cyclic compound, and Y is SO3- or SO3H, with the proviso that when m is 0, Y is SO3H and when m is 1, Y is SO3-.
US11098209B2	Cyclopolymerizable compounds for 3D printing In one aspect, inks for use with a three-dimensional (3D) printing system are described herein. In some embodiments, an ink described herein comprises 10-70 wt. % cyclopolymerizable monomer, based on the total weight of the ink. The cyclopolymerizable monomer comprises a first ethenyl or ethynyl moiety and a second ethenyl or ethynyl moiety. Additionally, the α-carbon of the first ethenyl or ethynyl moiety and the α-carbon of the second ethenyl or ethynyl moiety have a 1,5-, 1,6-, 1,7-, or 1,8-relationship.
US11098202B2	Two-coat single cure powder coating Methods and systems for coating metal substrates are provided. The methods and systems include sequential application of low flow and high flow powder coatings followed by a single heating step to provide a cured coating. The methods and systems include a marker that allows coating uniformity to be monitored and assessed during application. The described methods provide coatings with optimal surface smoothness and edge coverage.
US11098198B2	Siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer surfactant compositions Siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer surfactants in combination with alkyl esters of fatty acids are disclosed. Alkyl esters of fatty acids are represented by the general formula Z—COO—Y where Z is a saturated or unsaturated C10-24 alkyl or alkylene group and Y is typically a C1-6 alkyl, alkylene linear or branched group. The siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer surfactants that are typically used with the fatty esters have the general formula MDxD′yM wherein M represents (CH3)3SiO1/2 or R(CH3)2SiO1/2, D represents (CH3)2SiO2/2, D′ represents (CH3)RSiO2/2, and the value of x+y is from 50 to 220, and the ratio x/y is from 5 to 15 inclusive. In the above formulae for M and D′, R is a polyether-containing substituent. The siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer surfactants used in conjunction with the fatty ester contains a major fraction (60-80 wt. %) of siloxane-oxyalkylene with one pendant R typically defined as CnH2nO(C2H4O)a(C3H6O)bR′ moieties having weight average molecular weights of from about 1400-2000 and wherein n is 1-4 and typically 3, the values of “a” are in the range 12-22 and typically 16-20 and the values of “b” are in the range of 12-22 and typically 16-20, R′ typically represent acyl group —C(O)CH3. The surfactant of the invention also contains a minor fraction of a siloxane-oxyalkylene copolymer (6-10 wt. %) having two pendant R typically defined as CnH2nO(C2H4O)a(C3H6O)bR′ moieties having average molecular weights of about 1000-3500 and wherein n is 1-4 and typically 3, the values of “a” are in the range 8-40 and typically 10-35 and the values of “b” are in the range of 8-40 and typically 10-35, R′ typically represent acyl group C(O)CH3.
US11098195B2	Resin composition, prepreg, metal foil-clad laminate, resin sheet, and printed circuit board A resin composition according to the present invention contains a cyanate compound (A). Further, the resin composition according to the present invention contains a maleimide compound (B) and/or an epoxy resin (C); and primary hexagonal boron nitride particles (D) having an average aspect ratio of 4 to 10.
US11098192B2	Composition comprising a (meth)acrylic polymer and polycarbonate The present invention relates to a polymer composition comprising—polycarbonate; -(meth)acrylic polymer; and-≥1.0 and ≤10.0 wt % polyalkylene glycol with regard to the total weight of the polymer composition. Such polymer composition can be produced by for example a conventional compounding process using melt extrusion, wherein polycarbonates and PMMA can be converted into a polymer composition having the desired properties without need for using dedicated process equipment.
US11098188B2	Blends for foams, foams manufactured therefrom and articles comprising the same Disclosed herein is a foam composition comprising an olefin copolymer that comprises ethylene and an α-olefin or propylene and an α-olefin; an unneutralized carboxylated olefin copolymer; a crosslinking agent; and a blowing agent; where the foam composition is substantially free from neutralized carboxylated ethylene copolymer. Disclosed herein too is a method of manufacturing a foam composition comprising blending together an olefin copolymer that comprises ethylene and an α-olefin or propylene and an α-olefin; an unneutralized carboxylated olefin copolymer; a crosslinking agent; and a blowing agent to form the foam composition; where the foam composition is substantially free from neutralized carboxylated ethylene copolymer; heating the foam composition to activate the blowing agent to form a foam; and crosslinking the foam.
US11098182B2	Organic silicon compound, and rubber compounding agent and rubber composition in which same is used An organic silicon compound represented by formula (1) makes it possible to significantly lower the hysteresis loss of a cured product when added to a rubber composition and also imparts a rubber composition with which it is possible to realize a desired low-fuel-consumption tire. (In the formula, R1 independently represent a C1-10 alkyl group or C6-10 aryl group, R2 independently represent a C1-10 alkyl group or C6-10 aryl group, f represents a number of 0 or higher, e and g independently represent a number greater than 0, and m represents an integer of 1-3. However, the order of each of the repeating units is arbitrary.)
US11098180B2	Rubber composition for tires and pneumatic tire Provided are a rubber composition for tires that provides a balanced improvement of snow and ice performance and abrasion resistance, and a tire including the rubber composition. The rubber composition for tires contains: a rubber component including an isoprene-based rubber and BR; silica; and a terpene-based resin having a softening point of 60-150° C., an α-pinene unit content of 65-100% by mass, a β-pinene unit content of 0-35% by mass, and a limonene unit content of 10% by mass or lower, the rubber component including, based on 100% by mass thereof, 5-80% by mass of the isoprene-based rubber and 5-80% by mass of the BR, with a combined amount of the isoprene-based rubber and the BR of 60% by mass or more, the rubber composition containing, per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, 1-500 parts by mass of the silica and 0.1-100 parts by mass of the terpene-based resin.
US11098178B2	Resin composition and resin molded body A resin composition containing a cellulose acylate (A) having, in a side chain, a group having a hydrocarbon chain with 5 or more carbon atoms; a polyester resin (B); and an ester compound (C) having a molecular weight of about 250 or more and about 2000 or less. The mass ratio ((B)/(A)) of the polyester resin (B) to the cellulose acylate (A) is about 0.05 or more and about 0.5 or less. The mass ratio ((C)/(A)) of the ester compound (C) to the cellulose acylate (A) is about 0.02 or more and about 0.15 or less.
US11098172B2	Method and formulation for impregnation of porous materials The present invention relates to formulations for impregnating a porous sintered material and the use as well as methods for impregnating a porous sintered material. More specifically, the present invention relates to formulations for impregnating a porous sintered material, said formulation comprising 40-90 wt.-% of an acrylic monomer, 0.1-10 wt.-% of a radicalic thermal initiator, 0.1-10 wt.-% of a radicalic photoinitiator, 0-30 wt.-% of an organosilane adhesion promoter and 0-5 wt.-% of a siliconic surfactant. Further the invention relates also to a method for impregnating a porous sintered material, comprising the steps of dipping the porous material into a liquid formulation comprising an acrylic monomer; a radicalic thermal initiator; and a radicalic photoinitiator; vacuum treating of the dipped porous material; removing of excess liquid from the surface of the porous material; exposing of the porous material to light radiation; and heat treating of the porous material.
US11098171B2	Transparent polyimide film manufacturing method A transparent polyimide film manufacturing method includes following steps: producing a polyimide film having a tensile modulus of elasticity greater than 5.4 GPa ((N/m2)×109), a light transmittance greater than 85%, and a chromaticity b* less than 2; providing an ether-free dianhydride and a diamine to form an ether-free polyamic acid; reacting the ether-free polyamic acid with an aromatic cyclic dianhydride to form a copolymerized polyamic acid; and chemically cyclizing the copolymerized polyamic acid to form a transparent polyimide film.
US11098167B2	Polymer particles and use thereof Polymer particles excellent in uniform dispersibility and the use thereof are provided. The polymer particles contain a surfactant, and have a coefficient of variation in the volume-based particle diameter distribution in the range from not less than 13.0% to not more than 25.0%. When 15.0 g of water is added to 5.0 g of the polymer particles so as to disperse the polymer particles in the water by performing a dispersion treatment for 60 minutes using an ultrasonic cleaner, and furthermore when an obtained dispersion liquid is put into a centrifuge tube with an inside diameter of 24 mm so as to be centrifuged, by a centrifugal separator, under conditions that K factor is 6943 and a rotating time is 30 minutes to recover a supernatant, a concentration of non-volatile components in the obtained supernatant is less than 3.5 wt. %.
US11098161B2	Polymer composition A composition containing electron-donating polymer (D) having a structure represented by the following formula (1), and electron-withdrawing polymer (A) having a structure represented by the following formula (2): wherein definition of the symbols are as described in the DESCRIPTION is provided.
US11098159B2	Porous/nanoporous PHT In an embodiment, a polymeric material includes a plurality of hemiaminal units bonded together by a first linkage and a second linkage, wherein the first linkage is thermally stable and resistant to bases and the second linkage is thermally degradable and degradable by a base. In another embodiment, a method of forming nanoporous materials includes forming a polymer network with a chemically removable portion. The chemically removable portion may be polycarbonate polymer that is removable on application of heat or exposure to a base, or a polyhexahydrotriazine (PHT) or polyhemiaminal (PHA) polymer that is removable on exposure to an acid. Removing any portion of the polymer results in formation of nanoscopic pores as polymer chains are decomposed, leaving pores in the polymer matrix.
US11098158B2	Hybrid polyols based on natural oil polyols This invention relates to hybrid polyols useful in the manufacture of polyurethane. The hybrid polyols of the present invention is derived by copolymerizing or grafting a traditional polyester polyol onto a natural oil polyol. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the traditional polyester polyol grafted onto natural oil polyol contains a high level of bio-renewable content. The hybrid polyols of the present invention with high level of bio-renewable content is useful in the manufacture of polyurethane either alone or in combination with polyester polyol or polyether polyol derived from petrochemical sources.
US11098157B2	Polyester resin composition A polyester resin composition comprising a crystalline wholly aromatic polyester which is a polycondensate of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid and an aromatic diol, and a filler, wherein a structural unit derived from the aromatic dicarboxylic acid comprises a structural unit represented by chemical formula (1): and a structural unit derived from the aromatic diol comprises chemical formula (4): wherein content of a residue of 4,4′-dicarboxy diphenyl ether (corresponding to the structural units represented by chemical formula (1)) and a residue of 4,4′-dihydroxy benzophenone (corresponding to the structural units represented by chemical formula (4)) is at least 80 mol % in the entire structural units of the crystalline wholly aromatic polyester.
US11098156B2	Metalloporphyrin 2D-sheets for efficient photo- and electro- catalytic splitting of water The present invention disclosed a novel squaraine linked metalloporphyrin based 2D sheet polymer catalyst of formula (I), process for preparation thereof and use of said catalyst for efficient photo- and electro-catalytic splitting of water.
US11098154B2	Flame-retardant phosphorus-functional polyether carbonate polyol and method for production thereof A process for preparing a phosphorus-functional polyethercarbonate polyol, comprising reacting a polyethercarbonate polyol having unsaturated groups with a phosphorus-functional compound of formula (Ia): wherein X=O or S; and wherein R1 and R2 are selected from the group consisting of C1-C22 alkyl, C1-C22 alkoxy, C1-C22 alkylsulfanyl, C6-C70 aryl, C6-C70 aryloxy, C6-C70 arylsulfanyl, C7-C70 aralkyl, C7-C70 aralkyloxy, C7-C70 aralkylsulfanyl, C7-C70 alkylaryl, C7-C70 alkylaryloxy, C7-C70 alkylarylsulfanyl, or wherein R1 and R2 are bridged to one another directly and/or via heteroatoms and are selected from the group consisting of C1-C22 alkylene, oxygen, sulfur, and NR5, wherein R5 is hydrogen, C1-C22 alkyl, C1-C22 acyl, C7-C22 aralkyl, or C6-C70 aryl radical. A process for preparing a phosphorus-functional polyurethane polymer is disclosed. Phosphorus-functional polyethercarbonate polyol, phosphorus-functional polyurethane polymer, flame-retardant adhesion promoter, filler-activator, flame retardant, flame-retardant coating, foam, sealing compound, thermoplastic, thermoset, rubber, and a moulded body are disclosed.
US11098149B2	Photostable compositions comprising para-alkoxyl phenyl substituted propenoic acid (APP) copolymer derivatives The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to photostable photoactive compositions comprising (a) at least one photoactive compound that develops within itself an excited state energy when subjected to UV radiation and (b) a block copolymer comprising a plurality of blocks, wherein the block copolymer is operable to quench the excited state energy.
US11098136B2	Modified polymer latex production method A method for producing a modified polymer latex includes: adding a carboxyl group-containing compound, an anionic surfactant having a weight-average molecular weight of less than 500, and an anionic surfactant having a weight-average molecular weight of 500 or more to a polyisoprene latex; and reacting the polyisoprene with the carboxyl group-containing compound in a presence of the anionic surfactant having a weight-average molecular weight of less than 500 and the anionic surfactant having a weight-average molecular weight of 500 or more.
US11098128B2	Antibodies and polypeptides directed against CD127 The invention is in the field of antibodies useful in therapeutic and diagnostics applications targeting CD127, the alpha chain of the IL7 receptor, and provides in particular humanized monoclonal antibodies against CD127, particularly human CD127, therapeutic uses thereof, and diagnostics applications.
US11098127B2	Stabilized formulations containing anti-interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R) antibodies The present invention provides pharmaceutical formulations comprising a human antibody that specifically binds to human interleukin-6 receptor (hIL-6R). The formulations may contain, in addition to an anti-hIL-6R antibody, at least one amino acid, at least one sugar, and/or at least one non-ionic surfactant. The pharmaceutical formulations of the present invention exhibit a substantial degree of antibody stability after storage for several months.
US11098125B2	FcγRIIB-specific antibodies and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to antibodies or fragments thereof that specifically bind FcγRIIB, particularly human FcγRIIB, with greater affinity than the antibodies or fragments thereof bind FcγRIIA, particularly human FcγRIIA. The present invention also provides the use of an anti-FcγRIIB antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, as a single agent therapy for the treatment, prevention, management, or amelioration of a cancer, preferably a B-cell malignancy, particularly, B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, an autoimmune disorder, an inflammatory disorder, an IgE-mediated allergic disorder, or one or more symptoms thereof. The invention provides methods of enhancing the therapeutic effect of therapeutic antibodies by administering the antibodies of the invention to enhance the effector function of the therapeutic antibodies. The invention also provides methods of enhancing efficacy of a vaccine composition by administering the antibodies of the invention.
US11098123B2	OCTS technology-based pancreatic cancer and malignant mesothelioma CAR-T therapeutic vector, construction method therefor, and use thereof An OCTS-based CAR-T vector for treating pancreatic cancer and malignant mesothelioma includes lentiviral skeleton plasmid, human EF1α promoter (SEQ ID NO: 14), OCTS chimeric receptor structural domain, and PDL1 single-chain antibody; the OCTS chimeric receptor structural domain consists of CD8 leader chimeric receptor signal peptide (SEQ ID NO: 15), PDL1 single-chain antibody light chain VL (SEQ ID NO: 16), PDL1 single-chain antibody heavy chain VH (SEQ ID NO: 17), mesothelin single-chain antibody light chain VL (SEQ ID NO: 18), mesothelin single-chain antibody heavy chain VH (SEQ ID NO: 19), antibody Inner-Linker (SEQ ID NO: 20), single-chain antibody Inter-Linker (SEQ ID NO: 21), CD8 Hinge chimeric receptor linker (SEQ ID NO: 22), CD8 Transmembrane chimeric receptor transmembrane domain (SEQ ID NO: 23), TCR chimeric receptor T cell activation domain (SEQ ID NO: 26) and chimeric receptor co-stimulator domain.
US11098121B2	“Immune checkpoint intervention” in cancer The present invention relates to methods for identifying a subject with cancer who is suitable for treatment with an immune checkpoint intervention, and to methods of treatment of such subjects. The invention further relates to a method for predicting or determining the prognosis of a subject with cancer.
US11098113B2	Immunoglobulin single variable domains directed against macrophage migration inhibitory factor The present invention relates to immunoglobulin single variable domains that bind MIF and more in particular to polypeptides that comprise or essentially consist of one or more such immunoglobulin single variable domains; to nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides; to methods for preparing such polypeptides; to compositions and in particular to pharmaceutical compositions that comprise such polypeptides, for prophylactic, therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.
US11098111B2	Method of treating cancer by administering an antibody that binds transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) 1, TGF-beta 2 and TGF-beta 3 The present disclosure relates, in general, to materials and methods for antibodies specific for transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ), including TGFβ1, TGFβ2 and TGFβ3, and uses of these antibodies in the treatment of subjects having cancer, an eye disease, condition or disorder, fibrosis, including ophthalmic fibrosis or fibrosis of the eye, and other conditions or disorders related to TGFβ expression.
US11098109B2	Single-chain variable fragment anti-CD133 antibodies and uses thereof Disclosed herein are a monoclonal antibody that specifically binds to human CD133 and single-chain variable fragments thereof. Also disclosed herein is a hybridoma that produces the monoclonal antibody that specifically binds to human CD133.
US11098106B2	Protein-based therapy and diagnosis of tau-mediated pathology in alzheimer's disease The invention provides unique therapeutic and diagnostic antibodies, as well as their fragments, portions, derivatives, and variants thereof, that bind regions of the tau protein that contribute to the initiation and propagation of pathological tau-tau interactions, as well as methods of making them. The invention also relates to methods of using those antibodies for diagnostics, prevention, and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related tauopathies. The present invention also provides a method for a prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative tauopathies. This method entails the injection of antibodies and/or peptide vaccines that elicits an immune response directed to pathological tau proteins and tau deposits in the brains of patients. Suitable vaccines represent a tau peptide carrying one or more of the tau therapeutic epitopes provided herein.
US11098105B2	Heteromultimers with reduced or silenced effector function Provided herein are heteromultimer constructs with reduced or silenced effector function. In an embodiment is provided a heteromultimer construct comprising an IgG Fc construct having a first and a second Fc polypeptide, each Fc polypeptide comprising a modified lower hinge region wherein: the modified lower hinge region of said first Fc polypeptide comprises at least one amino acid modification, the modified lower hinge region of said second Fc polypeptide comprises at least one amino acid modification which is different from at least one amino acid modification of said first Fc polypeptide, and the IgG Fc construct displays reduced binding to all Fcγ receptors and to C1q protein as compared to a corresponding parent IgG Fc construct. Also provided are methods of producing such heteromultimer constructs, and methods of reducing ADCC for an antibody construct by reducing effector function.
US11098104B2	Pegylated endostatin analogue and application thereof The present invention provides a polyethylene glycol-modified endostatin analogue and an application thereof. The endostatin analogue is coupled to polyethylene glycol at lysine away from a nucleolin binding domain, or is coupled to polyethylene glycol at lysine away from a nucleolin binding domain and amidogen at the N end.
US11098103B2	CD80 extracellular domain polypeptides and their use in cancer treatment This application relates to CD80 (B7-1) extracellular domain (ECD) polypeptides and CD80-ECD fusion molecules and their use in treatment of cancer, both alone and in combination with other therapeutic agents, such as immune stimulating agents such as PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors.
US11098099B2	Interleukin-2 fusion proteins and uses thereof The present invention generally relates to fusion proteins of immunoglobulins and interleukin-2 (IL-2). More particularly, the invention concerns fusion proteins of immunoglobulins and mutant IL-2 that exhibit improved properties for use as therapeutic agents, e.g. in the treatment of autoimmune diseases and immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. In addition, the present invention relates to polynucleotides encoding such fusion proteins, and vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotides. The invention further relates to methods for producing the fusion proteins of the invention, and to methods of using them in the treatment of disease.
US11098096B2	Alzheimer Aβ peptide binding polypeptide The present disclosure relates to a class of engineered polypeptides having a binding affinity for amyloid β (Aβ) peptides (in the following referred to as Aβ), comprising the amino acid sequence EX2X3YX5X6NLX9A X11QLCAX16IX18X19X20 ED (SEQ ID NO:632). The present disclosure also relates to the use of such Aβ peptide binding polypeptides as therapeutic, prognostic and/or diagnostic agents.
US11098094B2	Artificial DNA-binding proteins and uses thereof The present invention relates to proteins consisting of an artificial DNA-binding domain (DBD) and related molecules and uses thereof. In particular, the proteins are ZF-DBD or TALE-DBD and are used for the treatment of eye disorders caused by gain of function mutation. The disorder may be ADRP, in particular ADRP caused by mutation in the rhodopsin gene. The present invention also relates to a method to identify cis-regulatory elements and to modulate them via DBDs.
US11098093B2	Heterodimeric proteins for modulating gamma delta T cells The present technology relates, inter alia, to compositions and methods, including heterodimeric proteins that find use in the treatment of disease, such as immunotherapies for cancer and autoimmunity.
US11098092B2	Compositions and methods for brown fat induction and activity using FNDC5 The invention provides compositions and methods for brown fat induction and activity through modulation of Fndc5 activity and/or expression. Also provided are methods for preventing or treating metabolic disorders in a subject through modulation of Fndc5 activity and/or expression. Further provided are methods for identifying compounds that are capable of modulating Fndc5 activity and/or expression.
US11098091B2	Compositions and methods for treatment of bone associated diseases Mutant M-CSF protein, comprising αvβ3 integrin binding motif and pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, are provided. Further, use of the composition for the treatment and or prevention of diseases associated with increased bone resorption are provided.
US11098090B2	Mycobacteria tuberculosis chaperonin 60.1 peptides and uses thereof The present invention relates to novel peptides derivable from the polypeptide chaperonin 60.1 and to their use in medicine, such as for the prevention and/or treatment of inflammatory conditions.
US11098087B2	Method for preparing cells expressing Nef-fusion proteins associated with exosomes The present application relates to methods of producing exosomes. The application also provides a method for preparing a protein composition comprising culturing an exosome-producing cell expressing a Nef-fusion protein comprising a Nef-derived peptide fused to a protein of interest; isolating exosomes from the exosome-producing cell culture; and purifying the protein of interest from the isolated exosomes. The application further discloses compositions that comprise exosomes containing the Nef-fusion protein, as well as methods of using the Nef-fusion protein and exosomes containing the Nef-fusion protein.
US11098084B2	Virus-like particles and methods of use The invention features modified alphavirus or flavivirus virus-like particles (VLPs). The invention provides methods, compositions, and kits featuring the modified VLPs. The invention also features methods for enhancing production of modified VLPs for use in the prevention or treatment of alphavirus and flavivirus-mediated diseases. The invention also provides methods for delivering agents to a cell using the modified VLPs.
US11098083B2	Peptide that regulates fat metabolism and method for regulating fat metabolism Peptide that regulates fat metabolism and is used in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of diseases associated with abnormalities in energy metabolism is described, particularly fat metabolism. The peptide of the present disclosure can reduce fat absorption, reduce fat accumulation in the liver and regulate fat metabolism, and has an advantage of being orally administered as compared with other general peptide products, and thus can also be used as an active ingredient of a health care product for regulating fat metabolism.
US11098080B2	Peptide macrocycles against Acinetobacter baumannii The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein X1 to X8 and R1 to R8 are as described herein, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Further the present invention is concerned with the manufacture of the compounds of formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and their use as medicaments for the treatment of diseases and infections caused by Acinetobacter baumannii.
US11098079B2	Charged depth filtration of antigen-binding proteins Methods of producing an aqueous formulation of an antigen-binding protein or enhancing re-oxidation of an antigen-binding protein are disclosed. The methods comprise (a) contacting an aqueous solution comprising antigen-binding protein molecules with a charged depth filter under conditions sufficient to enhance re-oxidation of the antigen-binding protein molecules and achieve a decrease in the percentage of reduced antigen-binding protein molecules, compared to the percentage of reduced antigen-binding protein molecules observed prior to step (a); and (b) optionally, measuring the amount or relative amount of reduced antigen-binding protein molecules. Formulations comprising a re-oxidized antigen-binding protein are also described.
US11098075B2	Method for preparing 2′-O-fucosyllactose The present invention relates to a method for preparing 2′-O-fucosyllactose, the 2′-O-fucosyllactose obtainable by this method and the use thereof. The method comprises reacting the persilylated, protected fucose derivatives of the formula (I) below, with at least one tri(C1-C6-alkyl)silyl iodide and subsequently reacting the product thus obtained with the compound of the general formula (II), in the presence of a base. In the formulae (I) and (II), the variables are each defined as follows: RSi are the same or different and are a residue of the formula SiRaRbRc; R1 is a C(═O)—R11 residue or an SiR12R13R14 residue, R2 are the same or different and are C1-C8-alkyl or together form a linear C3-C6-alkanediyl, which is unsubstituted or has 1 to 6 methyl groups as substituents; R3 are the same or different and are C1-C8-alkyl or together form a linear C1-C4-alkanediyl, which is unsubstituted or has 1 to 6 methyl groups as substituents.
US11098074B2	Chiral tetradentate ligand, method for producing same and transition metal complex of said chiral tetradentate ligand The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (1A). G represents a group selected from the group consisting of a monovalent group represented by the formula (GP) and a monovalent group represented by the formula (GS). R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, and R12 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a group selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, an alkoxy group, a halogeno group, and a halogeno alkyl group.
US11098072B2	Alkenyl and beta-substituted phosphonates as antimicrobial agents The present disclosure relates to novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for treating or preventing microbial infection caused by parasites or bacteria, such as Plasmodium falciparum or related Plasmodium parasite species and Mycobacterium tuberculosis or related Mycobacterium bacteria species. The compounds are α,β-unsaturated analogs of fosmidomycin and can inhibit deoxyxylulose phosphate reductoisomerase (Dxr) in many microbes, such as P. falciparum.
US11098070B2	Organotin clusters, solutions of organotin clusters, and application to high resolution patterning Organotin clusters are described with the formula R3Sn3(O2CR′)5-x(OH)2+x(μ3-O) with 0≤x<2; R=branched or cycloalkyl with 1 to 31 carbon atoms; R′═H or alkyl with 1 to 20 carbon atoms. Three carboxylato ligands are bridging, and two OH ligands are bridging. The remaining two carboxylato ligands are in non-bridging configurations, and the non-bridging carboxylato ligands are exchangeable in solution. Solutions of these clusters are suitable for forming radiation sensitive coatings that can be used to pattern nanometer scale structures. The radiation sensitive coatings are particularly suitable for EUV patterning.
US11098064B2	Process for the preparation of 6-(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropoxy)-4-(6-(6-((6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)methyl)-3,6-diazabicyclo[3.1.1]heptan-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-3-carbontrile In some embodiments, provided herein is a process for preparing a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as disclosed herein.
US11098063B2	Diazabicyclic substituted imidazopyrimidines and their use for the treatment of breathing disorders The present invention relates to novel diazabicyclically substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine derivatives, to methods for producing the same, to the use thereof either alone or in combinations for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, as well as to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, especially for treatment and/or prevention of breathing disorders, including sleep-related breathing disorders such as obstructive and central sleep apnoea and snoring.
US11098059B2	PRMT5 inhibitors The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are PRMT5 inhibitors.
US11098058B2	Bicyclic ketone compounds and methods of use thereof The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula I: wherein R1, the A ring and the B ring are as described herein, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of using the compounds.
US11098057B2	9,10,11,12-tetrahydro-8H-[1,4]diazepino[5′,6′:4,5]thieno[3,2-F]quinolin-8-one compounds and uses thereof The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US11098048B2	Bicyclic compounds as autotaxin (ATX) and lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) production inhibitors Compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, A, W, m, n, p and q are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds as autotaxin inhibitors.
US11098045B2	Haloallylamine indole and azaindole derivative inhibitors of lysyl oxidases and uses thereof The present invention relates to novel compounds which are capable of inhibiting certain amine oxidase enzymes. These compounds are useful for treatment of a variety of indications, e.g., fibrosis, cancer and/or angiogenesis in human subjects as well as in pets and livestock. In addition, the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, as well as various uses thereof.
US11098043B2	Certain imidazopyridines as cyclic AMP response element binding (CREB) binding protein (CBP) inhibitors and uses thereof This disclosure relates to compounds that are CBP inhibitor and methods of using such compounds in the treatment and diagnosis of diseases and disorders.
US11098040B2	Compounds and methods of use This present disclosure relates to compounds with ferroptosis inducing activity, a method of treating a subject with cancer with the compounds, and combination treatments with a second therapeutic agent.
US11098039B2	Benzodiazepine product with activity on the central nervous and vascular systems Formula III compound, its products and pharmaceutical compositions containing them for the treatment of central nervous and vascular system diseases, particularly neurodegenerative disorders with cognitive deterioration, diseases associated with oxidative stress, diseases taking in mitochondrial dysfunction, Parkinson's disease and neuropathic pain, as well as the pathological processes associated with aging.
US11098038B2	Imidazole-based anticancer agents and derivatives thereof, and methods of making and using same Imidazole-based anticancer agents and derivatives thereof, as well as methods of making and methods of using the same, are described. The imidazole-based anticancer agents are HDAC inhibitor compounds having a 1-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethan-1-one or 1-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)ethane-1-thione moiety.
US11098037B2	Process for preparing alectinib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof The present invention relates to a process for preparing the Alectinib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof using lesser reaction steps and also eliminating expensive and time-consuming column chromatography. The invention also relates to novel polymorphic forms of Alectinib and Alectinib hydrochloride.
US11098035B2	Compounds, compositions, and methods for increasing CFTR activity The present disclosure is directed to disclosed compounds that increase cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) activity as measured in human bronchial epithelial (hBE) cells.
US11098032B2	Pyran dervatives as CYP11A1 (cytochrome P450 monooxygenase 11A1) inhibitors Compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R23, R24, L, A and B are as defined in claim 1, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed. The compounds of formula (I) possess utility as cytochrome P450 monooxygenase 11A1 (CYP11A1) inhibitors. The compounds are useful as medicaments in the treatment of steroid receptor, particularly androgen receptor, dependent diseases and conditions, such as prostate cancer.
US11098031B1	Inhibitors of RAF kinases Provided herein are inhibitors of receptor tyrosine kinase effector, RAF, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for the treatment of diseases.
US11098028B2	Process for the manufacturing of medicaments The present invention provides a process for the manufacture of a compound of formula VIIIa and salts forms of VIIIa where Rc is an aryl sulfonic acid
US11098027B2	Therapeutic heterocyclic compounds Compounds having the following Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and methods of their use and preparation are disclosed:
US11098024B2	Methods and related tools for CBD conversion to THC The present invention is directed to methods of producing THC from CBD utilizing non-harsh methodology and resulting in substantially increased yields, as well as devices built upon these novel methods. The methods and devices are material efficient, and in certain embodiments, solvent-free. In particular, in certain embodiments, these methods and related devices are suitable for commercial production of THC from CBD. Furthermore, in certain embodiments, the present invention provides methods of producing THC from CBD in manner that affords tunability to select the ratio of THC-8 to THC-9.
US11098017B2	Compounds for treating disorders associated with abnormal steroidogenesis The present application provides compounds useful for treating disorders associated with abnormal steroidogenesis. Methods of treating disorders associated with abnormal steroidogenesis, methods of inhibiting 11β-hydroxylase activity, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds are also provided.
US11098013B2	Small molecule N-(α-peroxy) carbazole compounds and methods of use The invention relates to novel N-(α-peroxy)carbazole compounds of Formula I and methods for use. The N-(α-peroxy)carbazole compounds described herein are useful for treating or preventing parasitic infections, bacterial infections, and cancer in subjects. The methods include administering an N-(α-peroxy)carbazole compound as described herein to a subject. Also described herein are methods for synthesizing N-(α-peroxy)carbazole compounds.
US11098010B2	Substituted dihydroindene-4-carboxamides and analogs thereof, and methods using same The present invention includes novel substituted bicyclic compounds, and compositions comprising the same, that can be used to treat or prevent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections in a patient. In certain embodiments, the compounds and compositions of the invention are capsid inhibitors.
US11098006B2	Lipids and complexes for the delivery of biologically-active material to cells A lipid comprising a tri-chain cation having a cationic head group and three or more C7-24 hydrocarbyl groups for use in non-viral gene delivery systems, for example in the formation of lipopolyplex transfection vectors. Exceptionally good nucleic acid transfection is observed when nucleic acid and targeting peptides are formulated with the lipid of the invention (or lipid formulated with a co-lipid) into a LPD complex.
US11098001B2	Process for the preparation of treprostinil Treprostinil is a synthetic prostacyclin derivative with thrombocyte aggregation inhibitory and vasodilatory activity. Treprostinil can be administered in subcutaneous, intravenous, inhalable, or oral forms. Disclosed is a method for the preparation of treprostinil of formula I and its amorphous form, anhydrate form, monohydrate form, and polyhydrate form salts with bases. In the disclosed method, the chiral center in the 3-hydroxyoctyl substituent is formed at the end of the synthesis, so that the method is robust and well scalable. Also disclosed are treprostinil intermediates and the preparation of the intermediates.
US11097998B1	Process for production of mixed butanol and diisobutenes as fuel blending components Provided is a process for hydrating and oligomerizing a hydrocarbon feed comprising mixed olefins, by contacting the feed with water and a catalyst in a fixed bed reactor, wherein the catalyst hydrates mixed olefins to mixed alcohols and oligomerizes mixed olefins into oligomers; introducing the resulting stream into a first separator that separates an organic phase from an aqueous phase; introducing the organic phase into a second separator that separates unreacted olefins from mixed alcohols/oligomers; introducing the aqueous phase into a third separator that separates an alcohol-water azeotrope from water; introducing the second stream into a fourth separator that separates sec-butyl alcohol to produce a third stream comprising mixed butanols and oligomers and an SBA stream; f) mixing the third stream and a first portion of the SBA stream to produce a final product stream; and g) recycling a second portion of the SBA stream to the second separator.
US11097997B2	Method for producing hexafluorobutadiene By subjecting a starting material composition containing hexafluorobutadiene and at least one additional compound selected from the group consisting of octafluoro-1-butene, octafluoro-2-butene, heptafluoro-1-butene, and heptafluoro-2-butene to extractive distillation in the presence of an extraction solvent to reduce the concentration of the additional compound, hexafluorobutadiene with higher purity can be obtained.
US11097991B1	Phosphorus fertilizer bio-catalyst for sustainable crop production Endophytic microbial strains as biocatalysts isolated from fresh plant samples, compositions, and methods of use thereof to enhance the growth and/or yield of a plant in the presence of reduced synthetic phosphate fertilizers are provided. Endophytic microbial strains serve as biocatalysts to solubilize mineral-P and mineralize organic-P otherwise unavailable to plants for their nutritional phosphate needs. Thus defined, biocatalysts, will serve to replace synthetic phosphate fertilizers. Also provided are materials and methods for inoculating plants with these biocatalysts at carefully selected inoculum densities to reliably reduce the amount of synthetic phosphate fertilizer by 50% thus accomplishing obtaining optimal yields in technically and cost-effective manner.
US11097986B2	Preceramic ionic systems A process of forming a Si-containing ceramic comprises forming a Si-based polymeric composition. The process includes neutralizing a charge of said Si-based polymeric composition. The process includes adding thermal energy under a controlled atmosphere to the Si-based polymeric composition. A turbine engine component comprises an airfoil and the airfoil comprises a Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) material.
US11097985B2	Carbon composite composition and carbon heater manufactured using the same A carbon composite composition and a carbon heater are provided. The carbon composite composition may include a phenolic resin as a binder, a lubricant, and a base material that determines a specific resistance of a resistance heating element at a high temperature. The carbon composite composition may prevent a dielectric breakdown, a spark and plasma from occurring in a carbon heater, and may improve radiation efficiency of the carbon heater.
US11097978B2	Bent substrate provided with print layer, and method for manufacturing same A method for manufacturing a bent substrate, having a masking step of forming a masking member (M) on a bent substrate (10) and forming a predetermined pattern, and a printing step of forming a print layer (P) on a surface to be printed of the bent substrate (10) including the masking member (M). It is thereby possible to perform printing on a bent substrate having a curved surface part in a productive manner and at a high printing accuracy.
US11097977B2	Digital ink A method including digital printing a heat curable aqueous composition onto a substrate, wherein the composition includes: (a) at least one water soluble synthetic alkali metal silicate; and (b)(i) at least one pigment or (b)(ii) at least one additive selected from aluminum oxide, ceramic microspheres, recycled ground glass, or calcium carbonate; wherein the composition is substantially free of any organic solvent; and heating the composition bearing substrate thereby curing the composition, and wherein the substrate includes a material selected from glass, ceramic, textile, polymeric, metal, wood, or a combination thereof.
US11097975B2	Apparatus for manufacturing optical fiber preform An optical fiber preform manufacturing apparatus comprising a seal member, wherein the seal member is attached to a flange portion formed in an open portion of a reaction chamber into which a burner is inserted, the seal member includes a first sheet that is flexible and includes an open portion that is smaller than an outer diameter of the burner, through which the burner is inserted; a second sheet having the same thickness as the first sheet and including an open portion that is larger than an outer diameter of the first sheet; and two third sheets that each include an open portion that is larger than the outer diameter of the burner and smaller than the outer diameter of the first sheet, the second sheet is arranged in the same plane as the first sheet, and the first and second sheets are sandwiched by the two third sheets.
US11097973B2	Mold stack for forming 3D glass-based articles A mold stack for forming 3D glass-based articles includes a plenum and a cooling structure integrated with the plenum. The mold stack includes a mold with a flange that can be used to mount the mold on the plenum. The mold stack includes features to reduce mold warp without significantly increasing thermal mass.
US11097971B2	Water separation from particulate materials A composition for solid pellets and a process for removing water from particulate material slurries produced by horizontal drilling, vertical drilling and dredging of bodies of water are disclosed. The composition comprises a precipitating agent, a purification agent and, optionally, a binding agent. The process comprises the steps of 1) water removal accomplished by diffusing a chemical reagent into the particulate material source stream that results in separating out a clean water fraction and 2) reacting the sludge with a demulsifier and a superabsorbent polymer that locks onto the water in the remaining slurry thus turning the slurry into a solid crust. The crust is ground into a particulate form and disposed in a landfill. The combined effect of the treatments is the thickening of the particulate material slurry from about 10% solids to about 25% solids. The removed water may be used for further drilling and drinking.
US11097970B2	Biological lagoon systems and methods for industrial wastewater remediation Provided herein are lagoon systems and methods for industrial wastewater remediation.
US11097967B2	Integration of fermentation and gasification The invention provides for the integration of a gas fermentation process with a gasification process whereby effluent downstream from the gas fermentation process is recycled to the gasification process. The invention is capable of recycling one or more effluents including biogas generated from a wastewater treatment process, tail-gas generated from the fermentation process, unused syngas generated by the gasification process, microbial biomass generated from the fermentation process, microbial biomass generated from a wastewater treatment process, crude ethanol from the product recovery process, fusel oil from the product recovery process, microbial biomass depleted water, wastewater generated from the fermentation process, and clarified water from a wastewater treatment process to a gasification process.
US11097966B2	Method of operating an upflow backwash filter Provided is a process comprising receiving overflow of wastewater influent from a clarifier basin in a clarifier effluent collection trough; receiving inflow of wastewater influent from the clarifier effluent collection trough in a filter influent flow inlet distribution channel; maintaining substantially constant liquid level in the filter influent inlet distribution channel; applying hydrostatic pressure to push wastewater influent from the filter influent flow inlet distribution channel into an upflow backwash filter contusing denitrifying biomass or deammonification biomass; backwashing the backwash filter with a gas lift backwash flow; returning filter reject backwash wastewater from rejection compartment of the filter through denitrifying bacteria or deammonification biomass recycle return line to a location upstream of the filter; and recycling denitrifying bacteria or deammonification biomass from denitrifying bacteria or deammonification biomass recycle return line to at least one of the clarifier effluent collection trough, filter influent flocculation tank, or filter influent flow distribution channel.
US11097965B2	Multiple-bore solute cartridge carrier A multiple-bore solute cartridge carrier 10) for use in a sterile fluid delivery system. The carrier includes a rotary housing (12) adapted for connection to the sterile fluid delivery system. The rotary housing has one or more bores (30) configured to receive a solute cartridge. The rotary housing, when connected to the sterile fluid delivery system, is selectively rotatable to facilitate creation of a desired sterile solution when sterile water from the fluid delivery system is flowed through the solute cartridge.
US11097962B2	Desalination system A desalination system that is deployable in a body of water having a surface and a seafloor and which includes a vessel structure that is capable of travel in water, a reverse osmosis system disposed within an internal space of the vessel structure and a tank connected to the reverse osmosis system, the tank configured to receive filtered water from the reverse osmosis system. A positioning system is provided for controlling the travel of the vessel structure, and a ballast system is configured to control the buoyancy of the vessel structure. A controller is operably associated with the positioning system and the ballast system to control the position of the vessel below the surface of the body of water.
US11097961B1	Pharmaionizer system Water contaminated with antibiotics, pharmaceuticals, microorganisms and other organic material stripped of these contaminating products with a specialized gas sparged hydrocyclone apparatus using an ozone containing gas as the stripping gas. The stripping gas contains 50-98 volume percent ozone, and the contaminated water is exposed to UV light prior to introduction into the sparger.
US11097955B2	Magnesium oxide for annealing separator, and grain-oriented electromagnetic steel sheet An object of the present invention is to provide magnesium oxide for an annealing separator which is useful for obtaining grain-oriented electromagnetic steel sheets with excellent magnetic properties and insulating properties. To resolve the above object, an aspect of the present invention resides in magnesium oxide for an annealing separator having a Blaine specific surface area of 2.5×103 to 7.0×103 m2·kg−1 and CAA of 50 to 170 seconds.
US11097949B2	Bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide metal salt and method for preparing same In the present invention, a bis (fluorosulfonyl) imide metal salt is an alkali metal salt of bis (fluorosulfonyl) imide or an alkaline earth metal salt of bis (fluorosulfonyl) imide. The bis (fluorosulfonyl) imide metal salt has an average particle diameter of not less than 0.1 mm, or has an average moisture absorption rate of not more than 2.5 mass ppm/cm2·min when sealed in a PE bag having a thickness of 80 μm and left for 30 minutes at 23° C. and 65% humidity.
US11097947B2	Chalcogen-containing compound, its preparation method and thermoelectric element comprising the same A chalcogen-containing compound of the following chemical formula which exhibits an excellent thermoelectric performance index (ZT) through an increase in power factor and a decrease in thermal conductivity, a method for preparing the same, and a thermoelectric element including the same: MyV1-ySnxSb2Tex+3, wherein V is vacancy, M is at least one alkali metal, x≥6, and 0
US11097944B2	Process for revamping an ammonia plant A method is described for revamping an ammonia production facility said ammonia production facility having a front end comprising one or more reformers fed with a hydrocarbon feedstock at a hydrocarbon feed stock feed rate and a high-temperature shift reactor fed with a reformed gas obtained from said one or more reformers and containing a fixed bed of iron-containing water-gas shift catalyst, said front end operating at a first steam-to-carbon ratio and a first pressure drop, said method comprising the steps of (i) replacing the iron-containing water-gas shift catalyst with a low-steam water-gas shift catalyst to form a modified front end, (ii) operating the modified front end at a second steam-to-carbon ratio and a second pressure drop, wherein the second steam-to-carbon ratio is at least 0.2 less than the first steam-to-carbon ratio and the second pressure drop is less than the first pressure drop, and (iii) increasing the hydrocarbon feed stock feed rate to said one or more reformers.
US11097943B2	Method for fabricating a membrane device including membrane having wrinkles formed along trenches A membrane device includes a trench substrate having trenches and a membrane having wrinkles. The membrane is not bonded to the trenches of the trench substrate but is bonded to the surface of the trench substrate in the shoulders of the trenches. Hills and valleys are alternately arranged in the membrane along the trenches. The membrane device can be used in various applications (for example, sensors) based on variations in the electrical properties of the membrane caused by a change in the shape of the wrinkles (a change in the strain) of the membrane in response to a change in the internal or external environment of the trenches.
US11097942B2	Through silicon via (TSV) formation in integrated circuits Integrated circuit substrates having through silicon vias (TSVs) are described. The TSVs are vias extending through the silicon substrate in which the integrated circuitry is formed. The TSVs may be formed prior to formation of the integrated circuitry on the integrated circuit substrate, allowing the use of via materials which can be fabricated at relatively small sizes. The integrated circuit substrates may be bonded with a substrate having a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device. In some such situations, the circuitry of the integrated circuit substrate may face away from the MEMS substrate since the TSVs may provide electrical connection from the circuitry side of the integrated circuit substrate to the MEMS device.
US11097938B2	Liquid food dispenser system and method A system and method for dispensing fluids is introduced. A preferred embodiment comprises a sealed tank, a bag containing fluid inside the sealed tank, an outlet for dispensing the liquid in the bag, and a pressure generating device to create pressure in the sealed tank.
US11097937B2	Structural food preparation systems and methods An ordering app running on a mobile device, one or more central servers, one or more venue servers, one or more ordering apps, plug-ins, kiosks, point of sale systems, beacons, pucks, tents, and automated appliances cooperate to prepare orders for a customer. Methods embodied as software programs running on the venue servers and the central servers advance the customer's order through various modules hosted on the venue server. A final module causes the customer's order to be prepared.
US11097936B2	Apparatus for preparing and dispensing a diluted beverage Apparatus for preparing and dispensing a diluted beverage has a mains water inlet, a valve for opening or shutting water flow, a food concentrate container, an outlet for the beverage, a user interface for commanding dispensing of the beverage, and a volumetric pump communicating with the valve outlet and the beverage outlet for drawing and mixing the food concentrate and water. A first conduit is connected to an outlet of the food concentrate container and the volumetric pump inlet. A second conduit communicating with the valve outlet and an intermediate portion of the first conduit. A control unit activates the valve and the volumetric pump. The second conduit has a section narrowing for regulating the outflow velocity of the water entering the first conduit. The control unit activates the volumetric pump to regulate the flow of food concentrate mixture and water in response to data from a water flow detector.
US11097935B2	Transitional electric can opener An electric can opener comprises an upper opening portion and lower base portion. The upper opening portion and the lower base portion are selectively attachable to and separable from each other. The upper opening portion and the lower base portion are operable as an upright countertop can opener when attached, and the upper cutting portion is operable as a walk-and-cut can opener when separated from the lower base portion.
US11097928B2	Winch assembly A winch assembly (50) including: a winch shaft (12) rotatably mounted within a bracket (18) and adapted for rotation about a first axis (68); a substantially right-angled drive transferring mechanism having a drive input coupled to a manual tool engagement device and drive output coupled to the winch shaft (12), the tool engagement device adapted for rotation about a second axis (72) extending substantially radially from the first axis (68), wherein manual rotation of the tool engagement device causes rotation of the winch shaft (12); and an anti-twist bar (64) attached to the bracket (18) to reduce twist during rotation of the winch shaft (12).
US11097927B1	Lifting machine with counterweight sensing system and related methods A lifting machine with a counterweight includes a sensing system for assisting in ensuring proper operating conditions are reliably achieved. The machine includes a lifter for moving the counterweight from a lowered position to a raised position. A first sensor is associated with the lifter for sensing a parameter corresponding to an amount of the counterweight (such as a pressure value associated with the rod end of a lifting cylinder), and a second sensor is provided for sensing a condition of the lifter (such as the position or extended length of the lifting cylinder). The amount of counterweight present may be determined by the output of the first sensor when the lifter is in a pre-determined (e.g., midpoint) position. The operator may be polled to verify the amount of counterweight present, thus providing a check against unintended operating conditions and ensure that reliable operation of the lifting machine is achieved.
US11097925B2	Device for cage jamming buffer of large-tonnage hoisting system of ultra-deep shaft A device for cage jamming buffer of large-tonnage hoisting system of ultra-deep shaft is provided. End cage jamming buffer mechanisms are added at both ends of an automatic wire rope tension balancing mechanism, wherein the end cage jamming buffer mechanisms include an end buffer module and an end fixing module, and the end buffer module and the end fixing module are respectively mounted on shafts of the automatic wire rope tension balancing mechanisms at two ends. The end buffer module mainly consists of a buffer bearing pedestal, a limit block, a buffer block, and a stop block sequentially mounted on the shaft of the automatic wire rope tension balancing mechanism at one end. The end fixing module mainly consists of a fixing bearing pedestal and a fixing block mounted on the shaft, wherein the fixing bearing pedestal is connected to a transmission gear by an adjusting bolt.
US11097924B2	Hand detection for elevator operation Elevator systems and operating methods including an elevator operating panel having at least one button and an audio orientation system. The audio orientation system includes at least one speaker positioned proximate the elevator operating panel and a proximity sensor associated with an associated button and positioned proximate thereto, the proximity sensor arranged to generate a button detection zone around the associated button and detect a presence within the button detection zone. When a detection is made by the proximity sensor regarding a presence with the button detection zone, the audio system controls the at least one speaker to generate an audio orientation signal comprising button information that is related to the associated button within the button detection zone.
US11097921B2	Elevator movement plan generation One embodiment provides a method for optimizing schedules of a plurality of elevators in a building having a plurality of floors, including: receiving, from a user, an indication requesting that an elevator from the plurality of elevators stop at a particular floor, wherein each of the plurality of elevators has a schedule comprising floors where the elevator will stop; identifying the number of users in the elevator waiting area of each of the particular floors where an indication requesting a stop has been received; and updating, in view of the identified number of users at each of the particular floors, the schedule for the plurality of elevators to optimize the stops for the plurality of elevators, wherein the updating comprises dynamically routing the plurality of elevators upon (i) receipt of indications and (ii) identification of the number of users at each of the particular floors.
US11097920B2	Sheet folding apparatus and image forming system incorporating same A sheet folding apparatus includes a conveyance member to convey a sheet from an ejection member at a first speed lower than a conveyance speed by the ejection member or a second speed substantially same as or higher than the conveyance speed; a registration member; a pair of first and second rollers to rotate in forward and reverse directions; a plurality of folding rollers downstream from the second roller, to rotate in forward and reverse directions to fold the sheet; and circuitry to determine whether the sheet is equal to or smaller than a reference length from an exit position from the ejection member to a folding start position downstream from the pair of the first and second rollers. The circuitry performs first-speed folding when the sheet is equal to or smaller than the reference length and performs second-speed folding when the sheet is longer than the reference length.
US11097918B2	Finisher, non-transitory computer-readable recording medium and method for controlling transportation of media sheets Provided are a finisher, a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium and a method for controlling transportation of media sheets. The finisher includes a sheet transporter, a sheet cutter for dividing each printed media sheet into multiple cut media sheets by cutting, a sheet inserter that inserts insertion sheets into the sheet path, a sheet stacker for stacking the cut media sheets and the insertion sheets transported by the sheet transporter, a sheet buffer disposed on a branch line branching off from the sheet path, and a controller. The controller sets a sheet insertion mode to a pre-sheet insertion mode or a post-sheet insertion mode, and causes the sheet transporter to transport a part of cut media sheets or an insertion sheet into the sheet buffer and change the order of the sheets in the sheet path so that the insertion sheet is positioned between the cut media sheets.
US11097917B2	Sheet supporting apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet supporting apparatus includes first and second units. The first unit includes a first housing, first and second lock portions, a first shaft configured to be supported rotatably with respect to the first housing and to turnably support the first lock portion, and a second shaft configured to be supported rotatably with respect to the first housing and to turnably support the second lock portion. The second unit includes a second housing and first and second engagement portions provided in the second housing and configured to engage respectively with the first and second lock portions. The first and second shafts are disposed such that extension lines of rotational axes of the first and second shafts cross with each other in a plan view.
US11097916B2	Sensor for detecting at least one edge of a running product web A sensor (10) is used for detecting at least one edge of at least one product web (1) running in a run direction (2). The sensor (10) has active elements (11), which are arranged adjacent to one another and are formed by transmitters (12) and receivers (13). In this case, the transmitters (12) can emit waves (14) which are received by the receivers (13). The product web (1) is provided for influencing the waves (14) in the radiation path between the transmitters (12) and receivers (13). In this case, a first (21, 31) and second (22, 32) of the active elements (11) are adjacent and have a mutual first spacing (41). The second (22, 32) and a third (23, 33) of the active elements (11) are also adjacent to one another and have a second spacing (42), which corresponds to at least 1.2 times the first spacing (41).
US11097914B2	Medium conveying device, recording device, and method for determining skewing state of conveyance belt There is provided a medium conveying device which includes a conveyance belt passed around a first roller and a second roller and configured to support and convey a medium on a supporting surface, and in which a controlling unit is able to execute first control to determine whether a first skewing direction and a second skewing direction are the same, the first skewing direction indicating whether, when the first roller and the second roller are caused to rotate in the first rotational direction, the conveyance belt moves toward one side or the other side in a width direction intersecting a moving direction of the conveyance belt, and the second skewing direction indicating whether, when the first roller and the second roller are caused to rotate in the second rotational direction, the conveyance belt moves toward the one side or the other side in the width direction.
US11097912B2	Tethered trailing edge media guide Printing devices include a printing engine and a media tray connected to a frame. The media tray is adapted to hold a stack of media supplied to the printing engine for printing. A magnetic trailing edge guide that is shaped to contact a corner of the stack of media is connected to a tether that is connected to the frame. A storage device is connected to the frame, and the storage device is shaped to accommodate the magnetic trailing edge guide. The length of the tether allows the magnetic trailing edge guide to reach the corner of the stack of media and to reach the storage device. The magnetic trailing edge guide includes a magnetic element adapted to magnetically hold to at least the media tray and the storage device.
US11097909B2	Destacker wheel A destacker wheel is provided for a denester where a stack of containers is destacked, one by one, by rotating or partly rotating the destacker wheel about an axis parallel to the stack of containers. The destacker wheel comprises a stack carrying surface for carrying the stack of containers connected to an inclined surface. A slit orthogonal to a rotation axis is provided between the carrying surface and the inclined surface. The slit has a height in a direction of the rotation axis corresponding to the thickness of a flange of the containers. An ejector surface follows below and at least partly behind the inclined surface in the direction of rotation. The ejector surface commences with an edge arranged substantially radially to the axis of rotation. The edge is above the level of the slit. The inclined surface has a side surface between the inclined surface and the slit.
US11097907B2	Substrate transfer device and substrate transfer method A substrate transfer device according to an embodiment includes: a holding part configured to hold a substrate having a pattern formed on a front surface thereof; and a supply part configured to supply an inert gas, which locally keeps the front surface of the substrate held by the holding part in a low oxygen state, to the front surface of the substrate.
US11097906B1	Liquid withdrawal system A liquid withdrawal system includes a base, at least one motion-enhancing element, a plurality of grip elements and a clamp. The base has a load-carrying surface and a rotational axis. The rotational axis is perpendicular to the load-carrying surface. The base is rotatable relative to the rotational axis. The motion-enhancing element is disposed on the load-carrying surface. The clamp is disposed opposite the load-carrying surface. The base and clamp jointly define a receiving space. The receiving space is adapted to receive a liquid barrel. The grip elements are movably connected to the base and symmetrically positioned relative to the base.
US11097905B2	Transport device A transport device including a support body having an upper part on which a plurality of articles can be arranged; an unloading device which pushes the plurality of articles arranged on the support body; a belt conveyor which transports the articles pushed out from the support body; a slider which moves the articles arranged on the support body and also moves the articles arranged on the conveyor belt, thereby separating the articles; and a lift which is disposed between the support body and the conveyor belt and which rises to a higher position than the upper surfaces of both the support body and the conveyor belt when the articles arranged on the support body and the articles arranged on the conveyor belt have been separated.
US11097900B2	Crowned roller with a grooved apex A roller for a conveyor is described. The roller can have a first end, a second end, and a crown defined along a length of the roller between the first end and the second end. The crown of the roller includes a groove defined along an apex portion of the crown. The groove can support an O-ring and the crown can support a flat band mounted over the O-ring in the groove.
US11097891B1	Roll-off tub style container A roll-off tub style container is disclosed with the container having a floor with a forward end, a rearward end, a first side, a second side, an upper side and a lower side. The container has a front wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a tail gate. The upper side of the floor has a plurality of elongated and horizontally spaced-apart rail members which are welded to the upper side of the floor. The rail members extend between the forward and rearward ends of the floor. In the preferred embodiment, the rail members are angle members which have an inverted V-shaped configuration. Rail members having different cross-sectional configurations may possibly be utilized. The rail members prevent materials in the container from freezing to the floor of the container and also act as slide members when the material in the container is being dumped therefrom.
US11097889B2	Capsule for the preparation of beverages This disclosure relates to a capsule (1) for making a beverage, containing a powdered food substance (8) which enables a beverage to be made by passing water through it. The capsule (1) comprises a cup-shaped containment body (2), in turn comprising a tubular lateral wall (21) and a bottom portion (22), and a closing element (29) that closes the top of the containment body (2). The bottom portion (22) has a dispensing hole (26) and the containment body (2) defines a containment chamber (20) inside itself. A filtering element (3) is mounted in the containment chamber (20) and is positioned between the powdered food substance (8) and the bottom portion (22). A dispensing element (5) is mounted in the containment chamber (20) and is positioned between the filtering element (3) and the bottom portion (22). The dispensing element (5) is intended to create a tortuous path for the beverage that flows towards the dispensing hole (26). A barrier impermeable to oxygen (6) is mounted in the containment chamber (20) and is interposed between the filtering element (3) and the dispensing element (5). The barrier impermeable to oxygen (6) is a sheet of flexible material fixed in an oxygen-tight way to the containment body (2) and intended to be torn during use, thereby allowing the beverage to pass through it. A flow throttling element (7) is mounted in the containment chamber (20) in a position interposed between the filtering element (3) and the dispensing element (5) and obstructs the passage cross-section for the beverage in the containment chamber (20). The flow throttling element (7) has at least one through opening (71) through which, in use, the beverage flows towards the dispensing element (5).
US11097885B2	Child-resistant and senior-friendly eco-friendly pill dispenser blister package A blister and package system made of a blister card and an outer package with unique interacting locking mechanisms. The blister card or strip is inserted into the outer package or sleeve and locks immediately without having to further process the outer package or the blister card or strip. The user is able to expose the blisters from the outer package by disengaging the lock. The blister card or strip includes a formable, pliable sheet material, into which one or more individual cavities or blisters are formed. The separated cavities are loaded with product and sealed with one or more layers of puncturable or tearable sheet material, such as aluminum foil. The blister card or strip contains a plastic rivet assembly that forms an interference mechanism. The rivet is trapped by an internally formed panel and stopped by a catch flap included in the outer package.
US11097884B2	Packaging and process for the sterile packaging of objects for medical, pharmaceutical or cosmetic applications Packaging for the sterile storage and transport of objects for medical, pharmaceutical or cosmetic applications and a packaging process are provided. The packaging includes at least one bag made of a first and a second web, bonded to one another, a feature thereof being that the first web consists of a selectively permeable nonwoven fabric and that the second web consists of a laminated film with at least three layers, where the first layer is a polymer film arranged on the external side of the bag, the second layer is a lamination adhesive and the third layer is a polymer film arranged on the internal side of the bag. At least one of the layers of the second web includes one or more pigments. In an 8-bit greyscale image, the seal seam, imaged in transmitted light and contrast-standardized, is depicted within a greyscale value range of 50-200.
US11097882B2	Finger-proof labels for packages A package label is described. The package label comprises a first ply, a second ply, and a first edge. The second ply comprises a pull tab comprising a first boundary adjacent the first edge, a second boundary opposing the first boundary, and a first adhesive deadener area. The second ply also comprises a first line of weakness adjacent the second boundary and positioned apart from the first adhesive deadener area. The first line of weakness is linear. The second ply further comprises a first stopping feature adjacent a first end of the first line of weakness and a second stopping feature adjacent a second end of the first line of weakness. Various embodiments of the package label are also described.
US11097878B2	Flexible connector A flexible strap connector is disclosed. The connector comprises a strap having a buckle head at one end and a tongue at the opposite end. Ratchet teeth extend on one side of the strap and the ratchet teeth cooperate with the buckle head to permit movement of the strap in a first direction and to prevent movement of the strap in a second direction. A second slot is formed in the strap itself and it is a non-locking slot. When the strap is in the second slot, the strap is free to move further into the slot and free to be withdrawn from the slot. Embodiments where the buckle head and ratchet teeth are replaced with hook and loop fasteners are also disclosed.
US11097877B2	Scent delivery and preservation systems and methods for beverage containers Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for controlling scent delivery by a scented article for beverage containers. In some aspects, a scent delivery system includes a cap attachable to a beverage container; and a scented article that couples to the cap, wherein the cap comprises a base, a movable component coupled to the base and able to move between a first position and a second position, and a scent chamber including an encasement to which the scented article is attached, the encasement coupled to the movable component or the base, wherein a portion of the scented article is exposed to air from an outside environment with respect to the cap when the movable component is in the second position, and wherein the encasement creates a contact seal to enclose the scented article within the scent chamber and lock in the scent when the movable component is in the first position.
US11097874B2	Pouring aid device and method for pouring Pouring aid device for pouring a liquid, for example wine, from a container such as a bottle into a recipient such as a glass includinga neck part which is configured to fit on an opening of the container, for example on a bottle neck;a pouring tube in fluid connection with a liquid channel of said neck part;an air tube in fluid connection with an air channel of said neck part, arranged to extend into the container for letting air into and out of the container.
US11097872B2	Composite lid of container and method of attaching metal lid to plastic lid to form composite lid of container A composite lid of a cylindrical container includes an outer metal lid having an integral top wall and sidewall and an inner plastic lid having a top wall and sidewall fitted inside the outer metal lid such that a free end of the sidewall of the inner plastic lid extends beyond a free end of the sidewall of the outer metal lid. The composite lid can be fitted on a base having an integral bottom wall and sidewall such that the sidewall of the inner plastic lid frictionally engages the sidewall of the base. The outer metal lid can be formed by stamping sheet metal, the inner plastic lid can be formed by molding a polymer material and the base can be formed by molding a polymer material. The outer metal lid can be adhesively bonded or mechanically fitted to the inner plastic lid.
US11097871B2	Synthetic resin container A synthetic resin container includes a mouth portion and body, the body being squeezed to discharge contents. The body has a flattened shape with a width larger than a thickness. An end on one side in an axial direction along a center axis line of the body is connected to the mouth portion, and an end on another side is closed and formed in a curved shape protruding toward the other side in the axial direction. Each widthwise ends of the body is provided with a bent portion extending in parallel with the axial direction. When the body is squeezed in the thickness direction to discharge the contents, the bent portion is configured to be a starting point when one of a front side wall and a rear side wall opposed to each other in the thickness direction of the body is inverted and deformed toward the other.
US11097865B2	Packaging apparatus and method for operating same Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a packaging apparatus and method for packaging an article with a tubular film to be pulled over the article. The packaging apparatus has a machine frame on which a film supply apparatus and a film covering apparatus are mounted. The packaging apparatus includes a releasable drive coupling usable to operatively couple a drive with either the film covering apparatus or the film supply apparatus (or a subcomponent of the film supply apparatus). Once coupled, the drive can move the film covering apparatus or the film supply apparatus relative to the frame.
US11097848B2	Evacuation slide having extendable dropdown tube An evacuation slide may comprise a sliding surface extending from a head end to a toe end of the evacuation slide. An extendable dropdown volume may be configured to increase a height of the sliding surface at the toe end of the evacuation slide. The extendable dropdown volume may be configured to remain in a stowed position at a first sill height and deploy at a second sill height greater than the first sill height.
US11097847B2	Oxygen supply device and method for supplying a passenger cabin of an aircraft with oxygen An oxygen supply device for an aircraft has a reaction tank for chemical oxygen generation and a pressurized tank filled with oxygen. The oxygen supply device also has an energy converter for converting thermal energy into electrical energy and also a control unit for setting a first amount of oxygen, provided by the reaction tank to a consumer unit, and a second amount of oxygen, provided by the pressurized tank to the consumer unit. The energy converter is designed to convert a thermal energy, generated by the chemical oxygen generation in the reaction tank, into electrical energy and to provide the electrical energy. The control unit is designed to set the second amount of oxygen, provided by the pressurized tank to the consumer unit, by using the electrical energy provided by the energy converter. The invention also relates to a method for supplying a passenger cabin of an aircraft with oxygen.
US11097846B2	Recliner sofa system for economy class seat A passenger seat with a recliner sofa system includes a passenger seatback with a seatback frame and a seatback cushion. The seatback cushion is rotatable relative to the seatback frame between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. In some examples, in the deployed configuration, the seatback cushion extends through the seatback frame. In various examples, in the deployed configuration, the seatback cushion of a forward passenger seat abuts a seat base of an aft passenger seat. In certain examples, a method of reclining a passenger seat with a recliner sofa system includes rotating a seatback cushion of a seatback of a passenger seat relative to a seatback frame of the seatback of the passenger seat, and positioning the seatback cushion relative to the seatback frame such that a portion of the seatback cushion extends through the seatback frame.
US11097845B2	System and apparatus for air flow handling in an aircraft monument In an illustrative embodiment, an aircraft galley ducting assembly provides airflow to at least one compartment of an aircraft galley monument. The ducting assembly may include a supply air duct that provides a supply airflow path to a compartment that includes an inlet port mounted to a compartment surface. A return air duct may provide an exit airflow path for return air that has circulated throughout the compartment and includes an outlet port mounted to the compartment surface. An airflow adjustment apparatus with an airflow adjustment surface is positioned within the supply airflow path of the supply air duct or the exit airflow path of the return air duct to cause a modification of airflow properties for air passing across or through the airflow adjustment surface.
US11097843B1	Aerospace balloon system, parachute, and method of operation A balloon system including a balloon, a payload, and a safety module. A safety module, preferably including a tether and a parachute, and optionally including a cover and/or a drogue. A method of balloon system operation, preferably including operating the balloon system in flight and descending under a parachute.
US11097842B1	Unmanned aircraft system detection, identification, and interdiction The devices and methods described herein integrate security and/or recording mechanisms into unmanned vehicle interdiction devices to prevent unauthorized use and to record information related to operation of the unmanned vehicle interdiction device, identification of an unmanned vehicle, location of the unmanned vehicle, and operation of the unmanned vehicle.
US11097834B2	Fly-by-wire systems and related operating methods Aircraft fly-by-wire systems and related vehicle electrical systems are provided. In one embodiment, an electrical system suitable for use with a control surface of a vehicle, such as an aircraft, is provided. The electrical system includes an asynchronous intermodule bus arrangement, a first vehicle control module, and a second vehicle control module. Each vehicle control module includes a respective interface arrangement to obtain and exchange data from different sensing arrangements with a first frequency, and a respective processing system to obtain the sensed data and determine actuator commands based on the sensed data with a lower frequency.
US11097833B2	Power-assisted aircraft crank device, and an aircraft A crank device provided with an upstream lever and with a downstream lever. The crank device includes a phase shifter system connected to the upstream lever and to the downstream lever so that movement in rotation of the upstream lever about an axis of rotation induces movement in rotation of the downstream lever about the axis of rotation, the phase shifter system comprising a linear actuator mechanism carried by the upstream lever, the linear actuator mechanism having an outlet rod, the outlet rod having only one degree of freedom of movement in translation relative to the upstream lever, the outlet rod being connected via an outlet helical connection to the downstream lever so that movement in translation of the outlet rod generates movement in rotation of the downstream lever about the axis of rotation.
US11097830B2	Hybrid torque limiting rotary no-back device A rotary device assembly is provided and includes an input shaft coupled to a torque generating device, an output shaft and a rotary device disposed to transmit first torque from the input shaft to the output shaft and configured with no-back capability to prevent second torque applied to the output shaft from being transmitted to the input shaft in an event the second torque deceeds a torque-limiting threshold and the no-back capability and torsional lock-up capability to prevent an overload of the torque generating device in an event the second torque exceeds the torque-limiting threshold.
US11097829B2	Methods and apparatus to control camber Methods and apparatus to control camber are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes a flap support to be coupled to a flap of an aircraft, where the flap is rotatable relative to an aerodynamic surface, a drive arm linkage rotatably coupled to the flap support at a first pivot of the flap support, where the drive arm linkage includes a second pivot at an end opposite the first end, and a flap support actuator operatively coupled to the flap support, where the flap support actuator is to rotate the drive arm linkage. The example apparatus also includes a camber control actuator rotatably coupled to the flap support at a third pivot of the flap support, where the camber control actuator is to be rotatably coupled to the flap at a fourth pivot.
US11097828B2	Shroud A shroud for an aircraft configured to at least partially surround a noise source including a propeller. The shroud includes an outer layer and two or more sound absorbing materials located inside the shroud. The outer layer is configured to transmit noise from the noise source into the inside of the shroud and/or includes a recess located and sized to partially surround at least a part of a tip of at least one blade.
US11097827B2	Systems and methods for insulation of aircraft cooling systems Provided are insulating apparatuses, and methods of operation, for thermal insulation and drainage of cooling system tubing. An example insulating apparatus comprises an elongated strip including a first end and a second end. A medial portion, a first edge, and a second edge, each run from the first end to the second end. The first and second edges curl around respective longitudinal axes toward the medial portion to form a first wrap portion with a first cavity defined by an interior surface of the first wrap portion, and a second wrap portion with a second cavity defined by an interior surface of the second wrap portion. A channel above the medial portion is defined by an exterior surface of each of the first and second wrap portions. The first and second cavities are interconnected with the channel through a first gap and a second gap, respectively.
US11097825B2	System for maneuvering boat A system for maneuvering a boat including a hull and an outboard motor includes a left tilt shaft, a right tilt shaft, a steering shaft support, and a hydraulic cylinder. At least a portion of the hydraulic cylinder is between the left tilt shaft and the right tilt shaft. The hydraulic cylinder exerts a steering force on the outboard motor to rotate the outboard motor about a steering shaft. A hydraulic pump supplies hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic cylinder. One of the left tilt shaft and the right tilt shaft includes a first hole. A portion of the stroke range of the hydraulic cylinder is located within the first hole.
US11097822B2	Underwater propulsive device of watercraft An underwater propulsive device of a watercraft including a flotation unit on which a user rides. The propulsion device includes: a hollow body coupled to the flotation unit through a strut and extending in a propulsive direction of the watercraft, the inside of the hollow body being divided into a first compartment and a second compartment; a motor in the first compartment; a propeller in the second compartment; and a power transfer shaft extending in the propulsive direction and connecting the motor and the propeller to each other. The first compartment has a waterproof structure. The second compartment has a water inlet disposed closer to the bow than the propeller is and extending along a circumference of the power transfer shaft and a water jet outlet disposed at a stern-side end of the second compartment. The propeller is smaller than the first compartment in diameter.
US11097818B2	Diving masks The disclosure relates to a diving mask, including: a mask having a breath cavity corresponding to a mouth and a nose of a user; a vent tube connected to the mask and provided with an inlet passage, the inlet passage communicating the breath cavity with external air; and an exhaust device communicating the breath cavity, the exhaust device including an exhaust fan configured to discharge air in the breath cavity into an external environment, thereby enabling the external air to flow into the breath cavity through the inlet passage.
US11097816B1	Mooring buoy shackle deflector A deflector for a mooring buoy of the type having a raised shackle includes a mounting plate that has a top side, a bottom side, and at least one peripheral edge. A shackle aperture traverses a center portion of the mounting plate and is adapted for receiving the shackle therethrough. A cage projects upwardly from the at least one peripheral edge of the mounting plate and terminates at an upper rim. The cage has a plurality of apertures therethrough and two or more tie apertures adjacent the shackle aperture. In use, the shackle of the buoy is inserted into the shackle aperture and the cage is rotated 90-degrees to secure the deflector to the buoy. Ties are then fastened through the tie apertures and the through the shackle to further secure the deflector to the mooring buoy.
US11097813B2	Unmanned surface vehicle for aquatic ecosystem monitoring and restoration and control method for aquatic ecosystem restoration The present invention discloses an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) for aquatic ecosystem monitoring and restoration and a control method for aquatic ecosystem restoration. A control cabin, a water-quality monitoring cabin, and a water treatment equipment compartment are arranged inside a cabin of a hull of the USV for aquatic ecosystem monitoring and restoration, and a water-surface photographing device and a remote communications device are arranged outside the cabin; the control cabin is connected to the water-quality monitoring cabin, the water-surface photographing device, and the water treatment equipment compartment; the water quality parameters include five conventional water quality parameters and eutrophication-based water quality parameters; and the remote communications device is connected to the water-quality monitoring cabin and the water treatment equipment compartment. The present invention can implement real-time, automatic, and dynamic aquatic ecosystem monitoring, early warning of the water pollution, and self-adaptive ecological restoration based on an artificial intelligent control algorithm.
US11097812B2	Electric surfboard Disclosed is an electric surfboard that can determine whether or not a user is on board while the surfboard is working, and if not, can stop operation of the surfboard, and that can naturally cool heat generated from a control unit and a motor unit. The electric surfboard includes a surfboard housing, foot bindings which are put on a user, a step-out detecting unit for creating a magnetic field and attracted to the housing by a magnetic force, as well as being physically coupled to an ankle strap, in which if the user steps out of the surfboard, the step-out detecting unit being detached from the housing, thereby detecting step-out of the user, and a control unit receiving a step-out detecting signal outputted from the step-out detecting unit to send a signal for stopping operation of the surfboard.
US11097810B1	Tackle storage and slide system for a boat A tackle storage and organization system for a boat, such as a bass boat, is disclosed. A set of supports is installed in a deck compartment of the boat. The supports may be rails installed specifically for the tackle storage and organization system, or they may be the upper edges of existing partitions for subcompartments within the deck compartment. A box or tray is installed on the supports so as to be slideable horizontally along the supports, but is also removable from the supports. The box or tray may be subdivided into any number of compartments, and in some cases, the dividers used may be removable and repositionable in order to adapt to different types of items. The box or tray may have engaging structure to mount a number of accessories, including a spool accessory.
US11097809B2	Methods for constructing hulls for offshore structures A method for constructing a hull of an offshore structure includes (a) welding a plurality of plates together to form a plate assembly. The method also includes (b) passing the plate assembly through a rolling machine with the plate assembly in a vertical orientation. In addition, the method includes (c) bending the plate assembly into a cylinder during (b). The cylinder includes a pair of circumferentially adjacent free ends. Further, the method includes (d) welding the free ends of the cylinder together after (c) to form a cylindrical external wall.
US11097805B2	Electric assist bicycle and drive system of the same An electric assist bicycle and a drive system therefor includes a controller that includes control modes in which different assist ratios are calculated as control modes of the electric motor, and that stores a mode change condition that determines a change of the control mode. The controller performs the mode change when a pedal is located between an angular position that follows by 45 degrees a lowermost position of a locus of the pedal and an angular position that precedes by 45 degrees the lowermost position. Accordingly, the mode change is performed when the pedaling force exerted by a rider is relatively low such that the rider does not feel uncomfortable due to a rapid change of the load applied to the rider.
US11097803B2	Shock absorbing and height adjusting structure A shock absorbing and height adjusting structure includes an inner tube, a lower piston assembly and an upper piston assembly. The inner tube includes an upper end, a lower end opposite to the upper end, and an inner space for accommodating a gas. The lower piston assembly includes a lower piston movably inserted into the inner tube, and a lower passage disposed at the lower piston. The upper piston assembly includes an upper piston movably inserted into the inner tube. When the lower passage is opened, the lower piston is moved relative to the lower end, and when the upper piston is forced, the upper piston has movement relative to the upper end toward the lower end to compress the gas.
US11097802B2	Bicycle handlebar cushioning assembly A bicycle handlebar cushioning assembly includes a mount for positioning on and releasably engaged by and retained on bicycle handlebars. The mount releasably snaps onto and frictionally engages the bicycle handlebars. The mount has a first end and a second end and is elongated from the first end to the second end. A cushioning member is non-removably attached to the mount. The cushioning member is resiliently compressible.
US11097801B2	Scooter having an element that can be attached or that is connected in an articulated manner The invention relates to a scooter, comprising a standing surface, at least one rear wheel articulated to the standing surface, and at least one front wheel articulated to the standing surface, which scooter can be moved in a direction of travel, wherein the scooter also comprises an element that is connected in an articulated manner to or can be attached to the standing surface, which element can be transferred from a first position as a seat element to a second position as a holding bar for a person standing on the standing surface, wherein, in the case of use, the scooter can be moved in the same movement direction in the case of a first position of the element and in the case of a second position of the element.
US11097797B1	Wheel securing apparatus and method of use A wheel securing apparatus includes a first tube having a plate positioned at a first end; a second tube engaged with the first tube such that the second tube is to extend away from the first tube; a cuff attached to a first end of the second tube and to engage with the wheel; a brace engaged with the first tube; a ratcheting wheel having teeth to engage with a openings associated with the first tube, the ratcheting wheel supported by the brace; and a handle engaged with the ratcheting wheel and to extend the second tube away from the first tube via movement of the teeth with the openings; the plate secures within a wheel guard and the cuff secures to the wheel via pressure created by extending the first tube away from the second tube.
US11097794B2	Roller suspension system A suspension system for a tracked vehicle includes a track roller configured to contact and roll relative to an inner surface of a track. In some examples, the track roller includes an axle member, a roller mounting bracket mechanically connected to the axle member, a frame mounting bracket configured to attach to a frame of the tracked vehicle, and a plurality of coil springs disposed between the roller mounting bracket and the frame mounting bracket. The plurality of coil springs is configured to reduce an impact force transferred from the track roller to the frame of the tracked vehicle.
US11097789B2	Structural member for automobiles and method for producing the same A structural member for automobiles to be disclosed includes a press formed product. The press formed product includes two vertical wall sections and a top plate section that joins the two vertical wall sections to each other. At least part of the top plate section is provided with a protruding section that is a steel sheet extending from the top plate section and so folded over against itself as to protrude. The protruding section protrudes from the top plate section toward the interior of the press formed product and extends along the longitudinal direction of the press formed product. With the thus configured structural member, a structural member for automobiles that has a good characteristic in a three-point bending test is provided.
US11097785B2	Automobile hood for decoupled pedestrian safety and durability The invention relates to an automobile hood assembly containing an inner hood, an outer hood, and a core sandwiched between the inner and outer hoods. The inner hood is constructed to provide strength and stiffness to the hood assembly; and the outer hood and core are constructed to provide energy absorption to provide pedestrian safety in case of pedestrian collision. The automobile hood assembly decouples the stiffness and energy absorption requirements of an automobile hood, so that those two design criteria may be accomplished independent of each other.
US11097783B2	Front pillar structure A front pillar structure is provided with a pillar frame component that forms part of a front pillar, and with a pillar garnish that forms part of the front pillar, and that has a surface covering portion that extends substantially in the vehicle vertical direction and covers the pillar frame component from the vehicle cabin inner side, and an elastic body that is joined to a wall surface facing the pillar frame component of the surface covering portion, and that firmly grips inside itself the vehicle cabin inner-side flange portions of the first component and the second component.
US11097774B2	Steering assist system A steering assist system for a hybrid vehicle capable of being driven by both of an engine and a drive motor, including a first assist portion and a second assist portion configured to assist a steering force respectively utilizing the engine and an electric motor each as a drive source, wherein the steering force is assisted only by the second assist portion in a motor-driven state in which the vehicle is driven only by the drive motor, and wherein the steering assist system is configured to, upon occurrence of a failure of the second assist portion in the motor-driven state, drive the engine, execute assist switching from an assist by the second assist portion to an assist by the first assist portion, and gradually increase, in the assist switching, an assist force by the first assist portion up to a set assist force when the vehicle is being steered.
US11097772B2	Motor control unit and electric power steering apparatus equipped with the same [Problem]An object of the present invention is to provide a vector control type motor control unit that compensates a dead time of an inverter without a tuning operation, improves a distortion of a current waveform and responsibility of the current control, and suppresses sound, vibration and a torque ripple.[Means for Solving the Problem]The present invention is the vector control type motor control unit that calculates a q-axis control assist command value, calculates dq-axes current command values from the control assist command value, converts the dq-axes current command values into 3-phase duty command values, and drives and controls a 3-phase brushless motor by a PWM-controlled inverter, wherein dead time compensation of the inverter is performed by calculating 3-phase dead time reference compensation values based on a motor rotational angle, calculating 3-phase dead time compensation values by temperature-correcting the 3-phase dead time reference compensation values, and adding the 3-phase dead time compensation values to 3-phase voltage command values after performing dq-axes space vector modulation.
US11097770B2	Electric power steering apparatus An electric power steering apparatus including a torque sensor to detect a steering torque and a motor control unit to control a motor that applies an assist torque to a steering system of a vehicle, including: a function to switch a control system of the motor between a torque control system to control a motor output torque and a position/speed control system to control a steering angle of a steering in accordance with a predetermined switching trigger. The fade processing time from the torque control system to the position/speed control system and the fade processing time from the position/speed control system to the torque control system are individually set.
US11097765B2	Steering wheel A steering wheel configured to be rotated around a central axis of rotation includes a boss section that is located in a lower portion of the steering wheel and in a vicinity of the central axis of rotation, an outer peripheral portion that is disposed in an outer edge of the steering wheel in a circumference of the boss section, and a central portion that covers an entirety of a region located farther towards the boss section than the outer peripheral portion including a region above the boss section. The outer peripheral portion includes a grip portion to be gripped by the driver. The central portion includes a raised portion that protrudes farther upward than the outer peripheral portion along the central axis of rotation. The raised portion includes, in the upper portion, a cushion portion having such a resiliency that makes the cushion portion restorably dentable.
US11097764B2	System for hand detection on a steering wheel A system for hand detection on a steering wheel includes a signal line extending from a first point to a second point and being disposed along at least a portion of a surface of the steering wheel; and a detection unit coupled to the first point. The detection unit is configured to send a time-dependent detection signal over the signal line, receive a reflected signal from the signal line and detect the presence of a hand on the surface based on the reflected signal.
US11097760B2	Self-driving systems with inventory holder The present disclosure relates to a self-driving system that can engage and move an inventory holder. The self-driving system includes a mobile base comprising motorized wheels, an actuator disposed within the mobile base, the actuator is operable to adjust a height of the mobile base, a console having an upper portion and a main body, the main body being coupled to a first end of the mobile base in a standing configuration, and a first camera disposed on a first side of the upper portion of the console, the first camera facing a second end of the mobile base opposing the first end.
US11097759B1	Versatile article support device A versatile transport rack uses a rectangular shaped horizontal frame and one or more vertical frames that extend upwardly therefrom. Hinge pin receiver pairs are attached to the vertical frame and receive door pin pairs of a vehicle door. Either castors or axle-based wheel sets are removably attached to the horizontal frame in order to move the device about. Plates having appropriately placed templates are attached to the horizontal frame and/or the hinge pin receivers to hold various implements.
US11097756B2	Moving block signaling headway calculation system According to one embodiment, a moving block signaling headway calculation system recursively executes a process until an interval reaches a limit value. The process includes calculating headway values for a plurality of points on the running section for each interval, extracting a section between adjacent two points, in which an amount of variation in the headway values between the adjacent two points exceeds a threshold value, a section between two points before and after a front point and an end point of a point or a section where a headway value changes from rise to fall, or a section between two points before and after a front point and an end point of a point or a section where a headway value changes from fall to rise, and subdividing the interval in the extracted sections.
US11097749B2	Multimodal transportation interworking system A multimodal transportation interworking system at least comprises: a rail system; a cargo vehicle (31), which may be movably disposed on a rail beam of the rail system (30); a transfer apparatus (32), for transferring a goods loading device (33) from a transportation tool to the cargo vehicle (31) and loading onto the cargo vehicle, or unloading the goods loading device (33) from the cargo vehicle and conveying the same onto the transportation tool; a processor, which is connected to the cargo moving device (31) and the transfer apparatus (32) so as to control the transfer apparatus to transfer the goods loading device, and after the goods loading device is secured onto the cargo vehicle, to control the cargo vehicle to move on the rail beam.
US11097747B2	Method and device for controlling autonomously driven vehicle A traveling position of a host vehicle is controlled using barrier lines as a reference. Autonomous driving is executed by either a both-side recognition control in which the position of the host vehicle is controlled based on left and right barrier lines, or a one-side recognition control in which the position of the host vehicle is controlled based on either one of the left or right the barrier lines. A region currently being traveled in is stored as a steering-wheel-turned region when a steering wheel is turned in one direction and subsequently turned in a returning direction due to the switching of control between the both-side recognition control and the one-side recognition control, and autonomous driving under the control preceding the steering-wheel-turned region is continued when the steering-wheel-turned region is subsequently traveled in.
US11097745B2	Driving support method, vehicle, and driving support system A driving support method for a vehicle includes: acquiring a sound of a sound source placed outside the vehicle; and displaying, on a display portion, driving support information corresponding to an utterance content of the sound, the utterance content of the sound being recognized by a sound recognition process, in a display mode suggesting a relative position of the sound source from the vehicle, the relative position being specified based on the sound.
US11097741B1	Systems and methods for reducing distractions within a vehicle A computer-implemented method is provided for adjusting at least one of a visual or an auditory setting correlated to the provision of entertainment within a vehicle. The method includes receiving information indicative of one or more changes in behavior that coincides with a provision of entertainment within a vehicle. The information indicative of the one or more changes in behavior is based on data captured by one or more sensors of the vehicle. The method includes analyzing the one or more changes in behavior in order to determine a modification to the provision of entertainment within the vehicle. The modification is commensurate with the one or more changes in behavior. The method includes based on the determined modification, providing, an output signal for adjusting at least one of a visual or an auditory setting correlated to the provision of entertainment within the vehicle.
US11097740B2	Four-wheel drive vehicle A four-wheel drive vehicle comprises: a dog clutch; an electronically controlled coupling; and a control device switching a drive state to the four-wheel drive state when the control device determines that a running road surface is a low friction road and switching the drive state to the two-wheel drive state when the control device determines that the running road surface is a high friction road. In the case of switching the drive state from the four-wheel drive state to the two-wheel drive state, the control device temporarily releases the electronically controlled coupling to redetermine whether the running road surface is the low friction road or the high friction road before releasing the dog clutch and prohibits switching from the four-wheel drive state to the two-wheel drive state when it is redetermined that the running road surface is the low friction road.
US11097732B2	Methods and system for controlling launch of a hybrid vehicle Systems and methods for operating a driveline of a hybrid vehicle are described. In one example, vehicle launch is controlled according to a linear quadratic regulator that provides feedback control according to torque converter slip error and vehicle speed error. The vehicle launch is also controlled according to feed forward control that is based on requested torque converter slip and requested vehicle speed.
US11097723B2	User interfaces for vehicle remote park assist Method and apparatus are disclosed for user interfaces for vehicle remote park-assist. An example remote park-assist system includes a mobile app. The mobile app includes an interface for a touchscreen of a mobile device. The interface includes a pushbutton for receiving a continuous stationary input and an input pad for receiving a dynamic input sequence. The example remote park-assist system also includes a communication module for communication with the mobile device and an autonomy unit to perform motive functions while the interface simultaneously receives the continuous stationary input and the dynamic input sequence.
US11097720B2	Control device for hybrid vehicle A control device for a hybrid vehicle includes: an engine; an output shaft connected to a drive wheel; a first motor generator generating electric power using a drive force from the engine; a second motor generator connected to the output shaft; a planetary gear mechanism mechanically connected to the engine, the first motor generator, and the output shaft; a battery charging the electric power generated by the first motor generator; and controllers controlling the engine, the first motor generator, and the second motor generator. Further, when a requested drive force for the hybrid vehicle is greater than a maximum drive force without battery charging, which represents a drive force which can be output when an output of the second motor generator is maximized and the battery is not charged, the controllers cause the hybrid vehicle to travel while charging the battery.
US11097717B2	Electric vehicles with extended range An electric vehicle can include an electric drive capable of moving the vehicles, together with a non-battery operative feature to enhance the performance of the vehicle, such as extending the range or increasing the power. The non-electrical enhanced feature is independent and not integrated with the electric drive, to enable the return of the vehicle design to pure electrical power with minimum modification.
US11097708B2	Pressure generating device and operating method comprising an electrically driven dual-action reciprocating piston A pressure generating device may comprise a piston-cylinder unit having a bilaterally acting piston with two effective surfaces defining two respective, separate working spaces in a sealing manner. Each working space is connected via a hydraulic line to a hydraulic circuit, wherein at least one hydraulic chamber of a consumer is connected to each hydraulic circuit, and wherein a drive drives the piston. Each working space may be in communication with a reservoir for hydraulic medium, via a respective hydraulic line having a respective switching valve. Alternatively, one or both working spaces may be in communication with a reservoir for hydraulic medium via a hydraulic line, with a switching valve in one or both hydraulic lines, and/or a respective outlet valve may be associated with one or more hydraulic chambers of the consumer, and a further connecting line having a switching valve may connect the pressure chambers and/or hydraulic lines.
US11097703B2	Electronic control units, vehicles, and methods for controlling trailer brake output circuits based on vehicle wheel ABS statuses Electronic control units, vehicles, and methods for controlling trailer brake output circuits based on vehicle wheel ABS statuses are disclosed. An electronic control unit for controlling a trailer brake output circuit based on vehicle wheel ABS statuses is configured to determine a first vehicle wheel ABS status, determine a second vehicle wheel ABS status, and control the trailer brake output circuit based on the first vehicle wheel ABS status and the second vehicle wheel ABS status. The first vehicle wheel ABS status is indicative of whether braking of a first vehicle wheel is being controlled in accordance with a vehicle ABS mode. The second vehicle wheel ABS status is indicative of whether braking of a second vehicle wheel is being controlled in accordance with the vehicle ABS mode.
US11097701B2	Controller of motorcycle brake system, motorcycle brake system, and control method of motorcycle brake system A controller and a control method of a motorcycle brake system including a brake operator, a wheel braking assembly, and a controller. The controller is configured to perform a lean angle obtainment step during turning, and perform a positive gradient setting step. The positive gradient corresponds to the lean angle obtained. The controller is also configured to initiate a braking force suppression operation in states where the motorcycle makes a turn and increases input to the brake operator. This operation is executed to increase braking force generated by the wheel braking assembly in a smaller positive gradient of hydraulic pressure in a wheel cylinder than a positive gradient of hydraulic pressure in a master cylinder when the braking force on the wheel depends only on the input to the brake operator. The braking force suppression operation is initiated in the positive gradient when an initiation reference is satisfied.
US11097698B2	Wheel chock to block a stationary wheel The invention relates to a wheel chock for blocking a stationary wheel having a bottom surface (1) for resting on a floor and a wheel surface (2) for engagement with the wheel. The wheel surface (2) is provided for blocking the wheel angled to the bottom surface (1). The bottom surface (1) and wheel surface (2) are connected to each other via a hinge and designed to be foldable. A locking device is arranged movably on the bottom surface (1) and/or the wheel surface (2) and, in a locking position, locks the bottom surface (1) and wheel surface (2) in an unfolded, angled state.
US11097685B2	Tactical-gear-accommodating seatbelt system and method A tactical-gear-accommodating seatbelt system and method adapted to provide enhanced safety and easier, more reliable means of engaging and disengaging the seatbelt for persons wearing tactical gear on the waist and chest, by providing an extender unit having an extender strap coupled with and extending from the standard seat-level receptacle or anchored in lieu of the standard seat-level receptacle, and a continuous two-way quarter-turn sure-release receptacle attached to the free end of the extender strap such that the double receptacle sits generally in front of the lower torso in use, and having receptacle fittings to accommodate separate lap and shoulder straps anchored at lower and upper anchor points, respectively, with free ends terminated in buckle tabs, thereby allowing easier and safer engagement and disengagement of the seatbelt system for a person wearing tactical gear.
US11097681B2	Vehicle seat with an airbag unit and airbag unit adapted for the use in a vehicle seat A vehicle seat having an airbag unit for protecting a passenger sitting rear of the vehicle seat. The deployed airbag (30) extends from the rear side of the backrest of the vehicle seat into the vehicle rear direction. A support surface (32) of the airbag (30) is positioned above the attachment between the airbag unit (20) and the backrest and an impact surface (34) of the airbag (30) is located in front of a rear seated passenger. The airbag is relatively small and high positioned such that the impact surface (34) is positioned to exclusively contact the head of the passenger. In the state in which the airbag (30) is fully deployed but free of outer forces, the impact surface (34) defines an impact plane (IP) and a support surface (32) defines a support plane (SP). The impact plane (IP) and the support plane (SP) enclose a first angle (a) between 5° and 90°.
US11097679B2	Vehicle body rear structure A vehicle body rear structure includes: a pair of left and right rear side frames extending in a fore-and-aft direction in a rear part of a vehicle; a rear subframe attached to the rear side frames; and a pair of left and right shock-absorbing structures respectively provided at rear ends of the rear side frames and extending rearward. The rear subframe includes a pair of left and right rear subframe longitudinal members extending in the fore-and-aft direction and a rear subframe cross member extending laterally and joined to the left and right rear subframe longitudinal members. The rear subframe cross member includes a protrusion that protrudes rearward in a laterally central part thereof. A rear end of the protrusion is positioned more rearward than the rear ends of the rear side frames and more forward than rear ends of the shock-absorbing structures.
US11097673B2	Grommet A grommet includes a panel mounting portion to be mounted on a panel having an attachment hole, and an inner member to be assembled to the panel mounting portion and fitted into the attachment hole to lock an edge portion of the attachment hole. The panel mounting portion includes a base portion formed in an annular shape, a seal portion formed on the base portion, and a groove portion formed between the base portion and the seal portion, the groove portion being continuous in a peripheral direction. The inner member includes a restriction piece, which abuts against the edge portion of the attachment hole when the inner member is obliquely fitted into the attachment hole of the panel.
US11097671B2	Center console for vehicle The invention relates to a center console (1) for a vehicle comprising a console body (3) and an upper part (11) provided on the console body (3) on which functional elements and at least one trim element (2) are mounted. According to the invention, the at least one trim element (2) is made of glass sheet.
US11097667B2	Vibration device, vibration module, electronic apparatus, and vehicle A vibration device includes a first substrate including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a second substrate including a third surface bonded to the second surface thereby forming an accommodation space between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface; a vibration element accommodated in the accommodation space; and a first external coupling terminal arranged at the fourth surface and having a first position to where a first wire to be coupled. The first position being within an area overlapping a bonding area between the first substrate and the second substrate, as viewed in a plan view.
US11097666B2	Provided an instrument that is capable of improving speaker mounting workability An instrument is provided with: a body; a speaker having a plurality of flanges that bulge outward from the body; a case that has a recess for housing the speaker. The recess has a side wall, an installation surface on which the speaker is installed, and a plurality of fixing parts that fix the flanges in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the installation surface and that bulge inward from the side wall. The speaker can rotate about the rotational axis in the orthogonal direction up to a fixing position where the flanges and the fixing parts overlap each other in the orthogonal direction after the speaker has been disposed in an unfixing position where the flanges and the fixing parts do not overlap each other in the orthogonal direction.
US11097662B2	Side view mirror A side view mirror incorporating a plurality of cylinders, each cylinder having a mirrored rear wall, a lateral wall and an oppositely lateral wall; an air scoop having lateral and oppositely lateral walls, the air scoops' lateral wall including one of the cylinders' oppositely lateral walls and the air scoop's oppositely lateral wall including another cylinder's lateral wall; the side view mirror further incorporating an air nozzle having an intake end communicating with the air scoop, wherein the air scoop has front and rear walls, wherein the air scoop's front wall includes the one of the cylinders' mirrored rear walls, and wherein the air scoop's rear wall includes the another cylinder's mirrored rear wall; the side view mirror further incorporating a brace interconnecting the one of the cylinders and the another cylinder.
US11097661B1	Method for operating a display arrangement of a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle A method for operating a display arrangement of a motor vehicle. A camera continuously captures camera images of a motor vehicle environment and a display device shows the camera images in the form of an alternating image display. An additional, continuously changing image element is shown in or adjacent to the display of alternating images. The image element does not change if a malfunction of the camera and/or the display device and/or another component of the display arrangement results in the display of a still image comprising a single camera image by the display device.
US11097658B1	Lighting system for vehicle interior Lighting may be provided using light sources such as lighting systems with arrays of light-emitting diodes. A lighting system may be integrated into a seat, a door panel, a dashboard, or other interior portions of a system such as a vehicle. The interior portions of the vehicle may be illuminated using lighting systems to provide ambient light, to provide custom surface textures and other decorative patterns, to provide icons, text, and other information, and to provide custom gauges and other illuminated regions. Illuminated regions may overlap sensors such as capacitive touch sensors, force sensors, and other sensors. The light-emitting diodes in a lighting system may supply light that passes through openings in a cover layer. The layer may be formed from fabric, leather, or other materials. Lens structures may guide light through the openings.
US11097657B1	Illuminated door sill plate having changeable batteries An illuminated door sill plate contains: a base and a removable cover. The base includes an elongated case, a waterproof plate, a PCB having a light-emitting diode (LED), a light guide plate, and at least one changeable battery. The elongated case has a light emitting portion, multiple engagement portions, at least one first receiving orifice, and at least one battery cover. The removable cover includes an elongated body connected with a nameplate, and the nameplate has a light transmission portion formed on center of the nameplate in multiple character shapes and configured to transmit lights, an elongated groove formed on center of a top of the elongated body, and multiple hooks extending from two long sides of the elongated groove and engaged with the multiple engagement portions so that the base is connected with or removed from the removable cover.
US11097654B2	Door handle A door handle providing a superior visibility from both front and rear directions of a vehicle is provided. The door handle includes: an operating portion that bulges from a door outer surface, defining a space between the door outer surface and the operating portion, allowing a user to insert his or her hand into the space; a fixation portion arranged adjacent to the operating portion, including a lens as a translucent member; an outer surface provided in the lens, the outer surface having such a region that a vehicle rear side of the region is positioned outward as compared to a vehicle front side thereof; and a lighting body serving as a direction indicator allowing a transmissive illumination to be made from the inner surface side of the lens. Thus, the lens can be made visible not only from the vehicular lateral side but from the vehicular front side.
US11097652B2	Aiming adjustment method for vehicle headlamp, aiming adjustment mechanism for vehicle headlamp and vehicle headlamp There is provided an aiming adjustment method for a vehicle headlamp which performs aiming adjustment based on a reference point on a light-dark boundary of a light distribution pattern, the method includes setting, as the reference point, an intersection between a vertical light-dark boundary of a part of multi-divided light distribution patterns which are to be synthesized to form a high-beam light distribution pattern and a horizontal light-dark boundary of a low-beam light distribution pattern.
US11097651B2	Vehicle headlight beam control having a liquid crystal driving circuit and liquid crystal broadening device For vehicles having left and right headlights, a steering direction signal input indicative of a left or right steering direction is used to modulate a control signal of a liquid crystal beam broadening device to broaden horizontally the vehicle headlight beam when the steering direction signal input is indicative of a selected one of a left or a right steering direction and to maintain or reduce a horizontal spread of the vehicle headlight beam when said steering direction signal input is indicative of one of a left or a right steering direction opposite to the selected steering direction.
US11097649B2	Selectively sealable vehicle bed partition and vehicle incorporating the same The selectively sealable vehicle bed partition comprises a partition body comprising a top edge, a bottom edge, a first end edge extending between the top edge and the bottom edge, an opposed second end edge extending between the top edge and the bottom edge, a first face bounded by the top edge, bottom edge, first end edge, and second end edge, and an opposed second face bounded by the top edge, bottom edge, first end edge, and second end edge; and a selectively inflatable seal comprising an inflation chamber disposed on the partition body, the selectively inflatable seal disposed on and extending along the first end edge, bottom edge, and second end edge, the selectively inflatable seal comprising a selectively openable and closable valve that is configured to receive and retain a gas for inflation of the inflation chamber and release the gas to deflate the inflation chamber.
US11097647B1	Cargo body wall with logistics tracks A cargo body wall including an interior side defining an interior plane for facing a cargo receiving volume, and an exterior side. A primary logistics track is elongated in a first direction and situated in the cargo body wall, and a secondary logistics track is elongated in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The primary logistics track includes first and second inward expansions projecting inward of the interior plane, each of the first and second inward expansions having at least one opening therein providing access to a logistics fitting accommodation area within the cargo body wall. The secondary logistics track is arranged to cross the primary logistics track at a position between the first and second inward expansions.
US11097645B2	Tie down assembly A tie down assembly includes a clasp, a ring that is rotatably coupled to the clasp, and a support coupler that is coupled to the ring. The support coupler frictionally controls rotation of the ring with respect to the clasp.
US11097644B2	Awning arm with integrated light source An awning system includes lighting units integrated with support arms thereof. The lighting units are configured to direct light emitted thereby primarily toward a canopy thereof when the canopy is fully deployed.
US11097642B2	Vehicle seating assembly leg support with bladder A vehicle seating assembly includes a leg support rotationally coupled to a seat and including a bladder assembly at least partially disposed on the leg support, and a lift mechanism disposed between the seat and the leg support, wherein the lift mechanism is configured to move the leg support between a stored position and a deployed position, and wherein the bladder assembly is inflatable between a deflated state and an inflated state.
US11097641B2	Vehicle seat There is provided a vehicle seat, including: a first support configuration section that includes a first cover; a second support configuration section that is disposed adjacent to the first support configuration section, and that includes a second cover; a double hinge that couples the first support configuration section and the second support configuration section together; an intermediate shutter that is disposed along a space between the first cover and the second cover; a first shutter that blocks a gap formed between the first cover and the intermediate shutter accompanying relative displacement between the first support configuration section and the second support configuration section; and a second shutter that blocks a gap formed between the second cover and the intermediate shutter accompanying relative displacement between the first support configuration section and the second support configuration section.
US11097640B2	Method and articles for attaching upholstery covers and other flexible material An article of upholstery covering is attached to an article of furniture, by steps that include inserting, into a channel around a frame of the article of furniture, an edge attachment article that is attached by an securement portion thereof along a periphery of the article of upholstery covering; and tensioning the article of upholstery covering to engage a catch portion of the edge attachment article under a lip of the channel.
US11097634B2	Start control system of vehicle and vehicle having the same The present invention provides a start control system of a vehicle, including: an electronic control unit (ECU), a starter, an air conditioner, and a starting power supply. The starting power supply includes a starting battery and a battery management system (BMS). At a low-temperature environment, when receiving an ignition request signal sent by the ECU, the BMS detects the temperature of the starting battery. When the temperature is less than a preset threshold, the starting battery is connected to the air conditioner for a preset time, so that the starting battery effectively raises the temperature of the starting battery by means of discharging at a high current temporarily. The start control system of a vehicle improves an ignition capability of a vehicle in a low-temperature environment, extends a temperature range and an area of using the vehicle, and improves competitiveness of the vehicle. The present invention further provides a vehicle having the start control system of a vehicle.
US11097632B2	Method and system for coordinating a battery exchange Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, apparatus, and computer readable medium for a battery exchange including the steps of receiving a request for the battery exchange from a requesting device, identifying a supplying vehicle eligible to exchange one or more batteries, transmitting location information of the supplying vehicle to the requesting device, transmitting an unlock signal to the supplying vehicle or the requesting device to unlock a compartment containing the one or more batteries, and receiving one or more confirmation signals indicating completion of the battery exchange.
US11097631B2	Method for charging a battery of a motor vehicle by an external charging station and motor vehicle designed to carry out such a method The disclosure relates to a method for charging a battery of a motor vehicle by an external charging station and to a motor vehicle which is designed to carry out such a method. The method includes the following steps which occur before coupling the motor vehicle to the charging station for charging the battery of the motor vehicle: first, on the basis of charging station data received by a motor vehicle, data which characterizes a current maximum charging capacity of the charging station, it is verified whether a predetermined charging state of the battery of the motor vehicle can be achieved by the charging station within a predetermined time. If the predetermined charging state of the battery cannot be achieved, a warning signal is issued.
US11097630B2	Method for managing the energy demand of a charging station for an electric vehicle The invention relates to a method for managing the energy demand of a charging station for an electric vehicle having an energy storage device, a charging power being supplied and controlled conductively via a charging connection line with the aim of providing a largest possible (current) control potential in order to attain grid stability for the power supply system. An anticipated parking duration and a desired energy amount are recorded as power-specific vehicle data and customer-specific data. Based on the aforementioned data, a charging plan is established which can follow different charging strategies according to the invention which dictate the temporal progress of the charging power while parking.
US11097627B2	Energy source supply systems, energy source supply devices, and related methods Some embodiments include an energy source supply appliance. The energy source supply appliance can comprise an appliance energy source supply system, and the appliance energy source supply system can comprise a first thermal control device and a second thermal control device. The appliance energy source supply system can be configured to receive a hydrogen fuel energy source and to make available the hydrogen fuel energy source to a receiver vehicle, and the receiver vehicle can comprise a drive system configured to use the hydrogen fuel energy source received by the receiver vehicle to motively power the receiver vehicle. Other embodiments of related systems, devices, and methods also are provided.
US11097623B2	Current mode control type switching power supply device A switching power supply device includes a first switch, a second switch, a current sensing portion configured to sense current flowing in the second switch, and a controller configured to control the first and second switches in accordance with the current sensed by the current sensing portion. The controller includes an accumulating portion configured to accumulate information of the current sensed by the current sensing portion during a predetermined period of time while the first switch is in the off state, and reflecting portion configured to start the transmission of the current information accumulated by the accumulating portion before the first switch is changed from the off state to the on state so as to reflect the current information accumulated by the accumulating portion on the slope voltage, and controls the first and second switches in accordance with the slope voltage.
US11097619B2	Current collector monitoring system A current collector monitoring system in one aspect of the present disclosure is provided with: a collected current measurement unit; a collected current state determination unit; an image acquisition unit; an event recognition unit; an event determination unit; and a determination result output unit. When a state of collected current corresponds to an abnormal state, the image acquisition unit acquires an image including, within an angle of view, a collector shoe provided to a current collector.
US11097614B2	Ride-on toy with electronic speed control system A ride-on toy with electronic speed controller for superior user experience is described herein. A ride-on toy as described herein may be in the form of a ride-on toy car, truck, jeep, motorcycle or the like and may be used with up to a 24-volt power source as opposed to a 12-volt power source as is common in the art. An electronic speed controller of the present disclosure provides variable speed control to at least one and preferably at least two motors from separate accelerator and brake mechanisms such as pedals. Conventional ride-on toys such as those described herein typically contain a single-pole switch such as pedal that provides all-or-nothing power to a motor as opposed to modulation of two motors by two actuation means. A ride-on toy as described herein may combine various controller components in unique ways to achieve the superior results as described herein.
US11097608B2	Method for manufacturing a solenoid-armature ram composite and a solenoid-armature ram composite for a linear actuator A method for manufacturing a solenoid-armature ram composite and a corresponding solenoid-armature ram composite for a linear actuator which has a stator with a coil that can be fed with electrical current for producing an electromagnetic field and a single-part or multi-part solenoid armature movable along a longitudinal axis of the coil and a ram connected with the solenoid armature, provides that the solenoid armature surrounds the ram in a ring shape and a gap between the ram and the solenoid armature is cast with a casting material.
US11097605B2	Auto latch for tonneau cover system A tonneau cover system, comprising: (a) one or more brackets secured to at least one of a pair of opposing sidewalls of a cargo box of a vehicle; (b) a foldable tonneau cover having a plurality of interconnected panels, at least one of the plurality of interconnected panels including: (1) one or more latch assemblies that engage the one or more brackets; and (2) an actuator assembly connected to each of the one or more latch assemblies by a cable, wherein actuation of the actuator assembly moves the cables that in turn release engagement of the one or more latch assemblies from the one or more brackets.
US11097603B1	School bus emergency egress system An emergency egress system for a multi-passenger vehicle such as a school bus (10) includes a housing (30) that operatively supports a ramp (34) in movable connection therewith. Opening an emergency exit door (18) of the bus causes a housing door (24) to open and the ramp to move outwardly from a retracted position toward an extended position. Opening the emergency exit door also causes the suspension of the bus to be automatically lowered to place the emergency exit opening (16) closer to the ground (166).
US11097600B2	Method and system for adaptive power engine control A method for adaptive power engine control of a transport refrigeration unit (TRU) is provided. The method includes determining a current compressor power of a compressor of the TRU. The method also includes determining an adaptive compressor power error of the compressor. Also, the method includes calculating and setting a target compressor power of the compressor based on the current compressor power and the adaptive compressor power error. Further, the method includes determining a suction pressure control point of the compressor based on the target compressor power and a compressor curve map. Moreover, the method includes operating the compressor with the suction pressure control point of the compressor.
US11097599B2	Vehicle air conditioning device There is provided a vehicle air conditioning device of a heat pump system which improves comfortability when changing to heating only by an auxiliary heating device. The device includes a heating medium circulating circuit 23 to heat air to be supplied from an air flow passage 3 to a vehicle interior, and when shifting to the heating of the vehicle interior only by the heating medium circulating circuit 23 in a heating mode, a controller executes a shifting control to increase a heating capability of the heating medium circulating circuit 23 prior to stopping a compressor 2 and decrease a heating capability of a radiator 4 in accordance with the increase of the heating capability of the heating medium circulating circuit 23.
US11097595B2	Remote air conditioning start system and center server A remote air conditioning start system includes a terminal of a user, a center server, and a vehicle that includes an air conditioner and is configured to communicate with the center server. The remote air conditioning start system includes first and second transmission units, first and second reception units, a start controller provided in the vehicle and configured to, when the second reception unit receives a start request, start the air conditioner, a determination unit provided in one of the terminal, the center server, and the vehicle and configured to determine necessity of defrosting of a window of the vehicle, and a notification unit provided in the terminal and configured to, when the determination unit determines that defrosting of the window is needed, notify the user that defrosting of the window is needed.
US11097581B2	Quick disassembly tool A quick disassembly tool for fixedly mounting a connection module is provided according to the present application, including a pressing block and a fixing block for press-fitting the connection module. A press-fitting end face of the fixing block is provided with a press-fitting hole, and a press-fitting post inserted into the press-fitting hole protrudes from the pressing block; the quick disassembly tool further includes a locking device respectively pressing on an end of the pressing block and an end of the fixing block, and the locking device includes an elastic pressing device configured to adjust a press-fitting space between the pressing block and the fixing block. The pressing block and the fixing block are connected and transversely position-limited through the press-fitting hole and the press-fitting post, the locking of the pressing block and the fixing block in a pressing direction is achieved by a locking device.
US11097580B2	Methods and apparatus for a modular double pin load sensor coupled to a hitch receiver Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for a modular double pin load sensor coupled to a hitch receiver. An example disclosed apparatus to be coupled to a receiver tube includes a crossbar interface to be coupled to a crossbar of a hitch, a pin adapter coupled to the crossbar interface, a first load-sensing pin disposed within the pin adapter, and a second load-sensing pin disposed within the pin adapter.
US11097578B2	Trailer frame with curved drawbars A trailer frame includes an axle-carrying portion and a tongue. The tongue includes first and second curved drawbars, each defining a convex surface. The convex surface of the first drawbar faces the convex surface of the second drawbar. The facing convex surfaces allow for an increased turning radius of a tow vehicle connected thereto by increasing the distance between the rear corners of the tow vehicle and the tongue.
US11097570B2	Tire stabilizer and method of using the same A tire stabilizer is provided that includes an upper block, a lower block, and a biasing device. The upper block has an inclined surface that is inclined relative to a bottom surface. The biasing device is disposed between the upper block and the lower block. A method of rotating a lug nut of a vehicle that is elevated above a ground surface is also provided. The method includes positioning a tire stabilizer between the ground surface and a tire of the vehicle, placing a wrench over the lug nut, rotating the wrench, removing the wrench from the lug nut, and removing the tire stabilizer from the tire. The tire stabilizer includes an upper block having an inclined surface, a lower block partially disposed within the upper block, and a biasing device disposed between the upper block and the lower block.
US11097569B2	Beat recording pen A beat recording pen for the recording and editing music and while serving as writing instrument. The device includes a retractable writing instrument disposed in an elongated shaft designed to house a power supply designed to provide electrical power to a transceiver that can transmit and receive digital signals to and from a connected mobile device or computer. The beat recording pen further includes an impact sensor that can detect an audio input signal of an impact event and convert the audio input signal into a digital signal. A micro-controller is disposed within the pen and can record the converted audio input signals detected by the impact sensor and interface with a software application installed on a connected mobile device or computer.
US11097568B2	Optical device, display body, device provided with a display body, optical filter, and method for manufacturing an optical device An optical device comprises a support having a reference plane, and a dielectric periodic structure including a plurality of periodic elements which are arranged, on the reference plane, in a two-dimensional lattice having a sub-wavelength spacing and are either projections projecting from the reference plane or recesses depressed from the reference plane. The optical device further includes a metal layer, which is positioned on a surface of the periodic structure including a region of the reference plane surrounding the individual periodic elements and the surfaces of the periodic elements and which has a shape that follows the surface profile of the periodic structure.
US11097567B2	Bookbinding apparatus A paper stack S supplied between clamping plates 1a, 1b of a carriage clamp 1 is pushed toward a positioning bar 2b by an alignment bar 5. A nip head 7 of a paper stack supplying unit 3 has first and second nip plates 9, 10, and a nip plate drive mechanism 11 moving each nip plate from a protruding position at which the nip plate protrudes from the nip head and a retracted position at which the nip plate retracts into the nip head, and translating the second nip plate taking the protruding position relative to the first nip plate taking the protruding position between a first position at which the first and second nip plates receive the paper stack therebetween and a second position at which the second nip plate cooperates with the first nip plate to grip the paper stack.
US11097565B2	Thermally expandable sheet A thermally expandable sheet includes a base, a thermally expansive layer, and a color adjustment layer. The thermally expansive layer is provided on a first side of the base and includes a thermally expandable material that distends in accordance with an amount of heat absorbed, the heat being generated from a thermal conversion layer that includes a thermal conversion material that converts electromagnetic waves to heat. The color adjustment layer is provided on at least one of the thermally expansive layer and a second side of the base and includes a color adjusting agent. When the thermal conversion layer is provided on the color adjustment layer, the color adjustment layer reduces a visual difference in color between a first region where the thermal conversion layer is provided and a second region where the thermal conversion layer is not provided.
US11097560B2	Inkjet printer with substrate height position control An inkjet printer is described. The inkjet printer has a substrate holder assembly that includes a base member having a long axis in a first direction and a short axis in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a contact member coupled to the base member, the contact member having a long axis in the first direction and a short axis in the second direction; a holder carriage coupled to the base member; a linear extender coupled between the base member and the contact member and extending in a third direction intersecting with the first direction and the second direction from the base member toward the contact member; and a flex member coupled to the base member, extending in the second direction between the linear extender and the contact member, and having a flex direction in a direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction.
US11097559B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a conveyor belt for conveying a sheet, a plurality of ink heads for fulfilling printing on the sheet, a sensor whose detection position is a position within a belt zone, a controller for halting the printing upon occurrence of jam, and a notification part for executing a notification process that urges cleaning of the conveyor belt. Upon occurrence of jam, the controller, based on an output signal of the sensor, decides for each one of the plurality of ink heads whether or not an ink head is a sheet-nonarrival head where an in-zone sheet has not yet arrived at a gap between the ink head and the conveyor belt, and given that there is no such sheet-nonarrival head, the controller keeps the notification part from executing the notification process.
US11097558B2	Printing method and printing apparatus A printing method includes printing an image on a sheet with a printhead, detecting an edge of the printed image in a widthwise direction of the sheet, and performing borderless printing, based on the detection result, to make a margin amount in the widthwise direction become not more than a predetermined value so as to prevent the image from being formed outside of the sheet in the widthwise direction.
US11097554B2	Thermal printhead and method of manufacturing the same A thermal printhead includes a substrate, a protrusion formed on an obverse surface of the substrate and extending in a main scanning direction, a heat storage layer formed on a top surface of the protrusion, and a plurality of heat-generating parts arranged along the main scanning direction on the heat storage layer. The substrate and the protrusion are integrally formed from a single-crystal semiconductor.
US11097549B2	Liquid container There is provided a technique of improving the mounting position of a liquid container relative to a liquid ejection device. The liquid container configured to be mountable to and dismountable from a case of the liquid ejection device includes a bag-like member that has flexibility and that includes a containing portion provided to contain a liquid inside thereof; and connection member that is located at an end of the bag-like member. The connection member includes a liquid outlet configured such that a liquid introducing element of the liquid ejection device is inserted in the liquid outlet; a container-side electrical connecting structure configured such that a device-side electrical connecting structure of the liquid ejection device is connected with the container-side electrical connecting structure; and two guided elements configured such that at least respective parts of two guide elements of the case are fitted in the two guided elements in a state that the liquid container is placed in the case. In a mounting state that the liquid container is mounted to the liquid ejection device, the liquid outlet is located between the two guided elements, and the container-side electrical connecting structure is located between one of the two guided elements and the liquid outlet.
US11097547B2	Inkjet recording apparatus and ink tank that prevents ink dripping when ink is injected into an ink tank An inkjet recording apparatus includes an ink tank including an ink storage chamber configured to store ink to be supplied to a recording head configured to discharge ink. An injection portion is provided through which ink is injected from an ink bottle into the ink storage chamber. An ink reception portion is configured to receive ink inside the injection portion. A communication portion is configured to communicate with the ink storage chamber inside the injection portion. A guide portion is configured to guide ink received by the ink reception portion to the communication portion.
US11097546B2	Print module with single multifunctional actuator handle A print module includes: a printhead having ink ports and a row of printhead contacts; and a supply assembly slidably movable relative to the cradle along an axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the printhead. The supply assembly includes: ink couplings positioned for fluidic connection to the ink ports; and a PCB having a row of PCB contacts for electrical connection to the printhead contacts. A single actuator handle is configured for sequentially actuating electrical connection or disconnection in a first motion and actuating fluidic connection or disconnection in a second motion.
US11097545B2	Liquid ejection device, cleaning apparatus and cleaning method for module substrate A liquid ejection device, a cleaning apparatus and a cleaning method for a module substrate, which can remove foreign matter on an ejection opening face and in a flow path connected with an ejection opening is provided. For that purpose, an ejection opening face is covered with liquid, cleaning is performed by driving a device configured to vibrate liquid, and after that the liquid is collected.
US11097540B2	Liquid ejection head and process for producing liquid ejection head A liquid ejection head includes a base plate and at least two device chips in which ejection ports for ejecting a liquid are formed and which are disposed on the base plate. At least one first reference mark is provided on the base plate. A second reference mark is provided on each of the device chips. At least one space is formed between adjacent device chips. The second reference marks and the first reference mark present in the space are disposed on an array axis along which the device chips are arrayed.
US11097537B2	Fluid ejection die molded into molded body A fluid ejection device includes a molded body having a first molded surface and a second molded surface opposite the first molded surface, and a fluid ejection die molded into the molded body, with the fluid ejection die having a first surface substantially coplanar with the first molded surface of the molded body and a second surface substantially coplanar with the second molded surface of the molded body, with the first surface of the fluid ejection die having a plurality of fluid ejection orifices formed therein and the second surface of the fluid ejection die having at least one fluid feed slot formed therein.
US11097535B2	Printing apparatus and discharge status judgment method A printing apparatus using a printhead that includes an inspection circuit for inspecting an ink discharge status for each nozzle performs an inspection processing. The apparatus selects a nozzle as a target of inspection of the ink discharge status, sets a threshold value for inspecting a detection result of a temperature detection element corresponding to the selected nozzle, and uses the inspection circuit and the set threshold value. The apparatus receives, from the printhead, an inspection result for the selected nozzle, determines, based on the received inspection result, a threshold value to be used by the inspection circuit for inspecting the discharge status of the selected nozzle in a subsequent inspection, and stores the determined threshold value in a memory.
US11097534B2	Visual ink savings When a job does not exactly match the purpose of a printing profile but would benefit from some of the characteristics of a different printing profile, dynamically making the tradeoffs between the printing profiles is desirable. For example, a high-ink, large gamut profile might not be needed for a particular job, but an ink-saving profile would be excessively grainy. An intermediate profile would be recommended. Alternatively, the ink-saving profile can be adequate for everything except the skin tones in the print. Presented here are systems and methods to create a blended representation that could adopt the high-ink rules for a portion of the image, but ink-saving rules elsewhere. For example, the high-ink rules can be applied to the skin colors, but ink-saving rules can be applied in other parts of the image.
US11097533B2	Image forming system A controller is configured to: when both a first conveyor and a second conveyor are operating concurrently, determine whether a reference current value exceeds a threshold value, the reference current value being obtained based on at least one of a first driving current that is a driving current of the first conveyor and a second driving current that is a driving current of the second conveyor; in response to determining that the reference current value exceeds the threshold value, continue an operation of an earlier-driven conveyor that is one of the first conveyor and the second conveyor that is started at earlier timing, and temporarily stop an operation of a later-driven conveyor that is one of the first conveyor and the second conveyor that is started at later timing; and after a driving current of the earlier-driven conveyor drops to a particular standard, restart the operation of the later-driven conveyor.
US11097528B2	Lining material peeling method In a lining material peeling method of peeling a lining material, which is fixedly formed on a surface of a base material, from the base material, a liquefied fluid which evaporates after injection is injected to a boundary between the base material and the lining material.
US11097526B2	Device for positioning of molecules Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for using a device for the positioning of molecules, the devise including a semiconductor substrate including a semiconductor layer and an insulating layer with a plurality of electrodes arranged on the insulating layer forming an electrode layer with a layer of 2-dimensional material arranged on the electrode layer. The method includes applying a first set of control signals to the plurality of electrodes to position a plurality of molecules in a first molecule arrangement and applying a second set of control signals to the plurality of electrodes to position the plurality of molecules in a second molecule arrangement, wherein the second set of control signals is different from the first set of control signals and wherein the device provides a first functionality in the first molecule arrangement and a second functionality in the second molecule arrangement.
US11097525B1	Filter media and system and method for manufacture thereof A system and method for laminating filter media can include applying an adhesive to a layer of the filter media and curing the adhesive. A multilayer filter assembly can include a first and a second layer laminated together using an inorganic adhesive.
US11097524B2	Flexible vacuum securement of objects to complex surfaces Systems and methods are provided for vacuum handling of composite parts. One embodiment is a method for performing vacuum securement of an object. The method includes covering the object with an impermeable membrane, locating a vacuum port at the impermeable membrane, and applying a negative pressure to the vacuum port that offsets air leaks between the impermeable membrane and the object.
US11097523B1	Systems and methods for roll to roll laminations A method of making a laminated optically clear adhesive (OCA) assembly includes providing a first OCA component having a first thickness; providing a second OCA component having a second thickness; and laminating the first OCA component and the second OCA component using a roll to roll lamination process to form the laminated OCA assembly. The first OCA component and the second OCA component are laminated together at a nip roller assembly, the nip roller assembly using a nip roller pressure selected based on the total thickness of the first and second OCA components such that the nip roller pressure decreases as the total thickness of the first and second OCA components increases.
US11097515B2	Laminated glazing A laminated glazing including a first glass sheet and a second glass sheet laminated via at least one thermoplastic interlayer, and an optical sensor arranged on the inner face of the laminated glazing. The thermoplastic interlayer includes a zone that is opaque to visible wavelengths and that extends at least in the zone surrounding the optical sensor.
US11097512B1	Floor panel and method of manufacturing a floor panel Provided is a panel for constructing a floor or wall covering. The panel includes a core which includes a mineral material and at least one dendritic additive for improving the flexibility and tensile strength of the panel. The panel further includes at least one pair of opposite side edges. The pair of opposite side edges are provided with interconnecting coupling means for interconnecting adjacent panels.
US11097506B2	Dual compartmented pouch and method for making the same A method for making said flexible includes forming a flexible pouch having an open top. A dividing seal extends from the open top to the bottom of the pouch so as to define two pouch openings and two pouch spaces. Substances are introduced into the pouch spaces by a first nozzle and a second nozzle inserted into a respective first space and second space and filling the pouch body through the first and second nozzle.
US11097505B2	Washable, waterproof, sealable and reusable soft gusseted volumized storage bags Disclosed are embodiments of a volume control storage bag and methods of making same. The volume control storage bag may have first and second sidewalls, a double-locking closure mechanism with a first closure element extending along the first sidewall and a second closure element extending along the second sidewall, each closure element having a channel and an elongated member configured for interlocking with one another. A gusset is sealed along three sides of the first and second sidewalls, leaving an opening through the closure mechanism and defining an interior space having a specific volume. Corner seals may be formed at the corners of the first and second sidewalls, further reinforcing the double-locking closure mechanism for an airtight and hence waterproof seal. The volume control storage bag may be made of a food-grade polyethylene vinyl acetate blend, approximately 90% or less ethylene vinyl acetate and approximately 10% or less polyethylene.
US11097504B2	Method and device for shaping a blank around a mandrel The present invention relates to a device for shaping a blank (1) of material in sheet form around a mandrel, in order to obtain a box or part of box of polygonal cross section, comprising: —a mandrel, —means for wrapping around the mandrel, —means for securing the tab, —means for folding the flaps, and—means for securing to one another, the flaps thus folded. The means for wrapping the panels and the means for securing the tab are supported by two cradles positioned one on each side of the mandrel, transversely and symmetrically with respect to the direction in which the blank is brought in from the glue-application workstation.
US11097498B2	Liner and composite tank assembly method An improved liner for a container in which gases, liquids, or powders are stored. The liner is a multi-layer structure made in a roto molding machine. The liner includes a first outer layer made of metallocene polyethylene, an intermediate gas and liquid impermeable layer, and one or more inner layers made of thermoplastic material compatible with the material stored inside the container. During the molding process, the three layers are made sequentially with the second and third layers being bonded and fused to the adjacent layer to form a uniform composite layer. The outer layer is made of metallocene polyethylene with superior rigidity and relatively low coefficient of thermal expansion making the liner less susceptible to cracking and useful as a layup structure for molding a structure around it. The liner is then used as a layup structure for outer fibers and infused resin.
US11097497B2	Support and method of shaping workpiece and support A support for supporting a workpiece from below efficiently while reducing the amount of necessary materials, and a shaping method for shaping the workpiece and support efficiently includes a hollow state support for supporting a workpiece from below, and the hollow state support has a lattice form with crossing of straight linear or curved columnar bodies, wherein a sintered strength at a connecting region with the workpiece is lower than the sintered strength at the other regions.
US11097495B2	Composite structures and methods for manufacturing composite structures A method for manufacturing a composite structure. The method includes depositing a plurality of thermoplastic particles onto at least one of a surface of a filler member and a surface of a structural member. The method further includes assembling the filler member with the structural member such that the plurality of thermoplastic particles are disposed proximate an interface between the filler member and the structural member.
US11097494B2	System and method of using lasers to seal an edge of a covering of an architectural-structure covering A system and method for laser sealing an edge portion of a covering of an architecture-structure covering is disclosed. In one embodiment, after cutting a covering of an architectural-structure covering to an appropriate size, lasering the cut edge portions or surfaces of the covering to seal the cut edge portions or surfaces of the covering to prevent fraying. The beam of the laser may be positioned to contact the cut edge portions or surfaces of the covering in a plane of the fabric. Subsequently, the beam of the laser scans or moves across the surface of the cut edge portion of the covering. In use, the beam of the laser is arranged and configured to apply heat to the surface of the fabric material at discrete points or spots to vaporize any loose fibers located along the cut edge portion of the covering.
US11097491B1	Mask-based partition preheating device and partition preheating method thereof A mask-based partition preheating device and method are provided. The device includes an overall heating light source and a local preheating light source. A substrate provided at a forming cylinder is configured to heat an underlying powder. A mask plate is provided between the local preheating light source and the overall heating light source. A powder material to be sintered is coated on a local preheating zone. The local preheating light source, the mask plate and the overall heating light source are all connected to a temperature controller. A temperature control probe and a thermal imager in a temperature monitor are disposed in a working chamber for detecting the temperature of the powder surface.
US11097490B2	Systems, methods, and media for artificial intelligence feedback control in additive manufacturing Additive manufacturing systems using artificial intelligence can identify an anomaly in a printed layer of an object from a generated topographical image of the printed layer. The additive manufacturing systems can also use artificial intelligence to determine a correlation between the identified anomaly and one or more print parameters, and adaptively adjust one or more print parameters. The additive manufacturing systems can also use artificial intelligence to optimize one or more printing parameters to achieve desired mechanical, optical and/or electrical properties.
US11097485B2	System and method for resource estimation of additive manufacturing A system and method for resource estimation of an additive manufacturing device is disclosed herein. The system includes at least one processor and one or more software modules. The processor executes the one or more software modules to determine a number of parts that can be manufactured per manufacturing run, estimate manufacturing time to manufacture a specified number of parts, and determine a total cost to manufacture the number of parts with the additive manufacturing device. The one or more software modules can compare the total cost to the cost of a current manufacturing method.
US11097476B2	Position detection techniques for additive fabrication and related systems and methods Techniques for measuring a position of a build platform in an additive fabrication device are provided. Such techniques may include detecting the onset and/or dissipation of force applied to a build platform as it moves from being in contact with, to being out of contact with, a container. In some embodiments, the techniques described herein may be applied in a stereolithographic additive fabrication device. According to some embodiments, measurement of forces applied to a build platform may be used to provide for reliable and consistent measurements of the height of the build platform relative to a container by measuring such forces at various positions of the build platform and analyzing the pattern of the forces with distance from the container.
US11097473B2	Polymer exhaust for eliminating extruder transients An additive manufacturing method that includes an extruder providing a supply of working material and a nozzle connected with respect to the extruder, the nozzle directing the working material to a deposit surface. A diverter valve is positioned between the extruder and the nozzle to direct the working material to an exhaust port away from the deposit surface under certain conditions.
US11097465B2	Laser-based droplet array jetting of high viscous materials Laser jetting of droplets of a viscous material, such as an ink, is performed by coating a layer of ink on a mesh-like transport screen, with the ink being retained within spaces of the mesh-like transport screen. The ink-coated mesh-like transport screen is conveyed to a working area and a laser beam is used to heat the ink within the spaces of the mesh-like transport screen, thereby causing ink droplets to be jetted from the spaces of the mesh-like transport screen. Structures are formed on a receiving substrate arranged near the working area by jetting the ink droplets, either in an aggregation or sequentially, across a gap from the mesh-like transport screen to the receiving substrate and displacing the mesh-like transport screen and the laser beam relative to one another at times between the jetting of the droplets, or by directly printing ink droplets onto the receiving substrate.
US11097462B2	System and method of manufacturing suspension seating A method of manufacturing suspension seating includes providing a blank to be used in a suspension member. The blank has a non-visible marker. The method also includes illuminating the non-visible marker with an excitation source. The non-visible marker becomes detectable when illuminated by the excitation source. The method further includes sensing the non-visible marker with a sensor. The sensor is configured to detect the non-visible marker when illuminated by the excitation source. The method also includes determining, by a controller, a characteristic of the blank using the non-visible marker. The controller is in communication with the sensor and configured to receive information related to the non-visible marker from the sensor. The method further includes adjusting the blank to achieve the desired characteristic.
US11097460B2	Balloon wrapping apparatus A balloon wrapping apparatus is disclosed by which a balloon can be accurately positioned and inserted in relation to a pleating section. The balloon wrapping apparatus for wrapping a balloon provided at a distal portion of an elongated shaft includes: a pleating section that forms the balloon with wing shapes; a folding section that folds the wing shapes formed in the balloon along a circumferential direction; a support base that supports a portion other than the distal portion of the shaft, and that makes the distal portion of the shaft insertable into the pleating section and the folding section; and a core metal member to be inserted in the shaft. The core metal member is inserted in the shaft from a distal end position of the balloon to at least the proximal side of a proximal end position of the balloon.
US11097459B2	Blow molding apparatus A blow molding apparatus comprises: a continuous transport section provided with a loop-shaped transport path for continuously transporting a preform; an intermittent transport section for intermittently transporting the preform to a blow molding section; and a delivery section for holding the preform being transported on the transport path, and delivering it to the intermittent transport section. The delivery section is equipped with a cooling means for jetting a cooling fluid from a first nozzle member onto an outer surface of the preform to cool the preform locally.
US11097456B2	Preparation method for hollow radiator and hollow radiator The present invention discloses a preparation method for a hollow radiator and a hollow radiator. The preparation method comprises the following steps: 1) providing a feed and an insert raw material; 2) molding the insert raw material into an insert; 3) placing the insert in a cavity of a mold, and filling the cavity with the feed by injection molding in such a manner that the insert is surrounded by the feed, thereby obtaining a green body with the insert; 4) performing debinding treatment on the green body with the insert to remove the insert, thereby obtaining the green body of a hollow structure; and 5) sintering the green body to obtain the hollow radiator. By the preparation method for a hollow radiator according to the present invention, a radiator of a complex hollow structure can be fabricated, and the heat dissipation effect of the radiator can be improved. Moreover, the airtightness and leakproofness of the radiator can be guaranteed for a long time.
US11097453B2	Hinge mold process for creating structural forms and shapes A process and assembly for producing a structural article, as well as an article produced according to any process and assembly. A mold has a base and a hinged lid, either or both of which include a cavity interior which defines a negative of the structural article to be produced. A structural insert placed within the mold, prior or subsequent to a plasticized and structural forming foam material also being placed within the mold. The foam cures and sets in encapsulating fashion around the insert so that, upon removal, the insert is coated within the formed material.
US11097446B2	System and method for making tied block mat with border In an exemplary embodiment, a system for making tied block mat with a border includes a mold having an array of mold cavities; and a hopper that receives a hardenable paste and is spaced from the mold to receive a sheet of mesh material therebetween, the hopper having an opening for depositing the hardenable paste into selected mold cavities, the hopper forming a filling zone with the mold wherein the hardenable paste flows through the opening into the selected mold cavities, and a blocked zone where the hardenable paste is prevented from entering other selected mold cavities of the mold; whereby the tied block mat is formed wherein the hardenable paste in the selected mold cavities becomes embedded in the sheet of mesh material in the filling zone, and a border is formed in the blocked zone where the hardenable paste is blocked from entering the other selected mold cavities.
US11097445B2	Descending type ceramic 3D printer The present invention relates to a descending type ceramic 3D printer comprising a rack, the middle part of the rack is provided with a charging block sealed with the four sides thereof, the lower part of the charging block is connected with a lifting device for printing, the lifting device for printing is mounted on the lifting mounting block arranged at the lower part of the rack, the upper left side of the rack is provided with a scraping device cooperating with the material in the charging block, the upper right side thereof is provided with a mounting rack, the mounting rack is provided with a light spot emission device and a light transmission block that cooperate with each other, and the mounting rack is further provided with a discharging device; the present invention aims to provide a descending type ceramic 3D printer in which the light transmission block and the light spot emission device are arranged above the charging block so that the charging block are descended gradually to realize the printing of the product, and when printing and feeding of each part finishes, the scraping device will scratch it flat, greatly guarantying the flatness of each printing, and ensuring the performance of the joint portions, thereby improving the quality of the product.
US11097444B1	Bonding wood or other plant products using ultrasound energy A filler material is applied to a plurality of wood elements. The plurality of wood elements is bonded into a composite wood product, where the bonding includes delivering ultrasound energy to the plurality of wood elements. The ultrasound energy has a frequency within a frequency range of 10 kHz-20 MHz.
US11097439B2	Method and apparatus for display screen shield replacement A method and apparatus for replacement of damages display shield (typically glass) covering a display screen on a device, typically a mobile phone. Mobile phones have an electronic display protected by a glass shield. Between the glass and the display is often a plastic polarizing or other intermediary sheet. Removal of a damage glass can be accomplished by cutting thru the polarizer with a moving wire or blade. This separates the glass from the sensitive display and allows replacement of the glass without damaging the more expensive display.
US11097438B2	Adjustable weight striking device Adjustable weight striking device can be selectively loaded with weighting material to temporarily increase striking force during use and unloaded to reduce weight while carrying. The tool has body made of low density material and working end for striking tool, handle extending from the body made of low density material, striking tool at working end, and apparatus for holding weighting material adjacent to the body. The weight holding apparatus can be platform with straps or other securing feature for temporarily holding weighting material and/or an interior chamber within the body for receiving weighting material. Weighting material can be sand, water, dirt, gravel, rock, or metal and can temporarily increase the weight of the striking tool by 50%, 100%, 200% 250%, 300%, 400%, 500% or more depending on volume and/or density of weighting material as compared to striking device.
US11097435B2	Electric hair clipper An electric hair clipper comprises a blade and a casing, consisting of an upper shell, a lower shell and a screen removable from the lower shell to leave the blade in evidence.
US11097432B2	Robotic system with reconfigurable end-effector assembly An end-effector assembly includes a master boom, a frame rail coupled thereto, and at least one branch rail movably coupled to the frame rail by a swing branch lock. The swing arm is movably coupled to the at least one branch rail by a swing arm lock. Each of the swing branch lock and the swing arm lock further includes a clamp configured to movably secure the branch rail to the frame rail or the swing arm to the branch rail. A pivot shaft extends through the clamp and is configured to rotationally secure the clamp in place. A swing plate is secured to the pivot shaft and is configured for engagement with a configuration tool. A locking fastener extends through the swing plate and into the pivot shaft and is configured to lock and unlock the clamp in position.
US11097431B2	Robot neck mechanism A robotic apparatus includes a neck housing and a head housing. The head housing defines a sagittal axis, a frontal axis, and a vertical axis. A drive assembly is disposed at least partially within the neck housing and the head housing. The drive assembly is configured to move the head housing relative to the neck housing independently about the sagittal axis, the frontal axis, and the vertical axis such that the head housing has a range of motion that substantially corresponds to a human or animal head. The drive assembly includes a sagittal axle extending along the sagittal axis, a frontal axle rotatable about the frontal axis, and a vertical axle rotatable about the vertical axis. The vertical axle is disposed at least partially within the neck housing and offset from both the sagittal axle and the frontal axle along the vertical axis.
US11097430B2	Robotic gripper member A soft bodied robotic member has the appearance of a finger and has a deformable rubber elongated body surrounding an array of rigid ribs interconnected by a perpendicular constraint. The plates form a series of parallel protrusions extending from opposed sides of the body and have a serrated, sawtooth or wavelike appearance. A tether runs through each row of protrusions and draws the corresponding protrusions together in a compressive manner to bend or dispose the finger toward the compressed side. Gaps between the protrusion allow movement of the protrusion towards adjacent protrusions to dispose the body in an arcuate shape. The constraint is a planar sheet that bends with the arc along its width, but resists lateral twisting, thus limiting movement outside a plane defined by the arc and the tether. Multiple finger members may be placed in close geometric proximity for gripping a common object.
US11097426B2	Carrier system, exposure apparatus, carrier method, exposure method, device manufacturing method, and suction device A carrier system and method carries a plate-like object to an object mounting section. The system imparts vibration to the object that has been moved such that the object is vibrating when the object is placed onto the mounting section.
US11097425B2	Automated switch activation system According to an aspect, a releasable actuation system includes a support member, a carriage movable relative to the support member, a releasable mount configured to couple the support member to a frame, the support member being rotatable relative to the releasable mount by a rotatable joint, an image capturing sensor connected to the carriage, an actuator connected to the carriage and operable to adjust a position of a switch, a memory having computer readable instructions, and one or more processors for executing the computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions controlling the one or more processors to perform operations comprising directing the actuator to adjust the position of the switch.
US11097422B2	Safety-rated multi-cell workspace mapping and monitoring Safety systems in distributed factory workcells intercommunicate or communicate with a central controller so that when a person, robot or vehicle passes from one workcell or space into another on the same factory floor, the new workcell or space need not repeat the tasks of analysis and classification and can instead immediately integrate the new entrant into the existing workcell or space-monitoring schema. The workcell or space can also communicate attributes such as occlusions, unsafe areas, movement speed, and object trajectories, enabling rapid reaction by the monitoring system of the new workcell or space.
US11097420B2	Interference determination apparatus for articulated robot, interference determination method for articulated robot, interference determination program for articulated robot, and path planning apparatus An interference determination apparatus includes: an acquisition unit that acquires region information indicating regions set in a configuration space in which the angles of rotation of two or three specific joints of an articulated robot are indicated by coordinate axes, the regions including an interference region in which the robot is determined to interfere with itself or an obstacle based on the magnitudes of the angles of rotation of the specific joints, and a non-interference region in which the robot is determined to not interfere with itself or an obstacle based on the magnitudes of the angles of rotation of specific joints; and a determination unit that determines whether the robot interferes with itself or an obstacle, by determining whether coordinates indicating a posture determined by the angles of rotation of the specific joints belong to the interference region or the non-interference region indicated by the acquired region information.
US11097418B2	Grasping of an object by a robot based on grasp strategy determined using machine learning model(s) Grasping of an object, by an end effector of a robot, based on a grasp strategy that is selected using one or more machine learning models. The grasp strategy utilized for a given grasp is one of a plurality of candidate grasp strategies. Each candidate grasp strategy defines a different group of one or more values that influence performance of a grasp attempt in a manner that is unique relative to the other grasp strategies. For example, value(s) of a grasp strategy can define a grasp direction for grasping the object (e.g., “top”, “side”), a grasp type for grasping the object (e.g., “pinch”, “power”), grasp force applied in grasping the object, pre-grasp manipulations to be performed on the object, and/or post-grasp manipulations to be performed on the object.
US11097415B2	Generation of robotic user interface responsive to connection of peripherals to robot Methods and systems for connection-driven generation of robotic user interfaces and modification of robotic properties include detecting a connection of a robotic peripheral to a robot; obtaining a peripheral property set corresponding to the robotic peripheral, wherein the peripheral property set includes one or more properties of the robotic peripheral; modifying, based on the peripheral property set, a robotic property set that includes one or more properties of the robot to provide a modified robotic property set; generating, during runtime, a robotic graphical user interface (“RGUI”) dynamically based on the peripheral property set, wherein the RGUI provides at least one user-accessible interface to control the robot and the robotic peripheral; and controlling, based on the modified robotic property set, the robot and the robotic peripheral in response to user input received via the RGUI.
US11097411B2	Ergonometric utility handle An ergonometric utility handle having a main body portion having an end that fits in a cupped palm and concavities emanating from the end that lengthwise substantially conformingly receive palm sides of a thumb and at least one finger. The concavities are widely dish shaped or bound and defined by gently sloped surfaces disposed in laterally outwardly spaced relation to the utility object or a mounting element therefor and against which the thumb and finger or fingers can be positioned and pressed to control and exert useful mechanical advantage. Additional features include a cantilever element against which a finger can be pressed to enhance control and mechanical advantage, an ability to remove and reorient a utility object, such as to reverse the diagonal cut of a brush tip, and an ability to attach an extension in one or more ways.
US11097409B2	Power tool assembly with selectable-voltage battery pack The invention relates to a power tool and battery pack assembly including a battery pack for connection with the power tool to provide power for the operation of the power tool when connected thereto. The battery pack includes a plurality of power cells and connection means are provided to allow the selective supply of power at least a first or second voltage level to the power tool from the battery pack.
US11097403B2	Impact tool A rotary power tool includes a main housing and a transmission housing coupled to the main housing. The transmission housing includes a bearing pocket open to a front of the transmission housing and defined at least partially by a radially inward-extending flange. The rotary power tool also includes an output shaft and a bearing positioned within the bearing pocket adjacent and in abutting relationship with the radially inward-extending flange for rotatably supporting the output shaft in the transmission housing. The rotary power tool also includes a radially outward-extending flange on the output shaft that radially overlaps at least a portion of the bearing on an opposite side of the bearing as the radially inward-extending flange. A line of action of an axial reaction force applied to the output shaft is directed to the transmission housing via the radially outwardly-extending flange, the bearing, and the radially inward-extending flange.
US11097400B2	Holding device using a plurality of stacked plates Some embodiments are directed to a machine tool holding device for clamping a piece to be clamped that includes a contact surface. The holding device includes at least one claw intended to come into contact with the contact surface of the piece to be clamped. The claw includes a plurality of clamping plates stacked on each other, and each including on their edge a clamping surface arranged to be in contact with a portion of the contact surface of the piece to be clamped.
US11097398B2	Abrasive article and method of making the same In some examples, an abrasive particle transfer system including a production tool including a dispensing surface with a plurality of cavities formed therein; abrasive particles removably disposed within at least some of the cavities; and a nonwoven substrate having an outer surface opposing the dispensing surface of the production tool, wherein the dispending surface of the production tool is configured to apply a compressive force to the outer surface of the nonwoven substrate to compress the nonwoven substrate from a first thickness to a second thickness, wherein, while the nonwoven substrate is compressed to the second thickness by the production tool, the abrasive particles are transferred from the plurality of cavities to the nonwoven substrate.
US11097397B2	Polishing device, polishing method, and record medium According to an embodiment, a polishing device which polishes a surface of a polishing target, includes a sensor, an end point detector, and an end point condition setter. The sensor senses a characteristic value correlated with a state of the surface during polishing. The end point detector detects that the characteristic value or a polishing time satisfies an end point condition corresponding to an end point of the polishing. The end point condition setter sets the end point condition in accordance with at least one of device information about the polishing device and polishing target information about the polishing target, and outputs the set end point condition to the end point detector.
US11097393B2	Protective apparatus for a machine tool A protective apparatus and a machine tool are provided. The machine tool includes an operational element, a driving element, and the protective apparatus. The operational element and the driving element are disposed on machine table. The protective apparatus includes an insulating unit, conducting unit, capacitance sensor, and control unit. The insulating unit is disposed between the operational element and the driving element. The driving element drives the operational element by the insulating unit. The conducting unit contacts the operational element. The capacitance sensor electrically connects the conducting unit for sensing capacitance of the conducting unit. The control unit electrically connects the capacitance sensor and the driving element and determines whether a user approaches the operational element based on the capacitance. When the control unit detects that the distance between the user and the operational element is too close, the control unit stops the operation of the operational element.
US11097392B2	Spindle device A spindle device includes a cover member. The cover member has, formed therein, a gas flow path configured to flow a compressed gas for providing sealing between a chuck portion as a rotating member and the cover member and sealing between the chuck portion and the spindle housing. The gas flow path includes a first conduit configured to communicate the outside of the cover member and a second conduit configured to allow the first conduit to communicate with a gap between the chuck portion and the spindle housing, the second conduit being larger than the outlet of the first conduit. The outlet of the second conduit faces a surface of the spindle housing.
US11097388B2	Fence for table saw A fence assembly for a table saw includes a primary fence including a first elongated body having a first body first side, a first body second side, a first body top side, and a first body bottom side, and a first height measured between the first body top side and the first body bottom side. A secondary fence is pivotally mounted to the primary fence and pivotable between a deployed position adjacent one of the first body first side or the first body second side, and a stowed position adjacent the other of the first body first side or the first body second side. The secondary fence includes a second elongated body having a second body top side and a second body bottom side, and a second height measured between the second body top side and the second body bottom side. The second height is less than the first height.
US11097387B2	Machining center A machining center configured for machining workpieces includes at least one column, a beam, at least one slider, a first driving member, a second driving member, a first main shaft and a second main shaft. The column can be configured for supporting the beam. The slider can be disposed on the beam and slidable along a length direction of the beam. Both the first main shaft and the second main shaft can be arranged on the slider and located on two opposite sides of the beam. The first driving member can be configured for driving the slider to slide relative to the beam. The second driving member can be configured for driving the first main shaft and the second main shaft to operate. The first main shaft and the second main shaft can be configured for synchronously or asynchronously machining the workpieces.
US11097386B2	Power tool with position control A repositionable power wrench includes a housing, a motor arranged inside the housing, and an output shaft, which is rotationally connected to the motor and telescopically arranged with respect to the housing to allow axial movement of the output shaft with respect to the housing between a fully extended position (Emax) and a fully compressed position, with a resilient member being arranged to urge the output shaft towards the fully extended position (Emax). The power wrench also includes or is connectable to a positioning system arranged to monitor a position of the power wrench. The output shaft includes an output end arranged to interact with a fastener. A sensor is arranged to monitor a level of extension (E) of the output shaft with respect to the housing, such that the position of the output end of the output shaft may be determined.
US11097383B2	Alignment of frame members in welded assemblies A system for improving alignment in welded assemblies is provided. The system includes a support member having a surface and a projection extending from the surface. The projection may include one of a convex or a concave geometry. The system includes a positioning member provided over the support member for receiving a frame member. The positioning member may be movable over the support member, and the positioning member may include a geometry configured to engage the one of the convex or the concave geometry. The frame member may be movable from a first position relative to a center of the projection to a second position relative to the center of the projection during movement of the positioning member over the support member.
US11097379B2	Solder bonding method and solder joint A solder bonding method that bonds, using a solder joint, an electrode of a circuit board to an electrode of an electronic component includes: depositing, on the electrode of the circuit board, an Sn—Bi-based solder alloy with a lower melting point than a solder alloy deposited on the electrode of the electronic component; mounting the electronic component on the circuit board such that the Sn—Bi-based solder alloy contacts the solder alloy on the electrode of the electronic component; heating the circuit board to a peak temperature of heating of 150° C. to 180° C.; holding the peak temperature of heating at a holding time of greater than 60 seconds and less than or equal to 150 seconds; and cooling, after the heating and to form the solder joint, the circuit board at a cooling rate greater than or equal to 3° C./sec.
US11097378B2	Conductive nodes A weldable adhesive or sealant formulation comprising a plurality of discrete solid metallic portions within a material having a viscosity of greater than 10,000 Pa s in its green state and at room temperature.
US11097375B2	Laser processing apparatus and laser processing method A laser processing apparatus 10 includes a continuous-wave laser oscillator 12 for generating a continuous-wave laser beam, a condenser lens 18 for concentrating a continuous-wave laser beam onto a workpiece, and a delay time setting means for calculating an energy value for each processing by a continuous-wave laser beam irradiation on the basis of processing data and accumulating the calculated energy value, and setting a predetermined delay time between the processings when the accumulated energy value exceeds a predetermined threshold.
US11097364B2	Method for hard finishing toothed gearing, particularly internally toothed portions and machine tool suitable therefor The invention relates to a method and a machine tool for hard finishing toothed gearing, particularly internally toothed portions (3), in which method a toothed hard finishing tool (W) which rotates about its axis of rotation is brought into rolling machining engagement with the machined toothed gearing in one pass or in a plurality of passes of differing radial infeed depth under an advance motion with a direction component parallel to the axis of rotation (C) of the machined toothed gearing and under a non-null axis crossing angle, and material is removed from the machined toothed gearing with a tooth flank region (4a) of the machine tool gearing with tooth thickness increasing in the tooth trace direction from the end face (5) facing the machined toothed gearing.
US11097361B2	Indexable cutting tool An indexable cutting tool in which cutting ability can be ensured while suppressing the occurrence of chatter vibration. In outer circumferential blades provided on a tool main body, the axial rake angles are all set to the same angle, and so are the radial rake angles. With this configuration, the cutting ability of an indexable cutting tool can be ensured. Furthermore, the disposing intervals, in the circumferential direction of the tool main body, of the plurality of outer circumferential blades that are provided in, at least, a first groove of a plurality of groove are set to unequal values. With this configuration, it is possible to make the intervals at which the outer circumferential blades adjoining in the axis direction contact a workpiece unequal, suppressing resonance of periodic vibration occurring in cutting and, thus, suppressing the occurrence of chatter vibration.
US11097357B2	Drill bit and hole formation method Provided are a hole formation method enabling the formation of a high-quality hole even when a workpiece material is a difficult-to-machining metal material or a fiber-reinforced composite material and a drill bit used in the method. A drill bit includes at least one cutting edge and a face (a leading flank and a trailing flank) positioned in the vicinity of the cutting edge, and on the face, a recess exhibiting a prescribed planar shape (groove) is provided. A hole formation method includes a hole formation step of machining a portion to be processed of a workpiece material by means of drilling to form a hole while a lubricant material for assisting machining process is in contact with the portion to be processed, and in the hole formation step, the drill bit is used.
US11097355B2	Clamping chuck with inclined slides A clamping chuck having a body (2) with a slidable spindle (7) in a housing (9). The housing is inclined relative to the axis (xx′) of the chuck and exiting through the front face (3), the spindle (7) movement driven by a piston (19) along the chuck axis and the spindle equipped with a groove (15) into which slides a drive section (25) of the piston. An end of the spindle (7) has a notch (17) exiting into the groove (15) such that, when positioning the spindle from the front face (3) of the chuck, allows the spindle (7) to move along the drive section (25) and touch the latter and enable its groove (15) to be positioned facing the drive section (25), such that such that after one rotation of the spindle (7) around its axis (uu′), the groove (15) engages with the drive section (25).
US11097353B1	Power tool A power tool has a clamping mechanism having an assembling mount and two clamping blocks. The assembling mount has a main body, a receiving recess defined in the main body, two first limiting troughs communicating with the receiving recess, and a through hole defined through a bottom of the receiving recess. The two clamping blocks are disposed in the receiving recess. Each one of the two clamping blocks has an abutting face corresponding to the bottom of the receiving recess in shape and facing to the bottom of the receiving recess. One of the two clamping blocks has two limiting ribs respectively inserted in the two first limiting troughs. The two limiting ribs respectively guided and blocked by the two first limiting troughs to prevent the clamping block from sliding downward along the bottom of the receiving recess.
US11097351B2	Cutting tool and cutting insert with fluid flow structures A cutting tool includes a cutting insert comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, a clamping surface for abutting a clamp, a cutting edge, a hole extending through the insert from the bottom surface to the clamping surface, and a channel extending from the clamping surface to proximate the cutting edge, and a tool holder comprising a tool holder body having a pocket for receiving the insert, a clamp for contacting the clamping surface and clamping the insert in the pocket, and a tool holder passage in the body in flow communication with the hole in the insert. A cutting insert is also provided.
US11097349B2	Method and system for additive manufacturing using a light beam The method comprises the steps of: a) supplying building material; and b) fusing the building material using a light beam (2); wherein steps a) and b) are carried out so as to progressively produce the object out of the fused building material. In step b), the beam (2) is projected onto the building material so as to produce a primary spot on the building material, the beam being repetitively scanned in two dimensions in accordance with a first scanning pattern so as to establish an effective spot (21) on the building material, said effective spot having a two-dimensional energy distribution.The effective spot (21) is displaced in relation to the object being produced to progressively produce the object by fusing the building material.
US11097340B2	Powder cleaning systems and methods A powder cleaning system can include a fluidized bed reactor configured to retain powder and fluidize the powder to remove adsorbate and/or other contaminants from the powder, at least one inlet line, and one or more gas sources configured to be in selective fluid communication with the fluidized bed reactor via the at least one inlet line to selectively provide an inlet flow having one or more gases to the fluidized bed reactor to fluidize the powder with the one or more gases within the fluidized bed reactor. The system can include at least one outlet line in fluid communication with the fluidized bed reactor and configured to allow removal of outlet flow which comprises the adsorbate and/or other contaminants from the fluidized bed reactor.
US11097337B2	Thermal processing of cylinder liners A method of manufacturing a cylinder block for an engine comprises providing a cylinder liner for the cylinder block and keeping the cylinder liner in a controlled atmosphere, removing the cylinder liner from the controlled atmosphere, removing moisture and gaseous contamination from the cylinder liner, and positioning the cylinder liner in a mold and over-casting a cylinder block in the mold.
US11097333B2	Process shaft tooling assembly A forming station for a necker machine including a frame assembly, an inboard turret assembly, an outboard turret assembly and a forming station quick-change assembly.
US11097331B2	Press-formed article, press-forming method, and press-forming apparatus This press-formed article includes: a top sheet portion; a sidewall continuing to the top sheet portion via a convex ridge line portion; a flange continuing to the sidewall via a concaved ridge line portion; and an outward flange continuing from an edge portion of the top sheet portion to an edge portion of the flange, via an edge portion of the convex ridge line portion, an edge portion of the sidewall, and an edge portion of the concaved ridge line portion, wherein in the same unit, an average thickness TAve, a minimum thickness TMin, and a maximum thickness TMax of the outward flange satisfy Equation 1 and Equation 2. 0.8×TAve≤TMin
US11097326B2	Method for producing open-seam pipes from sheet metal panels A method for producing open-seam pipes from sheet metal panels, in particular thick sheet metal panels. A sheet metal panel, having bending edges on the long sides thereof, is fed to a pipe forming press where the sheet metal panel is formed, lying on a lower tool having of two supporting elements which are horizontally spaced apart from each other, by an upper tool, which can be raised and lowered, by application of a bending force, progressively into an open-seam pipe having bending edges on opposite long sides with a gap for later longitudinal seam welding. In order that the sheet metal panel can be easily, progressively formed or shaped from the start, at least the bending sections immediately adjacent on the bending edges of the sheet metal panel are each formed from the outside to the inside, deviating from a numerically ascending bending step sequence in a pilgering process sequence.
US11097325B2	Drawing machine for drawing tubes A drawing machine (1) for drawing a tube (2), defining a longitudinal axis (Y), comprising a first die (3) for carrying out the drawing of the tube by means of the use of a mandrel (4); a device for varying the inclination (5) of the tube inlet into said first die (3); a second die (6) for carrying out a skin pass operation on the tube, arranged downstream of said first die (3); an in-line system for detecting the eccentricity of the tube; a data processing system (7) for processing signals originating from said detection system and sending input data to said device for varying the inclination (5) of the tube to vary the inclination of the tube so as to correct the eccentricity of the tube in-line; wherein said in-line system for detecting the eccentricity of the tube comprises a first detection head comprising at least three first transducers (8) arranged downstream of said first die (3).
US11097320B2	FOUP cleaning device and FOUP cleaning method An embodiment of the present subject matter including a FOUP body and a FOUP cover includes: a loading and unloading part configured to load or unload the FOUP; a standby part which is provided at one side of the loading and unloading part and on which the FOUP body and the FOUP cover are separated from or coupled to each other; a cleaning chamber configured to clean the FOUP body and the FOUP cover using steam; and a robot configured to transport the FOUP body and the FOUP cover between the standby part and the cleaning chamber.
US11097315B1	Cannabis particulate separator A cannabis particulate separator and a method for separating cannabis by size using such a cannabis particulate separator. The cannabis particulate separator includes a body, supporting projections, apertures, and flaps. The body has a top surface and a bottom surface. The apertures extend through the body between the top and bottom surfaces. The flaps are integrally disposed on the bottom surface. Each flap is connected to the bottom surface adjacent to one of the apertures. The flaps extend away from the bottom surface at an angle. The supporting projections extend away from the body and are configured to bend inward toward the bottom surface.
US11097314B2	Sand cleaning system and device This disclosure relates to a system and device for cleaning impurities, garbage, rocks and etc. from sand. In one embodiment, a sand cleaning device includes a spinning brush head that includes one or more flaps that push sand through a screen while retaining impurities, garbage, and rocks within a receptacle. The system includes a remote power unit for powering the sand cleaning device.
US11097312B2	Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers with increased lifetime An array of CMUT cells (10) has a DC bias voltage (VB) coupled to the top electrodes of the cells to bias the electrode to a desired collapsed or partially collapsed state. Fuses (200) are coupled in series with the bottom electrodes (22) of the cells which will open and isolate an individual cell from the other still-functional cells of the array in the event of a failure of the individual cell. In a preferred embodiment the cells are coupled to control integrated circuitry such as microbeamformer circuitry and the fuses are formed of semiconductor materials with the integrated circuitry, thereby leaving the MUT surface area available for high density MUT fabrication. Damage to the integrated circuitry due to short-circuiting of the DC bias current through a failed cell is prevented.
US11097310B2	Paint hardening device and paint hardening method A paint hardening device is a device for hardening paint applied to a workpiece and includes an electron beam emission portion configured to emit an electron beam to harden the paint, and a storage chamber in which the electron beam emission portion is accommodated. The paint hardening device is configured to move the workpiece and the electron beam emission portion relative to each other while the electron beam is being applied to the paint from the electron beam emission portion in a state where an inert gas atmosphere is formed at least in an electron-beam passing region where the electron beam passes in the storage chamber, the electron beam being applied to the paint from the electron beam emission portion.
US11097307B2	Method for preparing a UV curable coating composition The present invention relates to a method comprising the steps of: a) contacting an acrylate monomer, a carboxylic acid monomer, and a chain transfer agent under free radical polymerization conditions to form a solution of a polymer having an Mn in the range of from 5,000 to 50,000 Daltons; b) contacting the solution with a base and an ethylenically unsaturated glycidyl functionalized monomer to form a solution of an ethylenically unsaturated acrylate polymer; c) contacting the solution of the ethylenically unsaturated functionalized acrylate polymer with water to form an aqueous dispersion of ethylenically unsaturated functionalized acrylate polymers; and d) removing the organic solvent. The method of the present invention provides a composition suitable for use as a UV curable coating that achieves an excellent balance of hardness, flexibility, and warmth with less reliance on costly MFAs.
US11097303B2	Girth weld coater A girth weld coating machine has an application head rotatable about a pipeline. A reservoir of coating material is carried on the application head and progressively dispenses coating material on to the girth weld. The coating material is applied to the pipe surface by a roller to spread and distribute the coating over the surface.
US11097301B2	Apparatus for a low pressure non-contact cleaning of a paint applicator A non-contact cleaner for a paint spray equivalent having a housing with an open top with a venturi opening. A ring is contained the housing in a space downwardly from the entry opening thus forming a chamber between the ring and the venturi opening adapted to receive the paint spray tip to be cleaned. A plurality of circumferently spaced air nozzles created downward airflow through the housing while a solvent nozzle contained in the housing sprays solvent onto the paint tip to be cleaned.
US11097298B2	Fluid application systems including pressure dampeners A fluid application system includes a manifold defining an internal passageway for fluid flow therethrough and a plurality of nozzle assemblies connected in fluid communication with the internal passageway. Each nozzle assembly of the plurality of nozzle assemblies includes a body defining a fluid passage, an inlet connected to the manifold for receiving fluid flow into the fluid passage, and a spray outlet for discharging fluid from the fluid passage. Each nozzle assembly also includes an electrically actuated valve fluidly connected between the inlet and the spray outlet and configured to control fluid flow through the fluid passage. Each nozzle assembly further includes a pressure dampener connected in fluid communication with the fluid passage upstream of the electrically actuated valve. The pressure dampener is configured to dampen fluctuations in fluid pressure within the fluid passage.
US11097295B2	Device for storing and dispensing a liquid or pasty mass A device for holding a liquid or pasty mass that can be dispensed from an insertable container by a dispensing device that is part of a first assembly that can be connected with a second assembly that is vertically below the first assembly in an axial direction and has a lower housing part that accommodates the insertable container. First connecting elements allocated to the first assembly are tethered with second connecting elements allocated to the second assembly. The connection that connects the first connecting element carrier with the second connecting element carrier is more easily undone than the positive or latched connection generated during a joining step, which was used to connect the first assembly with the second assembly with an axial force in the vertical direction. The connecting elements have latching teeth that run axially relative to the assembly direction in which the joining step takes place, and mesh into each other in the joining process.
US11097294B2	Device for rotating a fluid inside a spray nozzle, assembly comprising such a device and coating device A device for rotating a fluid inside a spray nozzle includes a body defining at least one helical slot and/or a helical hole for the passage of all or part of the fluid. This device can be secured to a spray nozzle or a needle valve closing the spray nozzle. An application device includes such a device for rotating a fluid inside a spray nozzle.
US11097291B2	Perforated plate with increased hole spacing in one or both edge regions of a row of nozzles A perforated plate for an application device for application of a fluid to a component, preferably a motor vehicle body and/or an attachment for this, comprises at least four through-holes for passage of the fluid. The through-holes are assigned to a nozzle row with a central region and two edge regions and are spaced apart from each other by hole spacings. The at least one outermost hole spacing of the nozzle row in at least one edge region is larger than at least one hole spacing in the central region. An application device and an application method with such a perforated plate is also disclosed.
US11097290B2	Water outflow device The disclosure discloses a water outflow device, which comprises a shell, a movable plate and a driving mechanism. The shell is provided with a water outflow part comprising a water outlet, the water outlet comprises a first inner sidewall, the driving mechanism is connected to the movable plate to drive the movable plate to move repeatedly between a first position and a second position in a moving direction, a distance between the movable plate and the at least one water outlet when the movable plate is in the first position is less than the distance between the movable plate and the at least one water outlet when the movable plate is in the second position, the movable plate has at least one insertion part fixedly disposed on the movable plate, and the insertion part is at least partially inserted into the water outlet.
US11097285B2	Crankcase ventilation management devices, systems, and methods A centrifugal separator for separating blow-by gases into cleaned air and liquid for recirculation through an engine.
US11097282B2	Apparatus, method and system for wet or dry processing of plant material An apparatus, method and system for wet or dry processing of plant material is provided. The apparatus has an enclosure attached to a frame. The apparatus includes: (a) a cylindrical rotatable drum for receiving the plant material, the rotatable drum having a plurality of slots; (b) a cutting module for cutting portions of the plant material that pass through one or more said slots; and (c) a plurality of nozzles for ejecting a liquid within the enclosure.The apparatus may further include a controller having a processing unit and a memory, the memory containing instructions for directing the processing unit. The controller may be operable to selectably control operations of the rotatable drum, the cutting module, and the plurality of nozzles.The cutting module may include a plurality of cutting reels.The cutting module and the rotatable drum may be coaxial. The cutting module may include a plurality of blades rotatable about the drum.
US11097280B2	Cutting module and method for cutting a strand into individual pieces A cutting module for cutting a strand into individual pieces, the cutting module comprising a rotatable cutter wheel and a rotatable cot wheel, the cutter wheel being rotatable and having cutting blades, the cot wheel having a cylindrical outer surface and being rotatable parallel at a distance from the cutter wheel, such that cutting edges of the cutting blades contact the outer surface of the cot wheel successively in use, so that a strand which is fed between the cutter wheel and the cot wheel is cut into individual pieces, each of the cutting blades being designed such that a cutting force is directed through the cutting blade.
US11097277B2	Cover member with orientation indicia A cover member for use in the treatment of a sample on a substrate is disclosed. The cover member has fluid flow features and is adapted for use in an instrument, such as a laboratory instrument. The cover member comprises at least one orientation feature detectable by the instrument for ascertaining an orientation of the cover member. An automated method for detecting orientation of a cover member in a sample treatment assembly is also disclosed, in which a processor compares data corresponding to one or more images collected from the sample treatment assembly, with data representing a reference image to determine if a cover member is in the sample treatment assembly.
US11097275B2	Device for manipulation of packets in micro-containers, in particular in microchannels A microfluidic device for performing physical, chemical or biological treatment to at least one packet without contamination.
US11097274B2	Biomimetic array device and methods of using same The present disclosure generally pertains to a biomimetic array device and methods of using the device to expose biological samples to an array of fluids. The device includes a cassette and an inlet region, where the cassette comprises at least one microchamber array and at least one microchannel. Each microchamber within a microchamber array has a top interface that is open to the external environment, so that a biological sample placed at the top interface is positioned to draw fluid from the microchambers. The inlet region comprises at least one well and at least one inlet channel, each well in fluid communication with one inlet channel. Fluid deposited into wells flows through each inlet channel and microchannel in fluid communication with each well containing fluid, so that each microchamber within one microchamber array provides an approximately equal volume of fluid to the biological sample.
US11097262B2	Composite hierarchical zeolite catalyst for heavy reformate conversion to xylenes A method of producing a hierarchical zeolite composite catalyst. The method including dissolving, in an alkaline solution and in the presence of a surfactant, a catalyst precursor comprising mesoporous zeolite to yield a dissolved zeolite solution, where the mesoporous zeolite comprises large pore mordenite and medium pore ZSM-5. The method also including condensing the dissolved zeolite solution to yield a solid zeolite composite from the dissolved zeolite solution and heating the solid zeolite composite to remove the surfactant. The method further including impregnating the solid zeolite composite with one or more active metals selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, platinum, rhenium, nickel, and combinations thereof to yield impregnated solid zeolite composite and calcining the impregnated solid zeolite composite to produce the hierarchical zeolite composite catalyst. The hierarchical zeolite composite catalyst has a mesostructure comprising at least one disordered mesophase and at least one ordered mesophase.
US11097261B1	Single threaded composite fibers and yarns for the degradation of and protection against toxic chemicals and biological agents The present invention relates to single thread composite fibers comprising at least one binder and at least one active catalyst for the capture and degradation of chemical threats such as chemical warfare agents (CWA), biological warfare agents, and toxic industrial chemicals (TIC) and a method for producing the same. The invention fibers are applicable to the fields of protective garments, filtration materials, and decontamination materials.
US11097259B2	Catalyst for curable compositions containing hexahydrotriazine structural units A compound containing at least one hexahydrotriazine unit of formula (I) having at least one amidine or guanidine group and to the use thereof as a catalyst for the crosslinking of a functional compound, in particular a polymer including silane groups. The compound contains at least one hexahydrotriazine unit of formula (I) is producible in a simple process from readily available feedstocks, odorless at room temperature, non-volatile and largely non-toxic. The compound accelerates the crosslinking of functional polymers surprisingly well and by simple variation of the substituents is variable such that it has very good compatibility in different polymers as a result of which such compositions do not have a propensity for migration-based defects such as separation, exudation or substrate contamination.
US11097254B2	Synthesis of a MoVNbTe catalyst having a reduced niobium and tellurium content and higher activity for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane A novel mixed oxide material is disclosed which contains molybdenum, vanadium, tellurium and niobium and the use of the molybdenum mixed oxide material as catalyst for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethene or the oxidation of propane to acrylic acid and a process for producing the mixed oxide material.
US11097247B2	Multiple beads per droplet resolution Methods of generating a nucleic acid signature for identifying particles associated in a partition are provided. In one aspect, the method comprises: partitioning a sample into a plurality of partitions comprising a particle comprising a solid support surface, the solid support surface having a plurality of oligonucleotide primers conjugated thereon, wherein the oligonucleotide primers comprise a barcode sequence, and wherein the partitions have 0, 1, or more than 1 particles per partition; providing in a partition a substrate comprising a barcode sequence or repeating clonal barcode sequences; and in the partition, associating a first particle conjugated to oligonucleotide primers comprising a first barcode sequence and a second particle conjugated to oligonucleotide primers comprising a second barcode sequence to a barcode sequence from the substrate, thereby generating a nucleic acid signature for the particles in the partition.
US11097243B2	System and method of dehydrogenative coupling Embodiments include a system that may include a reactor including a reaction zone and a gas release zone separated by a selectively permeable membrane, wherein the selectively permeable membrane permits hydrogen to pass through the membrane and substantially blocks a substrate and its dehydrogenative coupling product from passing through the membrane. Embodiments further include a method of producing a dehydrogenative coupling product, wherein the method may include exposing a substrate to a catalyst in a reaction zone of a reactor; coupling the substrate to form the dehydrogenative coupling product and hydrogen; and separating the hydrogen from the dehydrogenative coupling product using a selectively permeable membrane and passing the hydrogen to a gas release zone of the reactor.
US11097241B2	Biochars, biochar extracts and biochar extracts having soluble signaling compounds and method for capturing material extracted from biochar A method for capturing material extracted from biochar is provided comprising the steps of: (i) providing a biochar; (ii) contacting the biochar with an extraction media, where the extraction media causes the removal of residual compounds from the pores and surface of the biochar, creating a resulting extract comprised of the extraction media and removed compounds; and (iii) collecting the resulting extract. The method also can include other steps of extraction and purification. The method further comprises the step of applying the resulting extract to seeds, plants, soil, other agricultural products, or for use in other applications. A biochar having high levels of soluble signaling compounds is also provided, where the biochar is derived from a biomass source that together with predefined pyrolysis parameters produces resulting biochar having increased levels of soluble signaling compounds that are known to increase seed germination rates and early plant growth. Such soluble signaling compounds can then be collected in a biochar extract by contacting the biochar with an extraction media.
US11097240B2	Pickering emulsion composition using polyimide particles and preparation method thereof The present invention relates to a pickering emulsion composition using polyimide particles and a method for preparing the same. The pickering emulsion stabilized by the polyimide particles according to the present invention has a very stable dispersed phase and does not cause flocculation, creaming, coalescence and phase separation even after a long time, and has an advantage of being capable of forming both an oil-in-water type emulsion and a water-in-oil type emulsion. Further, the polyimide particles used in the present invention can be synthesized in a simple manner and have partial wettability without the surface treatment and pH control so that they can be easily used for the emulsion stabilization.
US11097239B2	Core-shell structured non-ionic nanoemulsion system and preparation and use thereof The invention discloses a core-shell structured non-ionic nanoemulsion system and the preparation and use thereof. The system comprises a non-ionic gemini surfactant, an oil phase material, a solubilizer, and water; wherein the microemulsion has a core-shell structure, with the outer shell being the non-ionic Gemini surfactant, and the inner core being the oil phase material. The non-ionic Gemini surfactant is di(octylphenol polyoxyethylene ether)-substituted dicarboxylic acid diphenyl ether having the structural formula: The non-ionic nanoemulsion system of the present invention is homogeneous and transparent, and has a spherical core-shell structure with nanometer-sized (3-40 nm) droplets, narrow particle size distribution, low tendency to agglomerate, good stability, and both an ultra-low interfacial tension and the ability to reduce viscosity of crude oil.
US11097219B2	Thermal swing adsorption process with purification A process for regenerating a temperature swing adsorption unit comprising:sending a heated purge gas stream through an adsorption bed to remove impurities from said adsorption bed and producing a contaminated stream; sending said contaminated stream to a separator to produce a liquid stream and a vapor stream; returning said vapor stream as at least a portion of said heated purge stream until said vapor stream comprises above a predetermined level of impurities; and purging a portion of said vapor stream until the heated purge stream has a level of impurities below a second predetermined level.
US11097215B2	Assemblies; components and filter features thereof; and, methods of use and assembly An air cleaner assembly is disclosed, along with related methods. In one aspect, the air cleaner assembly has a housing including a housing body and a removable cover that together define an interior volume for holding a filter cartridge. The housing body can include a first plurality of lugs, wherein each of the first plurality of lugs has a first engagement surface disposed at a first angle that is oblique to a rotational plane of the cover. A second plurality of lugs can be provided on the cover, wherein each of the second plurality of lugs has a second engagement surface disposed at the first angle. A lock mechanism can also be provided that is disposed on the cover, wherein the lock mechanism includes a lock member axially movable between a locked position and an unlocked position to selectively secure the cover to the housing body.
US11097211B2	Resist filtering system having multi filters and apparatus having the resist filtering system A resist coating apparatus including a resist supplying system; a resist filtering system having a first filter, a second filter, and a pump between the first filter and the second filter; and a resist dispensing system, wherein the first filter includes a plurality of first unit filters connected in parallel.
US11097210B2	Disposable filter including an integrated sensor assembly A disposable filter including an integrated sensor is provided for filtering a working fluid and monitoring the working fluid and/or the performance of the filter. The filter includes a housing with an inlet and an outlet with filter media disposed within the housing in a flow path defined between the inlet and the outlet. The integrated sensor is disposed within the housing, where the integrated sensor monitors a characteristic of the working fluid or other performance characteristic of the filter. The sensor assembly may include a communication module. The sensor assembly may include a RF tank circuit with a capacitor plate, which may be disposed adjacent a bypass structure that is disposed adjacent the outlet. Movement of a moveable part of the bypass structure in response to a pressure buildup will cause a shift in a resonant frequency of the tank circuit.
US11097207B2	Columns for isolation, detection and use of biological cells This invention relates to devices and methods for purifying, detecting and using biological cells. A variety of cell types including viable tumor, stem, immune and sperm cells can be purified from a complex biological sample using a column, including a pipette tip column. Methods of the invention can aid research, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Purified viable cells can be detected on the column or eluted from the column and detected. Cells on a column can be used as a stationary phase for liquid chromatography. Cells may be removed, recovered and analyzed.
US11097206B2	Method for producing purified steviol product using simulated moving bed chromatography Disclosed is a continuous process for the purification of steviol glycosides such as Rebaudioside D and/or Rebaudioside M extracted from the dried stevia leaves or extracted from a fermentation broth using continuous simulated moving bed processes and nanofiltration without the addition of organic solvents to obtain a purified steviol product comprising sweet steviol glycosides. The sweet steviol glycosides can be used as substitutes for caloric sweeteners in beverages and in other food items.
US11097205B2	Removal of hydrophobic particles using carbon dioxide A plurality of collection surfaces for use in an aqueous slurry has a polymeric coating to provide a compliant and sticky surface. The polymer coating has a chemical to render the surface hydrophobic so as to attract hydrophobic or hydrophobized mineral particles in the slurry. The substrate can take the form of a conveyor belt, a bead, a mesh, an impeller, a filter or a flat surface. The substrate can also be an open-cell foam. The collection surfaces having the mineral particles attached thereon are caused to interact with liquid and supercritical carbon dioxide so that the mineral particles can be stripped from the collection surfaces.
US11097192B2	Fraud detection in electronic subscription payments Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media are provided for fraud detection within an interactive media system such as a computer-based game. In some implementations, fraud in online subscription payments can be detected. The fraud detection can be used to adjust virtual currency revenue sharing payouts to developers associated with the computer-based game.
US11097188B2	System, method, and graphical user interface for controlling an application executing on a server A system, method, and graphical user interface for playing games and/or executing applications on a tablet-based client. One embodiment of a graphical user interface (GUI) for playing a video game on a tablet-based client device comprises: a virtual controller rendered on a display of the tablet computer, the virtual controller substantially mimicking the control provided by a thumb stick of a physical game controller and providing omnidirectional, free-form movement in a synchronous direction in which a user moves a finger on the display of the tablet-based client.
US11097183B2	Multi-deck automatic card shuffler configured to shuffle cards for a casino table game card game such as baccarat An automatic card shuffler to shuffle eight decks of cards (or less) and deal a round of Baccarat. The automatic shuffler comprises two pre-shuffle bins, each receiving approximately four decks of cards wherein the pre-shuffle bins are spaced apart from one another with card slides directing to a card-receiving area. Cards are randomly selected from the cards in each of the pre-shuffle bins and propelled onto the card slides directing the cards to the card-receiving area. Once a sufficient number of buffer cards (e.g., seven) have been deposited into the card-receiving area, a card flipper moves the seven cards against a face plate of an integral dealing shoe. A buffer-holder member maintains the buffer cards against the face plate for dealing as the card flipper returns to a home position to receive more shuffled cards while buffer cards are being dealt in a round of Baccarat.
US11097162B2	Golf ball An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent shot feeling on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a core and at least one cover covering the core, wherein the core is formed from a core rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber containing a polybutadiene, (b) an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator, and (d) a terpene-based resin.
US11097157B2	Adaptive calibration for sensor-equipped athletic garments An exercise feedback system receives a first set of physiological data from a garment worn by a user and user information from a client device of the user, the first set of physiological data describing muscle activation of a plurality of muscles of the user while performing a calibration workout. The exercise feedback system determines a calibration value based at least in part on the first set of physiological data and the user information. When the exercise feedback system receives a second set of physiological data describing muscle activation of the plurality of muscles while performing a subsequent workout from the garment, the exercise feedback system modifies the calibration value based on the second set of physiological data. The exercise feedback system provides biofeedback generated based on the modified calibration value to the user via the client device.
US11097154B1	Swing analysis system A swing analysis system is disclosed herein. The swing analysis system includes a force measurement assembly configured to receive a user; and a data processing device operatively coupled to the force measurement assembly, the data processing device is configured to receive one or more signals that are representative of forces and/or moments being applied to a top surface of the force measurement assembly by the user, and to convert the one or more signals into output forces and/or moments, the data processing device is further configured to determine one or more swing performance metrics for the user using the output forces and/or moments from the force measurement assembly.
US11097149B2	Physical therapy system A versatile physical therapy system for aiding in pelvic alignment, shoulder support and isometric exercise features a support body, comprising: a support body face, a support body back, a support body front, a support body back, a support body left side, and a support body right side, a left notch, and a right notch. The support body front may feature a first hook and loop component; and the support body back may feature a second hook and loop component. The system may feature a support strap having means to secure the support strap to the support body when in place on a user. The support strap holds the support body in place when the user compresses the support body and permits the user to engage in outward isometric exercise while holding the support body in place.
US11097146B2	Weighted training equipment Training equipment includes a hollow shaft having a sidewall defining an internal cavity and at least one polymer material filling at least a portion of the internal cavity. The polymer material may fill the entire internal cavity of the hollow shaft. The polymer material may be a visco-elastic polymer material or polyurethane. A spacer or a filler may fill at least a portion of the internal cavity. A method of making weighted training equipment with a hollow shaft having a sidewall defining an internal cavity may include injecting a curable composition into at least a portion of the internal cavity. The method may further include curing the curable composition into a polymer material.
US11097145B2	Free weight belt squat machine The present invention is a free weight belt squat machine that allows a free, unencumbered raising and lowering of variable resistance by a user. A belt which is directly attached to the horizontal free weight bar holds standard Olympic plates and may be raised or lowered, directly in free space, by the user. Thus, the natural and optimal movement pattern of a straight line over the user's center of gravity may be fully and completely realized. This machine provides a control arm to safely and effectively engage and disengage the resistance from the machine to the user and then back to the machine. This machine further provides an adjustable stopper mechanism for the safety of the user and to limit or expand the range of the exercise to cause the desired adaptations in muscular strength and size.
US11097141B2	Systems, apparatuses, and methods for rendering drugs unusable, irretrievable, and suitable for non-regulated waste disposal Apparatuses and systems are provided which include one or more receptacles for receiving drugs and further include one or more stored supplies of one or more absorbent materials comprising crosslinkers, wherein the apparatus and systems are adapted to release the absorbent materials comprising crosslinkers into the one or more receptacles. A method is provided which includes depositing a drug into a predetermined amount of fluid and adding to the drug containing fluid a absorbent material comprising crosslinkers which is capable of encapsulating the drug containing fluid and possibly killing infectious materials within the fluid and/or denaturing the drug within the fluid.
US11097137B2	Dryer appliance having a fire extinguishing system equipped with a nozzle and breakaway cap A dryer appliance that includes a fire extinguishing system is provided. In one aspect, the dryer appliance includes a drum rotatably mounted within a cabinet. The drum defines a chamber for receipt of articles for drying. The dryer appliance includes a water inlet valve in fluid communication with a nozzle to which a breakaway cap is mounted. The breakaway cap defines a steam outlet and the nozzle defines an extinguisher outlet. When a fire is present in the dryer appliance the water inlet valve is controlled to allow water to flow downstream to the nozzle so that the breakaway cap breaks away from the nozzle and water flows through the extinguisher outlet into the chamber of the drum to extinguish the fire.
US11097134B2	Caveolin-1 antibody for use in treating brain inflammation and injury and improving functional recovery A method for treating a neurological disorder, symptom or disease that is associated with an increase in the brain levels of caveolin-1 (Cav-1) in a subject in need thereof is disclosed. The method comprises administering to the subject in need thereof a composition comprising: (a) a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody specific against the Cav-1 or an antigen-binding fragment thereof; and (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Methods for reducing cerebral inflammation, brain tissue damage, brain neuronal death, and improving behavioral outcomes or functional recovery related to a hemorrhagic stroke in a subject in need thereof are also disclosed.
US11097132B2	Devices and methods for endoluminal delivery of either fluid or energy for denervation Described herein are methods and devices for selectively applying either fluids (e.g., anesthetics, nerve-blockers, etc.) or energy, such as radiofrequency or ultrasound energy, to a target tissue from within a blood vessel while minimizing the amount of fluid or energy applied to non-target tissue. The catheters described herein may include an elongate body, a directional injector, and one or more holdfasts for securing the catheter. In addition, catheters can include energy applying features for delivering energy to the target tissue.
US11097131B2	Eye probe for treatment with ultrasonic waves A probe for treating an ocular pathology. The probe has a ring including a cone frustum having a first end suitable for supporting an ultrasound generator and a second end for coming into contact with an eye of a patient. The ultrasound generator includes a first base intended to come to face the first end, and a second base opposite the first base. The probe further includes a flow regulator for eliminating the bubbles contained in a coupling fluid flowing to the first base when filling the probe with the fluid.
US11097129B2	Object positioning apparatus, object positioning method, object positioning program, and radiation therapy system An object positioning apparatus comprising: a radiographic image input interface configured to acquire a radiographic image that is generated by causing a fluoroscopic imaging apparatus to image an object and includes a first region and a second region, the first region depicting an index region for positioning of the object, the second region depicting a non-index region other than the index region; and a positioning processor configured to perform the positioning of the object by performing matching processing between a previously generated reference image and the first region that is specified from the radiographic image based on three-dimensional model information of the non-index region.
US11097127B2	Heart tissue surface contour-based radiosurgical treatment planning A system that generates a three-dimensional model of a tissue surface, for example the inner surface of the heart from two-dimensional image data slices. On this surface, one or more pattern lines are drawn, e.g., by a physician using a user interface, to designate desired lesion(s) on the surface. From the pattern lines, a three-dimensional volume for a lesion can be determined using known constraints. Advantageously, the series of boundaries generated by the three-dimensional volume may be projected back onto the individual CT scans, which then may be transferred to a standard radiosurgical planning tool. A dose cloud may also be projected on the model to aid in evaluating a plan.
US11097126B2	Accelerator and particle therapy system An accelerator includes: a plurality of ion sources 221, 222, and 233 that generate a plurality of different types of ions; an electromagnet 11 that generates a magnetic field; and a high frequency cavity 21 that generates a high frequency electric field. The center of an orbit of the ion is eccentric with acceleration, the magnetic field generated by the electromagnet 11 is a magnetic field distribution that decreases outward in a radial direction of the orbit, the high frequency cavity 21 accelerates the ion up to a predetermined energy by the high frequency electric field adjusted to an orbital frequency in response to a nuclide of the incident ion, and a frequency of the high frequency electric field changes following an energy of the ion. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an accelerator and a particle therapy system capable shortening an irradiation time with a small size.
US11097125B2	Micro-electrode array and method for producing a micro-electrode array A micro-electrode array (1) comprising a flexible substrate (2) and a multiplicity of electrodes (3) for electrically measuring neural activity is described. The electrodes (3) are arranged on the substrate (2), project from the plane of the substrate (2) and have a core (4). A plurality of measurement lines (9) that are electrically insulated from one another are arranged around the core (4). Adjacent to the end surface (7) of the core (4), at the end of the electrodes (3) there are a plurality of electrode surfaces (8) arranged in a manner distributed spatially around the end surface (7), said electrode surfaces in each case being electrically conductively connected to an associated measurement line (9). The micro-electrode array (1) is passivated with a polymer-containing material, such as e.g. polyimide, such that only the electrodes (3) electrically contact neural tissue with their electrode surfaces (8, E1, E2).
US11097121B2	Modular defibrillator architecture Several defibrillators, defibrillator architectures, defibrillator components and methods of operating defibrillators are described. In one aspect, a modular defibrillator architecture is described. A base unit provides a fully functional defibrillator. The functionality of the base unit can be supplemented by attaching an interface unit to the base unit or by connecting a smartphone the base unit. Such devices provide connectivity as well as a screen for displaying supplementary graphics and/or videos which are useful to support both emergency and maintenance & monitoring activities. In some embodiments a battery pack may also or alternatively be coupled to the base unit to prolong the unit's shelf life before recharging or replacement of its batteries is required. If necessary the base unit can be powered from a connected external device such as a mobile communication device.
US11097120B2	Method and device for atrial cardioversion therapy Methods and apparatus for a three-stage atrial cardioversion therapy that treats atrial arrhythmias within pain tolerance thresholds of a patient. An implantable therapy generator adapted to generate and selectively deliver a three-stage atrial cardioversion therapy and at least two leads, each having at least one electrode adapted to be positioned proximate the atrium of the patient. The device is programmed for delivering a three-stage atrial cardioversion therapy via both a far-field configuration and a near-field configuration of the electrodes upon detection of an atrial arrhythmia. The three-stage atrial cardioversion therapy includes a first stage for unpinning of one or more singularities associated with an atrial arrhythmia, a second stage for anti-repinning of the one or more singularities, both of which are delivered via the far-field configuration of the electrodes, and a third stage for extinguishing of the one or more singularities delivered via the near-field configuration of the electrodes.
US11097119B2	System and method for protecting against magnetic fields produced by MRI An implantable cardiac device that detects and protects against strong magnetic fields produced by MRI equipment is disclosed. The device has a magnetic field sensor for detecting the presence of a relatively weak static magnetic field (102, 110, 118, 122) of a level equivalent to that of a permanent magnet in the vicinity of the device. The device is switched from a standard operating mode (100) where the nominal functions of the device are active, to a specific protected MRI mode (114, 116) in the presence of a magnetic static field of a level corresponding to that emitted by MRI equipment. The device further temporarily switches the device from the standard operating mode (100) to an MRI stand-by state (108) when a magnetic field is detected by the magnetic field sensor such that a subsequent detection of a magnetic field switches the device from an MRI stand-by state to the specific protected MRI mode.
US11097117B2	Medical device and method for power reduction for arrhythmia detection A medical device and method conserve electrical power used in monitoring cardiac arrhythmias. The device includes a sensing circuit configured to sense a cardiac signal, a power source and a control circuit having a processor powered by the power source. The control circuit is configured to operate in a normal state by waking up the processor to analyze the cardiac electrical signal for determining a state of an arrhythmia. The control circuit switches from the normal state to a power saving state that includes waking up the processor at a lower rate than during the normal state.
US11097113B2	Systems and methods for performing pacing using leadless pacemakers An implantable system includes a first leadless pacemaker (LP1) implanted in or on a first chamber of a heart and a second leadless pacemaker (LP2) implanted in or on a second chamber of the heart. The LP1 uses at least two of its electrodes to transmit and receive implant-to-implant (i2i) messages to and from the LP2. During one or more periods of time, the LP1 times delivery of pacing pulse(s) to the first chamber of the heart based on timing of cardiac activity associated with the second chamber of the heart detected by the LP1 itself. During one or more further periods of time, the LP1 times delivery of pacing pulse(s) to the first chamber of the heart based on timing of cardiac activity associated with the second chamber of the heart as determined based on one or more i2i messages received by the LP1 from the LP2.
US11097111B1	Stimulation with electrode arrays Some implementations provide an implantable wirelessly powered device for implantation in a patient's body, the device including: two or more electrode arrays configured to apply at least one electrical pulse to an excitable tissue, each electrode array including at least one electrode; two or more connector contacts, each integrally wired to a particular electrode array, each configured to drive the at least one electrode of the particular electrode array integrally wired thereto with the at least one electrical pulse and to set a polarity for each of the at least one electrode of the particular electrode array integrally wired thereto; a first antenna configured to: receive, from a second antenna and through electrical radiative coupling, an input signal containing electrical energy as well as polarity assignment information, the second antenna located outside the patient's body; and one or more circuits electrically connected to the first antenna and the connector contacts, the circuits configured to: create the one or more electrical pulses suitable for stimulation of the excitable tissue by using the electrical energy contained in the input signal; program each connector contact to set the polarity for the at least one electrode of the particular electrode array integrally wired thereto based on the polarity assignment information contained in the input signal; and supply the one or more electrical pulses to the connector contacts.
US11097102B2	Mobile phone using non-invasive nerve stimulation Devices, systems and methods are disclosed that allow a patient to self-treat a medical condition, such as migraine headache, by electrical non-invasive stimulation of a vagus nerve. The system comprises a handheld stimulator including a housing having a contact surface for contacting an outer skin surface of a patient. The housing is configured for attachment and electrical coupling to a mobile device configured to receive a wireless signal. An energy source is coupled to the stimulator and the mobile device. The energy source is configured to generate an electric field that transmits an electric current through the contact surface and the outer skin surface to modulate a nerve within the patient and thereby treat a medical condition of the patient.
US11097099B2	Multiple tissue layer electroporation applicator and device The present invention relates to dual depth electroporation devices capable of electorporating both muscle tissue and skin tissue in a single application in order to generate a broad immune response in a subject, and uses of the same.
US11097098B2	Disc therapy A method is provided that includes providing an electrode, which includes a wire that has a wire diameter of between 75 and 125 microns. The wire includes a non-electrically-insulated current-application longitudinal segment, which, in the absence of any applied forces, is coiled and has a mean pitch of between 1.1 and 2 times the wire diameter, and an entire longitudinal length of between 5 and 35 mm. The wire also includes an electrically-insulated lead longitudinal segment has an entire longitudinal length of between 5 and 80 mm, in the absence of any applied forces. At least a portion of the electrode is implanted in a body of a subject. Other embodiments are also described.
US11097094B2	Wearable cardiac defibrillation system with electrode assemblies having pillow structure In embodiments, a wearable cardiac defibrillation (WCD) system includes one or more flexible ECG electrodes. The WCD system may have a support structure that is dimensioned to be worn so as to press the electrodes towards the body of the patient. The electrodes may be made from appropriate material so as to flex in order to match a contour of the body of the patient. An advantage over the prior art is that the flexible electrode may make better electrical contact with the patient's skin, and therefore provide a better ECG signal for the WCD system to perform its diagnosis.
US11097088B1	Housing device for retractably housing a medical tubing A medical tubing housing device is provided including a housing having a front housing portion, a rear housing portion and a spool of medical tubing rotatably mounted within the housing. A retraction mechanism, including a drive plate and a spiral torsion spring, is mounted within the housing between the spool and the rear housing portion and the drive plate is in engagement with the spool. An inlet is provided on the rear housing portion for receipt of an external fluid source and is in fluid communication with the supply tubing through a collar of the housing and a connecting portion rotatably attached to the collar. The spiral torsion spring is movable between an unstressed condition and a stressed condition when the spool is rotated as the medical tubing is pulled out of the housing. The medical tubing housing device may also include a wall mount to mount the housing to a stable surface.
US11097087B2	Access port locator and methods of use thereof A method of treating a host having an implanted subcutaneous access port, comprising using an access port locater configured to locate a subcutaneous access port located beneath a skin surface of a host.
US11097084B2	Balloon catheter assembly A dilation catheter comprises a handle, a guidewire, a dilation catheter, a guidewire movement mechanism, and dilation catheter movement actuator. The guidewire movement mechanism is configured to translate to thereby cause translation of the guidewire relative to the handle. The dilation catheter movement mechanism is configured to translate to thereby cause translation of the dilation catheter relative to the handle. The guidewire movement mechanism also includes a rotation mechanism configured to impart rotation upon the guidewire. The rotation mechanism may include features configured to limit the amount that the guidewire may rotate. The rotation mechanism may also include features configured to convert linear movement of an actuator into rotational movement of the guidewire. The dilation catheter may include features configured to provide for side entry of the guidewire into the dilation catheter.
US11097082B2	Discontinuous catheter A urinary catheter passes from outside the body, through a urethra and into a bladder. The catheter includes an elongated tube having a distal end, proximal end, an intermediate length therebetween, and at least two lumens extending therein. The first lumen receives an inflation fluid at the distal end to inflate a balloon located at the proximal end of the catheter located within the bladder. The second lumen is discontinuous along at least a portion of the intermediate length and causes urine entering the second lumen from the bladder to contact a portion of the urethra before the urine is collected at the distal end of the catheter.
US11097081B2	Dual durometer soft/flexible enhanced bond strength guiding tip A catheter having a distal tip comprising two sections of different hardness, and a method of making the same, is herein disclosed. The first section of the two sections is distal to the second section of the two sections and the second section is comprised of a material that is harder than the material of the first section. Additionally, the distal tip is bonded to a catheter shaft and the material of the catheter shaft is harder than the material of the first and second sections. The material of the catheter shaft, first section, and second section can comprise polyether block amide, with each section and the catheter shaft having different properties.
US11097074B2	Inhalant delivery apparatus, system and method The present disclosure relates to an inhalant delivery apparatus to a control system and method for controlling delivery of vapor from the apparatus to a user. The apparatus comprises a vaporization device or box which has an inlet with a seat for receiving an end portion of a separate mouthpiece or combined mouthpiece and wick designed for releasable attachment to the box outlet. The control system controls dispensing of a dose via the vaporizer device and mouthpiece by controlling the timing and amount of medication in the delivered dose, and requires specific input from the user before a dose is dispensed.
US11097073B2	Nose-to-brain drug delivery device A nose-to-brain drug delivery device is provided. The nose-to-brain drug delivery device includes a freeze-dried drug container for storing a freeze-dried drug, a restoring solvent container for storing a solvent for thawing the freeze-dried drug, a membrane for preventing the freeze-dried drug from being mixed with the solvent, and a compressor for providing a driving force. The membrane is opened by the driving force of the compressor to mix the freeze-dried drug with the solvent, thereby thawing the freeze-dried drug, and the thawed drug is sprayed by the driving force of the compressor.
US11097071B1	Tamper evident assembly A tamper evident assembly for attachment to a medical connector including a tamper evident cap having an end cap and a tip cap movably and removably disposed in an operative position within the end cap. A retaining structure on the end cap and a retention structure on the tip cap are cooperatively structured to define an interruptive engagement and unidirectional passage of the retention structure over said retaining structure, when disposing the tip cap in the operative position. The interruptive engagement also defines an abutting engagement of said retaining structure with said retention structure, wherein the abutting engagement is preventative of passage of said retention structure over said retaining structure, concurrent to disposition of said tip cap out of said operative position. An included flow controller regulates fluid flow through a connector attached to the tamper evident cap and may establish a path of fluid flow with an attached conduit and the attached connector.
US11097065B2	Needle-shield remover An apparatus for removing a needle shield from a syringe may be configured to receive the removable needle shield. The remover may include a body and a deflectable arm. The deflectable arm may include a distal end coupled to the body and a proximate end distal a proximate end of the body. The deflectable arm may be configured to engage and apply a force to the needle shield when the cap is detached from the syringe, thereby removing the needle shield from the syringe.
US11097062B2	Fluid dispensing device A fluid dispensing device having a barrel having a lumen for containing a fluid therein and a flexible structure extending from the barrel. A plunger is axially slidable within the lumen to dispense fluid from the barrel, the plunger having a first set of grooves spaced apart a first distance and a second set of grooves spaced apart a second distance. The flexible structure includes a flexible arm extending transversely with respect to the barrel and configured to engage the grooves.
US11097055B2	Injector and method of assembly An injector may include a container having a wall with an interior surface defining a closed sterile reservoir filled with a medical fluid or drug product. The injector may also include a fluid delivery system comprising a sterile container needle that is in fluid communication with the container in a delivery state, but may or may not be in fluid communication with the container in a storage state. The sterile container needle is attached to a connector, the connector mechanically coupled to the container to secure the sterile container needle to the container with the needle in the storage state. Further, the injector may include an actuator that is adapted to move the container needle from the storage state to the delivery state.
US11097052B2	Insulin infusion device with configurable target blood glucose value for automatic basal insulin delivery operation An insulin infusion device and related operating methods are disclosed. An operating method maintains a configurable, patient-specific, target glucose setpoint for a user of the insulin infusion device, collects historical data associated with operation of the insulin infusion device, and calculates, from the historical data, a target glucose setpoint profile for the user of the insulin infusion device. A current target glucose setpoint value is automatically adjusted over time during a closed-loop operating mode of the insulin infusion device, in accordance with the calculated target glucose setpoint profile. In certain embodiments, the historical data is analyzed to determine a clinically preferred target glucose setpoint value for the user, which is stored for use during the closed-loop operating mode.
US11097047B2	Sterile transfer of fluid A syringe rack securable to a surface of a fixture and configured for facilitating a sterile transfer of fluid from a non-sterile environment to a sterile environment. The syringe rack includes a securing portion and a syringe-receiving station. The syringe-receiving portion is coupled to the securing portion and configured to receive the syringe in a selectively releasable coupling arrangement where the syringe is oriented such that an opening in a barrel of a syringe projects away from the fixture when the syringe is received by the syringe-receiving station and when the securing portion is secured to the surface of the fixture.

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