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US11112997B2	Storage device and operating method thereof An operating method of a storage device which includes a first nonvolatile memory device and a second nonvolatile memory device includes detecting sudden power-off, suspending an operation being performed in the first nonvolatile memory device, in response to the detected sudden power-off, writing suspension information about the suspended operation into the second nonvolatile memory device, and performing a block management operation on the first nonvolatile memory device based on the suspension information written into the second nonvolatile memory device, in power-up after the sudden power-off.
US11112996B2	Computer, computer system, and data quantity restriction method With respect to each of one or more entities, a computer sets a sum of an upper-limit NW send quantity and an upper-limit write quantity to a level equal to or lower than an allocation send quantity that is a send quantity allocated for the entity concerned. With respect to each of the one or more entities, the upper-limit NW send quantity is an upper-limit value of the NW send quantity that is the quantity of data to be sent per unit time via an NW I/F of the computer. With respect to each of the one or more entities, an upper-limit write quantity is an upper-limit value of a write quantity that is the quantity of data to be written per unit time to a logical volume recognized by the entity concerned.
US11112992B2	Apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium An apparatus includes a generating unit and a copy unit. The generating unit generates and outputs first backup data including an information processing component and processing specifying information. The information processing component is included in the apparatus and includes identification information of a save area storing processing result data obtained through execution of a process defined by the information processing component. The processing specifying information uniquely identifies a process which is to be applied to the processing result data stored in the save area. The save area is included in the apparatus and is indicated by the identification information. When a person inputs an instruction to copy second backup data to the apparatus, if a first process matches a second process, the copy unit copies the information processing component in the second backup data to the apparatus. The second backup data is generated by the generating unit of a different apparatus. The first process is applied to processing result data stored in a first save area. The first save area is included in the apparatus and is indicated by the identification information included in the information processing component in the second backup data. The second process is identified by using the processing specifying information included in the second backup data. If the first process is different from the second process, the copy unit transmits a notification to the person.
US11112991B2	Scaling-in for geographically diverse storage Scaling-in of a geographically diverse data storage system is disclosed. Data chunks stored in storage devices of different zones can be convolved to conserve memory. The zone storage system can be a geographically diverse storage system. Removing a zone from the geographically diverse data storage system can risk data loss without adequate replication of data from the zone to be removed. The zone to be removed can be placed in a ‘read-only’ state. Data chunks form the zone to be removed can be duplicated at other zones of the geographically diverse data storage system. A data chunk comprising convolved representations of data is duplicated to a zone in a manner that results in loss of geographical diversity, a corresponding chunk can be duplicated at another zone to restore geographical diversity. Validation of data can be performed prior to removal of a zone in a scaling-in event.
US11112987B2	Optmizing data deduplication Techniques for processing data may include: receiving a candidate block; performing partial deduplication processing of the candidate block; receiving a second candidate block subsequent to performing partial deduplication processing for the candidate block; and performing first processing to determine whether to perform promotion processing for the entry, The partial deduplication processing may include: partially deduplicating at least one sub-block of the candidate block; and creating an entry in a deduplication database for the candidate block, wherein the entry includes a digest of the candidate block and the entry denotes a potential target block having the digest, and wherein the entry includes a counter that tracks a number of missed full block deduplications between the potential target block and subsequently processed candidate blocks. The promotion processing promotes the potential target block, having the first digest of the entry, to a new target block.
US11112986B2	Systems and methods for storing information within hybrid storage with local and cloud-based storage devices The disclosed computer-implemented method for storing information within hybrid storage with local and cloud-based storage devices may include (1) dividing, if required, at the computing device, a file into multiple portions, (2) storing a first portion of the multiple portions as at least one first respective separate object on a local volume stored on the local storage device, (3) storing a second portion of the multiple portions as at least one second respective separate object on a cloud-based volume stored on a cloud-based storage device, and (4) naming each stored portion of the file with a respective object name comprising file metadata describing respective characteristics of the respective portion of the file. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US11112983B2	Recovery of memory device from a reduced power state Devices and techniques are disclosed herein to control recovery of a memory device from a reduced power state. A memory controller can include a detection circuit configured to monitor the power supply voltage to an array of memory cells during the reduced power state. Control circuitry an initialization procedure for recovery of the memory device from the reduced power state, based on the state of the detection circuit.
US11112971B2	Storage device, data management method, and data management program A storage device includes one or more FMPKs including a FM chip capable of storing data and a storage controller that controls storing of write data of a predetermined write request for the FMPK. The FMPK includes a compression/decompression circuit that compresses data according to a second compression algorithm different from a first compression algorithm. The storage controller compresses data using the first compression algorithm, and determines whether the write data will be compressed using the storage controller or the compression/decompression circuit based on a predetermined condition. The write data is compressed by the determined storage controller or compression/decompression circuit and is stored in the FMPK.
US11112968B2	Method, system, and graphical user interface for providing word recommendations One aspect of the invention involves a method that includes: in a first area of the touch screen, displaying a current character string being input by a user with the keyboard; in a second area of the touch screen, displaying the current character string or a portion thereof and a suggested replacement for the current character string; replacing the current character string in the first area with the suggested replacement if the user activates a delimiter key on the keyboard; replacing the current character string in the first area with the suggested replacement if the user performs a first gesture on the suggested replacement displayed in the second area; and keeping the current character string in the first area if the user performs a second gesture on the current character string or the portion thereof displayed in the second area.
US11112965B2	Advanced methods and systems for text input error correction An input signal corresponding to an action other than a drag on any virtual keyboard causes an erroneous string having at least two characters with an incorrect character other than the last character to be displayed. A second input signal corresponding to a drag on a virtual keyboard triggers entry into an error correction mode. A first incorrect character is located, a corrected input is determined according to an angle and a slide direction of the first drag, and the layout and geometry of the virtual keyboard; the first incorrect character is replaced with the corrected input to provide and display a first corrected string. The replacement of the first incorrect character and the display of the first corrected string occur without input from any source external to the device other than the first and the second input signals.
US11112957B2	Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for interacting with a control object while dragging another object An electronic device, while displaying a user interface of a first software application, detects a first input, including a contact that does not satisfy a first threshold and is detected at a location associated with region of the user interface associated with at least a first operation. In response to the first input, if a first tactile output setting is active for the first input, the device performs the first operation without generating a tactile output, and if a second tactile output setting is active for the first input, the device forgoes performing the first operation. In response to a second input that includes a contact that satisfies the first intensity threshold and is detected at a location associated with the region of the user interface, if the second tactile output setting is active for the second input, the device performs the first operation and generates a tactile output.
US11112955B2	Nautical chart display device, nautical chart display method, and nautical chart display program The purpose is to provide a nautical chart display device which enables to easily grasp a direction centering on a reference position. The nautical chart display device includes a display, a detector, a directional symbol displaying module, and a directional symbol changing module. The display displays a nautical chart on a screen. The detector detects an operation to the screen. The directional symbol displaying module displays, on the display so as to be superimposed on the nautical chart, a directional symbol in which directional markers arranged in a circle and the center of the circle are indicated. The directional symbol changing module moves the directional symbol according to an operation to the directional symbol.
US11112954B2	Control method and recording medium A method for controlling an information terminal causes a computer of the information terminal to receive, from a case retrieval system, a plurality of similar medical images having a feature quantity of a region of interest and a certain degree of similarity in accordance with the region of interest included in a target medical image, displays a display screen displaying the plurality of received similar medical images on a touch panel display, the display screen including a display region in which at least some of the plurality of received similar medical images are displayed, displays, if selection of a first similar medical image from among the at least some of the plurality of received similar medical images displayed in the display region is detected, the first similar medical image across the display region, and displays, if a swipe operation performed on the first similar medical image is detected, a second similar medical image, which has second highest similarity next to the first similar medical image among the plurality of similar medical images, in the display region such that a corresponding region of interest included in the second similar medical image is located at a certain position in the display region.
US11112947B2	Display device and operation method thereof To provide a display device having an input means using a bending action. A display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a display part, a first sensor element, and a second sensor element. The display part is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first sensor element and the second sensor element are provided in their respective regions overlapping with the display part between the first substrate and the second substrate. The region where the second sensor element is provided overlaps with the region where the first sensor element is provided. The first substrate and the second substrate have flexibility. The first sensor element has a function of detecting the presence or absence of an object touching the first substrate or the second substrate. The second sensor element has a function of detecting the distortion of the first substrate or the second substrate.
US11112946B2	Interface information display method and apparatus An interface information display method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: in a list display state, if a click on a list item is detected, performing operations including: acquiring object information and a position of the clicked list item; generating a screenshot image of a current page; displaying the screenshot image in full screen, displaying a first mask layer on the screenshot image, and displaying a second mask layer on the first mask layer; shrinking the screenshot image to a predetermined ratio, acquiring an object thumbnail and detailed information from the object information, displaying, in a predetermined size, the object thumbnail on the second mask layer, and displaying the detailed information in a blank area on the second mask layer; and returning to the list display state when an area of the first mask layer non-overlapping with the second mask layer is clicked.
US11112944B1	Keyboard navigation menu Provided is a keyboard navigation menu which provides navigation within a software application using keyboard commands instead of mouse/cursor based inputs. The keyboard activation menu can improve upon traditional mouse-based menus which often include hidden tabs or require multiple mouse inputs. In one example, the method may include displaying, via a user interface, a keyboard navigation menu comprising a plurality of different keyboard inputs that when pressed navigate a view of the user interface to a plurality of pages of a software application, respectively, detecting a keyboard input from among the plurality of different keyboard inputs which corresponds to a second page from among the plurality of pages of the software application, and changing a view of the user interface from the first page to the second page of the software application that corresponds to the detected keyboard input.
US11112943B1	Electronic devices and corresponding methods for using episodic data in media content transmission preclusion overrides An electronic device included a user interface receiving user input requesting transmission of media content to another electronic device. One or more processors of the electronic device, operable with the user interface, present episodic data at the user interface in response to the user input and preclude transmission of the media content to the another electronic device while presenting the episodic data summary at the user interface. The one or more processors transmit the media content after additional authorization confirming that the episodic data has been reviewed is received at the user interface.
US11112942B2	Providing content via multiple display devices Disclosed are various embodiments for providing content via multiple display devices. First content is transmitted to a second computing device for rendering on a first display device. A current state of the first content rendered on the first display device is determined. A directive is sent to a third computing device to render second content that is synchronized to be relevant to the current state of the first content on a second display device corresponding to the third computing device. The second content comprises a list of cast members currently on screen in the first content.
US11112940B2	Information processing device and information processing method To provide an information processing device capable of improving manipulability for a user while efficiently displaying menus on a screen. Provided is an information processing device including: a detection unit configured to detect a position of a manipulating object; and a display control unit configured to cause a menu to be displayed on a screen according to the position of the manipulating object detected by the detection unit. The display control unit causes, when the detection unit detects that the manipulating object is positioned on a first icon serving as a base point, one or more second icons corresponding to a main menu to be opened on at least four sides of the first icon and displayed, and causes, when the detection unit detects that the manipulating object is positioned on one of the second icons, one or more third icons corresponding to a sub-menu subordinate to the main menu to be opened in a direction orthogonal to an opening direction of the second icons and displayed by using the selected second icon as a base point.
US11112939B2	Dynamic updates for configurable menu items Disclosed herein are systems and methods for dynamically generating menu items in response to a user selection of text in a scripting interface based on a context associated with the text and metadata associated with the text. Using the techniques disclosed herein, a computing system generates one or more menu items in a pop-up menu in response to a selection (e.g., right-click) of text. The computer system enables user customization of the menu items 132 aggregated on the pop-up menu 130, such that the user customization includes defining the task executed by a menu item in response to being selected from the pop-up menu and defining conditions in which the menu item may be generated in the pop-up menu. In some embodiments, machine-learning techniques may be implemented by the computing system to dynamically identify selection trends and predict suitable menu items to propagate on the pop-up menu.
US11112937B2	Incident management system and method with card-based workflow integration and map thumbnail hot zones An incident management system with graphical user interface mechanisms for control of the routing of incoming calls and other information regarding a plurality of ongoing incidents. Thumbnail icons, each corresponding to a different defined geographic area, are displayed and, in response to a user input selecting a thumbnail icon, a map is displayed identifying a defined geographic area corresponding to the selected thumbnail icon with a plurality of call icons and at least one incident icon. The call icons each correspond to a different active incoming call from within the defined geographic area and are each positioned on the map accordingly. At least one of the displayed call icons is assigned to an incident group and an incident icon is displayed for each ongoing incident managed by the system to which at least one displayed call icon has been assigned.
US11112931B2	System and method for providing three-dimensional graphical user interface Methods and systems for providing an improved graphical user interface. In one embodiment, the method generally comprises: displaying a first item in a first portion of a virtual space, where the first portion is initially visible on a screen, allowing a user to move to a second portion of the virtual space where a second item is displayed, and displaying a map (e.g., on the screen) that includes icons that identify the first and second items (i.e., both displayed and non-displayed items). In one embodiment, the user is allowed to move seamlessly from the first portion of the virtual space (where the first item is displayed) to the second portion (where the second item is displayed). For example, as the first item moves off the screen, the second item may move onto the screen.
US11112929B2	Personalized graphical user interfaces for enterprise-related actions A first example embodiment may involve obtaining, by a mobile device associated with a particular user, representations of: (i) a first set of custom enterprise-related actions that are specific to the particular user, and (ii) a second set of general enterprise-related actions that are applicable to multiple users. The first example embodiment may further involve generating and displaying, on a screen of the mobile device, a scrollable graphical user interface including an ordering of actuatable user interface elements including: actuatable user interface elements for a search text box, followed by actuatable user interface elements for the first set of custom enterprise-related actions, followed by actuatable user interface elements for the second set of general enterprise-related actions.
US11112927B2	Digital content automated layout system Automated digital content layout systems and techniques are described. Interaction of a creative professional with a digital content design system to create a digital content design is monitored. The digital content design is created by the creative professional in accordance with a maximum amount of display area along a primary axis to be used to display the digital content design. The digital content design system then employs a layout system to generate a layout definition for inclusion as part of the digital content design that includes a set of rules to control how the items of digital content are arranged in a user interface in amounts of the display area along the primary axis that are less than this maximum amount.
US11112926B1	User interface system for display scaling events Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing enhanced scaling techniques for display objects are disclosed. When graphical content is created by an application, display objects register with a scaling manager to be notified of display scaling events. These display scaling events can be caused by changing displays, changing resolution or other parameters on a display, changing a text size, resizing one or more graphical elements, or otherwise. When a display scaling event is detected, display objects are notified of the event by the scaling manager. If a given display object makes a decision to change the amount of space it occupies based on the event, the given display object notifies its parent object of the desired change. The parent can then decide whether to allow the change and/or to make adjustments to other display objects to accommodate the change sought by the given display object.
US11112925B2	Supervisor engine for process control A supervisor engine cooperates with an expert system in a process control environment to automatically generate, assign, track, and manage work items. The supervisor engine creates work items according to data received from the expert system, selects available personnel to execute work items, sends work items to the selected personnel, schedules the execution of the work items, and creates and stores permissions that allow the assigned personnel to complete a target function of the work item at an assigned time. The supervisor engine determines required skill sets, roles, certifications, and/or credentials associated with a work item, and selects personnel to perform the work item according to a personnel profile specifying a skill set, a role, certifications, and/or credentials associated with the personnel. Alternatively or additionally, the supervisor engine assigns a work item according to the presence of personnel at or near the target equipment.
US11112923B2	Touch screen, manufacturing method thereof, and display device A touch screen, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The touch screen includes: a plurality of mutually independent touch detection regions. Each touch detection region includes a plurality of strip transparent electrodes arranged along a first direction and extending along a second direction, and a plurality of mesh electrodes arranged along the second direction and extending along the first direction. The strip transparent electrodes and the mesh electrodes are insulated from each other, and the second direction is intersected with the first direction. Strip ground electrodes extending along the second direction exist between every two adjacent touch detection regions arranged along the first direction, and the strip ground electrodes and the strip transparent electrodes are disposed on the same layer.
US11112921B2	Touch display panel A touch display panel includes a first sensing matrix and a second sensing matrix. The first sensing matrix includes a plurality of grid units and a first switch unit. The grid units are arranged in matrix, wherein each grid unit includes at least one first electrode. The first switch unit includes a plurality of switches, and the switches are disposed between adjacent grid units. Wherein, the control end of the switches is configured to receive a first controlling signal, and one end of each of the switches is configured to output a sensing signal. The second sensing matrix includes at least one second electrode, and is configured to receive a common signal. The second sensing matrix includes a plurality of opening units, and each opening unit overlaps with the open area of each pixel circuit in a vertical projection direction of the first substrate.
US11112919B2	Mutual capacitive touch substrate, display apparatus, touch panel, method of driving mutual capacitive touch substrate, and driver circuit The present application discloses a mutual capacitive touch substrate having a matrix of a plurality of touch electrode blocks along a first direction and a second direction. The plurality of touch electrode blocks are grouped into a plurality of touch control repeating units. Each of the plurality of touch control repeating units includes a touch sensing electrode, one or more first touch scanning electrodes on a first side of the touch sensing electrode, and one or more second touch scanning electrodes on a second side of the touch sensing electrode, the first side is different from the second side. The touch sensing electrode abuts at least a portion of each of the one or more first touch scanning electrodes and at least a portion of each of the one or more second touch scanning electrodes. The plurality of touch control repeating units are electrically insulated from each other.
US11112914B2	Force operation sensing device with common noise cancellation A force operation sensing device is provided. The device includes an input operation unit comprising a first operating member integrally formed with a housing, a magnetic member disposed inside the input operation unit, and an oscillating circuit comprising a first inductor element and a second inductor element, wherein when a force operation is applied to the first operating member, the oscillating circuit is configured to generate a first variable resonant frequency based on an interaction between the first operating member and the first inductor element, and generate a second variable resonant frequency based on an interaction between the magnetic member and the second inductor element.
US11112911B2	Display device A display device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a lead-out line disposed between the data lines in the second direction, first and second photo touch sensors disposed in left and right pixels of the lead-out line and electrically connected to the lead-out line to transmit a touch sensing signal, first and second sensing data lines disposed in the second direction and applying first and second sensor data signals to the first and second photo touch sensors and first and second sensing gate lines disposed in the first direction and applying first and second sensor gate signals to the first and second photo touch sensors.
US11112910B2	Sensor including first optical member with reflection property and second optical member with absorption property capable of absorbing light reflected by first optical member and electronic device including the same According to an embodiment, an electronic device, comprises a transparent member, an optical sensor disposed under the transparent member and including a light transmitter configured to emit light of a designated wavelength band and a light receiver configured to obtain light of the designated wavelength band emitted from the light transmitter and reflected by an external object adjacent to the transparent member, a first optical filter disposed between the transparent member and the optical sensor, having a first transmittance for light of the designated wavelength band, and configured to reflect light outside the designated wavelength band, and a second optical filter disposed between the transparent member and the first optical filter, having a second transmittance less than the first transmittance for light of the designated wavelength band, and configured to absorb at least a portion of the light reflected by the first optical filter.
US11112909B1	Systems for real-time intelligent haptic correction to typing errors and methods thereof Systems and methods of the present disclosure enable context-aware haptic error notifications. The systems and methods include a processor to receive input segments into a software application from a character input component and determine a destination. A context identification model predicts a context classification of the input segments based at least in part on the software application and the destination. Potential errors are determined in the input segments based on the context classification. An error characterization machine learning model determines an error type classification and an error severity score associated with each potential error and a haptic feedback pattern is determined for each potential error based on the error type classification and the error severity score of each potential error of the one or more potential errors. And a haptic event latency is determined based on the error type classification and the error severity score of each potential error.
US11112907B2	Electronic device and method for controlling same When a first screen is displayed on a display surface, for a touch operation in which a duration time of a touch on the operation surface is less than a predetermined time, a function corresponding to the touch operation is not performed, and in response to a predetermined touch operation in which the duration time of the touch on the operation surface is at least the predetermined time, a first function corresponding to the predetermined touch operation is performed. When a second screen is displayed on the display surface, a second function is performed in response to a touch operation in which the duration time of the touch on the operation surface is less than the predetermined time.
US11112904B2	Double-sided touch-sensitive panel with shield and drive combined layer A multi-touch capacitive touch sensor panel can be created using a substrate with column and row traces formed on either side of the substrate. To shield the column (sense) traces from the effects of capacitive coupling from a modulated Vcom layer in an adjacent liquid crystal display (LCD) or any source of capacitive coupling, the row traces can be widened to shield the column traces, and the row traces can be placed closer to the LCD. In particular, the rows can be widened so that there is spacing of about 30 microns between adjacent row traces. In this manner, the row traces can serve the dual functions of driving the touch sensor panel, and also the function of shielding the more sensitive column (sense) traces from the effects of capacitive coupling.
US11112901B2	Displays and information input devices An integrated display and input device includes a first pixel array operative to provide a visually sensible output, a second pixel array operative to sense at least a position of an object with respect to the first pixel array, and circuitry receiving an output from the second pixel array and providing a non-imagewise input to utilization circuitry.
US11112898B2	Force touch structure, force touch panel and display device A force touch structure, a force touch panel and a display device. The force touch panel includes a display array layer and a force touch structure on a display side of the display array layer, the force touch structure includes a force sensing layer and a touch sensing layer that are laminated, the force sensing layer includes a plurality of force sensing electrodes, each of the plurality of force sensing electrodes is configured to change a resistance value upon being pressed, and the touch sensing layer is configured to detect a touch position.
US11112896B2	Display device having fracture resistance A display device including a base member, a circuit layer, a display layer, a thin film encapsulation layer, and a touch sensor layer. The base member includes a first area and a second area disposed adjacent to the first area. The circuit layer is disposed on the base member to cover the first area and to expose the second area. The display layer is disposed on the circuit layer to display an image. The thin film encapsulation layer is disposed on the display layer. The touch sensor layer is disposed on the thin film encapsulation layer and includes an organic layer extending from an upper portion of the thin film encapsulation layer to cover at least a portion of the exposed second area.
US11112894B2	Method for manufacturing touch panel, touch panel and display device The invention provides a method for manufacturing touch panel, comprising: providing a substrate, and forming a first metal layer on the substrate; patterning the first metal layer to form a first electrode and a first pin, electrically interconnected; forming an insulating layer on the first electrode, and forming an opening in the insulating layer to expose the first pin; forming a second metal layer on the insulating layer, patterning the second metal layer to form a second electrode and a second pin, electrically interconnected; the first electrode being disposed opposite to the second electrode, the second pin being formed inside the opening, the first and second pins being arranged in a zigzag manner. The invention also provides a touch panel and a display device. The first and second electrodes form capacitive touch panel with touch function. The metal-made first and second electrodes are bendable and suitable for flexible display device.
US11112891B2	Touch pen, control method thereof, touch device and readable storage medium A touch pen, a control method thereof, a touch device, a readable storage medium are provided. The touch pen includes a pen body, a controller, a detecting part, an accommodation part. The controller, the detecting part, the accommodation part are on the pen body. The detecting part has a current detecting circuit, there is a conductive fluid in the accommodation part, the accommodation part is connected to the detecting part; at least a part of the current detecting circuit is inside the detecting part, and configured to contact the conductive fluid and form a circuit with the conductive fluid when the pen body is in a tilt posture, and output a corresponding reference value according to magnitude of a current in the circuit. The controller is electrically connected to the current detecting circuit and configured to output a control signal according to the reference value.
US11112888B2	Pressure sensitive stylus In one implementation, a pressure sensitive stylus may receive, at a controller, drawing area coordinates, a stroke pressure from a voltage generated by a piezoelectric crystal, and a stylus coordinate direction from a plurality of fiber optic sensors, determine a drawing area from a wireless signal frequency corresponding to the drawing area coordinates, determine a drawing mode of a stylus stroke, wherein the drawing mode includes a stylus coordinate direction and a stylus stroke type, and transmit the drawing area and the stylus stroke.
US11112885B2	Rotary input device A rotary input device includes a base, a cover, a column, one or more first magnets, one or more second magnets, a plurality of magnetic sensors, and a signal processing circuit. The cover includes a cap portion and a side wall vertically extending from the cap portion. The column surrounded by the side wall includes a first end for connecting to the base and a second end for connecting to the cover. The first magnet surrounds the column and is configured on the cover. The second magnet surrounds the first magnet and is configured on the base. The magnetic sensors are configured on a lateral surface of the column and coupled to the signal processing circuit.
US11112875B1	Methods and systems for controlling a device using hand gestures in multi-user environment Methods and apparatus for gesture-based control of a device in a multi-user environment are described. The methods prioritize users or gestures based on a predetermined priority ruleset. A first-user-in-time ruleset prioritizes gestures based on when in time they were begun by a user in the camera FOV. An action-hierarchy ruleset prioritizes gestures based on the actions they correspond to, and the relative positions of those actions within an action hierarchy. A designated-master-user ruleset prioritizes gestures performed by an explicitly designated master user. Methods for designating a new master user and for providing gesture-control-related user feedback in a multi-user environment are also described.
US11112874B2	Methods and systems for monitoring and influencing gesture-based behaviors Methods and systems are provided herein for analyzing, monitoring, and/or influencing a user's behavioral gesture in real-time. A gesture recognition method may be provided. The method may comprise: obtaining sensor data collected using at least one sensor located on a wearable device, wherein said wearable device is configured to be worn by a user; and analyzing the sensor data to determine a probability of the user performing a predefined gesture, wherein the probability is determined based in part on a magnitude of a motion vector in the sensor data, and without comparing the motion vector to one or more physical motion profiles.
US11112873B2	Method for operating a display device for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle A method of operating a display device for a motor vehicle having a plurality of display areas includes providing a plurality of non-contact input operations where a first non-contact input operation of a user is detected and verified by a second non-contact input operation of the user in order to select at least one display element on a first display area, and at least one third non-contact input operation of the user is detected.
US11112872B2	Method, apparatus and computer program for user control of a state of an apparatus A method comprising: performing user input detection using at least a first detector; detecting using at least the first detector a predefined first phase of a predefined user gesture; detecting using at least a second detector a predefined second phase of the predefined user gesture; and responsive to detecting both the predefined first phase and the predefined second phase of the predefined user gesture, switching between operating in a two-dimensional user interface state and operating in a three-dimensional user interface state.
US11112869B2	Epidermal virtual reality devices Provided are actuation devices, virtual reality devices formed from the actuation devices, and related virtual reality methods. The devices may comprise a plurality of spatially distributed actuators, each actuator configured for interacting with a biological skin surface; a wireless controller configured to receive operative command signals to control each of the actuators; and a wireless power system to power the actuators. Also provided are unique layouts of multiple interconnected devices to achieve large area coverage.
US11112867B2	Surfacing related content based on user interaction with currently presented content A method and system for, at an electronic device with one or more processors, presenting a media content item on an electronic display. The electronic device detects a user action with a respective portion of the media content item, wherein the user action does not include explicit selection of the respective portion of the media content item. In response to detection of the user action, the electronic device identifying additional content to present based on the content included in the portion of the respective portion of the media content item. The electronic device then simultaneously presents the additional content and the media content item on the electronic display.
US11112866B2	Electronic device An electronic device according to the present application includes a display and a controller configured to determine a user's gaze position in a display area of the display based on user's gaze movement. In a state where a first image as an object is displayed in the display area, the controller is configured to hide the first image as the object when the gaze position separates from an area of the first image by a predetermined distance in a direction away from the first image as the object.
US11112865B1	Systems and methods for using a display as an illumination source for eye tracking The disclosed eye-tracking systems may include a visible light display having visible light pixels, at least one infrared pixel positioned within bounds of the visible light display, and an infrared sensor positioned and configured to detect infrared light originating from the at least one infrared pixel and reflected from an eye of the user. Related head-mounted display systems and methods for eye tracking are also disclosed.
US11112864B2	Display device and display system including the same A display device includes: a display panel configured to display a first image having a first resolution; and a display panel driving circuit configured to drive the display panel, wherein the display panel driving circuit is configured to receive image data corresponding to a second image having a second resolution that is higher than the first resolution, to receive gaze data indicating a user's gaze, to select partial image data which reflects the user's gaze from the image data based on the gaze data, and to drive the display panel to display the first image based on the partial image data.
US11112862B2	Viewing system with interpupillary distance compensation based on head motion The invention provides a viewing system including an augmented reality system that generates a visual presentation to a user based at least in part on an IPD of the user, and an IPD compensator that adjusts the visual presentation based on an IPD compensation factor.
US11112858B2	Electronic device displays an image of an obstructed target An electronic device determines information about a target and provides the information to another electronic device that has an obstructed view of the target. The other electronic device displays an image of the target with an orientation and a location of the target.
US11112857B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program Provided is an information processing apparatus which detects an amount of movement in a real space of a target point concerning a predetermined target in the real space, computes a position in a virtual space of a virtual object by using information about the detected amount of movement, disposes the virtual object at the computed position, and sets information about the virtual space.
US11112853B2	Priority based application event control (PAEC) to reduce power consumption Methods and apparatus relating to Priority Based Application Event Control (PAEC) to reduce application events are described. In one embodiment, PAEC may determine which applications (and their corresponding sub-system(s)) may cause a processor or platform to exit a low power consumption state. In an embodiment, PAEC may determine which applications (and their corresponding sub-system(s)) may resume operations after a processor or platform exit a low power consumption state. Other embodiments are also claimed and disclosed.
US11112852B2	Modification of when workloads access data units and/or on which storage devices data units are stored to conserve power A system includes storage devices storing data units. Each data unit is stored on one of the storage devices. The system includes a processor, and a non-transitory computer-readable data storage medium storing computer-executable code. The processor executes the code to correlate workloads to the data units with respect to which of the workloads access which of the data units, and when the workloads access the data units. The processor executes the code to when the workloads access the data units and/or and on which of the storage devices the data units are stored, so that at given times the data units stored on a subset of the storage devices are not being accessed by any workload. The processor executes the code to, during each given time, power off the subset of the storage devices storing the data units that are not being accessed by any workload to conserve power.
US11112850B2	In-vehicle terminal with enhanced compatibility and method for turning on/off it The present invention provides an in-vehicle terminal and a method for turning on/off the in-vehicle terminal. The in-vehicle terminal includes a switch circuit. The switch circuit includes: an output circuit, a control circuit, a first input circuit, a second input circuit and a control circuit. The first input circuit is configured to transmit the received first trigger signal to the output circuit. The second input circuit is configured to transmit the received second trigger signal to the output circuit. The output circuit is configured to output a first control signal for turning on/off the vehicle terminal according to the first trigger signal or the second trigger signal. The control circuit is configured to block the second trigger signal from being transmitted to the output circuit when both the first input circuit and the second input circuit are transmitting a corresponding trigger signal to the output circuit.
US11112844B2	Universal serial bus (USB) type-C and power delivery port with scalable power architecture A Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type-C and power delivery port with scalable power architecture is disclosed. In one aspect, at least two circuits for a USB port are consolidated into a single integrated circuit (IC). At least one of the at least two circuits is part of a Type-C port controller (TCPC) group of circuits including sensors associated with detecting whether a voltage and current are present at pins of a USB receptacle. At least the other one of the at least two circuits is selected from a battery-related group of circuits including a battery charging circuit, an over-voltage protection circuit, and a conditioning circuit. The more circuitry integrated into the single IC the more readily scalable the end product is for a multi-port device. Additional circuitry such as a light emitting diode (LED) driver may also be included in the single IC.
US11112840B2	Electronics chassis with oscillating heat pipe (OHP) An electronic chassis for enclosing and cooling electronic equipment is described that includes an oscillating heat pipe (OHP), wherein a first portion of the OHP extends into a rail of the chassis and a second portion of the OHP extends into the side panel on which the rail is located so that at least a portion of heat from operation of electronic equipment on a circuit card assembly (CCA) in contact with the rail passes through the rail to the OHP and from the OHP to a side panel of the chassis on which the rail is located where it is dissipated into an environment. In some instances, the side panel includes cooling fins. Also described is a method for forming such a chassis substantially of metal such as aluminum or its alloys using 3D printing or additive manufacturing.
US11112837B2	Hinges with a graphene coating In an example, a hinge may include a first hinge component having a first friction surface, and a second hinge component having a second friction surface. The second hinge component may be rotatably engaged with the first hinge component such that the first friction surface and the second friction surface are abutted against each other and are to move relative to one another if the first hinge component and the second hinge component are moved relative to one another. The hinge may include a graphene coating disposed on either of the first friction surface, or the second friction surface.
US11112828B2	Electronic device including contact member and manufacturing method of the same According to certain embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device and manufacturing method are disclosed. The electronic device includes: a housing including a first face, a second face, and a side member surrounding a space defined between the first face and the second face, a support member within the housing such that a side face of the support member is oriented towards an inner wall of the side member, a circuit board mounted on one face of the support member, an electrically conductive plate mounted on a second face, and a contact member mounted on the support member to electrically couple at least a portion of the side member to the circuit board, wherein the contact member includes an end portion adjacent to the plate, and an end face of the end portion includes a width smaller than a width of another portion of the contact member.
US11112825B2	Portable computer unified top case A top case assembly for a portable computer is disclosed. The assembly may include an integral unified (e.g., homogenous) top case formed from a single part. The integral top case provides an enclosure, frame and cosmetic exterior of the portable computer. The integral top case also serves as the primary structure of the portable computer. The assembly may include a variety of subassemblies such as keyboards, touchpads, circuit boards, and drives that are carried by the underside of the integral top case. The integral top case may be formed from aluminum slab that has been machined to form walls, openings, attachment areas and cosmetic areas of the top case.
US11112821B2	Electronic device including active matrix display device and manufacturing method thereof A display device includes a display panel mounted on a curved surface, and driver circuits including circuit elements which are mounted on a plurality of plane surfaces provided on the back of the curved surface in a stepwise shape along the curved surface.
US11112818B2	Reception apparatus with clock failure recovery and transmission system including the same A reception apparatus communicating with a transmission apparatus with a clock lane and a data lane. The reception apparatus comprises a clock lane control circuit configured to determine the operation mode of the clock lane based on a clock signal transmitted through the clock lane, and performing an operation based on the determined operation mode of the clock lane, and a data lane control circuit configured to determine the operation mode of the data lane based on a data signal transmitted from the transmission apparatus, and performing an operation based on the determined operation mode of the data lane, and the clock lane control circuit is configured to set the operation mode of the clock lane to a high-speed mode, when the operation mode of the data lane is switched from a low-power mode to the high-speed mode.
US11112816B2	Miniaturized digital temperature sensor A sensor circuit includes a bandgap reference circuit (BGREF) that produces two outputs, a temperature dependent output and a reference voltage, which does not change with temperature. The temperature dependent output includes a PTAT (proportional to absolute temperature, rising with increased temperature) portion and a CTAT (complementary to absolute temperature, falling with increased temperature) portion. Circuitry is provided that calculates the reference voltage by adding the PTAT portion and a divided version of the CTAT portion in which the CTAT portion has been divided by a divisor.
US11112813B2	Distributed low-dropout voltage regulator (LDO) with uniform power delivery An integrated circuit includes a plurality of voltage regulators. A given voltage regulator of the plurality of voltage regulators includes a differential amplifier and an output transistor. The differential amplifier and the output transistor are coupled at a gate node of the output transistor. The voltage regulator provides a regulated output voltage at an output node of the output transistor. The integrated circuit includes a common gate line, which is coupled to the gate node of the output transistor in each of the plurality of voltage regulators. The integrated circuit also includes a common power line, which is coupled to the output node of the output transistor in each of the plurality of voltage regulators. The common power line provides operational power to one or more circuit blocks in the integrated circuit.
US11112809B1	Gas alarm and safety system and method A system which detects gas leaks near devices which use “natural gas” or other flammable gases such as methane, ethane, propane or butane and implements multiple automatic responses to the detection of such leaks including emitting audible alarms, contacting utility and emergency service providers, and shutting off the flow of the flammable gases is disclosed. Optional to the system allowing the system to report on the approximate location of the leak and/or the approximate danger level caused by the leak by reporting on the gas/air ratios in the area are also disclosed. A method for implementing the method of the invention is also disclosed.
US11112800B2	Obstacle avoidance walking method of self-moving robot An obstacle avoidance walking method of a self-moving robot includes storing a coordinate of a first obstacle point and a coordinate of a second obstacle point. The coordinate of the first obstacle point and the coordinate of the second obstacle point are formed by detecting an obstacle by the self-moving robot when walking along a first direction. The method further includes performing a preset shuttle walking according to the coordinate of the first obstacle point and the coordinate of the second obstacle point. The method accurately determines obstacle position and provides a concise walking path, and greatly improves the working efficiency of the self-moving robot.
US11112798B2	Methods and apparatus for regulating a position of a drone A drone autonomously operates to track an object and/or observe the details of an object while maintaining communication at a rate equal to or greater than a threshold. A drone may operate to maintain the image of an object at or above a predetermined resolution in an image captured by a camera mounted on the drone and to maintain a wireless communication rate equal to or greater than a threshold rate. The object resolution may be a function of the position of the drone relative to the object. The position of the drone may include the altitude of the drone. The communication rate may be a function of the position of the drone relative to one or more base stations. The position of the drone relative to the object and to the base stations may be a function of altitude. A drone may autonomously move to capture an image of an object at an object resolution and maintain wireless communication at or above a threshold. A drone may operate in one or more modes while moving to accomplish the objectives of object resolution and communication data rate.
US11112797B2	System and method for improving autonomous vehicle safety performance A method for evaluating safety performance of an autonomous vehicle including comparing first sensor data characterizing a driver-operation of a vehicle to a first threshold to obtain a first driving quality value, comparing second sensor data characterizing an autonomous-vehicle-operation to a second threshold to obtain a second driving quality value, and determining, based at least in part on a comparing of the first and second driving quality values to each other, a safety performance of the autonomous-operated vehicle relative to the driver-operated vehicle, and a corresponding system.
US11112794B2	Autonomous vehicle routing based upon risk of autonomous vehicle takeover Various technologies described herein pertain to routing an autonomous vehicle based upon risk of takeover of the autonomous vehicle by a human operator. A computing system receives an origin location and a destination location of the autonomous vehicle. The computing system identifies a route for the autonomous vehicle to follow from the origin location to the destination location based upon output of a computer-implemented model. The computer-implemented model is generated based upon labeled data indicative of instances in which autonomous vehicles are observed to transition from operating autonomously to operating based upon conduction by human operators while the autonomous vehicles are executing predefined maneuvers. The computer-implemented model takes, as input, an indication of a maneuver in the predefined maneuvers that is performed by the autonomous vehicle when the autonomous vehicle follows a candidate route. The autonomous vehicle then follows the route from the origin location to the destination location.
US11112793B2	Mixed-mode driving of a vehicle having autonomous driving capabilities Among other things, a vehicle having autonomous driving capabilities is operated in a mixed driving mode.
US11112792B2	Cleaning robot and method for controlling cleaning robot A cleaning robot includes a user interface to display a map image including one or more divided regions, and the user interface displays an icon corresponding to a state value of a main device on the map image.
US11112790B2	Micro-authorization of remote assistance for an autonomous vehicle Micro-authorization of remote assistance for an autonomous vehicle is described herein. A constraint that inhibits propulsion by a mechanical system of the autonomous vehicle is activated by a computing system of the autonomous vehicle, wherein a signal that identifies the activated constraint is transmitted from the autonomous vehicle to a remote computing system. The remote computing system generates instructions to deactivate the activated constraint. A return signal is transmitted from the remote computing system that specifies instructions to deactivate the constraint and a distance to desirably advance the autonomous vehicle. The computing system of the autonomous vehicle deactivates the constraint and the mechanical system is controlled to advance the autonomous vehicle when signal latency is less than a predetermined threshold duration of time.
US11112789B2	Intervention in operation of a vehicle having autonomous driving capabilities Among other things, a determination is made that intervention in an operation of one or more autonomous driving capabilities of a vehicle is appropriate. Based on the determination, a person is enabled to provide information for an intervention. The intervention is caused in the operation of the one or more autonomous driving capabilities of the vehicle.
US11112788B2	Position-dependent representation of vehicle environment data on a mobile unit The present disclosure, in one aspect, provides a method for monitoring a vehicle environment. The method may include determining environmental data of a vehicle with an environmental sensor system, transmitting the environmental data to a mobile unit, determining a local position of the mobile unit with respect to the vehicle, and selecting a subset of the environmental data based on the local position of the mobile unit and depicting the subset of the environmental data on the mobile unit.
US11112787B2	Machine to machine targeting maintaining positive identification A method of targeting, which involves capturing a first video of a scene about a potential targeting coordinate by a first video sensor on a first aircraft; transmitting the first video and associated potential targeting coordinate by the first aircraft; receiving the first video on a first display in communication with a processor, the processor also receiving the potential targeting coordinate; selecting the potential targeting coordinate to be an actual targeting coordinate for a second aircraft in response to viewing the first video on the first display; and guiding a second aircraft toward the actual targeting coordinate; where positive identification of a target corresponding to the actual targeting coordinate is maintained from selection of the actual targeting coordinate.
US11112783B2	Method and apparatus for machine monitoring with continuous improvement of a predictive maintenance database An apparatus continually monitors predictive maintenance information and analyzes incoming measurements resulting in recommendations for improving setup information, such as machine information and measurement configurations. Smart sensors generate sensor signals corresponding to the parameters of a machine and a transducer converts the sensor signals into digital sensor data, which is stored into memory. An analyzer determines current operating characteristics of each machine and runs an improvement cycle in which it calculates new setup information. For example, the analyzer may calculate a new alert limit, which is a new measurement configuration that may be saved in the database as a new stored measurement configuration replacing an old measurement configuration. The analyzer may also calculate new machine information. For example, the analyzer may identify features in a frequency spectrum that are characteristic of a particular geartrain that is different from the geartrain identity provided in the predictive maintenance database. The analyzer may automatically change the identity of the geartrain in the predictive maintenance database, or it may suggest the change to the operator. The analyzer also runs an analysis cycle during which current operating conditions of each machine are determined and signals are issued based on the current operating conditions.
US11112779B2	Computer system and facility monitoring method A facility that includes machines, includes a camera generating facility operation data, which includes an image of any given space. A computer system comprises: a data obtaining module obtaining the facility operation data; a work identification module identifying work that is performed in the facility, based on the image included in the facility operation data; and an output module outputting time-series information indicating a flow of the work. The work identification module identifies an object included in the image; identifies the work based on information about the identified object; and generates work analysis data, which associates the identified work, a period in which the identified work has been performed, and machines that is related to the identified work with one another. The output module outputs the time-series information or statistical information by using the work analysis data.
US11112777B2	Independent high-speed sampling for an oil drilling system A data sampling and collection system in an oil drilling system includes a data acquirer installed in the measurement sub to transmit a sampling collector identification signal to one of a plurality of sampling collectors coupled to the data acquirer. Each sampling collector includes a sensor and a plurality of random access memory (RAM) pages to store sensor data received from the sensor. When one of the sampling collectors receives the enable signal from the data acquirer, a current RAM page currently receiving sensor data from the sensor continues to receive sensor data without interruption and an immediately preceding RAM page storing a last completed page of received sensor data is transmitted from the one sampling collector to a memory of the data acquirer and from there to a surface computing system. As such, recent data is retrieved and transmitted for processing without interrupting the continuous collection of sensor data.
US11112769B2	System and workstation for the design, fabrication and assembly of bio-material constructs A bioassembly system having a tissue/object modeling software component fully and seamlessly integrated with a robotic bioassembly workstation component for the computer-assisted design, fabrication and assembly of biological and non-biological constructs. The robotic bioassembly workstation includes a six-axis robot providing the capability for oblique-angle printing, printing by non-sequential planar layering, and printing on print substrates having variable surface topographies, enabling fabrication of more complex bio-constructs including tissues, organs and vascular trees.
US11112766B2	Method of estimating an attitude of a control device for controlling operating machines A method of estimating an attitude of a control device for controlling operating machines, where the control device has a plurality of pushbuttons for controlling the movement of an operating machine along respective directions, the method having the following steps: —preliminary estimating the attitude of the control device using data from an accelerometer and a magnetometer onboard of the control device; —updating of the preliminary estimate of the attitude of the control device using data from a gyroscope onboard of the control device.
US11112764B2	Systems, methods, and apparatuses for adaptive irrigation zone control using pressure, time, flow, and predicted behavior An adaptive hydraulic control system controls irrigation system zones using predicted valve behavior, measured pressure, recovery time, and measured flow. A pressure sensor can measure a pressure in a water line and a flow meter can measure a flow rate in the water line. The adaptive hydraulic control system monitors the pressure and the flow rate, and determines when the pressure and the flow rate are above and below target operational thresholds. When the pressure is determined to be below a minimum target threshold or the flow rate is determined to be above a maximum target threshold, the adaptive hydraulic control system identifies one or more valves in an opened position of the plurality of valves that when closed would cause the pressure and the flow rate to return within the target operational thresholds. The adaptive hydraulic control system provides instructions to change a position of the one or more identified valves.
US11112762B2	Universal programming station with orientable blocks A universal programming station with orientable blocks includes several blocks that can have variable orientations on a support. The orientations of the blocks determine programming instructions applicable to various devices. Such a programming station is intuitive and can be used easily. Moreover, connecting the station with a management platform, via a communication network, promotes the universal character of same with respect to the devices to be programmed.
US11112756B2	Drum cartridge including electrical contact surface movable relative to drum frame A drum cartridge includes: a drum frame to which a developing cartridge is attachable; a photosensitive drum rotatable about an axis extending in a first direction; a memory having an electrical contact surface; and a resilient member positioned between the electrical contact surface and the drum frame. The resilient member is configured to expand and compress in a second direction crossing the electrical contact surface between a first state and a second state, the resilient member having a shorter length in the second state than in the first state. A distance between the drum frame and the electrical contact surface in the second direction when the resilient member is in the second state is smaller than a distance between the drum frame and the electrical contact surface in the second direction when the resilient member is in the first state.
US11112755B2	Drum cartridge including movable electrical contact surface, and image-forming apparatus using the same A drum cartridge includes: a photosensitive drum rotatable about an axis extending in a first direction; a first drum frame to which a developing cartridge is attachable; and a second drum frame having an outer surface; and a memory having an electrical contact surface. The first drum frame is at one end portion of the drum cartridge in a second direction and the second drum frame is at another end portion of the drum cartridge in the second direction. The electrical contact surface is positioned at the outer surface of the second drum frame and is movable in a predetermined direction relative to the second drum frame.
US11112754B1	Gear assembly for improved dot alignment in an imaging device A gear assembly for an imaging device includes a drive gear positioned to receive rotational force from the imaging device, and a driven gear positioned to mesh with and receive rotational force from the drive gear for rotating a photoconductive member. As the photoconductive member rotates, a rotational location on the drive gear that meshes with the driven gear when a latent image is formed on the photoconductive member is the same said rotational location on the drive gear that meshes with the driven gear when a toned image of the latent image is transferred from the photoconductive member to an image receiving medium.
US11112750B2	Development cartridge having a switch member to rotate developing unit to a development position A development cartridge for an image forming apparatus includes a photoconductive unit including a photoconductive drum, a developing unit including a developing roller having a rotation shaft and coupled to the photoconductive unit to be rotatable to a release position where the developing roller is separated from the photoconductive drum, and to a development position where the developing roller contacts the photoconductive drum, and a coupler located between and couplable to the rotation shaft of the developing roller and a rotational power transmission member. When the coupler is coupled to the rotational power transmission member, the coupler is selectively rotatable in a first rotation direction or a second rotation direction by a rotational force from the rotational power transmission member. When the coupler is rotated in the first rotation direction and then in the second rotation direction, transmission of the rotational force to the developing roller is partially interrupted.
US11112749B1	Process cartridge Disclosed in the present invention is a process cartridge, which is detachably mounted into an electronic imaging device, wherein the electronic imaging device comprises a separating member. The process cartridge comprises: a photosensitive drum; a developing roller; a first housing supporting the developing roller, wherein when the process cartridge is mounted into the electronic imaging device, in a direction of gravity, the photosensitive drum is located on a lower end side of the process cartridge, and an axis of the developing roller is located on an upper side of an axis of the photosensitive drum; and an integrally molded second housing. The second housing supports the photosensitive drum. A first housing is rotatable relative to the second housing. A separating force receiving component movable relative to the second housing is provided on the second housing. The separating force receiving component receives a force from the separating member to move, and the movement of the separating force receiving component drives the first housing to move relative to the second housing, so that the developing roller is separated from the photosensitive drum.
US11112741B2	Image forming apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device, a corrector, and a controller. The image forming device is configured to form an image on a sheet using a rotating body under a predetermined image forming condition. The corrector is configured to correct the image forming condition to adjust image density unevenness corresponding to a rotation cycle of the rotating body. The controller is configured to control the image forming device to form on at least one sheet (i) plural test images that are different in correction amount for the image forming condition and (ii) pointing portions indicating intervals corresponding to the rotation cycle of the rotating body, in a state where the rotating body is continuously rotated.
US11112738B2	Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same A fixing apparatus includes a fixing belt, a pressing roller configured to form a nip by pressing the fixing belt and rotate the fixing belt, a bush configured to guide an edge of the fixing belt, and a meandering adjustment member configured to move a rotation shaft of the pressing roller in a direction perpendicular to an axis direction of the pressing roller. The fixing apparatus can be provided to an image forming apparatus.
US11112733B2	Image forming apparatus and process cartridge including a toner satisfying relations An image forming apparatus includes: a developing section that forms a toner image by developing an electrostatic latent image using toner. The toner satisfies the following relations: (lnη(T1)−lnη(T2))/(T1−T2)≤−0.14; (lnη(T2)−lnη(T3))/(T2−T3)≥−0.15; and (lnη(T1)−lnη(T2))/(T1−T2)<(lnη(T2)−lnη(T3))/(T2−T3), where η(T1) represents a viscosity of the toner at 60° C., η(T2) represents a viscosity of the toner at 90° C., and η(T3) represents a viscosity of the toner at 130° C.).
US11112732B1	Image forming device A bias condition determination portion of an image forming device executes each of: a first approximation expression determination operation that respectively acquires the DC component of the development current with at least three peak-to-peak voltages included in a first measurement range and determines a first expression showing a relation between the peak-to-peak voltage and the DC component of the acquired development current, a second approximation expression determination operation that respectively acquires the DC component of the development current with at least three peak-to-peak voltages included in a second measurement range larger than the first measurement range and determines a second approximation expression showing a relation between the peak-to-peak voltage and the DC component of the acquired development current, and a reference voltage determination operation that determines, as a reference peak-to-peak voltage, the peak-to-peak voltage at an intersection where the first approximation expression and the second approximation expression intersect each other.
US11112722B1	Image forming apparatus A bias condition determiner executes a direct current voltage determination mode (DC calibration) for determining a reference direct current voltage that is a reference for a direct current voltage of a developing bias applied to a developing roller in an image forming operation and an inter-peak voltage determination mode (AC calibration) for determining a reference inter-peak voltage that is a reference for an inter-peak voltage of an alternating current voltage of the developing bias applied to the developing roller in the image forming operation. A calibration executor determines whether the inter-peak voltage determination mode needs to be executed in accordance with a value of the reference direct current voltage.
US11112719B2	Process cartridge and electrophotographic apparatus capable of suppressing lateral running while maintaining satisfactory potential function Provided is a process cartridge in which lateral running is suppressed while satisfactory potential fluctuation is maintained. The process cartridge includes: an electrophotographic photosensitive member including a support, a lowermost layer, and a photosensitive layer; and a charging member including a support and a conductive layer. In a case where a maximum frequency at which a phase of an impedance reaches 45°, when the impedance is measured by applying an AC voltage to the lowermost layer while changing the AC voltage, is represented by fOPC (Hz), and in a case where a maximum frequency at which a phase of an impedance reaches 45°, when the impedance is measured by applying an AC voltage to the charging member while changing the AC voltage, is represented by fC (Hz), the fOPC and the fC each have a value within a certain range.
US11112714B2	Toner A toner comprising: a toner particle; and an external additive, wherein the external additive includes spherical silica particles and hydrotalcite particles, a number average particle diameter Da of the spherical silica particles is from 10 nm to 40 nm, a circularity of the spherical silica particles is at least 0.80, and the toner satisfies formula (1) below: {Ga×(1−Ka/100)}/{Gb×(1−Kb/100)}≥0.050 (1) wherein Ga: a content of the spherical silica particles with respect to 100 parts by mass of the toner particle; Gb: a content of the hydrotalcite particles with respect to 100 parts by mass of the toner particle; Ka: a fixing ratio (%) of the spherical silica particles on a surface of the toner particle; and Kb: a fixing ratio (%) of the hydrotalcite particles on the surface of the toner particle.
US11112713B2	Toner A toner including a toner particle containing a binder resin, wherein the binder resin contains a crystalline resin, and in viscoelasticity measurement of the toner with Tp being a peak temperature of an endothermic peak derived from the crystalline resin in DSC of the toner, given G′(Tp−5, 0.01 Hz) as a storage modulus at a temperature of Tp−5° C. and a frequency of 0.01 Hz, G′(Tp−5, 10 Hz) as a storage modulus at a temperature of Tp−5° C. and a frequency of 10 Hz, and G′(Tp−30, 10 Hz) as a storage modulus at a temperature of Tp−30° C. and a frequency of 10 Hz, the following formulae are satisfied: G′(Tp−30,10 Hz)/G′(Tp−5,0.01 Hz)≤1.40 G′(Tp−5,10 Hz)/G′(Tp−5,0.01 Hz)≤2.20.
US11112711B2	White toner A white toner comprising a toner particle wherein the toner particle includes a binder resin and a calcium titanate particle, the binder resin has an acid value, and a content of the calcium titanate particle in the toner is in the range of from 25 mass % to 80 mass %.
US11112710B2	Toner and method for producing toner A toner comprising: a toner particle that includes a binder resin, and an external additive, wherein the toner particle includes a polyester resin on the surface; the toner particle includes a polyvalent metal element; where an electrical resistivity of the polyvalent metal element at 20° C. is denoted by A Ω·m, and an amount of the polyvalent metal element in the toner particle is denoted by B μmol/g, a following relationship is satisfied: 0.025×108≤(1/A)×B≤4.500×108; the external additive includes silica particles; and the silica particles includes spherical silica particles having a number average particle diameter of from 20 nm to 40 nm.
US11112705B2	Motor, dual stroke stage and lithographic apparatus The invention relates to a motor (LD) comprising: a stationary part (STP), comprising: a row of coil assemblies (UCA,LCA), the coil assemblies having multiple phases, a movable part (MP), comprising: a row of permanent magnets (UPM,LPM), wherein the row of coil assemblies has a first length and the row of permanent magnets has a second length, wherein the second length is smaller than the first length, wherein the coil assemblies are arranged to interact with permanent magnets aligned with the coil assemblies to generate a driving force, a comparator to compare a position measurement signal representative for an actual position of the movable part with a set-point signal representative for a desired position of the movable part to provide an error signal; a motion feedback controller configured to provide a control signal on the basis of the error signal; at least one current amplifier configured to provide an actuation signal to the coil assemblies on the basis of the control signal, wherein the motor comprises a feedforward device, wherein the feedforward device is configured to provide a current amplifier feedforward signal on the basis of the set-point signal, or a derivative thereof, wherein the current amplifier feedforward signal is provided to the at least one current amplifier to compensate for unbalanced back electromotive forces on one or more of the coil assemblies due to the one or more coil assemblies being only partly aligned with the permanent magnets.
US11112696B2	Protective film-forming composition A composition for forming protective films against aqueous hydrogen peroxide solutions, including: a compound of the following formula (1a) or formula (1b) or a compound having a substituent of the following formula (2) and having a molecular weight of 300 or more and less than 800 or a weight-average molecular weight of 300 or more and less than 800; and a solvent, the composition containing the compound of the formula (1a) or formula (1b) of 0.1% by mass to 60% by mass or the compound having the substituent of the formula (2) of 10% by mass to 100% by mass, relative to solids excluding the solvent: (wherein R1 is a C1-4 alkylene or alkenylene group or a direct bond, k is 0 or 1, m is an integer of 1 to 3, and n is an integer of 2 to 4.)
US11112690B2	Mask blank, transfer mask, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device A mask blank including a light shielding film pattern having high ArF light fastness. The light shielding film is on a transparent substrate. In the mask blank, the light shielding film is a single layer film formed of a material containing silicon and nitrogen, and the light shielding film has an optical density to an ArF excimer laser exposure light of 2.5 or more, a surface reflectance to the exposure light of 40% or less, a back-surface reflectance to the exposure light of 40% or less, a transmittance to a light having a wavelength of 900 nm of 50% or less, an extinction coefficient to a light having a wavelength of 900 nm of 0.04 or more, and a thickness of 60 nm or less.
US11112683B1	Camera with infrared module A camera includes an optical camera housing, and a platform disposed at least partially within the optical camera housing. The platform is configured to be pan-rotated about a first axis relative to the optical camera housing. The platform includes a first component configured to be coupled to a camera lens, and a second component having a mount configured to be fixed to an infrared module. The camera also includes a camera lens coupled to the first component of the platform. The camera lens is configured to tilt relative to the platform about a second axis different from the first axis. The camera also includes an infrared module fixed to the mount.
US11112682B1	Compact stand for a television camera A stand in which professional television cameras are placed includes a compact and easily storable and transportable stand for professional television cameras comprising a plurality of supporting legs pivotable upon the fixed base, and between a folded position, in which the stand is positioned coupled to a corresponding slot, and an open position, in which the stand is positioned substantially in parallel to the fixed base and thereby able to be placed on a surface. When the stand is in storage or transport, the stand may be brought into a folded position, in which each supporting leg is coupled to a corresponding slot, reducing the form factor of the stand while folded and having higher easiness in transportation.
US11112672B2	Optical device An optical device comprising a stack of the following layers: a capping layer; a layer of light absorber material; and a reflective layer, wherein the refractive index of the capping layer is at least 1.6.
US11112670B2	Light control film, light control system, and light control member A light control film and a light control system, which not only simply change the amount of transmitted light but also can be used for a wider range of applications. This light control film includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a liquid crystal material, and a dichroic dye, and has a guest-host type liquid crystal layer in which light transmittance varies with the potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the liquid crystal layer has a first haze value when the potential difference is a first potential difference, has a second haze value when the potential difference is a second potential difference, and has a third haze value higher than at least the second haze value when the potential difference is a third potential difference between the first potential difference and the second potential difference.
US11112669B2	Array substrate and display panel The present invention provides an array substrate and a display panel. The display panel includes the array substrate, a non-display region of the array substrate includes a fan-out region and a bonding pad region, and each fan-out lines of the fan-out region includes a first metal layer, a second metal layer, a third metal layer, and a fourth metal layer, which are arranged in a stack and are different materials.
US11112668B2	Array substrate and display panel The present application discloses an array substrate and a display panel. In the array substrate, a contact-hole shorting bar includes a first side edge and a second side edge arranged in parallel, and distances from an edge of a contact hole to the first side edge and the second side edge are greater than zero.
US11112667B1	Display device A display device includes: a liquid crystal layer between a first substrate and a second substrate; a contact region electrically connecting one of horizontal gate lines to one of vertical signal lines; a plurality of data lines; and a plurality of pixels including transistors that are electrically connected to the horizontal gate lines and the data lines, wherein: the plurality of pixels includes a kickback pixel defined as a pixel that is affected by a kickback voltage caused by the one vertical signal line, and a normal pixel defined as a pixel that is less affected by the kickback voltage caused by the one vertical signal line than the kickback pixel, and the liquid crystal layer in the kickback pixel having a first cell gap, and the liquid crystal layer in the normal pixel having a second cell gap greater than the second cell gap.
US11112664B2	Active matrix substrate and display apparatus The present disclosure illustrates an active matrix substrate includes pixel electrodes forming the pixels; first gate lines respectively disposed between the pixel electrodes; first source line respectively disposed between the pixel electrodes and extended in a direction crossing the first gate lines; first capacitor lines respectively disposed between the first gate lines and extended in nonparallel to one another; switch devices respectively disposed on the pixel electrodes; second source lines respectively disposed between the pixel electrodes and extended in parallel to the first source lines; second gate lines respectively disposed between the pixel electrode and extended in parallel to the first gate lines; and second capacitor lines respectively adjacent to the first capacitor lines and extended in nonparallel to the first capacitor lines. The first gate lines, first capacitor lines, first source lines, second gate lines, second capacitor lines and second source lines are isolated from each other.
US11112663B2	Array substrate and manufacturing method thereof, and electronic device An array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and an electronic device are provided. The array substrate includes: a base substrate having a first side, a second side opposite to the first side and a via hole passing through a plate body of the base substrate; a switch element at the first side of the base substrate; and a pixel electrode which is at the second side of the base substrate and which is electrically connected with the switch element through the via hole.
US11112659B2	Array substrate and display device An array substrate includes a display region and a wiring region. The wiring region includes a plurality of sets of signal line leads and a plurality of wiring regions, and a same set of signal line leads extends to a same bonding region disposed in the wiring region. The wiring region further includes at least one auxiliary wiring structure. Each auxiliary wiring structure is disposed between adjacent two sets of signal line leads and includes a peripheral closed wiring loop. Each peripheral closed wiring loop includes a plurality of corner portion, and a shape of at least one corner portion proximate to the display region is a curve.
US11112654B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device, which includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed to face each other with a liquid crystal sandwiched therebetween. The first substrate is an electrode-provided substrate having a first electrode and a plurality of second electrodes overlaid on the first electrode via an insulating film, formed on a pixel region on a surface on the liquid crystal side, where one of the first electrode and the second electrodes is a pixel electrode and the other is a counter electrode, having a first liquid crystal alignment film formed on the surface on the liquid crystal side of the first substrate covered with the second electrodes. The second substrate is a substrate having a second liquid crystal alignment film formed on a surface on the liquid crystal side, the second liquid crystal alignment film containing a photosensitive side chain type polymer which develops liquid crystallinity.
US11112652B2	Backlight unit and display device including the same technical field In an embodiment, a backlight unit includes a light-emitting device and lower reflector on a substrate. The lower reflector has a hole that accommodates and exposes the light-emitting device. The lower reflector may have a height greater than a height of the light-emitting device. The backlight unit may include a color resin in the holes and on the light-emitting device. The backlight unit may include a light path modulator above the light emitting device and on the color resin. The light path modulator may have a different refractive index than a refractive index of the color resin to reflect the emitted light at a boundary of the light path modulator and the color resin towards the lower reflector.
US11112651B1	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device provided by the present invention includes a backlight source, a light path modulation box and a liquid crystal display panel. The light path modulation box is disposed on the backlight source. The light path modulation box is configured to modulate light emitted out from the backlight source such that backlight is emitted out along a direction perpendicular to the light path modulation box. The liquid crystal display panel is disposed on the light path modulation box. The backlight emitted by the backlight source passes through the light path modulation box and enters the liquid crystal display panel.
US11112650B2	Backlight module and display device Disclosed are a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module includes a substrate; a first circuit board and a second circuit board thereon, a gap portion is between the two circuit boards; a blocking member for blocking the gap portion; and an optical sheet on a side of the blocking member facing away from the substrate, wherein the blocking member includes a blocking portion, a space is provided between the blocking portion and the optical sheet, an orthographic projection of the blocking portion on the substrate covers that of the gap portion, and wherein the blocking portion includes a first inclined surface inclined with respect to the first circuit board and a second inclined surface inclined with respect to the second circuit board, and the two inclined surface converge in a direction toward a light exit side to reflect light incident thereon toward the light exit side.
US11112649B1	Backlight module and display device A backlight module and a display device are provided. A blue laser is emitted by a light emitting unit of the backlight module, and a red laser generator and a green laser generator included in the laser array with an optical echo-wall mode microcavity are disposed on the light-emitting unit, so that the backlight formed by the laser array has a larger viewing angle and higher backlight uniformity.
US11112641B2	Display panel The present invention provides a display panel having a display region and a peripheral region, and the display panel includes a plurality of pixel units including at least one inner pixel unit and at least one first peripheral pixel unit, and a shielding layer. A shape of the display region is non-rectangular. The inner pixel unit is disposed in the display region and includes at least one inner sub-pixel unit. The first peripheral pixel unit is disposed in both the display region and the peripheral region and includes at least one first peripheral sub-pixel unit. At least a part of the shielding layer is disposed in the peripheral region, and the at least a part partially overlaps the first peripheral pixel unit. A structure of the first peripheral pixel unit is different from a structure of the inner pixel unit.
US11112639B2	Method for sensing biometric object A method for sensing a biometric object using an electronic device includes the steps of: (a) emitting a sensing light from a backlight unit upon the biometric object contacting a sensing region on a display surface, and allowing the sensing light to pass through a color filter unit and then reach and be reflected by the biometric object to return as a reflected light; and (b) controlling arrangement of liquid crystal molecules located in a first region of a liquid crystal layer to define a first light path, and allowing the reflected light having predetermined wavelengths to pass through the color filter unit and the first light path to reach and be detected by the optical sensing unit.
US11112637B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal panel in which a display region in which a plurality of touch blocks are arranged and a non-display region around the display region are defined, wherein the liquid crystal panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other and a polarizer attached to an outer surface of the first substrate, and a touch electrode is provided in each of the plurality of touch blocks; and a cover window attached to an outer surface of the polarizer through an adhesive layer, wherein the cover window has a size greater than that of the display region and smaller than or equal to that of the first substrate.
US11112633B2	Display apparatus and method for assembling the same A frame-shaped reinforcement member is bonded and fixed to a rear surface of a cover panel, such as a glass plate. The reinforcement member has a rigidity higher than that of the cover panel. Since the reinforcement member is provided, the flatness of flat portions of the cover panel can be maintained at a high level. The reinforcement member is bonded and fixed to a rear support member after display cell elements are bonded to the flat portions and backlights are fixed to the reinforcement member.
US11112631B2	Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display includes a guide panel configured to guide a position of a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight unit, a cover bottom, and a rear cover. The guide panel includes a panel supporter extended in a first direction and including a second groove, and an extension extended from the panel supporter in a second direction intersecting the first direction and including a first groove. The cover bottom includes a horizontal portion extended in the first direction, and a vertical portion extended from the horizontal portion in the second direction. One end of the vertical portion is inserted into the second groove. The rear cover includes a body covering a back surface of the horizontal portion, and a hook protruding from the body in the first direction and inserted into the first groove.
US11112630B2	Display panel protective glass and preparation method thereof, display panel and display device The embodiments of the disclosure provide a display panel protective glass and a preparation method thereof, a display panel and a display device. The display panel protective glass comprises: a glass substrate; a white photoresist layer on the glass substrate, the white photoresist layer being arranged along a bezel region of the glass substrate; an isolation layer on the white photoresist layer; a black matrix layer on the isolation layer, the black matrix layer being arranged along the bezel region of the glass substrate.
US11112628B2	Liquid crystal display device including common electrode control circuit A charge pull-out period is set after power off, and an all-on control signal is set to a high level in the charge pull-out period. A high-level voltage which is output to a scanning line drive circuit formed on a liquid crystal panel is kept at a high level even after power off until a middle of the charge pull-out period. A common electrode control circuit for connecting a common electrode to a ground when the all-on control signal is at the high level and the high-level voltage is at an operation level is configured using two resistors, a NOT circuit, and two FETs, and is provided to a liquid crystal display device. With this, a liquid crystal display device which can lower a common electrode voltage to a ground level when power off and can prevent burn-in after power on is provided.
US11112625B2	Optical modulator including electro-optic polymer in grooves having multiple widths An optical transmission device has a modulator, a first terminal groove, and relay groove. The modulator has a groove on a waveguide formed on a substrate. EO polymer is placed in the groove in the modulator. The modulator modulates light propagated through the waveguide by changing the phase of the light propagated through the waveguide through change of the refractive index of the EO polymer placed in the groove in the modulator by means of an electric signal. The first terminal groove is formed on the substrate and has a width larger than a width of the groove in the modulator. The relay groove is formed on the substrate and communicates with the groove in the modulator and the first terminal groove. Furthermore, the EO polymer is placed in the relay groove and the first terminal groove.
US11112621B2	Optical device with desensitized rotational angular alignment for astigmatism correction An ophthalmic lens comprises a main body having a toric surface and a spherical surface opposite the toric surface, the main body comprising an eyelid stabilization design structure having a thickness of less than 200 μm, wherein the spherical surface is configured to exhibit a lens spherical power, wherein the toric surface is configured to exhibit a lens cylindrical power that does not fully correct ocular cylindrical power due to astigmatism; and wherein the lens spherical power is configured such that the minimum circle of the ophthalmic lens is on or adjacent the retina of the eye of the wearer at a target angle of alignment.
US11112619B1	Eyewear with cooling frame Eyewear includes a pair of eyeglass frames and lenses. Portions of the frame have an interior void filled with a cooling medium. Regions of the frame intended for skin contact further comprise a thermally conductive material while regions of the frame opposite the thermally conductive material further comprise an insulative material.
US11112617B2	Luminaire A spreading optics system distributes electromagnetic (EM) waves emitted by an emitter having an emission vector. The spreading optics system includes reflective surfaces. The reflective surfaces include concave first reflector having a concave cross section in a plane substantially perpendicular the emission vector. The reflective surfaces further include a convex second reflector arranged further from the emitter than the concave first reflector. The convex second reflector has a convex cross section in a second plane substantially parallel the first plane. The reflective surfaces are configured to divergently redirect the EM waves into a vector fan at a predetermined angle relative to the emission vector.
US11112614B2	Light-emitting device A light-emitting device improves the beam quality of emission light from a single emitter light source in the slow-axis direction, and includes a light source 10 having a single emitter and a beam shaping module that splits the emission light from the light source into to a plurality of split-lights in the slow-axis direction, and shapes the split-lights as a shaped-beam arrayed in the fast-axis direction, and outputs the shaped-beam.
US11112613B2	Integrated augmented reality head-mounted display for pupil steering A head-mounted display device for providing augmented reality contents to a wearer includes an eye tracker, a light projector, a beam steerer and a combiner. The eye tracker is configured to determine a position of a pupil of an eye of the wearer. The light projector is configured to project light for rendering images. The beam steerer is configured to change a direction of the light from the light projector based on the position of the pupil. The combiner is configured to combine the light from the light projector and light from an outside of the head-mounted display device for providing an overlap of the rendered image and a real image that corresponds to the light from the outside of the head-mounted display device.
US11112608B2	Systems, apparatuses, and methods for image shifting in monochromatic display devices The disclosed apparatus may include (1) a plurality of monochromatic emitter arrays, where each of the plurality of monochromatic emitter arrays has a plurality of emitters disposed in a two-dimensional configuration and emits a monochromatic image of a corresponding color, (2) a waveguide configuration that includes (a) a top surface, (b) a bottom surface disposed opposite the top surface, (c) a coupling area that receives the monochromatic images, and (d) a decoupling area that projects a plurality of instances of a polychromatic image including a combination of the monochromatic images toward an eyebox through the bottom surface, and (3) an actuator system that produces lateral shifting of the plurality of instances of the polychromatic image between at least two positions relative to the waveguide configuration. Various other methods and systems are also disclosed.
US11112607B2	Systems, apparatuses, and methods for monochromatic display waveguides The disclosed apparatus may include a waveguide configuration that may include (1) a coupling area having at least one coupling element configured to receive a plurality of monochromatic images, where each of the monochromatic images is of a predetermined wavelength of light, (2) a propagation area in which light, received via the at least one coupling element, moves within a length of the waveguide configuration, and (3) a decoupling area that extends along the propagation area and includes decoupling elements that project a polychromatic image toward an eyebox, where the polychromatic image includes the monochromatic images of the predetermined wavelengths of light. Associated systems and devices are also provided herein.
US11112605B2	Diffractive optical elements with asymmetric profiles In an optical display system that includes a waveguide with multiple diffractive optical elements (DOEs), gratings in one or more of the DOEs may have an asymmetric profile in which gratings may be slanted or blazed. Asymmetric gratings in a DOE can provide increased display uniformity in the optical display system by reducing the “banding” resulting from optical interference that is manifested as dark stripes in the display. Banding may be more pronounced when polymeric materials are used in volume production of the DOEs to minimize system weight, but which have less optimal optical properties compared with other materials such as glass. The asymmetric gratings can further enable the optical system to be more tolerant to variations—such as variations in thickness, surface roughness, and grating geometry—that may not be readily controlled during manufacturing particularly since such variations are in the submicron range.
US11112598B2	Pattern drawing device, pattern drawing method, and method for manufacturing device An exposure device that draws a pattern on a substrate by shining a beam from a light source device on substrate and scanning the beam in a main scanning direction while varying the intensity of beam according to pattern information, including: a scanning unit having a beam scanning unit that includes a polygonal mirror whereby the beam is oriented to scan the beam, and light detector for photoelectric detection of reflected light generated when beam is shined on substrate; an electro-optical element for controlling the beam's intensity modulation according to pattern information such that at least part of second pattern to be newly drawn is drawn on top of at least part of first pattern formed on substrate; and a measurement unit measuring relative positional relationship between the first and second pattern on the basis of a detection signal output by the detector while second pattern is drawn on substrate.
US11112597B2	Dual-drive device for sequential scanning, and associated method A dual-drive device for sequential scanning includes a moving part comprising a frame and an optical instrument that is positioned on the frame and is rotatable about a first axis with respect to the frame so as to be slowed down or immobilized in a plurality of successive positions about the first axis, a motor configured to set the moving part in rotation about the first axis in a first direction of rotation at a constant speed, the moving part comprising a first actuator positioned on the frame and configured to actuate the rotation of the optical instrument about the first axis with respect to the frame in the first direction of rotation in order to pass from a first position to a successive position from the plurality of successive positions, and in a second direction of rotation, opposite to the first direction of rotation, in order to slow down or immobilize the optical instrument in the successive position.
US11112596B1	Arc shaped visual aid The device of the current invention is a visual aid that provides for a lens that is attached to a frame that can be connected to a handle. The frame is curved in a way that can allow it to be smaller and be held closer to the eye than existing visual aids. The frame has inner extensions allowing the lens to be attached away from the edges of the frame, making the lens much smaller than the frame itself. This also allows the lens to be placed at a safe and fixed distance close to the eye. When the lens is smaller and when held closer to the eye, the user has the ability to view a wider field of vision than available in the current visual aids. This invention also describes a stick and a ring as examples of handles that can carry the frame with the small lens on it along with inherent utilities more expanded than existing art.
US11112593B2	Sample processing for microscopy In some instances, an apparatus can include a light sensitive imaging sensor having a surface to receive a fluid sample, a body to be moved relative to the light sensitive imaging sensor and having a surface to touch a portion of the fluid sample, and a carrier to move the body toward the surface of the light sensitive imaging sensor to cause the surface of the body to touch the portion of the fluid sample, so that as the surface of the body touches the portion of the fluid, the surface of the body (i) is parallel to the surface of the light sensitive imaging sensor, and (ii) settles on top of the fluid sample independently of motion of the carrier.
US11112591B2	Reduced dimensionality structured illumination microscopy with patterned arrays of nanowells Techniques are described for reducing the number of angles needed in structured illumination imaging of biological samples through the use of patterned flowcells, where nanowells of the patterned flowcells are arranged in, e.g., a square array, or an asymmetrical array. Accordingly, the number of images needed to resolve details of the biological samples is reduced. Techniques are also described for combining structured illumination imaging with line scanning using the patterned flowcells.
US11112588B2	Zoom lens and imaging apparatus A zoom lens is constituted by, in order from the object side: a positive first lens group; a negative second lens group; a positive third lens group; a positive fourth lens group; a negative fifth lens group, and a positive sixth lens group. The distances among adjacent lens groups change when changing magnification from the wide angle end to the telephoto end. The first lens group is constituted by, in order from the object side, a negative lens, a positive lens, and a positive lens. The third lens group has a positive lens at the most object side thereof. A predetermined conditional formula is satisfied.
US11112587B2	Imaging optical system, projection-type display apparatus, and imaging apparatus The imaging optical system consists of first and second optical systems in order from a magnified side. The second optical system forms an image on an image display surface as an intermediate image. The first optical system forms the intermediate image on a magnified-side conjugate plane. A height H of a principal ray of light having a maximum angle of view becomes maximum on a lens surface of the whole system (having focal length f) on the most magnified side, among heights of principal rays of light having a maximum angle of view on respective lens surfaces, satisfying predetermined Conditional Expressions (1) and (2): 0.03
US11112583B2	Camera lens assembly and camera device comprising the camera lens assembly The present disclosure provides a camera lens assembly, the camera lens assembly including sequentially, from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, a first lens having a negative refractive power, wherein an image-side surface of the first lens is a concave surface; a second lens, wherein an image-side surface of the second lens is a convex surface; a third lens; a fourth lens having a negative refractive power; and at least one subsequent lens. An effective radius DT21 of an object-side surface of the second lens and an effective radius DT42 of an image-side surface of the fourth lens satisfy: 0.5
US11112582B2	Folded telephoto camera lens system A folded telephoto lens system may include multiple lenses with refractive power and a light path folding element. Light entering the camera through lens(es) on a first path is refracted to the folding element, which changes direction of the light on to a second path with lens(es) that refract the light to form an image plane at a photosensor. At least one of the object side and image side surfaces of at least one of the lens elements may be aspheric. Total track length (TTL) of the lens system may be 14.0 mm or less. The lens system may be configured so that the telephoto ratio (TTL/f) is less than or equal to 1.0. Materials, radii of curvature, shapes, sizes, spacing, and aspheric coefficients of the optical elements may be selected to achieve quality optical performance and high image resolution in a small form factor camera.
US11112579B2	Optical lens assembly The present disclosure discloses an optical lens assembly. The optical lens assembly includes sequentially a first lens, a second lens, a third lens and a fourth lens from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The first lens has a positive refractive power, and an object-side surface of the first lens is a convex surface. The second lens has a negative refractive power, and an object-side surface of the second lens is a concave surface. The third lens has a positive refractive power or a negative refractive power. The fourth lens has a negative refractive power. An air spacing T23 between the second lens and the third lens on the optical axis and an air spacing T34 between the third lens and the fourth lens on the optical axis satisfy: T23/T34<0.2.
US11112578B2	Optical element switching systems for an electro optical system Various exemplary systems for transporting and switching optical components are disclosed. The system includes carriers disposed about a housing and configured to follow a carrier guide system to switch optical components at the optical prescription center of the optical path. In one example, a device is disclosed that reduces the packaging form factor through the use of carriers rotated about an inverted radius along a track adjacent to a limiting peripheral boundary. The system and device are configured to switch optical components while minimizing the form factor of the optical device. Methods of accomplishing these tasks are also disclosed.
US11112577B2	Lens drive device A lens drive device includes a lens holder capable of holding at least one lens and a frame arranged around the holder and holding the holder relatively movable along a light axis of the lens. At least three stopper convex portions protruding toward the frame are formed on an outer circumference of the holder. Stopper concave portions housing each of the stopper convex portions are formed on the frame correspondingly to the stopper convex portions. A convex intersection corner between the first convex end surface and the convex side surface has a chamfering portion or an R curved surface portion to avoid touching a concave intersection corner between the concave bottom surface and the concave side surface.
US11112576B2	Optical lens and fabrication method thereof One embodiment of the invention provides an optical lens including a first lens group with at least two lenses, a second lens group with at least two lenses, and a parting line located between the first lens group and the second lens group. Each of the lenses of the first and the second lens groups is associated with a respective distance, the respective distance is a distance value measured along an optical axis between two focal points of two end points of an image circle diameter formed at an image plane of the optical lens, under the condition that an optical center of one of the lenses is shifted a distance away from the optical axis. The two lenses with the two largest distance values among all lenses are disposed on the same side of the parting line.
US11112575B2	Imaging device with focusing ring adjusting mechanism An imaging device includes a casing, a lens and an adjusting mechanism. The lens is disposed in the casing. The lens includes a focus ring. The adjusting mechanism includes an adjusting module and a rod member. The adjusting module is movably disposed on the casing. The adjusting module includes a slot. The rod member is disposed on the focus ring and located in the slot. When the adjusting module moves with respect to the casing, a side wall of the slot drives the rod member to move, such that the rod member drives the focus ring to rotate.
US11112569B2	Fiber photon engine comprising cylindrically arranged planar ring of diodes coupled into a capillary/shell fiber A photon source may have a substrate, a focus lens disposed above the substrate, and a plurality of optical sources disposed on the substrate. Each optical source may have a mirror disposed on the substrate configured to reflect a collimated beam emitted by an optical emitter disposed on the substrate. The plurality of mirrors may be arranged in a first ring-like configuration defining a first diameter. The plurality of optical emitters may be arranged in a second ring-like configuration defining a second diameter which is larger than the first diameter. In some aspects each optical source may include a second optical emitter emitting a second optical beam and an optical combiner configured to combine the first emitted optical beam and the second emitted optical beam to form the collimated beam. In another aspect, the photon source may be composed of a vertical array of multiple substrates.
US11112567B2	Flexible push-pull boot A new boot for a fiber optic connector has a ribbed back portion, a center portion, and a forward extending portion that can be used to insert and remove the fiber optic connector to receptacle. The ribbed back portion has grasping elements and is connected to the center portion. The center portion is removably connected to a crimp body that is in turn connected to the connector housing. The front extension is connected to the fiber optic connector and also provides a keying feature depending on the side of the fiber optic connector on which it is installed.
US11112566B2	Removal tool for removing a plural of micro optical connectors from an adapter interface An optical connector holding two or more LC-type optical ferrules is provided. A plural of optical connectors are ganged together into when insert into an adapter. To remove the connectors together or individually a removal tool is attachable to one or more of the connectors. The removal tool has a plural of release arms that in first position can release the fiber optic connector from the adapter receptacle. Release aim in a second position prevents the fiber optic connector from being released from the adapter receptacle. The removal tool is moved distally to actuate or retain the fiber optic connectors within their corresponding adapter receptacle.
US11112563B2	Optical multiplexing circuit Provided is an optical multiplexing circuit. The waveguide width of each waveguide is set such that the effective refractive index of a first optical waveguide with a first light beam in the 0-th order mode is equal to the effective refractive index of a MM conversion waveguide with the first light beam in the higher order mode and that the effective refractive indexes of the MM conversion waveguide with second and third light beams in the higher order mode are not equal to the effective refractive indexes of a second optical waveguide with the second and third light beams in the 0-th order mode.
US11112561B2	Variable wavelength filter Provided is a variable wavelength filter having a wide variable wavelength range. In the variable wavelength filter, a slab waveguide that is a component of an arrayed-waveguide grating has a groove into which a resin is inserted. The groove intersects with a plurality of line segments A joining a place of connection between an input light waveguide and the slab waveguide to places of connection between respective array waveguides and the slab waveguide. The groove is formed such that a total length LA of an intersection of the groove and each of the line segments A monotonously increases or decreases between the adjacent line segments A with a difference in the total length LA between the adjacent line segments A being constant.
US11112554B2	Back light unit, fabricating method thereof and display device The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, and provides a back light unit, a fabricating method thereof, and a display device in embodiments. The back light unit includes a composite layer. The composite layer includes a light guide layer and a first substrate opposite to each other, and a plurality of first microprisms and a plurality of second microprisms between the light guide layer and the first substrate. Specifically, the light guide layer includes a light exit surface facing the first substrate, and the plurality of first microprisms are on the light exit surface of the light guide layer. The plurality of second microprisms are on a surface of the first substrate facing the light guide layer. Moreover, the first microprisms are fixedly connected to the second microprisms.
US11112553B2	Light source module and display device using the same A light source module includes an optical plate, a light source and a dimming liquid crystal panel. The dimming liquid crystal panel includes a first driving substrate, a second driving substrate and a liquid crystal material layer. The first driving substrate includes a first substrate and a common electrode. The second driving substrate includes a second substrate, independent electrodes, first signal pads, first wires, dummy wires and a transparent insulation layer. The first wires and dummy wires are disposed on the second substrate and covered by the transparent insulation layer, the first wires are exposed from the transparent insulation layer, the independent electrodes are insulated from each other, disposed on the transparent insulation layer and overlap the first wires and the dummy wires, and each independent electrode is electrically connected to one first signal pad via one first wire. A display device having the light source module is also provided.
US11112550B2	Polarizing plate, optical apparatus and method of manufacturing polarizing plate Provided is a polarizing plate that is a polarizing plate having a wire grid structure, and includes a transparent substrate and a plurality of protrusions that extend in a first direction on the transparent substrate and are periodically arranged at a pitch shorter than a wavelength of light in a use band. Each of the protrusions includes a reflective layer, a multilayer film, and an optical property improving layer located between the reflective layer and the multilayer film. The optical property improving layer contains an oxide that contains a constituent element of which the reflective layer is composed. An etching rate of the optical property improving layer with respect to a chlorine-based gas is no less than 6.7 times and no more than 15 times an etching rate of the multilayer film.
US11112548B2	Optical film and display device including the same An optical film for a display device includes: a first mesh pattern layer in which a plurality of first mesh patterns each including a first inner hole are arranged; and a second mesh pattern layer which faces the first mesh pattern layer, and in which a plurality of second mesh patterns each including a second inner hole are arranged, wherein a center of the first mesh pattern and a center of the second mesh pattern are arranged to be misaligned.
US11112542B2	Miniature optical lens assembly having optical element, imaging apparatus and electronic device A miniature optical lens assembly, which has at least one of optical element, includes the optical element. The optical element includes a low reflection layer disposed on at least one surface of the optical element. The low reflection layer includes a plurality of nanocrystalline grains, and the nanocrystalline grains are located on one surface of the low reflection layer. The optical element is at least one of a light blocking element, an annular spacer element and a barrel element.
US11112540B2	Antifogging member An antifogging member has an concave-convex surface defined by convex portions and concave portions, a Fourier-transformed image obtained by applying two-dimensional fast-Fourier transform processing to an observation image of the concave-convex surface exhibits a circular or annular pattern having an origin for which the absolute value of the wave number is 0 μm−1 as the substantial center thereof, the convex portions and the concave portions extend in random directions in plan view, the average pitch of the concave portions and convex portions of the concave-convex surface is in the range of 50-250 nm, and the water contact angle on a smooth surface formed from the material constituting the concave-convex surface is 90 degrees or less. The antifogging member has high abrasion resistance, minimal haze, and a small difference in chromaticity and transmittance when viewed from oblique and perpendicular directions, and the transmittance and chromaticity thereof are not azimuth dependent.
US11112535B2	Real-time computation of an atmospheric precipitation rate from a digital image of an environment where an atmospheric precipitation is taking place An atmospheric precipitation rate computation system, comprising an electronic digital image/video capture apparatus to capture digital images/videos of an environment in which an atmospheric precipitation is taking place; an electronic digital image processing apparatus connected to the electronic digital image/video capture apparatus to receive therefrom and process captured digital images/videos to compute atmospheric precipitation rates of atmospheric precipitations which are taking place in the environments shown in the received digital images/videos; and an electronic display device connected to the electronic digital image processing apparatus to receive therefrom and display the computed atmospheric precipitation rate. The electronic digital image processing apparatus is configured to compute an atmospheric precipitation rate of an atmospheric precipitation which is taking place in an environment shown in a captured digital image based on the atmospheric precipitation brightness in the captured digital image and on a mathematical model that expresses the atmospheric precipitation brightness in a captured digital image as a function of an atmospheric precipitation rate of an atmospheric precipitation that is taking place in an environment shown in a captured digital image.
US11112526B2	Waveform processing utilizing an amplitude adaptive data mask The disclosure is directed to waveform processing methods for collected sonic logging data. The data can be collected from various types of well systems. The methods utilize an amplitude analysis, utilizing the collected data, to build an adaptive data mask. The adaptive data mask can then be applied to a semblance analysis of the collected data to suppress or partially suppress alias data elements. A threshold parameter can be utilized to eliminate intensity values that do not satisfy the threshold criteria. The adaptive data mask can utilize amplitude or instantaneous amplitude analysis. Also, disclosed is a computer program product capable of executing the methods and algorithms described herein. A waveform processing system is disclosed that can perform the methods and algorithms as described herein.
US11112524B2	Method for estimating the material properties and the individual thicknesses of nested pipes A method and system for determining properties of a pipe string using multi-channel induction measurements. The method may comprise disposing a multi-channel induction tool in a cased hole, obtaining a multi-channel measurement, forming a log from the multi-channel measurement, extracting at least one abnormality that corresponds to known metal thickness, performing a search to find a set of pipe material properties that minimize a mismatch between the abnormality and a simulated response, and inverting the log to estimate the set of pipe material properties at one or more depth points using the set of pipe material properties. The system may comprise a multi-channel induction tool. The multi-channel induction tool may comprise at least one transmitter, at least one receiver, and an information handling system.
US11112522B2	Proximity sensing system with component compatibility testing Self-testing proximity testing systems and corresponding methods are discussed herein and can include a proximity probe and controller in electrical communication via a cable. A self-testing subsystem can be in communication with the controller and configured to determine whether proximity probes and cables assembled with a controller are compatible or incompatible. The self-testing subsystem can place a known impedance in electrical communication with the controller, modifying a proximity signal output by the controller. When the modified proximity signal differs from a predicted proximity signal by greater than or equal to a threshold amount, the self-testing subsystem can output a first indication indicating that incompatible proximity probes and cables are assembled with a controller. When the modified proximity signal differs from a predicted proximity signal by less than the threshold amount, the self-testing subsystem can output a second indication indicating that compatible proximity probes and cables are assembled with a controller.
US11112521B2	Capacitive proximity sensing A capacitive proximity sensor may include a proximity sensing capacitor to provide a voltage output based on a voltage input, the capacitor including a ground plane and an electrode loop capacitively coupled to the ground plane. The proximity sensor may include a processor to detect an object proximity based on a change in the voltage output. This proximity sensor provides automated detection of a person, and thereby reduces the need for a vehicle occupant or child caregiver to activate a sensor by pressing a button. The use of a capacitance-based proximity sensor reduces issues associated with fabric, clothing, or other materials separating the proximity sensor from a person.
US11112514B2	Systems and methods for computed resource hydrocarbon reservoir simulation and development Provided are systems and method for computed resource hydrocarbon reservoir simulation that include, after processing the domain of a model to a point sufficient to determine an initial set of domain decomposition (DD) characteristics (for example, after preliminary grid calculations and initial DD operations), determining the DD characteristics of the initial DD, comparing the DD characteristics to a domain target defined by target DD parameters, and if needed, iteratively repartitioning the domain across a decreasing number of processors and reshuffling the associated weight array to achieve the domain target defined by the target DD parameters.
US11112513B2	Method and device for estimating sonic slowness in a subterranean formation A method for estimating sonic slowness comprising: obtaining (700) a plurality of sonic waveforms are received by a plurality of receivers of a logging tool after emission of a source sonic wave by a transmitter, obtaining (710) slowness models of the subterranean formation, a slowness model being defined by a at least one cell of constant slowness for at least one wave energy mode, computing (720), for each slowness model, a set of candidate travel times, a candidate travel time of a set of candidate travel times being computed for a wave energy mode and a position of a receiver of the plurality of receivers, computing (730) a relevance indicator for each set of candidate travel times based on the recorded sonic waveforms; searching (740) a match between the sets of candidate travel times and the recorded sonic waveforms by searching a relevance indicator which is optimum, computing (750) a sonic slowness estimate for the subterranean formation from a set of candidate travel times for which the relevance indicator is optimum.
US11112512B2	Methods, systems, and media for managing wind speed data, seismic data and other natural phenomena data A system for collecting and managing seismic data via an external communications network comprises one or more seismic stations, each including a seismic measurement apparatus producing seismic signals, a station processor converting the signals to seismic data, a station memory securely storing the seismic data on site and a station communication interface transmitting the seismic data onto an external network. The system further comprises one or more data servers, each including a server computing device, a server communication interface receiving the seismic data from the seismic stations and a server memory storing the received seismic data. The data server can determine if the received seismic data satisfies predetermined conditions for certification and/or triggering a payout in accordance with a contract, and can thereafter transmit the appropriate data signals to another location on the external communications network.
US11112511B2	Radiation detector and compton camera The present disclosure concerns a charge-accumulation radiation detector that includes a semiconductor device and specifies an incident time and energy of radiation from a transferred image signal. The radiation detector includes a semiconductor substrate and electrodes disposed on both sides of the semiconductor substrate, and includes a plurality of charge accumulation units inside the semiconductor substrate. The plurality of charge accumulation units is each configured to accumulate charges generated by radiation incident on the semiconductor substrate. The charges accumulated in the charge accumulation units are readable to outside through at least one of the electrodes.
US11112507B2	Location correction through differential networks system A method may be executed by a base station or mobile device to improve accuracy of a global positioning system (GPS)-based position or “geoposition” of the mobile device. A time-stamped first set of GPS data may be received via a GPS receiver, e.g., of the base station. A second set of GPS data describing a geoposition of the mobile device is received from the mobile device by the base station. A time of collection of the base station and mobile device GPS data coincides. The GPS data includes code phase and pseudo-range data from each of the GPS satellites, and may include carrier phase data. A predetermined GPS position correction technique is used to generate a corrected geoposition of the mobile device using the GPS data. The corrected geoposition is then transmitted to the mobile device and/or an external response system such as a drone or first responder.
US11112498B2	Advanced driver-assistance and autonomous vehicle radar and marking system A radar sensing system for a vehicle includes a radar sensor disposed at the vehicle so as to have a field of sensing exterior of the vehicle. The radar sensor includes a plurality of transmitters that transmit radio signals and a plurality of receivers that receive radio signals. The received radio signals are transmitted radio signals that are reflected from an object. A control has a processor for processing outputs of the receivers. The transmitted radio signals reflect off a radar reflective object, which includes one of radar reflective road markings or radar reflective signs. The control, via processing of outputs of the receivers by the processor, determines information pertaining to the radar reflective object based on the reflected radio signals.
US11112497B2	Maximum doppler extension via recursive chirp decimation A vehicle, system for navigating the vehicle and method of operating the vehicle. The system includes a radar system and a processor. The radar system transmits a linear frequency modulated signal into an environment of the vehicle and receives a reflection of the linear frequency modulated signal from an object in the environment. The processor partitions the reflection into a plurality of streams to obtain a Doppler frequency that exceeds a maximum Doppler frequency of the radar.
US11112495B2	Method for acoustic distance time of flight compensation In one form, a method for acoustic distance measurement includes generating an acoustic signal with an acoustic transducer at a first time. A pulse is detected with the acoustic transducer in response to the acoustic signal encountering an obstacle within a predetermined distance. Detecting the pulse includes detecting a second time relative to the first time when a magnitude of the pulse rises above a predetermined threshold, and detecting a peak magnitude of the pulse. A correction ratio is determined as a ratio of the predetermined threshold to the peak magnitude of the pulse. A correction time is determined in response to the correction ratio. A corrected time-of-flight is determined by adjusting the second time by the compensation time.
US11112491B2	Optical scanner and detector A light ranging and detection system achieving reconfigurable very wide field of view, high sampling of spatial points per second with high optical power handling by using architecture to efficiently combine different wavelengths, time and frequency coding, and spatial selectivity. The transmitter is capable of generating multiple narrow beams, encoding different beams and transmitting in different spatial directions. The receiver can differentiate and extract range and reflectivity information of reflected beams. Three dimensional imaging of the environment is achieved by scanning the field of view of the transmitter. Control and signal processing electronic circuitries fabricated in a chip are packaged together with a chip containing the photonic components of the ranging system.
US11112485B2	Frequency hop based positioning measurement Positioning reference signals are transmitted in a downlink direction from base stations (200) of a wireless communication network to a wireless communication device (100) or in an uplink direction from the wireless communication device (100) to base stations (200) of the wireless communication network. According to a frequency hop pattern, a radio interface of the wireless communication device is switched between multiple different frequency ranges. In this way, the wireless communication device (100) can receive the downlink positioning reference signals on multiple different frequencies defined by the frequency hop pattern or send the uplink positioning reference signals on multiple different frequencies defined by the frequency hop pattern.
US11112484B2	System and method for establishing relative distance and position of a transmitting antenna A system and method for a second wireless device to establish distance and location of a first device which is transmitting radio waves includes the first and second devices. Each second device includes two or more (N in number) receiving antennas. An angle between the directions in which adjacent receiving antennas receive the strongest signals is 360°/N. The second device obtains a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of each receiving antenna receiving signals from the first device, and from the two strongest receiving antennas, calculation of an angle between the first device and one of the adjacent receiving antennas can be performed. The distance between the first device and the second device can also be calculated.
US11112483B2	Determination system for the direction of arrival of a signal and for electronic attack An apparatus, method, or computer-readable storage medium encoded with computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to carry out a method for determining one or more directions of arrival of one or more coherent or incoherent signals with a single radio frequency channel. The apparatus may comprise: a plurality of antenna elements (110) configured to determine the one or more coherent or incoherent signals; a plurality of radio frequency switches (120) configured to selectively activate one or more of the plurality of antenna elements; and a radio frequency combiner (140) configured to combine a plurality of radio frequency signals from one or more selectively activated antenna elements of the plurality of antenna elements.
US11112481B2	Differential circuit calibration apparatus and method An apparatus for calibrating a differential circuit that includes a differential integrator having an input, a gain, and an output connected to a comparator. The differential integrator output is chargeable to a threshold prior to an integration period. The differential integrator integrates the input during the integration period such that the differential integrator output goes toward zero from the threshold. The comparator detects the output of the differential integrator reaching zero. The apparatus includes a closed-loop gain trim circuit to perform a coarse calibration to adjust and set the gain of the differential integrator and a reference generator that generates the threshold to which the differential integrator output is pre-charged. The reference generator is trimmable during a fine calibration to adjust and set the threshold to correct for residual gain error in the differential circuit remaining after the coarse calibration is performed.
US11112479B2	Method and a MRI apparatus for obtaining images of a target volume of a human and/or animal subject using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) The invention also relates to a MRI apparatus for obtaining images of a target volume of a human and/or animal subject using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), said MRI apparatus at least comprising: a housing defining a target area for accommodating said human and/or animal subject; at least one main magnet unit and at least one magnetic gradient unit for applying—during use—one or more magnetic field gradients along three independent orthogonal spatial axes in said target area, as well as at least one radiofrequency (RF) pulse generation unit for applying one or more sets of RF pulses towards said target area; a RF receiving unit for acquiring MRI signals possibly having multi-channel spatially sensitive characteristics; and a computer processing unit for processing said acquired MRI signals and for producing said magnetic resonance image data.
US11112478B2	Selection of magnetic resonance fingerprinting dictionaries for anatomical regions The invention provides for a magnetic resonance imaging system (100) for acquiring MRF magnetic resonance data (144) from a subject (118) within a region of interest (109). The magnetic resonance imaging system comprises a processor (130) for controlling the magnetic resonance imaging system and a memory (134) for storing machine executable instructions (140) and MRF pulse sequence commands (142). The MRF pulse sequence commands are configured for controlling the magnetic resonance imaging system to acquire the MRF magnetic resonance data according to a magnetic resonance fingerprinting protocol. Execution of the machine executable instructions causes the processor to: acquire (200) the MRF magnetic resonance data for the region of interest by controlling the magnetic resonance imaging system with the MRF pulse sequence commands; receive (202) at least one magnetic resonance image (152) descriptive of the region of interest; identify (204) anatomical regions (156) within the region of interest using an anatomical model (154); select (206) a local magnetic resonance fingerprinting dictionary (158) from a set of magnetic resonance fingerprinting dictionaries for each of the anatomical regions, wherein the local magnetic resonance fingerprinting dictionary comprises a listing of calculated MRF signals for a set of predetermined substances specific to each of the anatomical regions; and calculate (208) a composition mapping (160) of the predetermined substances for each of the anatomical regions using the MRF magnetic resonance data and the local magnetic resonance fingerprinting dictionary, wherein the composition mapping is a spatial average within each of the anatomical regions.
US11112475B2	Parallel multi-slice MR imaging A method of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of an object includes: generating MR signals by subjecting the object to a number N of shots of a multi-echo imaging sequence comprising multi-slice RF pulses for simultaneously exciting two or more spatially separate image slices, with a phase offset in the slice direction being imparted to the MR signals; acquiring the MR signals that are received in parallel via a set of at least two RF coils having different spatial sensitivity profiles; and reconstructing a MR image for each image slice from the acquired MR signals using a parallel reconstruction algorithm, wherein the MR signal contributions from the different image slices are separated on the basis of the spatial encodings of the MR signals according to the spatial sensitivity profiles of the RF coils and of the phase offsets attributed to the respective image slices and shots.
US11112472B2	Pre-emphasis techniques based on temperature dependent gradient system behavior for trajectory correction in magnetic resonance imaging A gradient system characterization function (e.g., a gradient system transfer function) may be developed by measuring a behavior of the MR device at a target temperature and developing at least one gradient system characterization function for a gradient coil of a magnetic resonance (MR) device at the target temperature based on the measured behavior. A patient may be subsequently imaged by the MR device, wherein the imaging process comprises measuring a temperature of a gradient coil, determining a gradient system characterization function at the measured temperature, calculating a pre-emphasized gradient of the gradient coil, and imaging the patient using the pre-emphasized magnetic field component.
US11112471B2	Inductively feeding an RF coil for magnetic resonance imaging The present invention is directed to inductively feeding a RF coil (9) for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and in particular to a system comprising a RF coil (9) for magnetic resonance imaging and at least one feeding coil (14) for inductively feeding the RF coil (9) with an RF signal, and further to a method for inductively feeding a RF coil (9) for magnetic resonance imaging with at least one RF signal. According to the invention, in this system, the at least one feeding coil (14) is configured and arranged for feeding the RF signal into a conductive coil element (10) of the RF coil (9) at a first position and at a second position, the first position being different from the second position, wherein the direction of the magnetic field of the RF signal at the first position is different from the magnetic field of the RF signal at the second position. In this way, the invention provides for an inductive RF feeding of a resonator which can be achieved in a compensated way, i.e. the local RF field of the feeding loop can be compensated at distant locations. Moreover, the directions of the magnetic fields can be adapted to the respective direction of the magnetic field surrounding the coil element (10) at the respective feeding location. In this way, the invention enables to improve the power efficiency of an RF coil.
US11112462B2	On-board time-independent battery usage data storage Time domain battery usage data of a battery of an electrified powertrain of a vehicle in terms of average SOC, DOD and a set including average current flow rate and average battery temperature for each charge-discharge full cycle and half cycle of the battery during a use period are used to identify a location in a 3-D storage matrix (of fixed size and predetermined discretization levels for each dimension) in memory of an electronic control unit and a count in that location incremented. In an aspect, the charge-discharge full cycles and half cycles are identified using four-point rainflow cycle counting.
US11112461B2	Method for estimating state of charge of energy storage device A method for estimating a state of charge of an energy storage system using a voltage modeling technique in which different parameters are used according to a charge/discharge state.
US11112460B2	Lithium battery passivation detection A method for determining lithium battery passivation starts by applying a load across a lithium battery at the start of a test interval. Measurements of the battery's voltage are taken after applying the load, and then again periodically during the test interval. A final measurement of the battery's voltage at the end of the test interval. The state of the battery is then determined based on the first and final measurements, and at least one of the periodic measurements.
US11112449B2	Flexible and scalable monitoring systems for industrial machines A flexible monitoring system and corresponding methods of use are provided. The system can include a base containing backplane, and one or more circuits communicatively coupled to the backplane. The circuits can be designed with a common architecture that is programmable to perform different predetermined functions, such as input, output, and processing. By separating functions of the flexible monitoring system into different circuits, new implementations of the flexible monitoring system can be rapidly developed by arranging already created components in different combinations. Multiple bases can also be communicatively coupled in a manner that establishes a common backplane between respective bases. Accordingly, implementations of the flexible monitoring system distribute combinations of circuits across different bases, providing flexible deployment options.
US11112443B2	Sensitive component for device for measuring electromagnetic field by thermofluorescence, corresponding measurement and manufacturing methods A component sensitive to an electromagnetic field, which includes a first absorbent material, able to partially absorb energy of a given electromagnetic field and converting the absorbed energy into heat. The sensitive component includes a second fluorescent and thermosensitive material, placed in contact with the first material in order to store the heat converted by the first material. The second material is able to re-emit, under the action of a predetermined excitation light, a light by fluorescence with light intensity dependent on the stored heat.
US11112441B2	Portable device for monitoring a subject and detecting a source of interference There is provided a portable device (100) for monitoring a subject and detecting a source of interference for the portable device (100). The portable device (100) comprises a detector (102) configured to detect the presence of interference in an environment of the portable device (100). The portable device (100) also comprises a processor (104) configured to determine a strength of the interference in the environment of the portable device (100) and to control a user interface (106) to provide an output at a frequency that depends on the determined interference strength.
US11112440B2	Measuring device for liquid crystal dielectric constant, measuring apparatus, measuring method The present disclosure provides a measuring device, a measuring apparatus, and a measuring method for a dielectric constant of a liquid crystal. The measuring device includes: a first substrate and a second substrate disposed to be opposite to each other; a resonant structure layer disposed on a side of the first substrate facing the second substrate. a cavity for receiving the liquid crystal to be measured is defined between the first substrate and the second substrate. The above measuring device is applied to measurement of the dielectric constant of the liquid crystal in the terahertz wave band.
US11112439B2	Evaluating circuit, system, and method for evaluating a capacitive or inductive sensor An evaluation circuit, system, and method for evaluating a capacitive or inductive sensor includes first and second measurement connections to which sensors and/or reference elements are connected, first and second charging and discharging circuits that respectively output first and second charging and discharging signals to the first and second measurement connections. A comparator circuit compares the temporal behavior of the first and second charging and discharging signals. An integrator circuit produces an output voltage that changes as a function of the voltage at the output of the comparator circuit. The output voltage of the integrator circuit is connected to the first or second measurement connection to adjust the respective first or second charging and discharging signal. A measurement signal derived from the output voltage of the integrator circuit is a measure of impedance differences between the sensors or reference elements at the first and second measurement connections.
US11112437B2	Inertia characteristic Apparatus and methods for determining an inertia characteristic of a synchronous area of an electric power grid are described. First data is determined. The first data represents a signal comprising a first variation in the grid frequency over a period of time, the signal resulting from a second variation, the second variation being a variation in provision of electric power to and/or consumption of electric power from the grid, the signal having been filtered according to a first filter defining a first frequency band to at least attenuate frequencies outside of the first frequency band. Second data is determined. The second data is representative of the second variation on a second frequency band, the second frequency band being substantially the same as the first frequency band. An inertia characteristic of a synchronous area of the electric power grid is determined based on the first data and the second data.
US11112435B2	Current transducer with integrated primary conductor An electrical current transducer including a housing, a magnetic core comprising a central passage and a magnetic circuit gap, a magnetic field detector positioned in the magnetic circuit gap, and a leadframe conductor arrangement comprising a primary conductor for carrying the current to be measured and magnetic field detector conductors for connecting the magnetic field detector to an external circuit.
US11112434B2	Sensor apparatus for measuring direct and alternating currents A sensor apparatus (1) is provided for measuring direct and alternating currents through a conductor (2). The sensor apparatus (1) has a Rogowski coil (3) and the plane of main extent of the Rogowski coil (3) is arranged substantially orthogonally in relation to the direction of main extent of the conductor (2). The conductor (2) is enclosed by the Rogowski coil (3). The sensor apparatus (1) also has a plurality of magnetic field sensors.
US11112433B2	Non-contact electrical parameter measurement device with clamp jaw assembly Systems and methods are provided for measuring electrical parameters in a conductor without requiring a galvanic connection. A device includes a body and a clamp jaw assembly movable between an open position that allows a conductor to be moved into a measurement area, and a closed position that secures the conductor within the measurement area. The clamp jaw assembly includes sensors positioned inside a clamp jaw of the clamp jaw assembly. A user may apply a force to an actuator to move the clamp jaw assembly from the closed position into the open position so that the conductor may be positioned and secured in the measurement area. The clamp jaw assembly includes a visual indicator to guide the user to position the conductor within an optimal region in the measurement area. The clamp jaw assembly is sized and dimensioned to automatically position the conductor within the optimal region during measurements.
US11112430B2	Probe head and electronic device testing system A probe head may be utilized to test an electronic device. The probe head may include a probe axis extending along a length of the probe head. The probe head may include a probe core including a first metal. The probe core may include a core surface having a first dimension. The first dimension may be perpendicular to the probe axis. The probe core may include a probe tip, for instance extending from the core surface along the probe axis. The probe tip has a second dimension that may be perpendicular to the probe axis. The second dimension may be less than the first dimension of the core surface. The probe head may include a cladding layer that includes a second metal. The cladding layer may be coupled around a perimeter of the probe core. The probe tip may extend beyond the cladding layer.
US11112428B2	Multilevel triggering system for outputting complex trigger signal A multilevel triggering system includes a trigger block library configured to store multiple triggering function modules for performing triggering functions to detect corresponding triggering conditions, respectively; and a triggering matrix including multiple triggering levels, each triggering level being configurable to include one or more trigger blocks and each trigger block being configurable to implement a triggering function module of the multiple triggering function modules, each trigger block generating a corresponding block trigger when the corresponding triggering condition of the triggering function module implemented by the trigger block is detected in a portion of an input signal. Each triggering level is configured to generate a corresponding level trigger when each of the one or more trigger blocks in the triggering level generates the corresponding block trigger. The triggering matrix is configured to generate a complex trigger signal when the triggering levels generate corresponding level triggers.
US11112427B2	Method and tip substrate for scanning probe microscopy The disclosure is related to a method for performing SPM measurements, wherein a sample is attached to a cantilever and scanned across a tip. The tip is one of several tips present on a substrate comprising at least two different types of tips on its surface, thereby enabling performance of multiple SPM measurements requiring a different type of tip, without replacing the cantilever. The at least two different types of tips are different in terms of their material, in terms of their shape or size, and/or in terms of the presence or the type of active or passive components mounted on or incorporated in the substrate, and associated to tips of one or more of the different types. The disclosure is equally related to a substrate comprising a plurality of tips suitable for use in the method of the disclosure.
US11112426B2	Method and device of using a scanning probe microscope A scanning probe microscope for high-speed imaging and/or nanomechanical mapping including a scanning probe comprising a cantilever with a tip at the distal end, and means for modulating a tip-sample distance separating the tip from an intended sample to be viewed with the microscope, the means for modulating being adapted to provide a direct cantilever actuation.
US11112422B2	Inertial navigation system An inertial measurement system for a spinning projectile includes: a first, roll gyro to be oriented substantially parallel to the spin axis of the projectile; a second gyro and a third gyro with axes arranged with respect to the roll gyro; a controller, arranged to: compute a current projectile attitude from the outputs of the first, second and third gyros, the computed attitude comprising a roll angle, a pitch angle and a yaw angle; calculate a roll angle error; provide the roll angle error as an input to a Kalman filter that outputs a roll angle correction and a roll rate scale factor correction; and apply the calculated roll angle correction and roll rate scale factor correction to the output of the roll gyro.
US11112420B2	Device for separating reagent from reactor A device for separating a reagent from a reactor includes a collecting means, provided with a liquid receiving port and a solid receiving port, a holding component disposed above the collecting means and used for placing the reactor, and a rotating mechanism for driving the holding component to rotate. The liquid receiving port and the solid receiving port are arranged at different positions in the circumferential direction of rotation of the holding component, when the holding component passes over the liquid receiving port, reagent in the reactor falls into the liquid receiving port, when the rotating mechanism continues rotating in the original direction until the holding component passes over the solid receiving port, the reactor falls into the solid receiving port from the holding component.
US11112417B2	Method for loading a specimen storage device for a plurality of specimen carriers loaded with specimen vessels, and specimen-loading system The present invention relates to a method of loading a sample storage device (10) for a plurality of sample carriers (38A-38E) equipped with sample containers (34), said method comprising: during removal of sample containers (34) from the sample storage device (10): providing at least one output sample carrier (38A) having sample containers (34) that can be taken up from the output sample carrier (38A); providing a target sample carrier (38B) in which sample containers (34) taken up from the output sample carrier (38A) can be deposited; providing a refilling sample carrier (38C) which is at least partially filled with sample containers (34); removing at least one sample container (34) from the output sample carrier (38A) and depositing the at least one sample container (34) in the target sample carrier (38B), and for each sample container (34) removed from the output sample carrier (38A) and deposited in the target sample carrier (38B), removing another sample container (34) from the refilling sample carrier (38C) and refilling the space of the removed sample container (34) in the output sample carrier (38A) with the other sample container (34) from the refilling sample carrier (38C). Moreover, the invention relates to a loading system (12) designed for performing the method.
US11112416B2	Instruments, devices and consumables for use in a workflow of a smart molecular analysis system A system for performing a molecular analysis workflow includes a reaction holder or a reaction substrate, such as a multi-well reaction plate, with a reaction holder/substrate RFID tag, and/or a reagent container with a reagent container RFID tag, and an instrument and/or device that includes an RFID reader/writer operable to read and/or write information to and from the reaction holder/substrate RFID tag and/or the reagent container RFID tag. The reaction holder/substrate RFID tag and the reagent container RFID tag can be utilized separately or together to send and receive and store information, for example, for a workflow of a molecular analysis, such as a polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
US11112415B2	Systems, devices, and methods for ultra-sensitive detection of molecules or particles Described are systems, devices, and methods which related to various aspects of assays for detecting and/or determining a measure of the concentration of analyte molecules or particles in a sample fluid. In some cases, the systems employ an assay consumable comprising a plurality of assay sites. The systems, devices, and/or methods, in some cases, are automated. In some cases, the systems, devices, and/or methods relate to inserting a plurality of beads into assay sites, sealing assay sites, imaging assay sites, or the like.
US11112412B1	SARS-CoV-2 surrogate virus neutralization assay test kit A kit, composition and method for detection of antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome related coronavirus (SARSr-CoV), and for diagnosis of SARSr-CoV infection.
US11112410B2	Methods for capturing, isolation, and targeting of circulating tumor cells and diagnostic and therapeutic applications thereof The invention relates to methods of detection, capture, isolation and targeting of cancer cells for example circulating tumor cells (CTCs) using carbohydrate recognition domain of a lectin. The invention relates to methods of diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of cancer.
US11112405B1	Assay device, system, method, and kit Assay devices, systems, methods, and kits useful for detection of analytes in a bodily fluid sample, such as saliva, are disclosed herein. Assay devices may include a fluid sample collector and an assessment unit to which the fluid sample collector couples. The fluid sample collector may include a cap with a plunger and absorbent member that collects a bodily fluid sample. Insertion of the plunger into the assessment unit during coupling provides pressure-driven fluid flow through a filter rapidly delivering bodily fluid filtrate to one or more test panels which provide the assay result. In embodiments, an on-board light source enables a user to readily detect changes in a test panel indicative of the presence of an analyte thus providing an opportunity for obtaining rapid results with improved confidence.
US11112404B2	Method for obtaining information of test substance Disclosed is a method for obtaining information of a test substance, the method including: forming a complex by causing a capture substance to bind to a test substance in a specimen; selectively collecting at least the complex from the specimen; immobilizing the complex collected from the specimen, onto a base plate; and obtaining information regarding a structure of the test substance from the complex immobilized on the base plate.
US11112399B2	Apparatus and a method for analyzing a body fluid sample from a sampler Disclosed are a method and an apparatus (2) for analyzing a body fluid sample from a sampler, the apparatus (2) comprising: a sampler bed (4) comprising a plurality of slots (10), each slot being configured to receive a sampler containing a body fluid sample; an analyzing unit configured to analyze body fluid samples; at least one inlet (6) configured to withdraw a body fluid sample from a sampler from any of the slots (10) for provision of the withdrawn body fluid sample to the analyzing unit; and at least one display unit comprising at least one display area (8); the apparatus being configured to display graphical information simultaneously within a plurality of primary zones (12) of the at least one display area, wherein the plurality of primary zones comprises a primary zone for each slot (10), and wherein each of the primary zones (12) individually faces a respective slot (10), and wherein the graphical information comprises a respective primary graphical information part within each primary zone, and wherein each respective primary graphical information part relates to the respective slot faced by the respective primary zone.
US11112398B2	Apparatus and method for determining volume stability of well cement An apparatus and method for determining a volume stability of well cement including a reaction kettle, a radial contraction, an expansion ring, a heater, a pressurizer, and a volume change parameter tester. The radial contraction and expansion ring include a first casing and a second casing, the first casing is a casing made of elastic material, the second casing is a steel casing, and the first casing sheathes the second casing. The heater and the pressurizer are used to provide a preset temperature and a preset pressure respectively and the volume change parameter tester is used to detect a radial volume change parameter of the well cement. The apparatus is provided with the radial contraction and expansion ring to acquire the radial volume change parameter of the well cement, and comprehensively evaluates the volume stability of the well cement using the radial volume change parameter of the well cement.
US11112392B2	DMD based UV absorption detector for liquid chromatography A detector for use in liquid chromatography is provided. The detector includes a light delivery system comprising a light source that emits one or more spectral lines of light of a light spectrum. The detector has an entrance slit configured to receive the one or more spectral lines of light and a wavelength selection module comprising a digital micro-mirror device. The digital micro-mirror device is configured to redirect the one or more spectral lines of light to a flow cell. The flow cell is optically connected to the wavelength selection module.
US11112390B2	On-line sampling from a process source An online sample manager of a liquid chromatography system includes a fluidic tee having a first inlet port, a second inlet port, and an outlet port. A diluent pump moves diluent from a diluent source to the first inlet port of the fluidic tee. A valve has a fluidic intake port connected to a process source for acquiring a process sample therefrom. A pumping system moves the acquired process sample from the valve into the second inlet port of the fluidic tee where the process sample merges with the diluent arriving at the first inlet port to produce a diluted process sample that flows out from the outlet port of the fluidic tee.
US11112381B2	Measurement apparatus According to one embodiment, a measurement apparatus includes a magnetic field generation section that applies a predetermined magnetic field to a device under test. A current source supplies a current of a rectangular wave to the device under test in a direction of crossing the magnetic field. A voltage measurement section measures a voltage difference generated in the device under test. A restoration section demodulates the voltage difference using a demodulated signal having the same frequency as a frequency of the rectangular wave and synchronized with the rectangular wave, removes harmonic components from the demodulated voltage difference, and restores an electromotive voltage generated in the device under test. A computing section measures the device under test using low frequency components of the electromotive voltage.
US11112379B2	Molecular sensor based on virtual buried nanowire The present invention provides a method and a system based on a multi-gate field effect transistor for sensing molecules in a gas or liquid sample. The said FET transistor comprises dual gate lateral electrodes (and optionally a back gate electrode) located on the two sides of an active region, and a sensing surface on top of the said active region. Appling voltages to the lateral gate electrodes, creates a conductive channel in the active region, wherein the width and the lateral position of the said channel can be controlled. Enhanced sensing sensitivity is achieved by measuring the channels conductivity at a plurality of positions in the lateral direction. The use of an array of the said FTE for electronic nose is also disclosed.
US11112376B2	Systems and methods for electrochemical triglycerides assays A system for the electrochemical detection of triglyceride levels includes a test strip including an electrode and a counter electrode, the electrode and counter electrode located proximate to a sample reception area; and a coating on one of the electrode and counter electrode, the coating including a reagent coating for triglycerides.
US11112374B2	Verifying structural integrity of materials A method may include coupling a first electrical connector of an article to a second electrical connector of a measurement device. The article may include a tested material, the first electrical connector, and a plurality of electrical contacts electrically connected to the first electrical connector. The measurement device may include a power source and a user interface. The method also may include causing, by a controller, an electrical signal to be applied to a pair of drive electrical contacts from the plurality of electrical contacts. The method further may include receiving, by the controller, from an analog-to-digital converter, a measured voltage measured using a measurement electrical contact from the plurality of electrical contacts. The method also may include determining, by the controller, whether the tested material includes a crack or other defect based on the measured voltage.
US11112369B2	Hybrid overlay target design for imaging-based overlay and scatterometry-based overlay Designs for a hybrid overlay target design that includes a target area with both an imaging-based target and a scatterometry-based target are disclosed. The imaging-based overlay target design can include side-by-side grating structure. A scatterometry-based overlay target design at a different location in the target area can include grating-over-grating structure. A method of measuring the hybrid overlay target design and a system with both an imaging optical system and a scatterometry system for measuring the hybrid overlay target design are also disclosed.
US11112368B2	System and method for evaluating and determining color in gemstones A system for the automatic grading of a cut/polished gemstone (SUT) includes an enclosure with a stage for mounting the cut/polished SUT. The enclosure further includes one or more sources of broadband visible (BBV) light, the sources of BBV light being controllable by a programmable controller; an image sensor for capturing a plurality of images of a mounted SUT, and one or more sources of UV light mounted within the enclosure. The controller captures images of the mounted SUT from one or more selected angles relative to the sensor elevation axis and relative to the position of the SUT on the stage rotation axis; an image capturing module is configured for processing the one or more images; and, a light grade calculation module is configured for grading the cut/polished SUT using light indicative parameters from at least a part of the one or more images captured.
US11112363B2	Apparatus and method for measuring particulate matter Provided is an apparatus for measuring particulate matter including an image obtaining device configured to charge particulate matter particles included in air that is introduced to the image obtaining device, and to obtain an image of the charged particulate matter particles based on lens-free imaging, a spectrum obtaining device configured to obtain a Raman spectrum of the charged particulate matter particles, and a processor configured to determine a size of the particulate matter particles and a concentration of the particulate matter particles based on the obtained image, and to determine components of the particulate matter particles based on the obtained Raman spectrum.
US11112362B2	Portable in-vitro diagnostic detector and apparatus A portable in-vitro (PIV) diagnostic detector operable to perform a fluorescence assay on a sample in one or more detection chambers of a cartridge is provided. The PIV diagnostic detector comprises a first optical module which includes (i) an LED light source for emitting substantially monochromatic light to illuminate a detection zone associated with at least one detection chamber; (ii) an excitation filter interposed between said light source and said detection zone; (iii) a light detector operable to detect fluorescent light emitted by an excited fluorescent label associated with the sample and to measure an intensity of the fluoresced light; and (iv) an emission filter interposed between said light detector and said detection zone. The (PIV) diagnostic detector further comprises a microprocessor operable to process the measured intensity of the fluoresced light to determine whether an analyte is present in the sample; wherein the first optical module is configured such that a longitudinal axis of the light source extends at an oblique angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the light detector.
US11112352B2	Saw based optical sensor device and package including the same Provided are an optical sensor device using surface acoustic waves and an optical sensor device package. The optical sensor device includes: a substrate including a first light sensing area and a temperature sensing area and including a piezo electric material; a first input electrode and a first output electrode which are disposed in the first light sensing area and are apart from each other with a first delay gap therebetween; a first sensing film overlapping the first delay gap and configured to cover at least some portions of the first input electrode and the first output electrode; and a second input electrode and a second output electrode which are disposed in the temperature sensing area and are apart from each other with a second delay gap therebetween. The second delay gap is exposed to air.
US11112350B2	Method for determining a strength of a bond and/or a material as well as a bond tester apparatus A method for testing a bond using a bond tester apparatus, the method comprising the steps of applying a mechanical force to the bond, determining, by a sensor component comprised by the bond tester apparatus, the applied force to the bond by measuring, by the sensor component, a displacement of the sensor component caused by the applied force and calculating, by the sensor component, the applied force on the basis of a first component which comprises a direct relationship with the measured displacement and on the basis of at least one of a second component, a third component and a fourth component.
US11112348B2	Wear sensors for monitoring seal wear in bearing arrangements A sensor assembly includes a wear sensor and a seal member. The wear sensor has an encapsulation body with a wear face, a sacrificial conductor embedded within the encapsulation body and spaced apart from the wear face, and a monitoring lead extending into the encapsulation body and connected to the sacrificial conductor. The wear sensor is fixed relative to the seal member and the encapsulation body has a wear coefficient that is greater than a wear coefficient of the seal member. Bearing arrangements and methods of monitoring seal wear in bearing arrangements are also described.
US11112346B2	Apparatus and method for detecting cells or particles in a fluid container A apparatus for detecting cells or particles in a fluid container includes a dispenser configured to dispense at least one cell or at least one particle into a defined sub-volume of a fluid with which the fluid container is at least partially filled, and a detection apparatus configured to, in a time-coordinated manner with dispensing the at least one cell or the at least one particle by the dispenser, perform a detection in the defined sub-volume and/or in one or several sub-volumes underneath the defined sub-volume in order to sense the at least one cell or the at least one particle when entering the fluid or immediately after entering the fluid.
US11112345B2	Microparticle measurement device and cleaning method for microparticle measurement device Provided is a microparticle measurement device including a light emission unit that emits light to a microparticle to be analyzed and a light detection unit that detects light generated from the microparticle at a predetermined detection position. The microparticle measurement device further includes an analysis unit that is connected to the light detection unit and analyzes a detection value of the light detected by the light detection unit. The light detection unit is movable from the detection position.
US11112344B2	Particle measuring method and detection liquid According to one embodiment, a particle measuring method is disclosed. The method includes irradiating a detection liquid with light. The detection liquid contains methyl salicylate. The method further includes converting scattered light from the detection liquid into an electric signal by using photoelectric conversion after irradiating the detection liquid with the light. The method further includes performing a particle measurement on the detection liquid by using the electric signal.
US11112343B2	Dust measurement apparatus Provided is a dust measurement apparatus for accurately measuring the dust concentration of two spaces and minimizing the possibility of noise generation, comprising: a dust sensor; a body housing having the dust sensor loaded therein, and having an inner space; a first outer hole and a second outer hole, which are respectively formed at two points of the body housing so as to connect the outside and the inner space; a first fan and a second fan, which are provided at the positions corresponding to each of the first outer hole and the second outer hole and driven so as to form a flow toward the inner space from the outside; and a control part for selectively driving the first fan or the second fan.
US11112341B1	Apparatus for measuring the spreadability of powders and granular materials An apparatus is provided for measuring the spreadability of powders and granular materials for applications that require powders to be spread in a thin layer. The apparatus consists of a test surface or powder bed for receiving a material sample layer, one or more spreading devices that form a layer of material sample on the test surface or powder bed when there is relative motion between the test surface or powder bed and the spreading device, and one or more scraping blades that remove the layer of material sample created by the spreading device from the test surface or powder bed and move it to one or more measuring devices to determine the amount of material in the layer of the material sample. The amount and consistency over time of sample material removed by the scraping blade from the test surface or powder bed indicate the spreadability of the material sample.
US11112340B2	Gas analyzer and gas analyzing device The present disclosure relates to a gas analyzer for measuring density and/or viscosity of a medium. The gas analyzer includes a connection panel having first and second media openings, each of which extends from a first surface to a second surface of the connection panel. A sensor panel is joined together with the connection panel on a first joint plane, and a cover panel is joined together with the sensor panel on a second joint plane, on a sensor panel face facing away from the connection panel. The cover panel has a cover panel cavity which communicates with the first and second media openings, and the sensor panel has at least one oscillator cavity which communicates with the first and second media openings. The sensor panel has a micromechanical oscillator arranged in the oscillator cavity and excitable to mechanically vibrate perpendicularly to the joint planes.
US11112337B2	Microtome with generator A sample sectioning device including a cutting mechanism that is operable to cut sections from a sample, a sample holder operable to move relative to the cutting mechanism, the sample holder having a first side and a second side, the first side faces the cutting mechanism and is dimensioned to receive a sample, a light source coupled to the sample holder, wherein the light source is operable to emit a light from the first side of the sample holder and through a sample positioned on the first side, and a generator operable to generate an electrical energy for providing power to the light source.
US11112336B2	Intelligence identification method for vibration characteristic of rotating machinery An intelligent identification method for a vibration characteristic of rotating machinery, the steps providing converting a speed or acceleration time domain signal of mechanical vibration to a frequency domain envelope spectrum by signal processing, extracting a frequency upper limit value fmax of the envelope spectrum; at least screening out a high energy harmonic with a frequency range within fmax/Nmax by amplitude comparison. Nmax is a frequency multiple upper limit multiple for performing a frequency multiple check on the high energy harmonic. Then, extracting at least one set of characteristic parameters, based on respective amplitudes and/or frequencies, of 1-fold to Nmax-fold frequency region peaks of each high energy harmonic. The 1-fold frequency region peak of the high energy harmonic is the high energy harmonic itself. Finally, inputting the at least one set of characteristic parameters of each high energy harmonic into a machine learning intelligent algorithm to perform training and calculation.
US11112332B2	Optical fiber monitoring method, and optical fiber monitoring system An object of the present disclosure is to provide an optical fiber cable monitoring method and an optical fiber cable monitoring system capable of linking information obtained from a measurement result with information stored in a DB and accurately specifying a loss occurrence location on an optical fiber cable. The optical fiber cable monitoring method according to the present disclosure uses two types of optical fiber measurement techniques having different sensitivities. Each of closure locations on the optical fiber cable is acquired with a high-sensitivity measurement technique, and geographical location information and the closure locations on the optical fiber are linked in an arrangement order of the closures. Thus, an operator can recognize an actual location (geographical location information) of a closure that is linked to a location of a point of abnormality on the optical fiber cable when an abnormality in the closure is detected with a low-sensitivity measurement technique.
US11112331B1	Distributed sensing system for network cable systems A monitoring system is disclosed herein that is configured to utilize a distributed sensing system to monitor both a cable and cable accessories included within a cable circuit. In various embodiments, the monitoring system may include a distributed sensing system and one or more cable accessory wrap assemblies. The distributed sensing system may include a distributed sensing fiber following (or integrated into) the cable and connected to a cable accessory wrap assembly for each of the one or more cable accessories in-line with cable. In various embodiments, each cable accessory wrap assembly may comprise a cable wrap embedded with a distributed sensing fiber. The distributing sensing fiber of a cable accessory wrap assembly may be configured to provide measurements to distributed sensing system indicating that an anomaly event occurred at a given cable accessory.
US11112330B2	Measuring contamination to determine leak location Techniques for determining a location of a leak in a water distribution system are described herein. In some examples, a remote leak detection service and/or a leak detection device may receive measurements from a pressure sensor, a contamination sensor, and a flow rate sensor positioned along the water distribution system. Based on a difference in time between a change in pressure detected by the pressure sensor and a subsequent change in contamination detected by the contamination sensor, the flow rate measured by the flow rate sensor, and dimensions of the water distribution system, the remote leak detection system may determine the location of the leak.
US11112326B2	Screw-in arrangement composed of a measuring device and a container The invention relates to an arrangement composed of a measuring device and a container, wherein the measuring device (1) is suited for insertion into the container, which contains the medium to be measured, and wherein the container for receiving the measuring device (1) has a connector piece (20) having a passage opening extending in an axial direction and a seal land (22) projecting into the passage opening, wherein the measuring device (1) comprises a rotationally symmetric housing part (10), which is flush with the connector piece (20) and has an external cone portion (11), which forms with an internal cone portion (21) provided on the connector piece (20) a beveled sealing surface pair. According to the invention, the sealing element in the region of the external and internal cone portions (11, 21) consists in the front end section, which faces the medium, at least partially of a plastic, especially PEEK, or an elastomer and consists in the adjoining second section (32), facing away from the medium, of metal or ceramic or a fiber-reinforced plastic so that a defined and thus pressure- and force-resistant stop results in the axial direction between the external cone portion (11) of the measuring device (1) and the internal cone portion (21) of the connector piece (20), while independently thereof the sealing function is achieved exclusively in the front end section (31), facing the medium, of the sealing element (30).
US11112322B2	Bicycle and spider capable of measuring power A bicycle has a spider including a torque input section and at least one torque output section; a crank assembly coupled with the spider through the torque input section and applying an input torque to the spider; a chainring mounted to the spider through the at least one torque output section and receiving an output torque from the spider; a gauge disposed and oriented generally along a tangential direction or a quasi-tangential direction with respect to the torque input section and the at least one torque output section; and a circuitry coupled to the gauge and receiving a signal from the gauge.
US11112320B2	Torsion sensor magnetic ring structure A torsion sensor magnetic ring structure includes a seat and magnetic ring, wherein the magnetic ring is formed by punching a metal plate; a long side of a substrate is formed with a plurality of integral spaced magnetic teeth, one narrow end of the substrate is formed into an engagement tenon, and another narrow end thereof an engagement mortise, the substrate is wound and the tenon is in engagement with the engagement mortise to form into the circular magnetic ring. Therefore, the present invention is simpler than conventional magnetic rings in structure, and capable of accurately lowering the material cost and effectively reducing the volume and space.
US11112314B2	Infrared absorptive material, infrared sensor, wavelength selective light source, and radiation cooling system Provided is an infrared absorptive material having a high refractive index layer that has a refractive index of 3.0 or higher for infrared light at any wavelength in the wavelength range of 2 μm to 50 μm and has a thickness of 8 nm to 15,000 nm; and a reflective layer positioned on one face of the high refractive index layer.
US11112310B2	Dual-comb spectroscopy A gain switched dual comb spectroscopy device for spectroscopically detecting a sample substance, comprising a first slave laser light source configured to generate a first frequency comb having a first comb free spectral range, and a second slave laser light source configured to generate a second frequency comb having a second comb free spectral range which is different from the first comb free spectral range. A master laser light source is configured to inject seed light in to both slave laser light sources therewith to injection lock the generation of both the first and the second frequency combs. A photodetector part is arranged to combine the first and the second frequency combs and to detect a beat signal the spectrum of which comprises a third frequency comb including beat tones produced by interference between the combined first and second frequency combs.
US11112307B2	Spectroscopic camera A spectroscopic camera includes an interference filter including a pair of reflection films and an imaging device that captures image light passing through the pair of reflection films. The interference filter is provided with a marker that changes the characteristic in accordance with which the image light passes, and the marker is provided in a position where the marker overlaps with the optical path of the image light that passes through the pair of reflection films.
US11112306B2	Real-time optical spectro-temporal analyzer and method An optical signal analyzing apparatus enables real-time and single-shot analysis simultaneously in both time and frequency domains with spectro-temporal analysis. The apparatus includes a fiber tap coupler for receiving an input optical signal from continuous wave (CW) to ultra-short pulses (femtosecond-picosecond). An optical splitter directs part of the signal to a frequency channel and part to a time channel A photodiode in the time channel directly monitors the intensity evolution and converts it to an electrical signal. In the frequency channel, two sub-channels are provided: one for CW/quasi-CW and one for short-pulse components. A signal processor analyses the time- and frequency-domain data from the time channel and frequency channel and displays the temporal and spectral evolutions simultaneously, so that the two different pieces of information of a non-repeated dynamic event can be correlated in different domains.
US11112305B2	Photoconductive detector device with plasmonic electrodes A photoconductive device that includes a semiconductor substrate, an antenna assembly, and a photoconductive assembly with one or more plasmonic contact electrodes. The photoconductive assembly can be provided with plasmonic contact electrodes that are arranged on the semiconductor substrate in a manner that improves the quantum efficiency of the photoconductive device by plasmonically enhancing the pump absorption into the photo-absorbing regions of semiconductor substrate. In one exemplary embodiment, the photoconductive device is arranged as a photoconductive source and is pumped at telecom pump wavelengths (e.g., 1.0-1.6 μm) and produces milliwatt-range power levels in the terahertz (THz) frequency range.
US11112300B2	Optical sensor package and method of producing same The optical sensor package comprises an optical sensor device with a sensor element arranged inside a housing comprising a cap. A diffuser is arranged in an aperture of the cap opposite the sensor element and prolongs the cap in the aperture or closes the aperture. The method comprises forming a cap with an aperture, arranging a diffusing material in the aperture, thus forming a diffuser, and after forming the diffuser, arranging an optical sensor device with a sensor element inside a housing that includes the cap, such that the sensor element is opposite the diffuser.
US11112296B2	Downhole tool string weight measurement and sensor validation Methods and systems for performing weigh measurement of a downhole tool string and validating accuracy of corresponding sensors. A method may include commencing operation of a processing device to control operations at an oil and gas wellsite. The processing device may then output a movement control command to a lifting device to cause a downhole tool string to move in accordance to the movement control command, receive an acceleration measurement of the downhole tool string, and determine a weight measurement of the downhole tool string based on the movement control command and the acceleration measurement.
US11112294B2	System for multiphase (oil-gas-water) flow meter calibration A multiphase flow calibration semi-closed loop system includes an oil-gas-water separation unit, a multiphase flow calibration unit, a single phase flow calibration section, a gas flow section, a flow data acquisition unit, and a programmable logic controller (PLC). The system is designed to have a two-step calibration process. In a first step, single phase water flow meters and single phase oil flow meters of the system are calibrated independently. In a second step, multiphase flow meters or multiphase water cut meters are calibrated using the pre-calibrated water flow meter, pre-calibrated oil flow meter, and the pre-calibrated gas flow meter. In doing so, the oil-gas-water separation unit, the multiphase flow calibration unit, the single phase flow calibration section, and the gas flow section communicate with the flow data acquisition unit providing real time data. Thus, the PLC connected to the flow data acquisition unit can perform the required calibration processes.
US11112293B2	Impedance level sensor Impedance level sensor with a probe, which is influenced by a medium surrounding the probe in a measuring capacity, with the probe comprising a measuring electrode and a reference electrode isolated from the measuring electrode, between which the measuring capacity forms, a measuring oscillation circuit, in which the probe is arranged as a capacity-determining element, an electronic unit with a signal generator to excite the measuring oscillation circuit, an evaluation and control unit for generating a measuring signal, which is connected to the electronic unit, characterized in that the electronic unit comprises a current meter for detecting a current at the input of the signal generator.
US11112289B2	Gas appliance monitoring system Gas meter and center device are provided. Gas meter includes flow rate measurer that measures a flow rate of gas in time series. Center device receives and analyzes flow rate data from gas meter, and monitors states of use of gas appliances. Gas meter detects the start of operation of gas appliances, and transmits flow rate data during predetermined periods before and after the start of operation in accordance with a request from center device. Center device monitors the states of use of gas appliances based on the received flow rate data.
US11112288B2	Thermal gas property sensor The present disclosure provides thermal gas property sensors and compensated differential pressure sensors, as well as methods for measuring a physical property of a gas and methods for compensating differential pressure sensors. A reference overpressure of a gas is generated in a cavity. Based on the flow of the gas from the cavity through a channel, properties of the gas are identified.
US11112286B2	Thermal flowmeter A thermal flowmeter includes a plurality of measuring units for stabilizing air flowing in a sub-passage, and improves noise performance or a pulsation characteristic of a flow rate sensor. The thermal flowmeter includes a flange fixed to an attachment part of a main passage, a sub-passage takes in a part of measured gas flowing in the main passage, a flow rate measuring unit measures a flow rate of the measured gas in the sub-passage, a circuit component controls the flow rate measuring unit, and the flow rate measuring unit and an electronic component are mounted on a circuit substrate. The sub-passage is formed in a substrate of the circuit substrate, the sub-passage on a surface side of the circuit substrate and a second space on a rear surface side are separated by the circuit substrate, and a pressure measuring unit and the circuit component are arranged in the second space.
US11112280B2	System and method for sensing flow and user interface for monitoring material flow in a structure A system for sensing flow material in a fluid-holding structure is disclosed. The system has an assembly including a housing, a communication device disposed at least partially in the housing, a controller disposed at least partially in the housing, a sensor array disposed at least partially in the housing, and an external-surface-mounting attachment portion configured to non-intrusively attach the assembly to a surface. The system also has a user interface configured to display a graphical element. The sensor array includes a pressure sensor, a density sensor, a corrosion sensor, and a vibration sensor. The controller controls the communication device to transmit sensed data collected by the sensor array to the user interface. The sensed data includes at least one of a density data sensed by the density sensor and a corrosion data sensed by the corrosion sensor. Display of the graphical element varies based on the sensed data.
US11112278B2	Optical encoder comprising a width of at least one optical sensor array corresponds to an interpolation period of the encoder An optical encoder includes an encoding disk and an optical detector disposed to correspond to the encoding disk. The optical detector includes a plurality of optical sensors arranged to form an optical sensor array. The optical detector is provided to receive light. The optical detector includes at least one optical sensor arranged to form at least one sensor array. The width of the sensor array corresponds to an interpolation period of the optical encoder.
US11112272B2	Sensor information management systems and methods This disclosure relates to systems and methods for management of information, including environmental information, obtained by a variety of sensors associated with one or more distributed mobile sensor platforms. In certain embodiments, the geographically transitory nature of a mobile sensor platform may be leveraged to facilitate collection of environmental information over a larger geographic area than that of a fixed sensor platform. Embodiments disclosed herein provide for information consistency and/or quality checking of information obtained by mobile sensor platforms. Further embodiments may be used to incentivize the collection and/or acquisition of certain data via point and/or credit based compensation.
US11112268B2	Electronic device for performing step counting with false-positive rejection Disclosed herein is a method including receiving multi-axis accelerometer data representing a potential step taken by a user of an electronic device. The method also includes determining whether the potential step represented by the multi-axis accelerometer data is a false. This determination is made by calculating statistical data from the multi-axis accelerometer data, and applying a decision tree to the statistical data to perform a cross correlation that determines whether the potential step is a false positive. If the potential step is not a false positive, a step detection process is performed to determine whether the potential step is a countable step and, if the potential step is found to be a countable step, a step counter is incremented.
US11112267B2	Device, system and method for controlling speed of a vehicle using a positional information device A device, system and method for controlling speed of a vehicle are provided. The device includes a locational information module for determining location information and speed; a storage module for storing at least one geographic map including at least one route and a speed limit for the at least one route; a processing module configured to receive the location information, retrieve at least one geographic map based on the location information, determine a speed limit based on the location information and compare the speed of the device to the determined speed limit; and a display module for alerting a user if the speed of the device exceeds the determined speed limit. The system and method can be for communicating a subject vehicle's speed to a central server where it can be utilized to analyze traffic congestion patterns or notify selected companies or individuals.
US11112266B2	Method for motion-synchronized AR or VR entertainment experience Systems and methods for synchronizing movement, such as the movement of a vehicle with an augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) story-telling or narrative experience is provided. For example, the AR or VR experience can be adapted to justify the movement of the vehicle based on trip criterion, such as a navigational path upon which the vehicle has embarked. Alternatively, trip criterion, such as the navigational path upon which the vehicle will embark, can be adapted to comport with one or more events of the AR or VR experience.
US11112258B2	Environment based navigation An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and computer system for environment based navigation. The method, computer program product and computer system may include computing device which may collect environment map data. The environment map data may include one or more environmental zones. The computing device may receive one or more user environment preferences from a user. The user environment preferences may include a user's preferred environmental zones and non-preferred environmental zones. The computing device may receive a destination from the user and determine one or more routes to the destination. The computing device may compare the one or more determined routes to the environment map data and the user environment preferences and display a list of the determined routes based on the user environment preference data.
US11112255B2	Network computer system to arrange pooled transport services A network computer system operates to receive service requests from multiple requesters. Based at least in part on a proximity between the current locations of a first and a second requester, the system can match the first service request and the second service request by (i) selecting a pickup location for the first and second requesters, (ii) transmitting rendezvous information to the computing devices of the first and second requesters, (iii) determining an estimated time interval for each of the first requester and the second requester to arrive at the pickup location, and (iv) selecting a transport provider to service both the first transport request and the second transport request, based at least in part on the pickup location, a current location of the transport provider, and the estimated time interval for each of the first requester and the second requester.
US11112254B2	Navigation system acquisition and use of cellular coverage map data A mobile device can obtain wireless network signal strength map data that indicates, for various nearby geographical regions, the wireless network signal strength in each such region. A mobile device can transmit that data to a vehicular navigation system responsible for automatically selecting a high-quality route of vehicular travel between a specified source and destination. The system can take the wireless network signal map data into account when selecting that route. When selecting from among multiple different routes of vehicular travel between a specified source and destination, the system may employ an algorithm that considers wireless network signal strengths along those routes, in addition to the other factors. Consequently, the system can select a longer route having better signal strength over a shorter route having worse signal strength. The system can present the selected route within a set of suggested routes, potentially along with reasons for each route's suggestion.
US11112252B2	Sensor fusion for accurate localization To localize a vehicle in the given map precisely for autonomous driving, the vehicle needs to compare the sensor perceived environment with the map information accurately. To achieve this, the vehicle may use information received from multiple on-board sensors in combination of GPS and map data. Example implementations described herein are directed to maintaining accuracy of sensor measurements for autonomous vehicles even during sensor failure through a raw data fusion technique and a repopulation of data through a prediction technique based on historical information and statistical method if any of the sensors fail.
US11112251B2	Method, apparatus, and computer program product for generating correspondence between map versions Provided herein is a method of generating and communicating map version agnostic road identifiers. Methods may include: providing an indication of a route request between an origin and a destination; receiving a list of road link identifiers in response to the route request; in response to the first road link identifier not corresponding to a road link identifier of a network of road link identifiers: applying an XOR function to the first road link identifier and a subsequent road link identifier in the list of road link identifiers; in response to a result of the XOR function applied to the first road link identifier and the subsequent identifier corresponding with a road link identifier of the network of road link identifiers, adding the road link identifier of the network of road link identifiers to the route.
US11112242B2	Light receiver A light receiver designed to determine a position or orientation relative to a reference light wherein the light receiver comprises an elongated rod-shaped light receptor with two ends, a light coupler, a light guide, and light detection means at both ends and a signal processor to process the electric signals of the detection means and to determine the relative position and/or orientation by a comparative evaluation of the electric signals. The light guide serves as a light propagation path of defined length for light coupled into the light guide by the light coupler and the signal processor determines the position and/or orientation based on light propagation speed of the reference light propagating in the light guide.
US11112241B2	Apparatus and method for fault-proof collection of imagery for underwater survey An apparatus and method are presented comprising one or more sensors or cameras configured to rotate about a central motor. In some examples, the motor is configured to travel at a constant linear speed while the one or more cameras face downward and collect a set of images in a predetermined region of interest. The apparatus and method are configured for image acquisition with non-sequential image overlap. The apparatus and method are configured to eliminate gaps in image detection for fault-proof collection of imagery for an underwater survey. In some examples, long baseline (LBL) is utilized for mapping detected images to a location. In some examples, ultra-short baseline (USBL) is utilized for mapping detected images to a location. The apparatus and method are configured to utilize a simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) approach.
US11112236B2	Optical displacement meter The optical displacement meter generates, from each position of a plurality of pixel rows in a U direction and a peak position in a V direction, a plurality of profiles of the X-Z cross section, and measures a three-dimensional shape of the measuring object based on the plurality of profiles acquired at different positions in the Y direction. The optical displacement meter determines, based on whether a profile exists in a blind spot region in which it is impossible to measure a height which occurs in a Y-Z cross section corresponding to an angle formed between a light projecting axis of a light projecting section and a light receiving axis of an image sensor based on a principle of triangulation, a part of the three-dimensional shape generated by a measuring unit as an erroneous detection value.
US11112235B2	Handling obstructions and transmission element contamination for self-mixing particulate matter sensors A portable electronic device is operable in a particulate matter concentration mode where the portable electronic device uses a self-mixing interferometry sensor to emit a beam of coherent light from an optical resonant cavity, receive a reflection or backscatter of the beam into the optical resonant cavity, produce a self-mixing signal resulting from a reflection or backscatter of the beam of coherent light, and determine a particle velocity and/or particulate matter concentration using the self-mixing signal. The portable electronic device is also operable in an absolute distance mode where the portable electronic device determines whether or not an absolute distance determined using the self-mixing signal is outside or within a particulate sensing volume associated with the beam of coherent light. If not, the portable electronic device may determine a contamination and/or obstruction is present that may result in inaccurate particle velocity and/or particulate matter concentration determination.
US11112231B2	Integrated reflectometer or ellipsometer A reflectometer or ellipsometer integrated with a processing tool includes a source module configured to generate a input beam, and a first mirror arranged to receive the input beam. The first mirror is configured to collimate the input beam and direct the input beam toward an aperture plate. The aperture plate has at least two apertures. One of the at least two apertures is arranged to define a measurement beam from a portion of the input beam, and one of the at least two apertures is arranged to define a reference beam from a portion of the input beam. An optical element is arranged within an optical path of the reference beam and outside an optical path of the measurement beam. The optical element is configured to direct the reference beam toward a third mirror. A second mirror is arranged to receive the measurement beam and focus the measurement beam through a window and onto a surface of a sample. The window forms part of a chamber of the processing tool and the sample is disposed within the chamber. At least a portion of the measurement beam is reflected from the surface of the sample as a reflected beam. The second mirror is arranged to receive the reflected beam and direct the reflected beam toward the optical element. The optical element is configured to direct the reflected beam toward the third mirror. The third mirror is arranged to receive the reference beam and the reflected beam and focus the reference beam and the reflected beam onto a collection plane.
US11112230B2	Angle sensor using eddy currents Methods and apparatus for a sensor with a main coil to direct a magnetic field at a rotating target for inducing eddy currents in an end of the target and a sensing element to detect a magnetic field reflected from the target, wherein the target end comprises a conductive surface. The reflected magnetic field can be processed to determine an angular position of the target.
US11112226B2	Bowfishing arrow with a quick-release arrowhead An arrow comprising: an arrow shaft including a toggle movable between a first state and a second state; an arrowhead including an arrowhead body and an arrowhead tip, wherein the arrowhead body includes a first end and a second end, the second end being attached to the arrow shaft; and at least one barb vane including a first end and a second end, the first end being pivotally mounted to the arrowhead body at a pivot, wherein the barb vane is pivotably movable between a first configuration and second configuration; wherein, when the toggle is in the first state, the barb vane is locked in the first configuration and, when the toggle is in the second state, the barb vane is permitted to move freely into the second configuration.
US11112221B2	Oil well perforators An oil and gas well shaped charge perforator capable of providing an exothermic reaction after detonation is provided, comprising a housing (2), a high explosive (3), and a reactive liner (6) where the high explosive is positioned between the reactive liner and the housing. The reactive liner (6) is produced from a reactive composition which is capable of sustaining an exothermic reaction during the formation of the cutting jet. The composition is a pressed i.e. compacted particulate composition comprising at least two metals, wherein one of the metals is present as spherical particulate, and the other metal is present as a non-spherical particulate. There may also be at least one further metal, which is not capable of an exothermic reaction with the reactive composition, present in an amount greater than 10% w/w of the liner. To aid consolidation a binder may also be added.
US11112219B2	Multi-curve steel body armor and method of manufacturing same A steel armor plate and method of manufacturing is described. The armor plate has three curves, a first curve about an axis that parallels the length of the armor plate, and two additional curves about axes that parallel the width of the armor plate. A die for manufacturing said plate is described, the die being formed of a stack of metal plates, each plate having a curve that substantially matches the first curve, the stack of plates being arranged in a step-down-then-step-up fashion to form a concavity that approximates one of the two additional curves.
US11112214B2	Systems and methods for alternating sight adaptors plates and associated accessories An assembly comprising a firearm slide and an adaptor plate configured to mate with the firearm slide. The adapter plate includes a first seat in a top surface of the adaptor plate and a second seat in the top surface of the adaptor plate. The assembly also includes a first iron sight configured to mate with the first seat and a second iron sight configured to mate with the second seat.
US11112213B1	Launch speed multiplier An adapter cage is provided for a compressed gas launcher to multiply launch velocity. Kinematics of wheels integral to the adapter cage results in a doubling of the pusher plate velocity as that motion is imparted on a light-weight launch vehicle. The wheels of the adapter cage can press against the launch vehicle and the wheels are pressed against the walls of the launcher for employing friction at the interface of the wheels and the inner surface of the launcher to transfer motion to force out a muzzle cap of the launcher and to enable launch of the launch vehicle.
US11112207B2	Airgun with selective bypass from high pressure reservoir to firing pressure reservoir An airgun has a high pressure reservoir for providing a pressurized motive gas to a breech to fire a projectile. A regulator is intermediate the high pressure reservoir and a downstream firing pressure reservoir for providing a consistent regulated pressure of the motive gas in the firing pressure reservoir. The airgun includes a bypass line for selectively connecting the high pressure reservoir to the firing pressure reservoir, independently of the regulator. Thus, an operator can select a firing of the airgun with either a regulated gas pressure in the firing reservoir or the pressure of the high pressure reservoir.
US11112205B1	Projectile launching device with self-timing and without cam lean A projectile launching device includes self-timing without cam lean. The projectile launching device may include a frame, energy storing components, (such as two limbs), two cams, a launch string, and at least two cables. The ends of the launch string are attached to the two cams. Opposing ends of first and second cables are coupled to the first and second cams. A mid-portion of the first and second cables are slide-ably engaged with the first and second cable pulleys, respectively. The two cams are built as mirror images of each other, each cam having a cable payout track, a bowstring track, and a cable take-up track.
US11112202B2	Firearm securement system A portable firearm securement system configured to secure a firearm and prevent firing of the firearm while also being configured to be easily moveable is disclosed. The portable firearm securement system may be formed from first and second bodies for securing a firearm and preventing access to a trigger of the firearm, whereby the first and second bodies are positioned on both sides of the firearm adjacent the trigger and magazine well. Three pins extending from the first body to the second body prevent rotation of a firearm relative to the first and second bodies. Additionally, one pin extends thru the second body and includes a securement orifice through which a padlock shackle may be positioned to lock a firearm in place within the securement system. The securement system may be releasably secured to a securement object with a tether wrapped around the securement object and secured to the padlock.
US11112200B2	Suppressor A suppressor, an integrally suppressed barrel system, and a method for coupling a suppressor to a firearm barrel are provided. In an embodiment, a suppressor is configured to have two distinct fittings, each of which provides a point of contact for coupling with a firearm barrel. The suppressor or integrally suppressed barrel system may comprise an expansion chamber with an expansion chamber baffle and wire mesh to alter the sonic characteristics of a report associated with the discharging of a firearm. In some embodiments, the expansion chamber baffle may be movable, allowing for modification to the sonic properties of a cold bore shot vis-à-vis subsequent shots. The method for coupling the suppressor to the firearm barrel includes engaging first and second threaded portions of the firearm barrel with corresponding threaded inner surfaces of first and second suppressor fittings.
US11112193B2	Magazine having spacer with detent fastener An ammunition magazine for a firearm uses a spacer to extend the grip. The spacer is attached to the magazine's tube using a combined fastener and detent mechanism which acts between the magazine's butt plate and floor plate. The butt plate is attached to the magazine tube and the spacer is captured between the butt plate and floor plate.
US11112190B2	Passive thermal diode for pipelines A system and method for a passive thermal diode (PTD) to be disposed on a pipeline that inhibits heat transfer from the pipeline to the environment below a threshold temperature and promotes heat transfer from the environment to the pipeline above a threshold temperature.
US11112188B1	Process cooling rod A process heat exchange rod for cooling or heating liquids in a process vessel. The rod may have a linear form and extend downward through an upper wall of the process vessel into proximity with the lower floor. The rod internally defines a circulatory flow path for the heat exchange medium, including an outer jacket and a flow diverter having a central through bore and external helical flutes. Heat exchange medium travels down through the central through bore and then back up through helical grooves formed between the flow diverter and the outer jacket, or vice versa. Accurate heating or cooling of the process fluid is attained by modification of the configuration of the heat exchange rod as well as the flow rate and temperature of the heat exchange medium. The components may be injection molded of a polymer, often transparent, having a high heat transfer coefficient.
US11112186B2	Heat pipe heatsink with internal structural support plate A heatsink including: a heat transport member having a heat receiving portion thermally connected to a heating element; and a heat radiating fin group which is connected to a heat radiating portion of the heat transport member and in which a plurality of heat radiating fins is arranged, wherein the heat transport member has an integral internal space that communicates from the heat receiving portion to the heat radiating portion and that is filled with a working fluid, a heat receiving portion inner surface area increasing portion and a supporting member are provided in an internal space of the heat receiving portion, and the supporting member is in surface contact with the heat receiving portion inner surface area increasing portion.
US11112183B2	Heat exchanger channels A heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger body having a first end and a second end opposed to the first end along a flow axis. A plurality of flow channels is defined in the heat exchanger body extending axially with respect to the flow axis. A first set of the flow channels forms a first flow circuit and a second set of the flow channels forms a second flow circuit that is in fluid isolation from the first flow circuit. Each flow channel is fluidly isolated from the other flow channels. The flow channels all conform to a curvilinear profile.
US11112182B2	Heat exchanger with adjustable guiding elements between tubes A heat exchanger, in particular an oil-air cooler, for heat exchange between a first fluid and a second fluid, having at least a first row and a second row of tubular elements for the first fluid, a flow channel for the second fluid between the first and second rows of tubular elements; a collection vessel at one end of the tubular elements; and a distribution vessel at the other end of the tubular elements. Guiding elements for guiding the second fluid extend along the flow channel between the outer sides of adjacent tubular elements of the first and second rows of tubular elements. At least one adjustment device is provided for adjusting the relative position of two guiding elements about a pivot axis.
US11112179B2	Steelmaking and ironmaking scrap segregation and packaging system and method thereof A method of charging a pre-packaged charge in a metallurgical or refining furnace includes providing a disposable metal container having at least one attachment member and forming a pre-packaged charge by loading scrap material into the metal container. The method also includes releasably coupling the at least one attachment member of the container to a lifting device, and then de-coupling the pre-packaged charge from the lifting device so that the combination of the scrap material and the disposable metal container are charged in the furnace.
US11112177B2	Treatment installation and method for treating workpieces In order to provide a treatment installation for treating workpieces that is of simple construction and enables optimised workpiece treatment, it is proposed that the treatment installation should include a treatment chamber and a conveying device, by means of which the workpieces are suppliable to the treatment chamber, are removable from the treatment chamber, and/or are conveyable through the treatment chamber in a conveying direction.
US11112174B1	Devices, systems, facilities, and processes for liquefied natural gas production Devices, systems, and methods for liquefied natural gas production facilities are disclosed herein. A liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility includes a liquefaction unit and a gas turbine. The liquefaction unit condenses natural gas vapor into liquefied natural gas. Fuel to the gas turbine contains at least about 90% hydrogen by volume.
US11112173B2	Configurations and methods for small scale LNG production An LNG plant comprises a cold box and a refrigeration unit fluidly coupled with a plurality of heat exchanger passes in the cold box. The refrigeration unit is configured to provide a first refrigerant stream to a first heat exchanger pass of the plurality of heat exchanger passes at a first pressure, a second refrigerant stream to a second heat exchanger pass at a second pressure, and a third refrigerant stream to a third heat exchanger pass at a third pressure. The second refrigerant stream comprises a first portion of the first refrigerant stream, and the third refrigerant stream comprises a second portion of the first refrigerant stream. The second pressure and the third pressure are both below the first pressure. The cold box is configured to produce LNG from a natural gas feed stream to the cold box using a refrigeration content from the refrigeration unit.
US11112169B2	Smart home controller refrigerator and control method therefor The present invention relates to a smart home controller refrigerator and a control method therefor, the smart home controller refrigerator, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprising: a control unit comprising a control protocol communication unit for receiving control information for controlling a home appliance in a home, an operation protocol communication unit for generating an operation signal calculated from the control information, and a signal transmission unit for transmitting the operation signal to the home appliance; at least one storage space; and at least one door for controlling the opening/closing of the at least one storage space.
US11112166B2	Door rack having a bottom latched on a basic body, and domestic refrigeration appliance having a door rack A door rack for a domestic refrigeration appliance has a basic body which is configured for receiving items to be stored, a rear wall and a forwardly oriented upper bow directed away from the rear wall of the basic body. A plate which is separate from the basic body forms the bottom of the door rack and is latched on the basic body by way of a latching device. A reach-through region is formed between the upper bow and the plate in the end position of the plate in which it is arranged on the basic body. There is also described a domestic refrigeration appliance having a door rack.
US11112165B2	Refrigeration appliance door-sealing arrangement A throat assembly (14) for forming the peripheral front face of the compartment opening of a refrigeration appliance (1). The throat assembly spanning the gap between respective front edges of a refrigerator cabinet (3) outer wrapper (2) and the compartment inner liner (13). The throat assembly includes at least one elongate plastics injection moulded component having a panel (15) including a planar front face (21) for contact with a door gasket seal (16) and an elongate magnet arrangement at its rear face (22) for magnetic coupling with a door gasket magnet (20). The throat assembly may comprise plural such interconnected elongate members providing a monolithic frame, formed in a single injection moulding operation, surrounding the compartment opening.
US11112162B2	Cold room combination vent and light A combination light and pressure relief vent (10) is disclosed which includes a housing (11), a valve assembly (12), and a light assembly (13). The housing include a valve body (16), port tube (17), and an outside louver (18). The valve body has a low pressure intake port (25), a high pressure intake port (26), and a low pressure exhaust port (27). The valve assembly includes a low pressure intake valve (40), a high pressure intake valve (42), and a low pressure exhaust valve (44). The light assembly includes a heat sink casing (51) which partially defines a heat chamber (52). The casing has a front wall (55) to which is mounted an LED module (57). A lens cover (61) is coupled to the front surface of the casing. Heat generated by the LED module is transferred through the casing to the heat chamber to warm the valve assembly.
US11112160B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator includes: a cabinet; a door; an ice-making compartment mounted on an interior of the cabinet or on a back surface of the door, the ice-making compartment having an ice-making chamber and a cold air discharge hole; an ice tray located in the ice-making compartment; an ice bin arranged beneath the ice tray; a dispenser located at the door; a discharge duct located inside the door, the discharge duct having an entrance communicating with the ice-making compartment and an exit communicating with the dispenser; a thermoelectric element coupled to a bottom surface of the ice tray; a heat-radiating member forced against the thermoelectric element; and a cold air guide mounted on the bottom surface, the cold air guide defining a space that receives the thermoelectric element and the heat-radiating member, a cold air inlet, and a cold air outlet that communicates with the cold air discharge hole.
US11112158B2	Refrigeration appliance with water supply A refrigeration appliance, in particular a domestic refrigeration appliance, includes a storage chamber which can be cooled to below 0° C. A water supply feeding into the storage chamber is formed by a resiliently expandable pipeline, at least inside the storage chamber.
US11112156B2	Refrigeration apparatus A refrigeration apparatus, comprising: a compressor, the compressor being provided with an air exhaust opening and an air return opening; a condenser, a first end of the condenser being connected to the air exhaust opening; an evaporator, a first end of the evaporator being connected to the air return opening, a throttling element being connected in series between a second end of the evaporator and a second end of the condenser; a first control valve, the first control valve being connected in series between the evaporator and the compressor; an air suction device, a gas port of the air suction device being connected between the first control valve and the air return opening; and a control device, the control device being connected to the compressor, the first control valve, and the air suction device.
US11112150B2	Heat exchanger and refrigeration cycle device A heat exchanger includes a fin having a first through hole into which a first heat transfer tube is inserted and a second through hole into which a second heat transfer tube is inserted and including a first end portion and a second end portion, in which a virtual straight line passing through end portions on the first end portion side of the first heat transfer tube and the second heat transfer tube is a first virtual straight line, a virtual straight line passing through end portions on the second end portion side of the first heat transfer tube and the second heat transfer tube is a second virtual straight line, a region between the first end portion and the first virtual straight line is a first drainage region, a region between the second end portion and the second virtual straight line is a second drainage region, and a region enclosed by the first heat transfer tube, the second heat transfer tube, the first virtual straight line and the second virtual straight line is a water introducing region, a first groove inclined to descend toward the first drainage region and a second groove inclined to descend toward the second drainage region are formed in the water introducing region.
US11112149B2	Heat exchanger and air-conditioning apparatus A heat exchanger includes a plate-shaped fin elongated in a longitudinal direction, a plurality of heat transfer tubes passing through the fin, and a distributor that distributes refrigerant to, from among the plurality of heat transfer tubes, two heat transfer tubes. The distributor includes an inflow portion being linear and connected to one of the plurality of heat transfer tubes, a turn-back portion continuous with the inflow portion, a first outflow portion being linear, continuous with the turn-back portion and running in parallel to the inflow portion, a second outflow portion being linear, continuous with the turn-back portion and branching from the first outflow portion, and a connection pipe continuous with the second outflow portion and including a plurality of bent portions. The second outflow portion is connected via the connection pipe to the heat transfer tube not adjacent to the heat transfer tube connected to the first outflow portion.
US11112147B2	Cooling system with controlled biphase mixing of refrigerant A method for cooling with a refrigerant based cooling system includes circulating a refrigerant in a main flow path of a refrigeration cycle including an accumulator, compressor, condenser and an evaporator, diverting a portion of flow to a bypass flow path from a location along the main flow path that is downstream the compressor and upstream the condenser and combining flow through the bypass flow path with flow through the main flow path downstream the condenser and upstream from the evaporator. The rate of flow through the bypass flow path may be dynamically controlled.
US11112142B2	Cover assembly for an opening in a bulkhead of an air conditioner unit An air conditioner unit and cover assembly therefore are provided. In one exemplary aspect, the air conditioner unit includes a bulkhead that defines an indoor portion and an outdoor portion of the unit. A wall of the bulkhead defines an opening that is accessible from the outdoor portion of the unit and is sized to allow various components to be accessed, serviced, and assembled through the opening. The unit includes a removable cover assembly that includes a cover and a gasket. The cover assembly and the wall of the bulkhead include various features for sealing the perimeter of the opening and for guiding one or more wires into the opening.
US11112135B2	Maintenance procedure updating in HVAC system service log A tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable medium includes instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to determine an active operating condition of the heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system based on the active operating data related to the HVAC system, retrieve an existing service log having a maintenance procedure corresponding to the active operating condition of the HVAC system, and record an entry service log. The entry service log includes the active operating data, the active operating condition, and an updated version of the maintenance procedure corresponding to the active operating condition.
US11112133B2	Humidity monitoring and adjustment system Methods and systems for humidity monitoring and adjustment are described herein. Data from at least one external sensor system is received by a computing device. The external sensor system determines at least one of outdoor air temperature and outdoor air humidity. Data from at least one internal sensor system is received by the computing device. The internal sensor system determines at least one of indoor air temperature and indoor air humidity. A dew point for an indoor environment is calculated based upon the data from the external sensor system and data from the internal sensor system. A graphical indication of an indoor environment climate may be displayed based upon the calculated dew point. Access openings, such as windows, may be opened or closed to change the humidity of the indoor environment.
US11112132B2	Systems and methods for monitoring water in a building A system to characterize water in a building includes a processor; a water sensor coupled to the processor; a water valve coupled to the processor; an encryption module executed by the processor to secure water data; and a transceiver to communicate secured water data over a network to a remote processor.
US11112130B2	Refrigeration cycle apparatus A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit through which refrigerant circulates, a control box in which equipment for controlling the refrigeration cycle apparatus is accommodated, and a refrigerator for cooling a heat emitting body exposed from an opening of the control box. The heat emitting body is the equipment accommodated in the control box. The refrigerator includes a cooling body in contact with the heat emitting body, and a refrigerant pipe through which the refrigerant circulating through the refrigerant circuit passes to cool the cooling body. The refrigerant pipe is in contact with the cooling body. The pipe contact surface is different from the heating-body contact surface. The cooling body has a recessed portion at which the cooling body and the heat emitting body are not in contact with each other. The recessed portion is formed in the heating-body contact surface and spaced from the control box.
US11112125B2	Oven rack assemblies with release mechanisms and catches An oven rack assembly (1000) includes an oven rack (1008) and a slide system (1018). The slide system (1018) includes slide devices (1020) positioned at opposing sides of the oven rack (1008). A subframe (1040) is positioned below the slide devices (1020). Retention/release devices (1062) are mounted on the slide devices (1020) and are manually operable by a user so as to selectively retain the subframe (1040) in a stationary position or, alternatively, release the subframe (1040) so that the subframe (1040) can be removed from the oven (128′).
US11112124B2	Hinged cooktop grate assembly A cooking appliance includes a cooktop, at least one cooking element mounted to the cooktop, and a grate including a surface portion for supporting a cooking vessel and at least one cup member. The grate is mounted to the cooktop with the at least one cup member being interengaged with locating structure on the cooktop such that the grate can be selectively lifted vertically from the cooktop or pivoted relative to the cooktop. Upon pivoting through a predetermined angle, the grate is prevented from being lifted vertically based on the at least one cup member becoming interlocked with the locating structure.
US11112121B2	Cooking engagement system with automatic cooktop monitoring A cooking engagement system and methods therefore are provided. The method includes obtaining image data of the cooktop surface and displaying a first user interface at an interactive assembly associated with the appliance. The first user interface displays the image data of the cooktop surface. The method further includes determining that cookware is present on the cooktop surface based on the image data, and displaying a second user interface at the interactive assembly. The second user interface displays an enlarged image of the cookware based on determining that the cookware is present on the cooktop surface.
US11112119B2	Combustor assembly for a turbo machine A turbo machine including an annular liner assembly defining a reverse flow combustion chamber is generally provided. The liner assembly includes a first piece defining an inner diameter (ID) combustor inlet portion, an outer diameter (OD) combustor outlet portion, and an outer diameter turbine shroud portion, in which the first piece defines a substantially solid volume between the inner diameter combustor inlet portion and the outer diameter combustor outlet portion.
US11112117B2	Fuel nozzle cooling structure A fuel nozzle for a combustor assembly of a heat engine is generally provided. The fuel nozzle defines a fuel nozzle centerline therethrough and a radial direction extended from the nozzle centerline. The fuel nozzle includes a first wall extended along the radial direction. The first wall defines a first cooling passage and a second cooling passage each extended therethrough. The first cooling passage is defined at a first acute angle relative to the nozzle centerline. The second cooling passage is defined at a second acute angle 90 degrees or less relative to the first acute angle.
US11112116B2	Gas turbine combustor and gas turbine The present invention reduces thermal stress that is applied to the weld zone of a cavity formed in the structural material of a burner. The burner includes the cavity distributing a fuel to fuel nozzles. The cavity is demarcated by a groove formed in the structural material of the burner so as to create a level difference at an opening, and a cover fitted into the level difference to close the groove. The cover is formed by a web covering the opening in the groove and a flange extending in the depth direction of the groove to be fitted into the level difference, and is joined by welding to the structural material in such a manner as to have an L-shaped cross-section. When viewed in a cross-section orthogonal to the groove, a cover-side inner surface that is an inner surface of the flange forming a lateral surface of the cavity is flush with a groove-side inner surface that is an inner surface of the groove forming a lateral surface of the cavity. The boundary between the cover-side inner surface and the groove-side inner surface is away from a first corner of the cavity sandwiched between the cover-side inner surface and the inner surface of the web forming a ceiling surface of the cavity.
US11112111B2	Cement kiln burner device and method for operating the same A cement kiln burner device includes a powdered-solid-fuel flow channel having means for swirling a powdered-solid-fuel flow; a first air flow channel placed outside the powdered-solid-fuel flow channel having means for swirling an air flow; a second air flow channel placed outside the first air flow channel having means for straightly forwarding an air flow; a third air flow channel placed inside the powdered-solid-fuel flow channel having means for swirling an air flow; and a combustible-solid-waste flow channel placed inside the third air flow channel. The second air flow channel includes an opening portion forming a port for injecting an air flow, and a closed portion covered for preventing an air flow from passing therethrough. The opening portion and the closed portion are alternately arranged in a circumferential direction.
US11112110B2	Radiant burner A radiant burner for treating an effluent gas stream from a manufacturing processing tool includes a plurality of treatment chambers, each treatment chamber having an effluent stream inlet for supplying a respective portion of the effluent gas stream to that treatment chamber for treatment therewithin. In this way, multiple treatment chambers may be provided, each of which treats part of the effluent stream. Accordingly, the number of treatment chambers can be selected to match the flow rate of the effluent gas stream from any particular processing tool. This provides an architecture which is reliably scalable to suit the needs of any effluent gas stream flow rate.
US11112102B2	Lighting fixture A lighting fixture includes a support frame, a light head, a light source, an angle sensor, and a controller. The light head is pivotally connected to the support frame. The light source is disposed on the light head. The angle sensor is disposed on the light head and configured to sense a rotation angle of the light head. The controller is electrically connected to the light source and the angle sensor. The controller selectively adjusts a light emitting parameter of the light source according to the rotation angle.
US11112099B2	Portable lighting apparatus A user can replace a battery smoothly. A portable lighting apparatus includes a guide pipe, a pole supported on the guide pipe in a manner movable in a vertical direction parallel to a central axis of the guide pipe, at least one light emitter at an upper end of the pole, a collar surrounding the guide pipe, a plurality of legs pivotally connected to the collar, and a battery mount located in an upper part of the guide pipe.
US11112096B2	Stand light A portable light includes an elongate body, a plurality of extension poles slidably received in the body and movable out of the body between an extended position and a retracted position, a light head pivotably coupled to one of the extension poles, and a head assembly housing fixed to the body and having an opening to receive the light head when the extension poles are in the retracted position. The portable light also includes a collar positioned around a portion of the body and movable between a first position and a second position, a handle coupled to the collar for movement with the collar, and a plurality of legs pivotably coupled to the collar. The legs are collapsed against the body when the handle and the collar are in the first position and are expanded apart from the body when the handle and the collar are in the second position.
US11112094B2	Method for manufacturing light-emitting device A method of manufacturing a light-emitting device includes: providing a second base with a plurality of light-emitting elements, the second base having an upper surface on which a pattern of second metal films is formed, the plurality of light-emitting elements being provided on the pattern of second metal films; cutting the second base to singulate the second base into a plurality of connection boards on each of which respective one of the plurality of light-emitting elements is mounted; providing a support board including a first base, the first base being flexible, the first base including a pattern of first metal films; placing the plurality of connection boards on the support board; and forming, for each of the plurality of connection boards, a conductive member so as to be in contact with the pattern of second metal films on the connection board and with the pattern of first metal films.
US11112092B2	Street lamp device A streetlight device includes a power source portion and a lighting portion. The power source portion includes a driving power source, a power source base provided with a receiving space for receiving the driving power source, and a power source upper cover for closing the power source base. The lighting portion is connected at one end of the power source upper cover. The power source upper cover and the power source base are connected with each other through a hinge assembly. The power source upper cover is provided with a power source mounting assembly, and the driving power source is mounted onto the power source upper cover through the power source mounting assembly.
US11112090B1	Head-mounted LED light with integrated, adjustable iris A head-mountable light includes a user-adjustable spot size. Light from an LED travels through beam-forming optical elements supported at the front opening of a housing to form a spot of light at a working distance. An adjustable iris, situated between the LED and the beam forming optical elements, enables a user to adjust the iris and vary the size of the aperture and the spot size of the light at the working distance. The manually operated iris size control may comprise a rotatable ring on the exterior of the housing, and the plurality of beam-forming optical elements may comprise a singlet lens followed by a doublet lens. The light from the LED strikes the beam-dispersing element directly without an intervening condensing optical element (i.e., condensing lens). The assembly further includes a mechanical connector adapted to couple the housing to a pair of eyeglass frames, headband or other head-worn structure.
US11112087B2	Infrared source for airport runway light applications An airport runway light for use as a runway approach light for a runway lighting system, the runway light having a light body with a base configured to support the runway light in a light socket of a runway lighting system, the base having an electrical connection to electrically connect the runway light to the runway lighting system, the light further including one or more output windows wherein the runway light has a high-efficiency infrared source and one or more infrared reflectors to direct the infrared source outwardly through the one or more output windows, the infrared source including a silicon nitride element wherein the infrared source produces virtually no detectable visible light and with much less power consumption.
US11112082B2	Vehicular LED lamp for freezing preventing using transparent conductive oxide The present invention relates to a vehicular LED lamp for freezing prevention using transparent conductive oxide (ITO). The vehicular LED lamp includes: a housing made of a heat dissipation material, and opened at a front side thereof, the housing including an outer shell formed to protect internal constituent elements; a headlamp LED PCB unit including one or more LEDs configured to drive a headlamp to identify the position of a vehicle; and an ITO conductive heating member deposited on the inner surface of a head lens of the LED lamp, which is coupled to the housing, the head lens being formed by depositing a diffusion preventing layer on a substrate thereof, and depositing an ITO thin film on the diffusion preventing layer, followed by thermal treatment and crystallization, thereby improving the light-outputting efficiency of an LED chip and reducing the energy consumption of the LED lamp.
US11112080B2	Illumination device including coherent light source to illuminate an illumination area An illumination device includes a light diffusion device including element diffusion devices that diffuse incident light, a coherent light source that emits coherent light, a shaping optical system that shapes the coherent light, a scanner that adjusts a traveling direction of the coherent light so as to allow the coherent light to scan the light diffusion device, and a light condensing optical system located on a light path of the coherent light from the shaping optical system up to the light diffusion device. The light condensing optical system condenses the coherent light such that a spot area on the light diffusion device is smaller than the element diffusion device. Each element diffusion device diffuses the coherent light incident thereon so as to illuminate an element illumination area corresponding to the element diffusion device.
US11112078B2	Effect wheel assembly for stage light An effect wheel assembly for a stage light, comprising a plurality of effect wheels, each effect wheel having several effect sheets, a rotating shaft, and a transmission mechanism, the rotating shaft passing through an axle center of each effect wheel. The effect sheets of each of the effect wheels are correspondingly arranged to create various combined effects, and the transmission mechanism drives the rotating shaft to rotate in such a way that the effect wheels rotate coaxially. The effect sheets are driven by the transmission mechanism to rotate coaxially, during the rotating, the effects provided by the effect sheets will overlap such that a new stage effect is presented. The effect wheel assembly can not only meet the demand of multiple effects, but also meet the demand of a simplified structure, which is more practical.
US11112075B2	Integrated lamp An integrated lamp and a method of manufacturing an integrated lamp. The integrated lamp includes a main lighting lamp body and auxiliary lighting lamp bodies that can be assembled to the main lighting lamp body in a plug-in way. The auxiliary lighting lamp bodies can be rotatably adjusted relative to the main lighting lamp body.
US11112074B2	Mounting arrangement for a fixture having a mounting plate with wiring and driving compartment and holes for rope to be threaded therethrough A mounting arrangement for an LED fixture, said LED fixture having a holding plate and a driver housing, said arrangement comprising slots configured on said holding plate and on said housing for threading a cable therethrough, said cable is connected to a support during mounting said fixture.
US11112071B2	Light emitting device modules An LED module may include at least one LED and an indicator. The indicator may include one or more diffusing surfaces defining an angular diffusing groove. The diffusing groove may receive the LED such that the LED is at least partially located within a volume space defined by the one or more diffusing surfaces. The diffusing groove may diffuse a light emitted from the LED and incident on the one or more diffusing surface of the diffusing groove such that the light is diffused into an interior of the indicator.
US11112070B2	Nano-scale light-emitting diode (LED) electrode assembly emitting polarized light, method of manufacturing the same, and polarized led lamp having the same The present invention relates to a nano-scale light emitting diode (LED) electrode assembly emitting polarized light, a method of manufacturing the same, and a polarized LED lamp having the same, and more particularly, to a nano-scale LED electrode assembly in which partially polarized light close to light that is linearly polarized having one direction is emitted as an emitted light when applying a driving voltage to the nano-scale LED electrode assembly and also nano-scale LED devices are connected to a nano-scale electrode without defects such as an electrical short circuit while maximizing a light extraction efficiency, a method of manufacturing the same, and a polarized LED lamp having the same.
US11112068B2	LED tube lamp An LED tube lamp comprises a glass tube, two end caps coupled to a respective end of the glass tube, an LED light strip attached to an inner circumferential surface of the glass tube, a protective layer disposed on a surface of the LED light strip, a plurality of LED light sources mounted on the LED light strip, two first soldering pads arranged at an end of the LED light strip, two notches formed at an edge of the end of the LED light strip, a power supply module configured to drive the plurality of LED light sources. The protective layer comprises two openings to expose the two first soldering pads. The power supply module comprises a printed circuit board comprising two second soldering pads and each of the two first soldering pad soldered to the respective second soldering pad by a solder. The solder is disposed on the first soldering pad, the corresponding second soldering pad and in the corresponding notch. The power supply module comprises a rectifying circuit and a filtering circuit coupled to the rectifying circuit.
US11112064B2	LED light bulb A light apparatus with an enlightened pattern includes a driver circuit, a LED plate, an optical light guide, a connector and a bulb shell. The LED plate connected to the driver circuit has a LED module for emitting a light. The optical light guide has a bottom end facing to the LED module for receiving the light and has a top end forming an enlightened pattern where the light escaped from the top end of the optical light guide. The connector is used for fixing the LED plate to the optical light guide for aligning the LED module to emit the light into the bottom end and for transmitting heat of the LED plate to the optical light guide.
US11112060B2	Mobile work machine with fluid drip retention A mobile work machine which includes a lower protective belly plate and a machine component drawer located above the belly plate. The drawer has a bottom with at least one fluid drain aperture. A fluid drip retention tray is removably positioned below the drawer in a protected space above the belly plate. The machine component drawer and drip retention tray may each have a magnetically attractable bottom and magnets means preferably affixed to the bottom of the drawer to magnetically support the tray below the drawer. A drip retention tray is also provided for a wheel steering cylinder, the tray having a curved retainer portion which extends upwardly around the cylinder for a distance sufficient to retain the tray on said cylinder.
US11112059B2	Adjustable connection between an assistive device and a wearable device The present disclosure relates to the field of wearable devices, and in particular to a connector for a wearable device, an assistive device, a wearable device, and a kit. The connector comprises a first connecting component and a second connecting component, wherein the first connecting component comprises a first engaging member, the second connecting component comprises a second engaging member, and the first connecting component and the second connecting component are connected to each other by means of the mating between the first engaging member and the second engaging member and can rotate relative to each other into a separable position and an engaged position. The connector of the present disclosure can solve the technical problem that the mounting angle of the assistive device relative to the wearable device cannot be flexibly and conveniently adjusted and cannot be maintained in each adjustment shift.
US11112057B2	Display mounting system and method A display mounting system including a support column, a moving bracket, an arm assembly, and a tilt assembly is described. The display mounting system includes one or more display attachment brackets to support one or more electronic displays. The display mounting system is used to hold one or more electronic displays over a worksurface or in front of a wall, and it allows the user of the display mounting system to easily change the orientation of one or more electronic displays according to user's preferences.
US11112049B2	System and method for transient mitigation device in continuous pipelines for surge impact control A device and method to mitigate transient events in a transported medium of fluids and gases subjected to surges, and over pressure events caused by the transient state of a transported medium in a continuous pipeline, where the device has one or more concentrically positioned multilayered composite pipes encased in an outer spool pipe with an annulus space between the spool pipe and the multilayered composite pipes, with flanged adaptors at each end of the device for inline installation in a pipeline, with a management system for receiving, processing and transmitting information gathered in combination with existing pipeline monitoring, and acoustical detection system for receiving and processing of acoustic transmission due to an acoustical wave. Mitigation of pressure events is achieved by energy dissipation and expansion of the multilayered composite pipes and reduction of amplification of pressure waves is achieved by initiation of active counter waves by expansion of the multilayered composite pipes to sinusoidal shape.
US11112033B2	Pipe extraction assisted by pre-stressed strand A machine for extracting a ductile pipe. The machine has a vise which can grip the pipe, and a wire clamp. Each of the wire clamp and vise are supported on a carriage which is movable relative to a frame. This enables the vise to grip and pull the ductile pipe. Additionally, a wire strand may be disposed through the pipe from a far end to the end at which the machine is placed. The wire clamp allows the machine to pre-stress the strand to improve the extraction of the ductile pipe.
US11112032B2	Tapered anti-cavitation cage A control valve includes a cage is disposed within a valve body adjacent to a valve seat. The cage includes a first sleeve and a second sleeve. The first sleeve includes a first circumferential wall having a first inner surface, a first outer surface, and a first longitudinal axis. The first sleeve also includes a first plurality of openings disposed in the first circumferential wall. The second sleeve includes a second circumferential wall having a second inner surface and a second outer surface and a second longitudinal axis. The second sleeve also includes a second plurality of openings disposed in the second circumferential wall. The first outer surface of the first circumferential wall is tapered at a first angle relative to the first longitudinal axis, and the second inner surface of the second circumferential wall is tapered at a second angle relative to the first longitudinal axis.
US11112030B2	Valve cartridge for at least one sanitary fitting with a changeable function A valve cartridge for a sanitary fitting having a cartridge housing, a valve stem which is rotatable about an axis of rotation relative to the cartridge housing, a handle for rotating the valve stem, a passage disk with a first passage and a second passage, a control disk rotatable with the valve stem for controlling a liquid flow through the first passage or the second passage of the passage disk, a handle adapter which can be connected to the valve stem for setting a first rotational orientation of the valve stem to the handle in a first position and can be connected to the valve stem for setting a second rotational orientation of the valve stem to the handle in a second position, so that the control of the flow of liquid through the first passage or the second passage can be changed by the control disk.
US11112029B2	Vacuum valve comprising a force sensor The invention relates to a vacuum valve comprising a sensor assembly with at least one force sensor which has a deformation-sensitive element. The sensor assembly is designed such that a measurement signal relating to a compression of the seal (TO) which lies between a first and a second seal surface, said compression being produced by the first and the second seal surface, is detected by means of the sensor assembly.
US11112028B2	Valve including a valve stem with a combination threaded and splined section One illustrative embodiment of a valve disclosed herein comprises a body (12), a valve stem (22) that comprises a combination threaded-splined section (22X) and an unthreaded section (22Y) wherein the combination threaded-splined section (22X) comprises at least one spline (22S) and a thread (22Z). The valve (10) also comprises an anti-rotation ring (26) that includes at least one tab (26T) positioned in the at least one spline (22S) of the combination threaded-splined section (22X) and a threaded drive nut (24) that is adapted to engage the thread (22Z) of the combination threaded-splined section (22X).
US11112025B2	Water valve guide tube with integrated weld ring and water valve incorporating same A water valve, guide tube for a water valve, and associated method are provided. The water valve includes a housing and the guide tube is installed on the housing via laser welding. The guide tube and housing each provide axially facing mating surfaces which abut one another in a pre-bonded configuration. In a post-bonded configuration, a laser weld joint is formed at the interface between the mating surfaces. The joint forms a portion of an outer periphery of the housing.
US11112022B2	Module for a kit for distributing and regulating a pressurized gas, associated distribution and regulation kit and system A module includes a parallelepiped main body having four lateral faces extending between an upper face and a lower face, in which an inner chamber is provided in the main body, opening in the top and bottom faces in order to receive, on the inside, a distribution or regulation device. The inner chamber includes, consecutively, an upper bore, an intermediate bore that has a smaller diameter than the upper bore, and a lower bore that has a smaller diameter than the intermediate bore. A plate is provided on each lateral face for attachment to a plate of a similar adjacent module, the plate having peripheral holes used for the passage of attachment screws and a central blind hole suitable for guiding a drill hole opening in the upper bore or in the intermediate bore.
US11112021B2	Flexible tubing management system for pharmaceutical, bioprocess applications, and food/dairy applications A system for managing flexible conduit or tubing used in pharmaceutical, bioprocess, or food/dairy applications includes a segment of flexible conduit or tubing and a plurality of conduit tracks, each conduit track including a conduit channel disposed on a first side thereof and extending along the length of each respective conduit track and dimensioned to receive the segment of flexible conduit or tubing therein, each conduit track further including a connector channel disposed on a second, opposing side and extending along the length of each respective conduit track and containing the one or more connectors that connect adjacent conduit tracks. The conduit tracks can be connected to each other or other process components.
US11112020B2	Fuel control valve A fuel control valve includes a case and a movable body that is movably housed in the case. The case has a valve seat surface shaped in an inner cone shape whose inner diameter increases toward a tip. A valve element surface is operable by the movable body, and is in contact with the valve seat surface along a seal line in a valve closed state. The valve element surface is separated from the valve seat surface in a valve open state. Plural grooves are disposed between the tip and the seal line to expand radially outside from the valve seat surface. Plural projections are defined between the grooves to intermittently leave the valve seat surface.
US11112016B2	Trigger mechanism for a valve assembly A valve assembly is provided, the valve assembly comprising a body that defines a fluid flow path between an inlet and an outlet with a frangible member between the inlet and the outlet across the fluid flow path so as to block fluid flow The valve assembly also includes a member for rupturing the frangible member, a spring biasing the rupturing member into contact with the frangible member and a member for retaining the rupturing member away from the frangible member. A magnet is spaced apart from the retaining member, and a non-magnetic sleeve is disposed between the magnet and the retaining member. The non-magnetic sleeve blocks a magnetic field provided by the magnet. Also included is a trigger for removing the non-magnetic sleeve, wherein, when the non-magnetic sleeve is removed, in use, the magnetic field attracts the retaining member to release the rupturing member to cause rupture of the frangible member.
US11112011B1	Controllably opening water supply line doors Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for controllably opening water supply line doors. The controllably opening water supply line door can include a base that includes a first substantially planar piece of material; a door that can include a second substantially planar piece of material; and a hinge structure that can be joined to the base and the door. The hinge structure can include a hinge. The door can be configured to rotate about an axis formed by the hinge to create a passageway.
US11112009B2	Low heat transfer piston via binder jet technology A piston for an internal combustion engine includes a skirt and a crown coupled to the skirt. The crown is produced in isolation from the skirt using an additive manufacturing process. The piston includes a first air gap between the crown and the skirt. According to an example embodiment, the crown includes a plurality of sections produced in isolation from the skirt. The crown may include a second air gap disposed between two of the plurality of sections.
US11112008B2	Vehicle control device A vehicle control device controls a vehicle control system, which includes a shift range switching system configured to switch a shift range by controlling a drive of a shift actuator, and an electric brake system configured to brake a vehicle by controlling a drive of a brake actuator. The vehicle control device includes a shift control unit and a brake control unit. The shift control unit controls a drive of the shift actuator. The brake control units control a drive of a brake actuator. When the start switch of the vehicle is turned off, the power of the brake control units is turned off after the shift range switching system completes switching to the P range.
US11112005B2	Transmission system for a work vehicle A transmission system for a work vehicle includes a transmission. The transmission includes one or more input shafts, one or more output shafts, and shafts disposed in-between. The transmission includes gear sets disposed on the shafts, wherein the gear sets include intermediate gear sets. The transmission includes clutches disposed along the shafts, wherein each of the clutches is configured to selectively couple a respective gear set of the gear sets corresponding to a respective power flow path of the transmission. The transmission also includes a forward coupler and a reverse coupler each disposed on one of the shafts. The transmission system also includes a controller configured to receive a signal indicative of a shuttle shift, and in response to receiving the signal, instruct the clutches to stop rotation of the intermediate gear sets and subsequently shuttle shift between forward and reverse directions.
US11112004B2	Transmission control systems to adjust clutch pressure and torque based on grade Transmissions, control systems for transmissions, and methods of operating transmissions are disclosed herein. A transmission includes an input shaft, an output shaft, one or more clutches, and a control system. The input shaft is configured to receive rotational power supplied by a drive unit. The output shaft is coupled to the input shaft and configured to provide rotational power supplied to the input shaft to a load. The one or more clutches are coupled between the input shaft and the output shaft to selectively transmit rotational power between the input shaft and the output shaft in one or more operating modes of the transmission. Each of the one or more clutches is selectively engageable in response to one or more fluid pressures applied thereto. The control system is configured to control operation of the one or more clutches to select the one or more operating modes of the transmission.
US11112003B2	Device and method for sensing the position of a shift fork of a transmission In a device for sensing the position of a shift fork in a transmission, the shift fork is connected to a piston rod of a shifting piston which is guided axially in a shifting cylinder. The shift fork engages an axially slidable sliding sleeve, which slides on a transmission shaft, to engage or disengage a transmission stage. A magnet functioning as a signal generator is arranged on an actuating element, such as the switching piston, piston rod or shift fork. A 3D Hall sensor positionally fixed relative to the magnet functions as a signal receiver, sensing a magnetic field generated by the magnet. An electronic control unit connected to the 3D hall sensor determines the position of the shift fork from the relative positions of the magnet and 3D Hall sensor and transmits the position as a signal, taking into account linear, rotational, and/or pivoting movements of the actuating element.
US11112000B2	Lubricating system and pumping unit with lubricating system Provided are a lubricating system and a pumping unit including the lubricating system. In addition to the lubricating system, the pumping unit further includes a rack, a transmission wheel located in the rack, and a transmission conveying device cooperated with the transmission wheel. The lubricating system includes an oil pool and a roller lubrication device. A bottom of the transmission wheel is impregnated in the oil pool. The roller lubrication device is in rolling contact with the transmission conveying device. An oil return device is disposed above the oil pool and configured to collect splashing oil driven by the transmission conveying device. After the splashing oil is cleaned twice, the splashing oil flows back into the oil pool.
US11111998B1	Axle assembly having a variable lubricant restrictor An axle assembly having a variable lubricant restrictor. The variable lubricant restrictor may be mounted to a differential carrier. Lubricant that is splashed by the differential assembly may move the variable lubricant restrictor from a first position to a second position to reduce lubricant flow through a divider wall opening.
US11111996B2	Differential system including stepped planetary gears with differential rate governed by variable speed motor and associated method of operation Disclosed herein are systems, gearing assemblies and methods for controlling a differential rotation rate between shafts of a vehicle using a variable speed motor. An embodiment includes a gearing assembly including a differential configured to engage a first axle shaft, a second axle shaft, and a drive shaft of a vehicle. The gearing assembly further includes a first plurality of adjustment gears and a second plurality of adjustment gears configured to engage the differential, configured to be driven by a variable speed reversible motor of the vehicle, and configured to controllably alter a rotation rate of a first axle shaft relative to a rotation rate of the second axle shaft based on rotation produced by the variable speed reversible motor. The first plurality of adjustment gears and the second plurality of adjustment gears each including stepped planetary gears.
US11111994B2	Assembly set for transmission devices for motor vehicles An assembly set for transmission devices for motor vehicles. Each of the transmission devices has an input shaft which can be operatively connected to a drive device of the motor vehicle, as well as a first output shaft, and a second output shaft, and has a spur gear differential transmission designed as a planetary transmission, via which the input shaft and an intermediate shaft that is coupled or can be coupled to an electric machine arranged coaxially to the input shaft are coupled to the first output shaft and the second output shaft. The electric machine is coupled to the input shaft in a first shift position of a shift device and to the intermediate shaft in a second shift position of the shift device.
US11111991B1	Magnetic drive motor assembly and associated method of use An input cam having a recessed track for establishing a desired dwell time for a plurality of rotatable permanent magnets and an output cam having a recessed track for maximizing the harnessing of linear motion energy and to apply the harnessed energy to a rotary output are provided to improve the efficiency of a magnetic transmission.
US11111990B2	Ball screw A bass screw can move balls smoothly in a return path of a circulating component. The ball screw includes: a screw shaft having a helical ball rolling groove on an outer peripheral surface thereof; a nut having a helical loaded ball rolling groove facing the ball rolling groove, on an inner peripheral surface thereof; a circulating component where at least part of a return path connecting one end and the other end of the loaded ball rolling groove of the nut is formed; and a plurality of balls that can circulate. A contact portion that contacts the ball at two or more points is formed on an outer peripheral side of the return path of the circulating component. The contact portion of the circulating component is twisted in accordance with a change in the direction of a centrifugal force that acts on the ball.
US11111985B1	Vehicle driveline component having spring sets disposed between a housing and a ring gear of a transmission to mitigate noise generated from torque reversal A vehicle driveline component with a housing, a ring gear of a transmission, and a plurality of spring sets. The housing defines a bore and a plurality of grooves that are spaced circumferentially about the bore. The ring gear includes an internally-toothed ring gear body and a plurality of mounting teeth that project radially from the ring gear body. The first mounting teeth are received into the grooves in the housing. Each of the spring sets has a first spring, which is disposed between a first side of an associated one of the mounting teeth and a first wall of an associated one of the grooves into which the associated one of the mounting teeth is received, and a second spring that is disposed between a second side of the associated one of the mounting teeth and a second wall of the associated one of the grooves.
US11111984B2	Rotary axis module and articulated robot A rotary axis module includes: an input shaft connected to a drive motor; an output shaft, an output shaft flange connected to the output shaft; parallel gears coupled to the output shaft flange; at least two double gears; and a transfer gear that transmits the power of the drive motor to the double gears. The at least two double gears and the transfer gear are disposed so as to surround the output shaft.
US11111983B1	End fitting assembly for a tie-down strap and a tie-down strap formed therewith An end fitting assembly for installation on a tie-down strap includes an end fitting including a proximal extremity, a distal extremity configured to secure an anchor point, and a first opening between the proximal extremity and the distal extremity, and a coupling including an inner end, an outer end, and a second opening between the inner end and the outer end, the inner end being connected to the end fitting for movement of the coupling into and out of a closed position in which the outer end is in juxtaposition with the first opening and the second opening is in juxtaposition with the end fitting between the distal extremity and both the first opening and the outer end.
US11111982B2	Method for making a tension member A method for manufacturing a tension member, in particular for use in a belt or in a belt segment, having the steps of: preparing a tension member which has a plurality of tension member strands and filling at least some of the intermediate spaces between the tension member strands with a filling material at least at one open end of the tension member, wherein the tension member remains free of the filling material toward the outside.
US11111975B2	Brake caliper of a disc brake for motor vehicles A brake caliper (1) for a disc brake has a tensioning side (2) and a rim side (3) and bears a brake cylinder flange face (4), which, for receiving a brake cylinder, is disposed on the tensioning side (2). Two sliding bushes (5, 6) for an axial displacement of the brake caliper (1) are disposed on a brake support, and two flange faces (8, 8a) are disposed axially parallel to each other on the tensioning side (2) between the sliding bushes (5, 6) for receiving a sensor resetting unit (9).
US11111972B2	Method for identifying leaks by means of an actuator A method for controlling an actuator includes providing the actuator with a control unit, a drive unit including an electric motor with a stator and a rotor, a rotor position sensor, connected to the control unit, for detecting a rotation of the rotor, and a displacer unit, drivable by the rotation of the rotor, for displacing a fluid. The displacer unit includes a geometric displacement volume per revolution of the rotor. The method also includes generating a predetermined pressure at the displacer unit by applying an electrical driving power to the electric motor, maintaining the predetermined pressure over a predetermined time interval, determining the rotation of the rotor with the rotor position sensor during the predetermined time interval, and determining a leakage volume flow.
US11111971B2	Clutch system and method for actuating a clutch system A clutch system for a motor vehicle includes a friction clutch, a ramp system, a driver, and a magnetic clutch. The friction clutch includes a pressure plate, and is arranged for transmitting a torque between a torque admission element and a torque release element. The ramp system is for axially displacing the pressure plate. The ramp system has an input ramp and an output ramp, rotatable relative to the input ramp, for varying an axial extent of the ramp system as a result of a speed differential between the torque admission element and the torque release element. The driver is coupled to the input ramp and supported so as to allow relative rotation on the torque admission element. The magnetic clutch is for rotationally coupling the driver to the torque admission dement.
US11111968B2	Clutch unit and vehicle A clutch unit includes a clutch having a clutch spring, a motor that generates an actuation driving force for actuating the clutch, an output shaft that transfers the clutch reaction force to the clutch and receives an elastic restoring force of the clutch spring as a clutch reaction force, and a spring that inputs an assist force for assisting the actuation driving force to the output shaft. In switching the clutch from an engaged state to a disengaged state, the output shaft receives the assist force before receiving the clutch reaction force, whereas in switching the clutch from the disengaged state to the engaged state, the assist force becomes zero after the clutch reaction force becomes zero.
US11111965B2	Clutch unit for automatic transmission A clutch unit of an automatic transmission having first and second rotation elements may include a spline gear connected to the first rotation element, a clutch drum having an internal circumference spline-engaged with the spline gear to be movable in an axial direction, a clutch hub fixedly connected to a second rotation element, a plurality of clutch plates spline-engaged with the clutch drum, a plurality of clutch disks alternatingly disposed between the plurality of clutch plates and spline-engaged with the clutch hub, a supporting portion fixed to a transmission housing of the automatic transmission and configured to support the plurality of clutch plates, and a piston disposed in an interior of the transmission housing to form a hydraulic pressure chamber with the transmission housing, configured to have a rolling contact with the clutch drum interposing a bearing, and configured to transmit a pressurizing force to the plurality of clutch plates and the clutch disks through the clutch drum.
US11111964B2	Universal joints and methods of manufacture A universal joint configured to transfer rotational movement from a first shaft to a second shaft at an angle and method of manufacturing the same.
US11111963B2	Transport jig and transport method for double-row self-aligning roller bearing Provided is a transport jig to be packed together with a double-row self-aligning roller bearing having an intermediate flange when the double-row self-aligning roller bearing is transported. The transport jig is formed in a ring shape having inner and outer diameters that allow the transport jig to be radially accommodated between an outer circumferential surface of an end portion of an inner ring and an inner circumferential surface of an end portion of an outer ring of the double-row self-aligning roller bearing, has a shape such that one side surface of the transport jig comes into contact with an end surface of each rolling element of the double-row self-aligning roller bearing and another side surface of the transport jig protrudes beyond end surfaces of the inner and outer rings, and is formed from a material softer than the rolling elements.
US11111960B2	Motor bearing lubrication arrangement A motor includes a rotor rotatable about an axis, a housing defining a motor chamber receiving at least a portion of the rotor, and a bearing assembly rotatably supporting the rotor on the housing. The housing includes a pair of axially spaced apart endshields. The bearing assembly includes a bearing and lubricant collection structure associated with the bearing. The lubricant collection structure defines a collection chamber configured to collect lubricant from the motor chamber and direct the lubricant to the bearing.
US11111958B1	Hydrodynamic bearing A hydrodynamic bearing includes an annular washer having an annular face configured to form a hydrodynamic thrust bearing. The annular face defines a plurality of circumferentially spaced oil grooves having opposing first and second lips extending between inner and outer diameters of the face. The annular face further defines a plurality of circumferentially spaced thrust segments alternating with the grooves such that each of the thrust segments is disposed between an associated pair of first and second ones of the grooves. Each of the thrust segments includes a land that is raised on the face relative to the first and second lips of the associated pair, a first ramp extending from the second lip of the first groove to a first side of the land, and a second ramp extending from the first lip of the second groove to a second side of the land.
US11111954B2	Bearing with optical sensor and associated groove A bearing includes a first ring and a second ring capable of rotating concentrically relative to one another. At least one groove is formed on an axial cylindrical surface of the second ring and oriented towards the first ring. The groove is axially delimited by two side edges 50a. The bearing further includes at least one optical sensor mounted on the first ring to emit a beam oriented towards at least one of the side edges of the groove of the second ring, the optical sensor being able to detect axial positions of the side edge.
US11111953B2	Fluid flow control device having a draining body bearing A fluid flow control device includes a valve body forming a channel defining a fluid flow path extending from an inlet to an outlet, a shaft having a first portion and a second portion, a flow control member coupled to the first portion of the shaft, and a bearing comprising an elongated body having a first end, a second end, an inner surface defining an interior volume, and an outer surface. The bearing is dimensioned to accommodate the shaft in the interior volume and includes at least one opening extending between the inner surface and the outer surface and at least one elongated channel formed on the outer surface. The elongated channel extends a length between the first end and the second end of the elongated body.
US11111952B2	Configurable ball mount system A configurable ball mount system that allows the user to use different spherical structure sizes and removable stem inserts to accommodate various articles being secured by the configurable ball mount system. The configurable ball mount system comprises a spherical structure having a first aperture designed to receive a removable stem insert having different attachment members and adapters. Custom configuration allows the user to interface with multiple articles of more than one manufacturer or brand.
US11111943B2	Grooved nut for blind fastening, rivet and assembly comprising such a nut A nut (32) for assembling elements of a structure comprises a collar (64) capable of coming into contact with a front face of the structure; a tightening zone having an outer diameter (86) capable of being inserted into a hole of the structure; a deformation zone adjacent to the tightening zone and capable of forming a bulge against a rear face of the structure, opposite the front face; and a tapped portion (65) adjacent to the deformation zone.The nut may include grooving (82) on an outer circumference of at least one part of the deformation zone, a maximum diameter of said grooving (82) being less than or equal to the outer diameter (86) of the tightening zone.
US11111942B2	Wall hook and anchor nail fastening system A hook mounting system of a unibody structure with three platforms that face an angled hole. The hook system includes nails adapted to be particularly suitable for mounting the hook and platform deformable inserts to receive the nails. The system is adapted for a rod hanging assembly. The system includes a nail having a non-circular shank portion and a knurled head.
US11111940B2	Leg coupling for table A leg coupling for a table includes a coupling body for supporting a lower surface of a top plate. The coupling body includes an upper coupling projecting downward. The upper coupling is configured to be inserted into a coupling insertion hole of a leg. A lower coupling with a thread hole is coaxially arranged under the upper coupling. The coupling body includes a bolt insertion hole. A bolt inserted into the bolt insertion hole is screwed into the thread hole of the lower coupling. A peripheral surface of the upper coupling or a peripheral surface of the lower coupling can be press-fitted to an inner surface of the leg. The peripheral surface of the upper coupling has the same diameter as the peripheral surface of the lower coupling. Opposing ends of the upper coupling and the lower coupling have taper surfaces that can be engaged with each other.
US11111938B2	Axial preloading device An axial preloading device can include a shell having an inner surface that defines a radially interior channel, the inner channel defining an axial direction, one or more moveable housing members disposed at least partially within the interior channel and configured to move relative to the shell in the axial direction, and a wedge assembly connected to the shell and disposed in contact with the one or more housing members. The wedge assembly can be configured to be moved radially relative to the shell and the one or more housing members to push the one or more housing members axially. The wedge assembly and the one or more housing members define a shaft opening when installed on the shell.
US11111933B2	Passive fluidic valve for fixed flow rate distribution A passive fluidic valve for fixed flow rate distribution comprising: a hollow valve body; a valve member for blocking a passage to one of the two outlets; and communications to impose the pressure of the upstream and downstream cavities at the ends of the valve member. The valve body further comprises: an inlet; a first outlet comprising a first restriction delimiting an upstream cavity and a downstream cavity; a second outlet comprising a second restriction delimiting an upstream cavity and a downstream cavity; and a first and a second cavity. The valve member further comprises: a first end in the first cavity delimiting a first and a third chambers, and a second end in the second cavity delimiting a second and a fourth chambers.
US11111926B2	Switching of a pump based on the throughput determined by a thermal flow meter A feed pump to increase the pressure in a line includes a pumping chamber for a pumping medium. At least one temperature sensor, which is arranged in the feed pump, is allocated to the pumping chamber and is in thermal contact with the pumping chamber for determining a temperature of the pumping medium in the pumping chamber. A temperature control device is allocated to the at least one temperature sensor and by which defined temperature conditions can be created in an area surrounding the at least one temperature sensor. An evaluation device to which the at least one temperature sensor is coupled for signal purposes uses the data from the at least one temperature sensor to determine whether pumping medium is flowing through the pumping chamber or not.
US11111921B2	Co-rotating compressor A compressor may include first and second scroll members, first and second bearing housings, and a motor assembly. The first scroll member includes a first end plate and a first spiral wrap extending from the first end plate. The second scroll member includes a second end plate and a second spiral wrap extending from the second end plate and intermeshed with the first spiral wrap to define compression pockets therebetween. The first bearing housing supports the first scroll member for rotation about a first rotational axis. The second bearing housing may support the second scroll member for rotation about a second rotational axis that is parallel to and offset from the first rotational axis. The motor assembly may be disposed axially between the first and second bearing housings and may include a rotor attached to the first scroll member. The rotor may surround the first and second end plates.
US11111917B2	Internally rotating gear pump In an internally rotating gear pump, a pinion having external teeth and a gear having internal teeth are housed in a casing. The pinion and the gear rotate while the internal teeth and the external teeth are meshed with each other. The pinion is a driving gear that is coupled to a rotating shaft receiving a rotating force from an external motor, such that the pinion and the rotating shaft are rotationally driven in an integrated manner when the rotating shaft is driven. The gear is a driven gear, and is rotatably supported on a gear pin provided to the casing via a gear bush serving as a slide bearing.
US11111913B2	Oil lubricated compressor An oil lubricated compressor having a universal motor, efficient starting and re-starting characteristics, and a long operating life. The oil lubricated compressor can have a brushed or brushless universal motor which can drive a cooling fan and a pump. The universal motor can achieve a high torque to voltage ratio, as well as a high torque to current ratio, upon starting or re-starting of the compressor. Optionally, the oil lubricated compressor can use a single cooling fan disposed in the compressor at a location which is between the universal motor and a cylinder head of the pump.
US11111910B2	Ultra high vacuum cryogenic pumping apparatus with nanostructure material Cryogenic pump apparatuses include nanostructure material to achieve an ultra-high vacuum level. The nanostructure material can be mixed with either an adsorbent material or a fixed glue layer which is utilized to fix the adsorbent material. The nanostructure material's good thermal conductivity and adsorption properties help to lower working temperature and extend regeneration cycle of the cryogenic pumps.
US11111900B2	Wind turbine augmented by a diffuser with a variable geometry A diffuser-augmented wind turbine may include an annular diffuser that may encompass a rotor such that the rotor and the annular diffuser may be coaxial about a main axis. A diffuser-augmented wind turbine may further include a flared diffuser assembly that may be connected to the annular diffuser such that an air stream discharged from the annular diffuser may enter the flared diffuser assembly. A flared diffuser assembly may include a fixed flared diffuser that may include a number of flared petals extending from a leading edge of the fixed flared diffuser toward the trailing edge thereof. A flared diffuser assembly may further include a rotatable flared diffuser that may be disposed coaxially within the fixed flared diffuser and rotatable about the main axis. A rotatable flared diffuser may include a number of flared petals extending from an annular leading edge of the rotatable flared diffuser toward a trailing edge thereof.
US11111899B2	Axial piston machine with valve slides integrated into the connector plate An axial piston machine of oblique axis design has a pivot angle that is adjustable via a set piston and a control valve and includes a first valve slide that is linearly movable relative to a first valve axis and is connected at two opposite ends to a first or a second fluid port. The first valve slide has a central region that defines a control point at which the lower of pressures at the first and second fluid ports act. The control point is connected via a fixed first throttle and a second throttle to a housing interior. A second valve slide that is linearly movable relative to a second valve axis is configured to adjust the second throttle. The first valve axis is arranged between the set piston and the control valve or a region of the control valve and is oriented transverse to the adjusting axis.
US11111895B2	Safely initiating an autonomous vehicle ride An autonomous vehicle having a user interface and a computing system that is in communication with the user interface. The computing system may have at least one processor and at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions. When executed by the at least one processor, the instructions may cause the at least one processor to output information through the user interface to inform the passenger of an action that the passenger needs to enact prior to the autonomous vehicle beginning to move and determine, based upon an occurrence of the action that the passenger needs to enact, whether the autonomous vehicle is permitted to begin moving.
US11111889B2	Recirculation module and fuel prefilter unit A recirculation module for a fuel prefilter unit of a combustion engine has a temperature-controlled actuating element that transfers the recirculation module, based on a filter raw side feed temperature of the fuel, from a cold start state into a normal operating state and back. In cold start state, an engine return line from the combustion engine to the recirculation module is in fluid communication with a filter element raw side of the fuel prefilter unit and the engine return line is separated in regard to fluid communication from a tank return line of the combustion engine. In normal operating state, the engine return line is separated in regard to fluid communication from the filter element raw side and is in fluid communication with the tank return line. A check valve prevents return flow of fuel from the tank return line into the engine return line.
US11111878B2	Piston of an internal-combustion engine A piston of an internal-combustion engine may include a piston head and a piston skirt, a cooling duct circulating in the piston head, a boss for receiving a piston pin, and a feed hopper for supplying cooling oil into the cooling duct. The feed hopper may be fastened to another component of the piston via a retaining lug by at least one of a material closure, a force closure, and a positive closure.
US11111877B2	Piston for internal combustion engine A piston in which a solid lubricant resin layer made of a resin containing a solid lubricant is formed at a skirt portion. A guide groove absent area where no guide groove is formed, which is provided in a predetermined range of the solid lubricant resin layer at a center portion in a width direction. The guide grooves directing from the both ends in the width direction of the guide groove absent area to both ends in the width direction of the skirt portion. The end portions of the guide grooves extended to end edges of the solid lubricant resin layer to form open ends. The solid lubricant resin layer and the guide grooves are formed at least at a thrust side skirt portion. The guide grooves are formed in a shape inclined upward from the guide groove absent area toward the end edges of the solid lubricant resin layer.
US11111873B2	Method and control unit for regulating a fill level of a storage of a catalytic converter for an exhaust gas component A filling of an exhaust gas component storage of a catalytic converter is regulated. An actual fill level of the exhaust gas component storage is ascertained using a first system model, and a base lambda setpoint value for a first control loop is predefined by a second control loop. An initial value for the base lambda setpoint value is converted into a fictitious fill level, the fictitious fill level being compared with a setpoint value for the fill level output, and the base lambda setpoint value being iteratively changed as a function of the comparison result, if a difference between the setpoint value for the fill level and the fictitious fill level is greater than a predefined degree. The base lambda setpoint value is not changed if no difference exists between the setpoint value for the fill level and the fictitious fill level.
US11111871B2	Control apparatus for compression-ignition type engine Provided is an ignition control section and an injection control section. When partial compression ignition combustion is carried out, the ignition control section causes an ignition plug to carry out: main ignition in which a spark is generated in a late period of a compression stroke or an initial period of an expansion stroke to initiate SI combustion; and preceding ignition in which the spark is generated at earlier timing than the main ignition. Also, when the partial compression ignition combustion is carried out, the injection control section causes an injector to inject fuel at such timing that the fuel exists in a cylinder at an earlier time point than the preceding ignition. Ignition timing of the preceding ignition is set to be more advanced when an in-cylinder temperature specified by an in-cylinder temperature specification section is high than when the in-cylinder temperature is low.
US11111862B2	Methods and systems for an engine with partial deactivation Methods and systems are provided for an engine configured to deactivate at least some cylinders. In one example, an engine system may comprise a first group of cylinders having a first compression ratio and a second group of cylinders having a second compression ratio greater than the first.
US11111860B1	Work vehicle The work vehicle includes: an operation tool through which opening and closing of a throttle valve is operated in accordance with a swing angle of the operation tool; a cable connected to the throttle valve; a cam which is supported by the operation tool and swingable about a first shaft supported by the vehicle body in accordance with an operation amount of the operation tool; a curved face which is an outer face of the cam and includes an end part region and a remaining region, the end part region having a curvature smaller than a curvature of the remaining region; and a link member which is connected to the cable, brought into contact with the curved face of the cam, and swingable along the curved face about a second shaft supported by the vehicle body in accordance with sing of the cam.
US11111859B2	Method and control system for controlling compressor output of a gas turbine engine A method and control system for controlling compressor output for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The power output of a gas turbine engine can vary and be below desired output levels due to operating conditions such as ambient temperature and elevation. These operating conditions can lead to lower output of the gas compressor of the turbine engine and lower operating temperatures within or proximate to a turbine of the gas turbine engine and lead to less power output. Additional fuel can be added to increase power to the gas producer shaft and increase turbine temperature of the gas turbine engine. A power transfer device can be used to remove or add power to the gas producer shaft to balance the gas producer mechanical limits and turbine thermal limits at maximum levels and lead to higher power output.
US11111849B1	Marine propulsion device and lower unit therefor A lower unit for a marine propulsion device includes a gearcase housing defined along a longitudinal center axis between a fore end and an aft end. A propulsor shaft extends through the gearcase housing along the longitudinal axis. A driveshaft extends non-parallel to the propulsor shaft and rotates in a direction of rotation when powered by an engine. The driveshaft is coupled in torque-transmitting relationship with the propulsor shaft. A skeg projects from a bottom surface of the gearcase housing proximate at least the aft end thereof. The skeg or the gearcase housing is cambered such that a moment acting in a direction opposite the driveshaft's direction of rotation is induced on the skeg or the gearcase housing as the lower unit moves through water. A marine propulsion device is also disclosed.
US11111847B2	Method and system of carbon sequestration and carbon negative power system An improved method and system of carbon sequestration of a pyrolysis piston engine power system is provided. The system includes a pyrolysis piston engine for generating power and exhaust gas and a water cooling and separation unit which receives the exhaust gas and cools and removes water from the exhaust gas to create C02 gas supply. The system also includes a mixing pressure vessel which receives at least a portion of the C02 gas supply from the water cooling and separation unit and mixes the C02 gas supply with oxygen to create a working fluid to be provided to the piston engine and an oxygen generator for providing oxygen to the mixing pressure vessel. The system also includes a pyrolysis interface for inputting byproducts from a pyrolysis system, wherein the pyrolysis interface comprises a pyrolysis gas interface and a pyrolysis gas/oil interface.
US11111843B2	Adjustable trim system for a turbocharger compressor including a ported shroud An adjustable trim system for a turbocharger compressor including a ported shroud for a vehicle propulsion system includes a compressor inlet adjustor positioned in a compressor air inlet and being continuously adjustable between a fully open configuration, a ported shroud closed configuration, and a partially-open ported shroud recirculation configuration between the fully open configuration and the ported shroud closed configuration, and a compressor inlet adjustor control module that adjusts the configuration of the compressor inlet adjustor to a configuration between the fully open configuration and the ported shroud closed configuration when the turbocharger pressure ratio is higher than a predetermined pressure ratio threshold and the compressor corrected air flow into the compressor housing inlet is less than a maximum compressor corrected air flow of a compressor flow map for the turbocharger compressor.
US11111839B2	Thermal isolation of cooling circuits with a common degas bottle filling port A vehicle cooling system includes a first cooling circuit having a first operating temperature range when the vehicle is in an operational state, a second cooling circuit having a second operating temperature range, and a degas bottle. The degas bottle has a first chamber operably coupled to the first cooling circuit and a second chamber operably coupled to the second cooling circuit. The degas bottle includes a fill port operably coupled to the second chamber and a flow restrictor disposed at a divider separating the first and second chambers. The flow restrictor is configured to open to enable cooling fluid provided via the fill port, when the vehicle is in a non-operational state, to flow from the second chamber to the first chamber and be closed when the vehicle is in the operational state to prevent the cooling fluid from flowing between the first and second chambers.
US11111837B2	System and a method for adapting control of a reducing agent dosing unit Disclosed is a method for adapting control of a reducing agent dosing unit in a reducing agent provision system for emission control of a combustion engine. Characteristics relating to pressure variations associated with a dosing cycle are used for determining a first time period and a second time period. The time periods relate to a delay between activation of dosing and de-activation of dosing, respectively. The first time period and second time period are used for adapting operation of said reducing agent dosing unit.
US11111835B2	Injector for injecting a gaseous reducing agent into an exhaust gas stream, comprising at least one anti-backflow device An injector comprises at least one injection nozzle, a dosing system to provide a dosed flow of reducing agent to the at least one or each injection nozzle, and an injection line fluidically connecting the dosing system to the at least one or each injection nozzle. The injection line comprises an upstream pipe fluidically connected to the dosing system, at least one downstream pipe fluidically connected to a respective injection nozzle, and at least one anti-backflow device to avoid or minimize fluidic flow from the at least one or each downstream pipe toward the upstream pipe.
US11111833B2	Method for heating an exhaust system of a combustion engine of a motor vehicle In a method for heating an exhaust system of a combustion engine of a motor vehicle, the exhaust system comprises at least two components for exhaust gas cleaning. For at least one component, a temperature regulation is provided for heating the component while using a heating operation mode. For the heating of the exhaust system, a heating operation is used via a pulse control with heating pulses (101) and heating pauses (102), which switches between a heating operation mode and a normal operation without heating measures.
US11111832B2	Conditioning of the exhaust gas plume of a marine vessel An arrangement for a marine vessel, comprising a combustion unit arranged in an engine room of the marine vessel, an exhaust gas cleaning system in flow connection with the combustion unit and being arranged for receiving and for cleaning the exhaust gas from the combustion unit to a cleaned exhaust gas, a cleaned gas exhaust pipe being in flow connection with the exhaust gas cleaning system and arranged for receiving the cleaned exhaust gas, a plume control system, comprising an air intake for taking in ambient air, a heater for heating the ambient air producing heated air, and a gas mixer placed in the cleaned gas exhaust pipe and arranged for mixing the cleaned exhaust gas in the cleaned gas exhaust pipe with the heated air resulting in an exhaust gas mixture that is blown out into the atmosphere via the one or more exhaust gas outlets.
US11111830B2	Internal combustion engine The invention describes an internal combustion engine having at least one crankcase, at least one cylinder head, at least one cylinder head cover, at least one oil separator and at least one oil pan for collecting returning oil as well as having at least one oil return channel that connects the oil separator and the oil pan.
US11111823B2	Turbine ring assembly with inter-sector sealing A turbine ring assembly includes adjacent ring sectors forming a turbine ring, each ring sector having a platform with an inner face defining the inner face of the turbine ring and an outer face from which an upstream lug and a downstream lug extend along the radial direction. Each ring sector includes a first groove present in the platform in the vicinity of the inner face of the platform, a second groove present in the platform in the vicinity of the outer face of the platform, an upstream groove extending into the upstream lug and a downstream groove extending into the downstream lug. A first sealing tab extends into the first groove. A second sealing tab extends into the second groove. An upstream sealing tab extends into the upstream groove. A downstream sealing tab extends into the downstream groove. The second sealing tab includes at least one opening.
US11111821B2	Retention assembly for gas turbine engine A retention assembly for a gas turbine engine is provided. The retention assembly may include a bolt, a spacer, a housing, a fitting component, and a conduit assembly. The housing may define at least one receiving aperture sized to receive a second portion of the shaft. The fitting component may define a first through-hole and a second through-hole sized for a first portion of the shaft and the second portion of the shaft to extend therethrough. The conduit assembly may include a conduit for securing to the fitting component such that the first through-hole is open to the conduit. The bolt, the spacer, the fitting component, and the housing may be arranged with one another to define a captive clearance fit such that a first clearance space is defined between a first surface of the second through-hole and the first portion of the bolt.
US11111818B2	Flexible support structure for a geared architecture gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine includes a fan shaft that drives a fan that has fan blades. An outer housing surrounds the fan. A bypass flow path is within the outer housing. A fan shaft support that supports the fan shaft defines a fan shaft support transverse stiffness. A gear system is connected to the fan shaft. The gear system includes a gear mesh that defines a gear mesh transverse stiffness. A flexible support which supports the gear system relative to a static structure defines a flexible support transverse stiffness. The flexible support transverse stiffness is less than 11% of the fan shaft support transverse stiffness. The flexible support transverse stiffness is less than 8% of the gear mesh transverse stiffness.
US11111817B2	Cooling device for casing support part of rotary machine, rotary machine, and cooling method for casing support part of rotary machine In a rotary machine that includes rotating body including a rotating-body main body and a pair of rotor shaft ends fixed to the both outer sides in the shaft direction of the rotating-body main body; a casing accommodating the rotating-body main body and being penetrated by the rotor shaft ends; a bearing rotatably supporting the rotor shaft ends and having a bearing face being provided with lubricant fluid from a lubricant line; and the support part supporting the casing, the support part is cooled through heat exchanging between the lubricant fluid the support part.
US11111814B2	Turbine engine operational testing Systems and methods for conditionally performing engine operational tests for a turbine engine are provided. A system comprising at least one processor can be configured to obtain sensor data associated with at least one sensor for a turbine engine. The sensor data identifies a current fuel flow associated with the turbine engine. The system can determine a predicted fuel flow of the turbine engine based at least in part on the current fuel flow and a fuel flow reduction associated with an engine operational test. The system can compare the predicted fuel flow to at least one threshold. The system can selectively initiate the engine operational test based on comparing the predicted fuel flow to the at least one threshold.
US11111809B2	Electric heating for turbomachinery clearance control A clearance control system for a gas turbine engine may comprise a rotor blade, an outer structure disposed radially outward from the rotor blade, and a heating element configured to cause the outer structure to be heated in response to electric current being supplied to the heating element, wherein a gap between the rotor blade and the outer structure is at least one of increased, decreased, and maintained in response to the outer structure being heated.
US11111807B2	Abradable layer with glass microballoons A gas turbine engine includes a circumferential row of blades, with the blades having respective blade tips. A seal is disposed about the blades. The seal has an abradable layer which the tips of the blades, at times, rub against when the blades rotate. The rubbing produces a maximum temperature at the abradable layer. The abradable layer includes a metal matrix and microballoons dispersed in the metal matrix. The microballoons are formed of a glass that has a glass transition temperature that is approximately 50° F. to 300° F. greater than the maximum temperature.
US11111805B2	Multi-component assembled hydrostatic seal A method of manufacturing a hydrostatic advanced low leakage seal configured to be disposed between relatively rotatable components is provided. The method includes manufacturing a plurality of separate, independent components of the seal. The method also includes assembling the plurality of separate, independent components to form the seal.
US11111803B2	Sealing structure between turbine rotor disk and interstage disk A sealing structure for a gas turbine includes a turbine rotor disk, a turbine blade coupled the turbine rotor disk, and an interstage disk interposed between adjacent turbine rotor disks. The turbine blade includes a blade circumferential surface protruding axially and extending in a circumferential direction of the turbine rotor disk and mutually engaging with a disk circumferential surface formed circumferentially on the turbine rotor disk. The interstage disk includes a rim portion and a groove formed in the rim portion. A plurality of static ring seals are mounted in the groove, each static ring seal facing toward the blade circumferential surface and the disk circumferential surface. The static ring are configured such that an outer circumferential surface of all the static ring seals contact the blade circumferential surface and the outer circumferential surface of at least one of the static ring seals does not contact the disk circumferential surface.
US11111802B2	Seal for a gas turbine engine A component for a gas turbine engine includes a first platform that has a first pair of circumferential surfaces and a first axially aft surface. A first axially extending seal slot is located in each of the first pair of circumferential surfaces and the first axially aft surface. A first cover plate is attached to the first axially aft surface and encloses at least a portion of the first axially extending seal slots.
US11111800B2	Method for manufacturing an impeller of a rotary machine and an impeller manufactured using such a method A method for manufacturing an impeller of a rotary machine, the impeller including at least one vane limiting an inner channel, which is at least partly closed, the method includes successively manufactured the impeller of several material layers by a build-up process from a powder. The powder is applied in each case to a processing plane for the production of each material layer, and then a solid material layer is produced from the powder by a selective energy input, and structural orientation is determined for the impeller, according to which the impeller is built up in layers, and the structural orientation is defined by a first and a second angle, which angles describe the relative position of the impeller to the processing plane.
US11111797B2	Molybdenum-silicon-boron with noble metal barrier layer An article includes a substrate formed of a molybdenum-based alloy. A barrier layer is disposed on the substrate. The barrier layer is formed of at least one noble metal.
US11111795B2	Turbine rotor airfoil and corresponding method for reducing pressure loss in a cavity within a blade A blade airfoil for a turbine engine that includes an internal multiple pass serpentine flow cooling circuits with a leading edge circuit and a trailing edge circuit. The entrance of a cavity in the leading edge circuit has a narrowing of a cavity width that expands further downstream to a consistent cavity width similar to the cavity width of the rest of the leading edge circuit.
US11111794B2	Feather seals with leakage metering A seal assembly includes a first feather seal with a first cooling hole extending through the first feather seal. The seal assembly also includes a second feather seal adjacent to the first feather seal. The second feather seal includes a second cooling hole extending through the second feather seal. The first cooling hole is positioned over at least a portion of the second cooling hole.
US11111791B2	Gas turbine engine having fan diameter ratio A gas turbine engine includes an engine core and a fan located upstream of the engine core. The engine core includes: a compressor system including first, lower pressure compressor, and second, higher pressure compressor; and an outer core casing surrounding the compressor system and including a first flange connection arranged to allow separation of the outer core casing at an axial position of the first flange connection. The first flange connection is the first flange connection that is downstream of an axial position defined by the axial midpoint between the mid-span axial location on the trailing edge of the most downstream aerofoil of the first compressor and the mid-span axial location on the leading edge of the most upstream aerofoil of the second compressor. A fan diameter ratio of: first ⁢ ⁢ flange ⁢ ⁢ radius fan ⁢ ⁢ diameter is equal to or greater than 0.125.
US11111785B2	Method and device for acquiring three-dimensional coordinates of ore based on mining process A method and a device for acquiring three-dimensional coordinates of ore based on mining process are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining a two-dimensional coordinate of the ore by using a YOLACT algorithm and a NMS algorithm to obtain a prediction mask map, obtaining depth information of the ore based on the color map and the infrared depth map, and combining the two-dimensional coordinate with the depth information to obtain a three-dimensional coordinate of the ore.
US11111781B2	Instrumenting unconventional wells for real time in situ frac height determination, reservoir fluid movement, production monitoring and well integrity in fractured stages A system for deploying sensors throughout a vertical section and a horizontal section of an unconventional well comprises a mandrel comprising a set of extendable arms; a conductivity sensor mounted on a first predetermined subset of the set of movable arms; a strain sensor mounted on a second predetermined subset of the set of movable arms; a first downhole tool configured to be placed in the horizontal section of the unconventional well; a second downhole tool placed in a vertical section of the well, the first downhole tool and the second downhole tool adapted to operate simultaneously; a navigation package; a real time communications short hop data communicator; a data communicator; a downhole power source; and a surface system configured to collect and process data obtained in the well. The system can be used to provide data to evaluate conditions in the well and its reservoirs as well as frac height and frac width.
US11111780B2	Distributed acoustic sensing system with phase modulator for mitigating faded channels Faded channels in a distributed acoustic sensing system can be mitigated using a phase modulator. A first pulse and a second pulse of an optical signal can be determined. A phase modulator can modulate the first pulse to have a different wavelength than the second pulse. The first pulse can be launched into a sensing fiber that extends into a wellbore. A first backscattered signal can be received from the sensing fiber in response to the first pulse being launched into the sensing fiber. The second pulse can be launched into the sensing fiber and a second backscattered signal can be received from the sensing fiber. Data about an environment of the wellbore can be determined by processing the first backscattered signal and the second backscattered signal to compensate for fading in the first backscattered signal or the second backscattered signal.
US11111775B2	Wear sleeve A wearable sleeve to protect a sensor coupled to an object. The wearable sleeve having an axial axis, a longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the axial axis, a first wearable sleeve end and a second wearable sleeve end opposite the first wearable sleeve end. A first ring coupled to the first end of the first wearable sleeve end and a second ring coupled to the second wearable sleeve end. The first ring and the second ring have the same expansion properties as the object.
US11111774B2	Sensor transportation apparatus A sensor transportation apparatus for conveying a sensor assembly through a wellbore comprises at least one engagement structure to connect the sensor transportation apparatus to the sensor assembly, at least one axle, a bearing connected to the axle, and a wheel connected to the bearing and provided with a shaft seal to prevent or reduce debris from the wellbore entering the bearing, and a lubrication delivery system to provide a lubricant to the bearing at a pressure which is greater than ambient wellbore pressure. The lubrication system comprises a bellows formation, and the apparatus comprises a housing to contain the lubricant, the housing in fluid communication with the bearing, the bellows formation sealingly mounted to the housing with at least a portion of the bellows received within the housing.
US11111772B2	Bulk modulus monitoring system A monitoring system may include at least a strain gauge and a computing device for determining a bulk modulus of a fluid system of a pressure pump using strain measurements. The strain gauge may determine strain in a chamber of the pressure pump. The computing device may receive a strain signal generated by the strain gauge and may correlate the strain signal to pressure to determine a change in pressure during a period in which fluid is isolated in the chamber. The computing device may use the change in pressure during this period to determine a bulk modulus of the fluid system.
US11111769B2	Process and system for enhanced depth penetration of an energy source A method for enhanced depth penetration of energy into a formation may include mechanically stimulating proppant in proppant-containing fractures in the formation at a first frequency to induce mechanical stress in the proppant and directing electromagnetic radiation at a second frequency into the proppant-containing fractures of the formation while mechanically stimulating the proppant, wherein the first frequency and the second frequency are the same or different and wherein the proppant includes silica.
US11111768B1	Drive equipment and methods for mobile fracturing transportation platforms Embodiments of drive equipment for mobile hydraulic fracturing power units and methods for changing and controlling the drive equipment are disclosed. The mobile power units include a gas turbine engine that provides mechanical power to drive shaft which is connected to the drive equipment such that the drive equipment is driven by the engine. The drive equipment may be a hydraulic fracturing pump or an electrical generator. The drive shaft is rotated at a speed suitable for the hydraulic fracturing pump and the electrical generator includes a step up gearbox to increase a rotational speed of the drive shaft for use by the electrical generator. The drive equipment may be secured to a skid that is field changeable with a crane or a fork lift to change the drive equipment at a well pad based on the demands of the well pad.
US11111765B2	Well livening tool based on nitrogen producing chemistry A well livening downhole tool for the in-situ production of nitrogen is provided. The well livening downhole tool may produce nitrogen in-situ in a well to lighten the fluid column and lift the well fluids. The well livening downhole tool may include sodium azide and other reactants to produce nitrogen and scavenge other reaction products to produce alkaline silicate and water. The well-livening downhole tool may include multiple modules each having nitrogen-producing reactants and ignition components such that each module may be activated independently to produce nitrogen at different depths. A process for lifting the well fluids using the well livening downhole tool is also provided.
US11111763B2	Temperature responsive fracturing Fracturing a well can include disposing within the well a plurality of temperature responsive devices including a trigger circuit. The devices may be configured to establish fluid communication through a casing of the well or isolate a section of the well responsive to a downhole temperature, a number of downhole temperature cycles, and/or a time delay. The devices may operate by triggering an explosive and/or initiating at least one of a thermal, incendiary, or chemical cutting device. The devices can perforating sleeves adapted to be installed over a casing joint, subs adapted to be threaded between two casing joints, perforating devices embedded within a casing joint, isolation mechanisms, or toe valves.
US11111758B2	Downhole sleeve tool A downhole sleeve tool is provided that includes a lower sub defining a central bore and one or more sleeve ports therethrough. There is a piston valve slidably positionable within the lower sub to selectively block communication between the central bore and the one or more sleeve ports. There is an upper sub connectable to the lower sub and sharing another central bore therewith. The upper sub has an inlet port, one or more communication ports, and an outlet port. There is an at least one cartridge assembly disposed in a cartridge bore formed in a wall of the upper sub.
US11111756B2	Valve and a method for closing fluid communication between a well and a production string, and a system comprising the valve A valve, a system and a method are for closing fluid communication between a well and a production string when a content of an undesired fluid in the fluid flow exceeds a predetermined level. The valve has a primary flow channel having a primary inlet through a flow barrier, and a low pressure portion; a secondary flow channel having a secondary inlet through the flow barrier and provided with a flow restrictor; a chamber connected to the secondary flow channel; a piston for opening and closing the primary flow channel; and an inflow control element movable in response to a density of a fluid. The inflow control element is exposed to the fluid flow upstream of the flow barrier and moves to close the secondary inlet when the content of the undesired fluid exceeds the predetermined level, activating the piston and closing the valve.
US11111753B2	Polymer gel compositions for treating aqueous zones in subterranean formations and methods of treating the aqueous zones A polymer gel composition for treating an aqueous zone of a subterranean formation may include a base polymer, a cross-linking agent, and an adsorption system. The adsorption system may include one or more silane compounds or a combination of silane compounds and silicates. The adsorption system may improve bonding of the polymer gel composition to the pore surfaces of the rock in the aqueous zone. A method of treating an aqueous zone of a subterranean formation may include injecting the polymer gel composition into the aqueous zone of the formation and allowing the polymer gel composition to cure to form a cross-linked polymer gel matrix that provides a barrier that reduces or prevents the flow of aqueous materials from the aqueous zone to the wellbore.
US11111752B2	Water and gas barrier for hydraulic systems A downhole tool including a body having a hydraulic fluid chamber, and a flexible multi-layer barrier impermeable to gas and water mounted at the body separating the hydraulic fluid chamber from fluids external to the body. The flexible multi-layer barrier including a first elastomeric layer, a second elastomeric layer, and a gas impermeable layer arranged between the first elastomeric layer and the second elastomeric layer, the gas impermeable layer being formed from a metal layer.
US11111750B1	Telescoping electrical connector joint A telescoping connector joint for making an electrical connection includes a first tubular member with a first internal bore. A second tubular member is located within the first internal bore defining a joint annular space between an outer diameter surface of the second tubular member and an inner diameter surface of the internal bore. An annular seal assembly seals the joint annular space. A female wet connect member is located on one of the first tubular member and the second tubular member, and a male wet connect member is located on the other. The telescoping connector joint has a connected configuration where the female wet connect member is in electrical engagement with the male wet connect member and has an unconnected configuration where the female wet connect member is free of electrical engagement with the male wet connect member.
US11111748B2	Milling tools with a secondary attrition system Milling systems, tools, and methods include using a mill with secondary attrition system to re-mill cuttings and other debris away from the face of the mill. The secondary attrition system may be located uphole of the mill may be used to stage conditioning and re-sizing of debris. After debris is generated by the mill, the secondary attrition system may re-mill the debris to a finer size before allowing the debris to pass out of the sleeve. The debris may be re-milled by secondary cutting elements while within an annular gap positioned radially between the sleeve and a drive shaft for the mill. The annular gap may have a variable width as a result of a tapered outer surface of the drive shaft and/or a tapered inner surface of the sleeve. The variable width may cause debris to be re-milled into increasingly finer sizes.
US11111741B2	Mud filter A downhole mud filter (100) comprising a tubular member (1) connectable to the drill string used to prevent debris-laden fluid from entering sensitive BHA tools and components further downhole relative to the mud filter. A tubular member having a sub assembly consisting of a bristle rings (6) and/or rupture (7) to intentionally create a restriction and divert debris-laden fluid around a cylindrical mesh (2) and/or screen surrounded by permanent magnets (3). The openings (9) on the mesh and/or screen allow fluid to pass through while preventing particulates or debris from entering and retaining such debris on the outside of the screen and/or mesh. Magnets (3) arranged around the outer diameter of the screen and/or mesh (2) and along its length captures and retains smaller ferrous debris which the screen and/or mesh cannot filter.
US11111740B2	System and method for pressure isolation and relief across a threaded connection A downhole system includes a first tubular having a terminal end including a first connector portion, an inlet, an inner surface, an outer surface, and a first conduit extending between the inner surface and the outer surface fluidically exposed at the terminal end. A second tubular including a terminal end section having a second connector portion coupled to the first connector portion to form a joint, an inner surface section, an outer surface section, and a second conduit extending between the inner surface section and the outer surface section and fluidically exposed at the terminal end section. The first conduit is fluidically connected to the second conduit across the joint.
US11111739B2	Well bore conditioner and stabilizer A drill string stabilizer for use in a well bore includes a tubular body with a stabilizer axis, a first roller including a first roller axis spaced apart from the stabilizer axis of the tubular body, and at least a second roller spaced longitudinally apart from the first roller, the at least a second roller including a second roller axis spaced apart from the stabilizer axis of the tubular body. The first roller is angularly offset from the at least the second roller around a circumference of the tubular body.
US11111736B2	Connector ring A connector ring comprising a body extending along a longitudinal axis and two sets of sensor connectors. The first set of sensor connectors comprises one or more transmitter sensor connectors coupled with the body and extending parallel to the longitudinal axis, the one or more transmitter sensor connectors having a first end. The second set of sensor connectors comprises one or more receiver sensor connectors coupled with the body and extending parallel to the longitudinal axis, the one or more receiver sensor connectors having a first end. The first end of the transmitter sensor connectors and the first end of the receiver sensor connectors are staggered along the longitudinal axis.
US11111728B2	Super hard constructions and methods of making same A super hard construction comprises a substrate comprising a peripheral surface, an interface surface and a longitudinal axis extending in a plane and a super hard material layer formed over the substrate and having an exposed outer surface, a peripheral surface extending therefrom and an interface surface. One of the interface surface of the substrate or the interface surface of the super hard material layer comprises one or more projections arranged to project from the interface surface, the one or more projections being spaced from the peripheral surface of the substrate and a peripheral flange extending between the peripheral side edge and the interface surface. The peripheral flange is inclined at an angle of between around 5 degrees to around 30 degrees to a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane through which the longitudinal axis extends.
US11111709B1	Adjustable hinge repair assembly A replacement door hinge that facilitates the repair of a damaged door slab is provided. The replacement hinge includes a jamb side that is essentially the same as a conventional hinge to allow traditional mounting into the recess provided in the jamb for hinges. The slab side of the hinge is formed by a pair of opposing hinge leaves that are received on opposing sides of the door slab and include inwardly facing spikes and at least one or more countersunk screw holes to allow fastening therethrough to use screws in combination with the spikes to firmly engage the door slab. The leaves include a ratcheting retention system that engage at the edge of the door slab to allow installation onto door slabs having varying thicknesses while holding the front a back leaves together to form one unit that wraps and reinforces the door slab.
US11111708B2	Device for moving a furniture part that is received on a furniture cabinet of an item of furniture A device for moving a furniture part on an item of furniture, including a guide configured as an articulated lever releasably disposed on an assembly member of the device, which is assembled on the furniture part. The guide includes a securing member movably disposed on the articulated lever and capable of being positioned relative to the articulated lever. In a first position of the securing member a pivoting range of the guide is delimited by the securing member such that the guide in a closing movement is not capable of being moved from the opened position to the closed position. In a second position of the securing member the pivoting range of the guide is released such that the guide, in the closing movement from the opened position, reaches the closed position.
US11111707B1	Door barricade system Method and apparatus for a safety door barricade for use with a door of a school room or the like. It is made of a single piece of angle iron having a base portion and a back portion disposed 90 degrees apart with a curved handle extending from the surface of the base portion to the back portion along with a downwardly extending rod which is designed for insertion into a hole disposed in the surface of the floor adjacent the door just inside the door. When the device is in inserted in its safety barricade position, and the door is opened against the back plate of the device, a barricade is provided. When the device is not in its safety barricade position, it is placed into an adjacent hole in the floor next to the door wherein the safety device can be stored in an unobtrusive location.
US11111706B2	Latch arrangement A latch arrangement for a sliding wing has a latching member that is movable by magnetic force from first position in which it is at least partially retracted within a latch housing, to a second position in which it extends at least partially out of the housing, to be received in a strike. The strike comprises a magnet or ferromagnetic arrangement to attract the latching member into a receiving and engaging formation of the strike when the sliding wing is located at or adjacent the strike.
US11111704B2	Ball catch locking device A ball catch (1) having a catch housing (26) with two spring-loaded balls (5) which are displaceable therein under spring loading, and which are supported in two oppositely situated sockets (9) of the catch housing (26) and protrude in a diametrically opposed manner into a middle receiving space (10) between the sockets (9), and a centering part (2) which with a journal (13) integrally formed thereon is insertable into the receiving space (10) and is lockable by the balls (5) at that location, wherein the ball guide (4) for the balls (5) and the compression springs (6) is inserted into the catch housing (26) as a separate part.
US11111703B2	Hood latch apparatus for vehicle A hood latch apparatus for a vehicle includes: a housing having entrance guide recesses at a front portion and a rear portion, respectively, to allow a striker to enter; a first support shaft and a second support shaft disposed at both sides of the entrance guide recesses, respectively; a claw rotatably connected to the first support shaft; a pawl rotatably connected to the second support shaft and configured to restrain the claw or release the restraint of the claw; a safety hook rotatably connected to the second support shaft and configured to restrict the opening of a hood; and a safety lever having one end of thereof rotatably supported on a third support shaft installed inside the housing, and including a user manipulation portion extending to an outside of the housing and a pressing portion for pressing a lower portion of the safety hook.
US11111697B2	Electromechanical door lock actuation device and method for operating it A door lock actuation device configured for operating a door lock in a door blade, wherein the door lock includes a dead bolt driven by rotation of a connector is provided. The device includes a casing, inside which there is provided a motor for driving a rotational connector-receiver that receives and rotates the connector. The device also includes a rotational handle mechanically connected to the connector-receiver, for forcing rotation of the connector-receiver by manual rotation of the handle. The motor is selectively disconnectable from the connector-receiver for manual driving of the connector-receiver by the handle without backdriving the motor.
US11111695B2	Electronic lock and use thereof An electronic lock includes a lock shell, a rope winded disc, a lock rope head, a sliding lock block, and a controlling and driving device. The lock shell has a first lock hole and an insertion hole. A lock rope is winded at the rope winded disc, and the lock rope is operatively pulled out from the rope winded disc or returns inside the rope winded disc. The lock rope head is inserted into the insertion hole and connected with one end of the lock rope. The sliding lock block is disposed inside the lock shell through a spring, and one end of the sliding lock block is placed in the first lock hole.
US11111694B2	Safety device for guard rail A safety device functions as a cap that is inserted over the exposed end of an I-shaped support post. The safety device comprises a generally L-shaped cap including a front pad that covers the flange of the support post, and a top pad that covers the exposed end of the support post when the safety device is installed onto the support post.
US11111692B1	Illuminated structure An illuminated structure is disclosed, comprising a plurality of lighting elements disposed within a semi-transparent frame configured as a portable item. A microcontroller controls the light emitted by the plurality of lighting elements and a memory is in operable communication with the microcontroller. The memory is configured to store operational instructions transmitted to the microcontroller to customize the output of each of the plurality of lighting elements.
US11111685B2	Debris-filter materials principally for automatic swimming pool cleaners Debris filters for automatic swimming pool cleaners may be formed of metal, carbon fibers, or composites more rigid than soft nylon bags. In at least one version, the filter may be made of, or include, steel or stainless steel. Non-uniform sizes, densities, and/or shapes of openings in the filtration material may be created to provide different levels of filtration in a single device.
US11111678B2	Overlay cover and tensioning mechanism for a modular wall overlay system A modular wall overlay system for installation on a support surface includes a frame; a cover that is securely, yet detachably, retained on and along a front face of the frame by a tensioning mechanism that is configured to tension the cover; and elastic corner inserts that are disposed in corners of the frame and include curved outer surfaces that are configured to permit the cover to be stretched over the elastic corner inserts creating radiused corners and preventing tearing of the cover in corners thereof when the cover is tensioned by the tensioning mechanism.
US11111672B2	Suspended ceiling arrangements A suspended ceiling arrangement for cleanroom applications includes an elongate support member and a ceiling member. The support member includes a base wall, a side wall, a flange part and a tab which together define a longitudinally extending support channel. The ceiling member includes a base wall, a side wall, a flange part and a lip part. The lip part defines a gap therein. In use, in an installed condition, the ceiling member flange part locates on top of the support member flange part, the lip part locates in the support channel and the tab locates in the gap.
US11111669B1	Positioning and support tool for steel stud framing A positioning and support tool for steel stud top track installations with which to temporarily support the top track in reasonable proximity to its final, installed position so that the track may be quickly and safely installed by one person. The tool uses magnets applied directly to the underside of corrugated steel sheeting or other overhead structural members. A hanger member is attached to the magnets and is capable of being placed beneath the top track to support the track at, or in close proximity to, its final, installed orientation. The tool is configured so that it remains fully effective and equally secure on irregular planes of corrugated steel sheeting while offering an uncompromised and quantifiable weight rating.
US11111666B2	Fire or sound blocking components and wall assemblies with fire or sound blocking components Fire or sound blocking components are configured to resist the transmission of fire, heat or sound through a gap in a wall assembly. The components can be elongate and have a profile of a consistent cross-sectional shape along the length of the component. In some arrangements, the component is configured to provide fire or sound blocking to a dynamic head-of-wall joint of a wall assembly. In other arrangements, the component is configured to provide fire or sound blocking to a reveal gap within or along an edge of a wall assembly.
US11111641B2	Intelligent traffic management system with all-weather, illuminated lane markings A road marker apparatus, system and lighting module and corresponding methods of manufacture, installation and replacement. There is a road insert having upwardly facing ridges and an internal cavity with interior surface textures and a tapered front cavity; a boot of incompressible material disposed within the internal cavity of the road insert and form-fit thereto; and a housing body removably disposed within the boot cavity and form-fit thereto. An array of exterior surface textures that operate as a forward operating taper lock between the housing body and the road insert that restricts forward movement and rotation of the housing body with respect to the road insert; and a housing cavity within which one or more physical modules may be disposed. There is a rear lock behind the housing body that prevents rearward displacement of the housing body with respect to the road insert.
US11111636B2	Base for turf system with vertical support extensions at panel edges An underlayment layer is configured to support an artificial turf assembly. The underlayment layer comprises plurality of panels, each panel comprising a core with a top side and a bottom side. The top side has a plurality of top projections. The top projections form top side water drainage channels. The panels have edges, with the edges of one panel abutting the edges of adjacent panels, thereby forming a drainage path between adjacent panels. The panel edges have vertical support extensions that extend into the drainage paths between adjacent panels. The vertical support extensions have an upper surface for supporting an artificial turf assembly overlying the turf underlayment layer, and the panel edges having one or more complementary indentations corresponding to vertical support extensions of adjacent panels. When the panels move toward each other, thereby closing drainage paths between adjacent panels, the vertical support extensions are received in the corresponding indentations.
US11111632B2	Aramid paper suitable for use in electronic applications An aramid paper suitable for use in electronic applications which has a density of 0.20-0.65 g/cm3 and a grammage of 30-280 g/m2, which paper comprises 10-40 wt. % of aramid shortcut with a linear density of 2.6 dtex or lower and a length of 0.5-25 mm and 10-90 wt. % of aramid fibrid, wherein the aramid shortcut comprises at least 70 wt. % para-aramid shortcut and the aramid fibrid including at least 70 wt. % para-aramid fibrid. It has been found that the use of a paper with the above properties in electronic applications ensures a low CTE in combination with good homogeneity and a good dimensional stability resulting from good resin adhesion and penetration. Use of the aramid paper in a composite sheet including at least one layer of aramid paper and a resin, or in a substrate board for electronic applications.
US11111626B2	Interlaced three-dimensional printed composites and machines for fabricating same A machine for fabricating three-dimensional interlaced composite components including a frame, a deposition surface, a first set of two or more warp heads, a second set of two or more of warp heads, and a weft inserter. An interlaced composite component including a first set of two or more warp filaments parallel to each other and a first set of two or more weft filaments parallel to each other. Warp filaments are interlaced with, and bonded to, weft filaments. Warp filaments and weft filaments are interlaced in at least two different weave patterns. Warp filaments and weft filaments are continuous, and the weave patterns transition from one pattern to another.
US11111625B2	System iron The present invention relates to a system iron. The system iron according to the embodiment includes a body including therein a steam generator for generating steam; an ironing plate, which is rotatably coupled to an upper portion of the body and which includes therein steam nozzles for spraying the steam generated by the steam generator to an outside; a first fan for discharging air to the outside of the ironing plate or sucking air into the ironing plate; and a second fan for cooling an iron placed on the ironing plate.
US11111621B2	Household appliance having a physical alteration element A household appliance for treating at least one item according to at least one cycle of operation includes a treating chamber for receiving the at least one item for treatment according to the at least one cycle of operation, a treating chemistry dispenser receiving a unit dose container having an electrically conductive element, a physical alteration element located proximate to the treating chemistry dispenser and operable to physically alter at least a portion of the electrically conductive element and a sensor for sensing the physical alteration.
US11111620B2	Washing machine appliance with dovetail foam damping assembly A dampening suspension assembly for a washing machine appliance is provided. The washing machine appliance has a cabinet and a tub mounted within the cabinet. The dampening suspension assembly includes a suspension rod extending between the tub and the cabinet. The dampening suspension assembly also includes a foam damper assembly circumferentially surrounding a portion of the suspension rod. The foam damper assembly includes a capsule, a first foam friction element disposed in a first trough of the capsule, and a second foam friction element disposed in a second trough of the capsule radially opposite the first foam friction element. The first foam friction element is compressed between opposing sidewalls of the first trough and is compressed against the suspension rod. The second foam friction element is compressed between opposing sidewalls of the second trough and is compressed against the suspension rod.
US11111618B2	Laundry treating appliance with removable basket A laundry treating appliance that has a first clothes mover and a removable basket assembly coupled to the first clothes mover. The removable basket assembly has a second wash basket and a second clothes mover. A first blocker is positioned between the second wash basket and the second clothes mover for stabilizing the second clothes mover relative to the second wash basket. A second blocker is positioned between the first clothes mover and the second wash basket for stabilizing the removable basket assembly relative to the first clothes mover.
US11111615B2	Quilted panel Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products for quilting webs without compressing the webs. A quilting machine includes a needle bar to which needles are attached, needle thread passing through each needle, a looper shaft to which loopers are attached, a looper corresponding to each needle and from which looper thread is provided to form stitches, and a retainer bar to which spreaders are attached to facilitate stitching. A drive pulley powered by a first servo motor rotates cranks to move the needles through a cycle and rotates a belt which rotates an indexer pulley. Rotation of the indexer pulley oscillates the looper shaft and reciprocates the retainer bar. Another drive pulley powered by a second servo motor operates to move an input web through the machine between chain stitches.
US11111614B2	Method for tuning characteristics of a polyamide nanofiber nonwoven A method for tuning characteristics of a polyamide nanofiber nonwoven comprising the step of targeting a specific average nanofiber diameter and/or a specific relative viscosity for the polyamide nanofiber nonwoven. The specific average nanofiber diameter is within a range from 100 nm to 1000 nm and/or the specific relative viscosity is within a range from 5 to 75, e.g., from 15 to 50. The process further comprises the steps of extruding a polyamide composition having a moisture content with a pressurized gas through a fiber forming channel having a channel temperature to form the polyamide nanofiber nonwoven having the target average nanofiber diameter and/or relative viscosity and controlling the moisture content, the pressure of pressurized gas, and/or the channel temperature based on the specific average nanofiber diameter and/or the specific relative viscosity.
US11111613B2	Sheet manufacturing apparatus, and sheet manufacturing method Provided is a sheet manufacturing apparatus that can suppress deposited material from wrapping onto a roller. A sheet manufacturing apparatus according to the invention includes: an air-laying unit that lays material containing fiber and resin; and a humidifying unit that humidifies the deposited material laid by the air-laying unit; the humidifying unit including a first air flow generator that generates air flow passing through the deposited material in a direction intersecting the support surface supporting the deposited material, and supplies droplets or humidified air to the deposited material by the air flow produced by the first air flow generator.
US11111611B2	Electrospun PNIPAAm/PCL fiber mats for aligned cell sheets The present invention provides compositions comprising aligned fibers of electrospun PNIPAAm and poly (ε-caprolactone) (PCL) (denoted PNIPAAm/PCL fibers). The PNIPAAm/PCL compositions enable enhanced growth and detachment of intact anisotropic cell sheets. The compositions do not require chemical modification or resource-intensive techniques, thus saving time and expense, and have the potential to generate tissue-specific, aligned cell sheets for transplant studies.
US11111610B2	Methods for forming composite articles from non-crimp fabrics Methods for forming composite articles include providing a non-crimp fabric (NCF) comprising a plurality of fiber plies maintained in a layup by stitching, wherein the stitching exhibits a lower structural tolerance to heat and/or UV light relative to the fiber plies, selectively degrading the stitching in one or more areas using heat or UV light, draping the NCF on a contoured article, applying a polymer matrix material to the draped NCF, and curing the polymer matrix material to form a contoured composite article. The stitching can be degraded in regions of the NCF which, when draped on the contoured article, correspond to topological features of the contoured article. Degrading the stitching can comprise breaking the stitching. The fiber plies can comprise carbon fibers, glass fibers, and/or basalt fibers. The contoured article can be tooling and/or an automotive component. The NCF can be a bi-axial NCF.
US11111608B2	Production of slivers of milkweed fibers A method and apparatus for producing continuous web or sliver of milkweed fibers without the use of conventional carding machines is disclosed. The method generally includes feeding raw materials including milkweed fibers into the apparatus, transferring the milkweed fibers to a sliver collecting net, and producing the slivers on the surface of the sliver collecting net. The slivers can be separated from the sliver collecting net.
US11111603B2	Methods and materials for multiplexed collections of functional ligands This invention relates to methods and materials for multiplexed utilization of collections of functional ligands, particularly to methods and materials for selecting for and/or utilizing particular desirable traits of functional ligands in a multiplexed manner, and more particularly to methods and materials for selecting for and/or utilizing particular structural changes of functional ligands in a multiplexed manner.
US11111598B2	Crystal growth method in a semiconductor device According to one embodiment, a crystal growth method includes forming a first member at at least a part of a bottom portion of a hole in a structure body. The hole includes the bottom portion and a side portion. The first member includes a first element. The first element is not adhered to at least a part of the side portion in the forming the first member. The crystal growth method includes growing a crystal member inside the hole by supplying a source material to the hole after the forming the first member. The source material includes a second element. The crystal member includes the second element.
US11111587B2	Chemically resistant, oxidic electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution during alkaline water electrolysis Disclosed is a biphasic electrically conductive perovskite-based mixed oxide of the structure ABO3 with A=Ba, and B=Co, comprising additionally 5-45 at %, preferably 15 to 30 at %, particularly preferably 25 at % Co3O4 (at % Co based on the total number of Co atoms in the perovskite ABO3 and 0.5 to 0.3 at %, preferably 1 to 2.5 at %, particularly preferably 2 at % (wherein the at % are referred to the total number of B cations in the perovskite ABO3) Ti as dopant. Preferably, the mixed oxide has the stoichiometric formula BaCo1−xTixO3−δ:Co3O4 with x=0.005 to 0.03, preferably x=0.01 to 0.025, particularly preferably x=0.02, wherein δ defines the vacancies in the perovskite structure and is in the range of about 0.1 to 0.8, preferably 0.3 to 0.7, particularly preferably about 0.5 to 0.6. Further disclosed are a catalyst and an anode comprising the mixed oxide, the use of the catalyst in alkaline water electrolysis or in metal-air batteries, the use of the mixed oxide for the preparation of an anode for alkaline water electrolysis or metal-air batteries. Further, manufacturing processes for a precursor solution for the mixed oxide and for the inventive anode are disclosed, as well as an amorphous mixed oxide having a Co:Ba ratio of about 2:1 and a TTB (Tetragonal Tungsten-Bronze)-like near structure obtainable by using the mixed oxide according to the invention as catalyst in the oxygen evolution reaction of alkaline water electrolysis, whereby said amorphous product is formed by leaching out Ba.
US11111584B2	Method and system for growth of graphene nanostripes by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition A method of forming vertical graphene nanostripes comprising one or several monolayers and characterized by a thickness normal to the one or several monolayers, a length orthogonal to the thickness, and a width orthogonal to the thickness includes providing a substrate, subjecting the substrate to a reduced pressure environment in a processing chamber, and providing methane gas and C6-containing precursor. The method also includes flowing the methane gas and the C6-containing precursor into the processing chamber, establishing a partial pressure ratio of the C6-containing precursor to methane gas in the processing chamber, and generating a plasma. The method further includes exposing at least a portion of the substrate to the methane gas, the C6-containing precursor, and the plasma and growing the vertical graphene nanostripes coupled to the at least a portion of the substrate, wherein the thickness of the vertical graphene nanostripes extends parallel to the substrate.
US11111583B2	Substrate carrier system utilizing electrostatic chucking to accommodate substrate size heterogeneity Embodiments of improved substrate carriers are provided herein. In some embodiments, a substrate carrier, includes: a multi-layered disk having upper and lower layers formed of a continuous material and an electrostatic electrode structure disposed therebetween, wherein the multi-layered disk is dimensioned and arranged so as to have a nominal dimension which exceeds a nominal dimension of a standard substrate size used in the manufacture of light emitting diode devices, and wherein the multi-layered disk is formed symmetrically about a central axis and defines a substantially planar upper surface.
US11111581B2	Suppression of parasitic deposition in a substrate processing system by suppressing precursor flow and plasma outside of substrate region A method for operating a substrate processing system includes delivering precursor gas to a chamber using a showerhead that includes a head portion and a stem portion. The head portion includes an upper surface, a sidewall, a lower planar surface, and a cylindrical cavity and extends radially outwardly from one end of the stem portion towards sidewalls of the chamber. The showerhead is connected, using a collar, to an upper surface of the chamber. The collar is arranged around the stem portion. Process gas is flowed into the cylindrical cavity via the stem portion and through a plurality of holes in the lower planar surface to distribute the process gas into the chamber. A purge gas is supplied through slots of the collar into a cavity defined between the head portion and an upper surface of the chamber.
US11111566B2	Low alloy high strength seamless steel pipe for oil country tubular goods The steel pipe of the present invention is a low alloy high strength seamless steel pipe for oil country tubular goods including a composition containing, in terms of mass %, C: 0.23 to 0.27%, Si: 0.01 to 0.35%, Mn: 0.45 to 0.70%, P: 0.010% or less, S: 0.001% or less, O: 0.0015% or less, Al: 0.015 to 0.080%, Cu: 0.02 to 0.09%, Cr: 0.8 to 1.5%, Mo: 0.5 to 1.0%, Nb: 0.02 to 0.05%, B: 0.0015 to 0.0030%, Ti: 0.005 to 0.020%, and N: 0.005% or less, and having a ratio of the Ti content to the N content (Ti/N) of 3.0 to 4.0, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, the steel pipe having a ratio of a stress at a strain of 0.7% to a stress at a strain of 0.4% in a stress-strain curve of 1.02 or less and a yield strength of 655 MPa or more.
US11111557B2	Non-oriented electrical steel sheet and manufacturing method therefor A non-oriented electrical steel sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises: Si: 2.0 to 3.5%, Al: 0.05 to 2.0%, Mn: 0.05 to 2.0%, In: 0.0002 to 0.003% by wt % and Fe and inevitable impurities as the remainder.
US11111555B2	Method for producing rail A rail achieves a high 0.2% proof stress after straightening treatment, the high 0.2% proof stress being effective at improving rolling contact fatigue resistance of the rail, by hot rolling a steel raw material to obtain a rail, the steel raw material having a chemical composition containing C: 0.70% to 0.85%, Si: 0.1% to 1.5%, Mn: 0.4% to 1.5%, P: 0.035% or less, S: 0.010% or less, and Cr: 0.05% to 1.50% with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities; straightening the rail with a load of 50 tf or more; and subsequently subjecting the rail to heat treatment in which the rail is held in a temperature range of 150° C. or more and 400° C. or less for 0.5 hours or more and 10 hours or less.
US11111554B2	Stabilizer A stabilizer formed by using a metal bar having a solid structure and configured to reduce a displacement between right and left wheels, including a torsion part extending in a vehicle width direction, being capable of a torsional deformation, and having a diameter of 10 to 32 mm, is provided. The stabilizer has a chemical composition containing at least C: 0.15% by mass or more to 0.39% by mass or less, Mn, B, and Fe, and also has a metal structure 90% or more of which is a martensite structure.
US11111551B2	Hide sorting systems and methods Methods and systems for sorting hides are provided. In particular, one or more embodiments comprise a tanning control system that enhances the traceability of hides by capturing and utilizing data related to the unloading, tanning, sorting, and packaging of hides. Furthermore, one or more embodiments enable the tanning control system to improve efficiency by sorting hides based, at least in part, on data generated during prior tanning processes. Additionally, one or more embodiments facilitate the tanning control system in customizing the sorting and packaging of hides based, at least in part, on one or more hide characteristics and/or customer specifications.
US11111547B2	Tumor suppressor REC8 as a biomarker for gastric cancer The present invention provides a method for diagnosing and determining prognosis of gastric cancer in a subject by detecting suppressed expression of the REC8 gene, which in some cases is due to elevated methylation level in the genomic sequence of this gene. A kit and device useful for such a method are also provided. In addition, the present invention provides a method for treating gastric cancer by increasing REC8 gene expression or activity. Lastly, a highly sensitive and accurate detection method is provided for rapid determination of REC8 gene methylation status.
US11111546B2	3.4 KB mitochondrial DNA deletion for use in the detection of cancer A method is provided for detecting a cancer in an individual, the method comprising detection of a deletion in the nucleic acid sequence between residues 10743 and 14125 in mitochondrial DNA by extracting the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from the biological sample obtained from the individual and quantifying the amount of mtDNA in the sample having a deletion in the nucleic acid sequence between approximately residues 10743 and 14125 of the mtDNA genome, and comparing the amount of mtDNA in the sample having the deletion to at least one known reference sample. Kits for conducting the method are also provided.
US11111545B2	Methods for simultaneous amplification of target loci The invention provides methods for simultaneously amplifying multiple nucleic acid regions of interest in one reaction volume as well as methods for selecting a library of primers for use in such amplification methods. The invention also provides library of primers with desirable characteristics, such as minimal formation of amplified primer dimers or other non-target amplicons.
US11111541B2	Diagnostic MiRNA markers for Parkinson's disease The invention relates to methods for diagnosing Parkinson's Disease PAD) with miRNA markers. Towards the identification of biomarkers for diagnosis of PD, a comprehensive analysis of miRNA expression patterns was obtained. Significantly deregulated miRNAs were identified.
US11111540B2	Assessment of risk of aneuploidy The present disclosure relates generally to methods and materials for use in detecting abnormalities of the number of whole chromosomes or chromosome regions (aneuploidy). It has particular utility for assessing the risk of aneuploidy of eggs (i.e., oocytes), fertilised eggs or embryos developed therefrom in the context of in vitro fertilisation.
US11111536B2	Method for determining cross contamination of mouse genes for human cells in a patient-derived xenograft cells The present application relates to a detection kit for genotypes capable of confirming cross contamination that may occur in a banking process of a patient-derived xenograft model or cell-derived xenograft model and a method for determining cross contamination using the same. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to determine all of cross contamination of mouse related genes, have high detection sensitivity and specificity to be close to 100%, rapidly examine the contamination, and be very useful in predicting mouse contamination.Therefore, according to the present disclosure, cross contamination of genes related with the human and the mouse is predicted in advance to be applied to evaluation of anticancer drug efficacy using a patient-derived xenograft model or cell-derived xenograft model and contribute to cell banks using the patient-derived xenograft model or cell-derived xenograft model, and as a result, the present disclosure is very useful in a medical industry.
US11111531B2	Isothermal methods for amplifying nucleic acid samples The description provides two-stage methods of nucleic acid amplification and detection reactions, which are useful for rapid pathogen detection or disease diagnosis. In particular, the description provides a method comprising a first-stage slow rate amplification reaction followed by a plurality of second-stage fast rate amplification reactions that are simultaneously monitored in real-time, and wherein a rapid rate of amplification is indicative of the presence of a site of interest.
US11111528B2	Method and apparatus for ultrasensitive quantification of microRNA using an atomic force microscope and a hybrid binding domain The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for detecting the presence of and/or determining the amount of a label-free microRNA using an atomic force microscope. The method is extremely selective and/or ultrasensitive. In particular, the present invention provides a cantilever comprising a probe that selectively binds to a double strand of DNA/RNA hybrid complex. The probe comprises a hybrid binding domain (HBD) or a variant thereof.
US11111527B1	Nanopore platform for DNA/RNA oligo detection using an osmium tagged complementary probe Provided for herein is a method for detecting the presence of a nucleic acid target molecule in a biological sample. In certain aspects, the method comprises contacting a test sample that comprises (i) a biological sample comprising a nucleic acid target molecule and (ii) an osmylated single-stranded oligonucleotide probe comprising at least one pyrimidine residue covalently bonded to a substituted or unsubstituted Osmium tetroxide (OsO4)-2,2′-bypyridine group (OsBp group).
US11111524B2	Method of identifying sequence variants using concatenation Described herein, among other things, is a method of sequencing, comprising: concatenating a plurality of fragments of genomic DNA to produce concatenated DNA; sequencing the concatenated DNA to produce a plurality of sequence reads, wherein at least some of the sequence reads comprise: at least the sequence of the 3′ and/or 5′ ends of a fragment that corresponds to the locus of interest and sequence of one or both of the fragments that flank the fragment in the concatenated DNA; and grouping the sequence reads that corresponds to the locus of interest using, for each of the grouped sequence reads: the 3′ and/or 5′ end sequences; and/or the flanking sequence.
US11111519B2	Sequencing of nucleic acids via barcoding in discrete entities Microfluidic methods for barcoding nucleic acid target molecules to be analyzed, e.g., via nucleic acid sequencing techniques, are provided. Also provided are microfluidic, droplet-based methods of preparing nucleic acid barcodes for use in various barcoding applications. The methods described herein facilitate high-throughput sequencing of nucleic acid target molecules as well as single cell and single virus genomic, transcriptomic, and/or proteomic analysis/profiling. Systems and devices for practicing the subject methods are also provided.
US11111515B2	Highly selective nucleic acid amplification primers This invention discloses multi-part primers for primer-dependent nucleic acid amplification methods. Also disclosed are primer-dependent nucleic acid amplification reactions, particularly DNA amplification reactions, reaction mixtures and reagent kits for such reactions. This invention relates to primer-dependent nucleic acid amplification reactions, particularly DNA amplification relations such as PCR, and primers, reaction mixtures and reagent kits for such reactions and assays employing same.
US11111513B2	Methods of removing one or more compounds from a lignocellulosic hydrolysate via gas stripping, and related systems The present disclosure includes methods and systems for removing one or more fermentation inhibitors (e.g., furfural) from a hydrolysate composition (e.g., a whole broth hydrolysate) by gas stripping the one or more fermentation inhibitors from the hydrolysate composition.
US11111495B2	Method for generating aptamers with improved off-rates The present disclosure describes improved SELEX methods for producing aptamers that are capable of binding to target molecules and improved photoSELEX methods for producing photoreactive aptamers that are capable of both binding and covalently crosslinking to target molecules. Specifically, the present disclosure describes methods for producing aptamers and photoaptamers having slower dissociation rate constants than are obtained using prior SELEX and photoSELEX methods. The disclosure further describes aptamers and photoaptamers having slower dissociation rate constants than those obtained using prior methods. In addition, the disclosure describes aptamer constructs that include a variety of functionalities, including a cleavable element, a detection element, and a capture or immobilization element.
US11111494B2	Compositions for modulating Ataxin 2 expression Disclosed herein are antisense compounds and methods for decreasing Ataxin 2 mRNA and protein expression. Such methods, compounds, and compositions are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate Ataxin 2 associated diseases, disorders, and conditions. Such Ataxin 2 associated diseases include spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2), amyotropic sclerosis (ALS), and parkinsonism.
US11111489B1	Multiplexed testing of lymphocytes for antigen specificity Described herein is a method for determining a lymphocyte cell receptor chain sequence specific to a unique antigen, comprising: sorting a plurality of antigens into a plurality of reaction mixtures, wherein the sorting comprises adding a unique antigen of the plurality of antigens to a unique subset of the plurality of reaction mixtures such that two different unique antigens are not added to the unique subset; contacting each reaction with a biological sample comprising a plurality of lymphocytes; separating a target lymphocyte from a subset of the plurality of lymphocytes, wherein the target lymphocyte recognizes the unique antigen; after separating the target lymphocyte, sequencing nucleic acids of the target lymphocyte to obtain the lymphocyte receptor chain sequence, wherein the sequencing is performed by single-cell sequencing; and detecting the unique antigen, wherein the detecting comprises: computing a frequency of lymphocyte cells that express the lymphocyte receptor chain sequence.
US11111467B2	Beverage making apparatus A beverage-making apparatus includes a fermentation tank assembly including a fermentation tank having an opening formed therein and a fermentation tank cover configured to open and close the opening. The beverage-making apparatus also includes a refrigeration cycle apparatus including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator. The refrigeration cycle apparatus is configured to circulate a refrigerant therethrough and to control a temperature of the fermentation tank as the evaporator is disposed at the fermentation tank. The beverage-making apparatus further includes a heat insulating wall surrounding both the fermentation tank and the evaporator.
US11111466B2	Deactivation wipe kit A hazardous drug deactivation wipe kit includes a first pouch having a one-way valve coupled to an end thereof, a second pouch, and a third pouch. The first pouch contains a wipe saturated in a hypochlorite solution, the second pouch contains a wipe saturated in thiosulfate solution, and the third pouch contains a wipe saturated in isopropyl alcohol solution. The deactivation wipe kit may be used in a clean room to deactivate most hazardous drugs on a work surface.
US11111462B2	Soap bar having separate concentrated regions of specifically selected components The present invention relates to bars comprising soap bar matrix comprising predominantly long chain length soap and regions or domains interspersed within the matrix comprising predominantly shorter chain soaps. The novel bars of the invention are sufficiently hard to survive large scale manufacturing while simultaneously delivering benefits of significant foam value enhancement, for example, due to delivery of short-chain soaps from concentrated regions. Surprisingly, even when soaps in concentrated regions comprise small percentage of overall soap oils or fats used, they form observable kappa phase pattern.
US11111460B2	Method for preparing stable composition with perfume The present invention relates to method for preparing composition containing at least a quaternary ammonium compound, a cationic polysaccharide, a fragrance material or perfume, a nonionic surfactant, and optionally a nonionic polysaccharide. The method notably comprises a step of preparing a premix of the fragrance material or perfume and the nonionic surfactant. Said composition may notably be used for fabric conditioning.
US11111459B2	Laundry detergent compositions with stain removal The need for a laundry detergent composition which provides improved removal of stains comprising a combination of mannans and other polysaccharides, is met using a combination of detersive surfactant and a cocktail of enzymes comprising a xanthan endoglucanase, a xanthan lyase, and a mannanase.
US11111458B2	Cyclopropylmethoxy derivatives The present invention relates to novel compounds and their use as fragrance materials.
US11111455B2	Lubricating oil composition for automatic transmissions The invention provides a lubricating oil composition for automatic transmissions is made such that it comprises proportionately as its main constituents: 60 to 98 mass % as low viscosity base oils being base oils belonging to Groups 2 to 4 of the API (American Petroleum Institute) base oil categories wherein the kinematic viscosity at 100° C. is 2 to 5 mm2/s (Fischer-Tropsch synthetic oil comprising at least 45 to 80 mass %); 1 to 20 mass % as high-viscosity base oils being metallocene/poly-α-olefins with a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 100 to 600 mm2/s; and 1 to 20 mass % being a polymethacrylate with a weight-average molecular weight of 10,000 to 50,000. The viscosity index of this composition is not less than 190, the Brookfield viscosity at −40° C. is not more than 5000 mPa·s, the 100° C. kinematic viscosity is 5 to 7 mm2/s, and the rate of reduction of the 100° C. kinematic viscosity after a KRL shear stability test (60° C., 20 hr) is not more than 3%.
US11111448B1	Decahydronaphthalene as an endothermic fuel for hypersonic vehicles Endothermic fuel compositions comprising 50% or more by volume decahydronaphthalene, including cis-decahydronaphthalene, trans-decahydronaphthalene or a mixture thereof, for use as fuels in hypersonic vehicles and particularly for use in dual-mode ramjet or supersonic combustion ramjet air breathing engines.
US11111447B2	Rotating and movable bed gasifier producing high carbon char The present invention includes a gasifier for gasifying fuels having a container with a top, sidewalls and a bottom for facilitating the gasifying process. One or more open vertical shafts extend downward inside the container for allowing a downdraft or updraft of air and fuel for the gasifying process. A rotating bed is preferably included inside the container and below the one or more shafts for receiving the fuel. The bed rotates essentially perpendicular to the shaft to facilitate even heating and gasifying of the fuel. The bed is further movable relative to the vertical shaft in order to increase or decrease the volume of fuel flow to the fuel.
US11111446B2	Temperature-controlling measure for the hydrogenation slurry bed reactor and its design method and use A temperature-controlling measure for a hydrogenation slurry bed reactor has three control points that are set from low to high: cold hydrogen is injected automatically when the system reaches control point 1; cold oil in injected automatically when the system reaches control point 2; each pressure relief is opened automatically when the system reaches control point 3. The pressure relief point is set before and/or after the circulation pump of the reactor if internal circulation is set in the reactor; the pressure relief point is set at the reactor bottom if the internal circulation is not set; at least one pressure relief valve is set at each pressure relief point.
US11111444B2	Process for reducing nitrogen content of hydrocarbon feed The present disclosure relates to a process for reducing the nitrogen content in a hydrocarbon feed comprising nitrogen compound. The process comprises mixing the hydrocarbon feed containing nitrogen compounds with at least one adsorbent and stirring at a temperature in the range of 25° C. to 80° C. for a pre-determined time period. The adsorbents of the present disclosure are efficient for the removal of refractory organic nitrogen compounds in the range of 0.01 ppm to 10 ppm. The process of the present disclosure is simple and use inexpensive adsorbent and requires mild operation conditions.
US11111438B2	Display panel and display device The embodiment of the present invention discloses a display panel and a display device. The present invention, by designing a supportive blocking wall, divides a liquid crystal cell into regions, and fills vertical alignment agents with corresponding structures in the different regions of the liquid crystal cell to adjust alignment ability of liquid crystal molecules in gap regions among different liquid crystal layers such that the liquid crystal molecules in the different regions have the same alignment ability to mitigate phenomenon of poor alignment of the liquid crystal molecules and improve display effect of the display panel.
US11111436B2	Soil additives for promoting seed germination, for prevention of evaporation and methods for use Disclosed are methods of improving germination rates of plants/crops, as well as preventing or arresting water evaporation loss from targeted soil areas, which allows for improved water usage efficiency by crops, plants, grasses, vegetation, etc.
US11111435B2	Tungsten chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) with low dishing and low erosion topography This invention pertains to compositions, methods and systems that can be used in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) of a tungsten containing semiconductor device. CMP slurries comprising bicyclic amidine additives provide low dishing and low erosion topography.

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