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US11104906B2	Method for producing coenzyme and transformant set for coenzyme production The present invention provides a method for synthesizing NAD+ or NADH in an enzyme reaction system requiring NAD+ or NADH so as to supplement NAD+ lost due to thermal decomposition in the enzyme reaction system, and a transformant set for coenzyme production used in the method. That is, the present invention relates to a method for producing a coenzyme including performing synthesis of NAD+ or NADH in an enzyme reaction system requiring NAD+ or NADH by adding one or more thermostable enzymes required for a reaction for synthesizing NAD+ from nicotinamide, to the enzyme reaction system, and a transformant set for coenzyme production including one or more transformants into which one or more genes encoding thermostable enzymes required for a reaction for synthesizing NAD+ or NADH from nicotinamide are introduced by using a non-thermostable microorganism as a host.
US11104904B2	Method for stabilizing DNA aptamers An object of the present invention is to provide a convenient and low-cost method for enhancing the stability of a DNA aptamer and/or its capacity to bind to a target molecule, and a DNA aptamer obtained by the method. The object is solved by substituting an internal hairpin structure (stem-loop structure) of the DNA aptamer with a structure called mini-hairpin structure and optionally increasing GC pairs in a stem portion of the DNA aptamer.
US11104902B2	Splice inhibiting oligonucleotides MicroRNAs embedded within an intron, which are called ‘mirtrons,’ can be used as a platform for expressing one or more shRNA or miRNA mimics in a lentiviral vector. The inventors developed a strategy to improve lentiviral titering by reducing the production of shRNA/miRNA from the vector during packaging through the introduction of splice-inhibiting antisense oligonucleotides during vector packaging, which inhibit the splicing of the mirtron and subsequent processing of the shRNAs/miRNAs. In an aspect is provided a kit comprising an oligonucleotide comprising a mirtron splice site binding sequence and a lentiviral packaging system. In an aspect is provided a method for producing a lentivirus. The method comprises the step of transfecting a cell with an oligonucleotide comprising a mirtron splice site binding sequence and a lentiviral packaging system; thereby producing the lentivirus.
US11104900B2	Antisense oligonucleotides to treat dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa An antisense oligonucleotide capable of preventing or reducing exon 80 inclusion into a human COL7A1 mRNA, and methods for preventing or reducing exon 80 inclusion into a human COL7A1 mRNA.
US11104899B2	Oligomer-conjugate complexes and their use Oligonucleotides, chemically-modified oligonucleotides, and oligonucleotide-conjugate complexes for use in research, diagnostics, and/or therapeutics are described herein. In some embodiments, oligonucleotides comprising a stabilized phosphate moiety covalently attached to the 5′-terminal nucleoside are provided.
US11104898B2	Compositions and methods that are useful for identifying allele variants that modulate gene expression The invention features compositions and methods that are useful for identifying allele variants that modulate gene expression. Compositions and articles defined by the invention were isolated or otherwise manufactured.
US11104894B2	Method for preparing electrocompetent yeast cells, and method for using said cells The present invention relates to improved yeast transformation of yeast cells and yeast cell libraries transformed thereby. More specifically, the present invention relates to the transformation of yeast by electroporation.
US11104890B1	Cascade/dCas3 complementation assays for in vivo detection of nucleic acid-guided nuclease edited cells The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions that allow one to identify in vivo edited cells when employing nucleic-acid guided editing. Additionally provided are automated multi-module instruments for performing editing and selection methods and using the compositions.
US11104887B2	Ornithine transcarbamylase coding polyribonucleotides and formulations thereof In certain aspects, the disclosure relates to compositions comprising modified Ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) polyribonucleotides and methods of use.
US11104882B2	System and method for extraction and cryopreservation of bone marrow Methods are provided for extracting bone marrow cells from bone obtained from deceased donors, for preparing the bone marrow for cryopreservation and for obtaining desired cells from cryopreserved and fresh bone marrow.
US11104880B2	Photo-damage system for sorting particles A system for sorting a mixture of sperm cells in a fluid flow path, including stained sperm cells from two distinguishable groups, namely X chromosome bearing sperm and Y chromosome bearing sperm. The system and method can include an electromagnetic radiation source for exciting fluorescence emissions from the stained particles, a photodetector for detecting the fluorescence emissions from the stained particles, a processor for classifying the stained particles; and a photo-damaging laser for damaging selected particles in the flow path.
US11104879B1	Sanxan gum synthetic strain-Sphingomonas sp. with a molecular marker and application thereof in Sanxan gum preparation The present invention relates to Sanxan gum preparation, and more particularly to a Sanxan gum synthetic strain-Sphingomonas sp. with a molecular marker and application thereof in Sanxan gum preparation by inoculating the Sphingomonas sp. strain (CGMCC No. 19480) into a culture medium containing a carbon source and a nitrogen source after sterilization, aeration fermentation and extraction. The invention solves the problems of no rapid identification of a product containing Sanxan gum and synthetic strain, and low performance indexes of a prepared Sanxan gum. It can quickly identify whether a product contains Sanxan gum. The main technical indicators of the prepared Sanxan gum products are significantly better than the existing products.
US11104875B2	Linked perfusion to continuous-flow stirred-tank reactor cell culture system Methods of protein production in a linked culture and production bioreactor system are provided. Such methods include a culture bioreactor (N-1 bioreactor) linked to production bioreactor (N bioreactor). More specifically, the methods include (a) culturing cells with a gene that encodes the protein of interest in a continuous perfusion culture bioreactor (N-1 bioreactor); inoculating a continuously stirred tank reactor (CSTR) production bioreactor (N bioreactor) with cells obtained from step (a); and culturing the cells in the CSTR production bioreactor under conditions that allow production of the protein of interest.
US11104872B2	Device, system and method for extracting and filtering a suspension, preferably containing plant constituents, by means of rotating filter elements A device, system and method are for treating a suspension, containing plant constituents, in particular separating a liquid or a solid therefrom, in the field of production of food, pharmaceutical and luxury products, and to corresponding uses. The device for continuously or discontinuously treating a suspension, in particular for separating a liquid or liquid phase or a solid or a residual phase from the suspension includes: a receiving unit for receiving the suspension and at least one separating device having a surface having openings. The surface can be brought into contact with the suspension, if the suspension is present in the receiving unit for separation into the liquid phase and the solid phase. During the operation of the device, the surface is arranged such that it is moved or can be moved or can be rotated relative to the suspension, the solid phase and/or the receiving unit.
US11104871B2	Dryer sheets comprising branched polyester polymers Dryer sheets having branched polyester polymers and methods of making and using such dryer sheets. Such dryer sheets, can have a variety substrate materials and provide the desired level of performance without the technical and economic drawbacks of conventional dryer sheets.
US11104867B2	Dishwashing liquid having bleaching catalyst and protease In a dishwashing liquid, the cleaning performance, in particular on bleachable stains such as, for example, tea stains, is to be improved. This succeeds using a dishwashing liquid which comprises a hydrogen peroxide source, a bleaching catalyst and a protease that, in native electrophoresis on a polyacrylamide gel, has a migration distance that is longer than the migration distance of the protease as per SEQ ID NO. 1.
US11104865B2	Dishwash composition comprising rinse-activatable antifoam The invention is in the field of hard surface cleaning compositions. There is need for compositions that foam copiously during the washing/cleaning stage. However, during the rinse stage, the foam should rinse-off as quickly as possible in minimum number of rinses-cycles so that the process becomes sustainable. Disclosed is an aqueous cleaning composition, having a pH of 6.5 or lower, comprising (i) 3.0 to 25.0% by weight alkyl ethoxy sulphate; (ii) 1.0 to 5.0% by weight amphoteric surfactant; (iii) 0.1 to 1.0% by weight fatty acids being saturated non-hydroxy C8-12 fatty acid and a saturated non-hydroxy C14-18 fatty acid, where ratio of amount of said C8-12 fatty acid to that of said C14-18 fatty acid is from 1:0.1 to 1:10 parts by weight; and (iv) 0.5 to 5% by weight non-ionic surfactant, wherein (iii) and (iv) together an antifoaming system, and wherein amount of non-alkoxylated anionic surfactant in said composition in less than 1.0% by weight.
US11104863B2	Separation of contaminants from a liquid mixture The present invention provides method for separating contaminants from a liquid mixture comprising the steps of a) providing a feed of said liquid mixture to be purified, b) adding a separation aid to the liquid mixture to be purified, wherein said separation aid is capable of binding said contaminants and c) supplying a flow of compressed air into said feed after step b) has been performed to provide a feed comprising air. The method further comprises steps d) removing air from said feed comprising air to provide a deaerated feed; and e) supplying said deaerated feed to a separator, and f) separating a phase comprising contaminants and said separation aid from said liquid mixture in said separator, wherein the separation aid added in step b) is insoluble in said liquid mixture at the separation conditions in step f). The present invention further provides a system for separating contaminants from a liquid mixture.
US11104859B2	Polyethylene diester viscosity modifiers Disclosed are compositions containing at least one of the following: (1) estolide polyethylene glycol diesters; (2) hydroxy derived estolide polyethylene glycol diesters; (3) unsaturated hydroxy derived estolide polyethylene glycol diesters; (4) estolide trimetholpropane diesters; (5) hydroxy derived estolide trimetholpropane diesters; (6) unsaturated hydroxy derived estolide trimetholpropane diesters; (7) estolide epoxide polyethylene glycol diesters; (8) estolide dihydroxide polyethylene glycol diesters; (9) mono-capped hydroxy derived estolide epoxide polyethylene glycol diesters; (10) mono-capped hydroxy derived estolide dihydroxide polyethylene glycol diesters; and mixtures thereof; and optionally a carrier. All the compounds can be used as a viscosity index improver thereby improving a lubricant's performance.
US11104856B2	Polished turbine fuel Turbine fuel provided for large-scale land based turbines used by utilities for producing electricity and desalinated water, and for large mobile engines and turbines in marine and remote applications where only liquid fuels are available. Use results in less corrosion, ash formation and emissions (NOx, SOx, CO2 and noxious metals) than firing contaminated heavy crude, refinery residual oils or high sulfur fuel oils. Manufacture is by decontaminating crude oils, non-conventional crudes, and other highly contaminated feeds. Each fuel is produced as a single product of unit operations, not ex-plant blend of various refinery products, yet using an apparatus configuration less complex than conventional crude oil refining. These fuels can be fired by advanced high efficiency turbines of combined cycle power plants having hot flow paths and heat recovery steam generation systems susceptible to corrosion, which systems cannot otherwise risk contaminated heavy crudes or refinery residual oils feeds.
US11104855B2	Co-processing of light cycle oil and heavy naphtha Processes for co-processing a naphtha stream with a light cycle oil stream are disclosed. The processes include hydrocracking the light cycle oil stream under hydrocracking conditions to provide a hydrocracked effluent stream. A naphtha stream is hydrotreated under hydrotreating conditions to provide a hydrotreated effluent stream. The hydrocracked effluent stream and the hydrotreated effluent stream may be passed to a stripping column to recover a stripping bottom stream. The stripping bottom stream may be passed to a main fractionation column to recover an intermediate naphtha stream.
US11104854B2	High temperature tolerant, modified cationic starch-based additives for water clarification The present disclosure is directed to additives comprising modified cationic starches that may be applied to a production fluid at high temperatures, such as temperatures ranging from about 80° C. to about 300° C., for separating water from an emulsion in the production fluid.
US11104848B2	Etching solution for silicon substrate and method for manufacturing semiconductor device using the same Disclosed is an etching solution for a silicon substrate. More specifically, an etching solution for a silicon substrate is disclosed in which a concentration of a silane compound (silicon) in the etching solution for the silicon substrate is adjusted to improve an etching selectivity of a silicon nitride film relative to a silicon oxide film during etching of the nitride film.
US11104847B2	Cadmium free blue absorbing II-VI quantum dots for thin film applications The invention pertains to the field of nanotechnology. More particularly, the invention relates to highly luminescent nanostructures, particularly highly luminescent nanostructures comprising a ZnTe core and CdS, CdSe, CdTe, ZnS, ZnSe, or ZnTe shell layers. The nanostructures show strong absorbance at 450 nm and have a high OD450/mass ratio. The invention also relates to methods of producing such nanostructures.
US11104843B2	Well treatment compositions and methods comprising certain microemulsions and certain clay control additives exhibiting synergistic effect of enhancing clay swelling protection and persistency Compositions and methods comprising certain microemulsions and certain clay control additives for enhancing clay swelling protection and persistency in treating swelling clay of a subterranean formation of oil and/or gas wells are generally provided. The combination of certain microemulsions and certain clay control additives exhibit synergistic effects by enhancing clay swelling protection and persistency in treating swelling clay. The well treatment composition may use up to four times less concentration of clay control additive compared to using the same clay control additive alone, while still providing the same, similar, or higher degree of clay swelling protection and enhanced persistency. The microemulsion and the clay control additive may be added to a carrier fluid to form the well treatment composition, which is injected into the subterranean formation to provide enhanced clay swelling protection and persistency of continuing to provide clay swelling protection for a longer period of time during flowback.
US11104840B2	Method of extracting underground resources by using hydrolysable particles A method of extracting underground resources including a step of mixing hydrolysable particles and a proppant to an aqueous dispersion fluid, and introducing the fluid with pressure into an ore chute formed under the ground, wherein as the hydrolysable particles, use is made of spherical particles that include a hydrolysable resin of a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of not less than 5,000 and, specifically, not less than 10,000, and that have an average particle size (D50) in a range of 300 to 1,000 μm, and a circularity of a short diameter/long diameter ratio of not less than 0.8. The spherical particles have a hyrolysable capability, a circularity and a particle size adapted to the hydraulic fracturing.
US11104838B2	Composition and method for water and gas shut-off in subterranean formations A composition useful for subterranean water or gas shut off applications includes organosilane-modified colloidal silica and an accelerator. The accelerator includes one or more organic or inorganic salts. A method of using a composition, including an organosilane-modified colloidal silica and an accelerator, includes forming a fluid system that is flowed to a formation in a subterranean zone, such as through a wellbore, where the composition forms a gel to plug the formation and shut off water flow into the wellbore.
US11104837B2	Drilling fluids and methods for making the same A mixture suitable for use in a drilling fluid includes an amount base fluid and recycled fuel oil in an amount sufficient to provide an emulsion stability of the drilling fluid of about 500 volts or greater.
US11104835B2	Methods and systems for using elastocaloric materials in subterranean formations Methods and systems for using a cooling apparatus comprising an elastocaloric material to reduce the temperature of downhole packages in a subterranean formation are provided herein. In one or more embodiments, the methods of the present disclosure comprise: disposing a downhole package in a wellbore penetrating a portion of a subterranean formation; and disposing a cooling apparatus comprising an elastocaloric material and at least one actuator downhole in the wellbore, wherein the cooling apparatus is adjacent to the downhole package. In one or more embodiments, the systems of the present disclosure comprise: a downhole package having a temperature; and a cooling apparatus coupled to the downhole package, wherein the cooling apparatus comprises an elastocaloric material coupled to at least one actuator, wherein the cooling apparatus is configured to reduce the temperature of the downhole package.
US11104833B2	Hydrofluoroolefins-containing refrigerant composition A hydrofluoroolefins-containing refrigerant composition is disclosed. The composition includes the following ingredients in part by weight: 50-90 parts of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, 5-30 parts of trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, and 5-20 parts of fluoroethane. The composition of this invention has the advantages of low GWP, environmental friendliness, good refrigeration effect and high compatibility with lubricants.
US11104829B2	Adhesive composition and hot-melt adhesive The present invention provides an adhesive composition and a hot-melt adhesive that are suitably used for bonding a polyolefin resin substrate and a polar material, and that are capable of low-temperature adhesion. The adhesive composition comprises an acid-modified polypropylene (A), an unfunctionalized polypropylene (B), and a polyethylene (C), and has a melting point of 70 to 140° C.
US11104825B2	Metal compound chemically anchored colloidal particles and methods of production and use thereof Metal compound chemically anchored colloidal particles wherein the metal compound is in molecular form are disclosed. A facile and fast process to chemically anchor metal compounds uniformly onto colloidal particle surfaces via chemical bonding has been developed. Metal compounds are chemically anchored to the surface of colloidal particles via an organic linking agent. Uniformly distributed metal compounds remain in molecular form after the process. The metal compound chemically anchored colloidal particles can be used as solid catalyst in metal chemical-mechanical planarization process.
US11104824B2	Curable composition and shaped product A shaped product comprising a hardcoat layer, wherein the hardcoat layer is a cured product of a curable composition comprising a cationic curable silicone resin and a leveling agent, the cationic curable silicone resin comprising a silsesquioxane unit, having a monomer unit having an epoxy group in a proportion of not less than 50% by mol in a total monomer unit, and having a number average molecular weight of 1000 to 3000.
US11104819B2	Three-dimensional printing This disclosure describes compositions, kits, methods, systems, and three-dimensional parts. According to an example, described herein is a threedimensional printing composition comprising: a polymeric powder build material comprising a thermoplastic polymer powder composition, wherein the thermoplastic polymer powder composition comprises: (a) at least 50 wt % of a C3 polyolefin, or a mixture of two or more polyolefins including at least 60 wt % of a C3 polyolefin based on the total weight of the mixture of the two or more polyolefins, (b) 0.1 to 1 wt % antioxidants, (c) 0.1 to 5 wt % flow aids, (d) 0-10 wt % of a surface modifying agent, (e) 0.05-wt %-10 wt % antistatic agents, (f) 2 wt % to 40 wt % filler, wherein the total of (a) to (f) is 100 wt %.
US11104818B2	Ultra low thermo fusion PVC alternative plastisol coating and textile printing ink The present invention relates to a novel PVC-free plastisol composition that cures at a temperature much lower than conventional plastisols. The plastisol composition includes an acrylate polymer; and a plasticizer mixture comprising at least three plasticizers selected from the group consisting of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3 pentanediol diisobutyrate, dioctyl terephthalate, dibutyl terephthalate, and benzyl butyl 1,2-cyclohexyldicarboxylate. Also disclosed is a method of applying the composition.
US11104817B2	Film lamination inks Described herein are printed laminates. The laminates include a first substrate having an applied layer of an ink or coating composition that includes a self-crosslinking acrylic polymer having has a glass transition temperature of 0° C. or greater, a coalescent, and water; a second substrate positioned to configure the applied layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; and an adhesive bonding the first substrate to the second substrate. Also described is a process for making such laminates. In one aspect, the applied layer of ink is a reverse printed layer, in which the applied ink layer is highly compatible with the adhesive with which it comes in contact.
US11104815B2	Hydrophylic semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotube inks A single-walled carbon nanotube composition includes single-walled carbon nanotubes substantially enriched in semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes in association with a polymer having one or more oligoether side groups. The oligoether side groups render the composition dispersable in polar organic solvents, for example alkyl carbitols, permitting formulation of ink compositions containing single-walled carbon nanotubes substantially enriched in semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes. Such ink compositions may be readily printed using common printing methods, such as inkjet, flexography and gravure printing.
US11104812B2	Silicone composition, release paper, and release film Provided is a solventless silicone composition which can form a highly transparent release coating having excellent adhesion to a substrate, in particular to a plastic film substrate, and which can provide a layer of cured product having good adhesion even when the release coating exhibits a small peeling force. Also provided is a release paper and release film having such a cured coating.
US11104801B2	Low haze polyimide film In a first aspect, a low haze polyimide film includes, a dianhydride, a diamine, and a color-tuning compound. The low haze polyimide film has a thickness in a range of from 1 to 150 um, an a* closer to zero with a \|Δa\| greater than 0.2 and a b that is at most 0.2 further away from zero, or a b* closer to zero with a \|Δb\| greater than 0.2 and an a that is at most 0.2 further away from zero, when compared to a low haze polyimide film of the same dianhydride and diamine composition, but without the color-tuning compound, and a haze of less than 4%. In a second aspect, an electronic device includes the low haze polyimide film of the first aspect.
US11104796B2	Polycarbonate compositions for mobile phone housing applications A polycarbonate composition contains, based on the total weight of the polycarbonate composition: one or more polycarbonate homopolymers; a poly(carbonate-siloxane) copolymer comprising siloxane units with an average block length of 5 to 120, preferably 10 to 100, the poly(carbonate-siloxane) copolymer being present in an amount effective to provide 2.5 to 10 wt % of siloxane units based on the total weight of the polycarbonate composition; 1 to 8 wt % of an elastomer-modified graft copolymer; 0.01 to 5 wt % of a silicone oil; and 0.1 to 8 wt % of an additive; and wherein the composition has a melt mass flow rate higher than 16 g/10 min, determined in accordance with ASTM D1238 under a load of 1.2 kg at 300° C. with a dwelling time of 300 seconds; and an Izod notched impact energy of at least 700 J/m measured at 23° C. on a sample of 3.2 mm thickness according to ASTM D256-10.
US11104795B2	Composition of reinforced polyalkylene terephthalate, preparation and use thereof A composition comprises polyalkylene terephthalate and terpolymer of alkylene diol, isophthalic acid and terephthalic acid, and polyalkylene terephthalate reinforcing fiber. The composition may be used to form an article, alone or with other thermoplastic material, at lower processing temperature, with higher melt flowability. The article formed is characterized with lower warpage and improved mechanical properties. The article may be useful for automotive, electrical, household, construction, and industrial applications. A method of preparing such thermoplastic polyester is also disclosed.
US11104794B2	Polybutylene terephthalate resin composition for molded body for welding polyester elastomer, and composite molded body A polybutylene terephthalate resin composition for bonding a polyester elastomer for use in a molded article for welding a polyester elastomer that enables bonding by insert molding; and that ensures a practical bonding strength, even in a portion where stress is generated. The polybutylene terephthalate resin composition comprises: 40 to 95 mass % of a polybutylene terephthalate resin (A); 4 to 40 mass % of a polyester block copolymer (B); 0 to 50 mass % of a copolyester resin (C) different from (B); and 0 to 55 mass % of an inorganic filler (D), the polyester block copolymer (B) comprising, as a constituent, a hard segment composed of a polyester having a specific structure.
US11104793B2	Molding material and fiber-reinforced composite material A molding material that enables acquirement of a fiber-reinforced composite material which has excellent demoldability from a mold and excellent surface appearance, which contaminates a mold surface after molding less, and which has excellent mechanical properties and heat resistance; and a fiber-reinforced composite material which has excellent demoldability from a mold and surface appearance, which contaminates a mold surface after molding less, and which has excellent mechanical properties and heat resistance, are provided. A molding material of the present invention includes a component (A): an epoxy resin; a component (B): an epoxy resin curing agent; a component (C): a compound that has a solubility parameter of 11.2 or less and a melting point of 115° C. or lower; and a reinforcement fiber.
US11104789B2	Method for preparing graft copolymer, graft copolymer and thermoplastic resin molded article The present invention relates to a method for preparing a graft copolymer, which includes polymerizing a first conjugated diene-based polymer, a second conjugated diene-based polymer, an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinyl cyan-based monomer, wherein particle size distribution of the first conjugated diene-based polymer is 0.346 to 0.404, and particle size distribution of the second conjugated diene-based polymer is 0.196 to 0.304, a graft copolymer and a thermoplastic resin molded article.
US11104786B2	Fluorinated copolymer composition A fluorinated copolymer composition includes a thermoplastic resin A and a fluorinated elastomer B dispersed within thermoplastic resin A. Thermoplastic resin A has a shear stress (τA) of greater than 0.11 MPa when measured with a capillary rheometer at a shear rate of 243 sec−1 and at 360° C. in accordance with ASTM D3835. Fluorinated elastomer B dispersed within thermoplastic resin A has an average dispersed particle size of less than 50 μm.
US11104783B2	Polypropylene for films and the films therefrom A process to prepare a polypropylene, and the polypropylene and films therefrom, comprising combining a high melt strength polypropylene comprising at least 50 mol % propylene, and having a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) greater than 6, a branching index (g′vis) of at least 0.95, and a melt strength of at least 20 cN determined using an extensional rheometer at 190° C., and within the range from 20 to 1000 ppm of a long half-life organic peroxide, and isolating the polypropylene, wherein the polypropylene thus formed has a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) within a range of from 7 to 22, a z-average molecular weight of less than 1,600,000 g/mole, a branching index (g′vis) of at least 0.95; and a melt strength less than 20 cN.
US11104778B2	Talc particulate and uses thereof There is disclosed a talc particulate having a d50 of from about 0.5 to 5.0 μm and comprising less than about 500 ppm of particles having a particle size of equal to or greater than 45 μm and a shape factor equal to or greater than about 40. A process for making the talc particulate is also disclosed. The talc particulate may be used in polymer compositions as a filler from which polymer composites and articles may be formed.
US11104777B2	Insulative apparatus Provided are insulative apparatus and methods of forming insulative apparatus. As an example, a method of forming an insulative apparatus can include connecting a barrier material to a mold; injecting a polyurethane foam composition into the mold, wherein the polyurethane foam composition includes a polyol, an isocyanate, and supercritical carbon dioxide; curing the polyurethane foam composition to form a polyurethane foam and applying a vacuum to the mold to provide a pressure from 1 millibar to 500 millibar.
US11104776B2	Liquid resin composition A liquid resin composition may include a base resin (A) in an amount of 100 parts by weight, a chemical foaming agent (B) in an amount of 2 parts by weight or more and 100 parts by weight or less, and water (C) in an amount of 1 part by weight or more and 30 parts by weight or less. The base resin may be a polymer that includes a hydrolyzable group bonded to a silicon atom, at least one reactive silicon group that is capable of being crosslinked by forming a siloxane bond, and a main chain that is constituted by an oxyalkylene-based monomer unit. The chemical foaming agent (B) may include a bicarbonate (B-1) and an acidic compound (B-2) having an acid dissociation constant pKa of 3.0 or less.
US11104774B2	Method for increasing the reacitivity of lignin, and a resin composition comprising said lignin The present invention relates to a method for increasing the reactivity of lignin which method comprises the following steps; providing a mixture comprising lignin and an alkali solution wherein the concentration of the alkali solution of the mixture is between 5-50% by weight, storing said mixture for a period of at least 1 day whereby the reactivity of the lignin is increased. The present invention also relates to a resin composition comprising said lignin and use of said resin composition.
US11104768B2	Process for the processing of a perfluoropolymer material The present disclosure relates to a process for the processing of perfluoropolymer materials, and to the use of the resultant products in different potential applications, such as in the medical device field. The process can include, for example, the steps of: (i) dissolving one or more uncured perfluoropolymer materials in a solvent containing one or more liquid perfluorinated solvent(s) to form a solution; (ii) optionally adding one or more porogens and/or one or more functional additives to the solution formed in (i) to form a mixture; (iii) applying the resultant solution or mixture formed in steps (i) and (ii) to a substrate to form one or more partial or continuous deposited layers on the substrate; (iv) curing the perfluoropolymer within the deposited layer to form a perfluoroelastomeric product; and (v) optionally removing the porogen from the perfluoroelastomeric product.
US11104762B2	Silicone-modified polyester coating A silicone-modified polyester resin and methods for making the resin are described herein. The method includes production of a siliconized intermediate which is then esterified to give a silicone-modified polyester resin. Coating compositions including the silicone-modified polyester resin are provided, and coated articles with the coating composition applied to at least a portion of a surface thereof are also provided.
US11104761B1	Sequestered amorphous polyhydroxyalkanoate polymer (SAPP) material derived from cellular biomass and production thereof The present invention provides an efficient and cost-effective process to recover highly purified PHA homopolymers and copolymers, producing novel sequestered amorphous polyhydroxyalkanoate polymer (SAPP) materials derived from cellular biomass that are crystal competent. Such resulting materials (e.g., melt-derived solids and crystalline agglomerates), as well as methods of production of the sequestered amorphous polyhydroxyalkanoate polymer (SAPP) materials and subsequent processing, demonstrate cost-effective production of PHA polymer at commercial scale, which is heretofore not been achievable. Moreover, the methods and materials produced make feasible the long-awaited achievement in the industry for competitive commercialization of PHA homopolymers and copolymers from cellular biomass.
US11104755B2	Functional copolymer consisting of a 1,3-diene and an olefine A copolymer of a 1,3-diene and of an olefin selected from the group consisting of α-monoolefins, ethylene and mixtures thereof is provided. The copolymer bears, at one of its chain ends, an alkoxysilyl or silanol function, functional group F1, and the copolymer is different from a copolymer of a 1,3-diene and a vinylaromatic monomer.
US11104751B2	Biaryl phenoxy group iv transition metal catalysts for olefin polymerization Embodiments are directed to catalyst systems comprising at least one metal ligand complex and to processes for polyolefin polymerization incorporating the catalyst systems. The metal ligand complexes have the following structures: (I)
US11104747B2	Dextran-poly alpha-1,3-glucan graft copolymers and synthesis methods thereof Compositions are disclosed herein comprising a graft copolymer having (i) a backbone comprising dextran with a molecular weight of at least about 100000 Daltons, and poly alpha-1,3-glucan side chains comprising at least about 95% alpha-1,3-glucosidic linkages. Further disclosed are reactions for producing such graft copolymers, as well as their use in absorbent materials.
US11104739B2	Combination therapy using an anti-fucosyl-GM1 antibody and an anti-CD137 antibody This disclosure provides combination therapy for treating a subject, such as a subject afflicted with a lung cancer, comprising administering to the subject an anti-fucosyl-GM1 antibody and an anti-CD137 antibody, or antigen-binding portions of either or both.
US11104737B2	ACVR2A-specific antibody and method of treatment of muscle atrophy The present disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to and block signaling by ACVR2A, i.e., ACVR2A but not ACVR2B, as well as methods for using the same. The antibodies may be used for the treatment of a number of conditions associated with muscle atrophy, as well as other conditions.
US11104729B2	Anti-IL-33 antibodies and uses thereof The present invention provides antibodies that bind to interleukin-33 (IL-33) and methods of using the same. The invention includes antibodies that inhibit or attenuate IL-33-mediated signaling. The antibodies of the invention may function to block the interaction between IL-33 and ST2. Alternatively, certain antibodies of the invention inhibit or attenuate IL-33-mediated signaling without blocking the IL-33/ST2 interaction. According to certain embodiments of the invention, the antibodies are fully human antibodies that bind to human IL-33 with high affinity. The antibodies of the invention are useful for the treatment of diseases and disorders associated with IL-33 signaling and/or IL-33 cellular expression, such as inflammatory diseases, or allergic diseases.
US11104727B2	Anti-canine TARC antibody used for treatment and diagnosis of canine atopic dermatitis Provided are an anti-canine TARC antibody for use in the treatment and diagnosis of canine atopic dermatitis, and a method for treating or diagnosing canine atopic dermatitis using the same.An anti-canine TARC monoclonal antibody binding to canine TARC, comprising a heavy chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 and a light chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 4, or a functional fragment thereof binding to canine TARC.
US11104720B2	Nucleic acids encoding a Tn3 scaffold comprising a CD40L-specific monomer subunit The present invention provides Tenascin-3 FnIII domain-based scaffolds that specifically bind to CD40L. The invention further provides engineered variants with increased affinity for the target. The present invention is also related to engineered scaffolds as prophylactic, diagnostic, or therapeutic agents, in particular for therapeutic uses against SLE and other autoimmune diseases and conditions.
US11104716B2	Multimeric IL-15 soluble fusion molecules and methods of making and using same The present invention features compositions and methods featuring ALT-803, a complex of an interleukin-15 (IL-15) superagonist mutant and a dimeric IL-15 receptor α/Fc fusion protein useful for enhancing an immune response against a neoplasia (e.g., multiple myeloma, melanoma, lymphoma) or a viral infection (e.g., human immunodeficiency virus).
US11104709B2	Mutant pore The invention relates to mutant forms of lysenin. The invention also relates to analyte characterisation using the mutant forms of lysenin.
US11104706B2	Ang (1-7) derivative oligopeptides and methods for using and producing the same The present invention provides oligopeptides, in particular, Ang-(1-7) derivatives, and methods for using and producing the same. In one particular embodiment, oligopeptides of the invention have higher blood-brain barrier penetration and/or in vivo half-life compared to the native Ang-(1-7), thereby allowing oligopeptides of the invention to be used in a wide variety of clinical applications including in treatment of cognitive dysfunction and/of impairment.
US11104705B2	Methods for removing bacterial toxins from a biological fluid Methods for removing bacterial toxins such as lipopolysaccharide and lipoteichoic acid from a biological fluid with a peptide selected from KKIRVRLSA (SEQ ID NO:1), RRIRVRLSA (SEQ ID NO:2), KRIRVRLSA (SEQ ID NO:3) and RKIRVRLSA (SEQ ID NO:4), the peptide being covalently attached to a solid support through the C-terminus, optionally with the interposition of a linker.
US11104704B2	Peptide having cytoprotective effect against environmental pollutant and use thereof Provided are a peptide with a cytoprotective effect against environmental pollutants and a use thereof. The peptide consisting of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, or 3 directly binds to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (hereinafter, referred to as TCDD), known as being the most toxic among the class of dioxins, to prevent dermal penetration and the activation mechanism of AhR by TCDD and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons contained in fine dust. Such a direct cytoprotective effect against environmental pollutants is distinguished from preexisting methods that are configured to indirectly block opportunities to contact these materials or to reduce toxicity through barrier reinforcement.
US11104701B2	Neuroactive steroids and methods of use thereof Compounds are provided according to Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof; wherein R1, R2, R3a, R3b, R4, R5a, R5b, R6a, and R6b are as defined herein. Compounds of the present invention are contemplated useful for the prevention and treatment of a variety of CNS-related conditions.
US11104699B2	Phosphorous protecting groups and methods of preparation and use thereof Aspects of the present disclosure include compositions that make use of phosphorus and/or nucleobase protecting groups which find use in the synthesis of long polynucleotides. Phosphorus protecting groups are provided that help increase the stepwise coupling yield and/or phosphorous protecting groups that can be removed during the oxidation step. Amidine nucleobase protecting groups are provided that find use in the subject compositions and methods which provides for e.g., increased resistance to depurination during polynucleotide synthesis. In some instances, the methods and compositions disclosed herein utilize a combination of the phosphorus and amidine nucleobase protecting groups in the synthesis of polynucleotides having a sequence of 200 or more monomeric units in length. Also provided are methods for synthesizing a polynucleotide (e.g., a DNA) using one or more compounds disclosed herein.
US11104698B2	Salts of conjugates for cancer therapy Provided relates to pharmaceutically acceptable salts of conjugates including a chemotherapeutic drug and an amino acid or a derivative thereof, which are readily taken up by a target cell and reduce side effects induced by the chemotherapeutic drug. Further, the subject matter relates to pharmaceutically acceptable salts of conjugates comprising cytidine analog drugs and aspartic or glutamic acid and analogs thereof, pharmaceutical compositions including these conjugates and use thereof for the treatment of cancer or a pre-cancer condition or disorder.
US11104696B2	Phosphepine matrix compound for a semiconducting material The present invention is directed to a compound comprising at least one phosphepine ring and having the phosphorous atom of the phosphepine ring substituted with at least one monovalent substituent R, wherein (i) R is selected from aryls and heteroaryls comprising at least two rings or (ii) R is selected from aryls, alkyls, heteroalkyls, heteroaryls, H, F, CI, Br, I, OH, and OR, wherein R is selected from C1-C22 alkyl and C7-C22 arylalkyl, and the hosphepine ring is a ring according to formula (I), wherein structural moieties A, B, C are independently selected from ortho-arylenes and ortho-heteroarylenes, with the proviso that neither A nor B is a condensed arylene, and C comprises at least two annelated rings, a semiconducting material comprising this compound as well as an electronic device comprising the semiconducting material.
US11104695B2	Metal halide perovskites, light-emitting diodes, and methods Metal halide perovskite crystals, composite materials that include metal halide perovskite crystals and a polymeric matrix material, devices that include metal halide perovskite crystals, and methods of forming metal halide perovskite crystals, composite materials, and devices. The devices may include optoelectronic devices, such as light-emitting diodes. The light-emitting diodes may emit red light.
US11104692B1	Heterocyclic diazenyl pyridinone copper(II) complexes as pharmacological antitumor agents Heterocyclic diazenyl pyridinone copper(II)-based complexes are provided as pharmacological antitumor agents e.g. to treat lung cancer.
US11104689B2	Influenza virus replication inhibitor and use thereof Disclosed are a compound as shown in formula (I) as an influenza virus replication inhibitor and a preparation method therefor, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound and the use of the compound and pharmaceutical composition thereof in the treatment of influenza.
US11104687B2	Solid forms for a thienopyrimidinedione ACC inhibitor and methods for production thereof The present invention provides solid forms of compounds useful as inhibitors of Acetyl CoA Carboxylase (ACC), compositions thereof, methods of producing the same, and methods of using the same in the treatment of ACC-mediated diseases.
US11104679B2	PKC inhibitor solid state forms The present disclosure relates to various solid state forms of 5-{[(2S,5R)-2,5-dimethyl-4-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ylmethyl)piperazin-1-yl]carbonyl}-N-(5-fluoro-2-methylpyrimidin-4-yl)-6,6-dimethyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrazol-3-amine and methods of making the same. Such forms of 5-{[(2S,5R)-2,5-dimethyl-4-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ylmethyl)piperazin-1-yl]carbonyl}-N-(5-fluoro-2-methylpyrimidin-4-yl)-6,6-dimethyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrazol-3-amine are useful in preparation of pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms for the treatment of cancer, immune disorders and inflammation.
US11104676B2	Pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine compounds as inhibitors of TAM and MET kinases Provided herein are compounds of the Formula I: and stereoisomers, tautomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R9, X1 and G are as defined herein, which are inhibitors of one or more TAM kinases and/or c-Met kinase, and are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases which can be treated with a TAM kinase inhibitor and/or a c-Met kinase inhibitor.
US11104672B2	Polymorphs The present invention relates to solid forms of the insecticide of formula (I): compositions comprising the solid forms and methods of their use as insecticides.
US11104670B2	4-pyrimidin-5-ylmethyl-morpholine derivatives and the use thereof as medicament Disclosed are 4-pyrimidin-5-ylmethyl-morpholines of formula A and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1 and R2 are defined herein. Also disclosed are processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, and their use in therapy, particularly in the treatment or prevention of conditions having an association with NR2B negative allosteric modulating properties.
US11104667B2	Method for producing indole compound The present invention aims to provide a new method for producing an indole compound or a salt thereof, which has an ITK inhibitory action, and is useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of inflammatory disease.The present invention is a method for producing N-[2-(6,6-dimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-indazol-3-yl)-1H-indol-6-yl]-N-methyl-(2S)-2-(morpholin-4-yl)propanamide, which comprises a step of reacting
US11104666B2	Tetrahydronaphthalene and tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives as estrogen receptor degraders The present disclosure relates to bifunctional compounds, which find utility as modulators of estrogen receptor (target protein). In particular, the present disclosure is directed to bifunctional compounds, which contain on one end at least one of a Von Hippel-Lindau ligand, a cereblon ligand, Inhibitors of Apoptosis Proteins ligand, mouse double-minute homolog 2 ligand, or a combination thereof, which binds to the respective E3 ubiquitin ligase, and on the other end a moiety which binds the target protein, such that the target protein is placed in proximity to the ubiquitin ligase to effect degradation (and inhibition) of target protein. The present disclosure exhibits a broad range of pharmacological activities associated with degradation/inhibition of target protein. Diseases or disorders that result from aggregation or accumulation of the target protein are treated or prevented with compounds and compositions of the present disclosure.
US11104664B2	4,5,6-trisubstituted indazole derivatives, and preparation method and pharmaceutical use thereof Provided are 4,5,6-tri-substituted indazoles derivatives, a preparation method therefor, and a use thereof in medicines. Specifically, provided are compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, stereoisomers, solvates, or prodrugs thereof, a preparation method therefor, and a use thereof.
US11104663B2	Ciprofloxacin polymorph and its use The present disclosure relates to ciprofloxacin polymorphs and their use in treating infections.
US11104658B2	Method of treating or preventing Ras-mediated diseases Disclosed are compounds, for example, a compound of formula I, wherein R, R0, R1-R8, n, X, Y, Y′, and E are as described herein, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods of treating or preventing a disease or condition for example, cancer, mediated by the ras gene.
US11104653B2	Methods for forming aryl carbon-nitrogen bond using light The disclosure relates to a method for forming aryl carbon-nitrogen bonds and to photoreactors useful in these and other light-driven reactions. The method comprises contacting an aryl halide, such as 4-bromobenzotrifluoride, with an amine, such as morpholine, in the presence of a Ni salt catalyst solution and an optional base, thereby forming a reaction mixture; exposing the reaction mixture to light under reaction condition sufficient to produce the aryl carbon-nitrogen bonds, e.g., to give a product such as 4-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)morpholine. In certain embodiments, the amine may be present in a molar excess to the aryl halide. In certain embodiments, the Ni salt catalyst solution includes a Ni(II) salt and a polar solvent, wherein the Ni(II) salt is dissolved in the polar solvent. In certain embodiments, the reactions conditions include holding the reaction mixture at between about room temperature and about 80° C. for between about 1 hour and about 20 hours such that at least about 50% yield is obtained.
US11104651B2	PERK inhibitors and uses thereof in treating diseases associated with aggregation-prone proteins Compounds represented by Formula I are disclosed herein, wherein R, Ra and R1-R14 are as defined herein. Further disclosed are uses and methods utilizing said compounds for use in inhibiting an activity of PERK, and in treating a disease or disorder associated with aggregation-prone proteins, a disease or disorder in which downregulating an unfolded protein response is beneficial, and/or Huntington's disease.
US11104650B2	Process for production of 2-chloro-4-nitroimidazole derivatives An improved process for preparing 2-chloro-4-nitroimidazole derivatives which are useful intermediates in the preparation of an anti-tuberculosis drug is provided. The process may comprise the step of chlorinating nitroimidazoles with a chlorinating agent and an activating agent to give 2-chloro-4-nitroimidazole derivatives.
US11104648B2	Pyrazole derivative A pyrazole derivative having the following formula stru-1: The pyrazole derivative is used for prevention and control of pests.
US11104647B2	Multi-functional, stimuli-responsive materials, methods of preparation, methods of use, and uses thereof A multi-functional, stimuli-responsive material includes a substrate functionalized with a pH-sensitive Azo-QPS compound or co-assemblies containing Azo-QPS compounds. The Azo-QPS compound includes a positively-charged phenyl-azo-pyridinium core, an anion affiliated with the core, a head group, a tail group, a surface bonding group coupling the pH-sensitive Azo-QPS compound to the substrate, and a spacer connecting the pH-sensitive Azo-QPS compound to the surface bonding group.
US11104639B2	Branched fluorine-containing compound A novel branched fluorine-containing compound represented by formula (1): (Rf—Yn1LX-A)n2 (1) wherein L represents a predetermined carbon-containing linker moiety; Rf, in each occurrence, is the same or different and represents fluoroalkyl optionally having at least one ether bond; Y, in each occurrence, is the same or different and represents a predetermined divalent linking group or a bond; RY, in each occurrence, is the same or different and represents hydrogen or an organic group; L represents an (n1+n2)-valent carbon-containing linker moiety having at least one carbon atom; n1 represents a number greater than or equal to 1; n2 represents a number greater than or equal to 1; n1+n2 is a number from 3 to 6; X, in each occurrence, is the same or different and represents a divalent linking group or a bond; A, in each occurrence, is the same or different and represents —ArSO3M or the like; M, in each occurrence, is the same or different and represents hydrogen, —NR4, or a metal salt; and R represents hydrogen or a C1-4 organic group.
US11104634B2	Method for producing 2-methoxyacetic acid A method for producing 2-methoxyacetic acid by oxidizing 2-methoxyethanol in a reaction device using oxygen at a temperature of 20 to 100° C. and an oxygen partial pressure of 0.01 to 2 MPa in the presence of water and a heterogeneous catalyst containing platinum, in which the method is carried out semi-continuously or continuously, and 2-methoxyethanol is added to the reaction device in a temporally and/or spatially distributed manner such that temporally and spatially, the mass ratio of 2-methoxyethanol to 2-methoxyethanol plus water per volume element in the reaction device is constantly ≤0.80 of the mass ratio of the added 2-methoxyethanol to the added 2-methoxyethanol plus water.
US11104632B1	Metabolically stable vanillin derivatives for the treatment of hypoxia Vanillin derivative compounds that bind covalently with hemoglobin are provided. Methods of treating sickle cell disease and other hypoxia-related disorders by administering such compounds are also provided.
US11104629B2	Methods for preparing diol Provided is a method for preparing a diol. In the method, a saccharide and hydrogen as raw materials are contacted with a catalyst in water to prepare the diol. The employed catalyst is a composite catalyst comprised of a main catalyst and a cocatalyst, wherein the main catalyst is a water-insoluble acid-resistant alloy; and the cocatalyst is a soluble tungstate and/or soluble tungsten compound. The method uses an acid-resistant, inexpensive and stable alloy needless of a support as a main catalyst, and can guarantee a high yield of the diol in the case where the production cost is relatively low.
US11104622B2	Liquid acid catalyzed alkylation process A process for acid catalyzed alkylation involving the use of surfactants which form bi-continuous micro-emulsions with the liquid acid and the hydrocarbon is described. The bicontinuous phase formed between the hydrocarbon and liquid acid phases at surfactant addition facilitates and improves the liquid acid catalyzed alkylation reactions including motor-fuel alkylation reaction.
US11104620B1	Bead milled spray dried nano-explosive A method for manufacturing nano-sized insensitive high explosive molding powder usable as a booster HE is provided herein. The method preferably involving the steps of dissolving a binder in a liquid and suspending crystalline high explosive to said liquid, grinding that suspension in a bead mill until the crystalline high explosive is nano-sized, and precipitating the binder and crystalline high explosive using a spray dryer to produce granules containing nano-sized crystalline high explosive. The liquid may be water or an organic solvent so long as the binder is highly soluble in the liquid and the crystalline high explosive is generally insoluble in the liquid. A fatty alcohol, water defoaming/dispersant/surfactant agent can be added to the dissolved binder/suspended crystalline high explosive, to aid in the manufacturability.
US11104619B2	Mixture for treating fertilizers containing urea The invention relates to a synergistic mixture of urease inhibitor and nitrification inhibitor for the treatment of urea-containing fertilizers, more particularly having an improved urease-inhibitory effect, to the use thereof, and to urea-containing fertilizers comprising said mixture.
US11104616B2	Ceramic having a residual compressive stress for use in electronic devices A toughened ceramic component having a residual compressive stress and methods of forming the toughened ceramic component is disclosed. The ceramic component may include an internal portion having a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and an external portion substantially surrounding the internal portion and forming an exterior surface of the ceramic component. The external portion may have a second CTE that is less than the first CTE. Additionally, the external portion may be in compressive stress.
US11104613B2	Geopolymeric formulations and associated methods for the manufacturing of three-dimensional structures A geopolymeric ink formulation for direct 3D printing containing a geopolymeric formulation whose components are present in such proportions as to be subjected to a geopolymerization reaction and to provide, at the end of the reaction, a solid geopolymer and wherein the formulation, before and during at least a part of the geopolymerization reaction, wherein three-dimensional chemical bonds have not yet been formed, forms a reversible-gel, non-Newtonian, viscoelastic fluid. The formulation is extruded through a 3D printing tool equipped with nozzle into strands according to a geometry such as to create a three-dimensional structure on one or more layers. The extrusion preferably takes place within a hydrophobic liquid, such as oil.
US11104610B2	Cementitious reagents, methods of manufacturing and uses thereof Described are cementitious reagent materials produced from globally abundant inorganic feedstocks. Also described are methods for the manufacture of such cementitious reagent materials and forming the reagent materials as microspheroidal glassy particles. Also described are apparatuses, systems and methods for the thermochemical production of glassy cementitious reagents with spheroidal morphology. The apparatuses, systems and methods makes use of an in-flight melting/quenching technology such that solid particles are flown in suspension, melted in suspension, and then quenched in suspension. The cementitious reagents can be used in concrete to substantially reduce the CO2 emission associated with cement production.
US11104607B2	Crystallized glass A crystallized glass includes a crystallized glass mother material, and, in a surface, a compressive stress layer, wherein the crystallized glass has, for a thickness of 10 mm, a light transmittance of, including reflection loss, 80% at a wavelength in 400 to 669 nm, and has a Vickers hardness [Hv] of 835 to 1300. In the crystallized glass, the crystallized glass mother material contains, in % by weight on an oxide basis, 40.0% to 70.0% of a SiO2 component, 11.0% to 25.0% of an Al2O3 component, 5.0% to 19.0% of a Na2O component, 0% to 9.0% of a K2O component, 1.0% to 18.0% of a MgO component, 0% to 3.0% of a CaO component, and 0.5% to 12.0% of a TiO2 component, and a total content of the SiO2 component, the Al2O3 component, the Na2O component, the K2O component, the MgO component, and the TiO2 component is 90% or more.
US11104588B1	Solar distillation system with integrated cooling and controller A solar distillation system for producing a distillate and providing cooling for a structure or appliance, and a method of using the system to produce a distillate and cool a structure or appliance. The system includes a distillate cooling coil, a secondary cooling coil, an expansion valve which is capable of controlling an amount of a coolant that flows through each of the coils. The system also includes a compressor, a plurality of sensors including a temperature sensor and a distillate flow sensor, and a controller which receives input from the sensors and controls the activity of the compressor and expansion valve. The system is capable of producing distillate at night in the absence of solar radiation.
US11104587B2	System and method for automated control, feed, delivery verification, and inventory management of corrosion and scale treatment products for water systems A system and method of controlling the treatment of water systems comprises multiple feeders for separately feeding treatment products, in the form of concentrated, non-hazardous, liquids with a single active ingredient, to a water system to treat various issues, such as corrosion and biofilms. A sensor verifies delivery of the treatment product to the water system. A controller controls activation of each feeder to control a feed rate according to programmed functions. The controller receives signals from sensors, which can be used as inputs in calculating feed rates or feeder activation times according to the programed functions and can alter treatment product feed rates based on real time data regarding water system chemistry or flow rates. The controller can send and receive data, signals, alerts, alarms or changes in programming to or from remote users, remote computers, or a water system controller.
US11104586B2	Water recycling system and method The present invention describes a liquid recycling system and method for purifying and either recirculating or discarding of liquid. The system includes a liquid input line, a tank, and a circulation pump for providing recirculation of liquid from the tank. A filter and a heater are used to treat liquid from the circulation pump. A valve is provided to direct liquid either to a shower head or faucet, or back to the tank. Additional plumbing and components can be used to provide multiple independent recirculation loops with the tank. An electronic controller can be used to control components of the present invention, where a user could interface with the controller via a control panel or a software application accessed by a portable electronic device.
US11104585B2	Method to produce salts containing actinide halides A method of producing uranium halides is disclosed in which chlorine gas is introduced into a liquid uranium-nickel alloy. NaCl salt is surrounding the crucible containing the liquid uranium-nickel alloy, producing a eutectic mixture of NaCl—UCl3. Upon chlorination, the metal halide dissolves in the matrix salt forming a solution. Adding the reactant metal, uranium to the nickel, the alloy is able to remain molten throughout processing. The liquid metal alloy may be removed from the salt bath, while the halogen gas continues to enter the system through the sparge until the desired composition of NaCl—UCl3—UCl4 is achieved. The method and system can be used to produce other metal halide salts such as actinide, lanthanide or transition metal halides contained in a matrix salt consisting of alkali and/or alkaline earth halides.
US11104577B2	Method for preparation and separation of atomic layer thickness platelets from graphite or other layered materials A method and system of separating graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) from initial graphite raw material is disclosed. The raw material is exfoliated to create a percentage of separated GNPs in a resulting bulk mixture. Agglomerates between the separated graphene nanoplatelets are broken. The mixture is separated into fractions having nanoparticles of different GNP content and size distribution. Each different range of nanoparticles is separated into GNPs and graphite nanopowder via a medium flow process or via electrostatic separation or both.
US11104575B2	Nanocatalysts, preparation methods and applications for reforming carbon dioxide and methane to syngas The catalyst in this present application includes a support and an active component dispersed on/in the support; wherein the support is at least one selected from inorganic oxides and the support contains macropores and mesopores; and the active component includes an active element, and the active element contains an iron group element. As a high temperature stable catalyst for methane reforming with carbon dioxide, the catalyst can be used to produce syngas, realizing the emission reduction and recycling utilization of carbon dioxide. Under atmospheric pressure and at 800° C., the supported metal catalyst with hierarchical pores shows excellent catalytic performance. In addition to high activity and good selectivity, the catalyst has high stability, high resistance to sintering and carbon deposition.
US11104572B2	Planar cavity MEMS and related structures, methods of manufacture and design structures A method of forming a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) includes forming a lower electrode on a first insulator layer within a cavity of the MEMS. The method further includes forming an upper electrode over another insulator material on top of the lower electrode which is at least partially in contact with the lower electrode. The forming of the lower electrode and the upper electrode includes adjusting a metal volume of the lower electrode and the upper electrode to modify beam bending.
US11104569B2	Beverage dispensing system for sports drinks with personalized hydration solutions The present application provides a beverage dispensing system for providing a personalized sports drink with one or more additives based on biometric data. The beverage dispensing system may include an input section for the biometric data, an analytics section for analyzing the biometric data and providing a recipe for the personalized sports drink based upon the analysis, and a beverage dispenser for dispensing the personalized sports drink. The beverage dispenser may include a number of cartridges with the one or more additives therein.
US11104567B2	Ultra high ratio liquid delivery system A liquid dispensing system comprises a container enclosing a chamber. A flexible bag in the chamber contains a first liquid. First and second conduits are contained in the chamber. The first conduit connects the chamber to an outlet port in the container where the second conduit connects the bag to the first conduit. A supply source introduces a pressurized second liquid into the chamber. The first conduit serves to direct an existing flow of the second liquid from the chamber to the outlet port, with the pressurized second liquid serving to collapse the bag and expel the first liquid contained therein via the second conduit to the first conduit for mixture with the exiting flow of the second liquid. The second conduit lacks flow restrictions, such as metering orifices or the like.
US11104565B2	Cartridge and a base unit for use in an oral care appliance A cartridge and a base unit for use in an oral care appliance are disclosed. The cartridge includes a connection interface configured to form a detachable connection. The base unit is also configured to engage operatively with the cartridge to facilitate flow of an oral care composition from the cartridge into the oral care appliance.
US11104564B2	System and method for sealing containers, bottles, flasks and the like A system for sealing containers includes a first conveyor of containers to convey containers from an inlet zone to a sealing zone. A first processing station of containers applies a layer of sealing material to at least one end portion of each container. A second processing station polishes the layer of sealing material applied by the first processing station. A first moving unit of containers moves containers from the first conveyor to the first processing station and moves containers with a layer of sealing material from the first processing station to the second processing station. A second conveyor conveys containers from the sealing zone to an outlet zone. A second moving unit moves containers with a layer of sealing material from the second processing station to the second conveyor.
US11104563B1	Flexible conductive platform liner A flexible and electrically conductive platform liner is provided for lining an aerial work platform. The platform liner is composed of a flexible and electrically conductive material, such that it is foldable for transport and storage. The platform liner is configured to be placed into the aerial work platform and electrically bonded to an energized power line during operation, such that the platform liner is held at a similar electrical potential to the energized power line.
US11104562B2	Automatic anti-roll system and method for mobile elevator under various working conditions Disclosed is an automatic anti-roll system and method for mobile elevator under various working conditions, related to the field of vehicle equipment. The automatic anti-roll system includes a control system, a sensing module, a driving anti-roll module, an air-operation anti-roll module and a small movement anti-roll module. The automatic response to the different manual operations to the mobile elevator is combined with automatic decision based on state sensing of the mobile elevator to realize the automatic judgment and anti-roll control for different working conditions. As a result, the active-passive combined anti-roll control can be realized for various working conditions in various complicated environments such as driving, aerial operations, and small movement. The anti-roll system has a simple structure and can be operated easily. All the advantages make this system and method meet the practical requirements of anti-roll protection for all working conditions of the mobile elevator.
US11104556B2	Wireline assembly enclosure A wireline assembly enclosure. The wireline assembly enclosure has a first half and a second half which define an interior compartment. The first and second halves are attached via a hinge and move from an open configuration to a closed configuration. The enclosure also has a plurality of apertures. In various embodiments a stuffing box, lubrication tubing, and other materials pass through the apertures into the interior compartment. A sealing material is disposed partially about a perimeter of the first and second halves such that a seal is formed when the two halves are together in the closed configuration. The sealing material is also disposed about a perimeter of the plurality of apertures. An adjustable bar clamp inside the interior compartment of the enclosure clamps hardware in place. The enclosure is secured around a stuffing box and sheave in order to contain overspray from a wireline.
US11104554B2	Foldable gantry A foldable gantry comprising a beam and a first leg assembly, the first leg assembly being pivotally mounted at a first end of the beam such that the first leg assembly can move between a first, stowed, position and a second, deployed, position.
US11104547B2	Autonomous mobile lift An elevator that incorporates a framework that allows multiple autonomous mobile lifts to move independently inside and outside a building or a group of buildings in shafts and corridors in such a way that multiple lifts can share a shaft and/or corridor.
US11104543B2	Electric cable reel The invention relates to an electrical cable reel. According to the invention, the reel comprises an arrangement (4) for remotely monitoring the absence of cable wound around the reel, said arrangement comprising a sensor (4A) and an electronic board connected to the sensor and linked to a remote application that is enabled.
US11104542B2	Winding core A two piece winding core assembly is provided having a first core portion and a second core portion. The two core portions having the same construction and are positionable to combine together to form a completed cylindrical and hollow core. The two core portions having a series of locking pins and a corresponding series of receiving openings formed on opposing end faces. A series of axially elongated projections and a corresponding series of axially elongated channels are also formed on the opposing end faces of the core portions. An internal plurality of web members is formed in a structural crossing pattern on the inside surface of the core portion, with the web members providing structural rigidity to the core portions.
US11104539B1	Postprocessing apparatus and image processing system A postprocessing apparatus includes a horizontal alignment plate, a binder, a tray, and a shift actuator assembly. The horizontal alignment plate is positioned to align sheets in a sheet width direction. The binder binds sheets to form bound sheet bundles. The bound sheet bundles are stacked on the tray. The shift actuator assembly shifts the bound sheet bundles in the sheet width direction. A postprocessing controller controls the shift actuator assembly to shift the bound sheet bundles such that swollen portions of the bound sheet bundles are shifted inward of the horizontal alignment plate in the sheet width direction when the processed sheets are piled on the tray to the vicinity of the horizontal alignment plate.
US11104538B1	Method for producing printed material and system for producing printed material A method for producing a printed material includes providing pressure-induced phase transition particles to a part of an outside margin portion or a portion to be folded of a recording medium; bonding the pressure-induced phase transition particles to the recording medium; and pressure-bonding a multilayer body in which plural recording media are stacked, the recording media including the recording medium having the pressure-induced phase transition particles bonded thereon.
US11104535B2	Medium processing apparatus A printer as a medium processing apparatus includes a transport path through which a paper being transported passes, a recording head that records on the paper on the transport path, and a platen that forms at least a portion of the transport path as a path forming member with which the paper comes into contact, in which a surface resistance value of the path forming member changes according to an applied voltage of the medium.
US11104533B2	Carton stack divider and method for dividing a stack A divider for dividing a pack of flat-folded cartons into a plurality of stacks of flat-folded cartons, the divider comprising a magazine adapted to hold the carton pack, where the magazine includes a stop member, and where the divider includes a pusher member and a holder foot, where the magazine is arranged in an inclined position, where the pusher member is adapted to compress the carton pack between the pusher member and the stop member, where the holder foot is adapted to bear on the upper side of the compressed carton pack, and where the pusher member is adapted to release the pressure on the carton pack when the holder foot bears on the upper side of the carton pack, thereby creating a low density area adjacent a first carton stack.
US11104532B2	Document feeding device A document feeding device includes a feeding unit feeding documents from a batch of documents on a placing tray, a separation member in pressure contact with the feeding unit and separating documents one by one, a separation swinging member supporting the separation member and displaceable in a thickness direction of the batch of documents, and a movable member supported as to be displaceable with respect to the separation swing member in the thickness direction of the batch of documents, and entering a space formed between the separation member and a document.
US11104531B1	Silica dust controls for hydraulic fracturing operations A system for controlling dust during hydraulic fracturing operations includes a manifold having a plurality of ports for capturing dust when negative air pressure is applied to the manifold. A support frame positions the manifold above a piece of hydraulic fracturing equipment receiving sand from a sand source.
US11104529B2	Automated loading services for computer assisted or autonomous driving vehicles Embodiments include apparatuses, methods, and systems to provide an automated loading device to a computer assisted or autonomous driving (CA/AD) vehicle. A loading service control device is to initiate a loading service to load one or more items into a storage space of a CA/AD vehicle, using an automated loading device. A CA/AD vehicle is to move to a loading area at an appointed time. A mechanical loading unit of an automated loading device is to place one or more items into a storage space of a CA/AD vehicle. A user device is to receive an input from a user, where the input includes information to generate a request to a loading service control device to load one or more items into a storage space of a CA/AD vehicle using an automated loading device. Other embodiments may also be described and claimed.
US11104525B2	Machine for conveying containers A machine for conveying containers is disclosed. The machine may include a guide, a main carriage slidably mounted on the guide, an auxiliary carriage slidably mounted on the guide, a pressing device mounted on the main carriage and movable between a raised and a lowered position, in which the pressing device applies a pressing force, a control unit electrically connected to the guide and configured for controlling the main carriage and the auxiliary carriage on the guide and a mutual distance thereof, an actuator connected to the pressing device and configured to move the pressing device between the raised position and the lowered position. The control unit is configured to command the variation of the mutual distance between the main carriage and the auxiliary carriage so as to activate the actuator, which is operatively interposed between the pressing device and the auxiliary carriage.
US11104524B2	Controlled motion system having an improved track configuration A transport system comprising linear motor modules utilized both straight and curved track modules, with movers displaced on the track modules by control of power applied to coils of the modules. Curved track modules have modified spline geometries to provide desired acceleration and jerk characteristics. The modified spline geometries may be defined by more than one generators, such as an equation generator and a spline fit between the equation-generated segment and one or more constrained points or locations. The curved track modules may be divided into 180 degree modules, or may be reduced to 90 degree, 45 degree or other fractional arcs to provide for modular assembly, mirror-image geometries and motion profiles, and the like. The system may be adapted to provide improved motion characteristics based on modification of a conventional spline geometry.
US11104522B2	Cleaning bin for cleaning a storage grid of a storage system A vehicle operated cleaning bin for cleaning a storage grid of a storage system, wherein the cleaning bin includes a connector for attaching the cleaning bin to a lifting device of a remotely operating vehicle being configured to vertically convey the cleaning bin inside a column of the storage grid by aid of the lifting device, and a plurality of cleaners for removing foreign debris from the storage grid. The plurality of cleaners are arranged on at least one lateral wall of the cleaning bin.
US11104517B2	Order picking using mobile robots on elevated pathways Robotic automation and methods described herein can be used to enhance the efficiencies of order fulfillment and inventory stowage processes. For example, this document describes the integration of elevated pathways that are dedicated for mobile robots to use in conjunction with a human-operated order picker lift to transport items for order fulfillment processes in an efficient manner. In some embodiments, the elevated pathways for the mobile robots can be at least partially integrated into storage systems such as pallet racking. The described systems and methods allow the elimination of human labor particularly related to transporting saleable goods and similar items. Mobile robots take over many of the tasks related to transporting the picked items. Accordingly, the efficiency of the human order picker, as measured by the number of line items picked per hour for example, is greatly enhanced.
US11104515B2	Sequencing systems and methods A sequencing system and a robotic storage and picking system include a plurality of containers disposed in stacks beneath a grid having a first set of tracks and second set of tracks, the first and second sets of tracks being disposed substantially perpendicular to each other. Plural load handling devices are operable on the grid, the load handling devices lifting and depositing containers from and to the stacks. The load handling devices can deposit containers on to conveyor belts into predetermined positions, the positions being fillable in any random order and multiple positions being fillable at any one time.
US11104510B2	Lightweight transport, storage, and delivery system Reusable, flexible, lightweight, low cost flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs) for the delivery of granular proppant material for fracing that will allow the transport of higher weights of proppant, such as sand, per truck load. The invention includes a container made of a high strength, flexible material with a top opening for loading and deploying the proppant. The container can be lifted and deployed with a fork truck or crane. Alternatively, proprietary deployment systems, such as a conveyor system, can be used to quickly and efficiently deploy the proppant from the container at a desired site.
US11104507B2	Container for housing artwork A container for housing an artwork during transportation or storage, the container comprising four side parts and four corner parts for connecting the side parts to form a substantially rectangular frame; a substantially rectangular lid part and a substantially rectangular mounting panel, each of the side parts having a first recess extending along its length for receiving a respective edge of the lid part and a second recess extending along its length for receiving a respective edge of the mounting panel; a first resilient member for locating around the perimeter of the lid part between the lid part and the substantially rectangular frame; a second resilient member for locating around the perimeter of the mounting panel between the mounting panel and the substantially rectangular frame so as to act as a shock absorber between the mounting panel and the substantially rectangular frame; and securing means for securing the lid part in a closed position relative to the substantially rectangular frame.
US11104502B2	Multi-function compact appliance and methods for a food or item in a container with a container storage technology A multi-function appliance and methods and systems for manufacturing, producing, preparing, packaging, displaying, selling and marketing perishable food or items in a container with a container storage technology for use with select consumer goods or household appliances. A method and system for the use of multiple brand logos or names and communicative indicia on a container or product packaging wherein at least one of the brand logos or names, such as a secondary or tertiary brand logo or name can be used to represent different or distinct products, services or benefits from the primary brand logo or name.
US11104501B1	Void filling structural packaging element A void filling structural packaging element, including at least some of a sheet formed of an elongate portion of material, wherein the sheet extends, along a longitudinal axis, from a first terminal end to a second terminal end, and wherein the sheet includes one or more alternating ridges and grooves, formed along a length of the sheet, from a proximal end to a distal end; a body portion formed by an end portion of the sheet attached or coupled to a portion of a side wall of the sheet, and wherein a deformable hollow is defined within the body portion; and a packaging element leg portion formed of a portion of the sheet that extends from the body portion.
US11104496B2	Non-sealed reticle storage device A reticle storage device includes a top lid having a ceiling and a cover surrounding the ceiling, and a bottom lid having a carrier and a peripheral structure surrounding the carrier. When the top lid engages with the bottom lid, a passage is defined therebetween and therefore the reticle storage device is not sealed.
US11104494B2	Non-cocking convertible child resistant closure A convertible child resistant closure for use with a container having a threaded portion adjacent the container opening allows a user to select between a child resistant closure and an easily openable closure and includes coaxial inner and outer caps. The inner cap has a cover wall and a side wall. The side wall includes an inner surface having a threaded portion for engagement with a threaded container opening, and an outer surface including a child resistant portion comprising a series of angular abutments extending thereabout and a non-child resistant portion axially offset from said child resistant portion. Features of a side wall of the outer cap selectively engage features of the inner cap side wall in either a configuration for the child resistant closure or a configuration for the easily openable (non-child-resistant) closure.
US11104491B2	Container and container engaging member suitable for vacuum assisted filtration A container and a container engaging member. The container engaging member may include a sample holder or reservoir, a filtration element and collar. In the assembled condition, the sample holder or reservoir is upstream of the filtration element, the container is downstream of the filtration element, and the sample holder or reservoir is attached to the container. The container engagement member is engageable and disengageable from the bottle or container in a quick attach, quick release manner, such as with only a 90 degree, ¼ turn. A tactile and/or audible indication that the engagement is complete is provided.
US11104490B2	Oak alternative with internally built in connectors and modified bung to oak wine, beer, spirits, and other liquids An apparatus for aging a liquid in a container includes: an elongated bung having a top and a bottom, the bottom having a male or female connector; and an elongated wooden piece having a longitudinal axis, an upper end, a lower end, and a side, the upper end having a male or female connector adapted to connect to the male or female connector of the bottom of the elongated bung, whereby the elongated bung and the elongated wooden piece are removably connected by connecting the male or female connector of the bottom of the elongated bung with the male or female connector of the upper end of the elongated wooden piece. The bung may have a first opening, a side with another opening, the first opening being fluidly connected to the another opening by a pathway adapted to transmit a gas from the container through the first opening.
US11104488B2	Nipple cream applicator This patent describes the application end of a dispenser, for applying a cream product from a squeeze tube. In its best mode, it is envisioned as a dispenser for nipple cream, for nursing mothers. The applicator has attachment means for securing the applicator to a squeeze-tube. The invention may include a squeeze tube, or alternatively an outer base to assist in retaining the invention on a squeeze tube. The cream product from the squeeze tube is directed through an outlet neck and then through a slit in a soft pad. The pad is useful for spreading cream evenly onto skin cleanly and comfortably. A cap forms a tight seal with the outer base to protect the pad and the contents of the tube. The cap may be attached to the outer base with a connector. Alternatively, the cap may be attached to a suction cup.
US11104487B2	Audible cut and crush zipper A zipper for a reclosable package or bag, wherein the female profile has been crushed at first periodical intervals and the male profile has been cut at second periodic intervals. This provides audible and tactile feedback characteristics to the zipper.
US11104486B2	Reclosable package and a method of making the same A flexible reclosable package includes a first side panel and a second side panel. The first panel defines a right side edge portion, a left side edge portion, a bottom edge portion, and a pleated portion. The second panel defines a right side edge portion, a left side edge portion, a bottom edge portion, and a hooded portion. A first seam joins the right side edge portion of the first panel with the right side edge portion of the second panel. A second seam joins the left side edge portion of the first panel with the left side edge portion of the second panel. A third seam joins the bottom edge portion of the first panel with the bottom edge portion of the second panel. A first line of weakness is provided in the pleated portion.
US11104480B2	Scoop attaching device A scoop attaching device is a set of nestable measuring cups with attachable magnets, which allow each cup to store within the next larger size cup and stay together while being stored on the lid within a storage container, keeping the measuring cups out of the storage container material until ready for use.
US11104475B1	Pocket holder and an easel Embodiments describe a holder and an easel for holding and/or display one or more items. The holder and the easel are formed from a single piece of material.
US11104473B2	Packaging for at least one electronic smoking device product The invention relates to a packaging (1) for at least one electronic smoking device product, the packaging comprising a back panel (2) and at least two packaging layers (3, 4, 5), wherein the back panel (2) comprises a first back panel portion (2a) and a second back panel portion (2b), wherein the first and second back panel portions (2a, 2b) are pivotable relative to each other, wherein the at least two packaging layers (3, 4, 5) comprise a first packaging layer (3) and a second packaging layer (4), wherein the first packaging layer (3) is connected to the first back panel portion (2a) and wherein the second packaging layer (4) is connected to the second back panel portion (2b).
US11104472B2	Apparatus and method for producing containers from paper material or paper-like material, and container An apparatus for producing containers from paper or paper-like material. The container has a lateral surface made of a wound sheet-like segment, of which segment edges arranged on longitudinal sides overlap and form a region of overlap, and a pan-like termination element. The lateral surface and the termination element are connected to one another in an essentially liquid-tight manner by a skirt, and at least one pressing ram is provided for pressing and sealing the skirt, the pressing ram subjecting the skirt to essentially radially directed pressure. The pressing ram has a radially projecting protrusion in a portion provided for the purpose of acting on a boundary portion of the region of overlap of the lateral surface of the skirt.
US11104471B2	Beverage container packaging A beverage container packaging assembly including a bottom tray, center support, and top tray is disclosed. A bottom tray of molded paper pulp includes a plurality of cup-shaped elements. The cup-shaped elements include a first deformable element and a second deformable element. The first deformable element and the second deformable element include at least two overlapping elements. A top tray of molded paper pulp includes a plurality of bottle neck accommodating spaces. A center support of molded paper pulp is disposed between the bottom tray and the top tray. The center support includes a plurality of beverage container support cavities bounded by one or more center support posts. One or more walls of the beverage container support cavities are configured to surround at least a portion of the beverage container.
US11104470B2	Fuel additive bottle for use with capless diesel fuel system A fuel additive bottle has a neck and thread pattern that allows insertion into a capless diesel fuel system so the bottle's contents can be poured by gravity into a fuel tank. The neck of the bottle is elongated and has a diameter of approximately 0.932 inches, and the novel thread pattern includes thread interruptions that form two or four threadless paths. In use, the spring loaded tabs of a capless fuel system are depressed by the threadless path portion of bottle, thereby triggering the self-sealing mechanism to open, so the fluid receiving aperture is exposed. The use of the threadless paths facilitates the safe and easy entry and removal of the bottle from the capless fuel system.
US11104469B1	System and method for placing labels on moving objects Disclosed are various embodiments for systems and methods for calibrating a label applicator for improved accuracy and/or precision on moving objects. In one example, a system may be configured to receive a height of a package on a conveyor path prior to the package reaching a label applicator. The system can be configured to determine a predicted tamp time for the package based on the height. The predicted tamp time can represent an estimated period of time for a tamp head to apply a label on the package. The system also can instruct a controller operating a label applicator to activate the tamp head for the package based on the predicted tamp time. The system can receive an actual tamp time from the controller after the label has been applied to the package and update the modeling coefficient based on a tamp time error.
US11104468B1	End effector and system for label application A method of applying a label to a transport structure includes receiving the label from a label dispenser with an end effector, in which the label includes information related to a plurality of storage containers secured to the transport structure with a restraining member. The method further includes measuring a position of the end effector relative to an object, moving the end effector with the label to a target position based upon the measured position, and applying the label to the restraining member with the end effector. The method may further include moving the end effector away from the storage containers, and transporting the transport structure with the storage containers and the label based upon the information of the label.
US11104467B2	Hole cutter for thermoforming packaging machine and method of use A hole cutter is provided for a thermoforming packaging machine. The hole cutter uses a single actuator to move a row of film-cutting punches between extended and retracted positions for cutting holes and corresponding chads in a marginal film area of a web of thermoformed product packages.
US11104465B2	Installation for the treatment of containers, and method for packaging filled containers In an installation for the treatment of containers, comprising at least one filling station and a packing station for processing film or packaging material blanks and having work components acting upon the packaging material and forming packages, at least one measuring device for dimensional deviations of filled containers, and a control unit for automatically adjusting at least one installation station depending on a dimensional deviation detected, work components in the packing station (P) acting upon the packaging material when the filled containers are packed are automatically adjustable by way of the control unit. In a method for packing filled containers, work components of the packing station acting upon packaging material are adjusted automatically depending on dimensional deviations measured in order to form packages of different dimensions with at least substantially the same packing density.
US11104458B2	Cubesat space deployer The present invention relates to a cubesat space deployer, and more particularly, to a cubesat space deployer for separating an ultra-small satellite (cubesat) from a launch vehicle in a space orbit while protecting the ultra-small satellite from a launch environment.
US11104457B1	Power distribution device A power distribution device includes an input, an output, a power switch controller, and a voltage isolation device. The power distribution device includes, and is designed to provide power to, for example, non-radiation-tolerant or non-radiation hardened components for use in low Earth orbit (LEO) missions. The input is configured to receive power from a power source. The output is configured to provide the power to an electrical load. The power switch controller is configured to selectively operate the power distribution device in a first mode responsive to a first event, and to selectively operate the power distribution device in a second mode responsive to a second event. The voltage isolation device includes a plurality of switches configured, in the first mode, to pass the power between the input and the output, and, in the second mode, to interrupt the passage of the power between the input and the output.
US11104456B2	Small satellite capable of formation flying, and formation of multiple small satellites The invention relates to small satellites capable to fly in formation (10), in particular nano- or picosatellites with a mass of 10 kg or less, for LEO applications, comprising a housing (12) and at least one plug-in board (14) arranged in the housing (12) with a predetermined functionality and a propulsion system (16) for generating a directed pulse in the direction of the flight trajectory Tk.It is proposed that the small satellite (10) comprises an independent and autonomously working collision avoidance system (18), which is capable of adapting a trajectory correction Tkk of the trajectory Tk by the propulsion system (16), when a collision with an object (30) is expected.In a further independent aspect, the invention relates to a formation (100) composed of several small satellites capable to fly in formation (10), wherein a relative position and flight trajectory Tk of each small satellite (10) is modifiable via the independently and autonomously working collision avoidance system (18).
US11104450B2	Assemblies and methods for landing gear rotational position sensor installation A shock strut assembly may comprise a strut cylinder and a strut piston configured to telescope relative to the strut cylinder. A torque link may be pivotally coupled to the strut cylinder. A rotational position sensor may be configured to measure an angle of the torque link relative to a plane parallel to a center axis of the strut piston. The rotational position sensor may be oriented such that the rotational position sensor is within a null accuracy band of the rotational position sensor when the strut piston is in a fully compressed state.
US11104448B2	Fluid nozzle A fluid nozzle includes an inlet housing configured for connection with a tanker aircraft boom, an outlet housing connected with the inlet and configured for connection with a receiving aircraft receptacle, and/or a sensor configured for determining at least one of a ready status, a contact status, and an articulation angle. The sensor may include a ready sensor, a contact sensor, and/or an articulation angle sensor. A method of connecting a fluid nozzle with a receptacle may include providing a fluid nozzle, providing a receptacle, moving the fluid nozzle toward the receptacle, sensing contact between the fluid nozzle and the receptacle via a contact sensor, and/or sensing, via a ready sensor, that the receptacle is latched with the fluid nozzle.
US11104445B2	Assembly of parts assembled by a through-shaft that can be fitted if the parts are in approximate alignment An assembly of parts assembled with one another by a shaft passing through orifices formed in the parts is disclosed. The shaft has a base diameter (DB) and a thickened diameter (DE) over diametrically opposed arcs at two different sections. The orifices are aligned with one another and each have a periphery having a first diameter (D1) on first diametrically opposed portions, the first diameter (D1) corresponding to the thickened diameter (DE), and a second diameter (D2), greater than the first diameter (D1), on second portions of the periphery. This allows the shaft to be fitted easily even when the orifices are only approximately aligned, and also makes removal easier.
US11104442B2	Shoestring environmental control system for an aircraft An environmental control system of an aircraft includes a compressing device having a compressor configured to receive a flow of a first medium and a turbine configured to receive the flow of the first medium from the compressor and a flow of a second medium. The turbine is arranged downstream from the compressor along a flow path of the first medium. A dehumidification system is arranged in fluid communication with the turbine and a bypass valve is operable configured to divert the flow of the first medium around the turbine and at least a portion of the dehumidification system.
US11104441B2	Fastening system for passenger seats in a cabin of a vehicle A fastening system for passenger seats in a vehicle cabin has two or more guide rails to be integrated into or onto a cabin floor, and a plurality of slides, to be brought into engagement with the guide rails and having a flange for connection to a passenger seat to retain the passenger seat on a guide rail. Each guide rail has a profile cross section, perpendicularly to a main axis of extent (x), having a base region, a supporting region and an undercut situated therebetween. Each slide has a cavity, of complementary design with the profile cross section, and a necked region, to be brought into engagement with the undercut, thus enabling the supporting region to be enclosed by the cavity of the slide. Each slide has a rotatably mounted roller projecting into the necked region and can be brought into surface contact with a guide rail surface.
US11104436B2	Methods and apparatus for the employment of drones in firefighting activities A coordinated support system for drones includes support units that have the shape and size of a common container and can be easily moved by using common road tractors, so to position a drone fleet close to a fire, possibly recover the aircraft at the end of the mission, and enable transfer during the mission to areas of strategic interest or priority importance to effectively fight the spreading of fire fronts in real time. Coordination and control are carried out through a control unit. The drones are powered by batteries, the automated replacement and recharging of which extends flight autonomy. The system enables an initial filling and subsequent multiple refills of the drones with an extinguishing liquid contained in small dispersible containers, which can be hooked and unhooked from the drones by remote control so to perform multiple missions.
US11104435B2	Verification method and apparatus An online verification method includes performing a flight suitability verification on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system and determining a handling measure of the UAV system according to a verification result. The UAV system includes a UAV and a ground station. The flight suitability verification is performed on at least one of a plurality of verification items. The verification items includes a setting of the UAV system and a setting of data associated with safe operations.
US11104424B2	Strut for the landing gear of an aircraft The invention relates to a strut for the landing gear, preferably the nose landing gear, of an aircraft, which strut comprises a structure branched in a Y shape, wherein the Y-shaped structure is produced as a multi-piece structure and comprises at least two bars, wherein a first bar forms the first branch of the structure and a second bar forms the second branch of the structure and wherein both bars are composed partially or completely of a fiber composite material.
US11104423B2	Wing for an aircraft A wing (5) for an aircraft (1) and include a fixed wing (7), a high lift system (9) including a high lift surface (27) movably mounted to the fixed wing (7), and a high lift actuation system (29) for moving the high lift surface (27) relative to the fixed wing (7) between a retracted position and at least one deployed position, a foldable wing tip portion (11) mounted to the fixed wing (7) pivotally about an axis of rotation (35) between an extended position and a folded position, a tip actuation unit (13) for moving the foldable wing tip portion (11) between the extended position and the folded position. The object to provide a simple, cost-efficient and light-weight wing, is achieved in that the high lift actuation system (29) is drivingly coupled to the tip actuation unit (13) to provide power to the tip actuation unit (13)
US11104422B1	Compact and redundant method for powering flight control surface from within fuselage Systems and methods for actuating a control surface which is pivotably coupled to a trailing edge of an aircraft wing. The control surface actuation system has a compact footprint and high capability. The control surface actuation system includes a rotatable torque shaft that is coupled (by means of meshed surfaces) to the control surface so that rotation of the torque shaft by a deflection angle causes the control surface to pivot by an equal deflection angle. Rotation of the torque shaft is actuated by a pair of redundant mutually opposing actuation mechanisms. The redundant actuation mechanisms are situated inside of the fuselage, while the torque shaft is disposed partly inside the fuselage and partly inside the control surface.
US11104420B2	System and method for minimising buffeting A system and method for minimizing buffeting in the case of an aircraft. Buffeting load control elements are provided in airfoils of the aircraft are arranged to be at least partly moved out of the airfoils by a control to reduce buffeting loads acting on the aircraft.
US11104414B2	Rotor assembly and method of assembling same A rotor assembly has a rotor hub having a unitary structure. The rotor assembly further includes a unitary crosshead having a first upper tab and a first lower tab located vertically below the first upper tab. The first upper tab and the first lower tab define a slot therebetween to accept a first pin of the first rotor blade. A second upper tab and a second lower tab located vertically below the second upper tab define a slot therebetween to accept a second pin of the second rotor blade. A first recess is provided between the first lower tab and the second lower tab so that the crosshead comprises no material directly between at least a portion of the first lower tab and the second lower tab along at least one straight path.
US11104413B2	Flight assembly and method for flight thereof A flight assembly and glider possessing bilateral, flexible, and collapsible wings and associated method of flight are provided. The flight assembly may include a central frame that may encapsulate a human operator. A wing frame may include at least a pair of wings that couple to the central frame, wherein each wing may include one or more pivotal connections. To control the extension and retraction of the pair of wings, a control lever network may be incorporated within the central frame and the wing frame. The control lever network may include wing sail deployment, flight deceleration and parachute wing conversion features.
US11104411B2	Ballast water treatment and neutralization Techniques and systems for neutralizing discharge waters from ballast and/or cooling water biocidal treatment and disinfection systems are provided. The systems utilize oxidation reduction potential control to regulate the dechlorination of a biocidal agent to allowable discharge levels in ship buoyancy systems and ship cooling water systems.
US11104410B2	Propeller-powered watercraft system and method of remote-controlled waterway navigation A propeller-powered propulsion system and method of remote-controlled waterway navigation is configured to navigate a waterway in a navigation route while being controlled remotely, and being tracked by a GPS system. The watercraft provides a watercraft body that carries a propeller subassembly having multiple propellers that operate independently of each other for variable propulsion and steering. A mobile communication device transmits a command signal to a receiver in the propeller subassembly. A microcontroller converts the command signal to a speed for each propeller, independently of the other. The propeller speeds create a disproportionate level of thrust from each propeller to enable remote controlled steering of the watercraft toward port and starboard directions, at variable speeds, and preprogrammed navigation routes. The mobile communication device also acquires location data of the watercraft body obtained by a GPS system. The microcontroller processes the location data to automate the navigation of the watercraft.
US11104407B2	Screw propeller of a pod drive of a vessel and pod drive comprising said screw propeller The invention relates to the field of shipbuilding and more specifically to the screw propeller for a pod drive of a vessel, particularly an ice-going vessel, providing movement both ahead and astern in icy conditions where the ice is traversable, while also providing steering for the vessel, and to a pod drive comprising said screw propeller. To reduce the weight, and consequently the cost, of the pod drive, the screw propeller comprises a propeller hub, made so that it can be rigidly attached to the conical tailpiece of the propeller shaft, and screw propeller blades, each comprising a blade foil and a blade flange made in one piece, mounted on the propeller hub. The blade foil passes into the blade flange via a fillet joint forming the weakest portion for the possible destruction of the blade in the cross section of its foil, located immediately adjacent to the fillet joint. The outer surface of the blade flange has a profile, in its meridional cross section, curved inwards towards to the propeller axis, to reduce the distance from said blade foil cross section to the propeller axis.
US11104405B1	Deep water buoyancy device An apparatus for creating on-command buoyancy is provided with an elastically deformable and axially elongated watertight hollow shell having a plurality of leaf springs and enveloped by a flexible skin. When flattened, the shell has a small internal volume and is negatively buoyant. The hollow shell is held in this position by a latch mechanism. When the mechanism is released, the leaf springs expand to increase the internal volume of the shell. In this state, the system is buoyant. A release mechanism for the latch bar is provided in a forward closure to permit transition from negatively buoyant to a buoyant configuration when an external signal is received.
US11104402B1	Methods and systems for producing boat components An additive manufacturing method ay includes depositing thermoplastic material with an additive manufacturing apparatus to form a first section of a mold of a marine article. The first section includes an interior surface having a shape corresponding to a first portion of a hull of the marine article and a support portion including a support surface, the support portion being integrally formed with the interior surface. The method also includes depositing thermoplastic material to form a second section of a mold of a marine article, the second section including an interior surface having a shape corresponding to a second portion of a hull of the marine article. The method also includes joining the first section and the first section together to form at least a portion of the mold.
US11104400B1	Pedal slider assembly A pedal slider assembly that allows for a normal pedal affixed to a normal bicycle to slide laterally outwardly away from the bicycle frame and back inwardly towards the bicycle frame allowing the rider to find their bodies natural pedal placement as it travels through the rotational pedaling path based on their specific skeletal structure restrictions, (those being the width of an individual's hips, knees, and ankles) as those positions dictate the center line of the user and as those positions are directly affected by the pedal relationship to the center line of the bicycle frame, additionally there is a multitude of lateral movement length options for the rider to utilize to garner specific exercise benefits.
US11104397B2	Information transmission method implemented in vehicle and information transmission system for motorcycle Provided is an information transmission method including: a type determination step of determining a type of information to be transmitted to a driver of a vehicle when the driver is driving the vehicle; a sound output step of outputting the information in the form of sound; and a display step of operating a display device to display an illumination pattern as a function of the determined type.
US11104396B2	Vehicle A motorcycle includes a handle bar, a light operation part, and a control unit. The part is provided to the bar for operating light switching and passing operations. The light switching operation is an operation for switching between irradiating low beam and irradiating high beam of a headlight in a manual mode. The unit performs at least two modes among the manual mode, a first auto mode which is a mode for automatically switching between the low beam and the high beam, and a second auto mode which is a mode for automatically adjusting an irradiation area of the high beam. The unit switches the modes including at least two modes among the manual mode, the first auto mode, and the second auto mode when determining that a mode switching operation which is different from the light switching operation and the passing operation is performed using the part.
US11104393B2	Attachable track shoe cover A track shoe cover may include a roller engaging surface and a shoe engaging surface. The shoe engaging surface may include a shoe engaging recess defined on at least two opposite sides by a set of side walls, and a respective attachment groove included in the set of side walls. The respective attachment groove may be configured to facilitate mechanical connection of the track shoe cover and a crawler shoe.
US11104391B2	Seal assembly A seal assembly for sealing a lubricant space that is formed between a pin, a track shoe pressed-on onto one end of the pin, and a sleeve of a track. The sleeve is pushed onto the pin and is swivelable on the pin. The track further includes at least one second track shoe pressed onto one end of the sleeve. The seal assembly provides a first seal ring for sealing the lubricant space between the sleeve and the first track shoe, and an elastic ring for applying pressure to the first seal ring. The seal assembly further provides a second seal ring for sealing the lubricant space between sleeve and the first track shoe and/or the pin.
US11104390B2	Motor vehicle with air-guide and drive A motor vehicle has a body; an air-guide, fastenable to the body; a drive to adjust the air-guide when the air-guide is fastened to the body; and connectors that connect the drive to the body. The connectors include first fastening elements and second fastening elements. The first fastening elements are insertable through cutouts in the body into the second fastening elements via a first position up to a second position. An orientation of the drive relative to the body is possible in the first position, and the second fastening elements exert a clamping force on the first fastening elements in the second position.
US11104389B2	Clamping system A clamping system for mating an I-Beam frame to an undercarriage is disclosed. The clamping system utilizes clamping brackets to secure the undercarriage to the trailer frame. The undercarriage has adapter sides oriented perpendicular to the undercarriage adapter bottom. The clamping brackets have two portions oriented perpendicular to each other. Holes are located in the clamping brackets to receive bolts or screws. The trailer frame is aligned onto the undercarriage and positioned such that proper tongue weight is applied. The clamping brackets are rigidly installed on the clamping bracket sides. Clamping screws are installed into the clamping brackets and torqued to a value such that a compressive force is applied between the bottom of the I-Beam and the undercarriage adapter bottom. The compressive force applied prevents unwanted relative motion between the I-Beam frame and the undercarriage during use.
US11104386B2	Torque rod mounting structure A support rigidity of a torque rod with respect to a vehicle body is adequately increased. In addition to an upper bracket (52) and a lower bracket (54) for retaining the torque rod (66), the torque rod mounting structure includes a stay bracket (56) attached to the lower bracket (54) and the damper housing (24). The damper housing (24), the lower bracket (54) and the stay bracket (56) jointly form a closed cross section structure (58), and a retaining portion of the lower bracket (54) retaining the rear end (66A) of the torque rod (66) includes a part of the lower bracket (54) forming the closed cross section structure (58).
US11104384B2	Side-by-side all terrain vehicle A side by side vehicle is disclosed having a vehicle frame having frame tubes extending from a front to a rear. A vehicle seat frame is positioned in a mid portion of the frame, and positions a seat frame at a raised position relative to the frame tubes. A powertrain is positioned rearward of the vehicle seat frame and is coupled to the vehicle frame. Side by side seats are supported by the seat frame; and one or more storage units are positioned under the side by side seats. The side by side vehicle also has a rear suspension comprising at least one rear alignment arm coupled to each side of a rear of the vehicle frame, where the alignment arms are coupled to the vehicle frame at front and rear connection points. A distance between the front connection points is greater than a distance between the rear connection points, and at least a portion of the powertrain is positioned between the front connection points of the alignment arms.
US11104380B2	Display controller A display controller includes: an image data acquisition unit that acquires image data as a result of capturing an image with an image capturing unit which captures an image of a situation around a vehicle; and a display processing unit that displays a display screen which includes a first region displaying a surrounding image that is generated based on the image data and indicates the situation around the vehicle and a second region other than the first region on a display unit, and changes a display mode of at least a part of at least one of the first region and the second region on the display screen depending on whether or not proxy control is executed to perform at least a part of a driving operation of the vehicle by proxy for a driver.
US11104379B2	Travel control system and method for vehicle A travel control system and a method for an autonomous vehicle is provided to easily determine a rotating position of a steering wheel when an autonomous travel mode is switched to a driver's travel mode. The travel control system includes: a display mechanism provided in a central portion of a steering wheel to display a rotating position of the steering wheel; and a controller to controls the display mechanism to display the rotating position of the steering wheel based on a steering angle of a tire when the steering angle of the tire is input and the autonomous travel mode is switched to the driver travel mode.
US11104378B2	Steering control system for a steering system of a transportation vehicle and method for operating a steering control system A steering control system for operating a steering system for a transportation vehicle according to a steering intervention specification by making available a steering intervention variable, the system having computing units to redundantly calculate a manipulated variable according to a specified calculation algorithm as a function of the steering intervention specification and one or more operating state variables; a switching device for always making available one of the manipulated variables of the computing units as the steering intervention variable to the steering system; and a monitoring device to check the functional capability of the computing units, wherein the switching device is actuated as a function of the result of the check.
US11104370B2	Steering column assembly with integrated energy absorption strap A steering column assembly includes a lower jacket assembly extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end and having an energy absorption (EA) plate. The steering column assembly also includes an upper jacket assembly at least partially received within the lower jacket assembly. The steering column assembly further includes an energy absorption strap integrally formed with the lower jacket assembly.
US11104363B2	Train operation planning support system According to one embodiment, a train operation planning support system displays a timetable of a train in which a first required time and a first buffer time are placed for running time of the train and a second required time and a second buffer time are placed for dwell time of the train. The first required time is time required for a train running between a departure station and an arrival station. The first buffer time is buffer time obtained by subtracting the first required time from running time of the train set as a target value. The second required time is time required for the train stopping at the arrival station. The second buffer time is buffer time obtained by subtracting the second required time from dwell time of the train which is set as a target value.
US11104362B2	System and method for controlling signaling devices along railroad tracks in electrified territory A system (100) and method is provided that facilitates controlling signaling devices along railroad tracks in electrified territory. The system may include a first track circuit transmitter (116) connectable to a first end (160) of a first block (162) of a railroad track (180). A first processor (104) may be configured to determine a first signaling aspect (112) corresponding to a visible light signal outputted by a first signaling device (110) and cause the first track circuit transmitter to transmit a first code (166) corresponding to the first signaling aspect via a first AC carrier signal (164) through rails (182, 184) of the first block of the railroad track. The system may also include a first track circuit receiver (134) connectable to a second end (168) of the first block of the railroad track, which is configured to receive the first AC carrier signal through the rails of the first block of the railroad track and demodulate the first code from the first AC carrier signal. A second processor (124) may be configured to determine a second signaling aspect (132) based at least in part on the first code that was demodulated and cause a second signaling device (130) to output a visible signal corresponding to the second signaling aspect.
US11104358B1	Material transport apparatus, system and method for moving a load across a surface A system and method to move a load across a surface. The system has a track on the surface in a first direction, a track cart that moves the load in the first direction and a transfer cart that moves the load in a second direction on a separate cart path. The surface can be corrugated panels having upstanding ribs and the track can have a mounting assembly that mounts the track to the ribs. The track cart slides under the load, lifts the load off the ribs and moves the load in the first direction. The transfer cart is integrated into a gap in the track so the track cart can move over the transfer cart or stop on the transfer cart to move the load in the second direction on ribs defining the cart path. The method uses the components to move the load across the surface.
US11104357B2	Cable car carriage A cable car carriage for transporting goods or passengers has two opposing spaced-apart crawlers. Each of the crawlers has a crawler chain composed of juxtaposed chain links. A support cable can be inserted between the opposing crawlers on the opposing chain links of the crawler chains. A pressing mechanism connects the crawlers with one another, and is designed to adjust the distance between the crawlers as well as the pressing force of the two crawlers relative to each other and/or the pressing force of the two crawlers against the support cable. The crawler chains are driven in a circulating movement by a drive via a crawler running gear, thus moving the cable car carriage along the support cable. A cable crane, a passenger gondola, a cable saddle, and a transport assembly employing the cable car carriage are also disclosed.
US11104356B2	Display device and method for a vehicle A display device of a vehicle includes: a sensor device for detecting an object located around the vehicle; a control module that reads and tracks the detected object based on the detection result of the sensor device; and an information display for providing the reading and tracking result of the object of the control module as continuous visual information to a passenger of the vehicle.
US11104352B2	Vehicle control system Systems and methods for controlling a failover response of an autonomous vehicle are provided. In one example embodiment, a method includes determining, by one or more computing devices on-board an autonomous vehicle, an operational mode of the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle is configured to operate in at least a first operational mode in which a human driver is present in the autonomous vehicle and a second operational mode in which the human driver is not present in the autonomous vehicle. The method includes detecting a triggering event associated with the autonomous vehicle. The method includes determining actions to be performed by the autonomous vehicle in response to the triggering event based at least in part on the operational mode. The method includes providing one or more control signals to one or more of the systems on-board the autonomous vehicle to perform the one or more actions in response to the triggering event.
US11104350B2	Wireless vehicle control of vehicle sensor calibration environment Sensors coupled to a vehicle are calibrated using a calibration environment that includes sensor targets, and optionally includes a motorized turntable that rotates the vehicle to different orientations, with the sensors capturing data at each orientation. The vehicle's computer identifies representations of the sensor targets within the data captured by the sensors, determines whether characteristics such as lighting or positioning of the representations of the sensor targets are optimal for calibration, sends signals to lighting systems or motorized target movement systems if necessary to adjust those characteristics, and calibrates the sensor based on the representations of the sensor targets.
US11104349B1	System and method for low-level continuous driver training Systems and methods for providing continuous safe-driver training safely are provided. A safe-driving challenge may be presented to an operator of a vehicle. Data captured by sensors associated with the vehicle may be analyzed to determine whether the operator of the vehicle has completed the safe-driving challenge. Based on a determination that the operator of the vehicle has completed the safe-driving challenge, a notification may be provided to the operator (e.g., indicating to the operator that he or she has successfully completed the challenge). A processor may randomly select whether a reward is to be provided to the operator of the vehicle based on the determination that the operator of the vehicle has completed the safe-driving challenge. Moreover, if a reward is to be provided to the operator of the vehicle, a processor may randomly select a type of reward to be provided to the operator of the vehicle.
US11104348B2	Vehicle alarm apparatus A line-of-sight determination unit of a vehicle alarm apparatus determines the line-of-sight direction, based on a face orientation and a pupil that are included in a captured image of a driver. A driving operation detection unit detects a requested acceleration based on an accelerator operation of the driver, or a turn-signal-lamp switch operation for activating a turn signal lamp of a vehicle. A controller sets an alarm timing, based on an output of the line-of-sight determination unit and an output of the driving operation detection unit. When the requested acceleration that is equal to or more than a predetermined acceleration, or the turn-signal-lamp switch operation is detected, the controller activates an alarm device at a timing more delayed than the alarm timing.
US11104346B2	Autonomous vehicle control system and autonomous vehicle control method using the same An autonomous vehicle may include a driver monitoring device that generates driver monitoring information while driving in an autonomous driving mode, a perception-response feature learning device that measures a perception response time of a driver for each warning notification type based on the driver monitoring information and learns perception response features of the driver based on the measured perception response time of the driver for each warning notification type, a warning notification scenario determining device that determines a customized warning notification scenario for the driver based on of the learned perception response features, and a driver notification providing device that outputs a warning notification based on an output corresponding to each warning notification type, and an autonomous driving information recording device that stores autonomous driving information collected during driving.
US11104336B2	Method for planning a trajectory for a self-driving vehicle A method for planning a trajectory for a self-driving vehicle on a road includes: generating multiple target planned trajectory sets based on information concerning the self-driving vehicle; calculating multiple projected moving ranges and multiple projected moving speeds of an obstacle based on information concerning the obstacle, the projected moving ranges corresponding respectively with multiple time points in a driving time period, the projected moving speeds corresponding respectively with the time points; and selecting one of the target planned trajectory sets as an optimal planned trajectory set based on the target planned trajectory sets, the projected moving ranges and the projected moving speeds for the obstacle.
US11104330B2	Systems and method for controlling a vehicle Systems and method for controlling a vehicle are provided. In some aspects of the disclosure, a system includes a device interface configured to receive instructions from an external device, and a control interface configured to receive sensor signals from one or more vehicle sensors. The system also includes a controller module in communication with the device interface and control interface, wherein the controller module is configured to carry out steps for generating control signals based on the instructions received, and selectively directing the control signals or the sensor signals to at least one control unit on the vehicle.
US11104327B2	Method for automated parking of a vehicle A method for automated parking of a vehicle includes providing image data captured by at least one vision sensor of the vehicle to an electronic control unit (ECU), and providing a parking scene map to the ECU. A free parking space present in the parking scene map is selected as a target parking space, and a parking path from a current vehicle location to the target parking space is formulated. The vehicle is autonomously maneuvered along the parking path towards the target parking space. Responsive to detection of a pedestrian in the target parking space or along the parking path, the vehicle is stopped until the detected pedestrian moves out of the target parking space or out of the parking path. After the detected pedestrian has moved out of the target parking space or out of the parking path, the vehicle continues autonomous maneuvering along the parking path towards the target parking space.
US11104326B1	Control device of vehicle An internal combustion engine control unit is configured to, in a case where a traveling mode setting unit sets a first traveling mode, increase a rotational speed of an internal combustion engine in accordance with an increase in a speed of a vehicle, and when a rotational speed reaches a predetermined first rotational speed, decrease the rotational speed to a second rotational speed lower than the first rotational speed. In a case where the internal combustion engine control unit decreases the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine to the second rotational speed, the traveling mode setting unit forbids a transition to the second traveling mode for a predetermined period from when the rotational speed is decreased to the second rotational speed.
US11104324B2	Adapting a vehicle control strategy based on historical data related to a geographical zone A method and system are provided for adapting a vehicle control strategy of an on-road vehicle following a reoccurring fixed route to a predetermined destination, which fixed route extends through at least one geographical zone associated with at least one environmental restriction. When it is determined that the vehicle is approaching the geographical zone, historical data collected from previous passages of one or several vehicles through the zone is accessed, and the vehicle control strategy inside the geographical zone is adapted based on the historical data and the environmental restriction.
US11104321B2	Method for putting into operation a brake system with predefined approval specifications and system for putting into operation a brake system with predefined approval specifications The invention relates to a method and to a system for putting into service a brake system having specified approval prerequisites, in particular wherein the brake system is a pneumatic and/or hydraulic braking system, in particular a pneumatic and/or hydraulic braking system of a rail vehicle, wherein the control data set for the brake system is set on the basis of a real reference operation and a virtual test operation in such a way that the specified approval prerequisites are achieved.
US11104320B2	Brake bleeding device Provided is a brake bleeding device for bleeding air accumulated in brake fluid inside a braking device provided in a vehicle. The brake bleeding device includes: a master cylinder constituting a part of the braking device and provided inside a front-side storage chamber, the master cylinder being configured to generate brake hydraulic pressure in accordance with a stroke of an input piston; a brake pedal unit provided inside the front-side storage chamber and configured to give pressing force in a stroke direction to the input piston when a link mechanism connected to the input piston via a rod is operated; and an operating lever attached to the link mechanism in a state where the link mechanism is operable by the operating lever. The operating lever extends downward to a position where the operating lever is accessible from outside the front-side storage chamber.
US11104319B2	Braking control device for vehicle A braking control device for imparting brake fluid pressure on wheel cylinders in response to operation of a braking operation member to produce braking force includes: first and second fluid pressure units for imparting brake fluid pressure by first and second power sources respectively; and a determining device for determining whether or not operation of the first fluid pressure unit is appropriate. When the determining device determines that operation is appropriate, the first fluid pressure unit imparts brake fluid pressure based on a suitability characteristic, which is the relationship between the brake fluid pressure and the braking operation member operation amount, set in advance. The second fluid pressure unit has proximity characteristics, generally matching the suitability characteristic, and notification characteristics, different from the suitability characteristic. When operation of the first fluid pressure unit is not appropriate, the second fluid pressure unit imparts brake fluid pressure based on the proximity or notification characteristics.
US11104317B2	Brake device and method for operating a brake device The invention relates to a brake device and a method for operating a brake device, wherein said brake device comprises an actuation device, also a booster device, in particular having an electro-hydraulic drive, a piston cylinder device (main cylinder) in order to supply hydraulic pressure medium to the brake circuits, a valve device for controlling or regulating the supply of the pressure medium and an electronic control or regulating device. According to the invention provision is made for additional pressure medium volume to be supplied in a controlled manner to at least one brake circuit by means of a further piston cylinder device, in particular a double stroke piston and at least one valve controlled by the control or regulating device.
US11104316B2	Work machine and braking method for work machine An autonomous traveling vehicle, equipped with autonomous traveling function on a standard machine, has a high-pressure selector valve placed on a flow path in which pressure-oil is supplied from a standard brake valve (SBV) installed in the standard machine to a hydraulic brake. A flow path is installed to connect the high-pressure selector valve and an autonomous brake control valve (ABCV) that is supplied with pressure-oil delivered by a hydraulic pump. Further, an autonomous traveling controller is installed to perform control for autonomous travel, and an autonomous brake controller is installed to perform open or close control on the ABCV in response to a braking instruction from the autonomous traveling controller. When the brake pedal is stepped on, the pressure-oil flows from the SBV to the hydraulic brake, and when the autonomous traveling controller outputs a stop instruction, the pressure-oil flows from the ABCV to the hydraulic brake.
US11104315B2	Brake system A brake arrangement for a vehicle comprising a braking system arranged to vary hydraulic or pneumatic brake pressure that is arranged to apply a pressure to a brake caliper; an electric motor arranged to generate a braking torque that is applied to a first wheel when the electric motor is placed in a braking mode of operation, wherein the electric motor is arranged to vary brake torque generated when the electric motor is in the braking mode dependent upon a predetermined operating condition of the braking system.
US11104314B2	Sensor circuit compensation for supply voltage transients A wheel speed sensor interface receives an analog signal from a wheel speed sensor and converts the analog signal to a digital wheel speed sensor output signal. A detector circuit is configured to detect a transient occurring within a voltage source powering the wheel speed sensor, and compensate the digital wheel speed sensor output signal as a function of the detection of the transient so that it is an accurate representation of a wheel speed detected by the wheel speed sensor. The detector circuit includes a current mirror coupled to the voltage source, and outputs a compensation current to a current comparator of the wheel speed sensor interface.
US11104312B2	Vehicle control apparatus A vehicle control ECU determines a road surface μ state of a forward road of a vehicle based on a front image. The vehicle control ECU changes, in accordance with a determined result, a split determination threshold value which is used to determine whether to perform a vehicle behavior stabilization control for stabilizing a behavior of the vehicle.
US11104308B1	Semi-trailer A semi-trailer including an elongated trailer frame having a front portion and a rear portion, a wheel bogie disposed beneath the trailer frame, a jack disposed proximal the rear portion of the trailer frame, where the jack is configured to raise and lower the rear portion of the trailer frame, The jack includes an actuator connected to the trailer frame at the rear portion, a plurality of pivotal support arms connected to an end of the actuator and a plurality of ground engaging members connected to the end of the plurality of support arms, where the ground engaging members are powered to transversely move the rear portion of the trailer frame.
US11104307B2	Apparatus and method for controlling axle rotation during axle replacement Unlike axle replacement on vehicles, where the weight of the vehicle and air-assisted tools may be used, replacement of axle shafts in confined spaces (e.g. benchtop testing rigs) demand improved methods for controlling axle rotation during loosening and tightening of hub nuts. The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for controlling axle rotation during axle shaft replacement in confined spaces. The apparatus further includes a safety mechanism to prevent accidental team member injury caused by an independently rotating axle. Additionally, the disclosure describes a method of the apparatus for efficient loosening and tightening of hub nuts, reducing team member physical burden and expediting axle shaft replacement.
US11104301B2	Autonomous driving vehicle and driverless transportation system When an autonomous driving vehicle picks a user up, a control device performs departure condition confirmation processing. The departure condition confirmation processing includes first authentication processing that performs authentication of the user outside the autonomous driving vehicle based on first authentication information, door lock release processing that releases a door lock in response to the completion of the first authentication processing, second authentication information provision processing that makes the user acquire second authentication information different from the first authentication information in response to the completion of the first authentication processing, second authentication processing that performs authentication of the user inside a vehicle cabin of the autonomous driving vehicle based on the second authentication information, and start permission processing that permits the start of the autonomous driving vehicle in a case where the second authentication processing is completed.
US11104300B2	Radio frequency tag relay attack prevention and notification Remote devices have replaced keys as a means to access a secure feature of a vehicle. Remote door locks, starters, climate control, trunk openers, etc., have allowed vehicles to be more welcoming and easier to use. However, such functions often rely on radio frequency transmissions that can merely relay signals coming from an authorized device that may allow a nefarious user to access the vehicle or contents therein. By encoding sequence numbers and timestamps within an exchange, a vehicle may determine that an authorized user is too far away to be granted access to the secure feature, thereby denying access to the nefarious user implementing a relay attack on the vehicle.
US11104299B2	Electronic car key and communication system An electronic vehicle key and a communication system wherein the cryptographic material stored in the secure memory of the electronic vehicle key is alterable by a command received from a first communication device or a second communication device to provide multiple vehicles flexibly using personal electronic vehicle key without being dependent, during use, on access to an external database.
US11104297B2	Systems and methods for multi-keyholder digital lockout This disclosure provides systems and methods for lockout-tagout procedures and systems supporting the same, including, without limitation, lockout devices that can store and maintain digital locks simultaneously by multiple keyholders. In various embodiments, a single user can add multiple keyholders to a digital lock. The user may not be able to remove anyone as a keyholder except herself. Thus, the digital lock 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 digital by removing themselves as a keyholder.
US11104292B2	Side airbag device Problem: To provide a side airbag device that can improve restraint performance by efficiently suppressing oscillation of an airbag cushion. Resolution Means: A side airbag device 100 is provided with: a vertically long rear chamber 116, a front chamber 118 that is inflated and deployed forward and upward from the rear chamber 116, an inflator 108 contained within a rear part of the rear chamber 116, and a cloth-like first tether 112 that is provided outside of the rear chamber 116, has a front end 122 connected to a front edge portion 124 of the rear chamber 116, and has a rear end 126 connected to the rear part of the rear chamber 116, and which is tensioned when the rear chamber 116 is inflated and deployed. The rear chamber 116 has a smaller capacity than the front chamber 118, the first tether 112 is longer in the vertical direction than in the front-back direction, and the front end 122 of the first tether 112 is connected to a range that includes at least a lower end 146 of the front edge portion 124 of the rear chamber 116.
US11104290B2	Vehicle airbag door with stress guiding features A vehicle interior panel for use over a deployable airbag includes a substrate that splits during airbag deployment to form an airbag door on one side of a tear seam that pivots away from another portion of the substrate on an opposite side of the tear seam. One or more relief lines are formed in the substrate in a manner that allows the airbag door to preferentially bend along each relief line during airbag deployment. This bending concentrates forces from the deploying airbag to particular and sequential portions of the tear seam to improve tear seam function.
US11104289B2	Airbag device [Problem] To provide an airbag device capable of controlling flow of gas discharged from an inflator.[Resolution Means] The airbag device is an airbag device that expands and deploys in a vehicle passenger compartment of a vehicle and restrains a passenger sitting in a first seat from a side, including: a cushion 41 provided with a horizontal portion 41d that deploys in a horizontal direction of the vehicle in an expanded and deployed state and a protruding portion 41e that deploys in an upward direction of the vehicle from a center portion of the horizontal portion 41d; a diffuser that is secured inside the cushion 41, that is open in the horizontal direction of the vehicle, closed in a downward direction of the vehicle, and partially or entirely closed in a direction toward the protruding portion; and an inflator 42 that is secured to the first seat, provided inside the diffuser, and that discharges gas for expansion and deployment.
US11104288B2	Side airbag apparatus Objective: To provide a side airbag apparatus that can protect a head portion and chest portion by an appropriate restraining force, while favorably inflating and expanding even a cushion that protects a head portion and chest portion with a small inflator, and that can ensure high OOP performance.Resolution Means: A configuration of a side airbag apparatus 100 according to the present invention includes: a bag-like cushion 110; an inflator 150; a first demarcating part 130a that demarcates the cushion 110 into a first chamber 132 on a vehicle rearward side and a second chamber 134 on a vehicle forward side, a second demarcating part 130b that demarcates a third chamber 136 on an upper side of the first chamber 132 and second chamber 134 of the cushion 110, a first inner vent 142 disposed above the first demarcating part 130, and a second inner vent 144 disposed above the second demarcating part 130b, which flows a gas flowing into the second chamber into the third chamber, and which is provided with a check valve structure that prevents a reverse flow of the gas.
US11104286B2	Energy absorption member for vehicle trim A vehicle includes a vehicle body including a pillar. The pillar includes a support structure. A passenger compartment is defined by the vehicle body. A trim member disposed in the passenger compartment on the pillar. An energy absorption member is coupled to the trim member. The energy absorption member includes a base and at least one rib extending from the base.
US11104285B2	Vehicle collision prediction algorithm using radar sensor and ultrasonic park assist sensor A method and apparatus of predicting a crash are provided. The method includes detecting coordinates of a target obstacle based on first coordinate information of a radar sensor and second coordinate information of an ultrasonic sensor, translating the second coordinate information to the coordinate system of the first coordinate information and generating translated coordinate information, estimating a position, speed, and acceleration of a vehicle if the vehicle is a predetermined distance from the target obstacle based on the translated coordinate information, determining a potential crash type between the vehicle and the target obstacle based on the estimated position, speed and acceleration of the vehicle, determining a three-dimensional movement trajectory based on the estimated position, speed and acceleration of the vehicle and the determined crash type, and predicting a crash point of the vehicle, a crash point of the target object and a crash time based on the three-dimensional movement trajectory.
US11104277B2	Vehicle-mounted display device A vehicle-mounted display device includes a switching mechanism disposed in the slide door and having a support frame on which a display screen is fixed. The support frame is switchable between a display-folded position in which the display screen is folded and a display-unfolded position in which the display screen is unfolded; and a door-open detector that detects whether a door-open command signal indicating that the slide door is going to be opened is received. When the door-open detector receives the door-open command signal, the support frame is switched from the display-unfolded position to the display-folded position, a screen surface or a back surface of the display screen and the inner side of the slide door are facing each other in the left-right direction in the display-folded position, and the display screen is in the display-folded position at least when the slide door is in the door-opened position.
US11104274B2	Mirror assemblies for vehicles The invention relates to a mirror assembly (1) for a vehicle, comprising a housing having a first housing portion (12); a second housing portion (14), which is removably connected to the first housing portion (12) to define a recess therebetween; and a mirror mounted within the housing. A flexible engagement member (30) is provided between the first housing portion (12) and the second housing portion, the flexible engagement member (30) extending along at least a portion of an interface (18) between the first and the second housing portions. The flexible engagement member (30) comprises a first member portion first member portion (40) which extends inside the housing recess and which is releasably connected to at least one portion of the housing, and an second member portion (32) which extends from first member portion (40) to at least an outer surface of the housing (10). The second member portion (32) also extends at the interface (18) between a portion of a peripheral wall of the first housing portion (12) and a portion of a peripheral wall of the second housing portion (14). An operator can apply a force to the second member portion (32) of the flexible engagement member (30) to at least partially deform and/or displace the first member portion (40).
US11104269B2	Dynamic vehicle warning signal emission A vehicle computing system may implement techniques to dynamically modify warning signals from a vehicle to ensure that an object (e.g., dynamic object) is notified of the vehicle operation. A vehicle computing system may emit a first warning signal including an audio and/or visual signal and may detect an object reaction to the first warning signal. Based on a determination that the object reaction does not substantially alter the ability for the vehicle to overcome the object, the vehicle computing system may modify a frequency, volume, luminosity, color, shape, motion, etc. of the first warning signal to emit a second warning signal. The vehicle computing system may continually modify warning signals until the object reacts according to an expected reaction or becomes irrelevant to the vehicle.
US11104262B2	Cable and lock for securing cargo in vehicles with a locking tailgate The vehicle for use with the present system is a pickup truck or other work truck with an open cargo space. The cargo space is typically defined by a rectangular bed surrounded by fixed walls on three sides and a tailgate in the rear of the vehicle. The bottom of the cargo space is referred to as the floor or cargo bed floor. Cargo pillars are positioned at the two back corners of the cargo bed. They are also the structural support for a tailgate. The bottom of the tailgate is rotatably connected to the base of the pillars next to the cargo bed floor. When the tailgate is open or down, it is typically about parallel to the cargo bed floor. When the tailgate is up or closed, it is latched or locked to the upper end of the pillars. A fixed or retractable cable strap, chain, rope, or similar line is adapted to be locked together with the locking of a truck tailgate.
US11104260B2	Angled tie down anchors A bed for a vehicle can include tie down anchors that extend at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. As a result, the tie down anchors can match a loading direction of a strap or other securement device, thereby minimizing or avoiding bending moments on the tie down anchors. The bed can include a tie down flange provided at an interface between a transverse wall and a side wall of the bed. A recess being defined on an outer side of the bed at the location of the tie down flange. A tie down anchor operatively connected to the tie down flange.
US11104258B2	System and method for controlling operation of a discharge conveyor on a grain cart A grain cart includes a lower auger conveyor section and an upper auger conveyor section pivotally movable relative to the lower auger conveyor section between a first position and a second position. The lower auger conveyor section further includes an auger feed gate movable between a closed position and an open position. The grain cart further includes a movement actuator adapted to move the upper auger conveyor section between the first position and the second position. The grain also includes a control system including an auger feed gate position sensor operatively coupled to the movement actuator and functioning to control the movement actuator based on input from the auger feed gate position sensor to provide a lock out function preventing the movement actuator from moving the upper auger conveyor section towards the first position only when the auger feed gate is in the open position.
US11104255B2	Structure for operational portion in vehicle A structure 1 for an operational portion in a vehicle provided at a side of a driver seat in a vehicle, comprising: a touch pad 14 having a contacted operational surface 14a receiving contact as an input operation; a rest surface formation portion 15 including a palm rest portion 21 provided behind the touch pad 14 and used for operation of the touch pad 14 and an arm rest portion 22 forming a rest surface 15a continuous to the palm rest portion 21; and an audio switch 16 provided between the touch pad 14 and the arm rest portion 22 in a front and back direction of the vehicle, the audio switch 16 operating an audio device equipped in the vehicle.
US11104248B2	Rail assembly for a vehicle A rail assembly includes a track assembly defining an interior channel, a shuttle assembly received within the interior channel, and a carriage assembly coupled to the track assembly. The shuttle assembly includes a lock assembly. The carriage assembly includes a trigger assembly. The trigger assembly includes a trigger cam and an actuator cam coupled to the trigger cam. The actuator cam actuates the carriage assembly between locked and unlocked configurations relative to the track assembly.
US11104241B2	Methods and systems for supplying electricity to multiple loads with current measurements To prevent theft and/or leakage of electricity and to distribute electricity for recharging electric vehicles, the present invention discloses methods and systems for enabling and disabling a plurality of relays at a system. The system comprises a power supply, at least one ammeter, a power supply enabler and at least one power controller. The required steps include measuring current drawn by the plurality of loads by one or more ammeters. The power controller independently enables or disables each of the plurality of relays according to the instructions received. The power supply enabler enables or disables power supply to the system substantially based on the amount of current being drawn by the system.
US11104237B2	Electric vehicle charging apparatus for automated vehicle parking facility A charging apparatus for electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles includes a stationary inductive coil fixed in a position adjacent to a parking spot for the vehicle so that a charging surface of the stationary inductive coil is aligned substantially vertically. The charging apparatus further has a movable electric coil assembly that is magnetically mountable to a brake component of the vehicle and having a charging surface aligned with the charging surface of the stationary inductive coil when the vehicle is parked. A charging cable extends from the stationary inductive coil and has a plug that is electrically connectable to a charging outlet of the vehicle. The vehicle is parked with the inductive coils aligned so that an inductive charging operation can be carried out.
US11104236B2	Automobile charger A novel automobile charger which comprise a direct current voltage, wherein a positive pole of the direct current voltage is connected with one end or lead of a DC to DC module, one end of a battery voltage detection module and one end of a load module simultaneously, while a negative pole of the battery is connected with the other end of the DC to DC module, one end of a microcontroller, one end of the automobile start control module and the other end of the battery voltage detection module simultaneously. A third end of the DC to DC module is connected with the other end of the microcontroller, the other three ends of which are connected with the third end of the battery voltage detection module, the other end of the automobile start control module and one end of the load detection module respectively. The other end of the load detection module is connected with the third end of the automobile start control module and the other end of the load module simultaneously.
US11104234B2	Power architecture for a vehicle such as an off-highway vehicle The present disclosure relates to a power distribution architecture for an off-road vehicle. The power distribution architecture includes a work circuit and a propel circuit and is configured for facilitating bi-directional power exchange between the work circuit and the propel circuit.
US11104231B2	System for maintaining acceptable battery cycle life for electric-powered vehicles The present invention relates to a system for maintaining battery cycle life for battery-powered electric vehicles.Current battery-powered electric vehicles such as automobiles and trucks suffer from short cycle lifes of their batteries, meaning that these vehicles' batteries will become unusable well before the normal useful life of combustion engine powered vehicles.Owners of vehicles using my system will enjoy vehicles with acceptable ranges, acquisition and operating costs, yet will enjoy battery lifes as long or as longer than the useful life of combustion engine vehicles.
US11104227B2	Sensor system for passive in-vehicle breath alcohol estimation Methods and apparatus allow for passive determination of a driver's Breath Alcohol Concentration (BrAC). Alcohol concentrations can be determined from exhaled breath, however inconvenience to a driver is often a barrier for incorporation of BrAC sensors into vehicles. The methods and apparatus allow for passive determination of a driver's BrAC, while detecting and accounting for a wide range of environmental conditions that may reduce the accuracy of a passive BrAC reading.
US11104225B2	Transfer case with range and mode actuator having cam follower mechanism to overcome blocked shift events and sensor configuration permitting detection of fork positions A transfer case with an actuator for operating a two-speed transmission (i.e., range mechanism) and a clutch (i.e., mode mechanism). The actuator employs a motor-driven cam structure that coordinates the movement of a first fork, which is associated with the range mechanism, and a second fork that is associated with the mode mechanism. A resilient coupling is employed to provide compliance between the motor and the cam structure in the event that tooth-on-tooth contact inhibits the range mechanism from changing from a high-range mode and a low range mode or tooth-on-tooth contact inhibits the mode mechanism from changing between a two-wheel drive mode and a four-wheel drive mode. A sensor target and sensor are employed to identify the rotational positioning of the cam structure placement, which is indicative of the modes in which the transmission and the clutch are operating.
US11104223B2	Tank closure A closure component of a tank of a motor vehicle for closing a filler neck gas- and fluid-tight, having a closure fastened to a flap, the flap being fastened to a vehicle body of the motor vehicle such that it is movable into an open or closed position, the closure including a seal, which causes the closure to close against the filler neck. The tank closure should be easy for a user to handle and have a relatively simple design and be economical to manufacture. This is achieved in that the seal is electromechanically or pneumatically adjustable with the aid of an actuator.
US11104222B2	Systems and methods for vehicle multi-canister evaporative emissions systems Methods and systems are provided for pinpointing a restriction in a vehicle evaporative emissions system which may adversely impact refueling and/or fuel vapor canister purging operations. In one example a method comprises conducting a diagnostic to identify a location of a restriction based on a rise time at which a pressure in a fuel system of a vehicle rises to a threshold pressure during a refueling event where fuel is added to the fuel system. In this way, a location of the restriction may be identified so as to enable appropriate mitigating action to be taken.
US11104221B2	Fuel tank having a stiffening structure The present invention discloses a fuel tank for a motor vehicle, with a tank wall bounding a fuel tank interior, characterized by the following features: the fuel tank has a first fiber-reinforced stiffening structure and a second fiber-reinforced stiffening structure; the first stiffening structure is connected to an inner surface of the tank wall, said inner surface facing the fuel tank interior, and the second stiffening structure is connected to an outer surface of the tank wall, said outer surface facing away from the fuel tank interior; and the tank wall is arranged at least in sections in a sandwich-like manner between the first stiffening structure and the second stiffening structure such that the first stiffening structure and the second stiffening structure are arranged overlapping at least in sections.
US11104220B2	Plastic tank with a pot-like installation body The present disclosure relates to a plastic tank, particularly a plastic fuel tank, with a pot-like installation body arranged on the inside of the tank, as well as a method for producing the same. According to the present disclosure, a ring body is provided which is arranged on an end portion of the installation body (24), wherein the ring body is engaged in an undercut section in the tank wall, and the installation body is engaged in the ring body.
US11104218B2	Fuel tank drain plug Power machine fuel tanks include a plug receptacle and a cover for the plug receptacle which seals the plug receptacle from an interior of the fuel tank. A receptacle insert positioned within the plug receptacle allows a fuel plug to be removably secured to the fuel tank. The cover prevents leakage from inside the fuel tank through the plug receptacle, regardless of whether the plug is secured within the receptacle insert, unless the cover has been removed from a sealing position.
US11104213B2	Optimized hatch posts Vehicle hatch comprising at least one lateral post, to which a rear window is attached, the post forming a profile having an open cross section and comprising a first and a second U-shaped cavity that each comprise two walls. The first cavity is oriented towards the median plane of the vehicle and comprises a rear wall and a front wall, and the second cavity is oriented towards the rear of the vehicle and comprises an inside wall and an outside wall. The front wall of the first cavity is arranged so as to be continuous with the outside wall of the second cavity, and the rear wall of the first cavity is separated from the inside wall of the second cavity so as to free up a free space that allows for access to the inner portion of the profile.
US11104212B2	Bodywork panel comprising added stiffening elements A vehicle bodywork panel is formed by an outer wall supported by a structural lining. The structural lining is produced by molding a plastic or composite material. The structural lining may include stiffeners arranged to provide said bodywork panel with a given amount of mechanical strength. One or more added connection elements connect separate fastening points disposed on the structural lining and each end of each of the connection elements is inserted into a housing disposed on a stiffener. The rigidity of the connection elements is adapted to suppress a vibration response of the stiffeners. The housing and the connection element may form a flush-mounted connection.
US11104209B2	Laminated glass Provided is a laminated glass (10), including: a core material (11) including a resin sheet (12); and a first glass sheet (13a) and a second glass sheet (13b) each being laminated on respective surfaces of the core material (11) via an adhesive layer (15a) or (15b). Each of thicknesses of the first glass sheet (13a) and the second glass sheet (13b) is smaller than a thickness of the core material (11). The first glass sheet (13a) has a cover sheet (14) made of a resin laminated on an outer surface thereof via an adhesive layer (15c). With this, the laminated glass has a light weight, and its partial breakage due to collision with a flying object can be suppressed. Each of the thicknesses of the first glass sheet (13a) and the second glass sheet (13b) is preferably ⅕ or less of the thickness of the core material (11).
US11104207B2	Air duct system for battery of vehicle and controlling method for air duct system for battery of vehicle Disclosed herein are an air duct system for a battery of a vehicle and a controlling method for an air duct system for a battery of a vehicle capable of protecting a vehicle passenger from toxic gases and flames introduced into the vehicle due to a fire of a battery by blocking a ventilation hole for cooling the battery when the fire occurs in the battery.
US11104203B2	Opportunistic system and method for de-icing an exterior heat exchanger Methods and systems for providing de-icing a heat pump exchanger and heating a vehicle cabin are presented. In one example, a climate control system that experiences icing of the exterior heat exchanger may be operated in a first mode where thermal energy from the energy storage device is used to de-ice and also heat the cabin.
US11104200B2	Method for producing an axle component The disclosure relates to a method for producing an axle component for a motor vehicle, in which at least two metallic axle parts are joined integrally to one another. The axle component is a twist beam axle, in which lateral trailing arms are connected to each other via a transverse profile. In order to establish a target geometry of the axle component, the heat induced by a welding operation is utilized. The welding operation can be a specifically positioned weld, an additional weld or a blind weld. The heat of welding is utilized in order to achieve a compensation deformation and to compensate for distortion states and/or to align the axle component.
US11104199B2	Suspension control system for vehicle A suspension control system includes: a pitch moment computation unit configured to compute a target pitch moment; a distribution ratio computation unit configured to compute a front and rear distribution ratio based on a roll rate and a vehicle speed, to compute a front distribution ratio based on the roll rate and the vehicle speed, and to compute a rear distribution ratio based on the roll rate and the vehicle speed; and a damping force computation unit configured to compute target damping forces of the dampers corresponding to respective front wheels based on the target pitch moment, the front and rear distribution ratio, and the front distribution ratio, and to compute target damping forces of the dampers corresponding to respective rear wheels based on the target pitch moment, the front and rear distribution ratio, and the rear distribution ratio.
US11104198B2	Suspension control apparatus A shock absorber includes an inner cylinder electrode sealingly containing electrorheological fluid therein, a piston slidably inserted in the inner cylinder electrode, and a relief valve provided on the piston and configured to relieve an actual damping force according to a desired value. The controller includes an instruction value calculation portion configured to determine a high-voltage instruction value to output to the shock absorber based on a detection value output from a sprung acceleration sensor and an unsprung acceleration sensor. The electrorheological fluid has such a characteristic that an actual damping force value output according to the instruction value output from the instruction value calculation portion increases when a temperature is low compared to when the temperature is high. The relief valve and the high-voltage instruction value are set based on the actual damping force value that output when the temperature is high.
US11104197B2	Vertical lifting system for use in farming machines A vertical lifting system for use in farming machines and tools that is formed by a wheel set support arm (01) connected to an articulation support (02) using the pin (04), the articulation support (02) being connected to the wheel hub (05), which is in turn connected to the wheel rim (06). To move the assembly, a hydraulic actuator (07) is connected by the pin (08) to the wheel set support arm (01) and to the articulation support (02) by the pin (09). The height adjustment is provided by the actuator (07), and the mechanism, once actuated, travels around the inside of the wheel rim (06), remaining inside same, and protected in both height adjustment positions of the tool.
US11104189B2	Indexing changeover mechanism for use with a plurality of integrated towing accessories An indexing block positioned within the receiver hitch and connected to a tri-ball block having a plurality of towing accessories (e.g., different sized hitch balls, pintles, hooks, etc.) on its separate, exterior facings. A biasing member and lock cooperate with an internal, coaxial plunger, thereby allowing for selective rotation of the tri-block relative to the indexing block, without the need to completely remove the assembly from the hitch receiver itself. Ball bearings fitted within the indexing block facilitate movement of the plunger and tri-block relative to the indexing block when the assembly is being rotated to position a new towing accessory in its desired place.
US11104188B2	Vehicle tire-wheel assembly A vehicle tire-wheel assembly includes: a wheel main body; a Helmholtz resonator provided on an outer peripheral surface of a well portion of the wheel main body; a tire attached to an outer peripheral surface of the wheel main body so that the tire covers the Helmholtz resonator; and a separation restraining part which, in cooperation with the tire, restrains the Helmholtz resonator from separating from the outer peripheral surface of the well portion.
US11104186B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire comprises a plurality of protrusion portions extending along a tire side surface of a tire side portion in a direction that intersects a tire circumferential direction and a tire radial direction; the plurality of protrusion portions each including an intermediate portion in an extension direction that includes a highest position of projection height from the tire side surface, and tip portions on either side of the intermediate portion in the extension direction that include a lowest position of projection height from the tire side surface, at least the intermediate portion being only disposed inward of a tire maximum width position in the tire radial direction; and a ratio of a total width (SW) to an outer diameter (OD) satisfying the relationship SW/OD≤0.3.
US11104185B2	Method of manufacturing motorcycle tire for uneven terrain travel The disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a motorcycle tire for uneven terrain travel in which both a rigid feeling at the time of driving and a shock absorbing ability are able to be achieved. Provided is a method of manufacturing a motorcycle tire for uneven terrain travel including a process of molding a green tire including a tread portion, a pair of sidewall portions and a pair of bead portions, and a vulcanization process of vulcanizing the green tire using a mold. In the mold, a clip width, which is a distance in a tire axial direction between a pair of bead molding surfaces which form outer surfaces of the pair of bead portions, is 100% to 110% of a rim width of a normal rim to which a completed motorcycle tire is attached.
US11104180B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes a belt layer and a carcass layer. A rubber composition for belts, constituting the belt layer, contains, per 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber containing a natural rubber, from 0.3 to 1.5 parts by mass of cobalt borate neodecanoate and from 4.5 to 7.0 parts by mass of sulfur. The dynamic storage modulus at 20° C. of the rubber composition for belts is from 13 to 18 MPa, and a ratio of a 100% tensile stress of the rubber composition for belts to a 100% tensile stress of a rubber composition for carcasses, constituting the carcass layer is from 1.5 to 2.5.
US11104178B2	Card with layers on one side A method of processing sheet stock in the creation of plastic cards, such as gift cards or credit cards that include special effects and/or security measures. A card formed by such methods is also disclosed. The method provides for two or more dissimilar materials to be bonded together while maintaining the integrity of the card and as any graphics, security features, and/or special effects provided thereon. Thermoset and thermobond adhesive layers are placed between a first material layer and a second material layer of the sheet stock. The thermoset and thermobond adhesive layers allow the first and second material layers to move independently and to expand and contract at different rates relative to each other. The adhesive layers enable the sheet stock to be rolled up for shipping or storage and further enable the end product produced therefrom to have a planar profile.
US11104172B2	Intermediate transfer medium, combination of intermediate transfer medium and thermal transfer sheet, and method for forming print An intermediate transfer medium that allows formation of high-density images on a transfer layer while suppressing printing unevenness and provides good foil cutting properties of the transfer layer, a combination of the intermediate transfer medium and a thermal transfer sheet, and a method for forming a print using the intermediate transfer medium. In an intermediate transfer medium having a transfer layer on a substrate, the transfer layer has a single layer structure including only a receiving layer or a layered structure including the receiving layer. When the transfer layer has the layered structure, the receiving layer is located furthest from the substrate among layers constituting the transfer layer. The receiving layer contains a binder resin having a number average molecular weight of 8000-32000 and a release agent. The content of the release agent based on the total mass of the receiving layer is 6% by mass or more.
US11104163B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes: a head having a discharge surface in which a discharge port is opened, a pressure chamber which communicates with the discharge port, and an actuator which is configured to change a volume of the pressure chamber; a carriage configured to move the head in a scanning direction; a conveyor configured to move an object in a conveyance direction crossing the scanning direction; a posture changing mechanism configured to change a facing posture of the head with respect to the object; and a controller configured to control the actuator, the carriage, the conveyor and the posture changing mechanism, based on image data, to execute alternately and repeatedly a scanning operation and a conveying operation.
US11104162B2	Method, apparatus, device and system for correction of encoder runout Methods, Apparatus, Devices and Systems herein load a firing distance into a distance counter of a printing device. The firing distance is the distance from the current position of a printhead of the printing device to a marking location on a substrate and the distance is calculated based on an angular encoder operatively associated with a roller used to transport a marking media to the printhead for marking. These devices and methods count the firing distance in angular distance increments as a function of the encoder angular position to correct for encoder roller runout using the distance counter, based on relative movement of the substrate and printhead. When the distance counter reaches the last discrete distance increment corrected for encoder roller runout of the firing distance, these devices and methods load the fractional remaining distance of the firing distance into a time counter of the printing device. Then, the fractional remaining distance is counted using velocity-based distance increments at regular time intervals using the time counter. When the time counter reaches the last velocity-based calculated distance increment of the fractional remaining distance, the marking material is transferred from the printhead to the substrate.
US11104160B2	Lateral adjustment of print substrate based on a camera image A printing device is provided comprising a camera to capture an image of at least a portion of a print substrate; a controller to determine a location of a portion of a side edge of the substrate from the image to determine a distance of the print substrate from a predetermined location; and adjustment apparatus to adjust the entire substrate laterally, relative to the direction of transport of the substrate, based on the determined location.
US11104157B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus is provided in which at least one type of a printing medium is usable, the printing apparatus including a surface treatment unit configured to modify, by varying an output therefrom, a surface state of the printing medium to a plurality of modified states, a head configured to discharge at least one type of an ink of ultraviolet-curable type onto the printing medium having the surface state modified by the surface treatment unit thereby forming an image, an ultraviolet irradiation unit configured to irradiate with an ultraviolet ray the printing medium on which the image is formed by the head, thereby curing the ink, a storage unit configured to store a relationship between the output from the surface treatment unit and the modified state, and a control unit configured to control the output from the surface treatment unit, based on the relationship stored in the storage unit.
US11104156B2	Printing apparatus, image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium A printing apparatus includes a print head having a heat generation element, a generation unit that generates print data for driving the heat generation element to form an image on a print medium and a drive unit that drives the heat generation element on a basis of the print data generated by the generation unit. The print medium includes a laminate of a plurality of image forming layers that generate develop mutually different colors by receiving heat. The generation unit generates the print data depending on a type of the print medium among a plurality of print medium types that differ from each other in order of lamination of the plurality of image forming layers.
US11104153B2	Thermal-transfer printer with a movable member movable to expose an ink ribbon supporting member A thermal-transfer printer including a movable member and a head holder, is provided. A first axis of the movable member is located to be closer to a second side of the thermal-transfer printer in an orthogonal direction than a first center being a position of a center of a first spool, and higher than a lower-end position, which is lower than the first center and a second center being a position of a center of the second spool, and is apart from the first center and the second center for a half distance being a predetermined distance divided equally by two. A second axis being a pivot axis of the head holder is located to be closer to the first side in the orthogonal direction than the first center, closer to the second side in the orthogonal direction than the second center, and higher than the lower-end position.
US11104150B2	Valve housing rotation prevention In some examples, an apparatus can include a pawl including an anti-rotation surface and a spring, and a valve housing including a wedge, where the spring biases the pawl to a first position in response to the valve housing being at a closed position such that the wedge of the valve housing contacts the anti-rotation surface of the pawl to prevent rotation of the valve housing at the first position of the pawl.
US11104147B2	Flow channel pressure measurement A differential pressure sensor is used for measuring or identifying a pressure difference, for example to determine a movement or speed of fluid in a fluid conduit or printer re-circulation conduit. The differential pressure sensor determines the difference between an air pressure and a fluid pressure, wherein the fluid is moving in a flow channel. The flow channel includes a surface conveying a fluid between a first port and second port. An opening in the surface of the flow channel provides a fluid communication between the differential pressure sensor and fluid. Moreover, the sensor is arranged in air communication with the pressure box, such as to allow the differential pressure sensor to identify the pressure difference between the air pressure in the pressure box and the fluid pressure in the flow channel.
US11104145B2	Reman ink cartridge, reman chip and printer system communication method The present disclosure relates to the field of printers, and in particular to a reman ink cartridge, a reman chip, a printer system communication method, and an ink cartridge regeneration method. The reman ink cartridge is used for solving the technical problem that ink cartridges of different series cannot be recycled in the prior art, comprises an ink cartridge body provided with an original chip corresponding to a printer of a first model, and the reman chip and is characterized in that the structure of the ink cartridge body is matched with that of a printer of a second model, the reman chip is electrically connected with the original chip, makes the reman ink cartridge be matched with the printer of the second model, and at least makes the reman ink cartridge communicate with the printer of the second model.
US11104144B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting head includes a substrate where a first nozzle and a second nozzle that eject liquid. The substrate is formed with a plurality of hole portions which communicate with a supply liquid chamber and in each of which a meniscus for absorbing pressure variation of liquid inside the supply liquid chamber is formed. The plurality of hole portions include a first hole portion. A distance between an end portion of a first supply flow path on a side of the supply liquid chamber and the first hole portion is equal to a distance between an end portion of a second supply flow path on a side of the supply liquid chamber and the first hole portion.
US11104139B2	Maintenance unit and inkjet printer A maintenance unit includes a fixed-side cover in which multiple first openings are formed and a movable-side cover in which multiple second openings are formed. A moving mechanism slides the movable-side cover with respect to the fixed-side cover in a Y direction between a closed position where the second opening is disposed between multiple first openings in the Y direction and the movable-side cover closes the first openings, and an open position where the first opening and the second opening adjacent to each other at the closed position are overlapped in the vertical direction and an entire of multiple ink receiving portions are exposed.
US11104137B2	Liquid discharging apparatus Provided is a liquid discharging apparatus including a liquid discharging unit configured to discharge a liquid, and a dummy discharge receptacle including an absorbing member configured to absorb a liquid dummy-discharged by the liquid discharging unit, wherein the liquid discharging unit discharges a liquid having a resin content of 5% by mass or greater, and wherein the absorbing member of the dummy discharge receptacle is formed of melamine foam.
US11104136B2	Method for producing film and liquid ejection head A method of producing a film including repeating a cycle comprised of an application step, a coat removal step and a sintering step N times (N≥2), wherein relative to a liquid supply position in the (n)th (1≤n≤N−1) cycle coat removal step, a liquid supply position in the (n+1)th cycle coat removal step is the same or shifted in a direction approaching the center of a substrate for all n(s) and at the same time, shifted in a direction approaching the center of the substrate for at least one of the (n)s; or is the same or shifted in a direction away from the center of the substrate for all n(s) and at the same time, shifted in a direction away from the center of the substrate for at least one of the (n)s.
US11104134B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting system A liquid ejecting head having a supply port to which a liquid is supplied and a discharge port from which the liquid is discharged includes a pressurization chamber communicating with one of the supply port and the discharge port, a nozzle for discharging the liquid pressurized in the pressurization chamber, a first flow path extending in a first direction between the pressurization chamber and the nozzle, and a second flow path communicating with the other of the supply port and the discharge port, branching from the first flow path, and extending in a second direction that intersects the first direction. The first flow path includes a downstream first flow path close to the nozzle and an upstream first flow path closer to the pressurization chamber than the downstream first flow path, and a central axis of the downstream first flow path is positioned further in a third direction, which is an opposite direction from the second direction, than a central axis of the upstream first flow path.
US11104132B2	Liquid discharge head, head module, and liquid discharge apparatus A liquid discharge head includes a nozzle substrate and a cover member. The nozzle substrate includes a liquid discharge surface, a plurality of nozzles, and a continuous recess. The plurality of nozzles is arranged in a nozzle arrangement area on the liquid discharge surface and configured to discharge liquid from the liquid discharge surface. The continuous recess surrounds the nozzle arrangement area on the liquid discharge surface. The cover member is joined to the nozzle substrate with the nozzle arrangement area being exposed. The nozzle arrangement area has a liquid repellency with respect to the liquid. An inside of the recess is lyophilic to the liquid and is provided with an adhesive, and the nozzle substrate is joined to the cover member with the adhesive.
US11104131B2	Liquid discharge head and recording apparatus that uses it A liquid discharge head includes a flow channel member that includes discharge holes, pressurizing chambers that are linked to the discharge holes, respectively, a first common flow channel(s) that is/are commonly linked to the pressurizing chambers, a second common flow channel(s) that is/are commonly linked to the pressurizing chambers, a first flow channel that links the pressurizing chambers and the first common flow channel(s), and a second flow channel that links the pressurizing chambers and the second common flow channel(s), and pressurizing parts that pressurize the pressurizing chambers, respectively, wherein the first flow channel includes a first connection flow channel that connects the first common flow channel(s) and first separate flow channels that are linked to one of the pressurizing chambers, and one of the first common flow channel(s) includes sets that are composed of the first connection flow channel and the first separate flow channels.
US11104130B2	Flow-path member, liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus A bifurcation path and a flow path which communicates with the head main body through the bifurcation path are provided. The bifurcation path includes an upstream-side path and a downstream-side path. In a plan view of a flow-path forming surface including the bifurcation path and the flow path, the flow path is disposed in a state where an angle between a flowing direction in the flow path and a flowing direction in the downstream-side path is an acute angle. In addition, an angle between a first wall surface of the flow path, which is the wall surface located downstream from the upstream-side path, and a second wall surface of the upstream-side path, which is the wall surface connected to the first wall surface, is equal to or less than 90°. Furthermore, the second wall surface of the upstream-side path has an R shape.
US11104129B2	MEMS devices and methods of fabrication thereof MEMS devices and methods of fabrication thereof are described. In one embodiment, the MEMS device includes a bottom alloy layer disposed over a substrate. An inner material layer is disposed on the bottom alloy layer, and a top alloy layer is disposed on the inner material layer, the top and bottom alloy layers including an alloy of at least two metals, wherein the inner material layer includes the alloy and nitrogen. The top alloy layer, the inner material layer, and the bottom alloy layer form a MEMS feature.
US11104123B2	Digital printing system A printing system for printing on a substrate, comprises a movable intermediate transfer member in the form of a flexible, substantially inextensible, belt guided to follow a closed path, an image forming station for depositing droplets of a liquid ink onto an outer surface of the belt to form an ink image, a drying station for drying the ink image on the belt to leave an ink residue film on the outer surface of the belt, first and second impression stations spaced from one another in the direction of movement of the belt, each impression station comprising an impression cylinder for supporting and transporting the substrate and a pressure cylinder carrying a compressible blanket for urging the belt against the substrate supported on the impression cylinder, and a transport system for transporting the substrate from the first impression station to the second impression station. The pressure cylinder of at least the first impression station is movable between a first position in which the belt is urged towards the impression cylinder to cause the residue film on the outer surface of the belt to be transferred onto the front side of the substrate supported on the impression cylinder, and a second position in which the belt is spaced from the impression cylinder to allow the ink image on the belt to pass through the first impression station and arrive intact at the second impression station for transfer onto the reverse side of the substrate supported on the second impression cylinder.
US11104117B2	Apparatus and method for forming three-dimensional objects using a tilting solidification substrate An apparatus and method for making a three-dimensional object from a solidifiable material using a linear solidification device is shown and described. The apparatus includes a solidification substrate that is tiltable relative to a film about a tilting axis. Layers of the solidifiable material solidify in contact with a film located between the most recently solidified object layer and a solidification substrate that comprises the solidification substrate assembly. The tilting of the solidification substrate relative to the film allows the substrate to be used to squeeze excess solidifiable material from between the film and the most recently solidified object surface while minimizing or eliminating the formation of bubbles in the solidifiable material which can prolong object build times. In addition, tilting the solidification substrate before separating an adhered object surface from the film breaks any vacuum formed between the substrate and the film which reduces the forces involved in separating the object form the film.
US11104113B2	Systems and methods for assembling elongate composite structures Systems and methods for assembling elongate composite structures are disclosed. The systems include a first rigid elongate cure tool defining a first elongate support surface for supporting a first elongate charge of composite material (FEC), a second rigid elongate cure tool defining a second elongate support surface for supporting a second elongate charge of composite material (SEC), and a flexible elongate caul plate. The systems further include a vacuum compaction film, a translation structure, and a vacuum source. Methods according to the present disclosure include positioning a vacuum compaction film, positioning a flexible elongate caul plate, and positioning an FEC. The methods further include positioning an SEC, contacting a region of the FEC with a region of the SEC, sealing the vacuum compaction film, evacuating the enclosed volume to generate an elongate composite assembly, and heating the elongate composite assembly to define the elongate composite structure.
US11104108B2	Heat dissipating coating composition and heat dissipating unit formed using same A heat dissipating coating composition is provided. A heat dissipating coating composition according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a coating layer forming component including a main resin. The heat dissipating coating composition also includes a carbon-based filler including 8 to 72 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the main resin and a physical property enhancing component for improving heat dissipating and adhering properties. Accordingly, a heat dissipating coating layer having excellent heat dissipating performance can be realized by having not only good heat conductivity but also good heat radiation.
US11104104B2	Container for emanating volatile substances The invention relates to a container for emanating volatile substances, The container comprises a container body which has at least one opening and is closed by a lid film. The lid film comprises an outer multi-layer film having at least one barrier layer impermeable to the volatile substances, a coextruded inner multi-layer film having at least one layer permeable to the volatile substances. The coextruded inner multi-layer film is bonded on one side to the outer multi-layer film and on another side to the container. The coextruded inner multi-layer film consists of at least a polyethylene layer, a release layer comprising a polymer selected from the group consisting of EVOH and PETg, a peelable interface interposed between the release layer and a layer permeable to the volatile substances, whereby said permeable layer comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of mVLDLLDPE, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, and ethylene n-butyl acrylate copolymer.
US11104096B2	Integrated fastener insert for open cellular sandwich structure and method to install A sandwich structure configured to be secured with a mechanical fastener includes a core assembly, which includes a polymer component configured for supporting a mechanical fastener connector insert. The core assembly further includes an open cellular component formed from a plurality of self-propagating photopolymer waveguides positioned around the polymer component, wherein a first portion of the plurality of self-propagating photopolymer waveguides is secured to and extends from the polymer component. Further included is a first face sheet secured to a first side of the core assembly, wherein the first portion of the plurality of self-propagating photopolymer waveguides has a distal end spaced apart from the polymer component and secured to the second face sheet.
US11104090B2	Control system for tire injection filling mixing machine A method of controlling operation of a tire filling mixing machine, by: (a) mixing a rubber/polyurethane and a catalyst in a first mixer to form a virgin polyurethane; (b) grinding cured polyurethane core bits in a grinder; (c) mixing the virgin material and the ground material in a second mixer thereby forming a mixed flatproofing material; (d) injecting the mixed flatproofing material into a tire; (e) measuring the ratio of ground material to virgin material in the mixed flatproofing material; (f) comparing the measured ratio of ground material to virgin material to a pre-stored preferred ratio of ground material to virgin material; and (g) increasing or decreasing the relative percentages of virgin material and ground material entering the second mixer by an amount that is a fraction of the difference between the measured ratio and the pre-stored preferred ratio.
US11104089B2	Method and apparatus for molding non-pneumatic wheels A method and apparatus for molding non-pneumatic wheels is provided. The exemplary method and apparatus allow for the use of the same molding system to manufacture wheels with different hub constructions. Different configurations of removable mold elements are utilized within the same molding system to provide wheels with different hub constructions.
US11104087B2	Tire sealant and tire repair kit The object of the present invention is to provide a tire sealant and tire repair kit having excellent injectability. The present invention is a tire sealant containing a natural rubber latex, a synthetic resin emulsion, an anti-freezing agent, and at least one type of substance selected from the group consisting of a compound A represented by the following formula (1) and an anti-desiccant, a content of the substance being 0.3 to 10 mass %; and a tire repair kit using the same. In formula (1), R1 is an amino group, a hydrogen atom, or a hydrocarbon group; and R2 and R3 are each independently a hydrocarbon group optionally comprising a heteroatom, or a hydrogen atom.
US11104081B2	Device for accommodating an adhesive application unit and method The present invention relates to a device and a method for storing adhesive application units, with the device comprising a vacuum container (10) for hermetically accommodating at least one adhesive application unit (2), with the vacuum container (10) having: a passage (22) for evacuating the vacuum container (10), a container housing section (11) having a loading/unloading opening (12) and a closing device (13) for hermetically closing the loading/unloading opening (12).
US11104077B2	Composite-based additive manufacturing (CBAM) image quality (IQ) verification and rejection handling According to aspects of the embodiments, there is provided process and apparatus to analyze imaging problems including but not limited to detecting defects of an imaging substrate useful in a Composite-Based Additive Manufacturing (CBAM) process. Data from the at least one imaging sensor may be used to: compensate for irregularities in a substrate deposited layer; compensate for irregularities in the printed layer, such as missing jet correction; reject a layer, the layer being scrapped and re-printed; pause the print job so that maintenance or service may be performed; or provide traceability data for proof-of-work, forensic, diagnostic, or other purposes. Depending on system architecture and design goals, the imaging sensor may be employed prior to or subsequent to the deposition of a printed layer.
US11104076B2	Method and calibrating an inkjet based three-dimensional printing system In an aspect of the disclosure a three dimensional printing system includes an elevator mechanism for supporting a build plate, a printhead assembly, a movement mechanism, and a controller. The printhead assembly includes a printhead and a planarizer arranged along a scan axis. The movement mechanism is for scanning the printhead across the build plate. The controller is configured to: (a) print one or more base layers of ink onto the build plate, (b) print one or more layers of test patterns onto the base layers until an alignment determination can be made, wherein the test patterns comprise different timing values, and (c) receive information and update a scan axis timing parameter based on the determination.
US11104075B2	System for window separation in an additive manufacturing process An additive manufacturing system including a base assembly and a tray assembly. The base assembly includes a build window, substantially transparent to electromagnetic radiation; a projection system configured to project electromagnetic radiation toward an upper surface of the build window; and a tray seat arranged around a perimeter of the build window. The tray assembly is configured to engage with the base assembly in an engaged configuration and includes: a tray structure defining a registration feature configured to engage the tray seat to locate an aperture proximal to the upper surface of the build window in the engaged configuration; and a separation membrane that is configured to laminate across the upper surface of the build window in response to an evacuation of gas from an interstitial region and configured to separate from the build window in response to injection of gas into the interstitial region.
US11104072B2	Methods and apparatus for processing and dispensing material during additive manufacturing A system for additive manufacturing includes a nozzle configured to translate along a first axis, a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and a third axis orthogonal to the first and second axes, wherein the nozzle is operably coupled to: an extruder having an outlet and including a screw disposed within a barrel, and a pump having an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is coupled to the extruder, and the outlet is in fluid communication with the nozzle. The system also includes a controller configured to adjust a speed of the pump with respect to a speed of the screw to apply a target pressure at the outlet of the extruder.
US11104071B2	Printing system with self-purge, sediment prevention and fumes removal arrangements A printing head assembly with integrated purge mechanism is disclosed. The printing head assembly comprises: (a) a liquid dispensing head comprising one or more dispensing nozzles enclosed in a nozzle plate, driven by at least first and second pressures, and (b) a shielding mask including an opening in front of the one or more nozzles, wherein the opening being configured such that when printing liquid is dispensed from the head driven by the first pressure, the liquid being dispensed in pulses through the opening in the shielding mask, and (ii) when purge printing liquid is dispensed from the head driven by the second pressure, the liquid being drawn to a capillary gap formed between the shielding mask and the nozzle plate thereby removing the purge printing liquid from the nearby nozzles.
US11104069B2	Finishing a 3D printed object According to an example, in a method, a radiation source that is to output radiation at a preset energy level onto a surface of a three-dimensional (3D) printed object may be activated. In addition, the radiation source may be deactivated after a predefined period of time sufficient to cause an outer portion of about a predetermined thickness of the surface of the 3D printed object to begin to melt to finish the surface of the 3D printed object.
US11104068B2	Method for enhancing the finish of additively-manufactured components Discloses are a method and apparatus for the additive manufacture of components by applying layers of powder material on a substrate or a previously produced part of a component and at least partial fusing of the powder material in the powder layer in line with the component cross-section contour along the powder layer and to an underlying solid material of the component or substrate for the purpose of building up several solid layers one on top of the other. Following fusion of the powder material the solid layer just generated is cleaned of powder material and, prior to deposition of the next solid layer, the edge of the solid layer is post-processed by softening the fusion-bonded material.
US11104067B2	Three-dimensional shaping apparatus, three-dimensional shaping method, and information processing device A three-dimensional shaping apparatus includes a control unit configured to control a supply unit, a leveling unit, and an ejection unit to repeat a set of processes of supplying powder, forming powder layer, and ejecting shaping liquid to shape a three-dimensional shaped object corresponding to the shaping target. The control unit is configured to stop the set of processes in response to reception of a stop signal, and in response to reception of a resume signal after the reception of the stop signal, control the supply unit, the leveling unit, and the ejection unit to eject the shaping liquid onto at least a part of a dot region on a surface of an outermost powder layer, the dot region being formed by at least one dot formed at the outermost powder layer, and then resume the set of processes.
US11104065B2	Material sets The present disclosure is drawn to material sets and 3-dimensional printing systems that include a fusing agent. One example of a material set can include a fusing agent and a detailing agent. The fusing agent can include water, a carbon black pigment, and a water-soluble co-solvent in an amount from 20 wt % to 60 wt %. The detailing agent can include water and a black dye. In another example, a material set can include a fusing agent and a thermoplastic polymer powder.
US11104064B2	Method and arrangement for producing a workpiece by using additive manufacturing techniques A method of producing a workpiece by using additive manufacturing techniques includes obtaining CAD data representing the workpiece with workpiece layer definitions defining workpiece layers. The method includes selecting a first workpiece layer definition. The method includes preparing a powder bed of powder material on a build platform. The method includes measuring individual characteristics of the powder material on the build platform using a measuring head. The method includes producing, based on the selected workpiece layer definition, a workpiece layer on the build platform. The producing includes controlling a layer tool to selectively melt or sinter the powder material on the build platform. The producing is further based on the measured individual characteristics of the powder material to correct for detected flaws in the powder bed. The method includes selecting each one of the workpiece layer definitions and repeating the preparing, the measuring, and the producing for the selected definition.
US11104059B2	Reinforced fused-deposition modeling An apparatus for manufacturing an object includes an extrusion head having an extrusion needle for extruding thermoplastic material associated with one or more fiber strands. The apparatus may further include a turn-table, a more robotic arm for moving the extrusion head and needle, thermoplastic filament and fiber strand spools and thermoplastic filament and fiber strands. A controller is provided for directing the robotic arm, extrusion head and the turn-table. Further, a method for manufacturing an object includes generating a design for the object that substantially satisfies desired structural properties of the object and generating a sequence for extruding one or more beads of thermoplastic material to manufacture the object according to the design, in which the one or more beads of thermoplastic material are associated with one or more fiber strands. The one or more beads of thermoplastic material and the associated one or more fiber strands are then extruded according to the sequence.
US11104051B2	Molding machine and control method of molding machine Provided is a molding machine including a mold opening/closing mechanism configured to move a movable platen to be attached with a movable mold to a stationary platen to be attached with a stationary mold, and a clamping mechanism to perform a clamping process, and is intended to suppress machine cost or ensure the mold opening/closing speed. The molding machine includes the mold opening/closing mechanism configured to move the movable platen to be attached with the movable mold to the stationary platen to be attached with the stationary mold, and the clamping mechanism configured to perform a clamping process. The mold opening/closing mechanism includes at least two ball screws, at least two electric motors that respectively drive the ball screws, and a ball screw nut into which each of the ball screws is inserted.
US11104049B2	Channel geometry for promoting at least one of a uniform velocity profile and a uniform temperature profile for an annular or part-annular melt flow A hot runner nozzle includes a nozzle body, an annular outlet channel in the nozzle body, a source channel upstream of the annular outlet channel in the nozzle body, and a flow transition channel in the nozzle body. The flow transition channel interconnects the source channel with a part-annular segment of the annular outlet channel. The flow transition channel widens in a downstream direction and has a non-uniform cross-sectional channel thickness in either or both of the longitudinal (downstream) and transverse directions. The geometry of the flow transition channel may promote at least one of a uniform velocity profile and a uniform temperature profile in a generated annular or part-annular melt flow.
US11104047B2	Transfer film, method for producing a transfer film, use of a transfer film, and method for coating a component A transfer film includes a carrier film and a transfer ply, wherein the transfer film is provided for transferring the transfer ply to a component. A deep-drawing membrane is arranged between the carrier film and the transfer ply. A method for producing a transfer film as well as the use of a transfer film and a method for coating a component with a transfer film.
US11104046B2	Overmolded body for bar feeder Method of producing a body (1) for bar feeders, wherein it comprises a first molding step (A) carried out with the aid of a first molding material (M1) in a mold (20) jointly with an overmolding step (B) of a countermold (50), the shape of the mold (20) and/or the shape impressions of the countermold being conceived to achieve in an integral way at least one structural and/or functional element of the said bar feeder.
US11104045B1	Device for preparing thermally conductive sheet with graphene fibers in an oriented arrangement A device for preparing a thermally conductive sheet with graphene fibers in an oriented arrangement includes a first mold and a second mold. The first mold is configured to press a first cuboid block, and the second mold is configured to repeatedly press the first cuboid block. The first mold is provided with a first mold groove. A first mold cover covers an opening end of the first mold groove, and the first mold cover and the first mold are configured to press the first cuboid block. A second mold groove is arranged on one side of the second mold, and a second mold cover is arranged at an opening end of the second mold groove. A movable thickness limiting block is arranged at a side of the second mold cover adjacent to the second mold groove, and is configured to be clamped in the second mold groove.
US11104039B2	Melting device and method for melting meltable plastic material, method for mixing reactive plastic components A melting device includes a container capable of melting a material supplied in a free-flowing state and storing the material in a liquid state. The container includes a first storage section for storing the material in the free-flowing state, a second storage section for storing the material in the liquid state, and a dividing section provided between the first storage section and the second storage section and configured to hold back the material, when the material is in a non-molten or free-flowing state and to allow passage of the material from the first storage section into the second storage section, when the material is in a molten or liquid state.
US11104038B2	Preform for plastic container with thin bottom The invention relates to a new PET preform design that enables a more precise distribution of material in the bottle bottom and avoids the waste of material around the injection point. The thickness BWTmin of the wall at the center of the gate or tip (3) (injection point) is reduced to a minimum in order to avoid the waste of material around the injection point when the preform is blown. This is particular important for carbonated soft drink application since the reduced amount of amorphous material at the center of the gate (3) helps to reduce the risk of stress cracking on the bottle base. Furthermore a step (4) having thickness WTmax in the body wall thickness, in the region of the periphery of the base with WTmax>WT, allows enough material to be available for the proper blowing of the bottle bottom making the bottle more stable.
US11104037B2	Method for preparing high performance polymer-based conductive composites by space-limited micro-nano precision assembly method The present invention relates to a method for preparing high performance polymer-based conductive composites by space-limited micro-nano precision assembly method, which belongs to the technical field of composite material preparation; including the following steps:(1) through blending the conductive filler and the polymer matrix which are added to the blending equipment, homogeneous polymer/conductive filler material system is obtained;(2) add the homogeneous material system to the mold composed of two flat plates, and let the homogeneous blend gets plane limited compression by means of mechanical compression;(3) making use of the micro-nano structure array set on the compression template to further compact the filler on the network and conducting “array anchorage”, to realize the micro-nano precision assembly of network and obtain the composite material with excellent performance, which has a continuous and tight conductive network, and has excellent tensile properties, flexibility and thermal stability.
US11104036B2	Process for preparing a polyolefin composition A process for continuously preparing a polyolefin composition made from or containing a polyolefin and carbon black in an extruder device. The process includes the steps of supplying polyolefin in form of a polyolefin powder and carbon black to a mixing device; alternatively, (a) measuring the flow rate of the polyolefin powder supplied to the mixing device or (b) measuring the flow rate of the polyolefin pellets prepared in the extruder device; adjusting the flow rate of the carbon black to the mixing device in response to the measured flow rate of the polyolefin powder or adjusting the flow rate of the polyolefin powder to the mixing device in response to the measured flow rate of the polyolefin pellets; melting and homogenizing the mixture within the extruder device; and pelletizing the polyolefin composition into the polyolefin pellets.
US11104034B2	Digital decorating machine for ceramic products A Digital decorating machine for ceramic products, including a conveyor, suitable to transport the products to be decorated (P) along a feed direction (A), and a plurality of decoration modules, positioned over the conveyor and adjacent to each other along the feed direction (A). The modules include respective printing heads provided with nozzles for ejecting a fluid to be delivered on the surface of the products to be decorated (P); the conveyor includes a movable member for supporting the products to be decorated (P), suitable for translating them along the feed direction (A). The conveyor includes at least a supporting surface, located along a respective flank of the movable member, including in turn a plurality of predetermined positioning zones for the removable engagement of respective coupling portions of the decoration modules.
US11104033B2	Tool for forming a cavity in a modular pavement slab and method of fabricating pavement slabs A form for forming a modular pavement slab with long and short cavities alternatingly formed around its periphery includes a header and a plurality of short and long forming tools. The header includes an inner vertical surface that defines a portion of the periphery of the modular pavement slab. The short forming tool includes an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis and having a proximal end positioned against the inner vertical surface of the header. The elongate body has a longitudinal bore therethrough and a riser bore defining an axis that is noncollinear to the longitudinal axis. A riser is releasably coupled to the riser bore. The long forming tool is substantially similar to the short forming tool. The elongate body, however, is longer than the short forming tool and includes two riser bores. A riser is releasably coupled to each respective riser bore.
US11104029B2	Three-dimensional (3D) printing In a three-dimensional printing method example, a build material is applied. A first liquid functional material is applied on at least a portion of the build material. The first liquid functional material includes ferromagnetic nanoparticles that are selected from the group consisting of an iron oxide, a ferrite, a combination of the iron oxide and a ferromagnetic metal oxide, and combinations thereof. The build material is exposed to electromagnetic radiation having a frequency ranging from about 5 kHz to about 300 GHz to sinter the portion of the build material in contact with the first liquid functional material.
US11104028B2	Fences for table saws Fences for use in table saws are disclosed. One embodiment may include an actuator, handle or lever to lock and unlock the fence from the table, where the actuator, handle or lever is positioned substantially above the tabletop and substantially within the perimeter of the table (including any rail associated with the table). Another embodiment may include an actuator, handle or lever to lock and unlock the fence from the table, where the actuator, handle or lever is positioned along a top surface of the fence and configured so that the fence unclamps from the saw when the actuator, handle or lever is pressed. The fence may be configured to include a material support shelf that is selectably extendable and retractable.
US11104025B2	Blade assembly for cutting food A blade assembly includes a blade support frame, and a plurality of V-shaped blades removably fastened to the blade support frame. The blade support frame has a food flow path extending downstream, and a plurality of blade mounts distributed around the food flow path. Each V-shaped blade has a first end portion connected to one of the blade mounts, a second end portion connected to another of the blade mounts, and an intermediate portion extending from the first end portion to the second end portion into the food flow path. At the first and second end portions of each V-shaped blade, a respective one of the blade mounts overlies both the upstream edge and the downstream edge of the V-shaped blade to inhibit the V-shaped blade from rotating when impacted by food.
US11104024B2	Produce pusher A produce pusher for use in a produce slicer includes a T-bracket. The T-bracket includes a base plate and a projection. A first fin and a second fin of a plurality of fins extend parallel to and in contact with the projection. A third fin of the plurality of fins extends parallel to the first fin on a side of the first fin opposite the projection. A fourth fin of the plurality of fins extends parallel to the second fin on a side of the second fin opposite the projection. A first spacer of the plurality of spacers is positioned between the first and third fins and a second spacer of the plurality of spacers is positioned between the second and fourth fins. A fastener extends through and simultaneously applies a compressive force to the plurality of fins, plurality of spacers and the projection.
US11104021B1	Nape hair shaving device A nape hair shaving device for allowing a user to shave hair on a nape located behind the user's neck, comprising an arcuate shaving bar and a plurality of razors projecting therefrom to form a curved shaving arc which conforms to the shape of the user's neck. The user employs the shaving device by grasping the shaving device via a pair of grips with the arcuate shaving bar horizontally positioned therebetween, positioning the shaving arc above the nape, and making a shaving motion by drawing the shaving arc downwardly over the nape to cut the hair growing thereon. The arcuate shaving device is further flexible and is adapted to be bent inwardly or outwardly to selectively vary the size of the shaving arc. The plurality of razors are selectively detachable, allowing dulled razors to be removed and replaced.
US11104019B2	Razor assembly One or more implementation disclosed herein provides razor assemblies that allow a user to have a less than smooth shave by changing the distance between razor blades and a razor blade guard. The distance between the razor blade(s) and the guard may be increased or decreased using a movable knob mechanism, a rotatable dial mechanism, a movable razor assembly and housing mechanism, a rotatable threaded handle, one or more slider mechanisms, a rotating blade mechanism, etc.
US11104015B2	Shears Shears configured with blade pieces having pin holes, at least one of which is polygonal, along basal ends of the blade pieces, and a pin-hole swivel pin, and provided with grooves on either of opposing inner-side faces of the blade pieces. When the shears are in a predetermined open/close state, the grooves lead from the pin holes to the blade pieces' exterior. The pin is constituted by a columnar pin shank ending in cap portions. Rotatable, the pin shank interiorly contacts the polygonal pin hole's sides. The cap portion along the at least one blade piece having the polygonal pin hole has an opening interconnecting a gap between the pin hole and the pin shank with the cap portion's outer side. The grooves, the pin-hole/pin-shank gap, and the opening secure washing-fluid or air channels for cleaning out the pin holes, and realize a light, jiggle-free operational feel.
US11104014B2	Sliding blade carriage with blade release A tool includes a housing comprising first and second sides, and a slidable blade assembly configured to move between first, second, third positions. The blade assembly selectively receives a removable blade such that the blade is stored within the housing when the assembly is in the first position, a portion of the blade extends outwardly from the housing when the assembly is in the second position, and the blade is completely outside of the housing, and exposed for removal of the blade from the assembly without removing or separating any portion of the first side or the second side of the housing, when the assembly is in the third position. The tool further includes a first button associated with moving the slidable blade assembly between the first and second position, and a second button associated with moving the slidable blade assembly between the second and third position.
US11104010B2	Workpiece gripping hand, hand system, and robot system A workpiece gripping hand includes a first movable member and a second movable member which cooperate with each other to grip an object, a first drive unit which linearly moves the first movable member, a support unit which rotatably supports the second movable member, a link member which is linked to the first movable member and the second movable member, and which rotates the second movable member by transmitting a linear motion of the first movable member to the second movable member, and a second drive unit which moves the support unit to change a position of a center of rotation of the second movable member.
US11104008B2	Dexterous gripper for robotic end-effector applications A robot gripper includes two fingers of a grasper assembly configured to perform grasping motions via actuation of independent cable ends of a plurality of cables, and configured to move toward or away from each other to perform the grasping motion. Wherein each gripper finger is actuated by a pair of cables, a cable of the pair slides in a flexible sheath when actuated by a motor, moving the gripper finger in an opposite direction of another cable of the pair also in a flexible sheath, providing equal motions of each cable in the pair in opposite directions. A motor assembly including the motors is mounted at a location separate from the grasper assembly with the flexible sheathing extending between the assemblies. Such that the separate assembly mounting arrangement provides an improved ratio between a gripping force of the grippers versus the robot-lifted mass of the grasper assembly.
US11104005B2	Controller for end portion control of multi-degree-of-freedom robot, method for controlling multi-degree-of-freedom robot by using controller, and robot operated thereby One aspect of the present invention provides a robot controller for end portion control of a multi-degree-of-freedom robot. The robot controller comprises: a first control interface, which is positioned at a first position around the robot end portion and receives a first control input for at least for directions; a second control interface, which is positioned at a second position around the robot end portion and receives a second control input for at least four directions; and an encoder, which interprets the combination of the first and second control inputs as a third control input about the robot end portion and provides the robot with a signal according to the third control input.
US11104004B2	Ballistic robot system with spin and other controlled motion of robot during flight Systems and corresponding control methods providing a ballistic robot that flies on a trajectory after being released (e.g., in non-powered flight as a ballistic body) from a launch mechanism. The ballistic robot is adapted to control its position and/or inflight movements by processing data from onboard and offboard sensors and by issuing well-timed control signals to one or more onboard actuators to achieve an inflight controlled motion. The actuators may move an appendage such as an arm or leg of the robot or may alter the configuration of one or more body links (e.g., to change from an untucked configuration to a tucked configuration), while other embodiments may trigger a drive mechanism of an inertia moving assembly to change/move the moment of inertia of the flying body. In-flight controlled movements are performed to achieve a desired or target pose and orientation of the robot during flight and upon landing.
US11104003B2	Method and device for moving an article based on dense storage, storage medium, and dense storage system Disclosed are a method and device for moving an article based on dense storage, a storage medium, and a dense storage system. The method includes: upon detecting that a target shelf is blocked by at least one blocking shelf, instructing a first self-driven robot to remove the blocking shelf and/or a blocking storage box to make the target shelf not blocked by the blocking shelf or make a target storage box on the target self not blocked by the blocking storage box; instructing the first self-driven robot to carry the blocking shelf and/or the blocking storage box and perform a circular movement along a robot travelling passage; and instructing a second self-driven robot to move the target shelf from its current position to a workstation, or instructing the second self-driven robot to remove the target storage box from the target shelf and move the target storage box to the workstation.
US11104002B2	Robot apparatus A plurality of robot arms are each provided with indication devices that have indicators which indicate operability states of at least one other robot arm different from the robot arm on which the indication device is provided. Alternatively or in addition, the indication devices have indicators which indicate operability states of a respective robot arm upon which the indication devices are provided. Robot control devices which control operations of the robot arms communicate through a local area network (LAN) to share information regarding the states of the robot arms. Indication drive signals for the indication devices are generated based on states of servo control signals and/or brake control signals for the robot arms.
US11104001B2	Motion transfer of highly dimensional movements to lower dimensional robot movements Techniques for transferring highly dimensional movements to lower dimensional robot movements are described. In an example, a reference motion of a target is used to train a non-linear approximator of a robot to learn how to perform the motion. The robot and the target are associated with a robot model and a target model, respectively. Features related to the positions of the robot joints are input to the non-linear approximator. During the training, a robot joint is simulated, which results in movement of this joint and different directions of a robot link connected thereto. The robot link is mapped to a link of the target model. The directions of the robot link are compared to the direction of the target link to learn the best movement of the robot joint. The training is repeated for the different links and for different phases of the reference motion.
US11104000B2	Robot for traversing obstacles Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media of traversing an obstacle including receiving optical data associated with an area near the robot, identifying the obstacle in the area based on the optical data, deflating, in response to identifying the obstacle, a ball of the robot, and applying a downward force through the deflated ball to propel the robot over the obstacle.
US11103998B2	Method and computing system for performing motion planning based on image information generated by a camera A system and method for motion planning is presented. The system is configured, when an object is or has been in a camera field of view of a camera, to receive first image information that is generated when the camera has a first camera pose. The system is further configured to determine, based on the first image information, a first estimate of the object structure, and to identify, based on the first estimate of the object structure or based on the first image information, an object corner. The system is further configured to cause an end effector apparatus to move the camera to a second camera pose, and to receive second image information for representing the object's structure. The system is configured to determine a second estimate of the object's structure based on the second image information, and to generate a motion plan based on at least the second estimate.
US11103996B2	Robot joint space point-to-point movement trajectory planning method A robot joint space point-to-point movement trajectory planning method. Joint space trajectory planning is performed according to the displacement of a robot from a start point to a target point during PTP movement and a limitation condition of a preset movement parameter physical quantity of each axis in a robot control system. An n-dimensional space is constructed by taking each axis of the robot as a vector, wherein n≥2, and the movement parameter physical quantity of each axis of the robot is verified according to a vector relationship between the n axes of the robot, so that a trajectory planning curve of each axis of the robot satisfies the limitation condition of the preset movement parameter physical quantity. The method has a small amount of calculations and strong real-time performance, the movement curves are mild, the control time is optimal, and the algorithm execution effect is good.
US11103994B2	System and method for natural tasking of one or more robots Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a robotic system and method, which may include one or more robots. The system may include a robotic system having a maximum number of degrees of freedom. The system may further include a graphical user interface configured to receive a natural robot task having at least one natural workpiece constraint associated with the natural robot task. The system may also include a processor configured to identify a minimum number of degrees of freedom required to perform the natural robot task, wherein the minimum number of degrees of freedom is based upon, at least in part, the at least one natural workpiece constraint associated with the natural robot task.
US11103992B2	Apparatus of continuum robot A wire-driven manipulator including a driver, a first deforming section including a first distal member, a plurality of first guide members, and a plurality of first wires, and a second deforming section provided between the first deforming section and the driver with the second deforming section including a second distal member, a plurality of second guide members, and a plurality of second wires. The plurality of first wires are fixed to the first distal member, and at least one of the plurality of first wires is further fixed to the plurality of first guide members and other wires of the plurality of the first wires are slidable with respect to the plurality of first guide members. The plurality of second wires are fixed to the second distal member, and at least one of the plurality of second wires is further fixed to the plurality of second guide members and the other wires of the plurality of the first wires are slidable with respect to the plurality of second guide members. In addition, the length of the first deforming section is shorter than the length of the second deforming section.
US11103983B2	Anti-slip torque tool An anti-slip torque tool that utilizes a plurality of grooves to prevent slippage and facilitate torque transfer to a fastener. The tool includes a wrench torque-tool body and an at least one engagement element. The wrench torque-tool body includes a plurality of internal sidewalls, a first base, and a second base. Further, each of the internal sidewalls includes a bracing surface. The engagement element includes a first pair of grooves and a second pair of grooves, wherein each further includes a primary cavity and a secondary cavity. The engagement element is laterally integrated into a specific sidewall to provide additional gripping action. The first pair of grooves and the second pair of grooves are positioned offset from each other, along the bracing surface of the specific sidewall. The primary cavity and the secondary cavity each traverse normal and into the bracing surface from the first base to the second base.
US11103981B2	Angled impact wrench An angled impact wrench includes a housing mounting a motor having an output shaft rotatable about a first axis, and an impact drive unit mounted in the housing for rotation about a second axis that is nonparallel to the first axis. The impact drive unit is configured to repeatedly cycle between an energy storing and energy release conditions in response to a drive torque supplied by the motor. The impact drive unit has a through passage extending along the second axis to allow a workpiece to extend completely through the impact wrench while the drive unit torques a threaded fastener onto the workpiece.
US11103978B2	Cabinet assembly jig A jig for assembling a cabinet is disclosed. The jig includes a clamp assembly pivotally attached to a base. The clamp assembly includes a first jaw and a second jaw configured to apply a clamping force therebetween. The clamp assembly can pivot between a first position and a first inclined position. In the first position, a front support plate of the clamp assembly is oriented vertically, and in the first inclined position, a first angle less than 90 degrees is formed between the front support plate and a support surface on which the base rests. The clamp assembly may also pivot to a second inclined position at which a second angle less than the first angle is formed between the front support plate and the support surface.
US11103975B2	Abrasive disk having excellent workability and stability and process for producing the same The present invention relates to an abrasive disk that is excellent in workability and stability and has a low degree of fatigue applied to workers and tools, and a process for producing the same. The abrasive disc is excellent in stability by virtue of a high adhesive strength of each layer, has high flexibility, elasticity, and adhesiveness, and is lightweight per unit area. Thus, it has a low degree of fatigue applied to workers and expensive tools. In addition, according to the above production process, the abrasive disk can be continuously mass-produced.
US11103974B2	Methods of measuring and grinding an ice blade, and apparatuses using same An automated apparatus for grinding an ice blade on an ice skate comprises a processor, an input device in communication with said processor, a skate holder, a non-contact measuring device in communication with said processor, and a grinding device in communication with said processor. The input device permits a user to select an ice blade grinding option. The skate holder releasably holds at least one said ice skate to said apparatus. The non-contact measuring device is configured to measure a three-dimensional (3D) shape of said ice blade. The grinding device is configured to perform a grinding action on said ice blade in said holder based on said selected ice blade grinding option to change said 3D shape of said ice blade to a desired 3D shape.
US11103971B2	Balancing process and device for a rotating body Provided is a balancing device for a rotating body including at least one unbalance detector to measure the unbalance of the rotating body; two balancing masses to be handled along a handling circumference so as to cancel the unbalance; a position sensor to detect the mutual position of the balancing masses; and a motor to independently handle each of the balancing masses as a function of their mutual position and unbalance.
US11103970B2	Chemical-mechanical planarization system An apparatus for performing a polishing process includes: a rotatable polishing pad; a temperature sensor configured to monitor a temperature on a top surface of the rotatable polishing pad; a first dispenser configured to dispense a first slurry that is maintained at a first temperature on the rotatable polishing pad; and a second dispenser configured to dispense a second slurry that is maintained at a second temperature on the rotatable polishing pad, wherein the second temperature is different from the first temperature so as to maintain the temperature on the top surface of the rotatable polishing pad at a substantially constant value.
US11103969B2	Cutting apparatus A cutting apparatus includes: a processing feeding unit that performs processing feeding of a chuck table adapted to hold a workpiece; and two cutting units in which rotational axes of two spindles coincide with each other and cutting blades mounted to the spindles face each other. Each cutting unit includes a flange mechanism in which the cutting blade having a cutting edge fixed to an outer peripheral edge of a one-side outer surface of a circular disk-shaped base is fixed to the spindle. The flange mechanism is fixed to a tip of the spindle, sucks an other-side outer surface of the base of the cutting blade, and fixes the cutting blade to the spindle with the one-side outer surface of the base exposed to the side of the tip of the spindle, and the one-side outer surfaces of the cutting blades fixed to the two cutting units.
US11103967B2	Workpiece support for a machine tool, and machine tool This disclosure relates to a workpiece support for a machine tool having at least two parallel carriers which are spaced apart from one another, define a cutting grate space and multiple cutting grate elements arranged in the cutting grate space at right angles to the carriers. Each carrier has a support area for the cutting grate elements extending towards the cutting grate space. At least two cutting grate elements, each having two support surfaces facing the carriers for resting on the support areas of the two carriers. The undersides of the at least two cutting grate elements remaining next to the support surfaces in the area of the support areas and are set back from the support surfaces so that the at least two cutting grate elements rest only with the support surfaces. The at least two cutting grate elements each have two fixing elements.
US11103965B2	Method for producing a curved tubular connection element A method for producing a curved tubular connection element has at least the following production steps: machining a linearly extending metal tube piece (10) with a specifiable length while incorporating connection geometries (12, 14) for receiving separate connection parts (18, 20) to connect a media-conducting piping; carrying out a bending process for the tube piece (10) produced by being machined with a specifiable bending radius, preferably up to 90 degrees; and attaching each connection part (18, 20) to the respective connection geometry (12, 14) that can be paired with it.
US11103960B2	Method of separating surface layer of semiconductor crystal using a laser beam perpendicular to the separating plane This invention provides two variations of methods of separating a surface layer of the semiconductor crystal. In the second variation of the method, pulse laser emission is generated; a focused laser beam is directed onto the crystal in such a way that focus is placed in the layer separation plane perpendicular the axis of the beam, a laser beam is moved in such a way that focus is moved in the layer separation plane with forming the non-overlapping local regions with a disturbed topology of the crystal structure and with reduced interatomic bonds, wherein the local regions is distributed over the whole plane, an external action disturbing the reduced interatomic bonds is applied to the separable layer. The invention allows separating flat lateral surface layers from semiconductor crystals, and thin semiconductor washes from cylindrical semiconductor boules.
US11103958B2	Imaging optic for material machining by means of laser radiation and laser machining head having same The invention pertains to imaging optics (20) for material machining by means of laser irradiation, with said focusing optics comprising collimator optics (21) for collimating the divergent working laser beam (121) and focusing optics (22) for focusing the working laser beam (12) on a workpiece (14) to be machined, wherein the collimating optics (21) comprise a first lens or lens group (211) with positive focal length for focusing a working laser beam source (18) in a virtual intermediate focal point and a second movable lens or lens group (212) with negative focal length for focusing the virtual intermediate focal point to infinity. The invention furthermore proposes a laser machining head (1) with a housing (10), through which a working laser beam (12) can be guided. The inventive imaging optics (20) serve for generating a working focal point (15).
US11103956B2	Double-side synchronous laser shock peening method for leading edge of turbine blade A double-side synchronous laser shock peening (LSP) method for leading edges of turbine blades employs two laser beams with the same diameter and different pulse energy to synchronously shock the front and back sides of each point within 8-10 mm range of the leading edge of the blade, wherein the laser pulse energy on the front side is greater than the laser pulse energy on the back side, and wherein, the laser power density on the front side is used to generate dynamic plastic deformation on the entire laser-shock spot area, while the laser power density on the back side is used to balance off excessive shock-wave pressure in the central area of laser-shock spot on the front side and avoid macroscopic deformation of the blade in the central area of laser-shock spot on the front side, and an optimal strengthening effect is achieved finally.
US11103952B2	Laser beam welding of geometric figures using OCT seam tracking A measuring device for monitoring a laser welding process that is connectable to a machining device for machining a workpiece by a high-energy processing beam that is displaceable on the workpiece along a main machining path that corresponds to a contour of a closed geometric figure. The measuring device includes an optical coherence tomography unit having a measuring beam source for generating an optical measuring beam that is displaceable on the workpiece by at least one movable deflection unit. The optical measuring beam is displaceable on the workpiece along a first discrete measuring line, along a second discrete measuring line, and along a third discrete measuring line, in each case transversely with respect to the main machining path and intersecting same. The measuring device is configured for determining characteristic features of the geometric figure represented by the main machining path, according to the collected measuring data.
US11103945B2	Integrated impeller manufacturing method A method of manufacturing an integrated impeller has a first shroud forming a bottom portion, a second shroud forming a lid portion, a hub formed at the center portion of the first shroud, and blades that section a flow path which is formed between the first shroud and the second shroud and through which a fluid flows. This method includes forming a flow path on the inner circumferential side of the impeller; and forming a flow path on the outer circumferential side of the impeller. The step of forming the flow path on the outer circumferential side of the impeller has the steps of: while rotating the linear electrode having a tip-end part and a base-end part about a longitudinal direction axis thereof, applying electric discharge machining to the first shroud; applying electric discharge machining to the second shroud; and applying electric discharge machining to the blade.
US11103936B2	Internal milling machine In the internal milling machine according to the invention for milling a work piece that rotates during machining with an annular internal milling cutter (5) on the one hand side the Z slide (4a, b) of each tool support (3a, b) includes a pass through opening and on the other hand side the transversal slide (7) supporting the internal milling cutter (5) is move able in the X-direction, the running direction of the mounting surface (1a) of the bed (1) wherein the mounting surface slopes downward in a forward direction. Based on this general configuration and in particular the arrangement of the Z-slides (6a, b) for the at least one tool support (3a, b) outside of the Z-supports (16a, b) for the opposite spindle stock (2′) yields advantageous centers of gravity in particular of the move able components and a high level of stability of the machine and therefore high level of machining precision of the machine.
US11103928B2	Additive manufacturing using a mobile build volume The present disclosure generally relates to additive manufacturing systems and methods on a large-scale format. One aspect involves a build unit that can be moved around in three dimensions by a positioning system, building separate portions of a large object. The build unit has an energy directing device that directs, e.g., laser or e-beam irradiation onto a powder layer. In the case of laser irradiation, the build volume may have a gasflow device that provides laminar gas flow to a laminar flow zone above the layer of powder. This allows for efficient removal of the smoke, condensates, and other impurities produced by irradiating the powder (the “gas plume”) without excessively disturbing the powder layer. The build unit may also have a recoater that allows it to selectively deposit particular quantities of powder in specific locations over a work surface to build large, high quality, high precision objects.
US11103923B2	Compositions of nanoparticles with radial gradients and methods of use thereof A nanoparticle with tunable radial gradients of compositions extending from the center of the nanoparticles. The nature of the gradient preserves the metallic state of the nanoparticles, the diffusion of the constituents, and the oxidation of the interface. The gradients can be purposely varied to allow for specific applications in fields ranging from corrosion, magnetics, information technology, imaging, electromagnetic absorption, coating technologies, and immuno-precipitation. The nanoparticles can be easily used to advance many areas of industry, technology, and life sciences.
US11103918B2	Core blowing apparatus for robotic system A core blowing device includes a hopper, a fluidizer, a shooting head, and a robotic arm fitting. The core blowing device is configured to removeably couple to a free end of a robotic arm and is configurable to implement a variety of core casting processes using different aggregate materials, binders, catalysts, and/or curing processes.
US11103914B2	Can manufacturing method, can manufacturing device, can, and can manufacturing tool set A can 1 is provided with a mouth part (4), a shoulder part (3), and a body part (2). The shoulder part (3) of the can (1) is decorated, without damaging the shoulder part (3), by forming at least one of a recess and a protrusion by a rotating process in which the shoulder part (3) is held between a receiver (11a), having a concave-convex shape, of an inner roll (11) and an outer roll (12) having a convex-concave shape corresponding to the concave-convex shape of the receiver (11a) of the inner roll (11).
US11103911B2	Method for producing an automotive structural part comprising a lowerside sill and a lower front pillar A method containing the steps of: providing an inner structural part blank having a L-shape and an outer structural part blank having a L-shape, the inner and outer structural part blanks being substantially planar; hot stamping the inner structural part blank to form an inner automotive structural part having an inner lowerside sill part and an inner lower front pillar part made of a single part with the inner lowerside sill part; hot stamping the outer structural part blank to form an outer automotive structural part having an outer lowerside sill part and an outer lower front pillar part made of a single part with the outer lowerside sill part; and assembling the inner automotive structural part and the outer automotive structural part to form the automotive structural part.
US11103905B2	Electrode rolling apparatus having heating unit for heating non-coated portion and electrode manufacturing system comprising the same An electrode rolling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a sensing unit positioned above an electrode for a secondary battery being transferred along a lengthwise direction to measure a distance to the electrode for each location along a widthwise direction of the electrode, a control unit which identifies a location of a non-coated portion formed on the electrode using information associated with the distance between the sensing unit and the electrode measured through the sensing unit, and outputs a control signal to heat a region in which the identified non-coated portion is formed, a heating unit positioned above the electrode to selectively heat only the region in which the non-coated portion is formed according to the control signal of the control unit, and a rolling unit which rolls the electrode having the selectively heated region in which the non-coated portion is formed.
US11103900B2	Drain servicing assembly A drain servicing assembly including: an outer housing; an inner containment member, wherein the inner containment member is rotatable proximate a centralized axis; a motor and/or drill secured to the inner containment member; a shaft sub-assembly in communication with the motor and/or drill that includes an outer sheath and a flexible inner shaft that is rotatable independently of the outer sheath; and a guide, wherein the guide enables a user to extract and/or retract the shaft sub-assembly.
US11103899B2	Method for cleaning drink filling system An apparatus for filling a drink including a drink supply pipe line for supplying a drink to a filling machine, the drink supply pipe line including at least two supply pipe lines of a first supply pipe line for supplying a non-sterilized carbonated drink, a second supply pipe line for supplying a high acidic carbonated drink or a low acidic carbonated drink and a third supply pipe line for supplying a high acid beverage or a low acid beverage, and an aseptic chamber surrounding at least the apparatus for filling the drink.
US11103896B2	Parcel sorting system and method A parcel sorter system and method. A process performed by a parcel sorter system includes receiving sorting information of a first parcel. The process includes identifying a first destination pallet corresponding to the sorting information. The first destination pallet is associated with a first carousel and a first destination chute. The process includes transporting the first parcel toward the first destination chute. The process includes, while transporting the parcel toward the first destination chute, operating the first carousel to move the first destination pallet proximate to the first destination chute. The process includes delivering the first parcel at the first destination chute for placement on the first destination pallet.
US11103894B2	Screening bucket A screening bucket comprises a main structure which includes a collecting portion for the material to be screened and a receiving member in which there is collected the material which is subjected to sieving and which has a discharge opening for the screened material. A plurality of rotating elements are arranged in the region of the discharge opening and are supported in a removable manner on pairs of opposing bearing groups. The bearing groups comprise a bearing and a rotatable support, to which there is connected an end of the rotating element by means of a male/female connection, wherein the rotatable support further comprises a locking portion which is capable of being retained by means of a corresponding retention device so as to prevent the rotation of the rotatable support when the rotating element is removed.
US11103893B2	System and method for driving an ultrasonic handpiece with a linear amplifier A control console for a powered surgical tool. The console includes a transformer that supplies the drive signal to the surgical tool. A linear amplifier with active resistors selectively ties the ends of the transformer primary winding between ground and the open circuit state. Feedback voltages from the transformer windings regulate the resistances of the active resistors.
US11103892B1	Initiated chemical vapor deposition method for forming nanovoided polymers An initiated chemical vapor deposition (i-CVD) method for forming a nanovoided polymeric material may include heating a mixture including a gaseous monomer, a gaseous polymerization initiator, and a solvent to form a polymeric thin film including the solvent and removing the solvent from the polymeric thin film to form a nanovoided thin film. Devices, including dielectric elastomer actuators, may be formed using the nanovoided polymeric material. Various other methods, systems, apparatuses, and materials are also disclosed.
US11103888B2	Apparatus and method for coating pipes An apparatus for coating pipes includes a spraying device rotatable around a pipe. The coating apparatus includes a guiding ring mounted around the pipe and a carriage to be mounted on the guiding ring, the carriage being motor driven, the motor being enclosed into the carriage and the carriage including an adjustable device to be detachably mounted on the guiding ring.
US11103887B2	Multipurpose machine for surface treatment and related method An apparatus for treating a surface has a vehicle including an extensible boom. A multi-purpose hood is attached to the boom. The hood includes at least one nozzle for spraying a fluid through an outlet of the hood, the nozzle adapted for reciprocating, non-rotational movement in a generally linear direction relative to the opening in the hood. The multi-purpose hood may be adapted for rotating independently about three different axes, and may include a first actuator for controlling a roll of the hood, a second actuator for controlling a yaw of the hood, a third actuator for controlling a pitch of the hood, and a fourth actuator for controlling an extension of the boom and a second actuator for controlling a swing of the boom. The extensible boom may be connected to a telescoping conduit for communicating fluid along the boom to or from the multi-purpose hood. Related methods are also disclosed.
US11103883B2	Centrifuge and centrifugation method using filter Provided is a centrifuge including: a rotary chamber configured to rotate so that centrifugal force acts on a substance contained in the rotary chamber; a storage unit configured to store a certain component separated from the substance in the rotary chamber by the centrifugal force according to rotation of the rotary chamber; and a filter located between the storage unit and the rotary chamber and through which the certain component, which is separated from the substance in the rotary chamber by the centrifugal force according to the rotation of the rotary chamber, passes to be stored in the storage unit. The storage unit includes a return prevention unit configured to prevent the certain component, which is separated from the substance in the rotary chamber by the centrifugal force according to the rotation of the rotary chamber and is stored in the storage unit, from returning from the storage unit to the rotary chamber. The present disclosure has an effect of easily separating a certain component sought to be separated.
US11103877B2	Control method of a treatment plant of elements to be recycled or disposed and a treatment plant of elements to be recycled or disposed A control method of a treatment plant for elements to be recycled or disposed of, having a crushing roll to reduce the size of the elements to be recycled or disposed of, and a screen operatively arranged upstream of the crushing roll to enable passage therethrough only of elements having a size larger than a predetermined size, includes the steps of measuring the current absorbed by the crushing roll; comparing the measured current value to a first predetermined value; and reducing the vibrations of the screen, if the measured current exceeds the first predetermined value.
US11103876B2	Incinerator ash wet processing A system and process for reclaiming metals from bottom ash material comprising a pair of rod mills each having an inlet for receiving material and an outlet for discharging material, the outlet of a first rod mill being connected to the inlet of a second rod mill, said rod mills for inclination and power, a circuit for water flow through the rod mills for flushing crushed material and metal from the rod mills to a screen where metal is separated from minerals and water and a processing device for separating minerals from the water of the screen separated minerals and water.
US11103875B1	Hammer The various embodiments disclosed and pictured illustrate a hammer for comminuting various materials. The embodiments pictured and described herein are primarily for use with a rotatable hammermill assembly. The hammer includes a connector end having a rod hole therein, a contact end for delivery of energy to the material to be comminuted, and a neck affixing the connector end to the contact end. The neck is formed with at least one neck recess therein. In other embodiments, one or more shoulders are positioned around the periphery of the rod hole for added strength. In still other embodiments, the contact end is configured with more than one contact surface.
US11103872B2	Rack positioning system A positioning system for positioning a consumable rack in a diagnostic system is disclosed. The positioning system comprises a rack comprising an upper surface comprising holding positions and a receiving compartment comprising a rectangular chassis comprising front, rear, and two lateral sides. The receiving compartment comprises a holding structure coupled to the chassis to move between first and second positions. The rack comprises sidewalls. At least three sidewalls have a center alignment element. The chassis comprises three chassis alignment elements on the rear and two lateral sides. The holding structure comprises a corner push element between the chassis front and lateral sides to push against a side edge of the rack between two sidewalls when the holding structure is moved from the first position towards the second position forcing the three alignment elements against a chassis alignment element and laterally holding the rack in position by the chassis alignment elements.
US11103870B2	Methods, systems and devices for selection and generation of genome edited clones Methods are described herein for isolating clonal populations of cells having a defined genetic modification. The methods are performed, at least in part, in a microfluidic device comprising one or more sequestration pens. The methods include the steps of: maintaining individual cells (or precursors thereof) that have undergone a genomic editing process in corresponding sequestration pens of a microfluidic device; expanding the individual cells into respective clonal populations of cells; and detecting, in one or more cells of each clonal population, the presence of a first nucleic acid sequence that is indicative of the presence of an on-target genome edit in the clonal population of cells. Also described are methods of performing genome editing within a microfluidic device, and compositions comprising one or more clonal populations of cells generated according to the methods disclosed herein.
US11103866B2	Fill needle system The present invention involves a fill needle system for aseptically dispensing a pharmaceutical fluid in an aseptic chamber comprises a fill needle tubing in fluid communication with a pharmaceutical fluid source via flexible tubing and extending through a fill needle hub; a fill needle dispensing tip disposed at a dispensing end of the fill needle tubing; a fill needle sheath shaped and arranged to removably mate with and seal aseptically to the fill needle hub to form an aseptically sealed volume enclosing the dispensing tip; and a fluid pressure pulse induction system disposed and configured to compress the flexible tubing in order to dislodge droplets of pharmaceutical fluid retained on the dispensing tip after halting dispensing of the pharmaceutical fluid. An associated method of dispensing pharmaceutical fluid comprises operating the fluid pressure pulse induction system to dislodge the droplets. The system may comprise a controller for automatically controlling the dispensing and droplet dislodging.
US11103864B2	Multilayered ion exchange membranes An ion exchange membrane has multiple layers of ionic polymers which each contain substantially different chemical compositions. i.e. varying side chain lengths, varying backbone chemistries or varying ionic functionality. Utilizing completely different chemistries has utility in many applications such as fuel cells where for example, one layer can help reduce fuel crossover through the membrane. Or one layer can impart substantial hydrophobicity to the electrode formulation. Or one layer can selectively diffuse a reactant while excluding others. Also, one chemistry may allow for impartation of significant mechanical properties or chemical resistance to another more ionically conductive ionomer. The ion exchange membrane may include at least two layers with substantially different chemical properties.
US11103862B2	Honeycomb filter A honeycomb filter includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb structure having porous partition walls provided, surrounding a plurality of cells which serve as fluid through channels extending from an inflow end face to an outflow end face, and porous plugging portions provided either at the ends on the inflow end face or the outflow end face of the cells, wherein the plugging portions are composed of a porous material, the honeycomb structure has a central region and a circumferential region and a ratio of an area of the circumferential region with respect to that of the central region ranges from 0.1 to 0.5, and a plugging length L1 in the cell extending direction of a central plugging portion in the central region is smaller than a plugging length L2 of a circumferential plugging portion in the circumferential region, L1 ranges from 3 to 6 mm, and L2 from 7 to 9 mm.
US11103861B2	Light driven metal pincer photocatalysts for carbon dioxide reduction to carbon monoxide Disclosed are N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) and 4-pyridinol-derived pincer ligands and metal complexes containing these ligands. These compounds can be used to photocatalyticaly reduce CO2 to CO.
US11103854B2	Corrosion-resistant, reactive adsorbent for treatment of contaminated water, methods for producing same and use thereof The invention relates to a corrosion-resistant, reactive adsorbent which is made up of element iron on a carbon carrier plus sulfur and additional phosphorus as well as a method for producing this reactive adsorbent and use thereof for removal of reductively degradable pollutants in contaminated groundwater and wastewater.
US11103853B2	Process for recovering viral products using functionalised chromatography media The present invention provides a process for recovering a viral product from a composition comprising said product and product-related impurities, which process comprises contacting the composition with a functionalised chromatography medium comprising one or more polymer nanofibres, wherein the viral product comprises a plurality of viruses, virus particles/virions, viral cores, membrane-stripped viruses, viral cores with outer membrane(s) removed and/or capsids removed, or proviruses, each of which contains one or more polynucleotides, and wherein the product-related impurities comprise a plurality of viruses, virus particles/virions, virus-like particles, viral cores, membrane-stripped viruses, viral cores with outer membrane(s) removed and/or capsids removed or proviruses, each of which is substantially devoid of polynucleotides.
US11103852B2	Structure and method of manufacturing the same A structure in which a plurality of particles each containing a hydrogen absorption metal element are arranged in a fixed member such that the plurality of particles are apart from each other. An entire surface of each of the plurality of particles is surrounded by the fixed member. The fixed member contains at least one of an oxide and a nitride.
US11103851B2	Methods with a construction that absorbs an organic chemical Construction for absorbing a fluid, for example, a liquid or gaseous, organic chemical, has an extended web, fabric, yarn or foam member and associated with the extended web, fabric, yarn or foam member is a water-insoluble polymer. The water-insoluble polymer can absorb the fluid organic chemical, and the construction provides for contact of the water-insoluble polymer with the fluid organic chemical when deployed in an environment where the fluid organic chemical may be present for absorption. The construction may be employed in aquatic, aqueous, or dry environments, as a blotter, a wipe or sponge, a filter, in a cartridge, and so forth.
US11103846B2	Method and system for manufacturing of biopharmaceutical products The present disclosure relates to a volume tailorable manufacturing system for quality assured manufacturing of biosafety level classified biopharmaceutical products and a method for tailoring a production volume capability of a manufacturing system. The volume tailorable manufacturing system comprises one or more multi-product suites and a control facility configured to control a unidirectional flow in a circulation system of the one or more multi-product suites. The circulation system is configured to interconnect the one or more multi-product suites and comprises separated supply and return systems. The supply system comprising at least one inlet, the return system comprising at least one outlet that is paired with the inlet and provided at a spatially predetermined position from the inlet, and each inlet/outlet pair comprises a seal when not connected to an adjacent multi-product suite.
US11103824B2	Vacuum pump and array thereof Disclosed is a compact vacuum pump including a housing having an internal vacuum chamber, an ejector pump axially mounted in the vacuum chamber, and an air filter coaxially mounted on the ejector pump. The housing has two separate compressed air supply lines one of which is a vacuum creation line extending to the inlet port of the ejector pump via a first supply line and the other of which is a vacuum release line extending to a gap between the ejector pump and the air filter via a second supply line. The vacuum pump is of a coaxial arrangement type and has a vacuum release function and a filter cleaning function.
US11103822B2	Air filters comprising metal-containing polymeric sorbents An air filter including a filter support that supports porous, polymeric sorbent particles that comprise a divalent metal impregnated therein.
US11103820B2	Dry filter with enhanced separation output and convenient dimensions A dry filter 1 to be used in particular in underground mining and tunnel construction having a frame construction 17 into which the required part housings 25-28 can be inserted from the side. The required partition wall 8 is arranged so that an optimal large filtering surface is available both for the incoming raw gas and for the outflowing clean gas. Raw gas duct 5 and clean gas duct 6 run horizontally one above the other and are separated from each other by the sloping 8. This means that a very large filtering surface is available.
US11103819B2	Method and apparatus for removal of sand from gas This invention relates to the separation of particulate contaminants from a fluid. In one embodiment of the invention, two sand separators placed in series may be used to separate sand from liquid or gaseous natural gas. This invention has some of its applications in the oil gas industry, particularly for use in separating sand from gas produced by natural gas wells that have been opened by hydraulic fracturing.
US11103818B2	Filter device and water heater The filter device includes a supply air introducing part, a filter main body part and a discharge part. The supply air introducing part takes in an outside air. The filter main body part includes a ventilation pipe connected to the supply air introducing part to allow the outside air to flow through the ventilation pipe and a filter housing part being equipped with an outflow hole allowing the outside air to flow outside at a position higher than a position of the opening part of the ventilation pipe to separate, from the outside air, a liquid in a liquid state or a state close thereto. The liquid is taken in together with the outside air. The discharge part discharges at least the separated liquid from the filter main body part.
US11103817B2	Cartridge filter using nanofiber composite fiber yarn and method for manufacturing same Provided is a cartridge filter using nanofiber composite fiber yarn, the cartridge filter including: a core having a plurality of holes through which a liquid passes; and a filter medium wound around the core to collect an object to be filtered contained in the liquid, wherein the filter medium comprises composite fiber yarn in which a nanofiber web which is produced by accumulating nanofibers produced by an electrospinning method is laminated to a porous nonwoven fabric, to thus provide excellent durability and improved filtration performance.
US11103815B2	Apparatus for filtering a liquid and method for detecting a state of at least a filter element An apparatus for filtering a liquid includes a filter housing, at least one filter element arranged in the filter housing, and at least one sensor unit. The at least one sensor unit includes at least one sensor and a radio module. The at least one sensor is configured to detect an operating parameter representative of a state of at least the at least one filter element or the apparatus.
US11103814B2	Saturated layer stormwater filter and passive stormwater management system with pretreatment A saturated layer stormwater filtering system with down-flow layered multimedia filters is disclosed. The filtering system may include an upflow pretreatment chamber and a subsequent filtration chamber. It also includes a snorkel pipe as an adjustable head control or internal baffles. The system incorporates gravity powered partially saturated stormwater media filters to harness the potential energy of stormwater from downspouts and pumped flows from stormwater catchments to drive the polluted stormwater in a hydraulically controlled fashion by gravity through a series of filter media layers.
US11103812B2	Filter for plastic material What is presented is a filter for plastic material, in particular a device that filters recycled plastic material, to clean it of extraneous bodies and foreign elements by means of several filtration units within a single body.
US11103807B2	Phase separator device for hydrocarbon-contaminated aquifers A phase-separating device for hydrocarbon-contaminated aquifers comprising a support module comprising a central axis, a filter module operatively attached to the lower end of the central axis of the support module, an elastic module operatively attached to the filter module; and a reservoir module.
US11103806B2	Preparative separation-purification system In a preparative separation-purification system for passing a solution containing a target component through a trap column 21 to capture the target component in the column 21, and for subsequently passing an eluting solvent through the column 21 to elute the captured component and collect it in a container, an outlet aperture 27 of the column 21 has a tapered shape whose sectional area is largest on a plane facing an inner space of the column 21 and decreases in the flowing direction of the liquid. A filter 26 for preventing deposition of the target component is also provided at the boundary between the inner space of the column 21 and a passage for discharging liquid from the inner space. By this configuration, clogging of the passage at the outlet end of the column 21 due to deposition of the target component is prevented.
US11103803B2	Distillation device and distillation method A distillation device including: a first distillation column having first top, bottom and upper outlets and first upper and lower inlets; a second distillation column equipped with a top condenser and a bottom reboiler, and having second top, bottom and upper outlets and second upper and lower inlets; a vapor recompressor; a heat exchanger; a first supply line supplying a feedstock to the first lower inlet; a first connection line transferring a first bottom flow to the second lower inlet via the heat exchanger; and a second connection line transferring a second top flow to the top condenser via the heat exchanger after passing through the vapor recompressor. The first bottom flow flowing through the first connection line and the second top flow flowing through the second connection line are heat-exchanged in the heat exchanger. A distillation method of a feedstock using the distillation device.
US11103801B2	Magnetic toy block A magnetic toy block and a kit suitable for the composition of toy assemblies. The magnetic block comprises a hollow body consisting of a first and a second shell member, identically configured with peripheral contact surfaces to contact with peripheral surfaces of other magnetic blocks of an assembly; each shell member is provided with male and female junction elements, which may be press-fitted into the female junction elements respectively into the male junction elements of another shell member in an assembled condition of the block. The junction elements extend inside the hollow body of the block in a direction parallel to a reference axis, at magnetic contact zones of the peripheral contact surface of the block; permanent magnets or ferromagnetic connection elements are housed in the female junction elements of one or both shell members of the toy block.
US11103800B1	Toy robot with programmable and movable appendages A toy robot doll having upper and lower body portions and wheels that may be controlled by an operator with a remote smart device. A lower platform is connected to the lower body portion and an upper platform is connected to the upper body portion. A set of springs is mounted between the upper and lower platforms for biasing the platforms apart, and three cams and six cam followers move the platforms toward one another, move the doll's arms forward and outward, and move a head right and left. Another two cams pivot the head up, where all of the movements simulate dance steps and body movements that an operator may program using the smart device.
US11103799B2	Posable toy figure A posable toy figure is disclosed. The posable toy figure includes: a limb structure comprising a flexible support member at least partially enclosed in a pliable material member that is physically distinct from the flexible support member; a first rigid body member that encloses a first portion of the limb structure, the first rigid body member comprising a connection interface that extends from an exterior of the first rigid body member; and a second rigid body member that encloses a second portion of the limb structure, the second rigid body member and the first rigid body member being spatially separated such that the limb structure is exposed between the first body member and the second body member.
US11103795B1	Game drawer Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a method for presenting a conversation interface in a messaging application to enable a plurality of participants in a conversation to exchange messages with each other. A request from a participant of the plurality of participants to view a list of gaming applications is received. In response to receiving the request, a size of a display region in which to present the list of gaming applications to the participant is determined. Based on the determined size of the display region, a presentation format is selected for displaying the list of gaining applications.
US11103790B2	Game picture display method and apparatus and computer-readable storage medium The present application discloses a game picture display method and apparatus and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: displaying a picture in a target game in a client of the target game in a first display mode in response to that the client runs the target game, the client being installed on a mobile device; acquiring first state information of the mobile device; and switching a display mode of the client from the first display mode to a second display mode in a case that the first state information does not match the first display mode, and continuing to display the picture in the target game in the client in the second display mode, the target game in the client being kept in a running state in a process of switching the display mode. The present application solves the technical problem that a game cannot run smoothly in the related art.
US11103786B2	Augmented reality toy A toy, for use with a viewing device, may include a plurality of component parts at least two of which include at least one augmented reality marker of a plurality of augmented reality markers enabling digital content associated with the at least one augmented reality marker to be unlocked and influencing at least one of an appearance and function of the toy on the viewing device. The plurality of augmented reality markers, each of which may be a physically independent augmented reality image marker, may be combined and converted into a composite augmented reality marker to produce a single, unique physical item and a composite digital representation.
US11103779B2	Game program, computer control method, and computer A computer game program obtains data input by a player. Puzzle display information is output to cause number of puzzle elements forming part of a puzzle to be displayed in a game field so that at least one puzzle element among the number of puzzle elements is selectable. Outputting object display information causes an object to be displayed on a screen on which the number of puzzle elements are displayed. Puzzle attribute information and/or puzzle arrangement information associated with the selected puzzle element may be updated and a determination is made as to whether or not the updated puzzle attribute information and/or the puzzle arrangement information satisfies a predetermined condition. An object displayed on or around the puzzle element associated with the puzzle attribute information and/or the puzzle arrangement information may be moved to produce a predetermined effect in a game when the predetermined condition is satisfied.
US11103777B2	Mechanisms for reducing latency and ghosting displays In one embodiment, an apparatus having an integrated circuit made of substrate, at least three light emitters arranged on the substrate, and driver circuitry located on the integrated circuit, the driver circuitry to drive an ultra low persistence display to remove ghosting and nausea.
US11103773B2	Displaying virtual objects based on recognition of real world object and identification of real world object associated location or geofence Computer-implemented methods and systems for storing data specifying an association between the real world object associated virtual object, wherein the association utilizes geolocation or place or geofence information and the object criteria. In the event of conducting scanning or taking a photograph of a real world object, detecting that a client device of the server has conducted scanning or augmented reality (AR) scanning or taken a photograph or provided a raw photo or scanned data from particular real world object geolocation. Identifying or recognizing an object in the received photograph or scanned data and based on the identified object satisfying within a defined geographic area surrounding the identified geolocation or the identified geolocation associated place or geofence associated object criteria in the stored data, displaying or providing the associated virtual object including virtual money to the client device.
US11103771B1	Motion capture compression suit The subject disclosure provides for obtaining marker data representing marker movement with reduced displacement from game rig joint centers using a motion capture compression suit deployed and form-fitted onto target participants in order to reduce excess marker movement during a motion capture shooting cycle. The motion capture suit includes a first layer having a first type of material with seams defining one or more predetermined regions on the first layer. In some aspects, the first layer applies an amount of compression onto a surface of a subject when the motion capture suit is worn by the subject. The motion capture suit includes a second layer having a second type of material for non-permanent fastening of one or more marker elements on a surface of the second layer. In some aspects, the second layer is arranged on the first layer within the one or more predetermined regions of the first layer.
US11103769B2	Hide, seek, and countdown game device and method An apparatus and method for a hide-and-seek game, of which the apparatus includes a housing, a gameplay status indicator coupled to the housing, interface elements coupled to the housing and configured to receive input from a user or provide output to the user, and a processor configured to execute operations. The operations include initiating a timer in response to a first player selecting to play a hide-and-seek game and entering a first input using the interface elements, the first input indicating that the apparatus is hidden, receiving a second input from a second player prior to the completion of the timer, the second input indicating that the second player has located the apparatus that was hidden, and executing a predetermined number of challenges, in response to receiving the second input from the second player, using the gameplay status indicator and the interface elements.
US11103768B2	Table game system A system is disclosed to identify shuffled playing cards used at the time of the occurrence of a problem in a card shoe apparatus. A card shoe apparatus of the system includes a reader configured to read a shuffled card ID that uniquely identifies the shuffled playing card. A control unit is configured to identify a cut card by a card reading unit and store information associated with the cut card. The information is at least used to identify an end of the current game using the shuffled playing cards set in the card shoe apparatus. The control unit is further configured to store event information to identify specified events that occur during the use of set of the shuffled playing cards and to report an occurrence of a specified event.
US11103765B2	Score keeper and display device A score keeper and display device, and methods of making and using such a score keeper and display device, whereby the score keeper and display device includes a panel having opposing panel front and rear faces, first interconnected slots disposed within the panel to communicate between the panel front and rear faces, a first marker configured to travel between the first interconnected slots, second interconnected slots disposed within the panel to communicate between the panel front and rear faces, and a second marker configured to travel between the second interconnected slots.
US11103763B2	Basketball shooting game using smart glasses The present invention relates to a basketball shooting game played using smart glasses, and more specifically, to a real-time basketball shooting game that enables at least two players at basketball courts at remote locations anywhere in the world to play a real basketball shooting game with one another using smart glasses.
US11103753B2	Multi-piece solid golf ball In a golf ball having a core, an intermediate layer and a cover, the core is formed primarily of a base rubber, has a diameter set in a specific range and has a specially designed internal hardness profile, the intermediate layer and the cover are each formed of resin materials, and the surface hardness of the ball is higher than the surface hardness of the intermediate layer-encased sphere. This ball achieves a satisfactory distance on full shots with a driver and with long and middle irons, provides a good spin performance on approach shots, and has a durability to repeated impact and a scuff resistance that are both excellent.
US11103750B2	Exercise biofeedback using sensor-equipped athletic garments An exercise feedback system monitors the performance of athletes wearing a garment with sensors while exercising. The sensors generate physiological data such as muscle activation data, heart rate data, or data describing the athlete's movement. The system extracts features from the physiological data and compares the features with reference exercise data to determine metrics of performance and biofeedback. Based on the physiological data, the system may also modify exercise training programs for the athlete. The exercise feedback system can display the biofeedback using visuals or audio, as well as modified exercise training programs, via the athlete's client device in real time while the athlete is exercising. By reviewing the biofeedback, the athlete may correct the athlete's exercise form to properly use the target muscles for the exercise, or change the certain workouts to personalize the training program.
US11103743B2	Joint separator for body alignment A spinal treatment system includes a traction device, an exercise device adapted for imparting curvature to the lumbar or sacral spine of a user and for manipulating the spine and intervertebral discs with decompression force, and a cushion coupled to the traction device and configured to bear against one or both of a head of the user and the thoracic spine of the user. The exercise device includes a frame for placement on the floor. A pad or inflatable bladder is carried by the top surface of the frame. A body strap attachment portion encompasses the thoracic-sacral spinal vertebrae region of the user and secures the frame to the user. The cushion includes one or more pad sections or inflatable bladder sections.
US11103737B2	Pilates exercise machine In one aspect of the present exercise machine, an assembly is attached to the end of a reformer, where the assembly comprises a seat mechanism and a pedal mechanism. The seat mechanism has a seat, a bracket supporting the seat, and a height adjustment system, where activation of the height adjustment system permits selective adjustment and locking of the height of the seat and the bracket by restricting travel of the seat and bracket to a slanted path that is slanted relative to the vertical. The pedal mechanism has an axle, a first pedal arm with a first pedal, and a second pedal arm with a second pedal. The pedal mechanism is located directly beneath the seat when the seat mechanism is in a lowest position and partially exposed in a higher position.
US11103736B2	Starting platform with integrated backstroke anchor ledge A swimming starting platform having a base supporting a tread surface and an anchor ledge for supporting swimmers. The base includes a shaft extending through an interior cavity of the base from a first side panel to a second side panel. An adjustment mechanism is coupled to an end of the shaft and positioned along the first side panel, where the adjustment mechanism is actuatable to rotate the shaft and adjust a position of the anchor ledge relative to the base of the starting platform.
US11103729B2	Automatic gating with an MR linac Systems and methods are provided for registering images. The systems and methods perform operations comprising: receiving, at a first time point in a given radiation session, a first imaging slice corresponding to a first plane; encoding the first imaging slice to a lower dimensional representation; applying a trained machine learning model to the encoded first imaging slice to estimate an encoded version of a second imaging slice corresponding to a second plane at the first time point to provide a pair of imaging slices for the first time point; simultaneously spatially registering the pair of imaging slices to a volumetric image, received prior to the given radiation session, comprising a time-varying object to calculate displacement of the object; and generating an updated therapy protocol to control delivery of a therapy beam based on the calculated displacement of the object.
US11103726B2	Creating treatment field using initial field and patient specific geometry and achievable dose Methods and systems are provided for developing radiation therapy treatment plans. A treatment template with radiation fields can be chosen for a patient based on a tumor location. Static radiation field positions can be adjusted for the patient, while arc radiation fields may remain the same. Static radiation field positions can be adjusted using dose gradient, historical patient data, and other techniques.
US11103721B2	Controller and flexible coils for administering therapy, such as for cancer therapy Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing a portable magnetic field therapy system for treatment of diseases and adverse health conditions, such as cancer.
US11103714B2	Sealed implantable medical device and method of forming same Various embodiments of a sealed package and a method of forming the package are disclosed. The package can include a housing extending along a housing axis between a first end and a second end, and an electronic device disposed within the housing that includes a device contact. The package can also include an external contact hermetically sealed to the housing at the first end of the housing, and a conductive member electrically connected to the external contact and the device contact such that the conductive member electrically connects the electronic device to the external contact. The conductive member is compressed between the external contact and the device contact.
US11103709B2	Systems and methods for recognizing His-bundle capture type and providing His-bundle pacing Systems and methods for pacing cardiac conductive tissue are described. A medical system includes an electrostimulation circuit that may generate His-bundle pacing (HBP) pulses for delivery at or near the His bundle. In response to the delivery of the HBP pulse, the system senses a near-field cardiac activity representative of excitation of a para-Hisian myocardial tissue, and a far-field cardiac activity representative of excitation of the His bundle and a ventricle. The system classifies a tissue response to HBP into one of a plurality of capture types based on the sensed near-field and far-field cardiac activities. The system includes a control circuit to adjust one or more stimulation parameters based on the classified capture type. The electrostimulation circuit generates and delivers the HBP pulses according to the adjusted stimulation parameters to excite the His bundle.
US11103708B2	Systems and methods for determining optimal temporal patterns of neural stimulation Systems and methods for determining optimal temporal patterns of neural stimulation are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes selecting a temporal pattern for neural stimulation. The method also includes determining a mutation type for altering a pattern of pulses of the temporal pattern. The method also includes identifying a location within the pattern of pulses of the temporal pattern to alter based on the determined mutation type. The method further includes altering the pattern of pulses of the temporal pattern based on the identified location and mutation type for application of the altered temporal pattern to a subject.
US11103705B2	Ocular microcurrent stimulation therapy method and system Devices and methods to deliver microcurrent stimulation therapy to the human body, when connected to a micro-stimulation current-generating apparatus. The method of applying microcurrent stimulation therapy to key points around the eye for treatment of problems such as macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, glaucoma, optic neuritis and other eye-related or nerve-related conditions, as well as other diseases, such as Bell's Palsy, requiring localized stimulation to the eyes and/or on other body parts.
US11103704B2	Electrode arrays and cochlear implants including the same A cochlear including a housing, an antenna, a stimulation processor operably connected to the antenna, and an electrode array, operably connected to the stimulation processor, including a flexible body defining a longitudinal axis, a proximal region and a distal region, a plurality of electrically conductive contacts on the flexible body, and at least one stiffener within the flexible body.
US11103702B2	Method and system to stimulate the intracochlear electrodes in cochlear implants The present invention provides a method implementing a speech strategy based on zero crossing behavior of speech time waveforms; the zero crossing containing both spectral and temporal speech information. This method uses temporal information of speech to activate electrodes instead of spectral information; maps temporal segment durations to spatial durations along the basilar membrane inside the cochlea; and provides instantaneous, continuous information about speech to electrodes that stimulate the auditory nerve. Timing of oval window mechanical motion is represented by zero crossings which are used to activate electrodes implanted inside the cochlea. Motion of the tympanic membrane, and the oval and round windows, follow the speech signal temporal waveform. Positive segments of the temporal waveform cause inward displacement of the oval membrane from its stationary position and negative segments causes outward retraction of the membranes. Temporal waveform zero-crossings indicate time instants when the membranes are in their stationary positions.
US11103700B2	Stimulation probe for robotic and laparoscopic surgery A stimulation probe includes a proximal end connector and a flexible wire coupled to the end connector. A handle is coupled to the wire and a needle extends from the handle and terminates at a conductive tip.
US11103697B2	Apparatus and method for positioning, implanting and using a stimulation lead An introducing device for locating a tissue region and deploying an electrode is shown and described. The introducing device may include an outer sheath. An inner sheath may be disposed within the outer sheath. The inner sheath may be configured to engage an implantable electrode. In an example, the inner sheath may comprise a stimulation probe having an uninsulated portion at or near a distal end of the delivery sheath. The outer sheath may be coupled to a power source or stimulation signal generating circuitry at a proximal end. A clinician may control application of the stimulation signal to a tissue region via the outer sheath.
US11103688B2	Tube joining device Provided is a tube joining apparatus that allows a user to easily and properly set tubes to be joined, and can prevent occurrence of joining failures due to tube setting errors. A tube joining apparatus 1 includes a housing 10, a lid 22 relatively movable toward and away from the housing, a tube holding part 23 that holds a first tube T1 and a second tube T2 individually in a state of being placed side by side in an oblique direction D1 with respect to a height direction Z of the housing, and a tube pressing part 25 that presses the first tube and the second tube against each other as the lid relatively moves toward the housing.
US11103685B2	Hollow microneedle arrays The present disclosure relates to apparatus, assemblies, combinations, and methods for infusing fluids by hollow microneedles.
US11103684B2	Systems, devices, and methods for treating a pulmonary disorder with an agent A medication delivery device for treatment of a pulmonary disorder in a patient includes an elongate member, an expandable member is coupled to a distal end of the elongate member, and an agent delivery portion coupled to an external surface of the expandable member. The agent delivery portion includes an agent that disrupts nerve activity.
US11103681B2	Caps for needles and catheters Needle assemblies are disclosed having a multi-purpose protective cap. The needle assemblies can embody a catheter assembly having a catheter hub and a catheter tube or a hypodermic needle mounted on a needle hub. The multi-purpose cap includes a first section covering the needle and a second section having a base portion for covering a hub, such as a needle hub or a catheter hub. The first section and the second section are separable from one another along a detachment line and the second section is re-useable as a securement device.
US11103676B2	Medical device package with flip cap having a snap fit A package for a medical device such as an intermittent catheter has a case which is closed at one end and open at the other end. A cap is connected to the case by a hinge to permit selectable movement of the cap between an open position, wherein access is provided to the open end of the case, and a closed position, wherein the cap prevents access to the open end of the case. A seal is connected to one of the cap and case. The seal is engageable with the other of the cap and case when the cap is closed to form a barrier that maintains a sterile environment inside the package. The seal can be repeatedly made and broken whenever the user closes or opens the cap, respectively. The case includes a pair of slots at the open end. A pair of latches are formed in the cap. The latches fit into the slots to prevent lateral forces from distorting the cap when the cap is closed.
US11103671B2	Portable devices for administration of therapeutic gas mixtures and methods of use Disclosed herein are portable gas delivery systems and therapeutic methods of use. More specifically, the portable gas delivery systems herein include a regulator having an inhalation device, such as a mouthpiece, and is configured to operably couple with removable sealed gas cartridges that comprise a therapeutic gas mixture of either one or more noble gases or nitrous oxide.
US11103670B2	Humidifier for breathing gas heating and humidification system A humidification canister for humidifying a breathing gas, the humidification canister includes a fluid supply configured to supply a fluid and a first gas flow path in fluid communication with the fluid supply. A first gas flow path is configured to humidify the breathing gas with the fluid. A second gas flow path at least partially surrounds the first gas flow path. A method of insulating a breathing gas in a humidification canister using a gas is also disclosed.
US11103669B2	Nitric oxide therapies A method for delivering nitric oxide therapy to a subject can include administering a composition including a nitric-oxide releasing agent and silica to the subject and releasing a therapeutic amount of nitric oxide from the composition.
US11103657B2	Systems and methods for reducing contaminants in a portion of a patient Systems and methods for reducing pathogens near an implant are discussed. In some cases, the methods include reducing contaminants in a portion of a patient that has an implant and that is disposed interior to a closed surface of skin of the patient. The method can further include placing a conduit in the closed surface of skin and flowing an antimicrobial fluid into that portion of the patient to contact the antimicrobial fluid with a surface of the implant and tissue adjacent to the implant. In some cases, the antimicrobial fluid is then removed from the portion of the patient having the implant. As part of this method, biofilm near the implant can be mechanically, ultrasonically, electrically, chemically, enzymatically, or otherwise disrupted. Other implementations are described.
US11103654B2	Tamper-evident closure A tamper-evident closure assembly includes a connector, a tamper element removably affixed to the connector, and a cap having an interior surface defining a receptacle, where a portion of the connector is within the receptacle and the cap is configured to engage with the tamper element. The tamper element is configured to be separated from the connector upon application of a removal force and to be retained within the receptacle of the cap so that it can later be removed from the receptacle. A kit for a tamper-evident closure assembly includes a cap having an interior surface defining a receptacle, a tamper element configured to engage with the cap within the receptacle, and a housing configured to receive the cap.
US11103653B2	Device for inserting a blunt-tip cannula under the skin of a patient A device for inserting a blunt-tip cannula under the skin of a patient with a view to injecting a biocompatible product, including a central body equipped with a groove that extends along a sagittal plane while having a sharp distal tip projecting from a distal end of the body in order to pierce the skin, the groove being arranged to allow the cannula to slide along same beyond the distal tip towards at least one area to be treated located under the skin, the central body being provided with two lateral gripping arms that extend symmetrically on either side of the sagittal plane in a transverse direction that forms, with the sagittal plane, an angle (α) of between 30° and 85°, each gripping arm further having a finger grip surface that has a front central portion located at a distance between 8 mm and 30 mm from the distal end of the central body.
US11103641B1	Container adapter for removably attachable syringe Apparatus for removably attaching a syringe to a container for extracting fluid therefrom into the syringe, which is particularly beneficial for fluid having a relatively high viscosity. The disclosed container adapter holds a syringe adapter securely therein (the syringe adapter configured for providing a fluid path between a container and a syringe) while also securing the syringe adapter to the container, and provides an attachment point for securely attaching the syringe to the syringe adapter and thus to the container (at least) while the fluid is withdrawn from the container into the syringe. The syringe is removably attached to an end of the syringe adapter during the withdrawal, and a cap is provided that closes entry and exit to this attachment point when the syringe is not in place. The cap preferably attaches to the syringe adapter using a connection that mimics the connection used by the syringe.
US11103640B2	Drug delivery device with front loading feature A drug delivery device adapted to receive a cartridge and hold it in a mounted position is provided, comprising a housing, an expelling assembly, and a front-loaded cartridge holder assembly adapted to receive and hold a cartridge in a mounted state. The assembly comprises cartridge holding means actuatable between a receiving state and a holding state, as well as a user operated actuation sleeve being rotationally actuatable relative to the housing between a loading state and an operational state, such that the cartridge holding means is actuated from the receiving state to the holding state when the actuation sleeve is actuated from the loading state to the operational state. The actuation sleeve is configured to enclose at least a portion of a mounted cartridge and is provided with inspection means allowing at least a portion of an enclosed cartridge portion to be visually inspected.
US11103635B2	Micro-infusion device and infusion set Systems and methods of micro-infusion of medical fluids are disclosed. Micro-infusion systems may include a pump, a patient interface, tubing between the pump and the interface, and a micro-infusion device along the tubing. A first portion of the tubing above the micro-infusion device is longer than a second portion of the tubing below the device. The micro-infusion device may include a chamber in-line with the tubing, a first valve between the chamber and the first portion of the tubing, a second valve between the chamber and the second portion of the tubing and a third valve between the chamber and a dump chamber. The second valve may be slidably disposed within the chamber. A medical fluid may be provided into the chamber that slides the second valve displacing another fluid in the chamber through the third valve into the dump chamber.
US11103625B2	Blood treatment systems and methods Dialysis systems are disclosed comprising new fluid flow circuits. Systems may include blood and dialysate flow paths, where the dialysate flow path includes balancing, mixing, and/or directing circuits. Dialysate preparation may be decoupled from patient dialysis. Circuits may be defined within one or more cassettes. The fluid circuit fluid flow paths may be isolated from electrical components. A gas supply in fluid communication with the dialysate flow path and/or the dialyzer able to urge dialysate through the dialyzer and urge blood back to the patient may be included for certain emergency situations. Fluid handling devices, such as pumps, valves, and mixers that can be actuated using a control fluid may be included. Control fluid may be delivered by an external pump or other device, which may be detachable and/or generally rigid, optionally with a diaphragm dividing the device into first and second compartments.
US11103617B1	Homogenous microporous hollow nano cellulose fibril reinforced PLA/PBS scaffolds for tissue engineering A scaffold of hollow fibers comprising a mixture of polylactic acid (PLA) and polybutylene succinate (PBS) and cellulose nanofibers (CNF), medical products made of these scaffolds and methods of using the scaffolds in regenerative medicine. A method for producing the scaffolds is also disclosed.
US11103615B2	Use of a hemoglobin for the preparation of dressings and resulting dressings The invention relates to the use of a haemoglobin for the preparation of dressings and to the resulting dressings.
US11103612B2	Air-filtering anti-bacterial lighting device An anti-bacterial lighting device includes a translucent housing, a first light source, a second light source, an air-inflow port, and an air circulation mechanism. The translucent housing is air-permeable and coated with an anti-bacterial photocatalyst on its surface. The first light source is a visible light source emitting a visible light with a spectral power distribution (SPD)>95% in a visible light wavelength range (>400 nm). The second light source is a far-UVC light source emitting a non-visible light with an SPD>90% in a 200 nm˜230 nm wavelength range. The lights of the first light source and the second light source shine through the translucent housing and activates the anti-bacterial photocatalyst on the housing. The air circulation mechanism sucks an ambient air into the housing through the air-inflow port and forces the air out through the air-permeable housing.
US11103610B2	Fragrance card with windowed container This invention is a fragrance card, with an attachment device, located within a container, that incorporates a window, which when removed, allows the fragrance of the impregnated card to be released into the ambient atmosphere.
US11103608B1	Mobile pretreatment apparatus and an operating method thereof, and a mobile analysis apparatus and an operating method thereof The present disclosure discloses a mobile pretreatment method and apparatus, which may include: a vehicle-mounted system; and a detachable pretreatment chamber fluidly connected to the vehicle-mounted system. The detachable pretreatment chamber may be configured to accommodate an item for sterilization, and may include a temperature and humidity detector, a humidification device, and a water heating device. The vehicle-mounted system may be mountable on a vehicle, and may include an automatic control system, a heating system, a humidification system, and a water inlet system, the latter three being electrically connected to the automatic control system. The heating system may be fluidly connected to the water inlet system, and may be fluidly connected to the water heating device. The humidification system may be fluidly connected to the water inlet system, and may be fluidly connected to the humidification device. The present disclosure further discloses a mobile analysis apparatus and operating method thereof.
US11103607B2	Method and apparatus for sterilizing filling nozzle To simplify management of a sterilization process of a filling nozzle, a method for sterilizing a filling nozzle is provided, hot water or a liquid chemical agent is fed to drink supply piping that feeds a drink to a plurality of filling nozzles at the same time, the hot water or liquid chemical agent is discharged from all the filling nozzles, a flow rate of the hot water or liquid chemical agent is detected at all the filling nozzles, a representative temperature of the hot water or liquid chemical agent upstream or downstream of at least one filling nozzle is measured, and the sterilization process is ended when both the flow rate at each filling nozzle and the representative temperature reach respective target values.
US11103606B2	Device and method for disinfecting CPAP components using chemically reactive substrate This disclosure relates to a device and method for disinfecting CPAP components using a chemically reactive substrate. Specifically, the device and method are used to disinfect CPAP components (or, CPAP equipment), including the various parts of a CPAP system, such as hoses, masks, pillows, couplings, humidifiers, etc., that require frequent cleaning and disinfecting. An exemplary device includes, among other things, a chamber, an ultraviolet (UV) light configured to emit UV light within the chamber, and a substrate chemically reactive to the UV light. Exposing the substrate to UV light releases free radicals which are configured to destroy bacteria, mold, and fungus, as well as eliminate odor. The free radicals may be circulated within the chamber and consequently within the CPAP components that are placed within the chamber to provide a thorough disinfection.
US11103604B2	Metal complexes and fluorination thereof A method of labelling biological molecules with 18F, via attachment of fluorine to a metal complex, where the metal complex is conjugated to the biological molecule. The invention highlights the incorporation of hydrogen bonding (H-bonding) into the metal complex scaffold, and how this can be utilised to improve the kinetics of fluoride incorporation. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits and methods of in vivo imaging.
US11103603B2	18F-labeled compounds for PET imaging and uses thereof The present invention relates to 18F-labeled compounds suitable for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. The invention further relates to the use of these compounds for carrying out PET scans, imaging the indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, pathway, predicting the responsiveness of a subject with a solid tumor to therapies including immunotherapy such as PD-1/PD-L1 inhibition, and determining whether a solid tumor in a subject contains tumor-infiltrating immune cells.
US11103602B2	PET imaging of zinc transport A method for producing a solution including a positron emitting zinc cation of 63Zn, and the method comprises bombarding a solution target including 63Cu with high energy protons to produce a solution including a positron emitting zinc cation. A method for detecting or ruling out Alzheimer's disease in a patient comprises administering to a patient a detectable amount of a compound including a positron emitting zinc cation, wherein the zinc cation is targeted to β-amyloid in the patient, and acquiring an image to detect the presence or absence of β-amyloid in the patient. A method for detecting or ruling out cancer in a patient comprises administering to a patient a detectable amount of a compound including a positron emitting zinc cation, wherein the zinc cation is targeted to tissue in the patient; and acquiring an image using a medical imaging technique to detect zinc distribution in tissue in the patient.
US11103600B2	Hydrogel-based nanoenulsion for selectively labeling cancer lesion, and preparation method therefor One embodiment of the present invention relates to a nanoemulsion and a preparation method therefor, the nanoemulsion comprising an oil component, a surfactant, and an aqueous component, wherein the aqueous component comprises a water-soluble active ingredient, a polysaccharide, and hyaluronic acid.
US11103598B2	Gene therapy for retinitis pigmentosa Provided herein are methods for treating retinitis pigmentosa using an AAV particles encoding miR-708. In one aspect, viral particles are administered to the eye of a human subject; for example, by subretinal injection. Viral particles comprising AAV5 capsids or mutants thereof are contemplated.
US11103592B2	IL2 and TNF mutant immunoconjugates The present application relates to conjugates comprising interleukin 2 (IL2), and a mutant of tumour necrosis factor, such as tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), and an antibody molecule. The antibody molecule preferably binds to an antigen associated with neoplastic growth and/or angiogenesis, such as the Extra-Domain A (EDA) or Extra-Domain B (EDB) of fibronectin. The conjugate may be used in the treatment of cancer.
US11103591B2	Bicyclic peptide ligands specific for MT1-MMP The present invention relates to polypeptides which are covalently bound to molecular scaffolds such that two or more peptide loops are subtended between attachment points to the scaffold. In particular, the invention describes peptides which are high affinity binders of membrane type 1 metalloprotease (MT1-MMP). The invention also describes drug conjugates comprising said peptides, conjugated to one or more effector and/or functional groups which have utility in imaging and targeted cancer therapy.
US11103590B2	Immunostimulant A complex comprising a carrier containing a plasma-derived protein or serum-derived protein solidified by denaturation coagulation, and a protein having a peroxidase-like activity and carried by the carrier, which has such high effectiveness that it can strongly stimulate an antigen-presenting cell, and can be used as a highly safe immunostimulant with reduced toxicity to living bodies.
US11103589B2	Polyethylenimine (PEI)-polypeptide conjugates and methods of use thereof The present application provides PEI compounds comprising a linker, PEI-polypeptide conjugates (e.g., PEI-antibody conjugates), and complexes thereof comprising a biologically active molecule. Methods of preparing and using the compounds, conjugates and complexes are further provided. The PEI-polypeptide conjugates and complexes are useful for delivering biologically active molecules to the cytoplasm of cells and promoting release of the biologically active molecules from the endo-lysosomal pathway.
US11103588B2	Methods and compositions relating to carnitine-derived materials Zwitterionic monomers, carnitine-derived zwitterionic polymers, carnitine ester cationic monomers, carnitine ester cationic polymers, conjugate compositions including a carnitine-derived zwitterionic polymer, and related compositions' and methods are provided which have various uses including as coatings, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, encapsulation materials, and antifouling materials, among other utilities.
US11103585B2	Use of a polyanionic composition Disclosed herein is a use of a composition, comprising a non-toxic polyanionic material or a salt thereof to dissociate a polymeric membrane. In addition, a method of dissociating a polymeric membrane is also presented, the method comprising the steps of providing a polymeric membrane; and dissociating the polymeric membrane by adding a composition comprising a non-toxic polyanionic material to the polymeric membrane.
US11103582B2	Method to achieve extended expression of DNA infused into liver Materials and methods for treating a patient to express a therapeutic agent comprising administering a Kupffer cell-suppressing substance in combination with a vehicle for introducing, into the patient, an exogenous nucleic acid comprising a sequence for expression of the agent.
US11103580B2	Methods and systems for treating cell proliferation disorders Methods for the treatment of a cell proliferation disorder in a subject, involving: (1) administering to the subject at least one activatable pharmaceutical agent that is capable of effecting a predetermined cellular change when activated, either alone or in combination with at least one energy modulation agent; and (2) applying an initiation energy from an initiation energy source to the subject, wherein the applying activates the activatable agent in situ, thus causing the predetermined cellular change to occur, wherein the predetermined cellular change treats the cell proliferation disorder, preferably by causing an increase or decrease in rate of cell proliferation, and a kit for performing the method, a computer implemented system for performing the method, a pharmaceutical composition useful in the method and a method for causing an autovaccine effect in a subject using the method.
US11103579B2	Combination of DR5 agonist and anti-PD-1 antagonist and methods of use Provided are methods and compositions for treating cancer using an effective amount of a PD-1 antagonist in combination with a DR4 or DR5 agonist.
US11103578B2	Respiratory virus nucleic acid vaccines Provided herein, in some embodiments, are vaccines (and vaccination methods) that include a ribonucleic acid (RNA) polynucleotide encoding a human metapneumovirus (hMPV) F protein and a RNA polynucleotide encoding a human parainfluenza virus 3 (hPrV3) F protein.
US11103574B2	Infectious disease vaccine using non-infectious paramyxovirus particle In this invention, a non-infectious particle has been produced, comprising a pathogen antigen protein caused to be expressed on the surface of a virus particle having at least one species of paramyxovirus envelope protein missing from the particle. This particle has been found to hold within the particle a large amount of antigen protein compared to an infectious particle, and to be capable of eliciting a host immune response with extremely high efficiency. The non-infectious particle according to the present invention is useful as a vaccine against a pathogenic virus, or the like.
US11103570B2	Recombinant modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV) vaccine The present invention relates to modified poxviral vectors and to methods of making and using the same. In particular, the invention relates to recombinant modified vaccinia virus Ankara-based (MVA-based) vaccine against FMDV infection and to related products, methods and uses. Specifically, the present invention relates to genetically engineered (recombinant) MVA vectors comprising at least one heterologous nucleotide sequence encoding an antigenic determinant of a FMDV protein. The invention also relates to products, methods and uses thereof, e.g., suitable to induce a protective immune response in a subject.
US11103562B2	Composition comprising alkaline phosphatase for use in the treatment of arthritides Present invention relates to a composition for use in the treatment of arthritides. Alkaline phosphatase (AP), an ectophosphatase with an anti-inflammatory and barrier protecting mechanism of action shows potent anti-rheumatoid arthritis (anti-RA) efficacy in a rat model for arthritis. In this model RA was induced by subcutaneous immunization with a mixture of methylated bovine serum albumin (mBSA), CFA (complete Freund's adjuvant antigen) and CBP (custom Bordetella pertussis antigen) and intra-articular injections of mBSA. Results were comparable with those obtained for MTX, the drug reference compound for the treatment of RA. Both knee swelling over time and the number of invading macrophages were found to be reduced with AP treatment, either applied in prophylactic treatment or therapeutic treatment, and comparable to the MTX effects. AP was found effective both as prophylactic, and as therapeutic intervention. Altogether, ectophosphatase intervention by AP fulfills a novel and unmet niche in RA treatment by combining different, yet synergistic mode of actions with MTX.
US11103559B2	Pharmaceutical compositions and methods Pharmaceutical compositions and kits including a tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor; melanin, a melanin promoter, or a combination thereof a p450 3A4 promoter; and a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor are provided. Also provided are methods of treating cancer in a subject, comprising administering an effective amount of a tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor, a melanin promoter, a p450 3A4 promoter, and a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor to the subject in need thereof. Also provided are methods of reducing cell proliferation in a subject comprising administering an effective amount of a tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor, a melanin promoter, a p450 3A4 promoter, and a leucine aminopeptidase inhibitor to the subject in need thereof.
US11103558B2	Therapeutic agents comprising a BMP-9 peptide and eleastin-like peptides The present invention provides therapeutic agents and compositions comprising elastin-like peptides (ELPs) and therapeutic proteins. In some embodiments, the therapeutic protein is a GLP-1 receptor agonist, insulin, or Factor VII/VIIa, including functional analogs. The present invention further provides encoding polynucleotides, as well as methods of making and using the therapeutic agents. The therapeutic agents have improvements in relation to their use as therapeutics, including, inter alia, one or more of half-life, clearance and/or persistance in the body, solubility, and bioavailability.
US11103553B2	Modified fibroblast growth factors for the treatment of ocular disorders Described herein are modified fibroblast growth factors (FGFs), pharmaceutical compositions, ophthalmic formulations, and medicaments that include such modified FGFs, and methods of using such modified FGFs to treat ocular diseases, disorders, or conditions.
US11103552B2	High concentration VEGF receptor fusion protein containing formulations The present invention provides ophthalmic formulations having high concentrations of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor fusion protein and high stability during storage. Methods for treating angiogenic eye disorders using the high concentration formulations are also provided.
US11103551B2	Method for treatment or prevention of a cancer The present invention is related to a method or a pharmaceutical composition for treatment or prevention of a cancer through blocking the interaction of β4 integrin and focal adhesion kinase (FAK).
US11103549B2	Use of histone methyltransferase inhibitors and histone deacetylase inhibitors for therapy of Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Provided are methods for prophylaxis and/or therapy for Phelan-McDermid Syndrome (PMS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The methods involve administering a histone methyltransferase (HMT) inhibitor, a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, or a combination thereof, such that one or more symptoms of the PMS and/or the AMD are reduced.
US11103547B2	Methods for disrupting biofilms Provided are methods for disrupting biofilms and/or preventing the formation of biofilms. Further provided are random-sequence peptide mixtures for use in disrupting bacterial biofilms. The random-sequence peptides include hydrophobic and/or cationic amino acids, and the ratio of the total hydrophobic and cationic amino acids in the mixture is predefined.
US11103545B2	Composition for use as a medicine or dietetic food in the prevention and/or treatment of diabetes and diabetes associated diseases The present invention relates to a composition a maximum of six, in particular a maximum of five or four different plant extracts for use in the prevention and/or treatment of diabetes type II or type 1. At least one plant extract has antioxidative properties and/or antioxidant enzyme inducing properties; at least one plant extract has anti-inflammatory properties; at least one plant extract has immune modulating properties; and at least one plant extract has neuronal hormone modulating properties.
US11103543B2	Composition for recovering from fatigue and/or preventing fatigue accumulation An object of the present invention is to provide a novel food material effective for recovering from fatigue and/or preventing fatigue accumulation. The present invention provides a composition for use in recovering from fatigue and/or preventing fatigue accumulation, comprising a Lactococcus bacterium as an active ingredient.
US11103536B2	Micronized placental tissue compositions and methods of making and using the same Described herein are compositions composed of micronized placental components and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The compositions have numerous medical applications. Methods for making and using the micronized compositions are also described herein.
US11103535B2	Peptides and combination of peptides of non-canonical origin for use in immunotherapy against different types of cancers The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US11103531B2	Compositions and methods for immunotherapy The present invention provides for methods and compositions for enhancing the immune response toward cancers and pathogens. It relates to immunoresponsive cells bearing antigen receptors, which can be chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), which express introduced ligands for immunomodulatory molecules. In particular embodiments, engineered immunoresponsive cells are antigen-directed and resist immunosuppression and/or have enhances immune-activating properties.
US11103530B2	Methods of improving or accelerating postoperative recovery The disclosure pertains to methods for improving postoperative recovery. In certain embodiments, the methods comprise administering to a subject a Plasma Protein Fraction (PPF) in an amount that is effective to improve or accelerate postoperative recovery.
US11103519B2	Quinone-methide precursors with bodipy chromophore, method of preparation, biological activity and application in fluorescent labelling The invention relates to BODIPY derivatives of Formula (I): that bear one or more functional groups which in the photochemical reaction upon irradiation with visible light undergo deamination and deliver quinone methides. Furthermore, the invention relates to the antiproliferative activity of BODIPY derivatives and their use for pharmaceutical applications and for fluorescent labeling, particularly for labeling proteins.
US11103518B2	Prostate cancer treatment via synergistic inhibition of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and SRC Simultaneous inhibition of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and SRC abolishing androgen receptor (AR) signaling in prostate cancer cells is disclosed herein as an effective treatment for prostate cancer. Provided herein is a therapeutic composition that comprises an aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) antagonist and an SRC inhibitor. In one embodiment, the therapeutic composition further comprises a pharmaceutical excipient. In one embodiment, the AhR antagonist is CH223191 and the SRC inhibitor is PP2 and the therapeutic composition further comprises a pharmaceutical excipient. Methods of using the therapeutic composition to treat prostate cancer or to inhibit prostate cancer cells are also disclosed.
US11103517B2	Pharmaceutical compositions for minocycline The present application relates to a method of orally administering once daily tablet of minocycline to a subject in need thereof, wherein said tablet is substantially free of lactose. The present application also relates to processes for preparing said once daily tablet of minocycline that provides reduced stock keeping units with improved inventory by supplying multiple doses of minocycline in single tablet.
US11103514B2	Treatment of muscular dystrophy The present invention resides in the discovery that glucocorticoid receptor antagonists are effective for treating muscular dystrophy including type 1 or type 2 myotonic dystrophy. Treatment methods and kits are provided.
US11103502B2	Pharmaceutical compositions of lurasidone Solid dispersions of lurasidone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are described, as well as pharmaceutical formulations thereof, and methods for making such formulations. Preferably, the solid dispersions are prepared by hot-melt extrusion or spray-drying, and comprise lurasidone with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier (e.g., hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose acetate succinate (HPMC-AS), polyvinyl pyrrolidine vinyl acetate (PVP/VA) copolymer, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose phthalate (HPMCP), or mixtures thereof). The pharmaceutical composition may be orally administered to a patient in either the fed or fasted state, with a decrease or elimination of the food effect. Preferably, following oral administration of the pharmaceutical compositions, there is no substantial difference in the pharmacokinetic parameters (e.g., Tmax, Cmax, AUC0-t and/or AUC0-infinity) of lurasidone, regardless of whether the pharmaceutical compositions are administered to a subject in the fed or fasted state.
US11103499B2	Compositions and methods thereof Compounds of Formula I: or enantiomers thereof, metabolites thereof, derivatives thereof, deuterated derivatives thereof, prodrugs thereof, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, N-oxides thereof, or a combination thereof, processes and intermediates for preparation thereof, compositions thereof, and uses thereof, are provided. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula I and a compound of Formula II: or enantiomers thereof, metabolites thereof, derivatives thereof, deuterated derivatives thereof, prodrugs thereof, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, N-oxides thereof, or a combination thereof. Compositions and methods for improving the efficacy of DEX, or providing beneficial pharmacokinetic effects to DEX, comprising co-administering a compound of formula I or SARPO, and a compound of Formula II or DEX to a subject in need thereof, and dosage forms, drug delivery systems, methods of treatment thereof.
US11103498B2	Pharmaceutical compositions The invention provides (+)-α-dihydrotetrabenazine succinate salt.Also provided are (+)-α-dihydrotetrabenazine succinate salt for use in medicine, pharmaceutical compositions comprising (+)-α-dihydrotetrabenazine succinate salt and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient and the uses of (+)-α-dihydrotetrabenazine succinate salt as a VMAT2 receptor antagonist and in the treatment of a movement disorder such as Tourette's syndrome.The invention further provides a method for preparing the (+)-α-dihydrotetrabenazine succinate salt.
US11103497B2	Treatment of imatinib resistant leukemia The present invention provides 4-anilino-3-quinolinecarbonitriles compounds useful for treating a subject having an BcrAbl positive leukemia that is resistant to imatinib.
US11103491B2	Heterocyclic inhibitors of ERK1 and ERK2 and their use in the treatment of cancer The present application provides novel heterocyclic compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also provided are methods for preparing these compounds. These compounds are useful for inhibiting ERK1/2. By administering to a patient in need a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the compounds of formula (I), wherein X, Y, Z, J, M, and R1 to R8 are defined herein, these compounds are effective in treating conditions associated with dysregulation of the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway. A variety of conditions can be treated using these compounds and include diseases which are characterized by abnormal cellular proliferation. In one embodiment, the disease is cancer.
US11103489B2	Drug for preventing or treating inflammatory bowel disease There is provided a drug for preventing or treating inflammatory bowel disease, comprising as an active ingredient an RXR agonist which is a compound represented by Formula (1). In Formula (1), it is preferred that: R1 is an alkyl group; R2 is an alkyl group; W is NR3, and R3 is an alkyl group; X1 is CH; Y1 is N; X2 and Y2 are CH; and Z is a carboxyl group. Thus, a drug capable of strongly preventing or treating inflammatory bowel disease while suppressing the onset of side effects is provided.
US11103484B2	Methods of treatment for cholestatic and fibrotic diseases The present invention relates to the compound [2-[(5-nitro-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)carbamoyl]phenyl]ethanoate (Nitazoxanide) or 2-hydroxy-N-(5-nitro-2-thiazolyl)benzamide (Tizoxanide) for treating cholestatic and fibrotic diseases.
US11103483B2	Formulations of bendamustine Long term storage stable bendamustine-containing compositions are disclosed. The compositions can include bendamustine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable fluid which can include in some embodiments PEG, PG or mixtures thereof and an antioxidant or chloride ion source. The bendamustine-containing compositions have less than about 5% total impurities, on a normalized peak area response (“PAR”) basis as determined by high performance liquid chromatography (“HPLC”) at a wavelength of 223 nm, after at least about 15 months of storage at a temperature of from about 5° C. to about 25° C.
US11103481B2	Combination treatment of cancer The present invention relates to treatment of cancer, in particular to methods of sensitising cancer cells to an anti-cancer therapy by administering an effective amount of a modulator of Volume Regulated Anion Channels, i.e. a VRAC modulator.
US11103477B2	Stable pharmaceutical composition and methods of using same The present invention relates to, inter alia, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a polyunsaturated fatty acid and to methods of using the same to treat or prevent cardiovascular-related diseases.
US11103474B2	Pharmaceutical parenteral formulation containing carglumic acid The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical formulation suitable for parenteral administration containing carglumic acid and a buffering agent having a pKa from 5.5 to 9.0 at 25° C.; according to an embodiment, the buffering agent may have a pKa from 7.5 to 8.5, preferably a pKa of about 8.07, such as trometamol. The formulation may also contain at least one bulking agent, such as mannitol. The invention also includes a method for manufacturing a lyophilised sterile formulation by freeze-drying a water solution containing carglumic acid, a buffering agent having a pKa from 5.5 to 9.0 at 25° C., preferably from 7.5 to 8.5, and optionally a bulking agent to obtain a freeze-dried powder.
US11103473B2	Treatment and prevention of autism and autism spectrum disorders In some embodiments, the present invention provides certain compositions and methods that may be useful in the treatment and/or prevention of a neurodevelopmental disorder, such as autism or an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In some such embodiments, compositions are provided that contain at least one fenamate active agent, such as mefenamic acid, or an analogue or derivative thereof. In some embodiments, such compositions may also comprise an additional active agent, such as gabapentin, or an analogue or derivative thereof.
US11103470B2	Non-racemic beta-hydroxybutyrate compounds and compositions enriched with the R-enantiomer and methods of use Ketogenic compositions include a non-racemic mixture of beta-hydroxybutyrate salts and acid(s) enriched with the R-enantiomer. The compositions are enriched with the R-enantiomer to elevate ketone bodies and increase the rate at which ketosis is achieved yet contains an amount of the S-enantiomer to provide alternative benefits. Beta-hydroxybutyric acid is more rapidly absorbed and utilized by the body than salts or esters, enhances taste, and reduces the need to include citric acid or other edible acids. Beta-hydroxybutyrate salts are more slowly absorbed and utilized by the body and can provide one or more electrolytes. Compositions for increasing ketone body level in a subject may contain a dietetically or pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a non-racemic mixture of R-beta-hydroxybutyrate and S-beta-hydroxybutyrate, wherein the non-racemic mixture of R-beta-hydroxybutyrate and S-beta-hydroxybutyrate contains from about 50.5% to 99.5% by enantiomeric equivalents of R-beta-hydroxybutyrate and from about 49.5% to about 0.5% by enantiomeric equivalents of S-beta-hydroxybutyrate.
US11103469B2	Combination therapy The invention relates to a DPP-IV inhibitor (preferably vildagliptin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof), and metformin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in treating type 2 diabetes. The invention also relates to the use of a DPP-IV inhibitor (preferably vildagliptin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof), and metformin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in the manufacture of a medicament for treating type 2 diabetes. The invention also relates to a method of treating type 2 diabetes using a DPP-IV inhibitor (preferably vildagliptin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof), and metformin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11103468B2	Mono- and di-amidine endo-exonuclease inhibitors and methods for inhibiting endo-exonuclease activity Compounds useful in inhibiting endo-exonuclease activity and treating cancer have the formula (I) wherein R3 is selected from the group consisting of loweralkyl, oxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, aminoalkyl or a halogen; R4 is selected from the group consisting of H, loweralkyl, oxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, aminoalkyl or a halogen; and wherein R5 is a loweralkyl; or formula (II) wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of loweralkyl, oxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, aminoalkyl or halogen; R2 is selected from the group consisting of H, loweralkyl, oxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, aminoalkyl or halogen; and wherein R5 is a loweralkyl comprising a linear carbon chain of at least two carbons connecting the first “O” to the second “O”.
US11103461B2	Process for encapsulating soluble biologics, therapeutics, and imaging agents An “inverse” precipitation route to precipitate aqueous soluble species with copolymers as nanoparticles having a hydrophilic, polar core and a less polar shell is described. The aggregation of these nanoparticles to form larger microparticles and monoliths provides a highly loaded construct (e.g., a depot) for the sustained and controlled release of actives.
US11103456B2	Methods for the preparation of biologically active compounds in nanoparticulate form A method for producing a composition comprising nanoparticles of a biologically active compound.
US11103452B2	Tramadol hydrochloride solution Disclosed herein is an analgesic solution for the treatment of pain comprising a pain-relieving effective amount of tramadol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a method of treating pain by administering said analgesic solution to a subject in need thereof, a kit that includes containers of the analgesic solution, and a dosing regimen for the analgesic solution.
US11103451B2	Ophthalmic solution of difluprednate The present invention provides a method of treatment of inflammatory disorder of the eye, said method comprising administering into the eye of a person in need thereof, an aqueous solution comprising difluprednate as the sole active ingredient at a concentration of 0.02% to 0.04% weight by volume in an aqueous vehicle, wherein the solution is free of oil and wherein the solution is administered twice-a-day. The present invention also provides an ophthalmic solution comprising a. therapeutically effective concentration of difluprednate, a crystal growth inhibitor and pharmaceutically acceptable amounts of a solubilizer comprising a mixture of i. quaternary ammonium compound and ii. polyethoxylated castor oil, b. in an aqueous vehicle. wherein the crystal growth inhibitor is polyvinyl alcohol or its derivatives.
US11103450B2	Polyfunctional radical scavenger hydrogel formulation A polyfunctional radical scavenger hydrogel formulation providing extended protection of the extracellular space within a wound site. The polyfunctional radical scavenger hydrogel formulation is generally formed from a hydrogel, a first radical scavenger and a second radical scavenger differing from the first radical scavenger with respect to at least one property. A portion of the first radical scavenger included with the formation and/or second radical scavenger included within the formulation may be dissolved, suspended and/or bonded to a polymer of the hydrogel.
US11103447B2	Dietary supplement non-fluoride toothpaste and methods of making and using the same Provided herein is a storage stable non-fluoride toothpaste composition enriched with a dietary supplement containing both oil soluble and water soluble vitamins. The dietary supplement is incorporated into the toothpaste, the dietary supplement containing a water soluble vitamin portion including at least one water soluble vitamin and an oil soluble vitamin portion. The oil soluble vitamin portion includes at least one oil soluble vitamin, a carrier oil and an emulsifier. The toothpaste is thereby formulated in a manner such that oral application will result in systemic delivery of at least a portion of the dietary supplement to meet a 2% RDI threshold even when 3 or less serving sizes are orally applied.
US11103442B2	Moisturizing cosmetic composition comprising fatty acids, and uses thereof A cream to be applied topically to the hair and scalp in order to infuse moisture. The present invention effectuates this capability through a mixture of a raw material blend, in a chemical composition’ proportion that brings about effective results. The prevailing ingredients in the finished product are pumpkin seed oil (Cucurbita pepo), rosehip seed oil (Rosa canina L.), mango butter (Mangifera indica), and citric acid.
US11103440B2	Agent and method for the temporary deformation of keratin-containing fibers A cosmetic composition for temporarily reshaping keratin fibres, said composition containing: a) at least one non-cross-linked, hydrophobically modified (meth)acrylic acid copolymer b) at least one vinyl caprolactam copolymer, use thereof, and method utilising a composition of this kind.
US11103438B2	Hair composition A rinse off hair treatment composition comprising; a. a pressure sensitive adhesive emulsion comprising one or more pressure sensitive polymer, wherein the pressure sensitive polymer is not silicone pressure sensitive polymer, and b. at least one material selected from the group consisting of i) a hair conditioning agent; ii) a hair cleansing agent, and, c. a deposition aid.
US11103435B2	Malodor reducing compositions A malodor reducing composition is provided. The composition includes a perfume mixture including (a) at least one odor-reducing material; and (b) at least one N-heterocycle selected from an aromatic N-heterocyclic moiety and N,S-heterocyclic moiety. The at least one odor-reducing material exhibits an Odor Value (OV) having a common decimal logarithm (log10 OV) of greater than about 5.5.
US11103434B2	Shaping keratin fibres using carbonate ester A method for shaping keratin fibres comprising: providing a crosslinking composition, wherein the crosslinking composition comprises: an active agent, wherein the active agent is a carbonate ester; and wherein the active agent has a molecular weight of 500 g/mol or less; a photocatalyst; a cosmetically acceptable carrier; and applying the crosslinking composition to keratin fibres, mechanically shaping the keratin fibres with an appliance at a temperature of from about 80° C. to about 180° C. and exposing the composition to electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength of from about 300 nm to about 750 nm. Also a related composition, use, kit and process.
US11103430B2	High-pH active compositions The present invention provides active compositions that contain an aluminum system active, a buffer comprising urea or an amino acid in free or salt form; and a calcium ion source. The compositions are stable at high pH; i.e., at a pH above 4 or 5, reaching neutral or basic pH.
US11103422B2	Device and system for remote regulation and monitoring of drug delivery and method of same Aspects and embodiments of the present invention generally include a device for patient self-administration of a prescribed medication. The total quantity of doses to be contained in the device, the quantity of prescribed medication comprising each individual dose, and the dosing schedule, collectively referred to as prescription parameters, are determined and controlled solely by a health care provider (HCP) such as the patient's physician. In accordance with a prescribed dosing schedule, the device makes available for administration the precise quantity of prescribed medication constituting an individual dose. Patient access to the medication as well as patient control of the device is limited solely to the aspects of the device necessary to administer the available dose; that is, the patient has no control over the prescription parameters utilized by the device; that is, the quantity of a dose, the availability of individual doses, the schedule at which the doses are made available to the patient, nor the prescribed medication itself which is contained in the device. Preferably, the device also has a monitored subassembly which detects and transmits relevant device information to a remote management system accessible to the HCP, including detected attempts to alter, access, control or otherwise tamper with the device beyond its prescribed use. Advantageously, HCPs may render sufficient oversight and control over the device and its use to mitigate the risks associated with patients self-administering potentially dangerous or abusable medication without direct, in-person supervision.
US11103421B1	System and apparatus for holding vials An apparatus for holding one or more vials of a fluid that is to be protected, including an insulator housing that includes separate housing halves that, when joined together, form an internal space and a recess, a two piece carrier that is disposed within the recess formed by the separate housing halves, and a one piece vial rack supported by the two piece carrier. The one piece vial rack has a plurality of vial passages each for accommodating an elongated vial that contains a biological substance.
US11103420B2	Medical device, programming device, wireless terminal, and medical system A medical device (100) comprises a container receiver unit (110) configured to receive and hold a container (120), wherein the container (120) accommodates a pharmaceutical product (125) and comprises a first communication tag (130) configured to store information regarding the pharmaceutical product (125), a reader unit (140) configured to wirelessly read the information from the first communication tag (130), and a control unit (150) configured to control the medical device (100) based on the information read from the first communication tag (130). The medical device (100) further comprises an opening or a transparent window (165) allowing to at least partially see from the outside the container (120) inserted into the container receiver unit (110), wherein the reader unit (140) comprises a first antenna unit (142, 144), and the container (120) inserted into the container receiver unit (110) is located between (i) the opening or the transparent window (165) and (ii) the first antenna unit (142, 144).
US11103418B2	Stimulation device A stimulation device is provided in accordance with one embodiment. The stimulation device includes a chamber which has a flexible wall portion. A drive unit of the stimulation device is in physical communication with the flexible wall portion so as to cause deflections of the flexible wall portion in opposing directions, thereby resulting in a changing volume of the chamber. The changing volume of the chamber results in modulated positive and negative pressures with respect to a reference pressure. An opening of the stimulation device is for applying the modulated positive and negative pressures to a body part. The stimulation device includes a control device for controlling the drive unit.

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